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THE CHINA MAIL,

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1980.

PREVIEW OF BRITISH SOCCER SEASON

Fans demand-and may get the best

By IVOR YORKE

The British sqøper fan will have to pay more for his football. in the current season, but he should get better value for money-thanks to televisión.

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So often regarded as the enemy of spectator sport, television looks like succeeding where the might of the Football League and the persuasion of the Football Association have failed-in educating the soccer public.

Having seen the crack Euro- good work that won them pean sides like Real Madrid in motion from the Second Division action the home soccer fan is i at the first time of asking. becoming less tolerant of kick- and-rush telies so apparent in League games in all four divi- sions.

The man. watching Man- chester United or Milwall is learning 10 appreciate the nture subtle arts of this great And, sa he rame of soccer. dors; club managemenly are realising that the rash cus- at tuner would rather slay

television watching home than watch mediocre football, !

Good omen

The writing was on the wall last season: true, Wolverhamp

powerhoused Wanderers

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Wright, Wolves boast a formid- able half-back line. No doubl Eddle Clamp, Bill Slater and Ron Flowers will be there again as the rock upon which so many will Unes skilful forward

In manager Joe Mercer, they, have one of the great names in English football. Under his in- | founder, but the Midland club fluence Villa have been trans- may and things a little harder a down-and-out ! the time, with so many good formed from

In the First shadow of the past. Into all-round teams rhythmical, cohesive untt, Irish Division. international outside-left Peter McPorland can be a match-win- her on his own and his inspira- tion

make Villa alone will feared in the highest compuny

But do not be surprised if Tottenham succeed this time where they failed in 1959-60. The London club played some delightful football throughout the campaign, but were let down by Inexplicable lapses when the heut was on towards the end of the season.

Main. difficulty

Fran ameng the other clubs to challenge the Spurs- Everton Vila Wolver supremacy conles Manches- ter United, fighting back magniferally after Munich tragedy,

Just as deadly

the

The quiet genius, Matt Busby, has built a new "Busby Babes** to maintain the amazbig post- inishing wur-record of never lower than ninth place in the First Division table.

and

Golf tuition for HK officials in UK

A party of live Onielais from Hongkong recently spent a munth in the United King- dom as guests of the Colonial Office and under arrangements made by the Central Office of Information. They were accompanied by Mr II. F. G. Chauvin, Labour Officer, Hong-

Commillee,- kong. The party comprised: Mr Solomon Rateek, Vice-Chairman, Executive Happy Valley and Canal Road Kalfong Association; hir, Chau Yau, Executive Commillee, Central District Kationg Association; Mr Cheung ham-tim. Prealden. Shaukiwan Kalfong Association; Mr Lee Wan-yuen, Chairman, Executive Committee, Wanchai Kaifong- Associa- tion; and Mr Gan Geok-eng. Vice-President, North Point Malfong Aksociation, During tus tour the Officials visited the Inverclyde Recreation Centre of the Scottish Counoli. at Phy sical Recreation. In this picture Mr Lee, Mr Haferk, Air Chau and Mr Chauvin receive same tuition from the golfer Mr F. Bullock, while Mr John Blatn, the Warden at Inverelyde. Jooks on with the other members of the parly.

Reading from left to right are: Mr John Blain, Warden of the Inverclyde Recreation Centre; Air F. Bullock, a folter: Mr Lee Wan-yuen, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Wanchal Kaifong Association; Mr Holomon Bateek, Vice-Chairman of the Happy Valley and Canal Road Kaifong Association;' M Chai Yau, member of Executive Committee of the Central District Kaifong Association and Major H. F. G. Chauvin, Labour Officer of the Hongkong Government.-COI photo..

COUNTY CRICKET

MIDDLESEX IN TROUBLE

AGAINST WORCESTER

London, Aug. 31.

Ken Howard, a 19-year-old off-spinner making his debut for Lancashire, steered the county out of trouble against Sussex at Blackpool today.

His "bug" of four wickers.fur nino runs in 8.3 overs-five of them maidens-helped raktio Sussex out for 77 after Lahen- shire had been dismissed for 154.

Middlesex, who need Victory to become runners-up in the championship are not well placed at Lord's. Worcestershire put them in, and with Doug Slade taking reven for 47-the best figures of his career-Mid- dlesex were out for 143..

Worcestershire required 40 for the end with six wickets left.

