1955-04-12 — Page 6

Wolverhampton Wanderers Still In The Race For League Championship

London, Apr. 11.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL · 12, 1955.

A goal three minutes from time by the young halfback, "Ron Flowers, against Aston Villä today kept Wolverhampton Wanderers in the race for the English League Football Championship.

By beating Villa 1-0. Wolverhampton moved into second place five points behind the leaders, Chelsea, and with two games in hand of the London club still have an outside charice of retaining the trophy they won last year, Chelsea, who were without a fixture today, have three more games to play to complete their pro-.. grumme of 42 matches.

4.

It was Wolverhampton's first Huddersfield, both improved win in six Cup, and Lengue their positions above, Leicester,

matches. Though they had to Blackpool beat Burnley 1-0 at wait 87 minutes for the winning name and Huddersield drew goal, they were worthy victors 1-1 at Tottenham. and shower some of the fighting Newcastle's Easter form not qualities and form which

only took them out of relegation month go made them hot problems but gave a pointer to favourites for the Cup and their prospects in. the Cup Final League "double."

en May 7. While Manchester City were giving a disappointing display, Newcastle were beating Everton 4-0. They have scored 11 tools, conceding only one, over the holiday..

One point behind Wolver hampton's total of 44 points are Portsmouth, who fought back splendidly to save a point at Charlton after being two goals down, and Manchester City, the Football Association Cup Final- ists. City went down 2-3 TO West Bromwich Albion and slim have virtually loet the chance they had of the Cup and League "double." They are one leaders game in band of the while Portsmouth have two games in hand.

SEVEN FOR ARSENAL

Immediately behind the four leaders come Arsenal, who as recently as mid-February were struggling desperately against the threat relegation. They beat Cardiff 2-1 today to record their seventh win in succession. conceding their first goal in that period.

Arsenal wire one of six teams

who gained maximum six points over Easter. The others were the Cup dualists, Newcastle, Birmingham, Rotherham, Barn- sley and Brentford.

Six sides lost all three gamts -Cardiff, Derby, Plymouth, Carlisle, Chester and Leyton Orient.

Leicester's bid to avoid re- gation received Я setback. Presion, whom they beat 4-2 away on Good Friday, reversed the decision today with a anuch changed team winning 1-0.

The other two clubs in the danger zone, Blackpool and

MORE COMPLEX

The situation at the head of Division II grows more com- clubs. plex. Both the leading Luton and Blackburn, lost away and there are no fewer than even teams with almost equal chances of gaining promotion,

Leeds, with the help of two Penalties by John, Charles, beat Luton 4-0 and now hold second place behind Blackburn. Both clubs have 48 points from 39 games Luton are next with 47 points from 37 games, then follow Birmingham, Stoke City, "West Ham" and Rotterban

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At the bottom of the Division," Derby must win all their three last games if they are to tain any hope of avoiding the drop into the Third Division. won a match They have not since February 12.

Plymouth and Ipswich also lost and occupy the two places above Derby,

Ipswich having

there more points than Derby and Plymouth six more.

A

disastrous Easter cost Leyton Orient dearly for they now have virtually no prospect of overhauling Bristol City in the race for promotion from League III South City are seven points clear over Southampton

and eight over Orient.

Barnsley improved their chances in the Northern Section with a 1-0 win over Bradford City-their seventh consecutive

Ex-US Marine And Toronto

Schoolgirl To Swim Juan de Fuca Strait

By ED HARRIS

Victoria, BC.

win without a goal recorded against them. With two games in hand Barnsley are two points behind the leaders, Accrington Stanley, who were held to a 2-2 draw at home by York City.-- Reuter.

THE

RESULTS

Leagno I

Blackpool 1 Burmly 0. Cardiff City 1 Arveret 2. Charlton Athlete 7 Portsmouth 2.. Leicester Chу 0 Preces 1. Maucheruse U. 2 Sunderland 2. Nowcastle 4 Everton 0. Sheffield W. 3 Bolton 2.

Senden 1 Huddersfield 1.

Brom, 2 Manchester C. 1. Wolves Aston Villa 0.

· Langue XI

Birmingham 3 Middlesbro” Ð. Fulham 0 West Ham 0. Hudl 1 Bury 0.

Leeds Icon 0.

Lincoln 2 Blackham Rovers 1. Liverpool 1 Port Vale 1.

Notts C. Doncaster Rovers 0. Plymouth 0 Beisbol R. 1. Rotherham 3 Notts 3. 2. Stoke Ipswich 0 Swanges 3 Derby 0.

Legno III (Southern) Bornemouth 0 Northampton 1. Brighton 1 Gikinstam 0. Bistol C. 4 Shrewsbury Exeter City 0 Aldershot 1. Legion Orient 0 Brentford 1. Norwich 2 Walka 1.

