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The Birmingham Post, Friday, November 10, 1967 Unruly supporters cost Millwall and severe censure Millwall's unruly supporters cost the club yesterday. This was the fine imposed by an A disciplinary commission inquiring into the scenes which followed Millwall's 2-1 home defeat by Aston Villa on October 14, when spectators invaded the field. Surrounded by young made by club officials and oral mi sters, the referee, evidence given by witnesses Norman Burtenshaw, of have been considered by the Great Yarmouth, fell to who have also gi -ri oun og an inspection at the ground and later needed medical attention. "The commission has also After a personal hearing taken note of the proposals put which lasted nearly two and forward by the club to ensure a half hours at The Den, greater protection for players and officials. Millwall's dockland ground, the three-man A commis- "In view of the very serious Ilion issued the ollowing muir erelion the inciden rom the unedveir.

statement: dence adduced, the commission "Reports submitted by match has decided that the Millwall written statements FC be fined The club is warned that, should there be any repetition of misconduct on the part of spectators the consequences will be even more serious. "The Millwall club is ordered to pay the costs of the commission and the club is also ordered to post warning notices in prominent positions on the ground for two months from Monday, November 13. 1967. and to print similar warning notices in their programme at all matches played at the ground during the same period More action may No comment The comirlimion consisted of Mr. Noel Watson.

Mr. Len Shipman, who is also president of the Football League, and Mr. Frank Davis. follow fines Mr. Burtenshaw attended the inquiry to give evidence and the Millwall club were represented by their ohairman.

Mr. Micky Purser, and the manager. Mr. Benny Fenton. Also present were Mr.

Dennis Follows. secretary of the Football Association, and Mr. a Lover, chairman of the Foot. ball League Referees' and Linesmen's Association. Punishment of certain Celtic players by the Scottish Football Association may follow the £250 fines imposed by the club yesterday on every member of the side who played against Racing Club of Argentina in the now infamous World Club Championship match at Two-edged reaction of Ken Aston Montevideo.

The fines do not mean an end to the matter as far as the Scottish A is concerned. This was made clear yesterday by the SF A secretary, Mr. W. P. Allan.

Mr. Follows said after the meeting that he had nothing to add to the statement. When we have the reports on the players who were ordered off." said Mr. Allan, we shall act independently of the Celtic action. Mr.

Burtenahaw, who gave evidence to the commission. hurried sway from the ground without making any comment. A statement issued by the Millwall chairman. Mr. Purser.

said: "We have been instructed by the A commission to make no comment on their decision." Not largest By COLIN MALAM warm welcome for Celtic's action in fining their players; but disapproval of the fine imposed on Millwall by an A disciplinary committee. This was the two-edged reaction last night of Mr. Ken Aston. an official of FIFA, the ruling body of world soccer, and a former international referee, to the day's disciplinary measures. First.

Mr. Aston called Celtic's action a shining example to every club in the country which is not prepared to put up with bad conduct on the field at play." Then, before presenting the prizes last night at a school rize-giving nly 100 yards from the Mil Aston ground. Mr. Aston had this to say of the IP A decision: If we feel other punishment is neceesary, we shall deal with the players accordingly." Sir Stanley Rous, president of FIF A. would not, comment upon the Celtic fines.

The report of the Scottish A will go to Zurich and it will then be discussed by the appropriate committee," he said. Millwalrs fine is not the largest imposed on a League club, in the season 1956-57 Sunderland were fined £5,000 by a joint A-Football League commission for "making illegal payments contrary to the regulations of the Football League." Not happy Mr. John Hughes, secretary of the Scottish Professional Footballers Association said he was not entirely happy with the Ines. Leyton Orient, now tile Orient were fined £2.000 in 1957-58 for alleged irregularities. Everton also receives a similar fine in April.

1966. after playing 11 reserves in a League match against Leeds a week before their A Cup semi-final with Manchester United. The only other fine was levied against Burnley in March, 1961. for playing nine reserves against Chelsea preceding their European Cup-tie and A Cup semi-final. Atfillwall have a long history of trouble with the A discip? linary commitee over he behaviour of speceors going back to 1934.

