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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1955.

The same frustrated soccer fan whose views were published in last Saturday's China Mail în support of sending a Hongkong football team to next year's Olympic || Games at Melbourne has some more to say. It is sheer logic. when he begins with:

The Cost Of Travel Fluctuates With The Distance Involved

Last Saturday, through the co-operation of the Sports Editor of the China Mail, I was able to present my views on the current controversy that surrounds the decision of the Hongkong Football Association not to send a team to compete in the 1956 Olympic Games.

I believed then, and I still believe, that what I wrote represents the views and feelings of a net inconsiderable cross-section of the football public, and I am indeed flattered that at least one established local sports writer has seen fit to offer comment on my views.

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I have also heard with in-, SENTED ANOTHER COUNTRY such an entry and that in fact countries, England, that teres:

the HKFA has IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES, the Home

which

Wald, It would be thin-blocchdland Ireland and 'answered its critics' presumably includes me by the person indeed who did not ex-are each individual members of rimple expedient of giving pertence the desire or feel the FIFA and each therefore eng- public reading to a CIRCULAR thrill of representing his native ble separately to enter a an leter received from FIFA. country, and it would be a รถม

Such an

There is no British Football who person answer promotes | Chinnor-bloted

the Arceiation and sther countries ether two important questione

would want to sme it

but however ideale peinting out that to acsapt the the intentions in must ask chy from a combination of members is not caly centrary just how many of the current

The Olympic spirit but Chinese siars in this Colony are

Croutes

situation

that la qualince to rearseen any coun

other than Hongkong in theght with some very covicus

dificulties. Olympic Games.?

(1) is it to be accepted i wiem. blindly that the FIFA officials, many thousands of miles away, know better than our, peopie on

the spot what expenditure

would be required to take team to Melbourne?

(2) Are we to assume from

the present situation that our Hongkong offietals were

ย

ient to accent this obviously ing cast ve years? Conversely as one of the Heme countries

many

are

in

FIGHTING TALK

MANNERS MAY MAKE A MAN, BUT THEY DON'T HELP FIGHTERS A BIT

Says ERIC NICHOLLS

A new Sammy McCarthy has arrived. It used to be Smiler Sammy. Now it is Snarler Sammy,

When the former British Featherweight Champion stepped into the Sirentham ring a fortnight ago, to carry on from where he adjourned the trading of thick-ears, the smile was gone,.

So were the impeccable the referee stepped in and saved | manners which earned for him him the rouble. the tag "The First Gentleman of; Peckham said afterwards that the Ring." Manners may make on this form McCarthy would aman. But they don't help be a certainty to, Lat British fighters.

Champion Kelly in a return. "He punched too hard and teo fast," he said.

Sammy has learned his lesson. Now he reserves his shy, geln for dressing room informalities.

Teddy Peckham, his, worthy opponent on this occasion, had much

cause to regret the omission of The tanibus McCarthy smile,

In the second round a perfect uppercut heaped Peckham by the repes for a count of nine. Only the bell saved him. In round three a sizzling right cross made violent contact with an already thickened car, and down he went again, this time for eight.

ANOTHER UPPERCUT Another uppercut, and Peck- The ham was down for seven.

would

have McCarthy old hesitated before going in for the "kill." The new McCarthy is knows that he who hesitates

He half-draped Peckham lost. over the ropes und was about 10

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Prekham should knew. Bataly three months ago he went the distance with Billy Kelly.

McCarthy's shy comment was that he felt his five months' lay- off had done him a lot of good.

That,

I feel, may prove to be the understatement of the year.

trouble. the Cured of hand new McCarthy can win back the British Featherweight tide. T go further. It won't be long before he is ready for a crack Saddler's World at Sandy crown.

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Meuginot, that he fought the last two rounds in agony, after he had caught Mouginet with a rasping right-hander.

Critics acclaim the young Welshman as a.future World a certainty to beat Champion; as a present title-holder Pascuel Perez of the Argentine.

But after each Aght Dower Invariably complains of foot or hand trouble.

