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THE CHINA MAIL. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1981.

HOW GREAT ARE BRITAIN'S YANKEES WIN AMERICAN

SOCCER LOSSES?

ON THA

Forthcoming internationals will BALL

show effects

effects of Italian

of Italian buying with Stan Cullis

London.

Charles, Firmani, Greaves, Hitchens, Low, Baker... the list of much-publicised departures from British to Italian soccer has grown longer and longer. Now we are facing the quas- tion: "Can we afford to lose such mon of rare natural

talent?"

This month England Soon British soccer may have the answer.

resumes her World Cup qualifying campaign with a High- bury match against tiny Luxembourg, and then comes the tough, key struggle with Portugal at Wembley on October

25.

!โป teenth, fo, Scotland f fuces her most critical text on

Here

the road to Chile--a home the #guin Czechoslovakin. not even victory will guarantee wee in the finals. A piny- GT would he nesesuary the.

assume that they will not be granted time off for all the get-togethers which have be- come accepted as a vital part ol sur International prepara- flow.

Czechs, like the Scots, alsu bent Will miss Greaves the Republic of Ireland at komme and nway.

ut זת

|

Greaves it conflicts with their own interests?

means the

of, not diffeult to see how the possibilitles uverseas pinyers coming here ; Italians can afford từ pay more. far work. Then comes the f The cheapest attendance fee question: Will they be admitted was 12 shillings--just to stand to the Footboll League? –

Personally, I don't see why stars should not fi aversens into our League football, though they may have to become used more bodily contact and heavlor grounds.

to

I think British spectators would welcome the cliance of seeing continental stars, it only to settle the old argunent abrait whether they could maintain their skills under our conditions and for more than eight months of the year.

+1

It is vital that the England

At least it would be an In- selectors should have an alter-teresting and new

cxperiment for the and anything that might boost native player in mind

is worth inside-forward position taken by | spectator tatérest Greaves.

at least trial. They fortunate that the Luxemburg untch offers an opportually for testing a deputy without great risk of defent.

are

Can't afford

behind the goals at either end. How would British fans like to spend 12 shillings to stand on the terraces?

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Sports

survey

By ALL-ROUNDER

HOW RIGHT HE 15:--Inrold Brook,

thic

United, Leed:

fortner Shefeld

Limited aun

Lincoln City footballer, is now mager of a tha of news- Some KAY

cloes not

that agents' shops In the Sheffield motter. that a player with the

I has been suggested Now, even if Britain's Bira- {genius of Firmly Greaves can But how much material is

British fotballers might resent area, and of the lifting of the Inden stars should be available į sint in easily at any time. available to replace any stars playing alongside the imported maximum wage by the League for International matches this i it seems very risky to

who may be Jest to Italy players. I don't believe and the "New Deal" he says: season, it seems reasonable to take for granted his adequate | Frankly, as for ns Inside-for-inlik players would welcome£20 a week or £40 a week- make then any preparation for the vital Porto-wards are concerned, there slees overseas stars, especially if they -yit cannot gal match or even to presne nat seem to be surfeit of were highly-skilled, just as staretter if they have not got the that he will be available.

outstanding players for this im- performers are accepted over skill,

though in other branches of the portant position.

It makes me wonder We have already seen

how

entertainment business.

what clubs did with their money often Wales have rought in vain So at present I very Inneh

And how would supporters when gates were bigger and Ket

Charles from doubt whether we can afford to react

seving Brazilians, our wnges were smaller. Few of Juventus for internationala, bee a player like Greaves, who

them ever returned a profil. Who can believe that Milan will Į scored 13 of England's 45 goals

How long will it last?” redence their £100.000 new star Inst season.

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

(671)

Here is A problera by C. Mansfeld (Morning Post, 1933). White to play and mate in two moves.

Solution No. 6103; 1 QXP chi, QxQ; 2 P-08(Q) ch. Resigns, London Express Service.

Sports Diary

TODAY TENNIS

Cajony fadter championships at LRC 0 319.

