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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 195.

ARE 'SPURS BOSSES 'MEAN'; CAN THEY

STOP

THE ROT?

Asks ALAN HOBY

What IS the trouble at Tottenham? What is this dry-rot which is erumbling away the fabric of fabulously-wealthy 'Spurs, once the show-side of English football?

Ask different men and you got different answers. told me: "It's the little things that count.

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"Directors should realise that we are human

E. Dewhurst Hornsby. Toften- | "unhappy ham vice-chulman, sanft -

"The club is most

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Nor is it true

definitely with discontent that There are the

strained relations between

board and the players

All very conflicting but k$sMt hitece

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Boudhound

atmosphere,"

asked for his transfer.

An angry Tottenham star

like everyone else. We breathe

And the once proud cockeret's tail is down in the dust

overy

has whether he can anye 'Spura or

Lot

But having probed the

Totten great angle of ham mystery, I do urge that, in the present emergency, It is up personat to everyone to forget

wire tie Kelavances,

Imaginary with or otherwise, and get un courle-the paramount job of stopping

Are the 'Spurs bosses really as "mean" as they're made out 11-7

been the rot.

Vice-chairman Hornsby, who has always treated me to sniff the bežerel-scenes ten-

ously, suya "We haven't White Hart Lane.

strange, repetitive mean. running

The patterny

fours of the

bulging money - hags.

through

1

With 12

Years ago was the sentant future

xordinary Inelcent

Eri

21

Following an eat of the blue

benents "All players get fulf after ve years. We've £14,000 set aside for that purpose."

111 Tony Marchi? 100 WAS rul from his £750

he 11 because

call from world-known daework.

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National

his

Muse

xen Service.

And the first thing to be done as for the directors lo convince the players that they belleve in th and are behind them all the way.

-(London Express Service).

(COPYRIGHT)

Spurs player 1 went for his, Hough he played in the Besi AUSTRIAN TABLE TENNIS

Rinup uten from time to time.

See where I met

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120 von Henk we've been un-

3 Hornsby naked me. Perhaps mot, My Hoby, but

They told me with the that desude a rincessful season, a

ly thee of Bar Best team had! been offered the ntximinis rate!ere ale Trany people welke think

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tung about it”

PAY PACKETS

1 ift 1 mahdistust the and all hell brade Hous Jeft

Faver 4.03

Spaans

tl extra £ 100 wondtha'i

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M: Houby akes polnited out stop jwhat "ww.nderful thing" It was

like Rot But, that ruler nationain

and Alf Raney had whale the ENTIRE At Surgeo

1 Sw.

and team were not only offered tap over released

Swansea These pay packets were y caich "witterut fee feris

Ivanity oriely back dates

Since then trees, have changed. There

La differma board anĺpolisi Spurs have enjoyest VAUS success and pleuty,

But m

miserably at

Fartsite "Spurs th Set of it

First Division.

Englund star after complaining

Bla

thally,

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Earl Walls To

From Retire

The Ring

Hat, when otte of their old

he heard this, team males

"Weren't they entitled

THEY Had

given WONDERFUL, service to 'Spura" Faally, wha lukt that 'Spurs and thanking of appointing a in place of then manget yul oli servant, Jimmy Ander- son, Abe has been ill in hospital

OUT OF TROUBLE

"Given time he will get us out Tinable, deforest M:

Hornshy

! am sure he will, but, alas, Lame is the one thug Spurs

haven't got Tak their kære

No one wants to see "Spurs go down, but these as a pure Pickle.

Toronto, Nov. 1. Earl Walls, the Canadian Heavyweight Boxing Cham- pion, announced today he is A retiring from the ring be- Supporters Clubs Journal, Lily-

calise he and

his wife felt

that the risk of injury WAR

"too great for n

Referring to "pane chatnges," G Franklin, chlor of the

white. кауы

that we

can afford to part man with th Rally, ne

bald players IN ไอย zebeming

It shocks and degree of culm.

the responsibility of raising) unazing to contemplate with any

a family".

