1960-11-23 — Page 8

'THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1960.

SOCCER STRIKE THREAT POSTPONED Mathias saves

"Another joint meeting to

be held

held on December 3

0

London, Nov. 22.

The threatened professional footballers' strike seems to have three-and-three-quarter been postponed as a result of hour meeting in London today. Representatives of the Football League, the Ministry of Labour Conciliation Board, and the Professional Footballers! Association representatives met and agreed another meeting on December 3.

CLUB-POLICE

RUGBY MATCH TODAY

By 'PROP'

The Chib west the Police 10- day at Club Stadium D turns ragby match which the Pelle will be all out to win, In Wir to Vere the result of the last meting Letween these to old rivals.

This game starts at 9.30 po and will be preceded by a match between the Club Selvetien and the Navy, which starts at 5.30

No immediate sareer strike is :. now expleted. The seersary of

Fuotballer's Union, Cli the Lloyd said: "I think today's 11cedings encouraging"

Joe Richards, Football League's president said: "t hope something will came of our meetings," he said, hope we may eet something agrecs! on principle before Christmas. We naver beard the word strike mentioned to

Wr day.

bad A pleasant meeting."

Parliament hope

All parties at today's meeting i

urc

to have

Concrasione by the Leakue but therefore exprated, whether they will give the players satisfaction on two of their อายไป demands doub?ful.

The League have always been Adamant that they eunmat abandon their principle of the maximum wage wander tainer-transfer system. The players are just es insistent that

the re-

they want their own lor of contract, leaving a player fret to negotiate after it finishes, and also the right to negotiate minimum wage without regard to a maximum.—AFP.

agiced that the Football League TEST

president had taken note of the hope expartssel in Parliament on Monday in favour of tstablishing appropriate mignilery for scotiating and conultation, All the pointe aned by the players, including contracts and maximum wages Wure discussed today.

Fuller my well; vide 1 prise in the later game as

witte the Club will b Buyer, Scruby, all and Ded- fe, and may well and them- dives having to biri hatter fer the ball In the ice to off- set the to of their regular 11 rocker.

Club have an unbeaten

The

players, whteg view

the terris! xpre med at

meetings were clearly The over chiefs !conveyed to

today.

the AVE

officials n menta in whleb to reach

eid in defend, and the gettin with the League. could well be the toughest that they have had to date.

Another mateb takes place to Inorrow at 3.30 pm at Army Boundary-street Rand will be won the 14th Fleid Regiment RA and the RAF

TODAY'S TEAMS

The bail has now been tossed brek

the el chairmen,

know that who will

This fat

Club: Moore. D'Eath, Ken- nedy. McTavish, Kelly, Wilson. WI- Tancock, Menzies, Pile, flans, Ross, A. D. C. Smith, Berresloth. Newbigging, John- ston.

Police: Hobbs, Lloyd, Calder- wend. Johnston, Cullen, falls. Flach, MacDonald, Kleit. Bab- Light, Disler, New, a, Haw 1 Kuss, Roberts.

Club Selectlon: Steward, In- Hles, Clubb, Wiggett, Jenes, ilunsan-Abbolt,

10

atoll.er

what

consider ure players

tejuetion

ubi denunds on ! puinis

will flmest kad tu a strike,

Would-be "Strikers®

This is how the nearly 200 professional soccer players, reprezenting more than 30 clubs in the South Engian, Istened to the deliberations and discussions of the Irofen- London hotel Just week. sional Footballers' Association meeting at a private room in a

Sometimes andling, sometlines zrlm these meh heard pleas for Retlon, and advice to wait a litle longer.

GOLFERS READY TO

REVOLT

By FRANK PENNINK and ROY MOOR

Mathias_saves Pakistan from

batting rout

Baroda, Nov. 22.

patient 85 to save the louring Pakistan cricket- ers from complete rout after they had lost five wickets for 44 on the first- day of their three-day mutch against Baroda here today. PGA.

Wallis Matkins scored

Unless the Professional

Golfers' Associaíloh givè i the players the promised complete cotitrol over tournaments, the

In its present form, will The tourists eventuálly rouched

be finished.

That is the situation

the

of the

210 and then capltired one-wie-

runz before as the ke for 11 Tournament Committerwith close, the players represented by

The early collapse Herry Weetman, Bernard Hunt, Peter Alliss, and John Jacobs Pakicion team was mainly due -wait for a deckion after o to the medium-paced swingers special meeting with the PGA J. H. Vin Getting the most Excoulive Committee last week, from a lively pitch, Vin finish-

These four professionals and ed with Ave for 51. Icar representatives of the PGA)

Mathias, who scored a cen- recently formed a tournameni committee with the icien of tury at Poona In the opering brightening

tour, came to and Improving match of the

the wicket today with three out, for 38. Ho balted 3 hours and hit 10 fours before being out. He was ably assisted li Now, after meeting the PGA the recovery by Zafar Altaf, the players wait for a letter who made 53, and Mohomines posted by BSIociation secretary Munhr, 35. Commander Roe. They may

events,

STRONG MAN

threaten "action" if they are not Mathias put on 90 In 115

CAPTAIN DEFENDS MECKIFF John Surtees give full authorly and power minutes with Altur for the AXEN

'Reports on his innocuous straighter-arm bowling are arrant nonsense'

Melbourne, Nov. 22.

