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SEE TEE'S SATURDAY SERIES ON

The Laws Of Association Football

3-THE FREE · KICK

There is a lot of misunderstanding about the posi tions which players of both sides may take up when a free kick is awarded. In this connection a free kick in- cludes all place kicks, such as the kick-off, the corner- kick, etc, but not the penalty-kick. The penalty kick is quite different from every form of place kick.

Since a free kick is a form of punishment for an ..infringement of the laws, most of the restrictions are upon players of the offending side. There are, of course, certain rules which the players of the side' taking, the free kick must oboy, but the all-important one from which they are exempt is the "ten yards from the ball" Inw

NEAR TO THE BALL When the pince kick is taken from the centre of the field at the beginning of a game or following a goal, players of the same side as the kicker are free to take up positions as near to the hall as they wish, always providing that when the ball

problem

Last week's soccer law dealt with a pivot who fouled an op- ponent who was within the pivot's penalty area but, at the time, the ball was in play in mid-field. The proper award is a penalty kick, for Law 12 affirms "A penalty-kick can be awarded, inspective of the post-

OUT OF BOUNDS

A penalty-kick has been awarded but, as the Referee is about to taken,

Ja kicked it is free to travel the tion of the ball, if in play, at the distance of a circumference (27 time of an offence within the penalty Inches) This is also true of all other area is committed." forms of free kick, The only point which players of the kicker's side munt watch that they do not get offside.

When Referee goes to the trouble (as sometimes happens) of pacing

out ten yards, it is the opposite side to that taking the free kick for which he is making a mark Law 13 reads in part "a player of the opposite side shall not approach within 10 yards of the ball until it in in play-" UNNECESSARILY METICULOUS

From the spectators point of view Referees may seem to be

tho

It

he signat the kick to be close to the goal-line.

notices D player standing

within field of play but outside the penalty area. What notice (if any) should the Referee take of this player? should be borne in mind term "Goal-line" covers not only the that the

line between the goal-posta, but the whole distance from corner flag to corner flag.

unnecessarily meticulous about "RECORDER" EXAMINES

enforcing this part of the Jaw. Players, against whom the free kick is directed, often feel the same way. while those of the side taking the kick- usunlly labour under the Impression that they too must retire 10 the 10 yards distance.

Things can go very awkwardly awry if a Referee permits a free kick to be taken with

opponents within the ten yards radius. If the kicker should foozle hin kick And ball travel only a few feet, the whole position might be with resultant

the

reversed confusion. That is

why Referees often

to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1948.

SPORTS FEATURES

WEMBLEY-SITE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Here is a plan of the stadium Games will take place. It shows:

where the Olympic A. The Royal Box.

B. The Main Score Board. C. Competitors' Tunnel. D. Finish of all races and starts of the 400 metres, 800 metres, 10,000 metres and 10,000 metres walk. E. Start of the 100 metres, F. Start of the 110 Metres High Hurdles. G. Start of the 200 metres and 500 metres. H. Start of the 3,000 Metres Steeplechase. 3. Start of the 1,500 metres run. K. The Water Jump. L. The High Jump. M. The Pole Vault. N. The Hop, Step and Jump. 0. The Long Jump. P. The Hammer Throw. Q. The Shot Put. R. The Javelin Throw. S. The Disc Throw.

THE OLYMPIC LINE-UP

In the remaining fortnight before the Olympic Games commence at London, the "telegraph" will give the line-up for the principal Olympic events in Athletics and Swimming.

Though there are likely to be last-minute changes in some of the Con- tinental teams, the lists to be presented are those of the competitors who have so far been selected to represent their country in the various events.

considerable lengths make on The Metric Hundred

Lall

ponents rellre ten yards from the All the ramifications of the law governing free kicks canhot be covered in one article; other points will be dealt with during the next few weeks.

MEL PATTON

Southern California's Mel Patton, even-favourite for the Olymple 100 and 200 metres sprints.

