1950-11-04

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1950.

LESLIE COMPTON COULD THE ANSWER TO ENGLAND'S CENTRE-HALF John Macadam's Column

PROBLEM

Says PETER DITTON -

until

The suspension of Neil Franklin January of next year has faced the England team selectors with their most serious problem for years. Various deputies including Cumminga' of Burnley, Chillon of Manchester United, Taylor of Fulham and Taylor and Hughes of Liverpool have all been tried in this key position with only varying degrees of success. But the sorry fact is that none of these players have shown them selves really worthy successors,

SOUTH AMERICANS PREFER BRITISH

REFEREES

Notwithstanding our recent limited experience of Ittle South American Soccer an experience that a England forward "devil" would have extended by a couple of weeks-wo are still in the mood to listen when one of the senors talks, and when that senor comes from Chile, it is still good enough for us.

This particular senor is Alberto Cassoria who turned

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In the next three weeks England have two Internn-up, just before returning to his native heath via Paris, *m.v. "KAFIRISTAN" tlonals on their hands. The first is against Wales at to watch the Fulham-Huddersfield match. Sunderland on November 15 and the second is a week

He was proudly wearing the inter against Yugoslavia at Highbury. The Welah chal badge of the British Referees lenge should not be too difficult to overcome. These are Association, which he had just lean years for Welsh soccer and the traditional fighting gained and behind which he had spirit which in the past has made so many mediocre sides just refereed his first match in Britain-an event which he was into great sides, is sadly lacking.

The Yugoslavia match is a different proposition. No European side has ever won a match on English soil. It would appear, however, that unless the gap down tho middle can be sealed that the visitors will have a great chance of cracking that fine record.

That

the England

scicctors

of the problem is aro aware obvious. One of the many ideas they have in mind is to experi- ment with either Billy Wright or Jim Dickinson at centre-hulf and bring in Watson of Sun- derland to all the vacant wing- half position. But their quest and for a centre-half could, may; be solved in much easier fashion than that.

READY-MADE

A roady-made centro-half is in the already awaiting them person of Leslie Compton, Ar- senal's glant pivot. If Compton

into any were five years younger he is 53....40 would walk

International team English without the slightest shadow of enough, doubt. Naturally

N. Africa & Europe 15th Nov. however, the selectors are wary

N. Africa & Europe 18th Deo. of choosing a man who may not ARMY

for

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SOCCER

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man in form re-

16th Nov.gardless of what he may or may

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months' time.

Only two centre-forwards have managed to score against Compton this season, one of them being Jackie

Milburn,

Nowcastle's International. That

describing with no little personal

satisfaction.

Alberto put his finger on the spot right away when he pointed cut that players in his country

AWAY LESLIE

REGARDLESS

The first month of foot-

is mighty fine going and is a ball in the Minor Units record that few, if any, other League (Zone 1) has been centre-halves In the country notable for the high stan can equal.

dard of play amongst these

COMPTON

(ARSENAL)

Concon expresó service.

Yes, Big Leslie could be smaller units. In every BRUCE HARRIS AGREES England's temporary answer at least to the centre-half prob- match the final whistle has

lem. Equally,

hig

Arsenal gone with eich team bat-

colleague, Elonel Smith, could thing away regardless of the Reason Enough

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lent-back role, But, score.

somehow, I fear he will have to

"OLE MAN RIVER"

wait until Eckersley of Black- Although some units are burn has been given a fair trial. fortunate in having the ser- Leslie is in many ways like vices of Army players, team on or abt. 28th Nov. Ole Man River, He accom-work rather than individual

plishes the maximum

'14th Dec.

To Retire

I thought I had heard all the reasons for retiring from sportage, 'Injury, ill-health, work, marriage, and the rest.

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played the game with the dash that both Fulham and Huddors* "EASTERN GLORY”.................Arabido field produced in Saturday's first balf-hour.

The main difference he could see was that they kept that dash

up right to the end instead of fading the way the two or three English clubs he had been able watch were apparently to table' to do.

PRAISE INDEED His view of British Soccer players is not flighted so high as his view of British referces and thut, coming from Chile's only British-branded referee, 19 praise indeed.

There is no question of an- other Bogota situation develop- ing with Chile at the receiving and-should we say at the espatching end, but they would welcome not only our players, also our referees, whom best- they regard as the best in the world.

Not that there isn't already u close Liaison between this

country's Soccer and

Chile

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Santiago, besides being a m.v. "JAVANESE_PRINCE"

m.v. "BRITISH PRINCE the British-trained referee;

m.v. "EASTERN PRINCE" Chilean Amparator. His Ex- cellency Don Mantrel Blanchi, is on the FIFA executive alongside Arthur. Drewry and Sir Stanley Rous.

! And, of course, there are the Robledo brothers, who como from around those parts and are as well known' in Nowcastló an they are In-Santiago,

What did tho Chuean friends 1600, nt. Craven, Cottage?. They

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a quicksilver start that made the pulso race' and the indily back to the great old lays of Soccer in these islands.

They saw flyldg_wingers---- among theri Fulham's Quest- but "foremost among them Town's Metcalfe — using the touchline as it was meant to be [used; the whole playing surface brought into use instead of that narrow strip around the goal mouth that tends, to be over- burdened these days.

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An intending Passengerí, khenid their names as far as posRBIE IS of the time at which they, with

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There is not a centre-forwan Bible for some resounding But I was wrong: I have just have in Metcalfe the best out "HONGKONG TRANSPORT

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in Britain today who could victories: claim to be his master in the

to the

alt. His Suro clearances to There have, however, been both wings are a constant dan-many, Instances of forwards a get

good positions falling, to make opposition and make no mistake Leslie is some of their opportunities when perfectly at that he will in all determination to shoot would probability be occupying the almost certainly have brought centre-half position for Arsenal results.

In two years' time.

Tramps.

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THEY BE RIGHT: Huddersfield think,

with great deal of reason, that they a variation that deserves side left in the business, and if heard a

EL recording.

they made the samo sort of The other day I met an acclaim for Hassall as an Inside right they wouldn't be far out. quaintance who used to be

The goals came within seven, stoless hockey full-back, a member of Wimbledon and minutes of the start, the first a that famous touring team, Thepleture one by Hassall from a lightning rald by Metcalfa_and, He stopped playing during the equaliser by Stevens from family move from one house a dash by Quested,

But these were merely tokens, The standard of defence has to another. His wife gave in- against been generally good but half-structions for some old books of the joyous way these 23 men Yugoslavia they can be sure backs often allow the inside for to be burnt, but unfortunately appeared to take their first-half

the domestic help was a little; football. that he will not let them downwards far too much scope.

hard of hearing and his brand 'That they didn't seem to enjoy Playing, as he would be, on his

BMH are a strong position new hockey boots were drying it so much in the second half own ground, he should

prove with

three wins in row

and hy the fire. a handful for any hold the lead with one point

was a pity, for it was a grand, more than

She burnt his boots. He saw ebullient start that it shoulá centre-forward the visitors can

and a game in hand. RAFC, 42 It as an emen, and decided to have been within the compass produce and would, I feel sure, LAA. Bty., 173 Bly, and RAOC burn his boats, too. enable England to

of all of them' to maintain. their unbeaten record.

-London Express Eervice) It is not too late to honour

-(London Express Service)

If the England selectors pick bim for the match

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