1958-06-04 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1958.

England Has Very Good Chance In

STANLEY MATTHEWS AND HIS FAMILY SHOWN ON ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK YESTERDAY

Seeded Player Loses In British Open Golf Tourney

FIELD REDUCED TO 64

Fifeshire, June 3,

World Cup Soccer

SAYS STANLEY MATTHEWS ON ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG

By DERRIMORE

Stanley Matthows, England's soccer wizard, whose dazzling footwork has thrilled onthusiasts of the game the world over, said in an interview with the China Mail this morn- ing, that he thought England stood a “very good” chance in the World Cup series. Matthews, one of the key men in the Blackpool' forward line, (the team makes its debut here against an All-Hongkong selection on Sunday), arrived here yesterday from Australia by Qantas Airways, where the team has just completed a series of games.

"Every team has a' chance to the past 20 years. "I still have win the World Cup, and Eng- another two good years ahend land's chances are very good," į of me," he sakt.

Le said. "They are in a tough section, and the winner of this section, I think, will win the Cup."

Looking at this giant of soccer, his hair greying slightly on the tides. I wondered just how he had reached his present standard As regards soccer in England of play, su I asked him. "I used today, Matthews satd the te kick a little ball against a brick standard was very high. "With-well when I was young." he said. out a doubt, England suffered a Like uli greal sportsmen he is of great loss after the Manchester the opinion that practice makes United disaster and lost many perfect. great players." However, be said, "There is a lot of young blood and quite a few promising young player" No names werd mentioned.

What about the standard of football in Australia? "Well... 1's fairly good," he said.

Two Good Years

Highlight

He named the late Alex James, inkle-left for Arsenal is being one of the greatest footballers of

all time.

The highlight of his career. Malthows said,

when Blackpool won the FA Cup in 1953. " is the ambition of to win a Cup every footballer

Another seeded player, 44-year-old American Gene Andrews, was eliminated in the second round of the British Amateur Golf Championship here today when the original field of almost countries he had played against winners' medai. 00.000 spectators 200 was reduced to 64.

Andrews, beaten 2 and 1 by holes victory over D. A. Drayson, terner African Open Champlo, a former Cambridge University 30-year-old Reg Taylor, was Blue the third of the sixteen seeded. players to be defeated,

Taylor and Andrews were caught in a rainstorm of such force that it uprooted the huge, B0-foot long scoreboard soaked bott: players.

Two other weed golfers Phillp

Ajon Scrution und Thiriwell-both British Walker Cup internationals, were taken to the 20th hole before reaching the third round.

Easy Win

Reid Jack, the Scotush holder, had an easy 4 and 3 win over J. A. Irvine-Edwards, of Surrey. Seventeen year old South African "heavyweight" Bobby Verwey survived with a two

CHINA ATHLETICS MEET CONCLUDES

Twelve Recorda

The

Peking, June 3. three-day

National Summer Athletics Cham- planship closed in Peklog today after establishing a total of 12 new Chinesa track and field records, the Now China Nows Agency reported.

The 12 new Chinese records set during the current cham- plonships are follows (with old records in brackets),

1. Men's discus-40.08 metres

-Li Mang-iiri (46.89).

2. Hop, Step-and Jump- 15.03 metres-Tien Chao-clu (15.35).

3. Men's broad jump-753 metre---Chang Chi-ghan (7.39),

4. Pole Vcult-4.33 metres

Thai Zai-chang (4.32).

5. Women's broad jump-5.77

Liu Ring-yu (5.55).

5.

Women's Iriathlon 2,400.

points. Chung Feng-jung (2,330).

7. 3,000 metres steeplechase 9 minutes. 20.0 seconds-Chen Yu- teat (8 minutes, 30.3 Beconds),

8. Men's shot-put 14.55 metres Cheng Jan-chlang (14.18).

9, 20,000 metres run 31 minutes 30.4 seconds Huang Chih-yung (31 minutes, seconda).

33.4

10: Men's 200 metres hurdles 25.3 seconds Chou Licim

11 (25.4 seconds).

11. Hammer Throw

52.28

metres P1 Hung-fu, (52.10).

12. 10,000 metres walk ' 61. minutes, 49.8 seconds Wang To-hwel (52)

minutes,

11.6econds.)-Stance-Proze.

The 13-year-old man-sized Scottish wonder boy, Bobby Walker, was beaten three and two by Robert Williams of Lancashire.--Reuter,

I asked Matthews, out of the

which defence he Funct found dimcult

with. to cope

HL "Most countries BISHWET Was, have a gooi defence, but with beams Fornetimes Continental the defence Is ve y good, at

other times not so good]."

Matthews was a schoolboy International at 13 and has been playing professional football for

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saw the game at this particular but final. We were 3-1 down won with a minute to go."

AMO arriving with Matthews yesterday apart from his wife were the Chairman and family of the term, Mr A. 11. Hindley; the Secretary Mr E. Jones and two players, Mr T. Garrett and Mr. W. Parry,

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Longden Rides A Winner

Surrey, June 3. Johnny Longden, America's British-born ace Jockey, rode

winner here today, on the eve of his attempt to win the Derby on the Irish-trained colt Alberla alue.

