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ON THE BALL
with Bill Slater
SOCCER NEEDS SUMMIT TALKS
Wanted: 'a summit con-".
ference to settle the Rules
! problems
Boccer.
of world
at
may
agreement
must
be reached - NOW
Jaws a
game haN,
Shoulder-charging between players le Alto sometimes But I feel sure that unfair, it is less open to abuse than some of the obstruction, and Laction which "Loreening"! have replaced it in some coun- tries."
The shoulder-charge is a no- tural part of soccer in-British conditions. It has evolved with the game and it would be, an Artificial act and a great pity
it were removed, Other point of view
The fact is, that the more the more people are tempted to try to And loopholes in them. Professor Parkinson might say, legal technicalities multi- ply to meet the demands ou them,
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER -15,- 1960.
WEEKEND RUGBY
Recreio chalk up their
second successive
win
This was a day which would have warmed the cackles of any forward's heart a day with a wet ball, a greasy pitch, and light drizzle throughout. But the Club de Recreio, on Saturday, with no slzable forwards in their pack managed to stave off the Dragons forwards and contain their three-quarters. They were so, successful in fact, that, playing on the Dragon's mistakes they ran out worthy winners by nine points to six..
By PROP
Recrelo do not possess the necessary, height or. weight. to indulge in haid forward battles and their usual policy is to keep- the ball on the move and use their speed to wear down the. opposing defence. But this policy they were unable to
three carried adopt on Saturday. for the ball that Wiggett
tacklers
over the was 100, grepsy to handle, with would-be
How Dragona' line only to become a any degree, of success.
was in victims of the extremely short their speed over evidence when they peunced on deadball,line at Bookunpoo. be extremely: populce, with the two dropped-pames; and tcored. The Sopkumpoo authorities would twice,
players and referees of the Calong if they were to rear- range their ground to ertible the rugger pitch to have a larger "In-Goal" crea
Too stereotyped
fish past, Roberta for the touch- down.. Manuel Kavier with a good kick all but netted the e- tra points:
At the interval the score re- minod at 0-6.,
Dragons started the second half strongly and kept the Regrelo boys pinned in their own half of the field for long spells. Awarded two 'five-yard their 'Borums they puthed lighter opponents over the only The dn both occasions, to 'be beaten to the touch- down...
Opportunist.try
A little more than a week ago there was a
rules. Cricket, Ico, has bitter and unpleasant realised this with L.B.W., Body- matched, naw, all the bitterness inter-League
and haggling ever Throw and And tennis did not sort between England and Drag
but te fool-mult troublen until Italy in Milan;
the prerent simple rule Was equally unpleasant adopted. under-23 international between the same two in New- countries castle; and, in Bel- gium, Arsenal full- back Len Wills was
Take this business/of protect-
Ber: Trautmann, Manchester sent off in his club's ng goalkeepers, 1. peronally, City's German-born goalkeeper, would limit it to the goal arén i has no doubts about his Ukes. game with Antwerp. because if it were extended to In Britain, he says, tacking may be hard, but it is face-to-face. In each case, misunder-the penalty area there is a dan-
standing and bad feelger that it would be misused. On the Continent it is often easier to chase a set ball-after with a penalty' goal. Newbiggin, | everything that they had at their
When a team has achieved a coming from the side
behind, ing resulted from winning position the goalkeeper players and referees minutas, taking excessive time of different countries to clear the ball. interpreting the rules of the game different-
Time to act
could waste vital seconds, even
Fair charges rare To overcome this, a time rule would have to be passed. Then the goalkeeper might seek the aid of fellow defenders, passing the buil to and fro and so break- This is the age of Inter-ing the time count. This would national football. Already there bring forth another law-and 35 exists World Cup, played on. every four years, and many ather annual tournaments such Soon as the European Cup.
will thero
Euroncan Lengus.
The Dragons, with a mono- poly of the ball in the fight, were too stereotyped in their play to break through a very tenacious Recreio defence: Time and
again ther endeavoured to pass the ball long their · back-line, tinze and again they failed owINK to close marking and bad handling. Of course
possible to It is handle a reary tall, but not with the finger-tips! It's inuch a kick ahead!
out
L
pair of
Finally Recrely broke out of * Recrelo, hard hit by injuries their half and another dropped ・ and “other engeremable" were pars was all that Alex Xavier
forced to call upon thả s
Was waiting for. Away he went, vices of their two " coaches, and picking up the ball showed Wiggett and - Penman, who everyone elso" a clean donned the Recrolo colours heels to touch down for a good to de baille with their former opportunist try half-way to the legni-mates.
corner flag. Manuel Xavier was Back came the Dragons and, unable to add the extra points: after an infringement in the 'I and for the rest of the game Recreio "25," they had an op- the Recreio alde defended des
threw Dragons portunity to increase their lead perately os
however kicked
and Une. wide Michael Figueiredo punted high downfield.
Fumbled
Leong nearly slid over on two went cccasions, the cowarda close and Johnston just missed a vonalty with another good kick, On one occasion a desperate kick to touch from "in-goal" hit the post and crossed the dead-ball line!
