1957-08-05 — Page 7

Juan Fangio Wins

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1957.

THE STANLEY MATTHEWS STORY

German Grand Prix HE DOES

At Adenau

* Adenau, Aug. 4. Juan Me Manuel Fangle of the Argentine today won the German Grand Prix automobile race at Adenau, driving a Maserati Tacer, Fangio is the reigning World Race Driving

Champion.

Fangla covered the 501.820 kilometres course in 3 hours, 30 minutes, 30,3 seconds at an average

142.0 kilo- speed of metres per hour.

He set up a new record for

the event, the old record bring

137.7 KPH. In the last but one Inp, Fangio also net up

he

lap record, at an average aprof of 147.8 KPH.

Other placings were:

NOT LIKE BEING

A CENTRE OF ATTRACTION

OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD

By TREVOR HILTON

It is the magic of Matthows which delights and amazes everyone, no matter what part of the world he lives in, and and which brings the respect and tribute which are paid so regularly.

Recently an Australian came to England for a month's holiday and 2. Mike Hawthorn (Britain in that time he crammed in just about everything it is possible to see and

Ferrari) 3 hrs, 30 mins, 41.9

secs,

3. Peter Ferrari) 3 GcC3.

Collins (Britain hra, 3 mins, 13.9

Musso

4. Lait Ferrari) 3 hrs, 34

news

6. Stirling Moss Vanwall) 3 hrs, 35

seca.

5. Jean Behra Maserati),

7.

Harry Schell States Maserau),

(Italy - mins, 16,0)

(Britain mins, 15.8

do in this country. As a newspaperman he was able to get facilities which helped to speed up his movements.

But when, just before he left, I asked him what had impressed him most of everything he had seen and done, he answered without hesita- tion: "Watching Stanley Matthews play."

cestasies over He went into

and sold that Stan's brilliance although he had heard Matthews' praises sung, he had belleved That must have been exaggera- tion. "But once having had the privilege of seeing this chap is (United netion, for the life of me I can- not understand why you chaps play him down!"

(Franc?-

Fangio topped the Drivers' Championships table for the sea- son with 34 points, followed by Italy's Luigi Musso, second with 18 points.

Other placings were:

3. Mike Hawthorn (Britain) with 13 points.

on

сап

Now that is the effect that a level-headed. Sinn hnd comewhat cynical Australian [newspaperman, 50 YOU

Imagine the delight he brings to The people in the remoter parts ero of Afrless, for example,

whero

nte

He is practically worshipped as the god of football, The exhibi- 4. Peter Collins (hain) with on matches he plays anywhere 8.6 points.

in the Commonwealth garanteed sell-out from the 5. Jenn Betra (France) withment they are first mention

ed, and it is right that Stan gels paid accordingly.

8 polats.

6. Stirling Moss (Britain) with 1 points.

7. Tony Brooks (Britain) with

& polnis.

8. Harry Schell (United States)

with 5 points, -France-Presse.

Australian LTA

Not To Ban Jack Kramer

Melbourne, Aug. 4.

The Lawn Tennis Association

|

It is

And

game,

ROY ULLYETT GIVES YOU A HORSE LAUGH

Blindfold so he can't read what the French "did":

at Ascot

Sealed lips in case he tells the punters what he's doing

Stable lad sampling CREPELLOS food to see if it is fit for horses

Earplugs so he can't hear what the puntors are saying

about hom

Coltari Wool

Fully

trained

nunse in

constant

attention

Screen of

SECRECY

Stable Motto GOING TESTER

Money

STO object (OF YOUNG GOT ITX

VIBLLINGTON

Boots in case he gets his feet wet

Gabun

CREPELLO THE WONDER HORSE IN TRAINING FOR THE ST.LEGER.

(RAIN, HAIL, SNOW, SUN, FOG, FROST, FLOOD AND TEMPEST PERMITTING

travelling and

name other commit- | greatest

in football,

to ments, he will do anything there is another reason for his

determination encourage youngsters.

to play on for

tlee and an infinite capacity for an long as he possibly can.

hard work. Added to this is ́hia it is this love of the

to that within normal

I believe

demonstrate his he will go away Inability

active answer the question: completely from always

con- technique in cold blood-it can "When are you going to retire nection with football. He will only be done during the netual with the statement that he does probably write and report, but game, not know.

beyond that I belleve he wil reluctantly leave the game.

