ON THE
SOCCER SIDE
(Edited by Marshall Fallows)
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1953.
Listen to this criticism of English Soccer by a Hungarian official who watched the FIFA-England game:-
"Your players have forgotten how to play the football. Your wing-halves, Billy Wright and Jimmy Dickinson, are mostly responsible for your bad displays.
"In cur country players are taught from an early age to keep the ball on the 'sling 'em floor. Your players especially your wing-huives-how you say it? down. That is not football.
"The trouble
WDS
HAROLD MAYES Talking Sport
Kowloon ?
They Keep Queueing What's best In
Up For Jobs As Football Managers
He drank his glass of milk and took his place in the stand to watch his team. I know that sounds like the beginning of a Soccer fairy story, but, alas, it's one which is all too true,
For fully eighty minutes I sat a couple of seats away from him and watched the agonies, mental and phyalcal, he was undergoing.
at
For this man happened to threadbare, because when you doubt that by this time there's suffer from ulcers and watching know Soccer managers as well a queue a hundred strong a football match when a team as I do you'll understand that's Coventry. All I can say is."I
an that the means
awful lot to you just a polite way of giving a wonder why?" money needed to put things right isn't exactly the best way of good bloke the sack. was not there-or, at least, was alleviating the pain they cause. never made available.
GOAL RELIEF "When I bought a player I West Ham's Chalman, Re: England centre-half or tautside-nerely always had to sell to
et balance the budget." Pratt, is just as much against left.
+1/0 ball bent yaronit out, they eun do so," he de November 5 it that la theclares. best you can do."
FROGGATT TO STAY. Will Jack Froggatt leave Portsmouth? "NO,
ino sayi
no tenilən
Over to you, England....
4
"I have
payments to players as is Bob ment that I will do so is comTex Ditchburn, Spurs goalkeeper the practice of making tegaliking for a move. Any state-
How's this for an odd twist? Stolth, Chairman of Manches-pletely wrong."
fo: the Football Combination ter City.
Manager Eddie Lever points side at Brussels has never kicked "IT I
that Froggatt was rested a ball in that competition,
Ron Reynolds, Spurs regular from the League side four weeks he must go the whole hog and because
goalliceper, of his mother's Combination
who the party srith
RJ travelled bring it to a showdown.”
"But,"
says Mr Pratt.
Bob wants to air the
matter
"What good woul: an nennenty do?
death,
The team played so well that we decided to retain it, and Frutt nyet his Own (suffered | orquest--lo the reserves,
I would merely wipe the stale clean to those who we had to start from teratch agt:in.
"We Bern hve through the paz.de, We have bern aller a player anut have known we've inisset hien because another club has offered hằn a financial Inguzoment,"
Mr Pratt cannot see how it can be stopped except by club diregs tors and managers,
"The remedy is in their hands,,|
•
Harry Storer, hecked by Coventry, Greide whether football or 1.
reserve, has never helped Spurs in a League match-thanks to Ditchburn's consistency.
George Wright, West Ham's Maxen-haired, 22-year-old back, has just opened a tobacconist manager and, confectioner'k shop near
IN
Or his home at Forest Gate. stay rather his wife has.
"She does all the buying and Stover maintains "I did not the
administration,"
-explains fit of Coventry. My judgment | Wright. "Herve behind the of a Soccer player was not in counter in the afternoon,"
If they are determined to stamp question,
SPORTS ROUND-UP·
Dinner In The Long Room At
Lord's To Celebrate
Sir Pelham's 80th
Birthday
Sir Pelham Warner, former England captain, is to be guest of honour at a dinner in the Long Room at Lord's on November 24.
.
The former Derbyshire cricketer has had'a fair amount
nt success in Soccer manage- He pulled down the brim of ment even with Coventry. He his hat as he peered into
the did ruch a good job there once sun watching every move of that he was able to stop up and poured off his brow just as it then he was weaned back agian every player, and the sweat take charge of Birmingham, and
runner by the Highfield Road club. might from a marathon
in a heal-wave.
