THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1955,
COVENTRY WILL BEGIN SOCCER SEASON WITH CARVER AT THE HELM
By JACK
WOOD
Mr Jesse Carver, fresh from conching triumphs in Rome and now Coventry City manager, yesterday proposed to his directors that there should be no public trial ut Highfield Road before the Soccer season begins. The board agreed.
Some clubs stage two or even three trials, said Coventry chairman Mr Erle Shanks last night.
We have always held these trials, "Carver's proposal shocked us. insists that his players should not be pre-judged, and we accept his view,"
So the eager Soccer public of Coventry, whose demand for stason Tickets is 25 per cent, up on last year, will have to wall until August 20 and the home Kame against Bournemouth sce Carver-style football.
THE DECOR
to
But he
who brought Carver to Coventry, and their families are important, The cost in paint so far is £200. too."
Offices, dressing-rooms, doctor's room, board-room, the new din- Ing-room, all have received their bright cout from the painters.
So has the speclat room where the players wives and families will take their interval tes and of have their after-match chut.
1 spent with Mr Carver, a long day against a buckund
FUN AND GAMES Spectators are not welcome at Coventry's training sessions. They arc wssions with the accent on continual movement and fun for the players.
Says Erte Shanks: "Jesse is shy about mome of his new ideas.
blue and white, the club colours. This room, says Carver, is im-The boys play a lot of games,
The decor at Highfield Road is|portant. "For football is by Mrs Daisy Shanks, wife of family game, and players timber-merchant Erle Shanks, the most important men in 11,
nand he is afraid they might look
But they get through
as they used through in three hours.
were proud
are such in an hour
Shackleton Completes Best Bowling Performance At Weston-Super-Mare
London, Aug, 18.
Derek Shackleton, 31-year-old Hampshire seam bowler, today completed the best bowling performance so far this season.
A
Ito
When Carver arrived al
Coventry, officials
to show him their "shooting- box." It was one of the best in Drliain.
"Scrop
said Carver, "Break It up for firewood. I have no time for shooting- boxes.
On our tour of inspection I saw treatment-room
us well equipped as any in the game.
When Mr Carver went for a bath after training he wore wooden sandals he in- sists that his players wear about the dressing-rooms Ko was, also, wearing} a „dresting-gown in the club colours.
NO CAPTAIN YET
*Tic sandal prevent colds and foot infection. The players now put them on automatically." Gloucestershire 160 (Wardle,
Mrs Gladys Wareham is in three jefl-arm slow, five for 41.
of charge Yorks were all out at "close, only
the players diet, Vorled
and interesting, it is AL
Worcestershire drawn up by Mr Carver.
Coventry will begin the new for 110 and secondly 185. Kent 50
and secondly 151 for five (Wil-season with a new captain, but son not out 08.)
Weston
Dover,
He took eight Somerset first innings wickets for four runs in 11.1 overs at Weston-Super-Müre, where Hamp-| shire won in two days by 264 runs.
Shackleton dismissed four [ Valsmen
yesterday for and concede single today sending back an- other four in thirteen balls.
Somerset
put were all 37. one 178) more than the
Carver will not be hurried into season's lowest total also by
At Somerset, against Surrey at the
Super Mare, making his choice, Hampshire
by same ground seven days ago.
beat Somerset
If Noel Simpson, wing half from
Nottingham Forest, has Shackleton
in brifiant 204 runs. was
he will lead a side with Hampshire 154 and secondly the job he form again in Somerset's second
a new spirit and a new ideal- innings taking six more wickets 245 for seven declared (H. Hor-
25 giving him
the Soccer Ideal of Jesse Carver, a matchton 39. Rayment 104.)
the bronzek good-looking "Eng- lishman who is gambling an International reputation on the success of the new Coventry City.
for
runs.
analysis of 14 wickels for 20 Somerset 37 (Shackleton, right-arm fast medium, eight wickets for four runs) and
98 (Shackleton
six secondly for 25.).-Reuter.
were
Somerset
alt out second time for 98 after Hump shire hack declared their second Inninge at 245 for seven. Alon Rayment made a hard-hitting 104.
