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Follow Straight Lad

Until He Is Beaten

By JAMES PARK

It is early enough to discuss the season's novice hurdlers, but some show more than ordinary promise. Miss Dorothy Paget is now reaping the reward of her patience with Straight Lad.'

He did not run as n two-year-old, but on his first so well when running outing as a three-year-old di Mountain Lad to half a length that a bright career was predicted for him.

Arsenal Learning To Breathe

Trouble intervened heerme difeull to train,

only onee more in

four- serend Benson and year-ol whs seem out on two COVCONÍOSIA,

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1956.

ON THE

SOCCER SIDE

By Sam Leitch and Terence Elliot

Ted Purdon, odd man out at Sunderland the moment big Bill Holden, of Burnley, signed a transfer form in a hustle, may soon be on the move. Purdon won't be satisfied with playing in the North Eastern League and he wants to move on.

The fair-haired South African centre-forward, displaced by the newcomer, taken And Sunderland haven't paid out the natural view: "What happens to me now?" £12,000 for Holden to play their capture in the reserves. He's No 1, and so far as one can see into the future, he'll stay that way.

He managed to win one small B ner-year-old and,

No offer approach has been wonder Purdon feels that Sun- Laving been bred by the owner,

by Purdon, derland Isn't the place for him mute to the club t meant that in five years the

ure known. Al- | any more, But his views house had contributed only £207

ready clubs inve been looking That placed words rhy kenga

way Sheffield United? Aston Vilio" A return t his old bram, Birmingham?

By James Connollym well are the sed the far as

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Arsenal huve

Calle f breathing expert theip them as

b. 1 coolz, ek their kupt

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ite owner's debuttsertents were Leonaremmeri

CHANGE OF PLANS

Przem was signed in Junu- ary, 1954 He cost £15,000 from At ne tune the Bonington

selector, having dis- Scollish

apestry, cedered him for |cap

PROBLEM

With

An inside-forward job?

Fleming, Chisholm Shackleton,

Billy Elliot and often' available. Dat doesn't weer solve the problem.

when he marries next February. He had just about completed The purchase of a new house.

More backstage talk inanagers

about

All-In Prices For Winter Sports Visitors In France

By DAVID RICHARDS

Parla

France is offering “ail-ln" hotel prices, the Use of the world's highest teleferique, and two new ski resorts as a triple bill of fare to attract more Winter sports lovers to her mountains this season.

season..

at Marisfield this however, the record that British this to use, for the first time, 78,000,000

To

time. The Third Division that (North) side has decided their experiment of operating without a manager since Slani Mercer was sacked isn't paying d vidends.

Bill Holkien is as surprised as Sun- anyone to find himself aderland player. He had set his

Mus Paget prediably got fired The put bin in revered that he was of Scottish

You's December Sairs at New- "Now and the lever feel nerver Before they came along

à sucres, Straught had won first time That caused Cover Rundles jelunge nf plans and I am | ES

the owner will not regret it

that the tuvu hos ben

and sh mild be contarverk

A seven a ceks 111/146 breathing extry e designed by i Captain W 1 Knowles na just unded. A retro die, Re

and week

Captol Kara tes

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but 71k+

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the corel1nster vitud teda the auf League Joodbali

Straight Lad

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Now Sunderland eerde NIX goals at home and pand their en,tre-forward on the stresi No

Caled al trajekt Kempton when making verfudd-

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brain," he say

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DEEPER BREATHING

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ship fram

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that

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rieur of trouble brakes, war so steers

the lastules cleanly must, he takes

and gets the dictatee well

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bright marathize tra the worse and I aug- tall geest bar widujd be followed until

streamiliesa, var-meditation

* Lich the Arsenal es tras they

wonderful. physically and set wald

wire

spotd them sip appreciably.

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be

lu prelet that Arsenal wall up with the Leagoo Waddels al the end of the senson

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been weightlifting classes

he is benden After that it might be a sound goodney to follow his

We could mud see mitch of the Hurst Park are because of fog, but when the el came into the only one withun hint sight Jai

Straight Land was Rejoicing

was decide

the $ Willa Tire

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found Straught fad well on the way towards the winning post.

bern anscorting He has players Bee thes a week exercises, last Nuys, ale mat make mische th, but 10

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OPEN SQUASH TOURNEY

Hashim Khan Is ! Number One Seed

heart

his

They want a player-manager and though they have a bundle

The popularity of ski-ing as a holiday pastime is soaring in France. Membership of French ski clubs has increased from 44,263 to more than 82,000 in the past five years. Nearly half a million holiday-makers stayed at ski resorts in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Jura and the Vosges mountains during the 1958-1955

No act flgures are available pamphlets have been sent to | 0,000 feet) is due to be com- on the number of foreigners Germany,

pleted and put into uso múinte who ski-ed on the French slopes

131 Ski-era at Chamonix will be time

February. Costing

francs There is,able during that period.

