1955-10-25 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1955.

Learn soccer with the stars

Keep that centre-half guessing

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BENTLEY

pro

Born 1924 in Bristol. Played AR amateur for Bristol Rovere 1938, then signed for itriol ftovers Transferred to Newcastle 1044 for 49000 and to Chelsea 1948 for £11,000, There played inside for ward for ono until TRAE

fecoming Centre for- ward. Capped for England

In both positions

England's Rugby

Team Has Room For New

New 'Caps

By ROY McKELVIE

"

-and try to take

Lawto

his eye off the ball

REAT goal-scorers like Gallacher, Dean and make the centre- forward position look easy. But they had to work for their goals like the rest of

BB.

in

I myself lose about 0lb. weight every match, and

becaure

no one can give

his

ROY BENTLEY, ENGLAND AND CHELSEA. TELLS YOU THE SECRETS OF GOOD CENTRE- FORWARD PLAY.

SPORT BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN

AMATEURS

BUT

THEY LIVE

IN LUXURY

By TERENCE O'CONNOR

Fage

Civil Aid Services

No. 38. Orders by the Hon.. CE. Terry, OBE, Commissioner, Civil Ald Services, of October 21, 1955,

Pay Paradesi(a) Pay parades will be held as stated" Below. Paymenta will not be minde ilanı CAR Iden tity Cards are produced. . (b) Por- sunnel of the undermentioned units will report to the CAS Pasmester at the Pay Office, CAB HeadquartOCE between 1730 hrs and 1900 has on ine datos staledi — 2.31.55, Jescuis Service: 4,11.6), Shaukiwan_ 200 Communication Unit; 5.11.65, Eastern Zone, Stanley Zone; 11.11.45, Central Zene: 14.11.53, Upper Levels Zone, Day View Zone, Aberdeen Zone;

Western Zone. (c) Personnel of the undermentioned unita will-recort to the CAS Paymaster at the Kowloon

2000 us on the datos stated; 16.11.50, Kowloon Cay Zane, Tele2BİZA TAI Zone: 18.11.55, Yaumaul Zone, Sham- shuipo Zone; 13.11.60, Mongkok Zone, Hunghom Zone.

sports, Deach Service 23.11.35,

I was enjoying caviar and vodka with the leaders of Russian and trying to hammer out this vexed question of amateurism.

Having talks about sport in Moscow is never one-sided, because the ing Centre between 1800 are and Russians are deeply interested in how it works in other countries.

Before I could get my first question in I was bluntly told that the majority of Russian sporting chiefs, after studying the Western systems, believe our major fault is professionalism,

"If some people are poid and thers not, there can be no har- mbny." I was told.

the

My eyes moved over to corner of the banqueting room and I looked at that goat dis tance runner, Vladimir Kuts.

He

Leon im- was dressed best when he is underweight, He.. if the ball is coming from maculately tailored light grey

on the flold little the right, kick

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with the right suit, and his wife looked as it heavier than normal for carty foot, either instep or side foot, she had just stepped' cut of mason Kanien. when the so that it you miss, there is still Christian Dior's salon in Parts, weather is likely to be hot. a chance that the ball will What a striking contrast to the Why all this sweat, when strike the left leg. check and poorly-dressed poople who move the centre forward, at any rate give you another chance. when his team are defending, seems to be just standing? You yourselves know how quickly defence becomes attack.

have to be off with it as fast

HELPING

turough

Moscow.

the busy

streets

ABLE SEAMAN

of

I

In

the

to compete "They work hard and on the qualified field of sports they prove they Olymple Games providing they are men and women worthy of are not paid directly. leading positions in the State," I was told.

over otherB."

:

Shouting yourself or distribut-

I recalled how a few years ago

sportsmen in any ing and making gaps for others,

the Kuts was an able-caman in the At any moment

are in every attack, a long ball you

Navy and was now an may come up the middle from whole of the time, whether you Red

the ball or not. Them. your own goalmouth and

you have

even if you are not up to the fleer in the Army.

