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Vol. 2. No. 12.

Published Weekly.
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Saturday,23rd July, 1949

UNSOLD IN U.S.A.
"The boys haven't even broken a sweat yet," said a wispy reporter for the Glasgow Daily Record. On the floodlit field before him in SL Louis o.ne night last week, commencing a U:S. tour, were 1,000,000 dollars worth of football (soccer) players, champions of ScottIsh Britain and mythical cpampions of the world.

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.limb by the spectators. Prom Moscow to Mel. bourne, the action and drama of the game thrill crowds who consider American football slightly less exciting than watching grass grow. . Socce,ris a vital part. of the British w~~. of hf~. Each Thursday. I~ season, teh, milllorr---

Bntons get a coupon hstmg the weeks games.

When the public-address system blurted out, "Foul on Holstein," the Scqttish reporter winced. To mispronounce the name of Willie Houliston (rhymes with fool us none), national hero and ace centre-forward for Scotland, was as bad as man-handli~g the name of Joe DiMaggio. At half-time, the Scots had dribbled and passed rings around St. Louis' .AllStars ally and led, 3,,0, but in it. The familiar their air hearts weren't of tension and

With sport pages of the papers spread before him and the family kibitzing, the fan makes his selectionsand his bet (from one penny up) in the weekly "pool." Led by the big ~reeLittlewood's, Vernon's and Copes's-the pools take in a staggering 250 million dollar a year and rank as Britain's seventh industry. .' .,
WIth prospectIve fortunes (a gas COr'1pany worker once to hven Interest took a flutter for

_~speration, compounded with an occasional "Hampden roar" (a sustained Scottish cheer whicn bet;omesso engulfing that mikes have to be turned down until it eases), were missing. Final score: Scotland 6, St. Louis O. OUT
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10c. and won 295,180 dollars), crowds at the gamesdwarf the crowds that tu!"n out for U.S. sport events. When Scotland played (and beat) England two mont?s yago, a throng: of 150,000 crammed London s Wembley StadIum to seeit done.
OUT OF MISCHIEF.

OF DANGER.
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. one has ever gIven

After a game, fans queue up at locker-room doors just to glimpse or touch the hero who kicked a goal. But where U.S. big-league basebaIlers make a minimum of 5,000 dollars a year (and on up to 90,000 dollars), soccerstars who bring as high as 95,000 dollars when sold on the open market get a top salary of about 56 dollars a week, plus 8 dollars bonuses for every

game to have

won. an

The off-season

British job,

encourage "It keeps

their a man

stars

out of mischief," said Robert Williamson, a Scottish football official. "It doesn't do, after all, to have ,. a national idol hanging around pubs first Sur~ey divIsIon ,Park

", WIll match be ~he settIng afternoon, for the where maIn

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people, York , ChI,ef whip

the homeside.Box Hill, second on the premiership playing the for up Scottish the second of, the in St, booters of tour: for Louis moved seven to soccer before on to 9,662 New stops~ ' to U,S" ladder, one point will meet behind Park in third Rangers, place. who are only

thIS

After

scheduled try ?nce In the,

purpose

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Park, dd

Wh en th eset wo t earnsIas t me t ale t M ' ddl

the Hillmen fi just
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~i1ere the' arne's mos.t rabid admirers are in 'h I .g St L 'K y N J and Fall a earn wh ' Y ' so ' ccer may R u,c p aM ces as 0 , ,?UIS' S
Iver, never f ass, t k the a e f r to h p,re Ing e

enthusiasm

0 goa ,In ve. ers have Improved

pects to-day of th e

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turning

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posItIon leaders, Moreland',

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The home with

Division against Park place

Brighton, who are Moreland, too, on

Rangers, with a Moreland

APPOINTMENT

OF
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SECRETARY.

second

win, wll "-

but be

their

performances, leaders,

hill battle in trying to defeat the Division

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SunshIne .Umted: pOInt In, the relegatIon opponents, only one behInd ItS

fighting

The Council has accepted the resignationof

Mr. A, M. Mackie as Secretary of the Associa-

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zone, Yallourn,

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tIon, been

Mr, appointed

S.

Beaton, to ,fill In

Assistant the future vacancy, be

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Secretary, All to the

C)S cor~ new

so of

visitors

to

Sunshine

Park

can

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assured teams

seeing be S out

a striving h

good

contest, hard
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which possible
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respondence Secretary,

should

sent

will

against orne game of of

relegation.

