1955-09-23 — Page 6

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ON THE

SOCCER SIDE

Edited By Sam' Leitch

Plan for Super-Soccer--a National League of 16 to 18 clubs, plus four other Leagues each of 20 clubs-was the bold blueprint outlined by Sir Stanley Rous, Secretary of the English Football Association, at a special meeting of the FA and the Football League chiefs last week.

races

IDAY, ~ HEPT"

Hungarians Don't Convince The Experts They Are Faster Than Landy

By “RECORDER”.

On

The 1965 athletic season will be remembered for many great records, few of which will survive even next year, and it will, perhaps, be remembered best of all as the season in which three grent Hungarian distance runners came to the fore." The three Sandor Iharos, Laszlo Tabort and Istvan Rozsavolgyi- each in turn bettered John Landy's world record of 8 minutes 41.8 seconds for the 1,500 Metres run the Metric Mile and they made unsuccessful attempts on Landy's Milo record of 8 minutes 57.9 seconds. Says Sir Stanley: "My idea is for this National League, to be open to the toparimeve been taken in Mille ferential, Landy's 3:57.9 for the pect and is likeller to run the

at the 1,500-metre

the 18.4 seconds dif- Iglol, as a long distance pros two clubs of the other Leagues,

pow for many years. Mile becomes 8:80,5 for 1,500 5,000 Metres than the 1,500 end Roger Bannister's Metres at the Melbourné' Games watched him, noted that young Landy's 1,500 Metres/One Mile Metres

at Vancouver lost "Promotion

xt year. Bill was not then up to the differential in his double world 3:58.8 standard of his own Sam Bart-record race at Turku, Finland, becomes 3:40.4,

His only major Taboris 3:50.0 at the White City,

SUCCES Reading have lost Interest in ram. But Mr Seed promised: last year was 18.1 seconds and e Watford inside forward Jimmy" be back."

great many runners have run London, in May this your rating distances longer than a mile was

In hims nt 3:40.0, the

a better per- his victory against Chris Chata- Bowie

but they would like

extra

119 yards odd come Now Aston Villa hava Jack

faster timo than that, the formance than the world record way in the Three Miles at Lon- Sheffield United forward

the scene. Manager Eric fastest being Gunnar Nielsen's of 3:40.8 for the metre route don on August 13 in the com- Cross, who has just taken up on on

Houghton has received a five-

he holds jointly with paratively slow time of 13 min- recently seconda

at which

utes 44.0 seconds. appointment at Harwell.

Iharos and Nelisen. star report in Brown, rated the

GREATEST Vie Groves, most discussed best young goalkeeper in Scot-

The

WORLD'S win-lose comparative Statisticians have been rather footballer of the moment, is and today, Transfer fee would

puzzled in the last few years record of this year's "big four"

On the season's performances, that can be sald experimenting with a new-type be around £8,000. such reorganisa-football boot... really a foot-

however, it as to the gure to accept as Milers gives no general indica-

tion of which of the fourtharos is the world's greatest 1,500 differential allow

that for several ball shoe. tion would

Tabori caine Into the admitted to new clubs.to be

Metres and. One League membership," he said.

to be gained by terest Aston Villas, 'Spurs, and

the three other clubs. play-off matches between lecting club from each Leagun, These games would be tremend- ous crowd-pullers,

"I would niso like to malte it clear that at no time was it any

the

intention to reduco number of League clube.

REORGANISATION

"Contrarily

toial

made A new pair has been for him without stitching. The There are D2 Lengue clubs new soccer shoe is, in fact, one under the present League struc piece of leather.

ture.

Under Sir Stanley's plan there would be a grand total of 96-98 clubs. Six clube more, of the Peterborough and Wigan type.

Wealthy Newcastle Unlied, soccer's top spenders since the war, are hiding their cheque books. "Because outrageous prices are now being asked for quite ordinary

players," chairman Stan Seymour.

So look out for Groves-of Arsenal or Wolves or Burnley or Leyton Orient! cetting a new fashion 'In footwear.

SCOTTISH STAR

-(London Express Service).

