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The Near And The Far In The World Of Sport
TIMELY TO TAKE A PASSING LOOK AT THE CHANGES IN THE RULES OF SOCCER
Sports Diary
TODAY Hiuolunt
Tuñe
Annual Meeting Hongkong Association Officers blew, RELICET, Queen's Stead, 1.30 p.m.
Water Polo
EYMCA Y Royal Navy (EYMCA) 7) p; South China v Extern (BCAA Pool) 6.30 p.m.
Basketball
Poller Toler-Division: PHO "B" V SSI 4.; Western
Ynuinal pa: Central v Shaukiwon m.
at Burlaty Street,
TOMORROW
And At Such Changes
As May Yet
Be Made
By I. M. MacTAVISH
If one is to believe the contemporary critics thore has been something seriously wrong with football ever since men started to play it as a major sport.
Year after year the reformers have tried hard to introduce changes that have varied from simple and straightforward to complex and fantastic. Sometimes the proposals have come from experts who have given thought to their subject: un- 1st Division: Te & RRGE fortunately others, however, have been born in the brains of
cranks and agitators..
Dowl
KDC, KCC y Recreio. "Blue" IRC "Gold".
2nd Division: FC "Red" v PIC. HKCC V CEC, KDC V FC Blue*. USIC v 1CFC. Recreio v KCC.
Ardd Division: PRC V MCC, KROCHERC. Kee Stanley. KPSA V Necron, CCC v JKFC.
cies ist Ulvision KCC V KUGC, KDC v ccc.
2nd Divisan FC USHC, PRC V CEC.
SPORTS QUIZ
Soccer has nevertheless absorbed the impetus of the changes with- out ever losing its true basic character. It is therefore timely, I think, to have a passing look at the changes that have been made....the pro- posals that have fallen by the wayside and more important still at some of the suggestions that are in various stages of consideration --- official and otherwise at the present time.
--
In order to appreciate fully and penalty kick aspects of the
how football has developed to
its present state it is necessary
to remember that it all started
and
HO
gaine.
THREE SKETCHES
I have laefuded three sketches
to
One of the major European soccer powers gave a prolonged trial a couple of years ngo to the idea of Installing the referee as a simple form of creation
in a control box aunted high above with inen kicking a crude "bate"
the playing pitch and alxout for exercise, Nowadays its examples of the proposals allowing him make his
hurd to establish just where made comparatively recent decisions known to players.
times and will be seen that, and incidentally to the specta- when
competitive
quite apart from * somewhat element came into the picture.
tory... through a high powered revolutionary triangular penalty public address system. a seni. elains area and one that le In spite of the many
circle of 18 yards indlus, there is There for a that have been staked particular birthplace there is 22 Next month Lord Cobham now a strong school of thought wakes up his appointment as which helieves that the com- Governor-General of New petitive game of football in Zealand. For what sport some form or other-may, have hu famous?
had ita origin in Chinu
1. What is the longest singles match to have been played si Wimbledon? was the winner?
3.
And who
to where there is clear evidence of
Who is the only man titles at three weights mental, and of great age. simultaneously?
Jave held world boxingad posts, traditionally
5. Add the
orila-
FIG HL.
It is generally believed, how-one suggestion common to all the
line across the field inside which a player could not be pulled up for off-side.
and circular Intended
4. Which English County has ever, that soccer as we know layouts....the introduction of a
won the County Champlon-t today had its birth, or maybe ship the most umest
it was its rebirth, in the British Isles and there are few surnames to these who would wish to decry the Christian. names of famous magnineent contribution which sportsman: William Glibert; the Home countries have made Herman; Harry to the International conception of
the game.
Leorge Morton.
0. What is the maximum
possible break in snooker?
7. Who by the heaviest heavy-
weight?
8.
With which sport da associate
the
you Swaythiing
areas were
of
were many good reports
this
of method refereeing and it may be news to many of Hongkong'a current football fraternity and followers fu know that similar experi- ments were carried out here by 'Drig' Young-- who was then Charman of the Hongkong Referee Association.
