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SPORTS GUARDIAN 24 Wednesday October 20 1982 SNOOKER David Lacey Donald Fields in Helsinki Helsinki HJK 1, Liverpool 0 England fear Greek switch Amnrdini? to earlier rcnorts Give Everton Big Bill -drinks to victory Jig Meticulous if unorthodox preparation was one of the secrets of Bill Werbeniuk's third-round victory over -his fellow-Canadian Cliff Thorburn SOCCER Encland's European Cham' ninnchin mafrh aeainst Greece Nnvpmber if toote lite oi? witrhPri from Tthen to Sa Snite ''00 Miille north Ind nVrimisiv navtisan althoueh last nieht the secretary of the Greek Football Federation naviri Charalambos said that the venue had not been fina lised. Nevertheless the English FA intend sending the Greeks a telex today seeking clarification of the matter and protesting about the idea of a fhanec. "It could prove ex- fiompiv inconvenient if we do have to make other arrange- ments" said Ted Croker, the FA secretary It is very late in the day to hear about a pos- in the Professional Flavors' yesterday the Greeks, worried about the possibility of unruly English fans damaging the new Olympic Stadium, had already made up their minds to take the game 10 oaioniKa out Charalambos insisted that they were still five days away from a decision. We mav nlay the match in the name to Salonika out Athens," he said, "with the Under-21 match the night before being played in Salonika. Or we may decide to it the other way round." While Greece could well be influenced by the violence which accompanied England's visit to Denmark last month, not to mention the appalling record of English fans otherwise in Europe, the main reason for the likely change of venue appears to be political.

The Greek Sports Secretariat are keen tnat tne tJU minion tics Championships, should be Tournament at Aston yesterday. Werbeniuk. whose uirth. moustache and rolling gait make him a dead rineer fen- Oliver Hardy, suffers from an Hereditary nervous dispasp which makes his cue arm tremble whether he is playing or noi. sible FA representa- stadium in Athens, the scene thought of hiving on tne game cnanges in me laws ana exam-tives and Government officials of the recent European Athle- to Salonika will have eased the ine various other aspects of He has found that a copious if controlled intake of lager is the most reliable stabilising agent and the Inland Revenue allow him a tax-deductible four-figure sum to maintain vital supplies.

A 10.45 am start to his match prompted him to go to bed early enough on Monday to rise fresh for his neeossarv kept exclusively for athletics. Copenhagen last month 40 fans meeting yesterday in the There has also been a finan- were arrested after a number dark. The lights fused. Depleted Spurs at risk TRAVELLING LIGHT: Pascal were not told of a switch when they visited Athens 10 days ago, Charles Burgess in Bucharest Cue for Cowans It has long been a complaint In Birmingham that Aston Villa's successes over the past two years, the League chain- pionship and then the Euro- Fully aSciaVeVdyehVeerresteo? the country. Vnv fho nlavers thpmsplvps it For the players tnemseiyes it has also meant that llliei nauun.ii piauco nave harder to come by than had thev been appearing in the traditional power bases of Lon- L.

IVTnMflt it Tnl? 1 i expected 80,000 crowd here cial disagreement between the Football Federation and the Olympic Committee, who con- trol the Karaiskais Stadium, near Piraeus, which would normally be the alternative venue. Accoraing 10 anouier venue. According 10 auuurei Greek soccer spokesman these two issues will ensure that the England game goes to the Kaf- tatzoglion Stadium in Salonika, which houses some of tne most hostile crowds in Greece. Croker was careful to refute suggestions that any switch mieM be due to the likely be haviour of some English sup porters. Our understanding is that the Greek Government are not keen on the Olympic Stadium being used for foot- ball and that if there has been a change it has nothing to do with this particular match or England being involved," lie said.

