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ARE THESE FEET WORTH £50,000?

By Capel Kirby Denis Law, Huddersfield Town

19-year-old inside forward, will eventually bo the central figure in Soccer's biggest-ever auction, and when that happens bidders for this brilliant young play- it-hard Scottish international must be prepared to go to a record bid of at least £50,000. Huddersfield will go to any lengths to keep Law at Leeds Road. But their promotion prospects are fading, and they need the money, £40,000 Plus Two Players

Until now, hopes of a return

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to First Division football have

manager Bill Shankly

Molotov #

headshake through dealing with "What price inquirless, He even official

caused

develop

Law?"

threatened action through

channels if there was the slightest suspicion of poachers at work, or any evidence of back ap- proaches being made,

At the same time It is no Soc- Hudders- cer secret that some feld

cashing

directors favour

in on players, and although Law is not their only as he is the one most sought after by League clubs with money to spend.

Untess championship-soviting Toltenham Hotspur have caller a hall to their big spending spree, their bid is likely to be in the region of £60,000, the Agure

Jast January quoted who they

offered

centre-

Neale Fraser

Outlasts

25

and

forward Dave Dunmore 14-f1-winger Terry Дубоп, plus a cheque for £40,000 for Law.

Siner then Manchester United, Wolves, Arsenal, and, more recently, Everton have shown keen interest, and I understand Newcastle would join in the hunt as soon Huddersfield put out the "for sale" notices.

Are Derds Law's talented [eel really worth all that money.

say. Albert worth more than. Quixall or el Charies, wiesel record transfer fees stand at! £43,000? There is no disputing the Huddersfield player's skiti, but, frankly. I think the answer is "No."

My reason is that his forceful, fear-nothing style of play makes him too injury-prone, and it is to risk not sound economics

Roy Emerson heving £50,000 or more stretch-

Sydney, Nov. 22. Neale Fraser 'outlasted Roy Emerson, 11-9, 8-6, 6-3, in a long and hard-fought championship match to- day in the men's singles in the New South Wales tennis tournament,

The first set went 62 minutes! before

break! Fraser could Emerson's service in this battle two Australian Davis between Cup players. Lefthanded Fraser then held his own serve to take the sel.

The mixed doubles final also was evenly contested so much

that falling ught forced abandonment of play before the match was finished. Bob Howe of Australia and Marla Bueno of Brazil won the first set C-4, and the Australian team of Bou Mark; Mrs Mary Reitano won the second 11-9. The third set was tied at 7-7 when play was stopped, to be resumed next week at Victoria during the championships there.

In the women's singles match today, Jan Lehane beat Mrs Reitanown 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Mies Lehane, 18 years old, raid the victories here had encour aged her greatly and she believes she has a "50-50 chunce" of win- ning the 1960 Wimbledon title. UPY.

cd out on the treatment table for long spells. Moreover, there is

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1959.

• DENIS LAW... whon for the bidding starts Huddersfield Town's Scot- tish international a record foo is expected to change

hands.

no means of estimating how this confident, live-wire Scot will react to having the weight of 3 big tee on his young shoulders.

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Soccer

Int Division: CAA v Kwong Wali (19) 3:30 pm.

Reserve Division: CAA v Kwong wah (DS) 3 pa

Badminton

Junior Mixed Doubles:

v LRC: CCC "Grew" 34"

Men's A

Doubles: St

CYMCA

✓ CYMCA; Chung Cheong JIKU

FOUR D. JONES

FERDINAND

ASH

BAY, MAN, I'VE COTYEN

PROPOSITION FOR YOU MAN, FROM THE UIE'A OF

AMERICA, MAN.

NEXT RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP TO BE HELD IN BRITAIN IN SEPTEMBER 1960

-Leeds, Nov. 22.

The next Rugby League World Cup will be played in Septem- ber 1960 in Britain, the Rugby League International Board decided here today.

The decision was carried three to one. Britain, Australia and

New Zealand voting for and France against.

The

tet competition wi under way on September 24 nixi last two wres. There will be two

refèrees at each game,

uniformity of rules and their between two countries are the Interpretation.

Tours

affairs of caly those countries. Fallowfield annence that be British Rugby Longue will For tho Discuss arrangements World Cup at its next meeting, the date of which has not yet

In Englishmob and a French- The Board approved France's Man. This maan that aperteurs in Australia and New Zea- Iran the France-Britain game, and next May. In 1991 Newbeen wel. the referear will be neutral. Zealand will play in England

The Board secretary kald that Britain proposed that a foulland France, in 1062 Britain will

visit Australia and New, Zealand the competition would break at the kick-off-for

even and in the 1963-64 season Aus- when a player kicked directly trolia will come to England and Into touch

deliberately France. went okside....should be

example

penalised. The proponi was

The Board discussed the games

turned down, Australia and expansion, but did not agree on

voling

In

New Zealand veling agains! whether the costs of launching

是 with Franca

the game in Italy, covered so far by the British Federation, should the future be covered by the benefits from the World Cup.

faveur,

The delegates agreed, how

Was discussion

ever, that the proposal worthy

of further

and referred t to the various

Federations.

Penalty Top

be

An Australian suggestion that the publicity funds taken from -the receipts various obtained during the fours was approved.

No decision was made with

The Board also decided un-legard to expanding the game South America or the Fil Animously to do away with the

Bill

Fallowfield, penally tap. This new ruling | islands. will be enforced

+

In Australia secretary of the Board, said that next reason and in the other the United States was waiting for news from Australia on the three countries as soon as the National Federations have possibility of the Australian

team's playing in the United¦ given their approval.

agreed to States on its way home from The Board also abolish the advantage rule in Britain, where it is at present. visit to the The Australians' the scrum.

