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VICTORIAN AMATEUR SOCCER FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Editor
and Treasurer:
Morrie
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I A:mateur Soccer in Victoria I. ,..ces Up To It And Now.
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So much misinformation has been written and spoken publicly in recent weeks by so-called Soccer "experts," whose job it has been to BOOST who have been using their that positions in wh~t appears to have Soccer, been anbut attempt to SMASH Soccer, the Victorian Soccer
1955 SOCCER NEWS the sparkling weekly that it is, pas fou'Dd it necessary to submit his resignat~on. .
Council h.as been.f.orced to take steps to remove these fifth columnists from officIal publIcIty channels. The~r attempt to poison the minds of Soccer fans against every-, thing and everybody working FOR Victorian Soccer had succeeded to such an extent that boOIng it .culminated.rece?tly ain a when shocking exhibition of bad manners--the of a Victonan team it took the field
As a result, editorial contributions should now be addressed to: M.orri,e Buckner, 562 St . K.id I a R oa, d
against the invincible Austrian Rapid Club. Threats!
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However,they still have news-
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paper channels through which they can continue to pour out their misguided, bitter and egotistical brand
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of venom. And their swashbuckli'1g reaction to critici.sm of their
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tements by Council members been a thinly - veiled threat made in a form of journalistic blackmail that adds up to this: "Kick us out of our official appoint' ments and we'll use our daily press chann~ls to smash you." The Council feels that it can no 10f1ger submit itself, or the sport of Soccer, to such high-handed treatment. Win or lose, for better or \'lorse, it will fight such tactics. But it cannot stand alone in this battle. This is a rallying call to all Clubs, Committees, and supporters. Close your ranks. Learn to recognise destructive criticism for what it is, and what it is intended to be -an attempt to smash amateur
Soccer in Victoria.
Pledge your support, or voice your constructive thoughts, your Council delegate, or through to"SOCCER NEWS." NOW! \.
., At the Showgrounds last Saturday, HAKOAH surprIsed by battling JUVENTUS to a 2-all draw. Here we see a determined attack by Joe Gottesman, who seems to have beaten JUVENTUS defenders Rava,gnan and Novaselich. But Joe was disappointed. . . his kick went astray.
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weekly by the
Stuart Beaton
August 27,
Sniping the Snipers.
V .A.S.F .A.
BULLETIN
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Democracy is regarded by Australians as a holy institu-
tion, but they use their democratic rights in some amusing ways. th .11 t f I" . d. F . t
«;)rms ance, ey WI VO e or a po ItIcal can 1d ate. He is successful. For the duration of his term in office, many of the people who voted for him will refer to him, if they think of him at all, as a hopeless clot. At the next election, th.ey nominate him and elect him again.
WHY? Mainly because it's easier to "let George do it." His electors and self-.appointe.dc.ritics ar~ unw~llinf!,'to do as f) does. . . to sacrIfice theIr time; theIr socIal lIfe and th~'
Due to many requests, I am labour for the. common good. usin~ the sp;acereserved for the That is precisely the situation offiCIal b.ulletm to commen.ton m8;tcussed by Soccer followers in
ters whIch have been wIdely dIS-
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and atmosphere which
surrounds the Victorian Soccer Council . .. Most of the Present CouncIllors are men who have devoted most of theIr spare
recent weeks. The comments,of time, for most of their lives, to Soccer. M os t 0 f t heir. CrItIcs.are .. course, given a personal point ofare view, andfrom should not be ofthe.type regarded as official.
deal,
but
who,
for
a multitude
of glIb
who reasons,
TALK a great find that they
REFEREE HECHT. can DO nothing for Soccer. In "Soccer News" of August 20, . it has been stated that a member They are the smpers. o! the Ref~rees! Association cri~icIsed for the not VictorIan Soccer AssocIation making any move to
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ounCI ,an as soon as e. Is~overs t ~t e 18not the boss alter the referees for the match of a one-man show, he qUIts m a huff, and thereafter beAustria v. China until the evening comes' a life-member of the Snipers' Guild. a statementis incorrect as Th en th ere IS . th e smper . ' w h 0 pus h es h ImSeIf f orwar d of Such the match.
