ON THE BALL
with Bill Slater
THE CHINA MAIL,
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1961.
ENGLAND'S SOCCER SCHEDULE IS STUPID
'Burnley's recent predicament-having to play one It's
League match and two vital Cup-ties in eight days-spotlights once against the absurd con- gestion of fixtures in the English football programme.
In the circumstances, I feel that Burnley were perfectly justified in fielding ten reserves in that much-publicised League match against Chelsea.
My view is that a club has two ligations in any compell- tion to play hard to win and to give their opponents an even Right. Burnley fulfilled both obligatione.
Who to say that the regular first team, intent on remaining frer of injury for their Europeau Cup-tie and perhaps feeling ↑ little jaded following a surfeit nt sites, would have been, ale to do the same?
won the World Cup largely breause they were able to re- gard all their 20 players AG equally worthy of selection. Binzil never felded the same team twice in succession in that concentrated tournament.
World
ruining her
Cup
The pressure of the present two-Cups and League system clearly prevents proper train- ing and practice of the national teara. And the situation has not been im- proved by the unfortunate timing of recent Under-23 International fixtures.
chances
With a year to go to the 1962
Cup. World
Portugal as s'ready selected 18 players for training which involves collec tive practice three days a week, every week, as well as matches against a strong club side.
Regular practice
Back in the 1953-54 season
Czechoslovakia has also the time of those 6-3 and 7-1 defeals by Hungary-England chosen 18 players for its World reconsider seriously Cup party. They are also pre- I hope that Burnley's ex-began to
approach to International
regular practice ample will now influence the her attitude towards team eclection
soccer. The Football Association Faring with
sions and matches against rightly recognised that team clticams, of some other clubs. For some-
or two pcsi- building at international level times, when one
a long-term affair, tions become vacant in a team, should be it may well be more effective and that players should win junior teams just as they do in many clubs.
More players needed to introduce whole new sections their way to the senior team via preparation programmes.
is
The Burnley incident clearly demonstrated one thing: it just pot sensible for any club eaught up in several competl tens to think la terms of eleven players only.
needed and
It
More are does not seem to me to matter whether additonal Blayers! are introduced into the first team over a long period of
into the cam rather than just a ecuple of individuals,
Continental and South Ameri- can clubs are said to use this method to advantage, But it does
mean that a club must have a great wealth of talent tr duplicate powerful binations.
Poor timing
com-
It is unfortunate enough that
timer or suddenly in the space our top-heavy hume programme
Not enough done
star! Many current England are, Indeed, graduates from the Under-23 teams of past seasons
Johnny -stors like
Hayne. and Jimmy Bobby Charlton Greaves. But how far has the
programme Under-23
helped the England selectors
of one week provided per-should jeopardise a club's scaron?
tien.
this
And
because the
pro has been badly
formances justify the selec- chances in the European Cup. Very little, I am sure.
More alarming is the way this primarily marathon programme is handi- | gramme capping England in her World arranged. 'Cup preparations.
It is worth remembering that, in the opinion of many obser vers in Sweden in 1958, Brazil
SHOCK DEFeat for arMY
RAF retain British
Inter-Services Soccer Championship
By ARCHIE QUICK
The shock defeat of the Army by the Royal Air Force by four goals to two at Wolverhampton enabled the Airmen to retain against all the odds the Inter-Services Soccer Championship which they won last year for the first time since 1956.
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The Army, having beaten the Royal Navy 5-0 and the Navy, In turn, having drawn 3-3 with the RAF, it was generally sup posed that the experienced The RAF. teo, had a lost Army side would win with some minute disappointment In that case at the Wunderers ground English Amateur International at Molineux. They needed only goalkeeper Mike Pinner
A couple of weeks ago, had the England V. Scotland Under-23 match-arranged to be played just a few days be fore the Sixth Round of the F. A. Cup, and without severel possible World Cup candidates for that reason.
