1951-04-04 — Page 6

THE CHINA

ITALIAN MOTOR-CARS GO TO THE SCANDINAVIANS IN TRADE FOR FOOTBALLERS

By FRED MANOR

Rome.

Italy is thinking hard how to get rid of two thirds of her 77 foreigners playing in the First Division clubs.

Most of these foreigners are Scandinavians, and the reasons for the Scan- Scandinavians were all dinavian glut on Italy's football market are twofold: the amateurs and no transfer fees to clubs were involved. And a financial agreement between Italy and some of the Scandinavian countries enabled Italian motor-car manufacturers to export Italian cars in exchange for Scandinavian footballers.

Engaging foreigners for Italian football teams was a postwar expedient, an official of the Italian Football Association told me. Italy's football development had suffered during the war, and the few good players who emerged in the immediate post- war period fetched prices for above the financial possibilities of most clubs. A fee of £40,000 for a good Italian forward was not unusual, and the clubs began to look for their players-clsewhere.

Today each

pionship Liedholm.)

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Italy of the 20 clubs | Swede, and a Hungarian in its ballers alone have cost

£225,000, is getting restive and of the Italian First Division has forward line.

its objections A new The second team, the Turin to meet its three foreign players au-

"Juventus" which won last rule will be imposed restricting thorized by the Association, and

clubs of other year's championship has three the number of foreign players a number of

to two per team, instead of Divisions have their foreigners. Danes and a British coach.

The

club Third

Milan,

three as at present. In all 16 nations are represent-

cricket club found- originally football fields,

But not only the Treasury is ed on Itailan including Germans, Hungarians, ed by British businessmen who growing dissatisfied with con

io Italian football. Turfs and South Americans. had lived in Milan many years ditions The latter, however, are most-go, has three Swodes from the Italian sports papers argue that Swedish team which won the of the 77 foreigners at least 55 ly of Italian origin.

cham- should be sent back home an BIG THREE HAVE PICK 1948 London Olympic

Nordahl and they are no better than average (Gren The three first clubs have, of

Italian players of whom there course, the pick of the foreign

average price paid for a are enough available at present. As to the remaining 20 top players. The Milan "Interna-

Some tional", or "Inter, as it is pooreign player is about £10,000

salaries vary and their

from players, opinion differs.

cleanse £50 pularly known, which is lead-

All this Italians would like to to £100 a week.

national football of all ing in the present Italian cham-

free and foreign foot- their 15 tux pionship, has a Durchman,

ballers do not require a labour foreign influence, except per- the coaches. Others permit as the Italian authorities haps for do not consider such earnings belleve that a first-class foreign us wages but as a part of sports footballer can teach a bear a and educational

lot and enhance its chances in activities.

It will pro- Despite these conditions only the championship, one British player was attract-bably be the Treasury which

Other has the last word. to Italian football. British

HOCKEY

a

Draw For The

International Tournament

ed

players

sounded by

Italian agents felt that with the

wore far

high cost of Uving here they better aff at home

Italian Three

clubs have British coaches. Jesse Carver

than in Italy.

of Alghburton, Liverpool, has years boen "Juventus" of

coaching

the

The draw for the Interna- for the past two tional Tournament is follows:

Why Not Just

Red And Blue

For Rugger?

Says HAROLD MAYES

WEDNESDAY APRI GARDNER WADES

Jack Gardner, British and Empire Heavyweight Champion, won the Heavy- weight Champlonship of Europe on March 27 when he outpointed the defending title-holder, Jo Weldin of Austria, over 15 hard-fought rounds at London's Earl's Court Arena. Gardner weighed 216 pounds, Weldin 207.

Photo shows Weldin, his arms hanging limp, both eyes shut and blood spattered over his face, wide open to a hard right sent crashing to his jaw by Gardner.

Gardner Is Hardly A Match

Yet

Even For Lee Savold

Says ARCHIE QUICK

Britain's number of European boxing championships was doubled from two to four at the Earl's Court (London) glant arena when Jack Gardner deprived Jo Weldin of Vienna of his heavyweight crown and Don Cockell took the cruiserweight title from Albert Yvel, of Algiers. Thus they followed Randolph Turpin and Eddie Thomas as Continental "bosses"all of them winning their championships since the dawn of 1951.

