Miss Marin Bueno, of Brazil, on Saturday added the United States women's singles title to her Wim- bledon championship when she bent Christine Truman, of Britain, 6-1, 6-4 in the final ut Forest Hills.
CHESS Cricket Trial
by LEONARD BARDEN
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(No, b683]
Here 13 position from actual play: White to move and win,
Londen Isprest Service.
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The first cricket triad match of the season will be played at Hongkong Cricket Club Saturday, 13th September, 1950 at 1:30 pm.
The team are:
G. H. P. Pritchard's XI; A. C. Chadwick, M.
(i. Gibson, B. Guflowns, 1. H. Hughes, D. Hook. M. Spink, N. M. Stevens, W. W. Vowler, A. Whitelegge, W. E. Williams.
D. W. Lenght's XI; J. H. Coolt, C. Eather, J. D: Cuningham, D. A. G. Hancock, P. W. Hogn, d. 1. Leader, S. Mullock, J. D. Marryor, C. Robertson. T. Scruby, D. White,
FOUR D. JONES
CHMITTE CHARLIE ADROBEAT THE BRODY
FIELDS..
AW, WHATS GOING DN HERE, D'GCAMIN? HOW
NINDIANS GETAWAY WITH BIVŠ cows
Got
DID
HAVENI
CHARLIE BOY
FERDINAND
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NANCY
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1959.
Soccer
Before Outside Jobs
SAYS STAN CULLIS
(Manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Should footballers have spare-time jobs? I was most interested to hear the views of Rodforn Froggatt, Sheffield Wednesday's formor England Inside forward, on the Wolves trip to Hillsborough.
Fraggatt is representative [
have no objections
for a firm of chemists and this | Wolverhampton to players oc- job does not interfere with his cupying Ühemselves golatully football training.
after they have Anished their
But he maintains that, in view | training. of the developments in the game
SPORT MADE THEIR FORTUNE
John Charles Rose From
Backstreets Of
Swansea
To A Life Of Luxury
(This is the fourth instalment of China Mail's spécial sports
But there are Fome pretty feature.)
in recent years, Lengue players plain warnings. of the future will ALL, be part- time professionals.
Froggatt obylously feels that players are becoming increas-distance ingly worried about the uncèr- tainties of a football career,
But I am quite definite in say- ing that if we did reach te stage where all players wer pari mers our standards would decline and very rapidly.
THE OLD ADAGE
For Instance, given iwo players of comparable ability, 1.11( part-time
and one
THE PRIORITY
Any Jobs Involving long- unveiling. heavy munuai work. or anything likely to ennise undue financial concern, are of nut the slightest use tu on mabillous player.
ho
By JOHN MELVIN
Thirtoon years ago,
large garden in which to play, toiled by the slag-hoaps a wonderful collection of peal of Swansea-wooding the racing cars, trleycles, and other football pitch, swooping e loje. grandstands and terracos,
lo
IN ANY CASE, A PLAYER SHOULD ESTABLISH ULM- SELF AT HIS FOOTBALL BEFORE TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AN EXTRA JOB. Professional footbali nowadays rulila a prosperous enough living in
This is Wiliam John Charles, time, I would be reasonably self to expect, rather, de-
the Weah wonder whos: Ilte was certain, that the
thai full-timer mand,
players give priority over any outside pur-completely transformed in April, would mature more rapidly,
1967, by his transfer to Juventus Football Club of Turin for played. The ones who Anish their 05,000, the biggest deal in the careers without decent prospects have wasted their time shock-history of British soever. ingly.
musie As Britain's King of
Scecer, rooms.
Week-ends and holidays: Troy, cleaning the boots of een drive to brzulin Late club players. Today he is Como and there is a magnificent the idol of Italian soccer, outdoor swimming pool at the exquisite Sporting Chub of "Il Giganto Buono," they Turin, to which
John
Chotics call him, the gentle giant belongs. In the winter, they with a six-figure
drive price-avenly an hour's tag and a two million-lira the mountain zii resorts, income,
Luxury, luxury, everywhere club-house han M Juventus dining rooms, cocktail lowych a dance floor, a swimming pool, which and tennis courts Davis Cup matches have been
There is an old football fain- ing adage which has stood the test of time and is applicable to all walks of life....it's not the number of hours you put Jata your work that counts, but what you put into the hours.
In other words, any part timer hoping to hold his place in a competitive field has t9 make tremendous efforts to keep up with the full-timers.
challenge that It is this makes all the difference and Kuch a state of affales could not exist if all players word reduced to part-time status. The standard wound daykusly sulter, Before the war there were very few full-tire players who had extra Jobs, and indeed any such leanings were most deßnitely frowned upon.
Now, more and more players are taking up occupations Bul- side the game. And problems are arising all the time.
