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on the ball

with Tom Finney

THE CHINA MAIE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1960.

THESE EIGHT ARE WORLD'S GREATEST FOOTBALLERS

We are playing that old, old game, the one which never palls. A group of us were picking the greatest team of all-time, the greatest players of all time, and so on.

of goal nud

his fence has danger.

The "Black Panther," as be

sensed even

the

At no time was this belter do

Yes, it's a fascinathy gawr, me of Frank Swift. He always | Very fast over the vital 10-15 but on the other hand, many scars to kara excelly when to yards, he can strike before a de- of us have never seen those come out eld time greats." Tut what lamelling is wanny. about today's players? Here, ! for you to argue about, is my 1st of the eight greatest players In the world Today, and Towsons why I plek them.

STEFANO DI

thes

(Spain).

The most complete player of the day, schemer 201 Beurer. He covers an amazitat agount of ground during fl

Ivan

knack of being in the right! place at the right time,

Built Like

top-light athlete. he is strong and dift cult to shake off a ball, And in common with nearly all the great players have known he really enjoys his football, The game which put the seal on his was the European Cup Final in whleh he rallied Real

I thought greatness

Madria

when they were trailing 14 Milan. In a match filled with talent, he stood out high above The crowd.

KOPA (France). Portagas the pastest way to recognise ability is to look at the positions he has filed in apter- national football.

Fur France, he bat played in every forward today, when

21 remara-

i

World

pinyers would even

balla from

I know oft the Continent, inonstrated than in the make the Job look very easyCop Final against Sweden. Fow

his style in far from top-night 316 faulty.

whether I doubt shall ever see a better display than the or he gave against England at Hudapest in 1954.

I have reached the which he scored. ther the young will stay

JOHN CHARLES (Wales). A rare combination of giant "jolsyraigete allied to delicate ball.

work-class He s Control performer at cafre-half. Catre-forward and skle sight. rom- The Inarity the

Lawama

Faison with Tomay

Dixie Dum.

WHEN For me his great day

when Wales the ep 1953

at Nintan bral England -1

Park tad e majtamper Harg Johnston-ho mean

ekar fool. After

kamu",

layer-by

the

Harry grinned ruefully and said to me "What can you do with such it play on

a day" What ze+d

★ JIMMY

MCILROY (res land). A player who has mustered all the arts of football. He has xed. wonderful ball control, and a powerful shot in and entrer position

Foot There Is KAT

Win football is

seheating. 20 Fenius in his

one muve, he can transform s whole teen of game.

His true ability was clearly

114 at Wembley spotlighted

with Danny years ago, when Blanchflower, he inspired Ire land's 3-2 victory and scored the penalty in the touched the heights match winning

Ger- nmchalant way France beat

pelalised. That's able achievement,

Although small, he is power- fully built, fast and has a great shot in both feet. I particularly like the speed with which gets the ball under control. The day he was when many in the play-off for third place in the 1058 World Cup, PELE (Brazil). On that day, I doubt whether

could have any delence him.

The great snateter. No man held playing today is better able to Convert half-chances into goal.

DIDĮ (Brazil). Have you noticed, no maller how elusely marked he my far, 1945 Did always seems to have 1 the time in the world?

He never appears to hurry -which is one of the dll- ferences between the FUND and the great.

Watching hur, yoti always! gain the impression that the man marking him is playin badly, which is another

mark of greatness,

hli-

To me, despite the all-round Brilliance nf the Brazilian attack, it was always Didi who stood out

schemer-in- as the chief.

inte He made himself the perfect foil for Pele, and whenever I remember Gothen- burg, I remember Didi,

BILLY WRIGHT (Eng- tanel). In My apirunn. terribly underrated, He Is the most consistent player 1 have ever known and the perfect model for youngsters every- where. He has played at cult- back, wing-balt, Entre-half and inside-forward and could have held down on England berth in them all.

Πυ left true place in that of inst

The game which doubt as to his

was

football Wales at Wembley when Jack Froggatt was injured. Switch- ing from right-half to the pivot į

changed the position, Billy

whole pattern of the match by blotting out Trevor Ford, who hitherto had looked almost un- stoppable.

for

GROSIKS (Hungary). One of the best criterions judging a goalkeeper is the way in which he copes with cross- balis. Here, Grosika la superb. In many ways, his play reminds

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

(N6, 0700)

Here is a problem specially eontributed by Commander R. F. Fegen, RN (Fort,Augustus, Sebtland). White to play and mate in three moves.

Solution No. 5749: 1R-Q&t. QXR (1...BXR; 2 B-Kis chi toina);.2 BXQ, BXB; 3 8-87. BB5 ch; K-82, P-QKIS: 50-Hid_ch, K-R1; 4 Q—BI. ch-R2; 1 BKts ch, K KUNS Q-I7, Resigns.

Loudon aprang. Service.

at for kn

I doubt whe inside-forward

at No. B on anyone's

1 Fuppose in terms of hard Leash, one could say that these eight men would felch at least half-a-milijon found on the open market.

