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STANLEY MATTHEWS. SAYS:

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1955.

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX WINNER

New Deal Can Save English Soccer

By ALAN HOBY

Jimmy Guthrie, Players' Union Chairman and ex-Portsmouth star; touched off the soccer controversy of the season when he bluntly told the Trades Union Congress that professional footballers are "the last bonded men in Britain.”

But are players really serfs? I have thrashed out the whole question of players' rights with Stanley Matthews, Britain's greatest footballer, and here is the report of our two-man “congress".

Hoby: Well, Stanley, are YOU á wage slave?

Matthews: That's a difficult question for me to answer. You hee, I'm one of the few lucky Hoby: What exactly do you mean, Stan, by "one of the fow lucky ones?"

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Matthews; Like Tom Finney | from agging worries about his would cure a lot of headaches,

for a private contract between body and the money raised by club and player?

these .games would enable the Matthews: Private contracts Union to deal generously with would have to be for a long gemine cases of injury or hard- period, sily.

ship. five years. tip

televizion, be Hoby: Bring in Any reforms must obviously fair to both sides. It has always too. The

thousands of pounds raised

by these

all-star been my contention that once

plus TV reccipta, the conscientious player is freed matches, Stan

Monsen, Len Shackle-

But don't let'e lose eight of he will work his eyeballs Willams, and a few out for his club. ton, Bert

future

oo basic fact: that no metter others, I have, beers able to

ILEY introduced what reforms Under Hoby:

this capitalise over the years on my Players Charter only

we can only catch up with the the top Continentals name and reputation.

and win back olubs will be able to pay top those missing millions by play- wages. How does this affect the ing accurate,

attacking and Third Division? Many little above all, atractive football- clubs are already having D

as Wolves and Portsmouth are iesperate struggle.

doing.

FAIL DEAL

Hoby: But what about the avoruge player? Do you think he got a fair deal? 1 don't.

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Matthews: 1. ngree with you. Unfortunately football is blind-alley job.. I am willing to bet there isn't one player in English football who can make enough money out of the game

security to guarantee his

after he has hung up his boots,

The only way a player can make money is to cash-in on his name and open his own business while he is still play- ing.

Hoby: Do you think that higher pay would help to raise the standard of play?

Matthews: There's no doubt that larger cash Incentives would bring better football. For one thing they would enocurage young players 10 master their profession.

Hoby: The slackers would go to the wall. To achieve a star's salary the young footballer would have to work as hard as Rolch Carter, WI Mannion, Peter Doherty, Jue Mercer, and Stan Cullis did on their way to the top.

Higher wages without hurder work are no good at all.

PRIVATE CONTRACT Incidentally, Stan, what is your view on Guthrie's demand

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now

Matthews: Yes they are the real heroes. It looks, however, as if they will have to depentl more and more on part-timers.

Hoby: What about the transfer system?

Matthews; I never like to read about a player being placed on the transfer 11st when hlg contruct expires at the end of the season.

This means he can dine lille or nothing until he is bought by another club. He may have to

walt weeks.

Hoby: I am with you 100 it is my рет cery. Indeed, personal opinion that Guthrie he called the was right when transfer

slave nkirket."

system

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Matthews; I. am not so in terested in that. My only con- cern is players' security and protection. I know the Foot- ball League have

a provident

fund which is no doubt a first-

class scheme.

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Matthews: Don't forget Blackpool and Preston!

I would also, Hoby: Sorry, like to

matches more against foreign sides → say through a European League.

Matthews; One thing, we can forget all the systems. Tho real trouble with English foot- 'ball lies in the scarcity of great players. Maybe the answer. to this shortage is a new charter for footballers-London Express Service.

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Turpin Scores Points Decision Win Over Smith

Birmingham, Sept. 19. Randolph Turpin, the British

and Empire Light-Heavyweight Boxing Champion, outpointed Eddle (Polly) Smith of Ber- FLOODLIT GAMES

muda over ten rounds hero Ban; I would also like jo see | tonight, two or three floodil games a It

first night was Turpin's year organised by the Players since recent

# Unton. The Union is not a rich operation-Reuter.

Argentinian race car driver Juan Fangio won his fourth Grand Prix this year when he captured the Italian Grand Prix on September 11 at Italy's Monza track, averaging a speed of 128.4 m.p.h.· Fangio is now certain of gaining the World Championship for the second successive time.