Scores

Close of play scores in today's

cricket matches were:

At Taunton: Hampshire 18 for Versus Somerset, Italu curtailed play.

one,

nine.

Gilligan's XI hit .96 for one in

reply to Springboks' 238

Arthur

Haslings. Aug. 31. Gilligan's XI today wound up the first day of their bree-day festival match 142 rans behind South Africa with hine wickets standing.

Eartler, Tony Pithey und Wesley came to the Colin Springboks' rescue after their McClew opening pair, Jackie ni Trevor Goddard, had been Les Jucks042 dismissed for 19.

At Scarborough: MCC 156 for emptured both wickets in five

Versus Yorkshire.

Rala lovers for five runs. curtalled play.

Wesley purished the more At tastings: South Africans friendly bowling of John Mort- 238. A.E.R. Gilligans XI 90 for more and Derek Morgan, and hit one,

eight fours in an attractive la- ninges of 61 out of 09 in 70 minutes.

At Clapton: Essex 248 for nine declared (W. Greensmith 71, B. Knight 42 not oul). Warwick- shire 11 for one.

At Lord's: Middlesex 143 (D. Slade seves for 4). Worcester shire BC for four.

A1 Blackpool: Lancashire 154 and seven for no wieket. Sus- sex 77 (K. Howard four for nine, K. Higgs four for 203.

their way to success in the F.A. Cup and to runners-up place hi the the First Division, Gut

United, scorers of more than ascendency of pure footballing

Spurs' main difeulty seems 100 goals last season, will be teums

Burnley cham- like

inside-forward where just as deadly with their Eng- to be ni Tottenham Hotspur they are unable to match their fand forward trio of Denis plons),

Rovers (third) and Blackburn

skilt with power. Even with Viollet, Bobby Charlton, (Cup runners-up; 'is good glut of inside-forwards on their | Alberi" Quixail.

Liverpool, Sheffield United, honours last souson-who boles, they eventually had lo

are of those clubs who previously omen for the future.

the old Third Divi- A Dover: Leicestershire. 208 last

to trouble who

time convert Burnley,

Dave wing-ball,

Hudders- good enough

most compitsed Down at the bottom of the Middlesborough and

sion (northern) Section. No (D. Halfyned dve for 88). Kont snatch pounced from behind tu

Mackay, to

inside-left, to add table just season came Birming-feld-all of whom were promo- defaces.

Loss The Third Division

than 17 northern-based 29 for no wicket. presents nuses, the forward fire lacking in Tom-hain City, Notts Forest and ton challengers last time. The title from Wolves'

Glamorgan may not be us successful again.

problem. sides will play n the 1900-01 4 Nottinghami my Harmer and John White.

· Manchester City. Birmingham

its usual Intriguing the Middlesborough look Though they have one of thi:

There are better teams in this tournament, along with six from 218 (A. Jones 55)., Nottinghain- great

first best bet. They have a

than tournament

the experts the south and the world's best inside-forwards in

new shire 20 for nu wicket-Reuter, opportunist in England centre-

imagine and the southern clubs Jetque club since 1951-52, Peter- Jimmy Meltroy, the Lancashire club will probably be thrown

forward Brian Clough, seorer in particular provide a type of borough United. out of their stride by teams

of 40 lengue and cup goals football to satisfy even the most anxious to lower the champions'

last senzori. Ife is Just the critical. colours,

man to fend Middlesborough the Triumphantly back into top sphere.

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at the

If Mackay does play inside will have former England goal- forward again this coming sea-keeper Gilbert Merrick son, the White Hart-lane thou-helm, but he looks like having

a difficult job ahead. sands may see rejuvenated

Spurs playing with skill and OL the other strugglera

punch.

Evans,

Chelsea have wisely invested in veteran the sup- Bubby There is no reason to

centre- pose that Wolverhampton Wan- Scottish internalkmal

under for half.

whose induence derers will slip from the

three Ted Drake's potentially brilliant which has taken them to

Cup youngsters should championships and one Final win during the past seven escape trouble. full seasons.

That every game becomes & "Chip-tie" when team are League Champions is nearer the truth than many people realise. Burnley succeeded because they the kept more or less out of Wolves while limelight

received the

Tottenham

glare of publicity.

