THE CHINA
No Walkover For England- Danger Of Complacency Against Germany
By TOM FINNEY ⠀
There have been many forecasts of the England team to meet Germany at Wembley-and most of them have been the same. The party of 16 who assembled in London for practice broke up on Tuesday after- noon and Mr Walter Winterbottom, the team manager, said we would be informed on Sunday-presumably by telephone, The team chosen, with reserves, would then be called together at a Hendon hotel on Monday evening,
big match is # London or Birmingham The object is to blend a
This policy of a get-together two or three times before a good Idea. Some people seem to think we are called to simply to build up stamina and pace, but that is not so. team and try out factics.
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in Form hasn't given Scotland
real chance in any of their matches with England at Wembley Aince the war, but the Scots have won twó of them, drawn two and lost nohe. Form gave Belfium no dhance in the World Cup match with England at Baste last June, but the Belgians forced very creditable draw of four goals euch.
One of the forward lines uperation last week has been Stanley Matthews, Roy Bentley, Bonnie Allen, Len Shackleton and myself. All are from differ ent clubs, So you
how necessary It is to produce team spirit, blend wirk is mutual un- aferstanding that will beat simple things like the opposi- tion's
office trap. A lot
of complacency has ariser over tomorrow's match. The Germans üre coming with only
three of the men who beat Hungary in the World Cup Anal by three goals to two last July and everyone, including too GermmIS, is saying they haven't a chance at Wembley, But 1 have heard that nort story before,
Cricket Team From Bangkok To Play Here
of
Arriving in the Colony ПП Friday, December 3. will be u term of cricketers frum tlic Royal Bangkok Sports Club who are to play two matches agains! tems raised by the Hongkong Cricket Club.
Saturday, December 4, will be
u game ugainst HKCC Occasiona!
there the
Side.
pn., and on Sunday the visitors will takte
#ugmented dn
which will commence ul 1.30
HKCC XI. The hours for play of the second match will be from 11 - p.m., ຕກ.!
p.m.-5.30 pm,
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when Preston' met a South- West German XI and drow 2-2. I scored the two goals for Presion and both goals for the Germans wsle scored by Werner Kohlmeyer, who Was my direct opponent at left-back. One of his goals was from a tree-kick.
That match and the goals come back to me clearly this week when I saw pictures at You can be sure the Germans leading German players in the have combed their country for FA Bulletin, Among them was talent and i will be no make-Kohlmeyer. I had never
knowyo shift side ct Wembley. They his name but I recognised him will have been trained to a high at once and now I soc tic 19 att state of physical fitness and, certain to be Germany's left- Lactically, they will have been back. I look forward to meet- prepared by Sepp Herberger. | ing tlm again on or off the
teain their brilliant
manager, Aeld! with fuil German
han thoroughness. Talk of a walkover for Eng
ip dangerous. confidence is one of the castest national side is Stanley roads to failure, and I em tell thews, w whom I traveled to you that every member of the and from London. It is eloquent England party in London has s realised very well that defeat at Wembley, when everyone is expecting victory, would be our biggest blow yet.
Over
GERMANS' LEFT-BACK I have seen Germany My only on television.
F5 German match against was at Ludwigshafet
play
only side
£ 1050
TRIANGULAR SOCCER SERIES NEXT WEEK
from
13
visitors of the will be a Stenk
and
of
Manila, Nov. 80.
football team 2 The Singapor÷
here on expected to arrive December for the annual interport football series between
Bingapore Hongkong. Manila.
and
In honour there
Kidney Supper at the Hongkong
Cricket Club at 8 o'clock Saturday, and a Cocktail Party the ufter
MA
Sunday eventes
anme. Members, players, and their ladies will be very wel- come at both events, details of which are posted in the Cricket Club Pavilion.
This Is the first Cricket XI ITOM Bangkok to visit Hong- kong.
