1959-08-11 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1959.

NOW A SECRET WORRY HAUNTS THE MAESTRO OF SOCCER

Is It The End-After 27 Years-For Stanley Matthews?

By ALAN HOBY

Is it the end for the great Stanley Matthews? Will he be able to hold his place in the Blackpool first team when the new season kicks off in a -few days' time?

For 27 years the old galloping ghost of the right wing has been electrify- ing the customers with his devilish footwork and baffling body-swerve.

For 27 3DTS he has had the! 1 asked him if he thought the crowds roaring, and sent left 1959-60 season would finally pull backs sprawiing, with that be- down the curtai on his mag-f wildering cel-like shimmy. nificent run.

But today Britain's greatest footballer the wizard still wreck a defence with one waggle of his foot-is haunted by a pecret fear.

who can

know." he "I don't honestly

"It's too early to ey, replied. but I'll admit I am a bit worried. "E don't even know at the Slaniey continued, shall be fit for the

He fears that he is approach- | moment," "whether Ing the point of no return.

He fears that even he may be Bearing the end of his fabulous football reign, when his uncanny ball Jugglery made him famous from Blackpool to Brisbane. from Tottenham to Timbuelov.

For some time now prople have been saying that Matthew who will be 45 next February, is faded, Juded, FINISHED.

Magic Fire

start of the seman

Started At 17

"Naturally I want to play, as it would be the first time I have missed the opening since I first Legan playing League football at the age of 17."

1 looked at the muestro-ve were sitting in his garden - bronzexi · and bursting out, it neemed, with health.

"You look as if you could go

They have been saying that the Stan Matthews they saw last seon should quit-befuce the mugle fire dwindles lu ampon until you are 50." I said. fag-end of its old brilliance.

"I uk," he replied quickly,

But what Stanley's crillen feel marvellous bodily DON'T KNOW--because until

Apart from kicking the ball, 1 now Matthewn, he squealer, has refused to tell 'em-is that have been training hard. 1 could for nearly a year he has been 10 through & season without any

buther except for this knee." plagued by a astring, recur- rent kare injury.

Knee

Call it the Mathews ...call it the strange case of

"How did it happen?" I asked. "in a game with Manchester United list September," Stamry Stanley's complaining kneecap said, "I twisted my right knee cap bying to get to the ball too

|

"The whole season I felt it. could do very little training - only one day a week and then playing again on Saturdays.

"During Blackpool's Cup run last season the groundie-heavy one match, frozen the next- knocked the knee to bits."

"And NOW...?" I queried.

no-ott.

"I'm lubborn," sald Stanley quitLly. "I will Kive myselť another text

The next few weeks will decide whether my battle of patience in won or lost. I regard netbacks challenge. I have so much en- thuilasm for football,"

"And Arthur Kaur?"

Competition

As A

"I'm glad he is here. I wel- corne competition," replied the Ginest No. 1 have seen.

"I only wish Kaye had beCA Ler last seasta," Stanley went on "It would have given me a chance to rest my knee....

An Enviable Goodwood Double

The Goodwood Cup one day, the Chesterfield Cup the next. That became this year's enviable record of Lady Zia Werhner at the Goodwood races recently when her horse Aggressor emulated the exumple set by Dickens two days earlier in winning the Chesterfield Cup by a comfortable margin.

Photo shows jockey Jimmy Lindley enjoying such a good lead that he could afford to look round to see who was second. It was Pundit, one length away, with Royal Chlef third, another two lengthy behind.

MOTORCYCLIST

KILLED

Berlin, Aug. 10.

German motorcyclist Werner Kuehn was killed yesterday

in

an accident during the Han-

the East

Danish Girl Fails

In Tenth Attempt

To Swim Channel

.

London, Aug. 10. Miss Elna Andersen, 20-year-old Danish mistress at a Lewes (Sussex) school failed today in her tenth attempt to swim the English Chinnel.

Olmedo Wins

Two U.S. Eastern

Tennis Titles

South Orange, N.J., Aug. 1D. Wimbledon champion Alex Olmedo today Won his first American grASS couri laura- ment of the season when be cap- tured the Easter grass court inen's singles crown.

Olmedo, the top-seeded stor, defeated unseeded Mike Green of Miami 0-4, 3-0, 0-0, 6-2, in

the final.

Olmedo and Enri Buchholz, who may be the U.S. Davis Cup doubles team, captured the doubles crown by beating Ronald Holmberg of US. and Ramana- than Krishnan of India, 6-2, 11- 13, 6-4, 8-5.—UPI.

