1961-01-10 — Page 9

ON THE BALL

with Bill Slater

THE CHINA MAIL.

LET'S NOT HAVE SUMMER SOCCER

There's more excitement

in a winter game

Britain have Should

summer soccer? There seems to be much in favour of it-better conditions for both players and spectators. To avoid a clash with

cricket, it is suggested they would have no place in that football could be summer football here, but

played

I do not wish to suggest that these qualities have no place in Continental football, or that

conditions which permit skill to

emphasis on defence. If foot- ball were played during the summer. I believe every team would come to use the 4-2-4 formation.

on mid-week dominate they clearly can have evenings, under flood-place of only lesser im- players would control the ball

lights" where

sary.

neces-

for or

so the prospect

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And spectators is one of sizing standing in the cool of mer's evening watching roser played Continental-style on fires Luf well-stemszal pitches. Cor- Jainly it seems more attractive thank soleer un a cold, wel gloomy afternoon in January.

But I wonder... as with goods in the shop window, 11 Is not the attractive wrapping that really counts but what's inside.

What makes up our game of football? What Is It that speein tors go along to geo in this country?

They don't see

it

An exhibition of skill? Yer. but only in part. The English fan, I believe, also hopes to nev of determination. qualities strength, stamina and courage, all of which have evolved with our game and have an important place in R.

They are part of our soccer heritage, and to me it in sad that many contemporary critics of English football and footballers seem unable to recognise this,

Centuries by two

1

Indian batsmen

against Pakistan

Bangalore, Jan. 1. Vijay Mehra and Sopan Sar-

drsat enhanced their Test: claims today. with centuries from the Indian Cricket Hoard President's XI against the Pakistan tourists in the three- day match which ended in a draw here.

Batting with confidence and freedon against both spin and i pace, Melua and Sardesai odd- ed 154 runs in 100 minutes for the third wickel when the Pre- sident's XI resumed this morn- log at 145 for two. It was the highest third wicket stand mode against Pakistan on the tour.

Mchra mode 133 in 330 minutes with 14 fours.

Bolh Mehra and Sardesai have been invited by the Indian selectura to travel to Madras where the fourth Test starts ou Friday.

Scores were:

Pakistan: 360 and 50 for no wicket.

President's XI: 304 for six de- clared (Mehra 133, Sardesat 100 not out).Reuter.

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

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porlance.

Possible to predict

It in worth remembering, 100. that when aheer skill dominates, chance disappears. The FA Cup tournament, if played during the summer, would inevitably lose many of Its "giant-killing" acis, and in a summer League compèētillon. the boltom teams would al- ways feel fairly certain that the top teams would defeat

thrm.

The game woukl lose much of its uncertainty, which surely is

Withoul the winter hazardı,

inore quickly and more Com

defence would pletely and inevitably came to be based

on retreat and massel numbers

that all too often the fan re- celves very little consideration.

And in some cases this ab- plies to the pitch, as well. Can I really be that la the second half of the 20th century · we are doing little more for our Frounds than our Victorian grandfathers did?

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1961.

GEORGE WHITING, looking to 1961, säys:

All British pugilists hope to become princes

London.

My lords, ladies and gentlemen Terry Downes is to fight Paul Pender for the middleweight championship of the world. Dave Charn- ley hopes to fight Joe Brown for the lightweight championship of the world, and Chic Calderwood is named in America as top contender to Archie Moore for the cruiserweight championship of the world. The Americans also admit that Henry Cooper is the sixth best heavy- weight in the world,. Brian Curvis the 11th best welter, Terry Spinks the seventh best featherweight Freddie Gilroy the fifth best bantam, and John Caldwell the fifth best flyweight.

be

Argentina's

Alex

Marvellous, Isn't It? Summer- į Cooper still boss after only two akill and syndicates permitting, Į bouls In 1980.... which 1981 should see all cur pugilists he outpointed America's Roy

come princes. Every fight will Horris and

sensational, arici every | Mitoff, sight. Every winner will chai- foreigner will be licked out of

lenge the champion of the world, and every loser will claim he Tottenham have made

would have wen but for a covering system broken arm or an unparented effort with a and Everton have done an ex-referee. cellent job in countering frost

Nobody will butt ihr eiber exploita were a disqualification with underground heated wires.

an

Use pools money But, otherwise, football has lagged behind ericket. It is more difficult certainly to cover A football pitch than a cricket Many fans will recall exciting square, but soccer is the richer usales when teams like Real sport. Couldn't some of the pools Madrid and Barcelona have met money which all clubs reucive be Eugish teams. But these gunstised to promote experiments in have been exciting in large part † this direction?