Y
arra will at

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Suburbs Suburbs,

also the

Western ladder, even the

bottom at on

NOTIFICATION

OF

MEETINGS .

with danger last

a win, cannot zone, but week against

this ,stage escape from theIr good performance it is possible

Moreland,

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their chances can be improved,

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CollIns Further

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IVISIon contest, WI II
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Saturday.

League Man~gement
Room 8, JO Ratlway and September Meetings up) 27, notification Meetings, at on 8

~eetIngs. WIll be held

Pltnders 14, will July p,m, of will S. above be Beaton, meetings, ex~ 26, at be 8 p,m, St" on

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the Bradford The only to ground game have , In any to the its liking, , , . DIvIsIon that of at . whIch Hakoah Olympic ov~r theIr the place holds ahead

InstItute,

August Club Queens and No

Second is

Delegates' St, (7

held August

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playe~

September other Council

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,to, have Improved It IS thought that sufficient of being gaining three Melbourne to upset second United points

improvement Hakoah on the

cept

given. Secretary.

chances South present,

this

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of Hakoah; but. United wi.1 have least six points out of its remaining to ensu.reits promoton,. a.1<;>ng with ham City, to the top dIVIsIon next H ' hl ' h . h Th ' d D . . .

b d Cross 01 (second). . p k and I George

19 19 t ill t e lr contest between Juventus

IVI~I~n. WI e the (DIvIsIon lea~ers)

to gain at four games Sandringseason. .11 b

Woodlands

Metters... Box Hill .. ... Brighton. .

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This game .. is to e p aye at ymplc ar as a curtaill~ralser to. the Hakoah versu,s Heidelberg match, and wul commenceat 1.25 p.m.
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Park Rangers. Brighton. Prahran ..
South Yarra. Box Hill. Yallourn.

14 13 14 13 14 I 0
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1 0 68 1 0 77 4 0 47
5 6 7 2 0 1 45 43 25

9 26 14 26 27 20
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TABLES. Goals

Bradford. Moreland. Sunshine. .. West. Subs.

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P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts.
Firj;}t Division. Brighton. 13 11 0 - Box Hill.. 14 8 4 Park Rangers. 14 7 4 Moreland. 14 8 5 Prahran . . . 14 8 6 Bradford. ,. 13' 5 5 South Yarra. 14 4 7 Yallourn . . 14 4 9 Sunshine.. 14 4 10 West. Subs. . 14 2 11 Second Division. Sandringham.
uth Melb. nakoah

Second DIVlSlon . .. Reserves.

Sandringham Hakoah.. South Melb. Preston... Ringwood. H~ide1berg.. Olympic... Williamstown Yarraville.. University.. 14 13 13 12 13 10 14 9 14 6 14 5 14 4 14 3 14 3 14 1 1 1 2 5 7 8 8 10 11 13 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 56 60 54 47 36 24 14 29 9 8

2 2 3 1 0 3 3 1 0 1

45 38 34 46 41 26 27 33 33 22

15 24 33 18 20 17 34 17 38 16 25}3 32 11 51 9 46 8 51 5

10 26 8 24 17 21 24 18 31 13 46 11 37 10 46 7 74 6 44 2

Six Clubs have been fined 10/- for having failed .to phone results of matches. D.ocker~yCup and ReserveCup.-No further
entnes wuJ be .accepted f,;>r the,se Cup matches; C;up draws wtll be notIfied ill a few days

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1 44
1 0 52 61

12 27
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University Heidelberg Preston. . Yarraville . . Olympic"

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5 0 23 22
7 1 32 8 1 23 6 5 24 9 3 22 10 2 13 27 31 30 39 57

Wi11iamstown 14
Third DIvIsion. 13

1 11 2 17 53

18 13 11 11 7 6

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tIme. Congratulations to Brighton in the First Division who have virtually won the Premier~ ship, and our condolences to Western Suburbs who will have a terrific fight to escape relegation. .. . . . are practIcally assured of promotIon. A warm measure of praise is due to their-Committee and players for their efforts. Williamstown, at the foot of the league, must gain points from

In the. &econdDIvIsIon, San~rillgham CIty

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remaining games to escape relegation.

Third Division leaders, J uventus, are playing so well that they must qualify for promotion. Congratulations ,.'Mr Fontana S. Beaton, Secretary.

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Goals First Di~sion.

