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The Birmingham Post, Tuesday, March 18, 1969 Allan Clarke Playing defensively Is doing me no Leicester crisis Allan Clarke is unhappy with his new role ALLAN CLARKE, Leicesters 150.000 striker, complained bitterly yesterday about the multi-purpose role he will be expected to carry out in Saturday's A Cup Senn final against West Bromwich Albion. The 22-year-old former Walsall forward blames his failure to score regularly on the defensive responsibilities he has been asked to shoulder ever since Frank O'Farrell took over as Le'carter's manager last December. fence became Britain's highest priced player when Leicester sag ned him from Fulham last summer, Clarke has scored 13 goals. Bought as a striker But only two at them have come this he has failed to score in any of Leicester's F.A. Cup matches on the way to the semldlnal.

This state of affairs has made Clarke unhappy. He told me: "Quite frankly. I don't like the defensive role Mr. ararrel has Welsh pick Hole but Williams and Green are axed Barrie Hole of Aston Villa keeps his place in the Welsh side, but Colin Green of Birmingham City and Graham Williams of West Bromwich Albion lose theirs, for the international against West Germany in Frankfurt on March 26. Williams, however, was yesterday named as one of three reserves to travel for this match against the 1966 World Cup finalists.

Veteran Fulham winger Cliff Jones is also omitted, and 011ie Burton and Wyn Davies have been claimd by Newcastle for their Fairs Cup match on the same day. Back into the team come Leeds' goalkeeper Clary Sprake, Leicester full back Peter Rodrigues. Cardiff winger Barrie Jones and Spurs centre half Mike England, most of whom were ruled out of Wales' last international by injuries or club calls. The one new cap in the side is John Toshacki the centre forward whose 19 League goals have spearheaded drive towards the lint slon this season WALLS( Swats (Lama 8 114(1. rives IL ricesme OW.

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Combat Wt. Lets (Reale" Mahn wf. WMlaae IC e. I 11.0,11. (Renewal a Isa 11 intend to claim expenses of about £3OO PC Twente Enschede slid protest to FIFA about the Dutch club's withdrawal from the friendly match arranged between the two clubs for tomorrow night at Yellows Park.

They are annoyed a. the late notification from Enschede that injuries to three players and the selection of another four for internationa: duties had forced them to call Jff their two-match tour of England. The Dutch has was due to play Bolton tonight, out they and Walsall rejected a suggestion that Enschede could. play the matches with seven Te erVe.S. Fitness tests this morn will decide whether Ernie Machin and ins riOt Ernie Hunt play for Covenny in tonight's crucial relegation match against Stoke Both players received knee injuries in Coventry's 5-2 dr feat at West Ham last Friday.

Stoke will be without centre half Man Blom, who is suffering from concussion, and there la a doubt about defender Mick Bernard. He is under treatment for a badly bruised ankle. Centre forward Terry Conroy Is expected to return to the team after missing Stoke's game at Leicester last Saturday bemuse of influenza. COLIN MALAM Temple on list Derek Temple. who scored the deciding goal when Ever' ton won the PA Cup three years ago, has been put on the transfer list by Preston.

SSmd from Everum for 35,000 in 1967. he was dropped after a recent game against Oxford and has been playing in the reserves. when we have been ready for them. The same applies to Saturday's game against West Bromwich Albion. "We have been the underdogs every time.

and the pressure will be on Albion in their attempt to win the cup for the second successive season." By RANDALL NORTHAM Chelsea 1, West Bromwich Albion 2 West Bromwich Albion's Youth team last night emulated their elders in winning a Cup quarterfinal at Stamford Bridge. They did so with a goal scored two minutes from time by Hughie McLean, and now have a home semi-final against Manchester United. Two weeks ago Albion beat Chelsea 2-1 to reach the semi-Anal of the FA Cup and last night it was the turn of the youths. Last night's match was an absorbing affair which. considering the heavily-sanded and very wet pitch, produced some remarkably fine flowing soccer SECOND 1.11=27,, rur, (II I SHT.FI.

