THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1958.
DOES THREE QUARTER PLAY COUNT FOR MUCH IN MODERN RUGBY
By PETER DITTON
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Does three quarter play count for much in modern rugby? Post- war events suggest a negative answer and England's recent victory over Wales by eight points to five was in keeping with such a view.
For England beat Wales because their forwards beat the Welsh forwards. Outside the scrum there was little to choose between the two sides,
Wales had the most dangerous runner, Olymple printer Ken Jones of Newport, but the apolling tacties of the English men, plus their superiority in
Barbados Put Up Big Score Against India
I
the set serums, restricted his runners who used to delight chances to a minimum,
rugby crowds from 1935 to The trend since the wor has 1939. Wales and Claudo Davey been to show the opposition as and Wilfred Wooller, Scotland little of the ball as posible, had n. C. S. Dick, England, And that is not as odd as I probably better off dian any of sounds.
the other Home countries, had Ireland
started the business Jack Heaton, Peter Cranmer, and Dickie
These ware men who belleved in asking for the ball, and were run possessed of the ability with it. The result was much
by meaning their way to Prince Obolinsky
victories.
Triple Crown Cuest
Wales, with a little more at- tenting to basic play, but still inspired by their forwards, Tullowed with their two Triple
Crown succesSOR
DROVE IT HOME
faster and more open football.
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Today the idea seems to be either to bullock an opening by means of forward rushes or to The advent of the Spring make progress by a series, of
The result is toks did more than anything to touch kicks,
They tangled untidy mass
of play drive the lesson home.
side of the One beat 11 the four Home coun-down fries and showed that forwards frequently unrelieved unti moving with the ball in their fly kick sends play towards the hands were just as effective, if other touch-line.
Bridgetown, Jan. 31.
wicket An unbeaten fourth stand by Everton Weekes and C. B. Williams, which
had yielded 180 runs at the close of play to-day, put Barbados in a strong position in their match t
against the Indian tourists.
mure
quarters,
tlinn
Now England have
three-
learned
When stumps were drawn for the first day's play, Barbados the lesson. And the position had made 302 for three wickets, exists today where the three Weekes brilliant and chance-most powerful of the Home less innings of 148 not out, in-countries, England, Wales and cluding 21 fours, was mainly Ireland, are indebted to
their
responsible for Barbados (oras, y contrast, cannot |
re-
covery after being 61 for two at lunch.
settle on their pack and, having Going In three minutes be-
already lost eight Internation- fore lunch, he made
als i succession, look set to a quiet start but soon settled down, andse a few more before the sea- with Clyde Walcott, who made son is out.
show
Лега
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The point arises, do results Justify the means? Certainly from a spectator point of view the present trend is poor enter- aument value. Forgive me if I mention it in the same breath, but Rugby League today offers
more open play than Union.
WILL CONTINUE
the
01, put on 81 runs inns many
Without opportunities, three-
cannot thinules for the third wleket arlers and laid the foundation to the paces. Without really
threes big Barbados' acore.
After reaching his 50, includ- ing six fours. In 194 minutes Weekes completely
If results are to be the only consideration, however, crowding out of the backs will continue. Who knows, even- tually we may even reach the
of their stage
American footbal! good where the main consideration a side is not inclined appears to be the elimination of throw the ball about. Thus a
of the opposition us as many vicious circle develops with the possible to permit one man to hall being kept more and more charge his way through
under the control of the for-interrupted. In 179 words, and the backs waiting for cension! chances like dogs | waltling for a bone,
mastered
all the Indian bowlers and scored his century minutes.
Les
Wecken then Whrashed the tired Indian bowlers to all parts To sort out
of the fold.
which part of the circle came first saber like trying to answer the ques- Williams, who toured Eng-t about the chicken and the land in 1950, made u shaky egt. All that one can say start but soun touched his best
that there are perhaps only two form.
players today, Jones of Wales, and Henderson Ireland,
of comparable with the giants the immediate pre-war years.
The Indian bowlers, without spinners V. Mankad and S. P. Guple, who were resting for the second Test, lacker variety.
