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SPORTS SURVEY

THE CHINA MAIL,

Nothing Is Left To Chance In Running The Wembley Cup Final

Says ALL-ROUNDER

After all the hullabaloo, thrills and excitement of the Wembley Cup Final, let us for a moment consider something of the precision with which the proceedings, or of any other big event there, for that matter, are conducted, a precision that is met with nowhere else in the sporting world.

Distinguished guests and milling thousands in comfortable seats or on wind. swept terraces are regimented with orderly precision to a timetable which the FA isues in booklet form to clubs and officials and staffs under the name of Sir Stanley Rouse, the FA secretary.

It

rods like series of Shipley

3

is a Yorkshire urban and military orders and methodically area hinging on Bradford, organises just another Cup Fincl its local soccer team called Salts into 3 well-timed, fool-proof as most emphatically put itself spectacle and glittering social on the West Riding map.

festival which runs like clock- work and covers every aspect from competing teams and officials town to stewards and transport.

Section 1 indicates the respec- tive dressing rooms the teams will occupy.

It also instructs to start the the referee not match until Royalty are seated in the Royal Box. Section 2 Informs referees and linesmen that they

Salts beat Barnoldswick

at seven-none Valley. Parade. the "Riding's top and became amateur football team of the season with their League's

trophy Championship

the same League's alongside County Cup and the West Rid- ing PA's County Cup. they also

woh this seDSON.

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They have only drawn tour Land lost two of their 41 games. will be taken from There were no riches about FA Headquarters by ear to this "Little Wembley."

Wembley lunch. There is

also the precautionary

speciat

Salts players. were allowed

the bus to Bradford to

note: If the match should be five pence cach for expenses to drawn after extra lime, the players and match officials will file past Her Majesty as though they were to receive their

medals

Section Viil

bands massed

at

go on play in the match. The gate was said to be a very fine one 2.673 and the takings at £158. Each

1:32 10s. club received out of the net proceeds, but for jons the Salts it was a first-time honour to be ready and glory for them and Shipley play the National Anthem at a lin their "Little Wembley" nod or a raised finger from Sir but there was no civic reception. Stanley House in the Royal Bos. As for the coveted trophy (trelf. it is placed in the Royal Box ente-from, well guarded. And no matter which team wins It. It is always correctly adorned with the club's coloured ribbons.by Sir Stardry.

A former successful racehorse once most popular with race- goers because of his consistent running and the time he was once awarded a race he didn't win, is now happily employed at the age of 15 as a hack 31 Newmarket

Mr. Adrian by Scrope, Lord Derby's racing

stud manager.

On a ledge in the Royal Box are two sets of favours on cach Al a suitable moment just side.

the final whistle, Sir before Stanley ties on the appropriate coicurs. Eleven winners and He is High Stakes. Being A eleven lasers medals are -issued.

sucd gelding, he was kept in train- All are the same, except that

"wing until his ainth year, and a ls engraved sel

paying racing proposition he and the ether runners-up." The was, too. He had the remark- Manchester City Club will giv:able record of 34 successes in 55 their

injured pair. Hart and

and outings.

three of which were Clarke, a specially-struck medal walk-overs. at the

club's Own expunie, subject to FA permission, which will insist that the medals must

were

railway Tive brick pillars, coache:

eut down the centre at the rail wagon works, taken to the site on lorries and laid end to end on the respec- tiva foundations by giant crines.

nine acres,

The freid covers with provision for several kinds

sports, ample room for athle ties and commodious shower and It is changing accommodation. hoped that when funds" permit they will build a hall for dances and other events alongside more permanent pavilions.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1955,

OAKS DAY AT EPSOM

H.M. The Queen walking on the course with Lord Rosebery, when Her Majesty and other members of the Royal Family were present to watch the Oaks.

Central Press Photo,

Goodbye To The Speed King In The Blue Helmet-

Ascari

By

Never Knew Fear

COURTENAY

EDWARDS

The world's motor-racing circuits and particularly those in Europe will be less coleurful and certainly not so exciting now that Alberto Ascari is gone,

For with his death while practising at Monza-scene of some of his most spectacular triumphs-Grand Prix racing lost one of its most popular and dashing exporients.

of

PHIL DRAKE'S JOCKEY WAS CERTAIN

IF HIS MOUNT WAS NO. 12 ON THE RACE CARD, IT WAS BOUND TO WIN

By ROBIN GOODFELLOW

As soon as 32-year-old Fred Palmer saw a race card at Epsom on Derby day,

he knew he would win the Derby on Madame Volterra's Phil Drake. "What's, my horse's number?" he inquired, turning over the pages. No. 12-bon! I shall win,” Just like that.