THAT'S OUR TROUBLE, O'GORMAN WE
NIED A FENCE TO KERP THE HINDIANS Á.
OUR, WE MUST BUILD A WALL
PLAY NUMBER TEN---THAT'S MY FAVORITE
YOU DON'T HAVE VERY GOOD TASTE
IN MUSIC
SEZ WHO?
BRICK BRADFORD
PURE I THINK YOU'RE
RIGHT, PAM! ITS PROBABLY ON ITE WAY TOWARD
THE SUN!
BRICK LATS FACE IT THE MISSILE MISSED THE MOON!
WHAT DO WE DO NOW,
BRADFORD... WAIT FOR THEM TO MAKE ANOTHER
SHOTT WE CAN'T
WAIT FOREVER!
|
sults.
گر
on
Budgerigars sing and soft In the dressing playa
Yet
Jolin
John Charles
his
urce of a ballet dancer, to icap above all ecnire halves, to turn and twist as ably an a compact winger.
John Charles ha all the rare jqualities of the great plnyer, but uptury to have none of the weaknesses, either of technique ur tienpesanient.
Only
once has he shown sign of losing his temper. That was in the notorious Battle of Wrexham between Wales and Ausiria in 1955, « match which degenerated Into a bloodbaths, and some ol the dirtiest play seen in
BOCCAT,
The Gentie Giant remained calm when he was fouled But when his brother Mel wan curried off on a stretcher it was more than he could bear, Angrily, he shook his fist at the Auftrian players.
#1 wouldn't hurt ay on the Held," says Charles, But it made me £ghting mad when they 'did' Mel."
Today, British fans still argue whether John Churtes is greatest et centre-half er centre-forward. At 12, he But in sunny Italy they have no
doubts at all.
I wonder how many players tail, handsome John Charles wan realise that the Football League | paid £15 a week. As one
lire-laden have a vocational scheme which many stars in the Italian soccer
Charles doesn't have every- į assists any player taking galaxy, he has collected રા
thing Je wants in this At school, he made his mark course or training for any parti- | "210,000 signing-on fee and has cular job, and all expenses are earned
Shangri-la of soccer. For all as left half-back, helping 2,500,000 lire) around
and team to win the Swansea Schools sit from the League's Jubilee | (£1,430) a year lù wages and
the sunshine, security soft-living, he milf misses Championship, bonunes. Fund.
the Welsh valleys, his rela-playing for Swansea Boys. At -London Express Service.
This is luxury, at lust, for the
and his many Lives,
soccer, he left school to Join young man from the backstreets
Triends In the Football Swansea Town pround" staff. of Swansen. He has an elegant | flat in Turin, be runs a de luxe)
the car, and he enjoys
Anest footballing facilities 121 the
world
Sports Diary
TO-DAY
Meeung
Sports
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Swimming Life Guants
Anra Swimming Cala. Victoria Park Pool, 0 p.m. Tink
Final of Nancy Brown Shield, Deep Water Bay.
by MADDOCKS
THEN WE MUST WPDAT GOINË BRICKS, YOU AND JONES ARE
GOING TO FITON „A LOMO PRZYM
ABROAD
'A WALL"! BUT CHARLIE,
THAT OPEN COUNTES
RUNS FOR 2
WE'D NEVER GE
PHOUGH BRICKS FOR
A WALL THAT CON
Me?", WAS BEGINNING TO THINK I WASN'T
IN THE STORY
By Mik
By Erale Bushmiller
SEZ EVERYBODY A
YOU UNDERSTAND HER LANGUAGE, BRICK! 18 SHE BLAMING YOU FOR BEING STRANDED P HERE?!
NO, PAM, BHO GAYD SHE CORINT, BLAMG) NE, BUT IS HAPPY TO DE STRANDED
WITH ME!
By Paul Norris
WELL, TELL HERSHE 16 STRANDED WITH ME,
TOOL... AND IM. GONG TO GSE SIGH KEPT AWARE OF IT!
LUXURY
His wife, Peggy, once a bank elurk in Leeds. us every modern i labotze-caviter device. For ber home. Their three cldren-- suntarud ziek braliky-bave a
therm. nanny to look after
Sheaffers
«NEW BALLPOINT WITH EXCLUDIVE
STERLING SILVER TIP
nnouncers prefer
SWISSAIR
THE AIRLINE OF SWITZERLAND,
ROWNTREE'S
AERO
THE
MILK CHOCOLATE THAT'S DIFFERENT!
Bút thinos gandavasiEST
San Miquel
12
League.
And his wife, who declared when she first heard of her bestand's transfer, "It's like a
PRACTICE
John Charles lived only
the
TOP SCORER
As
equtre-forward, Charles for transformed the Juventus at- tack almost overnight and in his dream," now gets home-sick, too. ccer in those days, in worst full season he was top Italian League
MONEY TALKS
the
seasons (1945-57) he had only two games
with Swansea "A scorer in eleven. But he never stopped with 28 goals. They voted him practising, never stopped study ballor of the Year.