The match is over five days. Reuter.
117-
That may be painting the picture too darkly. The fact re- mains that running 19 rapidly becoming a minor consideration, and that tactical kicking, em- ployed to give forwards com- mund of the game, is the order of the day.
will
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The present system endure og long as top-flight threes remmin a rare commodity. of And top-light threes will not emerge while the present system......but that's where I
GREAT RUNNERS Numes come vasily to mind came in, when one thinks of the great
-(London Express Service)
Football Ruin Faces The
Large Majority Of Scotland's Young Senior Soccer Stars
By HARRY ANDREW
This is the story.of the biggest scandal in Scottish football. It has nothing to do with bribery, or illegal bonuses, or under-the-counter tickets for Wembley. It is very much worse,
It is the story of how more than 90 per cent of all young recruits to football are ancrificed on the battlefield of high-pressure competition.
of personalities. It is, indeed, not the root cause Scotland's football ills.
sure
It is the reason why Scot- My investigation began with, allow a player time to develop Land's international teams have a chance remark by Mr Bob he must either make the grade Iost their lustre; 11 explains Kelly, president of the Scottish quickly or make room for an- why Scotland's club sides League and Chairman of Celtic. other, 2-Intense competition are so bare of distinction and Sald Mr
Kelly: "I am
ure which forces clubs to take quick more than three out of chances with youngsters. every hundred
young recruits
Top are still with the same Senior club three years later. They are picked up too soon, tried out in the first, team too soon — and discarded before they have got properly" started."
of almost all
Larry Montes Wins The
Far East Open
Manila, Fob. 2.
Since then. I have been check- ing through the records and with the clubs. I have discovered that Mr Kelly has exaggerated the position very Hitle, if at all.
Everybody-directors, players, managers-agreed the main facts, The Philippine golf king, if not Me Kelly's exact Bgures, Larry Montes, won the Far East were correct...a strange and Open today far ahead of the terrible commentary on modern feld anti set a now record for football. the 72-hole Wack Wack links tournament a seven under per score-of 281.
CONFIRMATION
Confirmation
come
any
of the tree for player is international rating Ponder this fact. All established Scotland players of the moment were given, the chance to serve a long apprenticeship.
You, George Young, Sammy Cox, Willie Woodburn, Billy I'm Steel and the rest. And not forgetting that some of them started very carly. One way and another, they took the long road up.
"THIS IS HOW IT IS DONE”
Little Johnny Turner, of Charlton, who is only four years of age, is Charlton Athletic's Unofficial Mascot. For weeks now he has been quietly coming into the Club's gymnasium on training mornings. Mually he just stands in a corner and watches his heroes, but if a practice ball comes his way, he is on it like a champion. Little Johnny Turner shows three of the Charlton players a little ball con- trol. To be seen are left to right:— E. Marsh; K. Barry and S. Leary..
HOME SOCCER REVIEW
Knocked Out By Before Their
Newcastle
Rotherham
Own Supporters In Cup Tie
London, Jan. 31.
Cup-tle football dominated the soccer programme in England today, and there were plenty of thrills particularly when Newcastle United, Cup winners for the past two years, were knocked out before their own supporters by Second Division Rotherham United, while Walthamstow Avenue, lone amateur survivors for this, the fourth round, held mighty Manchester United, last season's League Champions, to a draw.
Add to this, Arsenal's smashing win at home against Bury, against whom each of the five Arsenal forwards scored the sixth goal was notched by a Bury player
and Cup-tle football lived up to its reputation for excitement.
Although seven of the 16 ties, Manchester United on Arsenal's Trommele 2912
Bradford ground at Highcury here.
Manafield T. The game will be on Thurs- | Stockport Co.
City day. The teari
drew 1-1 it Bradford Manchester
Darlington to-day. Waltham Chester slow requested the switch us Workington their own
Rochdsię only ground holds about 12,000 spectators.—Reu- ter.
