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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1960.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

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Babe Ruth's birthplace to house new

"Shrine of Immortals

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By I. M. MacTAVISH

(Writing from New York)

The world of sport is liberal-satisfaction to those who follow | World record' good enough to ly dotted with great names igid baseball in the major American stand for years,

naments of nostalgi ports competitions, men dearly love to recall the

achievements

the

well

remembered

personalities

days gone by.

The

the To house

Shrine the Baltimore management has de of cide to take over the old

Framsinckle brick họtise in which passing of Babe Ruth was bom, demolish acts glory and colour tuit briek by brick, and rebuild it The men and women-of yes-) in its original form on the lawn terday but statistically, if the of their stadium - behind the record books are to be believed, rentre Held rereen.

Occasionally

few of the old-timers could

have withstood the intense com- petition of the stars of today.

Justifies

and

W

When the news of ThoMRI'N failure was

broadcast in special news fisch I was in the famous

Club Harvard and the reaction of the mem- teru nearby WAS complete shock.

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Storm of questions

of

One

had gentleman who One the building has been

Thomas in action completed the task of collecting watched suitable exhibits for the museum many times told me that he will be undertaken with full had confidently believed the

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SPORTING SAM

THIS is the Gin

by Rog. Wootton

Everton want to

'Arsenal of the

By ARCHIE QUICK

Rakaronas Bervice.

be the North'

enthusiasm, but with the spirit tull high-jumper would be two- Shy, quiet-spoken Irishman Johnny Carey speaks with awe and almost dis-

Nevnetheless the comtribution these man have made to sport justifies 4.1 the fathe and fortin Which h. come their way. The high standards they they tha recurtis

challenge 1pwatc

the wern which inspired their successors. to their own particular achter-I ments.

wrek 1 teamci This

of an unique menusment Which Is being "built" to one of the greatest mutes ever

Americon sport

Ruth

...nd

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Kreat

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grace Bube

to honour baseball players

who have connection with Baltimore.

Maybe it As the Surreal briliant

of success

the

Bakter Orioles they huvo Just beaten the Yankees in three straight games that has eneturaged the eigh to set up this "Shrine.

Iminortals and the announcement of how It is to be done has given great

of

IL

and memory of the never-to-be-and-a-half to three inches Forggation Babe Ruth us inspir-butter than any of his up- tion the Shrine of Immortels ponents in Rome, His failure, could well become a national nut only to win, but also to institution for America's pn-equal his own previous per- Honal game,

formances, was a bitter dimp

the American pointment to public in general and to has been a most interest-Bostonians in particular; ing experience to be in came close to being a Buston America while the Rome Tear Parly in some places! ! i Olympic Games have been America that the partial failure in progress....and to see

of many of the star athletes the reactions of the people sent to Rome by the United to the

and successes

Stales hos hit the country hord failures of the com--and where "certainties" were

involved below the belt,

petitors in the team from the United States. I spent two days in Boston and

high-jumper John Thomas is a student at Boston University it was not surprising 10 And people pplimistic, not only about a Thomus victory, and a gold medal, but also about TRAV Olymple and

Champion again

At a celebratory dinner last week in London, Australian Juck Brabham holds the medal just awarded to him to mark his feat of winning the world racing driver's championship two years in succession. There are still two Grand Prix events to come this year, but Brabham who has won five out of seven Grand Prix events this year, is so far ahend on points he can't be caught.-London Express photo.

IT'S MOLISE SEAMUS. LOWRY

AND KELLERHER ARE SET ON

TALL

MEN SEE THAT

*THE CHALLENGE," WINS ALL

HSNEXT FOUR RACES.

EVEN THAT

THEM LOSING SYY

HAND ON A HORSE V

RIGHT ON A RACE, TRACK.

It is obvious to any visitor to

The newspapers have been packed with stories and or tical comment about the lot- down. Television and radio have found it a juley subject for discussion -- and of course the man in the street has said his pilby pleco,

When brilliant

performers

like Thomas, Connelly, and male and female sturs fail completely to produce anything resembling their normal form there is bound to be a strong storm of

belief when he discusses the play ers he has bought to make Everton FC a “Bank of England" team, second only in expensiveness to Totten- ham Hotspur's £250,000 constella tion of stars.

Commonwealth

XI begins

that Everton were a team of disjointed stars rather than compact unit,

There was

Scottish Inter- There are

Bobby nationals Aleç Parker, Collins, and Tommy Ring from Falkirk, Celtic and Clyde in the Goodison Park Inesup, plus

also a disturbing Scottish

inter-rumour at Villa Park that all "Under 23"

is not well between manaster and national Jimmy Gabriel rom Dundee,

International player. Mr Joe Mercer, at the Weish

beginning of the season, said he was going to give a full chance to make good to the players who had won promotion, but with the season only a week or so' old he dropped goalkeeper Nigel Skens, inside-forward Ron Wylle and captain Pat Saward They were back in the eleven against Everton but evidently harmony has been upset,

S. Africa tour Roy Vernon from Blackburn next Saturday

London, Sept. 9.

