ENGLISH
SOCCER SHOULD STAY ENGLISH
Lessons Of The Spartak Visit
By DENNIS HART
Spartak, England's eagerly awaited soccer visitors from Moscow, have come and gone. In their wake they leave victory over Arsenal; defeat by Wolves; a reputation for good sportsmanship and many relieved fans.
For Wolves in victory and Arsenal, even in dofeat, showed that basically English soccer is all right. No need for any mare go foreign" hysteria which upset her thinking after, those Hungary defeats.
An Stan Cullis, Wolves be learned by -most – English | "English" approach. The fret JESALELLA MOREN and former laterno-players. So too could their suro hints, it over so slightly, of a tional centre-half, said to me kicking, and Intelligant use of state soccer machine. For better after the match: "Ours was a the open
space pe shown by or worse, England will have victory for English soccer." wing halves Parching and Netto' none of that.
Hy was right.
The
glorica and inside-forwards Pramonov Wolves and Arsenal achieved gu und Vorlahitov.
cast and
And for players at all Jovels, the Spartak garnes proved that, no matter how skilful, a. 200t- baller must bo it. Even the Hungarians could hardly have withstood Wolves
sprint-insan ofter 85 minutes' gruelling play.
Spartak can also take backc some tips to Moscow. Like the Hungarians, they must tearn to combine artistry with punch and make their proses earlier, thus Not that everything in the
speeding up their
game and garden is lovely. It would take
avoiding tackles. But they more than two club games to Wolves and Arsenal, in the must get used to hard tackles prove that. Remember Spartak first hour
Highbury when they do come. off the beat Arsenal, and an mutch, would have beaten any Arsenal which gave one of the England side. best displays by ony club this English sejectors must draw nepson-except for finishing.
far beyond the wast Moilgoux But these arte should bo
Highdary
They added to, Sindia.
rather than replace, extend to the kick-abou, street | England's basic style, games of Wolverhampton, Lon- But perhaps the main lesson, don and all points north, south, so often taught by foreign sides,
west
was emphasised by Wolves and Arsenal thursolves. Is that soccer is a team game and will always be played botter by a teurp, rather than a collection of Individuals. no matter how good.
It was England's soccer trad) tion, of long parsing and hard tackling which upset the artistle Ruslans.
DIU
their conclusions. They con
And in that resounding defen either build the national side on by Wolves remember that a the best club wam, like the month ago West
Hungarians, Bromwich
the Russia, the Albion,
Team of the Germans and most other Con- Century" playet Wolves, They tinental countries. Or they can went down 4-0 too.
pick the best men for the job
the
CAN STILL LEARN England can still learn Iron Overseas sides-Spartak included. The Ruscious' balj control, with
They were clearly shaken out of their stride by the firm, but fair, assaults of the Wolves and Arsenal defenders,
But putting all lessons and theories aside, the main impres alon of Spartak's visit in that they and other Russian sides must come
again.
Both games were hard but and give them a chance to blend sporting. There were no "pro into a team.
festa at the highest levels” All we had were some slightly dif- ferent interpretations of the rules and a disputed penalty.
MORE "ENGLISH" The second ion is more likely feet and body, could profitably to be adopted. This is the more
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
FOURTH RACE MEETING
Saturday 20th November ✪ Saturday 27th November 1954
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES
run at 2 pm on both days.
And have you seen many matches which haven't bad one or the other? I haven't
TALKING OF GOODWILL
isn't always the amplicious busi- Talking of goodwill, boxing
nes it seems.
In the Harringay ring recently Dai Dower and Jack
friendly as the
NAMOS IN PARIS
Forty thousand spectators watched the Moscow Dynamo team beat a com- bined Racing Club de Paris and Reims team by one goal to nli at the Parc des Princes Stadium near. Paris,
Picture shows French goalkeeper Sinibakli throwing himself on the ball as Soviet forward Mamedov is about to kick.--Agence France-Presse Photo.
English Cricket May Owe A Great Deal To A Father's Christmas Dream
When the England team for the first Test match was announced yesterday, a father's dream for his son was realised. For Colin Cowdrey, the 21-year-old Kent hateman, has played himself into the side with as bright a double century as anyone could wish to see in the drawn match with New South Wales. And yet the father will not share his son's excitement. For Mr Ernest Cowdrey died suddenly in October while Colin was on his way to Perth with the MCC party.
Mr Cowdrey was himself a good cricketer as a boy. But his career came first: and, still ip his late 'teqps, he went to India to start as a ben planter. His son was born at Bangalore on Christmas Day. From then on Mr Cowdrey planned for the day when his son would play for England. He named him Michael Colin to give him the initials MCC.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 Jake's Empire man took als of the game.
a.m. on both days.
