THE CHINA MAIL,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1959,
NOW ENGLAND NEED A Two World Middleweight Champions
NO-NONSENSE CAPTAIN TO SAY 'I'M THE BOSS'
By ALAN HOBY
This is the dwarf age-the cra of the yes-mon in football captaincy. Today the majority of modern Soccer skippers are little more than routine coin-flippers or human wind- gauges. Gone are the giants. Gone the characters, the generals, the no-nonsense strong-men like Eddie Hapgood, Joe Mercer, Joe Harvey, Harry Johnston, Irishman Johnny Carey, Scot- land's George Young, and Walley Barnes, of Wales.
Nowadays it is crime
#1 raise your voice and rend
of
to volteague an his shoulder to 11 I prefer the appronch the | walling conch. A true skipper. Ferenc Puskiet tart Mariyant rist act-10 thunder; "Fm the Then there was lighting, fre- but effective exhibitionist who skipper. I'm
boss andand-brimstone Joe Mercer who, captained the Hungarian won- you'll do as I say-or else.
teenet
Vanished
as England emptain, never hes!- | der-team which smashed Eng- tatert to twt out the biggest land. star-ven Tommy Lawton- Paskas always wore a particu- i 11 Joe thought they deserved 11.Inrly vivid pair of stockings to Why? Why he's the breed of Or that other Joe-Joe Har-distinguish him from the rest of great captains virtually
vanty. skipper of that glorious, the ten-an idet we might try Ished from the English football | Cup-wining Newcastle side,ver here.
who, when the pressure WOR The excellent example of hottest, could always be heard Russian captains, who alone The question in partleutarly | railing
through grifted Pan
The question
referce's pressing beeNLINE, withi Ihr forth, "Cin on, ga on."
decision, should also be adopted retirement of Billy Wright, Another Brilliant captain was
In Lengue footbudi, United's the captaincy at the England | Manchester
Johnny eleven te vacant for the first | Carey. Blackpool were beating time since October 1948. this in the Cup Firail of 1948 by 2---1 nt half-time and there were signs of panie among Matt Hisby's boys,
And if ever the national tegin the side which should be the proud showcase of English foot- ball, but so seldom Is-nerded an iron leader it is NOW.
But where is this Napoleon in football boots, this tailor-made Tartar the Mercer-Younk- Collis tradition to be found?
eo!
This would cut out those petulant tantrums which give our home-bred Soccer such a bale.
Vital Job
As for the England side, Its IL wan then that Carey present laughing-stock slalus uttered his famous maximn: | abroad should be the concern of "Play football. Keep on play-everyone in football, ing football and WE SHALL WIN." United won 4-2. Strong skippers like other vanishing race strong referees - are beyond price.
thent
of his
That is why it urgently needs a strong-willed skipper | who will win the complete loyalty and respect pinyers. Who wifi "lly get the job ---- In 1954 Arthur Rowe, then matriger of Spurs, pali Aston the most vital playing post la England | Villa £5,609 more for Danny footbull?
In my opinion, there are just three candidates for the job) who, if given 100 PER CENT RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD, might, in their own way. develop into great skippers.
Cool, Clever
The No. 1, and favourite, of course, 45 KONNIE CLAYTON.
İ
thon ho And Blanchflower originally intended but that
Beenuse | was
Arthur, looking ahrud, wanted the Irishman as Puttenham's next captain,
25, of Blackburn Rovers, the He Resigned
vice-
શ
my
three nominees
Clayton, Haynes, and howe I believe that Ronnie Clayton, youngest-ever ropinis w lud Blackburn Rovers, has the best all-round qualiftentions,
Walter Hammond
Is Out Of Work `
By Our Correspondont
Durban.
Walter Hammond, the 56-year-old former England
cricket captain, is out of work,
He gave up his job as general manager of a South African car m seven months ago and although he has "plans for a
on Rugby. "Me? Oh, a bit of golf and some trout fishing. That is about all In my line these
days." new venture," he re- fuses to disclose them.
Dressed in a black pin-stripe suit and wearing a grey and green silk tie, he told my today: "I don't know what People have been wrying about. me, but it is a fact that I got out of the mater business ut the beginning of the year end since then I have been quietly looking around,"
up,
But, he said, he was not hard
when he came to Durban in
1055 Hammond,
wife hats Sybil, and his three children moved into the quiet suburb of tillerest, 20 miles from the city.
