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Soccer ~n ;/~.wJ ~I ~IA" ~ The Official Organ af' .VICTORIAN AMATE~d~edS~Cv~~.RM.F~~;BALLSSOCIATION'OL, 3. No.9. SATURDAY. MAY 27. 1950 PRICE 6d.,,-,' "WELL GATHERED"

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REG. SPARLING, custodian of the Victorian Police Soccer team, safely gatlters ahard drive. The Police wear the colors of the famous Arsenal Club, and hope toeventually emulate that team's performances, and In their endeavours to do this mostof their off-duty hours are spent at practice (as can be seen above).

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PRESIDENT'S LETTERDear Mr. Dixon.Enclosed you will find some newspaper cuttings relatingAssociation Final played at Wembley a week or so ago.I have not had time to send them before as. immediatelyhad to go to Birmingham and have just got back to London.I was at the match as the guest of Sir Stanley Rous, the secretary of theFootball Association. with whom I hope to have a long talk when I get backto England again next month.It may interest you to know that .I managed to get some very good moviesof the Cup Final. and when I get back toAustral(i,~"nextyear, I look forwardto showing them to you and your c~lleagues. .'0 With kind regards.v~ Yours truly.~. GEOFFREYCOHEN.

lrrh~ above letter was sent to "Soccer News" by the President of theV.A.S.F.A. He has enclosed a complete set of cuttings and photos from .allthe London papers of the Cup Final. We regret that these newspaper photoscannot be reproduced, .but they can be seen by club members on request later.Mr. Cohen's movies of the Cup Final will be of great interest on his return, also.~Editor.]

CLAIMS FOR WALK-OVERSClub secretaries are hereby notified. that points are not automaticallyawarded fot walk-overs against any team. A claim must first be lodged by theclub claiming the points; aand then the matter will receive consideration by theAssociation's Executive Committee.

Success v. FailureDO not leave the future to chance.You have it in you to make goodfinancially~it calls for an effort. cer-tainly~but success means more toyou than failure.Success does not necessarily de-~nd upon the size of your income.~Jjis what you do with your earnings'-at counts. and counts a great deal,

Wise is the man who takes thoughtof the future and saves part of hisincome regularly.You Will Su cred If You Save

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Page 4 SOCCER NEWS May 27, 1950"SOCCER NEWS" FREE COMPETITION

It is with pleasure that "Soccer News" introduces to our readers a weeklyCompetition. It is a weekly test of skill in correctly forecasting the result of14 V.A.S.F.A. games as listed on the coupon below. A prize of 1 will beawarded to the entrant sending ill correct results, as governed by the rules pub-lished.In the event of more than one correct entry being received, the prize of Iwill be equally divided among the successful competitors. Names and addressesof winners will appear in "Soccer News." Should no one succeed in forecastingthe corr~ct results. the prize of 1 will be "jack-potted" for the next week'scontest.Being an entirely new venture for our paper, readers will understand thatconditions may arise which may necessitate a review of the Competition; :-"Soccer News." ,---,,'We trust, however, that the Competition will prove popular among oursoccer fans, helping to cr~ate added interest in our grand game.Fill that Coupon in now And tell your friends to enter. .P. SEARLE, Competition Editor.CONDITIONS OF ENTRYA cash prize of 1 will be awarded for a correct forecast of the 14 games.Should more than one correct result be received. the prize will be equally dividedamong the successful entrants.Eac~ entry must be submitted, in ink on a current "Soccer News" Coupon.POST your Entry to COMPETITION EDITOR, "SOCCER NEWS,"5 GREENWOOD STREET, PASCOE VALE, W.7., endorsing your name

and address on the back of the envelope in BLOCK LETTERS, so as to reachthere not later than first post, THURSDAY. JUNE I, 1950. Coupons must notbe altered. mutilated, or defaced.HOW TO CLAIM: Readers with 14 correct results can claim same bywriting to the above address, endorsing envelope "CLAIM" in top left corner.so as to reach there by first post TUESDAY. JUNE 6, 1950.No responsibility accepted for entry lost or mislaid. Proof of posting can-not be accepted as proof of delivery or receipt. No correspondence will beentered into.Members of "Soccer News" and V.A.S.F.A Officials are not eligible.MATCHES PLAYED JUNE 3,1950 "SOCCER NEWS" COUPON No. t~i~;t4 fii~isio~ - - - -- , -- -. I I

Ho~e Away j I To mark Coupon. placeSunshinev. South Yarra I Fig. 1 in column provided toFootscray v. Hakoah denote home team WIN.Sandringhamv. P. Rangers \ I Fig. 2 to denote AWAY- BOxHili v. Prahran, i', i team WIN. Letter X toSecond Division' 1\ denote a ORA WN game.University v. Yarraville ." I have read and agree to~ge Cross v.~ventus; , "Soccer News" ConditionsThird Division (North) (I of Entry, and accept theirCoburg v. Fifers decision as final in all mat-Geelong C. v. Inter. Harves~rs ;. "j, I ters pertaining to same.Th~~~k~~:~s ~oB~~hton:-- -f ' " (Signed),Flinders v. JUS T ("~rile In BlockLetter,,)Victoria PQlicev. Moorabbin

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SECRETARY'S NOTESDirections to Grounds. - All clubs are hereby notified of the following

ruling made by the League Management Committee on Thursday, May 18, 1950:~"All Hom~ clubs are directed to inform their opponents and the RefereesAssociation of exact directions to their grounds each week not later than theWednesday preceding date of match."The above ruling will apply to every club playing in the Senior League. competition. S. BEATON, Secretary, V.A.S.F.A.International Harvesters.-Mr. Taylor has resigned as secretary and the newsecretary is Mr. J. Bums, 53 Fyans Street, South Geelong, to whom all cor-respondence should be addressed.