Reports in England that lan Meckiff's "straighter-arm" bowl- ing was innocuous were today described as "arrant non- sense" by Ian Johnson, Australia's former Test captain, Casa Commenting on Meckiff's bowling for Victoria against the West Indies, Johnson said: "He was no more innocuous on this Melbourne pitch than West Indies fast bowlers Wesley Hall and Chester Watson,

various Bestuinly

LIONISED

There is in Italy, it is learnt, referce named Longo. He is raid to have no nerves and to eutrol excited crowds with the

nininum of trouble,

Not Wibeins, Per-

surprising. in private kins, Bridgeman, Boswell, Skin-life. Signor Longo is a lon- ner, Collins, Locking. Johnston, tomfz-London Express Ser- Thorburn.

vice.

Singapore to hold

its first major pro

tournament golf

Singapore, Nov. 22.

MCC were

1058-59,

11 In Australia

at the crossroads

By DEREK JOHN

Has John Surtees, soven Unies work motor-eyeting champion, ridden his last race ona motor-cycle?

to organice icurnaments.

run

wicket and added 74 in 75

seventh wleket-Reuter,

Besides not being happy with minutes with Munaf for the the present competition set-up, the players are concerned at the idea of a retired colonel being appointed to succeed Common- der Hoe us secretary at a salary of less than £1,000 a year.

They want a strong. Influen- Bal business man worth every penny of £3,000, who can res vitalise tournameni golt Britain.

In

We give the tournament play-

almost I belleve that this is certainly the case, that he willers car fall support.

in the future on concentrate racing cars, At 26, Britain's greatest-ever motor-cycling coe wants to become a champion on four wheels.

Idcally, Surtees would like to continue taking part in both sports. But he knows from ex- perience that modern sport de- mands single-minded dedication If you are going to become a world-beater.

In particular we ke thelr idea of selling aside 10 per cent of the totul prize list to form a fund, out of which the costs of a conching scheme for assistante would be met.

Points win for

Terry Spinks retains title

Londen, Nov. 32. London's Terry Spinks re- tained his British featherweight boxing title here tonight when

delented challenger Bobby Nell from Scotland by a knock- out in the 14th round.

Following his deter, Bobby Net decided to give up boxing He became British champion in

Chic Calderwood April 1958 but lost his title

London, Nov. 22.

Bul the naine of Suricat

few months ago. need not disappear from motor- eycle racing. John's younger British and Empire light- Spink's. manager

Sammy brother Norman has made

champion a heavyweight

Chic McCarthy said that Terry want- of Scotland out- ed now to be given a chance to

But he had been under a great Second stage of successful debut en road circuits Calderwood

"The pitch was cre of the L'il- slowest in any manery. wall, Miller, Tysen, Stalhean and Trueman would have shied strains us the centre of 11." (Meckit's figures when West indies totalled 493 were 31-4-122-21.

Johnson said Mecki was "Just as fast" as he was when

AL to postpone entry into Los Angeles

New York. Nov. 19.

'The American Baseball Leagoo

today sald

throwing controversy. He was because also low top form rain restricted cricket this sea- run in Melbourne,

Johnson advised Briller to walt and

strained Meckiff en a quicker wicket -- "then we may hear a different story."

Added worry for 25-year-old

U.S. boxing

investigation

opens in Dec.

Washington, Nov. 22. Meckiff is that his wife Lor- The second stage of the raine is expecting baby any hour. He has

making been frequent telephone colls from the ground to his home.

No camouflage

Senatorial investigation into criminal influences in professional boxing in the United States will begin here on December 5, I was announced today. However, the names of 25 out of 40 summoned prople have been withheld.

Meekly said today he had not camouflaged his bowllan "My wrist and arm are straighter at the start of my swing but my setlon has Scnator Elles Kelouver, 332-* Dol.changed.

of the Investigations

action, it would put off is entry Into Los Angeles unili 1962 if the National

sident

sald

today

this year and he should begin in pointed Sonny Ray of Chicaguineet France's Gracleux Lam- make a nume for himself In in a ten-rounder at Wembley paril in a fight for the European

tonight.-AFP,

itle.--AFP.

1981.

The wasted genius

of Onllwyn Brace

By JOHN COTTRELL

Once or twice in a generation there emerges in sport a player of real genius, a man with an inborn faculty for the game which no amount

face

country is expected to the mighty Springboks with But him on December 3.

most

in the book-eastly the exciting exhibition of open rug- by I have seen for years. He is again in brilliant form this

of coaching will produce and which defies imitation. League will agree to expand

Seme, like Stanley Matthews to ine

"I thought I bowled as fast as Sub-Commission, teams Immediately

into and enter

Ar Inter- I have in the past. I must admit that this measure had been tad Jahany Carey in toolball, league schedule next year. I failed to move the ball in the taken to insure "these people's remain giants of sport through- out their careers, Others--like air or off the plich but neither personal protection."

