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Blackhawks Take On The Pandas Tomorrow
By "TIME OUT”,
the
Taking advantage of the holiday tomorrow, Hongkong Softball Association has scheduled three soft- ball games to be played off at King's Park, with the spot- Bght falling on the crucial League encounter between Kenneth Chun's Hongkong Pandas and Olly Vas" front- running. Blackhawks.
The fairer sex will match wits in the opening round will get of the fadies' Junior Knockout series which under way immediately after the men's game,
Aare urtemu
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bigortant bearing
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champions, Pllip Hsu und Lam Ping, with Frank Cheng (hing the at right held.
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1957.
Alfredo di Stefano, Idol of Spain・ and labelled, the world's greatest contre- forward. This article talla kour football took, Stefano from the back strosta: of° Buenos Aires to his £20,000' villa in Spain wfterò ho rubs, shoulders with Royalty.
THE MILLIONAIRE FOOTBALLER LIVES AT LUCKY NO. 13 CALLE DEL HENARES
By ARTHUR
WALMSLEY
It is only a ten-minute taxi ride from the heart of Madrid to the suburb of El Viso-but in that ten minutes the traveller moves into a little world apart. The noisy bustle of the capital is silenced here-for this is the hushed retreat of Spanish millionaires and dollar-happy Americans.
Here, in the Calle del Henares, live the Infantes De Bavieria-Jose Antonio and Marla Jose-nephew and niece of ex-King. Alfonso of Spain. And just across the street at lucky No. 13 lives the one-time hoy from the back streets of Buenos Aires, Alfredo di Stefano-soccer idol of Spain and, by Spanish standards, already rated a millionaire.
years
River
A milionaire In Spain is one ena farm in Argentina as a fessional footballer at 18. When who is reckoned to be worth a boy, he had known no other job, my wife married me she knew million pesetas ~~ roughly but professional football since what she was in for. Of course,
£100,000.
fancy Alfredo he wna lf, when he signed for when I make such a big move
millionaire's crack Argentine club passed is that
from Argentine to Spain, then milestone quite some time ago, Plate.
I consult my wife-but if I am It was late afternoon-siesin time that my taxi pulled up equent from the brakes seemed a crashing affront to the aulemn silence of the luxury vilins and it was nitnost on tip-toe that I
10 elimbed the steps
dl ring Stefano's front door bell.
1 bruchout side lightly an outside No. 13. Even the mild Club of Colombia, with whom that Is
joined the outlaw Millionairos
he played until 1953 when Real Madrid decided they must have him at all costs,
THE QUEEN SHOULD HAVE SOME EARLY WINNERS
Says JAMES PARK
The Queen should have
some early winners among her home-bred twa-year-olds. The majority are small and look like coming quickly to hand. It is not the normal polley at Freemason Lodge, ns Ceell Boyd-Rochfort likes to give his horses plenty of time to mature.
WHS
Panorama
ROBUST
(1
Aleide, by Alycklon.. Is very late fun but is well developect for his age. He does net celebrate his second. birth-
:
who will make their mark, and with such
tenm a- well-balanced
Free- ninson Lodge will ögnin be high in the winning list,
-London Express Service.
· (COPYRIGIIT)
by one of the small team of to have paid the fantastic fee and win £3,000. So I think a mile and quarter might suit ITS NO Not Put
21
1 was expected and was shown to a sumptuous sitting room
hired hands awalled "The Presence with mixed feelings
be
tasteful appointments of the di Stefano home
trepidation that the man I was
about !! Interview might well turn out to hand-tu-handle pesula, packing 'prima douna."
are
when
Weights Variety King Out Of The Spring Cup
But he can adapt himself to circumstances when the occasion arises and he is doing the right thing in getting on with the smaller two-year-olds.
Alcala (by Alyeldan), Steno=|m_pen› He is another
about her has bred such a howl of erapher (by Fair Copy), Might whom we may not hear much winners.
the and Main (by Migoll), and before the second half of Prairie Soug (by Pinzu) Ar person. below normal height and, are ready to go into fast work,
Pall Mall (by Palestine).
The compact and medium-day until, July, (by Persian Gulf) Itestoration
Sunset Gun, sized Procedure ly
daughter of of son and Radiancy (by. Abernant)
the highest- should be Hyperion.. was may want n little more time, Court Martial and Petronella (by Petition)
true to his pedigree, in the priced lot at the Dublin salos, Sho cost 13,000 guineas and is molter of speed, bought at Doncaster, but has
a shapely ally of just the right Eiffel Tower in typlea size. not grown much.
