COUNTRY SHOULD COME BEFORE CLUB
Action of Blackburn, 'Spurs' deplored By TOM FINNEY
Club or country? The question of where a footballer's loyalty lies most has come to the forefront again with the decision of 'Spurs and Black- burn not to release men for international matches.
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SHOCK TENNIS VICTORIES for Newmarket
BY SINGAPORE PLAYER
London, Apr. 8. Norman Kitovitz, a 30-year-old player from Singapore, has provided the shock in the Cumberland Club's Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Tourna- ment at Hampstead. "
1 deplore the action. Surely it is a man's fundamental right to represent A former Oxford Blue and
his native country.
Agreed that “Spurs are, hot on the trail of the First Division Championship, which now carries the added prize of a place in the money-spinning European Cup Tourisment.
Naturally they want to do all they can to achieve this end, not only for themselves but also for their supporters.
But while they have rights as employers, they also have res- ponsibilities.
Big part
Division
Dave Mackay. Bill Brown, and John
three White, the pinyers concerned, have played a big part in putting Tottenham on top of the First tublo.
To refuse their release secma a poor way of repaying Scotland
Spurs for providing with three key players.
Remember also that all three Internationals were established when Spurs bought them,
On the day of the Wales- Ireland match. Blackburn are due to play Leeds, Who inkes In the Ireland Dougon's place ride?
to
Wilbur Cush of Leeds drawn ar centre-forward, then moved
left-holf when
teami reshufte became necessary
The whole position Is 110- gically unfair. While Spurs able to insist on their
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Scottish-internationain being present to further their Cham- plonship cause, Wolves, neck and neck with 'Spurs må the top of the table. had no say in letting Bill Blater ond Ron Flowers play for England.
Can anybody think of one good reason why the same rules should not apply to all the home coun- tries?
Uneven
with the
The decision to allow Wolves to postpone the League match From the sporting angle they should have played on that makes more nonsense of the day does not make things even. International team-building | it only means that we hear so much about these hectic Easter progretume coming daya. From the moral angle, up, Wolves will now have to my experience of talking to play Bve matches in 12 days, the about the decision is 8th one being the viinl clash that it has cost 'Spurs a lot, with Spurs. of friends in the game.
Even the proposed rule to allow clubs with a certain number of international players on duty to postpone
people
Legitimate claim
to
The same goes for Blackburn, Derek who refused to allow Dougan
Ireland play for against Wales on April G. and Mick McGrath to play for Eire against Cille on March 30.
Blackburn cannot even plead that, like 'Spurs, they are in vital need of points either to clinch honours or to avoid relega- tion.
One club who could legit mately make this plea are Leeds, second from bottom of the First
Division table.
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their League games will not provide the full answer.
It will only be satisfactory if the Internationals of all coun- rice are put on the same fool- ing and if we finally get the allow room for manoeuvre. smaller Lengues which will
CHESS WIN
FOR TAHL
France, Ireland
in key Rugby match today
Paris, Apr. 8..
Both the French and the Irish teams for tomor- Union row's koy Rugby match at the Yves Du Manoir Stadium here did
·light training today.
On the issue of this match
will depend whether England the yearly Five-nations takes Cup to herself, or has to share
it with France.
Should France beat Ireland,
father of three children. Kitovitz yesterday eliminated British Hard Couris champion | If and ton New Zealander Lew Gerrard, and today reached the final by beating Cam- bridge
Hann Blue Mike (Yorkshire) 0-3, 7-5.. Kilovitz wees his way through mcel Britain's Bobby
Witron tomorrow with
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Gubiors later this. month. Venture VII' and 'Never Too Late, both scored onfortable vletaries in` ' trtals' for Newmarket clamice Maisins-Lafitte here today. Prince Aly Khan's Venturo, ridden the
by Australian jockey the, Prix George Moore won Djedal by three lengths, Mr H.E. Jackson's Never Too Late,
gang of great pepcision, using every shot in the book, and the only time Hann. 1oplov: like making a TỤCOVERY WOR In the scend set, when ho Jovelled at five-all, after being 3-5 down. But two, fine pacsing shots in tho
11th game scaled his fate,
Wilson Toproducer brilliant form he showed in the first set against New Zealand No. 2 Mark Otway, Kitovitz keeps up s splendid play, tomorrow's final should be a fascinating battle-Reuter.
