THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1956.
No Glory-But They Keep Soccer Alive
Says ALAN HOBY
I'm getting a little tired of hearing about the luck of Mr Jesse Carver. He has been able to quit the Winter chill of Coventry for the sunshine of Italy and to pick up one of the best jobs in world football.
He has also picked up a few million lire in the procesa...... Very nice if you can get it! But what about the reverse side of the picture?
What of those managers and club bosses who seldom make the beadlinest
The
who men
Now, after 11 years with the club, this pry, 70-year-old has one ambition before he "packs Hartlepools
to
promoted to Division 11,
them simultaneously, Gateshead just couldn't afford that number of salaried workers on 3,000 to gates-so Me Tulip got down to up" have struggle ajong on shoe-string running the whole show himself, budgets; who practically all from licking stompe to arrang- the odd Jobs themselves being transfers.
Now, rising 80, Mr Tulip is the cause every halfpenny counts; who know that there never will hardest working manager in the be much money - or personal North-East. glory-but carry on just the some.
To many, they are just un- glamorous "stick-in-the-muda." To me, however, they are the Salt <if Soccer. For without Them J:༥༥ * cudd Fiert Sur- vive.
Not
and heart-breaks Hondaches ..that's the lot of Division managers, North and South. is Cardon Hunt, south- Hero port chief, saying:-
How has he done it? By cut- ting out desk work and foster- ing a wonderful team spirit. Few of Mr Tulip's players ask for a transfer.......
who stager Another
is never seems to tire of toil 70-year-old Fred Westgarth,
unfashionable The reply was typical: Hartlepools, unlucky losers to I love every minute, and I'm t another to tackle and willing Chelsea in last week's cup We
for thesi pohoria of manager trainers or sends of officials.
Week after week, year after
with year, they quietly got on the job.
And ench, in his way, is a unique nuxture of cheer fender,
psychologist, Wel nurse, ond general handymans.
Mr Tulip is 70'
Thien,
vi
ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
What a problem it has been trying to decide who should fill the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade this week. Seldom has there been such a rich 80 many different surfeit of worthy claimants from spheres of our sporting activities,
Everything considered, I am'selecting two boxers to One of them is a winper — a Champion lead the parade.
the other is a loser.
A big welcome on his return to the Top Spot goes to the first of them, Pte C. Allison, RAOC, the new Land Forces Middleweight Champion, for as masterly a display of the noble art as we have been privileged to see in this Colony in a long time.
A TOUGH ONE
i've had "For 20 years watch
Every penny. Every season has been a tough one,"
"Aren't you tired of it?" he was asked.
to
"No,
in winning his latest title at
Eltzabeth the Queen
Youth Centre on Monday night Allison abowed all the class that stamp ed him as a boxer with a very bright future.
Army
sportsmen Colony may well be proud of achievements the conduct and
their
Rocter current of presentatives.
in
the
•
20 years."
His punching Is, criso Archie Switch senith-to
His general ring co- Clarke, 18 years with Gilling-correct.
When on is impeccable. When Archle first chict
is confident and her. arrived from Everton, Gilling-the attack be
relentless and when forced back shows to the defensive, he hom had only six players.
the Kuni They played in
the coolness and courage that are the essential hallmarks of League, their average gate was and the pitch had a BN
n real Champion,
SECOND BOXER
One at tho most popular ocnual athletic meetings, that of 6 COD, will be held at the Army Sports Ground, Boundary Street, on Wednesday, January 23.
The meeting will have all the familiar events associated with this particular occasion but there will also be an invitation Medley Race (880 x 220 x 440 yards)
“REJECT GIRL" MAKES GOOD
Page
DANA WYNTER HAILED AS THE BEST GIFT TO HOLLYWOOD SINCE VIVIEN LEIGH
By RALPH COOPER
London,
There are going to be some red faces around London when a 21-year-old Harley Street doctor's daughter comes back to town for the first time since she look Hollywood by storm earlier last year.
some advice.
Her name is Dana Wynter, and she won't be hero in person-but larger, than we've ever seen her, on the vast screen of the Carlton Cinema in London's glittering West End, as the star of her first Hollywood picture, "Secret Interludo," known in America as "The View from Pompey's Head," from the book of the same name.
