THE CHINA · MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1959, IN.
Sport Made Their Fortune CRUSADING HENRY COTTON MADE GOLF THE BIG BUSINESS IT IS
(Thil in the fifth instalment of Clibia Mali'a Jcature).
special sports
London.
By JOHN MELVIN
curtain between amateurs and
Eaton Square, in Lon-professionals, and opened tho
don's fashionable Bel-
gravia, boasts one of
clubhouse doors to tho paid players.
Colton rechod Lame ankl
the finest collections of | fortune unalod Entirely ack- V.I.P.s in the world-taught, he tasted his way up the
golf Jadidler with a grin, suge princesses, ambassa-minded devotion to the same.
dors, peers, authors, stars of every mass medium.
distinguished But only one sinttu pois a member of this exclusive clan.
He is 52-year-old Thomas Homy Colton. A.B.F., First Conlirman of Profesional Golf, three times winner of the Open ut B-thin Chan pion ; B piem
Germany, and mega-holder axlnordinary,
ard
74, surrounded by At No. vable Lalutings and antiques, Juxury with Mr Graf Bye: In His wife, Senora Maria Isabel Extangurt, better known to the world of golf as "Tools"
LACKED NOTHING
The wealthy Coltons have lacked nothing in their 20 years af inarried life. For Heosy Colton L The minn
who made golf into big business, ummasing fortune for himself azzel
1* the way
other paving
lavors to do the same.
IL Remarkable though
mity. seem, less than 30 years ago the professional golfer was looted upon as an uneducated being, a kind of super-caddie. Soelally. he was despised and rejected..
But
Even us a young boy, placed a mattres against the wall of his father's London Kerage and smacked golf balls info it five hours a day.
be was As a young man, confident enough to declare: "Some day 1 will win the Open Championship. It is my dream to become a good as Bobby Jones."
Cotton excelled at both cricket and soreer at whool. But, from the age of 11, golf gripped him
TODAY
Henry Cotton
like Tovor. At 14, he had a the Waterloo Club in Brussels single-figure handicap. At 17, and, in the first year of his em~ he became un assistant professployment, membership Jumped ginal. A! 20, he was the mod by 150. promising player in the cou try.
More important, he was left financially unfettered his first Year after your, he worked chance to demonstrate his sharp passionately on his game, study-business sense. And he made the ing the masters, grimly procmost of it.
ising every spare moment, and enduring
A best-selling
the vicious attacks! Ile introduced from a golfing public which are golfer's shoe, designed to improve cused him of being aloof, rude, the player's footwork when even unsporting. They dialed swinging. And he increased his his "poker face" approach to the income by establishing a fully- They invered at the equipped bar in his shop at hated La Logo. Waterloo. In fact, he was soon one of the few professionals in the world who could boast: "The ployers come and drink with me Instead of in the clubhouse."
KOTDE. wny {4་
ALOOF
it was true that Cotton was aloof-aloof from anything which |might upset his career.
At the Royal St, George's
SMASHES MONOPOLY
Then came the British Open Then to these "lowly" ranks stepped a revolutionary Collen realised early that all-Championship of 1934 and, with figure, au ex-public schoolboy the-year-round tournament golf it, the realisation of his life's (Alleyn's School, Dulwich). was essential if American dom-ambition man intended for a civil en-alon was to be broken. At who the time, British professionals gineering career, thought he saw greater pros were tied to their home courses und dependent specta for himself with a ball out-of-season. and a set of golf clubs,
on giving lessons to make living. Henry Cotton immediately sti out to champion the cause of the British golf professional, Far years he endured bitter criticism but. through
goiting Lelumphs, he smashed the mob-
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corning at least £10,000-a-year In the 1930's-double that of a Cabinet Minister,
Meanwhile, in 1930, the King of Golf was persuaded by Lord Rosebery to return to England and become profesional to the, Astridge Golf Club.
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A year later came the crown- In glory of his career the 1037 British Open at Carnoustie, in which he became the first British player to stave off and finally crush the full force of an American Ryder Cup team.
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And within a few days he the beat Densmore Skuto,
of match-play champion Ameries, in a match over 12 holes for
unofficial the match-play championship of the world,
Cotton's future was now 45- mured. He had established him- acif as a world-beater and, along with tennis champion Fred Perry, he had brought a golden era to British sport.