I do

1e intends to go on ploying for as long as he feels he is not letting anyone down and as long as he enjoys it. Providing he is willing to risk serious injury flness and maintain his peak there should be many years of magic to come. Today Stan ast as ever be was and he erps that way by training on the strict schedule which he has devised for himself, and which he knows is the best thug for Stanley Matthews.

Of our thing you ean be sure, How ironic It is that at home t whil be Matthews and this stur of stars can only be Matthews alone who makes the paid the same amount of money decision as to whm be retires. as any other footballer. quite ridiculous to consider the But when that, day does come.... fact that this world-acclaimed and it may be a long way off-

gets that 50 well star is not a wealthy man.

Ad-end he mittedly he is comfortably off, Ceserved knighthood, It will be has a delightful home and lives Interesting to discover his plans. well according to his lights, But And whether he gets that compared with many players on knighthond or not, at least the Це Continent, particularly in

ja Spain or 1laty, who have not soccer players and fans hulf his talent, he is a poor man,

Chana have left no doubt is o how they rate him. NORMAL LIFE

On his recent rip to

he Was and his wife Betty. new Commonwealth,

enthroned and pr Australia today decided to daughter of the former Stoke ceremoniously tighten regulations concerning trainer, Tom Vallance, and their crownce "King of Soccer". Stur:

Ilve access to Australian courts for children

that when he normal Buid afterwards the Jack Kramer and other profes- mburban life of Thousands off had overcome his dislike of sional tennis "clrcus" troupes. other middle-class famtica. being so much the centre of Typically, he has developed attraction, he thoroughly en- At a three and a half hour into a shrmed business man and joyed the ceremony and was closed door meeting in Mel-his earnings from writing and deeply moved and honoured. boure, the Association decided sponsoring a varicly of pro- not to ban the Kemer exhibi- ducts, and fees for playing to

As to his future in the Eng-

tion matches but lo demond exhibition matches particularly land team, I think it is possibi that Kramer should in future; abroad--have made him almost that he may now have played submit his intended Itinerary

white

well in advance to the LTA for certainly the best paid footballer his last

we have,

approval.

The meeting also reaffirmed the Association's policy against open tournaments between pro- fessional and amateur tenuis players-France-Presse,

Meadow Club

Invitation Tennis

New York, Aug. 5. Indian tennis player, Romana- than Krishnan, teamed up with South African Johana Kupfer- burger, yesterday qualified for the Anals of the Men's Doubles in the Meadow Club invitation

Cennis tournament,

shirt.

Jame

the

Bul, even 50. i! is peanuts Ju the World Cup match in when you consider that an Denmark be deinittly had 11. American baseball star, Mickey off-day: he also aggravated the White, has been given £21,435 Injury to

his ankle inqueres

to play one sceson for New York when playing tennis with his Yankees. This, of course, takesį son. Aggravated it so badly us into the realms of fantasy that he was not fit enough to but i would be interesting lo

the following match know what Matthews would be play in offered if similar circumstances against Eire in Dublin. I think that Stan knows in his hourt existed over her-ven now at

that with the team building the age of 42.

necessary for the strenuous Stanley hinseif

not World Cup, he has little chanez think he should be treated any of being recalled, more favourably than is col- leagues, but he does believe that there should be a vast overall change in conditions for all our

footballers.

does

But internallonuls or not, he will certainly continue playing. Unless, of course, this ankle

injury proves to be more trou blesome than it at first appear. 1. Although he was able 10 An interesting thing about complete his African tour with- Stanley Malthewe is that

al-

the

mit difficulty, you can, never-

And

though he performs regularly theless, sure that Stanley before packed aladiums he hates was taking no chances. crowds and is genuinely un-we must also fuce the fack Japan's Kosel Kamo, partnered happy when, instead of being that at his age, no matter how by Bob Falkenburg of America the centre of attraction on fell in the semi-final round. field, he finds himself in similar 43, these injuries do take longer

16 heal, circumstances off it. On the Semi-final results were:

feld, the bigger the crowd and

11 would be ironical If his Roy Emerson and Bob Mark

the greater the atmosphere,

great correr should be alched (Australia) beat Kamo (Japan) the better he likes it. Off the

by an injury which he did not and Falkenburg (US) by 7-9, | held, he is happlest at home

receive on the soccer field. On 0-4, 0-4.

with his wife and family, und

the field Stanley has always when they go out he Lakces

managed to avold serious in- Krishnan (India) and Kupfer-

pains to keep away from places jury; he has had his imocks, of burger (South Africa) beat

where he is able to be recourse, and his lay-offs, but Ashley Cooper and Hal Anderson (Australia) by 6-4, 4-6, 11-0.cognised, and inevitably feted and surrounded by aulograph- France-Presse,

hunting fons.

