THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1955.

ON THE

SOCCER SIDE

Edited

By SAM LEITCH

From now on only home-born footballers will be selected by the FA for repre- sentative England outings. This new soccer trend means the exclusion of Charlton's talented Springboks, Stuart Leary and Eddie Firmani.

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He is still only 21. Lowry fed Young England in Bologun a year ago, week he pinned the RAF - a stateless footballer. For South Africa are very unlikely Pyer to put out an international side.

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THIS AFTERNOON'S RUGGER

RAF COULD UPSET THE ARMY IN TODAY'S ONLY PENTANGULAR FIXTURE

this season.

Says "PAK LO”

This afternoon the second round of the Pentangular Tournament starts, with the Army now very definitely the favourites for the title The Army Originally there were three games scheduled for this afternoon versus the RAF, the Police versus the Navy and the Club versus the Gunners in a "friendly".

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The second row is completely changed with Cann and Turner. Ferry, the usual player in the second row, is injured.

The RAF on the other hand, while they show a few changes, have in effee! brought back some of their players who have not been in the Hmelight for some time.

be has all the

Cole, once again At, returns to

However, due to the fact that t In the forwards, Barker takes successful, but

holding are today

over the hooking from Held who necessary requisites for a threo Mader dethey will brute in The Palier Fatomy ear soll Maltawy was

Celebrate is right, their Annual Sports Day, they shifts out to prop. Barker, who and with a little practice should

new 1 the, become outstanding. Coventry ng way

in comparatively game but the then; It is Cup day again Allekhove arranged for their arnost step out

Aston with the Navy to be played of Colony, has proved his worth in

the lost few weeks, and thus serum half, while Clare, a new- Billy Polej will

at later date during next week,

move should pay dividends, The

Club

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comer, replaces Rainger who Belet grown fresher way that

has, therefore, been

injured and who, according to will be unable to The winner, of the North End-game,

switched to the Kui Tak ground

his doctor, reach 1," will | Sun zerland Cup

Forecast by Tom in place of the Navy-Police fix-

play for the rest of the season.

The Club still needs a good Webicy

who skippered Preston lure, and will begin at 3.00 p.m. fim.to.

full back, and though Hickson is victory in

Anal This will be followed by the the 1938 The gaines will be needed to Army and RAF game at 4,18 p.m.

filing the gap, this is not his usual position and to my mind stille it?

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of this wil of the cap with Wembley. 1937, their peuk

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with heavy pack Hat berat only one mich vi, viton L

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rather and plenty of position white Brightwell Davies will be seen in the back shaky three line behind them.

The game could casily go to row of the scrum.

The RAF have now one of either side, but the Club should the best packs in the Culongwin narrowly. It has speed, two good lineout

This forwards in Lamb and Griffiths, and in Sleernan the best booker good in the Colony present.

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three-year-olds season's complete mediocrity by the brilliance of Mr R. S. Clark's Never Say Die in the Derby and St Leger, and the victory of Sir Percy Loruine's Darius in the 2,000 Guineas.

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a non-slayer, leaving only horses which were considered 12 lb. a more behind Never Say Die to represent us the eup races this year.

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GUESS WHO

Jorney PA have nv.tel Portse mouth to arrange

season match with it beans "good nough to provide an exhibition of first-class football."

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selected?

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Bristol Rovers, the team that knocked them out of the Cup.

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PLENTY OF SCOPE

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By That' WB pole bly ver at his best after his ndent at Chester. tle hos plenty of scope and could make a the four-your-skt.

Herculaneum took a long time to fund his form. 1 had us first victory over a mile and a hatt et Asent, but it was not until the autumn, when blinkers were ved, that he really came

half-brother. Alycidon, reinarkable im-

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be the same with who missed the Herculaneum, Ceswitch in the Irritation of one of the leading professional backers, who maintained that he

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ruce wuk! comfortably

Herculaneum The first wwe blinkers was in a handienp at Newmarket, at the Cesare witch aweting over one mile und SIK Burlon

He :uxs welght and a beating to moderate op-

position.

fine

Then in the Liverpool St Leger, again with blinkers, he made all the running to beat phenomenal and Taw Valley.

