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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1960,- -
WOLVES, EVERTON WILL CHASE THE LEAGUE HONOURS BUT...
I back Spurs to bring back ON THE BALL
football glory
Wanted a team to lead English Soccer back to greatness and grandeur. ...a team which will go into the start of the new season on Saturday with the cold, unshakable resolve to play FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, and nothing else but FOOTBALL every furious foot of the way. This —as | see it—is_the_root-need of our once great tional game.
na-
Des
deadly lost
For years the payba cus- They have a defence--and 1 Deeley, Gerry Mannion or toners that diminishing band in thinking in particular of Horne will be the of patient but frustratex loyalists those fine but underrated backs pincers of an attack which who keep
Ute cash-conscious Peler Baker and Ron Henry season, scored 108 goals, 20 more Football League in business which last season had the best than Tottenham. have watched our Soccer stan- goals-ugainst record. In the First Wolves also have In 21- dards sink Uke a man in quick- Dlvision.
year-old Barry Stobart an in-
sand.
For years they hove football's arts und crofte
And they have a golden mist seen of Laven I attack- £35,000 sub- CIT Jones, £20,000 John White,
merged in a crazy mania for Tominy Hunner, Bobby Smith, specil, portt, and them more Terry Dyson, Terry Medwin
and Les Allen. speed.
As a result DI this skelter, harum-scar
helter- lunacy,
Can any force stop Spura? Yes THEMSELVES. ·
the ball artist is a dying breed, I have sometimes wished that the dearth of world-class players a little of the clenched-teeth is sy appalling that one taxi drive and dedication would accommodate the lot...
YET I DO NOT DESPAIR.
Proud again
It may take time, but I be lleve that, despite the bout-ball brigade and "get-rid-of-it- quick" ult, there is one team which can make us proud again in the revolutionary rbend—a season in which Eng- lish Soccer will be on triut, as never before.
Stason
The name Is TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR.
of Wolves
would rub off on Tottenham: just as I would like to see some of Spurs artistry filter through Stan Cullis's gold-shirted wolf- pack.
What are WOLVES' chances this season? Super-Stan and hard. his trained-to-n-hair,
will be running bounding the honours azalız.
squad
Baseball results
New York, Aug, 28. Results of today's baseball matches were!
AMERICAN LEAGUE (1st Game)
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by ALAN HOBY
alde-forward who could be astutely lod by their Scottish conte a really great footballer. chief, Bit Shankly, join Sun- With his the, easy stride he derland as the two teams with the late David the best chance of zooming up eminds me of Jack. And he has the Tommy to the top circle. Lawton heading technique. But if you want a strong- running outsider, go for newly- MANCHESTER UNITED? promoted NORWICH CITY, *We're on the rails again. We're Ragely guided by Archie coming back," that well-known Macaulay. They too play fool- Scots magklan Matt Busby told ball. me when I talked him last week.
In
Watch Palace
Division sturid
Mati, in marvellous form after two weeks in hospital-"I had, n
the Third tie trouble with my back"-ls COVENTRY and BURY certain he has the forward ta- out from a middling bunch, al- lent to take him back to the though the latter must sharpen lop,
their attack,*
Not for sale
NO, there was no truth what- ever in stories that £45,000 "Golden Boy* Albert Quixall was for sale. "Albert slays,"
declared Matt with as near to a anup rs this mellow maestro can get.
Division Four? I give you CRYSTAL PALACE, now managed by that man of· maglo, Arthur Rowe, and gallant and glorious PETER- BOROUGH, whose leam boge that ex-inside-forward stylist of England and Shefela United, Jimmy Hagen,
1
and
with Bill Slater
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MY PLAN FOR
FOR WORLD
CUP SHAKE-UP
Put country's fortunes
hands of one club
in
A League club team selected en bloc to play for their country. This may sound 1 drastic measure, but it might prove the best solution for countries that cannot strengthen their international sides by more orthodox means.
This way they would be represented
as teams. Moreover, it would ground conditions and the nature full consideration.
by sides already tested and proven have the advantage of allowing of the opposition to be taken into
:
NO, United were not bidding Rowe, fanous as the man who' -as had been rumoured-for led Spurs to the Division 1 and Leeds United centre half. Jack championships in 1930
The selectors could pay it would be foolish to jeopardise į By picking a group of players Churlin, brother of Bobby,
1851, is the architect of "push-
stick, slide-rulegenter attention to the particu- it for the sake of one outaland to put in concentrated training поду Mive 19-year-old Frank and-run," the
lor playing style of the opposi- ing player.
together real understanding Moscow style Haydock his head as the first short-passing
tion and choose the club best The scheme would encourage could be established between team centre half," said Busby. Dynamo brought to England.
