... WORLD CUP FOOTBALLERS Stanley Mortensen (Blackpool) (left) and Billy Wright (Wolverhampton), the England's footbaff team,' now on their way to Rio de Janeiro, talking to Miss Neuza Almeida, air hostess of the plane, at London Airport to-day. ...

... TRAINING FOR WORLD CUP SERIES Six of England's selected team for the World Cup football championships opening in Rio this month, pictured during their first practice at the Dulwich Hamlet ground. South London. to-day. The players are. left ...

... WORLD OF HOCKEY Two Midland England's VOR many years at this time of season we have, in dealing with the artangements for the various festivals organised regularly for a number of the seaside resorts, urged that one should come into the extensive programme ...

... Nearly £350,000 Gate Money from the World Cup Brazilian football followers have been impressed by the play, sportsmanship and gentlemanlike behaviour of England's team, said Senhor Mario Polo, president of the Brazilian Sports Federation, on being presented ...

... the Derby Senior League, C Section Cup. The B Section Cup final between Rolls Royce and Chaddesden Park, will be played at the Baseball Ground on Wednesday next. In the first leg of the Derby Amateur League Benevolent Cup semi-final between Corinthians Res ...

... the World Cup competition next summer. Not since 1937 had Scotland dokated England at Hampden, and they had to make a change from the selected side, Bauld, a new international, replacing Houliston, the cenue-forward who dropped out through injury. Their ...

... RIO DATES FOR ENGLAND England will play Chile Sunday, 2S June, according to the official time-table for the World Football Cup tournament announced yesterday. England play nan 29 June, against the United Statea. and meet the remaining ...

... harmony with their England counterparts, have not chosen one of the victorious England team at Hampden Park last Saturday. From this It obvious that the game is being used a$ a further opportunity to try out possible players for the World ...

... ENGLAND STARS OFF TO RIO SEVENTEEN English football stars, insured for approximately £250,000, left in one plane from London Airport yesterday for South America, where they will compete in the World Cup. Before the air liner took off, Mr. Walter Winterbottom ...

... he came within three points of beating the England No. 1. Harold Marsland. Yorkshire captain, straight sets This the first time Notting- ham hat had a men's badminton Dlaytr In an England side. This England honour will give great pleasure to all local ...

... ENGLAND TEAM FLY TO RIO Nottingham Referee Among Party Seventeen English football stars, insured for approximately £250,000. left in one plane from London Airport to-day for South America, where they will compete in the World Cup. The party are flying ...

... established the new idea that the Cup semi-finals should be played on successive Saturdays, the football authorities are considering the possibility of making the scheme permanent. To-day the clash between the Liverpool- Everton Cup game at Manchester and the ...