1954-05-04 — Page 7

Big-Money Tours Still Tempt 'Little Mo'

This will be Maureen (Little Mo) Connolly's last Wimbledon. She is getting married next January. Then she and husband-to-be, Norman Brinker, plan to run a ranch for paying guests in California.

Unless she decides to turn professional, which ix season of still only a possibility, this will be the last

big-time tennis for the blonde bombshell who has been bracketed with all-time grends, Suzanne Lenglen, Helen Wills Moody and Alice Marble.

Maureen, 20 next Semi unknown,

where leaven Son Diego,

Hves with her mother,

the i

in

the Reacti

bent het

Lam. 11. By of this i le urnament in California. week-etch ftst

Com-

*Little But

Mo" usually 1inental engagements before drops one tournament each sea- she plays 131 Euglanla Tourou go, and this was her lapse for Californian 1954. I is sald in ments.

Various

It is regarded here as a cor- | trunis etreles.

that

tainty

angies

third

yenr

she will win the She 14 expected to return to championship for the America for a series of Eastern successive

culminating Sand US texarumeels chain the American National cham- as un plonship at Forest Hills, which she is expected to win for the fourth successive time,

Helen Jacobs, former pin, heat: "I think x Bectible at present"

LOST IN MARCH

Nevertheless. she did lose #

tournament la mid-March when

REST PERIOD Maureen took her custotuory Tel period Just two-month

And

red-head Beverly Fleitz, ambi. November and December, dextrous ani comparatively in Junnary started serious pre-

S. Korea To

Take Part In

World Soccer

paration for the new

She is having a daily hour practier with professional player Lester Storfen, who was far Winbledon men's doublen in

1034 They are concentrating un volleying and serving

Es addition to tennis, Maureen other loves-Norman has two Brinker. her bunce, and horses In Honolulu she has just had a Teunion with Brinker, who is in naval officer They met Örst Zurich, May 3

a San Diego riding school. definitely He was a k 113 South Korea

member of the 1053 agreed to take part in the 1954 sorver world championships and Olymple equestrian tenin.

ather

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THE CHINA · MAIL,

TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1954.

Caught By The Pants

The Rugby League Cup competition final tle at Wembley Stadlum between Halifax and Warring resulted in a draw, each side scoring four points,

The replay will be held at Bradford tomorrow.

Catching him by the pants, J. Cahllinor (Warring) dives at K. Dean (Halifax) during a run down the field.

HAROLD MAYES TALKING SPORT

World Cup Chance

Lost By Dithering

Not so long ago more than 450 referees, officials, Soccer players and youngsters from schools in Kent heard Walter Winterbottom, F.A. director of coaching and England team manager, forecast a period of supremacy for the Hungarians "for some time to come.”

That was Walter making a frank appraisal of the situation as and, in the light of recent events, qualifying as a very sound prophet.

there will not be any changes in

DAILY RIDE the 16-tean ne-up. FIFA 0-

Every day. when at home. nounced here today.

her which Maureen Countries

rides

tan

and All

show

C'olonel horse, carred

berth in the woth white

home which her tournament have also confirard Merryboy.

town gave

winning her after their participation, FIFA sud

her first Wimbledon, She ไปเส

In the course of his remarks, recorded in the current issue of The Football made by vidden him in many shows. The abnou newtnent, FIFA's Secretary-General, Kur!

Referee, the Eugland international chief said that too much was made of the idea Despite tennis expense De- Car put

be Gasamunt, practically

of players would have to that to have a good jnternational side a number Income from her oral end to the hopes of Spain and counts,

paper column. TV and radio other clinutter countries

back into the prarances, Bind their way world cup by being chosen ar a replacement for a withdrawing be team.

the that

South Reporti Kareins were considering with workd Cu drawing from the Anak

led to a telegraphie - qulay by FIFA Headquarters last night, Mr Gassmann Fami

The

The

reminded Telegram South Korea Soccer Associatio that the world cup of ganiSALTA were paying all travelling and

including expenses alving

and transportalan Switzerland costing US$32,500,

Mr

Gassmi na

frum

that

telegram had been received from the South Koreans saying that definitely

made up they hnd their muls to send their team to Switzerland.-United Press.

Re-Draw For

Third Division Bowls League

The new draw will take place today and I hoped to have name published for the informs tion of players concerned in these columns tomorrow.

gathered to play regularly together.

SPORTS SURVEY

.

By "All-Rounder"

"BOBBIES" UPSET THE ODDS ...The sporting record of the Sunderland Police Force In keeping with a force of fine tradition and achievement.

