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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1955:

ON THE

SOCCER SIDE

By JAMES CONNOLLY and SAM LEITCH

The Third Division club's demand for financial assistance is no money- grabbing scheme, It is forced on them by the worst-ever crisis in English soccer.

"Let's face it," says Reading Chairman Jimmy Carter. "We are up against entertainment competition from TV, the cinema and the theatre.

"We must offer greater coin for lo mat fans There must be better gromds. more rover, and bigger stands if we are to compie with thewe counter at.

live customers tractions for

That is why I suggested that any money we might get should be spend ot grmind improve.

w

How right ht is diatu, Crystal Palace and Shrewsbury e loading about 1200 a week

Crewe, Chester and Aldene warn the fans that they are H shanger of Bowthrust their football

11 support renta d'artsprove

Tranmere supporters platy 120.000 dive out chil schen and Southpeat accently offer

sell any player they had to andiose the petion

Crystal Palo e dares Inst

N

WONDER ATTAC

Y

FA

public, there is n serious rink of Aldershot losing League football."

will see that it doesn't go down. | from the

Manager

CITA Cyril Spters cuts at Selhurst by transfer- ring eight of his 44 professionals.

There is nu prospect of Palace toiding up, but the Spiers plan

time take

Hence The will economies.

SERIOUS RISK

! Last week each of the eight Aldershot directors chipped in hus share to make sure that the players got their wogen. averaging only 5,000 for past three home gazes are matter of grave concerni

Grunty, the club which hon Football League Prestat

| Arthur Drewry on its bourd, also

feel the draught.

Their stuff will have to be cut end of the scaron 50 by the

old manager Billy Walsh has certain players that they will be getting free transfers,

"THE" JOCKEY CLUB

ONE MEMBER'S POMPOSITY CAN OFTEN

BE MISINTERPRETED

By ROGER

MORTIMER

London.

In this country, the concept of government by the aristocracy received a mortal blow when the scandals and ineptitudes of the Crimean War became generally known.

Nevertheless, one hundred years later, halfway through the so-called century of the common man, the Jockey Club, a bastion of the old regime, has held and even strengthened its position.

The Club does not always get a good Press, or even, for that matter, a fair It would no doubt go against the democratic grain to pay tribute to an auto- cratic and self-elected assembly.

one.

Those who know racing best, however, acknowledge that by and large the Jockey Club has served racing well.

THIS PICTURE OF LIFE IN AUSTRALIA IS DRAWN FOR THE JOY OF OUR OWN SELECTORS

400-

to

IT MUST

BE NICE FOR

It has made mistakes, indeed. Surely the best solution is for There are at least twenty been Blow to act. is ultra the Jockey Club to forget some cellent reasons why they should

To do so is contrary conservative and at times

its traditional exclusiveness not. out of the requirements and welcome into tos fold the the accepted principle of justice Of course there of touch with

Britain und

the feelings of average best of the new order.

д already

many Freat It is better to do these things are racegoers.

Sometimes the pomposity of a gradually

than stewards who would not dream and voluntarily wait for a revolution which of having a bet in a race on single member has been errone-to ously taken us a mark the might turn everything upside-which they might be called Club s a whole.

down and in the process destroy adjudicate. All the same, pub. much that is good.

lie confidence in the adminis- be would racing increased if officiating stewards were expressly forbidden to bet

Cinta

►

the

it

Coldiester

be offering then martigership to Chorlton's Bemy Fenton, brother of Ted the man Fenlon (West Ham).

Into the who

may

113

Such Chairmon Tom Day The directors hove mude konts Bo get gunutes to a con- to keep the materibile nimount club going.

NOW

Lins "A mult

been reached. Unless ite necessary fituntelul support is forthcoming

CUP REPLAYS

Sunderland Put

Out

Preston

London, Feb. 2.

One of three Football Association Cup Fourth Round replays today was left undecided even though extra time was played and Aston Villa and Doncaster Rovers must meet again to decide who shall visit Birmingham in the next round.

the

[

took Colchester

Fail League,

Colelierster fancy IL player- manager,

Charlton don't want to lose Fenton, but they wouldn't hold In or demund a fut fee if the offer come6,

ONCE WAS ENOUGH

Young Bobby Ayte rockets into the 120.000 class on his centre-forward sbuw against Young Italy. And he cost Charlton nothing.

