1960-07-02 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JULY 2,

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT Cooper's manager

Will opportunity knock for Chinese star?

By I. M. MacŤAVISH

(Writing from the UK)

When the Board of Directors of one of England's most famous football clubs meets next week it will have on the agenda the name of a brilliant young Hongkong Chinese footballer.

The outcome of the meeting may very well provide a glittering.

'Open Sesame' for the player concerned.

The last soccer star to leave the Far East to seek fame and fortune in Europe was fleetfooted Augusto Rocha, the Macao boy who played mány delightful games for St Joseph's... and who is probably best re membered for the thrilling display he gave against Hongkong in the 1954 Interport-match in the Portuguese Colony.

He crowned a fine performance, United Kingdom, we must be any way overshadowed by his

| colleagues. with two great goals-including interested. the winner-and even the "The reports we have received Governor of Macao could not about this Chinese player lead conceal his delight at the bril- us to believe that not only would liance of the little winger. he be a success in English Yool- ball but we also believe he could develop into a great crowd- | pulling personality."

On the lookout

Since that day Rocha has travelled a long and successful football trail and last year he was honoured by his country by being selected to play for Portu- gal against England at Wembley show be ... and a right fine gave at inside-tort.

I was a great admirer of Rocha

young Chinese player who is

The English football public has

It is impossible nói to be impressed by the thoroughness of the consideration which the English first division club in giving to the prospect of inviting the young player to come to England.

Already they have contacted a

SPORTING SAM

by Reg. Wootton

YOUR AGE DEAR?

me may hoes * THE BOOK AGE LEIN CARE AD AGE OF THE.

who has the enterprise to go in engines the scream of tor-

some

against the split-second timing

ONE WRONG!

29:

wants a fight

One of the angriest men in boxing today is Mr Jim Wicks, who manages Henry Cooper, the Bri- tish and Empire Heavyweight champion.

He is angry because one Mr On the new champions Anthony Macerint; : President Cooper had mit Klim, as Johani- of the Nations Boxing Aoson did a 100% buldu elation of America eely to have of op level lined. Hed ignore Cooper as one of the have stayed floored? challengers eagerly awaiting a

crack at Floyd Patterson's

newly-regained world title,

boca

beat

Mr Wicks complained: be looking anywhere else for "Maceroni says that the Amer challenger" - London, Express

cans Sonny Liston and Zora Service Folley are the chief challenges But what about Cooper? He turer at the Football has already beaten Folley on

etching "potrris, in 1958.”4′′ v

Claims

for the sport in a big way in tured tyres...the battle of man Hongkong is on a sure winner. and his missile-like machine

He will give a wealth of excel- lent entertainment to a big public of a stopwatch or the wiles and geben, who set in charge of side very exciting skill, of equally brilliant op- the famour ...and.

Cooper's mareger

claims sport to those who decide to ponents seem to be a drug too which thrashed Enfand 6-3 at that the 28-year-old Belling- drive.

great to resist.

Wembley few years agó,, has ham heavyweight could beat His many friends in Hongkong very dennité lúsar di hoie a man either Patterson or Johansson, especially the members of the should yodify for an official even though he was knocHEA magnumnge Motor Sports Club will wish coaching appointitent and it was out by the Swete in five rounds sure Colony sports Stirling Moss a quick return to very obvious that he considers when they met for the Euro

I am

fans will be watching the health and a successful injury-Hungary's system which provides pear title in Stockholm three very different fortunes of free career in the races that lle for Ave grades of chaches.

ahead.

men

two international sports- who were recent visitors to Hongkong. Stirling Moss and Peter Thomson.

Moss, who is now in a London hospital recovering from the most serious accident of his dramatic

a great regard for talented over-local Chinese businessman and motor racing career, has made it seas footballers and in recent inquired if he would be willing very clear indeed that he cannot years players from Africa, South to see to the feeding of the wait to get out and about in to order to get behind the wheel Africa, Australia, India, Ger-player if he agrees to come. many, the West Indies, Canada, England and if he stays here. again. Egypt, Gibraltar,

"It would be senseless Norway, Sweden, Italy, Holland, and bring a player a long distance China have achieved bath suc-and then prejudice his career through neglecting such vital football,

to

Best wishes

20

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with a concentrated course and years ago, three years practical experience Peter Thornson continues to as the quaillying essentials for delight the British goling public the lowest grade, with some excellent performances there is today.

is the best although the opposition is getting tougher and tougher as The Super-sociologist proved," Open" approaches.

