THE CHINA MAIL,TM MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1955.
Pan-American Cames
Navy Man
MANCHESTER CITY-THE TEAM OF THE YEAR WITH Wins 1.500 A REVIE-LUTIONARY PLAN Metres Swim
By TOM FINNEY
The semi-finals of the FA Cup, only one stride away from Wembley. I know just how all those 44 keyed up players feel. A bad bounce, a fluke shot, a doubtful offside decision, all these things can sway a Cup-tie. But whether Manchester City win, lose or draw-and I know many people are tipping them for the Cup-they are in my view the football team of the
year.
They have had a I think we all expect high powered shows from Wolves. great team for years. But Manchester City have been among football's stragglers until this season, when the Revie-lutionary plan was adopted.
Wherever football is talked - † bull, and he often stops it before
on traina, sending on its way. in dressing Pete on the way to the ground-the
het lople has been Manches
centre- City's deep-lying forward style of play, with Don Revie as the key man.
with #tle 3 cm penk feeling on this subject The first Baw A centre- forward scheming goals behind the rest of the attach wa Switzerland in 1947
had
forward named Blekej
The Swis
extrezurly
in
contre
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So pichne don't think thia plan is the panacea for all our Soccer is. It is a plan which will work only when you have
Preston were the first sule to play against the Revie plan. On
master footballer ke Revie the very first day of this sen}?MIT } } Manchester City came to Deepsor Raich Carter or Mannion to dales and
3-0 wire benleri
spray out the passes necurately, the Without that key ink, the plan Everyone thought it was death of the Revie plan, next falls flat. that Revie, a brillant ball play-
But I am save all football
er, woukt noon be back at wing-lovers will ngree with me that half or inside-forward.
Manchester City's kam
Fage
Round the Stables with JAMES PARK
Our Babu has the right
temperament
Geoffrey
nol
Mexico City, Mor, 20, American swimmers took up
Brooke has where the track
Acid and athletics left off today as they taken long to establish himself
he set up captured two out of three Anal since
us a public has events
of Ho
charge Pan American trainer. gamce and came close to a world nearly 70 horses at Clarchaven, record in a preliminary heat.
where
so many famous horses have been trained in the past.
In
the
WAS
At the same time, Argentina
What memories the Place wen four out of the seven row-bring
brings back to me Spearmint, ing races, but United States won Splon Kop, Town Guard, Hamn- the other three including the merkop, and so on. Pretty Polly "big two" in eight-cared crew was just before my time. and soulling singles,
The late Peter Purcell Gilpin A master of his craft, The 1,500-mete swim cham- pionship went 10 Jimmy Geoffrey Brooke is young enough: McLane the Navy man from to prove a worthy successor. Yale University: Wanda Lee Warner (USA) annexed the 200-metre free-style fer women And Hector Dominguez Argentina won the man's 200- metre breast-stroke,
of
The star performer in the team
OUR BABU, 19
the winter favourite for the 2,000 Guineas
A progressive two-year-old, he wound up with victorica in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, In the preliminaries for the and the Middle Park Stakes at women's 100-meire butterfly, Newmarket, That earned hun Betty Mullen, (USA) was top-weight in the Free Handicap. when
clocked 1:10.3-0 of the The lop-cared half-brother to H IN MACET of clicks into action To the everlasting credit
Ancal times ever recorded, but | King of the Tudors has made ut the they Soccer artistry with
Muralightly the Manchester City club
the world least normal improvement from short of switching mark. leste forwards. partleked to be
rapidly
two to three years of age, refil
to any He has not grown The other event at the uni- versity pool
three murked extent, but has let down WB the metre diving championship and and put on weight. He has the that went to favoured Jaoquin right temperament and is never Mexito. United happier than when doing battle Cupilla of
in a close trish. Press.
fost inside-forward | Hching their new-found plan. positions and Revie fearing the Preston "beat opposing defestve wide open callest Fink Mr Bickel and Mr] The only reason Flak
Kave the England defence them
tu Ounk aix
rohan
Frankin
was
our
should
tur wing with
by
was bera46280*
Just of Forbes,
Manchester Sprues, Char halves Docherty
United and Wolves have added Nel and the inside forwards Baxter
to Soccer prestige ut Fuster were right on top of greatly centre-tail,
We had four mun their great displays in English of their for shadow the ernte-forward.
the
no-
League should be stay back and cover playing bruliuntly
Above well: man's-larsel is madfield. the itasice forward lying
Marston centre-half, upfield to take the through balls all, our from Bickel?
was never once pulled out the middle.
