The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 26

26- THE AGE, Wednesday 8 September 1982 Aths chief tips a Golden Games All Tom Hafey: in? Billy GoggUv out MEN 100 P. Narracott (Qld); 200 B. Frayne (SA); 400 nu R. Mitchell Vic), G. Minihan Vlc), G.

Parker WA); 800 p. Bourke (Vic) M. HUlardt (Qld), B. Crew (Qld); 1500 M. HUlardt (Qld), P.

ScammeU (Vic), P. Grinsted (Vic); 3000 J. Andrews (NSW), R. de Castella (Vic), S. Austin (Vic) (subject to fitness); 10,000 nu L.

Whitty (NSW); HO Hurdles: D. Wright (Qld), W. Parr (NSW), M. Bln-nlngton (Vic) 400 Hurdles: G. Brown (Qld); 3000 Steeplechase: P.

Larkins (Vic); Shotput: M. Barber (ACT); Discus: R. Priman (Qld); Javelin: G. Calvert (Vic); Hammer: H. Lou (Vic), G.

Puopolo (Vic), P. Spivey (Vic); Long Jump: G. Honey (Vic), S. Knott (Tas); Triple Jump: K. Lorraway (ACT); High Jump: A.

WaddeU (Qld), D. Anderson (WA); Pole Vault: R. Boyd (Vic), A. Stewart (Vic); Decathlon: P. HadHeld (NSW).

C. Nunn (SA). J. Mlddleton (NSW); Walk: W. Sawall (Vic), T.

Erickson (Vic), A. Jackso (Vic); Marathon: R. de Castella (Vic), R. Wallace (Vic); 4 100 Relay: P. Narracott (Qld), G.

Keaing (Vic), B. Frayne (SA), P. Gandy (NSW), emerg Cats' decision delayed but Hafey 'certain' By TREVOR GRANT Geelong president John Holt said last night it could be another three weeks before the club appoints a new coach. c5 1 ft, 'Longshot' Brereton has odds in his favor By MARK HARDING A few years ago, an apprentice Brendan Clements rode a double at Sandown and took an early lead in the jockeys' premiership. He estimated he was a 10,0001 shot to stay there and, although he didn't win he led for a remarkably long time, finished in the top few and established his career.

After yesterday's Sandown meeting, apprentice Danny Brereton finds himself on top of the premiership a month into the season. He says his chances of staying there are much longer than IOjOOOI. Brereton, 18, rode a treble (two winners and a dead-heat, actually) yesterday to take his season's city tally to five and a half a half win clear of Rob-bert Heffernan and Pat Hyland. Of course, he will not stay there. But like Clements, Brereton is rapidly establishing a successful career and seems to have a grand chance of at least a "consolation" win in the apprentice premiership.

Brereton has 22 city wins to his credit, all in just over 12 months. Yesterday's treble was his first in the city, although he won three races at Tatura three months ago. His winners yesterday were Joy's Mantle, 51, in the 1st Heatherbrae Handicap, Glen Moriston, 92, in the 2nd Kilsyth Handicap and Addington, 21 favorite, who dead-heated with Ranee's Palace, 52, in the Bernborough Handicap. Apprenticed to Ray Martin and a son of veteran jockey Terry Brereton, young Brereton rides work each morning for several Epsom trainers including Bob Hoysted. Several days a week he rides work for Angus Armanasco at Caulfield.

Such willingness nearly always pays off. Evidence his six rides for five different trainers on the eight-race card yesterday. Brereton was uncertain whether to count his two and a half wins as a treble, but decided he would after considering that the dead-heat will be couhte as a win when his apprentice claim is worked out. Although he had to share one race, he was more than happy to do so because he thought that Addington, who looked to have a winning break 100 metres out. had been beaten on the line.

Ranee's Palace, despite racing a little erratically in the straight, finished strongly for the dead-heat to enhance both her spring and sale prospects. The mare, who has been unlucky in several rich races, will have her next run in the $35,000 Chirnside Stakes (1200 metres) at Caulfield on 13 October and will then try for the $85,000 Pure Pak Stakes (1200 metres) at Flemington on 30 October. She ran fourth in the Pure Pak last year. Trainer and part-owner Colin Litle said the mare has been for sale for some time but had not received the "right" offer. Danny Brereton returns to scale on Joy's MantZe, first leg of his winning treble at Sandown yesterday.

