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The New Age of Sösser .......... leve' in this fires of six-men of vision; Latidora: 15-BeMinh: - to outline boldly the way Booow must go if it is to survive And: KÄYSIDE NE K OZĪNIKĀ

ONE-PRICE SOCCER IS JUST NONSENSE

By STANLEY CULLIS

MANAGER OF WOLVERHAMPTON FC

KHI CHINA. MAIL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 1938

The Management Committee, physician to the Football League, has issued a bulletin on the-state of Soccer, and although its prescription does not receive universal approval I welcome it because it is the first signpost to the New Age in Soccer,

Before I give my idea of the New Age let me recal) the events of recent years. Just after the war we had what I call an "illusionary" boom throughout the entertainment world. You just couldn't buy a theatre ticket In London. You were lucky to get into an attractive football mach,

THE NEW AGE

Look out for more fascinating articles on the Rape of Hoever to come by Linke outstanding Korter

authorities.....

Mait Busby

Manchester United man-

ger.

Sir Herbert Merrit Cardiff City president. Jimmy Heed Manager of Charlton. Edward 14tchburn Sunderland chairman,

Eddie Lever Portsmouth manager.

ALL THIS IN THE CHINA MAIL

Now the public 1s more Mining areas word once' a

TV is a tremendous | major selective,

Kource of football talent new modlum and football has because young men in the pits suffered. I think it has suffered | wanted to escape from them, too much.

Now a young minor knows For one thing there are not that if he leaves the pit he faces SO many outstanding players National Service and usually re- now as there were before the

gords that as an axe hanging over his head. And he can earn more digging cool than playing football.

This is because profes- sional football Annnelaily is 105s Fottractive to young men.

What is to be done? Firat we

Some people blune the man- arters for sacriteing Individual [must rentiso that top closs voluer talents to the needs of the team. That is rubbish.

MANAGER'S JOY

for money will always bring in the crowds. That is fundamental. We can lighten the load for the Third Division by making three regional sections North, Milands, and South-of say 18 clubs each that will concentrate them and cut down travelling a major item of football costs,

Every manager in the country would jump for joy if he had a Stanley Mathews in his team, a great personality, a terrifle box

The indivklusinnance. affice attraction.

Con play his part in the

It may seem odd that I advo- teara plan and stili shine on has cate increasing the mumber of own.

JUNIOR BADMINTON

Great Display By Youngsters In Men's Doubles

League clubs but we must re cognise that the same standard of football cannot be expected from every Division of the League.

Trainer, Alan HsIvey with his hack Jupiter Light.

Bernice

Could Help

To Give Alan Halsey

A Good Start

Newmarket starts the 1956 season with more young trainers than ever before. Helping to keep_down_the average age of trainers here are newcomers Alan Halsey and Tom Waugh, but 30-year-old Harry Thomson Jones is still the youngest in the town.

SPORTS VIEWPOINT

NOW IT'S SOCCER ALL-STARS

BUT FOR CHARITY

By ERIC NICHOLLS

A registered office for a new football club will be established in London soon. It will be for the All-Stars. And before you jump to any conclusions and start imagining that little Abe Saperstein has brought his Harlem Globe-Trotters to London to play football, or that some other American promoter is attempting to muscle in on the dignity and quiet of English soccer, let me hasten to explain. The All-Stars are managers who earned star rating in their playing days.

Now what, you may ask, do managers want with their own team, their own headquarters, and their own special kit (they will turn out in old gold and black)? Haven't they enough worries in their own clubs without adding to their responsibilt- ties and personal risks?

STYLES AND THEORIES

forthcoming tour.

their

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It does, I admit, sound rather | when England ruled the soccer | manstrations of this in odd. But this collection of man- world. |agers,___ trainers, conches---and Stan Matthows--have produced the most selfless idea for years. They are going to play so that others can be paid.

