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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1968.
Histories of Famous Soccer Clubs Scotch Team Helped Buy THIS COULD BE THE YEAR
The English Cup -And Very Nearly Won It
By TIM GORDON
Nearly everyone has heard of the Hampden Park Roar, but not many football fans outside Scotland know which club, plays at Hampden Park.
Most of them have the idea that Hampden Park is, like Wembley, a stadium for special matches only. It is, in fact, the home of Queen's Park, the celebrated Glasgow amateur club. There have been three Hampden. Park grounds. The present one is at Mount Florida, and, despite that name, has a playing pitch 35 feet below street level.'
not
went on to win have beaten the trophy.
Queen's Park did reach the end 1885, but final in 1884 lost both times Rovers,
to Blackburn
WHEN YORKSHIRE NIP IN
TO END SURREY'S REIGN
By NORMAN YARDLEY (Former England and Yorkshire Captain)
While Jack Reid and his New Zealand side have settled down in some of the finest Spring cricket weather I can remember, the talk in Britain's cricket dressing rooms has centred on the 299 stand at Lord's on May 3 by Mike Smith and namesake Don Smith, for the MCC against Surrey. Yorkshire it had eyebrows tilting right up in the air. The questions being asked are: Is this the beginning of the end for, Surrey's six-year domination of English county cricket, and is this where Yorkshire snap back into their old top-of-the-table form?
In
k summer,
one
It has been sald that if played on the right ok and Queen's Park is
the two on the left; the other three "mother" of the Scottish F.A., were bunched in the middle of then it is surely the "god- the flekk mother". Certainly, the famous club, over 80 years old, has alla more even formation and be Queen's Park players adopted
Just as one swallow does not ingworth, who did the double so; It was the drawing of Queen's - ways played leading part in
framing soccer laws and ensure wildered their opponents with Park to play Partick Thistle make
carly-convincingly last year. shrewd and accurate passty. Ing
It is bowlers who win matches that Scottish
Scottish season hammering of a county football is Other teams which had hitherto in 1887 that led to
attack does not offen well governed,
mean and so that little company have clubs withdrawing from
anything more than that the the power to win quite a few. English Cup.
bismen have gut well on top Especially as there is plenty of and given the bowlers a hiding. baiting to give them support.
Just the same, think the CTUCKS which usually appear when any great side breaks up are beginning to show among the Surrey böya.
Park.
relied on individual dribbling. were soon copying their line
up
To begin with, there were no than £6. matches against other clubs. At
that time, few clubs existed- and those thai did could not
Revelation
the
01
nd-
arosc.
Many critics already suggest that young Brian Stott is ready for England duly as opening batsman, I should prefer to see him with more experience. He la excellent material, but it would be a pity to rush him too early. Then there BTO Ken Taylor, Frank Lowson, Brian Close and experienced bateman. True, Wille Wats may be missed. But & strong
Wilson
On July 9, 1867, the club was and technique.
An Argument formed by a bunch of Glasgow youngsters who played football Queen's Park was one of the on Saturday afternoons in the original subscribers to the first
Since both cluba engaged city's
They English F. A. Cup, introduced Queen's
and the tie was Axed. the annual subscription in 1872. The Scots contributed a were Scottish
to be played in Scotland, an £20 towards the ut sixpence and the signing-on guinen
developed 35 to Ze at one shilling.
trophy cost-though their in-orgument come for the year was no more whether the English FA
Big Alec Bedeer, for instance, the Scottish F.A. should Judiente if any dispute
I laid dow with a pneumonia At a meeting of the interna bug that could keep him from fional, board,
decided bt-out bowling for a number Vie il was that Scottish clubs should take of weeks yet. After all, the Big part only in their own nationalella is coming up to 40 and you do not recover as smarily at that the Glaswegluns Cup competitions.
They
All that is wanted in Queen's Park has not had Ine as you did ob 20.
In rodition Tony Lock is just something extra, that turns meet the fabulous the present century the out- Wanderers in London. Only a standing success it enjoyed in back in action after his water company of talented individuals publle subscription ralsed in the nineteenth,
although the operation for the Denis Comp-into a great side..
ton type of damaged imee. No Queen's club has contributed So in
many body knows how completely he Queen's Park's early | Glasgow enabled the
famous players, such as Alan days, the numbers had to play Park eleven to make the trip.
is cured; it is almost certain he among themselves. The Pre-
will have to go easy for a while,
other. Naturally, like every
afford to travel far. It is on in the ery first year of the record that an away match with Ayr was cancelled, because the competition, Queen's
Park players felt the reached the semi-final. distance to be travelled-about had
30 miles-was too great.
sident would plek a side to play
10
thrilling. Just
The Scottish style of play a team selected by the Secre was a revelation to the London tary. The Captain's cleven crowd, who saw a would challenge the President's goalless. the Lightweights would take on the Heavyweights.
-First-Match-
draw.
ift and complete return full atness.
Yorkshike sido is there.
·
Not Easy
that
I hope Ron Burnet, the new Yorkshire captain, con supply it. He has a mid-sized Jab on his
Q
Lancashire, Derbyahlro, Essex, Sussex,
and Gloucestershire Hampshire are all potentially strong sides, But I feel that they are more likely to be spollers of other poople's chances' rather than emerge champions.