British football, of course, would not "go Continental" overnight, but with the change In conditions feel it would inevitably move that way.

Permule the ofher three any. way you like, always remember- ing that Richardson

wen the vacant European title against Germany's Hang Kaibfell, with a return match coming up in February. Other Richardson

fellow in the eye; nobody wilingninst Mike do John and a mention the word "blood." Pro- | win over Brian London in on moters will be modest, managers nileged boxing contest at Porth- truthful sparring-partners plen- | cawl. titul, and spectators supremely happy..

Promising

MIDDLEWEIGHT

(champion)

1. TERRY DOWNES

2. PHIL EDWARDS 3. JOHNNY McCORMACK

The old firm, with firecracker Downes, five wins in divo 1000 bouts heading for Peul Pon der's world-illle chin in Boston on January 14,

Frustrasting year for Edwards, McCormack with four wing and but a fruitful one for "Cowboy""

only one defeat a razor-thin verdict against Gustay Scholz in Germany.

Talent lips. Harry Scott, Nell McAteer, Pat O'Grady Fred Elderfield.

Erskine's tally: One win over unrated Jose Gonzales and one hurt hand to rob him of a title chance against Cooper, The amateurs will declare that

London knocked out Peter they really do not need teie-Rademacher and landed him 2. vision money, and that their self in trouble with those extra-3. leading exponents have nocular melwa in The 4. Intention of turning professional. Richardson match.

They will

that also point out o country in the world has more promising material than Uantamweight Frank Taylor and welterweights Jim Lloyd and Tay Lewis-e daim with which this department wholeheartedly

because they have presented a The earlier start to the season contrast in styles.

could be used in conjunction with a pruning of the leagues,

The aim of both would be to allow room for manoeuvre. At the moment, the Exture list is so crowded and there is such fear of a match pile-up at the end of the season that games are grees. postponed only. AS desperate measure.

an essential feature of the sport. Leave things alone?

Should things go on as they are, then, with spectators often

a

A Jast

As to the professionals eligible for British Bles, the following

CRUISERWEIGHT

1. CHIC CALDERWOOD

2. JACK WHITTAKËR,

No likely contender for the dour unsmiling Calderwood carnesi, student {uled here last year Rs en with ideas.

WELTERWEIGHT

L. BRIAN CURVIS

WALLY SWIFT TONY SMITH

D.

(champion)

JIMMY MCGRAIL

ALBERT CARROLL.

Ning-out-of-nine (or the south

predictable than in this standing in heavy rain to which English winter conditions it is 1081 ranking-1kts are offered Arthur Howard, Johnny Halafhi. only to Curvis, but

It is significant that on the Continent resulta are much more country, and that English games are used by many pools pro- moters abroad.

Basket-bmi illustrates what finally happens when perfect. standardised conditions obtain. Given the

current form of the two teams, it is possible to pre- dict the score in a match be- tween thom with remarkable accuracy.

Then. 100, as skill improves there

increased

occors

Four D. Jones BY MADDOCKS

FERD'NAND

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NANCY

Loseer played in heavy mud?

No. I suggest three means to combat extreme conditions,

•

Better accommodation for spectators.

Protection of pitches.

An carlier start to

the

season,

10

The Arst polal needs elaboration. If inust be admitted

VLADIMIR THE COMUNIT RETURNS TO HIS COUNTRY AVERY WORRIED BUT DETERMINED MAN.

MY AUNT GETS SO FURIOUS WHEN I ASK FOR A GLASS OF WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

BUEMAILLO

BRICK BRADFORD.

HURRY!

GRT UP "THAT LADOWA

I DON'T THINK THEY WILL RISK FRING AT UD... POOPER I'LL TAKE THAT BACK

I do recognise that in extreme

to anyone, Impossible to play any sort of with no apologies football, and that there is a needed in the full knowledge

mis- they will inspire serious on occasions for postponement.

givings as to the intelligence.

So I favour a scheme which allegiance, and ring-sense of the permits manoeuvre rather thon | compiler опе which brings mid-winter shut-down. For It

complete

HEAVYWEIGHT

Just isn't possible to anticipate 1. HENRY COOPER the British climate and 51y when the worst weather accur

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WING COMMANDER, YOU HAVE YOUR) INSTRUCTIONS-IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT QUICKLY AND DECISIVELY?

HAVE NO FEAR [VLADIMIR, IT SHALL BE DONE

DO YOU

DO THAT

ROLLO ?

