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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1957.

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TOM FINNEY SUMS UP ON THE LIRA LURE

A Lot More To The Question Sports Diary

Hongkong Hockey Team For Macao Match

The Hongkong Hockey ABBO- claflor announced yesterday the selection of the following play- ers for the Hongkong-Macao charity hockey match to be played in MacDo thia Sun- day.-Kadir, Nory, Harnam, Bhagat

Singh (captain). Newark, Green, Alonco, Dallah, McDonough, Almeida, Uttam. Ileserves: Condy, Leach.

RECOND DIVISION FIXTURES

Bunday

Dutch v Nav Bharat "", 11am.. Suckunpou; Umpires: 5. Fowlor, Vas Hn),

RAF v Valley, 2.30 pan., Kai Tak: CPO J. de S. Ferroz, nqMS 11, 1len- keti.

Macaenis v Demout 11 p... Happy Valley Set . A. Howfe, Major H. Webb.

DIC "" v Army "IT", 234 p.10. Boundary Street; WOL J. 1. Don- nelly. W/I C. Ht. Tullins.

Any tunpire unable to officiate is requested to notify Major Webtor. tel. 34131 Ext. 122, before Saturday

Buttons too?

CARTER GOES DOWN FIGHTING

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MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

ILIKE AFEW YEARS AGO 1 MADE SOME WESTERN) WESTERNS MOVIES WITH AN ACTOR GOON,

MR. BANKS. NAMED TYLER.

FERDINAND

1937

NANCY

I WISH YOU'D STOP

WEARING THAT

STUPID MASK

ALL THE TIME

BE SPECIFIC

CATHAY PACIFIC

Former World Light- weight Champion Jimmy Carter is losing on points, but he has South Africa's Willic Toweel cornered and fails in with the hope of a knockout. But Towcel escaped the danger and went on to win the ten-

Than Fat Bonuses

And Lush Limousines

TODAY

winning

1 The Governor. Opena Vieloria Park Swimming Pool, 630 p.m.

Combined Chinese v Non-Chinete,

p.z.,

I think it is about time that footballers, the critics and the fans water poin at Victoria, Park Foof, d

themselves took the blinkers off their eyes on this question of the fabulous fortunes said to be awaiting any player transferred to an Italian club.

This has been rammed down our throats with all the stories circulating that Italian soccer spies were at work trying to trap some of our star men.

In the first place, of course, it is illegal for any soccer club, whether in Britain or abroad, to approach a footballer without his club's permission.

In the second place the Italians themselves have placed a ban on the im- portation of footballers from other countries unless they can prove they are of Italian descent.

people Nevertheless, My think that a footballer's lot is much better on the Conüent, Well, let's lect at this more closely.

Is Italian football as good as And it is cracked up to be? is Italy, in fact, an El Dorado for footballers?

It is no secret that five or six years ago an Italian prince gid in fact make preliminary moves to try and get me to Join a club in Sicily. That deal foll through.

Bre

Bowls

Valley Shield; HKFC V PAC, 0.30 b.m.

Boccer

Combined Chinese Hapoel Tram A JUC Stadium, 8.20 pam.

Tennis

CRC Hard Couri Tenusts, Sehto}-" boyn Singles and Men's Singles.

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Singapore, de Malaya Touring Rugby {-toam""get ingethard at club, 6 p.m. TOMORROW

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Hard Court Tennis Championships ut Chc.

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Ladies' Golf: NELLY

Brown Trophy,

there

If he 4. What facilities

cash in on his ability, for educating British children? | feels a footballer's life is better

6. And what sort of team abroad than in England, then let helt-O spirit would an English player him go. It's mighty tempting--but Continental team?1 think you'll agree there is a And in ย There is not much likelihood lot more to this question than that there will be as much leg-fat bonuses and lush Umousines pulling as you find in an English given away by Italian clubs. dressing-room.

When you analyse the situa- Lion like this you begin id wonder

whether it is really worth while for an English player to move to a Continental club. Some players and their families may sctile down quite

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Manchester United have sent their players to Blackpool to be toned up for the winter ahead. They are the first in the field, but the next few weeks we will be seeing more clubs taking

Boccor

interport Dinner in honour of the spoel, Football Team, ring fin Restaurant, 0.30 pm.

round match on points at Points To Consider castly to Continental Ideas and their players away to span or the was offered, a trial with Aston

the Royal Albert Hall, London, on October 8. Toweel is British Empire Lightweight Champion.

