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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1960.

SPÖRTING SAM

ENGLISH LEAGUE CHOOSE ALL-STAR TEAM FROM FIVE NATIONS

German leads £300,000 of

British best

STILL STRONGER SIDE

AGAINST ITALY

By ROY PËSKETT

German-born Bert Trautmann has been named captain of the most powerful football team chosen from British clubs since 1947.

He leads £300,000 worth of stars in a

Football League side

to play the Irish League at Blackpool on October 12.

Trautmann, Wehrmacht paratrouper who was released from a prisoner-of-war camp to start a professional Soccer esreer

Lancashire, Is honoured for what an official described na his magnificent service to football,"

He Is the first goalkeeper to captain a British representa

tive side since the late Frank Swift led England agalust Italy at Tarin in 1948.

When he was told of his selection, he said: "What a way to overcome my depression after the game at the Hawthorns! They scored six goals against me, and I never had a shot 1 could save!"

the German In addition to Trautmann, players are chosen from four countries. One glance at the list is enough to make this the public algh; if only team could be kept and trained for an all-out Great Britain effort in the 1802 World Cup.

Tempting

Joe

Lengue president Mr Richards Introduced this pili star policy, last season, and

is tempted him to year for a

Bert Trautmann is paratrooper who

reached for the sky

By JACK WOOD

The German paratrooper who was captured when he leaped over a hedge into a nest of British Servicemen told me on the day he was chosen captain of the English Football League teant to play the Irish League on Oct. 12 that "this day has made up for all, the most exciting of my life."

Eart

Trautmann, whom found in his fine home in the village of Bramhall, Cheshire

Surprise WAS overcome with and emotion when I told him of the honour accorded him.

"You mast be kidding," nald the man who came from the prison camnjen to stor with Manchester City.

Now the former oberfeld- webel.

(staff sergeant) who fought on the Russian front for three years and later in Francé and Grimony felt the packed life hud

wheels of his

turned full circle.

Insults

Now nearing his 39th birth- day, with an Engilsh wile, a son of 19 months who can drop kick a rubber ball over Bert's 1950 car, and a baby born a month ago, Trautmarn feels his life complete,

"The sports writers were kind enough to make me Fonth 11e

of the Year in 1956, but all

.

Iis not important providing you try to do the right thing in life." Bert Trautmann, one of the nicest

people, in sporl, has always done the right thing in life,

I

had to do then was make 1 specch. Now I am captain of one of the greatest learns ever to be chosen. It's marvellous, marvellous," be gofd.

1945

Trautha

wila

In trying to ret liome from Munster to Bremen when be leapt over a hedge into • group of Britiaḥ iroops.

++

cooked for them for four days. WID ten days I was In England.".

In 1948 he was released, und played for St Helens, A year later he joined Manchester City and became the target for per- sonal abuse and a continual stream of anti-German letters,

During the following years the police had to be informed as threats were made on his life by letter and telephone. The climax came before the Cup Final of 1950, between City and Birmingham.

into

THE TEAM

Trautmann (Mán. C.),

capt.

Angus (Burnley).

the

Bort Trautmann and soit,

its best, and to let nothing

island in the way,

from

Fascinating

by Rog. Wootton

London Express Service.

Will local softball lose a a valuable qualified umpire?

By OLEY VAS

Some people take criticism in the right spirit, some do not.

A recent softball report in these columns, which in the opinion of certain quarters Inshed out little too unmercifully at an umpire for making án atrocious call, has caused much dissatisfaction among a section of the softballing fraternity. Only yesterday morning a staunch adher- ent of the game was not slow in telling me in no uncertain manner that I had hit plate umpire George Pang well below the belt.

At the As D. résult Pang is seriously my opinion, not worth his call, down the new symbols. considering net

rendering It is his duty to report favour- same time. It is hoped that old- the game ably or unfavourably what he timers like the Digslas, The boys and Carmen further services to with which he has been associat-sees and he must be prepared to Dayar cd for countless years. It would accept the consequences of his Mattos will not get confused! indeed be a loss to softball if he words. sticks to his decision because

umpires are in very short supply these days, especially experienc-

John White, rated in England as the best Scottish inside for ward, retains his club position, but Law is a fascinating experl-ule book.

ment as leader of the attack.

What a game there will be later in Milan... with the the French South Americans, stars, the pick of the home Italians and John Charles to lead the Italian forwards!

I do hope George Pang wifl do me the favour of reading the

by

The weekend games do not promise meh in the way of Zood saftball entertainment, The Lions will be trying to stay undefeated in Lille League baseball when they meet the Cubs tomorrow at 2.30 pm. The Wolves play the White Sox at 4.40 pm in a Junior softball game. The latter should win without too much trouble.

Too experienced

Great Britain entry World Cup during his three months as chairman of the League plays the Italian League, October 6, the Ireland icam are England selectora.

at Milan on November 1. For to play à match against the Yet an even stronger side the Irish game the League selec-Irish League XI.

been could have

chosen and tors have excluded players from It will be interesting to see

and Football Wolverhampton

Everton the two men whom Scotland are will be when the

becauso Of club Axture on expected to name for the inside- October 12.

forward positions, playing in aed officials who should really foregoing and change his inind the new formation. this emphasises

feel less touchy about sports- for despite the efforts of Harold All determination of the League

writers views particularly when Wingice to train umpires to present Brills, football at

decision under fire is. Inexplic-weekly lectures at the European aule and unsupported by the YMCA in Kowloon it is std to report that the shortage of pra- perly qualified umpires remains To err is human

as acule and chronic as it has The point which is aften been during the past few years.

that all team With other averlooked is

commitmenis In managers, coaches, plate and hand Harold Winglee will not

be a fast and There should on the RCOG base umpires, scorers, players be able to carry -in short the whole lot-mework he is doing but the Umpire excling baseball match to be Ilable to make errors in Judgin-Chief teils me that arrange seen when the Glunts and Rebels ment for which they must be ments are being made to and a meet at 10.00 am on Sunday.

replacement. Perhaps

Then at 11:30 am Ray Cor- prepared to accept the blame, suitable

Don Robbins might be persuad-duro's Giants come up against This applies also to sports-

the Service team from Shatin, writers, who are also fpir game ed to handle the job?

