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! THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1958.

WEST INDIES 236 FOR FOUR

WALES QUALIFY FOR WORLD CUP FINALS

Beat Israel Two-Nil

in

Cardiff, Feb. 5. Wales qualified for the World Cup finals Sweden next June when they beat Israel 2-0 here today.

Wales, who won the first leg in Tel Aviv 2-0 faut montb, thus won the tie on aggregate by 4-8.

HISTORICAL

For the Grst time in the history of the com- petition, all four British national teams Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will Row compete in the final series,

But the Welsh side to- day showed disappoint. Ing form. Their forwards. led by John Charles, lacked cohesion and bite, and their finishing was terrible. Wales attacked for most of the gume, but could not pierce the defence of the plucky all-amateur Israeli side until the last 15 minutes, Allchurch when Ivor

and Cliff Jonės netted. Only then did they move with precision,

Man of the match was Jacob Chodorov,

the

Israeli caplain and goal- keeper, who lime after time brought off superb Haves, showing 'wonder- ful anticipation,

John Charles, leading scorer in Italy, where he bus become accustomed to hard pitches, appeared a little slow on the soft ground here.

team,

Israel were just as fast on the ball as their pro- fessional opponents in The goalless first half, but the Welsh valued unofficially al than £200,000, usually dominated mid- field play.

more

THE DRAW

The draw for the World Cup finals will be made in Stockholm next other Saturday. The countries making up the 16 nalists are West (holders), Germany Sweden (host nation), Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, Hungary, Yugoslavin, Austria, France, Argentina, and Braz. Paraguny

Mexico.-Reuter.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

EIGHTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 8th February, 1958

(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILI, CONSIST OF 8 RACES. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm, and the First Race run at 2.00 p.m.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 am.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.

Admission Badges at $10.00 each are obtainable from the Club's Cash Sweep Offee, at Queen's Building, Chater Road and 38 Nathan Road only on the written Introduction of a Member, who will be responsible for all visitors introduced by him.

Tins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (TO. 72011),

The 6th Floor is restricted to Members and Ladies wearing Lady's Brooches,

NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises dering the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $3.00 each payable at the Gate. Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.

SERVANTS

Servants must remain in their employers' boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on nu account use the Betting Booths or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosures.

CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $18.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Oillees at Queen's Building. (Chater Road), and 5, D'Aguilar Street during normal office hours and until 11.00 a. on the day of the Race Meeting.

Particular numbers within the series to 3,000 may be reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeling if it is found that cales may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 3,000.

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 .. on Friday, 7th February, 1958, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.

Second Test Against

Pakistan At Port Of

Of Spain

Port of Spain, Feb. 5.

The West Indies had scored 236 runs for four wickets by the close of play on the first day of their second Test match against Pakistan here today.

By tea West Indies, who won the toss and elected to bat, were 139 for

three wickets.

TACKLING DOESN'T UPSET ME

Says STANLEY MATTHEWS high note by cracking him to the

I have often been asked if I have ever played against really dirty fullbacks. I can honestly say that of all the hundreds I have tried to best in my time I have never deliberate met a consistently dirty one.

Some of them might have been over

might Lager, fome have fouled me in the heat of The moment, but I have generally found them fair and elean.

wayd,

An early shock of losing Hunte al 11 sent the West Indica into their shell and they scored only 47 in the 90 minutes before lunch. Mahmood Hussain had McMorris, one of the new caps. down ducking as he buried bouncers-a form of attack which brought him success in a Colony game here, but Sobers. who came in at the fall of the first wicket, struck the morning's

Fazal Mahmood, whose out- boundary twice in one over. swinger removed Hunte sent down a series of muldens to cord a pre-lunch analysis of West Indies, whose slow one for 12 in 12 overs. cricket had the 10,000 crowd shouting their impatience before lunch, lost another wicket soon afler the interval,

shaky Mc- clean bowling the Morris. But this brought Weekes in to partner Sobers and the pair gave a much brighter dis- play. They put on 78 in good time before Sobers was bowled

Weekes for 52.

(not out 64)

Kardar

also passed the 30 mark, and

We have fried, in our own Lo bout each other as many times au we could. But after the game, everything has been forgotten. We have had 5.

football rivalry, but personal feud.

