GOOD
THE
NEWS FOR WIMBLEDON FÅNS
NINA-MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1956.
ENGLAND-SCOTLAND CLASH
THE TERRIFYING HAMPDEN ROAR CAN BE WORTH A GOAL START TO SCOTLAND TODAY
Says DON REVIE
Today the England team takes the field at Hampden Park in the great clash with Scotland. And this is the match, above all others, both the English and the Scots rate higher than any other honour.
Only those who have lived through the "Hampden Roar" know what it means. I recall my old colleague Ivor Broadia telling me: "The first time I over stopped out on the Hampden Park pitch the 'Roar' hit me like a bomb blast. I felt shut in, as though I was in a rabbit hutch until the game got under way."
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As the result of reconstruction now going on at Wimbledon, there will be more room for the thousands who throng this increasingly popular rendezvous. The main terrace in front of the clubhouse entrance is being widened by several
with These two courts will not be re- yards, by cutting into courts four and five. duced in area, as there is room at the far end to make up for the encroachment. This picture shows the clubhouse on the left, and the work in progress.-Central Express Photo.
PERMANENT FLOODLIT SCHEME
SOCCER WITHOUT
TEARS
AT WEMBLEY STADIUM
Floodlit football by the light of new £22,000 permanent floodlighting scheme will be a regular feature of the winter season at Wembley Stadium
now on.
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For once, the bookimakers are gambling, so they rush to reservo sitew for "boitihx shops.”. There will be no' restato- Hons in plenty, including ....
"No Comfort" For The
Racing Fraternity
By A Special Correspondent
Lending British bookmakers are already leasing pre- mises in the big towns for betting shops, even though legislation permitting these betting shops in the United Kingdom is not expected for at least another nino months, Some bookmakers are buying empty shops and cafes through estate agents. Others are putting down cash de- posits giving them a purchase option.
Lawrie Hely, Tommy Doherty Landon suburb,' surrounded by nounced." and
days of since the
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seven public houses. Another is of buying
a green-grocery shop limitations affecting premises. near a new and growing district,
now being bought. district which comprises a large housing project and a dozen factories employing six thousand people.
Alan
A
British It is certain that the Government will Insist that
comfortable that lolterers would them.
betting shops are not mado so
Though they expect to lowe Although the bookmakers are money on the premises until showing foresight, for once they they are operating, the book- are also gambling. They are As for Scotland, well they makers estimate that the right buying without knowing As you probably know, Ivor, go out of their way to make the
have done a great deal in recent shop in the right area would of the stipulations with, which. played two of his greatest games newcomers feel calm
Even so the first 20 minutes at socsons, omitting their un- quickly pay off the loss. for England at Humpden Park,
the British Government' is cer but if the atmosphere there can Wembley last season were very fortunate appearance at Wembley
ain to surround legal Hetting With men like One bookmalcer has put down
shops. affect an lee cool customer like fast; I felt very rubbery legged, last season.
a deposit on a small cafe in a These are expected to be an was quite an hun, what might it do to Eng-and
ordeal. Bobby Evans, Bobby Johnstone, Fortunately,
when the Bill land's younger
players if they
my partner, Stan Mathhews, had one of his and Co., the Scots can pick
may Include Picked?
England's
young greatest games, and we had the fine fighting team capable
cing brilliant football. producing have covered themselves game won in the first 15 minutes players
A3 most when we overran the Scots. glory this season
an Englisimman I alwaya footballers feel that against the There is no doubt in my mind and it remarkable that Bobby dazzler" Scots we just can't afford to do that the game against Scotland Mitchell, the "bobby
chaps without
like
the tops in the inter- from Newcastle Unted, has not Stanis etil
often at out- Matthews, Tom Finney and Nat national calendar. For that rea-been capped more ofte Lofthouse. Matthews particularly son, I think that the best method side-left by his country. Strange,
would but preparing for this game of be to call the рідуств together Morion .and Alex Jackson, bad few match about 14 days before the match. Scotland have
Alivady the FA does a great winning wingers. season 1 was fortunate
It is on the wings that victory enough to partner Stan in Eng-Job of work in this direction, but
in this next if the lads were together for 14 coas come
inter- land's 7-2 triumph at Wembley
could have a trial national. Whichever team is Before we went out, Stan told days they
game cgainst a top amateur club strongest there will, I imagine, "This isn't as tough Hampden, Don,
the the week before the international win the game. But whatever the because cowd don't cheer so much-but so that they could run through result I hope England's young Johnny surely players-and will probably find it pretty all their moves in actual match
Haynes, Duncan Edwards, Reg for the first 20 minutes, then play.
Matthews or some of the bright pace of the game will settle
do before their big games, and Under 23 teem will figure in this down,
í believe li Is the best way of international wili training for an important match, what Stan Matthews and Tommy
said 20 In my experience of England Lawton have teams, I must say that every times:
The Hampden When done to make the players
staris-try to imagine they thing reel at ease. Mr Walter Winter-are cheering for you and not for
the team manager, dees bottom,
res the Scots." does
has the Scots in a dither before he even steps on to the field.
