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SOCCER FOLK UNITE IN SAYING ..

Provide A "Sub

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For Keepers

By DESMOND HACKETT

Blackpool lose goalkeeper George Farm and Preston whip them 6-2. The week before Ports- mouth lose goalkeeper Norman Uprichard and take a 6-1 thrashing from Charlton.

These hard fuck stories and crazy scoring picces add up to one commonsense demand: Allow teams to bring on a substitute when the goalkeeper is injured.

It is tough on a team that they the twin towers of Wembley we should lose a couple of pointe injure having enough trouble with well as their goalkeeper It is the paying population these tough on the

customers | days Cash whichever way yuu took

SUBSTITUTES

The fans have to sit and walch

Team taking a licking be-i I am completely against any

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been Wholesale scheme of substitutes. hus crippled And there is not much have seen this turned into

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joy in a victory that is rather calculated system of cheating by like taking pennies from a blind the many foreign clubs.

man's tin can

It wrecks the game, it keeps the clients dissatisfied, and

Hartwig Accepts Jack Kramer's $30,000 Contract

the Australian

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Los Angeles, Nov. 8. Tennis promoter Jack Kramer

that said today

star, Rex Hartwig, had accepted

termia the

of $30,000 contract to turn profes- sional and would compitte a foursome for world tour.

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Kramer, beset with con- tract difliculties for almost three months with various other smaleum, said Hart- wig cabled his acceptance loday.

Hartwig, 26, known bel ter for his action

In the Championship Doubles 44 Wimbledon and the Davis serica, will Juli Kramer, Segura and Tony Trabert for the 15-month

that while

Cup

tour. our.

Kramer said Hartwig had a flat $20,000 contract "be should make more off our percentage if In as it the gate comes should".

Kramer sald he was "darned gind" to complete him

He wint foursome. Hartwig after the Aungin'ı countrymen, Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall, decided to stay in the amateur ranks despite offers ring- ing from $45,000 to $60,- 000.

The Los Angeles player- promoter said he planned to open the tour in Madi- Square Garden on 12. United

Kon

December

Press.

by

I have conducted a Hackett poll among the managers and al-

most all are in favour with hearty "Ayo".

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1935.

Stand back there, soldier boys.... Although this column normally deals only with the goings-ón in Army sporting circles I am certain that I shall be expressing the wish of every Army sportsman when I welcome Cpl Bob Ritchie of the Royal Air Force to the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade this week to accept our congratulations on his magnificent achievement in winning the Macho Grande Prix.

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AROUND HOLLYWOOD

THEY FORM INDEPENDENT COMPANIES TO GET A BETTER SHARE OF PROFITS

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Says MICHAEL RUDDY

Beverly Hills. Kent Productions Ltd, Pennybaker Inc, Carlyle Pictures Ltd, Copa Productions Inc and Phoenix Pictures Ltd. Such are the latest of the independent companies formed by stars and their business-managers and/or lawyers for one good reason-to get a better share of the profits of film-making.

I had coffee on the set of Carlyle Ltd, with the President of Kent Ltd. Mr Frank Sinatra, intent, serious, direct about his plans for the next two years.

in the adjoining caravan-office | I asked Frank Sinatra whother | Joyed In year was "Together The statistics of his great victory have already betn

was the boas of Carlyle, Otto | Ave Gardner would play the With Music" on CBS, the Ford given due and fair publicity, and it remains only for us to Preminger, producer-director of leading woman's role in The Star Jubilee. Two good reasons-- say 'Well done, Sir' to the gallant airman.

“The Man with the Golden Pride and the Passion," based on Noel Coward and Mary Martin. Arm

the Noed we say moro? They sang. a grim, shocking story C.S. Forestor's novel of But Even If forced

into second sportsmen do take part in

of a dealer in the big poker Peninsular Wars, "The Gun." They talkod Thoy WIOTC nobody going to fake an in-place both in the big race and several sports at the same time,

lo Chicago who is a He looked away from me. His charming. jury to the goalkeeper.

here there are still hearty con-

and that many of them do narcotics addict, lakes a *curo lips tightened. A pause. "That gratulations to Set Dug Stonne achieve

at the Federal Hospital, again depends on many conditions, but Coward told me of this first of certain degred of

While he was in Las Vogns, of the Hongkong Signal Reg-success in more than

one of takes drugs and manages to chiefly 1 the producer, Mr driving them, but the point was made ment for the brilliant

Large TV shows he would do, et cure himself.

