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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1954.

ENGLAND EXPECTS-AND THIS TEAM COULD PRODUCE THE GOODS

Says ERIC NICHOLLS

Well, would you believe it, the English have gone all soccer serious! The autocratic Football Association and Football League have long been going separate ways mostly in opposite directions, Now they are combining operations in an effort to find and blood England's young

soccer men.

No risks are being taken in preparing for the visit of World Champions Ger- many to Wembley on December 1,

But the

Up to this season, inter-Longue matches were regarded as something of a chuckle, as little more than friendly kickabouts without pride or purpose. League has changed its tune.

The

Bide

which beat the of Ireland in Belfast reinin_thele | that, on paper anyway, looks League of Ireland was, in the places. The others are sacked. like producing the good. mal, retained by the FA tor England's fult international with Ireland.

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Crilles will claim that, despite the nature of both League and International wins over Ireland. thut it off the selector should have given and the Leagates selectors have the same eleven another go- been bold. trave myl brutal in and hoped for batter things. choosing the team to meet the But the days of waiting and Trish League at Liverpool on hoping aro over, And I, for vac, Delober 20. Only four of the applaud the League selectors for side winch scored a rather un-throwing psicho PETS0734) 1412- inspired victory over the League Judices BE producing 2

ARMY & NAVY LEAGUE

ride

Batsman Run Out Stretching Winning

Run Into A Two

|

NO BETTER They have recognised the fact that there in no better goal- keeper in the country than Manchester United's Ray Wood. He stays on. Dut Manchester City's Jinny Meadows replaces Wood's clubnuato Foulkes at right back.

Len Phillips, who played for the Leagus and England na an inside forward three years ago, make his comeback at right- half.

chosen this at- Ure selecions

And having tacking player, could not keep left half Ray'

Burlow who also favours the at- tacking sallien upiteld.

S

the

D comes 'Huby Baby Duncan Edwards, ot 18 youngest member of the Alde unc of three from the Manchester United camp.

whad

Back to the attack comes Les Shackleton of Sunderland... The Indonitable "Shack", who when wore an England Jersey Duncan Edwards was only years old: Shackicion of the

paas

him back!

Yes,

the lessoLE LISA

tait

un-

bu

A thrilling finish in which a balsman was run out cunny bull control, the deceptive Trying to stretch a single into a two for the winning run body waggle and the slide-rule There cannon be a finer in the very last over was witnessed at Sookunpoo yester-inside forward

in England to day when the RASC met 25 F₫ Regt RA in the Army & day. But oh, how long it Navy Units Cricket League match which ended in a tie en the electors to welcome at 122 runs each.

England When the Gummers went in to but, they were set the learned in Switzerland task of scoring 123 runs to win, and thanks to some enter-gradually being put into prac- the right- prising knocks by the early batsmen, when the last overce. Out there un was renched the Gunners needed four to win.

wing will be young Harry Hooper of West Hun. He's no 17 Stanley Matthews when it comes

to ball juggle.y.

fourth ball, after scoring the Fenton, Hakely a tying run, Mackenzie tried for

Halely

A we was scared of the steun㦠Welt, not aut bail f The over and off the Spuner, of Bali, Fitch, & Makely

Extras

Total

BOWLINE

M

1. a

the winning run and wa TUD

out.

The following were the scores;

Peity, run out

Hakelr Catley

Clark, ei Scapena, la Partiti

Martin, et ring.

Parfit

thobb. et Walsworth, Scapers

Prex, run out

Cilve

et Medd, h Warren

Noth, how Partit

ton, cl Scapena, b Warren

Joer 1101 out

Playrul, nu st

Extran

Total

Dowling din not bat.

Paniti Warren

Reopens

Medul

Wadsworth

Bowling

25_ Fd Regi BA

Medd, Ibny Dowling Wadsworth, Pegg Pring, run out Henry, Clark

Bk, Tow Dowling When b Dowling:

Tarkan, ha Clark

Mckenzie, run out Moure, in Clark Partit, and out

Extent

Total

Seapers did not bat.

