1955-11-08 — Page 7

THE MATTHEWS MYSTERY

The Case Of The Unwanted Ball-Player

By

ERIC

NICHOLLS

British soccer needs hall-players, well versed in the arts and crafts of the game, if she is to get back on top of the soccer world. Oh yes, it's been said before. But it must be said again, and again until her legislators (of the footballing variety) act.

It needs to be said this week. And joint targets for the finger of corn are the Engish and Scottish Football Associations.

In two breaths the respective

committees selection

of these bodies have droppert

VENEZUELA GRAND gers in their stately

PRIX DETAILED

RESULTS

*

Caeneus, Now Meials of the Grand Prix of Venezuela Lonight unbouneed

Manuel that Argentum's Jun Fangio u the

woll in

Maruti tem

two hours

30 minute

33-2/5 seconds for an nyrings

jarring halls. end have left the soccer popra- Tave of both countries more than

lightly guessing.

For England's answer to the need for ball players is to drop Stanley Matthews.

Ant Scofiend" In Jackie Benderson

they have the best ball playing centre-forward in Yet the nearest he gein Bitain 1. selectipa i a place in the "Shadow" _teora.

Incredible, short-sightel, ulio speed of 131 024 kilazneles per hally stupid Yes, and hour.

besides

Portago of Spain was second

only 38-2/3

seconds behind

Fargo's time, TRNAVA

the heils 1-

on the wher

Fang' top time for one lap was one minute 47 seconds for 130.921 average speed of un klometres per hour.

Emanuel de Pratenied 12 a Ferrari

But let us not waste adjectives of those abortcomings 11 Rather let

the

minus-Matthews and mimes-Henderson sides

CARMINE

WRONG DIRECTION

UR

Ireland, For the match with England Belded two ball playing Ingwartst Instead

k three. Two laps behind | Mathematies WES

W121 never mny strong point at school, but even I recognise this manoeuvre as u the wrong direction- - 10 backwards.

to place third.

In fourth

place. three laps step

back, War 1. Cin

Ferrari.

Ana

The Scottish selectors TC- Castellolli. In Schell's Perrari Į peatedly give Henderson the

three taps behind, go-by And also

They prefer to see goal- Jending But Castellofti was grabbing Laurie Reilly ክስ in

two-litre Car the attack once more ageinst

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Drst

category.

Castelloill's average time was 123.524 kilometres. Ifis fastest lap was one minute 49 seconds with a perit of 133.924 km.

And Henderson, it should be pointer out, can score goals as well pa scheme them,

So where do

from We Ko Villorest Էլ. Mieres twa taere? Not very far I'm afraid, litre Maserati, also three lapsules and unui the selectors

and The butchers, the bakers behind, pinced sixib.

the greengrocers begin practise what they have been preaching to have the courage For I'm of their convictions. pretty sure they, just as we, are

Manzon, in Larcus Gordini

was! und I

seventh.

behind,

H. Hanstem of Germany in ♪ convinced of the need for craft, Porsche 1500 was eighth, x ips behind.

Certainly the current altitude afforda little hope for The Ninth was E. da Silva, rudil | present, or perhaps more im- laps behind in his Gordini,

porlant, for the future.

Tenth WRN it LAZ only Venezuelan who classified է: Fera 200, 11 lap behind.

The

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1955,

FIRST GOAL FOR

ENGLAND

It's a futile chase for Ireland's left-back Len Graham for this shot from Inside-left Denis Wilshaw (second from left) was already in the net to notch the first goal for England in the International football match at Empire Stadium.

England won 3-0.—Reuterphoto. Wembley on November 2.

Gone Forever For

And Watson Are

Hardwick The Days

Travel

Of Lush Hotels And

Says ARCHIE QUICK

Two Third Division North managers stood together looking out of the club. Gone forever for them are the days house window at Moortown Golf Club, Leeds, of lush hotels and first class travel with the Football Association and the MCC. For, although they are officials of struggling Northern soccer clubs their names are house- hold in the world of sport.

The one was the manager of Oldham FC, moistachioed George Hardwick, better recognised as the captain of England's International eleven and Middlesbrough in the past. The other, the manager of Halifax FC, Willie Watson, one of the select few who have played for their country at football and cricket.

are

others woTHE

gum

The four

to

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to

und

Schoolboys Their tople was the hardness, 75% of the Northern Section England's

carry on is by u tegland's Youth XI. of the struggle to keep Northern clubs can Section clubs alive, Šaid Hard-earthing one good player a sea-

Even without boy-mountain him u fout "Ave, at Wiek:

and selling Oldham, are suti

18-year-old Duncan Edwards sicostringen

anwhich is becoming increasingly end

Denais working on

Viollet youthful difficult. yet there average gate of 7,000,

years

United team at Villa Park off than us.

have been at Oldham," sakl

averaged 22 years, with Johnny Some are under 3,000. Oldham, Hardwick, "I have been lucky.