"0,~ VISION NEEDEDBy ALEC JARVISWith the advent of the compulsory 2.45 p.m. kick-off for Senior games,outer-suburban clubs which have Junior teams will be affected most, as this willinvolve earlier commencement of Under 19 and Under 16 games.For instance, an Under 19 team from, say, Ringwood, going to Sunshine,would have to leave home about 11.30 a.m., complete their game by 2.40 p.m.and arrive home about 4.45 p.m., making about a 5 hours' trip. No wonder clubshave difficulty in finding managers or coaches to concentrate o~ Junidz; teams.Most of ~, naturally, also wQnt to see the Senior teams playas often as possible.

Where we have both Senior and Junior Associations, any suggestions whichwould affect both organisations should be carefully analyzed before being putinto practice. I understand that the Management Committee which decided onthis action is not concerned with its effect on Junior games, yet it is comprisedmostly of representatives of clubs which probably all run Junior grade teams.Many Senior clubs have some distance to travel to their away games (apartfrom Yallourn and Geelong) and with the present expansion of the game (:on-tinuing, it will not be long before the V.A.S.F.A. will have to consider:~1. A subdivision of the one Association into two on a geographic basis, eachbody, however, being self-governed but affiliated to the Council of theState Association.2. The zoning of Divisions and Clubs north and south of the yarra asmay be most convenient, but still remaining under the control of oneAssqciation.

t. Propagation of the Game.~The promotion and propagation of soccer inbh i:toria can best be exploited through schools, youth clubs, etc., by encouragingWys of 12 to 14 years to play our code. Some clubs are doing a good job intheir district, but others (some in the First Division) have no Juniors at all.The Propaganda Committee of the V.A.S.F.A. should be vitally interestedin the promotion of the game (particularly Junior teams), but appears content toleave this job to the Junior Association. This is where the V.A.S.F.A. made amistake in allowing the Junior Association to be formed and separately con-trolled, and the Council has left the V.J.A.S.F.A. to its own devices. Efficiencyof Junior and Senior management could have been obtained ~y formation of aJunior Committee with the Councilor Management Committee retaining controlof all matters affecting each body being so arranged to prevent overlapping.In conclusion, I am not criticising the work the executive of the JuniorAssociation is doing, but consider that they should have more co-operation fromthe Senior Association.ATTENTION, ALL SCOTS

[Frank McGarry, of the Geelong Celtic Club, writes to say that he is desirousof forming a Glasgow Celtic Supporters' Club. Would all who are interestedin this unique idea write to him at 15 Aberdeen Street, Geelong.~Editor.]

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i FIFERSThe Fifers came into being in 1949, mainly through the efforts of R, Morgan,

I senr, (the old Caledonians and Brunswick goalkeeper), and Jock Beveridge..Actually they are a break-away from an organisation called the Fifeshire Asso-ciation o Victoria. This organisation was approached by some of its membersto give the younger element somefor~ of recreation, namely, soccer, but theparent body thought that a soccer team would be a financial liability instead ofan asset, so the break-away occurred.With card parties, house parties and dances mainly to raise funds, the Fiferswere born at the home of ~rs. Morgan, of Fairfield. Their first season in theThird Division saw them finish third, which wasn't bad going, and this seasr-,with the addition of a Reserve team, they hope to do even better. In year, :,\come they hope to be one of the big noises in soccer in Victoria. ~

The officials this season are mainly the s,ame as last, Mr. J. Curran beingpresident and Mr. S. Agn~w secretary, but with a new treasurer (M{. C. Brown)who is very go-ahead, For those who don't know, the Fifers ar~ I lainly com-posed of people from Fieshire in Scotland, one notable examplE: being AndyHerd, former Scottish International, coach to the Victorian team against theYugo-Slavs ..last season, and State selector this season,This year's team comprises some good boys, th~ goalkeeper (George McFar-lane), .with Northcote last season, has been &elected for State Trials. Thecentre-half (Paul Finn), an Irish boy" consider~d by the Fifers to be in the sameclass as Tom Jack, and in the forward line C. Beveridge, inside-right, who oneday will play for Victoria. The centre-forward is Len Chapple, a new boy fromEngland, with a similar style to Dave Stoddard, and the left-wing pair, who havebeen together for ~early two seasons (Harry Morgan and Sam Agnew), whowhen on form together, take some beating. One man who will be considered anasset to the Fifers this Season is right-half, captain and coach (Jack McLean), anew arriyal from Home. He comes from the home of Fitba, in Fife, and playeda lot on the famou& Wolves ground i3lWolverhampton. What he doesn't knowabout soccer isn't worth knowing, Remember the name Fifers; you will hearmore of them. Next Week I MORELAND,