Pegy

Dowling Clark

Martin

Howling

Ongon

TRIUMPH

Bob Appleyard

Playing In

Perth Match

Bol

Perth, Oct. 20.

the Appleyard. Yorkshire off-spinner, who has been out of action with a rib injury, plays his first match in Australia for the MCC against a Combined XI here on Friday.

on.

orc

But his direct straight-for-goal tactics are just what the docier ordered in this revitalised attack, Another winger, once discarded | by England, who also prefers the straight and narrow path to goal rather than the outdated trip the corner flag and the equally ballooned centre, makes archuic

15 comeback at outside left. He is Billy Elliott of Sunderland. By keeping Nat Lofthouse in the middle. the selectors have decided, for the present at mg rate,

perrevere with spearhead centre-forward. The

the

WITH

BACK HOME AS THE M.C.C. ARRIVE

IN

AUSTRALIA

WE

BRING

You THIS EXCLUSIVE NEWS

FROM Moscow.

YOU ARE HEREBY INSTRUCTED TO LEARN. THE CRICKET AND WHEN: LITTLE FATHER HUTTON GETS

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WE'LL WALLOP,

YORKSHIRE Kremin

Special

Americans Sing The

Of

This

Praises

Scottish Girl

By EDDIE HAMILTON

This has been a dull dull year for Scottish golf. For its amateurs, men and women, and for its professionals.

But one young lady has saved Scotland's fact-Lenzio's 19-year-old Jeanette Robertson. My mail has been heavy with letters from America recently and all of them sing the praises of this youngster.

"Best British woman

I asked her what} player membership. since Pam Burten," says one the trip hat taught her. critic. And that is praise in-

NEW OUTLOOK doed for Miss Breton won both "I've learned so much." British and American titles in said, "that I have a new 1090.

look on the game.

adette, baby of the British

12s

more repTM,

more

Navy Goalkeeper Beaten 10 Times, But He

Was Good

By I. M. MacTAVISH

Belleve it or not the final scoreshest hardly indicates the netual inferiority of the Royal Navy against the Army yesterday and it was only the fact that the acrobatic Payne between, the sticks pulled off a dozen brilliant saves that prevented the score against them rising to rediculous heights. Payne alone stood between the sharpshooting Army forwards and a fantustle result for this Ñavy side was a team in name only.

From the moment Referee Sammy Woo set the game in motion untill he called a halt after 70 minutes this wns almost one continuous assault on the sailors' goal. Rob- son set the pattern of things when he ran right through the defence from the kick-off and opened the scoring with a shot that never gave Payne a chance to save.

After that, gonis came at re-bert; Johnson, Brownsell, Davies, Kutor inforvals, punctuated Kwok Tim, Gül.

maŭily by herolé cleurantes by Arty: Thomson; Riley, Wal- goalkeeper Payne but by the lace; Higgins, Hewitt, Walters; fine the interval came along he Stonehouse, Middleton, Morris, had had to admit defeat on Robson, Hiscock. seven occasions.

Three further guals carne in the scond half and in the Anal reckoning only Middleton who was the attheking general of the soldiers' front line, falled to get his name ናኒ the score sheet.

Centre-forward M reis grozei four, Robson, in grund form. got

the three,

diminutive Hiscock on the left wing not a couple and outside-right Stone- house finished the scoring with what was just

goal of the day,

FINE PROSPECT

In # luckless but distressingly poor, Navy adde Payne played a In spite of the great game apparent indignity of having to pick the ball out of the net len imes.

