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on the ball
with Tom Finucy
THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY; OCTOBER › 10,* 1959.
BLACKBURN'S RONNIE CLAYTON -ENGLAND CAPTAIN?
I looked at Ronnie Clayton and I wondered how it felt to be twenty-four with the footballing world spread out at your feet... to be freely tipped as England's next captain... successor to the almost legend-' ary Billy Wright and to know that this could be one of the toughest jobs ever offered to a player. For English football is in the melting-pot. We have come to the end of an era and the man who takes over the reins will be leading a young, talented, but inexperienced team into matches where the competition is probably fiercer than it has ever been.
SPORTS QUIZ
Which baretali
To take over the captaincy at
glont uch a time would be a sized tack and many may won der whether Ronnie Clayton qualifications has the
for the
These are battles
we can't moloh and just before the lights afford
to Wee otherwise went out, Ronnie Clayton knelt
bed
and there is a very real danger that at the fool of his we may drift into the inter-prayed, national wildernes,
Now 1 wonder how many other young players would have had rufficient courage in own convictions to have that in front of mates.
icam has job.
rrecasty won the American It is a question that may well League Championship for, be asked, for the average fon the Brt time in 40 years? knows so little about him.
2. Whi
Engin
septed the Tastest of the 1959 ero cont.
cricketer century
3. Which of these professional Twit tennis players has Wimbledon NOT won the
ringles title: Kramer, Tra-
Lert, Setman. Rosewall? 4. What world title will be at stake at Sebring, Florida, in Deermber
5. What sports de vou
clate with: (a) Bisley, (b) (c) Here Sandown Park, Hin
G. From whom did
Marciano win the heavyweight title?
7. How many "Leis"
player allowed
tenni!
8. Which
eveni
in
In the newspapers he has become one of the forgotten men of football and this think is partly duc to his method of playing and of Kving.
of
their donc their team-
Top Liner
It was obviously something Ronale did at home and, in als right at philosophy, if it was
right any- home. It was where.
How good is Ronnie Clayton? Due to his classically smooth
style, he makes low headlines and is seldom described
match-winner. But he is essenti-
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Quietness is the keynote both. He makes wing-hal? play lock so deceptively simple that
notices the vially a player's player. The mer. who play with him have no one dom
Illusions about his runjting as a part he performs in a game.
world-class performer. He is a man for the big occasion and, on
Family Man
He always seems to have so much time to do everything that is easy to get the impression that the opposition is playing Rocky badly ... rather than that he world is playing well.
his day, a match for any inside- forward playing football today.
1 remember well his display against Didi, the Brazilian, when the South Americans were last at Wembley. At times Dial- off the held, he is just the who many would rank as the sane. He takes a lot of know-world's greatest Inside forward ising. But the more one comes to looked Ettle more than lawn know him the more опе apmuliocre. Clayton's performe
proclates him.
ance that dry alone, In my opinion, stamped him as a top-
Iner.
did Lindy Remigio (United States) at the 1952 Olympic wha Games?
9
Won
Which great sportsman has Final an F.A. Cup medel and also been Eng- land's vice-captain in Tes: cricket?
re
10. What should a soccer
If a goalkeeper before a penalty
feree do
moves
kick is take?
(Answers on Page 17)
No man playing today sets a better example to the youth
of the country. Ile plays hard But if he does take over the
but always fairly, and we-caplaincy of the England team, cess. I'm sure. -will change him.
The Miracle Man Of British Boxing
BOBBY NEILL IS ONE OF THE MOST COURAGEOUS OF ALL CHAMPIONS
By DEREK JOHN`
London.
A miracle will happen at Wembley Pool, London, on the evening of October 20. That's when Bobby Neill, British featherweight champion, will climb into the ring for a ten-round non-title bout with the rugged world champion, Davey Moore of the United States. miracle because Neill is the dark and wiry Scot who has twice been told by doctors that he would never fight again- the man who, at 25, has the longest medical case-book in boxing.
A
Krée Was
The crise-book opened modest- Doctors told him: "Take life covering from a broken jaw, ly when, at 14, he broke tus easy in future."
won his title fight against the Nelll Ignored the advice. He cunning champion, Charlle Hill. right wrist attempting a school
At 15 his threw away his crutches and high jung record. right
encased in spent the next two years play- planter after being kicked in a ing golf. Then, with one log shorter than the other, he came rugby scrum.