Sanley Kramer," he said in a that took him into the runner-

a fabulous that

fou, but he didn't “Oh, I know a great deal about row volco many of them would do

that he would up position

rehearse ДЕ Macao.

expect guys on boy, I lived to Chicago very much better if they could fron

and

The Ava Gardner period still with Mary Martin in Jomalen immaculate spread their activities out over

I've scen them,** saki judgment brought hun 10 tho the

Broadway. Fact is he finishing

Sinatra, "and before I began this rankles. But he insists that he and on lines only fruction

preparing while he was movie, I went out with the Log is a free man, "single, free to do began behind the winner.

I think it is

And Narcotics what I wish," although Ava has staying in Curton Wobb's home Angeles

not finalised divorce. Last week at the bottom of my street. One to the close

Kim Novak. le took Will this movie do any good?

to the afternoon when I went to have "The

drink with Noel, Claudette triendly relations

Desperate "Yes, I believe it will. I think premiere of

Irene Dunne,

David between our civit

Hour

then joined the Bognrts Colbert, that after they see what ravages

at Niven and his wife and a dozen the

suppor

party and destruction narcotics wreak

more were listening to him at the on the human, youngsters won't manoffs.

plano. Footnote: all risque songs inc.

Marlon d patter wore barred. TV in Ponnybaker Brando's company.

He signed the U.S.A. is family entertain- Robert Parrish to direct "Toment.

with Land" pages of Tame

Jimmy Seed of Charlton, who were on the winning end when Portsmouth lost their goalkeeper, Certainly gave an immediate: the whould be substitutes for goalkeepers.

nerve

tribute greni Co-operation and

that

exist and Service

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There

Arc many good examplex of this so-called cramming in Army circles and quite

of sportsner a number who are already well known an doubt be

particular sphor would no established in equally others, provided their comunit- clasta. One can behind think Immediately

of who some under this heading: Morris the Army centre-forward

orting communities that these Two young be given an opportunity to show their skill and ability the wheels of two of the world's

Servicemen should

"We like to win, but we ke to think that both sides have had a square deal.

sporting Any eum thut loses a key man like a goal- / keeper is not having

fuir deal. The

voice of Blackpool--Joc Smith: "Against substitutes in pencel, but I am all for sub- stlustes for goalkeepers. The in- Jury to Farin made our Kome a

Manchester United manager Matt Busby sums up: "I have always been in favour of sub- stitutes and particularly in the case of goalkeepers. The public pay to see 11 a side and we stronka nake cutain they their money's worth."

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THE SNAG

The snug in

the scheme substitutes Is spotlighted by that old howkeys Stan Cullis of Wolves: "The plan would mean carrying a spare goalkeeper and If Where are no does ho get his match practice?”

Fair enough, Mr Cullis, but there could be a rota for the job of travelling goalkeeper,

Injuries when

So w hand on this dossier to the football bosses. They follow this system when they travel to foreign parts They have not made complaints nor have they (dug up any snugs.

Whoant iH

good enough Lor Fritz, Hons,

and Carlon, Ivan the

Continental other

boys should be good enough for the

Britain football clients pr London Express Seevice,

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Why John Charles Is £40,000-Plus

By Stanley Matthews

What makes John Charles such a great footballer? Why is he quoted in the £40,000-plus class?

I had another on-the-pitch view of him last week-end and, belleve me, he is good. I rate him one of the greatest players in the world today.

