1954-03-13 — Page 16

SPORTS

EXTRA!

CHAPTER TWO" in the exclusive football story of GIL MERRICK, England's ace goalkeeper.

Here's a tricky point. Where should right back go when corners are being taken on the right wing?

Some teams have the right bark standing behind the goalkeeper beyond the far post as the winger prepares to take the corner and, as the goalkeeper moves towards the ball, the right back slips into a position on the goal line a yard or two from the post

certain off the

the Birmingham team, except oti occasions, we have the right back line and within striking distance of the opposing left-winger, thus ensuring that every man is marked before the kick.

THEY FORGET TO MARK HIM

Some teams who make a point of keeping the right back on the line forget to arrange for the left winger to be marked, and if he is a quick thinker he has every chance of making himself a goal-scover.

One of the orenstons when we at Birming- ham changed our teetles and did have both full- backs on the line was against Tottenham Hotspur in the sixth round of the FA Cup, second replay,

at Wolverhampton last senson. There was

very good reason for the switch of tactics.

whang m

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THE

THREE CORNERS...

'Spurs 9.1..

LIX

Avion 9.6.

C.F.Spurs 0.1.

How Birmingham placed their held for' 'Spurs' corner kicka in last season's Cup replay to stop Bennett and Duquemin heading through near the post.

1.D.K

Mitten

Mitten

Jolasny

The low-hit corner kick as practised by Manchester United, with Delaney hitting the ball hard and too and Mitten racing across to shoot on the polley

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C.*. Ro

G.F.

4.1.

L.R.

1.4.

The most dangerous high corner kick of all-the

which out-swinger

moves away from the goalkeeper as he comes out,

of our

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SEVEN-A-SIDES START TODAY

By "PAK LO"

This afternoon brings the opening rounds of the "Seven-a-sides” and there are a total of 35 teams entered for the tournament. This is a knockout tournament and as each team loses so they drop out whilst the winner goes on to the next round.

The REME have entered a total of five teams, and the RAF have four. Quite a few of the other senior teams have entered three sevens, Each game takes 20 minutes, i.e. ten minutes each way.

The first game is at 1.20. p.m. between the RAF Hongkong "A" and the Welch "A", The final game between Club "B" and KGV School begins at 0.10 p.m.

ALEC BEDSER'S · COLUMN

Neutral

Test

Umpires For

Matches?

future

I notice an interesting suggestion that in neutral umpires should be appointed for Test Matches. I assume the impartiality and fairness of the men in white is not questioned otherwise I would be up in arms at once but the idea aims at levelling and strengthening the all-round standard.

Any proposal which aims at improving cricket of In this instance I assume any grade is worth discussing. the Imperial Cricket Conference would choose a panel of the world's crack umpires who would then be available to officiate in any series in any part of the globe.

in the first two games against ; terest, suddenly raced Beross

But the main thing, I think, 'Spurs our left-back Ken Grown arousid the back

Is for the goalkeeper to closely marked "Spurs right- fence and on to the ball and peet a mistake, which keeps winger

Walters Sonny

for hit it on the volley, first time him on his toes and to watch left-wing corners because and sightly on the turn.

the bull as closely as possible hoth the

like a expeeting a Londoners

dede tion knew

which, The ball simply new in.cle plac'ice of rocket

fortu- if it comes, goalwardsbut

will probably be runaleg round the back of the nately for us just outside the low.

the orthodox As for

lofted defence to meet corners in an near post.

Law-hit everers can, I think, | corner,

De are sees it on 00 onurthodox sarprise ihove

be divided into twa distinel

out of 100 casions type

the Delunity type kick kk are taken. which ends for a

golden male with these forward to The dash for the ball under a pre- lofted corners is, if the Englishmen control West Indies lead to an improved standard.

move 15:UN

when flag

It was discovered in the Best

Hes against Two

Spurs that the

not fiet so dangerous as the lafted earners hft just outside the six-yard teenged plan.

