1955-11-29 — Page 7

INTERPORT DINNER SPEECHES SUM EVERYTHING UP

The speakers at the dinner at the Hongkong Club last night in honour of the visiting Malayan Cricket Asso- clation team gave due credit to the victors, the umpires and to Mr Donald Leach for the wicket that, despite all criticism, lusted three days.

Mr Alec Pearce, the Hongkong captain, in proposing the toast to the visiting team, said that the visit had originated from a tentative enquiry from Mr Lim Khye Song. President of the Malayan Cricket Association, in a letter to Mr Harry Owen Hughes,

"We had no hesitation in ac "One thing that was most im- cepting the offer." Mr Pearce patant was the wicket I have cricket in Hongkong saic, "and an official invitation played

November would

be R

was sent to the Malayan Cricket|sitive 1933, but I can say quite Ansolation suggesting that thonestly that never have 1 seen

a better wicket. end of

We must thank suitable the.

"Cricket tours require a great of effort from everybody concerned and we are very ap-

Mr Donald Leach for the great car and attention he has paid to or grouudi and our wicket." The Hongkang captain con- with tribute to the

an unbiased

relative of your contribution. umpires who "have done very The spirit of cricket has done well muck to build up good fellow- ship wherever cricket is play-panion

and given

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was not good enough.

our

game, to the hud 011 who

the Malayan

team

Replying for the visitors, Mr Harold Sheppard, the captain of the Malayan team, recalled the twert played by Major Peter "My Best fadore as a explain Chubbs and the Services

MAY Mainyn ask The that visited www to lo wicket

neut June in re-awakening during fite Arst Let༦15 three

Mainya to the feel that a match It's An

would exhilarating innings

be arranged with Hong- Singh

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Shepherdson probably mwaye the game on batting was dis- appointing We have balsmen who are usually after the runs. 1 We Bui murives pala 2013

which palat dofrusive.

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to Ivor Welch who Hunton, Size and kept their end up when we needed them t The bowl. ing of the visitors was of a good length. I would not ilke single why one of them out for comment, last I think I should Say that Kirichum did much to

The placbit of Jeg us down The Aek wis rather rude at Eines If some of us had got

"We have Sheppard susd

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e le say Veni, Vidi, Vice, ira- We had no soxaci We here arrived here that the tempera-

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are splion The organisers hally has been one of the eull farta we has 10 Face Our tour larak a tremenu- mis aimount of pamming. There was as much planting in Hong-

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POST CAME RIOTS

Somebody

visit us as huny deulties I must Our as you plneed in ours,

pay tribute to the umpires. high tribule even though I was Kiven out wier 11.w.

No More Championship Soccer Matches In Vomero Stadium

Naples, Nov. 28 The Haban Football Federa-

und to Vor kudismers at both the Despite all lubs we played at.

on which critichon the wicket we played tinkay lasted days

three

Mi Lâm Khye Seng. President! the Malaya Cricket Ass9– by saying that vation, began The Tact that the appeared speechless was the not only to a cold but he hadn't succeeded sue his brival in conquering

but as much Hongkong.

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tion amouneed today that it has the warmth of the welcome that bamed taparnely the holding had greeted the visiting team. of Championship

matches

114

Vomero Stadturn here, where

152 persones were injured ineart,' post-game tot on November 0

Local

bastos

have lost my voice and my Mr Li said. "A one stage my heart went right down when I wondered to my boots test wete

whether Stanton and Welch They wouldn't once again repeat what they bad accomplished in the Arst innings.

Started by the decislota, recalled that found his lotjar. Tau dus described a jousi between gludustors at Pampel Arena meat here in 59 BC in "A dream that I have had is which dozens of fans were killed of a team from this part of the and wounded HI PIGS theworld playing at Lord's. This is grandstands

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la dream that may not come true my lifetime, but I am Fin Aceor lung to T. edus, Pempe's sured by Mr Blaker that if this prevented can be arranged he will do his ongered Cons from entering jutmost to help and 1 give you the KATOTIA by loosing wild my sincere promise that I will animals in it at the opporvuned what I can myself, moment.

