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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1959.
THE
ROAD TO
SUPER SOCCER
SPORTING SAM
by Reg. Wootton
Barcelona Has The World's Greatest Football Stadium
By SIR GEORGE GRAHAM
A club with over 3,000 trophies.......with three grounds......150-
no fewer than cloven world- players......six teams......and famous foreign stars.
A club with 53,000 members and the most fabulous stadium
in the whole wide world.
Yes, if Real Madrid must be rated the World's Best Club Team, then most certainly their strongest rivals are their fellow countrymen and great rivals, the Football Club Barcelona,
onc
There is only opinion. governing body--the Association, There is no body known as the Stanish Langue-which is why
Amatouni Wins Third Stage Cycling Tour -Of Egypt-
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BENNETT ACCEPTS
The
U.S. TENNIS SCHOLARSHIP
a
Mike Hawthorn Was The Greatest
Fighting
Driver
By STIRLING MOSS
(From Bangkole, where he was visiting Prince Bira on his way back from Hongkong when he heard of Hawthorn's
SHALL try to remember Mike Hawthorn in his natural element-flat out at the wheel of a Grand Prix motor-car.
We raced together so many times that it's difficult to pick out one race 3.9 the most memorable.
In one of the remarkably thoughtful specches he made atter retiring, i described Accari on the fastest driver of
thinking driver, and Unvojari aɔ, simply, he greatest driver. I
But one of the gaycot events statesman of the sport he loved of the year was always the above anything else. Monaco Grand Prix, and there last year, I recall, under a bak ing hot sun and a clear blue sky, we had a tremendous duel round the houses unit s Fermi all time, Fangio as the greatest London, Feb. 4,
fually packed up. young British tennis
I shall always remember hope, Reg Bennett, todry actall, blond figure. clad in the should like to add one incre cepted
tennis scholarship" inevitable
anat wolle, name to that short list of the Ixom the Lemar College of stiffen, to attention us he was world's great noes. Miler, for Texas. Menia, Feb. 4.
walking disponsolately hack me, was the greatest fighting Bennett, wha ranks number to his cit. With great mock driver.
solemnity ጀነ jumped to a If we have any censotation, "Cycling Tour of Egypt" when he covered nine in the British ratings will derisive but Cart nitary and I know it is a slight one,
fly to the United States in the the 135 kilometres (86 miles) from Assiout to near future for a year-long salute as I went by in my Van-it is that he die: ut
stay. Brit: in's, number seven here today in 3 hours 50 mins. 8 secs.
player. Alan Milk, was also
-Wheel-To-Wheel world, ancholarship by the
decided same college-but tu lake it up.
He tuck this decision after talks with the Secretary of the British Lawn Tennis Associa- tion.-France-Presse.
world-class forward to chose Bilbao, fight Real and Barcelona they weren't invited to take part | Russia's Amatouni won the third stage of the
from!
You all knew about the Real | indeed, are their advanced ideas
:: Puskas. universally popular. forward line with
Stefane For instance, This Berely Kopa. Gels and Di But Barcelona actually have six patriotle Basque club, Athletics
with all Gele night both on and in recent talks for a European
Their presadeni inter-lengur tournament, off the field.
All league competillons In said to me
"I strongly
Spain are under the direct con- oppose the prtation of foreign stars Neal of the association.
Think about this. too. In international boy have we never bought one inside-lett, Suarez. And at the we will not even sigo a player Spain clubs are classified accord- walleby then to population and resources. best end of last season they signed į who wasn't the
Kreat Brazilian
dr centre, bounderies of
No Football Pools Exaristo, at a fee of £70,000! vince."
They have those three gat Hungrians, Kubala, labor, and Koneis. They have Spain's - ternational outside-right, Tejada and the tri
Is The Real- Bilbao are not
class Permit alt- though they frequently get pool Ther Brutal playing results. hulds ml 45,000.
No Nonsense Bardona
thaar players; Burejana pay what they think they are worth. No nonsense about at se for everybody! The best get up to £200 a month with contrack up to five years-plus, of course,
shares of those enorTROLLE transfers!
the
At the end of their contracts, players are either offered
ones or allowed to depart free No ed in Spain fo: the reta.n-
all at ing systems are! plications.
e-
Lax Attitude Meny other clubs in Spain are in die same position and it is these club who have forced rule uniting the through number of foreign stars to two per club.
However, they have no can-i tud over Spain's diplomatic ser- hones vice, which can hun foreigner Barcelona make 71:3
They to Spanish subjects Bbjective. thre alert
matter of days. want to grab the glamour Soot from Real Madrid. They
going the right way about 100, because they meemly vorded -£) W123 OVIE great rivals.
their
Part of their canali is 20 brand new stadium. 1 will not be finally completed in 1969. But already it is more wander- ful than anything I have ever that #ner even than BOOTL
Heal of magnilleent edifice Madrid's, Aner than the great World Cup etadian m Rio de Janeiro.
