1956-03-10 — Page 17

NEW AGE OF SOCCER

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1956,

Star Men Higher Pay

Transfer Cut'

Give

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Says SIR HERBERT MERRETT

(PRESIDENT OF CARDIFF CITY)

In the new Age of Soccer I can see une controlling authority for British football instead of divided responsibility between the Football League and the FA.

1 suggested this idea to the Football Post-war Planning Committee, but I was received with such stony silence I felt I had made an awful "foux pas"

Here is the situation as I

the more fortunate # suggest clubs take an interest in their wenker brethren in a practicni Anancially or by the free transfer of promising

it, with my suggestions for the future.

There are ton many "yes way--either

and to g Jevel

vlathle (The only imagination is by the Preas, but I am afraid they inngine too many things which are not at ways corrcel.)

DISASTROUS

in cluba

the Third

1 deplore the tastency Divisions full by the wayside it they cannot macet running costs, Such a polley would be dis astrous, stort-sighted, and would inevitably have repercussions on clubs in the higher divisions who Ret

any

their players from Division 11

Cardiff have transferred good players to Thurd Division clubs

Newport, Torquay,

and the

they Excley free of cost, and

been allowed to transfer ties in to

in other clubs to their own berent.

Surely it would be more in keeping with the spirit of foot. ball and camaraderie to pursue this generous course

Iepeat that to let clubs who have been in the game anything up to 50 years go to the wall most would be retrograde and unfortunate.

Sergeant-Major Sheridan

By HENRY LONGHURST

The committee of the Sunningdale Golf Club recently conferred upon a singular man a singular honour, unique so far as I know in the history of golf.

They summoned their caddie master, Sheridan, and, handing him a club tie, elected him an honorary member. In thanking them he remarked, irrelevantly but, as all who have known him will testify, with perfect truth "Ah well, I've been making my own rules and regulations around here for 45 years now."

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There are more people follow- soccer today than at any yel, time in its history, and Ananetaily, the majority of clubs are in a poor state.

The reason, of course, is that the great majority of interested people belong to the "hand of hope" who only check up on the results)

Qute money has gone up but every item of expenditure con- tinues to rise, and it needs a big gate once a fortnight to cover the cost of running five or six teams practically for the whole

yeur.

What

the

cure? The answer is to give the spectators better entertainment, The standard of football generally has improved considerably since the war, and if this improve- ment continues it will surely be reflected at the turnstiles.

Famous Sports Stars

I Have Met

Keith Miller

By ARCHIE QUICK

In a week or two now the Australian cricketers will arrive In England, in the anusual role of challengers for the Aahto—- the tirki time they have not come es holders for over twenty years.

Ian Johnson will be their captain, but it is safe to prophesy that the limelight will' be chiefly focussed on Miller, the handsome, mercurial Keith.

The New South Walion may be a showman, damboyant and needing the centre of the stuge as much as any film star but he is still the finest all-rounder The best since in the world.

In a

de- Waiter Hammond,

spell of bowling he vastating can turn a game, he is always get his hundred in likely to quick,

attractive style or got out for a "duck" with no worry at all-and his felding in good as any of them.

is

The crowd love Miller, the Kame na they love his very Dente Compton, great friend

because he is 90 vb- simply

cricke! viously

WEEK-END SOFTBALL

Ching Hsui Girls Featured In Two Tussles Against Colony Players

By "TIME OUT""

The Ching Hsui Girls' softball team, on a lightning.tour here, will be featured in two thrilling tuasies this week-end as they meet the Association's 'Old Crocks" and Officials this afternoon at 3.30 p.m. and at the same time tomorrow, they cross bats with our Combined Europeans.

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Dominating all softball activities at the Park this week-end, even overshadow- ing the long-awaited, second round of the International Series, this visiting squad from Taiwan will undoubtedly pack the stands with keen followers of the sport who had more than their money's worth last week when the visitors were first seen in action against our local belles, the Combined Chinese nine, whom they trounced 18-0.

to choose them secure an early With the red-hot International, helped

there are Series race silmmed down to lead and only towards the fil the final four this week, tension innings of play when Father Time started to tell on them, at the Park will be mounting on each pltch when the semi- did they succumb under a five- Analista

diamond show- hit onslaught mee! in

eight to yield downs tomorrow. In the disastrous runs to lose 11-9.

