1955-10-18 — Page 7

SOCCER ON THE INSIDE

They're Still The Best

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1955.

How to be a winger in the Harry Hooper style

Of Pals Despite A Send your corners

Backstage Smear

By Sam Leitch and Terence Elliott

Come into the Cottage, Jimmy! Fulham and Jimmy Guthrie, outspoken leader of the Players' Union, are stil the best of pals despite a backstage smear that Guthrie had been banned from his "home" club,

Guthrie will always be welcotne nt the Fulham Club and in their board room. Who says 807 Fulham chairman Mr Charles

Dean,

who adds:

hard and low

Learn soccer with the stars

"Guthrie and Fulham have been pals ever since he knocked tennis ball dangled from a

us out of the Cup.

don't

"We are a homely club. Never vindictive. And polis enter at the Collage.

any There ha never bee Il-feeling between us. Lots of Guthne's work to get playera better conditions b nevermary, Sum: andy must look after them," buys Mr Deun.

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NO OBJECTION Wals are almost certain appoon Watley Barnes, recently transiered from Arenal to the BBC as a TV Socrer comin na thear ten against England on October 22. Barnes would be delighted. So And Mr chairman

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would be the BBC. Milwyn Jeukma, the Weish FA

setertors tells

Charlton have switched their goalkeeper hunt to Scotland. The club's chief Scottish scout is impresas with 24-year-old Bob Williamson of Arbroath, Charl- tan chief Jimmy Seed still main- Is that veteran Sam Bartrum is good for another live scarons, but this

Eddic week reserve Marsh was injured in a London Cup match,

TO SEEK FAME Yorkshire have made it plain that they don't like their Coun- yeri keters to risk injury by playing football. But young Jack Van Geloven la hoing ahead to seek fame at the winter Kame as Willie Watson (now Halifax Town mannger) and Ken Tay- 1,15 Huddersfield Town genar- Chally juve done.

"I personally see the phgreljna. Jack, 21-year-olt! Colls all-

to Wafley trying un despite rruazacker. is to have trials with leaving Arsenal 1e is respected

Les United when he is match-

by the players and the sejreloti." [01 stor spells of mid-week

+

directors

•

Dwindling Crisis at Watford

mediocre Aupport 141

team perfurmarkest castased the club's

Tull acven

14 fan Goulden, funer tha buget Pat Mally, and conch dehy Paton to two hours straight talking the niiber night.

training. Before

he wint Natient Service he was 124] Huddersfield Town's books as a

sal

But he prefers a

in wasig - halt paviljon

Omer who ruched varying standards have bera Belon at football, Close (Leeds United and 13rad- (Ly forward). Freddy ford Trueman (Lineola City centres forward) Tedi Lester (Bradford goal-keeper)

Yorkstone rcicesters

Vice-Ch. bin Jim Harrowell warit4s! 1 Kraw Why have

restry Watford's League and teams concerted 56 goals since the start of the man”

Every Kant WWF adralysed; frankly plug and players werde

discursed.

The ertais meeting had 4: even more urgent look when it was revealed that the bank has lautipasl down

•

1 Wallord's

x-tiding

Leyton Orient have watched Newport County centre-furward Tom Johnston four tips in the Tot lortsághat. Remember big Tom

kicked Arsenic out of the top two seasons ago with two brilliant headers for Norwich.

"

Ben Hogan Announces Retirement

rom-

New York, 0.4 17. Ben Hogar bun,ed formal retirement from petitive gulf today

The

originally

Transfer a big-name centre- forward and you could be mk-

ng for trouble when you plove him with an untried latt

Manager who didn't Slap 11 wass Everton chief Chr Britton Away went Dave Rickson fu

Vill, with a big slice of he Goodison crowd. asking "Why, why?"

AI- In came Jimmy Harris. ready he has proved that man- Ker

Britton has played cards well,

Latest tribute, from Newcastle United Chairman, Mr Stanley Seymour, He saw Harris score goal that helped to beat his team. But he doubt at all ugly says: "No Everton have

found another good ven tre- forward. He's a fine player... and he'll be even better." Right the meal of Billy Dean, Tomany Lawton, ete? Why not?

171

unable

Blackpool have told wing-half Jimmy Kelly they mean to keep him, even if he is upset by too

reserve team regular

up- pearances. Like Alan Brown, Scottish

international Inside 44-year-old Hogun, who forward who has been

would win buck his first team place, hau said he

he failed Kelly gets the same explanation: quit the gume BƐt.

to lut to win the National Open for "We cannot afford

the present stummer, good player go at Just

Sex 192

time." his tention

Signed from Watford in an current issue of

emergency 12 months ago, Kelly Не says: cost a £15,000 fee "I've only played 11 first-team games. That's no way to make

for a name

myself."-London

the Afth Line reiterated

article in the

Look magazine.

