THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1961.
St Paddy's last race can make him British racing's biggest money-winner
By CLAUDE RICHARDSON
London, Oct. 3. St Paddy, Lady Sassoon's four-year-old English_champion colt, ends his, racing career in the Champion Stakos at New- market on October 13 and victory will make him the biggest money-winner in the history of British racing. Winning the £2,282 Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket last Saturday, St Paddy brought his total winnings to £97,192, less than £10,000 short of the record which American owner Mr John McShain's Ballymoss set in his meteoric career from 1956 to 1958.
worth
in
In
The Champion Stakes 19 The late Sir Victor Sassoon, more than £10,000 to, in whore enlours St Packly rari the winner, so St Paddy has until his death in August, made The chance of topping Bally-
brave deetston when he mons's total of £107,185.
decided to keep tite cult Larly Kaasoon's coll in, training after his glittering already
three-year-old the
victories. winner among horses whone racing was restricted to Brl- tain. Ballymoss's record cludes £37,027
top
money-
Ju-
won French francs when he took the Prix De L'Arc De
In
1938,
Disappointed
A
Stakes, and well beaten in the Hardwick Stakes and Cerona- tion Cup at Epsom.
Vindicated
con
Now I am saying farewell to the sham world of amateurism'
PIRIE THE PRO RUNS FOR £500
First race in Spanish bullring
By GORDON PIRIE
(In an interview with Sydney Hulls)
I am turning professional. I shall have my first race in a bullring in Son Sebastian, Spain, on October 29. And
I will be paid £500 for it.
This may come as a shock to many people in athletics, after my farewell race at the White City last week, but I can. reveal now that this was only a farewell to the sham world of amateurism.
} un looking forward to don't intend to "expose" sham- running for cash. If necessary ateurism. But 1 will say that other five years. I think I can keep on for an-nly about a quarter of the top athletes are true amateurs-and most of them are Englishunen,
And for me, now, well I just want to be paid legitimately.
-(London Express Service),
And I am hoping to latro- duce a professional athletic circus on the lines of the Jack Kramer organisation-in tennis. I know there are tremendous obstacles to be overcome if I
But I am determined to try-
and hope to stage a meeting ot the White City. Lundun, some time in the future.
But back to my first race in Spain this month.
St Paddy, however, has fully recent years, owners of English | vindicated Sir Victor's clasele winners have alinostndence in him and will go to varinbly retired them to stud stud with his reputation great- at the end of their three-year-ly enhanced by his four-year- oki sensons.
ail campaign. Warning of what the Triomphe at Longchamp in alternative polley might pro-
Apart from the lustre which duce was before Sir Victor's he adds to his stre, Aureole, Sam to succeed in this ambition. eyes in the case of Sir Hum-Paddly praykes another example phrey De Trafford's Parthia, of the high merit of broad
Derby winner of 1959. mares
stred by
Bois Roussel, training
winner of the Epsom Derby in Many British racegoers are. Kept in
ns a four- that St Paddy's year-old last year, Parthia was 1938. His damn, Edie Kelly, was disappointed
Champions big disappointment, winning by Bots Roussel, whose funtle Jinai Stakes
only twice in five outing. He produce the muti
have fated
sume of More valuable Internationals routed in the King George the best horses to race la Bel-
and Queen Elizabeth tain in recent years.-Reuter. contest in the Prix D1⁄2 1Are De¦ Trionphe. If he went tong- clamp
would he
meet The French three-year-old vint plan. Right Royal, wh brati Ffm eastly In the King George | m VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in July. Many of St Paldy's admirers told that he did not give his true rating that day, and anulher meeting between the pair would Jave been welcomed.
taxk
stead of
The lesser poller of choosing the Champlon Stakes as t Paddy's last race seems likely tu Rive the good-looking. powerfully-bulli colt an easy victory..
Mike Sangster
in trouble
London, Oct. 2, British tennis star Mike Sangster found himself in trouble with the Lawn Temis Association officlats today' following an article which appeared under his same in the Australian magazine, Sport.
