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TODAY'S RUGGER

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1956, i.

Causeway Bay Match Win over Arsenal

MY GREATEST GAME

Should Attract Most-Says PETER HARRIS

Of The Spectators

Says "PAK LO“

As mentioned in Thursday's column there has been a switch in venue of one of the games, and latest reports have it that there has also been a switch in times, The 27 Brigade versus RAF island starting at 4.15 p.m. and not 5.30 p.m. an origin. ally scheduled, and the Garrison Maintand versus 18 Brigade therefore commencing at 5.30 p.m.

Both of these games will now take place at Sekong, so it is hoped that there will be a large turnout of Army followers to watch these two games,

Of thy other games the Police | twn, given Versus RAF Mainland has beru, the ball,

plentiful supply of

should

prove

the

as already mentioned, postponed | dangerous, and may easily ups Bril Tueschuty,

However slug to the Air the Club "13" Display, but uxore of the game Club "33** playe with such ni a later date. The ly two pirkt last week that they must Axtures to remain unchanged be fvoured over the Navy.

ore the Club "A" versus Gar- rison Istund on Boundary Street at 4.30

Al Sekong the favourites will 27 Brigade in the Arm game,

and The Navy for though they lost last week.

versus Club "14" gamTA Navy

al ground

Bay at 4.5 p.m.

THE CHOICE

The cher kors, therefore.

for wast tra

Whe

Causeway

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ther CH Causeway

at

Boundary Stred Bay and I k Cauxway Bay muy attract the larger shure of geetalama,

This fe à vory simple reuson

"A" Ingli Cul

stronger than ever, with the inclusion of Stevens at fuil bark and the switch of Banat to the ittik should find 12tle trouble

⠀ they looked the more dangervan,

have The 27

a good pack which should shine in the loose, and their threes have speed, but their ball handling is suspect.

However, RAF Island whit Set to Club "15" last week, have

p

in

towever, have The Airmeza,

in wet machi Few changes team, having bought Rack 119

from the centre into the pecke of the thr

SINCR jine, thus

Capps fre

back

overcoming the Gurraon Island. therung their wing forwards,

TWO KIN

Usually when you are having of the League, came to Fratton a parly or abg celebration Park on November 27, 1940.

something

Wrong COITIC- where along the line. But when Portsmouth had their biggest ever purty-it Insted for three days, and they are still talking about it-everything went right, It provided absolutely right. my first football memory, my greatest game.

Portsmouth's Jubilee Yur we 1048 and the club requested that the Arstinal League fixture

[chould coincide with the merry- moking. So Arsenal, Champions

There's Always Real Showmanship Hampden Park

At

What an object lesson is that venue of Scotland's principal sporting occasions --- Hampden Park, Glasgow

in the conduct of "Big-Time" events.

never

IN

THE TEAMS

The Arsenal team was; Swin- din; Barnes. Smith; Macaulay. Compton, Mercer; Roper, Logle, Lewis, Rooke, McPheron,

Portsmouth's

men wer

The Principle Of Saturday Night Soccer Is Against All Tradition

Who

Says DON REVIE

1

found

London.

Sooh Soccer will be entering the twilight stage, with games starting in day- light, and being completed under floodlights, This is being done on many grounds so that clubs can have a uniform kick-off time of 3 p.m. throughout the season,

Already some of the game's big personalities, Mr J, 3. Baker, the Wolves' Chairman for one, are urging that League' games should be played under the lights on Saturday nights.

Ik

with you #gree

the after the game Butler; Rooke, Ferrier; Scoular,

that a sticking plaster clinging to mo. Flowin, Dickinson; Harris, Bar-

principle of Saturday night several of my colleagues found lie had a great game-a won- Low, Clarke, Phillips, Froggati Soccer? It is against all tradi-the same difficulties.

derful player this boy. Many of the old Portsmouth ton. For many years it

Roy Paul found that he was in fact it is only when you players turned up for the the man of the family who went trying to play the boll at top play against chapes like Eddie match peoplo Vko Alec

to matches Wi the Saturday specci, all the time. Ray Clarke Colman and Dune Edwards of afternoon, then look their wives told me: "It

difficult to Manchester United that you to a cinema or dance at night. Judge the pace of the passes, realise just how good they are.

Today, of course, more and and I was getting there before Has any club in the country more woIMEN come to watch the ball had arrived simply be got a finer pair of wing-halves Soccer--and it might be a good cause it seemed to be travelling than the two? Idea to hold a popularity poll so much quicker."

I don't think thore

is ang- on all the grounds

John the Foot-

Savage. Manchester whare in Britain. The dominance ball League to find out whether City's goalkeeper reported: "tor Colma and Edwards is ond the regular Soccer fans would found it more dißeuli to judge of the chief reasons for Man- the high centres in the flood-chester United's tremendous lights after playing the first half successes this sonson under normal lights,"

Wisecrack Of The Wecki

As told to BOB FERRIER

Mackie, Gilstan, Dave Thocke- ray, Jiminy Nichol. A. E. Knight the Surrey cricketer. Albert Stringfellow and Jimmy Guthrie, with most of his 1939 Cup-winning team.