In its half century of opera- Hion the Borough Pollco Recrea- tion Club there has built up a that has reached reputation most parts of the country for producing stars in nearly every Ave type of competition. In seasons they were tour Limes double winners of both the Northern Police Lengue's soccer championship trophy and chal- having altogether lenge cup, been

14 League Champions times and cupholders nino tho limes, and twice winning Durham Mid-week Cup.

In the present side is police International Charles Muller. and one or two others Arc in the running for caps. The cricket

times four club aro winners of the Northern Police Challenge Cup and one-time Northern Police League champ- lons, Their gala is one of the highlights of the local swini- ming season, and the club's hugo display cupboard is always having to be re-arranged make room for some new sport- Ing trophy or other.

to

Unique distinellon is that the soccer team Is the only police eleven in voluntarily 10 hovo featured on a football coupon. Once North-East bookmakers wanted to put out a mid-week football betting coupon for

day of many F. A. Cun replays.

There were 13 games, and in order to eliminate superstition, the "bookies" added the Sunder Jund Polke Durbam Mid-week Cup game agaitist

was more layers. for

Crook,

#1

Crook. thaz a help to the the "bubbles" beat Lhe

*banker"! on

best hune

the coupon,

and gave backers one of the blackest days of the season.

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from backers of Monsieur lay, thu four-year-old whose owner, Manchester raincoat manu- factuer William Satinoff says is for the Lincolnshire a "cert" Handicap.

Maureen is not

I was his oplision thnt, pro- Fon. Cieorge Robb and Jackie make sure of winning the cur rich, nor is her bridegroun-to-

vitied So the lure of big-money

skilled | Sewell, are all in the "famous¦rent game. you had really tous

players, They remains

would always torty." professional

blend with one another. {tempting,

London Erpress Service)

Ambler II Tops

Epsom Betting

London, May 4.

colt Str Percy Loraine's Darius.

Derby promoted favourite by, bookmakers after his Two Thousand Guineas win last week, quickly lost his post- Blan at last night's

on Club callover here

DILLEST NEED Practically every wing-half Thut, 1 fear, Wis

Wallerin football

Len regarda anticipating what he was like- Shackleton

the greatcel ly to get ገ England team Inside forward in the game. material as a result of selec. Are they all wrong, or doesn't terind dithering. Whether

Shack really rate?

17

to follow.

£12

Peter Broadbent WAS

Sucre,

So the selectors commit them to Hungary and Yugoslavia make them play for World Cup places.

Does any- Mitchell Trophy

Apart from his many business interests, horses are the reut love of Mr Sotinof, whose only regrot is that at 19-stone he Is too heavy to full his great ambition to ride as an amateur jockey.

Tragedy lies behind the name of the horse, for sy was the Christian With Die situation thus, I

name of a very dear Mr Satinok who was don't think the results

Irlend of of May and June will make very happy

killed in a car crash on the way reading. The last people to be to a ruce-meeting. was or not, that's exactly what

blamed should be the players. he has got for one of the most

and West Bromwich's but they'll be the ones to get important of all spring tours, Juh.my Nicholls a a fallure for it in the neck. to Yugoslavın

Hungary.young and

England at Bologna. with

World Cup campaign Peter's scheming has had

lot to do with Wolves' cham- plonship success. Almost four years have been

one seriously

that suggest

ho allowed 10 slip by sinco

is inferior to Nicholls? The humilla- England suffered

Goaling-scoring inside for. the of being beaten by

nre England's direst United States in South America need, Leicester's Arthur Row- being relegated to haley has collected 153 In four status of an also-ran irt world:

Have season;

selectors the Server affairs.

never heard of him, or watch- ed him? LOST LESSONS

Since the original lat Derby

of 32 the Two The final blow

Issued, in a

Ted Dilchburn, Clarke, Ray run, happy record against overseas Harry

Barlow, Cluthes was

R. Willoquet won the Cap- when Darius was 100-6.

which Billy Eckersley, Brain Pilking In the period

have been tain's Cup Qualifier for May when ton and Don Revie period The Ferriol, followed,

was played at Fanling De deleted. Has an odd ไบ Guinces, | everything was going

League which Kame or put the old country

two since

April 7 during the week-end, with a back on the map, was the changed the potential of these return of neft 70. Hungarian

at players as World Cup men humbling

greatly? Wembley last November,

Epsom classle.

tion

on

Victoria tho

II

and

American-bred Ambler heads the belting at 6-1, with

Darius 13-2.

