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. .\ The Victorian State Squad Vacancies on League

Management CommitteeSelected Pla yers Applicatiops are hereby invited

from Clubs to complete the Com-mittee:-

The following players have OOen selected to play in the' First South: One member.Victorian State Squad. Second North: Two members.

Second South: One member.Goalkeepers: Inside Forwards: Applications should be for-

Ruyters' (J.U.S.T.), Jansen (Wil- F. Laughran (Moreland) Ardner warded immediately.to the Secre-. .. ' tary of the AssocIatIon.helmma), Barota)s (Slavla). (Hakoah), McVane (GeorgeCross), H. Meyer (Hakoah) , * * * -

Full-backs: . Cubero (Juventus) , Keuken N . SA . ,Logan (Hakoah), Guardlana ~ol- . . 0 cores gaIn.

Wllhelmma). F t U "d.onia), Frangioni (Juventus), oq scray, DIversIty, an Geo.

Piccinic (Juventus). Centre Forwards: Cro~s copped the fines this week,Karajanis (Hellenic) and Cook havIng failed to telephone results.

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V. A. S. F. A. B U L LET I N Blackpool Itiner»rySaturday, May 3: v: AUSTRALIA,

,Fixtures for M.oreland ,:. Yallourn. t S dLIons v. RIchmond. a y ney.May 24 1953 Moorabbin v. Park Rangers. Sunday, May 4: v. N.S.W., at New-, South Yarra v. Sunshine City. castle.STATE LEAGUE. ' Pr~hran v. Preston: Saturday, May 10: v. AUSTRALIA,

Matches will be p~blished at a HeIdelberg v,, Polo~Ia. at Sydney.later date Coburg v. WIlhelmrna.. Dandenong v. Footscray-Capri. Sunday, May 11: v. N.S.W., at

STATE LEAGUE RESERVES. * * * Wollongong.No matches.. Tuesday, May 14: v. QUEENS-

* * * PROVISIONAL LEAGUE. LAND, at Brisbane (nightNo matches; match).

Dockerty Cup Draw Saturday, May 17: v. AUSTRA-. * * * B ' bFIRST ROUND. LIA, at rIS 8;ne~ -

.. George CrosS" S.C. Saturday, May 24: v. AUSTRA-Newborough Umted v. BendIgo, LIA, at Adelaide.Dandenong Rovers v. Corio. Clubs, please note the address <?f .W .ll . t F . fi Id the Secretary Mr F Tabone IS Sunday, May 25. v. VICTORIA,1 lams own V. aIr e. . ' " .' .Park Rangers v. Prahran. now 15 MItchell St., BrunsWlck. at Melbourne (OlympIc Park).Yarra Park v. St: Albans. * * * Wednesday, May 28: v. TAS-Melbourne v. University. MANIA, at Hobart.Lions v. F!a~s~on. R.A.A.F. S..C. Saturday, May 31: v. AUSTRA-1.9.1. v. FIorentI!la. . LIA, at Melbourne (OlympicVIC, Colts v. Heldelber.g. Clubs, please note the followrng P rk

)South ¥elbourne :V. Rlchmo.nd. changes in the 'phone numbers of a.MaccabI v. Sandrmgham CIty. No.. 542 Squadron, R.A.F. Soccer Monday, June 2: v. WEST AUS-

Club: TRALIA, at Perth.SE~OND ROUND.. Day: MW 0311; Extn, 208.

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. World CUp P~eparations . NINO BORSARI

"Hungarian System" to be PractisedAUSTRIA. tion of the selected players." The 1

. sides finally selected will playPREVIOUS to the World Cup, under the name of Budapest.the national side will play agai,nst a number of strong

matches against Italy and the foreIgn cl~bs.

Irish Republic, both in Vienna. ITALY.,Later, the ,"Hungarian 'systt:;m" Six Swedish players were given

wIll be practI~d, mat.ches a'IJ:amst p~rmission to play for their coun-very weak teams, It l~ con~ldered try in the World Cup after beingthat the-great HungarIan sIdes of insured against injury They are' ex-OLYMPIC CYCLING1950-54 obtained their uncanny Arne Se1mosson Gengt Gustafs: CH~MPION.team "feelin g" because they Play :' N ' l L . dh I' K t H . I. your own Interest.s'. it would

. , , . son, ISle 0 m, ur amrm, pay you to VISIted SO much agaInst InferIOr SIdes. BeIlgt Lindsk?g ,and L.ennart BORSARI'S .EMPORIUM

Skoglund, BonIfacI, of Turm, gotCZECHOSLOV AKIA. similar permissJon to play for NiIO sells everything - diamouds,, Three representative tea m s France and Ernest Ocwirk of w,atches, jewellery, gifts of all

