1958-03-11 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1958.

THE MIRACLE OF MANCHESTER

Real Greatness Means Much More Than A Galaxy Of Players

By TOM FINNEY.

It is now just a little more than a month since we heard the first numbing nows of the Manchester United air disaster. In those four weeks we've had time to assess the full effect of the tragedy on First Division football and on England's World Cup chances.

But though the lost players will not be forgotten-one outstanding fact rises out of the wreckage and the shattered dreams; you cannot destroy a football club.

For Manchester United have proved that real greatness means much

more than a galaxy of great players.

called SPIRIT.

It means possessing a thing Belleve me, I am not belog Bentimental when I say I've stood back in proud bewilder ment at the fantastic recovery by these men of Old Trafford,

Their

past ten years can be called on apprenticeshly.

phene- vinal ight-back from catamtly these past four weeks has re- vealed how worthy they are of

An immortal club. becoming

There would have been nothing Dehind it all, of course, is but sympathy for them if they this incredible nan called Jim had announced: "We just can- ny Murphyž man who hasnt see this season through."

It would have been a perfectly been a rival of mine as a player, ag the askstant manager of a human reaction.

But now, as rival Lancashire club and as the they fight on, we see them for manager of д rival National what they are: a super-human team.

club.

This, for him, must have been the most remorseless month ever spent by any man behind the scenes of modern sport.

Yet

it is still a quality greater than even Jim Murphy Bosscases - which has prompted this Miracle

of Manchester.

Human Reaction The man who first instilled this spirit is still lying in hospital in Munich, I can only add these words, to the thousands of "mess ages he has received:

"Matt

Bushy, we have hal tine now to see Just how great is the club you built. We share

losses,

But we your tragic know your players will never be

It is a feeling which can only be built up over many seasons of failure, setback and muccess. And it has enme to comparative-forgotten. ly few clubs.

for

Arsenal have it, There it was

"You see, they played built up to its peak through the MANCHESTER UNITED."

BOLTON- reign

I'LL CHOOSE at the great Herbert Chapman,

maintained BUT CHEER BLACKBURN! und throughout the 30's.

No columa Just now would be complete without a shot at tp Exclusive Band

And phy the Cup winners. my tip will certainly be a con- And now-as Arsenal are just troversial one-because I'm still pulling out of their toughest raying BOLTON. out-of-form patch for years-it is still there. Housewives in America who know nothing of sport have heard of Arsenal, 11 is an institution.

Aston Villa-the club that has won the Cup more times than any other have it. My own club, Preston, I am proud to say, achieved it in the age of 11s "Invincibles." Up in Scotland, Glasgow Rangers have it. Every kn who has ever kleiced a can along a street sees himself in a Rangers shirt.

These, like

Arsenal, have known fallure as well as success in the passing year. But even if they slly out of top class com- petition for a time, they remain great clubs. Because Always they come back,

They have that spirit. Manchester United, struggling through poverty and 11-fortune 20 years ago, have now proved they are more than worthy to be numbered among this ex- clusive band.

Their

outstanding achlove- ments on the football field in the

Danes Take 3-1 Lead In Thomas Cup Match

Copenhagen, Mar, 10. Denmark Look a 3-1 lead over Britain in the final of the Euro- pean Zone of the Thomas Cup badminton competition here to- night.

Results (Danish names first):

SINGLES

E. Kops beat H. T. Findlay 15-12, 15-1;

F. Kobbero beat P. Timper- ley 15-4, 15-8.

DOUBLES

P. E. Nielsen and J. Nyguard lost to J. R. Best and T, Jordan

and Kobbero

This, remember, was the club out earlier this that put us

And I believe that what I said then still holds good:

season.

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer Of The Year

Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.

It is a popularity poll organised by the coupons China Mail, and nomination will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

"They are tremendous aghters--the and if they get the fuck to have heavy pilches all the way, I think they can do it,"

My own club should have been playing Bolton in a League mate on this semi-final day, so -unless another game le arranged for us shall go and watch their match.

However, the prediction puts a dilemma, for I've me 11 always had a soft spot in my heart for Blackburn.

It may be news to you, but I almost joined them early in my career. My brother Joo-to's 40 now-was playing as an Blackburn's for amateur

League side Just Lancashire before the War, and ho months trying to persuade ne lo go along and train with him.

epent

Playing Colleague

I might easily have become a of Bobby playing colleague Langton-who was also serving 1115

spprenticeship in Binckburn's second and third the teams at the time--but in end it didn't come off.

ndvised me My father settle down to a trade in Pres- ton, and he suggested that I might as well play my football there as well.

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The two qualifications for nomination are:

(1) Footballing prowess."

