1960-04-04 — Page 9

on the ball

with Tom Finue

FOOTBALL FAILURES MAKE FIRST-CLASS REFEREES

So stop forcing them out of the game

The wind of change is blowing through British soccer. There is talk of higher wages, smaller divisions, and numerous other reforms, and on May 28 the plan for the reconstruction of the game will be presented at the annual meeting of the Football League. The proposed reforms should benefit both players and the paying public.

But in all these efforts to im- Personally, I see nothing prove the structure of the game, against using some of the pools let's not forget the unluckiest income to cover the four per cent men In League soccer--those | levy that clubs pay on Rale who fail to make the grade, money to the Lengue.

The encouragement of players to become reforces waY one of the many points discussert al last week's meeting of the 44 First and Socond Division club chair- men. 1 believe, however, that still more can be done.

At present the footballing fature is bleak for the many young players who each year have to quit League soccer be they fail to faint the high promise that induced them to turn professional ai 17 or 18.

Only part free

Some may remain in the game on a part-time basis; others can Join non-league chubs. Unfor- tunately, all too many are forced out of football altogether.

It's unfair on referees to ex- pect them to make mich re- ined calculations.

There are two possible solut- tions-elther cppoint Reparate I know that the bigger clubs time-kervers or don't blow for would benet by this most, but time until the ball is out of ₤1 is the progressive nutlook of play. I prefer the second. these some clubs that brings money into the game, and his would be kept way the money in footbail.

I

Finally,

have one for a change suggestion in the rules of the game, Make it a law that the half-time and final whis- tle in a match shall not be blown until the ball goes out of play.

Third

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We have had two instances referees hove recently where blown for time while a shot was Both on its way into the net. Those who would be happy occurred in important enough to play as amateurs and Division promotion games. themselves restricted to the per-

reckoning, a len- By BLY mit-player acheme. This allows them a limited amateur status yard shot takes just half

them from any second to travel from the foot So the referees competitions. And many clubs into the net.

were working to fractions of a secund..

which bang

will not welcome pinyers who can appear in a limited number of games.

Rather than endure these irisome restrictions, players often drift out of the game.

All these barriers should be swept away. If a player can- not make the grade as a pro- fessional, why not allow him

full to become

amateur again? In cricket, even a sea- koned professional Like Dents Complan can resunie amateur status.

The present system mokes teking the game profesionaliy too much of o gamble and pre- vents Britain from making the moat her potential football talent,

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Acute problem

With due respect, I

all maintain that it is impossible to say for certain that a ball entered the net, say, a quar- ter of's second before or after the 45th or B0th minute. And

The use of a timekeeper would be complicated by the fact that refere may add time he considers players are deliberate ly holding up the game. we would not want this power transferred to an official sitting in the stands,

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THE CHINA MAIE, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1060.

Unique double

By JOHN COTTRELL

Only two American golfers-Sam Bucnd (1946) and Ben Hogan (1953)-five won the British Open since the war. The reason; few lop American players have been attracted by the prize money.

But this year I expect Americans to invade Britain in a large force. One of item could schlove the distinction of winning the 100th British Open and the Gath American Open, Who can stop an American master from pulling off "the double"

I would back South Africa's Gary Player, 1989 British Open champion, Player, now starting a tour of the American clrcuits, will be defending his title after competing in the Canada Cup at Portmarnock in June, Harold Henning assures me that he will take a lot of healing this year.

And Henning should know. He was runner up in the South African Open championship-soven strokes behind Flayer.

Holland score 4-2 soccer win over Bulgaria

Amsterdam, Apr. 3. A hat-trick by centre-forward Tonnie Van Der Linden kelp- ed Itolland gain a 4-2 victory over Bulgaria in an InternaTM tional soccer match watched by G0,000 here today.

Van Der Linden scored twice in the first half (22nd and 29th but Bulgaria werd minutes) level at the interval with goals from inside-left Yakimov (Bth centre-forward and And minute)

Panayatov (29th minute),

Dutch centre-forward The completed his hal-irick in the 73th minute and inside-right | Henk Groot made it 4-2 for Holland with two minutes to go. -Reater.

