1955-09-02 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, TRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

A Hard Month Ahead For The Cyclists

By "N'TACA”

The first month of the 1955/6 cycling season came to an end on Sunday with the Cygnets 10 Miles Time Trial. Held on a near perfect morning, the event attract- ed a large held, Including most of the fastest men in the Colony. Notable exceptions were the Hussars trio of Roit, Jones and Cowian.

Beck notched up his third victory of the season, finishing only aix seconds out- side the Colony record of 24-88, which remains fairly safe in the possession of Phipps, the ex-Cygneta boy. Beck's time of 24-42 was nearly a minute better than the 26-38 of Bouch (who is getting fit at last) and is the second fastest ride at the distance in the Colony,

ע

unbeaten

went to In team

was

Curling, lent job of fees, usually dimeult task. The whole event was very well organised and riders are look- ing forward to ̈more of this club's promotions.

race

lot

Ray Booty, whose average spood of 28.924 mph over the three distances is a new record. His

chief rival.

ever,

was

three-times winner

second

brilliant

1955;

BILLY WRIGHT, captain of England and Wolves, and DR MIHAILO ANDREJEVIC, President of the International Committee of the Yugoslav FA' and an executive member of FIFA, give their verdicts hore on British soccer ... and suggest the cure:

ENGLISH PLAYERS MUST

LEARN THE TOUGH WAY

Says BILLY WRIGHT

A fighting spirit is a wonderful thing, but it is not enough in the tough, highly geared world of international football. This was the lesson we had to take in Russia.

action

It was the football ability of plotizie, we cannot follow com- 1

Now Cut Down

The League

Says DR ANDREJEVIC British football has bebome 100 isolated.

You play too many League games and concentrate home inter- too much on your national competitions,

The result is that you are al- ways at a disadvantage when meeting Continental teams. 1 think you must cut the Loogue programme to allow more visita by Continental clubs and by your clubs to the Continent.

Wilkinson took a meritorious (Cireult Race the following week, third place, five seconds slower this time for the Pegasus Cup.

I could not belleve my eyes when I saw the way Spartak moved into action. than Bouch, while the up-and- Last event of the month is the

It would have been lovely to look at if you had had the time — and if you SCAA Hder, Au NTACA Championship at 100 coming Cheung-sing, surprised by fil-miles, open to all riders for pur- Vic Gibbons, has stated that he had not been on the receiving end of that wonderful football,

pores of putting up times for will ride no more "128", and the ing fourth berth with an ex-

It is the best club side show I These Russians take their foot- cellept 20-10.

the SCMP Bar Cup and the times required at the other two

out-have ever seeTS, distances are apparently First Team award

We were all ball seriousky; they treat it with Team Championship.

side his ability.

starry-eyed and wondering after pride. They get right down to it: MAČAO PLANS RÊME CC.

If Booly doen pull off this Hungary's display against Eng-end there is no clock watching. eventer this season, although the The race over the Guts Circuit

at Wembley, but these no dropping out for a smoke, no total 1-21-29 of Lunn, Hodg-In Macao last year created quite competition. It will be a more and

a furore, and has led to the re-than aural triumph, as he Russians have just as much skill, hipping away for a cup of tea. kinson and Ellingham

between the and they

are Atter then the They All every for another divided his time

minute with słow very

tine. Exiles CC quest, by Macno,

Start Hungarians.

and enthusiasm. this year. The proposed date is Time Trial and Massed were second und SCAA third.

WELL DRILLED November 6, though this is not sides of the game rather than A novel note was the pre-

their system of the light A

new name to conjure with the individual yet firm. The race will be held being a TT specialist. of the fair sex in an sence

coupled

with ball which moves so quickly, the Mry Whittain commection with the celebra- in BBAR circles is that of Paul official capacity,

foam well-drilled

work, that lightweight shoes and the stream- known as a more, wife of Cygnets tion of Macao's third centenary Baulch, formerly

the

short distance star. He has now male Spartak a team to re-lined gear, because of our rugged Secretary, assisted her husband of Portuguese occupation.

