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THE KREMLIN IN 80 SECONDS
☆ it to announced
that
Bourbody called Hike.
that
Todd has announced somebody called Mike Toda and someone called Liz Taylor. hope
to make a film in Moscou,
This is great news for the Russians who never dreamed that their call for high-level meetings would achieve any- thing as high-level as Mike Todd.
a
But they must have felt furt ittle tiny bit hurt at his
LAZ Temarks:
will roch Moscou.. . She would undermine the whole economy there except she won't be staying long. There's nothing to buy,"
Come, Mr Todd We arem to remember reading some- where that the Russians have produced one or to come modities lately which, so far, even Mike Todd, the United States, and the rest of si have been unable to mant facture.
THE CHINA · MAIL., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1958,
Page
GIANTS
of Sport
No. 3
It's true what they say ABOUT DIXIE!
HERE were three matches to go, and the young centro forward needed 10 goals to set up a new League record. Then there was one match and three goals to go. Then it was the last match... 12 minutes and one goal to go,
The minutes ticked by. Even the seconda became important now. Every man in the crowd on that day in 1928 held his breath. They watched, and waited.
Then it came. It was a
centra from the left wing, a Dixie Dean was a combina perfect centre Up went tion of all three. He got enor the centra forward. His mous enjoyment from playing head met the ball. Aapilt football, enjoyment that he took with him into the dressing room second later it was in the with his pranks on team-mates. net.
He earned a living-a good ving-by playing football, And
be loved football.
By ERIC NICHOLLS
closely. Throughout the Dean game he stayed within a foot or two of the centre forward. After a while, Dean moved towards the touch-line. Roberts followed. Dean made to walk off the pitch. "Where are you going?" asked the bewildered centre half. "To the lavatory. Are you com- Ing?" Dean replied.
A Salmon
But he was more than a great an incorrigible footballer and joker. He would go out of his way to help others. A fifteen-
the year-old boy centre forward who had been kicked in back, lay dying in a Leasowe
Players and fans alike swarmed around the jubi- lant centre forward. The
He loved the game which had remaining minutes didn't brought him 10 England espa, and a Football League record of matter. Nothing mattered 379 goals n Langue champion- except that Dixie Dean had ship and FA Cup winner's hospital.
and an Muminated scored, not just a hat-trick, medal. fron the Erateful but 60 goals in one English address League season.
It was a record not yet,
people of Birkenhead on his 21st birthday.
He loved it so much that aven perhaps never to be, better at the age of 39, when he had ed. A moment of triumph been on the retired list for seven
to
The boy wanted desperately
ree his hero. Doctors con- 1acted Dean, who made a special Journey to visit the boy, showed him his medals, swap- ped soccer stories, and gave him in autographed photograph.
And so the man who had caused centre halves sleepless nights-helped a young boy to sleep coler that night,
When he bought a 42 pound salmon-the biggest catch of the season in the River Deo-Dixie Save it to the patients of Chester Hospital.
Because of acts to these Dixie Dean was respected as man as well as a footballer.
Dixie still runs his Chester hotel. It is seventeen years since he left big-time socom. But, at 50, he is not forgotten.
Dixie: Dean
The real secret
for Dixie Dean; triumph all years, he came back to help hisX7ITHOUT proper sleep
the grouter because it fol- lowed near tragedy.
A Bike
Ralph Dean, an
local amateur team.
The
KE
by
you cannot function efficiently in your work and play-and that means com- fortable, relaxed, and sound sleep.
of
being
can
guincas. You will get a double (4ft 6in.) mattress for between 11 guineas and 60 guineas. Spend every penny you afford even more than you' can really afford-for a new Tuattress is an investment in sleep, health, and happiness, You owe it to yourself to get as good a one as possible.
If every member familles
slept
well
of
our SVITY
night life would be very much pleasanten and happier.
a live wire
He played in two games for Northgate Athlalle in the Chos ter and District League. But the opposition, and the Chester and Runcorn F.A., took exception is his comeback. Despite the fact
The real solution to loss of Turn back the clock a that Doan had already been
go-ahead a coun- sleep is to be found not in the William given year and a half.
Everton y oficial on the understanding doctor's surgery or the chemist's that no payment would be in-shop but in the bodding display, player for 16 months, is volved, his application for re-whore there are plenty of good,
modern beds and maitresses. badly hurt in a motor cycle instatement
an amateur,"Good" and "mo dern" crash. They patched Dixie failed
are impor You cannot up. But looking at his mul.