(COPYRIGHT)

JOCKEY CLUB STAKES

Final Acceptors With Weights

14.2

Stockholm.

to

now

with

5,000

nt

1

Д

Mile per- better, arst with his 3:59.0 distance runner in the 2,000 to] formances can be ranked on the mile in London on May 28 after

Metres range and that same list. The tendency was

is developing into come down to 10.4 or oven 10.0 having been soundly benten by Rozsavolgyi

both Tharos (3:42,0) and Rozsa

of the world's greatest seconds, but opinion has

Half Milers. At Budapest on (3:43.2) over veered back the 18.4

and secondly that was to ally a Metres at quiapest on May 21 September 11, he beat bis com-

patriot

the

reigning European days of Jack when he cipeked 3:40.8.

800 Meires Cham- cepted in the Lovelock and Glenn Cunning

At Budapest on June 4, Roz-plon, Lajos Szentgall, in

Tabori the ham before

advent of

in 3:42.8 from minute 48.8 seconds. savolgy! won Gunder Hagg and Arne Anders Tabori (3:45.0).

remains still essentially Mlier. Next Scottish star to join an

son and the succession of great

On Miters who havé followed them.

June 10 at Belgrade, English club may be 22-year-old

London, Sept. 22. Blil

The Ukrainian sailor, Vladimir Brown, of

Rozsovolgy brought the Euro- goalkeeper

Eleven final acceptors for the Dundee, who was a member of Jockey Club Stakes to be run Mile

to 3:42.2. Cutis has now proved that he It is generally found in fast

pean record down that performances

the Tharos and Tabori did not run is still the world's greatest run- the Scottish International Lour

over mile six furlongs at 1,000 Metres time. is com-in this race.

ner over the 5,000 Métres route on Thursday, paratively

with party in Europe in the summer.

his world record of 13 Chorlton

slow. When LastNewmarket like Brown.

In the Hungary-Finland matchminutes 40.8 seconds at Belgrade managermany Seed September 29, were announced race is 1,800 Mergo the at Helsinki on July 26, Iharos on September 18, four seconds

can add 18.4 seconds fastest times ever

says season

A startling change of polley has taken place on the New- castle board-and that explains why team manager Duggle Livingstone has rarely been seen

Soviet Soccer

with the League side this ecason. Coach To Train

Youngsters are being given

their best opportunity ever Indian Players?

Livingstone

solely on youth.

concentrating

side left Bill Punton.

Moscow, Sept. 22.

a Soviet

·

today,

They are with weights: Entente Cordiale (9 st. 4 lbs.), Alpenhom (9 st. 1 lb.), Blanque- fort (8 st. 9 lbs.). Corbetto and Nucleus (both 8 st. 8 lbs.),

Jardiniere and Roman Festival (8 st. 5 lbs.), High Octane, Tall

Holiday (all 7 st. 13 lbs.).

NEWBURY AUTUMN CUP

Chief, Palace Guard and National

the

one returned recaptured the European record and find that the result shows and set a world record of 3:40.8 faster than Thar 13:50.8 at

Budapest on September 10. in beating Rozsavolgyl (3;42.8),

Nine days later, on August The Olympic Championship 6 at Warsaw, Tabori won in over this distance should go to 3:41.6 from Rozsavolgyi (3:42.0). one or the other of these two

5,000 Metres.

best

a respectable Milo time in the Landy-Bannister-Tabori performance range.

FOUR ONLY The world record for 1,500 Metres now stands at 3 minutes

with a

Iharce was competing in the

At Stockholm

at Melbourne next year, though the latest news is that Chris Chataway, whe holds the world record for Three Mies at 13 minutes 23.2 accords, is determined to challenge for this

EXIT COCKELL

Britain's Heavyweight Champion, Don. Cockell, slumps in his corner at the end of the third round of his scheduled ten-round bout with Nino Valdes of Cuba, and hears the referee name him the loser.

Cockell's seconds asked the referee for permis- sion to retire after Cockelt received a deep, two-inch gash on the forehead in the third round of the fight, which was held at the White City Stadium on September 13.-Dally Express Photo.

Cockell Defeat Wipes Out Return Fight

With

Marciano

The faces of Britain's boxing fans are glum. It took just nine minutes in London's White City stadium on September 13 to dash their hopes of shortly seeing Don Cockell in a return bout for the World Heavyweight crown with America's Rocky Marciano.

on September 40.8 seconds,' weld jointly by 2. Tabort and Iharos announced Sandor Thares and Laszlo Tabori that they were after Landy's a' great race Three local lads are now play- India has asked the Soviet; Twenty-three final acceptors of Hungary and Gunnar Nielsen Mile record. In

of Denmark. I you add 18. failed

18.4 with Gunnar Nielsens all three Championship.

