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QUESTION ASKED OF

THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1955.

FIVE CANDIDATES FOR THE

PRESIDENCY OF

THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE

By J L MANNING

Far be it for me to poke my nose into an election, but I cannot allow to pass unattended the announcement of nominations for President of the Football League. It is one of the most important jobs in sport. So I telephoned the candidates and put to them this question:

If you are elected will you pledge yourself to work for the detection of irregularities in League football which arise from offers of forbidden inducements by clubs to players?

Here are the replies of the five candidates:

of four which shocked me more than a busy-body MP's questions about Colin Cowdrey,

Mr W. J. Harrop (Liverpool): Yes. That is what we are there for. We know it is going on but peed evidence. What is the use of having rules if some people, sit up all night thinking out ways of breaking them?

No

Mr. J. H. W. Mears (Chelsea):

comment.

Mr A. H. Oakley (Wolver. hampton): I always have done and always shail. I want a straight deal for everyone,

(Barnsley): Mr J. Richards I have no right as a legislator to tolerate any kind of irregu- larities which should 'be sup- pressed if the evidence could be obtained.

Mr H.

Was

Shentall

Chester unavailable every

Beld) time I telephoned.

The election takes place at a special meeting of the League at the end of this week. For which man would you vote?

On the centre court grew a A plantain as big as a weed. half-crown. I spoke sharply to the world's No. 1 groundsman Edwin Fuller.

even

Experts believe he is follow- ing the patient methods of the late Fred Darling, bui knowing eyebrows arched a bit when Salisbury, exploited for years by Beckhampton juvenes, went by without a winner,

He looked at It reflectively, was that at

his youngsters 3p Then said: "I suppose I mustn't peared very "green" to the rac- de- crumble,

rumble. It would be poor soil ing game. Two of therm If a weed didn't grow there." posited "Souble Breasleyoning

the architect who planned the off their

doesn't now.

the ground instead £100,000 repair and extension work around the courts

killed with open wag in racing cause. Yet no one wAS

made all hope of more tickets for our surprised when it was greatest sporting show. Grand-known that Sir Gordon had no stands cannot be made any runners at Royal Ascot. Even if bigger, he said, without shutting plans are revised now only two out sunshine and balmy air from the stable have engage

ments they can fulfil currents from the turf.

will be Questions always asked about

this uncommunica- Live knight of the. Turf. Among them are these: Are his two- year-olds, which cost so much while? maney, proving worth

.

even

If that happened not plantains would grow there. ..

WAY TO ESCAPE

Five ine days, ironically, are rarely needed to decide a Test. So far as England is concerned only one five-day game not cut short by rain has been drawn since the war.

PROBE ON SANTEE. World famous runner Wes Santee went to the American Athletic Union Championships Thus I urge, the reduction of at Boulder, Colorado, last week-standard Test hours from 30 to end with something on his mind 24 BUT GUARANTEE THAT four minutes PERIOD OF ACTUAL PLAY besides breaking

for the Mille.

"with

reason.

the

BY MAKING UP TIME LOST THROUGH BAD WEATHER.

Are then

they so good that they need wrapping up in cotton wool for next year

next year's classics?

of

I hope Sir Gordon gets a pot- boiler soon and that his list patrons one day will stand com- parison with those of his riding days. It does not at present.

manlike remarks. of Consider his

ONLY REPORTING

Maureen Connolly, triple Champion at Wimbledon at 20, walks hand-in-hand with her husband,' U.S. Olympic horseman Norman Brinker, at London Air- port. They are in England on their honeymoon, and Maureen is reporting on the Wimbledon tournament. --Central Press Photo,

Enter

Rosewall And Trabert

Favoured To Men's Singles Final

Wimbledon, June 28.

་་

The semi-finals of the Wimbledon Champion- ships Men's Singles will be played off tomorrow,

OUR QUEEN AND THE TURF

The Man Who Knew Everything About Horses Taught

The Queen To Ride

By JOHN HALL and JOHN RICKMAN

Mr Henry Owen knows more about the Queen's love for horses than anyone else. He taught her to ride, taught her horsemanship.

He is 76 now, hobbled with arthritis, lives on pension. In the barracks adjoining the Royal Mews at Windsor,

He does not" 'go out much, Owen's 'repeated call: "Curl, tor, would be waiting to "col- spends mest of his time in his in underneath, your Royal High-leci •her for her naxt LemION. sitting-room surrounded by ness (in the modern idiom However much she might wish unique collection of royal that would be "Tucir your fall to, she was never allowed photographs, most

still recalled with overrum. of them in) is signed coples sent to him to sit straight, "tucked in and, to fump and became

The Princess had pmusement.