Challengers

and

What happened? Tottenham, after playing some of the finest constructive football of the sea- son, lost to teams they

should have thrashed. Wolves, fanciul to do the Cup und League double, relinquished the league and might have lost the Cup but; fut an injury to one of their Cup Final opponents,

while I do not expect Buruley to make the running. In 1900-G1, there is every pox. sibility that two more of the purkst band will join Spurs In the fight for the League title, Aston They are Everton and Villa, two clubs with great traditions. Everton came mighty close to relegation last season, but were saved by lavish spend- ing with an open cheque book. Lille Bobby Collins, Tomany Ring and Jimmy Gabriel will infuse Scottish subtlety into the Toffeemens' football, while local product Brian Labone is # future England prospect, at centre-hall.

Aston Villa, too, seem to have just the right blend of smooth- ness and power to carry on the

16 FINAL

ACCEPTORS

FOR

ST. LEGER

London, Aug. 31. The final acceptances for the St Leger, the last of the Engilsta "Classic" races, to be run at Doncaster

Saturday, September 10 were published today,

on

Of the origing 411 entries for the race, 10′ have accopieri for the race. total value of which is £39,970.

Or the Anal 16 acceptors, two are trained in Ireland, one in France and one acceptor fron America.

The actual net value to the winner, after deduction of en- trance and acceptances will

be

£30,874-10-0, the £3,597 and the third

second

£1,798-10-0,

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Severul riding engagements for the race have still to completed, but the following comprise the Anal acceptors and their probable jockeys

Ook Ridge (E., Hido), Vienna (T. Gosling). Arctic Sen (no jackey yet), Spartan Green (na Jockey yot), Die Hard (G, Bou- goure), St Paddy (L. Piggott); Sunny/Way ino Jockey yet), Kipling (C. Lewis), Chrysler (3. Mercor). Anaram (I. "Pin- celot). Primmon, Hans Andersen, Mr. Pharoah, Off Fey, Balaji and Blye Rascal (all with no Jockeys yet). All carry nkag mond---China' Mall Special. »

Even with the retirement of their Englund pivot Billy

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Whether the newly- እነዚኛ League Cup plonship is wide open and could Inaugurated Newly-promoted clubs, Nur-o to any of dozen clubs any adverse effects remains to

One thing certain hectic be seen. andwich City and 'Southampton may capable or staying the

also provide keen Competilo pace of a 40-match competition that, despite officiul discourage- with Southampton laye

fine and avoiding injuries which can ment, continued matches

-Continental clubs can serve only Paine be fatal to their chances. In the Second Division it looks young wingers in Terry

The Fourth Division is fast to raise the standard even fur- for honours and John Sydenham-both of like being a fight

up ther between four Northern clubs who received representative becoming exclusively made

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Doncaster Cup.

acceptors

Seventeen

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Pithey, who was seventh out, stayed nearly three hours fur 70. He was the first of Morgan's four victims in a spell of 18 de- liveries, and the tourists dismissed fox 238.

were

In the remaining 100 minutes their opponents replied with 90 for one.

Martin Young wont with only nine on the board, but the West Indian Test player Rohen Kanhal recovered after a shaky start to score 50 out of, an un- finished sland of 87. with Michael. Norman by the close- Reuter

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Bognor 7, are:

tournament (Darga v. Gun-

which Clipper, Le Prince, nell) Capabaco, Royal Salle, Pardao, example of White's strategy. I Foxstar, Henry the Sevenih, HotR-K, P-B4; .2 KI-KR3, Brandy, Royal Pennant, King's {P-Q3; 3 P-04, ExP: 18txP. Son, Captain Trial, Prosecutor, Kt KB3; & Kt-QB3, P QRY: B-Q84, P-K3; 7 P-QRS, Kings of Sabu, War Dancer, B-K2, 8 B-R2, Castles: Good Old Days, Fair Redress. "Castler. Q—B2; 10 P-34, P--- All carry store.

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Tem trat acceptors weights for the Dancaster Cup, to be run over two miles and a quarter at Doncaster on Thurs- day, September 8 are:

Predominate and Primera (nine stone nine poids), Exar (8.7), Come to Daddy, Brasidas and Bon Diable (0.0), Sunny Court (9.4), Jungleur (8.13), King Size (8.11), and Hunch (7.10). China Mail Special.

Solution No. 5881: 7 Kt-K2 (threat 2 Q-D4), P×Hi; & P B4. or. 1.. B-Kt: 2 0—04.

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