1958-09-18 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1958.

Colony Semi-Finalists

STARTLING STATEMENT

PROMISED

THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR MISSING A PENALTY KICK

The Ball Should Go In Every Time

Says TOM FINNEY :

(Of Preston North End and England)

Should a first-class footballer, with plenty of opportunities for shooting practice, over miss a penalty kick? I suppose I'm asked this one because there may be some doubt about that first-class label in my case when it comes to taking spot kicks.

You see I'm in the dunce's department at present because I've missed a couple already this season, and the fans have not forgotten that I was spot-OFF twice in one match last -March.

That was when Preston were

There was more to it than playing Lelcester City at home, that, of course, What happened and with my first go I cracked was that the 'keeper usually moved one way or the other and proved George's theory right,

the ball' against the upright. Later we got another penalty and I fired the ball stroight at goalkeeper Antierson.

It

Missed A Few

didn't matter much a the elther case as Preston had match well wou even when the firal was taken, but my face would have been a good den redder if either lapse, or both, had cost us a point.

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regular penalty- takers.Love_scored_n_fnie_num, ber of goals from the spot, but I've missed a few, too, and those ore the ones the fans always seem to remember,

other. But I know players who could miss two and come back to have cheerfully

Fonts thirð,

The fun starts when you ask

for volunteers for a second penalty with one already miss- sed. The strange thing is, con- aldering how vital a penalty can be, that there has never one missed in Cup Fintly al Wembley.

Taking a penalty is not 50 easy as it looks. The trouble psychological. 1 used to pusk them in with the side of my left fool, reekoring the length of the

dependable foot Was more than the toe-cap, and it didn't work Gut loo badly a few foozled but for more were con- vertel than missed.

Changed To Right

been

Cost The Match

Preston were concertel in two of them. A penalty goal by

Albion cost us the match in 1954!

AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL

Champion Yankees Beaten Again 5-2 By Tigers

New York, Sept. 17.

Mickey Mantle became the first player to hit a ball over the right field roof at Detroit's Briggs Stadium since 1939 but it wasn't enough as the Tigers rolled to a 5-2 victory over the Yankees today.

Manto's drive off winning | been ablu to win its

season pitcher Jim Buaning came in series with to Yankees since the third inning and travelled 1950, when the Tigers also furn un estimated 500 fret, The used the trick.

The Boston Red Sox broke un player to clear the triple-deck stands in a regular game was eight-game king streak, by did it 10 downing the Kansas City Ted Williams, who

Athletics 4-2 in the second years ago,

the

game of a double-header ut Kansas City, The A's wan the opener 6-3 on a grandi homer by catcher Harry Chiu.

Reno

up Bertola set Tigers' victory with a pair of horners off loner Bob Purley. Detroit ended its van zerles 搞 Yankees with against the 12-30 edge. No other team had

Former Aussie Test Cricketer Retiring

Adelaide, Sept, 17.

slam

The Red Sox also employed homer in winning the nightcap. Bill Benoa, subbing for Wii- liams, hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and Don Buddin

Malzona and Fedric added solo blasts in the eighth. Rookie Bil Monboquette held The As six hits in,"picking up his third victory against four defeats.

Chicago

were not

Thie Baltimore

Washington

at

Ronnie Allen of West Bromwich Graeme Hale, South Austra game was rained out. Cleveland

announced his scheduled layer, today and a penalty gained us the Cup 1 Han captain and former Test and

retirement from first class Į

in 1030.

I changed to the right foot ou the advice of our muger, Cliff Britton, wha argued that goal-

cricket, that keepers were becoming wise Lo my technique and knew which way to dive.

