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THE REAL

STORY

THE CHINA-MAIL), FRIDAY, APRIL

DOES THIS SPELL THE END FOR SPANISH BULLFIGHTING?

By ARTHUR WALMSLEY

Although the Real Madrid .club is a miracle of achievement, Bernabeu, the idealist, is still mot satisfied. Before the end of the year work will start on his new project of a Sports City on the outskirts of Madrid.

Here will be soccer, rugby football, hockey and lyaseball felds; tengla, basket- ball, volleyball and pelota, courts; swimming pools, cycle-tracks and running, tracks and, altogether, luxury facilities for practising 27 different sporta. The Sports social centre with a magnificent clubhouse complete with City will also be restaurant and bars.

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Cardiff Getting Ready For Sixth Commonwealth And Empire Games

London, Apr. 7.

The Sixth¡British Empire, and Commonwealth Games are more than a year away, yet Carl, their Welsh home, is already looking different. One can see as well us feel that something is in the air,

There is at Inst tangible evidence of the work the Organising Committee have already put into the project in their bid to outdo all other host cities and make the Cardiff Empire Games the greatest of them all.

Travellers have only to step Cardiff Greyhound Racing Club, down at the station to be greeted which rans regular meetings at by the huge new swimming Cardiff Arms Park, had to be stadium gradually taking shape. appeased and compensated; the Hundreds of workmen bustle swimming pool has had to get away at their job; there is the the sanction of the Carun elvic grinding nuise of drills; dust authorities before being rises everywhere.

the Royal Air Force have,

their sanction for their to give of Welsh rugby, has yet to be station at St Athans to be used and As the Olymple Village: dresser for the much more, has to be done, but wong other tricky hurdles to be

cleared has been

the com- scenes the "back perating of farmers and owns room boys" are steadily getting***

land

surrounding Lako along with the mighty task of staging such a gas is in Pattern, in North Wales, where the rowing ovents are to be heit,

Cardiff Arms Park, the home

behind the

ocension

and

such a small country and com- poratively small city.

Now lipien to Bernabeu him- self on he talked to me.

Bernaben: 1 think it is im- portant that we make dew friends through spart. I was the first president of the European Cup Committee, and 100 cepted the post because thought it was a line, idea that

an the clubs in Europe should be able to meol and play sport together. But if wimäng be- important than

comes more

making trenia, then the European Cup will be a

bad thing.

Walmsley: I have seen your wonderful Stadium.

Berysben: It is not the look of our Stadium which is most important. Through it we are! giving our young men and women a chance in sport which they have never had before. Our young people can now proelise eport so tint they can be good enough to compete with other nations and make new friend ship-friendships of the od which will really give pence,

For

Bassey trains with Ace.

Sentina Could

Be Irish Hope

In Big Chase

Says RICHARD BAERLEIN

At Last! A Real British Boxing Hope- Nigeria's Hogan Bassey

By DENNIS HART

Regionly a little chap. He boxes (at featherweight. Even so, he usually gives a couple of "Inches and more than in couple of pounds to his opponente.

But his sturdy frame and frontlets can do the seemingly impossible-raise Britain's boring prestige. The chap in question is Hogan Bussoy, Nigerian holder of the British Empire featherweight title.

Bassey i la nlready

It's difficult to measure Boosey. up against Berrios. They have hod an opponent in never

question bellier he was taking | look, then sudden deleat will America to do battle on April fjist wife on the pripilo America. be certain, 20 with Miguel Borrion, of Retorted George: This im't n Puerto Fuso, in a final elimina-joliday. We've got a job go do, for for the vacant world' tieto get that world title. The winner moets

Biddles it was who decreed fighting. Frenchman Cherif Hamia. that Bassey should have at least common,

two weeks' training in America But Basocy und Hamin have, That winner will be Hogan to get fully acclimatised. If In January last year Harmia was recersary he would have in bold to a draw Jay Belgium's Yoo, I know you've heard gisted on the fight being post-Jean, Speye similar stories before. And I poned to fit in this training. know just how painful, the endings have been.

But the tire things will be different.

Baksoy.

-HE'S DIEPENENT For Bassey is different. He sees boxing for what it is, the toughest (business In

the wvgrld where only the fittest survive and the rest finish on the scrap heap.

This goaded the International -Bassey has mel-Speyers.three Boxing Club of New York, who times. In 1934, when the Bel- ore staging, the fight, to have gion was at his peak, having the airplane tickets and visas Just won the European. Touther rushed through of record speed weight lille, Bassey gained a

This American training will clear points win over him. be, in

the famous Stilimon's Gymnaalum, -Now -York. It will

In February of last year, the be conducted by one of the Nigerian stopped Sncyers in American handlers in the bus four rounds. He met him again

oss, Jimmy Augusto. And in October. A third Augusie has got orders to get soomed on its way when in the only the best sparring partnere fourth round the defence step- All this will cost money, big post the fight because Bostoy

America trainers had a cut mye. money, In

And Kamla has besten are highly regarded, and highly Bald.