equipped to counter that style. Į rivalry
among clubs for the players and a continuity of style., "He is a six-fool local boy with
Palace, withi centre-forward Similarly, one club might be honour of representing their The immediate alm should be tremendous potential,”
Johnny Byrne, and Posh best suited for winter. Inter- country. At the moment Eng-not to produce a fixed set of
enthusiasm nationals Taging
and another beiter lish football at national level eleven players but to form a could have been and consuming goal-hunger, guiled to summer conditions. does not reflect its strength at party from which the side can be ARSENAL'S year. Unfortunate- can, with a shade of huck, march
club level. In the clrcum-chosen. 1 their bad luck with Mel straight into the Third Divi- Charles, still not fit after cartilage operations, continues.
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You may loathe the Cup- holders' treachunt, battering, Kansas City .......... long-ball slyle-but you can't Boston stop them.
Thrash 'em, as did Barcelonu Detroit
last season, and Wolves bounce New York right back.
It is all too easy to bark your Stone 'em with criticism-se Chiengo shins
forecaster. Here, occasionally ax
I have done--and | Bollimore however, is a side which, if it they reply with a machine-gALIN | remains faithful to its own e- blast of victories.
Cleveland ́tured code, can not only win the
Washington League championship; it can even stand up to the pruneing professors of Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Jinking ace
with their
his sion.
the
As for the 17 new, managers, ASTON VILLA, sfler storm I wish them luck
To be modified
the and strong
3 ing to promotion under Jae serves. They are going to need
Mercer,
their them... surprise
-London Expreex Sérvice).
may
1 rivals, but my strongest
fusey
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EVERTON,
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重 5
Managed by Johnny Carey, Everlon have a blazing bevy of Scottish stars such a
Bobby
Alex
NATIONAL LEAGUE
They are a remarkable club Philadelphia with a remarkulle manager. Chicago
llere, 100, IN a £230,000 Anyone who is fool enough to Great Britain teania dazzl- doubt this
statement
should Pittsburgh
ing unialgam of Irish, Scots, study the final League position St Louis English, and, Welsh--which of Wolves every year since the Milwonker
can play with a panache and passion that have well-nigh vanished from the drab temporary scene.
con-
Spurs' assets are astounding.
Star-spattered
They are led by the bruiniest captain in the country, 34-year- all Danny Blanchflower--al- though some oats say he is too brainy.
They have star-spattered string of half-backs which in- clude Blanchflower (£30,000), 1
war. The Agures are labber-
sling
Collins, John Gabriel, 2Pariter, and Tommy Ring,
They have the punch and the pre àleo cash resources-they
after Huddersfield and England
a left back Ray Wilson-to go
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San Francisco
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BE
2 spentlers of old, they too are prepared to buy. LIVERPOOL, UPI,
3, 5, 6, 2, 14, 16, 3, 1, 2, 3, 6, Cincinnati 1. 1. 2.
Los Angeles
Once again Wolverhampton's line-Eddie towering half-back Clamp, EH1 Slater, and Ron Flowers--will be the firm but fiexible spinal cord of the team.
Once again their jinking In- side-forward nce, Peter Broad- beat, will carve the openings.
And once again those poun- eing poaching wingers-Norman
mighty Dave Mackay £30,000) Ken Venturi wins
Maurice
Noonan {£28,000).
Tony March! (£22,000), John
Ryden (12,000). and Young Milwaukee open
England's John Smith.
OLYMPIC QUIZ
golf event
Milwaukee, Aug, 28.
Ken Venturi chalked up hils brilliant round fourth straight
win the today to
$30,000 Milwauker Open with a 72-hole total of 9 under par 271,
Lwo-
1. One Olympic athletics- Venturi a 29-year-old former record has stood since 1932, car salesman, carried although equalled in 1936..stroke lead into the final is 1948 and 1956: The record? holes and then buried his major Done-under- 2. Another athletics re-chultengery with
par 69 at the North Hills Coun- try Club.
cord set up in 1936 has never been equalled. Which record
is this?..
While mastering the 0,410- yard
course with successive
3. A women's athletics rounds of 65-69-68-49. Venturi event last held in 1928 is to posted his second 1800 victory be reintroduced at Rome! on the professional golf tour
and collected top money this year: The event?
4. Which of these events $4,300 boosing his
wirinings
is the oldest; the 100 metres, this your to $41,821.