The only member of the pro- England party to have
agakist layed
of
German
Mal-
this remarkable footballer
that
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30. 1954
COMES A CROPPER
Jockey Dick comes a cropper when his mount Lanveoc Poulimic stumbles at the final fence in the Littleworth Handicap Chase at Sandown Park. The horse at the time looked a certain winner-Central Press Photo.
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ASTOUNDING IS THE WORD FOR ERIC PARSONS
Says GEORGE ROBB
What an astounding boom there is this season
in
club
matches between
English and Continental teams. Almost daily the list grows of sides ranging
themselves against every level of British opposition.
than the news comes Flag Club who Include
full-back on the inside as well as the outside.
Now, no sooner have Spartak flown back to Moscow that Chelsen are to play the crack Hungarians, the Red Hidogkut and a spangled array of internationals,
Already martager Ted Drukte, staff in 1939. But I was not for the Rhine Germany 3-0 at Tollen-us stated his confidence, and is until he played boat that he was in the side
In 1935-ho came in for har
for obviously all out 40 give Army
and played agalo 1938 lutary as the shot in the arm when England went
to the received under the Molineux Olympic Stadium in Berlin and floodlights
Certainly won 0-3.
Chelsea in their
Birkett of Middlesbrough (English soccer another boost as "diciter the war that he was
He returned to Upton Park, and made a big reputation in England "B" matchits ngainst Finland and Hollandi.
CUTS ACROSS
Desmond Hackett Says:
PIRIE WILL REACH HIS PEAK IN 255
'Gordon Pirlc's back and Gordon Pirie's bock is about the only thing his rivals can expect to see this cross-country season and when the' athletic term opens next summer.
I venture to say that in the thrillpacked athletle Fear 1955 that same Gordon Pirie will achieve the peak point of hia àmbitious career-the 10,000 Metres world record which Emil Zatopek scorched into the record book with his 20 mins. 1.6 secs, on November 1, 1958,
A. R. PETRIE
CAPTURES
GOLF TITLE
Pirle had a socrot training session recently in Manchester. In that final, body-racking grint Önish that breaks men and recorts alike, he was just over three seconds faster Zatopek.
than
This vital burst is over 370 vards the ifference between 10,000 Metres and Six Miles,
When Zatopek broke the
A. R. Petrie won the Final of world record his time was 58.8
the Royal Hongkong Golf Club seconds. In
Match Play Championship by
beating WAH. Balfour by 8 up
hia
secret text
Pirie paced it out in 50.2,
RUSIL HOUR
and 7 to play on the Old Course at Fanling on Sunday.
Petrie played brilliant golf Almost as Impressive'os Pirie's throughout the 30 holes match, pare was the Popular Cross outdriving Balfour 40 to 50 Country which went on after yards on most of the holes, and the International cross-country despite the loser's fine showing, match in Brussels dh November ho could not cope with the win-20. ner's necuracy on the greed. His
It
perfect Iron play nor his More than 2,000 started. ly long drives from the was like rush Hour in the City, tee.
except that in the City you Petrie, started with threes on would not expect to see elderly each of the first three holes and gentlemen in black bathing suits at the end of 9 holes, had scor- and jockey caps, and in that ed 35, one under par. He scored feld of 2,000 there were many purs on eight of the last nine such characters. holes, but unfortunately lost a ball on the 17th
and spoilt his
All those who finished
should
medal round which then read ceived a medal. Some qualinere 60 plus No. 17 hole.
be finishing any dry Balfour completed the round now.
But this in 78 but, despite this compart-
cross-country day tively low
score, he was 8 down with Its International Test of the time
Aces, ume.
races for schoolboys,
And he often cuts putos, field at tunce and of 27 boles Petrio juniore, and the popular event
to prob the defence before curving a way through for him- self, or sliding a through pass to ever-alert Roy Bentley
H3 appearance in tomorrow's best form must have a battling In November,, 1950, Parsons Johnnie McNichol OT Leslie
match will be one more tribute chance. Thole team is studded was tunsferred to Chelsea com-Stubbs to the genius of a player whose with men who in just a seasonplete with that reputation. He greatness has now spanned more of so have turned themselves had an unlucky start, however. the really
His soccer character is that of worrying, ferreting! type of outside man. Some wingers have defences at their nomeroy after tricky ball-work and then dilly-dally the chance awry by trying to beat. just one more man. Not so Persons.
