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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY,
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Give the poor old ref Macaensis A should beat KCC
more money
(While we're all talking about higher pay__for_British
footballers, what about a fairer deal for referees?
The referees' fee for a Football League match is seven
guineas.
Spanish First Division referees get £20 a match and Italian League referees have just had their fee raised to £13-plus £4 a day expenses.
the
Britain's refores ато world's best," and 'as much they gel far more thin their fair share of the world's shown!ece mutches-but don't run away with the idea that they make a fortune out of it,
By GEOFF WHITTEN
There is, in fact, no fee at gale not far short of £100,000, What he did gel was the offi- all for
arranged matobes through FIFA, the world rulcial FIFA allowance of 50 Swiss Irancs (£4 14. Bd.) for each of ing body, whether at national or club level,
the three days be was away from home.
Not a penny
When.
Ilford for instance, schoolmaster Ken Aston went 10 Spain Inst month to take charge of the world club cham- plonship match between Real Madrid and Penarol he wasn't puid a single peseta out of a
Russian gymnasts U.S. tour postponed
New York, Oct: 27. The United States Amateur Athletic Union today confirmed that the Savlet Union's gymnastic team will not be allowed, as scheduled, to start its tour of the Unlied States next Sunday.
However, the Union proponed come
that
the Soviet team
"some time" in December.
The Soviel gymnasis were
scheduled to give exhibitions
In nine United States cltles.
Their first appearance in the to be United States was due at West Point next Sunday.
Union explained that 'The this postponement" was due to the fact that applications for visas had reached the United States Embassy in Moscow "too late." AFP.
Out of this he had to pay for his own air Insurance, meals en route and all other incidental expenses.
Had he been in the kind of Job bald by plecework, or by the hour or day-as some of his fellow-reterees are be
could, indeed, have been con- siderably out of pocket.
of
The strangest anomaly ull is that the FIFA rule does not apply to matches between the four British countries.
Thus Arthur
Holland.
of
conforence November 10.
in Birmingham
on
Kon Aston
turn professional we shall re- place them with boys signed on For the time apprentice forms, being we have as many as wử we are allowed."
Portsmouth
of
several cluba that do not yet. kavo any apprentices.
Objective is to form re-
And thele manager, Fred- gional Leagues in the Midlands die Gox, is one of many who are far from enthusiastle about the by next 'acuson.
scheme though" he admits:** suppose we shall have join in once our present ground staf boya: pass the pre limit,"
APPRENTICES SCHEME IS IN DANGER
Fo
Main objection
Freddie's mon objection is that by becoming apprentices boys just out of school are de-
Arthur Holland
WEEKEND
this weekend and keep Senior hockey lead
By NUMPERE
With most clubs due to complete the first half of the hockey league pro- gramme on Sunday Macaensis 'A' hend the First Division table with nine points from five games and are the only unbeaten side.
Weekend fixtures hockey fixtures for this week- Following are the league
Next, como Nav Bharat 'A' | games. Fourth are Rocrelo 'A'. who have a better goal average Macnensis 'A' oppose KCC than KCC 'A', though both A at King's Paid and should havo eight points from six retain their umboaten, record. end;
Injured
SOFTBALL
South China take
on
Seminoles in
only senior match
By OLLY VAS
barred from winning Apart from a rather recent and unexpected, deve
lopment in the Senior league and the ladies being off to a slow start this season most of the local softball activity has been confined to the Junior division.
and regional honours at youth level and also, in marry districts. from playing in any competition antipatsellers of their own age.
ROOTBALL'S, well-inten-
tioned apprentice pro fesetonal scheme, launched five months only
880, airendy shows every sign of This 18 x genuine" objection, and one that is already engag- Barnsley, got a £15 fee for being an almighty flop.
ing attention of both the Lea- refereeing the Wales-Scolland
So far only 170-odd apprengue and the FA. match in Cardiff, whereas the
have tices
registered I have more thon a suspicion been three Frenchmen appointed to That's an average of under two though, that what many clubs control just Wednesday's for each of the 92 Football don't like is taking the risk of England-Spain affair
League clubs-and 15 per club giving. a boy a three-year con- Wembley got only their is the permitted maximum. Iract when they're not sure he'll expenses.
"maice."