Last week, England Under- 23 met West Germany. The match was arranged in this instance a few days before the
semi-finals, F. A. Cup
and again the selectors were denied .the opportunity ol seeing several World Cup possibles in international action,
It is nearly four months now. since the last series of full international matches Wag played and I cannot help feel- ing + t not enough has been donen consolidate England's position following that out-
promising revival standingly vees and a goal aggregate which brought four consecutive
of 23-5.
I welcome the way the Football League havie Co- operated by agreeing to Ena- Jand playing two extra
Most of the prominent foot- ball countries have concentrated But in England the likely World Cup players have only occasional get-togethers and no full-scale, competitive matches
ugainst strong opposition.
Yet I remember English players saying in Sweden in 1958: "If unly we had had more practice and play together.... I only hope they wont't be say- ing the same thing in Chile in 1902.
Finally, I would like to correct my recent statement that Bill Anderson of Lincoln City is the only England club manager who still holds the post he held in 1940. 1 seems that I under- estimated the fantastic number of managerial changes since the
In 1946, the enduring Mr Anderson was trainer at Lincoln and was not made manager unill 1948.
have swayed the result, The plain truth is that not one of them was a success. There was
matches in Mayagulnst a lack of urgency about them.
Italy and Austria. But I feel that stit more could have been done to bring togeiler the Cup probables for tralujag and practice matches.
was
a draw; instead, they were out- Junßt to turn out, but his de- played.
puty, local Fred Davies, of Wolverhampton Reserves, was
Big-name failures
La capable substitute on the few oconcions the Army forwards troubled him,
India leads 2-1
in Davis Cup tie
The Army had the excuse that stars like John Byrnc Crowe, by the way, told me (Crystal Palace), John Syden- | that he would not be averse to ham (Southampton), Bill Bax-a transfer to Heart of Mid- ter (Glasgow Rangers) andlothian, Although Newcastle- Fred Oraton (Aberdeen) wers | born, he spent most of his
Djakarta, Mar. 27. all injured, but even so they childhood In Edinburgh and India took a 2-1 lead over silli had enough top grade ma- | would like to return there. He Indonesla today in the second terial in the eleven to have played at centre-forward in this day's matches of the Eastern made victory secure.
match, and, although he never Zone Davis Cup tennis tourna- "Under 23" Internationals like looked comfortable in that post-ment in Bandung. Byrne and Sydenhamn were, oftion, he scored the two Army The Indian pair of Ramana-
Chris goals-one 30 seconds after the course, sadly missed, but
than Krishnon and Premjil Crowe (Blackburn Rovers), Alex interval and the other two | Lail beat Indonesians Sugiarto Young (Sentland and Everton), minutes from the end,
Fred Quinn (Sheffield Wednes- day) and Reg Stratton (Eng-
land's Amateurs and Fulham)
were class enough forwards to
CHESS
By LEONARD BARDEN
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Here is a miniature problem by 11. Zimmer (San Francisco Chronicle, 1900), White to play and mate in three moves.
London Krpiece Service.
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Man of the match
and Sie Kong-loen in straight sets 6-2, 6-4, 0-0.
The le concludes tomorrow with Krishnan meeting Indon-
The man of the match was eslan national singles champion Derck Stokes, the centre- Tan Liep-tjiauw and Mukher- forward for whom Badders-jee meeting tas Sumarno.- field Town recently pald AP.
·Bradford City £12,000.
playco at outalde-left, but drifled into the midillo a lot
and Kave Dunde United's contew-half, "Jock"
fino
Yeats, a worrying line.
Stokes netted the opening goal. after 33 minutes' play And the RAF's fourth 13 minutes from time, both with tremendous left-footed shots,
Sensational win by Pl boxer
Sydney, Mar. 27. Tiger Willis, 124%, of the In between Fred Harrison, Philippines, scored Halifax Town's right half tional ninth-round technical one minute after Blokes' first- knockout tonight over Aux-
art John Murray, Glasgow tralian
A
ACDAR-
bantamweight eham-
Bydney Stadium.
