Famous Sports Stars
I Have Met
Alec Stock
By ARCHIE QUICK
Wherever there
transfer talk these
in
the
is Soccer
dinys, tho
man of the moment is Victor Groves, un cel-cutter and sales- man in Billingsgate Fish Market Mr of London, City Groves in more easily recognised ua a centre-forward who has gained an International "eap" with England, and now supple- ments his income playing for Leyton Orient as a professional. Arsenal were immediately prepared to
pay £16,000 him
they when
heard Orient were in financial straits. The curious thing is that Totten- ham Hotspur are also willing to sign a five-figure cheque for full back Stanley Charlton-and he too won in English Amateur International "cap." Ronnie Heckman,
for that
So too did and Phil
Woosnam got one for Wales. And they are all in Leyton Orlent's very successful Tiru Division side.
casi
Who is the wizard who wave his wand and induce these foremost amateurs to turn pro- fessional for an unfushionable Alec North East London club? Stock is the name, a quiet, good looking young man,
made who his mark as player with Charlton Athletic
and Queen's Park Rangers, rocketed non- League Yeovil Town to the no- tional
headlinc newspapers'
of un-
with their succession canny Cup victories over such
as Sunderland and Bury, then
and
the lifted Orient from slough of despond into promo-
tion challengers.
There is no doubt that this - captain of Royal Artillery could choose from most of the plum managerial jobs in football in were so inclined, but Stock has Rfaith in Orient, directors and players alike, and he wants to stay there at least until he has Second raised hem
the to Division, or beyond, It is a hard task, with narrow money
but fair-haired
Alec sources, tackles with the same intense vigour as he did at Yeovil.
Stock is a deep stutient of the game, a student of psychology too, and his players idollse him. has succeeded in No mannger
gathering together a happler bunch of players, and that, as much as skill, is Orient's secret. "We give them a fair deal here," he says, and men like Vle Groves replies: "I do not wish to play for a better club, but I am will- transferred for Mr ing to be Stock's sake if the club needs
the money.
And they do£10,000 of it
EUROPE'S
NO. 2
2
THE CHINA MAIL, BATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1956.
Voitto Hellsten of Finland winning the 440 Yards at the floodlit athletic meeting at the White City, Hellsten, runner-up in London, on September 21.
10 Ardalion last year's European Championships Ignatyev of the USSR, won by more than 10 yards from Dick Maiocco, America's No. 3, and Peter Fryer, the AAA Champion, clocking 47.3 seconds — one of the fastest times ever returned for the "Quarter" al the White City-Express Photo.
IRC
LEAGUE CRICKET
Is
v. Recreio Today's Most Interesting Match
By "RECORDER"
SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
Sing Tao's Outfit Represents Team-Building In Its Best Sense
Says I. M.
MacTAVISH
LEARN YOUR CRICKET
THIS STROKE TAKES
YOU
HALF-WAY
Here is the second in the China Mail series of coaching arilėlės · from the book How to Play Cricket, produced for the MCC.
The meeting of Sing Tao and Eastern last Tuesday produced an interesting study in football affairs for those who were prepared to look basis of all the drives. deep enough to find it,
The game was as even as a game can be and many people agreed with my view that the Tigers were very unfortunate not to be rewarded with at least one point. The equality of the play ends the similarity between the two teams and a study of both is well worth while here. The difference is that between building and pre-fabrication.
that
und
and youth and
match.
keenness
They
READY MADE STARS
aq
should have
con-
Thursday: Kitchee v. KMB at Caroline Hill; St. Joseph's v. Club at Club Stadium. games at 5.30 pm.
Both
CHARITY MATCHI Pride of place on the list will go to the first representative game of the reason when Com- bined Chinese meet The Rest
It looks as though the best game in today's programme will
MIE forward stroke is invalu- The head should be behind able in defence, and is the the top of the bat handle and Leary over the point of contact. st correctly
Watch the ball as long and you are more than half-way to becoming a possible. batsman.
The object is to play the ball
where it pitches.
car as possible to the point
Forward stroke to the off-ball
In general, the stroke tho en for the straight ball. Lead with the head, left hip, Rome and shoulder out to the line of But the wider the ball the more and aim to meet it must the back of the lett inches in shoulder and hip be turned on with the bat a few
the bowler, and the wider should front of the left foot which
the left foot be pointed us it comes dowas just inside the line of the ball.
should
Head
The left knee will bend rather more thari in playing tho straight ball to ensure the gate is shurt." The head will in lead the stroke with the fate kept as fully turned down the wicket as possible.
