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THE CHINA LAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
I MUCH PREFER TO LET THE BALL DO MY TALKING FOR ME
Says STANLEY MATTHEWS
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When I was a kid playing with Stoke Reserves 25 years ago I never dreamed that one day I would have to stand and make a speech to a room · full of the most famous names in British spor).
That was my job on September 11 night when the National Sport- ing Club honoured my silver jubilee as a footballer with a celebration dinner in London.
It was a wonderful thrill-but a little frightening, "I much prefer to let the ball do my talking for me.
Naturally, I am delighted that am still playing top-class football It's quite a time and I realise how lucky I am to
after so many years.
last so long.
And this is not the emi
I mean to go on for
years ago.
It has been satisfying 20 yearn *lven
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football his n heartache
exciterat
L
for a record number of nations
A
so they go on
There was that
Tew
!
maraming
Then came heartache--with a Stoke those spot of trouble between
thedod myself. My request for
chused themselves | transfer
an uproar.
our manager
little
་་་
Л
I
for
peace
reigned Then I was trans- nine years terred to Blackpool in 1947.
I have never regretted that move, und 1 hope to go on being Blackpool player until I hang
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Sports Diary Football League Are
TODAY
Tennis
Club
CLOSING SCENES will never forget years yet, thanks to a diners Į aksin rettes of drama
crowd schedule which I adopted some
hoarse as we fought back to had to go away from home
Joe dodge the phone calls and re-i wonderfully victory
They have Smith chasing the ball every porters,
The Stoke tolk called a town's everything Ume it went out of play almost
"Mathews must to offer
Joy the
players meeting with congratulations Of
not go as their slogan. It may dramas and jand the Queen's "Well done."
effective, During the years I have had have been
because were smoothed RECORD NUMBER
me really great partners and our troubles Those memories come back 11 in diffeult to pla down the over and in almost Every man I liked playing with ruost
Three T think my three favourites country in the work
Stun Wembley Flants and that gold have been Raich Carter.
77 games in Mortensen,
Ernie medal at lar an Englanti wenzet the World Taylor.
Carter Was
A ball-playing up my boots for good. Cup in Brazil and Switzerland
aduress genius and could size up u situn- that illuminated
WHAT THEY THINK In a flash. inter- Bem
Morty's oi
LRC Tenetia Championlikp OF HIM.. thusiasm affected everyone and
Ladies Doubles H'cap. Club Ladies Doubles Fred Howarth (secretary of Doubles Open Club Men February daybe just seemed to go to the right
Open, Club Mixed Doubles Обет! in 1932 when I was called Inialace for my centres, while Bame the Football League)-He is
hope he will Club Men's Singles 'cap
Houg Beau, gift of model player
many Oven being able to lay on those passes go on telighting us for
winger needs
Raich Cartor (Leeds United old Matthews's miniger ist
is work- Exp derful that ww can still watch international after Well, there was a chap named this great Maurice Rocky, of Letester such a long time. He
Burnie,
RAF BK Swimming Channonziip what great plats Stoke hail for City, who followed me all over adornment to the Smith Гос
(Blackpool at Kai Tak, 3 pin. the place and was very hard to
only
In- He was a
--lie's not
Annual Boys' Scoulak Ty shikke r
on the field but in
kain at Victoria Pool, & pin.
Noccer Vale player I had never met before.
the dressing-room, too. He is
Summer League: South China Billy Hughes (Chelsea). Eddic
wonderful inspiration
KMB a Caroline H, 815 35 10.
Tennia Hapgood (Arsenal) and Andy!
players on the staff. young
LRU Tennis Championsh (Preston were Ihrte
Tom Mather (the man who Ladies Singles Hoap Final Mixed signed Matthews others who gave me
for Stake 25 Dentbies Openi, Men's Open Singles trouble.
1 the Men's Singles 'cap, Men's Doubles
H'cap They played right on top of years ago)-I think ho
greater player of all me. mc chart to be ti full stretch to bout thems
to the Stoke chate's offices and Tuyler
sked to sign professional forms
It was a great day for me
I can remember munager Tun Mather haunting our house unil
burber stop father's
turve DRIN never knew o many shaves and hmrests Tom
UN
never wearied testling my father
1114
1
Now I know why Tou WAN worried. You see, Port
und Aston Villa were interestedi and the
THIS
that rote
have often been asked who wan the most diffleult left-back lebent.
young Matthews Stoke manager didn't want them | Beattle to get in first.
