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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1960.

He tamed the Black Cobra-now bids

new fame

for

BY ALAN HOBY

The nightmare waiting was over. The decisive hour had come. The lanky, loose-limbed England left-half walked out into the Swedish sunlight to mark the greatest inside-forward in the world-Didi, the Black Cobra of Brazil.

A little over 90 minutes later he trudged wearily back.

But, although

his white, sweat-soaked vest stuck to his back like a postage stamp. the man with the No. 6 on his back was grinning.

where never minds plays, is carving fresh fame-as

contre-half. And WHAT contro-half...

a

For William John Slater-hud held Brazil, the future world, who zuzu-treiding Wolves half back, champions, to a 0-0 draw.

That was the scene at Gothen- International, dis ex-amateur

June tinguished lecturer in physical burg's Ullevi Stadium on education at Birmingham Unt- 11, 1056-when every one of us verity and just about the most who watched thought that the famous part-timer in English honest and modest Bill Slater football-had succeeded beyond would be England's left-half for his most cherished dreams.

years to come.

Great defence

But how WRONG we were!' Worrying atul gnawing at his

far Tochy Bill Slater, from man non-stegy, he had slowly played the xxly-swaying Negro being England's left halt, hadn't over occupied that position for

genlus aut of the game,

When the Anal whistle his chub and yesterday's return

between Wolves shrilled, England, thanks mainly match

to their magnificent defenders, ¦ Barcelona,

and

FAMOUS SPORTS STARS

-I HAVE MET

By ARCHIE QUICK

No. 1 favourite to referee the next Wembley Cup Final in May, Jack Husband, raised his glass to me and said: "If Spurs get beaten tomorrow I've got a chance for the Final.”

Spurs got beaten all right by Blackburn Rovers, and, with Life inst hope of the South eliminated Jack Husband was almost a certainty to gain the greatest prize in the refereeing world in its

active very last Renson.

three

he

A

Kreat

In recent ilmes centre-halves have dominated the English Soeter scene.

Pleas failed

There was Slater's present manager, STANLEY CULLIS. pivot so tigerish that it was said, half in jest but half- | seriously—"If you kicked him

in the heurt you would break your log

There was NEIL FRANKLIN, the dark, neat star from Stake, who was the Herbert Sutcliffe of football. Even when the action was hottest he never seemed to have a hair out of place,

There was BILLY WRIGHT and yet what did Wright, ex- captain of Wolves and England |and holder of 103 caps, say about Slater nfler watching him in action against Blackpool recently?

"It was the finext exhibition of centro-half play I have ever neen," Billy declared lyrically, his old skipper, however, Walves Despite this peak of praise by

were forced to leave the mighty Slater at home when they flew off to Spain for that disastrous 4-0 drúbbing by Barcelona in Ure European Cup,

as ever in the matches in which I saw him. He did not go back on to the International Panel, but it was tacitly understood The presale reason? Despite that it the South of England personal pleas by team bosy representatives in this Cullls and by Slater himself, his had no year's Final his career would employers, Birmingham Univer- end with the crowning honour-ily, were unable to give him as it did to conclude the active time of for the trip,

Perturbed by such an attitude ife's life of Jack Clough last May. Big Game---his

at a time when England, with Irony of Ironies, Spurs were shot out of the Cup competition vitul prestige mulches comlur three quarters of un hour after up later in the year against Scotland, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Mr Husband died in Leicester.

and Spain, urgently need really dominating centre-half, I sought out B Slater.

Alas, Jack will not control The

ambition-

for exactly 21 hours after toasting his wife Jean and myself in a Wands- worth hotel, he wan dend, tragically cut down In his. dressing room at Leicester at halftime In the City versus West Bromwich Albion Fifth Round Cup-tie,

brave

Jack Husband was a mon. He knew but he had, as be put it, wonky heart," bul the call of the game was strong in him and he refused to retire while he kud chance of

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getting Wembley- chance that would have evaporated next May he had not been selected, for he was 40 and would have passed the retiring age for League referees before the start of next season.

Gave his heart

He gave his heart to Soccer in more senses than one. He alled b harness, and the coronary thrombosis which kill

was the aftermath of cd m heart strain contracted while refereeing in Costa Rien.

My tip

"B," I said, "how do you feel

My private tip for the Cup Final refereeing appointment about all this? You must have now is Mr Norman Taylor,en bitterly disappointed at of Wiltshire. If geographical missing the Barcelona pame, at considerations are ignored. Ibeing left behind?"

understand thai là may rest between Me Kelly (Lanca- shire) or Mr Mann (Worces- tershire).

Jack Husband refereed World Cup matches in Nice and Budapest, and had contemplated an offer to offlelate in Burtna. He was to referee, and Mr Vic Rae, the former referee, was to lecture. Jack studied his health and did nol go.

