1951-03-29 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1951.

THIS YEAR'S MAY BE WEMBLEY'S MOST COLOURFUL CUP FINAL

Says IVAN SHARPE

Hurry up! Get your ticket! Wembley should be a wonderful show. This could be Wembley's most colourful Cup Final. The best was Blackpool's last appearance there, against Manchester United in 1948.

Those who have not seen Newcastle United may be surprised to learn that and Mortensen. Mitchell and Milburn are just as attractive in action as Matthews The two most individualistic wingmen in the game will be accompanied and attended by the two speediest and most spectacular centre-forwards.

And the captains right-half have

colourful, attacking

the

each at his right toe, he sways his true officially by March 18, but the scheme to limit fees I out- same body to the left,

lined seems likely to be style.

one recommended Management Committee adoption by the clubs.

This is the crucial moment. Johnston- comes from within a Stop the film and study it. stone's-throw of Dukinfield,Now on again...

in and there will be a duck

If the defender does as the feld at Wembley before

Matthews desires and follows start if, as in all previous ties,

the this sway by leaning to with there is no interference

mas right, Stanley checks his body Blackpool's semi-official

and immediately swerves

the cot being placed on the centre-

time spot. There she wags her rud-other way, at the same

along the der, and steps out gamely for Acking the ball

techline with the outside of the touchline..

his right toe-cap.

IT'S A DEAL

-

the

by

ther

for

Remember it? A £15,000 to limit,, falling in two years

£5,000, with lower limits for lower-grade players. And so on,

Unless the clubs act, the

fee (for £33,000 transfer

a will Second Division player!) Now he's off outside the-de-rise to £50,000. I asked Major the week if fender and up the touchline, Buckley during which is where he wants to There should be a compact go. And he is off with a sur- between Matthews and Mit-prising burst of speed for 20 chell: "I hereby promise and yards. undertake not to run back and harass the opposing outside- man on my side of the field."

it were true, as reported, that he had said he could get £50,- 000 for Charles, Leeds centre-

half.

Before the defender can re-

Frank The astute

replied, "He is worth £100,000, cover or the defence can shut him in, he places his centre.judging by the football I have That's the idea, anyway...

seen lately. Centre-half-backs

If Matthews and Mitchell give each other a break, Wem- Mark well that it is up the don't fuse', the ball." bley will see such indivi- | wing, on the outside of the

dialism as it has never before.

seen

it?

How does Matthews "do Just before the war when he was practising with the Eng- land team on a lovely ground on the mountainside at Zurich,. I seized a football, rolled it to him and said: "Try your tricks on me, Stanley. Swerve past me to show me how it's done."

"I honestly couldn't do it in cold blood," he replied. "It just comes out of me under

pressure."

screen.

back, he desires to go. That's where the danger lies. He. is not such a menace when he is forced inside towards his partner, or across the field..

IT'S GENIUS

That is Stanley Matthews,

if your sir, and

boy can

.can manage to do all this, he be a star-given genius.

the

Mitchell is now. Matthews of Scotland, but they don't seem to know it. He is supertatively clever with the bail at close quarters..

have Waddell

Well, how does Matthews do If Scotland. it? Watch him on or off the and Mitchell on the wings, in good form, there will be dan- He takes the ball nearer to ger for England at Wembley his opponent than any other on April. 14.

outside-right or wing-man of The English. cleven for that any period. There he stops, match will be something like quite often. Then, with the the Football League team ball stationary and just inside which plays the League of

Incland on Wednesday, April 4, in Eire. This is good news for Dublin, as the League selec-

have

chosen their will strongest side, though it

after no be announced until the Easter matches.

Gremlins Teamsters

For Saturday

The Gremlins will play two friendly hockey games at 3 p.m. this saturday."

Recreio ladies

team.

at

THE TEAMS

Boundary

May I suggest that the Eng- land team for. Wembley should not be issued until after the matches on Saturday, April 7?

cause of the Scottish match a week later is doing an injus- tice to other clubs as well as

The following Gremlin his own. players are asked to turn up for the above matches:

WARWICK'S SKIPPER

R. E. S. Wyatt, now 50, will again lead Warwick- shire in the coming County. Cricket season.-Central Press Photo.

Nat Lofthouse Should Lead England's Attack Against Scotland

Says HAROLD MAYES

Return of Nat Lofthouse to Bolton's attack brought renewed in- terest to the problem as to who will lead England against Scotland at Wembley.

སྙསད་༨

During Nat's absence Stan Mortensen and Jackie Milburn have thrust them- selves right back into the picture, and all of them were amongst last Saturday week's successful marksmen.

minus actors.

five

of points on Middlesbrough.

