1961-01-17 — Page 9

ON THE BALL

with Bill Slater

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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1961.

NASTY TO SPURS!

They could well pull

Spurs, Spurs, Spurs. Everyone at the moment is talking about Bill Nicholson's exciting team- and with very good reason. But is everyone talking honestly and realistically about them? Is their game quite so Continental as some people have suggested?

My own view is that the 1960-61 Spurs' game is very English and is hardly to be likened at all to the brand played on the Continent. I don't believe that the team could have been so consistently successful in the heavy condi- tions of recent weeks if they had not been using an essentially English game.

off "the double

standard in the First Division

Is a high now as it ever has been,

My conclusion, therefore, In that the present Spurs XI are a really outstanding side-with as great a chance of achieving the clusive League-Cup

any sick has had ¡imes,

double na in modern

Unbeaten

NEW WORLD

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880 YARD Jack Dempsey outpoints

RECORD PREDICTED

Wellington, Jan. 16.

naw world 980 yards

record will be in the air

Archie Moore-

By CHARLES STEPHEN

when Now Zealand's 800 Both have won and lost world title fights; both have fought over 200

motres Rome Olympics champion, Potor Snoil runs against his greatest rivals, Belgium's Roger

Moons and Jamalco's George Koir at Auckland this Saturday.

They are meeting in the first of six Olympic star-studded athletic events to be held in different centres throughoul New Zealand within nineteen days.

metres,

1,500 In Saturday's New Zealands other Rome gald medallist Marry Halberg will be running against America's

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Manchester United might well have achieved it in 1957, when they finished eight points ahead of runners-up Spurs in the Lea- gue, if only they had not lost

Wood through minutes and who came sixth at Bonikeeper Ray injury early in the Cup Final

And inst season, of game,

Wolves were only one ; course,

point short of the double.

Some people argue that Spurs have a great chance in the FA Cup because their lead in the Leugue will permit them to case

Is that famous double possible nowadays?

I believe it is-oven though modern conditions are up slightly in The

for mere exneting than when Preston and Aston Villa achieved that splendid feat.

Spurs strength is based on an outstanding half-luck line which challenges strongly in the Eng- Iish manner in mid-deld, team makes considerable use ui the high.. long

from the wing.

And if there was ever a typleat English ventre-forward it Surely bustling Hobby Smith.

Secondly, some people unkindly remarked

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Spurs have gained a big chain- pionship lead because the optu Bition is weak.

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Jimmy Logic, former Arsenal and Scottish interna ilonal inside-forward. has been quoted as saying that the prenent Spurs XI would have been no match for the Arsenal team of the early 1950's and Manchester United team of the late 1940's.

A low cbb

the Champlon-

On our toes

ship. My own view is that re- loxation of this kind would be inost dangerous and might well Preston, in winning both com-operate against them in the Cup petitions, were unbeaten in the competition. League and did not concede

And when goal in the Cup. Vilis did the double, they won the League by a clear 11 points.

It must be remembered that measurable Preston played 22 League games sport-athlelles and swimming and only Ave Cup ties for the the step watch and tape show double In 1889, and that Villa at per-played only 35 games in their clearly that standards formance were at a low cbb In-great seuron of 1897 mediately following the last war. but that they have been rising consistently since then,

Of course, controversies about stauarrie in past and present hames can never be satisfactorily tetid.

In the

Even in sports such as skating. Riving and Olympic gymnastics, where style is judged, the move- Exercises iment of established

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How much tougher it is now when teams are involved in 42 League matches as well long battles for the FA Cup. And now, too, there are competitions the European and, for most clubs, the

of and heavy burden League Cup.

the double is Yet clearly

conditions, strongly Indica-possible in medern

Such clubs as Manchester United, live of improvement.

Ladles Bronze C'hid at Fanling down the tarif Ists In recent years and the emergence of new New Course.

ones at the and more difficult top, are both

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Four D. Jones BY MADDOCKS

new

I believe that competitive Wolves. Newcastle, Sunderland, pressure in all games causes Villa, West Bromwich Albien improvement. And I certalaly and Arsenal have all gone near - belleve that the overall it.

THE FURMAN LEADER PEERS THROUGH HIS BINOCULARS AT THE

ISLAND CHAOS

OH MY HAIRY

AUNT!

FERDINAND

ARRGH

CHIEF!

THAT COMUNIT FELLOW IS HERE

HE WANTS A WORD WITH you.

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I SEE YOU HAVE SURVEYED THE SHATTERED WEIRDIE ISLAND, MY FRIEND. A

NEAT JOB, DON'T YOU

NANCY

PLEASE, AUNT FRITZ!--- LET ME MAKE THE DINNER TONIGHT

THIS STEW WILL BE DELICIOUS--- ONIONS, GARLIC, VINEGAR, MUSTARD, CURRY, CLOVES ---

OKAY, DEAR

BRICK BRADFORD

BOCK AND JOE COMPLATE THE KEPKUR

WATCH IT, Jos!

