1949-10-27 — Page 6

THOSE LONELY: MONTHS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11949.

WIVES MAY BREAK UP PORTSMOUTH'S TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA

By ARCHIE QUICK

Portsmouth's trip to the Argentine next May for a. five-match tour is in danger of cancellation, says Chairman Vernon Stokes, owing to the players' wives' dislike of again losing their husbands for an ex- tended summer holiday period. The tour is FA recommended, but the First Division Champions will leave the decision to the players them- selves, and should the vote be adverse, will notify the FA accordingly,

Pompey are not greatly concerned over their partial lack of success this 'season. Manager Bob Jackson says that the league positions will turn upside down when the soft grounds come along. Manager Tom Whittaker of Arsenal clings to the same theory, but nevertheless admits he is worried about Arsenal's three home defeats on the run, a

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Says Tom: "Arsenal must always be at the top; they must always be hitting the headlines. It is the Wfc-blood of the club." All of which adds up to Arsenal's shortly entering the transfer market. The man they would like is Maurice Owen, the Swindon inside-forward, but the Wiltshire, club are not selling.

Aston Villa too are not happy. One discovery, however, is a real "John Langridge" sca Infernational left winger Leslie shock-headed Miller Craddock, non. Dorsett, who once wanted Smith has broken his collar- product of Hereford border to go to Portsmouth, is as good | bine. Welsh International, | marshes-a real tive "Miller" as ever in his new role of full- Trevor Ford has been prone to of the "Marches" in fact who back, and Frank Moss, Con injury quite a lot lately, Eddie caused Portsmouth's Interna Martin and Ivor Powell com- is in the WATA and tionai captain, Reg Flewin, prise a grand English, Telsh and

Ilm

Harrison, who quite a lot of bothers the other Welsh International half-back played full-back for Leicester night when the Villa beat Pom-line. But ob. the forwards! City In the last. Cup Final, has pey one-nil at Birmingham. not been a success either as a defender or at inside-forward.

The Villa are good in defence where veteran Parkes is having

ON THE RECORD. TOO DANGEROUS FOR THE LADIES?

the s

A suggestion that I would not, mothers, apparently, are under

ONLI impossible to fled eleven the impression members of the weaker sex to called "iles" they hold land on) This Colony who would like a soft hands with the impel" of a

prompted me all of Wool After game of cricket last week to inquire if that were me is called

60.

ht slade,

all, the

'softball".

The

ghosts of some of the classic Villans of the past must | surely stir unensily at song of the crudities perpetrated in the famous Claret and Blue.

THE GRAND MANNER

Purtsmouth

certainly things in the grand manner, for their match at Villa Park ended

do

week's "Cook's Tour." They irft home on Tuesday, August

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played a Manchester City

the next day, went on to Redenr on the Thursday, golfed there

on Friday, and bent Middles- brough five-one travelled in York

on

OA

Saturday, Sunday.

el Villa an Monday, and after

in Birmingham. night

sał, Tuesday, again un

home

In addition their Lengue

softball, players are In-homents,

Yet, in Jured--and seriously enough on occasion—every are bashæd, legs broken, fingers thickened,

SEASON.

Tell that to one of softball's, femmes and she will suggest you pass the information an to the Marines,

to

ex.

which included October matches against

County. Derby

Wolves und Henda Munctiester United, Portsmouth played a Danish National XI at Fratton Park on September 21. met Arsenal at Brighton for manager Charlle Webb's bene

on September 28, visited Clyde FC (Glasgow) on Octo per 5, and

First Divinion Champions played Wolverhamp

Wanderers for the FA Charity Shield at Highbury on October, 19. Finally, the Rocing Club of Rio de Janeiro are mel January. Quite o prograin-

There are at Icard two "regulars" who

turn

Lips oc- casionally for net practice. They are Miss Valerie Beeching, who turns up at the University nets

Pokfulam,

and Mrs Green- wer's one of Cralgengower's most enthusiastic cricket fans.

There are, the response to my Inqutrica suggested, more than Remembering those days be- eteven ladies in this Colony who fore the war when

hockey

here, have played cricket nt one time played or another though not of member niso a conversation be- enurse, locally,

tween two tough-looking girls as to which shin they were going

hit to

cise-also someone feminine-on.

about

Cricket is an accepted game at a good many schools for girls in the United Kingdom. That is where most of them learned H. In fact, my inquiries solicited enthusiasm from seven members of the feminine sporting com- munity. However, two of them changed their minde wanting to play as quickly as they had made them up.

