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ON THE
SOCCER SIDE
Edited By Sam' Leitch
Plan for Super-Soccer--a National League of 16 to 18 clubs, plus four other Leagues each of 20 clubs-was the bold blueprint outlined by Sir Stanley Rous, Secretary of the English Football Association, at a special meeting of the FA and the Football League chiefs last week.
races
IDAY, ~ HEPT"
Hungarians Don't Convince The Experts They Are Faster Than Landy
By “RECORDER”.
On
The 1965 athletic season will be remembered for many great records, few of which will survive even next year, and it will, perhaps, be remembered best of all as the season in which three grent Hungarian distance runners came to the fore." The three Sandor Iharos, Laszlo Tabort and Istvan Rozsavolgyi- each in turn bettered John Landy's world record of 8 minutes 41.8 seconds for the 1,500 Metres run the Metric Mile and they made unsuccessful attempts on Landy's Milo record of 8 minutes 57.9 seconds. Says Sir Stanley: "My idea is for this National League, to be open to the toparimeve been taken in Mille ferential, Landy's 3:57.9 for the pect and is likeller to run the
at the 1,500-metre
the 18.4 seconds dif- Iglol, as a long distance pros two clubs of the other Leagues,
pow for many years. Mile becomes 8:80,5 for 1,500 5,000 Metres than the 1,500 end Roger Bannister's Metres at the Melbourné' Games watched him, noted that young Landy's 1,500 Metres/One Mile Metres
at Vancouver lost "Promotion
xt year. Bill was not then up to the differential in his double world 3:58.8 standard of his own Sam Bart-record race at Turku, Finland, becomes 3:40.4,
His only major Taboris 3:50.0 at the White City,
SUCCES Reading have lost Interest in ram. But Mr Seed promised: last year was 18.1 seconds and e Watford inside forward Jimmy" be back."
great many runners have run London, in May this your rating distances longer than a mile was
In hims nt 3:40.0, the
a better per- his victory against Chris Chata- Bowie
but they would like
extra
119 yards odd come Now Aston Villa hava Jack
faster timo than that, the formance than the world record way in the Three Miles at Lon- Sheffield United forward
the scene. Manager Eric fastest being Gunnar Nielsen's of 3:40.8 for the metre route don on August 13 in the com- Cross, who has just taken up on on
Houghton has received a five-
he holds jointly with paratively slow time of 13 min- recently seconda
at which
utes 44.0 seconds. appointment at Harwell.
Iharos and Nelisen. star report in Brown, rated the
GREATEST Vie Groves, most discussed best young goalkeeper in Scot-
The
WORLD'S win-lose comparative Statisticians have been rather footballer of the moment, is and today, Transfer fee would
puzzled in the last few years record of this year's "big four"
On the season's performances, that can be sald experimenting with a new-type be around £8,000. such reorganisa-football boot... really a foot-
however, it as to the gure to accept as Milers gives no general indica-
tion of which of the fourtharos is the world's greatest 1,500 differential allow
that for several ball shoe. tion would
Tabori caine Into the admitted to new clubs.to be
Metres and. One League membership," he said.
to be gained by terest Aston Villas, 'Spurs, and
the three other clubs. play-off matches between lecting club from each Leagun, These games would be tremend- ous crowd-pullers,
"I would niso like to malte it clear that at no time was it any
the
intention to reduco number of League clube.
REORGANISATION
"Contrarily
toial
made A new pair has been for him without stitching. The There are D2 Lengue clubs new soccer shoe is, in fact, one under the present League struc piece of leather.
ture.
Under Sir Stanley's plan there would be a grand total of 96-98 clubs. Six clube more, of the Peterborough and Wigan type.
Wealthy Newcastle Unlied, soccer's top spenders since the war, are hiding their cheque books. "Because outrageous prices are now being asked for quite ordinary
players," chairman Stan Seymour.
So look out for Groves-of Arsenal or Wolves or Burnley or Leyton Orient! cetting a new fashion 'In footwear.
SCOTTISH STAR
-(London Express Service).