The experiments were staged during part of two floodlight matches at the Club Stadium and, even with improvised com→ munications, a lot was said in support of the idea.
this
The triangular
would like to finish. penally primarily to change the justice week with an interesting piece
Information regarding of the award of a penalty kick of
offence
A
and the advocates of the semi- circle envisaged two grades of GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
severity in an infringement and two different awards. A "Arst- While this influence has been fade" offence would result in the most important in the general penalty kick being taken from
a development of the whole foot the spot as at present, while
"second-grade"
would would all set-up, it is surely more important still that these same carry the award of an uninter- been the rupted kick from a position on countries have also Glaunchest supporters
the circle of
in a direct line up
proposal which established codes and practices, and down the field from where fantastic' This conservatism provided vital the actual offence took place. aroused a great deal of inter
time All these ideas were born, as national interest when stability during years
the ago. con trace, on fluctuating international superi- far as 1 ority could go very easily have continent of Europe and apart 10. In which game: do a roll-fed to changes which were not
from the fact that
Cup?
9. Who is the president of the MCC this year? And who will
succeed him in office?
in and a free ball occur?
Answers See l'uge 17
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A reception for overscaplayers in the Wimbledon, England, tennis tournament was held recentlyn Britain's famous Hurlingham Club. Com- petitors are pictured during attrup at the Club. From left are Karol Fageros (USA): Mary Hawton (Austria); Gloria Butler (USA); Marin Weiss (Spain); Rose-Maria Reyes (Mexico); thy Hoad (Australia); and Yola Itamirez
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Brian Helson May Bring Back A World Record From lis Honeymoon
BDEREK JOHN
Four-minute miler fan Hewson is in Norway on a delayed honey-
moon. He may bring backworld record.
Brian and his wife bbie were married in April and did not have time for a honeymoon.
Hewson has been giveḍmission by the British Amateur Athletic Associa tion-and presumably by his to take his running spikes, and he plans to have three races out there.
Jun
di
minutes.
On the 21st of this month hedia's No. 1, H. Krishnan, competed In 0 1,000 metres
a distance he has race,
an attempt to many times In break the world record, shared by Norway's Audun Boysen and Istvan Rozsavolkyl of Hungary.
In all it looks like being hectic holiday. Hewson has
DRUG EXPERT long of American football watching a nationally tele- bi game saw during a break the mulch the caach of one
spray
something into the
John Landy just laughed the accusation.
But
America'a Medical Association is to hold a full epile inquiry.
CROONER PROMOTER
Jeft, a 44-year-old. On my right a youngster of 37.
On my
in the widest or long term best longed consideration was given min of the French Referees three races planned in Norway of every one of his players. And introducing your promoter
Interests of the game.
and
has really had the biggest single influchce on the whole aspect
which Bo
He visualised a mobile turret running
on elevated ralis,
Delaney.
the
- crooner
to the idea of the off-side line Central Committee, spent many across the pitch the other pro-hours pondering the problems and several training spins. And he reason?
he poped over they have colds," sald The most significant reformsposals do not appear to have
regularly confronted in between
June 24 where he gh.
It could only happen lá, bóns have, of course, taken place in progressed very far, although the men with the whistle and Dublin on
against Olymple 1,500
ing. The 44-year-old a A- the pinying rules. In the life even the most blased dichards his proposed solution' really ran
gold medallist
Ronor was it a drug to boost the chle Moore, who plans to put time of many current enthusiasts will admit that there is more shook the controllers of the metres
kyers' performancest
up his world cruiserweight bowm the off-aide rufe has undergore than just a modicum of good game,
against 37-year-old Sugar Hay" sweeping alteration
hat is the question the fans Robinson. All under the dila CAREER CUT SHORT jonsking. Especially now plees of Frank Sinatra, und parallel to one touchline
Dr Herbert Berger, #1 moving
backwards
for- and
Moore, it should be meiitiam Five years ago in Pledniontown drug expert, has uc dfree- wards, according to the
athletes of using sud, claims that he is not a day, tion of the play, under electric California,
Spilants. "Did All the foot-ever 41. His mother really power controlled by the referes ball career was cut short, Chers have cold?" aska honsolt
Crawford, a gangling 12-yearger,
Dr the ather threo years.· ̈ "and if so why were scheme old and a dry plicher, was any playing?"
