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HE SPORTSMAN'S DIARY
THE CHINA MAIL; MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1951.
SIXTEEN IS
IS NOT TOO YOUNG FOR A COUNTY CRICKET DEBUT
News that a 16-year-old batsman, Douglas Ernest Vernon Padgett, was to blay for the Yorkshire first team against Somerset, prompted an indignant reader to protest that mere boys are too immature for such strain and responsibility.
They'll be playing children in arms next," he said.
I do not agree. Provided Padgett is not played too often--and you can de- end he will not be there can be no harm in giving him an occasional match.
Fred Titmus, at 17, I thought, As given too much cricket by ddlesex before he went into he Services, but there is a roat difference between playing boy all through the season and iving him an odd game,
Padgett, whp comes of work ag-clnos parents at Bradford,
ill be 17 on July 20, Teton, and wants n fomlly maul. Нія Krandfather, Arthur adgett, his father, Harry, his
hich is er 10
It is
against Yorkshire for Gloucester- | Hallows, have scored 1,000 runs shire, at 15 years and 11 months. That was n long time ago...1882.
HAPPY MILL INK
Happy man indeed is Mr J. A Harper Ink, from California. wealthy
he retired druggist, devotes his time, plus about £5,000 a year, sponsoring the Ink tennis championships in Inest schools. And from these tourna invats has emerged 16-year-old Maureen Connelly, of San Diego. in wh in whom he is confident he has nele Tom and his brother Gran-discovered another May Sarah life bave all played for tele, Bitatly. Douglas's Club. Granville play a ow as a professional for Lidgelt Breen in the Bradford League.
WOULD RATHER PLAY
Young Padgett works. ns a vool sampler, may learn to be a
at Bolton
is his biggest
Miss Connelly and yet. She has won the In Trophy six times and detested Nancy Chaffee tour consecutive times. She is not yet regarded as ready for Wimblon, but hopes to come over in 1952.
MODESTY'
vool salesman, but admits that would rather be a Yorkshire Ticket professional,
One hears of startling per- Padgett
geit scored 142 last season: formances by Nigerian athletes or a representative Yorkshire especially high jumpers, Unfor- Inder-18 side
andtunately, few get the chance of played five times for Yorkshire performing outside their own I last year, Len Hutten was country. So one can imagine the early a year older than Padgett surprise of Mr C. Jones, a when he played his first county Belgrave Harriers' oficial, when match.
Remember how care- he was approached by a Nigerian fully Yorkshire "nursed" Hut-law
student. E. M. Bare Their Batry). jon? The same will happen to (promunced Padgett,
conversation went something like this:
Bare: "I would like to join
club. Jones: "What do you do?" Bure: "A tile high jumping." Jones: "What height?"
Patricia Horrocks, Padgett's girl friend. would have liked dearly to see him play. But istance and her job as a hair- fresser stand in the way.
Searching the records I find that the youngest player ever to appear in 2 County side was
your
Bare: "Six feet four inches... but
think I could do better
W. W. F. Pullen. He played (with training!"
Wisconsin Win
Mr Jones promptly produced
an application form for
| membership.
Collegiate Rowing Titley.
GOLFING ANOMALY
Here's B golfing anomaly. Within the last month the Royal and Ancient and the USA Golf Association have proposed new rules in an effort to cut out slow
But for the two final rounds Marietta, June 10.
of the £1.350 tournament al The University of Wisconsin Worthing the organisers deli- today
upset The favourites, berately made allowance for the Washington and Princeton, to
of Open possible slow play win
Rowing Association regatta.
In May. Therefore, it looks as though I must adjust the bowl- ing target. So, like the cost of living, the bowling feal com- parable to the 1,000 runs in May Roes up live points to 65,
Brendan
CANADIANS ARRIVE Canada's Davis Cup team of to try their luck of Whitin
at Wimbledon. Henri Macken and Rochon come from Montreal. The third mat. Lorne Main. lives in Vancouver, nearly 3,000 miles away from his team-mates. They will play in the Wimbledon "curtain-raiser." the. London Championships at Queen's Club.