Sorry list While we agree players who misbehave should be punished. I feel that the indiscriminate fining of every player is he said. The Celtic players, however. are unlikely to oppose the fines. Billy McNeill the captain.

commented: "I speak on behalf of all the players when I would have thought the transference of £1 or from Millwall to the Football Association will not do the slightest good or offer the slightest guarantee that the same thing cannot happen again. I would have thought the proper punishment would have been for the FAto close the ground until Millwall could give an adequate and acceptable assurance that a repetition of the incident could not occur. I would have thought that a club which had to give such en assurance would be forced to pit up fences at either end of the ground that is what I would like to see. Reluctance Previous instances of misconduct by spectators reported to the committee are as follows 341115a1l v. Bradford (1934): Ground cloeed for two weeks after misconduct during and after the match.

Closure followed previous warnings. December. 1938: Mlllwall tined £lOO and threatened with ground closure following M. port of disturbances during match against Southampton. 81111aa11 t.

Southampton (19391: Misconduct by spectators during the match. Pined £lOO in view of previous record and unsatisfactory behaviour by In the Midlands. managers were reluctant to discuss the Celtic fines because they felt it "mild not be right to comment on the domestic matters of another club. I as that any decision taken by the club must be respected and acted upon." Alan Ashman, manager of West Bromwich Albion, was prepared. however, to offer these thoughts on the Montevideo match itself.

December 6 (1447): Ground closed for seven days and club fined £lOO after referee at the Mitimid v. Barnsley League match on October 16. 1947. had reported missiles thrown during and after the match and that a spectator had tried to assault him 51111 wall v. Exeter City (19491' Referee reported missiles (tea-cups) thrown at him after the match and that he was struck In the back by a spectator.

Ground closed for seven days from January 30. 1950, and club ElOO. v. Hull City (1982): Misconduct by spectators during the match reported by the referee. Warning notices ordered to be posted for a month Mlllwall v.

Bristol Rovers Misconduct by spectators. Committee decided to take no action, noting with satisfaction precautionary action taken by the club. sLUilsall v. Bournemouth (1966): Referee reported atone thrown on pitch during match. Committee order ed warning notices to be posted for a month.

Millwall v. Plymouth (1967) Misconduct during and after match. Warning notices for a month. Celtic's fines, unprecedented in Scottish Football history, were announced by Mr. Robert Kelly, the club chairman, who deplored the fact that a club that had established such a wonderful reputation for discipline should fall so badly from grace on this occasion." "It has spotlighted indiscipline.

It Is a shame that it a me go od ill happen, but perhaps some good will come out of it. You can't say that every club will now follow Celtic's lead in fact I hope they won't have to. The thing to do is to prevent that sort of trouble happening at all. Clubs should make it clear that it won't be Three Celtic players, Lennox, Johnstone and HUghe6, were sent off in the club's 1-0 defeat in Montevideo in the play-off for the World Club Championship and the referee later said that he had also sent off Auld, but the player had not understood and remained on the pitch. Mr.

Kelly, also strongly refuted criticism that manager Mr. Jock Stein had threatened before the match that Celtic would play it rough in Montevideo. Stan Guilts. manager of Birmingham City. said: "It's quite wrong to believe that managers have no regard for what players do on the pitch.

Managers and directors are conscious of their responsibility. and there are very few who are prepared to condone bad behaviour on the field. I don't think football is dirtier than it was before the war. The trouble today is caused more by petulance than violence, and self discipline is what managers want from players." The European Union Football Association, who did not send a representative to last Saturdcy's Club Championship playoff between Celtic and Racing Club have now asked the Scottish P.A. for a full report on the match.

POSTSCRIPT By GRON WILLIAMS Leicester is Large's seventh move POET SPORTS REPORTER The signing of centreforward Frank Large from Northampton Town yesterday by no means signals the end of Leicester City's campaign for new players. This waa made clear by Manager Matt 011 lies when he had the 134 tone Mxfooter a.t a 8 20.000 fee. "Large is an addition to our strength." he said. "I have watched him twice recently and have been much impressed by his energy and bubbling Frank Large "He is ready to wive 100 per cent all the way. He will be getting his game with ua malnet Manchester aty at Maine Road on Saturday." Still trying Mr.