Semi-finals of Junior Knockout Softball
this weekend
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daughter of Derby and. St Lager winner Never Say Dic. romped to a four lengths victory In the Prix imprudenca It was ridden by Roger Poincelet.
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Only two Knockout matches are scheduled this Never Too Late in the New-
week at King's Park, these being the semi-market races, Reuter. finals of the Junior Knockout Competition.
they will retain half a share in The first is at 3.30 p.m. today when the Indians
last year. the title they won
Ireland, defented in come up against the Cardinals and the other Should every game so far this season,
is tomorrow at 11.30 a.m. when the Giants win or draw, England will become champions.
cross bats with the Austers.
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France and England have won
Playing form in league ment of the game whlie the the game's every one of their matches so
New York, Apr. 8. fur this season, except the one matches is no basis for forecast-Servicemen are
In end-of-season hurdest triers but this quality they played together, which wasing results
Cus D'Amato, manager drawn.
tournaments particularly In will not be enough to see them Floyd Patterson, was today aned softball for the absence of the to victory over a side that boasts $250 and given a suspended sen- champion team from the scene of better pitching, hitting and fence of 30 days in the work- seems to act as some sort of leisting. tonic to spur the also-rans to The latest news, subject to house for his failure to answer e greater efforts, as was evidenced offtelat confirmation is that the subpoena in connection with the by the Stardusta' determined Taiwan Universal Girls team Promotion of inst June's heavy.
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All PARTY: FROCKS and SUNDRESSES favoured Cardinals only last this sees print but they will not The sentence was handed
be engaged in any exhibition down by three Justices of the will be offered at Less 10% discount for games till the Easter holidays a Special Sessions Court.
After the French contingent'e training at the Colombes ground, the term for tomorrow was con~
the firmed as being nounced Inst month, every player having reported fit. This week. team is:
Back: Vannlor,
one on-
Three-quarters: Dupuy, Bou- quet, Guy Boniface, Rancoule.
Fly-half: Albaladejo, Scrum- half Lacroix.
Forwards: Creuste,
Celaya, Moncle, Monmejat, Larrue, Ro- In-ques, De Gregorio, Domenech,
Moscow, Apr. 0. Challenger Mikhail Tah! !creased his lead in the World Championship Chess Tourna ment to two games by winning the 11th game from champlar: Mikhal! Botvlanik today, Tass reported. The game ended with lic 72nd move.
Taht now leads 0% to 41⁄21⁄2 is the 24-game tournament—AP.
The Irish trained for three quarters of an hour at the Jean Bouin stadium, and received * long lecture on tactics from their skipper, Dawson.
From what could be seen at this session, the Irish first row appeared solit and the three quarters very fast.-AFP.
stand
Logical winners
1
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Unofficial League standings
Senior Division
The Indians are no mean opponents, with or without reliable pitcher But, taking Into consideration the Cards Lal Dayaram's grand pitching per- formance when his side disposed. of the Stardusts, the Cardinals! are the team one most logically consider as one of the Analists. Cheyennes...
In the other match
the Braves Austers got through to the Pandas semi-Anal round by virtue of the Saints Cheyennes generosity in giving SCAA them a walk-over. The Glants US Navy are superior In every depart-
Gonzales to retire from
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Nice,
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France. king of the
world's pro-He had been scheduled to ac- fossional
ranks tonnis
company Ken Rosewall, Pancho since 1952, declared hora Segura and Alex Olmedo to today that he definitely Australia for a series of plans to hang up his matches. The rest of the troupe will leave early next week for racquet and rotire from
Australia, competitive play by May
1,
The six-foot three Californiany
further disclosed that he plans to quit the touring Jack
know that I'm going to have a lot of legal difficulties with Jack Kramer but I am deter- mined to stick by my decision unless a court ruling forces me
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