Now, by a coincidence, Mr Rae is in bed recovering from-- coronary thrombosist He told me: "The Fifth Round is always considered the testing stage for the eventual Final referee, and when i saw Jack was chosen for the Leicester game I thought he was a certainty for Wembley, always provided the Spurs went

When I left the genint Gas Board offeln 1 soldi "Have

It all started when in 1058 he went alone to the Central American Republic to take out." charge of preliminary matches in the World Cup competition.

The games were at high ultitudes, nne Jack collapsed. After a while in hospital there he was town home, and follow- Ing convalescence be remained

off the League List for a season.

He came back again though

this scuson, and was an efficient

1,000 pupils

Slater, lean, studious and pick- ing his words as carefully as he places his passes on the field, replied:-

"Naturally, I was disappointed. But I'm not complaining,

"When I was given permission to sign as a professional tor Wolves in 1954, it was on the understanding that a clear line would be drawn between the two jobs.

"I am one of a team of rine physical education lecturers st Birmingham University.

"Between us, we take approxi-

for on hour a week. There are mately 1,000 first-year students

also speelal degree courses students.

in

for

Then I conch all the week soccer, cricket. basketball And do and squash rackets, some gymnastics,"

1 said, “When on earth do you

the fittest

good game tomorrow and hope train? Wolves are

to see you at Wembley." Alas, team in Britain.

I have had to alter the story keep up?"

How do you

I intended to write of "The "Whenever I can fit ! in. But Man Who Came Back."

every day, without fall," Stater

Today, nearly two years later, replied. "It is difficult and it this 6 ft. I in, all-purposes player can be boring, even lonely.

Charnley just wins

Nominate YOUR HONGKONG FOOTBALLER

OF THE YEAR

Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current

season.

It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

are:

The two qualifications for nomination

(1) Footballing prowess.

(2). Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

To the Editor, Chinm Mail,

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the Řekl of play, is:

of the

INOTE:

(Signed)

No person is allowed to voto,more

than once in this poll).

"That's why I commit all my training to paper Arst. I'm quite clear before I go out what I am going to do.

"I practise ball control against against some the sides of a large gym, also

buttressed walls

near the playing pitch. That gives you ΤΟΠΟ very funny angles,

Never fitter

Club.

tragically: at centre-forward for his club in one game this season when he scored two goals; and in the last nine games at ventre-half.

Finally, I asked this shrewd, far-seeing and wholly admirable professional: "What would hap- pen if England called you up again for home and foreign

Internationals?"

HENRY LONGHURST On GOLF

VINTAGE YEAR

As I look out from my chalet onto a garden bathed in spring sunshine and reflect smugly that, on a diet of oranges, relieved by the occasional tomato juice, no fewer than 10 lbs of this too, too, solid flesh - the equivalent of six irons and four woods complete with head covers -- have vanished in the first four days, It seems that this is the moment for the annual anticipatory pleasure of entering in the new diary the golfing events for the year to come.

Avhom will probably elect to swarm round with one match. With all this it is uncharitable to regurd four and a half hours as unres sonable. Nevertheless it does not seem right.

Three events stand out 14 For those at home we shall, sent, three quarters of make 1900 a vintage year, the as usual, have the television. first being, of course, the Cen- Meanwhile, through an un- tenary Open Championship. precedented sacrifice by the which will be played, appropri- | people

Andrews, utely enough, un the Old course at St Andrews.

co-

This really will be something and the championship committer, headed by Mr Tom Harvey and

enthusiastic alded by tho operation of the Provost Council of St Andrews mean to go to lown on it.

Prize money

and

really

cours

SI

re

to ite main closed for six months train November 1 last to April 1.

An out şanding feature of the championship is that it is of being made a conditon welcotion in the Canada CKD tournament, to be played a fortnight before at Port marnock, in Eire, that all

A

..

Lastly, we have something really new and, to me, in- Lensely

the interesting

Daliantine "Big Ball":tourna-

ment, as it must surely come to be known, which is to be played 마 Wentworth In

August.

choren shall go on to play in Condemnation

the Open

We shall therefore see thirty different nationalities the opening stages.

an

Very few peoples are entitled some by experience to rive

in, opinion As to whether we should all be happier if every- one played with the slightly larger Amertenn-sized ball.

last aired in the press, for in-. When the controversy was stance, the secretary of the Manchester art District Society of Golf Club Captains weighed Ju on the

with an second day

The prize monoy-what was it, I wonder, when W. Park won from a field of eight with

Two professionals represent a score of 174 for 36 holes at each country in the Canada Cup Prestwick in 1880: £10 and it has always been the cus now been raised to £7,000.

tom for them to play together; with two of another country. The

wil winner

feel that the practice in the £1,250 and; in addition to the amateur equivalent, the Eisen- usual gold medal, a replica of hower Trophy, is much superior outright condemnation, on their the "Jug" self, and a fight 20

Here they play in threes, always behalf, the death is assured by succes

the American ball I from different countries, which often. wonder how sive prizes of £900 £700, £500 mixes them up the purpose. Manchester and District golf many and so on, down to £130 for after all, being International club captains he had had time the man who falshes 10th ond

to ask, and, of these, how many. £40 to anyone who gets to the goodwill-and takes less time.

had played enough with it to Jast day.

give a worthwhile opinion..

