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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1957.

Just

This Evening's I DON'T THINK THE DEEP JE

International CENTRE-FORWARD PLAN

Track Race

Six of the world's leading long distance ‘runners- Bob Pape of Great Britain, the Royal Navy and Hong- kong, Toyoshichi Nakata of Japan and Im Chong-wu of Korea the best known of them will start in the 30 30 Kilometress International Track Race al the South China Athletic Association Stadium at Caroline Hin 10- night at 8 p.m.

They will run round the Stadium's 400-metre track 75 times and there should be a very close race between the top three with three other very good outsiders in the field.

Hongkong will additionally be represented in the race by three Chinese Funners-Chan Hung- Shu-bun and Au man. Chan Chung-shing—who, though they will be but classed by the oppo shion tonight, are all very pro- mising distance ruinETS.

Chao Stu-bun, in particular, may surprise by doing much

ker having represented Great Britain as a high hurdler and Stephen Xavier having repre- sented Hongkong in the sprints be the 1954 Aslan and later the 1034 Commonwealth and Em- pire Games,

IS AT ALL FINISHED

Says DON REVIE

It is just nine short months ago since Manchester City, playing the deep centre-forward plan, won the FA Cup. Now many critics and players are saying: The plan is dead.

Even my good friend Bobby Johnstone, one of the greatest inside-forwards in Britain, is reported as saying that the deep centre-forward style of football has been solved, and that it has lost its surprise value.

Jack Parket was runner-up in the last European 110 Metres High Hurdles Championship and years

greatest

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beller than is expected of him. Stephen Xavier placed third inced with their deep control the same problem when 1 that the English Champions can

4

Fama.

I respect Bobby's opinions they might easily push Luton, extra fat bonuses for the_vic- in the European Cup? because he is a wonderful foot-inlo safer position in the

don't think the First Division.

These green-eyed" critics a baller, bu

plan 13 centre-forward

Apparently the reason why so no doubt sore that Manchester deep

nished at all.

many Manchester City fans United have the chance of play- I gather that in Manchester think the plan is dead is due to ing in this European tourney many City supporters are urg- the Manchester

view they United game. In my

are worth ing the club to drop the iden Little Eddie Colman, United's every penny they can get. altogether, I wonder why? right-half, was pulled out of the I agree with the boys at Old

play This style of

made half-back line and detalled to Trafford, I think it is a pity Into the world's troll Bobby Johnstone All over that the other League clubs Hungary

football nation a few

the field.

I know how Bobby don't hold an emergency moot- You

recall must have felt. I choke age.

may

discuss this matter so uping to In the season I met and He has a running style that sug- the Asian Games 200 Metren

the deep centre-forward get some Imunediate cash re- for their efforts in gest he may be even better at

Ward วad

forward, Nandor Hidegkuti, distances longer than 10 Miles, The 4 x 400 Metres Helay He made no bones about it. But when I felt the plan was publicising the English brand of which distance so far has been should

see the very strong Ho sold that In Hungary the misfiring, I always remembered Soccer. the longest he has attempled, Diocesan Boys' School quartet

Many deep centre-forward plan had what Nandor Hidegkuti told me.

people feel that the The International Race starts start as favourites over the

run up against difficultles but The Hungarian said that when boys should be happy to play ut R

is pr. Sportators in the

Army, with South China also they thought up fresh ideas and he was closely marked he just for the honour of representing Stadium will constantly be in- strong and the IIKAAC pos- new tactical moves all based on

moved up and played as an their country in this great com- formed as

to the positions of sibly challenging for first place

the

thodox

ana petition. plan

centre-forward,

I am just as sure that the various runners in

In the race if the Club's best available That, I think, is what should one of the other Hungarian

in the United boys, or any other with a running commentary insulent is on hand.

