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ONE OF THE THREE GOALS
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1957.
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From a ruck of players at right, Tottenham Hotspur's Inside-left Stokes slams home his team's first goal in the First Division match against Aston Vilka at White Hart Lane ground, London, on January 19, Goalkeeper Jones is flat in the mut and all that left-back Aldis (3) can do is watch the ball shoot into the net. Spurs won 3-0.-Reuterphoto.
Managers Need A Protection
Society-They
To
Are Entitled Some Security
Says DON REVIE
I think it is about time the managers of Football League clubs formed them. selves into a Managers' Protection Society! Either that, or the Football Association and Football League should set up a committee of inquiry into managers' contraels,
This issue has been thrust into the headlines with the controversy about Tommy Lawlon being offered the managership of Notts County,
and
LAST NIGHT'S RUGGER
CIVILIANS PLAYED AS THEY HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE, BUT JAPANESE WERE TOO GOOD
By "PAK LO"
Yesterday evening every man of the Combined Civilians played as they have never played before but they were no match for the outstanding Japanese Touring XV who beat them by the large and highly impressive score of 36 points (8 goals, 6 tries, 1 penalty goal) to 3 points (1 penalty goal) in a fast and exciting match which had the crowd cheering their
ends off.
The Japanese were everywhere and all too often seven to eight men "minde their attacking three line.. And the covering and passing of the Japanese forwards had to be seen to be believed. The threes in the Japanese side were fantastic and It was only once in a blue moon that they dropped a pass.
highly accessory Services and the All-Hongkong against the terrifically fast and Selection to give them an even open play of the Japanese, harder time of it than the
In the lineouts the Civilians, Civilians.
with Ross, Walker and Millar
But by for the most outstand-, speed ng of an outstanding team was Sato, the Japanese full back, who not only covered and took every kick in defence but very often made the opening, strange though this may sound for his threes. Another man to catch the eye was Tsutsui, the winger, whose runs upfield left the Civilians' defence gasping.
and
DID THEIR DEST
лиде
best it
wis,
and
The Civilians did their best,
though they took the larger shuro of the ball from the set scrums they heeled too slowly.
What did upset the Japanese serum was not the solid weight of the Civilians but the fact that Steward, as usual when playing with Meffan, put the ball in without saying anything..
Meffan, hooking as he has not hooked for years, gove his threes every chance, and O'Kelly cer- tainly irled every frick of the trade to baffle the Japanese, but their covering was so fantastic that he was seldom able to get his line moving very fast. And
to the fore, took as many as Before the game the teams the Japanese but in the loose it were presented to the Hon. M. was highly noticeable that as W. Turner, and Mr W. Stoker, many as seven to eight Japanese were round the ball to the two or three of the Civilians,
Before the game the Japanese put in about 20 minutes hard training and seemed none the
for 11 worse
and they were ready to go from the Arat whistle,
A word of praise also to the referee, Mr Waiter Allwright, who held a very fast game in close cheek, and could seldom be faulted for not seeing an error by either side.
UNBEATABLE
On the whole the Japanese played as was expected, and es has been Explained in these
and then the Civilians kicked off and the Japanese, getting posses- sion of the ball, attacked to the Civilians 20, where Miyal nearly broke through and the Civilians, though winning a serum, lost control of the ball and only just managed to touch town.
Soon after Ogo missed a fairly casy penalty on the Civilians 25. Play now swung back and forth with O'Kelly kicking his Way back from the Japanesc three attacks, and in the 12th minute of the game the Japanese were penalised for an offalde infringement by Nishimura and 30 yards out, 3-0. O'Kelly converted from about
The Japanese attacked imme columns in the last few days, diately and two fast passing and I must admit that I just three moves sent the ball on cannot see them being beaten long pass from Nishimura in their stay here, though ITsutsuf who cut through fo expect. both the Combined score. Ogo missed the conver- stan despite a "no-change" 3-3. Six minutes later the Japan- added to their total when a from
in The Civilians 25. 0-3.