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remember. and now TM suddenly expected to play quite differently. I am carrying out the manager's instructions for the sake of the team, but am far from happy about it. "This is not my normal game. and if I have to continue playing It I shall take up the matter with Mr.

O'Farrell. "I expect to go back for corners and free I did with this ides of continually falling back is not what I want. "I did It at Liverpool and we go through. Bt even in that match I felt I i ght have scored a couple of goals if I had been playing my normal game" was quick to answer Clarke's complaints. "I'm not asking him to play any more defensively than any other forward when we are under O'Farrell said.

"Len Glover and Andy Lochhead are both helping out defensively and still getting goals. The trouble in Allan's case is that he is not hitting the ball as he can and the ball is not running kindly for him at the moment. "There would be no point in Allan scoring if we were losing In any cue, I am sure Ms scoring flair will come back. Perhaps hes saying it for Saturday." Clarke's outburst failed to dampen the optimism any Irishman like O'Farrell is entitled to feel on St. Patrick's Day.

Sporting a shamrock in his lapel. the Leicester manager said: "Having beaten Liverpool at anfield in the fifth round. we will take on anybody with confidence now. Right through our cup run we have met sides just Still getting goals O'Farrell. under whom Leicester have gone 11 games without defeat and conceded only one goal in their last seven matches Owen and Spencer all square After lying dormant for POST SPORTS REPORTER It was a sad ending for, as something like ten years.

the World Professional potting and a sprinkling of Spencer proved bv tram- Snooker Champdonship good-sized breaks to warm the diately stepping In with a 33 hearts of the packed hnuse. break, the century had been has come back to life with There was plenty of excite- there for Owen. a new look and new faces ment with Spencer going into Owen also the second for this week's final at the a 6-2 lead and Owen coming Victoria Hall. Southamp- back in grand style to finish highest break with 70 in the last game which he ended ton Row. London, last the day six frames each.

with a everly laud snooker night. Owen. twice world amateur when the balls were covered Gary Owen. who only two champion. made the biggest up for to continue.

months ass was a break with a wonderful run show his du ham fireman. and John Span- of 80 In the ninth game. Then ta cer, a former bookmakers He started with a red to the temperament, ah he won the last clerk from Radcliffe. Lan- top left-hand pocket and then frame 62-50, ending with an csshtre. are the two survivors.

worked his way around the unfinished break of za after Just over a year ago. both black, coming down the table had one time led were in the amateur ranks. fora pink and three blues. Wit Scores (Owen time were brought a refreshing He finally broke down over sA. al 'saF itit new look to the game with a red when using the half- 1 0.

.0 5 e-a bold attacking play. wonderful butt. 44 Kiwi cricketers praised by Sobers An unbeaten century by Brian Hastings after early setbacks helped New Zealand draw the final Test at Christchurch against the West Indies and share the three-match series. Each side had won one of as the West Indian attack the previous two games and Prt strove break through. Sobers New Zealand's feat in sitar- and avid Milord got some ink the series was one of life out of the pitch with their the best efforts in their Teat spinners.

but the New Zealand history. batting stood firm. In contrast. failure to win Sobers finished with three the aeries against one of the wickets for 70 runs. weaker erickeung nations was a blow to West Indian prestige, Man of match already suffering from the recent 3-1 defeat by Australia.

Seymour Nurse, who scored West Indian captain Gar 2611 for the West Indies. won Sobers said after the game that the sponsored award for the draw was fair resulL I an man of the match for the interesting series. He added third time on the tour. He also that New Zealand cricaet had won the award for the best improved tremendously since West Indies batsman he first visited the country the 1955-56 season. Holford.

with four wickets for Graham Dawnww. we ew 66 runs in the first innings Zealand captain, said was and one for 62 in the second, won the West Indies bowling na Plea sed mesured with ei t6 rT ee wa th yb ie la visit off award and Clive Lloyd the the Indian team last season. fielding Prize. Hastings won the New Averted Zealand batting prize and Dick Motz, who claimed five wickets New Zealand had looked in for 113 runs in the West. Indies' no danger at the start of the only innings, captured the final days play with 115 for bowling award.

