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IOC MEMBER SAYS BRA

Bad Roads Should Not - Bar Tokyo From Staging The Olympic Games

Tokyo, Dec. 18.

Bad roads should not bar Tokyo from staging the Olympic Games, a lending member of the International Olympic Commitice said on Monday night before leaving Japan.

100 Mr Erie von Frenckell,

membor who Was Chairman of the 1952 Helsinki Olymple Games Organis- ing Committee, said rejection of any city's application for the Games purely because of ita poor roads would run counter to the Olympic spirit.

The

He rald an earnest desire of money," suit! Mr Frenckelt. the people concerned to or- "But it should be regarded as Ranise the Oamen wus "more an investment for bile wel. importan." than roads,

lare. The Olymple Village emn be turned into homes Even # a large fleet of buses is pur- chased for Olymple ist, thes could be diverted into public use. Enlargement and improve. lien.cals

to the stadiums and aports (weißtles will not be

ixiter health.

Finnish sports leader, who arrived lust Thursday from Melbourne, departed by plane Monday night for Hongkong He will visit Peking and Mos cow en route in Bulsi nika

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spent the past four keys speeing sports facilities in waste for they will redound te Tokyo.

He expressed satisfaction al the

plans for enlargement of the present facilities 21 the

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the reason why government or Tokyo munielp- ground mainly should be relueland to pro pledged his support to bring the

vide funds for preparation of Gianes to Tokyo in 1984.

freilities to stage the Olympfe "Staging of the Olympic Games,” saki Mr Frenckell, - Games will cost a large zain ofthited Press.

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1956,

Sports Diary

TODAY

Badminton

Men", "Division Doubles;, TEC y 8t Stapbena; Chung Cheong Police Reserve; Tal Shak v KOG,

Boccer

Eastern v South China (CHI) s

p.m.

| Inter-School zoccer: Tuniqe Langue, 4 p.m.

Young and Old CCC, RAF v KITC. TOMORROW

Badminton

Men's "C" Doubles; LRC v Talkoo,

Queen Athletics

p.m.

FRIDAY

Atletica

HE'LL FIGHT ANY MAN IN THE WORLD

Bobby Neill... The Boxer Who's Indestructible

By SYDNEY HULLS

PORTRAIT OF THE NEXT CHAMPION

Champion of Featherweight

black-haired Bobby Neill, · Scotland and inevitably the next Elizabeth School Annual Champion of Great Britain, too, is ready and eager Meeting at Caroline I

now to fight any man in the world at 9st.

Hungarian Ace Joins Italian Soccer Club

Rome, Dec. 18. The Roma AS Football Club has signed up Hungarian foot- bail ace, Zoltan Cizibor, on a 70,000,000 lira

($10,000) con- tract, it was leamed here today. The 28-year-old left-winger has

to Rome agreed to relum

to Join up with the Italian club at the end of his lour with the Hungarian Honved tent.

But Cszibor will be unable to play with Roma AS for another year if he is disqualified by the Hungarian Football Federation and the FIFA refuses to give himm permission 10 play, France-Presse

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CATHAY PACIFIC

Solution on l'ago 9

Neill, brown-eyed, 5ft, 61⁄4ins, tall and weigh- ing just 9st. 1lb. as he walks to and from his

accountant's job, told me so as we sat in his office

on

just off London's busy Tottenham Court Road.

This was no big-headed boast, This wns no beer- house challenge of the up-turned glass a frothy

John of counter to the accompaniment

1. Sullivan' legendary threat: "1 can beat any man in the house."

Neill says: "I feel so strong at nine stone I am con- fident I can give any man in the world a good fight al that weight.

"With only 15 professional fights under my belt i can't promise to beat everybody, but I'm willing to try, and I Certainly won't go in the ring thinking I'm going to be boaten

BOXING REVOLUTION

--

This is BOBBY NEILL, second son of 60-year-old Andrew Nelli, who runs a one-man duplicating business in Edinburgh, anti his wife Sadie.

BOBBY NEILL, whose elder brother, 25-year- old Frank, lives with him in a Máldu Hill house In West London and accompanies the champion to all hin ghis.

BOBBY NEILL. whose younger brother Andrew, 18, has been an amateur.boxer and..this year came within one stroke of representing Scotland in an international match as an armatour Holfer.

BOBBY NEILL, whose sisters, Myra, 17, and Marccils, five, treat him with the affectionate contempt ali sisters have for their brothers.

Bobby Neill... pride of Scotland.

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Too Much Football For The Babes?

