1949-11-09 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG” TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1949.

NEWSPAPERS ASSIST IN SELECTING ENGLAND'S SOCCER TEAMS

By PETER DITTON

Unbiased, undaunted and usually unpraised, the English selectors meet regularly at least four times a year to select English International soccer teams for matches against other countries.

upon will certainly be viewed Whatever combination they finally, decide

have got their OWN with a critical eye by soccer fans, all over the country who ideas that so-and-so would make a much better inside-right than the player selected. Indeed, if Mr Everyman were allowed to have his say in the selection of the English International team the result would almost certainly be unusual, not to

has his Every soccer fan y disastrous, from a playing point of view. particular favourite, playing for his own particular club and these players, while they might be good club-men, could never be classed as International prospects when viewed with an experienced eye..

well selection of International soccer, who led therefore just na

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This new bleycle track of 10% laps to the mile was built in 14 days in AP Picture. West Berlin for the first of a series of six-day races in November. ----

IN AMERICAN BOXING TODAY

Even Death Doesn't

Change The Pattern

SAYS CORNELIUS RYAN

Professional boxing in the United States produces more fine-sounding pro- mises, all of which are later broken, than any other sport.

At present there is a flurry in New Even death doesn't change the pattern. York to put into actual effect a safety code which was announced more than a year nge with great fanfare.

The State Legislature created

Medical Advisory

stuuled

boxing

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November 27

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WILLIE SMITH

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BACK

By ARCHIE QUICK

The veterans of sport simply refuse to concede the limelight. Jenn Borotra, at the age of 51, retained our Covered Courts Tennis Championship. Tho Sussex batsman, John Langridge, because of his exploits last season at 39, is to become one of Wisden's Five Cricketersi of the Year, I hear.

Ernie Roderick still belloves, and not without some reason, that at 36 he can lick any welterweight in the country from Champion Henry Hall downwards, Silver- haired 83-year-old Horatio Carter is leading Hull City from triumph to triumph, not to mention the success of "Peter", "Doherty and Freddie Steele ns brother--player- managers of Doncaster Rovers and Mansfield Town respectively.

Owens now holds only one world record and one schoolboys' work record, a fact quite in- dicative of the rising standards |

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All of which leads me by Smith is nothing if not blunt. easy stages to Willie Smith, Al¦ He pinces Joe Davis at the top 64, and after a lapse of 20 of the tree for all time, but years from the national stage, considers the greatest arijat he this former champion has re-ever anty on a green-balzed entered the Shocker and Bil- tabbs-and he modestly omlis liards Championships. Grey-himself-was Claude Folkiner. haired and Airespectacled, Dar-

never made the told me of big soulless breaka of Walter

him intentions when I

***** | Lindrum, but his gossamer-like Sent- during an exhibition in

add the consummate borough Working Men's Club touch

compila- weeks back, and he artistry of hla break

Hon have never been equalled," celebrated his re-entry into the

Smith's Judgment, arena by winning 10 of 12 frames of snooker against Welsh Champion Wally Withers.

some

met

WORLD SHOOTING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

BREAK OF 430

Smith's great love, however, is billard, and

ho recently node a break of 430 at Leeda where he now has a business, He also broadcasts on the game belter Thon

i know. anyone It is difficult to reali that

rentine Smith ruled

ruled the billiards, reost in the days of Melbourne in-

Newman

Tom

Harry 17747, Stevenson, Claude Falkiner and

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snooker Enjoy-

Norway Wins Carbine Event

Buenos Aires, Nov. 8.-'

Ton Reede, and he sul says Norway, with 1.480 points, that billiards

won the carbine event over A game of skill and

50 metres in a prone posi- tion in the World Shooting [Championships which were

1 r1 rat think for ute - ment that Willie will create any

art of sensation by pulling of continued here today.

Bither event or even

beating

any modern top notchers, but,

con-

Switzerland, with

1,474

na he points out, he has the points, were second, the United States, with 1,471 points, third, Inestimable Advaninge of stant practice and playing bil- Finland, ards, while his rivals are con- fourth, centrating

stooker.

0/1

with 1,467 points, Sweden, with 1,100

money-making points, Arth, Ball, with 1,453 Argentina points, sixth, with

and Uruguay (1.448 points) (1,434 points) coming seventh and eighth respectively.