, ' . ' kInd., sports goods, crystal,played a?road as the first stage m SampdorI~, s~Jlld be able to play crockery, radio and electricalpreparatIons for the World Cup. for AustrIa. goods, records, guns, cameras, andThe strongest side toured Egypt, When. Gunnar Nordahl, the CONTINENTAL SOCCER

d II .t t hTh I f R F C BOOTS. an won a 1 s ma c es. e payer-manager 0 oma ..,other teams also played success- was on holiday at home in Sweden 201 Lygon St., Carltonfully in East Germany. In spring his restaurant, "Casino di Nerone," PHONE - FJ 5278.

the "A" team will play twice in was burgled and -robbed. At the c'France.' sa~e time, thieves broke into his St. Kilda' Juniors

The former coach of Dukla- flat. But it was not until his clubPrague.. Karel Kolsky, has been .lost its fir~t ~,atch after ,his return Last Saturday, April 26, provedappointed coach of the national that,~e sald: Now, that s real bad to be a field day for St. Kildaside. luck. Juniors, all four teams winning.

The Under 13 set the pace byGEJtMANY. . POLAND. defeating. South Melbourne 9-0,

Team coach, Sepp Herberger, 'Revi-:ed fixture list:, May ~.1, :T' Grachan, centre-forward, notch-calls his "Possibles" and "Prob- RepublIc of Ireland .m DublIn; mg five g~ls. .ables" together every fortnight at May 25, Denma;k m. Poland; Meanwhlle, at Box H1l1, theone of the sports ,schools in Han- June 1, Scotland m I;'oland; Sep- Under 15, although dow,n twoover... The final training will take tember 14, ~ungary ~n Bu~ap,,:st. goals, fought back, to wm .4-2.place from May 12 to 24. Then The clubs m the FIrst DlvIsIon You~g v~n Egmont, keeper, dId athe 'players will get one week's have p;roposed payment of wages sterlIng Job."leave," meet again at Hamburg, to theIr players, The sums s~g-: The Under 17 won a ruggedand travel on June 3 to Swed~n. ' gesred ,,:~~ld not cover the e~tlre game, 1-0. Broadmeadows proved

. . cost of lIvIng to ensure that every worthy Qpponents. -An Amateur InternatIonal ~ll player should have a main job, 'The Under 20 continued their

be pla¥ed on May 4 agaInst , winning way by defeating Essen-F1'ance m France. - YUGOSLAVIA. don 3-2.

Last season, 2513 matches were -. -"THE SAINT."played between clubs from West Of. all the. European natIons,

. and East Germany. pnly Yu,goslavla have not. lost an 0 8- ~lI:lternatIonal match durIng the Iymplc ParkHUNGARY p~st year. The best result was a. 6-1 win agairtst Italy, In the rest FI8xturesDuring the winter months, the of the world, only Mexico remainH~garian national side, wi,th unbeaten, but their opponents MAYtheIr reserves, underwent spe<:):al we1'e not very strong - U.S.A., .training. During' March and CaJiada, and Costa Rica. 3: Juventus v. Hakoah.April, the plaYt:;rs stay with their Th~re will~e many trial matches 4: Sunday International~lubs, but lt w1l1 be necessary to for the World C:up side, and after Committee.Interrupt the League :matches be- the match agaInst .England, on 10. Poloma With lmicause, as Coach Barotl says, "fre- May 11, the team w1l1 play three. v. ~ na.quent matches and short rests or four matches in the Middle 11: Sunday Internationalwould prevent the proper prepara- East. Committee.

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/. Fair Go Wanted for '

, ' I ,the Referee

Facts and Figures SIR,-WhY aLl. the fus/! about re- ,. ferees? He IS not the player,. but S~ it; (141Wanted the O.C. of th~ game, apPoInted v'b-

by the Association. He knows theSIR,-one gets a bit warm d th rules" paid for. hi~ job, pass.ed his TaAcollar whe d . un" ser e examInations, IS Interested m then one rea s In occer .. . .News" so':called "facts" about at- game, ~na gIves hIS faIr judgment.

tendances in N.S. W, Does the Vic- After watching Soccer for over 70torian Association realise that the years, I .have yet to meet a re~e~ee A"~break-away Federation is rapidly be- whO: delIberately gave a decIsIon ,.,,~

. coming the major Soccer body in agaInst any on!! team. At every game ,. A ~~",.N.S. W.? You do not need to go to at Olympic Park the referee and lines- ""'~~Sydney to find this out - just read l1:!en are booed oft the field, be theythe Sydney papers, as I do. The final goo,d or bad. You pay to watch, and

~ ~~~:-::: of their pre-season night competition criticise, but please do not condemn. - -drew 8000 and a couple of thousand As a spectator your decisions are notturned away. How apout some "facts always correct, but then you escapeand figures" regularly .in "Soccer judgment - the referees don't. Let's -r:' ,.I"A&.J::'ews" re attend~ces both here and be fair-minded, and.if the decisions .u. ~ts \.rUI.AfI~ ,In N.S.W. And Items such as the don t please you, be 11. sport and a' ~111HJ..~"fact" that two of last year's full gentleman. The hooligans are always Q