Field-Marshal Earl Mini- gomery, president of the club,

was there.

be in favour of Saturday night Soccer.

Was

Many of the top officiels In the game se, I know, against All this, of course, might Roy Paul, like the rest of the such a move. And who

can easily be an optical illusion. For Manchester City team, was full doubt that there would be 0

way Man- my pon 1 rather like playing of praise for the big squeut from rival entertain- under the lights but I prefer chester United played against us ments like the cinemas, theatres to

the play

full 90 minutes Said Roy afterwards "I must and greyhound racing tracks. either in daylight, or elso

run a marathon the have

of 20 90 otrtainly is a tople which completa

minutes under miles today trying to get in the will

game, I had three kicks' and one con- floodlights. will 4.

onuse considerable Troversy

sy amongst football clubs und officials.

And about 45,000 fans got the best party present they could

for -Portsmoutir wish

Arsenal 1.

It seems odd that every for. ward save Peter Harris scored. Hut I had a part of every gond,

and this was clearly my best ever pertamusnice.

I faced two players of the higher cines in Joe Mercer und Lionel Smith, yet I could walk

Lime

I liked. Fm uny

TREMENDOUS

past

them

I shall be reporting further on our experiences of these condi-

of those was on my ankle!"

How's this to a record? Mr

the

padd

the

Ta

Old

At the nwment we are just in tions later-but I can foresee CJ. Barrick of Northampton, the the teething stage, so to speak, that it will take some getting famous Cup Final referee

an interested spectator nt on this thorny problem of flood-used to. light football. And I'm sure all Many critics are calling for Trafford. He has been in South the fans will be eagerly looking wholesale changes in full America and reports that he has forward to the great experiment Englund side to play Ireland in refereed over 1,000 matches. Who in the mid-winter months when Bellast today just because

refereeing was an easy, job? Man with the toughest job in will they

in Football Longue alde — which Bee half

H Kiu A normal light, and the other half was

was basically the England team football is surely John Savago under the are lamps.

which did so well on the Con- who has been understudy to the to freal Bent Trautmann at Maine tinent annihilate the League of Ireland Road these

last summer-failed

fow season. фая That's why all the boys in Dublin.

Already I have spotted as and 1 intend to find out from my fellow playerя whother have

the experienced difcully.

they

same

wern

como

pasy,

1 have travelled all over the world in search of a a fairly good pack, but their rival to it; but, truly, no other can compare with that the dis not look as Bet tordly 140,000-capacity stadium close to the heart of And the 27'a.

Glasgow. It is there especially when Scotland meets England in an Association Football game that you really feel the pulse-beat of a big-time sports event.

Yet it is tot for football along ; no one

hus who

been

did this in that it is world-famous,

there can have any idea of how

the first 10 minutes of the match, closed a home-of-all- | a big game should be put on Oddly, this

Here is all the essence of the really good one to Nobby Clarke homes for Sport is the purchased ;

the and he hit a wemendous inst part that Sport plays property of an amateur club, the

It would be a pity, I think, to pleased to see Big John renowned Seutlish amateu. chut, i traditions of a nation.

time goal on the volley.

games with Here is not the "unny" sind Froggatt got another one, and

destroy the coniidence of some through his recent

such high praise. Not known as Queen's Park,

of our young foolbaliers by of mechanical music relayed I was 2-0 at half-time. In the

Into the place of. a Just stepping throwing them overboard On the last occasion. Seolland (from a record, but the figured second half, Phillips and Bar.

Bert Trout- and England met there in their (marching

When Manchester City played because they failed to win one world beater like of the wartet-clad ¦ low HIL the others, Although

mann-but John Savage han asumistal football match, the military and pipe bands of the Arsenal scored, just was

at Elland Road we played quite match.

!shown himself to be a first class well in the first half. But when After all, these same lades authorities thesught t to warn Scots Guards.

their day,

Continent deputy. intending spectators of "phony"

the lights came on In the second came back from the Here is

We all in the teturesque

felt terribly pleased tickets which might lead to the expert dancing of Seotiish men about the match because some half, we were all over the place, with high praise ringing in their carried ones for the way they questioning of the holder They and women in national esstume, of the

Passes either carried too fhe Portsmouth supporters

the fing of English football. were too short; we seemed to bo Ful advised the Importance of intently watched and warmly had queued at the ground since In the last gume the Garrison

of tho boll

its getting rid

too Every team has

off days. getting there in good time to re- | cheered by an appreciative crowd i 4 .. Mealand

to have the

Tieve truffe congestion, and add- of 140,000.

quickly, and this, 1 fancy, is due Why not give credit to the fight- better hance. for the

floodlighting Irish instead of castigating ed an admonition for spectators Brigade, while they have fast

the the English? aston the terraces. to wear cloth moving threes, incline to crowd caps (bomneis,'