Anyway, the answer to question is sill NO, in caplial letters. There just can't be any excuse--not with the goal-posis eight yards apart, the crossbar keeper elght feet high, the obliged to keep stift on his own goal-line and the ball a mere 12 yards from the goal,

Gamesmanship

He can either crash the ball In with all his force, or glide it with a places Idek, na I used to do. I would say It is impossible to miss with a fairly accurate shot, and not neccessarily power drive, if the 'keeper obeys the Laws and does not actually move fill the marksman hits the ball. But most goalkeepers will inke a chance on this.

They have everything to gain by gelting away with this bit

of so-called gamesmanship, and if they are caught in the act well, they have only to face the music again-with the referee keeping a sharper eye on them this time.

I was very different before this stand-still einuse wan in- troduced, for the penalty-taker, I mean. I can well remember goalkeepers w-ving their arms about, and jumping like Jack-in-the-box

put the marisman of his alm

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Rare Character The famous "Jock" Ewart, of Bradford City, who wound up his long career at Preston, had the repulation of being a rare charzeler in this respect, with every trick in the goalkeeper's book up his sleeves.

My

It was no bother at all in muthed practice, but the let me down in that Leleester match. I was thankful to get one in when England first played Russia in the World Cup.

There's

was

Now if It's tension you want, what about that Final for a hair- line Anish? It

the last minute of extra time when George Mutch was brough! down. He

was the deputed penalty-taker but he was hurt and idly shaken.

Bill Scott, our trainer, asked him if he was still going to taice always le tenalan, it. He nodded. "Then," said what's at stake, and the con- Bill, "crack it?" Groepe did, and WHAM but feet to affect the it went in with a fidence you penalty-taker. You miss one only just and become scared of taking an- (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)

But all their antes did not 4 stop crackshots like Joe' Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, George Harri son and Freddy Tunstall from: banging 'em in from the spot. 1 dare say they'd do the same lo- day with their powerful shooting but there would be the odd miss. And the same goes for the Brazilians, clever as they are.

You don't always hit the ball just right, and that acco this partly for the occasional miss.

Penalty Kings 17

George Harrison was Preston's penalty king when I was a boy, burly fellow with a kick like a mule. I've never seen anyone crack a dead ball harder than this one-time Everton and Pres- oylalde-left, although in

ton later years Johnny Hancock, Charlio Mitten, Bob Langton and Alf Ramsey could hammer em in with the best.

Note that two of these deadly and feared spot-kick experts made their names as Qutakle Jefts and Honcok was equally u menace as a sharp-shooting out- side-right.

Alf, known as "The General” In his Spurs days through his strategy do a full-buck, was the polished type of defender who hated to waste a ball, yet he loved to lash the ball in when ho took a penalty.

Double Figures

George Harrison scored about 30, penalty goals for Proston and compared favourably for champion accuracy with thos penalty-kickers of my boyhood, Johnny Bell, of Shefeld Wednes day and Wille Ryans of the Spurs. I think both got into double figures one season with ‚mpot-kinken.

When people saked GooTITE ..why he never missed ho used to way! Well, I felt it straight at the goalkeeper bad if he has any wenas he pits out of the road"

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The Results

Kanama City...

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020-000-12x 6- Turley. Dimas and Howard. Banning (13-10) and Wilson. Turley 121-7). HP-Dertola 2 (8th and 3), Mantle (stat). DOO 000-003-000 3—8—2 000-600-10x 8-10-0 A forcing right-handed bals-

Delock, Bialer (0), Wall (a) and man, Hole toured England with

Daley: Herbert 13-7) a Chiti. the 1963 Australian team.

L-Delock (12-8), IL-Celli (th). Last season he was seriously Runnel (1) William (22nd),

000-210-010 400 Sheffield Shield Bowton Injured in

Karzz City... 000-100-0912—0—1 at Melbourne. He Monbouquette (2-4) and Berberes; match

spicen when he Garver, Gorman (9) and House. ruptured his

--Renna Buddin attempted to lake.

a difficult | LP-Garver (12-11).