AMD all the
al
about the headlong slump in Football League gates, no one has had much sympathy to spare for the non-League clubs, who by and large, are in an worse plight,
even
Reluctantly. more and more are be- of the non-Leaguers
the inevita- ginning to accept bility of a major reorganisation. proposed last The 'A who your that Leagues be rationalis- ed on a regionül basis, have now Invited 44 Midlands clubs to a
In a random check with clubs un mid down the country have failed to find a single club the scheme, though some assure me that they will do so in due
They'd rather it was the youngster who was taking the risk-as in the bed old days.
After five weeks of compell- then the championship picture is still not very clear for Buctuat ing form hos so for been a poor basis for forecasting
results of Junior games.
dusts scored a run less against the Antelopes to provide fans with two`shut-out matches to date.
TOMORROW
Ladies League
St Geroge's vs KGV 'Bat Over at Sookunpoo MC 'A' King's Park 2.30 pm. Umpires:- entertalu Recreio 'A'. Thle. Mair and H. Patterson.
at
Gremlins 'A' vs Recreio King's Park 4 pm. Umpires: K, Lall and F, Khan.
would probably be the day's- best match but for the fact that IC captain Karamain la on the injured its tid O.K. Victorians vs Oremiths 'B' at Dallah la also a doubtful Happy Valley 2.30 pm. Umpires: starter. The odds must there. A. Von Der Sluis, F. Soares. fore, be in favour of Recreļo, KCC vs KGV. 'A' at Happy As in last week's games Na? Valley 4 pm. Umpires: H. Bharat A and Army 'A' should Brandi and H. Crgbas, have comfortable wins over Recreio 'B' and Macsensis 'B' respectively..
SUNDAY First Divisions IRC W Recreio 'A' ut. Bookampoo 11.30 am. Umpires: WO Robertson and RSM
Macaeres 'A' vs KCC 'A' at from six games.
King's Park 9.45 amp. Umpires: Rangers, but having played only. Howe and J. Marval,
va Nav Bharat Recreio 'B' AVe have a game in hand.
Un- Prisons and Army B should A at Recreio 11.30 am. both take two points against pires: P. Xavier and C. Black-
burn, Lions
and Macaenals Rangers will find things a liteBookunpoo 2.30 pm.
Army 'A' va Macaonsis, 'B' at | härder against the Improving
13. Lull and J. Singh Demons
In Section A of the Second Division, Prisons are out on Lawrence. their own with maximum points Army 'B' are second on goal average over
bul
Nav Bharat. 'B' who went down by only 10 to Army 'B' lust Sunday should beat HKHC B
Army 'C' have eluht points from In Section 'B' both. RAF and
four matches but the RAF have a far better goal average.
Best ladies' match
Second Division Boetion 'A'
Umpires:
Prisons vs Lions at Stanley pm Umpires: D. G...Welling and B. Singh,
Park 2.30 pm. Umpires: Hale Randers vs Demons at King's
and Haylockt.
Macaensis vs Army 'B' at King's Park 4 pm. Umpires: Garton and A. Van Der
Stuk,
It is surprising to note that the strong Indians team cannot The Stardusts and Glants are even claim a single batter anking the only two teams to stay un- the first 20 In the current beaten, Close behind are the batting race. Indians and the third place in the league table is shared by Is going great guns with the bat A New Asia player, Ishlyams, the White Sox, Pandas and the with Newton of the Glants not New Asia Collegians, The two far behind while the Stardusts' Services teams, the Austers and Baker TUGHT whole weeks of a
HKHC 'B' vs Nav Bharat 'B' Hussain and E
another
Um- lic low
tromet Happy Valley 9.45 am. new season 'have now the Antelopes
in the Glant, Frankie Munz, are also with seven points gone by-and not one Foot-able with the Wolves the only showing power at the plate.
games. They play Army pires: H. Crebas and F. Van 'C' on Sunday and may provide Dongin. are still employed under the ball League manager has side still unable to win a match.
selback to the Army's pro- vet got the sack!
motion hoped.
达 Nothing
course.
Arsenal, for instance, havé
their 15 youngsters on roll, but five or six of them
pay
boss
TOOTS
Surprising
The way sume Junior teams are playing these days, upsets are fast becoming the rule but doub! If any shock results will be registered this week.
HKHC
ilve
are in third
The RAF should continue on
Way
against Dutch HC who have only one point from three games to date, and Recrelo B should produce of the season their first win
old ground-stafť soheme.
cortain Explains Highbury
their winning "Because of than that this state of affairs George Swindin: the wage scale laid down In the won't last until next May.