After only fivé guner Parsons went into hospital for 'n' carti- Lage operation, He played further matches that reason.
than 20 yeATS.
into success stories with a' big A final note: I was much im-capital S. pressed In the trial gume
AN ARTIST against Arsenal last Monday And of them all the player with the promise of Highbury's should single out for the most young centre-half, Jim Fother-dynamic progress to top farm is
When he skenuined · Parsons ingham.
litle 29-year-old Eric Parsons. had a tough light to regain con- He fashions openings by speed COACHING HINT Chelsea's right-winger, Parsons floence and form. It is only this
or astute approach work, and the Stamford Bridge year that he has really hit the wastes no time et nit in getting Watch for the chance
when Gends
crowd into a thunder of anticipo nchrovement in
which
cacross the final pres, centre, there, is a corner kick against you to start on attack of your pation every time it gets the Ted Drake shares the credit
For 3
for Drake has nursed Parkins
ons Phot own. Your first job, of course,
akong and persisted with him. is to prevent the
Yet not ab long ngʊ 'things COTTT-kick
His form today you can label being converted thito a goal; so were different. After Saturday's The three teams will compete your defenders may have 16 game with Spurs he came into devastating. Parsons in a round robin for the Chum-kick anywhere to safety. But our dressing-room and we joked direct, very effective, and tre- plonship.
wing men and centre with tum about this particular mendously attractive to watch your two Besides the Championship forward, in particular, should Stamford Bridge roar, He said as he twists and darts to try and matchen, Hongkong and Singa-be ready to receive a pass and then that things had not always create an opening.
to stage a lightning breakaway been that way. pore are scheduled to play ex- hibition
ngunit local which can often catch the op gamt football teams, ---France-Presse. position untwüres.
The Hongkong team will are rive later.
is
area.
At the
B up buit
wag
Balfour never is a great occasion. Rave up the struggle and thern-
I suggest that England could" after held his own to lose the stage this sort of thing in match 8 up and 7 to play.
London's Hyde Park. The loser's score for the afternoon round was Out-39, In- bla total for 36 holes being 154
It could be put on to raiso funds for the British Olymple tearn, and cut down the
On his way to the Final, A. B. wretched custom of passing Petrie beat W. van Alst-3/4. round the hat every Olymples. A. G. Donn-5/4 and R. K. Cul- Ungs 1 up
while beat
WAH. Balfour Birtwhistle-4/3. D. Mackte up. R. G. L. Oliphant-2 up and J.
AT DEEP WATER BAY Y. Izeki holed his.tvc shoi at the 103 yards and Hole at Deep day Water Bay on 23rd November,
terrible
REACTIONS
Just hear what the other stars sald of Gordon: Hungary's Jozel Koynes: "That man Piriel- No- one could run against Him to- Against Zatopek it was
(carlier
year
Against Pirlo it was Impossible. A man might just-
his as well try to catch
own shadow when the sun is véhinä hira."
breaker),
with all this to combine 1954 and later celebrated in the Kovacs beat the Czech record another valuable habit. Last work. was amazed to see him. very suddenly appear in his own
penalty
Twice in the He cleared what seddaud-half could
have Весть dangerous attuations and one hended bail almost off his own goal-line. for a a corner.