Before he puts out his claimi for a shot at the World title, he should put his hands and feet in order. Perhaps he too, like McCarthy, would benefit by 键 short rest from the ring.

HE'LL BE BACK › You just can't keep hands out pugilist of the news. Latest having a spot of bother with his ighting irons. Is Dave Charley. ABA Ue 20-year-old former, Featherweight Champion, and so for unbeaten in his professional career,

DOWER'S PROBLEM A boyer whose bands ure causing grave anxiety in British is Dai Dower, boxing circles pride of Wales, and Flyweight Champion of Britain, the British ring for a while. He has Empire and Europe.

Dower revealed after

fight with

How many of the stars were That is certainly truer than in fact bern here? How many ever today, no matter what has con have made this their home for happened in the past—especially

generalised

communiçatica-how

fact already forbidden its hame wi hout making haustive qualified to represent Nationalist and its players to be connected examination об the

the affair when recen whole or Communist China whatever : wh the "Great Britain tag!!!! put an end to problem in relation in the cure! Cheir personal feelings or de- Tent conditions which they sures may be? know

exist here?

NOT FOR US ALONE

When one bändies Irelings +1: national loyalties one has to be careful not to raise hopes ou

The letter that was rend in enaky t-undation for ubayr Menging was read in egyar fresent set-up it is dimcult other country that was eligible to see how any of our brilliant compit. The £1,000 thai footballers will reach the Olym- shall seen the Cakery's ambi pis arees outer than in the tions was read and considered cotturs of this Colony. in many other Football Associa lion Chambers, thousands of m.from here.

The biggest single to of export travel, and,

in connection with

the Gemes

Bat

particular

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A BOMBSHELL

and by the way, there

be you

Fun unexpected bombshell in the warld of ure Olympi; Colball-anc) from expenditure

daguates in relation to The most unexpected sourse.

The distance any competing ecuatry is away from Melbourne, then surely it follows that the ro- Intive overalt expenditure Buetrates 1:0.

The regional qualifying con- petition has raw been in- troduced) ક another "cost" factor influencing the HKFA in making its decision, but I don't think will be regarded as utter Jan a straw' OTEC

by the public.

regional any

qualifying comp:tilien We stood to gain more than we might have lost, and one is left with the impres sion that we-by that I

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is the draw for the Oigmpie fastball Tournament it will be noted There is an entry rem Great Britain. It is new being

strangly represented of several

other competitors and' eligible countries that there is n310 02- ganirution authorised to mase

Answers To Sports Quiz

his Robert

Records Prove That... It's

Speed Bowling That Wins Test Matches

Says DENIS COMPTON

There is a well-known cricket adage that bowling wins matches. I would go further and say FAST bowling wins TEST matches..

The MCC regulations prevent me, as a player, from commenting on the bowling of Frank Tyson and Brian Statham in Australia or in the recent Trent Bridge match, but the results can speak for themselves.

In Australia they shared 46: they been called upon- every but not so pleasant for us bats Test wickets in New Zealand wear to play cricket six days a men of other counties. 23. England, won five out of week. the seven Tests and very near-

Sydney.

One bowler alone has not

Dave won't be scen

in the

cracked bone in his hand re- ceived during his points win over Johnny Mann at Birming- ham

Charnley is rated one of Bri- tain's brightest boxing prospects. My guess is that Dave will be back in there scrapping before many more noons have passed. WOODCOCK'S WARNING Remember Bruce Woodcock, the former British Empire Heavyweight Champion, whos? run of bad he's codes in re- tirement? Bruce is handling Aghters these days. The latest addition his 'stables is

Killane

to

Lave, Heavyweight Champion of the Tonga Islands, and Queen Salote's prologe,

Woodcock thinks Lave has a good chance of being the next Empire Champion, and he has promised the Queen he will do

his best to send. Kitions home with the title.