Dillies added: "We are determined to pursue our efforts to sign a player in the highest class." Large. who has found the net en times this season, to a native of Leeds. The signing of Large by Leicester raised his personal transfer total to £73.000 in seven moves spread over six seasons since he turned professional with Halifax in 1959. Leicester have paid the largest fee of all to launch him in First Division football, for the first time. Details June.

11162: Hollins to QP R. 67.500 1 PR. to Nottleton Lll.OOO 1964: Nino to Standnn LlO.OOO 1964: 'attritionCarlisle 66.500 Dec Sen 11165 Catlate Oldham 6.000 11111111, 010Aast to Wton 615.000 Not 1967: NN ico to 161 cotter 20.000 Sir Stanley Rous declined to comment on Celtic fines. enthusiasm. which understandably have made him a favourite at Northampton.

BLOOD CELTIC tined their players £250 apiece yesterday for their part in the notorious Montevideo kickup and Millwall were fined by the A as a result of crowd disturbances in which a referee was injured. The sending off of League players this season threatens to reach a record level, and several have already been severely dealt with at least by the standards of rodent seasons. Players in junior soccer are coming up for disciplinary action with far greater frequency than was the case a few years ago. Almost every week we read of hooligans in soccer scarves fighting on terraces, throwing missiles at players and making themselves a dangerous nuisance on their way to and from matches. Magistrates are getting increasingly severe with them.

ALL in all soccer is getting the sort of image that public relations men conjure up in their worst nightmares. There are several attitudes one can take to this. The diehard rugger traditionalist might say: "What can you expect from these blasted soccer types? Not a game that builds moral fibre, you know." Secondly, there is the easy generalisation that soccer unruliness is merely a reflection of the age in which we live. with its increased civil violence and contempt for law and order. Third.

many people in soccer suggest that the whole business is blown up by Press and and that far too much limelight is directed on the bad incidents and little on the law-abiding people who AND THUNDER attend week in and week out Lastly and this is the most significant of is the permissive indifference of large sections of the community who are interested to read a sensation but then dismiss it from their minds. None of these attitudes can be definitive. I am convinced, to start with, that there is about soccer a peculiar quality that encourages violence where the general social climate is favourable to violence. THIS is because of its very excellence as a game both for players and spectators. No other game combines so well the components of ball skill.

speed, body contact and simplicity of rule. There is a tremendous nervous excitement about a game of soccer. which starts among the players and is quickly transferred to the watching audience. On the field there are frustrations. When such frustrations arise in rugby, for example, the allowable body contact helps dispel them.

But soccer body contact is so tightly controlled by the very nature of the game that there is far less of a safety valve for the player. One cannot change the rules to create such a safety valve. One can only impart a strong discipline into players in my opinion the overwhelming majority of British professionals still have such a discipline. BUT there are more nowadays who are inclined to kick over the traces. Several reasons can be advanced for contempt for the quality of refereeing (a more difficult art in an age when the game is faster).

big salaries which sometimes create big heads. and the influence of hysterical crowds who see the players as demi-Gods. No game is better created for fanatical support. It combines spectacle, high drama and simplicity of understanding in a stadium where everything can be seen by the watcher. Soccer, for many, provides a necessary masa emotional outlet.

The local team has become the temple and the Holy Grail; it has become the focus of a fierce partisanship which might at one time have itself in throwing rotten eggs at Mr. Gladstone. 0 much for the diagnosis. What are the cures? Civil law-breaking Is the concern of the courts and n) doubt they will deal with soccer hooliganism in accordance with the national formula for combating all types of disorder. More 3 the point Ls the question: What can soccer authorities do about it? The A and the League must govern.