If rain strikes, so will Cobra 4 ESP' yNL ency: P. Donovan (Qld); 4 490 Relay: R. Mitchell (Vic), G. Minihan (Vic), G. Parker (WA), J.

Fleming (Vic), emergency: G. Brown (Qld). WOMEN 100 nc C. Pekin (WA), H. Davey (Qld); 200 D.

Boyd (Vic). C. Pekin (WA), J. Flaherty Wc); 400 R. Boyle (Vic).

L. Evans (Qld); 800 H. Barralet Qld), T. Cater (Vic) 1500 nu D. Stevens (Qld); 3008 M.

Sloane (Vic); 100 Hurdles: J. Beasley (WA), J. Low G. Nunn (SA); 400 Hurdles: D. FUntofr (Vic), L.

Foreman (WA); Long Jump: L. Garden (NSW), R. Strong (Vic), G. Nunn (SA); High Jump: C. Stanton (WA), V.

Browne (WA), K. Globs (NSW); Shot Put: G. Mulhall (Vic), B. Francis (Vic); Discuss: G. Mulhall (Vic); Javelin: P.

Rivers (Vic), S. Howland (Qld), P. Matthews (vie); Hepathlon; G. Nona (SA), J. Millar (Tas), K.

Harden (Qld); 4 100 Relay: C. Pekin WA), H. Davey (Qld), D. Boyd (Vic), L. Lynch (Qld), emergency: S.

Clark (NSW); 4 400 Relay: R. Boyle (Vic), L. Evans (Qld), D. Boyd (Vic), D. FUntoff (Vic), emergency: M.

Corcoran (Vic). Team manager: Wendy Ey (SA). Olympic Silver medallist, put In a punishing kick just into the seventh kilometre. Only Cova, Schildhauer, Vainio and Britain's Julian Goater managed to go with him. Goater was soon dropped, but Lopes and the three eventual placegetters stayed together until the final lap.

At the end of the back straight Lopes almost stopped and for the next 100 metres Vainio appeared to be heading for victory. Then Schildhauer swept past him, Cova followed, and the pair fought out a thrilling battle down the final straight. Until this race Cova, from Milan, had been known as a solid competitor but was not generally regarded as a potential champion. His winning time was a personal best 27 min. 41.03 with Schildhauer returning 27:41.21 and Vainio 27:42.51.

The only other title decided went to East German Dona Slu-pianek, who has dominated women's shot putting for the past five years. Her winning put of 21.59 metres was a championship record. Britain's Sebastian Coe, the world record holder, easily won his 800 metres heat in a modest 1:48.66 and there was a comfortable win, too, for defending champion Harald Schmid in the men's 400 metres hurdles heats. 'Results of finals-. Shot put: I.

StuoSne? OwO 21.59 metres. H. Fiblnaerova 20.94. 2: N. ABasnidxe (USSR) 20.82.

E. Stoysna (Butg.) 20.35. 4: veseilnova (Bulg.) 20.23. H. Knonctifrldt (.

Gcr.) 20.21. 6: L. Scfcmul (E Gcr.) 20.09. 7: M. L09hin (Rum.) 1.91.

8. MEN 10,000 metrwi A. Cova lt) 17:41.03. 1: Sdlttdtwwr E. Ger.) 27:41.21 2: M.

VMnio (fin.) 27:42.51, C. locez Port.) 27:47.35, J. Goater OB) 5: S. Antitjo tit 28:21.07. 6: S- Jor ib CBS) 28:22.94.

7: SpwWins COB) 28:25.91. 8. AAP-fteutr Wayne Walters: wait starting the gelding again. He said last night the test was taken and Torbek is back to normal. First acceptances for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups close today at 2 pm although 16 New Zealand acceptors were taken for the Melbourne Cup yesterday.

They include the Alan Jones pair Azawary and Chimbu, who are due to arrive in Melbourne this week, and the classy Prince Majestic. Another interesting acceptor is Amyl, who was the centre of a handicapping furore. Connections blasted VRC handicapper Jim Bowler for giving Amyl 56 kg and said the horse would not be coming to Australia. By ANDREW BOLT The Australian Commonwealth Games track and field team which was announced yesterday looks stronger than selectors expected three months ago. Chairman of selectors Phil May said yesterday he now thought the team would be very successful at the Games, which start in Brisbane in three weeks.