д never

at ten West Indies were 139 for

Fourth Wicket Kanhai and Woolcest added 48 Tfor the fourth wleket bafore Weekes was run out for 18 with the total at 177.

IT'S EASIER

tackling. As for tough never icl it upset my play.... I just concentrate on the job

Collie Smith then joined and remember that the rougher Kanhai end, In the livellèsti they come, the caster my task partnership of the day, put on If your opponent loves his 58 in an antinished afth wicket lemper you know that his skill

stand. is slipping.

The 15,000 crowd looked far One full-back I' always from

pleased at the rate of admire is Willie Cook. now scuring on a wicitet considerad nnnager of Crewe. We gave ideal for batsmen, and only in

a severe roasting in the the last 20 minutes did the run 1938 England v. Ireland inter-making pace increase. national, but Willie never Kanha (00 not out) and

him

Tried unfair methosis.

At one moment in the game he cald to me: "Stop, if you bring that ball up to me again. me, I'll kill you," but so help not once did his sportsmanship wayer. He played cleanly throughout the game.

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Smith (19 not out) between them hit five boundaries in the 20-minute spell.

big Pakistan, who took a chance in Belding only four recognised bowlers, as against fre in the Srst Test, were fairly satisfied with the day's work,

They restricted Tur-making throughout the day and by the what else had gone through, old-timo defender used to come

was considered the most formid- able part of the home batting. in with a rush in an attempt to slide the ball away. You looked

immediately-Reuter, for that rush and planned to heat it.

Over the years, however, have found a change of style in backs playing against me. The

NEW STYLE But the modern backs don't do it that way. Eddie Hapgood and Sam Barkas were the first defenders to adopt the hew They preferred to back style.

way and wait for you to make

the fast move.

The Scoreboard WEST INDIES

1st Inning-236 for four C. Huste, e Imtiaz, Fazal

Mahmood

E. McMorris, b Kardar

G. Sobers, b Nasimul Ghani 52

E. Weekes, run out

This made you hang on to the ball and then the outside left. Kanhai, ao ou! slaried to come back and tackle fiam belund.

1 don't ke-this new style. I

like the defender to come at me

with

G. Smith, not out

Extras

78

his

Total (for four wickels) Wickets fell at

BOWING ប

236

1-1, 2-51,

If I beat a tackle. tackle I'm in the clear and away for the goalline. But if he there in backs away, he is still front of me.

3-130, 4-177.

Mahmood

So I and the tackle becoming Hussaint rarer in madera football,

the last one to grumble.

I am

You can take it from me-at

Fazal Mahmgod Kardar

42. I am still At enough to take Nusimul my share of the knocks.

When I can't stand the rough quit the with the smooth I'll game,

London Express Service).

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ICE HOCKEY RESULTS

Mannheim, West Germany,

Feb. 5. The Soviet Union's ice hockey

beat

West Gerinan team Selection picked from two teams

a

1960 Winter Games Will Cost Ten Million Dollars

nt

Austria, Feb. 5. The cost of staging the 1900

Games Winter Olymplo Squaw Valley, California, will be about 10 million dollars (23.570,000 sterling), according to Mr Presentis C. Hale, Presi- dent of the Organising Com- mittee.

Mr Hale told a press confer- ence at Bad Gastein today that the United States Government were taldng a keen interest in the Games. He said that Presi dent Eisenhower had requested an appropriation of three and a half million dollars (C1,250,- 000 sterling) towards financing

them.

Mr Hale, who is here as an World observer during the Alpine Ski Championships, said that for the first tune in any would Olympics.

competitors all dine in one hall.

The

Olymple Village would be laid out or the university campus plan. This would help

increase friendship competing countries,

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among

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A PRAMATIC MOMENT

Peter Waterman became the new European Welterweight Champion when the referee stopped the fight against Emilio Marconl of Italy in the 14th round after he had sustained a badly cut eye, during their contest at Harringay on January 28. Picture shows a dramatic moment during the 11th round as Mar- coni knocks Waterman down for a second time for a count of eight.-Keystone Photo.

Bookmakers Reluctant To Lay Prices On The Spring Double

By CLAUDE B. RICHARDSON

London, Feb. 6.

