1958-04-11 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1958.

Two Changes BOLTON FEAR THAT WEMBLEY ROAR

in

Ireland's World Cup Team

Belfast Apr. 10.

Ireland make two changes from the World Cup side which heat Italy in January for their international Soccer match gulasi Wales at Cardiff, on April 16.

Harry Gregg replaces Liprichard

goal- keeper, and Dick Kelth, Newcastle United's right-back, steps into the centre-half position left vacant by the in- jury of Manchester's Jurite BlanchЯower in The Munich air crash.

Team: Gregg (Man- chester United); Cun. ningham (Leicester). McMichaël (New- castle); Danny Blanch- flower (Teilcaham Hot- spur, explain), Keith (Newcastle). Peacock (Celtic); Bingham (Sunderland), Cush (Leeds), Simpson (Glasgow Rangers),

McElroy (Burneley), McParland (A.ston Villa). -Chinn Atail Special.

HOME SOCCER FIXTURES

Following are the Home Soccer

Bxtures for tummerba!

Big Burnley

Che Lion

First DiviNDAT

Manchunter L.

Newezatie

Nottingham

Portmouth

Prenton

Wednesday Tittenham Wert Beona

Biel C. Cart! Gall

Dancaster Grimsby

Laddersiel

V

Second

Y

Wolves

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Sundry Land

Arsenal

Luton

1lackpant

Aston Villa Everton

Mancheste? I Lancaster Distur

Harnes

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Netto

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Swansya

Ipswich

4. Derlis

Leyton

Middlesbrough

Liverpoo

Hother

Stoke

Third

Bournemouth

Brentford

Calcluster_

Daventry

Sheffield Blackbut 12ristut H.

klon 15pullo

* Plymouth

v Southampɔdesti

Newport.

Swadon Sound

Crystal Palace Northampton y Exeter

Norwich

Reading Shrewsbury

*Torquay Wall Waturd

Acering

v Port Vale

✓ Galtingha

Millwall

y Brighton

T

Alden-hit

Queen'a P.R.

Thera Divisions (North)

ilusuw Bradford Bury

Carfe

Chester Lesterfield

Harrots

Ukitan Southport "Granite

York

Aberdeen

v Barlington

Cerwe

V

Scunthorpe

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Stockport,

W

Datenbread

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Serra-C

1 Halifax

* Workinsonh

Rochdair

Heuttish Leagle "A"

Clyde YAROR Hibernian. Motherwell

Paul

Ruith SL Moment #Third Lan

Albion Allaa Arbroath

Ayi Berwick

Breslin

Both

Dumbarton

Dundre

Dunfermli

v Queen Of So

v Queen's I'atk

V

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V

Dundee

Kilmarnock

Ear Fle Celtic

Adrie

Hevurin

Hearts

Farlar

League "B"

Eunt Strak

Hanlion

Cowdenbeath

Morton

St Johnstone

String

Streamer

BOXING

EARL HAIG FUND TOURNAMENT

at

QUEEN ELIZABETH 11 / STADIUM, KOWLOON. TO-NIGHT at 8 p.m. Good Mixed Programme Civilian & Services

Tickets:

$1 $2 $4 $5 $10

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Y.M.C.A. (Kowloon)

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GET YOUR SEATS EARLY

»Bayer's « TONIC

Will The Crowd Win The

Cup For The Babes?

By ALAN HOBY

London.

In the past six weeks Manchester United have performed miracles no one would have dreamed were possible. But now the one question on everyone's lips is: Can they pull off the biggest miracle of all? Can they win the Cup Final? Standing in their way are Bolton Wanderers, famous Cup-fighters and United's opponents on Wembley's green and gleaming turf on May 3.

- Tough are har blending the same tremendous emotional. There is the doubt that

with "crall, us, well as punch

we arge

experienced when these excited, ecstatic thousands, Be

stick „operators of 11 Halton met Blackpool--and when they cram into the great masters ufsich tragi. qulek- Stanley Matthewa in the 1953 grey how of Wembley on the tacklit B92.n are just the mal

irst Saturday of May, will give uil if side to throw Jimny

| Manchester United a tremendous Murphy's makeshift Manchester elevin at the final Cup hurdle.

Fantastic

Le

1965 Hollon. have one riding fear. Nat Lofthouse, their injured skipper and ex-England centre forward--he will be he says. for Wembley-constard it to me during a recent chat

"All that I am afraid of" he said quietly, "s that Manchester United will be carried along by

"It was famistle. I shall never forget H. Ts 100,800 crowd. seemed, eriyted in a great surge of feeling which swept us out of the Cit

énurse Stanley was marvel-he still is but I have never karaya anything like the atmosphere at Wembley that Jalg day when Stanley played prislest game.

