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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1901.
What are the
the League clubs fighting for?
By BRIAN GLANVILLE
London, Aug. 6.
As the football season approaches, the players stand firm, and the prost pect of a strike grows, one wonders more and more bewilderedly what are the League clubs fighting? What earthly horm they think that freedom of contract will do?
Certainly it will get the players free to bargain; but that right had vir- tually been conceded by the abolition of the maximum, wage, Any fear that it will allow them to quit their clubs, free as the air, is totally without basis.
which
agreed.
No money in it
It doesn't work like this in than the clumsy machinery to Uonately. "the only man in bad they Italy, nor in Spadu. If a player
previously Italy still crazy enough to breed wants to move al the end of his
horses." contract, he can; but only if the Clubs, appropriate fee is paid.
they resigned to the fact that cannot hold a player against his will, usually let him go without much trouble; in any case, arbitration machinery shouldn't be too hard to devise,
From the point of view of tho Jootballers themselves. the League's obstinacy may you turn out le bo a dis- ruised blessing.
successful.
Another shark is hocked and galled, soon to be landed and wolshed at soon, Cornwall, Nearly 2.500 sharks wero fünded in the first 11 weeks of the season at Love, headquarters of tho Shark Agaling' Club of Great Belläin. The club now has about 880 members (qualification: to have landed 'z shark of si icant 75 lb. with red mid line).
"Being
The Buron admits that there Isn't any money in 1: *1 do 13 out of pure passion, and to pre- serve my family tradition." The Monocled,
bowler hatted, Moreso stud, in fact, goes back for tenturies; the baron's father white-haired, surrounded and grandfather were breeding by an aura of fragile dis- before him; now he and his
"Honi" captain of Juventus, cosy
an Australian inction. Baren Giuseppe brother, Filippo, are restricted
a they'd do you Arst ball, they Morese spent, the other in scope but still admirably and Italy, was essentially
centre-forward who became, in could." week watching the White
turn. an outside-right (scoring
The difference, he thinks, hạs D'incro's Olympic gold medal twice for FIFA, abinst Eng- City horse show. Relmondo
good-mounts, Posillipo and Merano, land at Wembley in 1953), an been made by his promotion in theirs, but "grarian inside-right (who seldom drapped the bating order. from & to 4. were
a right-With McCool leaving the club, reform, the transformation of back) and, latterly,
land, half.
I was asked to do the job, and it pasture into agriculturol plus the motorisation of every-
takes a lot more concentration, thing and the shrinking of the In this last position. a new naturally: The thing is you give market," has radically cut down career seemed to le gheart of yourself more time, inglead of the stud in size.
him; he is sill only 24, But throwing the bat, like I used to Boniper, characteristically, per- do at No. G." | haps, has surprised Us to the test and renounced it. Foul- bali will miss him.
D'inzco.
The chances are that they will ultimately gain a far more clear-humoured, ebullient and sure- cul and workable arrangement | seated ever, calls him affee-
QUARTER-MILING QUARTET
Otis, Davis, the greatest quarter-miler of all time, insists
that now he really will retire.
Idently, Baron Morese prefers to cross an English stallion with an Irish mare, though Posillipo was bred out of horses devloped If the 20-year-old Davis has who beat him at White City bui really run his last quarter, the lost in Helsinki to Brightwell, at the stud. "I give great -im- "Their athletics portance to the maternal horse," succession appears to lie between may blow up:
**I concen- two young Englishmen and two end at College, and I look for the Baron told me. young Americans-Adrian Met-ward to another eight years, I trate on those mares which have!
produced champions. calfe, Robbie Brightwell. Earl can't see Williams lasting un-always
other four unless he really hits After all, a foal spends ten Young, and Ults Wilhams.
months inside its mother, then Metenlle, a tall, handsomely the top." proilled, confident 18-year-old As for Brightwell, a fair-seven or eight elusely attached from Bradford, is perhaps the haired. Buent, sharp-featured, to her, so they must absorb a Anest prospect of all four. relaxed young man, he'd prefer great deal from them." Though his tirnes this season to run the 220. I think the 440 hurts a lot, especially the last 30 yards." He'll stick to it, because "I don't think I've
the basic got
speed for the 220."
te
have been femarkable. "hasn't yet felt really flat out ....it's been very easy so far, and I hope it hasn't been too
easy.
