1956-03-21 — Page 7

SATURDAY'S RUGGER INTERNATIONAL

THE CHINA-MAIL,- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1956.

PANIC-STRICKEN WALES MAY LOSE TO

ΤΟ FRANCE

Says J. R. WATKINS

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The 11-8 defeat by Ireland has driven the Welsh selectors to near- panic. That is the only conclusion I can draw from the side chosen to meet all in the France at Cardiff on March 24. Five changes have been made- pack, while the backs, who did not have a happy match at Dublin, are left alone.

Included in the front row is Rex Richards. He has never played there before, and is not happy in that position. But the selectors were determined to put him in. Pity, for Richards, promising though he is, has the added burden on his young shoulders of making his international debut in one of the most specialised positions in the scrum.

The Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade this week is surely, the Sappers soccer spot Welcome then to the footballers of the 24 Field. Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, and congratulations to them on their overwhelming Caldbeck Cup victory over the North Stafford- shire Regiment on the Police Ground at Boundary Their all-out Street yesterday.

Right at the start of the season I said that there were many who thought that this might prove to be

Whitson, the that the selectors have not in-

schoolmaster,troduced some,

An offensive on the pack has hardly

been balanced by changes be hind.

cup.

Unlucky discard is the light swift-moving

expert,

Newport head

More th who, ❘ young

his Arst the best geta with Stephens, was

enthusiastic, although com- Welsh forward in Dublin.

paratively inexperienced player, Whitson But Jenkins, who was not a

never gives up, and success as fuber eight, moves en give the outalde half no

s of trouble, up to the second row to purtaser Stephens, and Robins returns to the side in his proper post- tion in the middle of the back of the serum.

row, in fact, looks The back

WUHAMS in back Bound guard the bins side unită

to

The

SOMEWHAT FORTUNATE

in the centre Bree must be regarded as somewhat fortunate Lack of to retain his place. speed in the centre was notice- able in Dublin and it is curious

MCC Committee Issue Statement Concerning Peshawar Incident

London, Mar. 20.

Following a three-hour meeting at Lords today, the MCC Committee issued the following final statement con cerning the "ragging" by the MCC "A" players of Pakistani umpire Idris Begh, during the third unofficial Test at Peshawar.

the

"The MCC Committee have fully investigated the Incident which occurred at Peshawar on the evening of February 26, 1956.

Santee Loses

One Round

"They condemned the treat. ment accorded to Mr idris Begh. The captain, who was present at the time, should have recognised al ofce That this "rugging" although initiated by nothing more than high spirits and with no harmful intent whatsoever. might be regarded, as it was in nny quarters, as an attack upon The Committee are

New York, Mar. 20. The New York State an umpire. Supreme Court tonight le-atisfied that this was not

clined to continue tem- porary court injunction stay-

24-year

Santee. Since then old Marine Lieutenant, has been fighting a legal battle to have the AAU overnled courts.

The statement went on:

the best

In-

I honestly doubt the wisdom of the selectors' actions, con- not help feeling they have not made the best use of the players available,

A DERBY DRAMA OF 28 YEARS AGO

What A Derby Scare

Owner Vanished Into Darkest Africa

As

By JOHN RICKMAN

It was one of those stories the public and Fleet Street love. The Derby was about to be run. Millions who normally took but a lukewarm interest in horse-racing were polishing up their Turf knowledge, when- oh, what utter bliss for news editors-they found that the owner of a fancied Derby horse was lost in darkest Africa.

The horse was Royal Minstrel, a grey; the owner, Captain George P. Gough, who had served in the Irish Guards; the trainer was Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort; the rider was Joe Childs King George V.'s Jockey; and the year was 1928.

Once more he was opposed by Lord Derby's champion, Fair- way, who had beaten him the year before. This time he beat

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the Sappers' yeaf. This could well be so and everyone | syve no idea where Cap- Then he collested the cup and Fairway with superi case.

in Army football circles in Hongkong will wish them the best of luck when they travel to Singapore to take part In the Far East final.

Certainly all Wales will be rooting for tien at Cardiff, and hoping for a share in the cham-it pionship But this girange unbalanced side will have to pull out all the stops to win.

One honour is certain though, Ken Jones will establish A world

record when he steps onto the

pitch

He will 12 y played in 43 Internationals. So

The veteran winger passes the previous best 42 by G. V. Stephenson of Ireland,

The Welsh Tram; G. Owen; K.

Jones, H Morgen,

گه

M. C Themas. C. L. Davies: C. Morgan, (capt), D. O. Brace; R.

V. Meredith, Prosser, B.

R. Richards, J. R. G. Stephens, L. Jenklus, CD. Williams,

Robins, G. Whitson.

