THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1950.
BOAT RACE
The FA Cup Competition
THE SCENE IS SET FOR THE FINAL DESPERATE SCRAMBLES IN THE 'CINDERELLA' SECTION
The scene is now set for the final desperate scrambles for seventeen places in the Third Round proper for the FA Cup competition. These places mean a lot to the struggling, financially-embarrassed Third Divi- sion and Non-League clubs, for it gives them the right to go into the hat on Monday, December 11, with the let and 2nd Division aristocrats. And that means money.
}
The last of the amateurs disappeared with the defeats of Bromley and Bishop Auckland after gallant and prolonged struggles against professional Aldershot and York City.
The line-up for Round Two is fifteen (or 16) clubs from the Third Division South, twelve Northern Section teams, and six (or 7) non-League sides. The "out- side" survivors are worthy of mention. Here they are: Hereford, Chelmsford, Nelson, Dartford, Ashington and Rhyl. Of this lot, Chelmsford, Hereford, Ashington and Rhyl have a real chance of getting through to qualify for the roles of "giant- killers."
It is a long while since soĮ many Northern Section clubs have reached so late a stage in the competition. In addition to those through-York, Tranmere, Mansfield, Southport, Carlisle,
Rochdale, Rotherham, Hartle- journey to Crewe, with a League pools, Oldham, Bradford, Wrex- visit to Norwich sandwiched in ham and Crewe must be added between! Who would be an Gateshead and Stockport, who Argyle player? were excused
the third The only thing we can round. Fourteen representatives certain of is that at least three out of 24 clubs is a high per- Northern Section clubs will get centage for the "Cinderella" through-that is where they
Section,
until
Charles Knocks HEADS ABOVE WATER
Out Barone
In 11th Round
are
In the Southern Section, only Northampton Town exempted until Round Three, but other clubs with their heads still above water are Newport, | Exeter, Port Vale, Reading, Notts Forest, Brighton, Ipswich, Nor- wich, Aldershot, Bournemouth, Millwall, Bristol City, Plymouth, Gillingham Swindon, and Bris- tol Rovers.
Cincinnati, Dec. 5. Ezzard Charles knocked out Nick Barone tonight in the 11th round of a scheduled 15-round bout to is and what a lot of luck is at- successfully defend his tached to it all! Both Bristol world's heavyweight cham-clubs can be playing at home if pionship.
What a out-throat business. It
Rovers get "through while Ply--||
mouth, after having made the long trek to Gainsborough in
bel
meet each other-and three, maybe four, in the Southern Section are equally secure. All to League sides, so all of them non-League clubs are opposed
may go out.
RACE VICTORS
Yes, these are the Dark Blue victors of the annual Inter-Varsity Boat Race. The Oxford women won over the River Cam course and are seen here chairing their cox, Miss Moira Gilmore, after the victory.
Football
The Crazy State Soccer Transfer
League May Look Into
Of The Market
Charles, making his art so the last round, now have to state of the soccer transfer market. They may have to decide that some of the
pearance since
beat
Louis in September, hammered the bloody contender from Syracuse, New York, to the canvas for the full count of ten. Charles held command all the way.
Barone, a barrel-chested tar- get, was almost knocked out in the fourth round.
ever
Aussies v The Rest?
The Football League may soon want to take a better look into the crazy
factors which help a player choose his now club are not strictly in accordance with their own regulations.
The League know very well that for several years now there have been strings attached to some of the biggest transfers. Playera have gone to clubs who have been able to assure the player's security in a congenial and well-paid job quite unconnected with football.
In
It was from Arsenal manager a much greater say in his des- Tom Whittaker that the suggestiny. tion was first heard that even A great change has come over this most common factor in pre- the form of negotiation. sentday transfers is contrary to the past clubs negotiated first Football League regulation No.with clubs. Now, having permis- sion to approach a player, they
Brisbane, Dec, 5. A crowd of 10,085 wildly
MCC and Australian cricketers cheering fang saw Charlos. Dunch savagely and accurately have taken enthusiastically to a to whip the aggressive proposal for cricket matches be
tween Australia and the rest of former Marine.