Britain suggested an amend-United States was still in doubt. ment to the holding rule where If they do not go, they would the substitute half is obliged to play two matches in Italy on pass the ball Only France January 23 and 24.

voted for the British proposal and it was turned down.

This rule exists at present in Britain. The question RED was referred to the different Federa- tions,

Time-Keepers

Απ Australian suggestion

time that there should be

all International keepers at matches was approved, and discursed the decision will be applied in Board also

of the future at all "Test matches" interpretations tulen in the four countries, between the four countries. reaffirmed The Board changes with particularly

agree: mude in Australia, and agreed previous decision that

transters of players to do their atmost to achievements on

The Varying

1 AM IN NEED OF A SNIKE Q'THE CORK, AND IT IS BACK TO ME WHEEL REFRESHED=GMC MỸ

REGARDS TO

BROADWAY

MAN

PURELY YOU CÂM ĮLÈND YOUR LI'L

OLD BAR TO WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY

by MADDOCKS

BURG, MAN. WE'VE, BOTTEN

SATELLITE SCHEDULE AND WE ARE

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ASSISTANCE

By Mik

If its receipts reached £37,000. If the receipta went above £43,000, he said, there would be a profit to be shared among the four competing coun- tries.

The

take

next meeting of the International Board will place in September.--AFP.

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

The Danish Oambit appears so rarely in tournaments that it can occasionally take players by surprise, as in the following enrrespondence game (Wysowski Y. Rozman). 1 PIKA, P—K4; 2 P-Q4. PXP: 3 P-QB3, PxP: 4 B4QB4, PxP: 5 BXP, P-Q3; 6 Q-K13, Q- K2: 7 Kt-083, P-QB3; 8 Castles, B-K3; 9 BxB, PB; 10 K-B3, K-QR3; 11 BR3 (threatening both 12 BxP and 12 P-K5), K-84; 12 BXKL. PXB; 13 XL-QK1, R-Q1; 14 RXR ch. KXR; 15 Kt QO!, PQK13 15... QxKt: 10 R- Q1); 10 K-KS!, K-B2; 17 Kt (Q8)-B7, Kt-R3; Q-84, KixKt: 19 QRP ch, K-B 20 Q-R8 ch, K-B2: 21 QXP ch, K-Kt: 22 K-Q7 ch. Resigns,

Solution No. 5722: 1 PX P. B- Kt; 2 K-H17, or else: 2 BXP. or Kt any: 2 R-4, or PXP 2 OxKt, or PK3; 2 PXKP, or P-K4; 3 PXP CP

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Peter Dawkins, the Yank at Oxford, jumps high into the air to take the ball in the match between Oxford University and Blackheath, London last werk. Oxford won by 36-0. Dawkins scored the first try of the game after only three minutes..

Yank At Oxford Gets

His Rugby Blue

London, Nov. 22. Oxford University's Rugby Union in the annual match against Cambridge at Twickenham on December 8. He is Peter Dawkins, I Rhodes scholar who is studying at Oxford's Brase- nose College for two years. He will play three- quarters right wing.

An American will play for

Dawkins, who is 21 years

several tries for the "Oxonions,” old, was an American football including two in his first match

Oxford for the Brst team—AFP, star-before coming to

ZOV

this wuluma, and up to has played only eight rugby matches. At West Point, the U.S. military academy, Dawkins was considered the best .cadol since General Douglas MacArthur. He was equally well-known in athle ties, having run the hundred- yard dash in 10 seconds.

Fifth American

Dawkins, who is studying philcoophy, political salenco and economies at Oxford, is only the fifth American to have won an Oxford "Blue"

and only second since the war.

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EASY WINS

FOR BETTY

CUTHBERT

Sydney, Nov. 21. Olympic gold medalist Betty Cuthbert cousted to easy wins In the sprint double at the Sports

Ground this afternoon

Miss Cuthbert raced away in the invitation 200 metres, win- thening by six yards from Eastern Suburbs star, Robin Scott. Six feet tall and weighing Her time of 25 cocs was 1.8 193.6 pounds, Dawkins has not Becs outside her own world yet mastered the techniques of record.

rugby, especially kicking, but In the 100 yards event, Betty he is extremely fast and dim- had an easier win, Inishing cult to bring down once ha bas |éight yards ahead in 10.9 secs, Started He has already scored -China Mali Special.

Pl Champion Outboxed

By Korean

Koren's

Seoul, Nov. 22. 10p middleweight Kang Sue Chull won

14- over

animous decision today Philippine champion Young Paulino in an exciting action- packed 10-rounder.

About 52,000 spectators packed the outdoor ROK Army Stadium here as the two fought with temperatures below freezing.

Kang victory followed draw between the two fighters earlier this month.

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Referee Jackie Park and two

came out i judges, all Koreans, with identical 5-2 scores in favour of Kang who cornered the Filipino champion numerous occasions and had him against the ropes with fast two-handed attacks,-UPI.

On

Russian Soccer XI Beaten In Canton

Tokyo, Nov, 23. The visiting Russian Torek football team was defeated 1-2 yesterday by the Kwangbung. team in a Iriendly match playxl in Canton, this Low China” Navs Agency reported.

Jak Tire score at half-time was 1-1 with the Chinese team leading.

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OH, DEAR-WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TEST TODAY

BRICK BRADFORD

I KEEP STRANSMITTINGE

BUT THERE'S NO RESPONSE

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