SOCCER LISTENERS
Brentford supporters' club hope to invite 12 blind men to home games at Grifin Park next season. A commentator would give a run-of-play description.
und Apparatus
earphones, costing £100, would be provided by the supporters club. Brent- ford FC have readily given their approval (0 the scheme, which it is hoped will be taken up by other London supporters'
clubs.
--(London Express Service.)
REG SIMPSON'S FINE TEST CENTURY
The Egyptians Make History At Lord's
By PETER LOVEGROVE
History was made at Lord's on June 6 by some cheerful, unassuming brown. skinned men in unfamiliar bright green caps, and only about a couple of hundred ycople were there to see it.
The green caps belonged to the Egyptian Cricket Club, a name which will be familine to Service cricket enthusiasts who were stationed in or around Cairo in the 1930s and during the Second World War. They are the first team of Egyptians ever to visit England, and it was a graceful gesture on the part of the governing body to invite them to play at the headquarters of cricket and make them honorary members of the MCC.
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Reg Simpson in action during his fine century innings at Nottingham on June in the first Test Match against the South Africans. He scored 137.
MCC WILL HAVE A JOB OF IT RAISING INDIAN TOUR TEAM
Says ARCHIE QUICK
There may be shocks ahead when the MCC announce the team to tour Indin during the coming winter. I have been making enquiries during the Nottingham Test. Match and I learn that several of our leading players may not be available,
First of all the Indian Association is not going to like this at all. Secondly, there will surely be financial repercussions, And thirdly, our prestige is at stake,
But I was talking to
**-
the
Despite victories at Mal- bourne. and Auckland, our England, wicketkeeper George fortunes on the cricket feld Duckworth at Nottingham. He
from have been at a low ebb for a has just returned long while. They should not Commonwealth team's tour of be allowed to sink lower. The India and he said that the In-
dians must West Indies and Australia aro way ahead of us and India lightly.
allowed to slip
must not be Into third place.
no! be taken
Yet I must go on record as reporting selector Norman Yardley's statement to me: "I several expect there will be stars refusals on the grounds of
needed rest." One of these is almost certain to be Skipper Freddie Brown, and the popu* lar tip at Nottingham for the post was Nigel Howard of Lan- cashire.
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Sun →
ON THE CIRCUIT
The plea is that our have now been playing tínuously, winter and mer, for years, and it is true that the established men like Evans, Bedser and Hutton have been on the circuit of
Africo Australia, South West Indies, New Zealand and India for most of the winters since the war.
beaters at
the
The MCC argue that while England does not profess to be world
the moment, they can put into the field two XI's of almost equal strength. I suppose that is roughly correct.
The idea at the moment la tho to choose the nucleus of
* team after the Gentlemen Players match at Lord's next with month, and then A in any! late season successes. Washbrook will not be in the
team, for indifferent health may cause his retirement from the game altogether.
Veteran Wilfred Rhodes, whose eyesight is not at ali
emphatic
rest Lan-
For instance, 16 opening batsmen the changes could be good these days, was at Trent rung between Hutton, Wash-Bridge, and he was brook, Ikin, Simpson and Low about the composition of the son; Laker or Tattersall as off skie which should go to India.
"Take Compton and the oplaners: Wardle or Hilton for
from Yorkshire ond the slow left arm bowler's job cashire," he said.. wicketkeeper Spooner on the heels of Evans, and all sorts of men for the middle batting places.
Major Upsets In Second Round Of Open Triples
Favourites were taken to task in yesterday's second ' round matches of the Colony Open Triples Lawn Bowls Three favoured combinations failed to Championship. come through while the others who did were fully ex- tended by their underestimated opponents.
batsmen will be all at sca the unfamiliar conditions,
But one thing is certain; they are grand sportsmen, they will
Honour of scoring the best win of the day went to and popular welcome be wherever they go, and the tour D. Monument, J. McLelland and W. J. Marshallsay who will make a contribution to trounced-the-much-fancied combination of A. P. Pereira, the improvement of Anglo C. C. Pereira and J. F. V. Ribeiro to the tune of 28 shots Egyptian relations.
