1947-05-17 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1947.

SPORTS FEATURES

ARCHIE QUICK OFFERS HIS OPINIONS ABOUT—

Inter-Services Boxing: Army Football Cup Final; Revolt Among Pro Golfers

Lack of publicity and advertising led to only a few hundred spectators watch- ing the Inter-Services Boxing Championships at Harringay. Their subdued applause sounded hollow in the huge building after the previous night's tense atmosphere. Which was a pity, because the evening's boxing maintained an interestingly high level.

BERNARD MCELWAINE'S DIARY

They've No Left- Handed Batsman

I hope the warmth of welcome and interest offact the chill wind blowing over Lord's as the South Africans rolled up their sleeves to shake out the sca-made kinku. Seventeen sunburned Springboks shivered-one, chill- victim Plimsoll, at his hotel as they sorted out their gear and got down to work. It was practice or perish.

In a few minutes they were all bowling, batting and delding ike . mad in an effort to keep fron

freezing.

They look fine side to me-and Mosl when I say look, I mean it. are fair and tall, but the team' baby, Jan Smith, is black-thatched.

I could pick out the four who've been

they here before, because seemed resigned to the weather. For the record, the second-timers are Alan Melville, Dudley Nourse. Bruce Mitchell and Ken Viljoen..

still

Lord's habitues was the team's cap- tain, Alan Melville, who proudly wears a sweater bearing the six blue martlets of Sussex.

WOMEN IN SPORT

THE DAYS OF

|JEERING PAST

London, May 13.

Immediately recognisable to the From all sorts of unexpected

sources comes convincing confima- tion that the year that regarded sport- ing women as monstrous and a suit- able subject for ridicule is part of

As it is 11 years since Alan played

here, i unked him the secret of making the garment last so long.

"To tell you the truth," he said, "I took a few of them home with me when I was here before."

COMPARISONS

the dim and distant past..

Not so long ngo a scoffing lough, a jeering word, or a terse condemning

The Services, it is true, do notį require gale money particularly,

Briggs and Russell, members

of

but how much better all the fight Gillingham's team that beat Bristol ing would have seemed in the more City in the FA Cup were in the Intimate surroundings of a crowded Engineers' side, and so was Klimar- Jaudience.

nock's outside right, Russell.

The Army Were represented in

But the Sappers I liked best were seven of the eight finals; the Royal

right Navy in three and the RAF in four, Pascoe, cool-kicking

back; and the Army had little dimculty in Driver Goodson, hard tackling and retaining the championship with 12] constructive right half; and Sapper points to the Air Force's seven and tenderson, a more than useful inside the Navy's five.

ritht,

One final in which the Army were

Thus the Engineers Battalion took not concerned wns the cruiser- weight, and this was an outstanding the cup for the third time in 58 surprise for their representative was years, but the first occasion since Sergt. Instructor Taylor, the reigning 1907 which was the hey-day of that ABA champion. He was beaten infamous depot battalion that won the the semi-finals by the Jampican

southpaw AC Edwards, who in turn trophy in two successive seasons, was disqualified in the third round and also captured the FA Amateur of the final for holding. This gave Cup and FA Cup proper. the ille to Marine Infrison.

DECEPTIVE EASE

chap

BACK IN THE

THE GLAMOUR OF BIG FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

BY WALTER PILKINGTON

Owing to the restriction of midweek sport to aid the national drive for increased production, England's 1946-47 football season is, the longest on record, and it to going out like a lion rath or than a lamb after running into ten months. It started in August last and, with official sanction, will not end until mid-June. Without this extension the league competitions could not have. been completed.