When the podgy, 26-year-old ex-blicksmith""'" from than by more ing in the League team-goal- Committee for Physical Culture for the Newbury Autumn Cup,ends to this time, you seconds.

fivo Australian milkman Dave keeper John Thompson, right- and Sporta to send

Battersea, London, retired at the end of the third round to run over two miles at

Tabori won In 4Stephens should also be very back Jack Lackenby, and out-coach to India to traira Indian Newbury on Saturday, October credit the three

· 03.0 | minutės

seconds, Tharos much in the race and it is of his scheduled 10-round match with Cuba's Nino Valdes, the same day's form football players, Komsomolskaya 1, were also announced today, potential on

and of 3 minutes 59.2 seconds. The clocking an identical tume

Landy Intendy to return to the Marciano, with whom he had gone nearly nine rounds The now polley also explains Pravda, the Soviet youth organ,

announced today.

They are with weights: Cun-metric equivalent of the four- | NIèisen 4:03.8. It was in this Pccasionally rumoured that John 30, he forfeited the Cuban his chance of another crack at

38 a Three Miles/5,000 why Mr Seymour returned

ningham (9 st. 11 lbs.), Star minute Mile. thus stands at 3 race that Nielsen ran the extra track

100.35 metres between the 1,500 Metres runner,

before succumbing to Rocky's express-train punch. Scotland, empty-handled from

atcom- seconds, The request was made by Lyon (9 st. 4 lbs.), Altivo (9 st. minutes 41.0 Millwall and, most recently Lin-Datta Ray, coach of the Indian 3 Ibs), Yorktown and Astracis plished

once each by Tharos, Metres and One Mile marks In

European experts have great Instead, he will defend his allowed to wear white trunks in faith in Gunnar. Nielsen

Championship field. "I am no longer interested national football team, after a tboth 8 st. 11 lbs), Romany Air Tabori, Nielsen and Rozsavolgy1: 14.2 otconds,

next the ring, a British LESI

as he had in all his in the Linfeld right-back Dick month's tour through the USSR, (0 st. 9 lbs), Stem

On September 6, at Oslo, possible conqueror of the Hun-January against atablemate Jack preylous..fights. British boxing Keith," he says.

no inten-authorities objecită, terday, Ray said that by assimi-5 lbs), Flame Royal and Bon of athletic performances and Tabori beat Nielsen by inchesgarians at Melbourne over 1,500 Gardner. "Don has lating Soviet methods, the In-Mot 11 (both 8 st. 4 lbs), Colonel their comparative value in rein 3:40.8, both equalling Iharos Metres. On the current season's tion of retiring," said manager grounds that, blood on

form he looks the only possi- John Simpson after Cockeita fruntes is unsightly, Valdes to each Earlswood and King's lation

other, Roberto world record.

bility.

defest. Bugwash, Soccer Slave?

finally went fit the ring wearing "That's just dian team could play much

8 st. 3 lbs), Grey Quercelant of Florence, Italy, Love (áll 8 how I feel at the moment." says betler.

red-and-white stripes. As for Valdes, he says his serious-faced Allan Brown, of

Lad (both 8 gave as his opinion in the intest Magic and Epsom

of the American of the st. 2 lbs), Windless (8 st. 1 lb), issue

next stop is Marciano, although £27,000 Scot,

Ray added that one Blackpool, the

Now, says Nino, he's ready Circle (7 st. 12

his manager, Bobby Gleason, to fight the Rock in red pants who had his termsfer request re- great defects of Indian players Inner

(7 st. is their lack of physical resis Crown Lands

9 ha), Mile in 3:57.9 was a better per-

says it may be Archie Moore, and win.. fused last month,

Sibg), formance than the new 1,500

World Cruiserweight Champlon tanoe. The Indian coach said he Allexton Wood (7 st.

who once outpointed Valdes, Now Brown has decided to thought it was due to the fact Tcarian and Bright Unus (both Metres record of 3:40.8 which is make a second transfer request, that only 80-minute football 7 st. 2 lbs). Dragon Fly and a whole second faster than "I think I have been unfairly matches are played in India. Predominate (both 7 st).-China Landy's best

SOCCER SLAVE?

