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1, No. 10. . MELBOURNE Saturday, 19th .Tune, 1948-The "Aunt Sally" TeamBy F. J. HALL .

. 'It is "sound practice and the general desire of Jt is generally understood "(a1thoug4differentall selection committees to regularly promote' opinions seem o exist "and warrant clarification)plaY~f'c"f.rf)m ~ms ~ lower gra~ tQ fill "that a jur:i~r,~layer must not c?mpete in ~orevacancies in more senior sides, Such a plan than t",:o ser1;Iurgames" otherwIse ~e ~s lIkelyprovides valuable experience for yotnger to be dIsqualified from Interstate sel~ctIon,pl"ayers and is a sound 10~g-range.policy for In a local cup competition the rule may haveany club to adopt, because t gives the younger some"merit, but for all otner purposes it is aplayers an ?pportunit);' to measure speed: skill rule, as far fr?,m modern ~s a pair o~ "Appleand t~chntque agaInst more experIenced Shaker Pants, and only causes dIscontentopponents, among those who, are called -on each week tocepresent the "Aunt Sally" team. The present seasQn,with its interstate pro- .~r "hi h nt in" de 19" t m fo There are good teams In the ~eser,:,e Le;lgue

amm~, w c . co a ns a ~n r ea, r whose chance of League ChampIonship O.T pos-,--,uth Australi~ very late m the season,has sibly winning ~ cup are drifting away eachpresented a serIOUS roblem to all club sel~ctors week, because he players:""w:l1ohould be in thea.ndc--demonstrateshe need for greater wIsdom reserve team are, forced to play "under 19":lnd ~ long-range vIe",: ;",hen rules are drawn up 'much to the disadvantage of their club.I,nt;rsta,te ..~ompetItIons, Under the present, ' . . ,re: ttfau1?)f}g;;, :tl~~rfserYtteams become "Aunt There lS one sIngle questIon wh~ch shoulo

Sally'" of th~ local comp~tition":-'"As a~' ilf;;stra~ rule interstate selection;- ':a player is eithertiqn of this, 'let us take the ~ase of any first 'under 19' or he is n.t:' If he is ~:under 19,"d" " ' d h ' h fi ld ' t . . 'h d f then he should be ellglble for selectIon regard-"lVISlon,Sl e w lC e s a earn m eac gra eo' ' . ., , ' ,. less of any other consIderatIon, Moreover, It ISthe competltI?n: Fro~ itS ese~e s de it m1;lst the only way in which the best "under 19" side~llocate thebe~ of".the players to fil~ ~acancles -from any State could be chosen: I may incurm the more senIor sIde, bu~ under exI~tIng rules the displeasure of the framers of the rule nowthere can be no compensatIngpromo~lon to th~ in e~istence,but I am prepared to taKe a ,chan,reser~eso(the best players f.rom an under 19 on the vote that the rule would receive ItS,imply because he best of the "under 19" a.re "exodus" if put to the whole of the players andill cOfr Peting or a place in the interstate. side club officials. What about it? I say that wefor South 'Australia we~ks hence. cannot afford to have any '.'Aunt Sally" teams, '

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Page 2 SOCCER NEWS & VIEWSRESULTS AT A GLANCE Results areas follows:-F ' t D ' , , First RoundIrs IV1s1on St h Y b d It . t H "d IB ' ht 4 d P k R 1 ou arra won y e au agams el e -rIg on . ar angers. bPrahr~n 4 dr~w with Box Hill 4, Bri;~~~n won by default against CoburgS_unshmeUmted 2 ~.W~stern Suburbs 0; Par~ Rangers 1 goal Z corners defeated Southx allourn 1 d. .Moreland 0 . , .. Melbourne Umted 2 corners after extra tIme,