As a girl the Queen learned sufficiently above all, she had to hold her proficient to be able to go hunt

Ing. She followed the Duke of- horse properly.

Ito King Cheshire.

Her worst fall was at Balmor- al in 1945. Out for a morning'

she canter she was thng against ä

tree and bruised her legs

sonally all of them collector's dreams

"He does not see casual visit. ors; like most of the people Later that master-horseman Beaufort's pack in 1949, but careful Horace Smith, who has a riding there is no record of her having serving royalty he is never to talk about the school at Holyport, near Wind-hunted since she became. Queen. Royals" as members of the SOT, was called in to teach the Farally are called by their Princess, and he, too, helped to develop her affection for horses. stic stairs.` Henry Owen comes

went to Windsor and from He was groom went to his riding school. Tarporley

"VE; then Duke "Fainstaking and always very Court officials were always of York when at the age of enger to get things right," says happiest when the Princess was three Princess Elizabeth was Mr Smith. What struck every driving and not riding. During given her first pony, a Shetland, one at Holyport was the rigidity the war she drove about Wind-

would of her schedule. She “Grand- Peggy, & present from

small pony trap, took arrive

on exactly time and part in bapa."

competitions at the King George

1944. Princess made her arst would have to leave immediate Windsor Horse Show appearance in public on horsely the lesson was timed to end. driving a phateon which had back on Peggy. It was in April Even at the Castle the moment harness. She

It has always been the same. Norwegian dun, Hans, in 1931.

Her father was hunting with her time for, say, riding ended was successful again the follow- the Pytchley It was the last someone, a tutor or an instruc-ing year. meet for one at the hunt ser- vants, Franic Freeman, and the Duke of York, said he would like his daughter to be "enter- ed" by the finest huntspan of his time."

Accordingly, led by a groom. Princess Elizabeth was taken to a convenient covert, a fox was started, and for a short distance Peggy consented to join the chase.

FIRST FAVOURITE

The young Princess's first real favourite was Snowball, white, 11_hands high, and lively. She got Snowball when she was seven; und astride the pony,

out riding with Owen, she spent many happy hours.

all They would talks about Sorts of things, but mostly abost

horses. There was discussion

won a due and

Surrey Are Strongly Placed To Win County Championship Again

London, June 28.

Surrey shot into a clear lead at the head of the County Cricket Championship lable today with a dramatic 69-run win over Northamptonshire at Guildford with only a few minutes of extra time to spare.

Yorkshire failed in their bid for maximum points

month of amounts said to have ried a tent around with him,ard of Control, Mr Fane had The two favourites to meet in the final are the about events in Anna Sewell's against Nottinghamshire at Nottingham but managed to

by

been received as expenses Santee during month's tour of California:

Amount

£125 £350

Date

May

May May

Meeting

14 Fresno

20 Coliseum

21

June 3

June

10

Modesto

Compton

Pacific

£140

£270 £160

TRY

bit

"Black

number one and two seeds, Tony Trabert (United Beauty which was one of the States) and Ken Rosewall (Australia).

If there is to be a surprise, it could well be Budge Patty, who could upset his compatriot Trabert. However, Patty contracted a tennis elbow at the end of his quarter finals match yesterday and may not be fully fit for

tomorrow's big test.

1

on

improve their total with first innings points from a drawn

game.

SILENCE IS" GOLDEN He also discussed expenses

Everywhere.. boxing promoter officials. And not without If this reform is not carried Jack Solomons goes he is deted and admired, This is because he out Test cricket will become the

and to all old-age pensiuner As a note of interes:

af sport. It makes such jolly

sports- concerned in the premotion of is stooping low already. this amateur sport I reproduce,

triendly and cricket. I com

last words, published commend loyal wor a summary of detailed allega sh to watcherS tions published in Son the pre-war practice of Bill week, in an open letter to Mr Francisco Chronicle earlier this Andrews of

of Somerset, who care Onslow Fane, Old Etonian President of the British Boxing and the post-war precaution of

classic children's Brian Close, of Yorkshire. who been to Paris to represent Bri- has bunks in his station-wagon. | tain at meeting of the World

To what will London's Har-Championship

ship Committee,

Princess's favourite books, Their ringay Stadium turn next? They task was to root out pernicious

learned how Owen

the

Surrey, with 124 points, are jof centuries to four in as many, dropped speedway racing be- "retur fight" clauses and

