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ON THE BALL

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with Stan Cullis

Yes, Matthews is right to play on

IT'S NOT TIME YET TO CALL

IT A DAY

Should Stanley Matthews have retired while he was still in the top-flight of League football? Or is he right to accept the new challenge of Second Division soccer at the age of 46, long after most players have left the game?

I suppose no player has had to answer so many questions about his possible retirement as the legendary figure who now reappears in the red and white shirt of Stoke City, the club where he started his wonderful career over three decades ago.

To get I

mosi of the nwkward silundigs insaginable. I recall secing tl in an international against Holland

To all these question about him his future, Stan's answer has in- variably been that he was ent Joying his football true natsch to retiremeni. And contemplate

say, is the most that, I woul practical answer he could give.

Key to success

When

Frases to

a player enjoy like football and it is that assume

rravenable tia

liis age is largely responsible. then he should hang op h

110

when he was seemingly trap- ped with the ball right against corner flag. After side.

defender, stepping went on to heat another man who was backing up only two or there yards away. I was a fantastic display.

Never let up

Anotzer rent asset which he

fact that he is not enjoying us abundance-ne usity

boots and call it a day. The

his game will inevitably re-

applied mure to boxers--is

sult in his performance on "killer instinct."

the fleld being below the ex- pected standard.

the

ip

He did so on many occasions when full-back, had told him to "get rid of the ball with the implication of grim consequences if he did not,

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It's always a sad orzusion for spretators in any sport in watch one-time great performer putting on a show well bela his best and struggling in the process.

Two more reasons

But when Matthews

feels

a

am know

ls play is falling below

standard, I quite sure that he will

reasonable

it is time to reire. it whit not

be necessary for other people to tell him.

Stan says he believes he can carry on for two more seasons at least, No one can know

fire!

his

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THE CHINA MAIL,

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1961.

IT WILL BE PERMS INSTEAD OF PUNCHES WHEN HE RETIRES

Champion Charnley plans new

career-as a

hairdresser

The pearl-grey 2.4 Jaguar with the eye-catching, red leather upholstery slid to a stop outside the pleasant, semi-detached house in Thanet- road, Bexley, Kent. Out of it, clad in an impeccably cut, Italian-style suit, stepped the one-man company of David Fraser Charnley, Ltd., otherwise known as Dave Charnley, the cold, competent, and completely merciless champion who, at Nottingham last month, successfully defended his three light-weight titles British, European and Empire against Darkie Hughes, of Wales.

And what, Inquired politely of Britain's top prize-fighter with all respect to world cham- plans Terry Downes and Johnny Caldwell had he been doing on that tranquil autumn afternoon

We were falking in the Charnicy lounge where, stand-

splendour ing in silver sideboard. was a glittering array of trophies.

on a

"I have been ot a ladies' answered the hairdressers," iron-Asted southpaw they call Britain's "Midget Marclano"

For a moment i stared at this hard-headed Anglo-Sent-his Craigneuk. parents came from

but he was near Motherwell. burn at Dartford --- in streked

disbelief.

He is No. 2

Was this the ventrnous fighter who has twice clashed with the Jue "Old Boney" champion,

private course in Jaden hair- dressing.

Said his pretty, blonde wife, Ruth: "When Dave first decided to do this 1 thought was a in laugh. All his friends pulted his legs

"But

So patient

Dave is exceptionally determined in everything. He has had setbacks, lness, tennis elbow, and an operation on his hand. But once he has made up his mind, nothing stops him.

"He has always known what he has wanted-even when i first met him when he was an amateur and we had nothing.

A fighter's hands... but so gentle as Dave brushes a model's häir

by ALAN HOBY

Brown, for the world title? All he got then was £5 a week

ns an apprealice boilermaker.

"He has seen, too, the down- fall of other boxers and he has no intention of going the same

"De. you let him hair?" I said.

do your

which, on a night of ring mas sacre in Rome last July, smash- ed Sicilian Ray Nobile to crip- pling defeat in four rounds, the as well as punches. hands which now deal in perms

As If reading my thoughts. sald with another of Charnley

smiles: "I've found his rare that there is a certain aimilarly between boxing and hairdress Ing. There can be grace in box- ing Just as there is grace in I looked at the hands which cutting women's hair."

why "But savaged

HAIRDRESS- last month only

"Why not America's work-ranking Leo ING?" watch. Matthews In 10 ruthless rounds; sports shop? Or running a pub?.

Was this the menacing amal- As soon as he bad the measure" papabilities better than himself.

gam of hate and hitting power of a full-back, he would mer In this respect there are pro- ellessly take advantage of his fie is, of course, amazingly who, in eight years and 48 pro and his, posilou on the field is Bghts, has only once been knock- bably quile a few players superiority and never case

one which a player

The ean oftered down?

man who is way." No. 2 light- than against the defender.

Areupy longer than most others currently ranked deal great

younger

should think Matthew-whu

weight in the world? And when he does dinally re about retiring on this senre.