The 20-year-old Davis Cup star now faces the
possibility af suspension.
f
The only rival who appears to have the ability to make o race of it with him is another four-year-old by Aureole, Sir Winston Churchill's Vlenni. When the pair met In Hardwick Stakes at Royal Angol The remark that started the in June, Vienna was quite well uproar is that some LTÄ uf- supported in the market, but ficialy seek "only free tickets was benten a comfortable length and whisky and never make
the
by St Paddy. In the Champion Buy great sacrlices for the Stakes St Padly will have three | game." pounds the better I the weights as compared with the Hardwick Stukes. The Newmarket trip is two furlongs less than the Asent mile and a half, but this should; make no difference to the out-
come.
Top three-year-old
Like Sir Winston's High Hal. who followed St Paddy home In the Jockey Chib Stakes on Saturday, Viem ks likely
Bast Reby, secretary to the TA said the article was in "appaliing bad taste" and parts: of it were "cheap and vulgar." Sangster, just back from 12 tour of the United States, nid:
-WORLD SERIES
Mantle a doubtful
starter
New York. Oct. 2. Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankers satd today he doubted he would be able to play in the opening World Series baseball game tomorrow against Cincinnall
the Yankee Stadium,
Mantle was released this
ot
Tremendous
1 5233 told there may be betting on the laps of the race- a 10,000-metres everit against n Spaniard called Juan Cruz Aspiroz. That will be about 100 times round the bullring.
International shuttle tournament for schoolboys
GORDON PIRIE
UK soccer results
London, Oct. 2. Results of tonight's British soccer matches were:
ENGLISH LEAGUE Division I
Division II
Aston Villa
an interna- Newport
badminton Southend
between
Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2. The Malayan Schools Sports Council will hold
tonal schoolboys' tournament here December 18 and announced today.
. Wolvem
TH
Peterborough 3 Shrewsbury
Division IV
23, it was
Accrington
1 Oldham
#
Colchester
5
Chester
Darlington
↑ Stockpurt
York City
Hartlepools
Aldershat
Mons)eid
Carliste
It will be a pursul race. We will. start on opposite sides of the track, and I will Klve Aspiroz about 100 metres siart. Five countries have been in-
This new career of mine must vited to compete. They delay my return to New Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia,
are Milwa Zealand, but it's going to give Ceylon end India. me a tremendous new interest The Council in the sport.
0
4 Crewe
Tranmere
FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP Second round announcement Bristol Rovers Blackburn sald the tournament would be Shefield U. 2 Neweanie U.
on Thomus Cup lines.
FRIENDLY MATCH Port Vale
1 Czechoslovakia 3
Yes, I believe that the profes-run sional truck could have a tre-Reuter. mendous future. I. Kave 10 years of my life to the amateur sport, and it gave me thrills, enjoyment and lots of friends all fever the world.
But nothing
cart compensate for the Annaelal loss of those 10 years. Now I'om out for all I can get.
I intend to get in touch with top-class athletes and interest them in my scheme. The pub- He will want to see the beat,
to
As I said before, it is going be dimeuit but bellevo me, I will be fighting for Ita success.
Spectacular
Jay Gothenburg recently Eddie Ahlquist, the business manger of Ingurnar Johnson, the former world boxing cham- lon, told me he plans to run spectacular sporting shows, and outsked me to run for him too.
"I have it sanctioned pillen-ning from Lenox Hill hos- tion of any such article. I have pital where he has been re- not even heard of the magazine cuperating from minor surgery Ira which it is sald to have on an abscess on his right hip, appeared."-UPI.