A jump of two years for a other highlight-my firm Razze
I ex an England shirt. in an
have remember it although been privilegest to put that N... 7 shirt on 10 times since.
I
of
My memories would be bi- rumplete without recalling two I bol bent purnovues that
showed Stoke meldents which might get a cap auf was keep-
Joyal and friendly the ing
The the huw Crossed my ROT
football fan can be.
How happy I was when In
Mall, The Matthews presented me with an Hlumina- fori address in recognition of my big
44 games for England.
day came for the team to br 1 dagher out of my announced. father's shop to buy a paper.
It was there
to play for
E
in
block type
TNPWS
I real Thant
many times.
column
I let my tags footbal Harry Hills, Tommy
Toum over those great
Cooper, Bekle Hapgood,
Brition,
Eric Brook
Predictio
Tilson.
Clift and
I couldn't belieze
that way to play with them
for England.
A GREAT DAY FOR ME
It was a
Krea day for 1. still
England wON 4-0 atl
have the jersey belanagatut to
Roy John, 1214 Welsh goal. 1
keeper match.
We swipesí
after the
To play against Scotland? IA
foulballer
friends
the dream of every The Scots are like ok! now, but I never forget my first introduction to the famous Hampelen "Rour“.
Stoke players-Fredite
Joe Johnson, and myself—were
wns in 1937
when
three Steelc
In the English
the won
beat
roar fairly tainly Scotland
Over to Manchester in 1938 for what I always reckon to be
Rame, We my greatoot Ireland 7-0 at Old Trafford
remember Willie Cook, the Irish and Everion left-back, saying: "Stan, ∞ help me, I'l wring your Bock If you
Stoke town
years.
а
ω the
am proud that I started him on He's still 19 Mustrious career.
•
as ever
Stanley Seymour (Newcastle United director)—He hus all the qualities that make the perfect footballer. The greatest wing forward, great England man and great club man-he is the lot.
-London Express Servico).
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Opening Match
Inter. Men's Single.
Club
Swimming Colony Swunming Championship second day of the Finals at EYMCA
$ p.ns.
Soccer League:
Summer
Eantern! Gymnastics, B.30 pm. Caroline 13.
TOMORROW
Ewinning
Swinoming
HOME RUGGER
London, Sept. 24. Results of tonight's Rugby games were:
Rugby Union Cross Keys 8 E Vale 3. Llanelly Swansea 0.
Rugby league Yorkshire cup semlünk;
York & Hunslet 13.--Reuter.
Of Rugger
Season Promises To Be A
Really First Class
Says "PAK LO”
Game
to be
n
The Rugby season starts tomorrow evening, with what promises really first class game on the Club ground. The game is between the Club 1st XV and W. G. Minto's XV and the kick-off will be at 6.00 p.m.
After the game the Club will be holding one of their famed Steak-and-Kidney dimmers for the players and Club members and their guests.
once more don
Minto's XV has been specially weight, so everything will de attack. That
on the pend
nbility of the picked, so that as well as pro- shook melt cry-
The Club this season game they will hookers. match for vkling good
really try out the Club first have in their trial games played string. Two old invourites, JR. a much more open type of game, Henderson and O. Turville, wil and if they continue tomorrow their boots and sparks should certainly fly, for
will make Minto's threes full
full take part. Henderson buck and Turville na stand-use of an open type game at which they are all experts. The OIT.
Minto's three line is very fast Club pack shows many changes and dangerous with such well from last season, and again these
been earned known names Boorman and places have Wyss taking part. But it is in merit with all last year's pack
particularly fn ng for a pince.
UTINE
on
of
Working On Their
Own Scheme Now
an Anglo-Scottish floodlight competition, the Having squashed the idea of Football League are working on their own scheme. The intention is to start next January, immediately after the third round of the FA Cup.
"For some
President of the Football League, Mr Arthur Oakley, tells me: time the management committee have been exploring the idea of a mid-week flood- next meeting, in be discussed fully at our light league. The matter is to Wolverhampton on September 20.
dis- "Plans are etill in the rusion slage, but once we have it will be complet a scheme, placed before the clubs.
visualize
a short tourna- not ment for obvious reasons
knockout lines lasting about 24 months, 11 would be run on regional and divisional strength lines."
