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WHY I CRITICISE

CRITICISE THE SELECTORS

Tom Finney's new book FINNEY ON FOOTBALL has already aroused a storm of controversy. It is considered the most outspoken book ever written by a current English internatiɔnal. And many sports- writers have already predicted that it marks the close of his carcar as an England player. This is Finney's reply to his critics.

To

Strike A Blow For English Football

By TOM FINNEY

(Of Preston North End And England)

Why did I write it? Why did a man who has played 74

games for England decide to criticise the selectors?

I have been asked these questions all week long. My answer

has been simple.

I wrote what I believed in the hope that such constructive

criticism would strike a blow for English football. Would it have been more loyal to remain silent?

If so, I am Any

afraid that's a form of loyalty I don't understand. more than I could understand a man who'd silently watch his friend walk blindly towards the cliff edge.

The last thing I would wish; England

team

arrived in

I'ti have sald it Just the

to do would be to damage the Gothenburg only 48 hours be- same. game which has done so much fore the competition began?

for me. But honest criticism. I aw sure, will never do that.

Perhaps I have remained silent too long. For since my dobut 1940, I have watebed the grondeur of English football slowly fade.

Sad Decline

white heal

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Certainly after our eclipse in

World the

Cup. tund ho flusion left.

In the

of inter- Raich Carter, former England national football, we had been inside-forward and manager of selected by men who,

and despite Hull City

Leeds United their enthusiasm and their discussing the problem of being loyally, locked an obvious fool- | E manager: "When directors

ball background.

start to Oink football-that's the time to quit."

Today, teama selection 19

No player worth his salt can help but feel sad of such a de-specialised art which very

clitie For me, however, the fall has been made ven sadder by the conviction that England breeds the greatest natural foot-] ballers in the world

feel that the England side which I drst played for should have proved the foundation for future greatness,

have mastered. Yet we continue to use an amateur approach.

11 our international eticket leam is chosen by experienced ex-pingers, how much greater is the need of Soccer.

Near Tragedy

Remember that team included

11 is, in my opinion, little inside- Stanley Matthews, Raich Carter, shart of tragedy that

men who

and

would

Ernic

WH Mannion, Tommy Lawton, forwards such as Manchester

Taylor Frank United's

and George Hardwick Swift

all Sheffield United's Jimmy Hagen have been claimants for berths should have spent their careers -part from one game exchim uny Work! X1. And knocking at the England in the international twilight door were brilliant newcomers Both could have done so much like Billy Wright, Nat Lofthouse for England. and Bert Williams

In those days, it was easy to believe in the future. But since then I have seen our dreams of world supremacy fall apart.

Static Ideas

K-

I have watched other countries advancing with the times, perimenting and adopting new techniques, while our own Ideas remained virtually static. And I have seen the rise of, first, Hungary and then Brazil, IWU highly-drilled teams led with dedicated footballers,

and thelr both knew

Both took an obvious. natural. pride IT supremacy And

there was no easy road to Log.

the

I was particularly Impressed by the Brazilions' Training during this summer's World Cup nt Gothenburg Hour after hour, they proctised until even

the most complicated movements began to appear simple.

ti: and

They were Skiparty Chine as car perfection as any leum I've ever

A

5002).

Was it any wonder they were

little

surprised when the

FA Cup Replay

Wolverhampton, Dec. 18.

Crystal Palace beat Shrews- bury 4 in the second replay of their second round English Football Association Cup tie here tonight.

The winners, who led 2-1 at half-time, are away to Shef- feld United in the third round of the competition. Reuter.

Headaches (BAPER

Toothaches

Colds

are quickly overcomú. by

CAFASPIN

I suppose it is inevitable that after having expressed these views, some people will regard ine as a rebel.

But does the description real- ly 017

After all, I have spent my entire career with Preston and transfer rumours have passed me as #rebel.

Death-Knell

No Man has ever been prouder than I to weir the England Jersey. And if we re- gain our supremacy, no оде will be happier.

Many sports-writers, i know, believe that I have sounded the death-knell of my internation- career. I think they are

+1

wrong.

For although I

may question the selectors' footballing know- ledge.

i have

doubled either their sincerity or

their honesty.

nover

Even if I'd shared the writers' views, nothing would have been changed.

Young

OFF THE CUFF

I hear that England's captain BILLY WRIGHT says he's currently more con- cerned over the coming birth of his baby-than gaining his 100th cap CHARLES, ....MEL Swansea and Walca centre-half, raced away from the England. Wales international at Villa Pork In a bid te watch brother John playing for Juventus. He arrived at High- bury as the Anal whistle blew....GIGI

PERONACE, the Italian who has been the key figure behind the

Continental big signings, has recently been visiting the grounds of top London clubs....Soccer's cost- liest player DON REVIE - lately trans- ferred from Sunderland to Leeds has left be- hind his chief admirer, ALAN manager BROWN. The canny Brown has always con- sidered Revie one the truly great players of the post-war era.

America's Junior Tennis Rankings

Now York, Dec. 10. American Davis Cup 10-year-old Earl Bucholz was today named, as.

hope

Junior number ane plager

here by the American Lawn

Tennis Federation.