ASKERIARA
Scottish League "A"
Hibernian Fast Fife
have to be replayed, Brentford, Notts County and Luton Town, three Second Division teams earning the right to appear in such games on the own ground after holding First Division op- position in today's gomes,
Another startling result was that in
which Third Division North team, Halifax Town, knocked out Stoke City of First Division, while Third Division North Gateshead kept the northeast flag fying, with a grond win on Hull City's groun
another triumph. for a team Ranger... 0, Glentoran 2; Motherweli. a lower division than their Crusaders 2, Coleraine 2; Derry Partick Thi
Falkirk ouponents.
Unlied Galeshead remain City 3. Ballymena
1:
Dundee' pione.as the northeast. repro- Distillery 0, Glenavon 2; Porta-Th. Lanark sentatives with the elimination | down. 0, Ards 1.—Reuter.
in
of Newcastle and Sunderland. :
Lancashire had eight teams
in action today, and only Buty
against the Arsenal
IRISH LEAGUE SOCCER
London, Jan. 31. Results of Irish League City Cup football matches played today were:
HOW THEY STAND
Football were
London, Feb. 1. League standings
beaten. Burnley, Blackpool after Saturday's matches were:
and Everton won, and Preston, Bolton, Manchester United, and Manchester City have to replay.
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Hangers
st. Mirren Celtic Aberdeen
Queen South
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Sten'muir ..... 21 Morton
Queen's Park Allos Athletic ".. Kilmarnock Dundee U,
Dumbarton
Cowdenbeath
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Goals
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07 23 47
St. Johnatone
26 39
Forter
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Albion Rovers .. 20
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Of the live London teams only Arsenal won, but the four others. | Bristol B. Chelsen, Tottenham, Brentford wall
Northampton right to replay. and Walthamstow, camed the Bristol C.
Coventry C. Norwich C. No Midlands team is sure of Brighton
Watford a place in the next round for southend the four survivors, Aston Villa, Gegham Notts County, West Bromwich Exeter City
Ipswich Town Albion and Birmingham Queen's Park 811 10
Heading drow. Yorkshire have Rather Chesterfield ham and Halifax through with Newport Sheffield United duo for a re- Aldershot play, while
Bournemouth three nouthern Torquay U teams, Plymouth, Southampton Swindon T. -both winners-and who must replay, have not yet Leyton Orient.. 21
Luton, Shrewsbury Crystal Pal, lost interest.
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Cardiff Beaten
By
Aberavon
I and II are being compiled this ;
week as tnost of these clubs
London, Jan. $1.
Cardiff had their first defeat since November, wh losing to the home side, Aberavon, today. They wei narrowly benten by one goal, one penalty goal and a to one penalty goal and two tries, to provkle the result of the Rugby Union club programme.
Three weeks. ago, Cardiff (port 3: Lianelly, 130 Northämbtāst beat Aberavon at home, by 13 Cambridge Univardly Notty,
Нагаса Oxford University points to flyd,
Bedru Li Bwahsek, 0 Plymbulli The advantage of the strong Albion 3: Fontypool | Crom Keys wind today helped
| Pontypridd a Erkidend o; SAM 15 Aberavon Birkedhead Park 11: Trunton Tor to gain an interval tad of quay Athletic United Servic eight points, but Cardiff ralliedTelemouth Old Paulness; Hoste in the second half.
High School former pupila-9 Edins.. burgh University a; Hawick One of the features of the Burgh Academicals 8; Watsonfare match was the excellent hook- - Glasgow, Ademicals: 11,-Eleuteri Ing by 19-year-old David Owen
against Cardiff's G. Beckingham.
international,
Most matches were affected by the high wind. One of these was at Coventry, where Rich- mond were beaten-11 to 3-by the home side, who have now won all five games with Lon- don clube this season. In- numerable passes were blown
but astroy
Coventry were always the more dangerous in attack,
Both
Wert
Universities beaten, Cambridge put up a strong resistance to Northamp ton and lost by not more than eight points to three.
Oxford Included only five "Blues" and yet limited Bed- ford's victory to 11-0. It was late
in the game, when Oxford | were reduced to 14, following the retirement of Thresher with a puiled muscle, that Bedford elinched the game.
achieved
Cheltenhom
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notabl performance when winning on their own ground against Bath by 11 points to aix. S. T. Walter obtained eight of Cheltenham's points,
THE RESULTS
to
Results played today were:
Mal Whitfield
Equals World Record
Boston, Jan. 31.