The team of 70, with three emergencies, was picked following last weekend's Games trials in Brisbane. May said the standard displayed at the trials in most cases was higher than that at the national championships in March. He said the selectors, who include the national statistician Paul Jenes, and Flo Wrighter, had been worried by the lack of qualifiers for the women's sprint events and the men's 400 metres hurdles before the trials. "But luckily Denise Boyd came good and (Colleen) Pekin ran very well," May said. He said five competitors at the trials had improved on the winning time at the championships for the 400 metres hurdles.

Many of the athletes were close to peaking for the Games and were showing the benefits of overseas competition, he said. May said Rick Mitchell, in particular, looked "great" after competing overseas. Mitchell, the Moscow Olympic Silver medalist, had a relatively easy win in the 400 metres and May predicted he could come close to his Commonwealth record at the Games. Mav believes Australia could pick up at least nine Gold Medals in track and field events three more than it won at Edmonton four years ago. Leading Australian contenders for Gold are Raelene Boyle (400 metres), Gael Mulhall (shot put), Glynis Nunn (heptathalon), Robert de Castella (marathon) and Mitchell.

A handful of athletes could consider themselves unlucky not to have been included in the team. One of them is Michelle Baum-gartner, who was the 400 metre Gold medal winner at last year's Pacific Conference Games and who had several times broken the Games' qualifying time for the 800 metres. She ran a poor race in the 800 metre trial and finished fourth, a long way behind Heather Bar-ralet and Terri Cater, who were both selected. The race was won in 2:03.02, about i seconds slower than Baumgarmer best time. Her coach, Franz Stampfl, said her omission from the team was not a wise move and added that the 19-year-old had run better times in the event than either of the two women selected before her.

Among the athletes picked in the team were three who had complained angrily at being refused exemption from the trials. Mitchell, long jumper Linda Garden and marathon runner Lawrie Whitty all won selection with good performances at the trials. May said Garden, who had wanted exemption because of a leg injury, had at least proved to selectors that she was fit enough to jump. Wnitty was selected for the 10.000 bnt the spare marathon berth he has his eye on remains vacant. He had been excluded from the team despite running the second-fastest marathon by an Australian in the past year because he refused to run the Games' trial.

He then had to win a place in the team to have any chance of being selected for the marathon, but May said Whitty had assured him that he would still give the 10,000 metre event "his best Squad not short on TV appeal The track and field team announced yesterday has enough ingredients for a successful television show, as well as a successful Commonwealth Games. Leading the cast would be the Tasmanian long-jumper Steven Knott, who had open heart surgery four years ago. Until the operation, his heart would palpitate violently whenever he trained bard. He says he still "feels funny" sometimes. The romantic angle would be provided by Raye and Denise Boyd (pole-vaulter and sprinter respectively) and Chris and Glynis Nunn (decathlete and hep-tathlete).

For nostalgia, enter Raelene Boyle, stage left. In her last (she says) Games, she hopes to add the 400 metres Gold medal to the six Gold medals and one silver she has won in three previous Games. Steve Austin will provide the tension. Will the 5000 metres runner overcome his injury before the pre-Games meet in Adelaide on Saturday? Gael Mulhall, the Australian shot put and discus champion will serve as the born-again symboL Mulhall recently served out an 18-month suspension for the alleged use of anabolic steroids. She was originally banned for life.

Finally, we have the national shot put champion, Matthew Barber. Barber must try to reproduce his top form during the Games knowing that he is on remand on charges of wilful destruction and wilful damage at Brisbane's QE2 stadium. Barber and two other athletes facing identical charges have all pleaded not guilty to the offences, which are alleged to have occurred on the first day of the trials. ANDREW BOLT. Jubilant Italian Alberto Cova wins the European 10,000 metres title from Werner Schildhaver, of East Germany.

Thompson leads in decathlon bid ACB to decide on over -rates While it is understood that -Tom Hafey is certain to get the. job, Holt said after a general committee meeting that the club still wanted to "discuss a number of things" with Bill Goggin, who quit yesterday after three years as coach. But there is little likelihood Goggin will want to do much, talking. In armounomg that he was not a candidate for the coaching job in 1983, Goggin said he did not have enough support needed full support from the club and I obviously didn't have it," he said. Holt interviewed Hafey yesterday for the second time in five days but he denied the former Coi-lingwood coach, sacked in May this year, had already been private! appointed.

