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SPOTLIGHT ON THE PFA LEADER

That dressing-room moaning started union fight

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JIMMY HILL

dear.

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sir

MAC and PETE

A: a dichani tozal "Fotball. Find may doffany topper to, 3. M. MacTavish for giving terj von Petri there enemitig- ing words of praise Mist Saturs

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Lor his handling of guitute question In the ru- cert Hi Bakong-Sirgopone zozeer nile.

It's the two I semenbry cor- ngly Wea coring swords verbally in the elærespondi: nee elons of the China Mail after the

Peruvian serves

# long ago sitie

wwwtry why sout Peirie di at take up the pen this time?

It's hope, however that mir top sport- columnist and the Colony's most promising re- siree Be Bytte retired hom netive service with whistle, will "gonth it to

eye instead of boring Bye to feeth at one another.

and thing that "Mac" On

weren't quite "Pete"

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THE CHINA MAIL,

THE JIMMY

HILL STORY

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1960.

SIX NEW CAPS IN WALES' RUGBY

TEAM AGAINST SPRINGBOKS

Cardiff, Nov. 24..

Six new va are included in the Welsh Rugby Union team to mol South Africa in the falernum touring side'a. first tional here on December 3. *The controversial half-back Taken by borthy have been newcomers Ken Richards and und in the Tony O'Connor, a

The Curve-quartere

newly- capped players are Meirion Roberts, who partners his Cardiff club-mate Cyril Davier. and Lianelly. right- wing Denis Evans.

Jimmy Hill is not shy about admitting that he's now

personality in the world of British sport. "Being chair- man of the PFA has not been to the disadvantage of Jimmy Hill," is how he puts it.

the pack pre Kinsley Jones, the hard-work- Ing Cardiff,frent-row forward, and David Nah, who has be

His name oppears over articles in papers, he pops up on TV Newcomers in

to explain his union's motives, he is in constant demand at those comic, knockabout charity matches.

But you think that bring spokesman for under-privileged Soccer players would gain hlm popularity with the fans on the Fulham terraces, you'd be badly mistaken.

Barracking

He suffers often from 8-, tempered barracking. He say *I'd like you to mention this. Prople don't seem to realise how hard in to play well if the fans are supereriileal.

met a fellow in Fleet-street one day. He asked me if I was suid playing that Saturday. I

No. He suid: 'Pity. There won't be anyone to have a go at,'"

I shrugged; 'Maybe it's be cause I don't shoot often enough. I know that's so. I prefer to set up goals for others.

"won't hold the ball, either, I get rid of it 10 someone else, instead of running with it, be cause I believe the ball travels; faster than you can.

"And, of course, there's the besard, They call me asputin,

the Rabbi, OT just

The beard

Why the beard? He grew about two yours ago "brease Honesty think took better with it. It's not a gimmick, Just vanity."

WH

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Mr Ted Drake, then managing Reading, spotted the pair play- ing and told them: "Come and have a trial with Reading when you're demobbed."

Hill did, but Druke never signed him as a professional.

That was left to the Brentford manager. Mr Jackle Gibbons, In 1948, After three years Hill was transferred to Fulham for

£5,000, plus Jimmy Bowie..

"The best dent Fulham ever did," crucks Hill. "Inside two years they got Bowie back for nothing.

When did he Arst feel resent- ment of the League's wage- and-contract system?

No fund

"Almost from the start. I sup- puse. You hear the moaning 14: the dressing-room. At drst you

much notice, but don't take gradually seeps in. The starry- eyed period doesn't last long." What is his overriding impres słon, now of fooliMil?

"Look. the thing shat's wrong with this game is thal everyone's looking at it from Their particular interests. "It mudy me

very proud at that London meeting this werk ! when the players jolfer together and decided what was good for football as a whole.

"In the end everyone's got to get together-players, managers, directors--and work out what's best for the whole game."

Nevertheless the jaunty buc cuper look helps Hill Lo bu kentified easily in the pabit: eye. He doesn't exurel to be remembered us a footballer, but on "that football union, shop

How will his players survive sloward fellow."