Mal Whitekt equalled. thế • world's 600-yard indoor record tonight 05 "Ave "other" enest marks tumbled in the Boston A.A. Indoor track meet.
*Whitfold, covering, the 600 yards in 1:10.2, cased up in the last 20 yards otherwise be mipit. have cracked the world's record. As it was, he beat the B.A.A.e. cord that stood 11 years.
Meet records also fell in, the, 400 and 830-yard runs that wern restricted to New England col legians. Bob Jones of TUNC : Collego ran the 440 in 51.1 ... Billy Smith of Boston Univer- alty was timed. 1:54.2 I tho 880 run.
The high jump record will«, rugby matches beltered by Lleut Kenneth"><
Wiesner
of the United States who cleared 8 ft 0% 188, Wiener fallod in attempting to
3:
Rugby League Castleford 0 St Helens Dewsbury 6 Hull 6; Doncaster |
Town B; Fan-break his own world's record 2 Worldngton
for the event, 6 ft. 91⁄2 10: therstone Rovers 3 Halifax 5; ***
which he set two weelm ago in, Huddersfleki 20 Batley 3: Hull Kingston Rovers 17 Belle Vue last year's winner,
Philadelphio. J. Lewis Hall,.
and Victor 2; Ranger 2 Keighley 11 Wake Fritts led
Loods
સુ Brad- ortem 10; Leigh 15 Wigan &
ford
734 ins.
for second at ́0 ft. The Rev. Robert Richards City Barrow 15 med after ni took the pole vault at 18 ft. 10'
Bruins, with Donald Laz becond wit minutes bad
weather): Oldham Van Zimmerman third. *** 4 Brantley 3 Salford 8
Han's sat
7: Warrington 8 Swinton 10;
The Hunter Mite turned out to
Whitehaven 13 Rochdale Hor be one of the least nets 8; York 10 Widnes 0..
Rugby Union
races of the evening DwYLT
spectaculat
Antched Tour ykres ahead of Fred Wilt. List your s winner was third, The ting was 4.09.2. Ingvar Ericsson of Sweden was forced to withdraw because of grippe.
Blackheath & St Mary's Hospital ̊6; Guy's Hospital O London Krián 12: London Beoštish D Harlequins = 0; Micklesex Hospital__0_Nuneaton 8: Old Aileyalans 0 London Welsh 0; Old Merchant Taylor 3 Saint Bar- thelomew a Hospital 3; Aberein 3
Horren Ashenfelter, all by- Newbridge Ji; Aberavon 11 Cardiff 0; Abertillery 17 London Hospital 11; himself in the Billings Two
·Barnstaple 0 Newton Abbot Miles, ran the fastest race of the Bridgwiter de Albion Bomerset Pollo
0; Bristol it Devonport fer- year at that distance to win in He vices Cheltenham alan 8: 8:53, a new meet record. Coventry 11 Richmond Ebbw Vale finished about 180 yards, thead Aldershot Bervices B: Exeter 3 Old of Gordon McKenzie Tuftd Miliküllana 11; Glamorgan Wonderyra
9 Maesteg 0; dieadingie B Waterloo was, John Joe Barry, Telmlytatni 16: Leicester Rosslyn Park 4: Man-attending Villanova College4* cherter Liverpool 1; Moreley 0 Wams 3: Neath 8 Gloucester 5: New- United Press.
BILL
VEECK COMPLAINS
Rich Baseball Clubs Are "Intimidating"
The Poorer Ones
New York, Feb. 1.
St. Louis Browns President Bill Veeck compläthed were engaged in the FA Cup today that the rich clubs drò trying to intimidate the
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Third Division (Northern)
Grimaby Town
I League match played, allowed Oldham Ath... 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers, by Port Valo winning, to regain the leader York City ship, the three teams previously Wrexham lex above them being engaged
In Gateshead Cup-tics.
