1951-01-11 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1951.

Battle Against Racial Bias Is Already Won

Says CONNIE RYAN

New York.

The major battle against racial bias in American sports has been won, but there still is room for improve- ment and some of those improvements were made in 1950.

The three most important gains for tolerance in 1950 were abandonment by the American Bowling Con- gress of its "whites-only" membership clause, accep- tance of Negro Althea Gibson's entry into the national singles tennis championships at Forest Hills, and en- trance of Negroes into professional basketball.

Exeter Pulls It Off Handsomely

London, Jan. 10. Exeter City beat Grimsby Town by four. goals to two in a F.A. Cup third-round replay today.--Reuter.

RUGBY UNION RESULTS

games

London, Jan. 10. to be chosen 'most valuable" The following were the re- player in the American Associa-sults of Rugby Union tion, a baseball league. The played today: Minneapolis third baseman was chosen by baseball writers from each league city.

Victory over the stubbornly | Ray Dandridge became in biased ABC came only after 1950 the first Negro in history numerous court actions had been started and the ABC decided it could not afford to fight them, The ABC action permits Negroes, Orientals, Filipinos and other non-whites to hold ABC mem- bership, but stresses that various city bowling organisations still may enforce racial barriers.

Miss Gibson, runner-up in the 1950 national indoor champion- ship to Nancy Chaffee, made a fine debut at Forest Hills and almost upset Louise Brough in the second round. Many experts predict that with another year. or two of experience, Miss Gib- son will win' the national title.

In pro basketball, one of the growing sports in the USA, Negro Chuck Cooper is starring in his first year with Boston and Negro Sweetwater Clifton is anaking good with the New York; team,

to

AFRAID AT FIRST. "At first, I was afraid throw my weight around," said six-foot-seven-inch Clifton. "I

County Championship mat- ches: Eastern Countries 3 Sur- In ice hockey, the Atlantic rey 6. Kent @ Middlesex 3. City Sea Gulls signed Arthur Other matches: Headingley Dorrington of Canada, first 16 London United Hospitals 25. Negro to enter organised hockey Royal Navy 11 Civil Services in the USA.

6.--Reuter.

"I'll Take

Take On Robinson' Says Eddie Thomas

By GEORGE WHITING

99

When Ray ("Sugar") Robinson was plastering right- handers on the ribs of Frenchman Jean Stock in Paris last month, one of the most watchful of the ringside onlookers was Eddie Thomas, our own welterweight champion from the coalmines of Merthyr.

felt I ought to play a very clean Half-way through the one-sided fight, Eddie tapped game- didn't want anyone to me on the shoulder and whispered: "So this Robinson say I was rough. Being coloured, is champion of the world, is he? Bring him in at 10st. I didn't want any one to have

71b., and I'll have a go"

anything to say about the way I played."

side whisper has reached Ameri- such

Well, it seems that that ring-world title-way out in front of

noted Americans

$12

But as the season progressed, Clifton relaxed and played just

ca. Our old New York friend, George. Costner, Billy Graham, as the other men played--no rougher and no casier. And no

Nat Fleischer, weighing in with Charlie Fusari and Kid Gavilan one has even noticed the colour his ring ratings for January of his skin; only the total of his 1951, has named Thomas as No. points has been important.

1 challenger for Robinson's

Norwich City Is The Club Of The

Moment

By ARCHIE QUICK

It is the first

star

of the

No other European welter- weight rates a Fleischer men- tion which is rather a left- handed compliment to Charles

Humez, Titi Clavel and one or

two other tough Frenchmen.

However, while We salute Thomas for his new eminence, let us not get big about these things. Ray Robinson may

Acrobatics At The Valley

This is how Charlton centre-forward, C. Vaughan, ́· ended up after a raid on the Blackpool goal during the third round, F. ACup tie at the Valley on January 6.

F.A. SELECTORS

URGED TO ADOPT NEW APPROACH

(BY VERNON MORGAN)

London, Jan. 10. Football writers are saying, almost without exception, that England should have at least one international game before the test with Scotland

-the Match of the Year.

There will have been a space of nearly five have to undergo strenuous months since England met Yugoslavia and their "cooking" to make 10st. 7b match with the. Scots on April 14. This is too Sugar." I think, would be along a lay-off in the view of most. The Scots are little too hot for our Eddie to little better off though they had an international handle just yet.

ratings are game with Austria last month.

these days-but even a parboiled

The January notable for one or two other

Suggestions are that if a fully men when they want them most..

acknowledgments to Britons international game cannot be It is a difficult problem, but hitherto overlooked by the played in February or early League games should always be Americans: Jack Gardner, for March-and it would appear as subordinated instance, appears for the first if any team in Europe would be interest. to the national

South

time at No. 11 in a battalion glad to come to England for a Already there is a cry to the by Ezzard Charles, Joe Lous, should be a trial with an Eng- Franklin, the "Bogota Boy" who of world heavyweights headed match then at least there selectors to bring back Neil Lee Savold, Joe Walcott, Joey lish side meeting the rest.

was suspended for his un Maxin and Lee Oma. Yes,

dash England is too weak today to announced

to Lee Omal

ytt back and wait for

the America. "blood Scots.

match" against

Clearly there is no centre-half the

in England equal to this bril- liant, player.

an action.