Berry the "daddy" at 27. And 4 club with a history survives i have managed to average their successful Central League because of the generosity of 23,000 in sales, and that reserve side averages under 20, Directors. The public do not enabled us to cover our weekly

while thoir Youth XI ore Eng deserve a Lengue clubɔ. Most of loss and pay oummer wages,ish Champions! them support the Munchester

although they have had to be

What contrast

Villa's sudes," Said Watson: "My club the minimum in the majority of

doleful record! Malt Busby suya is noted chiefly for the fact that cases, What a fe!"

it is due to the fact that "every it is the home-town of Wiltred Pickles Tract referee Arthur

Wilson is a new hand at the schoolboy who plays football in

of Ellis!"

band

mouth the Manchester arcu is United- conscious" Of COUTSE the las existence. There are no streaks

But Busby who has made them that of grey in his hair as you.

Whrough his tremendous already ho is echoing the Third way Division manager's stock phrase local success after local mucoDAY. There 1s nothing comparable "I've got a play- of sales talk:

with it, although it is closely er who is sure to play for Eng-

approached by Stan Cullis and At hast, it is # luki ong dur." stale

his Wolves, and maybe Jimmy a continuery" the of}-

Seed and his Charlton captures. worry and the players dissatisere hellef. Bed because they are underpaid. But they continued season after season, and should they finish in the bottom two of the League table they fight might and main with all the propaganda at their command to retain their League status to the exclusion of such worthles us Wigan and Peter- borough Come to think of 11, why do Wigan and Peterborough want to stick their necks ou!?

OUT OF POCKET

The wonder to

me is that

The Direc

For players of today are the these clubs want to continue

truc

to

idols of the stars of tomorrow. Particularly does this apply mon who wour the national other nampetitors jersey. So until those men 'are dropped out. Unded Pres

footballers in the

Tummy Smiths learning soccer in the back alleys will be content to kick hard and hope ter the best.

BECKER NAMED

BRITAIN'S NO. 1

TENNIS PLAYER

Britain's

London, Nov. 7. 21-year-old Duvis Cup player Roger Becker has been selected Britain's No. I tennis player by the Lawn Ten- nis Writers Association, it was announced here today.

Last year, he WAN Britain's No. 6 player.

-(London Express Service).

(COPYRIGHT)

Special Training

For Soccer "Probables"

The following have been selected to undergo special train- Ing under the Hongkong Foot- ball Association's official coach, The Association elected British Mr T. Sneddon, in preparation players in the following order: for Interport matches. (1) Roger Becker, (2) Billy

South Chirian

Knight; (3) Tony Mottram (last

Last Kim-chung, Lau Chee-ping. year's No. 1 and now profes-Chan Chee-kong. Tong Sheung, Chu Cheung-you, Les sional; (4) R. K. "Bob" Wason; Wing-wah. Ho (5) Geoff Palsh: (6) Michael Yuk-uk, Yiu Cheuk-yin, Mok Chun-

WAT

Davis: (7) John Barrett; and (8) G. Oakley.

Women: (1) Miss Mortimer; (2) Miss Put

Angela Ward;

Bing Tao Tam Nal-huen, Hau Yung-seng, Sh Pet-yin, R., Honniball, Lo, Kan- chuch, Lo Kwok-tal.

Kitchen

KMB

the League at all tors are out of cials in

uf

Messrs Hardwick and Welson both agreed that the only way

Springboks Rugby Team To Tour Australasia

Capetown, Nov. 7.

The South African Rugby Unton team will play 28 matches during a tour cd Australaska next year, including six Tests two against Australia and four against New Zealand

Vad Film Of Malayan

What a tragedy it is to see a annus club like Aston struggling against non-success and relegation.

It is an almost incredible fact that when Johnny Dixon scored at the sixteenth minute against Manchester United he ended a period of 735

AAA C'ships

To Be Screened

Malayan

A film of the 1053 minutes during

Amateur Athletic Association which no Ville forward had ob- tained a single goal. Half-back Championships at Ipoh, loaned to the HKAAA by courtesy of Baxter had got one against Bir-

the Malayan Film Unit, will be mingham City, but, apart from two presents of "own goals" by screened at Wah Yan College, Queen's Road East, at 7.30 p.m. opponents, Aston had not found

Members of any the

not since September 3 lonYTOW

club affiliated

HKAAA to the eight matches away!

are welcome to "attand. It is hoped to screen one or two other athletic flims if these are. obtainable.

