AMERICAN COLLEGES MAKE IT THEIR BUSINESS TO WIN
By J. L. MANNING
In America today the only truly amateur sports are hunting, fishing
and shooting.
I hate to mention this just a year before the Olympic Oath is taken, but everyone asks me why it is that America collects most of the gold medals at the Games.
The answer is that universities, which provide most of America's strength In International sport, have made it their business to win.
And I mean business, for most of her young athletes leave their amateur status behind them in the high schools.
universities Thereafter the turn them into professionals to preserve the glory of an institu- tion imported from Britain. i mean the Old School Tie.
its wearers are In America
and they will called "alumni," do anything for the Old School money no object-pro- -with vided the Old School wins. TYPICAL FANATIC
1 came aDOI all this while privileged CX- enjoying two periences In Broadway cinema.
The audience were Frank Sinatra after a stage tura
This mad glorification of sport whether for his singing or his private life. I knew not--when has done more than turn America into the seat next to mine moved into a land of young professionai a member of Oklahoma Touch-sportsmen. It has lowered educa- 1lonni standards. The New York down Club.
Times Bluntly states it has also undermined "the moral leader- ship of the universities."
The Touchdowner is a member millionaires club which of a plays a notable part in fostering education in Oklahoma.
I learned from him that every year these wealthy Oklahoman sport fanaties give university and £4 a week scholarships,
expenses £7
AMATEURS NO A lending New York educator "Politicians have made said: capital of teams, following them around the country and captur they are audiences with their praise,
11EH married-10 70
The thing footballers, 20
pyrom/ded basketball players, 10 wrestlers, until we have no amateurs in
They
are pro- 12 baseballers, and 12 track college
fessionalssionals in their athletes. 100g This is typical of what goes fake jobs during the year."
athletes, magnificent Their of America's 1172 in many universities and colleges where coached to perfection, lead the sport is a billion-dollar business. amateur world on merit--but not
PLAYERS SCANDAL
les and rogu- according to the rules and
of the international By comparison, the commerfations calisation of Britain's Soccer by federations to which they belong. It is humbug when American the Football League is a game of
athletic and lawn tennis admin- tick in the Lower Remove.
More than 100,000,000 people istrators preach to the world the
£120,000,000 10 pald
watch need for a strieter amateur code. college basketball in the United It's the university deans and the who should take And
alumni ast States last season. result the racketeers have got Olympic Outh, busy,
Best British
Athletic Performances
The following are some of the best British athletic perform- unces of the current season:
100 Yards
F. McDonald Bailey
B Gibson ......
Irion Shenton
D. Hoyle
Robin Pinnington_
220 Yards
E. MacDonald Hailey
John Wilkin
Nick Stacey
11 Gibson
II. Connor
Arthur Wint
Derek Pugh
440 Yards
Terence HiRKUNA
John Wilkins
Nick Stacey
F. P. Hirgies
G. P. Lloyd
880 Yards
Arthur Wint
Harry Parleti
D. C. Gurney
E. K. Robinson
J. D. Prince
J. V. Itorsman
D. E. Lyall
A. Webster
Ron Morley
One Mile
Roger Bannister Hairy Farlet Chris Chataway Hon Morley
W. T. Beckett
D. A. G. Pine
C. Seaman
B. Porker
D. C. Law
J. Bryant
Astiby
Three Miles
Phlip Morgan
A. Forbes....
W. H. Beckett
Alec Olney
. Chris Brasher'
F. Green
--Wi-Coamnbu.
M. H. Hier
This year's scandal in New
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1951.
TANDEM CHAMPIONS |N.W.D. YARDLEY'S Cricket ̃Bureau
A. Bannister (right) and L. Jackson (left) (Man- chester Wheelers) winners in 1949, wearing Champion- ship Jerseys after winning the Championship for 1951
at He ne Hill.
York, in which several college Summer League Softball
players were accused of "selling"
15 matches for gamblers to cash in,
23
9.11
is
symptomatic of the sporting
0.0 fakes and shams instigated by
9.9 alumni, to which deart and
professors close an cye.
