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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER, 15, 1953. ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

My Plan To Make England The Champions Again

By STANLEY MATTHEWS

Blame for our humiliation by Hungary has been handed out in- discriminately to everyone in football-to the England selectors, club officials, players, and supporters. No one has been spared.

So today let me sum up the criticisms and suggestions and give what, in my view, are constructive ideas to bring English football back on top of the world.

do

As I see it, we must make it a long-term polley. Wo can little with the present stock of

INTERPORT

HOCKEY

TRIAL

The following have been selected to play in the next trinis to be held at Pool Ground, Happy Valley, on Saturday commencing at 2.45 p.m. sharp.

players now settled in the out-the ball from man to man with moded schemo

English the precision of the Hungarians DI

at Wembley, Soccer.

The accent must be on Youth

Young players must also be and by that I mean, the youngsters about to trave school taught that the man in poesen- That is where the Hungariansion is not the most dangerous start. They get the schoolboys, opponent. They must learn the watch them, cotch them, murture art of getting into position for them right through their teens the pass. until they blossom like Puskas, Hidegkul, and Bozalic.

And when they have passed the ball they must not think ‡ their.

18 Job done TOO GREAT A GAP

...they should be off into the open There is too great a gap in the spaces for the return pass. This, development of English youth naturally would take hours and A school they get their truining hours of practice, but it can bo

coaching done. through teachers and

but generally they scheme", seem to be forgotten after that Another point is concentra- tion. These Hungarians have until they reach the age of 17.

Our plan should be to get the ability of giving everything

and they have to the job in hand. boys straight from school

they If they have to get fit give them some sort of job or trade that would leave their concentrate unl they are fit. CK Ponish (Argonauts) mornings free. Then they could Similarly, with ball-control they

the older | concentrate

have until they Hopkins (RN) S. Bomy (Thun-train regularly with

mastered the art. derbolts) Pierce (YMCA);

(London Express Service)

White-First two. named

Colours-Second two named.

RB Peters (Army) Nery (Recrelo) Xavier (Recreio) Tay lor (Army).

LB-Rozn (Recrelo) Couto (Argonauts) Allen (RN) Dekkar (Dutch)

professionals.

-

and

This every-day training the tips they would pick up from the older players would do a lot to mould them.

I believe in full-time training, and I would, as far as possible, RHB-Collaco (Recreio) Wa-cut out all this part-time stuff. hab (Thunderbolts) D. (YMCA) AJ, Remedios creio).

Inglis

(Re-

The successful footballer trains every day to a rigid plan... It is the only way to

FANLING GOLF

J. D. Mackie Dere Is New Club

Champion

CH-A.A. Remedios Jr (Re-fitness and skill and is the crelo) Andrews (RAF) Crosble method I have adopted through- (RN) Yusuf (Thunderbolts).

cut my football jife.

LHB-Fordle (Army) Barrett (Argonauts) L. Vieira (Recreio) Almeida (Argonauts).

RW-Anthony"

Gosano (Recrelo) Lacey (Army)

Wood (RN).

J.. D. Mackle won the

Our youngsters should not be matched in serious games against older ex-League players, but (RN) allowed to develop in graded final of the Royal Hong- leagues. Floodlit football could kong Golf Club's match be used for these graded IR-D, Castro (Recreia) Hor evening league games and for play championship, which was played over 36 holes on conching of the youngsters. ris (Army) N. Ebrahim (Thun-the cone

the the Okl Course at Fanling derbolts) Le Mesurler (RN). There is another gap in

Ditta life of the young player-when on Sunday, by beating H. CF-Cardner (YMCA) (Thunderbolts) Westmacott he is drafted into the Services. Small three up and one to (Army) Mohinder Singh (Nav Players from Langue Club find

themselves up against less skil-play. Bharat).

ful players on bad grounds. IL-A Marques (Recreo) They lose their concert pitch Hussain (Thunderbolts)

and two years are lost. Valuable there (RN) Another (Polico).

their training LW-Teyon (Army) Von development. But we cannot do Steinberger (Dutch) Gutierrez much about that. (Recreio) Stróink (Dutch).

Reserves Soares (Nav Bha- rat), Y. Khan (Thunderbolts),

"F.

Singh (Nav

Bharat) Reay

years in

and

WHAT CAN BE DONE What we can do is to read-

Vieira(Recreio), Bhagat just our ideas of the attacking (Army), H.J. Xavier (Itecreio), same. Let us get back to the J. Collaco (Argonauts), F. Khan all-in attack game which seems to be playing off at West Brom- (Thunderbolts).

wich and Huddersfield.

of

All players will bring a White

hall.