In Britain, Let's forwards came deep to be the

English League club's players Goth English and Cantonese,

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face it. Preston North End "red" "man.

for that matter, would play their The world record for the 30

deep ப

centre-forward It would be a shame if this hearts out for English football, Kilometres

Truck Race was

play game with Tom Finney. True, plan of attacking football foll even if there was nothing at the brought down to 1 hour 35

into disuse. It was obvious end of it. Tom may not come so deep as minates 3.6 seconds last year by

from the start that sooner Finland's

Anti Viskari, This

did with Manchester City, but it 1st

later other teams would perfect his wandering from the reprints three 10 Kilometres 7 pm

middle, and his ability to come defensive techniques to block back and hold the ball and so

this plan of campaign, But, create upenings for his collea- make no mistake, whether a gues which has helped Preston team states publicly or not that to shoot up the First Division lable.

strutches in 31 minutes 48 seconds each and Bob Pape isA'L optimistic about his being able to beat Viskarl's world record.

AT HIS BEST However, he is in the peak of condi ion, has probably never been fusier, and will for the first time in two years have the necessary compeition to push him to the limit.

Both Nakata and im Chong- wu are as capable as Pape of coming close to or bealing the world record,

The race tonight is very much world class race and it is hoped to make this an antwal eveal in Hongkong, which has an ideal climate during this part of the year for outstanding per- formances in the long distance

mune.

The Ladies' 400 Metres Relay will not be held as the SCAA are the only club able to raise

team today for this event, Competitors in the relay ruces must be at the stadium before

Answers To Sports Quiz

1. Horse racing, lawn

and rowing.

2. Bowls.

3. Gene Tunnty.

4. All managed world heavy- weight boxing champions, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis und Rocky Marelano respec

tively.

5. Winter sporta.

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But that isn't the point. These chaps are represenung English football on the continent. At the moment they are cut price crusaders while the opposing continental teams get £200 a it is playing a deep centre-man. Doesn't make sense, does forward game, the fact remains 117 that it is the only way to overcome the stopper centre

centre-

bc

SIMILAR PLAN

The boys al Roker Park were Leeds United have a similar

pleased to meet their now collen- plan.

half. John Charles is officially

gile, Colin Grainger, the Eng- tennis the inside-right, but very often Tommy Taylor, Nat Lofthouse, land left-winger who was trans

be is the spearhead of their at-Tom Lawton and Tom Finney ferred to us from Sheffluid tack, and it is

played the contre-have all

United. Colin's pace and match- forward Harold Brook who does forward game to great effect.

qualities winning

Will a great deal of wandering and They may not have identical welcome, and it looks as though scheming from behind the other styles of play, but they have, one we will have Arst rata

thing in common-none of them travelling companion. forwards.

Calin's I see that Luton are also stays in the centre of the field, singing with the England team

defensive

Live on the continent last year going to try this style of play. easy prey for the

They They have bought Alan Brown, contre-half.

move caused such surprise that he has the hard shooting strong Black-about to create openings in the boen offered contracts pool inside-eward. I honestly middle, so let's hear no more think Brown

Gordon talk that and

doep Turner,

the

other Luton inside forward plan is dead. It just cricket forward, are Ideal partners to wants a fow new ideas to bring

make full use of the withdrawn it back to life again. centre-forward style. Both aro strong and fast; both are ace goal grabbers. If they get the right sort of through passes,

6. Jaroslav Drobny, in 1954.

7. The West Indies

team.

8. Lawn tennis

9, Wrestling.

If this is to become an annual affair, public support today is imperative to give the HKAAA the necessary assurance to carry

Distance running has been 10. 20 miles 385 yards. making great azides in the past three or four years in Korea, Japan, India, Pakistan, Burma, Australia aix

and New Zealand and Hongkong is to see the out- ruthers of these

action here in fu.ure years, the Colony's public will have to be generous in its support today. The admission charges Bre Casy enough on any une's pocket.

The big race this evening will be preceded by inter-club re- lays. Both the 400 Metres Relay at 7.10 p.m. and the 1,000 Metres Relay at 7,35 pm, should be very interesting raçes. In

4 x 100 Relay the SCAA, HKAAC, Army and Diocesan Boys' School are very evenly matched and if the reigning Colony Champions, the Univer- sily Athletic Club, take part. Whis should be an even more thrilling affair.

tic

TWO INTERNATIONALS The Hongkang Amateur Atale- Club have the strongest Eddle

team ог

in paper Loureiro, T.H. Tomlinson, FJ. Parker and Stephen Xavier who will run in that order.

The latter two have both won international colours, Jack Per-

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