21.0 These gamblers have sneaked
213
pis into the campus only because
214 discipline has been undermined
21.3
by the open payment of money
47 and other inducements by the
college authorities,
40
400 At Ohio State University, the
of the Departinent
49.1 ofice
49.5
1:542 1:53.0
195 Physical Education provides 160 jobs for undergraduate athletes worth up to 29 a week cach,
A real-estate magnale, finun- 1:59.0 cially interested in professional 1:50.4 baseball, finds jobs for the boys. 1:36.9 So does the State Senate which, when the university had a lean on the football field de- time 1:502manded an official investigation
of coaching methods. 4:08.3 Imagine Oxford City Council 4:12.1 censoring the boat crew for 413 sinking!
1:55.6 1:55 B 1:50 2
4:00.2
4:152 4:15.8
more
Kentucky University has built 4:172 an arena costing £1,250,000-out 4:17.6 of
Lasketball profts. They pro- 4:06
than 4:18. vide ba
100 athletic scholaichips a year.
The
helps syllabus
these 14:124 college athletes to graduate with 14:19.4 out much hard work. Bradley 1:21 University, Illinois, has courses 14:224 In "Handball, square dancing, 14:2010uch football and irst-aid." 14:30,8
CIFTS OF CARS 14:52. 14:332
14:15.0
Overseas
Chinese Suprised
Upset To
Pandas With 5-3
Throw Open The Flag Chase
By "GRANDSTAND”
The surprise visit during the week of the Canuck battle-wagon "Sioux" pro- vided Summer League fans with an interesting exhibition tussle in which the visitors fell victims to the Pandas by 4-1.
In the League tilta, Overseas Chinese surprised the high-riding Pandas 5-3 behind the steady hurling of winning pltcher Lau Chung-shan, while South China's Reds blanked the USS Albuerqueque 2-0 in a fast-moving game to throw the flag chase right open.
The
losers connected for a Following on the upsets of the previous days, the Rugg Mopps single in the first inning when knocked out a surged forward to shutout the K. W. Kan
duel blooper but L. C. Poon and B. In a pitchers' Blues 4-0
failed to come Yeung in which Mopper Joey Franco K.
through with the follow-up emerged with flying colours,
punch, The Overseas lada who did I pu
In the fourth and seventh, present not fare well when the league started six weeks ago, the Blues had scaring chanees on a pair of singles, but on both pepped up Anally with
runs shumed infeld in which Tony occasions the potential
were crused and they adopted Columbus, Ohio, is one of the Kwok was assigned to the hot-
Lau Chung-shan rash bace-running tactles. most fanaticul football towns in comer while 148 America. Its university has a took over the mound chores, 14.0 chluf scout-Juist ke the
OVERSEAS v. PANDAS
14:35.
129 Yards High Hurdles
Walter Hesketh
J. Braughton ..........
Peter Hildreth
F. J. Parker
Joe Birrell
P. 1. Vine
D. H. Somervell
J. Davis....
S. J. O. lubmon
Barkway
440 Yards Low Hurdles
Harry Whittle
Angus Scott
C. P. Lloyd
High Jump
Alan PaterTON
K. Cummingham
Пon Pavili
J. F. Phillips
1.
W. Leader
N. G. A. Gregor
5. J. Freeman
G. Flamsay
Pole Vault
N. G. A. Gregor
Andrejas Burger
G. M. Elliott
GE. Broad
Tim Anderson
N. E. C. Dear...
Long Jump
Sylvanus Williams
I. G. H. Walter
Peter Whaley
11. F. Askew
C. Broad
1.0 Arsenal.
15.1
15.4
54.0
8:0
3:0
12:0
cars, houses
before
a re-
in the sixth for a
The
--
EXHIBITION TILTS
tilts to be China's Caroline Hill Football Stadium, and a reply is still awaited from the Champion Braves to meet the home team.
This is not the first time tried out for the Franco has Jaguars. for in this team's first rookie year in the seniors, Joey rubber during the tord the warmup games, but sentimentat attachment to St Teresa's made him change his mind.