Fred, who was born in France but whose father was born near Canterbury- grinned and told me:

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"I have won three Grand Prix de Paris in the last six years-Vieux Manoir, Orfeo, and Popoff. They were all No. 12 on the card."

confidence

and But, meanwhile, Falmer They came down the hill to

at 'just Phil Drake were swooping down taken the hill at great speed. In the

so green he scarcely seemed to were close up. know how to gallop.

а

the inside of

and

that-

-WIS

I could sense the which this number promoted in Tattenham Corner lean Fred, jockey who uses fair gallop. Gethin had

up to Noble Chief last hundred yards came the N's brains and is 'hever raffled. Praetorian He had need not to be, for Phil tain, True Cavalier, Cardington swerve up on

Panaslipper Acropolis, and Hafiz II. Drake in the early stages ran King,

that.

Acropolis ran well throughout and just lacked acceleration, Ha may still prove as good as stayer as his brother Alycidon. Trud Cavalier stayed wel! too. Our Babu falled after six furlongs

Madame Valterra was deeply moved by her success. She had achleved the ambition of her

That was why I was so far behind." Fred said. It was cry the third race for Phil Drake's

carcer.

the

AT THE 'CORNER'

Cardington King was in lead round Tattenham Corner, Praetorian, Acropolis,

True

Every Derby has its drama, Cavaller, and Bryn were well rank high. there. The massive Panaslipper

champ

and this one will Seven weeks ago it was touch was improving. and go whether Phil Drake would be able to run.

With just over a quarter of a But he made a good recovery, mile to go, Cardingten King still and when he won at Long- led. Acropolis was under strong was pressure. Suddenly, Jim Eddery it May 13, on

he had not only restock Panaslipper to the front

but improped im-wide of the lenders

On the gallops he was now lang way in front of his stable companion, Datour, who beaten him at Longchamp month earlier.

vered mensely.

DEVASTATING REN

had

"I came wide." Jim told me, "because I could sce two or three of the others murdering each other. I didn't want to get into trouble."

lite.

How many are now kicking" themselves for not buying a half-share in Phil Drake "at Madame Volterra's price £25,- 000m2 possible deal which was announced?

She said she had had 20 inwer

sale offers, and turned them down.,

Francois Mathet, Phil Drake's trainer, was winning the Derby Ec said Actually Acropolis and True at his third attempt. Cavaller exchanged One beft that the colt's next race would As for the race. the feature bump, which caused both to lose be the Grand Prix de Faris.

will return Panaslipper After that he that gripped us was the devasta-a length or two.

Drake began to look as if he would be England. for the King: George ting run that teok Phil

the first 100-1 winner since VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes past, 20 rivals in three-quarters

at Ascot on July 16.

of a mic, and the final swerve, Aboyeur in 1913.

like that of a Rugby centre three-quarter cutting through between Panaslipper and the rails

This change of direction in the last 100 yards took me back to that Derby of 1949 and the effort of another Volterra horse. Amour Drake, when he just failed to catch Niribus.

The start was a "Brst-timer“ have ever The quietest I heard," starter Alee Marsh sold. With three-quarters of a mile What sort of a man was this Ascari would not hear He was stili, at 38, one of the

Sun-modern gladior whose ears to go. Noble Chieftain led. True Dae- best six drivers in the world, withdrawing from next with every prospect of gaining day's 12-hour race for sports oflen ring with the cheers of Cavalier, Starlit II, and

with Acropol's about sixth wasi mon, the World Championship for u cars at Monza-the Super huge racing.crowds?. He

essentially a family man greatly and the winner last but three. third line, though not perhaps cortemaggiore Grand Prix.

two Daemon soon started to go he was devoted to his wife and this year.

In this famous race

"backwards," and I also noticed. sharing the driving of a three-children.

Lester Piggott and Windsor Sun li re Ferrari

With

Eugenio He was a man who would rapidly losing ground. Castelloli, 25-year-old up-and-

have greatly preferred a quiet coming Italian driver who was family life. a teammate of Ascari in Lancia stable and who finished

THE ESCAPE "

Indeed, this big, burly, broad- speed king shouldered Italian This Lord Astor horse was was at the zenith of his career who as anyone would confirm also placed in no fewer than 16

argumence. A

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the

for

Behind a quiet, mild manner his good-looking, Italian con- invested with much Latin charm cealed 2 stubbornness toughness.-

LIKED BRITAIN

and

not semble the FA souvenir. of the races he did not Wishaw him win the Naples Grand second in one of these cars in High Stakes will be remember- Prix at 68.8 m.p.h. on May 7the European Grand Prix last ed for His KNOW. THE RULES

*contesting the this year

and the Valentine Sunday. Grand Prix Bentinck Stakes at Goodwood in

last March.