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TOMORROW

TENNIS Championships M LRC 53 pa BOWLE Colony Mixed Paims at HRFC 515 plm.

MADDOCKS BY Four D. Jones

OKAY_ASK TE

HIM TO PERFORM

FIRST WE HAVE THE "ANYON FOR TENNIS TYPE

YOU WILL NOTICE HIS SUPERB

BACKHAID

(2.1486.

HIS WHOLE REPERTOIRE IS AT YOUR DISPOSAL

FOLLOWED BY THE

ENESTER INST

SVOMOLAYER IN EJLCUA

FERDINAND

of

Overseas stars?

step

bc

here

| Argentinians. Frenchmen and others playing in League teams? I don't see that it conflicts with toral tradition any more than having a "local" player formerly

was

In Birmingham His football.

amateur

His

of say, Arsenal, Newcastle or IN THE FAMILY. HIS | Portsinouath.

father pinyed Same people predict the Works League day,

when Wolves, Spurs, brother Derek Manchester United and others with Birmingham City. will be able

out and brother Harry was an anuteur

La co

bll for such stark as Genta with Aston Villa. Uncle Jim was of Spain. Pele of Brazi and with Manchester United, Man- Serler of Germany, At pre-chester City and Rolton

Wan-

LEAGUE BUT MARIS FAILS

IN RECORD ATTEMPT

Baltimore, Sept. 21. Roger Maris hit his 59th home run tonight, in the third inning, but missed

kis 60th and falled to tie Babe Ruth's 60-homer record while the New York Yankees clinched their 20th American League pennant. Battling to tie or surpass Ruth's 1927 record-the greatest of all baseball prizes-Maris tagged Milt Pappas' 2-1 pitch in the third inning for his 50th home run, the line drive carrying the ball into the stands over the 380-foot marker.

Standing ovation

The homer sent the Yankers before sending a long shot to In his final appearance, Maris Into a 2-0 lead and the New right that had the crowd on lix faced reliever Hoy!' Whelm. Yorkers never relinquisind te feet. The shot hooked foul by Maris fouled one back, then

about 25 fers. edge as they but the Baltimore

started to check his swing on Oriolen 4-2 and clinched their

the tocond swing. Bul ho the 11th pennant in

last 13

couldn't hold back and topped yeurs, their Orst under 1ookle

a soft roller, Wilhelm pleted manager Ralph Houk.

Hall then got Marks hit ajk up. jogged over 10 Brat and Maria came up for the towering dy lo deep right con- nude the tag on Maris himself. second time after his 59th tre that went right felder Eart Maris throw

his botting home run In the seventh Robinson back before he camp-helmet away in disgust while inuing and took a called ed under it for the out, 20 feet the crowd gave him a standing strike from rollover Dick Hull short of the wall.

BURNLEY FORGE

AHEAD

London, Sept. 20.

ovation.

That ended Maris' chances to tie or surpass Ruth's record under the oMelol 154-decision limit imposed by Baseball Com- missioner Ford Frick.

Today's results included:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

R

H

E

New York

4 30

Baltimore

2

4

1

Kansas City Cleveland

4

2

2 |3

3

7

€

1

NATIONAL LEAGUE

7 10

San Francisco. 4

Y --AP.

I

Burnley are setting a hot pace at the top of the Los Angeles

English First Division Football League.

Division III

1 Grimsby

3

9 Portsmouth

They thrashed Leicester City 0-2 night and now lead by | Crystal Palace 1 Lincoln three points from their nearest Reading

Shrewsbury rivals, Manchester United uni Tornway Manchester City.