--(London Exprim Seroter).

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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS

Australia's Arkinstall In Quarter-Finals

Alexandria, Egypt, Mar. 20. Jack Arkinsiali" of Australia beat Bernard Destremeau ol

France, 0-0, 6-3, to enter the quarter-finals of national tennis here.

the inter- tournament

tivo

be

Their victory yesterday was The North Staffs won only all the more praiseworthy whtu three of the eleven bouts and

is realised that they went } went down by 10 points to 14. into this Important game

The list of contest winners without centre-half Robson, shows that only Sgt Hilton their brilliant Army

(Feather).

L/Cpl Littlehales (t representa- player Robson's ankle Middle) and Pto Cook (2nd Injury looks like keeping him String Lt Welter) come out on out of the game for zome time top

and WC shall look forward and it is very doubtful if he will to further

men like news of big match at Meigh, Gordon and Benton. it for tho

The second item concerns the Singapore,

The

Sappers

a most FARELF Individual Champion- precarious journey to the Anal ships which started yesterday, and after being forced into continue

and fin

finish on extra-time by 11th Infantry Friday.

sing to latest re Workshops REME, they

found

poris the representatives from themselves two goals down Hongkong are fit and confident with only three minutes left

that

they can do well, fur play in their semi-anai against 27 HAA Regt Royal Ar- tilery. A late goal and a

had

the

The final item from the fistic

sphere concerns the big Poppy Day show which will be staged on April 27, at the MacPherson Stadium. Elaborate plans are being made for this particula promotion and every effort being made to build up a pro- nogramme that is really worthy of

a very worthy ՇԱՏԵ.

Js

penalty kick in

dying seconds saved the situation, and a brilliant Smith goal in extra time saw them into the final,

NO MISTAKE This time

they Lime

made mistake and, having survived a penalty kick In the opening Tickets for the show cost $6. minutes, they went on to out- $4, $2.40 and $1.20 and can be play and outlast the North obtained from the DOPT at HQ Staffs. It is a long time indeed Land Forces. since the League Champions last on the wrong end of a six goals to nil defeat.

Congratulations to the Sap

Hongkong will be pers......... well represented at Singapore by this team.

were

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Army athletes are doing very well in the current Colony Championships and many of them will be on view when the second day of the meeting is staged at the Hongkong Stadium next Sunday. There will be special interest in the

teams in the 4 x 400 Metres and the 4 x 100 Meires as both four-

A

Army

somes are considered to be very strong. In the shorter event the Army will be represented by the North Staffs team which set up # now record for the event at the Land Forces Team Chara- pionships.

MAGNIFICENT

Owner Captain Gough said: Nobody in England had had news for months of Captain "This is the first time I have Gough. All his trainer could seen my horse run. I cannot tell you how pleased I am." was this:

somewhere in Africa late in said, for darkest Africa,

He departed for was off, bound once more, it was tain Gough is Fobruary

without leaving on address All he said at the time was that he hoped one of his colts would run in the Derby, and that is the last I have heard from him.

"Captain Gough has seen Royal Minstrel run. bought the colt as a yearling eighteen months ago for about 4,200 guinens, of his chances

In the

never

Derby I can only say that I hope ho runs well. The

(10 certainly was!)

I

Just before Royal Minstrel-

grown into a magnificent now racehorse-won the Cork and Orrery Stakes at Royal Ascot in Juno 1020 he was bought by of the patrons, Johrt Freemason Lodge American Hay Whitney, for a sum be. lieved to be about £15,000.

one

went to Sandown for his bid for the mile and A

Derby is an open race this year." (second pse Stakes, worth

WBS

NOT WORRIED

The Newmarket trainer not worrying. He was already used to absentee owners. Many were (and still are) his personal frlenda, But an absentee owner has advantages, He or she is much preferred to the interfering typo who can- not keep away,

Cecil Boyd-Rochfort has never. trained horses for this sort. Not for long, anyway.

Ho has al ways liked a "free hand" and In most casta he has had it.

So Cecil Boyd-Rochfort went on with his job. Ho would send the colt to Epsom to do, his best. What was all the fuss about?

But even the trainer took more interest in the story when ho remembered that if Captain Gough was killed in the jungle before the Derby was run his horse would not be eligible to anke part

and would be dis

(Not long qualified if he won. after this the rule was changed.)