It is not enough, however, for one country to point out a weak- With no apparent plan in their ness in the game as it is played attacks the Dragons forwards by another. Each must try to fought hard for the ball and sce how and why is soccer is then found themselves pushed diferent-tho
part
played by ack as their threes missed
passes and the speedy Rerreio Dragons fumbled the ball and conditions, for instance. Then a common approach Com be threes took the ball with their Recreto were awarded a penalty from the resultant serum eveived.
feet. From this criticism I
exclude the that must For although I feal
Dragons Manuel Xavier's kick was not many games have too many halves. Roberts took Leong's quite good enough and the Dra-
But Dragons could not apply From rules; soccer is perhaps service very
the finishing touches to any of well throughout gets conceded a minor.
Recreio stoca their movements. the game; the fault lay further the drop-out however, they Little too far the other way.
Incurred the referee's disap-arm in the face of til onslaughts That is why I urge the
After a deal of initial sparring, proyal and Recreio were award- and at the final whistle were Authorities to get together. It is worth noting that it is
when ed a ponally in mid-field and on Ultimately. of course, the Dragons took the lead
using his speed and the "25." Xavier made no mis-worthy winners. almost impossible to charge the
application of the law and is Chubb,
For Dragons. Leong, Roberts, goalkeeper fairly. Because he
Interpretation restą with the weight to good advantage, broke tako with this kick to level the
Newbiggin, Hope, Johnston and rather than handles the ball
to Play switched the other Chubb were prominent. Recreio plays with his feet, he is rerce. Far better a basic law through the Recrelo defence and score. extremely
for him to apply in a common put Stewart over about fifteen mobile; and the
From a end of the field, where Recreio were best served by Mendes, Beriso mimeer, than a series of wards in from touch.
wero caught eff-side at the Chaves Alex Xavier Michael these tournaments are opportunity that players have
shoulder-to-clause and sub-sections to be difficult angle Wilkins' kick at
goal went wide, and Dragon's scrun and Johnston kicked Figueiredo, and Coelho, survive it is imperative in meeting him
carried out to the last detall.
A scrappy game admittedly. very good' goal from thirty yards that some agreement between shoulder are few indeed.
But the more fact that there Football, remember, is part looked set for a big score.
but it was good to ste Recreio, Recreio did well to hold out with a now podden bail,
their two countries on Interpretation of
And, as in civil life, under a period of extreme pres- Again: Recreio replied within ably advised by
How-minutes of this score. of life.
coaches, play the sort of Kame which was more sulled to the prevailing conditions.24 dust an
to
be
the rules is achieved quickly. is both the possibility and the
An
sider
urgent problem to con/threat of a charge is usually is the spirit of the law that sure from the Dragons.
whether shoulder- sufficient to make him put the really counts, not the letter.. Is
(All rights reserved) charging, capedally of the goal-ball into phy quickly.
keeper, should be allowed.
And let me say at once that 1ste Bits merit in scoring a Hoal by charging the gial- keeper into the net. He hre tanah time as it is particularly in his goal area. The number accidents to goal. of surious keepers within the goal area in recent
ample gives years evidence of this, I would be happy and relieved if the charging of the gel-keaper in his area were made lilegal.
They mustn't try ̈
It would of course be im- Possible for a group of legsla- tors to meet around a table and drew up a set of rules to meet eventuality in every
Dycry soccer country. And frankly I l hope they would not try.
For we must never farget this most important feature of football: it was not invent.
P
ed like a card game, with next set of rules, clear and concise to be followed to the letter.
beer! Football has
different condi- tions and in many different parts of the world,
evolved, in
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The very absence of complex legislation has allowed football to Accommodate not 'enly, an immerge variety of racial tem- poraments but also widely dif ferent pinying conditions.
11 is because the game is basi cally simple that it has spread 90 widely and 40 rapidly throughout the world, The fewer the rules the better. Once a game gels bogged down in a mass of legislation, it becomes muce of a legal battle than sport.
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England Soccer chief JOE RICHARDS (he's chairman of the selectors and president of the Football League) talked of his plans to keep our international stock zooming In this frank question-answer sessión with TERENCE ELLIOTT, 151
How do you, as No. 1 zoiector, forl about the 4- win against Spala?
Proud of the team, but I don't want people -- thinking we've jumped to the top of the tree all ai once.
A
What's the reason for England's sudden
andden.
tip-
Dur
Burgo this season?
It's hot three wins are the accumulativo effect of past efforis, Mr Walter Winter- bottom, who has had more than his fair sharo`of kloks, is entitled to some st.. tha praise. The getting-logether. ". before
the matches and Alm-sessions afterwards are alds to better results,
Were you (always con- fident we would
iurn
the corner!
Yes. The old-fashioned English style of centre. forward play helped us beat Spata
.... and, of course, everyone saw we can play their game as well as they
20.
Q
“What about "Me' Winter-
bottom's suggestion, of series La club', v. country through the winterf
It's an idea at the The Lengua moment, will co-operate in every possible way for the good ef team, Clube the England have shown they'ure pro- pared to release players for sido 'and the international practice: games.is -
*Eng-
Will's succesful land sido boost the fall-
The
win
ing League gasten? A It should do. Aagainst Spain has',sot "everyone "talking and taking
an interest in football.
„What-In, your 'alimato
Qime apurt from the
1962 World Cup↑
We're going to play with
determination
we want English football to be si, the top. The World shead, Cup is a long way but we will keep on work.... ing hard and trying Ideas because these
SLOW foreign
. teams are not invincible.
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