The batsman should never play
forward the
defensive stroke to any ball so wide that It does not threaten his wicket. Forward stroke to
the on-ball
For balls well pitched up on or near the line of the leg Gimp. the first mávement I should be a slight dipping of the left shoulder, This will help the buismu to lead out and over on to the line with his head and shoulder with the left foot landing just outside the line of the ball and the too pointing almost straight,
Wednesday: Army v. Sing Tan the ball, You will probably react! Sing Tao's line-up contained right.
Both three veterans who have played to this by asking why the man at Cab Stadium; Easter v.
not cheek with Navy at Caroline Hil, in the familiar yellow and black in charge did
nearest Unesman his
but I games at 6.30 pm. jeay for many years.
shali not embarrass the mant are staunch club men in the very sli best traditions of the game and with the flag by saying what there is not the slightest doubt his reply would have been
I asked a leading official of it s their experience,
was knowledge, and lasting enthusithe FA-whe incidentally asm for the gume which Inspires present at the match-what he that thought of the incident. He said the spirit of
that he hod timed the permeates the side.
The Sing Tao outfit represents second half and he was certain that only 40 minutes had been team-building in its best sense.
played. Promising youngsters have been conched, and encouraged,
Ho also told me that there under the lights on Monday in groomed for senior football by
thee good cause of Charity. The ΟΙ nre many precedenta sound officialdom off the geld incident, and sald also that Chinese boys will start strong
mnture bry
thoughtful the referee
favourites and they should have direction on R. The result is sidered the matter quickly and le dimculty in keeping up a satisfactory blending of ag if satisfied that he had made their loog undefeated record,
picasanta mistake he should have re- absence of bickering during called the players and played
out the full time.
be over nt Boundary Street As it was, the game resulted where Police and Kitchee croSS In A draw and neither side words and where the Boys in Easter on the other hand felt very strongly about what Blue may well come out on ton, represents the complete anti- happened, but how different it
and Eastern should be KMB thesis In the matter of team might have been in other clr-
winners against Kwong good building Hardly a player litt einstances.
Wah and Club respectively. the side that is at the moment What is dangerous pley? claiming the limelight can
That something thot was The South China-Army clash claimed as a product of a pro- being asked around the stands tomorrow has shed a lot of its Too lustre through the current In- gressive polley within the club
during the Eastern-Sing organisation.
match on Tuesday. It has often different form of the soldiers but been said that the term can be these old rivals may still pro- Players of blg reputation Interpreted to cover the in- duce an interesting game. have been recruited from any eldent when a player becomes the
other matches Sing To and every avaliable source in a manner strangely reminiscent either a danger to an opponent should get a couple of points naturally lift, and when the ball moving through as
her against St Joseph's and RAF further of the prefabrication tactics of or
should be just too good for the Newcastle United and Sunder- | land back in the United King-player places himself in such a Royal Navy.
that he renders position
nny act by an op- dangerous ponent.
DEFINITE EFFORT During the game last Tuesday
This Week's Talking Point д defender. went down very It was obvious during the low.
When. WILL pre-match oir hia practically match against Sing Tao that knees...to clear a ball. A for- spection of players boots bo- stars do not always twinkle in ward on the other side who was until we have a major tragedy come 0 routine? Must we wait unison....and what ds more running in made a definite effort they are qulte prepared openly to play the ball, and there was before this is done? During the to show their dissent with cach
no doubt at all that the aetion interval of one of Wednesday's other. A good example was of when
the
defender forced the Eames it was found that two Sing Tao scored the forward into a dangerous act defenders on one side had badly second goal.
The whistle went and a free kick Bashed legs.
the By
referee request against the awarded Fingers of scorn were pointed, was
inspected the boots of were flung high in FORWARD. eloquent gesture, scowls were
In the opinion of many at the opposing forwards and east Borund, and a few recri- game
the award was unjustified enough he found a nall sticking minating tongues did a spot of and that it was the low bending out on the sole of one of them. This is a matter which should Even constellations defender who should have been wagging.
be given the carllest possible penalised. To accept and other can be a little overcrowded.
consideration by the appropriate would be to ruling
create a There is not the sightest
it would be committee of the HKFA. situation, where doubt that the wholesale gather possible for a player to get him ing of big names has produced self out of trouble by deliberate a good Eastern team a team
dom.