AVAILABLE
coll, with. speed
There are others It could be there is another written all over him.. Castro la inter, in 1040, he just making one move from club Atlas or they were boil with a robust outline. Six
High
Veldt
among a medium-sized son of Neurco to club in this country, then them, because-
is for
me alone to decide, smalt two-year-olds. In splic Two Fold is a good ally by my
wife,
of that they trained 01 the right breaks, may
well Hyperion out of Dupiletty, from Walmsley: This is u lovely and are available for
further
which family Lady Zia Worn turns the tobics on the itawks.
house.
It must have cost you service, Each carries a raro Because di Stefano was a lot of money,
bloom for the time of the year. Mannger Vog will not risk the Kenneth Mrutur
Chup 710
sull
River # registered
Pinte
Di Stefano: When I first live hance
High Veldt will be trained of a possible slip-up In doubt hil recalls the blow dealt
player Kerl Madrid had to do here I rent the house. But then for the Coronation Cup, and 11 7.
business page when after a thin an acid will be folding
with the Argentine I make a film and I get £5,000 while he may stay the mille and sting of numple in the early strongest avalible sine.
club and were finally reported Then I win a national lottery half at Epsom I have an idea port of the season, his boys met Jeurrent form, Vir: Peruco rates
it Bet reversal at the¦ as one of the top hurlers in the
of £70,000
for di Stefano's time to buy this house-to 1
him belter in top company, Benue and will get the assagh-
services, And from this point do, for £20,000. You like it? went on the metal with Reggie of admiration for the costly but the interview went like this:
Walmsley! I say I do! And
HONEST NO MISTAKE
nuchat
for gracias
the
Allas proved stamina British hospitality. Walmsley: Dy tandards that £79,000 transfer
winning the Doncaster Cup and ...AND 10 OTHERS
ho Ise is unbelievable,” Did Real Madrid soccer fans have told though inay fall a little Madrid really pay River Plate me that the Real Madrid team shurt of Gold Cup standard, that much?
there are other niec races which consists of di Stefano and 10 Di Stefano; Yes, it is qulle others. One went so far as to will give him ample scope før
should know-----] got write out the team for mells outness.
in Three-year-old Doutelle has di Stefano" I studied the ultra-went per cent of the fee for showing di Stefano's name
and wintered well every position! modern
furni-nyeit. contemporary
Some Walmsley:
British
When I asked club officials picture. He is very honest and Igaped at my face re Jure,
worth the while he has nearly a stone to flected in the mirror-polished layers who have been the sub- whether he
The feet of big transfer fees have I spotted
£70.000 they had paid for him find on two-year-old running he parquet floor.
the the buck found that their price tag has ey pointed
better than some of swimming pool in
team's will stay
above Di
eventually at them down and record since he Joined them those who were placed garden and boggled
upset their
Did play. dozens of silver Trophies--amal?
you and four years ago-Spanish him. it dieu to live up to yours Champlons the first two years, and very be-which told their
Some Hope is entertained thai van tole of the soccer feats of when you came to Spain?
Cup Champlons last £1 useful performer may he Stefano. 1 knew the garage
Di Stefano: 1 never even year,
found among the three second- experienced Y. S. Lang the chips were down. The links
Mercedes-Benz, housed a
think of it. I just do my best Spain, DS well as Real (season Alites, Almeria, Muj- Wally Ma at short uzki Hird
cannot afford to relax against
UNSPOILED
in cach game i play. It is use- | Madrid, wonts the
soccerberry Harbour and Sunburnt respitetively with Harold Ong the type of opposition which
And I fell to thinking that if less to worry about the crowd services of di Stefano, and a Country all have something guarding the initial sack and the Pandas are certain to
rut
money hod. Kone to Alfredo's because the crowd always wanis month ago naturalisation papers commend them, and in due To taking charge of up and must go all out to take Bobby
head I could hardly blame him,
more than you can give
were were rushed through. It 18
course should Justify their
Judging from the weights when they meet again at New- second
the offensive if they
But when a smiling, matter-of-
Walmsley: We hear that you unlikely that ho will expert
for the Newbury Spring Cup, bury in the Spring Cup on Ever breeding at the strid. triumph. In the previous game
fact di Stefano Come striding and the other members of the return to his native Argentina-
Variety
King would have had Saturday, April 13, Nicholas against the Pandas,
into the 100m with a
Madrid ready Real
team
MAIN HOPE carn but he has not forgotten the old easily
Est, Sib, in this year's Lincoln. Nickleby will be receiving 4lb., e they
He has bought
For his relative improvement ju turnover in favour of cod with an indifferent Jackle handshalte, proudly airing his tremendous suns from football. folks at home,
Would you two words of English "Sit down,
tell me what you a
70-acre stockbreeding farm in In the near future there will with Wel, but the same nray not hold
Strange Confilet Ex-1816;; Neliolas Nickleby of 11lb. there
varu?