MAIDEN VICTORY? tracos, China, second morning

NEVER IN TROUBLE seded, tangle with the United

With the best team chosen while the afternoon States

their Judging from

display from these representatives, the starter will see Pakistan pitted last week, it is without a doubt Combined Europeans have every

teen players among whom Macdonald, Helen Moxon, Alex Mendonen, Diana Pires, Angela Aquino, Nana Carvalhe, Tracy Brown and Maureen Djeng.

Avaliable,overywhere Sid.50 per Battle

against the favourites, Portugal. that pitcher-cuptain Lin Feng-chance of beating the visitors Sale Agents; DODWELL & CO., LTD.

current

League

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the

Atteen

Beton-Wale Shea against

The only

backbone of

the and thus acquiring for Hong- outfit. Securing game featured on this thrill-Taiwan

full kung the maiden victory over card packed

ไป the

second control on the run of the game touring girls' side. This will de-

finish, she was Anitely round clash between the youth-from start to

be the 'baltie of the Assisted ful Capanda girls and the Nam never in trouble and

century'

our Non-Chineso count girls Wah losses. Having conceded a

match slugging power walkover their

to

of the defensive skill their

mecting, the previous Nam Wah girls will be sparing no quarters when they meet in tomorrow's curtain-raiser nt 9.30 a.m. to keep their pennant hopes alive.

them!) opponents on Man-chan dished up an excel- their noted opponents,

tent brand of bull in the hind- And he

I am not, however, in favou: of foodilt matches. Compeli- tive football

enjoying his n game which han always been played in day. He is the one man in the world ight.

who has

hae no thought for batting or bowling averages. loves horse-racing, too. Friends and focs ulike swear that he

a turf meeting plays all the better if there is

"Ho

ADVANTAGE

On the other hand, for the benent of those players who work full-time or part-time and see a ball except on rarely

the floodlighting of Saturday's, the practice pitches as distinct from playing pitches, must be of con- siderable advantage in training. This is the polley Cardiff has followed and will continue to

follow.

If floodlighting made compulsory, the casts to the poorer clubs would surely put them out of existence

With some temerity 1 criticise the "pegging" of players' wages. as I do the system of transfer fees.

in the offing.

MI

or wickels geta russ that he can finish a match and be off to the races," they say.

TEMPERAMENTAL

MAIN ATTRACTION

the

snatching department last week with her effortless whips across the diamond.

Lee

The Men's International Series' semi-final round, after being ruined out during the Chinco New Year holidays, Other stars that chone last

once again is slated for decision week

third-anck&r were

as Ching meet the USA nine at Chia who played errorless ball

11.00 a.m. tomorrow followed To the hundreds of fans that

and rightfielder

Mei-lin Lee cogerly uwaited their Tival who

the Portugal vs Pakistan made a brilliant running-

by clash at 2.00 p.m. Durring UD- Chinese since the

New Year catch of a near hit. Holding top holidays.

visiting

for their sido in

sets, China and Portugal should the Chunghonours There is no doubt that he is

to loet IEL Houl Girls' softball nine will batting department last Sunday emerge victorious temperamentai, and there is no

be

main

the Finals during Easter. gain

the

were Hsu A-huu with n three- once question about his ability. His for themselves, figures speak

nitraction at the park this week in-five attempt and Yu Mei-nel Born

Victorin

with two timely bingles, માડ thirty-six the visitors are featured in a years ago he transferred his double-hender. This afternoon, to in a tussle slated more for from Melbournie to affections Sydney few 2000 runs in meeting

He laughs than thrills, they will be Association's the Oldtimers in what is expected Test Matches and hit up three