And the cost of parading the combined 40 years' professional Herger has told a meeting of ring experience of Moore and be American Medical Associa-Robinson before the public a
of both attacking and defensive play. The retaken throw- Jui nowadays replaced the free-luck which used to be awarded when a throw-in was incorrectly
although taken, advocate a reform
many now
to the former practce.
rense
$19.8
wwe
Last
Monsicur
Flaguel's
would be interesting to hear
Lew Hoad,
promising
favourite
lluiis Then
It
to give the man vised to change his sport fol was designed the various suggestions. | with the whistle the best pos-lowing an arm injury. There have also been changes The future may hear more of sible view of the play....but it AJI pf which should malah that boxers, footballers, cool 1,000,000 dollars. That is in relation to the goalkeeper's the circular penalty area.
These, however, are not the whether the poor old ret interesting reading for the termed athletes Lise the drug the purse Shiatre guaruntets. carrying of the bail: the method only aspects of football reform would have to Lake a driving types of this world. For Chopphetamine as a slimulant, of taking a goalkick was
niso
which have reached the head-test as well as qualifying in the tennis, and last summer he wt enables athletes to extend in Los Angeles.
turned his attention to Inv
The plan is to hold the bout amended: and, probably most lines and it is hardly surprising normal way....il
the American Junior tile, Themselves beyond the controversial of all, there was the to And that the referee has not Introduction of the indirect free escaped the attention of the ad-on his back would surely pro- Wimbledon title to his colleges collapse and
A referee with an "L" sign year he plans to add the fun normal endurance.
And while it may, sound grey! kick for obstruction inside the vocates of change.
the amazing thing is that complete vile an entirely new Aeld of tion. penalty area,
The diagonal system of co-comment" for
xhaustion from what Dr Bot-could prove to be the fight of rote or dis-
year: Buth men have for- Strangely enough in all the trol was of course devised, and
And he will have a shot describes as this "shocking the appalated fans!!
"and vicious" drug.
gotten more about the fight lime that these things
the Wimbledon Championsh wore has proved so popular that it
game thàn many champions laking place very little inter- Is now used in almost every At the present time most of proper,
Dr Berber accuses the four-have ever learned. And both ference with the actual playing part of the world..
well tho reform thoughts seem to be the suggestion concentrated on the vexing ques
minute milers of using the drug.know a whole lot, inore than they, field has been contemplated or received ochleved
have forgotten referees should take one of substitutes, charging of Wimbledon, wist have to defritain's Chris Chataway, whe charge of each game in much goalkeepers, and the provocative his title, without his faveu ped Roger Bannister run the In my years of interest, in the the same way as the umpires
rocket. He lost it Indirect free-kick.
at M ever mile in under for game the only change has been do in a hockey match.
chester the other
When relerce Eddie Maguire the introduction of the small
Thoughtful and progressively winning the Northern sinutes, set the pace for Jolm&warded Terry Splice
andy to set up a faster time, dick at Harringay over GaITY, are or 'D' on the outside of the
DUAL CONTROL
planned changes may be of bene.title.
and who himself has zun a four-Parker to revealed much c penalty area and
during
it but think back and you too and you
The strange thing about the
More trouble for Low snute mile, declares that be no acto-and a flaw in pro that time several
sound very
condemnation of this dual con- may get the some smug of the fini. He had to cancel is never hound of the draig,
fessional boxing rules, and practiest sura
suggestions
you renilso have trol idea is the fact that there satisfaction when
plan to rive * colcbra24 been put forward regarding the are still many thoughtful football how successfully soccer has diraser. Everywhere was born America's first four-minute mecialist, now a professorial, Don Bowden, who recently bé. Spinics, British - Olyinplu goki generally accepted method of follon who believe cincerely that isted the indux
of uncharac-up. Hning off the field.
man, called Dr Burger a charges und Parker, both had cut pyida It could well be the commonsense teristic ideas. The proposals I have in mind answer to many of the problems
Such is the Juillmark of real
But on court
ompletely ridiculous-I bave Maguire himeele
forti were made with the sole inter- of control which arise from time maturity-maybe we should get went right, Hood roared fewer taken anything, not even boxer, stopped the fight with tion of improving the off-sides to time on the field of play. round to leaving well alone, full power for the final, er
three rounds to go and save Spinks the verdict bocatile ba was ahead on points.
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