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the Referees'Associationwere'informed 24 hours before the game ('()mmenced that r~feree Hecht was :Inacceptableto the Austrian team, snd referee Hutchison had been selectedto .replacerefereeHecht.
for an appointment, then, finding the job a mite tedious, fails to see out the season. As a result, It falls to the same small group of devoted men to labour, year after year, after year, for the adminis. ,tration and propagation of the game. .. to deal W
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TheofficIalwhomadethe above. . .. incorrectstatementalsomentioned affilIates, finance, Inter-State and International tours, coa that the referees thought Hecht ing, selection, discipline, should have been the referee.
So also do the ~.A.S.F.A. After all, we selectedhIm. I hope that Emil Hecht will stay.with us. He
fixtures,
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player status, publicity,
school propaganda, and the hundreds of problems that crop up in anyone season. Their reward is too often, as now, abuse, instead of
is well liked ~nd is efficient. It has praise, destructive been statedpersuaded m the press the they deserve . V.A.S.F.A. the that referees
criticism
instead
of the constructive
help
,
to officiateon the Tuesdayevening. Let us all join in a campaign. . . since snipers, critics This st.ate.ment is also incorre'!-t: and bacI.r-biters will not help Soccer, let us silence them, or
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,he credIt IS due to Messrs" Dig nam, Hadfield and Rodgers, of the rEJ-!'erees'executive.
at least
versial articles have been featured. The public is entitled to know what is going on, but I consider that personal statements stating that "Tom Smith is not a friend of Jim Brown" should be excluded.
followers to forward suggestions to me. To date the response has been nil. The press has taken credit for suggesting the match Austria v. South China. Such a match was
I am perfectly sure that the Council, comprising twenty men elected by the clubs, is quite capable of dealing with difficulties as they arise. I would suggest that the press in general print more
The broadcasting stations have come. under fire, but on many occasions I have invited all Soccer
mooted and discussed by the Australian Association weeks before the press mentioned the matter.
constructive criticism and less sensationalism. -STUART BEATON.
"SOCCER NEWS." In recent weeks several contro-
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KURT DEFRIS
NER tells you what you should know about them.
ing ~m c~tizenship if.he
would
stay m ChI~aand org8;nIseall amateur sport In ShanghaI.
tained a great many refugees from
But by this time, Kurt yearned to &:eehis parents and r,elatives
bundle of energy had to survive both Hitler's machine for mass - man destruction and the Japan-
Europe, and immediately set about the successful organisation of a special Jewish athletic competition,
aga~n... and they. wer~ m. ~ustralla.. In 1946, thIS solId cItIzen made his home here.
so has proved a good thing local Soccer.
involving 60 soccer teams, over 200 table tennis teams, and sections for boxing and swimming. At the same time, Kurt played
Back With It wasn't long back in Soccer, H~KOAH. He
his usual wing position for the J.R. Club in the Shanghai League's first division. This league featu~ed a number of national teams famous in the East the Russion SOKOL, the British EAST SuRREYS th~ Portuguese LUISI-
mIrth when he recalls the first game he saw plared by HAKOAH at Presto~. EIght players asseI?Ibled. To playa game, Nat Sp~cer, then HA~OAH'S Manager, stnpped, and thIrteen sp~cta.t.ors were, persuaded to do lIkewIse.
