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SPORTS GUARDIAN 40 Sdoadty UueK 19 197V CRICKET Yallop injured The Australian captain, West Indians at 158 for six in Graham Yallop, who is due to their first innings as the Austra- lead Australia in the second Hans continued their fightback Test against Pakistan in Perth on the second day of the third on Saturday, was on crutches World Series Cricket inter- night after injuring a leg national. in a club match. From 32 for five early on Fri- Yallop pulled a muscle going day, the Australians battled for a sharp run but he con- back to make 246, almost tinued batting with a runner entirely due to a fine 122 from and made 90 not out' to lead the opener Bruce Laird who got Hichmond to victory in a Vic- stubborn support from the tail. tpria Cricket Association match With the wfeket playing more against. Foatscray in Melbourne, easily as time went by, the He sees-a specialist today.

total looked anything but im- Meanwhile in Adelaide South pressive but that was counting staged a fine recovery without Thomson. He took four against Pakistan. They -were 206 for 67, dismissing Fredericks, "foe four in their first innings Howe, Richards and Clive At the close of the second day Lloyd. The attendance was "of the four-day match having 30,000. WSC AUSTRALIANS First Innlngi (overnight 204 for seven) I.

ChaoMll and Haldinn -earlier taken the last six Pakistani wickets for 36 runs. Pakistan had been 327 for four overnight. Injuries to Mushtaq Mohammad and Anwar Khan left Paki- stan with only three recognised and the South Australian batsmen made the most of their good fortune. The openers. John Nash and 1 122 7 7 3 34 15 30 7 16 B.

Laird Roberts M. Kent Richards Roberts G. Chappell Padmorc Holding D. Hookes Murray Holdino T. Chappell Rowe Holding R.

Marsh Rowe Padmore R. Bright Holding D. Lillet Murray Croft J. Thomson Roberts L. Pascoe not out Extras (b 5.

lb 8. nb 3) 246 26. 32. 93, Hide Darling put on before Darling retired hurt after being 4. 11, 18, hit 111 the groin by Aludassar Bowlinn: Holding 21-8-48-5: Roberts Na7ar anr thfn Ravrv Puisl-iv 21-8-39-3: Croft 23-7-71-1: King i -auspy 106120.

pjomor. Fredericks rflliu XJllctu uiiniiuu iJidUU uaeiut 6-1-18-0. WSC WEST INDIES First Innings 21 11 8 44 39 ID contributions. Darling resumed his innings later in the day and was 65 not out at the close. Pakistan looked set for a mas- ive first innings total when they resumed with llaroon Eashid on 100 not out but within 20 'minutes Haroon.

Maiid Khan G. Greenidgt Lillet Bright R. Fredericks Bright Thomson L. Rowe Thomson V. Richards Hookes Thomson C.

Linyd Ibw Thomson King Lillet D. Murray not out A. Roberts not out Extras (lb 2, nb 4) 6 158 86. 126, Mushtaq were all out for t' "sr 6 Ihe aririifinn of nnlv 15 nms Fall wickets: 24. 32- 80 Pakistan tail folded quickly, 5iowiino: d.

Liiiee 15-3-51-1: J. Thomson Johnston taking four for 1O0 L- 2-0-ti-o: R. Bright and Attenborough got three ADE.rk-p.kist. First mmn, 364 ,11 for 88. gut (Zaheer Abbas 125.