Don't be surprised if Manchester City cater the transfer market again soon, Following the acquisition of £53,000 Denis Law they

are

In the market for top-class full-back.

Two

the

A

a

in broken ankles

Aractial reason--but full-back Deni Erans hopes to be playing again before the FEASON cuds. Ha: broke an ankle early in the season, came back

broke in December, and

his ankle again,

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With the emphasis placed more and more on youth in factball, the problem becomes all the more acute,

I would allow professionals to regain full amateur status-with

01:0 provision. A rule should A player from leaving prevent one club ES a professional and then, after a spell as an amateur, signing for another club.

encourage-

Similarly. more ment should be given to young referees. Many of my friends have been officiating for ten or twelve years and still have no hope of reaching the top in the rear future.

This hardly induces ex-players to take up refereeing. If a man retired from the playing side at 35 he would not reach the top

as a referce until he was nearly

47 the officiall retiring age.

I am pleased that one de

finite point of agreement the reached at

was

meeting of League chair- men-that the status quo will be maintained with regard to Saturday internationals,

Associations like the Welib FA and the Irish FA would be badly hit financially if all the International matcher had to be played mid-week.

Now chubs may postpone their matches it a certain number of their players are involved in an international. This seems a very Zair solution empecially 05 Associations will compensate clubs who

their postpone matches and play them mid- Week.

Among matters left for further thought at the chairmen's meeting was the distribution of poola money, It's amazing how you worry about getting money and then worry πίνης about spending It.

THE BOMO FROM UNDER THE NOSE OF THE RUSSIAN OFFICER WHOSE EYES ARE ON THE WEST

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Another chess victory for Botvinnik

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London, Apr. 3. Defending champion Mikhail Botvinnik today won the ninth game of the World Chess Cham- pionship

the 58th move, Morcow Radio said.

The ninth game started On Saturday, when challenger Mikhail Tahi opened with an unorthodox offensive. It Wils adjourned until Sunday after Tahl-playing white-made his 41st move.

Botvinnik's victory narrowed the series score to 4-5 in favour of Tahl--AP.

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Derby second favourite beaten at Longchamp

WEEKEND SOFTBALL

Page

Stardusts go

go down in glorious defeat to

the superior Cardinals

By OLLY VAS

The inclement weather over the weekend must have dampened the enthusiasm of the Cheyennes and New Asia College softball teams for they failed to put in appearances against the Austers and the Indians in the Junior Knockout games scheduled at King's Park,

The Matadors beat the Toreros 9-7 in a boring match to win the Ladies' Knockout final but the honours went to the youthful Stardusts who were beaten 4-0 by the Cardinals.

The Stardusta were not dis- graced by any means for they put up a spirited ghi through out the seven innings telere conceding dofeaf to ♫ better aldo,

Cardinals Baiting first, the jumped into an early lead.

Lionel Guterres lalė down a neet bunt along the third-base Lino which Vic Oliveira falled to reach in time and Guterres made it to fok

Paris, Apr. 3. Baron De Zaylen De Nyovelt's call Pharamond, joint second -favourite for the Epsom Derby, was beaten Into third franca place. In the 30,000 (£2,175) Prix De Quiche, run over i milo 13% fartonge at Longchamp here today.

Without any hesitation, efter Pharamond, ridden by Gerard Mahadev Dayaram's first pitch, Guterres took off for second Thiboeuf, led for almost a mie but was passed inside the anal base. Catcher Willie Choa toca- in centrefold while Guterres furlong by the winner, M. Rened the ball wild and it ended up

Kirken (Roger Poincelet) and M. Maurice rounded the base and kept Lehmann's Mincio

(George running, Moore).

Guillemin'

Neither

winner nor БЕСОПА holds any classic engagements in England,

Kirkes won by a length, with another length between second and third-Reuter,

Sports Diary

TO-BAY

Soccer

First Division: Army (B5) 1.30 p.m.

บ

CAA

Meeting HKFA

Interport "Sub-Commlitos meeting, Sports Road, p.m.

