Australian Selectors Are
Unlikely To
To Pass Over Ray Lindwall
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1952.
THE OLDEST AND THE
YOUNGEST
England will face Australia in the 1953 Test series with much greater confidence if Ray Lindwall, Australia's opening bowfer, is not included in the touring party. But, if Ray continues to turn in bowling performances like his 6 for 14 in Lancashire leaguò cricket for Nelson against Todmorden, the Australian selectors are unlikely to pass him
over.
Lindwall's performance is likely to be the predecessor of many similar bowling feats. He did not make a particularly capped by the wet, slow wickets. Now that he wickets are becoming firm, however, there are wil be able to withstand him.
successful debut, being handl has the sun on his back and the fow Lancashire League stars who
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Playing in League cricket may not be a good jumping off ground for Test matches. The West Indies Test batsmen found to their cost in Australia that couple of summers of League cricket had taken the edge off their batting.” Lind- wali and Miller did the rest, and Australia won the series quite handsomely.
But League cricket is unlikely | Irallaris, he took to cricket at He went
to make much difference to Ray Lindwall, one of the fittest and most enthusiastic cricketers in the game. He believes in keep ing in full training and is un- likely to lose any of his great apred during the next few months with Nelson.
Raymond Russell Lindwall, as he was christened, was born on Mascot, 1921
Like most Aus
October 3, Sydney.
at
Major League
Baseball
New York, June 1. Results of Major League base- ball matches played this after- noon in the United States were: NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 2.
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pitts burgh Pirates 1 (1st Game),
Cincinnati Reds 1, Boston Braves (1st Gune).
AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington Senators 4, De troit Tigers 3 (ist Game).
Red Sox 3, Chicago Boston White Sox 2 (1st Game), Philadelphia Athletics Louis Browns (postponed, rain).
v. St
New York Yankees v. Cleve land Indians (postponed, rain).
Other games were down to! be played tonight.-Reuter.
BACK STROKE RECORD
an early age, and often played in the paddocks near his home, the wicket he chalked fente.
FINST A BATSMAŃ
to New Zealand with W. A. Brown's team, and
Arst postwar then came the
visit out on the MCC
to Australia. He was selected for the First Test but
first played only in the innings because he discovered that he had developed chicken pox. He missed the Second Test, but in the Third quickly got rid of Hution, England's No. 1 batsman.
Hly earliest performances of He nole were us a batsman. hit his first century when he was and, three years only twelve later, made a double century and rentury on the same day. He scored 219 for Oatley Juniors in the morning and 110 for Carllon Waratah in the Men's League in the afternoon.
whose
whe
A year later came the turning point in his career. He selected to appear for St. captain George's CC, was W. J. O'Reilly, one of the greatest Australian bowlers of bli time.
suw
the "B" O'Reilly potentialities of Lindwall's fast bowling and took him in hand.
to
When Australia batled, ha shared in a partnership of 164 in 87 minutes with wicket- keeper Tailon, moving to personal century in just under two hours.
hla
In the Fourth game, he dis- four missed three batman in
balls, and in the final match of the series, went one better by dismissing seven for sixty of the best fast three, one bowling feats in Australlan his- tory. He finished the series heading the bowling averages
He made cine-camera shots offer either side with 16 wickets Lindwall in action and after-
for just over 20 runs each. wards ran them through in
Nay Lindwall had arrived. slow motion so that the young-
In 1048 with the Bll- could see where his faults ster
conquering Australian side he Joy. Thon he
he assisted him
swept all before him in England. remedy them.
He captured 27 Test match As 0 result of O'Reilly's
wickets at less than 20 runs coaching, Lindwall made bla Drat State appearance for New Cach and played the major part dismissal for 52 In England's South Wales against Queens-
runs in the final game at the land in 1941. In the second innings, he bowled a batsman Oval, capturing six for 20 him- in each in eac
successive selt, overs.
of
three
Seventeen-year-old Maureen Connolly, American tennis champlon who is known throughout the United States as "Little Mo," chats with 81-year-old Mrs Sterry at Surbiton: As Miss Chattie Cooper, Mrs Sterry won the Women's Singles Championship on the old Wimbledon Court in 1895.
THE ROMANTIC STORY OF "LITTLE MISS TENNIS??
By ROY MCKELVIE
The brown-eyed, wavy-haired young woman whom the world knows as Miss Maureen Connolly, the American Lawn Tennis Champion, and whom closer followers of the game know as "Little Mo," is in England. With her is her coach, Miss Eleanor Tennant, and her mother.