The circuit has been improved turned to the

member or maybe I should say winter. with the timekeeping, and re-

longer distances

But English football could use for the benefit of the motor and is showing a natural stamina. The way they manoeuvred the the sprint Soccer methods when also doing an excel-

racing fraternity, and should without loss of his collecting entry

result in an even more exelting speed, which makes him a man bil, and the terrifle speed they the grounds are dry and firm in

altained running with the ball late summer and spring. than that of last year to be marked next year.

could only I feel that we cannot match when the RAF icam walked The fastest 50 for three were lessons we

fastest admire.

these people until every player way with the first three places years, and the

award. icam And the major

We proved to be as fit es the gives everything he has; ill ridden by Alec

but here again that we tighten up our training and Competition should

Coward, an Isle of Man boy Dynamos, riding under the Coventry CC com blend.although not any- try to use more imagination in stronger this time.

colours. He returned a time of thing like so good as Spartak's nur football scheming.

and the individunt ability were

THEIR DUTY 1-58-59 to gain a five minutes victory in the Earlswood R and tremendously impressive

Frankly--and 1 am This is the lesson, then, for

Sorry to event. It is only the PCC

English

to say this-the I am com-have

English football, and I am second ride ever in under 1-57; vefled to admit

we need one players must face their duty to improvement

of raple Au these Russian and marks a season

ployers are the game and to their country. athletes. They are trained to the

Unless

the player is willing The RAF Five-Day Race was Inst second

the last and and and to

anxious

to train to master unusual most #

occurrence m

the profession he has chosen, to cunce. After having a comfortable lead

To them it was not a slogging stand up to fiercer drilling from over in 60 minutes. Job of work that must be got the mangers and the coaches, then he had better get out of You football. It was a joy to them.

Let me give it straight from in the Inst 52 miles to win by ultimate overall winner, Neville could see it in the eagerness to Bad judgment,

the shoulder. Too many players some- get the ball.

Every

man wanted to be in want the ball at their feet. LADIES IN THE NEWS

action...every man was moving Too many think it is not their Ladies come into the

news with the progress of the ball so job to back up in defence or again, with the beating by more that the team work ilowed, and attack. Too many husky young

of the they than half

on your goal men are not inclined to graft i and Back before you could turn, London-Brighton

things are not going right for Tandem Record. Set up by Let us face it. There are many ❘ them.. Dora Biggs and Jessie Spring-players in England who regard In Russia they would not inst all In 1937, the record has suc- their football as a job. They do five minutes.

all

And what is not good enough on not put into their training the cessfully withstood slaughts until the sparkling ride devotion--yes, devotion is the

for Russia or any other foreign of Chris Watts and Daphne word-which the Russians seem team is certainly not good Grist, both of the Addiscombe to,

enough for England. CC.

September wili be a hard month for the eyellst, contain- ing two hard Massed Start races and time trials at 25 and 100 miles. Next Sunday's rate will be for the Hop Yick Shield, which has reposed in the cup board of the REME team The

past two years.

for

51

312511.

Current

of the First results

Championships World

have brought no tears of joy to the of British cyclists. The eyes Amoteur Road event

clumph for the Italians, who was a

supplied the first three finishers. That is what I mean by TEAM BORK.

The Professional race, over 182 at the end of the fourth stage, miles, was won by the diminu-(Derek Evans finished-with the ive Boigian. Star Ockers, who fold, 10 minutes down on the made up a deficit of 10 minutes

To be held over a stift miles circulf, the race is amost certain to be an extremely hard one, as Beck will be

strongly challeged for first place by both 131:13 and Wilkinson, with Ellinghom us at

danger

Js seconds. This 6lx

Ocker's Unless the Hussars manage to first

in

really major victory, field their strongest team, REME although he has been knocking would appear to have an ex-

the door for a number of cellent chance of putting their years. The calibre of his victory from the fact name on the Shield for the third may be judged

that only 19 of the 65 starters year running.

Sunday, September 11, sees crossed the finishing line,

Time Trtal.

NEW RECORD another 25 Miles promoted by the Pegasus CC, At home, the BBAR competi- who also run the 57 Milestion seems to be in the hands of

U.S. LAWN TENNIS TOURNEY

Hoad

For

Rosewall-Lewis

Top Favourites Men's Singles Title

Forest Hills, N.Y., Sept. 1.

