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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1951.
By Reg. Wootton
CHAIRMAN SUGGESTS
A BAN ON TRANSFER FEES BETWEEN LEAGUE CLUBS
By IVAN SHARPE
The other night, the Management Committee of the Football League met in London to round off their plans to conquer the transfer canker.
The item on the agenda was really: Commercialism or Sport? Indeed, Mr A. Brook Hirst, Chairman of the Football Association, who has been years in the service of Huddersfield Town FC, and was in office during their greatest successes, tells me he has come to the conclusion that, as between Football League clubs, there should be no transfer fees at all.
He says: "My experience, as a club director and as a member of the Lengua Management Committee, has satisfied me that these £10,000, £20,000 and £30,000 fees damage the game's reputation and cause dissatisfaction among the players, who naturally feel that they should receive a greater share of the money.
"There are some cases where man, who has remained and players are priceless because turned professional. the clubs would not part with them. This apples to most of England's internationals.
"Money
WATCHING
"EVENS" IS SLOW
TIME FOR THE 100 YARDS DASH
Says McDONALD
BAILEY
Britain has never before been so well' off for first- class sprinters, but let it not be imagined that they are all in the world-beater class. As I see it, they are going to find it mighty hard even to get to the final stages at the Helsinki Olymples next year.
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It is twenty-seven years since Britain won Olympic sprint title. What is the reason? Season after season I watch potential champions come to the fore, shine brightly for a time, then subside almost into obscurity.
the "100" (yards) There is apparently a self-seconds for satisfying feeling amongst some or 22 seconds for the furlong. even these athletes (and this may apply tobul now, it seems, the athletes of some other times would not get me a place countries besides Britain) that in open competition. once they have broken "evens" there is no need to go faster.
Let me say right now that in said to me: "Every time I get to the mark I think of this fast-moving world of athle-down ties 10 seconds lead" is by no nothing but a record,"
Lloyd LaBeach, one of the world's fastest sprinters, once
means the hall-mark of "class" We may not all be agreed
In America 10hool fit 'knock spots of "lors on this outlook, but it certainly
"evether entered each race,
17-year-old high
alhelps to Illustrate the deter- mined spirit in which LaBeach
that though I grant
there are conditions
usually favourable. Even so, I am Records, I have always felt, very | convinced, that some sprinters become almost automatic once the USA do not realise you are in top gear," but you Just how good they themselves must have that mental urge to
"know" you can do it. could be.
Take the British sprinter Shenton, for instance. Frw gave
him any sort of chance in the
200 European Games
metres, yet some tough last minute of people into the country without training under the guidance specifle reasons, such as business AAA chief mosseur Mick Mays,
reaper purposes or university training."plus some real "pep" talk, saw Brian Shenton win handsomely. I am officially assured that the
This
"killer"
bo spirit should arrival and departure of these This may satisfy the disturbed
into athletes at every offers won't tempt foreign amateurs has been duly directors, but any sign of an in- drummed Sprinters especial- or interest their clubs unless they considered by the League. "It crease in foreign footballers will are prepared to let a player go.
"There are other cases where she just a formality. We watch | Le followed by a call for a bany should go all out to keep on like that imposed on pro- knocking that odd fraction off
their best time. "Let's keep it all- fessionals.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH British," these clubs siy.
Not so
long ago I used to feel flattered I returned 9.8
the youngster who hasn't quite made the grade with the first team remains with the club in the reserves because he is not worth tz greatly-exaggerated
fee.
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fees.
there were no transfer many of these young players would be released, and so there would be 4 a greater circulation of players and und reduction of the shortage of ialent which is the
Kame's bugbear and the prime cause the
present football inflation," "THE
reason these free trans- fers are restricted to Football League clubs is that, obviously or protec-
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It is high time for action.
A Line At Last On The
Respective Merits Of Turpin And Robinson
Says ARCHIE QUICK
League Management
At last we have a line on the respective merits of middleweight stars Ran- Committee's plan: will be welcomed, but some well-wishers dolph Turpin, British and European Champlon, and "Sugar" Ray Robinson, American and world titleholder. One day these coloured boys will meet-unless a third one, among the
Australia's Dave Sands, intervenes and everyone is trying to get some idea of their respective form.
clubs are worried about after-effects. They are proposing to raise questions at the annual medling about the in creasing appearance in teams
of foreign 1
This is
is an interesing story. Twenty years ago, Herber
Chapman, ever on the look-out
for magnets as well-as-match- persuaded Hiden, the
winners,
who
"It's a new idea. they've zent น American captain."
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passtrians, toj"Turpin hits harder than Robin- 'we went to see if Turpin can before the end of the Arst round countica hope to win the cham- }
Throughout The far as Dover, and the immigra
Seasons
by
in he went and just pulled his man up in his tracks with a punch to the heart. The end was inevitable in the second round.
First a left hook, and then a left and a right to the jaw and Randolph's "gymnasium workout" was over, The Brown grin had faded by then!
season, which starts at the end of the month, they think that the experience gained will pay dividends in the near future.