The Lancia Arm had released Many soccer clubs in Britain 1949 when the first of a num-

he was both these men to drive In both these races try to instruct their supporters ber of heated

over driving one of the new 2 litre Ferrari-Ascari's old firm-in

If a rival driver ever showed A Lancias

for he

wie No. the following Sunday's race, an inclination to "play rough" on the finer points at the game photo-finishes tock

indicate through their weekly series of casual glance at the photograph alot for this Italian equipe. It though reports would

Ascari always knew how to deal the Que

Ascari was in one of these fast light- that the cur in which poyers and answers printed in indicated High Stakes

weight cars that Astari had a crashed was not the one he was with him and seldom hesitated the progammes. It would seem, winner, and so he was declared. however,

escape that something like A later more careful and pro- miraculous

at Monte going to drive with Castello. with magnify: Carlo. this ought to be done for the tracted scrutiny

all revealed

FIRST TIME What dramac moment players, many of whose mowing glasses and

doubt that the ledge of the laws of the game is without any

that was. Britain's Stirling Moss the European distinctly poor, according to the French horse Hornet III had in

was leading in latest edition of the Football fact won by inches.

Grand Prix in a Mercedes and Association bulletin.

looked a certain -winner.

Suddenly Moss retired with engine trouble, and we looked the harbour for астосу

It points out that examiners

of players on coaching courses

FIRST CRICKET MATCH

This

scaron's first

cricket rcund

Kained

in

to do so.

Ascari spoke only a few words of English, yet he often con- fessed to his great liking. for The virtuosity of Alberto

Britain

the British.

He Ascari

and won him the World once told me that it was Championship in 1952 and 1953 matter of great regret to him Arst time any driver has that the British Grand Prix is

this

honour

two not held, later in the season, so successive years.

that he could stay for a month. He achieved the distinction

This talented, fearless driver reveal that many footballers are unaware even of the existence match of the British Railways Ascari, who had only to roar ir. Ferrari cars, for it was not

was a great favourite with the in

Silverstone, of a booklet entitled "The Re-Shildon Staff Association sports past Moss's stricken Mercedes te until last year that he threw

lot with

Lancia and racing crowds ferees'. Chart and Players club in the North-East Region take the lead. But as he came his

of the tunnel near the affair, cut

promp ly celebrated the change He was down to lead the Lancia

Leam in this Guide to the Laws of the Gene," was a most momentous

Casino we

year's British saw him

swery by winding for his new em- Yet rule 30 of the FA states that for it was on their new £13,000 through the wooden fence anc ployers last year's Mille Miglu Grand Prix at Aintree in July. We shall, alast look in vain for, sports field made possible by the

the that tubby figure wearing weekly fourpenny donations of straw bales at the harbour edge for sports cars. its loyal members and supporters and plunged into the water.

Ascari, son of a racing driver famillar short-sleeved pullover Ascari "Alberto and blue crash-helmet. over the last five years,

who was killed when was only six years old, was a himself, would be the last to - moan abois the reason for his protege of Luigi Villoresi,

absence. other great Italian driver.

a copy of this, which elaborates on the basic laws, must be kept by each club for the use of their players on application.

The bulletin goes on to pose a The ground' has two unique number of problems which ap pavilions, each comprising rail- pear to have troubled candidates way coaches laid on the top of

on the course, For instance, what is the correct decision if a player taking a dirces tree

kick from outride, the penalty

area pessed the ball back, as is in order, hard enough for it to go wide of his goalkeeper and into the net?

It would mean a corner kick, for Law 13 decrees that from a direct free kick a goal can be scored direct against the offend- side. The last two words make sil the difference. And what is wrong if, when a penalty kick has been ordered to be r taken, both goalkeeper and the original kicker of the ball are changed? Nothing, provided the change of

goalkeeper is notified

The

to the referee. Few supporters are aware that when the referee. drops the ball after a stoppage it is handled on the way down, there is no offence.

ball is actually not in it has touched the The FA are also at pains to reiterate that if a goalkeeper is

Snot actually in pogression of the ball and if he

play

unter

ground

inside his own goal area, he, cannot be charged, even fairly, unless intentionally obstructing an opponent. Once beyond the six yards area, he may be charged fairly if the ball is within his playing distance and his challenger is making an attempt to get it.

THE "LITTLE WEMBLEY”

There were no banda,

civic

dory

Do

reception or financial

about Shipley's" "Lättle Wembley" the other night

THE

WEEK-END

Ascari was thrown clear. He swam to a rescue boat and when taken to hospital was found to from only slight be suffering head and nose injuries.

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