1950-03-06 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1950.

THREE UP & THREE DOWN EMPIRE GAMES HERO

PROPOSAL TO BE PUT

TO FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

London, Mar. G. - A "three up and three down" promotion and relegation proposal will be made by Tottentham Hotspur, Second Divi- sion leaders, when representatives of the 88 Football League Clubs meet in London on March 27.

Changes in the workings of the League have been very few, and attempts to alter the present system of promoting two clubs and relegating two have always met with stern opposition.

It is also doubtful whether the proposed numerical increases in the composi- tion of the Leauge will be carried.

The Committee set up at the last annual conference to explore ways and means of bringing worthy clubs into the Lengue, are to propose that the two Third Divisions, North and South, be increased from the present 22 clubs to 24.

Wook-End Cricket

NO THE

HOLDING LEAGUE

LEADERS

By "RECORDER"

The week-end's League the Cricket matches saw Scorpions hold on to their] four points' lead on the Army as both teams won. rather too easily.

Despite a fighting innings by their Captain, D. A. Oakley. who hit up 54, the Commandos could only muster 100 runs and were beaten by nine wickets.

Len Stokes was again by last senon's searing form, carrying hir bat for 01 runs. This match turned up the only two najor" in the League olternations

averages, Oakley moving up le eccond place in the batting abeau of Noel Arthy ahead

with Agurra of 36.33 and Len Stokes moving up to 12th place with 26.46Hnished top of the avetages last HORTON,

Frank Howarth, taking einhl 45 rus. brought wickets for down his goes to 601 cun each for 10 wickets and beat 1. J. Billimoria's record of 72 1t the League wickets ju

beasoil.

AS PREDICTED

A predicted, the KCC boy- ling was in devastating form that Arny and against the

3.

1

is

Toltenham

also

Hotspur There are several good non- League clubs waiting to gain want the start and finish of the admission to League competi- reason put back. By beginning tion. Thero were hopes of a the League Benson on the first

11 September

find change two years ago, when the Saturday League Management Committee finishing on the third Saturday are of the proposed that the two botton in May, Tottenhan

In the Northern and opinion that many serious ne luba Southern sections

etions should have eldents to players, because of to wait 12 months before ap- the hard nature of the grounds, plying for re-election,

would be avoided.

This would have got in non- League club“, bai when the put to the vote proposal was it was defeated,

out They polut

that the average temperature In Eng- land in Miny is 10 percent less than in August. -Reuter,.

West Indies v. England

THE COMING BATTLE WILL DECIDE THE RUNNERS-UP

SAYS PETER DITTON

The Is England still a great cricketing power?

when the first question will be answered this summer post-war West Indian team comes over here to play a

Defeat for Eng-- series of four five-day Test matches. land could easily put her out of the International picture for a period of ten or fifteen years.

At the moment there can be no doubt that greatest cricketing country in the Australia is the work. England has beaten South Africa and the West Indians have beaten India. It therefore remains to be decided who shall be unofficial runners-up to the Aus- tralinus.

A victory for the West Indies! however would mean a serious

one

to beat than visited the which

Indies.

England's long distance runner, Jack Holden, finishes the Marathon race in the Empire Games at Auckland, New Zealand, with mud-spattered and bleeding bare feet.

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATOR THREATENS BILL TO OUTLAW

PROFESSIONAL BOXING

New York, Mar. 5.-The list of American boxing fatalities is causing grave concern throughout the boxing world and most particularly in New York State. So much so that there is even a threat of outlawing professional boxing unless steps are taken to protect fighters from death and injury,

A

During the assembly of the State Legislature, Mr Max M. Turshen, Democrat member from Brooklyn, gave notice that unless such steps were taken he would introduce a bill to outlaw professional fights.