Robinson, supreme as a welter, has to face heavier opposition as a middle. Turpin is a natural one. Anyhow, Billy Brown, Italian-born, but Connecticut-raised and now living in Florida, was the trial horse supplied to Turpin at Birmingham.for the future, are being Brown had gone the distance ten rounds-with Robinson. Turpin disposed of him in two.---- spectacular
Afterwards Brown said to me: up with all this paper talk about petence kept goal for the leave Vienna for Arsenal son but is not so fast." That is take it before we say he is a Stadium.
Hiden twice got as
If an English- real champion. probably true.
It is interesting to note that in man gets a hiding the critics say If he wins is no good." tion people twice said, No.
3 months Turpin-apart from he Now the FA saw the menace, being taken five rounds by Jean quickly they suspect his ability and
It is that no 30
foreign
won to take punishment. at Leicester-has footballer can be signed as a
three other fighta In a total
les & seconds.
Do professional in this
"What is a chap to do? he holds a two yours*
Here is his lethal Dam (Holland)-45 sees, Lopez and hold my chin out for their residential
"Unwise."
"I thought. "British
(Spain)-35 socs, Siock (France) bonellt? If Brown taken me the the football should include
5 rounds, Brown (USA) 5 mins distance tonight they will say world's best." But I soon saw
25 secs. And the first three I am slipping. If I knock him the light.
are champions of their countries! out quickly, up will go the old CIRCUS
parrot cry." NOT A LOT OF GLORY Italy has opened the doors
Anyhow, Apart from doing what was the stars of the world-
tumbled South America, Sweden, Den-required of him, there was not a lot of glory in Turpin's latest Holland-and the result quick-time victory, for Brown
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mark, is a circus something similar to offered no sort of opposition. In the twice-nightly set-up in the fact his display was farcical. He not-so-hoppy land far, far away grinned and held his hands by known in Britain as Bogota, his sides, backed away con
tinuously and did not land one
In such sport there no soul. These Tower of Babel teams are
It
really solid blow. Turpin was
Just blatant commerciallam. 50 surprised and perhaps a little
is not the football of the country;
it is a polyglot pantomime, and
wary, that he did not make it another of his first-round
when the song and dance over knocks-out. the last state is worse than the
Best
Besides, strange things hap- pen in circuses, somersaults of thought as well as action. There,
the most important was, for instance. the South
people in the colony!
American star who, for a fee of around £10,000, went
to
Let us, through our ad-Genoa. Soon, his mother went vertising department help too-For the return journey she
booked two seats on the plane.
Before the contest he said to
me: "I am getting a 1tle fed
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Just a mention that England's other bright star, welterweight Terry Ratcliffe of Bristol, scored another of his lightning victories. Although a professional only a year he could be champion to- morrow, if the fact that he is had under 21 years of age did no: Incom- prevent it.
four
Hampshire, who feld one of the youngest teams in the com- petition last year, are Places higher than in 1949, and they hope to show further im provements.
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CHLANGE FOR YOUTH
They have a lot of 18-year- alds and under who did well in the minor counties last season,
and more than one of these boys may be promoted to the county side,
Leicestershire, whose record since the war has been poor, have embarked on a concen- trated drive in search of all- round improvements in play, amenities, membership and gene- rol support.
The playing staff has been augmented by the special regis- tration of two former York- shire players, G. A.Smithson and J. Firth, and a nursery staff is being built up under the guidance of the county coach, W, H. Ashdown, former Kent batsman.
In addition, two Australians are qualifying by residence and will be available for the cham plonchip matches in 1952. They aro M. A. J. Sargent and O. P. Saunders, who are both 21 and both good batsmen and leg. break bowlers
Essex
Middlesex, Kent, Glamorgan and Gloucestershire are other clubs who will comb the counties for talent,
GLOUCESTER COLTS
Gloucestershire are running-s. team called "Gloucestershire Etceteras" which will consist of promising colts from the winter and spring couching classes u??» der the captaincy of a county player. In this way, it is hoped to discover young players for the county side..
Easept have
va Arranged -50.one day games for young amateurs and professionals and the young Amateurs Schoolboy XI will contest, six inter-county fixtures, County authorities now remiles that an attractiveerido as "ertik analwinging one brings 'in-Che vwds. It thrquits thia poller,
NOTICE TO MEMBERS FIFTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 28th April, 1951
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.
Through Tickets (10 Rac$20.00) may be obtained at the Compradore Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor, Telephone House, also tickets at $2.00 each for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Hong Kong Derby" scheduled to be run on Saturday, 12th May.
THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE LAST
Thru QF THE
MEETING
Tickets reserved for this Meeting but not paid for. by 10.00 am, on Friday, 27th April, will be sold and the return. tion cancelled for future meetings.
To avoid congestion at the Club's Omeos at Telephone House, Club'e Branch Offices at:--
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Mombers and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
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Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE.
The Treantrors Compradore One will close at 11:00 am: and the Secretary's Office at 1145 am. Both offices, at 1st floor, Telephone House.
A limited number of timins will be obtainable at the Clubs' House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Bey (Tal. 27818)
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