Then take the case of centre- forward Dave Dickson. He was for obtained

Everton from £22,000, but not

the until Manchester game's pecond half did he score-490 minutes after his debut!

Many outstanding perfor- mances were- returned at the 1955 Malayan -AAA Champion- Ave sprinters He would have got chips, including

4 second but for

incident. Soccer

a strange at 9.9 seconds or better for 100 His hender Yards, a 21.5 seconds 220 Yards a full tura by the was sailing into the net when around

Josefa Levula, 400 colleague Pat Saward in his Tian,

Tardy In 50,0 seconds by Rahim

The South Africans are due to anxiety, headed the ball out of Ahmad, the 120 Yards Hurdles Lau Yee. Chan Fai-hang. Kwok leave Johannesburg by a on goal.

May 7 and the first game will (3) Miss Shirley Bloomer: (4) Shek. Lau Kai-chiu. Miss Angela Buxton; (8) Miss J. Wat Fat-kim, Hung King-yuk, Sza E. Watson; To Yu, Tang Sum, Lim, Sze Shilcock; (0) Mies (7) Miss G. Woodgate; and (8) To Mon, Tang Yeo-kit. Mrs J. Delford.-France-Presse.

Belgian Wins

Portuguese Open

Golf Tourney

Bze To Sum.

CɅA

Police Moss. Au Chi-yin.

Esturen Kwok-wah, Ko Lee

Po-keung, Chau Man-ch, Ho Ying-fan, Lau Chi lap.

Wing-keung, Chu

*Fou Ching-to.

be with New South Wales on May 19.

After five games in Australia the team will leave for New Zealand, China Mail Special,

All training will take place at US World Champion

ceroline Hill

ground on the

following days, commencing at p.m. each day (under floodlight):

Tuesday, November 10, 22 and

29.

the

Thursday November 10, 17 and 24 and December 1, 1955.

Lisbon, Nov. 6. Flory Van Donck, Belgian Champion, today

won

Lifter Improves

Own Record

Manager Erio Houghton was quite candid about it all. "Wo he have no Championship side," admitted But he has a Two Year Plan "Wa pre good the enough to keep our place in First Division for the next two seasons," he said, "and by then our, good young players should have made the grade,"

. YOUNG TALENT

in 14.0 seconds by both Josiah Kobiti and Tomas! Naidole, both Fijiens, and 400 Yards Hurdlas in 04.0 second by Naidole."

Sports Diary

TODAY

Footbali

Badminton

Meeting of KFA Council. Amo- Personal opinion: Villa will ciation's Office, Sports Road at 543 have to buy to keep that Firstp.m. Division place. They havo Bagdad, Nov. 7.

epent £30,000 on Hickson" and Executive Committee Meeting of Anderson, America's Saward. They may well have to HKDA Marina House Tia floor t World Champion weightlifter double that figure to buy 430 pm. Lexgus: bred “n“ Div1- who is known as The World's safety out of the ill. And etion 10 RC V CCC MON KAC | VRYWCZAF Section 2: CYMCA V Kia ngainst Angel Miguel of Spain. AMATEUR BOXING Strongest Man," today, bent his then still not be sure.

own record for the hands

Portugucio Open Golf, Cham- plonship in a 30-hole playoff

Both players had tied with 207 at the end of 72 holes yes- terday.

Today Van Donck had rounds of 65 and 63 for an aggregate of, 128 in the playoff. Miguel returned 06 and 59 for a total

·df. 185.

Paul

Clean and Jerk in the Heavy"} £80,000, when 210.00 aldon Singlas: CCCFY"K{w, Bharat. ;

www

Intrimi choke Tur (HC Jockey Club's role and Race Meeting).

20 years ago, they 230,000, to avold the Second Division and weed rilli gatedl

+

Stockholm, Nov. 8. The American Amateur weight Division, Boxing team gained the first win of their European tour when Anderson ufted 207.8 kilo- grama (45734, iba.), compared they beat a team of Swedish and Finnish boxers by six bouts to with his previous record of

106.5 küograms (43

In contrast, how Manager four here last night.

Matt Busby finds the young idrew The Americans recently with a Swedish representative. The record was so dering a talent! His latess-presentation The Championship was payide but were beaten by Ireland, demonstration by 2* Unlied ed at Extorial seaside resort, 15 England and West Germany. miles from Lisbon-Hauter. China Mail Special

Stator token at the origi Royal "Sporting ClubER

is Joo. Mockuinness, June 17, local boy who has made at-left-half, and has captained

TOMORROW

Ivizon Binadas: Nav.

