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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1952.

STANLEY MATTHEWS IS CHAMPIONS AT HERNE HILL

MAKING A GLORIOUS

COMEBACK BID

Says PETER DITTON

That soccer genius Stanley Matthews, 37 years of age and rapidly thinning on top, is making a glorious,comeback bid to regain his place in the England team. And do not be surprised if he succeeds.

Fitter now than for three or four seasons, Stan, is playing as well as when he was England's No. 1 priority--if not better, His twinkling feet are causing chaos among First Division defences,

Only last week, after Blackpool had defeated Aston Villa by five goals to one. Villa Manager George Martin, one of the shrewdest judges in the game, described Matthews as Britain's greatest player,

to win the cup.

of

Already, because Stan's form, Blackpool are being tipped This is no chance selection. The Wizard of Dribble is turning in, some and making great performance

goal scoring an easy job for his colleagues.

His speed off the mark is already several omazing and full-backs, who are by menns slouches, have been made,

to look like cort-horses.

по

On this form, Matthews can- not be left out of the reckoning for a place on the FA Party to Chile and tour Argentina, Uruguay next May.

THERE IS SOMETHING

DIFFERENT ABOUT

THE ARSENAL

Says ARCHIE QUICK

There is something different about the Arsenal. Even their opponents admitit, and a day spent in their company Impresses upon one the reason why they stand firmly fixed in the eyes of foreign sides as the No. 1 club of British tour that England Soccer- the Ambassadors of the sport. have rot to win. The stigma of the World Cup defeats le some- thing that still rankles at Lancaster Gate, the headquarters

This is

Ü

of the Football Association.

Even the balm of the close- over Austria scason victories and Switzerland is as nothing with the humiliation compared which was felt when America beat the cream of English soccer by one goal to nll.

It was a defeat that probably would not and could not have been repeated in another dozen attempts. But the point is that It happened.

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On and off the field it is an aristocratic calm, first inculcated by Herbert Chapman, carried on by George Allison, and is now borne by the Man Who Has Been There All The Time Tom Whittaker.

Nothing can rufe this genial potentially

brilliant

outside.

giant, who has been with the right in young Johnnie Scott of club from its obscure days as Manchester United, while Ire

have no qualms in manland need player, trainer and now ager, And so it is with the play-playing Ted McNell of Sunder-

goal

Norman erd. They dress well in their land

of Swindon is not club blazers and flannels on Uprichard tour, act as sportsmen

McNell, in additio on the available.

in

feld of play and ure, withal to some good saves, was hurt. gentlemen off 11.

continued to play, retired after a while, and then came back against doctor's orders.

Apart

two those train first Instances, the Army were more

depart- complete experienced in every

from

It is quite an experience to Sir Stanley Rous, Secretary of travel with them. They are one the FA, spent the week-end of two clubs-Portsmouth is the before last in Portugal on FIFA other-who go by business.

# At a guess, he also class. They have

and. ifment, and it looks as though discussed with the Portugese FA coach for themselves,

on the this team's coming clashes with their proposal that the England there are any persons team should play a match in train whe Mr Whittaker Everton, Aston Villa, the French

wholr

and Belgian Armies, Scotland Lisbon on their

guests way to South wishes to have as club Americe.

for lunch or dinner the captain and the Royal Air Force will be is sent along the corridor with the best since the war.

apart detalla the invitations. Little like that separate the Arsenal from their contemporaries.

PORTUGUESE

ANXIOUS

The Portuguese are anxious that they should be given a game against the full-strength English International team. But they may be unlucky.

hated"

Hooper (West Ham), from hitting the crossbar, hat a poor game at outside left, but, apart from that, thevade played splendidly and should be

giving

THE "BEST HATED",

even to 'well · alone, They draw maximum gates Hooper a further chance. wherever they play. They hold

King, of Swansea, made some While such a match would be the ground record at most clubs. good tone-up for the follow- But they are still the "best excellent saves in goal; Barnard ing tour, there Is the injury

club in football. Each (Middlesbro) and Gunter (Ports- reliable backs risk to be taken into account, match is a cuptle

wero with the mouth) endeavouring England could not afford to opposition

to with Gunter probably the out- arrive South Ameries with down them. For years the cry standing man on the field; and Twentyman one or two key players out of has gone up' "Lucky Arsenal" Marchi (Spurs),

got away with (Carlisle United) and Fenton as they have action.

a "smash and (Blockpool) were a tremendous victory through The danger of too much foot-grab" goal after concentrating half-back line.