TEST TRIAL
Only Jim Laker of Surigy has taken eight wickets for fewer rus in first class cricket. He had eight for two in a Test trial at Bradford in 1950.
Northamptonshire seemed al- most certain to gain first innings lead against Surrey at Northamp ton when at lunch they had scored 158 for two in reply to Surrey's 215, then Dennis Cox, All-Rounder, whose brisk hitting helped Surrey win their match stepped in, and in A spell of seven overs took wickets for 14 and Northamp shire were all out for 180,
Jas,
BOXING MEANS MONEY, BUT
Farming Means More To Cockell Than Fisticuffs
By ARCHIE QUICK
"I like Jack". Sounds like an American Presidential election slogan. Actually it is an expression of opinion by British and Empire Heavyweight. Champion' Don Cockell.
John Cooper has just finished a tiring three-set tennis match. He is happy because he has won the Junior Express Cup for the "Ball Boys" Wimbledon". But he is thirsty too. And this drop of lemonade poured out by losing finalist John Mountain is a "drop of all right."-Express Photo,
Malayan Tennis Championships
Ipoh, Aug. 18.
K. H. Ip of Hongkong advanced in the Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles of the Malayan Open Lawn Tennis Championships today.
The Hongkong champion and Wimbledon player entered the quarter-finals of the Singles with an easy 6-1, 6-1 victory over Paul Wheatley of Singapore,
"Hurricane Connie" Has Quite A Lot To Answer For
THE BALL BOYS” WIMBLEDON
Ever Grabbed A Couple Of "Miggies" And Gone For A "Skeat"?
By ERIC NICHOLLS
Ever grabbed a couple of "miggies" and gone for a "skeat"?
No?
Oh yes you have, many times, only you didn't call it that. Before you start wondering which one of us is crazy, let me explain.
"Skent" is the ball-boys' term for a game of tennis, "miggies" are the balls. Not all ball-boys use these expressions. In fact they belong exclusively to the Wimbledon ball-boys.
Every June morning for a Burgar, Cooper trailed one-Ave fortnight, n coach convoy and love-afteen in the anal set, drows up at the gates of Yet he won 8-0. Goldings, a large Tudor-styled He patted the Cup affec-
!
house in 98 acres of ground tionately as he told me. ve Tennis Tourney
now to improve my gume."
just outsido Hertford. It is the never won anything like this Willem Baker Technical School before. I'll try all the harder of Dr Barnardo's Homca.
Each day during that fort- boys night specially selected
school blazera exchange their for n football-style jersey in which to do duty on Wimble don's famous tennis courts.
But tennis is not John's only sport. In his three years at become pro- Goldings he has helent at table tennis, he's good swimmer, a boxer and footballer.
There, with a seemingly tire lass energy, the boys go "miggic" chasing for the benent of those who hope to achieve don tennis honours.
their
and ages
morc pay
3
out for the Eventually 15-
over
"Of course Ed like to become good enough to play at Wimble-
I'd also like to be professional footballer." While tenals lovers twice The other Centre Court ball-
battled it boy's fabulous prices for clusive Junior title. Centre Court sonts; these year-old Jeremy Davis-another Barnardo boys have the finest bootmaker triumphed passible view of the world's No. stocky 13-year-old Bobby Bone. Chlet behind-the scenes 1 tennis tournament
worker is the school's Chaplain and Deputy Headmaster, the But
A former Boy, Sidney Corbett University
Wales tennis player, Mr Corbett is in charge of the boys at Wimbledon..
and the
stars who play in i
that's not dl. When Wimbledon has been won and lost and glant torpaulins cover the
famous Centre Court the boys hold their tournament-the Wimbledon".
own tennis "Ball-Bays'
EVERY ONE OF 45 This year every boy who did duty at Wimbledon-05 of them
entered.
beat
He is also the school's tennis coach and each year he gathers the boys together and with a blackboard mapped out like tennis court explains the laws of the game to them.