GIPPSLAND GLEANIN GSBy HARRY ~AYLEYOnce again it seems to be nece~sary to answer the article this time by J~Minor, in the May 13 Issue of "Soccer News." I pointed out in my pr;eviousarticle in reply to Mr. Findlay, that before competition can be definitely enter-tained in Gippsland, proper organisation should first commence in the variousclub&, and it was mainly due to such lack of organisation that the old but smallGippsland League fizzled out. Please :let it be understood that I am not detract-ing one iota from the efforts of Mr. Minor (who seems to be the Pooh-Bah of

the Maryvale Club) for the work he is doing. If rumor hath it correct, he isalready encountering some difficulty with his team failing to appear for a friendlygame. If such was the case it would .appear that the' thousands who havearrived from overseas, and, by inference he aSS 1mes hey all play soccer, arecertainly not showing much enthusiasm for the game up to the preseI t.Probably the next few thousand will come up to scratch. The very fewplayers amongst the migrants arriving. at Yallourn are immediately given atten-tion when they show some keenness, and it is our intention to encourage suchplayer~, but they must first be well organised. Mr. Minor will bave his handsfull with the organisation of his' club, Dutl feel s~re that we will get somewhere,Meanwhile, Norman, keep going. We'll be w,ith you when the time arrives.~H,B. ' ,

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pertinent p ar.1.By P.SEARLE

What home team could not provide a soccer ball for the visitors the otherweek? There is no foundation in the rumor that an Aussie Rules ball was used.QUERYTwo prominent players have been noticed in" the newspapers adv~rtisingcigarettes. Still amateurs? FINE FELLOW q,.;

The unbeaten Olympic Reserve team owe m1:fcB o the astute c~aching of.t'O'icky Savis., Besides playing, Mick manages the team, and is highly 'regarded~ everyone In the club. DEFINITELY WRONGWhen a referee starts to argue with the spectators as he comes oft" theground it must cast doubts as to his efficiency. This happened at a recent FirstDivision game. YOU'VE GOT TO BE GOODBreaking into a bank will be easier for some players thaff making the Vic-torian team. Tipping quite a few changes despite last season's reputations.JUNIOR PLAYER TURNS REFEREEYoung Frankie Lee should be an asset to the Referees' Association..as soonas he gains more- experience. Frank is a product of the Junior body. We coulddo with more like him. VETERANBob Morgan, goal keeping star of the '30's, who was with Preston, Is one ofthe stalwarts in the. Fifers ~Iub. Bob, who must be nearing 50, has appearedin the Reserve team. REVIVAL?Now is the time when a Victorian Soccer Old Boys' Association could dogood work.. What a fine job they did in the past for Schoolboys and juniorsTRAINING FILMSOver 400 witnessed Soccer Training Films at Russell Street H.Q. auditoriumon May 15. Success of same may influence the Police club to put on another.

SUPPORTERSIf your club's results do not appear in the "Sporting Globe," complain to th~club until action is taken. With a 2.45 p.m. kick-off it's farcical that theyshould not be in in time.L.~~ OUT OF ACTION"V/ Joe Bambro, who sustained a fractured jaw in a game recently. is makinggood progress. Joe, inside-right with Sandringham, hopes to be able to playwithin a fortnight. HARD TO TOSSSouth Melbourne United are jubilant over their recent victories. South area hot tip and are at "odds on" to win the Second Division honors.

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CLUB JOTTINGSPARK RANGERS v. BRIGHTONThis game, played at Albert Park, opened sensationally. A. Nelson (P.R.)had possession of the ball and was about to shoot when he was tackled b)ShJ:\,ibsole,who was injured in the leg and took no further part in the game. IIIspite of this loss. Brighton fought stubbornly and gave little away. After aboulhalf and hour of end-to-end play, Brighton scored. Shortly afterwards Forresl(P.R.) centred from the left wing and Gillis headed the equalising goal.Mulcahy, Forrest and Ellis (penalty) scored in the second half to givRangers a clear win. Both goalkeepers (Weight and Dickason) deserve credilfor many excellent saves. They were well covered by firm defences, in whictGoode (B.) and Peterson (P.R.) stood out. The Rangers' half-back line walmore even than Brightons, with Scott being. perhaps, the best of the six, althou'"

Howieson gave Barr little scope. It was to be expected that the Rangers' fi'~forwards would be more effective than Brighton's four. but the latter never gavup and often had the Rangers' defence in trouble. In conclusion, a good, well.fought game was witnessed. .The Under 14 team is doing splendidly this season, recording another victor)(3-1) against Sunshine United. This gives them the remarkable goal average 0131-5, with 9 points of a possible 14.Park Rangers' Third Division team were defeated by Olympic, 3-~although they had a 2-1 lead until well past half-time. Lack of training? ..SOUTH YARRAPlayed before a large crowd at Falkner Park, this game finished 3 all. II

is remarkable for the fact that all goals were scored in the second half. Bod:sides played a hard and vigorous game. which was capably handled by threferee..Yarra attacked. but the Box Hill goalie cleared in good style. and then thvisitors took the advantage, but a hot shot from the Hill inside-left was savecby Reynolds, who was holding the Yarras' citadel with all his old vim. PIa)veered back and forth until half-time. Upon resumption Box Hill opened thEscoring when McDonald netted the ball. Two minutes later Lott levelled th.scores. The pace of the game was now increased, both sides striving hard tcget the lead. Neil put the Hill in front again when he scored a great goal, bulthe lead was shortlived. for a few minutes afterwards Durham hit the crossbalwith a ball that had the visitors' goalie well beaten. and from the rebound Millelnetted and made the scores even. Then Sharman gave Yarra the lead. but twcminutes before full time from a scrimmage in front of goal Neil levelled thtscores again. and so the game finished 3-3.

