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Australians Forced To Fight For Victory Against Barbados

Bridgetown, May 11.

THE CHINA HAIL THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1955.

TABLE TENNIS

ENGLAND WILL ATTACK WITH SPONGE IN NEXT WORLD TOURNEY

By ERIC NICHOLLS

Beware you Japanese, Yugoslavs, Czechs, Hungarians, you spongers all. England has got her back up. You have thrashed her table tennis. stars unmercifully in recent months.

Now, under cover of what is jokingly called the 'close' season, she is preparing a counter-offensive, to be launched beneath the glare of "The Rising Sun", when the 1956 World Championships go on show in Tokyo next April

?..

Their plan is simple. Match sponge with sponge.

Leading the challenge with an abandon that is rare indeed in the annals of British sport, are the two Brians of English table tennis, Kennedy and Merrett.

Brundage Urges Games Sponsors To Show

More Action Than Before

San Francisco, May 11.

Mr A. Brundage, President of the International Olympic Committee, said again today that Australia could still lose the 1956 Olympics.

visit to Mr Brundage, who arrived here from a Australia, said that in the June meeting of the Interna- tional Olympic Committee in Paris "a lot of people will want to take the Games away from Australia.”

.

Mr Brundage has on several occasions criticised the slow progress made in preparation for the Games in Melbourne.

left- Twenty-three-year-clá handed Kennedy, with the typi- cal Yorkshire maxim of "actions will speak louder than words" smash with sponge; Gloucester- shire's 20-year-old Merrett will #chisel" with it.

Kennedy No. 6, and Merrett 7th in English rankings are two of the younger members of Eng- land's Swaythling Cup team in this

year's World Championships they were beaten by incredible strokes from Japanese and, Hun- garian sponge players and then the Japan-England agala international at Leeds.

Only a thousand of England's 170,000 players have adopted: sponge.

Kennedy and Merrets are the

arst top mer, to give it a try.

en-

by

Now more will follow, couraged by the International part ready by June 16 when Federation's rejection of yet the DOC meets in Paris.

Mr Brundage met yesterday another "ban this bat" plea."

DETERMINED YOUNGSTERS with Mr Alex Custing, operator

which is While the South of England "If the sponsors don't show of Squaw Valley,

being slaughtered the 1880 Water were mere action than they have inbidding for the last five years, it will never Olympics. He said Mr Cushing is Japan at London's Royal Albert be done," he said "They have doing a "tremendous job," but Hall last week, two determined

They said

that Squaw Valley's youngsters were battling it out beea lamentably slow, have had

ve years and are not chances are hampered by the for the Daily Mirror" Na-

fact it is urfenown in Europe.tional Boys' championship. United Press.

All eyes were on Pat Tindale, a fresh-faced sixteen-year-old who hands out tickets passengers an British Railways, when not, engaged in the more

rear

The showing has been miser- able so far," he continued. "The fub can be done. Whether it will

-Reuter.

Barbados made the Australian cricket tourists fight be done is up to the Australians." for their runs today when the last day's play began at Kensington Oval.

Giving his fellow opener only one over with the new ball, Atkinson immediately brought on off-spinner Mar- shall and himself bowled medium paced seamers at the other end.

At 28 Favell was dismissed

ball from Atkinson that by a kept very low.

an

"WILL BE READY"'

San Francisco, May 11. Mr John Buchan, a town Counciller of Melbourne, Aus tralia, claims Australia will be for the 1956 Olymple ready Games despite the doubts of Mr Avery Brundage.

to the

Favell and MacDonald coun- į a crumbling wicket that be tered this accurate allack by came more and more, treacher- taking short runs. The wicket ous as the day wore on, but

Mr Buchan, an architect and against had cracks which had widened they struggled

town planner by profession, sald that the Olympic Games overnight, and the heavy reller accurate attack which at one was used on it.

the close, gave construction was scheduled stage towards only one run in 40 minutes.

be completed just before WITH RESPECT

Games in November, 1956. He Denis Atkinson and John God- said the date will be met. The Colony game ended with

"Prior construction on a good dard pegged away Australia win for

schedule," length and made the batsmen

upset our workers' though forecast

Mr Buchan said. less very close. Not only did play every ball with respect.

He said that remarks by Ma of the the visitors have to fight against

Brundage, President International Olympic Com- mittee, that Australia might not be able to meet its Olympic

"unfor commitmests tunate."

3

which

was neverthe-

LAWN BOWLS

TEAMS

When play was resumed after lunch, Watson and Morris con- tinued their uphill struggle. Watson was at the wicket for an hour and a half compiling his 33 runs. He hit aix fours before Marshall got one past the bat and he was out leg-before.