Full márks

the Austers, and any writer who prefers to

Ray's boys have to shortcomings, close his eyes

So for the attendance has too much experience for the op- fold

even been very satisfaclory with the position and should win easily. around the Council table is in Antelopes from Fanling showing The Stardusts clash with the tremendous enthusiasm to learn! Pandas in the last match of the ell about the rules and regula day and after that inept display Lions. While on the question by the Pandos of umpiring I must say that the flats only an optimist will tip Indions versus Clants Rame the Chinese boys to beat the which was rained out after, one Stardusts, inning of play will have to be replayed from the start as it was not a regulation game of five innings or more. This should seltie all doubts about the pro- per procedure when open up again:

Armfield (Blackpool); . Blanchflower (Spurs), Adamson (Burnley), Mackay (Spurs); Jones (Spurs), White (Spurs), Law (Man. C.).

Mellroy (Burnley), Connelly (Burnley).

For example, Danny Blanch flower, one of the four players record-breaking Spurs, has lost no favour by his fre- quent crilicisms of the Football League system. . '

The FA Counell ls. almost Blanchflower and certain to reject the BBC Both

again the quest to televise seven Cup-lles Melloy will play Irish League twice within

This is a natural result of the week. As purt of their prepara- tfon for the full International furore over the League's secret with

deal with TV, Belfast England nt

Four D. Jones JONES ARRIVES SOMEWHERE IN TIME NEAR A SLEEPING

BY MADDOCKS

BLOOD BEET SAND

FERDINAND

NANCY

AUNT FRITZI ---

I FOUND A WAY TO MAKE OUR MEALS MORE INTERESTING

WELL I DON'T

KNOW WHERE I AM, SO I ASK OLD NODDING

NORMAN OVER THERE

FROM NOW ON EVERY MEAL WILL BE A

SURPRISE

SHEPHERD

on

at season,

SAY COULD YOU TELL ME

WHERE! AMSIR ?. YOU

SEE I'M LOST

"GRUNTUH!

ULP WHATAMIGO:

| WHAT, WHAT?

YOU'VE RUINED ME ORSTA

WHEN YOU ARE

IN SPAIN, AMIGO, YOU

DON'T GO AROUND WAKING PEOPLE UP.

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

I TOOK ALL THE LABELS OFF. OUR CANNED GOODS

Settled

"A man wrote that he would stand above the furihel at Wembley, and shoot me when I walked on to the field. I tried to dismiss him, as a" ́erank and tokt no one except hly wile. Nothing happened."

- In that catpe Trautmann broke his neck in a collision with Birminghuni maldo-left Murphy,

The injury kept him out of; Footbal until the following. Christmas Day, Apart from thai spell, he has enlased only

į six games in the City goal-İn

eleven yesAKI.

Though happily settled now,

ho has no intention of applying

for Brigh allizenship.c

was. Börn, & Germán,

circumstaüibe Bronz

and

tne

here. People have been over- whelmingly kind. Nationality,

·BRICK BRADFORD

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Sports Diary

TODAY

Hockey

Full marks go to the Boor- lat Division Macaenals "B" Ing Section of the Association | Recreio "A" (KP), 8:30 pm. for the work they are doing 10 prodcote interest in sõding

Robert, Bau and Lat Dayaram haye put their heads together and have shade sonke changes in The scoring symbols to simplify

Tansia

Colony Hard. Court championship at CRC, 5.30 pm.

TOMORROW Cricket

1st Division: Brigade v Scorpions, CCC v. KCC .B", IRC Y Garrison,

KCC "A" RAT. Recrela v Police,

the work involved. For example Zad Division: KOV v Brigade,

XB2 which is the symbol dënöl- DES Nomade, Garrison V IRC,

In

intertefence by a catcher University v Centaurs.

and is often confushit with BX2.

a but that drops in front of The catcher ris how been altered to 1-2 for inter- Letence and 2 to show who caused it, The nature of the felding ertor, a ty1 sign, was not apparent before but now when

Undly A grounder

felded.or Foes between a folder's legs an Inverted 'v' is registered on the score-card, with the player's numbered position following:

There are other changes and

1st Division: South China (CH) 5.pm.

Ara

2nd Division; Koon' · Wan v. St Joseph's (Cl) 3.35 pm; Flva.One- Seven v Gymnastic. (157). 320 pang Taikoo y club (HV) 5pm; Prisons v Yuen Long (Blattley) 5 pm.

3rd Division Section "B". Rediffu- slon y Tramways (HV) 330 pm: Six. Aircraft v HiL (HV) 5 pra; Univer- Tingv Rangers (V) 3.30 pm: HK eny v Jebsen (HV) 4 pm.

Athletle

First Open Meeting at Hongkong Stadion, 2 ph

itówls

it is only a matter of time before the lady scorers, the Misses Olivia Ogley, Francisca Andrade, Dorothy Moe, all in their first are, KaGC, at 3.30 pm.

year.

Colony Mixed Pairs at HKFC 4 DIG Ladies' Triples at HKFC, 3,30 pm. Ali Cup Inter-Hong palis matches KCC. PRC. Recralo. Kadc.

goi accustomed to 1oiting | HKFC,

they all envy us

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