1953-02-27 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDÂY, FEBRUARY 27, 1953.

ON THE St. Mirren Manager

SOCGENSIDE

(Contributed by Desmond Hackett, Robert Findlay and Henry Rose. Edited by Marshall Fallows)

London. First question Torquay director Mr P. Cavanna asked on his return to Plain- moor after a three-month trip to Uruguay was: "How are the college boys getting on?"

Mr Cavanna was the man who sponsored the scheme to arrange college courses for the players to fit them for jobs when their playing careers end.

Player-manager, Eric Webber, who gave the scheme 100 per cent support, reported: "Nine of the Jads have stuck to their Jessons and are making good the book-keeping progress in cluas,"

What does a goalkeeper think about while wailing for the next raid? Cardiff City's Bon Howells studies style.

rate Tamı Finney.

the Preston right winger, the most stylish player I've seen," says Howells "le' the tops for sportsmanship too. 1 1 bad to concede a goal there's nobody I'd soumer see it credited to."

GOOD HUMOUR ESSENTIAL

Goed humour is almost as essential a good football to a side, says Preston manager Will Scott,

"We are lucky in having two natural cumetians and they have helped make ibis one of the happiest teams I have known," he said.

such a gesture generous class.

comes into the

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and weight on his small frame, Says Tommy ruefully: "I cut like a horse...throw

weights about like a strong man. But do put on weight? Do I? I should a jockey...." have been

Derby County manager Stuart McMillan does not pull hly when he discusses punches And re-young players.

Bill Towers When left halt

from Leicester joined Turquay in 1847, he looked at the scores of hotels in the holiday resort. "One of these days...." he told his wife.

Towers saved his bonuses and much of his pay too. cently he became proprietor of a private hotel.

include two Business rivals members of the Torquay board the Chairman, Mr G. Gillin, and a Director, Mr G. Tucker.

BAY IT WITH FRUIT

"A lot of my youngsters," he

"have developed says,

Jazy altitude to the game. They don't fight for the ball. They have natural ability, but no bite."

He blames it on the fact that lot

of youngsters are appren- Liced to you

to outside trades.

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ese boys know that if they

He adds: O!),

Wants

A New

Cup Tournament

By ROBERT RUSSELL

St Mirren are ong of the clubs hit worst by early exit from the Scottish Cup....and the fact that they have done well but not well enough in the League. They are without Cup interest, Championship hopes-or excitement-building relegation fears.

Anxiously contemplating the future, Paisley manager Hobby Rankine said to me: "It is time the Scottish Cup and League competitions were overhauled to make certain that interest is maintained until April."

Mr Rankine's solution is that the Scottish Cup should not be started until the League com- petition la ended.

He wants to see League Cup competition followed by the full League programme, then the Cup; or, alternatively, half of the Leogue programme, the League Cup (with no matches), the second half of the mid week

|League matches, then the Cup.

STARTS TOO EARLY

"I think the Scottish Cup com- petition starts far too early," he! said. "The grounds are dimoult and spectating conditions un- pleasant.

"If the Cup was started in the

end of March or the beginning

make certain

These fail to make the grade they have of April when the League and always got a Job to fall back League Cup competitions are

"The ultimate ended. It would

that spectators' interest would be i maintained much longer.

"St. Mirren, with only one postponed game to play, will finish their programme on April 11.

Say it with fruit....that's an old Spanish custom. Far instance, oranges arriving in Britain have gully coloured effect is that they do not give wrappers containing the word Soccer everything they "Valencia FC-Spanish foot- got." ballers wish English footballers every prosperity."

Who is the ideal club man? Chris Duffy, Charlton inside or "Tommy Docherty, Scottish in-wing forward, scorer of their ternational right-half, and Andy Cup-winning goal in 1947, must Cunningham, our right back, are come high in the list,

wits. great

Their cross-talk | help rase the tension before big match and lifts up our spirits when we've had an unlucky chefent as in the Cup.

*

Referee Bill Evana (Liverpool) is being tipped

by A Footbal: Association ficial as the most likely elice for the Cup Final irt May.