Haroon Rashid 104 4 took four wickets to leave the r. oarim ss SrWer 3 hr 7). Garry Birtles scores the lirst of his two goals in Saturday's Le ague Cup Final watched by Chris Nicholl of Southampton SOCCER COMMENTARY: David Lacey Birtles rebuffs Ball's theory of negativity IF THE REST of the season's Peter Tavlor, not so much Anderson left their attack Wembley yet the Nottingham was rightly ruled offside on pared 1o play the ball in. from denouements manage to repeat Brian Clough's assistant man- severely restricted in width, players sprinted on to the the hour, when he was too far the right, the defence, anticline fluctuating entertainment ager as a managerial partner, partly because they found it pitch which no doubt had be- forward for a return pass from patmg a centre to tne tar post, of the first then 1978-79 may led the Nottingham Forest harder at first to judge the come a haven of peace com- Woodcock after Waldron had fell away from him whereupon yet be remembered for some- team out before the kick-off pace of the heavy, lumpy pitch, pared to the dressing room, slipped going for a tackle, he Woodcock darted forward on tiling other than bad weather, while Clough walked unobtrusi- but mainly because Southamp- Southampton strolled back, was a yard onside nine to a short, low pass, turned, as Saturday's League Cup final, in vely to his seat, a nice publir ton consistently stopped them which was normal enough minutes later when he started he met it. and scored a aeiignv which Nottingham Forest de- acknowledgment of Taylor's before they came within shoot- except that in the last ten to move on to Gemnull mi goal, noimes sotieneo.

feated Southampton S-i to De- contribution to the remarKaoie ing range. minuies 01 me nrst nau an air xnrougn Dan, ueaung ueimue ouuuumiiu'H come the first club to retain success achieved by this pair With Peach augmenting the of complacency had started to triumphantly only to find a with an excellent half-volley, the trophy, recaptured the and a silent rebuke to the midfield and Ball outmanoeuvr- creep into their play. Their de- linesman's flag raised belatedly two minutes from the nmslu WINTER SPORT Pelen pips favourites Perrine Pelen of France beat to score 12 World Cup vie- the defending champion Hanni tories in a season when he Wenzel of Liechtenstein by a triumped at Furano on hundredth of a second to win Saturday. the last women's slalom race in It was Stenmark's third sla- the world cup at Furano, lorn victory this season. He Japan, yesterday.

clocked 54.39 and 53.75 seconds The 18-year-old French girl for an aggregate winning time "Went through the 100 gates in numite 48.14 seconds, two runs over the 400-metre Christian Neureuther of West track to win in a combined Germany finished second in time of one minute 30.05 foJItyYet by PauI seconds. Wenzel finished Frommelt of Liechtenstein in second in 1.30.06, taking her 1 49.29. points in the overall standings Stenmark, who was 23 yes- to 240 from 22020 more than terday, thus equalled' the record her nearest rival Annemarie 2 victories set by Jean- -Moser of Austria. Claude Killy of France in the 1966-7 season, when the World Moser, a downhill specialist started. The Swede also confirmed himself as the top Sm'Vi sPeciaI slalomist for the fifth is still in the balance and will jn a row competition's early days at Wembley when the crowd came away talking about a var iety of goals and the strong in authorities who had reiusea to ing liemmill ana Mcuovern, lence, moreover, naa oeirayea againsi mm.

ami. nau Neither winners nor losem allow both men to appear for Southampton displayed all the its first signs of desperation won the League Cup last year. have much time to dwell on the presentations before last attributes of an average but and so it was not altogether with a penalty that wasn't. Saturday's events. Nottinghjm year's League Cup final.

improving team that had just surprising to see them conced- Gennoe's goalkeeping col- Forest, now assured of Euro It was a pitv that Taylor had gone 18 games with only two ing a messy though well-taken lapsed once he had been pean football next season, to be drawn "into an unneces- defeats and after 16 minutes goal within five minutes of the beaten. Soon after letting the leave tomorrow for Zurich sariiv aHti ridpr in what was they scored a goal which, for resumption. first soal in he had allowed whpre on Wednesday thev de dividual qualities that lay behind the result Rodney Marsh in 1967, Don Rogers in 1969 and in 1979, Garry Birtles essentially a pleasant occasion, the neatness of its construction laboured attack by Forest Birtles' ball from the by-line to fend a 4-1 lead against Grass-Before the game Lawrie victory having been won and and calm manner in which it should have been broken up creep under his body by the hoppers in the Champions McMenemv the Southamnton defeat accepted with equal was taken, remained the most bef0 it reacneci its near post and run along the Cup quarter-finals. If Wood-manaser was recalling how lie snce. Taylor rose, understand- satisfying moment of the objfetive and certainly before goal-line.