BRIGHTON ) ~The Metters-Canterbury Soccer Club, of Sydney. N.S.W., has accepted a'iinvitation by the Brighton Soccer Club, to be their guests over the King's Birth,day week-end. Two games will be played between the two clubs as follows:-Sunday, June 11.-Metters v. Brighton at Olympic Park. 2.45 p.m.Monday, June 12.-Metters v. Brighton. at Hurlington Park. 2.45 p.m.These games should be of particular interest to the many soccer supportersgiving them an opportunity to compare the quality of the football played ilN.S.W. and that of Victoria.Weare hoping for a particularly large crowd at these games. We are Halout to impress the N.S.W. chaps, not only from a club prestige point of viewbut rather to force upon them the conviction that soccer as played and adminis.trated in Victoria is little. if any. behind that of their own State.In his first game with Brighton:s First Division side, Reg Shrubsole, left-halfhad the misfortune to break his right leg a few inches above the ankle. ThEgame was only a few minutes old when the accident occurred. Reg, recentl)out from England, had played two game~ with the Reserves, had greatryimpressed. and was being given his chance with the First team.Reg will be looked after during his enforced illness.

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May 27, 1950 SOCCER NEWS Page 9-PIPERSAlthough we beat International Harvesters 6-0 last week, the performancewas not altogether commendable. Our viSitors could only field nine men, andunder the circumstances played very well. It is indeed strange to find them solow in the League Table. We changed ends leading 5-0, and everyone expecteda cricket score, but very bad finishing resulted in only one goal being added.In our game against Royal Caledonians, their outside-left (Mawly) suffereda broken shin-bone after a hard tackle with Bill Bushard, Pifers. right-back. Billhas now received a letter from Caleys, stating their man is quite comfortable and~ cheerful and attaches no blame whatever to Bill. A very nice gesture on thepart of ~a;leys ~o write, a 1d we wo,:ld like to ex.tend our. thanks to Mr. Harkn~s~.TraIning nights are In full SWing, glamounsed during the week by a VISItfrom the "Argus" photographer. and "Soccer N~ws" representative, which wasfollowe'd up by an article on the club's foundation and present activities. Withf.p~uch a lead from the V.A,S.P.A.. we. in common with all clubs. will do our

~tmost to keep soccer in the public eye.MORELANDMoreland Reserves were downed by Hakoah R,eserves, 4-2, in a hardfought game. An injury to Scates, full-back, early in the game didn't. helpMoreland. Newcomer, Voorens scored two goals, one from a penalty, bringinghis total up to five in two games. Moreland selectors had their eyes onanother newcomer (Mason), who played a fine game. Hakoah proved too strongin the first half and played well together. Other Moreland players under noticewere Heald and Drake.Moreland club is having a picnic match with the R.A.A.P. at Point Cook onSunday, May 28, and will be fielding two teams. Players and members will bewelcome. Por particulars contact the secretary, Reg Parkhouse, or treasurer,Marsha Lock.

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Page 10 SOCCER NEWS May 27, 1950BOX HILL,. Box Hill dropped a point to South Yarra at Yarra on Saturday last. The, small ground had a lot to do with it. although Box Hill were combining well. The

Yarra third-back defence held the Hillmen to a goallessfirst half. despite the factthat the Hillmen had most of the game. The second half was exciting when BoxHill scored first and Yarra equalised soo~ after. only to see Box Hill score again.But the Hillmen were shocked to see Yarra score two more goals and take thelead. Box Hill. after putting attack after attack. managed to equalise just before.time.The Hillmen and Yarra players got a shock when they returned to the dress-ing-rooms to find that mon~y had been stolen from players' clothing. Yarracommittee should see that locks are provided to lock these rooms. or a manposted to watch over them while the game is in progress. Box Hill ReservesUnder 14 won, 3-2. 1-0 r~s p~ctiyely. \lt the Thirds Under 19 and 16 lost. .Box Hill are holding a dance to aid thei: Tasmani~n tour at. Box Hill Towr "1\'"Hall on Saturday. May 27. A good band will be plaYIng. so let s have a recordC.:;lturnout. SANDRINGHAM CITY.Congratulations. Prahran; you certainly gave us a lesson in straight 'aheadfootball. but we think Ashworth saved you. He is in good form. fCity's injured list is still growing, Ken Farrow is now on the side~line withan inj~red leg, as also is Jock Anderson.

The Social Committee has 6~alised the iti~erary for King's Birthday week-end. when we will have our visitors, the Woonona B~lli (N.S.W.) Soccer Club.Saturday morning. June la, both, teams will be tendered. a civic reception by

the Mayor of Sandringham, at night a club social. on the Sunday a trip to Won-

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thaggi by both teams, when we will play an exhibition game. Monday morninga Cooks tour of Melbourne suburbs, in the afternoon the main match as thefeature attraction for the Junior carnival at our ground, at night a great smokenight. Tuesday, farewell.We are still looking for billets for the visitors. 1 any club supporter canhelp us out, please contact D, Bingh"m at ~o Sandririgham Road, Sandringham.The Junior section of the club are hard at it selling football doubles andshould make a few pounds out of same; also watch out for our big raffle-therewill be prizes galore.Joe Bambro has been passed as fit by the Alfred Hospital and should beback in harness before long.. Good work, Joe. .1 "

We are looking forward to today's game {};1~instour neighbors (Brighton),and can assure the large crowd expected that theV will see soccer at its best.

