THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1961.
WHY GREAVES WON'T GO
Milan deal killed in Rome Chelsea to repay £10,000
By J. L. MANNING
London.
Jimmy Greaves will not leave Chelsea to play for Milan. His £80,000 transfer, like the 2100,000 deal for Johnny Haynes, is off. Greaves's words, which finally stopped millionaire
film magnate Angelo Rizzoli buying up yet another British star for la dolce vita of Italian Soccer were: "I shall be staying with Chelsea. Steps will be taken to ensure that everything is all right.'
I wen when he flew England's with
This was in Rams, still that way Into
Vienna tean.
Inced, despite dally dentals by newspapers, Italian officials and Cirraves himself, it has been heading that way since May 12.
Threats ignored
was
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not Nome hotel. present.
Threats to report Greaves and Cheleca to the tallan FA and FIFA were of no nvall. Greaves said he was unwilling to sign.
Whin the storm dles I expect no neilon against the player to be taken by Milon. Their re- putation in at sine too. They would not want to be cited as a player into trying to forer The
for reason
Greaves their club against his will change of mind is that i was
And Greaves refused a con- able to bring Chelsea and the tract which would release him i
he wanted to player together after Mr J. 11. Meurs, Chelsea's chairman, had it after a while,
to publish that return to English football. Later
from Meara toli me Rome that when he was offel- ally noted that the option sn was not tis be taken Greaves up. Christa would return the the £10,000 given them for Fight to sign the player.
euthorised me Greaves
100 n could earn week with the
London club If the iransfer
Italy to
feli through.
Furthermore, he feared his England carcer might be rated by playing for Milan. Finally, his wife, Irene, decided that she did not want to live in Milan. !
reporter, John Camkin.
Not finished
not
JIMMY GREAVES
HOOPS AND
HOPES
The croquet players of Eng- land will be swinging their mallels with extra care this Aummer. At stake: a place in the English team to visit New Zealand in 1962-63.
In New Zealand, they will be taking
the serlea of part in triangular matches to decide the destiatlon of. the International Trophy presented nearly 40
thusiast, Mr M. Robertson.
The sand of the Greaves "We shall have to withdraw affair according to a foothill mutusly, but we would after a brief and stormy came dream of keeping the years ago by the Australian en- cussion between Greaves, hts. We have never
solicitor and Milan officials in a
Peter May
a doubtful
starter
London, May 31, Peter May, who is expected to against Aus- caplain England tralia in the first Test at Bir- mingham on Thursday week, did not return an expected to the Surrey side against Gloucester- thire at the Oval today.
May, who has been out of cricket for the past week with a strained high, was not com- pletely satisfied with its ow fitness,
news
received tie
I £70,000. That, balance of
fur 13 [l[d understand is with the Italian F
Milan may try to get compen- this salion from Chelsen but
It was the will not succeed. player who made the decision, nol Chelga.
Italian That, too is why threats to sue the club or take action through F.I.F.A. ure non- sense.
Mears told me that his offer "to
рам Greaves top wages, £100 it necessary" should the Milan deal fall through, still stood,
But the story is not yet over. Mears had also said that if Greaves, despite all that could be done, insisted un R transfer to another League club, this would have to be considered "a the interests of keeping him in Englond,"
So it might be Greaves for Tottenhamn. The player has lost none of his ambitions even if ha has learned the value of loyalty. Finally, all this puts on endi Italion poaching of vir
May's doubt was bad for the England Selectors who pick England's team next Sun- day. The captain is usually named beforehand so that can be co-upted to the Selection to Committee China Mall Special. players,
he
Record-breaking finish
In
CANADA CUP GOLF STARTS TODAY
Australian team of Nagle, Thomson the top favourites
Dorado Beach, May 31.
Top golfers from 33 countries were playing their final practice rounds in tropical 93.2 degrees
Fahrenheit températures here today in pre- paration for the ninth annual Canada Cup, which begins tomorrow.
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Two-man teams from each of Brown and John Panton and the competing countries will Puerto Rico's Peter Cooper and Sunday on the Juan Rodriguez. play through 7,115-yard trap-intested course. Other Asian ferms in the Cup pre: Formosa's The Australian team of Ken Chien Ching-po. Heleh Yung-yo, Naglo and Teler Thomson and the Philippines. Ben Arda were now considered
the and Celestino Tugot-AFP. favourites for the tournament, affer the top American golfer Arnold Palmer and the South African Biar Clary flayer were not permitted to com- Dale
the Professional Golfoen Association.
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BY LEONARD BARDER
Player and Palmer are ready signed up for a pròtes- slonal tournament In the United States which bars their com- peting in the Canada Cup.