"And Funk it may happen again when we play Manchester | United,"

IAAF TO CONSIDER

World Athletics Championships

Second Year?

Every

Stockholm, Apr. 10.

A proposal for World Track and Field Athletics Champion. ships to be held in years het ween Olympic Games will be considered by the International Amateur Athletic Federation Congress here in August.

This was staled here today by Mr Tage Ericson, President of the Swedish Athletic Festeration and a member of the Council of the IAAF.

ovation.

Their cheers will echo and thunder over the glands and terraces, dinning in the cars und quickening the blooil as they applaial the finest team fent f all time.

They Know It

take that way Nothing can from these Busby "Babes"--and Bolton, for all their power and toughness, know it.

For who would have given Iwopence for Manchester United's chances of reaching the Cup Final after than Munich plane crash just over six weeks ugo?

Yet there is another side tu this question of Cup Final ten- sirsu and nerves and Nat Lofthouse. 32 Times copped for England, had Thought of that

Wembley on Cup Final day can be a nightmo force fo. the unwary and a trap for tac

Jimmy i inexperienced - and

100.

Murphy's new Red Devils wil probably include six young! players who were reserves only six weeks ago.

on when

How will they got The chips are down? Will they

be able to keep their poise and

confidence in now-won

the

electric atmosphere of Wembley. or will reaction set in?

Like the rest of the football world, Nat-and Bolton--know that the Manchester key-men are Munich survivor Bobby Chariton of the rocket

drive and beautiful body-swerve, who can play anywhere in the for- the "Our Mr Ericton said he was not

big Federation,

Ernie ward line;

"Pocket lower! 10

IAAF. and hus 11 member coun- say which country

Napoleon" Taylor who surely Jud p forward the proposal tries, we need a lot of money to

must be elected FOOTballer of But it is not Sweden."

manage sport ull over the world.

the Year skipper und right He added

has been dis- hut lak. "This matter

back Billy Foulkest that bound- Dege b aby. question of cussed many times by the JAAF.

ing. bouncing ball of a goal- athletes not remaining at part is unfural that athleties, keeper Harry Gregg and Te of risè Olymple Games,

half Stan Crowther frum "Aston Villa.

"My personal view is that it thead be possible to arvunge In the World Championships

years between Games-that

1000, 1

Pan-

The Others....

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer

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 coupons China Mail, and nomination will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

The two qualifications for nomination are:

(1) Footballing prowess.

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

To the Editor, China Mall,

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the Gold of play is:

of the

.Club.

(Signed)

ROUND THE STABLES

NIGHT COURT CAN CLINCH

AN EVE STUD TREBLE

By PETER SCOTT

No

Court, are Sir Victor Sassoon Petticora and the unraced Court that Venture, a half-sister to good stayer By Thunder!

JOHNNY CAREY MAY QUIT!

Says 'DAVID JACK

London,

Johnny Carry, manager of beaten Cup semi-finalists Blackburn Royers, may quit soccer. If he does.... and wouldn't bet agaiüd it..... his resignation would be one of the biggest shocks to hit foothpl) for

years.

Here are the facts. Feelers have been put out to try and tempt Carey out of soccer and into journalism. The proposed job would carry a salary of around £3,000 a year, plus expenses, plus a lengthy contract.

H

That sort of offer would tempu did a spotting job for him even the happiest of club ma- when I saw the Italinas play-

Ing Munich East week. ngers-and there are not many

If the European Cup Cont- happier than the friendly Irish- man who has done so much for mittee allow United to play Milan after the Cup Final, it's Dickburn Rovers.

Look at the

ochs-on Bobby Chariton being absent. England play Portugal May on May 5, Yugoslavia un 11 and Russia on May 18 and In four scaneus Al Ewood on recent form Charlion is a Park, Johnny his kept Rovers | "must"

the folernational constantly knocking at the First team.

Carey progress chart since he gave up playing for Manchester United.

Division door,

with an end-of-

season position of 3rd, gin, ath

tion,

for

Despite the goal-scoring feats

and 4th. And this term they're of West Bron's Kevin. Allen again nicely placed for promo-and Robson, I'd sull like to see England field an inside-forward to of Finney. Chariton and At the same time, Carey has Haynes. And diey could do a quietly transformed an ageing

lot worse than nominate Ronnie side into one of the youngest Allen to all that problem left

in the Second. Division.

