1954-01-15 — Page 6

LOOKING AT SPORT

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1954.

THE GREEKS STARTED IT

AND IT

CARRIES

ON TO TODAY

But Why Must Top Class

Athletes Be

By DENNIS

Amateurs?

HART

When will Britain's amateur athletic bosses realise that this is the 20th Century? The rulers of Britain's runners are still convinced that the day of the man who competes sheerly for fun, and pays to do so, is not yet passed.

Hit

10

POMPEE TO TAKE ON ANOTHER AMERICAN Last Night's

Following his quick success against King at Harringay last month, Trinidad- born Yolande Pompeo takes on another tough coloured American in the shape of Bobby Dawson, the contest being at Nottingham on January 25. Picture shows Pompe training at Solomons" Gymnasium. ~ Central Press Photo,

uf

THE

civil

Even the diehards of the Lawn Tennis Association have moved with the times and asked firms to provide England's promising young players jobs that will not hinder their tennis careers. In short, pay them for playing tennis.

henses to the extent ful

the Amateur Pirie plans to go to America | ride

high a Dedantly at the end of the year. Ostensibly awarding him Athletic Ancelation, wearing their nel setel ties be gors to stuly ni a Universty. honour, and locks down on a they declare they will Bght such But he openly admits that the man paid to run on his own two

real reason maves to the last.

is that he will belegt. noble

No, given utililled time to Talh. periple" stupidity These days

WHY BLAME HIM? standards of top class athletics

And who can blame him? The has become so high that it is virtually impsible for a man, crack continentals, Emil Zatops & like, whom Pirie wil to compete With the best and and the

time.

the

place

(of

AWAKE

Our porting body, however, who are awake to present day probiens is the French boxing bosta.

Following the recent number

carry on another job at the same meet next sison, enjoy similar of ring deaths there, precautions advantages. They do not put in are being taken to ensure that day only men in perfect physical And if the English authorities eight hours pen-pushing a say they must, they take the beture doing their training.

shape are allowed to box. No

can Beuse Pimle

Licences only alternative-go to a

will not be issued AND one where such antiquated rules de seeking a cushy job abroad. His until fighters have passed a schedule of medical examination as stiff us four hours' gruelling work a day, those given to air plots, steeph-

divers. and seven days a week, would send jacks

professional many

sporlamen In addition to the usual tests

In addi

not apply.

For this reason Britain may lose perhaps her greatest-ever runner, Corden Pirte.

training

present trainin

asking for a itse. Far from of heart, right and hearing, having an easy time In America. Frenchmen will not be allowed Pirie intends to almost double to knock each other around the his workouts,

ring

their unless

resistance

found to be one hundred percent, capacity and bone structure are

that other countries could learn from France's ex-

CRICKET If only Britain's athletic rulers

TEAMS

would come up to date, the duy may even be in sight when this whole ridiculous business of scrrogating

Scemy

periences. amateurs and pro-|

fessionals will come to an end.

At present it seems a forlorn

as athletics Hself.

The following naw the team hope. The ban is almost as old

selections for

this week-end:

cricket

Army

matches

Inc

2nd Division Army "V tomorrow at 130 p.in. poo.-Majorra

Chubh,

The Grecka began it, 1,500 years ago.

The Olympic Games had made

A Sunkun-

MeCosh. athletics Evans, Dudley, Captains Perty. Dewar, Beeston Lis Cerbrane Thorne, Ple Clark, Cm Rock. Um pire, Sgt George: Scorer, Mrs Chubb.

Dorkyard

Bucc

V

Univer

the

most

centre-ad

and

HASTINGS CONGRESS

Chess

Boxing

The lightweight meeting of Stoker Mechanic Gorraghty and Pie. Dixon of the Army was the high hpot of another fine night's fighting at the Missions to Seamen yesterday evening.

Gerraghty won the bout on points but he was given Ja hard and punishing fight by the soldior from the Royal 1 Norfolks. Dixon showed a lot of class and he is to be com- plimented in coming back to the attack after twice being on the boards from damaging punches to the solar plexus.