Stanley Matthews
A Legend In His Own Lifetime
By ARCHIE QUICK
Although Stan Matthews left the Potteries for Black- pool half a dozen years ago, they still speak there with awe and reverence of the great English International right-winger who has become a legend in his own feilme. And around this son of a Hanley barber. (who was also a professional boxer) they weave tales as the Irish countryfolk do of the Little People.
Of the many told me on Trentside was the one by a wealthy quarry owner who said that only recently he visited Stanley at his Blackpool home. The entire morn- ing Matthews had undergone (the normal routine training session at the Bloomfield Road ground. It was afternoon now, and how was he spending it? Out in his back lawn practising those essential first-time short sprints to the handelap starts of Matthews Junior!
in
In his search for perfectlon some time ago he said: “I would and 100 per cent physical fitness, not like my own folk, or anyone even after famo has come to else for that matter, to see mo him, what an example the 38-past my
Denk year-old maestro sets to the
Even without his help, Stoke profesional football colleagues City possess a wonderful chance of his who grumble at afternoon of returning to Division One. training!
In defeating Swansea Town 4-1 Especially to the Chaises a sea of mud they showed professional who when offered head team, but Manager Frank themselves to be a clever, go- a ticket for the Arsenal-Spartak Taylor told me he is hunting for match by Manager Ted Drake an inside forward to finish off. made the astonishing reply: the opportunities that are going "Sorry boom, but I always take
wife to the cinema Tucsdays What chance
If Stoke do gain promotion he
priority threw up of further educating two
Items on the himself in his chosen trade de apart from desin Matthews went, by the way
strengthening should be Лог Mands and a re-laid pitch. Both They cheal the hope in are no better than Third Div- Stoke that their Stan will return rion standard of the moment, to finish his illustrious career on and customers all over the coun the Victoria Ground. He
will try one demanding increased
the
00
n-begging.
not. When asad about the ides comfort and improved facilities.
ON THE RECORD Move To Pension Off
An Eccentric Female
Ho made Le practice – přeji į bát since the war. A year later | youngster named Cowdrey was where he 'and' un old Indien he was playing for Kent against | à potentially batter balkman Bervant taught 1he young the West Indies touring team than Peter May. Secondly Cowy- drey reminds me physically and The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race Tull didn't look particularly Cowdrey the basic fundament- and top scorer at that.
The Cowdreys returned to comm against
Ho. hit out with no smallin moihods of Bill Ponsford,
Big John was not in the best of spirits and it was always my number Lancashire, who was England. The
conchos
It obvious he had something on his mind. On occasion played for the MCC, hitting and one boyhood hero. For me of 13, Calin had gone through his Oxford Blue. – were engaged und at the age hundred against India, and got was Ponsford come to life such as this his friend Mr Wong knew from long associa-
again."
tion with John that the best thing to do was to leave him are prep school cricket to the First Now on the threshold of Colin's only regret was that severely alone and wait patiently for the Aongue An alari
Ebeco what will ashedly be e
his father, who initiated and wagging. the youngest cricketer to play ant Test career, Colin bu been no other
all his son's cricket for a Public School first eleven, described by New South Wales ambitions, could not have lived and the youngest to play at skipper Keith Müller the a few weeks longer to receive Lord's, where he scored 119 new "Pourford".
the news of his first century ung for Tonbridge and took eight Clifton College wickets.
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title. But outalde the ring ita a story In that fight Downt
received injuries which made him call off a contest at Cardiff on November 20 cal Frenchman Robert Mouginst
So Jake has cancelled
holl- to
step In
And he will train and stay at Dower's place. Dai has also invited Jake to stay on afterwards for a couple of weeks' holiday.
day
Less
on the cheerful news racing front. A race at Plump ton last week was declared vold because al seven borges fell and
The price of admission will be $3 each per day payable at were unable to complete the
the Gate.
course.
It is difcuit Indeed to recon-
traditional dave of animals,
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay cfle that fact with the Briton's the requisite fee of $3 in order to gain re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.
