WALLABIES APPRECIATED BY TWICKENHAM CROWDS

Chronicle (Levin), 10 January 1948, Page 5

WALLABIES APPRECIATED BY TWICKENHAM CROWDS

LONDON, Jan. 8. With t^ie third round of the Euglisli Fup being played on 8atui'day, t]xe real struggle for 8occer's chief trophy begins again in earnest. The holders. Charlton Athletic, are playing Xew castle United at houie and thev are expected to go through the fourth round coiufortably. Jn the League series, there will be much interest in Arsenal's mateh witii Bradford. Arsenal now have a com fortable lead at the top of Division Oue They have 39 points. Xext comt .burnley with 33, followed by Preston vvitli 31. The question being asked is witi Arsenal go all out to win the C'up is well as the League championship? Birmingham fe&d Division Two, witn 3(5 points. Xext eome Xewcastle Unit ed with 33 and Cardiff Oity 32. in Divi don Three, Queens Park Rangers appear nell on the way to pt'otnotion. They tfe lead ing with 37 "points from Bourne nouth and 8wansea, each 29. The Austi'alian Rugby tourists thoroughly deserved their win ovei England at .Tuickenhaiu on Saturday, J'hoffgli'uhtil tlie iinal quarter the teams appeared to be evenlv matched. Thv. Australians appeared fitter and xvere groater opportunists and these qualities gave them the game. 'fhe niatch demonstrated once again that the Twickennani crowd is probabB .mc of the most sporting in the country. riiough the majority there hoped to sec fngland win, tlxe applause for the Australian tries tvas prolonged and nnstinted, breaking out again as the txw -corers walked back to be congratulate-l by tlie reniainder of the team. Th-x game is tlie thing at Twickenham. The Wallabies won general praise for their play throughout the tour and they were tytdely congratulated on keeping their line intaet in all international uiatehes. They caused some amusemexxt in one rcspect — no fewer than seven of tjxeir players lost their trousers at Twickenham. As one commentator re tnarked, the game was thrilling enougli without these additional excitements! England have made only two changes for tlie niatch against Wales at Twickenham qu Saturday week, Gl A. Kelly and H. F. Luya replacing E. Evans and J. 51yeock in the pack.. T. A. Kemp will be eaptain instead of E. K. Scott. Thp Boat RaGeBoth Qxford and Cambridge University crews ha've begun their long intensive training for the Boat Race iu the spring. Cambridge are likely to be strpked by C. B. R. Barton,, wlio stroked Jesus College when they beat the Swiss crew at Benley last summer. Oxford will be stroked by A. J. R. Pursell, who led them to their 194(5 victory. Though these are early days, Cambridge chances are again being faqcied. The report oi the Royal Regatta Committee on last y.ear's Henlpy confjnns that rowing" history was niade. There were recoru attendances and thp" ac counts showed increased income. henley, it is stated, seexns to have begun a new andi flqurisliixig eareer. But' the committee have one anxiety. If the petrol ban persists, the regatta crowds will be glashpj. - '

Henley will be the seene of the Olympic rowing "syhen an innpvatipn will be women 's canoe raees xvhich are being held for the first time. The men have forfeited their *500 metres eveni so that the women may ptxddle. Olympic Games Plans for housing -competitptg* and" officials at the Olympic Games are re ported to be » now almost complete. Fac.ilities are being provided for at least -6000 competitors. The R.A.F. statioiis at Uxbridge and .West Drayton are being remodelled and will house 2500. The former Army coiivaleseent depot at' Richmond Park will' take care of an other 1600., * It is likely that Britain V Olympic team will number 400, including coaehes axtd reserves. It will cost about £5000 to £6000 to elothe tJxem in Tyhite fiaitnels, blue blazers witli a Union Jack badge, dark blue traek suits and red, white and blue vests. Oue ^uggestipn for headwear is the 5loiitgomery styic of blaek beretOne noted British runner who will not be conipeting is Sydney Wooderson, the niiler. This is a disappointment to tlie Dui'ban Athletic Club, whieh had deeided to "adopt" him and send hitn food parcels. ,