THE CHINA MAIL, DECER
28, 1937
COWIE BOWLS STAN MCCABE TWICE
SCARCITY OF SOUND SCOTTISH
HOCKEY
PLAYERS
GOOD PITCHES ARE NECESSARY
STYLE MUST BE REMODELLED
(By A. LOREBURN)
Joe Louis, above, Negro holder of the world heavyweight boxing championship, will defend his title against Nathan Mann, in a. 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden on February 23-next
WALLACE STARS FOR
NEW ZEALAND
GRIT OF JACKSON AND BARNES
(By "NOT OUT")
Sydney, November 25.
THOSE who witnessed the New Zealand match in Sydney were impressed by the sporting char- acter of the visitors play That they did not at- tract big attendances is due, perhaps, to the fact that New Zealanders are not in the cricket boom, and that so many who form the big crowds more or less seek sensations.
The New Zealanders did not shine brilliantly as a team against New South Wales, though they put up a very hard close fight on the first day, until the grip gradually eased. If the eleven had been the best possible, including young Donnelly, and the captain M. L. Page, they would have been a more dangerous side.
Glasgow, November 5. On those occasions such as international and trial matches when hockey enthusiasts con- gregate, the inevitable topic of conversation is the scarcity of players of international class in in international matches. If Scot- Scottish hockey.
land is ever to produce a team of Though the sumber of play-Home Scots capable of beating Eng- ers has increased in recent years, land a radical change will have to and the level of play in clubbe made in the style of play that is games has improved in some res-common in club hockey. At they On a very good wicket, and pects, Scottish hockey does not present time there is far too much under genial conditions on Fri- seem able to produce players defensive play. Some teams seem day, the New Zealanders capable of holding their own to be obsessed with the idea that the dismissed for 195, and New South with those of other countries in opposing side must be prevented Wales, after losing four for 20, from scoring at all costs. Nothing ther loss. W. N. Carson, a finished with 126, without fur- For a number of seasons Scotland is more uninteresting than a hockey sturdy left-hander, played solid- has been represented by a team match between two teams who adopt fly for 40 not out. He looked a composed largely of Anglo-Scots. Of spoiling tactics.
international matches.
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VERY FEW
in
THOSE UNBEATEN RECORDS
were
be still better were he to use his long run,, and than a half-halt, very sound batsman, who could no system in his bowling. That
power in forward attack
needs amending. He should think |out tactics, and stick to them with WALLACE'S TWO SIXES
the swinging-in-from-the-off ball mixing with the natural one-with- M. W. WALLACE WAS THE THOR-length good all the time. Bynes has :00OUGHBRED IN GETTING 32. HIS
the home Scots who have played for Such methods not only prevent Scotland in recent years, many of players, particularly forwards, from them learned their hockey in Eng-developing real skill in the game, but land, or other countries where hockey tend to make players resort to vari- is played extensively. -
ous forms of obstruction to defeat their opponents, such as tackling from the left. Obstruction is The number of Scottish interna-
common, and until it is eliminated LEG-BITTING AGAINST O'REILLY a good arm, but does not make the tional players who were born
WAS CRISP, CLEAN, AND POWER- best use of it there is little chance of any great!FUL, WITH THE BALL PERFECTLY Scotland and who learned their hockey in Scotland could be counted improvement in the quality of Scot-TIMED. IN ONE OVER HE HIT TWO
Jackson bowled very well to take tish hockey.
- ĮSIXES TO SQUARE LEG. on the fingers of one hand.