The club of the moment is undoubtedly Nor- wich City. Twenty-two League matches have they gone without defeat and this tremendous sequence has taken them to the top of Division Three South, although Notts Forest, with only a point less, have played one game "fewer. Nor- wich's only defeat was in the first match of the season on August 19-a a tie home to Port Vale.

Gardner's stablemate, cruiser- time Norwich daughter and disfigurement for weight champion. Don Cockell, have headed the table since they himself as well as a long illness rates No. 10 in a list that once won promotion from it seventeen Norman Low-son

The team against Yugoslavia years ago, and the enthusiasm famous Newcastle International

was led by Freddie Mills.

can hardly be put into the fielded as to the propriety of such Opinions, however, are divid- in East Anglis is at fever pitch. Wilfred-was assistant manager.

without some change and one THE SWIFTEST ASCENT

would have thought that selec- They are averaging 30,000 gates. He took over the duties and in

Some say he has Perhaps the swiftest ascent, and the remarkable thing is that time became manager at the outside that of Thomas, is made to have picked their probable

tion committee would have liked been punished enough, that the selectors should let bygones be right in the middle of their beginning of this season. By a by Our rumbustious young team to meet Scotland and try in the team he should fill.

bygones and give him the place successes they transferred their curious coincidence his chief middleweight champion, Ran-it out against another strong.

player, inside

forward scout is now "Tiny" Bradshaw, dolph Tumpin. These New Year side. It may yet come to pass not "cut off their nose to spite They say the selectors should Ryder, to Portsmouth for £6,000, for in the mid-thirties Low was lists.

were compiled before They are now busily engaged deputy centre half at Liverpool Turpin made, hay of Tommy in the fact that the Scots ap-

Still there is some consolation their face" and be realistic. resisting offers for most of their to Bradshaw when "Tiny" was Yarosz last week yet we find pear to be little stronger, if as other men, especially Welshman Scotland's pivot in their "Blue the Leamington Flier preceded strong, as England.

F.A. PRESTIGE Hollis who is in line for a “cap.”

Devils" team. Low who went by only two Americans (world It is not as easy

Others say his actions were The record Norwich have set to Norwich as a player from champion Jake LaMotta and might suppose the getting

such in "ditching" his.country their hearts on to surpass Newport was then vice-chair- chief challenger Ray Robin-gether of an international side at the hour

to-

of their greatest1 Burnley's run of thirty games man of the Players' Union.

son, Д Frenchman. (Laurent at the height of the soccer sea..

need - just before the World without defeat in the League in There has been great en-i Dauthuille) and an Australian son. No club likes to have its Cup tournament-that he should season 1920-21:

It is a great terprise at Norwich by a club (Empire champion Dave Sands). then taken away when the Cup never play for his country strain to keep up these unde- which has the complete district Rocky Graziano, former world iles are in full swing and even again. They take the view that feated runs for every club strains to itself. Their new ground at champion, is way back at No. if the match were played to beat you and every match is Carrow Road is one of the best 10.

Franklin's in

temporary suspen- mid-week, a Cup Tie. In fact, Norwich in the land, and they did a fine

avoiding the Cupsion was extremely lenient and cannot be doing their promotion stroke of work when they en- is deemed worthy of mention, danger of a key

Not one of our lightweights games, there is always the that he deserved a greater chances any good by continuing gaged the famous Bryn Jones, of but we have Ronnie

man getting penalty. injured in an international or However, on undefeated.

balance most Clayton They will be a Arsenal and Wales fame, better side when they have been player-coach. It was, however, and seven among the feather-

as and Al Phillips numbered six even a trial.

people seem to think that he This was shown by upon the Spurs' style that Nor- weights. Bantamweights

EARLY CHOICE

should beaten.

be recalled. What the their two partial failures against wich

in- themselves eluse

Football writers are also ad-

Football modelled

Association think is a none too good. Brighton and following a charity visit Totten Tommy

Peter Keenan (No. 7) vocating that the team should another matter. They bro `ex- Hove Albion eleven over the ham paid about eighteen months

Proffitt (10)

and be chosen well in advance and tremely jealous of their high Christmas holidays.

Bobby Boland (11)-but ago. Norwich, too, are prob- to mention our official cham- trial at least they should have they would only ask Franklin, to fail if they cannot play any proper prestige and good name and CURIOUS COINCIDENCE |ably the best dressed of all the

pion, Danny O'Sullivan.

unofficial training. When Duggle Lochhead, the teams. Their outfit of green and

matches to play for them again if they felt Norwich manager, was involved yellow silk shirte-silk mark in his New Year honours list. each other's play.

In all, Nat names 13 Britons see how the players fit in with neither was impaired by ther in a car accident near Carlisle you black knickers and Nice of him, isn't it?

faction. and yellow striped stock-

whip

dais

effective.

-(London

as some

Here again the clubs of the The fact that Tra players are not too pleased at best player for the the thought of losing their best bard

the

would