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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1955.

Enthusiasm Played A Big Part In Bobby Ayre's Success

By Eric Nicholls

You score the winning goal in your second first-team game, You' score with your first kick in international football, and after only four months League experience. Everything is fine. Then in your second inter- national, before you have even kicked the ball, you are carried off on a stretcher with a dislocated elbow.

..

It sounds like a hard luck story. It could have been. But not for Bobby Ayre, 23-year-old Charlton and Young England centre forward.

SUCCESS

has

But the pace was too hot. H:

youngsters coming into game, getting the breaks.

the

He seldom talks about him- selt. For Bobby dislikes intense- y those who shout the odds in their own favour-

As a schoolboy he watched with admiration Jackie Milburn, As a fully fledged professional he admires the skill of Len Shackleton, Stan Matthews and Tom Finney, whom he rates as order.

Many a lesser man would He was as good as his word. have resigned himself to de- Jimmy Seed was sufficiently feat. But

Bobby. With impressed to invite Arte to call not characteristic enthusiasm and see him on demob,

which ..and. spirit

have made

Bobby signed for the London him one of the most liked "(and club in 1952, made his League feared), centre forwards in the debut on New Year's Day, the business, he was back in Charl, following year on the right wing ton's League side within a few against Bolton, scored the win- weeks. Now he is once more ning goal against Wolves two challenging for top honours.

later. But then enthusiasm played a big part in Bobby's could not hold his place. Un-England's finest players in that

"You see, I don't have deterred, he settled down in the lot of ball control."

he says. Reserves once more and tried "I try to make up for that by all the harder to improve his the man he fears most, it it is As Charlton centre forward.

playlaz my

for 90 play. Always there

was first minutes.

choice right winger Gordon possible for Ayre to have tear af Furst and mainers Simon all, is Billy Wright, Wolves and STOCKY FRAME He does at that. His. stocky ter and Alec Herd to help and England centre half and skipper, Hitle frame is always in the advise him,

says ey were worder.

failure. Wright has proved the ful." thick of things: Nd deep-lying

brand of determination stumbling block of some of the or fancy formulas for Wilies Bobby. He just explodes around did not go unrewarded for long world's best centre forwards

vard Soon he was back in the opposition from the word

always chasing the hall League side, as an outside left,

inside right and on a terror wing chances, and always near goal.

Some call him "The

Chopping and changing could Mighty Atom". But that is just the enthusiasm of Bobby Ayre. upset many players. But Ayre was willing to learn and he Determination,

began to realise the value of

"go",

heart out

100, is a

ture of the Ayre story.

Tea-

His

1

the

But that is no indication of

Bobby Ayres

SUMMER TIME ANNUAL RUGGER MATCH AT CLUB GROUND TODAY

By "PAK LO"

With Beck's Undoubted Ability He Should Achieve His Ambitions

By “N'TACA"

Which writing of this week's Personality, one tries hard to avoid the use of superlatives. Not that they are undeserved, but because they have all been used so many times before during his brief and spectacular eyeling career.

After one or two abortive attempts at Time Trialling in the middle of last year, Ron Beck, of the Pegasus CC, gave up the bicycle to return to his first love, distance running.

up

This evening in their Annual rugger match the Clubject

to 300 miles each week. He XV and the Wayfoong XY meet on the Club, ground at rigorously, trying to get in up 6.30 p.m. As we are now on HK Summer Time this game also indulges in Weight Training on the lines laid down in this will be played in daylight.

Column a few weeks ago, stat

the regular use ing that he derives much bene

Although not

As most people know Wayfoong draws most of its players from the ranks of the Club; but this year it is

fit from

•

boys

•

the But both have one thing in the Club who will be fielding the greater number of moderate weights food facist, team sport, and as such ta

right

As a boy. Bobby's one amui-League experience, whether it

Picn

was to be a professional footballer. There were no Satur

his home day miner clubs in

The only town of Berwick. competition for under 18's was youth shield played off on summer evenings.