(12th), Malzone (13th). caleh, China Mail Special,

OH, DEAR--| ALMOST) THANKED HIM FOR SOMETHING HE DIDN'T DO--HE'D HAVE BEEN EMBARRASSED -WHO SENT THE TINY RADIO!

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By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

By Frank Robbins

Pictured Above are the - semi-finalists who took _Dart in the semi-finals of the Colony Ladies' Open singles hardoourt tennis champion- ships at the Ladies' Recreation Club last Tuesday.

In the first semi-final, MILES Y. X. Teul, (top photo Teft) last year's runner-up and the 1956 titleholder beal Mrs R. Farrer (top photo right) 0-2, 6-L.

In the other semi-final, Mra A. 1. G. Colvin (lower photo left) beat Mrs Mary Chow (lower photo right) 6-1, 6-1.

China" Mali photos.

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Parth, Sept. 17,

announcement scon "Which would starile the sports world" was promis-, ed by American sports promoter, Mr Leo Leavitt, who left Perth Airport to- night for Singapore.

Mr Leavitt, whidee company. Western Promotions, have given Australian slar miler Herb Elliot until September 24 to decide on an £88,000 sterling professional offer, left for Singapore on hla way to Tokyo

fc errange a tour of the Harlem Basketball team. He said he would make his "storting" an- nouncement from Hong Kong.

Before leaving, Mr Leavitt ot tended a conference with Elliott, the runner's father and a Perth Inwyer. Elliott presented Mr Leavitt

with д boomerang Inscribed "Goodbye Leo, might see you in Tokyo,"—Reuter,

Sports Diary

TODAY

Tennis

Colony Ladier Championships, et unc.

Meeting HK Amalette Athletic Association Banus meeting, Education Dept. 8 p.m.

Golf

Nona Lallmer Cup_over_39 holes at Bhek-O Country Club.

WORLD PROFESSIONAL

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TENNIS TOURNEY

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GETS UNDER WAY

No Upsets On First Day

Paris, Sept. 17.

The opening day of the World Professional Tennis Championships today produced no upset and

a thin crowd applauded demonstration shots by some of the tennis masters.

-

Low Hoad, Australia's doublej First doubles semi-final winner of the Wimbledon tennis

championships hud

L. Hoad cd T. Trabert (United States) versus F. Sedsman and

Worthington (Australia),—

leugh theng sel battle before | G.

beating Jacques Temett!,, the Franco-Presso and U.P.I. French tennis coaches cham- pion, 5-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the first round of the singles.

Pancho Segura of Ecuador beat Peter Cawthor of Australla 6-2, 6-2, 6-2, and Jack Kramer. the American tour manager. beal George Worthington Australia 0-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

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NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB Programmes and Entry Forms for the 1st Race Meeting 1958/59 to be held on Saturday, 4th October, Swedish amateur star Sven 1968, (weather permitting). Davidson who had been expert~ :

Didn't Show Up

ed to turn pro and make his may be obtained at the debut in the Puris tournament, Secretary's Office, Alexandra decided to keep his amateur House; the Club House, status and did not show up.

the Happy Villey; and In the men'a doubles Frank Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Sedgmn and George Worthing-

ton of Australia bent Peter.Caw- Entries close at 12 o'clock thorn of Australia and Paul NOON on Tuesday 28rd

Remy of France, 6-3, 6-3,

Tomorrow in the men's singles Soptember, 1958.

quarter finala Sequra will play

Sedgman and R. Gonzales, USA, |will be pitted against Reiny.

Other Results

Other first round singles re- culls were

Remy (France) beat R. Colin (France) 0-0, 5-2, 0-2.

Olier drst round doubles re- AULIE:

J. Kromer (United States) and

P. Segura (Ecuador) beat R. Colin and J; fernoi (France) 0-0, 0-1.

.Tomorrow's matches will be: Singles quarter finals

P. Segura versus F. Sedgman, and P. Gonzales (United States) versus P. Remy."

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