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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1952.
RO! FOR REG HARRIS Football Players' Union
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King Baudouin of Belgium seen as he presents the Grand Prix du Roi to the event from Gosselin Manchester's Reg Harris after the latter had won (Belgium) and Derksen (Holland)—during the Six-Day Cycle Meeting in Brussels -the opening ceremony of which the King attended.
WHEN PLAYERS LOSE
CONFIDENCE
By TOM FINNEY
(England and Preston North End Outside Right)
Wants £100 A Player For Coronation Series
By ARCHIE QUICK
The Players' Union, as I exclusively forecast a fortnight ago, has acted in the matter of special Coronation matches next June. They have named a figure of £100 per game for any of their members who partici- pate-and the four clubs nominated to take part from England in the competition in Glasgow, Spurs, Arsenal, Newcastle United and Man- chester United, each have 100 per cent Players' Union membership.
The Coronation competition is evidently doomed to meet difficultles, for the - Football Association point out that they will be on tour in South America, and wilj want first choice of players from these four clubs, while the MCC have asked the FA not to promote any tournaments in England to overlap county cricket matches, Aadfall that were not enough, hit the sung of the winners match for the
some amount! the Football Associations of; playing three matches for The alternatives are so much Wales and Northern Ireland have £100 and teams out in the per match or each play all on expressed the view that clubs quarter-finals playing only one the League system. under ther jurisdiction should have been invited to take part in sua ratlocal affair as a Coronation Cup competition.
So there you have the position of those that are in wanting to get out, and those left outside wanting to get in. The whole truth of the matter is that the scheme was hastily planned and nat given due consideration.
The two Robledos wi cer. tainly be missing from the New- castle line-up in Glasgow for 1 understand Chile will want them for the International against England in Santiago. And maybe. Jackle Milburn will be back in International favour, then.
The Spurs would probably be without Eddle Bally and Alf Ramsey, and Lionel Smith, plus Milton and Roper, missing from the Arsenal ranks.
Bert Williams, Wolverhampton Wanderers' goalkeeper, is, it seems, the latest victim of the strange Soccer disease which, sooner or later,
Manchester United, too, might attacks most of the game's players. Capped 19 times for England, Bert have any, or all of Stan Pearson.
Jack Rowley, Henry Cockbur played in Wolves' reserves on Saturday because apparently he has semanet Jack Aston back in the National side. It would make the porarily lost some of the form which made him one of the best goal-
Glasgow show a farce. keepers in the world only a year back.
These poor patches and loss of confidence in one's own ability are an un- "Why is explained mystery. Frequently when I am at a meeting. I am asked: Smith, Brown or Jones, one of the best forwards in the game last season, playing so badly now?" My answer usually takes in several points.
doubts
doubt
heleularly whethe would ever play ogain. But known. Bert came back. As yet he has not found his former brilliance But he will.
The only answer, I think, is to keep smiling and, above all, to keep plodding away until form returns. There The case of Nell Franklin also the old Lrr but min lustrates my point. Since he came home from Bogota, every bit of bad lack has come to this former England centre-half.
Season
Di
Several Upsets
In First Round
Of FA Cup
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Nov. 22.
The Football Association Cup shocks have started. Leading the hit parade come Bath City, managed by former Arsenal and England full-back Eddle Hapgood, They put out Southend United after the Third Division
team had scored first.
law.
wil nil be re-
The dates are: Monday, Now 24: Bristol No- vers v Leyton Orient,
Tuesday, Nov. 25: Ashton Unit- ed v Halifax.
Jhamstow A-27: Millwall v
Why was not the selection of Part-timer Roy Snook slammed in two of the Bath teams left to the end of the goals, while Ellison got the other.
the and then
Cup
Peterborough, managed by first round matches, which were Finalists and League Champlons
chusen? and runners-up
I Jack Fairbrother, gool cooper of drown today, secma the logical method, but Newcastle's 1951 Cup winning played next week.