Argentina for his mother and be some attractive sil down," I know
at and Stranke Conflict won This does not mean. Tomorrow
would If We should
Hampton Court. I expect the three races inst reason. to blame him for. trike the form he is capable of.
nothing
DI Stefano (with
Variety King wry father,
has been handi- Zarathustra fo Wealth, lulation
Our and famesmiley:
of the basic Whatever the result, a hard-
By wage is I tent El Viso feeling much six-year-old
the end
year capped but for the, Newbury ure Variety left di Stefano completely around £1,250 fought battle is in store with the
to £1,500
kinder
King had proved towards "Millionaires' prove the main hope of
his race, because he was improving Di Stefano had won an-stable in the Gold Cup.
ability to stay a mile, ang, he so that at the end of last season The Pratish and Empire Fly-rls slightly in favour of the unspoiled. Unsophisticated, most year-but then, of course, there How."
To see AD
this grand-looking won the Blackhawks
Midland Cambridgo- | that it would
not be wright Champion, Daj Dower,
by virtue of
hospitable of hosts, refreshing is prize money for winning, and other member to his fan club.
one wouldre easily. hore in the box by frank in answering dellente that differs
(To be continued). cach and his manager, Nut Selter, Superior balling power.
surprising it this improvement ffers according to
think it was midsummer, such
continues, and takes him personal questions, di Stefono player's contract with the club.
14 sheen
dots he curry, His
other 7b up in the handicap. must be the
of most modest
Walmsley: How much prize- money will be
coat is like polished ebony, pala if you beat
Moreover, that race substan- when
FAILURES He split Manchester United?
a pastern beaten half a length by Donald rather unlucky ventures over Ilated the idea that some of his Di Stefano: I should
think about £350-maybe more.
think Walmsley: Don't you that is n lol of money for kick- ing a football about?"
Matzos callity: The Strikes,
instielu *M*
will revolve aratul Tray Hodrigues at first, Monet Naime as pecondi, Junter Real at
Bub at stret This defenET will be word backet up by such On Bagma. veteran 3mkinstriksary to a Budji Drabbir, Join We will the the rubber for the
Eric Hoedtert ita Il with peppe
Haymond
sund | the outfield. Tsan calling the pitches Furling is but hackoye of lake
form of
of yesteryear
W l'h
but be s
4 versional flasher of "pved their und the big pusoblem is whether hanell over the
he en puest
1 dance against a stele that bu da un areas of slogRVER.
*The Panta infeld fenkures
Dower Asked To Explain
Emden, Apr. 10,
*
CAN'T AFFORD THIS Although Whe Hawks won with con- ineing scopes, they did not im-
in ther lowly South Clonar and showed a outing against
ulicyable lack of outch periment, His xan1" wheen
true
have been callest to appear at a Immediately after this game.
sporial meeting of the British the Indies will have the field all
into themselves Boxing Board of Control
when the first Fanton on April 21, 1, was an round of the Junior Knockout
Series Jouneed toglight.
is played off. The calibre of the competing The meeting of the Board will ; in 10th Be training per-leans, which have not yet seen parations of Dower for his recent any wetton this peason,
gainst known bat fans can be assured context Argentine's Pascual Perez.
in that what the ladies may hel which the Welly ex-milner was in softball know-how they will knocked out in the first round, more than make up for in keen- -United Press.
worhl
WOODEN SPOON SHARED
Belfast, Apr, 10, Ireland and Wales played to a
seures drow at Windsor Park
TODAY'S GAME
Their game against the Junior Champions, Seminoles, having been unavoidably cancelled, the Taiwan Universal girls team will meet this evening, at 5.30 pan. Mixed Overseas side which will, in all probability, be drawn from
schoolgirls and
and a sprinting Home of experienced players.
