1955-02-24 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY.

24, 1956.

Page

SOCCER SERFS—An Inquiry Into The Transfer System

NO PLAYER OF ABILITY AND LOYALTY NEED FEAR ANY FOOTBALL RULE

Says HARRY STORER

(Former manager of Coventry and Birmingham who defends the system.)

I thought football had no surprises left for me.

After 36 years in the game as player and manager I had come to believe that the conditions of the professional player had reached a standard where no reasonable man had any cause for complaint.

the Yet Jimmy Logle, after 10 years in top.class football, declares that modern footballer is tied like the seria of olden times.

Let us examine the serfdom a footballer endures.

I presume that he is with a Kotx club like Logie was, that top wages, he has been palet that he has been provided with a house very likely at lese rent! than what it is worth, and that if he los completed 10 years he has received £1,500 in benefits.

a lot, but This isn't asking many managers today are And- Ing it is asking too much.

Sert,

FAVOURABLE

La Indoodt

us

In the

this

wages for one clause

me rule sys;--

the "If in

opinion of Association

offer does not the ociatio constitute

wage a reasonable throughout

the

the beerfu

application of the club to retain the player may be refused."

honest. "There is no job in

mmercial lile where men arg cunded about so much or whore their conditions of employment ure so favourable, and it must be remembered too that the pro- fessional player is earning his matchvelihood at something he loves

and the one thing he wasɔts to

vnst How many among the crowds thronging Goodison and Highbury could say

as much? What

the footballers' rouse? Rule 31 of the Football Association which deals with it player's retention at the end of his yearly contract?

For the last two T three years 10 per cent of 11 his earnings will have been put on one ide o be paid him when he becomes 35 years of age,

ile has received him bonuses

l TREM probably been on Continental tours

cost whatever to himself, Moreover, he will have had the attention of the best thejors and serum posstale, in fact. everything in the way of money ot trement has been provided free of charge to enable him to do his job.

The only thing a football club arks at its ployer in return is that he shall play to the best of Pis ability am! behave himself normally

do.

to give Hule 31 was device elube some kind of stability in to Heir professional regul staff. It was never intended to

for lever be useri as

poor

Thanks, FA... Now Cut Cup Tickets To The Amateurs Says DESMOND HACKETT

Hurrah for the Football Association, who have let it be known that the Cup Final teams in this year of Soccer will each receive an extra 3,000 tickets for Wembley. The share is now 15,000 per club.

At long and weary last the cash customer, the hero Fans of the storm-swept terrace, is receiving attenion. like the veterans who followed the Doncaster-Aston Villa who crowd into campaign and those paying observers Cupitie excursion coaches at crack-of-dawn times will have a better chance of getting into Wembley.

watching thet Team at Wembley

Six thousand more pople can | lifetime have the ball thrill of them

CUP

TIE

Sunderland Fortunate To

Win Through

London, Feb. 23.

TALT

Season

A player of any ability offered Wakes has only to ridiculous appeal to the Association to put things right.

LAST WORD

some

Too1 bull The best brains have all tried to devise satisfactory system for transfers. No club kes the transfer system, but it is necessary and no matter what is snið either for or against transfers it mus!

forgotten that player has the last word.

never

the

If he do not desire to leave a club nothing can make him. not be forgotten But it must also that in many transfers it Is the player who has literally forced the club to let him go, whether they wish to do so or nol,

reasonable

No player of ability. good principles,

Sense

and a

Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian film star, chatting to one of 26 members of an art syndicate who have been taking turns patating Gina as the 1955 "Mona Lisa”. She has promised to buy the three paintings she likes best.-Central Press Photo,

Gonzales Is Next For Turpin

By GEORGE WHITING

THE LA LOLLO LIFE STORY

"She Makes Monroe Look Like Shirley Temple," Said Humphrey Bogart

By HENRY THODY:

Few film-fans can pronounce her name. Millions have yet to see

her on the screen for the first time.