Che of them, member of the KCC who had experience of coaching cricket, had a sudden desire to keep wicket in what ever match could be arranged.

However, the information that In the list of enthusiasts were one or two girls who nad never played the gone but were keen on trying immediately stumped hertumbition.

.

women

ro-

For every tomboy in the old Ladies' Hockey

Lon

Ari

пи

League there Tennis Results was also one of these pelite affairs with on migelic pression, usually on the team for

and speed

ability to con- trol the game on the wing. I remember one nf them 11 Saturday afternoon with a big. big bruise on her ankle,

Strangely, the girl looked quite happy.

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MRS COOPER

WINS LRC SINGLES

Mrs Cooper beat Mrs Lition

It was only inter 6-1, 6-2 yesterday to win the

I learned why. She had proved Bnal of the Ladies Recreation

her stick unmercifully

lough he-girl's blg foc.

on a

won Doubles

TWO STAR SHOW

Denis Compton, after presenting the “Evening News” London Speedway Cup to Bill Kitchen, the Wembley Captain, at West Ham, took a trip round the track as Bill's pillion rider, showing the cup to the crowd.

Wembley beat West Ham In the second leg of the final 66-42, giving them an aggregate victory by 124-92.

Motor Race Classic To Be Revived

Ortiz Outpoints Jackie Paterson

Glasgow, Oct. 26-Manuel Ortiz, the World Bantam weight Champion, outpointed Jackie Paterson, former World Flyweight Champion, in a 10-rounds open-air con- test at Hampden Park tonight.

Both weighed inside the stipulated eight stone 12 pounds limit for the fight, which had been postponed from last Wednesday. Between 12,000 and 15,000 people braved bitterly.cold weather and frost to watch.. the fight, but heavy rain which had fallen for severn days fortunately held off.

Both men were protected by dressing rooms to avoid waste dressing gowns and blankets on of time, their way to the ring and tho intervals. The

during

gloves had been put on in the

Joey Maxim

Gets Tough

RUSHED THROUGH

Rarely have the preliminaries been rushed through so speedily for a fight, and after Orilz had knelt and crossed himself the two were fighting.

Paterson carly attempted to land with swings but did not connect apart from one blow to the Champion's head. Ortiz was.

Cincinnati, Oct. 26-Joey taking a long time to warm up, Maxim, the National Box- but ho won

an exchange of ing Association's American next he was obviously measur

punches/In Round 3, and in tho Lightheavyweight

Cham-ing up for a knockout.

pion, clamoured today for Paterson could not keep him heavyweight title match away although he landed some. with Heavyweight Champion good punches, Paterson was in Ezzard Charles.

trouble in the sixth round and looked very worried when the

"T' cut him to ribbong," was the challenge Maxim made after scoring a technical knockout over Joe Kohut last night when the City Boxing Commission doctor refused to allow Kahut to answer the bell for the fifth round

beil gave him a breathing spell.

COUNT OF NINE ..

In Round 7, Paterson, after taking several blows to the body, was down for a count of nine with a solar plexus punch. Ills eye had attention in the in-. terval and three times he took Kohut's seconds were unable to stop the bleeding from a cutouts of nine in Round 8.

He came up over his left temple.

for the ninth round full of fight Maxim weighed 182 pounds, the tables with a

and turned Kahut 132.

which sont Ort Fight swing rtiz crushing to "DOESN'T BREAK CLEAR"the canvas for a second but the Mexican was right on top now Charles, the National Boxing throughout the last round and and Paterson was in dificulties Association's World Heavy-

weight Champion, won a 15- was very tired when the bout round decision over Maxim last ended in a convincing victory for the Mexican, who admitted that ho had not liked fighling in the cold-Reuter.

winter,

Of the match,

Maxim said Charles is "a dirty nghter.. He doesn't break clear. He shoves

LOUIS THINKS SO TOO with his shoulder on what is

Hartford, Connecticut, Oct. supposed to be a clean break

then and

socks you with a 20-The winner of the May

The Royal Automobile Club will revive the Tourist Trophy motor race next

national racing calendar for September 16, 1950, and the event will be held on the new Dundred course, near Belfast.

September after a lapse of 12 years. They have secured a date on the inter-right If I can get Charles bout between the British Cham-

Thus, after 14 years, the race returns to Ulster, where the series terminat- ed in 1986 after a serious accident.