Entries Close
On Monday
Intending competitors in the Colony Ladies' and Singles, Doubles Mixed Doubles Champion- ahips and the Ladies' Recreation Club Cham- pionships are requested to note that entries for these tournaments clos int noon on Monday, August 22.
Open Singles Quarter-Final
Draw
M. B.
the
his
the
The formy Singles Champion. Hassan, Bas drawn clubmate, A. R. A. Rahman, In quarter final round of Colony Open Singles Lawn Bowls Chaunpionship, which is scheduled be played off on Friday,
at the August 20.
Hongkong Football Club.
to
Raoul Luz, another former champion, meets Farley Kermani of the Kowloon Cricket Club in a match which should see Borne excellent bowls.
In the men's doubles, Ip and Pudner and Lim Say Chuan of Singapore's Khong Kit Soon, Malaya 5-3, 9-7.
defeated All the Blue,
other tour national their Cambridge
also won Malaya's Kok Ah Choon and champions
He also advises on how to Lee Eng Cheong 6-1 0-2,
singles ties today, the opening In the second round of the mix-day of this event.
Last week, two 10-year-okis handle "eggle players.
way that's another new one for your The Thai singles champion, who had battled their ed doubles Ip and Mrs A. Tam- worth of Singapore beat Mrs H. Sudhiraband
beat through the preliminary rounds tennis vocabulary. "Eggio" ta Koraink,
for short-tempered Yen, 6-3, fought out a three-set final on reserved Malaya's Leong Hoe
tennisites. their own school tennis courts. 0-3.
Nover say die apprentice The Malayan champion, Ong
Goldings is where technically- Chew Bee, beat Eddie Chong, bootmaker John Cooper Malayan junior champion, 0-2, dusky John Mountain, a trainee minded Barnardo boys are sent printing, carpentry, G-1.
carpenter, 3-4, 3-6, 8-6, to to learn
com- melal work and boot-making. The Ceylon Chanipion, R. W. receive from television
the Quite
from
the Kwok Yoke mentator Max Robertson
apart Ferdinands beat
"Junior Express"
academical side of their educa-
Bill Hong Sling will rooet Yen of Malaya 6-2, 6-1. Kwok, handsome.
able to Is the reigning champion of two trophy and a brand new tennis tion they are
gain Bowling Groen's E. J. Liddell in states, Selangor
practical experience and Negri racket.
their and A. K. Minu will face C. Sembilan.
In between thirsty gulps of various trades. Boys are able C. Ma of Cralgengewer in the The Indonesian champion, lemonade from the Cup, Cooper Gan Koen Hie, beat Christopher said: "I always knew I could to stay on when their schooling other two matches.
In the Triples quarter Anals Then of Singapore 0-0, 6-0.
prenticeship course at Goldings. which are scheduled for Sunday for That's confidence the men's doubles there
yoll. Others are found jobs out- August 28 at the Kowloon Bow- in- For in the first set, Cooper was side. an upset when the
All of them leave ready ling Green, George Hong Choy donesian champions, Gan Konn four games down at one stage, to take their places in British F. O. Madar and S. Leonard of
Scamarna, lost in his and Tas
semi-final against industry. — (London Express the
meet A. A. CCC will da Terry Service).
Silvo, A.
Rome tie to Malay's Centre Court ball-boy
A. the first-round
dios and C. A. Donenberg of unseeded pair, Goon Kok Lem
Recreio and Kwok Yoke Yen, 0-8, 6-4, 3-0.
Brooklyne.