"I

the

can no longer compete in Auu, nameni,"

suld article.

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can no longer main-

1: in the er nemtration or strength

nectasiry to prepare properly." | Express Service,

Unitedí Press,

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AT HIS BEST MOTTRAM

ONLY FRINGED ON WORLD CLASS

London, Oct. 18.

any

The end of a Lawn Tennis era for Britain was

When I was a small boy | I spent hours kicking A

hook in the ceiling at home. As it swing towards me I tho left would kick with foot, then with the right until in time I could sond it with either foot in the direc tlon I wanted, whatever angle it came at me.

Later, when I got a football of my own, I used to kiek

HARRY HOOPER, born in Durham, 1933. son of farmer Shefeld United full-back and present assistant trainer of West Ham. First played in London as boy in semi-final of England youth com- petition. On amateur forms with Sunderland, but after West Ham trial with Fulham immediately signed professional with them England "B" player.

left This was bad for the ball

it was fine for my accuracy

CHILDHOOD

against a wall with the foot, then on the rebound with the right fool, until I could land fi on way part of the wall.

Father helps son

HARRY HOOPER, senior, helps Harry Booper, Junior, during

u training session at West Ham.

Another

cnco

but

EXPERIENCE

The fact that today, with a first-time crack at goal, i am

In able to score fairly often stead of always blazing wide, 10 that is due, 1 am sure, practice years ago at home.

childhood experi- has helped me goals in

football League Once, when I was playing for Hylton Colliery Juniors against Seaham Juniors in Durham. happened to be standing on my own corner of our 18-yard line while our left-winger took

corner.

The comET

to poore

д

was headed out to me and I voileyed the tall straight into the net

to

Although you should try centre before the whole of the defence has got back into goal -which means that you do not Waste time dribbling about near the corner Nag-you usuni- between ly find opposing legs

you you and the team mate want to reach,

You can beat your nearest opponents by lobbing the ball over; but, because the opposing centre-hair and, still more, the opposing goalkeeper have more chance with

a lob than own forwards have, it is gen- erally best to drive your centres along the ground.

THE

GAPS

your

This means that you have lo find not

only your own man but also the gaps between op- ponents. You can get that de- gree of accuracy only by con- tinun practice.

But a winger. because be taken corner kicks, hus to be

good with 11 dead us well as with a moving ball Practise taking comers with only two all yards run-because that is

you get on most the room grounds-and practise both jobbing it and driving it.

Вес в Брасе Providing 1 coo

to one of my bard

Ever since then, when ту i taking opposite winger is corner, 1 land on that spot, it clear through

clearance. or because another of our forwards flicks it back to me.

from

is ourprising how often the bull team, 1 lke to send a comes to me there, either be low drive, rather than a lob, Q corner kick. At- cause the comer kick is pulled even back or because of A faulty tacks in the air should be left as much as possible to the RAF.

That especially

to applies penalty-kicks. Put one in the air and the goalkeeper han a chance. But put it hard and low to the comer of the net and the goalkeeper should have no chance.

CENTRING

Try it yourself and sec.

ACCURATE

Continual childhood practice has helped me, too, with centr ing where accuracy is just as important as it is in shooting.

WHY GOLF IS ROYAL

AND ANCIENT

By DENNIS HART

a

Glasgow 1502. James the Fourth, King of Scotland, ratifies treaty of perpetual peace with England and also his wedding to Prin- cess Margaret, daughter of England's Henry the Seventh.

And so golf is born.

The connection? It is explained by Robert Browning in his "A History of Golf" (J. M. Dent and Sons, 258.).

Until the treaty, England and Scotland had continually been at each other's throats. In the interests of military training Scotland even banned golf.

Nat, present manager to Fly- weight Dal Dower, has trained dozen Champions, including Tommy Farr,

Came the treaty and golf was side which bid lowest went in' allowed to Ehrive. Came the first.

about ruyal

which united The nasty part

the marrings,

after each was that England and Scotland, and the business

turn' the opposing side had a game spread to England.

a

A spot more bother, which re-free shat with which they could into any sulted in such unpleasantries as hit the ball back, or the battle of Flodden, delayed natural hazard, like a pot-hole," the perpetual peace for a hun- dred years.

Not surprising that earliest references to Chole in Britain dre mestly for summonses for Ossault by one Player on

ROYAL Roost

But golf continued to thrive. another. 11 was given a further royal How would you feel. having boost a hundred years later taken three shots to blast your

ot James the Fourth, succceded

reached when Tony Mottram and his wife, former when James the Sixth, grandson way out of a bunker, if your

ly Joy Gannon, became professionals.

At his best, Mottram only fringed on world class, but without him Britain would have been nowhere,

He set a record by playing 56 Davis Cup matches, winning 25 singles and 11 doubles.

