BOBBY CHARLTON, the Manchester United forward, whipped in three goals before England's Under-23 team almost vanished beneath a flood here at Hillsborough tonight.
   Those goals, snatched in the first 35 minutes, will probably restore him to England's team in Belfast on Saturday week. He staked his claim before great gusts of rain pouring down in the glare of 192 arc lamps, reduced this match almost to a farce. As it was, Poland were little more than footballing lambs ready for the slaughter. In the first half hour of respectable football, as England placed themselves beyond defeat, Charlton sparkled, outshining completely his main rival, Chelsea's Jimmy Greaves. The Manchester lad was ahead on every point. He had three goals, one from the penalty spot, against one to Greaves. He had three other rasping shots, while Greaves wasted two good chances.
   More important, he was by far the better craftsman in midfield.
   Bad luck, then, for the impish Greaves that he should fail to capture club form as he paraded in front of England's selectors. Bad luck too, for Joe Baker, the 18-year-old, who made history in this match. As the first member of a Scottish club to wear the white shirt of England, he captured the constant attention of 30,000 gallant spectators. Joe showed many neat touches, and a great flair with his head. But he did not indicate that he is ready to wear a full cap for the land of his birth. The Poles, boys most of them, rather than young men, showed a neat close-passing drill, which simplified the work England's defence. Goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson did not face a direct shot until he fumbled a skidding, difficult free-kick in the 35th minute. Then outside-right Zygmunt Gadecki tapped the ball into the net. Seconds earlier, Charlton had scored his third—and England's fourth—from the penalty spot when left-half Adam Michal, injured in the process, floored Baker. But the foundation of victory was laid right at the start.
   Charlton, twice selling the dummy immaculately, scored in the fourth minute with a cross shot which caught goalkeeper Konrad Kornek out of position and unsighted.
   In the next 13 minutes, eager young Bobby helped to make two more goals—one for Greaves and another for himself. In the tenth minute, it was Charlton who laid on the finest pass of the game to send Baker away, and Greaves flicked the low centre into the net. In the 17th minute, Charlton started the move, beautifully continued by Greaves and Brabrook, and ended it with a second goal from his accurate left boot.
   There was confusion in the second half when Nos. 15, 16, 17 and 18 appeared in the Polish side.
Grzegorczyk (No. 15) was substitute for the injured Michal, but Nos. 16, 17 and 18 were explained easily—three wet-through Poles had changed their shirts.
   

THE season opened with a convincing victory over Poland at Hillsborough. All the goals were scored in a first half also marked by a cloudburst that swamped the pitch and rendered good football almost impossible in the remainder of the match. Outstanding in a good England side was Charlton who scored three goals, the last from a penalty, and also distributed the ball with intelligence and accuracy. Greaves scored England's second goal, and Scott was impressive at centre-half. The Polish team were unable to contend with the appalling conditions, but did score once through Gadecik.