Soccer News 1948 June 5

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Official Or'san of the Vlctor'lan Soccer' FOotball Asso


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Page 2 SOCCER NEWS & VIEWSRESULTS AT A GLANCE HOW THEY STAND

First DivisionBrighton 5 (Jones 2, Barr 2, Parson) d. More- First Divisionland 2. GoalsBox Hill 7 (Hutchinson 2, Davis, 2, Mount- Club.. P. W. D. L. F. A. Pt.ford, Bayley, Chappell) d. Yallourn 4 Mc- SunshIne UnIted .. 7 7 0 0 33 9 14Ivor 2, Boyes). Box Hill. . . . . . 7 4 1 2 22 16 9Western Suburbs 2 drew with Prahran 2. Brighton "7 3 2 2 17 14 8Sunshine United 2 d. Park Rangers 1. Prahran . . . . . . 7 3 1 3 17 19 7Second Division Moreland. . . . . . 7 3 0 4 18 18 6Coburg" 7 d. Northc.ote 4. . Park Rangers. .. .. 7 2 2 3 13 15 6Bre~~~d 0 drew wIth South Melbourne Umt- Western Suburbs. . 7 1 3 3 8 25 5

Hakoah J.R.C. 2 (Pollitzer, Greenbreg) d. Yallourn 7 0 1 6 20 32 1South \'arra 1 (Johnson). ...JPreston 2 d. Ringwood 1. Second DivisionThird Division Goals

Heidelberg "A" 9 d. Brighton 1 (Sinclair). Club P. W. D~ L. F. A. Pt.Heidelberg "B" 4 d. Northern United 1. Bradford. . . . . . 7 6 1 0 21 1}3Melbourne University 6 d. Yarraville O. Hakoah J.R.C. . . .. .7 5 1 1 18 12 11Olympic 2 drew with Woodlands 2. South Melb. United. 7 4 2 1 26 10 10Macedonians 3 d. Metters O. " Soutfl Yarra. . . .. 7 4 0 3 24 12 8GeorgeCross2 d. Williamstown 1. Coburg . . . . . . 7 4 0 3 24 18 8First Division Reserves P~eston . . . . . . 7 2 0 5 16 30 4Brighton 7. (Walton 3, Taylor, Finney, Short, Rmgwood 7 0 1 6 7 27 1Maver) d. Moreland 1. Northcote. . . . .. 7 0 1 6 8 34 1Yallourn 7 d. Box Hill 1. .Prahran 7 d. Western Suburbs2. Third DivisionPark Rant?:ers d. ~u~:hine United 1. Club P. W. D. L. F~o~s. t.Second Divlsl~n Reserves Heidelberg "A" . .. 5 4 1 0 31 3 9Northcote defaulted against Coburg. G C 5 4 1 0 13 4 9th M Ib U . d 3 (S J ) eorge rossu e ourne mte perotto, ames M lb U . .t 5 3 ? 0 23 6 8B df d 2 e. mverSI y .. '"'. ra or . 01 . 4 3 1 0 13 5 7South Yarra 5 d. Hakoah J.R.C. 1. Y ymp~c . . . . . . 4 3 0 1 12 11 6t 4 d R. d 0 arraVI e . . . . .res on . mgwoo . M d . 5 2 1 2 6 11 ",. . . J: ace omans. . . . '1Under.19 DivIsIon Brighton. . . . . . 5 2 0 3 12 16 JHakoah J.R.C. 2 (SImon 2) d. Preston 1. \i\f'illiamstown . . .. 5 1 1 3 8 18 3Western ;uburhs 6 d. South Yarra O. Woodlands. . . . . 5 0 2 3 8 15 2Ya}lourn - d. Prahran 1. . Heidelberg "B" . .. 5 1 0 4 6 17 2Br~i~ltol~4 (Donaldson 3, McKenzIe) d. Box Northern United. . 5 1 0 4 3 18 2P k R 4 d C b 0 Metters . . . . . . 5 0 1 4 6 17 .1ar angers. 0 urg .Under 17 Division First Division ReservesPreston 4 d. Box Hill 2 (Beveridge, Reece); GoalsSouth Melbo1'rne United 5 (Watson 3, Tom- Club P. W. D. L. F. A. Pt.lin.son 2) d. Coburg O. Brighton. . . . . .. 7 5 2 0 33 7 12BrIr ;hton 3 (Parker, Ross, McMurray) d. Sun- Park Rangers. . .. 7 5 2 0 26 7 12shine Vnited O. Box Hill .. . . . . . 7 4 1 2 35 13 9