Be that as it may, the minds of the Athens police. In They have signed, among others, Pfaff, Belgium's World Cup goalkeeper, Grobe. a libero from Eintracht, Bruns- wick, who knocked them out of the west uerman at ine weeKena, ana ixiorDen iacn- tweih, a skilful midfield player who defected from East Ger- many. Nachtweih played for Eintracht Frankfurt against Tottenham in last season's Cup- winners' Cup quarter-finals. Given all these signings, nummeiugge return tu wt fnrm affPi- an iniurv- host form after an injury.

iir.U ti-vlt-U stncKen wunu iuir, mc nuisu-ing power of Dieter Hoeness, Breitner's authority and the re vival of Del' Haye, wno may play instead of Nachtweih, it is clear that Tottenham will do wcll to win by any margin let aione the two goals which represent the minimum com- fort, they need for the second leg. Tottenham have no special plan to mark Rummenigge. That is not their way and as Peter Shreeves. the Spurs coach, said vesterday "It wnnlil hp nlavine into Bavern's midfield, lull you into a false sense of security, then come surging forward. You need to be alert to pick him up quickly when he comes through." England's defence failed to do this and it is clear that Spurs need to get an early grip of the midfield to stop Rummenigee running at the woonnn hani- fnnr Mnph will be demanded of" Mabbutt, whose experience against West Germany should stand in him in good stead.

Hazard, Brooke, and Villa. Crooks, Brooke and narDour Bob Fisher Standing (3D SAILING Speed sailing has been taken seriously for the past ten years, with sheer size generally outdoing the ambitious compli cation of the hydrofoil craft. Now simple little sailboards are very near the outright record. One of them, sailed bv Pas cal Maka of France, did 27.82 breaking the record for the smallest tT saii wot i ti 1 1 1 demonstrated another way for-Week at Weymouth last week. ward With thpir the August 23 Stadium, Vil a Wembley win recall some of play the first leg of their those passionate while Hart second-round European Cup tie evenings of the early 60s.

against the Romanian champions and Cup holders, It is a pity that because of Dynamo Bucharest, a side who injuries Spurs are not in play attractive attacking foot- better shape to receive Rum-ball. With only three English menigge and a Bayern side clubs left in European competi- which will be somewhat differ- ivillo Vinnp that snrppss pnf: tn 1hp fpam dpfpat.pd 1-0 hv against quality opposition will Aston Villa in Rotterdam in hands to mark him man-for-not onlv earn a quarter-final last season's Champions' Cup man. He tends to drop off into But' for the Falklands crisis Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Osvaldo Ardiles would have appeared on opposing sides to- night in the second round of the European uup-winners' uup instead or zuu nines apart. As it is, Rummenigge plays for Bavern Munich at Tottenham whiie Ardiles, on loan from Spurs to Paris St Germain, faces Swansea at Vetch Field. In each case.

the presence of tnese outstanding players will test tiie eiiuiuwaaiu ut tuc puu- football which lie for European football which 1 4.U: has become something of a market in recent rSfi Jr jn the market in recent Certainly the swift re turn of Rummenigge to Lon don after scoring the two goals bv which West Germany de- feated Bobby Robson's experi- mentai England team at Bayern, who were disgusted themselves for losing to viiio r.f ho umiiva. lent of nearly 1 million in an attempt to build a side capable of winning the Bundesliga again and returning to the Champions' Cup, Brian Wilson Scots four Scottish football has a re- markable capacity for recover- tn vi- nubile interest and natriotic public interest and patriotic enthusiasm. The World Cup provided only limited success and after the first round, first legs of the European competi 110115 iKeu as donian connection would be tions it looked as if the Cale- connection wouia oe suoii-uveu. men came transiormaiion. In the second legs all four Scottish clubs pulled off out- 6 and last Wednesday a new-look place but also bring them final.

Perryman, Hughton, greater recognition. Roberts, Hoddle and Galvin are For one Villa player the trip, all unavailable, which means lias brought painful memories, that on paper at least Totten-Two seasons ago Gordon han look even more vulnerable Cowans, Villa's constructive than England to Rummenigge's left-sided midfield player, cap- talents. Villa will captain Spurs tained an England Under-21 in Perryman's absence. Frozen paper tigers FOR THE THIRD season out of four Finland proved thorn in the flesh of Liverpool last night as they went down by the only goal to the part-timers of Helsinki HJK in the first leg of the second round of the European Cup. as against uulu urs on previous occasions.

Liverpool will almost certainly rout the Finns when they arc thrown into the lions' den of Anheld. But against inspired goalkeeping and a home side that raised its game to unex pected heights, their profes sionalism on the night proved little more than paper tiger. From the start Liverpool tried to assert their author ity, with Hodgson grafting hard and JLce and Soilness engineering promising moves that repeatedly broke down through lack ot imagination in front of goal. Surviving: the most dan gerous shots from Hodgson and Kennedy, Helsinki grew in stature, spraying crisp passes to the wing and refus- ing to be overawed. Their goal came from a blunder Liverpool would hardly commit in an English League match.