Incidents of this type happen 5:0 frequently in amateur sport worthwhile that it is hardly mentioning, b
this one.
ed
a
-but a tale hangs on.
last
When Franco made his
switch in favour of the minute By upsetting the favourites, It is understood that arrange Terries, the Jags were left with- out a decent pitcher and Vic than only a 15.2 He. with 75 assistants, scours the Overseas also annexed the ments are being made for a
Pedruco, who was for 432 the high schools young League leadership at the current series of exhibition
strong-anned minor looper, has athletch and when he finds them, stage of the loop, closely follow-ployed off at South
worked continually to get sum- them up for scholarships. ed by the Pandar and Rerts. ¡ines
cient
In his medicere control 50.0 In other states legislators have
The game was featured by a
deliveries which often bordered 58.7 the
slugfest in which Lau gave up privilege of nominating
on the "illegal" "illegal" 55.0 students
for free education. For 13 hits while Jackie Wei of the
As a matter of fact Pedraco The Pandas will take on the political reasorts
extend they
Pandas yielded 10 safe blows,
the night-cap. did have several "illegal" pitches their patronage to athletes. bul four of these safeties were US Navy in
Times will be announced when called against him in the first Competition for young fout-bunched up
been com- scason. Patience and persever- is ballers is so intense that sub-three-run uprising which spelled arrangements have
ance had its reward, and there pleted. sidies en beyond scholarships defeat for the Pandus.
scouts who today no doubt that Pedruco 8:0 and campus
pus sinecures.
The eagled-eyed The Pandus drew first blood
las made the
grade. 0:0 Gifts of
far when they led off with a tally
have been witnessing the Sum-
The irony of all this is now and although they a hit
mer League activities cannot 13: parerias, and stocks and shares on 138 are offered high school kids.... threatened to run riot around fall to be
Impressed by the that Franco luas taken over the
huriing
chores, bossman Frankto bases In 12:0 or they are just "adopted," like the
the third when suckwork of "Red" Dollinger 126 the young lawn tennis players of they had the sacks choked, all currently shortstopping for the Burres who is a shrewd judge 12:6 California
who unblushingly they could manage was another USS Albuerqueque and batting of diamond artistry, has switch- Pedruce to the windy-alley. con in the clean-up slot. Overseas
pegs will bo graduale at Wimbledon
marker.
where his bullet Dollinger
only is not becoming professionals.
tingent notched up their first
effective. In any case, run of the game in the fourth, reliable sure-fire hitter in the more LOWERED STANDARDS but their Big Inning which pro-clutch but can be depended on Barros has no pitching worries,
three runs gave them for single
any time at the for his roster includes, besides
and
Jock Pedruco, Franco duced the lead which they held unti
plate. the end of the gume.
Recently, during seven ap-Brown and Tony Rey.
HOW THEY STAND at the batter's box, pearances RAGG MOPPS v. BLUES
Won Lost Petz The Ragg Mopps meant busl-
one being a game deciding blow Overseas Chinese 3 ness when they went out to mop
Pondas going South China Reds The word is already Both pitchers regis- washing up the Blues with a 4-0 white against the Ragg Mopps.
performances, around the circuit that Dollinger US Navy brilliant tered
enemy No.1 Ragg Moppa 45: 215 Indomitable, spirit of the Old
on the hill will be pitcher's with Joey Franco
South China Blues 0 School Tie, to which no appeal for the victors allowing three when the regular season comes
NEXT WEEK'S GAMES is made in vain.
were scattered around. which singles
Fixtures for the coming week, while Y.
- JAGUAR LIVERY The professor of mathematics and unproductive
Joey Franco's appearance on all games to commencé at 8.00 130: 412 at a Los Angeles university, who Yam for the losers was nicked
TUESDAY is on America's Olymple Com- for two hits, but ragged fielding the diamond for the Ragg Mopps pm, sharp:
confirms the rumour that tho
V US Nav 192: 31mittee told me they estimate failed to support him.
their college football
TIIURSDAY The Rogg Mopps scored their fastball slinger will be turning Ragg Mopps Kate
first two rung in the opening out in Jaguar tivery in the com-
added Pandag
V Overseas receipts at £1,000,000 a year.
season, lending
FRIDAY 179:10 It gates drop by more than 20 frame when Yam walked Vie ing
Blues
Reds reimbursed Pedruco and Igmar Eriksen and strength to the powerful mound are .170: 71%
percent they 108:1014
capitalised on a brace of errors. staff of Frankie Barros, 101: 11% under a television contract,
Hop, Step & Jump
Welles
J. Q. Robinson
K. Whatmore
John Savidge
John Glen
R. C. Salmon
T. Pukis
M. Pharooh
40: 4
All this needs money. It gels Contributions to college 40: 14 funds and endowments are at- 1941 tracted from former students by
Red blasted out six hits, the last 44:7% promises of preferential treat
ment in the allocation of football and basketball season tickets.