Olympic Entries

For

100 Metres

Heats for the Olympic 100 Metres Dash will be run off on the very first day of the games on Friday, July 30, at the Wembley Stadium, with second round hents in the afternoon.

around one turn, the world record Malvin Whitfield, has a best mark In the Olympic Games, the race is His nearest challenger, America's for the furlong around corner of 46.6 seconds and could be being all of half-a-second slower. certain second about six yards

hind the winner.

straightaway furlong in 20.2 seconds LaBeach, who has donc the about a fortnight ago for a new world record has also equalled the Olympic and world record mark of 20.7 seconds done by Jesse Owens at Berlin.

The semi-finals and final will be concluded the following day. This event always attracts the largest entry field of all, the small countries being often fully represented as the poorest na- tional champion could hardly tance. concede more than 10 yards to the Olympic winner.

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While McKenley is taking no chances by trying his hand at any other

distance, Whitfield America's first string as well at 800 metres, a distance at which he £3 better than he is at the 400,

But so, for that matter, did Pat-

So, ton, with "Barney" Ewell only

It is conceivable that Whit- afleld will be too tired to double in tenth of a second behind. In con- the 400 and will permit himself a remembered that LaBeach has al-But to achieve that, he will have sidering relative chances, it must be slow fourth or afth in the final. ways beaten Patton at this dis- to hustle against his teammates, George Guida and Dave Bolen, and the Empire crack selection of South Africa's Denis Shore, Australia's Morris Curotta and John Bartram, and Canada's Bob MacFarlane.

So there should be a two-man race for first place, a certain third There are three hot favourites: fourth place between America's third for Ewell and a terrifle fight for Panama's Lloyd La Bench America's Mel Pallon and "Barney" Alan McCorquodale, conquerer at the easy,

and string, Cliff Bourland, and Britain's With Whitfield probably taking it Ewell. The three other finalists AAA meet of Treloar

the race for second should be Britain's Emanuel Mac- Treloar should take sixth place and Balen,

place and Bailey, should be a four-man affair between Donald Bailey, Australia's John Tre-

Curoita, MacFarlane and, loar and America's Harrison Dli- there are no strony outsiders, barring Shore with the odds on the

Arst Jard, constituting a four black v. two

Rumania's Molna and Australia's two. white. race.

John Bartram, poor bets at best.----

The race. assembling the fastest Beld on Olympic history, should be a Games classic.

THE ENTRIES

Continental Europe should be completely squeezed out of the final despite its contribution of threo Analisis at Berlin dozen years ago. The European Games Champion, Britain's John Archer, has falled to make the British team and Britain's hopes reat on MacDonald Bailey, who is actually a native of Trinidad, and Alan McCorquodale, the Scots sprin- ter who won the AAA 220 yards Norwood Ewell, USA final from Trelour and Balley among John Treloar, Australia others.

The eld is so strong that anyone of these four could easily be elimi- nated in the semi-finals.

be

As the 800 metres anal wit run on August 2 and the 400 metres heats will not commence until

Here are the entries with their August 4, it is probable that Now best performances:

Lloyd LaBeach, Panama Mel Patton, USA

CHIA Bourland, USA Rafae John Bartram, Australla Morris

Australia

The draw for the heats may place my six choices of the finalists together More Fortun, Cuba in the curly rounds and one or two Bally, France

Curatia, may be eliminated. Strong outsidera Moina. Rumania

Jiri David (Czechoslovakia) are the Urugunya, Juan Lopez Bally (France) Testa, the Cubant, Rafael Fortun, David, Czechoslovakia victor over Bailey in the Caribbean Goldovanyi, Hungary Games 18 months ago, and the Kleyn, Hollnad Argentinian. Gerardo Bonhoft. So Litaudon, France Europe's chances are Bob

Continental slim Indeed.

