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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1985.

HERE IS THE BIGGEST IRONY TAKE YOUR CUE FROM

IN ENGLISH SOCCER TODAY Charlton Have It All Except Support Says GEORGE ROBB

Here is the biggest irony in soccer today. Down at the Valley, Charlton Athletic, under the forthright management of Mr Jimmy Seed, have one of their finest teams ever. They are up at the top of League One, challenging the leaders. They are playing punchy, attacking football, the sort fans should flock to see.

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But the fans are not flocking to view it. Average gate this season--with ground that will hold 80,000-is around the 23,000 mark. And that is below the red. line for safety. Mr Seed has already gone unhappily on the record with the state.

could be our last

season at the ment: "Valem our pathetic gates improve this Valley."

Chariton that Ayre There is one player, however, who can look forward to being at present. singled out a great deal in the

of the teams of the season

STANDS OUT

se

in Injured

to check of confidence

to

Of course, gates are lower all round this year. but that does

But nothing soms not lessen the sadness of the situation for Charltoni.

future by opposing defences, the great breeze They go out on to the pitch Tint Edile Firmant, who that blows down at the Valley,

inely-balanced whipped in five goals smooth,

recently They announce cheerfully that Jului Hewie-thoir man of many unit; they play as a team and against Aston Villa.

forward hurts will move that. I on sture,

Firmani has also scored Is the great of why s secret, the secret

firmes tricks three

this year deputiso,

My Arst game in Division 1 must certainly be classed as Ably supporting him have been

Charlton African colleague Stuart football was agulust beni 13.

under-23 when John Hewie was operat and England

Sinco ing at right full-back. That makes it hard to pin tre-forward Bobby Ayre

then point

FORMIDABLE

he has played left-back, individuul

player who

Inside- inside¦ right-half, centre-half, Chariton

These three make m the Success stury Sum Bartram, which any defence has to left and centre-forward.

Inshle-trio | 1172

another A man who proves naturally, stands out. This lan watch closely.

allegeper, who has been with which makes a really bit con pillar of the side is centre-half 1 recall, for so long-so much tribution to the teamwork-und Derek Utton, hu elut

who, that to many fans

Juinmy Seed in one which

muat gave a really due performance at White Charlton is the embodiment of congratulate himself on blend-In Churlton's match

It Hart Lane this season. the lag that you are just 15 ing into a formidable unit.

for!

DETERMINATION is nothing less than tragic as you feel.

contribute

90

old, or young

10

Police And Navy Meet Tomorrow In Pentangular

By

"РАК

LO

Tomorrow afternoon the Police and the Navy clash in their long postponed Pentangular Tournament match un the Police Recreation ground at Boundary Street at 1.30 p.m

The Police have had a bit of bad luck which should affect the strength of the team. Lloyd suffered two broken fingers in the match against the Army last Satur- day and will be unable to play for the rest of the season.

Howser his work of leading As a result of these changes semistance of the Police have a buck division

The Baler

a qual fugge term has already which is fully capable of scoring been largely ecomplished and which has already proved

and though his presence will be itself in defence. missed the iss

Hi! Arve

Ip the forwards Shelly. rc- will not be sel

the second row would have been places Long in - weeks ag

while Dunnichiffe returns to the back row of the serum. To counteract What struke ..1. ini fortune the Police have gal The pervices. of Mus us right cenke and Marsh will play at Jeft centar.

Leillut sena.ns at scrun half and Scoft noves up to fly half. Carpenter again drops back to full back.

French Fifteen To Meet England||

At

Twickenham

Park, Feb. 21

Conta

FIVE CHANGES

The Navy have Ave changes from the fear which they last Gelded. Smithileki replaces Blain Barten

scrum half. the left wing post- ton, and a new full buck, Well by June, will be seen for the time while Beynon und Conway Join the pack.