OLD-TIMER'S HINTS
me:
Last
from
the
The scheme, which was planned and supplied by The General Electric Co. Ltd., is the first permanent arena floodlighting system to be installed at Wembley and the largest in the United Kingdom.
The final system as a result
was chosen
of extensive trial
with alternative systems carried out by Wembley Stad.um.
The
GEC gave By full co-operatius
to Sir Arthur Elvin, Chairman
and Managing Director Wembley Stadium Luf, and hi engineers, al every stage.
The climax crime on Septem- ber 27 with the most importuni lighting test to have been made In this country. The judges of
the syst were independent
observers including newspaper - men, television engineers, and players diem two Hendon foot. ball teams Football
lans were able to Judge for themselves the quality of the new floodlighting at the London versus Frankfurt gan on the eening of Wednesday, October 28, the
These hints from experienced players like Matthews are typical on in England's of what goes dressing room at all big genes. The lads who have played before
Matt The Miracle Man Of Soccer's Top Team
By ALAN HOBY
I want to tell you about a miracle-the miracle of Manchester United, League Champions and top team of English football. Ten years ago United were on the floor - £15,000 in the red, their famous ground at Old and what do we see? Trafford a blitzed ruin. But look at them today
We see a Manchester United with something like £60,000 in the bank and a playing staff whose collective transfer value is estimated at £250,000,
team, the two wing present
Duncan Edwards and halves Eddie Colman are 10,
The skipper Roger Byme is a veteran of 20, while the oldest member, Johnny Berry, la an ancient at 281
We see a Manchester United £100,000 res flest match to who have spent
building their bombed "dump" into one of the most luxurious and best-equipped stadiums In the country.
at Old Trafford, Busby-known to everyone there as "The Boss" had a dream and a plan:--
YOUTH! flox
Above all, we see a club with the most tremendous and con- sistent success story in modern
be played under the new light
The new Wembley lighting system was planned by GEC Hghting engineers in con- junction with the GEC Research Laboratories of Wembley 1 coneiris
floodlights ..t
at the soccer. 100 mounted Kround in
#cups of 24 on lowers. All groups
combine use 340 4kw of lighting load.
the
maximum of and the minimum
ensure
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Since
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of gate, the lastallation cum-
priscs
a combination
optical systems.
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of fur
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SPECIAL FEATURE
feature special arrangement for providing, at
come
I saw him in
Altogether the average age is No wonder they call 'em 21. Busby's Babes..,
"It didn't
about by chance," the 46-year-old Busby
me when toid Manchester last week: "It was planned policy from the stari." Long before United's wonder. United have team of the wir
'48 and '62 began to the Cup (1948) and the disintegrate-remember Johnny this Carey, Jack Rowley, and Sten Pearson?-the Busby talent net nave been Champion had been cast far and wide.
times.
In youth clubs and school ship
runners-up four Their under-18 third team have teams
were promising boys Dot only won the FA Youth watched and notëd succcasion, Cup three years In they re in the semi-final for
Lapue
season.
They
twice-1952 and
the fourth tune,
MIRACLE WORKER
the touch of a switch, a drama- the effect to cepture the atten- tion of spectators when the teams, enter the field. Before a
Yes, it is a miracle--and the and at samme
half-time.
the miracle-worker is a soft-voiced clectrical clrcult allows the perfectionist from Scotland Lampa to be switched on at low named Matthey Busby....
When a mis brightness
match is
As a player Matt was n
classic about to begin, the Illumina
wing half-captain of Scotland tlon on the ground is increased
and widely-renowned star of to three times original in-
Manchester City and Liverpool. tensilv The result simulates the fire singe lighting when the
curtnini GEC By the light of the new floodlighting system at Wembley, spectators at every side of the field can see every detall of play. Distant players stand out bright- ly against comparatively dark backgrounds, An Isiol
referees is the ease with which, by means of special wide-angle lights, the lines and Inesmen
Mluminated art
clearly in ail
parts of the field.
SPECIAL TESTS
To ensura full safety for spectators the floodlighting towers are constructed ot welded tubular steel. Special testa carried out under 11:0 supervision of the engineering consultant to Wembley Stadium Sir Owen Willams, in- Axing a steel haweer to a demonstration tower, securing it at an angle of 40 degrees to a lorry-mounted winch and sub- jecting the tower 10 * pull equivalent to a 100 mph gale. The An Inch moved less than half
The tower system allows every to see floodlit football
P. and the players'
vision of the
the
balt
first-class
whether he is looking towards goal, or across the field-for corner-kicks,
throws-in
and
cross-kicks. In addition, players and spectators do not lose sight of the play, even momentarily, because of the ball passing across the front of the lights.
