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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1950.

FOOTBALLERS ARE SUPERSTITIOUS

FOLK

Eddie Baily Still

Famed Swimming Coach Speaks Likes That No. 11

Up For The "Butterfly"

By CORNELIUS RYAN

Bob Kiphuth, famed swimming coach at Yale University, believes there is "no good reason" for any rule against use of the "butterfly” stroke in breaststroke events at the 1932 Olympics at HelsinkL

"I have heard that there is considerable discussion about changing the breaststroke form back to the old orthodox, but I don't think anything will come of it," Kiphuth said at New Haven, Connecticut, seat of Yale University.

stroke is that in the butterfly] ship at London the swimmer lifts his arms out Dick Thoman, of the water, and both arms are Jimmy out simultaneously.

"There is no good reason, for a charge, as far as I can see," he continued. "However, I will have to reserve comment on it until and if something more de- finite comes up."

THE DIFFERENCE The difference between the "butterfly" and the conventional

Kiphuth has coached many famed swimmers, but most of them are backstroke men such as Allen Stack, who won the 100-meter Olympic champion-

TEST TEAM SURPRISE

Arthur McIntyre Preferred To Close Or Parkhouse

Brisbane, Nov. 30.

· Rarely is an England Test cricket team announced without some major surprise, writes Reginald Hayter, Reuter's special correspondent. (The first Test match against Australia begins here tomorrow).

It was in keeping with precedent, therefore, when the names of 13 players from whom the final selection of the side will be made contained the reserve wicketkeeper, Arthur McIntyre, but not. Gilbert Parkhouse or Brian Close.

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Most people had imagined }: that sixth place in the batting order would have rested be- tween Parkhouse or Close, but now. McIntyre is the first favourite,

FOUR BOWLERS

If the rest of the team is as generally forecast England will only have four front-line bow Lers in Bailey, Bedser, Wright| and Brown.

SWEDES AT

PRACTICE

Of course, Brown and his co- selectors may decide to gamble with the batting and play, an extra bowler. either Warr or Hollies, instead.

Before the Queensland match Close was looked upon almost as a certainty for the Test, but his form then was so poor that he probably ruined his chances.

Potentially he is a fine player, but it is obvious to all that he must profit from experience be- fore he can advance, which at the present he does not seem to

be doing.

By RAYMOND GLENDENNING

Footballers are superstitious folk. I could fill my columns with true stories of playera doing weird and wonderful things in the belief that these would bring good luck in some particular match, or help to realise an ambition.

Here is the latest true story, and one which was not carried to its full extent till the England v Yugoslavia in 1940, and

match at Highbury. and freestylers Eddie Baily, England's inside-left, donned England's McLane, 1948 1,500-white shirt bearing No. 11, though he was playing in metres champion at London, and position No. 10. But it was not on the field. John Marshall of Australia, who in recent months has set many new world records,

Kiphuth said it is much too early to guess who will swim at Helsinki for America, but that

Yale has many possibilities, be-

sides those already named.

Just before the players went out he put on a No. 11 shirt and then changed into the correct one, Why?

the

At Sunderland, before nearly fully dressed in colleague game against Wales, Baily was

Medley's clothes before he rea- Bill Clinton, who will belised it, A quick change, and he graduated in 1954, is a promis- was out on the field. He scored ing backstroker, and Don Sheff two goals! and Wayne Moore are excellent freestylers, although both have

been overshadowed by McLane

and Marshall,

MAY NOT BE

MORE PUNCH Yugoslavia match, the fact that While on the subject of the

Eckersley and Hancocks were brought back and Lofthouse in troduced at centre-forward shows me that the selectors were concentrating on directness America's best "butterfly"

in attack and defence against swimmer for the past several the speedy continental side. years has been Joe Verdeur, who attended LaSalle College in

Baily and Medley set an Philadelphia and was graduated example on the left wing against in June of 1950 with a degree in Wales that will take a lot of dentistry. It isn't known now beating. It was a really great whether Verdeur will be avail-match. able for the 1952 Games.

'The stirring display by Wales, best ever since the war, says Kiphuth said that the Pan-Chairman Milwyn Jenkins, has American Games at Buenos given soccer a big Allip in the Aires, Feb. 25 to March

8 of Principality. 1951, will help officials to get a line on possible Olympic swim- mers.-United Press.

Will Iverson Be Really Devastating?

New bowlers have in the past burst upon the English cricketing scene with

are bound to sometimes, that a man who has a business that's

going to keep him and his family long after he has finished playing is unconsciously going to put the business first. So it is always

his football that suffers."

WANTS A CAP

Thereso

Porisse, sets me a Rugby prob-

A French girl, Mlle.

lem: How can a Frenchman win an international cap while playing in Britain?

The player

her brother Robert, giant front-row man fòr the Cheshire club, Sale.

is

The Porisse family came to England from Lille, where Ro- bert was born, and live in the West Riding.