the 49th Intercollegiate champion Bobby Locke.
in the best of them, and a total of a There are eighteen The Badgers, whose coach
DI 18 minutes---was
pered by a wealthy landowner, tory score. allowed between Locke, part-
old un
They were pretty erratic in lightly to towing in 1930, were
fast the field too. bub was their Oxonian who was a regarded mid-western nered by Fred Allott, and the Fares Bey Saroteem,
them Randlubber in
regatta next couple, Charles Ward-and in this
bowler in the Kebl College bowling which pulled” powerful crews from Reg Horne.
Of course. the East are! West
the large gallery side from 1920 to 1924. Fares through time and again.
Anglophile and a Most of them could spin # they jumped into the lead at which Locke attracted did not Bey, and the first half mile and finished help. The combination of a philanthropist, is financing the bail, and they possessed one of finest prewar bowlers, slow player and a large crowd six weeks' tour out of his own the more than a
length ahead of
Judged by any standard, in J.H. Peters Wins Kowloon Cricket Club triple of M. Rumjahn 33-7; G. Bond, C. second place Washington, which delayed the following matches pocket.
Abdu Hassanein, the strongly- had been rated. heavy and quite naturally annoyed FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE but, likeable professional at favourite. Prinetton finished a other players.
the luxurious Gezira Sporting Poly Marathon close third, followed by Coll- fornia and Penn.
a major Club ami But is it the right solution? in the Egyptian Army, another with the Services.
United Press.
INTERNATIONAL
FOOTBALL
men come
His The intervals at Worthing had
from een devised to prevent this. walks of life: one is
HARD FEELINGS.
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their
R. who
⇓ great favourite
Guiseppe
event over
Francorchamps, Belgium, June 17.
Farina (Italy),
Ito 9.
At Talkoo.-M. I. Razack, A.
R. Minu and A. K. Minu lost lo V. N. Atienza, D. A. Rozario and F. G. da Luz 13-14,
At Kowloon Docks the crack S. Hussain, A. R. Razack and 6.
R. S. Cupell, - E. C. Fincher Dowman and W. Cameron lost and W.Hong Sling surprising-to C. A. Noronha, C. P. Basto ly went down to the almost and E. R. Pareira 12-24. wholly third division Craigen- gower combination of R. Tay, P. K. Lau and C. W. Lam.
At Taikoo Docks, the strong Indian Recreation Club con- tenders, M. 1. Razack, A. R. Minu, were Minu and A. K. narrowly edged out by V. N. Rozarlo and Atlenzu, D. A. F. G. da Luzi In an exciting Anish that brought the final score to 13-14.
THE RESULTS
THIRD DIVISION GAME
The Third Division League Lawn Bowls match between Indian R.C. and Filipino Club at King's Park on Saturdny ended in the Indians taking mRMEDIA points. The final score was 80-47.
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The games on the Hongkong Football Club ground featuring CM. Xavier R. Basa, C. R. Rosselet, J, S. Landolt v L. M. Rodrigues, J. L. Alves, J. A. Victor, and A.
IL Manaiac M. Nogueira
IRC
A. B. Kitchell J. 6. A. Curream M. A. Wahab
F. G. de Lux 16. A. M. Ruminha
• A. Bachoo
A. Peres M. Omar, K. M. Omar, U. M. M. 1. Jono Omar v 3. Hoosen, A. R. A. | V. A. Neves Rahman and U. A. Rumjaha | V. A. Bibeiro, 17 were not played.
The following were the re sults of yesterday's games:
TL. Ribeiro
C. Castilho H. Ribeiro II. Hugo
8. Bucks
A. Ii, Abbas
A. R.A. Rahman
8. Aboo
A. II. Abbas
E. B. Markar
22
14 J.M.A.Ramjalin ` 30 Total 47
Total
IRC-TAIKOO MATCH
24
Englishwoman's Test Century
the
London, June 16. England baited all day in first women's Test cricket matola with Austra.. Ita at Rearborough today and.
for were 200
eight wickets when stumps were drawn.