They are very willing to hand out life suspensions for dishonesty. They should, at least, inflict suspensions of a seas)n or two on persistent violent offenders They should be wilding to throw clubs out of the League If crowd disorders are serious enough. And the Boards of clubs should take example from Celtic's actin and punish taco own players when circumstances warrant even before there is any official inquiry. Tough action is I doubt whether it will be taken, for soccer is, in its public image at least, a commercial game. Snooker champion whose chief aim is to entertain PULMAN-MAN WITH MISSION World snooker champion John Putman is currently giving a series of exhibition matches in the Midlands.

Here Clive Everton describes the man behind the cue. THE world professional snooker champion. John Pulman, is an exception to the general rule that the lives of world champions are concerned primarily with and competition. streets of somewhere or other you've never been in your life. sends you five miles in the wrong direction; you're frozen to the marrow when vou get to the club: you ta kee your coat off and everybody expects you to make a hundred break." For Pu tman, a six-foot, 43- year-old Devonian, who has been world professional champion since 1959.

the main emphasis is on exhibition play lour to six nights a wee in some of Britain's 100,000 clubs throughout the winter and weekly appearances at holiday camps In the summer. Discounting occasional travel by other means, he covers over 23.000 miles by car each year. At present, he is engaged on a tour of British clubs, sponsored by Players, for what is believed to be the highest fee ever paid for a domestic Professional tour. There is also the infinite variety of tables to contend with. Some are fast, some are slow.

Some have green, new cloths, some have cloths thin and brown with age. Some run truly, some are so untrue that any shot played at less than medium pace is doomed. Some have cushions from which balls bound off like springs. others have cushions so dead that the balls will hardly rebound at all. At times the odds can be defeated.

One of Pulman's greatest feats on was a table in South Africa on which the cushions were so dead that, no matter how hard the cue ball was hit from the it was impossible to get it to return from the top cushion past the middle pocket. This. together with the 630,000 Players have put into the new National team championship represents snooker's largest commercial windfall. The tour Is now concentrated in the Mictlando--tonight at Brookvale Social Club, Erdington, next Tuesday at Ftedditch. next Wednesday ac Stoke.

Last week Pulman was based in Nottingham and on Thursday at Biasthorpe Miners Welfare Institute. Newark. On this table. Pulman made a break of 120 without the cue ball touching a cushion. But one handicap which noone can surmount is fairly tight pockets.

"It's not the size of the pocket openings which determine whether a table is easy or difficult: it's the way the pocket is shaped and cut." says Pulman. Here he made a break of 141 as reds, 12 blacks. one pink. one blue. one brown and all the colours).

only two short of his personal befit and his 387th century break in public. Emphasis In these exhibition matches, the emphasis is on entertainment and break making and like other professionals, has been known to lose the odd frame to local amateurs through refusing to take mere winning into conaideration. Some pockets are cut so square that unless you've got the full face of the pocket to aim at it's impossible to pot one. You get a terrible sinking feeling when you get on one of those tables. know that a lot of people.

have come hoping to you make 100, but that the pockets are so difEcult that it'll be a miracle if they see aM. Even if I play really well, people are going to be disappointed If it's an exhibition, nobody wants to see me playing safety shots," Allman says. The whole idea is to make a big break." "On the other hand. when a show has gone well I get a lot of satisfaction from knowing that I've given pleasure to a lot of people "It's a completely different kind of satisfaction from the Even for Putman. big breaks are aometimes hard to come oy.

"There you are." he acid. travelling through ice, snow and fog through the back John Pulman nobody wants to see me playing safety shots." kind I get from match play. The biggest thrill of my life was winning the amateur championship in 1948 because I was just an unknown from the West Country and I hadn't dared think in terms of winning it. Winning the professional championship was a much more gradual build-up over several years." Putman turned professional later the same year with the backing of a Bristol businessman. Practice "If it hadn't been for this arrangement.

I just couldn't have done it. At that stage of your career you've just got to get down and practice eight hours a day without anything else to distract you, work on your weaknesses and get to know your own game so well that you can analyse what the trouble is when things start going wrong. For instance, I've never been very keen on middle pocket shots. I think it's because a middle pocket is wherepoint on it straight line as a corner pocket is a convergence of two straight lines and provides a better focal point. I often play position to pot a ball in a corner pocket and ignore a more obvious line for position to get the pot in the middle." Pulman won £4OO in his first professional tournament and immediately went into the top flight professionals with Joe and Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson in the golden age of professional snooker at its headquarters at Leicester Square Hall, London.

