1954-03-02 — Page 7

DURING THE RECENT

SNOWG NORWICH FOOTBALLERS WERE UNABLE

TO USE A

FOOTBALL WHEN PREPARING 'TO DEFEAT

ARSENAL,

Western!

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at Wembley

NORWICH NOW INSIST THAT No BALL PRACTICE IS THE RIGHT WAY TO TRAIN FOR

'I trust there will

be no mention

of SHOOTING

-WITH A

A CUP-TIE

THEY ARE

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1954.

This will kill.

IP:

BEATS

our chances if

We play with a White ball on Saturday

ONE

JUSY TOUGHENING UP WITH A GAME OF INDOOR BOWLS AND A VICIOUS SET OR TWO OF PING-PONG

Puff Puff

HELL,

F THIS

TRIP TO THE CINEMA TO BRING THEM TO THE PEAK OF CONDITION .

K THE RECIPE FOR

QUCCESS

IT'S HIGH TIME GORDON PIRIE STOPPED

HKS TRAINING RUNS

Another cup champ in case you go the Whole is rounds

DON COCKELL SHOULD WIN THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH NOTHING MORE

BRUTAL THAN TAKING.

TEA WITH THE VICAR

AND AS FOR OUR TEST ORICKET, THE MCC SHOULD CABLE HUTTON AND

DEMAND AN EXPLANATION OF OUR BATTING

AGAINST BRITISH GUIANA,

Drive me around till I feel Ican

beat Zalopek

・AND CLOCKED HIMSELF

IN A TAXI-CAB.

"Watson and Graveney striking the ball consistently. Does he Want to RUIN OUR CHANCE

FOR THE NEXT TEST?

ROY ULLYETT.

HAROLD MAYES Talking Sport

REFEREES

LOOK FOR STIFFER PENALTIES

"Once again the all-powerful Football Association has shown that it is frightened of the Football League clubs, who, in their attitude to the game, are undoubtedly ruining foot hall."

Strong words, those, Whose are they? They were voiced to me by a famous referee after he had learned of the action taken by an FÀ Commission dealing with players who had been sent off the Geld for misconduct in a recent game.

who have

And the referees, those chapi to attempt to keep

might

the

DAO 64 46 Quảng cáo

GREATEST

OF THE

TENNIS MATCHES EVER SEEN ON A LOCAL COURT

By “ARGONAUT”

Yesterday's semi-final of the Colony Grasscourt Open Singles Championship, which resulted in Ip Koon-hung, five times winners of the title, triumphing over his South China clubmate K. C. Dao by 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-4 and qualifying to play Edwin Tsai in the final could easily go down in history as one of the greatest matches seen on a local court.

It anw during the four sets a delightful display of aggressive tennis by a vastly improved Ip, who not only produced a more confident and masterful touch and greater power to his wide repertoire of strokes but also a wide array of newly-

acquired strokes,

His

his opponent, was more than ample tribute to the grand fight put up by Dao.

modified first service, particularly the outswinger from the right court, was a winner on a number of occasions and the backhand cross-court drop

The lack of duli moments volley forchand short-cross throughout the game could be drive have now become two attributes not only to the fine weapons In his tennis served up by both players but also to their excellent spirit and sportsmanship which Was so conspicuously displayed. More of this type of match could help local tennis tremendously.

Jethral

more armoury.

His coverage

of the net was more complete and only in his forcing drives, though Improved In power and length, did Ip leave room for more accuracy.

OF THE GAMEST

THE GAME

himself with a storming game to win by a love score.

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Dao was seen in one of his best spells in the next game when he neatly passed Ip at the 74, Tai Po Rd. net with three successive shots and again drew

Jevel at 4-4 when Ip missed a sitter at the net.

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Forcing drives followed by overhead smashes gave 1p 30-love lead in the ninth game and, after being passed at the net once by Dab, he took the smash game with an overhead Ip opened

and a backhand side-ne volicy. and the service

Dao opened the tenth game an all-out immediately staged

double

fault but three offensive game, taking the first successive errors by ip put Dao game comfortably by a lovel

40-16 lead which, score with blistering follow-up ever, proved to be of no avail as ip set himself grimly to the atud, after forcing the

to douce,

If the match saw a tremen- dously improved Ip reaching new heights, it also firmly in stalled K. C. Dao as the gamest fighter in the Colony's tennis volleys. history.

crrors

with ›

to

how-

elinched the

Dao benefited from two task

by Ip to lend 30-15 on game

with a forchand and a passing lob to a drop re-

Ip opened with blistering ser-his service but fallod to stop game vicos, drives and volleys and in ip taking the game by 30-30. almost a twinkling has served

Another love game went to two love games and taken a lead Ip on his service

of 3-0.

to a 3-0 lead.

to take him trieve.