His retirement means that he

through

will not K

schettuled November 15

with

i depresses most of us"

Co

There is no vasy vlution to the

brunet trad

Tottenham bout que leuion on

Ewart Hotspur Hat-t

South Krant heavy weight who has

fighting been

Potgieter. the

I is hitting below the belt br blame the present manager for ne slump. Jimmy Anderson has

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African recently Britain.

Walls, now 27, started boxing In 1947 and turned professional

fle Tonight a year later bouts, won 38. Bet six and was He won 27 disqualled mace lights by ktockouts, 16 in the Arst roun. He has never been

knocked out.

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had re-

Jack

Solomons, British piv- nter of the London programme on November 15, on which the Walls-Potgieter txnut ceived top billing, had tipped in New York earlier today Potgie- "the next Heavyweight Champion of the World."

ler an

He said he was still waiting to hear from Walls whether the fight was on or off--Heuter.

act 27 chancr [4) prove

US AMATEUR BOXERS BEATEN A THIRD TIME

Hamburg, Nov. 1. The United Slates amateur boxing Learn suffered their thiri conserutive defeat Europe here tonight when West Germany bent them by sta bouls to tw with two others rouwn.

were beaten

The Americans last month by England 7-3 und Ireland -4.-- ftruter.

TOURNEY

Andreadis Retains Singles Title With 3-1 Win

sick vakio. Singles

Vien, Nov.

L Circho- +f Paned his Men's ill in the Austrian

Tables Tennis here todiny.

he bent fellow

nenatal Championship

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ARMY SPORTS!!

The purista may not agree that the motor cycling display which is being prepared for the British Forces Tattoo is in fact a sporting event, but I am sure that there will be few quibbles at my decision to invite these brilliant riders to fill the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade.

Tho thousands who will Day Charity match as membera watch and

their of "the Combined Services team applaud

tackle the efforts at Caroline Hill during who

Combined the remainder of this week will Chinese in a floodlight game at 800 only a polished presenta- the Chib Stadium next Monday. tion of riding skill which, by its very perfection, belles dangers

such fine results,

is

attached

to

to

SPORTS SURVEY

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THERE IS NOTHING ECCENTRIC IN THE SPORTING OF SPATS

Says ALL-ROUNDER

If the weather is anything like, Mr Philip Wills, 48-year-old director of a shipping company and chairman of the British Gliding As- sociation who look upon him as the foremost authority on gliding in Britain, may be seen soaring over the Midlands in an old felt hat, flying suit and spats.

There is nothing eccentric in the sporting of spals; they are worn for purely practical enda - they keep the feet that much warmer at high, cold altitudes. And Mr Wills, who earlier this year won the Lilienthal Medal, the world's highest trophy for gliding, ought to know." They have given him much Eristol City's recovery since the back to the battalion-13 years

le has been later. the

Ever since Hearty

warmth and comfort during his war. congratulations

of Britain in chairman he has been the driving It is not quite in its original involved, and which, AQMS Taylor on his selection representation.

Mr Linskey

found that by its freshness, masks the captain of the Colony hockey aiding events In various parts force behind the club. In privalo | firm, tong and arduous hours of team to play Macão Taylor of the world. Mr Wills, by the a highly successful draughter, the leather had perished, so he will had all the sliver badges from practice that have produced who is serving with REME and way, reminds us that the term engineer und businessman

on green doth. Ho accurate 100 inventions to his credit, he it mounted Headquarters, sto

gliding is not strictly an Land Forces follows the foot-one to apply to his particular has used his formidable talents hopes that the badges of subse-

"new quent winners' The

names will be Royal Signnis have steps of another soldier,

plan boldly for the type of activity, for the machines

addext to those on the belt he built up a ne reputallon for colm Pottera, io being awarded he and his fellow skymen flybook" Bristol City.

has returned. As fur the loan, are sailplanes, which are cap- motor cycle displays in the Colony caplaincy, and there their

He

to personally designed the he hast decided

forget all many parts of the world and it will be great satisfaction in able of soaring up and up and

ground and stands and also de- and down.

