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THE HONGKONŮ TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

JANUARY 12, 1951.

SPORTSMAN'S DIARY

ALREADY WEMBLEY HAS Test Gates Down

FIRM RIGHTS TO LASTING FAME

By G. A. MACARTNEY

In the history of international sport, Wembly Stadium is still It a young name; but already it has firm rights to lasting fame.

nations flags of many seems barely yesterday, indeed, since the were hoisted there for the Olympic Games of 1948.

Charles Six To One Favourite

This great Stadium, only eight miles (13 kilometres) from the centre of Britain's capital city, London, has become the natural home of many of the great spectacles of Britain's sports year. The greatest of all these is the final of the Football Association Cup competition. It be so again in 1951.

New York, Jan. 11. Ezzard Charles, who de-

The highest ambition of any fends his world heavyweight football payer in England is to title (American version) appear in the Final at Wemb- against Lee Oma here to-ley and emerge with a winner's medal; every follower of the morrow night, was a six to game longs to see this annual one favourite today to beat match. Nearly 100,000 of them will crowd the stands and ter- the challenger.

April 28 next races again on whichever the two competing He was quoted at two to one

to knock out Oma. The teams may prove to be, for this International Boxing Club ex- latest competition in the series pects a 12,000 crowd at Madi-is still in its very early stages. the On that spring day they will son Square Garden for

converge on Wembley by road, fight.

rail, and even by air.

on

which still attract, many thou

during the season sands their weekly meetings.

By £18,000

Treasurer Jack Nash, of the MCC touring party,

has no great love for short Test matches. Despite big at- tendances at the one just over, takings have fallen heavily compared with the corresponding match four years ago.

So did those of the Brisbane Test, in which the Saturday was blank because of rain and the match ended in two and a half days of actual play.

Compared with 1946-47, re- Mondays. Meeting took place ceipts for the two matches fell on a Monday; Ames was wear- by about £18,000--of which ing the Commonwealth e. about £6,000 would have fallen. Godfrey Evans and Douglas to the MCC. Gross takings at Wright, with the MCC in Aus- members of the Brisbane were £6,252 for three tralia, are

£14,515 Hoppers' Club, but they have during days compared with

five days of 1946 privately arranged truce on match.

this matter.

match,

on

At the Melbourne which ended just after tea

were to the fourth day, receipts

£22,162. But this game. four years ago lasted six days and receipts were £33,884.

a

.

35,000 WATCHED When the Pakistan hockey

Holland team played Amsterdam recently over 35,000 people watched the game.

Realising the need for

The tour resulted in 13 wins large indoor arena, Elvin built

and Despite this, however, there and a draw out of 14 matches the Empire Pool in 1934, was used

both at the is no reason to fear a loss on played in Spain, France, Hol- this

Games held shortly the tour. Indeed there Empire

will land, Belgium and England. and for the Olym-probably be good profit-even

right- afterwards

Pakistan captain and was if not so great as in pics of 1948. Ice-hockey

1946, half Hamidullah Khan Bijrki is in the winter of when £20,000 was brought remaining behind in this coun- introduced 1934-5.

For his services to sport in Britain, Arthur Elvin was

home.

TOSS-UP

enough try. He has brought money to last him a year and intends to work here and play hockey--probably for Tedding- knighted by King George VI I hear that は Melbourne in 1946. Two years later, the hotel had a job to decide whe-ton.

But first he will rest for Wembley's fame ther their best suite should be

estimates that the Olympic given to Lord Alexander, now month. Bijrki

150 played the Stadium the

visit to he has already on a Parliamentary

man, visiting the Test.

Lord Alexander won on score of age.

the seal to was set when Games made tain, but

sports centre not only of Bri- Australia, or to Sir Don Brad-games this year.

of the world. The miles around.

YEAR'S FEATURE

The Stadium itself is set on Charles, who at 29. is five

with its years younger than Oma, look-rising ground, and

turrets and great ed fit as he wound up his ac-flagstaffed tive preparation. He has made oval surrounded by mighty no special effort in training to stands and open terraces, it is cope with Oma's puzzling style. a landmark for The challenger fights with his inside, the oval of grass is hands down and walks away green, smooth, and unblemished. from opponents in a style somewhat similar to that of Jersey Joe Walcott, Charles has beaten.

Oma said today that he was in good shape. He has never done 15 rounds before, but the distance does not bother him. "My legs are good," he declar- ed. "We'll see what happens". -Reuter.

whom

RUGBY UNION

met

the

the

BOXER FOR SALE success of the acknowledgua Games was due, in great mea-

Boxing managers who scream sure to the near-perfect organi-

their wares across the Atlantic PRIVATE TRUCE sation of the Wembley authori-

are no novelty-but there' seems ties. They dealt with the huge

Leslie Ames, captain of the more than usual urgency in the being raised on Only since 1923 has the F.A. crowds smoothly and efficiently,

cricket team clamour now Cup Final been staged at their experience over the years Commonwealth

behalf of one Harry Matthews; now touring India,

middle-cum-cruises-weight from Wembley-but the whole atmo-standing them in good stead.

This then is Wembley, a Nawab of Pataudi, former Eng- sphere is always charged with memories. The first Final dates Stadium that has made a Lon-land and India Test cricketer, Seattle, Washington.

cost him famous; both for in Delhi-and it from 1871, when there were only don suburb

and spectators round of drinks. 15 competitors; this year the two participants

"Both Ames and Pataudi are will be the there is magic in the mention ! competing teams

Kent Hop- survivors from inore than 600 of the name, for it represents members of the clubs. But if the Cup Final the spirit of human endeavour, pers' Club, a cricket organisa- dominates Wembley's normal and the true

of tion whose rules stipulate the friendship

wearing of the club tie year, it is not the only football international sportsmen.