"Aiguille du senson, the tourista passed 17,000 nights in Midi" (Midi the French Alps, most of them which is claimed to be ihe The ski for ski-ing, skating and tobo-highest in the world.

down which was opened in the ganaing, during the first three lift, months of this year.

autumn of 1936, links the town with the summit of the Pic du

altitude Midt, at an

of 3,842 metres (nearly 12,000 feet).

JOURNEY UPWARDS

The journey

upwards, lakes

Peak) telusurique £75,000), it will give beginners

ALPINE RESORTS

Encouraged

by

this,

the

h Joining a club ir of applivationa * big-name | French tourist authorities have Lancashire, with Blackpool Nu | choice.

What's more, Bill was all set 1 settie down

Lancashire

Britain Still One Of The

Most Backward Nations In Matter Of Tracks

Says VERNON MORGAN

London.

In spite of the great strides made by British track and fleld men and woRIEN over the past few years, Britain is still one of the most backward of athletic nations in the matter of tracks.

There are six towns in Britain with a population of over 200,000 and 25 towns with a population over 100,000 which have not a single track between them. These facts are disclosed by one of Britain's leading national coaches, John Le Masurier, in his book "Ilow I teach better athletics" (Frederick Miller, 108. 6d.). Masurier was coach to the highly successful English team in the 1954 Empire Games in Vancouver,

Le

T combat the shortag

a stop gap at of upon athletics as the backg and

compus alively the end of the Lesit term-as potentuil of the warmth is an essential to good small athlete comply

that performances these schools would It is རྨཱs*Iil]]

boys and those who do gel the training do their

themselves Lent term and inter-mare

credit the reach allanol aaland honnas, should at least were used for practising go about it the right way.

akilis of the events and

and *1**|*|*|]

1

Picking himself up almost oft le ground Rejoicing regained julierent of the leeway on the fat to suggest that there would tot have been a lot in at bust for

the fi Titider.

CONCEDED WEIGHT

It should that the

the the

man is sought. They expect to All the job early in the New Year.

ม.

News from Milan is that refinery

Angelo Moratti, Plesauvat ol the Internazionale club,

is propaved to pay Jesse Carver,

of Coventry MONARET Cly, £11,000 if Carver will

f

to italy on a two-year corching contract.

Star-studded Internazionale - Italion First Division Cham- plons in 1053 and 1934--have lost their inst three matches. The £250,000 team has run out o nght

CRACK PLAYERS

Huge sums have been paid on ck players ilke Rine Ferrario, Celestino Cello and Roger Von-

anthen,

Swiss ace

centre- forward

Christmas Day was the day of the sack for trainer Aldo Cam- 4-3 by Genoa after leading 3-1.

Carver

patekti. For his club was beaten

would know the answers for international centre- half Ferrario and inside Cello, He coached them when he was with the Juventus and Rome clubs,

man

Carl Davies, English secretary of the Internazionale club, said last night: "Jesse is a personal friend of mine. He's not keen on leaving Coventry but I hope he will sign for us. I am wait- ing for a cable."

Fulham secretary manager Frank Osborne will be out month fur his

That is what Le Masurter sets sports held in the summer lerin. scouting Wils out to th And if youngsters "I did not like the idea of an secessor as feam boss at Ful- want to become a Roger Bannis-athlete specialising at for or a Jezact Cermak in

aeven twu

events until

9210 or he is

ham-and Scotland is the area he will be concentrating on.

Mr Osborne and the Fulham board have agreed on the type

few lessons by means of a text about 18 years old. Girls may Hank. They could thd no belter specialise a little earlier. perol manager they want.

haps ut 18, but up to these ages you should try to learn as much

المائة

Math"

th

"He must be a well-known True runners and jumpers are, you to the asst part, born and not as you can about all the events who has just come to the

playing personality in the game end made us is the case with the and to

to practise the skills of ns of an international career," was overlooked majully of men and women who mu that Straight Lad was conceding fine me Champions in any sporty as posible. My advice is to how Chairman Mr Charles Dean Off; try Indon, daats + |considerable weight, but if the There must also be enthusiasm Hasium Khan, Boters Open | promise of that performance at Le Marurier tells a delight. enable tul story about Csernak, the Squash Champo ba the past were lied, it would

