THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1957.
NOT A NATIONAL DISASTER TO LOSE What's Best in Kowloon
SPORTING SAM
by Reg. Wootton
HIS FIFTH BATTING CROWN
Chicago, Dec. 14. day for a 388 average that was Ted Williams of the Red the highest mark in the majors Sox pleked up his fifth Aerialnge 1941 when he, blinstit, hit can League batting crown' to 406,
Sixth Time Lucky
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The two other "jewels" in baseball's triple crown went to Roy Slovers ol slugging Washington. who Ted the League in runs batted in with 114, und in home runs with 42.
For British Boxer during the final month of the it again this year unt! he fell
Against Indian
London, Dee, 16.
It was at ease of [xt me lucky for the English boxer, Garry Parker of Norwich, who outpointed the Indian protes- sional, Pancho Bhatachaji, over eight rounds in a flyweight bexing match Right at Great Yarmouth.
Abatachaji won the first four encounters akuinst Parker but, after being disqualified In the Afth, challenged his opponent to another contest with a £25 aldestake.
This time Parker won 001- vincingly. The Indian went
out for an
early finish Parker, boxing coolly and using his left ckverly, gradually look control and was well on 14357 In the closing rounds-France- Presse,
The 39-year-old Williams, oldest player ever to win. the
history of title in the
Mickey Mantle of the Yall League, did it with a flourish, koe, wliner of the triple batting a near-incredible 032) crown in 1950, had a crack nf
vletimi to injuries near the end· of the campaign. Even so, he wound up second to Williams In batting with .305 and led the League In runs scored, with 121-United Press,
campaign.
Williams collected 103 hits in 420 oficial limes, according to reial figures aeleased by the Howe News Bureau.
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CZECHS WIN
Nottingham, Dec. 10.
The touring Czechoslovakia ice hockey team outplayed Not- Hingham Panthers to win 6-2 here tonight.
Period res were 1-0,4-0,1 1-2-Ching Mall Special.
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MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
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'PHONY TOWN'! SOMEONE, MAY BE WATCHING ME THERE. I'D RETTOR MAKE OUP.--
WE FINISHED WITH THIS
SET WEEKS AGO-THEY LEFT
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JUST REMEMBERED WHEN I LAST HAD THAT LOCKET-WHEN WE MADE THE SCENE HERE-NOT MUCH CHANCE OF FINDING IT NOW-
FERDINAND
NANCY
THERE'S A NEW KID
ON OUR BLOCK
These Degrading Flare-Ups Must Stop-FIFA Should Stamp Out Rough Play
Says TOM FINNEY
FIFA, international football's governing body, does a great job for world soccer, but it should act now, and ruthlessly, to stamp out any possible flare-ups in the World Cup Finals. There are just six months before the top countries play off for the trophy. Whatever else happens, we cannot afford any unseemly battles on the field, or off it.
The world's soccer nations must re alise that football is a game. It is meant to be enjoyed. We all like to win, but it is not a national disaster if we lose,
Football cannot stand any more flare-ups-such as occurred in the Ireland
v. Italy "friendly" in Belfast.
1 don't know why it is, but in my experience it is the Latin countries and South American which seem to be lavolved most In these ineklerts on the field. It is a shame that it should be
BE SPECIFIC
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By Leo Falk and Phil Davis
HELLO
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By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
THAT'S
HIM
NOW
HELLO MY [NAME]
NANCY
AW---
WHO
CARES
JOHNNY HAZARD
OUT'F OUR WAY, SHORT STUFF!
YOU REAL EVIL- BAD! YOU NO NAPKID
MISBY KISMET... NEE-HAI STOP YOU!
OUWODNI YA
LITTER MAD PUE...!
NEE-NAJÍ! Y-YOU
NASTY.... TO THINK I
MESITATER TO KILL YOU WHEN I HAP THE CHANCE!