"There is a happy knack about Promoters here have not said cricket that brings together whother they intend

to people from all climes, all creeds,

cordial

their predecessors 111 coping all classes. Please Recepi our with this problem.

Invitation to come to Malaya any time that you can make it.

According

to Tacitus, the Roman Senate suspended Jousts

the Pomper. A cup for

} ten-year period

Brigadier Green, the next

a after the speaker, said that watching

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1955.

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES STADIUM

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.The new stadium built especially for the 1956 Winter Olymple Games, to be held here during next January and February, has now been inaugurated. The stadium seats 12,000 persons, but this is only about More than one-third of the sports fans expected to arrive here for the Games. two million dollars were spent on building the stadium, the money having been pro. vided by the Italian Winter Olympic Committee.

Picture shows (top) an interior view of the new stadium. Picture shows set among the mountains of Northern (bottom) a general view of the stadium, Italy Express Photo.

SPORTS ROUND-UP

ENGLISH RUGBY UNION

SEND TEAM

TO TOUR

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ARGENTINA AND CHILE?

The English Rugby Union is to send a team to tour Argentina and Chile next Once the OK is given by the Foreign Office and the Treasury it will be un June. nounced that a party of 29, composed of current and potential caps, will be selected for a six-week four.

And both In recent years Ireland and France have toured South America. had their most successful post-war seasons in home internationals Immediately afterwards. Ireland won the Triple Crown; France finished runners-up to Wales in the international Championship.

now

AROUND HOLLYWOOD.

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THE FILM MITCHUM

KEPT SECRET

By JOHN

GAY

"I was signing my professional death-warrant when I picked the part of the preacher in "Night of the Hunter'-that's what the wise men of Hollywood told me," said Robert Mitchum.

In a private cinema in Wardour Street I NEW some of Mitchum's more dramatic scenes from that film last week-and I'd say the "wise men" have never been more wrong. Robert Mitchum has, in fact, given himself a new lease of life.

Mitchum a dead-pant With downfall given by the martini Mitchum told me before he left for America that he'd kept only une expression? Don't you master-minds were hitting too quiet about "Night of the belleve it any more! He raves close to home,

"Driving back I took a look Hunter" because It's been in coldHe rants, His face distorts with storage over here for the past passima, He Insinuates himself pt my own career and decided 12 months while its makers tried among the ladies of the chupel that

to pull my to persuade the censor to part Sulay-school outing with mocks up. The next three scripts with a sticle. They netin that would de credit to that came my way I tossed out.

And can he

it was time

were not successfull-and when Laughton himself.

"Then I red the picture

using hymnst

'Night of the makes its bow

Hunter. I wanted that preacher the London Pavillon within the

I naked Mitchum why herolo but I don't mind admitting next fortnight it will bear

wanted 10 play the

part ru I was afraid of 11. was atrak unrelenting "X" label.

much.

of the hard work the real ability the part demantisd. I've "Several people,” replied Bob, put everything I've got into that

Reason for the censon's re- fusal to be persuaded is not that

A

Bone

the picture is suggestive though "including my astute agent, told man--because I want to remain Charles Laughton, making his me I was mad to accept the role. an actor and not an automaton. debut as

director, allows his It is unpleasant, unsympathetic, And there is one role I have no stid, And they're right, desire ever to play-the corpse characters

remarkably they on sex-nor That prescher is one of the vilest at a cocktail party.” frank expressions

villains to come down the road because of excessive brutality.

I don't think there is going to "Night of the Hunter tells the for many a mooTL

be much chance of that. Mitchum story of the terrifying ordeal of

"But death-warrant or no-hus at Last recaptured his children persecuted took it on. two small

If being a leading enthusiasm an evil. "holier than thou" man means getting up in front was blunted by long years under for his job, which by self-styled preacher.

of the

at camerus, ogling the

ng contract 10 Howard Hughes, female star. mouthing lines at playing the same old dead-pan

yawning nursery rhymes,

gangster Tolts over end over between takes and feeling guilty again. phasy that two new reputations when you pick up your cheque will be made.

weck-then Laughton will at the end of the

o director of here is one boy who can't wait sending, and his stur, Mitchum to div. will at long, long last rome Into: his own as an actor.