· Massachusetts, Aug. 18. The 76th United States National Doubles Tennis Championships will be played
on covered courts tomorrow for the first time in the history of the event.
the
Rain has been so heavy during past tow days that it forced a postponement of many games
Cup
In
Wis
Hlo
and so
Somo of the Australian entrants notably the tex Hartwig, Neal Fraser pair were worrying about the tournament cutting into their training. time The Ceylon champions, R. W. Pinto, for the real business of their Ferdinands and B. L. trip to the United States, which who are defending the Malayan is the winning of the Davis doubles title, had a walk-over In the first-round bye from America's .Davis Cuppers Malaya's Lim Seng Slew and also
that they would his partner. agreed not be available beyond next The Malayan mixed doubles The White City ring and a title fight seemed the Monday to play in the Doubles
champions, Mrs Gladys Loke most remote things in the world when I saw the portly tournament and "Laced with and Ong Chow Bee, got a walk- Don buried away in his secluded Sussex farm clad as this possibility, the Committee over from Mrs M. C. Darby and decided not to wait for the Leong Stew Weng in the first- Farming means more to the ex- yeoman of the land.
out, but to
take round bye.-Router. Batteraen blacksmith than fisticuffs, but money is useful in play Andovas
This scene of and Cockell finds boxing a remunerative source of income
the changes some big hitting today where whereby he can improve his stock and clinch security for Doug Insole and Oxford Blue Charles Williams both scored his wife and family.
ve
Cox finished with six for 17. and Surrey, 105 for five in their second innings, were 134 runs
on at the clase.
Leicester was the
centuries for Essex against Leicestershire.
FOURTH WICKET
grass to
COUTS
character of tho tournament
to some extent as not top grade amateur woodca
cours, no more
every
likes
than
"like Jack." said Don who stake for friendliness to meats Jeck Gardner in defence carried too far:
be
every amateur likes grass. **Hurricane Connie
hes
of his crown on September 13, There will be no "Old Pal 100 and the reason for the friend Act in operation at Shepherds They added 200 in
that Don and Jack) Bush. liness
For the eventual stake £5 minutes for the fourth wicket
stablemates under is nothing less than a possible and Essex declared at 943 with have been
of white-bout with the winner of the the managership five wickets still standing.
haired After three wickets had fallen
Jotrz
over Rocky Marciano-Archie Moore they Williams, this year's since
their contest for the World's Cham- for 82 captain of Oxford, and Insole, amateur verts.
plonship. who led Cambridge
Once It was said they would In 1949.
came together.
Insole moved the faster to bia hundred in 170 minutes with ten fours, hit 12 boundaries in
With
110.
*Essex
und
diSimpson
quite a lot to answer for. Franco-Presse.
Sports Diary
TODAY Cricket
Annual Meeting
Cricket League:
TOMORROW Bowl
First Division: Recreio "B" CCC; v PRC;
BASEBALL RESULTS
K H 2 10 @ 11
E
win."
Frank May
18
over to
complete an
ap-
"Typhoon" Tyson One Day Play For Lancashire
London, Aug. 18.
Omcial Umpire for the Triples will be the Lawn Bowls AS50- clation Hen. Secretary, Mr Bob Marshall.
OPEN SINGLES (Quarter-Finali) Commencing 4.00 p.m. prompt at
HKFC.
Новат
C. C. Ma (CCC) v A, K, Ming (IRC) Marker - G Ladd;E J.. Liddell KBGC) v W. Hong Hung (KCC) Marker R. Butler: A.R.A Rahman (IRC) VM. B. (IRC) Marker C. E. Passo: R. T. da Lure (Ree) v T. R. Kermani OPEN TRIPLES (Quarter-Finals) Commencing at 4.00 p.m. prompt of KBOC,
J. F.
Frank "Typhoon" Tyson, the world's fastest bowler. (CC) Marker D. R. Badick. may one day play for Lancashire, the County of his birth.
Strong rumours circulating in Manchester today". Gardner, K. FORTOW suggested such a possibility. When asked whether there loan, (10FC) C. K. Bung, C.C.
Ma. A. H Seemin, (ccm). was any foundation to the reports Tyson, who is under 1. All, M. B. Hansat, A. M. Omar, (IRC) v G. Stark, B. contract to Northamptonshire until the end of next sea-Douglase, J. B. Baxter, (C).