He could not be who has now scored liiuildbKi, was leuuuiiB nuw uu afternoon TTaves. Tlnver and I. Mmeri fnr Pnroct'c wrnnH and io nc had watcned tne League cup iio lne Dau snun 0111 10 Kooenson --v 7: ars aeo as a nav- comment last inursoay vnai 0n the left. Robertson misd- guais uul jl ia uarren periDu wnicn uruugui. ago as pay- fnl the left ri.

nnai ur wu jean mnvompnf- ing customer. 1 sat in a 10 -uisi at-nnmi nau icuucu Kw. i il irected his centre-cum-shot and oeueve inai tne growing sene nim only five seven montns, before Boyer brought Peach Njchoii aDDeared to have of insecurity at their backs did really has recovered his confi- nn wino irectea nis centre-cum-snoi ana 'r "VI of Austria Jlani Leonhard Stock seat to see Aston Villa play into the attack. Peach released- not affect the Southamoton de- dence then Forest's chances of overtook Phil Mahre in the to play negative football Negative There are a thousand things we can be accused a pass inside to Ball and hared he delavpd his clearance fence- At a11 events Forest's through the middle of the For- lehnp hp Donderinl football in the second half re- est defence, collected an exqui- "ItiU l.P,?.n"""lf called their best days of last must finish in the first four to take the Cup and hope Wenzel has a rare failure. Everton and it was dreadful.

I felt all the more annoyed because like everybody else I'd paid for my ticket. We certainly don't want a match like overall i-standings by finishing Uth. He is now second behind Peter Luseher of Switzerland, who has already won the overall title with 186 points. of, Brian and but not that. site first-time return from Ball.

nnS Vnri season, with Gemmill and Pellen was delighted with her first World Cup slalom -vic nQ.t:3;ff r.in W(s know ihe drew Shilton, which takes some fCrGfu shot on WJtS-Je of the word. Our middle name nerve, and "put Southampton with a forceful shot oa that McMenemy's worst fears Xne lUm. tory this season after finishing In Norway the US double Mrirwnrn hrnnlrinrr nn nnnnci. is I couldn believe ahead. remained, happily, unfulfiJJcd second twice.

I was lucky to world speedskating champion win by a hundredth of a Eric Heiden yesterday bettered second, but I lost to Am Fisher his own world The rest belonged largely to tion in midfield and Robertson, Birtles who, lest it has been while he did not dominate forgotten, only came into the Golac on a man-to-man basis, Forest first team on a regular frequently creating space on basis in September when, fol- his wing with intelligent run-lowing the depanurc of Withe ning. of the United States by the record, clocking 4:06.91 seconds at an international meeting at Tynset, near Oslo. The skater from Wisconsin set the old record, 4:07.01, last March at Inzcll. West Germany. to Newcastle, Clough was in same time in the first slalom race this season." Moser, a downhill specialist-seemed satisfied with lier performance.

"1 think I have a good chance tomorrow to re- winning the trophy at the first attempt will be much proved. The effect of Saturday' game on Southampton will be more interesting. Tonight' they play Arsenal at the Dell in the sixth round of the FA Cup, a pitiless task to be given so soon after a Wembley final. By all accounts Arsenal were, predictably, somewhat passive at Ipswich on Saturday and when they were beaten at Southampton a fortnight before their football was practically inert. In the Cup.

however, their attitude will be much sharper' and a lot this evening will depend on how successfully Andrus-zewski. who did not play at Wembley but is expected to be recalled to the side, repeats' his marking of Brady. Nottingham Forest. Shilton; Barrett! Clark, McGnvern. Lloyd, Needliam, O'Neill, Gemmill, Birilrs, Woodcock, Robertson.

Southampton. Golac. Peach, Williams, Nicholl. Waldron. Ball.