He

born in Balbom,pronged strike, if it cours le strike South London, His father was that? The PFA have no

fund. The £5-a-man dus aru foreman in a chain of bakery split: £4 7s. 6d. la an Insurance Start

shops, enough to notice though! How

PFA Ex- It was his n:other's second scheme; 12s Bd. for come if this match was played as a competitive game under purrluge: her first husband died, penses.

War 1. Hill's step-

have to go out to "They'll chy 40 in World ruling, FIFA

that

the Irene Panton, played work or play outside played in each sister,

Most of minutes wore

cricket for England in the League's jurisdiction. half instead of the stipulated 45

$930's, und died in

them will have to find some sort R motor- minut

cycle smash,

of job anyway when they're 35." His step-brother was killed In World War 11. H himself sat cul. the blitz in 1 back- garden shelter.

Any comments gentianen?

HOBIN ADAIR.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Badminton

Men's "D" Doubles: New Bharat v CCC: Chung Chrong v CYMCA. Ladies "A" Doubles; CYMCA

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Boxing

Competition, Novices NIKAHA Southern Playground, Bj.

Athletics

St Paul's Co-Educational College spurts Seth China Stadium, B30 m. TOMORROW facing

First day of HKJC Fair: Race Meeting. Happy Valley. 130 pin.

Soccer

All Hongkong v Costa Ilcans at Hongkong Stadium, Bpin

Cricket

1st Division: Becrelo v Carlson, CCC v Scorpions, Optimists Brigade: AC v KCC "A", XCC "B"

Poller.

And Dividon: Garbon v Recreio. KGV v Nomads. Brigade v Centaurs. RAF nivetalty,

Called up

Bright at maths and English.

he won a scholarship to Henry Thornton school in Clapham.

2

of

At 15, after matriculating. be turned down The notion

Journalist "I didn' Being fancy starting as a teaboy."

He became a clerk on the Stock Exchange. "I liked it, a quick-paced life, with each day's business cleared up as you went along."

Apart from some Boys' Brigade Soccer, he gave scant attention to the game until he WAH cailed up Into the RASC In 1947 and Posted to a footballing unit.

"There were nine pros in the unit team and two amateurs- Derek Ufton and me."

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

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playing especially well for Ebbw Vale, and is one of the few players who has corned his selection on trial match form.

Back after a sersca's absence is

the Roddy

Brilishi Evans, Liens players who, like Ken Пichards. transferred himself from Cardiff to Bridgend in order to get a regular rs1- team place.

The side, to be led by Terry Davies, looks well-balanced, The pack is strong, with the right blend of youth and cx- perlenes, but there seems le doubt that the seleciors have

I TOO WILL DEDICATE MY LIFF TO FEEDING

PIGEONS IN THE

CRIME

HONESTY

IS THE BEST POLICY

DOES 'NOT PAY

THE THIEF COMES

TO GRIEF

For brighter cricket

Melbourne, Nov. 24. Why it speed up the game of cricket by legalising throw- ing, reader asked the Mcl. bourne Herald in a letter to the

taken a big gamble at half-editor published today.

THE TEAM

back.

The team is

D.

The latter, Bigned "Liven it Up. Aufd: "Why not speed up cricket by allowing throwing with the conditions that the ball

T. Davies (Liwnelly), Captain; must be delivered from a stance P. Evans (Llanet). E. and both heels of the thrower Davies (Cardiff), N. M. Roberts must be touching the ground? (Cardiff). D. Bebb (Swan- "In a

would match, this sen); K. Richards (Bridgend), elinsinute miles of walking and A. O. Connor (Aberavon), R. euraing' and minimise Praster (Pontypool), H, V.ments.

argu-

Meredith (Newport), K. D. "Another suggestion: To cut Jones (Cardiff), D. E. Harris out the luck of the loss let the (Cardiff), W. R.

select Evans captains of both sides Bridgend), G Davidge their most necurate thrower and (Newport), D. Nachi (Ebbw have them compete at aiming of Vale) J. Leleu (Swansea). a single stump, the winner to sholl bat The referee will be Mr J. A. Sdeelde which Ride

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