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COMPLlMEN.':fARYSSUEOly"'pic Park RecordVol. 6 SATURDAY, 11th-SUNDAY, 12thMAY, 1968 5c,Alex Barr asks- WHAT COOKS- SKULLDUGGERY?

It would appear hat petty jealousy promote soccer, and the revenuehas reared its ugly head again in the gained by the surcharge s devoted oState League Management Commit- this purpose.tee. A set against the four Olympic It should also be noted that thePark ~lubs occu!red last Monda.Y patrons in the Olympic Park outerwhen It was clalm.ed that OlympIc have refreshment facilities which atePark was not.a~hermg to the rule.of not provided at grounds occupied by?O cen.ts admIssIon to ground, whIch clubs which supported the move toIS obvIously wrong. upset the status quo here, at the pre-As you are aware, since the open- mier soccer stadium.ing round of the season there has At Olympic Park you receive thisbeen a surcharge of 10 cents to the programme free of charge, and areGrandstand Reserve at Olympic kept up to date with the progressPark, and you the paying public have scores from other matches. Anotherbeen quite happy with the situation, feature lacking at other grounds. Wehaving the choice of entering the aim at all times to please you., oUicovered outer area for 60 cents or supporters, and will continue to dotaking advantage of the seating facili- so despite the efforts of some people:.J- ties in the stand. to upset the apple cart,

At Middle Park and St. Kilda a Many of you will have received asimilar system applies. However, the copy of the "Northern Progress", aturnstile fa~ili!ies at these venues are paper with a circulation of 100,000.such that It IS necessary to pay to You would notice a soccer preview inenter the ground, then, should you that paper which helps publicise alldesire, pay the additional fee to the matches. That was arranged throughstands. This'is what the State League the efforts of the Olympic Park clubswish to happen here at Olympic Park, as a service to the game and thedesp~te the inconvenience to the soccer public.publIc. , I claim that the Olympic Park clubsOne cldb's animosity against others are united in their efforts to promotecaused the matter to be raised. I soccer, that our system of admissionwon't name the club, but it would be provides the greatest convenience t(l"just" to state that their case is not you the public, and I challenge any-based on sound thinking, nor is it in one to dispute this claim.the be~t interests of soc~er. I.t cab If the instigators of this issue wantonly stIr up hatred and Ill-feelIng. to take me on, good luck to theiI1:The facts are - sincemoving nto They will need it. Our aim is JoOlympic Park as the home clubs, please you the public and despite anyGeorge Cross; Port Melbourne- back-biting the Olympic Park clubsSlavia, Alexander and Croatia have will continue in this direction. Andlaunched a publicity campaign to the devil take the hindmost.~~. ~~~..~ ~...~'BRIEN CATERING PTY. LTD.

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:.. -.. ... . . . . . . -.ATURDAYCROATIA HAKOAH

1. KOVACEK. FRIGANOVIC 1. HENDERSON3. GUNN 2. KEITH4. McARTHUR 3. O'NEILI 5. BOT 4. MURNEY6. RAU 5. VAN ALPHEN7. ADLAM 6. STENHOUSE8. McINTYRE 7. FRY9. VOTJEK 8 SMITH10. McKAY .11. GLASER 9. ARMSTRONG12. SYMINGTON 10. ANDERSON ~Reserve Goalkeeper BALIC. 11. PURDIEOFFICIALSReferee,Mr. ALEXANDROU, Linesmen, Messrs,CONTINI -RICHES,"-

CROATIA TO BREAK HAKOAH'S UNBEATEN RECORDBy ALEX BARR

This should be a grea.t tussle be- Fellow international ]!hilly Votjektw.een teams who play It hard but could be Croatia's answer. :i1Ieyoungfal~. League leader~ Hakoah keep fellow is playing well and could betheir 1?ressureon their oppone~ts for among the goals.90 mInutes, but I feel Croatia hasthe pace and talent to halt the League Murnie is another Hakoah dangerleaders' unbeaten record in a close man. He covers a lot of ground andfinish. . Croatia will have to keep close tabson him especially around the goal.Armstrong has been among the There won't be many goal&:around,goals for the visitors and will be the but my tip is thrills galore a~ a hardbig threat. Australian international gruelling game.Dick van Alphen is in rare form andwill prove a tough hurdle to cross. STATE LEAGU LADDER

THIS WEEKEND AT OTHER P. w. D. L. F. A. Pts.Hakoah .. .. 5 4 1 0 13 3 9GROUNDS George C!OSS 5 3 2 0 12 5 8P.M.-SlaVla 5 2 3 Q 8 5 7R . d C. L . S.M.-Hellas .. 5 2 2 1 7 5 6mgwoo Ity v. Ions Alexander .. .. 5 2 2 1 8 8 6. . Wilhelmina .. 5 2 1 2 9 4 5Polorna v. P.M,-Slavla Croatia .. .. . 5 2 1 2 4 4 5Polonla .. 5 0 4 2 3 5 4Juventus v. Footscray Melbourne... 5 1 2 2 6 8 4Llons 5032153S M H 11 Al d Juventus .. . . 5 0 2 3 6 16 2. .- e as v. exan er Footscray . .. 5 0 1 4 2 11 1