In the RAF Hobby played on the right wing for Chippenham Ull! Jimmy Secti saw him That WA though for him to make a promise.

(лич

Bobby took the Charlton base at his wand. On his way home after demob be called In at the Valley and signed for Charituz.

If Crystal Palace pay cash for Ham's heft back, Harry West Kitwell, then the Hammers wit

Buly buy forward

Dare from Brentford.

over

It was the vulcome last week Wost Hum meeting to dis- of a

Dare Transfer-sted cuss the

want whom they

very much. Nottingham Forest and Hartlepools United also

Palace

would Hike to make a

deal played extra time but the additional half-hour got Not-ployer-exchange

next Klusell. Tingham through to entertain Newcastle in

interest by forward Centre round.

West Ham their Scottish scout Alloa Leather George watched Miller last Saturday...manger Forston flow to Ireland on Tell Saturday to watch Coleraine's Fay Coyle nothing doing with Preston's Dean's Haisell (at Reast unti Preston are out of

Philippines Easily Beat

Sweden

Manila, Feb. 2

J

اليد

The third motel ended within the regulation 90 minutes when Sunderland

Preston North End, last years runners

a huge mid-week up. befor erowd of nearly 10,000.

astic

Preston

Tom hadly ?1:1༢༢gd Fanney on the wing, yet they

JOKI football provided Sunderland wete શ little for- tune to be on terms at half- Late

The Philippɔlties los! rigist Afterwards, however, Sunder- annexes the invitational tennisland changed their tactics.

die with Sweden when Felicis-Rous

nimo Ampon

Deyru won

Two

the

nine

from Chisholm. forward. within and Raymundo Scotish five-sel doubles minutes of the restart put them they stayed victory over Lennart Bergelin night on top and

of the and Svan Davidsson. The score there, complete musters

visht second half. They zaw was 2-0, 4-6, 7-6, 0-2 and 0-3.

Swansea Town

Lust Monday Ampon and Deyro respectively boat Bergelin and Davidsson in singles.

Today.

the lost smples rantches between Bergelin and Ampon Davidsson will be anti-climatic, since the Philippines with a 2-0 score, has already won the tie.

Deyro

and and

BLATTS, Four Hongkong tennis Mr and Mrs Ip Koon-hung. Edwin Tsai and V. T. Wang ure dur here tomorrow to take part in the national upen tennis championships.

held on

Wire Cup);

Arsenal queue of

Joined have

the clubs Fust Divisan cages to sign Brian Drritt, 18- year-old inside forward

Fangor City.

DISAPPOINTED FACEB

Integrity,

of

19

however, unquestioned. There has been no scandal recently comparable to the day when a steward of the Club, due to be senior ard the following year, was stoword declared "a defaulter" and ned the country.

The Club's sense of rempati

the sibility towards Turf is reguguised, too, and credit must be given to the tactful way in which it steerest racing through two wars,

NOT A GOOD THING Allied to the problem of the Jockey Club in the problem of suitable stowards. It is not good thing to have too many old men officiating.

fre

Good eyesight, good hearing, 11 certain degree of physical activity Latici, nbave all, a exible and unprejudiced milnd

all desirable attributes. Younger nien con rarely give the time to

officiate regularly and it is irritating for the race

concerned If course executive

appointed steward is often absent from duty or fails to turn up at short notice.

The question that now must be faced is whether the Jockey

composed Club.

as it is, can continue for very much longer.

The answer to this problem Few able young men of the is to make better use of the class from which the Jockey

RCY { stewards' secretaries. These Club

Is largely composed can officials ore racing diny after

afford to own horses or to до racing regularly. For better or for worse, the type of owner is changing.

Colony Squash Championship

They

know the forn, or at leust they ought to, not only of horses, but of owners, trainers, book- jockeys and sometimes makers as well. They know the rules of racing.