Amidst a re treating defence Souness lost his balance, was dispossessed, and Atik Ismail, a Finnish international of Turkish extraction, pounced confi dently on the ball and gave a diving Grobbelaar no chance with a low shot from 10 yards. After the interval Liver pool peppered the HJK goal with volleys, crosses and headers. In the overall frenzy Rush lived up to his name, Time and again the English champions were thwarted by Jeff Wood, a goalkeeper on loan from Colchester United. With enormous pluck abet ted by some good fortune Wood was equal to the bom bardment, being particularly astute when diving to low. sharp shots from the edge of the area.

As the crowd of 5.722 warmed to him in two degrees of- frost, his luck held out, no more so than in the 65th minute, when a 20-yard shot by Souness squirmed out of his hands but stayed the right side of the line. The frustration in Liver pool's game was symbolised in the dying quarter, when whclan who had failed to fool the Helsinki defence with his sudden bursts from mid- field, lashed out aimlessly when he had time to kill the ball and test Wood on the ground. Grobbelaar then had to leave his penalty area to foil the ever-menacing Ismail. Two minutes from time Wood saved brilliantly from Dalglish, whose ineffectiveness summed up Liverpool's disappointing play on this arctic but memorable evening. HJK Helsinki.

Wood; Soinl, Nicml, Holooaincn. Wriqht. Linna, Boslrocm, Dahllund. Rasimus, Ismail, Parikka. Liverpool Grobclaar; Heal, Kennedy, Thompson, Whelan, Hansen, Dalglish, Lee, Rush, Hodqson, Souness.

Referee: V. Butenko (USSR). No go for City on Golac Manchester City's attempt to sign former Southampton full back Ivan Golac time for Saturday's derby with Manches- ter United at Old lratford is fork Problems. Golac, a f.ree aSent finish'nS a JX ampton, intends to sign for his old club, Partisan Belgrade, in January. In the meantime he Eneland.

to continue playing in A UriVhfnn last nioht rp.sionprl him back for the start of next season." ing. More controversially, Gilbert suggests that, in extreme cases, the perpetrators of serious foul play be banned for life. Justin Lewis of Fulham, London, offers a different perspective on violence off the field. Recently at White Hart 'Lane he saw police dragging individuals from the Park Lane End after a bout of obscene chanting. It would have been impossible for police to have heard these individuals separately as they were behind the crowd," he writes.

"Such petty and selective arrests serve no purpose in preserving the peace and indeed if they achieve anything it is to excite unnecessarily the hostility of the rest of the crowd." Finally a little levity, provided by Chas Sims of London SE4. He points out that recently we nad a Devin Keegan, a Luther Glissetl penalty and an item on hooliganism at Lees United. Are you taking the he asks. of incidents, including the loot- ing of a jeweller's shop, Because the bulk of the trouble occurred outside the stadium UEFA took no action against England, but the Danes were nneu ine equivalent ui weie mieu me equivalent "i 1,400 since it was their fans who interrupted the match with two smoke bombs. Apart from the nuisance of rescheduling their travel arran- gements and booking fresh accommodation England will be none too pleased about the playing conditions in Salonika.

According to Bobby Robson, the England manager who took Ipswich there in the UEFA Cup two years ago, the pitch is poor. "However," he added, we cannot crib about it because it is up to the Greeks to decide where matches are played. The FA's new Technical Committee, set up to consider the game, had its inaugural Mabbult are Tottenham's most likely scorers although Arehi- bald is overdue a goal, a lot may depend on the role of Dremmler, Who often attacks from right-back for Bayern but at Wembley became a mid- field destroyer and was cautioned after a series of fouls, mostly on Devonshire. When Bayern arrived in London yesterday their manager, Uli Hoeness, declared that they would play defensively for a draw but not necessarily a goalless one." If this really is their attitude then Spurs must have a chance but events may prove otherwise. Swansea have been as badly hit by injuries as Yesterday they lost yet another defender, Stevenson, who aggravated a thigh slrain against Everton and, was later criticised by his manager, John Toshack, for playing when not fully fit.