By STANLEY MATTHEWS

Those eager young "Babes" of Manchester United are in the middle of the toughest, most nerve-tugging season any club have had to face in soccer history. As champions they are fair game for all the other League clubs. They have to fit in two-leg European Cup-ties and they fancy their chances in the FA Cup.

Åre they getting too much foolball? I say no, Young players cannot get too much of the ball. It sharpens them, gives them the edge and keenness that makes champiörís,

Australia's

Matr Busby's European Cup bld was not looked on with. favour by the League böset, but I think he will be proved

Rugger Team To right in the end

Meet France,

lo

His young players are meet- ing the world's best footballers and the world's best teams-in Paris, Dec. 18 competitive, not exhibition Australia's team

incel games France in the second Rugby

Whether we win or loss League Test, to be played at doesn't

matter." Matt Busby Bordeaux next Sunday,

"What does count is was told me. annonced here tonight as the vast experienco being gained

by our players."

follows:

G. Clifford

(New

South

Wales); D. Finnery (Queens-

A TOUGH SEASON

land), A. Watson (Queensland), A tough season, but the Old

R. Poole (New South Wales), Trafford boys are showing that D. Adams (New South Wales), they can take it. They turn

Banks

Kup fit and eager for every match Holman

(Queensland),

R.

(New South Wales), tribute to their keen train- 1. Doyle (New South Wales), ing and expert coaching. N. Provan (New South Wales), Make no mistake about it, K. O'Shea (New South Wales), Manchester United are doing a R. Bull (New South Wales), noble job for British football. K. Keneney (New South Wales), captain, and B. Orrock (New South Wales).

The Australians arrived in

There is another Bobby Nell "And hooking is the way to Neill wants to night them too. The man who was an Aght today," he continues. I've more than anything else in the amateur boxer, suffered

studied the style of all the world. "I want to learn mort Paris tonight, red after a six- severe injury in a road crash, champions and that is the most and then thought deeply about successful method, the right way to Aght during the long months he was in hospital bed.

more-and there are 80 and low opportunities," Nell re- marks wryly,

Army

on

They have shown Europe that we can breed good footballers. Their own reputation—and that of Britain has been enhanced by reaching the quarter-finals, hour coach Journey from

Many Continental, experts al- Dunkirk. They face another 800 ready quote United as favourites

10 journey

to win the trophy. Limoges Strength of mind and body is miles

The winners automatically go another great reason for Nell's tomorrow, ready to meet the

Into Thursday

next year's competition, confidence in his own approach-French

efore returning to Bordeaux whether or not they qualify as ing success. He loves fighting.

for the Test.

nailonal champions, They also have the right to stage the next ruefully that He points out

The the

fra in their own country. Australians and sparring every day body punching he puts into his their British tour to play the the work give him a strained left First Test inst month and woa

cibow, and yet

with the pain by 15-8--China Mall Special. of that handicap he still goes punching in night after night away with his left.

Why?

"That is another reason why The straight left is Já

outmoded. Aller a straight left you are This la the Nell who may all too often out of range to bring

about

a revolution in follow through. boxing as Britain knows during

those long "Notice the way the masters

Archie in white-blanketed like

Moore and ent Neill planned the way he Gavilan fight. They are always was to fight and berci. C the within range however best fentherweight

the match is going. in world.

For months

Kid

"They bob and whave to avoid punches and stay within STYLE STUDENT While Neill was in a plaster hitting distance all the time. the That is the line I am taking- cust he thought about

"Because," says Neill British straight-up

siyle

of and you must admit it's not with a bashful grin, "when I

doln boxing and discarded it,

too badly to date." get into the ring, whether it's He will tell you impressively

two great men whose for sparring or fighting, I feel that the straight left is through careers Nelil has followed more indestructible, I don't feel any and the American fab is by far closely than any other fighters pain until it is all over," the belter replacement.

Wille Pep and Sandy That is the battling make-up "It's far casier to book after Saddler, respectively the that should take Bobby Neill a Jub," says Neill and demon- former featherweight champion to a fight for the Featherweight strates very plainly that it is-so, | andi-the current tilleholder. Championship of the World.

ure

interrupted

REFEREES' MEETING

Re-

All members are reminded that the December meeting of the Any FA (Hongkong) ferees Association will be held ut 10.15 a.m. on December 29. at the NAAFI Club, Chatham Road, Kowloon.

This year's Anat will be staged in Madrid somo time in June, Manchester United have meel the winners of the Honved-Bilbad match.

10

The European Cup can also be a financial suÇCLES.

Clubs Lake

all their own gates in games to the anal, More than 118,000 saw the two games ima Manchester against Anderlecht and Borussia, and United could clear the best part of £25,000 If they reach the final.

-{London Krpresa Artolas).

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