How In the eix yards box it is the and the

the goal-go"lkeeper'a' ball. line for Bennett and Duqueinin, kick muslied across who were particularly good in mail-Johnny Hancocks and I make u point of not moving the air.

These players were going up. beating our defenter in the mir

heard the BIK'

Trying to

through in the angles of the

woodwork

Duquemin, in fact, did sue

(01)

in scoring in first

the Hør-jane

this way ba

replay af White

DANGER CHECKED

to

to check

Jummy

Very

and

Mullen of Wolves are to the ball until I am confident

which

line of fight I know the good at this-in the wig forward is in the main the approximate area where I

shall be able to take the ball. Teking a quick deflection.

In the Venerally

is

first case the ball

aimed at the angle the six yards box, and nominated forward makes last split second dash for the

wth A Furbrize bid move.

Wh

ONE SURE RULE

most the slo? Clariy he nut

abill

THREE PROBLEMS

will clo One of

little

Thus

iwo

Dut

be smoothert

would undoubtedly

Africans which could South might well umpire in an Anglo-nd an exchange of officials now Australian series, or two und again

v India. The

snag.

After

There

was

Br

proceedings,

are

the

It is, of course, at present im- possible to pick out the winnera or even the quarter-finalists os there are

90 many unknown quantities in the midst of all these teams, and some of them will be depending more on guile than on speed to see them into the next round. All the games for Saturday will be played on the Causeway Bay ground.

THE DRAW

1st Round (Saturday) Wayfoong V. Wekh" "C" at 4.80 p.m.

REME Casuals v. RAF (HK) "B" at 1.00 p.m.

RAF (Koi Ták) v. HMS Crane at 2.10 p.m.

2nd Round (Saturday) RASC "A" v. Police "B" al

2.30 p.m.

27th HAARA v. H.K. Signal

Regiment at 2.50 p.m.

RAF (Kal Tak) "A" v. Tamar Tigers at 3.10 p.m. at 3.30 p.m.

RASC "D. REME Hornets

H.K. Police "A" v. 7th Royal Tank Rgt. at 3.50 p.m.

27th L1. Bty, RA V Stanley Garrison at 4.10 p.m.

RAF (HK) "A" v. Welch Rgt. "A" at 1.30 p.m.

HMS Newcastle v. 7th Royal Tanks "B" at 4.50 p.m.

some

They

with Colony

v.

saw

the

the

talk

Welch Regi "B" v. HQLF, at 5.10 p.m.

Boom Defence Is an umpire affected by his

Depot V. enthusiasm?REME Optimists at 8.30 p.m. crowd's immediate reietion of "home"

Old Crocks v. 72 LAA, RA at many steeped in the traditions The thought struck me when on

which meant 5.60 p.m. of the

the game would be thunder-aised his finger

of an Australian Club "B" v. KGV School at disapproval.

all the dismissal ink

during a critical moment of

a 6.10 p.m cricket has enjoyed a reputation Test last year.

2nd Round (Monday) second to none for sportsman-

roar instant ship and Tests have been played from the huge crowd

HMS Dampler

REME and an Exiles at 5.00 pm. for more than half a century

fully have been umpire must

Tamar Odds & Sods v, Club without neutral oficials being

conscious of the part he played | "A" at 5.40 p.m. 1 must deelde whether the called in.

REME In that dramatic moment,

V. Winner Wasps three Yet erleket of the major things in its fight. It may be sports is the only game where lands who have the unfortunate p.m.

There are some oficials in all Wayfoong v. Welch "C" at 5.20 all away swinger-that is swing there is not an "outside" official outlook that they must take

towards the centre of the

THE FIJIANS แพ

see it there is full part in control. As I

in the inswinger--move in gelkernelf; an

Yesterday evening immediate this we de As # result of

Fortunately towards the goal; or be a per-

the "actors"

last appearance of the Fijians in cided to bring Ken Green back

THE ONLY COUNTRY

well ball feetly straight ball across the

the minority. In take the to try to the

the Colony until possibly next on to the te

England is the only country No. 1

think do not $ ("LAS he would have no goalmouth.

appear danger of these headers wear

where there because

the The most dangerous of

professional "cracks" who officiate in Tests year when they may time, chance of reaching it the posts. At the sume

three is the away swinger. The

corps of officials and it would are caught up with infection of again as the contenders for the of the power of the kick.

