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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1980,

Blackmail can lead to soccer bribery and corruption

HOW PLAYERS FALL IN GRIP

OF BOOKIES

Debts set the trap

By Our Own Correspondent

London.

Soccer Footballers most to be pitied in the fixed odds

betting scandal are those who have laid themselves

blackmail. open to match-rigging by Fortunately, they are few. Our investigations have disclosed only three players who, because of their own heavy gambling bets, or favours shown in racing information, hove had to take orders from unscrupulous match benders.

One case ennierned a player who WAS cath 12 bookmaker's | Wack st He was told there was only one way he could get He was told: out of ble," "Your side have got to lose on Saturday. It's up to yine to fix the game."

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mates, and hin suspicious.

manager 1s

!

But he is brilliant player, worth a large transfer fee and plays well enough to keep his place in the Arst team,

Another ense is of a foot- buller sisa chalned to a betting: In the match which fallowed, ring. Though his fixing started devolle giving awny penalty with his own club he has tried!

earnings by and areasing comments into increase his

approaches 10 fool- newspapers about his own por

ballers with other teams. game, his team won.

making

The beis made as a result of his activities are rarely placed

This footballer is still in the grip of the gamblers, Her towns where the games-are-

distrusted by bin ies.m

YANKEES' NEW MANAGER

to be played,

£2,700 debts

A bookmaker told us of one player who, in a month and one

day, ran up betting debts of £2,700. In four days last Easter he lost £500 mainly on horses; and despite winning £90 on double on the Arsenal-Manches- the Swansea ter United and

County matches. Town-Derby

When the player failed to debts the commis- sion agent who laid the bets for him was put out of business. He

New York, Oct. 20. Ralph Houk, a 41-year-old one-time second string catcher, was tay named manager the New York Yankees to suc-meet these ceed Casey Stengel.

The contract year at Houk's request.

who Stengel.

• Yankees

10 1en

League pennants

of

for one said: was

guided

and

We had a strong suspleton the that he was betting for some-

one else. American seven

World Championships in

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"He denied this, but we found out he had been calling us from was released, by the another bookmaker's office in Yankees last Tuesday because the same city. of his age.

years,

"I believe this player had gol water with a of Houk, a into such deep The elevation

that he used the 1958 betting syndicate since Yankee coach

Wes announced at o stason.

me in a desperate allempt to stave off disaster, noon press conference.--AP.

"It cost me £2,000 to clear his bets I couldn't carry on after that, The stakes wore lifa high for me, particularly when I got nothing from the player." One difficulty in the way of

these unravelling

beltlag all. mysteries is that nearly players are known personally to une another. This means that lo "split" on someone is

to betray a friend.

Commended

However misplaced is this loyalty it has undoubtedly pro- tected the crooked player and made almost impossible for clubs in the Football League fo and proof. In the

there has past year been one outstanding example attitude by of a stiffening of

against the players

Soccer racketeers,

Jimmy Ferguson, the Oldham Athletic player, was commended by the League for bringing to light an attempt to bet on the Oldham. Athlelle-Crewe · Alex- andra game last Good Friday. He was supported by full-back and forward Jimmy McGill George Walters.

it the few who fall for easy money would take this attitude the present scandals in profes sional football would come on end.

TOMORROW: THE CURE

Four D. Jones

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UK soccer results

London, Oct. 20. Results of football matches played in Britain tonight were: FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP Firal round replay

Rochdale Seanthome

Second round Notts County Brighton

IRISH GOLD CUP

Coleraine

:

Semi-final

2 Linnsid

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WEEKEND'S BEST HOCKEY MATCH

Unbeaten KCC 'A' take

on champion Recreio 'A'

By NUMPERE

Another full hockey League programme is sche-

duled for the weekend.

