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ON THE BALL
with Bill Slater
STOP
FIXED-ODDS
FOOTBALL BETS
British soccer is on trial
years
again. Three ago, the country was shocked by allegations of illegal payments to players. Now we are again being told that the game is riddled
As first stop
to end
bribery scandal
with bribery and cor-played in many such ruption, that players
are
"throwing matches for profit. Again, a few individuals
have chosen, or have been induced, to make sensational revela- tions. And once more, the game has been exposed to all kinds of charges and sus picions.
matches
myself, yet I cannot rec:il hem-
ing even whisper
n bribery in those games.
about
In fact, I am convinced that I have never played with or against a player who had been trying, unfairly (o In- fluence the result of a match.
Anyway, how does "throw" a match? It sounds easy enaught on paper. But feld disguise
the
player deliberate
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one
really stray
Connol
THE CHINA MAIL,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1980.
SPORTING SAM
by Rog. Wootton
allows a player to be so per- syuded."
Now I corlainly dan't believe that the current formi of contract between a player
and his club is ideal, and ISO
am naturally delighted to sce
that substantial pay Increase
will be considered by the Football League next month. But blaming the system for thin alleged Borruption
In
¦
absurd.
And by what reasoning the journalist is able to absolve the player's responsibility, I cannot imagine,
Scandal
How can an end be brought to the "gomes for sale" scanttul? CR a 1, personally, would like to see;
an end to all fixed-odds bulling and certainly where only one or two mutches are involved. Even when players themselves da noti but, other gamblers, will be And as long as this temptation! templed to bribe footballers,
Exists. I will be possible to cust a smear on Soever with stories of Pixed" matches,/
pass? Can he deliberately inis-
tackle? time vital think of anything bore difficult than trying to comecal & cell-
which is com- berate mistake This time the situation 18pletely hostile to the player's more serious. Indeed nover be- | natural instinet. fore has the public's fulth in professional football been so
severely shaken, And never Wages and contracts
has the integrity of the League's
players been in such doubl—all
because of the foolish actions 1 co
and statements of one or two ufplayer could guarantee
them.
Exaggerated
that any not belleve
a de feat-except perhaps the goal- | keeper. And even he would have dimenity in hlding a deliberate !mistake..
What
to have is supposed I recognise, of course, that bribery and corruption must prompted players to accept these inileged bribes? Some say it is be exposed and Reverely the system of football wages and punished wherever 11 may be
contracts. found. Yet I connet help
One serious-minded sports feeling that This much- Publicised" "games for newriter says in a national news- paper: "I do not blame the scandal in soccer has been players--but the system of foot- Exaggerated qui of all pro- ball wages and contracts which portion 1 rezi, too, that the ganic, as a whole, bas beruj unfairly thrown into
repute.
dis-
The evidence that games have beunixed simsy_at_lle moment, There have been "confessions" to the newspapers, reports of unwitnessed conver- sations and mysterious' telephone ! calis.
But nothing has so far been ¦
proved--and. tuzil something Hop heen, I auggest that some newspaper headlines might be
considerably reduced in alze.
No suggestion
No one would say that soccer is a snow-white sport. In any Кате where large sums of money are al-stake, - Knula- Bun lo cheat and corrupt is el- ways present. My surprise is that merer, with its many Ulg Anuncial issues, remains such a remarkably elten profession.
It is worth remembering that Anancial prosperity or disaster for a club muy rest on the cut- .came эг a single match as promilon and relegation bal- tles reach the final singe. I have
Test stars
knock up good score
Brisbane, Oct. 24. Tast stors. Neil Harvey and Normon O'Neill hit up-a smart 92 for the third -wickot for New South Wales against Queensland In their Shaffiöld Shield Match here today.
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Now South Wales were for three. In reply to Queens- land's first innings 307 at the end of the third day. The match Anishes tomorrow.
Harvey and O'Neill came to- gether with the score at 84, openers Ian Craig and Brioni Booth having left with 38 and 44 respectively. Both balamen were on 19 when O'Neill was finally dismissed. B. Fisher Look two for 44,
queensland resumed. this morning at 200 for eight, and Now Bouth Wales bowler A. Davidson Anished with four for 73. while J. Martin claimed-four for itzer, giao lift 40 JUNE Queenland Chingo Muži
· Spesial.
London Express Service.