Bookmakers and backers were in a quandary. Royal Minstrel had only been beaten a head in the season's Arst classic, the 50 Two Thousan Guineas, many people fancied him for the Derby

Captain traced from

Nairobi to Lake Belgian Congo, Kivu, in the I where he was photographing

big game.

was

Gough The competitors are expected

the

Trawsom

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Fencing takes the limelight with the Land Forces Team and In quarter-finals matches, Individual Championships now Giuseppe Merlo, Italy, beat in progress at the Transit Comp Torsten Johansson,

Sweden, in Chatham Road. The matches 0-0, 6-2, 6-3, while Fred Kostarted yesterday and will be The Committee consider that valeski, USA, beat Sven David-continued all day tomorrow,

The winning team and three ing the Amateur Athletic the responsibility Jor the

son, Sweden. 0-4, 6-2. Wexelent jest entirely with 'The Women's Singles quarter- swordsmen per weapon go for Union's suspension of

ward to the FARELF Champion- Santee, the Mile runner, for! captain and he has been so in- finais results:

ships at Singapore on April 9, 10 In the longer event Li Keith formed. ft 1 hoped that the

Mrs Tennifer Hoad, Australia,

and 11,

Burch and Cpl Brown of the alleged professionalism,

Andre Eld, beat Miss publicity that has attended this

Egypt,

Essex Regt together with 2/Lt 0-3. Mrs Betsy Abbas,

to leave the Colony on

Boorman, 173 Loc Bly RA and Sunice was suspended for leair may now be discontinued, 6-4,

Miss E. mlerests of Egypt, beat

Smith,

2/14 Pogan of 27 HAA Regt last month after the AAU in both in

Empire Fowey on April 4. relations between

the Egypt, 6-2, 6-2.

RA will carry the Army vestigated his expense count cricket

in Culi-two countries, and for the sake

It was colours. Over the week-end for athletic meetings

of a team

Mixed Doubles quarter-finals of young cricketers

He was reported to have said and

Gnr results: Mr

Mrs Lew possible to hear constant praise

of 27 HAA [crnio.

who up to that time had proved

Hoad,

Australl, beat S. Bad- being given to the organisers of Regt. is reserve for the former he would rather face a gorilla than the crowd in the Epsom loyal, conscientious themselves

relding, and Miss Andre Eid. the Land Forces Athletic Team event, and 2/Lt. Duffett of 15

enclosure should Royal Minstrel and well-mannered tourists"

Egypt, 6-4, 6-4. Roger Becker Championships which were held Med Regt for the latter,

·last

be lucky enough to win.” Angele Mortimer, But Miss

on Friday and Saturday

of Adel beat Ismell

and Mrs

week. The words

approval It is understood that 33 Starting fifth in the betting

and from Egypt, 0-2,

came Suzanne Mathieu,

competitors General Hospital, winners of at 100-6, Royal Minstrel run. 0-3.

spectators qüike and I report the Minor Units Tug-of-War That's about all he did that Quarter-finals Men's Doubles:

them merely as some

Championship, may issue a day just ran. Felstead won the Giuseppe Merlo and Orlando appreciation for the fine work challenge to the Major Units Derby at 33-1. The one-and- Saoln, Italy, best Ismail Adel put in by the team of hardwork Champions, 27 HAA Regt RA a-half-mile course was too for and Donald Acobas, Egypt, 6-3,

ing officials.

This would indeed make a for Royal Minstrel. The high 6-4.

fine match and, if the challenge aetion of his forelegs was not is made and nexepted, it is pro-suited by the sharp descent to posed that it will be staged Tattenham Corner. during the Land Forces in- dividual Athletic Championships at Boundary Street on April 7. QUITE A PULL

a 'pull' This could be quite Once again we are able to re-

did not run as a two-year-old, Medicals In action

recently and Marcel Trophy will find a year-long they must

resting place in Honglong on Coen, Egypt, 6-4, 6-4.—United the regimental sideboard of 50 standing an excellent chance of Stakes at Newmarket, a fort

$1

the

1

on

"LAST WORDS"

An MCC official described the statement as their last words"

the incident which they now hoped to be able to con- sider as closed,

D. B. Carr, the amateur who Caplained the MCC team had previously indicated

had After he

obtnined temporary injunction the Ap- pellate Divisio rejected

มุก AAU appeal against it. Sunter later won a further stay until the Supreme Court heartog.

Today Mr Louis Nizer, lawyer for the AAU, successfuly sub. mitted that the temporary in- jonation only applied up to to- jon the MOC statement. The day's hearing and not while the statement does not reveal Sven Davidson and Torsten ootcome was being decided by whether or not the governing body of the sport in England has Thus, unless the court decides taken any disciplinary in Santee's favour by Saturday, against the offenders, as wus

the court,

that ho would have no comment to make

and

token ci

and while on the subjcet Jaroslav Drobny, Egypt and

of this meeting congratulations Low Hoad, Australia, beat Henri

to the Essex Regiment for their Zolzal. Egypt, and Jacques Petem,

succtus in the Major Units com Belgium, 0-1, 0-2.

petition and to 6 COD for their victory in the Minor Unit Johansson, Sweden, beat Kane! Moubarek and S.'

