1959-09-18 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1959.

'UNKNOWN' SNELL BECOMES

A RYDER CUP PROSPECT

London.

David Snell, the 25-year-old Worksop golfer, pulled off a 100-1 chance when he won the professional motch- ploy chompionship at Royal Birkdalu, Lancashiro, recently. He achieved the scomingly Impossibla by beating the reigning champion, Horry Weetman (Soladon Park), by 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. Ag he was cheered off the carlo three victory green he happily three. murmured: "It BCCIS LITI believable."

and

birdie

But when he crashed his drive into the crowd at the long 16th

1 becoming the youngest and only partially cleared an winner of the title for 23 years, intervening sand dune with his Suct1 tins taken the first stepecond, he could do no better_'.

the hole and the

than halve tu golfing fame and fortune.

Snell's previous best win was match was over,

in the Midland Open Champlon- abip, and he certainly never dreamed of beating all the top jipera to gain the £750 first -prize when he started his

challenge.

CHANCES.

When asked what he thought of his chances of guining one of the three remaining places in Britain's Ryder Cup team to go America in November he

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sald

"The selectors must con-

sider me now, I think."

his

Snell was honest in summary of Weelman's golf. I heard he was spraying his tee shots, but I never thought he could be so wild," he saith,

And indeed Weetman did lose the final through his wild drive Ing. For ten holes he was con- tinually up to his neck in the scrub and Bramble,

THREE HACKS

Taking the many offered, Snell forged

chances steadily

nhead. He tumed : 344 for a four-hole lead, an ecomi: Ave up at the tenth, where Weet- man LG three hacks in waist- deep ronth on the top of a sand dune before reaching the green.

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Snell faltered for a moment, three-put- fosing the 11th by ting.

but he played tre- mendous iron from the rough to Inve the next, and became dormie live when Weetman took three putts at the 13th.

Weetman made a desperate bul unavailing effort to nave The maleh. With ztoriou. Irons and single puts he won the next two holes with an

man.

Walle Snell best 51-year-old Norman Sutton (Excter) three and two in his semi-final, Weet-

of the finest In one matches seen recently, recovered from four down at the sixth to (Sud- defeat David Thomas bury) at the 20th hole with 20-yard puit for a birdle three.

London Express Servter.

A

David

Snail

won

£750 wodding 'present'.

'Ingo' Seeking

Swiss House

Geneva, Sept. 17.

HUGE FOOTBALL OFFER

London.

Fulham Football Club has refused a £70,000 Spanish offer for stor goalkeeper Tony Macedo.

Soccer On The Inside WHY DO THIS TO FINNEY?

By DAVID JACK

London.

It would have been a Soccor's snipers are 'on the job early this season, And

British soccer record-foe. Macedo, a 22-year-old ex-

Ingemar Johansson, R.A.F. man born in Gibraltar, Sweden's world heavy is tipped to play his first dull

weight boxing champion, arrived here tonight to "sel--up residence-in Switzerland".

"I have come here to look at the countryside and make Д chuige of a residence, I do not yet know whether I will buy a house or rent one," he said at the airport here.

Johansson la understood to be returning to Sweden tomorrow, -Reuter,

For once Manchester City's goalkeeper. Bert Trautmann, is beaten, but

as he sprawls helplessly right-back Bill Leivers hooks off the goal-line watch-

ed by centre half John McTavish and Arsenal Icader Dave Herd (right), during a recent game.-Express Photo.

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FOUR D. JONES

FOREMAN OF THE CONGNG FADDY FIELDS.

MOUR D.JONSG AND Ở GORMAN, THE IRISH

HAVING BALADO | ARRIVE AT (ARO, FROM ONMA TO DOLLEGY BRICKS TO BUILD A GREAT WALL ALDWYO THE FRONTIER AND KEEP OUT THIEVING CHINUM YELLOW INDIANG...

We've achaM A LONG WAY.

SHOPE CRINELE FORMALIS WHAT RES

TO BE SURE ME DARUN'

BOY, DONE WORSTY MUTTY LITTLE NEND OVER THAT, CHARLIE KNOWS WHAT MES DOWN ALL, ROST.

KIT DURE LOOKS DESERTED

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By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

SLURP

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RIGHT

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BACK

TO SCHOOL

BRICK BRADFORD

PAM AND LIDH GET OUT TO SEARCH FOR ICE IN THE CRATERS CIR THE MOON LANGER MILLICHÉS OF YEARS OLDI KES

DOWN THEREĮ

WE CAN TRY DOWN THERE!

YES! I UNDUSE",

STAND!

ZANIS EVENMILLEN

By Paul Norrla

NOW I CAN GETRO > AT LEAST; LIDA ISN'T |OF HER! SKBS IN FIGHT""), MAKING EYES AT BRICK. OF MB, SOT GRAS TNS WHILE WE'RE OUT HOSE ABOUT HER NECK, HERG, I DONT TRUST

AND SHUT OFF THE

PRESSURS AND

OXYSEN.

HER

Fulham 'no' to £70,000 for Macedo.

for

England International against Wales in Cardiff next month.

But he is also qualified for Spain-and that is why the bid was made, Fulham refused to name the interested club.

RECORD

Bedford Jezzard, former England centre forward, now team-manager of Fulham, gaid | Jaxt night: "1 know The | Spaniards ·want Macedo but we don't want to let him go."

The transfer record for a British player is £05,000 paid to Leeds United by Juventus, the Turin club, for John Charles.

Marathon

Johannesburg. Sept. 17. Keith James, the South Afri- ean marathon and cross-country champion, left here by air to- day for Seoul to compete in the Informational marathon.

they've picked a prizo turgót England's groutest footballer, Tom Finney. Three times this season, in aftor-match Inquests, I've 'hoard Finney being criticiand, ofton brutally.