Quarter-Milers Build Up On Cross-Country

Says MacDonald Bailey

There seems to be a complete difference of opinion between the top athletics coaches of Britain and'America regarding the best method of preparing for the track, and it all boils down to the fact whether or not cross- country running should be indulged in by track men during the "off” sesson.

Whereas Leo Johnson, whose views are highly respected in the States, favours this form of training--- within limita-Britain's national chief coach, Geoff Dyson, gives a definite "no." Johnson has his entire track squad go over the country two or three times a wook.

"Sy plators-and-quarter-milers that such training is properly do "Interval running"-jogging, supervised.

In In other words the man who walking, striding in turn

there goes off on a ten miles run this way, says Johnson,

is no risk of jarred muscles. over rough country and plough- It da easy to see the signl-ed flelds is simply asking for He is building up the ficance of such "applied" train-trouble.

World record holder Herb wrong type of muscles for track Ing McKenley builds himself up in work, which call for a quicker,

smoother retion. this way. Mal

Olym- Whitfeld,

In short, I consider pie 800 Metres Champion, rums

that over a golf course in California cross-country work is a sound he likes that type of scenery.way to build up for the track. And. another great student of But it must be to moderation, athletics technique, Olympic 400 Metres Champlon, Arthur Wint, tell you that there is no finer method of keeping in con- dition

Will

endorse the tremendous value that can be obtained from a weekly trip over the country and have found it to be by far the best way of keeping in full trim.

DYSON'S VIEWE

England To Play

Rest Of Europe

At Soccer

Madrid, Apr. 3. The Executive Committee

Geoff Dyson bases this ob. jections chiefly on the fact that of the International Foot cross-country work has

A

ton-

dency to slow up a man and ball Federation decided at make him stold in action. its two-day meeting, which

He cites the

caso of

the ended here last night, to Swedes who,

he says, seldom succeed in the shorter caces be accept in principle a pro- cause they lack really top notch posal for a match between England and the Rest of Europe in London in 1958. sprint

coaches.

In any case, Swedish sprin- ters invariably do the same sort of winter training as the dis- tance men and are lable to

This match would mark the 19th anniversary of the founda- tion of the English Football Association.

as Turin. Last year his team won

Totally unexpectedly, Cockell's was the more impressive performance, and the Italian championship, and behind polat

surpassing both of them was the display of Britain's No. 2 Heavyweight, Johnny Winners of Netherlands vthis year it is one

that it isn't the actua to play Scotland; the leading "International" Wales

Carver who is living in Turin

Of course, if they were Rugby

fore, American's first defeat in Europe. Wilson, domiciled in Paris since the war, is

also announced in its commu- cross-country nique the decision to appoint an followers they might Portugal v Ireland; England with his wife, a Liverpool girl, League

classed as one of the best half dozen heavy weights in the world, and in outpointing participating in

be running that anay

wrong be wearing even

the wrong

to deal v' Pakistan and India v does not find Italy too expen-

him Williams put himself right back in line for a return contest with Gardner.

but how it is applied to the Emergency Committee sive. Ho

olours altogether. According to likes the country, has

with the question of a Malaya.

a comfortabic apartment, and the Rugby League Gazette "the

wrong with Big can, and Turpin versus Ray So I suppose we shall see each athlete concerned. will play

What was

movement in Eastern Germa or all of Britain's Big Four-

allow E new Fiat car, the Italian modern tendency is to play in

was decided to The Netherlands

Turpin

NOT THIS WAY Wales at R.N. N. 1 Ground, equivalent of Austin A40.

any jerseys but those bearing the Jack? Admittedly Weldin sup- Rebinson.

plied stern and gallant opposi- But will 17 Promoter Jack Gardner, Cocieli, The "Juventus" football field

If there are any thoughts in matches between Eastem Ger

clubs and King's Park; at 10 am. on Sun-

amliated Asso- that Gardner's Solomons wants something big Thomas-prematurely pitted tion, and true

athletes day, April 8. Umpires, J. S.is like a babel of tongues, Car-club's colours,

on piston-like left worked as well and attractive for his open-air against the pride of the United the minds of He has to work have watched this season

theciation clubs pending the Emer- after all that the "country" spoils Grewal & Z, A. Abbas.

report and is said and done they have track man, I can act them at Ency Committee's Ang umpire who is unabo to through an interpreter although several occasions and not once as ever. But after the brilliance summer shows, and Turpin v. States, and I suppose

is requested to inform his Danes understand English, have we seen them in their own lost the killer instinct" and we be enough to satisfy him.

of the opening three rounds, he Australia's Dave Sands will not attend

earned the right,

rest. The only qualification is recommendations. Mr D. J. Steyn Parve at 30208.

have acquired smattering knowledge of English football terms, while Carver himself is Learning Italian fast.