The ten-day U.S. Lawn Tennis Singles Cham pionships open at 17.30 GMT on Friday at the West Side Tennis Club, with Tony Trabert, Rex Hartwig, Atushi Miyagi, Neale Fraser and Roger Becker among those who will play the first day.

Trabert, the 1955 Wimbledon Champion who was beaten by Lew Hood of Australia last weekend in the Davis Cup Challenge Round, meets Becker, of the English Davis Cup team, in one of the day's features.

The two top favourites

for fund with 1e wind for the the Men's Singles title, Ken whole weekend--United Press.

Rosewall and Lew Hoad Austraila, both

are idle

of

On

· INVITATION TENNIS

Friday, as is defending Cham- Vie Seixas of Philadelphia. plon Rex Hartwig, another of the ster Aussies, playa Nadio Hajjar of Lebanon in a late afternoon match.

Kamo, who with Miyagi makes up the Japanese Davis Cup team and the team which twolds the 1954 US. Doubles;

plays Championship,

Glydo Freeman at 20.00 GMT, and

Star Drobac Miyagi meets

Angela Buxton

In Singles Semi-Final

Southampton, New York,

Sept. 1. British stor Angela Buxton upset Mrs Dorothy Head Knode of of Alameda, California, today, 6-4, 7-9, 6-2, in the Quarter- Final round of the Annual Women's Invitation Tennis Neale FTD meets Dan tournament at the Maidalone McCracken in the first match of the tournament,

Michigan.

FIRST MATCH

Club.

In

L

Crane,

where.

hour an

Starting at 3.90 a.m. they clocked 2-11 for the arat 50 miles and 4-37 for the 100. The last 4 miles were covered at 30 mph. to finish in 4-30-06, 2 really excellent performance. After the ride the girls changed and went off to their day's work es usual.

Sun with the ladies, Mille Robinson strengthened her hold on the Women's BBAR com- petition with fine 2-18-57 "Flity" beatingt her

closest

a

Dawson,

sec how

this

were

Fight

Nino Valdes Insists On

Then your players would be accustomed to the type of foot- ball that the Reet of Europe team demonstrated so well in Belfast,

From such

meetings at club level we have learned a lot in

Every match Yugoslavia studied and we concentrate on the mistakes that eliminating were made.

It is why our Yugoslav foot..

has ban

Britain progressed,

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ust do the same. 1 remember when the Russians were worried about the standart of their play and were doubtful ternational competition about their prospects in the in-

Their top offcials asked me about this and I told them they could only Improve by throwing spon their country to visits by the top Continental club sides their and sending

best teams, like

Dynamo and Spartak, nbroad for experience.

THOROUGHNESS

The results against the Wolves in Russia show how they have improved and the thoroughness with which have proflted

from earlier matches.

standard fitness skill

Wearing White Shorts Inter of the gerad fall

Title Eliminator Bout

London, Sept. 1.

xival, the Darlington school- The World Heavyweight title eliminator between teacher, Mary nearly two minutes. It will be today in jeopardy because of a pair of white shorts.

Nino Valdes of Cuba, and Don Cockell, of Britain, was interesting to

The giant Cuban, who arrived here today for his couple manage in the 12-hour event which will be a deciding fight with the British and Empire Heavyweight Champion factor in the contest.

at the White City on September 13, said that unless the My remarks of Last week, anent the use of more moderate British Boxing Board of Control rescinded their ruling fog has resulted in quite a that a fighter may not wear white trunks, there would fow protests from riders who be no bout. quote the stars at home

whe

As a Yugoslav many people th Belfast have prasled to me the play of Bernard Vukas, who scored the last three goals and was unlucky to hit a post with two other scoring attempts.

Yet to give you some idea of demanded in Yugoslavia and generally on the Continent I must say that Vukas Was not really it for the game.

He has only trained for 15 a break days after

when bla club were knocked out early in the Mid-European summer cup competition.

Belfast did not see the real Vukas. We Yugoslavs noticed many of the moves ard that tricks in which he specialises at Liane were missing.