Berrios.

Bo Bassey lakes boxing seriously. He trains every day heiber he has a fight lined pp or not. Before now, Christ- mas morning has seen him.

MEANS BUSINESS But Bldos menus business. The Whitbread-Gold Cup, to be run at Sandown on pounding the roads at half past

Ix.

Of course even the best,pre- Saturday, April 27, will attract almost as much interest And his naad wank is no jog paration doofi't mean much if as the Grand National, if the starting price bookmakers fret. He has a pace-maker-The materin en't there to Mart Bassey has no worries open up on the race after the final acceptances this week. powerful, bounding Alsatian dog! with.

callet Ace.

on that score. He is a bor! The Grand National itself will no doubt have a considerable influence on the betting on the race, and if

pbler.

start favourite.

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-(London Express Service).

(COPYRIGHT)

Queen's Prize Acceptors

Over

London, Apr. Âi, Listen to the words of Mr

Twenty-four final accessora Douglas Collister, a member, af the British Boxing Board for the Queen's Prize, to be rin two miles at Kempton Control and the man who sot park on Easter Mondiny, prii boxing on lis feet in Nigeria: 22, are with weights: fast saw Basty Oght when ho frail-looking Arteen-year-

Magnetic North, Articulate, pla He

hot a box and Pringe Barje: signo 5 libe. had never ing lesson in his fe. But be Curry 10/13 Combatant and maved like a

A champion, swaying Partner 8/16, All's Well 8/8; just for enough" away from Gallant Homma 8/7;) :Pre blows, yet being in position. to dominate 8/97 - Persion: Plas counter straight away.

Volla Tout and Prince · Bilver and Master of A couple of months later Irts 8/2; Corydalis 8/0; Glas

8/3;;Poaching was in Britain. I watched joine

tonbury Tor 7/18; Chandana champions Oght. None of thom 7/10 Antic and Precipuen 776; moved as easily as Bassey did.””,”

How different from other Bri- pozer. And I mean boxer, not it is finally decided to start Sundew, he will probably is a rocans to supplement their flyweights while sulla school

fish fighters. To them, boxing.

He was champion- of «Nigeria's Income. They are not much

boy. They fix 惊 long time Spanindia.

He has camed only G 7lb.lengths, Glorious Twelfth could more than arunteurs.

" a nghtor, then put in of penalty

result of

his get

at up hirm nowhere near youth did not really know

couple, of avecles' training. foot-Liverpool victory, bringing his Aintree,

Over three miles and five sport, but now, through ban, we are getting money to weight to 11st, 101b.

Basney's way of thinking 1 give them their chance.

here is just a month be furlongs in the Mildmay shared by his manager, George Walmsley: Do you think tool-: tween the two races and his Memorial Chase at Sandown in Biddles, 'mine, host at the all will soun out bug connections may decide that it January, Much Obliged, Glorious Baker's Arms, Leicester, as the nation sport of Spain?

is not fair to ask him for an-Twelfth and Hart Joyal were,

Biddles' after the first three, with Rendez Vous

attitude is summed Bernabeut in time, I thinks, other offart this season

hup in a reply he gave III a close up fifth. ys. Foolbell offers groter his great race last week,

These four fre all' engaged all contfort and cheaper sçais. But

NO DECISION

Bandown again, -And Rendez at present in Spain it is undor

Vous 111, who fell int the first decision has yet boer mode and it will probably defence in the National, has just round

than the spirit af the sport.

Peach

quickly he the better of the weights, on how the

too lake, which lies in.

In some wilingot in the freshens up.

INTERESTING shadow of world famous Mount

big cities-local rivalry is so in-

Sundew won over three miles evon for a project torse that sometimes it a man at the Sandown course in the Snowdon, like the Empire and Common- walies down the scout of the wealth Games. The Welsh are rival village he anty be beation race before he won the Nation businessmen as well as fervent and but; That is very badmandal, und although he then beat,

Glorious Twelfth only sports enthusiasts.

The rowing venue has Cardiff's effort calls to mind

pre Auckland, the little New Zea-sented many problems. It has land city, that had to start not been easy to get the land-tunate that in some places the almost from scratch to provide owners to give up their farm game is spreading more quickly the sporting feast of Empire inng and pleasure tand

1950.

