1954-04-19 — Page 7

Leaders Don't Believe In Soccer Lessons

By GEOFFREY SIMPSON

"Plotting football móven and goals with chalk and blackboard is sheer nonsense."

Who says so? Mr the BI Lanc, manager of Brighton and Hove Albion, Cinderella club, who suddenly have become the talk of the game.

Top of Division III, (South), Brighton, for the first time in 60 years of struggle, are reaching for Champion- From pinch-and-scrape, ship honours and promotion.

they have passed to financial security.

Inter-School Athletics

New Colony records in Boys' Senior long jump, javelin throw, and 1,600 m:tres, high jump, Boy Junior high jump were enia ished when the first day of the three-day 9th Annual inter- School Invitation Athletic Mee.- Ing.

by the South organised China Athlete Asociation, was h:ld at Caroline Hill yesterday.

The ceremoni.1 ribbon cutting was performed by Mrs L. Morgan,

acting wile of Chie Director of Education, signitying the emmneem.nt of his cm- petitions.

the

competitors

Addressing and speciatura, Mr R. Lee, Prestart of the South China Athletic Association, said that he was gratined to see such a targe number of entries taking par

(35 schools and in the event

093 competitors). He thunked Mr and Mrs L. G. Morgan for their presence and the Hongkong Amateur Athletic Association for baving given the approval to the metang.

Following

THE RESULTS

Je the

yesterday:

the tools

Boys Benler

Gates have

from shot up 8,000 to an average 20,000. Two the weeks ago 31,000 packed

ground

How has it been done? by tactical talks. "All we have asked of our players

that

Not

ها

they provide clean, entertain- ing football,"

saya Mr Lane. "We have confidence in their We pay the top wage ability. of £16 and it is up to them to get results."

In this

"real cmphasis on footbull

pays,' The Brighton

who

to play used manager,

for Tottenham centre forward

the days of that Hotspur in

manager Peter Mc- William, is following the example

h's old chief, Mr McWilliam hasl

for no use tactient talks. And he built one of the greatest of sides.

TEAMWORK

At Brighton they have not aimed for stars, but 11 work- will play as a team. men who There 13 a limit to what a Third Division club can do. but, within those limits, Brigh- ton have gone full steam ahead these past three seasons,

one

THE CHINA, MAIL, --MONDAY, - APRIL - 19, 1954.

FIFTH TIME IN A ROW

Mrs Angelica Rozeznu of Rumania in play during the World Table Tennis Champlonships at Wembley. She retained her World Singles Championship for

the fourth successive time.-Central Press Photo.

"I'm Selling Many Horses"

Says The Aga Khan

By SYDNEY

SMITH

The 76-year-old Aga Khan, who has won five Derbys and nearly a

million

pounds in British stake money, is to cut down his breeding and racing interests

"Heverely."

now

Pare-7

A WARNING TO ALL THE WORLD CUP TEAMS: BEWARE OF TOM FINNEY!

A warning to all World Cup teams: "Beware the rather casual- looking player on England's right wing.”

Slightly bullt, quiet of manner, his bearing certainly doesn't command attention. He doesn't even roll up his sleeves: they are carefully buttoned at the wrist. In fact, he looks as though he's been thrust into football kit and is still wondering what it's all about.

But wait until he gets the the winner was Finney. It was on fee; £130 a month wages;

.varying from ball. Then it's his opponent's Tom who made three goals and match bonumda

a ville on the turn to wonder.

caused the rock-line Scottish 280 to £100; defence to totter and finally Mediterranean; a new cor, and crumble before him elusive free travel to Italy for his body-swerve.

family. But

ask the Scots--or indeed Finney-how he does it anyone who has played against they'd be stumped.

For his name is Finney-Tom Finney, the world's most com- plate footballer,

"One man doesn't make a

team and football is a toam gamo", say the purists. Maybe they're right-in most cases.

But genius doem't recognise ordinary rules. And Finney is a soccer genius,

MOST EDUCATED

He's got the most educated feet in the business-ask, the Scots, Hampden Park saw the Finney magic at its most potent.

