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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

Majority Of Sports Fans Have Their

Their Minds On The New Football Season

Says ARCHIE QUICK

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The majority of sports fans have their minds on the new football season now. Practice matches galore have been held; there is a stir in the transfer market, and armchair critics have started selecting the first England International team for the olicial Selectors.

The first commitment is against Ireland in Belfast on October 6, and I think for the first time since the war a hard core of an international eleven is available for the Committee to build round on current form.

Matthews

(Manchest

tuteriz Rovers),

views

The

(Hy). that it (Coventry

with distavour The position is the same in Han (Bimminghum (fly), Byrne the

of the Britiah | Scotland. formation

The league there has Clayton Floodlight League. Trial is quickly stamped on the Iden by for this is the tellin (Blackburn

Weight understandable

Selling Hibs, Hearts and Thistle they

the have to leave drst big threul to the Langue's (Wolves), Edwards. (Manchester

EDLY defence monopoly, the first loosening of Lengue if they continue with United)

ir stranglebed the Langue has

Football project had on the senior professional

League

of

England

So there wo Rammations for the pat half calling a meeting century

Sir George Gruhom and Sir Slaley Rous giving

their benedictions But the langue's attitude is

the plan and {engu

Secretaries Howarth and Donovan

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(Shemeld United Gree Taylor (Manchester traitenda

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ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

This week it gives us particular pleasure to welcome L/Cpl. Downie of the Royal Engineers to the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade.

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1956. V

STORY OF SAM BARTRAM -A SAGA OF COURAGE AND COMMONSENSE

-

Says ALAN HOBY

same

Who will be the top teams, the top names, the top stars this soccer senson ? Frankly, it looks like the same old clubs battling for the

old prizes with League Champions Manchester United, Cup-holders Manchester City, Birmingham and Arsenal as football's Big Four.

or

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Indeed, apart from Stanley Matthewa, now rising 42, John Charles, making This brilliant young swimmer has made a most

his First Division bow with newly-promoted Leeds United, elegant Don Revie, and the rugged. 14st. Duncan Edwards, the game is needle-thin in dominating personal{tles, generous contribution to Army swimming and polo during his sojourn in the Colony and his nomination Does this

attractive. that mean then

Bartram am enjoying it. play

attacking, like certaining football. by the Hongkong Amateur Swimming Association to soccer-the people's gam-bas It's challenge und I

asic often Into

big-chub challenges. People

Q: I have been told that in represent All-Hongkong in the forthcoming International degenerated

me why I ever left Charlton. | your goalkeeping days you water polo match against Japan on Wednesday, August mopoly?

That the аустике fan will The answer is simple. I wanted often played the game over and 29 puts a fitting and well earned seal on his work.

a football manager-to over again in your sloop. In now only pay to see the giants? to be That,

strike out on my own. Mooner

Inter.

fact, you once gave your wife The match is scheduled to be seem likely contenders for the

black eye. smaller clubs are finished?

In there any Q: Did you የሆ played at the Army swimming job in the months ahead.

danger of that happening now? It was

10 pool at Victoria Būrracks and

most interesting

Not at all. I have been to see a

when you were a dote-drawing,

Bartram: I haven't done so Downie's

fax appearance

the bear a New statistics from the

you 143.-4-way

pitoy that man whose whole life symbolisess

but you never know! Hongkong side will

Hon Secretary of the Army FA certainly

day be the might ne the struggle for survival,

e football yet -

Q. When you're not in the attract many Army water pole regarding the nominations re-

office or watching players do enthusiasts to the pool,

Bartram No. When I was ceived so far. One or two thingsspirn of high adventure, which It is worth mentioning at this which seem to be Indieated by has made soccer the great game

151 was working underground you still keep in training?

Bartram: Oh

I train yes. sluge that there will be Un the following figures are that

al Boldon Colliery.

where !

with the teant. 1 also keep up charge fur admission to the the potential

a week. Now lived, for 17s, Oct

my ballet exercises. My match.

hated crawling along those daughter is a ballet dancer. In

galleries! bjack.

modifled way ballet is ex- those In

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Just cellent for keeping muscles sup- become three ambitionel

ple and agile, professional tootbaljer: to play play fur At Wembley, and to

1 achieved two of my country Them.

