ON THE BALL
with Bill Slater
THE CHINA MAIL. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1981.
CRAWFORD WHITE SUMS UP
England will win-if they go to it
England can beat Australia in this summer's Test cricket series
If they show the necessary courage.
BOOKS & SPORT
RALLYMANSHIP
By CHARLES STEPHEN
Got those sweets hardly? Give one to the eqntrol-point marshal, old chap, and you'll de reursvis ́ a good turn. It's carişinly, batier than shouting abuse: after all, ho may be on duty later on, Bribery? Not
I believe that her probable batting line-up of Pullar, Cowdrey, Dexter, May, Barrington, Subba Row, or Smith has the edge in power and soundness over Australia's Simpson, McDonald, or the art winning car Harvey, O'Neill, Burge, and Mackay.
SALUTE SUNDERLAND'S ALAN BROWN as they have four
If you need to renew your belief in British foot. He's brought success
ball take a look at the teams engaged in last Saturday's FA Cup quarter-finals. And take special note of their managers-men like Harry Potts (Burnley) Bill Nicholson (Spurs) Matt Gillies (Leicester) and Alan Brown (Sunderland). They're all men of ideas, men with faith in those ideas.
exactly. Just call it "Rallymanship," or part rallies.
Di
Here are time other points for crews who take their rally- But with 50 many vital | Davidson, of course, is the ing seriously, Carry on a war experienced and established top- istes to be sorted out be danger man of Australlu's new- of nerves with your rivals. In ilne attacking bowlers to huri tween wickets, weather, and bell attack. His left-arm fast Engikh events, where there are at them in Statham, Trueman, ferm. 1 both sides, long-deliveries across the face of unannounced route checks, Moss, or Bailey (yes, he could range assessments, cannot be the right-hander's bai areways say you have one
rollable. be back for his bowling), and
never ensily ployed. Lett route, check than you actually honder Pullar should be D have. This
may convince pared with Austrālio's two of
valuable counter.
people that they have missed Davidson and Bemud.
success off-pinner David Allen as cem-
back to Roker Park
So today, the team that Brown
side
still had faith in his idens and his own way, first consolidating
e stuck to them.
Burnley's place in the First Division while building a
some of the smoothest soccer in Britain. A solid defence
The formula for soccer success is an elusive thing. built-only skipper Stan Ander- that was to produce
It isn't a thing to be looked up in a book, or
to be worked out on an accounts sheet.
theories and
Beth
money play their part, of course. Bit the theories have to be applied, and the monty has to be spent wizely.
On remains of the team he took over-ls fast moving upwords.
Fine Cup victories have been recorded
Arsenal over
Anal And their away win Liverpool. in the inst round at Norwich was
mean achievement,
for Ur past couple of sensons have seen such redoubtable sides as Man- chester United and Tottenham
Cup grief come to
at Carrow-
Roker Park but not success. the end of the 1957 season, re- legation had been avolded only three points.
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by
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And an PA inquiry had re- irregularities in the vealed running of the club and had led ato Gues and suspensions,
nist 1rz
The football matiger make his experiments. not the detached remoteness of study or laboratory bit in the white hot atmosphere of league competition. before fans want- In quick resins and directors often demanding them,
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needs idens, and he needs faith in them. And no shows manager
these than greater quantity Brown.
Victory hopes
fa Alm
On Saturday he saw his team fie with mighty Spurs. Arotund seventy thousand sporta. tors cheered them on, and in high hopes of victory.
How different was the seene that Rcker Park prezented four years ako. The the vast fer- races showed yr wning naps and even there fans who did turn difficut! to raise up, found much enthuslasın.
Sunderland were in the doldrums. Their bure spending had brought talent to
sprec
It was into this world of de- pression that Alau Brown moved from Burnley where he had enjoyed much succuss and respect.
A fresh start
Why? Because Alan Brown revels in a who challenge.
When he arrived at Sunder- land he began afresh, putting into practice his own lidena. building his own team. There of It, was criticism, ploniy when he failed to do the im- possible and turn Sunderland into a team of world-beaters overnight.