No wonder he is regarded us une of footbali's great young managers, a man who will be bl lose to the game if he quita,

So Worrying

Naturally, Carey cannot make his decision until

good

arm olfer

treated

wing position.

-London Express Service).

Earl Haig Fund Boxing Tourney Tonight

Tonight

al

is mande, and you can be sure he will think very seriously about which way to jump. He

the Succe has told me several times that Elizabeth I Stadium, Yim Po Blackburn luve

1:3 Fong Street, Kowloon, the well but even the best of British Legion and the Hong- managerial jóba is a wearing. kong Amateur Boxing Astoria- worrying business.

flori present a very promising Would Johnny Carey make a and ambitious boxing card. In

Unlike other thes. writer!

Judging from 1h alleged writer footballers, he enthusiasm shown by all con- and in particular the. does not need "ghosting." He cerned.

an Empire entrants. some very attractive used to contribute

write ls and well matched boula are News column--and own stuff. Very readable I was, bound to be presented to give spectatora a very full and excit- Looks like belog a happy feg evering.

Bumley's Tommy Easter for

After o

two-year which Cummings.

Injury battle against robbed him of an England cap. the fullback from Wearside is ance again hiting top form in the Turf Moor reserves.

100.

Expect Tommy's big cone- back next weekend, 5äys man- ager Harry Potis: "He is show-

Rock Bottom

Yorkshire

FKECT

has

at

Arc

Let not be thought that this Is going to be an exhibition of novices, for whilst there are vi equese some novices, bouts, there are also many bouts Involving well-known personalities 113 local boxing eircles, both Chinese

and

I: European. addition, as already notified In there previcus announccinonis, has been a very formidable list of entries from the Royal Navy. Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal New Zealand Navy plus Army. many boxers from the RAF, Police and Overseas Chin ese Boxing Association.

If Sir Victor Sassoon were given the choice of one race he could win in 1958 he might pass over the Derby, which he has won twice in the last five years, and select the 1.000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 2. Success in that classic for his chestnut Court Martial filly Night Court would make her dam Crepuscule prizo pièce in Sir Victor's Eve Stud, the first brood mare in racing history to produce the winner of a "Guineas" other spordii, should arrange

for three successive yours. their own World Championships." Mr Eriksen listed the various

Her daughter Honeylight won though part of

the 1,000 sports which,

Guineas in 1956 and alsa

her

son the the Olympic programme.

Crepello the 2,000 World their

as well as the Derby fs, arranged

own Olympic

But the rest those darking Guineas Diympics in

World Championships: Wrestling,Gym-

young men like Tan Greaves, last year. Foul- Weightlifting,

What prize the treble?

A four-year-old among ouring no signs of injury." Championships

1962, mastics,

Freddie Goodwin, Ronnie Cope, hall, Basketball, *Modern

The attrac brightest cup hopes is Briochi, Olymples In 1904 and so on."

Scamus Drennan, Colin Webster adds offered so far. Fritzon suggested that Pentathlon. Fencing Shooting, and three-goal

has run only who has developed inte one f Me

Alex Dawson, tive Night Court

the handsomest horses in train- once, being placed over five fur- hern of the Fulham replay-how World Championships might re- Cycling, Skiing. Speed-Skating.

will they respond to the long, longs Nottingham in August, Ing. He is expected to shed much place the Turopean Champion Figure Skating and Ice Hockey.

of his old nervousness in travel- trum athletes, only Apart ips, Asian Gamer.,

nerve-paralysing walk from the so the bookmakers' hesitancy is boxing American Chungferships androwing.

Bud entoe dressing-rooms 10

ling and before racing, which is ites preterstandable.

This programme will present other big multi-reint events of racing mud certain branches of maten line-up and Inspection

a good thing, since most of the

For Experience big four-year-old stakes are in thot Blod.

equestrian sport have no before the Royal Box?

several past and present East champions and all sports the soulh In parale World Championships,"

this respect,

Eyen Lonhome

her trainer, Captain

Goodwood Cup and Gold Vase The declared,

confidently belleves that Bolton Charles Etsey, hos no firm idea

enthusiasts are well advised to make their way to the Stadium "Before the whmer Tenterbooks, game aad On the subject of criticism of will be the calmer, etter side of her ability.

Brioche's bul without

by a pл. Several prominent the present heavy Olymple that they will get in the initial Guineas I shall run her

at lough

Slight consolation for York- local citizens and service lende damaging blow.

Stockton on Easter Saturday," speed, looks a bright prospect for

shire are the excellent team-

have signified their intentias lo says.

needs the the Yorkshire Cup.

building efforts of Huddersfield

attend. "There may be nothing classy he

The Commissioner of Middlesbrough "but the experience.

and Police will be there to witness he said.