Princess had decided many now strongly placed to win the games since he came back into cause they believed reports of goings-on of the sort which

years earliers "If I am ever a Championship for the fourth top class cricket 18 days ap its death.

marred Don Cockell's title fight

Queer I shall make a law that consecutive year. Yorkshire are Cowdrey's tally now reads: 47. Stock-car racing, a funny with Rocky Marciano.

stiff challenging with 116 points and 101, 5 and 113, 48 and 14 This is a total of £1,045, business, was introduced. There Worte Solomons to Fane, one

there must be no riding

but Sundays: horses should have a

the reigning Champions and now 115 *not out and 103 Santee says the

are was lavish publicity Agures

ballyhoo, of

best friends making a

rest too."

have two matches in hand. not out. His average. is 100.13. fantastic. Organising official Now it is announced that the of a chump of

of himself

Now moet people who have Hampshire 14th in last sea-Rent won by five wickets with of two meetings confirmed their so-called -world championships "Being a fully paid-up meme

Kurt Nielson (Denmark) a N. Fraser and Miss B. Penrose

association

with them son's final table moved concne minute of extra time left ncurts. but said there was will be their last regular promo- ber of the Board of Control L

good but somewhat erratic (Australia) beat N. Pietrangell close "nothing undercover" about {tion.

consider I have the right to

player, was not expected to ba and Mrs N. Migliori (Italy) 6-3, agree that horses are outstand-fidently into third position with after being set to score 206 in ingly the least intelligent of all 80 points after their sixik vic-130 minutes. Cowdrey hit a six them.

REPEATED QUESTION claim that you have been wist Rorewall ia the other stil 6-2.

the domesticated animals. You tory of the season, a clear-cut and 13 tours in his stay of 118 Most repented

G. Paish and Mrs J. Cawthorn he d on my our time and money talking finals. question There is much sympathy for racecourses these days is: "What world championships with The all-American Women's (Britain) beat A. Dawes and Mrs can fool a horse with the same five-wicket win over Glamorgan minutes-Reuter.

simple rick a thousand times. at Swansea: Santee as he declares his immo- is happening to Gordon?" Str

foreigners.

have Singles semi-finals will be Dawes (Britain) 6-4, 6-1. You can teach it simple

Lancashire, who also recorded cence. Americans remember that Gordon Richards was granted a

S. Davidson (Sweden) and committee done about these played off on Thursday, verur the Olympic pole-vaulter

lihood of their are trainer's licence at the start of abuses? Sweet nothing, for the art will be opposed by Bars Miss A. Barton (Britain) beat things and there is little like their sixth success with the 129- defeat of Derbyshire at being dislodged run parson, Rev. Bob Richards, enr the year and he has 30 expen- simple reason that the Ameri Baker-Fleitz, whose arbide 1. Farcutt (South Africa) and from its mind by other ideas. Chesterfield, are tucked right lier this year appeared an a

sive two-year-olds at Beck can boys with the money bags trous game was brilliant in her Miss. Griffin (Britain) 12-14. Horsy people are wary of an behind in fourth place also with called This programme

Is hampton.

don't want any part of you.”

animal which shows real in 80 points: Middlesex, without a Your Life" and was presented

quarter-finals today and may With what result? One win-

E. Morea (Argentine) But who do you think in with a car for use in his parish. ner.

They say, in the match drop from third to fitth Miss L. Brough (United States) derogatory

telligence.

that it The Saint, who scored in Britain does the most part of give Miss Hart some trouble,

sense, Next

In the other semi-final Miss beat R. Krishnan and Miss R. day athletic officials two minor events

Position. at Windsor deals with the American boys Louis Brough will be opposed Davar (India) 6-3, 6-4.

call it a "dog"

Tony Lock kicked

a fuss. They told and Leicester. up

But because the and their money bags? will

Snowball was not a "dog" but, Marey spinner

for Joy when he took Richards he would

lose blshorse arrived at his yard barely tell you. Mr Jack Solomons. by a younger but equally hard

it had personality and demand the last Northamptonshire wic Leo M Neves, 18-year-old amateur status. The broadcast- fortnight before Windsor, Solomons should learn the hitting player in Darlene Hard,

L. Hoad and Mrs. L. Hoaded that anyone who rode it ket with seven minutes to spare, newcomer to Colony Champion- ing company insisted

on giving winner trained by Sir Gordon wisdom. of occasional silence. This also promises to be a good (Australia) beat L. Ayala should be ever on the alert or but Surrey were far from ship bowla from the Filipino the and a crisis was averted Richards is the more than a The Stewards of the Board

at match

(Chile) Akhtar Ali cf India won his ! (United States) 6-4, 8-4Reu- (Castle remember Owen enjoin Harpy while Ausitañiary: “Jock the Experienced 3: Tang of

and Miss L. Felix else. Older people at Windsor

Club, scored a 22-16 win over "Racing once should give him the first

Livingstone and Des Barrick lesson,

way through the first round of 'ter.

ing again and again "Keep on were together.