There are fine prospects in this player and with the right sort of covering in front of him he would be a most accomplish- ed keep

Humlly

Of the others only Elford. Hyde and Inside-right Brownsell My own impression--the trip

Worth

a mention al- has given Jeanette a lot, apart though Kwok, Tim occasionally from those golfing lessons. She suggested that he might do bet- sho

Con-ter with Adence in herself. put-

It is differt. Those essentials, in fact, that the Army

nceda. And champion

completely from the effects of Jeanette will be a champion, be the South China defeat. Certama- sure of that.

this game: ly they went into with tremendous enthusiasm and

Д

by

Like British men before her, won her Curtis Cup single | Jennette wis astounded against Joyce Ziske at Marion, American efficiency round the Pennsylvania, last month. Then greens

When they

she went to the last '10 In the

WILS

miss a green,"

Two for. the valuo of

(London Express Service)

Challenge To Shirai

American Championship before she said, "they still expect to being beaten by that tough get down in two more, whether Texan, Polly Riley.

It is from a bunker or the turf. Now Jeannette is back home And they do it eight times out We're lucky if we -and lasi week Lenzie Goir of ten.

life average five out of 12 Club honoured ber with

Number Lesson Jeanette hitting practice shots before

London, Oct. 20. playing.

Jack Solomons, the London "The Americans," the said, boxing promoter, has cabled an "wouldn't dream of walking on offer to Yoshio Shirai of Japan to the first tee without hiting to defend his world Flyweight at least 30 shots,"

Championship against Dal Dower Lesson Number Three, of of Wales, it was announced here different kind, is that the aboli-today.

Major Lee

deep-lying, scheming No 9 plan Performs For

slaye on the shelf.

a

Schoolgirls

thrilled

10

the

Lee,

tion of the stymie is ruining Dower won the British Emt- match play glof. Some of us pire title by outoointing Jaké have been saying the same thing rulf of South Africa her last for a long time.

night.

the forwards

Look in

ide

to say whether

has recovered

Had the goal-lust

their play right from the

sart...and wil

with wing halves Walters and Higgins feeding the

right

kind of pas

passes

was made compare the

But

籍

would

be enter to

task

easy.

wait

for a test by stronger opposition before passing any judgment.

The teams were:

Royal Navy: Payne, Jacques, Cheung Hol; Elford, Hyde, Tar-

Vic Groves Signs Professional

Diving Exhibition At The LRC This Evening

the Major Sammy · Lee, well-knowi Olymple Diving Champion is per- the Lailles' today at

forming at

Recreation Club

5.30 p.m. accompanied by Colony divers.

There will also be number of swimming events

between

The Colony's leading swim-

INCTR Lu handicap scratch rocH,

and

The order of events is na' followe:....

Men's 100 Wards Free Style Handloap race. ;

Diylag by Major Sammy Lee

Men's 100 Yards. Butter- fly (scratch reon).

Women's 100 Yards Back Stroke Handicap. ・・

Women's

100 Varde

Breast Stroke Handicap.

The evening wiij be THATO rounded off with diving by Major Sammy Lee and leading Colony divers.

Colony Hard Court Tennis Championships

Apart from the marathon un- findsheck bottle between NE Man-Cheong and C. A. Brau, don't think Bolton's Harold

which stopped after two sola Hassall is the answer at inside.

Forms For Orient to be continued this afternoon, lefi, but then it in cald that

the remainder of the matches pair are better than two players.

London, Oct. 21. it's

in the Colony Hardcourt Singles with quite possible that

"They lift, mark and replace Shiral is due to meet Argen- Vie Groves, one of a talented | Tennia Championship tourney Lofthouse to work

A gallery of over 2,000 fan balls at every opportunity," saldine's Pascual Pérez in Tokyo on family of footballers and four at clubmate

Club Recreation with, he will prove me wrong.

Spectacular

at Chinese But in

Jeanette. "No wonder it takes October 26 to defend his title. times capped for the England yesterday, went according to any case that is my diving of Major Sammy only complaini

to get about a side double Olympic High Diving four-and-a-half hours

The display by young Dower amateur soccer team, has signed predictione

E. Saubolle,

however, we last night stamped him an world professional forms for Leyton which looks good, is good, and Champlon at the New Ritz Pool, round."

made

taken to three pets before he the bulk of which could and whon, supported by seven of

Jeanette the trip har

more determined than class, and I shall do everything Orient,

Groves, who has been the disposed of his opponent Ho I should be England's representa"] Colony's best divers, ho gave 21 ever to get all the way to the in my power to bring the world

exhibition of fancy

the right and high diving

The Orlent's League Cheong Po, who won the first, during the HKSSA Lop. And she is going the right tile holder over to fight him at regular choice

Earl's Court (London) on March wing for

but once Saubolle settled down, side this season, will Swimming Meet for Schoolgiris way about it, with n tough

continue 8 nokt

it was evident that he would. Solomons said. year," schedule mapped out.

to work in the fish trade.