Criticism of him waned in Britain, and he settled down to make home at Ashridge in a new £19,000 house which, with its furnishings from Brutzels, Budapest and Vienna, Its bathroom for every bedroom, its valet, cook, chauffeur, mald and gardener, was the Inst word in luxury. Colton colled i "Shangri-La."
AWARDED MBE
About this time, Mr Golf! was able to declare: "If I neve lifted a club again I should be provided for till the end of my daya.”
Former world squash champion, Hashim Khan of Pakistan, easily defeated three of Hongkong's top players in an exhibition match on Thursday at the Victoria Barracks Courts. Photo shows Khan (right) with Mike Perkins who went down 0-6, 9-2 дад 9-1..
Reluctant Ron Springett Gets A First Honour
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London.
And yet still he went on third playing winning his Belgian Open in 1936, and his third
German Open In 1939, Ron Springott, the 22-year-old goalkeeper who 18 months During the war, apart from
ago thought his career como second to his marriage, serving as a Flight Lieutenant
was proved wrong the other day by being selected in the R.A.F. VR., he collected over £70,000 for the Red Cross for his first representative honour, keeping goal for and other war charities in 130
the Football Loogue in Belfast on Septembar 23. course, Sandwich, Kent, Henry golf matcher which he played Cottori smashed the Americans'
and organised. His work brought
Early last year Springeit, 11-year monopoly of the Open him an M.B.E. title: twice broke the course re-
that the part-time painter, refused to By now, it seemed
leave Queens Park Rangers and ford; equalled the championship aggregate of 283; set up a recordiering career of Henry Cottori
In fact the maestro, now 40, ball with Sheffield Wednesday. of 132 for the Arzt 36 holes of the had reached it honourable end. London for First Division foot- His reason: "I'm getting Open-end a record of 65 for one
had only just passed the half-
married; my flances and I huve championship round.
way mark.
a mortgage on a flat at Barnes, He won the French Open in 1940 and 1947; he explained and that's more importans even
than going to a big club." Ryder Cup Britain the Cotton
rained his third British Open In 1948, when he achieved a course record of 66 at Muirfield,
Yet the BIOTE Collon sought a beiler deal for pro- fessionals, the more he was attacked by the Blimps of Kolf. Finally, in 1933, he quit the country-hounded from his native land by matiolous and unwarranted criticism. was flooded with offers to four matches of 1047 and 1053; he
Even the fabulous Bobby. Jones had never had such a championship triumph.
the United States and tho
Paradoxically, Cotton's move | Continent. The Americansilumph turned out to be the beat decision dubbed him "the saviour of of his life. He landed a two-British gbit“, and so he was. year contract as professional to
SPORTS QUIZ
1. What will be the qualifying Handard for the 100 metres in the 1900 Olympics?
Collon was now on top of the world. He stayed in first clars hotels, drove a massive red racing
ear, and moved almost solely in high society. Belgium hailed him 49 > national hero (for he was still the Waterloo Club's DIO- fessional), and the King of the Belgians sought a match
with him,
was
BUSINESS ACUMEN
But 11
lls business neuince as much as his falling 2. When did Yorkshire, 1959 which enabled Cotton to County Cricket champions, make a fortune oul of golf. Just win the title outright? During the 1030's, he had
When Cotton won his aird British Open, friends said there was nothing left for him to achieve and that he should quit the game.
STILL PLAYING
But he couldn't stop playing "I missed very much having a tournament edge to my game, he sald, "and the challenge of fighting against a big fold. So I came back."
Thus, at 52, Henry Cotton is and still driving, chipping putting in the best of company. ite is no longer a full-time player, but he still has a hand- rome income from the game writing through his playing. and connection with golf equip malment firms.
3. When did Australia, who already widened his interests so have just regained the Davis much that crize money and the retaining fee from his clubs Cup, last hold the trophy? became comparatively
4. Which of these cricketerslims in his Income.
have been chosen to go to He became a £2,000-a-year the West Indies with the consultent to a golf equipm2911 MCC: Keith Andrew, Brian flam He designed A set of Close, Ted Dexter and rlube and
icit-hand a special Arthur Milton?
glove which brought him large royalties,
5. Who is president of the
International Olympic Com- milies?