Turner won the no wicket on the board against fielding Prue, a first innings deficit of 200. The West Indians play two But Sobers bowled his team more matches before leaving back into a challenging New one-day game keigson by duaniesinx Glenn in Rotorua tomorrow and the with Use third ball at Prank Worrell festival match the morning and Dowling 13 on March 21. 22 and 23. runs later. 7 sar Hastings, playing in only his third Test, arrived with two rev oler kw il 7 cs Masts down for 131 runs and iv, destroyed the West India raw Leger with a great maiden o.

fe a mom I Meg etntUTT. bee leer Seem Sabers He was still unbeaten when 14 2 play was abandoned through v. p.A1..8 bad light 41 minutes early. rt? having hit 117. The New Zea- ale land total was 367 for six.

Total Sis sir Bev Congdon (431 Vic Pol. for. Coselec lard (44) and Brian 'Yuile 1201 all gave Hastings stout sup- Chance of revenge for Turpin Bobby Arthur, the Coventry welterweight, will be out to preserve his unbeaten 14-fight record the Wolverhampton Civic Hall tonight, when he has a return contest with Jackie Turpin, of Leamingtnn. Arthur was yesterday given as incentive rn win being promised a fight with Maurice Cullen the former British lightweight champion. which may be final eliminator for the British hinter welterweight title.

The bout is scheduled to tube place at the ftorting Club. Solihul l. dl an on May 7. It Tiepin can avenge a hotly disputed decision he lost to Arthur at Wolverhampton earlier this year. however.

the cry will no doubt go up that the Leamington stylist should replace Arthur at Solihull. also on the bill are Tony Riley (Coventry) and George O'Neill (Wolverhampton) who meet for the vacant Midland area lightweight title. Title fight Sydney Stadium manager Harry muter has asked English boxing promoter Mike Barrett to match world featherweight champion Johnny Fainechon with Japan's Tkattng Harada Sydney. Barrett. who staged Famechona world title Ben against Jose Legra in London.

has the Australian contract for his first title defence. FLOODLIT CUP Steane on form Wellington 5. Lockheed 0 Holders' stiff task But for a splendid display by goalkeeper Lookheed would have by an even bigger margin in this Midland Floodlit Cup game Wellington dominated despite the poor and Bentley 13( Fudge and Hart got their goals. DAY There is a strong entry. both Midland and national, for the Aria Ladles' international golf tournament.

which starts today at the Berkshire Golf Club. DAVIES Beverley Huke Hlllll. who la still only 17 but has been playing county golf for two years. partners her Idol. Mile Cathy Lacoste.

the extraordinary French girl who won the American Open title against professionals In 11167. Miss Huke still has plenty of time to fulfill all the promise she has been showing from her early teens, while Mlle Lacoste is one of the mom exciting of women players. The tournament is a 72-hole foursomes event end, while the holders. Ann Irvin and Ruth Porter, undoubtedly represent the strongest pair. there are a number of pairings capable of a powerful challenge.

One of the strongest of these Is the Curtis Cup pair at Belle Robertson tDursaverty) and Diane Prearson, formerly Diane Robb of Enville. They played together in the British team at the world team championships In Melbourne last year and Mrs. Prearson is making mouthing of a comeback to competitive golf From Staffordshire. Jenny Stant (Whittington Barracks) and Pam Mon. the daughter of the Walsall profetsaional.