Then, as now, the young Ayre

not give

up easily.

did

It was

of to the park as soon as work

was on the left wing or in his normal position of out- ther side right. "You never know your ecritet position until you

all," have tries them

says Bobby. Once you have found! the

answer, it's best to there and click it out."

STROKE OF LUCK

sla;

cominon.

They are shining examples to the thousands of budding soccer starlets the whole world over.

Jamaicans

Gain First Innings Lead

Kingston, Mar. 22. Jamaica gained a "first Bobby found his position innings lead of 21 over the finished No girl friends, no another strakce of tick, which pictures. Just football, football turned out to be the break of Australian touring, cricket and more football.

was team today.

пог

breaks. Stuart

visit

Leary

Charlton, and made such a sue one in the second innings at the cess of it that he remained there close.

South African at inside

when Leary returned with the Jamaica's sixth wicket pair,

Fight

regular players.

13

.

Petrie will not be playing for the Bank as he is leaving for the States early tomorrow morning

leave.

This

naturally weakens the Wayfoong XV, es- pecially in defence, as Fetrie was originally going to play in the full back position.

LONG ABSENCE The Club have the faster, and there- knowledgeable quarter line, with Watson re- turning to the contre after too lang an absence and O'Kelly and Henderson (J. of that 1k) will probably settle into the more workmanlike pair of the threes

O'Kelly, it will be remembered, has only played once since his arrival in the Colony a short | time ago, but he made an im- appearance against pressive first the Fijians in the Combined civilians game, Cole pposition to these two are and Clare. While Cole has

In

That determination almost called home to South Africa 40 made him a Newcastle United

They were all out for 474 in his sick father, Ayrereply to the tourists' 453. player. He fought his way to stepped into the No 9 jersey ut

The Australians were 13 for the England Army Cadet Force team. After a sparkling per- formance at inside

right against the National Boys' Chibs at club the Tyneside. Wembley. signed him on amateur forms.

NATIONAL SERVICE But he heard nothing more, Ihair. 50 and started his National Service selectors. In due course they without a club. But Bobby was detailed all 10 stone of him to Resuming Jamaica's innings going in be left on the report for Young England duty at 168 for five in reply to the

joined bye-line, He

Chippen

first innings total of Stamford Bridge to pil wits Australian at ham

Town. There he met and shooting cols against the 453. Binns and Smith had taken former

Charlton star Tommy young men of

the score to 263 for 5 by the Italy Dawson. This proved the first Imagine his feelings as, with interval. Both were 86 not cut of the lucky breaks which were his first kick, he scores a great and their stand had realised 182

take to First Division

first of England's runs,

Colin McDonald did not field football and a place in the Imagine, too, his feelings when, Young England side.

leading

tochy same, team against with that

the Australians

SOLID FRONT *** "Don't worry about the smal- Scotland a few weeks later he owing to an injured ankle.

The result is a very solid ler clubs. I'll get you a

left trial heavily dislocates the

The Australian spinners corne

front row in the Club side. In at Charlton," Tommy told him.

of the in and comes out

S

for some punishment this

was the lincouts the results should Bings, to hear the news:morning. aesthetic "England have won 6-0, and massed by Lindwal; at 35, hi fairly even for the Bank have Duncan Edwards, switched to Benaud for ter in one over to Hargroves and Barker, while take your

PA. P. Binns and Smith, con- been playing well of late, in the The fans soon came to adtinued to defy the Australian few times he and Clare have mire this chirpy little character with the dark close

bowling here today, adding 85 played together, they have been did the

In the forwards the Club is of the much the heavier pack two, and V. Russell should easily Guthook Elcicson, who is not playing in his usual position. In the Club forwards will once again be seen "Boong" Schaef- fer, who has just returned from Jeron, after a couple of season's absence.

opped mins before lunch on the third woable to hit it off together.

day of the four-day match.