Scotland 2, England 4, is the result the record books shou But for the 134,000 spectators

End Of Season

Hockey Festival

Next Sunday

:

In addition, the prince WILS to pay Preston ล and prepared

£20,000 foe, and they only wanted him for two sessons,

With other football jugglers, But Preston valued hin it's possible to spot how they servicen too. They wouldn's Stanley | part, even for £10,000 a year. perform their tricks, Matthews, for example, feixis to go one way, spurts off in an- other

Strangely, Finney didn't in- direction to leave the tend being right winger at defender floundering.

all. As a Boy 'in. Preston, he had one ambition-to be another Alex James

no

But with Finney there's of suggestion impending wizardry. He's like the magician who doesn't wear a cloak and without performs his using a wand.

tricks

Ho receives the ball and, with a gliding run, sets off down the wing.

The full-back sees which way he's coming and goes after his man.

the

born James, aleo Preston

Hour was young Tom's idol. after hour his lone figure could be seen in the local port

dribbling practising

of the great precision passing "wee Scot. He even coplod the James' football attire---long, buggy, shorts; sleeves buttoned at the wrist.

It was as a budding indido He prepares for the tackit; | left that 15-year-old Tem join- checks; scea Flancy change ed the Preston ground staff. An direction, then plunges in,

Injury to the outside right in

He announced from his Cannes villa that he will put up "a very large num-

His foot meets empty air. The the under-18 side saw Tom put ber" of his horses for sale in England and America.

in as last-minute substitute. The end of the season Hockey ball it should havo gathered is They will

Afterwards the Club Chairman They will include all his Irish you what they are.

"Wait and see," said the Aga Festival, which will take the a yard away. The man he should told him to forget about bo- become apparent-in three 10 Khan, chuckling. Then he added: form of a Knock-Out Touna- have checked is way past him. yearling colts and a large sumber

coming an side-left, "Your four years from now."

"My racing partner, Prince Aly

ment at Sookunpoo on Sunday, of his brood, mares.

These

responsibilities, į Khan,

also may

"But how did he miss him?" place is on the right wing," he be incurring April 25, will, except for prob-

For all

suki. they new responsibilities." he said, will not take him away

ably one match, mark the off-spectators ask. from France

RILY more than

Was his son planning to marry, dal closing of the 1953/54 sea- could soo, Finney just kept on usual-"I can give my orders then?-for there have been re-

in one direction, from her

here."

ports that he intends to wed Health

He

But that wasn't the full-back's reasons?

said film actress Gene Tierney.

Club Secretaries are notifted "I am much atter, cheerfully:

was assured

that the Aga that teams for the above touma-glow. He saw Finney approach, outshone the Hampden per- i have started playing golf again, Khan was not referring to such

formance, was at inside-der£, ment are to be submitted to Mr check, then turn. Six holes at a time. Obviously responsibilities.

G. T. Palmer, Messrs Shewan

It was three seasons ago. Seat- He couldn't realise that, ilke land were again the victims. not 18. And in some ways I am

Tomes & Co. Ltd., before 5 pm. all magicians, Finney showe his Only this time the game was at playing better."

tomorrow. The entrance fee, victims just what he

wants Wembley. But those "new responsibili-

He said on the phone from his villa: "They will be among my very best brood mares." Their playing style has been locat

He went on: "Nobody at the changed for the better,

out the work moment could in- support has been steadily

what I shall sell or value of creased, concrete terracing lold

stili all

end

race but n round.

course, 1 shall of the ground covered in (the other a much smaller scale,"

"NEW RESPONSIBILITIES" end

will be similarly treated

The reason? He said: "I am resulla of next year),

blue prints and

other and new res drawn up for a new grandstand. taking

ponsiblities on my hands, "We shall eventually have "No! room for 12.500 under cover,"

"Our aim is was told. Second Division, then the First. That's why our policy has been to plough back profits into our ground, making it more com- fortable for spectators-not spend them on transfer fees."

High Jump-Yam Wal-hung (Heung Kan 17 metres, breaking oid recued of 1.71 metres hold by ing Sum of Wah Yan; Chu Ming (Heung 101: George Thumb HK Tech).