Tien Romething happened. His team scored. It was a goal been which should never have allowed because the player was offside by miles when he re- celved the ball,
think
But the referee didn't so and I felt almost as relieved as that trouble onlooker when, I saw the mood change and the ;
pleasant smile pass across hla face as the realisation dawned that his side had won.
"Ask him if he thought that gou was offside nud see what happens," sald one of my neigh- bours. Would you in those clr cumstances have had the heart do it? Well, I certainly
The counter was made by George, a carpenter and joiner before he entered pro football, He makes practically all histo own furniture.
Last year, in a workshop under the West Ham stand, he bulit
complete a
bedroom
suite.
ALL FORGOTTEN
forgot- But those things are ten, because people who run football clubs have the shortest of all memories. As soon M
looks like something which
the poor lump begine,
old takes the rap every manager time.
British
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FANLING
GOLF
The first and second rounds of the Club Match-piny Cham- plonship were played over 18
the Old iolus on
Course Fanling on Sunday, results be ing as follows:
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First Roun{E—J. K. Watson beat H.W.E. Heath-4/3; L.H. Robinson lost to H. Small-7/6; n. Hunter bent W.N. Gray -4/3; J. Dickson Leach lost to to Is it peculior
4/2: A. R. D. L. Anderson Seccer? After what I saw In Petrie beat R.K. Collings 3/1 New-Yorks recently, I can tell S. S. Gordon lost to J. D. you it Isn't. The same thing Mackie_5/4; R. M. Campbell Ten Minutes From Star Ferry By No. 6 Bus or Five Minutes by Taxi happens in major league base beat W. D. Leighton on the ball-and there it can happen 20th Green; K. S. Kinghorn even to 7 manager who beat J. 3. Cowperthwalte-3/4. Second Round-J. K. Watson Twice in successive years lost to H. Small-5/3; F. D. Brooklyn Dodgers won their Hunter beat D. L. Anderson-
successful.
didn't, for that goal was like League Pennant and found 2/1; A. R. Petrie lost to J. D. pain-killing injection.
IT'S LIFE
do
called
themselves
New Mackie-3/2; R. M. Compbell opposed to York Yankees in the World lost to K. S. Kinghorn-1 down. Serles. The manager who took
In view of the Saclettes, guy This incident took place many them there was a
match taking place on Sunday. months ago, at the start of last | Charley Dressen.
the Semi-finals of the Club BASTIN TIE SECOND
season in fact. The man went Bastin the Second they are on
A month worrying and finally last
ngo he pushed Championship will be played Calling him in the Southern summer when the ulcers won he President Eisenhower, Turpin, on November 20. Lengue a sturdy. 18-year-old underwent an
Cobley operation, re-Olson and Uncle Tom
WEEK-END STABLEFORD, winger named Maurice Fetters, covered, and went right back to off the New York front pages. who hails from Devon and plays the job to
had successful manager more The some
Tho 18 hole Stableford com- for Exiter. Bustin's first club.
worrying.
asked for a two-year contract, petition played on the Old Buin made his Longue debut
and the character who ran the course during the week-end was AL the moment,
won by FL/Lt P. Plumbly with his only club, Walter O'Malley, wouldn't 15. Says manager Norman Dedsin: "Fetters will get his worry is that he's out of a go beyond a year.
a score of 38, J.H.M. Andrewa chance in the League sitie soon." | job. In the kind of situation I
and J. Dickson Leach being have detailed you might wonder That was another example of joint runners-up with 37 points. why he isn't happy to be tree. "difference of opinion." Newport County have asked But the reason for that is that was the sack just the same. Swanzen Town if they can help he is one of those most-maligned
Division of all
foolball characters-a to strengthen the Miss club's pinying resources.
magoger. been Swansea are unable to con- woman sider the matter until the re- though
And to those fellows, even
they
appear to loathe turn of their Chairman, P. E.
every minute of it, football is Holden, on November 20.
Life. That's why they never This is a big disappointment want to stay away from it, and,
struggling Newport, to
who
the blows may realise that their position, may havo worsened considerably in be, always come up for more. the interim.
OLD; OLD, STORY
It will be the first MCC dinner to be held in this famous room and is in celebration of Sir Pelham's 80th birthday.
