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GOOD

THE

NEWS FOR WIMBLEDON FÅNS

NINA-MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1956.

ENGLAND-SCOTLAND CLASH

THE TERRIFYING HAMPDEN ROAR CAN BE WORTH A GOAL START TO SCOTLAND TODAY

Says DON REVIE

Today the England team takes the field at Hampden Park in the great clash with Scotland. And this is the match, above all others, both the English and the Scots rate higher than any other honour.

Only those who have lived through the "Hampden Roar" know what it means. I recall my old colleague Ivor Broadia telling me: "The first time I over stopped out on the Hampden Park pitch the 'Roar' hit me like a bomb blast. I felt shut in, as though I was in a rabbit hutch until the game got under way."

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As the result of reconstruction now going on at Wimbledon, there will be more room for the thousands who throng this increasingly popular rendezvous. The main terrace in front of the clubhouse entrance is being widened by several

with These two courts will not be re- yards, by cutting into courts four and five. duced in area, as there is room at the far end to make up for the encroachment. This picture shows the clubhouse on the left, and the work in progress.-Central Express Photo.

PERMANENT FLOODLIT SCHEME

SOCCER WITHOUT

TEARS

AT WEMBLEY STADIUM

Floodlit football by the light of new £22,000 permanent floodlighting scheme will be a regular feature of the winter season at Wembley Stadium

now on.

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For once, the bookimakers are gambling, so they rush to reservo sitew for "boitihx shops.”. There will be no' restato- Hons in plenty, including ....

"No Comfort" For The

Racing Fraternity

By A Special Correspondent

Lending British bookmakers are already leasing pre- mises in the big towns for betting shops, even though legislation permitting these betting shops in the United Kingdom is not expected for at least another nino months, Some bookmakers are buying empty shops and cafes through estate agents. Others are putting down cash de- posits giving them a purchase option.

Lawrie Hely, Tommy Doherty Landon suburb,' surrounded by nounced." and

days of since the

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seven public houses. Another is of buying

a green-grocery shop limitations affecting premises. near a new and growing district,

now being bought. district which comprises a large housing project and a dozen factories employing six thousand people.

Alan

A

British It is certain that the Government will Insist that

comfortable that lolterers would them.

betting shops are not mado so

Though they expect to lowe Although the bookmakers are money on the premises until showing foresight, for once they they are operating, the book- are also gambling. They are As for Scotland, well they makers estimate that the right buying without knowing As you probably know, Ivor, go out of their way to make the

have done a great deal in recent shop in the right area would of the stipulations with, which. played two of his greatest games newcomers feel calm

Even so the first 20 minutes at socsons, omitting their un- quickly pay off the loss. for England at Humpden Park,

the British Government' is cer but if the atmosphere there can Wembley last season were very fortunate appearance at Wembley

ain to surround legal Hetting With men like One bookmalcer has put down

shops. affect an lee cool customer like fast; I felt very rubbery legged, last season.

a deposit on a small cafe in a These are expected to be an was quite an hun, what might it do to Eng-and

ordeal. Bobby Evans, Bobby Johnstone, Fortunately,

when the Bill land's younger

players if they

my partner, Stan Mathhews, had one of his and Co., the Scots can pick

may Include Picked?

England's

young greatest games, and we had the fine fighting team capable

cing brilliant football. producing have covered themselves game won in the first 15 minutes players

A3 most when we overran the Scots. glory this season

an Englisimman I alwaya footballers feel that against the There is no doubt in my mind and it remarkable that Bobby dazzler" Scots we just can't afford to do that the game against Scotland Mitchell, the "bobby

chaps without

like

the tops in the inter- from Newcastle Unted, has not Stanis etil

often at out- Matthews, Tom Finney and Nat national calendar. For that rea-been capped more ofte Lofthouse. Matthews particularly son, I think that the best method side-left by his country. Strange,

would but preparing for this game of be to call the рідуств together Morion .and Alex Jackson, bad few match about 14 days before the match. Scotland have

Alivady the FA does a great winning wingers. season 1 was fortunate

It is on the wings that victory enough to partner Stan in Eng-Job of work in this direction, but

in this next if the lads were together for 14 coas come

inter- land's 7-2 triumph at Wembley

could have a trial national. Whichever team is Before we went out, Stan told days they

game cgainst a top amateur club strongest there will, I imagine, "This isn't as tough Hampden, Don,

the the week before the international win the game. But whatever the because cowd don't cheer so much-but so that they could run through result I hope England's young Johnny surely players-and will probably find it pretty all their moves in actual match

Haynes, Duncan Edwards, Reg for the first 20 minutes, then play.

Matthews or some of the bright pace of the game will settle

do before their big games, and Under 23 teem will figure in this down,

í believe li Is the best way of international wili training for an important match, what Stan Matthews and Tommy

said 20 In my experience of England Lawton have teams, I must say that every times:

The Hampden When done to make the players

staris-try to imagine they thing reel at ease. Mr Walter Winter-are cheering for you and not for

the team manager, dees bottom,

res the Scots." does

has the Scots in a dither before he even steps on to the field.