Il Champione ing the stars and seeking fresh
when
Ad to that the fact that bat parents want their three stats to be ethurated In Britain, and il
His reward seems virtually certain that the talent scout sent him to Levis Golden Bey of Soccer willUnited for a trial. Then, eventally return home to stay. 10-year-old Welsh boy WID
ble developed into
But meanwhile, there's
Preferito-F001-
But Charles, holder of 20 International cups, hou no special preference for the centre forward spot. He says, "I'd the like to end my playing days or La centre-balf in English League Britain's Football." money to be made. And Jolin complete footballer by the In-
mortal Major Frank Buckley, mangor who insisted that Money Talks. is particular-players thould be equally adept with both feet and able to switch ly convincing when it talks to
positions. John Charles, the proud Welsh father who wants the very best for his family.
Charles bas sigrudd on for an- other two-year stretch.
Charles
รูปs
The soccer star he envies most: Ilis brillant younger brother, Mel Charles; centrs- hair for mighty Arsenal. Now that's a job that King John would love to have.
Was shultice from Joft-half to right-back, and
nally won his spurs at centre-vision appearances, newspaper But Mel, even with his tele. In 1953, when the turnstiles half, making his first-clats debut articles,
and coaching books were clicking merrily at Ellend n friendly match against
sponsored advertling, can never Read, Leeds chairman Sam Bul-Queen of the South. His Jobmatch the colossol earning. ten declared: "We will never selt.to mark Willie Houllston, Scol-power of his brother--not while We wouldn't even take £200,000 land's intematonal centre- for Charles."
forward,
he stays in English soccer.
He is now the most expensive But then Leeds had a
After the match, Willie told footballer in Britain, having mysterious vlaltor. plump the Press: "Charles is the finest been transferos from Swanzea Signor Gigi Peronace, a high- | centre-half i have ever played to Areenal 10:4 50145on for powered agent who seeks out against." world-class players for the world's richest clubs. The re- ault: Juventus came forward with their sensational £85,000 offer 185.000 for Leeds and £10,000 for Charles.
That £10,000 Agure rocked poor Sam and forced his hand. He sadly announced: "We just could not deprive a player like falu af a soul pereona! for- tume."
£43,000, plus two Arsenal re- A 17. Charles scored seves in part-exchange.
And how much did Mel first league goal and helped Charles pick បទ from that Leeds to reach the quarter- fabulous deal? The official finals of the F.A. Cup. signing-on fee of £20.-London
international debut the Express Service.
his
following JEA be WKR B
nerve-wracked flop, but by
the age of 19 he was a re- pular In the red shirt of
Wales.
By 1052, verratlie Charles had established himself as an out- centre-forward For
for
So the wheels of fortune standing Isturted turning--and shrower Leoci. The following year he
John Charles went into transfer emerged at inside-right talks after belt briefed by Wales, voring two goals in their ¡¡awyers, accountants, and coccer | 3-2 win over Ireland.
experts. The historie deal was
soiled on Thursday, April 18, 1987.
DEAL
NEAR-PERFECT
him
No wonder they called King of Soccer, Prince of Wales and Charles the Coloccus. By
In Room 222 of the Queen's now John Charles had every- Hotel, Leeds, the King of Soccer thing
strength, helight, met Signor Umberti Aquelli speod and stamina. His defen- 22-year-old millionaire president sive play was near-perfect, his of Juventus. After they had cribbling superb, his anticipa- talked for two hours over boiledilon uncanny, tls pasting im eggs, wine and coffee, be emired maculate. Moreover, he packed
s the rest valuable of Britain's
a cannonball shot in each of hla 4,000 profesional footballers.
size-eight boo13,
The dial. Included a rent-
Perfect balunec, developed fat. furniture and during his boxing are tasket- And the £10,000 to ball playing days in the Army,
froe
car,
be paid in monthly instal-is probably hi Krvotust nsset. meals over two stars-was only 11 enables him to carry his oft the beginning. He would re- 2ln, 13-state figure with the ceive an annual salary of 1,440,000 Bre (about £823), and was guaranteed that he would en a million lire in bonuses cuch year.
Moreover, when his contract expired after two years, he could collect another fat signing-on fee from Juventus, a receive 12% per cent of any transfer ten.
Charles How has John achieved this enviable posl- flon? What has placed him so high above his fellow players in the English Foot- ball League?
Dedication to roceer put him on the golden trail to Juventus -the dedlection to proctiro- alone every day as a boy; to play in any position where he was needed; to laten sugerly. to every word of advice, whether from stor players or from · his father, once an above-average pinger in Swansea soccer.
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