1938-10-28 — Page 20

THE CHINA--MAIL, OCTOBER 28, 1938.

Why They Go On With Glands

Tired Players Brought

Back To Life

BIRMINGHAM THINK TONIC WILL

IMPROVE POSITION

London, September 26.

The

the

method at all about their play. defence balloons the ball and

running about, which leaves them

Mr. Sharpe, however, is confident he, can do much insetting

£10,000, to be paid when he is 120 years old.

The two companies he has so far. approached have refused!

_CHANCE TOʻSĘE MOTHER

Cynics say there's no room for sentiment in the commercial enter- prise that is Soccer: to-day.

We know differently, and here's a little story which proves those

Southampton last May signed Tommy Carnaby, Blyth Spartans centre half, taking him out of the local mines so that he could devote himself to the game he loves.

PRACTICE of giving gland treatment to foot-forwards indulge in a lot of aimless cynics are wrong again.

ballers is now growing more widespread than just about exhausted at half-time was ever expected, and the day is not far away when "tired" players in nearly every club in the country will be brought back to form with these special courses.

that

them right.

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He has recently "put back on the leading map" three of America's baseball stars who were completely

And Tommy has been doing really At present, of course, there are still many clubs opposed to the out of form.

They sent fully particulars of well with the reserves. That's idea. And because of this, a feature of the treatment, which has caused much discussion in Soccer circles lately, concerns the sub-themselves, both physical and men-partly why manager Tom sequent welfare of those players who are transferred from "gland tal, to the specialist, who prescribed sent him as twelfth man with the clubs" to clubs which do not practice the, treatment.

the necessary treatment by post, first team to Newcastle and the players were soon back to wasn't the only reason for his visit

to the North. their former brilliance.

Here's the reply given by Mr. Menzies Sharpe, the gland specialist, when I put this point to him: “The mental improve ment brought about by gland treatment definitely lasts for a lifetime. For example, once I've successfully treated a player for loss of confidence, there's no need for him to fear a re- currence.

"For physique, for instance, { Mr. Sharpe was present at St. for such failings as loss of speed, Andrew's over the week-end, . as the treatment should be kept up. guest of the Birmingham directors, When a patient of mine has gone to run the rule over the Midland to a "non-gland club' it's usually team. been arranged that he continues the treatment privately under his own doctor.'

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Birmingham are the latest club to try glands as a remedy for their failing fortunes.

He will submit a report early this week, and players will then probably be started on a course of treatment. NEEDED A TUNIC

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HIS AMBITION

It is Mr. Sharpe's ambition to be given sole charge of a Third Divi- sion side, all youngsters. In three years, he says, he would not only have them in the First Division, -but the club would have a com- fortable, bank balance obtained from the transfer fees of surplus players. What a chance for Clapton Orient or Walsall!

At the bottom of the League Bir- Incidentally, Mr. Sharpe has such mingham certainly need a tonic of faith in his treatment that he has some sort. At present there's not made efforts to insure his life for

Parker

but it

It was to give him the only chance he will have of seeing his widowed mother between now and next May. fourteen You see, Blyth is only miles from Newcastle, but it's 125 from Bradford, the other nearest point Southampton touch in their games.

Jack Dempsey tells how he would have beaten Joe Louis.

"When Joc Louis was training for his second fight about the type of fight Joe had to turn with Max Schmeling I had no bones

on to reverse the k.o. Had Joe came up in my time in those Toledo days when I had my best speed, I think I would have turned on the speed to beat him."

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