But he

Williams, the Welshman from Rugby, who inflicted on Aaron Wilson, the colouredoverdo matters.

It seems to boil down, there The Executive Committee

ver told me,

There are

Bomc

teams we | MU

The draw for the Quadrangu- und some of the Italian players colours."the Gazette continues. saw nothing of this right hand

and

Jar Hockey Tournament as well as League fixtures up to including Sunday, April 8, are given below:---

MEN'S 1ST DIVISION Today Army Argonauts "A" of Bon

1.30 instead of 5 p.m. kunpoo, p.m. Umpires, J. 3. Growal & G T. Palmer

Friday, Apri

Heereto "A"

Royal Navy N. No. 1 Ground, King's Park 6.30 p.m. Umpires, WO KO. M Smith & S. M. Hoonen.

Sunday, April

Av. Hongkong Rec- Argonauts key Club at Folloe Ground, Floun dary St., 11 am. Umpires, R.S.M. McClenney & C. Backbourn

MEN'S END DIVISION

Thursday, April 5

YMCA at Kai Tak, 5.30

"Give the Italian a ball and he will stay in the field all day."

The other two British coaches are Mr Crawford who arrived hore from Sweden, and Mr Neville who came to Italy from Denmark.

pan.players

brief statement

Umpires. B. 8. M. McClennari ranin famupy positions in the | wouldn't it be better if all away

Fivset Aldridge.

Bunday, April 8 University. Argomile "B" at Pakrulam, 11 a.m. Umpires, G. T. Palmer & G. D. Gurevite.

Belver.

Second

tim.

In fact, he was often shaken

I must oat my words and say that Lee Savold would easily have conquered him on this

WORKMANLIKE

SCIOS

M. Boussac Launches

A

New

Venture

By the EVENING STANDARD RACING REPORTER One of the blessings of horse racing is that monopolles in bloodstock havo

never, so far, been achieved.

The

The Executive Committee unanimously agreed at a meet- ing in Brussels last. September that Western Germany and Japan should be re-affiliated to the Federation.

The

niso

Executive Committee

the decided to accept affiliation of the Singapore Amateur Football Association provisionally, pending the next In London meeting Congress next October-Reuter,

Japanese Hope To Win Boston

3

Marathon

However, let us not bear yet when, reaches a stage of Tourbillon, were offered at iportations from the two coun- Tokyo today bound

it

"Either teams should make nishing punch. nome attempt to appear in their advertised colours or the whole! lien scrapped, and inserted in by blows to the head and body. is enthusiastic about his work. the programmes should be a and we all rapidly revised bis

to the effect. world rating value. that such and such a team will in blue and white

because of the The fact is, appear

cherry and dearth of good heavyweights in claret and gold,

and Europe, Gardner any other

suitable Britain

the top has been rushed to 8reen or colour, depending entirely on which of those colours in meteorically and he demonstrat RAISED THE STANDARD furthest away from those off-ed very clearly that he is far clally stated to belong to the from ready to tackle the really "According to Mr Carver the team," the writer adds."

top class Americans this year. introduction of good foreign

Well, well. What with that players raised the standard of the Italian football. But, argue and the frequent changes in

The nearest approaches have been the acquisition of so many individuals of Hongkong Auxiliary Air Force the Italians, as most of these Soccer due to clashing to colours, Earl's Court showing.

the Rol Herode hierarchy and their exploitation by the Aga Khan, and the tight line, it prevents teams played in blue and all

hold kept on the Tourbillon blood for so long by Marcel Boussac.

the different from the training of new Italian for-home teams in red--or some-

San Francisco, Apr. 3. thing

similar always? All the Aš for Cockell, he did not

of exploitation these danger of over-Tourbillonisa- | East, very

the precious reverse process.