NEW KEPUTATIONS

When the aim is shown

be neclaimed

In "Not As

Cur

HIS OWN COMPANY

Today, with his own company,

he is starting out on an advan- turous trall

his own

"For many yours now I have been at cocktail parties that Mexico. Who ows where it into nothing but post-will tead? For in a curious way

A Stranger" turned Mitchum mudy some advance mortems for some

who from his dead-pun gangster days, actress and

actor or was on the way i know

cne of the glants from Holly wood's past has reached out and

on the shouder.

I recall director Stanly down and out of town, Krumer telling me that he put I have contributed my share to touched the once-bored gangster

ghoulish Mitchum in the Brando class of those

"There's nothing he can't conclaves. actors

suid Kamer," he

wants to."

"Night of the Hunter" was something Mitchum wanted to du badly--- he revelled in the freedom and advice given him

likes who by Loughton,

full of life.

conversational

"But not long ago I was one of these affairs-ted listened for a change.

***

TOO CLOSE TO HOME

to

When Laughton decided at direct his first film he went to the library and took out all the masterpieces of that great film ploncor D. W. Grifth the man who last made the campers move,

found myself putting my the man who directed the first, his own name in the place of the and in some waye still unsur- bat Rex characters rich and fruity and corpse who was being dissected passed epics.

the

McCarthy, Sammy

opening former dise, is making such good profund England British Featherweight Champion, gres that last week he journeyed Simpson L

proving hi

with such deadly compassion. Al Charles stulled them....and it soccer us a lively la after all, to get his chance of lo Tandon by train to attend an versatility

As 1 watched Mitchum on the first it was funny but about is obvious in "Night of the. meeting at Lords. revenge against Belgium's Jean MCC

The outskie-right with Nottingham-

third Hunter that a lot of Grimth to discuss future shire football club, Says Simp-

ap-screen I could almost soe Laugh-half-way through Sheyers, who outpointed him in

meeting WILS

behind him and lemonade it stopped being funny, stuck to Laughton. And through the forms of ton's shadow European title fight last year. touring arrangements for Aus-son: "Or They

hear his rich, expressive volce. The reasons for the unfortunate's Laughton to Mitchum. exercise for met over 10 rounds attralla while the last war is all winter

County Streatham Ice Rink on Novem- fresh in mind

cricket can think of nothing

a Petor May, Geoffrey Howard better than good game of her 29.

Th fight wits originally and Trevor Dailey also attended. soccer."

arrangexi

last week but The next MCC tour of Australia Speyers sought a postponement, is in 1958-58, but a provisional The weight for November 20, itinerary has to be drawn up B. 31. is significant.

advance.

in

McCarthy la evidently taking

In

Several of the Lask of stages 14:57

for

athletes AG "making" Bel

return naljenal erack at the British crown. His interested in

Britain's

ano another

inter- getting Sport

form agalast Sneyers could offer valleyball. Committee members obvious clues to his title chance. of the new

British Volleyball Association include Hammer- thrower

Anthony sprinters Sylvia Cheeseman, Ray Sandstrom and Ken Box

GOOD PROGRESS Len Hutton, still wearing a plaster cast for his prolapsed

France's Dione Retains European

Welterweight Title

Rotterdam, Nov. 28.

France's European Weller-

ме

Don

and

Chairman is former Olymple athlete Roland Harper. Many overseas athletic stary play volleyball, including Mikhail Krivonosov,

World Russia's Hammer throwing Champlon, and the Russian wonder woman

Aicksandra Chudina.

WINTER SPORTS

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London Express Service),

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U.S. Table Tennis Stars For H.K.

Three American tablo tennis aces Dick Miles, U.8.

Champion for seven sLLCOEA- sive years, Martin Reisman and Cartland, will come to the Colony in mid-Decem- ber to play a series of games against local talents, stated an official of the Hongkong Table Tennis Association yesterday.

Cricketers curtainly vary their Pompey To Meet

weight boxing Champion winter sporting activities. Idrisa Dione retained his title Originally a county rugby for- here tonight against 48-year-old ward Nottinghamshire captain challenger

title- and former holder Bep Van Klaveren of the Netherlands

who is 20, Dione,

won on points at the end of the 16- round bout.