Installed the club's sigrood and

A 26-0 drubbing is bad enough, He will

and that you

we Boodlighting equipment

but it was rubbing It in when waled humans are really better flyers

for the money he fald Royal Naval Ordnance Depot, than the birds,

cut unlik SCSC.

had paid for itself who were defeated by Gosport Birds would not dream of enter- This was his answer to fan-Borough by that score, had thu astically high tenders for the three nattest against them by the alr conditions job from outsid, poncems. but salplane pilots

Clouds

Mai-

is safe to say thụt the one being military circles at his appoint-are not restricted to gliding down re-building of the war-danged about 11.

prevented in Hongkong. willment.

not deviate one little bit from

the high standard that they have set themselves elsewhere.

1 have remarked several times in this column about the steady rise in popularity of

11 is congratulations then tobasketball in the Army. One of and the patient the points that has been mude the riders

who have made on this respect is that s instructors this thrilling display possible

AMUSING ITEM

Iterp from

tell

14

·

ing

4

a cloud possibly violent inside IL,

ake for extra

of because

in search of

1. He says:

team game which does not re- quire a great deal of space and can therefore be easily staged. Whether this is a fully accurate

not. there comment

not the

slightest doubt that the game now has a great hold on

soldier sporlamen,

we have

Wor

Moreover, new players have signed through his own "On the been other hand,

to think initiative and often at his own I have just received an

As befits a former in- before is

an aerial expense. carrying out

World

One

pikot teresting and somewhat amusing

meuvre, which a bird would repl Miend Iri the

seconded to the RFC from the du by slinct."

Gloucestershire Regiment, any Colony. It is an extract from

Ou the British weekly newspaper,

happen these competition Mr thing can

days & recen The Sporting Record, of October

Information which

the only competitor with Harry Dolman in charge of has just Wills was 22. The following appears in

the desired goal of Ashton Gate affairs, Harry says to nebleve come to hand about the forth- Busi

this whi include a move column called coming Inter-Unit League com-raming their destination before that Stipek Scocer

petitions indicates that there is setting out for it and reaching it, into the First Division and he "Velly best wishes and

club to get there, the no failing off in enthusiasm. The He flew from the Long Mynd means

to Dunstable, a dislance of the Storcy calute of chopsticks to Major Units Division of

mikes, in 3 hours in an old Gordon Egerton, Bolton Wan-League will be run in two zones, derers' young wing-haif, now on There are six entrants for Zone felt luas, flying suit and spats. National Service and recently

seven One and

fur Zone Two, Division is Hongkong Gordon The Minor Units posted to

in the Fif Countryman

18-21. 21-19. 21-7. 21-18.

The ongtung World Champlon, MIN Angelica itozvany, of Women's Ksiazka. ASTI Singles title beating Rosalind amnett, or Berlain, Miss Rosalind Raw 21-4, 21-17,

1-20

Tiw

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All-Czechoslovak Men's Doubles Final was won by L. Vyb Nanovsky and V. Tereba. why beat Andreades and Stipek | 21-4, 21-15, 17-21. 18-21, 21-7

the Final.

The British Twins, Miss Diane Howe and Mrs Rosalind Car-

won the Women's Doubles title beating the World Cham pions,

Mrs. Angelica floreanu

Manutiu al Miss Ella Zeller, 21-5, 21-ID, 10-21, 21-18 In the Final.

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Stupek (Czechoslovakia) Mrs Cornett (Britdn) won the Mixed Doubles title beating an All-British partnership of Johnny Leuch

MAN and

D). 21-19, 21-10, 21-23 and Rowe 2-15 in the Floal-Reuter,

Sports Diary

TODAY Hadminton

has written to Bolton boss, being run in three zones with Bidding, asking permission seven leams in the New Terri- tories Zone; ning in the Kowloon

to play for a Chinese team.

"Suys Bill; "We've wired the approval....Gordon white man

necessary

will be the only playing in the team!"

Well it's

an Interesting is that the story. The

shag

knows nothing che who only about it is the player himselt. Egerton is, of course, one of the Army representative players,

110 to

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opposing goalkeeper. When they were leading 13-0 at half time Gosport's defenders and for wards changed places, and goal- keeper Hollis did the "hat trick" from centre-forward!