Fleadaches

Toothaches Colds

BAYER

are quickly overcome. by

CAFASPIN

NEW TERRITORIES

FANLING UN LONG &

SHEUNG SHUI DISTRICTS.

THE

CHINA MAIL

is now obtainable from the

SHEUNG SHUT STATION STALE

SHEUNG SHUI RAILWAY STATION,

Orders Accepted: Deliveries Undertaken.

who

be

the lehte will be a thorn in the Club's side.

Although die Club seem al- most certain to win, this game will not be a complete walk

is al- over, as a lot et spirit

by engendered

this ways game, and tonight's should be no exception..

TEAMS Wayfoong: Lewis, Knowles, Faton, Stone, Martin, Clare, Hickson, Rogers, Cole, Young. Barker, Bacon, Morrison, Har groves, Campbell.

Club: Taylor, Spencer, KII- vert, Watson, Perman, O'Kelly, Henderson, Slack, V. Russell, Schaeffer, Douglas, Carpenter, Talamo, Farquharson, McColl- McCawan.

their

of

Mais

Arms

and

However, In December he star riders, when dusky Trialling the Idea would seem turned once again to the road, "Charlie" Ayson left for home to be, "Help me so that I can and very quickly began to on the "Georgie." One of the come first".

for best Mass Start riders in the carve out a special niche himself Since December, he Colony, Charlie was a good

TOUR DE FRANCE The first complete team to has been beaten only twice, and team man, and was a member his long string of victories in of the winning REME combine ride regularly on the Continent, the "Hercules" outfit, seem to cludes such classic events as the on many occasions.

and And as we go to Press, we be justifying the expense Grand Prix, NTACA Three-Day

While not pulling of learn that yet another stalwart trouble.. Race and the Muvao Road is due to go, Ray Hurford, back- any spectacular victories, they

In addition he

has set Records Colony

the for

holding 50 and bone of the REME club for the re more than Miles Time Trial Turisk past season-and-a-half, has been own among the top-class riders Hill Climb-and-the- Grand Prix warned that he will sail on against whom they are now Circuit He recently turned his April 4. Bad for REME, but a cometting. Every British cyclist's attention to the Track, winning message of hope, perhaps, for dream, to see the Union Jack

the Tour de with ease the 5 Miles Scratch the other teams in the Colony,

France amung

more ours, becomes Race at the REME Sports Meet- ing.

Last week's question once reality with every event WEIGHT TRAINING again showed up the different fine team enters.

The team is fan, from being Beck is a fanatic on the sub- outlooks of the Time Trial and

and trains Mass Start factions. The Time an individual enterprise on the

all voted

part of the "Hercules" firm, as for Individual honours being almost

almost twenty British Trial experts nearly the more important, while the have contributed equipment

en ligne"

came down the riders. A Ane effort,

should result in a heavily on the side of the Team one which

Continental increased Which

emphasises vastly merely what I have said before, that market for British cycling goods. Mass Start racing is essentially

Question for this week. Will surely the best style of cycle that British institution, he believes in plenty fruit, and eschews

ever become) any greasy racing to develop the Team Tandem Race, food. Incidentally, he is one of spirit. There is not much room feature of Colony cycling? If the few persons I have met who for the selfish rider in a mass so, what sort of times

in Time they put up? has a word of praise for Ser- start team, whereas vice food

As can be seen from his re- cord, he is an all-rounder. but his

for Stage preference is

and to further this end

and he recently took advice

his somewhat

ex- altered 288crated position to one more reasonable. Favouring a fairly close range of ges he uses

gears, mechanism

which six-speed gives him from 61 to 89 Inches.

Ambition of

of the immediate future is an inside the hour 25 miles Time Trial, while his long term plans include the joining of a good club on his return to UK in December next, and ultimate participation some of the top-line Stage

a trade-sponsored team. With his undoubted ability, there is"

reason why he should not

Rac

of

E.

of fresh

Business Man Races, perheps as a member of

Buys Yankeehieve his ambitione.