Many of the better-class two- Town, about us

These three the Captain Elsey, recently back year-olds are a little backward Sheffield United.

Police Force whole side is full of guts. We'll

entrants from a cruise which took him as never let up".

at present, but Fighting Edie is on forget promotion for this Big Stadiums Again Manchester have fne as Japan, is now busy at

A

and goes for the Brocklesby season, but I expect then all to competing in this field of sport. backlog of

10 League Highfeld, Malton supervising Stakes some

at Lincoln. From challenge next time. Outlining plans for World Cemes, including four in just the work of his biggest-ever wealth of talent for later on, 1

week, to get through stable of 81. It includes the select Prins

Eugen, an Arctic he said. "We ver a

before Cup Final day.

Lincolnshire winner Babour. Prince celt out of Mudidoru's huve some twenty big stadi

They also have a foam which hard-pulley Just Verdict and full-sister Picture Gallery, and "in "Various" parts Bi" the world,

for all the brilliant grooming of Nautical Scot. peenmmodating up to 10.000

the Pinza Ally Pinjarra. stude spectators, which are suitable raw round the edges and a

Jimmy Murphy is still

-(London Express Šarulce). for World Athletic Champion-ittle green bubind the ears. ships. These could be arranged

Economic One

•

He continued: The inatter is, of course, Jurgely un Pea= somic one. A World Champion-Games programme, Mr Ericson ship would probably brig in

sald: Of course, it is slightly some £1,000,000 in tekel in come, and about one-third of too big now, it custs a lot of might be proft to be devated to money with so many sports." the advancement of the sport.

Sports Diary

TODAY Lexing Bart Holy Boxing Tournament at Macpherson Stadion staring a pan. Tennis Colony Grasscutirs Tennis Cham picnships at KCC. 30 p..

MerBug НКРА

Interport Sub Cutieg Atreuug Sports Road, 3.30 p.m.

TOMORROW

Cricket Divistum

Champions "Hantiels vest Of League, Rec,

Second

1.30 ..

1st

Army

Borcer Division: Club Club Tung Wan Kwong Wah CH, KMB Extern (19). All matches at 3 p.m.

toserve DIVNIAN: Cu Y AIRIN (Club), KMU

(95) at V Eastern

Championships,

"She

Improved

with Nine Nations Enter

All three look fit and stable es an eight-day event."

Indeed. Jimmy Murphy's Jockeys Edgar Built and Edward In connection with the hardest job in the weeks ahead Illde are well familiar Olymplc Games, Mr Erleson will be to keep his reborn them. suld that during the loa

12

Cou-Manchester United in top trim. Captain Elsey's 2,000 Guineas International TT

Championships

rock bottom. If Sheffield Wed- nesday and Leeds United relegated--and it's on the cards there will be no representat- tives in the First Division from England's largest county.

Has it ever been known be fore?

Don't forge!! 8 p... Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Yin Po Fong Street (of Waterigo Road). "Johnny Haynes is the beal Kowloon. Tickets will be avail. Sp says able at the door. $1.00 $2.00 captain in football." an England stięctor. That $1,00–35,00. should please Billy Wright, and. Jila fans at Wolverhampton!

Honour for Ernio?

The Programme

The order of battle will prob ably be as follows:

Flyweight: A/B Murray (HMAS Melbourne) v. Hung Hing-shing (Police).

Eddie

"I must be the luckiest man So says Ernie the world." Taylor, after qualitying for his third Wembley final with three

Light-Welter: O/S Knight different clubs, Ernie was un-

(HMNZS Royalist) V. 0/5 der-no-illusions-about-his-job | Clark (HMNZS Royalist), at Old Trafford when he was

Ко › Bantamweight:

Y. LA, C. Clark

Bantamweight: Robert Chang (OCBA) V. Pie Sellars (Army). Lt-Middleweight: S/Insp Jack (Palico) v. A/B Wood (HMS

transferred from Blackpool." i (Pollco)

The

Hress in Melbourne, the IAAF He has to solve the twin hope Pheldippides has improved had put forward

ot ň proposal problems

staleness and on loaks since his Gimcrack "What a sintill tryg, ot-live-or-aix-mounting-strain as United-clearlakes-success-last-August-and— the off their heavy League pro-like Jeeves is "giving satisfac- percent might be added to

tion He runs either in the

Luxembourg, Apr. 10. ticket prices to provide a legramme.

players from Altogether 100 2,000 Guineas Trial at Kempton Above all, he has to avoid theat Easter or the

Classic Trialnine nations hove signed up for

He told me: "I was scan to psychological "fatigue" which Stakes.

