1954-10-19 — Page 7

TIME-BOMB IN FLEET STREET

The Press To Blame For England's Soccer Decline?

By ERIC NICHOLLS

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1954.

Who is to blame for England's soccer downfall? Ever since that day last November when Hungary trounced England at Wembley Stadlum, players, officials, clubs, fans and press have been working overtime pointing accusing fingers at each other.

The sporting press had the biggest any. They named the "Guilty Mon." They stated, bluntly, exactly what was wrong with English football and how it should be put right. Now those some soccer scribes have been made the target of a frontal attack in a book just published in London.

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Ralph I. Finn, journalist und written his account of the World Cup series in Switzerland 1142

Fian says a lot of things abeul, before the first game had begun, had had a mixed English football-mest of them the visitors author

uncomplimentary.

press. All the little peculiarities He claims that the decay in which visiting foreigners" are England's international prestige bound to have were picked out mako set in as far back as 1045. Eng- und stressed in order to

Football had had then, he says, lost the good newspaper oxy- set and the craft, the know- didn't matter at that stage. low and the technical skill which

They swamped poor Cardiff had made her players champions side and vasily beat Chelsea. But

their of the football world.

victories wero shrugged Cosefull

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The Moscow Dynaman came, asid planted it in the centre of Fleet |w and conquered. It was the after they had beaten Arștenl'a Street, and then Fal

time la history that affus-augmented side, it Wos cinimed watch us the rativnul sCCET

the newspapers that the on side had played football-in

had critics warudised what feel hil England's game in England be Russians

pulled jerseys, nt shirts and pants, then

fure English spectators. But even tugged

foufod, obstructed and cheated their way to a murky victory.

LAUGHED AT THEM

WORLD RECORD

Britain's Chris Chataway makes a last tremendous effort and passes Vladimir Kats, the Russian world record holder, to win the 5,000 Metres race at the White City, London, in the athletic match between London and Moscow.

Chataway won in 13 minutes 51.2 seconds to bent Kuts' world record by five seconds-Express Photo.

Surprise Selections For British Walker Cup Team

St. Andrew's, Scotland, Oct. 18.

The recall of 44-year-old Irishman, Cecil Ewing, and the selection of Scottish golfer Robin Cater were the main surprises in the British team announced tonight to meet the United States at St. Andrew's in the Walker Cup amateur golf international next May.

"or their footbali hardly a word: certainly not A good word," the author complains. Finn

the press laughed at them. "Instead of admiring their

play play-such

had never before

been witnessed in this country from any visiting team

our sports writers weZit out of their way to point the finger of scorn at the Dynamos.

""They were accused of being A national eleven--which they wwe not; they were one of the leading Russian club sides and They were

mors.

nothing less of a naonal team

than was the Arsenal side which had been pitted ngainst them. They

to have been wwe sold fresh while our lads WeTe untrained, tired and stale siter a long war.

"Yet many

the Russlan players had played an active and heroic part in the defence of Stalingrad while a number of our players

had done nothing more tiring than sergeant- instruoting raw recruits in the fatigues of physical traming. They were declared to be unsporting and obstructionist, while the quality of their foot ball went unmentioned.

CLOSED EYES

"Had we used our eyes then, we could have seen the light of a new footballing day. Instead we closed our eyes to the leadus handed out to us and set about

མས་ Anding excuses for our own inck of success by victimising the | opposition."

Firus describes the visit of the Hart Lane Italians

to White about a year later. This, he says,

by was another nvar-defca! "supreme Individualists who yet allied this self-conscious artistry to a teamwork which made ours look paltry by comparison." And he points out that the Italians I had another bad PresS

Then came Englend's humilia- tion by the United States in the 1950 World Cup, followed by more excuses in print.

On to 1954, and from Budapest came "wild reparts, so incredibly

in tone that

Oversible in believe that i

was

some of our writers' know what they were talking about. We would not hear of defeat.""*

It is at this stage that Fin really lets loos his verbal barrage which blasts Flect Street sky high. This was proof to nie," he toys, "if Indeed I needed proof for what I already knew, that England's soccer press was responsible for England's soccer moss. The boys with the pens did not know their jobs."