Promotion too?
|
Grand National entry destroyed
Wye, Mar. 0. Mr B. T. Tourer's 11-but- old gelding Melted tee, an cul- former England cen- At
sider for the Grand National, could ap- tre-half. Brown preciate more than most that had to be destroyed after pull-
lip in the foundation
suo- ing
miles teams even Buch steeplechase here today. cessful moled attacking
He was found to have broken World Cup winners Braxia bone in his icg-Router. is a soll defence.
of all
teams
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All
Alun Brown is certainly not lacking in attacking ideas. the teams that have come under hic direction have shown group skill and understanding altack.
Such has been Sunderland's consistency that they have lost only one of the last 20 games. And though their position of
It is an outstanding feature fifth in the Second Division of Burnley's play that they table seems to put promotion make the utmost use of corner
this season, an beyond them
kicks
Much and throw-ins. such form it cannot be entire-
crc:lit for Burnley's current ly ruled out,
success, is of course, due to With
its fine ground and their present manager Harry great scocer tradition Sunder- Potts, but the earlier work and land deserves top seccar,
influence of Alan Brown shoukl of man sort What
is Alnļ not be forgotten. Brown? When I met him at a It seems hardly necessary to Lilleshall coaching course, I was slate that Sunderland fee? immediately impressed by his tough task against Spurs, eve knowledge of the game and by though they are at home. But if his complete sincerity.
they should win, you won't And When Sunderland were rele. His appreciation of all speekaj An Brown loading a celebra- gated at the end of the follow-of soccer has at times been tien. He takes success and de- ing season for the first time in questioned. At Berntzy it was feat in the same philosophical their history, the crities howled said that he concentrated (co manner. And anyway, he knows fiercely for his blood. Things much on defence and produced that his job is by no means tooked so black that for a lime a negative brand of frolbril Anished yet, and his main wish he could see no future at all for This way the view of the im- will be to get on with it quietly, tranself at Roker Park. But he patient cues again. Brown was
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never thought of quitting.
He quially going about things in
Four D. Jones | FOLLOW ME. BY MADDOCKS
I'LL LEAD THE WAY LIKE I MEAN, HURRY MAN!
WHAT'S THIS FELLOW, THE STRIPED JU-JU MAN, {KE? I MEAN IS HE SAFE
THE STRIPED TREE DWELLER CARRYING THE RAINMAKER IS FIRST TO ARRIVE AT THE STRANGE HOUSE OF THE
Kiddyptijs U-JU MAN..
FERDINAND
BE JUICE
NANCY
I HATE HOME WORK, AUNT
FRITZI
WHY NOT MAKE A
GAME QUT OF
IT ?
PRETEND YOU HAVE AN OFFICE
JOB AND THIS IS YOUR WORK
BRICK BRADFORD
WE'LL HAVE TO ASK PIND SHELTERNO WONDER THE "INVISIBLES WOULDN'T COVIÐ AFTER UP IN THIS DOWNPOUR)
TRY TO WORK TOWARD HIGH GROUNDĮ
WITH RAIN LIKE THIS
WE MAY HAVE.
PLASH FLOODS
GOOD IDEA
SAFE? HE'S A JU-JU DOCTOR, MAN
SURGERY
I HOPE
HE'S IN
PLAYING OFFICE IS FUN--
I LIKE IT---
OH, BILICK! I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL STORM LIKE
THIS!