Tho lone Second Division match did not affect the placing In that league.
The Inescapable conclusion is this: The chances are at least 20-1 against any modern youngster with foolball art bitions making the Senlor grade even when ho has the ability to start with. That
simply isn't good enough! Montes kid brother Vie made Johnny Hughes, Secretary of this year's Open a family affair the Players Union, who proved I do suggest It is high time There was almost a full pro-
the football by taking runner-up honours to me that more than ono
authorities spent gramme in the Third Division's with a total of 297.
hundred of inst season's 240 free less time on tickets and flags two sections with only three Son Shi-kih of Taiwan, for- transferred players had been and such comparative triviall-teams engaged in the Cup. No mer All-Japan Champion, tied fewer than three seasons in tiles, and got down to problems changes occurred, but Bristol
from
as basic and presting as this.
Now is as good a tline as any!
-(London Expresi Bervice)
fof third place with three local Senior football. pros by çarding a total of 301.
Many failed to complete ono Montes' new record battereil Senior year. "That," Bald by four strokes Ed "Porky" Johnny Hughes, "is why we are Oliver's 285 in 1949, when the pressing for American
minimum player
contract for young Australians Beat Philippine
Open. Montes led players,"
wan the
the tournsracht all the way.
two-year
Rover strengthened, their grip on the Southern Section with an easy win and Northampton have taken over second plane through Bristol City's failuro at Reading. In the North, Oldham could only draw with lowly Worldhe.. ton, and with Grimsby winning,
Alee Ritchie, Third Lark's Southern France only two pointe separate the top
Commenting on his 12th win- manager, said: "The damage is ning of the Open, title, ho mainly mental. The youngster quipped: "It's cheaper by tho comes in too quickly, makes a tazen."
Toulouse, Feb. 15. The Australian Rugby League blunker and allows it to panic team beat Southern, France. by Monies geta 2,000 pero first film. Confidence goes and with 24 points to 13 here today in
get over iL" it his ability. Too many don't
the flame match of their French tour.
prize money and Vic 1,000 pesos, which represents one- Fourth of the total of the third,
Why do the clubs allow it to fourth, fun and slith prizes. hippen? For two reasons: 1- They led 11 to 5 at half-time.
Tight econority, which doen zibt|| ---Rauber,
Uniteti Prestiera
two teams.
REPLAY AT MIGHBURY
London, Jan. 31. The Football Association, to night gave permission to Lon- don amateurs. Walthamstow Avenue to play. their : Fourth- Round FA Cup replay with
Chesterfield Hartlepools Caritata 1. même Accrington 8. Brunthorpe Xalifax Southport
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TODAY'S SPORT
SQUASH
poor ones and he had appealed to the Baseball Come missioner for relief.
"They won't assign me shy man being squeezět by big and night dames because I wont rich clubs with modégALILIE some of their television royal- notiot," he mid tlès” he said. "Next they'll shut|that next year, bné of théin, me out because they want soéré- clubs decide they want one of Final af Land Forces Squash Chan-thing else I have-maybe thuy my players?"
imy team's plomahipa at Victoria Barracks Squash Just don't like Courts. 8.30 p.m. Major Mears uniforms Capt:Power.
Table Tenali
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Veeck was especially bitter" This is nothing but high-gainst the Yankees, Red Box handed diserahinhtión,** Veetk and Indians Avhb afouling Business Houses Sports Federation said loudly. "And I want to say the Browns out of all-mijti Compellifuh at Dairy Farm - Club- house, 2 Lower Albert Road, 7.30 p.m.now there are other courses open gamer In their parks in res to me besides, baseball retula- allow any game in those çifles for Veeck's refusal is Billiards & Snooker.
tions,"
to be televised.
Colony Open Championships Kowloon Cricket Club, 8 pm.
st
Basketball
Veeck sald far more was Ih--But ho also,mado - it plain { volved than the US$20,000 ar en that ho was angry at the entire. he would...odtnih 'in revenue American League and "at" lise from téléchsta in the other structure of big lengue baseball..... Korean satics at Caroline H, dins i antall kuminica Itself. United Press
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