1961-04-13 — Page 9

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER · PREVIEW

England's attack can sink the Scots on Saturday

By IVOR YORKE

What chance do Scotland's footballers stand of breaking a triumphant England run of four successes this season? Or much nearer and dearer to the Scottish heart-what chance have they of ending nine barren years without a victory over the Auld Enemy?

The answer to both questions will be settled in Wembley's vast grey stadium on Saturday, when soccer's oldest, international opponents clash for the 78th time.

Scotland, whose last win was

now

halt shooling is Herly to bo 3-2 n Wembley In 1951, are missed at Wembley.

I trenie that White's Inside-forwardi play subtle should have helped make Eng- Hak centre forward

collenmue international, Beeby Smith an and that he should lose his own Scottish International place. Yet there enn be litle doubt of futuro value to Scotland.

going through thele Iconest-ever

in perlod

the serico. Thoy have been besten nine six times in the last matches, including humiliatiotts at Wembley in 1039 (7-2) and Glasgow in 1958 (4-0).

since It is also nine yeaK'S they were outright Inter'natical champions, though they brave shared the title on three occa- alena see het.

Six changes

The Scots go into this game knowing that victory CIR In again give them a sture the

despite championship mixed fortunes this season

wern

For England, of

course, 1900-61 has been a remarkable season, Rejuvenated since the

tho adoption of Continental 4-2-4 plan, they have swept the board In successive matches against Ireland. Luxembourg Spain and Wales, scorlag 23 goals against Ave.

Confident

They played poorly against

Although Watre, losing 2-0, and

they have not competitively then 3-2 victors over one of the played together weakest Irish sides ever felten, for five months, the English tem must be fairly confident With six changes from the side which beat

last of yet another suceTFS Ireland November, the Scots scem

the Few will quarreg with nehrer to solving their World

selectors. though

A place Cup problema,

for might have been found Tottenham's Clare left-back

They have pinned their faith this time on nine of the Scotush League cleven which bea the English League 3-2 in Glasgow last month.

Even so, the selectors ap

mujor have made pear in blunders In emilfing Alex Parker, the Everton right back, John White, the Totten- ham Inside-forward, David Herd, Arsenal's

Ron Henry, or his centre-half colleague Maurice Norman, But understandably. the sricctors have decided to stand by the men who have done duty for most of the season, and changes will be made only in the event of

of Wembley failure.

With players ke Jchnny and Byrne (Crystal Palace), Joo frea-Puker (Hibernian) and George Eastham (Arsenal) in splendid Hord is the only one of this form, England's current men in 1:10 Included in the Scots possession cannot afford to bo

scoring leader.

"shadow squad" and his thun- complacent

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After two poor affairs-1-0 DI Wembley In 1969 and 1-1 dt Hampden Park last year-ihere

reason to expect is every match packed with incident and

col football. For the men of both trans Bre playing for World Cup places.

Scots' big hope

J

best.

And though the Scots always munage to reserve their paziormatiess for England of Wembley, titere can be litte doubt that they start second favourites.

Their big hope must be that. centre-forward Ian St John will be able to upset England centre-ball Peter Bwan as ho did Bill Slater last year, Inside-right Denis Law would then have to keep England's second centre-half Ron Floweru 1oo busy to plug the gap.

bril- Despite the undoubted llance of Britain's most expin- zive player, England Juve pull at inskie-forward. Dashing Jimmy Greaves, back to dcadiltet form, has shown he is just the man to explult skipper Hayres passes, and the

Scots

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bla

will also have grim memories of Baby Charlie's recent per- ferarances against them.

It locks us though Lawrin Leste, Scotland's goalkeeper, 19 in for a hectic afternoon.

Two-one may be somewhere near the final resulta victory which would give England their 28th in the series, Even a draw would be enough to make the home country outright interna- tional champions for the time.

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Dennis-the second Trueman GOLF IS MY GAME

La this the fare of the bowler to succeed Freddie Trueman, England and York- Thire fast bowier and atourse of the world batsmen7 Freddie Trueman saya Ye*----- It is his young brother Benals, new 18, who went to the Yorkshire nats 145) week in a bid to follow in his elder brother's

to fasi steps

the crease.

He has the same shock of the same bow- black hair, ferged walk back, the same quickening run-up and the same scowl with which

Freddie 30-year-old

has mil ByCr Kaya!

monaced balemen the

world. Freddie "Watch out for Dennis."

Bald Dennis: "I don't know whether I'll ever be as good 14 Freddie, but I'm going to have a try. Last year he joined a Rotherham team, and in the few overs be bowled took nine wickets for 28 runs-London Express photo.

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JONES, Jr.

Reflections and an appraisal

Immediately after the final trick of the Grand Slam, of course, came the question, “What would I do now? Would I continue to play in tournaments, or would I re-

tire?"

I answered, as truthfully as could, that I did not know. At this point, I truly did not know. I had started in the first place to play in golf tournaments for fun, and I had continued to play because I enjoyed doing so. But when I be- gan to win, I also began to feel a certain responsibility in connection with competitive golf.