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JOCKEY CLUB STAKES
Final Acceptors With Weights
14.2
Stockholm.
to
now
with
5,000
nt
1
Д
Mile per- better, arst with his 3:59.0 distance runner in the 2,000 to] formances can be ranked on the mile in London on May 28 after
Metres range and that same list. The tendency was
is developing into come down to 10.4 or oven 10.0 having been soundly benten by Rozsavolgyi
both Tharos (3:42,0) and Rozsa
of the world's greatest seconds, but opinion has
Half Milers. At Budapest on (3:43.2) over veered back the 18.4
and secondly that was to ally a Metres at quiapest on May 21 September 11, he beat bis com-
patriot
the
reigning European days of Jack when he cipeked 3:40.8.
800 Meires Cham- cepted in the Lovelock and Glenn Cunning
At Budapest on June 4, Roz-plon, Lajos Szentgall, in
Tabori the ham before
advent of
in 3:42.8 from minute 48.8 seconds. savolgy! won Gunder Hagg and Arne Anders Tabori (3:45.0).
remains still essentially Mlier. Next Scottish star to join an
son and the succession of great
On Miters who havé followed them.
June 10 at Belgrade, English club may be 22-year-old
London, Sept. 22. Blil
The Ukrainian sailor, Vladimir Brown, of
Rozsovolgy brought the Euro- goalkeeper
Eleven final acceptors for the Dundee, who was a member of Jockey Club Stakes to be run Mile
to 3:42.2. Cutis has now proved that he It is generally found in fast
pean record down that performances
the Tharos and Tabori did not run is still the world's greatest run- the Scottish International Lour
over mile six furlongs at 1,000 Metres time. is com-in this race.
ner over the 5,000 Métres route on Thursday, paratively
with party in Europe in the summer.
his world record of 13 Chorlton
slow. When LastNewmarket like Brown.
In the Hungary-Finland matchminutes 40.8 seconds at Belgrade managermany Seed September 29, were announced race is 1,800 Mergo the at Helsinki on July 26, Iharos on September 18, four seconds
can add 18.4 seconds fastest times ever
says season
A startling change of polley has taken place on the New- castle board-and that explains why team manager Duggle Livingstone has rarely been seen
Soviet Soccer
with the League side this ecason. Coach To Train
Youngsters are being given
their best opportunity ever Indian Players?
Livingstone
solely on youth.
concentrating
side left Bill Punton.
Moscow, Sept. 22.
a Soviet
·
today,
They are with weights: Entente Cordiale (9 st. 4 lbs.), Alpenhom (9 st. 1 lb.), Blanque- fort (8 st. 9 lbs.). Corbetto and Nucleus (both 8 st. 8 lbs.),
Jardiniere and Roman Festival (8 st. 5 lbs.), High Octane, Tall
Holiday (all 7 st. 13 lbs.).
NEWBURY AUTUMN CUP
Chief, Palace Guard and National
the
one returned recaptured the European record and find that the result shows and set a world record of 3:40.8 faster than Thar 13:50.8 at
Budapest on September 10. in beating Rozsavolgyl (3;42.8),
Nine days later, on August The Olympic Championship 6 at Warsaw, Tabori won in over this distance should go to 3:41.6 from Rozsavolgyi (3:42.0). one or the other of these two
5,000 Metres.
best
a respectable Milo time in the Landy-Bannister-Tabori performance range.
FOUR ONLY The world record for 1,500 Metres now stands at 3 minutes
with a
Iharce was competing in the
At Stockholm
at Melbourne next year, though the latest news is that Chris Chataway, whe holds the world record for Three Mies at 13 minutes 23.2 accords, is determined to challenge for this
EXIT COCKELL
Britain's Heavyweight Champion, Don. Cockell, slumps in his corner at the end of the third round of his scheduled ten-round bout with Nino Valdes of Cuba, and hears the referee name him the loser.
Cockell's seconds asked the referee for permis- sion to retire after Cockelt received a deep, two-inch gash on the forehead in the third round of the fight, which was held at the White City Stadium on September 13.-Dally Express Photo.