11 win the Winther of the Begoveg ve yours al

grant Hungarian Thier United States Changrenship this Hu die at Nisbury 1st Satur- week, was drawn tonight to me! tay, so long as he does not re- R. S. Viun Hersey (Naval at peat the Hurst Park kipse. Military Club) in the Bunkop

of Lamab

Litw the dy-made chatice

has

11

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Our

events during your

"it is important that he has a "Whatever the weather every name and a reputation so truling session must begin with players look up to him as 品 4 warming up period, Expert leader. He must command re- ments carried out in Stockholmspect for his playing ability." have shown that the difference [ understand N Scot is A STOP GAP

in line between an athlete sun-favourite for the job. Mr contacts has From him a 60-nebe tuss was ning hundred metres without a Osbornic

many 500 Guineas Open Professional

make the equivalent of a four-minute warm-up and with a 25-minule North of the Border where he tournament which begins at the amends for the narrow. Sandown male fur Bannister, so that he wann-up can be as much as half makes frequent scouting visits. Lansdowne Club, London,

defeat in the Kingsclere Handl- newe forgot he was

or four yards in

Who is the outstanding Scol- aiming at a second February . Hushun is the mum-

Newbury Last this distance. Every me he hundred yard race."

Lish personality nearing the end eup use

brilliant ber one seesi,

international Friday, It

it thw as threw

he had the glove

IDEAL PHYSIQUE

career? No doubt

massive stride that he was overhauled throwing hand-embroidered with

George Young, skipper of the oppost-the Agure "80" inside it.

were asked to pick the Rangers and Scotland. jumping lesson.

Some of the most interesting ideal physique Ior middle-

He is a £40-a-week foot- --fLonden Express Barotce). points this young coach, makes distance running, I would say it baller in Glasgow with his no- are far too many schools look consists of medium height, long maximum Soccer earnings, od- (COPYRIGHT)

strong legs and a short light vertising, guest appearances, and trunk. Yet so many top class newspaper writings. |middle-distance runners have

His younger brother, Azam, the

Wil

number to send and runner-up after having given

tion

In the United States Champion- ships,

meets W A. Holmes

(Queen's Club).-France-Press.

PIRIE "SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR"

Gordon Pirie, the 24-year-old British runner, who beat the famous Czech Zatopek three times this year, pictured with the trophy he was awarded at the Savoy Hotel on December 28, after being voted "Sportsman Of The Year' in n ballot. With him Is Miss Pat Smythe voted "Sportswoman Of The Year" in the same vote,

In a speech afterwards Pirie bitterly attacked British newspaper sports writers for criticisma which, he said, had done immeasurable larm" to British sport-Central Press Photo,

of

D

been of different physiques that

to classify is impossible."

of

YOUNGER SIDE

for

Already applications have "Styre la individual but tech-been received by Fulham

because Inique Is basic." Masurier the new post, created

Le

08 applauds the Swedish: "Fartlek" Mr Osborne, after 25 years

general man- (speed play) system of train-player, director,

and secretary-manager, ing and one of the most

in-ager

thinks a younger man should structive of chapters is that on look after a younger side of the relay running. His exposition of club.

which a tearn of

Nothing will be done

-until

to

the order, four should run to get the max-after the New Year. Why? "It mum out of each member, gives will give the Scols Lime food for ought.

One wonders whether coaches tile down after their festivi- of other countries pay the aften-ies," adds Mr Dean, tion to this that

that they should. Cer-

-

tainly there is a lot to be learnt Wiml price 74-year-old for most clubs from what he Franklin Charles Buckley (that's says. The book may be written Major Buckley to you) being in- primarily for the

to selet manager Eric notice, but vitod for the there are plenty of good athletes Houghton at Aston Villa? in both track and field who No 1 task of the Villa chiefs should be able to improve onts to get their famous sido cient their performances by studying of that second bottom. place in his words of wisdom. China the First Division Mall Special.

tried to attract more skl-loving Britons to France this Winter

by plueing 1,000 beds of their jabout 30 minutes and is made in disposal in four Alpine resorts, two parts. The first car, carry- The hotel rooms at Chamonix, ing 70 passengers, leaves from Megeve Morzone and

Saint outside Chamoulx and climbs to the Gervals can be booked, and paid the intermediary station, for, in Britain.

"Plan des

at 2.350 Aiguilles," (about 7,040 feet). metres

Tho

The French Railways will run a daily "ski express during the Winter to take the British travellers On 11 non-stop run from Calais, 011 the Channo Coast,

Chamonix. The will take about 21

Journey hours.

More UMATI 360 mountain hotels, who cater for ski-erg and their familles, are also offering "all-in" prices without adding afterwards the usual French service charges and taxes, which often add up to 30 per cent to holkleymakers' bilis,

the

to the

*!

