FA SECRETARY HITS OUT
THE CHIŅA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1955.
SIR STANLEY ROUS WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NEW NATIONAL LEAGUE Limited To Some 16 Or 18 Of England's Best Soccer Clubs
SIR STANLEY ROUS, CBE, JP, Secretary of the Football Asso- ciation, the man who knows more about football than anyone else from a combined playing, refereeing and administrative angle, was asked five questions by the London Daily Express. Here are his answers which sign- post the way to a brighter and better future for English soccer.
The Secretary of the FA cannot implement these, his personal opinions, but his answers reveal a dynamic and realistic approach to Soccer problems. They will make every football man -- official, player or fan think hard.
Question 1 Attend. An enthusiastic trainer and Regulations, many of them where they ances are fulling at Football attended one of the FA courses, out of date, to see
more suitable but when he proceeded to put could be made League matches. What can
what into practice
he had to present-day requirements, be done to win back sup-learned.
I think it is time that clubs Je was told by his port?
manager
that "we don't want consed to be Bubbed either as FA tricks here!"
Amateur or Professional. In my any
Just Gales may have fallen, but we A youth international, now on view they should all be should remember that there has certain club's ground staff, is "football clubs." been no lack of support for the finding that his normal duties ARSENAL v. AMATEURS big events.
consist in the main of putting If the amateur longues could On the whole there has been out the training kit for the see their way to altering their then 2 club like the no decline in
the number of seniors when they arrive in the rules, spectators at International marning: playing sneaker while Arsenal could enter teama fur matches.
Lies, Cup
decisiv they are training; and, having leagues like League matches and food collected the used kit, going out Athenian.
lendlic provided they promise himself for a "tap or two" Just a really attractive game.
before the lunch-break.
When asked what training he The hard core of loyal fans re-cid in the afternoons, the answer moins, though a proportion of the luss ardent the "floating vote" as "There's never any training
in the afternoons." among spectators, you might call them are nowadays tending to I know of one manager who find other BILLERBYTENÍs more Face his players reported hack attractive: they pick only the best for the opening of the season has of all the different forms of sport.been spending his time in neigh-
An obvious means of stoppingturing towns trying to this drift is to do everything we players from other clubs.
own can to encourage the supporters' But Imagine how his clubs.
layers must feel, knowing that Is away looking their manager for men to replace them.
eal community-
sign
officials
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the Isthmian and
If our amateur standards are onateurs must be Improve, gave opportunities to play with top-class players, and this reform would make this possible.
Vice-versa, many more players who have had the benefit of a higher education should be en- couraged to join the leading clubs.
Perhaps our county associations
or some of the clubs could
co-opt them on to their com- mittees and boards,
The FA Council, with over 10 years of football legislation be- Directors should welcome these bodles and make their officials
hind
it naturally goes into things and inembers feel really part of
It is no use paying that players very thoroughly and from every nother club. Clubs should
alm to become have got to be employed full-possible angle before it makes
changes. with time, unless the club centres
Don't get the idea, though, Renuine local and civic support know how to employ them full-that the FA is averse to change
en falling gates would ceate to time and to some purpose.
An examination of the haunt some
In the campaign
foster is such. of our boardroom
FA's record during the past 20 more scientifle and imaginative years or so will, I think, show There is, of course, only one training methods the newspaper that it has plenty of innovations long-term answer to falling gales quas certainly help-even if in
to its credit. -to raise the standard of play. the past they have sometimes
at the FA's courses, Question
iLbles.
managers
for
to
Question 4 - How
can clubs help players to improve their technique?
scoffed 2- How is books and filins. this to be done? How can Some have given spaco
who have England's soccer prestige beublely at coaching schemes
sneered
Lven when they take good care to make use af FA methods themselves.
restored?
ing a core of first-rate managers,
thing must be done."
any
you to
Clubs do, I think, now realise that the greatest noed of all is to develop the ability of young We uan only restore England's her lost Frestige and regain
I am glad, though, to see that players. Yet it is sad that all radership provided we are pre these past few weeks the that many senior clubs can offer pared to think out a really sound Press have been solidly behind to the keer youngster is incessant plan
Each leading club need a Priority must be given to build-the FA in saying that "some-lapping round the track.
practice ground which can be used for ball practice every day. This should be floodlit so that who also have jobs youngsters can train in the evenings.
A programme of training and practice should be drawn
in which is interesting, stimulating. purposeful and hard.