Miller started well and used

The following are the lawn his long reach to good purpose, bowls teams for Saturday's

Atkinson relieved Marshall with league matches.

leg-spinner Williams, who made KCC The following will represent the the ball tum considerably. He KCC in League matches on Satur- rapped Miller low on the pad. day, at 4 pm. shar

with a top-spinner and up went

umpire's hand.

First Division (away) v Club de Hemrelo "Blue" :—A‚V

Loges, E... brought Burge to

the more

Rosselet. W Galtney, T.2. Baler

ton,

D.

would

to

Beat whilarating pastime of handing

Hungary

Sweden 7.3

At Soccer

out defeat to members of the table tennis fraternity.

120

And

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RUGBY LEAGUE CUP FINAL

F. Castle, the Barrow left wing three-quarter, is tackled by I. Southward, the Workington right wing three-quarter, during the Rugby League Cup Final at Wembley. Barrow won by 21 points to 12-Central Press Photo.

Epsom Derby Makes British Other Sports New Fangled Inventions

Says J. W. TAYLOR

The millions who will be viewing this year's Derby, either on the famous Epsom course or at their TV sets, will be looking at a direct descendant of a pastime which makes all other British sports-yes, soccer and cricket included-new" fangled inventions. And it remains probably the least altered of all.

The Romans were holding organised races on small imported Arab steeds at Wetherby and Chester seventeen hundred years ago, at places where important As for fixtures are still fulfilled, although under somewhat "improved conditions. Epsom, meetings have been held there, since the days of the first Queen Elizabeth and were regular spring and autumn functions from 1730 onwards.

a

None

spectacular appeal, the Derby is Diomes in feld of nine run many who seek to gain from the

ners

suc

There was, of course, a some, Bunbury". Some 175 years ago, before going on, to complete the what different sort of adminis- the then Lord Derby was dining most trying of all British race- Club courses. They would be as- famous fellow-Jockey tration all races being run off a

by the steepness of Pat was the favourite.

in three heats each of three or Steward, Sir Charles Bunbury, tonished small wonder,

The 18th at his Epsom house The Oaks, this early, incline with a swing four miles in length. century Epsom runner would to celebrate the success of the a shade to the right. Last year he reached the

race for Allies the competition,

The ground levels: semi-finals of the

compete in two morning heats, first classic

left turn towards the house. have a breather whilst

slightly their named after the Derby and took a Durham county tile.

do They decided to have a classic top of Tattenham Corner, then This season he caused a minor. cwners dined and upset in the English 'Open' by

wearying four-mile decider in race for three-year-olds, as well the runners sweep down the Stockholm, May 11.

beating German boy star Erich

the afternoon. The horses were as allies, the next year. What steep hill round the left-handed on to the half-mile as to call it the Bunbury or the corner events,

not nearly

coddled .50% Complete masters in at Arndt, in the Men's

of Derby?

straight with the ground still present-day racers,

falling gradually until the final tack, Hungary beat Sweden going out in the third round to

it and Rene Roothooft eventual finalist

those luxury horse-boxes for A coin was spun on

test in this most gruelling of trained favoured Derby, but Sir Charles races is reached a gradual rise them. Derby runners 7-3 in an international foot-of France. Then, be upped and 1 Terry No ball match here today.

gave England's

in Yorkshire, Wiltshire or New- had recompense in that first

to the winning post from a fur market walked to Epsom, and Derby of 1780 over a who in-Densham a rare tanning in the Inside-lelt Puskas,

long out. week on a hike mile starting cast of were often

Tatt spired many of the Hungarian Junior event, in which he was

Fame and fortune, ruin and His horse. Corner

Bunbury's over rough roads. their also beaten by a finalist-this three of moves, scored

Besides

and time the winner--Bert Onnes of

its sporting

was a 6 to 4 winning despair come in their turn to goals.

He and rentre-forward Holland.

The Pity for Pat that on the other

Lord Derby's Epsom classic race, with the one of racing's greatest betting who

twice, Kocsis,

scored

cessful jockey can look to re- alad mediums. Nothing today, how-

the traditional ten Ever since

celving

рет underlined the difference he side of the table was

harder they

has cent of the stakes from the win- dividual wagering that was the tween the sides.

the time, the Epsom Derby Sweden tackled well and they "come, the

Ernest McLeish

regue of noted gamblers in the always been run over 11⁄2 miles ning owner as his rewand. Then showed plenty of spirit in their fall."

days of Lord Hastings and the on a looped course incorpora- again, the owner is not obliged what Oh, my.

1867 a surprise

Ferby

He thought that

that ting Tattenham Hill and Corrier, to pay him forward play but had none of Hinckley apprentice bricklayer.