DECOSS

lo the gentler slopes above Chamonix, including a four-kilometre (1% miles) ruu

mountains village of Les Praz

Committee The French Winter Sports Resorts has this year named two villages......Notre- Daino de Bellecombe in the Alps end Metabief in tho Jura mountains-as fully qualified ski resorts,

SKI INSTRUCTORS

Both centres are above 1,000 metres (atout 3,250 feet) can provide at least 200 bedrooms, have ski instructor's and Into doctor in attendance, and have

chunge The skivers then a smaller cable car holding only enough mechanical equipment 40 people, strap their skis on

to qualify for this title. the outside, ond are swung up-

Though there are at least 100 ward over

the jagged, snow-ski-ing localities in France, the covered mountain to their Bnai central committee has given the destination, a terminal hown out official tile of "classified winter sports resort" to only 29 towns and villages.

The

of the rock.

From

One

there, they cun take

French Government is their pick of three runs. lends down the Chamonix | dolny much to encourage ski-ing Valley, the second down the as a national sport. Thousands "White Valley," and the third of Parisian school children will take their tumble in the snow runs along the Banks of Mont

this

Winter Blanc, the highest mountain in

while learning to Europe.

ski in skl-schools which have been subsidised by the State and the Paris Municipal Council.

The Ministry of Education has also offered "Snow Scholar

from ranging

4,000 franca lo 20,000 francs (about £4

10 4 £20),

University students who cannot afford to leave their homes in industrial towns for a healthy open-air holiday in the mountains.-China Mali Special,

which

The ski lift cost 500,000,000 fabout £500,000) 10 build, of

80,000,000 francs

(about £80,000) were provided

by a loan from the ships," French Government.

Offcials at the French Tourist Office, which is a Government- franes controlled organisation, said that these prices had been fixed ut "competitive levels" with those pald in Austrian and Swiss winter sports reports. "The all-

Italian and Franch engineers, in prices have been arranged so nicknamed the "Sky Spiders" that foreigners, particularly the during the hazardous construc- British,

will not have an un- tion of the teleferique, were un- pleasant shock when they are

uble to drive metal pylons into handed their bills," a spokesman the mountain alde for the second explained.

Leg of the journey. So the car The tourist organisation has rides upwards for five minutes, distributed $5,000

illustrated its cables supported only at the brochures, describing the departure and arrival points. pleasures of a French holiday-

second aki lift, iinking on-alcis 10 Its branches in Chamonix with the "Plateau de Britain. Another 85,000 in Flegmo" (1,880 metres-over

A

AUSTRALIAN BATSMEN

MUST

GET TOUGH

Can the Australians reproduce in England this summer the batling form they showed in beating the West Indies? That is a question cricket fans in England, and Australia, are asking as Australia's selectors busily study the form of all the "possibles" for the trip to England.

Only once against England did Australia's batsmen And even then get going. That was in the First Test. they had some appalling English fielding to thank for their 601 total.

Yet immediately after a suc-grew up accustomed to the un- cession of low scores against Eng- natural case

Bradman's lund

the Australian balamen stroke-play and, following in the blazed a trail of success right wake of Lindwall's and Miller's ncross the Caribbean.

bowling, could bat with detach- ment."

Two obykus reasons for this were caster bowling and enster Previously Australia could wickets. These demonstrated, one rely on runs from every man vital flaw in the Australian down to and including number armour; fed so long on success ten. Lindwall, Archer, Benaud they could not attune them-and Davidson were all potential selves to an uphill struggle, nifty makers in one of the strongest sides the world has This attitude of Australian ever seen. batsmen is explained by Alan Ross in his

the story of

But these late order batsmen England-Australia series. (Aus-were only free-scoring sa long tralia 55, Michael Joseph Ltd. as they, too, could bat with 21s.)

detachment born of a substantial total when they went in.

UNNATURAL EASE, “

Ross goes on to explain: "One He writes: "They (the Aus came to realise how essential a tralian batsmen) are not, like solid start to the innings was to the generation of Woodfull, players of these types. Without Ponsford and Fingleton, used to it, it became evident that all- wearing an attackt, down; they rounders wore lability, thotr

onergies dissipated too various ly and the responsibility for making 14519 ..spread too shoflow."

Austrian

Visitors

On the occasion of the visit

So the Australian selectors

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

As from 5th January 1950, Admission Budges to the Members Enclosure on Race

days are obtainable from the Club's Cash Sweep Office, 'at Queen's Building. Chater Road, and NOT from the Secretary's office at Alexandru House,

Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable only on the written introdue- tion of a Member, who will he responsible for all visitors introduced by him. Payment must be in cash, and cannot be chargeable to accounts.

Mombers

By Order of the Stewards,

A. E. ARNOLD,

Secretary.

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And Vilin chairman: 60-year-January 18 at 8 p.m. to which Service. old Mr Chris Buckley is known all Austrians and friends of Ito. have a handsome opinion of Austria are cordially invited.

his brother's Boccer tale talents. So Major Buckely, the old

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