He gained this top raniding by

virtue

consistently of his

in play

Australia during his current tour.

briilinra

He is now tipped to represent

United States in the

Davis Cup.

(2) Charles

Other junior rankings were:

McKinsly,

the

(3)

of

Top Sports Awards

Judy Grinham and Ian Black, the swimmers, with their trophies after they had been announced as Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year at the Crosvenor House, Park Lane, London, last Wednes- day.

Inn also won the BBC Television Sportsview Personality of the Year award. He is the first Scots- man to win the trophies.

Inn, 17-year-old Aberdonian, holds three Euro- pean and five National championships.

In a TV interview before receiving her trophy, Judy Grinham said it was unlikely she would swim again on an international level. But added, "If I was blackmailed 1 might go in for a team event",-Reuter- photo.

Bassey To Defend World Title Against Moore

Now York, Dec. 15. Hogan (Kid) Bassey, Niger ion holder of the world featherweight boxing championship, has tenta tively agreed to defend his title against Davey Moore of California, towards the ond of next February.

Mr Jersey Jones, Bassey'a United States manager, ap- nounced this today, and shid the bout would be held in Los Angeles.

I

Moore, who at 25 is a year

younger than the

champlor: is the number one contender for the title. Last werk he scored a one-round knockout win over Ricardo Moreno (Mexico), who was boulen in three rounds by Barcey earlier this year.

Mr Jones announcernent came Barsey and his party were flying to New York from Los

Angeles, where the champion scored 請 points win over

Ernesto Patra (Mexico) in a non-tile fght on Saturday.--- Reuter,

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ON THESE

TWO

FAMOUS SPORTSMEN

By DEREK JOHN

5.00

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This week I spotlight two famous sportsmen for whom time is running out-Eric Evans, former captain and hooker of England Rugby, and Raymond Russell Lindwall, Australian veteran of 55 Tests. Evans needs only two more international caps to break Sir Wavell Wake- field's record of 31 England caps. Lindwall needs only five more Test wickets to break Clarrie Grimmett's Australian record of 216. Standing betwert them and new speed-li-up Rugby laws team

The time bas games. the new records is the single were introduced.

come when a sportsman needs fact of advancing years, Evans The captaincy of England is to be as cay as an actress about

.the ros

of

is 33, Lindwall 37. Consider firs Erie Evans, who led England to that rare Grand Slam in 1957 and the International champion- ship last IXO.

A year ago he was said to be too old at 32 and he ignored by his county's selectors.

was

expected to be given to one this age.

three younger men-Jeff But I am not saying that a player terfield or John Herbert, first-la ignored by the selectors just trial skippers, or Peter Robbins, because he is "getting on." But the former Varsity captain, it do say that selectors are often

Losing Battle

unduly unfluenced by a man' age, and lend to overlook his the performance.

Itay Lindwall, one of greatest fast bowlers of all ume,

If this were not so, 44-year- Fighting Evans replied by train-tain his place against younger still be playing soccer for Eng- has fought equally hard to re-old Stanley Matthews would

ing with Manchester United as

well as his own rugby club. He men. But he seems to be ficht land. msgofrenched, such a phlen? peak nga losing battle,

That

At he proved himself enough for the England cap- laincy.

Broke His Jaw

Evans has trained just on hard this Rengon. He broke his jow in an early match, but has now fought his way back to top

dorm

Yet gallant Eric has not been. included in England's first trial: Lawrence Nagler, (4) Paul this month. The decent is on Palmer, (6) Dennis Ralston, youth more than ever since the (0) Martin Rissen, (7) James Shaeffer, (8) Ramsey Earn- hare, (0) Ned Neely, (10) Frank Frochling.

KNOCKOUT WIN

10

Test

10 return

included a one-and-a-half mile run, skipping, half-an-how on a cycling machine, and bowling at spood.

Eager cricket, his daily programme has

His recent form has been im- He led Queensland pressive, against a strong MCC XI and tool five wickets for 67 runs in the first inning,

The Sad Fact

Jack Hobbs Not Impressed By MCC Batsmen

London, Dec. 19.

Sly Jack Hobbs, 78 tomorrow, is not particularly impremed by the performances of the MCC batsmen in Australia.

'But it was a bowler's wicket, and Lindwall's speed had clearly fallen to around medium fast, though he still looked the best.

"I am rather glad I am not pace bowler in Australia today. watching the cricket out there" He could make the ball leave he said today at his Fleet the bat and he could produce Street, London, sports shop. Other rating named Gardnar

that devastating yorker at wil Mullay as the veteran Cover

Paris, Dec. 15.

"It champion His mastery of wwing and pree-

seemed to 45

number

Triple youra)

Olympic

inve been the player.

turned pro,

Hungarian change was silti in évidence. pretty dreary so far. It is a Lezlo Papp,

Yel Lindwal has not gained | depressing experience to rise in Sally Moore was rated number middleweight

one girl player. Clark Urzeb knocked out the French middle a Test place.

the morning and switch on the Francois champlon ner the under 15 number one, weight

The ad but inescapable fact radio to hear the daily tale of

woe", added one of али Victorin Palmer the Anewy in the third round of is that speed and strength are

England's under 18 number one girl their contest here tonight, now volbied, more highly than most famous bateman-Franco-

Pres. skill and experience in many France-Presse.

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