Second Division William~town'won by default against Sun-Preston 3 d, Coburg 2. shine United.South Yarra 2 drew 'with Bradford 2. Second RoundRingwood 2 d,Hakoah J.R;C. 1.- "" -,--- Prahran..6 goals 1 corner d. Ringwood, -no-South Melbourne United 4 d. Northcote 0, score.Tho d D ' , 0 Pr~ston 3 goals 1 corner d, Brighton 1 goallr IVlS1on 3 corners, W~odlands4 d.Brighton3. Box Hill 1 goal 2 corners d. South Yarra 1 tQh~nd, P:r~n~~ngers 4 goals 3 corners d, William~ 1:IelbourneUmverslty 4 d. Oly~pIc 1. town, no score. (yeorgeCross 7 d. N~thern Umted 1, S ' F ' 1. . ""'" . eml- ma sWilltamstown 5 d, J,vJ.acedonlans, B H 'll 2 at d Ph 1 I 3x 1 go S . ra ran - goa corners.First Division Reserves Park Rangers 1 goal 3 corners d. Preston 2Brighton 3 d. Park Rangers 1. corners.Prahran 1 d. Box Hill o. FinalWestern S'Uburh~2 .d, S~nshine Vnited 1; Park Rangers 1 goal .2 corners d. Box HillYallourn 3 drew with Moreland 3, 1 corner.SecondDivision Reserves ,; * * *- Preston 1 drew with Coburg 1. . VICTORIANS SELECTED FORSouth Yarra 4 d; Bradford 2. NEW ZEALANDRingwood 1 d.. Hakoah JR.C. 0. F 11 f ' V " ' 11 "South Melbourne United 12 d.Northcote O. .0 owers 0 socce: m lctona WI .10m

us m our congratulations to Angus DrennanUnder 19 Division (Sunshine United) and Alan Gravell (BoxBrighton 6 d. South Yarra O. Hill) on their being selected to represent Aus-Park Rangers 2 d.Yallo~rn 0, tralia in the coming tour of New Zealand.Prahran 3 d. Box Hill 1. Their selection on. present form is well de-Hakoah }.R.C. defaulted against Western Sub- served, a~d we wish them both the best ofurbs. luck. We also hope that they will be chose)Coburg 2 drew with Preston 2. to play in som:eof the Test games. JUnder 17 DivisionBrighton 4 d. Box Hill 1.Coburg 4 d. SunshineUnited 2. SO C C E R B ALL S

Preston 3 d. South Melbourne United 2.U d 15 D ' , , 12 or 18 Paneln er IVlSlon bPreston 7 d. N orthcote O. ySunshine United 4 d. Box Hill 2. LEADING MAKERSSouth Melbourne United 4 d. Brighton .2. For* * * QUALITY NICKSBlack or White

LIGHTNING PREMIERSHIP SeeRESULTSPark Rangers won the 1948 Lightning Evans and BalfourPremiership defeating Box Hill in i:he 269 LITTLE COLLINS STREET,final by 1 goal 2 corners to 1 corner, Melbol1rne

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SOCCER NEWS & .VIEWS Page 3, South Yarra. . . ., 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 Under 17 DivisionHakoah J.R.C. . .. . . 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 Sunshine Unitedv. Brighton.Prahran . .'. . . . .. 1 0 0 1 0 5/ 0 Coburg v. South Melbourne United.West Suburbs. . . . 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 .Preston v. Box Hill. ',Under 17 Division Under 15 DivisionGoals .Club ~ P. W. D. L. F. A. pt T~ese fixtures had to be redrawn owing toBox Hill. . . . . , 1 1 0 0 6 0 2. wlt~drawal;o~ Coburg... Draw not to handSouth Melb. United, . 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 at tIme of goIng to press.,Preston... . . . . . 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 ,Brighton. .' . . .. . 1 0 0 '1 0 1 0 * * *Sunshine United. . , 1 0 (} 1 2 4 0Coburg . . .. . . . 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 NEXT SATURDAY'S GAMES

Note.-Championship Ladders for Third First Division'ivision-"B" Section, Reserve League-Sec- Brighton v. Sunshine United.\ 1d Division, and Under 15 Division, could Prahran v. Yallourn.not be compiled owing to certain games not Moreland v. Box Hill.being played, and some results not coming West Suburbs v. Park Rangers,to hand. " Second. Division* * * Coburg v. Ringwood. .

GAMES FOR TODAY South Yarra v. South Melbourne United.N orthcote v. Bradford.First Division Hakoak J R.C. v. Preston.Park Rangers v. Brighton at Olympic Park. Third Division-" A" SectionBox ~ill~. ~rahran. .. Yarrav.ille v. Heidelberg. .Sunshme{\~Umted v. West Suburbs. OlympIc Park v. Northern V 11ted.Yallourn v. Moreland. Brighton v. Williamstown..Second Division Metters v. Macedonians.. 'Preston v. Coburg. Th ' d D . . . " B" S .Bradford v. South Yarra. lr IVISlon~ ectIonRingwood v: Hakoah J.R.C. Macedonians" B" v.. Woodlands.South Melbourne United v. Northcote. George Cross v. HeIdelberg "B." .