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Under 19 DIvIsIon. Y a11 14 ou~n .
~_Box Hill. Preston;.. . West. Subs. . 13 14 14

Moreland v. B~adford, at Campbell Reserve.

West. Subs. v. Brighton, at Sunshine Park. Prahran at Como Park. Yallourn v. v.Sunshine Box Hill, Utd., at Yallourn.
Park Rangers v. South Yarra, at Middle .' Pk. .

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. Brighton. South Yarra. Park Rangers. Hakoah . . .

14 14 14 13

7 6 5 5

6 1 8 0 8 1 8 0

13 23 11 36 11 41 10 21

15. 12' 11 10

Second DivisiQn. Preston v. Hakoah, at Bell. Olympic v. Sth. Melb. Utd., at Fawkner F..J Heidelberg.v. University, at James Park. Williamstown v. Yarraville, at Newport. Ringwood v. Sandringham, at Bedford Park.

Under 17 Division.
Sth. Melb. . . Preston. . . 14 14 14 11 0 2 0 1 72 49 6 24 28 23

(First and Second Division opposite grounds.)

Reserve games on

Bradford. . * --Sandringham *

Sunshine. Coburg . . . Metters ..

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14 14 14

7 5

8 7 6

6 6

3 3 5 2 6 2
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15 22

24 28 34

30 23

13 17 39

14 11

19 16 14

Third Division.
Fifers v. Metters, at National Park, Kew. Woodlands "A" v. Y.C.W.M., at Chelms~

Brighton. . 14 5 8 1 Park Rangers. 13 5 7 1 Ringwood. * 12 4 7 1 Northcote . . * 12 2 10 0 * Results not to hand.

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worth Park. Woodlands v. Northcote Juventus v. Macedonians, at Royal ParK. Box Hill v. George Cross, at Surrey Park.

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Under 19 DIVlSlon. . .. Preston v. Hakoah, at Bell.

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Under 15 Division. Sth. M~lb.

Box HIll. Preston. Sunshine.
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1 0 80
1 3 6 0 56 1 38 3, 38

West. Subs. v. Brighton, at Sunshine.

Yallourn v. Box Hill, at Yallourn. Under 17 DIvlslon. . ..

Sandringham. 13
Park Rangers. . 13

Ringwood. N,?rthcote . . Bnghton. West. Subs. .

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Park Rangers v. South Yarra, at Middle

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14 13 14 13

6 5 4 4

1 10 2
11 1

7 1 6 2 7 3 6 3

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Coburg v. Preston, at Glenroy. Brighton v. Sunshine U td., at Hurlingham Park.

Sth. Melb. Utd. v. Park Rangers,at Middle

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Park. Ringwood v. Sandringham, at Bedford Park.

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AFTERNOON

(Rear of Grand Stand)

Northcote

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RESULTS OF LAST;SATURDAY'S Inter-Association Cup (Under 15).

Gf\MES" .

Box Hi.J:lod::Ringwood,c'2'-1. ;:jt~.:'PJ\"tii; Preston d. Northcote, 2~1.

Central Gippsland6 (Marr 4, Whiteldck 2)c: d. Metropolis 3 (James2, Kinnersley 1).

HOW THEY FARED ON MAY 21st.

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Fi11s.t Division. Y~llourn d. Bradford, 4-2. Bnghton d. Prahran, 3-2. Moreland d. West. Sub~., 2-1. ~ark ~angers d. Sunshine Utd., 3-1. Box Hill d, South Yarra, 1-0.

. . .. FlrlSt DivIsion.. Pr~hran d. Bradford, 4-2, Bnghtorvd. Moreland, 2-0.

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Souih. Yarra d. West. Subs" 5-3. SunshineUtd. d. Yallourn, 6-3. Box Hill d. Park Rangers,3-2. S
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Preston d. d. Olympic, 1-0. 1-0. Ringwood University, Third Division.

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Hakoah d. Heidelberg,,6-2.

Flfers d. Bnghton, 6-2. " Woodlands d. Woodlands A, 5-2.

University d Williamstown, 2~1. Ringwood d. Yarraville, 2-1.

Sth. ~elb, Utd, 9. Pr~ston, 4-0. Sandnnghamd. Olympic, 4-0

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Juventus d. Northcote, 4-2.

