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TIP THIS TEAM FOR THE WORLD CUP
WANTED-FIVE YOUNG STARS
FOR ENGLAND
By ALAN
HOBY
FAME reaches out to the young stars of football now sweating off the summer poundage on the empty- League grounds of England. For, looming ahead, dominating every other League and competition, is Soccer's greatest show-THE WORLD CUP,
Can England win it? At ilrat sight the question seems absurd. Since the war England have never even reached the final, let alone won Soccer's greatest prize.
Everything has been against them-summer-time ... blatant fripping and shoving by foreign teams their own shortcomings in skil; and chooting.
Yet, in spite of all this, i am siill convinced that Billy Wright 15 can emerge and kis men outright whiners in Sweden Dext June.
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Balleve me, there is nothing "Imposible" 05
many people seem to imagine-about bringing of Duch a feat,
I caw Endand's last World Cup appearance before Bweltering, shire-sleeved crowd in Switzerland three years ago,
POOR GILI
On that unhappy occasion it was bad goalkeeping by Gil Morrick, NOT bad football, which enabled Uruguay, world to champions
at the time, Bitch a desperate victory by
4---2
Poor Gil, nothing went right for him that day....
Slice then, too, the tinndard of foreign football has dropped like an unopened parachute. Listen to Danny Blanchflower, captain of Ireland ond etar Spurs wing half-
"I am convinced, after playing against Italy and Portugal in the World Cup eliminators, that the Continentals aro over- Tated.
local conditions plus, of course,
seen at Stockholm. Is wil be another matter.
As far as the England cleven the however, concerned, is selectors must first and at least FIVE YOUNG MEN capable of Alling the vital problemn spots.
These are goalkeeper, right back, outalde right, Inside right, and outside left.
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FOR FOISE! Ballet dancing -that was the WAY. Albert Quixall train- ed to improvo his balanço
Where are those young men? balance, has acquired the Anish in goal we need look no he previously lacked.
Albert can play inside right further than those two H-bombs of modern goalkeeping-ALAN or jeft, and I predict that HODGKINSON,
Shefield won't bo
before the Jong United, one DA the smallest England call will once again 'keepers over to play for out for wonder boy Quixall England, and his rival, EDDIE
At outside left I have not HOPKINSON, of Bollon,
brighter procpect than seen a Liverpool's ALAN A'COURT.
Neither is a Frank Swift, who swooped on the ball Be an englo and whose hands were so big they made it looks like an
orange.
But Ike the look of the the and catlike Hopkinton, and he would be MY endice for England's last line.
When he toured behind the Iron Curtain last May, some of his saves made even die foot ball-mad Bulgarianis and Rumanians blink]
At right back the present
Hali occupant, Jell
of Biriningham, was, until recently, the best of a middling bunch.
But here again my fancy is дето от those another
"So many people make the mitake
thent of comparing
his for with
Puskas
and and it imply England Under-23"
victories
two, Bryan can go either way, and is as tricky is a fox.
at
AUGUST 10, 1957.
British Boxing Board Intends To Restrict Promoters' Permits
By GEORGE CHANDLER
London.
Boxing promoters throughout Britain, who were hoping to get a big "pay day" during the forthcoming season received a big jolt today from the British Boxing Board of Control.
The board announced that it intends to restrict 'the number of permits to promoters throughout the country during the winter season in order to avert a state of chaos."
The announcement came as a big surprise to both experts and fight fans, especially as the sport was losing its popularity through high admission charges, mainly due to the Entertainment Tax, which had provided the Government with a large chunk of revenue,
These high prices, plus the been a steady index of now- large amounts demander by comers to the flight ranks since fighters, resulted in the gradual the tax was lifted, the total has closing down of the tourneys in not reached the 'safely lovei” the mall local halls and swim-
for unrestricted tourneys. pools
the húng
throughout cumtry which were the stepping stone to the bigger prizes in the Astle world.