~ COBURGA large at~endance witnessed one of the most exciting games in ThirdDivision soccer. White Eagles, undefeated so far this'season, got a shock whenCoburg swung in~o it in earnest. A ding-dong battle ensued from start to fInish,and both teams were well exhausted when the final. whistle blew. .The Eagles scored within 15 minuteS of play (2 goals), then Coburg ralliedand scored 1 goal shortly afterwards. A fQul in the penalty area gave Coburgthe second goal. The game was very fast aqd both teams used their weight tobest advantage. During the game several players had to be assisted off theground.. but resumed after treatment. I think this was due to the rough coqditionof the ground. I can't blame anyone in particular for this as, no doubt, they haveto play wherever they can get a reserve.The referee kept the game well under control and by his agility and quickdecisions, eft no room for arguments. Final score. 2- 2 ~ raw) . ,The Schoolboys were defepted, I-a, by Box Hill; The Hill boys can thanktheir goalkeeper; he put up a remarkable performance and saved them fromdefeat. The Coburg Under 19 were defeated, 2-1, by Juventus. No report ofthis match to hand., Best players were: Seniors-Mick L)\ons, Lou McDonald:-Schoolboys-Huckvli. Evans, Hastley. .

. JUVENTUSJuventus tea.ms brought off a treble on Saturday, whew the Senior teariidefeated University by 5-2. The Second Division Reserves also won againstUniversity by 3-1. ..,~~. The m&t xciting game, howeyer, was the Juniors' match~ Which resulted~ In a 2-1 victory tor Juventus over Cobllcrg. The latter mptch was an ~xciting.even game, with Juventus trailing 1-0 at half-~ime: On resumption of play,inside-right, Sardi, scored first goal, which was i~mediately followed by a goalfrom Juventus centre-half, Campanna, from a scrimmage iwfront. Best players

for the home team 'were Bevilaqua andCampanna.Juventus Seniors had a comfortable win against University per medium ofbetter disposal and smarter work in front of goaLThe Reserves also won comfortably at Princ;es Park, and "",ere never indanger of losing, although University kl:pt plugging away till the final whistle.To Ril Fontana and Rino Carollo, who Wl:re both wed 1ast Sunday,Juventus players and tommittee would like to extend their best wishes and con-

gratulations.Mention would also like to be made to the trip we had to Koo-wee-rup onMay 6, when our Reserv~ team ~layed a combined Italian team and won 3-1after a very evenly fought match. We would like to thank the good people up~here who mpde our trip such an outstanding success, and we hope to be ableto repay their kindness in a return match in Melbourne.

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-- .~~~Page 12 SOCCER NEWS May 27, 1950""'~~ ,~ GEORGE CROSS, 0; PRESTON, 1It was a pity that such aQ even game should have been gecided in Preston'sfavor by a penalty, Still, there was little doubt about the decision, a defender

parrying a shot for goal with his hand. The game. a constant alternation of nearmisses and beroic goalkeeping. was fast and robust. George Cross, sure-footedthroli9hout, positioned themselves well, but they lacked the speed and ball controlJloticeable on the Preston left-wing.Half-way through the second half came the penalty with which Bracewellgave Preston victory. This seemed to dishearten the home team, for they neverlooked like equalising. Preston. having several chances to increase their lead,exhibited deplorable marksma~s\1ip. The worst offender in this respect wasSpencer, who from five yards out, just missed the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

PRESTON J'}'It is a strange paradox that, in losing 2-3 to Yallourn, Preston turned onthe best exhibition of football yet seen at Zwar Park. Yallourn, however, justhad that little extra precision in team-work needed to clinch the issue,Among the crowd of 300 watching the game were some ardent supportersof the old Preston club.. 'way back in the 20's. A well-known figure in Victoriansoccer commented that Jim Smith, Preston's tricky twinkle-toed outside-left, was

the find of the season.Yallourn's defence was outstanding and deserves credit for absorbing Wil-son's shock tactics and limiting him to one goal. Preston's other goal camedirect from a free kick twenty-five yards from goal. Bracewell drove the ballunerringly into the corner of the net.

- ..-ave our Native Fauna No.5Two mammals alone in the w"rld layeggs, thus providing the scientist's"missing link" with the loweranimals. Both are Aus-tralian: the Platypus isone, and the other Is the

Echidna (Tachyglossusaculeatus) which wan-ders In the open forestin search of ants andtermites. It is protect- ;} "ied by a coat of prickles 'C.Isuperllclally like those ofthe Porcupine to which,however, It Is not re-lated. A full grO\Vflspecimen may weigh fouror live pounds; but Itsmouth is less than halfan Inch wide, and tooth-less. It has to catch In-sects almost constantlywith Its long stickytongue to su'vive. It has stout claws for breakingopen ant nests.

