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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1960.

This is the way soccer

matches are 'fixed'

BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS

London.

When a footballer runs on to the field with the aim of fixing a game, his own bot is probably no more than

THE SUICIDE PASS

IS MORE SIMPLE

£20 to win £30. But by throwing THAN IT SOUNDS

the game he may win £3,000 for his fixed-odds gambler contacts who have staked £2,000.

risk the

varia-

position that he has to go for it The give-away penalty and face collision with a de-almost us simple, providing the The player can make a moderately sure result a tender who can reach it at the player concerned is propared to

same time..

wrath of the home certainty, sometimes working alone; at other inevitable result is a crowd.

1 it times with the co-operation of selected team-violent collision which

doesn't put your team-mate off the fold, makes him a "pasaon-

Ha commented: "This is the dirtiest pass in football, Et nol only risks the future of your tallesque, it usually starts off a blood-matob,”

ara

mates.

ing bet."

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There are numerous tions to this crooked theme-a push in the back, a trip, hand- penalty box for the man with his bet on the other side.

The story of how the matches | make the 'cer a cast-iron win-ger, for the rest of the matching the ball-all's fair in the

Axad was fold to us in Manchester by a First Division deferider who admilled "sell- ing" a match last conson and a commission agont whe had taken this player's original bet.

Baid the commission agent: "The player's tip to me kat he wanted to bet on his own team towing because he know the

WHE enough for me to ret on well."

In the eves of the bookmaker the perfect "x" is the game which, according to form should

'way. example: A good club at home to a lowly visitor.

KO

Odds: 4-6; 3-2.

For

Said the commission agent:

my bets be "I try to spread

leading bent was tween one of the six

axed odda bookmakers In Britain who specialise in singles and doubles one or two matches.

Spread bets

to

"All we had to do was give away a couple of goals to

you.

a rat."

I

'Gift' goals

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Our investigations have proved that the players who are in on

"Ax" have discussed these plans in the dimly lit nightclubg where they seem naturally to congregate.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Eminskning

Culony swimming championships

at Victoria Pool at 3:43 pm/

Tenula

Colony hand court championships

Earting 5.30 pm.

1 CRC,

Nancy

She О,

Golf

Brown Trophy 9.30 am

TOMORROW

Bwburning

mutch st

Cojony swimming, championships at Victoria Park Pool, 5,48 pm.

John Konrads to

concentrate on

sprint events

حواز

Takyo

Sydney, Oct. 19. Olympic 1,800 metres swimming shampion John Konrads could develop into the top Austra- sprinter for the 1964 Games, according to bla coach Don Talbot. "Konrads has decided," said, "to concentrate on distances up to 400 metres or 440 yards." His main targets for the 1962 Empire Games in Perth, Western

quarter-mile and relays,

he

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SPORTING SAM

by Reg. Wootton

London Erpress Barvion.

Ethiopian's Olympic marathon victory leaves a nasty

taste of sour

grapes

By DEREK JOHN

London.

The reaction to the Olympic victory of bare-footed Private Bikila Abebe, history's fastest-ever marathon-runner, leaves a nasty taste of sour grapes,

Or if the coffee-bors and les Australia, will be the sprint, As soon as this 28-year-old Ethiopian warrior, once one of Mussolini's

from the shops, away visory discipline of their mana- gers, trainers, and couches.

super-

The reasons? We sought out those places and heard how the games were rigged over the unwiped tables, 10 the background of "pop"

music or strip-tense dancing.

The reasons?-Players-have.

spare 100 much free time to after the morning training stasions.

their

It was reported today that happy swimming officials are thal Konrads has rejected offers

colonial subjects, stepped under Constantine's victory arch in Rome, an ugly whispering campaign opened against him.

winning the

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At first, camo efforis to be from private to corporal in Em Spiridon Louos, viso became

Holly Sclassic's body- natlonni hero by to study in the United States.ittle lily world-shattaring per- peror

A Sydney company is reported formance (a marathon in a has guard. He has been decorated, marathon.

