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In view of the exit on Wednes- day of Aston Villa from the Eng- lish Cup, the following article by Harry Hampton, Aston Villa, is of unusual interest:-
Having regard to last season's international results, and the universal outcry of people who, are supposed to know, there is something sadly lacking in Eng lish football: I mean, of course, the first-class game, and profas sional football in particular..
Animated by a laudable Rare critics, past and present-day 1 players among them, have at- tempted to dissect the causes of our shortcomings. The explana- tions have been many, and, to me, amusing. Some of them have assured us that nowadays football is more a business than a sport, and that the men who participate in the, "business." play according to their pay. In other words, the players adopt and pursue the canny policy.
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GLASGOW TEAMS' BIG SCORES.
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In Scottish Rugby on the Satur day before the last mail left- Home, the big scoring Glasgow clubs had each easy victories, the beating Glasgow
Academical
University by 47-0, and High School disposing of Kelvinside Academicals. by 35.0.
Hillhead High School (F.F.) were in Edinburgh playing the University, and lost by 18-0. Three Bordar clubs had Edinburgh opponents, Heriot's (FP.) and Watsonians were victorious over] Selkirk and Gala respectively, the former with a fair amount of case and the latter a little luckily. In the third game Meiros defeated Royal High School (F.P.)
Edinburgh Academicals were defeated by Stewart's College. (F.P.) by 10 points to 3.
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ALL BLACKS" AND SCOTLAND. I.G. Rasks (says the Weekly Another explanation is that the Scotsman) why Scotland and the players of to-day are not in the New Zealand Rugby team did so same class as those of a genera-meet. The only reason is that the tion or so ago, and that they lack tour was stringed through the both brawn and brain. Then, in English Union, which method of procedure was contrary to an turn. poor refereeing, unaports- manlike and
agreement come to by England, unsympathetic
Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, spectators, and, bad management which, in effect, was that all tours, are blamed. These are the alleged either from this country or to this primary causes of our deteriora country, should be under the tion, but they do not, by any auspices of the International Board means, exhaust explanations.
The breaking of that agreement by England prevented the Scottish At the risk of making myself Union accepting the English ludicrous, I propose to join the Union's invitation to arrange two brave band of optimists which matches with the All-Blacks." goes marching along in a boldIt is hard to believe, however, that effort to rescue English football.the breach by the English Union After much hard thinking, and was a sufficient, or even the true. careful reasoning it is my pro- reason for Scotland having no found belief that the "real disease dealings with the tourists, (for it is a disease) from which our football is suffering is lack of originality, both on the "part of players and managements. We have become altogether too con he would not find me shoe-laces.
For the number of years that i servative, orthodox, and matter-
was privileged to lead the Aston of-fact. We want waking Up Villa attack that team met with gingering up we now need new methods, new ideas, and a newmarkable Success, and perhaps I may be forgiven" if I add it is spirit.
In the main, the professional, passing strange that since I left, the side in most seasons has been players are the chief causes, but busily on the look-out for what club directors and instructors, they call the "original" centre-, managements and spectators, are forward-the player who has sinful aiders and abettors. At
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WHAT MADE THE GIANTS? selves on the field of play "accord- In support of my contention ing to plan. How often do we that we need more originality in hear of certain players being football, I have only to quote the failures because they do not bend cases of famous players of inter- down or fit in with comrades? national repute. What was it Take the tragedy of Charles that made Charles Athersmith a Buchan. Recognised AS the famous right winger. What was brainiest and most skilful expon- the special virtue of William ent of football, he was only allow- Bassett, as a left winger? How ed to creep surreptitiously into was it that Stephen Bloomer was England's side. Buchan's orgin- one of the most dangerous inside ality was, prior to the Scotland forwards the game has produced? game at Wembley last year, prac.How came G. O: Smith to become tically unrecognised and unwant- a giant among centre-forwards? ed. Buchan's experience is that of and what gave Robert Crompton, other truly great players. Can Jesse Pennington, and Samuel it be wondered that the standard Hardy their fame as defenders? of English football is low, and To go further back, what were that England last season figured the outstanding qualities of the as the shuttle-cock to the battle brothers Walters, N. C. Baily, dore of the other nations.
