·THE CHINA MAIL,- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1958. *
Cardinals Have ENGLAND FAVOURED TO BEAT IRELAND
38 Players Under Contract For 1958
New York, Feb. 4.
The St. Louis Cardinals, perennial leaders in the "alaty league," now have 38 player under contract for the 1958 cam- paign.
Outfielder Wally Moon came to terme last night, leaving only catcher Hoble Landrith signed.
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hatted Moon, who
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The Boston Red Sox, mean- while, received contracts from
Ron Barton
Sports Diary Seriously Injured
TODAY
Meeting
HKFA Interport Committee, Sports
Road, D.
Paminion MUB M. Varner bodminton clinia at "ece, 6.30 p.m.
TOMORROW
Merting RKASA Annual Meeting at Club Lumiano, B30 pm.
Executive IXAAA
Committed Meeting at Education Dept, 0.30 p.m.
In Auto Smash
London, Feb. 4.
Ron Barton, former British: Light-Heavyweight Boxing Champion, was seriously injured today in an automobile mash al Denham, Buckinghamshire.
One person was killed and six including Barten were rushed to hospitai in a serious condition after the accident.
Barton, who WE
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sidered Ds one of the most promising British boxers of post-war years. He was forced to give up boxing because of a back aliment-France-Presse.
outfielder Jim Piersall and Frank Sedgman Champlon in 1858, was con-
southpaw pitcher Frank Bau- uzu Piersall led the Botox in rung scored (103) and sloten bases (14) Inst deacon while batting .261. Boumann, a former bonus baby, was recalled from Oklahoma City late last reason and beat the New York Yankees on the final day of the season. The Yankees signed their 12th player, inekler Jerry Lumpe, while Joe Denaestri, the Ameri- can League top defensive short- slop last year, came to terms with the Kansas City Athleties. -United Press,
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Sydney, Feb. 4. Frank Sedgman look five sets to beat Tony Trabert in
the Inai of the Ampol Masters Pro- fessional Tennis Tournament at the White City courts here lo- day.
YOUTH SOCCER London, Feb. 4. England and Yugoslavin drew their International Youth
Stamford Bridge here tonight.
The Yugoslavs led 1-0 at half-lime-Reuter.
Veteran Kyle Can Make Successful Record Appearance On Feb. 8
By JOHN COTTRELL
London.
NAME-CALLING BATTLE THREATENS TO WRECK GAMES PREPARATIONS
Rome, Feb. 4.:
A name-calling battle between sports leaders and po
ticfans today threatened to wrock preparations for the 1980 Olympic Games at Rome.
Everyone from the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI)
The spoiling tactics of wing-forwards have become notoriously successful so successful, in fact, that the fly-half position is now known as the "suicide spot" and the International Rugby Board has been forced to discourage the trend. And yet, despite the perfection of back-row play, two of the outstanding ordered his lawyer last night to Hallon
players in British rugby this season are fly-halves. I refer, of course, to those elusive master-craftsmen-Cliff Morgan and Jackie Kyle.
to the government, the Romo City Counell and Italy's largest political party was involved in the flare-up which may develop into an election issue. Giulio Onesti, CONT President, { name-calling battle between
sparts
leaders and
file suit against the newspaper politiciana, as a "serious do-
Sedgman won 3-0, 4-6, 7-5, | (Under 18) soccer match 2-2 at gaina his 40th cup #t. Twicken-Henderson (captain), Ces Ped-posed at Dublin, and these sud that, unless quick
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for two editorials questioning "I was in Rome in October elded to retire from the game, three-quarter line, potentially the Wallabies was not as de his integrity.
of last year," Brundage gald, Simultaneously, Rome's lead-"And I found great enthusiasm is ending his ten-year rugby the best attacking force Ireland elsive as one might have hoped, career in a blaze of glory. Kyle, has fielded for a quarter of a end It remains to be seen howing sports newspaper, Corriere there for the
Olympics, not well the unchanged Irish pack Dailo who, at almost 32, has ne Inten- century.
Sport, charged the The line-up. tion of retiring, will break Ken
of which there will fare against one of the Government with "unbelievable only among sports figures, but Jones' world record when he are such great expectations, in- Home countries.
lack of interest" In the Glym-mong the Government officials Several weaknesses were ex- cludes three senior men-Noel
pics, The newspaper predicted and pubile,"
I was very favourably him on February 8.
low and Tony O'Reilly, with 02 kest that England may have a
pressed by
what I saw in taken, the Rome Olympic vil- - Morgan was the man of the
Rome,
sald the top Olympia England-Wales match at Twick-caps between them and a new slight edge on the Irish behind lage will not be completed in
official. defence, tho time.