12 for 46. White is a better bowler Formerly the dearth of hockey
The field was rather tardily than either of the openers, but was players of international class in
This devotion to defence to some changed for these strokes, but Wal-sparely used-1 for 6 The fielding Scotland was attributed to the lack extent is the result of the haphazard
lace was, perhaps, a little careless was very good, with Okdfield at his of grounds suitable for playing the
ibert in not moderating his attack me- way fixtures are arranged Too game. It cannot be denied that good often there is such a difference in
mentarily. hockey pitches in Scotland are still the playing strength of the oppos- A shorter ball he timed well, and very scarce. Apart from the ing teams that the weaker side go hit perfectly, save that it gave Mc- Fingleton unfortunately got grounds belonging to the Universion to the field with the sole idea of Cabe a chance of moving quickly "duck" He groped out to an o ties there are only two hockey pit keeping down the score.
to the right side and taking the ball swinging away a little to the ches which could be termed first There cannot be much fun in a catch not far from the boundary off from Parsloe, and Tindill class--the Singer ground at Dal- game of this kind for any of those The ball travelled low all the way held the sick. I thought he muir and the Anchor ground Paisley.
LESS FOOTWORK: MORE STICKWORK
at taking part. Scottish hockey play- ers, who wish to see the standard of play in Scotland raised to the
a fine stroke.
COMFORTABLY
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TEST BATSMIN: DOWN IN A ROW.
should have got over the ball with a dead straight bat
level of hockey in England could Kerr got 28 comfortably to fall slow full toss to square leg, mise- Cheetham tried to hit a swerving Rough grounds certainly tend to help to accomplish this by arrang to a fine slip catch by Chipperfielded, and was bowled by Parsioe encourage a hit and rush type of ing more fixtures with teams of their off Jackson. Vivian, who has good hockey in which the players hit hard own strength If the best of the style, was shaping well, and had!
McCabe was too slow on to a fast and trust to the bounce of the ball Scottish teams had to meet oppon-made 17 when a fast full toss from from a wide angle of delivery like one from Cowie, coming : ALIBES to beat the opposition, not the style ents of their own strength every Lash hit his pads dead in front, în of hockey likely to produce interna-Saturday there would soon be an his effort to take it to leg. He went tional players.
improvement in the standard of low.
the ball
DEFENSIVE PLAY
•
lightly to the on side, but length an off-break. He tried to push it
|was good and pace beat his bat- Moloney was tricked Ibw by one left stump just shaken. Then Chip- that came back from the off-the perfield got & shallar ball on the O'Reilly bosey-catching him un- iddle, stamp: He did not play avares. E. Tindill, the wicket-keeper quite straight at it defensively. batted quite spicily, and with Par- and the middle peg went back. sloe (15), ran cleverly between wic- kets until a mix-up ran him out. Hesitation did it.
Four out for 20 and nofiuke {about any one of them, three of them Test batsmen. Great bowling by men of fair speed.
It is hot easy to control a bounc-play. ing ball with a hockey stick. Players are apt to lose their confidence when Those "unbeaten records," so much they find the ball persistently hop commented upon in recent years, ping over their sticks and resort to are also responsible for much de using their feet or hands to stop fensive play and for much bad hockey. The success of some of the This is one of the reasons why lesser known teams in the matches players who come from England already played holds out the hope with good reputations as hockey that there will be no "unbeaten re- O'Reilly's 5 for 67-was very good, players so frequently fail to produce rds to maintain this season. If seeing that Wallace pasted one or
COLTS TO RESCUE form in Scotland. so, there is a prospect of more at-two overs to the on-side with un- Excessive use of the fest in stop tractive hockey. ---
doubted skill and relish. Hynes and ping the ball is not so comm
There is no doubt that as soon as
Lush, the openers, could not have Colts Barnes (148) and V in Scottish hockey as it used to be, Scottish hockey players discard their bowled in weaker form. Lush was (62) set themselves to stop.
amazingly out in direction, two fer It might have been sign that in spite of the bad present defensive tactics and adopt to the off and two feet to leg being er had gone cheaply. In grounds, in one respect at least, constructive methods in attack there
ped the endid: fast hockey in Scotland is improving is a chance of Scottish hockey pro- and that is in stickwork.
ducing a team of international play- ers able to take the field against More than good stickwork, how any of the other countries with ever, is required to achieve success treasonable prospects of
their best
STLYE OF PLAY
NEEDS- AMENDING
Hynes did bowl one or two really
there wa fighting d dline ere put on by.
i good overs, yet one could discern pinch batting.