This advice for Marilyn Monroe comes from her old friend and co-star Jane ("Outlaw") Russell, herself happily married for eleven years. She gave her story to John Gay in Paris, where she is shooting “Gentlemen Marry Brunettes."

How To Be Happy -Though Wed

I

By JANE RUSSELL

was terribly marriage breaking up. I know just how much this marriage that was going to be for keeps meant to her and just how much she must be feeling now. Because I had exactly the same problems.

shocked and upset when I heard about Marilyn Monroe's

My husband, Bob Waterfields, is an ex-footballer, and, like Joe DiMaggio, he hates parties and all the fuss that is bound to go en round a film star. Ilo's the Bort of character who can pick me up by the scruff of the neck and say "Down. There aren't too many people around who girl, you've done onough. Get some rest.” can do that to me.

TAKE YOUR CUE FROM

HORACE LINDRUM

Pick The Right Red

How many players use their cue as if it were a part of them? For that is how it appears when cue-dellvery is smooth and perfectly controlled.

big

like

When Gur place gets tco crowded

One Bob Just BOYA word-Scram!” He's mon and everybody runs mad. A girl needs someone liko that around in Hollywood.

That's what Joo ought to do for Marilyn. Ho's got pretty much the same outlook as Bob, but i guess he finds it hard to. understand. Anyone not in the to And 12 business is bound difficult.

and

As far as Joc is concerned Merlyn is his wife,

mures if he doesn't like way she dresses

or

he

the

way

the the waggles her hips in public

it.

EASY TU ROW Marilyn has been

For the correct cue-hold the fingers should be half-she'd better do something about curled round the butt but the grip should not be tightened, except for 'stun' or 'screw' shotas I will talk about these strokes at a later date. For the present we will take a natural hold.

When striking, the movement ls from the cue to the elbow. On no account must the elbow be raised, and remember at all times to keep your body steady and not to raise your head until the stroke is completed.

Diagram A Illustrates a posi- tion which will help with polt- ing, cue-ball control and general planning.

on

bring the cue-ball to rest the spot marked X2 for potting the red into the top left-hand corner pocket.

working

hard-three pletures in a row, which means they haven't been seeing much of each other. When she gets home dead tired after a long day in the studios it doesn't take much to start off

a row.

Beb end I had to learn give

cue-ball

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the

to

and

maybe out how,

You pot the red, striking the and take when we were first cue-ball high. Again the follow- through action brings the cue- married, They've each got ball off the top cushion

and give something, into position again for the black, they haven't found which has been replaced on its yet. own spot

I gave plenty when Bob and The pack has been broken,

Again the black is potted, this first met. I spent whole aca all the bulls are on the table, time into the top right-hand sons at the football field watch- and you are well-placed at the corner pocket.

The

him play. I hate the game top of the table. There are three comes away from the top right--but I went. pottable reds,

the hand cushion and peTOSS

Marilyn knows she must have middle left-hand pocket, the table to the position X4 for the some place to go where

left- second close to the top

and the red over the micile, left-hand can shut herself away from the Forcone World hand corner pocket,

there with

comfortable third in line with the top right pocket. We then go on for the outside

sho had corner pocket.

I shall not go further with shoulder to cry on when

wants to. this Break in 10 would the use of the more strokes which I propose to deal with later.

ano over

THINK CAREFULLY Which red will you take? Think about this carefully be fore looking at Diagram B.

Let us first look at red No. 1. If we pot this into the middle left-hand pocket we are taking down the table our cue-Ball away from the reds, and will for possibly lose our position building a big break. Red No. 2 may entall some ever-stretch- ing, and we are not certain of getting a good position on the black. So we take red No. 3.

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This is potted into the top The right-hand corner pocket. cue-ball is struck centre, with a follow-through acilon to bring the cue-ball into position X1.

These are all straightforward shots and do not require 'side' or screw' or 'alun;

even able to beginners should be teckle them with complete con- Adence.