He has everything....terrific strength, height, speed, and stamina.

tackle,

His defensive play is almost | in the

though he He is perfect.

strong means u very

be to beat you when tackler and I guess few centre. goes in. forwards in the world could get His play bears the halimark mary Roots against him. His of the greit, and as such he has height makes him

commander-

Ro need to descend to those shady tactics that are used by He also has that rare quality a 1cxs talented or less con- which makes a great defender-scientious play. anticipation. He seems to know

in-thief of the goal area.

the move of the opposition and He has another attribute of

his speed puts him in the right position at the right time to deal with attacks.

the star performer. His head still fits his hat.

He rarely talks about hiqscif ALWAYS READY

he is modest about his own football prowres. He is just But he is

as ho is по п defensive a quiet on the field centre-half. No third-back off it.

loctics about big John.

That la Given

what makes John the slightest opportunity he is Charles such a great player. ---- away upfeld, starting attacking London Express Service. moves and always ready for a crack at goal.

This all-round ability prob- ably encouraged Ralch Carter to try John in the centre-forward berth. He replied by scoring a lot of goals.

I have seen him only once in

the attack and he did not have

too happy a game. But I would

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His

in Army

SPECIAL CARS many friends motoring circles must have been very pleased by the fine show part up at Marno by genial Ed Carvalho, Last year's winner. who drove his locally built FEMCAR Into Afth place against strong opposition from famous cars.

many

The FEMCAR has been a re- Kudar focal

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one

the

It was well summed up by John Wallace on Radio Hong-

Cavalcade kong's Sports other week when he termed the "The Colony's worst kept secret. Ed, of course always referred to it as an experiment

not a secret,

cricketers Army much in the newa at the pr KTH time both by their co- Colony tinued suCCESS in the League and in the recent trials that were staged in preparation for the forthcoming visit of the team from Malaya,

lead

are very

Army South still League with 100 per record and, while the

the cent

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ments did not

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SELF-CURE

Sinatra dipped over the screenplay on the table peside playing a gun-slinger who dio- htm and read the aescription of itked king, in a psychological sensitive the horrors of the self-ourc.

"Kum Novak, who plays my girl friend, has to waten me for throo awful days, but she helped

hockey, rugby. boxing spheres.

This discussion good talking point when sports-y would men get together.

My

about the

last paragraph

week appointment of WO II Taylor as

of captain

the Colony Hockey XI without full p...ticulars

team seems of the

same to have puzzled

folks. The facts are that the rules of the HKCHA say that the cop- Lain will be a member of the selection committee and he is therefore

appointed

BEFORE

the trial games are held and Incidentally there mother such game on Saturday, November 19.

on

CROSS COUNTRY RACE The popular Land Forces Cross Country Championships will be hold Saturday, De comber 10, over a course that will be announced' in due time.

Championships As usual, the will bo divided into two team events for Major and Minor

In grand form and the earlier November 28. batting lepres scen

huvo

CELAIN

did

squarely on parents.

There's no doubt that a fine, actor and promising was lost when James Dean was killed in car crash receully. I Parrish was F child-actor,

saw "Rebel Without Cause,” the first played with Ruth Chatterton st almt he completed. It is an

He effort to explain me make 1, "the Voice" said, "The Right to Love,"

the juvenile editor, directed

the blame His wife is played by Eleanor became a flim Forker

Was who

Dick Powell and Rhonda Fleming delinquent and puts asking the

Dang in "Cry

"He did --ssistant director when the com-

However there are scenES such a superb jou with Gregory break for lunch as Peck in The Purple Plain' that vicious violence and a cruel in- she was about to telephone hor

with him about cident concerning husband, Paul Clemas, portrait directing my first production which, in my opinion, could have

Lucey's, Brando painter, to meet her at

murmured when I met been deleted. However this film the popular restaurant near

ideas hum at Paramount Studios.

will give you some Paramount Studios,

of RKO, and

|high-schools, of types of the Columbia Plures. Despite the

way gangs are formed, how they excellent canteens де film

abuse the privilege of driving studios, stars and players like to

ears, and how easy it is leave for an hour or 50,

conferred

TWO GOOD REASONS

The most

delightful ninety minutes on television we've en-

BOROTRA BOUNDS ON,

ON-AT 57

By FRANK ROSTRON

FAIRY TALE

of

chicken

kill.