In the ten years since the hall closed in 1957, professional tournaments have been few and far between, though Pulman has still made six world title defences in the last three years and has a probable defence against the Australian professional champion. Eddie Charlton, in Liverpool next March. Pulman also has an open standing offer to defend his title against anyone for a minimum week's guarantee of £250. He would like to see more professional tournaments and more top amateurs following the lead of Gary Owen and John Spencer in turning professional. "You can't keep tournaments going with the same few players.

however well they can play Personally I'm all in favour of open tournaments. The top amateur standard now is better than it has ever been and, after all, people want to know who the best player is, not who's getting paid and who isn't." LAWN TENNIS Holders beaten at Torquay By DAVID TALBOT On a day on which the tennis seemed to lose its social. carefree ambience and become sharp and meaningful, the holders of both singles titles were beaten in the quarter-finals of the Palace Hotel indoor tournament at Torquay, Keith Wooldridge (Staffs), winner for the past two years, lost 4-6, to John Clifton (Yo rkshire), and Joyce Williams, the Scottish champion, who beat Ann Jones In last year's Anal. went down 6-8, 6-4, 4-6 to Australia's Fay Toyne. Clifton, a member of the Barrett squad from which Wooldridge resigned during the summer, had taken the Staffordshire player tc three sets in last year' final and in their only subsequent meeting, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, bad again been beaten after twice holding match points.

few signs of his lack of recent practice in defeating another Barrett boy. Gerald Battrick of Wales 6-4. 8-4. He moved well and though he sometimes found difficulty in holding his service, his volleying, especially from close in, was excellent. If he beats Cox today it will be a real feather in his cap and he will then undoubtedly decide to play in Britain's King's Cup team next week.

Uncompromising Mrs. Jones. in a particularly uncompromising mood. again won without conceding a game. Corinne Molesworth, of Devon.

Britain's bright eat Junior, lacked neither courage nor skill against her, but her meagre reward for a determined effort was seven points in each set. Only once did she get deuce. In today's semi-finals Mrs. Jones plays Winnie Shaw, the British No. 3, who won anxiously by 74, 10-8 against Nell Truman.

of Essex. He vas able to resist these results because his service was generally better and more penetrating and because his control off the ground was superior. Wooldridge. fit and quick on his feet, played with characteristic determination. but his chances faded when he lost his service from 40-15 in the second game of the third set.

Calls unheard Never one of the most patient of compecitorb, he became irritated because he was unable to hear the calls of a service-line judge who had had to position himself behind a edged wooden staging at the of the court, which screened him from view at one end. Clifton now meets the British No. 2. Bobby Wilson. whose quarter-final against John Barrett was also marked by art umpiring incident.

Barrett. who lost 34, 2-8 to his Middlesex colleague. found fault with the calls of the service-dine judge and demanded his replacement. Because the umpires at Torquay work on a shift system. no replacement was available and the official concerned.

unperturbed by the storm, carried on until the end. The other semi-final will be between Mark Cox. the Leicester left-hander and Michael Sangster (Devon), respectively Britain's third and fifth ranked players. Cox was too severe for Paul Hutchins (Gloucestershire) who, like Clifton. had clearly profited from his Bar rett squad training.

Sangster showed remarkably Cantwell still hoping There is still a slight possibility of Coventry City fielding a new defender against Fulham at Highfield Road tomorrow. said manager Noel Cantwell last night. Mr. Cantwell. who returned yesterday from a buying trip to the North during which he signed Preston winger Ernie Hannigan for C.

50,000. said he has been in touch with several clubs about players. "I'm not just rushing out to buy for buying's sake," Cantwell added. I've got a lot of faith in our present staff." There is also a chance that Wolves will renew their attempts to sign Charlton winger Len Glover for the away match against Nottingham Forest. Wolves have already bid over £70,000 for Glover, and the player is refusing to sign a new contract with Charlton.