Gerrnghtly WUB In ammand There is always something for most of the Aght and seldom Interesting a umusuni about wasted a blow. Ho tight do these Ane shows at the Missiona fence and elever swaying and to Seamen and during the pro- ducking kept him clear of gramme last night Mr Kearney trouble froth Dixen's hard right of the Royal Navy, speaking hand punching and in the end from the ring..

ing, nunounced that

ho

and

got a well deserved verdict. the show had realised about crowd-and it was a big $1,000 for the victims of the enthusiastle one-got plenty Shamshulpo Fire. to shout about in the welter- This total included more than

staff

of Uic)

weight contest between A. B. $200 contributed by the Chineso Taylor, R. N. and Yee Young-

Missions who decided wine of the China Gynmasium to forgo their annual Christmas Taylor, who sportingly took dinner and donate the money to the fund. This most generous the place of a fighter who was not available, showed little ap gesture |

waa warmly

and preciation of the finer points of deservedly applauded by the the game but he more than largo crowd. made up for that by ensuring The bonts were well handled that at least the public would by Củ. PTO J. A. Kearney and CPO C. J. Herret of the Royal to the Navy.

get a fight. PROVED IT

Is The Last Resort Of Democratic Internationalism

Says EDWARD CRANKSHAW

Hastings, England.

The Russians were expected to steal the show. It is so many years since representatives of the greatest chess-playing country appeared at the Hastings Congress. Any Russian would have been an event.

The two who came were spellbinders: David Bronstein, aged 29, who came close to taking the World Championship from Botvinnik two years ago; and Alexander Tolush, a good deal older, but lens famous outside Russia until he startled everyone by taking the first prize at the great Bucharest competition last year.

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TAKE YOUR CHANCES

"Take your chances," Is A

But as it turned out, these lesson all footballers are taught

two stobe the show: On the

not by early in their careers.

the floor wiping

with their field few learned it so thoroughly as Jack Froggatt, an England in-competitors, but by their

mirable bearing and their un- Lernational at popular

falling and off highly pastime. But the Olympies, ex-outside-left,

Off the field, however, it's a venturous sportsbartship pensive to enter and train for

Chess Is the titst resort were open only to those with different story.

democratie internationalism. Arsenal, its Four months ago,

and purest

spon- struggling in the doldrums, tried

taneous

Lately form.

there all they could to secure his

have been faint signs that the transfer. They offered Ports- mouth £25,000. The eb agreed, trans-Atlantic passion for win- and "Iron Man" Jack had the ning at all costs was beginning even in chess to corrupt the chance to make yet another re-desira te ves and to understand. putation,

CHIVALRY

money

Transport leaves Queen's Pier at une unable to play 1 pm. Any

athletes Would-be

af the should inform Major Chubh, Fores

claves xxrr

Looked L 443. inmediately,

viously. Then they hit on the 2nd Division

iden of staging their own shows, Ally "D" on Sunday at 1:30 pm at

for Jughes Capt., | charging King's Park CL

Horley, J. W. Adie. . Hur using the money wood, W. James. R. Knapp, DL.

training. Back K. Mathews, Truscot J. Bar ber, D. Sutcliffe: 12th man, J. Davey, Umpire, R. Cooper.

Recreio

Int Division Recreio KCC to morrow a 1.30 p.m. at KCC.-M.A

A. Hemedios

G. N. (Capt.), Gosano, Dr A. M. Rodriguez, A. E Noronha, A. R. Damund. C. A. A. temediom. A. Guterres, R. A. M. Prata. J. A. Guterren A. P Pereira. Umpire. Guterres, AP A. E. Ommund; neover, D. d'A. ite- mydius.

Craigongoner Division CCC

1st

P. R.

V

admission,

and

to pay

for

He could have led on Argens! · Se professionalism was born. revival and his international These paid performers were place would have been assured.

RAF

10.

A South Tam

P. "pald A. F

G. Hong

E. Colledge,

. F. Madar, G. Saunders, Bimorta, D. P. Dhabler. Karandia, R. Manley

Players should be al Blake Pier et 1 pm.

IRC

But they

did not

go.

old gladiators."

At least it can be said that their views were based on thought, rather than pride.

EXAMPLE IN

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thinking and higher sportsmanship. It look-

A

has

The new experience, which in cold Bronstein had kept

for three years, storage

him the been christened by

Variation of the Hastings Nimzovitch defence.

display of human psychology in think about it for an hour and

and ten minutes. rich profusion. Bronstein Tolush were themselves worth a week's study.

is all attractiveness Bronstein

in. and charm, ammall, neat, double-breasted blue bult with a rather startling the of flaring red and blue. He has the self- containment of a great musician. Pale, with a forehead which is high and ample rather than with horn-rimmed immense

gentlest and spectacles, most difdent manner, de lightful smile and air of extreme sensibility, he offered for much of the time в spect acle of perfect relaxation.

the

an

41

a

He went rushing in attack with his arms Dawing, a heavy reowl on his face, and hla bright red hair standing on end.