Dennis Fitton. have teamed up and Judy Blaymire (Worcester) playa with Owen Brandom (Dunstable The Midlands have a former winner of the event in Bridget Jackson iHandsymrth), who won in 1967 with Vivien Saunders. now a professional. The third member of that team, Mary Everard Hallamahtret plays with Margaret Wenyon Parki, a rapidly improvina golfer who reached the of the Enriuh championstup last year. The 27-hole fourball Alliance.

due to be play ed been at Penn tomorrow. has rallied off because of the recent heavy rains. No new date has yet been 'COUNTY Birmingham's Gary Owen in action at The Victoria Hall. London. yesterday, in the final of the Wield Professional snooker championships.

The 73 frame final, In which Gary faces hen Spencer from Manchester, is expected to finish on Saturday. Nuneaton 4. Balawn' Tollowinir the goalless firsthalt. Nuneaton Borough, taltes to win the Midland Flo4lt wangled Banwith four second-half Outside-left Poweraker put Nuneaton ahead after Keeley had been pulled out by the goalkeeper and forced to least, the field with a leg injury. Male came on as and immediately scored Nuneaton's amend.

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10006. 0110131 Wow to eleireatma Albion take pills Meanwhile. Alb lon manager Alan Ashman decided to put his team on a course of vitamin pills to combat the influenza epidemic Which has struck down nine players In ten day, "We can't afford to lose any more players so close to the semi-final; Ashman said. and I am hoping the pills and the sea Mr at Southport a 11 do the trick." Of Albion's seven 11l or injured players only and captain Doug Fraser did not train yesterday. He has a groin strain.

There was a further scare When lissideforward Graham Lovett did not report for training. but he telephoned to explain that his car had broken down. I A I AE ley His last chance to put England's record right STEELERODGER has one more match with which to prove, for the record. that his reign as head of England's international affairs. was a success.

his side beat Walee next month. then his lob can be said to have achieved its purpose. England will have arrived as a championship side. If they lose, then this will have been, as with the others in his three-yearterm. lust another season As far as England's progress in the harsh world of international competition Is concerned, the book will say that Steele-Bodger did not succeed But there is more to this than mere genetics.

When Bteele-Bodger steps down in a few weeks time he will have made a point for England. and for the Fame, that goes far beyond the winning of titles By his resiimation he has put rugby football firmly into perspective. He has restated the game's ideals and that is not intended as another waft of romantic Mickey why has he resigned? hPAttlly balance between the utudes of the Welsh, who are pushing a little too hard, and the Scots. who, splendid custodians of the code though they may be, are still in the dark ages. Steele-Boger a able to say today, wizen lt comes to demands on his players, that it la stall free country.

But for Steele- Hodder it is someteung len. Enslaved cosiness. Aye image I believe that part of the reason for Steele-Bodgera resignation, although he does not stress this himself. 15 tete fear that he is becommg bigger than the game. I believe the game is threatening to enslave hint To do the job as well as he want to.

means total Absorption That means tine and money. go much. an fact. that he has become very nearly a fulltame adnalinstretor. He has become a man an Image.

He has, bename a personality. I once heard someone refer to him as Dr. Dame Steele- Rodger. and those who know of the absolute of Danl. Craven in powe l.ti Africa will appreciate what this Implies.

It was, of course. Inevitable. In a sport that cannot balance traditionalist and present-day er gmedc a the ee dom realist He talked such damned good genes. It Is at taus that I is drawing the line. The long er he stays, the greater his power becomes.

In the end so much will depend on him that he does become a dlotator. He wants that neither for himself nor for the game. It is an important example Steele- next asellrliment, after 16 Years on or 'earwig the selection committee. Is to organise a collages of Central District countries will be spread over about 10 days during the centenary year celebrations an 1910-71. His preparation of England teams was the most thorough ever known.

He came abreast with the times and realised that it piayers were to play together. then they had to train together. He combed the land for talent. put hours into the organisation of the trials system and more hours again into analysing the things that went wrong in them. It will be an enormously significant event.

for the Central istr Ict which Steele-Dodger represents. takes in a host of plang cnt fromru gbhy- Orit to almost an where. which the game scarcely recognises. Yet thorough as he was. he never went to extremes.