Picture shows: Fangio being congratulated after the race by the President of Italy, Professor Luigi Einaudi. On left is British race driver Stirling Moss, smiling in the background is dark-suited race driver Maurice Trintignant of France. -London Express Photo.

Experts Forecast Marciano

To Retain Title

Win

By KO

Inside Ten · Rounds

New York, Sept. 19. Rocky Marciano, the Champlon, and Archie Moore, challenger, both said they were fit and confident as they prepared to break camp today and travel to New York for their 15-round Heavyweight title bout. tomorrow night.

The fight, in the huge, open-air Yankee Baseball Stadium, will be watched by over 50,000 spectators, but millions more will see it on television in areas outside New York.

Marciano has held the Heavy- Starza (September 1052); Ezzard area by tomorrow morning, and weight crown since September Charles (June 1053 and again the forecast is that the weather 23, 1051, when he defeated in September 1953) and Britain's will clear by the afternoon. It Jersey Joe Walcott.

Don Cuckell last May.

a postponement Is necessary, the fight will AGE DIFFERENCE

be held an Now 31, Marciano will be de- fending the title for the sixth Moore, who holds the World Wednesday night. time.

Receipts at the gate are now His previous defences Light-Heavyweight title, is offi-

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Two World 195

Records At

The age difference will favour Marciano, especially as Moore, by his manner of stepping

Atightly, rather then plodding,

Belgrade

'Belgrade, Sept. 19. Two more world records were broken here today when the international athletic meeting was continued.

Nina Otkalenko (Soviet

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will put considerable strain on his Iegs.

Marciano is expected to be

KCC Cricket

Teams

The KCC will engage, in three

The teams will be:

Epsom Lad

Mildly Supported For The Cesarewitch

London, Sept. 19.

Epsom Lad, trained by S. Ingham at Epsom, was miklly supported for the Cesarewitch at tonight's first Victoria Club callover on the "Autumn Double" races—the Cesarewitch on October 12 and the Cambridgeshire on October 26-at Newmarket,

Epsom Lad Anished a clear favourite at 100-7, follow- ed at 100-6 by last year's winner, French Design, Perse- polls and Romney Legend.

Romney Legend, third to 100-6 Turks Blood; Anglo Iranian in the Florizel 20-1 Double Red and Manaţi. Handicap Stakes at Kempton 25-1 Golden Planet, Military Park on Saturday, was the Cour), Alligator Millon, best blicked Costrewitch horse, Michelino and Chrdillac. being supported to win nearly

£8,000.

28-1 Marly Knowe,

33-1 Va Presto and Solon

There was a litle money for Chorus Beauty, quoted at 20-1, Morn. and for the 25 to one chance, Lark.

For the

Turks Blood

40-1 Criticism,

Cardington

Cambridgeshire, King and Elopement-Reuter. received good support and Anished a strong favourite ot 100-6. Double and Manati were next in Red the betting at 20-1. Besides Turks Blood, the only candl date backed was Alligator, four-year-old who Was placed in three outings this season and last won at Epsom Alligator In June last year. was quoted at 25-1.

Hockey League

CESAREWITCH

on

un-

Closing offers on the Cesare- witch, to be run over, 24 miles at Newmarket October 12 were:

100-7 Epsom Lad, 100-8 French Design, Perse polis and Romney Legend.

20-1 Chorus Beauty and Peri- 22-1 Big Chief.

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Starts October 1

The first game of hockey em- bodying the demonstration of a player is fouls for which liable to be penalised. will be ployed at Happy Valley Pool Ground, on Friday, October 23, at 6.16 p..

Major Walker will paint but and explain the fouls over the tanrioy system as they are corn- Lark,mitted..