42 and, although Now I am don't what to set ng self too high, I

anbl- tions.

players show

ม

distinct preference for the right Iside of the line-up and for the The response by units to the 1 three Inside forward positions call

the ras fiz for forthcoming Army suecer quals has been most encouraging So

rated at that price by Kilmar-far more than 100 mmes have been put forward by units and

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in the first half The dexterurbiam of i lock

jchzzen inside-nights in Scotland Faglarat-Sentidid

Yet he will play for Brentford Can even

all this season, it wil it will sole at extentling hens the West London clul as 4'1

the teading Continental

a week and 17 every time he plays!

cluby

MyR Virton die

las fellow - andrek

Sandey Matthews won the Terage kling a regular plaor, ¦

od dece inside-angli- plats al

megtely aware that the reason and Howley Bagah, Mortensen

spectators are insate tells jahayang way from mulches Sharklebant Bot

Daily because of the Fure of The s

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1 How rimer Well. Tommy is in the Army and stationed in Landon with the Royal Horse

Juhi's Wood Argley at St Why the link-up with Brenl- ford. Third Division sule, and fashionable then ese of the m

Answer Kiroatneck"

as tired of seeing the old offer Brenturiasdran 146 forwards į se

The six Club Langue without

TheFights bviously manager is Malcolm McDonald, Bradford full-back, porliculmi The stack ofs a mowbull avers were capped m

Caplan aneh and Truiner The scheme as entirely the he still holds an affection fox between 1946 and

istan-chuld af Mr Seymour, but his old club.

If ant Mat it Anda upport in Scotianal that

on only 30K DECISIONS

six t

Safic & vesitz hadiate Libel-way bam began to break up m 1949 hee the forward time been left | Se George Graham has breme i is therefor shchumavat for the succeeding is Secretary, art, f

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The positional breakdown of player, who will be seen in the trials shows that 6

&lkeepers. right-backs, 4 lofi-bucks, 14

it is understood that one on two halte.

important lists me still outstand-

ing

VITAL NEWS

The

15

side-rights. 16

17

centr.ferwards, 18 inside-lefts und 7 left-wingers have been nominated by their units and will be in action, || anttesputed that-as in pre-

ther

vious years-vérní players will also take part.

The first trial will take place at Sek Kong tomorrow and the second ul Gun Club Barracks on Friday.

As inporta in He fact that the

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many 11w men who have had experience. In guxi vings football in The UK is the vital news ibat many of t scubany's key met

be available will

for at irası some part of the new season

EXCELLENT PROGRESS The early League games have

Associa The Army Hockey abugbear 14 always been

tion (longkong) held its Annual Army selectors.

They have often had to enter, General Meeting the other day Into the highly competitive fray and according to current repor:s was made progress with a line-up completely licks excellent

with the arrangements for the Ing

experience at Colony football This resulted in pre-incoming season. The following elena Exi

dropped committee was elected for 1888- DADIK while Un team was setting 57:-Chairman-Lt Col I!. A.

Нот Secy send to Hs Barrell, RAOC.. and getting

RAOC.. Hutson, Major A. E. new randitions

Major Dick Webb, who will North Rep-Major J. Durwice I' looking after the playing REME, South Rep-Majos G.W. side this sson, will start off Turner, REME, with the unusual advantage being able to call on a goodly number of players who are no

to the NEW CUNETA okuls footballers

In this category

down f you do mi for them in the World Cup at

And

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Kelljen aline Charman uf Glasgow's must be chosen oli mument furmu) prevenberves, Partak,

persisted with for a big; men of the Spotted RF and "Jul" international pregrament

thewet--- Ireland.

Yugoslavia. Scotland

Wales,

Russi

(twice). Detumark twice) und

Heng dun, by the way, wis Fact in the Thuled States and qualined to play

Hough he tus lived in Sevifand the Shee he was two years of age 19= |

BENEVOLENT APPROVAL

is

Who san sentraal Chair-

I suppose in modern Sorcer || have several times, but that it is nọi enurely commercial is ployed by the aetion of Queen's Mr {

Rangery manager to know that the Park Football Assoctalise, at England desk Taylor

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ife had a burly centre-forward

Wille also gives

named Els benevolent ap-

Clarke,

quite who Was T the new league's proval

Secretary

Sirespect and around whom Mr more restent Taylor hoped to build a Ireland and Scotland which will | Arthur Drewry are nothing if successful team. obviously be used at grooming | kot progressive

but they may ! schools

themselves oppressed by ths tombers of the League

and Eine

(twice). The Denmark matches are World Cup

quobifying guines, there are also three 13 fter- fornuation national

agamst

anch

Franc??, į Stondey

Rous

The Football League has been į who mie also members of the prompt in telling s Tes Football Associulpan Coubert

LEW HOAD WON'T TURN PROFESSIONAL AT THE MOMENT

New York, Aug. 21.

OVERDUE BOOST

Clarke liked the club, but his widowed mother needed her enly son near her in Glasgow MI Taylor has elenged The player, and, what is more, no jhe has been pul on his head

West Lotuden foolball sadly ཎྞནཱཐཱཝཱཐཱཏྠཾ; a_lng_overdue boost. Brentford, ex-First Division, are

In the Third, anti so or QPK, ex - Second Division.