Centre-hulves are still facing the same problem with Revie
Sertzer And a problem.
ht won that match against England 1-0, and you can tell how screamfu That
plan was treatises the
Thot
ne
day consisted
of
STR
Were
41 sur
Sareer. that Manchester ('11y's Lam
one of will
♫ down as
the
fuscinating to watch
recent years.
The more styles of play
wr
at
get in English Soever the more entertaibing it will be
it
时
have is the surest way I know
Franklin, Lowe, Matthews, ¡ out we will have deep-lyng moves from a throw-in.
Carter, Lawton, Mannion, Latygg-
centre forwards in our game for muny years
a
slick
The
But Cty perfect d their plan, Preston wher Mone Road later is the sensed we lost 3-1 and it could been six or seven. The Reviewinging in the crowds,
COACHING HINT plan ho come to stay, and
pick You can often belleve while we have players |
{(21) to carry it lac
by their Swift, Scott, Hardwick, Wright, or Revie's calibre
bad side merely throws the ball in, as though it is a chore they Frankly, I think it
don't relish. The good side tires walkin
That's the throw-in to start moves, cinating giane to watch.
There are a variety of these. why I think City are the team
the it over with
wing seasons. Revle is really Talk of the playing the rule which Alex halves, and work out an under- wing-half LAL the used to standing old idol, J11711
signal: if be picks the ball up adopt with Arvetul.
with his left hund, he will be trying one move, if he picks it
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with the right hand he will be doing something different. If tainu
he pleks it up with both hands the S
a third he will be operating
Here
move, and so on.
You not admit that wasn't a haut England side But even 90, by the they
W17 ( lech-lying contre-forward plan
The next tits
saw it in action was when Hungary tore England to shreds at Wembley 52 1953 when they won 6-3.
FIRST ESSENTIAL who wore ray Hidgehus,
The first essential is positional the No. D shirt of
his seuse. There is no use having forward, was back inside
man of exceptional rubbing DOWN July
still he is running all over Englaret players, yet he bed the staining to get to the field and yet never in the clear
to give and take a pass,
One of our moves at Presion
be hes the gefilus of Revie.
is for Tommy Docherty to Watch him when Trautmamm
By There is ready to take the throw-in. throws the boll out
sigital my inside Why does every tearn auferpit
partner, usually Bobby Foster, 1 deep-lying centre-forward Revie unmarked with plenty of pre-arranged
myself room to collect the ball
rust lowards atyle of play? Because it just
The next important factor in and
Docherty. Instead of the ball IND! possible, whatever football
Hevic must the plan ls that fare may think.
coming straight to my feet, it is thrown West Bromwich always be in close stent with
into the open space Last season Albier had Honnie Allen play-his
I then turn quickly ing deep, picking up the loose Barnes, so that he can give and where Foster had been
collect the ball as I falls over question my shoulder. It s ull a of timing. But I'm not going to which tell you the Signat Docherty gives us for this move!
NOT FOR ALL
whipping
wing
halves, Paul
them take the short pass.
and
10.
the
balls Aut
Watch how Revie takes for his inside through When we played West Brom-ball upleld in this way, from One of wich
this his own 18 yard line.
of Revie's success the secrets is the fact that Ken Barnes, his right-halt.
very good us- who is always wcking player,
style of play
in the Cup Final,
was cotasidered
by the Preston
must
very carefully
telu.
We decided that Allen
not be chased by our centre- close to Revie to help him when
was to he is in trouble.
The third Inost Important that the deeplying IN centre-forward must not only be
half, Joe Marston. He close the middle, nu matler who was conlig through. The near- eat wing-hit, or nearest
mu
was to challenge Allen when he had the ball,
of
point
a clever ball player able to bent
"
stand-
To
Executive Officers
a man, but he should be able with Well, we lost the final. But I to place his long passeg still think it is the best way slide rule accuracy. If the places the deep-lying a bad pass his own side will be of combating retro-forward style whether in trouble.