Stadium

Florida, Mar, 22. Arnold Johnson, the President Kanata City Athletics

the

could

"SCMP" BEST ALE ROUNDER TABLE. (up to March 20).

CLUB NAME..

25 Miles 50 Miles 100 Miles ́Aggregato H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S.

4:24 18 1. Beck (PEGASUS) 1 3 2 5 7 2 Gower (CYGNETS) 1

2. 7 56 3. Sanderson (REME) 1 4. Poole (EXILES)-

-H. M. S.

731 03

4 34 -52

7 44 50

8 35 4 41 34

7 53 12

5. Ross (PEGASUS), 6. Deeley (BS)

2 15 2 10 28. 5 OL 03 55 12

-8 13 43

17 23 4

ALL-ENGLAND BADMINTON

8 17 26

Eddie Choong Fancied To Beat Wong

London, Mar. 22.

Eddie Choong, Malayan' law student, is favourite to Sunday last saw yet another win the Men's Singles title for the third successive year in Colony

record

broken, again by Beck

This was the 100 miles the All-England badminton championships which begin at Time Trial, which had stood to the Empress Hall, London, tomorrow. the credit of Sanderson for al- most a year, in 4-41-34.

the first 50 miles in of the

Covering announced today he had sold the time of 2-06-17, he finished in New York strongly to break the previous Yankee Stadium to a Chicago business man in beat by over 17 minutes, rem

with compliance

to the timekeeper from other American league chub Owners.

instructions

The purchaser was John W.

in

a truly superb effort.

If Choong wins the trophy outright, he will not only emulate the feat of his compatriot, Wong Peng-soon, Champion from 1950 to 1952, but will also earn undisputed recognition as the World's leading player.

But the final the 24-year-old Choong | latter is far from being a spent He still commands un- with 4-94-52, while the when he beat Wong at Man conny control over a wide range Cox of Chicago, President of the surprise, of the

race was the

chester on Saturday. They had of strokes and with more match, General Package Corp.

performance

"Ginger" last met in 1952 when Wong competition remains the biggest When Johnson purchased the Griffks, the sturdy young won comfortably and since then threat to Choong.

Seeded to meet Wong in the younger than Wong

Rawer

home was Jim established himself as favourite force:

of

in Philadelphia Athletics last Hussar rider, who rode his experts have been undecided The Women's championship is half holace scored a second reach his 50 in an hour and 53 opposition. Douglas, Far-November 8 from the Connie first "100" to finish well inside how to rank these two great very open with the strongest

Smith completed his quaurson, and Talamo, Talamo Mack family and shitted the evens th

back

minutes,

returns to

the wing position after having been then for some time due to injuries.

On the whole the Club should get a very large share of the ball, and the Club threequarters should, and probably will score fairly often.

But not even this tragic set hat century in 92 minutes, hit

could destroy Ayre's spirit ting eigh fours, That spic, his enthusiasm straight drove Johnson for six for the game he loves, and his to send up the 200. undisputed soccer talent have After bowling one over with carried him along to far.

They the ball, taken at 293, could well earn him a full Eng-Davidson tore a tendon in his land "cap

ankle and had to leave the field He is not expected to be fit for three or four days.

he

new

entry

the

in 4-54-24.

players.

in the history of forward franchise to Kansas City, he was COMPLETE CHANGEOVER

Generally, they have been championships. Miss off given

Judy 90 days in which to dispose The event resulted in a com bracketed as the World's best, Devlin, 19-year-old American, of Yankee Stadium, which he

but plete change-over in the "SCMP"

Choong now looks like will be defending her due and had purchased for Investment BAR competition, the previous making the position his own un- is likely to oppose another. purposes about year ago, leader, Sanderson, being pushed

shed less Wong, who is in need of American,

Miss

Margare He ran considerably over that

down to third place, with Beck

in the tal. Miss him match practice, can capture the Varner, deadline but was given 14

Gower ahead of And

26-year-old Physicsi extension because of the various There are now six riders whom with which he swept all Verne

who before him three years ago.

