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BRITAIN'S TOP TWO

Gordon Pirie, 23-year-old wonder runner, and Miss Pat Smythe, the horsewoman, pietured after receiving their trophies ast Britain's two leading sports person- alities at the Savoy Hotel, London. Pirie was ejected "Sportsnian of the Year" and Miss Smythe was chosen "Sportswoman of the Year" in a national ballot.-- Reuterphoto,

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

HE'S ICE-COLD AND

HAS A GRAND EYE FOR PUBLICITY

By ARCHIE QUICK

Cool and collected us ever Gordon Pirie faced a dis- tinguished audience of celebrities from every branch of sport at London's Savoy Hotel when he received the

“Sportsman of the Year" trophy with the same unruffled calm with which he faces track opponents.

This is quite the most remarkable sporting gathering of the year and Pirie is quite the must remarkable character in sport, He has no nerves, and this bank clerk from a London suburb greets everyone from lords to monentities as equals while at the same time giving the impression that he has something which you have not got. Which, of course, he has.

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SPORTS SURVEY

By "All-Rounder" WEMBLEY VETERAN WILL AGAIN

THERE

Specially invited by North End to go to the Wembley Cup Final with the club's official party to see the tussle against West Bromwich Albion is "Bob" Holmes, who will be 87 month later.

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Prenton-born, he first played for North End as A 17-year-old youth and was desilued to aр- pear seven times for England at

his full back, captain Country against Ireland, and share Bie triumphs which brought the

Preston unique

"Invincibles

the double bonair

in

of winning

the Cup and League in

season.

The

The

1 ** A metal FA gave him after Nath End had defeated Wipes to 127 1 the 1888 Cup Final at Kenalog- ton Oval, where the year before Preston sensationally lost their Final against West Bromwich Albion.

The Medal is about the size SYS of a shilling. The lasers,

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early international caps are a unpretentious

SPORTING SAM

SPORTS

By Reg. Wootton

ROUND-UP

SOLOMONS IS WORKING ON

A

3-C

SHOW AT THE

WHITE CITY ON JUNE 1

Promoter Juck Solomons in working on a 3-C show for his open-air promotion British Featherweight Champion Ronnle Clay. at London's White City on June 1.

ton will defend his title against Stepney's Sammy McCarthy, Heavyweight Cham- plon Don Cockell is expected to launch his impressive bulk against an American.

the And C-star fighter No. 3 looks like being Frenchman Robert Cohen, European Bantamweight Champlon, who outpointed Scot Eddie Carson in Glasgow recently. in purple velvet,

Cohen is so popular with British promoters that the easiest part of his En tassel or brald, just a rose

job is fighting and the hardest trying to fit in all the offers he receives. n the date worked on them in gold or silver thread

One of his caps is inscribed 1891-2-3. n rare prize. It was Jiven to four players who had helped to bent Scotland in each

of these year,

But If certain Minor obstacles can be negotiated, he will box Billy "Spider" Kelly. of Derry, for Solomons over ten round: at #1 121.

CAR RACING

Enzo Ferrari's new 24 late

budt specially | racing war.

ers able to stand up under the strength", and West three weeks' strain."

Germany

would be "a strong and difficult At present the playerS

are opponent" in the World Cham-

plonship. training selected grouping.

In without being wRhdrawn from their regular clubs.

"But, win or lose, We shall

do all we can to make friend-

Mr Mandi said the match ship the real victor In Our against England on May 23 will matches," Mr Mandi said.

be

for

The other three men were Johnny Holt and Edgar C'had- wiek. of Everton, both Black- non lads, and the legendary milly Bassett, warmly esteemed this season's Formula 1 events,

a century at West will race for for half

the rst time lu Bromwich as a peerless outside Britain 111 The International right and then is chairman of Dally Express Trophy Meeting the club.

at Silverstone, on May 15.