The Taiwan girls are Mall pected to cakewalk
this game to keep their record intact.
here this evening to share the
Wooden Spoon", in the countries' International championship. China Special.
Soccer
Nominate YOUR
1 policed the slender two-foot long box gift-inscribed "Cleats true. made specially for Don Alfredo
be
have
the
we were joined by di
wife Isabel
and the apple of his fatherly rye, 18-
Altreio. month-uld
Di Stefana couldn't resist he son,
just had to pick up his swing him high, mig him and pient him firmly on his own
kove as he sat down to resume trự conversation.
The three
Stefanos
“་
DI
world'
a
mu any
*
Wa
Preston Lose At Brussels
•
from
Brussels, Apr. 10. Stefano: Whether you think we are paid a lot depends ball League First Division club, Preston North End, the Foot- on what you think of football- whether it is work, or art, We were beaten 1-0 here this even- think football is an art, and so by combined side daughters Nannette, Ave, and the artist should be paid what the Belgian clubs Daring and Silvans, four, were at school he la
Union Si, Gilloise. The winning la worth. mode a homely fie Camily Walmsley: You have been goal was scored in the second group despite the opulence of called the their surroundings,
greatest half, Which is
centre-forward. As a boy did not surprising when you learn you
Newcastle, Apr. 10. model yourself strictly a quiet family man who received any coaching? What
the famous futher
Event
Newcastle United, the Engish player, and have you ever
First Division side, drowTM 2-2 shieks the bright lights like the Di Stefano; 3 don't know who here this evening with Nancy plague.
calls
greatest (France), Nancy led 2-0 at half Di Stefano, through
un in me the wo
centre-forward. No, was never time.·*.. terpreter, fold me that
upart coached nor tried to play like from working with his father
anyone else. I always played
Wolverhampton, Apr. 10. football ever
Wolverhampton since I
Winderers, can, ra member in the streets of the English First Division club, Buenos Aires before I joined beat Valencia, a Spanish team, River Plate. Since then I just 3-0 here this evening,
Wolves play my natural way,
led 2-0 at half time.--Reuter,
This Offer
Hongkong Footballer May Even Be
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current
season.
•
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later:
The two qualifications for nominiation are: (1) Footballing prowess
.
(2) Sportemanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to the Editör, China Mail, Wyndham Street,
To the Editor, Chinn Mail,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is
of the
Sincere
Walmsley: Now that you are
a very rich man, do
do you not feel tempted to give up the business of constant training to keep it and retire trom soccer?
surely
New York, Apr. 10. had received, un offer from retiring. Gus Damato, Floyd Patter- head England for Patterson to do have fond his world
ius1 heavyweight
the
Di Stefano: But
welt is really to way to train live will which I am going to do whether I play football or But I do not think of I um only 30 and signed and
another four- year contract with Real Madrid, titic in London, but he preferred Walmsley! In England and that a defence be made in the Scotland some footballers' wives on other than that of the IBC." the decisive say-In whether United States, "under promo- have had big sa
Bayometimes Dimalo said the London offer their husbands move from one
"one
of several We have
Veclub to another or not. Do you received" HO would
not think wives should interfero In divulge the promoter who made the offer or the proposed ponent, alte or date. He did however, that the opponent Say: would not be an English fighter.
was
op"
(Ingmar Johansson of Sweden Is the European Heavyweight Boxing
or to make such n match
British would have to amend the rule which now requires that one or both of
m
the principals bo a British sub-
jeet," said “Damato," "But view of the fact that this would be a world tille match;:1 no reason why the rule could not be waived.
"I believe the British offer is sincere. But I think gerlain, factors should be: Investigatod. I notice the Britiska, just lower- ed their on sporting eventau ất thờ tax has been drastically reduced;""; that curtainly would
ward holdingsta, chomolónente
football?
Di Stefano (glancing impishly at his own wife): I am a pro-
Home Rugger Results
Results of Rugby Union matches played today, were;
Bridgend 3, Carcliff 9..
Cheltenham, 0, Gloucester 11. Maesteg 8, Aberavon 0. Redruth 13, Penarth 5. Abertillery 0.