Both the FA, and the League have given their blessing to the scheme which will take the All- Stars all over the country, play Ing ngainat League sides where players are due for beneat

the

the

Wher you have waded through the styles and theories surrounding the game of today, such as English, Scottish, Con-

inontal, the Revie Plan, Harmer Plan and so on, comes basic fundamentals of football. which have not changed.

one

face to face with the

Italy's Olympic Hope To Compete In America

TALE OF WOE

The general idea has always

Rome, Mar. 6. appeared to me to be ejeven

Angolo Romani, Italy's chief Yes, you have heard the tale individuals forming a collective swimming hope for the Mel- of woe before, The little club unit, gaining possession of the bourne Olympic Games, left here would like to pay benefits asball, and propelling it from one by air tonight ter the United they

become due. But even to the other in the general States to take a month's swim- the £750 for ilve years' direction of the opponents goul.ming course at Yale Univers- sarvice Is a blow to

Whon that operation is near= | ty". finances, often

lining its complotion, the idea is possibility.

for the ball to be dispatched Romani, holder of four Italian man- with all spoed between the up- | Freestyle Lifes [rom 100 to rights and under the cross-bar. 1,800 Melvet, will compete in It's really as simple as that. the Valted States Indoor Cham- I have no doubt that the All-plonships at Now Haven from Stars will give plenty of de- April 6-7-China Mail Special

(Peterborough), absolute

It has always been nonsense to me that a football

Ian can see Wolves v. Manche

ter United for the same price as Walsall v. Savindon.

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And it is quite wrong tha player like Billy Wright cannot earn any more in wages and benoit

than the most modest Third Division player who happens to be an tap wages.

So we must have graded seale of minimum admission charges with the First Division costing more than the Second the Second more than the Third. In the same way the ceiling

players' оть

wages must

be The only redeeming feature of the Colony Junior raised First Division players Badminton Championships which opened at the Indian should earn more than Second, Recreation Club last night was the outstanding display Second more than Third. by 14-year-old Fei Lung of the Tai Hang Club in the Men's Doubles where, in partnership with Wong Po-say, this pair Thrilled the handful of spectators with a fairly high standard of doubles play.

By "TOUCHWOOD"

Fei and Wong, after a slow start, eventually matched stroke for stroke, smash for smash Recreio's E. M. Ribeiro and R. D. Nunes but they were beaten eventually at 17-14, 15-13. This match turned out to be the best of the night's six matches of which one ended in a walkover win for PC, that and S. Y. Wong.

of Per Lung, his repertoire of stroke play, neat footwork and his strong smash will in time mould him as one of the Colony's brightest bupes for

in

future international badminton Jaurels. Apart from Fei other competitors, especially the Men's Singles department, falled to live up to expectation.

In the two Singles matches, Lee Weng-lung without much exertion sailed into the semi- finals by virtue of his 15-4, 15-3 win over Li Hing-wing while University's 8:11 Tan triumphed over Hon Ying-tsang to win at 15-8, 18-15.

will

pix? Wong Wai-hung and Mrs S. Silva až 15-4, 15-3,

Wong and Mrs Silva's com- bination proved far too superior for their opponents who had no

answer

accurate

NO INCENTIVE

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the

Support I wanted. example, Jim Langley, |Brighton back. I can offer him no more in wages and benefits banho gets with his own Third Division club and with them he can live at home. So he staye there. He has no incentive move.

to

You may then say that the First Division clubs will get all Well, of the quality players. course. The First Division should be the quality diviston.

And second and third benefits must be increased to reward the loyal player of high quality. Wong's forceful How stupid that players like

Promotion and relegation? No

GOUD-LOOKING

it is an

the

So that's where agers step in.

Names like George Swindin ALF Ramsey

Don (Ipswich), Peter Doherty caster). Freddle Cox

(West and Janmy Logic Bromwich) (Gravesend) are still a drawing power wherever soccer 14

They get together, play A match against

club the

Jock Halsey has taken over the Somerville Lodge stable of his father, Claude Halsey, who died recently.

Assistant to his father for ham next week. Jack Dowden-ployed.

he faces his first well rides. nine years, season with 18 horses, asl un experienctud head lad in James Glynn.

This active 63-year-old is of Jockey Stan father-in-law Smith

He Joins Halsey after 31 years as head lad to Harry Count in France, and five years as hend had to Charlie Elliott ot

Bousille's Villa M.

Djebel stable.

Best looking vi Halsey's several promising two-year-olds is the Ally Bernice, by Pates Line. I hope she is as good as she looks, for she could help to give her young trainer a good start.

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over

4.

Question Of Best Way To Deal With Bowlers' Drag Still Under Discussion

London, Mar, 6.

