1954-05-11 — Page 7

SPORTS SURVEY

By All-Rounder

ANOTHER ATTRACTION FOR BLACKFOOL?

Blackpool is rowned for s

iluminations and it football team, for Us sands and the variety of its entertainment. There

Is likely to be an added one next winter for it almost certalo that

Itugby Lugue

football will Ize bangtrrated at

the Incal

Greyhound Stadiam.

The minimum £5,000

ded

to start has been raised and £3,000 of this will be set aside

to buy players Warrington's

forner secretary-manager, Mr Chris Brockbank, Itals

engaged.

Not

ITH IN THE AYR eften do two forwards net 87

goals between them when one them is wingre but diat is the record of Jumes Holders Lat win Johnstone of

A ban H. Iden,

Ayr

forwar 1.

has scored in and outside right Jain

remarkable total for

Ni ulitle man. He also plays

ticket for Ayrshire.

UMPHE AT 12 Fred Bor.

low, of Darchulme (lanes) will cho y comitance his fortieth zenzon as a focal cricket rumpire and he is 72 years old, All his offlerating has been done in the East

...

Latenshire Premlay

the

Wednesday Lenguas, Harstade Workshop Mid- work Langue and the Waterfoot

Sunday School League. MIN

booty on 40 years? About the match

whuck wickets

fell so sulukly that one ma euroe lay the wick In seconet

time and, in order to deceive, Zar barl taken out his also teeth!

HONOUR IN DEFEAT Virenaheld FC have lost every game they have played in the Darwen Lane). League this

of them by double figures, but the oppos ang minds have voked them "The Sparlamen of the Seman“ and they will receive an award. SEASON WITHOUT DEFEAT

past season, Norve

Shepshed Albion by de- frating stone Penistone Rovers completers it remarkable aca- son's end They wen

went through

to the champhunishiga of the

Leicestershire Senior without

League They

losing a gomse. strew two, won 28 aml had & goul average of 135-20.

ONE "DOUBLE" FOR WEST BROMWICH

Brom-

કરવુ

wich Albion may have slipped Cup and League Ap in their “double" bid, but West Brom- wich Warriors

have actieved

the feat This club of ex- Servicemen romped home in every match they played to the Coronation Luxur

They and lifted the Junior Cup, They won

22 uf their matches with a goal average of 217 to 33.

اله

HUNDRED GAMES A SEA- SON

Jimmy Meadows of Manchester City has played

hundred games season. In Army representative

over one

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1954.

Korean Gold Medallist

YOU DO INC.

64

16

Koren's Chai Chung-sik (164) overtaking Yamauchi Jiro and Umezawa Kazumi (116) of Japan in the last but one lap of the 10,000-metre run to win the 1st place of this event with a time of 33.006 secu., a new Asia Games Record,

In Defence Of England's Slow-Scoring Batsmen

By DENIS COMPTON

Į

The defensive methods of some of our leading batsmen-and am as big a "culprit” as any—is a question that remaine after all the excitement of winning the Ashes and drawing the Test series in the

West Indies,

The latest, and one of the most nut boritative contributions to the argument comes from Freddie Brown, last year's Chairman of Test selectors, in the Wisden.

A Slice Of Real Life On The Film Set

The Excitement Of Being Shelley Winters

By MOORE

RAYMOND

into

Like a hunted woman, Shelley Winters stoic London, paused for breath, and sped off to Hollywood.

To paraphrase the poet-the hounds of grief are on Wintera traces, because it Heema certain that her

Gassman marriage to actor Vittorio

is irretrievably wrecked.

The star had been in London 1 heard later from an 24 hours before I heard about unsuccessful colleague that iny

it. I put through a call to her getting through to Mas Winters hotel

The conversation, almost was lucky mistake. She'd one-side, was about as bief given instruction Otot calls and simple as this:

from newspapers weren't to be put through to her room,

"I now in from Rome yer- terday

Last night I saw Sam Wanamaker about doing a play with him in London. Today I'm flying home see my baby. I'm and I'm in a terrible packing hurry. Sorry. Good-byo,"

Two Play-Off|

Dates Fixed

By

HKFA

At the meeting nf the Hongkong Football Association Management Committou at the Association's offices lust night it was decided that the runners- up position in the third division soccer league would be decided by a competition between the three teams that tled for second place — Jardines, SS Tamer and Dairy Farma,

The draw for these matches

I didn't have a chance to ask

husband, after her

a subject about which she's became very i reticent, anyway.

Shelley and Vittorio were married two years ago, and Ø year later their daughter VII- toria was born. The husband was in Rome at the time.

At the end of last year the couple went to Rone to make

fim called

"Mambo." That Was when the trouble began.