BU! Casper Jr. captured
200 metres or 5,000 metres.
runner-up honours
with a 68
5. To win the Decathlon for a total of 273, two strokes
at the Melbourne Games, M. G. Campbell (U.S.A.) scored 6,560, 7,937 or 8,137 points? (his total was an Olympic record),
(Answers tomorrow)
Answers to Friday's Olympic Quiz
1. The 10,000 metres. 2. Six Individual and three team gold medals.
3. Funny Blankers-Koen. She won the 100 metres, 200 metres and 80 métros hurdles in 1948, as well as being a member of the suc- cessful 409 metres relay team.
4. Sonja Henle of Nor way. She won the figure skating championship In 1928, 1032 and 1936.
5. 1896. The first cycling event was from Athens to Marathon and backed b
behind Verturi.
Arnold Palmer, the National, Masters champion, Open and had to settle for a tlu af 274 with Bob Goolby, former Uni- versity of Illinois football player. Palmer's best as he watched Venturi cooby core his sub- par 1ound was a 70, while Get by had a (5--AP.
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o mcketing up the First Division table. In the Second Division: 1 favour SUNDERLAND.
“AS SOON AS YOU SEE THE FAKE JONES, CHUCK WATER
AT HIM
FERDINAND
NANCY
I GUESS THE MAN WENT TO LUNCH
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stances, any new idea is worth trying.
What of the accepted proce- dure for selection?
Brazil's example
But current form would be chief walde to sefeciion
could This would allow for Injuries and, of course, this club-for succeed, of course, but only if and loss of form and it would country scheme would have | backed by positive long-term mean that a man was always to be modified in the case of plan and the co-operailon be
a top club whose line-up Included "foreigners.”
case
There might also be for including a player from an, other club. But his form would have to be really outstanding. Because a player has performed brilliantly for one club does not mean that he would automati- cally do so fur another. We have often seen the case of a transferred slar failing to ellek; in new surroundings.
The whole point of this scheme
tween league clubs, and the Football Association.
Lack of cohesion
If England wants to do well In the World Cup of 1902 x party of players should be chosen in the next month so that they can get together as often
possible in training and work-out tactics,
At present, England players meet only two or three days before an internationai. This is the quite inadequate to develop the of cohesion demanded in soccer al
Is that it would entble Open Pairs semi-final matches at TRC and Heerelo, pm.
selectors to take advantage Liberation Shield: KBC v KCC. an established combination, and the highest level. 3.
HOWEVER, WATER IS FURTHEST FROM THE CRAYON JONES'S MIND AT THAT VERY MOMENT CO
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playing for his place. In the last World Cup, for example, Brazil nover fielded the same side twice in the competition.
I am not saying that the final party for Chite should be decided now. If an THES selected player produced greatly improved form later this season, he could be in- cluded. But
thero unless were a whole crop of In- juries, 2 only one or two changes should be necessary. Another Important point is that these players should be subjected to really concentrated training--and
I mean сола centrated. At present England lukewarm practice sessions are affairs as they must be,, com- ing so shortly before the big match.
More pep
I believe the England toarn should train together regularly. and not just before each inter- national match. The chief sim during practice should be to capture the atmosphere of the forthcoming match as closely as possible.
Above all, rehearsals must be realistic, because moves which look promising in prac- Lice games.can easily brekk down in the stress and strain of the actual match.
Tuckles must be made as if they were really meant, even of though it involves the risk injury, I think it is a risk worth taking in order to dis- cover exactly which moves and tactics are worth pursuing,
We certainly think so st Wolves. Many people were mur- prised when we mistered several injuries in our · pre-sEASON public trial, but you learn very ittle from a trial conducted at half pace. Conversely, by go- ing all out, you build up the fighting spirit of a side and `a. player knows how his col- Joagues renet under pressure.
Some clubs might resent . thoir star players being sub- lealed to such rugged train- ing at International level since Injuries could jeopardise their Cup or League hopes. But this is, the sort of narrow outlook that has handicapped Engilah football at national level for too long.
Stars useless
Clubs should feel happy, even privileged, to provide opposition for the national alde, and thay should play as if promotion de- pended on every isckle.
Co-
And if anyone believes this is foo much to expect, I would re- mind them of what Gustav Sebes, manager of the great Hungarian team of the; 1950s achieved with. the full operation of his country's clubs, "Seben found that it was 'use- Jeis to draw star players, from various aldos and theta; expect to develop a great combination by playing them together for a fow matches ouch year.,
The national team, ha formed In this manner was, beşten by Hungary's boat club team, 80 He chowd groups of players from only a few clubs and fidno meri were available for ciational tesin training at least twice, ¤, weck--- throughout the 'season, Kat
This is the way to achlove worthwhile, restalist; And if tha Football'Asociation and V60 ball League cannot co-operate-
on nucli a sobreme, the future of Four: interriétiorialsocent does 'not look very promising,
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