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The

the wile and brilliant Chinese last of the

SCENSKIT

AA

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Lor Chat

It looks very much as though the playing scope and arrange-

wtti ments

be along mich

Lives withough, as participation in the Colony League is concerned, much will are players Bike Abian (goal), logan (right depend on the outcome of the various trial matches. If play- back). Muliert (left-back},

(right-half). dores ing strength is plentiful it is al- Ihres

Tolfrey

that three Army CH- most certain (centre-half) hairs Hough Tright-wing), teams will again take part in the Smith

but the (Inside-right),

competition, Laycock civilian thalf-back), Swan (right-back). meeting left this matter open so while Signin, Sican, who played that the committee could reduce

grand gam: against the such

thu entry

10 to

if circum- Portuguese Army, will also be available for a thre

warranted such a move.

League and cup competitions for Major and Minor Units will for last year,

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it is.

SAM BARTRAM, Six

bounding mortis ugo Sam was one of the best-loved Agures in British Sport smiling.

giant green-jorseyed who, for 22 years, unswervingly served the same club, Charlton.

SHOWMAN SAM

Today, showman Sam of the carroty hair, huge hunds and spectacular leaps is manager of York City-the giant-killing ile club in the Northern Third Division whose Cup feats have berome football history

manager?

I

'arrow

am 131 full of

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What ambitions?

NO PREDICTIONS

Bartram:

make

dielons—that

would be

The

Bartram

of

dream, course, is to sweep York to the the Arsenals and Uniteds. He knows Manchester the snags. Не knows it wili take time.

But he also knows that York City have a follow- ing of "mnaties" and that un- like many clubs the average gafe is going up.

The

story of

Samuel Bartram, the poor miner from the North who allly

*Doc to become

Today, instead of goalkeeper's garb, he wears a dark blue sali

and you must have the Tuck-- Instead of guarding a net he but my old boss Jimmy Seed alts in a small, strply-furnished took Charlton from Div 111 office And the hasic which | South. to ply in consecutive used to pluck footballs out of LIQUANOTAÐAnd I always the alr lke oranges

holds-a' following in his footsteps....

Q. Many people træve said to

pen.

a

like

greatest

uncapped

the goalkeeper our times,

of 15 sagn courage -- and commonsense,

It is also the age-old story of

the ROCCOY - Of

men who, from cradle to grave, ilve, est,

-(London Express Service).

(COPYRİGHT)

sleep, and breathe it,

It is "up the

men like Bartram who Over t

cup of tea I put this he that you must be

will bring which

back the tike on a job pole" tu

missing questionnaire to Sam.-

millions, præmises nothing Last

worry .. An an old

Soccer slur

and ulcers when you could how does it feel to be facing

have made a nive outhy Ilving your Arst

E ful season

running a puls or sporty shop. munuger?

Bartram: Well, all goalkeepers are "dart". Seriously, I've been offered two or three pubs, bul football is my life. Besides, I've always been had a soft spot for York

Not only

wore the directors

quarters team made atrium phant entry into the final.

This will be played at Fan- ung

the date has and provisionally fixed for Wednes-

They

day, August 29 with a start very good to すぐ when 1

3.30 being made at

"guested" here during the wie, p.m. The winners will be the first but they know their Job.

me a

to have their names inscribed They're football-minded.

Challenge on the new Windsor Cup

They give after and

completely the fire per- formances they have put up in free hand. They never turn on the earlier rounds either side

All you when the team loses, will

well worthy of the they ask is that the boys--and

wonderful bunch-

honour.

I

have a

1

Dai

Dower Fit For Military Service

Empire

Dower, British Flyweight Champlon, has passed his medical A.1. and expects to be called up for military ser- vice within the next few weeks. DowLT,

22,

to was planning

at Csuma underground work Abercynon Colliery, and had hoped to get a crack at the world title

Pascual held by Percz

1926-1956

Sinapore For 30 years the best waterproof watch

This will provide an excelent foundation on which to bulid for the son, but the old bands be the

SCARON would be weli advised not to The winners of the Major and take selection for Kramed as Minor Knock-Out Competitions meet to decide the some new players of established will again reputation have arrived in the Colony Unit Championship and Colony Fulham, formerly First are now

during the lust few the Champlons will then

take part in the Second; only Chelsea survive on

like on norths. It looks

being Singapore to the top shelf. Now, at the start

Land Forces Cham- struggle for team places Far East Kreat of the 1050-7

with the setech,

winners of tick with sentiment laldas pionship Wimbledon tennis champion Lew Hoad of Australia,

suffer

Juss

the of key-

Malaya and second place to standard of peT- here to seek another major crown for his atrendy well-Clarke and Fulham ruc the

zonca formance, 1 wi be a cast of

There are two very important stocked trophy room, said today he had "no thoughts, Sauth African injury sustained very man-whatever his repu-