Dean Dismissing Lite question of "We believe sport should only standards of Gallacher,

of a man's carcer, and do not gain Western

I be a part professionalism and Lawton,

от goals

their brought the conversation to the Russians maintain, “and not; either their

» career in itself." amazing frankness glamour, you will find that you Kute. With

I eventually completed my team--and the Russians admitted that they are helping your

their discussions with them on their Ahat you are losing a lot of saw nothing wrong if

Champions were given extre pri- view of amateurism, and i can

Suam a better life than vileges, and

up by saying thos

consider their other members of the community. Į Russians

and

other

as you can. As centre forward, you probably have moro longer sprints than any player.

THE BEGINNING

But that is only the beginning of it. In attack, you have two Jubs-to distribute the ball among your fellow forwards so that they can either score them- selves or make a scoring open- trom ing, and to score goals openings made elther by them or by yourself.

ngainst

During one Cup-le Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge. noticed that if I went deep into our goal area when Newcastle were taking a corner, big Frank Breman, their centre- hall, and his two full-backs, would come right leaving the centre open,

upled too,

So at the next corner I told Bubble Campbell, our outside- loft, to move into the cenÍTE. Then, when our loceper caught the ball, I called for and

sent a long ball up the middle. Bobbie took it in his stride just on the half-way line and went through to score about the best

know.

WASTES TIME

sweat.

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_Bfficiency . Badgon-Award of. — (a) The undermentioned warcions quiii- led for the award of the first and second oficiency badges w.od. Dete- ber 1, 1906! Munghum Zona

Koon Dil-sting, 30587 Lui PAS. 20448 Chang Xue-alik, 30407 Koon. Lun. 30073_Hat Yao, 30093 Lok Kon- cheung, 30715 Chiu Pak-po, 30783 Chan Wing-chee (Mim), 30/93 Word Western Zope-- Bhok-ming Des), 30180 14 ChōM-en), 30335 Fung Fock. 30067 Keung Bick-ylu, 50117 *an Ka- luk, 30652 La Ming-kin, 30938. Chu 30939 Chu Ying-tung. 30031 Mak Man-kuen (Min). b) could The undermondoned wardens quall-

HOW ITS DONE The story of Kuts is interest- "We believe it only right they should bo given advantages ing because it happens all over

the Soviet Union,

When he was first seen in "But surely you cannot call Leningrad chief coach Gabriel Ying-shon

realised he Korobkov them amateurs," I argued,

I was blandly informed that become a great runner providing ned for the award of the first eff-

cloney they are not paid for compet- he was given the fallitles to go bags we.f. October 1, 1000: Cheung, 31287 Chen Yung-ken, 31201 ing, which is our difference be train properly.

He was

furnished with ariBleh Poan-che, 31300 Lok Kow, 31811 tween professionalism and ama- tourism.

opportunity to

to take a student's Chaung Wing-kwan, 31513

Chuen, 31814 Law Shing-tai. 31010 In Russia, professionalism is course in Moscow and so had no Leo Wan, 31523 14 Ming, alder Woo considered bad because it causes difficulty in finding time for Cheung, 142 Weng Kai-sum. 31529 rift in sport. They point out athletics. A similar procedure Wong Yat-wing, 31599 Law Chi- keun, 31640 Ng Kwok-wat, 31740 that a professional boxer in the is followed with any prominent zu Wah, 31742 Chang, Ping, 32432 of the 17 Leung Wal-bun Western Zonam West-particularly in America

2012 Yuen Hin-man, 30743 Lin Kà. can cara fabulous sums of money Socialist Soviet Republies, kall, 30863 Wong Chun-hung, 30954 completely out of proportion to

What happens it an athlete Ting Shu, 31000 Wong Hung-hin. what he does.