With Fleet and Lloyd in the centre the Navy still have two centre Threes but the will miss Hewilt. The Novy defence should be strong, as

whether usual, but they will be able to stop Moss and Marsh is rather doubtful

In the tight the Police should show น slight advantage over

the ascendancy

Francs leaders in the Inter-the Navy, while the Navy, will national Hugby Union Chant probably gain

bonship. make three from the side which beat Ire-

changes loose.

if Mayer

land for their match against day's splendid effort us

at Twickenham on the Police should win this

England Saturday,

are in

J. Bomet takes over of left centre from Lucien, who helped Scotland and in the wins over Ireland.

He has shown immerise de- Termination in overcoming the shoulder injury which threaten- ed to end his career-and Is Stanbbon-block to all upposi-

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Draw For FA Cup Quarter-finals

The

Loudon, Feb. 21. draw for the xth round (quarter-finals) of the English F.A. Cup, made today resulted as follows; Huddersfield ✔ Nott Forest or Newcastle,

Notta County V York City

Birminiham ter City,

Manches-

Swatisca or Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers,

the

Match will be played on grounds of the first named clube an Saturday. March 12.-Router.

Saturday's

Home Soccer

Fixtures

Home

The following are the stecer fixtures for Saturday, Feb. 20:

Division

Areenal

❤

Sherteld W.

Burnley

✔

Chariton

Cardif

V

Manchester A

Choiaco

Huddersfield

Everton Leicester Manchester C.

Now calle Preston

SheBeld U. test Bruin.

Birmingham Bury Huli Ipewich Leeds

neoin

Y

14

DIVI

Aston Villa

Bolton

Wolves

Sunderland

V Blackpool

Portsmouth

v Fulham

Doncaster stymouth Blackburn Derby Port Vale Bettol h.

Swanres

v Wes Hom

Liverpool

Division (South)

Luton

Y

can repeat Satur- hooker

Rotherham

Middlesbrough Forest Stoke

Notis C.

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Brentfor

V

Exoter

Brighton

Bristol C. Coventry Gillingham

*

Newport

Watford

AL gurac.

jcast it is not Two of the changes

the Navy will out- the three-quarter Ifne. Rancoule Ukely that or Murillo will replace Antoine last the Police, and if the Police Boniface on the right wing, and can only hold out for the last

ten minutes they should win.

Should the Police win, this will, as the attached table shows, make the RAF the runners-up in the Pentangular.

Whatever the result, should be fant match with

and plenty of excitement

the resultani score should be close.

HOW THEY STAND

the

Andre Huget, who was un- carller -able to play" in

match because of a leg injury, return to fly hair.

Ran-

The pack is unchanged. Train: — M. Vanner; couter Murillo); M. Prat; J. Bouquet: J. Lapaicy; A. Haget:

Army G. Dufau; 11. Dance; R. Bau-

RAF Jon; J. Prat;

B. Chevalier:

Navy Celeya;, A. Domenech; P.

Club Labadie: R. Broksson-Bow Police

ter.

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London, Feb. 21.

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Leyton

Mwali Reading Shrewsbury Southampton Torquay Walkall

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Colchester

Southend

Northampton

Bournemouth

Crystal Pal

Bwindan

Queen's Ponk 11. Norwich Aldershot

Division' It (North)

Accrington Barnsley Валов Bradford C.

Halifax

Manadold Oldham

Chester Rochdalo Chesterfield

Tranmere fartlepools Caride Vtockpor Viscadford

Daring

8

8

0 0:121 7 3 1 3 BD

31 18

29 7

2 1 3 28 42

Scunthorpa Southport Worklington Wrexham York

V

Crowwe

V

Grimsby

7

2 0 6 30 04 4

1

0

3

2 Collia 14 77

THE TEAMS

Y Gateshood Reottish Fergus "A"

Dundao Talkirk

Hibernian Navy, Well, Merrideth, Fleet, Kimarnock

V

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V Harts

stiring

Y

Hangers

v Motherwell

y

Scottish LeKEUN

Aberdeen Clyde' Pusdoe u. Airdrie

N Gibbs, of Harlequins, has Lloyd Blain, Allwood, Smith Partick an bye injury and will not fed, Brampton, Davies, Annan- Queen of Bouth be able to play for England drie, Beymon, Harris, against Franco in the Rugby well, Conway, Reeves. Union match at Twickenham on Saturday.