The entry fee will be Ave quincas for, amateurs and pro- fessionals alike and the only

'Big Ball' tourney

The

a

average time for a Canada Cup is em at which I can cavil is the round in the fact that amateurs musi be between four and a halt and scratch. The truth is that many Ave hours, but before you be professionals cannot play to come too critical imagine what anything better than five-and would happen if you played a if you think that is unkind, have fourball modal in your own a look at their scores when the club. Competitors must play day comes, bearing in mind that from the back tees, must in- the bogey is 73.

chude the local champion (C.4. handicap Snead) and long playera (eg, the two Indo- Mel- nosians who arrived la

four bourne last year with cluba upiece), and all must course, adhering finish the strictly to the Rules of Golf

New stands are to be

+

erected

"I also deliberately put myself Still hopes under pressure. In the absence of Beth-and-blood opponents I "Naturally, I hope the univer use a clock to ginger myself up. sity would give me the ilme off I'm 32 and, although I've never to play," he told me, with a felt fitter, there is always

at the 9th and 17th (where spee- the gleam in his blue eyes,

British I hope so too. danger of going soft."

Youth alone tators, by courtesy of at I looked

Slater with can rapidly mounting respect.

be hopelessly inadequate Railways, will be able to march sheds instead of against areless marvels like through No wonder, I thought, Wolves Spain's Kubala or Di Stefano. cluttering up the fairway) and and England have always used It needs to be bolstered by the extra hole-by-hole score boards him in, an emergency: at left cultured

communication system drive. and) and a half in the World Cup after experience of men ike All behind the last green will keep) Duncan Edwards had died so 6later.-London Express Service. the public in the picture,

FOUR D. JONES

by MADDOCKS

“LOOK,MATE, I DIDN'T WANT TO STOWAWAY.

ALL I WANT IS MY

HOOP

FERDINAND

YOU CAN 'SAY THAT AGAIN. THE SKIPPER IS GONNA PUT YOU THROUGH THE

HOOP,MATE....

power,

the

THE CAPTAIN OF THE EMPIRE NIT RECEIVES JONES ON THE BRIDGE OF HIS SHIP....

PUT THE IDIOT

TO WORK, WORK, WORK, AND MORE

WORK

JAVE

There will also be anything

Now, however, we shall see the pron playing four roundia with it and a first prize of 1,000 should be sumelent balt to ensure their doing their best. 1 hoge that at the end they will give an opinion unbiased by any consideration other than golf.

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Badminton

Colony Junior Badminton Cham- plunghip at Tolkoo, 7.45 p.m.

Tennis

HKCC_Championships at

Chater

up to ten thousand people pre- i Road, 130 p.m.

ELLO.GRINGO

PEEG. WHAT DON' HAPPEN TO YOUR RIGHTS?

By Mik

NEW

Lady Sheaffer

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SWISSAIR

THE MAKE OF TEEN

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British lightweight champion Dave Charnley last week outpointed French champion Sauveur Denamou from Oran over 10 rounds-but It was a close thing. Charnley was all the time the boxing master, apparently giving Benamou a fes- son-but at the last boll it was Charnley who was tired and, weary, unt the rough, tough Henaou, who kept boring on in sille of anything Charnly could dial out. Photo shows Charnly getting à left through to Benumou's face.......London Express photo.

NANCY

ATTENTION, CLASS--

I DON'T INTEND TO JUMP

IN THE LAKE

---OR FLY A KITE-- OR SOAK. MY HEAD

AND FURTHERMORE I'M GETTING RID OF---

By Ernie Brahmiller

THAT

THING

BRICK BRADFORD

PAN LOWERS THE TIME-TOP INTO THE FIRE AND SMOKE AT THE POINT MISRE

KRIS WAS LAST SEEN... THE DXTINGUSHERS

ARE ON FUL

BRICK!

OKAY... PAM... I'M

LEAVING THE TOR:

I RRAZ

NOW...

You!

BRINS THE TOP LOWER IF YOU GAN,

TAMI

CLASS 48

SUGGESTION

BOX

By Paul Norris

I DON'T THINK I DARE BRICKI THE HEAT 13

TOO, GREATJ

ROWNTREE'S

THE

AERO

MILK CHOCOLATE THAT'S DIFFERENT!

As always-

ILFORD

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