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

To the Editor, China Mafl,

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is:

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Nat. Lofthouse will forgive me, I shall join in the cheers for Blackburn it I can manage to get along to their. semi-inal.

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South African Universities Still 118 In Arrears

cricket

Capetown, Mar. 10. All-rounder Jim Burko, who on Saturday became the first tourist to

pass 1,000 runs, recorded his best bowling figures of the tour on the second day of

Australian the team's match against the combined South African Universities here today. Spinning his off-breaks sharply from a good length, Burke took six for 40 as the Univerallics crumbled to an al-out first innings total of 110 in reply to the Australians' 280,

At the close the Universities, following on 179 behind, were 01 for no wicket, still 119 in arrears, Burke was assisted chiefly by Richie fellow all-rounder London, Mar. 10. Manchester United were made Benaud, who took three for 31 joint favourites with Bolton at to take his wickets total to 10% 6-4 to win the English Football-the most wickets by a touring Association Cup at tonight's bowler in South Africa. The callover at the Victoria Club previous record of 104 was set by England's Sydney Barnes in here.

At the last callover Manchester 1912-13. Barnes collected his United were third favourites at victims for an average of 10.7 7-2, but they have since knocked runs. Benaud's have cost 19.3 out the 3-1 chance, West Brom-aplece. wich Albion. Bolton were 7-4 Lavourites last week.

Blackburn were returned at 11-2 tonight, with Fulham the outsiders of the four at 13-2--

Roulet.

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

HE DOES NOT WISH? IS HE KIDDINGT

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The South African batsmen performed hesitantly against the Australian attack, and with a full day's play left, they face an China Mall Special, uphill task to avold defeat.

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JOE ERSKINE FIGHTS LONDON IN JUNE

By GEORGE WHITING

Cardiff's Joe Erskine, British and Empire Heavyweight Champion, has agreed to defend his titles against Blackpool's Brian London in London' on June 8. Moreover, Erskine will be Oghting as a "volunteer" rather than as a time-limit champion defending his Laurels by rulo.

Says Erakine: "This time you will see a different fighter. Recently I have had to fight two battles every time I went in the ring-but not any more. From now on all I shall have to worry about is my opponent.

"I gave Henry Cooper his Resplendent in magenta und chance; I have beaten Dick green, our guest looked fine Richardson, and now I am quite unti he disrobed to reveal a

defend my itics roly-poly willing to

until frame, and against London. After what ho | Henry Cooper attened him did to Willie Postrano he four times before a humane deserves his chance.”

referen intervened in Tound

Erskine too - well

Different fighter? Two battica? | Lour. These references by concern the all

As a working professional, publicised equabbles that have Richardson is entitled to pick up gone on between the British purno-money where he can. But Champion and his father on the anything short of complete and one hand and manager Benny mcompromising victory over an Jacobs on the other

opponent of the calibre of Mols will do his reputation no good whatever.

Now, instead of a threatened Jaw sult, all differences, Includ- ing financial arrangemento, have been happily solved.

Separate Trains

At

the weigh-in Richardson Mola 14rt. was 14st. Tib. and 12ib,

-Landon Expreu: Service).

Unknown to each other, Ersking and Jacobs travelled in separate trains from Wales for a United's Scanlon meeting in Lotion with pro-

mather Jack SolomoJER — who

locked the door, talked to them Discharged From

Hospital

ilke a Dutch uncle, and anally them out for meal ent

together.

Munich, Mar, 10.

The Manchester United foot-

from

As for Brinn London, a Cham- plonship fight with Braking wit nervo hie cause far better than further immediate ventures baller, Albert Scanlon, was dis- the tonight top-notchers charged against

and Johansson, Rechts der Isar Hospital here, as was casually being suggested where he had been since a char-

the team ter plano with atter he had tested Pastrono so

board crashed near Munich alr severely last week.

on February 8.--China

ko

DVCRBCLS Pastrono

So everybody seems hoppy-part except Henry Cooper, who beat | Mall Special. London in Jess than three minutes, and who now seems to

be clamouring in vain for a

on

chance to repeat the per COSTLIEST ELEVEN

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Good Win Needed

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Which is the costliest football eleven in England? If you chose Sunderland, Arsenal, Newcastle, Heavyweight Dick Richardson, Everton, Leicester or Villa you enriched, but scarcely ennobled would be wrong. It is Totten- by recent misadventures against ham. Four of the present side Americans, appeared among his cost only the £10 alging-on-tee fellow-countrymen ot Carmar--Ditchburn, Hills, Hopkins and

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(£80,000), Norman against the former champion of flower

(£12,000), Maurice (£20,000), Ryden

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