Each year had ended will speculation upon the futura. Je had seemed to be expected by ollers, as well as myself, that this thing would go on In- definitely, and that I would -ni- ways be beating my brains cut trying to win elinter the Open or Amateur Championship.

Al the conclusion

of the Merion

tournament, to these queries, I Гевропе

mind maid what was on my and in my heart, namely, that 1 Intended to settle down to

a

the practice of law, and that could henceforward recognlə no obligation to play in any golf tournaments, hed never with any

ployed golf Idea of making career of the game. Above all thiage, I wanted. to avold ever

such getting myself into.

have to position that I would keep on playing. Now seemed a good time to make this port tion clear.

Decisive factor

1

In my mind today the accom- plishment of the Grand Slam assumes more importance as oh example of the value of per- severance in the abstract that as a monument to skill in the playing a game.

1

exeri the relentitas, présauro difcult at ali to refusa to yield of the card and ponell. “ to these ridiculous Inspulses and In match play you can lose to assume an attitude of com- enly one hole at a time, and pasture and calm. that only to an opportent you can see.” In siroke play

you

There is a school of Oriental

can blow a comfortable land Philosophy, I am told, which with one careless or misplayed holds that the alm of life should shot: and the most phlegmalle be the perfection of personality player is always plagued by or charseler, and that sufferings, rumours or Imaginings of what joys, and achievements others are doing.

Boating yourself

mean

nothing Except as they influence the developments of this perioni- alty or character. I hope the analogy will not appear too

I was

in fournament, golf, that your ing along such a line that has You leam very soon, I think, ridiculous, but it has been Uilnis

adversary is uncovered the only real regret [ mert formidable

have ever had about quitting yourself.

win or lose competitive golf when You

ability according to your own to withstand the pressure. You, only twenty-eight years of age. must learn to keep on play.

been sorry 1 have never turbing thoughts that may ing your game despite all the

that I dig not try for a fifth Open or a sixth. Amateur. keep crawding In upon your

On3 of for after adding above

all,

either, there would always convelourpers, and you must keep on fighting the

be the question of another. awful pressure, no matter how: much you would like to give in

What I have regretted a! to it. In a well-played löurna»

times was that I did not keep ment roundi,

at you will play the rate of a te more than on until I might have achieved, three minutes for every stroke, it my own crtimation at least, including the shortest putts. the status of "Compleat Golfer," That gives you a lot of time to to use Isaac Walton's spelling. think.

It has been long and well advertised that. In my early certain thet In those

days I was frognenity gulity moments when the success of of dirplays of temper on the the project was most in doubt,

golf course, throwing and the decisive factor in each case

breaking clubs, and the like. Bad been my ability, cummoned from somewhere, to keep con- I reallse, of course, ire) of myself and to keep fry should rot have been com ing as hard as I could, even peting in

adult company, so when there was no clear indica long as I falled to appreciate tion of the direction in which hope of victory might lle.

Weakness

a

Whatever lock others may Have socri in me, the one I felt most was lie..absolute inability to continue smoothly and with

to authority

wrap up

had won that I championship after 1

command of it. The falling cost me the evertunt winning of more than one, and made of thero impto-severni other look a lot more prieties. Nevertheless, no one

fortulious than they should Everyone recognises that at the time seemed to

have. form in golf runs in cycles. It cognise, as they have alese. can be seen even today' if one that I was only 14 and 15 watches the results of the years of age when most weekly tournaments, No_DES player can hold to top form ide a run of more than two or three weeks.

the growners

these offenses occurred.

Outbursts

I

а

During such a perlod, he It was part of my golfing operating under formula education to learn that these which he has played himself outbursts, however much they into that enables him to play may have offended others, were well, thinking of the two or in feet harmful only to me, three moves in the struke that, think I began to realise that the He can consciousty control. enuse was only partly anger at myself for having misted a time Ultimately he will begin to ple shot; the other part was a overdo one of these or something childish effort to make -known will wrong in another place publicly that such miaplay and he will hove to work out

was not to be tolerated by another pattern.

player of so-much ablllly," tng. evilably, the sense of guilt and chame immediately ensuing would affect my play for an Im- In winning both the British portant Interval thereafter. and American Open Champion- Given this awakening, it was not ship: as ond-talf of the Grand Siam, I returned the lowest score of the field in only one of the eight rounds played, Obviously, I was not winning becal:30 of the overpowering

Toughest test

excellence of my play. I could have won only because, despite ponce very disastrous and um Secountable tapees, 7 did manage to keep up some sort of organised effort in the endá, and so prevented major set- Locks from developing Into utter riot.

The toughest and most conclusivo test in golf is the Open Championship, Match play can be a pretty AIDE and exciting, but it daß never

CHESS

By LEONARD HARDEN

121

1 have otion wondered whether or not I could nave overcome this weakness hnd I played longer In competitive golf. I think perhaps I could Have, hat I kurtied to plav sate by merely choosing a safe objec= tive and playing as definitely for it as I had for the flag in driving Into the lend,

I like to think that I could have done this, because then I should havo acored within reasonable distance of some of our moderni geniuses.

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