With Rajkovic, Irwin and Thompson already missing from their defence Swansea appear to dc ni-equippea to confront a St Germain team lacking Rocheteau but fortified by Ardiles's creative skills and the attacking power of a Dutch international, Kees Kist. However, St Germain's form in the French league has so far been fitful and if Curtis, Kennedy and the two Jameses find ther best form than Swansea can still achieve the sort of victory which will strengthen the chances of Ardiles making ear'i' return to lottennam. VtTprmai'n will hi nrpnarpTtn 1 Prepares to i David Lacey Spanish internationalists, Sadly for Celtic Tommy Burns is not fit. His steady midfield inHuence has been jiusbeu in recent games ana the marvellous fluidity of movement which characterised Celtic's early season play has suffered accordingly. But other iTlinrv nrnhlomc hovo hoon vn solved and Celtic seem certajn t0 adopt a formation aimed at not conceding goals, Aberdeen are at home to Potnaof Poland in the Cup- Winners Cud and thev must Tn02 rhit trip to that cold and troubled country is not to be fraught with additional on-field difficulties.

auiua rdiA win ue ciuse lu An nnn i 21 Ibrox Park will be close to its idudeiL iui uie visit K. TTPui BnVrhn 3: last Wp T.Pasnp Mmps in n. certain style, saw off another West German side. Dorussia Dortmund in the fit rn.fnd But tonight's star-studded opposition will be a different w.j hafeu7he ea est tasFof the f0 Scottish i sides They travel tn Stanror in Nnrwav hut diet should be another satisfy- ing night for Scottish football- sional foul, though no longer for deliberate handball, has done much to make the game more attractive. Gilbert Lister, a physiotherapist from Keighley, commends David Lacey for his insistence that referees should maintain the hard line.

The handball and the blatant, serious foul both interrupt the flow of the game and reduce the shots at goal which would otherwise contribute so much to the players' and referees' enjoyment of the game. "The game of football needs more managers like Keith Burkinshaw of Tottenham, who has the wisdom to state Far too often we are bringing down players when we should be defending One of Gilbert's suggestions is the adoption of the Rugby Union rule of the referee pacing out 10 yards after a free-kick and then a further 10 yards if the defending side have not backed up, something that the FA committee will be consider take the high road side here. They were crushed 4-1 ana cowans, wno piayeu awfullv. has not been given an international opportunity since. The 23-year-old Cowans's form last season was, like most of his team-mates, highly in- consistent.

This was one of the reasons why Villa, capable of brilliant football, finished half- way down the First Division but won the European Cup. However, Cowans, spotted by Villa when he was scarcely out of short trousers, is now more sure of his game and wants an- other chance to play for England. Te. had trained at the stadium on a clear and warm autumnal morning, Cowans said I have been very pleased with my game this season and felt I wac hPPinnim? tn show the sort "f-SSSS interest England. Ul 1UX lib LUUb "Unfortunately Bobby Kob- son watched our win over Wat- ford on Saturday and although we won easily aiu not piay as well as I could.

It was ironic that Tony Morley, who is having such a poor season by his standards, should have played outstandingly and SCTnniiht0 g0al-linst thp nT? ivuiimuiaiia uuvvauo tviii uovt ample opportunity to show his skills. His defensive work may well be greatly needed and he is a stern tackier, although his main attribute is his eye for the incisive through pass to the front runners. Italian First Division players nave imeaieueu a triL-p fnr three League matches starting Sunday, if the authori- a week ties and ClUDS fail to agree to Maka chasing records on Portland for speed boards will need at least 35 Knots of wind to do 30 knots. water close inshore at Portland Harbour will be cut un into waves. The sailboard rapidlv loses speea once it Becomes airborne.

The boardsailors cant their sail to windward to produce ntr, reducing tne loading on the hull and thus minimising arag, ana tne same principle is used in a secret project pro band and now being considered nniMo aucea oy a small entnusiaslic Ian Day and Martin Rayment Jacob's Ladder they raised the class (under 300 sq ft of sail) world record to 25.03 knots, towed by a string of flexfoil kites 300ft away. Day flew 13 kites in a series of fig ures of eight to increase their pull while Rayment steered the boat. Hydrofoil sailing boats re main in their infancy. Mayfly's Class A record of 23:00 knots established by Ben Wynn in 1977 will soon go to the first boardsailer who can carry a sail of 10.1 square metres, leav ing only icarus's 24.47 knot. Class record in the hands of a foil-born craft.