Queer's P. R. 1 Crystal Pal, 0. Read 3 Torquay 2.

Southampton 2 Watford 0,

Southend 4 Colchester 2 Swindon 1 Newport 3.

League II (Northern)

Accrington v. York-bate kiskot, Bormaley : Bradford C. 0. Bradford 2 Grinshy 1.- Darlington 5 Gateshead – 1. Halifax 2-Wrexham 0. Hartlepools 3 Chesterfield 0... Mansfield 3 Southport 0. Rochdale 2 Chester 0. Scunthorpe v Oldham-late' kickoff, Stockport 6 Crewe Alexandra 1,7 Tranmere 6 Carlisle, 1. Workington Barrow 0.

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Scottish League "A" Dundes 2 Clyde 1. Rangers 3 Partick Thistle 1.

Scottish League *g* Albien 3 Hamilton 2. Queen's Park 1 Airdrie 1.

Irish League

·Ballymena 2 AẨM 1, Bangor 0 Clifterrifle 5. Crusaders i Colermine 7. Derry City 1 Portadown 1. Distillery Linfield 1. Glenavo 3 Geloran 1.

-Beuter.

London. Apr. 11. Eglish League standings after today's matches are as follows:

League Division I

Chelsea

Wolves

Partamouth Manchester C

Sunderland

Manchester U Everton Farley West Brom Preston

Charlton Newcastle

Aston Villa

A former US Marine and a Toronto schoolgirl are tuning up for their attempts to swim the Juan de Fuca Strait, a feat which beat famed long-distance swimmer befield U. Florence Chadwick last year.

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The ex-marine-now a logger in Tacoma, Wash.-is car 275-pound Bert O. Thomas, 29, who said he wasn't concerned with any competitive angle.

"I just want to see Juan de Fuca conquered, like everybody else," he explained.

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Southampton Leyton Gingham Kiel, Germany, Apr. 11. Milwa Helen Ellot of Scotland beat Watsond Lea Neuberger of the United Norwich States in Others interested are Patricia

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Queen's P.R. Women's Singles for the German Coventry Russel, 18, of Vancouver, A

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of the 14-mile Conny Freundarfer who beat Shrewsbury record from Vancouver to Bowen Island,

Alois Ehrlich of France in the Cryd P. finals by 21-19, 21-18, 16-21 and Swinden

Colchester Wakeli

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pair, Miles and Somael, by Barwa Fred Manning, president of 12-12, 21-16, 21-16.

the Bapse Paint Co., which, with the Victoria Times, sponsored Jast year's attempt by Miss

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THOMAS CUP TEAMS

Group picture of the Indian and Hongkong Thomas Cup teams taken just before the Hongkong players had their final practice at the India Cricket Club's court.

From left to right are G. 8. Hemmady, Ramon Young, P. S. Chawla, K. S. Low, N. M. Natekar, J. B. Pomeroy Jr, R. A. Dongre, Patrick H. Wong, Amrit Dewan and Robert Tay.

'The Rock' Took Walcott's

Title With One Punch

By HAROLD MAYES

A rope-burn on Rocky Marciano's body came near to bringing his boxing career to a halt. His mother, the big-framed Italian woman from whom he gets his physical toughness, used to inspect his body for injuries every time he went home after one of his early fights.

"I used to have to bare my chest to see there were no brushes, but when she saw that rope-burn I was very close to having to call the whole thing off," said "Rocky.

Manchester City Tipped To Win The Cup Final

By ARCHIE QUICK

So it is Manchester City versus Newcastle United for Wembley's Cup Final this year and I think Manches. ter will win with some ease.

An interesting angle to the clash is the number of ex-Army First Representative Eleven players it brings together six of them. Ronnie Simpson, the goal-keeper Bob Stokoe, the centre-half, Vic Keeble at centre-forward' and Willie Hannah nt inside left are in the Newcastle side and Jimmy Meadows, right back, and Bobbie Johnstone, inside left, are in the Manchester ranks. During their National Service they all played good football in the Army's red shirts in the last few seasons.

and

Simpson is a Scottish Empire exte his International de. International

Olympic but. By # coincidens, they Games player, the son of a had to mark each other. John- famous Glasgow Ranger and he stone was at the Scottish Head- with Qeen's Park and quarters Hotel in the Thames- Lanark before Newcastle side town of Weybridge when I ought him. Siokoe who is keep-saw him. "If I gain a cup wine.

was

ing out big Frank Brennan is a ver's medal", be told me, "it local product. Hannah was pure will be only after one appear. chased from the Irish Club ance in the semi-final. Glentoran at the same time as