If Wolves fail to get Clover in time. manager Ronnie Allen may have to experiment with his forward line because of the injury to left winger Dave Wagstate. One reassuring bit of news for Wolves yesterday was that right half and captain Mike Bailey returned from playing for the Football League against the League of Ireland in Dublin without any reaction from the knee he injured against Coventry last Saturday. There were no new moves yesterday in Aston Villas quest for Liverpool wing half Willie Stevenson, and it looks as though an unchanged side will leave for Ipswich today. Ipswich.

fourth in the Second Division, will field a fullstrength side. Birmingham City right half and captain Ron Wylie is expected to return to the side after injury for Blues' home game against Preston. West Bromwich Albion, at home to Burnley. await a fitness check on right halt Tony Brown, who injured his back in training yesterday, before announcing a team Colin Taylor. Walsall's leftwinger and leading scorer, and centre half Stan Bennett are both doubtful for the Saddler's home game against promotion challengers Taylor has been suffering from influenza and Bennett will have a fitness test on an ankle to lig ht has restricted him to light rain ing this week.

COLIN MALAM DETAILS S. K. Wileun 0114011181) but J. Must tSfuleuseut 6-3. 6-2: J.

G. Cates tYorkst bait IC Weepierldee (Staffs) 6-4. 3-6. 6.0; M. Cu Mentes.) beat P.

ft Measles 6-4. M. J. Sasitater (Deue) beat Lama Malts) Weises'e eitegire--euerwr-Seate: Mrs. Jaws (Wausau) beat Min C.

Mulessortb (Devoe) 6-0. 111-0; Mes S. V. Wale (Keat) but MIN 0 Mare (Australia) 6-1. 6-2; MIR M.

M. Sem iSeetleeen but Mee P. L. Trustee (Emai) 7.5. 10.6; Min M.

Toys. (Cuisine) beat Mn. M. Witless (Scutlaid) I. 43.

6-4 King's Cup match venue settled The King's Cup quarter-Anal tie between Britain and Jugoslavia will be played at Ljubljana on November 18 and 19, the Lawn Tennis Association announced yesterday. Sky Blues' criticised Mr. William Wilson. for Coventry South. hit out at the "knockers" who are criticising Coventry City Club at the club's annual meeting last night.

Mr. Wilson, who is a shareholder of the club. eaid "We have made great progress and I am annoyed and shocked at the knockers we have to listen to day in and day out. If ever there was a time in this club's history that everyone was needed behind the club, it is now. "I say to the directors: stick to the Job and don't worry about the temporary difficulties." he concluded.

Mr. Derrick Robins, the chairman, referring to the recent appointment of Mr. Noel Cantwell as manager, said: "He has two policies to carry out. His chief aim is a comprehensive scouting system and the development of youth within the club because of the ridiculous price of First Division players in the transfer market at the moment. "His is the only policy that can succeed in the years to come but.

of course. coupled with this is a short-term policy. I.e. to get us out of the nasty situation by the purchase of very good well-established topgrade Coventry made a profit of more than £15.000 in the year ended May 31. 1967.

There was an actual operating loss of £4,923 compared with a profit of £3.023 the previous year. But this. og ether with transfer fees payable, less receivable, of £29.955. was offset by donations totalling more than £50,000. RUGBY UNION Gray in tourists' front row For their match against Wales at Arms Park, Cardiff.

tomorrow, New Zealand make one change from the side which defeated England at Twickenham last Saturday. Ken Gray, a prop forward, replaces Jack Hazlett, who loses his place after six successive international appearances. Gray returned to the active list against West Wales after being out of the game for more than three weeks through a hand injury received at Vancouver. He will fill the loose-head position which he generally occupies for his club, although it will be the first time he has appeared there for New Zealand. The inclusion of Gray brings the average weight of the All Blacks' pack up to almost which makes it one of the heaviest ever fielded by New Zealand.

The lightest forward is Grahame Williams, a flanker. who weighs 13st. 71b. W. McCormick (Canterbury); M.