My forecast is that it won't. scheme these boys would have
November. with had to drop ten shillings a week even survive if we'd made them apprentices, the odds strongly on a Second "But as they reach their 17th Division manager being first in birthdays and become eligible to the dole queue.
Four D. Jones THE BULL BY MADDOCKS
IMPERSONARKET HAVE RESIGNED FROM THE RING
JIM AND I WILL WORK OUT OUR NOTICE, AND THAT'S FIMATE
NOW WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? TWO OF YOUR BEST MEN HAVE
THROWN IN THE
TOWEL
FEAR NOT, I'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS TOO LONG TO WORRY OVER TRIFLES
FERDINAND
NANCY
LAY OFF THOSE APPLES--- THAT'S MY TREE
BRICK BRADFORD
"WANT TO MEYLEN
Grums! You MEAN MOLLE HRUPP KAL
STEAL THE TIME.
YOU LA SEHADY, LE CHARACTER 1,50
MACHINE
1 DEN'T SAY "THAT ) I SAID I WOULD FIX IT) ・WO YOU COULD
THERE
NOW, HOW
DOES I
IF I WAS A BULL
FACING THIS GET-UP
I COULDN'T FIGHT FOR LAUGHING. I FEEL A RIGHT NIT
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
SEG YOUR PARDON, MISS LAYKE!
IRIGHT ONS
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YOUR
LEAVES
TOO
By Paul Norris
GALLIA HAS SIVAKU
ANNEʼAN QUE CALLED.. SZADMILAG Ł WYM SURPRET
So far five games have had to be called on in the fifth Ianfog
of because
the superiority of the winning teams. The Glanis registered #23-0 no-hitter against the Austers and then the Star-
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I hazard forecast that by the end of the season we should see the Stardusts, Giants, Pandas and Indians in a neck-to-neck race for the pendant. New Asia mlakt have some say for, with the return of the Chan brothers to the line-up, they are playing very good sobiball Indeed.
Beginners
The two unbeaten Junior sides will be seen in action again this week but they are certain to keep their records Intact.
The Wolves, beginners to soft- ball, play the Stardusts at 2.30
end the pm tomorrow
latter should have a field day of the plate and register a runaway victory.
The White Sox versus Austers game at 4.00 pm should turn out to be a better match to watch. The former are favoured to win.
On Sunday the all-powerful defending champions, the South China AA ladles, take on the Toreros and the result of this morning game is .. foregone conclusion.
We are reling very Door spectator support these days Whenever the ladies torn out and it would bé quite a boost to the game tore of opr Junior Blayers engaged in Axtures later in the morning could put in an early showing Add 'exercise their yocal chords.
There's nothing like moral support as the Alberican ladies' toartis, the Raybestos Brakettca and the Erv Lind Florists," wil tell you, for, in the recent Women's World Softball Final played in Stratford, Connecticut, there were 18,000 täna pt the game won by the former 2-0. Pity we cannot even boast of 180 these dayal
+
Reinforced
At 11.30 am the Indians should make quick work of the Antelopes.
The only Senior game of the week is scheduled for 2.00 pm when the SCAA nine, reinforced by Bunny Omar, “the Ismail brothers and A. R. Salleh, all ex-St Joseph's players, toke on Ed. Carvalho's "Seminoles, An Hasat by the latter is quite ponible.
To round off the softball pro gramme the Gianis come up against Now Asia at 4.00 pm. | The Collegiaris acé slowly setiling down to playing steady bait and while I expect that They whip goffer mozne, sort of opposition. I believe that Bonny Machado's pitching and good Relatni support di from the rest of the Glanda vyll prove töö much for the New Alfa Boys.
INFORD
Sports Diary
against Nav Rharat 'C'.
In the Ladies' Division to- morrow the match of the day- will be that between last year's champions Gremlins A and runners-up Recreio at King's Pork.
Both teams ran up. big totals last Saturday but Gremlins* greater experience will probably see them through against the younger Portuguese side.
Section. 'B' Army C vs HKHC A st Sookunipoo 4 pm. Umpires: U. 9. Dillen and M. Singh.
Nay Bharat 'C' ve HCC 'B' at Sooloumpoo 11.30 om. Umpires: WO Saunders and A. Cunha,
Dutch HC ve RAF at Happy Valley 11.30 a Umpires: A Aziz and G. Evans.
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