The feature of WAK
of the match by Mins century Cecilia Robinson, the open- ing bat, who reached 103 before belog caught by Miss Paisley off Miss Hudson.
Shte and Miss Myrtle Melagat (50) put on 95 in two hours and a hall for the flat wicket. Miss Robinson is a 20 year old games mistress and she was as the wicket for about four hours and a half, hitting Teight four-Reuter,
Ben Hogan Retains U.S.
Open Title
Birmingham, Mich,
June 17
Ben Hogan, the bantam bat- iler from Texas who was counted out by everyone but himself, staged another one of his famous. comebacks today
he when roared home with the greatest round of the tournament to re- tain the United States Open Golf Championship.
Five shots off the pace as they started the two final rounds at the
Oakland Hills course, the little man who laughs at Ulmster made good by shooting a 71 in the morning and then swept home with R three under 07
Par for n winning total of 287.
London, June 10. The race, originally scheduled
Jack Holden, European Em- Good marshalling should be a messenger in the Ottonan EXCELLENT · LENGTH ' to be rowed over a three-mile able to cope with normal crowds. Bank. They also include a doctor,
pire and British marathon cham- distance, was ent to two miles Slow play is the real problem, University student, some busi- Abdu-he is also a brilliant pion falled in his bid to win the because of heavy debris speed-
annual polytechnic With only 24 pairs playingnessmen who learned
tennis player, by the way -
distance from ing down the river ຜ? ມີ 3.5 surely the best method would cricket at Victoria College, 1 opened the innings at Lord's the marathon mile an hour current.
The California Junior Varsity fast.
have been to play the slow match British public school in Egypt, last week and also the bowling. Windsor Grent Park to London and several professionals and He only scored five and didn't for the fourth successive year Etroked its way to a half length
today. groundsmen attached to famous take a wicket, but he kept an victory over Washington J.V.,
clubs in the Egyption capital excellent length On D hard He retired after 17 miles with Columbia third and then
pitch which was of no assistance with a bad attack of stitch. Comell, Marietta, Penn and The coloured lawn tennis and Alexandria.
Two are "foreigners"
to the bowlers.
The winner was J. H. Peters Princeton. The Navy shell was player, Miss Althea Gibson, will
The MCC included T. C. of Essex, who come in two hours swamped in the swift current-pme to Wimbledon withoutD. Watt, an Englishman
old the support of the USLTA. The works at Port Said, and Doy- Longfield, the Cambridge 29 minutes and 24 seconds, with budy sponsoring her is
the glas Rali, a South African in and Kent player, fan Bedford, S.E. Cox second in the time of Cairo. All are the young Middlesex, RAF and two hours, 34 minutes. Reuter. American LTA, a different or-business In
*Saturday-and - Sunday- Combined Services leg-spinner ganisation consisting of coloured
afternoon cricketers.
who created such a sensation Some people hnd hard feel- These pioneera Bre hoping when he first appeared three ings when Mist Gibson was that the tour will stimulate in seasons ago, the Rev. G. L. O. Guiseppe Farina Wins
tho famous accepted for the US champion-terest in the game in their own Jessop, son of
Belgian Grand Prix Cricket has London, June 17.
long Gloucestershire hitter, and Lt. ships st Forest Hills last year," country.
been played in Egypt by Ser-Col.
Lawson, The results of international said Russell Kingman,
W. P. L. chair been
Hogan came from behind to footbal! matches played
vice sides, and
in In man of the USLTA.
Britishers
Horse Gunner who
played
forgo ahead of such stalwarts various cities of the Continent "But I guess that those who the main towns, but it is only against Abdu in Egypt.
as Bobby Locke of South Africe, today were as follows:
didn't like it just had to lump it, known to such Egyptians who The tourists, thanks to B,
who led in the second round, Portugal and Belgium drew There's a Federal law making it have been educated in British de Botton and Mavro, who world champion sacing driver,
At KCC.-W. M. McCall, P.
Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead. 11. Portugal led 1-0 at half-legal to discriminate against schools there or in the United pulled fearlessly and furiously at the wheel of a 1,500 cc.