Kimitor
Area courvells in other parts are also taking a of Britain
atillude in the benef that it will take at least two Then after auch sellallon by years for British boxing to catch boxing and other sports pro-up with the Continent whose moters, the Government decided lighters havo annexed All the 10 abolish the Entertainment European crowds in the sport. Tax, which in most cases look between 30 and 40 per cent of the admission charges,
these
How rapidly boxing has deteriorated Britain "during The past few years is illustrata
This step resulted in boxing in the forthcoming bout for the England also need efficient promoters falling OVET ench British and Empire flyweight stand-bys for such automatic other to get back in what seem- title vacaled by Dai Dower, cholecs 0g the great Wrighted a lucrative business, but the which will be contested by goat centre Bulf; for thunderbolt board immediately stepped in Frank Jones, a Scot, and Len
ambitions. Hecce, a Welshman, Duncan Edwards and stylish and curbed Ronnie Clayton at wing half; "We want to make the impact of
tax relter and for Tommy Taylor
Budual
process," Rocce, who is 25, has only had sold the Board's Secretary, nine professicant bouts, while centre forward,
Toddy Waltham, "Otherwise his 24-year-old opponent, James,
of has had 11 paid bouts, and i we might reach A stage
won the Scottish chaos which would damage the one of them
nyweight title. In former years sport considerably.
either fighter would have to have at least 30 bouts before he got n In London one major toumcy
title. - United will be permitted each fortnight crack at the while the small shows in Lou-Presa.
As reserva pivot I And what of walside right?
Villa's ала stiu an
unswerving Aston
and DUGDALE, admirer of the unique undimmed genius of Stanley Matthews,
name JIMMY
of
At wing half two young men, both 21, are thundering at the Unfortunately, when the door-EDDIE COLMAN, World Cup cauldron slarts Manchester United, the boy with don and the provinces have been burning up
Wizard the again the 43 and we
really the will ought to start grooming an adequate replacement just case he is needed.
would
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in limited to che promotion u body-wiggle business, and STAN Ronth. CROWTHER, the shy DX- In labourer who wanted to quit Vilin--and foolbail-because he
Most critics
plump thought he wouldn't make the for sprint-fast, hard-shooting grade. HARRY HOOPER, of Wolves. But Hooper, so far, las proved "in-and-out" He can be terrine
or (Trible.
'SECOND STAN'
Hungarians,
Rumania and Czecho My selection, however, is for tan' true. I honestly becue ver
slovakia last May-MAURICE | the winger Blackburn fang call This could be a great secon
NORMAN, tall, dark-haired "the second Slan Matthews for English football, both at
Twenty- with the BRYAN DOUGLAS. home and in the World Cup." Spurs right back
grilleent fighting heart,
Under present arrangements, the unpredicinblo Hungarians
are sili in the World Cup Despite a crippling injury last although whether or not they
Answers To
Sports Quiz
1. West Indies, 1954,
2. Hobbs and Sutcliffe.
3. Four; Seven; Stx; Hine.
4. "Sugar Ray" Robinson.
B. Italian; Danish; British;
American.
6. The Marathon, He ran 40 Marathon kilometres from to Athens to announce the defcat 'of the Persions
400 B.C.
7. (a) No; (b) Yes; (c) No.
A. Cardiff, Wales,
9. Denly anal Leslie Compton
in
Norman has all the qualitios,
back to make season, he came good beyond his wildest dreams, Ho also plays left back, should classie Roger Byrne ever bo injured.
Inside right? With Johnny Haynes at inside left therO ́CEN be only one nomination-te and brilliant ALBERT QUIXALL of Sheffield Wed- nesday.
blond
Remember Albert? At 19 they plcked him for England. couple of matchey further
they dropped him.
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At 20 the terrace inorons were calling Albert "bighead” because of his boyish passion for juggling with the ball whether with head or foet.
BALL ARTIST
Yet when Puskas
produced
sirailar tricks at Wembley he
was called a hero..........
But now the 6ft, 7in, Albert is coming into his own,
At 23
10. Floyd Patterson. In 1050 at this dazzling ball artist, who.
the age of 21,
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TEMPORARY MEASURE
The Southern Area Cowell, which allocates tourney, permits "there is my Finally,
centre in the southern half of England, forward replacement and here explained that the Board's move І лате BRIAN CLOUGH, ofta only a temporary measure to Middlesbrough, Clough is the allow the sport to slowly ret Ted Drake type of loader, full back on its feel after taking a of grit and go.
beating from the tax man,
Watch for his name. He will majce even bigger headlines
this season,
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