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It's killed my interest in Snooker. Who wants to be. the SECOND to make

a 147 break?

ADE DAVIS MAXIMUM 147 BREAK TO BE RECOGNISED AS WORLD

RECORD

AMULLYETT

Russia, Czechoslovakia And Sweden Favoured In Ice Hockey Tournament

Moscow, Feb. 19.

The Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Sweden were favoured today to win the 23rd World Ice Hockey Cham- pionships which open here on Sunday with Japan and eight European countries competing.

The Soviet Union, present title holders, have replaced eight of their 17 players and are top favourites to retain their title. The championship will be combined with the 86th European Championships.

Czechoslovakia's squad, coin- prised chielly of veterans are segund favourites, followed ejose-

March 4- Czechoslovakia --- Dyname Stadium.

March 6-Finland-Dynamo

by by Sweden, who will be Stadium.-France-Presse.

Sp by their classy forward, ·

logansson.

The four other European T. teams taking part in the 10 days 28-game championship

Arc

Austria, Finland, East Germany and Poland. The United States and stayed home owing to Buancial and visu problems,

The 28 matches are scheduled to be played on artificial lec

in newly built Lenin Stadium, the vast Dynamo Starum and the Sports Palace,

SCORING SYSTEM Scoring will be on the cham- pionship system with two points

Nino Valdes Scores TKO Win Over Joe Erskine

Landon, Feb. 19. Nino Valdes, of Cuba, beat Joe Erskine, the British Cham- plon, in the first round of their International heavyweight fight

tonight. at Earls Court here

The roforce stopped the fight

for a win, one for a draw and in Valdes favour after Erskine nove for a loss. Final Scoring had been down for three counts. will be by goal averages in case

The fight

was scheduled

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1957.

NOW DO YOU WONDER WHY I SAY THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS DOOMED?

Asks ALAN HOBY

Manchester United have settled it. Their staggering success in the European 125,000 watched the Champlona' two games with Bilbao -- foreshadows" the doom of League football us we know it today..

Cup

The writing is a foot high on the wall of the League's Preston headquarters. United's triumph before 65,000 Maine-road fans only confrms 'my conviction that here, in all its colour and crowd appeal, is the football of the future.

Here, as manager Matt Busby rescue British football from its 92 clubs, the season should be and his red-shirted young slow float to ruin.

bortened by forming Live crusaders have so vividly de- Thanks to air travel, I have streamlined Leagues each of 20 monstrated, is the champagne scen electric, exhilarating soccer clubs. soccer which will war back of this kind in many cities and those missing millions and climes---fram Barcelona to

Colony Tennis Championships

from Milan to Mipacow.

I know--just as the or- dinary football fan knows—that you can no more stop the area- tion of a British-European Super League than you can stop rocket

through space. lights for one football die hards are

Under the Hoby Plan FOUR clubs would also be promoted or relegated from cach League to add variety and excitement,

This would not only bring in the non-Leaguers like Peter- borough to make up the 100 clubs:

give Second would Third Division stalwarts with reat football traditions

Schoolboy Champion Michael good traing to have a darned behind thean a glorious chance Lo made Colony Hardcourt Already reactionary forces,

DEADLY DANGER

Champion Edwin Tsai work both at home and

abroad, are hard for his points in yester Already a number of clubs are gathering to destroy this vision day's Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association Open Singles Cham-out to smash the scheme. plonship before admitting de- feat at 7-5, 6-8.

This firs

first round match was a battle between two left-handed players and, as always is the euse, experience triumphed over youth.

Lo showed a vast im

The Footba

tball League compell- provement in his strokes and lion, as presently constituted, has his services, though lacking in cobwebs on it. It meanders along accuracy, hast power behind like a dray-horse in the jet age,

Worse,

1hem.

For they seo in fi a dently danger to

their own

ailing tournament. And, of course, they are quite

to break through to the big time.

