THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, -1959.
I'm Not Bitter Now, Says SPORTSWOMAN OF YEAR
America's Greatest Miler
By JOE ST AMENT
Los Angeles, Sopt. 24.
The ordinary person might fool like the storied man without a country if he word barred for life from his chosen career. Not so with Wos Santoo, rated America's best milo runner before he was outlawed from amateur competition for collecting too many dollars and conts in the way of oxponsas, Al 27 Santco feels that he la of the peak of his physical powers and he would leap back into competition including the 1000 Olymple Games the Amateur Athlette Association (AAU) would oftetally beckon
Sinter displays no bitterness toward The AAU which cut short his running career na be was approaching his peak,
AXE FELL
For 1855 he ran his fastest mile in 400.5 and that was the fastest any American in hia- tory had done the distance. He hus marks of 4:00.0 and 4:00.7 in that some year,
Then the axe fell and he was
youth groups in the Middle West.
The Kansas athlete is R traveller-he works for a life insurance company and has 200į lectures On track and Acki Het up for the coming year. Thirty of these engagements. will igke the form of track and field clinics during which Sanice will show movies and then ga into the Aeld und demonstrate techniques.
NOT BITTER
did not name, about rein- statement but has received no response.
"It would be nice," he said, "if they would re-endorse me in rohe way or other, I don't erilletse the AAU when I talk to kids. I don't think this would be right."
FORMULA
"t think the AAU - Mary organisation," he added, "But it should be more profes- "I'm not bitter about the unasional from the standpoint of now," he
There fellows (pro- said, "I probably efficiency.
considered could have been
Bent officials) are willing to do the work but a lot of them are simply not proficient and they don't keep up with the rules."
As for a formula for improv-
track and Beld athletes, Santee suggested that the best runners be allowed to compete against each other. "This," he rald, "would mean automatically
hitter infully. "The tactics of rume ofleials were very unfair. The Officials got off scot-free. Sure, J violated the rules, but
"1
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better thes,"
barrel for life. Why way' he, let's ge whole-hog ond kicking the colibre of American singled out among-all-athletes the officials out too." who, he lays, were getting the Laughingly be added, same kind of expenses? The probably should give the AAU AAU falled to punish even one 16 per cent of the life insurance oficial among all the officials. I write. A lot of people never who must have winked at the, heard of Wes Santee before I
dafitedly excessive expenses got banned. This has been
for me in the in- Sunler stopped briefly here; suzance business." en route to a two-week tour Santee feels. that if the AAU of duly a Marine Corps dues not reinstate bim as an
Amateur it should at least make! a nablie expression of friendli- for his work with young athletes.
I received,
citar-opener
reserve Arst Beutenant at Et Tore Air Station south of Land Angeles and told United Fress International that the Bfetime ban agalost him often comes
two during his work with Up
He wald he has spoken lo AAU offelals, whom he
He said some American coaches have a lendeney lo piek spots for their stars and will not run them against certain competitors,
As a second suggestion, he suid former great athletes such
1x
Olymple champion pale- vauller Bob Richards should be recruited to uct as officials at track and feid meer).--UPI.
Mary Bignal (above) Britain's outstanding woman athlete, has been chosen Sportswoman of the Year by the Sports Writers Association. Miss Bignal, who recently brought off a double in Britain's match against Russia al Moscow, received far more votes than any other sporis girl.
The top six in the ballot were: Mary Bignal (athletics), Christine Truman (lawn Tennt), Anita Lonsborough (swimming), Mrs Warren Wofford (nee l'althorpe) (Show Jumping), Natalie Steward (swimming) and Beryl Burlon (cycling). These six will be the guests of the Sports Writers Association at a dinner on October 14th. Altogether 25 were nominated for the poll, which aims to honour the sportswomen who have done the most in the past year for Great Britain in international sport Express Photo,
THE LITTLE SCOTSMAN WHO
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left thigh. He spent eight hours limbs over miles of golf courses,, plucky Nell will take a hiding.
and 18 building up his muscles for the He moves awkwardly in as the operating table On Oct. 20, a black-haired months encased in plaster from dry he could make his come- ring following his necidents and chee, (Club) 3.30 p.m.
young Scot named Bobbyoot to thest. A silver plate back. Neill will step into the was inserted....then came the floodlit boxing ring at crutches and steel hartiess.