The red faces will belong to a little hope, and he gave me the gentlemen in the British film industry who had every oppor- tunity of signing her up and
In a letter from Hollywood Dana told me: "They called me won- the 'first night girl' and dered how on earth I managed And if I re- to dress so well. member rightly, and I usually do, they compared me with Simono Silva, whore fabulous
gowns
didn't.
"I've berri-called "C" (British roject, and that day I felt I "All you young girls
who was. The only encouragement i think you are preity Soczn
to had recived in Londo Wes
П think you'll be Ruccess at from Americans, 50 I decided once,' ho said. 'My advice there and then to. you is to go lụ some repertory America," group and get five years.' That's
That what he said to me, and I was so disheartened that 1 wept an 1 Dane walked home.
"Then met director
Lewis
and magnificent figure always Milestone," continued Dana. "He
caught the eyes of the boys.
"But when I went
to
camera
first nights 1 went as an ambi- tious young actress, hopeful that producer or director would notice me and consider me for a part.
11
STUDIEN НАДО
go
to
Ago
Was two years sbent nearly a year in Now York and Wis A great Then the Nuccess on television. Hollywood offern started coming
fast.
was kind and helpful and gavo
What haj Doną got that me a small part in Melba." It
сап war cut out later but it didn't Hollywood see so plainly "A me and British experts antssed? let those matter. Mr Milestone
the work in the cutting roomia--and į bruñetle Grace Kelly with
rest of Ava Gardner thrown in,” I was learning.
Walter tuye veteran producer "Mario Zampi at Associated Winger, who discovered her for "She's my British Picture Corporation was Hollywood, adding. always sweet and kindly. But best discovery since Hody,
picture? a part in a
No dice. Lumore." And the same went for Bob Leonard, ABPC's casting direc- tor.
"I desperately wanted to get on the stage, and I studied hard. I got small parts, I got good notices--but nobody wanted know.
to
What a man! When Fred first Joined Hartlepools be shivered at the outsize job ahead.
The Army had left the ground almost in ruina.
There was no money, no players, and nu floors Take the Amazing Mr Billin offices or dressing-rooms. Tulip.
Chairman of Gateshead Buat ni Fred said was: "Let
THE BEST GIFT 2,500 But if you drop me be the boss and I'll give you
slope. in on him you'll rarely fnd hafa team."
Wanger tried to buy her con- tract from 20th Century Fox-- in a chair.
fAIL- without futes or
Today
LTC They
respected
"I thought I was getting my SALARIED WORKERS
tares, he proceeded to haul the
The second boxer in the Top open to all units.
break members of the Third Division,
with 'Knights of the but they are paying her 1,000 been More than 20 years with the club to its feet-where he has
week has also Spot this
Robert Taylor dollars a week and would not the crowd la nearer 10,000 and
Interested units should
Round Table," It is Craftsman £32,000 here before. some club, Bill has done every kept it ever since by adult buy-
spent
Hoy and Mel Ferrer
very part. In other quarters she they have
"the best gift to Job-chadzanan, manager. scout, ling and selling,
Taylor bailert na plus cutting
levelling the plich and bull-Jock Dinning. After weeks of ward their entries not later than and office boy and most of costs to the bone.
ing a new stand and concrete hard training Dinning was disJanuary 20 to Cupt D. J. Gunn, Boulling, who has a flair for re-friendly--and then Bob
who is the Athletics OMeer at}cognising
and spotting rang me one morning and told Hollywood since Vivien Leigh." for a low blow in his
new players. I went to him me another netress had got the They like, too, her attitude. terracing.
6 COD. And the Cont to Clarke? semi-final bout with Gar Davis.
humbly, its trepidation, and not part.
"Well,
others I've done just about In
harsh including mowing thought the decision was a
So far eight entries have everything.
marking the one but be it forever to Din-been received for the Coldbeck the Krise
Sometimes, whenning's credit that not by word, Cup-the FAREL.F Football ground. we've struck a bad patch, I've
act or gesture did he betray the Championship-but as these in- tremendous disappointment and clude 7 Hussars, 27 HAA Regt even felt like dying!"
Fortunately for Gillingham sense of frustration--which the RA, 1 N Staffs, 11 Inf Wshps,
has broad their
Incident must have caused him.
HK Sig Regt, i Kings Own, shoulders us well as the gift of
Command Wships and RAMC humour.