for
How, m"ny critics of the Victorian Selection Committee are aware that Kurt, who is one of the three selectors, was for years a famous outside right in Austria, a country swarming with high-class players.? He
first
played
at
the
age
of
14
for the J.uniors of the Vienna As. , Football Club. In those sociation days'. a fellow Player was Max Gold who IS currently Manager of
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e t ' d e rabn l oft t OCc ther 1;1 aye. Japanese TUNGHWA WEN, It and Ch' TUNG . . tthe- th a ay can e e 0 e ImagI~nese . IS In. er nation HAK. estmg M Le toWnote . T that, tat that t tIme, S OAR has come a I ong way r..e along, a presen .ec. retary - Coach of the tourIng ~mce th en... an d K ur t has b een
'. .. RAPI the visItmg D team.. . SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC AS. Later, after fo~r yea.rs WIth the SOCIATION was Manager of hi~hly-ranked FaIr Umtas AcadeTUNG HW A. miC Club, Kurt was elected by 500 clubs to represent them on the Austrian Football Association. . Played forYlenn~ HAKOAH
I~S Secretary-Ma~a~er for a long tIme.. CharactenstI.cally, though, he gIves all. the credIt to st~lwa:ts
, Jack SkolnIk, Tony Rubmstem, I! .further proof O;fr<;urt s a.dap- and other committee-men. J . V. t . C tabIlIty.an4 populanty IS requIred, surely It hes m the fact that he Olns IC onan ~~CI 1
.
was electedPresidentof the Inter-
Four years ago, he Jome~ the
national Table Tennis As~ociation of Shanghai which boasted over 10,000 registere(i players - AND KURT WAS TJ;lE ONLY NONCHINESE IN THE ASSOCIA-
League Management C.om!llittee, and two years later was II;lVlted by Mr. ~. R.. Thomas, ChaIrm~n of the Victonan Soccer Counc.Il, to stand for that body. He dId so,
HAKOAH casions. on several thnllIng ocAt the same time, he was a
TION' . Suspected by Japanese
and. was elected. . SInce then, Kurt has carned much more than his share of the
highly-ranked table tennis player. In this sport, however, he has had to play second fiddle to his wifeat one time Mrs. Defris was ranked
. Then came the Japanese. BeIng. a refugee fr°ll.l the w~ste.rn end .of Eas.t:West ~XIS, Ku~.s mfluen~Ial
load of Victorian Soccer. As a State Selector, as a member of the League Management Committee, the Disciplinary Committee, and
women players! For two years, Kurt managed the Austrian National Amateur Soccer and Table Tennis Te~ms on their tours of France, Czecho-slovakia, and Hungary. He w~s near-
sectIons of Shanghl1I s pop~1.ation brought hIm. under the notIce of the Occupa~Ional I:'°rce. They pr?mptly strIpped hIm of all appomtments, and he was relega~ed to the scrap-heap for the duratIon
tee, as ActIng Treasurer of the Council, as the first New Australian Manager of the Victorian and Australian Test Teams, 1955, he has proven his ability and tirelessness where Soccer is concerned.
ingthe top of the tree in the ad., of the war. ministration of sport in Austrta. But he wasn't forgotten by his
Of all his duties, there is only one that he dislikes intensely-
AI~ho~gh stIll an amateur, he was mVIted to become a member t~~'1i pl~y for the world-renowned ~f,ssional VIENNA HAKOAH. ""'!rnrt accepted, and pla.Ye;d for
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men
Viennese
indestructible
~coming st.eamroll~r in China, before to Australia. That he did
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the
series in which MORRIE BUCK-
It's a pity that this story must be offered in brief form. Actually, this should be the first of a five-part serial entitled, "KURT fiEFRIS, His Life and Times," because this man's life has contained more phases than an historical age. I shall d b f h . hl ' h . 0 my est to compress a ew 19 19 ts Into a page or two. This
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know
who give up all of their spare ti111iefor the a1vancement of Soccer? This is the second of a
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third in the world grading of
Hitler Strikes i Then, in 1938, his country was blacked out by Hitler's anschluss. By devious means, Kurt escaped and fled to China.