Wamch threw him their a gold watchi to have offered him an econo- | 15

People presented with mine 18.2 ROCK).

he und mies course at Sydney Univar- ungenerously claimed that

his admiring jewellery. A barber, a bootblaet money by

Lailor offered him their sity,China Mall Special.

Eud not covered the full, stan-public, and provided with a now and a

services free of charge for 20 miles home. darylised distance of

Such rewards-are-officially the rest of his life. A hotel 285 yorks.

that the dis-frowned upon by the Interna keeper gave him a youther for They arrued

Athletic 365 meals, Amateur tance was thoroughly check-ionol

The measuring Federation.

maximum ed but only by along the centre of the roads. value of a prize in athletics

David Allen wins

about Indeter "Cricketer of the

Year' award

ut present xrd at £12,

But it would be a travesty

Anomalies

Even then, when the Olymple ideals were so strictly observed

High on the list of the match- fixing tactics book is the suicide pass. It doesn't hurt anyone angry other than the poor.

S타한다 Another goalkeeper who blot on his record.

The ball is placed by a de- fender too far away for the goalkeeper to clear it or gather "Dut it's not easy The but near enough to the The player sold: "Inny ask him..

"Cim you duck opposing-forward for him to hip case the game was 'bent by

Tomorrow's game? There's a in and score a "gift" post. myself and one other ployer.

Кот pony (25) in the visitors We both had £20 on our op

Soccer fan has seen "Every plus £250 which you can ponents. We were playing away split among any players you this happen, but sometimes it from home, and we were prettyfeel are necessary to help you." is not

an accident,” anid

They read only the "sports" certain to lose anyway.

The weight

of

newspapers and БОСЛ money

puts famous goalkeeper in Division I. pages of tho home team were 6-4 on.

"And when it isn't an acci-gossip them wise. After the first £300 has gone on they begin to smell dent t can decide the result minate future.

The "How-much-is-there-in- for the beneßt of the match-

H-for-me?" philosophy riddles benders

The injury faking is proably the paid employees of Soccer. the easiest way to "bend" aThis puts a minority of players

London, Oct. 19. strained groin, a in the running for the crooked match. A

times several

David

Allen,

and England

Ethiopian, the pulled muscle, or a wrenched deal and

reason the fixed match is the Gloucestershire off-spin bowler, back cannot be disputed by the

has been awarded the English jumped from cbserlty to fame:

the world's defeating wurried trainer when a star is result.

cricket Writers' Club "Cricketer by lying on the ground,

greatest lung-distance of the Year" trophy for 1060,

is the object The trophy is awarded to the self-righteous criticism. It is allowed. For similar cases pinyer considered to be the being said that he may have be found as far back as the firr. ametcur status Olympic Games of the modern! outstanding young cricketer in endongered his performance and promise, by accepting lavist: gifts from rat Athens in 1896.

Allen, who won his County his ematry.

The Cap in 1950 and tourod

bas run only athlete, West Indles with MCC last! Abebe, who

marathons in his life, hos peurent, gave the host nation when she won the world cham-

rnly victory in winter, is the Arst Gloucester. | two

the plonship. But she had to

when he was rational their hone as shitre

the returne player tu receive

This

runner, burk the car promote athletics events,

threatened with disqualification trophy-China Mall Special.

from the Olympics.

Callover prices on the

Cambridgeshire

London, Oct 19. Basil Foster's Jeannie Michella. Joined Ryan Jarvis's Ides of March and Bir Gordon Richards' Fagus.

Joint favourites at 14 to one ai 10- night's

Club. call- Victoria over for the Cambridgeshire, to be run at Newmarket on October 24,

The French trained Nel, a backed to three-year-old, was win £6,300 but remained at 25 to one as at the last cailover,

"Staff" Ingham's charge, Thames Trader, quoted at 20 to one on Monday night, shortened four points to 18 to one, and was supported to win about

£8,000.