Zealand's Douglas Harris and Jamaica's Arthur Wint will both run 20.7 in the shorter race 03 well and 20.7 either is capable of reaching the 20.8 Anal.

20.8

21.0 Britain's best bet in this event is 21.0 L. C. Lewis, whoso best time of 21.2 48.5 seconds for the quarter-mile 21.4 suggests him as almost certain" 10 24 reach the seint-Anal but hardly the 21.4 21.4 Anal. 21.0 21.6

Continental Europe's best hopo in 21,7 the event would have been 21.7 Denmark's Nells Holst-Socrensen, 21.7 who, however, has announced his 21.8 Intention to confine himself to the 21.8 800 metres run where he has better 21.8 chances.

MacFarlane, Canada Edward (Switzerland) Jack Parry, Canada BC-Bernabe Lovina (Philippines). 22.5

The Olymple record of 10.2 conds was set by Jesse Owens of

21,9

Next best is Rumania's Moina with. a best time of 47.8 seconds and

ceded

and could easily be broken or The Metric Quarter dan de chance of creating

compare with

equalled though the finalists' fold at London would hardly that at Berlin-Owens, Metcalfe, tested on Wednesday, August 4, and miler, who did 48.8 in an easy jaunt

Heals for this rate will be con- David,

an impression is Czechoslovakia's # sprinter-turned-quarter- Orendarp, (Holland) Wykoff,

the semi-finals and final on the the first time ho tried the distance This is a race in and is reportedly in serious traicing

Empire

should for the event.

Here are the entries with their Borchmeyer (Germany) and Strand- following day.

berg (Sweden)-or that 10.1 || Angeles-Tolan,

at Los which the British Metcalfe, Jonath knock the United 10.2 (Germany), Simpson, Joubert loop. 10.2 (South Afrien) and Yoshloka 10.2 (Japan).

best performances:

Mel Patton, USA

Lloyd LaBeach, Panama

Norwood Ewell, USA

Juan Lopez Testa, Uruguay

MacDonald Bailey, Britain

40.2

George Lewis, Trinidad

AUT

10.2

10,2

Harrison Dillard, USA

Rafael Fortun, Cuba

John Trelour, Australin

Gerardo Bonhoff, Argentina Denis Shore (South Africa)

France

Rumania

Molna, Rumania Klejn, Holland

S. Danielsson, Sweden

Pol Brackman, Belgium Edward (Switzerland) L. Philip, India

EL

David, Czechoslovakia Falleson, Denmark Mont, Italy

Perrucon

Tito, Italy

Italy

Alan McCorquodale, Britain

Jack Parry, Canada

Ted Haggis, Canada

Roger Wellman, Canada

Lennart Strandberg, Sweden

F. Thorvaldsson, Iceland

1. Nilsson, Sweden

States into

At Berlin, the Empire had

THE ENTRIES

Here are the entries with their

45.0

Malvin Whitellela, USA

40.0

40.0

47.0

47.3

finalists and the United States two best performances:

four The record has been equalled in but It must be conceded that Ame- 10.3 the last few months by LaBeach and rica's third string, Harold Small- 10.3 Ewell, and last season by Testa wood, would have made the final if Herb McKenley, Jamaica 10.3 and Lewis Patton's ability to run he had not been stricken down with Dave Bolen, USA 10.4 the distance in 10.1 seconds is based appendicitis. 20.4 on his world record 9.3 seconds for 10.6 100 yards.

10.5

105

10.5

10.5

10.5

Arthur Wint, Jamaica The Empire should bag first place Bob MacFarlane, Canada easily with Herb McKenley, "Hustling Herb" of America's sports

Morris Curotta, the Denis Shore, South Africa Australia

Douglas Harris, New Zealand Molna, Rumania Lundqvist,

The Metric Furlong dailys, where he was for two years George Gulda, USA

Competitors in the Olymple 100 Metres dash will be given a day's 10.0 rest before the commencement of the 10.6 200 Metres heats on Monday, August 10.0 2.