As for the frightened, stick- get on - or got out, | In-the-muds, they must either

LEAGUE FARE

in

fon

They must realise that, recent years, the British has become fed up with League fare.

Tsui started the first set with | broke it often puts a rusly professors from Hungary.

Tsai look the eighth and ninth game but Lo was on even terms by the tenth after which he fell Intu series of errors to lose the set at 7-5.

扣

on progress,

the

a 3-1 lead but his plucky .op- Remember how Chelsen, when ponent crept up to 3-2, 3-3 ond champions, decided not to cuter then at 40-15 Lo sent over t the European Cup competition

offended case they lovely shot that had the Colony Champion bertan,

League?

Remember how the League banned nir travel for all its clubs?

Remember, 100. the time look to get players numbered? The dreary year-efter-year re- 198

fusal to allow "Your-up

and four-down"? And the Shylock

UNHAS attitude to players' wages-an attitude, alas, which still exists. Ask Manchester United who min for beating

Edwin Teal was in his usual form in the next set, After 3-3 he romped home with case to win set and match at 7-5, 6-3.

THE RESULTS

Singles Edwin Tral beat Michael Lo 7-5, 6-3.

Norman I beat G. A. Amadeo 6-0, 0-0.

LD

ם

Bilbao. Well, thrives in the arid air of cer- Lain club boardrooms.

this mentality stilt

These diehards fall to re- pognise that today as never your before your Stanley Matthews,

D. G. Coffey beat F. Ling 3-0, 7-5, 6-1.

B. S. Lic beat T. L. Duhn

Duncan Edwards, your: 6-1, 6-3,

Tom Finney and Tommy Tay- Guy Lam beat P. Stanhope for are actors on a vast inter-

8-1. 6-11

Joseph Hsu beat A. Sander-paid accordingly....

national stage. And should be son 6-1, 6-7, 6-4,

W. K. Chung beat C. H. Clout 7-5, 6-2.

K. S. Wong beat H. A. Van Dyck 6-2, 8-6.

J, K. Jenkins beat Mackle 6-3, 0-2.

for

Ma.

J. D.

to the first tenet of show busi

They are also strangely blind

nest entertain or die,

Through the media of TV and Eurovision, as well as from the visits of foreign ates, he has seen sizzling senors from South America and prancing

He has also been given a magle glimpse

of what the game will one day become-of an ail-embracing WORLD LEAGUE with weekly matches as far apart as Man-

chester and Montevideo.

Now do you wonder why I say that the Football League is doomed......?-London Express Service,

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Arsenal Beat Preston North End In FA Cup Replay

OFF TO A GOOD START

Off to a good start during practice at the Marshall Street Baths, London, is 17-year-old Julie Hoyto of Bushey, Hertfordshire, the British Olympic back stroke swimmer,

Jalle, a member of Watford Swimming Club, was sixth in the Olympic. Games. She hopes to become a physical training instructress and is to begin a three-year course at Dartford College of Physical Education in September. Mean- while, she is working at the Marshall Street Baths, where she also does her training. Reuterphoto.

JIMMY GUTHRIE TELLS ALL

DIRECTOR'S WIFE PICKS HER MAN

By Jimmy Guthrie'

the former Portsmouth player who was "sacked" as Chairman of the Players' Union recently.

I would say no more than a dozen of the 92 League clubs have managers who are allowed to manage............managers who are permitted to pick their teams without interference from directors whose insight into the needs of a team approximately nil

are

Jack Tinn, manager of Portsmouth during my playing days, told me a tale of his early days there which I now record because it tells of the director who did not get his way.

SHOWDOWN KY There was the wallay tinter us with a stopwatch, He didn't care how well que could control a football all he McDonald

Jack, was in the Pompey tubby, little boss' tad all the boardroom, presenting his team players doubling round the selection for the next game. greyhound track which circled London, Feb. 19.