None of these defenders could

·

ball has also to be considered. on defence.

The English team will be de-

BUTLER

Reg Harris, ex-World Champion, beating Sid Patterson, of Australia, during the 1% laps sprint of the world's championship team omnium for profes sionals, at the Herne Hill track-Central Press Photo.

Today's Home Soccer

*Page 13

The England Selectors Will Be At Fratton Park This Afternoon

By DENNIS HART

Three players appearing against their old clubs, and the clash between the present England centre-half and centre-forward are features of this afternoon's English soccer programme.

North of the Border the focus is on Glasgow, where a match second in im- portance only to the England-Scotland International, is taking place the meeting between Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic..

English

Taking the matches in order wing-holf Dickinson and Bol-į At the moment, Fred is being of writing, first we go to Fratton ton's inside-left Hassall, who kept out of the side by the Park, where the England selec-is endeavouring to win back his lors will be represented, to see place in Ufe England team. the duel between Jack Froggati of Portsmouth and Lofthouse of Bolton.

Despite the galaxy of talent, there are not likely to be many goals this afternoon.

Tha

These two, Froggatt at centre-Portsmouth attack has not yet half and Lofthouse at centre- clicked into gear and Bolton, forward, were the heroes of away from home, have, yet to England's victory over Austria win a match.

International Milion. But this afternoon; that astute may. Manager Tom Whittaker decide to exploit Fred's "local knowledge:"

NORTH OF THE BORDER As mentioned earlier,

the

match of the afternoon in Scot-

land te at Coltle Park. These en-Celtic-Rangers clashes are more

past

nt the end of last season. They The Second Division are the popular choice for the counter between Brentford and than just football matches, They International against Wales at

Everton at Griffin Park brings are the meeting of Catholle.and Wembley on November 12.

Tommy

Lawton into conflet Protestant factions. In the

Lormer colleagues, they have led much ill- "once with the will be Portsmouth's Tommy, who joined Brentford feeling and not a little friction by way of Notts County and particularly among the support- Chelsea, was previously with ers. Everton.

Also receiving over"

THE POST-OLYMPIC MONTHS

POSE THE QUESTION—

WHO ARE THE CHAMPIONS?

By “RECORDER”

The athletes who won medals at Helsinki and those who did not have been com- peting with each other in one of the biggest post-Olympics barnstorming tours in history and those who failed at the Games are doing as well and better than those who succeeded.

his

to

Last season, it will be re-called, He gained his first Intor-Celtic were ordered not to fly. national cap with them. when their club-flog following incidents only 19 years of age and played in the game with Rangers. That a prominent part in their order was later rescinded and Champlonship success in 1938-39 this afternoon the flag of Elre over the 800BD1.

will be fluttering grandstand. It is to be hoped that the crowd and the players will just concentrate on the Boccer,

RECORD FEE

After the war ho joined

Rangers, getting back into lop Chelsea and subsequently trans- ferred to Noils County for the form, should be worth both then record fee of approximate points. Celtic Park has been

happy-hunting ground for them ly £17,000. In his second season since the war. They have only he helped them to gain probeen beaten there once--(Lon- motion from the Third Division, don Express Service).

Now he is helping Brentford in

their bid to regain First Divialon stolus.

The other two cases of players appearing against their old clubs accur in the Third Division (South). At Aldershot, Quems Pork Rangers, relegated last season, will find their way to

goal blocked by Alf Jefries, their former

left-back and.) "" recaptain

Belgium's Gaston Reiff, who dropped out of the 5,000 Metres final at Helsinki because the pace was too hot for him, has set a new world record for the Two Miles in

8 minutes 40.4 seconds, has run the fastest Mile of the year in 4:08:4 and has turned 8:45.2 for the 1,500 Metres...