NO-

Spurs still top FA Cup favourites at 7-2

London, Jan. 9. Tottenham Hotspur, First Division loaders, were made favourites at 7-2 against to win the English Football Association Cyp at tonight's callover of the Victoria Club here,

Tottenham who beal Chariton

in the third round on Satur day and were today drawn to meet Fourth Division side, Crewe, in the fourth round, had

been previously

6-1 favourites.

were quoted Burnley

favourites second with Wolverhampton decers, the favourites at D-1.

al 7-1 tonight, Wan-

holders, third

Other prices were: 12-1

Leicester end Shemel Wednesday; 14-1 Manchester United; 16-1 Newcastle end Aston Villa; 25-1 Birminghaan; 20-1 Sheffield United: 33-1 Belton, Blackburn, Matches- ter City and West Ham 40-1 Liverpool; 04-1 Preston North Enxl, Sunderland, Southampton and Cardiff 100-1 and upwards others.-- China Mall Special.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Soccer

Interport Sub-Committee meeting.

Dadminton

Opening of Schools bodminton competition at inc.

Bquath

EX: W punches of bright-boy Curvis including two titles, Lol | UKPA^0 pis. (champion)o learn if you are talking in terms of world championships but the potential is there, as was recognised when He Boxing Writers' Club picked him as the Best Young Boxer 1960.

League matches: Folice v BAF Swift won six times and lost a Tak) 6 pm Dragons v Bel boxes too Kong (Victoria Barracka) 0 pen: Joey Armstrong. Wilife Pastrano, “nicely" for the buckets-of- | Stanley v Fiddlers (Blanley) 4 pm; Rolf Peters and Sonny Hay, all blood school.

Gurkhas v HKCC (Sek Kong) pm: USAC v Victoria Victoria Barracks) know now how right those ideas Tony Smith rates with 8.30 pm: Cripples v Waytoong (Vic-

Pity Chic isn't a better Empire-eliminating wins

toria Park) 5.30 pm. over showinan. Flamboyance means Gale. Kerkin of Canada and

bank cash in the

In the fight Jannie Botes of South Africa. game.

Jimmy McGrali fulfilled amateur promise in 12 um- beaten appearances and has Trow stopped 13 of hla ·16 opponents inside the distance.

Johnny Kramer could come apprentices.

werc.

Watch

Stan

Cullis, vastly (champion)Improved and ex-amateur Bob Nicolson potentially a top-lmer If he can put a few solid pounds on that 12-stone frome,

Will

DICK RICILARDSON 3. JOE ERSKINE, 4. BAIAN LONDON..

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LIGHTWEIGHT

I. DAVE CHARNLEY

(champion)

2. DARKIE HUGHES

3. RON HINSON

4.

BRIAN JONES

5. PETER HEATI

No race Chamley still out- standing even though we have not seen his right-foot-for- ward crafsinunship sinco lank May. Hopes to fight America's Joo Brown for the world title in the spring but must first defend European honours against Sauveur Bensmou of France at Streatham this menth.

Hughes is official British cort- lender but, at 29, is no youthfol Пrebrand

FEATHERWEIGHT

1. TERRY SPINKS

(champion)

2. HOWARD WINSTONE

3. JOHNNY KIDD 4. DERR TREANOR

Spinka supreme after a year in which he was at one time writ- ten off as stamina suspect. All forgiven after his manhand- ling of unfortunate Bobby Neill, Watch Winstone-13 straight wins in the year, and now matched in an ever-weight con- test with Empire champion Floyd Robertson.

Possibly ridiculous to mention eny 17-year-old newcomer after only three fights, even when

they are all won quickly.

and

with precisen. Just the same. El Davis of Bow will hurt a

lot of featherweights in the next few months.

BANTAMWEIGHT

1. FREDDIE GELEOV

z. GEORGE BOWES

(champion)

3. BILLY RAFFERTY

Many good judges thought Gilroy dess thin fortimate to. be adjudged the laser of, that world "eliminator with Frenchman Alphonse Halam!, Ho'll be back.

Best of the other bantams are Roy Bermon (especially when he closes bla gloves), Don Wellar (now, Southem Area champion). Johnny Thomas, and Terry Crimmins,

FLYWEIGHT

1. JOIN CALDWELL.

DEREK JAOYD JACKIE BROWN

(champion)

Uhrterinan Caldwell, knock-out thiế winher over Frankle Jenes,nów Alists bantom weighis 'while awaiting decision sk to whethér eightful chain- plotship challenger is-Lloyd ́or #rowoken of whom collected à cut byc off the other.

-- Note=Write, complaints and hotle of tage coneering these ilete spill be dente seith in alpha- betical order, beginning with A for Angulsh, Managers should jorite on 25 per colit of The paper.

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