now to side, bridged the gulf between I explain that when seif-shoulder badly against Charkon trying than these lapses. The suppose it is too late
retract,
the Midland League and Third their web last season. have cast
For a long while harder he fights against them,
Of
well by course, the Scottish Division football s they become--par-
goals to around a player, they are the he could not lift his arm. Doctors the worse
ist players of the four clubs taking beating Tomuay two most difficult things to shake off. began to
If the cause
pari from over the Border one. They thus obtained rovcage When confidence has gone, it is
in
Wednesday, Nov, 20: Reading? have no such things, as wages for their defeat by Torquay
1048. almost impossible despite the
y Crystal Palace; Bournemouth v and bonus restrictions, so there help of manager, Arainers and
ludicrous posi- Another shock team was Toa- Ipswich; Gillingham v Welling- would be the
who twice players getting bridge, tion of deven
come from ton Town; Wimbledon v Walt- Norwich to unrestricted salary for a match behind to hold is no quick, easy route back.
draw. their eleven and
opponents
Thursday, Hendon, the Athenian League Aldershot; Netherfield Gains- maximum. How much easier it would tied to a
Guthrie of side, also did their supporters borough; Hereford Chairman Jimmy
Leyton; be for each of us amateur or
V Queen's the Players Union is out to see proud by inking free-scoring Shrewsbury Town professional-if
could be We
club players
Northampton to a replay.
Park Rangers; Colchester v Wey- Charlie Buchans. In a career that the English
Non-League
sides Ashton mouth; Great Yarmouth v Guild- over Insting
20 years, the old get £100 for the series which
it
consist of United and Wellington will
also ford; Northampton Town v Hen- take and Sunderland Arsenal DROPPED FROM TEAM
drow with Halifax and Gilling-don; Norwich City v Tonbridge. ternational sleered clear of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a The first occasion was in 1947
Reuter. when,
I saw him a few weeks ago, these And patches, His greatest Final, as there are eight teams ham. after playing nguinst
Wis that never and it is almost sure to be on
hogue shocks included the | Ireland and Wales, I came out told me he was just coming distinction
defeat of leaders Wolver- once was he dropped into the the knockout principle. against Scotland at Wembley. I back to his gume. "I think I'm
of we shall hampton by Preston and Then, I suppose,
Portsmouth by Cardiff City. playing well; why I feeling like my old self," he
sald, don't know. Three years later,
Former Wolverhampton star, I had
Jimmy
transferred Dunn, £15,000-carlier this week. scored one and made another In Derby's 3-2 win over Liverpool. It was their Arst win in seven games.
the
twice
friends to recover it.
I have been fortunate scape, anything doses
disease of now, though
they have cost me my place in the En land side and brought in their wake ample worry.
was not
DOMESTIC WORRIES For more than a season, struggled at Hull to recapture his old elusive "blic".
A
ke
When
# proverbiol "Stinker
Then, in benefit match, against Wales-at-Sunderland. Frankiln twisted the knee that
We won 4-2, 1 was had
previously given him
Althoughrised
not surprised when my name trouble. Now he is still out of which played Yugoslavia a sew the game. This, of course, is
SEM
missing from the Leum
weeks afterwards.
an extreme case.
Often players out with knocks or strains the crowd of the trouble. Early in the strapped up that
This time knew the cause
know nothing about. Unless season, the hospital surgeons had removed my appendix, they are the, type that does not 400 soon, worry if a bomb drops In the
dhink. I
came
back
crowded too many games inlu back-garden, such injuries are
4he first wecks-and never really recaptured my zest.
bound to affect confidence.
↓
domestic worry too may An injury or illness fre- quently begins theie lapses from feet a player's form and this top form. Williams--who has sort of thing a player keeps w played for England
nore tanes himself. Ahan any goalkeeper apart from famous the Midtand pair, Harry Ibbs wing-holt, who and Som Hardy-damaged
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Pakistan And
South Zone
Match Drawn
his transfer
remember
21
was
one London of casc
on the list. He was playing poorly at the time. But an understanding manager dls- covered that he was shortly to becoine proud father. He took a
a chance that it
was this which was upsetting his and
stepped in with an offer, Ile obtained a fine player at a fee considerably below his cur- rent value.
play
reserves,
10-
INDIAN APATHY IN DAVIS CUP SERIES ANNOYS AUSSIES
Queensland lawn tennis
Sydney, Nov. 23.