Austrian Int~rnationals are now play- with us. Don't go doWn to theirihg in Sydney. Maype these things level, and the referee's job will beare "de rigeur" with the Victorian much easier. If you wish to see Soc-Association.. as they puWicise a rene- cer progress, be progressive.-Yours,gade organisation, but they will en- etc.,lig~ten the poor news-starved Vic- .'JERRIBONG. " ChSh ld B 0tortan fans.. '. 61 Clyde St., St. Kilda. oac OU e n. On the quest~on of. .soccer News,." April 21, 1958. Sel ' P IIt has been a dISappOIntIng production ectors aneso far this season. I should say the .1956 edition was the best of recent * * * SIR,-one fact I ~ou.Id like to pointyears. Just one or two points: out re George Cros/! CQmmittee is

(I) H~w can J.U.S.T. have three George Cross the non-inclusion of the Coach on .JPOInts for thre,e losses and two D'. . . the Selector's Panel. It is most advis-draw~? ISappomtIng able that such ,an important person,

(2) The fixtures down for June 14 in who may be .the only one who reallythe Year Book are obviously the SIR,-I was thoroughly disapPointed realises the progress and improvement::: for the last round of the at the showing put up by George of ~ach me~ber. of the team, should

'. '. Cross against Polonia; I think the be mclu~ed I!l the panel. I am sure(3) Just how IS t.he premIershIp greatest disapPointment will be felt many WIll agree with me on this

going to be d.ecld~~ this year? by the players themselves, who the point, Hoping this advice wiill not-One report ~,ald, as per. Aus- week before had outclassed and out" fall on deaf ears.-Yours, etc"~~alia~ Rules; another. saId t~e played .:r.U.S.T., last year's~hampions, H. SCIORTINO.

four would play two semIS in spite of the fact that they were 36 Charles St., Brunswick.~nd a final. Yet the Year Book playing half the time without Bill April 27, 1958.lIsts 22 home a!ld away r()Ilnds. .and N o finals I_ Yo S t 'Lam-Ie, theIr star player.. ur, e c.,

J. WHITE. In my opinion Vince Muscat is115 Barker's Road Kew . " .April 21 19.t! ,. playing quIte well, 'and agaInst the 0 " 1 . t ", . Polish team, in particular, did /!ome ur exmg on

[Ed.: This is the type of letter we great work at centre-halL Also young Advertisem e tlike, Mr. White. Re N.S. W.. attend- goalie, "Yunkovich, is a grand goal- n

ances, we do read the papers.. and 5till keeper, and should not be left out ofmaintain our attendances compare the team. It's pleasing to note that SoccermF odst f.avourablY with N.S. W. and With regard to the forward line I fans are sending in their forecasts

e eratIon matches. We also have.' f th f t h . .ted 'I t t . I . . . thInk that there was no co-operation 0 e scores 0 ma c es as mVIn erna Iona players m VIctorIa. .' th d t . t b t ldHope we can match up shortly to the at .any time. throughout the game m. ea veT lsemen '. u we wou1956 standard of our paper. It re" agaInst POloma; and many people will pomt out that entrIes c~nnot bequires co-operation. J.U.S.T. points ~gree that. the centre-forward and accepted unless accompanIed by awere printed 2-2-3; should have been Inside-left In the Maltese team .have wrapper from a Lexington packet.2~2-2. It's right this week. June 14 done much be,tter had they st~yed at To make your entry valid, pleaseflxt~res are correct as published. This hom~. I don t hesitate to gIVe. full enclose a wrapper and avoid dis-avoIds clubs playing three home or crhedrt to P. Z~mat, outside-rIght, appointment if you happen toaway games in a row. We will have a "': 0 last week trIed h~rdf but was not f t tlfinal four on dates to be decided. gIven any help from hIS team-mates,- orecas correc y.

, Other commitments have to be con- Yours, etc., * * *"' sidered. Probably two semis and a A. SCIORTINO. J,U'.s.T.. Danc~ to be held for the

~nal, unlike Australian Rules. Thanks 2 Moore St., Coburg." first time m the new renovated hall offor your best wishes] Arl iI 27 1958 the Pra~ran Town Hall, on May 3,. .,r , . commencIng at 7.30;

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Glamour Before Usefulness-By LEN YOUNG,. Director of Coaching.

Watching' players hobbling around on the iron-hardgrounds has caused me to ponder on whether perhaps weare being rather thoughtless in our choice of footwear.These glamorous-looking "half-slippers" with the glisten-ing screw-in nylon stops (studs) as worn by the big stars

the world over look impressive,- don't they?