Thla followed sharp criticism weigh-in and the arena exami- Medical Advisory Board gives of the Aght game wheu the nation must be reported wille approval.

latest question of the

fatality cases where a fighter suffers Boxers who lose six consecu→ be ordered 10 was discussed. This concerned injury or has been knocked out tive bouts con Laverne klonch, who died from in a bout he can be ordered to take n full examination to de- a brain Injury a day after being undergo A full examination termine their fitness to continue knocked out at the St. Nicholaa | within 24 hour.

in the ring. By these means, 11 Arenu.

STRICT EXAMINATION

The New York State Athlelic Commission has put into effect new rules which call for a strict medical examination of boxers before and after fights.

મ opener! They have also medical

ninst room with the modern equipment So that boxers can undergo tests under the supervision of doctors con- nected with the Commission's Medleat Advkory Board.

Licensed boxers will be re- quired to go through pre-licence examinations on July 1 and each year a fighter will have to undergo a thorough examination before being passed it for the

year.

Boxers will be examined five days before a night, at the noon weigh-in on the day of the bout and agatu at the arena before

Any ailments or Injuries that may occur between the

entering the ring. He discarded his shoes early in the gruelling race and went on to win.

BEST IN 50 YEARS

Jesse Owens

Voted The

Greatest Track Star

noon

New York, Mar. 5.-Jesse Owens, who in one blazing afternoon broke five four Olympic gold world records and tied a sixth, and then went on to win medals, emerged in the Associated Press mid-century sports poll as the greatest track athlete of the era since 1900.

world

DA

MAY LOSE LICENCE

is hoped that no boxer who is likely to suffer injury or who is

He can, of course, refuse but not Thoroughly fit, thereby In that case his licence is Unble | leaving himself open to mishap. to be suspended and would not will take part in a bout.--Reti» then be returned until theter.

+

England Needs A Professional As A Test Selector

SAYS PAT MARSHALL

Our Test selectors have a tough job this summer. They have to produce a side to beat the West Indies in a series of four five-day Tests and to find a team capable of recapturing the Ashes next winter.

Consequenty, the news that chairman of the selection committee A. J. Holmes, seriously ill these past two months, is out and about again makes particularly good hearing,

Capable selectors cati bc named by the dozen, but the

chairman has to be more than Swiss Army Wins

just a Relector: he must be diplomst, politician, delator, _and_elder_staterman_rolled into one-and Jack Holines is a born chairman.

Ski Patrol -Championship -

Andermatt, Mar. 5.-The

It is not certain, however, Swiss Army retained the In- that he will be able to fullt histernational

Αιτην Ski duties. If he cannot, two courses Patrols Championships held are open one of the present here today. Eleven patrols committee-either Tom Pearce, from seven European armica Brian Sellers, or Bob Wyatt-Switzerland, France, Bri-

will be made chairman and a

KNOWS THE TYPE

was

The inll negro sprinter received 231 votes from Amercia's sports editors and sportscasters. Jim Thorpe, the versatile Indian who won the Olympic decathlon in to

new selecter appointed, or a new tain, Finland, Sweden, Italy Australian An English victory in the Test challenge

1912, only to lose his honours on professionalism charges, was second with 84.

chairman will be brought in. and Spain-took part in the might haltion machine couli

matches against the West Indies supremacy. Both countries have

Third place was close between Paavo Nurmi, Finnish distance

ace, with 31 enly reach 95 mutt C. P. Smita

would more than cancel out the soundly defeated MCC touring

If a new selector is appointed event. took four wickets for 32 ruching defeat which was insides which have been sent to votes, and Glenn Cunningham, the American distance runners, with 30..

Finland's sole patrol put up I would like to see Tom Pearce fair- and Pali Kermani 4 for 43.