At present they are employed only in an advisory capacity to

of the steward's

meeting, and

certain on

KOUT SCH

Buch not advice as they öfter doe fall on very receptivo ears,

It would add to the efficiency with which many meetings are fr the stewards' conducted secrotary were granted full

tration

Lo

to

THEM TO KNOW

IT ISN'T ONLY IN

Maddocks behind the stumps. I'd sooner see him behind BARG

ENGLAND "THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWS BEST,

Johnson captain! He couldn't lead 2 ONE-MAN BAND

Youte right Ma, This lot couldn't

beat a Carpet

Shut up! You're too young to remember when Lindwall could really bowl

LYURETT

The Belt Brings Trouble Again

By SYDNEY HULLS

Jack Smith, 6 ft. 13 st., Worcester City police constable, pounds his lonely beat and pays special attention to the security of a certain bank.

la lis vaults les his Lonsdale Bell, and Smith is only really happy when it's safely ander lock and key.

What a stormy history has that belt. What trouble it seems to stir upl Smith won the golden girdle way back in 1997 when he was 18.

He had never boxed professional when he entered novice competition.

INTER-HONG

CRICKET

ព៩

媳

He fought his way post ENEX others, bent four of them inside the diatimee on collected the belt and nearly £500 in prize money.

It was one of the real time trophies. First

to

"Then

I decided when for the Heavyweight fight

bell Championship I sent the back to the National Sporting Club. Next thing I know it had been presented to Jack Smith,

"Later I won back the Light- old-heavyweight title and defend- by ed it successfully, fighting Jock Boy McCormick (1019), it had McAvoy both times, been held by Jack Bloomfield

won

on

(1922), Tom Berry (1928).

the

Two thrilling games climaxed play the third successive day's of the 1935 Colony Squash Championship which is current-

at the Victoria executive powers. ly taking place

In fact, 43 the stewarts'

The

have following

been the most Squash Courts.

Jenkins,

the Hong- Royal Air secretary is usually of the

chosen to represent training in-emcient and knowledgeable man

kong and Shanghai Banking Force, a physical

he could sit as senior Corporation in the annual Hong structor, outlasted a very game present,

steward al every meeting at

mutch against Dodwells oppomni, Weaks, in five sels.

with which be officiated,

the

0, Fabian dashed through his local stewards

appointed by Sunday, February match against Crotion, winning that course sitting with him and Hongkong Cricket Club grmund

at 11.30 a.m:- in three sets, 5-4, 9-0, 9-0, and acting under his guidance.

Harvey and Smith agree The terin "stewards" secro-

sell it but friends persuaded him one point. What with the ex- tury" woukl, presumably, be Campbell, P. S. Crossley, P. M.

to change his mind.

pense on having insured and defending abolished and "stipendiary De

Not soon enough, however, to the problem of keeping it in a stoward Macpherson,

used instead. The S. F. T. B.

prevent it appearing fully de-safe place, it is more a ilability clashes with David Coffey In fact that stewards secretaries Lewis, R. E. H. Nelson, M. Jscribed and with a list of pre-than an awet.

vious owners in a sale catalogue.

-(London Express ɛerolce).

Peters in will encounter quarter Anals on Friday.

the

Thi evening, champion Rory

be

onc

K.

พ.

Brockman,

Hutton, P. F. Lever, J. R. M.

to are invariably referred in Pridham, B. C. Rogue, M. G. outstanding racecourse

Jargon as "stipes". Stone.

G

Brunner

were yesterday's

what should turn out to

of the Park: Ambitious Queen's

matches of the Rangers think they have hook-

Sullivan meets Hubble ed two Sentilsh teenage Bers

18-year-old

other quarter-finals Hugh Mills,

day. outside right of Wishaw Juniors,

The following and 17-year-old Wille Moles, right back of Westrigg Blue-results; Doncaster took the lead bell.

Moles how written and promis- agaitest Aston Villa in 18 min-

ed his signing for QPR--which utes through Tindill and it was wearing half time when Thomp-means some disappointed faces at Arsenal. Newcastle, and Aston

son equalised,

Thumpson scored

Villa's Villa second goat seven minutes ofter but Doncaster's half

Uime

•

ol

Fabian beat Crofton 9-4, 9-0, 0-0.

Jenkins beat Weeks 1-0, 0-9, 9-7, 9-1, 9-0.

Today

The

Marshall:

it

it

"That gave me three notches Gipsy Daniels (1028), Harry on the belt enough to win

(1933),

Recently Smith decided

Crossley (1929) and Len Harvey outright but I never stew

agalu."