OLD-TIMER'S HINTS

me:

Last

from

the

The scheme, which was planned and supplied by The General Electric Co. Ltd., is the first permanent arena floodlighting system to be installed at Wembley and the largest in the United Kingdom.

The final system as a result

was chosen

of extensive trial

with alternative systems carried out by Wembley Stad.um.

The

GEC gave By full co-operatius

to Sir Arthur Elvin, Chairman

and Managing Director Wembley Stadium Luf, and hi engineers, al every stage.

The climax crime on Septem- ber 27 with the most importuni lighting test to have been made In this country. The judges of

the syst were independent

observers including newspaper - men, television engineers, and players diem two Hendon foot. ball teams Football

lans were able to Judge for themselves the quality of the new floodlighting at the London versus Frankfurt gan on the eening of Wednesday, October 28, the

These hints from experienced players like Matthews are typical on in England's of what goes dressing room at all big genes. The lads who have played before

Matt The Miracle Man Of Soccer's Top Team

By ALAN HOBY

I want to tell you about a miracle-the miracle of Manchester United, League Champions and top team of English football. Ten years ago United were on the floor - £15,000 in the red, their famous ground at Old and what do we see? Trafford a blitzed ruin. But look at them today

We see a Manchester United with something like £60,000 in the bank and a playing staff whose collective transfer value is estimated at £250,000,

team, the two wing present

Duncan Edwards and halves Eddie Colman are 10,

The skipper Roger Byme is a veteran of 20, while the oldest member, Johnny Berry, la an ancient at 281

We see a Manchester United £100,000 res flest match to who have spent

building their bombed "dump" into one of the most luxurious and best-equipped stadiums In the country.

at Old Trafford, Busby-known to everyone there as "The Boss" had a dream and a plan:--

YOUTH! flox

Above all, we see a club with the most tremendous and con- sistent success story in modern

be played under the new light

The new Wembley lighting system was planned by GEC Hghting engineers in con- junction with the GEC Research Laboratories of Wembley 1 coneiris

floodlights ..t

at the soccer. 100 mounted Kround in

#cups of 24 on lowers. All groups

combine use 340 4kw of lighting load.

the

maximum of and the minimum

ensure

Blumiration

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Since

R

W! won

of gate, the lastallation cum-

priscs

a combination

optical systems.

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of fur

is

SPECIAL FEATURE

feature special arrangement for providing, at

come

I saw him in

Altogether the average age is No wonder they call 'em 21. Busby's Babes..,

"It didn't

about by chance," the 46-year-old Busby

me when toid Manchester last week: "It was planned policy from the stari." Long before United's wonder. United have team of the wir

'48 and '62 began to the Cup (1948) and the disintegrate-remember Johnny this Carey, Jack Rowley, and Sten Pearson?-the Busby talent net nave been Champion had been cast far and wide.

times.

In youth clubs and school ship

runners-up four Their under-18 third team have teams

were promising boys Dot only won the FA Youth watched and notëd succcasion, Cup three years In they re in the semi-final for

Lapue

season.

They

twice-1952 and

the fourth tune,

MIRACLE WORKER

the touch of a switch, a drama- the effect to cepture the atten- tion of spectators when the teams, enter the field. Before a

Yes, it is a miracle--and the and at samme

half-time.

the miracle-worker is a soft-voiced clectrical clrcult allows the perfectionist from Scotland Lampa to be switched on at low named Matthey Busby....

When a mis brightness

match is

As a player Matt was n

classic about to begin, the Illumina

wing half-captain of Scotland tlon on the ground is increased

and widely-renowned star of to three times original in-

Manchester City and Liverpool. tensilv The result simulates the fire singe lighting when the

curtnini GEC By the light of the new floodlighting system at Wembley, spectators at every side of the field can see every detall of play. Distant players stand out bright- ly against comparatively dark backgrounds, An Isiol

referees is the ease with which, by means of special wide-angle lights, the lines and Inesmen

Mluminated art

clearly in ail

parts of the field.

SPECIAL TESTS

To ensura full safety for spectators the floodlighting towers are constructed ot welded tubular steel. Special testa carried out under 11:0 supervision of the engineering consultant to Wembley Stadium Sir Owen Willams, in- Axing a steel haweer to a demonstration tower, securing it at an angle of 40 degrees to a lorry-mounted winch and sub- jecting the tower 10 * pull equivalent to a 100 mph gale. The An Inch moved less than half

The tower system allows every to see floodlit football

P. and the players'

vision of the

the

balt

first-class

whether he is looking towards goal, or across the field-for corner-kicks,

throws-in

and

cross-kicks. In addition, players and spectators do not lose sight of the play, even momentarily, because of the ball passing across the front of the lights.