In Shanghai, he joined the Jewish Recreation Club, which con-
posI~IonsWIth the v~;Ile, sport~ng the Interna~ional League Commit.-,
countless friends. As soon as the war ended, he was unanimously chosen by all th~ cJubs of the Shanghai Soccer League as selector, covering all foreign teams in
the league. Even the Chinese Gov' ernment recognised him by offer-
serving on the Disciplinary Committee. He hates to sit in judgment of his fellow-man. That is probably one of the reasons for his popularity... Kurt likes every-
body, and it follows quite naturally that everybody likes Kurt!
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organising a team from resident players of at least seven nationaJities. Captain of the team will probably be Tuval Tibor, 24-year-old butcher from Switzerland, who has represented his country against ~taly, New Zealand and China. He IS at present a member of the f cessful Shepparton Rovers.. \l;pj
Interesting don't
The A:merican l'.;h: For,:e many l}~s a c?ampl°l!shIP competitIon, WIth servIcemen ten airfields competing.
parts
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is, concerned.
Yanks
and Goulburn Valley'
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The prInted de~ate. between topa, where an Interstate
Alex Barr and JackIe WIlson has reached the stage of personal recrimination. Parts of Jackie's 'letter should not have been published last --:veek, and th.e s8;me app~ies to Alex s reply, WhICh IS now In our hands. R;ither than print only part of Alex's letter, we declare the matter closed, at least as far as "SOC-
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Daring Decision...
COUNCIL in CAMERA After
expressions
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present
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P?intin~ to troub!e causedby the Press in connectlon Brighton
wIth the grounds,
MIddle Mr.
Park, Rothfield
Camberwell, concluded,
and amid
chorus of "hear, hears," by stating that, as long as the Press used its privilege of entry to Council meetings solely fC?rthe puryose of obtaining information
0 f elt er e ounCI or 1 s ommI e~s. Where necessary, a statement would be IS-
prerogative, even the duty, to deny them that privilege.
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sued after orthe by the presiding ~hairman themeetings Secretary. . ~he primary object of this resolution is to prevent the P~essfrom seizing, as .they have often done rn the past, upon a srngle statement uttered in Council, lifting it from its context, and using it to the detriment of Soccer.
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All shades of opinion converged toward this decision, and were aptly summed up by Mr. Nat Rotnfield, Vice-President of the V.A.S.F.A. He opened his statement by regretting that, while Council had done all in their power to help Press . representatives, they had remained hostile. They were present at meetings week after week. No re-' port ever appeared in the Press concerning the constructiv.e efforts, the developmental plans,. or the Council's minor or major successesin relation to the propagation or administration of soccer. Sought Only Trouble They waited patiently, Mr. Rothfield said, until a minor failure or disagreement was referred to by an officer, a committee, or an affiliate. This they would pounce upon, and with their own subtle methods of dissection, would produce a distorted JIlountain of calamity out of a tiny molehill. stel :'They have been given a lengthy and reasonable ~l," said Mr. Rothfield, "and hav.e proved t~emselves unworthy of the confidence placed in them. "1 have sat on many directorates," he went on, "and in my considered opinion, this Council is as sound and constructive and responsible as any board -industrial, commercial, charitable or social-with which 1 have had experience. Yet it 'pleases those sections toof constantly the Press seek with ways which and we means have been in contact to disand as a body."
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Pre.. Cau~ Trowble Mr. Rothfield pointed out that, in all probability, the Council made no more operational mistakt!s than the directol-ate of General Motors-Holdens Ltd. Of the latter, or any other large organisation, only the achievements were publiciaed, and none of the failures. Of the Council, only its failures were publicised, and none of its achievements. "The utterances of the Press would imply," said Mr. Rothfield, "that the Victorian Soccer Council is an and is redundant howeffete far that from thebody, truth."and had made no pro-
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Graham Messner: Age, 17. Born in Australia. Centre half. Plays for Sturt.