He looked a menacing fighter appearance made 10 but his impression on the Chinese south- paw who good the flowing anny and stopped inside to ram home powerful blows to Taylor's often unprotected mid-section

The result of the other flights were as follows:-

LAC Monaghan, RAF bent AB Whittle, RN on points.

Pie.

Dudma,

heat Army Peter Leung on points.

Plo.. Rollinson, Army beat LAC. Shick-Arrow on points.

LAC Golledge, RAF beat ERA Cooper-Smith on points.

Eddy Ko, China Gym. beat Pie. Peacher, Army, on a TKO

The crowd loved this bout and while there was never any doubt in the second round. that The Chinese boj tybn

badly cut eye.

Peacher

dracrvedly, Taylor and the crowdwelms beat SAC Smythe, on Bs feet shooting its apprecia- RAF on points,

tices at the end of the fight.

Sgt. Hulls, Army, beat

Fong Yu-chan from the China Gymnasium found tho Lal-shing.

punching

power of

Reaney too much for

the referee wisely

L/C. him and

intervened

In the third round to save him trom

punishment, unnecessary Reaney is a fighter we must

He is crafty sce again.

ond has Un- experienced and he usual power in his gloves. His systernatle attocks was always for clever

the young Chinese boxer who showed

too

A

lot of spirit in continually

carrying the fight to his harder hitting opponent.

GRAND SCRAP

The programme finished on a

points.

Mo China Gym. on

Indians All Out

For 440 In

Fourth "Test"

Madras, Jan. 14.

India, after knocking up

the big acore of 440 for high note with a grand scrap nine declared, had dismissed E M. one Commonwealth 'bats- Dainty won a clear points de man for 22 when stumpa cision over AB Sanders, but he

between two sailors,

had to fight every inch of tho were drawn today in the way against a strong and active fourth "Test" here. opponent who just did not know

the

must lead in-retrening of

the

But the mini has a lot of ground to cover in all too short

Ramchand inado 60 in a bright a time. An average of three and half minutes is not long for

word knock. He became subdued in the 90s, and when the seventh a move which

of fine- The winner was an upright wicket partnership had yielded eluctably to the ruin

* used his 60 runs he lifted ball into apparently inaccurate boxer who spun, Intricate, vulnerably logical mental pro- long reach to good purpose. Loxton's hands at mid-off. His Sanders, short and stocky, 86, a mixture of patience and cess either your opponent's or

waded into the attack from aggression, lasted just over four your own,

You have

to keep moving. frst gong to lost but he could and a half hours and included There is

is no time for the con- Rever evado tho accurately eight boundaries.

The clock He returned to his table for templativo trance.

placed left Jeads of his taller Kenny and Phadkar took India's total to 400, compiled in his move like an experienced ticks away the minutes of each opponent. surgeon about to make a critic move. The clock drove

Bron-

Just over eight and a half hours. al incision, remote and cool. stein and Alexander to go at it

A sick through the slips for pressure,

hammer Only under extreme

and

the tongs for

four gave Keany his 50 after as in his tremendous duel with whole of the epic eight hours

batting for 115 minutes. He was Alexander, did be show the of the

of their game. There was not a

showing more aggression, hitting slightest Sense of strain, and mome

moment's let-up in the excite-

all round the wicket. then

ment little tightness

of that game, perhaps the only by

But ho at the mouth

also greatest of the series, in which ex-Champion Bll showed then that his disarming the British exterior disguised a will of steel day long outplayed the Russian and an apparently infinite en grand master. durance, as well as the mind

the

The Russians, too, obylously not allowed to compete in the Even his club advised him to wanted to win, for their own Olympics.

glory and the glory of the worry.

But In that respect

chess has they But he hesitated. And, while Soviet Union. were no worse off than before, he tailed, Arsenal staged their always come first, and they set and they had become top class revival without him, and so lost an

in that example

chivalry athletes.

to the delight of every interest.

which, Immediately carly Greek

marked is out of the competitor,

the pro- Now, Froggatt philosophers were as one à com- Portsmouth rst team and has gress of this Congress. demoing them.