In 10.3 Germany's Werner Lueg, who pectively, were timed

In the 100 world record of and 10.4 seconda

At the same meeting equalled the 8:48.0 for the 1,500 Metres, in Maines. the German Olympic trials, then Barthel won the 1,500 Metres in гар third at Helsinki In the 3:45.6 from Lueg (3:47.0). event, has, on the other hand, been going from bad to worse,

Norway's Audun Boysen, who failed to make the final of the Olympic 800 Metres. ran the winner, Malvin Whitfield to his best ever marke of 1:48.0 return-

parting after a gruelling season But the slogan is hardly ap- | be faulted when the Army were ing 1:48.2 himself, and sub-

of 42 League matches and mumerous cup games and Inter- nationals. A fixture in Lisbon might prove the straw to break

the camel's back.

Such is the demand to see English soccer and such is the prostige attached to these close-

plicable now. In fact, the North under pressure in the second London Hospital thinking of half, but special marks should 5equently returned 1:48.8 at naming an "Arsenal Ward", so go to Twentyman for his all-Upsala to show that the carler many invalids are there on the round 90 minuter display and to Fenton for his fine captain's casually list.

part.

who

EASED UP

onte

Barthel, who has been timed over 1,500 Metres this season in 3:44.1, 3:44.8, 3:45.2 and 3.45.0 appears to be the greatest 1.500 Metres runner in history, Others have gone faster but no one has been as consistently fast.

Some of the best performances this season follow:

100 METRES

Lindy Remigino (USA) Harrison Dillard (UBA)

Jeno Bakos (Hungary)" Lam-Erik Wolfbrandt *.(Sweden) Rob McMillon (UBA) Albert Webster (Gl. Britain)

1,500 METRES

1:40.5

Jeff" who must be one, ot the oldest performers in League football, is playing, as well as 1:50.0 over, and Rangers, who are not 1:500 finding the going easy, look like 1:00.1 losing this away gone,

Werner Lueg. (Germany) .. Joseph Barthel Luxembourg) 3:44.1 Gunther Dabrow (Germany) Hobert McMillen (USA) Gaston Reiff (Belgium)

(G. Britain) Roger Bannister Patrick El Mabrouk |-- (Algiers)

Rolf Lamers (Germany). Ole Aberg (Sweden) Stanislav Jungwirth -

5,000 METRES

are

At Norwich the visitors 3:43.0 Walsall, who lost their first six 3:44.6 games. Centre-half of the home 5:48 club is Reg Foulkes who was 3:432 | obtained from Walsall three sea- sons ago. His task this after- 3:40.0 noon should be the caster 'us 3:46.0 Walsall-havo recently trans- 3:40.5 ferred their leading goal-scorer, 3:40.6

Evans, to Watford.

3:47.2

Football pool enthusiasts wil 3:47 be marking this game 器 0 "cert" home winner. If It does not pan out that way you will | 66 get some idea why dividends are so big..

(Czechoslovakia)

Karl-Erik Karlsson

50

10.3

102

(Sweden)

Dennis Johansson (Finland)

Andy Stanfeld (USA)

3:47.4

E. MCD. Bailey (Trinidad) Herb McKenley (Jamaica) "In-Dean Smith (USA)

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.4 Emil Zalopek

10.4

*10.4

the 1,500 Metres in 3:48.6, be- 1:48.2 was no fluke. He also ran coming the 29th runner this rea The

roli is headed by Walley

!on 10 break 3 minutes Barnes, Wale's captain,

seconds for the distance! has not, played since the last

Jack Lovelock's Wembley Cup Final. Then the

For some reason the Army, mortal" mak that genius of attack, Jimmy Logie, after establishing a comfortable the Berlin Games In 1938 has Internationals, season

but the best will do. has been out all season with 3-1 lead, eased up and it was been beaten by no nothing

strained lendon, Reg Lewis is must contain only the Anest goods. It may round tough on national Alex Forbes has miss bulk of the work fell after the

Interval. the Portugese but their turn willed many matches, come.