Boyer, Nayei, Holmes, Curran. Referee: P. Reeves (Leicester). At Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, that anybody associated with the game could say we were negative." The point is that Ball did not accuse Forest of trying to play negative football. What he said was that by withdrawing Hobertsoii and playing four across the middle they placed a lot of responsibility for goals on their two strikers and ihat while the team always tried to men into the penalty area they would often find goals difficult to get playing this way.

Certainly the first half-hour of Saturday's match bore out was due as much to his team's initial approach to the game as to the waves of attacking football with which Forest innun-dated their defence in the second half. In some wavs it was rather like the I960 FA Cup final in which Everton heat Sheffield Wednesday after being two down. While ihu twist of the plot was hardly so dramatic. Everton after all did score three times in IS minutes, there was a similarity both in the manner of Southampton's early ascendancy, the less fan Nottingham Forest eventually went ahead sixteen minutes from the end when Barrett dispossessed Boyer with a decisive block tackle and Woodcock again sent in Birtles to beat Gennoe. Wood Forest's most Important players during this period were Shilton and Clark.

Three minutes after Peach's goal a centre from Curran found Holmes and Boyer in the penalty area and unescorted by either Lloyd or Necdham Shilton hurled himself on to the ball before either player could shoot. Thereafter Clark carefully jockeyed Curran towards the right-hand corner flag and apart from one run Southampton's most important attacking arm never again looked like influencing the result. The biggest clue as to the outcome lay in the way the urgent need of scoring power for the European Cup tie against Liverpool. Dirties scored the first of the two goals that dismissed Liverpool and since then has added another nineteen. gain the title because 1 like this yesterday the US skip Don course.

I was third in the giant Barcome. played a double lake slalom here two years ago," out with his last rock to regis-she said. ter a 6-4 victory over Andrew In the men's slalom. McQuistcn of Scotland in the cock's contribution was crucial He has that happy but rare and typical of his whole per- Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark final game of the world junior became only tne second skier men curling championship. combination of attributes for a forward in English football height, weight, balance and skill with the soccer brain to use these to best advantage.

formance because in drawing Waldron he left Nicholl at the mercy of Birtles' greater pace. Certainly he deserved his goal which was so typical of those cied side taking a pragmatic Ball's theory of negativity. For- on the game, and the est wanted to eo forward but grip His quick reading of situations he was scoring regularly last teams returned for the start of thoroughness with which the were unable to do so as much BADMINTON Sandy Sutherland Wembley preview the second half. The savins of should have brought him a hat- season. He look half a step winners punished defensive as they would have liked errors later on.

partly because the absence of stamina is always important at trick on Saturday for while he backwards as Gemmill pre- SOCCER RESULTS SOCCER Robert Armstrong Chelsea 1, Queen's Park Rangers 3 Chelsea have to smooth their rough edges FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP FINAL. Nottm Forest 3, Southampton 2. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP. Groug 7 (Izmir): Turkey 2. Malta 1.

SECOND DIVISION. Brighton 2, Sheffield Utd. 1 Cliarltci 1. CarfliK 1 Orient 3. FIRST DIVISION.

Bristol City 1. Mid- u.f.K. dlesbiough 1 Chelsea 1, Coventry 2, Bolton 2 Ipswich' Cambridge Utd, 0 2, Arsenal 0 Preston n. t. vyesi Ham Utd.

0. 32 18 6 31 14 13 30 12 15 31 14 10 A Pti 3 59 1 1 a I 4 43 27 42 a 53 25 38 7 0.1 27 38 Brinhton Stoke Crystal Palace Sunderland loueiinain n. norwiui u. Llveroool 2S II) Everton 31 15 12 W.B.A 2G 16 Arsenal 30 15 8 Leeds Utd 30 14 10 Nottm For 2S 11 13 Man Utd 27 12 7 A Pti 8 55 29 42 4 43 25 41 3 38 20 39 7 51:37 38 7 55.29.36 7 41 45 33 8 37 3131 West Ham 29 14 8 6 51 35 38 2 31 18 35 Notts County 29 11 11 Fulrum 28 11 9 8 40 43 31 6 13 41. 38 30 9 11 50' 50' 29 9 9 41 43 29 Orient 31 12 Charlton 30 10 Burnley 28 10 Luton 30 11 6 13 48 41 28 form In beating the young Indonesian Dhany Sartika who is on his first trip to Europe.