25-1 Anglo Iranian, Little Clud, Jenny Lind, Curry

and Tuckemuck.

39-1 Klcyone, Hyperion, Kid, Marwari and Vanished Age

40-1 By Thunder.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Final offers on the Cambridge- shire, to be run over one mile and one funlong at Newmarket

on October 20 were:

OLYMPIC GAMES

All umpires and players will be welcome. They are special- ly asked to come along and watch this demonstration.

to

The official Hongkong Hockey Association handbook, which is at present in the hands of the printers, will be distributed all Clubs, umpires and officials during the week preceding the first matches of the season, but in order to let Clubs be pre- pared for their first games, the first matches src published below.

These will take place

1. for tho Saturday, October

League, and Sunday,

2, for the

Anti-Aircraft Guns To Start Yachting Events Detr

Melbourne, Sept. 19, Anti-aircraft guns and war- ships will be used in the Mel- bourne Olympic Games yachting events.

The guns will be used to start events und the warships destroyer, trigate and 11

Ladike October

Men's

Ladies' LesgUS

KQV 'A' V

Gremlins at DGS at 2.30 pm Umpires: Sgt Trafford, F/Lt. Ireson.

Gremlia Kings. v DGS at Palice Gr.. at 3. p.m. Ump: RMS

corvette lent by the Royal Aus-Taylor, WOII Wetherley. tralian Navy-will carry officials, pressmen and photographers:

Six hundred regular army soldiers will man the Williams- town Rifle range, control traffic, do security jobs and fire salutes. A Royal Australian Als, Force plane will carry the Olympic the orch from Darwin Northern Territory to Cairns In North Queensland-Ching Mail Special.

Recrelo v Dorians 'A' at DGS ät 3 pm,, Ump: WOIL Forrest, Sgt. Dervill,

KGV 'B' v Services at Baun-

dary St. at 2.80 p.m. Ump: H. Rosa, US Dillon,

Dorians 'B' v Craigengower at Boundary St, at 4 p.m. Ump: K Lall, Sgt. Tribe"

Bye: Victorland,

Men's First Division

KITC y Sookumpots at King's Park at 11 pm. Ump: Capt, Bhip,

KCC Hornets v. Army North Birmingham Rifle L, Ondr. Clarke.

Marclano is about half an inch taller than Moore, but Moore has a reach advantage of OVER seven Inches. In all friendly cricket matches this other measurements, thero is weekend. ittle difference between them.

Marcano has a perfect record KCC 1st XI v.. Army North of 48 professional fights without "A"

on Saturday, at KCC detest. has gained 42 of starting at 1.30 p.m.-R. Bell, his wins by knockouts.

B. C. N. Carroll, H. Chamber Moore a veteran of 144 fights, lain, D.

Coffey

V. Fairhall, Union) with time of two has won 120, lost 19 and drawn C. M. Guildford, F. Hull, R. five. He has scored 82 knock-Jenner, R. Heron, F. Wood, A. minutes 6.4 seconds improved on cuts and been knocked out four Zimmern. Umpire--R. Hall. her own previous women's

times himself.

Scorer-Mrs H. Chamberlain. record for 800 Metres of two minutes 6.0 seconds, while Michall Krivonosov (Soviet stronger than Moore, but there

is one point about him that is "B" at Boundary Street on Union) threw the hammer

This in his Saturday, commencing at 1.30 distance of 04.82 metres (211 t dennitely, weaker,

Fenton, to beat his own nose, which was badly cut and L. Dally, S. V. Gittins, 84 inches)

bled profusely in his second fight. Hart-Baker, J. C.

M. previous best.

Laing, K. Lo, N. Oel, M. C. with Ezzard Charles. Plastic

Hung, C. Rammage, G. Webster, R. S. Wyatt. 12th man-D. Krivonosov reached a distance surgery was needed to heal it

late last

Birmingham, England, of 64.33 metres (211ft 0in)

year.

Badham.