RACING PITS twelfth meeting of England and improvement how the lessons from

London, May 13. Fay Taylour, who in 1920 became Britain's first woman speedway rider, recently returned from South Africa where she went in 1030 to become a midget car racing driver,

Back in her favourite racing plis at London's New Cross tracks, Miss Taylour Anda It hard to remain still as the riders finsh round the track There was an entry of 130 teams this reason from BAOR and Home at top speed. Even after all these Commands, The Barton Stacey

years as a breakneck speedster, she CSMI Paddy Ryan of Cardiff Inevitably won the welter title with eleven got through eight matches says she can hardly wait to gel back deceptive case. He is Britain's out- with a goal average of 38 to 11-a in the saddle. standing amateur and has never lost most commendable performance. The fight for the Army since 1938. Trish Guards goal average for six lie is, of course, ABA champion and games was 25 to 12. has been the Army champlon In 1943, 1945, 40 and 47. He was ISBA [champion last year and this

and,

of course too, has been in England's SIGNS

singlet on many occasions. He too, is the only senior amateur over to defeat Randolph Turpin. He scorel an easy Anal points win over AB Urquhort.

One of the Army's best champions is L/Cpl. Bebbington, and he duly from

A OF

GOLF REVOLT

There are signs of a revolt in the

professional golf world.

won the title in the middles

I heard grumblings at the £1,500 AC Hazel with skilful use straight left.

tournament at the Royal Mid-Survey L/Cpl Murphy, the Army's knock-Club, Richmond. The cause of the

"A woman's work is never done!" United Press.

Most Outstanding Sportswoman

London, May, 13.

.

Yet there is no algn of waning | brilliant display at Wembley in the interest.

Four big matches-two wartime international of 1045, for internationals, a cup final and a cup any chances to be taken of fallure semi-final

four and loss of prestige. replay--within weeks, three of them in London

DIG. IMPROVEMENT attracted over 300,000 people and

receipts exceeded £00,000. Steadily through the years the

vointile This is cnally a record.

ant persistent Frenchmen had fared better; their football craft, A perfect afternoon favoured the tactles, speed and sell had ebown by old masters from Britain, who France at soccer which took place originally coached the European at the Arsenal stadium, Highbury, teams, had been absorbed and ap- the scene of so many notable events. plled. There are two ways of looking at these tests of national strength and ability; many in England feel that with England. Later results were visitors from Europe should be mef (England's score drat) 4-2 at Paris, when the season is at its height and 2 at London, and 1-2 at Paris Inst the

at their best, whereas year. players others would prefer to take a chance on any risk of stuleness in order to be sure of a rousing and distin-

guished finish to the season.

of

that

FESTIVE GALA TOUCH

No doubt the majority huge and happy throng at Highbury on May 3 would have preferred the festive touch of a galo day rather thon tackle the sprightly Frenchmen with the grim severity of a winter's day.

frost or

magnetism.

Increasing

France lost the Arst six cinches

It was obvious a great effort had

to be made by England to achieve superiority and this was done by a 3-nil score in the game at Highbury. This was not clasale football, A blustery wind and a light ground mado the ball impish und dimcult to control even by such masters as Car- ler of Derby County, Monnion of Middlesborough and Helsserer of Strasbourg.

The French defended with great tenacity and resolution and their own attackers met with equally deler- mined opposition. Frank Swift wha superb in goal as if confirming the wisdom of the selectors in choosing him to defend Britain against Rest of Europe.

the

The French were silk full of con- ndence when a swift and brilliant

The same applies to what has been labelled the Match of the Century at Hampden Park-Britain versus the Rest of Europe. It would have been tragic to see this eagerly awaited пред

ectele marred by cold, BOW,

rain. No, let theso occasions be seen at their best with bentting pomp and glamour. They happen only so often in every foot-movement, in which Lawton, Carter baller's life.

and Mannion shared, resulted in Tom It is important, then, Britain's Vera Duce has been than nothing, so far as is humanly Finney of Preston, the outside right, who was preferred by the England voted, the most outstanding sports-possible, should be allowed to detract selectors to Stanley Matthews, scoring womon in the British Civil Service. from their great and

a superb goni by pin-pointing his shot through a narrow avenue. Itecently prominent in international For the match with France, Eng-

Matthews himself would have been holds the English, French and Irish only drew with Scotland and which and ofter a stiff night, There are 300 on the books of the championship titles; shares the really suffered a moral defeat. S/Instructor Traynor won the Professional Golfers' Association out world's doubles championship with feathers from AC Túcker.

of work. The reason is that diub Betty Blackbourn and in lawn tennis

employ assialants because of lock of Wimbledon mixed supplies and coaching at their shops. doubles contests-United Press.