Eight English Test cricketers and Austrailan Test caplain Richie, Benaud leave here by air next Tuesday for Balls- bury, Southern Rhodesia,

where the

Commonwealth XI'

tour of one-month

Trans- Rhodesia, Natal, and veal begins on Saturday, September 17.

Rovers, Micky, Lill, the Cockney lad from Wolverhampton Wan- derers and England "Under 23 International Billy Labone,

Values most

Yet I have a secret feeling that the player manager Carey values most of all is goalkeeper Albert Dunlop, for a great after he had given display at Vita Park and Everton had gone down 2-3 Instead of by a much wider margin Mr Carey said to me: There is the best uncapped goalkeeper in the sountry”, Everlon have collected players from all quarters and director Jack Sharp told me that the club Maddocks (Victoria), determined to put Goodison LED

(New Southi Norman O'Neill

back to the "top of the tree." Simpson Wales) and Bobby

The touring side, which will as in 1959, by

writer R. A. completed by

painted questions. Accusations be managed, of bad management, inefficient English cricket preparation, lack of dedication. Roberts, will be over-confidence, and too much three Australian Test cricketers

| high-living coupled

with

too

muny late nights have been levelled at oficials petitors alike,

even

Wife doesn't want Pirie to retire yet

Gordon Pirie's

Rome, Sept. 5.

wife Shirley would not like and com-Western Australia) who will; He said they want to be the said today she

ning yet, despite his defeats in Committees of Inquiry have all fly direct to Salisbury from "Arsenal of the North but as her husband to retire from run-

Arsenal used to be."

and 10,000 Australlo. already been set up to evaluate

They are a rich club, they the Olympic 5,000 ond sift the stories which · are

The eight English cricketers have great players on their metres. going round but manre: Brian Statham and Geoff books, money is no object and

Mrs Pirie, herself, as Shirley wellknown people are suggesting that, Pullar (Lancashire); Freddie they have a ground second, to Hampton, a former

on four sides, athlete, was leaving with her the failures do nothing more Trueman and Ray Illingworth none, enclosed than, make Americans realise (Yorkshire), Ken Barrington All they need now is playing husband by car for Freiburg, in that other countries are making (Surrey); Alan Moss (Middle- success.

Germany, where Pirie hopes to more significant progress insex); Mike Smith (Warwick-

do some more training, Olympic Sports, then the dis-shire); Tom Craveney appointment will not be wasted.cestershire).

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Open letter

uce sports columnist Geni Ward

wrote in open letter to Mr John Thomas, U.S. Olympic

team,

Olympic Village, Rome, and

tarts like, this:

(Glou-

16 years later

Gordon, who sald yesterday he was thinking of retiring, told Reuter today his retirement de- pended on his wife.

think I would like him to have another season at it."China Mail Special.

Listen to Mr Carey: "I cen confident I have the staff to get us into the high places of the Benaud will explain the side. table," he said, "but they need time to settle down. After all, In the New York Daily NewsChina Mall Special.

Spurs won neither Cup nor

Asked for her view, Mrs League last season, but they Pirie said: "I don't think I look as though they are going would like in to give up now. places this time. We have got only four points from ave matches, but we shall pull up "Dear Johnny, Don't let it

When Mr Arthur Hunter A forward line like mine must get you down, fella. The

the won

McCleary: Bowls clicis." world didn't come to an end

Trophy in the Bocup Club's the other afternoon when you

tournament. ho lost the gold medal

In the tan gained

hun which he high Jump ...

It won once before-in 1944.

I disagree with Mr Carey on "Sure W's tough to lose in is the longest break between two points. Against Villa anything. But sometimes It

dual success la Lancashire was clear that his attack con turns out for the best. Call bowls history-Bonews Service,sisting of Temple (Lili was in.

the will of God, a trick of fate or just plain bad, luck. Burk don't look for an alibl, even if

you have Ox??...."

The letter is a long one and reminds Thomas of the blackest moments in the careers of Sam Snead, Joe Louis, Jimmy Brad dock, Joe Waltott, Ben Hogan and others ... and it re- minds bim how they fought

a sup

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jured), Collins, Jimmy Harris, Vernon and Ring spells class tri any language, but they did not have the constructive halves to back them up and the defence was woefully shaky at times,

Il looka though Mr Carey will have to go hunting again and bring home a left- Dowis

back and left-half, for Jones Ja Division: KFC KB VTC. Restelo "W" v INC. KC

and Brian Harris were not of Recrolo "B" KDC

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Second of my points against good luck. Gene Ward."

3rd

KBGC V HOC Mr Carey 13 that money will The letter was a delightful von HKCC v KDC,

not always bring success on the reassuring note in a mass of occ. SC v PRC.

football field whatever Spurs and criticism. recrimination,

Ladier Recreation Club champion-nay do, and I seemed to me bitter disillusionment.

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