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Spurs bought 34 silver

SECURITY

A STEP FURTHER

When One night soon after Dunkirk, Mr Martin Linskey, who is the When Bristol City moved up

their manager of a billards hit in Into the Second Division

North Road Durham City, was chairman, Mr Harry Dolman, Zone; and ten in the Hongkong looked upon it merely as a step vailed upon to lend a bob or two to an Impecanious soldier further in the long-tenn plan of the 5th battalion the Lane

ever he 1ing has indulged in

then bileted in

+

Now aldo

tankards to present to the 22 players of Vases, the Hungarian Cup-holders, and 12 of their own players when the teams met at White Hart Lane. The Hun corians got theirs all right, but the Football League refused per- mission for the men of Totten- ham to receive theirs, as £4

bonus! each was too big a box

the

touring Zealand Rugby League played at Wigan there were no tewer than four of the Wigan players who appeared against the All Blacks on the same ground in TEE 1907 watching the match.

48 men who bridged the yours wert Johnny Thomas, Joe Miller, Ashton Gate six years ago, Dr

Bob Brookes and Jim Bloare, alí ITC has always naisted that

Security for the loan was the of whom still live in Wigan and Bristol people should regard

Bantamweight box who are each over 70 years of regimental "City" as a potential First Divi

belti ing

The

buttalion even-age now, sion club. And judging by their

tually moved out with the loan Second Division performances be unpaid and the belt still with officials for the League

date, it looks as if that could be com- petitiosis which are listed to a possibility quite soon.

week com - begin during the mencing November 14.

Zone,

The recent course for baskot since he took over the chair at /shlee Fusiliers

bail referees proved to be an excellent affair and it is anticl- pated that a high percentage of passes will be obtained.

This timely course has pro- vided the requisite number

of

When the zone competluons have been completed there will be the usual play-off for the Major and Minor unit titles.

BOXING BREEZE

The trusty arms of our squash players are soon to be put to the test and with pleasant re- collections of the fine play in Last year's Land Forces Army Squash tournaments it is fait that news of the 1955-56 Inter- Unit

and Individual competi- tions

will

be enthusiastically received.

The first of the competitions the Inter-Unit Tearn event will be staged in December and the closing date for entries held on Novembar 19, 20, and ly Nov. 15.

considerable

the lows.

Mr

he de

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Not often do a team score 19 Linsky. Recently cided that the pledge was not goals, and their centre-forward That is why the chairman hadkely to be redeemed now, so fail to and the not. But that is thought that parts the what happened when Grimshaw ground Improve-S

elt Park beat YMCA in the Mill Hill like the belt battalion might ments

while they a carried out

(Blackburn) Boys' League Third back again. He approached the were still a struggling

who got into Leader Eddie Greenwood_was British

Legion Division side, so that today the

touch with

the commander of the only forward who failed to board do not have to worry

with the result score, but six of the side shared the battalion, about increasing their accom- modation

with the prospect of that recently the belt was posted the goals. First Division football returning There is an early stirring in

to Ashton..

the boxing brecze.

News comes

to hand that the Land Forces Novices Championships will be Novices

joca

22. While no dolnite event willion has yet been decided it is anticipated that the competition consist of five players and units will be held in the New Terri-

are

at

Men's "C" Division singles Young and Did v Chung Cheong.

Athletica Bay Quarry

School Sports HKFC, 3 pin, to a p.m.

TOMORROW

Badminton

Dividen Meta'x Kowloon Tong v RAF: Arve v KCC: C Xiang.

Meeting

Section

1:

Police Re-

"Blue"

V

Tai

Club

HKCC Annuai Meeting of Pavillon at 3,30 p.m.

FRIDAY Badminton

Men's "Division (Doubloa_Sec- tion : CCC v Tai Shek, KITC v IRC "Gold". Taikoo v St Stephen's.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES FINISH

A thrilling finish to the Cambridgeshire: Stakes at Newmarket with the first three horses bunched together on the far side of the course, (left) on October 28. Lady Zia Wernher's Reizial, ridden by P. Robinson, won by a neck from Mr.P. T. Beasley's Turk's Blood; ridden by J. Deforge. Third, only a hand apprentice away, was Major T. G. N. Bardwell's gray gelding. Swept, Hidden

Jockey D. Ryan, a Hanterpho

Teams for this

due course.

to

The fixture liste for the

various competitions.

scuson.

in

the

Harry Dolman more than any other

man is

responsible for

Queensland-NSW Sheffield Shield Match Drawn

enter as many free 10

lories. So it's down to serious teame as they wish. An entry

training for hopeful novices; fee of $19 per team is being

three wecka made and this should be for- there's only warded with entries to Capt.....