Con tan throw the USR. (8 st., 9 lbs), Stem King (8 st.

st. Europe's most famous analyst

dealt with, and if the club can- France-Presse,

not find a first-team place they

should let me go."

News of Brown's determina-

flon to quit Blackpool will in-

Sports Diary

TODAY

Поскеу

Demonstration' game at NESCDF, 6

p.m.

TOMORROW

Soccer

1st Division: Police ❤ Eastern

(89), KMB Y RAF (CH), Sing Two

BRITAIN

Mail Special.

lbs), and Field News that Tack (pest, Rozsavolgy again bent

route,

over the

CAN STILL SHOW

THE WORLD

A THING

OR TWO AT MELBOURNE

Says DENNIS HART

metric

Britain may yet show the world a thing or two in the 1956

y Club (Club); all matches at 530 Olympics at Melbourne,

pañ

2nd Division: Police, v Eastern

(ES); KMB V RAF (CH); Sing Too

V Club (Club); "all" matches at

p.m.

3rd Division: KMB v Little Sal

wah: Dairy Farm • Prisons; Taikao

v Dookyard: Telephone v ZTHWAYS;

RAMC VREME, all matches

Happy Valley at 4 p.m.

ot

Army North (KCC) 2nd Division: Army North v KCC (29),

Bowls

After their heavy defeat in Moscow, Britain's stars realised that individual ability is not enough; that to match the Russians they too must adopt discipline and team tactics.

*

On September 10, at Buda- Tabori, 3:41.3 to 3:41.8 in the first race in history in which 11 men beat 3 minutes 30 seconds for 1,500 Metrea (equivalent to 11 mea beating 4 minutes 8.4 seconds in the same Mile race), At London on September 12, in the match against Great Britalo, Tabori again beat Tharos over a full Mile, both clocking 4 minutes 5.0 seconds.

NOT TO A FOERIGNER

The three Hungarians have taken tur at beating ench other, but they have not been defeated this season by anyone outside their own country, 8. Nielsen being the only one Lo present them challenge.

Even the most optimistle of British track experts are 'now agreed that Chris Chataway Is nowhere in the same dias with

withi

Home Rugger

Results

London, Sept. 22. Rugby results today were:

RUGBY UNION

Bath 11, International side 11. Cornwall 3, British Police 0. Neath 3, Maesteg 3.

Westen Super M. 3, Bridgwater

OLD WOUND.

the

whlte

U.S. TENNIS TOURNEY

Ham Richardson Puts Hoad Out In Quarter-Finals

Cause of Cockell's retirement from the Valden fight was the opening of an old wound on his forehead. When he returned to his corner at the end of the round, half-blinded by the blood streaming down his face, his seconds called the referee ovéc and asked for permission to retire. Sold) Don in a post-figh! interview: "I don't know what

Los Angeles, Sept. caused the two-inch gath. But Lewis Hood, heroot, Aus- whatever It was, that sent me tralia's recent Davis Cup Vie

tory, today was surprisingly Said Bobby Gleason: "It was defeated in

bard five set He a right uppercut,"

in dignantly denied a suggestion that there and been a collision of heads.

Monmouthshire 3, Middlesex dizzy and put me down." a serious

the Hungarians over the Mile

in

route. Brian Hewson, whose best years are still ahead of him, was beaten two different races By Tobori and Rozavol both times by a very convincing

margin,

pl

Mavolgyl

0.

RUGBY LEAGUE LANCASHIRE OUF

- Semi-Finals Widnes, 11, Warrington 6. Barrow 7, Leigh 11-Reuter

$64,000 Problem

For Archie Moore

肄

match by Hamilton Richardson of the American Davis Cum squad in the Quarter-Finals of the Pacific Southwest : Lewn Tennis tournament here today, Forty-five thousand: Lons

Richardson won 0-6 2-6 7-8 watched the fight, which was 6-1 6-12- not o notably exciting one. Cockell won the first round Ken Rosewall, Hoad's team after he

pounded the Cuban mate, yesterday was eliminated with a series of rib-bending by Gilbert Shen, United States punches, He lost the second by in the third round.--Rey!

accidental low blow, 10

which he apologized.

In the third round Cockell backed the Cuban Info a corner, but Valdes succeeded in twist-

Tharos hns this season set world records for the 1,500 Metres, 3,000

TWO Metres,

New York, Sept, 22. and 5,000 Meires runs.