Al-Loughborough, where he studies physical education. he "does a lot of slow stamina I work.
For example, I do from 80 16 140 yards with ten-second intervals. It builds stamina ard at the same time it makes sure I get my speedwork in."
Without a coach "I'm A long. rangy gilder, rather than a power runner, quite enjoy quarters; it's more intellectual race, There's some aesthetic value-a sort of yogn idea, release of the sout Through the body. It hurts like hell, but in retrosppet you can't remember any of the agony; just weightlessness."*
Metenlfe, who is reading Eng- 11sh at Magdaten, is all the more phenomenal in that he scors the use of a coach, in this coach-ridden age: "I've
never
met anybody 1 could really trust who could do more for me than I do."
Ulis Williams, coloured, horn- rim-spectacled and thin 05 0 beanpole, doesn't worry much about coaches either,
AL 19. he's Just left high school and his conch, Ernie Hartmann, for San Jose State College and a new conch, Bud Winters. "No it don't worry, me, because i work on my own." Big meet- Ingo don't worry him either. "but at high school, every meet I'd be in, I'd be scared."
Metcalfe thinks that Wiljams,
4-1 Davis Cup win for Italy.
Man. Aug. 0. Italy wrecked Sweden's hopes for a pince in the Inter-zone Anuls of the Davis Cup here today when they won both of the reverse singles matches and
took the European Zone Davis Cup final by four matches to one.
Swedish hopes foundered when their No. 1 player ULE Schmidi found Italy's star Nicola Pietrangell in vengeful form in the first match today. Schmidt took one set off Pietrań- gell but lost 0-3, 0-2, 3-6, 0-3.
Thomas Haliberg, substituting for Jan Erik Lundquist, logi to Italy's Fausto Gardini 2-0, 1-0, 0-0.
Italy hnd won one of the first aingles matches on Friday and then the doubles yesterday and started the reverse singles to- day with a 2-1 lead.--AFP..
Mexico through to Zone Final
Casablance, Aug. 8, Mexico best Morocco by five matches to nil in the geral-faul of the Ametican Zöne of the Davis Cup here today when they won both raváren singles maichen.
The experienced Mexicali No. 1 Llamas look ́40 minutes – to dispose of Morocco's | Douglas 6-1, 6-0, 6-0, and in the other match Mexico's Osuna ran out
after the winner,
tough second set 0-1, 7-3, 7-8 againel Lancet.
¤
The Mexican players mest America in the Zand Final at Cleveland on August 12, Aflor a three-day break, thư. Mexican players will start à perlod of intensiya- training for this vital
ncounter AP"..
Four D. Jones BY MADDOCKS
FERDINAND
NANCY
HELLO--- IS THIS THE LAUNDRY ?
YES
BRICK BRADFORD-
'Boni' retires
Addio, Boni! After 14 years at the top in world foot- ball, Giampiero Bonlperti, that gifted, maddening, tantalising player, blond and curly-haired as matinee idol, has decided to retire.
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Taunton's Aussie
"In yourself you think, 'I'm as good as you, even if I haven't got a kangaroo en me cap?" Bill Alley, a Sydney man whose hat. ting has been the revela
lon of this year's County Championship was plaining his undefeated century and '05 against the Australian tourists for Somerset.
He's a tall, tough, rangy man,
and ultra-profes outspoken sonal, who has suddenly found himself famous at the age of 421. Getting those runs wasn't
STOKING THE DEVIL'S FURNACE. I'LL SEE HIM
IN BLAZES BEFORE I'LI
STICK THIS JOB
KEEP STOKING LAD THE HOTTER IT GETS ON EARTH THE MORE BAD- TEMPERED THEY
Alley was for years the pro. with Blackpool in Lancashire League cricket; he liked it there. but Taunton sults
him even better. "It's great place If you've got transport. I want to settle in Taunton, actually. I'm
¡
going into poultry,"
Hens, one gathered, rather than ducks...