Evans reaches the Footbull League retiring age of 47 this season....is still hoping that the Management Committee will raise the age limit,

Duffy's arst club was Wellesley Juniors. rua by his father-a talent scout for Glasgow Celtic.

He cost Charllon only £250 when they secured him from Leith. So great a bargain did he London club prove that the voluntarily sent another cheque to the Scottish team.

two sons.

Is at eight

The

Duffy has elder, Hobert,

the youngest member of his school Soccer team.

have

Bristol Rovers and Cardif City have accepted an invitation

think the argument for to play an evening match in the starting the Cup competition grounds of Badininton House in January or a reviver of the (Gloucestershire), home of the flagging League interest is out Duke of Beaufort,

the Rovers' of date. president, on May 4.

NO WIKOOP OF DELIGHT Calling John Hewie, of Churl- ton, Your old South African club, Arcadla, say your suspension is ended and you will be reinstated on your return to South Africa, the Charllon Don't expect back to give whoops of delight. only means he will then have of playing for the privilege. nothing again.

The Northern Transvaal Foot ball Association suspended when he Ledger Bitson

#name Hewie for two years WDS

(or Charlton without mentioned a lot in Soccer bourd signed rooms a few years ago when the permission. Brentford have been assailed stocky left back was starring in

Can inside forwards of today for alleged hard-hearted treat-Leyton Ortent's defence.

measure up to the stars of the ment of Ned Liddell, their chief But in 1948 Ritson broke his past? Listen

Charlton เถ scout for many years, whose lett lex in a match against manager Jimmy Sced:-- engagement has been ended.

Northampton.

"In my Englond days I had to compete with Joe Smith, Clem Stephenson, and Harry Chambers for my place. And at times the selectors switched an inside-right

Months later he

It's tough on Ned, but at 74 the time has come for him to resumed training, the leg went To again, complications set in, and take things more easily.

an ampulation was necessary. soften the blow Brentford ure

Ritson is now one of Orient's full giving him a

player's keenest followers. He lives at bencht of £760-and how many Lerton with his wife and to inside-left as an experiment. scouts have ever received that as a parting present?

When you consider that Brent- ford have

B serious overdraft

WEEK-END

HOCKEY

The following is a list of fixtures in all Divisions of the Hongkong Hockey League for

this week-end);

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SATURDAY Ladies' Leagu Gremins "D" v X.O.V. Police Ground, 3 p.m. Umpires: Sgt T. L. A. Davies, Tara Singh.

Dorians "White" v Recrelo

King Park Pool Ground 3 p.m. Umpires: Major L. B. Mepsted, J. ARITIC.

Recreto "D" v Dorians "Green"- Kings Park Pool Ground, 4.18 p.m. Umpires: 8/Sgt G. C. Palmer, U.

family, works at neighbouring Walthamstow irs factory.

Derby

nanager

plastics

Stuart

McMillan is a "Juck of all tindes" In his time he has been footballer. chic ecout, hotel licensee, and country golfer. Now he is proprietor of a billiard hall at Derby,

ground.

alf-buck Jimy Dudley and centre forward Hennle Allen are on all comers. ready to take They ride their wives' bicycles.

NEWCASTLE SHAKE-UP

"For the best inside right of those days you could have a pick from Charlie Buchan, David Jack, and Billy Walker. If any of these were playing today the England selectors would have no worries."

Soccer

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"Standards

have become so level that even though the Championship may be decided carly-and that certainly does not apply recently-relegation is always in doubt. And who-goes- down is a very live issue.

"But St Mirren have not even that attraction to offer their supporters until the end of the season.

"There is no use saying that when nothing is at stake the standard of play will improve. But the sup- Perhaps it will. porters will not be interested," he said.

Though

the injury to Jacky Nellson may have been partly for responsible

Aberdeen's knock-out blow and St Mirren's worry, Mr Rankine is still an out-and-out campaigner against substitutes in football,

NOT IN PRACTICE

"It is a good theory, but it would never work in Scotland i practice," he said. "It would be continuously abused-even by St Mirren!