KCC in the first round of the the Wimbledon Junior Cham-

your guard, your Royal High-

In 18 minutes after tea this Open Singles Championship at pionships today, by defeating H.

ness,

Princess Elizabeth Zeljke of Yugoslavia by· 6-2.

third wicket pair hit 81 towards Kowloon Bowling Green Club answering

of course, the 225 their side needed to yesterday. 6-3-France-Presse.

Owen

Other results wer

were: OPEN SINGLES

OVER TO LONDON!

car, and a

only by Richards's church get- formal entry in the

ting the limousine,

The Yanks "Why should

Calendar."

are now asking:

amateur athletes

have to struggle on £5-a-day expenses when

amateur lawn

tennis players tour the world living unchallenged in the lap

of luxury all the year round?”

(The American AAU hat

apparently cleared Santee

all the charges

of

as the news

yesterday was that he had been

selected for an AAU team

tour Europe in

Sports Ed)

September.

- CENTRE COURT SHOCK

to

While enjoying a preview of Wimbledon, where Australia and the US. pot-bunt during -the next ten days, I saw something

NEW TERRITORIES

FANLING UN LONG

SHEUNG SHUI DISTRICTS. THE

CHINA MAIL

is now obtainable from the.

What

Carter 3-1 Favourite To Retain His Lightweight Title

Boston, June 28.

Both the Lightweight Champion, Jimmy Carter, and challenger Wallace (Bud) Smith were loaded with con- fidence today on the eve of their 16-round title bout, but the king seemed more likely to keep his crown in to- morrow night's nationally-televised match at Boston Garden.

Still, Smith sounds good when he punishing body hooks, predicts "I'm not only going to Smith wasn't bothered by his win but I'm

going to

reputation of boring to put. Carter.

er opponent's away." However, the fat-nosed and destroying." champ from New York sounded "If I don't get him early, 111 more convincing when he re- get him late.. And if we go all piled: "Maybe the best way to the way I can win it that way,” stop Bud Smith from talking is said Smith United Press.

him out "

to knock

Light

The wagering has been as

as the

the advance ticket sales for Carter's 11th tille fight, but he was quoted as the 3-1 Tay- ourite. He was slated to re- colved 40 per cent of the net receipts from the match-black- ed out in New

WATER POLO

A change of goal-keeper in the South China side, pecessitated

Smith's 20 per cigland to by injury, turned the tide and

hard-pressed Army South won the Junior League water-Dela maten by 6-4 at Victoria Pool yesterday,

HAS THE SHARPNESS At 31, Carter is giving away five years to the fourth-ranked SHEUNG SHUI contender from Cincinnati, Ohio, Army South were leading 3-2 but little else save perhaps 2 at half time after a hard night. STATION STALL exha zing in his punch The goale was substituted to However, where Smith has the wards the end of the second jasl zing, Carter has the sharpness of play when he split his hand and staying power slopping a hard ball from Fart

In als 97 Agats during which ridge,

SHEUNG SHUI RAILWAY STATION.

Orders Accepted Deliveries Und

time be twice lost and twice Partridge scored three times regained the fills, Carter went for Army Ryan hotched two the championship distance six and the South Chine goals were times. Smith rever, baso scored by C.-S. Pang (3) and bi The challenger has the sock to C

knockout Carter if he can

red goalie's hand wis manage to save off the cham tended to is hopital.

V.

Doris

S.

6-3, 6-

Fourth Bound

EARIER

RESULTS

Women's Doubles

and

44

and

LAWN BOWLS

Open Singles

Championship

win in 21⁄2 hours. Northam obert Tay (CCC) boat. J.

Juns

THE VITAL RUN ***

McKittrick (KDC) 22-20,

E: L.

Beat S. Tel-

to go ahead with two fordYZE

A. Bachoo

beat ..

