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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1980,
Blackmail can lead to soccer bribery and corruption
HOW PLAYERS FALL IN GRIP
OF BOOKIES
Debts set the trap
By Our Own Correspondent
London.
Soccer Footballers most to be pitied in the fixed odds
betting scandal are those who have laid themselves
blackmail. open to match-rigging by Fortunately, they are few. Our investigations have disclosed only three players who, because of their own heavy gambling bets, or favours shown in racing information, hove had to take orders from unscrupulous match benders.
One case ennierned a player who WAS cath 12 bookmaker's | Wack st He was told there was only one way he could get He was told: out of ble," "Your side have got to lose on Saturday. It's up to yine to fix the game."
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mates, and hin suspicious.
manager 1s
!
But he is brilliant player, worth a large transfer fee and plays well enough to keep his place in the Arst team,
Another ense is of a foot- buller sisa chalned to a betting: In the match which fallowed, ring. Though his fixing started devolle giving awny penalty with his own club he has tried!
earnings by and areasing comments into increase his
approaches 10 fool- newspapers about his own por
ballers with other teams. game, his team won.
making
The beis made as a result of his activities are rarely placed
This footballer is still in the grip of the gamblers, Her towns where the games-are-
distrusted by bin ies.m
YANKEES' NEW MANAGER
to be played,
£2,700 debts
A bookmaker told us of one player who, in a month and one
day, ran up betting debts of £2,700. In four days last Easter he lost £500 mainly on horses; and despite winning £90 on double on the Arsenal-Manches- the Swansea ter United and
County matches. Town-Derby
When the player failed to debts the commis- sion agent who laid the bets for him was put out of business. He
New York, Oct. 20. Ralph Houk, a 41-year-old one-time second string catcher, was tay named manager the New York Yankees to suc-meet these ceed Casey Stengel.
The contract year at Houk's request.
who Stengel.
• Yankees
10 1en
League pennants
of
for one said: was
guided
and
We had a strong suspleton the that he was betting for some-
one else. American seven
World Championships in
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"He denied this, but we found out he had been calling us from was released, by the another bookmaker's office in Yankees last Tuesday because the same city. of his age.
years,
"I believe this player had gol water with a of Houk, a into such deep The elevation
that he used the 1958 betting syndicate since Yankee coach
Wes announced at o stason.
me in a desperate allempt to stave off disaster, noon press conference.--AP.
"It cost me £2,000 to clear his bets I couldn't carry on after that, The stakes wore lifa high for me, particularly when I got nothing from the player." One difficulty in the way of
these unravelling
beltlag all. mysteries is that nearly players are known personally to une another. This means that lo "split" on someone is
to betray a friend.
Commended
However misplaced is this loyalty it has undoubtedly pro- tected the crooked player and made almost impossible for clubs in the Football League fo and proof. In the
there has past year been one outstanding example attitude by of a stiffening of
against the players
Soccer racketeers,
Jimmy Ferguson, the Oldham Athletic player, was commended by the League for bringing to light an attempt to bet on the Oldham. Athlelle-Crewe · Alex- andra game last Good Friday. He was supported by full-back and forward Jimmy McGill George Walters.
it the few who fall for easy money would take this attitude the present scandals in profes sional football would come on end.
TOMORROW: THE CURE
Four D. Jones
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UK soccer results
London, Oct. 20. Results of football matches played in Britain tonight were: FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP Firal round replay
Rochdale Seanthome
Second round Notts County Brighton
IRISH GOLD CUP
Coleraine
:
Semi-final
2 Linnsid
CHESS
1
3
2
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by LEONARD BARDEN
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WEEKEND'S BEST HOCKEY MATCH
Unbeaten KCC 'A' take
on champion Recreio 'A'
By NUMPERE
Another full hockey League programme is sche-
duled for the weekend.