All arenas for spectators were Few bets have been struck on the Grand National Steeplechase and Lin- within five minutes walk

colnshire Handicap since the publication recently of the weights for each other. The main studium would scal 11,000 and would be the Spring Double. roofed with an opening at one end. There would be four ice hockey rinks and an open-air speed-skating stadium.

Mr Hale confirmed that elaborate plans had been made to televise the Games. He said that it was hoped that direct trommission to Europe

would be possible by 1980 and estimated the European viewing public as 40 millions. American viewers total 140 expected to millions-China Mail Special,

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excess

Manchester United

Press.

a record

Bookmakers are showing great reluctance to lay prices. The reason for this is the fear of being saddled with heavy stable commissions before racing plans of the likely favourites have been divulged.

VI

Biggest doubt in the National Grand National. One of the concerns Polar Flight, one of biggest steeplechasers in training. the best young 'chates in Eng-Limber Hill has also proved one land. This fine eight-year-old of the most successful, winning has beaten many other National 11 of his 22 races, including the Cup in 1058 the King George entididates in his four victories Cheltenham Goid this season, which include the and Mildmay Memorial Chase at Steeplechase in 1955.

It would be a remarkable

Ir Limber Hi Sandown Park.

achievement should udd the greatest of all steeplechases to these triumphs Indect he would. be the dra Gold Cup winner to triumph at Aintree since the Carly thiries,

achieved the feat. when the great Golden Milier

Connections originally plan Led not to enter him for the world's toughest chase, but changed their minds when he continued to do well, But his stone B pilotted weight of 11

b is about five pounds higher than huped by his part-owner. "Sonny" Holl

Mr Hall and his partner, Mrs Pieydell-Bouverio,

COLITSO

How

His Record

by only a head to give 32 lbs to the favourite, Tea Friend, over a trip of three and a hal miles in, the mud,

This puts him among the

group. most favoured pre-race

Crump's other two are Múch Obliged (11 stone lbs), who has fallen in two previous at- temple, and High Guard (10 stone 6 lbs), who came down in his only National appearance in 1950,

Peter Cazalet, deprived of the fruits of viciety' by the in- explicable fall of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Devon Lock within sight of victory in joint 1930, trains Rose Park, Irish trainer Vincent O'Brign,fifth in the weights with Much who won the race three times Obliged at 11 stone nine pounds; Cottage (10 stone one war, cannot be very hopeful of improving his record with Quare of note since Onishing third in 1965, and Athenian (10 stone Thess. But he has another string to his bow-Sam Brown 11 lbs).

the 11-year-old which

in successive seasons since the und), who has done nothing

of

the race

The Youngest

three

A

may St. Louts, Feb. 5. decide to pass up the National Iel Polar The St Louis Cardinals com- for 12 months and

Cheltenham Galary Flight go for the record-setting pleted

Gold Cup instead. negotiations today when calcher Hobie Landrlth, 39th and lust Mrs John Rogerson's Quare

But for his history of having Times, man on the whier rester, came

of the Grand thorn, winner

twice, Mr Tim Durant fallen to terms with General Manager National in 1955, has been given American

The Cardinals thus became the top weight of 12 stene in this recently bought in the hope Athenian would look to have a Bing Devine at St Louis,

capturing steeplechasing's fine chance at his weight. Ho

won impressively over of greatest laurels. first Major League team to have year's race, to be run over the

Irmed 30-jump

Sam Brownthorn, who has miles in heavy going at Hurst all their players under 1958 con-early tour and a half miles at

never run in the National, is Park in December. tracts.

Aintree, Liverpool, on March

sel to Landrith, who will be 28 in

carry 11 slone eight for MRO March,

He failed last year to ap-28.

in pounds. signed

Quare Times did not run

Second to Athentun in the 10 2 77 proximate US$2,000 raise, bring-

ing a 1953 salary to about the Nationals of 1956 and 1957, confirm the good opinion held

of him by many critics, but he Hurst Park event, and conceding 13 lbs, was Miss Dorothy Paget's US$12,000 and

theand in his only outing this pea- giving

son he finished list of five at opened his campaign this season Cardinals

payroll in of --US$600,000United Leopardstown in Ireland-not a with a victory and followed this six-year-old Cannoble Lle,

form which suggests that he up by Anishing 'third under top most promising young chaser He is the youngest of the Grand of 11 stone nine pounds }.weight

National eatrics, but is well up be able will

to carry his big in the Thyestes 'Chase, run over

an 11 stone one In the weight furlong at one impost to a second Alitree vic-three miles

Gowran Park in. Irelanc

pound. He will probably be tory.

