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INTERNATIONAL RUGBY PREVIEW

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1961.

Barnsley's strong-arm man

GOLF IS

IS MY GAME

Genius Brace

can

lead

Introduction

By BOBBY

Welsh revival

By JOHN COTTRELL

Ireland, who have defeated England this season for the first time in ten years, seek on Saturday to notch their first rugby win on Welsh soil since 1949.

Victory for either side would place that country at the head of the International Rugby Championship table, level with Scotland with four points from three matches.

The

Both countries made a magni- to the middle to the exclusion ficent start in the championship of O'Sullivan. -Ireland benting England 11-8, Wales playing superlative open rugby, with 14 men Enginnd 6-3.

meeting brings two great hookers-British Lions Ronnie to defeat

Dawson and Bryn Meredith-into opposition and Then came the

a very even forward struggle big anti-climax as both eat- tries floundered against the is promised. Scots

1 Murruyfleld,

What next?

The stronger

Both sides have had dimeulty in filling the serum-half spot this season, For this match the Irish selectors originally come up with A.N. Other, presun

awaiting a tness report On paper, the Irish look the ably stronger. Against Scotland on Audy Mulligan who missed they were beset by injuries two matchen because of measles and ess: now with the re-and who was replaced by are

Moffett turn of wingers Tony O'Reilly kicker Johanathan

and Ron McCarten they feld Ballymena. the same three-quarter

Lino

that served so well against

England.

more

than

Major problem

This line-up completed by The fly-half position has also selectors a major centres Jerry Welsh and David given the Hewill (retext by the Spring-problem. First they tried Ken

Who boks as the best centre in the Armstrong,

proved de- home countries) has great scor Reist in attacking

speed and they ing potential. And it

kicking flow com-accurate

English favourably persevere with Mick pores wih the Welsh threequarter who, after injury, has not re- forma which selectors have vealed the great line, where the postponed naming a replacement male him a Lions selection. for injured centre Cyril Davies.

At Murrayfield, the Irish At forward too, the Irish can

backs could have

won the match the Welsh, For three

game if they had seen more seasons few changes have been

of the ball. As I was, they made in their pack; now new

relled more on the forwards cap C.P. Dick (Ballymena)

to set off their movements comes in to partner Mulcahy in the second row. while luck Culliton moves bilek to wing forward and Kavanagh shift

Sports Diary

- TODAY

Tennis

Colony Grass Court championship: Doubles semt-Anal at BKCC.

Badminion

from the loose. It may be the

sante in Cardify.

Certainly, I expect the Welsh halves to launch dangerous at- Lacks. For back-after another spell in the wilderness-comes that controversial, su unortho- dox genius, serum-half Onllwyn

Brace.

D

Brace made a come-back last season and he was architect of fantastic 10-9 Welsh victory in the corresponding match in Dublin, after Ireland had had or the game. But then he fell out of favour yet again,

Colony Junior Championship: most

Matches at CCC. 1.39 p..

Four D. Jones

BY MADDOCKS

I SAY, JUJU

MAN, COULD

WE HAVE

A WORD?

FERDINAND

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NANCY

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was not even given a trial this season.

Now, 29-year-old Brace, Arst capped in 1956, collects only his alnth cop. Moreover, he re- turns again sa captain since the great Terry Davies has bern after an unfortunate dropped off-day at full-back against the Scots.

Capteiney apears to have an Ite inspiring effect on Brace. was captain win Wales Dent Ireland Inst year: he was explain when Wales beat Scotland 8-0. He played without the enplaincy against France and Wales want down 16-8,

Hirace partners Ken Richards who, against England, turned in the greatest Welsh fly-half per- formance since Cliff Morgan's de- days. They could make vastating pair, provided that the magical qualities of Brace do not bale Richards as much as The opposition.

Sad

It is sad to see the dropping

of Terry Davies who played 20 times for his country, but such a giant among full-backs will surely regain form and his Welsh place in time.

Meanwhile, the position is taken by Alun Priday of Cardiff Whose single previous cap was gained against Ireland 1958 when Wales won D-6 in Dublin. Now he may see Wales win by a similar margin.

Standings

arc

Following

The national Rugby standings:

.

Inter-

F WDLP A Pus. 3 2 01 19 10 4 91 40 16 5 3

Scotland France Ireland. 2 0 1 10 24 Wales 2016 G3 England. 30 2 10 22 1

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I HAVEN'T GOT

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MAN

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THE LAD

THEN

8trong-arm man of parnsles Duncan Sharpe, acen here carrying left-back Erlo Brooks

training (left) and left-half, Billy Houghton, durlar Barnsley recently.

in their Barnsley put up a gallaut fight yesterday sixth round FA Cup Teplay against Leicester City fure losing 1-2 after extra-time-Reuter-photo.

rc

contre-half,

at

be

Fight postponed

Stadium which

Rio De Janeiro, Mar. B.

is being en- The world bantamweight larged to hold 40,000 spectators.

champion!

Hulio is to arrive in Brazil on title fight between Eder Jofre of 'Brazil and Piero Rollo, of Italy has been post- March 16. He will complete poned vill March 23, fight his training In Sao Paulo, the ometals confirmed today. It home town of the defender. But originally was scheduled for Jofre will not be at home. He

Is expected to come to Rio March 10 to finish his training.

AP,

March 10.

The fight will be held in Rio De Janeiro's Botafogo Soccer

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to the Grand Slam

The Grand Slam was accomplished in the year 1930. Up to the pre- sent, it has not been duplicated. Whether or not it will be in the future has been, and may con- tinue to be, the subject of some discussion,

For me, at any rate, that year mark- ed the culmination of my golfing experience, and into it went all the knowledge, skill, resourcefulness, and character I had gained in the first twenty-eight years of my life. It is possible that I might have become a better golfer had I kept on. But I am certain I could have added nothing of significance to the record.