KCC 'A' are leading the First division being still unbeaten with eight points from five games. They are followed by the only other unbeaten side, Macaensis 'A', who have seven points but have played one game fewer.
con
Nav Bhara! 'A' C
lying again. ¡f Macaensis
hold third with six points from five O.K. Dallah, they should be on gounes whilst IRC 'A' take fourth top of the league table after plnen over Recreio 'A' on gool Sunday's games. average but have played game in hand.
On Sunday Recreio A clash with KCC 'A' and will be full out to wreck their unbeaten record,
The Portuguese are a young fast side and it they can stop Carnell who is in great form on KCC's right wing, then they should end KCC's run,
At the same time, across the rond at King's Park, Macnensis 'A' play IRC A who oreduced a surprise last week by holding Nav Bharat 'A' to a draw. Here
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The other two First Division games should produce comfort- able wins for Army 'A' against Recreio 'B' and Nav Bharal 'A' against Macaensis "B" who ru pointless so far and fast head- ing towards relegation,
Maximum points
In the second Útvision 'A' Prisons head the table with maximum
five points from
second Rangers are Eames, with eight points from the same number of games, and Arny 'B' are third with six points from four games.
The only gamo Rodgers have fost
"B" against Army whilst the Army's only defeat
Was
was by Prisons.
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Prisons enterials Rangers At borne on Sunday and should go a shop nearer promotion.
Arany 'B' who scored Logainst Lion's on Monday play Nav Bharat B' and shonia"take" both points. Deinous may have the edge over Llons and HKHC 'B' should treble' their one point with
win over pointless Machensla C
In Section 'B' RAF and Army 'C' are lying first and second in the league table with maximum points from four and three games respectively. Third are HKHC 'A' with live points from four games.
The RAF are without a game this week but Army Cwill And it hard to draw lover with them In their match ogalosi hard-playing KCC 'B'. HKHC 'A' should win against Dutch HC at Happy Valley whilst IRC *D' should record their Arst win of the season against pointless Nav Bharat C.
It is hoped that IRC and Nuv Bharat can both find eleven players.
Fixtures
MEN'S FIRST DIVISION Sunday, Oct. 31
Reciélo A vs KCC 'A' #t
Theralo, 11.30 am. Umpires Khah, P. Xavier.
Y.
Matheists 'A' vs IRC 'A' at King's Pork 11.30 am. Umpires; J. Howe, Lall.
Hécrelo 'B' va Army 'A' at Recreio 2.30 pm. Umpires: H. Garten, A. L, Vari Der Sluis.
Nav Bharat 'A' vs Macnènsis 'E' at Sookunpoo 2.30 pm. Umpires: P. Xavier, C. Black- burn.
MEN'S BECOND, DIVISION Section A
Sunday, Oct. 23
Prisons vs Rangers at Stanley
4 pm. Umpires: B. Singh, A.B. Sousa.
Lions Vs Demons
st KGV 11.30 am. Umpires: J.K. Fel- lows, D.G. Welling.
Army 'B' vr Nav Bharat '3' at Sookunpoo 4 pm. Umpires: HCW. Crebas, DG Welling.
Macaensis 'C' vo HKHC 'B' at King's Park 9.45 am. Umpires: R.F. Podruco, C. Evans,
HKHC A vs Dutch HC at Happy Volicy 11.30 am Um- pires: A Mak, US, Dion.
HKC 'YE Army 'C' at KCC 2.30 pm. Umpires: L. Guterres, I.F. Fedruco,
IHC 'B' va Nav Bharat Caf Sobkumpoo 11:30 am. Unspires: WO. Robertson, BBM. Lawrence. LADIES DIVISION
at
Saturday, Oct. 22 #ecreto VS Victorians Happy Valley 4 pm. Umpires:
G. Eve, B. Matr.
Gremlins Ave Gremlins 'B'
pm.
at. Happy Valley 2.36 Umpires: A. Van Der Slule,
Ha CW. Crabas
KGQ Vs Bt, George's at, King's Park 4pm. Umpires: M. C- well, F. Kjiga,
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