Scot- attraction. England and

land meet there, and on May 9, 1951, there is to be an eagerly

London, Jan. 11. The following were the re-anticipated sults of Rugby Union county championship play-off today:

Warwickshire 3 East lands 12.

be- FA international

tween England and the Argen- time which will be a feature of of Britain 1951 the Festival Mid-

sporting programme.

Gloucester 11 The Army 11, Reuter.

Arthur Peall says:

KEEP THE CUE LOW TO

CURE THIS FAULT

UNINTENTIONAL setting

up or

slight swerve effects on the

cue ball misses innumerable pots at

BLACK

BLUE

billards and

snooker. Most

common types are shown on diagram snooker black and the blue.

In esch Case white lies fairly close to the side cushion, and a stroke rather beyond moderato strength is needed for post- tion,

The tendency is to raise the cue butt a little above normal. Provided you hit the atrikeable portion of white somewhere on a vertical line drawn through its centre, no swervo will poour.

Slight deviations from this aim and the downward cle thrust sets up swerve. Cure is to keep the que- butt down

THE

WHAT DID YOU GET GEORGE

Nor does football rule entirely. Close to the Stadium is the Em- pire Pool, a great indoor enter- tainments hall where swimming, boxing, ice-skating, ice-hotkey, cycling, tennis, and table-tennis are staged at frequent intervals.

and a

Cup Tie

સ

оп

Arsenal Score Comfortable

Win Over

Carlisle

Carlisle, Jan. 11.

With no use at all for under- statement, Matthews's manager, Jack Hurley, declares that his latest "sensation" is so fearsome that

Jake LaMotta, world middle- has twice weight champion, turned down a sizeable guarantee to fight him....cruiser-weight champion Joey Maxim has been offered £12,000 to defend his title against him in Seattle.... and heavy-weight champion (American version) Ezzard Charles can name his own terms for a championship fight next summer.

me a

for

I wish, however, he had told little more about his 'sensation's" age. Matthews, it seems, has been boxing these 12

Claiming 77 wins in 80 ap- pearances, Matthews rate No. 3 the American cruisers-weight Surviving a first half bombardment, Arsenal, the Cup to Maxim and Archie Moore in Around the boundaries of the holders, asserted overwhelming superiority to defeat Car-rankings for January-so maybe football pitch there is a motorlisle, little Cumbrian third division club, by four goals to there is some justification *cycle speedway track

one in their Football Association Cup third round replay Hurley's hullabaloo. greyhound racing circuit,

The story of Wembley Stadium today. is also in part the story of Sir

Carlisle's skill and enthusiasm swift and accurate movements. Losie, Lewis and Goring added Arthur Elvin. In 1925, Arthur put Arsenal out of their stride

in a an assistant Elvin was

which ended further goals to make Arsenal in the first hali tobacco kiosk at the British Ein-

one goal all. While Arsenal's worthy winners of a gruelling

£34 FOR SWANS pire Exhibition to house which attempt at short passing went game, in which both sides prac- the Stadium was originally wrong because of the heavy tically fought themselves

Henley Regatta stewards are built, Two years later, many of ground, Carlisle's long swinging standstill on the muddy ground.

ten meeting this week, will examine Soldiers, spaced every the Exhibition buildings were movements paid better dividends.

Stewards' from the Several times, shots flashed yards round the ground, helped the possibility of increasing the bought nearly derelict, Elvin

the inches past only

posts. the police to marshal the crowd-view several of them, broke them UP: Nevertheless, Arsenal scored in which was limited to 22,500, ad- Enclosure on the final day.

sold the materials for £20,000, and bought the Stadium. Later he formed a company and get about enlarging the Stadium's sporting activities.

15 minutes through Lewis but they were helped by an error of judgment by goal-keeper Mac- Laren. McCue equalised five minutes before the interval.

to a

years and more.

They need to. So intensive a Thousands who were unable social occasion has Henley be- mission being by ticket only. to obtain tickets stayed outside come on this day that rowing the ground to listen to a broad.

men talk of watching the rowing only on the three preceding days. It was a different story after east commentary.

Arsenal are at home to They complain that in spite of DOG RACING

the interval. Arsenal launched

Town, another the high cost of subscriptions to Enclosure they Greyhound racing

the the Stewards' was in storming attacks and playing Northampton

division club, in troduced in 1927, and speed with greater confidence bewild-third

can see nothing. racing in 1929, both of cred a harrassed defence with fourth round.-Reuter,

way

GAMBOLS

THREE

HONES

TOTE

TOTE

HONÉST

JOE

by Barry Applebyy

HE GAVEL

ME. FOUR

TO ONE

∙HONEST

JOE

These subscriptions last July' brought in £11,745, an increase of £1500 over the previous year. Sale of programme's brought £534, and car park takings #1506. All expenses Were up slightly, including the cost of removing the swans from the course, which went up by £5 to a total of £34!

FA CUP RESULTS

London. Jan. H..

The following were the results of football replays in the third round of the Cup Tiẻ —

Caritale United 1 Arsenal 4.

Leyton Orient 3

Norwich

City 1-Reuter,