There is enor- mous room for improvement in this area Aussies erous chances with' poor field ing and loose bowling. He picked his leg-spinner Abdul (jadir, who took 23 wickets in 1ho cnrirc ac iVa main Hiffor. Tn ihe Third Tncf nnu'nvnr wickets in Australia's first in- ninus nf 31fi and annthpr fnnr yesterday to help dismiss the Innr-icrc fnr 914 Australia's captain Kim Hughes and manager Col Egar would not speak to reporters afterwards. Relations between journalists and the touring management were soured earlier this week by a com plaint from Egar about their description of the Australians' performance as gutless." AUSTRALIA First inninns 316 (G. M.

Wood 85, G. F. Lawson 57; Imran Khan 4-45). PAKISTAN First innings 467-7 dec (Janed Miandad 138, Mohsm Khan 135, Zaheer Annas 52: e. r.

Lawson z-91). AUSTRALIA First innings (Overnight 66-3) B. M. Laird Ibw Taliir G. M.

Wood Mudassar 6 jaiaiutfdin 3U J. Dyson Ibw Tahir 51 A. R. Bolder st Wasim Bari Qadir 6 K. J.

Hughes st Wasim Bari Qadir 39 G. M. Ritchie Ibw Imran 19 R. W. Marsh Mudassar Jalaluddin 12 B.

Yardley Imran 21 G. F. Lawson sub Imran 8 J. R. Thomson not out T.

M. Alderman Zaheer Imran Extras (b 4, lb 5, nb 8) 17 Total Fall of wickets: 21, 55, 64, 170. 189. 203. 203.

214 138, 157, Bowling: Imran 20-6-35-4: Tahir 16-3- 2H: Jalaluddin 1-0-1-0. PAKISTAN Second Innings Mohsin Khan Ibw lawson 14 Mudassar Nazar net out 39 Mansdor Akhtar not nit 2 Extras (b 4, lb 5) 9 Total (1 wkt) 64 Fall of wicket: 55. Bowling: Thomson 5-0-24-0; Lawson 7-1-21-0: Alderman 3-0-10-0. PREVIOUS RESULTS. First Test (Kara chi): Pakistan won by nine wickets.

Second (Faisalabad): Pakistan won by innings tnree runs. Irish seven (Metropolitan Police) while in reshuffled back row Kevin Bowrine moves to No. 8 to ac- commodate McCarthy with Geoff Roll rtrnnnincr nnf Meanwhile the Lancashire team to play Yorkshire at Otley only one change from the team which defeated North Midlands 36-0. As Jim Syddall of Waterloo is Tan winKi nf Sain whn has nrevinnslv nlavnH as a utility forward for Lancashire, 1 I been called in Riehard Lawson, who played last season's county cham- pionship final against Lan- caShire. comes into the North Midlands' team against Glouces- tershire at Bristol.

North Midlands are also strengthened by the inclusion the former Birkenhead Park prop, John Shaw, who missed onening game. John Nash, recently returned trom aiKiand islands duty with the Royal Navy, is in- eluded in the Hampshire team meet Warwickshire in the third division meeting at Rugby, t. D. J. pre-match libations.

In -two hours from 8.45, he downed five pints. Thrce-and-a-half hours and six-and-a-half later, he was the winner, having taken four frames in -succession from 1-2. the last nf which after needing "two snookers. Werbeniuk has also enHstorl the aid of a coach not to advlse. nim but to live recently purchased a 52-seater venlcle wnose interior is being ---i--- "iun J'JUC wlth two bedrooms, loiftige, television, niijbile fhone and of course, draught Werbeniuk, whose win guar antees 111m a place, in 1 January's Benson and Hedges 1 ikosikis, nupes inis aiiernoon to progress to the semi-finals at the expense of Ray Reardon, a 5-2 winner yesterday over the Scot, Murdo McLeod.