Four Japanese marathon run- wards.

And in fact the national supporters who dress up would have a lot to beat in Yvel, but lines by these two great breed on. Anyhow,

American strids have already ners, headed by the Japanese Italian team has considerable then need two ១០ន

of colours ho did the job in workmanlike ers has repaid them a hundred strain is being exported" and

is the

all plenty of Franch and English Champion, Shigeki Tanaka, 18, very distributed. Seven mares, dimiculties in finding Italian in- and it might deter them. manner and his new-found ag-fold; yot, such

their frequent im- of Hiroshima, arrived here from TAILPIECE. A side-forwards, and usually the

Boy Scouts

gression

contrasted sharply with nature of breeding, the mono- daughters or grand-daughters blood and

for the a crowd Gardner's right hand cruiitles, forward line has to be team, picked from entire

their 55th Boston Marathon at Boston poly, by itself,

iries blend easily with or the last December Sales. in who'll be Jamboreeing, is due occupied by players who

must be broken

existing stock.

on lability. their own club play as centre- to play an

April 10. The runners were Arsenal side inof matching him with Joey must become a,

There are at present in Bri- to "It is

point August. Which Arsenal side? Maxim for the world title.

Uninvecessary forwards.

But, assuming that Whirle accompanied by a coach and the

team's manager. 1952, like out that M. Boussac, like the tain two top-class horees of The Italian Treasury, which And wouldn't the lads sooner should wait until

unaffected by the the same ilne awaiting ship- way

Japanese sportswriters be calculated that Swedish foot take on Manchester United now? Gardner versus the best Ameri-Aga Khan, has built up his ment to Australia, where they change of climatic and other

lieve His

that the "Japanese runnera studs on one line altre.

as stallions. Le conditions, he will have A

the Tacó as the Bucoesses with the Teddy blood are to stand and with Pheris, provide that Lavandou is now standing, in whole new world of choles will sweep

did last year.. There or his new owner will-in his Koreans evidence, Every big beseder Ireland.

will be no Koreans in the race. matings. establishes certain lines

Other stock has been export- Something important, I am this year Blace Marathon officinis-

entry families.

ed to America. He has also convinced, will emerge from his rejected, the Korean Nobody, for example, ius parted with one of his best stay in France. Maybe, be will cause of war in that country--- been one sucosssful with the Pharis horses, the four-year found a completely new line, as United Press, Gainsborough ant

Phalaris old Janus, to a South African great as that created by Tour- blood than the late Lord Derby, buyer. This simely indicates. A bilion

Bad The late Mr Jack Joel exploited change in polley,

Boussae" aires, Polymelus; the first Sir Abo Lord Willoughby, de Broke's Bailey similarly exploited Son- hope that English breeders will Whirlaway, perhaps in-Law. All the blood, how-be able to buy one of the rica's greatest post-war race- ever, became distributed, stallions of the Tourbillon line borse, winner of 82 of his 60

and of

£225,000 through the normal processes for

in Britain is now starts of sale and exchange.

in course of realisation

stakes, is an outstanding exam But. M. Boussac is not pro-ple of British-American breed- CAREFUL PHESERVATION

posing to live on the profits of ing. By Blenheim, he is a M. Boussac, nevertheless, was die sales, He has launched an great grandson of Swynford, always careful to preserve the entirely now venture, the lens- with the famous Dor

Domino blood best Tourbillon blood for his Ing of the famous American on his damn's side. own purposes to such an iro, Whirlaway, extent that the barring of Tourbillon from the General Shid Book was in danger of becoming an absurdity. Now, in

Hongkong Auxiliary Air Nomada at Ka Tak, 10 sum, ptres, 3. C. Marcal de 7: G. Goo; Ladies' Division

trial Rest of Colon, Royal Navy Ne, I Ground, King's Park, 11 s.m. Umpires, Wo Madley & B. M. Hannan, Balectors, MA Reed J. 2. Blinko.

Quadrangular Tournament HAT v Royal Navy at RN. No. 1Ground, King's Pak, 1130 .m. Umpires, Wo K.q. ✯ Smith & farmy are drawn against Civitans

BACT

the other inalof, pettich will be played on a date1 to be noted.

ARMY TEAM

1.

