1954-10-06 — Page 7

Speed, Not Craft, Is The Essential Needed To Beat Overseas Sides

Says ARCHIE QUICK

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1954,

One of the more interesting studies in sport is the reasoning of a football selector, especially a top level selector.

It is generally agreed that the main objective of the current foot- ball season is to beat Germany on December 1, at Wembley, which is, whether we like it or not, a political prestige match. The Football League and Football Association authorities therefore, very wisely, presented themselves with three early opportunities to mould an international eleven. A bit late in the day, perhaps, after eight seasons of post-war Soccer, but, nevertheless, three opportunities.

And what do they do? They play Stanley Matthews, Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney against the woefully weak Eire league in Dublin, three men upon whom they have the fullest data as to their capabilities. Apart from Johnny Haynes, youth was not "blooded" upon this heaven-sent occasion.

Hard Court Championships Start

Then

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It was almost necessary to reinforce the frame of the Top Spot' this week to accommodate the hefty but very worthy occupants. They are heavyweight boxers Buck and Ashby from 32 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery and 25 Field Regiment Royal 'Artillery respectively......

the

some of

the

JAMES MASON IS MAKING $410,000 THIS YEAR OUT OF HOLLYWOOD

By MICHAEL RUDDY

I shall be very surprised if James Mason does not get an Academy, Award nomination next March.

In two magnificent films,, one of which I saw at a sneak preview, "A Star Is Born," the other I've seen in part, Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea," the Yorkshireman performs superbly.

With these two movies to his credit, Mr Mason can well afford to say, “I have quit Hollywood movies. I shall concentrate on television, as host-narrator of the Lux Viedo Theatre, and my own television company's projecta for the rest of this year."

was

intro- Jane Powell

Georgo and

game, but anything they enjoyed the show and were full Ostrer co houses, and Port- before they did a scene in "Hit Cornel Wide for The Scarlat

LEAGUE HOCpeto.

half

a dozen their

his second at dished out by Ashby In the get down to the serionis will he, the late Fanny Brice.

He

The

turned out in

diamonds and Had coffee with Glenn Fort Cadillacs

for the Helen Hares (Eleanor Parker's husband in opening in "What Every Woman Interrupted Melody") and ha Knows Miss Hayes first played mentioned casually-very casust it some 80 years ago,

chap, Glenn Ford, proper name, directing Gwyllym that he's Inside Information: Lauren | his wife, Eleanor Parker in her Bacall calls husband Humparer television show, "Faith of Our

which la based Both were at the pre-her Sunday School in Beverly of "Sabrina," another Hila.

it was noted that both the Army they will make a good showing, settled his income tax arrears Bogart 'Baby' and he calls 'her | Children,"

These two big gunners' met last week in the show. staged at the Missions to Seamen and they turned in one of the most exciting bouts it has been our pleasure to see for a long time.

His salary this year: $410,000. won't be seeing her family In triumph of high comedy for Neither boxer made any claim. Speaking to

Audrey Hepburn, His weekly salary now: a mere Landon this year." after the $3,600 for to possessing a practical working | military competitors

ono day's work. knowledge of the finer aspects of meeting I found that they had while

Mrs Mason

Gene Raymond

This is a fair trio: (Pamela

to pet!

Sundern, Michael Wilding the rents from duced Hed ho been taking a

the last | Campbell, Scottish Inter- may have lacked in science they of

organisation praise for the Now let me tell you the inside

by the made up for in good honest and planning to look at

Motor land, a League national, from Chelsea. story

the chance of the relection of

and The Deck." Smiling, Jano said, Coat," a drama of the American Club

precocious endeavour.

of M officials....and Sports That International

Now that was just a month ago. England team to meet Northern match containing

has "Well, Mr Raymond, we are re- Revolutionary War. Buck got the verdict on this course for the kind, invitational

talented daughter, sixish, slated in a sort of way. Your Zsa Zsa is cavorting on the Ireland at Belfast on October 2. potentials? I asked. Not a bit Before he could play a game for

been offered $1,000 week

Rubiroso,- 1 met the Chairman of the FA of it. Mr Shentall had spent the Berkshire club the Falkirk occasion and one could not help that allowed them to

star in a television scrics, "Baby wife, Jeanette MacDonald, was Continent with P.