A diretor interrupted to say the pitch. Hundreds of disappointed he wanted a player I shall call soccer fans were locked out from "Joe Blanke" brought into the the Football Association Cup side, Tinn told him: "That ind Fifth Round replay in

which is

not ready for the first team Arsenal beat Preston North End 2-1 at Highbury today.

our Replied

knowledgeable crowd of 61,501 who paid director "But my wife likes wanted was 11 £10,405 sterling saw Arsenal,

..she thinks he's a real Balleys. three times Cup winners and six gentleman. He helped her on times finalists, gair a hard with her fur coat last week." fought win after a goalless first Young Joe Blank did not play half.

for Puntsmouth that Saturday ... but that's directors for you!

A

Arsenal showed improved

form in the second half and took the lead with two snap goals in a spell of six minutes

As Peter Doherty, manager of Doncaster Rovers, says:

SOMETHING NEW "We TODAY'S MATCHES

can certainly congra- tulate Sir Stanley Rous (Secre- Singles:-E, Soubolle v. S. Liary of the Football Associa- tion who first proposed the Super League) for trying to do Tall centre-half Bill Dodgin something new.

headed in from a comer after 82 "It could prove a wonderful minutes for his first goal for flip for the game although, Arsenal,

inside-forward A. Sanderson and P. Stanhope obviously. 45-

are many David Herd got a second six v. J. C, T. Ku and H. P. Ho. problems to consider before it minutes later.

Patrick Poon and S. Kho v. could come into being." Ernic Pereira and Joseph Hsu.

Right-winger scored 18 minutes from the end Leslie Dogger W. K. Chung and W. C.

for Preston, who suffered their Chung v. Michael Lo and Ng Man-Cheung

of a three-way tie or by u play-en rounds. off in case of a two-way tie.

Each

Tire giant Cuban went after team will play seven

his Welsh rival from the bell wills. We games. The key

cy game come on March 2, between the and within a minute shook him top-favoured Soviet Union and with a right and left to the head. Czechoslovakia,

Some changes Ersking, shocked at this

laughi

was may arise because

clearly in trouble, the Cuban, with อ complaints against the hard artificial rink at the right to the side of the head, pat. Sports Palace,

him down for a count of five.

No sooner had the British Champlon risen to his feet thes

JP? of

Tickets are nearly sold out for the matches, which will be witnessed by millions of Soviet

fans in the stadia and on televi→ ska. Soine 40 foreign news men will cover the champion- ships.

SCHEDULE

Japan's present schedule is as follows:

Felmanry 24-Soviet Union Sports Paince.

February 26-Austria-Sports

Berce

right and left to the head sent him back again for another

count of five.

29

on

Erskine wrs very groggy he rose to his feet, and another furry of blows put hun down again. He rose unsteadily to his feet at the count of six, but

nd he collapsed, full out, his 10ps gave way beneath him

the boards. Palace.

Erskine was trying to get to February 27--Foland-Dynamo judging

his feet, but referee Jack Hart, that he was in no to defend position

himself, stopped the bout. It had lasted only two minutes three seconds. COOPER BEATEN

Bygraves, Jamaican of the British Empire Heavyweight title, retained his championship by knocking out Henry Cooper, of London,, in the ninth round of their sche. duled 15 rounds fight at Earls. Court bere tonight.

March

Germany

Stadium. -East

2-Sweden Dynamo

Sports Palace,

March Staddum.

Jim Bailey May Give Up Miling

Joc holder

V. T. Wang Y. J. K. Jenkins. Doubles: K H. Ip and Nominan To v. K. H. Chúng und K. M. Au.

W. T. Lee and P. Tong v. H. H. Tsou and C. K. Chau. H. A. Van Dyck and

there

the present

I agree. Of course there are problems. It would be amazing

there weren't....

start, For D League would have to be so re- club In shaped that EVERY football-provided It is good rough-should in time be able to COMPETE in the new Super League, as well as share in the profits.