And

of course, he saved his stamina in the first half to con

when he time right in the centrate his efforte

Dodgers Need Only Ten Victories More To Clinch Pennant

New York, Sept. 1.

The only question left in the National race today is whether the Brooklyn Dodgers can clinch the fing at the earliest date in history.

The Dodgers all but mathematically polished off their last rival when they downed the Milwaukee Braves, 6-3, and reduced their "Magic number" to 10. The Dodgers can win the Pennant by scoring only 10 victories in their remaining 28 games-regardless of what the Braves do.

Should the Dodgers clinch Gene... · Freese's ninth-inning before September 12 a distinct single drove in Jerry Lynch to possibility-they will

give the Pirates their triumph surpass the 1953 Brooklyn Club's mark over the Cardinals. The blow, for the earllest pennant elin-Freee's fourth of the game, eing

and National

Lynch followed a single by history. League

who Elroy Face, Rookie Roger Graig won his a sacrifice,

two innings fourth game since he was reworked the last

Pirates, gained credit The for the on July 18 although he

in

And the relief assistance of for his Uth triumph.

the

Clem Labine in

seventh inning. The Dodgers supported

189

NATIONAL LEAGUE

R H

E 8 2

7 11

4

their pitchers with only seven St Louis hits but Milwaukee committed | Pittsburgh four errors and Brooklyn scored

its runs clusters immings.

Junilor Glam, Roy Cam- panella and Carl Furillo had two Milwaukee hits each for the Dodgers and Brooklyn Duke Snider came through with i run-producing double.

Wright Arroyo, Gettel (3), three-run (7) and Sarni: Law, Face (8) in the third and fifth and Shepard, WP-Face (5-5).

ZP-Wright (1-2).

TWO HOMERS

night

RHE

3 11

7 2 Crono, Johnson (5) July (8), Paine (8) and Rice: Craig, Labine (7) and Campanelli. WP-Craig (4-3).

Cincinnati

New York

RHE

7 10 2

4 7 0

Nuxhall (8) and Landrith;

Hearn, Wilhelm (4), Giel (0),

The Cincinnati Redlegs de- feated the New York Giants 7-4. and the Pittsburg Pirates edged in out the St Louis Cardinals the only other day or

HR-Harmon games played in either League. Monzant (8) and Katt LP

Hearn (14-14). Joe Nuxhall won his

(5th), Rhodes (4th, 5th), Dark game for

the Redlegs despite (8th).-United Press,

Rhodes two homers by Dusty and one by Alvin Dark, holding Chuck the Giants to seven hits, Harman's three-run homer was the big blow for the Redlegs, who routed Jim Hearn in the fourth inning. The loss was 10 14 14th compared Hearn's victories,

LAWN BOWLS

Biggest Upset

Of The Championships

SOFTBALL

Yushan Girls'.

First Game

Today

The Yushan Girls' Soft- ball Team of Taiwan will make their local debut against a team drawn from the Pandas and Chinese Athletic Association In the

This

to

Playing the final two heads in opener of a five-game "tour" the Filipino series at 6 p.m. this after- total darkness, Club's. Coelho brothers, Alvaro noon at King's Park. and Cesar, beat Bill Hong Sling

opening match and W. Gaffney 21-13 in the originally to have been played biggest upset of the Colony yesterday but, because of the Lawn Bowls Open Pairs quar- bad state of the ground due ter final at Kowloon Green yes-recent rains, was rescheduled terday.

for tod The Luz brothers, Joe and

The

halwan girls put up a defeated Spotty and Raoul

Impressive show very Connie Pereira 25-13 to enter

Wednesday in practice at King's the semi-finals.

Paric Their battery of Chen Taikoo's G. T. Graham and Bob

and Wong Tsal-llen with the best Hongkong Marshall beat A. C. Sequeira Silva and

of Filiping

cor offer. Miss Chen displayed Club by 21-17, despite a spirited good control with her fast ball rally on the last three heads by und occasionally the Filipino pair.