IT'S A HOT ONES, I'LL GRANT YOU
THAT
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Aller special tests, either over Pr under-state your imes. There are two theories about this. If you make out you did a very slow time it may fool the opposition info not taking you seriously as a thrext, and eansequently they may ease up later on,
England, tike Australia. have many team problems. In the spin department, for 1 Instance, only off-spinners
Obviously the new boys of the Allen and Illingworth
Australian party have to be obvious candidatos.
watched as they develop, but I We are still looking for would rate Bobby Simpson nut belter left-armer than Leckenly with O'Neill as the best und are still wondering about batsman of the party, but also the development of leg-spioners the most underrated but effee- Bob Barber and Tommy Green- tive change bowler. His googly On the other hand, If you hough,
is a beauty,
say you did a much better time I say that fit way the than you actually did, they Fame is slayed is more Im may try too hard on later tests, portant than the results.
thus straining their motors. The best results for England
Many
major Continental will come Our approach is on rallies give competitors trans- sh West Indies pattern. fors for the mar window, and may mean some of the Tests hero it is possible to demoralise ending on the fourth day but the opposition by giving a false give me four days of excitement impression of great experience. rather than Avc
of days boredom.
We are also still locking for the right successor to Godfrey Evans as wicketkeeper.
So the gaps and problems are there and, although I still gay this is the weakest Australian side since the war, I am a long way from believing we shall
10 heat. lind them casy
Decisive
The factor which could be the most decisive of all—indeed must he is that of the new approach.
TWO OTHER BOOKS In Australia I have seen the whole nation roused to fever But don't fake it to the ox- pitch by cricket #O many tent that one competitor did thought to be near-death. Eng... of turning up for a mily land and Australia together sporting a. transfer for a Lon-
"It Poter May comes back as captain, the challenge will rest have now to bring the same don rally that was not duo fairly and squarely on his thrills to the home
of the take place for two months. shoulders, In the last series in game.
All there light-hearted
tips. Australfa-with quite a bit of
plus many more serious and chucking to help-Benaud beat
useful ones, are Included in him tactically and in the fight-
"Rallying-preparation, natt- ing treennesS with which he
gation and organisation-by bull up his side.
Stuart Turner (G. T. Foulls
Too often one felt May was forced on the defensive. This time, against a far wesker but ETLOPA arthodox Australian atlack (no suspoot notions at all) that should be changed. It was the positive odven- turous apprcach of Kanhai, Warrell, Sobers, and the more Imited but wonderfully effec- tive Alexander which time after lime took the Australiun attack by the scruff of the neel: and shook runs out of it at the rate of 60 an hour and more.
TOMORROW: Peter May and Colin Cowdrey give and Co, 216.).
their opinions
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TODAY TEEDLE Colony Gras Court Singles cham pionship semi-final at CC, 3.15 pm.
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Tarleton the great
By JOHN COTTRELL
most | That one of the belts should have to be sold, is esd. But Taric- ten would surely have been pleased to know that the
Memories of one of the
amazing boxing champions of all time come sweeping back with the news that Mrs Barbara Tarleton is to sell the first of two solid gold Lonsdale bells won by her lata husband,
Young people may not remem- ber the name of Nelson Tarleton, one of only three men to win two Lonsdale Beits
those outright. But saw him fight in pre-
who
war days will never forget
For Net Tarleton was fighter with only sup sound lung. His puny body was severely hammered by a series of ill- neskes And injuries. The fingers of his right hand Be- came so stim that his wife had to fasion his collar, tle and shop-laces,
this incredible hero,
Porfect gentleman
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Yet the trail-looking Liverpoo] fad fought on and won a re- pulation
the perfect gentleman of the ring. He believed every boxer had a duty to bis tape. Unto he fought with a ruptores mus. cis, another timp with a tem- perature of 101. in Aus- Irails, he wan fight twloo; his opponent had been dis-, qualified for throwing a low punch and be parnunded the referos. to give the bexor second chance,
Tárizion, who knew the inside of hospitals almost as well as the aquaro ring, had one great ambition in life: to win two Leindalo belts outright - one for each of his skildren.
To achieve this, he had to win
three British featherweight
title Bghia - świat. He fun!. ly completed the doubib hat. frick In 1945 by out-galeting 28-year-old At Fuitilps, "The Aldrin Tiger". Nel' was in his Chih- veár.
As 41, Nol fetfred after a quarlar of a centary in the ring l more than 20 fights in wülen be lind never been knocked
The scent Taziston died after a Jane Hace In 1950, Juzi (wa days, before hid-19th firibday.
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