Drive Made For More Soccer Wages
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 14,
1938.
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Alec Jackson Tells
The Story
Alec Jackson, capped 18 times in International soccer, told a Sunday Chronicle
the recently reporter whole story behind the great drive to obtain increased wages for pro- fessional players. Jackson walked out of the game five years ago. He considered that a footballer who nt- tracted the crowds alsould receive a wage commensurate with his "draw ing" powers.
He tried this himself by playing for Ashton National on a "gate" percentage, and it was only because
of the attraction of the big League clubs surrounding Ashton that his lead was not followed by other famous players.
THE LIFE STONY OF CHARLIE MCCARTHY—Once upon a time, a great oak free known as Mrs. McCarthy loosed a tiny acorn which (for that was his name) sprouted and took root.' The kindly sun,, supplying valuable Vliamin D, shone upon the litio seedling, and Charlle became a lively young sprig. One day, the movie section of a stray newspaper nestled in his branches and Charlie knew his desilny. He wan
star trucki (His adventures will be continued to-morrow).
"The public read recently that "That extra money is made by for newspapers, Bryn Jones had been transferred writing articles from Wolverhampton to Arsenal at working in stores, and remuneration the record Bgure of £14.000." Jack-from commercial advertising." son ndled. "But what they did not read was that all Jones's is really entitled to from the transfer is £10.
"If he has not already received benefit match, all he is allowed to receive is £130 a year for every year of service in lieu of a beneft,
"The
public may think that a Orst is satisfied with Jackson is Ποιν
the earning money class man through football in a nice comfort- muximum wage of £0 a week. able manner, simply by using his me disillusion them. Skill and knowledge in another direction. The days of
injuries, sickness and uncertainty as to the future are over,
DRAWING THE CROWD
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"A man who can draw the crowd and I know one or two of them- make anything up to £30 a can week or more. His club knows it, and they are satisfied.
"It has nothing to do with them. "Look at me 10-day," he said, "It is all done outside their official
knowledge. can make a happy and comfortable living, and earn well over the amount I would receive as a profes sional footballer."
BROKE, UNWANTED
Alec walked out of professional soccer five years ago with the firm conviction that he had wasted years
of his life.
He realised that unless he walked out of it then he would finish up as
many thousands of professional athletes have finished-broke, un- employed, unwanted.
"My contention is that the player has given more than has been given him," he sold.
PASSING OF VETERAN CRICKETERS A REAL LOSS TO THE GAME
Hugh Trumble And Jim Kelly Mourned
"Instead of being a tradesman
can cara where he
good steady money when he is over 30, he must
The passing of Hugh Trumble and J, J. Kelly, two stalwarts look round, when he is finished, for the job he gave up when he was of Australian cricket of former days, will be accounted a real loss about 16, and sought fame in the by all those who knew them or played with and against them, soccer field.
"Sometimes I ask myself whether writes C. G. Macartney in the Observer. Although Trumble was footballers are not victims of a kind never a contemporary of mine, I have watched him in action. As a of slave trade,
slip fieldsman there were few who could be called his superior, while
1 is surely a matter of common sense and business. If you play for "If any friend of mine thinks of as a batsman, although he never reached the top flights of brilliancy It is believed in football circles a provincial club you can hardly becoming a professional footballer 1 or technical skill, he was a most reliable performer in the second that Jackson's specialised football expect to reap the same rewards as would impress on him that when he half of the order, and a great fighter in situations that demanded Jnowledge could be worth at least you are playing, say, for The signs professional forms he signs|
£50 a week to him.
for a life contract."
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IL was as a bowler that he was younger generation. Although it is pre-eminent, and in this capacity he thirty-three years since he retired was superlative in accuracy, flight from Orst-class cricket, he was still and spin. As a boy I had the good one of the personalities of the game, fortune to watch him in action in and, as such will be always re-
membered. one of the Test matches at Sydney in 1902,
against A. C. MacLaren's which he team, and the dimeulties in placed the batsmen made a tremend- oug impression on in all the morc
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who were opposing him--MacLaren, Rain Again Washes Out]
Hayward, J. T. Tyldesley, Jessop,
Braund and Lilley-who were then
in their prime.
1 learnt a lot about bowling that
Singles Programme
day, which stood me in good stead Rain yesterday again washed out I knew Hugis the Hardcourt Tennis Singles matches
Jity
as at the United Services Recrea-
afterwards. But
one went
semi-finals
Trumble best in capacity secretary of the Melbourne Cricket tion Club, and a re-arrangement of Club, and a more popular person the schedule has been made neces- ility in a position where tact and saty, Yesterday's fixtures will be diplomacy were valuable commodi-ployed to-dny and the
And.and finals, which were dxed for to- tles would be very difficult
to him, day, to-morrow, Saturday and Sat- Nothing was a trouble und he was hospitality itself which announced later.
day, will be played on dates to be to Melbourne. A ever
To-day's matches, therefore, will ho grand organiser, played a great part in the development of the Mel-be: bourne Cricket Club; and the amaz- ing alterations that have been made cricket ground to the Melbourne during the past few years, and the success of its undertakings, were in no smal! measure due to his ability and sterling qualities. By his death cricketers, legislators, and ull as- sociated with the gmine have lost a good friend.
MODEST "OLD JIM"
Although J. J. Kelly also was not a contemporary of mine, I had the pleasure of playing against him in his testimonial match at Sydney In 1806, when the 1905 Australian cleven opposed the Rest of N.S.W. As D wicket-keeper, while
perhaps not attaining the brilliance of Carter or Oldfield, his successors, Kelly was always very sound. He was also a very useful batsman who could play
Singles
A. E. P. Guest v. S. A. Rumjohn; S. A. Gray v. Tsul Yun-pul; Tsui Wai-pul v. H. D. Bumjahn.
Doubles
A. E. P. Guest and A. V. Remedios
G. Choa and O. Rumfahn.
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Seventh Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 24th September, 1935, (weather his part on occasions.
permitting) may be obtained at "Old Jim." as he was generally the Secretary's Office, Exchange known, was ok of the most modest
was a kind friend to young Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the
players,
of men.
He retired from active work some Sports Club; and the Stables, years ago, and seldom would he miss Shan Kwong Road, any match on the Sydney Cricket. Ground, where he and one or two
cronics
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON 15th September,
By Order.
C. BL BROWN,
Secretary.
Thursday, were always to be found on silting in the same place discussing 1938. the merits and demerits of the pre- sent day as compared with the old. And in this connection "Old Jtm" was always most generous to
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