FUN BEGAN

Then the fun began.

to

Says Len Harvey: "Since that į Lonsdale belt bearing my name was put up for sale everybody has been asking me if

12th man: W. A. H. Balfour, tournament, suggests that the racing public

in an- fail to

how appreciate just

Umpire: F

havo

been match

following to limited are their present powers,

rejected to represent Dodwell & ONE FINAL POINT One final point. The stewards Co., Ltd: P. G.

(captain), broke. Wllllnes secretary, whose job is advi: E. K. Abbas, J. Chubb, P. C. is not permitted to bet; whereas, contrary to wide bellet, there is Doveson, B. S. Dodwell, G. no rule to prevent a steward, Holdsworth, J. A., King, E. Lec, R. McAdamn, J. R. McAusland, who possesses executive power,

he A. P. Pereira. from beiting as Ийся,

This is on absurd situation. There is no single good, reason should bet at why stewards

where they offelate. meetings

Macpherson v Coffey: Sul- Ivan v Hubble,

This week marks the end presistent long passing. which the Allchurch story......the soccer often worried the Villa's de-man-hunt for

Welsh Ivor, the earned them the

wizard, officially closes with the newn that he will open a sports | Jenkins. outätters business

near Swan-

fence.

equiliser,

eti spot.

from

the

Hartlepools did equalise through Stamper in the second

G

---(London Express Service).

Tomorrow

Fablan v Peters; Pritchard v

ARMY "CHAMPIONSHIP

Only the finals of the Army Squash championship will be played at the Victoria Courts,

preliminary

OB- rounde

much

Rocky's Gloves

On Tour

Reserve & Scorer: D. J. Little. Umpire: D. W. Leach.

ARMY HOCKEY SELECTIONS-

I'm

BATTLE OF

THE ROSES

on

"For from It. In fact, I was prepared to make a bid for it. "That belt should have been

There will + lown bowls a companion to the one I won

09 · Middlewaight match between the Yorkshiro outright Champion.

Society and the newly-formed "Arst won the Lightheavy- Lancastrian Society at, the Kow- weight title when I outpointed laon Howling' Green Club on Eddie Phillips in our famous Sunday, commencing at .8 p.m.. midnight fight in 1933.

WATUSI FOR

are

The following players roleated to represent the Army teams in the HKHA Civilian League this Sunday:--

Army 'A' v Recreio 3' at Sookun-

MELBOURNE?

Dr

Tea will be served at 4.30 and members

of both societies, whether playing or not will be most, welcome.

Yorkshire

Mooney was the scorer from Jeft-wing pass and a similar shotca Station. from the same wing was later This kills once and for all the

G. Mitchell, Mrs Duke, E Doncaster's hopes of nearly every major badly missed by

Lonsdale, H. Ridsdale (skelp); Other foreign entries are inside men and there might not club in the land,

Swansea director:

on D. W. Leach, Mis Ridsdale, G. Richard Reusch, Davidsson have been another replay. Bergelin and Sven

Said

boxing Rocky Marclimo's

M. N. Rakusen Those last few and England's Roger Becker and

weeks have the Two penalties enlivened things been quiet. No more managers ing played elsewhere In the gloves are on an ice-hockey tour probly off #308gitube Wort Americant missionary, has pro- Goodyear,

Taylor, Het Peberby, Woll Bowell, mispo to send aman from (skip); M. H. Duke, FF. White John Barrelt.

Golony

of Europe. Not for publicity of Woll Peter (Captain) Dr Man Ruanda-Urundi, Central Africa; Head, J. Caldwell, E Bellamy in the Forest-Hartlepools match. or scouts here for Ivor. At one

BOMB The first round games will be as a bait for an ever-watchful Bawa Felton, Texa Tomorrow 32 struggles are Both were for handling offences time we had them every hore

Alla, Bag Smith and WLA Boooner to set up a new Olympic High (skip); A. R. Brown, N. Sykes, scheduled, The doubles will be but whereas Kelly scored for match and the club 'phone never played by Feb. 8; the second Don Cockell.

They are with Al Yourkowicz, Reserve-/Lit Cardley. The ladies' Forest, Friday.

Hartlepool's captain, stopped ringing.