Australia Completes 4-1 Davis

-Cup Win Over Italy

Philadelphia, Aug. 10,

was announced by. ADN Nicola Pietrangeli scored Italy's only point in the inter-zone Davis Cup competition with Australia today by defeating Roy Emerson, 6-4, 6-0,

Germany news agency. today.

Των

6-4.

I hope Stanley wins his light,seatenring race at Weismor, it There never his been anyone like the old Sorcerer of Soccer.

Conjurer, showman, magician,

also spectators were genius--there have been few in

elther his killed in match

the Eccitient when football to supreme artistry or his memerie Kuchu rode in the crowd,

Earlier Australia's Rod Laver that the control of a football.

The ADN asserts

beat Orlando Sirola, 4-6, 6-4, When he goes-and I hope it mishap was due to the careless-0-0, 0-3, in the last day's singles riders in the matches at the Germantown won't be Just eum Jilde the fact that since last

yet future ness of several

know Face. Fear of them, and several Cricket Club which were just nutur September when he Arst

forward, stretched, generations will " variat

other spectators, were injured exhibitions as Australia won the Winted his right knee slipped, and my knee went under what they have missed. Matthews has played under a my body,

London Express Service. | AFP. hidden handlesji.

call it anything you like... but no amount of fancy nasmes quickly.

Intel I can reveal that unul three weeks ago, when the knee bruke down stain in a five-a- side practice game, the Black- pool Wizard did not kiek a foot- ball for four months.

He could not even play lawn tennis- Kame he loves-and gave up a close season tour, of Afries, so he could

nurse his

troublesome kneg back

fitness.

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New Problem

And now, of course, there is

□ new problem facing the moestro.

For, with dramatle timing. ANOTHER first-class right winger has arrived at Black- pool Bloomfield Road ground --the England Under-23 star. ARTHUR KAYE. who was transferred from Barley during the clown season for

£15,000.

And it is no Soccer Tracle secret that, for the first time in his golden, glamour-pekad career, the supremacy of Stanley Malthewe is being challenged.

For the first me foot- balier has arrived at Black- pool who wants the Wizard's job. The dimple-ebinned Kaye is all set to stage his own take-over bid-If he can.. And the maestro's own reac- tions? Last week 1 talked fully and frankly with Matthews his Blackpool home.

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Support For Rugby Proposal By S. Africa

Sydney, Aug. 10,

The Australian Rugby Union tonight decided to support South Africu in Its move to increase the value of a try from three to four points.

The proposal will come before -the-International---Board -- Con-- ferencs to be held at Wellington, New Zealand, on Augual 17.— Reuter.

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winning competition by singles matches last Friday and the doubles match on Sunday.

challenge the United States for the Davis Cup. Pletrangell took advantage of Austraila will meet India at Emerson's double-faults to move Brookline, Maxs.. this week- | ahead 3-1 in the first set but the end to determine which team | Australkon battled back and the Two were engaged in Light I battle.

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It was 5-4 on Pietrangell's errors but the Italian, taking the next #1 love, Beored a ser- vice see to win the ret, 0-4.

Double-Faults

Emerson's double-faults again proved costly in the second net us Pietrangell thrashed him 6-0. Emerson started beller in

the third set but Pietrangeli moved to 3-2 26 Emerson doublo-fruited off the neteord en game point.

Pietrangeli forced a forehand error to win the set 6-4, and make the ful SCOTO, 4-1 in

| favour of Austraila.-UPI.

After swimming for 15 hours, 6 minutes she was so exhausted that she had to be taken from the water-only two and a half nilles from Cap Griz Nez, France.

The oficial observer with Miss Eina Andersen, Mr John Wood, secretary of the Chan- nel Bwimming Association said tonight: "Elna is deter- mined to have another go."

Courageous Swim

He said it was a very courage- ous swim. She swam through fog practically the whole time and ever had the encouraging sight of seeing where she was getting to. When out of the water she was com- we took her pletely exhausted,

Mr Wood sald Bike An- dersen was very happy about the strin She says it was the happlest swim she bas ever had.

Her last channet bid in July ended

wham crump and Jelly fish slings forced her to retire three and n half miles from

France.

Miss Anderson said tonight: "I know I could have done it if the conditions hud

been better.

**am not giving up hope, In fact 1 may muke another attempt later this year."-UPI.

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