Each club needs
trained lenders able to whip up enthu- in the boardroom; the jealousies A new National Logue, consum: to encourage the indi-
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foster his special end clark of temperaments and sisting of 16 or 18 of the best viduai
abilities; to teach the team how interests Inevitable in a closely clubs.
best to co-ordinate their play,
Question 5 What about floodlit football?
trainers, and coaches; men who Question 3 Have you are ready to jettison the old rule-
reforms which of-thumb methods and who Lossess that are 18lent of using would particularly ke The imagination.
see put into practice? know
only too well from
Soccer reforms? Yes, there personal experience the difficul
Here are es many clubs are up against:re plenty of them. tin ditinclination to accept new some, but, mind you, they are
among players and only my personal ideas-
Guns--both
finance....
1:nit community; problems of They must pay their players £25 a week but make sure they varn it. But this country still possesses
This smaller, elite League vast reservoir of football would provide the pool from talent, and our basle "know-how' which International players
of how the game should be would be picked. played is still, I belleve, superior
The clubs
The
CHELSEA TAKE THE LEAD
Arsenal goalkeeper Kelsey dives towards the post but is beaten by a shot from Chelsen inside-left S, O'Connell, who puts the reigning League Champions one up in the First Division match at Highbury, London last Saturday. — Reuterphoto.
SPORTS SURVEY
Her Golden Wedding Anniversary... And She Recalls Her Soccer Days
By "ALL-ROUNDER”
Looking back to the days of her youth, Mrs Mary Alice Dixon, of Preston, who has been celebrating her golden wedding anniversary, recalls how she and her workmates at the local firm of Dick, Kerrs spent their lunch hour kicking screwed-up paper along the floor of No. 5 shop.
The manager saw this and decided to teach them how to play football pro perly, taking them for ball practice on the old Brookhouse football field, where Tom Finney later served his time.
Joe Hardtaff When the girls publicly took and was satisfied. I earned my of this season. the fleld the crowd paid their len-bob at Liverpool, for I had (Nottingham), Jack Young and Compton (Middlesex) but the distinction of scoring a goal Leslie coppers to scoff at them, they soon turned to encourag-
The on my debut."
Preston and George Cox, Jim Wood and
His John Langridge (Sussex)
are ing cheers when they saw the signing came about thus:
leave This will considerable skil
of these father was asked to bring him all finishing.
the Glamorgan to the club chairman's Haydn Davis, feminine footballers. This was round
as senior pro- the forerunner
Tom met Dad straight wicketkeeper, of the famous house.
with Eric Hollies in fessional Dick, Kerrs Women's team. from work and went along
He was taken by (Warwickshire). next. Both are They played in many parts of his overalls.
Deepdale office 14 years old. the country and abroad and at taxi to the
he signed the necessary one time had no superiors. The where eleven in which Mrs Dixon be- came the side'a Arst leftwinger tonk all before them. working and football, Mrs Dixon was bringing up a family of four. "Good old days," she says, "despite a lot of hardships."
•
Besides
There will be general regret for 25 years that Reg Perks,
Worce- of the "genial giant" stershire cricket, is to retire at 43. Since 1930 he has had the honour of bowling the first boll to practically every touring side in Britain. His greatest distinc tlon came this year; he became the County's first professional captain. He can also claim to be the first County skipper to record a victory over the South Africans.
MUFFED CATCH
and
forms,
•
•
•
for
He has
ben
Young National Serviceman Opening goal of the Arst-class Harry Wilson, with the Royal football season in Scotland was Artillery in North Wales, is in stored by Mochan, of Glasgow great demand. Celtic, in thirty seconds against playing inside right for Worce
but is on amateur ster City, Queen of the South, Almost as
who have forms for Arsenal, quick was Digram's goal
Harry is a Scol, and two Scot- Allon against Arboath in forty invited him to play a trial. But seconds.
tish clubs"A" and "B" Divi- CELTIC DISCIPLINE
services elonsvant bls Celtic have Glasgow
in their programme nounced that they will refuse future ad- mission to any member of the public who displays the national Bag of Elre at their matches. It was often done last season, and caused trouble.
an-demob.
und
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on
Nashua Wins Winner-Take-All Challenge Race
BIRMINGHAM BEATS
CUP HOLDERS
FA
London, Aug. 31.
Preston North End, who won their first three matches to head the First Division, failed by the odd goal of three against newly promoted Luton Town in their English League football match at Luton this evening.
Preston dropped back to third place with an inferior goal average to Sunderland and Birmingham.
Sunderland did not have a match tonight, but Bir- mingham, who gained promotion with Luton, continued their good run by defeating the FA Cup holders, Nowcastle United, 8-1, after a goalless first half.