Experts Say Chances Against Flash Elorde In World Title Fight
San Francisco, Jan. 17.
and
manager
So hax Harry Evans, of Alder-
room boys, who spends morning to midnight plotting and plan- ning how to boost his club's
Gabriel (Flash) Elorde, pride of the Philippine fistic shot, another of football's back. world, will attempt on Wednesday night to follow the frail blazed years ago by his countrymen Pancho Villa and Ceferino Garcia, and return to Manila wearing the crown of World Champion of his Division.
fortunes.
has
To cut expenses Harry cheerfully shouldered the round- manager,
the-clock
role
ot
Experts say, however, that the chances are against his realising his ambition because standing squarely on that trail will be a man named Sandy Saddler, Feather-secretary, scout, team colector, weight Champion of the World, and undoubtedly one of the cleverest, most resourceful and hardest hitting little men in the history of pugilism.
Case
will be It
of ex- perfezice and punch Braunst and determination youth, stamina. Elorde at 32 is 10 Saddler. years younger He is trained to a razor sharp edge. He is inspired by con-
by the Adence unkt
In Manila
last year
Int
a
Saddler in a nom-title bout which Saddler's desperate rough
almost caused house tactles rict among the fans.
Saddler ir supremely confident, He can look back on a brillant record of 142 victories, 101 of
He
It
fact that them by knockout, and only 15
he bent defeats in his long career.
loughs off his Manila defeat al the hands of Elorde, saying was a "hume town decision" and pssures his backers (the odds are two to ne in his favour) that he will not disappoint them.
First Austrian Game Again Postponed
Another
emergency meeting of the Interport Sub-Committee
BOXING EXPERTS
Some boxing experts point to Elorde's left-handed stance and claim that it will bother Saddler 03 11
it evidently did in their pre- vious bout, but the Champion vic scoffs at that opinion and paints
of the Hongitong Football Asso-to the
record showing he has
and human adding machine.
"It's a hobby as well as a job to me," he says....
Harry'a reaches
even
"hard labour"
Herc, Into his home. by his wife and helped
tax re- does the daughter, he turns, makes up players wages, und sende
thousands off tickets.
Teddy Davison Charlic Hewitt
rommon
with
To be gracious in victory 19 often easy, but to display the same quality in defeat-unsatis factory defeat-as spontaneously as did Dinning on this occasion is the prerogative given only to the really great sportsman.
•
Many an eyebrow was raised as the cricket results started to alter in at the week-end, Army interest was of course centred on the return meeting of North and South and there
was glee and gloom North and South of the Taiwan Line when it was learned that North had taken revenge for their defeat earlier In the season by beating their southern colleagues.
for-
"I was
there
are certain to be soINE good punes in the Hongkong stage,
Entries officially close to- day but luke ones will be ac- cepled provided they are sub- måtted immediately.
•
The catry 1st is now open
ure for
Land
Team Forces
Teams
Boxing Championships. in this competition comprise eleven boxers. There is no Fly- no Heavyweight weight and but there must be first and second wirings
Light, In the Lightwelter and Welter Divi- sions
Introduced to
talent
were
Heavyweight Title Pep Move Is Too Late
Says HAROLD MAYES
In the States they always say that any promoter is as great as the Heavyweight Champion he controls, Tex Rickard had his Jack Dempsey, Mike Jacobs his Joe Louls and Jim Norris has been fortunate enough to have name of Rocky a preity fair fighter around by the Marciano.
A
Is
There was the still-talked-of- occasion when she was a dinner guest of agent Ray Stark. An- "Who's other guest asked Ray that beauty sitting between Sam Goldwyn and Jack Warner," and Ray told Aly
sho Khan who ABY WIA
"Well, ask her to come over" sald Aly, "I want her to sit at
want this table. I
to dance with her."
!
So Ray went over to Dans und WAS stariled when she replied geatly, but firmly: "No thanks, Ray, I don't want to meet him."
"I came to Amerion for a career AJ an actress," Dana commented afterwards, "not to find a wealthy husband.”
That generalisation, of course, is intended to imply
From all sides the praise for good Heavyweight Champion, this lovely newcomer flows in. that when there's
good Tough publicity men, photo- boxing is in a pretty healthy condition. And a Heavyweight Champion in any language is engages in regular competition and is prepared to stake her chann. his title against all comers.