Shot Put
54: 3
40:3
40:10
44: 0
Discus Throw
John Savidge
D. G. Milne
A. Innisons M. Pharoh
Walter Land
Javelin Throw
M. J. Denley
A. F. Ignell
G. N. St. Fister
Hammer Throw
E. C. K. Douglas
D. McD, Clark
Peter Allday
C. J. Beldy.
140:4 134: 7 157: 015
107:11
105: 4
And if these promises are in- sufficient. there is aways
the
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V
Page
It's Subtle Bowling That Counts
13
In my last article I dealt with the general requirements for every type of bowler, and the essential need for accuracy attained only by practice,
In this article 1 propose to outline the methods peculiar to ench
type of bowler.
Fast · Bowlers-The_start offer, but you can't expect always; orain it widens the angle bos un innings is always of supreme to have the luck to bowl on wween the line of fight and the importance. A good start by the them. Inslead you may have wicket for one to obtain lbw batting side, or the taking of easy wickets, and then comes divisions. quick wickets by the bowling the fest of real ability as a side, may affect the whole course bowler.
of the match.
PITCH WELL UP
Your tactics must be based on Right Arm, Off-Break.—The As a fast bowler you are like deception and surprise rather ly to open the bowling and than spin. To hide your inten-principles of right-arm off-break
the minimum
shaute, therefore, for the first tlons cultivato few critical overs,
the change at aetion, force baisman to play at every ball. and not send down deliverles Over or Round the Wloket— I am often asked if left-arm leg-break and right-arm off-spin bowlers should bowl round ог over the wicket.
he may safely leave alone.
He is as yet not prepared to Iske Loznics, and each, ball he can allow to pass gives him a better idea of the bowling and the state of the plich,
When he survives these overs you must go to work systematie- ally by subtle tattles and reason Ing to get rid of hùm.
Fast bowlers сал provide variety with slight changes in pace and direction, the "boun- cer" and if passible the "yorker," u most unpleasant ball to cope with early in an innings.
Not too much or 100
pro- nounced a variety: Really good bowling makes far more uso of subtle than of startling variety.
For instance, you have not the slightest chance of deceiving anyone by bowling a very slow bail Immediately after your fastest,
THE REAL TEST
bowling are the same as left-arm Itg-break, 1.e., pitch the ball well up and fight it on a good. wicket..
(because the bail tends to move When bowling over the wicket
Into, rather than away from, the bsteman) you should place the Generally speaking the left-out-fielders in the region of arm bowler should bowl round long-on and deep mid-wicket. the wicket, because on good Attack the off stump on all oc- wickets he has an extra chance casions, whether bowling round of lbw decisions with the ball or over, on both turning and that drifts with his arm.
good wickets,
a sticky or
Right Arm, Leg-Breik.—The crumbling
to bowl wicket always bowl round the leg-break is not easy
more than a wicket. The ball coming in to accurately, at the batsman and then leaving alowish pace, and therefore any him from the pitch is the most lapse from length can be severe- dificult of all to cope with.ly punished. Control will come Furthermore, the chances of low through practice, but never bowl decisions are very much increas-abort. Always keep the ball well up to the batsman, inviting kim cď.
to drive.
On
For the off-spinner on a good wlaket it is rather more a ques
If you can master the googly tion of preference. Tattersall as well you will become a real and Laker prefer over the wicket menace to batsmen, while Tom Goddard has prac Whatever type of bowler you ically always bowled round. It may be, I hope these hints will is easier to turn the ball when be of help. But for success you bowling over the wicket because must have imagination and per- It tends to continue
severance, original line of the flight,
on its
Left Arm, Slow Stick or On a turning wicket, always! Above all avoid being a robot dusty wickets are those you pre-bowl round the wicket, for once cricketer.
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