Soccer Sential). the wingers off the fletul,

Talstrivin

t

Morgan and Cornah. If their game, should prove a roul 27 Brigade, but danger to the

whole the 27 Brigade zhanila, art** a hard

battle,

The Club has the advantage | division, in the forward, foe Withy the return of Penman, missing Just week due to jury. they urt at full strength, arch I cannot see the Islandt pack proving then equad, provided the Chuby gets movin on the first half instead of holding

thell

Bre intil

The second tr

did on Wednesday

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Somehow I do not think Pen-

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BETTER CHANCE

Then will allow This lapse to Be and the serum #göin the Club stem to have the ad- vantage and beyond Boseman of course means that instead of on the Garrison wink to not

A man over they are almost think they wal!

mach bivariably have

a mun short, and this trouble in subduing the opp gives the opposing three every

t'om.

jrhanes to stop them before they

becne dangerous.

STRUCK IT OFF

The island backs, though they have plenty of sced and spirt, have not really settled down us yot, whereas the Club backs Acem to have struck it off early in its AMCITI, most unusund but pleasin hange まで Club

With, therefore,

like

what scena comfortable will, ti more exclling game will be the Club "B" v. Navy match. Here we have more evenly balanced siden.

are not

The Club "9" threes so strong as last week, but they have what is hoped will be the new Club "B" halves in Stone, and "Muscles" Rusell. Russel has been seen regularly for the Club for a few yours, but last season he did not appear as he was on leave and his return is heartily welcome.

The Mainland have a strong and forceful park and shoujo da beter in the house than the 48 181zukler, though the Brign

wards may each them a frw lessons in the lineouts and set 21. Boh sides shenaki get, therefore, a fair share of the ball, but the Mainland

14aves ure expecteri to make more of their chances anet. should make the 11(Terence,

Ota

TEAMN

Club Mie verso, Hobeti, A

Valcntze, Spencer _O'Kelly Stewed, Wultano, Mritun, Whiteley, | Rose, Hargrove Gault, Ò Wrigh

('16

klis.

Mar Purves, MaeCallan, Sligie, Russelt, New. Rlvert, King, Thompson, Barker, Santners. Annet-Weight

bolt.

RAF Band Abans thy, Bouth- Foys, Bersal ke, Cundy, Clark, Carezzali, Miegna, Anderson. WIRE. Me- ale. Wait, Ene. Radclife, South wick, He

– Navy: Taylo). Figs. Lloyd, Sire- chan, Cater, Jenkins, Corner, Thorpe,

Both halves are opportunists | Or-Ewing, Duclaves, Evans, Keyte. and are fully capable of exploit-Blake. Langton. Dennux

ing any opoming in the Navy 4x Brigade: Pritchard, Philips, defence. The Club

huve

Kingstas. Heynoti, 1

Worsley, Dare. Turnbull, "Thirst!!. Shakcetary. Wider, Mander, Huition FILE,

laggard, Duser

fairly heavy pick, but so have tho Navy and the Navy last Aveck proved themselves slouches In the louse.

лю

For the Navy. Jenkins, who played full back

year,

Garrison Island: Green, Sharp. Pickering. McCona, Boorman, Iles- gell, TAM det ordova, Barker. Davis, Buther. Stansfeld. Donnell, Wilcoxon, Basith

27 Brigade: Chansey, Brown, Leigh, Wym, Noble, Cudly, Owen, Titden. Comolly Self, Mitchell, Jealous, These Jener. Metuljast, Gemmel.

comes up to be a wing three, with Calor insile them,

THE

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GAMBOLS

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to the fact that the

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speed

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A GREAT PLAYER In the Manchester Derby This in no criticism against Old Trafford I personally fek the Leeds United lights. They the full power of Eddie Colman, are quite all right. Blame it on the brilliant Manchester United our lack of ability to adapt our right-half, Many people take a selves to the changed conditions look at if you like.

I don't know if beating the Heres a nicely-selected twis reigning champions that day race athletic "meet" before

game seems much faster to the had anything to do with R, but sinct of the big game

players as well as the in fuel. Portsmouth went on that season in everything to get the to win their very first League 'tribues'

at crowd there in place and Championship. home so that every man stund-good time. It is immaginative and

had his Harris So Peter ing behind another would have it is entertaining.

clear view of the match. Spectators who are treated against the

greatest day against Arsenal, champions, in his |the preliminary entertaļument of No one who has never been national dancing and competitive club's jublice year in the season

International

match al truck evento by well-knows they first became champions af

the League, Hampden Park can have

runners are very content jo have of feeling | something to watch idea of the intensity

and some- by u game thing to appinud which

as they wait is aroused

which there involving the appearance for the moment of truth' of a Scullish nailonal side. and s the kick-off in a big game,

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good you are enough you are big enough. And and Eddie is good enough soon wear an England shirt.

But it is a point of view which faney many managers will pay particular attention to once we do have a flood of these League games starting in daylight finishing under artificial lights,

At first I thought it was just my own personal action But

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