Here are some samples: After the Preston v. Wost “Karn`gamo`at-Deepdale, a-North- End season ticket holder said; "Old Tom can't or won't—run any more."

At Byraley recently a Lanca- shire club director: "How long will Preston carry Finney as a passenger? Every man on the feld must be prepared to play 90 minutes,”

Now the biggest sin any foot- baller can commit, in my opinion, is lack of affort. And I cannot belleve that Tom Finney, of all people, would be put guilty of ever refusing to match. all he's got into a

TOM HITS BACK

That's why I asked Tom for hla verdiet on his form this sceton. I told him what people were saying about him-because I believe a footballer of his stature at least deserves the chance to answer his critics,

This is Finney's, fighting come-back: "I am not really siisfied with my dorm or my physical fitness. How could I be a hundred per cent fit when I've only played half a dozen games since Christmas? I'm

trying to get back to my best, but it's hound to be a long job ...maybe another couple of months. The thing that plennes most is that I've felt no pain at all with my leg. BUT I'M NOT TAKNG THINGS EASY IN MATCHES."

What Finney could have said-but he wouldn't- £5 that his come-back is not being helped by playing in a poor teams.

James replaces Jon Barnard, of South

WIG! Africa, who

For years, North End sup originally invited but had tu porters have expected miracles, withdraw because of injury and frequently seen them, from Ieuter.

the twinkling feet of Tom Finney. They should be patient, at least for two months, before expecting any more. In the meantime, they should alm their sniping at certain other members of the Preston side.

SHEAFFERS!

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FLY

SWISSAIR

THE AIRLINE OF SWITZERLAND

AND

Follow

tho leader.

ROWNTREE'S

DELICIOUS

SMARTIES

MILK CHOCOLATE BEANS

San Miguel

is out of this

World,

In the second half at Burn- ley

Τοπι on Tuesday night,

never sw the ball. Whose fault was that?

Sandy Busby,

footballing manager son of United Mait, was asked if he'd' like to become player- of manager

Burton Albion. Offer politely de- clined when Sandy aus-' pected he wis wanted principally for any "In- fluence" he might have with dad.

I know well enough that it sometimes be a handicap

can

to have a famous father,

1

£15 SWEETENER Advice to players with

promotion conscious club- Second Division DON'T BOAST ABOUT YOUR WINNING BONUS.

I thought League Soccer had been cleaned up. That's what the wishful thinkers told us ofter

the

"Sunderland Scandals." Now I advise Pro- sident

the League Joo Richards to set his sleuths on the talk again, because at least one club is making a mockery of the League's maximum win bonus of 24.

It is common practice in clubs March and April for ruuning for honour-or strug-

gling against relegation—to give Hele pinyers coshi "sweeteners." But this-is-the-first-time--I've-—-—~ } heard of £15 a man being pald

In August and September.

the Having surveyed all

for obvious claimants Billy Wright's Job 46 England centre-half, I sympathise--for

with the international selection committee. With no logical successor to Wright, a bold move is Justified.

That move should be the up- pointment of Runnie Clayton (Blackburn Rovers) as England skipper AND centre-half. Blackburn may not

like the idea. but with plenty of wing-hulves about, England should experiment by giving Clayton this big job.

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Scotland's bright young In- ternational Denis Law (Hud- dersfield Town) is another player in the centre of damag- ing rumours. Because of recur- ring knee injurles, it has been suggested that his future is in the balance. Indeed, one Scot tish report states that he never kick another ball.

Denia

was amazed

may

Pago 7:

TOM FINNEY

"I am not really satis. fled with my form or my physical fitnost.-I'm trying to get back to my best, but It's bound to be a long job... maybe onathor couple of months. But I'm not taking things easy in matcher.

Chinese Sets Swim Record

Tokyo, Sept. 17. Communist Chinese swim-

ming ace Mu Hsiang-Haie set n new world's record of when

I told him about the way he has been written off. And he gavo me a straight answer when I asked him: *When will you play your next game?" Said Law: "I'm ready now. It could be next week." Huddersfield boss Bill Shank- ty confirmed: "Denis is quite fit, but it would be a mistake to rush him into match action. And we haven't started the season badly with n forward line,"

reserve

Despite denials, I under. sland negotiations are proceeding for the trans- fer from Falkirk Everlon of talented inside-forward - John White.

UK Soccer Results

to

one minute, 11.1 seconds for the 100 metres men's breast stoke, the New China News Agency reported tonight.

His time, made at the first national games in Peiping, clipped 0.2 seconds of his own world mark established at a pre-games meel on Aug. 30 Pelping, the agency added.

The record was set in the 50- metre indoor pool al Felping Stadium, the agency sold, and | drew a standing ovation of 10. minutes from a capacity crowd at the pool,-UPI.

Sperts Diary

TO-DAY

Exhibitions by Hashim Khan at USAC courts 3.05 p.en%.

Borest

Continuation - of... · HKFA -- Council meeting, Sports Road 6,45 p.m.

Teani Exhibition ten by Bob Howe and Mark Olway at thKLCC.

TO-MORDOW

Lawn Bowl Oniony Open, Singles and Triplas London, Sept, 17.

fat HжFC 4 p.

HERC V IRC at Results of today's footballThird Division

PAC 4 p.m.

Bottdell matches were:

League 2

Official Opening of 1859/00 season. Scuntharpe 1 Liverpool

at King's Park 3 pin.

Bqtih. swanes 3 Huddersfield

Hashim Khan playing at Sek Kong Lesque

Egilash couris 10:30 a.m.

Exeter Clly, Notts County

2 Chester 4 Gatesheddi

-Reuter

Bwforming Chinese Bankers" Recreation Club swinning. gala. Victoria Park Fool 9.30 p.m.

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