Worse still is that some famous players are employing assistants at starvation woges.

phrase was all that could be expected out specialist, forced the referee to trouble is unemployment and poor table tennis tournaments, Miss Dace land made changes in its leam which proud of this goal.

stop the fight In the second round by wages among assistants, punishing Cpl. Daw in the flyweight

final,

when women's sport was mentioned, It is a weakness of all cricket lovers that immediately they see a but now the approving eye, the com- stranger at play or practice a floodplimentary written word and the of comparisons pours forth.

He bowls ke this one, or he bats flattering art of the magic movie

In the bantams, the S/Instructor professionals simply cannot afford to reached the last eight in last year's England had never yet lost at home like that one, every motion, from camera all combine to enhance the beat AC Dunean to give the Army the simple adjusting of n cap to attraction of the

strenuous its fifth ISBA championship, but sending down a googly, brings up

end of the military spare-me activities for the modern that was the one memory or another.

freedom-loving woman.

moro

successes.

Stoker Cooper proved himself one of the best boxers of the evening when he scored a points win over Cpl. Forrestor in the lightweights,

£2.

When N. B. F. Mann, the only spectacled player on the side, started In an idle moment, your United to loosen up one ancient observer Press' women's sports correspondent remarked, "Looks a lot like Bowes,"

Then after a closer look:lish country town.

dropped in to see a movie of an En snd, what I thought was a radically Agure who employs several assistants)

Showing in the "but only about n_third Bill's size."

Finally, when Mann bowled left-programme was a 40-minute feature handed, the student turned his at-h entitled "Women in Sport"--Just tention to someone else. Besides to remind us of Bouverle Street, Mann there are two other left-nrm bowlers, Payn and

about

the

Plimsoll {"ho

jokes

Plimsoll line, please"), but all the team bat right-

handed.

SILENTLY ADMIRING

It was a good, sensibly-made ilim, but inevitably it caught some girls in

I was told of one world-renowned

wrong decision was given to

AC and their weekly pittance is Sleverne over the Anny's very fine This can be supplemented by giving heavyweight, Cpi. Daniels,

lessons to members, members' wives However, five titles in eight con- and members' children, and by cell- lests was remarkably

But as I going, ing goods in the shop. especially na the RAF

say this source of income is very obviously trained to the minute.

thin these days.

fine

men

were

Opinion on the South Africans unusual-not to say unflattering GALE SPOILS

is that they will show UB some postures. A few years ago that pro- Hvely cricket.

vincial audience would have indulged It is fervently hoped that the competition they offer will bring out to the full their notoriously naive some new talent in our county sides.sense of humour at the sight of some. When the Indians came last year of the more-er-unusual shots. But most of them never really 59 they remained silently admiring cracking because of the climate,

This had the effect of making throughout. mediocre players look like world-

beaters against them. Possibly it Even the sight of the distinctly cor- tiated the selectors' spectacles as pulent British woman sculling charm- well.

plon driving a fantastically fragile

The boxing parallel is still rank-sculling "shell" ke an arrow through ling in my mind, but in that case it the water brought hurdly alter was America, and not Australia, who blew the ley blast of reality from those appreciative movie fans. down our stiffly-proud necks.

They sal enthralled while a skilful commentator described in full detail

Arthur Peall says:

FTER a foul striker was left on the last red, with yellow inter- yooing, as shown on left of diagram. Ho nominated yellow na hila Tree-ball.

RED

QYELLOW

played

on

it, and feft

a deliberato snooker, claiming that this alroke was fair bo- catino ja

Boring effect there were two rds on tho tablo.

He was wrong in thhiking that he was allowed to supoker behind the nominated ball because that ball bad the same scoring value as the ball on. liim stroke was a foul, penalty four away plus a free-balÉX ior his opponent.