With a re-arranged attack at

Fulham the Tees-siders looked well below championship class and Preston made their jump top rank look a 'still

As long ago as last August I

Lofthouse, however, had the edge on the others, because he got his goal within two minutes of his re-entry into football. On his showing against Yugoslavia that makes him first favourite for me, but on current form I would take Mortensen at inside right and Milburn on the right wing-still his best position in my book, The Cup final "rehearsal," that the club should be in the, fantastic fee class. And if Sewell as buyers rather than had not had Lawton, he might principal market of the

have been just another The "A" will play the These League games are vital

ended in a 2-2. draw, sellers if they wanted to carry well

Lawton footballer. Street and the "B" will play problems, and a player

to Championship and relegation

but League issues were slightly on in the way Tommy who

"SUGAR" HELPS BRITAIN at Shamshuipo against an Army takes care not to get hurt be clarified. Spurs gained a couple set them going...

When World Middle and Wel- terweight champion with the blood. Perhaps you couldn't

name like a lollipop, "Sugar" Ray warned them they needed new

Britain comes to blame them if a club was crazy Robinson, enough to offer £34,000 for

shortly, he'll be bringing with any player, but if such a course him three cheques of 10,000 were permissible, and the Notts dollars each, one for Scotland.

really wanted cirectors

and for Ireland. They'll come apportion their profit fairly, they from the Damon Runyon Cancer would hand over the odd £14,- Fund, controlled by Walter Win-

making chell. to Lawton for Sewell.

Ray, of course is a member of -Lawton taught Jackie just the committee, and has made a "Down among the dead men"

when to go-how to start run- large contribution to the fund. plight Sheffield Wednesday's looks the worst. Billy Liddell,ning in anticipation, long before In Paris he intends to fight for a one-cent purse to raise further Yes, I have seen Johnston

perhaps the best match-winner the ball was passed and then play at centre-half. He star- in the game today, put two nails laid on the sort of ball service money, and he'll be doing that that all young players must have for two reasons-his desire to in their coffin, to

help and to offer thanks because, on his recent French trip, he was dreamed of, but seldom get.

treated like a white man."

That's how it should be; be- cause a lot of the coloured guys the whitest I know are among men I've ever met.

chased further

"At the moment, this is my back to idea of the best English team: safer bet.. Gremlins "A"; M. Read, J.

Williams (Wolves); Ramsey Gerrard, Mrs Muir, S. Abraham, (Spurs), Corbett (Newcastle); Rotherham, R. Kerr, N. Abraham, V. Slade, Wright (Wolves);

Johnston ahead in the Northern Section, in the Southern Banton, H. Fowler, S. (Blackpool), Dickinson. (Ports- and it is still Groundwater, N. Simmons. mouth); Matthews (Blackpool), Section where the fight is thick-

Taylor

(Newcastle), Milburn est. Gremlins "B": Mrs Gerrard,

Mannion (Newcastle),

(Mid- 1. Smirnoff, Mrs Giles, W. Cox- walker, R. Read, D. Bonnar, dlesbrough), and Finney (Pres-

ton).

Mrs Ballerand, Mrs Vianna, C. Ellery, T. Silva, L. Coxall

and D.. Sanders.

Rugger Results

The

red...

before

negative

But five finalists in the Eng- Sewell's first effort as a saviour. land team a fortnight

So far that goal has cost thirty- the Cup-decider would be dan-four thousand quid. Now Jackie were six of has just nine games left to cut gerous. There following were the re-them there in 1928, and Scot-down the cost per goal. and won by 5-1...yes, the "Wizards." Said Selector C. E. Sutcliffe: "Never gain!

London, Mar, 28.

of rugger games played

RUGBY UNION

London Scottish 14, Aberdeen University 0.

IT'S COMING

BUBGY LEAGUE

This isn't a "We said so" heading, ington 10, Bradford column, but

League Reddy to Act On Trans- Wigan 16, Widnes 3-Reuter,fer Reform, has not only come

the

T

NOTTS DEBT TO LAWTON

000

to

I couldn't help thinking, on the evening the deal took place, of two Carlisle players, Jack Billingham and Jack Lindsay, going to Southport for a joint fee of £1,500.

I knew Billingham when he young Jackie Sewell is played for Stead and Simpson's Soccer's highest-priced player, works team in Daventry, before and Notts County directors are his days with Northampton, on the hot seat with their sup- Bristol City and Burnley. If he porters for parting. I don't blame had had a Lawton to help him, the loyal Meadow lanery, because as Sewell was helped, hilting

senan ham would have been in the it's bem obvious.

TAILPIECE: MCC tourists on their way home via the States might have played crieket in Hollywood. They were invited, but turned it down. Good. After all, the Americans licked us at Soccer, and you never know.