Pri destroyed five shuttles in a row with a series of ferocious smashes in the deciding game to come from 8-10 down to win 15-10. His fellow countryman Flem-ming Delfs, the world champion, gained revenge for his last encounter with the Commonwealth champion Prakash of India in a completely contrasting touch game. The Scot Billy Gilliland proved what an outstanding doubles player he is by winning both his matches in straight games, partnering Nora Perry and the veteran Fraser Gow respectively. REPRESENTATIVE MATCH (Glasgow). Europe 5, Asia 5.

(European names first) Mens singles: S. Pri beat 0. Sartika 5-15, 15-7, 15-10; R. Ridder lost to K. Zenlya 15-7 10-15, -15; F.

Oelfs beat P. Prakash 15-8, 12-15, 15-B' Womens slrmles: J. Webster beat Kondo 12-10. 11-8: J. Van Beusekom lost to V.

Wlharjo 11-12. 11-8. 9-12. Mem doubles: Delfs and S. Fladherg lost to C.

Hadlnati and A. Chandra 11-15, 11-15; W. Gilliland and F. Gow beat M. Llan and 0.

T. Boon 17-15. 15-8. Womens doubles: Webster and Beusekom lost to V. Wlharjo and I.

Wlquno 5-15, 15-10, 3-15; Mrs Perry and Mrs A. Skovgaarl lost to A. Tokuda rnd M. Tak.lda 10-15 9-1 Miltd Hnuhlpc- A healthy derby attendance of nearly 26,000 and subsequent star billing on the BBC's Match of the Day could do little to eradicate the feeling at Stamford Bridge on Saturday that the real action was to be found elsewhere, events at Wembley, Cardiff Arms Park, and on the nearby River Thames were always likely to push yet another West London relegation hattlc into the margins of general interest and so it proved as Chelsea slid sadly to their ninth home defeat of the season. Indeed the loudest cheer of the afternoon was reserved for the announcement that South Cottntiy 31 10 11 10 37 43 31 Ipswich 30 12 6 12 39 36 30 Norwich 31 6 18 7 41 45 30 Tottenham 29 10 10 9 31 43 30 Aston Villa 26 9 11 6 32 23 29 Southamptn 28 10 9 9 34 32 2S Bristol City 32 10 9 13 36 40 29 Man City 28 8 10 10 40 36 26 Mlddlesbro 30 9 7 14 42 41 25 Preston 29 8 1 3 42 44 28 Europe and Asia drew 5-5 In their challenge match, sponsored by Sun Life at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, on Saturday, but the result on this somewhat contrived occasion (choice was based on availability rather than strict merit) was less important than the contained for this week's All England championships.

Judging by the Glasgow encounters there will be some -particularly stirring single 'matches at Wembley. The match between the vivacious Dutch girl Ooke van Bcu-sckom, who substituted for the iniured world champion Lena Koppen of Denmark, and the powerful Indonesian Verawaty Wihar.io was of the highest quality and could scarcely have been closer. The service changed hands seven times at game point in the first and the Indonesian eventually won 12-11, 8-11, 12-9. England's Jane Webster was delighted with her 12-10, 11-8 win over Saori Kondo of Japan who reached the All-England final last year and the foinicr All-England men's champjon Svend Pri was in devastating Cambridge 30 8 12 10 35 40 28 Bristol Ravers 28 10 8 10 39,45 28 mwcasin a 11 a ai ae jj 7 12 10 31 34 'M Leicester 29 names was never in doubt even in Shanks' goal 10 minutes before the interval was a deflection of a cross by Stanley past his own goalkeeper. That piece of freak luck gave Chelsea the illusion of equality after Goddard snatched the lead with a drive in the 21st minute but QPR reasserted their quality in the second half through who scrambled home a corner from Francis at the near post, and Busby, a substitute with the useful knack of warming up with a goal.