J. Dick (Auckland). I. R. Maw.

W. L. Data (boil Hanlon Ray). W. M.

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R. Trannain (Hurley Day). J. Lotion. Cancels (Warrarapa).

BOXING American rivals for Welshmen Carl Gizzi. of Wales. meet American Arnold Brower at Aberavon Lido on November 28. Brower has knocked out seven of his 20 opponents in the first round. On the same bill Eddie Avoth, the Cardiff light heavyweight, fights Tex Sullivan (New York).

TABLE TENNIS England at top England scored their third win In four matches to top the new European Table Tennis League when surprisingly beating West Germany 6-1 in Leeds last night. Details (England names Neale beat C. Arndt 21-10. 21.19; beet F. Soapier 21.17.

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155112. 243471 fLublect IL caeariaiUas) MIDLAND AND NATIONAL SPORT 17 Stowe, Elliott seek senior world golf title By DAVID DAVIEB Two Midland senior golfers, the inimitable Charlie Stowe, of Penn, and Stanley Elliott, of Blackwell, have been chosen to represent England in the World Senior Amateur Tournament at Pinehurst, America, from November 15 to 18. The team of four is made up by two former International golfers, Harry Bentley (Hesketre and Francis Francis. who now lives in Eiviitzerland. The format of the tournament is similar to the Eisenhower Trophy.

All the players play each day and the worst round returned by the team is liscarded. Moseley pair victory A foursomes round of 69 by Mrs. Winifred Boothby and Miss Josephine Shaughnessy, of Moseley, was good enough to win the Worcestershire ladies foursomes Alliance at Redditch yesterday. On this short 4,470 yards course, with its standard scratch score of 65, most of the competitors made heavy work of the golf in ideal conditions and the winners' score was two shots over par. They did, however.

play steadily and consistently and managed to keep the direr calamities off their card. There was nothing worse than a 6, whereas their main rivals, the Stourbridge pair of Mrs. Enid Baker and Mrs. Inga Bridgens. frittered away ten shots on the four holes from the ninth to the 12th with a run of 7, 6.

5. 7 This was a pity, as they had started, and were to finish. strongly. Stowe. who leaves London a 3 1 p.m.

this afternoon. is a former Walker Cup player and has been the best amateur in Staffordshire and the Midland, for many years. Now 58. he qualifies for the tournament by three years and as it is only four years since he last won the Midland amateur title he can hardly be said to be a long way past his best. He has won the Staffordshire amateur title eight times.

the first in 1934 and the last 30 years later. One of his greatest su was at Bunningdale in 19 I when he won the Brabazon Trophy with a total of 283. This performance forced the Poor start The started weakly at Redditch's rather intimidating first hole. 141 yards up a steep hill, and after two shots were only on the fringe of the green and then they took three putts. They three-putted again at the sixth and at the eighth there was a series of disasters.

Miss Shaughnessy pit hed short, Mrs. Boothby topped the ball through the green and Miss t3haughnessy's recovery was well past. In the end Mrs. Boothby holed from 10 feet for a 6. The name or Stanley Elliott is an important one in Wor- cestershire golf and although now principally an administrator he won his county title in 1948.

He had the distinction of winning it around his own course with a wonderful total of 143 and he still retains a handicap of 4 at Blackwell. They had two more as on the homeward half, but both were on par-5 holes and, despite taking three putts at the lath, the seventh short hole on the women's card, they had a two-shot margin over the field. DAVID DAVIES. LEADING 60 Mrs. Mathby.

10 and Miss J. Shaughnessy. IS (leeDyl 71 Mrs. Saar. and Mn.

I. Middens. 27 (Ssoureetftet 71 Miss Howarth. 11 Ga and Causal) led Mrs. S.Mall.amb 9 (Moseley) 71 1 3 Mrs Redfern.

13. and Mrs. P. Grier, IS (Redd)tcti 72t0 Mrs. 6 Holiowss.

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33 (Stouraldle). 73) Mr. P. Haworth. ileidderseinoteri and Miss Merriam 7 (Ktad'a Saxton) 74 Mrs.