Second round-Miss V. Lewis EARLIER RESULTS

and Mrs C, Moeller (Britain) Once she did not. The two tonshire were 148 for seven Men's Doubles- Quarter-Final

beat Miss M. Eyre and Miks V.were riding in the Great Park, when Surrey claimed the extra N. Fraser and K Rosewall White (Britain) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3; pulled up for a breather. Prin half hour, and the Champions (Australia) beat H

"H. H ̧ ̈ Phoenix (KCC) beat Miss R. Walsh and Miss R. cess Elizabeth let go her reins just managed to pull it off.

Land (EKERC) 22-7. (United States) and A. Quist Woodgate (Britain) beat Miss with one hand, rested the hand (Australia) 6-4, 4-6, 8-6, 6-2.

A. A. Lopes (Recreio) beat A Brighton and Mrs J. Quelch on Snowball's loin. Snowball, Yorkshire's Best Innings Trabert and T.

E_Greenwood Seixas

alert se usual, leapt forward points against Nottinghamshire

(EKFC) 222-15, (United States) beat R. Perry (Britain) 7-3, 6-3,

F. X. M. da Bliva (Becreto): The Third round Mrs F. Muller Down went the Princess.

were not mined without a beat F. Roberts and G. Shca (United States)

s) and Mrs L. Hoad (Austria) Pany was quickly caught the struggle, Needing another four 6-1.

Princess remounted "Snow-t

Luz 2nd Round beat Miss J. Middleton and Miss ball, she said severely, that wickets to fall at the start they Women's Doubles

Miss S. Schmitt (France) and D. Spiers (Britain) 6-2, 6-4-

was very, very naughty of you.” Mrs Kormoczi (Hungary) beat Miss D. Killian and Mrs H, Miss K. Redick Smith (South Africa) Miss L Felix Hubell (United States), 6-8, beat Miss M. Carter and Miss 7-5, 8-8.

B. Penrose (Australia) 6-2, 6-2. Third Round

Men's Doubles

He was a kind of oracle, he vital run after a leg bye had H. T. Shields (HKCC) 21-14, |·Miss A. Mortimer. and Miss Quarter-finals, — K. Rostwall

H Fishey (PRC) beat C. K. J. Shilcock (Britain) best Miss and N, Fraser (Australia) beat seemed to know so much about brought the scores level. A. Buxton and Miss P. Hird H. Flam (U.S.) and A Quist really interesting things. It Dous Insole, the Essex cap- Sung (CCO) 23-18,

(Recreio) beat (Britain) 6-3, 6-0,

became the Princess's habit, intain, became the first batsman to A. P. Pereira (Australia) 6-4, 4-6, 8-6, 6-2,

complete 1,000 runs this season. P circle, to preface He did so by scoring century A. K. Minu (IRC) beat J. the family

Lee (CCC) 21-174 Mixed Doubles -

statements with "Owen says. Third round.

Once when she put a In each innings against Kent Tindall (KBGC) 21-12. (Chile) and Micso

to her father he at Ginghams fear which E. R question (US) beat W. Knight and answered "But why ask Colin Cowdrey,

me?

amui

Mixed Doubles 2nd Round

G.

Oakley and Miss R. Woodgate (Britain) beat D. Butler and Miss R. Bulleid (Britain) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Arala Felix

She loved Snowball and she lost Ray Illingworth for the Jones (FRC) 93-13. loved talking horses with Owen addition of a leg bye, 19-year-old

KIND OF ORACLE

1

Jimmy Binks, playing his tale HKFC) beat E

Championship innings, hit the

the

(FC)

21-18 F. G. da Luz (Recreio) Best

Manelet (RCC) best.

Miss S. Bloomer (Britain) 6-4, Who am I to tell you? Ask England Siz OPEN LINES

Cowdrey, released on

(CCC) 21-15

Third Round

10.8, H. Stewart (U.S.) and Mrs Owen, he knows everything the same

Douglas, W. MacArthy. E. Vollmer (Germany) beat Owen

ou medical Baxter and R. Marshall Beat Borotra and Mrs G

was determined the Cucaille. (France) beat C. Molimar (France) and Miss Glittle Princess should learn to grounds after a short spell in G. Stark, MacColl, G. Mason (Australia) and Miss P. Butler (US) 6-4, 6-1-United side correctly or perhaps more the RAF, was not out in each Clayton and W. McLennan 26- Bird (Britain) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Press and Reuter

innings and brought his total 20 at Talkoo. accurately, to sit correctly.

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