Under 15 Division Prahran . .. . . . .. 7 4 1 2 25 15 9Bri,g-hton 1 drew with Preston 1. Yallourn . . . . . . 7 3 0 4 19 27 6Box Hill 1 (Bedford) d. Ringwood O. Western Suburbs.. 7 3 0 4 21 35 6Northcote versus Sunshine United result not Moreland 7 l' 0 6 12 32 2to; ha~d. SunshineUnited. . 7 0 0 7 8 43 0


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SOCCER NEWS & VIEWS Page 3Second Division Reserves Coburg . . . . . . 7 2 2 3 13 17 6Goals Box Hill. . . . . . 7 2 1 4 18 18 5Club . P. W. D. L. F. A. Pt. Hakoah .R.C. . . . 6 2 1 3 14 19 5South Melb. United. 7 6 0 1 35 8 12 Western Suburbs. -. 7 2 1 4 15 22 5South Yarra. . . .. 6 6 0 0 245 12 Prahran 7 1 2 4 9 22 4Bradford. . . . . . 7 5 0 2 23 10 10 South Yarra. . . . 7 0 0 7 2 57 0

Preston. . . . . . 7 3 1 3 13 11 7Hakoah ].R.C. . . .. 5 1 1 3 4 13 3 Under 17 DivisionCoburg . . . . . .. 5 1 0 4 4 12 2 1 GoalsNorthcote . . . . .. 4 1 0 3 5 18 2 Cub . P. W. D. L. F. A. Pt.Ringwood. . . . .. 7 0 0 7 4 35 0 South Melb. United. 7 7 0 0 31 3 14

Preston . . . . . . 7 6 0 1 22 7 12NOTE.-(a) Northcote's default again.st Brighton 7 4 0 3 23 10 8Coburg last Saturday, not yet included m Box Hill. . . . . . 7 2 0 5 13 24 4above lad.der. (b) Northcote'~ defaults on the Sunshine United. . 7 2 0 5 11 22 4two prevIous Saturdays ag:amst Ha~oah and Coburg 7 0 0 7 0 34 0uth Yarra, also not yet Included m ladder."'[c) Coburg's default against Hakoah on May Under 15 Division22nd, also not included in ladder. Cl b P W D L GoaAs. . . . F. . Pt.