BUT do they suit YOUR feetr tectio? a~ainst a toe ~njury.Playing on first-class grounds \'. SwItchIng to coachIng, I would

- . . lIke to see Club coaches concen-only, y?U mIght quI~e honestly trat~ on the "tackling problem."answer m the affirmatIve, but you Without exaggeration, I would sayknow a$ v.:ell. as I do tha~ the that 95 per cent. of the tacklesTvegreater maJorIty of soccer pItches' seen mAde by players so far this .are far from perfect. season have been done wit~ an out-

If you happened to turn your stretched leg, and this can lead to cankle over whilst playing, did you quite unnecessary injuries. , International Matchesmer,;ly curse the. surface of the - - I would very much lik~ to see .plaYIng area, or gIve some thought the coaches point out to the ~ilty Sunday, 25th May, 1958.;,0 .the f~?t th~t the b~ck o~ those performers that the pushed-out VJCTORIA v. BLACKPOOL.

slIppers youre we.armg gives no leg must ~bviously throw the body Saturday, 31st May, 1958:support. to a very Important ten- backwards, and therefore off bal- AUSTR4LIA v. BLACKPOOLdon. whIch runs up fr<?m the heel ance, with a consequent almost (FIfth Test. Match).behI~d th~ a~~;es and IS known as odds.,on chance. of failure i!l t~e At OlympIc Park. ,

the AchIlle~ :. tackle. More Important stIll, IS * *. *Coupl~ thIS InformatIon to that the fact that the whole limb be- . .

of the knowledge o~ a mere boot- co~es t~ut as it is thrust out, ren- EnglIsh Cup Frnal!ace or so suPI?ortmg the ankles dermg It easy prey to a wrench B dtInstead of a faIrly large area of or twist. roa casleather, and perhaps you see what Gt th h ld r th S. ulI , t . t t t ee s ou e ere 1m - . .

d fm rymg ~ ge a.. taneously with the tackling foot, AdvIce h~s been recelye rom.However, If your choIce of b<?ot is the motto: body balance is of th,e ~ustralIan Broadcastmg Com-

still Jeans towards those wIth primary importance. mlss~~n to the effe.ct that thenylon studs, etc" I do hope you wifI EnglIsh Cup final will be broad-give some thought to the necessity * * . * cast in its entirety on Saturday,

of having short stops (studs) that Yarraville Bison Club are holding a May 3, 1958, on Station 3AR. Thecan be used when the grounds are Cabaret Dance in the Footscray Town relay will commence at 11.20 p.m.really hard, and if (as I've noticed Hall on MaJ:' 16, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. *many times) you do change into Good .mUSIC; everybody welcome. * *training s1;.oes midway through a AdmisSIon, 10/-. J . A . .match, be careful. Remember the * * * umor §8oclatIonhard toes that were in~orporated Lack of training facilities by Mar- JIl~ior Clubs. p'Te3;se note t~~ aas. part of a very essential part of tin & King Rovers has been mainly m~etIng.of the JunIor ASS!)CIatIonthe make-up of football boots responsible for past defeats. Now wIll be held on Monday, May 5,were not put there to kick a ball that this has been rectified, better 1958, at 8 p.m., at Scots' Churchwith, but asa very important pro- thingS are expected. Hall, Melbourne.

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TODAY'S FIXTURES Saturday's ResultsSTATE LEAGUE. STATE LEAGUE.

W ' lh I . J U ST M I d B . ht Hakoah d. Wilhelmina, 2-0.I e mrna v. . . . . ore an v. rIg on. Slavia d. Juventus, 2.1.

Juventus V. Hakoah. Geelong V. Polonia. Box Hill d. Brig~ton, 3-1. ... . Moreland drew wIth Hellenic, 0-0.

Box HIll v. Siavia. Helleruc v. George Cross. Geelong d. J,U.S.T., 3-2.PCtlonia d. George Cross, 2-0.

STATE LEAGUE RESERVES. PROVISIONAL LEAGUE.J.U.S.T. v. Wilhelmina. Martin & King v. Rootes.Hak?ah v. Juve~tus. C'woo.d Eagles ~. Moonee Ponds. State League Reserves.SIs;vla v. Box Hill, Oaklelg1.l v. Mehta.;- Wilhelmina d. Hakoah, 2-1.BrIghton v. Moreland. Hollan~la v. AustrIa. Juventus d. Slavia, 7'-1.Polonia v. Geelong. Yarravllle v. R.A.F. Box Hill d. Brighton, 8-1.George Cross v. Hellenic. Moreland d. Hellenic, 7-0.

Geelong drew with J.U.S.T., 3-3.METROPOUTAN NORTH. METROPOUTAN SOUTH. Polonia d. George Cross, 6-0.

FIRST DIVISION. FIRST DIVISION.METRO.POLIT -

N NORTHCoburg v. Sunshine City. Par~ Rangers v. Vie. Colts. .is..Yallourn v. Hayduk. South Yarra v. Prahran. First DivisionMaccabi v. Footscray. Richmo~d v. Frankston. .