relaxed, seems more down in training, but feel that any man who can Selection Committee, Mr Harold the day at his Chesterfield home man broke

Snooks,"

Three Daring Georgo the character created my mother-in Army hockey Shentali, on

night becaÚSE

and I'm told, how dismissed his "we shall Saturday

match he hurt his take punishment such as that not

one have after

Will Daughters."

psychiatrist. and on the train much difficulty in choosing the knee, (September 23)

business. Porty Mason accept? "Only if od 16 opening minute and still fight of gathering precious points the series is filmed," Armly force, minks,

stars he Brighton

Justed travelling fam the Midlands to

back as Buck did was a worthy

when the League programme stated Mrs Mason, who has a London for a 9.30 p.m. meeting.

Ho was right. The Committee minutes.

this week-end. opens polected the exact team that had

he sustained a spiral winner in the best traditions of

Pre-season

Indications are

street, Pamela Drive in Bever played in Dublin (with the injury and when his colleagues the sport,

NOT DISMAYED

that the

ly Hills, named for her. will again be Army exception of Byrne for Mansell were turning out for the second

A few cyca were rated when

scores strongly represented. The of at loft back)-but it took them half he was being taken to the

the week-end cricket

are satisfied local hospital

that they have elais are to do it! nearly four hours

for X-ray,

were being scanned in the Sun- This appears to me that it was allowed to return to Read-

ensure that especially when cough talent to day papera 13 the intention to play Mathews ing with the rest of the team,

of the fact that there and Finney against Germany but he is not likely to play for South and the Army 'B' teams will be three teams regularly in

in spite of upon their reputations although a work or two. they slowed up the line against Curously

the man enough,

assured that action instead of two as was the

cuso last season. Eiro.

who sold him, Chelsea manager

The 'A' team will open its Drake, was watching the The England team has been Ted pulled to pieces and reconstruct-match,

YMCA of while

Reading the

programme against

Street on ed to the extent of

Sunday five new manager, Jack Smith, is, him-

Boundary when the Bully-off will be at "chips.**

s." It is good idea to play self, on old Chelsea full back.

Now his mansion on Mulhol- p.m. Manchester United de- Like many League teams Youth prevailed in the

It has been whispered in tocal

team will have land Drive, overlooking Holly- days, fence of Wood, Foulkes and these

Reading has opening matches

as visitors at Boo-wood has been lensed by of the avr

Bymo, but Lea Phillips, of modicum of ex-National Service cricketing circles that the Amy was a little amb thus the Amy 1954 Colony Open Hard-Portsmouth, is the present best men, but it was strange to see

Seeing to enter three teams in the kunpoo where the start will be television packaging concern for

8 p.m.

The new 'C' team $750,000 per month: This will start its activities includes swimming-pool, tennis and Denis Uphill League competitions instead of at

the usual two.

shared by Boundary Street,, also on Sun- court, and five goats. This view is not Club yesterday. Four of the Finney idda wil not work out as a right wing, for they formed the officials who consider that it day, but with an early start at Colony's top ranking young- now that the Continentals have that flank for the Army re-

much

more important to 2.30 p.m. aters

went tumbled to their play. successfully

presentative eleven three years

ensure that as many cricketers Much 1 regret having to ago.

19

as possible get a chance to play through their first round.

13 the Jack Smith was the man who

in good

od class cricket. In the Singles event, Chinese say it, spoed not craft

needed against

the built the present West Bromwich

Victory art defeat are essen- Recreation Club's

up and essential

on the Albion Goam-Cup-winners and

fels of

ony

competitive game. coming Choy Thr-kla staved off overseas skies. Sun

doubt duly cob hi evidence of the Army tour runners-up in Division One last and

are no a strong challenge from

the Germans can be season and handed it over to sidered by the Army officials, inore experienced opponent, S. BAOR

Vic Buckingham.

but I am assured that this seas L. Ma, in a marathon Brst set to beater as Belgium has proved.

BIGGEST MYSTERY win by 12-10 and 0-1.

son the Army will once again Ma

stood up powerful

By "ARGONAUT"

all

its

court Tennis Championshipsler, of Bolton Wanderers, and Chelsea)

in England, not Eric Wally Hinshelwood (ex-Fulham Chinese Recreation I fear that the Matthews (ex-Spurs) operating together

at the

younger set, matching

the

well

against the speed strokes of the

by 0-2 and 6-3,

and

Town.