Cut-Price Soccer!ed n pemily for not
BOB-A-NOB PLAN
DESMOND HACKETT COLUMN
Football gets into ymnu bloud;| managers. Consider how the The question now arises; You cannot kave #1 ******* Fuccess of Matt Dusty (Man- Should the FA refuse to plek Which is why so many famun, chester United), Ston Culligany Manchester United pinyers
(Wolves) players, no matter what they
De Smith for the B international in view read about the
(Blackpool) was achieved, stony path
All of their European Cup 1am- manager has to Tread. stare strong men: all three were mitments? volunteer for this hot seat in great footballers who can spot Many people argue: Why football.
falent in the raw, And I think should an exception be made
for one club7 But is it fule to the men who would all agree that run- ping the club is not a one man take over managerial
True, but we in this country controly
ucu are alwasa aware of the fact Bear in mind that many fans and. They have all needed
Ret good time to
lieutenants
thai we must publicise our scouts football abroad, The European Cup is now n prestige club competition. In circurastances like this I am Sure common sense will prevail. Manchester Mr John Langford-Holt, MP for Shrewsbury, hopes United arc
doing a great job in one of these days to get sufficiently near to Chancellor upholding the prestige of Eng-
They of the Exchequer Mr Peter Thorneycroft to suggest the Ilsh football abroad. should not be handicapped now, should cut the tax inflicted on Third Division soccer clubs, particularly as they will have a hard enough task in pulling back a two goal deneit.
players who would make a logo around them, and good success of the job if they were to go around the country Ind- left alone know nothing abrut
ing young players. And I am the intrigues which often go on sue all three must have The bebind the scents in football. power to make a decision and
That's why I should like to stick to it. are i ofejally fold down:
(1) A
sdit.
In bis
Dl 4x-
and directors that both purlies could apply 10
Impartia FIR The FA and would settle all
committee
Wito
League differences.
of
TIME WASTING
create openings
my
at
When Maneester United play
in the European Cup they are not just a club side. They are our champions; our representa- tives. If they can win through to the semi-nais then it is a win for English football.
FOR STRUGGLERS
Let Mr Langford-Holt permit Mr Thorneycroft to get on with his avowed mission of cutting tax for First, Second, Third Division, and non-League citizens. Leave the struggling clubs to me.
It is about time somebody spoke crisplike and most severe to these doleful denizens from down under in the Third Division. I think they have a nerve charging First Division prices for a Third Division production.
to pay West End prices
malinger should hove a minimum period of five years 1 sec at least one
famous fox his contract. This would ball writer criticised give him time lo prove him- club, Sunderland, last week
they Blackpool, He alleged (2) That team selection wasted time after laking the should be felt solely
Jead.
This sort hands.
of thing happens (3) In any asses
every week, and who can blame agreement between manager
players when League points are at
The other side has stake an immediate remedy. If they re good enough, they should be
At least that is the able to retain possession of the
way I ball and
look at it. And I am suro Now they wouldn't like to thousands ol. English ΤΟΚΕΤΟΣ That would soon core. Л
stop fans who
are not Manchester And tiny time wasting.
what United supporters feel the same about the referee? He, too, ella
way about it. stop this sort of thing.
When I was playing in
The injury which has kept me mutch for Manchester City the out of League football those!
started to boo Preston past weeks crowd
has been worrying North End who were leading to me. It is not a happy post- 2-1 because they started to tion to be out of action at a fiddle with the ball on the right time when my team, Sunder- wing.
land, is fighting for First Divi- Tommy Doherty, Tom Finney sion existence. and Tommy Thompson were passing and re-passing the bail
Manager Bill another-but the boos made it casier were quickly silenced when the "Don't rush it. Don ball was suddenly swept into the come back till you feel hundred middle for Preston to score a per cent it." third goal.
Such a plan would give manager the feeling of security he so sadly locks now. It would also give directors a loophole to get rid of the manager it, they had good grounds for claiming he had let the club down.
ΠΟΓΟ
If managers were protected in this way it would make clubs careful in selecting the right man for the job. And we might get more continuity about a club. At the moment there ard a few teams where a sue- cession of managers have fol- lowed one another quicker than
a quick change orlist
of
It is one of the tragedies football that many
of the fine
100
me
One
a
Of course Len
Murray has by telling me: Don't
The inhabitants of Accrington, Crewe, Scunthorpe, Walsall, Millwall, and other salubrious soccer suburbs, would not také kindly to paying London's West End prices for the honest endeavours of some number three touring company,
SO WHY NOT DO THE SENSIBLE THING AND GO BACK TO CHARGING A BOB A NOB AND GET THE CUSTOMERS BACK ON THE TERRACES?
Outside the heartache, cut-throat business of football your director is a business man who depends on his business sense to keep his family in comfort and a 1957 model car. But put him in the boardroom and he thinks he can put his bands, into your pockets and sell you a third-rate article at a top-class price.