Nicknamed after the mighty U.S. battleship Missouri (or "Big Mo") because she sailed through the American championship to win the title when only 16, Miss Connolly is attempting something never before achieved: to win the Wimbledon title at the age of 17 and on her first appearance there.
person
nor 10*
ber
HOURS OF PRACTICE
Ever since she won the last
utter ball girl to a local professional. because of her point against the Wimbledon naturalness, her tremendous con- In reward he gave her a lesson. champion, Miss Doris Hart, in centration on the game (some By the time she was 14 she had the American title Onai at say the
equal of Miss Helen won 70 prizen and was ranked Forest Hills last When the second MCC party
September, Wills'), and her matchless play 19th in the United States.
from. The back of the court. War service brought about set out for Australia at the close dropped ber racket, and held her
buds together above her head | Neltber her service an interruption
of his carcer. of the 1950 English season it was in triumph-only to shed tears volleying is above the average-
that Lindwall
It was then, that Maureen was wasof emotion a few minutes later Harry Hopman, the Australlan taken in hand by Miss Tennant, Then, when he returned from rumoured
His answer was New Guinea and the Solomon finished.
Maureen has been World sports-Davis Cup captain,
says Miss Islands, he required medical further 15 wickets at just over
a teacher of champions, but even Connolly is so natural that what
she could not have developed treatment for some time to re- 22 runs each. And even though woman No. 1.
on around the court does such a player if her young pupil *K003 cover from minor bouts of England won the last Test, the
not affect her. Sho has no, Ashes remained in Australia.
had not had the will, the ambi- affectations and, With his beautiful control of
notable American women
unlike some
tion.
ACSS.·
It seemed Incredible that in. these days of such severo com petition in a world-wide game
French Tennis Championships: DORIS HART AND
DROBNY WIN SINGLES TITLES
Paris, June 17
The. 17-year-old Australian, Ken Rosewall, won the international Juntor. titlo.in the French Lawn Tennis Championships on the courts of the Stade Roland Garros - here today, ju
In the final Rosewall beat France's outstanding youngster, 16-year-old Jean Noel Grinda by 6-2 and 0-2. The match preceded the Women's and Men's Singles finals in the French Championships,
Miss Doris Hart (United when Drobny allowed a recond States), Wimbledon Champion, break through. Sedgman was won the Women's Singtes tille, now pulling comer shot defeating Miss Shirley Try which he had evtlier been over- (USA), the holder, by 0-4 and hitting by feet and was often 0-4 in the final, Miss Hart hus; taking the Initiative at the net, repented her victory over Miss
year.
Fry in the Wimbledon final, and Sedgman. was untroubled in ninth game. to hold hig avenged her defeat. In the the French Championships Anal fest service and capture the sob at
6-3. These two American girls have Drobny bett Sedoman by now met more than 120 times 0-2, 0-0, 3-0 anu 6-4. and that fact was reflected in
In the Mixed Doubles, 6CT!- the play. It was an unattruc-"
Eric Slurgess, tive match in which both girls | fihal,
(South showed sime of stateness, It Africa) and Mike Shirley Fry was obvious that each was (United States), beat Mervyn familiar with every feature of Rose and Miss Beryl PorDSO the other's play.
(Australia) by 6-3 and 0-4-
The girls, whose late arrival Reuter. ca the centre court kept a rapidly swelling crowd 'waiting more than 18 minutes, wont out to play amid boos and catcalls
Earlier, the umpire bad ex- plained
Wooderson's
slow-clapping British Record
to the crowd that they had been dé- layed in a traffic jam outside the stadium,
Miss Hart started as it sho meant to get the match over,
a
Broken
London, May, 31. Brush athletes showed grund form in the British Games at White City this afternoon.
quickly for ahe shot into a 6-0 (By Our Own Correspondent). lead with smooth, relaxed game, featured by her ability to reach the not to
winners. score The weaker serving Miss Fry then found her length and took the next four games. She then saved three set points before Miss Hart clinched the first set.
Despite a sodden track moskod by frequent showers, many good times were returned,
In the second set, Miss Fry
Roland Hardie established'á broke through early to set up 3-1 lead, but dropped her ser-now British record in the seven vice and allowed Miss Hart to mile walk, which he did in 40 seconds. He minutes 28.0 draw level at 3-3.
covered the first five, milca in 25 minutes 36 seconds, which beat his own world record, for distance by nine seconds:
length, and his clever variation one so young could perform such of recent years, she plays nelton, the talent, and the applica- both girls after the match, "
U.S.
Paris, June 1. Gubert Bozon OL France
VERSATILITY beat his own European 200 Ile resumed Slate cricket in of pace, Lindwall has undoubted-a feat. In fact, she is not the Merea Back Stroke swimming] 1045-48 and scored 134 not out ly been the greatest fast bowler youngest winner of the record by three-tenths of against Queensland. This was of the postwar period. It is to title, for Miss May Sutton (Mrs second by clocking 2 mins. followed by nine wickets for 80 be sincerely hoped that his Test Bundy) was two months younger 20-7/30 seconds at Isle Adam against South Australia, ample career is not yet at an end.
when she won in, 1904. here today-Reuter,
proof of his versatility.
-(London Express Service)
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Those who have seen Maureen
to the gallery nor to the god of Hours of practice after school fashion. She gets on with the in the evenings, days of practice business of beating her opponent during the holidays, and cam- and is very serious about it.
petitive play made her America's Her tennis career began seven No. 10 when only 15-only once years ago when, in her home did she lose to a junior-and led to her year of success in 1951, in play say she is a remarkable I town, San Diego, she acted as a
by which time she had left school.