The basement hall of They said it been placed on the transfer list.

the White Rock Pavilion did not was a profession harmful to both But, as a reserve, his value ins morrow at 1.30 p.m at Kat Takbody and mind and its followers tumbled, and he

look ico will not get

an arena for the dis- of high referred to us another chance like the one he play Chay, wh

were scamfully

received four

months agu.

like the scene of a So the man who put so much more

Superfically, no two men into his displays for his club village what drive. At trestle of a creative theoretician,

But could be more different. tables

with covered loosely and country seems destined to

both have the same high spirit- nat 50 pairs

In become just another footballer. green balze,

It was Tolush, not Bronstein, ed attitude to life and chess -(London Express Service) rows, all organised in sections

tons who turned out to be the port. although Bronstein is subdued, of ten players. Only the chess- A. heavy, stocky figure in early Alexander ebullient. Both have boards and the double stop-middle-age, he looked like the the same mathematical genius clocks for each pair Indicated most dependable type of although Alexander seems to Russian general in mufii, ap- havo more intuition, Bronstein wrestling in sustained agony parently Impervious to all the the more God-like view

of of conectauon

failings of common humanity serrted regiments of permutat- There was incessan), move except that he smoked liko a

tons. Both have the same sens but no ment,

loud talking. chimney.

of humour -- although Bron- Wandering between the lines

stein's response to a joke is a quick smile, Alexander's on un- of tables, competitors waiting

inhibited outburst of delight.

11 Division IRC V Army 10- morrow at 1.30pm. nt Sookynpon -A. R. Kitchell (Captain), A. K. Markar, Arthur A. A. Runjah. Ador A. Numjahn, J, C. Knh. 6. £. M. Bux, A. 11. Imai, 8. A. Imail. A R. Minu, A. H. Mader. Rabert Argulli, Umpire, K. M. Dinari

enter, A. Rashid Abbas.

A. S

2nd Division IRC v Army to- morrow at 1.30 p.m. at Sookuppon. --- M. și Arculk (Capt), M. Yaqub Samid, R. K. Lalchanian). E. Minu All Khan. Adam Khan, H. T. Barma. 8. H. Khan, A. R. RamJahn, R. Omar. Umpire, A. I Kitchell: scoretxCC

5. 6. A. K. Bux. TKCC Occasionala V 73 LAA Regt. RA. on Sunday at 11.30 am. et Chater Road,-11l, Holgnie, R.

But whe can condone a society that recognises a mon paid to

All-Speed Attack The West

Against Indians?

Kingston, Jun, 16.

England is likely to field an all-speed attack for the first Test against the West Indles beginning today.

H. Campion. A. P. Welp, L. 0. Crowe, C. Clarke. . . Hughes, tain,, and

K. G. Spink, F. Thorpe, D. J. Hill, d. L. Stanton, J. C, Fleroft, aire, H. R. Davies.

Int

Optimista v

a

fresh

that twice 50 intellecta wero

Um- this match will play a vital part portant against such an optook their case to see how the oltred-just to sco

1omerrow at 1:30 pm, at Chater

Road. L. D. Kilber, G. T. Rowe, R.

W. Franklin, H. M. Macpherson, G. P. Mahon, B. L. Hughes, C. 3. B. Leader, A. f. Harvey, F, van Oordet 12th man, J. Filterofi, Umpire, P. J. Mart; Scorer, R. McAdom,

RAF

J. P. Pritchard, I. G. E. Spink, T.

in deciding the rubber, and thatponent as 44-year-old George

in the absence of Frank Worrell Headley, who, although still a and Frank King from the West fine player, has hardly such a Indles XI. England should make all all-out effort to obtain an early initiative.

01

FA Cup Replays

London, Jan. 14.

Phadkar tried to emulate his partner, but lifted Barrick to safe catch was long off, where token by Charlie, Barnett, wha was playing his first match dneo joining the Commonwealth

Results of FA Cup third tide recently.

With eight wickets, down: for round replays today were: 410, Ghulam Ahmed joined Leicester City 3, Middles- Kenny, and the pair carried the brough 2.

Scunthorpe United 3; Wan-over before the new

taken at

bam 1.

Swansea Town 4, Barrow 2. Charlton Athletic 2, Ports- mouth 3.

Headington United' 1, Stock- port County 0.

Leyton Orient 4, Tranmere ccore to $31 for eight at tea.

After tea. Berry bowled one ball was Barnett when Loxton and

cando on, SHARP RETURN Soon Kenny was run out, Ghulam Ahmed played Loxton to point and ran for a single, but a sharp return by Barrick Hull City 1. Brentford 1. caught Kenny out of his creuse, Walsall 1; Lincoln City 1. The latter two games, which declared, India having complied At this stage Ghulam Ahmed wero still undecided after extra

440 in 550 minutes. Kepay Ume

will be today,

roplayed a time second

Barnett and Marshall opened the Commonwealth Innings with Brentford versus Hull City at 30 minutes left for play against Hillsborough, Shefeld, Walsall the bowling of Phadkar and versus Lincoln City at the Not-Ramchand. Off Phadkar's first Hingham Forest ground. Reu ball. Barnett took a single and

then 'glided. Romchand“ to " fine leg for four.