There comer, 18-year-old David Hewitt, the serum.
is plenty of enham this year; his superb lac-
whose father, an uncle, and a Irish were rither suspect in Onest's legal action against time to finish the village." tical kicking saved, and almost
cousin have all played for Ire-mid-field; in attack there was al Popolo stemmed from two He said he did not regend the won, the game for Wales. Now
lack of complete harmony at editorlats it is Kyle's turn to play a similar lord.
last week-end in aluation as comparable Hewitt, who has been playing half-back and in the centre.
that in Melbourne, that
Australia, role for Ireland against England.
which the paper charged Experience of playing together
CONI had favoured some which he criticised prior to There has been some criticism in senior rugby for only four
months, made a promising debut can put these mailers right, but building contractors and asked the 1850 Cames-United Press, of Kyle's selection. this JCASOIL
for Ireland against Australla, in the encounter with the Wall- It has been said he has lost
premier Adone spite of his apparent nervous-ables was scarcely enough to vestigate. 11 Popolo also charged Some speed, that he does not
prepare the Irish backs for the that Onesti was supported by blend with the potentially strong
nres.
Here Is a three-quarter line atrang English attack, team behind him.
the Communists and that CONI The selectors original chotec which combines speed with ex-
was a "thriving Red colony." But last year Ireland of half-backs were Kyle and perience,
Chicago, Fob, 4. The National Baseball Con- u partnership lost their chance of Champion- John O'Meara,
Great Enthusiasm gress will sponsor the Global ship victory through the inability which has served Ireland well
World Series again this year, California, Feb. 4. of the forwards to give the backs on 21 occasions. But a strained
Avery Brundage, Interna-The site and playing dates for the scoring opportunties they achilles tendon put scrum-half
Olymple Games Will it be different O'Mearn out of the first Inter-tonal
Cam❘ the tournament will be ab- deserved.
national, and into his place mitter President, said today he nounced next month.-United this time?
stepped Andy Mulligan, last did senson's first choice.
The First Time But his performance against the Australions, when Ireland beat a Dominion touring aide for the first time in 70 years, proved that his experience and judgment fully compensate for any loss of speed.
It is the fashion in modern Thus, Kyle may dictale much Irish rugby for doubts and fears of the play against England, to centre around the pack, and Just as Morgan did. Like the these uncertainties remain. Trial great Welshman, he is always | games revealed no great promise cool In crisis, amazingly among the forwards, so the pack elusive, and a shrewd kicker. has been rebuilt. The result is But don't expect the England-ve new caps, including A.K. Ireland clash to be a precise re- Dawson in the key position of piten of the England-Wales | hooker. A. Roe, the previous maich, when nine-tenths of the hooker, is serving overseas with play was taken up by the for- the Army. wards.
However, the performance of Tacties compelled Morgan tonese forwards agulnst the Aus- keep kicking for touch, instead trullans is a happy nugury. of setting his backs on the at was, surprisingly, the forwards tack. He was working with a who were the heroes of the three-quarter line which match. They held the heavier very suund in defence, but had pack in the set scrummages, beat no great scoring ability,
them in the open, and had more Kyle, on the other hand, must success in the line-outs,
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Mulligan has held his place by virtue of a splendid game against the Wallables. An excel- lent tactician and great runner in mid-field, he has established a brillant partnership for Cam- with Phil Horrocks- bridge
But Taylor, England's fly-half, Mulligan and Kyle, though ex- tremely competent together, do not blend quite so happily. Shrewd Tactics Ireland's meeting with land promises to produce really entertaining rugby, not only for those who delight in following the shrewd tactics, however many sloppages they may pro- duce, but also for those who thirst for dashing three-quarter movements,
Eng-
Both countries have backs I'who are dangerous in attack.
Both
fly-halves will need to their three-quarters fed with the ball.
keep
My forecast: a narrow Win for England. They have not been beaten at home by Ireland since 1948. They have a more experienced pack and, be- Hleve, greater all-round strength. But the man watch is Dr John Wilson Kyle, whose Anc tactical kicking is a tonic for any struggling side. If he is on top form he will give the Eng- lish defence some really anxious moments. Just as Clift Morgan did for Wales.
Certainly the veteran Kyle will be eager to give hla best. For the man who has token
10 Ireland twice
the Triple Crown since the war aims to win 50 international caps before he leaves the game he has so enriched.
-(London Express Service).
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