Yorkshire selectors gave Ro- bert his first county cap yester- and his day against Durham, friends are wondering if county football is as high as he can aim, ONLY BY TV Porisse is 21. a 6ft in, 14- kicker of great promise. stoner, a forward and place-

England's .Rugby Union selectors in the past have not let It certainly stupid rumour that I heard going from picking the right man for put paid to birth qualifications prevent them

the rounds to the effect that

but if the the job, England and Scotland were

cordiale prevents them thinking of dropping the in-

"poaching" a Frenchman ternational matches against

only hope Porisse seems to have Ireland and Wales on account of catching the French eye is by nt weak opposition and settle cross-Channel television

the home championship with a single annual challenge match.

I can assure you there never was any truth in it anyhow.

WAS IT WASTED?

entente from

the

Tailpiece,-Post bay last week brought the plaintive request from a lady: "Please tell me a good method of filling in a treble chance pool?" Easy. Close your

Sunderland paiki £8,000 for eyes and use a pin. Billy Bingham part time weight field, Irish club. lifter and right-winger of Lin-

Newcastle also forked

money.

out

Fight Referee Wants A 'Cut' From TV

NOT ABSOLUTELY FIT brilliant first season-but £8,000 for Jim Coulter, a Lin- inside forward. Both Though Wright bowled in. the have not maintained their field

clubs thought they had made nets today, he still feels his Success once Our county good bargains. Now they are The Djurgarden Swedish

fibrositis slightly so that

his batsmen have "had a good wondering if it was wasted soccer tearn. which arrived

absolute fitness is not certain. look" at them. 'here on Wednesday, held its

He will continue to receive first practice ONE -the Club

The Football League have re ground at Happy Valley yester-match and if he plays, as can right-hand spin bowler with the treatment up to the start of the

Jack Iverson, Australian fused to accept their registra- The players were put through almost be taken for granted, he freak grip who plays for Aus- tions until they have completed

will probably have massage and tralia in the First Test be-

inquiries." There is when their paces by Mr D. J. Astley, heat treatment every morning ginning tomorrow, may well fall no allegation of under-the-table is televised? Until now, on

of the game,

into this category.

payments, but the League say they must make a formal check-instructions from the Box- ing Board of Control, the BBC fee has been shared- half to the promoters, half

day.

"certain

Who gets the money a professional fight

the trainer.

Although it rained heavily for, a greater part of the prac-he biggest surprise is that, In his first season of Shefeld up. tice, the Swedish players, who

omitting Close, the selectors Shield cricket last winter, Iver- were wearing rubber soled

should have preferred McIntyre | son took 37 wickets for 690 runs

CULLIS'S DOUBTS canvas shoes, did not seem to to, Parkhouse. True, Parkhouse but all Australia's best bats- Ex-star centre-half and now be in the least bit troubled.

has received little practice re- men were with the Test Team Wolves manager, Stan Cullis, between the boxers.

pessimistic about the down- Apart from shooting practice, cently since his attack of in- in South Africa.

fluenza, but

Mc- neither has

in ward trend gymnastic and running exer-

Intyre. cises, the Swedish players also took part in a friendly game McIntyre's century at Colom- against each other and created bo and his general display of a very favourable impressing | determination, together, .with with their fine turn of speed his excellent fielding, even whened to his bowling. on a slippery turf, stamina and not behind the wicket, have neat passing movements.

THE

weighed in, his favour-Reuter.

GAMBOLS.

THE TROUBLE WITH THEN YOU MUST THESE CRICKET CLUB | SAVE: ALL YOUR E DANCES IS THAT. MY #PANCES FOR ME. HUSBAND NEVER LEAVES" GAVE ESTES THE BAR TO. DANGE

YOU PERMIT - WHAT YOU CALL THAT I CUT IN ? PLEEZE

But a new development has of the television British foot- arisen after A point worth noting is that ball blames the introduction of the Empress Hall Sght between most of Iverson's wickets were the part-time player, particularly Roy Ankarah and Tony Lom- running 1 one - man bard. It is learned that Patry taken in the first innings Per- those haps he found it more difficult.

Fox, who refereed the bout, considers that he, too, as his victims became accustom-

should share in the money.

to be logic in Mr Fox's case, but one wonders where the list of payments should end. Could not the time-

-(London Express Service)

MAYA GAY WHAT [A.CHARMING GOWN

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business,

"It's only natural Raymond,' he said to me,

"if club and private interests clash as they

by Barky Appleby

COME ON, OLD GIRL, I CAN DANCE THIS ONE

AREN'T YOU EVEN A TEENY BIT JEALOUS, DARLING T

NO - 1 RATHER LIKE HAVING A WIFE THAT MEN FIND FASCINATING;

You MUST. BE GETTING OLD OPORGE

There seems

keeper, the MC, the seconds, even the number-card boys, claim to have played their parts in the "show"?

NO EXTRA WORK

David Braltman, one of the promoters of the fight, says re- feree Fox must address his claim to the Board of Control.

"A referee works no harder because a fight is televised," says Braitman. The boxers obviously are entitled to their. shares, but only the promoters risk any loss on televised box ing."

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Nobody seems anxious tong divulge the amount paid by the BBC for the Ankarah-Lombardas television rights-but you may u put it at between £350 and

London Express Sérvice);

£400

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