The question of worn patches caused by bowlers" footmarks was again considered by the MCC and it was decided that whenever possible, umpires shall see that footholds are renovated immediately after the close of play each day. This is not obligatory as it is appreciated that, for various reasons, it may not be practicable to carry out repairs at all grounds.

An interesting two-year-old cemed, the crowds will roll up 1 War Togs, by the American to watch, and the player aire, General Staff. War Togs,ceives his benefit cheque, owned by American Mr L. §. That's not all. Last Novem- MacPhall, is one of the first ber the All-Stars raised crop of General Blaff, who won £2,000 for the widow of Derby 157,800 dollars in stake money, left-half Chick Musson, Soon General Staff yearlings have they hope to play for the de been

fetching big

prices in pendants of the late Leon Luty, Aunericn, and War Togs looks England's centre-hub. capable of being first-Cason winner for this young dire.

Already the cynics arc nt I have

They talk of £100 seen several good-verk, looking My Babu two-year-olds match appearance money.

and in this category ilove me. this is not the case. recensender and Pop Room. Out of pocket expenses, yes. But Tom Jones also has a three-the gate' has got to be excep- year-old fly, Four Poster, by tional for them to receive very much over that. The bulk goes

whether the same sire.

The question of the best way In deciding and will continue

to to deal with to go

bowlers' drag is deflection la deliberate, still under discussion. So far, criterion shall be whether or not winner last season, and, though

the MCC and Australia have the batsman has attempted to she may not reach the heights, sho should win more races

o uniform inter- play the ball with his bal.— pretation, and the MCC have France-Presse. her right class.

written again to the Austrailan authorities, putting forward sug- geations.

come

Four

Poster was

an early

in

Be-

soccer charities.

Theirs is a gesture that de- serves nothing but the highest i not reached praise.

Another attractive Mly is Dyleona. She is by the Djebel horse, Djeffou, sire of last year's French Derby winner, Rapace. "Djicona has put on a lot of weight since she joined us in

It will be surprising if Water- October

Youngsters, particularly, hasn't stopped Lot does not win races, and

This should flock to see these old- Improving In appearance," Halsey told mo.

Vatellor colt impressed me "She was bred his box, and,

In timers performing. For one by Charlie Elliott,"

on his third to thing they can hardly have seen 'the smart Indian Garne last many of them in their prime. And they will be anxious to see how it was done in the days

AGAINST HER

Mrs M Montgomerie- October, looks Ilke proving the Charrington, owner of Look-best of the stable's three-year- out II, who won five races in olds. two seasons, now has a half- alster to him called Liberty II,

be able to race,

After we had looked at the

whe looks as thogth she should ally, School For Scandal, winner Evening

BARGAINS

of a small race at Pontefract Tom Jones told me: "I think she may prove better than her form last year indicated.

"She was a good fifth to Idle Rocks at Newmarket in May

Consequently, no Instructions will be issued to umpires, even for county matches, until Aus- tralla replies.

DEFINITE STROKE

County-class captains apreed that is

Cricket As An Experiment

London, Mar. 6.

December. the English

leg-bye should be scored only when the batsman had made a definite stroke at the ball.

The MCC Committee have considered this view and have

and last year's firm going was The MCC had a busy day to decided that "The umpire shall all against her.

I don't say sheday in London, for, apart from regard the deliberate deflection will nood heavy going but the the "Peshawar Incident", the of the ball by any part of the going will at least have to be Board of Control met to con-striker's person, except the hand good for

her

the bat, as unfair, and as sider many other questions. holding The lightly-raced Asterisk comes from a good fully family,

taken soon as he is satisfied that the Among the decisions at Somerville Lodge, following and has done well during the Lancashire's professional captain dismissing either batsman as on

wero that

felding side has no chance of Cyril

Washbrook, Ladies' badmkatún toumament at Third Division clubs quickly landing a 24000 handicap at had a busy time last season but and a former England opening i immediate result of such action,

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the drives and high powered Wright. Williams, Milburn, and sinashes and the nest net play Finney should get the saume by his partner.

benefit payments as men who The only thlug wrong with play only a few League games Mrk

Silva was her service in live years, which more often. than Dot salled so high up that had Lul

One of the bargains in the and Miss S. K. Ho been more matter what plan is in use, it stable is Mr R. J. Claydon's

Ho they would have scored more."

will be unpopular with some. Hipponax.

cost with their net taps The clubs must decide for them-

anly 100 guincas, but was originally UBER CUP

scives.