Mr Chaplin's Hermit had such although the first half was statutory riding fees. More the Hungarians' polish

Left half Saua and outside-young Mr Tindale got. Pat was

success that he altered several times before the than one owner, however, has chance of McLeish's de- realised that

established laid thousands against the horse start was

the given his fockey all the stakes, Buchan's remarks, Mr Brundage left Hidegkuti were Hungary's trailog 18-21, 18-21, before he

the on the other hand, there other scorers. Leofgren (inside said, "They'd better start soon."

Svensson (right halt) vastating chop was something all through the previous Spring copse of Down House on

Following broken he had not bargained for.

blood slope, opposite the winning post the famous racing peer a long He said that when he visited right),

and

(centre-forward) Isgren

near-collapse ten He recovered his poise, and vessel, and Melbourne's cricket stadium, he netted for Sweden.

refer way back in history who invited to have Mc- his forehand attack

to the Epsom Derby as a flat the rider of his winning Derby a half-dozen men woriding

A crowd of 38,000 saw Hun-ish reeling B-21 and 15-21-made a

to the diffident way there where there should have

gary, who led 4-2 at half time, But back came the 17-year-old starting gate, a miserable 68-1 race, it would be as well to polat horse to his house to receive his but in the last few out that in the first half-mile extra reward-it was a glass of outsider, been several hundred.

the runners must climb 140 feet wine: He reiterated that Australia ahead in the 18th minute. layer of bricks to snatch victory

of this memorable Derby, must have a good progress re- Typical of their precise smooth at deuce in the fifth

The future of English table he got up to win by a neck. football, Kocsis Abolen through

His pass from centre-half Lorant tennis all sponge apartis in- This reverse cost Lord Hastings

£120,000 and his life. inside the penalty area, turned deed bright when two teenagers

were "Hermit quddy and that straight into can put on such a high-powered dying words

fairly broke my heart."

INVETERATE GAMBLERS

avene

By coincidence, Mr Brundage was staying in the same hotel as Mr Buchan Informed of Mr

saw

defence and the ball Koci To Decide Date For World

was no D.C. Symons C.I. Slate wicket. Burge (Skip). Kermant (Ship); D.B. Sequeira, C. Thomp confident than his companions O J.N. Wong, W. Hong Sting and when Goddard replaced (Skop).

a gap in Second Division (home) v USRC Atkinson, he found S.Y. Doe. 1, Bones. H. Phoenix, Burge's W. Howard (Sub W.G. Dooley, crashed into the stumps. E.P.H. White R.S. Capell, M. At this stage Australia had Divocha (Skip); Hutchison lost five for 137. Archer came Lam. J.F. Ca Silva, G. Lee (Skip).

to

but partner. Morris Third Division (home) v Tulpine out

Naytona AC. Williams gave him some un-

w.s TIDO. H.A. Tgp (Sidp)

comfortable moments-France- A.Press, S. Ramchand (Skip);

Edwards A.J. Maitland. "T

estha,

- Dep

Liang D. Tarke G.S. Ladd, C.T.

Champelover [Skip).

Filipino Cin

Serend Division (away) v Row- loon Dock at 4 p.m.-J. Xavier, H.M. Xavier A.D. Rel, A. Sequeira (Skip; L.A. Fees, 1.5. Cartre, .. S Hussain, A.2. Cetho (Sidp); L.M. Neves, H.T Pereira, A.H. Souza, V.A. Never MA Pahman, Skip). ReTMOTVES:

V. Exping.

Third Division

(mumy) & K.G.C

At Dm.CM. Bozario, ML. Ru C.M. Franco. V. Rabatra (Skip): R. Castro, LA KOSITIO T

F. Tan (Skip) A LEZZ Paul Chaurig, C.M. Castilho, E.G. Bator (Skip). Reserves: C. Foster, U. Examall.

Co

HKERC Against HKFC at home, at 3.30 p.m.y. Krus K. Mundy, W E.

Flyweight Title

whose motto is: "The bigger over, approaches the heavy in- entrant "no" then save in, war-

the bottom comer of the net. and classical exhibition.

There were two penalty for their hames goals, Pusicas and Svensson each

scoring from the spot,

Best feature for Sweden was

Watch

Tokyo, May 12. the form of Isgren, whose go Norman Phillips

Argentina's World Flyweight capped an impressive interna-

Pascualtiorzal debut--Reuter,” Boxing Champion, Perez, arrived here yt Aerday against

Hungarian Coach by air from Buenos Aires to

Selects World

Soccer Team

Budapest, May 11. A World Best", soccer XI has been named by. Gyula Mandi, coach of the Hungarian national squad.

on ab

Basing his selection

Macfarlane, A.G. Gardner (Sidp;servations at all the principal C.W. Johnson, A.H. Pinnell Griding E. Poulacs (Skip); A.R.C. Spencer, G.W.K: Crawford, 3. *Barron, J.K. Bloan (Skip).

HKFC

The following have been selected the Second Division game

to play (Home)

matches in the world champion. ship tourney, Mandi includes four South Americans in his world team.