Chelsea: Borota; G. Wilklns, Stride. Bannon. Sitton, Nutton. Docherty (Langley.

63 mlns), R. WHIiins. Harris, Stanley, Walker. QPR: Richardson, Clement, Gillard, Holllns, Howe, Roeder. Shanks.

Francis, Eastoe, Bowles, Goddard (Busby." 60mlns). Refaree: C. Maskell (Cambridge). Turkey yesterday beat Malta by 2-1 in Group 7 of the European Championship, currently drop, standing five points adrift of QPR and Wolves, who are both trying to avoid the third place ticket to the Second Division. Ironically, QPR still remain Chelsea's most likely companions on the way down though Derby County are, so to speak, coming up fast on the outside, having yet to play away to the resurgent Wolves.

Like many before them, Chelsea could well profit from a period in the lower division. They possess in Bannon, Nut-ton and Sitton the sort of young players whose raw talent requires a trimming of discipline and experience best provided by bread and butter competition. They have a brave and resourceful goalkeeper in the Yugoslav Borota whose errors stem mostly from a lack of confident understanding with his own defence while in Harris they have a man who has exchanged his "chopper" image for an astute role in midfield that looks good for several seasons. ICven if QPR survive this time their manager Steve Bur-tenshaw could soon be facing a major task of reconstruction as his clutch of former England internationals move on elsewhere or gradually lose their appetite for living in a state of permanent siege. Francis and Bowles together were a delight to watch but then so they should have been against youngsters who have trans, ferred straight from the Scottish League.

The skills of Clement and Gillard were marred by some gratuitous rough stuff, inflicted mainly on the energetic Walker that could easily have ended with a red instead of a yellow card for Gillard. Encouragingly the contribution of the illustrious QPE 6 15 30 51 22 7 13 34 49 21 10 15 29 46 20 4 16 26 49 20 7 19 30 62 15 5 20 25 45 13 Derby Cnty 29 8 Bolton 27 7 O.P.R 30 5 Waives 28 8 Chelsea 30 4 Birmingham 29 4 9 7 9 31 25 25 9 6 13 35 56,24 6 10 14 33' 49 22 7 8 13 32 SO 22 6 5 IS 25 .41,17 3 9 16 27 54 15 Wrexham 25 Cardiff 28 Sheffield United 30 Oldham 28 Mlllwall 26 Blackburn 28 1 1 FOURTH DIVISION Grimsby 0, Alder-shot Torquay 0, Bournemouth 1 Ath. 2, Stockport 0. APIf ampton were beating Forest 1-0, news that ultimately proved as misleading as Chelsea's equa Colchester 31 17 9 30 14 13 32 16 7 31 13 13 33 10 18 29 16 4 33 11 13 THIRD DIVISION, bury 1 Plymouth 1 Watford Shrewsbury Swansea Gllllnoham Carlisle Swindon Southend Plymouth Exeter Blackpool Chester 6 58 32 45 4 48 28 43 8 61 33,42 4 52 32 41 9 44' '31 '40 5 38 9 4ft 35 57 Heading 33 18 9 AltJetthot 32 15 13 Grimsby 32 18 6 Wimbledon 28 17 7 Wioan 32 17 6 Barnsley 29 14 10 Portsmouth 30 16 lising goal snortly oetore tne interval. Danny Blanchfiower's experimental side looks as certain a 34 12 11 11 8 11 46 42,36 8 12 48 44 32 Newport 33 14 Stockport 32 12 bet as Birmingham, for the led by Wales.