Sept. 19. in Warsaw last month

In the Cockell fight, Marciano and

KCC Wasps v. Dockyard RC The Birmingham Rifle Club this awaits ratiñcation as a re- did not hurt his nose, but Moore cord to displace the 04.05 metres will be expected to make a target on Sunday at the Navy ground na qualled the World record (210 11 ins) by Stanislav of it in the hope that if he King's Park commencing at 2 of 999 points out of a possible Olymple-type targets Nyashev (Soviet Union) which succeeds in damaging the nose, E., C. Fischer, F. Catley, 1,000 on

J. Gurr, A, MacLean, S, Mat 60 yards range, the National has been the official record since the relerce will step in to stop Arnold, R. F. Apps, C. Eather, Small-bore Ride Association Valley at 4.30 pmn Ump: SMI

the fight.

T. Crabtree, A. Gaudy, W Pepperal, R. Ramchand, 12th man-E. Ho,

Inst December.----Reuter.

South African odds of 10-5 and most of the Cricket Team title by a knockout Leaves London

ond

Arc

Sports Diary

TODAY.

Bowls

FIRM FAVOURITE

Marelano is firm, favourite at

experts think he will retain his Inside ten rounds.

But Moore also has his sup

Among porters,

them Walcott, La Starza,

Joe London, Sept. 19. The South African cricket Woodman, who managed the

Colony Ladies Open Patru semi- team which has just completed great coloured Heavyweight of Anels

1ommer

Colony Ladies Bingles final; Colony yours, Sam Langford, a British tour left here by air

But Walcott and La Starza Ladies Plate: Inter-Home Handicap and Club Mixed Doubler indicaD this morning to South Africa.

attach conditions to their forest LAC. The South African captain, casts. Walcolt süvises Moore to Britain step inside Marciano's roundarm Jack Cheetham, sald had given a warm welcome to punches, while La Starza tells

Bummer League match South the South African players and the challenger to try for All China V CAA (Caroline Hill) & pan.

Tennis expressed the hope of a British early knockout XI to vlalt South African next

Colony Ledier. Pista final; Club Hurricane Ione is expected scen Singles: Club Mixed Doubles to have passed the New York at at ERC. season--Franco-Presso.

THE GAMBOLS

I DON'T LIKE TO YOU MIGHT HURT

YOURSELA PLAYING WITH

KBGC and CCC.

TOMORROW

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by Barry A

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MODE

Club Equals World Record

armoniced word was set by

The World Wimbledon Park Rife Club two weeks ago. The bulla eye of the target is seven-tenths of an Inch (1.778 centimetres) across.

China Mail Special,

LITTLE CEZAR KO'D IN SECOND ROUND

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Recreio 'B'. v Recrelo 'A' ** Recreio at 11 p.m. Ump; #/8*t Coxon, Capt. Herberts.

Nav Bharat 'A' v „RAF. 'A' at Happy Valley at 3 p.m. Ump; Mr Crebas, J. B. Gonsalves.

Army 'B'

v Array 'A' at Sookunpoo of 4.80 pm. Ump; Mr Abbas, Mr Palmer.

Bye: R.N. 'A'.

Men's Second Division

Dutch v Army "C" at HappY

Phillips, Lt Cmdr Bradburn.

IR.C.v Demons at Bookuni- poo et 11 pm. Ump: Sgt. Bryant. Lt. Henaby.

RAF 'B' v. University at Kai Talk at 4.30, pm. Ump: Maj. Middleton, Sgt. English,"

HKHCV RN B' at 500+

at 8 pm. Ump: L kurob Doxatt-Pratt, K. Lall.

Bye: Nhy Bharat B.

Chiba - ára reminded that ANNU iscumbent upon them to contact their affiliated umpire Manila, Sept. 10, auth cusute his attendance, at Thailand Bantamweight matches. Full information Champion, Sanong tonight |garding addromes and- telephone knocked out Philippine Bantam numbers of all umpires will be weight Champion, Little Cezar, printed in the officiell Ha¤ABöbk. in the second round of a ten- which will be distributed to all round.

|bout here.-Rauter.

Clubs by September 30.

GOLDEN CHURN