His place at full back will be taken by H. Scott of Manches- ter, a new cap.--Router.

Culver-

Albion Alice

Folloo: Carpenter, Nash, Moss, Arbroath Marsh, Stevens, Scott, Lolliott, Brechin Colborne, Mayger, Harris, Perry, Dunfermline Shelley, Bryan, Dawson, Duni-Hambon cliffe,

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Photo A above, Photo B.below.

HORACE LINDRUM

Don't Make Those Cushion

Lifting The Elbow

By

HENRY LONGHURST

After 50 years of trial and error in the United States, 70 in England and a couple of hundred in Scotland, certain basic aspects of the golf swing seem to have been settled upon as unanimously destrable.

All agree to keep their heads still, though few in fact do; to clutch the weapon firmly with the last two fingers of the left hand; to make a half turn with the hips and a full turn with the shoulders-a movement of which the stouter of us are physically incapable-and so on.

Inheriting the results of this years massive aski world-wide

Ex

the

the

the of Sun-

"IL

Shots More Difficult

When the cue-ball is tight against the 'cushion · we are faced with many problems. It is seldom possible to make the required contact; too often it brings about a miscue, and there is also the difficult business, of controlling the line of play from the cushlon rail.

A few evenings ago I watched a player making a tricky cushion shot even more difficult. His bridge-hand was cramped, his cue-arm ben't, he was huddled over the stroke and looked as if he were going to tie a knot in his cue at any moment.

Does this happen to you? Don't disinis these awkward positiona os problemis beyond your control. Make your #p- proach ng comfortable and easy as possible, and although the position cannot always be over. come to your advantage. you can put your knowledge to the best possible use in tackling it

Tho

bridge-han probably causes the most bother," and for this reason I have a photo graphed the two types. use when necessary.

WEEK-END

HOCKEY

The following are the Hockey Fixtures for the coming week- end and the wook after.

Due to the Defence Force exercises at the end of this week and the absence of the Army A team from the Colony, Men's A Division will once agala be con- Lined to only one League match botworn Nay Bharat A and pressed Dutch H.C.

Photo A closely resembles the Ordinary

The bridgo-hand. palm of the hand is against

the

outside of the Full programmics, however, cushion rail, the thumb is raised will be seen in the Ladles and is the normal way, and the cue Men's Second Division, with the

is guided between the thumb and along the first finger.

Dorians A v KGV B and Recreio

v Dorions B matabes at Boun-

The stance is the sume, and dasy Street highlighting Satur- remember to get well down be-day's games and the Second between KITC hind the cue-ball with your chin Division cloth

as near the cue as is comfort and RAF B at Kal Tak on Sun- able. With a little practice in day taking the centre of the careful aiming you will indtage.

The following are the daduree Do yourself tackling the cushionAll Divisions of the League:

shots with greater confidence,

A

In Photo B, I am making n ather type of cushion brigo which is very useful when more powerful stroke is re- quired. As you can see it is the looped bridge; the thumb is tucked under the Index finger, which in turn is curled over the

cue.

the

Agrin I am maintaining the necessary Grmness of bridge with the pressure of the base of pàim against the vuisĮdo edge of the cushion rail.

Set up positions requiring the use of the cushion bridge--both types.

You cannot practise often enough a stroke like this which gives so much trouble, cue action and elm is without

have

If your little

fault, you should difficulty in overcoming awkward sķuations.

Davis Cup Stars In

Semi-Finals

BATURDAY Ladies Division KOV

"B"

Dorian "A" Boundary

st. 13.45 (Umpires: Krishin Lall, Set Darvill), _Recrods "A" v Durian" "B" Boundary St, at 230 (Umple: Sgt.