011
ROY PESKETT'S SECRETS
OF SOCCER
he
under As Haynes treatment, he may be given a rest fram the representative game. Matthews (Coventry).
Famous Sports Stars I Have Met
SAMMY CROOKS By Archie Quick Sammy Crooka jplayed twenty
Ave Lines for England in the *thletico which was a lot of time for an outskie-right with strong opposition. But little Sammy from the Black Country never achieved his great ambl- ilon to play at Wembley.
County
he
How car he got to a Cup Final tool in the great Crooks, Carter Stamps, Doherty, Dun- can forward line of Derby In 1948 they tramplod down all opposition until Sixth Round and then Sammy roovived A DOVODO Leg Injury against Aston Villa. It virtual- ly finished his creer, but Derby went on to beat Charlton in the Final which would have made it all the more galling to Croots it ho had not been such a great clubesin.
I met the ittle follow again in London the other day. After Д short managership with Shrewsbury Town where thoy altained League status, Sammy controlled
non-Langue Burton Tawn for A while. but the evening 1 saw him he was "scouting" at the QPR - Northampton match for his old Derby club
A GREATER BLOW
He was telling me of his dis- appointmen
not at
reaching Wembley ten years apo, and
It was a greates than
League
blow to hum not ever having won
Championship medul That is surprising, too, for he played in Derby teams that in- oluded
wxne of the all Limy Soccer-Doherty, Koen. Duncan, Carter, Cooper,
Astivy Gallacher and
"greats" of
DIX.
Bowers,
"Perhaps
were too there
me.
many stars" he told
Sammy said he thought Soccer was getting back to the days of fast rodding wingers like Hulme club Anest and
Bastin the
men" he ever pair of outside
'I have seen Hoper el faced." Wolverhampton and Medwin at
Tottenham this season," he said, their success should drive
shot in their with speed and bools are far better than those who lie back and rely on
wing
Quixat (Sheffleld W.), Hooper home to managers that wingers
Atyco (Bristol (Wolves), and City are evar age.
WORTHWHILE
foot-
balling skill. Down the and over into the middle should be the way for the ball t
last
and as fast as it can be
Crooks had 19 years in the
worthwhile It was a well explained: "We Mr Oakley
ta Wolverhampton told trip "If they will not," would not
First Division ask
weck, just to see a theme, "I shall write to the Foot- Saturday clubs to play those from
whether magnificent and scrupulously fair top-class. ball League asking Teams would Third Division.
it a fair price, battle between By Wright and they consider meet clube from their
John Charles. OKVIL
and if not, to bring it down," divisions."
NOT 80 SURE
90 sure
whether I am not the clubs will like the Ideo of
smaller
trans-
The gentle giant from Wales, If Jean Boniface is
He ben1 club with two goals, won. ferred
Italiars from
Billy in the air four times, and Bologna Marseilles shortly lost three tackling duels on the
ground.
expect
to
a
approach huge
to Bologna playing each other in
with Swans Town mid-week Football League pro-offer for Welsh international gramme especially while flood- Ivor Allchurch, light FA Cup replays
will be
that
con-
But that was really all
Wolves worth watching. Was
lost hove
their early-season be punch, and mannger Stan Cullis Allchurch says he would of view
The must be worried by the interested "in
£25,000 do 40 grounds nancial rewards." I At present only
poor form of not tinued with Alted
floodlights think Swansea would refuse a right-winger Harry Hooper. Second 7. First Division 11,
Dee like the £35,000 Sampdoria, Third (S.) 14, Third (N.) 8. Genoa, paid Chariton for Eddic Allchurch The Stoke City switch-on is on | Firmant-providing: October 10: Chelsea and Man wanted to go. chester United hope to light up by February,
arc
was
✡
80
highly Johnny Brooks disappointed when he falled indication There is no
yet atness test lasting nearly whether the League's plan will minutes
on an almost deseried be compulsory or voluntary, White Hart Lane pitch,
bis
cards, are
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Hongkong ASA Programme For Tonight
The
·
following is the pro-
One
strange thing was that he and Reich Carter as England's right paired up
come
wing in 1934 and they did not for another together twelve years and that was in 1948 when they helped. Derby County
of
win the Cup, al- though, as I have said, Harrison took Wembley.