The

of 3:47.0 sct at Jim Cathers (USA)

Thane Baker (USA) Jeramo ime (USA) fewer than Byron 1 Beach Jamaica)

Tamin Hosoda (Japan)

Wind-aided.

Britain's soccer shop window side and Scottish Inter-upon there defenders that the 14 runners this season.

Britons

Will

Ski By Floodlight

more

on

200 METRES (Around a turn)

Audy Stanfield (USA) Thane Baker (USA) Jim Galbers (USA)

George Rhoden (Jamaica) ... Hierb Mekonley Jamaicaį Arthur Wint (Jamaica) Kan-Friedrich flaas (Germany) Maivin Whitfield (USA) Thane Baker (USA) Olle Matson (UBA)

Herbert Schade (Germany) 14:00.0

14:06.0 14:07,4

If Arsenal decide to take

Cox, 14:132 Freddie

their "lucky 14:160 mascot winger to Tottenham, 14:16.0 they will provide yet one more

case of a player opposing

-(Czechoslovakia) Alain Mimoun (Aleiers) Vladimir Kazantsev (US9N) Nikifor Popov (UBST).... Gordon Pirie (GI. Britain) Chris Chataway (G. Britain) Alan Parker IGL. Britain) Berti Albartenon (Bweden) 18s former colleagues.

14:13.0

14:18.7

14:19.6

Erna Berea (Hungary) ... 20.0 Franjo Mihalie Yugoslavia) 14:20,

14:27,2 20. Lucien Theys (Belgium).

Yuriy Lituyev (USSR) Monatıl Blackman (USA),

Bab DeVinney (UBA) Jim Holland (New Zealand) Bob Johnson (UBA) Anatoly Julin (USSR)

29:17.0 David Gracle fot. Britain)

20.8

20.8

200

21.1

10,000 METRES

21.2

Emil Zatopek

71.2

(Czechoslovakia)

21.3

Aleksander Anufriyey

21.3

(USSR)

20:31.0

Alain Mimoun (Algiers)

20:192.1

ZLJ

Hennu Posti (Finland)

20:51.5

45.

4.

40.3

Frank.Sando (Gt Britain) Bert Albertsson (Sweden) Walter Nystrom (Sweden) Gordon Pirie (Gt. Britain) 10:07.8 Fred Norris (at, Britain) 30:00.8 Franjo Mihalie

29:51.0

29:62,4

20:54.

40.4

(Yugoslavia)

30:10.0

40.4

404

· 110 METRES HURDLES

44.7 Jack Davis (USA)

405 Harrison Dillard (USA) ̧.

44.7 Crole Dixon (USA)

408 Billy Anderson" (USA)

One of the Americans who Thanc surprised himself was Army's three' Inside Baker, second in the 200 Metres At Wolverhampton Arsenal had

Baker has never Meantime fixture against the three men laid out in the first forwards wera brilliant. Nobody at Helsinki. England 'B' team might keep five minutes! And they finished could have taken his two goals been a good 100 Metres runner

cloverly

centre and he never seriously consider- than them happy.

the match with Lizhman amp forward Derek Fines of Leices-jed himself as a quarter-miler, Herb McKentty (Jamaica ing passenger on the wing the -(London Express Termice)

whole of the second half, and ter City, especially the first, yet in one meeting In Swilzer- McD. Baliny (Trinidad) centre-half Ray Daniel gushod which he hooked in with his lond he ran the 100 Metres in Jack Davis (USA)

Leille Lang (USA) on the forehead in one clash and back almost to the goal in the 10.9 seconds and the 400 Metres Charles Thoman (USA)

in 48.4. Twelve athletes have Cene Cole (USA) stitched over the cyebrow in an- best Lawton manner. Support beaten 47 seconds for the 400 Peter Kraus (Germany)

Arsenal, at the time Ing him. Parry (Derby County) Metres this season, other. Yet

the largest Gerardo Bonnhoff (Argentina) writing. remain

ten and Deeley (Wolves) were great number for any year. unbeaten

Lindy Remigine (USA) away from home, and are sixth successes, but Deeley is unlikely In the League