"T

not know

His comments are, therefore,

Where

ате

had been beaten. However am

officials are the Army cricket

dismayed and are confideat that the sides will give good accounts of themselves as the

season progressed,

The

4

Recreio A

*B*

After all the hard work put

in by the team selectors in their search for suitable talent we ex- tand to them our best wishes for a successful

way.

A

now no-

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BIG DEAL DEPT. Big deal dept.: Errol Flynn with the US, Government for 50 cents on the dollar.

His Betty, lawyers paid $410,060 for this tax bill of $820,000 which in- cluded Bocond

Nora wife, Hayne's tax, for the years 1048, 1940 and 1947.

Talk of

personal

A

Tallulah Bankhead' success in a small

play on Broadway and her autobiography, "Tallulah," re

micro

Mr Sim Rings The

Bell At St. Trinian's

By FRED MAJDALANY

I approached The Belles of St Trinian's with some foreboding. Ronald Searle's schoolgirls are funny because they present basic truth in terms of horrific fantasy, minds me of the time I asked

was afraid that once they stopped being frenzied line actor John Emery about drawings and turned into actresses they would collapes marriage

"Well to Tallulah being married to Tallulah is into reality.

This to a large extent is what has happened. The film has taken from Searle little more than its central idea --life at a demon girls school. Fantasy has been hardened into lusty slapstick.

I thought we had just about | W covered, most sports since this

like the rise, decline and fall of the Roman Empire." Or like column started a little over

being in the middle of a, dally ceived a letter on one that we rear ago, but I have th have certainly missed

typhoon. to up NOW.

latest My

communication Jeanne Crain's kiddles used on the street

Luckily, Frank Launder and da the presiding genius. National Servicemen” who put outside the house. Many Holly Sidney Gilliat are among the Alastair Sim дя the head- forward the suggestion that wood youngsters do this in sharpest old hands et putting mistress. there would be a very big public summer. Now the Crain-Brink together a comedy, and what in Hongkong for Cycle Speed-man offspring exhibit photo-ey have provided in lieu of To a notable list of eccentric:

graphs taken by their parents scarle is, in its best passages, creations. Mr Sim now adds In Africa, charge admission, and

this towering figure of lavender very funny indeed,

and old lace sailing majesti This is a 8 Trinian's where cally and unscathed through ere" won by the smoke-bombe, and the pan- TWO

hockey matches Hollywood

reducing violence, cheating, and the aid demonium finally saving the salons advertise,

"Slim Alonsof a double-headed With Us We Leava

ponny: school from bankruptcy by n You where gin is distilled in the most gentlewomanly Incursion Breadthless,"

physics lab.; where a race-Into the racing, world. horse is abducted and concealed The week's chuckle: Marie in a dormitory when an elabor Mr Wilson, asked what she'd do if die betting coup she found million dollars, organised. teplied, "Why, if a poor person

at it, return it, of course." course, Marie.

team but of

youngster who would. We had no ready modes that they must look for mediate predecessors to last way riders who ride push cycles

ran out a comfortable

winner

The Schoolboy Doubles Cham-cap plons, Ng Man-cheung

and Ho

to lead the line, but staff is present playing

enough of more than Its own in the Second

Cheung-po, gave a line display Division."

of bright power tenuis to eli- There have been a succession

Sortens by 0-4 and 0-4.

this afternoon.

THE RESULTS

The following are the results

of yesterday's games:

Colany Hardcourt Singles: ST.