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Jimmy Mathie: Age, 17. Born in Scotland. Forwal;"d wing. Plays
for Sturt. In AustralIa sevenyears.
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Today, the long-awaited clash between the South Au~tral!an Under-20 team and the Vlctonan Und'er-20 team will take place at the Showgrounds.
Graham Kettewell: Age, 16. L~ke most Scotch boys, can kick Born in England. Wing half back. wIth both f~et. ..' Plays for Portsmouth-Plympton... Zeron. Mlkuls~I. A~e, 18. Born In Australia only one year. m Uk.rame. InsIde forward. .Plays . Bel Iwood: Born m . Aus- for LIon. Only European mIgrant Kevm in team
By kind p~rmission of Juventus, th,e ma.tch wIll be played as a curtam-raIser to the Juventus-Moreland league game. Possession of the coveted Skol-
tra~ia. Goalkeeper. I:'lays for Port ThIstle. On borderlme for State selection for three years. Peter Bernhardt: Age, 16. Born in Australia. Half back. Plays for
Bill Murray: Age, 17. Born in Scotland. Inside forward. Plays for Port Adelaide. Barry Sutherland: Age, 17. Born in England. Utility back.
nik Cup, at present held by Vic-
Sturt.
Plays for Orange.
toria, hinges on the result. It was captured in Adelaide, and the spirited expeditionary force from
Harry Banbacas: Age, 16. Born in Australia. Goalkeeper. Plays for Portsmouth-Plympton. Last-
minute selection, and first year in intermediate soccer. Alan Bit~ead: ~~e, 18. Born
Brinn Williams: Age, 17. Boil in England. Half back. Plays UJ Orange.
Robin Wesson: Age, 19. Born in England. Inside forward. Plays for Portsmouth-Plympton. .
category ever fielded by South Australia their average age being only 17.' For most of them, too,
m AustralI~. UtIlIty forward. Plays for RaIlways. . Graham. Mahr: Age, 18. Born
Roge!' Black: Age, 17. Born m AustralIa. Centre forward. Plays for Enfie.ld.
toria.
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South Australia have sworn to take it back. This is the youngest team in this.
this is the first time they have been selected to represent their State. Win or lose we wish them good , , luck and a pleasant stay in Vic-
. J;Ierearesomedetails of the
VIsIting team: John van der Veehen: Captain.' Age, 19. Born in Holland. Utility half ,back. Plays for Birkalla. Second time he has represented his State.
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Is He Australia's BestWinger, or
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A great many Australian Soccer fans think Victoria's Syd Thomas is potentially the finest outside right in the country. The could be ri ht, although the Scot t 123: y ear-old t right h If gmuch Prefers
the game. was gleaned .fro~ occa.Syd is supremely con~dent that sional "klck-abouts" wIth hIS pals, thIS ye~r WIll make. hIS. f°u.rth at home in Dundee. season I? a. final and hIS thIrd tIme His school, Dundee High, was a for a WInnIng team. rugby
0 pay a a . . Good judges in ~orm.er intern.a'
schoOl, and on the way he
performed scho?lboy, Rugby Syd should nowasbe aa top-flIght League player. But the craving for the round-
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tlonal Alec Barr, VIctorIan
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T?m -!ack, and. t~e coach of the
when he was called up for national
an .opp~nent, and hIS own ?bVI.OUS
InSISt that Syd's pacc: and ~e.autIful ball control, plus hIS a~IlI~y to cross a ball accurately whIl~ m full gallop, all add up to a great wmg-
game ":'hen the unit team was short of a player. Since that day he has n ver looked back. e .
never !aIls to thrIll fans who can apprecla~e a ball maestro. The same skill and eagern~ss to beat.
