THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST
REINSTATED SCOTTISH JUNIORS
SOCCER PROBLEM WHICH MUST BE ADJUSTED VERY SOON
A SOUND SU GGESTION
ON THE ISSUE
HALT MUST BE CALLED
(By "ST. STEPHEN").
Edinburgh, July 24.
RECORD COAL SCORERS
ON THE MOVE
Everton May Secure Payne's Services
In view of the fact Liverpool have already secured Ted Harston, the Northern Sec- tion goal-record breaker, it would be rather singular if Joe Payne, the Southern Section record holder, joined Everton
The Toffeemen are certainly thinking about it, but whether they will get any further is a matter of doubt.
“LIVELIHO
No doubt drastic, but T
ed that the player's
stake, and that something should be done to protect it Reinstate- ment does not. -
What is needed is a new arrange ment that would provide for the junior player on jamming the senior ranks to be given a longer contract than is the case at present in order that he might have a fuller oppor tunity of adapting himself to changed environment, at the same time this would probably have the effect of lessening the number of mistakes made by the seniors in their signings, for before commit- ting themselves to expenditure they would doubtless be at greater pains to ascertain the player's chance of success than is done at present-
Generally speaking, they would ... be more discriminate than they have
hitherto shown themselves to be.
"JUVENILE'S OPPORTUNITI
It must be remembered that they already have Tom Lawion
qualifying for Dizie Dean's
place
JUST
over a week ago the Scottish Junior F.A. issued their annual list of players who, having failed to make the grade among the seniors, had applied for and had been granted reinstatement to the junior ranks. In all, twenty-eight names appeared on that list, among them some for whom as far as they are concerned, bright senior careers had been predicted at the out- might be better for all parties in- set
terested.
How often have we seen junior players snapped up by serior. on the merest pretence, sometim with no higher a motive than
YES, WHY? No one would deny, for instance, FOR THAT MATTER, OF COURSE, ALL OF THEM MUST that it is the senior club that does prevent their capture by a neigh- HAVE POSSESSED ABILITY ABOVE THE AVERAGE, OR the wooing of the junior player; it pouring rival. That sort of thing THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE CAUGHT THE SENIOR EYE, is never the other way round. That is all wrong, and we know it; the AND IT SEEMS A PITY THAT AFTER, IN SOME IN being so, then why should the play-trouble is we don't try to stop it, STANCES, VERY LIMITED OPPORTUNITY OF PROVING THEIR er be expected to take the greater and until steps are taken to provide WORTH, NO OTHER OUTLET SHOULD BE OPEN TO THEM risk? BUT A RETURN TO THE LOWER GRADE.
a remedy it will continue to remain No doubt the seniors will chal-with us. lenge that statement, and in de The remedy would seem to be to No one, however, can really lay the blame for this state of fence point out that they, besides make the penalty of failure more affairs at the door of the Junior Association. In the old days, for satisfying the financial require equitable than it is at present instance, when reinstatement was unknown, many a promising ments of the junior team concern between club and player, and player was lost for ever to the game because he failed, literally ated in the transfer, have to provide two-years contract instead of one the first attempt, to make good as a senior, and there is no doubt wages during the term of the con- might help to solve the problem; at that the idea of reinstatement was born in the minds of the legis
tract. lators as the outcome of the hardship thus inflicted on young It would be futile to deny that, right direction.
any rate it would be a step in the splayers.
but then it must not be forgotten
HIS BY RIGHT – that in return for his wages the If it could be secured and there player gives services that the seris no reason why it should vice might not be of the efficient when one recalls to mind what the standard expected is beside the Intermediate dispute accomplished point
He would be á bold man, too, who
would dare to assert that, the idea had proved a failure, for several instances where play- ers would otherwise have been lost to the game the return to the junior fold has helped to re- store their former confidence, and has prepared the way for a
TIME TO CALL HALT
ESSENCE OF THE CONTRACT
for the juniors then the junior who failed to make good in the up- The essence of the player's con- per grade could hardly complain if tract with the club is that he will reinstatement to jumiordom were do everything in his power to keep abolished. Having had his chance,
successful venture into the first-old way, it still remains true that himself fit to discharge his duties he would just have to make his exit. class ranks for a second time. in actual practice the reinstated to the very best of his ability in from the game with as good grace
On the other hand, of course, it player generally gets the prefer return for which he will receive as possible. was probably never intended that ence over his juvenile rival. The certain remuneration; if then, The fact that his return the principle of reinstatement latter, you see, lacks the other's ex-through no fault of his own, he junior fold was barred would pro- should be continued indefinitely, perience, and with junior football fails to live up to his junior repa-vide the juvenile footballer but as the list of players is issued in many districts a keen competitation, it is hardly fair that the the opportunity that is his by right year after year, one is left to won-tor for public sapport with the penalty of failure should be wholly but which at the moment he der if what was originally intended seniors, it will readily be recognis- borne by him.
denied. as an ameliorative measure has be-ed that the "come-back" has a de- Surely it is not too much to ex- The Junior Association, of course, come a permanent institution.
cided advanta
pect that it should, in part at least, may have ther plans, - but they In effect, therefore, the promis- be shared by the team. After all, should get There are admittedly many per- ing Juvenile player suffers because they were the judges of the player's er they sons well versed in the legislative of the helping hand offered to the ability, and if their judgment plays will be side of the game who are in favour unwanted senior by the Junior As-them apparently false, then they concerned in of its continuance; but, on the Sociation, and when the legislativel
cakes a other hand, there are others equally side possibly unwittingly well qualified to express an opinion lead in curbing the advancement of who, looking to the future, think the younger player, then it is sure
fy time some other that it is now time to call a halt.
was devis- led to re a fairer all-round deal. It is not, of course, but they are ithout sympathy for the youngster fails to make good in senior all and falls into the rut from the
the present system of the wash rescues him but
foot
that they see beyond the
to the time when, if the to
inciple is continued, it will prove benefited. detrimental to the game as a whole, they least de
ON WATTING
the is attrit
OF M
seniors
the better it and for all
DID YOU KNOW THAT!
outlook.one
the fact
Carris (Middlesex).