All queries to A.L. Nery (Phone

73068-73070). Please advise early If unable to play.

moves,

manager

<ce

At the end of the first nine holes, Mackle was one up; both players returning a par score of 38. The next four holes were squared and Small won the 14th to square the match.

He lost the next two

however, Squared the 17th with a pár and the 18th despite another Par, Jock Mackie hitting the pin- with a beautiful second shot and being unlucky to miss an "Eagle,"

noon

but, despite this very creditable performance, the 1953- Club Championship went to Jock Mackle who played his usual stendy game throughout.

The score at the end of the Will all in possession

up for For a stort, I would like to morning round was 3 HKHA Shirts (Blue and White)

J. D. Mackie, who had a gross please take them to the Field. see some enterprising

bring back the attacking centre-73 to Small's 18, the latter hav

would like to the lag had four birdies during the Shirt. There are no changing centre-half moving up to collect held his own during the after- round and Mackie, three. Small facftities on the field.

loose balls In throw-ins and midfeld, and start attacking backs with the full brought nearer the middle to close up the gap. LEAGUE FIXTURE

do not like to revert to If we There will be Hockey that plan we must be prepared

no

our centre-forward chango League games on Saturday and to

Alex James, Wilf an Sunday, December 20 and 27 into

Mannion, or Hidegkuti, and keep respectively.

him well behind the attack to Sunday, December 27, do the fetching and carrying. there will be further Interport But we must have five attacking Trials for both Ladies and Men

forwards. teams at the Army Ground, Sookunpoo, the Men's trial taking place at 2.30 p.m. and the Ladles at 3.45 p.m.

•

On

The following are the fixtures for this week end

BATURDAY

Ladies' Division

And we must teach our young players the true art of correct and split-second passing. They practise, practise, and must

switch practise until they can

Army

Tennis

G.

Gordon Pirie with the trophies he received for his outstanding athletic performances at the Regent Street Polytechnic dinner.

Pirie received the C, N. Jackson Memorial Trophy (left) for the most outstanding athletic performance of the year and the Harvey Memorial Cup for the best Championship performance of the year-Reuterphoto,

In

South Africans Winning Position In First Test

Durban, Dec. 14. South Africa, taking ten New Zealand wickets for 182 runs today, put themselves in a winning position in the first Test here which ends tomorrow.

New Zealand, 70 for two at Saturday's close, were all out in their first innings for 230-207 runs behind South Africa's first innings score of 487 for nine wickets de- clared.

Following on, the tourists lost two second irwings wickets for 22 runs before the close, They still need 185 rubs to avert an linings defeat, Zealand skipper, scored 107, his

Geoff

Rabone,

the New

The spinner,

false strokes but did not give] an actual chance.

Rabone's previous highest score

England in 1949.

in a Test was 38 not out against

Matt Poore, stylish Christ-

church batman; scored 82 in one

day.

I CAN'T TAKE A HORSE TO A PARTY-NO ONE. WILL ASK HIM TO STAY

Says DESMOND HACKETT

That little trip I made behind the Iron Curtain by way of Prague and Budapest made me thankful to live in the land of the free, despite such national drawbacks as smog, the licensing laws, and Chelsea.

But now I feel the ugly grip of the dictator. I am told, and most emphati cally, I cannot ask a horse to dinner. Not an ordinary horse; that would be silly.

You see, we, writing chaps get|| together once a year to wine the party, Dash it! Tom Mix

and dine the sporting eltizens we consider have done well by Britain.

I afill cannot take the horse to

used to take Tony into one of our lushest hotels.

Brown Jack, who taxled Steve

I reasoned it out that one who Donoghue to win. the Queen with time- had piled up a fair amount of Alexandra Stalces sporting glory for old England table regularity, was dined out was that sturdy jumper Prince and toasted. Hal, who Uterally

leaped into Even the dog has his night. the world's headlines with his The fabulous Freyhound Mick brilliant and attractive rider, the Miller often took dinner Pat Smythe,

with the best.

to

Prince Hol was home. from America last week-just in time for the shindig and I thought It would be a neat and grateful gosture

invite him. 1 reckoned he was entitled to n

cats and a spot few wild

of brandy mash.

This Prince Hal was not always my pin-up boy. He was once a racehorse....an extremely un- happy one for, the investor.

