1937-11-25 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMB

NUMBERING OF SOCCER PLAYERS

MISTAKES WHICH COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED EVEN SOCCER SCRIBES

WERE OFTEN WRONG

SOME INTERESTING EXAMPLES (By "OLD HAND")

Glasgow, October 16.

JOHN

HAVE OPERATION

Unlikely To Fight McAvoy

Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

October 05

Jock McAvoy, the British crucis- rweight champion, may not have his projected fight with John Hen- ry Lewis for Lewis's world title after all, Lewis is to have an operation for nasal trouble, and it is unlikely that he will be able to fulfil has promise to defend has title against McAvoy at Wembley next month.

Last Friday Lewis was badly

the Cuban heavy weight, Isadore Gastanaga, and subsequently a

fight which had been arranged for him with Hank Hankinson, a Los Angeles heavy-weight, was con-

IT is a commentary on the bloodlessness of Soccer knocked about in his contest with

football at the moment that an English an- nouncement about numbering of players in inter- national matches has given rise to almost unlimit- ed discussion in the sporting columns of the Press. When a comparatively mild engender heat simulated

breasts of the "scribes,

of this nature can otherwise in the be taken for granted

that there are few other topics of live interest to hand.

celled, Lewis's contest with Arturo

Godoy, the Chilean champion, ar-

ranged for October 28, has also

been cancelled.

CLUB SECURE LATE TRY FOR

The fact is that few football writers have got to the root of the question-and that is simply whether the numbering of players is to be of any aid to followers of the game when international RUGBY WIN matches are staged. In my opinion it will be. Writers who allege that "it is quite unnecessary" base their statement on the fact that most players of international calibre, even in England, are known to them, or that at least those writers have each player marked down for identification soon after the game starts.

Small Ships Offer Resistance

RES WYATT RELIEVED OF COUNTY CAPTAINCY

CRANMER TO LEAD WARWICK

THE COMMITTEES STATEMENT

London, October 26.

The differences between the Warwickshire County Cricket Club and R. E. S. Wyatt, captain of the club for eight years, came to a head yesterday when Wyatt was relieved of the captaincy and Peter Cranmer, the England Rugby international, was pointed in his place.

After a meeting of the general committee of the club, held Birmingham yesterday, the fol lowing statement was issued

On a report from the executive committee this recommendation". was made and adopted:

That while appreciating the vices of Mr.RES Wyatt as tain of the club for eight years, the executive committee, after careful consideration, unanimously decided to recommend in the best interests of the club a change be made in the captainey and that Mr. Peter Cranmer be invited to accept the

· position for 1938-*** Interviewed in Birmingham, A try gave Lammert in the Cranmer said he had accepted the last five minutes of the game, and invitation to captain the team It is perfectly true that most man who had "made" the goal and

converted by Oliphant, gave the hope it will be all right,” he added. the leading expert football writers can pick congratulate him on **out each man in a very few min-up work. One could be excused Club "A" victory over the Small shall serve the club to the best

Ships, in a friendly Rugby encoun-of my ability utes of scrutiny. But then, for thinking that the other fellow ter on the Club ground yesterday. NO COMMENT FROM WYATT that's their job, and they are ac-and not, M'Grory, had got the goal. After a scoreless first half, Navy Shortly after the conclusion customed to the task. They go This matter of mistakes brings gained the lead early after the re- the meeting, Wyatt drove up in his to the match looking for players several recollections to my mind. sumption when Morgan made valu- car to the Chamber of Commerce with certain characteristics, say Once, at Stark's Park, where Raithable ground and sent Adams over Building, where the decisio fair hair, or shock hair, or red Rovers and Celtic were in opposi- for a try, but Marsh failed with the made, and picked up one of the hair something they have tion, two Glasgow writer friends kick "learned about from descriptions of mine made a serious blunder.

published in the papers of the Celtic dominated the game, and at throughout,

enly country from which the visiting five minutes to go were leading by players hail. And very seldom one goal. To all appearances the the does the expert make a mistake game was over. My Glasgow tacks. cath gave a sound ex- cannot say. I do not know that when a visitor scores, even in a friends decided that they'd make zhibition at back for the Club. scrambling movement near goal.

:

The

ame

members of the committee. was a vigorous one Wyatt said that he was not pre- and the sides were pared to comment on the decision. Close marking by Asked when he would be likely to

-most of the at-make a statement, he replied:

cks broke

MISTAKES HAVE BEEN MADEwek get-away, leave before the

crowd blocked the bottle neck exit MCHARDY Yet such mistakes have ber and phone their “verdict" and the

made serious mistakes too. I ca result to their respective papers WEDS AT HOME

A LATE GOAL

An Interport Custodian

will at all

Mr. RV Ryder, the Warwick- shire secreta:

declined make any comment on the chang of leadership.

WOULD BE SORRY

Sir Charles Hyde, president of the club, said the committee would be very sorry if Wyatt found that he was unable to play for the

In the very last minute of +? game "Toky Duncan, in Celtic's penalty area, armed a ball, travel-

The many friends of Sgt. Wil led on a little, and scored. The goal ham Stirton McHardy, the Police was allowed by the referee, Baith and Interport goalkeeper, will be here has never, he said, had equalised

county next season.

recall an international match at and catch a convenient train. Wembley when at least fifty per cent. of the critics swore that a certain Scot bad scored. One of the leading English writers was among those who made the mistake. To convince himself he visited the

friction between th Alate captain Scots dressingroom. Had he asked

glad to learn of his marriage in "Who scored the goal?" he would

When I arrived at Kirkcaldy Post Dundee, on November 9, to Miss Ed-and the committee, but it was felt that the team had got into a groove have learned his mistake. He didn't Office my friends had finished their munda (Mona) Kinnison Fenton, and a change was thought neces

He walked to a player who waphoning and were about to leave elder daughter of the late certainly the man who had scored for the station. I said. "Did you get George Fenton and of Mrs. Anne E "It is somewhat in the nature of but who wasn't the man named by that last goal-Raith's? The pair Fenton. the critic in his report. "Did you were dumbfounded. Right away According to a report published score?" asked the writer. "Yes," they connected with their offices in in the Dundee Courier, the bride was the reply. The writer chuckled Glasgow. But the damage Had he asked the player's name been done. The verdict gu would have discovered his mis-Celtic credit for a good hake But he took it for granted

that he knew player by head

mark Actu

the players bee

he didn't da

ubered there

would have been no room for doubt

or neces

THE HANDSHAKE Surely most football writers have had occasion to wait till the in-

the result as 1-0,

many thoNSANG

KBGC LAWN BOWLS CLOSING DAY

The closing day and present

evitable handshake in order to of lawn bowls pri identify the man who put the balloon. Bowling

the net for a score But even held on Sat andshakes may be misleading. On Bowls and tem several occasions, I have seen Jim-during the my M'Grory, for example, wave at 2 pm:

akers" and prizes wil away the intendin himself dash

inger or inside iurea will

was given away

the

of the

Mr.

sary,

figure

brother

SAINTS JUNIORS WIN

stay with

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ed between the scramble.