Trafford, wo II Durkin).

Gremlin v Services Ystley at 3.30 (Umpires: u. 3. Dale Tara Singh).

Recredo v Victorians on Happy Valles at 3.43 (Umpires: J. * GOR- salves. H.H.A. Chamberimizi).

ByKG.V "A".

BUNDAY

Man's First Division May Bhagat "A" y Dutch LLC" on King's Park A 4 (Umpires: H. Born, J.B. Gonialves).

Bye-Army "A" & "B". Recreio "A" & "B". RA.F. "A" & B.N. "A".

Men's Second Division Sook upposa "A" v Sookungots "B" on Bookunpoo 21 2:30 (Umpires:-8gt. Moore, Bgf Darvill).

H.K.H.C. Knights on Bookinpoo at 4 (Umpires: 0.2. Palmer, L.8. Growel).

Palipo y Nay Bharat "1' pa Police Gđ. # 1 (Umpires: LA. Brentford. Major Brice

"H.A.F.NÉ» « E.LT.S. on Kai Tak at 2.30 (Umpires: 3/8at. Capon Z.A. Abbas),

H.K.A.A.F. v B.N. "B" on Kai

(Umpires: Krishin Lall, Yaqub Kiran).

Bye-Army "ON

FUTURE FIXTURER March 5

Ladies' Division: - Victorians Dorione "H": Dorians "A" y Services: Gremlins y KGV "B": Régraio "A"

KGV "A" Bye-Recreio "

March

Sherlock Holmes | few pages and read from episode of "The Dancing Men. "Philadelphia Times," 1- search, we are inclined to look used to illustrate golfers in day, February 24, 1889: with faintly patronising or action with the same squiggly, sometimes agreed that the game

New York, Feb. 21. upon the efforts of our grand-single-line figures,

shall be won by him who plays fathers in the expertmental era In the fly-leaf of this volume the largest number of holes Three American Davis Cup of golf, as depicted in conten-he follows the inscription to within given number of stars-Tony Trabert, Hamilton

of instruction, his wife with a a"dancing man”

and minutes"

"an invaluable Richardson and AM Larson- porary works

Mens' First Divizion: RAF “A” Y and those delightful bronze at the

borp

of backswing, rule of the game is that no line up with young Uli Schmidt, statuettes they have lost us, The club passes behind the bead players shall touch the ball of Sweden, top ranking Foreign Amy "A" Dutch v Boerele "A":

Nav Bharul "A" y Recreio "E". notably the Judy with nothing and the right elbow

points with his hands. All play must competitor, for the Singles semi- Byca--Army "B" & IN "A" on, who, at the top of her back-high in the air above. You be done with the fools.

Anala of the United States Na- Mena' Becond Division: Army “g* So at least they knew two lonel swing, adoms the Dormy House know my methods, Watson!

Indoor Lawn

Tennis.K.H.C. RAP *** Nar Bbaret

"D": FN "B" K.I.T.C. Bookcun mantelpiece at Rye and is

'The writer was perhaps the things which we have too loną |Championshipa,

Pollos HKAAT Knights confirmed

day. forgotten. Beside other of these a favourite with the greatest player of

ByteBookungola. "Am Tonight Schmidt mools - Uni-Though Mr AF. Macine, win things the position of the right young gentlemen at the

Umpires not Able to inves_ tieši and Trabert moets commitment shouldring ner of the 1883 tournameni at albow seems singularly versity match dinner.

Hoylake, was, as Bernard Dar- portant.

Xavier 26630 immediately. win has put it, retrospectively in regard to the position of the canonised" us the first Amateur

50

In no speci of their swing are we more patronising

then

1886

right elbow at the top of the Champion, it was Mr Hutchin- backswing. This points high intron who won the first two the air, sometinies almost ver- Champlonships proper In tleally, imparting to the player and 1887. fle spoke with an atitude of crouching laten- authority. sity from which it would seem almost impossible to return and hit the ball.

taught charitably to believe that they did not really do it

or

ย

Το

he tells 115,

Start with, "The two hands should be held

blow with which a schoolboy flicks, with his right, forefinger, a pill of paper across the room" Hutchinson, So far, so good. Hagen and Hogan are at one.