And TV chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs is a regular among New York's cafe society.

FA CUP DRAW

London, Dec. 14.

The draw for the third round of the FA Cup, mado today, resulted as follows:

Brentford v Hull City; Bradford v Manchester City; Arsenal v Aston Villa; Bristol Rovers y Blackbur my Rovers barred. WIS

But no horses allowed, they fite big sungle I cannot ask

a chap to go because favourite horso Chaps do not second to a horse.

like running Rover

WORLD'S BEST

It makes me no happier to

Sunderland v Doncaster

Cardiff City v Peterborough; Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool; Blackpool v Luton Town; Middlesbrough

V Leicester

Newcastle United v Wigon

City:

And he was sent home in dis-read that many Hungarians took grace from the Olympic Games a day off to welcome home the training school because there team which beat England 6-3. was not a man in the team who The Budapest railway station Athletic; could handle him.

was specially decorated....and Ipswich Town or

agree that the gloomy, sooty, Walthamstow

ungent need Athletic;

Stockport County v Millwall or Headington United;

་

I mausoleum was in of a sprucing up,

V Oldham

++

Plymouth Argyle Notting-

Forest;

ham

Everton v Notts County;' Chesterfield v Bury;

BOON LEARNED Yet when Pat Smythe toole him over he soon learned horse sense

Banners and flags acclaimed and jumped into the top class.

Ho started 12 glorious months The World's Greatest Foot- of success by being champlon baliers, and a new celebration horro in Brussels. In Toronto stamp was no sale."

newsreel he helped to win the Nations Newspapers say a

will be shown in slow motion to Cup.

And in

centre forward New

that York's prove Madison Square Garden, where Hidegkuti was not offside when Randolph Turpin had done our his "goal" was kisallowed. prestige

Stoke City no good, should be easy, because Dutch Prince Hal won the President of referee Horn disallowed the goal Mexico Trophy, the biggest in for a foul.

the show.

old

a deal of

Robert Cohen Outpoints Jake Tuli

This

Ruby Union

South African

ban Rugby League because it a threat to the amateur game. What a way to run a sport. They should accept the threat as a challenge and brighten Rugby Union.

-(London Express Service)

bosses want the Government to

Accrington Stanley v Leyton Orient; or Tranmere Rover

Wrotham or Brighton; and Hove v

v Scunthorpe United;

? Northampton Town or Hartlepools United;

West Ham United v Hudders- fold Town;

Bristal City V Rotherham

Unverhampton v. Birmingham City

Burnley v Manchester United; Borrow w Swansea Town; Pertamauth v Chaton Athletic; Witton Albion or Grimsby Town v Fulham;

Sheffat Wedneslsy v Sheffield United;

Leeds United v Tolterham

U.S. of South For World Cup

Teamster

Manchester, Dec, 14. Jake Tuli,

Arst Test century, in a great our 44 minutes, and helped nghting knock, but most of the abone put on 81 for the Africa, the British Empire other batsmen fared badly on a winkel is the best stand of the

Flyweight Champion, suf- wicket which assisted the epia el bowled with almost fered his first defeat since

Hugh bowlers,

Britain 18 Tayfield, turning the ball sharp mechanical, preckion. He was arriving in

given fine spin support by Clive ly on the patchy wicket, tools six wickets for 62 rurs in the van Vyneveld, the former Oxford months ago when he was University captaly, who fool outpointed by Robert Cohen, Arst innings.

Fronch Bantamweight three for 69.

Ken Funston, nt leg slip,

No other South African

Matches

New York, Dec. 14: The International Games Committee of the United

Lincoln City v Walsall: West Bromwich Alb. v Chelsea; Hastings Unded v Norwich City: Park Rangárgör Nuneaton Borough v Port Vale;

Derby County v Preston North

Queen's

Find

Matches are to be played on Saturday, January 9. Replays will be on or before the following Thursday, January 14,

The draw generally favours the Zancled clubs and most of bowler has claimed as many magnificent diving catches to dis-Champion, in an all-action States Soccer Football As- the seven non-league clubs who wickets in a Test innings mirs Sam Chapple and John Reid ten-round contest here to-sociation today selected the went into the hat were out of

off Watkins bowling in the night.

for the United luck. players

Two of the three clubs who against New Zealand.

Both men are contenders for States team which will play have already won their second John Watkins, the Natal pace second innings.

