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A TACKLE
By CHARLES BUCHAN
It seems that when I brought up the subject of the sliding tackle, I ralsed a storm about my head. I am glad of this because it has done one thing; it has brought the matter to the notice of the authorities. Something will have to be done sooner or later and the more the subject is mentioned, the quicker it will be dealt with.
Many opinions have been asked and many arguments raised about the sliding tackle, but nearly all deal with it in the category of rough play. It is nothing of the sort. The tackle is legitimate provided the player intends to play the ball. It
TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1937.
Cary Grant and Constance Bennett in “Topper"
THIS PSYCHOLOGY IDEA
IN FOOTBALL
is not because it is rough or unft Where It Would Be A Help
that the sliding tackle should be abolished, but because it slows up the game, destroys combination by making players part hurriedly with the ball, and, most important of all, is the cause of many injuries.
It can be done quite easily by a revision of the laws, now 60 years ld and quite out of date. Last sum- mer there was a proposal to rewrite the laws simpler and plainer language, and it will be done 50011. That is nol enough, They will have to be remodeled and brought in line with present-day methods.
By Arbiter (Frank M. Carruthers)
Clubs, it is said, are now practising the science of psycho- logy, but I am not sure what is meant by this. Neither are they. It may be that it is more than a study of temperament, and this has been described simply as common sense.
If the players are to be regarded The dropping of a player, is lightly with more human sympathy and an told as if it were of small moment, attempt mude to understand more but there has never been one with fully their renellons to the disap- ambition who has not felt humbled pointments of the game and the life and aggrieved when he has been left within it, it will be for the general out, unless he realises that his form good.
has gone and that a rest will help One golden rule may be laid down. him to recover it. Always, however, Not one of the present 17 lows is
The better the player the more sus- | it is essential that there should be clear-cut or decisive. There is no ceptible he is to disturbing influences. frankness on the part of those who pinin definition of obstruction, tackl- The higher he has climbed the more have to make the decision. ing or charging. Even the laws damaging to his moral is a fall." relating to off-side, fouling and
Try to imagine the feelings of the handling the ball are not defnite.players as they were dressing after They all place the onus of deciding the recent match at Blackpool against whether in offence has been com-
the Irish League. They knew that mitted on the poor referee.
the selectors were then choosing the sides for the trial. Would they be picked? The · experienced player. dues not deceive himself. He knows BASKETBALL LEAGUE
When the F.A. do make up their minds to overhaul the laws I am convinced we shall see a big im- provement in bath the standard of play tind refereeing. Then that harnased official will go on the Bekl not as a mind-reader, but as one
whether he has played well or poorly and yet so conflicting are the views of those who sit in judgment that he can never be sure of the verdiet.
who knows exactly what he has to Felt His Position
do.
During the past few weeks I have spoken to several club managers and one topic of conversation has been the player molor-car owner. Many of the inanagers feel strongly that no player on contract with in club should be allowed to drive a car; some of them have gone so int as to forbid their players to drive. Soon there will be a big fure-ep. The Injuries received by Ellis Rim- mer, the Shefield Wednesday out- side-left, a few days ago has brought matters to a hend,
Players feel the reflection of being dropped more to-day than ever be fore, owing to the publicity and in- creased interest taken in them. They never enjoy any privacy.
Hongkong University Win School Crown
the
Then
terms. eine the
Imagine
The Hongkong Schools Basketball the feelings against
by
Hongkong those League, run of
Basketball Association. bas been who had been left out. There was one who obviously felt his position won by the Hongkong University acutely. "Don't worry," I told him,
with 16 points. They have wor "Everyone else thinks you played right encounters, and lost once. Wah
well."
His face it up. "It's kind of you to tell me that," he said, I even us- sured him that he was sure to play against Ireland, and he is bound now formation, whereas I realised that a to think that I had some sceret in-
strong influence would be required to persuade the selectors to change their estimate of his value to the side.
There are two sides to every ques tion. As a player, I can sympathise
Much the same thing happened at- with the players who feel they are
ter the trin match on the Everton -being treated differently from other ground. One of the players chosen
people and are being interfered with
to go to Belfast to-night said to me I can unduly. But
niso
when he heard he had been pleked, see the "My fairy godmother must have been club's point of view. Is it right they watching over me to-day." He left should be subject to the risk of hav- ing one of the star players-perhaps extremely fortunate. one for whom they have paid several
avro doubt that in his view he had been
thousands pounds put out of action
by some means outside the game? Remember, they would have to pay the injured player's wages accord- ing to his, contract.
NEXT WEEK'S FIXTURES
Badminton League
The following are the Badminton League Axtures for the coming week:
MONDAY
"A" Division
King's College v. St. Andrew'a
University "[}"
St. Andrew's
v. University "A" "B" Division
v. Chinese R.C.
Mixed Doubles
Kowloon Tong
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"Division
Kowloon Tong v. Free Lances
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Mixed Doubles
St. Andrew's V. Free Lances Kowloon Tong v. Recreio "B" Recreio "A" v. Univeralty
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Nam College and St. Joseph's College are second with 14 points each,
In the Junior Division of the same league St. Paul's College are first without being beaten; while Wah Yan College "A" leam in second, with one defeat.
the
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On Monday, December champion team of the First Division will play an exhibition match against the Rest of the Schools, after which Mr. David Au, the President of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., will distribute the prizes to the two champion teams, 44.30 pan, at the Chinese Y.M.C.A.
gymnasium.
W. L. Pls. 0 1 10
7 2 14
7 2
The following are the results of the Students' League:
Senior Division
Hongkong University Wah Nam College St. Joseph's College St. Paul's College Wah Tal College Fong Lam College Wah Yan College King's College Sai Nam College Chung Nam College
It would save a deal of heartburn- ing if it could be explained to a man why he had been omitted from national team. No established player should be dropped out of his club side without being told why, and the blow should be softened before the St. Paul's College list is posted in the dressing-room. Wah Yan College (A) He would then not be left to slink Snl Nam College away convinced that all the forces King's College
Junior Division
of a harsh world were unfairly ar- Wah Yan College (B) rayed against him.
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