His yesterday,

For 30 minutes every evening "I have sent a cable today decision to give up his amateur win fairly easily

Choy Tin-kin, Edwin Teni Abe Saperstein, status, will be a hard-blow for Highlighting a programme of through the winter she swing who advises Shiral, and expect statu

to my friend,

оп

should never have been charged, | through his repertoire of fancy) strengthen armas and hands. Ata-reply in the next 24 hourg" England' amateur selectors who and V. T. Wang all won in

tives for a long time to come, The English tourists will be

LOT OF CHANGES captained by Peter May. Len Hutton, who made 145 against

Seven changes are u lot to Western Australia last week-end, | make, But rather than Join wis standing down.

with those who claim the team The team is: P.H.B. May, R. Appleyard, I welcome them. T.E. BJoy, WJ. Edrich. I agree that England's biggest T.G. Evans, T.W. Graveney, problem-and duty-19 to get MEDICS

R.T. Simpson, B. Statham, together the nucleus of a nation

Wardle, V. Wal ddie and keep it together for The 2nd Division Army and Tyson, J.H.

training and match play, Navy Units Cricket League match between 33 General Hospital and No 12th man was dominated. Had the League and inter Command Pay Office, saw the Three of the players omitted national selectora beca more former, thanks to a sparkling are unnt. Alex Bedser, who is realistle and down-to-earth fo batting stand botween Piling slowly recovering from their previous choice this and Walker, after the opening shingles, started a little exercise there would not have been pair had been dismissed for a today. but stopped as soon orced to make these changes.

of aix runs, & grand bowl- he began to perspire so as not to But we'll forgive them ing performance by Hakely, who frrliste the rash. obtained eight wickets for 24 in B4 overs, three of which werd maldens, and a brilliant job at second silp by Ball who held three catches, beat CPO by 53 runs.

total

season,

past

exciting events, Major Lee went a heavy club (24. ounces) to

dives, which had his audienco | week-ends, sho'll work on her garping with delight and appro- theories at Troon.

ho addod.-Reuter.

batian, and it can safely be paid, And brother James even wants that never in the history of the her to take up cross-country DENIS COMPTON

Colony has such artistry been running to toughen her legs. witnessed.

"But," smiled Jeanette, "I'll take

King Goongs V School, adding a lot of persuading."

to their other triumphs in the sporting feld, captured the Championship by 35 points to runner-up New Method College with 10, and won four of the five finals competed errors. They have done morn cluded the cists long which in

relay. 'than discard seven men, They

The following ware the results Jim McConnon has a slightly have admitted their mistakes,

10 yde FB! Zewald KGV): strained thigh and Keith Andrew and I admire their courage and 2. P. Henenge (KGV); 3, Tsui Man-

mul (SMS), 3£1 fees." has a bruised hand.

100 yda FS. 1, A. Hewson Arrangements are being made

honesty.

LEAVES FOR AUSTRALIA

Denia

apparently had a right combing straight sets. tion when the national side

THE RESULTS beat Ireland 5-0 in the Brat In-1 The following were the resulta

of yesterday's matcher and foo tures for this afternoon and to-

EDORTOW:

ternational of the season.