Five clubs_—— Sunderland, Glenavon Birmingham, Preston, Black Glentoran pool and Manchester United - share the Division One lead. Each with six points Uten come Wolverhampton Wander- Gr's with five points. At the Shefeld bolton of the table, United and Tottenham Holapur still have only one point each. United have yet to play their fourth game, but Spurs were beaten at home 2-1 by Mun- chuster United.
THRILLER
Laton produced a fine second half rally to beat Preston, who were given a half time lead by has Tommy Thompson, who acored in every match so far. Luton netted the two winning goals in the space of five minutes soon after the start of the second
and Ports-
Wolverhampton mouth, who staged a thriller week, gave another splendid Inst
Wolverhampton exhibition tonight Wolves avenged defeat at Portsmouth by three goals to one in л match which was a credit English soccer.
Lite Luton and Birmingham in the First, promoted teams in
Division the Second
are also City
aro laring well. Bristol
position
Bix fourth
with in for points from dour games, with Barnsley only a point behind.
ane the Northampton Town only club in the four Leagues with a 100 per cent record after tonight's games. They head the Third Southern section with six points from three games and play their morrow.
Kame
fourth
THE RESULTS LEAGUE DIVISION I Bhmingham C. 3 Newcodile U. Card! City Everton
Luton Town
Manchester C.
Tottenham Whampton W,
to-
W. Bromwich A. 1
1
Bolton Wand'ers
2
2 Preston North
2
Arsenal
1 Manchester U. formouth
LEAGUE DIVISION II
3 Notts County
Swansea Town
Bartisley
Nottingham
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Weds
4
7 Leicester C. Liverpool
LEAGUE DIV, III (SOUTH)
Crystal Palace Exster Chy
1
Torquay U
a Millwall
2
Reading Bouthampton
LEAGUE DIV.
Chester Darlington
Derby County Scunthorpe U. Wrexham
Southend U Ipswich yours III (NORTH)
2 Grimsby Town
C'terfield
Bouthport
Menafield T.
2.91 Mirren
2
Bradford City
SCOTTISH
LEAGUE CUP
Airdrie Alloa A.
Cowdenbeath
Brechin City Celtic
3
S'housemuir
t
Ranger
0
Motherwell
Dunfermline A. a
Aberdeen
*
Albion Rovers Arbroath
Dundeo U.
Falkirk Fortar A Hamilton A. Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Partick T. Queen's Park Raith RoverE St Johnstone IRISH
Bangor Coleraino
2
3
ल
* Dillery
Ballymena
-Reuter.
Swede Sets World 5 Miles
Walking Record
Stockholm, Aug. 31. Lars Hindmar, of Sweden, broke the World Walking record for Five Miles this evening with a timo of 34 mina.
40.0 sees. In the Gothenburg Games.
The official record of 35 mins. 15 secs, was set by Roland Hardy of Britain, In
May London, 1952, but this has since been
and beaten by both Hindrar
Dolézal. the Czech, Josef
Dolezal has times of 34 mins. 34.8 secs, and 35 minutes, dead while Hindmar also clocked exactly 35 minutes here earlier this month.-Reuler.
Paris, Aug. 31.
Hungarian Champion walker Janos Somogy), today lowered his own World record for the 50 Kilometres and 30 Miles walk, Hungarian "Nepport" agency reported from Budapest to night.
as
4
Detalls of his performances and records were given follows: 50 Kilometres: Today's new record by Somogyi,
minutes and 24.8 hours, 28 seconds. Somogyi's previous record (not officially confirmed) 4 hours, 28 minutes, 45.0 seconds, Last officially confirmed record Ljunggren, by Sweden's set up 4 hours, 20 minutes and seconds.
58
Today's 30 miles now record by Somogy, 4 hours, 18 animates and 23.4 seconds. Somogyl's pre- vious record (not yet officially confirmed) 4 hours, 10 minutes 23.8
officially seconds. Last
record set up by Ljunggren, 4 hours, 21 minutes and 11 seconds-France-Presse.
confirmed
ST. LEGER
CALLOVER
London, Aug. 31. Closing odds at the Victoria the Club callover tonight on Queen of South? St Leger, 4o be run at Don
caster on September 7. were:
Cly do Dundes
Third Lanark Fast Fife
Ayr United Icart
String A.
ULSTER CUP
3 Portadown
с
Crusaders
ENG C
New York Banker
Chicago, Aug. 31. Buys Bay Colt Nasrullah, beat Swaps, a son of For £11,100
Nashua,
by the Irish
alre
the British-bred Khaled, in a winner-take-all challenge race
8-4 Meld, 6-2 Acropolis, 8-1 True Cavalier and Beau Prince, 100-7 Cardington King, 25-1. Nucleus, Vs Fresto, Jardiniere
Daemon,
and
Our
.