Sondball and Great Britain 24-15.

the

were tiring.

some

are using ratios around the Valdes, in an impassioned consider any suggestion put to

But despite this Vukas-not 90-104 mark. I quite agree, speech in his native tongue, sald him by promoter Jack Solomor

in white trunks that the issue might be evaded, 100 per cent-looked outstanding being used. But just that to fight they are

of the compare the times put up and was for him, a devout Catholic, neither by Valdes wearing partly compared with

forwards. British the pedalling speeds involved. a religion.

white trunks, not by having a

We Continentals who have He would The pedalling speeds usually

not consider going

palt

of white shorts under the learned so much from England work out about 00-110 revs per into the ring unless he wore | trunks. minute for the shorter dis-them,

Gleason pointed to the fact were all disappointed by Britain. and if he were lucky

I have been told that Chelsen tances (up to 60 miles), while enough to beat Cockoll and that the fight was taking place

were were asked to withdraw from a the

a fight with the World on the 13th it Valdes rpm of local riders is in the carn

European Cup competition be- Champlon Rocky Marciano, he region of 70-85.

superstitious 23 some had cause it was felt that this would There could be a useful lesson

would stipulate

ore challenged. Surely he would cut that he

noross their

League pro to be learned, if the desire to white. Otherwise, he was pro- not fight on what was generally ramme and give them too much learn is present. Just think it pured to forego his coveted am considered to be an unlucky strain. To me this is not the

bition of a bout for the World

day

pay ld succeed. We want you. crown.

Promoter Solomons assured to regain your old prestige. Supported by his manager, Gleason that he would quickly

But only you can help yourself. Hobby Gleason, and his trainer, arrange a meeting between him

-(London Express” Service). Molina, who did the and the British Boxing Board of

(COPYRIGHT) |translating for him.

Control, und would do all in his Valdes explained that he was power to enable Valdes to get baptised by his Cardinal in his wish, white, and that he had sworn

over.

League Soccer Soccer

Results

no

The huge Cuban, who will

to his mother that he would start training tomorrow (Fri- always, fight In white.

circumstances

was

he beating Cockell and of getting a fight with Marciano, K, how- prepared to betray his oaths.

Manager Gleason denied ever, inspite of his beat orden- Valdes refusal to wear othervour he lost to the Briton, he super would wish him the best of luck in any in his second bid for the title.

Valdes and Gleason agreed to

Under day), said he was hopeful of

purc

2 than white was

stition or that it was

tomorrow's

London, Sept. 1. Semi-Finals There are 124 men and 64 Miss Buxton, ace of the British

Association Football results: women entered in the Singles Wightman cup team, will meet

THE RESULTS Championships, and they will Barbara Brelt of North Holly-

LEAGUE DIVISION I a total of 22 grass courts atwood, California, who won her USG U

Charlton A 3 Shemeld U the West Side Tennis Club,

match todny, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 over These counts are divided into Nancy Kiner of Palin Springs, Doncaster R 3 Plymouth A

LEAGUE DIVISION II stadium courts, grandstand California. courts, clubhouse

courts ntil

LEAGUE III In the other Quarter-Finals,

(SOUTH) field courts.

There are three Darlene

Colchester U 1 Bournemouth 0 Hard of Montebello,

defented courte do the big,13,500 capacity | California,

2 Gillingham Dorothy Leyton O horseshoe court, but only ime is Cheyney, 6-3, 6-3, and Shirly Newport C 0 Aldershot

Bloover used at a time,

of England defeated Northampton 2 Swindon The forecast was for excel-Karol

Fageros

2 Brighton of Miami Walsall

-Router. Ionil tenniki wenther-file, cool Florida, 0-2, 0-5,—United Press.

THE GAMBOLS

(MUST GO AND UNPACK)|||| YOU'VE BROUGHT A LOT.

(SHALL

AND ULD YOU

OF SUITCASES WITHI You, MIGBY J

1 way a stunt.

SUGGESTION

0 “We are in dead earnest about this" he said, "and I hope the British Boxing Board are going to give way on this point,"

Ho and Valdes refused to

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PORTLAND HANDICAP

Final With

Acceptors Weights

London, Sept. 1.

WCTO.

his and C. C.