On

and set in

18 minutes cross-volley

SECOND SET

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A quick and early finish ta the match was the expectation of Dao's fighting qualities became

whole practically the

crowd evident in the fourth game.

Dao held Ip to a 30-30 score except Duo himself.

his service, he took the first on Ip's service in the opening

series game of the second set. A Last COCKTAILS & WINes, delicious dishes. Fighting back valiantly, he of blistering drives

point after withstanding kept on sending back well-nigh both flanks of

backhand passing drive caught by Ip to the court and

Ip napping. but within

game irretrievable shots and from

a soft back-point Dao overlobbed and then on not only made his op-hand passing cross-shot.

passing him with

held his service game with ponent really earn every point

forehand follow-up volley and but also fall into repeated errors Ip drew level at 30-30 only an acc. at different stages of the game. to be passed again with a back-

Dao served his second double- Though handicapped by lack drive by ip gave

hand side-line slice. An over-

Dao his first fault to open the second game of forcing strokes, Dao made up

but at 30-30 had the better of for this to a great extent with game in the match.

Ip in a base-line duel, to lead his accurate placement shots |

Ip look a 30-love lead in the by 40-30. An almost "irretriev- and time and again turned deth game with an ace and an able drop by Ip

not at the fence into attack with neat soft overhead but a volleying and a boomeranged when Dao swoop- and spinning short cross-court drop error on his part and ed down from seemingly

passing lob and a retrieve to a

where and countered with a ended drop shot by Dao

short backhand

shot to LTOSS game in Dao's favour,

take the game.

errors by Ip third

the

1

That Ip was forced to put up his best for two and half hours and his exceptional best during

A succession of errors by Ip certain stages of each set, par- in the sixth game brought the ticularly in the ninth game of ecore level at 3-3, but on the last se: before subduing next service ip again asserted

Make no mistake about it, the | and of the FA Disciplinary, ranks by the promise of payment passing shots and lobs. idea is growing in many clueles Committee we are usually dis-of liberal expenses. close to football that the Foot- gusled at

Irival punish- ball Association is more seared ment meted out," sud my in-

CASII-PLUS BASIS of offending the League clubs

formant.

But that isn't ali. If hard than anything else.

"For many years the FA in cash isn't sufficient amateur their

memoranda to referees,

inducement, they are told that and in talks by their officials 1 county honours are easy to come cool and calm while everyime reforce, societies. have urged by, as certain club officials con- around them

be goingofetals

to lake strong nction players who haywire, have for a long time against

offend end that they have consider- able Influence in the selection been voicing the opinion that estainst the cominon code of

of the county side. when they do get tough, as they sportsmanship on the field.

Since happens to be are so often exhorted to do by

fashionable club, the possibility those in high places, they don't

of International honours is get the backing they feel they

something which also weighs have every right to expect.

heavily in helping player to "Frankly.

see the

make up his mind. when we reports of Commission of Inquiry

Underwater Club To Be Formed Here

11

COUNTIES TOUGHER

"They have, in fact, at times gone so far is to accuse referees

being weak in this direction That's fine, provided that we get the necessary backing. But

You

extunitie the findings player, already given a county

How do I know?

Because one

place, is openly boasting that

you'll have to agree that more often than not county Football Text season he expects more and

punish players far higher honours,

association5

and more ex-

Great stuff this amateur foot-

move again.

ball!

more severely for much lesser per es-or he will be on the offences than the penalties the high and mighty

body hands out to League club men.

"Quite recently, In Kent, a player was suspended sine die, for abusing a referee. Yet when a Football League man docs something similar, what does he

sion!"

An association of under-get? Just seven days' suspen-

water fishermen and ex-

plorers, to be known as the

is to be formed in the

Committee Room

Guarding Our Secrets

(Continued from Page)

Bookmakers

Plan To Stop Bad Debts

By RICHARD BAERLEIN

his

Leading bookmakers have recently taken counsel's

Four successive

no-

enabled Dao to win the game at love and take the lead of 2-1 for the first time in the match.

Playing an Inspired game, Dao was in his element when Ip dropped back to the base in the fourth game. Forcing Ip into errors, Dao built up a 3-1 lead,

Ip came back with a net but the fifth, game to win Dao evoked some surprise when In the he took the offensive sixth game and repeatedly ap- proached the net to score with overhead smashes and passing volleys.

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He forged ahead although games went with services up to 4-5, Dag managed to clinch the set in 23 minutes on his service after being held to two deuces.