Cobetto, 49-1 Marwar, Babu, Solarium, Hyperlon Kid 50-1 and Roman Festival, Harbour Bar, 68-1 Lovely Va 100-1 Miss Rigton-Reuter.
DONCASTER CUP
London Aug. 31. First and final acceptors for Doncaster Cup to be run over two miles and a quarter at Dorcaster on Friday, Septem ber 9 were announced today. There are six and with weighin they are:
the
American student Rod Mayer has been touring the Scottish Games
this .summer gaining the weight, In a quarter of a century of prizes for putting first-dass cricket Perks has taken throwing the hammer, the long and the high jumps. If, he turne more than 2,200 wickets knocked nearly 9,000 rums.
up at Crieff Highland Gather Should he top the 100 wickets ing to compete in the "Heavy mark this season, as is likely, it weight" section he will have to
Denuville, Aug. 31. shorts will be the 16th season he has discard his usual
Mr George L. Ohrstrom, New
Double Bore (8 at 7 (ba), done it since 1834. Reg.
York Banker, who singlot for the competition rules for $100,000 over a mile and a
paid: 11,100,000 Horwin (9 st. 0 lbe),. Entente rigours of the English played against South Africa and lay down that Highland dress quarter here today.
Nashua, leading all the way, francs
(about
£11,100) Cordiale (9 st. 4 lbs), Fort Bar- climate rule out floodlit matches
# worn. They have The West Indies before the war, must be
won by about five lengths. French record--for. the bay rington (8 st. 13 lbs). Naucetra to that of any other country. When arranging International for much of the winter.
Faller to collect 10 kilt waiting for Rodney,
colt, Royaumont, at the annual
(8 s 11.lbs) and Perivig (8 st. The problem is to bring talent nxtures the FA would co-oporate the end of the season though, it
In the early part and towards galiantly
wickets in an innings.
The three-year-old colts were
Yearlings palos which have
3 lbs). Nearest was his nine wickets and knowledge together in a with these clubs to ensure that can be very helpful in relieving
Midlands anglers have suffered
just ended here. they did not suffer when their congestion in the fixture list. positive way.
against Gloucestershire. Then a great loss through the death brought together for this rece was beaten by ofter Nashi
Royaumont, is a Prince Bla fish in the players were selected, either
his skipper, Sandy Singleton, of about 30,000
Swaps in the Kentucky Derby, Today England stands where inancially or in the League permits of more friendlies being teammate
But its chief benefit is that it dropped the tenth, who fell to River Trent. A cyanide effluent was Naahtta's only reverse out of Montenica. Prince Bio, one of the best French stallions, Poter Jackson, got in to the river above Not- this year. He has now' Von countries like Hungary, Russia, able
hos sired winners of the French Irazil, Germany, and Italy stood
Up Singleton made
for the tngham, and the disaster
was nine out of ten races as a three- would allow their played.
for
Darby (Prix de Jockey Club) worst That was a trainers and coaches to attend a fixtures must be of reat interest mounted
To draw the crowds, floodlit muffed catch by having the ball the
thirty years year-old. of chưh up to six
and the Grand Prix de Paris. International six-month
and suitably inserib Thousands at Lough-
Previous record
Ανα Wus ed: "With apologics for the pounds each in weight, roach at Up unill today Swapa had and club elevens could borough or Carnegie College, or not just additional matches.
two pounds and barbel of five been But this brings me back to
unbeaten in eight starts million franes (£5,000), pold by possibly at an FA school.
Mr Ralph portnds were found where I started: The prosperity
on the this year. His best challenge another American, have may
Before the war few Third
for An- caught us up, even outstripped Division
of this or of any other category Tom Finney. Preston's Eng-banks. About fourteen miles of was in the back straight when Beaver Strassburger, clubs could meet the of ts, but from where did their
depends which
Axture those in the kop wages
the land International winger, whose the river are affected and it is he moved to within a neck, but tares in 1852. knowledge of tactics and the First Diviston were able to pay are offered.