Sad I think, that Miss
Bignal wasn't tougher
20-year-old Mary Bignal, Britain's Sportswoman of 1959, is retiring because she can no longer face the glare of publicity which Inevitably shines on top flight sports stars.
we
Should we shed a
almost any tear of price of fame là sympathy for Mary ...or sphere of activity that every should say sternly pull thing the stor does attracts
together yourself
don't attention. It is the difference be such a booby?"
between being Mary Biznal and Mary Jones.
and
What has really upsel. Mary is that publicity has shone not only upon her splendid sporting Echievements bit also upon her bov friends, wrecking" friendships,
To get to the top demands immense concentration of will and physical FEROUNCES, It her demands a degree of fortitude of spirit which few possets, and it is this above all that dis-
them from their
In the modern world. rightly wrongly, it is part of the
Russians want
Kramer
Since they joined the Inter- national Lawn Tennis Federation three yours ago, the Russians have laid out hundreds of new lennis courts and sent an in- creasing number of players to
The Football Association has decided to place all evidence be- fure the Director of Publia Pro-Wimbledon. secutions and now, perhaps, we i shall discover just how much
Now, is learnt, they have bribery has really been going invited Jack Kramer and his professional boys to make a tour
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unguishes fellows.
But even the greatest have their frailties. Some are in the end utterly destroyed by frailties which would bring no harm to their less distinguished fellows.
Striving
happens
But sometimes that, in all the striving and struggling to reach the top, an essential part of the ordinary process of growing up is missed. You meet it in its most recog- nisable form in child stars of stage and screen.
Did you notice that Mary of six or seven cilles, playing at | Bignal fondled a teddy bear and indoor arenas. If the world's | said, "I have been so lonely best players can be guaranteed now I have ilm I shan't be enough roubles they are likely to lonely any more?" make the trip next summer.
The sad little girl wuchi
Bui
on.
But it is not enough meroly to investigate the current and punish the off- scandal unders. Steps must be taken to ensure that such a scandal could not happen again.
This is all part of the Russians' litle girls grow up and no
· Ave-year development plan. Bylonger conado in teddy bears Only then can British foot-1062, expect them to be-ready to. So I say to Mery Bignal-just ballers be above suspicion. challenge the rest of the tennis put a little touch of the deler-
world in the Davis Cup.-Londonmination you put into sport into į Express Service.
growing up and you will stay at {'
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BRICK BRADFORD
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UK football
results
London, Oct. 25. Requite of last night's British football matches
wero:
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LEAGUE ONE Everton
Manchester C, Manchester U. a Notte Foret
LEAGUE TWO
Swansea
2 Scunthorpe U. 2 LEAGUE THREE Newport C. y Watford
(Postponed) FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP
Second round
Cardin City Carreton
0 Burnley 4 Workington
West Ham U.
Chisterfeld
Leyton Orient v
Port Vale
(Postponed)
o Tran. novera SECOND ROUND REPLAYS Luton Tow 2 Liverpool Shrewsbury T. 2 Swindon Town 2 After rutra Ume,
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Lawn Tennis is losing
fans
more
By DEREK JOHN
declining
Is interest in amateur lawn tennis
rapidly now that more and more star players are turning professional?
Globe-trotting amateurs tell me they have noticed falling gates in many countries, and the de- cline was especially noticeable at the 80th U.S. Championships at Forest Hills. ». There was suck an alarming., sional tennis," said Mr Reay, not drop in attendances that the scunding, I thought, too broken- Homgier offered free tickets, henried about 1. for boys and girls under the nge of 18 for the first six days of the championships. Even then, over 1400 tickets were! still available on the opening day.
Meanwhile, Jack: Kimmer's professional olròus has aguin born banned frem wing couri controlled by the Auss jealban Zawn. Tennis Astoria- ting,
Unrealistic
Now i la reported that ad- ¡ vancy bookings for the Davis į Cup phallenge round in Aus- | tralia, due to be played lr At a time when their fu Sydney at the end of Decem- ¡ coma. ¡ront other" ber, are vastly down on last falling, this seems na absurd.
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part
Purees is
altitude on the of Australia's amateur teants authoriiles.
No possible good can conc From this anglour-professional war when Roles are falling in both gomes. The only solution is combine forces and pravide tennis of quality instead of quantity,
year and aftendences seem unrealistie serial to be the lowest at challenge round since 1952. Not so serious In Britain the situation is not so seriouu. Mr Basil Hay, scoretary of the Lawn Tennis Association, says that If there has been any falling off over the past few years, he does not By quality. I mean world- put it at more than one or two class performers playing in the per cent.
world's beal surroundings. Taking into account the Bring the professionale to Win- weather, Wimbledon had an at- biedon. Forest Hük"and Stade tendance "Just
good as Roland Garros and then every- usual," The Hard Court Cham- one will boneßt, amatours, pro- plonships were better attended (fessionals, the pubile-end the than for some time and the game itself. Wightman Cup matches were up on two years ago.
As
"But there is no doubt what- ever that there has been a dec- line in attendance al profes-
Manager
fined
New York, Oct. 24. The New York Boxing Com- mission today imposed a Ane of $500 on Manual Alfaro, Manager of Cuban world welterweight box- ing champion "Kid" Paret, for "failing is produce all. Paret's existing con- tracts".
General Melvin Krumowiteli, president of the Commission, to- day stated that an inquiry had proved the Vexistence of "secret". contracts between Parel and Alfaro, the clauses of which were different from those Fhown by the official contract -signed-before-the commission.
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