Training instructress, is using In the Wayfoong three line involvements which developed

have completed three distances,

part of herannual varaflan to the left wing with Stone and over such a major transaction and the last opportunity for Martin looks the most dan- United Press.

compete. is the NTAÇA others. Championship "100", due to

If Bobby realises his ambition, will not forget those who helped him along the trail. And The partnership between gerous, and if Stone can only he will repay them by helping Smith and Binns was worth 150 feed Martin in plenty of time, cther's. For Bobby is never more in 149 minutes and they were happy than when he "sees still together at Bunch-Reuter,

Nominate YOUR

다

Hongkong Footballer

Of The Year

to

Members of the public are invited nominate whom they consider to be. Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.

It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and tomation coupons will be received until the closing date to be announced later.

The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess.

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to The Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.

To The Editor, China Mail-

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is

of the

Club.

(Signed)

LINCOLNSHIRE® HANDICAP

London, Mar. 22.

Ken Gethin will ride Harry Lime in the Lincolnshire Hand- cap tomorrow, not T. Mahon as originally named, Royal Stream is po longer a probable for the race. China Mall Special.

Sports

Diary

TUDAT

World Ju Jitsu

Championship

Next Year

The Hague, Mar. 22, Japan, the home of Ju Jitsu has been asked to organico the | first World - Ju Jisu champion- ships for next year, it was axs- nounced here today.

the

D

UNCANNY CONTROL

Youth and regular interna- held on April 10. Beck has tional competition is on the side

is 10 an enormous lead, and it is ex- of Choong, who tremely doubtful that he

can

be overtaken (Up-to-date Table is printed below),

The hard-hit REME CC aid "Goodbye" to another of its

Perez-Barenght Non-Title Bout Postponed

Buenos Aires, Mar. 22. The Non-Title bout arranged

Perez,

COPPI TO

years

RACE AGAIN

Denmark will again be well represented with Kirsten Thorn dahl and Mrs Tonny Ahm, both

heading former winners, formidable entry. Chí Mall- Special,

TABLE TENNIS US. PREPARES FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

2

Chicago, Mar. 20. The United States should be

in the 1935 World Table Tennis. among the top four or five teams

Utrecht. Championship

Alexandria, Haly, Mûr, 22. Italian Cycling. Champion Fausto Coppi, whose passport was confiscated, last September when he was cited respondent in an adultery case, for tomorrow night between is to be given a new one. This decision was taken at the European Ju Jitsu

Argentinian Union Pascual,

The action was dropped fast Holland, Jim Shroet of the US Bureau's recent meeting in Paris, holder, of the World Flyweight

It was hoped here that Japan Championship, and fellow coun-month but the passport was Table Tennis Association said

Has withheld because Coppi was yesterday. approve

going would be rough, Kitches Eastern (CH) pm.

Dir. 1 "A":"RAJ V S The several problems-the financial No reason was given for

The team will play in France" (Navy) 3 pan. Ammy V. Kwa web question and the system of com- postponement. Perez, who took been settled and the passport

6. p.m.

have to be the World Flyweight crown which expired in December is and Germany before going to Final of Land Force Major Telt petition--would-

Shiral now being renewed in time for Utrecht for the Yoshies

tournament Football. Cup (Chuby 2.30 pm, solved before such a competi- from Japan's

Temis

tion either

between indivi- Last November was beaten by him to compete in the Paris April 15-24. Then follow three HKCC Tourney at Chater Rd.

thais

teams could' be Barenghi when both were Rouraix Race on April 10, the weeks of exhibition matches at Eugby

Police stated Reuter,

US Army camps-United Press. HKFC v H & S Bet Club 830 p.m. organised. France-Presse,

Soccer

Dr. 1: Police 9 (BS) & p.m.: would wis recognised that been postponed indefinitely, as also charged with abandoning But the go

request tryman

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