They have the talent to pro- duce brilliant stuff on occasions, but not enough for the consis
that
bringa tener
throughout the season.
Tho' Bito
FUCCCES
Somerset, too, aro in that bracket, with their two Austra- Hans, Bill Alley and Colin Me- Cool, giving them the bite and stability they need. I suspect, however, that they might miss their third Aussie bowler, John McMahon,
110w in League cricket,
If I were asked to pick a dark horse in the race--a very dark one-it would be the very young Middlesex side. Their en- thusiasm could take ther a long
way.
I feel that clubs like Leice-
two
oh
step into county cricket at 39, stershire, who have been on the Hut Burnel is a man-sized char-bottom rung for the last acter, and I still feel Yorkshire year, will have to rebulld can do it.
almilar 'Unes with young play- ers, even if they do not
win many matches for a while. There ready-made just are no more players to bring in.. now that established overseas have to qualify for three years.
[WORLD COPYRIGIÍT]
| Morton, to the game.
The Hampden Park team's Scollish appearance in a Unfortunately, | Cup Final was in 1900, when erkeketor, I wish both these boys hands, because it is not easy to
Celtic. The club the Queen's Park men could not It lost 4-3 to afford to stay in the capital for entered the First Division of repiny. So they had to retire the Scottish Longue in 1901, from the competition. Wanderers but has never won the champ
Uonship.
however, went on to win the Cup.
It has, the Second Division In 1873, the Hampden Parkheaded team
exempt from all (wice in 1823 and 1856, Queen's Park's first match rounds. to-the semi-Anajs, Whatever fortune the future who against another club took place in which I should have met may hold for the men on May Day, 1868. The oppon- Oxford University. Because of wear the black and white strips of of Queen's Park, one thing is ents were fellow-Glaswegians the
the Scots, who Porlick Thistle,
were some of
the game certain: their club will always Queen's went on to was never played. Again, the boast one of the most honoured beaten 2-0.
Glaswegions might names in association football. enjoy a spectacular run of suc- team the Cosses.
In 1872, when the first Scot- land-England international was played at Parlick, the Scotulsk team was composed entirely of Queen's Park players. The re- sult was a goalless draw.
The first ⚫ Hampden Park Tound was opened on October 25, 1873. Not a gool was scored agalust Queen's Park there until two years later, when Vale of Leven achieved what was be- ginning to be though! impos-
Wits up
business
engagements
Are Drobny's Days Over?
By DEREK JOHN
sible, IT WAS THE FIRST GOAL IS Jaroslav Drobny, 1954 Wimbledon champion,
CONCEDED BY.
QUEEN'S
PARK FOR SEVEN SEASONS!
The club's first defeat did not come until February 1870, when the famous Wanderers beat the Scotsmen in London
In the first 20 years of the history of the Scottish Cup, the famous Glasgow Club won the trophy no fewer than 10 tithes. Twice, Queen's Park players
nearing the end of his career as a great singles player? Is the "Old Fox" too old at 36?
These are the question's 1
"He was right off forn against English tennis fans are asking. Pickard, but what about his For this month they saw him good resulta on the Continent
No one says any licked at a minor tournament in this spring?
up-and-coming thing about those. 17 minutes by
Tony 12-year-old
Pickard,
"His tennis has sufferod ate- ranked No. 8 in Britain.
business to attend to."
But the point I am making is that right now these two great Surrey, match-winners are
'I think Northants will be' without not on top line, and' them the
champions were good side again, but until they modest-looking set more genuine pace In their thrashed by o MCC side to the tune of 40 wickets, to help Frank Tyson's for four wickets declared.
speed, I doubt that they can win lap place., Spinners · all need pace off the pitch-spin- gers like that: grand little Aus- has italian George Tribe, who done the double in each of his six seasons with Northanta und that other Aussie left-hander, Jack Manning, from Adelaide, who took over 100 wickets:List
season.
Very Ordinary
Without them, Surrey were tame, and looked very ordinary indeed, It Peter Loader and Jn Laker are called for. Test. duty, what will they look like then?
Sumey must still be rated the Number One county sido in Bri- taln. But I still say this could be the year when Yorkshire nip in to end Surrey's amazing ve- quence of triumphs.
I know that many people- Including a lot of my friends Eversons in Australia and New Zealand-will jump to the con- clusion that it is probably a touch of Yorkshire prejudice. But I promise you it is not.
Yorkshire today have potenti- ally the best side in the com- peution, Freddie Trueman, who took six wickets, Including hat trick, against the MCC on May 1, has never bowled better. And young David Pickies, ready as fast as Brian Statham, is now on invaluable opener with him.
a
Al-
Drobny hopes to answer hisly because ho has had a lot of things, Bob Appleyard is t
this year.
·ever,
As important as any of these
again and is bowling his fastish we It three years rusning, and critics by performing well in
a off-spinners as well as not a goal was scored against injor tournaments
My own view; Drobny in them in the first three finals. But Mrs Rita Drobny is ready to much slower but still dangerous That means he can be just about
force in world tennis, And the most dangerous' In the early 1870's, most foot-answer them now. ball teams consisted of seven Says Rita: "My husband is not Tony Pickard deserves a higher Britain. In support attackers,
and four defenders.repeat NOT--Anished yet. Not ranking in Britain-London Ex. tlce players Of the
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