In to be a thriller-spiller with the

Crocks'

the providing Old spills. The main gume, however, will be tomorrow when they lock horny with the remaining cream

in

has scored over

ago

addition he has taken over 100 wickets, and that "double" puts him among the Immortals. And he has played in forly Tests.

prehensive glance may go un- Sheridan started at Sunning-

detected but the master hand dale as a young fellow in his

Не nat descend to it. twenties and grew rapidly into

with his back to the He came from POMAINS an "lastitution," the neighbourhusei Northfee, facing nonchalantly up

of

Meanwhile, Berwick and his nevent, despite the first

falway

Discretion should be given to nearly half a century amid the in

in froil have driven clubs to pay higher wages to centuries against England. party sophistication of Ascol,

outstanding aff and departed One's partner

players and good tinuck uncompromisingly to an opponents. have all gat club mea. lities

and one of them has After all, football is an enter proclaim the

This is tainment, and the cenacity to The unbur of people wanetually teed his ball. have now walled in his little the ark test. Survive it and play good football is a player's All the same, as maly asset-an asset he losts al fee, selling

surreptitiously you've won the highly coloured and

The Duke sant, it was a damned

a comparatively early age. pru-

·lose-run thing. vocative picture postcards with which the walls are decorated, while Sheridan explains that there isn't a caddie and bow anyone on that hour of the dry could ever have expected that there would be defes his com- prehension, must now run into

They included for

thousands

malty Wind-u

am sure, will ball the honour done Fo Tom with 21 neclaim

CROP OF STORIES As a "character," Sheridan has nemann:lated

inn

After coming to Britain during the War with the Aus- Iralian Air Force he appeared He their Services eleven. 0

at Arst played against England Brisbane รร November 1940 Hammond's team and agninst started his big time career with an anings of 70, followed by two bowling efforts of seven for 60 and two for 17-ine wickets in 33 overs. And what wickets loo-Hutton and Wash-

In other entertainments the

BTW) "story' draw the money are not expected to be paid at

the "chorus. the same rate as around him over

I also advocate giving a trane. ferred player a "cut" of the fee. T Ir this could be done legally without taxation, so much the teller.

the seurs a crop it stories, many umpriotable, mostly apocrypha!, which invite instinctive com- an equally out- partson with

kro Sept. the late Andra'

years the Duke of Kiraldy

than whom me one, di

tif

oldest guiting stories is of the nuveaux rich"z drive up to the club and the most influential

he whether

"No"

WAR OF NERVES

wha

godee of

end Be-master.

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the the

reply, but I happen to know not require any that he does cudities today

I used to lun told of "Pa" Jackson at Stoke

"Aber" (J. F Abercromby) at Addington and doubtless maay olbers, If it ever did happen. 1 am sure It was Sheridan

Nevertheless,

Sherlara assurance that no caddie is available has, for the 27 years I have known the clul, been instant unt automatic Once this preliminary gambit 15

it becomes OVCT.

of war nerves, Weaker brethren go of muttering carrying their clubs

a trolley. or Extru up a

The

inte stronger-minded their clubs leaning against the worse than his bite. office

fee and without further com-hus pafe teen-age enddies than

clubhouse,Sunningdale and ment retire to the

to note that they are still there, goif than Sheridan, unattended and ignored.

A bark 19 No club

NO BREAK

There is undoubtedly room for

comfort

the for Nowadays fuctories

more

spectators. und offres are heated compul- sorily. It is only natural that

Arelle weather spectators of

the feel the cheaper banki pinch.

Nevertheless there is better prcommodation for spectators these days than ever before.

I do not agree that a break in mid-season

fensible, but there is no reason why the sen- son should not be extended to the end of May and some of the mid-week matches at the ht caion

ап

our icmale Lalent, Combined Europeans.