Shrews- A Pts 60 35 03 39 20 41 55 43 39 40 28 39 33 22 38 47 32 36 44 35 35 46 46 35 43 36 34 37 37 32 42 47 32 34 34 31 41 42 30 32 35 30 27 32 29 42 37 29 30 32 28 27 38 28 45 48 26 38 43 26 28 39 24 29 33 23 31 20 20 64 11 tnurnemouui jj 11 Hereford 31 10 GJJJiJand and Mrs Perry beat Hadlnsta anil Takada 15-1, 18-13. 9 13 37 28'31 9 12 35 36 29 5 13 41 49 29 5 15 40 48 29 7 14 37-tTS'M Bradford 30 12 Torquay 32 12 Doncaster 32 11 Patrick Barclay Preston 0, West Ham 0 CYCLING: Phil Liggett Port Vale 30 10 York 28 11 31 12 10 9 31 13 6 12 33 11 10 .12 29 13 5 11 30 10 10 10 31 9 12 10 29 8 13 8 29 11 12 31 10 8 13 31 8 12 11 32 9 8 15 29 6 14 9 30 7 10 13 28 5 13 10 32 4 12 IB 29 2 7 20 8 12 42 46 58 6 11 29 38 28 Ratheiham Chesterfield Colchester Sheffield Wed Hull Brentford Oxford Walsall Bury Peterhoro Mansfield Tranmere Lincoln Deep depression and no-one sees the way forward Healthy win for Herety Hartlepool 30 8 12 10 37 46 28 Huddirsfleld 30 10 7 13 33 34.27 Scunthorpe 29 10 7 12 34:41.27 Northampton 30 8 7 15 41.J4-23 Darlington 29 7 8 14 3274322 Crewe 32 5 12 15 32 58 22 Rochdale 27 4 8 15 23 46 16 Halifax 30 3 6 21 19 48 12 SCOTTISH SECOND DIVISION. Berwick 3, Alloa 2 Queens Park 1, Falkirk 2 Stranraer 1, Meadowtiank 0. FA TROPHY Fourth Round. Dagenhain 2, Yeovil 0 Runcorn 2, Hayes 1.

CENTRAL LEAGUE. Bolton 4, Country FOOTBALL COMBINATION. West- Ham 1, Crystal Palace 0. MIDLAND LEAGUE CUP: Second Skegness 3. Spalding 0.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Premier There was a breath of fresh air across the Essex lowlands "yesterday when John Herety. a. 21-year-old member of the Altrincham-Rotalac team, beat of Britain's established riders to win the Grand Prix of ISssex. ponsorcd the Midland Bank.

Herely's win was not entirely unexpected and it completed a hat-trick of wins from only three starts this season. The 104-kilometres opening international gave Herety. who a catering manager, a Unique opportunity to lest his ability against three of Holland's best amateurs, Arle H.is-sink, Jos Lammertink the Dutch champion and Jac van Meer. All arc on the verge of professionalism and only Ilas-sink failed to appear among Deepdale was a miserable place to be on Saturday. Miserable if you were a player, cold, windswept, and endeavouring to make the best of a muddy, uneven pitch doubly miserable if you were a spectator, paying good money to finance: the players' barren struggles.

And yet, we were informed afterwards by Nobby Stiles and John Lyall, the managers of Preston North End and West Ham United respectively, both sides had "adapted well to the conditions." It was a view for which there was scant evidence, and was perhaps yet another trace of hnw managers see thinis dif-rprcnlly from the rrst nf us. Nn one expected build-ups of any quality, but surely the conditions called for imaginative forward running, allied to frequent use of the through ball struck early. These requirements were seldom met, with predictable consequences for the scoreline. Perhaps, though, the managers were happy to sec it remain goalless, with Preston relaininf; 1heir record of no! having lost in Uie League since November and West Mam earning a point to stay in contention for promotion. liven allowing for the conditions the Londoners looked ordinary, certainly not First Division material, although, to be fair Brooking was clearly still suffering the after effects of influenza anrl seldom managed to escape the pacer attentions of Coleman.

Devonshire, the early front runners. Twelve riders formed the main escape, acting on instinct after a multiple crash near Wcthersfleld after 48 kilometres in which the fancied Frenchman Francois Serge and international Mick Wishart were slightly injured. At first Lammertink and van Meer seemed the obvious dangermen to a home victory, but when the luckless Dutch champion punctured after 60 kilometres, van Meer became a passenger and offered little help to the other 10. Herety, ever confident in his inexperience, was a 1 a forcing the pace, but the main group behind could never be forgotten as it was urged on with Dutch influencr' always less than minutes away. appearance since signing for 95.000 from Nottingham Forest.