He and

first defeat in 10 games,

In the sixth round on March 2, Arsenal will be away to the winners of tomorrow's replay between West Bromwich Albion and Blackpool-Reuter,

him

Jim Sanders then contacted Lloyd an adterwards said: "We are members. There has been misunderstanding, now settled" # So the Albion protest stands. Ineffectual red- Despite an hering which raise an issua minor to the main issue.

Which reminds me of perhaps the bigged-herring In the Union's history

concerning Wolves and the Union ban on Bloodlit and televised

ist March.

matches

There had to be a shovatown. When I told him, on behalf of the Ipts, that his was a crazy

RESENTED BAN wage to train a football, foam, tris soveral chins went pink in I had announced that foot- ballers would, strike unless they pukka sahib indignation, Unless a manager succeeds-- "Guthnie," he stormed, "I've were granted extra vages for and does so fast his directors. Just come back from India, floodlit and televised matches. who often know less about where I had 100,000. coolics do- This was a committee decision. Soccer than the one mentioned. ing. any bidding.If I 120 11 Wolves, tile to meet Bilbao above, take OVER the team-dootballers to rum, they will pllowed themselves to be caitht picking job.

RUN!"

two minor issues up in And that is the beginning of

I replied, Phy Not so long

smartly: "We they resented the Union ban the end for a manager. The are not coolies."

players. and somebody's head has to roll was on the transfer market. directors team inevitably fails, acter. I felt just like cooler without first conferning with all

'g the managers that rolls. During my years on the Soccer circuit I've come across dorens with Dundee I remember the more carts of the Dart Director. I will mention no more or I shall be involving good friends among current Soccer managers.

When I w was young player

manager

showing C.

Sociens v. W. R. Huggan and

S. Saul.

Manchester U. Still Favourites For FA Cup

London, Feb. 19. Manchester United, English Football League Champlons, re- mained favourities for the FA Cup at tonight's callover at the Victoria Club. They closed at 9-3,

This would mean going ahead. with my suggestion that, instead of the current four divisions and

CRICKET DANCE

ON MARCH 2

Cricketers

memorable

BOXING

the

I+

side he'd picked for the next game. It was the best side available. Later I bought newspaper

rend

Dicitely

and

C

omp

different com-

Referee And Judges Disagree bination.

On Verdiet

Tokyo, Feb. 19.

In a twelve round non-title

When I ask-

ed the "boca"

what had happened he

JACK TINN

told me bitterly: "When I show-

1901

ALBION

PLEA IS

IN ORDER

Eleven years de Chairman of cun give them-fight tonight fourth ranked ed the chairman the side he the Players' Union taught, me Delves and their friends a world fyweight ditoshi Misako Just gone at it, said "That is one thing--don't let small insues

gala night at the fought a draw with Japanese no darned good,

and tore up cloud big ones. Birminghain are 1-2 second Kowloon Cricket Club on Flyweight Boxing Champion the sheet," favourites, with Burnley and Saturday, March 2, and at the Masaji Iwamoto,

Such an instance developed Arscoal, bracketed at 11-2, next OTRO time make a valuable The match attracted a crowd That was that manager's Bust recently which affects mos

the sacked in the betting.

chairmat and contribution towards the funds of 8,000,

team selection in Bournemouth, the Third Divi- which are being reised to send The referee and judges' dis-; suvoral uneasy Betsons

West Bromwids players want sion club who beat Tottenham representative

A

Hongkong agreed on the verdict. While Dundee until his inevitable They say I was sacked with an equiry into my sacking. cricket team, to Malaya for the the judges said the fighters were her director story... Hotspur

and Wolverhampton

out a chance to defend myself equal, the referee said Awmanojo Wanderers on the way to the Interport series,

The function is quarter-finals, are outsiders of

that I should be given dance from won six rounda and Misako. in Scotland "jute-wallah” the survivors at 50 to one, They 8

to 2 a,m,, and all, two.