Yet Italy's Gina Lollobrigida (pronounced low-low-BRIDGE-id-nh) is already

one of today's most discussed, breath-takingly beautiful women.

entertainment

"After the bombing we wero

She is Europe's answer to the And like Moo West, Ginn, tions jti the Jong line of Hollywood 24-carat has added a new word to the world. "We just had to cat.!! glamour queens.

modern vocabulary. In France

denotes She carra more money, after "Les Lollos"

an 50 poor I made my shoes fron light inllan taxes are deducted, | portant item of feminine ap- stable straw, and

clothes than her tape-memure Holly-parel,

from old GI uniform In Italy, currently without a wood rivals,

That perhaps explatne Ginata Marilyn Monroe

extravagance and Ava Gardner, put together. royal family, Gina is uncrowned only

In Judy queen. Huge crowds turn out success-some 300 dremes and whenever she makes a personal 70 pairs of shoes.

Extra Lollobrigida appearance.

police aro "I had ambitions to become magic? What is the secret of called out. Her Bre-engine red | a painter, or a perious operib 1210 Atom Age's explosive Lanela is mobbed,

singer. And as the family for successor to Pola Negri, Gloria

tunes improved offer the war Swanson, Clara Blow and Jean

I began to study art at Rome' Harlow?

Accademia di Belle Art'

HER MAGIC the

What 19

Her

appearances are requi affairs, She coesn't

frequent Bone restaurants от night spots patronised by the inter- national film crowd.

On my way to And out recalled that Ginn Lollobrigida -the sexiest thing in celluloid

Abroad, she is an ambassachorr today-has, in real life, never been touched by scandal, und for Italy's bodring new im has never received an inch of industry, rather then just ild publicity for matrimonial shapellest star musical' choirs.

Yet,

in 1945, the girl who In fact,

today dines with queens

and my way to the home of Dr and Mrs

presidents was singing in 8th Gina being the Army canteens und selling black happily married wite of

market cigarettes to Кастр the Lollobrigida Jugoslav physician,

family from recalled

Humphrey starving. saying to me,

after with Gina:

Milim

Skofle,

making

1

was on

a

than I've

Jose Gonzalez, Heavyweight Champion of Spain, is Bogart next on the "come-back" list for Randolph Turpin, winner "She's more woman

A Alm on an eight-round disqualification against Ray Schmidt, seen in a long time. She males of Luxembourg, at Birmingham.

The Monroe look like Shirley Temple.

They meet at Earls Court on March 8-and I hope I recalled Marshal Tlia being for Turpin's sake as well as for ours that Senor Gonzalez sloed by foreign correspondents can contrive a good deal more aggressive kind of-after he'd had throc dry argument than that offered by the unwieldy, slow-footed Martints the Italian

he would club loyally need fear and at times novice-like manoeuvres of the ponderous to moped

to meet most.

"Gina

Lotlo brigida.

Not that most men need three Martinis to reach the decision of the 02-year-old Balkan dictator.

any football law.

And, spealding of club loyalty, Jimmy Logle's one sound sug- gestion is in respect of 1 player's benefit.

ect

Schmidt.

Before they had been at ac-round five-reputedly the first tion stallons for three minutes, time Schmidt has been knocked Turpin hod hit the portly off his feet.

In my opinion long service Luxembourg butcher with 15 But these things are hardly should be rewarded. If a mood-atralight lefts, three left hooks, enough. Save for mum beneilt of £760 is award-end two

one ороп- round-arm rights gloved thump that caught him after live your then 11 without taking a solitary punch on the side of the head in round second similar period should

in return.

three, merit at least £1,000 and

Turpin's defence was 11 That was round one, and, with never in the slightest danger of third period £1,500.

Clubo don't

minor departures, the same lup-being tested. keep Inyabouts

the to

This oftair--It was too for 15 years. Men of high prin-sided pattern was followed

Throughout, sided to be catalogued as a fight ciples,

football and of hostilities.

the back-pedalling Schmidt pro-could well have been stopped ability, are deserving

duced nothing more lethal than in Turpin's favour after six

dozen winder right rounds.

INS

well

of

-(London Express Service)

compense.

Little Mo's

re-

half # handers.

