WEEK-END
BOWLS
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1955.
SPORTING SAM
D
By Reg. Wootton
OPEN FINALS TOMORROW; GUTIERREZ SHIELD MATCHES TODAY
By "TOUCHER”
One Third Division match this afternoon between Police and Kowloon Cricket
Club concludes the 1955 League and the Lawn Bowls season moves on to annual feature the Gutierrez Shield International competition,
its
next
A modification of the rules for the competition, which allows a maximum of two teams to be entered by each nation, has resulted in a record number of 22 entries this year, representing no fewer than 18 mations.
Ten teams have drawn byes afternoon and should have mat-1 and the competition starts thisers much their own way. afternoon whih 12 teams playing
of their Brot round matches at Kowloon Bawling Green the Club starting at 3.30 p.m.
ALS
won
FORMIDABLE FOUR
Jeff loosen.
Hassan has Ru for not been Grawing too consis ently, but its always two staple shots up his cleave the resting shot and that of truling the jack. Hu was outdrawn by G. C. Norman in an average of three woods each head in his match in the 1953 final and yet his fourth one invariably did the damage.
It should be an excellent final, with quite a variety of shots and tactles.
OPEN TRIPLES FINAL
SPORTS SURVEY
England Far
Games
Far Behind In
Facilities Say's Roger Bannister
England is far behind other countries in providing facilities for young people, said Dr Roger Bannister, first man to run a Mile under four minutes and now a house surgeon at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, when he opened a fete on Hanborough playing field to mark the anniversary of the opening of the pavilion recently. Both field and pavilion were provided by the villagers of the two Hanboroughs.
The
The Portugal "A" team, com- prising A. V. Loper, P. X. M. da F. I stand for correction. but Sivu, J. E. Noronha and R.
ke the Luz, Macugh probably slightly understand that to
wek bo the front line, are still competition still more laterest- ing the Association Commitee #1
u formidable four. They will be
He added: "Playing fields like this are extremely valuable and are greatly have adopted in their drawing A. R. Minu, A. K.
up against India's S. Rumchand, Minu and
necded by this country at the moment. There are 500 running trucks in Britain, one- the system of piscing the teaps
tenth of the number that exists in smaller countries like Finland. The in from one nation
Portuguese different
ternationals and found live 3
their alde, It is really staggering to think the green
in halves so
that they will not should win, but I don't think
area is Southport can. They have got clash against each other. This that they will find it as easy as
The Triples final wat feature of this discrepancy, and that we in. mortar bemb. The
popular with Andy McLaren, late of Preston is a commendable system, pro-it
Ch's on paper.
Scotland, and the two Inst year's runners-up, the two Cralgengower combinare able to produce athletes and particularly
Hopeman and vided that the two teams of one
Choy, Sportsmen with the relatively plenickers. George Hong will also be fielding two teams.ons of
practice former English Amateur "caps" nation do not reach the final.
Fred Madar and Stanley poor facilities is indeed a mea-course was part of a
Holmes
and the Bill much better we air bambing range during
George Both are fairly well-balanced, lieonard and C. K. Sung. A. H. Sure of how favourites will though some sacrifice has been Seemin and C, C. Ma. On Starting
could do it all young people had war, A bomb cllsposal squad Bromllow. paper made in not attempting to conten
hose facilities
for from provided
Edinburgh exploded the Portugal, who
CRICKET DUTY'. again be
Halifax, trailing in Dvision marar, and the County Coun- centrate the series by 1053 and 1954, Twe
all the nation's top on recent performances, the them."
former three
are the superior
OLDEST CRICKETER? cil are pressing for a complete Three North, have missed their teams have been entered by bowlers Into one rink.
combination, but to Sung, See-
Is Alfred Lesler ("Pop" to search of the area.
manager, Willie Watson, one of this notion, and of the two the
miu and Ma must be credited a
the fow men to have played "" team which consists of
cricket and football for Eng- Umpiring in the Bootle v. never at its best than when Staffordshire) England's oldest
land. He has been on A. P. Pereira, L. M. Rodrigues,
and fighting spirit which is most in his native Yoxall in
cricket This remarkable man, Northern cricketer? Roza-Pereira and C. E. C.
pitted against superior odds.
Liverpool competi who started playing for the local tion march Passos seems to be the stronger
club when he was 14 years old, W, Jenkinson narrowly escaped practice matches and first three at Bootle, umpire tuty for Yorkshire and Eng- land and missed both Halifax's mode Sung-Scemin-Ma and more balticed. They wil
injury when a flying League games. this be pitted against Persia
last week won both batting and bowling serious successful switch when Becmin forewent his pisip's cups of the club as long ago as ball struck him a fraction of position and played at No. 2. 1900; and has carried his bat on an inch above his eye. A Bootle The first football team ever of his five appearances batsman straightdrove a ball to ay over the North Pole have What is often forgotten and three
this summer, is 85 years of age. which overlooked in many a formation Though he and unless he proves to be a
hi: the wicket at the
arived in England. They are now has a runner bowler's real dark-horse,
triple in the craze Thou the odds will of a rink or
end,
a uprooting
the Kiwis from New Zealand dew off and be in favour of the China team.
mmp. The bail for skipping is that just as im-when he bats, he still does his
and it took them four days by Mr. Jenkinson who was air to portant as a reliable skip is also own fielding from mid-off.