. , .. . . Northern United "B" v. Melbourne University..ThIrd DIvIsIon-" A" SectIon"Torthern United v. Brighton. Reserve Leaguevilliamstown v. Heidelberg. As for Firs_tand Second Divisions,. but onOlyt: 1pic v. Metters.; reverse grounds.M~edoni~ns v. Yarraville. U d D '. .Th . D... " B" S ' n er 19 IVlSlonlrd IVlSIon- ectIon P t B H .11' d Ib " B" M d . " B " res on v. ox I.ef~ erg v. ace on:ans... ;, Park Rangers v.. West Suburbs.WoqdJands v. Northern United.. B. . Hakoah }.R.C. v. South Yat:ra.George Cross v. Melbourne UmverslfY. Brighton v. Prahran.~eserve League Yallourn v. Coburg.As for First and Second Divisions, but on U d r 17 Di . .reverse grounds. . n e VISIon. . , Bnghton v; Coburg.Under 19 DIvIsIon Preston v. Sunshine United.,Prahran v. Preston. South Melbourne United v. Box Hill.South Yarra v. ParJ< Rangers... ' ".Box Hill i". Yallourn. Under 15 DIvIsIon. .Brightop v. Hakoah l.R.C. RedrawI~ fixtures not to hand attlIpe of gomg

West Suburbs v. Coburg. to press. j\

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ge 4 SOCCER NEWS & VIEWS-':c c,"'...

A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE OPENING " .., -. ," 0-ROUND 'close contests resulted in all main division RON TO,JjJj sitames played in the opening round onaturday, which augers well for future SOCCEmes when all teams settle down andlayers get into form"wo narrow victories were made by Pa 0 t s &ngers and Sunshine United against thopponents, Prahran and Mor:land, whil~t tw AVAILABLE NOW all dra':Vn games resulted m th: BrlghtoBox Hul and W estern Suburbs~Yallourn e counters. 'In the Second Division, two dra If it is ~porting Gear, Footwear, games also resulted. Clothmg or Leather Goods Forrest, ex-Moreland player, scored bo you require, You'll

Park Rangers goals against Prahran, and find itshould be an asset to his side as the seas atprogresses. RON TODD SPORTSCENTRESun~hin:Uni~ed were tW? goals down half tIme 111 heIr l1.atch agaInst Moreland '.:-h I I d R t .1C bell R b h d . yy 0 esa e an e alamp eserve, ut t e strong etermm tion,.of th

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SOCCER NEWS & VIEWS Page 5C III U]f) JJ () TTI N ~ ~are as:good sportsmen a~ t~e South Hobart

. 1 U ~ and TItan Clubs, then there IS no reasOn whyPreston Club it s4ould no go ahead.~reston Club extends the ,"Soccer Season's Hakoah ClubGreetings"to all other Clubs taking part in On E;lst.e Monday we played a practicethe 1948 competitions. We hope that this match agamst South Yarra, which we wonseason will be a happy one for. all Clubs and ~ goals to 1 goal. The game was quite eQVictorian soccer football in general. . JJ:~ble and was played in a real .friendly.Preston is send.ing 5 teams into the fray SPlflt.. . .

this. season; Seniors, Reserves, and three Our )umors were not quIte, strong enoug~jumor teams-"--Under 19, Under 17, and for Brighton and were defeated by 6 goals. Under 15. to one. -On studying the past season of the English Yallourn ClubF.A. First Division, it can bee ~een that' A very successful social and dance wasPreston was right up among the leaders,. as held at the R.S.L. Hall 9n Friday, April 2rldTell as going well in the Cup rounds. Al- All new members of the Club were intro-\.-though there are no "Tom Finneys" out Pre~- du~ed and a hearty welcom.e .extended to allton way (yet) we have hopes ewu1ati8g our Quite a few of the newly arrived BaIts \verenamesake team. there and made welcome. Mr. F .McIvor,As usual the Preston ground is next to the who is captain and coach of the Club has alPreston Technical School. During the 1947 these players under his wing. All playersseason Preston Technical School soccer team and supporters are asked to assist the Club