Groves, who proviously played as an amateur with Tottenham, Hotspur and with the amatour clubs, Leytonstone and Waltham-set slow Aventic, is a speedy winger

TOP MEMORIES

London, Oct, 20.with a strong shot. Jeanette's top memories, apart

His international honours have Compton flow

Cromboem gained twice opolist from gor:

Of an evening in New York's London Airport today on his way Holland and twice against Ire= 21 Club when she sat a couple to Sydney to join the MCC tour land.--China Mall Special. or tables away from Michael ng team. The airliner, with 20 Wilding and Elizabeth Taylor, other passengers, aboard, wa "and I was too shy to ask for delayed for 10 minutes when

was discovered that he needed autography."

Of the Scots touches in almost he was

an anti-cholera injection, which given at the "airport of the O, Course hanging on

turgery. the walls.

Before leaving Compton sold:

for some members of the MCC pect. England to win this | (KQV}; 2, . Stakea (KGV};-J, A. | Every clubhouse, with dingrama

-and

tho Gven

moro

*Ng bino-cheung v C. A. Braun one all 6-3, 6-7 to be continued to. morrow (2181), ...

-0,

6-3

E. Saubolle boas Ho Choonk-no 3-6. Choy, Tin-kin' buit Fruneta Ma 6-1, Edwin Tail heat 16. C/ Wong; 52, V. T. Wang beat F. M. Róbétro Ba

"TODAY'S' MATCHES. Story's_doubina-Bendo, - and

Họ Win thưa

ENGLISH LEAGUE Joseph 10 Wong Soul-wins and

„Wong, fka-ki and Au Kumi-moon Edwin Tual and 26. 11. Jp. -

1. 1. Hu and Vin. Wangy

chung -Wing kwong and Chung Wah-chulan

8. in Ala and Choy Ping-tun-v_K)

WINS 2:0

20. Liverpool, Oct. match hands down. I expect Wong (NMC). 103 wees. see the Australian the same side to take the field lohard. (KV): Tou Man-nu

yde · Back-stroka: 1. to parly

II.

The Engilah Football Longyle The losers, however, also horse race, the Melbourne Cup, in the full international

with

(SMA) 3, P. Henengo (KGV), (407

of the tremendous hospitality gear have had to buy a Ireland) by four goals to two TOMORROW'S MATCHES "I did not get back all my cricbeat the Irish League (Northam earned their share of the lime on November 2.

Wales on November 10, Eng-sect light, for Fitch, bowling for. CPO Players not taking part in the land expects every man to do his 100 yds Breast-stroke: 1 A Wank tremendous pace of life in new bag for the trip. He lost after Jaaiing 2.0 la an Inter- registered a hat-trick, claim the match against South Australia duty. I'll go one belter than Tak-cuing (SMS). 1 min, 30 Decal

(NMC) 2 V. They (NRG) Poon

America.

Hectic for some of his gear when his car League match here today, wickets of Pilling, Calley and beginning at Adelaide on Octo- that. I expect this to be the

night,

beaten, the Irish 5. Rolny: 1, me."') .. -Eight · Lengthá

And of Canada where the as stolen, on Monday Compton L Dunkley with three successivo ber 29 will leave early by air for real beginning of a new England HAZ, NMC; 9, 31 Mary's. 4 mina.

Look moet of bails and no addition to the Melbourne--China Mail Special. Watch out Germany.

Aggregate: King George

people were just like those at zaid: "It is fine, just now on housing for a spirited, display. Bod

-Reuter home"

China Mall Speciali

BOOT

The following were the scores: 23 Gan Hospital ·

Ifakely, low Marshall

Bird, of Harris, þ Wal

Phing, b Fitch

Walker, How WALE

Thunkley, et Bmitta, b Fitch

Manke, b; Fitch Boetty. b. Bmith

Mich

Zenith

THE CHOSEN ELEVEN-

Are

Hassett To Lead Ray Wood (Manchester U.). 23

Premier's Team

Canberra, Oct. 20. Liday Hassett, Cosmer Aus tralian Test captain, has accept

An invitation be load the

Jimmy Meadows (Man-

chouter C.) Roger Byro

ter U.), Len Phillips (Portsmouth Billy Weight: Wolve Duncan Edwards

ts: Naw Mothout College 10 pts.

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