LATE MATURING

That in itself was not great performance but remembering how Alycidon improved from three to four years, there must always be the probability that

3.00

for February should now read. Navy v. RAF and Aung v. Cha, 4.15 pm

the Club ground. whilst the Axtures for Februnay 26 should altered to read:--- Police v RAF. 3.00 pm. Club Al Navy, Sookunar.

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depending or butt which XV you are supporting. of surprising the Club and they Despite the strong opposition could easily do

torclay, this they are facing, the RAF pack Whatever the result this will be should give their threequarter a closely contested game. line every chance.

If McGarrity is on his game.

HOW THEY STAND For those of you who have the Pentangular Table looks here it 18-

P.W. D. L. F. A. Pis.

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can easily lead his thirves to victory In spite of the expected forgotten how attentions of Brentford,

Again the Logan, the and he will probably be one of that the Army will the buffers run hard up against.

RAF have. In buck, Coluny full

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The Army, with a hard-going

away.

the

Secondly, in the Land Forces Inter-Unit Koockout, Compell.pack, will not be so easily and they have far Hon quarter-finals, 1st King's disposed of,

even with Own kicked out RASC by 31 and points to 8. 1st King's Own will changes, the best three line in therefore And themselves the Colony. aguinst The probable 27th Lt. Bly (Far East Farm) in the semi-finals,

winners.

SPATE OF INJURIES

In the only Pentangular game this afternoon both teams have made a few changes, due to in-

THE TEAMS

Spencer, Kulvert,

Club: Hickson, Bromhall, Penmark,

V. Runseli Clare, Colie, Sluck, Rogers, Taluno, Kerr, Petric, Barker. Hargroves.

Whether they are capable of

Gunners: McClean, Cunning- breaking through what will be a stubborn defence remains to be hons, Endley, Anderson, Cook- Been, but this will be the one man King, Gonersali, Bowan,

which the| Kirkman, Cooper, Army really stand a chance of Rawson, Leing beaten.

game, Lala

year, in

Juries to their regular players. Certainly In fact, of fate there has been a the second spate of injuries possibly due to. Pentangular excessive

hardness of the and in The grounds.

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From a recent Australian newspaper:-

"It was an incomparable performance of the sort one sees only once in a life-time. There are other great but actresses and actors; there will be more few will remain vital long enough for accumulated experience to enrich art as we had it for three spellbound hours."

ONE RECITAL ONLY

at the

Donald EMPIRE THEATRE

'Winnslo Fisher, Deacon, Wrinch.

RAF: Logan. Gammon, Dyor,

Moore, ALE of he McGarrity, Taylor, McDonald, more interesting. Sleeman, Miller.

Lamb, interests of D Griffiths. Wool!, Brightwell,

exciting Davies.

Army: Potter Edwards. Blincoe, Kirbetson, Harrison, Brentford, Russell, Bevan- Reid, Cann. Thomas, Barker, Turner

Chisholm, Thomas,

more

WEAKENED SIDE

The Army have brought 11 second round I shall be sup- Kirbetson to the centre three|porting the Airmen. position, with Harrison, a new- comer, outside bim on the wing The other change is Russell

In the game at 3.00 p.m. the place of Parkinson, another in-

is only Jury, but this

a tem-

Gunners are turning out a much This is only porary change as Parkinson is weakened side.

IL when 10 to be By enough

expected expected to be

realised that ten of their regular Play next week.

Whether Brentford will be us players have been co-opled for Despite this, on Ds usual is a mout the Army XV. successful

paper the XV looks quite good. polt as i the Talpan's game,

okl enough

and

tried without Parkinson in front of with

to form a dangerous him, he seemed to lack the vital players spark.

Herculaneum ง ช bren late show much maturing and will better form next season.

He has a quite got the four sound legs of Alycidon, and u dry season would count against him. But he has done enough to suggest that he could be one of our main stoyors against foreign competition In our cup races

next season.

-(London Express Service).

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nucleus.

The Three line funks Cust though possibly A little weak on one wing. The pack is fairly heavy and fast, and should give a good account of itself.

The Club are also very much Sull trying de- weakened.

good three sperately to find a tine, they have kept Penman in the threes and sen! Kilvert back from wing forward to join him. Last ume Penman played in this poslilon he was not too

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