bought for four figures to join The Football League The Honorary Secretary of the

clubs Paddy Prendergast's stablo, Howkon Badminton Associa- must come into the FA Cup Singles, This year's Junior

He disappointed much earlier to eliminate this flon disclosed

there, but last night

that!

made steady progress last year with only six competitors, will

glut the Colony

of ixtures in the late will partielpate in And seeded players

winter and spring which chokes Inevitably

Cup international

in selling races by winter. the clubs and the customers.

two wins George Ma and Wong Wai-bung

So has Phlox II, who clashing in the final and, bar- ring upsets,

eliminated could have their own I predict

Haydock. the moment. it is not Third Division consolation cup.

seldom ran a bad rüco, George Ma of

Hippanax has wintered wen, Craigengowercertain whether

Paul Tuik will ride Phlox 11 Cricket Club

the Colony will wła the

and so has Clymenus, a con- in the Lincolnshire Handicap on tike part in the Asiatic or Soccer really must close downsistent filly who joined the March 21. coveted title.

Australian Zone. This will be in January and February. It is stable from Jack Watts's string FIRST UPSET

decided at a late date when the crazy and uneconomical to play

Last autumn. HKBA receiver more par-in these foul English winters, so A few hundred yards from The upset of

ticulars the night wan

as to the division of let us play in May and early Somerville Lodge is Woodland In the Mixed Doubles. This the zone areas.

June.

where House

om Jones was the defeat of second needed The draw for the Uber Cup) Never mind the squawks from trains. He has turned out a

competition, the nest of its kind, cricket. in the Junior Mixed Doubles will take place some time this evening Cricket already has a recent seasons and this year has We can play in the leady stream of winners in when they bowed OLA to month and the competition

major concession in not paying

than 40 hores Craigengower Schoolboy Cham- proper is scheduled to

entertainment tax.

biggest string yet. some time in October.

Think of the vast new publie Junior

the game then women, Championships continue tonight at the Club de rigours of the winter terraces.

who will not face the Recreio, starting at 7.30 p.m. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

MAJOR MENACE Men's Junior Singles: Weng-fung bent Li Hin-wing One major menace to 15-4, 15-3; Bill Tan beat Hon sport is indiscriminate floodlight Ying-tang 15-12, 18-15,

matches. There is a Men's Junior Doubles: P. C. them, particularly in the South. Chau and S. Y. Wong beat Yip I am convinced that Wolves v. Cho-shing and Larn Sal-ming, Honved, Sunderland v. Dynamo, National walkover. E. M. Rebelro and and the big international games, į stablo, R. D. Nunis beat Wong Po-zay floodlit and felevised, are foot and Fel Lung 17-14, 16-13.

ball's finest advertisement.

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Training under National Hunt rules is becoming popular again here, but Tom Jones has been successfully combining flat and jumping for five years.

cop-

TABLE TENNIS

shall, of The

without delay, call batsman, be appointed one the selectors for the forthcoming "dead ball"," Test matches with Australla. Washbrook replaces Brian Sel- lers, the former Yorkshire 10in. Otherwise the selection committee rematris the same as lust season, the other members being G. O Allen (Middlesex), Chairman. L. G. Ames (Kent)

Players' Union Demands Removal and W. Wooler (Glamorgan). Of Maximum Wage mittee decided that, as an experi

England Score 5-4 Win Over Hungary

London, Mar, 0. England scored an exciting 5.4 win over Hungary in a at table tennis international Tottenham, North London, to night.

such the

Schools' Badminton Championships Programme

The following - ja the pro- gramme for the Schoolbays, and Schoolgirls Badminton Cham- pionships:

Malehes to be played on Friday, March 9, at Grantham Training Col- lege, § p.m.

Senior Boys' Doubles Wong Wal-hung (8BC) and George Ma (PZ) v Watt Chi-kin and Patrick Yeung (LSC); Lam Sou-fong and Chen Man-kii, (QC) v Lay Chi-kin and Lau C-yuen (QC); Wo Wing-hing and Wat Kwong-kee-(QC) v Lun Lee (58C) and Robert Yung (C)-7/3; Chung Kal-ching and Wan. Cho-yłu (SP Co-ed) v Cyrli 3. Chen (WYfik) and S. K. Wang (KC), Matches to be played on Monday. March 12, at Grantham Training Col- Jege 6 p.m.