So Dixic, disappointed, but tant. tiple injuries, including a not bitter at the rebuff of get a good night's
to two officialdom, returned his sleep if you have fractured skull and
and to his been twisting fractured cheek bones, the Chester hotel,
turning of the
all night Memories specialist declared: "You'l memories.
thrills of international football on
kumpy. baudown old mattress that is never play again.”
from the 10 England cups,
"red" through being slept on proudly displayed across the Dixie Dean had other celling. Memories of achieve for too many years. ideas. Slowly he fought ments, bright and glorique, a bag containing his 25 his way back to soccer fit- from
hos- gold medals. hess. It began with pital treatment, and con- Nowadays, he rarely watches valescence. It was carried n game-"I haven't the time, much too busy". The man who on with the kicking of
loved socc so much has at small child's ball, then a set broken completely with soft bladder, and then a the gams. light football.
II.
Then came the big test. Dixie was to play in a match. It was a nuddy day and the bell was heavy. But, in the second half, Dean mot a, hard centre with
his head, and scored. He was ft again,
all
Team Man
#
broken-
Statistics show that most mottresses in Britain are in use for about 17 years.
Tirt is too long: Mattress making has undergone a revoki-
Maybe you don't alecp
well and
gavc ta
never
that
thought possibility that an out-of-date. lumpy mattress
might be the cause.
and
by Kenneth. Reid That is the trouble with a
- Secretary of the Bedding......
Infomation Bureau ·
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tion in the post-war years. The has the right number of tested modern mattress is the product springs, and that the fillings are not only of the craftsman but clean and wholesome. of the scientists too.."
POSTURE
In his years as a top-clas MANUFACTURERS can now centre forward, Dixie was
· establiski
best header of a ball the game |ment - where experiments
The British Standarda Itis. stilution standard · is, - how~ evor, a minimum ono, and you should bear in mind that there is a wide range, of quality aming kite" markod mattress.
has ever known Only Roy continually going on Into sleep cover and do not be led away
* Bentley, of Chelsea and Eng-ing posture and habile, and into by
Coneldor the qimlily of the.|
appearances only.
Covers
land und Johri Charles of the various ways in which can be strong and attractive at But, then, Dixie was, above Leeds and Wales have come mattresses can be made most. the same time,...
a fighter. He shrugged ear to matching pace, par comfortable and restful 10 all aside the specialist's verdet; feet balance and anticipation in sorts of sleepers, on being dischared from heading “a ball, -as dit: Dixte hospital,- his- Best request was Dean. for a cotor cycle to test his nerves.
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The result is, we, Belleye, that The modern Exity mattress
the boat in the world,
How to go about chossing
With; the spring interior type of mattrem you can be sure of adequate ventilation.
ne a prima
But the most important point Dixio adver became a
about buying new attrans, is donna in the game he gayo mattress?
16 TEST IT. Too many people Dide Dean was back, back much to. He was just a mem There are, of course, several seem to be content with just to stay for several years ber of a team, unspoiled by the types to choose from,
hair, prodding a mattress with their England's possibly the world's,
idolatory of colleagues and rubber, er spring interior. The finger tips. But you can't expect fans. Ha : Was the averton type of matwess you like is a that to tell you what the greatest centre forward.
Joker. He once invited the team porsonal choice.
mattress will be uke to ile on Tok
But there are far store spring, cari you? an auction, and it was not
Britain they today than any other, type of There is only one way to tost. trousses, thab
malicism, an
Ce maticode. That is to bilo down
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Soma play football Jurs for the fun of it. Some play to until one play bought his grey | Interiors in uno in earn their living. Soms grow to flannel
love the game huch that realled Dialling them for the British Standards on it, in the shop. As a general even when they are compelled their own belttaging,
Institution "kile" merk on the guide, howovery: you dumtaka i Arsenal's... Meghla matirəsaitin a Turnánkol of: Ut your wil, pe Mole to buy k Roberts was Losderna taj
to hang up limir, isbots and call it a day, hey aannot leave tha
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good many people. They've got so used to sleeping rough," But they are not aware they are doing so.
time YOU
It's probably bought a new mattress.
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