Opinions are changing. mostly.... sa result of in- dividual performanow in the and the ex- Canada Cup perta kre now describing "The Open" one of the most difficult to forecast in the post war years.

Many of the world's leading

Listening to the require ments of a Hungariani, master-

highes cozck

... the- radé `.`ong: would have been exonsed thinking that ho was hearing. recital of the. qualiféstions of some super- sociologist, doctor, or payoko: logist rather than a football- coach · but the international. success of the Hungariani na...

but I consider the cess and popularity in British things as food and language and Stirling received during racing at the right time and it would ional side is the proof of the|

now being considered as A possible recruli to English football is * much greater prospeck.

Thorough

There is no reason at all why "The world is growing smal- the latest Chinese player to come ler" said the chairman of the under consideration should not club concerned when I was in-make the grade, I have seen a vised to discuss the idea with certain amount of football here him and the team manager a since my arrival in May and few days ago.

is my opinion that the player "Nowadays every big club is concerned is good enough right constantly on the lookout for now without the beneft of in- good foolball material wherever tense training and couching-to

pudding.

The multiple injuries which golfers have teached their peak we are delighted that one of our trinis in Europe tempted many be a very incautious critic who Chinese friends has indicated he people to believe that, at 30 years would. spot the winner at this would be happy to co-operate by of age, he should now call it a stage.

Nevertheless Thomson These qualifications make the accommodating and feeding, the day and one national newspaper had many supporters and as one English equivalent look rather

during his period of has gone as far as player

an individual shoddy for here to write, an leading golfing writer puts it... familiarisation In а

strange editorial with just that thought he may yet slip unobtrusively can become a fully fledged coach country.".

în mind, but apparently the into the picture just in time to after attending ar That was how the manager of injured driver has no doubts at claim another "Open" success. the club summed up the position all that his future still lies be for me and I hope to have some hind the wheel of still better

cry important news about the end faster cars. whole project in the very near future.

It exists and provided a good take his place in many British player engible to play in the professional sides and not be in do with all the personalities i

'England is in reality

playing Australia in

current Test series'

Sydney, June 30.

British football can certainly

ran get and it would welcome a Chinese star good enough to command a place in a League side. They remember the skill and loyalty of Frank Soo....

burly they currently admire Sammy Chung... will the next Chinese Import be the greatest cf facem all???

Some months ago in Hong- kong I had a long con- versation with a keen Chinese sportsman on the subject of Go-Kart

To retire from a sport which

has brought man fame and fortune, and which has given him a thrilling life, in always a dificult decision, ...

The pulsating excitement.. the exhaust roars of powerful

eight-day course under the FÀ and gom- pleting six months to a year's practical work.

The two points of view are I had the privilege last worth considering side by side. week of having a few Maybe they reveal the true story words with Gustav Sebes of the current differences in the famous Hungarian Hungarian and English playing standards or, as some folks football coach who was contend, is this coaching business in England is guest lec-going, too far?

plan that

Kuts reveals the

won Olympic gold medal

PHO is going to stop Gordon

Racing which he had seen W Piele winning an Olympic

several times on vision.

.

tele-

He felt and I shared his-

The present Test series in England was being play- ed only formally against South Africa, but in reality against Australia, the Sydney evening opinion-that it was the kind of newspaper, The Sun, said in an editorial today, entertainment which the Chinese public would enjoy. He also

"If Waterloo was won on the [ "In short, Australia's team considered that the very nature playing Bolds of Eton, some of is béing plaked In advance of the sport would quickly at its fruits seemed about to be by the country it will oppose, tract both male and female lost on the cricket Beld at as plainly as if the invitation drivers. Lord's," the newspaper said. to tour were endorsed Don't

bring Lulu

Fantastic

. "And all because, a leading South African player with a. The newspaper said that the maimed arm, appears to the fact that Ian Meckiff had The opinion which I formed umpires to be throwing instead already safely passed the through watching the antics of of bowling and has been umpires in five countries and the midget motor machines on pénalised so often that he has Gordon Rorke in three, was television has now been con- now said he will bowl no more neither he nor there.