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CASH SWEEPS
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II it means so much to people to see horses flogged over jumpa and fences they should at least provide obatcolon that can be they ware, one horse would still cleared. No matter how anall
win
Yet the Grand National course is to be toughened upt
--(London Express Service)
XI at Tembridge
Said Miller after Cowdrey (had saved the day twice in one The cricketing world began match for the MCC: "I told to sit up and take notice af people here when we returned young MCC. He was describ from England last year that af od by Ewart Astill, former Leloestershire pod England all- rounder,
as a lad who guld bat like Jack Hobbs and bowl Jeg breaks and googlies like Tich Frooman Amazing-com-j parlaons. But none the less sincere by one who was, at the time, Colin's coach at T- bridge,
CAPTAIN AT 15
the school cricket team, and he At 15, Calin was captain of
was still only 16 when Winchuc
AMERICAN WINS FA Cup Replay
FREE PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP
Results
A. cooling pink gin did the trick as it had done so many times in the past and before very long the big fellow was holding forth in typical style. abroad.
"Wang," he said, "I am) best available, players, and English, cricket may owe a opening a subscription 1st to if looks to me as though the great deal to a father's Christ-have an accentele old friend people who picked the team mas dream.
of mine called Lily pensioned were scruble from goal to left off before stie, sendi me to a half and then got fed up with pauper's grave..
the job and stuck in the next
that fell out of lave
tho The willy Wong showed hat
my dear strange ignorance of the cir
want my cumstances. Looking stealthily money they've got to give me over his shoulder he said, Not the right kind of entertain- so doud, John, "Does your inlasus | ment. know about this affair . . . ? ? ?”.
-(London Mxpress Service)
Malayan Women Shuttlers Not The World-Beaters That Their Men Are
Singapore, Nov. 24.
A
Harris
Na
Wong if they
|MLdly's a horse... you clot. From what Mr. Wong liked-10
on Saturday she came out of
call a football fanatic this was the Old Age Pensioners Home a real surprise, so before the big and won the last race at Happy fellow could pursue the matter Valley. I'm SURG the other he tried to switch the convaras“ ponies.couldn't hear the martere lion tactfully away from soccer, Two American and two British women proved con-ardaca for the cranking of Lily's Never mind, John, you can labelled him the best schoolboy |clusively that Malay in women are not world 'bestera as bones...and before you could always fun to badminton." "Afte
fare their men.
high speed chore -
any Sloth Mr Outrounoff at what you told me about the
whe wns game last week I' In the opening of the four-day international exhibl carcering past
winning tions here last night: Judy Devlin and Margaret Vamer post with my hard earned cash and plenty of pleasure No bull has, ever of the United States and Jane White and Iris Cooley of women of her age should alg! Johm we, an
tucked away in her saddle b
bags. more violently to a England swept Malayan women shuttlers off their feet in know better than to behave like "Don't even mention that game two singles and one dopites matches.
that it just lave fair to those to me at the mon who have mupported her for me tell you, I Américon Champion Judy complete control of the game years. It's just as dear old mate with B London, Nov. 24.
Devlin rok only 15 minutes to and freed the Singapore girl Phi Results of FA Cup Bret round pose of Malayan Champion to run all over the count with never, never, trust a women..
says,...novar, Thomas Cup Team replays tuchy were.
Mry Cecilia Samuel in two sets high and deep lobe to both sides Darlington 2, Barrow 1;'
11-6, 11-8. America's No. 2 of the baseline. In a stort B1
Boston MaxRrut Verner, dawned Sings while Helen had shot her bolt Spartan,
MAN pom Champion | Helen Heug and the American giri scored as
she pleased Wellington Town 1; Merthyr 11-7, 11-0..
Kacinsky also cored 553 points
The Ruspiere daimed that "wrotham 4, Netherßeld 0,
In the doubles the British BONNEVILLE WINS Revised second round matches
pair, June White and Iris Coo- Ferry Someville of Indonesiabject and not 552 points as he was on Décember 11. following for day, beat Mrs Samuel andi Mujj avenged his defont by, Malayas this” week," he asked, casually, Jungen her, book, credibod with and another day's replays are
Tan Eng Lool. In straight sets Oal Telle Hock in the so-Anal thera looks led some good cured point blank, and not su examination of the targets was Queen's Park Rangers or
believe it, or belleve it col, his 15-2,
15-9
of the Maisyan Championship football in store stede ordered by the judges,
verrus. Although heavier, the Aneri-last August.
ign thee bookć If the question was intended
learning to me ono girls were able to forca the The Indonesian boy was down | sa verwur Torquay.
pace by their brilliant anticipe-1414 in the first set, but forced been Bradford City versus Mer)
don and bad the Malayan girls a deuce at 14-all before losing it roomved. constantly on the defensive, the set. Ho won the next two
also have better staying with plenty to spare, me
Caracas, Nov, 24. The American, Benner, woh
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that some of our player have to learn to loše gra A very good friend of malis Wong could see that there just been telling me about
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"Are you going to waren and - asitad OR TALE me the Bingapore footballers.
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