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:: A::. . . ..~~ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. . ~~II Readers are i.nvited to se?d alon.9 queries, su~gestions, ,';) II:: etc., to the Editor. All will be given approprIate con- -t~ ::j~ sideration. :~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Sir.~Allow me space in your valuable paper to voice concern of manysoccer enthusiasts at the distorted reports in some of the press nearly every week.Mr. Wilshaw's description of how Sunshine got' the first goal in the match atBox Hill on 13/5/50 was like a gangster story. He reported: "Hunter knockedGravel to the ground over the goal line and was still standing over him whilethe ball came from the left. to Thompson. outside-right for Sunshine, to score."( '.what I saw from behind the goal posts and allowing for the one eye I have. was~ravel went out to fist a ball while Hunter (9 stone) went up to head the balland they collided. Gravel. who is a lot heavier. was off balance and went tothe ground and a full 4 yards out of his goal, and the. referee only a few yardsfrom the incident and about four of Box Hill defenders in the goal-mouth.Gravel did not. have to receive any attention and was diving all ovet the goal afew minutes afterwards. The effect of these reports on the newcomers to thegame make it an unhill battle for thOSE:rying to put the game ahead. So let'sreport the liner poin~s of the game. The bias press will soon pick up any reportri1at is detrimental to the game. Thank goodness we have the "Soccer News."~Yours, etc, BILL BOWMAN.Sir.~AlIow me to congratulate the State selectors on their selection of theteams for the First Trial game, The football was excellent; in my opinion itwas the best exhibition I have seen for many years, On this showing we canhave every confIdence in the team selected to represent Victoria, I don't envythe selectors their task in finalising the side. P~rsonally. I would advise clubsto encourage all players, Juniors especially, to attend future Trials. for much canbe learned by careful observation. Thanking the players for a good afternoon'sentertainment,~ Yours, etc., J, FINNEY.

Sir,~r am writing this letter to you seeking your assistance in connection witharrangements for social matches, particularly Sunday games.-" Here, at R,A.A.F. Station. Point Cook, we have an enthusiastic team of~ soc~er football players, and all the facilities for playing, but no one to playagainst. We would very. much appreciate any arr?n~ements which could bemade for friendly games with teams from your Association.Interested parties can contact. me at Point Cook, phone MW 3381. Extn. 120~~i 3fter hours. Extn, 63), or Cpl, Cox on telephone switchboard.~ Yours. etc,.t;JV. D, EPHGRAVE, F/Lt,

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Page 14 SOCCER NEWS May 27, 1950-JUNIOR SECTION

POINTS DEDUCTED THROUGH PLAYING INELIGIBLE PLAYERSThe Executive Committee of the Junior Association at its last meetingresolved that both Sunshine United and Western Suburbs Under 14 teams loseall points won in all games that all or any of the players participated in duringthis current season :-K. Horsfield, N.Naismith and N. Fagan (Sunshine United);C.. Wood (Western Suburbs).This action follQwed investigations into these boys' ages from the schoolrolls; where these boys attend;c-and a check of their registrations of season 1949compared with those signed for this season.Both these clubs have appealed against the Executive Committee's decision,and b?t~ the appeals will be heard on June 5 at the next meeting of the: Junior \,.AssocIation. ~NEXT MEETING OF JUNIOR ASSOCIATIONClubs who failed to have delegates at the last geperal me:eting of ,the JuniorAssociation. were Hakoah" Yallourn, Metters, Moorabbin. Army Appr~tices;HighettNational Fitness, Bentleigh, and Yarraville.The next general meeting is to be held on Monday, June 5, at 8 p.m. at theTemperance Hall (Savoy Theatre Buildings), Russell Street. Melbourne.SCHOOLBOY TEAM TO VISIT NEW SOUTH WALESVictoria has decided to send a State Under 14 Schoolboy team to Sydney inJuly, should New South Wales decide to organise the 1950 Schoolboys' SoccerCarnival in their State. Victoria has also requested that the Carnival beallotted to Melbourne in 1951.YALLOURN DROPS ITS FIRST PREMIERSHIP POINTSunshine United's victory over Hakoah in the "A" Section of the Under 19Division last Saturday, placed them in second position, only one point behindthe leaders, South Yarra. s;outh Yarra retained its .leading position with a 3-1win against Box Hill, who pefore last Saturday shared second position withSunshine. Main game in this Section today will be between Brighton and Sun-shine United.The leading team In the "B" Section of thjs Division, Yallourn, dropped itsfirst point for the season on Saturday, In a thrilling match against Preston, whichresulted in a 2-2 draw. Yallqurn are still four clear points in front, however,but Prestol1 improved it$ positiol1 on the ladder by moving from fourth to second.Coburg, ~hich shar~d until last Saturday second place with Juventus, droppedto fourth, through their close d~feat, 2-1 by Juventus. Ju~entus are now equalsecond with Preston, with the latter team ahead on goal average. Main matchin this Section today will be that between South Melbourne United and Coburg. \ .NORTHCOTE AND BRIGHTON STILL ON TOP ~In the Under 16 Division. Northcote and Brighton are still fightil;l9 for theleadership. Both teams are level on points, with the former still ahead on goalaverage. South Melbourne United still occupy third place, but are four pointsbehind the leaders. The ga~e of the day in thi~ Division will be betweenSandringham City and B ,ightoJ:l.INTERESTING STAGE REACHED IN SCHOOLBOY GRADE

Due to the deletion of points for both Western Suburbs and Sunshine Unite:d,the: Unde:r )4 Division has reached an interesting stage. Three teams, ParkRangers; Box Hill and South Melbourne United "A", now occupy top positionwith 11 points each. Park Rangers, however. have a much better goal averagethan the other two. Sandringham City and Coburg closely follow the three:le:ade:rs. hese: teams being only one point behind the leaders. The most inter-esting games in this di,:"isi~~tod.ay will be 'the local derby between Park Rangersand South Melbourne A, and that of Coburg and Sandringham City.SCHOO,L COACH REQWREDRichmond Technical School has applied to the Junior Association for assist-ance to obtain a coach for their school soccer team. Prahran club has been