Cockell Defeat Wipes Out Return Fight
With
Marciano
The faces of Britain's boxing fans are glum. It took just nine minutes in London's White City stadium on September 13 to dash their hopes of shortly seeing Don Cockell in a return bout for the World Heavyweight crown with America's Rocky Marciano.
on September 40.8 seconds,' weld jointly by 2. Tabort and Iharos announced Sandor Thares and Laszlo Tabori that they were after Landy's a' great race Three local lads are now play- India has asked the Soviet; Twenty-three final acceptors of Hungary and Gunnar Nielsen Mile record. In
of Denmark. I you add 18. failed
18.4 with Gunnar Nielsens all three Championship.
When the podgy, 26-year-old ex-blicksmith""'" from than by more ing in the League team-goal- Committee for Physical Culture for the Newbury Autumn Cup,ends to this time, you seconds.
fivo Australian milkman Dave keeper John Thompson, right- and Sporta to send
Battersea, London, retired at the end of the third round to run over two miles at
Tabori won In 4Stephens should also be very back Jack Lackenby, and out-coach to India to traira Indian Newbury on Saturday, October credit the three
· 03.0 | minutės
seconds, Tharos much in the race and it is of his scheduled 10-round match with Cuba's Nino Valdes, the same day's form football players, Komsomolskaya 1, were also announced today, potential on
and of 3 minutes 59.2 seconds. The clocking an identical tume
Landy Intendy to return to the Marciano, with whom he had gone nearly nine rounds The now polley also explains Pravda, the Soviet youth organ,
announced today.
They are with weights: Cun-metric equivalent of the four- | NIèisen 4:03.8. It was in this Pccasionally rumoured that John 30, he forfeited the Cuban his chance of another crack at
38 a Three Miles/5,000 why Mr Seymour returned
ningham (9 st. 11 lbs.), Star minute Mile. thus stands at 3 race that Nielsen ran the extra track
100.35 metres between the 1,500 Metres runner,
before succumbing to Rocky's express-train punch. Scotland, empty-handled from
atcom- seconds, The request was made by Lyon (9 st. 4 lbs.), Altivo (9 st. minutes 41.0 Millwall and, most recently Lin-Datta Ray, coach of the Indian 3 Ibs), Yorktown and Astracis plished
once each by Tharos, Metres and One Mile marks In
European experts have great Instead, he will defend his allowed to wear white trunks in faith in Gunnar. Nielsen
Championship field. "I am no longer interested national football team, after a tboth 8 st. 11 lbs), Romany Air Tabori, Nielsen and Rozsavolgy1: 14.2 otconds,
next the ring, a British LESI
as he had in all his in the Linfeld right-back Dick month's tour through the USSR, (0 st. 9 lbs), Stem
On September 6, at Oslo, possible conqueror of the Hun-January against atablemate Jack preylous..fights. British boxing Keith," he says.
no inten-authorities objecită, terday, Ray said that by assimi-5 lbs), Flame Royal and Bon of athletic performances and Tabori beat Nielsen by inchesgarians at Melbourne over 1,500 Gardner. "Don has lating Soviet methods, the In-Mot 11 (both 8 st. 4 lbs), Colonel their comparative value in rein 3:40.8, both equalling Iharos Metres. On the current season's tion of retiring," said manager grounds that, blood on
form he looks the only possi- John Simpson after Cockeita fruntes is unsightly, Valdes to each Earlswood and King's lation
other, Roberto world record.
bility.
defest. Bugwash, Soccer Slave?
finally went fit the ring wearing "That's just dian team could play much
8 st. 3 lbs), Grey Quercelant of Florence, Italy, Love (áll 8 how I feel at the moment." says betler.
red-and-white stripes. As for Valdes, he says his serious-faced Allan Brown, of
Lad (both 8 gave as his opinion in the intest Magic and Epsom
of the American of the st. 2 lbs), Windless (8 st. 1 lb), issue
next stop is Marciano, although £27,000 Scot,
Ray added that one Blackpool, the
Now, says Nino, he's ready Circle (7 st. 12
his manager, Bobby Gleason, to fight the Rock in red pants who had his termsfer request re- great defects of Indian players Inner
(7 st. is their lack of physical resis Crown Lands
9 ha), Mile in 3:57.9 was a better per-
says it may be Archie Moore, and win.. fused last month,
Sibg), formance than the new 1,500
World Cruiserweight Champlon tanoe. The Indian coach said he Allexton Wood (7 st.