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captaIn
ball code
. becomIng . . Now that ~e IS; re-
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finally
mastered
him
YIc.tonanAssocIatIon,Len Y°u.ng, service and managed to get a
man.
sI~ned to the m.eVltable fu~ure as.a ~ngml;tn, Syd.Is perfectIng hIS WInger s ~ech~Ique,.and art!otlof people, VIctorIans m pa ICU ar, would bet good money on h IS chances of being one of Australia's stars at the 1956 Olympic
ing him why he doesn't "Eat the ba' " and have. done with .it. And th'e good-n~tured Syd reallses ,t~at they have Just cause for complaInt. He.knows he has a ten~ency ~o
O~ course, Syd has no bus;me~s plaY1~g soccer at all, and It IS
goals to nIl, and also finIshIng runners-up in the leagu~ ~oster.
would be causing the OpposItIon greater dan'1a~e in some other part
amazIng that he has. bee~ a rc:gular selectee for VIctorIa SInce 1953, when he was chosen.t? tour Queensland, wherc: he part~clpated in many games wIth startlIng success. You see'.b;yd had never I?layed any competItIve soccer untIl he
Maybe Syd has alIkmg f.or playing in Cup finals, ?ecause m th~e.e seasonsin AustralIa h~ has partlcIpated in three Dockerty Cup finals, twice with Brighto,n (who went
of the ground. He knows his fault, and is working hard to eradicate it - and if enthusiasm, hard work and a willingness to listen to adVice mea~
one"in 1953) and last year wIth hI~ new tea~, Hakoah, who beat Foot
of ~ime until Syd ~as,~astered hI,~ desIre to beat that extra man
was 18, and his onlyrknowledge
scray
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Mondays, runs with the Victorian squad,heunder the ftirection . ThIgh.
of imported Y oun~; who
is
English gradually
coach, Len straighten-
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centrates on building up his stamina and speed. "fhis sprints night and is a amixture ?f short sha.,n long faIrly fast
run -"round t hecourse.
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when occaSIon demands a pass to a team-mate.
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sometImes overdo the inclined to hang on longer than necessary
down to Hakoah By two go.alst.o anything, it ,viII only be a matt~~
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delIght I~ the mas~eryof drIbblIng,
Brighton's thIrd team. The following week he was promoted to the seconds and played two games. before being selected . bert h for .the senIors. H e kept hIS ~t rlg~t half. the rest of the seasokn,
ELASTIC
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When h.ewas 20, S¥d emIgrated the often invokes ribald but goodother. team all on hIS lonesome to AustralIa, and on hIS first Saturnatured comment from his ten day in this c?untry he play.ed for team-mates, who lose po time ask-
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When ~e trap~ a ball and commences hISTho:m~s dazzlIn~ISdash. d°"':ll. thp 11\ field, Sy~ at hls.brIllIaiA best. HIS artIstIc body feInts, an~ uncann.y ball. co~trol, the apparent
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These excerpts are reprinted, with the kind permission of the Editor of the magazine "SPORT NOVELS," from a long article on SYD THOMAS, written by Tasmanian JOHNNY MARTIN. It appears in the August issue, which is now on sale at all newsagents.
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To cap off the week, Syd gets out of bed early on Sunday mornings, and (together' with two or three team.-mates) goes to the soccer groun~ and runs off an~ stiffness.he mIght have gotten m the 1)reVIOUs day. ' s gam e ..'
When he was 16, he was Junior Champion of Downfield Golf Club, and won the Taylor Rosebowl Trophy that same year. To-day, with little time to d~ vote to the game he Plays off an ..' eI g ht handIca . p and says that when
Syd claims they have spent a lot of time helping him improve his game, pointing out his faults, and showing him how to develop his natural football skill. H ems th k th a,I t .f ever hegest th at covet ed berth m . th e 01ymplc.
laughed ~hen I suggested ,It was ~rhaps Just a natural attrIbute. i "To a certain extent it's n.at~raI " he ag eed " but mostl y It IS , L',.. a res~lt of practIce and stIll more practIce .".