Preston. . . . . . 6 4 2 0 27 4 10Under 19 Division South Melb. United. .5 4 1 0 42 3 9Cl b P W D L o~ Pt' Brighton . . 6 4 1 1 30 .7 9P Uk R 7 .6 .0 .1 .38. 4 1,; S~nshine United.. 5 2 0 3 10 39 4ar angers... .. B H .Il 6 2 0 4 4 19 4. ht 6 &: 0025 412 ox Igon I R. d 5005 528011 7 5 1 1 25 7 11 mgwoo. . . . . .a ourn . . . . . . Northcote . . . . .. 3 0 0 3 0 18 0Preston. . . . . . 7 4 0 3 22 11 8 NOTE.-Northcote's default against South~""""""""""""""""III.""""""""""II"""II.""""II"II""""""1"1"I"I"I"I"I,,ItIIIII""Ilelbourne United on May 22nd not yet in-~ ~ cluded in above ladder. Result of Sunshine~ ~ United versus Northcote match not to hand.81 A L L E N '5 l.at time .of going to press, so therefore not~ ~ Included m above ladder.~ ~; SUPREME BOOTMAKERS ; * * *. ~~ ~ A BRIEF REVIEW OF LAST~ 33 SMITH STREET i SA TURDA Y'S GAMES\-- ~ Last Saturday marked the half-way stage~ W ARRAGUL ~ of home and away fixtures, and during these~ ~ past seven weeks it has been quite notice-~ * ~ able that games in the two main divisions~ ~ have been much keener than in th.e past few~ SOCCER BOOT SPECiALISTS ~ seasons. With the re-introduction of promo-~ ~ tion and relegation, this might have had~ * ~ something to do with the improvement of the~ ~ game, but the standard of play generally is, in~ BOOTS. MADE .TO ORDER ~ the writer's opinion, a long way yet below. .~ ~ that of pre-war years. This of course can~ PRICE 25/- i be remedied, but it is the p~ayers ~hemselv~s~ ~ whom we look to, to do thIS, for 1 they, In~ * ~ their various teams, combine as one unit~ ~ when they are playing a game, instead of asi Phone: Warragul 469 i ndividuallsts, the standard .of the game must~ ~ Improve. Many readers wrll remember, and~1."1"1"I"I.II""I"I.lII"I"I"I"I"I".""'I.lIIU"'I"I"I"I"I"""11I""I.I".I'I"I' I"I"I,,"its not many years ago, when ordinary leaguc


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Page 4 SOCCER NEWS & VIEWSmatches ,at Middle Park attracted crowds PROSPECTS FOR 'rODA Ythree and four deep right around the ground. Today sees the second half of theIf this could be done once,' t could be done league programme in full swing, as faragain, but as I stated ?efore, it is up to the as the two main divisio~s a~e c?ncerned.players themselves to Im1?rove the standard The match of the day m DIVISIO~ 1 ap-of the game, So get to It you fellows, and pears to be the contest at Olympic Parkgive us that brand of football that many of between Box Hill and Brighton. Brightonus have heard so much about, but have never will be endeavouring to take the ~econdseen. . . . positi9n on the ladder from Box Hill.Sunshin~ United, leaders of t~~ ,First DlVl- In the first round of games played on AprilSlon, are m an excellent ,pOSltlO l for the 17th, these two teams played a 2-all draw,premiership, and are the only team t? hrge i D. BTNGf-:JAM. Secret:lry. ~Cross and the Umverslty have yet to be de- ~ ~feated. ~11'1'1'11'lrtl'I'I'lt,I("r'I'Lf'I'I"II'I"I'I'I'"'II"1'


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- SOCCER NEWS & VIEWS Page 5matches, and both teams have improved since ~ = ~~=.~then. A &,ood hard. contest is certain, with 1 ELASTIC KNEECAP AND ~the result m doubt right to the final blast of : :the whistle. Of the remaining games the only I ~. ANI{LET ~contest that loo~s at all open is Bradford's I~ . ~home match agaInst Coburg. Coburg usually I i For strengthenIng the iturns on a good brand of football especially ~ Ankle and Knee ~when against opposition. Bradford defeated ~I ~Coburg 2-0, when they last met, and a similar r 6/6 and 9/6 each iclose result may event~a.te in this match. ~ .888...8 ~

Heidelberg's first team should have its hard- ,~ ~jst matcho~ the season in the Third Division I ~ ATHLETIC. ~

contest agaInst George Cross to be played i SUPPORTat Heidelberg. .Bot? teams are running fiirst ~ SHOULD BE WORN Y ~:tnd second respectIvely on the ladder, and i ALL MEN' B i

~ far both have. yet to be defeated. i. i: Invaluable for those who have:* - * * ~ to ~tand for long .periods on ~'" : theIr feet, for Cyclists, Horse:NEXT SATURDAY'S GAMES Ri~ers and Athletics, too :: ThIS support prevents that iFirst Division "dragging down feeling." i

Brighton v. Park ~angers ~ We cans\lPP)y special i6 ~Prahran v. Box Hill : pattern. .. .. :Western Suburbs v. Sunshine United i. .Moreland v. Yallourn "" ~ T R 239 SWANSTON STREET \~Second Division i Ope r MELBOURNE (west side. near P :. P.O.Pls.ce).Phone . 4656.Coburg v. rest9n : i :outh Yarra v.'Bradford . .Hakoah J .R.C. v. Ringwo.od .