400 METRES A race faster than the Olym- although they to be available for most games have had to call upon twenty as he is now stationed in theple final was run by an all-star players already, For skipper BAOR at Minden: Kaye international field in the 1,500 Joe Mercer and Lionel Smith (Bamsley's

outside" | Metres at midget

Luxembourg have been in the were too, right) showed promise without August 20, the Olympic Cham

being entirely a fuccess.

pion, Luxembourger Joseph winning i 3:44.8 from Barthel The Army however have got Bob MeMillen (USA), the run- The British Army- Football | strength in reserves-Frazer,

ner-up at Helsinki, who was Norwegian slopes, specially xx, in its first match of a busy the Airdrie

goalle, Meadow

timed in 3:45:2 flood-lighted for practising, season, gained an outstanding Manchester City winger,

10.8 Ray Weinberg (Australia) half, Blackburn wing

Gaston Reiff of Belgium was will be one of the new oppor- triumph over Iteland in Belfast ton.

Vat Joe Walker (USA) Rankin,

full- Everton

third in 3:45.2, Fruns Herman of

800 METILES

Art Barnard ((USA) (@R tunities Britons will have by three goals to two.

Nicholas, Queen's Park Rangers Belgium fourth In 3:47.0 and

Peter Gardner (Aimtraila) this winter for learning the Ireland took n gamble with wing-half, and Simpson, Hud- Women Druetzler of the USA Kalvin Whitlletð (USA) (g 1:40.0 Ken Doubleday (Australia)

being fth in: 3:47.8. youth in an endeavour, as her dersileld inside forward

Audun Buysen (Norway) 1:482 Milton Campbell (USA) Aport.

On August 12 at Zurich, Andy Gunther Steines Mr Fred Cochrane, notable examples. All things

Arthur. Wint (Jamaica) ^.77 1:49,4 A record application entry of chalomon,

.400 METRES HURDLES (Germany) 1:450 and the Army Stanfield hundreds of young people with put it, to find some players to considered, I Think

Bime aunther Dohrow (Germany) 1:495.

1:09.7 Charles Moore (UBA) the finest football team Olymple Gold Medallists in the Iteinz Ulzheimer (Germany) no experience of ski-ing is ex-beat England. The experiment have,

the big war-time star 200 Meires and Long Jump res- Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark) - 1:407 | Les Yoder (USA) pected for new training visits to whs not Norway, being organised by for the Ski Club of Great Britain and the Central Council of Physical Recreation.

Ski-ing after dark

UNTIL APRIL

on

A Council spokesman said: "In 1952 nearly 830 novices took part in training expeditions to Norway.

"On the next expedition, be- ginning, in Jamiary, 1953, parties will be leaving for Nor

until April.

whe

expedition is open only to applicants who have had no previous ski-ing experience. It ta limited to women between the ages of 18 and 35 years and men between the ages of 18 and 40 years.***

(London: Exprése. Service)

ARMY'S TRIUMPH

at least

altogether a failure, since

It unearthed a 'departed.

J POP

back,

Jerome

IN STILL WAITING

WELL!

w. Meshbum (USA)

Jon Geiler (Dermany) Deagle Pearman (USAI Gene Cole (USA) Eddie Macon (USA)

A-nnoising fellow

ARE YOU SONG

TO COUGH OR ARENT YOU

40.3

Save

Bune Larsson (Sweden) Los Yiander (Sweden)

Angus Seats (Ct. Deltain)

HIGH JUMP

Walter Davis (USA) Arnold Bettan (VBA) Emory Barnes (USA) Charles Holding (USA) Herman Wyatt (USA) J. Lewis Hall (USA) Ken Wiemer (USA)

137 Corla Svensson (Sweden) *13.0

Ion Soter (Romania) Milton. Mead (USA)

his

15:0

14: 934 14:4

13.9

13.9

14.0

POLE VAULT

เ

14.1

11 Donald Cooper (USA) 143 Robert Richards (USA) 147 Don LaI (UBA) ................. 14.2 Ragnar Lundberg (Sweden)

Pyotr Danlaenko (USSR)

George Matias. (UBA)

Dick Coleman, (UBA)

80.7

Bob Amith (USA)

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