Beted upon the last MCC wide play against them. In all

to cay nothing na chairman, with a professional a magnificent performance over Literally hundreds of thou-pie Games at Berlin, Winning the world records, But then came Cullen,

West Indies and ness, however, it must be point-

ពន In

course to finish additional the 20-mile furthermore would

established out that the Aussies had a sauds of athletes have tried to 100 and 200 Metres, the Long of a variety of indour ones. In brought

second, less than four minutes Army's alow medium left hand to visit the howler, who took eight wickets England as recond only to Aus better sile

the smash standard

track Jump and the running the final addition to the marks made inmember.

behind the winning Swiss team. victorious

he held a share in the

Relay Ann Arbor, West records but never before-nor leg

The time of the winning 13 for

tralin. rums to dismiss KCC le

the 100 Metres and in the 400 It was lo second

since-did one man accomplish team.

Swiss patrol Metres Relay records.

2 hrs. 27 SERIOUS CHALLENGE ring.

so much in so short a space of "The greatest thrill of my League match In Hongkong and

ming, 34 secs, compared with Owens mighty Long Jump Owens did on May 25,fe." Owens called those Olym-cord is ctill unchallenged.

hrs. 31 has figures are now 14 wicki

Nevertheless ir the West

Ideal choice would be Lestle Finland's time of 2

was mins. for 43 runs, a more remarkable

ple victories. Indies could prove in the Test 1935, at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

"There is no question about Ames of Kent. Ames has made

Bees. Sweden for Ohio State

another following that their

fourth stris this summer

being the greatest average (3.01) than was that

Umpeting

tried the

The Oweng 100 At Berlin, Owens was

two trips to Australia with MCC Swiss patrol in third place. KGVS'S D. J. Dunne in the

victors of two and a hay Yard Dash at CB.4, and ret world centre of an international argu-athlete of his "me" tour and knows the type of player with a time of

2 hrs, 30 mins. then

Amateur Second Diviclen early

Tato was no fluke

the U.S.

we need, Yards, ment. The race-conscious Ger- Ferris or the marks of 20.3 for 220 could cial equality with

was ofth 23 sccs, and laly Australian

22.6 for 229 Yards Low Hurdles, mans obviously did not like the Athletic Union.

"Ile nude it look

If, on the other hand, a new with 1 hra, 42 mins, 50 ́ secs, Australia and the West Indles and 20 feet, 64 luches for the idea of an American begraver His Long Jump mark stands out chairman is brought in there are

Army The British

patrol have met previously in a Test my Jump,

shadowing their Nordic heroes. series with the Ausies getting Since 200 Metres is a trifle

Sir readily:

Pelham hes. 95 mins, 40 rees, following to congratulate some the better of thus exchanges. In shorter than 200 Yards, Owen Alf Hitler managed to be one has even come close only two names which come to finished 11th with a time of 4

WARMERDAM FIFTH

Warner and Douglas Jardine. Sir the Spanish patrol by nearly an the event of a West Indian victimes in the 220-Yard dash and the German winners, but he was

Pelham, though now in his 76th hour-Reuter. er over England this summer 220-Yard hurdles were also ac-etrund for any of the vice it would be interesting if they cepted as world records at they

ear, is still one of the spright- game, and ed arrange another

metric rubber

spirits In perhaps

successful against Australia to fight

With supremacy.

selector we have ever had,

Petron,

12 ihe

REMINISCENT Club de Recreio remembered ways last year, League finkhed

their winning

when

they

Italy Beats Belgium 3-1

Bologna, Mar. 5. With a Champions, in defeating the

team containing eight of RAF by Jour wicket..

sered 38 the side which was beaten Goranu Tak. Luigi

Prata 29, but the by England Rust November, al Arthur sule was out for 115 against the Italy defeated Belgium by bowling of J. Hurst, move up three pads to one in an in- world

The Second Division, an

Hurst took sixternational soccer match present toom which erleket K. C. A. Ball,

for 33 runs. One of last season's

side

wickets

tays,

here this afternoon.

Belgians, starting well, off in the second half af-

male- Fillie Gosano, was the en

main figure behind the dismissal ter being the first to geore and

of the Airmen for III rans

narrow victory

old stars shone Eddle took six ribs.

sharing two goal at the in- but the Herval.

wickels for 31

Once

more.