Wembley Pool, London, On leaving hospital, Neill to tackle world feather- ignored the experts advice to weight champion Davey his leg
"take it easy. Dispensing with Iron, he started to Moora over 10 rounds.
1obble about
courses.
It will not be a world title After two years he was playing fight. But it will be a miracle two rounds a day with that the little Scotsman should handicap of 12.
the
be in the same ring as a world Then despite the fact that champion. For Nelli is the man he had one leg three-quarters who deles medical science, the of-an-mich shorter than boxer who has twice been told ther--he returned to boxing by ductors that he would never as a professional, fight gain.
Twice he has been crippled in near-fatal accidents; twice he
has returned to the ring. With many other mishaps
he has
medieul record as long as
heavyweight's arm.
"MIRACLE MAN”
a
a
KNOCKED OUT
Then, at 24 he returned to the ring. In seven whirlwind had conquered ave weeks he
and come within He lifelong goal,
with the British champion, Charlle
opponents fight of his win matched featherweight Erill
That fight never enme off as planned. Shortly before it was due to take place Neill won an unimportant fight against the Belgion Alne Devich, But he won it at the expense of a broken jaw.
Neill, the Jinx fighter, hud Crities
immediately liked his his chin wired up for six weeks and Kaw his dreams of a title style and hailed him as the
Eght fade
inta the distant best young boxer of 1956. They made him 4-1 favourite
When future.
he met Ulstermon Jiminy Brownt kn January, 1957--but Neill was knocked out in thei
Yet today, Bobby Neill is the eighth round. British featherweight champion!
REWARDED
Finally, after two postpone- meats, the long-awaited Baltic After three months out of the of the Scots took place in
| April, with an injured elbow, the rig
- known as the "miracle man"}
1959. And the couruge
3 ninth-
of Lexing and probably 1024 Lintastic featherweight Nelli was hacked down within and persistence of Bobby Neill since the golden days of one- 10 secunds of the start of his was rewarded with Jung champion Net Turtuton. night against Belgian Eddie round victory over Hill,
Nell opened his inedieat resRoeland. But he fought back 10 cord books at the age of 14 score a sensational win in four when he broke his right wrist rounds,
attempting a school high jump Tragedy struck again the record L Trinity Academy, following month. Edinburgh.
and
At 15, he had his right kneep kicked in a rugby serum then spent eight weeks in plan-
injuries ter. But hy
didn't stop him becoming school rugby and cricket captain,
At 17, after three weeks as a
his
In August, 1957, when he i
was driving home to Scotland, car collided with a bus and once more he was picked up in the road. This time bis left leg was broken at the
knee.
commercial artist, he suffered 50. eight months after being his first big sei-back. He was dubbed a walking miracle, hé cycling home when he was in- was back in hospital. This volvod in a collision with atine the doctors were moter-eycle..
unanimous, They told him: "You must forget about boxing Neill,
the all-round athlete
ever again," who had already won a Scottish arnateur boxing tule, tay smashed-up in the gutter.
The most serious of
The new champion, WILD nceded Reyen sültches over
his eyes, declared: "Naw everything has been worthi I, I was determined to be- come champion and I am."
ty thrown off the ing of Bri-
Il semord that Neill had final-
For
tain's unluckiat boxer. last June he knocked out Terry and outclassed for eight rounds. Spinks after being outpunch.ed
An only sheer guts carried him through.
What does the future hoit for this gallant Scot who has moved about with the help of liver plates, surgical rivets, splints, crutches, leg Irons and a wheelchair?'
J
But Nellenolved that he He has been promised would never quit unill he had world title bout if he beats the his become ZI champion. Once American Davey Moore next But, judging by form,
multiple injuries was a crushed again he cragged his weary morith
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Bul who would dare say that battling Bobby cannot win? For this champion of champions has shown that anything is possible when a mun has enough courage and determination to succeed.
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