Badrelding, tournament. action Eye Kovalesit,

POVOL. 9-7, 6-3.

USA, and

Hot Perry, USA, and

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DEBUT DELAYED

Royal Minstrel was a gangling trainer hig yearling when

he will be barred from running expected. Neither does it make Jack Arkinstall, Australia, beatport that the FARELF Basketball and after seeing the well drilled bought him at Doncaster.

in the Chicago Daily

News any

roference to the swearing Games that day, for which he is incident during the final Test entered Router.

match.-France-Presse.

Presi.

FINCH NEARS. THE END OF HIS TETHER

JEM.

A gallant, blood-spattered Albert Finch goes on one knee while an eager Ron Barton dances around, in the sixth round of their fight for the British Light. Heavyweight title at Harringay Arena, North London, on March 1825€ Finch, re.... covered to pound Barton in this round, only to retire shortly afterwards, with a badly cut eye, leaving the West Ham youngster as the new British Champion take

Reules photo.

Coy RASC

40 brief informa- According tion just received from Singa-

be regarded

Не

he did not appear as a us three-year-old until the Craven

BLICKCSS,

•

•

The 1950 Land Forces In-

He night before the Quincas,

carter by Bix won this in

from 5-1 to 9-4; lengths after being backed down

pore the standard of play individual Athletic Championships

Ridden in the Guineas by the final was even higher than are expected to attract a very it was last year and although big entry list and entries have Harry Beasley, the lolloping the actual scorco are not yet to be in the hands of the DOPT grey, still backward, rolled and available we congratulate The by Wednesday, March 20.

became unbalanced as he raced of the brilliant 50 The programme will members

com- into the Dip a slight declivity Thursday, about

from tho Coy RASC teant on winning this mence at 2.80

furlong U pm, onl major Championship for

Even then he the April 5. On that day the finals winning-post. second successive year.

BOXING NEWS

Three Items of boxing news will provide interesting reading for those soldiers who favour the noble art and that is so even

Q

of the Pole Vault, the Three wa

was beaten only a head by Miles Run and the Hop Step and Flamingo, ridden by Charles trained by Jack Jump will be decided as well-as Ellloit and the necessary preliminaries of Jarvis. all other events,

The finals will be staged on

About racegoer

if the Arst item is not as good Saturday, April 7, in accordance je a news senso na we had with the following time-table: Rochfort:

2.30 hoped.

Hammer 10 yds. Hurdles and

The North Staffs boxing team

was beaten in the final of the FARELF Team Boxing Cham- pionship at Singapore by 30 An RAOC.

Polish Boxers Barred From Olympio Team

2.80 p.m. 220 yda, 3.00 p.m. Sot, 8.10 p.m. 800 yds,

D.BL. Javelin 3.20

P.OL 3.80

120 yds. Hurdles, and

8.50 pm. 100 yds. £nd Discus.. 4.00 pm, i Milo.

4.15 pm. 440 yds.

the

a well-known said of Cell Boyd- "His, conspicuously

tall and strikingly handsome

A

is such that one appearance

he cannot help wondering who

Whenever you see him ho always looks the picture of serenity and composure: just as urbano and courteous when ha has bud a narrow zoverse as with a stroke of fortunes."

PROVED CORRECT

The captain proved this obs The Army football team will servation correct when after be inactive for the third muc- Royal Minstrel's defont ho said: London, Mar): 20.1 cessive week as the games for "I am delighted with the way Beonon Stefaniuk and Leszek the "A" and "p" teams against he ran. hoped and believed Drogosz, Polish European Club and Jardines respectively he would win, but I am not

·* #mateur Bantamweight and have been postponed, i Light Wellerweight Champions; PAN were-today, barred from

from the

given to urine optimist. I am quite satisfied and consider he' Army ran a really good race,” National Olympic team by the Bouth cricket enthusiat said to Tho colt chat failed in the

He the Polish Boxing Federation,

The wark-end. A Derby won the St. James's |

(one Stakes RAPenty five dollars is a lot of Palace New Colles is you haven't got them: Royal Ascot

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£12,904 to the winter-the richest prize until then in the history of the English Turf,

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Povah, completed hat tricles** In their match against Stret- ford, and everyone of the Transport's forwards scored. Then CWS Radcliffe led 2-1 with five minutes to go against leaders, Plaits, but Platts won alright by 4-2.

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