"Oh, yes. I Charnley, blue-eyed and deep-

gives btm con- ut the But Stan's enjoyment

It is diffent to imagine that ty tanned from a holiday in idence. He's already very good. E Kame has never waned.

shot me a sudden, He has lots of patience. energetic Stam will not remali Majores, thusiasm, he has said, is the key

But of

cuis it, sets it, comby it." active in some sport.

erages grin, then said:- one thing I feel certain; he has

"Every afternoon, when I've Aalshed training. I go to a to Intention of becoming a foot- baller manager.

masler hairdresser in the East End of London where I am taking

alx-monthis"

STAN MATTHEWS. ...en- joys the game too much 20 rotire.

my

to success. "When I lune enthusiasm that will be the day to pack up."

Many uses In the past few years, the master winger has been written off by urities. Al- ways he has contimed to pro- duce brilliant games-mot, jer- haps, as often as he would like, but with such regularity that people suggesting his retiremcat must

frequently inve second thoughts.

Improved with age

1 have seen Matthews in ac-1 thin many thres, pre-war anal post-war, and 1 kelieve that he was an even better footballer after the war than when he was younger.

Men whe played alongside him in the pre-war perlad say that, when they passed the ball to him, they would rarely re ceive it back unt Stan bod

beaten two or three opponenta and centred the ball for soine- one to finish off his approach work.

The post-war Malihews, while MEITI brilliant 1a. dividualist, appeared to bring his colleagues more into the tacficat meleming in mid- field. He then impressed me as being more of alom player.

I have never neen a wing for- ward with such natural brillian- ce as Matthews. The only foot- baller I could begin to compare with him in Tom Flaney.

Groatost gift

secret of

his suprane The crefmanship.

Varied rensoria have been given for his great lilly. Lot nbove a I would al wonderful sense of balance. This in gut born in grest players of umny Aria and a funda- mental requirement for peent Ioatiming.

At whatever, angle bia budy might be poised dancing a game, Matihown would never in eaught off balance.

it meant he was able to "wrong fool" 96 many opponents, ili body contiut also enabled

But this intimidation tech- nique had no effect at alt on Matthews. He knew he had the

2179ct full-back bralen

would ruthlessly exploit the smallest weakness in the defence.

Four D. Jones

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WITH_ALLA "TH{

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them. When they said "Yes" he ducked Inside and closed the door.

"I've always been interested

hairdressing,”

"Yes, I go to all his fights. he replied

Of Course I "I've thought about it for years. Am I worrlett?

In

I want something to occupy my worry when Dave gets hurt, mind when my fighting days are No woman likes to see someone over. Besides, there's plenty of they love getting banged on the money in it. It's a booming busi nose."

Mrs Young

Charnley went His wife told me: "We did on: "He has to look after him ness."

think about opening a garage selt. At home here we both eat what with the new hire the same food. He cuts out bul,

restrictions on cars starches, cakes, potatoes. So do purchase and falling sales we dropped 1. It wouldn't be fair to put the idea. As for running a pu temptation in his way." Dave did have one for a while with his brother but gave it up. when he was in the Army."

Security aim

"What I really want to do," whose this champion suld ambitions. bie as broad as his shoulders, "is to start a business while I'm still at the top. P'tr already looking tor premises where 1 can open a couple of shops.

"It's

"There

have been reports," your husband's between Rrossed

I said, "that Asla have

£70,000 and £100,0007

The women behind David Fraser Charnley Ltd. shook her head. "Good gracious, no," she commented. "If he had earned that we wouldn't be in this business."

I left the Charnleys convinced that here was a successful, hard-

no use waiting unti working, give-and-take partner- you've had your last fight and ship which will not fall when the tame has faded and the then living on your earnings.

The money will soon meit away. fickle plaudits of the public have Security for the future--that's died to nothing. what i am aiming for.

Title dream

"You know, there are plenty

I left also remembering the of people who think, when they

Charnley: rund that boxer lo getting last words of Ruth

u £3,000 for a fight; Why that's "We have come up together. We have a nice home, car, Good more than 1 get in a year."

clothes. All the comforts.

"But they forget the income tax which, as time goes on and you, have other lights, swollows up half of it. Add to that train- ig expenses, your manager's 25 per cent and there's not all that jefl.

Not rated

"For instance, It costs me £10 a day just to hire one sparring partner. 1 need at least two, sc thol's £120 a week for that one item). Of course, I shall lem- porarily knock off the afternoon hairdressing sessions two weeks bafore the fight. It must noi, interfere with my training."

Charnley's frown deepened as he pendered on the hardships of being A champion in the pain-and-punishment business of Assault and battery, boxing.

What is it really like being the wife of a champion?.

Saya Huth Charaley: "I've

Was n

his grannie In Scotland.

"But

one thing Dave li weals to win above everything else and that is the champion- ship of the world. That's why he can never lei up or take any fight lightly.

"Otherwise I'm curtains to all out dreams,"

London Express Service.

Sports. survey

By ALL-ROUNDER

LAST OF THE "BARE ‘UNA' Jack Robinson, of Talacre, Flintshire, reputed to be the last of Britain's bare knuckle

never known Dave to be afraid of anyone, although I believe he fighters, has died at the age of was a bit of a horror when he 88. He was shortly to have ttle kid staying with appeared on television, and was the proud owner of a carovan Lord "Then he used to stand at used by Field Marshal

Montgomery during the inst the front door and challenge the other kids to light. When | War. they said, 'No' he went after

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