- FRHIL-
BUSHMILLER,
By Frank Hobbins
fair
етс through-but so, for they produce some of the when you
same is finest footballers in the world, basically the British Yet us soon as they are on the based on the giving and taking
and in
hard theka and 1. game, the of losing balloon goes up. Fiste start shoulder charges. flying, players kick out wildly,
When 1 look back, over my and their appartem scream and gestlculate.
experiences, what a proud cord the English tean has abroad. And I would say that dues for the Welsh, Irish and Scots as well.
I've had SOYTIC of it. My career was nearly ended a few years ago in South America when a full-back came right over the top of the ball, with- ut maiting the slightest at tempt to play it, and lashed out at my shin.
| Suffered
my leg I still marvel how wasn't broken. There was not the slightest excuse. 1:
wag just wild play. My stockings were ripped oft my leg by the I kick, my shin was torn, and for Month afterwards I suffered with it when it turned septle.
Ecce then, I suppose I was luelty. I have seen Nat Loft- house get the shirt torn from his back; I have seen Stan Mat- thews have his legs swept from underneath him and hacked when the bnil was nowhere near him.
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think I don't
you could of the honestly say that any Home countries have ever gone | abroad and started a real rough house of a game. In fact, in most cases, they "bend over backwards and Iny-off legit!- mate shoulder charging co as to avoid any serious disturbances. Source Of Trouble
Football can be a great aid to between the understanding nations. So can all sports. But there is another side of the
the
coin. Sport can cause plenty of trouble between countries when hot-heads are let loose on field and when players are BO atrald of losing that they for- get all sense of decency, feir play end sportsmanship,
I feel strongly about this be- cause I would like the World I hope I un no clasy player.
we have Cup Finals in Stockholm to be In English football
who our "toughies"-the hors
a resounding success; truly Lowl you over, who kick at you great sporting occasion of which when the ball has gone, who all the football nations can feel behind proud, whoever may win the bring you down from
World Cup.
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What, then, is the answar? How we set about avoiding scuffles and brawls such as were the seen in Belfast, and SAT Infamous "Baltle of Berne" be- teen Brazil and Hungary in the last World Cup series?
I felt sick when I saw that rome in Berne, when players were jumping four or five yards at an opponent with wild lunges that could break a man's leg.
believe that FIFA, which does so much, should now cell together all the referees who will have charge of the World- Cup matches and should put them through a course of siruction 517 how the Jaws should be appiled.
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They should be told that at the first sign of rough play they should not hesitate to send a man off.
If anyone is sent off, the re- ferees should be told that they
will have the full backing of FIFA and see that the culprit is punished properly.
Team managers of all com- peting teams should sit
in
st
these conferences and
be
in-
formed on how their players
ere expected to behave.
Different Way
For, in truth, most of these "wars" on the foolvali Neld are caused becouse the differtat countries Interpret the laws in a different way.
In Britain every player zccustomed to receiving shoulder charges when going for the bull. He con tuke that with a grin, because he is playing the ball and he enn charge back.
But the British player loathes and detests the habit practised by so many Continentals of grabbing a man's shirt, ur body checking. It is so furiating. when a nice move is developing. to have it halted by an opponent adopting a body check which prevents you playing the ball.
Continental referees, who arg used to this method of stopping u man, very often let it go, yot penalise П
charge. For- tunately, a bright feature is that In recent yeats the visits of Continental referees to these Fhores have raised their stan- | cards tremendously. Some of the best referees I have seen in recent years have come from Germany, Hungary rud other European nations.
So let's all get together On this. Let the player
In every national side realise he is res presenting his country, and that any bed sportsmanship from him is a stur his country; let the team managers, for their part, also stomp but the "toughics" is their terus. Let Use referees be "Iron men" clamping down en any rough play, and lot FIFA makė it plain that any nonsen“o' in there matches will meet with. severe but just punlalunent.
Soccer lo sport. Let's go out to win. But for hezver's sake let's play it sportingly, and Rot be afraid to lose to a better team
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