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May 27, 1950 SOCCER NEWS Page 15LEARN FROM VICTORIA'S STARS

9- TEAMWORK, by Bob McFeetersA team's policy is usually laid down by the manager after carefeul consulta,.I tion with the captain. care being taken to find a style of play suitable to the material available. and not to adapt a policy that would necessitate the alteringi of a player's natural style. To put the cart before the horse would be sheer folly.I do not intend to expound the relative theory of the different styles of playin use at the present time. but no matter what type of play is decided upon theyall have the most important point in common. inasmuch that it takes the entire~ eleven players to make it a success.; The best type of material that an amateur club could wish for is eleven .~\ayers of average ability. ready and willing to do their utmost in every game.

.ar players are of little team value to the ordinary club; their individual efforts.though very competant and pleasing to the eye. are quite often more of a draw-back than an asset to the smooth working of a team. Moreover. the forwardline is usually obliged to come to a standstill while he holds the stage. .In Schoolboy and Junior footoall especially a young player gifted with theart of ball control is quite often tempted to overdo the dribble. and not beingproperly matured. finds himself after an otherwise clever and spectacular run tooexhausted to finish off with a hard drive. All wasted effort. which could havebeep put to b~tter use. simply by bringing a team-mate into operation with him.Two players of average ability can go much farther and do more damage thanthe, soloist. It is worth while to remember that the ball is made round to goround; do not defeat its purPose. Simplicity is the key to fast. profitable foot-ball; to trap ~e bal). draw an opponent. then an accura~ slip. or push-passdirected just in front of a colleague. so as to allow him to "run on" to the ball,instead of having to double back and r~trieve it. which is quite often the case,will pay a much better dividend. Five~a~side tournaments are invaluable forteaching young players the full meat:ling and yalue of positional play,Quite often an otherwise good eleven find themselves. through no fatllt ofthe players to be unevenly balanced; that is. they are stronger down one sidethan the other. For obvious reason, every effort must be made to get back onan even keel. Not only does the working side get overplayed. but it makes thejob of the opposing side very much easier... Full-backs in Junior teams could lay the .foundation for an attack more oftenthan they do. after dispossessing the attacking forwards of the ball. do not indulgein haphazard '~belting' of the ball down field ; rather try to find one of your half~backs with a good ground pass. The chances of having the ball "belted" back",:e greatly reduced., ~i The next time you pull the club's colors over your head, realise that you

.ve become part of a team whose success depends entirely upon your unselfishand wholehearted co~operation. Above all else, have the heart to try, it beingbetter to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all.tBob McFeeters is Captain/Coach of the successful Box Hill team, and allJunior teams are recommended to study his article closely.. Chief among hisrepresentative honors is being picked for an Australian XI v. Jugo-Slavia lastseason. tJUNIORS PLAYING IN SENIOR TEAMSClub secretaries are reminded that a Junior player must sign a Senior regis~tration form upon playing his fourth game with his Senior team.

FINES FOR FAILING TO SEND TEAM-CARDSClub Secretaries of home teams are reminded that the penalty for failing tosend team-cards into the Association Secretary within 24 hours after the termina-tion of the game (Sundays excepted). is 2/6 for each offence.BIRTH CERTIFICATE REQillREDIn future all Under 14 players. upon being registered with a club. shallproduce a birth certificate to his club secretary. This will be taken as official

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League Tables as at May 20, 1950P W D LF A P P W D LF A P

