AN
UNDERSTATEMENT:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1949.
WINNING. DOUBLE-PLAY
ENGLAND'S FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL SELECTORS WERE THOROUGHLY SHOCKED
London, Sept. 25.—To say that the English football selectors were shocked at the de- The feat of England by Eire, the first foreign side to win on British soil, is an understatement. match was considered to be in the nature of a walk over for the English team, full of seasoned players with international experience, in a trial for the World Cup games to come.
Craigengower
Confident
Is
By "RECORDER"
The cricket season opened, on Saturday with Craigengower's one wicket victory over Indian Recrea tion Club that came of a single by D. Readman and a four by Lloyd Wong. With the Valley club's best bats- men falling in succession to indifferent bowling, it was a narrow victory indeed. Readman scored another single and the innings then closed with Wong leg before.
would Both teams were very much "scratch." I have fancied Crnigengower on paper, but they were lucky enough to win after n long experiment with chunge bowlers. Yet it was the result of this experi- more confidence ment that gives' Craigengower much
for the new season than they had through a goud part of the lust.
In H, Greensinde-whose first!
There were no olher new-
Indy is alto on the list as an comers on view. However, M.
Club
was
Even if the seleciors had in mind the idea of trying out a few players-outside-right Harris, centre-forward Pye and right-back Mosley were new caps-to see if they. Btted in, they must have felt that they had, at least, enough old blood to see the side through to vic.. tors.
They now know otherwise, and it would need a crystal gazer to choose the side that the selectors will pick to meet Wales in Wales in the first World Cup match on October 15,
Williams might keep his place in goal. Aston might keep his at left-back, but Mosley is likely to go.
NO KINDLY LOOK
The Football Association
rip
not look kindly on men who give away penalties, however well they may plan, and Mosley was not conspicuous.
will always work together like a well-oiled machine.
The trouble is that too many of Englund's potential attacker
lack the have aff days, and necessary consistency. Also, too many Bre Individualists, who, if things go well for them: personally, can win a match off their own boot.
But the selectors. they want England to become the World The half-track line of Wright, Champion, may have to ignore Franklin and Dickinson may the meteorie player in favour well be left alone, but the at- of the man who never plays tack might be entirely different.
bad game. The side with the Harris, Morris, Pye, Mannion most
consistent attack and Finney might nit disappear carry off the Jules and be replaced by Matthews, Trophy--Reuter, Mortensen, Rowley (or Bent-
Jey), Shackleton and Mullen,
did England That
Rimet
Mr and Mrs Leland V. Brissle, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., display their brand-new double-play twin boys. The babies didn't care much for having their pictures Laken and fell asleep. Their pop, Lou, is a star pitcher
for the Philadelphia Athletics.
Is the question for leers at Austrian Soccer Fans GODDET CHALLENGE TROPHY
very
as an important addition to the ple. The attack failed, a penal- His attack and may open the ty 'was given away and the not batting us well with K. Y.Irishmen took the most of the chauces that Dame Fortune Other good new's for the gave them. Club is the return of George the Hong Choy, who headed Club's batting averages in the League for a good part of last season until he had to drop the game on medical advice. He is still not in top condition but he contributed a very useful 25 before retiring and he is another useful change bowler.
aspiring playing member--the J. Divecha will be coming in be asking. The answer is sim-Trampled Underfoot
105 acquired. a desirable change bowler. control on Saturday too good but he should settle Tom.
length and down to a good
He bowls a good medium ball. He is also an asset to the club's batting strength and may go in anywhere from No. 3 lo No. 6,
Japan's New
Tennis Star
Tokyo, Sept. 25.-In 24-
SPORTING GESTURE
It was a very sporting gesture and a welcome one from George,
year-old Sachiko Kamo, for Craigengower will be withi Japan has a woman lawn out the services of one of its tennis star ready to chal- best batting standbys, S. Ram- lenge the world's best play-chand, for the first half of the season. He is leaving tomorrow ers as soon as Japan is on a. business trip to East readmitted to the inter- Africu. national tennis fold.
NO DENYING
There is no denying that the martial -axlom thal attack is the
is equally best defence applicable in soccer, and the side with the best nitack wins the contest.
The selvclors have, somehow, really, strong attack, to And a
ve man forward line which
a
Reg Harris Beaten By An Eighth Of An Inch
Is It A Waste Of Dollars Sending
Abroad?