(sic/p). round by Feb. 12; the third,

Athy By Nay Bhat Jump record in Melbourbe next E Wolstenholme, 1. d., Meyer

year. singlos, in which Mrs Ip is the Newton, shot wide

round by Feb. 18; fourth round coach of the world American Sockumpoo-bully

Bowl (Captain), 1/1t Lindars, Lt

Lancashire only foreign entry, open

Official world high jump re- by Feb. 18 and the final on Feb. championship ice hockey team.

Yourkowicz has been a close Parsons, SQMA kaertio,, Get Burhans,

Cpl Hall, Gmcord la Uft. 11%in. Dr Reusch V. H. Summers, Mrý | Groen- Monday-France-Presse.

friend of Marciano's since boy- Wo lohnson.

Bdem · Burridge The first round draw le 29 hood. He hopes the gloves worn Barclay Can Cox, claims he has seen Watusi wood, J. Locke, F. Howarth follows: Lt/Col Sullivan v Lt by Rocky when he beat Jendy com

tribesmen clearing, i epra held (skip). M. Hetherington, Mrs "Army "C" v RN 'B' e£;KingÍA

that was absolutely flat. Carter, Major Howard-Dobson Heavyweight Champion in 1952: OIL Puppe, Major Brice (Captain),

Pilkington (skip);, A.; Farbuck, Kerry, Major. Desks,, for The only difficulty is that the Mrs. O'Brien. P. Lloyd, P. Lowe v Major Dyo; 2/LA Bechford V. will serve as a lucky charm for cat Capt Hurn; Gunner Merison his team in the world series in Smith, Cad Murray, LAWükle, Bet tribesmen dislike leaving their (sitip); T. Mersey, Mrs Howarth,

O'Brien,

Greenwood 2/Lt Russell; Capt. Weeks v Germany (London Exprad, Col Layton and den jungle homes,(London Express D.

I/Cpl

(skip). Tom Finney, Proston and | Biafor "Mears,"

Service) England winger, will spend part of the close season conching in Rhodesia. He has accepted in Invitation for a six weeks' conching tour in that country and will stay a few days at machi centre. He arrives in Rhodesla with his family on June 20

London Exprem Service).

KEENAN WANTS half but tired during extra time Kinney To Coach Smith; 2/Lt. Lynews Capt Joe Walcott to become the World buty of 3.30 pm. >--HIQMA"-7/ Park at 7ft. Gin., and from a run up P. Lowe, J. B. Dewhutab ·

TO FIGHT

IN SINGAPORE

London, Feb. 2. Peter Keenan, 20-year-old

Cham British Bantamweight plon, would like to Bght in, Singapore und Bangkok in the spring.

Tito Scottish fighter fights' Frenchman Dante Bini Chargow on Feb. 22 and four dayn later fics to Australia for

three fighis. :

The first one will be against Bobby Bim, Australian Bartam weight Champion, and will be fought for the vacant Empire

and after surviving the first half

of that period, were finally eliminated by a late goal from Wilzoh.-Router.

PROMISE. IS. REMEMBERED

Bloemfontein, Orange Free

Stato, Feb. 2.

free trip

In 1951, when. 17-year-old Desmond Schonegevel, Blocrofontein, won to the Oval cricket mound to sob lie fifth Test between South Africa and England, the epon- sors promised to give him n cricket outfit if he ever gained his provincial cap,

In Rhodesia

TURPIN WANTS

THEM BIGGER Randolph Turping British Em- pdro · "Cruiserweight Champion Recently Desmond made his und formerworld 5: middle- out for Orange Free State in weight the holder, wants shore thoir Currie Cup game against the burger sparring partners. Transvaal,

He is training North Wales Toerhis fight with Ray Schmitt,

Keenan has twice held the Bon lite. He flest won 45 „An: 1951^ünd later in the same

your niso took the European Tho promise, is remembered." Labuanbourg); In Birmingham, Champla: hip from Spaniard and Demond will in receive hit on subcury:11))

Service)..

THE GAMBOLS

Valentina and R/LA Neville,

Barry

Appleby

BE DEAR, WOULD YOU DO

JOBB. FOR ME. THIS CO

BO THAT, I CAN STAY DRE AND HURSE MY DOLDE

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