The course.

KENNY OUTPOINTS

Savold,

into the ring egain, I am going pion, Bruce Woodcock, and Lee to cut him to ribbons,"

of the United States, Promoter Sam Becker pro- would be the logical opponent mised to do everything possible for Ezzard Charles in a World to match Maxim with Charies.

Heavyweight tic bout, #C- -Associated Press.

cording to Joe Louls, former World Champion..... -Louis gave this reporters here

when asked for his views present heavyweight position, feather- Louis reiterated that he had no Intention of making a come- back. Ho said that he would hang up his gloves after his present exhibition tour,--Reu- ter.

BELGIAN

the 1933 race and next year Glasgow. Oct. 20.-In an should see a fine tussle between eight-rounds open-air the latest postwar machines, weight fight at Hampden Park, British, French and Italian cars, Glasgow, tonight Jim Kennz. driven by aces from many dine- or Polmont, Scotland, out rent countries who are expected pointed. Plerro Paul, of Bel to make a strong entry-Reuter, glum.-Reuter.

The Government of Northern Ireland and the Antrim County Council have already spent a considerable sum of money in putting the course which is д completely new one, into racing conditions.

which begins onuni 1914, followed by another the Antrim side of Belfast, is a break owing to the First World seven miles circuit, and passes War. The race took place ngain through no villages. It goes in the Isle of Man in 1822 but though the hills and beather another break followed, country behind Belfast, and in When the series was resumed as being admirably in 1920 the venue was changed to regarded

the Ards circult suited for motor racing.

where it took The Tourlat Trophy race was

pince

year until every

1936, held in Northern Ireland from when the accident occurred. In 1928 until 1034 when eight 1937 und 1938, the race was run spectators were killed and 12 in- at Dennington Park. Derby- jured as the result of a car going shire, but the Second World War into the

the crowd

at Newtonards Intervened and it has not beer since. The Town Council then do cided that since they could not class races

and 1922, two different In 1907

were held nt the

on

on the Ardy circuits.

held

deft enough in her turn to land Club Singles Championship, guaranice the safety of specta. same time, making 19 races in Mra Scholes and Mrs Holman fors, they could not allow the all, with British cars successful

the Handleap Ladies' race to be held there again.

Championship when The race originated in 1905 in they bent Mrs Campbell and the Isle of Man where it was run Mr Cotesworth 6-2, 6-4.

for four years in succession. Then come a lapse of six years

Running the whole gamut of controversy. I can recnil in- “Cricket is a dangerous game, stances of people getting hurt to play with those who do not in any game, Slips on tens know it she explained. There, courts

and being hit on

I must agree, she was right. The | bespectacled eye arc not loo fact remains, though, that all rate.

who play the game had to learn You would

11 at some stage and I doubt that ; nothing at

think there was

all dangerous to

The following are the matches postponed to Friday at 5 p.m.:.

J. B. Kite and N. Arthy v. D.

with

Fitzroy-Williams and Maj Skip- Inventor Of

(Finals Handicap

Men's

Doubles). Nelson v. D. Nolan and

A. L. Shalth wit R. E. H.

Chung (Inter-Hong).

TODAY'S MATCHES

H.

on 14

Occasions, France three times

and Italy and Germany once rach. Early in

the history of the event, the race was won at en average speed of just over 28 miles an hour, while Inter cars won with averages approaching 80 miles per hour.

As In the past, the race will be confined to sports cars

"Tote" Killed superchargers were barred after

Port Deposit, Maryland. Internationals

The following are the L.R.C. Rx-Oct. 26.-Henry Straus, the

lures for to-day!

who invented the For Scotland

4.10 p.m.-end-Binals of tie Ian-man dicap Mixed Doubles, W. Pomeroy

Mim Tameroy v. K. 13. Baker American "tote" and made Mrs Daker,

girls schools in England start wimming, but the backstroke cf their test match aspirants exponents often enough bash with lessons on how to hold the their heads or stub their Angers ball straight off the bat without in

miscalculating that Anal bruising their fingers,

stroke to the wall, However, besides one who has

On record in my collection of played cricket liere were several other

clippings is a line of verse from Kirs who play several games and

a local newspaper dated some are good at

niso 15 years ago. It is entitled "Yacht Club Yodel" and records considered cricket

"rather dangerous".