All through the day the South the world title at their weights Mexico at Mexico City on round matches and qualified, took

second bowier

both

Africens' ground deling

was They provided опо of the innings wickets,

Rabone, who hit nine hour daries, was at the wicket for just over six hours, only 28 minutes less than the time taken by the whole New Zealand innings. He hit some

CRAIGENGOWER ANNUAL MEETING

Cieneral The Third Annual

Craigengower P. Ferguson...won the Meeting of the

Cricket Club was held in the weekend Bogey competition on the Old Course with a score of Club House yesterday at which and received two down (93-24nett 09) the the members

and Ac- winner on the New Course adopted the Report

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Mr

Innings,

rounds

excellent John Waste, wicket- greatest contests between lille January 10 and 14 in the Wigan and Peterborough, have to extremely tough games on the grounds of First Division clubs. teeper, missed two chances, but men ever seen in Britain, and elimination

Cohen fully deserved his victory qualify for the World Cup Wigan play at Newcastle, and they did not prove very costly.

THE SCOREBOARD

Tull, a little smiling Zulu South Africa-1st.

The third club, Hastings, are from Johannesburg, found that competition in Switzerland Peterborough at Cardif he could not give away nearly in June, 1954. 437 for nine declared.

New Zealand-1st innings, 230. three pounds

Named to the United States luckier and ere at home to the to fighter of

Third Division South side. New Zealand-2nd Innings Cohen's class, and paid the team were Frank Borghi and Sutcliffe, not out

15 penalty of trying to do so.. Harry Keough, both of St Louis; Norwich,

Casimir Iwanicki, Chicago Fal- NOT DISGRACED

Joseph Gryzik, Chicago Eagles; Steve Grivnow and it. Saturday, Norwich must regard

Chapple, c. Funston b. Wat-

dins

Reid, c. Funston u. Watkins Mooney, not out

Extras

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After the way Hastings trounced Swindon 4-1

LUORY CLUBS

on

and he received almost as much of the cheering as his opponent Maliniowski, both of Pittsburgh; this as a very hard encounter, Eddic de Souza, Pawtucket, when he left the wing.

Island Terry Spring Many of the fancied Lengue two Tho

fought nt Thorpe, John Connell and Con clubs are in luck with home astonishing speed from the first

all of the New York ties, including Blackpool, the bail to the last, and there were ser cand. Lol Decke, of holders, Bolton, last year's times when it seemed to bo Hakoah, New York: Walter beaten finalists Wolverhamp Forts going first in favour of on Bahr, Brookhan-Galicia, NY ton, Arsenal Burnley, man and then the other. The

Athinees Eintracht, mouth and West Bromwich. George

One of the most remarkable NY. Clark Souza, German 1023-year-old Frenchman had B. K. Chun-also returned a counts for the past year.

bad cut over his right eye Hungarine, N.Yand Yprem draws in the round is that be the second round, and another Charchurian, Swiss, N.X.

Bromwich and tween scoro of two down against

West The following were elected to Bogdy. (Medal 89-19-nett serve for the ensuing year: Mr.

over his left in the third.

face a Chelsea, for the teams met four players will

New times in the fourth round lost 70).

HA. de Barros Botelho (Presi

On this form, Cohen

from the team dent); Dr N. P. Karanja (Vice Marciano Leaves stand a great chance against mericans and Brooklyn reason before Chelsea won, President);

R. O. Baker

League I World Bantamweight Champion The following are the draw (Hon. Secretary); Mr G. S. Ladd Ladd

leaders, are favourites this time. Jimmy Carruthers of Australia, Hispanos for workout on West Bromwich, Christmas Day. ! For Tokyo and starting times for the

Treasurer); (Hon.

Most of the and Tull can look forward with

players

Among matches which will Junior Championship to be Committee: Me

Messrs A.

taken arouse Intense local rivalry is equal confidence to the date, foreign-born, but have Mansia, Dre.-15.

when played over bath Courses at Castro, G. A. Souza, A. E.

which may not be distant, World Heavyweight Champion G. Hong

ond Fanling on Sunday. Contestants Contes, S. R. Soliha,

are Wednesday and Sheffield United, therefore in this competition are especial- | Choy, R. K. Pavri,

America the first Cup clash between the 8. 1. Rocky Marchino left for Tokyo he gets the opportunity of fight-out first citizenship papers in the tuselo botween Sheffield

today to show his fighting pro-ing for the world flyweight eligible to represent

under new rules adopted last two sides since 1027-1028, when minutes before their

wess to Jepanero boxing tons and title,

After the fight, Tull's man- Summer by die USSFA

United, won 4-1.in a fifth round Convenors: Mr G. A. Souza US Army troops, starting Ume,

Blockbuster on 1s

Jim Wicks, sold: "This

new FIFA replay. However, Brockton Pereira The (Crickot); Mr E. M.

