1955-12-17 — Page 21

BRITISH SOCCER ACCEPTS

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1955.

FAIR SHOULDER CHARGE OF GOALKEEPER AS A FEATURE OF THE GAME

By I. M. MacTAVISH

Famous Sports Stars I Have Met Jack Bloomfield

By ARCHIE QUICK

So Jack Bloomfield la coming back to the West End. The immaculate figure of this big, handsome Jow was one of the

From Indonesia to Ibrox and from Sookunpoo to South America foot-sights of London in these pre- ball folk the world over have suddenly become involved in a great argu- ment about rough play in general and charging the goalkeeper in parti-

cular.

that The salient points of the matter are

British football accepts the fair shoulder charge as a feature of the game, while other countries, particularly on the continent of Europe, have shown a distaste for the practice.

to

the

war daya beyond recall His hostelry In Leicester Square was the meeting place of sports-

LEARN YOUR CRICKET

Get Down To Fielding

A

EL close-in · felders should | This is expecially watch the bat except first with high catches, slip and leg slip","who should watch the ball. For sighting the ball quickly and for quick move

ment In ony

important

(4) Spread, but never tense, the Angers and receive the ball in the "web" at the base of direction the them. They will then auto- close-in held-matically close,

er's "position (5) Let the handa "give" of readlucss"

with the ball should be os follows:

(1) Log comfortably apart, to it h wright evenly distributed be- tween

Here are one or two final points for all fielders:

Always watch your captain and the bowler in case either of them wants you to alter your position, They should be able the to get this done without "nd- balls of both verusing" it to the balamon.

In order to BAVO

overthrows feet,

htpaalways "back up." and in doing so try, if you are fielding near

wolf back the wicket, to get from it, for unless you do, you cannot see or cover the ball It is deflected.

with

men in every walk of life-the Crossroads where you met everyone who was

(2) anyone in

Both kneca and boxing, football, cricket,

golf.

well bent; it is always easier the stage, the Press.

to rise than to stoop. Through the

swinging glines

(3) Hands relaxed in front of doors would pass celebrities of and between the knees, the calibre of Patsy Hendren,

Angers pointing more or less Len Bround, Len Harvey, Alex | down. The forearms should be James, Alex Jackson, Bom- free and not resting on the bardier Billy Wells. The names thighs, are legion and household words everyone of them. And there to meet them was Jack, perfect- groomed, a red carnation well-kept dark curly hair, alx foot and more of him. The former Champion WAR the Metropolis's counterpart of New York's Jack Dempsey.

There are "pro" and "cons" | There the goalkeeper enjoys a Anancial responsibility in bring- for both points of view,

ing visiting One special place as something of a

Teams thing is absolutely definite, that specialist entertainer. The

it la realised too, Colony, and is, that the British atitude ta Apre lacular dive, the

that it is easy to act as critic | often

of strictly in accordance with the Exaggerated scrobatic leap, the

weight when the

respon of laws the game,

Declamations in success, and the

but sibility restr elsewhere, and many knowledgeable folks feel that if commiserations in failure are alf

surely

the blatant lessons of the

current efforts to ban charg- part of his act, and the crowd the last sories cannot be ignored. ing of the goalkeeper are suc- loves it. His 15 hero's LABK Put plainly, the money simply cessful it will be the thin edge

and

that interferes

is not available for fancy priced Anything of a wedge that might eventual- with him while he is performing

scats. True it la that the perica by cact

Chinese New still wider prohibi.

goes on around la frowned

upon in much the same way as any terference

Year but it is not a good long | with the popular matador would

dern policy to cash in on that Invoke howls of disapproval.

to a

on of charging.

To appreciate

the different at titudes between the soccer cum- munities in the tume

countries

and on the continent it la neces- sary to look the rule of their respective gonikkepers....maybe nut so much today

in the formative years before the last war,

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RESPONSIBILITIES

In Britain the goalkeeper was, and still la, essentially a unit in atrum. lie is expected to share the team's responsibuljucs ri exactly the same way us tho other players, and as far as the average British fun la cuncer- ed, dramatic Theatricals on the part of the goalkeeper cut very Little Joe.

This does not mean that the British spectator does not appre- clule

a personality. He docs. Men like Frank Swift, Sun Bartram.

Jimmy Cowan Ronnie Simpson, all

On

ngreed

an

lm

Such things, however, do not nako lawn. The Koalkeeper is sul as much a player as any one else in his learn.

To wrap him the cotton woul in not, in the eyes of many people, eneutingement to maintain in his rightful status,

KEEN STUDENT

tho other hai it is Ittle that geraldy material or direct benefit comes from molesting the goalkeeper while he is in possession of the ball, and keen students of the feul that it is an un-- Kauno Ixcessary Rund

urlignited spectacle, that can, and as has been slown it recent big international matches, docy causo

dval of mis- a great understanding ill-fedin! actual trouble.