Writing articles earned hiri upwards of another £2,000-
B. What are the nationalities year. And he demanded us
WDCITI.
much as 100 guineas, for a))
Kelth Gardner, Jazzy British professionals. In this
Chromik?
of the following athlete exhibition round, at last four Hec Hogan, Dan
times that charged by other
way, he set higher stanulard of living for puid golfers. £10,000-A-YEAR
7. Top trio. but in which branch of sport — O'Brien, Long, Niedr?
8. Edwin Ahiquist is adviser to which top sportsman?
9. From whom did Bob Filz
xfrminons win the world! luvyweight boxing title?
In 1999, he even put golf on suing the Londori the stage, Coliseum for
Mercover, he is ploughing as much into the game as be has ever taken out. He le director and founder of the
Golf
Shefeld Wednesday boss Eric Taylor looks a chance, told Ron he could stay at his new house the summer, and then until beat Sunderland.by five minutes lo his signature.
Springett Barnes and club.
at
is sul living trains at his old
A MODEL Said Mr Taylor: "This is wonderful news. Hon has been such a model player thot body has ever again raised the question of his coming to live in Sheffield."
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Springett is one of four men completely new to re- presentative honourn. The others are Ray Wilson,
and. George Jolm Connelly Eastham,
Young Eastham is the fair- haired Newcastle ball-wizard who brints back strong memories of his father, of Bolton and Brentford fame.
George junior is the complete double of the man he says "was the most wonderful dribbler I've ever socn." Tyneside folk think the present Eastham will challenge Jimmy Greaves and Johnny Haynes for the role of England schemer.
the Foundation for development' young player and, though he has made his own foriune, de sili Bahis bard for the interests of pro- | fessionsla
Only last year, he let aloud "We wani more money" demand by Britain's tourma- ment players at tho Profes-
Golfers total
Association annual meeting, urging pro-| fessionals never to accept less Aban £2,000 fox major tournament.
窳
THE CHOICE
I'm Not Finished Yet, I'll Know When To Quit
Says
TOM FINNEY
London,
I was sitting on a bus in Preston the other day when two men in front of me started talking about football . . . . and Tom Finney,.
Said one: "It looks as if Tom's had it at last,”
Said the other: “Yes, I reckon he's getting a bit
past it now."
I
chuckled about at the peak in the years after the war, time, but later I began to won- į but once that was past he re dtr How many others were mained a great player.
taying the same thing? Were they right?
of
I remembered that some the critics had prophosled after our night match at West Ham that this would be my last sea- son in top-class football.
TIME TO QUIT · And I remembered too odd
ke "sadly out phrases touch" and "only a shadow of his former selt."
Let ma
of
straightaway
that I have no present inten-
Hion of retiring this seasoti,
He mastered the great art of reserving his energies for the vital moments,
Remember how he waited in the Bolton-Blackpool Cup Final of 3053, content to stay in the background, until the exciting last 20 minutes when he turned in perhaps the finest match- winning performance of our time?
MORE VALUABLE
It could be argued that when
next season or any other sea- such a player i pazt til peak, son. I shall continue playing he
capi
prove
until the day comes when I valuable to his ride. no longer enjoy the game. when I find training a grind) rather than a pleasure. That will be the time to quit, for then i won't be doing jus- Uce to the fans, my team- mates or myself.
But I don't expect that
to arrive just yet awhile,
CVET
more
...
For when 3 stor chines brightest, he is apt to bo almost marked out of game, whereas in after years opponents can sometimes be talled into a falno senso of security.
And there day
moto és nothing difficult than marking someona like Stan when you can never be quite sure when he'll strike.
I would be the first to admit, bowever, that I haven't been playing well this season. And when this happons, I expect criticism.
LONG OVERDUE
of
"This is qulic a surprise" said Brian, "This certainly rives me another chance to achieve my main ambition-
For I haven't forgotten that to play for England
during the past 12 years I have "My team mates at Middles- been lucky and some of the brough, as always, have given knocks are long overdue. But I me wonderful support. I would would like to remind some not be getting this honour my critles that I did suffer a without their help.”
serious injury last season and Middlesbrough chairman, Mr | played only one game after Stanley Gibson, uld: "I am Christmas convinced that Brian will use this opportunity to make the England icar. No player deserves this honour more. We know at Middlesbrough what a grand clubman and team tain he is."
cop
It takes time to regain one's touch, to recapture one's mental approach to the game as much as the physical,
I
far
I, too, slowed the tempo of my gome long ago and now that I have been switched to the right wing at Preston, have a chance to extend my soccer fo.