FARELF remembering

threat the

of

championship. be asking a lot have There is one sure rule. The goalkeeper

edged

I think tor a man to spectators' excitement. may

have 'Spurs' roving winger, Walters,

provided give up his time and leave his they do a great job and they DS SOUL

he forward 05

from his ne

plenty occupation for half a year and make fewer mistakes than we arranged for our left winger, goalkeeper,

he bus to deui Wardle,

with and, Indeed, if the ball has Billy

fine standard for # about and come back reallses

the low-hit ball, in either of started to swing away late he travel perhaps to the other end would have us believe. and mark and chase Walters In

good clean rugger in their two the twa

cases have named, may even have made his move.

only the penalty area when his fel-

middle of

have visits here, and bis

the But as soon as he sees:

that will be the hope

team low winger, Medley, was tak- must get to the

tele- goal.

bail moving away from the six ing flag kicks.

The reason, of course, in that yards line and out of the area

Not only their play but their better he must get back to his line as

because the cameras are from the middle he is

tween England and Hungary dral with

the fine sportmanship has attracted The hard quickly as possible and not be

focussed variably At the most he is wicket. able to

at soccer.

have The umpire not only turned out to

only the large crowds who hot that he must expect to iempted to chase the ball,

see them, and follow.

to satisfy the players and In the 1853 Wembley inter-away from business for

days. But it another matter has to

their im- England and

before the Singing both Going back to the first case national between

let's face up to it that is entirely for an Australion man Scotland the Scots Inside for spend several months in he must look for the

possible-but

the unseen mil- games and after has entertained a comer in the thire

Johnstone. wards. Steele and

many rugger fans, Low-hit

lions watching on the screen. making the run. which. corners

West Indies, South Africa worked

has It all over in a Bush, but

*Their move against

passing Several Test

long umpires of my for as know, were introduced

India officiating in * series

to win icust the al

them goalkeeper gete that was most effective

have received certainly helped by Manchester United

acquaintance a few

spread over several months. point of focus, namely their point of view.

their games but now they have, of some years ago, are fast becoming a

the meeting place of ball and As a corner kick was taken. Yet employers generally re-bitter letters criticising

Was The umpire 22 course, seen what a really deter- popular niove,

can do to forward.

either one of them, depending gard it as a high honour for one decisions. a time when the on which side the corner was of their staff to be selected as a yards from the incident and mined tackling team There was

this open type of game. hundreds of tour the viewer

malies me, cricketer for an overeens low-hit bull was thought to be

Perhaps by

they next year One

day I suppose viewers away and are happy to release him.

Iden a bad corner. In fact, judging

touching me in

another Would not in time the same England will watch a Test in will have yet from the groans of some see my line of approach to the ball.

That which will Australia.

win them In

more facilties be granted to umpires? progress tloos of crowds, many un-

Every rugger fan has The system would break down might well be the time to in-games. but wittingly still believe it is,

njoyed their visit, and If the members of a salect panel troduce neutral umpires! most In my opinion it is the

behalf of all rugger fans I say could not find the time to travel.

In any case I tip my cap to a dangerous corner in the game,

to Then

and come the second best,

again" The great

with the great body of men who do an Thank you thing is lo

time to spare, would stop in and immense and difficult job for or, to quote their own words, ready for it, and to expect to

"Isoley." the

the cricket. purpose of scheme would go to the winds.

ONE TARGET

When it was Walters' turn to take corners then our right Stewart, came winger, Jactie back and marked! Medley.