Retirement Temporary?

Forest Hills, New York,

Feb. 23.

A FAIR START BUT

Six thousand extra tickols is a for start, but it is stil way f being a reasonable distribution. Lending United States Wembley takes in 100,000, and flawn tennis officials said to of those who make up this foot- bell festival only 30,000 of them day they thought the retire- will be from the two clubs put-ment of Miss Maureen Con- ting on the Soccer show of the holly, the American tennis star, was probably only tem- Porry.

season

I will chew that old brown bowler if among the 70,000 out. siders there is not some young

Mr Lawrence Baker, a lead-

lovely murmuring it is the first figure in the United States Lawn Tennis Association, sald; football game she has seen and The Champions always come driving crazy such citizens who

back I don't belleve that A blunder by goalkeeper can hear her demands to know Little

Mo' will be uble to Kenneth Evans less than a what is happening.

resist the

to urge

compete minute after half time gave These spectators, although

again." First Division Sunderland admittedly decorative, who keep

Miss Connolly, announcing out the genuine

football fan her retirement early, Wednes- a fortunate one-nil win over usually get their tickets from

day, said she did

not have n Second Division Swansea the ainateur clubs, This may interest in lawn tennis Town in the Football Asso-seem incredible, but the share any more and that her injured ciation Cup Fifth Round for the amateurs is around only right leg was still bothering her, 10,000 fewer than the two Cup replay at Sunderland today.nnalists and all the League clubs to be married in June.

She added that she was going Evary moved out to take a put together.

Mr Baker said: "I believe this Now

Football the ball from the left wing but to

is just temporary. She'll take a his own dismay and the con- Association are

their giving

year off for her marriage and slernation of his colleagues, benevolent attention

the then we'll be necing her on the bounce on the people who make football and courts again, I am misjudged the

fure." ico-covered pitch. Before he the turnstiles click I suggest that China Mail Special. could recover the ball had gone the amateurs should be told to

past him and

that

to

Fleming dashed stick to their own Cup Final.

in and headed home.

Sunderland

now

The professional affair belongs | entertain to the League clubs, although

Wolverhampton Wanderers, realise that the more expert

*League Champions, in the Steth amateurs take

Round on March 12.

a handsome eu! during their brief encounter in Sloth Round Scottish the, Cup.

Coltic Cup replay at Glasgow,

In

got the only goal of the match ...NOW FOR NEXT MOVE

to eliminate Kilmarnock,

Inter-School Football

by

after extra time In the Senior

orders

mum

BATTLE ORDERS

10

to haul

For

LUCKLESS

one.

1

I

was

NO DRINKING

to talking

Gina's

husband, a well-built Jugolay, in the loungo of their fashion burst in, able penthouse when “La Lollo"

white German shepherd dog.

pulled by a hugo

to

Then Gina switched from art singing, paying for her lessons by posing for photo nerics for magazines.

She studied hard and. her singing reached ก stoanchard where she toured Italy with an opera company, headed by Titon Gobbi.

But Ginn had to change her singing masters six times in ast many months. They all fall in love with her,

HÉR ONE MAN

a

home

***

There is only one m now her manager. They mot at Gina's

life-Dr Milko Skofic, a New Year's party in 1947.

Gina soak the handsome, well-built

Jugoslav moet

Mamma And ManUTES She was wearing a fetching pink suit

Gina was 18 approved. When which pretended un-

mat me she had successfully to hide her charms. busnessman who

Prosperous wanted to I found myself sitting not. four feet away from a girl you

marry her. But Mamma said no.

“Marry a doctor. can hardly believe is true. Gina doctor around the house you

Wha Lollobrigida is a natural beauty,

neven have to worry," Mamma. Madonna-like features on 7

Lollobrigida advised her, four SHE'S MOBBED

perfectly shaped body.

daughter. With I recalled that when million-

those large, liquid aire producer Howard Hughes luminous eyes, that mass

the man who made Jean tousted dark auburn hair, those Harlow and June Russell-saw dresses which make no efforts a photo of Gina he rushed a to change her natural figure, special plane across the Atlantic Gina Lollobrigida has the look to carry her back to Hollywood, of a smoky, explosivé vamp,

Yet, "La Lollo," surprisingly, hus remained ün unspoilt despite the past country gir), year of heady succeFS.