He started work as a black crouching behind the stumps.
cross the world from someone who will make the
the Antipodes to their York- smich. later opence Yoxall's play someone who can change
HIS FIRST FOUR
shire headquarters on Ilkley Roy Swinbourne or turn a defensive position into first garage, and is still work-
ing. He had 10
battling Moor. They open their tour at children, 11
for his fret International "cap" Blackpool. and three great- scored four goals for Wolves Manchester City-his
Famous Sports Stars I Have Met
Stan Seymour
By ARCHIE QUICK
Stan Seymour is a Geordie if ever there was one. A blunt forthright character born and bred on the bleak North East Coast, and almost as difficult for A Southerner to undrstund in speech us a Parisian talking to u Breton.
Mr Seymour, now Chairman of famous Newcastle United, started of St James's Park as un
He
insignificant professional. Tou to the ten of the tree, gaining "caps" for England and scoring a vital winning goal in the 1924 Cup Final at Wembley again Aston Villa,
It will always be as Chairman, Director and Honorary Manager that "Stan" will be best remem- He is Mr Newcastle iyared. United himself. Managers have come and gone our
but, like Tenny- son's brock, Seymour goes on for ever. Almost on his own he has bought and sold players for fabulous sume, but, despite the
The "A" team is expected to get past Wales this afternoon, but the "B" team consisting of F. Lee, J. Tang, C. C. Ma and W. Hong Sling may be provided hard game by Switzerland, who will be geatly handicapped by the absence of Joe Landolt, A substitute has been found to make up Switzerland's four
an offensive one.
D
aron. Two of his sons against
•
A
the Philippines "A" line-up of then the whole complex of towere killed at Mons in World first "fer" in the League, his do it once, even if the cost at
'The two other itrst-round International matches today will xe the two Philippines teams clash with Ireland and Pakistan. Ireland's G. Agnew, W. McColl, Tom Kavanagh and Stanley Leonard have a slight edge over W. R
R. Espina, F. Tan, S. Castro, and
A. Coelho, and Pakistan's Ackber, S. Bucks, A. H. Abbas and K. M. Omar appear to be that shade superior to the Philippines "B" four of A. E. H. Castro, M. G. Barros, Laurel.
R. Basa and R. G.
Should Seemin play at No. 2,
War I while serving with the morrow's Triples final will de
and North Staffs; he himself was he has four sets of three to pend on the form of the two No.
staff sergeant in Lancashire sides - Bolton Bill 25, Fro Madar and Seemin. Home Guard
Manchester to outbowl the last war and won a cup for Wanderers, The ability of one the other, especially in drawing, rifle shooting only six years ago. Manchester United and Black will be the deciding factor.
TWO MORE EVENTS
Two more offelal events re- OPEN SINGLES FINAL
the main to be played before Lawn Bowls season Oficially Tomorrow the Colony Lawn' Bowls Open Championships concludes this year with the Lawn Bowls Association Ball at reach their penultimate stages Peninsula Hotel in November. with the play-off of the finals of These are the Inter-long pairs two of the four annual evento -
Aitkenhead Shield the Open Singles and the Open and the
match, Triples. These will be played
On
at Taikoo starting at 4
the whole, the League The Annis of the two remaining events, the Pairs and the Rinks, and the Championships have extremely well despite
are scheduled for next Sunday goo
the vagaries of the weather.
at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club.
Contributing to the successful running of these events has co-operation Opinions among local bowlers been the excellent are divided as to who will be of clubs and players, but here crowned Colony Singles Cham- a word of pralee must be ex- to the indefatigable plon this year. On recent per-ended formances Liddell stood well efforts of the Association's Hon. above the 1033 Champion, M. B. Secretary, Mr R. B. Marshall,
Hassan.
the man behind the scenes.
Time may not permit it, bul Both against Hong Sling and Raoul Luz, Liddell bowled like it feasible an excollent sugges
champlon, matching skill on has come from one of our against skill and brilliant tactical local bowlers, that there be in-
TODAY'S GAMES Third Division
KCC v PRC
be-
ery that Newcastle buys success, play against experience. At the suitutod an annual match there always a shrewd credit conclusion of the recent semi-tween the Champions of each balance at every season's end,
final match when Liddell beat division and the rest. Luz by 21-10, veteran Bradbury And because new and famous
who has
So many gigantic Faces appear and disappear in battics in the past had this to United's ranks season after
"Liddell played
one of the Say, season interest is maintained finest games I have seen for a sufficiently for United to be very long time". It was a deser just about the best supported ving compliment, for time and Liddell that match, again in came in to rest toucher for the shot. Reproduction of the same form or anywhere near It will I think make Liddell the new Colony champion.
tentn in the First Division.