Veterans

the

Lin

Fred

Back In action again after long lay-offs, our

of yesteryears will have a hard time solving the lightning pltches of Taiwan hurier Fong-tsu whose brilliant pitching last week brought them A well-cared 19-0 victory over the Combined Chinese. Diesta, formerly of Pi Dodger Lame, Row mentor of the Junior brook twice ench, Edrich,

Champion Dodgers, will prob- Ikin,

and Gibb

ably

nod for the xet pitching Later in the series,

with old assignment of useful ballhawk Hal Winglee on the ** Bequence

revolving end. inuings he got 141 not out t Adeluide and again took ulne wickets in the Final Test,

Compton, Bedser after

the

Braves' pilot Ext 'Chief Carvalho will probably be post- while

Yoveled

the

Cime

At 1.00 p.m. this flemoon, the junior set continue

their

The tail end of their double- | hard drive for the Inter-School header

the Combined league na La Snile College take agnins! Europeans will undoubtedly be

on the KGV scholars. the main attraction when they clash at 3.30 D. tomorrow. For the local side mentor Ed Carvalho has in his formidable line-up veterans in Putsy Mac- donald, frene Starkey,

Nann Carvelho and Alda Oliveira all recently reinstated in the Wuhoo Battery for this main game will probably be Evelyn Alonco on the slab and steady Myra Almeida backstopping.

sutivel.

The infleld quartet will be sparked by the return of the one and only Irene Starkey, a solid fixture in that department while the spots at the bases will find

(11 Alda Oliveira

first, Dinga Ozorio at the keystone and Bobby Lee at the hot corner.

The outer line of defence will prove quite a headache as pilot Carvalho has no less than seveJL-

nt the Initial sack His first official visit to Eng-ed land was in 1048 under Brad-Secretary Art Ozorio fakes the man, but he uld not enjoy a keystone. The hot spot at the the be in alley will good summer in the Tests and windy

of Bill ΟΙ mitt still-serviceable told me "I had more fun at the Olympic Games at Wembley Silva and Mark Kwong or C.C.

take third. For will take that year.

ouler the posts in

Oldtimers have selection

from retired Commissioner and still a keen follower of the sport;

rt; Bob Low,

Low, manager of the South China squads: by the end of Beptember Manchester United are the through injuries to players in first League team since the War Hamet, leader of the senior "B" Cometa and part-time player; the many matches they have to

to total 500 polnis. Nearest Willie Woo, Committee member be rushed through by that time,

beginning of eliminated.

At present the fate of number of clubs is almost scaled

A

Five Hundred Points

rivals are Wolves with 483 in

gardens, Their Molthen,

Doc

Answers To Sports Quiz

1. Tongan, Cuban,

and Hungarian.

2. Corbett, Dempsey,

and Beer.

8. Once, in 1851.

American

Carnera

4. A.P. Freeman of Kent who

took 304 wickets in 1928.

H.S.

5. 18.

8. Hungary.

no one does peering out from time to lime more to help them start their

The Sergeant-Major Brittain As the crisis nears, only those of the caddie world, he first with years

of experience have frightens the life out of them, the nerve

to make the correct then presents them with an old

of the Hongkong Softball Asso~ move, which is to march out of set of clubs to start upon. Не Finally, I would like to see nine and a half seasons, and the clubhouse and, turning the helps to set them up in per- the Football League or the

then come Arsenal (402), Poris-ciation; Bill Cheng and C.C. Lee and keen sup- head neither to the right nor manent jobs and, when times Football Association own

mouth (440), Blackpool (443), also oldtimers to the left, to proceed through are hard, as they Wero last stadium, capable of accom- Sunderland (415), Villa (408) porters of this sport,

modating up to 200,000 specta- Bolton (391). Charlton (390)

It should be remembered that lors in comfort,

and Chelsea (382). Yet Black- However costly this might be Dool, Bolton, Villa, Sunderland in their previous outing against leam from and Charlton have not won the visiting girls" danger of relegation.

heavy hitting of the oldtimers

the

within

he buttonholes the

little iron gate, passingers on their behalf with

and thence.

two feet of the clubs,

without a single "Come on, I want a quid out

does not reach at once for his

its

backward glance, to the first of you?" It is a bold man who it would surely bring rewards. Championship, and Viita are in Telwan, the Yu Shan lasses, the

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