The nequisition of ready made stars is good box-office--to use a term from the entertainment The most interesting of today's Cricket Leagueworld-but it can have its com- matches is the IRC v. Recreio fixture at Sookunpoo.plications too.. Both these teams won last week, IRC against Optimists and Recreio from Craigengower.
the
The
IRC's batting is strengthened by the inclusion of. A. R. Abins and Lalchandani takes over as wicketkeeper from veteran "Puddy" Ismail who did duty laat week. bowling is the same as last week's with "Patty" Minu still to make his return.
Eddie Gusano Is captaining; as there is no indication as yet Recrelo. He did not play lust that KCC have settled down to week when the team made 117 solid batting.
Cralgengower's
agains!
in-
to satisfy a bank manager. And different bowling and his return
that, of course, Is one of the
adds mony more
rensons why the toyal Alee Stock plods on. Perhaps "plods" is the Recreio's potential.
wrong word though for he has
an imaginative brain with the bump of publicity developed.
SPORTRAIT.
"Well, Mrs. Philkins, I ruppose it's your usua autumn double — rheu maties and bronchia
asthma "
London Express "Varpico,
ZEISS
BIKON
well
Army South travel to Kal to Tak to take on the runs
Royal Air Force and! should take four the points at the expense of
un
Last week "Spotty" Pereira unsettled state of the home and L. J. d'Almoda Remedios | side, were largely responsible for the dismissal of Craigengower's fair- Craigcugower are at home to 13 strong balting side for 88 and the Scorpions at the Valley. today there is the addition of The home team will pose Eddie Gosono to the visitors' indifferent attnek against a attack which is more experienced strong batting side. Buji if not as varied as the hosts'. Dhaber, a left arm medium fast bowler, is very much improved A confident IRC cam should on his form of previous seasons, hold their own today. In the but Billimorin is out this week toelics of the match it will be a with a broken bone in his foot. case largely of Arthur Rumjahn, the IRC
the skipper, against wealth of experience of nearly half the Recreio side. The home side's early batsmen will have to be rock steady to pull the team through to victory,
The reigning Champions, KCC,
arms
that
10
himmelf.
still, if by
some
action
may well have an importantly forcing an opponent into an say in the destiny of all the act of dangerous play'. season's
•
WEEK'S MATCHES
Football
but in honours comparison with Sing Two's methods of team building it is
fans will be well somehow a hollow sort of catered for during the incoming Is the full pro- success... although I have no week. Here doubt that the Easter officialsgramme:- would be the last to agree.
Today: KMB v. Kwong Wah The week's football produced at Caroline Hill; Club v Eastern However, the home side, with severel teresting incidents amint Club Stadium; Police v. Kit several batsmen capable of I believe that at least two of chee at Boundary St. All games coming off on occasion with a them. .and I personally hope at 5.30 p.m. handsome score, are reinforced three of them....will be dis Tomorrow: South China. v. by two additional batsmen both cussed by our long suffering Army at Caroline Hill; Sing Tao described as being of definitely
#eferees in due course.
v. St. Joseph's at Club Stadium; First Division calibre.
When the Polleo played the Navy v. RAF at Causeway Bay, are the guests of the Optimists They are P.A. Cross, former Army at Boundary Street last Ali at 8.30 pm.
Sunday
blew for the referee nt Chater Road and face an ly of the Army, and K. M.
Bionday: Combined Chinese v. already strong batting side Walkins, formerly of the RAF. time after what many reliable strengthened by the return of Scorpions Stanton and Weller spectators and officials consider-Rest at Club Stadium at 8 pm Tenth Laurie Kitbre.
may, therefore, leuve much un- ed was only 40 minules' play in in the annual Double
Charity Match. finished work for
the second half, the visitor' ather bowlers.
Tuesday: CAA v. Polica. at Caroline HD} -Kwong' Wah v. at Club Stadium, weight of South China evidenze in the matter that I Both fames at 8.30 pm.
*
This looks very much like a game of big scores and no deci- sion.
ACCIDENTAL ERROR
So heavy is the
NOT USUAL CHORE
"Butldy" Carheji will not find wicket-taking as easy a job as
have little doubt that the re- asupl and If the Opilmists Army North visit Police at feree in charge of the game did rattle up a reasonable score Happy Valley while it is Royal malte an honest ad ueeldents) they may make a match of it Nuvy's turn to have a bye.