his

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Up to now he has confined activities to training in Woodcock's Doncaster gymna→ Blum. He has sparred with some of the best Heavyweights in the arva and, says Bruct, There is no doubt that good! "locks good enough to win the

with little fast bewbery, just like

goal-title cap- perience." ly won the drawn match a: often been capable of rescuing scoring centre forwards,

Lave is 21. He will make his 2 strics, although Alec Bedser Ture the Imagination of the

British debut as winner of 35 At Nottingham Tyson tore in did a wonderful job when we crowds. There is no more specta- nich puts in Australia

cular righ than to see a fas and New Zealand, racing to give England innings regained the Ashes in 1953.

victory,

We last 4-1 in Australia in bowler measure out a long run Success

Alec's 1950-51,

Anc series

despite

Aussie barrackers told Tyson in previous

and the

to "Get a taxi" when marking ing the title? same thing 2. A table tennis player who has also depended largely

on work,

himself in the American style, and a CALDBECK, happened 25 years before, when out his run-up-burl pace-bowling partnerships.

left hook," Woodcock uses a sponge bat.

forward like an express train, terrific England have won the rub Maurice Tate was dominant,

Might as well call him Lave. (London Express `Service)

cars.

1 Dulling. mean the Fortall Association-have not pursued this question with the same Lion" and

buch

efforts,

determina- enthusiasm that hus characterstie of Q

har

In conumenting en my re- view of the qualifications for the Olympic Games one sports writer has, I um afraid allowed his heart ruince then his head to god his steps and his pen.

QUITE CLEAR

between

of

attack.

an

and

His main weapon for captur-Sole Distributors: "Aggressiveness

fying tells us. and read the stumps That is, unless you are the un- "Rocky" fortunate batsman!

by

3. (a) Duncan Edwards ber in Australia four times in

Manchester United, 1812;

the past 50 years, when (b) Erian Close 18 years had a hostile pair to open the five months.

In 1911-12 Barnes and Foster 4. The server con swing his shared 86 wickets; in 1928-29 locse" foot over the line, Tate and Larwood 25; in 1932- providing it does not touch 33 Larwood and Voce 48. the

before ground,

his

FAST BOWLING RECENT EXAMPLE racques strikes the ball. Each time England won 4-1, Nettingham folk know some

and then,

of course, there was thing about fast bowling. Lar-

It was also good to see the recent example.

wood and Voce began their Trent Bridge perhaps the great. the trail of destruction there, and est bowler of them all-Sydney with McDonald series

that at Trent Bridge and it was Gregory, and later with Lind- English wall

and Miller:"

The answer is that pace be- we comes more effective when

handled with equal skill vigour at both ends.

But fast bowling is not Nothing was

Atting more than that Tyson and Statham ay means all glamour. It really

is hand work.

That is why R should have resumed their as-

was nice to see the Nottingham sociation at Trent Bridge.

crowd give such a warrn wel-1 come to Tyron and Statham when they batted.

5. Jean Desforges, Frank

Tyson Sven Davidson,

6.

Elias Victor Seixas, Michael Colin Cowdrey.

1. Harry Lillis Crosby, betier

Australia dominated

the

at

Sing last Saturday I have had 1.

o pose authority that representation of que country In Regional Games is not in itself

Barnes. He is now over 80, but a disqualification for another

crowds first, saw -country-ba the Olympics. The

menace, as a Test match pair, looks sound for a century. qualifications for competitors in

The of Lindwall and Müller is that

value to Australia of Lindwall and Miller. the Olympics, however, are quite

To think but for early

that, clear. A map can represent the

and longer doubts of Frank's Btness they have lasted much country of his birth, or a coun-

stamina, Tyson and Statham:

the try to which he has lived for 5

than a be opening tinations, and have continued would now.

It took more years Imune lately prior to tha England beat South Africa. to get runs too, '

Lancashire as well as the Eng- strike to keep him away from Games, PROVIDED HE HAS 9. Louise Brough.

It might have been a

land attack. That would have his cricket.

London Express Service) NOT PREVIOUSLY REPRE- 10. Pelota.

different story, however, had been very nice for Lancashire,!

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