The 24-year-old Barone, four the world as part of the
than years younger
Commonwealth jubiles celebra- 67,* Charles, failed to win a round.
tions next year. Officials were not so enthusiastic,
HARD LEFT
Charles, a polsed champion, ohtaed Barone's underlip with
NO BENEFITS
persuade him first to join them before getting down to business talles with the club that is pre- pared to transfer.
-(London Express Service)
There is also Regulation 63. Played Rugger With Referees Too
The idea is for two matches, which gives the League Man- They would be additional to the tests with the touring West agement Committee the power to deal with a player who
a hard left in the first round. Indies team.
Australian
Former test players Alan Kippax and Stan McCabe agreed with the proposal, but Sir Donald Bradman considered the scheme impracticable,
A Broken Back
pain,
Old At 50?
G. A. Hosking, Navy and His well. aimed punches to The joint MCC manager, Bri-practically compels his club to
transfer him," The committee England rugby forward, has Barone's face and head had the gadler Green, Denis Compton can decide not to approve pay-made the startling discovery The Football League's contender almost blind in his and Len Hutton were among the ment of his benefits.
that he has been playing in rigid rules have driven an- left eye when he bounced to the
Englishmen who favoured the In one way the situation has first-class garnes with a broken other first-class referee out canvas in the 11th. Early in the
idea.
all-rounder | improved--there is no longer back. fifth round: Charles drove
any suggestion of a "slave mar-
Sent out to the Far East of the game. Harry Wil- Barone into the corner. He bat Keith Miller also approved,
ket." Nowadays the player has station last season, he has just liams, Fulham building con- tered him with three hard rights
been returned to England with tractor, on the League list and followed with sharp left
an injury. Doctors seeking the for 22 years until he reach- jabs that had Barone dizzy.
67 says: "Any cause of a perplexing *Regulation ... It was the first time in 52 pro-
that Hosking was led the age limit last season, fessional flights that Barone had
club, player, or authorised agent discovered
of not suffering, as they thought, has decided to retire. been knocked down.
guilty directly or indirectly
displaced disc in the inducing or attempting to induce from a a registered player of another vertebrae (now quite a com- to leave for any mon complaint), but from an League club
club actual fracture in the spine. whatsoever, the
I understand for which he is registered shall
he is now in cricket be deemed guilty of misconduct
and be liable to be expelled, fin- plaster and will certainly not ed or dealt with as the manage-play again this season.
-(London Express Service) ment committee may think fit."
Also against the proposal were Charles, a veteran of 14 years Mr Sydney Smith, President of in the ring, scored his 68th ring the New South Wales Cricket victory. Charles has been knock Association, and Board of Con- ed out only once, in 1943, bytrol member J. S. Hutcheon purpose Lloyd Marshall in Chicago.
Melbourne Herald's
The gross gate was $53,334.- 50. Charles share is 42% per writer, P. J. Millard, reminded cent and Barone's 17 per cent that Australia still had to win of the net gate. United Press, the Ashes-Reuter,
THE
THESE
GAMBOLS
TROUSERS ARE GATING PASSIT TIGHT, GAVE)
YOU'RE GUTTING FAT
A FEW GAMES OF FOOTBALL WOULD
SOON GET MY WEIGHT: DOWN
\ CREÁK
WHO IS THIS REG.
HARRIS
Dry
Barry Appleby
I'M AFRAID, MY SWEET THAT YOU'LL JUST HAVÉ TO GROW OLD
GRACEFULLY
Occasional FA appointments were all that was left to him, and he called it a day after the London Challenge Cup the be- Crystal tween Spurs and
how. he
was his
Palace.
In the dressing-room after- wards he was asked felt. "As fit as ever, reply, and the man who has trained assiduously throughout his refereeing career certainly looked the part.
This age limit is doing the game a bad service. One man at 50 may be twice as quick and alert as a man many years his junior. He should certainly, have greater experience." But what do the League day? A man is finished at 47.
braiant
Perhaps The League would be too big to adopt the form for referee assessors prepared orLA by the FA, but that is the wayish svatbc to tackle this problem. 9VDA Examine referees from time to ribonac time, sort out the chaiff, and HLILITO), drop them from the list but forest to qid goodness, sake keep the goodnos nuo mi ones even if they'ro 90-just vo long as they are good enough.
inden. Bugtreis Beroien)