. Northcote v. South Melbourne United. JUNIOR INTERSTATE TRIALSThird Division AT MIDDLE PARK -

Brighton v. WoodlandsHeidelberg "-B" v. ~Ietters This season, it is Victoria's turn to go inter-Yarraville v. Heidelberg "A" state to compete for the Junior Under 19Olympic v. Melbourne Unive~sity Skolnik Cup to be played at Adelaide againstrreorge Cross ". Northern UnIted . .d . W .II . t South Australia. Last season at OlympIc Park,ice omans v. I lams own\--.I R L South Australia was successful in takin g theeserve eague. .,Same draw as for First and Second Division cup back to South Austr~lIa, after VIctorIabut on reverse grounds. had held it for the two previous seasons.

Under 19 Division V . .. . d b .Brighton v. South Yarra . Ict~rIa IS now ge.ttIng own to usm.essPark Rangers v. Yallourn m :eadm~s.s for the ?1g match, and are doIngPrahran v. Box Hill solid tra1mng at MIddle Park every second"'Testern Suburbs v. Hakoah J.R.C. Sunday. Last Sunday afternoon a very ~eenCoburg v Preston match was played between two specIally. . . . selected Under 19 teams, and tomorrow, a

Un.der 17.DIV1sIon selected Under 19 team will play the ParkCo?urg v. SunshIne. Umted Rangers Reserves team at Middle Park com-Bng-hton v. Box Hill mencing at 3 p mreston v. South Melbourne United . .

Under 15 Division An Under 15 Junior team also went intoPrestn v. Northcote training for interstate visits last Sunday, and

.. Bo.x Hill v, Sunshine United. will train again tomorrow week, at Middle~nghton v. South Melbourne 1Jmted Park.,..


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Box Hill Versus Yallourn i iIf the Box Hill City Coun.cil happen to i KING'5 BIRTHDAY i

be 100king round for the culprits who removed i ithe S?rrey Park Oval it would be advised toI i MONDA Y, 14th JUNE iseek m the wash troughs at the homes of the: :Yallourn and Box Hill players. At one stage i * iof the game, which was played in very muddy i iconditions it looked as if Yallourn would go i iback to Gippsland with a victory un.der t~e SENIORLIGHTNINGbelt, as the score was three to one m their: :favour. Not till the game was well into the 1 isecond half did the Hillmen appear to be on PREMIERSHIPtop. : .Yallourn though beaten were always dan- i i

gerous, McIvor and Boyes being a real hand- i OL YMPIC PARK iful for the local defenders to cope with. Box i iHill did not produce organised attack till late i '* iin the game due to several changes in the usual i . iside. Davis up-graded from junior ranks ac- i iquitted himself well on the wing for the Hill i Details of Draw and Rules imen scoring twice. i . N W k' I I i: m ext ee s ssue :Hakoah ].R.C. Versus South Yarra at i i

