THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1950.
ENGLAND'S SOCCER XI NEEDS A LEADER WHO
FLAG OF FRIENDSHIP
England's Captain, Alf Ramsey, accepts a souvenir of the international soccer match from the Yugoslav Captain, Mitic. In the centre is the Netherlands referee of the match, Mr Van der Meer.
Young MCC Batsmen Waste A Golden Opportunity
Canberra, Dec. 12.
WILL GET HIS MEN INTO
A TEETH-GRITTING MOOD
Says PETER DITTON
It is perhaps fortunate for the England selectors that they do not have to pick another International team until next April when England play Scotland at Wembley. They certainly have something to think about after the game against Yugoslavia at Highbury.
them-
After being two goals up a rather complacent England team allowed selves to be overrun by a Yugoslav onrush that combined good football with some of the unfortunate Continental type tackling.
In the face of this onslaught Alf Ramsey, appointed captain in the continued absence of Billy Wright, failed to inspire his men to the teeth-gritting mood which was necessary to halt the visitors. Ramsey is a great artist and a great full-back but he should not be saddled with the additional responsibility of captaincy.
What was needed was a little, other automatic change and more give and take by England. Arsenal's Lionel Smith must
I thought that Dutch referee, K. L. Van der Meer, did not fully explain to the Yugoslavs that the tactics which they might be able to employ in their own country definitely do not "go over" here.
DISTINCTLY ILLEGAL
For instance, twice in the closing minutes, when England were trying to snatch a winning goal, little Johnny Hancocks was clean. away when stopped by methods which were distinctly illegal. The first time his shirt was almost pulled off his back
time and the second
he was subjected to one of the best body-checks I have seen outside an ice-hockey rink.
Of course there were
im- mediate smiles and apologies from the defenders, but the fact remains that two goal-scoring chances were lost. All that happened that -two free-kicks
were awarded against the Yugoslavs and by the time they were taken the defence had had time to get back into position,
was
fancy his chances of getting a second 'cap' at the expense of -left-back Eckersley.
Hancocks, Mannion, Lofthouse and Baily I would also retain, but the harder shooting and directness of Langton of Bolton may mean that Medley will lose his place at outside-left..
(London Express Service)
New Plan
Kendall's
Pat In The
Swim
No More
By W. H. Edwards
Pat Kendall is a swim-
Toming champion who won't
Aid British Athletes
London, Dec. 12. British athletes are likely to benefit considerably when plans formulated' bý the Southern Committee of the Amateur Athletic Association full fruition.
:
come to
Younger MCC batsmen, striving for places not have been uncalled for. training will be included, and
in England's team for the second Test, wasted fine opportunity today to advance their claims.
Freddie Brown was over crease when run out.
a
the
On the first day of the match here against New South Wales, Southern Districts, the local
The Cambridge pair, John side did well to dismiss the
for 180 runs, to which Dewes, out the first ball for the MCC
career, and they replied with 72 runs for first time in his five wickets by the close of David Sheppard (14), both fell play.
Though the pitch enabled, bowlers to make the ball move the slow slightly all day and nature of the turf was against
did this stroke-making, account entirely for the mo- derate MCC total.
not
top Cyril Washbrook, the scorer with 49 runs from the of No. 6, unusual position Trevor Bailey, who batted splendidly for 43 runs not out, and Len Hutton (22))all show- could be made ed that runs
to good deliveries.
The ICC innings was notable for the sustained fast medium bowling of B. Robin, who maintained life and length during an unbroken spell of two hours despite his 20-yard run and energetic action.
Soon after being given a rest he had to be carried from the field with cramp.
be in the swim next year.
Having taken his medical
degree Kendall, English sprint champion, has had to decide that work comes first, and that will leave little time for the training that produces champions.
race un-
"I don't intend to trained" said Dr Kendall. "So you can write me off from all of the big events."
John, brother of the blond, giant sprint champion, is shap- ing like a lively shadow of his speed-charged brother.