Mlinols track team. a member of the University

of

McKenley's world record effort of Andre, Franceden

Elre 40 seconds flat for 440 yards (caul- 10,0 First favourite for this event is valent to 45.7 seconds

A. Ahinevick, Sweden 10.6 Panama's Lloyd LaBeach, reputed to metric equivalent) suggest that he Rune Larsson, Sweden

over the John Bartram, Australia 10.8 be so fast that Jamaica's Herb Me- should easy shave William Carr's Bill Ramsey, Australia 10.0 Kenley, a certain bet for the final, Olymple record of 40.2 seconds set C. Lewis, Britain 10.7 in staying out of the race to con- at Los Angeles in 1932, 10.7 serve his energies for an Olymple

Sigonncy, 10.0 and world record attempt at the 400

Hustling Herb, who doesn't need Siddi, Italy

Oskar Hard ranco.....

actor, Switzerland 10.0 metres.

Competition to race to now records, will attempt a 45.6 seconds effort at Bebbe Storakrubb, Finland

Bil Roberts, Britain Wembley, which time he believes to Jiri David (Czechoslovakia) be his absolute limit. As he always G.-Evans, Argentina runs for a world record, Herb is Ehlers, Chillo convinced now that, he can't run Yokota, Chile faster, than that.

Chen Yin-long (China)

10.9

100

McKenley not only believes that Deubelbelss (Switzerland)... 10.3. LaBeach will outrun Mel Palton 11.0 but estimates him as capable of

doing the 200 metres on the straight away in 20 seconds flat.

Bernabe Loving, Philippines Basil McKenzie, Jamaica Leslie Laing, Jamaica

47.8

47.9

40.0

48.1

48.1

48.1

48.2

40.8

48.2

48.3

184.

48.4

Pina

40,0

406

18.0

40.8

40.0

40.0

80.3

A MATHEMATICIAN EXPLAINS WHY

ONLY ONE WORLD RECORD WAS SET IN ENGLAND

By H. ARCHIE RICHARDSON

Dr William Howard Moyers, head of the mathematical department of San Jose State College, states that one should be able to achieve greater distances in the 16-lb. shot in Scandinavian countries.

He says the reason is because the value of acceleration, due to gravi- ty, decreases toward the poles Coincidently, the world's record of 67 feet 1 inch, held by Jack Tor- rance of Louisiana State Univer- alty, was made at Oslo, Norway, Aug. 0, 1934

In addition to his record distance, Torrance put the shot 56 ft. 7 in during the same competition. Also, this was the only occasion on which ho put the shot 66 feet during his competitive career.

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years later, at Gothenburg, Sweden, Wooderson was timed in 4m. while running second to Ammo An- dersson (4m. 9.25), the performance of the Englishman being termed one of the most noteworthy of all time considering the number of years that had elapsed since his world-record breaking achievement.

atmosphere in England is not con- Some followers claim that the ducive to record breaking.

Towns won the 110-metre high hurdles at the Berlin Olympic Games, in 1930, In 14.1s. Seven days Inter his time for the same event was 39, slower

Or the 71 world's amatour cords, 30 were made in one or in London, and 12 days after his another of the Scandinavian coun- English performance he was timed tries.

at Oslo, Norway, in 13.75. Only one of the present world's Gunder Hncgg's best two-mile running records was achloved

in performance in England the British Isles. This is the 880-slower than his work record of 8m. was 176. yard record of 1m. 40.2s, made by 42.8s. established Sydney C. Wooderson,

In Sweden, Aug. (England)4, 1944. Cornelius Warmerdam's in 1938.

best pole vault in England was 14ft. Wooderson set the world's record 3in., four inches lower than hig for the mile at 4m, 0s. in England, best for that period of his career- Aug. 28, 1937. However, eight From the Christian Science Monitor.

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