If the Third Division teams trimmed down their prices they would get inore supporters, they would be able to avoid much of the entertainment tax extraction which they plead is putting them out of business. The whole system should be overhauled. Tho Football League should come down from Its ivory tower in Preston and forget the good old days of its foundation--1888 and all that. Let's have a graded systém
Next it was again Tsutsui who made the opening with a nice dummy and when tackled an the Civilian 25 he passed out to Tsuchiya who crossed the ne well out. Ogo again missed the difficult kick. 9-3,
his
FANTASTIC
And then in the 30th minute of the match came the most beautiful fantastic andi km- probable try that has ever been witnessed on the Club ground.
Tsuchiya got the ball from own drop out and went weaving and side-stepping his way through the whole of the team who just no matter what they did, could not catch him.
1s really impossible to describe this ry, and the only advice I can give to those who missed this
to go and game see the next one and the one
Civilians
thereafter for a lesson in how to evade Lacklers. The conver- sion wasi missed to make the half time score 12-3.
tha It the Decond half the Japanese really piled it on. Three minutes after, the rtsump- ton Miyal led the way with a wonderful run down the wing through Johnston's crash tackle and score well out, Ogo missed the long kick, 15-3,
10
Miyal In this run showed u fantastic chance of pace and step which completely puzzled the defence.
Then Sato, who had been, ben prominence throughout, started another
grand attack with Trulsul and though the latter's Pass was dropped Sonoda sotto the loose ball and, gathering it, went over near the posts: Ogo converted. 20-3.
L/Cpl L. Kempen (right), 'the Army Middle- weight, catches his opponent, P. Hurley of Wales, with a vicious right cross during their bout in the Army versus Wales match at Aldershot. The Army team won by nine bouts to one,
FA CUP
DRAW
Millwall And Bournemouth Receive Attractive Home Ties In Fifth Round
London, Jan. 28.
Millwall and Bournemouth, the two remaining Third Division sides, both reccived attractive home ties with First Division teams when the draw for the Fifth Round of the Football Association Cup was made today.
Millwall, who beat the strong Newcastle United on Saturday, are at home to ́last year's beaten finalists, Bir- mingham City. Bournemouth, conquerors, of Wolver- · hampton, receive the fancied North London club Totten- ham Hotspur.
With Tottenham at present! Two of the four: Second Divi- lying second in the League son sides in the competition --
and Championship and Birmingham Barnsley
Nottingham among the finest of Cup fighters, Forest were drawn together. the odds must be cgainst the
The sides meet at Nottingham Third Division sides surviving.
Sa "rehearsal" League match a week before the Cup round.- But after their splendid victories on
and
Neuter, Saturday, Millwall Bournemouth are full of con- fidence and must be given a good of £1 cast forcing chance replays.
Birmingham's bad luck in the draw continues. They reached Wembley last year with. out once being drawn at Home. Now they play their third suc- cessive away dle of the season.
Manchester United, favourites for, the Cup, have had a change of fortune. They receive Ever-
Draw For FA Cup Fifth Round
London, Jan. 28. The draw for the fith round of the FA Cup to be played on February 16, maile today, resulted:
Preston N.E. v Arsenal; Blackpool v. West Bront; Barnley: Huddersfeld Bournemouth v Tottenhamn; Manchester United v Ever- ton: Aston Villa. v Brigiof City: Earnsley v Nollingham Forest; Millwall y Bl mingham City--Reuter,
RUGGER
England's Team Against Ireland On Feb. 9
London, Jan. 20. England's Rugby Union team to play
Ireland in Dublin on February 9 is the same as that which beat Wales 3-0 a fortnight BCO.