Armed through attendance at in England for a reason obvious

full scale meeting where profes- "For what do they know of sional drivers were in action. It to all," the editorial continued.

England who know only such was staged as the second half al- Cooked up whistle stops as Africa, West traction of a big speedway pro- "What is happening to the Indies, India, Pakistan and Aus-gramme and it was a success all Springbok bowler (or tralia," queried The Sun. thrower) whose selfon satis- "Still, there always has to first time and there fed umpires in his own coun- be a try, even when caught on a exists no reason on earth why should not be cine-camera, is quite obvious cricket

nearer to the ly what is being cooked up for refashioned Merkin and Rorke (Austra heart's desire of the loser, lian pace bowlers) If we are who happens to be the hast," reckless or arrogant enough The Sun sald-China Mali

Special.. to send them." The Sun sald.

the way.

It is quite fattualie Wint these powerful little machine will do

.. But even raőre surprising is what experienced, drivery can do with fhren, - Go-Kart Racing Is bounding ahead in popularity in the United Kingdom and I go on record now as saying that the best promoter

IF HE LETS JAR DOWN ON THIS RACE TM CLETTING

PENNYLONES ROWN OVER FROM BALLYCOUŁY FOR HIS LAST RAGE BEFORE THE GUINEAS AT NEWMARKET,

"VE A HUNCH

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TWENTY-TO WIN ON PENNYLONE..

BE A PLEASURE TO TAKE

'HE'LL WIN-

TODAY MUL.

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TRANEILBAI AND

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WHAT ARE TIC.

HERE TO GET.

IS THE GREATEST

title in Romet The question la prompted by the frank way in which the Russian, Vladimir Kuta, reveals the plane he made and the way he carried them out to brush Piris in the Melbourne Games four years

150.

He tells his story in Harold Abrahams's book «хуп Olympiad,

Home

1960" (Cassell's, Is. Bd.) published recently, "Gordon Pirie," he writes, "had to be watched most of all. I began to work out new tactics against him four months be- fore going to Australia ”A-

DIARY STORY

of the 10,000 metres race, Kuts

says he wrote in his dliry: "Pirie is sticking like size, bow #19 his kind nie, I den 16.1

"the_green_xrsas makk fy some. I offered Gordan" the right of way several úzok but she preferred to keep back “After, three laps 2. zandó muy frak, moart, but as the cod of the fifth lap Gordon's sindow | was again next to mine. Next I cut the picé so sharply that

he almost stumbled against me. This was the alternating strategy I had planned." The most revealing point in the story is where, after 16 laps. Kuts decided he simply had to get an idea of Pirie's con- dition. He writes..

"I had to have a look at Pirie's fióe le nou whether he was running Hghtly of finding it *the same hard going na for me. I looked · round and gestured him to go ahead, And he did it lam! · "We sood on together. Now for the first time I was able to get

good look at the fired, limp Agate Jogging in front of pie, Fatigue" wa spelí all over Gordon's face. I realised this

the moment for tha decisive spurt. I increased the pace, and pilled away."

INSPIRING

5ơ now we know how, Kuts found the confidence to zo On to the first of his two gold medals. Will another, runner plan to thwart Pirie this timet, Hungarian, Boszavoley), for Instance. The opposition will certainly be tough, Whether you are going to Rome or not, you cannot have a bet- fer guide to the Games thin,

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this volume with its tabulated results (1890-1958), index of names and events, and psAKES for recording the 1980 results.

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-London Express Service),

Of Johansson, Mr Wicks sayat- "He's only got a right hand. It surprises you the first time, but, there is nothing in it on the accond occasion, as Patterson

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