THIRD SET

Games went with the services

opinion concerning defaulters. They asked what the in the third set untill 4-4 when

position would be regarding libel if they were to publish a list of the more serious type of defaulter, and they have had a favourable reply, ·

There will now be a further discussion but in future we are likely to see some action taken on highly controversial point.

the

this

Somehow, when you realise Hongkong Underwater Club, that players, referees and club

officials can

be suspended for less effort-fewer fences, fewer life for taking part in Sunday guards, and less money. The Colony. An inaugural meet-football or for something as day we lose sight of this is the

Racing debts are unenforce-large sum of money and then ing will be held in the harmicas as filling in a football day we will weigh ourselves able but in the past they have later does not pay his debts.

of the pools

Our present betting laws are days for down with the armoter of security coupon, seven

led to a certain social stigma something which brings the to the point where it

which led to defaulters resigning muddled and his latest step by Will game into far more disrepute is seriously hamper

were the bookmakers is merely Bn work. from their clubs. They' our hardly comparable, is it? Security, therefore,

warned off the racecourse. effort to surmount a part of is not on

Since the abstract problem,

war, the practice them. but a very the as on

one hand

has become

London Expraza Service. more general — practical, a very FA Teal, a very insist that, the

and

the prewar fluid without carrying Football

very League Specif

weight of stigma. I recall one instance bene-blind eye is turned to the doings time ago when a gentleman who

European YMCA, Kowloon, on March 8 at 5.30 p.m.

The provisional alms Club are:

and

of the Just

referees encourage panders

To promote underwater fishing and explora- clubs, so you'll get many others tlon for the love of the sport, telling you health and recreational

nis,

that a delibente

a

some

of some of the leading "amateur was a member of Congress be

To arrange such, demonstra clubs.

one of

OUTSTANDING

One leading bookmaker's, total of bad debts showed £750,000 outstanding over a seven-year

·

Dao, who was kept on the run about three

times more than

Ip, showed signs of tiring." Ip wasted no time in seizing the and after serving. opportunity through a love-game casily broke through Dao's service to win the third set by

In took a 2-0 and 3-1 lead in the fourth set. At this stage Dao seemed to have got back his second wind and gradually drew level to 3-3.

ahead Ip forged

to 4-3 on his

but Dao re- service, fused to give way in the next crucial game. Fighting back from 15-40 he forced the game to douce and held it after two deuces.

Marjorie Jackson Equals Women's came concerned about the effort

Ip too showed signs of tiring 220 Yards Record the Commission was making to

at this stage and put everything flons, talks, and training

I can tell pro-

track you of a certain keep

he had into the next gume to of fissionable period.

Perth, Mar. 1. will assist begin- j alamateur grammes

club in one of the materials. He thought it might

win by 50-15. These debts do not prevent Marjorie Jackson, of Austro- nern in learning the

Dac, even in the face of de- safe and highly-rated amateur leagues be improved. As I remember, bookmakers' businesses flourish-lla, equalled the women's world font, put up a selemtile use of harpoon guns not a million miles from London his conversation with

strong aland-in ofing, but they merely show what record for 220-yard when win the next and others underwater equip-which coaxes players to join Its the members of the Commission the profits would be if everyone ning the final of the event in and 15-30 he drow level to 30-30, game. From 10-15 stoff went something like this: paid up.

the Australian Athletic Cham- but

Iwo sizzling "Do you really know exactly

follow-up how much fasionable material

pionships

today in 24.2 volleys by Ip were too fast for seconds. have in process In that

him and the match ended with Plant?"

Mrs Fanny Blankers-Koen of Ip the winner by 0-4, 4-0, 6-4 Holland returned the same uma and 6-4. on June 29, 1950, at Brescia, in Italy,

mont

To frame such rules us will ensure the safety at all times of members participating in Club *activities.

To frame such rules as will encourage sensible conservation of. fish and crustaceans.

To abide by local legislation governing the use of harpoon

guns;

To promote good fellowship and co-operation between mem- bans by practising the sport to- gulher in a spirit of mutual as- sistance.

To encourage the sport as a potential source of valentino imowledge and act sơ a clear- ing house for such observations and studie bo members

from time to time report.

may

To discourago - the sale of EUR: taken for commercia profit

Club i

Membership of the open to all interested in or AF- piring to become underwater Habermen and explorers who are willing to abide by Club rules-in-spirit and the leiter,

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Actually it's made

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"We have a good idea, since we know how much we put in." "But do you know how much is actually In process in the plant?"

out

"No. It doesn't come until many months later. We'd have to shut the plant down to and out, and that would take and production would be "Well, suppose you shut the plant down once every month and took inventory, just exactly how many days of production Would you lose each month?”-

"About forty-ya,"

I tell this story: only to give an extreme example of a place where a lino had to be drawn because the cost of security far exceeded the value, ju

(Copyright by Gordon Dean).

Most bookmakers appear to allow for 25 per cent bad debts on the sums owing to them.

Provided one gute an intro duction. anyone can open an account with a bookmaker.

here

A man can open an account with 100 bookmakers and then Miss Jackson wait for a three-horse race,

clocked 24 Sheffield Shield

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The Irish horse Contyburrow score in first class cricket when National, being supported to win

carried bis total to he

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