AROUND HOLLYWOQD

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FILM STARS ARE WORKING LIKE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS NOW

Says MICHAEL RUDDY

Beverly Hills.

Film stars are working like commercial travellers, going on the road to sell their pictures. "I'm leaving for a three-week tour of the East and the South," Joan Crawford told me, on the last day of her middle-age romance, "The Way We Are," "and I'll meet the press, appear on radio programmes, meet cinema-owners, talk to women's clubs, and," her eyes suddenly sparkled, "participate in fashion shows."

All this in connection with her latest film, “Queen Bee,” in which she

portrays a femme fatale who wrecks homes, businesses and MEN,

Two of the mea she wrecks Best ambassador Britain has, Travers spent his first week in are Barry Sullivan and Johs had posted in Hollywood is MrHollywood at MGM Studioe, "1

loops, in Guinness, He has charmed pros was making Ireland who will meet her

recording for Bhowani Junc- with dialogue, Detroit and buzz around

and movie people alike

and his unaffected

forthrighton'" he told me. "And tooling for Ben Hus" and "The Barretts How about her four

bis courtesy and slm- adopted maNNOT, children. Christina. Christopher, plicity,

jor Wimpole Street,' Cathy and Cynthiu? "They're

her.

Kiving."

And Insband

Alfred

meets her in MaunÌ,

WIL

Quote

1

Hollywood wonders what will happen to Edmund Purdom who had much to my

concerning and Hollywood

re- why he fused to co-star with

Lann Turner in "Diane." A fery months ago. Purdom was in the bigrmning for the title-role In

Example of his good manners: al. in bearding school and we'll I rang him at the Beverly Hills al' be together for Thanks Hotel. He hadn't returned from as MGM Studios. He rang me Slecte soon us be go in. Few Holly-

wood stars would do this FEMALE MARCIANO

Hollywood be- Jean Simmons is spending ten days in New York doing inter-cotase 1 wasn't exactly Views for Samuel Goldwyn's stay there and my personal life was a mess." Patricia Neal, now of "Guys and super-production Dolla Jean

.who hasn't sungarring on Broadway in

Roomful of Rosen, since she was 18 scores

True. After a big buildup by with her Sister Sarah. She

the Brothers Warner, the arts confided that husband Stowurt

didn't come and she fol hard Granger taught her how to punch "and I practised on him for top star, well married, and and Michael Wilding." she add divorce in view. ed, in the sequence in Havane. (corted by

Marlon Brando. Jean ko's five dancers, like fernale Marciano.

his

Last

•

"A

Twist Polcing fun at murder mysteries, Alfred Hitchcock gets ziggies instead of shivers with his "Trouble with Harry." But he presents a new cometienne, Shirley MacLaine.

Cary Grant toured the USA telling the people about Cinch a Thief and answering questions on Hollywood.

Maxwell Reed admitted defen Spring James Stewart Loured

in his efforts to talk with Joan with The Man from Laramie"

£20,000 to Collins about a divorce, returned BEL UKİKİnother

of the

10 England, poorer and wiser. profits

FLOATING HOME Suggestion to British movie Errol Flynn's agent says Flynn his wife, Patrice Wyniore producers: Send British players and to Tour the USA when Im- would like to return to Holly. portant flims are being shown. wood, even though they have all

md It will increase publicity

the amenities of a floating, home playing Ume.

aboard the Zara in the port of Of course there's always 11 Palma, Majorca. One small hitch chance that British stari will-payment of arrears in alimony fnd tempting offers here but if and support to Lilt Damita, the

a first Mrs Flynn they do one Hollywood Alm year, like Adec Guinness is now doing in "The Swan," it adds to their popularity.

Talking Hindustant and mak-

Lesta

bow AVDA ing

William

Ben Hur," Now, he's mostly with Linda Christian Power, and involved in a divorce battle with his wife. Tita.

RED WARNINGS

Daily smog red warnings have enused problems in filming out- dour scenes lately. In "Gaby, special-effects experts had to de-

range

fow V-1 explosions in London Just before D-Day with Leslie Caron, John Kerr, "erid scores of extres involved in the bombings. With strog-red, there Dom must be no smoke. Instead of

WTS dynamite, compressed air used. Creates the effect, without the smoke....

The burning of an African villoge for "Congo Crossing" was delayed for four days until smog green was signalled. Then with three days of unusual-It's Southern always urasüni in California heat, the village burned too quickly, had to be Virginia Mayo re-built while and Co walled.

Frank

Sight of the week: Sinatra singing with his daugh- ter Nancy at the PTA Meeting. Univeralty High School. Arst public diet, by

Sido" "Side students and their parents,

Thoir

they for 3,000

sang

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