falls to

to make the grade? Like $10911 Kwan, 31004 Lee Yat- hwong, 31009 Chung Ham por. 31i01 pertinent questions I Leung Pig-ken, 311 Cheung Kung many asked within the Iron Curtain, n. 31138 AB Big-yu, 25. Cham this

ovaded. I gather, Hung. 81237 Kwok one was

Chee-keuing, 31137 Mak Woon, 31230 Ying-ngok, ap athleto who 51342 Kan Bicon, 31544 Shum Kung- however, that faila to make the grade returns wing 3148 Wong Pak-kwai, 31490 Tang Tal, 31413 Chan Kwong-chis, to his or her home and previous 1478 Chua Cisun-chou, won

| Moon-choung, 31487 Li Bzo-but, 21488 occupation,

Aloicandra the

Chudina, the Liu Calf-dur 31400 Tae Kwok-ved, |31070 Lei Ol-kin, D1680 IA Wah-kam, phenomenal woman who has set 31559 Ta Kat-hon. 33021 Yung up World

records for the High Hon-ming, 32075 Yuen Man-wal, 33372 Camp and Jump Pentathlon, was

Kam-ching (Mixa), 32178 Lae Fing.no, SSD N Wai-man, zaito chauffeuse before her sporting Work Shku-Took, 52160 Chow Jip-kal, success opened up a new life. 32188 Lau Chi-keing, 33189 Ng Tong. Now she is training to become 191 Kwong Shi-Nung, Stigs Au

kin-keca 96. Kwak foor manageress of a factory. 20201 Wong Ban-ki, 32303 Wonge Shlu-sheung, 32206 Wong Bhun, 21207 The Russian view is that her Lam Che-yul, 22200 Mok 15k, 82110 Kwang Ying-kan; 32314 Wong Fai exceptional ability will reveal 17 Li Wing chan, 18 Kwok Chil itself in other ways outside the chiu, 32210 Trang Kin-man, 32200 Ho Ping-fun, 32270 Le Ka-ying, 22211 sphere of sport if she is given Chan Fed-ming 32304 Y Ebook ppportunities of distinguishings (Mm), 127 New Yukion, 2413 Wong Man (c) The tridermentioned herself in the workaday world.

Buch wysborn is simplo werden qualified for the award of enough when the State runs the first flatency badge w.e.f. Octo

ber 6, 1963: Western Zone. - everything and bolda all the Wong Dig+pak.

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men

Miracles Can Happen

Says HENRY LONGHURST

The Ryder Cup golf team, all being well, should at this moment be in the United States, with your correspondent a couple of days behind them in the Mauretania.

The captain is Dal Rees and the rest of the team consists of Ken Bousfeld, Harry Bradshaw, Eric Brown, John Fallon, John Jacobs, Arthur Lees, Christy O'Connor, Syd Scott and Harry Weetman,

The match is to be played at, ledge that in the live Ryder Cup Ranch and matches so far played in America tho. Thunderbird

Club

have been near Portin the British soOTES Country

an Guy 2, 3, 2, 1, 2 out of a total of 12, Springs, California, Fawkes Day and the day they may yet do better than any following

of their predecessors.

that Poesitting side by side.

manin

LAST TWO PLACES

The two wing-forward positions in England's Rugby | goo! I have ever seen. team are vacant; almost certainly a new full-back will win his cap this season, and there should be a most interesting struggle for the half-back positions.

Even if the centre is blocked,

Their first port of call will be the British Isles blind-side wings It ususally is, Reg Higgins,

bring your Atlantic City, where they will You'll take part in a tournament with forward, who was injured in the first Test against South wingers to the game.

course, not to send amateur partners and, in the That this is not our strongest Africa in Johannesburg, will certainly not play this season, pass behind them, If you can

the pelled down if ever again. Seven strands of wire hold his injured knee help. But equahy, do not send it is, doubtless will be pro- team is hardly open to question, celebrated though the fact will certainly not much in front because

alter the result. joint together.