O'Brien is reckoned by many more of a force in a couple of to be the best jumping trainer years time.

a Wyndburgh,

consistent Ja England and Ireland, and he

who Amahed be relied on to produce eight-year-old Sam Brownthorn in top fettle second last year, has gone for the gruelling test on March 10 lbs in the weights to 11 three pounds, and stone 20.

Inare Neville Crump, English Tiberella, the plodding trainer who saddled Shella's who finished third, has 10 stone

extra pounds-un College to win in 1948 and Teal six in 1852, will probably be best pounds. Both look quite well served this time by Mrs Bache treated, and could be faneled to Hay's Goosander, one of three be there again at the finish.

Final forfeits are due to be in his sible who hold "the

declared on March 11,China Aintree engagement,

Goosander is handicapped at Mall Special. 11 stone seven pounds the same weight as he carried lasti year, when he started favourile He ran a and fishes abeth, great race in the Tom Coulth

mooth, falling walle Chase at Haydock Park, Lanenshire, Inst

In European Cup Semi-Finals

Belgrade, Feb. 5. Manchester United (England) Red Star (Yugoslavia)

MIAMI'S LEADING PITCHER STILL PLAYING AT 49

10-2 (Period scores: 3-1, 2-1, drew 3-3 in their European Cup (Satchel 0-0) at Mannheim tonight.

The only

Previous Winner

previous other winner, Mrs Leonard Carver's ESB, is in with a better chance with a handicap of 11 stone 12 lbs. This is one pound less Miami, Feb. 5. d

Ageless pitching wonder Leroy than the weight he carried into

Palge,

was eighth place last year and only who

than

his quarter-finpl soccer match here Mimi's leading pitcher lost

nine pounds more 40 winning burden in 1956. today.

year despite his admitted the Manchester qualified for

A fluent victory at Liverpool in the play again years, will

proved that ESB the International

this in December League semi-finals, baving WOO first match 2-1 last month.

is no back number, and it is not that he will IN AMSTERDAM

Joe Iyan, General Manager beyond possibility

suid for the Miami Marlins,

become the seventh horse in the Amsterdam, Feb, 5.

race to win it The Hague, Feb. 5. The Dutch ice hockey team Ajax (Amsterdam) and Vasas Palko agreed to contract terms history of the of The Hague tonight beat Weri, (Budapest) drew their European yesterday at Miami.

Next highest to Quare Times Last year, Palge had

of 2.50 in in the weights, with 11 stone 13 earned run average a Canadian Forces team from Soccer Cup quarter-inal here

by 7 goals to 4, tonight, each scoring twibe. period scores being 2-0, 2-3, 3-1. Ajax led by their two goals 50 games. He won 11 and lost lbs, is Mr Jim Davey's Limber

8. United Press.

Hill, who has never run in the at half time-Reuter,

on

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By Order of the Slowards,

A-E, ARNOLD,

Becretary.

HOLLAND WINS

Cermany,

-Beuter.

THE GAMBOLS

THAT WAS TIÁR NEW NIEK CHAIRMAN OF ICEBERGED MARRIED

season.

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-twice.

Barry Appkaby

CAZI

All Heating Problems Solved

Ge

up

Archie Moore Willing To Meet Yvon Durelle

New York, Feb. 5. - Archie Moore, World Light- : Hoavyweight Champion, said today he would "bo delighted" to take his tile aadist YOU Durello, the Empire Champlon from Canada,

Chorley Johnston, Moore's

ho manager, imition. spoken to Jack Allen, a Toronto • promoter, about the prospectr of an indoor Oght at the Toronto Maple Leaf Gardog":" "Durelle has come along strong In the last year and would be a good opponopí" he said. "Archio never dusk a 3- We had to set up to 100,00% dollars (80,700 "stakling): $0,"WE adrack at Jowy Zanchita when be held the tide, so that is pur