Parsons does not rely solely on his great speed. Clever dribbling was on the West Ham ground' enables him to treat the opposing
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New Territories
Schools To Hold
Sports Meeting
^
customary manner, tva
Handicap Revisions
F. D. Hunter
J. L. Kay
V
A. White
1
N. F. Downie
2/Lt. A. H. Beckford
KV. Trung
P. J. Daly
D. Kowalke
P. H. Taggart
D. L. Prophet
15 15
Kew
15:
W. J. D. Cameron
21
C. Grange
E. Hullemuler
Capt. D. Galula
J. H. McCann
Joe Kirkwood
24
This well known Australian- born exhibition Golfer will ac2 cording to present plans, visit the Colony on Friday,
17th December and play a nine hole match at Deep Wate Bag
And Yugoslav Dominica Cetinic: "Pirie runs like a man who is tunning in a 2,000 Metres race anti riot across country. He tells me it was too slow. At Pirie's pace it is not cross country', It. is cruciuxton."
Last year'a wimer, Franjo Mihalle, also of Yugoslavia, lomented: "This time there was no charice against Pirie. I have never been só unhappy against- such destructive, Funner.”
-(London Express Service)
Saturday's
during the afternoon. This wil Home Soccer be followed by a display of trick shots and a golf Clinic and it is
Preparations are now practi-hoped that there will be a gond cally complete for the holding wood's exhibitions are al- attendance of members as Joe
of the first New Territories
Victory Cap
Fixtures
Inter-District: Schools Sports ways well worth seeing. Meet to take place on the coming Thursday and Friday, The result of matches played The following are the Home
December 2nd & 3rd at the Army, Ground, Kowloon,
Charlton
Division' I
v · Cardin
in the third round was as fol- Boccer fixtures for Saturday,
Dec. 49 Pan American Airways beat More than 370 athletes from
Aston Villa some 90 schools have been RAME 5/4 Kowloon Ducks Blackpool picked to participate in the beat RAF. (LAHle Balwan) 8/1; Bolton Micet. There will be as many as The Royal Engineers. lost to Huddersfield 50. events. All the preliminary Marine Dept. on 19th. Green Manchester U. heats will be held on Thursday Lowe, Bingham & Matthews Portanouth beat RAF (Headquarters) 3/2. Funderland and all the finals
Friday. The Education Department hes granted à holiday to all parti- schools in the NT. on
to
on
to allow all the students
watch their school
to
mates in the final events, per
The Meet, is called Diter District Schools
because the 90
Mest
schools are grouped according
in the N.T.
to the districts in
whero
they core from and there are altogether six districts, namely,
the Fuen Long, the Fanling
Sheungshul
the
Shamaid W
LETTER TO
Wolros
Blackburn Bristol Derby
Chjelma
Division. IX"
v Stoke
THE EDITOR
Buty Evening
For Cameron
Plymouth 'Port-Val'
Won Bar Aldershot Bournemouth
the Taipo Shatin, |- "Now, that the RAF v. REME | KraKr Chuen Wan, the Chang Boxlig”? Tournament at Kal Tak Newport Chou and the Ball Kung, district. is all over bar the shouting, may orthampton" The main competition will be on
the basis of these districts, congratulation to
Norwich
120 allowed to externe China
a word of CVT PR
Southand
Prizes will be given to in
dividual- competitors but for the
Mal" Boxing
Swindon
Amoured intro and keen, pervaris
of thie
Watford
Pivision,
ob Bradford'
of
SURF
SOAPLESS DETERGENT
for the
Daint
Wash
district: seeing the latent hun
bor of points in the 50 events,vation for the oster Incident will be awarded the champion which so often goes unobserved ship
trophy.
by Actording to local are characteristic of his
column, observers the championship for this, first-Moet will be closely contested between the Fanling Bhelmathul and the Yuba Long district
The Meet will opened on Thursday at 10 ti Mr. SG.: Meripari, haw commented,
mory and Bir Tang Yuen Fan to
·lustributes the
to say nothing of his (apparently setcial) ability to report the correct results of the contests.
LAC Cameron (RAF),TKQM: Cm. Travers, un téporim th poper, beati Türber (IRMA), VI pomagam repoctire in another, "ana, pko á láglauna, Turner, in
ported in the Chine Cameron had a busy evenl 2. In favesa, koʻlan bos
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