THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1959.
THAT WEMBLEY HOODOO
HOODOO BRITAIN CAN BECOME
Now It's Allan Brown's Turn To Overcome It
By TOM FINNEY
(Of Preston North End and England)
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At half-past four in the afternoon of Cup Final Day, 1953,
100,000 strong turned as the Wembley crowd man to watch Stanley Matthews slowly climb the steps to receive hiis winners' medal. Blackpool had just beaten Bolton 4-3, after trailing 1-3 with 20 minutes to go. Stan had given probably the greatest match-winning performance seen in British post-war foot- ball."
In
- were
evca
that moment, all upon him, while lus team-male Allan Brown, sitting with his leg encased plaster cast, was virtually for Retten.
the result of
Whatever found little
tho
He will have changed. Most of the famillar Cup-the, I somehow don't think faces are still there and, now Stan will mind lostng-if he Thot the scent of the Cup is in really believed that the Wembley of Allan Brown Was the air, Blackptol have suddenly hoodoo shot into the favourite's position. coming to an end. Bul characteristically Stan That's partly due, I think, to clidn't forget. Looking at his the magic of Stanley Mathews' medal, he said tutly: "None name. The pubile" still regards of miracles. of this would have been pos-hlm Is a woker
But a lot of us are also begin- sible without Allars."
ning to realise the full power of Blackpool.
in
Broke Leg
the
He was, of course, remem- bering that dramate moment They have the best defensive Arsenal-Blackpool secord in the First Division, D when, with line-up which includes Scots In- desperately short, Inside-ternationals, George Farm and forward Brown erashed through | Hugh Kelly, England's Tom very usefui
quarter-final Lie time
to secre the winning goal and Garrett and that then rolled in akony with a centre-half Roy Grattly who many consider chlet challenger conspired to to Billy Wright's international
broken g.
Now Inte has
bring the two
men together berth.
quarter-final
gain in another te this time on opposite. sides.
Up in front, there are some more famous names, like South African winger Bil Perry. Scotland's ball arilst an open udle
and. secret that his views dominated
Maestro himself. the inevitable pre-match "How
Brown now wears the entours of Luton, and it is
to play Matthews" discussions.
The possibility them playing
of either of the Cup Final has already captured the public's mugination, and both are still capable of making that occasion extra-bright.
On Form
I have good renson to know that they are both on form this season. I was with the Preston team that was beaten 4-1 by a Brown-inspired Luton, and in the Christinas Day match- when I received the injury which has been keeping me out of football-Stan touched real heights,
of
course,
Jackle
The
OFF THE CUFF
TAIWAN RUGGER TEAM AGAIN FAIL TO ARRIVE
By PAK LO
The Taiwan rugby team have again failed to arrive.
As the rugby season is now for all practical purpenes over and the Taiwanese who are still having visa difficulties have not yet left Kaoshiung, the IIKRU sent a cable to Taiwan this morning stating that it had to inform the Taiwanese with much regret that It is absolutely impossible to entertain them on a tour this season.
However, negotiations are now in progress for a possible visit to Talwan by a Colony XV either this year or next, and the HKRU hopes to be able to give further details of this tour in the near future.
In our morning contemporary it was Inndver- tently Hlated that the Army Cup final would be played this afternoon. This is erroneous, and the game will take place tomorrow (Wednesday) after- noon on the Police ground in Boundary Street at 3.00 p.m.
T.K.O. WIN FOR
JOE BYGRAVES
0
Notts Now
Favourites
For FA
Cup
London, Mar. 2.
a
Who
world' Is the greatest centre forward?
London, Mar. 2. Spanish referee Pedro
Former British Empire heavy- Escartin no mean judge
weight chainulon, Joe Bygraves - has no doubis. Say he
of Jomaich beat Tonga's Fred Bally: "Di Stefano." ***
Kaho by a technical knockout Manchester United Reem
when the refereo stopped the almost ceriain to maks a
1ight in the seventh of very big cash signing soon.
scheduled eight-round boul at A tonight's callover at Juventua brillant
meeting of British book- Middlesborough tonight. inside forward
makers at the Victoria young NICOLE is currently rival-
Bygraves Was making his
Club, Nottingham Forest Ang bin team-mate JOIN first ring appearance for five
to crawd
In unather months.
bout, CHARLES as
was made favourite Ghana's Johnny Meffah, conten-
win the English FA Cup c'er to the British Empire
at Wembley on May 2 crown beat Lon- welterweight
The price quoted was 2/1. don's Ron Richardson on points rounds. France- over eight
idol. *** Player coming up fast nowadays in JIMMY ROBSON, Burnley's husky, young inside-left,
Presse.