I asked him what was his greatest sporting thrill, and he answered without hesitation. He said: . seItec ed t 0 pay I . th e " Bemg m tour of Queensland. But I'm hop. the mg t 0 surpass that th rl.11 m
torlan coach, Len Young. I a~ked ~yd who wl!tshIS tough~~t opponent mt .AustralIa, and he mttl s an y men lone.d f ormer J .U-' ST .. . player, Ivan Senlsen, a Jugo Slav.
Firstly, Syd does two. or three laps of the ground, passIng the ball from foot t.o foot as J:1emoves at top speed. ~hen he dr,Ibbles. round the centre cIrcle, mamI?ulatmg the ball solely by use of hIS left foot.
near future." He didn't have to tell me he was thinking about Melbourne, 1956. Already, after having represented Victoria three times in the Adelaide Inter-state carnival last year,
"Iv.an ~as suf.erb ball c°,ntrol," expl.amed- Syd, and, .once I~ I?o~seSSIon of the ball, IS very dlffIcult. to dIspossess.. Added to that he IS a yery solId tacl.tler, a;nd when ,you ve ~layed agams~ hI~,
his
and starring in the State team
you know you ve been plaYIng.
direction and .concentrat!!s on .th.e other foot. ThIs, he explaIns, e~ImInates any awkwardness in eIther
whiclI be~t New Zealap,d by one g:oalto ml, he has .l?1ented select~on as twelfth man m an Austra-
There's only one more thing to be said about Syd Thomas, and that is about his unusual hobby of
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l.aske.d hIm. to . accou~t for hIS eWlldenng drlb1JlIng skIll, ~nd he
hIS soccer days a;re over he mIght concentrate on hIS other love.
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Afterwards
he
reverses
foot and teaches the use of both the inside and outside of the foot. Finally he spaces several stakes
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over a di~tance of 30 or 40 yards and t k dribbles t t .in' , and around the h as 1.1 n Opp os a es, rea mg e.a<: nent and "..,werves and
pr~ctlsm1!: :emts.
hIS
team, it w~ll be the result of a joint effort by those men and the Vic-
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lIan Test team., That was for the first Test against New Zealand in Melbourne.
collecting news.
in the national team soon. . ..
the tradItIonal as he answered me: ScottIsh "I sendspmt all soccer
thi~ year, and it i~ a strong iridication that Syd is due for a place
body
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Tom IS on
all
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h.
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I querle'l t IS strange .pastlme, and at ~a~t I caugh~ a glJ~pse of news
home
to
father,"
Syd
said
. Iy, ".1t h.t;Ips h1m . fill m ' h. .. .. .the up-grade,and forecasts:"Once serlou~ IS Syd IS sIngle, whIch. Just goes to . in the team he'll be there for footba coupon.
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Dear Sir, I was most concerned with the letter published under the nom-deplume "Jerribong," In which the writer, obviously a keen soccer fan, said a reluctant and sad fare-
Just let us give a little thought to these folks. Whilst prices of foodstuffs and manufactured goods rocket skywards, hotly pursued by ever-~ncreasing.wages, awards, and margins. for. sk.III, th~ pensioners
w'ell to the game because, as a pensioner, he found the expense too
are fiI:l,dmg I~ IncreasIngly difficult to mere,ly exIst on the paltry and
gratulate one of the FaIi'fie~ players, whose name I d~ not know,
great.
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It wIll be. a long, la:ng tIme before I am m the retIred old-age class, but I can assure you that I was deeply touched by t~is letter, an urgent
desire to do
totally Inadequate 70/- p~r week.