Super Luxury
This is super huxury-plus, I can stilt visualise those those baths, lovely circular beautifully laid out showers, the individual lockers, the X-ray and treatment rooms, all these Clectrical
the and gadgets.
design of the holds which
superb modern
stadion its:if
150,000.
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Barcelona still use their pre- vious, ground they refuse call it a stadium!) and I can tell you it is a splendidly equipped far place with Lccommodation 10.000 people! Yet it is an use now only for the second team,
A third ground is used by the minur sides from schoolboys up. These younger teams play In the morning and the players attend the big team rust
afterms to matches in the
cin from the learn dil they
experienced men.
I was taken to their hend- quarters
friend by my old Augustin Pujol. 20 Barcelona director and European Football Union delegate. I WAS im- mediately struck by the enor mous number of trophies Un display everywhere.
"There are nothing," said the
Don neerektiry,
Pedro Salvat Virgi, "We have over 3,000 and when we move to our new headquarters, we'll really be able to display them."
Advanced Thinkers
these
In addition to football, Bar- celona have selections for athle tles, hockey, rugby, roifer hockey, basketball and swimming--and all have contributed to 3,000 tropies. --Barcelona-are vory advances i thinkers both at the internations! and club level. They visuaitse tremendous development along the lines of the European Cup and the now Cup winners tournament.
They also feel that there should be more competitions for the Under 10's and Unde: 23's at international level.
However, I would be giving you totally wrong impression if I left you with the idea that Real Madrid and Barcelona make up Spanish football. Nor,
Hewson, Rawson Arrive In US
New York, Feb. 4. British athletes Brian Hewoon and Mike Rawson today arrived
United States
where in the they will compete in their first American competition in Baston on Saturday. Itowson is due to compete in the 1,000 yards,
Jewson will compete against Ireland'a Run Delany
and Sweden's Danwnern In the mile event-France-Presse,
Generally, they contrive to have two drst clubs in every town which they consider cap- at be of supporting them Ins Madrid are Real and Athletico: in Barcelona, the club of that unr and Espegne; Sevile also has two.
Ja all my travels I have never is that divisions and promotion mul natie-theigh it has to be corned,
Anotber peculiarity about Spoon is that there are no foot- ball pools. Betting on results of
i matcher is frowned upon. And
I can't help thinking it is a very good thing for the game.
Much as I admire the eater- prine of the big two Spanish clubs, I am glad we do not have this loy attitude to nation:lity in this cotry. Nor can 1 se the credit to Spain in winning with the e disguised foreigners
On the other hand, I would dearly love to see Britain copy the Spanish Soccer constitu- then this icfemal oite, J23
my
Ruzzia won the team event 3. Elchenko (Russia)-3 hrs offered
11 mins 3 secs. in 11 hours 43 mins 24 seen.
Thirty-Ve cyclists
geven nations-East
from Germany,
Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, Rumanin, Iraq and the United Arab Republic-left the Sohag rung point on Monday, for the 12-slage 1,030 kilometres (1,630 mile) tour.
Placings
Other individual blarings at
the end of the third stage
were-
2. Muller (East Germany) -3 hrs 50 mins 38 secs,
European Cup Football
Other team placings were:- 2. East Germany-11 hrs 43 mins 36 sees,
3. Bulgurla-11 hrs 53 mins 48 secs.
After the 471 kilometres (204) miles) covered in the first three ringes, Rusala's Petray took the lead to the overall standings
13 hrs 31 mins 1 with
who East Germany's Pluskat had the lead during the first pushed back to Two days was
13th place.
First Placo
East Germany continued to hold Arst pince in the overall 1cam standings with the collec- tive time of 40 hrs 47 mins 45 sves. Ria, Bulgaria, Rumania and Greece continued to hold Liege, Beb, 4. The Standard Club of Licke the positions they held since of the tour as beat Rheins, the French cham- the beginning piens, 2-0 in the first leg of second, third, fourth and fifth.
Their respective times were their European football cup
Russia, 40 hrs 63 mins 34 secs. quarter-dnal here tonight.
41 hra 27 mins 27 in Bulguria, Both goals were seared Yes the game
there is in aj
irs 49 mins very healthy state indeed and is the second half. The return secs, Rumania 41
43 hrs 11 likely to remain that way for a match will be in Rheinis on 20 secs and Grecce
ming 5 secs.-France-Preese. long time to come.
February 18,-Reuter.
In all my travel; I have sever me! people with more pro- grosive football altitude than the Spaniards. Clubs DIE C- couraged to play abroad — any- where.
FOUR D. JONES
WITH THE AID OF HIS FOURTH DIMENSION HOOP, FOUR D.JDONES HAS PASSED THROUGH TIME FROMA 1870 IN70 1984, WHERE HE IS SET UPON BY THE STATE POLICĘ, WHO, FOLLOWING BIG BROTHER'S ORDERS, DRESS JONES IN A PROPER PEOPLES UNIFORM. HE IS THEN PUT TO A TEST TO PROVE HIMSELF A COMPLETE NITWIT THIS HE PASSES WITH HONOURS.,
3.19
ARRI
BIG BROTHER MY DEAR.... JONES PASSED EASILY
FERDINAND
NANCY
BOY---
IT'S SLOPPY
TODAY
I THINK I'LL
PASSED? WEL DONE, MY DE....ER SPLENDID, NOW!.. PUT HIM TO WORK IN PLANT SIX...THE \BUYTON IR KESIN'DEPT.)