They live in a coral pink bunga- low which he buili himself on an acre of ground.
SPORTS JOB?
Sipping a gin and tonic Ham- mund told met "I'm not in the least worried about being out of work. I am happy to look around.
I'd
1.
After Friday
BASILIO, FULLMER FIGHT FOR
NBA VERSION OF TITLE
San Francisco, Aug. 24,
There will be two middleweight champions of the world after Friday night's encounter between Carmon Basilio and. Gono Fullmer at the Coy Palaco hero.
Like To Bet Backs Are Bare At Lord's Next Year
By RENE MacCOLL
At Lord's cricket ground last Saturday week some of the men onlookers who were roasting in the stands while they watched Middlesex play York- shire took off their shirts.
They were quickly told by an attendant to put them on again. The atten-
dant explained that "Ladies in the crowd have made complaints."
Later
of the
74-your-okt olejal for its own sake. MCC added: "The
Can
Basilio and Fullmer will be fighting for the National Box- ing Association version of the title, which was taken away from Sugar Ray Robinson due to his too long delay in de- fending it.
Robinson, however, cognised as champion by the other Boxing Associations.
Basilio and Fullmer have several things in common. They are both former, world middleweighi champions. They won their ulites by beating Robinson only to tose them in the return lille bouts,
The
Similar Style
Maybe my new trouble is that if we once let / This has been one of the around in the year 1959 who the purists but it is almost cer-
ta
Job will be a sports one, maybe it won't. "All I can say is that I am not
considering
return England. I love this country and is just the place for my
dds.
a
And, after all, my wife
people
take
off their
sluris,
there's no toying where I might stop."
Dear
old luffy
Funny
summers
most roaringly hot und in Living memory. During A glorious season which has developed Into A sustained heatwave, sartorial conventions have been going by the board. Why not at Lord's
Old Brigade DEAR old MCC. Dear old too?
Lord's is a Durban-born girl, Naturally 1 still write to all my members, living happily in the
pats in England and I am glad pasi. to get all the latest cricket news."
There are several points which ought to have been pandered by the old boys in the Long Room before they
the Instructed get those Shlets attendants to re-donned.
Ismmond's children go to school It will be a monumenia) in Hillcrest, and toger, 11, is present right ball and
already a good cricketer. I wish there were mure men challenge, a skyscraper assign- captain.
"But what puzzles me about Football
He ment, Clean-cut, cool and viever, of conviction in
But there is hidden steel In
him," Hammond said, "s that Clayton is full of ideas, and as Blanchflower, who once resigned i
Hennie. The hope must be that although he is right-handed at Like it or not, this is an polished in His football as a the Spury caplaincy because the
North Country
age of informality. everything else he is n left- fclub/dfart approve
the this of Hatton Garden dianvid.
Swirling. handed bul.
rushing informality strength, plus a reasonable run Stylish and t in all that changes he made during a game.
will transform the "I have not begm to coach him and change, in which the people of luck.
properly yet, but i will. Like of Britain are Increasingly im Blackburn star from a good into a GREAT captain.
he attempts Ronnie is always! Unfortunately, too many cop
wing half jain become angle dumida o, ce where every good should be at the heart of the they have lasted up for ends. battle,
The No 2 tip-und he hus
strong backing in some quarters
Is that fove-him-or-loathe-hi
character JOHNNY
Dasa"
."through
Inside HAYES,
jeft supremo of Fulluun. testy Seme
Johnny's of gestures ahrat primaces, when things go wry, can be infuriat- ing bul, ilke Alex Jamts, he is a born leader of a match, and has football brain which acts with the speed of a clicking comers shuler,
The third "pasibl" is 1ON HOWE of Wist Bromwich Albion, a geded and immaculate right back, who is one of the best strategists in the business.
I
As yet, however, not one of this talented trio and must be honest about this - han displayed those truly towering gift of command į which have become almost lost art in this country. Tako those old skippers-[16 High I would men
call the
a
Priests of this select cult of
captulncy..... Take George Young Rangers that in-
of Hexible, Bighland crag
man....