Them
London, Sept. 25.-With the crushing defeat of the Brilish golf amateurs and British women lawn tennis players in the United States, the question has again been raised should money should be "wasted" on sending teams abroad when it is obvious from the start that they will get soundly beaten.
Is it better "to have played and lost than never to have played at all," to parody a famous okl English poem? The battle of words waged furiously and there is considerable division of opinion. Those for sending the Įteams say that the money is not wasted, and' that valuable experience fa ́ gained which will in the end pay a hand- Gomo dividendi.
Others any that this view home, sell their clubs, get new point in all right provided the ones and begin over again," he selectors chose a team with an explained.
eye to the future and not a Mr Hogan said that he could leam of already experienced not agree with that just because players who are as good as they they had been beaten in a tough aro ever likely to be.
light. Then the opponents say that
the money spent on touring Then a letter to "The Times" should be used at homo In tays that the way to improve bullding up teams capable of British golf "Is not assisted by holding their own in internn-showering our men with pity ilonal competition.
NOT UNTIL THEN When this standard has been
reached and the contestants can enter the battle with Gome prospects of success then,
and not until then, should they overseas.
go
Whichever way one looks at it, there is no gainsaying that international sparting visita promote International goodwill and that it all those who had hope of winning never competed there would be no international sport or very little of it.
Everyone has to learn and the international school is the accepted best
when so much praise is due to them for standing up so bravely to an onslaught of such super- effefendy"-Reuter. 1
Danes Wrestle
To Victory
An English wrestling team
Copenhagen, Sept. 25.-
was beaten by a Danish na tional team by five matches out of eight here tonight.
Vienna, Sept. 25.-Thousands to obtain of people, unable tickets for the soccer match be- Czecho- tween Austria and
lovakia in Vienna today, storm.
A crowd of 2,000, attended tho ed the football stadium.
As a sidelight on this question contest which witnessed tho Several persons were trumpled
British press Is being Danes winning an unexpected underfoot by the aurging crowd
Paris, Sept. 25.-Reg Harris, the Manchester the and still more were injured Wheelers' professional and world cycling sprint champion, criticised for not giving credit victory over their English op-
where credit is due when
for the ponents police, swinging had bad fuck here today. He lost the Victor Goddet efforts British sportsmen make have much more experience in the wooden truncheons, charged the
Challenge Trophy by an eighth of an inch to Arie Van to defend their sporting prestige. this field. mob.
The Australian national soccer Vliet, of Holland, in the final.
"CRUEL," SAYS MB team beat the Czech side by
HOGAN three goals to one after leading by 1-0 at the interval-Reuter
Dave Sands' Fortunes
Turn
For The Better By ARCHIE QUICK
Tommy Crabtree, who with
The fortunes of Dave Sands, Australia's aboriginal Billmoria constituted Craigen- In the opinion of many CX- perts here, short, sturdily-bulllower's stout-hearted but very triple champion, have taken a sharp turn for the better, tired attack throughout lost sca- and the man who was derided after his initial appearance Miss Kamo, the present cham- plot of all-Japan, is quite capn-, celebrated more promising in this country a few short months ago is now in linie ble of accounting for most over-news by taking a wicket with for a world tile fight..
his frst ball of the new season- seas players with the exception
To put it mildly, Sands' first fight here against the of the top-ranking American find was it a foul ball t
Craigengower for the horrible American, Tommy Yarosz, was pitiful. He did not do girls.
details.
With Ramchand lost for some much better against the elderly Frenchman, Lucien months he demonstrated how Cabouche. Since then he has settled in the Newcastle- much the Club may miss him in on-Tyne district, has become acclimatised and won two another department of the game minor fights.
She is rated the best woman player Japan has ever produced and is so far above her con- temporaries at home that she has lo play against men to get adequate practice.
Ask
by taking three wickets for one
including that run,
manager,
Harris said before the race that he was very ́tired as ho had ridden 10 races within the last 20 days, racing one day and travelling the next, an effort to which he was not accustomed.
Of the 10 races; he won eight.] At the 400-metre mark Harris Te has plenty of engagements accelerated gradually, got away in hand.
coming into the home straight After returning to Manchester und was overhauled by Van tomorrow noon by alr, he re Vitel, who jumped on the line turns to the Continent for to win by the narrowest of rest before riding in London | margins.-Router. on October 14, in Brussels on October 15, and in Parls on October 16.
