1938-12-27 — Page 20

SOUTH AFRICA'S BIG

SOCCER SCHEME

Johannesburg, (By. Air Mail).— South Africa has big soccer plans for 1940. Mr. Barbour, the honor- ary secretary of the South African Football Association, says that after the English F.A. tour of this country next season, South Africa will tackle the biggest scheme ever conceived by an amateur associa- tion. In South Africa.

This is to obtain simultaneous tours by famous English and Scot- tish clubs-probably Everton, and Heart of Midlothian—to tour South Africa, after which a South Afri-

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1938.

Australian Rugby Union Tour Of England

(By AIR MAIL)

Sydney, Rugby Union-The report that Cecil Barnes, the famous Aus- tralian Rugby player is retiring from the game, is denied. hero, In fact he has high hopes of playing for the Aus- tralian team which tours Great Britain next year.

Barnes, a five-eights, is noted for the great accuracy of his goal kicking. He holds the record for the number of points scored during the season at QUOLTOMATION/VACTICIENDITEERUTAN ©Sydney, with 176.

team would probably tour

can Australia.

Australia is preparing thoroughly for the tour. A number of trials will be played by New South Wales, Vic- toria, and Queensland teams at Sydney, and these will be followed by trials between Australia and the The. Rest, and Australia versus combined teams.

final

W. H. PONSFORD'S NEW

POST

Melbourne, Docenibor 8. W. H. Ponsford, the former Australian Test cricketer, has been appointed coach to Australia's M.C.C: the Melbourne Cricket Club.

His new post will provent his playing club cricket. Thus Pons- ford, although only 38, has retired from the playing side of the game altogether, for he retired from big cricket several sousons ago.

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