1958-04-19 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAJE, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1958.

RACE FOR LEAGUE HONOURS NOT OVER YET

WELSH DOUBLE-CROSSED

ON JOHN CHARLES

By

W.

CAPEL

KIRBY

Wales have been double-crossed with John Charles being refused permission to play for them in the World Cup. In my hearing Welsh FA officials were assured by Juventus that Charles would be released. What I

connot understand is why Italy fail to produce so few home stars from their 5,000 teams and 120,000 regia- tored players.

Jack Kelsey may be the first foolballer to be dropped on a League ground: by heilcoper when Swindon's assistant manager, Bert Davies, takes his well earned benefit nt the County Ground,

Monday, April 21.

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Late that afternoon Arsenal'a goalkeeper is featuring-in an ITV Children's Hour programme at Chelsea and couldn't do the journey In time by train, but Swindon are so keen to get him there that they've suggested laying on o ground-to-ground bellhop.

Tour Bait

I understand Arsenal winger Dan le Roax is returning 10 South Africa at the end of this season. So, too. Is Blackpool's utility forward Brian Peterson. Why7

• BOBBY SMITH, Spurs centre-forward and an Eng- land World Cup candidate, is native of Teeside. How did the North-Eastera clubs come to miss hin

A

Most likely reason is that they can be reinstated as mateurs Tees-ride shortly after joining two months after arriving back | Chelsea that he was sent home home-and South Africa have to Middlesbrough for spell.

world tour ahead.

Idea for all-strira who con- tinue to attract big crowds for charitable causes- match against the sons of nid stars.

The "offsprings" line-up could be something like this: Swindin; Male, Hapgood; Jackson, Dodgin, Dewar...Barrett, Herd, Goulden and Titien. Can anybody help out with that vacant right wing

position?

A Comeback Jackle Stamps, who used to go dizzy "looging" between Raich Carter and Peter Doberly at Derby, has made a comeback with Burton Albion.

Stories about Jackle's physical strength are legendary

One story Baseball Ground. goes that he once absentminded- ly carried the van into the house and left the grand piano on the side-wat In my opinion

Busmen Can Still Thwart The Caroliners In Their Search For The Double

Says I. M. MacTAVISH

The Senior soccer scene shifts to Singapore this wook - end and the temporary ábsonce of any important games from the calendar gives us an excellent chance to sit back and take a timely look at our featball affairs. First let us take stock of our teams and their achievements,

It seems that only a major upheaval of form can stop South China from making a clean sweep of the season's prizes. If they succeed it will be the second season in succession in which they have proved their superiority over all opposition and, whether or not you like any kind of monopoly, there can be no denying-that-the Caroline Hill boys have been away out on their own as far as consistency and endeavour are concerned.

It is true, of course, that the race for League honoure is not yet over, and it is equally true that KMB could still thwart the Champlons in their search for the double, but the fact of the matter is that the Bummen their have already sacrifleed long held points advantage and are now virtually a point poorer than South China. Their chances of rulling up that narrow, but vital, leeway are now remote.

Talher

The Difference

Chapman Dri Park team mate, Derek Dougan, at best, pt the

for are seemingly inseparable any length of time. They were born in the same Belfast sizevi, played for the same school and senior amateur side, separated on turning professional, but came together agala in the same Portsmouth ledgings.

an

any of their rivals. They have excellent training and coaching facilities and what is mone fm- portant they use them to the inaximum

For that reason there nre alone, and

others equally valid, they deserve any honours which they win. I shall be very surprised indeed it they do not make it a "Double Double."

Their new rigout clashed badly with the black uniform of the referee and twice during the accond half the man with the whistle was very clearly mis- taken for a Kitchee player by other Kitchee men.

The situation raises two im- portant questions

***** The first concerns the right of teams to change out of their registered playing colours without the sanc- tion of the Hongkong Football The ecconi con- Association, cerns the action which referees should take when such a breach occurs,

Quite Apart

By that I mean the OFFICIAL action he should take... quite sport from the very obvious pre- coution that he should make cer tain his own uniform is clearly Rentifiable against the enlours of the competing teams.

On Sunday the referee dalled to take such setlow and for half the game players and spectators alike had to do a spot of quick rócupitulation to re-assure them~ selves whether the dark gure was a Kitchee player or the re- feree.

The so-called 'big game' at Stadium last the Hongkong If Manaleid Town's training methods are puzzling fans down

Sunday was just about the big

local gest disappointment the Portsmouth way Jan'i al-

The difference between these

had to accept in fans have together surprising after the

two Irading teams has really amazing Sammy Chapman

been in their available reserve long, long time. The inclement weather cot an ideal back- affair.

The Busmen Have Signed

miserable stuft to help Portsmouth strength,

ground for the through the trouble, this tried to struggle

that was

to follow and if the scaron with eleven first team

clerk out of relegation

weather All the

had centre-forward is

Hoalkeeper scowling

found a place for himself I Apart from Kwok reserves of his own request players and a star

the Kitchee front rank he could because he discovered the train-the reserve. ing more strenuous than he was Chow-ming they have lacked a

single-recognised or automaticot have done worse than some accustomed to at Mansfield.

for injured of the regulars who played But there's nothing wrong replacement

there. It was a crumbling with Mansfeld's training senior man

Kitchee side at its absolute schedule. The only differénce

When Chow Shul-hung Was worsk suspended they produced Ng the speedler requirements of First. Division football

replacement but, -Remedial-Action Fration Tim=loy as nia

he was never better than a stopgap....and that has

Quite apart from the shocking uisu

other been true of the

offered by Klichee opposition players they have brought into

there were several

aspects of

Incidentally it is quite wrong the side from time to time.

the game which must surely give KMB have probably learned the Hongkong Football Associato believe as was told to me tion cause for thought... and the other day by a foolball per- their lesson.