who once outpointed Valdes, Now Brown has decided to thought it was due to the fact Tcarian and Bright Unus (both Metres record of 3:40.8 which is make a second transfer request, that only 80-minute football 7 st. 2 lbs). Dragon Fly and a whole second faster than "I think I have been unfairly matches are played in India. Predominate (both 7 st).-China Landy's best
SOCCER SLAVE?
Con tan throw the USR. (8 st., 9 lbs), Stem King (8 st.
st. Europe's most famous analyst
dealt with, and if the club can- France-Presse,
not find a first-team place they
should let me go."
News of Brown's determina-
flon to quit Blackpool will in-
Sports Diary
TODAY
Поскеу
Demonstration' game at NESCDF, 6
p.m.
TOMORROW
Soccer
1st Division: Police ❤ Eastern
(89), KMB Y RAF (CH), Sing Two
BRITAIN
Mail Special.
lbs), and Field News that Tack (pest, Rozsavolgy again bent
route,
over the
CAN STILL SHOW
THE WORLD
A THING
OR TWO AT MELBOURNE
Says DENNIS HART
metric
Britain may yet show the world a thing or two in the 1956
y Club (Club); all matches at 530 Olympics at Melbourne,
pañ
2nd Division: Police, v Eastern
(ES); KMB V RAF (CH); Sing Too
V Club (Club); "all" matches at
p.m.
3rd Division: KMB v Little Sal
wah: Dairy Farm • Prisons; Taikao
v Dookyard: Telephone v ZTHWAYS;
RAMC VREME, all matches
Happy Valley at 4 p.m.
ot
Army North (KCC) 2nd Division: Army North v KCC (29),
Bowls
After their heavy defeat in Moscow, Britain's stars realised that individual ability is not enough; that to match the Russians they too must adopt discipline and team tactics.
*
On September 10, at Buda- Tabori, 3:41.3 to 3:41.8 in the first race in history in which 11 men beat 3 minutes 30 seconds for 1,500 Metrea (equivalent to 11 mea beating 4 minutes 8.4 seconds in the same Mile race), At London on September 12, in the match against Great Britalo, Tabori again beat Tharos over a full Mile, both clocking 4 minutes 5.0 seconds.
NOT TO A FOERIGNER
The three Hungarians have taken tur at beating ench other, but they have not been defeated this season by anyone outside their own country, 8. Nielsen being the only one Lo present them challenge.
Even the most optimistle of British track experts are 'now agreed that Chris Chataway Is nowhere in the same dias with
withi
Home Rugger
Results
London, Sept. 22. Rugby results today were:
RUGBY UNION
Bath 11, International side 11. Cornwall 3, British Police 0. Neath 3, Maesteg 3.
Westen Super M. 3, Bridgwater
OLD WOUND.
the
whlte
U.S. TENNIS TOURNEY
Ham Richardson Puts Hoad Out In Quarter-Finals
Cause of Cockell's retirement from the Valden fight was the opening of an old wound on his forehead. When he returned to his corner at the end of the round, half-blinded by the blood streaming down his face, his seconds called the referee ovéc and asked for permission to retire. Sold) Don in a post-figh! interview: "I don't know what
Los Angeles, Sept. caused the two-inch gath. But Lewis Hood, heroot, Aus- whatever It was, that sent me tralia's recent Davis Cup Vie
tory, today was surprisingly Said Bobby Gleason: "It was defeated in
bard five set He a right uppercut,"
in dignantly denied a suggestion that there and been a collision of heads.
Monmouthshire 3, Middlesex dizzy and put me down." a serious
the Hungarians over the Mile
in
route. Brian Hewson, whose best years are still ahead of him, was beaten two different races By Tobori and Rozavol both times by a very convincing
margin,
pl
Mavolgyl
0.