Former
colleagues
of his, crs of 1953 by the Lawn Tennis Inclucting Sir Jock Hobbs, Writers' Association, Frank Woolley and Herbert | Angela Mortimer bas Strudwick, with whôm h: went ranked
the best 19 to Australia in 1911-12, have player, been invked to ettend.
Tony Mottram, Britain's Davis Cup player and Geoffrey Paish, his doubles partner, have been named the top two British play
-Minor Units-
Soccer
uul it
STILL THEY QUEUE
FI/L J. Grehan won the competition on the New Course with a score of 41, L/Col.
The subtle difference between Cerey being runner-up with 39.
Dressen und Harry | | MEDAL SCORES Charley
who Storer was that Dressen,
best medal The
Becres returned year, lost one job at £12,000 promptly get fixed up with a during the weekend were as follows: New Course--5.3.9. 11. — FI/LI L/Col Minor League team that would G. Grehan 50-10-04: Table
be a non-League side to
Carey 30-11-09. another £3,000 a year,
icam
World Ferine Sido,
Teads Champion Tennis
Hungarian powerful against Englund at the Empire Stadium, Womb'ty, on November 25,. The Hungarians also in- elule Mrs Gervni (Gizi Farkas) three finca World Women's Toubles Champion and ̈ Ime: Singhs Chaplon.
three use
World
France is to stage a The following ore she results Rugby League Cup tournament The other com- of matches played and tables for next October. the Army Football Association |peting countries will be England, Minor Unit Football League 3-Australia and New Zealand: Results of matches played since Plans were approved by the October 29, 1033,
11Q 22 Inf de 6 HIQRA
10 27 Inf-de d 27 Li Bty
HQ 30 Int Bur 2 HQRA
20 FDS
18. F Amb League Table
110 27 Int Bde
20 FDS
TIQ RA
Sqn.....
In de
Mov Lt Tp
18 rd Amb
27. LA Ely
2
England Rugby League Council
meeting in Manchester recently: As well as providing the air! Jare, France will guarantee
WOLFAPS £2,000 to each country.
Zone Standings
10 1
1
Eric Brown, British Ryciér
however hard
Old Course-9.8.5. 72-FILIP. Plumbly 91-24-07.12.
J. H. M. An- Campbell If Storer gets another job drews 68--19:00:
Leigh-Bennett and I sincerely hope he will, 28-000;
63-14-09; J Dickson *Leach The man I'm referring to is and quickly... his total salary-10-70 A. Lindsay 91-21-70; Harry Storer. Two weeks
Do wouldn't amount to the increase FL J. G. Grehan 87-3071; 0. I..
he and Coventry City parted Dressen obtained-in "relegation." Jones 02-2)=71...
wat Grant, Cardift City's versatile forward, „mokes good of hig afternoons, He
the old. Far from it. works us a niter at a Cardin company. We heard motor works, doing any kind old stories about resignation
because of "differences 0 But still people yearn of job to gain experience,
but opinlon,"
they are So manage football teams. 1 don't -London Express Service}
Digging For Victory.
By HENRY LONGHURST
to
During the course of the recent Ryder Cup match it fell to my lot, together Cup Goiter and holder of th? with my fellow monkey-up-the-tower, W. J. Cox, to try to describe the proceedings, from a 66-foot scaffolding of alarming memory, for the benefit of television viewers.
irish Professions
Champion-
ship, has added a new title to those he already holds. In Estoril, Lisbon a pernight ago he wan the Best Portuguesa Opta Goil Brown returned the astonishing gures of 28 under 4-(Lon don Express Service).
The following are the stand-Championship. For the 72 holes
ing of the Minor Units Football League Zones I and III for the week ending November 14:- Zone
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216 LAA BY RA
200 LAA MY JA
35 Fd My RA
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40 Div Pro Cuy
HiQ 2011
Regt RA
GIF BY RA
BHQ 72 LAA RA
3 AOT
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No...
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6 Coy RASC
40 Die Battle Sch
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79 Coy RASC ..
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Cond Wkahm
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Comd W/shapa, v 70 Cay BASC, yet
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When there loped upon the screen the cheerful figure of Harry Bradshaw, the words fell from my lips that his swing was "somewhat agricultural but very true.”