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FORWARD STROKE: over the ball...bat meets ball just in front of the left foot.
be pointing between mid-off and extra cover.
The straighter the ball, the straighter must the stroke be The weight should be right aimed. forward over a beat left knee.
this the right foot will Keep the full face of the bat leig as met only the toe will be on postible; beware of the right hand taking charge and of the the ground.
left hip falling away, The left hand and wrist must Sing Too-Army next Wednes-
Either fault will nice you the right the stroke v. KMB on control and Kitchee day
thumb-play across the ball Thursday should be the picit oflend relaxky into a
There is no better test of a the various mid-week encoun-and-finger grip. The longer the ters.
left hand keeps the full face of young batsman than his ability the blade moving down the to play this stroke securely, line of the ball, the safer the in-stroke,
SPORTS QUIZ
1. How
the
sure
many playerA arc
in
ice-hockey
there team? 2. In which sport were the "Doctor" and the "Don" the leading players of their day?
8. Which
(COPYRIGHT)
Floodlight Soccer Is One Way
Way To Supplement Players' Income
Says ARCHIE QUICK
Clyde, the Glasgow 'A' Division Club, comes out strongly on the side of floodlit football. Director Hugh Taylor told me that the additional money the professionals could earn by this means, kept them in a happier frame of mind and also gave additional entertainment to the Club's followers.
i
"Most of our staff,” he said "are part-timers and floodlight football is one way of supplementing their in- comes without increasing the financial strain on the Club.”
The side against
Clyde played under the lights But the threat of relegation is at Arsenal and won 2-1, The anomalous thing was that the very real at Highbury, and of these players Arsenal players, because they Manager Tom Whitaker is well nover won the Wimbledon last, did not get one penny piece aware of it.. Men's Singles title
a) extra for their evening's work. Clyde was weak in attacks and Donald Budge (b) Budget they had won, their bonus defence and it is certain that big Patty (c) Bunny Austin would have been £2 each and money will have to be spent to (d) G. Von Cramm.
£i cach for a draw, but the patch up the weaknesses, The forward is level Clyde players were on, £20 a trouble is that when a club Uks 4. A soccET
with an opposing full-back man win, lose or draw. when he receives & pass Arginal guaranteed Clyde a solid Arsenal goes after a player, up from a colleague. Only the prot sa everybody was happy
paid it and stili, made a soars the transfer fec.. keepor is between him and
Except the Arsenal players, the goal. Is he off-aide? 5. What is a googly
error. Such things are indicative Short Handed b. In which game is n "spoon"
only of human shortcomings and
no
one would think of criticising it....provided the official takes Teoriable steps to correct his caror when it is pointed out to hitn.
17
First Win
All this season Olympic United have been struggling to main their first victory In the In this particular case a tomm Mill Hill (Lancs) Boys Lengue, official and a Councillor of the They achieved. If this week at HKFA pointed out the five the sixth attempt and they did minutes error almost limepediate it with only eight men! There ly but the refereo took no was no doubt about it either, apparent steps to put things for the margin was-8-1..
POP
used?
7. Wilch game is started by a
bully? 8.. Name the controlling of
cial at the following sports (a) Boxing (b) Rowing (e) Biltmade..
What country holiq the World Soccer Chip?
9.
10.
series!
RELEGATION
The
As Clyde have arranged live such mätches In England before
Advancing age of several stalwarts 13 the real cause of Arsenal's dilemma and that they have not reared their own young talent is a weakness that has at last caught up with them."
Christmas their palyers are doing Dehzil very nicely think you tota di
Flanaghan, International school other Scottish clubs are focking Amateur
tried on the left over the Border too to collect master was Has the ice the biggest goal and put up & fair show hit
tickets.
As for wing against Clyde, scored Arsonal, they
Who went the tast team to crisis in the Club's history. It he is not the answer to Arsenal's beat England cricket would be a tragedy 12 this moat wing problem. He is too dainty famous of England Clubs should for the hurly burly or League Antwora Ses- Page 17.
eink to the Second Division, football
MAC O
1 WONDER IF
FATE WILL EVER
OŠ "OGET
УРБ
ILL SAUR
Artificial perspiration
SAME
TOMORROW
Valentine's
Beet Extra