Olympic Park. :.~~ " iThis game was a hard contest, Hakoah beingslightly better than the visitors, as the result goal sco~ed by Joe F~rrugia. he first halfproved. Hakoah J R.C. defeated South Yarra ended with George Cross leadmg one goal.by 2 goals to one. The first goal for Hakoah .The second half of t.he 'ifame was pl~yedwas scored by Pollitzer from a pass by Green- with much more determmatlon by both sides,berg, Hakoah's outside right. In the second but the George Cross defence remained firmhalf Greenberg kicked the second goal. Short- and kept the Ol~mpic for\vard line out. A1y afterwar~s the referee f :ave South Y a:rra ~ pe.nalty was. received by Geor~e Cross butpenalty, which c~ntre forward Johnson turned hls team failed t? add to their sc.o~e rort'mto a goal Fmal score; Hakoah J .R.C. 2 It, so a game which. w~s very excltmr; aJ )defeated South Yarra 1. hard played from begmmng to end termmateaAt Fawkner Park South Yarra Reserves in a victory for Georf :e Cross--one goal to nil.defeated Hakoah JR.C. Reservesbv 5 goals Referee Chas. Sand am, complimented bothto one. . . teams for their good sportsmanship and clean

Hakoah J.R.C. Jumors defeated Preston play. .juniors by 2 goals to one. N. Simon bejng the The cup was ~resented by. Mr. Pol.ites, Presl-goal scorer for Hakoah. dent of Olympic, at a social evenmg of theMaltese Social Society in Unity Hall, on S;tt-Olympic Versus George Cross urd~v, 22nn May, to the George Cross captain,On Sunday, 16th May, Olympic played G. Zammit.George Cross for a Cup donated by the * * *Presidents .of bot~ Clubs. The ga.me was SCREEN PUBLICITYclean and mterestmg. The Olympic teammade many strong attacks which were driven During the forthcominf : week the Associa-back by. a solid George Cross defence. A tion's screen slide will be shown at "Rialtosmart attack by George Cross, within .the Theatre," Box Hill, and "'Roxy Theatre,"first 15 minutes of the game, resulted in a Footscray.


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SOCCER NEWS & VIEWS Page 7REFEREE AND THE TEAMS they so ri~hly deserve, because after all thereBy F. J. Hall is not much money in the game for them,and they do really earn it-if they all reallyBefore a team takes the field it is not un- get it, and in some grades the referee getsusual for captains. or team' managers to issue just nothing at all.a fe~ words of w1sdom to the pl.~yers. Such Under those conditions which we know so

pract1ce has much to commend it but w


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. attempt to place the matter of publicity onan organised basis..Let RON TODD supply your. If soccer is to make progress in this Stateeach Club must play its part by using theSOCCER avenues provided for publicity a~d giving thepublic the information it wants. Club Corres-B t & B 11 pondents should phone results to the Secretary00 S a S of the V.S.F.A. Mr. Armstrong (MW 7476)immediately after the conclusion of gameseach week and they will then be sent to 3A W

A V AlLABLE NOW in time for the Sports Session mentionedabove.If it is Sporting Gear, Footwear, * * *

Clothing or Leather Goodsyou require You'll A WARNINGfind it Referees, although blind on the field in tn.{at interests of the game, cannot help what theyRON TODO SPORTSCENTRE see in dressing rooms.To all officials I give a warning-see thatWholesaleand Retail your players boots are properly studded, andno nails are protruding, before they go onto52 SWANSTON ST., MELBOURNE the held of play. Appoint an official for that.(2 doors up from Flinders Lane) purpose, and have a boot last in the dressingPhone: Cent. 4340 room, alsQ sp< ;~etuds, round, not conical.

no soc~er scores given on this sessi.onalthough.Ihere were 33 gat:1;les ?layed durIng the d~~ . tfrom the Unde~ ~~ grade to ~he ~irst Divis ~n. ~ I PAY IN EVERY WEEK

The responsIbilIty f{)rthls state of affaIrs ,. .tP~re.fore r~s~s with tq~ CI.ubs anq drthough ~' The State SavIngs Bank thIs. ~at,ter-.,.~as bee? t.n.,entlo.ned t Manage- .J. Of Victoria :ment Com;rnlttee meetIngs, It. would appear . that if delegateshave i'hade reoorts to their c --.CI b th Cl b t h' d Published by P~sto Publicity Se~ice. 28 Grammar Street,

U S ~ u managemen save ma e no Strathmore; for the Victorian S~cer Football Association c'

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