OH,
TAKE-A-
TAXI
HOME
HM--- IT'S A
TAXI LADY
DRIVER
BRICK BRADFORD
GARRET FIRES THE GUIDED TIME.
AGSILE FROM THE OLD TIME-TOP HANDAR. IT RIDES HIGH AND VANISHES
IN TIME... Familiala
WORK?. GOLDERN, I
CAN'T THINK
AFTER THAT
TILLIE'S
TAXI
[9779
NOW ID BETTER OUT BACK TO
TOWN. I WON'T EVER HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT PR.EASTLAND ←
AGAIN, HE'S GONE FOREVER
IN THAT TIME-MISBILEJ -
by MADDOCKS
THE STATE POLICE MARCH JONES
INTO A LIFT...
"LOOK, BOYS,
GET ME MY HOOP
LAN'LET ME GO
HOME.
it
YOU ARE
GOING
HOME!
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
WIPE YOUR FEET
BEFORE YOU GET IN
111
By Paul Norris
LATER...DACK IN THE CITY....
MR. GARRET WHESON HAVE YOU BEENTI THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO STAY WITH PAMI
RONNIE
HAVE YOU
HOARD THE NEWS!
MISS GORDON JUST TOLD ME BRICK 16 IN A HOSPITALI
Sports Diary
TODAY
Roccer
not
Senior Shield replay: RAF Sai
WAD D.m.
JKFA
KMB
well.
I suppose we think of his own single greatest exploit as his! marvellous wheel-to-wheel race) with Frangio at Rheims in the French Grand Prix. It went on lap atter laphut in the end Mike won by n hair's breadth. Oddly, Mike dián' thank this a very tomarkable achievement; but It's the one I think we shall remember hún fer most.
the very
sumurit cf a magnificent career, the first British champion of the
ROSEWALL BEATEN
BY SEDGMAN
Sydney, Feb. 4.
beat Ken Frank Sedgman He was a natural driver, who always raced with the utmost Rosewall 7-0, 7-5, 6-7, 0-2 in
teeth ferocity,
bared, body an all-Au tran seml-final of the Jack Kramer £6,500 pro- erouched instinctively from many
tennis tournament here tonight.
He was very English, (Boundary St) 2.15
Interport Sub-Cominilteo
merbag. Spotte Road $45 p.m.
Aquasti Entries clove for annual Cotony squash champicrahtp.
TO-MORROW Aquasi Draw for Colony squash chain. plenship.
BATURDAY Athletics
#KU Athlete Association
annuat
sports. meeting. University aporta | ground, Pokfulam, 1 p.in,
Rugby Hexangular Tournament; Club Army South (Club) 4.13 .. Army North v Police (sek Kong)
p.m.; RAF v Navy (Kal Tak) "
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year' racing in cars too small fessional for him.
and Pancho Gonzales ol the Lew meel grew to hate being cut of the United States will country more than a few days. Hond of Austraila in the second He said the only other country remi-final tomorrow night, the he could live in was Ireland, winner where people he loved.
In
playing Sedgman Saturday night's final for the ort the track he was first prize of £1,000. tremendously gay and kind. He Gonzales and Rosewall beat also had an enormous sense of Sedgman and Mervyn Rose 0-2, humour. For example, the day 6-4 in the best of threr
sets after the British Grand P.ix last doubles semi-final. They will
The
Tines, meet the winners of the other year.
Sunday published a photograph of Mike semi-final, Lew Hoad and Tony Ken McGregor congratulating Pete Collins, who Trubert versus had just won.
Clearly framed and Rex Ifartwig, In the Anal, between the two drivers was an worth £800 to the winners. cestatienily happy and admiring) In a cne-set exhibition single schoolboy. Next work we match (ürst to take eight games received a letter from the boy, being the winner) Ecundor's Ashley played truant Pancho Segura beat
saying he had from his public school to be at Cooper 8-4.-U.P.I. the Grand Prix, but had been caught fair and square his headmaster epened The Sun- day Times.
No Complaint
when
We
The boy made zo ermplaint about this, but asked it he could have a copy of the pleture. decided to go ene better and get both drivers lo sigm it.
Mike roared with laughter at the story and wrote en the photograph: "Better luck next
afraid ime! Now 1 an
Che! picture will
tragle bo doubly for that schoolboy enthusiast.
People sometimes found Mike difficult and turperamtatal, but I think there was good reason for his occasional moodiness. He Just tre steadying hand of his father in a road "necident; and I t.dvice know what my father's
has meant to me. He raced pure- Tytor fun, and had no managei to ludly his interests and prob- los. But everyone noticed how he was settling down.
The rather trying days of his extreme youth, when he wen aj Ikte given to squirting siphona in pubs, setined
over.
to be
lie had terme an elder
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
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