This Committee has a project
The Kendall family bristles to assist active atheltes during winter months and for the pur- with swimmers and doctors. pose of their scheme the Fat's father, E. Hume Kendall, In International matches it is gymnasium and shooting range is a Harley-street specialist. He rather difficult to order a player of Chelsea Barracks are to be was manager of the Empire off the field. But there is no changed into an indoor training Games team to New Zealand. harm in administering a severe centre. caution and such a step would All possible facilities for
But despite these two in- the throwing net from the cidents, either of which could Amateur Association's summer led to a goal, England school at Loughborough is to should have won this match be erected for shot-putters quite comfortably. Their inability and discus throwers. to do so may be partly accounted for by the fact that three changes It is also hoped that а
will be dug were made from the side that jumping pit
against the shooting- had played so well.
range for both Wales the previous week, Han-high and long jumpers. There w cocks, Eckersley and Lofthouse will be fixed blocks for start- coming in for Finney, Smith ing hurdles, climbing ropes and Miburn.
and for vaulting. a pole and
have
CHANGES UPSET À TEAM
box.
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in
And there's sister Anne, back- stroke star-in-the-making.
Of John it can be said that, so far as speed swimming is concerned: "He's got it off Pat." So much so that he has already
to got down 58sec. for the
John Pat advises: "Watch next year.".
Which suggests that the name. The British Amateur Weight- of Kendall may not, after all,
in be missing from the list lifters Association are also the scheme, and they will champions. provide a weight-lifting expert who will supervise the
of
schedules of weight-lifting Wins Soviet Chess
training for athletes drawn up by the two Associations.
Championship
Changes are always likely to upset a team although in this instance I accounted Hancocks and Lofthouse as two of Eng land's best performers. But now it looks as though further changes are going to be necessary
While a joint administration before the next English Interna- tional eleven takes the field. will be undertaken, any coach
London, Dec. 12. Bailey, who has shown fine
Leslie Compton I do not expect will be free to follow his own
Paul Keres has won the 18th
Chess to receive any more 'caps. He methods of coaching with his USSR all-round improvement in re-
Championship, cent weeks, again impressed as is definitely too slow on the turn own athletes, The centre opens sooring 11.5 points out of a a partner to Bedser in the open-and while he is still a magni early in the new year and will possible 17, according to a Tass The majority of the wickets, ing attack. Another pleasing fea-ficent 'stopper' in the Arsenal operate two nights each week news agency message received particularly those of Parkhouse, ture for the MCC was the con-team, his effectiveness is de- with three hours nightly until | in London today, McIntyre, Close and Bedser, tinued good form of Douglas creased by fifty percent when end of March, so, that athletes were thrown away by the bad Wright despite fibrositis. His not playing with his
who take advantage of the full strokes of men right out of form shoulder today felt a good deal
programme will have 26 nights' better than when he bowled on
during with the bat.
The return of Wright in favour training
the winter Saturday.-Reuter.
of Watson would seem to be an- months-Reuter.
fréely.
TWO WERE UNLUCKÝ
But two batsmen appeared unlucky. Most people thought, that Hutton hit the ball hard on to his pad when given out leg- TO before, while those square the wicket were convinced that
Drobny Wins
Lahore, December 12. Egypt's Jaroslav Drobny to- day won the Astan singlés, lawn tennis championship beating Fred Korvalski of the United States, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, In the final.
Miss Dorothy Head of the United States took the worden's singles title, beating Mrs Joy Mottram of Britain, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, United Press.
colleagues.
THE GAMBOLS
HOOGY NIGHT
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PARTY:J.
OLD MAN}
30 GLAD LOVELY
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THAT
club
(PHEN!-IT'S BEEN FUN [BUT I'M GLAD IT'S ALL
OVER - NOW I CAN REST
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OFF MORNING
EARLY IN THES
Keres, who held the Cham- pionship previously in 1947, took first place in an international tournament held in .
Poland earlier this year. Reuter.
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