1952-04-12 — Page 13

SPORTING SAM

By Reg, Wootton

EASTER GAMES WILL DECIDE PROMOTION AND RELEGATION STRUGGLES

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By DENNIS HART

Easter is here, and with it the most testing football programme of the sea- More so even than Christmas. For promotion and relegation struggles are now reaching the climax. Often a successful Easter has virtually gained a club pro- motion or banished relegation fears,

Last season, for example, after the holiday games, heading the four English Without excep- Lengues were Tottenham, Preston, Notts Forest and Rotherham. tion all were still at the top at the end of the season.

If the crowded fixture list of three matches in four

days provides spectators with a soccer treat. it is certainly no holiday for the players.

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Then the comfortable winners. wizard began casting his magle spells, and the Highbury elladet crumbled before his tiny feet. Never had the great defence been reduced to such impotence,

would Matthews

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aspirants meet in home and away games. They are Bir mingham Cardiff, Brentford

Notis Sheffield Wednesday, Forest-Leeds, and Rotherham Leicester.

almost Both promotion and relegation struggles are so flerce in this Division, that the positions can have changes completely at the

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General Tactics And Umpiring

I am often asked why the bowling is usually opened by fast or fast medium paced bowlers as against fast and spin bowlers. But this is due to the advantage of the new ball, which can be used effectively by the seam bowler, and is generally disconcerting to batsmen opening the innings, They are more susceptible to a fast bowler before they settle down and begin to see the ball. Moreover, at the be- ginning of a match the wicket is a little "green" which helps the ball to "move."

The only time, the spin bowlers should open is when the wicket is really sticky. But here again a fast bowler is useful. For if the wicket is wet, there is always the possibility that he can make the ball kick...

MALIGNED UMFÍRES

of

wicket after com-

when a

The umpire at square

leg

In the first test at Lord's in on. the many sicky wickets run on the 1930, England v. India, G. O. they encounter during the tour, pleting the delivery. Allen decided, after examining

Keep still the whole time and the wicket with the late Hedley

watch for 1.b.wis, catches be- Verity, England's

great left

hind the wicket, short run, hand spinner, that it would be

that I The question umpiring wides, cle. Only maye when the extremely sticky and

crop ball is played away from the should be left out in favour of standards is continually

Got Into position James Langridge, the Sussex all! ping up. Umpires are a suffer- wicket. rounder, who also bowled left ing and much maligned race, parallel to the wicket hand spinners,

A refused lb.w. appeal to the run-out seems imminent. bowler and he receives a glare England won the toss and put and a sigh of relief from the should be on the look out for India in. On went Verity and batsman. When he gives stumpings. Watch any catch

the ball did batsman out, the position is re-

and by the Langridge, but

the

As an old frst-class near the wicket ordinary. versed,

wicketkeeper. Не moy cricketer

sald onci nothing out of

had cry In about an hour, et "Since, becoming a. Orst-class called upon by his colleague at India, scored B0 runs for no wickels.

aumpire. I have lost all my old the bowler's end to ratify a de- cision when there is any doubt. Allen, who was, of course, fast bowler himself, then decid- friends," ed to go on and he promptly

Remember, the umpire is an The umpire's decision should important factor in the game, es made the ball kick viciously. taking six wickets for very few be anal, and should be accepted much so as the players. runs. You can, of course, by the player in good grace. All should conduct himself

having umpires being human, make the dignity, for imagine my feelings.

the

to me:

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To maintain their challenge

hove Wednesday for First Division supremacy, Arsenal will need every point | Dooley, the prolific scoring glant they can get over Easter, For of the size twelve boots, as their leaders Manchester United, with leader. Brentford have recently the their International left wing signed Tommy Lawton, many times-capped for England, and His absence miỹ | Pearson and Rowley" back after rated by many as his country's en later, then he should attack your time before giving the do

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