Essex Regi- ut the Stewart ment at 'A' Branch, HQLF.

The

Individual popular

Brisbane, Nov. 1. Championships will be held in inter-Unit Football Leagues have

Queensland narrowly escaped February and further part-produced some real tousy tussles

of the defeat by New South Wales on culars of these will be given in for the opening weeks

the final day of the first Sheffield Shield match of the 1055-56 Two particularly interes.ing Australian cricket season. The Army soccer players with Major Unit games are the clash,

Sot to core 273 rums in 128 is week-end free frem League of 24 Fd Engr Regt and i N' worries will be able to lick their Staffs on Wednesday Nov. 16 minutes, Queensland were strug

fast the moment wounds after their indifferent Boundary Street, and the ging from

Joseph' meeting of showing against St

Own and bowler Pat Crawford took two Stables on wickets in his Brat over. last Sunday. The soldiers gave N Staffs of Beas

and fighting

display against November 30, unbenien Eastern earlier in the week and it was confidently ex- pected that they would take two points from their game with the Saints. Instead the team turned in one of its poorest shows of the season and, although having 75 per cent of the play, went down by 2 goals to

The

at

King's

The play in these garties, even allowing for early season uncertainty, may give some in

where the real dication strength in this League lies.

The New Territories Zone of the Minor Units

League pots off to a five-star start on No- vember 10, when the fixture and to-

When play ended Queensland had scored 87 and had only New South three wickets left.

their Wales took points for first innings lead of 127.

Final scores: New South Wales 440 and 147 for six wickets:

and

87 for Queensland 313

seven.

the story bogey still haunts list bringe 27 Lit Bty RA On Friday news was 11th Infantry Workshops

that received

goalkeeper gether at Ping Shan

to Incidentally it would not be Charlesworth, had been ad-

this point mitted to hospital as the result amias at

to pass a

of a badly damaged toe. It word of compliment to Lt H.

decided

Gnr Tulin Lender, RAPC, the new League

was

to

of Movement Light Troop his Secretary, who has done u fine Arst runs in the senior eleven, job in getting out the fixture but late on Saturday morning lists in such good time. it was discovered that he too was unit due to a leg injury.

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ENTRY LIST.

and

good Crawford, who looks a prospect for the Australian team tour England next year, finished

three the day with wickets for 20.--Reuter

association are eligible to om- clate at Army meetings, and; it is hoped that those officials in the Colony who have not yet done so will affiliate as soon as posible,

It la understood that efforts are being made to run a course for referees and judges before the end of the year.

OUT OF TOUCH

The entry lists for the Land Forces Tennis Championships Goalkeeper Lewis, who has of 1985 have now closed been right cut of touch recent the organisers report that a good, ly, was recalled to the side and representative entry has been turned in his best show of the received. It is expected that season so far. Ple Wilkes of the draw for the various com- COD was given his chance in petitions will be published

Tho. 1954 Land Forces Cross the 'B' team goal and gave a the very near future....and

Country Just a reminder that the games

Champions, 1st Bo very satisfactory display,

Another Sunday casually was will be played at the USRC Emex Regt., got their new season L/Cpl. Joyce of HQLT who had Courts at Hlog's Park or off to a grand start with their

the 'B' term at November 14, 194 •

annual Inter-Company Cou

meeting to drop out of 1

last minute, with know

at Dodwell's Ridge, retained the team trophy with HQ Coy in second place and The Coy, placed third, Individual title was work by L. KF Burch with L. Alderton and 2/12: Docktona

erichard and respectively.

the

Although they

have

no Ledgus,rame the Army, pÌRTDES

[will not be com

Malinen, “Crompt anung". White and Mor taking part in the

17 and 18.

Anal

this weak jusdifad 2 boxing have not yet amilated to ný: Booringt. Refertes: ánd Associations: The Army

that only thow

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