During a billard handicap insi striker was faced by, the leave shown at the suaux end." "Trinking “only. : of safety, he pocketed, white and played red to foave a double basilie bad stroke. After pocketing -white, he should have cured an many as he could oft teu betore leaving a double baulk when red ran sale for him.

SPORTING SAM

CUP FINAL

For the first time in the history

COTTON'S LOST FORM

The only advice Henry Colton could offer to case the altuation is for assistants to work at some other employment during the day and ply their profession in the evenings.

of the Army Association Football The Richmond tournoment con- Cup competition-it dates from 1888-a Guards team appeared in vinced me that Cotton has gone back the final at Aldershot. They quite a lot. He says he has had were the 2nd Batt the Irish 10 medal round since October, but Guards, winners of section when they were stationed have been able to keep in touch with not only their first final. the ball; and anyhow, facially he but their last, for they are now at looks for from well. Colchester awaiting disbandment,

the BAOR at his Monte Carlo club he should

in Hamburg, and, fronically. It was

The Irishmen, however, were no

In inverać ratio little Dai Rers looks it to fight the kingdom this

the Intricacies and benefits of most match for the semi-professional summer and I opine 'that ho and of the sports at present most popular Royal Engineers from Barlon Stacey. with the fun-loving fair ex.

peared at Intervals and disastrously of wind and rain in

collapsed players

the

Australian Norman Von Nida aro going to pick up quite a lot of prize money before the season ends.

of

and the fact the Sappers won trophy only by 1-0 was entirely due Comic relief was provided inter-to the brillant display of goalkeep tionally. There was the traditionallying by Guardsman Tighė.

Rees told me a good story beautiful but dumb blonde who ap- The match was played in a gale Cardiff City's match at Watford, hard

which three with stomach by his South Herts club. Dai is foot- tried to emulate the feats of the ex-cramp. others were obviously dis- ball mad, so he went along to Vicar- perts. But in

concluding tressed, and both teams took full agc Road but could not get in with sequence, showing expert diving marks for their remarkable stamina the record crowd. Standing out- | girls at a well-known swimming pool,

side wondering, someone said: "If Hitle Miss Dumb-bell had her mo- Facing the storm In the first half I was Dai Rees I should send my ment. Climbing to the top of the the RE's gave

indication of being cord in to the Cordif directors.”) highest diving board she performed likely winners by not only holding This he did and finished up by be- their own, but by showing superior

the

a perfect 00-foot swallow dive.

Local girl made good! Feeling very happy about this, the audience listened enthusiastically to the com- mentator's signing off comments and

in the conditions.

skill and making several determined ing guest of honour in the directora'

attacked in the teeth of the wind. box and room.

ONE-SIDED AFFAIR

TOO CREEDY

heartily applauded his highly com-by inside right Driver Smith, and King, both in good form just now,

plimentary fémarks.

Yes, times certainly have changed. United Press,

Aftor the interval, what proved Not only is Rees a football', en- | to be the declding goal was scored.thusiast, but Alf Padgham and Sam after that it was a one-sided offair which resolved into

Tighe versus the Royal Engineers, the Cup Final. They even travelled Guardsman were guests of Charlton Athletic al

so overrun was the Irish defence. to Wembley in the team's coach,

By Reg. Wootton

If golf professionals are not pre- pared to pay their assistants à living the wage, at least they want all pickings they can get themselves. I learn that recently a ̧ big national newspaper· offered a fantastic cum for what would have been the out- standing match of the year Great Britain versus the British Empire. It was auggested that Von Nida and Bobby Locke should oppose Homy [Catton_and_whoever won the Open Championship, but the plan was spoilt by one player wanting the earth.

By the way, Liverpool's. South African footballer, Nieuwenhuys, le going back to the Union aa Lobby Locke's assistant.

and

These were intended to strengthen it suficiently to withstand and over- come any challenge from France. women's against a European team, but there was a lively recollection of France's

It took the heart out of the French- men and Manton and Carter went on to make the score 3-0,

Clever Carter, one of the great ar- tists of football in his time, lit up this game with flashes of his skill and genlus for leadership.

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