At 17. Nelit was smashed | Vick to boxing.
between up to an argument his bicycle and a motor-ayola. His multiple lajuries Included drushed left thigh and be pent eight hours on the oper ating tablo.
Plate In Thigh
For 18 months the tile Stot was covered in plaster from
plate foot to chest. A silver
He was inserted in his thigh. was given crutches and a harness.
Finest Victory
limbs
That was his finest victory and the fulfilment of his lifelong ambition Net, lackinut speed as a result of bis injuries, may neute scale such height again. But he is assured of a place in boxing history as one of the most courageous of all cham- plons.
BOBBY NEILL
But one year later luckless Well was
back in hospital, This time his car had collided jwith a, bas and his left log (was broken at the knee. Again the doctors told him he was Anished as a boxer. Again
What is the secret of such The size of the left hand was he dragged his scarred
women-who two-thirds that of the right. over the golf courses to regain¡portante-and
As so often overcome tremendous handicaps
happens, this: his Rtness.
to achieve greatness as athletes? disability spurred Connolly into intensive physical training. Ho Nell if not a unique example, made a scientific study Ben Hogan re-catablished him- athletic training in many coun- world's greatest tries; he analyserl the technique golter after a near-fatal AC- of hamuner-throwing in a way cident.
Winthrop that no ordinary athlete would Geoffrey Young scaled the Matterhorn do and sought new methods of after losing a leg in World War overcoming his handicap.
They Triumph Over Tragedy
Then he began
that
senca-
steel floral come-brick-live victories In seven weeks and, after re-
He Plans To Make
A 3,000-Mile Run!
By DESMOND HACKETT
London. Fritz Madel, of Durban, South Africa, ran from London to Brighton last week in 5 hrs. 43 mins. 58 secs, to win this marathon which to my idle frame seems as unnecessary as the Old Crocks contest over the same circuit.
But Madel woull be regarded
of never it won't be merely as a player
that he will be judged
He is a devoted family man who has no wish to be any- thing else. I remember Rondle Stuart, the Binckpool manager who is a great admirer of Clay- * story that on, telling me showed up his character clearly, The two of them were sharing hotel room the night before a
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
2ND RACE MEETING
Saturday 17th and Monday 19th October, 1959 (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Clubs) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 22 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2.00 p.in, on the 1st Day.
On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the First Race run at 12.00 Noon. The Tima interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.).
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 am. on the 1st Day and m 10.00 am, on the 2nd Day.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No person without an admission badge, which must be prominently displayed throughout the meeting, will be admitted.
Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's Building, Chater Road, 5 D'Aguller Street, King's Road, North Point, and 362 Nathan food, only on the written introduction of a Member.
ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.
TIMns will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting,
the Gate,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission,
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be available in RESTAURANT.
CASH SWEEPS
Inevitably he will be com- pared with Billy Wright as a leader and it's tough to bo measured against such a miso. Some, misled by Bonnie's qulet manner, may say tough." But there is iron in- side this Lancastrian' and be won't bend exally. even under the double barden DI club and country.
Stan's Successor During the past few years, he bos been loading Blackbura steadily towards the heights
they rode in their palmy days. Promotion to the First Division and a semi-final appearance are landmarks along the way and the side is bezinning to shape into
very good. It's something
side, filled with talent young and ot cast one player-m addition to its okipper who may one day be great.
а
For in Bryan Douglas, Blackburn have the man I consider 'the natural successor to Stanley Matthews.
He has had a lot of and luck with injuries, but I consider the suggestions that he won't come back to be sheer nonsurisë. Having had my own share
of
knocki Intely. I understand his problems all too well and should like to wish him every success.
With such a team under his command and the possibility of an England captaincy, the future looks bright for Ronnie Clayton.
The world could indeed be his Dyster,
But every time I see him, play,
I have one regret. He's pinying
for the wrong club. He was after all, born in Preston, And I'm fairly certain, that if hưà
the stayed a Bite longer, we would have been able to fit him into the side somewhere?
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $44.00 each in respect of both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Buliding, (Chater Road), à, D'Agullar Street and King's Road, North Point, during office hours.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Friday, 16th October, 1839, will be sold and the reservation emcelled for future Meetings.