Long Jump Cau Ming Heung To, 6.77 metres, breaking old record of 2.15 metres held by Chan War ium of Wei Ting School; George Thumb (HK Tem); Au Shu-kwas (rul 9).

of

Javel-Lau Kam-ylu (Pui Ching), 44 motros, breaking old record 44.02 metres held by Marcus Souza of La Salle Cha Ming (Houng To: Tam Ku-kin (Tai Tung).

Put-Lou Shot

Kam-ylu Ching)

10.13 metros: Chu Ming Houng To Chan Wal-lun (Pu Ching).

1,300 Metten-Leo Shu-hung ta Sailr). 4 mine 33.2 aoes, bettering him 45 seco; own record Leung Kam-bor 1St, Joseph); Chan Wai-man (K Tech).

Boys' Junior

High Jump Au Young Blu-cheung (PG), 1.675 metres, breaking oa record of 1.525 metres held by Chak- Choy Jan of Tung Chi School; Miu Yu Yi- ( n) Chok-man chuen ting Kwong).

DIG

Boys' Midget High Jump Mak Ping-plu (Heung progress." King). 1.30 metres; Lau Kal-fook when (Kwuk Man School-Cheng Chow laland); Lam Luchung (Heung To). buys

Girls' Benilor

Juhow Wing-ping (Put Tu,

nieres: Fong Bik (Wing Hong): Yim Sul-yin (Pul Q).

it

you

the

to

on

have to

bo

I am not going to tell tlcs?"

BUDGET KILLS

BIG FIGHT HOPES, SAYS SOLOMONS

The cut of only a half-penny in entertainments tax has killed hopes of Don Cockell, British Heavyweight Boxing Champion, meeting Rocky Marciano, world title holder, in England.

The Aga Khan's holdings in bloodstock are worth nearly

£3,000,000 at current prices.

Most of his horses are owned in

with Aly. partnership

The breeding stock are concentrated In Irish stude and a slud (arm in Normandy. He has stallions also Newmarket.

three

The Aga Khan began to sell horses auction- in America Last August ree years ago. he old 21 yearlings for £59,000. In November he sent 11 second-

rate brood mares. They fetched

£62,000.

He has 70 horses in training. Noel Murless and Marcus Marsh train for him in England.

BEGAN IN 1922

son.

employs

$5 per team, will be payable to them to see. Instead of using. Major D. F. Wharry on, the steight of hand, he ground on Sunday before the swerve of body. Tournament commences.

Secretaries are

also advised that teams are required to pro- vide two clean hockey balls and a set of white shirts in addition

to their Club 'colours.

All Umpires are requested to inform Mr Krishan Lall, Int'l Sports, Tel 56887, if they will be available on Sunday, April 25, from 10.30 am. onwards, as soon as possible.

6.m.

1

There will be a HKHA Coun- cil Meeting tomorrow at 5.30 p.m. in the offices of Messrs Shewan Tomes & Co.

And what makes Finney dangerous is that he knows how to make use of his talents. No mere crowd pleaser, every trick is another hole punched in the defence.

FC.

TOO, fancy.

Not

after

Yet, possibly his greatest Eng- land display, one that even

"

With Matthews in the side, Tom played on the left wing. Shortly after the start 'his in- side partner, WH Mannion, and fractured his cheek bone, was taken to hospital,

COULDN'T SUBDUE HIM ‚

over the advancing goalkeeper's bead the finert goal in Wamb- |ley's glorious history.

Small wonder England's fans "While there's Finney,

-{źd on Express Kervice)

Eighteen months ago, England had played a 1-1 draw with Italy, the prince made Finney an offer that would have cry staggered a Hollywood star. It there's hope" consisted of a £10,000 signing-

Bo Finney became England's Does good football, plus a

NOT APPRECIATED

complete left wing. And what comfortable ground, pay re-

Genius, however, 1 often not a wing! Even with a spare man gardless of results? A chart was

So too. with Scotland couldn't subdue him. produced showing that in sca-

appreciated. (Put son

1951-52. when Brighton

Firmey.

Then, mid-way through the enough drive," has often been second half, he staged a one- and trying hard

not were

the cry. Indeed, the beginning man raid on the Scottish goal. succeeding. the team went from

The Association wishes to re- of this Season 6 W Finney October to the end of January

He began his racing career in mind all these interested that dropped from the England side. Gathering the ball in his own without

Within two Result: a home win.