Imarett Keld Willie at bay with long leads
the most of fight but the Filipino kot La close a few times and ulnert had the Australian down.
Rangers winger playing at plon Johnny Jarrett, 121, 11. centre-forward, get the others, A lot of credit for title win went to
captain and RAF centre-half George Curtis, the sturdy pivot who has been with Coventry City since he Waz Afteen and who has re sisted dévéral
tempting offeta to leave them.
in the ninth of the reheduled 13 roundé Willis hoored Varrett with a solid left hook-UPI.
Four D. Jones BY MADDOCKS
{ SAY, WHERE
ARE YOU OFF
TO, THEN?
A LITTLE ERRAND, MATE T'LL BE BACK
FERDINAND
NANCY
Pl team for
MARILYN MONROE & JOE DIMAGGIO Davis Cup the
AT YANKEES' BATTING PRACTICES
St. Petersburg. Mar. 27. When the New York Yankees
baseball team naked
Joe Dlinagrio to return 提味
batting coach *xpectat
spring, they had no idea they would also be acquiring the most beautiful of coaching
assistants.
R this
In the last few days, Joe has been accompanied is practice by Marilyn Monroe,
sercen star who was formerly his wife.
Yankee baseball сар. Thio baseball fans here have learn- ! ed to hang around after ibo players pack up, hopeful for a glimpse of the actress. She usually walls in a car until.
Jac is finished, Yankee
manager Ralph Houk, pleased with Dlmoggio's con- tribution as special coach and batting instructor, would like to have him back in the same capacity next spring. "Joe has been very helpful,"
said Ilauk. after Dimaggio, a one-time Yankee outfielder, had completed his two weeks' assignment with the Yankees, "I am curiain nur players will The two are seen together at the benefit from his Upe on hil- Yankee training grounds. ting. In fact, 1 can see an In- usually after the playthu have provement In Bome of them left for their games
already," R lew or al miles away
outlying Happy over the way he has been towns. Miss Monroe usually i accepted by the players, comes dressed in slacks and; Bhuagcio is anxious for a re sweater, sometimes wearing al turn engagement next year.
Recuperating
Misa Monroe is here on vacation, recuperating from U recent liness.
Jockey "Baaforma
Jockey
IMANO
against Japan
Manila, Mar. 28. The Philipines today named a four-man Davis Cup team that
IFC was to have left today, but will meet Japan in their Enst was able to get another wethern Zene tie scheduled to be of what he called a "reprieve" stuged in Tokyo from April 21 from the food firm that hires to 23. him. He will spe' 4 the extra The players chosen by the time with the land af Philippine Amateur Ablette course with Marilyn-AP.
Federation's tennis commiilee Juon were rifonal, champion
Maria Jose, his national doubles Eduardo championship partner. Dinigo, and veterum Davis Cupe
Felicisand pers
Ampan andl Raymundo Deyro.
Sports Diary
TODAY
Hockey
Beat-
The Committee also designut-
Men's Int'l Series: Nepal and (SIP); England v India (KP)ed Alberto Quiroz Del nis at 5.30 pm,
head of the Philippine delega- Replay: Pakistan v Ireland tion which will leave for Tokyo creiaj 530 pm.
(Re-
on April 10 for the series.
Soccer Junior Shield Third Hound; Tung Walt v Caroline (CH) RAY
Jesus. Vergas, a Tennis Com- Happy Valley v CAA (Club) 5.30 mitice anember, said the Aus-
Police/Club Five-One-Soventralten Davis Cup team captain, (Police) ali malchts al 5:30 pm.
Gait Annual Spring Meeting Fanling and presentation of prizes,
Doxing
Harry, Hepman, was negotiating at for the services former Aus- atian Davis Cupper. Ian Agre the Filipino team. as couch of
UPI.
Colony Championships semifinals at Southern Playground, 0 pm.
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