The US. Internal Revenue has sat

world records for the 1,000 and 2,000 Burcu olayed an attach Metres runs, Tabori has been ment for 304,000 of Archie

Topes. For about nye seconds with running a Mile Moore's purse of $220,000 ming the Englishman against the content medal for track or field events | under four minutes and with the Rocky, Marolamo fight for he two swung · non-stop at other. Then Cockell equalling Tharos record.

L00 Metres past, and unfelpatory" taxes.cach..

Both Moone, and the fater-reeled away with blood spurting Tabori is not in the same national Boxing Cluby were down his face from the fore class with Ibaros over the 5,000 served with this notice of levy, head cut. Metres route, but, though he Only $4,000 was for back thocess

Valdes attracted a lot of pre-, rinks only sixth in Hungary due from 1954 ant the $60,000

On over this distance, he is highly was, for taxes anticipated this fight-nowspaper publicity

99% 1P9, insistencé that he be regarded by his couch, Miimly year United Press.

Without waiting for a lead That is why this new train- always Improving, it is no use staying "Well, I've done such- from the Amateur Athleticing plan is so important.

a time, so I'm and crack

The styles

training ord-such im Division: A & S v RIL (Happy Association,

men Chris Valley) 530 p.m. **

John methods Chataway, Gordon Piric,

of the British stare right for the Olympics." Many Cricket

By prooilsing connected with British athletics Friendly: 1st Division: XCC Disley and Brian Hewson plan are poles apart.

a took that attitude before the. to wain together two or three together, each may pick up times every week.

useful tip from the other, And Helsinki Games." they will learn how to combat

One Belton brought back. Gutierrez - Shield: Malaya "A"

This is just about a revolu- the different styles. Australia **A* (JDKFC); England" "A" tion in British athletics, so Scotland "A" (Recreio); Honkong long based on personal rivalries.

Gordon Pirie, whose one Idea John Disley. v Wales (Taikos); Indik v Ireland {{{#C);^ "Pakistán Chins

But this scum lips provided of running so far has been to

But now the chose is reatly iKBGC Portugal # y Hongkong enough whocks to set a revolu get out in front and lay there,

will find that it is possible. to on. Bo watch out for the new

Tace Pirie. - Chrobawby Howson- 'n

Express Brian even from behind. He. could Disley breed-London World Three-Mile bave no better tutor thon Chris Service, record holder Chintorey and Chataway,

(COPYRIGHT:) "Iron Man" - Gordun Pirie have all been shown the way home Army in international matchen with (Chib); EAA V Bt Josepli'e (B6); South

(ci)." "All Hungary and Russia, Chinev - Navy matthes at 0.30, p.m. ?*

"1" (KBC); Scotland "By England then it motion. *(fecrala), 'and 'Australia)** 3***V Balay "B" (KCC); uit mrsabokiem at 3,30 p.m.

SUNDAY

soccer

1at Divialons

Kitchen

Four-mhauto Hewson,

miler

dictate the course

THE GAMBOLS

ACE COACH

For his part, Chataway, who openly admits that braving to

TOON TE WANT TO BC BACK TO SCHO

and Division: Kitodes ; v · Army And with Welsh steeple take fibe Teoil in a race fa mach (Club); CAA v St Toseply's (39}} | choser John Dinicy, Hewson, a struke: this: he will do almost South China. v. Jardine" (DEI),

and Chataway and Piries were anything, to avoid. "It,' can take a

Erd. Division; Gymnatio v. CMB rated Britain's brightest, indeed, he un ruthless running from

murtelves at 4 pim. kov

(11) Valley) at 4 pan,

I

4th vision;, Carolina Dodwell; 8. & B Tamar v BE "AU- tesliffimlari v Kin, Godorn: University (V- WARBORVAL | Road Works

anwford, All matchen, at Happy Valley at 6.30: pan.

only,

hop

CHORI

REPUTATIONA

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Brian Howychaela bat

The fur indeed tailor, has

in him to outshine them all.

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HOME SOCCER RESULTS

London, Sept. 23, Association Football results. today were?

DIVISION IL SOUTH

· Leyton' Orient. 3 Bournemoutia. Newport County 0 Crystal Palave

- IRISH GOLD CUP

First Round”

Calen

GOLDEN CHURN