Mixed-Doubles

Cyril J. Chan and Miss Y. Y, Chan v Chow Hon-kit and Mias Hui Pek- yok or Wong Wal-hung and Wong Yue-lan.

Fotermediale Koy's- Bingles (Hemi-sinált) Loong Terklun⋅ (BP Co-ed) y Ng

Clearge Chi-young (KCE

Young (LSC) v Wong Kel-lem (SP Co-ed).

Junior Boys' Doubles Cheung Yuk-hung and Lau Bee, fun (8P Coed) v Tém Tin-ming and

loy and Lara King-fu (WYIK) v Cheng Hung-kwok PCMB); Fee Hi- Chow Cill-bor and N Chi-Wing (KC).

#atches to be played on Wednes

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The Advisory County Com-

ment, evening county London, Mar. 6. will be played this summer. Play The Players' Union rep-will be allowed to continue until resentative body of the majority 8.15 p.m. (Summer Time) on the of professional footballers in second day of a county match England, who Inst

Sunday only. banned members from floodlight Northamptonshire, who sug-

Aubrey Simons beat the He showed me Swan Queen, and televised games, today sub-gested the experiment, propose Hungarian holder of the Eng-day March 14, a four-year-old half-sister by mlited wage claims to the Foot to begin their matches at 1:30 11sh Open Championship, Elomer Cricket Club 6 m. Airbome to Arabian Night, and ball League.

breaks two other winners, who, Mr Jimmy Guthrie, Chair- between 3.30 and 4 p.m., and Gyetval, 21-17 21-10 by close-

and brillant 6, K. Wong (KC) v Lam Bhiu-fudg before the flat starts, may win a

of the Union, man

said they p.m. and 6.30, provided their to-the-table play

counter hitting,

Then he and WC): George Me (PC) Patrick [Yeung" (LSC); Wait Chi-kia" (18C) Hunt price for lite demanded the removal of the opponents agree.

Mies Ann Haydon snatched v. Cyril J. Chun (WYHK); chan present maximum wage of £15

The object of the proposal la victory in the last match by Man-ku (GC) v Wong Watchurzy Swan Queen has been show sterling and asked for bonuses to attract spectators who do not surprisingly defeating

(BBC). the ing great

Rchoolgirls' singles promise in schools for League to be doubled to 4nish woric until 5 or 6 pm, and, former World Champion, Ferenc But I am equally convinced over fences and who runs in sterling for a win and 22 if successful, might be extended Sido, and Miss ilzi Farkas (9)ulyok (9p Coled)

Theresia Lin (GMS) v Winale Chan that inconsequential matches the Juvenilo Chase at Chalton- sterling for a draw. ---Router. [to Test matches.--France-Presso, 21-18. 21-12---Reuter.

15-10; Wong Wai-hu Tul and lilionats on television are bad

publicity for the game.

Junior Mixed Doublem: 2. A. Abbas and Mrs Abbas heat B. Arcull and Mrs Cohen 15-12, ko Southampton v. Old Inter

and Mrs S. Silver beat B.. L. Miss S. K. Ho 13-4, 18-3.

TONIGHT'S GAMES At Recreio 7.30 p.m. Ladies Junior Doubles Mrs. Abbass and 11. Ismuni v Mra J. Yung and Mrs S. Silva,

One of the chief drawbacks to sport in the wider' sense in this country is the lack of proper corching and training fachfiles.

the Moscow Dynamo Stadium We badly need stadiums like

which accommodataa,, ali sports.

8 pn Men's Junior Doubles we had three in the North,

W. B. Brown and B. Douglas Milan and Bouth the youth

• mikromiatok The money for thién can come

y Hon Ying-ang and La Hin of the country would be tremen- wing.

dovaly 8.30 pm Junior Doubles Connie Young and from Blater gate or the Pools, Chui Yuen-chun var Kulkamol they do abroad and Mary Chen,

But in the past 12 months. I

O pm Men's Junior Doubles have and an improvement,

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Zu A. Abbes and M. Han v Balght but dedinke improvement, Arculi and C. C. Yew,

at all playing levels of the stre

9:30 Pin Men's Junior fui, that the new ngo will seo Doubles B. K. L. Lat and Lotter football in the future. P. Lau v. P. C. Chau and S: Y

Wong:

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