International Table

sign because I thought I might ut

Thirsk before the Third

Tennis Championships which beset Monchester United when

travelling to Newmarket,

be able to help out in they were beaten by Aston Villa

In the big stamina tests for open hore on April 12 in the emergency that's all. If you'd in the Final last year.

Exposition Hall, told me I would be playing in the International colts later on, however, And so we came back to the

It was announced today. trainer is likely to rely more on

the Cup Final I'd have fascinating question all foot-

I've were daft aru you Among the favourites ball is askingg

Who will win? three other chestnuts, Guerillus,

last lucky." Holton Wanderers clearly-are Paridel and Quick Decision. All Austria's Kart Wegrath, the form tip...

It's not sil luck, though. And But the crowd, won at seven furlongs or beyond year's winner, Joret Sedelmayer,

1957 on even greater honour could be the nation, and the television a two-year-olds and may take Austrian Champlon

Also remember Belgium's Georges Roland and coming Taylor's way millions looking in will be with high rank. 1 CMB (IV) 330 pm Reditunion is on the Executive Committee Manchester United as they try Bookkeeper for lesa exalted his wife, the Netherlands Onnes nights before the Final against

Dodwell tiivi 33ð pyn.; Wayfoong v

and Bere is no question of to write the greatest-ever page testa.

Bert and France's Rougozunu, Bulion. Kin Godown (157) 5 pm,

between us," Ar soccer history, . any splits

Most attractive of the three- Alberr and Tarlet, France- Ericson alcessed-Rouler,

year-old files, apart from Night Fresse.

extra revenue for the IAAF:

International Olympic Committee had not yet given any decision on this matter, bat it might be considered at their next Congress in Tokyo In May

Asian Games, Mrj 2nd Division: Telephone v South during the

Ericson said.

possible "We have the best Navy v Tramways Navy & unrelations with the International „St Joseph's V. Affetadi (nv) a pan.

Olymple Committee our Pre- 3rd Division: Tamar V CAT (Navy) 120 m: Mercantile v sident, the Marquess of Exoter,

3.20 p.m.

China (CH 3.30 pínu Prisund V HAF Sel Wan (Soky) p.:

Dowl

CCC v Rzerelő för dire Taea Maria

de Fonts, 5,43 p.

THE GAMBOLS

AND THÊN IN THE GUMIMEQ) GUT WE CAN'T ORT

WE THOUGHT WE'D RUN AKI HUBSANDE “YO VOLUNTEER BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST AS JUDGES

AT THE TOOL)

-{London Express Service),

Su Barry Applebe

OST/WELL, TO BE GLAD TO. me. No. SUPPOSE NOT

Time on your hands...

RADO

said been

.. two

(RAF).

Tamar).

Special conicat: Henry Wong (OCBA) v. Sgt Layin (RAF).

Special context: L/Cpl Thomas Boutry Army) v D/Ast (BMNZS Boynilst).

Li-Heavywolf; S/Insp BryAN - (olico) V. M. B. Torrenca (HMAS Melbourne). is favourite

Nolan The wee fellow

Lt-Heavywelicht: Plo the Year" for the "Footballer

M. Cantwell · (Army). v. E trophy. And more than one (HMNZS Royalki). player has laid inu lie con

Middleweight: Drm Lawson slders this the biggest thing (Army) v. L. A. C. Fairweather any footballer can achieve.

libur ma

(RAF),

£t-Middleweicht: Pio Marlin Matt Busby's Felura from Munich may be made in an (Army) v. Pie Roach (Army).. acroplane. Both he and Mrs Lightweight: Chan Chung- Busty are anxious to got back kwang (Police) v. M. E. Heard" to Manchester As soon be (MAS Melbourne).

-Welterwelrḥl""MEI Gracio possible, but his doctors are not

NA at all happy about the weary (HMN26 Royalist). ing train and boat journey, Palmer (HMS Cheviot).

It's only two

Welterweight: Chang. Chun- by Dare wib (Polish) v. 18 Kannedy Manich to London

..and it would be a typicp18 Tamar).

The knowledgable fans will, f. Busby gesture if he decides to be, the fat of the crash sur-am sure, put the Henry Wong vivors to take to the ale again. v. Sat Lavin sorop at the 200 Manchester. United geting of the bill, but the matching of manager Jimmy Murphy knows Oracle and Palmer' should see all about United's Butoraan sparke flying, while Poliowengi Cup opponents Millan, Markizy aryan should have gulbja hasn't seen them play, puta tuiso with gailor Torrin