c'Carried everything before them and shows in all its endeavours to run social evening, etcsigns oj producing quite a few talented soc- in providing funds for the Club. Soccer isc~r players. on the upward grade and we must make surePark Rangers Club we keep it t~ere. . .The tri made b the Park Ran ers'Soccer The task IS a bIg one for the committeeClub to ~~smania Iver the Easter teriod prov- so players and supp~rte:s ~elp, your Club ald . f 1 you can. A hearty mvitabon IS extended toe very success u ill more ways than one. II I d h Cl b'1'h elI. d. . a - payers an.. supporters to t e u s nexe trav mg con IbO~S ~ere first class, eve? Social l'-::vening to be held at the R.S.L. Hall,a t.hough the I?~g -ct~am Journey was a bit on Monda Ma 17 Th k d . hbring. On arnvmg m Hobart we w~re met. , y'. y, an s are ue to t eby the offit1als of the Titan Sotcer Club who Ladies Co~rp tt:e for supper arrangementswithout any delay escorted us to our accom- of the Club s. ~ocials, And for the benefit omodati ' on The P pI f H b t Melbourne vIsitors, afternoon teas are pro-. eo e 0 0 ar were very,'hospitable, especially the South Hobart Soc- 'lded on the ground at a small charge at ~l

, er Club, who after our game with them on games.~he Saturday invited us to a buffet dinner * * *held at the Cascade Hotel. the same night. SCREEN PUBLICITYIt. was ,a night which I do not think the boys During the forthcom.ing week the 'Associawt.ll ever forget. On the Sunday and Mon- tion's screen "slide will be shown at "Fair-day there were trips made to the snow aDd field Theatre " Fairfield and "Shore Theatre "everybody enjoyed them thoroughly especially Williamstow~. ' , ,t40se who had nev~r seen snow before. Two .-more games were played on the Monday after- * * *noon against the Titan Soccer Club. OBITUARYThe trip also inspired soccer enthusiasts In It is with regret we learn of the death oHobart and there is a great possibility of the wife of Mr. J. G. Hawes, Vice-Presidentoccer {?;oing ahead in Tasmania.. There are of' the V.S.Ii'.A. .ei't ;ht "A" gr,ade teams this ~ear comp~r~d The ,fu~eral took place ?n Monday, AprilwIth last year s tout: team. I thmk that thIs IS 19, at Spnnzvale CrematorIum, and a wreatha good ndi:ation of soccer~s ~provemept i:n was forwarded by the Victorian Soccer Foot-TaS.ma?la smce th'e war termmated. Then ball Association which was represented by theagam If all the players of other Hobart teams S~cr~tary, Mr. H. Armstrong.-,,',," '.

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Page 6 SOCCERNEWS,.& VIEWS-LIGHTNING PREMIERSHIPS-jUNIORS Under 19 Section-20 Minutes Play .Labor Day 26th April, 1948, at Olympic ;Startipg 1.5 p.m.-Park South Yarra v. Western Suburbs.

" Starting 1.30p.m.-The Lightning Premierships for Juniors Coburg v. Prahran.Under 19, Under 17, and Under 15, will Starting 1.55 p.m.-take place as stated above, commencing Brighton v. Box Hill.at 10 a.m., and running through to ap. Starting \2.20 p.m.-proximately 4.30 p.m., allowing an inter- Preston v. Park Rangers.val of one hour for lunch. U d 19 s o F o 1 30 M . t PI er eml- ma s- mu es ayIt is important that all players be in at~ Starting 2.45 p.m.-tendance in good time to en.able a punctuaTi South Yarra or Western Suburbs v. Coburgstart to be made and the tlme"table to be or prahran.kept; more importatlt still is the attendance Starting 320 p.m..-of at least tworepreseptatives of each com- Brighton or Box Hill v. Preston or palJreting Club",--qne to act as Team Manager and Rangers.cOne tQ"act as Steward and Member of the -. .;Ccmmittee~ontrolling the day's competitions. Under 19 Fmal-30 Mmutes PlayHere is hoping it will be a fine. day and a Start.ing 4.10 p.m.~. .Rood asseril.bly:tb witness the special games Wmner of. fir~t semI~final v. wmner of;by the Juniors who no doubt will be looking second semI-final,

, for\'lard to t~ein. I~ this Carniva~ is a success * * *,we should, If practicable make It ~n annualevent. RULES FOR LIGHTNING~ Wecex'press OUr appreciation to the Referees PREMIERSHIP TOURNAMENTAss~ciation, whose member~ aT;: g~ving .their 1. The game shall be played asiollows:servIt;escfree .of chqrge, w.hIch IndIcates .th~t Under 15 Section-l0 minutes each way.they are desIrous of helpIng the CouncIl, ~n Under 17 and 19 Sections-All t'ounds 10its effo.rts ~o'\'a:ds progress of tpe game of minutes each way.soccer In VIctorIa. Semi-finals and Finals-IS minutes eachP' d T' T b1 f 11' way. In the event of noc,decision, 3lxtures. an me a e as 0 owS.- minutes each way shall be played until