International full-back Alf Me- I am a lucky fellow, but be- Michael VIA Keeble from lieve me, I am sincere when I Colchester at £12,000 was spot- say I will willingly give my ted by the former Newcastle medal to Eart if the Football Irish International full-back Bill Association do not agree to give McCracken, the offside king.

one. Apart from

I have Meadows, the last of them all the semi-

played to leave the Army was discover only one League match so far ed with Southport and was ori- for Manchester, but I watched

realise tha ginally outside right or centre seve forward. Johnstone, many mes Scottish International was trans. Scotland. They are giving me terre frontly and ses his to remedy that. I have always Hibs for £22,000 special attention at Manchester

Final

side to wanted to play in English foot- the fact that leading

goad-ball» scorer Johnny Hart has just broken his leg.

place in

the

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT

several and mes are is much faster than

Mr George Brown, Bangers Director, former International! and now Scotland's Honorary Team Manager said "I cannot Johnstone has played -many | understand why people fall over times for Scotland and was in each other to see the Cup Final. the team against England at England versus Scotland is the Wembley,

a match in which match of the year with all the

mate Meadows best football"

his

At that time he used to tell his mother that he was getting as much as 50 and 60 dollars for a fight. Actually, it was no more than 10 or 15 dollars, but he used to give his mother all he earned and say he was keeping the rest.

texa have what hook, which had once caused Living next door to him alį was to say: "You that time was a boy called nature gave you."

Joe Louis

the to suffer Allie Columbo. He had been That was a very kind way of indignity of getting resin-dust around with Rocky, and they indicating that he thought the on his shiny panta, and pat decided that the time had come aspiring young heavyweight Maricano down, to go to the Big City, So” they | châmpion was crude hitch-hiked to New York, with extreme. So he took him off to

to just enough money to buy milk quiet gymnasiums try and sandwiches on the way. improve him.

They want the Broadway office of Al Weill, the man who manages the heavyweight cham- plon today, and Marciane said he wanted to be a lighter, 30-

SIGNED UP

Weill picked up the phone and dialled. "Is Godoy around?"

he said, somewhat sarcastically, Indicating Arturo Godoy, who once fought Joe Louis. "Cos got guy here who says he can fight's

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THE KNACK

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round after round Walcott piled up the points, until he had built up ä commanding

·lead.

KEPT ON

Not just academic stuff, but | a guy doing what's natural him," said Charley. "But he he was sinking them 12 as has to do other things as well." well, and I particularly remem-

And beequise Marciano at that time threw punches with the Eth round which proved for

ber one punch midway through

Junior Badminton

Championships

By "TOUCHWOOD"

The Colony Schoolboy Champlon, Wong Wai-hung,

his legs wide apart, off balance, all time the durability of The made an impressive start in his bid for the Hongkong Charley fled his legs together Rock. with a piece of string

about

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TONIGHT'S - GAMES

At Club de Recreio Junior Men's Singles...

V

As he was walking forward, Badminton Association Junior Singles title when he 1810, long anti! he learned always ready to take several accounted for Brian Douglass 15-4, 15-9 in the opening better.

punches in the hope of landing round of the Championships at the CCC last night. one of his own. dynamic Then, because Marciano used wallops, Marciano There was

Wai-hung's badminton last night must certainly place Godoy, but to expose his sides through not lately halted in his tracks by him as hot favourite for the Junior Singles as this school- " Marciano was put into a gym keeping his arms close enough right hand to the body which bout with a heavyweight named | to his body, Goldman

made looked as if it would tear him boy has all the strokes and match temperament and, bar- Chancey: and be did well him, box with a piece of paper apart.

ring upsets, the Singles title is as good as his. enough to get himself signed up. under first one a and then

the other to make sure he kept Every From then on Charity Gold his elbows in close.

of part his frame A word of praise to Brian

THE RESULTS shook with the forse

Junior of that Douglass who, although not in the

Men's Singles-S the little gnome of Around that time Weill and punch, and any other fighter I same class, earned the applause Lover); Wong Wal-bum beast. Bakan Wong bani Chan Wai-chorte; (zrade, trainer who fought as a bantam- Goldman gave hundreds of try-have ever watched would, I am of those present for his gallant Douglas 1-4, 15-9 Andrew 4. C. weight between 1907 and 1914, outs to youngsters, and not one sure, have taken that as

the stand,

To long to Ko Warkwok 6-15, 4-18.