But personally I don't like | assessing trients such as these

in pounds, shillingss und pence,

To me, they are priceless.

OFF THE CUFF

Thr two Cup Finalist

jast catunities of

year, McNally Lulon's Brendan

Forest's Nottingham Kay Dwight are both ready to make their first League appearance of the neandır.

and

I

Italan hear that the fans have just voted JOHN CHARLES, the "Most valuable player of 1939."

LE

Don't The surprised Newport's 18-year-old centre-luft OLLIE BUR- follows In the foot- TON 'steps of "Riz John,”

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FOUR D. JONES CAPSULE ROCKET

by MABBOCKS

FERDINAND

NANCY

THE NEW

IPPROACHES THE MOON

AL

WHICH WAY NOW?

A tense moment in the Arsenal goalmouth during their First Division England League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Highbury, London, recently.

The ball is seen sandwiched between Mason (Jeti foreground), Wolves' inside-right, and Dodgin (right), the Arsenal centre-half. Standen, the Arsenal goal- keeper, is in the background (partly hidden).

Eventually the hall was pushed over the line for a corner-kick to Wolves.

The match ended in a 4-1 draw.-Reuterphoto.

Elliott given approval to run in U.S.

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Boccer

SETTERS WILL DO BUSBY'S 'BABES' A POWER OF GOOD

Maurice Sotters stood and Soccer's stormy

talked with me In the corridor leading to the dressing rooms at The Hawthoms, and it WAS

petrel joins

difficult to realise that Manchester U.

this quiof-spoken MAN

centrá was the

of yet another Soccer storm. Not the first of his awes moking, let it be said.

Setters is not a man of the North where ons expects run- Redness from its football pro- ducts. He speaks with the pleasing butt of his native Devon, and he has the fresh complexion associated with the county of cream and elder,

True, he wears his fair hair crew cut, but he has n double explanation for the4. It came

Halimi leaves

for world title

Former

and

S

by

ARCHIE QUICK

o when he joined the Army for his Natletal Service and after two years il stayed off because he thought it a more sensible style for his chosen profession.

**Thiatr I cannot stand on the foalball field." Ite told me, "are men whose hale keep

la their cren, falling

those who let their stockings fall down and those whose faces come untied during a match.

It is a professional's job to' see that these things do not *happen."

Thorough

Albion

West Wes chosen captain of Bromwich Albion 100 when things were not going right under the tolerant Hay Barlow, and Sellers Apurred them into a winning velaa.

3 before, during and after There was trouble, Whirlwinds ure always eridying and swirlingų round this character. First of ull he got himself cent home from the club's tour of Canad and the United States because of a difference of opinion with then-manager Vic Buckingham. In went his transfer request, but he withdrew It when MF Buckinghim was "meked"

Centre of fracas

Then he was the centre of

Fracas at Leeds and suspended.

Finally, there was more disrupilon between the player Rid Gordon Clark.

new

manager Another trans- fer request, and off he has Kone with Matt Busby to Manchester United for a for

of

pront £30,000—

of £22,000 for Albion, When I spoke to Maurice he sagt: " is qulle stright tant f i have turned down Everton and | Manchester Cily.

big thing when you are declding the future of yourself and family. do not think they are the right set-ups for me. I cannot se that I have done anything

Mary

Setters joined his hometown fight in U.S.

club, Exeter City, and when he took money for playing football Paris, Jan. 12. he obviously decided that It was world_biolamweight |a man's game and that nothing wrong in holding buck and con- champion Alphonse Halimies Uan thoroughness was goodsidering matters of France, accompanied by euth. He played, that way in his manager Phlippe Filippt the Army eleven and for Exeter.

West Bromwich French

lightweight and boxer Alma Hashas, left here bought him for £8,000.

Maurice was thorough all right. by plane tart night en route

Il tacking had o bile in it- for Los Angeles, where

Halimi February 4

meets hint is the good of going for a

never had the balt if you are not going to zel Mexico's Joe Becerra,

He wits current

unceremonious. world champion

but he did get into the England their return title bout,

"Under 23" side, and what is more was elected captain of It by the Footbell Association

S1/11/

"I want to be the first French- man to regain a world title The United States," Halinu sald before his departure, Ws in Lee Angeles last July #thai Becerra took Hallmi's crown from him by a knockout in the

Melbourne, Jan, 11.

Combined Chinese & The Best, 11% eighth round, Amateur

tonight

ร! Victorian Athletic Association gave approval for world record run in miler Herb Elliott to Los Angeles on Jan. 22 and in New York on Jan. 30.

It is expected the Australian witi Amateur Athletle Union now aubarantically grant Elilott permission to make the trip lthough there may be haggling uver a manager-AP.

́ICAN SEE IT ALL NOW..

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THE SIBERIAN STEPPES FOR

THE NEXT

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TO-MORROW

Shooting

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Filipp, and Hashas, a friend of Enlim), were niso very optimistic.

AMer a three-hour layover at : New York tomorrow morning, the three will take off for Los

where Angeles

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