"That's not Holt said. "We have researched about 12 people for the job and now the general committee is settling down to look at the men they beiieve could do the job." Hafey was not available for comment last night Earlier yesterday, Geelong secretary Ian McKenzie said a decision could be expected by the end of the week. But after the meeting Holt said: "All I can say is that we will definitely have a decision by the end of the month. He said the committee did not receive a letter of resignation from Goggin last night "As his contract was up at the end of this season he was not in a position to resign," Holt said. 'What we got from him tonight was a few lines to say he wanted to withdraw his nomination for the job next year." It is known Goggin has been concerned for several months about a lack of support from club officials.

He disclosed recently that in July he offered to stand down. "They wrote me back a letter saying it would not be proper for the coaching position to be dealt with until the playing commitments were concluded this year," he said. Goggin, 40, who replaced Rod Olsson at the end of the 1979 season, took the Cats to third place in 1980 and 1981, being, beaten narrowly both times by Collingwood in the preliminary final But this year they slipped to ninth place, winning only seven games. Hawks' boss defends Polkinghorne' By GERRY CARMAN Hawthorn reacted strongly; yesterday to Carlton's fierce criticism of evidence given at the VFL Tribunal oh Monday which led to the two-week suspension of Blues' forward Wayne Johnston. The Hawks' president Ron Cook, said Carlton had created -a "kerfuffle" about Mark Maclure.

allegedly being involved in an incident with defender David Polkinghorne, but his club had. every confidence in Polking-horne's testimony. "David is a very fine young -man and he told the truth. Exactly what he said was shown on television," Cook said. "David's character is beyond repute and we will defend ft to the end he was an honors student at Scotch College and dux of his civil engineering class at Melr bourne University." In evidence to the tribunal, Polkinghorne said he had been sfuck by a fist to the face.

He did not know who had hit him, but that contact from Maclure had been to the chest. Cook's response came after Carlton president Ian Rice had criticised Hawthorn and the Blues' chairman of selectors Wes Lofts claimed he had never heard evidence like that which was given by Polkinghorne. Rice said: "We must now view, with suspicion the regularly tout- ed spirit of co-operation that the -Hawthorn president is prone to. make in the light of the almost unprecedented action of one of his players." Cook said no one from Haw thorn prompted Polkinghorne. In fact Cook said, when PoK kinghorne arrived at VFL House he was asked by Carlton officials what evidence he was going to give.

When Polkinghorne toH them it would be exactly as it happened "they stormed off'. Cook said Carlton had acted "in poor taste" in casting aocusav tions and aspersions on Haw- thorn. "We can look in the mirror yet we get the blame and the player (Polkinghorne) is accused of breaking the code," Cook said, referring to players sticking by each other at the tri- bunal. Warwick just keeps on winning From RICHARD CYANS NEW YORK, 7 Sept. Kim Warwick continued to stun opponents, defy medical prognostication and bring joy to the tennis purists as he glided easily past the topspin power of ninth seed Yannick Noah to reach the quarter finals of the US Open at Flushing Meadow.

The Australian's 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 victory was a triumph of sweet precision over raw athletic ability. The 5000 spectators who packed the second court housed inside the huge Louis Armstrong Stadium an outdoor concert arena before it was transformed into the National Tennis Centre five years ago were treated to a masterly display of the game's finer arts by a player who in his 30th year, is finally learning to do justice to his considerable talents. "I used to be a bleep, bleep player," said Warwick whose volatile temper has turned many a courtside ear blue in the past. "I was always getting really mad at myseif. Now Fm trying to enjoy it more." Warwick's outwardly serene attitude was certainly a feature of this dramatic duel that saw the increasingly frustrated Frenchman lose a 3-1 lead in the third set as a stream of pinpoint volleys had him lunging desperately as he raced to the far comers of the court The louder the crowd screamed the better Warwick seemed to hke it.

As he walked out to serve for the match at 5-4, he even managed to turn and smile at the SLi" of French supporters who had been on then-feet every time Noah had hit a winner. Nor were there any signs of panic as Noah, aided bv a lucky net cord and a brilliant ser-JH winner reached 0-40 against the Australian's serve. response to produce two aces in the next five P'n enough to see a thoroughly deserved victory His next opponent will be Ivan LendL who exacted revenge for the de-at he suffered in the French Open by crushing Swedish teen-ager Mats Wrlander 6-2, 6-2 6-2 The change of surface from the slow red clay of Stade Roland Garros to the raster cement here Jl dfsive- Wilander found he naa btrJe defence against the powerful Lendl forehand which becomes virtually unreturnable when given any assistance from the surface. Warwick, with Ms greater experience and technically sound serve and volley game may pose very different problems for the Czech who was happy to escape 7- 5 in the third set when the pair met in Palm Springs last February --just a few weeks before a recurrence of his shoulder injury threatened to end Warwick's career. While Martina Navratilova, Tracey Austin and Andrea Jaeger all emulated the top men's seed, John McEnroe, In reaching the quarter finals with straight-set victories, Australia's last survivor in the women's singles, Wendy TurnbuM, seeded No.