She does not drink or smoke. She does not have breakdowns, needs no psychia trists, no barbiturates. She is a healthy, normal 100 per cent. woman with A tow, clearly defined desires,

St. John Ambulance

Orders

Orders IssIOD by Mr Fung Ping-tan, C.St.J., Commissioner of St John Ambulance Brigade, Hongkong District, Order No.

Dulles--Hong Kong---

ability to win on points, he was Amb, DIV ane that, conscious of his in- DIV.: 0,3.58)—12,3,30., Shaukiwan

Sho wants

of

ACVous

Instead, referee Stan Hilcs, Turpin's battle orders were to "soften up" the opposition with Permitted the luckless Schmidt

und the left hand and not to take

bold until the chances seeking a

eighth when some 30 seconds a knock-out,

ofter Well, he carried out those qualified him.

final warning he dis- Lo letter but the

a good husband resultant campaign afforded the and no kill.

Turpin it was all hunt

has one. She For Schmidt, it was

she loves-and Birmingham spectators a mini-

wants to make a fortime, then a case of dressing-room albia. of excitement. Concede that Turpiu's left abic English

In excitably but understand- 8/55. Dated February 24, 1936. raise a family. She is now well on her way to the wealth of an Ambulance he complained to hand jooked adequate against a

17.2.668.3.60., Wachat "B" Amb. Eastern potentate. wide open target, Concede also

www was born a country February 1900: Man girl, In the small that a right swing to the head geving up to knock Turpin out. Div. March 1955: Central scored a three-seconds count in in the last two rounds."

Subiaco, about 50 miles from Neg. Diy.

Ambulance Duties Rowoon. Rome, in the Sabine mountains, Meanwhile, you unother 28,3.65.-6.3.48. Kowloon Amb. Diva

"i was one of four duughters, Tsimshatsuit Amb. manager, Arthur Boggis, was.05.-13.3.55.

father My Div.:

was a furniture- February 1905: Shamatulpo that pronouncing

his

own Nag. Div March ins: Waterloo maker until his workshops were cruiserweight protege, Ron Bar-Nag. DIY:

bombed out during the war," ton, would dispose of Turpin in py

Teung Ying-kay, Dentist Lishe told me. a maximum of three rounds. In-choi, D/B Ki Man-han & Chung fact, there was a good deal more Bing Nag.Div.: 6.3.85 Dr Chương Shields, C/B fire in the talking than in the Kak-tin, Dentist H..

K.Y.M.C.A. boxing.

(London Express Service).

SKATER IN

DRAMATIC

ESCAPE

Linz, Upper Austria

Feb. 23. Miroslava Nachodska. 29- year-old Czech skater who dis- appeared from Vienna after the World Championships there last wock, told a Press conference here today she fled "because I wanted the one thing I could not have personal freedom."

to

Sports Diary

TODAY Badminton Senior Mixed; Recreio YMCA v RKU.

#encias

V

"Penetration Squad Duties-27.2.05.

Wong Mag. Div.

Amb.

Orderly Duties for Mainland Area Hats12.55 K.Y.M.C.A.

Amb. DR.: 20.3.50. Tsimshawul Div.: 20.2.66. Kowloon Amb. Div.; 27,2.65, Mong Kok Amb, Div. 13.2.51 K.Y.M.C.A. Nag. Day 1.3.65. Mong Kok Amb, Div.; 2.3.65. Shamsus 3.55.

Amb. Div.

Race

At Race Coured Warehat "A" Amu. Div.: At Hendquarters K.C.O.B. Amb. Dir.: 13.3.00. A1. Dace Course Sih ccc; Nam Amb. Div.; At Headquarters

Shaukhwan Amb; Div.

town

POOR FAMILY

And they took Motho advice.