St Johnstone qualified for the semi-inals of the Scottish League Cup for the first three. They drew 1-1 with Motherwell and won the He with a 4-3 aggregate.

dawn

Crowe

Wrexham

-

Peterborough

Division IV

Enrilepools

Tranmere

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP Quarter-finals second leg

East Fife

Hearts

Agaregat

A Hamilton (Aggregate 4-1)

St Johnstons 1 Motherwell

(Aggregata 4-3)

Fueling Albion, 4-2 alter the first leg against Ayrstirling Albion 3 Ayre United, led 2-0 after 90 minutes,

Hearts and

repealed their

11 has been suggested tint British players should banned from Joining foreign clubs. But that hardly seem k reasonable

In this modern age--and there in the mikor consolation that plenty ather countries have lost star players to foreign clubs!

than benman Rather bosses, 1 prefer to look forward to the day when British clubs

seek may also

stors abroad. Then we

can have important arrivals as well as departures. and Juventusin last season had fold Maurice Partridge. who has For if Britain enters the LE attendance of 20,000 and tust made his League debut with European Common

receipts of £10.000-and it is Walsall became a footballer!

and scored the winning goal,

The other semi-finalists are Rangers. Rangers 3-1 victory of last week over East Fife, and Heurts, who had led 2-1 after the first lex. beat Hamilton Jack was with in forward. Uncle

Acuicmicals 2-0. Unele Bromwich and fur top West foreign players.

Albert played Consider that one match be- football. tween Internazionale of Milan

THE WEAKS.

WITH HAT FON

FOR THE LOW

atır

Market it

sent It's hard Lo envisage derers as a professional centre- Brilius clubs

competing

the world market

METHOOMLASELE,

ABCENE FLOMA STREETCAR NAMED TNING NOTICE THE ANIMATION IN HIS

VEST SCRATCHING

TELLA!

HE TURNS

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IMPROVISATION,

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Results

Results of tonight's Bekjsh soccer matches were!

ENGLISH LEAGUE Division 1

Birmingham C. 1 West Bromwich

Holtan

Choloca

Lalcester C

Manchester c.

Muham

Cardi C.

Burnley

Everton

Wednesday

1

Arsenal

Division II

Norwich

Luton

Liverprol

Charlion A, 0 Rotherham

Leeds United

Leyton Oricat 3 Huddersfield T. Ö

Middlesbrough

Newcastle U

Plymouth Arg. 1

Preston

(Aggregate" 5-6;

SCOTTISH LEAGUE 'B'

Dumbarton

Berwick Clyde

Stenhousemuir

Eat String

Queen's Park

Forfar

Montrose

3 3

Queen of South 2

Cowdenbeath

Albion Rovers D Morton

IRISH GOLD CUP First round replay

2 Derry City Second ruwid

Linifold

Glenavon

3 Crusaders

-Router.

Detroit

Milwaukee

RUGBY RESULTS

London, Sept. 20.

Results of Union

and were:

tonight's Hughy

League matches

0

RUGBY LEAGUE

22,

Representative match

Rugby League Selection New Zealanders 20 (Played ut Manchester).

Yorkshire Cup-Second round

York 3 Hunslet 9.

RUGBY UNION

Blackheath

Cardiff

Maesteg Nuneaton Paimion

1 Rugby

The SIGN of

→ WReps

18 Gimicester

# Neath

4

Coventry

3 Exeler

NerthaTriplon

-Reater.

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RETIREMENT

London, Sept. 20, Professional tennis champion Pancho Gonzales announced to- night he is retiring from big time professional tennis next month.

"I'm retiring just as soun os my contract with Jack Kramer's professional troupe runs out on Oct. 31," he said in an inter- view.

"I was offered a jüb playing tennis by Huntington Hartford at the club he is building Paradise Island In the Bahamas. 1 understand the club will be completed in February and that is when I'll start working down there.

"In addition I plan to go into the real estate business in Los Angeles and I can combine the two."

world five ting Gonzales, champion, said he is tired of travelling and being separatel from his second wife, 24-year-

their twin/

old Madelyn, and

five-month-old daughters.

"I've been on the move for 13 years. In amateur and pro- fessional Lennis," sald. "I

shall be happy to settle down with my family."--AP,

Wembley, Sept, 20.

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