6, suffered an unlikely loss to an 18-year-old amateur from Pittsburg called Gretchen Rush. Channel Nine's coverage of the Open begins with highlights at 11.30 pm tonight MEN'S SINGLES, ToorOi round: K. Warwick d. V. Noah 5-7.

6-3. 7-5, 6-4: J. McEnroe d. M. Doyl 6-3.

6-4. 6-4- I. J-" (Czedl.) d. M. Wilander 6-2.

6-2. 6-2. WOMEN'S SINGLES, fourth round: T. Austin d. ftuzlci 6-1.

6-3: B. Cadusek A E. Bum 6-0. 6-o: p. shrinr Ft.

Fairbank (S. 6-3 6-1- G. Rum d. w. TurntMKI (Aust), 6-3.

4-9. 6-2. M. Navratilova d. A.

Leand 6-1. 6-2; Mandhkova (Czech), d. V. Nelson 6-4. 6-2: A.

Jaeger d. K. ftlnaldl 6-1, 6-1. the award as best under 21 player with 35 votes. Top vote-getter from 'Victoria was Steve Blair, of Hellas.

Frank Arok (St George) was named coach of the year and Tony Boskovic, referee of the year. Player of tke vean 32 Katholos (Svd. 26 Bradley (APIA). MWm (St. Georae): 25 Watson (Syd.

C): 23 Can-toed (Add. C). Honeynun (W. 22 Hermiston (Brls. C); 20) Heys (West Ilioski I O'Connor 17 Berto9na (Wooll), Camooell Ratcliffe (St.

Under 21: 35 Lew 34 Pa-kas (Syd. 26 Skeen (St. 23 Samield (Adei. C): 21 S4aer 20 Mitcneii (Syd. 19 eiair (H-bss).

Raskopoulos (Syd. Tredinniok (Ni)i 17 PtiilHaa (Syd. By MARK HARDING Only heavy overnight rain will ensure that Cobra adds a touch of class at today's Seymour Cup field. Six of the entire's nine wins have been on rain affected tracks and trainer Wayne Walters wants similar conditions today. Cobra's mentor reasons that if he can get ground to suit them the $15,500 cup on his home track would be a good race to start the weight-for-age winner on a staying career.

The five-year-old beat a field which included Rose Of Kingston and Isle Of Man in the Lis-ton Stakes at Sandown last Saturday week. And Walters is not worried that if Cobra runs today he would be stepping up from the 1400 metres of the Liston to 2200 metres. 'It is not a tough 220 metres," he said of the Seymour track. Walters is confident Cobra, who is yet to race beyond 1800 metres, will stay and is aiming him at the Caulfield Cup. Should he miss today's race Walters has the choice of Saturday's Craig-lee Stakes (1600 metres), next Wednesday's Kilmore Cup (1900 metres) or Saturday week's Feehan Stakes (1600 metres).

No. 31 Phillip Alderman will ride either Cobra or stablemate Able Archale today. Gary WHletfs will ride Wellshar, the other Walters representative in the cup. Walters also will decide this morning which of Torbek or As-trolin will run in the Welter (1400 metres). Torbek is a noted mud-runner while Astrolin, who is on the Cups trail, prefers dry ground.

Walters is happy with the recovery of Torbek, who was in a distressed condition after running at Caulfield last Wednesday and again after working Friday. Walters reported Torbek's condition to stewards last Saturday and said he would have an electro-cardiograph taken before Costly goal ADELAIDE. A hotly disputed penalty goal robbed Tasmania of a point and a certain semi-final berth in the Australian women's hockey championships at a windswept West Terrace field yesterday. The goal enabled Queensland to squeeze out a 1-1 draw with the Tasmanians and keep alive its flickering semi-final hopes. The draw, coupled with NSWs crushing 4-0 win over ACT, sent Queensland toppling out of the top four.