Van Klaveren, old enough to

rlots, thus giving an historical match invariably called to mind be his opponent's father. Was

precedent for the Federation's

announced

decision

France-PreSSE

411 incident in another and

today-story worth telling again.

American Boxer Beats Canadian Champion

A

"One of these recollections

SPEED SKATING

Italian Sets Two World. Records

European Lightweight Champion Two

in 1031 and after losing his uue, boxed for several усага

in the United States before

the

came in watching the Hongkongchanging category and winning captain being run out. You may remember that Surrey opening crown in 1938.

partnership of Hobby and Sand- Jack Lam. There was a babit of Hobbs at the end of each over

to take a rua. This went on for many years and Sandham got tired of fl

Door

fold me that he marked on the calendar the day that be would Nottingham, Nov. 28. the Arllo Towne American no longer have Hobbs at the beat other end. The day was to come Middleweight toniglit

Australia with Canadian Lightweight Cham- and he was in

Durelle who was Bob Wyatt as the other open- plon Yvon disqualified in the

seventh ing batsman.

rounds!

round of their bout.

Durelle was

len

an alleged rabbit punch.

"Bob was in turn to got tired of Andy's habit of taking a run disqualified for on the last ball of the over. He pushed one softly to cover on the eighth and called for a run. He arrived at the other end of peeled to develop into one of the wicket to and Andy leaning the fiercest baltics of the sen- on his bat and greeting him son flopped badly. The crowd with Mr Wyatt,

The fight which

WOD

blow

handelapped 3.5

fighters mauled

the and wreellod

hurry back you out.""

and after the decision a storm several

of booing lasted

minutes-Router.

Barnes Wins

if you don't will be run

Archie Moore On January 10

London, Nov. 23. Yollande Pompey of Trinidad will train for hls World Light- Heavyweight Championship with

Archie Moore, of the holder, America in the ballroom of a West of England hotel, it was announced here today.

Pompey meets Moore in Lon- don on January 10. Jack Burns, his manager, sald today the Laquila, Italy, Nov, 28.

gymnasium would be set up in Italy's Luciano Gavallini to the "Bear" Hotel ballroom n night bent two World opood Devlaes, Wiltshire. skating records on the Laquila

Welterweight European

He retired seven years ago since his comeback last has won 14 out of 18

and

yenr

fights.

Tonight was his second defeat of his second career.-France Presse

Inter-Hong Bowls

3rd Round Matches

The following is the draw for the third round of the Inter-Hong lawn bowls com- petition which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Decembor

at

Rink.

at

Pompey will start training there early in December with beat

“stable- the World the assistance of hila Gavallin quarter of a mile record by mato" Albert Finch who will 44:2/10 seconds also be training for bis forth- over the distance. The previous coming British dlocking

Cruiserweight record was held by Bennet title fight with Ron Barton- (Britain) with 44:4/10 seconds. France-Presse.

The fallen akater also beat

the World 600-metro record in

03:4/10 seconds. record

wns

The previous beld by Now's (Belgium) with 54:4/10 seconds.

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The Hongkong: Table Tennis Association announced yesterday that the following players were selected to represent Hongkong:

The Hon. C. Binker, called in for a "12th man" spooch, wald, "My job, I fool, a to give a

1. All and We Willem (o won the Men's Weish Open Mon: Shih Shulchor (chp- Hittle summing-up. Our handicap rooms to be that in Hongkon Black And Kianiburan (ral Squash rackets Championship tai Chung Chio-shing, Chul wo, don't catch them young 01 P. Hughes and 7. LA in Carrily Inst night when he enough. The Malayan Cricket

(Marine Dept.) v B. Goodman and defeated DB. Hughes (RAPY Cheung-ling, Lee Ping, Law Kamu Cheng Kwok-wing, Association I understand, make sa Kavana (plier) Themd-8, 9-1, 6-2; 8-10, 16-5-28 Kack-po, Ng Kwok-HOL itta point of visiting school Mitchell). vs B. Russell, and X. Bodle, though Hughes harder bind to

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