While they clash at Sutton Coldfield Terry Griffiths, a-5-3 winner over Eddie Sinclair, the Scottish champion, will play his quarter-final at Aston against the 20-year-old Lon- doner Jimmy White, who yesterday took the last four frames in succession to beat the Irish champion Dennis Taylor 5-3. RESULTS Soccer EUROPEAN CUP Second Round. First Lea Helsinki (1) 1 Liverpool (0) 0 Ismail (5.72Z) Bamsiey (0 1 SECOND DIVISION Derby 1) 1 Airey Brolly (10.343) THIRD DIVISION Bristol (2) 4 Millwall '(0) 0 D. Williams (2) MtCaffory Holloway Cardiff (1)1 Bradford (0) 0 (5,007) Wrexham 1 Bakpr (3.420) 0riM 0 Bennett. Doncaster (0) 1 (j.

bnomn (pen) Gillingham (2) 4 urewcocK ill weatherly Huddersfield ffl) 2 lyocman Southend B) 1 Yates (4.750) Bournemouth (D) 0 (2.525) Newport -CO) 0 (3.717) Reading (QJ 1 Beavqn (11.971) Chesterfield (0) 1 Windrldge Portsmouth (O) 1 Russell Plymouth (1) 2 Hodges Sims Preston (0) 0 Sheffield Utd (0) 1 Brazil Walsall (0) 0 Wigan (0) 0 busy FOURTH DIVISION Aldcrshot (1) 2 Crewe (1) 1 ivicuonaia Goddard tvans (1,574) York (0) 1 Walwn Blackpool (1) ueary Bury (1) 3 Stockport (1) 2 Hilton cjninn Firlh Phi line Johnson (7 4171 Halifax (2) 2 Bristol 1)'2 Davison (Z) Ritchie (1.465) Npwman Northampton (0) 2 Colchester (0) 1 uenyer Allinson Burrows (1 ql Wimbledon (1) 3 Rochdale '(0) 0 peters 12) (2.294) Leslie FA CUP. Third Ouali Round. Renlavt Telford 4, Eastwood AP Leamington 2, Stourbridge 0: Billericay 1. Wellingborough Leylonstone and llford 0. Chelmsford 0 mngstonian 1.

Wokingham 1 (act). FOOTBALL COMBINATION Blrminnhan, 1 Millwall 0 Chelsea 2. Bristol Rmipr 4 Charlton 3, Southampton Crystal Palace Oxord utd 0. SERVOWARM ISTHMIAN LEAGUE Division: Aveley 0, Cheshunt Hampton 8, Maidenhead Lewes 2, Epsom Oxford City 1, Boreham Wood St Albans' 1. Harlow Walton and Hersham 4, Feltham Wembley 1, Tilbury Worthing 1, Met Police 2.

ATHENIAN LEACUF. Rantl.art 9 UJhio leafe Chalfont St Peter 2, Edgware Chertsey 4, Harinoey Borough Hodde'sdon 6, Ruislip Manor Marlow 2, Kingsbury 2: Redhill Camberley 1. FA VASE. Prelim Rflunri. RnlBw Wisbech 3, Yaxley Tring 3, Sawbridgvrorlri LONDON SFMinn no fyinu Round: Corinthian Casuals" 9, Penhill Standard 1.

Tennis ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENT Mel bourne): G. Mavcr (US) hpal .1 Ki-M (SA) 5-0. ret. V. Gerulaltis (US) heat P.

McNamara (Aus) 6-3, 6-3. JAPAN OPEN (Tokyo) Men's Slnqles, First Round: (US unless stated): J. Arias beat C. Leeds 6-3, 6-2; G. Dcleppo (Italy) beat Z.

Kubarsikv (Hun) 7-6 Bedel (Fr) beat S. Mcisler 6-3. 6-0. Second Round B. Kleege (W, Ger) beat A.

Maurer (W. Ger) 7-6. 5-7. h-J- A Andrews beat M. Brunnbcrg 6-4, Gilbert bpal E.

Sherbeck 6-2, 6-1; F. Gonzalez (Peru) beat R. Van't Hof 6-0; M. Davis beat M. Guenthardt (Swilz) 6-3.

6-3 WOMEN'S SINGLES Firct Rnlinil IT Latham beat B. Kemilton (Aus) M. Vanagl (Jap) hrat J. 7-5 l(. Brasher (GB) beat B.

Jordan -6-4, 6-4 L. Dupont beat S. Rimes 6-4. b-A M. SehroDo (W.