Not only Gina, but two of her sisters married doctors, while

the remaining sister is engaged to a physician,

They married 0,000 foot up th the snowfields of Mount. Ter minillo,

disconch ENNETTARAS

With nalo-Jugoslav over Trieste, Italim girl would rather have

the

found a mattlesnake in her bed than a Jugoslav.“-

"But I loved him, so we got marrbod. I love "my husband very much. We understand each other perfectly. We lead a very quiet life and w just Gina file being by ourselves, confided to mo, again fixing mo with those big, unblinking eyes,“

As we were talking in walked husband Milko, with a hankful of Press clippings.

it up, as if you had switched Gina's Barbike brownY: CYCB

an electric light buttoit. There is no doubt about it-there is only one man in the love Ho of this dark Italian

charmeuse

What has success meant for the flertest female in filme to- day? The girl who is suspicious of all men.

And what are her hopes for the future, Henry

When Gina song to British Thody continues this fascinat and American troops in their ing story tỵ tomorrow's China canteens it was without ambi-| Mall.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Football Dulle 20.355../2.15 p.m.

The Public Enclosure at Happy Valley is being lent at Central Polls

Foll League: Chinese Blue v Police Boundary. Bt. Ground: Shamediul po

8.30 pm.

Amb. “Div" 28.3.08. 2.30 Pto the Hong Kong Kennel Club for a Dog Show on Sunday B.C.A,A. Oround; B.C.A.A. Amb. Colony Championstilpa HKCC Div 1 201.56.3.30 p.m. Club Ground: 27th February 1955. These premises will be closed to HY.M.C.A. Amb Div.: 1725 Members at 10 am, on Sunday. The Badminton Courts

Pretty Miroslava Nuchodska, who came in 18th in the Women's World Championships, 15' p.m. made her final decision to fee less than 24 hours before she was due to return to Prague on Sunday.

TOMORROW

Athletics

די

1.30

7.m

8.C.A.A. Ground:

B.C.A.A. Amb. Div. 27.2.86 8.3 will be closed all day Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Ram. Club Ground: Contucion Amb. Sunday 27th February.

street. Sloepara, Shelter Society

La Salle College Sports, Boundary Duties supo, 25.3.05.

Tenuis Colony Championstips

She said she managed to get. 3 p.m. away from the other members

of the nine-man Czech team and 5 p.m. Singles Semi-finals. "Political Supervisor" who was watching them

in crowded

Marial-Phillferstrafse about noon.

on Saturday while they wore on

a last-minute shopping tour.

at KCC

Badminton Bouler Med: YMCA v oco.

Overens Fifth That starts in Sydney.

SATURDAY'

Soccer

Cricket

28.2.3. Waterloo Nag. Div. Street Sleepers Shelter Duties- Wastern Dist, in Tobrumý

During the Show, the Private Boxes, Coffee Room, society Bar, Ladles' Lounge and the upper verandah will be 1055: Chung Bing Nag, Diva Mard open and reserved for the use of the Members of the

1965: Blanshuzers Nag. Diy.

KF.WA. Kok

บนป

MORE

KTM.CJA, NIE. Div.: 28.3.60,--

Cinto Dusien. — 25,2.50.50.2.56.

3:3.55. Shamshuipo

w.e.t.

Jockey Club.

By Order,

H. MISA,

Secretary:

The charges for admission are $3.00 for adults and 13.06. Waterloo Nex. Div2.3.00-$1.00 for Service personnel in uniform and children under Taken On Hirength() Return 16. Entrance to the Show will be by the Public Entrance Club (Navy): to Active Strength from LovE.— Sho told the Press conferenço

Dave on Wan (CH); NAVY D/5. O. VT Che Chown only.

Alf at 4 Active Strength from Leave wei. The semi-finals of the Inter-in the hotel here bow she got Kitchee v Kwon,

✔ South Chin (Club).