Sunshine United v. Brunswick. South Melbourne v. Melbourne.I.C.I. v. Preston. Dandenong v. Yarra Park. ~Yallourn d, I.C.I., 8-0.

Hayduk d. Coburg, 3-1.SECOND DIVISION. SECOND DIVIS.ON. Sunshi~e City d. S1!nshine Utd., 5-0.

Lions v. ;Fiorentina. Olympia v. Moorabbin City. Maccabl d. BrunswIck, 4-1.! Williamstown v. Heidelberg. Ferntree Gully v. Sandringham City. .Footscray d. Preston, 4-1.

C. Fert. v. Corio. Sicilia-v. Bayswater. S d D. . .Fairfield v. Croatia. F.N.D, v. Rosebud. econ IVlSIOn.

t St. Atbans v. University. Groydon v. Vie. Police.Wiliiamstown d. St. Albans, 2-0.

,FIRST DIVISION RESERVES. FIRST DIVISIO~ R~SERVES. Lions d. Heidelberg, 4-3., Preston v. University. Sandringham City v. South Melb. Fiorentina d. Fairfield, 5-0.

Lions v. Maccabi. Melbourne v. Richmond. Croatia v. C. Fert., '4-1 (abandoned 49Heidelberg v. I.C.I. Prahran v. Dandenong. minutes).Sunshine City v. Yallourn. Moorabbin v. South Yarra. Corio d. University, 6-1.Footscray Capri v. Coburg. Frankston v. Park -Rangers." First Division Reserves.

NEXT WEEJ~'SFIXTURES Lions ':I. Footscray Capri, 2-0.Maccabl d. Preston, 8"2.Sunshine City d. University, 4-0.Yalloyrn d. Heidelberg, 1-0.Coburg d. I..C.l., 3-0.

STATE LEAGUE.Polonia v. Wilhelmina. Slavia v. Moreland. METROPOUTAN SOUTH.J.U.S.T. v. Juventus. Brighton v. Hellenic. First Division.Hakoah v. Box Hill. George Cross v. Geelong.

Dandenorig d. South Yarra, 7-1.STATE LEAGUE RESERVES. PROVISIONAL LEAGUE. Prahran d. Park Ran~ers, 3-2.

Wilhelmina v. Polonia. Moonee Ponds 'v. Yarraville. S~uth Melbourne d. VIe. Colts, 4-0.Juventus v. J.U.S.T. RoQtes v. C'wood Eagles. .Rlchmond d. Melbourne, 2-1.Box Hill v. Hakoah. Austria v. Mrltin & King. Yarra Park d. Frankston, 5-1.Moreland v. Slavia. Me1ita v. Hollandia. ...Hellenic v. Br~hton. R.A.F. Y. Oakleigh. Second DIVISion.Geelong v. George Cross.

Ferntree Gully d. Croydon, 3-1.METROPOUTAN NORTH. METROPOUTAN SOUTH.. Sandringham City d. Olympia, 3-1.

FIRST DIVISION FIRST DIVISION M;o?~abbin City d. F.N.D., 3-1.. . SIcilIa d. Rosebud, v-O.Hayd~k Y. .l.C.l. P!"ahran v. Dandenong. Vie. Police d. Bayswater, 2-0.SunshIne CIty v. Yallourn. VIe. Colts v. South Yarra.Brunswick v. Coburg. Melbourne v. ~rk Rangers. Fi t D. ..

BeFootscray v. Sunshine United. Frankston v. ~outh Melbourne. rs IVlslon serves.Preston v. Maccabi. Yarra Park v. Richmond. .

Melbourne d. Frankston, 4-1.SECOND DIVISION. SECOND DIVISION. Richmond d. Sandringhain City, W.O.

Heidelberg v. St. Albans. Sandringham City v. Croydon. South Melb. d. Moorabbin, W.O.Fiorentina v. Williamstown. Moorabbin City v. Ferntree Gully; Prahran d. South Yarra, 4-3.Croatia v. Lions. Rosebud v. Olympia. pandenong d. Park Rangers, 3-1.Corio v. Fairfield. Bayswater v. F.N.D. ..

IUniversity v. C. Fert. Vie. Police v. Sicilia. ProVlSlona League.

FIRST DIVISION RESERVES. FIRS.~ 1;)IVISION RESERVES. Collingwood Eagles d. YarravilleMaccabi v. Footscray Capri. RIchmond v. Frankston. Bison, 6-4.University v. Lions. South Melbourne v. Melbourne. Moone~ Ponds d. Martin & King, 13-1.Yallourn v. Preston. ~outh Yarra v. Sandringham City. Rootes d. Ho1landia, 4-1.l.C.l. v. Sunshine CIty. Dandenong v. Moorabbin. Oakleigh d. Austria, 1-0.Coburg v. Heid~lberg. ~rk Rangers v. Prahran. R.A.F. drew with Melita, 1-1.