PERSONALITY
even
He
his
Seymour is a character. exudes personality; many enemies admit that. Len Shackleton, for instance! His thoroughness has brought the Newcastle scouting system in Scotland to such a fine art that not a single promising junior slips through the set-unless the Portsmouth, flah gots, away 10 who are equally thorough North of the Border,
p
Mr Seymour is also an enigma kinoeratledilciator The Players who
serve him
well, Auch as Jackle Milburn, cannol speak too highly of him. Visitors, 10 St. James's Park cannot find hospitality dispensed moro liberally anywhere. But woe betide the
man who orosses Bwords with hum-Shackleton WAS one: Ivor Broadis another, and Roy Bentley yet a third. All three have per- sonality 100-hence the clash.
Seymour's greatest friend in football is Jack Tina.
of Portsmouth. The manager hour they have spent out at Stan's Jovely senaido
house
19
ho escapes from football hip sports outfitter's are innumerable. When wanted a strong esplain, ho took Jim Scoular, the stormy patrol of Portsmouth and Scotland.
"You will not be able to do anything
with him", maidi Tinn, Beymour has. Ho ha moulded Scoular, the tough Glaswegian, into the most admirable of skippace who took Newcastle to their latowi
Wembley triumph,
THE WEEKND
ICES
FISH
TEAS
WHEEL
Gutierrez 8luield
China "A" v Wales Philippines "A" v Ireland Portugal "A" y India China "B" v Switzerland Philippines. "B" v Pakistan
Portugal v Persia.
GAMBOLS
CAND
FLO
„ROLL'EM
CAN I HAVE ANOTHER, CAKE, AUNTIE & S
"NO, DEAR
Answers To
Sports Quiz
too the
individual
Holing out in one is a golfer's But droam. Any pinyer is proud to were against the nineteenth hole is high! Whodon, £ Connecticut City, amateur, aged 28, did it twice In one round at the WethETS- field Chub in the city's ope tournament
Ho achieved the feat at the fifth and ninth holes, but finished with a four- over-par 74.
and
pool. A golfer who pulled his chot at the sixth hole of
The
Royal Army Pay Corps nine-hole Hopeman golf course Training Centre, Devizes, won
Into the (Moray) prodded
the Army Inter-Unit Swimming yards to the left of Championship with a total of whins 30
34 points from five events. 9
The British Army representa- Bn. RACC, Donnington, and 1
tive Secetz éleven can held an Br Lanes Fusiliers BAOR tied all-International full back and for second place with 30 points half back defence. Possibles each. The only man to win two are Billy Foulkes (Manchester titles was L/Corp. United England), Alex Whitehead, of the Pay Corps Wilson (Portsmouth and Scot- (Devizes),
who took the 100 land), Stan Anderson (Sunder- yards and 220 yards Free-Style. land and England "B"), Trevor 1. In 1882, when Australia The 9 Bn. RAOC beat the Pay Smith (Birmingham City and
beat the full strength of Corps by nine goals to four in England "B")
and Duncan England in England for the the Water Polo Championship Edward's (Manchester United first time. "Sporting Times" Final.
and England), printed a notice for English cricket saying
The body
Peter Ogden le a schoolmaste Angler E. H. House, of the will be cremated
Colne, Lanes, and they ask- Southampton Club, dug up and the at shes taken to Australia,
e him to play for the Catholic king ragworm on Lepe Beach.
locat Next winter when England Church in the
Sunday New Forcat
(Hants), and it won two out of the three School League when the holl-
was 25 inches long. This is be- malehes some Melbourne | days came along. Peter hay loved to be a record for Eng- women burnt a stump and played five innings and scored land for this type of bait.
each an 321-and
time he presented the ashes in
Bligh,
the not out. What an average, urn to Ivo England loader.
2. In 1908 when Ahearne won
the Hop, Step and Jump. 3. Donald Budge in 1938.
4. Yes. S.C, Grimth when he
played for England against
the West Indies in 1948.
6.
22 including the cue ball.
6. Motor racing,
Was
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Fraser Athletic's two goal- keepers in Scotland are both Jack Rowley, English Inter-named Spencer. Naturally, for national with Manchester Unit-Joe and Davie are brothers od and now manager of Ply- and keen rivals for the job the nct. A third mouth, travelled all the way to guarding against Yorkshire to play for his team brother Bob scores goals from Hull City. He has a centre-forward while •his broken wrist and intended to brothers try to keep them out. play in a plaster cast. But the
Three members of Bristol referee said "No." It was danger to the player and his Rovers' defence have 11 rew apponenta So Rowley had to markable record of long eer- sit in the stands and watch. vice. In post-war mutches (40.23 Por cous, & Hull lad, depulised Jackie Pit has made 422 ap- and the story ends happily-pearances for the first eleven', Plymouth won.
Ray Warren 419 and Harry Bomford 397. In addition, Wor-
7. Max Schmeling beat Jack
Sharkey in the 4th
in New York, 1930.
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km).
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