The Cardiff Games are going to cost about a quarter of a million pounds sterling. If the stands and venues are packed with fans as the Organising Committee hope, they except to recover the best part of £100,000 However, all is now going people will learn. in, gate maney. That still loaves well, and the major obstacles £150,000 to be found. A nation have been

the Games.

surmounted,

uut to

the

thul

is not sport. But soon at our

Walmsley: Your Stadium nc-alverxiy holds 120,000 people, yet -naw -extending it to wide appeal, has already raladording to Mr Charles Newham, you are some £00,000 but there is sull Dieoctor of Organisation With-hold 200,000. Is that because it, £100,000 to be found to in the next few days invitadons is got big enough for your pre- about ensure the financial success of to take part in the Games no sent requirements?

Bernabeu: For 20

most of our affiliated This week-end the Weigh gounities, Air Newham sold. He games it is big enough but we Rugby Union d their phare by hoped

more countries cannot just think of the pre- halding match against an would be affiliated before the sent, we must also look to the International fifteen of Cardift Games began, and that a record future. And who knows what, Arins Park, the total poponeda. jumber ou countries would may happen in 10 years? We of which will go to dibe Empire come to Cardiff.

must be ready-our spectators The Organising Games Fund,

must have comfort. Conumittee, are hoping this will The invitations are delightful

Walmsley: Your land will make a fine Bouvenir come to more than £10,000,

Other money raising schemes for their recipients. Embossed lighting for the European Cup

Fin is costing £90,000, are on foot in order to bridge with the red dragon of Wales. I'm told you have paid around the prescatly wide gap betwege they are tastefully engraved £260,000 for the players in your probable expenditure and anti-ne parchment. The Organising present team. Do you think elpated receipts.

Committee are doing all they that's mottystopapering? MANY 'OBSTACLES

little ways like Bernaben: It de-but, as this, to show their guests that have told you, we must give qur been many nothing is to good for them spectators the best we can obstacles to overcome. First the 'China Mail Special.

Then, through them, give more chances to our young people.

There

have

con,

oven in

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer

Of The Year

new

TIRED AND (IN PAIN

No

to

HOME SOCCER FIXTURES

the

Melisande and

Even now Bamsey has never carian 777 Hartel Prince, hou

an actual boxing, Jesson. He Purple Martin, Following are the Home soccer has been shown a lot, and ne Gudogenermist 7/0. fixtures for tomorrow:

has learned a lot. But no one Bikinivision

has taught him how to box.

And this man who boxeg · so

real punch easily packs Pound for pound he hits hard as any fighter in the world.

Aston Villa Blackpool

Another interesting contender for the Whitbread Gold Cup atho Trish-traded could be two Santina. When this polting|

won at Cheltenham he gave very free-running display.

In the Topham Trophy Bothen Liverpool he gave anything but Chariton a free display. He dropped beton

Leeds hind very early in the race and Late '. approached one or two of the Manchester Sunderland early fencer, particularly The Tosh Chair, with his ears back and Wolves

1. apparently in a seur mood,

Manchester U.

Beaten 3-1 By Real Madrid

C.

Wednesday De Odvážena

Portemouth Burnley

West Brom

Manchester U. Pretion

Arsenal. vBlaming kan

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v Notta, County

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v Bristol R

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By the dims ›he field

#Harnaley reached. Bechers, Sentima was a kiyim. fence behind and it was quite by Lau clear that something was wrong.incoln Madrid, Apr 11. He made up a lot of ground Notta Forest Manchester United were from

and Port Vale the Canal fren,

Rotherfiam he feally inished flood- beaten 3-1 by Real Madrid although

after a goalless first half in second, this syns due to other Swopes

horses inving fallen rather than West Ham the first leg of their Euro-to his own ability.

Third pean Football Cup semi-

had gone on for coldbeater final here today.

male I'm quite stire Coventry

would have

Crystal Pal. wod. Exeter

I

By now the strain of the interview was beginning to tell on Bernabey, who was obvious- by red and pain. It would have been much to keep him although I now he would have stayed

Members of the public are invited to nominate osoan in the pros of Hongkong's Footbuller of the Year for the current La

SEASON, CA

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 nontination are: (1) Footballing prowess (e) Sportsmanship on the field!.

May Nominations should be addressed to Editor, China Mail, Wanilham Farget.

To the Editor, China Mail,

If they

Manchester United-must win he had (not. „1997 1997- {Nestport

second-match pt1 Amabesier om

the

63

Norwich

Plymoleth

by three clear goals in the thing as big as the Aintree Nomin April 26 to qualify for the final fences before, and he todic a

dislike to them before he requ packed

A crowd of 125.000 which allsed they were not so bad ||Reading

huge

steeply ublic Baroobeű

they looked.