Chess News
By LEONARD BARDEN
Solution No. 60772 1... B Q21: 2 QX B, OXBP: 3 PKR, K1-KB; 4 Q-BR3, 4-1 mate. Less convinctug 11 BxP: 2 RxF. OxEF: 1KxE.
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By Mik
Arnold Palmer making
strong bid to lead in all three PGA rankings
1.
Duneslin, Aug.
Arnold Palmer of Latrobe, Pennsylvanin, is clos
ing in on his bid to lead all three divisions of the official PGA statistics race. Palmer is first in the Ryder Cup point standings and the Varen Trophy standings and trails Gary Player of South Africa by less than $3,000 in official money-winnings on the 1961 tour according to figures announced today by Lou Strong, President of the PGA. When the PGA Champlon- ship ended on Suly 31, 3001, Palmer" WAK
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Sports survey
BY ALL-ROUNDER
A RECORD MAKEL-Colln Pratt of Rochdale has played himself into the history books of the Central Lancashire Cricket Leggup as the firkt batemen ever given out for obstructing thin neld". H happened against Stockport, and
no
the umpire said he had alternative when an appeal was Pratt hit the ball away from a
do, what happened was that neidsman who was moving to held it in an attempt to run out Cella's "partner.
STIRRED MEMORIES. ---- A great Test openitig partnership was revived at Didsbury, Lancs, when the traditional match bo-
Hop Allen Fax win tween the local club and a visit
Ryder Cup with 831.93 points. He now hos ́k. 49,0" avotage for 76 rounds in the Vardon Trophy race and his total earn- Ings amount to $52703:8) Com pored to $85.00$12 for Ribyor.
Ryder Cup ten
Meadow Club
tennis title
when
set
fog Press eleven was played during the Old Trafford Test. This me Brian Statham was the beneficiary, and the first two Press batsmen were Sir Leonard Ilutton and Cyril Washbrook-- tho
Whild and the Red Nosa representatives in many an England battle. Denis Compton came in next and Ray Lindwall was there to help bowl out the locals.
Southampton, Aug. 6. Dow Fintlerwald, Jay Habert,
Allen Fox, the US. National Art Wall"Je Mike Bouchak, Jerry Barber, Bill Collins und Collegiate champion, today won
and the 73rd Meadow Club Invita Sam Sncid, Pinty Casper Geno Littler round out the loption Tennis Tournament 10 aulshors in the Ryder Cup Australien Bob Mark was forced
fourth standings. All 10 were elected to default in the to the 1931 Ryder Cup cam, with a leg cremp.
LEAGUE INCENTIVES.—Bris- Fox was leading, 5-7, 8-6, tol Rovers FC have devised an Casper is second to Palmer in 0-1, 4-4 when Mark crumpled Incentive scheme for the coming With Barker naned as captain. pursuit of the Tardon Trophy on the court,
scason and their Supporters with en average of 70.1 for 85
first grass-court Club are backing it with eash. rounds. The Verdon Trophy is title for Fox, the first unseeded The League team will get £11 awarded to the lowest scoring
scored at home and a shared In recent memory. He is also average for tournament rounds player to win the Championship between them for every goal £10 10s for cuch away goal, of golf.
the first U.S. player to win
Five pounds will be debited for here since Ham Richardson every goal conceded, and arith
Completing the top five money winners on the PGA elruit ore Doug Sanders with $10,820.50 Casper. With $31,493,45, and Johnny Pelt with $26.211.43.- URI.
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LITTLE BUT LOTS-When match the average weight of an angier's boxing title in a return with Paul Pender, of Massachu-catch is only three-quarters of selts, here on September 23. an ounce he la not expected to be found among the" prizė. Promoter Sam Silverman con-winners, but Douglas Korridge rmed the match today.
had the unusual experience in Downes beat Pender in nine the Hull Secretarios' Associa- rounds in London on July 11 to tion competition st Ryton win the title, which is recognised Bridge. The secret was that he in Europe, New York and Mas- caught 177 fish of a total weight 142 sachusetts, but not by the Unit of six pounds! He had ed States National Boxing Asso- | gudgeon, 20 Tommy Ruffe, ciation-Reuter,
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