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them, Instead
of
but who, I un~erst.and, IS 62 years
of age! PlaYIng m most difficult
conditions, he played the game in a spirit worthy of emulation b all play'ers.-L. STYNDA President Lions Soccer Club.' ,
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something to help. I am sure that
them.
all decent-thinking people who read the letter felt the sa~ way. ++++-1-+++*++*+++++.1-++++
We could probably fi.nd e~plafers. and even ex-officIa!s m theIr mIdst. It would be aofcrIme to .d'eny t~em the .pleasure watch-
South Africa's colours are similar to Australia; when they toured here 1947 played inand green shirts ina:nd goldthey trimmings, the
+ i
mg theIr favourite sport merely beca.use they can't afford the 3/- ad-
AustralIan team used white shirts with green and gold V's on front
+
+ + !
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Thank
Stan
You
,
+ i
these
Credit for the splendid at-
tendance.atthe international
matcn, RAPID v. SOUTH CHINA, has been ladled out
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i-t. ~~~t~e~e~~~e. famous play- ++ +
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Sometimes,however,some + of the credit is due to some-
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i i+ who soccer playe,r . . . the man + plays left half for i + George CrosS-,o.StanStacey. + i Stan works in the advertis- +1 one backstage, whose name + is never mentioned. This + time, that someone is a local +
g
department
of
t he
in I+ influence "Herald." Whether it was that he used or his
own natural charm, the ad-
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mittan,ce.
I thInk we all owe somethingto
Stacey
in every direction, starting, + of course, with the drawing-
.
by
care
one of our players. Our thanks go to ~he referee, also, a member of Fa.Ii'field, who mana-s.ed.t~e game WIth a degree of ObJectIVlt3;'not always shown even by officIal. referees. . Further, I wIsh to heartil~ co, \
and I felt
j\
the
Soccer mem-
i
vertisements featuring the game received preferred positions on the back page. j: Result. . . the ads. were :} seen, rea4 and. heeded,.with the resultIng hIghly satisfac'- + tory attendance. ~ank you, Stan!
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.SPOrtI~g
,
TUNE IN .
Don t for,get to listen to Soccer's two sessions on th~ air:
~~~~~ri~;dwi~ht~il ~~clio~:~fg:~~ commul.lity,by making a recom- FRIDA YS. 6.00-6.15, at3K; ia m'endation to the clubs to allow . . ~ old age pensioners into their for interviews, news and last-
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ground free of charge on production of the pension book.
I am sure that such a move
coupled with plenty
minute information;
SATURDA YS, 7.15-7.35,
of publicity;
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Two postponed ADVERTISER SHIELD games and a Cup replay
The first round of the mternational series will bt! played t6mor-
were. fought out last Sa;turday, and provIded plenty of thrIlls for sup-
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The draw for today's games is as foIlows:Semi-Fin'ala, Battle of Britain Cup Sale United v. Morwell Rangers, at Traralgon. . Morwell v. Tigers, at Yallourn,
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How to Destroy Your Committee,
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TEN CARDINAL RULES 1. Don't attend meetings.
2. "
If
you
do attend, .
arrive
8. If
late. ,.
~ ~~. If the w;ather does~ t SUIt ~ YO?'. don t even conSIder at4.
tendIng. When you
attend
a
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do not neglect to loudly cntIcise the work of officers and other
asked by the Chairman
No matter who you are, w~ere you are fr.om: or .wha~ you beheye,
ways reply that you have nothing to say. After the meet-
you are Nino s friend If you are Interested i~ sport. ..
ing tell everybody ought to hav.e been
Fraternity creed, ?nd
lutely
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,
to
give your opinion regarding some important matt~r, al-
how things done.
. . 9. Do nothIng more than IS abso-
members,
5. Always make it a point to talk au4ibly to yo,ur ne.ighbours
necessary.
W~en
he
through sport IS his is offering 5-10 pel'
cent. discount to all sportsmen women in his shop in Carlton.
other
Nino
membe;r~ TJ>Il up theIr sleeves and Wll}mgl}:. and unselfi~hly
use theIr abIlIty to help thIngs alon~, howl long and loudly, partIcularly to the Press, that your organISation IS run by a clique. 10. Hold back your dues as long as possible. Better still, don't pay at all.
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