Signor Gassman started going

n

round with 18-year-old Авла Maria Ferro. Then the whole thing blew up.

TWO CONDITIONS Shelley declared that Vittorio could inve divorre OR TW# conditions:

1. Ho must pay her £1,800 a year for 18 years-to provide for the daughter;

2. Ho MAUSE guarunice 111 writing that he would marry Anne Maria Ferrero, the netress who played Ophella to Gassman's Hamlet.

bring Anna Maria on to the set The husband's reply was to

while

rehearsing, Sholley was and the pair of them kept mak-

like.

sees S & S Tamar meeting Dalry Farms in the Brst match and then Jardines. Owing to un-

available of 1954 certainly

ground and date for the play-olt, it was remarks that the star didn't decided that these would be arranged by the HKFA Secre- tary after consultations with the officials of the three teams and

In calling for a more aggressive approach to batting, Freddie says: "Nobody could have been more delighted with England's Test triumph against the Australians than I was, but I believe it would have come with greater case by the employment of more attacking tactics."

When, therefore, the best, overseas (ruins In England. fast bowlers 11 any Country

When they play on good batting dissimilar to their pitches, not

are

In principle, i bebeve in thei all-round ndvættages

as the most gathered together, supported by boring as much

Test standard fielding and field- expeting crible or spectater,

Jurys m

placing probably stuxwder to

in ordinary matches, the task facing the batsman

becomes

Negative leg-side

rust be

The quicker runs are made the more tine is left for the bowlers to dismiss the opposition. Nothing

more than when I rapidly berdine "gged down" at the difficult. crease. To

however, the pecially my mind. issue is not so clear 15 She

easily would insist.

the

Are at-

Don Bradmans The cricket world probably enpable of lambasting any

but pattern for the inajority cannot be fashirmed

lack

a

from the pehievements super-player. this

matches he has played 18 times

outside

icf1 right,

half, right back and inside left and reored 14 goals.

BL

赶电

cem

centre

forward,

played for

He has

his unit

every Thursday and scored 38 limes. He has appeared for Manchester City's

fest und second elevens in many occa- slous and his overseas trip have taken him to Brussels, Belfast, Caen and Germany as well us Scotland and all over England and Wales,

THREE WOMEN SECRE- TARIES

Women

SCCTE taries are a rarily in Soccer, but the Gosport (Hampshire) League have threo. Mrs

A

Bohen looks after Brockhurst's four teams, Mrs O. Barnes

13

In charge of Grange United's

two sides and Mrs 1. Pitt 16 secretary of Cams Alders. Mrs Olive Barnes married the brother of Wally Barnes

and Welsh

Arsenal national full back.

A PROUD GRANDAD

1ho Intor-

An 86 years old Scot, Mr James

of the

the Fifeshiru

Cunningham

mining village of H o' Beath, will, thanks to television, bu able to see two of his grand- sons playing in the

Wembley

Cup Final next Saturday. They

are

"cupped"

Just

Wille Cunningham,

and Jimmy Baxter, right back and inside left

Preston North End,

70 YEARS

of

ot

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+

A point to be remembered 13 that in notal eurcumstances bowlers dictate the tempo of the

much, Rame us

nearly much, as the batsman.

or

Pakistan Team Skip Hongkong

Manila, May 10. Revised airline schedules will not permit the Pakis- tani athleilo team to put on an exhibition in Hongkong on Wednesday as the Pakix- tant team is now travelling via Singapore without stop- over In Hongkong. — France-Presse,

a

Probe On PAAF

Urged By P.I. Congressman

simplified.

DIFFERENT UP-BRINGING

totals and make

own, frequently they make big

men

not

50

advice of me will be published later.

Taikoo are learning it the hard way in their fight to appear in the top two teams in Division II,

beaten

They were beate

1st Dividon

ut of the

In

Guais

at them and missed. Then they left the sei

So she threw her hand-mirror

Things quietened down after that. Not long ago their lawyers made

a formal statement thal ¦

they had agreed to a divorce,

except that Shelley would keep but no terms were mentioned

Vittoria,

he said, "we still can' persuade the author that Shelley

PW DLFA PL is right for the part. Now he's gone into hiding" somewhere, So we're looking for another play to do together."