Items to be considered or far buy slur International none at all" of turning professional "now."*

contre- | fation=lighting for his positions Irward Bedford Jezzard

There several interesting as the new season is concerned, transier

The Art is after their

the ever vexing and a

a lot of atten- Bibby

Robson to West Brom - tion will probably be focused on question of a shortage of quali which Albion,

was fed umpires and the second in Brentford Sgt Grifith whose arrival was Caly

a Phortage of suitable pitches. во Mengahan. Hoad left for Chestnut Hill 1joice-iḥārks "After

forecast in this column a long Chezen

Arrangements are being made have the 1

time ago. Grifth has played that 1 du ne know what I will Massachusetts to join us Davis kven

to overcome the that by run- Troubles with no recognised first

the the Spurs, none Cup team-mate Ken Binewail. do I have no thoughts,

derbster cham-team full-backs available. all, of

Universities, and of course inning courses of instruction for officials. This is a potential pro at the the abil

ptonshups

Welsh Amateur Inter- matter of

come urgency and

trainees to the

"I am going to do my bist at "Australia will win," he said on Forest Hills (New York) and at | simply. the Davis Cup and that is all Pin thinking about," he said

ht

moment

turning

He said he had been approach- ed with an offer to do so by re-

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newcomers

tor

the

British

DOPT.

Mr Dodgin is optimistic. national trials. It ส posible units are asked Do nominate After playing in the singles have been here three years

that he

be seen in the prospective he will suid the Brentford championships 4 Forest 111s. | 10w," cently as during his trip here on Head plane to take part in the manager, "and I really beley inside-left position.

Another experienced player is It is hoped that it will be the Queen Mary.

on which he

strongest playing centre-half Pueric Southwest championships I have my

Ballard of Notts possible to make the best use arrived early this morning with at Los Angeles

stuf Th began 10 паке Forest who is unfortunately un-or all available grounds by his wife Jennifer.

their presence felt towards the

fit at the moment but is ex-exercising close liaison between He said he had be:n called by Houd already has won the end of just season, and if they

pected to be able to resume user units and those people radio-telephone while the ship Australian, French and Wim- only carry on where they

directly playing in a couple of weeks. off I shall be satisfej bledon singles titles this year left

"grand They are young and enthusiastle, serving with the Northampton-

He is a professional and is allocation of the various pitches. and can Complete IL

and there is a good club spirit. shire Regiment.

The early work is again, most slam" by taking the US crown,

Brentford should do well,”

promising and another success- -Unijed Press.

ful season seems assured.

GRAND PERFORMANCE

was

303

Re readily predicted the out- come of the Davis Cup matches jaler this year.

1 Caesar's rival

2 Legislature

3 City

4 Emperor

5 Among thieves?

NAMESAKES

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the spaces against each of the clues below with a word related to my life. The Letters in circles spell out my name. Who am I?

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then

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7. Insurrectionist.

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10 River

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TRIAL GAMES During the series of trial games the following players Congratulationes 10, 74 LAA will also be closely watched Regt RA and HQLF 'B' on Fowns (Wolves) and MeNichol reaching the final of the Com- (Southern League) who are bined Forces Inter-Unit goalkeeperg of experience.

Fighting for possession of the chip.

Golf

The Gunners defcat of the strong right haid berth will be L/Cpl.

team was a grand per- Walton, an amateur with New-formance and it is of great pity castle United. Competition for they will not be able to fci the contre-half berth looks like the same foursome for the final being pretty heelie and Jones, as two of their players includ the man in possession, will have

J

to word off the challenges of ing the

team captain-have

Ballard (Notta, Forest), Hobson since left for the United King-

dom.

(Chariton) and Pearson

to

(Bishop

In the other semi-final match Auckland) he is to retain his the RAMC gollers falled podtion

their recent good There looks to be plenty of maintain

anch were heavily de- talent available for the forward for line and the selectors must feel feated by, the confident that from the present me between

The experts list they will be able to make HQLF) and Major

would be the vital one hat

good the contre-forward

ness that existed after 3

moment

B

team. that the

Cape

departure. It looks at lie teprodime the doctor tolled to "usual (form »" atkā though Higgins reproduce (Corinthian-Casuale), Bwale was down by two hold at the (Stockton) and Cox (Shemeid end. A 9

hol Maticos.

United) will lead the race for Mador Biggart for the

folled to offset the the number shirt,

One of the positions to cotuse seats miffered by two of his a lot of worry: last season was team matew, Major Provan 'and'

on Saft touchline, Bailey & Cher Set Wilson (the hand vot [Grimih), finch't. Purtine terdek)), funt (Hastings Unload)) | Madogn

and | Heligan (Aston - United) | respectively, and the Hewa

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