DIVVY'S TEAM WINS MJ. Divecha's nixed Parsee

Craigengower XI bent and strong IRC team by all of 153 runs at Sookunpoo yesterday for most remarkable result in

the

the week-end's friendly matches.

men with

50 TURS.

CAPTAIN'S INNINGS

The only Belgian goal came

minute, the 13th

when Freddie Chaves, captain and inside left, broke through and scored with a terride shot. minutes Jater Twenty-five

had come in Muccinelli, who shortly before as a substitute.

Boninerti,

the scored for

There was considerable acti- in 1913-teater.

vity over the week-end among non-League teams, competition

J

enjoying, the financial succesi. of such a scries would not be in doubt

-London Erpress service

Football

ມາດ

BRIGHTEST STAR Owens became

'Then

hand

of

either

so easy.

mind

the the most

20

1

elebrations that centred

SUN VALLEY MEET In Afth place came Cornelius distances.. AR

these en the swift Owens.

Warmerdam, the American pole

Sun Valley, Idaho, Mar, 5- records were for for astounding

Some

Hans Nogler, 31-year-old After the Derlia giones, Owere vaulter, with 12 votes. the mally accepted as international

Austrian woodcarver, brought standards.

turned professional, but quickly consider his world record of 15 feet, 74 inches as the greatest

Jardine rows better than off a big surprise by defeating quit sport for business.

Individual feat in track. Next most what qualities a side inust tho World Champion, Zeno At one time Owens

Mikired "Babe,"

possess to succeed in Australia. Colo, of Italy, in the Harriman joint was theheld outright or had a

Olymple i Zaharlas

imagine

side any

which Cup downhill ski contest, which brightest star of the 1936 Oly-share in eight standard cutdoor Didrikson

world champion

record Jardine helped to choose would opened the two-day meeting

start holder, with ahe votes,

off with a slight mora?

here. In seventh place was the late advantage, for, although Aus- Charlle Paddock, the sprinter tralians have no great love course with eight voles, followed by for him, they do respeel-and in 2 mins, 10.8 secs. Colo, Gunder Hagg, Swedish distance fear-him. record holder, with five; Bob

Association's Commandeering

Is Upsetting League Clubs

SAYS ARCHIE QUICK

the

and

Nogler

raced the Ricky down Baldy Mountain

winner of the World Champion-

ship at Aspen, Colorado, and the countles are

the North American title nt from their winter

New Middlesex Ban, Canada, was second in 2 Walter Robins,

mins, 17.2

Mathias,

American

Meanwhile Olympic Decathlon Champion, five, and stirring

Dutch hibernation. Fanny Blankers-Koen, sprinier with three.Assoclated skipper VICES.

EXILED CZECHS

WIN TENNIS TEAM TROPHY

Cairo, Mar. 5.-The self- exiled Czechs, Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik, won the Inter-Nallen Lawn Tennis Cup n1 the Gezira Sporting Club when they beat here today, Denmark by three matches to

who

The accusation that the tail is wagging the dog is soon to be levelled publicly For a long while 11:16 Italy ahead

at the Football Association by League club representatives. Divecha's XI scored 197 runs eight minutes after the interval

'differences have been boiling under the surface like a suppressed chill and they for zeven

third goal came 10 wicket, seven hats and their reaching double figures minutes later when Amadei

were stirred by the FA's hint of an all-Wembley semi-final-a suggestion only de- J. Leriou (an honorary

ferred, not abandoned, I might say. atted from a pass by the out- being top-scorer with side left, Carapallese. Parsec)

Now matters are coming to a head as a result of the FA's commandeering "The About 70,000 people craitamed The IRC were all out for 44, the communal stadium for this, of the Newcastle ground, for the England "B" team's match with Holland. largely as a result of Fall Ker-the sixth, international match first United know about St James's Park being taken was in the papers," Director,

rmarkable six wickets between the two countries mant's

Dr Rutherford told me. "It has cost the club about £300. Not that we mind that, for six runs in eight overs.