If his firm, Raleigh Cycles,
wil nflow him, he will attack Vigorelli track October 23, 100,000-francs prize offered by.
ine British cycle show opens manufacturer, M. Oscar Egg on October 24 and the Raleigh people need Harris there, but they may allow him a chance for
the 1.000 metres record on the Milan on for which record o has been the Swiss blcycle
THE RESULTS-
Victor The results of the mustGoddet Chullengo Trophy were:
First Heat 1-Harris, of Britain. 2.Scheren, of Belgium, 9.Iacosponelli, of France. Time: 12.2 seconds.
of IRC's Now he has burst into the Turpin has now lost his Em-the record. But she will have to wait at top-scoring Kitchell-the Valley full bloom of the prowess pire and European tl0cs; only least another year before she club may still look to a much claimed for him by his veter-the British remains. The me far off when this in international | brighter year with the following on can compele
Tom Maguire, cannot be
defensive boxer competition as the International team in probable batting order: when he first arrived in Eng-purely Lawn Tennis Federation, nt lis
land.
step aside and allow us to sed meeting in Paris last July, K. Y. Tam, M. J. Divecha,
What he did to Dick Turpin just how worthy is Randolph. sheived until next year applica. Greenslade. K. M. Rumjalin. in winning the Middleweight have no doubts that he is tions by both Japan and Ger-G. A, Souza (Captain), G. Hong Champlonship of the British Infinitely better than his bro- many for readmittance to mem-Chov. Robert Tay, J. R. Iranee, Empire at Harringay was no-ther, and he is not yet 22 years |
A, H. Ismali. P. J. Billimoria body's business, but we bership. Reuler.
are old, and Tommy Crabtree.
still left doubting whether he bent punch to has get the IRC'S PROBLEM
Marcel Cerdan or Jake Lamot- ta both of whom are mentioned as his next rival for the world
Johnny Longden
Going
of
ha
Home
25,--Johnny
the United States.
been
on
last night to fly back to New York.
names
am ion. I
·
to
SWAN SONG
The Harringay show saw what should be the swan song
of valernan Eric Roderick but the Liverpool maestro sti) in- sists that he can go on-which Ernie Thomas out- ls a plly. pointed him for the right to
Henry Hall for the welter meet
In contrast, prospects for the Indian Recreation Club do not look very bright at the crown,
alt moment: Though they are London, Sept.
WHAT ABOUT Second Longden tha champlon jockey set to defend their
RANDOLPH? Division Championship, the who
Club's notice board yesterday I personally would like holiday
showed but 16
inses what he could do to Dickie-Hall by the way put up in Europe for soveral weeks
brother, during which he rode a winnersponse to the enll for players Turpin's
Randolph,
display on the same a winner in Willing to represent the IRC before expressing in Ireland and
fall opin-Ban the Merthyr minor certain Randolph must remain one of our great Englaud, left London Airport the Cricket League.
would not crumple as Dick did. hopes for the future. The average attendance at the It was no sort of
But oh! fight
how I wish he would do more nots so far, I was told, was two
Sands come out of his corner than show
us on Imunnculato
and hook put Turpin down for eight. A count of nine fol-
Finally, it was a good night lowed and Immediately after for British heavyweights. There
and the bout was all over in country who matter and they 234 minutes.
bath bent seasoned Continental despite the decisiveness of his
Turpin said afterwards that opponents. defeat Cerdan hit him harder than Sandy did.
a
His last words as he entered roads of softball are going to beat the first bell a fighting fury straight left,
world. If I am as good as he for lack of change bowlers but Turpin failed to beat the count are only two youngsters in the
is, I am sailsfied."
Longden, who said that he
a day and it seems that the in- the plane were: "Gordien
felt much Richards (the English cham-
more than they have plon) is the best jockey in the been na yet
INC's bowling is not weak
Iwo
good men are needed to had gained eight pounds during will find it hard to find the
open the attack and the club his visit, said: "I ride in New
There are many who want to York on Monday and Tuesday,
who want to and I have got to work hard to play but few
practise.
The batting strength added: "My big ambition is to ride a challenge race with Gor-there and A. R. Kitchell's 42 in
get my weight down.'t.
Elo
the
Is ali
Switzerland's First
don, and if someone can The opening game of the season
ar-
confidence to -range it for next year, I shall may give him
be tickled to death. Gordon israise him to a place among the Geneva, Sept. 25.-Switzer
Somo land, for the first time in sport- best batsmen. coming to visit us in America, Colony's but he is not going to ride, good judges of the game saying history, today beat France do not blame him. Everything that he should rightly belong in an international golf match, by five and a half is so dUfferent over there, but was there if he took to the job more winning have nothing like you boys sorfously. His was a fine inn points to three and a half Router.
ngs on a bowlers" wicket.