OTHER TOP TEAMS Palmer will be replaced hy Jimmy Deinaret who joins Sam Snead on the United States tecn and Player's substitute is Harokl Henning who will play with Retief Waltman.
will Canada's Stan Leonard also be unable to compete duc to professional tournament commitments. The Canadians will now be represonted by Al Johne- | ton and A Balding,
Was
The only previous triangular
South Korea's team tournament (England, Australia forced to pull out at the last was played minule due to political turmoil and New Zealand) to Australia In 1935 when the in that country. The Venezuelan
two-sided
team is reportedly having dif- horne side won.
been culty in getting to the tourna- times by England, | ment. "Tests the trophy has won three current holders, twice by Aut
once by New Zea- tralla and land.
So far the trophy has never been won by the visiting team. -London Express Service.
Other top
teams include: Japan'a Torakichi Nakamura and Tudashi Kitsuke, Ireland's Christy O'Connor and Norman Drew, England's Brian Bamford and Peter Alliss, Scotland's Eric
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YORKSHIRE CAN RETAIN CHAMPIONSHIP It is a tribute to Richie Their reserve strength
is as sound as ever
Benaud's Hard-hitting Australians that al- though the MCC are committed to another tour this winter – to
During the tast two years about three young Lancastrians India, and Pakistan Yorkshire have regularly sup- now doing well at their Univer nobody is even think-plied Trueman and Illingworth, allies.
E. J. Craig, the former and occasionally men ke Pad- ing
about it yet. geil, to the Tests without losing Charterhouse star from Bouth- port hit a useful hundred this Everything is concct-thele grip.
their That shows
reserve week; Duncan Worsley took a trated on the problem
off Yorkshire, for strength has been sound. Hight century of finding an English now it la still squid so much Oxford, last week, and David team for the job in so that they could afford to let Green, who had over 1,000 runs aled as talented as young for Oxford last year, is now in Hand, rather than for Bickenshaw go off to Leicester- his last year.
shire. the winter.
How much any or all of these This young nian goca away men will be available for county In fact, so many people with Yorkshire's blessing and cricket I just don't know. Lan- are pondering on the two or the future. He cashire are just hoping for the
is a good off-spin bowler, but I problem that they somehow have a sneaking sus
picion that he may yet prove aren't even giving better as a county batsman then much thought to the as a bowler. County Championship either.
Better bat
Three now hopes
beat and I wish them luck.
Meantime,, facing the hárd facts of cricket life. I am in- clined to back Northants thin year as stronger challengers. But there again two impor- tant, üspredjatables come in- to the argument.
Ageing Surrey
Two of the young reserves That is serious. However ex- have particulórly noted in re- Will their tall speed merchant citing the Tests might be, the cent months have been an off-David, Larter stand up to a sen- Championship game is still the spinner named Bainbridge from son of full pressure?. And how backbone of Britain's Arst-class | north Yorkshire, and a lively often will he and skipper Subba cricket and it is important that looking left-hand bowler called Row be away on Test duty? it should not be neglected. Gil Houley who took 90-odd From what I can seo of the wickets, with the colis last sea- general patiorn umong theson. Nelther would let the side counties,
seem Yorkshire
down if the call came.
Gloucestershire's slender chal- who Lancashire,
chased likely to win the Champion- ship yet again.
Yorkabire to the top in such lenge has not been, helped by
And lively fashion last year, may the loss of Graveney. well do so again. But I just Just can't see the ageing Surrey, and Bec their
without May especially cannot
reserves
Barrington for
and maybe Locks, call, being 04 Test
able to and
raise much of a serious gallop. Sussex and young Middlesex could provide some shock res gulta and
andi Hampshire Esxx
certoluty will. But, with all the gênerosity, in the world, I commet see the Cham- pionship ponnant going to any of them. Like Warwichshire, they all lack the bite of match- winning bowling in depth. One final word about Australiana. I thlak their
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the overall strength, to beat Vie London Kxprell Sartice.
Wilson and his men.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME) AGAIN, COMRADE. DID You
SUFFER IN THE HANDS OF THOSE/ FIENDS?
NEVER MIND, THEN, WE SHALL NOW PROYEĮ TO THE WORLD THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY
WHITE, But, BRIGHT!
accms
in adequately Statham and Polise, maybe Greenhough or Bathier, when the Test calls go out. Looking further ahead than than this year, one member of the Lancashire committeo, spake hopefully to me the other day
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magnificently, and their an-hour séòring rate has put alp into their matches. But when come round to Assess Test chances, I look at bowling figures,
Last week end. their chief pear-hend, Alan Davidson languished at the bottom of the Austrálian bowling list with a mero handful of wickets at over 30 runs apiece! And the only men to have acquired double figure aggregates then were second-stringers Mackay, Quick and Simpson,
Davidson 5% now beginning to alter the picture. But until he does it completely and con- vicingly anui until Benaud is at, the tough critics will hold Judgment on the Test potential of this Australian side,
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