Entries
far have
been So received from 7 Hussars, 1 Kings The healthy rivalry between | Own, 1 N Staffs, 1 Northamp- Harry Warren at Southend, the two sides has been one of ons, 74 LAA Regi, 27 HAA
the at Chesterfield,
tion by forcing the most engaging features of Regt, and Combined Workshops
winter sports pro-REME. at Millwall, the Army's
League grammo and now that BI Dodgin at Brentford-it's
relatively honours
all- the same story throughout the
squero mast enthusiasts will be country.
patisiled
Such spirit is indestructible, I only hope that one day they will reap a rich reward.
-(London Express Service)
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OLYMPIC GAMES
Australian Govt
This
arc
lutest defeat
of South and the continued good form of rival sides like the Royal Air Force is going to make it a difficult task for either of the Army sides to regain the Cham. plonship which they lost KCC last season.
now
onc
to
The semi-finals will be staged On February 15 and 17. It in hoped that it will be possible to hold the finals at the Queen Youth Centre on Elizabeth March 2.
HOCKET DRAW
now
The Major Units Knock-out Hockey Tournament has reached the semi-final stage and the_ draw is as follows:--HQLF v. 7 Hussars, and HK Sig Regt The
most v 1 N Staffs. Both games will position is
and mieresting
cricket be played at Sockumpoo on Fri- his opinion day, January 20. The first one official gave 11 as
mcst
ex-second at 3.45 pm, intriguing perienced for a long time. The soldiers will not give up the Championship chase without a stout night but another slip by either side could virtually push them right out of the running.
ciation was held at Sports Road never lost more than one fight Has No Objection that the present League set-up will start at 2.15 pm, and the
yesterday morning to discuss a eable received from the Aus- trian Wiener Sports Club
Mr Andy Mullen was in the chair supported by Mr R. M. Omar, the Secretary. Mr Mullen read the cable to the meeting stating that the Austrian team was further delayed and will arrive either tomorrow or Friday, January 20.
9/21
to any of his 150 opponents.
Both fighters finished training
on Monday and are scheduled to weigh in at 10 o'clock (Pacific Standard Time) on Wednesday in
*4
To Soviet Participation
18 the
a man whographers-all have fallen for
"With the exception of and Claire Dorothy Tutin
#thord Bloom" declares Datia, simply aren't any
Young actresses who get a breakin England. If a stayed there I'd probably.
into.
themselves with Right now unusual steps are find being taken to try to pep up the situation as dead as a Dodo.
Killing boxing at home in British Heavyweight title situa-
challenger, fruitless chuse for 'world
another isn't very profitable after all.
(COPYRIGHT) meets Don contest before ha
that Cockoil.
the Market Harborough farmer can attempt
a tiile
uties
floors."
10
Jack Gardner,
to restore himself to the position he held before he engaged
In
co
that highly controversial fest with the Tongan terror, Kitione Lave.
I can't help feeling that these trifle late-two years late in fact.
moves
La
are
A
For the present unhappy state duc to the fact that the British Heavyweight Champion-
the ahip has been pushed into background during the whole of that period to further the world Don ambitions of the holder Cockell
.
Don't blame Don. It's the aim every man who ever laced
The Analista in the Minor Unita competition are 137 Bty RA and 15 Fd Pk Sqn RE. This tie will probably be played off immediately before the Major on a glove to fight for a World Units final on Friday, January ütle.
27,
-on
their
tip-top fighting condition.
Moscow, Jan. 17. The Australian Olympica The 15 round bout is scheduled for
o'clock Seven
at San Committee has told Russia that Francisco's "Cow Palace". It the Australian Government has be nationally and inter- no objections to Soviet partici- will
have been Congratulations nationally broadcast
and telepation in this year's Olympic
The January meeting of the vised.
will Games at Melbourne despite the passed to the Army football team
Army Football Referees fact that the two countries do from many quarters for the her take place at the NAAFI Club The first game of the series
Special precautions will
standard of field conduct they against the All Hongkong team
be not have diplomatic relations.
Saturday, January 21. has therefore been put back an-taken to assuro a good clean This was announced today by displayed during Sunday's very
will be presented to provocative and distasteful game Badges
candidates other day, 1.e.
successful Friday, fight in view of Saddler's re- Mr N. Romanov, Chairman of
Club the 20 at the Hongkong pitation
who have passed a "dirty fighter".the Soviet Governments Sports against Sing Tao at the January 20,
Stadium
examinations this season. Stadium at 4 p.m. and not at Both fightere are to go before Committee, at a Press confer 3.30 p.m. as previously an- California Commission officials ence here.