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TEAMS FOR TODAY MARTIN & IiING v. Rootes Utd.Spiteri; Cirma, Besmans; Vella,Camal~rri, Co!iero; Hil!, Blight,van PI len, Dulker, S, HIJ-I, Res. :Slottve, Bosmans.

YARRAVII.LE BISON v. R.A.F.AT Press-time, Clubs had short-listed the following Hrusa; De B;Qno, Sadl~w; Dubovik,I . th . I . f th t h thi k Mamlc, Sarlc; Karalls, McLean,

payers m eIr me-ups or e IDa C es s wee - Boras, Korbut, Tragoncic. Res. :

d . Sznek, Bachitau, Hartmann.en .- COLLI:NGWOOD EAGLES v. MooneePonds.STATE LEAGUE. Richardson, Chalmers, Groenendyk, Bibich; Matwievsky, Ristich; Niki-

Zylstra. tenko, Syngur, Demidowski; Bol-BRIGHTON v. Moreland. RIC~MOND v. Frankston. garov, Johnston, Thorma, Stirkul,

Scott; Stapsfield, Honan; McCarthy, M.ller; Larsen, Wenzla1T; Torner, Ristich.. Kumashov, Shichev.'Waltzer, Thomas; B. Falahay, Gar- BIeg, Stramm; Stegner, Lan4herr, MELITA v. Oakleigh.rett, Sylvester, .Jackson, R. Fala- Bor!llann, Aldeschulte, Weiland, Zammit, Bonaira; Gauci, Zammit,hay, Norhlelm, Burnett. Klem, Dorn. A., Borg; Farrugia, Abela, Borg,

MORELAND v. Brighton. M.; Chetcuti, Miggiani, Zammit, D.,Hobson; McColl, Innard; Tanna- Second Division. Zammit, C., Attard, Zammit, F.hill, Stott, McFall; Oxton, Clark, SANDRINGHAM CITY v. FerntreeSmith, Loughran, Wilson. Res. : GnIly., * *McKee, Cu.J\en. Captwe\]; . McQualque, Haycroft;

BOX HILL v. Slavia. Faulkiner, .J. Hyndman, Hall; D.Scharfe; White, McLelland; Beggs, Hyn4man. Ward, Sullivan, Doherty, L U BPatterson, Huygen, Davies; Rus- Jennings, Hayball. ~sell, Kenny, Bruce, McCu.J\och,Smith. Res.: Bedford. METROPOLITAN NORTH. W SSLAVIA v. Box Hill. First Division.Barotajs; Vacirca, Terek, Zablocki; MACCABI v. Footscray. N EReinbold, Petherick, Berty; Arm- Pyskin; Horowitz, Hirsch; Wal-strong, Glennie, Cook, Bell, Pol.: deck, Hot!man, Leipnick; Wilheim, . .lock. Res.: Gottesman, Balish. Lancman, Marer, Finkelstein, Juventus showed Its class m the

WILHELMINA v. J.U.S.T. Marks. Res.: Segal, Diamond. first half against Siavia, 1.'ut after theJanssen; Sioothaak, Mathyssen; COBURG UNITED v. Sunshine City. break Siavia's enthusiasm took com-Leenheers, Westerveld, Remmers; Agius; BasSey, S. Galea; Gilliland, plete control of the game. CreditPeterson, Noy, Luyten, Schipper- White, Day, Clements; F. Farri- t go to Cook who played with aheyn. Res.: Morks, Teuben. guia, Tormey, Sacco. Clements, mus ' d t R .

b id hGalea, Kyfo. Res.: Ve.J\a, Mercer. pulled muscle, an 0 em 0 , w 0

METROPOLITAN SOUTH. was limping for most of the game. Second Division. after an injury sut!ered in the early

First DivIsion. LIONS v. l!'~orentina. . stages. 'I'he forwa,:d line functioned.MELBOURNE v. South MeJbour~e. Can~elml, Strohecker, de Bamtati: better, due to improved performances

Bih .. S I . V . . K i P bus, Lukowsky, Werner, Plekan,A da.rl, z!1 al: arJu, ass!1' an: Shrey, Di Climento, Bialek, Plt- by the youngsters, rmstrong an

graZlo, V:aJda, Vass, Vasvarl, Wein toni, Ellams, Deifel. Pollock; Defence was very sound, ex-ber, . Drmoezky, Lakatos, Torok. cept for the slip which caused the goal

SO::~. :~i~'olJ~~V;;t~. Melbourne. PROVISIONAL LEAGUE. in the ~rst half. Best: Barotajs, Berry,Mannering; Heyes, Eagleton; An- ROOT.ES UTD. v. Ma~in. & King. ZablockI.nealey, Thompson, Guy; Cottrill, - Chlanter; Naffa, SpiterI; E. Busa~.t- * * *Peter, Jordon, Macleod. G. .James. tll, Deguarra, ~aker; J. BUSSUttll, SI ia's Committee decided to find