Allen
Add to this a bounding energy Ronnie played by
and terrific love of the game, a man run miles which makes in a match, even when he is not touching the ball, and there. you have the chlet essentials of the Revie plan.
bon Revie.
The difference between Allen Allen is a and Rovie is this.
Revic, k very quick mover. former inside forward and wing half, goes much deeper for the
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer
Of The Year
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Win Friendly
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Officers
In a friendly cricket held last Saturday, at the KGV School ground the Hongkong Government Executive beat the Navy Stores by 52 runs EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Heywood, c. Sandere b N. Davica
N. Broadbridge, b. N
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29
D. Readman, b. Bradley K. Forrow, c. Davies
Bradley
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12
R. Thompson, & Sanders b.
C. Davies
A. Balley Ibw b. C. Davies
S. Readhead
b. Torrington
T. Reynolds & N. Davies b.
Bradley
J. Mitchell lbw b. Bradley
M. Sergant c. Hammond b.
Davies
Thomas Not out
Extras
Total
0-112.
BOWLING ANALYSIS
125
Lincoln entry THE BLESSING at exercise with
J Coffins.
He will have an outing before the 2,000 Guineas and there will be no doubt about him staying the mile
STABLE STRENGTH
by JAMES PARK
The candidate THE BLESSING des
Lincolnshire Handicap justice.
72 LAA “A” Wins Blarney
Stone Seven-A-Side Knock-Out Competition
By "PAK LO”
In a rather disappointing encounter on Saturday afternoon the 72nd LAA "A" team beat 25 Field Regt. "A", by 6 points (2 tries) to nil, in the Finals of the Blarney Stone Seven-a-side Knockout Competition.
The Blarney Stone Shield and a replica was presented to Thomas, the Cap tain of the winning team, by 11.-Col. Dow biggin after the game.
The Fijians were also seen mental aberration and attempt. aed to replace the ball. So the but in during the afternoon,
kick Wi disallowed. This a distinct dis- way they were appointment. Everyone was ex-brought the end of the second
thriller В
when the half with the score still 6-8. pecting
In the extra time the Farmers Fijlans "A", and "B" teams met took the ball upfield to within but instead of playing Sevens
Afteen yards of their goal, and touch they played
rugger, which while it showed off their then sent their threes away to
score and win, was not what amazing speed, was wanted
officially wan
called Twice in the but only Sevens, game did any Fijian tackle an
other man
the
ONLY SUPRISE only The
surprise of afternoon was the defeat of the Far East Farm "A" team by the 25th Field "A" Seven. Quarter-Finals: 25th Field "A" y 42nd Field "A" In the first few minutes 25th Field "A" scored when Walker took the ball down the wing to ets The posts.
score
under the
best game
of
loose
not require much work and will At enough 10 do himself
Whether he can gloy a mile I do not know, but he is n winner ut seven furlongs and horses of that type have won the Lincoln- shire in the past.
I know I
well be on a could
to nothing. hiding to
good
TODAY'S REPORT: GEOFFREY BROOKE
This well developed colt should make a name for himself.
DRUMHEAD is a big, strongly framed grey son of Court Mar- ul. It will be to his advantage the fines down a bit, but if he lives up to his pedigree he will show a bright turn of speed.
was impressed with the appearance of a colt and a filly by Tererani, Tho colt is named THE TUSCAR and there much to commend him.
The Ally, MAHARANI, İs thick-dot and stocky, and looks amount like standing up to any of work.
Turning from the two-year- olds, there Is DURANTE, now seven years old, and as full of bumshif as ever.
He likes the Liverpool and Kempton courses and will be fit enough to do himself justice in the Liverpool Cup in the first | week of the reason
In
FULBROOK is a staying four- than year-old who is stronger
his second season In the right company he will pay his way
There is nothing approaching the class of Our Babu among the three-year-olds, but some of them will be placed to win.
1 predict a successful for ANNE OF ORANGE. She was much too backward to give
season
for a clue to her real ability as a
walk round the yard is not the two-year-old
same
ጊዜ
soring the horses at She has Bed But well and cxertise But I could nol help while there may be stamina thinking that, spart from Our limitations she will
repay the Babu, the strength of the stable patience that has been bestowed
on her ties are tw-year-olds.