AL irast 1we models will compete the Formula 1 Turer and

Intest Ferrail's

Ther

TRE OLD BOYN recent England V Scotland! schoolboys International match at Wembley brought a pleasant re-union of old England school- boy "eaps" who went on to earn full honours in senfor football, Rennie Dix Albert Geldard, Len Coulden, Willie Evans and Ted Fenton spent a long ume Together swapping yarns

they in which past matches

junior honourD. received Goulden and Fenton are now

rou

one

the

poris ears.

The drivers? Says Ferrail; I canbot say right ROW, T depends how my team perform I shall send in previous events. only

fastest against such tremendous opposition."

The "Iremendous opposition includes two of the new Italian Maserati Formula 1 cars, delven stars Stirling Moss

managers of Watford and West by Brilish

and Roy Salvador.

buck

"an enormous test of

-(London Express Service)

Freedom Is Best Of The Early Two-Year-Olds.

Says RICHARD BAERLEIN

While it is still early for the appearance of any top- Germany, cumpeting in the

to date 1956 Olympics, is leaving class two-year-olds, those who have been out nothing to chatus. A team of appear well above average for the time of year. West German ath

athletes is visit- Lord Rosebery and his trainer, Jack Jarvis, have had

November. Ing Melbourne

three winners in Lark, Aberlady and Freedom, all filles. Its main mission is to gain ex- perience of conditions expected Freedom is considered by far to make considerable improve-

the To be encountered during

the best of these, and would be ment. Ganies. The German team will

unanimously acclaimed the brai be in Melbourne from Novern- | two-year-old seen out to date. ber 22 to December 0.

Juhn Landy, Australia's Mile Champion,

leaves Melbourne for Finland at the end of the month. He expects to arrive in to compete Finland on May

there and in other countries on the Continent. From there Landy will go to Vancouver for He the Empire Games in July. may then return to Europe for more track events.

respectively, Dix and Celdard

and are in business. and Evans is engaged in journailsm.

The English Schools FA list

who 22 capped boys

later became

full

internationals. Their namen, which will bring many memories, with their schools association Indicated, are: J. Barrelt, West Ham; C. Bastin, Exeter; Ratch Carter, Sunderland; ft. Chambers, Tynemouth; Wurney Cresswell, South Shields; R. Dix, Bristol. Pale, just 22, masilk into the goal wrivice In his leg ul

S. Earle, West Hom: W. Eller Savuş, washes his

Tinglon, Sunderland; E. Fenton, Be a goud West Ham: A. Grimsdell, Wat- Lill

I W BAV 3 rex d

alammon as well auch an 10

ford; J. Hagan, Washington: E. Jani Aberdare with an assure

ut Great Britain on top.”

Kall, S. London: Stanley Matt- Abelare,

hews, Stoke: I. Medley, Edmon C. N

He ante no hours mout his con: J. Mullen, Newcastle: Len Bradford, P. Tay- Pocketr

atban a – “ba meet and

Shackleton, defeat Enul Zatopek"--and said for, Bristol; J. Townrow, West

expected that dream to come

Ham:

R. York, Birmingham, and true 443 the

next European Quixall Sheffield, Games.

It should be the race TRACTION

IS the century and,

quite "DERBY" FAVOURITE candidly. I

canbol

Piria Following the tremendous pe- finishing second to anyone.

His pularity of the Traction Engine Confidence- unbounding

held Derby,

a1 Pickering. Yorkshire, last summer,

plans made to stage are being similar event next August,"

The current favourite is Old Glory last year's winning engine, driven by Mr E. Mor- timer and Mr Wardell. Strong- est challenge comes from four Fordson Major tractions entered Wimbledon. by four friends of Old Glory's owner, Mr Les Lazenby.

in- Further challenges are diented, and all will be accepted and his intrepid

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greatest of all ackets plays, said to me after want "That's 14 reol one,"

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Jack Holten's use to be.

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I the past Bruce Woodcock, Denis Compt... Reg Harris, Brighton Relay Uv previous Geoffrey Duke and Len Hutton Saturday he came from behind | have won the "Sportarian of with South Cave

The Year" trophy and relish Pirie made great play on the fact that he was the first amateur.