Sommy's place
at
H.K. Hardcourt Tennis Championship Entries
Entries for the Colony Hardcourt Tennis Chain- pionships, organised by the Chinese Recreation cmb, which should, faye closed yesterday, have now bett extended to Friday, Hop- tember 28 af 5 p.mx,
Inter-School Soccer Entries
The following are the entries for the varlous. Inter-School
Racing will commerce at 8 Football Competitions. (Hong- p.m. Admission is $2.40;.... kong side only):
"A" GRADE Stanley Shield (Nine Testna}
Many clubs are keener оп It cost him playing altractive overstus sentative chance of deputising visitors under their lights. But for Johnny Haynes in the Foot- for them they the foreign clubs, knowing their ball League side in Dubin,
as drawing value
Now, Dennis Viollet, top Man-Eramme for tonight's Hongkong Mellan hooking should see plenty of the ball.
high guaran-chester United scarer with Amateur Swimming Association Colony Championship finals, cut- tees. Minta's XV should get it back w dormanding
eight goals, goes in-a the more from the lineouts for
Though the competitive ing deserved honour for a young-rently being held at the Euro-
pean YMCA Pool have not shone in this
from the ster who is playing brilliantly. Club
Anglo-Scottish tournament, the aspect so far, and in the loose has been removed
through lack
Viollet is eligible for are carrying
their clubs they still,
Under-23 team to meet practice together, lack cohesion.
original fixture,
mark
Copenhagen in
Men's Senior 440 yarde Freestyle:-- FAIRLY OPEN. GA ME
CABLING NZ
September 20, He is unlikely 1. Leung Wing-chi (Chung Singh 7.
Wah Yan Collage, Queen's College, Generally therefore ! should
to be chosen
for Manchester Wan Shu-ming (SCAA); 3. Wong Lood-hot grinna); 4, Lar Zim.
New Method Coliège. Bi Blephenfa The transfer of Spurs goal-United's return game against huen (Hot Tin)..
College, King's College, St Joseph's be a fairly open game, and it is
Wocami Jurdoe 100 yards Elsoke | College, St. Louis School, Aberdeen to predict ceper Ron Reynolds to Charl-Anderlecht in the European Cup Funcha (Civa Sar extremely difficult
·Trade School, Clemenik 4: Middle: the outcome, but the Club ton is ono stage from comple- is on the same evening.
vandia, Leung Shui bine; (SCAA); school. should have the slight edge. tion. During a talk with the Reynolds directors, To date the fixture cards for Charlton
Ching-may. (CYMCA). That would rule out Duncan 244 Valensing Bol Tin); Foug Junior 100 yards Butterfly the front row that the Club are
The Club throca on the other the rest of the senson have not explained that he had appiled Edwards, too, and interested in for they feel that
a New Zealand Govern- might be given to Dick Nel, Word Han-4 (BCAA) Mak hand show little change at pre-como to hand, but they should for this season they
have the
sent, but, there are likely to be be available by tomorrow. ment sports coaching post, and Lincoln City's attacking wing Ho-yuco (BCAA)) War Man-kuen,
Women' seater 20 yards; Breast- | Middle School strongest and best front row quite a few changes within the
was still awaiting an answer,
stroke Chung Kis-wah (BCAA); We have had some great times they have had for a long time.
TEAMS
2. Wong Kar-yee (CYMCA); 3, LARTI He promised Charlton that he weeks, next few
Other likely names to be dis-Hang-foog) (Fortuna): 4, Thang Kil-- together, Blackpool and I. It
W. G. Minton XV:-), R. would cable for news, and that whole of few newcomers failed to make has been football with fun all the Club front row is new speaks their place through lock
Williams, Henderson,
Wyss, if the answer was negative, he cumsed aro: Hodgkisson (Shef-ching (scandi
Men's Junior 100 yards Freestyle (Spurs), Norman and three Wembley the way,
U.), itself when for
It is realised
drop
emigration field
Shawson Falcini (Land Toross); 2, fitness, and this should not take Owen-Smith, Boorman, Turvile, would Finals for good measure.