Longden teored a comfortable

victory on Loyal Lady in the Woodcote Stakes for two-year- olds, run OVET six furlongs.. He mount, second favourite e 7.4 in the field of five, took thir leod half way up the straight and ran on well to win by two lengths

from Tyler's Hill, favourite at 13-8.

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AT THE DINNER YESTERDAY IN HONOUR OF MALAYA'S WEIGHT- LIFTING ASIAN GAMES GOLD MEDAL WINNER TAN HOWE-LIANG- From left to right aro: Chua Phung-kim, Tan Howe-liang, Chua Tlan-teck (Pre- sident and coach of the Singapore Weight Lifting Association), Wee Joo-hock, Lee Man-kit (Hon. Secretary of Malayan Association, Hongkong), Tan Ser-cher, and Ow Fook-sang-China Mall Photo,

Local Malayans

Honour Asian

Games Gold Medallist Who Just Missed World Record

It was an occasion for celebration at the Malayan Association last evening. Malayans in the Colony were not celebrating Merdeka this time, but on the success of one of their countrymen at the Third Asian Games recently concluded in Tokyo.

In town yesterday was Singapore's Tan Howe-liang, the only Malayan gold medallist in the weightlifting competition. Competing in the light- weight division, Tan Howe-liang ousted Japan's Kenji Ohnuma and Iran's Tamraz Henrik for the coveted gold medal.

Howe-llary not only won in-four hours of gruelling competl- ternational fame in Tokyo, but tion.

has the satisfaction of breaking Howe-lung's record-breaking three Aslan Games records

Sports Diary

Faklian

feets, were in the two hands snatch where he lifted 12 kilos (248 lbs), and in the clean and jerk in which he heaved

total of 192 kilos (332

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lbs). In the three compulsory Olympic lifts he aggregated A total poundage of 375 kilos (020 lbs) which was 40 lbs

EPSOM DERBY FINAL CALLOVER

London, June 3.

more than the record set by a Prices at tonight's final call-

TODAY Hockey Hockey Team Selection at Sookunpoa 8 p.m.

Lawn Bowls Colony singles championship matches at CCC, CC, KBCC and coach,

1.K.Korean lifter Cho Bang Jik al

over at the Victoria Club the Inst Asian Games at Manils.

According to Howe-llang's hero on the Epsom Derby, Mr Chus Tian-teck, to bo run tomorrow, were: Loyal Lady, a Ally by Pre-RCG.

President of the Singapore Ama

5-1 Noctor; B-1 Wallaby: 7-1 Soccer cipitie out of British Columbia,

lour Weightlifting Federation, Bald Eagle; 9-1 Nagami; 100-8 is owned by Mr Louis E. Malayo y All-Hongkong at Itong Ton at the beginning of the com- Guerallius and Miner's Lamp;

Kong Stadium 5.30 plan. Wolfson, a Florida industriaist

petition was nearly out of the 100-0 Amerigo; 18-1 Alberts She leaves for the United

TOMORROW

picture entirely. This was how luo and Hard Ridden; 22-1 Currito and States next Sunday.

Hockey--India BK Selection, he nearly ruined his chances at Boccaccio; 33-1

the competition, The Ully's victory brought | Senkunpoo B p.m.

In the two Mahu; 40-1 Boroco; 08-1 Arctic hards press, Tan failed twice Giltell, Paddy's Point and Trim- her owner £2,010 sterling in

Mall matches

Colony singles championship with 242 lbs but eventually suc-mer: 100-1 Alberta Pride, Cry- - China prize

corded at his third and final stal Bay, Midiander and Elsha. Special.

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attempt. Hrd he failed to holst this colossal weight he would have finished at the, boltom in th lightweight division.

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Tho three market leaders were the same as on Monday, but they all went out half point.

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Norlor was favourite at Ave one and Wallaby, second choice at six to one.

But with marvellous Aghting

for histo courage be made up etrlier failures by lifing 248 lbs. After the two hands press and Negami, backed for a little, znalch event he was behind Ton hardened a point to nine to one, Maung of Burma, Tammz The outsiders, Mahu (33 to Hendrik of Iran and Japan's one), Baroco (40 to one). Kenji Ghnuma by 64 Ibs. Paddy's Point (68 to one) al=-

Ton clean-and-jerked his tracted some attention and the speciality to beat them last two were each backed to before he finished his third win over 12,000 pounds sterling. tempt. With one more lift lett —Reuter, and at this stage assured of o gold medal. Tan attempted to break the world's record of 155 kitos (241 lbs) in the third und Ainol uttempt He managed to clean and jerk 137.5 klios but just failed to hold it due to four hours' of concentrated com- petition. His peformance how- evor, earned him and his coun- try the only gold medal.

*The Singapore team of athletes, basketball players and weightlifters will be leaving the Colony this evening, The Malayaris. here played hosts to them last night over

a curry dinner.

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