"But why do you particularly want to do a play with Miss Winters?"

them rapidly. If the ball is turning, moving frat position in the

in the best of three in scoring about. however, they seldom play-off matches against Kow-

After saying good-bye to Miss increasingly look good. In those circums-

loon Motor

and Bus,

the Winters i went round to the tances England usually are play-off to decide the runners-Westminster Theatre, where tactics favourites.

up, have drawn against South Sam Wanamaker is starring in China twice, with the score at Tho overcome

BK Knife"-the play On the whole, England bats-1-1 in both instances. They meet about Hollywood with the lid

Arc probably

South China in the third play-off The rolet may be made that spectaculer as some of their op- off at Club US Thursday at G Backstage he told me that for last year the Australians, and in puments, but I would think that p.m. recent months the West Indies, whatever the

some time he had wanted Shelley atmospheric con-

The following are the league to play opposite him in a London Tuns more quickly ditions and on all types of turf, standings issued by the HKFA production made their than Englanet.

of the Tennessee they are mare consistent.

up to and including May 10. On the surface, such an argu-

Williams romantic comedy, "The Because of my conviction that

Rose LEAGUE STANDINGS ment is not easy to counter, but England are better equipped to

Tallou,"

the

"But," issue cannot

over-deal with the unusual, í regret be

that very much

M.C.C. have ed to the covering of pitches agreed

Test series in he winter's The vastly different ericke! Australia. up-bringing of English players The decision

not taken compared with those, say, of the without thought. Instead, M.C.C. West Indies and Australia, has gathered the views of nearly 100 considerable influence of

the past

England 4175}

present character of their

respective

cricketers before

giving their methods.

consent to the Australian sug- On perfect batting pitches in gestion but I can only with the tropical countries young bowlers voting, extremely close as it was, soon realise that to achieve any had gone the other way. success their only hope is by hard work over long periods without thought of help from the pitch.

As a result, those who roach Test rank

achieve generally greater accuracy, and the slow bowlers turn more sharply than their English counterparts. When bowlers are pin-point in length and direction, attacking strokes Arc made only by laking o

chance.

That

mises another

mire the punishing

funda-

WIS

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Cav of the HAMC montal contrast, Much as I ad-marking the Centenary

it was Rotteltors Hongkong Volunteers,

Yard Polloe proposed to hold a lawn bowls

Tramways match between Past and Present

CAT members of the Force at the

Jardine Kowloon Bowling Green Club

B & S Tainar at Austin Road on Sunday, May | Dalry Farm 23.

Kin Godown Rediffusion It is requested that all bowlers Telephone desirous of taking part in this | Ribe match, please send their names

L. Crawford in to the Past ar the Present Holandia

Star Ferry representatives by Monday, May

stroke-play of Keither Miller, Neil Harvey and the three West Indies "W's" I believe that a number of

would English batsmen

have acquired similar aggression had they learned their cricket in Australla or the West Indies,

Manila, May 10. Hardly had the last clioes of the Second Asian Games closing ceremonies died

a con-

The English batsman develops Chan Investigation of the his game on all types of pitches gressional Philippine Amateur Athletic and, if he is to make any pro Federation (PAAF) was sought gress, he disciplines himself to this morning In a resolution watching anything but a half urging a probe of PAAF officials volley or a full toas not only off and their activities during the the plich bulright on to the bat. Asian Games.

Otherwise he will find himself boaten by Bome unexpected movement of the ball from the ground.

A SUPPORTER Mr Jack

Evans, Bulwell, has been supporting and watching Notts County for seventy years and he still at- The resolution, prepared by tends, at the

age of 85, Mid-Congressman Ramon Mitra, also Jand Midweek League matches aimed at

the PAAF officials

ag wolli His son has been County Supporter for forly priated by Congress for the usa years the only one of a Kim- of the Asian Games berley family of 14. The other ended yesterday. thirteen support Notts Forest.

a disposition of $150,000 appro

IN OTHER COUNTRIES

In other countries where the

17.

Past

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1st 3. 0; match KMB E, Taikos 0, 2nd Division Runners-up play-off: 1st match--South Chinu 1, Taikoo and match-South China 1. Talkoo 1.

HKFA

"Because she's a Ane and sen- sitive actress."

recalled that

played

production

Named

critics

wrote:

when she

in a Hollywood stage of "A Stroctcar Desire"

of one

the "It takes rea).

guts to be that bad,'

Wanamaker laughed It off

and said he hoped to find the

right play this summer.

"Sho was in to see the show Jast night," he said. "When she

came to see me afterwards sho

was so upset she was crying."

So sad, sad Shelley has gone home to find comfort in her baby daughter.

The

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ALWAYS FIRST

ON THE DRAW

Denver, Colorado, Dan Bryce, a modest Mid-Western American, 47 years old, claims to be the world's fastest pistol hip- shooter.

Q

"All you need to do any of these tricks is just 10 minutes" practies every day for two weeks," he says.

-(London Express Servico)

HKDF Open Centenary Sports

of

Gunfighters of the old West soldom lived long enough to find Its sub-title is: "My Life out if age would slow them on Under the Emperor Francis the draw.