Argentinian Motor Race

Buenos Aires, Nov. 8.-

by

In the individual classification for this event, the Norwegiana Skredejaard and Konsjorden (lext for first place with 298 polniz each. Then came Arthur Jackson, of the United States, J of Sweden, R. Gul- Jonsson, Finland, and J. Burchler, of with 207 Switzerland, points.

295.

cach

When an American school- THE REAL CAUSE

boy sprints 100 yards in 10 Schnaf was badly beaten by seconds dead he is just another Max Baer, and then died after promising high school sprinter.

His 22.6 #ibletics. Carnera. The standard in the schools fight with Primu

the 220 Yards Low Doyle was killed in a boat with nearly as high as it is at the seconds in

considered sen- real universities (colleges, they call Hurdles, once

pheno-sational, has now been beaten tay Robinson, the hum for o centre-forward cause was a concussion suffered these institutions),

explained by the tact about a dozen times. Whether in an earlier bout. had to be continued.

The 13oyle death, plus tivt of that the percentage of American) Interest in school athletics is it was Rowley, Lawlett, Briggs

bout with youth that continues to higher kept up in the United States by selectors Sam Baccara rls}ttr

education is not as large as 1s the fact that several magazines Juan Manuel Fangio won narses, of Brazil, J. Nordkist, of he brought About the New York generally believed.

of national circulation run an scorned if

ipreciations But these pareau- Then too. many outstanding

All-America Schoolboy the second lap of the mam- does not. Imalted, remetines

athletes schoolboy loudly announced,

moth Argentina Grand Prix privilege tons, wonder whether the

not been effective

give tip athletics in their college; Track and Fleid Team feature.

motor race today, covering

of the The other members Christand seat at an In-

natch

The State Plains that it hasn't days for Ameriena foot sl and terratsal sjever

the medical basketball, and these two sports The Amateur Athlete, official the 590 miles in 7 hrs. 57

the which is provided for the in- been able to buy

the sprinters. publication of

bert and Amundeen, scored 206 needed for delicate absorb most of

American mins. 40.4 secs. at an average winning Norwegian team, Rosge worth muchinery

Hunes scored selector 1 Tevalcorial

Amateur 10, high jumpers and weight events: National

Athletic speed of 75 miles per hour. and 293, while in tests, and doesn't even plan

the gives

following the worry and abuse that

Union, | buy

specialists. encephalogram.

winner of for the best 12 per- Juan Galvez, the statistics evitably goes with the Jul

machine which can delect minor

CLAY PIGEON CONTEST head injuries.

formances by schoolboys in the the first lap on Saturday, finish- (Colon Express Service)

1 mln. The

furty

In the past season no fewer has been

various events this past seasoned second today under schooley (best and 121 best):

behind Fanglo, but still leads in Five countries took part in caused by the deaths of Eurico than 18 American

tho getserni classification

the first round of the clay Sweden scored Bertul, at Buffalo, New York, ran the 100 Yards in 9.8 seconds

100 Yards, 0.4-0.6; 220 Yards, having covered 2,004 miles in 21 pigeon contest. De or under and a legion of them

points, min. 24.4 secs, at an 190

Argentina 180; did it in 9.9 and 10 seconds. Four 20.9-21.5; 440 Yards, 48.3-49.1 hr.

171 and Itroll.

of them did the distance in 9.7080 Yards, 134.5-1:59.3; One average speed of 8 miles per Uruguay 177, Spain

one Mile, 4:22.0-4:28.4; 120

Brazil 101. seconds, one in 9.6 and

High Hurdles (over 3

Wha 11.8 seconds.

The best performance 39 school

hurdles), 142-14.0; 200

Fanglo is second with 22 hrs. rolny In addition,

that of J. Martini, of Argentina, I min. 25.5 secs. beltered 1 inlaule 32 Luw Hurdles, 22.0-22.4;

who scored a possible of 50 in various official pronouncecuts | keama

3 inchesű feel

Eighty-we of the original 1150 shots. New, seconds in the 880 Yards Sprint Jump, & feet on thee e

the second York Commissioner Eddie Eagan Relay. That is an average of 2134 inches; Pole Vault, 13:0%-

12:8; Long Jump, 25:24-23:12:sturled commenced the

title heavyweight

seconds dat per runner.