Italy has now won all the

if only we had been asked." first of which was Rames, the

the other mass

of The genial doctor, a member Witon Albion, Cheshire League ther was Reading's Ted Drake, of the FA Counell and on the club, evidently have a fog-horn and 1 belleve he will get the

In the singles. Drobny beat League Management Committee. voiced female supporter not too outside-left he wanted.

Kurt Nielson by 0-3, 0-1, and in her

Cernik beat Torben Ulrich by particular

choice of

Cernik 9-7, 6-1. Drobny and the points he will put at the

language. AL [1 recent match

beat Nielsen and Ulrich by 0-1 New York, Mar. 3.-Flouring next meeting of Soccer's Parlia-she was holding forth and -the

and 7-5 in the doubles. -Reuter. Lines, seven opponent the newscomer to his

referee stopped the match, went Wal- Joe Jersey Royal En- ancient

CUSSIE IN LAST FOUR these teams were

Fils intensified

campaign Why are League Axtures being to her and sald: "Do you mind beat the strong culi

madam. by excessive "B" keeping quiet, gineers who

Mar. 4.- Cairo, Mar, 5-Miss Gertrudo Princeton, N. J.,

Moran en- Royal Army Pay team by 5 for a fourth shot at the heavy-endangered

Internationals, and their col member

of the by scoring

there are gentlemen John Marshal, a Yule fresh- (Gorgeous Gussle) weight

Australia, bettered tered the semi-finals technical

man from sequent risk of injury to star knockout over Omelio! The Pressimists had a success. tretin

present!" of Cuba in the players?

SUPERSTITIOUS the world record for the 449- Women's Singles in the Egyp-takes over from George Mann, of joint county ful week-end, drawing ngainst Agramante

to-night

yard free style distance and tied an Tennis Championships in discussed some of the problems highly-regarded Royal Seventh the

Why have League clubs been

Len

400-metre mark today in Cairo today by defeating Miss lying ahend Shackleton. was the

duni a freshmon

swimining G. Gress of Egypt 6-0, 0-0-champions. Army Service Corps and beat-Madison Square Garden

Referee Jack Watson utopped iven such a low quota of tickets

Associated Press. v England transferred from Bradford to ing the Police, alo a strong team

bout. when the Cuban for the Scotland

meet against Princeton. Newcastle, the Yorkshire club by non-League standards.

Marshall Wag In the match against RASC, Negro was trying to rise from match at Hampden? Malcolm Beevers, the Pred the canvas in his own corner mists' caplain, took six wickets after a left hook to the chin

among which is getting keen to Joe's Comeback will lead the revolt. Some of

the point where someone may

soon suggest a knock-out chaura- ploushi,

Ainong

runs.

the

crown

round

ment are:-

flor

this all-important

When

game the £13,000 cheque.

Re-

World Record

Manager style

In clocked

1,500-A-SIDE

CHESS MATCH

three

Mighty Newcastle's own share directors were superalitious of 4:35.0 for the 440-yard free-

for 40 runs, including one of the had dropped him for the seco*which will be watched by 120,- Fred Emery of Bradford told me i reconds off the existing world

tine in the seventh session,

Despite the knockdowns the bout war so dull that the fans bed it in the fifth and sith sessionsUnited Press,

George

shaving almost

was

LESLIE AMES Ideal choice

In the women's race, prefty Andrea Mead, a member of the United States World Champlon ship team, won the event with 2 mins. 22.4 seen. The women's course

was slightly

shorter than the men's ont, an eight-

of a mile run. Tralling behind the American were four

European

was

women.

Jacqueline Martel, of France, was second in 2 mins, 24 secs. Lydia Ostrien, of Austria, was third, In 2 mins. 20.4 secs..