PART COMPANY

unim- [chardson

Larsen.----Reuter.

A Cambridge Crew Reminiscent

Of Her Majesty's Footguards

By HYLTON CLEAVER

A Cambridge crew reminiscent of Her Majesty's Footguards is to tackle largely Australian Oxford in this year's University Boat Race on March 26.

Changes there may be, but at present Cambridge average 6ft. 11⁄2in. in height and 1814 stone in weight.

Ieval

ur

My own generation has been close to one another ua con-

veniently possible, for the ob fect is to strike the ball like not the sort of blow you strike that,

but that no one could hold u dynamometer but the sort of the top-of-the-swing position while he was sketched

without the right inodelled elbow creeping up and up,

This has always seemed rea- sonable enough, but, alas, chance plece of delection has

begins It is when movement this week dispelled the theory.

1 cannot remember an Eng- Findlay Best, their coach, bag of boat propulsion between. Lady part They really did do it like that. that ancient and modern

"When the club is lishi university eight of such induced in a crow which u shoff Margaret BC and Jonu College. company,

such

A period in which Lady Mar- ex time ago looked most unstendy. height, reaching the horizontal, with its PRECIOUS ITEM

with physique, The The President matched

Denis Hill, garet had control ended to the player's actly The most precious item in my head pointing

10 only reason the analogy of the may leave out four of last year's last year's Boat Race, and golfing library, as it might be.in right, it should be allowed

the world turn naturally in the right hand Guards break down is that two losing crew, though at least the Jesus College President was of them, J. M. Bruce. is still a elected or a Lady Margaret that of any golfer over, is the very first volume on until it is resting between the of the crew are American.

But these men are not stiff-possibility.

Last year, Badminton series, web and forefinges of the right golf in the

would Like his opposite number at President chose a Josus College At the same time the backed, otherwise they which was presented by the band. ediler, the late and great Horace right elbow should be raised not be able to row as they do. Oxford, 1. A Gobbo, the Cam-stroke: now: Jesus College

bridge

President, has, boch row-President has chosen one from HORSE POWEE well away from the body, until, Hutchinson, to his wife,

the club horizontal. So heavy an olght has never lag bow. Here both are able to Lady Margareti It was in turn presented to when

this right Won

the Univeraly, Boat Race watch what their other servers me by Mrs Hutchinson, who, at behind the behind, an age approaching that which elbow is considerably above the but may this time is the whole men are doing as every practice. poculiarities,

crew can hook their horse power Hill has also appeared at 8, for so long has boen attributed lovet of the right hand."

the charitable on to the end of their blades na CONTROL ENDED Thus ... - dies -erroneously as it now appeare

Muir- Stroke in a Scot, A the legend. Our ignorant forboars American R. A. G. Monks, a

did know what they were doing Harvard caraman, done at No. 6. head, from Glenalmond, which London Rowing Club technique

point Having seen this crew very is unusund. Another an and they did it on purport, Mr Hutchinson, himselt

their innos recently I am much impressed more so, At Cambridge, Artist and sculptor of distince While smiling at tion, anticipating.. by 'several'|-coACE, we might turn back by the fuld looseness which Mr Is a strong contrast. In methodes.

to Mr AE. Matthews,

actor, rodden in London,

THE GAMBOLS

LOOK GAVE ISN'T THAT

CLEVER

Barry Appleby

BRBAT: FAVOURIT

THE

YEARS, OLDER.

AM

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Neither is true to his college

and' the style of

this.

compromise based, I would

the highly any, on

9. Cambridge crew is in fact

is around 1930, This should be a there great help on the Tideway.

-(London Expters Service).

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