TURN OF SPEED
MARTIAL LAW is another
his strength is 04
He is a son
There are close on 40, and they macie more appeal than the majority of the three-year-olds.
FAERIE DANCE is typical of who outgrew her sire Dante A beautifully two-year-old. balanced lily of medium size, she all quality, and could well believe the trainer when he said that she moved well
PRETORIA is a beautiful ally, and I found it difficult to fault
her. She is a daughter of Pre- ciptic
evlour
after him in
not.
on.
Court Martial, whose stock do Martial always train Law should be an exception,
BLUEBOTTLE was unlucky ot to win in her first seaso and has a turn of spoed.
that pro-
Geoffrey Brooke has never had so many bright prospects in the and takes
two-year-old division and he hos
minute scored front
PEACEMAKER is a sharp and always been a specialist in lipe He should pay a ruck neur
ine, neatly framed daughter of Fair the Farmer's
part in juvenilo The conversion was missed. 6-0. Trial, who has not lost the knackminent
whatever his tate, of siring good-looking stock. racing, and In the last minute, the 26th here should be no doubt about Our Babu will battle to the last were awarded
Peacemaker having
gasp in the 2,000 Guineas. when one of their men was de- liberately held back from going speed, and she looks like coming after the bull as it rolled across early to hand. the line. 8-0.
penalty
a turn
of
FAST PACKET is a Predptic
with a isking outline
before he not be long should
172 LAA "A" y 48 Club "A** <t
This game
played at a wus
good pace, and in the seventhands his form minute 72 opened
feel to his opponents 23, and
Is
a
the scoring
POWERFUL when Thomas took the ball at his
DEVON MINSTREL Patterson took it from there and shapely Tudor Minstrel filly at dropped on it as it crossed the medium size
There is a shorp looks about her and I fancy we
ine, 3-0.
25.
Con-
72 LAA "A" v Wayfoong
Definitely the the afternoon. In the opening minutes Wayfoong kicked ahead. and 72 gathered, but their man when tackled by Cale, did not release the ball, and Petrle con-
The 72nd pressed in the shall see her before the season verted the resultant penalty. 0-3.
is far advanced. second half and Patterson wall out on Seconds later.
WINGS OF ARABY is a Waytoong's 23, the 72nd got vorted a penalty on the 48 club's
buill grey daughter of 8~0.
powerfully with a penalty, and their chance
72nd then missed another The Phoenix. She may want Patterson converted to level the
of the penalty
lime than minute later, and more 21 SCOTCS at 3-3.
then Coley of the 48 Club looked others, but a little patience will The nently framed like scoring near the end, but be justined.
well tackled by Brentford.
ROSE
well The next game was the one balanced and should be an early between the Fijan "A" and "B" winner.
ROMEO is the first foal of the Some idea of the amount teams.
ed from the final score of 10] d'Aasa, who was of tackling done may be garner-Royal Hunt Cup winner.
her best, points to 8. All the same It was when
wis
MIDFIELD PLAY
a little midfield play After a Colling took the ball at his teet 25, and the to the Wayfoong ball passed along the backs to Patterson who scored under the posts. Patterson then converted his own try. 8-3.
With 72 LAA doing most of the attacking in the second half, they were held out by a good move defence.
conversion succeeded, and 25th Fleid were five points up.
The 25th attacked again with the ball at their feet but kicked it over the dead ball line.
In the second half 25th Field nearly scored
when they again, started a three-quarter from midfield, but one of their players when feet from the line, and absolutely in the clear slipped and measured his length. Although 25th Field won they were not Impressive.
Far East Farm "A" v 27 HAA "A"
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In fact it was one of the best 擊
This was a much better game.
of the afternoon. Parkinson,
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into
OT
STANDARD
some
Val
a good mare Her son is by and is such a
un sing game, but spectators Amour Drake gasped as some of the Fijians stylish colt that it looks certain took place kicks with bare fect. the dam will do just as well at The Finial: 72nd LAA "A" the stud as she did on the race-
v 25th Field “A”
Course.
the lika
to
RAF Mount Davis v 48 Club "A"
The 72nd pressed from
looked in the week start and never Earlier on
Although they missed some members of the RAF team losing - that they were saying
bad two
penally attempts in evolved some moves that would Arst three mimates, "they made
it very shortly All up for leave any team standing.
we Paterson scored in the corner that can be said is that
are still waiting to after a nice run from a scrum spectators
on the 25th Field's 25. 3-0. The so then.
conversion was missed
and Tossell, were the stars of As expected a team playing a the Farmers.
fairly good brand of Sevens The 27th attacked from the rugger beat them.