With one round to go unbeaten Western Australia is on 11 points, ahead of South Australia (10), NSW and Tasmania (8), Queensland (7), Victoria and ACT (2) and Northern Territory (0). THIS WEEK: WHAT IS THIS MAN HIDING? A rare Elvis Costello interview PLUS: Simple Minds Members The Little Heroes John Foxx Elton John. ATHENS, 7 Sept. Britain's Olympic champion Daley Thompson, impatient to regain the world decathlon record, went straight to the lead when the 10-event competition opened at the European athletics championships here today. Thompson lost the record to West German Juergen Hingsen, who tallied 8723 points in his national championships last month.

But Hingsen made a poor start this morning, managing only second place in his 100 metres heat in 11.01 seconds. So after one event Thompson led with 930 points, 128 more than Hingsen. At the end of the morning, after three events, Thompson led with 2725 points, slightly behind world record schedule. Hingsen was second with 2558 and Switzerland's Stephan Niklaus third with 2524. Thompson had the best long jump of 7.80 metres, compared with Hingsen's 7.58.

In the shot, Thompson managed 15.44 metres, an improvement on bis 15.31 in Gotzis, while Hingsen had 15.52, worse than he would have liked. East German Steffen Grumrnt led the shot with 15.35 and moved into fourth place with 2477 points. The highlight of the first day's competition yesterday was a stirring finish to the 10,000 metres in which unfancied Italian Alberto Cova just beat the strong East German Werner Schildhauer, with Martti Vainio, of Finland, third. After a slow start, the race suddenly came to life when Portugal's Carlos Lopes, the 1976 Katholos SYDNEY. Peter Katholos, of Sydney Olympic, was named Australian soccer player of the year at the Philips League presentation night at Sydney's Masonic Centre last night.

Katholos has been linked with South Melbourne Hellas whose coach, Tommy Docherty, announced before the presentations that he had signed a two-year contract with Sydney Olympic. Hellas president Sam Papasavas confirmed that Docherty and Hellas had Darted company. Katholos won the player of the Australian cricket officials will decide their attitude to the controversial question of over rates Tests over the next three days. The policy will be one of the most important subjects of discussion during the three-day annual meeting of the Australian Cricket Board. There are certain to be lengthy arguments between Australia and England before agreement is reached on over-rates for the forthcoming Ashes series.

England's Test and County Cricket Board wants a minimum of 96 overs a day with extra time being played until the required overs are bowled. ACB officials have rejected this suggestion because of the commitments of Kerry Packer's National Nine network to its nightly news service, Australia's players, through their cricket committee, have recommended a minimum of 90 overs a day, with discounts for breaks in play but not for drinks breaks. But it is believed this F738 Sy PETER MeFARLINt recommendation will not necessarily be adapted by the ACB in its talks' with English officials. England does not favor the system of discounting reduction in overs according to time lost in breaks in play and wants play to continue beyond the normal finishing time of 6 pm in the case of slow play. The which consists of 14 directors from the States, has recently become incorporated under the Victorian Companies Act.

Its members also will discuss Dennis Lillee's recent admission that he and Rod Marsh bet against their own side in the third Test in England last year. The ACB is likely to adopt a players committee recommendation that future player contracts include a clause forbidding betting on matches. The meeting will also decide the make-up of this year's national selection panel. There will again be five selectors four State representatives and a Test captain despite suggestions that the number be reduced to three. Victorian Len Maddocks has stepped down as a selector, but it appears certain that another Victorian, Bill Jacobs, will get the position.

Jacobs has recently returned as a State selector, after a nine-year break. The validity of the abandoned match between Australia and England in December 1970 as a Test match will also be discussed. Although not a ball was bowled in the game, there has some indecision from authorities as to whether it counts towards players' records. In the case of NSW spinner John Gleeson, a decision to accept the match as a legitimate Test would mean more money from the ACB's provident fund. Gleeson played 29 Tests, not including the abandoned match and 30 Tests entitles him to extra money.

South Australian Phil Ridings will retain the ACB chairmanship for the third year, while former chairman Tim Caldwell, from Sydney, will retire after a distinguished career as an MJKE tops soccer award From LAURIE SCHWAB year award with 32 votes cast by soccer writers throughout Australia. John Bradley (APIA) and Des Marton (St George) were equal second with 28 votes. Katholos's contract with Olympic has expired and he is available for transfer at $10,000. He has said he is interested in joining Hellas providing the price is right. Victoria's best performer in the voting was Footscray JUST captain Zoran Ilioski, who finished equal eighth with 20 votes.

David Lowe, of Newcastle, won Motels. Flaming Hands. Stevie Wright, Marshall Crenshaw and more!.