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FERRARI

TRIUMPH

The finish of the second big International Auto- mobile race of the season in Buenos Aires shows Gulseppe Farina of Italy, finishing first, with Luigi Villoresi second. The British driver, Hawthorn, was third. They were all driving Italian Ferrari cars,-- Express Photo,

★ ★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★ ★

Too Little Time In The Never-Never Land

By SUE DAWSON :

"Mummy, why wasn't Mr Darling tall and thin like It says in the book?" This happened to be the first thing I heard in the cinema foyer as we emerged from a fantastic hour in the Never-Never Land of "Peter Pan." Mummy, probably practised at It, no doubt gave some resourceful excuse to cover up the inexactitudes of a disillusioning grown-up world.

"After 15 minutes a manager can always tell if a player is going to have a bad Lume. It would-be-the-simplest-thing-in order him to felgh injury. Not Brentford plan to keep their even a doctor could declare D "happy family"

spirit alive player was fit if he was deter- during the close

season by [mined he was injured! visits and arranging theatre

"I do not even believe that it When they are not too busy outings to the coast. The players is practical to permit substitute playing Chelsea in the Cup the are making weekly contributions goalkeepers though there is West Bromwich players have to a fund for this purpose. perhaps argument for that. Could cycling fun and games.

you Imagine what would be the Several Brst-team men pedal Bob Dennison, Northampton's roaction of a skipper after his slurt of a new goalkeeper, at the their way to and from the manager, has accepted ground...and even round the job....he has ugreed to coach match, had loat a couple of soft 'For goodness sake get Rugby international Don While, Trevor Neil Bailey, John injured, would be the coplain's Hyde, Ian Coutts in the art of order."

ready playing

for Mr Rankine did not agree Northampton Rugby

Soccer that the absence of substitutes clash on May 4.

spoiled the game as a spectacle The game

is under Soccerf a number of players were Watch for some drastic moves rules with a Rugby buil....and injured. He felt that even the would abuse the Gremling "A" V D.G.B.-Police Grund 4.15 p.m. Umpires: Yaqub at Newcastle. There was some the Rugger boys are so nnxious spectators

But it is still puzzling. Why, sought allowing of substutes. win

they that

Nana's scene at the beginning, They "traight from the shoulder" to

barrack a player having a would

in direct opposition to Dennison's old.

the and an exciting struggle between talking at the inquest on the

bad game so incessantly that he written ward, Is Mr D. made Captain Hook Bob is to referee the match.

and the clock- defeat. +

would be glad to receive a rather a fearsome creature, swallowing croc. were two of Says hon.

broken legi

plump, swarthily black haired the funniest.

The

crocodile Nezrelo 1.K... Recreio, Seymour, due to renew his

And the When you're arguing about the

And

Mirren bass and whiskered, noisily florld and

spares

the 10.30 a.m. Umpires: Major S. J. 1.

talent search: "There'll be fastest man in Soccer don't over-painted

oul that it was not in fact, not so very different from Thunderbolly A Police-King changes. We need the shake-up. look Sid McCiellon, Spurs stillty always the "ten men" who were the looks off Captain Hook him-sociation

No. 1. 10.30 am. Umpires: There is more to being a pro- forward.

He recalled how Stself? It. Crebos, Bat. T. a. Davies,

VR.A.FKing's fessional footballer than playing

Weight-lifter Sid can do the Mirren, in a pre-war Royal Navy

Cup tie Perhaps it is that this new Falk Foot Ground, 2.30 p.m. Uma game on Saturday afternoon 100 yards in evens....and lasat Dunfermline, lost

John'screen personality' of his would pir:s: FULL E. J. Cordon. Lt R. and going through the motions several trophies to prove it. McMenemy (of Motherwell make it infra dig. For him to M: 1. Denyer.

Argonauts "A" v Y.M.C.A.-Police of training."

fame) a few minutes after the crowd, penitent, into Ground, 10.30

a.m. Umpires: Disappointments have almost Raich Carter, former England start. Yet Saints won.

kennel as he does in the story W.0.1.