**WELL-WONDER MWYNSON_WE GO NEXT?
DON
WHAT
Reuter.
Mister Conquest
THE MATTER, STRIPEY? FALLEN
IN LOVE?
MY DREAM ACTUALLY COME TRUC
IN THE END. I GAYO TO AN
ADMIRAL -“YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR SCORPION,,,
Johnule Williams, Rugby- cum-Bermouth, outpointed the masalve
Polish-Frenchman, Stephen Olok, and Jack ner caused the gigantic Nise
Gord-
Second Ilest
1.-Derksen, of Holland.
of 2-SenffUeben, France, 3-Van Looveren, of Belgium, Time: 12.2 seconds.
L
Third Heat 1-Louls Gerardin, of France. 2- Gosselin, of Belgium. 3-Ghella, of Italy. Time: 12 seconds dead.
Fourth Heat 1.Van Vliet; of Holland, 3-Astolfi, of Italy. 3-Pauwels, of Belgium. Time: 12 seconds dead.
Repechage from Heats Scheren.
Time: 12.2 seconds,
First semi-final 1.---Harris.
2-Derksen. -3--Pauwels.
Won by half a length in 13 seconds dead.
Pauwels led for 150 metres [ufter which Harris took Over
to rule the race and win earlly.. Second Semi-Final
1. Van Vllet. 1.-Girardin. a.-Scheren.
Andersson to retire in the fifth seconds.
round-twe
mances
first-rate perfor-
One day these two are 10- Ing to meet in the quest, for Woodcock's title and I would not miss the battle for worlds I am backing Williams.
TO:A RCAL
·PLAKA-DINK ADMIRAL!!
London: Expr
·Bervion
who were believed to
The best fight of the evening
match be was the flyweight tween Leo Cortsen, of Denmark, and Walter McQuffy, of Ben, Hogan, the non-playing England. captain of the America Ryder The Englishmen was thrown Cup team which narrowly boat on the mat after two and a half Britain in their professional minutes after the Dane had ap golf contest last week, said that plied a headlock. the press was at times' cruel,
"I say that because I picked up a paper this morning in which some fellow wrote that the British boys should go back
MASARYK CIRCUIT MOTOR RACE
Peter Whitehead Wins! Czech Grand Prix
Brno, Czechoslovakia, Sept. 25 The Czechoslovak Grand Prix on the Masaryk Circuit of 17.8 kilometres was won today by Peter Whitehead, a British driver, at the wheel-of-his-Italian-built Ferrari.—-
Raymond Myland, of Eng-
land, fought a fine lightweight match against Denmark's best. wrestler, Abraham Kurland; who was several times about to be thrown onto the mint, but he was so exhausted by the effort that he had to be carried away after the fight-Reular.
Triple For. Bagheera
Paris, Sept. 25.—Bag- heera, by Astrophel out of Grande Soeur, added to her French Oaks and Grand Prix triumphs when she won to-
He and Philippe Etancolín, of France, on a Talbot, had a terrific duel throughout the 20 laps to thrillday's Prix Vermeille, valued a crowd which was estimated at between 200,000 and 300,000 people who lined the, course.
at
at one million francs, over one and a half miles Longchamps.
•
Whilehead moved from Afth covering six laps of the course
Bagheera is one of the it to arst place in the sixth lap in 57 mins 23.7 seca,
entered but fell back to second on re- He beat the 2,000 cc specially-treo-year-old filles fuelling. Etancellin went built Czech Tetraplane, driven for next week's valuable Prix de Triomphe and through without refuelling but by Bruno Sefka, which, how de L'Are he lost his lead in the 15th lap, ever, won lis class in Bi mins, eight of them were in the field only to regain it for two laps 40.5 secs when Whitehead bad mechani cal trouble,
of 11 runners today. Whitehead's winning time for
six Bagheera was giving the race was 2 hrs. 48 mins, 41 pounds to all but one of - her won." com- coes, which is approximately rivals today but KEPT IN FRONT
126.4 kilometres an hour. Etan-fortably by
halt one and a The British driver resumed [cellin took 2 hrs. 40 mins. 10.0 lengths from Vela, with Tagal the lead two laps from home secs, and Cortese clocked 2 hrs. a neck away in third place.