From position X1 the black

the is potted into

top. Itt hand corner pocket with pre- cisely the same follow-through action os for the provious stroke. This time your aim is to

Three Falls In

A Round

Now A TKO

Rome, Oct. 18. The International Ama- teur Boxing Association to! ANTIQUATED METHODS day decided at its extra- ordinary meeting here that

Finn

Ewing had practically retired from championship golf, but returned to his old form this season, and was runner-up in the Irish Open Amateur Championship.... But more than ever, he began

game.

that

recalls that five years in a book he had announced three falls to the canvas .same, round what to describes as antiquated during the methods of training, too much would constitute a technical

and England's Individumilsm

third back knockout. insistence on tho

The IABA decided also that medical examinations before It was really the bouts should be dbligatory, even Cater had a good' season in only once by Britain-at Sporting press of Great Britain for referees Scotland where he reached the Andrew's in 1938,

By 1 votes to 10, the dele which was responsible for Enri-

mtes, decided that their next soml-final of the Scottish

The British team is: David tand's downtal.

Congress should behold Ery His Blair and Robin Cator (Scot- Amateur Championship. form was not

And in thers biting terms he Egypt, rather than Madrid. generally con- land), Cecil Ewing and Joe Carr

The

Association - fixed the Cup (Ireland), John Llewellyn Mor-delivers his indictment. "Don't sidered up to Walker

the talk about weights (

different tha fan (Wales), Gerald Micklem, be fooled by Ian Caldwell, Ronnie

White, Guilty Men Players,cificiats amateur boxing, categories or the Ernest David Blair, holder, of

Millward Philip

pubikwall éhese tev guilty, gaur - follow up to 61 kilow," Scottish Amateur title and firat Scrution, (England). The non-the

which should have Brush playing Captain is Alex Hill known that vide of the brisbanes Bantamweight from 01 to 64 résorve in the 1851

ab (England), a former Walker Cup on which it is engaged, the foots kilom Đá

the soccer reporters, otherweight

standard.

tour, was regarded

and

obvious choice, and there was player. The match will be ball v some dissatisfaction when he played on May 20 and 21 the columnists, the thunderers 17:2

was left out of the 198

1983 team.

As well as rolaining regulars Ronnie White,... Joe Carz, Gerald Micklem and John Llewellyn Morkan, the selcolors have re- called fan Caldwell who played In 1981 and introduced, Philip. Scritton, who scored a brillant win in the Brabazon Trophy tournament this year.

China Mail Special.:

Malayan Chinese

these were the mets who could MeLight weight from

haye saved, England.

kilos the power of the prosa, in... HOLA Emmensurable,...”. Their pene, carr

bontent to misunde' Moglarsd

Lose In Saigon work miracles. That they were

„Saigon, Oct 17.

The Combined Salgon Polled,

ay AB, tonen yesterday defeated

The team is completed by the the visiting dalayan Chinese

Ernest Millward, team by four goals to

wadilah amateur cham-mach; was playede,

10637/79MARAN downpour of rainy Cup tournamenty never w

entall

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But remember-by taking the correct red first you will have made your' posilloning casler.

RED BLACK

CUE-

RED

-BALLO

O PINK RED

RED

DRED

Q BLUE

GREEN

BROWN

Diagram A

BLACK

PINK

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she

GIVE AND TAKE She worked hard for that be- cause I know that's what she wants and needs. But maybe Marilyn up to now it's been who has done all the giving.

IVs often mere diff

difficult fo: themselves to men to adapt marriage.

perhaps some- thing like this has to happen

and

before a man realises that

morrlage is a two-way business, I still hope they will be able to make

make a go of it, because Marilyn loves the guy

and she's a good,

sweet kid who deserves some happiness. Wo became good friends, when we were making "Gentlemen Pre- fer Blondes together.

GOLDFISH BOWL

Of cour

the whole world always knows your private life. The film business is the fim. business, It's, like living in a goldfish bowl.

But

survive

a

at

happy marriages can

Look career. Jeanne Crain, my co-star here in Paris, who's got four won- derful kids. We're both very thrilled beequse our husbands are due to join us this week-

end.

Tonight,

when I'd much rather have a date with Bob, I've got a date with a thousand American airmen at Orly.

There won't be a hope of getting the old man along, too. But understand.

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