E. C. Bambridge; C. Wreford- A STROKE OF ORIGINALITY........... Brown, W. N: Cobbold, James My mind carries me back to the Crabtree, Tom Crawshaw, R. E. 1904 season when I was pri- Foster, Ernest Needham, "Tinsley vileged, then quite a junior, to Lindley, L. B. Lodge, W. J. appear as centre forward for Oakley, John Reynolds, and last, Aston Villa. I have no shame in but by no means least, Vivian J. saying that I did not then regard❘ Woodward?
myself as a footballer, a first- I may be wrong in my reason- class footballer, in the full meaning and in my readings, but on
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More than one surprise · has turned up in the Southern Section of the Antateur Billiards Cham- pionship since last week's notes were written, says a Home paper of January 24. The defeat of Captain Croheen, an ex-Scottish Champion, was certainly expected, but, in spite of his experience, he appeared to be suffering from nerves, and E. Forshall, who is not so finished a ◆◆◆¤ player, took his chances, made others, and "won comfortably by 166 points.
un-
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Lewis Stroud, who was gener- ally regarded as safe for the final sixteen, was knocked out by E. Earle, and a newcomer in Stephen Walter created a favourable impression both with his breaks, two of them over 70, and with his average of 8.47. W. B. Marshall keeps himself among the strongly fancied to have a late say in the disposal of the title. In the second heat of the second round this week he easily beat F. J. Leather, and at the evening session brought his three figure breaks in the event up to four by doing 102 and 105: The Hegin- bottom-Ackroyd heat at Manches- ter provided a memorably excit- ing finish, for, after being only a single point ahead at the half- got way stage, the former through by 'no more than. four points..
M'CONACHY v. FALKINER.
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The feature of the past week in the professional world was the extremely good display made by the New Zealander, M'Conachy, against Falkiner. The Overseas man looked in a pretty hopeless position shortly after the half- way mark had been passed-the match was a full stretch of 16,000 then over 2,000 for he was points in arrears, but in the end he was just shut out of victory, Falkiner winning by a mere eight M'Conachy has points' margin. undoubtedly advanced his reputa- tion by this performance.
BOXING,
JOHNNY BRITTON'S GREAT RECORD
A featherweight boxer from Leeds
ing of the word. But it did not mature thought these giants all to be noted is Johnny Britton, who take me long to become, I believe, had one thing in common-the is in the capable hands of Harry quite a useful member of the side.
Dorsey, the man who handled Joe Fox and Harry Mason. Britton, no though only 19 years of age, has had 45 contests and has only lost four, when a novice.
gift of originality. They had no use for the orthodox or the Unconsciously, I seem to have matter-of-fact. There was supplied an original feature of "according to plan" about their Aston Villa's attack. There was work, whether it was the defence
Recently he has beaten Alf Hah- nothing wonderfully intelligent or attack. "They were individual- about it, and I can assure you that ists, great and glorious: That is cock (Doncaster), Tack Alexander I did not lie awake at nights why they were giants, and very (Manchester), Jack Hines (Man- thinking out my scheme of cam-likely that was why England sochester), Jack Whiteside (Belfast), paign. It was the simplicity of it frequently won international and Jack Jones (Merthyr). Britton is to figure in a match for £26 a-side that made it so wonderfully easy. championships in their day.
To the machine-like passing
Our game to-day sadly needs at the N.S.C., London, with Fred and manoeuvring of brilliant com- some originality, and less playing Palen (London, at 8st. 181b., for
But while 15 rounds. The Leeds lad has al panions I supplied the necessary "according to plan." central link. Whenever the ball the craze is for combination, com-beautiful left hand, and can pat was sent goalwards I raced after bination, and combination, there thous down with the right. It with a zest which was unusual is no use for the skilful indi- and which took opposing defences vidualist or the player with ideas. by surprise. I met with early Bonuses have their blessings, but, success and encouragement. in my considered opinion, they Much-needed. goals began to will never resurrect either Eng- materialise, and Aston Villa won lish play or, English players from contests against stern opponents. their orthodoxy. They jumped up the League And how shall we got this new ladder, reached the final of the Football Associatoir Cup-and
won itt
I would not have you believe that this was all my wonderful work, but at that time I was certainly given credit for much of the success. It was that little bit of originality on my part that, at any rate, was responsible for my saccess,
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