First Division Reserves.2-0. Bradford d Yallourn,
West. Subs. drew with

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Park Rangers d. Sunshine Utd., 17-0. South Yarra d. Box Hill, 7-3. Second Division Reserves.. Hakoah d. Williamstown, 10-1, Sth, Melb. Utd. d. Heidelberg, 9-1 'reston d. Olympic, 8-0. S d ' h d. d \'-f{.ingwood University, Y ' II 5-0. 10 0 an nng am . arraVI e, -, Under 19 Division. Yallourn d, Hakoah, 4-0. West, Subs. d. Preston, 2-1.. Box Hill d, 'Sth, Yarra, 5-1. Under 17 Division. Preston d Brighton, 3-2. Coburg d. S;tndringham, 3-1. I Bradford d. RiX1;gwood,2-0.
Metters d. Sunshine Utd., 3-2. Northcote d. Park Rangers, 1-0.

Moreland,

1-1.

(Teams In ltaltcs denote home games. ) First Division. Brighton: Bradford Moreland, West. Suburbs, South Yarra. Bradford,~" 'i",;~~i;j :i~~"1i Box Hill: Park Rangers, Yallourn, Prahran, Moreland. PR ' II S ark angers: BH ox I, out h Y arra, Y aIIourn, Prahran. Moreland: Brighton, Bradford, Sunshine' Utd" Box Hill. ' Prahran, Bradford, Sunshine Utd., Box Hill, Park Rangers. Bradford: Brighton, Prahran, Moreland, West. Suburbs. Brighton Sout~ Yarra: we-st. Suburbs, Park Rangers, Brlghton, Y all~urn. ,
Yallourn: Sunshine Utd., Rangers, South Yarra. Box
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West, Suburbs: South Yarra, BrIghton, Bradford, Sunshin,e Utd. Sunshine:' Yallourn; Prahran,oMoreland, West. Suburbs".

. ; Second DjVf9~ Sandringham: Olympic, Ringwood, 8th. Melb. 'Utd., Williamstown." Sth.. Melb. Utd.: Preston, Olympic, Sand1;ing, . "ham, Hakoah~ Hakoah: Heidelberg, Preston, Olyn;pic, Sth." Melb. Utd. Ringwood;. Yarraville, 8andringham, W illiamstown, Heidelberg. -"'-~~~11iversitY7; W illiamstown, Heidelberg, Pre.s:ton. Olympic. Heidelberg: Hakoah, University, Yarraville,
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UNDER 14 TEAMS WANTED.

Brighton and Box Hill Clubs have a sur~lus 0f schoolboy soccer players, and both clubs want to play friendly games against teams ulfaer 14 years,of age,

The Junior Association Secretary - (Mr, J.

Olsen) would like to hear from any Club; who;. in addition to its Under 15 team, can field a team ?f boys under ,14 years, of age on Satur,day mOrnings. If sufficient entnes are forthcoming, it might be possible to organise a short com~
petition between these teams before the sea,son closes, with the possibility of next year form-

ing an additiona~ Junio~ s,ectionfor ~choolboy

players under tJ.1lSage hmlt.

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SIT TIGHT ON YOUR M 0 NEY . K EEP IT IN

THE

REFEREES WANTED.

To provide neutral refereesfor their cup/and

matches, commencing

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Junior Association requests clubs to furnish names and addressesof members willing to volunteer.

VICTORIA
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SOCCER NEWS PAYMENTS.

" Club Soccer Secret,~ries ple.ase note News must in future that payment be posted to for W.

W. Tunn, 1 Lo.ckhart St" Caulfield. LF 1859. .

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the top four by a keen figJitIng spmt, the! accusation of his inexperience is pardly main~'

Letters to the EdItor

In reply to D. ;J. C. Sutherland

tained. Credit wherecredit is due. Frank T. Sykes, East St. Kilda.

MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY. In reply to the University's letter on trans-'--~
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the disputed goal awarded South Melbourne against Hakoah. I was the spectator concerned in the incident,. and al~o a -5outh Melbourne player. He says his view was impeded. Wasn't tp;~ pos."iblein the referee'scase,too? I didn't li"--"=to see an injustice done. What made it worse for all concerned~my Dad was the referee. J. A. Mason. END OF SEASON BALL. The Ladies' Social Committee of Brighton Soccer Club read with interest the article by Mr. Stephen, of Albert Park, referring to an
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Club JottIngs.
TRANSPORT TROUBLE. Owing to "transport trouble," Metters couldn't fulfil ctheir engagement at Bo~ Hi~l. So~e of the player~ watched .the Jumors In actIOD at home agaInst S~nshIne Utd. AIthough Metters won by. 3 go~ls to