Special Cash Sweep Tickets on the Kwangtung Handicap scheduled to be run on 17th October, 1959, at $2.00 each muy bó obtained from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices at:-
Queen's Buliding (Chater Hoad) and 5, D'Aguilar Street,
Hong Kong Đà
Week-days, Mondays to Fridays ..
Saturday, 10th October
Friday, 18th October
Queen's Building
5 D'Aguilar Street
King's Hood, North Point, Hong Kong
Kowloon on
"
am to 5 pm.
9 am to 12.30 pm.
9 am to 8 pm.
Bam to 5 pm
and 382 Nathan Road,
Weck-days, Mondays to Fridays 10 am, to 4 PM.. Saturday, 10th October
9 am to 11.49 am-
The Sale of Special Cash Sweep on the Kwangtung Handicap clores on Friday, 10 October, 1958,
A. E. ARNOLD,
By Order of the Biowards,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 10th October, 1959.
OFF THE CUFF
I hear that England team manager WALTER WIN- TERBOTTUM cotiaiders Real Madrid, oeZIELO-for- want DI Grer No to thể the greatest aflácking play er in the world.
real
There is a very danger that Nowosafle may not feel able to release their Walsh Juildë-forward IVOR ALLOHURCH,
play srainat England, dis Dctober 17.
• Katona intéřeát in, tökmer Arsenal
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frail toddler by his fellow-countryman Don Shep- herd, who mails into England this week with the incredible initation of running 876 miles from Land's End to John Gronts
And, furthermore, it is his firm
resolution to do this at miles per day.
motion,
Mr 道
Peter Gavouzi, who ran in Д marathon race between Los
Delt es th
of
This scientifle approach is the key to many anch triumphs. For unlike a man-
the made machine,
human body is no adaptable that it can lose an important part and And new ways to function as well as over. This is
on miracle which can be witnessed every day in this modern age.
The psychological
equally important,
factor Ls since B
a diabette, Scientific Approach handicap can often act as a
tremendous spur to
I.
Ham Richardson, has becure the United States No.
It took great courage. Twice cadeavour. 1 lawn tennis player. Doria Hart, pollo victim in he suffered fractures doing his childhood, became Wimbledon strenuous weight-lifting exer- 'The Human
Answers
bono
athletle
An
Frog' As an outstanding example, I would mention Ray Ewry, American who was so weak as doctors doubted child that
would live. He whether ho was advised to take up exer- cises which including jumping from a standing position.
·Bad
chorapion.
Hans cises. Each time he resurned One-armed Red was Austria's tennis cham- training as soon as the
had mended. plor
Connolly now wears a thick glove over his paretic left and with which he merely exerts a how much fantastic feats can be hammer.
For years I have wondered steering Influence an the And he has Intro- accomplished.
And now many duced a new element into the of the answers are supplied in
art by practising, four or five an American book with the Instead of the customary three
title of "The turns. tongue-twisting Clinical Physiology of Physical
Writes Joki: "By doing so he and Fitness
Rehabilitation,"
ained a degree of body sense and body control during the final rotation such as no other thrower ever possessed."
Angeles aut New York in published by Charles C. Thomas 1929 xl was beaten by 100 of Springfield, Illinois. yürde by a Swede. Running time was 70 days. Spaceman Shepherd, says he will do it in 60.
Shepherd 40 The
SUCH A CASUAL AIR
with such Shepherd SIYS
air that he casual
will dehydrate the present record of 30 days for this coast-to- coast canter down to 10. His athlete arithmetic works i
this way: he ran the 903 miles from Johannesburg to Town in 23 days, which works oul at 40 miles a day. Bre
kaw
REVERSE GEAR
само
О
EwTy jumped further higher than any other athlete of his time and he went on to win
theti more gold medals other man or woman in Olym pic history".
They called him "The Human Frog"
SEGURA COLLECTS £750 SAYS 'I'M QUITTING'
By FRANK ROSTRON
3p-
Behind that austere title les a story of human endeavour which will fascinate members of the medical profession and astounding Mr
amaze larmen like myself. does all this for free; not a The author is Dr Ernst Joki, sponsor in sight. His wantsDirector of the Rehabilitation are simple-six
Centre In the University of swallowed like oysters and Kentucky, who has spent a ore good meil to round off Hifetime in research about the busy day.
physical education and the There appears to be no end to rehabilitation of the injured.
the ever-surprising facets of Shepherd. When he is going He reporte cases which are so that they would downhill he runs Cape
30-year-old Pancho | and then Australia. Right now backwards extraordinary
AFTER without eraing up on the pace, be unbelievable if they
Segura had been beaten by I'm negotiating to settle in Mal Anderson for the £1,000 a coaching job. Living is dear He says it relloves the strain from a lesser authority.