{standard of play the spectators income from ail sources these estimated it will take ten years Nashua pulled ahead again and Buyers from nine countries
the to repair the damage. days must be well above
increabed his lead easily. skulls of the game como from?
paid over 250 million france and there
was a
readiness to
Raise the standard, and most country relinquish a good player who of football's other problems wil
average, has been cogitating on
Mr Colin Ovard was due to football
Nashua was ridden by Edilo (2250,000) for 206 teams from Its own experience,spired to play in a better clase niso be solved.
his carly professional
China Mail Special. but their methods of play were of football and earn more money.
days. He signed as a profess-referee the trial match of Eve-Arcaro, winner of more than learned
-London Express Service). from English
jonal for North End on January shown United, but when one of 8,500 races And Willie Shoo- (COPYRIGHT)
American Champlon his debut the teams was a man short he maker coaches; they have attended FA
1, 1940, and made GIVE HIM INCENTIVE
lin tire North West Regional volunteered to play. In the Jockey, roda Swaps. They were on the colta in the Kentucky League at Liverpool soon after second half he fell heavily in a wards. Liverpool then had tackle and fractured a shoulder Derby, which Swaps won by n
length and a halt. several, wartime guest players, bone.
"CRICKETERS RETIRING. Liddell
owned Swaps is Says Firmey: "I received theers have decided to call it a Ellsworth considerable sum of 10s, a game day and are retiring at the end William Woodward-Reuter, sharp.
16 to 20 years ago, time when Leams
our
beat all comers.
Other countries
Of course, every
first
course
coaching courses held in Englandį
have they
English FA bextbooks."
Nowadays obtained copies of
0
good
Third
ur coaching films and translated Division player is often provided
What is more, they have read them and all but learned them by heart and applied them in telligently.
The
coaching manuals
have ben
foreign languQUELS;
with a house, may run a part- time business, and in many cases is better off than he would be' with a First Divisk club.
and want
on
CZECHS. BEAT POLES AT ATHLETICS
What is there to urge him to to play in a higher grade?
Prague, Aug. 31. nims produced by the FA Staff Players must be offered stranger Czechoslovakia beat Foland by
into 10 incentives. translated
100.5 points to 102.5 points in more than Inevitably a serious interrup two-day athletics mealing 20,000 copies of one book have tion takes place in the average which ended at Brno today. teen sold abated, and copies of
player's development when Poland won the
women's ur instructional films
up for National match by 60 points to 48. rome to 17 other countries. Servico,
Better provision needs to be triple Olymple Champlon, who Husstat made for Sports Officers in the won the 6,000 Metres raco yes-
have the called
The cry on, all sides may now henry
A
had
and
more
Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakia's
At risk of being accused Services, so that the personnel terday, had a comfortable vic-
peddling sou
sour grapes, I should are given first-class football tory. In the 10,000 Metres with add think if the lead and training.
a time of 29 minutes 38 seconds. encouragement the FA has bee It is not by chance that He won by more than hair a giving to the clubs for some time Fuskas
major in the minute from Poland's Stanislaw been followed enthusiastically we should still than just looking for play pecord places in the shot and (fungarian Army; his job is more
Ozo
The Carcha took first and her tenine them. I might add that
oven the U.S. Army in Discus events and clinched their Germany Low seeking the success by winning the 2,000- Here are three smail examples services of PA. coaches.
Metzou Malný Irithe new Cachor off the dyed in+£2#«v/700};,undmü» I would like the SA to appoint, slovakian record time of 3 mins. gbust/vw/m6tttacków, thas, pink kitab a commities-de it did jimi dejar 382% sonda China Xiail/sper
jtle wan-lo; examine) IMS FAN JENK
have been at the top.
THREN EXAMPLES
Tenth."
including Stan Cullis. was also playing.
|· ́ ́ Several senior County cricket-
THE GAMBOLS
COBB/ DEAR, I'M Home
*
WHEEE
Tha
horses.---
Open Pairs. Quarter-finals
quarter-finals of
the
Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Char plonship will take place at the by Rex Kowloon Bowling Green this and Noshua, by evening commendag at 5 p.m.
by Barry Appleby
WHAT. HARPENED
HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN,. CRAR FLIVVER AND NICOY ARRIVED TO DAY
CHAMPAGNE STAKES First and final acceptenoem for the Champagne Staices for to be run over two-years-old Fix
at furlongs (alright) Doncaster on Tuesday, Septem- ber 6, number 14. They are:
Ingh Veldt,
Span Sniper,
Copperamlih,
Royal Valley, Splendour, Buffalo, Idle Roclu, Gilles de Retaz, Carlemarino, Rustam and Princesso Reta.
Knock Court,
All carry nine stone, except Princesso Reta, which carries 8 st, 11 lbs-China Mail Special.
HOME RUGGER
London, Aug. 31. Rugby League results; - Bramley 21, Loeds 36. Castleford, 7, Halifax 17. Hud'sfield. 48, Keighley 14. Salford 11, St Helens 2. Wigan 17, Liverpool 9-Reu- ter.
GOLDEN CHURN
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