Bill Sidwell

in

to the English throne, and took opponent gently tapped it back? his golf clubs with him.

mc.

no courses,

no

*

Els verdlet. on the giant South African?

"If he trains

hard for eighteen months Polty will be ready for anyone."

Potgieter's next fight is at Harringay on October 18 when The pits his 221⁄2 stone against the 18 stone of Jurnaica's Noc! Reed.

Looks like the ring will be the biggest sufferer here.

AMATEUR STATUS Chris Chataway versus Roger not on the Ewart Potgieter, the giant Bannister. No.

The on television, Present day players, however, South African now seeking box-tracks, but

two four-minute milors now would And it difficult to ing fame in Britain, looks like

match their screen personalities recognise the rough and ready having a long stay.

over Britain's rival television pastime of over four hundred "It was a decision neither of [bledon, with

"As long as Potty makes net-works. years ago cs the forerunner to a 1947, and in 1951 provided the น have reconsidered for

scientifle good, we're not letting him go." Chataway has already made a moment," said Mottram. "Wo Wimbledon roncation by elimina- the highly-organised

promoter Jack Solomons tells hit as newscaster on the new have had so much fun out of ting Jaroslav Drobny.

game of today,

commercial television, tennis that we would like to But for war service, when he

There were

will How long Flying

Reply

established of the give something back. I do not won the Distinguished

"Quile a time," declares genial British Broadcasting Company feel like branching out into a Cross with the Royal Air Force,

Any stretch of heath would Jack. "Potty is well on the to 起 to

This Bign Bannister, new career now, since I might he may have carved an even

do. Two. three, or

things I four way to fulling the

gives the BBC the advantage. 3ose contact with the game bigger name for himself in the

out on a expected of players, would set

him when I sow Bannister has given up athletics The question of turning pro- Mottram said he would like clear, crisp morning to see who him. In South Africa."

so he can comment on sport to help Britain's could hit their ball the farthest.

South without worrying about his possible fessional had been in his mind if

next And each man and only on Wales, Potty has been coached amateur status,London Ex- for the last four years.

young Davis Cup team

club. No mashlo nibloks for winter they are both going to the

by Jack Petersen, former Bri- press Service. countering difficult lies,

and Heavyweight tish Cruisor West Indies, where they will lee-

Champion, and Not Seller

like so much."

turn

I

sport.

This

year;

His

presence

among

the

ture, teach and demonstrate coaching professionals, toget The following spring they re with George Worthington

to Britain.

at Wimbledon and Frank Wi "Our Idea," Mottram added

should add much encouragement give exhibitions, hold "s to clinics and to teach, especially of the game in Britain.

in thore parts of Britain where

f

Dr even none at all."

LAST MATCHI

Had Mottram been younger there are only small tournaments he is 35-he would undoubtedly considered for the have been Wimbledon coaching job. He has Between the spring of 1947 been through the mill and can agninot Poland, and his last talk to youngsters from Ex match agadnat India at Man-perience. chester, he played for Britain in

The brunt of Britain's Inter- avery Davis Cup de-18 in all national effort must now rest of generally in both singles and mox like Roger Becker Billy Knight, Bob Wilson and Michael He passed his pealt a year Davies, They can learn a lot China Mali two ago. He has reached the from Mottram,

Wim-Special, Mon'a Doubles Anals of

cloubles.

rules.

All games develop, of course,

but golfers can thank the stars that their game took the turn it did.

At the time golt was develop ing in Britain 40 Was its Flemish form, Chole.

CHOLE Cholo Wag played between two aldes of one or more players, but with only one, ball. The idea was to nim at a goal

--such as a cemetery gate or a church door up to six miles from the starting point.

Then the opponents 'bid' the mumber of turne (threo trokes)"in waldy they under. took to reach the goal. The

that

Training down in

ba?

London Express Service. (COPYRIGHT)

Headache

Do not walt patiently for your suffering to end Toke for 2 tablets of CAFASPIN dissolved in half a glass of water, and headache will soon vanish

GRASPIN

(MASO

PENALTY KICKS

do

When taking a pealty, not, in fact, look at the goal- keeper. Make up your mind to

HARRY HOOFER-hard and low drives are always belter than lobs

Landos Ninieks, Tercem.

which comer you are going to do not try to be too clever, as alm and then never take your I did that time.

ye off the ball until the kick this seem easy. It is not. But

I hope I do not make is completed.

prost.

may

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continual practice docs make it easier. You

be not lucky enough to have a fool- balling father, as I had, to give you tips.

But avoid doing what i onço did. In one of my early games for the Reserves against Spurs, I tried to shave the post with a penalty kick. instead I TIL the But once you know to keep your eye on the ball and to kick Remember that If you hit the | with your instep, you can learn ball hard and low the goal- keeper still will not have chance, even if you are as much So Os a yard Inside the post.

CA

a lot on your own at home of do what every winger has to when he la on the field.

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