(he'd made a packet in his that chance, in an open meeting. are at home to Manchester Cricketers are urged to give it In the cleventh round Indian plantations), came home

RED HERRING miler who ran the Orst Mile might to the whole distance ¡United in thele next match.

their support." Admission Misako's_strong Tight drew | and bought-up the club! churges include supper, and table blood. One Judge considered bookings may be made eliber,| iho rounds won were three and through the Hongkong Cricket three and the other gave the Club or the KCC.

fighters two cach-Router,

Eugene, Oregon, Feb. 19. Jim Bailey, the Australian

under four minutes on U.S.. Boil, sald today that an alling arch In his right foot may force 'him to give up that distance for the Hall Mile.

The Univeralty of Oregon distance runner said the oneli was causing pain in his foot.

"I know pretty well what the trouble is, but we haven't had much luck in doing anything about i

Bailey said, "My metatarsal arch is dropping and the end of one of the bones is daging the dési tight next to the ball of mly "foo"

Bailey said he had talked to

an orthopaedic specialist here

-who-hach, soli, him how to help

the

Morones. He said: "But. It's

It was a dull contest, and the crowd continually gave the slow handelap, calling for more ac-

looked

DS

If the Oght

Cooper's suspect eyes stood up Reuter. to the battle, but in the ninth. round a terrific left, hook from the dusky Jamaican caught the Londoner in the solar plexus, and. ho went down lite ninepin, clutching his stomach.

He unsteadily at the count of nine, but secondle laser unother great left hook, in al- most the same pat, idung him to the ropes. He sank there, holding on to the copës, whic the referee counted him out. Jek Kong, 7 s Reuter.

Sports Diary

rose

SWEDEN WINS

Stockiem, Feb. 1. 'Sweden best ibe United Stater

"walow process and thero's still | 3-2 ; in San Vice-hoolsby inter-

no tumantes of a cure,"

natione) watched by a crowd of

Bailey last sumaner, defeated 18,000 hero tonight,

hia queline countryman, John Perlock sensor.

vinay Los Angeles with adelan

time of 3:58,0 for the Mile.

S

11-01-1

TODAY

Colony Squad Final At Victoria Coute, & BAD

Boxing

Land Forges championships in

Colony Chacourt championships

| Inter-School. _competitio rounds.tikk »anci Kowloòn.”

TOMORROW

vfinal

All India Combined Chiosko : - (1/Bladium),

mpionshipe,

THE GAMBOLS

Oh dear the butchers

Late with the 'mgat

mever be ready time for George

up

Profits at the club were a bit -Union secretary Clifford Lloyd slow in, coming efor him-we || slatad Albion, players had no' only drew the first game. The right to protest, as they were following Monday our new, apt members of the Unfor.

Barry Apelalyf

TRINGE

I had to go to Wolverhampton and straighten their thinking. They came round and dropped 35 we sindice votes into my hat after a meeting.

This was the Union's greatest victory...But if wo hud lost, the Union would have been alappet down...probably for good.

NO VENDETTA

The other red-howing that ale most sark the Union's ship? Somebody fold the players 1 had times the ben to make Wolves the first club to be affected because of a personal : vendetta against the club in general and

ol

the

Star Culla in particular.

This, aumotur smid that vorettor began in the Cup Final

1680 when I caplained Porta mouth to victory over Wolves, Tripel And I wrote to Wolves chairman last March to say so. Certainly there was strong rivaltys, betweenT Wolves Pompey at that time but vendetin -

(London Express Hervics).

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TABLE TENNIS Chateauroux, France, Feb. 18,

Farland beat-Frasion 7-2, in trg international table tennis. match héna: töhight; ---Retteg

EAT ORTHERN

FANCY FINE

EFANCY RED SOCKEYE BALHON HIGH

CANADIAN

(SALMÓN.

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