'Spurs

did not succeed in scoring a goud against us from

match.

as

I was Delaney and Mitten, the United pulz, whom i Arst saw try this move out in 1948.

Delaney took the earner and hit the bult about three feet off the ground und very haru.

OPEN SPACE The rest of the United tack had taken our defence to the far post and beyond 11, su

BL-

tre was more or less à inrge

бол

man move

from

the

+

without

gained, stood in front of but

me

from

in

a corner

open space in front of the gual middle. It a goalkeeper can do in the whole of the game.

around the near post area.

in this he is greatly reducing the

rurprise element.

д

Now

of the world to don the white cont.

It is one thing for a Dulch- man to fly to Wembley to re-

ADDED CHALLENGE In England now they

of the added challenge

we can

terec 90 minutes of a match be- vision. I use the word challenge which returns next year.

major

throc

the or

IT WAS CLEVER

And they moved again trong of me as I attempted come out. Consequently I didn't get out properly for

of

de- course, it was not a liberate foul

and against me,

would stress one point. In such a clover let's take the low-hit was done in

any proposal for neutral umpires corner smashed into the middle way that the referee could not there is one target a rise in the

class it

obstruction, but

standard rather than any re for a deflection.

rather it was a tactical

and move flection on the Integrity This Is not a thought-out on the

part of the Scots In-

fair-mindedness of umpires. who had been hanging around move but rather an attempt byde me to prevent me hav-

In my experience I have on the far post side of the Beld the winger to create confusioning a clear run with the bail.

never known an international not showing the slightest in and hesitancy among the

be umpire to

anything but WEEK-HOW THE scrupulously fair and impartial, There are, however, odd points in the interpretation of laws

As Delancy's kick came the ball was about eight yards from goal when it reached point level with the near post. But just before Delaney took astride to hit the ball. Mitten,

is not

de-

-(London Express Service}

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NINTH RACE MEETING

Saturday 20th March & Saturday 27th March, 1954. (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)

*THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 19 BACES The First Bell will be rung at 180 p.m. and the First Raco Fun at 2.00 p.m. each day.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 a.m, each day.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

THE 1854 SETS OF MEMBERS BADGES AND LADY'S BROOCHES WHICH ARE BEING ISSUED ARE NOT VALID UNTIL IST APRIL, 1854. THE 1883 SETS ARE VALID UNTIL THEN.

NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed' throughout the meeting.

Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of

Member, such member to be responsible for all visitor Introduced by him.

Tins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).

NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western standard.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate,

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission.

MEALS & REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.

SERVANTS

Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths in the Members Betting Hall.

CASH SWEEPS

The cost of a Through Ticket is $38.00.

Particular numbers within the series 1 to 4,000 may be rê- served for all race meetings as Through Tickets, Such tickets will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 4,000.

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10 am, on the day, preceding the Race Meeting for which they are reserved will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Tickets over 4,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.

The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the holder.

The Stowards reserve the right to refuse any subscription, also the right to remove any name from subscription lists without stating reasons for, their action.

Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the 2nd Day (27th March) at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), 5, D'Aguilar Street and 382 Nathan Road, during normal office hours and until 11.00 a.m. on that day.

Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 8th May, 1954, are now available. The cost of each ticket is $2.00.

TOTALISATOR

Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited,

ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS. MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST HACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE BUN

PAYMENT WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DIS- FIGURED TICKETS,

"

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, elc. wll not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

By Order of the Stewards,

H. MISA,

Secretary.

I must get down in twe shots LANDLORD & TENANT (AMDT.)

from there to win from my pearesi rival, Arthur Lees, home with a score of 277.

"Things were not eased when

I had to wait more than five minutes for my partner, Cox, to get a ruling about a plugged ball.

"Novertholom, I wan relaxed; had been so throughout.

"I now went through the motions with my puiter, Here lamy, method. The blade la not allowed

ved to open in the back.

20

10. My chip stopped "-8ft, from the pin. Down, want the, pulf. Tw home in zit. Never had 3-putted, beiber,

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