He was cwreful to avoid the charges of professionalism such as those currently being levelled against Wales. He managed to Amite a When the is over. what me hope there is a hi'lefor omewhere in 'Mt." Efteele-Dodger said. There Were same rather Moseley back at full power again Moseley, who have scored 90 points in their last four matches which have brought them wins over Abertillery, Coventry, Richmond and Redford. switch back to full power for their game against Gloucester at The Reddings tomorrow night.

John Finlan, Jan Webster and Nigel Horton are all back from England duty and Moseley will be trying for their ninth victory in a row. Noboru, II ulrr- No 1. Parr Mitil rr tee m. It C. et.

IC II A. Tlreve. If they beat the tough West oourdzy men they will embellish shot Is already one of then most impressive am sequences for a long time. And on Saturday they are at Richmond to play London Scottish. They hare chosen the same aide for this game.

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rr34l. J. Zet c. P.U: Smtlo kLi. cynical reflections on Keith ftlding's withdrawal from the Scotland match.

and the substitution of Tim Dalton at Twickenham on Saturday. I heard loudly suggested that England had abuaed the meaning of the substitution law. in that FieMingS fitness mu at have been in doubt before the game and that had there been nn substitutes. England would not have played hint The Implication is that England were taking refuge in the law. using it as an against Fielding 's ankle letting him down.

It would have been a serioushad it had any foundation in fact. It had not. England played Fielding became a doctor said he was fit and because Fielding said he was fit. The selectors made tdin prove it. too.

As it happened. In the math Fielding attempted to make an outside break and hisrte foot was gutted on a I Ikng body The jar damaged the heasnenta the way it could well have had Melding never a previous iniurY. In my vlew. In tins sitestion. it is the piayer's integrity that If he says he is fit, particularly after the sort et searching examination that Melding underwent, that la where Ute titaV.ar rests Solihull buffet whore 21 victoria this season brackets them among the most successful clubs in the Midlands, are looking for players.

They are not short or anything like that: thee want to round up as many men possible who have paved for the club and get together for a buffet on Mardi 31. This takes place before Solihullh game with Old SUMthane at Barman's oss Road ich is descCrribed ea the wh highlight of the season. Any fanner player wets washes to current memberahlp the Mould not necessary of Moumo-- tenot clubman Tom Prise Mot. 4628 or Kok 77771. Meanwhile.

Solihull are extremely proud of the fact that two of their players. scrum-half Chris Gffford and prop forward Wok Janes. have been chosen to represent the Midland Colts against Wales at Walsall next Month. This Is the nearest thing to a cap Mat there is in EngISM Colts rothY. Students just hold on to lead Rr RII.

DEPPEZ l'efrenlty 14. President's XV 11. The President's side losing 11-0 midway through the first half, made a gallant recovery but had to admit defeat by a goal, two trios, and a penalty goal to a goal and two tries. They dominated the second half but lacked the understanding among the backs to set the seal on the splendid work of the pack. Individually.

Bowser. Joy Wheatley had outstanding behind a scrum In which Beard and Barracloush were always seen to advantage. but too many passes went astray. When the University were in command they played some most attraeUve rugby despite the deplorable conditions. Hanlon and Pearson were brilliant on the snap and McOosis, at the base of the scrum.

was full of ingenuity. Faded In the park. littenby and Norman were well In the picture In the opening but afterwards they ailed to hold their ground becamepp which increaslngly more powerfuL Watkins added the goal Points to a try by Morgan and landed a penalty goal. while try by put the students well on top James reduced the arrears with a try before half-time and. when Bard converted a touch down by Peter Oliver.

the laaue was wide open. Pearson then touched down for the students after a great run of 70 yards and. although Joy went over for the President's XV in the last minute, the effort came too late. MIDLAND AND NATIONAL SPORT Frank O'Farrell Allan will find the scoring touch again." A I ill 1. 1 4 I 7 4 1 jf krAlitss.

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