NO MORE FAVOURS
Italian army clamps down on pampered
football
stars
By IVOR YORKE
London.
In past years Continental soccer stars have been fawned over and feted in a manner grand enough to make some of Hollywood's fading famous distinctly envious.
The world knows that this idolising of the best footballers began with a vengeance just after the war, when overseas clubs started to realise the value of soccer skill both in international prestige and in lira, pesetas or even roubles.
So most countries have set | Reason for this dates back to out to keep their own players last March, when an Italian
CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, JULY
SPORTING
Norrkoping
hold Bangu
to a draw
New York, July 20
Briton leads in basking in wealth and glamour army team, represented by pro- Bangu of Brazil was held to
world yachting championships
Copenhagen, July 20.
while dangling the financial carrot abroad to by and attract the top men from other coun- tries.
And, by and large, they have succeeded. In the days of the Marvellous Magyars, skipper Ferenc Puskes received, among At the end of the second day other things, rapid army promo- of the ninth "Hornet Dinghies" tion; John Charka (Juventus), Class World Yachting Charm-Alfredo di Stefano and his Real pionships Britain's Terry Wheel-Madrid colleagues have for long er in "Starline" led in the been collecting fat bonuses and overall standings.
1.
Britain's Oliver Cranp In "Tertia" and R. D. Judah. in *Ship Jack" were in second and third positions respectively;
Today's race was won by R. D. Judah fn "Ship Jack."-AFP.
Sports Diary
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TO-DAY
Bowl Championship:
Ladies'
Open Pairs matches at HKFC, KBGC.
Championship!
matches at PRC
Men's
Recreio, 5.30 p.m.
Colony Open
Bingles HKCC, KEGG. Recreio, 5.30 pm.
Merting HKAAA Executive meeting at Education p.m.
Tetinia KCC Championships.
TO-MORROW
Water-polo
Committee
national acclaim.
Doing too well
fessionals, was thrashed by the the low-rated Greek army side. The Italian army authorities promptly accused the Italian clubs of ordering their soldier- players to take things easy against the Greeks, and to save their energy for the professional matches next day.
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
Worried by rumours that Real Madrid were prepared to offer and International
The orthodox defence to the £110,000 (Milan)
their £100,000 for
Queen's Gambit is right out of young inside-forward wonder | favour" these days, mainly Pele-real name Edison Arantes
because White can develop a do Nascimento-Santos FC, of terrific King's side attack. fiere Brazil, forked out a down- is an illustration Exblush T.
Niemela) from payment of "29,300, a new house,
Rigs Fears tour- nament in car to keep him sweet, in
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a scoreless tie by Norrkop ing of Sweden lama U.S. Intemational Soccer
BOOKS AND SPORT
Did a pro XV play
the British Lions'?
PETER MOSS
League game of the Pele Open defiance of an international board
4 Rugby team living in almak AKAN TAND two weeks; a
Grounds tonight.
OPTEN
Bangu, undefeated leader of the League, was rated a heavy! favourite
the Swedes. However, tight defence and fast tackling by Norrkoping helped offset the speed of the South Americans.
The score reflected the even play of the gains 'with' both teams making quick moves into enemy territory.
TIRED
Bangu, playing their third game in five days, including an exhi- bition against Red Star of Yugo- R+5. slavia, seemed a little tired or at least didn't have the spark that helped them scope average of four goals a game in their previous three League en- counters,
Italians are concerned, perhaps these pampered performers are doing just a little too well,
But, at least so far as theEK B-K; &
Only recently the Italian Foot- Dept. 530 ball Association clamped down on the import of foreign stars and from now on the country's professionals will have to do their military service just like no special anybody else, with
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Three minutes before the final whistle it appeared that Bangu would finally come through with a goal. Luis Carlos was fouled by Rune Lind in a penalty area. Decio took the penalty kick which was, however, brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Henry Christensson.AP/
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The
quarters this was New Zealand?
the time of the British Lions four last summer. full extent of the All Holly dubbed Iron Curtain Blacks semi-professionalismy Rugby men is revealed to most. British|| Rugby men for the first timey by a New Zealander, Terry McLean, in his book Kings of
But it's not new to Britain's top Rugby administrators. During the tour the International Board met in New Zealand, for the first time outside Britain.
Embarrassing
The New Zealand Board, who contributed 22.500 to their expenses, must have wonder. ed later at the wisdom of the invitation.
British
:
McLean claims that one senior International board member asked at a party after the second Test: "Are all your players professionals?"..
It was very embarrassing for British law markers, because
for pffences ag more serious then these they have systema
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Apart from the
B
directive that players should not be quartered in hotels more than 48 kata before a Test match there was the "padding soundal.”
Of one seam who met the Lions, 13 were wearing pads. Before the third Test medical certia citas were produced, to justify shoulder
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ince about 1984, when sports car began to reach new heights of popularity in the United States, many thrill a minuta drivers have taken the most hazardous course of all—marriage. And wives have brought a new 'conservatism to the sport and increased the already high standards of safety achieved by sports- car drivers.
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langets of dealers, at the station in a car. theko dew aalne poa- The 123,000 or 20, appris pars "Boë"their" ¦ moňall, fast humming along" American high- ways are providing a new med sen | lucrative business for atbres which are appearing all over the country. Such is the boom in the new business that dealers are beginning to define the sports car driver as one who spenda more money adding accessories
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Lovely: Anne Cole, Vice-Pre-to his car than the makers orice sident of a leading United States thought either necessary or pós- sheletult' Bri) and one of the sible. youngest and most successful buts executives in the count 123.36 try, le kapkend of the new "femike fall of the American highways.
Of her 6,000-dollar - {about 1809) aporte car, the man "The, their makes me look glamorous. I feel "Practically everybody" buys moccus is It is that kind stity belts posting 13 to- sis ofar. And let's fact - dollars (over £1 or 23) ► set, car is an accessory these days one dealer reports. And recémories must be amart.” harness.
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gets
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the Impression that one of about coeptaan ratios in the of the many items which make them permitted the wearing presence of a woman customer, up * $12,500,000-a-year Business o pedding for an injury they go straight to the heart of in sports accessories Other supened in 1953."
These plus controversial referee-
ing, built up bad feeling. And McLean rises offence by `much sisterienta “Roderick
Even and Bay Prosser, two Welshmen who had served a apprenticeship in the Jersey. pulling, Clairuative, very often head huntingRugby which characterizes club football Wales.
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