I have been frequently con- Herlon had been very much in the foursomes when Yon fronted with the question, "Had the hot rod of the winter tour Elm und Voigt were beaten 2 1 started out the year 1930 with up to that point, having won a up by Cyell Tolles and Roger the expectation, we even hope, great many tournaments, sever- Wethered, and Francis Onlinet of winning the for majoral in succession. The Savannah lost in the singles by Tony Tor- championshilpa?" At the time, I tournament, from start to nish,) rence. did not feel like saying that I was a personal duel between | had, because 1 felt reluctant to Smith and me.

admit that do consider myself

such of being capable accomplishment was a bit silly,

Preparations

2017

my

Actually, I did make plans for that golfing year with procisely tim ond in view, and so prepared myself more carefully than I had ever done before.

It had been my habit for years to give up any sort of regulor golf playing in the fall of the year and to begin oyain in April or early May. Goff in raw weather, which we have even in the South is not much fun, anyway. So the necessity for exchanging golf clubs for school books or law books was never tos irksome. But in this year, 1930, the fireworks were! to begin in May with the Walk er Cup Matches, rather than in mid-June with the Open Cham- pionship.

Record

I began with a 67, which was of the time a record for the course, while Smith was doing

71.

In the second round, he lowered my record by one stroke with a 06, and I had misadventure with a tree on the second hole, which cost me 7, with the result that I posted n 75.

onc

On the morning of the final day, in the third round, gol a few pulls down, holed chip shot, and again lowered the record with a 65, while Horton with a 70 camo In to lunch Just as I was goi Jug out with the totals dead- locked between us,

There was a brief interlude between the Walker Cup mat- ches at Sandwich and the Amateur at: St Andrews, Tals provided an opportunity for We members of both teams to join with a number of other very good British amateur golfers in delightful one-day compell- tion for

the Gulf Illustrated Gold Vase at Sunningdale, the competition being at thirty-six holes, medal play. After a very poor 75 in the morning round, I managed to pull myself to- gother and do a 68 in the after- noon to win by one stroke.

Most important

So to 8 Andrews and to begin in earnest the quest for the Grand Slam. If, with respect to this tournament, 1 should adduce more dotati than appears to be warranted, it is because I have soberis concluded that this was the most important tournament of my life.

He beat me on the last two holes. In trying to reach the long seventeenth in 2, I hooked my second shot out of bounds and wound up with 0, 1 monag- ed a birdie 3 on the last hole, Throughout the winter, al- but Horton coming along some Without ii. 1 should never though I was not playing golf, thirty minutes later, Anished even in a lifetime have .won golt was my paramount con- with two 4's to beat me out by this one of the four major corn. I was thinking about the one stroke-278 to 279.

championshipa of the golf coming year, and since I need- My next encounter with world and the Grand Slam cd to be at top form a couple Smith and the rest of the pro- would have died aborning. Be- of months eariler thun usual, fessionals on the tour came at sides, the winning of it includ- determined to make another de- Augusta in March. In this tour- ed more interesting, dramatie parture from my normal habits. nement I played the best golf Imatches than any tournament I decided to play in two winter have ever played in any tournain my experience. Lournaments against the press ment before or since and, even as a sort of warm-up, one In after an appalling finish on the Savannah and the other later | last three holen, won by 13 in Augusta,

strokes.

My first venturo in Savan- nah was the only unsuccessfusi sally of the 1930 season. I did well enough for a firat try, but was beaton ant in the end by Horton Smith.

European Cup win for Barcelona

Barcelona. Mar. 8. Barcelona, the Spanish giant- killers while washed Czechos lovakia's Spartak Kralove 4-0 half-time after leading 2-0 at

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in the first leg of their quarter- for the European final match Champlon Clubs Football before 100,000 spectators at the Barcelona Club's Nou Stadium here tonight,

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Walker Cup Year

So the preliminary skirmishes were out of the way in reason ably satisfactory fashion. One had been lost and one won, but The one I had won Was ex ceedingly gratifying,

Beginning with the puzzled dislike I had felt for the Old Course when I first played it in 1921, by 1930 I had come to love it. I thought that I appre- ciated its subtlelles. I had taken great pains to learn the location of all the little pot bunkers and felt that I had a complete fam- iliarity with the devious little slopes and swales which could defect well-Intended shots In such exasperating ways. I may have been flattering myself, yet 1 felt very confident that I should encounter no opponent having advantage over me on

Since this was a Walker Cup year, the team match at Royal St George's Sandwich provided the first order of business on the other side of the water. the score of local knowledge.

this was not an Although individual competition and had no relationship at all to the Feat had set for my-have self, a team compeiltion such

Truly"-1" had" Mad' to select ore course upon which to play. the match of my life, I should selected the Old Course. Whether or not this confidence

as this imposes a strain all was justilled was really beside

Its own. One feels very keen.

ly lils responsibility to his teammates. Especially is this abit punishing in the four. some matches.

As a matter of record, our one the side lost only two matches. in

39th minute and centre-forward Kubala in the 89th minute.-

AFP.

Hospital's Cup Rugby final

St

Richmond, Mar. 8. Hospital Cuys

beat Thomas's by nine points to six, to win the Rugby Union. Hos- pital's Cup final here today.- Reuter.

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

Here is a problem by D. 3. de C. Andrade (Toroŋta Telegram. 1988). White to play and mate In two mover.

Solution No, 1991: 1 RXK 2 R&B, R-M mate, or if steart & Kixxt; ·R==R$ ch; 3 K2, kxPch; € KxI, R-87 ch wins the queen, or

2 RX KG RXR; 1 Æ¢× R, B—RI

the point; it was unquestionably good for my morale.

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