Arsenal, Old Course:~~

the League char- a great fighter. I rules limit any nation to players (Lawn Tennis); Mr G. A. thrilled some 20,000 Manlians Inst 9.16 a.m., T. 0. č. Knight v 3. Madar (Lawn Bowls); Mr Z. night as he mauled awo spar- think he is probably the best born in that nation. These plons who have been remark- effect in ably lucky in the draw since the Wal; 9.20, N. laatio v. N. P. Dow-

It". Amarled war, are at home, once again, The Anala of the Hongkongnie: 9.24 2. Dickson Leach A. V. Tsok (Badminton); Mr Z. Took mates in unre-round exhibitions bantamweight in the world, and FIFA rules take

Tull must be the best flyweight. February, and White: 9.26, de Jong v. C. (Hours and Tombola); Mr Aat the Rizal Stadium. Championship Beville: 9.32, 11. 1. Neve J. 1. Army Tennis

hope to get a chance of should defent fexico and Haiti, but this time they are in for a Marciano left aboard a

Wo Tailip- 5.31.c. y fieerolo A on Foul dr: will be played tomorrow at the Macintyre; 3.30. D. lyde y Castro (Social); Mr A. Ene Ale dnes plane with his meeting Voshlo Shiral: for the its two rivals in its zone, it hard time against Aston Villa, a

H. Castro (Bar); R. K Pratt: A. 8. v Lip More Cpl Baldwin) Hongkong Cricket Club ground, 9.10... de Pinson Favre (Kitchen)," Mr G. Hong maruger, Al Weill, Taxis Hall world tue, if we can get him probably would have to select side with great Cup traditions

Will all ladies Interested in the Chater Hoad, commencing R. 7. Barkor: 9.18, MD. Gordon Choy (Billiards and Cards); Mr and Hob Golden and trainer either in Japan or out-Reu- a new team to go to Switzer and in good shope this sen

landUnited Press. v R. J. Tippin; 9.52, W. Staker v

1. Them ..L Wade (Groundsman). Lady. Airey, wife of Lt-Gen King v R. R. Davies: 10.00, X. N. Sir Terence Airey, KCMG, CBN. Kent A. B. Coleman: 10.00, Lindemans v K. Chun: 10.04, 2.

Men's First Dirislov

CBE, Commander British Forces 3. H. NI" W. H. Paterson.

Now Recreio 'A' v Argonauts on Recreio Hongkong, his kindly consented

Courto 0.16 more I lo

9.20, J Or. King's Park, at 1 pan. (Um to present the prizes after the antony J. Leitch

Kerr v F. R. Zimmernį, 9,24, E. 14. pires: Makhan Singh, WO II II, Bell).

Groome v1. -Stokes P.25, 7, 1 Royal Navy. Y.M.C.A on Army matches.

Crynden v ku.. Willoqust;- 9.36,

University v Dorians on Police Gr

Boundary St.. at 3.43 p.m.

(Um.

Recrets K.G.V. on Food Finals At HKCCquested to be on the first Leonard, Zander Tsolt.

piros: Mickey Ram, Roza).

Gr. King's Park, at 2.30 p.m.

(Umpires! L/Epl Moore, Cpl Bad. Tomorrow

win).

D.G.B. v Gremains on Police Gr.. Boundary St., at 2.50 p.m. (Umpires; Mickey ftam. Yaqub Khan).

L/Cpl

intarport hockey trials please reet the additional Pelops which will appear in those columne tomorrow.

BUNDAY

pires: Ma) Walker, J. B. Gonsalves).

2.16 p.m.

at

Gr.. Boundary St at 4 p.m. (Um- Service spectators are welcome Care FrankYongguk

Army 'A' v'R.A.F. on Army Gr.. to watch the events.

Bookunpoo, at $45 p.m. (Umpires:

U. 8. Dillon, C. T. Palmer).

Finalists and times of play • Showmaker: 2 WALA. Hobert

are..

Army, 'D' v Putch on Army - Gr. De Bookumpoo, at 3.30

25. Creber, P., F. Kaviar).

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Hazlitt (RA).

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