Papers Hidden
11
In 1949, when Seqtland came to Wembley, tew people gavej them even an outside chance Dgainst England, They were expected to get a hammering So overwhelming was verdlet against the Scols that, on the morning of the match, Young hid all the newspapers
from his players.
the
George then harangued his teum right up to the kick-off
on how they could win
win they did. 3-1....
and
Or take that impece;ble skip- half.
per and England wire
We
Harry Johnstum, now manager of promotion-seeking Heiding. On the Bell Harry was Loss In every way. If he wanted to switch the team, during play he did. If he thought a mA, 4 WUR playing badly he did not hisă- tate to reprimind him.
True Skipper
But Johnston also looked after hig ment Once, in 4
Cuptio against Laton, Stan MoriETUSEN, then Blackpool's see goal-scUTET, hurt an unido so badly he w umabile to walk.
Johnston waited behind after the match and when
**Morty" was herved, carried his injured
Ex-Boxers Who Make Good
New York.
Actor Victor McLaglen and Lou Costello, the late comedian, were once profesional fighters, The late Jack Johnsen, when heavyweight champion out- pointed Meloglen in 1009-UPI.
FOUR D. JONES
WELL I'LL BE. LOOK WHO IT 197
PROTESSOR
PROST AND
JAKS, HOW DID THEY GET
IN KORE... AN' WHO TIEDEM UP?
JONES!
BUDDY MATE
DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT
THE ANSWER
15 LAVING
IN
THE C.o.c
FERDINAND
NANCY
AUNT FRITZI--- I CAN'T FIND MY OLD GARDENING SHOES
BRICK BRADFORD
BRICK JUMPS FROM THE 505 OF
THE CWAR AS ITS ENGINGS
RCAR...
•
Cricket, although
two contenders have similar style, preferring a direct crouching attack, especially to the body, over dodging or de- fensive manoeuvres. Both arc extremely courageous.
Their fight may not satisfy There really be todles
fain to go over big with Ameri- find themselves shocked by the
The two of
or con TV upestators. sight
male chest
sloggers have both announced shoulder-binde?
My guess would be that they will be after a knockout, retired general altiing in the although Basilio has never gone for the full count and pavilion
Fullmer but once, in losing his title to Robinson in May 1957.
allowed his fleld-down glasses to stray off the pitch, suddenly focused on a couple of birtless ones on the far aldo of the field, and will: a strangled cry of “Egad Bir!” ordered out the Cossacks.
Two Gates
started
to
It sNu has thousands of followers, is in one too healthy a state Gates have been finnnefally. small at many county grounds.
And the new generation is apt {WOU know, when I first to yown at the very name of
Lord's going Instead of irritating around 40 the game.
years
they Dgo, the cush customers, the Lord's still had those two separate little authorities them watch in ecmfort, so long as propriety is observed
This business about "Com plaints from the ladies"—I
If to swallow.
should surely let
all South Africans, he is madpatient of protocol, and tradition find that ene hard
2ZUMEAGH! O-HO! COME ON IN BOYE
ULP GULP!!
IT MUST BE A REAL
LIFE ABOMINABLE
SNOWMAN
OH MY GOSH! JUST LOKIK AT THE SIZE OF KIM
THEY'RE ON THE
BACK PORCH
YOU WORE THEM A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN YOU' PLANTED THE FLOWER SEEDS...
„BUT A STANCHION OF THE UPRYSKT LANDINS
RIS BENDS AND PILLS THE "OHAR" OVER, PLACING THE SHIP IN A LOW TRAJECTORY.
by MADDOCKS
ARE YOU THE SENTS
I MUST BEE TO GAT
A SUPPLY OF FOOT OIL FOR SWOLLEN PECT? MY POOR
TROTTERS ARE
KILLING ME, MATE,
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
---YOU FORGOT TO SHAKE THE DIRT: OUT OF THEM
By Paul Norria
IT'S COMING
MY WAY, HOS
GOING TO
Sheaffer
<NEW BALLPOINT WITH EXOLUBIVE
STERLING SILVER TIP
Poets prefer
JJA
SWISSAIR
THE AIRLINE OF SWITZERLAND
ROWNTREE'S
THE
AERO
MILK CHOCOLATE THAT'S DIFFERENT!
There may
not tie di man
San Miguel
gates, giving access to the field from the pavilion,
One for the pro's, one for the so-called "gentlemen."