KCC 'A' are leading the First division being still unbeaten with eight points from five games. They are followed by the only other unbeaten side, Macaensis 'A', who have seven points but have played one game fewer.

con

Nav Bhara! 'A' C

lying again. ¡f Macaensis

hold third with six points from five O.K. Dallah, they should be on gounes whilst IRC 'A' take fourth top of the league table after plnen over Recreio 'A' on gool Sunday's games. average but have played game in hand.

On Sunday Recreio A clash with KCC 'A' and will be full out to wreck their unbeaten record,

The Portuguese are a young fast side and it they can stop Carnell who is in great form on KCC's right wing, then they should end KCC's run,

At the same time, across the rond at King's Park, Macnensis 'A' play IRC A who oreduced a surprise last week by holding Nav Bharat 'A' to a draw. Here

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The other two First Division games should produce comfort- able wins for Army 'A' against Recreio 'B' and Nav Bharal 'A' against Macaensis "B" who ru pointless so far and fast head- ing towards relegation,

Maximum points

In the second Útvision 'A' Prisons head the table with maximum

five points from

second Rangers are Eames, with eight points from the same number of games, and Arny 'B' are third with six points from four games.

The only gamo Rodgers have fost

"B" against Army whilst the Army's only defeat

Was

was by Prisons.

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Prisons enterials Rangers At borne on Sunday and should go a shop nearer promotion.

Arany 'B' who scored Logainst Lion's on Monday play Nav Bharat B' and shonia"take" both points. Deinous may have the edge over Llons and HKHC 'B' should treble' their one point with

win over pointless Machensla C

In Section 'B' RAF and Army 'C' are lying first and second in the league table with maximum points from four and three games respectively. Third are HKHC 'A' with live points from four games.

The RAF are without a game this week but Army Cwill And it hard to draw lover with them In their match ogalosi hard-playing KCC 'B'. HKHC 'A' should win against Dutch HC at Happy Valley whilst IRC *D' should record their Arst win of the season against pointless Nav Bharat C.

It is hoped that IRC and Nuv Bharat can both find eleven players.

Fixtures

MEN'S FIRST DIVISION Sunday, Oct. 31

Reciélo A vs KCC 'A' #t

Theralo, 11.30 am. Umpires Khah, P. Xavier.

Y.

Matheists 'A' vs IRC 'A' at King's Pork 11.30 am. Umpires; J. Howe, Lall.

Hécrelo 'B' va Army 'A' at Recreio 2.30 pm. Umpires: H. Garten, A. L, Vari Der Sluis.

Nav Bharat 'A' vs Macnènsis 'E' at Sookunpoo 2.30 pm. Umpires: P. Xavier, C. Black- burn.

MEN'S BECOND, DIVISION Section A

Sunday, Oct. 23

Prisons vs Rangers at Stanley

4 pm. Umpires: B. Singh, A.B. Sousa.

Lions Vs Demons

st KGV 11.30 am. Umpires: J.K. Fel- lows, D.G. Welling.

Army 'B' vr Nav Bharat '3' at Sookunpoo 4 pm. Umpires: HCW. Crebas, DG Welling.

Macaensis 'C' vo HKHC 'B' at King's Park 9.45 am. Umpires: R.F. Podruco, C. Evans,

HKHC A vs Dutch HC at Happy Volicy 11.30 am Um- pires: A Mak, US, Dion.

HKC 'YE Army 'C' at KCC 2.30 pm. Umpires: L. Guterres, I.F. Fedruco,

IHC 'B' va Nav Bharat Caf Sobkumpoo 11:30 am. Unspires: WO. Robertson, BBM. Lawrence. LADIES DIVISION

at

Saturday, Oct. 22 #ecreto VS Victorians Happy Valley 4 pm. Umpires:

G. Eve, B. Matr.

Gremlins Ave Gremlins 'B'

pm.

at. Happy Valley 2.36 Umpires: A. Van Der Slule,

Ha CW. Crabas

KGQ Vs Bt, George's at, King's Park 4pm. Umpires: M. C- well, F. Kjiga,

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