Shot Put (12 lbs.): 59:54-55:0; lap today, which took them from

Rivadavia to New York. Nov. 8.-Cap-suid at!

would vucuted by Joe Louis

The under evens schoolboys Discus Throw, 170:234-158:11: Comedoro of thes taln Ruben Uriza,

have to be filled by a tourna

southernmost point of the South for free-style are not confined to California Javelin Throw, 101:7-178. wonment--but it was filled by one Mexican Army, has

The discus used is a lighter American mainland, Rio Inslest On Thursday, Nov.

produce the រ 1,11b|

from one, but subtract some 15 footlegos-Reuter Average of 61 10 This put him second "extra day" there will the International Individual bout, Churles vs. Joe Walcott, normally

schools in Indiana, Mississippi, off the schoolboy marks and that they sheed of Lloyd Mangram, whose be a special eclectic" conpati-Military Championship Chal-fand Eagan has given tacit if not urinters, but come also

the distance would do with a standard dis- Association Car Abe Greene gon and Connecticut.

on the CUS. Quite Impressive often have made pious declara- here.

wholef-Recorder. tlons that Champions must de gelding,

Though there Hiding the chestnut

fend against the top challenger Hatuey, he won the event last

Jump-off with every six months, yet Willie Pep seconds sprinters Bight after

High School of Los Angeles maich will be played on Sun three other competitora. Colonel 19 allowed to duck Sandy Saddler schools this year,

Humberto Mariles, the Olympic and "risk" his title against 8.day, November 20, on the New Champion, who woth on Arete high school boy such as Eddie turned out in George Brown an San Francisco Chronicle Course and on Sunday the 27th last year, rode the same horse Compo-United Press.

again and was in the quadruple Course, Lic, but Arote faulted at the barrier of the jump-

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Du Suurday, November 27

The Monthly Medal for Octo-

won by wa

Mis Frank Hunder, and Mrs J. Stockland relied for the Captain's Cup. both on the New Course

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EMPTY PROMISES

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found intses

situations.

Can

In the

and Texas, which

two states

tion played. The event has lenge Trophy for officers atometal approval.

Eagan and National Boxing towa, Bilinols, New York, Ore- will give

by Mrs Hold the National Sarad won four tournaments, bern designated Apart from the American PCA who has also kindly offered the Champlonship and the Mastersurize for the day. Event, and was second or third

in half a dozen others.-Reuter

MANILA TOURNEY

San Francisco, Nov.

The

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SCOTLAND. ENGLAND England

ald today that San Snead and a Medai Cary Middlecot have decided played on

Competition will be

New The

to withdraw their entries from when a charge of 60 cents per seventh the $7,500 Philippine open golf card will be made. tournament.

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off.

This is the first Sunday Com-

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Horse Show

ICE HOCKEY

a

London, Nov. 8-Hull-Volants in the lie wore the famous French-Canadian ice The others the Chilean Army, on Chileno Europe, was beaten by the Har

by

The withdrawals were not petition to be held and it is Lieutenant Luls Requelme, of hockey team which is touring confirmed by the golfers them-hoped there will be enough en- selves.--Associated Press. tries to warrant one being ar II, and Captala Michael ringay Racers, Us Engilah No- ranged each mouth. It is par Tubridy, of the Irish Army, on tional League champions, at the ticularly hoped that Ladies who Brüerce, but both of them Harringay Arena tonight Sydney, Nov. 8.-Norman Von are unable to play in the mid-knocked down the fifth barrier seven goals to three.

The period scores (Harringay

golfer, will leave here on for the Sunday Matches. November 14 to compete in the

other military trophies, here-Reuter, Member are reminded that with Hatuey-the International Philippines Open Golf Cham- pionship, starting in Maulla on any Nominations for the new Military Preliminary and the

Committee or resolutions must Dakola Trophy. November 24.'

Nida, the crack Australlon week competitions will enter of the eight-obatacle course,

Captain Tepalas con two first) were 4-0, 6-2, md.