Wu beat Lam Wai-kai 0-3, 0-2 F. the follies now. Kwok lust to Franels Ma 2-6, 3-6:

WK. Chung beat R.K. Wong 5-0. Just as manager has followed 0-3 SL. Ma Jost to Choy Tin-kin manager, so have dozens of top J0-12, 1-0.

class players at top class prices Colony Hardcourt Doubles: M.C. Na and Ho Cheung-po beat D. Coffey be obtained and later allowed

Tod

is

#

that has

there were

even

of

•

Greer Garzon asked

Of

the

Sim complotes the La being tour de force by doubling the Tolo of the headmistress's shady bookinaker brother,

The comedy is in the fullest sense of the term knock-about, Joyce Grenfell has a tailor- and often great fun, but what made part as a policewomAIN finally pulls the film' through | sent to Bt. Trinlary's as a games, an almost excessive preoccupa- mistrees in order, to report comera crew and the technicians tion with destructive violence | its, activities. on her current film, "Strange Lady Goes To Town" at War- nera to call her Greer instead of Miss Garson. They now call her

Miss Greer,

The biggest mystery in post-Interesting. "There is no need be playing attractive and spirited against the}

for the English to ape the pricket and it is hoped is the decline and aggressive game of his war Soccer

"he said. "Basically, that this will be good enough to opponent in the first fall of Middlesbrough. Not only foreigners,

the high honours it with delicat did they suffer. relegation last the English game is the soundest ensure that placement and beatifully-timed May, but at the time of writing as West Bromwich proved last claimed by the teams last sea comes from "Two Home-Sick to sell lemonade

the oversees con will not be easily given up. passing shots.

they

were bottom of the Second souson.

teams have the pull is in only five points Choy's greater lasting power Division with

GRAND. SPIELT fitness and enthusiasm, Our pulled him through the set, from their first 11 matches.

players Army soccer fellows take their training and

fighting spirit which was the end as for us on,

What is wrong? New manage playing too casually, It is their showed a grand exhausted Ma

was con- Bob Dennison did

last week when they defeated cerned,

four not the living of the star-studded Kitchee by a they were both active Skid- Invest in savings bonds.

In their letter they say that Choy ran through his when I saw him in London after livelihood, yet more often than second set with a 0-1 score. he had signed Bob Scult of not it is

Steven

goals to two after tralling Continentals Veteran

The side kids' back home and they now H. Luton

absolutely southpaw F

"The League, of course, his goal for a long time. Kwok struggled pluckily against defeats mo." he said, although

the Inexpensive Schoolboy Champion Francis Ma, a lot of it is due to the fuct that got to be the first consideration may not, as yet, show the same muss what they call the most

to polish by last year's

have shown thesports but could make little headway Wilt Mannion has retired from here, or, if the clubs

For the benefit of the un- and accurate football before we thought he survive, it is to Saturday after-already they

same will-to-win that took their

initiated. Skid-kids' are speed- their bread and butter. Inter-.

minute

KMB, national

victories matches

over are secondary

Instead of motor cycles. The Kitchee and South China during rules are exactly the same as and always will be and that why we meet foreign sides their 'purple patch' last season.

The team under a handicap."

La settling down for speedway and four riders

race at the same time. Drake thought there very well and the players are

The sport is highly organised a keenness to maintain in the United Kingdom. There minate KCC's D. Cottey and C. ¡of managers at Ayresome Park should be a month's suspension high reputation

at the

Loague programme during the since the War from David Jack

the country and last season Hongkong.

en International Christmas, and the period ball in The Championships continue to Walter Rowley, and they have the dark, cold, wet days around been established for Army foot- are leagues in many parts

all left complaining that they did

Higgins of the 7th Hussars ro we between the home

matches terhad not get full control. Be that as devoted to collecting an inter-

national aide

very good first game in and training it as

**** | countries. constant changing it may, the

senior side and his in- Personally, I have watched meetings must have mitigated against a unit. But where are the over-the

who are going to telligent passing paved the way settled policy of team building seas sides

playing all the for the vital third and fourth and enjoyed many oblige us by

and I am inclined to agree with and the club are paying for

goals

Morris has "Finer

correspondents that It International fixtures during the

wet days around quickly made his mark in the

would be popular here. cold

berth, centre-forward

and dark, Christmas?

Well, what about it? Are Robson is already noted by the there others who are interested AN EXAMPLE

a sharp-shooter opposition as

If there Speedway? An example of how a club

who has to be closely watched. In Cycle

are. I would be glad to •part you Yet these very men, like can hold on to a player until he to go..