Thai us it

and

may however, It should not be forgotten, that

causing trouble

and

#B specta-

Be

great

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of an never

cular and acrobatic as any con- tinental.

huvo

enjoyed

popularity, not because

act', but because predicated

they

goalkeeping to ub-

solute showmanship, and because they were always ready and

merely

some countries are re-

fusing deliberately to honour the accepted laws of the game

whe.her

the particular low is a

a good or £1, bad one wiing to meet the strongest beside the point.. .and they attack and the stoutest physical

are demonstrating against those challenge, without

show of wha ♪

have the courage to con-

pseudo-dramatics more betting form to the laws no they a fouled prima donna thao A

written at the present time. footballer.

On the continent where nöccer had a inter birth things were, and still are, very different,

SPORTS QUIZ

1. Christian names please Lowellyn; Pompey; Olson,

2. Two brothers have held the Jame British boxing title since the war. Who

are they

and what was the title?

3. With what sports do you nascolate Roy Salvadori, James J. Parker, John

Surtees, Ronnie Moore?

B. Who

It understood that the mal- ler is to be raised at the next FIFA meeting.

There will, of

course bo powerful becking for

revision of the law us far as charging the goalkeeper is con- cerned.

It the rule

is in fact changed the UK countries will no doubt accept and honour it in the

Some way as they have honoured the old reading und in the same

way us they have honoured the introductio of the controversial and iniqu- indirect free-kick'

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surely the most provocative of all the babies born in the FIFA

home.

if the law Is changed goal- keepers will gain greater free- com than ever before

. but maybe the game will lose much in the long run.

The announcement that the

4. Who won most gold medals

in the men's track and Ack Price f tekets for Ute serlus at the Helsinki of games against the Austrian events

VLLOIS in Jamaica, out of

be Olympics

January are to materially the same as for the Luxemburg and Australia?

rotat matches with the Eust is the odd batsman out:

Kelth Africans, will kindle fow shouts 1

Hutton,

of Miller, Peter May, Nell

approval

Loo1- among Harvey?

caller locks in the Colony.

Earlier in the week there 8. By what names ore Arnold

Cream

Smith and Walker

civar indication that some better known? Both

of vur have

legislators agreed with recently held world boxing the suggesson that the big new instru- stactun should be ment for lower prices and Men's for higher revenue.

titles.

7. Whom did Tony Trabert

beat to win the Singles Final at Wimbledon this year?

when

8. What happened

Gentleman Jim met John

9. Who was

the last NOD-

American to win the World heavyweight boxing title? 10. Can a footballer be off-side from (a) a throw-in (b) a corner (c) a free kick?

(Answers See Page 23)

WAR

memories are longer than purses these days,

GENERAL OPINION

1

Alas, the tavern received 4 direct hit during the London blitz with the loss of life of The Chinese fans have shown some of the staff. Now it is to quite clearly that they will pack be rebuilt and Jack goes back

stadium for top class us mine host. the new attractions al fair prices. I be- Heve, that they are ready and willing, to pay something more

It is the general opinion that than the normal local prices to see visiting sides in action but Bloomfield would have had

but good chance of winning the the increased prices must be of World's Heavyweight Chum- [t realistle nature. A friend

plonship but for an unfortunate wrote it like this for me the

After knocking out accident. other day....HKFC Stadium is

Billy Wells he picked the

up to New Government Stadium, os tall Bombardier and carried him

to his 10

corner. Bloomfleid $10 is to????.... Maybe some af my readers would like to make sustained serious internal injury a suggestion of a fair Artish to

48 EL result, and never fought that somewhat unmathematical ugain. It was a tragedy for British boxing as much as it presentation of the problem.

was personally to Jack.

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WEEK-END GAMES There is a most interesting schedule of games this week-end and the most demanding soccer to Jans should find something interest them both today and

The follows:-

NOTTOW.

programme 13 as

Today: RAF v. Sing Tuo at Club Stadlumn; Navy v. Club al Causeway Bay; Army v. Police at Boundary Street.

Tomorrow: Kwong Wah v. CAA

at Caroline Hill: Easter v. South China at Hongkong Stadium.

All gaines will start 3.30 p.m.

at

В

auch

He was the best of a number of 12st 7b men and looked like making

good Heavyweight. Hia contemporaries were DB Dick Smith, Harry Reeve, Pal O'Keefe, Tum Berry, he proved himself the

master of them all

and

His defeat of Wells was to be the prelude to stepping up Into the heavier cines with Frank Goddard, Joe Beckett ana their alke. But a gesture of Was to set at sportsmanship maught all the plans that bad. been laid for the East Londoner's future.