13-2

unbeaten,

Javeart e

Thousand

The French

Ambler. whu Was

cult. runner-up in the third favourite at 8-1.

Wera

icams

dotic

wards

not-so-

Wan

Not

So

Pote-Hunt Wins Golf Play-Off

W. D. Leighton and Dr J. B. Mackie being Joint rmers-Up with nett 71.

A

He has 12 horses in training Eome promising at Epsom and youngsters at his stud farm in

Among them is Surrey, yourling that may well win the

Castlemarina 1950 Derby.

Mr the name and, according to

the Satinoff, the horse has all looks

of a first-class classic candidate and even now is worth a good five thousand guineas.

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Individual scores of the lea-affecting membership strength.

Roughly speaking, every me the FA ding five players were: so long ago

R. Willoquet (4441) 85-15 Hull City's goalkeeper

nett 70; W. D. Leighton (42

78-7-nett 71; J. B. Mackie

Sail, school of experience, wero (picked

and closed at the

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a

36

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Who is

is YOUR H.K. FOOTBALLER

OF

THE YEAR?

EVER before has there been so much public

It. At one time they used to cell ammunition to members, adding a copper or two to the

the season now ending. And never before. Today the prices such has the Colony boasted so many talented players

N interest in Hongkong soccer than during

pre

that they cannot do 11. Many

Most betting last night con- cerned South African Mr Jack The Police Recreation Club Gerber's colt By Thunder, who have entered a second team in runs in the Chester Case today.

Everything to

was going to be Wis

win supported the Third Division of the Hong-He

all right. All the lessons, pald Bowls Association £10,000 and closed at 100-9. kong Lawn

for so

in the hard dearly Two others in demand league - making nine teams

Be Instead of the original eight Arabian Night and

30 wa for going to be heeded. Arabian

backed Night, drawn for.

£9,000. wound

at 100-6. were told. up

arm. Now they've named West (30-41) 80-0-nett 71: A. D. Blue Sall, whom

Duffy (43-30) 70-7-bett 72; The inclusion of this team Irish-bred

How well they've been Bromwich full-back Stan necessitates a re-draw for this American Jockey Johnny Long-

heeded can be gathered from Richaby, yet my information ja J. K. Watson (38-41) 79-8 division and the Association has am may ride, hat supporkTMs the fuct that England is that it will take him all his net! 73. decided to advance the date for for £6,000

The play-off for the E.J. from having time to be for the further away

opening odds. the start of same from May 29 same

let alone for Mitchell Cup took place over 18 price to assist club funds. Bettied team now than it was of next scuson, After his poor showing in Uth the finding of the Lawton- Switzerland in June.

holes on the Old Course at Fan- to May 22.

Guinens, the Queen's colti

Nat Lofthouse

and resulted in Carter brigade before the last

nover ling on Sunday, hos Landau drifted to 40-1.

O. Fote-Hunt clubs have had to cut out com-players who have given tens of thousands of v.!

World Cup tourney.

played a bad game for Eng-a vietory for J. Closing

offers

land, In

In fact; he's been

petitions and restrict activities soccer "fans" clever and thrilling exhibitions of the and L. Saphiere over J. D.

a little to a 11, 13-2 Darius, B-1

and R. M.

more than personal Then You don't believe R?

Campbell. Ambler

face-saver many times--remem- Mackle Ferriol, 100-9 By Thunder, 100-a how is it that the selectors ber Yugoslvin

shown standard

by Rowston Manor,

theso

now costs 15s. per 100 rounds, Stil, or have so far issued three lists of he was battle and Austrin Yet Play was not up to the usual practice. The best ammunition their prowess in this greatest of all local field mont, 100-6 Blue Sid, Apin-

names, and the nearest they after-thoughts,

players, the better ball of the which is preferred by the horn and Arabian Night, 20-1

total of 38 majority seeking accuracy can get to choosing the best

Yet number whose form winners carning Court

the cheaper variety, Splendour, Infatuation

eleven is to offer a string of 40 for their country has been of points against the low score of

Although On an the in-and-out variety were 35 by the loser's better bail. Let us just look at some

almost their labours second the results England players really looked

to believe that the 40 have be a Golf Tournament at Fan- and

nday, 16th May. the part-Harry Johnston

with Matthews. Both have been chosen strictly Stanicy

anling on Sunday But con The competitions, Stableford

can since

Not-go eye to current forTn. been shunned.

anyone

really swallow that in the morning and 4 ball four bots in that game, like skipper when a number of them como somes against bogoy in

the Billy Wright, Jimmy

from teams who aren't exactly afternoon are open to all mem- being showered with honours bers (Pre-war and Post-war) as the League campaign ends. of the H.KV.D.C. and of the sixteen years, Captain

When some players can play R.H.K.D.F.

with

Swim Record Broken

Vienna, May 4. Polish swimmer Marek Vætrus- wicz broke the world's 100- metres breaststroke swimming record yesterday, Warsaw Radio reported today.

and Damelot, 24-1 Lets Fly 28-1 Moonlight Express-Chirin Mali Special.