Producer Mike Todd says his AO version of the classic "Around the World in 80-Days" is a fairy tale for adults. caste is astonishing with_ators like Marlene Dietrich, Frank Sinatra, Mae West, George_Raft, Joo E. Brown, and Gary Coop- er doing single scenes.

4

"Purdners" is the new title for comedy Arizona.

that's

it

Jean Borotra, the Bounding Basque of 1930, solemnly announces at the age of 67 that he is giving up Doubles for Singles

at least in the lawn tennis matches be. the Martin and Lowis

shooting tween the international clubs of France and Great Britain. Looks as if every effort is made Borotra, lionised by the Queen's Club crowd last week, to overcome feuds and antagon- and concentrate on the on his ever-present 40th appearance in the series, made

prodis. But Dean Martin, whose his startling "singlès only" pronouncement in the dressing room at the end of the match on October 29.

loft him, is not a happy parduer.

sm

wife, Jeane and the children,

•

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Did you ever read "Sons and

Startling because agile ve-petrol pump company-does 20 leran Borotra's only concessión minutes physical jerks...-snow, to the advancing years was ជ rain, or shine every morning | Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence? decision two years ago to con- before breakfast on the balcony | Wortinwhile," It will be filmed Anc his tennis to the less of his flat.-London Express next summer in England near a strenuous Doubles

Unita, The Major Units will they look good enough to keep enter teams of 12 runners with their record intact for a bit yet.

10 to count, and the Minor Unile Army North-whose only do win count & TINNISTE from feat was at the hands of their 10-mon pets. Entries are due Southern colleagues-are also at the

Monday, DOPT by

Runners in both events will been overOWNE."

of course be taking part in the The Colony selectors met to Individual Championship, and consider the display's Of the units who are not taking part

Says Borotra: "It is too much various candidates at the end of in the team events may enter

to tackle them both. But I can the game on Monday, and after runners for the Individual title.

still play a good Single. So my due deliberation announced the This will be really big day,

theory is I would be more like- team to represent Hongkong for the Colony Cross

Os Country

atry ly to score a win for my side against the visitors in a three- Championships will be run over playing the Fifth Single

thian day match on November 20, 27 the same course simultaneously

taneously the First Double." and 28.

with the Land Forces events, ..

French captain. Robert Ab- desellam The Army is well represented in other words the one race will

later confirmed that the selection and with pro- cover both Championships, Full

next year le run-getting ba

batsmen like details of the co-ordination will Singles. Withall, Bedson, Lipscombe and be made known after Pat Howard Dobson in the HKAAA meeting on November

they should also be well 10. represented on the scoreboard.

MAN FOR THE JOB

in

team

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Soccer fans....bere is

the

One surprise is the omission special date for your diary, of young Buddy Carnel from Monday, December 11. On that the side. The RCC fast bow-night the soccer referees of the ker was regarded as something Army will take up the challenge of a certainty and

the of

of their RAF counterparts to a

Such benefit of his recent experience Quiz at the EYMCA.

with

*

I

Jean, will play

AGILITY

by

Service.

Borotra

Jean-Claude and Molinari

beaten were American Hamilton Richardson and Geoff Paish 6-2, 6-3. Toc.

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Big Clubs May

Share Grounds

To Cut Costs

By JAMES CONNOLLY

Mr Charles Dean, the Fulham old "Bounding Basque, now chairman, thinks that the rising bespectacled, though handi- costs of soccer administration capped by the, glare of the In-might, well and in the big clubs door court artificial lighting "poiring pff to share a ground, showed much of his effervescing

"With reserve team gatės ridi- 33 D member of the Combined tusple needs a stout chairman gillty

that Services side

went to and the duties of Quiz Master

culously low, most clubs pro will be carried out by Cmd. PTO Malaya he looked the man for Jack Shepherd of the Royal There's no secret recipe, ex-game a fortnight. But th

What is his clixir of youth? running on the proceeds of one the job.