Instead Jack become the best known of the capital's hotellers It will be noted that

the in much the same way as Army-Police game, which was Freddie Mills is today. The inn originally due to be played at is 10 be rebuilt on the same the Club Stadujm tomorrow, site and will doubtless become will go on at Boundary Street † once Again the Meeca of the this afternoon.

sporting world in Town The Island crowd this after- BloomBeld has been living at noon wil bo at the Club to Eastbourne, and it is his opinion watch the Tigers tackle the that Jack Gardner will regain Royal Air Force, and with the the heavyweight title from Dom light blues in their current good Cockelt. form a close game should be seen. Their earlier meeting end- ed in a hard fought draw and vice again there may be very little between them at the Anish, with Sung Tuo starting narrow favouritics.

VITAL BREAKS

Sports Diary

p.m.

TODAY

Cricket

Rugby

Tomorrow the New GovETT)-

IRC Malayan Indians al Bookun- ment Stadium will hold another poo at 1.30 pum. 2nd Division: Army big crowd for the top-of-the-Bouth" y KCC "": DBS V KGV; table clash between Eastern and KCC "A" v IRC; Navy v Dockyard: RAY University "B"; Recreio v South

China. The fans aroArmy "N"; University "A" y Police. very much divided on the out- come of this game but the gen- eral feeling seems to be that Tak) 3 p.m.; 16 Bda v Police Ka BAF Mainland v BAF Island (KA! Easter-apart from being Tak) at 4.15 p.m.; Quaners v 17 competent enough side-are get Bde (3.6.) 250 p.m. HK and Kin the vital breaks that makes Club "A" y Club "B" (H.V.) 450 Ling

Garrison v Navy (1.5.) 3.45 p.m.; them a hard sido to beat,

South China have had a dio- season so for but pointing

are still potentially a grand Ladies League: KGV "D" side and with forwards like Ho Darings "B" (3.5. Cheung-yau, Yiu Cheuk-yin and

Gremlin Kings v Recreio (1.8.j Victorians Bervices Mok Chun-wah they can never (B.V.) 2.30 p.m.; KGV "A" V be underestimated. It looks like Cralgengower (1.V.) 4 p.m. a close affair. Eastern will start Combined Civilians (King's Parki Friendly match: Combined services & been

favourites but an early goal to South China could well see two valuable points croesing the road 10 Caroline Hill.

not

The seating capacity of the Hongkong Stadium has given officially as 28,500 and na the guarantee to the visitors plus necessary extras-is pretty certainly

region $00,000, there is, at least to the casual observer, a margin to justify some reduction.

in the

VISITING TEAMS

1

of

In the other week-end games CAA should edge out Kwong Wah; Navy should not lose to the Club; and the Army will do well to share the dues at

It is fully appreciated that Boundary Street against their the HKFA accepts considerable | old rivala, the Police.

p.m.

Hockey

Tonnie

2.15 pm

Annual Interport: Hongkong v Macao at CRC courts at 1.30 p.m.

Badminton

Inter-Schoul matches at DBS.

$ Racing

Third Hace Meeting (Becond Day) at Happy Valley at 2 p.m.

Carlsberg Policy MEANS

Carlsberg Quality!

In working the Carlsberg Breweries it should be a· constant purpose, regardless of immediate profit, to develop the art of making beer to the greatest

The original founders declared their policy in possible degree of perfection, in order that these

the early beginnings of the Breweries:..

breweries os well as their products may ever stand out as a prominent model and so, through their example, assist in keeping beer brewing in Denmark on a high and conscientious level.

if

[Taken from "Cricket-flow to Play," produced

the M.C.C, for published by Educational Productions Ltd.)

(4) Head still and mind con- and centrated on each ball.

То

this concentration

To sustain throughout an innings means a constant effort of will, but re-

often member how

it is just has concentration when this fulled

the vital chance

cornes,

that

More catches are missed by failure to get Into the proper position for catching than by failure of the hands to close on the ball.

fol

The catcher's sim should be

"(1) Once he has sighted the bail, move as quickly as possible to get his head on to the line,

(2) Once there. keep balanced and still and really watch the ball,

(3) So far or possible, catch the ball level with his face.

HE LEARNED THE LINGO

no

Two years ago an Kaltan walked into Hereford United's offices and asked for a game, He was told to go away and learn the languages as he could speak

English.

Filippo Aletlo was back again recently having Irurned

English his quickly because

he wanted to play senior football. He is get- ting a trial, While studying he has been averaging two goals a week for a junior club. Ho u boker and used to play Soccer In his native Salerno,

is

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