There were wastes time while your

bathchairs and gazing Try to estimate

doubtless personal reasons Jurk- as remarkable across What a blow to England in time to notice one, though I am runs after it.

background why where feld Don White (Northampton),

man will have upon. your the loss of Higgins. Not for a

human race as ing in the

Cotton, who was accond in the long time has one man made now slower than he was, is con- reached in the time it takes the pection of the

ball to travel, Put it, not where exists on this earth.

year's averages, should not be the man is, but where he will

They then proceed to Tulsa, a

included, much D. S. "Tug" Wilson, 11

be in a second

two's time. kind of twin city to Oklahomu freer and more dangerous open- Then, if you see a gap in the City which those of the 1953 side wing forward at home then

two places Again, the last centre, put yourself

to Walker Cup team who went on But receive the return,

went to Fallon and Lees, excel- more there to play in the U.S.lent fellows both, but the one 42 last game here. He is taking up likely there will still be no gap. Amateur will remember

with appolatment as an Insurance Then you must make one by,

affection. The two cities are in and the other 47. It is only a matter of opinion but, surely, gent in Southern Rhodesia.

say, moving out to

fact 88 mlies ngart, but they if in your heart you know you yourself and drawing Wilson reached his peak as a posing centre-half with you.

linked them with a double toll- loose forward the season before

could have весть you may road with room for four abreast are going to lose anyway, a place found for If you are lucky, last.

and no side- both

and for England

now have made a gap in the

younger men like Joha Pritchett, Middlesex,

or even for your winger. wing forwards about,

the Even when you stay in cicarly, P. H. Ryan (Richmond), centre and the ball comes to who occupied that position in you there, It still may not be Angland's first iwo matches right

for you to try for goal ast season, must still be in the yourself. reckoning.

QUICK TURNS

his special job that of protect-templating "going blind." ing the blind side against all- comers and making very few errors- secure that you could almost pick Higgins before pick- ing the rest of the team.

NO REPLACEMENT

I can think of no immediate replacement nor have I yet had

Race Pony Dies After Training Gallop Today

Lee

Timber,

1953 sub- scription pony, owned by

and Mesara

Wong. collapsed at the end training ratiop at Happy this morning and

Valley

died.

Mr Michael Perebocft

had taken the pony

for a three-quarter mile As it was finishing run.

Timber WLR seen to be The jockey pulling hard, slowed It down and the pony suddenly collapsed,

It died on the cindor track.

in South Africa, has played his

there

the

the

op

Dido

There are plenty of open sido centra for your inside-forward turnings on the way, and even who won a tournament brilliant-

arc

be

and

en either

the bus dote it in 72 minutes.

PLAYING SLOWLY

סתר

aujmust always be ready to pass or molly those who are Focke and Ston Loonard,

con-

of

ly at Sunningdale and last year travelled America the hard way in order to rise in his profession?

The Americans, I know, are Here there will be two more anxious to play, both in the pro-amateur tournaments-one Walker and Ryder Cup, against

three by accompanied Of England's three full-backs

teams representing the Common- arnateurs, all holing out at every

wealth, thus allowing us to last season, N. Estcourt has re-

That centre-half-will probably hole-and this will provide the include players like Thomson, turned to South Africa; N. M.

so you tent

team, Harry be blocking your way, Hall (Richmond) and Scott

(Manchester)

sampling American golf for the forward first time, with a very necessary we have a stronger family feeling Canada, with whom, after all, [playing. though it is doubtful head back to another

who may have a clear sight of experience in an art which more whether either will out

Texas, than anything else characterises than oxists between say, goal. sidered.

In distribution and creating the difference between golf in the Ohio and New Orleans. In the

the There is an obvious chance

Late to two countries, namely, playing meantime, though

Samuel Ryder could hardly have the centre-half for one up-and-coming player. openings, try all the time

guessing alowly. Two who may be suitable for 20

envisaged it when he presented not only by moving out to the trials bre 0. Grieveson,

but by three-yard darts

the Cup 30 years ago, the British Yorkshire, and J. C. G. Hether-wing

this way and that and equally

team still includes citizens of the Ington (Northampton), who per-quick turns.