England in 1922.

the Annual Hockey Dance which

half he set out on his mission. Gites quite unaffected.

years he headed the list of marks the close of the season, A certain Italian realised Swerving, fainting, weaving, This does not mean Brighton Promoter Jack Solomons had earlier announced that winning owners. The descendants will take place at the Club Fainey's worth, however. He is straight through Scotland's de

of the first Allics unwilling to spend

he bought Lusitano by the kind courtesy Prince Roberto Lenza de Tabla, fence as though it didn't exis If entertainment tax was reduced there was a strong have made his stud famous. His of the President and the Com- millionaire president of Palermo Finally the coolest of lobs. players. Of the old team, only

initial outlay was £22,000. three remain since the present possibility of the match being staged in London.

His winning stakes in Britain mittee of the Club, on Friday. April 30 from 9.30 p.m. until 2 manager's arrival from Guild- ford City four seasons ago.

But after

the budget Mr If the club gets an extra half- amount to £968,519 and he "You can't have an anti-Solomons said: "I shall have to peany per supporter, it only may still be the first man to win £1,000,000 on the British transfer policy

want consider carefully what I shall means £16 once a formight."

Sald said Mr Lane. "But do after my June promotions.

Mr Albert Lucas, Turi

The Aga Khan, in partnership Third Division club think I shall spend most of secretary of Third Division club ព

Accrington Stanley: "A half-with Aly; owns five stud farms it wants a bargained my time promoting abroad. bargain players

the tax is just totalling 3,000 acres near Dublin Ex-Champion Freddie Mills, penny off

"I am laughable,

with 250 horses. snapped up whether needed in

Dow promoter, sald: afraid there will now be more What they should do is grade Major Cyril Hall--who bought the eleven or not."

£230,000 small promoters dropping out of the tax so that a club like ours Tuly for a record professional boxing. And the with gate of 10,000 to 12,000 from the Aga Khan on behalf small tournaments are 'nurseries' DAY! tax at a lesser rate than of the Irish National Stud lest

clubs like Arsenal"

moved in for the big ones.

year has just

the "My

But Sir Stanley Rous, secretary £6,000-a-year manager of experience that unless I get the Empress of the Football Association, said: stud farms.

He said: "The Aga's decision Hall, Earls Court, packed full 1 "Every little helps." a big bid last year; Albert

show a profit do not

because SPEEDWAY: Mr. Johnny means that his 30 yearling colts Mundy, inside forward

entertainment tax takes a third Hoskins, manager of Belle Vue, will all be sold this year. But Yuan-may Portsmouth; and Jim Langley, of the receipts."

Manchester, said the wel-cuns of Leeds, a full-back in the top

cut-it the stud farms will be carried And this is how the bosses means £20 extra for every on. No one will lose a job," class. (Heung To).

and officials of other sports 10,000 spectators will save The stud farms give work to Earlier "captures,

પા Boys Junior

too, are reacted to the halfpenny cut:- some Division II sides from 140 grooms and domestic staff Discus-ChUTYI Chun-yin (Tai

FOOTBALL: Mr Fred closing.

nad, indirectly, to hundreds of Tung), 3412 metres Chan Yiu-po rising nobly to this greatest of

Football (Tak Ming); Chang Yuk-rning (Put all seasons for Brighton. Bert

Howarth,

League

who HACING: Major J.D. Watts, farmers and farmworkera Addinali, ex-Queen's Park

Secretary said: "It is negligible. clerk of the couro at Epsom, supply fodder. The meeting will contamAB Rangers, ls having his best- We must be thankful for small said: "We are always glad of ever year at centre forward mercies-but this is an infinitely any reduction, but the amount with 21 League goals and

small mercy,

this time will make no material Brighton's record post-war

"The average gate for a small difference to anybody-except club is 8,000-once a fortnight, perhaps, that it will be slightly President's

Easter to calculate the sum pay-

-(London Express Service)

Shot Put-Chang Ping-ching Lang Ying), 8.46 metros; Lad Yuk- ying (Heung To); Yim Tuen-hung (PQ)

Discus-Kern Pul-jan

(Pu

23.075 metrow; Yin Sui-hung (Pu Q); Cheung Ping-ching (Ling Ying).

