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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1958.

UNITED SIDE HAVE ENORMOUS COURAGE

ROUND THE STABLES

Arcticeelagh May Change McGrath's Ascot Luck

By PETER SCOTT

Mr Joe McGrath's three-year-old Arcticeelagh is one of

1958 flat

. Ireland's outstanding prospects for the

season. Rated second in the Irish Free Handicap,

Cup Final Is

Toughest

To Forecast For Years

Says TOM FINNEY.

As a prophet maybe I should stick to plumbing! I've just been re-reading an earlier column in which I said I thought Wolverhampton Wanderors didn't have the staying power to win the Championship.

the big, black son of Aretie Star owes that position And here, as I write, they are just five points from that goal

to his four-lengths win in the Beresford Stakes over a mile in heavy going at The Curragh last-November. There is no chance of Arcticeélagh winning an English or Irish classic. He has not been entered. The owner's son, Seamus, who trains 55 of the family's horses at Glencairn, co. Dublin, explains why.

"In a big stud there could be, Arelle Prince's dam Arctic Sun more than 20 yearlings with Also remember Arund-Howiand, Gall ar Pannslipper's classic possibilities at the time luc

It is too full-nister Astrid Sun. of making entries. expensive to nominate them all. Arellecelagh did not show any outstanding, promise, so he was one we left out."

Rogers' Touch

and only nine from equalling Arsenal's most-sweeping-over title win in the 1930-31 season.

Well, we can all make mistakes. But just to even things up you might remember that both Bolton and Manchester United were in my four selections to reach Wembley.

I found it! half Ronnie Cope. atmost impossible to believe that only a matter of weeks ago he for was playing regularly Manchester United's third team. But whether or not this side can master a Bolton alde ja full cry raises a big question mark

mind. Perhaps I'm swayed by the fact that on the day Bolton put us out they

untouchable in literally

Frankly, I'm not risiting going further than that for the moment, This is the toughest Cup Final to forecast for years. Thirty-three-year-old Michael And I say that, after the ex- Rogers is a sale bet to become perlence of being in the Preston one of Europe's leading trainers team knocked out of the Cup by Fortunately, the £25,000 King within the next few years. Bulion--and immediately after George VI Briel Queen Elizabeth

Manchester in my aww Rogers worked wonders with playing the Stakes at Ascot in July does not the "hopeless" Stephanotis, United at Old Trafford the other close for another two months.winning the Cambridgeshire Saturday,

entered for The colt will be that and, if he does well in his with him despite an interrupted

and then preparation

spring races, will be specially trained for it, as we Supreme Court seven years' ngu,

"The Ascot race has been unlucky for us in the past," odds and Scamus. "Arctic Prince Arelle Time, two of the best father ever owned, horses my broke down in it, so I think we deserve a change of fortune."

Derby Field

Solar Trial is the only one af whu Scamus'

three-year-olds could be in the Epsom Derby feld, but the stable is making no amblilous plons until he shows improvement.

sending 10 finish third in the Washington, DC, International after a delayed journey.

This reason Rogers will be fur such sprint challenging handleaps on the Stewards' Cup with and Wokingham: Stakes another of Mr Arpad Plesch's horsee, four-year-old Gladiolus, whom he look over during the winter.

Now let's Het one thing in The perspective. Whatever achievements of these lemark- able young United inen-and they have indeed been remark. able-t don't think the present side could ever at any time be reasonably comparable to Manchester United team at the start of the season.

the

were form.

on

It they can revive that May 3, I think even Murphy's Marvels are going to meet their match. Dut, in the meantime, Bolton have four injury pre blems and that's why I won't be drawn into committing an- other prophecy just yet.

Glasgow Game

Pablle ineinory is notoriously short. But in football we shall never forget men like Dunear

or Bi Now from club soccer to in- Edwards, Roger Byrne

ternational soccer-with a word Whelan. These

and about that slight matter of the were superthen,

England v. Scotland game at they are as rare and precious as

Glasgow, this Hampden Park, shooting stars.

Saturday, present

Stablemate Grent Packn blds for a second success in the City and Suburban at Epson after Baldoyle preliminary over seven

The furlongs, Later comes the Great Cheshire Handicap al Chester.

United side have enormous three- best Rogers' three year-olds, the filly Dalfoil and courage. But it cannot dominate two lightly-raced colts, Harda gane to the extent that makes opponent feel he has litle

23.

The handicapper has laken 10 | Ridden and Blackfoot, all repp- 2471 chonees with Lincoln hope pear at The Curragh on April hope. Venus Slipper. though previous race at Baldoyle will give him an advantage over the English runners.