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HELP FOR NEW SETTLERSIN AUSTRALIAYou'll be welcomeat-Bank of New South Wales - Wales Comer BranchCnr. Collins & Swanston Sts., MelbourneBring this programmewith you

SUNDAYGEORGE CROSS MELBOURNE

1. KASTNER 1. MARFFY2. FERGUSON 2. FOWLER3. MORSON 3. McGOWAN4. IRELAND 4. GREGAL5. CAIRNS 5. SCOTT6. ROBERTSON 6. SHANKS7. ARMOUR 7. SEFTON8. BROWN 8. ABONYI9. McCALLUM 9. POCOCK10. HODGSON 10. WALLACE11. KEENAN 11. MYERS12. SANCI;IEZ 12. STOFFELS

ReserveGoalkeeper, DOCKERY. ReserveGoalkeeperORR.OFFICIALS

~-. Referee, Mr. HARRISON. Linesmen,.Messrs: THORN - FINNEGAN.GEORGE CROSS TO TOSS MELBOURNEBy ALEX BARRGeorge Cross' striking powershould prove too strong for Mel- Fowler and McGowan are the formbourne, which appears to have slipped play~rs for Melbourne at the mome~t

from the form which won it the an.d If they get the run of the ball mpremie~ship. last season, although I thIs match they could prov~de somefeel thIs wIll be another close finish problem~ for Cross. AbonYI has notwith the result in doubt till the final found hIs best form yet. However, Iwhistle. feel Mel~ourne ~ay be putting tooThe big speculation i~, can Don much ,weIght on hIs shoulders for theHodgson maintain his remarkable fellow s own good.record of scoring in every gameplayed to date? I feel he can and the ~ll in all George Cross are back at"old ,stager" has certainly proved tbe~r peak form and this could beabout the most valuable utility player th~l~ J:'ear for the pennant. TeamGeorge has ever had. Good luck to spmt IS first class and the generalhim today.. I for one would ijke to harmony on and off the field is goodsee him find the net once again. for the club and for the game.

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CLUB CORNER WELCOME WORLDTRAVELLERSGEORGE C~OSS . The Olympic Park home clubs,

Last week we mentioned m Club Port Melbourne-Slavia Croatia, Alex-Comer that Slavia welcomed a new ander and George Cross, togetherutility for,,:,ard, Ja~es Gilde~. T~at with the Committee of Management,was the Information from Slavla. extend a special welcome to theThis week the story is that he has Croatia-Hakoah match to an intrepidsigned with George Cross. You have group of world travellers.to be quick in this soccer business.He can't play yet awhile as his over- The party of seven Englishmenseas clearance is not through yet. have already traversed half the worldLast Saturday's ball was hailed as in their unique conveyance, .an olda tremendous success at the Royale Lond.on double-~ecker bus which youBallroom. And arrangements are can Inspect behInd the grandstand.already under way for the Grand . .Malta National Day Ball at the same The vlsl~ors are all soccer mad andplace on September 6. Usually we are ~ellghted to have th~m among1500 people attend this function, but us. Whilst here t~ey are bem.g lookedtake a tip and get in early, as the new after: by two leadIng Australian com-set-up at the ballroom does not cater parnes, Ampol and Qantas, whom wefor so many. also welcome.

Although tickets have not been Just for the Record, the old omni-printed yet,. c:;ommitteemembersv.:ill bus travels extremely well on its dietaccept ,r?vlslonal bookIng for. parties f Ampol supplied by Australia's ownor Individuals. The word IS that 0 .George Cross will be celebrating the company. Why don't you follow thispremiership at the same ime. lead? Only Ampol has Boron.

ALL PLAYERS T OLYMPICP~,RKARE PROVIDEDWITH RIVERLANDORANGES.RICH IN VITAMIN C. FOR GOOD HEALTH.

Slavia may have better luck with I would like to thank Mr. Andyanother newcomer due here soon. He Kun of Melbourne and Mr. Kurtis Jim Tallis, who has played with '. ' .Ipswich Town and Scottish club Defns, of Hakoah, for their co-Alloa. Provided he signs with the operation in providing their teamPort club, he will be an acquis~}on. line-up for inclusion in the Olympic

Park Record. Their gestures aregreatly appreciated by all concerned.Now many people realise that

Jimmy Mangopolous came up 2'hrough Victorian junior ranks. The ~. c..,/::.',',young Alexander player has beenstarring recently and he could hold .the key to the final result of this week- For up-to-the-mInute comment onend's clash with South Melbourne. weekend soccer tune in to 3KZ every

Friday night at 9.30.Croatia winger Roy Kemp could be Sports Cavalcade, presented by Rod

seen in ~ew colors soon. On the McLeod, will, from now on, includetransfer list, Kemp could move toRingwood City. A team with which a soccer segment presented by Alexhe could, go really well. Barr.

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