Republic of Eire which nowadays formed some prodigious tackling The centre-half wants to

"has no connection with the old when Middlesex were doing their r

his eye on the ball and From Tulsa to Thunderbird, management Unless the present best to overrun Hampshire last p

if Instead, you can make him which clearly, judging by the team brings off a miracle, this look at you, you will get

pictures and tha descriptive might well be the last Ryder Cup advantage In split

50cond

itemture, justifies the current match in its present form. Come going for the ball when

American

fabulous, epithet

what may however, your corTES- It is especially impor- The course is in the middle of Johnny comes. ยพ Williams (Old Mithillians) play ent to get his eye off the ball the chart, flat as a pancake but pondent finds it no hardship to

be on his way to Califorula backed by mountains of un- watch it. The following were the results in this match for Middlesex and when it's in the air.

Mind you, you do sometimes paralleled grandeur. Pictures of of matches played in the Colony throw out those very long, flat

and rapid poseet could hardly meet a centre-hall who makes

"before" and "after" show it, one friendly In Hardcourt Tennis Championships at the Chinese Recreation Club understand how Dick Jeepe, of things

won the scrum-game the centre-half was told whatever the golf may be like,

to V

have been a remarkable yesterday!

built position in all four South to follow me everywhere.

I kept on taking him out to achievement "before," only six V. T. Wang beat Franels Ma 4-0. African Teets.

the wing and we scored freely years ago, wasis of sand and scrub: "after," -green fairways 8-3, 0-2 Ng Man-cheung beat

Not the least of the reasons through the centre. At last, scru Michael Lo 0-2, 0-3.

two inside-forwards lined with imported fully-grown was the fact that Cliff. Morgan after our

through and palms, glass-fronted bungalow

Colony Hardcourt Championship

Men's Singles

Men's Dondles

work.

ALL-ROUNDER

who Those

Northampton,

.!

easy.

In each of these 18-hola tournaments they may well be on the course for five hours.

Tp Koon-hung and Edwin Tsal and not Douglas Baker. (Old had again gone best Chung Wah-chul and Cheung Merchant Taylors) was fy half, scored, lie turned to me in disores, patios and swimming Wing-choy 6-1, 6-3; C. 8. Cheng and Chung Wing-kwong beat Joey and that Jeeps was the more de gust and said: "Just look at our pools,

contro.

It's wido opont

Having set out with so many

Da Graca and Bernard De Bilva 6-6,pendable as an all-unrecent I did not ask him whose job of these teams so full of hope 0-1: X. W. Lee and K. L. To beat I am told that

match between Northampton and was to keep it closed.

P. Z. Zau and K. Y. Chang 6-3, 6-1.

Old Mithillans Jeeps, admitted-

TODAY'S GAMEB・... Schoolboys Singles

At & p.m.: Miduel Lov John

Dren's Singles

At 5.16 p.m. T. Loé v Ip Kpon-bung

Doublen.

ly on the winning side, im-

TRY FOR HUN

that this at last may to our turn, only to cable home the old, old story, I go cheerfully on record

pressed everyone more than did As for shots at goal, it you as saying that this one how't

are heading, try to get a yard a hope This is not to be inter

opponent

VISTAVISION

STEWART ALLYSON

to

In the England trials, how or two's run in to the bail, and preted, is an einwult to a due who is going to be Joopa siways try to go above it wo body of men doing their best

Y.W. Ne Man (Liverpool),

whet

go at 2nnect Steins and to Choobs ponen (spot then wat in When you are having a co will do thete une Kie 200Ť DOKrees to the ball, Fbos morty fortiores by the know,

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Poska hod. Wang

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someone

who cherishes you, will give you

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