10.1.58 (b)Return The next move must be a School Soccer League, which back to her hotel in the British pm.

from Reserve ·

Members of the Jockey Club, who wish to make use Sector of Vienna, picked up her Div. IIA: CAA V Kitchee (Navy); strength The goal, scored by Walsh in drive for 50 per cent of the was played yesterday, was bags and rushed in a taxi to the KMB Vo Wah (CH), Club C Hanica retum to Active of the Club rooms and upper verandah, must wear their the second half, gave Celtic a Wembley places for the Cup featured

Efferve Secu Taikoo (Club)}]] Police v South China | Strength a goalless draw United States Embassy.

jokiklis, and attached to District Member's Badge, otherwise, they will not be admitted homo

tle

(18), All a5.2.30 pm. against Hamilton Final clubs.

DW II B: PrisODE V Telephone Hots, Officer i/o Nursing Dulles Academicals in

The taxi driver noting her tho Seventh Major H. Wilson Keys, chair- Division match between St

REME of Penetration Bouad;2(0) Enrolment thereto. Round-Reuter,

(IV)) Bairy Farm V Tramways-X.YR.CA. Rig, Divat Amb/Be. mas of West Bromwich Albion. Joseph's and Queen's College, Czech accent and her excitement taniay Sal Wan

Leung - Shul-king encoded vrie.f. Jast

pear's Cup winners, was the necessitating a replay on Friday, drove her instead to the United All at 50 p.m. Bolichor

States Escape Centre Reception | V, C. & W: Dockyard v CMB; Jar- 19.2,55.; "HAZannes Hsg. Diy,1 Amb/ (Blạ. Pũng - Kat-enes (ezirolled, w,e,f, man whose powerbally phrased and a major upset in the

does v RAMC All at HV 25,4 m motent to the Football League Division in which the favoured Offico in Vienna where she ap Div. III: Hollandita v Rediffusion | 14,9,50, TEAMS got this new

plied for asylum-Reuter. deal from the Salesian team

(LV) at, 2.30 pm

·were eliminated Football Association.

by Wah Yan Kowloon by the Majot, keep on

thousand concession

on campaigning only goat scored, selected to represent the Hong-That six thousan

The competition concludes kong Footban Club in the should be regarded as a minor with the finals on Sunday, and Friendly Cricket

Koep tho

Football in the Segior Division, Wah Yan H.K.F.A. Football League mat- skirmish

The following have been RAF 13 pm; Amy V ches scheduled for Saturdays

for Kowloon, who knocked out alerted, another drive,

ready until one fine Cup Aberdeen Training School by selected for the IRC match a pm.. Bath of Spoo, Division I v CA.A at Navy day the mans from the terrace four goals to two yesterday will against the Government Execut-Ladies Hetzel Dorianr. 13 ground, pm-Lowson, Arm- whose

team

has reached the ment the winners of Friday's so- tive Officers cricket team

Simday,commencing at 190 | both at The following ard, yesterday's pm at Booksampoo Gayne, MacDonald, Faton, Fal "Wembley belongs to ma conar, Delanan, Pickering, For On behalf of the football fans resalia; the

Arthur A‚Á. Rumishin', (Capt)} row. "Reserve.—Bishop,

of England, lot me my thank Division II v Talkoo at Club, you 4,000 times to the Football St Joseph 2X70 Queen's Cól" o

Kim Abbos 2.40. p.m... Joces; W. J: Mic- Association, "It, la not enough

Y8A

HKFC

The following have been!

Larue

strong (capi), Wright, Klaideh, Final will bas nble to relotow play,

Donald, Blahop, Planck (capt.), but let us bé thankchú, for, SYRE. WAH YAKUJA Finney, Torrington arunch, one extra out for the mood old Lappúgy, Davies, Babbs, Waxed soocer chi

Hoameras Dytry, Mucisan, O'Neill | sorry, Swanita,

wàn Yan Kin 1; Balesiana

·A.

Opti

First Div: CCC v. BKU; · Army South-y+Navy:::Scorpiorum Imire: Police v Amy N'KCC ** Second: Div:`· Navy v Army:

Pantangular Today! Navy

BRIBS

Club - Ri

›v! Victorians,

(HV, Both

Town: Black, at:

Deputy Commissioner.

Ditabrick Tendquarters.

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