I'LL 80 BACK TO MASTER CONTROL!

OKAY LIT

SHOULD WORK

THINK

SO IT WAS

year-old Burition who hing twice run the mile in under four

Rome.

AFTER LAY OFF

Arthur Lydlard who coaches

Spell forecasted Halberg and that if the other half mile, run- ners were as tit as Shell a new world record was likely.

professional bouts. Both have suffered poverty, hunger and heart- breaks. Both have known the glamour of being a Hollywood film star,

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Few champions, even in the boxing world, have such remarkable ragu- to-riches stories to tell as 64-year-old Villiam Harrison (Jack)

Dempsey and 44-year-old Archie (Moore) Lee Wright,

swimming pools and two gyms.

Moore married five turcs; hurt him the most "Carpentler two training camps, one with a Dempsey three. Moore, uɛ was the hero of the hour. I was large ranch, five houses, two boy suffered the sings of racial just butcher who happened to discrimination. Dempsey, as a win. champion, was persecuted be- It is a story full or Iront! cause he jailed to fight for is twists and contrasta. Example:

The US, Government said -country in World War I..

slacker; tater that he was Dempsey can record sveh worthy of the Legion of Mera grent moments as his gun-The United States Govern- kling bout against Jess Wil-ment was wrong both times"). lard, the famous Pipe gh,

his

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und the long count. Moore can He says that he feared only recall two world heavyweight one boxer (Sam Langford), that title touts, eight defences of his he strengthened his jaws by world light-heavyweight title, chewing pine, bathed his hands Incredible come-back u brine, and fought 175 guys

is in one year, ("sometimes against Yvon Durelle, and

many as for a night"). spectacular dieting.

Finally, he ended us advised" "come-buck after lang slapped all over the ring by Kinglish Levinsky. The defest, thinks the wise old Dempsey, was one of the best thing that could have happened.

In a battle of authors they should make * close match. But, in fact, Dempsey proves on casy winner en points—though fatiness to Archie it should In After laying off for most 03

be stressed that the Moussa the season with a burst blood

Mouler" has been aided by two vessel In one of his legs, Sne,l

professional "seconds" Bob ran a good half mile a few dayConsidine and Bill Sleum. ago recording one minute 63.5 seconds with the last lap in 54.5 seconds.

I believe the tight struggle for the League

is last season helped

Kerr airendy in New Wolves enormously in their Cup | Zealand while Halberg is due

It kept us busy and on

back tomorrow from the United tlant nerve- success. our toes. During

States followed by Burleson and racking period of seven weeks Moens on Wednesday AFP.

between the semi-final and final games we just didn't have time to think about loss of form or i confidence.

Great reserve strength is vital in hidding for the double, and particularly here Spurs score well. Last season, injúrios enused few changes in the Wolves team, but strong reserves were there i to provide a feeling of security. But no club-ict even Spurs red-hot considered be favourites for the FA Cup, such is the attractive element of chance in the competition,

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YOU, YOU FIENDISH SWINE. YOU'VE RUINED MY ROCKET/

DEFENCES

QUITE SO, { ASSURE YOU THAT WAS MY EVERY

REASON FOR

DROPPING THE EVIL BOMB

This Irio call their book "Massacre in the (Heinemann 18s) and it is the bext Dempsey book-right have μεσα written that 1 have yet read. Like a Demp. sey boul, it it tough, action. packed, with no punches pulled

The "Manassa Mauler," most

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Dempsey and. Moore. Two great fighters, who have written two important books. But Jack's the boy for me-and i volo his new life-story the best boxing book of 1961.

My Top Ten sports books of the year;

"The Cricketer's Companion", edited by Alan Ross (Eyre and Spotswoode, 255).

"Advantage Receiver" by Jack Pollard (Muller 18).

"Massacre in the Sun" by Jack Dempsey (Heinemann. 18s).

"Masters of Soccer" by Mauric Edelston and Terence Delaney, (Naturcit Press, 188).

"Athletics. How to Become a Stanley Paul 21s). Champion" by Percy Cerutty

"Far From a Gentleman" by As much fascinating John Histop (Michael Joseph formation is to be found in 30%). "The Archie Moore Story”

"Great Stories from the World (Nicholas Kaye, 175. 64.3;

of Sport" edited by Peter alas, it does not get the pro-Schwend and Herbert Warren fessional treatment

Wind (Heinemann 21s). Artces.

unpopujar of ox-champions, has slim

It

SQUASH CHAMPION mellowed with the years and human story to tell of the Mis-

"Report on Rugby" by W. Jolin Morgan and Geoffrey Nicholson (Hedriemann, 188).

"The Art of Coarse Rugby" by Michael Green (Stanley Paul 19s. Bd).