Incident. where a yacht That, coming from girls whin woman was ruefully rubbing w. 3. D. Cooper play softball and hockey, is her rear, she had sat on the star

board

tack"

most of them who

rather a surprising conclusion to

an

4.45 pm-Final

of the Club

ler & Mrs Kite; Somi-nain of the

an-

tish Football Association.-

millions from it, dled when Glasgow. Oct. 20-Scotland Ladies Doubles Championship, Mira a private plane exploded in will play Portugal in Lisbon on Ltion & Mire Couper M Sing midair near here last night. May 27 in two soccer Interna- May 21 and France in Paris on Club Men's Doubles M. Heenan Straus produced his totall-tionals, according to an

.. B. How sator in 1928 after six years' nouncement today by the Scot- horn & J. V. Sellora 3.3. Tiestelios (A P. C.j ̧y. A.

-Inter-Hong F. T. Or work. T. Dow & W.. Ieed (Gibb,

Router. Living-

The invention was not DC- eton); S. D. Oliver N. Downie cepted

HOME SOCCER RESULTS Immediately in the

London, Oct, 25.The follow- known to our League

AT CRC

Britain, where it was adopted. W. T. Lee and lu Tak-cheuke drey United States in 1932, the Aus-

When he returned to the matches played today: possible, you would say, to pull with Eddie Chan and Szeta,

A1 Fulham: Football As- In soliciting opinions from alla muscle or be spiked by an-one game all at the cnc yeater tralian "tote" had been intro-sociation 2 Royal Air Force 1. rounders in our larger

reach. Perhaps they are under

the

could hit a ball with

Impression that women

beet as some

Finally, you would consider

03 much running to be a sport in which (Bank Line) v. D. Fitzroy Willams United States, so he took it to ing were the results of football

of the sloggers ; no one could possibly suffer a

cricket; major injury. It would be

aporting community. I gathered

& L. Goldman (mans).

day

male other runner.

on Sunday.

Something more serious than

The game will be played of duced there, but his machine

gradually

It. superseded Straus grew up within walk-

OPTIMISTS'

XI

At Aldershot: The Army 3 Aston Villa 7.

Irish Gold Cup Final; Linfield

PENNSYLVANIA HORSE SHOW Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;

that opinion generally regards that can happen in an athlelle softball as the most dangerous meat. In one two months ago of games.

ing distance of Pimlico Race-3 Portadown 2-Reuter, That opinion--you may be surprised

Czecho- to learn between Finland and

course in Baltimore. He owned comes from

of horses a large stable

and people who play slovakia, the Finnish middle dis- hockey and soccer,

tance star, Luolo, fel, the Optimizia

The following will represent the maintained a big stud farm in There is

against. here for magazine, "World Sports" re-C.C. on the KCCC ground al 2.45 akirts of the city,

Cralgengowar Worthington Valley, on the out-- considerable controversy. How-cords, In a relay race in such on Saturday: L. D. Kilber, over, wander along to King's an unfortunate way that he Dilver, W. L. Howard, G. H.. B. Maryland Horse Breeders. Asso Park some afternoon and broke, both legs"

Fritchard, R. Thesen-Ender, t. clation, and had been President watch those delicate-looking

G. Craig, K. A. Miller, AL of Tropical Park Racecourse, girls who play the game. Fond

Florida, since 1941-Reuter,

scope

Mariles, K. E. Arthy, TB. Mahon, N. R. He was President of the Oct. 28. Colonel Humberto

“RECORDER”,scorer, R. Purry.

Enaith, D. McLellan, P. O. Philip

Mister Conquest

PRANGED!

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SIGHTED AGAIN

BY DLO PROVENČEZ,

military jumping event in the of Mexico, won the Pennsylvania National

Horse Show here last night.

Riding Areto, Colonel Mariles beat Captain William Mullins, of Elre, on Lough Neagh, after three jump-offs, Captain Alber- to Valdes, of. Mexico. on Chihuahun, and Lleutenant Leopoldo Rolne, of Chile, on Bambil, ted for third

Major Pelay Izuriela, Condor won the competition for the Governors' Challenge

Trophy Reuter

ENTRIES FOR: CHESS TOURNEY.

CLOSE TODAY.

Entries for the annual |Championship of the Kowloon. Clíoss", Club" and for the "Non- Cónsultation Doublés"; Tourna- maak

close today

Hosa desiring to participate may enter their names on the 1st provided at the Club or may -confact, the Hon. Scorelaty' Me || E. M. Laufer (Tel: 60682),

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