"Junior" Men's Doubler--R. Notes took over. Charley's interpreis- they said would not make the signal to to into retrest tion of Marciano, to Marciane, grade ever got beyond being a

and B. Remedios bear. Lou Po-bel not

Douglass must also be congra-and K. P. Fung 15-0, 15-0, bull tulated for his good sportsman- Ike &

Junior Mixed Donkies:-0. Ma four-round preliminary fighter. him el Marciano. He shook

and went relentlessly ship, for at one stage in the and Miss D. Yung beat War Wal- Why did they keep Marciano? forward. He was bleeding pro second set he hit a wood-shot 151 K. Com and Mrs Varr hung and Mim B. Yung 15-7 1-15, Because, Goldman told me, "he fusely from the cut over his which was overlooked by the 3-15, -15. Abbas and Miss M. had a good body, and when he forehead, caused in a collision referee and instead of taking Tang 5-15. was tried out on a big bag of heads, 01 which it was advantage of this deliberately although he was a bit sloppy, later necessary to do a "ew-threw away his next service. 'we saw he could punch."

ing-machine job."

He was behind. He was get-etween Lau Po-hei and K. P. match The Men's Doubles Yes, that is the Margiano

СЕП ting hurt. Few people secret—that explosive punch. It anyone doesn't believe he has have given him the chance of Fung and R. Nunes and Beheg 4Umpare: Mr B.A.

the Remedios was a disappointment it, sak men lice. Carmine Vinge, pulling the Right out of Joe Louis, Les Savold, Kex fire. In the 13th round, how as it turned out to be a one-gize: Mr. J.A. SOON). Layne, and Jersey Joe Walcott, ever, he was to prove his great sided affair. The score of 13-5,

ness as a "disher-out" as well 15-0 just about telis the whole Ying-boo Particularly Walcott, Twice as a receiver. he felt the power of it in no uncertain fashion. I shall not readily fortet his two clashes with Rocky, and nor, for that matter, will Walcott,

The first time, in Philade phia's horse-shoe-shaped Muni- cipal Stadium with a capacitypes, pulled back his head, halves, the two pairs looked

promising enough to end and dropped his left hand, as great as Hampden

Louis, the great Lexis, pro- Anaisis, Park, Marciano was the chal-

sented with that opportunity,

George Mn and Diana Yung lenger.

had taken a dozen punches to

had the edge over Wal-hung and Walcott had surprisingly taken put his man away.

Bette Hung to win at 13-7. The same chance

10 12-15, 15-12. Here the result but there were many people un-Marciano, Before

YOU could could have been the other way prepared to say with anything may "knife" a right-hand punch round bad Wal-hung and Bette like certainty that the old man had berse with explosive fury Hung played more cautiously, d the mountains wouldn't be on Walcott's chin, and the man able to something more out who, at of the bag. Marciano

The preliminary, con: tests of the first. Hongkong Amateur Boxing Associa- Han Championshipa Will be held at the Madona to Seamen, Gloucester · Bond, on April 25 and 26. com. mencing at 8.30 pm. cach day,

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undefeated, He had never so much sa pull |a, fleeting - visit to the oNYSE. Yet 21 mounds after the bell had gone for the opening of the first round the Walcott left

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§ 9m. C. Delgado. v. Yong Kusse

9.30 pm. G. Ma y Pat Gardner

10.30 p. Robert Yung v Hon Mr. a. Remedios)..

(opdiper:

Junior Men's Doobias, It was a pity that George Ma

6.30 p.m., Li Hin-wing and Wong SAME MISTAKE

and Miss Diana Yung and Wong Mon-long V. B. Arcot MA LICH Walcott, I remembered from Wai-hung and Miss Bette Hung Wong (Umpice; Mr Y. Porario).

Junior Maired Doubles his second fight with Louis in clashed in the opening round of

pm. B. Dougious- & B 8. June 1948, had made a mistake the Junior Mixed Doubles. Had McCall 75, Kan and Mis 34. Wong when he rolled back on to the they been drawn in opposite tumcire: ir M.T. ).

UP v Cháo Wal-dark and Mrs B/W-

Chan (Uniglows de Raf., Bourne) 20

They were within grasp of

TOMORROW

At St. TereRA Junior Men's Singles

8 p.m. 3. Brown ▼ P.C. Chan Junior Ladies Alexies 150 pan. 36as Cinder So v÷25lar |B. Hayworth.

Junior Ladies". Doubles 9:30 pmn. Mörg 7. Yung and Men 5.

Junior" Mixed "Donkies" 1 pake Soutto Tald Man M 5ogres v B.X. 2. Lai and kim K.S.

before, had victory in the decider when the M. Wong soc adăm 2 been ́s winning fighter, a virile, scores stood at 11-11. After this human thing, was transformed Wal-hung committed a series of into a living corped,

errors to lose set and match.

The championships continue tonight at Club

Recreio starting at 8 p.m.

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