British Decline In Sport A Legacy Of War Mobilisation
(P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 26. “The trouble is that we have no Denis Compton. He is always good for 150 runs at a pinch." This comment was made in Christchurch this morning by the British Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. Mr. P. C. Gordon-Walker, when told that England had been beat en bv 10 wickets in the third cricket test with the West Indies. Mr. Gordon Walker went on to advance theories as to why British sport had gone into a decline since the end of the war. “Britain mobilises for war on a greater scale than any other country, even Germany,” he said. “Every athlete is called ud and all first-class sport has to stop. That means that for six or seven years there are no younger players coming on. "The same sort of slump occurred after 1918. but by the late 20’s we were meeting them all on equal terms again. •*I think that in 10 years Britain will have regained her place." Mr. Gordon Walker had only one word for England's defeat by the United States at soccer. It was "appalling,” he said.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23316, 27 July 1950, Page 10
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