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demonstrated her favourite In-curved ball that A. H. Seemin entered

is very deceptive. second semi-final

Besides being captain of the Mo his third when they teamed team, she is also their batting up to beat KDC's pair W. M. star, The catcher, Miss Wang.

and . E. Gourlay Davidson

demonstrated a bullet per to second which was a revelation The Cocho brothers started and left no doubt in spectators" off wllh a double, six singles minds that the Hongkong girls and a four to lead by 12-4 on will not stand much chance in

to steal base, the 11th head in the

their maten any URE FIELDING againan Hong Sling and Gaffney,

The KICC pair come

Sute fielding and fast Into the picture by scoring three accurate throwing in ore other singles and two doubles to close strong points of the Yushan the gap to 12-11 on the 18tli team. Shortstop Lal Mei-chit, only 15, was particularly out- standing

onc

back

and

head,

VITAL HEAD The 19th head was a vital

There seems to be no doubt The KCC pair was lying that the Yushan girls will win three shots when Cesar Coelho all their games here. They meet the formidable All-Hongkong took his position on the mat. His first two woods were nar team on Monday, September b

anxi short and with his in what will be the plece de Last

wood he drove on the back resistance of the tour. hand.

the com His wood

Tentative line-up of trailed the Jack

rested in front of bined CAA/Pandas today is two of his brother's woods to follows: give them the three vital shots

row

inck and

and the lead

as

Pearl Chun (p), T. H. Lung L. W. Chan (1b), Katina (c),

It was quite Impossible to Wong (2b), M. K. Chán (3b); see on the next two heads. On Amy Cheng (8), WY. Lu the 20th the Coelho brothers (1f), Betty Tong (cf), T. H. chalked

another up

four Lee (r).

Yuen, to literally clinch the match.

Reserves are. Suran The next and final head saw Shirley Cheng, Elaine Kwong,

draw two Gaffney

beautia Greta Kwong, Eunice Chan, H..

Mary ahota nimbet Jack high but A. Ismail, Shirley Chow, Coelho with his last wood drove Chow and Pansy Chang. in a toucher to give the lie. The Yushan girls other games

Hong

Siing's first three woods will be against Oversour tornor- were either narrow or short but row, Hongkong Combined on he drove with his last wood Monday, South China Athletic and got the jack. Unfortunately, Association Tuesday And however, the jack rested nearer Combined Chiness on Thursday. and of his opponents' wood to bring the final score to 31-13

CLOSING DATE

with six-ounce gloves, `Twenty-seven first and final though they said they preferred acceptors together with weights them at eight ounces. "We don't for the Portland Handicap to care what weight, the gloves be rim over ave furlongs 152 arc" they meld.*****

yards straight at Doncaster on But we must have white Thursday, Septem trunka in the ring.”

as follows: announced tomber 3,

Royal Palm (8 st. 8 lbs.), Live

Spirit (9 st. 5 5 lbs.) fr favour of the Filipino Club Team managers are reminded

that entries for the various soft=.. Frincely Gift (9 st. 4 lbs.), Siar pair, Glazer (Pet. 3 lbs.), King Bruce

Four matches were played off ball leagues 1958/60 close today. (9 st.), Trouville (8 st. lbs.). Si Arst round of the Colay Hook Money

(Bart. 5. Ibu,); || Ladies Open Singles yesterday,

THE RESULTS ARE Ramon Vale (5 st. 4. lbs.), Bea-

Remulle of yesterday's matches:

Open vaira

GOLDEN CHURN

SL.K.MAILATTENRWET, LUM

way Chase st. 8 River (8

3 lbs.), Clear Golden Lion (8 st.), Mies Mink (7. 18 jbs.), Tentar

Cock-

rullah Sauce

GUAPTOP=OMAŢI

(7 at 13. More Gourley (KDC) 24-15IBERO

(7 st.

28 iba), Wallabes

12

st. 10 lbs.), Boreal (7

Abator

Sirtent

Tower

lbe,

Ho

lbs).

Rolling Barge (1) #1-2 Ibs), Shandrim Quests (7 st.

The Plumber's Mate (219) Tha), Backfoot (7, at.), Appil

C. C. Ma and A. EL, Boomin (C)

14. Davidson and

Coelho, and C. A. Coelho and W. Fer. di Lair

Pereir

zand

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