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SOCCER

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 4, 1989. '

PLAYERS' MILITARY SERVICE

No Exceptions: Little Government Latitude Likely STRINGENT RULES SPORTS SCOTTISH

ON CONTINENT

Edinburgh. The football clubs are only now learning. what effect the new military service legislation is going to have on their playing strength.

If any directors have, long memories and think that there can be arrangements made such as were in operation during the Great War, I feel they are due a big disappointment.

At that time it was considered im-{ portant that sport should be encour aged and that the public at that time, suffering many restrictions, should have a good manly entertainment. Ar- rangements were made whereby sold- ier-players of various ages were able to maintain their connection with clubs and sometimes their own clubs. In some cases there were remarkable ex- changes that actually caused an ele- vation of football skill in districts where real football personality was un- known.. In the case of Edinburgh, however, nothing could make up for the loss of the grand Heart of Midlo- than 1914 team, although the Hiber- nians got the services of Gough, the Sheffield United goalkeeper, who lat- er played for England at Hampden, and St. Bernards had occasional as- sistance from Warney Cresswell, lat- er a famous Sunderland, Everton, and England full back, who was a record transfer man in his time.

THE DIFFERENCE NOW

'small

But the difference now, of course, is that only a comparatively number of players are being called up, and the game as a whole is not endangered. Therefore Government latitude is quite unlikely.

SOCCER

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decisions necessitating alterations in the Laws of Game have been made by the Intera- tional Football Association Board for the 1989-40. season and the much debat- ed law on charging has been further qualified,

It is hoped that now the law will be more generally applied this season as the footnote should assist players and referees considerably.

manner; or

COMMENCES

NEXT WEEK

Edinburgh, August 12 will be a date of more than usual significance in Scotland this year when the soc- cer stars are to begin their season's shooting at the same time as the sportsmen take to the moors..

For their "glorious twelfth" the Association football people are as thoroughly prepared as ever, and the kick-off five weeks hence is cer- tain to be heartily welcomed.

The Hearts, too, may have had some plans upset, which would be bad bo cause they have so very little to plan upon at the moment. The Tynecastle people, with a somewhat hopeless op- tion for a new ground apparently on

The old law read: "A player shall be their hands, and a somewhat useless penalised if he intentionally charges in dividend payment laid out, will surely a violent or dangerous do something before the season has charges an opponent from behind un- long started. The matter of their re-less the later be deliberately obstruct- serve power, for so long the envy of ing. (N.B. This is not intended to every club in the country, is causing penalise all charging, it is permissible concern to all their supporters and as long as, in the opinion of the re- must be regarded gravely by the Ty-feree, it is fair and the players con- necastle officials, whose one real cap-cerned are attempting to play the ball. ture for a long time would appear to The word "deliberately" before "ob- be the signing of Tommy Brown and structing" has now been deleted while that was one of football's flukes.

the footnote has been altered to read

The Second Division League fixtures that charging is permissible as long as in the opinion of the referee it is fair published recently suggest that clubs and is made when the ball is within in the lower circle are going to be more prosperous than they were last season. playing distance of the players con- The appearance of Queen's Park will cerned and they are definitely attempt-be a big attraction, and the return of ing to play it.

ATHLETICS

FIRST SCOT TO WIN A.A.A. JUNIOR TITLE

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Raith Rovers will be specially welcom- ed by their Fife neighbours and by the clubs in Edinburgh and Dundee and the

A PLAYER shall now be cautioned county of Angus. It is reckoned that

more

if he "Is guilty of ungentlemanly the Second Division will have conduct."

"colour" in' it, and will be considerably enriched, through having absorbed

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WHILE formerly a player "may be Queen's Park and Raith Rovers and

ordered off," he now "shall be parted with Cowdenbeath and Alloa.

When the Amateurs last spent a sea- ordered off" "if he persists in miscon- Allan Watt (Shettleston Har-duct after having receiving a caution, son in the Second Division in 1922-23. minor football experienced a boom, and Now that we have a form of con-riers), the brilliant young Scottish or is guilty of violent conduct." scription, and particularly since it is athlete who won the S.A.A.A. juniortions, and players and referees and team and earned the strong support of There are a number of other altera-the season did not prove unprofitable for Queen's Park, who were a winning for a very short spell there can be no exceptions, which would only ruin 100 yards and broad jump cham- the public would do well to get ac- the system as well as being unfair. pionships, recently became the first quainted with them before the start of their followers by carrying off the Sec-

ond Division flag. In France and Italy there are no Scot to annex a junior A.A.A. title. the soccer season, exceptions. In the first case it is only

At White City, London, he won recently attempting to evade part of their military that two footballers the youths' 100 yards race in the were imprisoned for service, and

in record time of 10 sec. Italy even the popular hero, Carnera. got into trouble since his travels led to his registration being late,

Clubs can do nothing about it here, and can only hope that their lads will be stationed nearby with prospects of Saturday leave.