Last year's

Royal

Ascot

-(London Express Service).

Manchester

Best Prospect It was great to see young Ken Morgans back in action in his

League game

the sifice

You know, it's a strange thing In this football business, but an never really Englishman Is accepted as a full international until he has played in match on this ground. For some reason it's always regarded as the greatest test.

this

It's certainly always the peak of ambition. for playing at

winner Chevantrid hue wintered Record Holder Dies Matchuster, fie is certainly Hampden is an experience with

well. He will race at less than

ur

and

Une

a mile this season and bids for

youngest Joe Butcher, are of Ascol's big sprints, the

player ever to win an FA Cup Cork Stand King'

has died in Fins gold medal, Orrery Stakes.

The 30-strong team of two- Derby aged 83. Butcher was 18 in the successful yent-olds are a handsome lot, when he was

Wolves team against Everton in They include Tulyarelic, <1 Tulyar colt and the fast foal of 1893,

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

BOY6--

BOYS! STOP

HIM--UH-

FERDINAND

NANCY

--NO NORE

BOYS

WITHIN A YEAR SCIENTISTS WILL HAVE DOZENS OF ARTIFICIAL MOONS IN THE SKY

JOHNNY HAZARD

WHICH WAY DO THE AMERICAN FUER GOT

T-THAT WAY,

MAJOR!

OH, DEAR...

BUSH

But

ho

soccer.

D star of the future. But again out parallel.

often feel At Wembley you 1:00 we should keep him in

playing at a kind of you are perspective.

Thousands are Ascol there just because it's a sociol as well as a sporting occasion.

feel that But you never Hampden.

He played well. never really got the better of Preston's Joe Walkın.

In my view, the best new pro- speet of United's side is centre-

HE-CAN'T GET THRU THAT DOOR. IT'S DOUBLE THICKNESS

MY DOG WILL GO

CRAZY

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

By Mik

3-22

By Ernle Bushmiller

[OWWW

By Frank Robbins

at

down in There,

this tough quarter of Glasgow, you're really playing for Lic

converted. lurid Despite

storics spectators conduct from time to time. I rate them us one of the felrest-and certainly one of the most knowledgeablesCCCET crowds in the world.

Worth Every Hour

I played my first international there in 1948 and I've had the honour to be selected to go back It's in 1950, 52, 54 and 50. worth every hour of those in- tervening years

experience.

for

roar can

the

be

For a youngster that inimit- able Hampden terrifying. But it can also Inspiring, because those packed thousands know soccer

out.

br

biside-

QUEEN'S HORSE UNPLACED

Aggressor (J. Lindley, up) winning the 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Kempton Park on Easter Monday from Welsh Abbot and Mr Snake. The Queen was present to see her horse, Pait Mall (in rear on right) unplaced.-Centra) Press

Photo.

Senators Win

Opening Game In Sports Diary

Major League

Washington, Apr. 14.

Maybe I shouldn't give the Scots a boost just before Eng- land takes them on, But, honest | A` pair of sixth-inning errors ly, I wish we had just a crowds like that on our side of the border.

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DIAMOND SLIPPER DIES IN UGANDA

Entebe, Uganda, Apr. 14, Diamon Slipper, winner of the Irish St Leger in 1955, died here today soon after arrivin from Lon:ion in an air freighter. The six-year-old racehorse was being flown from London to a buyer in Kenya, officers were called to the air- port when the plane landed. A post mortem examination will ie made.-Reuter,

Veterinary

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IIKFA Council Meeting, Sporla (trad. 5.43 p.3.

RKASA Executive Committee Megt. | ing, Club Lisitor 5.30 p.m.

Annual Meeting of K Lawn! Dewis Alocletion, Club Lualitano,

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Datvia Empire Goines Lawn Bowls trial matches at HBGC, 6.10 p.m.

Teanly

CRC, Inter-school Tennis at

by the Boston Red Sox 30 p.m. opened the gate for three runs which uncornod helped the Washington Sanators win the opening game of the 1958 Major League Baseball Season, 5-2, today before a crowd- that included President' Eisenhower.

President Eisenhower made two ceremonial plishes before the start of the game and then sat back in sunny mikt. weather with the rest of the crowd of 26.075 to watch the Senators win their first Presidential- opened match in three seasons,

nodro liamos, 23-year-old Cuban right-hander who long has been Red Sox nemesis, held Boston. to five hits and contributed a single that broke a 2-2 tle in the sixth inning.