The behaviour of the players on Wednesday morning
Certificates and handbooks nounceù.
(The Soviet Union broke off was a great tribute to their senso
the The Committee aise announced "reading of the rules, and Lope
Sarreal, Elorde's manager, an- diplomatic relations with Aus of sportsmanship as well as to have now arrived from
Army FA in the United King- that anyone who has purchased nounced he will make it a point tralia in April, 1954 following their team discipline and it is a tickets for
unable to attend, may against dirty tactics, such
Wednesday's game to request "special admonitions the granting of asylum to Mr source of real satisfaction to dom and will be available at and is
that the congratulatory, the meeting. The committee Viadimir M. Petrov, Secretary know have their money refunded if shoving, mauling, backhanding at the Soviet Embassy in comments have come from all hope that there will be a big
turnout of members. they produce their tickets to and hitting on the break.”
Canberra who had reported the sections of the community. before the
A crowd of 5,000 with a gate existence of a soviet spy ring in The Interport Dinner will of $30,000 is the official for Australia).
Association's office
10 a.m. on Thursday.
now bo held January 22, at
Ca Sunday, the Gloucester Hotel at 8 p.m.
a
cast, but. television rights will swell the "take" to about $100,000 and millions of view.) ern will see the fight through- out the United States and
Tho other two matches ngainst the Hongkong Selection and the Combined Chinese will Canada. remain unchanged, 1.c. on January 21 and 22.
Another cable was received
Mr Romanov said that soviet athletes would take part in the "overwhelming majority".
events.
of
HIGH INJURY BATE
The Army side, which started
of
BLAME THE SYSTEM
Blamo the system: which encouraged allowed, aye, even it. For once it looked as if the Il-fated Marciano fight was possibility, the Brilush Boxing Board of Control gave Cockelt every kind of protection the World Championship bout became a probability and then a reality.
writi
Upshot of it all is that when Cockrell finally climbs into the Earl Court ring on April 24 to
three titles it will be within defend the British and Empire weeks of three years since the Lonsdale Belt was staked and two and a quarter years sce the Empire title was put on the line.
A reminder to young athletes
» If, however, it is over allowed the season with only a sprink that the HKAAA Novices Moet-
to mean something like three ling of players experienced.ining is scheduled for January 29.
Board | years again the Boxing the ways of Hongkong football,
HEAVY DEMANDS ́·
and everyone connected wit took a long time to settle down.
In response to the heavy the business will be getting only Although the question of This was dus la part at least to diplomatic culations is not with the exceptionally high injury demands that are already being what they deserve when they
the open-made for tickets: Is the Senior Charley Johnston, Saddler's into competence of the Soviet rete experienced in
Army manager, objected to referee
necessary for wholemle
"and" Eastery T am asked to say to be made evér eck that the Hon Secy, of the Army loved here that Russia Wu Do Jack Downey, proposed try are Sports Committee, it is being games when it was often Saick Match our California commission on the
re: Now however the side is FA will receive an official lationer restored bob the showing it real worth, It fa location of $2.40 Uckets. This the Saddler-Gallardo bout and
powerful, well knit, and willing will bo, distributed ok A
eam which will not be beaten
from the Yugoslav national sọc-rounds that he had officiated: in / make an effort to have
cer team, stating that they wish
to play one match in Hongkongwet Gallardo "got away with Olympic Games (open));
on January: 28. In their cab'o
vokje
the team wanted to share the everything without even ware Contacta have already been started. at Soviet intiative, gate receiple with the Hongkong [ing]
Sarreal did jant you
objec betwem Ruslan and Austrian Football Association, .
tions to any particular referee. missions, In the United States. A counter-offer by the HKFA "1 bely, sals,"
According to well, a inform he said that of £1,000 to the team was dewhoever works a third mREL SOR cided at the meeting. magd tells that Baddler's dirty tactica
Morris, the Army centre for will hot be, tolerated.[The firs ward, has also been selected, to nehty Manila' was a disgru be: a reserve" In the Hongkong Baddler pulled every telok
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