2
Don't think for a minute that
em planning to become second Stanley Matthews. There is only one Stan ....... and there'll probably never be another,
MAJOR AMBITION
1 have no wish to emulato him or, for that matter, to play on until I'm 43,
But the switch could at loant to give me the opportunity prove my critics wrong. I should like to do that, for I have at to major ambition
can think of many younger players who have been least onc -London Express Service).
$11 tho shadows for months full. after an injury such as mine.
SPORTRAIT
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London Esprade Service:
Sports Diary
B the choice of the young Connelly and Dobing, it seems obvious that the Chelsea pair, Brabrook and Greaves, will go in against Hungary on Sept. 23.
Live guttesS on Anyway, the the same night, at Bellact and Everlon, should help to decide Colony the choice of the first full Eng-Gasty of inFC 49WRC V INC sti
Such big-money talk would and team of the season, which then touring the provinces with to its foundations 30 years ago. October 12.
fortnight and have shake the golfing world will be made in London on
įstago demonstrations. From do But crusading Cotton has now?
mbre made it possible to win a for- Brian Clough heard the news 10. Who succeeded Don Brad-performances he made
tune by driving a small white at the home of Middlesbrough mau as Australia's cricket than £1,000.
-With his prize money! his ball around the tidi green full-back Ray Barnard, where explain7
retaining tee, and the profis courer of Britain-London Ex- he and his attractive wife, from his club shop, Cotton was pruss Service.
Barbara, were questo for lea.
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4.30 p.m.
In England
Maybe someone who has been Sul, I believe that I should fortunate enough to have toured be touching foun again but plenae don't quote me on saying "peak" form.
BRIEF STAY
soon, the world playing for England.
for so long and gained 76 caps should be content to rest easy,
I doubt, however, whether I'll over be fully satialed unless I lead Preston once more to Wem- bicy, and bring the Cup home to
For I read recently that Deepdale.
my had passed
zenith, The writer was correct. I passed that eight years ago.
A player's stay at the sum- mit is usually brief. But once the full begins, tils star doesn't usually burn out overnight. If experienced, he can play on at the same level of performance for many years to come. -
Who Janows?
Maybe my career won't stretch that far. Perhaps my critics will be proved right in the end.
But somehow deep down Ive a hunch that says they won't...
And that there will be a lot
I suppose Stanley Matthews of big days to remember and
is the perfect example of this, betties tà be fought before that
Ho reached his own personal last game played.
Eindhoven Name The
Price For
For Ford
By GERALD WILLIAMS
London..
Hashim Khan playing at Bex Kong Trovor Ford's Dutch bosses, PSV Eindhoven, havo told muash courts 10.30 a.m.
English Second Division club Scunthorpe how much it will cost to buy him. The other night, on the phono swimming cala. Victoria Park Foot
from Eindhoven, Mr Ben von Gelder, the PSV secretary, told me: "Scunthorpe are really interested. I think there is a possibility we can do business.” *. Scunthorpe mannger Frank Mr van Gelden said: "I think Sop and some of his diretore they will lift the suspension. watched Ford, the oxfled Welsh there are a lot of reasons why
forward, they could do pỦ.. international centre score a goal for PSV in Roller- |2| dam Inet Sunday evening.
Homesics Ford serlahly won't any "No" to a move to Scan thorpe. But the Football Lenguo may cancel any chances of & deal by refusing to lift their ban on him.
they say "beer"
In Hong Kong they say
Carlsberg
✡.
"He bas been
fine ambasador for your couiniry, He is a great favourite hero En Holland."
PSV say the reason they will {not make it dimilt for Ford ta return home is that he has beeni DUTCH VIEW
the perfect employee since he They are not due to retained, thorn in March, 1957. comedor it until next May
Arsbrist have sateed to play, e The Dutch club thinks the match wider the butch · clubm Lego will be kind to 34-year- floodshite that right, a
Ford and let him- play" utolknaX
Bouth Holland' ngint again If fculiharps eration moniversary (ustivities, want him