FRANKS TON v. Richmond. C. Farrugia, Vlggian, E. Farrugia, av

Albers; Rossetto, Wren; Azzopardi. Res.: Zammit, Delp- out what the referees had to say forLymer, Betts; Smith, De eche. them~elves, so they wr.ote to the

Referees' Association asking for oneof their members to come along. Mr.McCurran gave the "layers a veryI_A interesting lecture, the object of which was to give them a better understand-

'¥A1 fVlI/,fIlSY :~:-;:~;~~~~oh~~:;:£ e. .e gave young Pollock the cha!lce to play

I tor the senior team: Pollock was notr-A .I~ . ~ very impressive in his first games, but

~f,M,I'~ ~ has been improving, and played an~ Excellent game against .Juventus. He is going to be one of Victoria's best

forwards in a. Iew years' time.. * * - *. Despite the t~o goal deficie~cy in

the first half of their game against. Box Hill, Brighton looked the more

. Comfortable Skymasters ~ dangerous side, but could not finish

ot! their attacks. However, Box Hill. Free bus travel to and had the better of the second half.h . , Sylvester's goal came three minutesfrom t e atrport before time.

* * *. Free meals Bababanski made his re-appearance

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HOW THEY STANDSTATE LEAGUE. Goals -Co~tinued from Page 7.

. T P W D L F A P unlucky not to score, only a brilliant, earn. 6 1 1 save by the Box Hill goalie keeping

Hakoah 6 5 1 0 26 the baIlout.Sl . 6 4 2 0 10 3 1.0 * * *

avla .. ; Melbourne were unfortunate to loseJuvootus .. 6 4 1 1 14 6 9 Urban about two minutes after kick-Polonia 6 3 1 2 17 7 7 off with a suspected displaced knee- .

B H ' ll 6 3 1 2 14 13 7 ca.P' and playe" the rest of the game, OX 1 with only 10 menr G 16 3 1 2 11 12 7 .

ee ong * * *George Cross 6 3 1 2 13 19 7 South Melbourne UI)ited easily over.-. ..' 2 9 7 6 came Colts. Roy Eagleton at last

W.1lhelmrna .. 6 2 2 clicked at left full-back, and with Dal

Moreland .. 6 0 3 3 5 8 3 Mannering between the ~'stlcks" the11 . 6 1 1 410 18 3 defence was very confident. The for-He erne . ward line Improved to get four good

J.U.S.T. 6 0 2 4 9 14 2 goals, but mis.sed two sitters.Brighton .. 6 0 0 6 3 28 O. * * d'*f F kYarra Park were too goo or ran-

ston, who did well to keep the scoreState League Reserves.. METROPOLITAN soum. down to 5-1. Frankston Beserves ex-

f Team. P W D L F A P F. t D. . . perlenced their first defeat last weekWilhelmina.. 6 5 0 1 24 12 10 IrS IVISIOn. from the strong Melbourne team.

,Hakoah .. 6 4 1 1 23 9 9 Team. FWD L F A P However, they were far from dis-~ Juventus 6 4 1 1 22 10 9 Yarra Park.. 5 5 0 0 22 2 10 graced as the score by no means re-. 2 0 17 5 8 Richmond .. 5 5 0 0 19 3 10 '

Poloma .. 5 3 South Melb. 5 4 1 0 16 7 9 flected the run of play.> Moreland 6 4 0 2 13 5 8D d 5 3 1 12210 7 * * *J.U.S.T. .. .. 6 3 2 1 24 14 8 an enong ... ..

Geelong 6 2 1 3 16 16 5 Melbourne.. ~ 3 0 2 24 8 6 Rlchmond are very satisfied with! Hellenic :: :: 6 1 1 4 11 19 3 Prahran 5 2 0 3 9 24 4 last week's team. New right-back,

Brighton 6 1 1 4 11 27 3 Vlc. C,Olts 5 1 0 4 6 17 2 Larsen.. from Denmark, was a greatGeorge C. .. 5 1 1 3 12 30 3 Park. Rang. 5 1 0 4 12 22 2 success, and one of the best playersBox HilI 6 1 0 5 11 17 2 Frankston.. 5 0 0 5, 8 22. 0 atliJld Have Richmond the youngest.. .. 1 0 5 15 35 2 South Yarra 5 0 0 5 6 29 0 '. . .Slavla .. .. .. 6 forward l1ne - Klem 18. LandherrMETROPO" LIT AN NORTH Second Division. 18; Bormann, 20; Alde~ulte, 20; Wel:

. Team. P W D L F A P land, 20?First Division. Vic. Police.. 5 4 1 0 14 6 9 * * *