He had expected to work with the Yankees.
to be relented to recond place Britain headed
in the Champion Stakes,
11
St Padly has run 13 races and won the of them. He was Unplaced Arst time out as two-year-old in 1859, and also in his arst race the following season. Since then, his only de- icots were administered by Lord Sefton's Kipling in the Gordor: Stakes Goodwood
at
last year and by Right Royal this season.
of
for Bridge
double
Torquay, Oct. 2.
diso
trd
I understand Dan Waern, the "If I ter like this tomorrow, Imus Swedish middle-distance won't be able to play," he said runner, might compete against in the Yantes clubhouse. stil et very weak. The log horts, ear! nn on it. I was
I ping to work out but I can't,"[
The probable
And if the terms are right shall be only too happy to gree.
One last thing, now that I batting orders have left amateur athletica.
for tomorrow's 11rsl World
Series
line-up
ghing, including one with Mickey Mantie
and one without are:
Cincinnati;
Brilan tonight clung to is 13
Blasingame 23. pojit lead over Denmark after | Kusko SS, Pinson CF, Robinson 12 rounds in the Open Series LF, Post RF. Freese 3B, Cole- Die European Bikige | mun IB, Johnson C, O'Toole P. Lady Samoon's colt was the
Championships.
New York (without Mantle): outstanding three-year-old of
Britain 1960, winning
the Richardson 23. Kubek in
SS. the Epsons Women's Series, two points up Maris CF, Howard C, Berra LF Derby and Doncaster St Leger,on France, and seemed hended Skowron 1B, Lopez RF, Bayer and is undoubtedly the lead for the double.
3B, Ford r. Ing English-trained horse this Both British teams won the New York (with Mantle): maximum of six vietory points Richardson 20. Kubek SS. today. They ench defeated Moris RF. Mantle CF, Howard Egyndina selections.
C. Berra LF. Skowron JB, Boyer 35, Ford P.-AP.
веслом.
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Standings were:
OPEN SERIES
Britain 60 points, Denmark 56, Italy atul France 52. Norway 50, Switzerland 48, Sweden and Ice- land 45, Germany 38, Egypt 33, Spuin 32. Belgium and Nether. lands 38, Ireland 28, Lebanon 16 and Finlarid 10.
WOMEN'S SERIES (After eight route) Britain 39, France 37, Sweden 36, Ireland 32, Egypt 30, Belgium 23. Germany 23, Netherlaricis 19, Norway 17, Finland 10, feeland | 14—AB.
THE GAMBOLS
WE'LL MEET AT 6 O'CLOCK
BUT IF YOU'REʼLATE I WON'T WAIT FOR YOU
RUGBY RESULTS
Loudon, Oel. 2. Rreults of Rugby' matches played tonight were:
RUGBY UNION Cheltenham Pontypool Llenelly
Ebbw Vale RUGBY LEAGUE Lancashire Cup-second round St Helens 10 Oldham
-Reuter.
I
Downes-Pender title fight in January
London, Oct, 2. The return world middle- weight baxing tille
ilght be- tween the British holder, Terry Downes and America's Faul Pender will be held in Boston nexi January, the cheroplon's manager Sam Burns announced here today.
The return bout IndeЛnitely
WORLD
CUP
--AP
No comments from Patterson's manager re Cooper fight
New York, Oct. 2. Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson's mana- ger declined to comment today on a state- ment by British promoter Jack Solomons that he hoped soon to announce a title fight between Patterson and British champion Henry Cooper for London next May or June. This in itself was surprising,
D'Amato and Solomons have not been exactly" friends In the past. D'Amato has done business in London only with Harry Levenu, Arch rival of Solomons i the boxing motional business.
pira-
"I' only talk about one fight nt a 1ime,"
kaid D'Amato, "Right now, all I'm
interested in is getting the Oght with Toni straightened out!
Callover prices on
the Cesarewitch
and Cambridgeshire
London, Ont. 2.
McNeeley Following its Impressive win
"I expect promoter Tom Bolan to have an announcement' soon on the site and date. When that's over we can talk about the next fight. Not before."
He declined to even talk about Cooper. Patterson, himself, wast not available for comment,
Rumour
today
Handicap.
the
Nottingham run over Live miles, Mr T. Forsyth's El Surprise dropped 21 points at the Victoria Club callover here tonight to Join Avon's Fride
and Angazi us Jolut favourites for the Centre- witch.