The team, announced today, is: F. Allison (Coventry), P. B. Jackson (Coventry), Cannel (St Mary's Hospital),
Buiterield (Northampton), P. H. Thompson (Headingley), HM. Bartlett (Harlequins),
E
R. E. Jeeps (Northampton), ER. Jacobs (Northampton). Evans (Sale), Captain G. "W. Hastings (Gloucester), J. D. | Currie (Oxford University and
Clifton), R. W. Marques (Cam- bridge
"University and Harle quins) ty
P. G. Robbins (Oxford and Coventry),
to their first home draw for A Ashcroft (Waterloo), R. Hig four years, improving theirgins (Liverpool). chances of achieving a unique
I applauded Preston then for
Shackleton, chappy of Roker directors in the game are given clever tactics. Many fans fail the cheery
10 appreciate that throughout Park, has put humour to the a bad name by the few who
the history of the game it has situation. When he saw me on want to meddle in team selee always been a sound policy to the treatment table for massage
of prices and players' bonuses he wisecracked; I always shakes
when is week that "Play tight",
"You've spent no much time, some of these men who have away
away from homcularly
Let It introduce a graded system of prices for the First bullt up vast businesses in pri-
After all you get no medals on that table, Don, you'll want Second, and Third Divisions. Let It grade up the bonus paid to
It was a whole eight minutes to take it hoino as vate life by careful thought and regardless of the state of the
souvenir players. I mean, what nonsense that a player with the crowd more before the Japanese scored prudence should suddenly
Came or the League posillon of won't you?"
drawing ability of Stanley Matthews, CBE, should receive the again when after a strong attack berserk when they have power your club, the team plays an All I could was: same bonus as Charlie Bloggs, who fills in his spare time away there was a scrum in a football club.
ail-out attacking game and so never want to see it again, from bricklaying by appearing with some remote club in the outer Civilang 25
and, though
the loses overal goals
tonight. Len, not even if you plled it up reaches of the Third Division It is no use the clube monning to Civilians won. Uski mannged to League football is A hard with juley steaks!"
the Chancellor of the Exchequer to save them from extinction. get to the ball first and scored in taskmaster. And it is only
If they cannot sell their soccer, products, if they have not the the However, I'm back in training enterprise to draw in the cash customer, then let them go out of lovely kick converted, 28-3.
corner. Kamila with О when you are free and easy al now. Shouldn't be long before League business, the top that you can afford the Juxury of all-out attacking.
I can play again.
(COPYRIGHT) → CHAMPIONS
R
Ko
In
You cannot rush success Soccer any more than you can in a business. It takes years to lay the foundations. Tiat's why I believe a manager should have at least five years to prove his ability.
It is a biot
on our football
the managers In the game
when one considers that of all Manchester United's return.
at go with the Spanish Cham- present only 12 were managers | plons, Djibao, at Maine Road ou -before the war!
Fenntary 6 clashes wvilh ·The
Our soccer cannot stand this England B, v Scotland B amo chopping and
changing of at Birmingham.
THE GAMBOLS
AND WHEN You've 154E WHY CAN'T I STAY UP 1. WASHED THOSE GLASSES FOR THE PARTY, GAYE? WILL YOU CUT SOME
MORE SANDWICHES
PLEASE DEAR
say
HOME RUGGER
Paignton, Devon, Jan, 28, Guy's Hospital bent Paignton by 10 points to nli in a Rugby Union match today.-Reuter,
They, all present themselves as limited liability companies, so let them extend the limit of their ideas or be prepared to shoulder the liabilitles. And on this sordid business of cash may I put forward this idea from a top-class referee... Why not allow the old-age pensioner a place on the terrace at schoolboy, prices and permit him to use the schoolboy turnstlics?
Which goes to prove that referees, contrary to general opinion, do not have half a brick in place of a heat.
-(London Express Service),
(COPYRIGHT)
·Barry Applely
YOUNG Because YOU'RE TOO.
TOO YOUN® for the PMITY BUT OLD ENOUSME TO HELP CUT SANDWICHES AND WASH UP
Romany's
DELICIOUS
ORISP
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031 the
TACKLING LIKE TIGENS
some lovely
tigers though the Japanese,
Both sides were tackling like:
made it look easier and the next having more men on the spot,
interpassing by the forwards and score came from backs,
and though every man who touched the ball was tackled There
was always
another to his place, and it Was
who
inally went over
take Kamatta
the line. Kamada
his own try.
Con Ige avdy Wal
redred again from the kick-off and With Nishimura missing the
the
"triple" of winning the trague. England's win over Wales the FA Cup and the European was.. rather fortunate. They Cup.
scored by a long penalty goni,. but the "belectors are „ovidently The eight matches, to be played on February 16, include following the policy of keeping a The two more clashes between First winning team
Division teams. Preston who backs, it given sufficient of the have already beaten Atenal ball, are still potentially a twice in Longue matches this powerful set. But England may season, are at home to the Lon- expect more trouble from Tony don club and Blackpool, bidding Hg wings than they were O'Reilly and Nial" Brophy, the
Albion for their fourth finał In ninë
against Wales. China years, receive West Bromwich given
Mall Special, ;
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