RUGBY LEAGUE LANCASHIRE OUF
- Semi-Finals Widnes, 11, Warrington 6. Barrow 7, Leigh 11-Reuter
$64,000 Problem
For Archie Moore
肄
match by Hamilton Richardson of the American Davis Cum squad in the Quarter-Finals of the Pacific Southwest : Lewn Tennis tournament here today, Forty-five thousand: Lons
Richardson won 0-6 2-6 7-8 watched the fight, which was 6-1 6-12- not o notably exciting one. Cockell won the first round Ken Rosewall, Hoad's team after he
pounded the Cuban mate, yesterday was eliminated with a series of rib-bending by Gilbert Shen, United States punches, He lost the second by in the third round.--Rey!
accidental low blow, 10
which he apologized.
In the third round Cockell backed the Cuban Info a corner, but Valdes succeeded in twist-
Tharos hns this season set world records for the 1,500 Metres, 3,000
TWO Metres,
New York, Sept, 22. and 5,000 Meires runs.
The US. Internal Revenue has sat
world records for the 1,000 and 2,000 Burcu olayed an attach Metres runs, Tabori has been ment for 304,000 of Archie
Topes. For about nye seconds with running a Mile Moore's purse of $220,000 ming the Englishman against the content medal for track or field events | under four minutes and with the Rocky, Marolamo fight for he two swung · non-stop at other. Then Cockell equalling Tharos record.
L00 Metres past, and unfelpatory" taxes.cach..
Both Moone, and the fater-reeled away with blood spurting Tabori is not in the same national Boxing Cluby were down his face from the fore class with Ibaros over the 5,000 served with this notice of levy, head cut. Metres route, but, though he Only $4,000 was for back thocess
Valdes attracted a lot of pre-, rinks only sixth in Hungary due from 1954 ant the $60,000
On over this distance, he is highly was, for taxes anticipated this fight-nowspaper publicity
99% 1P9, insistencé that he be regarded by his couch, Miimly year United Press.
Without waiting for a lead That is why this new train- always Improving, it is no use staying "Well, I've done such- from the Amateur Athleticing plan is so important.
a time, so I'm and crack
The styles
training ord-such im Division: A & S v RIL (Happy Association,
men Chris Valley) 530 p.m. **
John methods Chataway, Gordon Piric,
of the British stare right for the Olympics." Many Cricket
By prooilsing connected with British athletics Friendly: 1st Division: XCC Disley and Brian Hewson plan are poles apart.
a took that attitude before the. to wain together two or three together, each may pick up times every week.
useful tip from the other, And Helsinki Games." they will learn how to combat
One Belton brought back. Gutierrez - Shield: Malaya "A"
This is just about a revolu- the different styles. Australia **A* (JDKFC); England" "A" tion in British athletics, so Scotland "A" (Recreio); Honkong long based on personal rivalries.
Gordon Pirie, whose one Idea John Disley. v Wales (Taikos); Indik v Ireland {{{#C);^ "Pakistán Chins
But this scum lips provided of running so far has been to
But now the chose is reatly iKBGC Portugal # y Hongkong enough whocks to set a revolu get out in front and lay there,
will find that it is possible. to on. Bo watch out for the new
Tace Pirie. - Chrobawby Howson- 'n
Express Brian even from behind. He. could Disley breed-London World Three-Mile bave no better tutor thon Chris Service, record holder Chintorey and Chataway,
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SUNDAY
soccer
1at Divialons
Kitchen
Four-mhauto Hewson,
miler
dictate the course
THE GAMBOLS
ACE COACH
For his part, Chataway, who openly admits that braving to
TOON TE WANT TO BC BACK TO SCHO
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and Chataway and Piries were anything, to avoid. "It,' can take a
Erd. Division; Gymnatio v. CMB rated Britain's brightest, indeed, he un ruthless running from
murtelves at 4 pim. kov
(11) Valley) at 4 pan,
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HOME SOCCER RESULTS
London, Sept. 23, Association Football results. today were?
DIVISION IL SOUTH
· Leyton' Orient. 3 Bournemoutia. Newport County 0 Crystal Palave
- IRISH GOLD CUP
First Round”
Calen
GOLDEN CHURN