Ted Williams, the 1957 Major League Champion, was out of the Red Sox starting line-up be- cause of an attack of food polsoning,

Pair Of Errors

A pair of errors by Red Sox shortstop-Bon-Buddin and let Boldier Gene Stephens, filling in for Williams, opened the gates for Washington's three-run out- burst against Frank Sullivan in the sixth inning. The Senators had come from behind to tle, the Score at 2-2 on Jim Lemon's forth-inning homer and a run- producing single by Roy Sievers in the fifth.

2.ກ.

IF ALLOCATED

Australian Govt.

A Record Entry For British Amateur Golf Championship

St Andrews, Apr. 14.

A record entry of 514 has been received for the 1968 Bri- tish Amateur Golf Champion- ship to be played here from June 2 to 7.

The previous largest entry was 324 in 1950. The field this year wilt be reduced by holding 2131 qualifying regional events to be played in Britain on May 10. Two hundred golfers, includ- ing exempted players, will con- test the match play stages of the Championship proper.

In- Exempted players will clude 10 entrants made through the United States Golf Asso-

Will Provide Cash clation, two entients each from

To Stage Next Empire Games

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Canberra, Apr. 14. Australian Government will provide £A100,000 (£EN,~ 000 sterling) towards the cost of staging the 1062 Empire Games if they are allocated to Australia

The Prime Minister, Mr Robert Menzies, armoured this today in telograms sent to the Premiers of Western Australia and South Australia.

Payments would bo made either to Perth or Adelaide, both of which are seeking to stage the Games and have been given until May 31 to submit detailed plans.

Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, Ave national tle holders of Europe, and the holders of the British Amateur title and the English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh Close Cham- plonships. Chine Maft Special,

French Team Against Ireland For Saturday

Paris, Apr. 14. France will rely on the team that beat Wales 16-8 at Cardiff two weeks ago for their match against freland here on Salur- day in the final match-of-the Union Internationat Rugby Championship.

When the pians are received

Team: Michel Vannicy (Rac- the Australian British Empire and Commonwealth Games As-ing Club), Henri Kancoule, A decision Maurice Prat, Antoine Labazuy scelation will make

(Lourdes), Pierre Danos Jackle Jensen, Red Sox out-In June and forward a recom flelder, hit the first Major mendation to the Empire and (Bezlers). League homer of the season to Commonwealth Games Federa- (Mazamet). produce the game's first two tich. runs in the third inning. -- No other elty has so far sp United Press.

plied to stage the Games Rouler,

Boston

THE SCORES

American League

002-000-000 2-3-3 Washington 000-113-00x 5-2

and

F. Sullivan, Wall (7) Daley, White (7); Ramos (1-0) and Courtney. LP-F. Sullivan HRS-Jensen (1st), Lemon (1st)United Press,

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Presidential Pitches

Washington, Apr. 14. President Eisenhower threw out a pair of ceremonial first bpils today to open the 1953 Major League Baseball Season.

Wera

Home Soccer Results

London, Apr. 14. Results in tonight's football matches wero;

LEAGUE ONE Newcastle U. 4 Manchester C. I

LEAGUE THREE NORTHI

Halifax T. Accrington S, 2 Bardford 4. Darlington Carlisle U. Barrow Gateshend 2 Mansfeld T. 1

Hartlepools Stockport C. 2

2

St Mirren (Postponed from April 5),

1

Both of the President's

SCOTTISH LEAGUE ONE honorary pitches

high | Queen's Park_0 hard once-vigorous overhand toaxes into the cluster of Washington Senators anci Boston Red Sox players ur front of the Presidential Box between home plate and first base,

~~~AS-the-President pounded the ball into the pocket of his pitcher's glove and prepared to make his first toss, someone la the crowd yelled, "Fero”—D reference to his golding.

CUT!

The Amt Presidential plic Was snared by Washington centerfelder Whitey Herzog. Washington made it a plota sweep when its bat boy Jimmy Ryan-caught the second Presidentizi plich on a carom off many cutstretched hands.

Some 27,000 persona, lured by a perfect spring day with the temperature hitling 09 degrees, turned out for the opener, bei tween the Red Sox, and. Washington-Voltad · Presi.

Aldo QungBo Robert Vigier

(Montferrand), Alfred RoquLED (Cahors), Michel Дебаул Captain), Laucien (Biarritz Mios (Mazamet), Michel Crausto (Racing Club), Jean Bartho (Lauries), Henri Domea (Lourdes)China Mall Special,

HOME RUGBY RESULTS

London, Apr. 14. Results in tonight's. Hugb3* and League matches

Union

were:

Rugby Union

Camborne 6, Cardiff 11. Devonport Services 6, Nowe port 18.

Llanelly 16, Swans 9. Penryn 3, Ebbw Vale 9. Penzance and Newlyn 3, Penarth 13.

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