The best backed horses in a quiet Cambridgeshire market were Blast and Sticky Case, both supported to win £2,000,
Rachel, who won at New- murket last Saturday over the defence against Cambridgeshire course, dropped unbeaten but unranited MeNeeley tour polits to Join Golden
Patterson's
of Arlington, Massachusetts, had Sands, who eased two points, been sel tentatively for Boston, and Honeymoor ជម joint on Nov. 13 but I fell through favourites for the Cambridge- when the Massachusetts Boxing shire. Commission declined permission The next callover will be sa for the use of a referee from Thursday. outside of Massachurcits. This demand was made by Bolan on behalf of D'Amato.
Prices at the enllover tonight
were:
12-1
CESAREWITCH
Now the rumour is that the and El Surpriso: 14-1 Perslau Avon's Pride, Angazi Fatterson-McNeely ght may Laseer and Trelawny;
ui
3
16-1
be held in Toronto, on Nov, 20 Alcon; 20-1 Python; 25-1 Come part of a closed circuit To Daddy, Morecambe. Utrillo theatre television double attrae- and Sea Wolf; 33-1 Aristarchus, tion.
The other fight supposedly Ebornicezer, New Brig, Old Win would involve Sonny Laston the and Tarquinian. herd-hitting challenger trom 11'hiladelphilo. Liston sull Is suspended in Pennsylvania, but the ban may be lifted soon. Biarritz, LAP.
SOCCER NEWS
Four more finalists expected
after this month's
13 qualifying
matches
By DEREK JOHN
Blast,
CAMBRIDGESHIRE 16-1 Golden Sands, Honey- mour and Rachel; 20-1 Plaza Midsummer Night, Stupor Mundi, Deton, In- dion Conquest and Sticky Case; 25-1 Light Thrust, Light Yenr. Pyrmont and Thames Trader; 33-1 Abol Jour, Antigua, Beau Rossa, Goo, Little Redskin, Miss Bifa, Supreme Verdict, Violetta and Water Skier-Renter.
MCC team leave for India tour this Sunday
London, Oct. 2, The 16 MCC players. who leave in two parties by air on Sunday for the tour of India, Pakistan and Ceylon, will re- 12-point keep-t pro- gramme when they have their Anal briefing on Saturday.
Thirteen World Cup qualifying matches will be played during colve a
the course of this month and by the end of October we shall know most of the countries to be represented in the finals in Chile.
Who will the finalists be? Five South American countries are already assured of a place in the last sixteen-the Cup holders Brazil, the host country Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay, twice winners of the tournament.
By the end of this month, I men to put West Germany in the forecast that these four coun- Anula and even if they fell the tries
whil
have Joled the West Germans will surely settle finalists England, Hungary, the master against Greece. Sweden and West Germany. Here is a break-down of their
England. unlike Колдогу and West Germany, cannot positions:
take qualification for granted. The match against Portugal at Wembley ori October 25, will declio and I take England to win only narrowly. A shock result remains à possibility,
The
more
Hungarians have one qualifying match to play against Holland In Budapest. Ir their rivals Holland and ''East' 'Germany draw their match in Rotter dam, Hungary would be maj nured winners of Group 4 whitever the result of their Anat match
If Holland bents East Ger- had to be many, 1 feel confident that the postponed after Hungarians, still Downes entered hospital
giants of the with game at their own Nep Stadium, an infected left hand.
will beat the Dutchmen. Burns said that his champion Either
it way.
looks would be completely recovered Hungary for a place is Chlic.
like In a month and would train for two months before going to the
West Germany is in much the United States,
same position. Their resnaining Downer took the world title | Cup match is against Greece at from Pender when
They the cham-Hanover on October 21. plon failed to come out of hla can uino quality without playing corner for the tenth round of gain-If Northern Ireland bent 7 their title fight at London Test Greece in Belfast on October 18.