Cer) hpal MarnnMn 6-2, L. Arravo (Peru) beat Solo mon 6-3. 4-6. 7-6. WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT llulmnHY First Round: T.

Austin (US) beat S. Graf W. Ger) 6-4. 6-0 A. Tfmnttar llliml beat D.

H. Lee (S. Korea) 6-2, 6-3; J. Russell (US) beat K. Horvath (US) 67, 6-2, 7-5.

Snooker PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS' TOURNAMENT. Second Round: Aston: clille) beat D. Marim Snencer (Rarl- ellffe) beat Marhn PotprlpM 1J-101, lo'n-v suttonloidfi.D, D.H.IJ, ri.U..l I Reynolds (Grimsby) heat J. Fitznuwice mISTtEm. THIRD ROUND Aston: B.

Werbeniuk (Canada) hral- R. Thorburn (Canada) 5-2 (68-33, 44-77, 29-78, 73-2, 77-21. 77-50, 72-70): R. Reardon (Stoke) heat M. Macleorl (Edin burgh) 5-2 (73-38, 8-65, 83-40.

34-76, 101-4. 66-32, 115-13). Char lon (Austra a) tads T. Mm Ho born). 3-1 (58-37, 39-82.

73-48, 56-251. Sutton Co di T. Griflilht (L ans ni beat Sinclair (Glagow) 5-3 (72-16, 56-33 84-41, 63-56 28-73. 44-56, 84-28); j. White Tooting Tavor Backburn) 5-3 (77-33 68-57) 24-77 27-82 61-7, 63-18.

8338. 68-57). Johnson (Bradford) leads M. Wildnmn (Peterboro 3-2 (76-9. 39-69 74-V7 57-43.

62-72). Jockev TRUMAN INDOOR LEAGUE (CiVifal Palace). First Division: Tnlse Hill li.t Grinstcad 11- Brckenham 10, Hounslow-; Teddinglcn 13. BlacHieath 5. Channon crowd appeal Only Tim Colman's Crossbow II, about 60 feet long, and her predecessor Crossbow have done better, managing 36 knots.

It is doubtful, however, that any boardsailor will ever do much more than 30 knots. Beyond that the equation of physical strength and elemen tal forces begin to weigh heavily against them. At lower wind speeds the sailor is generally able to exceed the speed of the wind during the Johnnie Walker Windsurfer Speed Festival the week before the RYA's event. Baron Arnaud de Rosnav was often reaching 19 knots in only 15 knots of wind. But the sail- Imran tips CRICKET Pakistan completed a clean against ivusuaiia in Jjanure yesterday, but the triumphant captain Imran Khan still pre- dieted they would win lortncoming Asnes series against England.

1111 etna mam, wiiu jum. -l iu tins year, won the tnira ana nnai lest against tne BOBBY SIMPSON, a former Australian captain, yesterday spoke out against Greg Chap-pell for the captaincy in the forthcoming scries with England. He said lest teams need a captain who is with them 100 per cent of the time. Greg is a great player, but he cannot go on picking the Test series he would like to play and captain the side." Chappell leads Queensland against England in the opening tour match on Friday. Australians by nine wickets with three overs to spare on the last day.

The England side, preparing in Australia, probably took as much pleasure as Pakistan in the whitewash, which was only the second time this century Australia have lost every rubber. Australia lost all four Tests on the 1970 tour of Imran said We expected harder fight, but I think Aus tralia are a better side than England and will win the Ashes." He expects Greg Chap- pea ana Dennis LUiee to be the only changes in the team to face England. Australia batted badlv. added Imran, and threw away num- Magnificent DITfiRV mJJO I MVT fllV J1MJ1 Although Paul O'Donnell, Hugh Condon and Barry Murphy will all be playing provincial rugby in Ireland, London Irish. still provide seven men for Surrey against Somerset at Bath on Saturday in the first diyision of the county champion- chin Snip.