The first cure came from a stort, and within a minute.were
the Airmen's 25, awarded Fall of wkts. 1-8, 2-50, 3-50,
the line-out on penalty a Farmer's 25. They kielced up when one of their forwards tool nominate whom they consider to be Hongkong's 4-71, 6-71, 0-80, 7-105, 8-108,
air, but were them the ball dummied, a most un- tho Footballer of the Year for the current season.
selves offside, and the Farmere usual thing in the line-out and back through the defence cleared. 01 30 1 The 27th pressed back, and on wheeled and whipped over the the 23, the ball went loose and line. The conversion was missed. The 48 Club pressed again and 0 0 28 4 one of the 27th snapped it up
lovely angled scored another try from an RAF
fumble. The conversion WILE the
Farmers missed., 6-0,
SHORT KICK swept up the field to 35 yards
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be received until Torrington the closing date to be announced later.
The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to The Editor, China. Mail, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
To The Editor, China Mail.
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is
of the
(Signed)
N. Davies
Bradley
Sanders
C. Davies
O. M. R. W.
4.0
20 2
2
0
0
ย and dropped a
15
3
NAVAL STORES
Koal. 3-0,
Immediately
M.
Torrington, lbw Thompson
b.
E. Bradley, low b. Michell
P. Maddock, c. b. Mitchell
C. Davies, b. Thompson ...
PRESSED BACK
when
25th Field pressed back, and on the 72nd 25 won a line-out and kicked ahead. The bull rolled over the line and one of To the 25th Field dived at it. settle any arguments about this I was at this point, directly above the 72nd's in goal area,
touch the ball down. and the man definitely failed to
In the closing minutes of the second half the 72nd hammered home their win, when from a
23 from the line. There they were In the closing mlautes the RAF serum Collins went blind
awarded a penalty and Parkin-
1
8
16 3-3.
H.
Sanders, C. Readhead b. Readman.
ទ
E.
11
at wkt. b.
Fretwell, c. b. Readman R. Roberts,
Thompson
C.
W. McKoen, b. Readman
N. Davies, Not out
Clark, c. at wit, b. Readman
J. Hammond, b. Readman
ExtrŃ
wing
n
to
BLARNEY STONE FINALISTS
son dropped a beautiful goal, were awarded a penalty on the score well out. The conversion
and ten yards from the wax missed. 6-0, Lino. The 48 forgot to cover and ATTACKED AGAIN In the second half, the 27th thort kick ahead would have attacked again, and a three-let the Airmen score, but they quarter move took them to the tuck to the stereotyped game, 2 Farmers' 25, Another three and wandered back and scored move and they scored near the from the penalty, but had lost posts, The
was precious seconds and the game
ended without further scoring. missed. O-S.
A
conversion
'72 LAA "A": Miller, Patter son, Brentford, Collins, Thomas, Taylor, Abbotson.
25th Field "A";
Bales, ¡Mc- North-
Clean, cote, Wert,
This almost brings us to the end of
rugger season for
year. Usually there
is only the Club versus Way
This turners out to be a very foong gume to play, but the wwint to the 27th's 25,- The tappy game, The first coco RAF dave challenged the Army ball came from a werun to pume in the last moment of the to one final
IMPRESSIVE
}
was greatly attracted to BAYARD who is a halt-brother
Sunny Brac and Sun God.
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The Farmers pressed back
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25 Field: “A” v:Far East
the latter kick updeld. How-
Farm "A"
yet
4
ever,
Tossell was there to
Total
gather, and whipped down the
73
Club.
Fall of wkts. 1-8, 2-12, 3-32, 4-48, 5-70, 6-12, 7-12, 8-73, 7-78.
BOWLING ANALYSIS
The
Mitchell Theo Doan Readihan
Thana 7008
up, Bath Field Tooked much the the, Club round on March to square' thẳngs 2014 Parkinson had a ♪ mocnerstary | better team, and in the third 28 at 6.00 pay.
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