Len Stackleita and Tcmmy The did Hall, Watson and Gaunt The proposal means

fortunate. Among the other witnesses Harmer's The first major professional golf tournament in American League would operate who opened the bowling with

will be: Jim Norris, former pro- Semehow they are tea brillant, next your with only one new Mecki),"

international too individualist, too unorthodox of the Singapore history will be held here next franchise, the new Washington Mrs Mockiff said: "I know sident

thelt rare talents lalan has been under a train with Boxing Club; Truman Gibson, and February with top players including British Club that fills the vacancy

Partner; Charles never fully exploited. the nation's capital created by wll this throwing business but his Open champion Kel Nagle competing for the transfer of the Senators to be has never complained. It & Sonny Liston-one of the bert

Left out determined to heavyweight 6ghters and Blinky M$20,000 in prize money.

Minneapolls-St Paul. I would made him mos

Palermo, who is considered bv. be dependent on the Nolenat do well"China Madi Special.

wasted genius of the some circles as the "temporary Such a League using one franchise ol

substitute for Frankie Cario Rugby world is David Onllwyn who has been jailed for illegal Brace 10-stone, Bit Tin of in- credible rugby craft, the little activities in professional boxing scrum-half magician of Wales,

Invitation for Elliott to become a 'Blue'

$12 addition to Nagle, comme 300 led profesionala una once-presumably either Hous

too or New York, sebeduled amateurs are expected to Can-

League Fate in the cornament

for 10 be

National DOW

1

un invitation

Man on

dolphin

a

ployed over thy sprawling franchises in 1902. 1stway of the Royal Isk nú Club,

The AL proposal then would be that an inter-League schedule Paler Thompson, four-time be worked out, with American Erkish Open champion has Lebgue and National Lgaitue alcady accepted

teams playing tew games the other from to play in the Singapore Open against clubs have fellow-Auttrultava Lusque, Olympir 1,500 melres Hold Not

Von Nida, Frank andalist, hos received his first Philips and Brice Crumpton,

Each club would play AN WYORK. overall 180-game schedule. invited fo Britnin Rees, the British Ken captain, and

Herb

Cambridge, Nov. 22,

Elkoli, Australian

huvitation to breme a Univer-

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Thos

sily "Blue". Tim Brinuli, ep- tain of the Cambridge Hate and include Dai Hounds Clits has picked Elliott to Ryder Cup

run the annual Cres: Coun- Bounfield.

try mich breinst Oxford at Bubby Locke, the veteran Rechmpton en Saturday, Dec. South African great, is also

expected to participate,--UPT.

3.-AFP.

THE GAMBOLS

THE LONG STEM ONES ARG

26 A BUNCH MORE

forist

The American Lengue asked the National League for its power by Dee. Swhich would be three days before the joint Major League meetings open la St Loule-AP.

former

-AFP.

France-England rugby dates

Some time ago I wrede st to haye "stunl men" scom exhausted all original means of miles between crossing the 21

London, Nov. 22, England and Franez. I Was

The return. Rugby League that

njatek Mr International

between It is understeed Ronald Pearson, a 44-year-old Britain and France will be held watercress-lacter of Wizbire, on January 26 ot St Helen's, In 1s planning

was, announced make the Lanenshire, it Channel-crossing-drawn along here tonight.

The first match will be played by two dolphints.

at Bordeaux on December 11- AFP.

to

-JOHN COTTRELL.

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I believe the selectors have season. blundered badly. The omission of Brace is as devastating as the for the unexpected that he can Alas, such is Brace's genius dropping last season of Eng- mystify his own pariners. His land's Peter Jackson, STD

another unorthodox play demands and player of gonlus, almost car

deserves much long, practice tainly the greatest wing-three with a regular fly-half partner. quarter in the world lodný.

Why are these giants of sport Ignored?

Too good

Brace has attacked the ruling that bars International

teams training together for more than 48 hours before a inntch; Ho still recalls ruefully how, on his Their great handicap is their Welsh debut, he did not meet unorthodoxy. Their methods do. his partner Cliff Morgan untli Brace won the first of his not conform to the strict pattern the eve of the game. four Welsh Caps in 1958. Then of play which the selectors he was strangely ignored for favour. two full sensons and returned

to the Welsh team with marked success at the beginning of this year.

Now it seems that Brace is out in the wilderness again. for It has not been named

Welsh trials

the

and

Golf relay is latest craze in the U.S.

Brace, for

But, tragically. Brace seems to example, hates be fighting a losing batile for negative play and the wwe recognition, No one can fairly muat not Ipse" atlitude which say that he is not good enough for international rugby, The is Bo often in evidence in sombre truth is that he is 200 International rugby.

GOOD.

ite breathed new life into the his game with his switch tactics for Oxford in the 1055 Varnity match. Last year, ngalust Seol- land, he exploited every trick

"Time-relay matches" that

in the intent crazy in the golf crazy United Bintés.

The gume is untally played

Sports Diary

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