;. Bayswater .. 5 3 .1 1 20 13 7 Newcomer to Sandringham City,Team P W D L F A P Ferntree G. 5 3 1 1 15 10 ~ Jk F Ik . d t b'r . Ca 5 5 0 0 17 4.10 Sicilia 4 3 0 1.11 5. 6 oc. au mer, prQve 0 e an asset

~~~o~~ p. 5 5 0 0 25 7 10 F.N.D 5 2 .1 2 8 11 5 at right-half. The return of Jack..Sunshlne .. c. 5 4 (} .1 .12 ,,4 8 M'abbln C... 5 2 ;1 2 10 13 5 Hyndman at centre-half also helped to

Hayduk .. ...: 5 3 1 1 7 6 7 S'ham City.. 5 2 0 3 10 15 4 strengthen the side.Maccabi .. .. 5 2 .1 2 11 11 5 Croydon 4 1 .1 2 5 .10 3 * * *.Coburg .. 5 1 2 2 6 7 4 Olympia 5 0 1. 4 3 11 1 Sandringham City's three Irishmen

. Preston .. 5 1 1 3 12 10 3 Rosebud 5 0 1 4013 21 1 - Peter Doherty, Joe Sullivan and, Sunshine U. 5 1 0 4 7 16 2 F. t Do .. R J C t II . t bI.C.I. .. .. 5 0 1 4 3 17 1 IrS IVIsIon eserves. oe an we - are. proving 0 ,e v~ry

Erunswlck .. 5 0 0 5 5 23 0 Team. P W D L F A P valuable players In the Club s Im-Richmond .. 5 5 0 0 27 1 10 proving first team.

Second Division Melbourne .. 5 5 0 O. 49 5 10 * . * *. South Melb 5 5' 0 0 20 4 10 Coburg United were slow In settling.Team. P W D L F A P Frankston .. 5 3 1 1 18 6 7 down in their game against Hayduk,

Ll.ons .. .. 5 5 0 0 30 4 10 Dandenong.. 5 2 1 2;16 16 5 who got two quick goals. However,Corio .. .. 5 4 1 0 16 4 9 P9.rk Rang... 5 2 0 3 14 15 4 C b f ht b k ' I . di Flore~tlna .. 5 3 2 0 15 2 8 Prahran 5 ~ 0 4 6 29 2 0 urg oug ac ~e" an were un-Croatia .. 5 3 1. 1 12 5 7 S'ham City.. 5 1 0 4 2 29 2 luck,;;, tQ be beaten 3 1. Members are

; W'town .. 5 3 0 2 1.0 14 6 South Yarra 5 0 0 & 7' 34 0 looking for~ard to the Club Dan?e,i .. Heidelberg.. 5 2 0 3 11 13 .4 M'abbln 5 0 0 5 0 20 0 to .be held m the Buffalo Hali, VIC-

St. Albans.. 5 1 1 3 5 13 3. torla St;, Coburg, on May 31.University 5 1 0 4 7. 14 2 PROVISIONAL LEAGUE. * * *C. Fert. 5 0 1 4 4 21 1 Team. P . W D L F A P Brunswick Soccer Club is in need ofFairfield 5 0 0 5 3 230M. Ponds 5 4 .1 0 28 4 9 experienced players. All enquiries are

. . . . . C'wood .. 5 3 1 .1 19 1.1 7 to be made to Mr. J. A. Brennerls: FIrst DIVIsIon Reserves. Rootes 5 2 2 1. 9 7 6 ~~i94~.ours, FL .1481; after hours,. ,Team. P W D L F A P R.A.F 5 2 .2 1 6 1.1 G * *i Lions ., .. 5 5 0 0 25 1 io Yarravllle .. 5 2 1 2 18 13 5 *

Yaliourn 5 4 1 0 14 2 9 Melita 5 1 3 1 9 9 5 Collingwood Eagles expect theI F'Scray Cap. 5 4 .0 i 25 5 8 Austria 5 2 1 2 16 13 5 hardest game of the ~eason on Satur-

Sunshine C. 5 3 0 2 18 6 6 Oaklelgh 5 1 2 2 3 8 4 day when they meet Moonee Ponds,Maccabi .. 5 3 0 2 12 10 6 Hollandia. .. 5 1 1 3 8 14 3 the present leaders. The CommitteeCo burg ... 5 2. 1 2 .13 1.1 9 M. &.K. 5 0 0 5. 7 33 0 and players will be attending theUniversity .. 5 .1 .1 3 4.19 3 Any queries re League Tables should Grand Ball of the year on May 9 atPreston .. ~ 1 0 4 6 20 2 be made to the Seeretary-Manager, . . . '.I.C.I, .. .. 5 0 .1 4 3 26 1 V.A.S.F.A., who Is responsible for the ~he Royale Ballroom, Exhibition BUlld-Heidelberg.. 5 0 0 5 2 22 0 compilatIon of same. l~,gS.

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