ADRUGBY LEAGU:06.
Results League matches were:
of today's Rugby Bradford Northern field Trinity 23:
Wake
Halifax U, Warrington 7: Swinton 30, Whitehaven China Mail Special.
THE GAMBOLS
DID MABULG. PHONE THE TIP | DID YOU WRITE IT DOWN
FOR THE NATIONAL
YYES, ITS RENDEZ VOUS
{NO...] REMEMBER IT
looks
matron:
Says RICHARD
BAERLEIN
Mr Herbert Blagrave's Variety King was one of the most consistent horses that ran Inst season' and 'he modo tremendous improvement during the season,
When he made his first appearance at Salisbury and was rather unluckily beaten a head by Polar Jest, he was handicapped at level weights with Strange Conflict, who to had 7 st. 1 lb. in this year's Lincoln.
In the Jockey Club Cup but is sound
UNLUCKY
and seven six
that
an-
He should certainly pay his furlongs were way this season, d he will again. I thought he looked lighter than last year; due to the fact that he was a give the Lincoln fallures, Tudor Orthopaedie,. Chou, but he couples sound stamina better horse over a mile than Jinks. over a
Nicholas Nickleby, Aberdovey shorter distance, with none ·turn · of¬· #nishing.
310 finished more than 10 ang liver Line, plenty to do speed.
lengths in front of Nicholas | this Saturday. Nickleby in the Midland Cam bridgeshire, receiving 73b,
TOUGH
A
W65
Retrial Is lough-looking horst, who requires only a Butle consideration from the handi- cappers. Mannil
badly kicked when away for a course lot jumping and it will be same time before he is ready to run.
three-year-old Cour! Martial
colt,
Tempest, has Town and filled out into attractive sort and is certain to show in advance of two-year-
once.
Thr
601
Tanny Campo Wins On A TKO
Nicholds Nickleby, who may And fim the gʊing more suitable to
him than that at Lincoln, wil again claim the 5lb. for Josh Gifford.
It was in this race last; year that. Tudor Jinks was- rallen unluckily beaten, The defeat turned out for the best as far con- as his connections were cerned, because he went to
on win the much more valuable Jubilee Handicap at Kempton,
He would have been penalised out of this race had he been
Tudor The poor running?? Jinka was one of the mysteries of the Lincoln Handicap..
Barcelona, Apr. 10. old form, when he ran only Tanny Campo, Philippines successful at Newbury.
bantamweight boxing chan- Daily Task is a big, back-pion, tonight defentext Spanish ward colt who might be any champion Jose Ogazon by a thing, but still wants a lot of technical knockout in the time.
seventh round ut a scheduledi eight round bout in Barcelona.
Ogazon went into the attack during the opening rounds, but mot with an opponent with a superior ring technique. Campo
13
There is a useful look about Nevlina and Fatry Stone likely to pay her way.
OUTSTANDING
- INTERESTING Ho should have at least finished in touch with his stable comparion, Don Basilio, judged on home form:
Another interesting candidate
Apart from the Queen's two got in good blows to the body in the Newbury Spring. Cup 1 year-olds there are 19 of that in a series of rapid exchanges the four-year-old, Nysos, trained and managed to avoid clinches, by Peter Nelson This colt is age in the stable. The out- although the Spanish boxer was right at the bottom of the standing colt on looks is Bald obviously
anxious, to fight at handicap because he took a long Eagle, an American-bred soncioso quarters.
time, to become acclimatised Nasrullah, sorit over to replace
Two minutes and half after after coming to England.
4 of the seventh
Four-year-olds with light Red God, who has returned to the opening
round Campo sent Oguzon to weig
. te weights are always to. feared the CROS Although the in I doubt whether we shall set Spaniard rose at the count of Mysis may easily be much the spring handicaps, and much of Bald Eagle this nine, the referee stopped the better than he was last seaBOLI as this tinc big colt will be night, since I appeared to him allowed to find his strength in that Ogazon was no longer in ground on the firm side an
He appears to prefer the his own time. If he is as good as.
the United Biales.
he looks, he will make a grand any condition to continue the will be surprising if he does
not come up in a mille or three-year-old.
I took a liking to Suprema
Campo and his manages are mile and a quarter:handleap in Joy, a well-proportioned son of to leave Barcelona on Triday the fest part of the season.
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