The television riglia for the expeoled feros combat wern sold for $175,000 dolları, Pro- moter Norman Rotschild ex- pecte a $300,000 gate from 18,000 fara at the Cow Palace.
Favoured
who
Darillo,
was world welterweight champion before beating Robinson in September 1957 for the middleweight title, is slightly favoured. He lost the middleweight crown -10 Sugar Ray points in March 1953. Since then he has refused to fight the Negro boxer, for the title despite a much higher for Friday's bout. He publlely declares profound contempt for Robins 300.
a gent and a pro were open- ing an innings together, the two batsmen woud solemnly energe roch from their own gate and only get together at some point guaranice than same way out on the pitch.
It seems quaint to look back now on that distasteful exercise in sheer mobbery. But for a long time It existed. And for a long time suggestions that the practice should be ended as ** being out of tune with the times stoutly resisted by the
was
massive moguls of he pavilion,
Thore
↑
In 11 years of professional boxing, the 32-year-old Bastilo han scored 54 victories, 27 by knockouts. He has 13 defents and seven draws:
have a
limit and few pounds
probably advantage over his opponent, He has 49 wins, 21 by knock- outs and four losses.
Tough Fight are, of course, cer" Fullmer, 29, will enter the Lain sporting functions in the ring at the Weight Kritish scene where the garb of the onlooker is an accepted and integral part of the fun. Asco obviously. Henley, to some extent. The Elen and Harrow match ni Lord's, But those Bre set pieces. Everybody is prepared to take part as in a charade.
A run of the ml county cricket match seems to ine tu be Д completely different
Basilio says he is ready. He knows Fullmer Bight oon- tinually on the charge, but feels he can slow him down and step him. It will be a tough fight, he adds, bug, ho came here to win,
Basilio, who was the last be- foro Robinson to hold the mid- matter, whether It's being dleweight crown, will get 35 played at Lord's or anywhero per cent of the gate and Fullmer else.
H5.--AFP.
At The Bank ISCUSSING the bon
DIS
OT the
shirtless members of audience, Mr Ronald Aird, secretary of the MCC 4: "There are certain traditions and a certain way to dress. We afraid that the tradions would go it the shirts were 10 go."
Bul to what traditions does he refer? Surely the only tradi- Liens
that matter at Lord's are
are
those of sporting spirit, fair
lay, and good cricket. play,
It there must be rules con- cerning correct dress, let them
the pavilion only.
apply to
I nole with approval when I have occasion to visit my bank on a Saturday morning that the staff is nowadays dressed for most part in blazers, sports coats, tmd
clothes,
other
informal
A few decades back such a stale of affairs would doubtless have caused several strokes Df the among the members
Johansson To
Get £43,845 As His Share
New York, Aug. 24. Ingemar Johansson, the...
Swedish world heavy. weight champion, has cheques totalling 122,768 dollars and 17 cents (£43,845) awaiting him here as his share of the proceeds from last June's ille fight against Floyd Patterson, It
dls-
closed today.
Was
The New York State Athletic
Commission said it was holding
board of directors back in the the money. The chairman,
City.
If the banks can move with the times, surely Lord's can do It loo.
Д
General Melvin Krulewitch, sald
he had cauled Johansson today
that the cheques were being re-
fained here subject to provisions Patterson.
But I have an Ides that. It concerning a return bout with
won't be very much longer
DELIVERED
before the Lord's public will have its way, if not
this General Krulowitch said a #eason, on next year. cheque for Johansson's share of For the long-suffering British the gate receipts had been dell- public, always molustant to make vered to the Commission by But scene, timid about con Rogensohn, the promoter of the plaining, unhappy about being Junie dight, and another for his thought difficult," ́a little too percentage of the ancillary rights easily overawed by "authority," by Patterson Enterprises and Is changing fast.
Teleprompter, the closed-circuit This in a wow sort of country television company.
Johansson, who won the title we are all living in today. by knocking out Patterson in the In a country which is boing third round of their bout at merensialy
Yankee Stadium here on Juro And it seems to me zo, had declared he would not [people,
that, parcoptibly and #ig-sign for the return bout until he {nificently. Wo the people arend received on recounting of getting increasingly harder to the receipts from the first fight, push around.
Ileuler.
run
by us,
tho