July.-AP.
I expect Danny Blanchflower's
by Barry Appleby
SEVEN
O'CLOCK,
I WAS LATE AND AS YOU GAID
YOU WOULDNT WAIT I DIDN'T
COME
TOKYO
JET BY
AIR-INDIA
Other qualifiers?
The plan has been drawn up by a doctor at the hospital for tropical diseases.
used
The MCC have received an assurance that the eight Terla ve In India and three $12 Pakistan-will be played 011 grass pitches. Matting may be cccasionally in other
De.rter, of Sussex, 14 captain of the side, with Mike (Warwickshire). vice- captain, and Tom Pearce, the former Essex player, as mana- ger-China Mall Special.
matches.
Ted
suaded to return and now he may be largely judged by events in Vienna on October 29 when his men meet Austria again. Smith
Baroti is now making an all-out effort to build a new wonder teamn and with 30 World Cup men selected there
tremendous
competition for first team places. He
His
תה
Scotland to play Ireland without Law.
secks great reserve strength with two strong dc. pulies for most positions. chief problems are in the for- Sweden, In Group 1, look ward line, where the attack has! more certain of a place in Chite, been somewhat blunted by the On October 4, I like them to loss of tonn af stár centre- Leat Belgium in Brussels, and a forward Florian Albert,
Glasgow, Oct. 2. 29 would be enough to see them anxious eye of draw in Switzerland on October
But he is also keeping
Ralph Brand, of Glasgow Rangers, replaces Denis Law, the indestruc- of Italy's Torino Club, in the rough. If defeated, they would tible Gyula Grosics (15 caps Scotland side to meet Ireland in Gull have a play-off natch in and No. 1 goalkeeper for the the International soccer match which to quality.
past decade who has recently at Belfast on Saturday, Other Cup qualifiers? I expect shown algas of slipping. France to win through in Group
Law, who scored two goals On revent form. It would not for Scotland in the World Cup 2, Russia Yugoslavia in Group 10.
Group 5, and
GRAFATHE
JIL
Hungary prepares
Hun-
Those purposeful
garlans are leaving nothing to chuince in their World Cup preparations. They starf with a visit to South America in Decem- ber,
playing against Argentina, Uruguay and then Chile.
This could be # highly
valuable experience before hey return for the final stige
seem that the Hungarians will || match against Czechoslovakia be such strong Cup challengers laat week, cannot be released by next year as they were in 1954 his club Torino for the game in when they lost su narrowly Ireland. West Germany in the Rnal. But they may
well provide the strongest European challenge.
Silver jubilee
******
This month seen the 60th nnniversary of the Foot ball Association of
The team is; Brown (Totten ham); McKay (Celtic), Caldow (Glasgow Rangers); Crerand (Ceille), McNeu (Celtid), Baxter (Rangers); Scott (Rangers); White (Totten- Hatn), Et Jotin (Motherwell), Brand (Clastow Rangers), Wilson (Glasgow Rangers) China Mall Special
Czechoslovakia, I founded U.S. complete 3-2
two years after the coun try was created a republic.
But there will be no celebra-
Davis Cup win
Now Delhi, Oct. 2.
of the World Cup five months tion-unut the serious business Inter. In between they will of qualifying for the World Cup The United States complied have matches against Austria, In completed, A crucial matchin 3-2 win over India In theft Ireland shd Turkey,
sgail Eire (Dublin, October B) Inter-zona Davis Cup semi-dat Team management. Is once Is outstanding.
hero today. ngain in the hands of Lajos The Czechis inve nol forgolten | In the Inst singles, Raimana Baroth, who resigned after his that it was agalnat Scotland than Krialinan team was beaten at home by that they suffered their heaviest Chuck
(lid) bet Alintria Inst
BLOKinley June. Despite defeat-6-0 at Ibrox Park in Statu) 6-4, 4-0, 1-0, 0-1-0-4
*(Unilka many protests he was per- 1937,
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