WHAT ENGLISH CLUBS DID

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LIKE OLD TIMES In more recent years Falkirk and' St. arranging the season's fixtures Mirren have proved that relegation

Kong Football Watt, who belongs to Giffnock, tion are again following last year's the lesson will not be lost on Queen's Glasgow, has been in irresistible plan, which worked so successfully, by Park and Raith Rovers. The Second form all season, and stands out as arranging that most of the League fix-Division is now richly studded with tures be played off before the interven-names that once adorned the first-class Scotland's most promising young tion of any shield games or represen-game in Scotland. Dundee, starting sprinter. His time for the 100 yards tative games. S.A.A.A, junior final was 10 4-10 With the exception of Charity games Queen's Park, entertaining the Airdrie- seconds after he had returned on the Double Tenth and Armistice onians at Hampden, will feel that their 10 2-10 seconds in his heat, and to-Day, League games will be played opening match is, at all events, very

every week-end until nearly the end of like old times. day's performance is the best of his December without interruption so that by that time, the majority of League career so far.

games will have been played.

Second to Watt, came J. Archer, High Pavement Secondary School, Nottingham, and third was P. B. Smith, Blackheath Harriera.

It may be that some clubs will wish they had done what several - of the bigger English clubs did some time ago and persunded their players to join as a complete platoon some spe- cialised unit in the Territorial Army By doing so certain young players would be qualified for various duties rather than have to take a wider The H W. Austin-E. T. Cooke chance.

game was a pathetic exhibition. I did The Hibernians and St. Johnstone not know for whom to be more sorry are likely to be hit, if not hardly, cer--for Cooke whose fine work, his easy tainly awkwardly. At Easter Road, manner of playing, admirable length, the plans being laid in respect of and deft volleying, went unapplauded Ross, the forward secured from Dun- because Austin did not extend him, dee United, will have to be set back a or Austin who was so ineffective. It bit. This, I am sure, will be a blow is the old old story that nobody, how to Manager Mc'Cartney, for such a ever good, can be out of the game, es- strapping lad can be used in a team pecially competitions for so long, and whose one real weakneess is the light-expect to find his form in a month ness of the attack,

or less. Stanley N. Doust.

THE SMOOTH COMFORT OF

MENNEN LATHER SHAVE 'MAKES ANY: MAN SINGH.

Try it and

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IT WILTS YOUR WHISKERS - AND HOW T

Plain—or Menthol-iced for extra coolness

off with a visit from Raith Rovers, and

There will be some great: “derby" matches at Methil, Dunfermline, and Kirkcaldy, and on the Edinburgh Sec- This will mean that Clubs will be ond Division grounds, the visits of engaged in games every week till then Queen's Park and Raith Rovers should and will have no long periods of rest bring some welcome grist to the mill. as was the case in the past owing to St. Bernards get the first of Queen's the playing of representative games. Park at the Gymnasium on September The majority of representative 2, and Leith Athletic will introduce games will probably be fixed for the Raith Rovers at Meadowbank three latter part of the season, and teams. weeks later. whose players have not been chosen for the games, will have an opportunity of playing any postponed fixtures.

If the fixtures are adhered to all League matches should be completed by March 81, leaving the remainder of the season free for representative games.

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So far, Division of Hong Kong, Foot-

FANLING STARTING TIMES SUNDAY

Old Course

9.16 a.m. 8. H. Dodwell, L. H. Géárc. 9.20

C. Worrall, E. T. Mc- Mullen.

9.24

9.28

9.82

9.86

far éleven teams have entered the

ball League thus requiring 22 weeks for League games. It was at first thought that the East Surreva would be entering the League but it is now 10.04 understood that they will be taking over the Royal Scots fixtures when the Int. ter are transferred to Shanghai. The Middlesex will start the football season and hand over their unplayed fixtures to the Northumberland Fusiliers, their 9.34 relief.

to note that there are. "se divilian teama” in the and the remaining 19:

thèse,

R. Burchard, J. W. Mayhew. L. M. 8. Lloyd, D. Hum- phreys.

E. Laidlaw, L. A. R. Dun. can.

8. 8. Church, B. S. Lang. J. M. Rearson, P. E. Annis.

MONDAY

Old Course

9,16 a.m. W. T. Yoxall,

felt.

·0.20

Sommer-

0.28 9.82

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8. E. Church, I. H. Geare. R. Young W. Hewitt. D. D. Forbes, B. D. Evans. E. C. Norris, R. J. K. Walk- J. M. Peatson, M. Pollock.

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