He is a very promising young United for 75 per cent of the chaser and has now had plenty game. But they ad not scope of experience of English chases Bradford until 18-minutes of the secondl

GETTING (TIRED half when Bial beaded home.

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TOOK A HAMMERING The United defence took hammering from the brilliant

Workington Wrexham

Bcottfate

Pavlick

Chesterfield

v Minefield

v Cheater

v Hartlepoole

✔ Southport

Langtis ́"A"-

V. Falkirk

v Kammock

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v to

di Stefano if the dish are to win the twelve minutes Whithread: Gold Cup I think a

hoad Sentina is their only thope, Rochdale

Before

"Madrid's not appear to jiamp well

Cenough)

· finlets Senor: Bernabeu I must tell you

wind goal was scored by Mateos this soon and the others are

not of much account. heits not a man of great wealth minutes from the end.

Abe Sandown handicapper hos Aberdeen He is a qualified Irwyn GeoT

dooppert

"Tars Tankā carour ] Airdrie Buyal

Mor Manchaphieh, pty! 2.000.000 sterling Madrid for, no doubt, getting tired of these, Torty

Ten in the weights and he is bundermline d) enough, was the derritory of hon

Quinote. His Real Madrid chab Ward, linc. Blanchflower, Ed-constant failures.

and goalkeeper Wood While Royal Tan is u | BDémači Park, V Mottservirð meant both intell, 520cond Gawards

the Grove fast

were outstanding. In holding the doubtedly a back number and stürzen no connection

Spaniards.

wout got telt too far behind in 1ắt (receive any mentor dong 141 State sponsorship.

The English Letique

mob It is not surprising that chub plens played their best footballro a pretty good race at official were reluctant to let of the match in, be just 30 Elverpool for a long way

minulés, With the defence Bernabou moet me, I don't blame) tham for fooking that too many moving up to support the foes visitors like me might wear towards, they continually; press pont man out before his time, ed and the Spanish goal had a

And that would be a tragedy number of escapes →→Heuter,; for Spain-ond all the yupoytingu

world

KCC Cricket

The following Bbyens

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his poon sportsmanship on the fold war plly fa

a race as this, Four Ten

He finished a distance behind Sputina at Cheltenham but can meet, bim on 116. better terms:

London learn Beroide, <CORYNIGHT)

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ROSEBERY STAKES Twenty-three Anal acceptors for the Rosebery Stakes, to be gun over me mile, two fur- Jong's at Kempton Park on Saturday, April 40; ·ure:

Tribord: 9-7: lbs; Dugantec 9,8; favourite punch? He Coronation Year 8/3: Tudor joesn't like to admit having | Jinks 8/0; The Rabbi and preferring to throw them Full Mensare 3/5 Betico Street and Korall 8/4; Casmiri, But if the good Sener Berrios Nimbler and Reirial 8/2: De- leoves his law open to a left signer and Rols-Meridia 6/1 Mosterton and Andros, 7/13 Pounds, Trentham Boy and Chau

Nicholas Nickleby 7/11; Bright Silk: Burnham Beeches 7/3; Orinthian?/1jr.Royal

TABLE TENNIS English Players Draw 4-4 With Japanese

„Cheltenham, Apr. 11. Japan and England drew, each, tcom winning four matches, in the third table tennie inter natlogul between the two coun- Iries (here today.

THE "RESUL/TS

Repulte-sure: Tsunoda and Miyata lost to Rhodes and Lesch 13-21; 21418, 10-21.

Miss Kiko Watanabe lost to Miss Ann Haydon 10-2121-10, 8-31.

Chier and Set 770-Reuter

Income Tax v. Joe Louis Bout

Joe

Nearing End

Now Yock, Apr. 11-

world Louls, former beavyweight boxing champion, may shortly be able to settle his fat-arrears, which have resched patronomie, proportions, througla

scheme being devised by tha united States, Foderal Taxation Services,

faration Barvices

Miss Fujio Eguchi beat Miss Rusall Harrington announce.t

pero today idbat his -Borviços. 7 Ropk 21-9,,21-13.

lost to were pultăng Richard Bergmann 7-21, 11-31. touches

Afrobliki. /kanaka

K. Tsunoda Jost to A. Rhodes would lowe 21-10, 20-22, 19-21,

1. Oglazura boat Jobany -Leoch 14-21, 22-20, 23-21.

Miss T. Tinakca şocat Mim P. Mortimer 21-10, 21-10-

Miss T. Glaws cach lying -Namba bent Miss

|and Miss J, Rook: 21410,

Bottle

Noo Lords to

a taon-sagneau problems,

to the Taxation: this mans increosos 'overy day by about $800 in Interest: on tho

a world-famed boxer

of

from" She International Glub "pod about ($5,000,

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of the