Cordova, Cup
that last year's players are still long to rectify.
Arield (Blackpool), Crozier.
Barker, kiens and sign for them.
SHAW Wong Man-leung (loi Tin); S, Lau Twice
had tried
Barber that available.
(Sheffield U.), Home (W. Brom-Ting-fors (BCAA) 4: Wong King Cross,
Tildon, Fyto, tomorrow's threas However,
wint elegant
who made Roy Bentley,
(Wolves), ohtu (BCAA)," Flowers turt
twice
Dowling, MacCullagh, ond
Women'" Bentor,4 x 100 yards Free- BEST BOOKER
successful return to the Chelsea
Smith crawled off beaten
(Blackbum), with
have plenty of speed, moet of Macaulay, Sharpe E. Russoll.
style relay: 3 Chinese YMCA; 3. Against them therefore cheers for Newcastle and Man-
is them showing a big improve
Roberta, Club:
Spencer, leam the other Saturday, will (Birmingham), Anderson (Bun-Boush Chias AAd gunun best hooker themant over last season's form, Stone, Valentine, MacCallum, ask 'manager. Ted -Drake (if derland), ✨ Brooks and chester United ringing in our Barker, the
Stokes Men's Junior 4 x 100 yards medier relay:-1,Eastern AA; 3, South China gars, I despaired for ever get-Army have and he is partnered and they should give Minto's Kelly, Steward, New, Meffan, Chelsea are going to reduce the (Spurs), Finney (Sheffield W.1 AA; 3, Chinese YMCA) 4,,,Hot, Tin ting that winner's modni.
by Cordova and Croes Both back division plenty to worry Whileley, Ross, Wright, Goult, transfer foe they have placed on Bhurstone (Chelsea), and Groves Club.
him...
(Arsonal). My outlook was black when packs are about equal'os regards about, especially
that "dell near me once moro."
I had a hand in ail NOVETA goals and scored the last myself. It was my greatest game, but it was Billy Hall's match ...the Tottenham inside man got five in' succession.
1988
Wo
we the
downed. I had been out
of the game almost 14 weeks with on leijuroch leg which simply wouldn't heal. Not much hope of a Cup win, this season, thought. In fact, it looked liko got much hope of football
mo.
for he were due to play Shefeld Wednesday In the third round, and I was or good ag
But
Q
non-
starter week before the game. specialist reckoned he could cure my trouble, and wo decided to take the chance.
I had an operation * un
Monday an
in
On
tho Wednesday I
training, arid On Friday Joined the Blackpool team at Bikaton, 11 played the next day.
and poored the first goal.
„Then everything changed We wirode through to the Thal, wha (mytrendlay, Bent Baltos: 443-in
the forwards and
The fact that the
THE GAMBOLS
LAST NIGHT #
NO MODE GEORGE-THEY'LL BE ILL
for quite a
of
since
with | Williams, Penman.
THIN MORNING YOU. THEY'D BE illene THEY'LL BE IN BED ALL.
Res.
by Barry APP.
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HOME SOCCER RESULTS
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U clasgow Cup Remi-Final Rele
(Eight Teams) Wah Yan Colloga, Queen's College, New Method College, King's College,
Aberdeon, Trade. School, Cientí
Knock-out
St. Joseph's College, St Louis School
(Nine Teema) --Wah Yan College, Queen's Coil Now Method College. St. Stepěšení College, King'a College, 8t Josep College, St Louis School, Aberd Trade School, Clementi Middl School**
"D" GRADE
dt Eacht Tennai, clementi biasa. Beboel, St Louis Benool, St Joseph's College, Kingto College, New, Method Oilsa, “Bae, slan School, 'Queen's College, (VAN Yan College.
(Wine Teama) Clementi Middle School, St Louis School St Jomph's Collage, Kec. Custere, 2 Junior – Tachision). Behool, New Method Collega, Balestan School, Queen's College, Wali Yan, College,
Knock-ons:
Clementi. Middle School, at Louis School, St Jameplím, Collegvó Klas Colleenior Technics School New Method Collega, Belodian schnoly Queen's Collero, Van Van Dollege,
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Wah Yan Coleen Salesāƒ?. New: Method, Chiaro, PM, School, St: Joseph'sī Loude schooli