Champlonships

one hopes... cause for remedial tonality that a referee MUST cannot be won on a tight shoe-

wear black, Nothing is further action. string of playing talent.

For a long time Kitchee have from the truth and there was

case recently Infringed rule after rule in the much publicised

particularly LURRY Reserve-Strength matter of Httle things that are when on

prominent referee in the more annoying than prejudicial day No icam...

United Kingdom borrowed Keon On Hannah

however high to the progress of the game.

*eollege multi-coloured

blazer ils spirit can hope to go

In order to We can still recall, for example, from a spectator being stili pestered for George Hannah, through a whole season_with_an

Inadequacy of reserve strength, the long tug-of-war--regarding ensure that-his-attire-did not

of schoolboya in clash with playing the with West Ham the most per-

the colours of the and how one two teams. sistent bidders. When Joe Harvey and it the Busmen really intend

to make a serious challenge next League football, was skippering Newcastle's suc-

season they

must set about case had to be straightened out cessful Cup sides, he tuld me bulking up their second team to bring the rules into line. "It must como" declares Hannah doesn't play

For the last couple of seasons

This seems to be a simple Finchley FC official Jim Yeung Ergiand one of these days I'll strength now,

throw my goit

clubs into the Strangely enough this same Kitchee have changed their

problem North Sea.

worried South playing colours as regularly as common sense feature of a re- woman changes her feree's duty yel, on several oc- thuse, because China too, but their excellent la fickle

cnslats have done it

this season, we have there are cow things loc_loves_club facilities have enabled them mind and they more than his golf clubs. He can to blood ther youngsters in a with a complete disregard for been treated to the sight of an

the fact that the HKFA has de- official making finila rules about registered colours: about when they should be worn, and when they may emergency be changed.

the most under-

Stempt was rated centre-forward of his day

Two reasons why Plymouth fans should stop criticising Jack Ruwley for being pipped by Grimsby for the signature of Tommy BriKI AT: (a) Black- burn wanted more than postage slamps; (b) Plymouth was too far from Grimsby for Briggs to keep in touch with his meat business,

in connection with the proposal to amalgamate the Isthmian and Athenian leagues.

Rume

Don't-maice-me laugh. Some body will get to the moon first. They were saying the thing when I attended a merger meeling between the Isthmico, Athenian, Spartan and

Leagues 25 years ́ngo.

•

London

better

"If Sweden have a goalkeeper for their World Cup tearn than this fellow I'd like to see him in nelion," says George Swindin about Sven Lindberg, whose performances for Peter- borough have been the envy of League club visiting marry. scouts.

Missed 'Em

With the NE clubs doing so badly these days, one wonders how it is they manage to miss so many up-and-coming players on their own doorsteps.

For Inglance, Bobby Smith, whose scoring feats for 'Spura have made him a firm England World Cup candidate, so yearn ed to be back on his native

TUE

The best centre-forward prospect I have scen" Is Runager Eddie Lever's sumaning- up Chapman,

Lincolni

are

Bold words

use em, too.

Answers To Sports Quiz

1. USA (nine). 4

for

2. Tommy Farr; Arturo Godoy:

Jersey Joe Walcott,

3. Jack Johnson, work heavy-

weight title.

4. England.

5. Wally Hammond's 330 not

out against New Zealand in 1033.

8. Decima Moore of Australia.

7. Golden Miller.

B. BILI Woodfull, Australian cricket caplain, during the 1032-33 "bodyline" Test series against England, 9. Gotfried

Cramm von (twice) and John Crowford. 10. Jim Thorpe.

GAMBOLS

[[NO.........) THUIRIK THE WALLS)

GHOULD BE MORE OF AL CRORE BETWEEN CANASTY AND GOLDEN WHEAT

WITH AN ORANSEY TANGERINE FOR THE DOORS)

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progressive succession of prac- tice games in which they have been able to play with, and against, the men they have to replace arises.

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Permission?

Simple Feature

effort to

establish such a contrast in col- ours when it must have been DA obvious to him as to the speel- ators and the players that his uniform was causing confusion, It is the sort of situation.one in- This is, of course,

the valuable 20CCET

expects to find artsings on education and

Last Sunday they played the vilinge green... or mayba first half of the game in white even happening from time to it has enabled South Ching te introduce young players when

occasion has demanded shirts with a blue y in front. time in junior football where the

officials are It was, of course, a deplorable young

gathering without feat their not sitting into the team plan. The South day and when the players took their essential experience

definitely not the sort China reterves this season have their break their rain-soaked but it been far from brilliant but they it was right that they fully qualified officials who are shirts boro a heavy coating of of thing one expects from senior, have been adequate. And that has been the real difference should have a change of playing handling vital League or Shield between the Champions and kit but their nearest challengers..

reason to accurate

and I have every belleve

my facts are when they took for the second half . If South China eventually the field win the League title, they will they had changed into dark blue without seeking do so simply because they have shirts. been better equipped, to stay ofcial permission to make the the Championship distance than colour change.

by Barry APR leby

games in a' great arena like the longkong Stadium before a big crowd of paying spectators.

Indeed, with no major football on our plate this week- end we still have plenty to think about in our domestle affairs.

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