CHESTER VASE PROBABLES

London, May 3, Seven probables and jockeys The Radlo said that he finish for the Chester Vase to be run ed the distance in 1 min, 959ver one-mile five furlongs and reconds smashing the former yards at 1414 GMT at Chester are: Wylye Valley (D. mark

tomorrow

of 1 min. 112 acconds smith). Prescription (E. Mer held by a Soviet swimmerer). By Thunder (W. Snaith), France-Presse,

Phonumenal (E. fide), Gullible (J. Egan), Tigranes (W. Swin burn) дл

Rod (D, Blue Greening) --China Mall Special.

For Belmont Park

New York, May 3. Three Irish and two English horses arrived at Idlewild nie- port today for Saturday's run- ning of the $20,000 added in

stoeplechase ternational

Belmont Park,

KRISHAN WINS

Rome, May 3. India's Krishan, bent Fanfoni

at of Italy 6-2, 6-2. and 6-2 in one

rames.

of

The China Mail has, therefore, decided to organise among the followers and supporters of local soccer a

sports,

to

ordinary

events to the gramme of

sports mark the Centenary of Volun-

use only a dozen rounds,

he

$15 many

As

of named originally and ramned The connection with the pre-match night a markaman: will Gallup Poll to determine, by popular vote,

automatically

in

Against Hungary, only two Obviously, we are supposed teering in Hongkong there will might blaze off

Afty bullets in one evening to

Dickin-

Home Soccer Results

London, May 3. The following were the results. of Association Football matches played today:

Glasgow Charity Cop

of the only two first round | Rangers

and

of

Hongkong's Footballer of the Year.

China Mail renders are cordially invited to fill in the form below, nominating whom they regard as the Colony's outstanding footballer of the current souson.

The two qualifications for nomination aro:

(1) Footballing prowess.

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play.

Nominations should be addressed to The Editor, China Máll,

reach a standard of efficiency. Now he is finding this much too oxpensive and club membership ls dwindling in consequence.

CAPTAIN HARRY COMES BACK... After a gap

R.C Harry, who retired in Augurt Competitors may arrange their from the position of Director own matches.

of Royal Navy physical train-

for Entries will close on Sunday, ing, is to fence

England MAY 10.). again. He is included 9th May should be sent to

Mr T. A. Pearce, Henry House, England's team to meet Scot-

landsided

Wales and Ireland in a 3rd floor.

tournament four Edinburgh on April 24. A

sprightly

badly

for their country be looked upon favour and some who've nevar had a bad England match are on the outside looking in the selectorial mind is something which bosomos unfathomable. Bed Handicap Revisions

for The following handicap re-

HAME AGAIN

Da Anderson 3. D. 5. Robbe

and

in

#1

Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Entries will close on MONDAY,

The result, will be announced on

Saturday, May 15.

Rt:

To the Editor, China Mall,

Footballer the

Hay, hrat lanced for England Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his

in

1937 on

completion distinguished career as a Rugby sportsmanship on the field of play is Duty foolbeller In 1934, he captained

One of the val reasons re- England fallures in the

Fact 1cared- four years has-been, the that there's never" bean Sy

settled thing looking like a team,

often players have failed to give of their best. In particular game, became. It

been apparent

2 Queen's P.

o

1

Third, La

(Third Lanark, won on the

a

The Irish horses aboard the Pan-American Cargo plane were national tensioner Parilek T.

championships

Nice Work, In View and Lails completed here today before tom of a: egin),

Soize. Rose Park and Cam-rain stopped play.

they've been linking

about whether they'll do

pari came from: England. They Bridon Davidson, defented They will mont Hangers in the things wronktowlose were immediately vanned to the Stem of the United States 0-2 final at Hampden Park Glagow Bla

Premesse Dent: Saturday, May Bunõelator, than doing poo

·tzsok/United Fress.

als United Services, Portsmouth,

Hampshire (when they

the

Championshaus We

and the almost

Arbarian team of

period. He has been sobre champion of the Royal Navy. eighs times, in 1982, 1938, 1937 1948, 1940, 1951, 1932 and 1953

of the

Bigned