35. and Mrs M. Parser. 19 (Residua') 74 Mrs. M.

leder, 21. gad Mrs. D. H.U. 29 (Droltraci).

74 Mrs Hanning. 29. and Mrs. Griffith. 21 (Gay Hall.

Zara Bolton to captain Curtis Cup team Mrs. Zara Bolton (Royal Portrush) will captain the British Ides Curtis Cup teem to meet America at Royal County Down, Newcastle, Ireland, on June 14 and 15 next year. It will be the third time Mrs. Bolton has captained the Curtis Cup side, the previous occasions being in 1956 and 1966. Mrs.

Bolton also captained Britain to victory in the Commonwealth team championship in Canada earher this year. Miss Pat Roberts (Newport, Mon.) will be deputy captain. America takes lead golf in world Argentina, whose two-man team totalled 141, were the early leaders when the World Cup golf team the Canada Cup began yesterday in Mexico City with 40 countries taking part. The Argentine's team comprised the little-known Florentina Molina, who had a four under par 68. and Fidel De Luca (73).

Molina. who excelled on the had four bordies in his a late replacement for Argentina's Roberto de Vicenzo. the British open champion. who withdrew with arthritis. ATHLETICS Hat-trick for Oxford freshman Later.

Arnold Palmer. striving to sin one of the few honours that have eluded him individual championship round in 68 to share the lead with Molina. His partner. Jack Nicklaus. handed in a card of 72 to give America a lead of one stroke.

First of the British countries to finish were Wales, who totalled 154. Dave Thomas had a one-over-par 73 and Sid Mouland returned an 81. Ireland (Hugh Boyle 76. Christy O'Connor 73) finished with 149. England's 150 England finished on 150.

with Malcolm Oregson taking 74 and Peter Alliss 76. After a poor start Gregson settled down to some steady golf driving well and long and getting the feel of the greens to turn in a one-under 35. He had a birdie 2 at the 203- yards fifth, and a birdie 3 at the 425-yards eighth. Alliss dropped shots at the third and eighth for a two-over 38 on reaching the turn. For Scotland.

who finished with a total of 154. Eric Brown took 74 and Harry Bannerman 80. David a 19- year-old undergraduate reading politics, economics and philosophy at Lincoln College. Oxford. was the star of the annual University freshmen's athletics match against Cambridge at Oxford yesterday.

Clementi. formerly at chaster School. won all three hurdles events-120, 220 and 440 make a substantial contribution to Oxford's 90-63 points win. He finished yards ahead of the opposition in all three races and. in the 440 ymhodles.

recorded a persona 56.3 sec. Clement' has run four times over 440 yards hurdles in his career and each time has lowered his personal best time. Great display Another hard worker for Oxford was Peter de Villiers (Trinity), a 21-year-old South African decathlon expert, who took part in six events. He won the pole vault and high lump, was second to Clemente in the 120 yards and 220 yards hurdles, and also in the 440 yards flat race, in which he was beaten virtually on the post by British international Dick Clreen (Cambridge). Ireland's Christy O'Connor and Hugh Boyle went out with the American favourites.

Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. and were watched by big crowds throughout. South Africa totalled 143. with Harry Henning taking 74 against Gary Players 69. New Zealand took a stroke more.

both Bob Charles and W. Godfrey taking 72. Australia's Bruce Crampton (72) and Tony Murray (74) finished with De Villiers completed lus progn the 100 ramme by rYarating fourth place ids RESULTS lee feeds: 1. A. Sboebridee (Oxford) IEI.I 2.

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6m. Charlie Stowe selectors to pick him again for the England side at the age of 45. BILLIARDS Driffield's record Leslie Dr if ield scored the highest break of the world amateur billiards championships i 0 when he beat South Afric a a 's Manuel Francisc by 1.261 points to 1.099 in Colombo yesterday. Driffield's break of 351 enabled him to come from behntdh abet a 3 0 tm in es Reutaen SNOOKER David Bright 4 Kingstanding Royal) beat La Len Robinion Bordesiev bour) 3-0 in the first round of the Midland amateur snooker championship at Bmethwick Working Men's Club last night. W.

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