O'Donnell, who scored 12 puiiiia in mc ww uuw of Middlesex is replaced at mil back by Nick Anderson of Ross- Iyn Park. Jim Bates of London Insh comes on the left wing, Another London Irish player, the flanker Gene McCarthy, is brought into a Middlesex side showing three changes for the championship match with Notts Lines and Derby at Beeston. mick uonner ot uicnmona will be at scrum-half instead of Dermot Cullen (Rosslyn Park), who has a knee injury. Nigel O'Brien, the (Harlequins lock, comes in for John Hawes Test ana a has 1 has in of the to If and when A1Ian Simonsen makes his first annearance for Charlton, the London club will hope that he has the same cffect as Mick channon at Bristol Rovers last night The former England striker came on against Millwall as a vznd minute suDstitute, Dut nis name on itovers lor the first time raised their gate to 7 241, some 3,000 above the averse. Bradford Citv 1-0 at Ninian JrarK, The Welsh club domi- demands on greater 30b security He arrived with his new side Wimbledon continued their they are also the most injury Peter Ward on loan from Not-arid sponsorship money.

The already leading 3-0 and they unbeaten run at the top of the prone with Bannon, Kirkwood tingham Forest. Brighton's players are seeking guaranteed eventually won 4-0 to take their Fourth Division with a 3-0 home and Britton all doubtful. On chairman Mike Bamber said: minimum salaries for those total of Third Division goals to win agajnst Rochdale. The recent devastating form, how- "Peter will be with us until whose contracts have expired 24 in 11 matches. margin was flattering, but it ever, they should win at their February 28 when he returns to but who have not been trans- Revitalised Cardiff moved in maintained their two-point lead leisure and play their part in his American club Seattle ferred to other clubs.

to second place by beating over Bury, who scored twice in what one can cautiously pre- Sounders and we hope to set international side gave East Germany a lesson in the Euro- pean Nations' Cup. Suddenly everybody is optimis ic and not averse to tne oaa lose aijuui the English game's comparative difficulties. It is not unreasonable to expect that things will con- tinue to go well tonight. In the Champions' Cup Celtic travel to tne casque country to iace Real Sociedad of San Sebas- ban who have been Spanish seasons and who include four nated the match but had to be content with a second-minute T3vif goaI trom 1,31 aennett- Unhappiest man of the night was Wrexham's goalkeeper Eddie Niedzwiecki, who was sent off for the second time this season, in the game at uoncaster. JHe was dismissed rf otina tn tlm rafaroo at -twice-taken, last-minutS penalty which earned the home slde DOint.

the last four minutes to beat Stockport 3-2. Mulr of Strood, Kent, bemoans the facilities for the terrace spectator. Try standing on the terraces week in, week out, and when half-time comes along, treat yourself to a visit to the urinals or try obtaining adequate refreshment." Leonard Watkins of Finch-ley, London, thinks that television, radio and the press could get together to award four trophies, one for each of the four divisions, to the most entertaining teams, "the ones who have done most to improve the image of professional "At the present time, by the end of February every year, the vast majority of clubs have nothing to play for. For them the season is dead. Let us give them all something of value to go for." A nice idea, particularly given the number of clubs trying to entertain this season and who are unlikely to win anything.

The attempt to make the punishment fit the crime a sending-off for a profes This is the age of the executive box Aston Villa: Rlmmer; Gibson, (or vth mains, tvaris, mbrvduqm, mommcr, Bremner, Shaw, Cowans, Withe, Morley. postbag Ian Ridley THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION'S new technical committee, which will investigate all aspects of the game in search of a solution to the crisis has a cross-section of representatives from within the game. None, however, comes from without, so this column will attempt to redress the balance. Too much' television has been put forward as a major reason. B.

Gibbs of Leicester would not go that far. Televised soccer was with us 20 years ago, he says, The footballing authorities would do well to remember that the game grew from working-class roots and its mass appeal was the result of the fans' identification with, and feeling of involvement in, their hometown club. "With the advent' of sky-high wages and transfer fees, executive boxes and demagogue-like managers, who have shown scant regard for the eelings and opinions of the average supporter, it is hardly surprising that working-class fans have abandoned the games in droves. "The likely outcome is that we shall witness a situation where football, like cricket, will become a game that is watched live by fewer and fewer people (except for the big-occasion games)' but in which many continue to take a vicarious interest throught the media. "The increase of televised football has no doubt played a part in dissuading people from attending matches as have other factors such as the recession, increased participation in sport, more leisure opportunities, increased violence at games (a microcosm of increased violence in society) but it was the decision of the clubs to go all out for smaller attendances by concentrating on the upper end of the market which has done most to finish the game." On the same theme, R..