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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1959.

ENGLAND'S TEAM FOR THE SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR IS STRONG AT HALF-BACK

Says PETER DITTION-

The least one can say for the England party selected to tour South America next month is that they are versatile. And they will darned well have to be too for there is not one regular outside-left among the 18 names announced by the Football Association.

The Arst choice centre-half, Borrass, received his initial baptism of represen tative football as an inside-forward and Jack Froggatt, the player selected as No. 1 outside left was, until the last International of the present season, England's regular centre-half.

Maybe it seems as if Eng- land are not taking this tour

eriously f

1s to one

judge from the queer selections which been made. But the answer is that this iour is looked on most seriously by the FA who have made their own 1ark dificult by the r failure to select Stanley Matthews.

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It is raid that football is a young man's genie and for that reason Mallhews at 38

years el age is not an obv ous choice. But the foel remains that he

il the "daddy of them when it comes lo w'ng

all"

play

and in no small measure is it due to him that Blackpool huve renched the FA Cup Final for the third time in Ave years.

He played so well, completely (Bolton Wanderers), Dickinson subduing his normal attacking (Portsmouth), Johnston (Black- nature, the many baljevo him | Fool), Barlow (West Bromwich to be the nest player England Albion), has had in this position since Nell Frankdin.

AUTOMATIC SELECTIONS

Dickinson of Portsmouth and Wright of Wolverhampton, who will again captain the party, are such authomatie selections that little enn be sold about them. Both have played in South America before and both are real terriers for work,

Ray Barlow of West Bromwich Albion completes the half-bacies. ite

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sort player who lents

ioll, rangy

Limes .to forsake his defensive duties, 'so keen is he to take part in the attack.

Earlier in the season he was

But

The name of Matthews may not mean a great deal in South America forke all the English in such One form that he sp- party he did not distinguish peared bookeet for an England

himself in

'cap' the World Cup serios. But In the United Kindom and on the Continent, Matthews is still regarded the greatest outside-right that Pas ever been or liat ever will be

then he has tallen off and it is something of a surprise to party when such good players in the ace him

as Nicholson and Cckbum are unable to gain a place,

The forward line weakness,

The psychological value of in-port from the absence of an cluding blm in the England accepted sulside-left is the lack tenni would have been Im-t

incode. Fully aware of his capabilities

colleagues his would be prepared to face even the toughest opposition with a

bir of conndance.

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a holding inside-forward'. The men who have been chosen All the inside position, Broudis, Redfem, Froggul! (Juck's cousin) and Bentley of Chelse, ali fall into

the op- portunist category.

They are quick as lightning to seize hulf on opening but they do

not have the necessary ability or if they have, do not use it correctly-to hold the ball and carve openings for others.

Forwards: Finney (Preston

N.E.). Broadls (Manchester

City), Lofthouse (Bolton W.) R. Froggatt (Sheffield Wednesday), J. Froggatt (Portsmouth), T. Taylor (Manchester United), J. United), (Manchester Berry

Bentley (Chelsea),

Team Manager: Mr W. Winterbottom and Trainer J. Trotter (Charlton Athletic).

-(London Express Service).

"IKE"

THROWS

President Eisenhower throws out the ball for the first game of the Washington. baseball season.—Asso- ciated Press Photo,

"I Hope Stan Wins That Cup Medal”

Bolton,

Says DEREK DOOLEY

May the greatest day of the year for my pals at Blackpool and

A Cup winning medal means more than money to a footballer. · If only I could have earned one before the crack-up. Never mind. - I hope Stanley Matthews does.

There, I've given away my sympathies. Everyone must want Stanley, assuredly the greatest footballer, in the strictest sense, of the century.....or any other century.....to add that medal to his collection. His home is festooned with Caps, his sideboard weighed down with trophies, but not yet the one he wants most .....a Cup Winner's Medal.

More important still the in- clusion of Matthews would have enabled Finney to All the left wing position which at the moment looks like going Jack Froggatt: If this does not prove to be the case then we chall almost certainly sec the

The centre-forwards, Loft- Manchester United outsitio-right

house of Bolton and Taylor Berry, who has not yet been

of Manchester Utilted are both capped by England. play ng his

good with their heads and can Arst game on the left wing.

hit a ball hard and accurately with either foot. Lofthouse has One cannot fault either the goalkeepers Merrick or scored in every round of Ditchburn both of whom have Cup for Bolton this season and

Bolton are a hard side to performed alendily for their

eir will be the ene man who can beat. A dangerously misleading clubs all season, Merrick, the upset Blackpool the present side too. Watch them and they present England keeper, must favourites in the Final on May don't seem much to beat, bul they have a habit of getting the Taylor who was, two months odd goal that counts: ago, transferred for the near

from record fee of £30,000 Barnsley to Manchester United

of

be regarded as first choice for the tour. But if he should be unfortunato enough to sustain an injury he will and dificulty in regaining his place once Ditchburn has established him- sel.

