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' sport eddies!
Coiwiucuti by "The Watchman" r-
Youngsters, who show early tootball talent at our
metropolitan State schools are getting every oppor
tunity to develop into champions.
Watching Jack Baggotl. Richmond's utility man. coach-
boy side to play in the interstate series this week and
next week, made me wonder whether the slower and less
athletic boy was being given a real chance to learn some
thing oi the fundamentals of the Australian code. '
Jack Baggott's estimate of the position was not a sur
prise. because it is rare to find a team of schoolboy foot
ballers showing ability in scratch games
"The average youngster has no idea of correct kicking
and handling methods." he said, 'and the bad habits they
form earl) ore rarely corrected, unless they are chosen to
practise for an interstate team.
-4 ' 'Arboy develops an inferiority complex in football more quickly than in
»fiy 0<hcr sport because relative heiahi counts for so much in his estimate of
on opponent's calibre. Generally, tall youngsters force the smaller boys out of
school football, nnd thr follow ihe haphazard methods seen in so many
juvenile scratch games ' j .u-
) "PetHaps the future of our national code could be safeguarded in em-
tbryo' stage by a nermaneni football instructor for the schools.
1 The League is eager to encourage the game in the schools and the clubs are
iioing their share. The alioi-ation of money for schools' propaganda was re
cently deferred foi fuller consideration of tho best uses to which it could ba
PU' a competent conch wtth all Ihe vounesters as his charge could do a lot of
- goqdj.fpr' the game
A VETERAN'S RECORD
/CRICKET in the Caulfield District nas,
".'.-never had a more ardent supporter!
And. enthusiastic administratoi than D j
|H. Fox, whose work for the game was!
j'-oulogised the annual meeting o! the;
;Csulfield CncKet Club last ninhi Dave.
whb,'ia(!'» yice-prcsideni ul the cluto was
attending /hi? fifteenth consecutive an-
nud) - meeting in other junior cricket
organisations hi? record of attendance
at meetings, and service for ihe came
is even more remarkable He has
missed only one meeting as representa
tive of the Victorian Junior Cricket
UnkftTfrbn'ihe Sub-District Cricket As
sociation 4lnce and ha? been orc-
, ' . ' .£
sident of the Caulfield District Associa
tion for 12 years.
He is best knov.T in senior cricket
circles as honorary scorer for visiting
interstate teams for' the past eight. years.
It was on his first job as official scorer
with the Victorian team that visited
Western Australia in 1928 that he be
came known among players and officials
a? "Doctor" - a name that has clung
, to him in sporting circles since. A
j printer's interpretation of his initials,
|"DH." a? "Dr." on a programme
:card was the4 origin of the title.
| His active ' cricket started with the
(South Melbourne club eleven back in
: 1881. but he did not go beyond junior
i rank
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| i Jack Baggott instructing the Victorian side. Help
| i Jack Baggott instructing the Victorian side.
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