., first Division Third D1vlsion (~outh)JUS T 8 6 2 0 38 4 14SunRhlne United 9 1 0 2 24 12 14 F N D 1 6 1 0 42 4 13Sandrlngham City 9 5 2 2 19 1.6 12 ,Vil'.' Police 8 5 0 3 24 13 10South Yarra 9 4 3 218 14 11 OlympIc 6 5 0 1 19 11 10Box Hili 1 4 2 125 13 10 Moorabbln 8 3 2 32515 8Brighton 9 4 2 3 24 18 10 Box Hill 1 2 0 5 11 30 4~I:ahran 9 5 0 422 21 10 Park Rangers '8 2 0 62132 4Park Rangers 9 3 0 615 15 ~ Brighton 8 1 1 61149 3Footscray CIty 8 2 1 5 14 24" Bentlelgh 8 1 0 1 11 49 2:l:foreland 9 1 3 5 14 26 ? Macedonlans' fixtures deleted from LeagueHakoah 8 1 1 1 12 28 3 Tables. First Division ReservesSecond Division Park Rangers 9 1 1 1341315South Melbourne 9 8 0 1 S6 13 16 Sandrlngham City 9 6 1 2 19 10 13YallourI1 8 6 1 1. 52 11 13 Brighton 9 5 2 2 25 11 12Juventus 9 5 2 ~ 21)14 12 South Yarra 9 5 1 3242011Preston 9 6 0 3341812 Box Hili 8 5 0 3 22 16 111West Suburbs 8 5 0 3 28 18 10 Prahran 9 4 1 4 20 14",-,eorge Cross 6 3 0 3 6 1 6 Sunshine 9 3 3 3 22 20Yarravllle 8 2 1 51045;; Hakoah 8 3 0 51423Melb. University 1 2 0 5 14 2& 4 oreland 9 1 1 1 19 35 3Rlng\vood 9 2 0 1 2L36 4 Footscray City 9 0 0 9 9 45 0Heidelberg 9 0 0 9 945 0 Second Division Reserves,Western Suburbs v George Cro~~, 22/4/50; Yallourn 8 8 0 059 5 162 points awarded to We~tern Suburbs, Juventu~ 9 1 0 24219 14Preston 9 6 1 22415 13Third Division (North) ~outh ~elbour 1e 9 5 1 3 31 11 11Fifer. 9 8 0 136 13 1.6 WeRt Suburb., 8 5 0 33821 10White Eagles 1 1 0 0 45 11~' '~elb. Un.iversIty 1 3 0 42324 6Coburg 8 5 0 11 22 19 10 Ge,?rge Cro~s 5 2 0 3 10 1~ 4Williamstown 9 5 ff 4 16 25'.10 H;-ldelberg . 9 2 0 1 9 6" 4Geelong Celtic 1 4 1 2 ~ 16 .9, , p\Rgwood 9 1 0 8 0 32 2Velboul ne Rangers 1 3 0 4"19 24 6 arratllle.. . . 1 0 0 1 4 44 0Woodlands 9 3 I} 6 28 'i2 6 ThIrd DIVISion ReservesInter. HarveRters 1 1 1 5 1322 3 D 1mPIC 4 3 0 126 3 6Royal Caledonlan~ i 1 0 6 1625 2 WlliamRto\\n. ~ 3 0 0 11 4 6

South Yarra 6 0 0 6 ~ 24 .Q Woo< lan~~ ,) 3 0 2 14 15 6Fifets 4 1 0 3 1 26 2No results received: White Eagles- v' Cob'- Cobur~ 2 0 0 2 4 9 0Itrg: Melbourne Rangers v Geelong-Geltic, Moorabbln 3 0 0 3 0 15 0

Junior Amateur League :Tables as at May 20, 19500". Under 19 "A" Section Under 19 "B" SectionIC" South Yarra 8 l' 0 .1 23- 11 14 .' Yallourn 9 8 1 0 24 411c Sunshine United 8 . 6 1 1 2.6 6- \3 ~reston 9 6 1 2 28 8 13

: ' Box HIli 8 ~ 1 2 16 1 1t Juventu~ . 9 6 1 2 25 11 ISBrighton 1 5 0 221 8 10 Coburg 9 5 1 319 IS 11Army Apprentices - . l' 3' 1. 3 9 24 J Sih.' Melb. United 9 5 0 4 25 11 11}'" Sandrlngham City 8 2 1 5 12 23 '5 Ringwood 9 4 0 5 13 16 8Park Rangers 8 1 0 1 1;18 2 - Metters- 9 2 2 5 11 28Hakoah 8 .0 0 8 0 5 .0 Yarraville 8 1 3 4 8 11- ~J'f Under 14Division ~ Mootabbln 9 2 1 6 17 33"'"Park Rangers - 8' 5 -1 ~ 3 ~ U '. , ~rthcotEt 8 0 0 8 1 42 0Box Hili -8 5 '1 .2 1.6 5-11, - U11der 16 DivisionRth. ~':elb. United "A;".9,- -6 - 1, ;I 291111 - .No,thco_te 9 8 0 1. 23 416Sandrlngham City. 8..4 2 2.1~ 1110. . Brlghtol1 . \I 8 0 125 816Coburg ,~5" (J 4 21 22 10 Sth.' Melb, UnIted 9 5 2 2 22 10 12~'estern Suburbs - ,'88 '0 . 0 29 " 8 . - SantlringaamCity 9 ~ 0 4 16 20 10Preston 9 3 1,5 23 31 1 Box Hili 9 4 1 4 20 9 9Brighton \ _~~-~ ~15 25 6 Park Rangers 8 4 0 4 11 12 8Bentielgh 9 2 1 ~ 10 2~ r.-. Ptosum :~~:. 9 2 1 6 5 13 ;;8th. Melb. United "B" 9 2 1 ~ l' 23 1; Rlng\vood 1 2 0 5 12 21 ISunsblniUnlted ~ :. '9 5 2' 22810 4: :, ~"i,.th Yarra: 9 2 0 1 8 21 4Highett N.F, 9 0 0 '9 4-59' 0 -2ur1shine United 8 1 0 7 2 26 2Sunshine Utllr:ed- lind Wetern 'suburbsln tlm ~Undtrt4 ,1)t\1slon have each had 8pDints dedu"ted 'fttr playing lnellgibl~p\a~er. 4I'h~ck,is'stllt to be made from theTeam Carl\ In which Sunshine Ut:llted pl~1ed ~and~ ngham City on April 8, and Iffound tliat: Sun lhlne United played' InelIgfble player~ In tl1is -mnfch, whl6h wa~ a drawngame, a further point will be deducted." --NOTE.-Under 19: Pre~tQn awar4ed polnt~ against Yar.ravllle .In match lI~ted f(}r:\[a) 6, UI1~er 16: Pr~ston awarl\ed polnt~ against Park R~ng~rs .In match ..lIstedflJt May .13. Rlng~od v Park Rangers match not played 011 \lay 20:

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