TAYLORS SUIT. With the signing of outside... left Stanley, Taylor, upon his do mobilisation from. Army worVÍCE- In Germany, Bouthport now have four Taylors on their books. Strangely, two are #HAT WEonare Jonis,

He came from Bellshill, that famed spot nut far from Glasgow which produced immortal Alex James Hughie Gallacher.

But from the moment when

Old

13 This, then,

the football empire of Matt Busby-family man, week-end golfer, and the most successful Scot in English football.

This is what the Hungarians

a great deal by talking to each

remember

many

This is the only way I know

individual player, chalting over of neutralising the famous roar

his style of play, his ideas, and which can be worth a goal start keeping him completely in the to Scotland.

picture about the team's plan of

campaign

In modern international f001.

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ball this is absolutely impera-3.000 YEARS ACO

tive. The senior members of the

alde, like Billy Wright and Stan Chinese Emperor

Matthews, help

the

team

manager in this important work.

That's why i believe that the Scols we will find of the alleged "old timers"

some

gast still retained. Without them the esters would, I fancy, be no mistake Hampden Park can be the cemetery for a youngster unless he has the older hands to reassure him on the great occasion.

Moke

OLD AND NEW? The England team, I think, will be a well blended nixture of the old and the new. With- out the uncanny influence Stan Matthews and Tom Finney struggling England could be against the Scots,

Answers To

Sports Quiz

1. Pat Burge and Ion Crulg.

2. Juan Fangio.

There are other brilliant club cefs among them Stan Cullis (Wolves), Jimmy Seed (Charl- When they reached

ton), Alec Stock (Leyton Trafford Busby. the patient Orient), Arthur Turner psychologist, encouraged them, (Birmingham), and La trained

whenever McDowall, who has again piloted them, and

pointed out their Manchester City to Wembley. necessary, mistakes. He still does.

But despite all their claims, Yes, Bushy has a deep bellef

7. of the year is manager In Youth, In turn, they believe

of Old magician in him,

MY

Busy-the Trafford.

Starting from scratch, he has made United one of the mor fabulous names in football- and he has done it by the old- virtues of courtesy

A SWEAT BUIT Indeed, after listening to him, I am convinced that in every United traince Matt sees to- morrow's headlines in e sweat fashioned suit.

And how the Busby Youth he took over the manager's chair Academy has paid off,

Of the

THE

WEEKEND

GAMBOLS

BUT I HAVEN'T A THING TO WEAR TO 60 — YACHTING

RLANS

BOAT BELOWG

YAKITY YAK VAR YAK

BUS

OH, YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING SPECIAL

Nowe i wonder who they k were talking about — a pucmart in d'red hat and

and fair play,

-(London Express Service).

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3. Geoff Duke.

4. Birmingham

ter City.

and Manches-

6. Manchester City.

6. The equestrian events.

Was First Football Fan

With the end of the football season approaching in Britain and its advent in New Zealand, New Zealanders have been re- football minded that the first fan was a Chinese emperor who lived about 3,000 years ago.

The rules then were similar but

filed were

to those followed today some details differed immensely

The ball was a sack with hair and the goals

silk not. There were over two bamboo poles joined by a seventy permissible methods of the tackling an opponent, All players were barefooted.

rewarded The winners were with prizes of flowers and truit while the captain of the losing side and any of his team that could be caught were severely beaten by the spectators.--- China Mall Special.

13 SCOTS ON ITS BOOKS

Since Dave Halliday took over- of Leicester the managership. Two, Yvon Petra and Jaro-City from Aberdeen nine Scots- slav Drobny.

men have crossed the Border to 8. Paava Nurmi, in 1024; V. sign for the Midland club which

Ritola, 1924; Jesse Owens, which now has thirteen 1938 and Fanny Blankers-on its books. Most of them are Кость, 1946.

in the first eleven. Leicester,

D. Both have. Lawn tents in always with

1900, Rugby Union in 1920 and 1924.

tish

a

Scola

strong Scot tradition About them have had Scota Peter Hodge, Lochhead. Willie Orr. Arthur Shiral, John Duncan and now Halliday

as manager

10. Jimmy Carruthers, Bantam

weight and Yoshio Flyweight,

& Barry Appleby

JUST AN OLD PAIR OF BLACKS AND AN OLD JUMPER

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flandi? that now

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FORESIGHT

No seats will be allowed for. the public and it is expected that the betting shops will have to close for a period during

In afternoon. the

addition, bookmakers will not be able to

the odds announce

the

up,

and

publie by chalding them no winnings will be paid out Sald a London estate agent: during the hours of racing.

All persons under eighteen "Several firms of bookmakers

expected to be have Вост

for years are competing

Wo are banned from entering betting premisen on our lists,

shops. not complaining!"

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer

Of The Year

Members of the public are invited to nominate ? Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current

season.

It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

To the Editor, China Mail.

DIYUPIRKOLIĞI

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is

of the.

(Signed)...

.Club.

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