Girls Junior Baseball Throw-Ho

(P 91. 22.50 metres

tal (Pu To):

Ching). Thursday and Sunday,

THEIR BARGAINS Brighton belleve they have three excellent bargains In Bernard Moore, the Luton for- mado ward for whom Wolves

from

Many years ago Major Carlo Campbell, club chairman, want-

Yugoslavia Seeks.

Change In Amateur Rules

ed to uproot Brighton and transfer to the local greyhound stadium, where prospects looked brighter, but the FA were very Belgrade, Apr. 18. much anti-dogs in those days.

Now his

dream promotian Yugoslavia will make a strong effort to get both the Inter-may come true just the same. Committes If it does, Brighton, with its national Olympics und the International Football 180,000 population, Federation to change their than ready. amateur rules this year so tho

poorer countries can provide

some compensation

for their

Bro more

157%

has

shown

Peters Favoured To Win Boston Marathon

Boston, Apr. 18.

of Britain Jim Peters seems

the to be

most favoured entry in the 68th Boston Marathon due to be

athletes without making them World Record For held today,

professionals.

own amateur rules is awaiting these

International two

de- learned at tho clalons, it was

Federa- Yugoslavian Football.

able."

CHWEE KOK SWIMS 100M

·IN· 56.9

-London Express Service)

Team Loses At Craigengower

Spectators witnessed 1 very close contest at Craigengowe bowling green yesterday when Vice President's team just an equally managed to beat Icoan President selection.

Six rinks were played and Singapore, Apr. 18. although the subordinate team Swimming Champion Neo won four of the rinks they, had Chweo Kok, returned a ilme of to fight for every point. The Vice 100 Metrce President team won by 123' to

to be the Japanese, Katsuo Free Style in a chempionship 10 results were:

the Kansas relays is copcentrating its Ins; minute and forged, ahead of his thren Coelho medios Baker and

Of the first ten best in 1953, mate Ong Cho00 11300 12:

The second favourite seems 06.9 sec. for the Final definition of Yugolavia's 440 Yards Relay, who

lower- was fourth last meet here on Saturday

Kelleher 1,P. Samy, Tay and year. His teammates are Kuraging the 1952 Olymple time by

Botelho (President) lost to Ell- Lawrence, Kan., Apr. 18. Hiroshims, eighth in 1953, and two-tenths of a second,

Swimming in the annual moris, K Baker, D and Nobuyosh! Cocky, choppy-striding Wes

Badanags, competing

aquatic contest between the Korilla (Vice President), 16-17- tion

Santoe blazed a mile in 4:09.1, for the first time.

CK Sung Yox, J.W. Leonard second fastest ever rum by an

team have been Penang and Singapore Chinese The Japanese

times Swimming Clubes, Chwee Kok hard lost to C.C. Ma, B. Although the Federation's American, and Texas' sizing over the course several

W.J. Howard and H.J. recent : congress adopted a new sprints corps bettered a world's during the past two weeks and of a hot pace from the plunge set of rules permitting rigidly-record in Imited

Bentor training on a special diet of rivals at the turn to win by

tres from hu payments to First yesterday

his club 0 about. 10 metres

F.O. Maar beat Chao, Karenla, League players

"living

The T quartet of Dean beef and fruit.

Omar

and Hong Choy 19-1719 allowance details of the new Smith, Je Prewit, Al Frieden

and Charles Thomas won

"Trok, Pavel, Rasack and Kew Heven are back this year includ- This was the fastest the

ds, two-trokhs of a second

and and it bettered his own Bings- Sou cond Karvonen seconds,

18-23 under the world, American and Norman

the porn record of 187.1 secu

system will be finally-delias 440-yard University relay in 40.3 ing Nishida, Hiroshima, Volkko tired by Chiwee, Kokss to date beat Masson, Soares, Divecha

bodies have met.

internationa

· The Belgrade newspaper Intercollegiate, standards of 40.5 Hawaiian Cha Sport publl and the draft des taconda-bald by Boulsari. Call LE finition which Yugoslavia's re-fornia and Iowa whiny met the while presentative will preenct to the mack at the relays, here

In 1990, entri *Com~ Bănies : hólde: the ; American

nrnational

ming Clubb

through the 800,

SİVR.