NOT THAT FAR not in touch with the lads who Today's Matches

Mochan of Celtic and Chisholm, loses his market value is provid- The cooler weather Nas not have brought the subject up. Colony Hardcourt Doubles; Cheng of Sunderland, have beened by Swindon Town.. Two dismayed those hardy regulars Incidentally Tam Indebted to Wing-choy and Lee Shu-ye vu

who get their recreation at the the same lady for pointing out Po-hay and Francis Ma, C. Kuny successes with their new clubs. seasons ago Portsmouth, Arsenal,

at that pools and R.K. Chang & Michael Lo and it is possible to compile a com- Wolverhampton Wanderers and

Army

swimming

Many that the Army, was weil Y.W. Lee, Sam Book and Cheng Tin-plate aleven of men now playing several other First and Second Victoria and Sek Kong.

edin

World Speedw she Tong Leung and Lle Boen for League clubs who have been Division clubs were keen to daily dippers still

Lake Championships at Wembley sing: F., "Kwok ond S.T. Yuv

ever advantage of the facilities pro Stadium recently. Craven, L. Pang and HC. Wong.

allowed to depart from Middles- secure the services of that clever brough and who would be a contre-forward, Maurice Owen. vided and keep themselves

was one of the competing riders, godsend to the

Partly because the player did good form.

is at present doing his national moment.

not want to leave the Town and One young soldier who came services and had been granted In the old days Middlesbrough partly because the club held out to the Colony

Very special leave to compete... and noted

for their cultured for more money, he remained ordinary

swimmer at the start play-Camsell, Elliott,

Carr, with Swindon. At that time of the summer has the time get into the main prize list.

at Wembley. May Complete A Fanton, Marshall, Birkeit, Hard, they so sor him; now they could clour to those who laugh at his Army

It quite He makes

SOCCER TODAY progress. wick Mannion, Pease, Fage, cheque for

Army soccer enthusiasts are Unique Treble Pentland, Webster and William- not get £2,000,

icisurely efforts that he is not reminded that the Army A sonthe International names

in spoed but he is doam will be in action against to mind.

in distance

Club st poor support," said the Swindon

Footba "and never again will while he end Chairman,

has already BROSIZI

this"-afternoon ap after

trying we hold on to a player. when that he has great powers of p.m. Robson, who had a

denies that he is planning to terday," will be in the team Our theme is swim home if thenols any which is expected to be and full at them back!

Ben Petroength, fight back Crow matches enlarged upon by Queen's Park goals in

Rangers director Harry Baker, troopship delays.

WELL DEMONSTRATED: Burst,ja, no again and may testifies to the poorsions of the "It & the smal clubs like us who

The intertat in motor cycling retum to the line-up attack white 26, conceded, is an

of football are the backbono

Bulda Year,

have to put their Army was, well demonstratech ni Division

"local hands in the pockets to the week-end when cyclists from against Darlington and provide summer wages for the the milltary sphere formed; the

bulk of the entries at the Hon cost us £300 kong Motor Sports Club Motor

It is no Directors of tho

and C. Soetens 6-4, 6-4.

Peter Thomson

Q.

were

como

Sandwich, Oct. 5.

club nt the

Midkiff reached the

Peter Thomson, 26-year-of

the road.

But

We are a poor clubs fast

.

who

old Australian golfer, has out of trouble, and it looks very taking."

unsuccessfully to buy their way good money la here for the endurance in the water he grand game for Hongkong yes

great opportunity during

much as though.

the next two days of com-one to

pleting a treble not previous

ly accomplished.

have no

Helder of the British Open arming signal of wenkrices in and Match Play Championships,

This

poor

he is in the select Beld or 20 doterica." The possibilty of thé | Range Bone MATOT (year the which hins betry fostered in the

players

who

contest the 72

holes stroke tournament known

as the Masters Event on the Hart

wing course here, and if he

play cost us Synthy must go to

who left a good job Dennis

Rally at Shaila on Sung

he will indeed be the at Northampton only last June, prestige job Master Golfer ot 1904.

Hangod against him are the He has no breathing space. He big tits sweet in the glory of "season's tournament winners already has a lot of foeway to their sucosmetal terms, travel and the bulk and to complete the field of 20 make up with the acnaon qnly car wall free of cort and get Cup alad

are leaders in the season's ordar a

of merit,

'old--and he' must

ingluding Bouth | it; quickly.:

Africa's Bobby Locke, Belgium's H

Flory Van Donck, Henry Cotipní,"

Britain's Ryder Cup capta

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