RUSSIAN SKIER BREAKS SCANDINAVIAN MONOPOLY Classic Win In 15 Kilometres Event
Squaw Valley, Mar. 2.
Meanwhile the bookles ap- pear to be taking a risk in quot ing Third Division Norwich City at 20/1. For this giant killing little team has already eliminated two First Division] formations
EUROPEAN TENNIS
CHAMPIONS
By DEREK JOHN
Last year Britain reached the European Zone final of the Davis Cup for
the first time since 1933. This year they can go a stage further and ́. reach the Inter-Zone finals,
2
have a fighting chance of meet- in the United States-Aus- tralia, Britain and Italy.
Of these,
Australia has by
The draw for the European Zone favours Britain's players in several respects. They cannot meet Italy. before the final and in that event the matches would be played in Britain.
Sweden look the most dan- I The American team has al- gerous opponents in Britain's ready been greatly weakened by half of the draw and the two Ham Richardson's decision to countries may meet in a quar- confine himself to "social tun- ter-Anal. But, again,, Britains." Without Olmedo, the Cup would liave the advantage of holders would have only a 30- playing on home ground.
50 chance of winning the Chinl- Moreover, Sweden will be lenge Round at Forest His next
ean monopoly of the Challenge without their No. 1 player; Svennctumn..
Round will be preserved for the Three countries appear to fifteenth year. Davidson, who has recently re- tired from tennis. They will have to rely on hard-hitting Ulf Schroldt and the rising young stor, Jan Lundquist,
Formidable Pair
They make à formidable pair. but Britain can call on four players of equal reputati
Wilson, Mike Davies, Bubby Roger Beeker and Billy Knight. Britain and Italy have forces of similar strength and, ns last year, the home advantage could be the decisive factor in their
On meeting.
their fast Grass courts at home, Britain would have a great chance of bringing down the European champlons.
Supporters Optimistle even suggesting that Britain will win the Davis Cup for the Art
art
time in 20 years. But they are
banking on Jack Kramer's help
to bring this about.
By signing Ashley Camper and Mal Anderson, Kramer tus once again removed the backbone of Australia's Davis Cup learn. This time he may well have re-
second dused Australla to o class tennis power.
Manchester United May Ruin
and Tottenham Hotspurs,
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Next. Kramer may ruin his But they have the form book own country's Davis Cup team to go on. For a Third Division by signing Alex Olinedo, the team has never yet played Feruvian who won three rubbers
Wembley final
out of three for the United States December's Challenge Prices quoted
other in last Round. Burviving, teams are as follows:
Olmedo is an obvious "Luy." Blackpool 4/1, Burnley 5/1, He has the perfect physique and Town 6/1, Sheffield stamina for the arduous profes- United and Asion Vin 9/1-sional game and he could deves France-Pressc.
lop into another Gonzales.
The Soviet Union's Pavel Kolchin crashed the Scandinavian ski monopoly
here with a classic 54 minutes, 10 seconds victory in the 15 kiloton metres long distance event.
Kolchin' was second in the
I was a vintage performance by the mon still regard as the Lalit world championships in greatest player I've ever seen both the 15 and 30 kilometres and typles of his present-day events. He was ninth here on upproach to the game.
Compared with the career of Saturday in the 30 kilometres.
His ming today was four Stanley Matthews, Allan Brown's is filled with and-seconds faster than his nearest challenger, Finland's Hakulinen, climax. Despite his 13 caps, this indonitable
from Hakulinen and Hamalinen also man Scotland's bleak east coast has Anished second and third in been hounded by u merelles Saturday's 30 kilometres trial, won by Swedish world cham- plou, Sexten Jernberg..
hooduc.
Injuries
It has affected all phases of his career,
but most of all it has seemed to overshadow his
Поред playing at Wembley. Whenever he looks like reach- ing that footballing Mecca, something unpleasant inevitably happens.
In 1951, he played a major part in steering Blackpool to The Final and was then picked 1o play at left-half by the Scots against the English right-wing of club-mates, Matthews and Morlensert.
The chance of two Wembley appearances within three weeks was, howeer, killed by a stip- ped cartilage Eventually both cartilages had to be removed,
Then in 1952, after being pick ed agalast freland, he damaged
The Swede was eclipsed to- day.
Ath nishing
behind Norway's Brusveen.