►

RUGGER RESULT

be in the hands of the Hon. Of the 12 International events hos now Von Nida said today that, he Secretary at least four days beat the show, Mexico expected to return to Australia fore the Annual General Meet won nine. Yesterday afternoon University in time to defend his professional ing, which will be held on Lieutenant Joaquin d'Harcourt, Trinity title in Perth at the end of the Friday, November 28 at 0 p.m. of Mexico, won the International Union match month.Reuter.

at, the Helena May Institute. Goodwill Trophy-Reuter.

60 THE MCGINIS

BENT THOSE TWO.

AKCGOONE TO SCRAP MEDITS

WONDER WHY?

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MORE THAN MCGINKO ON. YOUR TAIL,GIR, WHEN THAT ANGINA

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Conquest

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were

TIU 9.4 in American Jordan tho

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Yards hour.

Yards

High

"RECORDER".

athlete to better Jesse Owens' LAWN BOWLS

schoolboys' long-standing cord in the Long Jump with a leap of 25 feet 2 inches, im- proving by three inches on the mark held by Owens and being the first schoolboy jump 25 feet.

ever

10

NSW Victory In Sheffield Shield

Inter-Society Match Teams

Selected

The following will

standrews Wely present

George's Society in their annual lawn bowls match at KBCC on Saturday, commencing at 2.30 pm. sharp, with St Andrew's rinks Grst:

W. Gaffney. M. McMaster, D. Trail, The Chieftain (Mr. D.S. lobby v1.BL. Dowbiggin, EJ.R.. Mitchell. J.G, Meyer, The President (Ifon. C

inker).

P. Hughes. Crighton, W. Me- VII.A. Lammert,

Sydney, Nov. 8-New South Wries defented Western Aus trails on the fourth and final day of their Sheffield match London, Nov, B.-Oxford today by 94 runs,

wero all today defeated Westem Australia College in a Rugby out for 188 in their second In- Fred Johnston taking polate tonings, by 24

Ave wickets for 04 runs.

Cali, Mekel. Bebbington, L The final ecore showed New AB. Elilot, South Wolcs 213 and 270. Sykes

McClelland, P. Kennedy, w Western Australia 201 and 188: williamson Marrison. R.X. Ed- When today's play began, wards R.C. Buller, G.Er. Thomp

F. Goodwin, Australia had only Mekay.. Russell, W. Graham, Western four second innings wickets in J. radicy E. Greenwood, A. Bal- hand and required 130 to win. ley, MN. Hakusen, W. Bradbury. On a crumbling wicket how J. McLeod, W. Conway R. Gour

lay, J.M. Forrest v5. Tindall, their ever.

chances, quickly

Ilomsley, G.C. Norman, L.A.. Coll yer, inded.

Keith Miller's brief captaincy A Bleven. J.B. Baxter W

J.C. Chalmers, Philip of the New South Wales team in Waller, V.H. Chittenden, ALG. their two matches has been dis- Eastm

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London Express Barvica

tinguished by two outright McInnes G. Hutchinson,

Boyaird; J. Fraser v J. Wiggin Today, ho bowled tan, W. Marshallsay, EA. Atkins, Kassey with a "shooter and W.. Simpson.

wins.

the end-was not long delayed. RB. Marshall, J1L. Duncan, J.V. Ramday, J. Orem v J. Howell, Rossoy had batted with an Padgett, R., Capell, A.J, Hall. ordinary batting glove, pro Reserves for Bt Andrew, the tecting a fractured finger, des- Campbell, C.R. Datly. W. Hayne,

TS. Thomson." pite a doctor's warning.For Himaeorge's All Warren,

Western Australia's batting A Festkin

Members who submitted was furthier handicapped by an namna and have not bees selected Injury to Puckett who split his are suured of a rame if they at hand while folding yesterday lend. Members indies are cordially invited to be premunt. Tea will.be

their

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11: Bonner, of the United record the States, beat the world

pistol chooting with a score of

Gal-

at 50 metres 501-Reuter,

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PICKING

A WINNER

EXPRES

Running his eye over the Cesarewitch winners the Strathspey, is Sir Alfred Munnings, Presi Royal Academy, Sir Alfred obviously has

"form" as well as line.