Behind the pace setters in the men's race were Jean Pazzi, of France, in 2 mins, 19.2,sets, and Frances Baud, niso of France, În 2 mins, 19,4 secs.

Fifth place was a tie between Eddy Rominder, of Switzerland. and Toni Mait, of the United States, who clocked 2 mins. 10.0 secs.

PARBENN DERBY Davos, Mar, B.-The veteran Bertach, of Swiss skier, Max

Derby-the classical downhill Davos, today won the Parbenn race of the Alps-for the third consecutive time.

Bertsch mile cours

Says Walter: "We must begin

covered the seven- In a time of 13 lo shape the side for the future. Yorkshire have shown how it mins. 51 secs. Sascha Molnar,

won the

is possible to make an almost of Klosters, was second with

mins. 00 secs, and completely new team by giving time of 14

Bert

of Sopa, 10-your-old every opportunity to youth, of 4:38.5 set by

Davos, was third with 14 mins. caughts and -most remarkable

000 people is on: guinea ticket, that the Newcastle Board there-mark

Belgrade, Mar. 5.Three

"Now we are looking ahead 09 secs-Reuler. bowieds ever seen.

one half-guinea ticket, two five

Director Stan

Marshall also timed in thousand chess players mode and intend to introduce into the HOLMENKOLLEN TROPHY Seymour und This effort held the BASC's

shilling tickets and 40 at 3/8d. fore added an extra fourpence Smith of Ohio State in 1941. And Newcastle, over the years,

mark their first moves on 1,500 chess team this summer three or four Oslo, Mar. 5-Thorbjorn Captain Paulgar on a real stin-

Martin of 4:33.3 at the 400-metre has been one of the cradles of Manager

same time today young players who we think

Fulkangem, aged 20, ld not ger, the catch being accomp

see the tying the listed record held by boards at the

of Nova Sad, will make the grade." English football. I may add that Newcastle 1lshed

Holmenkollen special ski jump- with

left that Hironoshin Furuhashi of Japan. as the garrison опе hand out-

Major Hawking scored 33 that quota is the same for all International. They

where

Veyvodina, took on the citizens stretched backward and the eye

for Scotiand

Both marks will be submitted in a giant tournament,

Sussex are advertising for a ing competition here today with well off the ball, Just a matter runs and Sgt. Brooks 30 for the First and Second Division clubs morning

they watched a forward in the

the Lack of

space made it im-secretary, S. C. (Billy) Grifith, 217.5 points. RASC and J. G. McFarlane 29 and lower for others!

Stirling Dumbarton Cup re- to the National AAU and

to watch England wicketkeeper and of insunct.

for "fans"

Hans Digonstad, winner of the at. Lake on to score 35 for the Prescimis's. Best bow-

Bhemeld Wednesday's International Swimming Federa-possible

at play, Beovers went

but county secretary since the war, World Championship

placed trom the

recently, was performance runs with the Pressimists three ling

manager Eric Taylor was at the tion for acceptance as American their stalwarts International, but ho. was and world recorda. Yale won special boards were erected in resigned to join a Sunday news-Placid wickets down for 31 runs in RASC came from S/Sgt. Hals-

NEWCASTLE worth, a spla and

merchant, who

Peter Hugstodt was third with disappointed in his endeavour to the varsity event from Prince- cinemas, and public squares to paper. He still hopes to play in second with 215.5 points, while reply to BASC'S 142

and the freshman give them the latest news of the a few midweek games.

212.5 pointa-Router. side carried on to 112 for eight

-(London Express Service) Two food stories I heard at sign George Robledo, Newcastle's ton, 49-20,

iplay-Reuter, when wickets

slumps were

Newcastle:

Chilean centre-forward, Among meet, 50-25.--United Press, drawn.

the

went on unchanged for 15 overs to take five wickets for

45

runs.

STORIES FROM

play.