TAYLORS SUIT. With the signing of outside... left Stanley, Taylor, upon his do mobilisation from. Army worVÍCE- In Germany, Bouthport now have four Taylors on their books. Strangely, two are #HAT WEonare Jonis,
He came from Bellshill, that famed spot nut far from Glasgow which produced immortal Alex James Hughie Gallacher.
But from the moment when
Old
13 This, then,
the football empire of Matt Busby-family man, week-end golfer, and the most successful Scot in English football.
This is what the Hungarians
a great deal by talking to each
remember
many
This is the only way I know
individual player, chalting over of neutralising the famous roar
his style of play, his ideas, and which can be worth a goal start keeping him completely in the to Scotland.
picture about the team's plan of
campaign
In modern international f001.
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ball this is absolutely impera-3.000 YEARS ACO
tive. The senior members of the
alde, like Billy Wright and Stan Chinese Emperor
Matthews, help
the
team
manager in this important work.
That's why i believe that the Scols we will find of the alleged "old timers"
some
gast still retained. Without them the esters would, I fancy, be no mistake Hampden Park can be the cemetery for a youngster unless he has the older hands to reassure him on the great occasion.
Moke
OLD AND NEW? The England team, I think, will be a well blended nixture of the old and the new. With- out the uncanny influence Stan Matthews and Tom Finney struggling England could be against the Scots,
Answers To
Sports Quiz
1. Pat Burge and Ion Crulg.
2. Juan Fangio.
There are other brilliant club cefs among them Stan Cullis (Wolves), Jimmy Seed (Charl- When they reached
ton), Alec Stock (Leyton Trafford Busby. the patient Orient), Arthur Turner psychologist, encouraged them, (Birmingham), and La trained
whenever McDowall, who has again piloted them, and
pointed out their Manchester City to Wembley. necessary, mistakes. He still does.
But despite all their claims, Yes, Bushy has a deep bellef
7. of the year is manager In Youth, In turn, they believe
of Old magician in him,
MY
Busy-the Trafford.
Starting from scratch, he has made United one of the mor fabulous names in football- and he has done it by the old- virtues of courtesy
A SWEAT BUIT Indeed, after listening to him, I am convinced that in every United traince Matt sees to- morrow's headlines in e sweat fashioned suit.
And how the Busby Youth he took over the manager's chair Academy has paid off,
Of the
THE
WEEKEND
GAMBOLS
BUT I HAVEN'T A THING TO WEAR TO 60 — YACHTING
RLANS
BOAT BELOWG
YAKITY YAK VAR YAK
BUS
OH, YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING SPECIAL
Nowe i wonder who they k were talking about — a pucmart in d'red hat and
and fair play,
-(London Express Service).
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3. Geoff Duke.
4. Birmingham
ter City.
and Manches-
6. Manchester City.
6. The equestrian events.
Was First Football Fan
With the end of the football season approaching in Britain and its advent in New Zealand, New Zealanders have been re- football minded that the first fan was a Chinese emperor who lived about 3,000 years ago.
The rules then were similar but
filed were
to those followed today some details differed immensely
The ball was a sack with hair and the goals
silk not. There were over two bamboo poles joined by a seventy permissible methods of the tackling an opponent, All players were barefooted.
rewarded The winners were with prizes of flowers and truit while the captain of the losing side and any of his team that could be caught were severely beaten by the spectators.--- China Mall Special.
13 SCOTS ON ITS BOOKS
Since Dave Halliday took over- of Leicester the managership. Two, Yvon Petra and Jaro-City from Aberdeen nine Scots- slav Drobny.
men have crossed the Border to 8. Paava Nurmi, in 1024; V. sign for the Midland club which
Ritola, 1924; Jesse Owens, which now has thirteen 1938 and Fanny Blankers-on its books. Most of them are Кость, 1946.
in the first eleven. Leicester,
D. Both have. Lawn tents in always with
1900, Rugby Union in 1920 and 1924.
tish
a
Scola
strong Scot tradition About them have had Scota Peter Hodge, Lochhead. Willie Orr. Arthur Shiral, John Duncan and now Halliday
as manager
10. Jimmy Carruthers, Bantam
weight and Yoshio Flyweight,
& Barry Appleby
JUST AN OLD PAIR OF BLACKS AND AN OLD JUMPER
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flandi? that now
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third big London book-spend the afternoon in maker is particularly pleased betting on every race. with himself. He has bought a shop, with an office overhead, right in the heart of cosmopoll- Yet another has tum Soho, bought one next door to a large bus garage.
FORESIGHT
No seats will be allowed for. the public and it is expected that the betting shops will have to close for a period during
In afternoon. the
addition, bookmakers will not be able to
the odds announce
the
up,
and
publie by chalding them no winnings will be paid out Sald a London estate agent: during the hours of racing.
All persons under eighteen "Several firms of bookmakers
expected to be have Вост
for years are competing
Wo are banned from entering betting premisen on our lists,
shops. not complaining!"
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to nominate ? Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current
season.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until 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.
To the Editor, China Mail.
DIYUPIRKOLIĞI
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)...
.Club.
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