Are there any Clubs in Melbourne who would joi1;1us in promoting a function of this nature? The function could be held at one of the leading Cabarets, and arrangementsfor catering, printing of tickets, liquor licence, etc., coul~ be organised by an Inter-Club Committee drawn from the Clubs sponsoring the Ball. Any loss would have to be borne equally by the organising Clubs, and on the same count any profits would be shared by the sameparties.
Jt must be noted, however, that although any 1(' vould have to be equally shared, any p.rofits wb.id have to be based on the number of tIckets

to battle hard. Sunsbrne v.:lth onlY 10 r:nen were unl~cky. Metters, wIth a. ~e-orgamsed forward l1nel?st a lot ~f I?portumtIes to.,.sc,?re. The team. mIssed theIr l1ttle sharp-sh?otIng O.L. B. ~Innersley, as .he was pl~y~g In the Metrop.ol1tan team agal~st E.. GIppsland, at OlympIc Park-:--a game In whIch .he had the honour of scorIng the first goal of the match. PROPAGANDA AND PUBLICITY COMMITTEE. To assist in coping with the extra work in "
publicising the Jugo-Slav tour, Messrs. F. Ursell andR. White have been asked to join the Committee.

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Bold by each particular club.. .We fe~l.that t~is would promote a competItIve spmt w.hlch would ens~re the successof the Ball, socIally ,and fi?anclally.. It IS a great pIty that there are not more function,s at which members of the different Soccer Clubs could meet. I:otnote.-Anticipati~g a large mail at: 54 All1son Road, Elsternwlck, S.4. f/ Mrs. A. Barr. In "reply to J...E. (Napper) Thompson (Soc-

Our thanks are due to Teddy Lowe for his fine effort for Soccer on 3UZ's "Spotlight on Sport," on Friday, July 15. But let us know next time, Ted, and we can inform all the boys. For some time now, the Committee has been trying to get a good magazine article on Soccer in Victoria. At last, we feel we have succeeded. On Thursday, July 28, the "Australasian Post" will include a two page article on-the

effect of migrants on Victorian sport with

illustrations, one of which will be in colour.

This article was written by a staff man on the

"Po~t" from data supplied by.the.Committee. HavIng read the pr~ofs V(e fe~IIt wIll be one of the best on S,?ccerIn VIctOrIa for many years. Our apologIes are tendered to the Under 17

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boys;of South Melbpurne and Preston Clubs who did sl,lch a great job in posing action shots for the article. The i'Post"decided later not to use them but the photos are excellent.. pariicu.. lady one of South Melbourne's goalie (shades of Frank Swift) and shots of Six-goal Stiles and Dead-shot~~yons. Tbey canb~ ,bought at a reasonableprice at t,l)e Photographlc Sales DepL~in the Argus building, Elizabeth St. All clubs interested in juniors are at least advised to go and inspect them. IMPROVED GOAL AVERAGE.
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der thetiiliion orNorm Shingles they ai~ making great progress. Our Jurtior teams, while not very high in .,..t;he League table~ are looking forward to the "coming Cup ties and hope to give a good account of themselves.The First and, Second\te~ms are, train~ng hard for the Cup tles. Don Bmgham lsputtmg them throiUgh a strenuous physical culture course to fit themselves for the hard matches expected. FORMER GOALIE SCORES FOR JUVENTUS.
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see~ed m.re at 1;1om~a~d scored a mce goa . Ja,ck D~V1S (outsld~ right) s,cored,a lovely goal wlthhlS head, whlle Alf Fmney s goal was a ge~ ' h ' . ,Don Bmg a~, ret';1rnmg after, a bad leg m]u,ry, put m,ore ~ep m the half line. Ralph

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'Whlte, who 1~ having a ,great s~ason, w~s_:a tower of strength to the, Clty, whlle Les Bmg~ ham was also under nonce., The Rese.rveshad a runaway, vlctory and b~mped thelr goal average up wlth an 11-0 wm., ,Heidelberg. The Clty Club has started Soccer m local schools..and Hampton High School is playing in the Wednesday Schools' Competition. Un~

Juventus will play George Cro~s (second on the division ladder) this afternoon at Olympic Park, commencing at 1.15 p.m. This game will be played as a curtain-raiser to the Association Second Division fixture, Hakoah versus
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