International There is the story of the great | first prize in the
in Venezuela, but you don't those who
on the muscles. almost
American ski-runner who was Indoor professional champlon-have to pay taxes, which collapse after their daily duel against the clock when gasp-
ship at Wembley Inst week, he peals to me. told me of his impending retire- ing after bus or Tubé tuwen in
ment and gave the "low down" horror trom tails 876 miles
the professional, touring study in time and motion, there is worse to follow. This chap Shepherd Is 43. Furthierstört, Shepherd sys This exercise is just a warm- UD before he moves on to America for a 3,000-mile trek from New York to Los Angeles. Having done this long haul by jet and "steam" plane many times, even I lose the healthy ruddy ton at the thought of a' human doing the covered carter from the Atlantic to the Pacife. The arrival of Shepherd, who in his stationary momtrite is o mirièr In Johannesburg,
wagen
reveals that we have in our midst in London another man
THINKS: Shecherd must be the found in 1952 to have a bullet in his heart which had entered only runner with a JLYCTSC
his chest 10 years earlier during gear. For chaps who con
stand this the war, runged talk I would like to point out that an Englishman called George Elttlowbod went on a six-day speed bender
on
game.
Until 24-year-old Mal beat him 4-6, 6-4, 3-0, 0-3, 6-8 2hr 32min thriller, after Segura hod been the hero of a week of form upsets.
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Bamboo Spine There is the marathon run
bamboo spine, back in 1988 and ran 623 ner who had a miles round a track in New yet ran 25 miles in 2 Jus 40 mina York.
"a performance of which not than one in a milion: And as recently as 1953 a W. H. more
Sald Segura, after collecting Freewood ran 189 miles in 24 people are capable."
his £760 second prize: "This How do they do it? hours at Motspur Park. He
guy
19 Anderson has lost also came from South Africa,
Joki accompanied the U.8.matches recently. He and Merv where this kind of thing
Olymplo team to Melbourne Rose, the two now boys, bave seems to be catching.
in 1986 and poled that Harold been right down the bottom of After" that littlo lot I
Connolly, the world's greatest our prize lists. will
suffered endeavour to break the course record from this office to my Floet street local. Even writ. ing this king of thing gives me the thirst of a two- trumped carpel.
“DON'T TAKE OFFENCE MR, VANCE | EINTRODUCED YOU AT THE WRONG || {MOWENT, YOU SEE, THAT HORSE
SHE'S BOT RUNNING THIS AFTERNOON AS HER FORTUNE, IT'S CARRYING THE BALLY”. COLLY TABLES ON ITS,5
BACKT
JUST BEFORE HE DIED. HER FATHER MORTGAGED THE LOT TO PLACE A BET ON LACEYMOON LADY FOR
NEXT, MONTI'S
GOT
thrower.
from a wanted left arm. He made tests which showed the arm was semi-paralysed and 44 inches shorter than right.
hts
"But just when I figured the £1,000 was mine he had to go and catch fire. I guess I'm be- coming an old man,
Tough, Hard
A
This touring racket is great lite and full at dollars. Bat you need to love the game as I do because It's a tough and
hard life.
"My regular earnings for some trae now have averaged round 40,000 dollars (£14,000) a year. These kids Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall are earning at least that and can keep doing so.
on.
"Me? I have plenty of ex- penses. I'm the alimony kid' and can use all the cash I get, But where else `could a· games player collect so much cash so
This is my last year, after a 24-match tour of South Africa | regular?”
, AND IT LOOKS AS IF MAYBE CHER LUCK IS CHANGING!
LACEYMON LADY WAY
OUT IN FRONT ALL. THE WAY!
CH, SEAMUSI IT'S ALL OVER...
EVERYTHING!
THINK MAYBE BOWS OTHER TIME MA, VANCH.
NO, NOW THERE 'COULDN'T BE A BET: MONNENT
HAIG'S
SCOTCH WHISKIES