Mandi's selection:

en Saturday. Grosics (Hungary), Andrade

at 3.30 pm. I. Bickford. R. G. (Uruguay), N. Santos (Brazil),

Butler, P Cotter. F. B. Gardner

K. Forrow, W. Bovard, W. McColl Bozsik

R. Birth: Z. Greenwood. H. Riastale (England),

(Hungary), Wright Cruz (Uruguay),

T. Sacklon, K. B. Baker. Res:-A- Julinho (Brazil), Kocsis, Hideg Crook, G. Walker.

Schat-

The following have been selected kuti, Puskas (Hungary), to play in the Third Division game fer (Western Germany). VHKERC (Home) on Saturday. The Hungarian coach added et 3.30 D. Rrkusen, Woodstock, W. Taylor, H. Black; that the following players also Shields, T. Dyer, f. Von Echten, K could be considered for the Summer Gautier, H. Holgate. various positions:.. N. Van-Heck, A. Boyd-Cowan Iles

R. - Jobes McCormick,

I. B. Dowbiggin M.

his

defend Japan's former World Cham- pion Yoshio Shiral

Burmese Soccer Coach To Help Select Pl Team

Trophy Match

On Sunday

poor

by

For those who like to Hermit days before the race.

In the Derby days of Nimrod, were Lavelerate jockeys too, gambiers. When the tiny Little Wonder won the Derby, the favourite was ridden by Scott,

to

win who had backed himself

drew a fortune. As the pony

at Tattenham Corner, Scott bellowed to the jockey: A thousand pounds if you stop The Second Annas Norman him." And on the wind came Perez won the world title

Fhillips Trophy Match between

the sad answer. "Too late, Mr the Hongkong Amateur Athletic Scott, too late." after defeating Shiral over 15 rounds here last November

Club, South China Athetic As- It appears that only, by the sedation and the Hongkong Uni-toss of a coin do we not new The World Champion was

Manila, May 11.

"The by his wike, accompanied

which talk of the Derby as Mr. Alex Weir, coach of the versity Athletic Club, Helmina Perez He is in tip-top Burmese soccer

team which could not be held last Sunday form

and is fully confident placed third in the Second Asian because of the heavy rainfall, that

he could successfully Games which took place here in will now be held on Sunday, defend his title against Shiral. May last year, arrived here in May 15, commencing at 2 p.m..

The date of the fight has not Monday evening Ho trom his Portulam.

athletic University athle at the Unive Now on vacation coaching Job in Rangoon Mr Representatives of the three Weir was invited by the Philip competing clubs have agreed pine Amateur Athletic Federa that the match will only be don to prepare local seleccions postponed again in the case of against a visiting South China heavy rainfall. The match wül eleven expected to arrive here

sere go on if there is slight rainfall on May 27 for a series of five this Sunday.

yet been fixed and has been left to the Champion's manager, Lazaro Koch, to decide Frarice-Presse.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Soccer Victory Sheild Firm: Chinese v Services (C. BHD. A 530 pm. Veterans Exhibition match: HOME (C. HO2) at Zim pan

+00: Beard. (YuRO- Men's B DIYAKITICA Goalkeeper: slavia). Full backs and half CRCE COC): EU Y Recre

HKCCY LBC; SCAA & BAZPCCC, backs: Hanappi (Austria); (5) v OCSHICKO

Ladies A Di USBC (2)V=LBC; Lorant (Hungary), Santamaria

Www Boxing

Sir Winston Buys (Uruguay), Marinez (Uruguay), Recreio USB

A Stud Farm

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SOCCER TOUR RESULTS

Le Havre, May 11. „Spransca Town (English League Seccod Division) beat Le Havre Athletic 340 in a football match here tonight.

Swiss international coach before RECORD ATTEMPTgue 1st Division) drew 2-2 going to Burta-France BY ZATOPEK

Preswe

US Golden Gloves Team Beaten

They a 1-0 st half time,-

Gelsenkirchen, May 11.

Wanderers (English with the German football team Schlake bere, tonight, k

BCore was 1-1 Half time ON SATURDAY

China Mail Special

Prague, May 11. "Czech

Locomotive" Emil Zatopek winner of three gold

Shek O Golf Draw Helsinki medals at the 1952 London May 12. Olympics, will attempt to beat The competition on Sunday, The British Amateur Boxing his own world record of 28 May 15, between the men and Association.

beat the United minutes, 34.2 seconds for the women members will start at States "Golden Gloves team by 10,000 Metres run at Hustka 9.30 am. A drawing has been ABC Dimmer Dance Base Heaven ave bouts to four here last night stenounced here today sorces will start consecutively

beer, here on Saturday, held and the following two- twats the second. Am are meeting, Creche - Orr-y-MIC TOMORROWARARE

Golden Gloves team to appear

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