Under 15 Section-20 Minutes Play finality is reached.c"" ~ -' .at 10 a..m.--cc- 2. In the event of no goals, corners gaIn-lVlelbourne Upited v. Preston. ed :to decide.. " ~ ~; Brighton, a bye. 3. Cornel kIcks will not be taken. The Under 17 Section-20 Minutes Play ball will be kicked off as in go a kicks. Starting-lO.25 ~.m.- 4.. The referee nn the comrt;1encementfPrestbn v. Coburg. the game and .after any goals scored, shallStartlPo- 10.50 a,m. bounce the ball In the centre of the field;South Melbour~e United v. Brighton. 5. No claims for" ofJ-1sidewill be ~llowed.Und r 15 Final-20 Minutes PlaY 6. Competing teams must ,be on. the . ff - ground ready to start at the t~me notified,

Start.lng l :l~ a:.,m.- . or they may" be disqualified.BrIghton v. South Melbourne UnIted or 7Thf "' d " 11 tte S' ,e re eree " eCISIons on a ma rreston. pertaining to the game is final.,

Upder .17 Final-30 Minutes Play 8. No players shall be allowed to play forStarting [1.45 a.m.- rnore than one team in the tournament. AnyPreston or Coburg y. South Melbourne irifringeIri'ent. of this rule will mean absoluteUnited "brBrighton. disqualification of the offending team from theLUNCH, 12.15 p.m.-l p.m. tournament...

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SOCCER NEWS & VIEWS Page 7SOCCER IN THE U.S. DOCKERTY CUP 'TIME

. ".~e will got~ London just or the ride:" By "Pilgrim"Th1s S t~e summ:mg p of Amer1ca'sOlymp1c .-'chances 1n ,th: field. of amateur soccer by WIth the ~?mmen~ement of t~e Docke;ty~?seph Barnsklil,. chalr~an otthe U.S. Olym- Cup C:mpet1t1 l exc1ted fan,s wul be urgmgpIC Soccer Comm1ttee. on t~e1r s1desw1th an enthus1asm rarely evid-"Jhe Europeans still. have too much fi.nesse ent m t~e league games. For weeks past,for us," h~ stated recently, "but .more and club .ff;~S1p~s centreq around the prospectsmore Amer1can youngsters are playmg soccer of wmmng th1s much coveted trophy. Teamsfrom childhood onward, and this will prdduce low o? the le~u~ t~bles are full of. optimism,even better players." knP"':lng that-th1s knock out senes alwaysThe finesse is ori its way. We start teach- prov1des some surp:ises. 'T~e. teams headinging kids to play now at 8 years of age, and the tables are anx1\;1s, eal1smg that rarelythey are playing league games until they are does ~ team do well m.both ~up and league." years old, Having learned the game, they ,So wIth hope and a?XIety mIxed the games'--

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Page 8 :SOCCER NEWS & VIEWS-~('.' ~ them one or two balls they will be thankfullyreceived and faithfully played with. I mayLet RON TODD supply your also state I have sent them .five copies of .the"Soccer News" today. Whlle on the subjectSOCCER of soccer I watc~ed with: keen interest atthe games played 1ll AdelaIde. It seems thegame is on the up-grade - n that city, andB 0 0 t S & B a 11S by what I saw it was a credit to the soccercode, good clean football and refereeing.

Oqe particular gam-e r.;watch~"d was Seco.ndA V AILABLE NOW Division Railways versus Western Suburbs,and we have a lot to learn here in ball con-If it is Sporting Gear, Footwear, trol and passing, it was a ct:edit to watch theClothing or Leather Goods game, finIshed 2-2 a draw.you require You'll -J. McCARTHY, President burg So'find it Ger Club.t ' :;{,,~"RON TODD SPORTS CENTRE * * '

Wholesale and Retail, e Associa-S2 SWANSTON ST., MELBOURNE Broadway(2 doors up from Flinders Lane) , cTheatre,"

Phone:Cent.4340-- -~ ;- I. . ~ORRESPONDENCE ; "'11To the Editor,Sif,-':'Having returned .from a fortnight's KEEPf:ip or holi~ay from Whyall,a",~outh Austra-lIa,. I was, Impressed by t~e ~ay they are YGUR

lttrymg to e~courage.soccer mthI~ new town, f.I\t one tIme I belIeve they had four teams 188 1 1but that was before the war. P:. Today, a man by the name -of J. T40mas,

has the uphill hard job before him. Hf?; rains BOOK'the scouts, also the loc~l ,poys,- and the oldermembers of the code. 'Having\\'at