Italy's entry, Gallo, was to and kept in front to win.
53 mins 30.4 secs. Franco Cortese, of Milan, on The best time for a lap was day scratched from next week's
returned by Switzerland's Graf-Arc de Triompho another Ferrarl, was third.
race, but Canale Prior to the Grand Prix, a fenried, whose second lap was Bagarola and Antonio
Italian challengers French-built Simca of 1,500 cc, covered in 8 mins. 3 secs. giving remain as
woni driven by Treybal,
the an avemge speed of 132.7 kilo- and both are expected to start. Brao
Router, for sports cars, metres an hour.-Router.
Cup
New Look For Czech Athletes-
Less Brawny, More Marxist
Prague, Sept. 25.-Czechoslovakia laid down the law to Its athletes today back to the little Red school house for Marxist training, if you want to compete abroad.
Mlada Fronta, organ of the Communist-led Youth Organisation, reported Won by half a wheel in 12.0 that the government has set up a "little school where athletes will attend a three Repechage from Semi-Final to four week special course in physical, political and ideological education, mostly Girardin, Time 12.4 seconds.the last two.
Final
1.Van Vliet. 2.-Harris. 3.-Girardin,
done.
J
:
Only after they complete the the nation's No. 1 and No Cup players Agured prominent- course
''. will......athletes' "bo per- | 2 tenňů stars who refused tv in the semi-finals when thờ mitted: to compete outside the to obey an order from Sokol, Hardcourt Lawn Tennis Cham Van Vilet won by one-eighth iron curtain without danger of the national sports organisation, bionships were continued at of an inch la 11.4. seconds. On deserting to the West like the to return from a tennis tourna-parkeloy here prior to the do the first start Harria touched tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny, ment in Switzerland,
cision of the finals today! A the top of the banking with bis and Vladimir Cernik.
Instead Drobny, this year's pedal,” broke his seat support BACK TO SCHOOL Wimbledon finalist, and Cornik Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir and injured his hands slightly,
will begin decided to stay outside the Cernik won their Men's The school but no serious damago WAR
Was operating next month, Minds Iron
Botit aro now Doubles match against the curining The second start saw Harris Fronta sald. The first to allend competing in the United Sigits Americans, Earl Cochall and lead slowly with Van Vliet and will be former members. of the The Czech controlled Press Herb Fiam, 9-7 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Czech
world championica has rescribed the actions of and so qualified to incos Ted "Girardia› following in that order. hockey team and some aspiting, probny, and Cemik as "further Schroeder, United States, and
Eric Sturgess,
"South""Afrien,* in, beginners.*
They will be followed proof of the bad Influence, of
rich capitalists who spoil the the nalat Hardcourt Tennis player of other sports the morkle of young people." In the Mixed Doubles semi-
yedr gbo on, the paper salch. `
Czechoslovakia also recently! Tid whole purpose, The following, is the program-
Mlada lost Frantisek Juhan, the famed nais, Gianni Cucelli, Italy, and Wilma Smith, America, beat produce motorcycle racer who decided Marcello Del--Bello, Italy. And me for the Hardcourt Tennis Front aid, is to Championships to be played at athletes who are "ideologically to go into exile after competing Dorothy Herd, America, Beng the Chinese Recreation Club and politically, maturo" rather in a Swiss race. f Ste
Plan | while Sturgekai and ¦ Doris : Harf. thin all brawn today.
The Soviet Union Since that time. Czech teams won 6-0 6-3 against Cernik, Chow Athletes of ustan-dominated more with Eastern countries, Morrison, America, rug' Cheung Chow
have been competing more and Czechoslovakia, and Nancy Court K. H. Tool 2 YAE Tul. A count ofwill also athens: the apparently as an added kifejese patent? sin
and other L. Chan; 5.-P. Y. Kwok y. NE, Baker; CCI Ip and S. T. "Utile, school"uffins pueden guardiragalustasuek desertionsr
sociated Pres
in the Men's Bingles nemi-finali Lam v. Daniel Chan and G. M. STILL, REELING Jun; Bainy, W. Lee sid Ng Kama Ceech sports circles are still REBELS STILL WINNING taking Schroeders to ve chuen v.-X. P. Fung and Wm. reeling from the recent aight Bar Francisco Sept. 25- before the American won 4-0)
into exile of Drobny and Cermilk, Czechéstavak and Italian Davis [3-0, 12-10, 6-4, 0-12′′-Restor.
Drobny put up a great fight,
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