Hockey Men's Int's: England v Conacos- wealth (KOC) 5.30 p.m.

Ablaties 43 Gurkha Infantry Brigade athletic championships, Sek Kong

p.m.

MY TWO TRENCH-DIGGING. IDIOTS ARE VERY QUET,

SAY, ARE YOU THERE? NEEAGH! my Gapor, RUSSIAN AUNTI

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WHO NEEDS THEM?

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In the bottom of this Sainz The teme lasted only 40 The two pitchers Lat inning. Tommy Ling the Star-minutes, dusts opening baller faced the and Mahadev Dayaram gave up Cards pitcher Lal Dayaran and two and six hiis respectively. lifted a long fly to centre, for This was very entertaining the first out, Then Willie Choal game. The Slordusts are to be got on base when third-baseman congratulated on a fighting dis- Lionel Guterres made a bad play. They lost but only because throw after picking up Willie's the Cards played like cham-·

at plons. grounder, Choa onding up second on this error,

Here VIAR the Stardusta' chance to lower the margin but the nexi two batters, Motl and husky Johnny Dayara Souza falled to, push Choa over, The second frame opened with the Caris going down in succes- struck slon while Lal Dayaram out Peter Oliveira and. Danny forced George Dayaram and

losh Viera to

out at a weak grounder to retire the side.

Shortstop Moti Dayaram made two lovely throws to first to baiters on retire two Cardinal Infield grounders and Vianna asfoul-tipped. up the opening

Opening run

Danny Dayaram then hared after it and attempted to play the speedy futerres at third, The throw was bad and the Carde were one Gutene, scored

run,

Gonzales takes top; money at Paris tourney

America's

Parks, Apr. 3: Pancho Gonzales

.canto out Lop In, the tingles

matches of professional

Jack Kromer's iwo-day tennis

tournament which wound up here today.

In

today's matches on the Fine double play

of the Pierre Do wood floar Coubertin Sladium Gonzales Then the Stardusts become crushed Australia's Ken Rose- whit 0-1, 6-4, and Ecundor's greeted Pancho Segura beat Peru's Alex in their one-set

of a fine

double

Moti Dayaram whipped a fast throw to first to retire Lester the victims

Vic Oliveira Wu for the Cards' first "out". play. Next batter up. Henry Viannapitcher Lal Dayaram with

1

The mat singles standings of the Paris tournament were: 1 Gonzales; 2 Rosewall; 3

hit safely to left to get on base, hard-hit single over third base. Dimedo 19-7

second and advanced to tattle. stole second and advanced on stole

Mahadev Dayaram's i to centre. third on Carlinho Viera's hit Alvaro Souza was out on an in-routine infield out, shortstop to

first. feld fly.

Silva Then Lulu drove the ball just beyond the Tommy Ling hit the ball | Segura: 4 Olmedo; reach of the outstretched glove straight to Lai who fumbled but

America's Tony Trabert and Viera of second-sucker George

recovered in time to toss Ling

Gonzales and to drive in Vianna and Viera. out nt Arat. First-baseman Rosewall bent Eddie Rozarlo was tossed cut at Benny Vas saw Oliveira heading Olmedo 8-6, 6-4 in the doubles. first to close the Inning but the for the home plote and tossed AFP. Cards were already ahead 3-0. the ball, to catcher Viers who put the inz on the Stardust run-

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This was

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and was the turning point of the game. But the fosers did

not give up light. In fact

they

continued to play in spired softball in the remain- ing innings,

The fourth w both siden turning out some fine. sotiboll and in the fifth, irming the Cards added

istoric run. Guterres scoring on defensive

error.

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The Stardusts' George Viera, got his team's second hit, line-drive over first base in this Inning but it came to

same

naught.

The sixth and the top of the seventh innings went by before anyone could bat an eyelash and, in their last turn at bat, the Stardusts” Johnny Souza popped up for the initial Oliveira hit the ball to pitcher Dayaram and then George Viera just falled to beat short- stop Wu's throw, arxi It all over.

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