Bryce is still as quick Joseph, Adolf Hitler, and the on the trigger as he was 20 years Warner Brothers."

"Ho la a special Federal Bureau A number of filmgoers of Investigation

in Agent accidentally forgot" to hand Albuquerque, New Mexico. He back their polarised glasses gave demonstration of his

fton seeing tho 3-D thriller skil}

meeting of the The House of Wax" at the Colorado Shoriffs and Peace Warner Theatre, London.

Officers Association at Denver. Since "The Command," in

MIRROR METHOD CinemaScope (no glasses), has MEETINGS been on at the Worner five

Equipped with a .38 calibre pairs of 3-D glasses have been revolver in a side holster, he showed that he can draw and Two meeting will be held banded in. air is clearer and the ball rarely Past Members will be com-

fire in two-fifths of a second.

The first of the football which departs from the true, batsmen posed of all ranks associated consecutively by the Hongkong

He sat roles through the matches marking the start can afford to atrike the ball at with the HK.VDC, up to and Football Association committees

Congress Hold the air. Resting

edge of a sliver dollar tossed into the Hongkong Volunteer Cen- its pitch and to make all manner including The projected investigation of strokes that would load them were

on his back tenary celebrations in the sport- In the Volunteers and clation's offices. is an off-shoot of alleged "nia to trouble in England.

are today, members

and aiming a revolver backward deld, was played at Soo- of the The first commencing at 5.48

First Session

his head, he looked through

kunpoo yesterday treatment" of Lower House

RHKDF.

their p.m. will be a Council meeting must make Habits formed over

when "Baker" Coy amirror held between his knees "Charlie" Coy by a long members in the allotment of

Athoom, May 11. and hit three out of three targets, cannot be changed over choice between Past and Prosent, which, amongst other items on san s to

tre period the Games My Mitra

the, agonda, will elect members It is suggested that the vari traight, or oven. In a matter of

delegates from 40 four inches in diameter, hang- the Colony form to serve on various sub-commit-natione discussed detalls of the ing 30 foot away. several other Congressmen months.

ous clubs in

Pte Ismail broke through rinks and respective conveners toes in place of Mr L. G. Young composition of the International

score the lone tally, in a game last week denounced the mam For that reason, when playing

names en bloc to who is going away on leave. King Paul of Greece, dressed bers of the Second Asian Games abroad, the majority of Engilshad in the

Bryco became a policeman at which was featured by clean, Olympic Committee, when the in the uniform of a Field Mar- Organising Committee (most of batsmen adopt the methods they the above representatives.

FILIPINO CLUB

The second meeting following first session of the Committee's the go of 10 and his reputation although determined play.

as a sharpshooter spread rapidly. shal, oponed the 49th Congress them PAAF officials) for giving have always used, watching the

The Hockey match between the Congreannien Olymple o

following have been the at 7. p.m. is one where the Congross was held here last of the International

Boats

"Baker Coy and JUST PRACTICE" . that ball off the pitch and delaying docted to represent the Filipino Selection Sub-Committee wil night,

the M. G. Committee here today

Platoon which was scheduled to a were allegedly too far to the the stroko. at

The Congres decided that in. in picturesque ceremony the rear.

Twenty-two years ago, while be played Naturally they will not score Clubs in a friendly lawn bowls meet to select team for the

at the same time. The investigation of

the Kowloon following matches ancient Herodes Atticus Theatre,

the quickly as the home player Docks at Filipino Club to

future no country will be allowed a detective in Oklahoma City, and place, when in the shadow of the Parthenon, PA was to have started last who at times matonish

The bespeciaded

man was ber of players monarch, Week

but diss, to the fact that by playing in the marrow at 5.30 p.m. Weather Great Britain for the In-more than two members on the he was sent to arrest a man in it was was postponed

ternational Charity Cup Final en International Olympia Coma hotel room. The speaking in English, welcomed Congrommen had cautioned strokes, and, moreover, getting

mitter and all 100 members lying in bed, pointing a rifle at "Bakor" Coy were taking per the delegates, to Greece while against ・ doing › so while the mway with them. htt

Call: Bar For (Colony, laam" for elected in future must be able the doće). Bryce threw open in the football match on the the city's Mayor also added his Games were still going on," me Converenly I would": "draw at« [2]

Double Tenth Charity Match to speak elther English on the door and killed the man adjacent feld. A triendly, welcome-Beuter.

tention: ba; the achievements of

par batons the rifle could be fired. Thursday, May-17:

knock-about was played instead.

King Paul Opens

IOC Congress

Athens, May 10.

and

The

match

1945. Players who on Monday, May 17 at the AIOC

ogainat

permitting

Cottons

Somo

over

Cont

of the match.

afternoon, defeated the only

to

num

representing