today, expressed officials annoyance at India's “apathy" in connection with arrange- ments for the forthcoming Brisbane Davis Cup inter-zone play between India and Italy.
for
form
Spurs also came back with a 3-0 win at Villa Park their first away win from home sinco August 27.
son,
United
V
Home Soccer Standings
-London, Nov. 23. Football League standings after yesterday's matches
were:
Wolves
Manchester Middlesbro'
DIVISION I
PWDL
Pu
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Sheffield
HUDDERSFIELD TOPPLED Toppled from their top of the gunderland perch position in Division II Arsenal who crashed Burnley are Huddersfield,
Blackpool for the second week in succes- w. Bromwich
For West Ham, it was Charllan sion.
Liverpool Portsmouth their first away win of the s00-
Preston Leading the promotion race Newcaste The President of the Queensland Lawn Tennis Asso-are Jimmy Hagan and his merry Wednesday ciation. C. A. Edwards, told the United Press, "India Sheffield
men, who Tottenhum
ቴሌ deserves official censure" for failing to keep the Austra- crushed their Leicester rivals
the tund of seven goals to two. Anton Villa lians notified of developments.
Note the continuod good form Dolton He said the Indian with- of
star John Charles. Carder Asked if he could confirm the f
Buckley
Chelsea Three years ago when he was Derby withdrawal two drawal also would be most un-
bf reported members ut the Indian team, fair to the Italians, who might 18, Charles was capped as Welsh ko
not only lose financially but centre-half. This season Leeds Manchester Mr Edwards said. "All we know
also miss the match play they manager Frank Buckley decided is what we read in the papers."
be a good confuccesfeld He claimed that Indian tennis expected to have before they he would officials have not answered hope to play the United States forward, Charles scored a couple Plymouth BECOMES A SCĂPEC
today to save a point at Evt-Leicester at Sydney, cabled queries sent to them re-
match, ton and brought his total for Rotherham arrangements
An Ilalo-Australian Sometimes there is an extra | garding 1
burden
however, would give the Italians the last five games to eight goals. Birmingham to shoulder: An in-the past six weeks.
the match play and enable ticket Match of the day in Scotland Luton
Yutham In reply to Pakistan's drs: dividuni off form Thêquently In view of this attitude, offt-holders
see Intermedional saw the defeat of League lea-Notts Forest Innings total of 351 for six becomes a scapegoat taking cials here are already consider tele Italy still thaitng the ders East Fife by League
West Ham cham declared, South Zone carried the blame for a side's short-
plons Hibernian. It was the wanted their overnight score of 158 for comings. The crowd show their ing the possibility of some sort prdilts three to 352 do: six to declare displeasure in the usual fashion
second string Australian (A dispatch from Milon, Italy. Arst
and throws Leedy one run ahead,
and another player's confidence team to play Italy in the event said meanwhile the Kellan Davis Arat home point East Fife havette County
decide at the last Cup team, winters of the dropped this season
the championship
wide Lincoln roco Pakistan had secred 44 for two evaporates. Instances
Europorn round, left today by plano for Paris en route to open for four Clubs East Fife, Buford happen almost every week and minute to forfeit the match.
St Mirren, Hibernian and Clyde Doncaster Brisbane, Australia, where they who are all lumped up there Bur usually culminate in a request
Blackburn are scheduled to meet the Indian By such a withdrawal, Mr tennis team. On the team are together separated by only one Southampton
Barnsley Edwards said, the Indians would Fourt Gardini, Gianni Cocelli point, lose about A£3,000-their share and the others Marcello and Bello)United of an expected record A£12,000 Rolando. del gate over three days.
Hyderabad, India, Nov. 23.
The three-day match between the Palcision touring team and South Zone ended today
denw.
in
wickete by the close of play.
South Zone had taken one and half hours longer than Pekis tan to compile their total.
Pakistan with 28 minutes left for play, batted lightheartedly and lost the wickets of Imtiaz and Khurshid for 44 runs before stumps were drawn-Reuter.
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the Indians
I THINK T'LL TAKE A PEEK
THROUGH THESE BUCHES AND
SEE WHAT HE'S UP TO NOW!
WOULD LOSE
during
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