Ten runs went up in as many hen Marshall) drove when iminutos. Phadker into the covers for three.

next

clergymen January 18, as follow..Monday.' made 83 in 148 minutes.

ler.

L

But his game told a different for their next move murmured story: behind the stolidity there confidences, glanced curiously was a 'furlous boldness which at

NONE VISIBLE at other people's games, fetch-times amounted to recklessness, ed themselves cups of coffes and a delight in complex com-

What was the common deno- and

of all these players? petit beurre biscuits from binations for their

sake minator Len Hutton, the England cap-throw

own pace bowler

there the buffet. or drifted to ths which would take him into Look for it as you may, his co-selectors are against every new batsman.

was none visible: said to feel that the result of This could be extremely Im-top of the room at the foot of territory he had not fully re-

and schoolboys, charming young the platform where the officials

what women like the Sometimes the wrong

Belgian lady Masters were goiting on.

thing happened. He attacked champion and old, old men (but Ilke a whirlwind. Bronstelo, at-

the accent is very much on

swift mental and physical re- formally segregated,

These, five pairs again,, were Lacked, though swiftly, with the youth), they were all as differ- ent from one another as human cach pair thoroughness of the mills action as when in his prime. with its

Trestle table God, awa

beings in any crowd. The West Indies also have not which sagged disconcertingly

The common denominator can Scen

be only a passion for chess and Trueman at top speed lie in the middle under the weight As the general agreement is has been working up gradually. of the thinker's elbow, and that the

the sort of mind that can cope A whirlwind may sound an Sabina Park pitch Unfortunately his damaged heelt polcoted from fat Division RAF

the spectators, inept image for the game of with it. It is essentially the morrow at 130 p.m. at Kal Talt faster than any other Test

is not yet 100 per cent right, but in the single row of chaire by chess-34 moves In the first two sort of mind which prefers Horsham, Galena,

Berground, this is obviousy the best there is little doubt about his yellow rope, Slappard,

which was a hours: 17 moves an hour therektil to luck, which likes to West. Knowles, Heanley. Arm place to throw in

Murphy: attack.

an all-speed ironiz. Hughes, McKay,

ability to play.

convention rather than

a after. It may seem particularly know where it stands. 12th man Walker.

England will start favourites barrier.

Inept when applied to Tolush, And all these temperaments

Johannesburg, Jan. 14.-. Gupto, and this brought a wicket. 2nd Division RAF V DBS 10-

AT IES HIGHEST

he met Bronstein-from who, when

the

Count Belgian, With Freddie Trueman, Moss to win. The key, to the match

Mr John Simpson, manager of

Gupte had Barnett leg before MOTOW at 1.30 p.m. at DBS Sinter

Lee-Bennett,. Doggett, and Statham as well as Bailey, might be the West Indies ability

Is now in wicket with a googly Hero' were тесть not only and, was

Cockrell, wht confronted at the O'Kelly, who, looking as though Don Farmily, Barnett, Blombelge er Hutton will be able to maintain to cope with the tourists fast five simultaneous exibitions seventh move with an entirely he had strolled in from a race. South Africa to defend his Bakar and had a maiden over.

Ahmed took over from Phad- non, Foulkes, Whiting. Tennent,

fast bowling all the

of chess at is highest but a new experience, time and bowling-Ching Mall Special.

Lo course, Hedison; 19th man, Kendrick,

detented

heavyweight, the the veteran teh Emping

sheer knowledge of everything here

Cocked that beno today that has over been done in London In

✓ CCC to-

THE GAMBOLS

Barry Appleby

THAT'LL BE A SHILLING

WHAT FOR?

THERE'S A SHILLING TOLL ON ('VE JUST POLISHED THE FLOOR THE SHORT CUT THROUGH IT THE LIVING ROOM

Hare is

WHY

INEPT IMAGE

sat down

Surf

•

Cockell Wants

More Money

Ramchand, who had bowled onlymarigar.

one

over, was ros placed by

Then Umrigar was relieved by

MG At the , cioso the Common-

Frenchman, Tartakower, by against Johnny Arthur, wealth were 22 for one wicket,

man (1), batting-Reuter.

chess, plus the power to apply Stores (USA) Roland Le with Marshall (18) and Meule Zealander. Wade, with ka ühts

this knowledge-to tho

Fing

Now

30 March

Solomons

promoter

Jack

for saling and hold tee met his (Simpson's)

ing the advantage presented by

(Solomone, art, gręgnickik,

a superior player in a moment United States, announced the

of weakness, as in

abla victory

today),

these temperaments share a sort we don't wait to be

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RACE IN BRAZIL.

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