Madar, S. son, said: "The position is a difficult one and I would Ho Choy, Malva. rather not comment at this stage.”.
Leonard, (CCC) v A. A. A Remedios, C. A. Danen- berg, (Roo)
P. Cottier. K. B. Baker,
Itomelet, C. R. Roulet,
(KCC)
New York, Aug. 18. Major League baseball results
In reply to comments that; "Neither would they consider today were:
erleket enthusiasta in Lancashirojan. approach by a player in Greenwood (HKPC) v A. V. Lopes. AMERICAN LEAGUE
would be delighted to see him similar circumstances."
Stat- 1 playing alongside Brian Kansas City
Tyson, who is 25, was bokn
OPEN PAIRS Chicago
obam, his fast bowling partner at Bolton and made his debut Herbert, Boyer (7) and Astroth; during MCC's successful defence for Northamptonshire in 1952,
Owing to inclement weather gamCT
to be Trucks, Howell (7) and Lollar, of the "Ashes" In Australia inst
played off on cessive County
matches either Thursday, August 18 should now be WP-Trucks (12-0). LP-Herbert winter, Tyson remarked: "It is his seasons he missed di suc-scheduled
played of by mutual arrangement to know I would be wel because of representative matches on or before Tuesday August 13. | (1-7),
E
med at Old Trafford, where or foot trouble which prevented | WA
gling. Gaffney, W. Hong Cleveland
5 13 1 the wickets would probably give His playing in three of the Ave (RCO) Arllarvey, J. Mokelvic,
(KBGC) at REC. Detroil
3 B 4mo more scope.
Test matchco galost South
Gutierez, C. Ross. Pereira, Africa.
(Rec) VG, T. Graham, R. B Marshall, (TC) at CCC,
House
CAAF dinner party in honour of Brooklyn the Combined Chinese Touring team New York at Tai Tùng Heraurine. SUNDAY
R H
'Later Tyson stated: "I have not approached them. It simply does not arise." SUGGESTIONS
of certain s Li-Col A. St G.
of 1 gestions which have appeared Secretary
in the press, the Lancashire shire, sald Lancashire had no and
his County approached County Cricket Club would liko
R
H E 13
"It
view
"I know all Jack's weaknesség nover meet in a ring, but the and his strength," said Don, two men who have sparred "but then, he should know all
W*
minc.
at 10000. What that all adds up hundreds of rounds together in training gymnasiums have been to I do not know, but I do not forced together
as a result of think it will mean a 'cagey' his final 109. Williams reached Gardner's victory over Johnny night. three figures after 222 minutes Williams in a final eliminating solle
We shall both bo out to
Score, Nurleski (9) and Nara- Meanwhile Mr Geoffrey It four 11 fours and hit
quickly, I should RCC KBCC Segon Lazy. Aber (8) and Wil-Howard, the Lancashire Secre contest.
imagine. Jack is heavier and more boundaries before being
nioni HKCC v KCC) PRC V HKFC; [son,
(7) WP-Score tary, Issued the following state- FRIENDLINESS Afth out at 315 having made;
taller than, me, but I doubt if KDC #CCC; FC V USRC. Third (13-9), LP-Lary (11-12).
ment. Cockell, however, hastens to he is any stronger or whether Division: KCC v FKERC: HKFC v
NATIONAL LEAGUE FRC: USRC V POC: KBGC V KDC. absorb punishment ot 61 assure you that his liking for he can
Football gained a lead
batting the blg, handsome ex-Grenadier much. in 30 minutes Leicestershire
I Guardman will have no place
know I am certainly the cut the artear
and tr his mental make-up when better boxer of the two. they face each other a month that in the end may tip the hence. There is too much at scales. Anyhow, I am confident of holding on to that title and getting another World tile fight I should think it would most likoly, be a return with Rocky, for I fancy him to beat Moore."
