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WEEKEND SOFTBALL
CHAMPION BRAVES CLASH WITH SCAA IN WEEK'S FEATURE MATCH
By OLLY VAS
This weekend's softball matches will hold more than passing interest for followers of the game who loyally trudge up to King's Park week in and week out. As in most other sports upsets are bound to occur and so for the 1959/60 soft ball season has produced more than a generous share of surprises. This 'run' if you wish to so term it, may well continue for there is a well-balanced programme this week.
Tomorrow afternoon there is only one game at King's Park. The Junior league tussie at 2.00
Fred p.m. between
Diesta's Dodgers and Douglas Murray's New Aria College team should lum out to be a light game.
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Collegians ennnot be taken too lightly by the Dod- hand gers but on the other with Baker Humain displaying such good form on the pitcher's favour the incund the odds Filipino squad who are current- ly among the leaders in the Junior division table.
Sunday' opraer features the Cheyennes and Toreros in a ladies' match at 9.30 am. With the present low standard of play in the ladies' league one is hesitant to predict the outcome of ANY ladies' game excent perhaps those matches In which the potential cham- plous, SCAA are engaged,
Either Way
The decison could go either way and personally I think the Toreros could come out on top. What a treat there in stute for
league followers. Senior
Jadie
Immediately after the game the Pandas clash with the Saints. The former have always been notoriously slow starters in any season and this year has 50 far no exception. proved the Pandas have not come up against any real opposition.
The Saints bre out to make I three victories in a Winners? The Saints by a nar- again, row margin but here there is the possibility of on upset by the Chinese team whose
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The match of the week is that between South China AA and Tike Graves nt 2.00 p.m. The latter are of course defend- ing champions, Vie Pedruco of the Braves showed in a recent practice that his pitching has not suffered from a long lay-off, t would constitute a major upset If the Braves love this one for the champions have depth in defence and a wealth of players who wield heavy bats.
Formidable Task
Winterbottom: The Facts
HE SUFFERS BY THE NEW HER FAULTS OF OTHERS
Says ROY PESKETT
The loneliest man in sport sits at his desk high above Lancaster Gate, while the most bitter controversy Soccer has known for years rages about him. Walter Winterbottom, director of the FA coaching scheme, part-time boss of the national team, stays silent. He must. His contract forbids him making a public counter to the attacks slung at him.
The attacks reached a peak after England's dismal perform Iances in South Amerlas,
came
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I have known Walter since plan for the England side." It is on his insistence that Eng- the war. I have seen his back stoop a little more each year land has turned to youth
aside for the 1902 His wife, Anne, was subjected with the weight of the problems butid up lo umpleasant remarks while of his young players. Yet he is World Cup. shopping, and his Both Alan, all as kean and enthusiastic as home from school erying on the day 13 years ago when
From that muméni, backed by He tries to show no signs of chairman of selectors Joe Meará, the storm blowing over his bead.
he began to bulid The teams But there was thankful relief
Winterbottom, were picked by on his face when the Football Mears and one other selector,' League expressed their belief in ¦ and then put to the rest of the hôn, with the announcement | committee for their OK.
because Daddy is no good, and he first handied an FA team. boys fold me.""
he's going to lose his job the
Let me explain EXACTLY what it Winterbottom's job, Its imitation and lie sponsibilities; and remind you of his RECORD.
re-
Recently just for a few hours be was England'ť tene manzger Sydney, Nov. 19.
when he watched pinyers in a The Australian Lawn Tennis League match to catalogue their Association last night repossible value to the national commended that amateur team. players should be allowed
receive "generous" advice expenses for 250 days
to
his
Later in the week he gave
to the Intermediate selectors before they chose the under-23 team to play France. He hurried off
spend 48 hours with the Football League side two days later,
year. Sydney sports writers said today
this recommendation was accepted by the internn- tional Lawn Tennis Federation It might mican that Neale Fraser, the Australian Davis Cup star could earn between the A £3,500 and A £5,000 by staying
an amateur next year.
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when
And
that he continues as their team. manager-after reports that he had been relieved of the job.
When he walked to receive a at gift from the Swedish FA The banquet which followed the Wembley game, the room rocked! with applause.
Biggest Burden
But the biggest burden that Winterbottom has to shoulder in the widely-held mir- apprehension That he plokk
Just as, in October 1955, he handed the selectors his list of! 30 players from whom he said he emild build a tearn for the 1058 World Cup.
What happened? Ia 25 months England were not bestena run of 18 Esimes,
ended by Anally
Ireland, Included were victories over Spain, Brazil, and World Cup, holders Western Ger- many.
the side, and that he should class suffer for its tallings.
Then came Munich. World players like Duncan A thing of shreds and patches,
Edwinds, Roger Byrne, and the post of manager of the most
The truth is that he is hand-Tommy Taylor-key men in the hotly criticised notional team incuffed by A selectorial system new team-were killet. Thani the world is a part-time affair.
His full-time job is coach to that restricts him to advising, was the end of his first dream
And it the nine men who side. He took it
actually vete a player in or out The replacements tried hard leaving the RAF In 1046.
his reject
hvice, there is but failed in Sweden. And with as a coach he is supreme in the nothing more he can do.
the inferior material given him, workl.
I KNOW that he * had the disastrous tour of South players foisted upon እሷ: he America was soon to follow. didnt ward, while men he be And after the South Ameri- lieved should be in have been 'ean disasters the selectors passed over.
| tired of "rubber-stamping"
choice. Winterbottom - Moers Once again cach of the relectors are putting forward
conflicting
Is claires. their
the men
Still Keen
The favourites of the crowd in the Junior division are un- doubtedly unr Stardusts. Το them will be given the
for- Fraser told reporters fodny midable task of beating the that it was not definite that he Cheyennes al 3.30 p.m.
would make a private overseas lour as an amateur next year.
Switzerland always asks him Stardusts Frankly the
Jack Last night the Austrailan LTA
to attend the annual conference hitting power against a pitcher granted his request lo make of coaches and referees.
So it's on much nonsones to The who knows how to Loss a such a tour.
Italian FA tried to sign him criticise his team as 10 slam him other offelul change of mice ball and I do
Commenting on this decision
years ago; the Brazilians think for the not think they can upset the
ʼn great deal of the man who directives-like where the team Cheyenne applecart this week. Fraser said: "It was suggested
gave up a pre-war teaching job should spend the night, whether Nevertheles8
interesting to me that if I wanted a private
I should apply for DAS. to become professional with they should be allowed to talk game is in the offing and there tour
This I did but as far as I amn Manchester United, and the to the Press which he musi should not be more than five
to obey. the concerned there is no guarantee | Russians sent their coaches FIX or
rung Aparating
{"China watch him handle with the Cheyennes that I will make teams,
training methods. Mail Special. taking the decision of course,
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Remember this. He is allowed
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The rest of the time they are with their clubs, often schooled to play a far different type of game than with the side.
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In two days he has to weld
of together 11 men
different skills and temperaments.
Could, any of the club men like Busby, Cullis, Swindin →→ mentioned as being in line for his job-do better?
The Brazilian coach is an overall boss. So is the Swede, the Italian, and the Spaniard.
Winterbottom
part-time manager of a part-time team,
We will stay a second-class nation while his training schedule is restricted to the odd days the League clubs will spare their players and while League football in England is more important than the tearn.
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