"The following have been selected

to. represent the Army at XI in a Learta hockey match Argonauts "AR

Co-

at Bookampoo day, bully off # p.m.: Col Rumsay, Mador Lamble. Capt Fitzgibbon. Capt Dudley, CSM Perer COMS Click, Cos Grant, Set Haydes, Cu Partridge, Cpl Gardner, L/Cel TATION.

Reserves: 14 Lambio and Shema Hammond.

Cambridge

Crew

The Spurs'

In Six

That

Secret Lies Little Words

Says IVAN SHARPE

The South is thumbing its nose. Where's the Cock' o' the North? Before Herbert Chapman went to London and won the crown for Arsenal,

Ready For Yale the League Championship had never gone below Birmingham in 38 seasons.

And Harvard.

and

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be-

other famous

Amo-

Rugger Results

The

sults

todiny:

London, Apr. 8.- following were the re- of rugger games played

RUGBY LEAGUE Dewsbury 19, Castleford: 5 NA RUGBY UNION Penzance and Newlyn 3, Cardiff 3 Reuter.

Colony Snooker

M. Bousse has never deve- loped the Swynford malo line with any outstanding: success.

In a Colony Open Snooker What will the evolve as a re- representative of that mighty the Club Lusitano last night line?

Percy Hul out to W. H. Cowla (London Express Service); by two frames to three.

Now, it seems, the cockerel of Tottenham Hotspur will soon be crowing to this tune: four First Division championships in succession for the South, plus two Second Division championships in three years. New York, Apr. 3.

Two titles for the 'Spuns, two 1 40 or 50 yards pass, he cannot would be as successful, give 1951, there is evidence that his which may have far-reaching suit of importing ⠀ 30 STCAL Championship match played at The Cambridge crew took for Portsmouth, and one aploce do it quickly and accurately, a quick look at New York for the Arsenal and Fulham The limit to our passing game today and agreed emphatic that's a real black-eye for the ally at a news conference North and Midlands. So spells that the city's taxicab drivers are unique' philoso-| phers.

revenge.

The

are not only

is therefore 30 yards..............

THE

GAMBOLS

FAIL-REACHING +⠀ Here, I think, is something our six-men servico.

results in the world of brooding. "It starts with the goalkeeper.palley has been revised. The collaboration between Ditch- Perhaps the truth is that heIt is, for a start, a bold-venture "Got the idea? If we have the burn and Ramsey is often closer realises that his studs are in to import a horse from West to

and more complete than be ball, we aim to keep itp, maa

tween,

́may, Bally" and. Medley, "The order la defence is, play or Walters and Bennett In at- potential Champions; they are safe. A 10-yards pasa is playing tack why I have distributed the team with the purest, and safe to a greater degree than The British athletes leave to most exemplary style for twenty 80-yards kick, because the longer so much praise to an attacking morrow for New Haven, Con years. I know supporters of clearance is less accurate and, back like Ramsey, who holds

start

and passes the ball. necticut, to.

intensive Everton and Huddersfield Town therefore, the ball returns. training

for their races, on April will write to point out to me

and that "There is also a psychological 14 against Yalo, and on April this spot of temper 18 azalost Harvard, Massachu-sign of Impatience in the Tolton-advantage. A short pass in de Bitta Institute of Technology ham team. But I don't expect fence starts to build an attack, and Boston Univerally,

#SHORTER DISTANCES

The races will be much shorter than the 'one in which Copa-

to And The Unblemished Eleven, / You havo the ball; you are call~ Hall, Rss

The wisdom of sixty years of

littlewords, at profemional football is concen- trated in six Tottenham: "Don't

st": Ing the tune

The passing starts in defence. "We are a paradox They The attack starts, in defence. It talk of our team as an attacking lal mati-to-mah, passing And,

even in Valharia. Tak

brides peat Oxford / How

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it done?, "It's all scam, but the strength amhall like thaidue master the Islamthey coutwe: la simple thintoitiers "can" copy in

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almost entirely, of great players

Hukoorem lavoilés, from Arthur, nowo, their | who are niso strong characters, Miche

Conch Hambla, Hisketi | manageri J

which I nearly:ars Important.

play simpl but no-They dominate the game." Our

forwards, by comparalon, RISEN 00: "enan" "go" do bit of a problem. Qulls * Lew

akeway forward lines of cities,

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