An irate overnight telegram do think Harry Bra:1- All the text books open with
swing is somewhat the chapter on The Grip. I confess firm grip with the last ensued, which I quoted in what shaw's I thought to be jocular fashion agricultural-though
friend that, when cross-examined, I fingers of the left hand, next day, and now a sends me a culling from an shall have dimeulty in describ- two-knuckle grip...the three- unidentified newspaper in Eiring precisely what I mean. Ne knuckle grip...the right fore- full of wrath,
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swing is Bolt
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A picture of our Harry's BEAUTY PARLOUR pro many my personal politics
a fortunately
teachers and
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et technical treatises, three angers of the right hand masonry!
writers who would be cut of business hanging down like a bunch of A curious document, It sets if it were but certain items bananas, apparently held in Diocesan Boya School beat me
commonly in sudden fear. Already are
accepted Clementi Middle School 3-2 in a due to appear at Bow Street deal. Of these the most near- la "Keep your visions of ly unanimous Taco Schoulboys "A" Division badmin- next month, ton game yesterday. With four bowler-hatied gentlemen thrust-head still."" points each, the two schools will ing upen me, while pretending to meet again on November 23 to shake hands, a writ for slander decide the winner of the Cham-as weli.. pionship,
Badminton
and
OFF TO THE TOWERT
Following are the results: Singles--Lang Hin-jok (Das) beat Is it really slanderous to mon's swing as
4
as reserve.
a game on Sarazen kiting an iron shot at Or Leo retched
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SPICE OF LIFE Unorthodoxy is the spice of life. What bad luck it is on This was the theme song of the younger generation Ronnie White's book. In there, or similar, terms is is declared they will never ree Ted Ray, pipe In teeth and coat talls to be a secret of golt by near-fying, churning up the tee as
on his all the great American pro he spins round fessionals, and certainly by heel to finkh leaning back on | Chau Sun-lam 21-18, Wai Tsang-wing | describe
(DBS) heat Wong Kwok-wai 24-21,
I once used a his right and pulling his club Wal Tang-wing (DBS) lost to Chau "somewhat agricultural"? It so, Henry Colton. Sub-am 10-21. Long In-jok (Dns hideous things may befall, for I series of pictures showing Gene up and down like a bell ringer! crouching with beat Wong, Kwok-wat 21-0.
recall that, after
and the Doubles Wong Kwok-was and Lee his home course at Cirencester. Hoylake and, from beginning elb The following is the schedule sik-chuen (DBS) lost to Yeung once described Mr Speaker's to end, his sleek black hair putter anchored to the third of matches for the Kowloon Hang-clau and Liane Kin-man 11-16 golding methods in those very was outlined against the very button of his waistecat!
them, instead, take Lot Cricket Club Tennis Tourna-12-16.
terms-though he was only; it same leng in the background,
look at Harry Bradshaw--><! is true, Minister of Agriculture: ntents for the erming week-end:
ot the time, I may yet finish
In a full drive I estimate the thereefier not believe 2 Won NEW.
movement
tells them. "Journalistin
Harry that anyone lateral In's "C" Division match, Clementi as tho
tbo time he Bradshaw' while cap to be in them note alio the neighbourhood of 18 inches takes, or rather does not take, movement Incidentally, to play, and the endearing with which he goes A: 10 xm: Court - Nash and
tin (Clementi) beat George Young self or withdraw. It is no use which led to the Ryder Cup geniality wed. Howard J. Fenton and C. Churn; Court Mjas. 10 Yim and 18-8 Hung He-sum Clementi lost saying, with most defendants team christening him "Sorsaw." about
and to Lee Chiswing 7-18,
WOBE Kat-em (Clementi) beat George accused of slander, never Rlaking further offence in the wining not only his two sold or 1 I did, it is frus down-trodden, countics of matches in the Ryder Cup but Young 13-1,
Ireland, estimate also thy Masters enorway" for ocene možem, 1 Northern
Daly's-and, alán, Vand
my ment. mɔow Chiuk-long (Clementi) mealho, heard me do co. Na Fred
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