Demaret and Locise were tied time. The game was played in coloured people."
Kingdom, or by the ground to make top score, reached the supercharged Alfa Romeo, today Hughes and R. B. Robertson
for the lead in the third round Lisbon.
staffs of big clubs.
respectable total of 204, which won the Belgian Grand Prix beat D. A. Neish, S. Moslem Sweden and Spain drew.
HORSE PLAY
Far Bey won the
four here over a course of about 315 and J. S. Joyce 22-15; D. Monu-
In the First Division game with a four over par 74. Locko loss
passed with at the MCC neither side scoring shy goal. Racehorses never know how
his
wickets spare ten opening
minutes, miles, made up of 36-tops of ment J. McLelland and W, J.
Marshallsay beat A.P. Pereira, between Talkoo and Indian R.C. made a six-foot putt on the last three-quarter
holo to Dnish their Lord's, and
the eight and
Ven Saturday, the Indians won The ganie was played in Stock- they are going
the from time,
C. Pereira and J. F.
No one on the three early holm.
careers. Twelve Bore, a four-batsmen stepped out of
Tho kpy
Egyplan attack was mlics cireult,
Ribeiro 28-9; A. McInnes, W. by 31 shot in 'rounds made better than par.7 70, Turkey beat Germany 2-1. year-old Ally, has had an unusual famous pavilion which
of known all the glants the steady and no more, and their. His time was 2 hrs. 45 mins. Chambers and A. E. Elliatt lost, the final score being 00-30,
but when it came to the final Turkey led 1-0 at half-time. experience. As a two-year-old
somewhat autfielders were slow and often 46 sec8., an average speed of to A. B. Kitchell, S. Yusuf and
closest thing to The game was played in Berlin. he ran
Jockey Club game, and walked
fumbling, but they took some 183.080 kilometres an hour M, Y. Adal 13-23; J. McKelvie, Denmark and Austria dew 3-3, rules and was twice placed. As Vously to the wicket, I m
hard catches smartly, and (about 114 m.p.h.). Alberta K. Bodie and W. C. Simpson boat
by Clayton Haefner, who At half-time Austria led 2-0. a three-year-old, the won the called the humble beginning of
their skipper, who has now The game was played in Copen-Hawthorn Hill Pony Derby when the club in the thirties.
reached the age when one noraser (Italy), riding a Ferrari, A. B. Kitchell, 1. Kitchell and
At KBBC.-C.C. Fereira & moved high up into the money was second, with Luigi Villoresi A. Kitchell. 16-14. Jack
289 total with a hagen-Renler.
trained
It was the Ward, by
at It was skippered thon by Drmally views the game from
J.F.V. Ribeiro Villoresi also
I. Kitchell third open victory for Hogan, Amersham. Now, ridden
(Inly) third;
AKBGC-A. A. Lopes, E. M. & 8. M. Rumjalin; S.E. Bouza who came back from near death fajor A. David, she has played wicketkeeper, and
Zaki Taher, who was also the the pavilion benches, felded drove a Ferrari.--Reuter.
Alarcoum and L. F. Xavier lost & A. V. Gosano v J.M.C. the main brilliantly at mid-off and close
in his 1949 accident when every... - polo Woolmera Park, neur stay, if not
the practically
to A. M. Alves, M. A. Baplista | Lopes & F.X. to the wicket, and xlrew most
do Shiva: J. body said he would never play Hatfield, for the Oxfordshire
and A. M. Souza 12-10; 6. E. Chubb & T.E. whole of the batting.
applause.
Baker v K.M..
again-United. Pross, team against Hertfordshire.
His aide was composed al- most of a few professionals in
Patmos beat D. Phillips. B. W TARGET INCREASED ·
Armiger
KLC—V.A, Noves & F.J, AL but judge the elde. Congratulations to Surrey's the Caire area and keen
mer and H. a. Slade lads, and their second outing and Lond's
A. Noves, J. A, Delgado and ground tory to-day in, the US$100,000 Jim Laker for taking 00 wickets, untrained
Bombay, June 17..