Private coups What the fixers do is to make the natural and obvious result beyond any doubl--but, if they can get away with it, they will double it with a team to win away from home.

To make this bel a "cert" the commission agent will contact a player in the home, side and Sometimes, Independently, footballers try to ostry out u "private" coup, but they raze- ly succeed in keeping it to themselves.

Penalties

he

Nor Cin

detecl the "mystery" injury in. the dressing-room after a man has been carried off.

Yet, while the trainer wondering how to get the man back on the field, the opponents have scored a good to give his dia-ide the lead.

One disturbing feature closed by the inquiry is that it is exceptional to find a profes- slonal Soccer player does not bet The majority on match results. put their match bonuses on their team winning.

It is the sinister minority who are involved in the scandal of match-rigging on a big-money scale.

We have evidence, that two well-known North of England racehorse owners have been ipped off by a Manchester

has revealed that his Solurday match is going to be "bent."

Jack Jarvis's Running Blue bookmaker after a footballer and Pat Beasley's Saint Mark, both shortened two points from 18 to one to 16 to one, while K. Carr's Mountain King, a 25 to

We also know that a southern

que chance at the last calloverbookmaker was responsible for

winner over one mile at 10day--came Alpon, Yorkshite in seven points to 18-1.

There will be a callover to- morrow night

PRICES

Prices at tonight's callover

were:

and

placing the bets for four foot- builers after a goalkeeper had been ixed for £1,000.

The passes

BX-

In return for the information about the "bent" matches book- makers have told the footballers about horses which were

becouse of the pected to win heavy betting on them, and in- formation from the owners.

We found out how footballers The unwritten rule 22-1 Is Make it look genuine.,

· 14-1 Ides of March. Fagus and Jeanne Michelle; 16-1 Ful- shew Cross, Runing

Blue, Saint Mark and Thames Trader; 18-1 Golden Vision, Guitarist, King's Troop. Spring Modness riz a game.

Mountain King: Coronella and Hard and Soft

So the give-away penalty, the 26- DIMdence, Sanctum, King's nicide pass, the crafty "own Messenger, Lucky Guy and Not: goal," the fake injury, and the 33-1 Dairialaton, Fair Nicolle hospital pass become the tactics and King's Decision; 40-1 Blast, of bought footballers. Tudor Period. Midsummer Night

The football fan and Pardon Me; 60-1 Anthelion, Nandoular. Afghanistan, Dean his idol for making a silly Arabin, Fougalle, Princess Anti-blunder, unaware that ope. Punchinello and Wild Vine: innocent" mistake was a

Tekranita, determined move worth any 68-1 John's Court,

to £3,000 to backers.

Cuff Link, Gramercy

Perkthing UD

Master of Boyden and Eshowe; *100-1 Monawin. Never in Doubt,

may

decry

A

TOMORROW:

Football blackmail

Four D. Jones, THE FAKE BULL TAKES OFF AT GREAT SPEED AND ENTERS THE BY MADDOCKS BULLRING WITH AMAZING REALISM

TWO OF OUR BEST. LADS, JIM AND FREC “WATCH THEM GO

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The football player of 1060 Syria and Marshal Tudor is prone to fall for the lure of Redter.

Acceptors

London, Oct. 19.

easy money,

Worried by the insecurity of id £20-(or less)-a-week" job entertaining thousands every Saturday, he la anxious to clutch at any prospect of making a ..Forty-five second acceptors nest-egg which will mfeguard with weights for the Cam- him from the hazards overy bridgeshire Handicap, to be rumlayer anticipates whon

he is over one milo one furlong at on the "free transfor at or Newmarket, on October 26 are: luld low by injury,

anti BancŽLLITA Lucky Guy

What is the hoëpitál puant· A (nine

(0.12); stand): Biost Dalriglatáh (8.10); Ides of northern First Division payız March (8.) Fagus, (8,8); nyho has seen it put into opera- Quliarini and King's Messenger tion during a surpest gama, told (8.6); Running Blut and Hard us: It's a short ball to one of Fulah Cross your own team, placed in such a a Soft (8.0);