N. W. Letori, Makhan made him despair of getting the international Inside forward will "Even though Jacky Neilson's-when he and Mrs D. return

men he wants.

cam approximately 10s a minute handicap was a severe blow to us from their party Second Divisan (Men's)

while playing for Cork Athletic in a vital match I think the big children gone. in the next 11 weeks....he has issue which Scottish football Aces V ILK.A.A.F.—King's Park Belleve i or not, Tommy

have to solve No 20mpires: Aziz Harmer, 'Spurs 8st-odd inside en guaranteed £500 for ten oficials Malik, Sgt T. Jardine.

League appearances plus £50 reorganisation of the League and Amor umpires unable to forward, is a weight lifter,

competition," said Mr meet these fixtures are requested to

He took It up because his for the first round of the FA of Cup Contact C. Verheul, the Hon. Fix-

close friend, Sid McClellan, Ireland Cup game, of the H.K.H.A. ture Secretary irmediately by phone 130343). advised klm it would put muscle

Khan, Sgt leard.

SUNDAY

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Nana's

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A surprisingly little time was spent in the Never-Never Land, comment of all-that what there which brings me to the chlei

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Australian Trade Unions Opposed To Melbourne Staging Olympic Games

Sydney. Feb. 26.

The Chairman of Australia's Olympic Organising Committee, Mr A. W. Coles, telephoning the United Press from Melbourne, tonight said that he was confident that the present "buck-passing" between the Federal and State Governments concerning the financing of the Olymple Village "will bo overcome.'

were

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Games

Walt Disney decrees that the

THE OTHER HALF canine Nana should just simply forgive him, and leave it at that.

"Peter Pan" takes certainly not Nana is perfectly delightful, She, more than half

He said that the site and the; "The city cannot afford them of one's two building plans the Jealous Tinkerbell,

ready to and will be unable to run them the hours in the Theatre, but Walt awing into action. He estimated properly," he said. "If we have Crocodile, Captain Hook and Disney obligingly alls the other that it would take between 18 to choose between the Schnee are my favourites on the

half as well with a film of a very months and two years to com- and. Disney screen, for they nt In

different sort.

I will take jobs every Jobs, with one's earliest conception of

plete the 800 houses before thej time" them and seem to be exactly as It is about the lives of those

Games start.

The Victorlan Labour Sir James Barrle meant them graceful creatures who inhabit Mr Coles explained that the actively sponsoring the Games, Premier, Mr John Cain, who is to be.

tho Olympic Range of West America: the Olympic Elk. Your preferred that the refused to comment

Mr Peter was alright too, and see the animals in their com village should be within weeles

time of the completion of the Lovegrove's outburst. John and Michael, who is the plotely natural

stato, their of the opening of the Games

Mr. Coin has, in the mean- cutest of them all, but they curious customs such as

to the In order to avoid the possibility draw up plans for an Olymple

authorised architects made Wendy a trifte too nagging, yearly climb to the topmost of a last minute house-hungry swimming pool And everyone forgot to build

for the mating season, peake

at Fawkner Wendy her house in the wood, where the bulls

public clamouring for their oc Park-United Press. gathor wives with its 100 roof of mossy for their harem and then are

cupation, green and the big doorknocker! faced with the dimeulties .st Meanwhile F United Press Co-inhabitants of the Never keeping them all without some message from Melbourne ca Never Land are some very Dis-wifeless Intruder Turing a few that tende union opposition to the HKAAA MEETING ney Redskins, a bunch of cutlass- away.

wicked

Olymple Games had. Intensided ed pirates who surround

time.

tonight when | the・・ Victorian A meeting of the Executivo Captain Hook occasionally, the Endless patience and pome, Secretary of the Australian Committee of the Hongkong Lost Boys-a passable crowd, but | amazing colour photography have | Labour. Party, Mr Daniel Love- | Amatour" Athletle ́- Association not A lovable as they could gone into the film, which is u¦ grove, told a (frados Hall Connell, will take place at the Victoria have been and some very fascinating triumph of photos meeting he hoped that Melbourne Recreation Club on Monday,

| spiteful mermaids.

Braphy.

did not got the 1954 Games,

March 2, at 3.45 pm.