Cockell is already in semi- training at his usuni Eastbourne establishment, but he dow not propose to enter into full pre- paration until three weeks, or 14-year-old perhaps. less, before the night,
by 40,
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES At Lords, Middlesex 222 and pecondly 155 for four (Robert- son 88.
Glamorgan 125 (Woolles 73, Young, left-arm slow, three for 10.)
-AL Leicester, Leicestershire 202 and secondly 40 for na wicket. Essex 343 for. Avo de- clared (Williams 119, Insola
Dutch Girl Breaks World
Swim Record
41
Utrecht, Aug. 18.
At Northampton, Surrey 218 Lonle Denys,
and secondly 105 for Ave.
Northamptonshire 180 (Cox,
right-arm fast, slx for 21.)
wicket.
Dutch swimmer, broka the Women's 880 Yards Free Style World swimming record hore
seconda,
STEEPLECHASE RECORD
At Nottingham, Warwickshire tonight clocking 10 minutes 58.1 120 and
and secondly three for no
Paris, -Aug. 16. Nottinghamshire 291 The old record was held by
In an athatia, moeting or for nine declared (C.J. Poole B6, Lorraine Crupp of Australia Stocks 99).
with 11 minutes 0.2 seconds. garded by the Soviet Trade During the race Lenie Denys Uniona int vowed today, Vallly also sot a now Dutch record for Viasenko "equiaflick - the world
Al Hove, SUBC 275 ant secondly 111 for eight (Shep- por not out 82.)
Lancashire 204 (Washbrook 94, Marner, right arm offbreuk, six for 78+)
100
the 800, Metres with a time of red for the #,000 - Metres ten minutes 55.4 seconds. We stoeplechase with a time of
Before Lenie Denys made her miqates
BUCOMETUI Attempt of the World to
Alle Huddersfield, orkabire. 880 Yarda sencorch another 14 od
-old Dutch wimitisky, Mary minutes: 01.4 feconde, og
KIU Wong right-men otrapin mix | Lok, had called cooking
for nine,)
Open Rinks Itecrelo.
Bowls
quarter-finals
3. A. da Luz, R. F. da Luz, (Ree) K. M. Rumisin, A. R. Kitchell, (MC) at KBGC.
Rt. That. C. F. Remedios (Rec) vW. M. Davidson, R. E. Gourlay, | (KDC)_■; KCC..
silva,
Sequeira, L. 9.
y W. B. Brown, J. H. Kin-
iburan, (TC) E KBGC
Coldwell, Northampton
for
M
по
Bessent (4) Spooner, Campanells; Hearn, Giel (1), Wil helm (4), Grissoni (5), McCall it to be known that they would Tyson, I have heard nothing *(7), Liddle (9) and Kait, WP never, in any circumstances, ap- about this and Tyson has
Bessent (5-0)- LP-Hearn (13-proach a player under contract mentioned the matter to me or play Rifle Association: Spoon and Freo-11). HR-Hook (5th), Gordon to another club without the full asked for permission to
(7th), Lockman (12th)-United knowledge and consent of the for anyone else."-China Mali Deep Water Bay, Fourth Rouma. Press.
Shooting
tice Shoot at Stonecutters.
Golf
THE GAMBOLS
GEORGE, I DON'T WANT, YO ALL MOU PUT MY TAKREMY HANDBARS ON
IN YOUR
TO THE BEACH WITH ME
UPSTICK
club concerned.
Special.
by Barry Appleby
ICES
AND THEN HE ASKED ME BALNAYOK, LISED THAT
DIPSTICK
B. Hagan, A. M.
Omar,
(IRC), v C. C. Ma, A. H. Seemin, (CCC) at HKTC.
H... Riisdale, R. M. Hetherington,
{1}}TC] ▼ AM 33 Coelho.
Coelho, (FC), at: MC
AE. Costes, B. W. Bradbi (CCC) V
A, P. Pereira, Pereira, (Rec) at TC.
GOLDEN CHURN
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