However, there is nothing quite

Navy who is one of the Colony's plains Borotra. Any man can so fickle as form

penses are there every week jus) in sport, and his 20 overs in outstanding whistlers.

last the same as I-if he takes the same," he told me. The organisers request the the second trial cost him 93

and care of himself support of other referees, runs without his getting

there is a very special invitation wickot..

"I have never smoked, I and that is not In-

the ladies terport for

to attend. This

take a little wine with meals, should be an excellent show. and now that I have given you selectively.

have no dieting fads but I eat

“At Fulhamn we just get along. And though I'm but it is a tremendous effort not plenty of warning you can have

I busy man no excuse for missing it. The an extremely

to sell players Like Johnny date

always make sure of getting Haynes, Bedford Jezzard and once again....Monday,

my full sloop.".

Tobby Robson, when you are in December 21.

Borotra, one of the highest-our financial position.": paid executives in France--be|-| 18 a travelling director in

No newa has yet been ceived in Hongkong regarding the final arrangements for the proposed Triangular Athletic Mooting at Macao on the 28th and 27th of this month. Our friends are leaving things very

Sports Diaryte indeed

TODAY

not like to judge him on that Men's "CH, Dividers, Binglesi. Naw

one match.

Madminton

Bharat v Young and Ol: Chun

Regatta

belleve that two clubs could, and eventually will, share the big stadiums.

NOVICES BOXING

SAME AMOUNT. Tho Land Forces Novicen Boxing Championships will be

Fulharn owed Mr John Dean, staged from December 19-22. I was down into a most in- Entries, which

the late chairman, £18,000 wher are limited to

Doubles it

be died. "They will owe the teresting discussion the other two per weight per unit, should Men's Sagles and

seems that from Private 10 same amount to his won, the evening regarding the effect of reach the DOPT by the end of

Brigadier the only ranka miss seasonal cramming" in Colony

present chairman. sport. One of the men in the ombor, Full particulam ob og are Staff Sergents ·ånd }

are being Colonel!! conditions this.

In the 10 years between Ful- cin. say

If he is a Cheong v CCC.

circulated to

to all concerned,

ham'hayo növer paid any rent better centre-forward than A For Xasi Finet Regatta at Junk group gave it as his opinions and

that one of the greatest obstacles

There are 65 entrants for the for their Cravim Cottage ground, centre-half he must be the Bay.

The members of the Land Men's Singles;

tho

Men's which to real progress in, eport in world's best lender.

is owned by the Dean' TOMORROW

Hongkong was the fact that all Forces Tennis Committee are to Doubles will be fought out be family. major fed games and activities

bs congratulated ois Un excellent:tween 38 padre; there are nine Annual Mastici sưng do Cha took pisce in the same wenson.

for tho

Mixod Thats there a little matter (Licles) Helena Maự, dião pim.

and comprehensive Berengements pairs forward 138 Dolatod out the number of, they have made for the forth-ENG

have of » £12,000, bank overdraft.j Tanting Golf: Tales Swar and sportmen In other countries coming Army Championships at

MI cortainly won't press thoni Row CUDE, B round. I

bad achieved distine.ion the UERC, staatio

only a namos floduding Mir Moo's "x"="DIVRIOS: CYMCA ♥ | at. two or more games in November

Mr Dana. "The only way they different

and

The heavy

"estry lat is due rec

the Bingles ovent and plans) in Thore

› will be a meeting of CCC "drean

Men's "A" Mizad Division: CCC ♥ P Honglong cricket timpires to be CYMCA. ‛,,‛;,

with everything going on at the ward for the good work of the fuse basen in the Doutes, could pay would be to sell and that is the last Doubles mama Leve it was very dimcult comum long and ke la mort, matiek verkas wiling-co-operation of thing I wanted hold at the Hongkong: Cricket

Filon 1: Kia For Club at 7.30 p.m.

to do the wine thing in the ring to, wow a truly repres ho Presdent and Comunites of Pens Elega Police Rem

SUSRC){le nich appreciated 1941 fact that wo have a goo Colony.

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what for 5the chance of pronsotion; ¿ysen the Champlcatipe::|hape ovar, fortunes will improv

John hid a grand game for Walca.. Ho is always very clean

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