It is not yet clear with whom Elliott will be partnered in the future. An offer of about 300,000 from Queen's Park Rangers for the burly Robinson, who missed Saturday's match with a bruised toe, has been rejected but with Manchester City and others aso showing interest he is likely to move before long. In the meantime Preston will strengthen their midfield by signing Graham Bell, the Oldham Athletic mid-field player, for 80,000 today. Prtilon. Tunks: Taylor, Cameron, Doyle (Wilson 8b mlns) Baxter, 0'Rlordan, Coleman.

Haslegrave, Elliott, Polls, Bruce. West Ham. Parkes Lampard, Brmh, McDowell, Mai I in. Bonriv Holland, Devon-shir, Cross, Brookinq. Robson.

Rilertii M. Peck (Doncasttr) manifestly the most skilful fully functioning player on the field, did his best to compensate but he was not well served by colleagues who failed to perceive one or two useful runs and had eventually to rely on his dribbling. One glorious run and shot in the second half brought a solid save from the generally underemployed Tunks. Parkes was a rather busier goalkeeper, although most of his work was in the nature of a training routine as he strolled out unchallenged to collect Preston's banal centres from deep positions. His only save worthy of the name was a good one, though, a dive low to his left to deny an well-struck shot from Elliott, Ihe young man making his first HOME WINS.

Wolverhampton v. Derby: Crystal Palace v. Burnley; Leicester v. Luton; Notts County v. Wrexham; Stoke v.

Sunderland; Bury v. Peterborough; Oxford' Utd v. Brentford: Rotherham v. Walsall; Bradford City v. Doncaster; Hartlepool v.

Port Vale; Alrdrle v. Montrose; Dundee v. Raith Rovirs; Cowdenbeath vi E. Stirlingshire; Forlar v. Albino Rovers; RerJditch v.

Leamington. AWAY WINS. Birmingham v. W.B.A.; Chester v. Chesterfield; Sheffield Wsd.

v. Blackpool; Halifax v. Hereford; York City v. Huddcrsfield; Stcnhoiisommr v. East File.

SCORE DRAWS. Manchester Cliy v. Man Newcastle v. Bristol Rovers, Oldliam v. Mlllwall; Darlimjlan v.

Portsmouth; Brechin v. Dinlermlhie. NO SCORE DRAWS. Blackburn v. Fill ham; Mansfield v.

Lincoln. Barnet v. Hastings match void on coupon with no result from Pools Panel. Match counts as 1 points. SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION.

Aberdeen 0, Dundee Utd 2 Celtic 2, Motherwell 1 Hibernian 1. Hearts 1 Partlck Th. 0, Rangers 2 St Mirren 3. Morton 1. SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION.

Ayr 2. Hamilton Dumbarton 3, Clyrf? 0 Kilmarnock 3, St Johnstone 1 Quern of Smith 2. Arbroath 2 Stirllno Albion 0. ClvrJeblnk Bridgend 0. Dartlord 2: Weymouth 0, Margate 0.

First Division, South. Andover 0 Bognor Rsqis Canterbury 0, Salisbury Folke-stoneShrpway 3, Basingstoke 1: Gosport 3, Chelmsford Mlnehead 2. Ashford Poole 1, Dover Trowbridge 4. Waterloovllle 0, Tonbrldge 2. BEflGER ISTHMIAN LEAGUE.

Premier Division Barking 3, Oxford City 1 Leyton-stone 1, Wycomhe Wdrs 2. Division I Ave-tcy 0, Hampton 2 Bishops S. 1, Harrow Borough 0 Harwich and P. 4. Met Police 1 Hertford 1, Epsom 0 Ware 1, Chesham 3.

Division II Camberley 2, Molesey 2 Horn-clim-cti 1, Cheshlint 1 Lewes 2, Hemel H. 2. OLbcr soccer results pass 21 0, I.