SLOW ON THE TURN

I would have been appler had England been able to find good deputy right-back for Ramcey, The Tottenham player. however cultured h's play may be, is decidedly slow on the turn and a quick moving winger or infide-forward who can distri- bule his passes accurately will have him in trouble.

am

has

Lionel' Smith_of_Arsenal will be making his first tour to South America as an England player although I

believe correct in saying that he played there

club. with his With his long legs and devastu- ting tackle he is sure to be firm favourite with the crowds. His one weakness is that he is almost entirely left footed.

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is only 20 years of age.

the

Let's see what the opposition] The forlorn hope has won many is before deciding if Stanley is a close match. likely to get his wish.

IDENTICAL

It all depends how that great areo, those 100,000 roaring fans, Willie Meir, the Scottish In- and the greatness of the occasion ternational inside forward, has get you. an uncanny understanding with An early goal stimulates some Lofthouse.

They develop that teams to greater efforts. sixth sense which some football others, 11 causes them to take it partners often have of knowing easy-a dangerous game. So what's in the other's' mind. 'don't be too dogmatic on naming

the winners.

In the Cup tie at Luton, for instance, Bolton were having a hard time of it, when suddenly the ball just

The Bolton defence on paper He has just completed his two has no 18-carat International Lofthouse got years in the army and is now look, Stan Hanson is a capable beyond the halfway line.

He and his men able to devote all his time to goalkeeper. football. Many consider that ho

He ran on, suddenly flicked the

have conceded 68 goals this ball backwards to Moir without is the fastest man in the country season in 45 League and CP seeming to look round, and kept over the first and very vital ien matches, and that's good going

on running. yards.

for any team. Strangely, Block- pool's record is precisely the

and If you

Moir, na if performing a well- He has adapted himself with- (sume.

rehearsed net lobbed the ball 20 out any trouble from the hurty burly of Second Division English The backs, Leslie Harties and yards forward, so that Lofthouse soccer to the more cultured play Ralph Banks, give unobtrusive, ran on to it and headed it home -all without looking round for of the Championship class und fefficient service without hog-the ball er stopping in his stride. my wall displace Lofthouse in ging the headlines. the England sido next season. look up the Wembley records

Then there are Harold Hassall you'll find it's generally the and Bobby Langten, two more Barring

injuries

un comparatively Hun k now doubtedly has a great career players who perform that internationals who form the left ahead of him and South Ameri-sudden, dramatic frat

wing, and who can be depended which can crowds will indeed be unsends

an to pull out their best at 100,000 fars shouting

Wembley, fortunate if they do not see this

30 no one can say wavy-headed

young

Bolton don't go to Town with ja action.

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Come to the half-back line. In the centre la Malcolm Barrass,

Coming at the end of a hard and, on his day, there is no At outside right is the flying Garrett of Blackpool is reason the tour is not likely to better pivot in the country, Ir Doug Holden, who can cut in and strong kicker and has fine an- bring out the best in the players, he can stop Stan Mortensen, the shoot with the best of them. Reipation. He would be a bet-Yet there is a wealth of e-Blackpool centre forward--and ter player if he could improve perience hi the side and cn tour I think he can-well, one big his, tackling.

Billy Wright has an opportunity to set up a wonderful new record task will be accomplished.

cap for by winning his 50th

The half-backs

are un.

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doubtedly the strength of this England. It is to be sincerely

Johnny Wheeler and Eric Bell England team, Barrass

are tough-tackling wing half- hoped that the English players backs who take the ball through. man in passession, must be re whit put up

a performance garded as first cholco although many of us would like to see worthy of the recasion.

Harry Johnston of Blackpool given the key position in de- fence.

Johnston has been 'capped' by England using wing-half and is recognised as one of the finest attacking players in the game, Stw weeks ago he was called upon

to play centre-half when to regular Blackpool pivot was injured.

BRITAIN'S DEST ́

It's ridiculous, of course, to assert with any degree of con- fidence that this side or that will win at Wembley.

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The Bolton forward-line needs Footballers tough though they Goalkeepers: Merricic (Bir... (Tottenham Hotspur), mingham City),

Ditchburn no introduction. You have Nature, can be nervy, temperamentai Lofthouse in the centre, and a individuals, and Wembley nerves better man you won't find in are a very real thing. Full-backs, Ramsey (Totten Britain today,

It depends on individual re-break. What would you do? ham

Hotspur), L Smith (Arsenal) Garrett (Blackpool),

That head of his cari nod in action. Wembley can reduce a (Next week Horace Lindrum a goal when it seems imposible. star to a bundle of nerves and Half-hacks; Wright (Wolver. Like a good centre forward he build up the mediocrs player will demonstrate what ho hampton Wanderers), Barrons never lets a single chance go by, into a matchwinner.

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