Mastem; L.F. Xavier de L.M. Belmont Stakes. Bafilefield was in May, a feat which I thought they played Army and Royal is a very intimidating place, Air Force units. the vicini They are due to play one
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Wong Peng-soon, of Malaya, F. J. Rodrigues and V,, A. Ri-Rodrigues second and
Battle Morn third. should rank with 1,000 runs in
day matches and two twoflay is to participate in the Cricket beira 27-8; 3. A. Tibble, W. G.A. Souza; C.M. Xavier Count Turf, winner of the. Ken- May. I asked readers to help y
fixtures, tucky Derby, Anished out of the complie a list.
Their home ground came to Existir opponents In Club of India's Open Badmin- Baker and M. Grimpel lost to V.A. Ribeiro v M.A. Baptista To my two candidates, A. P. be known money after holding a lead on Freeman and C. W. Parker, who Sporis ground during the war, Household Brigade, Royal Airing on July 2.
Staff College, on Championships here alart. Lee, W. C. Ogley and A. E. & A.P. Pereira. the
Contes 8-10.
MANAI CCC-A.R. Minu & A‚K. the backstretch.
ch. 41,000 watched both took us in 1931, have been arid they played then (as the Force, Royal Armoured Corps, Due to arrive here on June Fincher and W. Itona Sting lost A Rahman & AIDA. M.KDC R. B. Capell, E. C. Mínu v S. Yusuf de M.Y. Adali crowd Counterpoint come first in the added Tom Richardson (Surrey), do now) or matting placed and the Lord's and Commons a 20, he will be accompanied by to R. Tay, P. K. Lau, C. W. Lam Mansell & B.1. Bickford. stroke victory over Mrs Biba
Alf Glover over, grass or third jewel of the triple crown 03 Jn 1890 and
hard sandy the Ovalent
A. - da: Slive, · M. classics, just as his
00 in
surface like that of a tennis (Surrey), racing
They will also turn out at Abdullah Flrus, another pro 18-20; A sire Count Fleet did in 1924. But topping the list, so far,
At UKFU—A.A.Barack & Is [court,
Tonbridge, where Farca Beys minent Malayan player who Ferreira and C. A. Datenberg Owned by C. V. Whitney, Coun the late Hedley Verity. Vorlly ¡Their batting in those days con is at school. I think lan was beaten in the semi-final of lost to J. M. Gullerrer A. J.B Landolta v. A.H.Pemail 4erpoint was clocked at 2.29 for took 47 in May, 1830.
was mostly unorthodox and tour will be too much of a there championships fast seat rooms and H. A: Ozorio 14-17 M. el Arquill: Res Ray the gruelling mile and a half Only three batsmen, W. G. crudo, thoughsomo
At CCC K. M. Rumjohn, 1 CW. Lam; 3.11. Xavier: brawny physical test for them, and if by India's No. 1 play Davids Grace, W. I. Hammond and Ctypes could hit alxes with, the they strike wet weather, their des Milian-Reuter,
All and M. B. Hassan beat 8,iconard. Expca-Alinited Preset
Counterpoint Wins Belmont Stakes
New York, June 10. Counterpoint charged to vic-
under
03
1030.
03
DS the
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TODAY'S GAMES-
Colony Open Fairs
Wong Peng-soon To Souza, A. V. Gosans and C. E. Omar &A.M. Omar.. It was, anyway, too early to
Alamein
Artillery,
It was only
22
Play In India
25-15;
Nunes beat C, M. 1904 | Rodrigues v. D.A. Nelsh & S.
V 8.R. Boling &
B4
to
match.
poyoft
tho
Hogan's 67 was a late afternoon
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Patty Berg Beats Babe Zaharias
Groat Neck, NY., June 17. Patty Berg won the $0,000 top prize in the", women's" "cross- Championship today within ond- country Weathervane Open Golf
Didrickson Zaharias in a 86-holo playoff,
Miss Borg
shot Zaharing" 70.3 Mira-Zabarike won $2,500 for, second placemeUnited *Press.