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THE CHINA MAIL. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1955.

Seamus O'Connell May Be Playing In Two Cup Finals This Year

Saya GEORGE WHITING

Did you ever hear of a footballer playing in both the amateur and professional Cup Finals at Wembley in one year? it could happen this season, and nobody need offer any facetious back-answers when I lay bare the fact that the professional Stamford Bridge these 30 club concerned is Cholsen. As a paying customer at years or more, I know all the rude words.

The player whose feet could make Cup Final history is an Englishman called Seamus Cyril Patrick O'Connell.

Bishop Auckland along. Unfortunately,

play would English with a name like that?

there are Seamus, who was born in Car- lisio 24 years ago.

a couple of items-both inside- sports J+

and left capable of messing up the the Middlesex Wanderers

ending so Car us Mr claims to be 100 per cent Eng-happy

far ELG football

O'Connell is concerned. M concerned.

Only when anybody wants a fight for nothing or a crosstred he Angus bull for cash does rocall that his catile-denier dad camo from County Derry. that his zisters Rre named Maureen, Elleen and Patricia.

the brown-

Town last season.

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ITEM ONE is Jackie Major. whose Fa Cup hat-trick against Crystal Paluce

Bishop Auckland In the giant-killing gloss.

ITEM TWO is England's eur. rent amateur inside-left, Derek Lewin, recruited from Northern Nuruads and Oldham Athlete.

O'Connell 13

Inside-left, haired, grey-eyed

On January 22, when the who, with a goal in every fle, put Bishop Auckland into the Bishops play Erith and Belve Amateur Cup thal against Crookdere in the second round of the

Amateur Cup.

we shall know whether O'Commeil of Carlisle is chasing a mirage or a miracle.

will Not until February 19 any question of divided loyalty arter that particular Satur being set aside for the sound

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A similar clash On those On March 6. days, I asked, O'Connell be "rue blue", for the amateur Bishops

sharpshooter He is also tre who brought off a hat-trick for Chebicu against Manchester Thirdly, United Arst time out. he has played for the amateurs of England against those Scotland and Holland.

til

And nobody can rightly blame

O'Connell ex-uirman Bishop Auckland

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did not win hair Cup; (b) Chelsea Duc 5-0 to Manchester United, and (C) Dutch both the Scotush and amateurs put it across England, since when Seamus has been in the hol-brick class-dropped,

the

fourth Amateur Cup. becund

affairs from Joe Wilson, who, 43 years ago, threw enthusiastic fists in the first Lonsdale Belt contests at that weight.. He writes:

about "Reading your article Du Dower and Eric Morsden receiving a four-figure purse for their Brilisti Fiyweight Cham- of plonship fights reminds me the rather different conditions when I was one of the first con- tenders for that litle.

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"On December 4, 1911, at the old National Sporting Chub.

rounds, fought Shi Smalth 20 and our purse was £100-spili 85 and 33, plus & for train- ing. I was born too soon."

Smith, winner on points, tot the £95.

-London Express Service),

Cup

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Archie

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Moore May Fight Carl Olson

STAYING AMATEUR

uitle

Ball

New York, Jan. 4. Promoter Jim Norris said to- xlay he was negotiating for a Tu pluy one Cup Fhul at

light heavyweight

fight Wembley is a footballer's death, between Archie Moore, ruler of To perform in two in the same

the 175-pounders, and middle- staren is unheard of. And as for

weight champion Curl (Bobo) winning Sh Cup

with Olson medal

for a

New York Chelsea well, the least Park in June. should expect is immortality.

Incidentally. Stamus tells me he is not turning professional. The O'Connells are doing all right with cattle. cx-

Here is slightly

Subsequent to that Stamford Bridge hat-trick, it was hinted with no delicacy whatever that Bishop O'Connell would cast

WUM Auckland aside like an ancient boot or a gunmed-up romatice, and place his feet at the clusive disposal of Chelsea. Bu that is not correct, says Senmus postscript

Though fully conselous of the accolade bestowed upon him by Text Drake ("Chelsen ATC terrife team"), he has given his word that, despite omission from the first round, be will be available for any and all o! Bishop Auckland's remaining ties in the Amateur Cup. And the word of an O'Connelt is not to be taken lightly, be it given on football pitch

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cattle market

He also said he would like to have forner Champions Sugar ity Robinson and Kit Gavilan imect

after again

cach "ge 3 lights under his two or three regretful belt." cn fyweight bexing |

SHEK-O GOLF

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The results of the Medal and Bogey competitions held Shek-O during December were as follows:-

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Medal Competition

former Robinson,

Welter- weight and Middleweight Cham- ien, has come out of actirement and will have his first comeback Joe Rindone la night against Detroit tomorrow night, Gavilan, who lost his welterweight crown get November, will back into action.

Before Robinson's retirement, Gavilan lost

Interesting two Robinson. - United

to scellon: A. G. Donn (5) bouts W P Coltman (10)-07; ¦ Press,

P. V. Huysbe (3)-08.

TWO ITEMS

All of

which would be

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"B" section: A. C. Villar, (24)---

RMY SPORT PARADE

The spot of honour at the top of the Sports. Parade this week is awarded to two young sportsmen who, play- ing in a minor football game the other day, displayed the very highest standard of sportsmenship.

The score was the ball landed in

even

the

to kick it the goalkeeper dived ak IL again.

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