Lunden

Brid Harriers such a lend at the und of his "leg" th they could hardly lose fun the first

WHA

Mirs Pat

Smythe took the woman's cup and the world's

A.

ENGINE

TENNIS INVASION Maureen Connolly, Wimbledon Ladies' Champion for the past two years, is expected to make the

of her first appearance stasun at the Bournemouth Hord Court Championships com- mencing April 20.

Miss Doris Hart is a definite starter and so is Kurt Nellsen, the Dane, who finished runner- up in the men's singles at

There is not much of this daughter of Tudor Minstrel, but she gallops to some purpose and raced home unchallenged.

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old is in the

the

IMPRESSIVE

At Leicester, Sprinter's Luck was particularly impressive and he will be a strong challenger to Prestige as the best of the colts seen.

Spinster's Luck got the trip well in the heavy going and, after taking the lead at half- way, was hardly out of a canter for the rest of the journey.

There is plenty of Spinster's Luck and I shall expect to see him make further improvement. like For the

present

lfer dam, Liberty, is full 1 sister to Blue Peter, so Freedom has all the best blood in stud book. It should be somo time before Freedom is beaten. and her next race is likely to Produce be the Sandown Stud Stakes in a fortnight's time.

DIFFICULTY The chiet difculty in assess- ing the merit of any two-year-Spinster's Luck best of the colts of the field and Freedom best of the allies, quali beats.

finished while Freedom must be given seven lengths in front of The pride of place over them all. If out so the two-year-olds seen Forty-Five, who had won pretty

for

the indication of are an comfortably at Nottingham,

Duchess The

"Norfolk's future. I think this year's two- will be a high-class Prestige was certainly a bargain year-olds at 600 guincas. He is the only lot.

(London Express Servicw) two-year-old to have won twich to date. At Windsor it was a before be settled long time

opposition down to defeat the pointless.

it

of

Prestige and another easy Windsor winner, Maleomin, are by the French sire, Sayani, who put up a weight-carrying record

Warwickshire's

New Wicket

Warwickshire cricketers have

suld by Mr Lazenby another feature who are fast and in good con- when winning the Cambridge already been out training for

the in the club's history.

"PUT BRITAIN ON TOP"

outstanding horsewoman that she was so glad that show At the Savoy there

recognised. Jumping had been An everyone you could name **Really, you know, I was the football, cricket, golf, athletles, one sport that won a gold medal boxing. lawn

table for Great tennis,

Britain at the last tennis and Prie gave then this Olympic Games."

THE

WEEK-END

GAMBOLS

OWL! MY THUMB - IT'S BLEEDING

crew of drivers.

of the Pickering goings-on will of be a women's competition threading a needle through haystacki The prize will be a piece of gold.

Q

Hungary is training a pool of for the World Foot- 40 players ball Cup series in June.

"Only those will be taken on

Mandi, shire here as a three-year-old. said Gyula dition,"

team, Malcomis could not have won coach of the national

The

World Championship more easily and she cannot be tournament is no child's play. far behind Freedom at present. We shall enter only those play-In addition, Malcomla. is likely

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by Barry Applely

DON'T, FUSS SO

T'LL GET THE. FIRST AID KIT

WE MUST KEEP THE DIRT

OUT OF IT. GEORGE

GO AND SIT DOWN, DEAR, WHILE I GET THE LUNCH

YOU READY TO CONTINUE WITH I'M AFRAID I CAN'T DO ANY MORE

THE PAINTING, DEAR ?

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All the County's playing staff, except Dick Spooner have reported for training, although Phil Bromley will be a week or two before he can get properly into action, owing to damaging a finger while playing rugby.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB 'ELEVENTH RACE MEETING

Saturday 1st May & Saturday 8th May, 1954.

(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 20 RACES. The First Bell will be rụng at 1,30 pm, and the First Race run at 2 pan, each day.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 a.m. each day.

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Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him.

Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811),

NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western standard.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate.

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requialte fee of $8.00 in order to gain re-admission.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.

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