Not Decisive
But sald Norway's Brusveen: Four seconds is not a decisive time to judge the respective merits of Kolchin and Hakulinen today, it WRB a question of luck."
he
Kolchin, who though quickly acellmutised himself to Squaw Valley's high altitude, wis exterded to his physical maximum when he crossed--the
alshing e Obviously had made a super human effort.
he
his unkie in the closing seconds Kolent was odd-sun-bur"IT"
of a League match. And so It went on, through the broken leg of 53 and intermittently until the present day,
High Hopes
But he must have had high hopes recently that this run of cruel luck was really coming to an end. With a hat-trick against Lelgester, in the Cup and an- other against Burnley, Allen is belter than playing possibly ever.
finding the
15 kilometre run complicated. All other com- petitors praised it. Kolchin sald: "We should have had several days fruining on it. I clld not fall but I almost fell on many occasions."
Conditions were also good → the snow was Brin and the sun bright,
Kolchin snatched between the 51iL kilometres
marks.
the and He ceded tough
lund 10th
And it was romehow nating that his old ground at Black- several scconds in the ..poot should provide the setting climb between the 10th and for the toughest test of all, for 11th kilometre. but continued to It was here that the one-time edge a further advance when farmer's boy first achieved real he resumed his gruelling pace. fame.
Sports Diary
TODAY
Badminton
Many Victims
After the climb there was a rapid downhill run over four kilometres. Many victims 'were claimed and America's Karl Bohll had to be taken to hospital after falling heavily.
Japan's Kawamura, finished 12th derpite a cracked ski in- St Paul's College (Bonham Racurred three kiemetres before
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the finishing post. The nki mis- Spurts, hap cost him several precibus seconds. He would not have Anished at all but for Russian trainer, Andrei Karpay, who lent him a ski. Kawamura's
per- formance, was brilliant-and but for that smashed ski, ho would leading position. have claimed As it was, he finished six min- úles behind Kotchio.
Nacing Second Day of Annual Meeting, Happy Valley, Noon.
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Japan's Waraka, Sweden's
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FOUR D. JONES
THE NEN-PECKED PROLES SUFFER GREAT NAGS... WHILE PREPARING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA,
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FERDINAND
NANCY
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KIDNAPPING ACCUSATION NONSENSE SAYS CERUTTY
Percy
Melbourne, Mar. 2. "What, kidnap Don Bowden? --
nonsense". What Ceruity, Australia's contro. versial athletics coach sald here today. Earlier today Victorian Amalcur Athletic Association officials were angry because coach Ceruity bad wisked' 'the United Slatca sub-four- minute miler awty τπεπι Emendan Airsort yesterday and taken him to his Forises iraling camp, about 60 miles from Melbourne,
"Don Bowden wanted to come
to Portret Percy sald, Bowden had been booked in al on exclusive Melbourne holei.
W. Indies Test XI In Dacca
Dacco. Mar, 2. arrived he. today for their The West Indies cricket team second Test against Pakistan. starting on March 6 on the mat- ling wicket of the Daeca Stadium.
The West Indie lost the st Test to Pakistan ti Karachi Izst week.-France-Presse.
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But instead of the luxury of the elly hotel Don spent Jasi night at Percy's rugged, tezin- ing cami Yesterday and today Bowden trated amid the sand dunes and ti-kees with Herb Ellott
jn and others
the Cerutty Вент.
and
He breakfanled ол typical
Ceralty fare brend honey, and oatmeal and raians.
can understand why runners do well down here," he said: "Percy's enthusiasm and the inspiration of the natural surroundings give you a fer- rifle enthusiasm to rain," the aix feel three inches Ameri- can miller said, "Don came to Portsea as
friend and I resent any im.. milention that I 'role' him,". Cerutty sald,
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Later today Bowden returned to Melbourne. He will compete against Ellott in a Clip}12 meeting here on Wednesday. -China Mall Special.
Eight Entries For Asian Junior Soccer
Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. Eight countries are expected to take part in the Ors! Aston Junier vup soccer competition to be held here from April 10, whs khnounced today:
Mr Kwok Kin-keng, secretary of the Football Association of
Malaya, said today Japan, South Korca, Ceylon, Burma, Singa- pore and Mainya were certain, atcl confirmation from Hong- kong and Thalland was expect- ed in the next few days.
He said Mainya's "Freedom Stadium" here would be book- ed from April 18 to 28.
A special commitee had been named to organise the tourna- ment-Reuter,
(Contacted by the China * Mall, Mr B. O. Omar, Becretary of the Hongkong Football As- sociation sald this morning that Hongkong's entry is zilit under consideration by the HRFA bol there is every possibilty that Hongkong will be entering the competition).
Scottish FA -Cup Draw
Glasgow, Mar. 2.
The draw for fourth round Scoltish Footboll Association Cup matches to be played on March 14 was made here today BS follows:
Aberdeen v. Kilmarnock, Surling Albion v Glasgow Coltle,
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