Reuterphoto.

GOALS GALORE

What a day for goalkeepers in the Blackburn district: Two matches In the Nelson and Colne Sunday School League produced 36 goals, and three games In the Blackburn Mill Hill League provided 46. Reedyford Methodist

There were many reasons for this, but the points which any footballer has to weigh up when he is offered a chance of Jolning Continental club are these.

1. Just how much money will you make and just how much of it will you be allowed to when your bring back home contract is finished?

En

A ROUND TRIP

Brian Handley is in the RAF at Complon Bassett (Wilshire), but he did not hesitate when he

Vilta. With a 48 hour pass he treveiled to his Wotrefold (Yorks) home on Friday, down In recent years we have scen Ok-me footballers scoff at to Birmingham on Saturday and what happens to the South this and maybe they are right.} back to Wiltshire on Sunday-a American El Dorado when Nell For 1 feel the value of these round trip of 400 miles. Turn- Franklin, George Mountford, excursions has to be carefully ed in a fine game, too.

and several weighed. Some soccer players Charlie Millen

110m other players went to Bogota. don't like being away

home for any length of time, They didn't stay!

particularly if they have a Otherɛ, especially business. the single men, may relish the change in surroundings.

the Continental way

of life. seaside for special training The others will find it un-sessions. bearable.

I am not suggesting that we in England couldn't improve conditions for footballers. What I do say is this: despite

2. Will the wife and family settle down? Make no mistakes. eny move to the Continent is footballer's

the cash offers end the chance much harder for

of improving your standard of wife than it is for him.

tho 3. There is Janguage life, will you and your family any happier living and beat difficulty. How infuriating it is be St Mary's 30-0 and Scotland for the wife when she is shop-playing abroad?

another

Colne ping or trying

to get her Road School defented Boys' Brigade 20-0. The other smallest wants attended to and three games resulted in 12-3, being unable to make herself

understood. 10-0 and 19-2 score.

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

* HE WAS AN UP-AND-COMING

WESTERN STAR--"

"IT WENT TO HIS HEAD--HE WAS TOO WILD-OUTSIDE THE MOVES"

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BY THE WAY --- DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING?

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TOO MUCH BAD PUBLICITY ARING "TOO MANY" HEADACHES ~METALO --YOU'RE THROUGH,

TYLER.

CLEANERS

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By Ernie Bushmiller

THEN THIS PERFUME

I'M WEARING IS GOING TO. WASTE

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There's More than Magic

about CADBURY'S

HONG KONG Favourite Chocolates

to BANGKOK...

SWISSAIR

ROWNTREE

I think for that reosan mony in this

sco professional footbalis country are waiting to after a few years whether John Charles is really happy in 1taty. I have played many times in Italy and I have enjoyed my- felt there. But there are cer- Lain aspects of the game as the Italians play it which struck me most forcibly.

You must be a star player, otherwise the fans don't want to know you. In England there are plenty of footballers who are not exactly tlonised by the crowds. But at least their Hves are not made a misery.

Howling Fans

I shall never forget my ex- periences in 1048 when England beat that great Italian

inter- notional side four-nil. The Italians were, despite that de- feat, a vne team, but their fans howled and hooted, cered and spat at them as though they j had been dredged up out of the slums.

The players are usually pro- teeled from the crowd by high wire fences and I swear that in some of the big games they must have one thousand police on duly to keep order.

At some of the ordinary Kague games 1 saw players who didn't just have abuse hurled at them; they were Hable to be hit by anything these excitable fans could ge hold of.

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Despite their flamboyant na- fional characteristics it is fact that Italian football 15 much more defensively minded | than in England. This will sur priso those socerr fans in Eng- lend who honestly believe that our stopper centre-half style of play is taking defensive play too far.

But the Hallans have a de- fence complex. They have some great players like Boua-

Yet perti, for instance,

much

DOUBLE TEN

Two players in the some team scored ten goals each in a For my part 1 think these Birmingham

Works League special training trips Improve match.

They were Bob Taylor a player psychologically more and Tom Price, of Accles and thin physically, The break Pollock FC, who beat Post Office away from the ground and the Stores Youths 26-1. Fred Wat- vaual round of training nakeskins, third of the inside trio, got live and the odd one went to a ,winger,

him feel brighter.

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