PROBLEMS

Aucldo's story starts sinh finishes at a cracking pact; in between the going becomes heavy as he labours too long "The Book of Sports Cars" by his climb to boxing fran Charles Markmann and Mark

3 W&rin

anj Sherwin (Muller 3gos.).

Two other books from Heine- who sissippi boy

wanted in inanın also deserve special men- and on-Testament of a Runner' un events without allowing it-terme a trumpet player terness and professional pride ook to petty thieving to buy (109) by W. H. Loader and-if instrument; of his fe in FF you count poaching as a sport to colour bis judgment,

form school after being sen-Ion Niall's "The New Poucher's

Handbook" (18). Thus, the

tenced to three

years for writes

robbing streetcars; of hle fight. after A ear back peritonitis and pneumonia.

his story Improves as a result. He

look back

can

now

Dempsty

DCW

dunified

"well-

Landon, Jan. 16. Michaol Oddy of Scotland defeated defending tonight champion Ibrahim Arain of thes

with United Arab Republic, 9-2, 7-9, 16-6, 9-4, in final of the British controlled emotion about Gene Amateur squash rackets cham-Tunney's long, count escape:

·pionship.—ÃP.

"I hit him seven times widte hr was going down,... thought he

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At times, Mocro talks grovely about racial problems, Juvenile crines. was finished. I delinquency and sex thought I had become the first Then there are flashes of Old дид ever to win back the Archie's sparkling wit ("The heavyweight title after blowing first ever recall having

"

FIRPO

Robbed? "I don't think I was. Everything happens for tha

best.

Was

Was

a boy named Johnny Cunning- hum Today he La 5123 under- taker....I hope he wil not box me again").

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Moore tells how lug hari leave his bride of three days to make a boxing tour of Aus- tralia; how he was blackmailed over a photograph ("my

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As for the Lime fut knocked out of the ring by Firpo, Dempsey confesses ho wasn't combed and I'm was too dazed to realise what about my appearance"); had happened. "I have no the referee "robbed" him in hits memory to this day of the Most fight with Marcians. He insists spectacular thing that ever hap-hat be ir 14 years old and de pened to me in my fighlug voted 17 pages to explaining his life,"

But don't imagine this Is W watered-down. version of Live Ikanpsy saga. Ho makes clear that he was по sweet scientist of the ring. "Ta stand over a fellow who was down and clout him as he tried Lo rise."

Some bitternestor sadneşə-remaine,

raider Wan

booed when I fought Willard, though he seemed twice my sizo. I fought an Argentinian

secret diet.

But the

Ancient Arch, fighter of craft and cunning, is at his best when he writes about the boxing arts. "My big conclusion, all other skills being equal, is that in this rame you have to bs A Anisher. If Yvon Durelle had been a nisher he would have won my tile In our first fight in Montreal.

before my countrymen and His advice to would-be pro- was boogd." The fight against "Georgeous Georges," soldier of France,

Transvaal saved from

defeat

"In Dempsey's day they used to call it the killer instinct,”

period there are about fissionais? "In every five-year tido thousand boys who want to b fighters. Only ten of these t como elampions. You've got lo want to be a fighter 100 per cent....if you're so unsure that you've got to ask me about fighting, stay away from it,"

BEST BOXER

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The best boxers? "I Devei

what saw Joe Gans, but from I've read and heard I'd say my nil-time great was the Old Mag- ter."

Durban, Jan. 16.

Joe Louls is the best-incavy. Only a dour 60 from South weight I've seen in action, John the beat African test cricketer Sid Henry Lewis was

light-heavyweight, but if any O'Lion saved Transvaal one wants to dispute this und "A" from defeat by Notal throw my nome in, I'll ista to in their Currie Cup match the discussion with not atten horo today.

tion,

"Barney, Ross and Fritz Zivie Transvaal, who scored 223_ in belong on anybody's Hat Col their arst innings, needed 253 great. And at the top of roy in 200 minutes to who, after own list, the top, mind you, I Naini had exactly equalled their put Henry Armstrong," first innings score of 240 in the second.

But they lost więkets, quick- ir, una had to defend desperately as they stid to. 112 för night, finishing · 145 ruhs bobind

Finally, incredible Archle Aloors indirectly answers the G4 dollar, quesiion: when will he retire?

Ho writes: "Some people say It's rest when a man retires undefeated champion. But the Earlier, two other Springboks word champlon means I inst had piso distinguished them- [be beatch. A champion should selves. Natal balaman Roy ght to the finish" and go put McLean hit up 53, grid off with his hands cocked lust as fo spinner Hugo Tarßeld was the cathe In,"

best Transvaal bowiss, will giX When he does finally retire. |·19x:09. Farmer Scullish rugky | Archio plans to get very, very fat uniqu“ International" Kim ***. "Just once" and to open a health also had a good tiny, knocking carop for hurried Busincha thel up 01-China Mall Special. Wise old Archlosirendy OWNS

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