(8.4); Dimdence, Attholton and Thames Trader (8.2); At Marke (8.1): Tudor, Period, and Not (8.0); rougello, I sahne Michelle, Algushisian Wel Golden. Vision (78): Mountain King (7.6); Never un-Doubt,

Win for Danish

Coronella, Wild Wine and John soccer champions

Court (1.4); Pardon Me, Van dorilay and Morawin' (72); Princess Antiope, Purichinell and Tehranita (7.1); Bototra and King's Decision (7.0); Boring Madness and Gramercy Pas (CIFE Morter of Boyden Land: own. Desa” Afshin,

Copenhagen, Oct. 19. Danish BOCCAT champlots AGP of Aartum, tonight de- feated Norway's champion club Krisilansted, three, foula to zil in the second round of the Hüfansen: fotcer Cup Warm-

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Rauners who hurged the in- at every side of the course bend could reduce the distance by many yards.

A national hero

Now

hero. He has

!WELL DONE, NOW,

COME BACK

UNDER MY LEFT ELBOW,

of Justice if the Federation no action was taken to depriv coldly interpreted their rules

to the letter and took action who against humble Abebe,

dreamed of rester nover whe

tha а richos

gold medal when he ran in Rome.

of some

runners

Precedent demands that such should be more national rewards

can

Iveen

By Mik

Loues of his amateur status.

A more recent case follow- ed the London Olympics of 1948 when Argentina's Delfa Cabrera won the marathon, He was promoted to corporal in the Buenos Aires Are ser- vice and received many gilis including A

furnished fully house,

Other viciolors athicles have

not been so fortunate, Ice skater Barbara Aun Scott was given a Greek motor car by the city of Okların

Then another

unknown

a humble

SHEAFFER'S

IMPERIAL AF

Sheaffer qualuy features

mobivate prium

SWISHAIER

give

any

I is high time we ended such anomalles in the interpretation of amateu rules. Like

trium- other nullonaj hero, the phant athlete should not need to

reprisat when he is re warded by his country as 0

fear

spontaneous gesture of adrira-

tion.

HIM!

By Ernie Bushmiller

FOIST YOU MOOCH A HAM BONE---DEN YOU TROW IN A ONION---

DEN YOU ---

YOU MOVE IN ON AM, AND YOU WILL

HOSO A NEW

By Paul Norris

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TRAVEL

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Blackpool on spending spree

London, Oct. 19. Blackpool, Stanley Matthews' club, started a big spending spree today in a desperate bid to get out of the bottom of the English First Division Football League,

Blackpool bought Ray Parry, Bolton Wanderers England in- ternational inside-forward, for £20,000. A club official said it was ready to pay another

£70,000 for more new men.

Blackpool chairman Albert Hindley said he was negotiating with Arsenal for another star inride-forward, Jimmy Bloom-

Geld,

Blackpool, which has been in The First Division since 1937, is at the foot of the standings with only four points from 13 games. Matthews, 45, returned to the team last week after missing several games through a leg in- jury,--AP.

Rowntree's Chess Olympiad

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results

Leipzig, Oct. 10, Adjourned games at the Chess Olympiad were played off here today. Tass News Agency ported the following results,

Group 1: Hungary beat Fin land 8.0 to 0.5; East Germany beat Albania 4 to 0; Israel beat France 2.5 to 1.8

Group 2: Argentina beat the Netherlands 8,5 to 0.5; Poland draw with Italy 2 to 2; Portugal drew with Austria 2 to 2; USBR beat India 4 to 0.

Group 3: Hungary 1. Denmark 2.5 to 1.8: Britaln best Bolivia 4 to 0; Czechos lovakia beat Sweden 4 to 0; Iceland boat Mongolia 2.3 to 1.5.

The adjourned fral round same between Itoise (inland) Konet (Alyans)

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