The Duke Drops

A Catch

England, Aug. 4. A cricket male

between teame captained by the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Norfolk ended in a draw hero Longht.

IN THE DARK

He does not Uke the bright lights, and although he will always

function attend any which is for, the benefit of one of his many pals, it

never one serious enough to | eridanger his curcer. But this twisted mikle, the result of a simple silp 'when' turning to pick up a tennis ball, could prove the kind which is liable to recur forever after, and in fact could always be suspect. WITHOUT WARNING

comfortable experience, He There is no doubt that he was Bkea the cinema, but he makes severely, handicapped when it sure that he and his family can went in Copenhagen, and, as slip away in the dark, before far as I could occ, R went he is spotted by the crowds as without warning and without an

obvious explanation. I they leave.

tainly did not happen in a tackle.

cer-

This is no pose, for Stan is the

I this should prove to be re- kindest of men, and while he The Dulc of Norfolk's XI gets everything he can financial current, than I believe Stan wit Boored 257 and the Duke of ly out of the game, he is stop playing not for his own trie anke, but because he would feel generous almost to a fault is that he was being unfolr to his Edinburgh's side, set to score

friends say that his venture into team-mates if he continued. six runs in the last over of the

the hotel business was not the day for victory, falled by three.

big financial succes it could But this is the only thing At one point, the

have been becaudó-nolding was which I believe will make him Edinburgh, who scored 21 runs too good for his visitors and he finish before he has had roveral

Duke of

found it difficult to deal with more seasons.........

his friends on a business bars,

and took four wickets for 60, missed a catch from the Duke of Norfolk. The Dukes deffea

And their cape to each other as the Crowd of 25,000 roared in do- gamo, Hmdta light.-Router.

I think that quite apart froin. such is his love for the his love of the gume, and the that within normal nancial toward he can com imposed by training, mant while he is still the

not think

So although I know that he will be inundated with offers when he eventually dots retire,

the he has temperament, or the dadre furI think he will retire completely. that matter, to become a man- And since his love of the game ager. His personality is such and of playing it is so strong. I that he would be unhappy run believe we may have at least ning and boosing a team, and another five years as a minimum although there would be not of the privilege and thrill of "yes watching this magical master of question of his being und abtedly be a player man man' to his directors, he would the art of soccer. and inevitably that would lead will be yet another generation]

that there to friction with the board. As

romted out earlier, Stanley the opportunity of watching him of youngsters who will have h strong views on the way players should be treated, and to the future overall betterment and, we hope, learning from him those views coincide with only a of our standard of play. tiny proportion of football directors.

More's the pity!

And this means

Sits on turf

10 if he

develops Lumbago it's too

SOFT.

12 corns, "It's too

HARD

Letters of thanks from grateful Bookmakers

RM ULTER

NAMESAKES

INSTRUCTIONS:

In the

FIL

врасса against each of the clues below with a word related to my life. The letters in circles spell out เห

Who

BE SPECIFIC

name,

1 Sailor

2 Practical joke

3 Gere

* Fighting

R

3 Listener

6 Skipper

7 Wound

10 Pile of cards?

U Yank

9 Much-spoken

Not that there will be another Stanley Matthews.

There, and only can

But let

language

be,

11 Vessel

us look forward to the reproductions in

may be. Sir Stanley

12 Steering

13 Small boy?

HIS TECHNIQUE Again, Stanicy is not a great one, believer in concentrated concl ing. He believes that the secrelsposable of soccer success are inherent In | futures, the love of the game, continual And it practice and playing as a child; who sits in the stand to watch still more and more hard prac them.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

BEGINNING: THE CHESS KINOS

A NATIONAL CHESS TOURNEY --

WITH THE CHAMPION, PROF KORR.

FERDINAND

NANCY

IT'S HOT TODAY-- WHY DON'T YOU

GIVE HIM A DRINK OF

WATER?

JOHNNY HAZARD

Y-YOU? Y-YOU STRUCK THE G-GRAND GIZMO WITH...A 'S-SNOWBALL! 9-SEIZE T-THAT BRAT..... I'LL TEAR "...}}

I DIDN'T

KNOW YOU WERE A CHESS FAN. MANDRAKE

I LOVE THE 'GAME, PROR KORR

IS AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE.

WORLD'S CHAMPIO

CHESS TOURN

11-27

G'WAN-- BEAT IT

KUN, KNEE-HIGH.......

RUN!!

Solution on Page 9

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