During last year she suffered only three defeats In a whole string of tournaments and championships twice by
Mrs Pat Todd and once by Miss Mart.
GEORGE SWINDIN
DISAGREED WITH WALLY BARNES
London, June 1.
Wally Barnes and George Swindin, the Arsenal foot- ballers, appeared for a few minutes on British television during the week-end. It was a programme called “Know Your Partner," in which one member of a partnership, the two in which should know one another very well, is asked questions about the other-who is out of the room --and when the second person returns the same questions are put.
If the partners do know one another very well, the answers, of course, should be similar. Of the two foot- ball players, Swindin was sent from the room while Barnes was first asked questions, and the one which prompts the present comment was "Do you think George Swindin favours the substitution of players in football when one is injured?"
Barnes, after thinking the which the public, had paid good matter. over, said he thought money, suffer when a weakened Swindin would agree to sub-team is opposed to one at full stitutes being used, but Swindin strength. himself, after considering the matter in all details, said "only be put out of their stride by Also the full drength side can in the case
of the goalkeeper because that is a specialised that their own good standard 'opposing a weakened toom, so
position."
So the television feature deteriorn'es,
CHEERS AND HOOTS Miss Hart clinched the match when the broke through for the second time in the tenth 'Another British record was game. Ironie cheers and hoots broken in the three millo
the
presentation of Gordon Pirlo ran a wonderful greeted
bunches of gladiol to race to beat F. Sando. His time huge
of 13 minutes 44.8 seconds beatin A sudden thunderstorm Sidney Wooderson's record by stopped play in the Men's 8.4 seconds, Sanido's time of Singles Anal between Franks 13 minutes 48 seconds also boas Sedgman Jaroslav Drobny
(Australia) and Wooderson' record..
(Egypt) five
In the International Invitation the match had
event, Bill Nankeville held off, na minutes after
Conta started.
strong American and When Umpire Eugeno do Kermadce signalled the players pental challenge to win the 1,500
metres in three minutes. from the court, each had. hold seconds. E. MacDonald Batley. service once and Drobny was had a comfortable victory in the leading on Sedgman's service 220 yards, which he did in 21:40 In the third game.
seconds.
49.
The women's final was played in sparkding sunshine but when Sedaman and Drobny came on to
NANHEVILLE'S VICTORY
the court the sky became blackly
White City Stadium, *-* overcast. There was on cominous
London, May 31, roll of thunder BS Sedgman Bill Nankevike (Britain), ano sarved the arrt ball and within of the nation's hopes: in the: two minutes it was raining hard forthcoming Olympics, won the and the capacity crowd of 13,000 International 1,500 Metres race at wont-Hghtly dreased In summer the two-day British Games here"
clothes was scuttling for shelter. this afternoon with a time" of
3 mins, 49.0 secs.
One of the most remarkable of her virtues is that before she played Miss Hort in that U.S. Anal she practised for an hour with another player and then, after beating Miss Hart, back to practise her service as if nothing had happened.
AND CREAM CAKES Off court she is like most girls of her age. She likes dancing and riding, cream cakes and modern music-she collects Bing Crosby and Benny Goodman records. Har ambition, outside lawn tennis, is to become Journalist, and she has spent her "rest" period last winter in a Next winter newspaper office. she goes to university.
2
For the past few months Maureen has been preparing for tip to England. When her she arrives she will go straight to the courts and
practise for five days before competing in a tournament the Surrey cross- court championships at Burbiton. "Miss Lawn Tennis" of 1052 will have begun her march towards Wimbledon and the greatest of all titles.
Malaya Retain
Play was resumed after a short wait for the court to dry and Drobny went on to win the first set 6-2 Drobny won the second set 6-0.
Nankeville, finishing strongly. won comfortably by six yards from the young Cambridge, run: ner, Peter Robinson, whose time. was 3 mins. 19.8 seco.
The rain held up play for 32
Third came one of the United' minutes and ort resumption, States' chief hopes for Helsinki- Drobny quickly settled down to Don Gehrmann-about three take control of the play. Keep-yards (two metres), behind, ing the Australian away from Robinson with a time of 3 mins.
net with crisp deeply hit 30.8 six secs. shots, Drobny broke through
Down the field were Curtis Sedgman's service in the third Stone (United States) and the and fifth games to gain a valu-Yugoslav runners, Olenkamer
and Ceraj.
the
able 4-1 Icad.
NET-RUSHING
Otenhajmer led until the bell with Nankeville behind him, Then backing up his own Gehrmann made an effort on the spinning, kicking delivery with back straight 300 metres from the skilful passing shots, Drobay finish and a great battle for retained his service to lead 5-1. supremacy WAS Lought di
The Australian however put between him and Nankeville, or up a great night in the seventh The British runner could not game, After being down love-be dented and he was in front at forty, Sedgman used forceful the inal bond, 30 yards from the net-rushing tactica to draw finish. lovel and hold his service for
52. But then, Drobny won the Robinson come up strongly to eighth game on his own service deprive the American of second for the set at 0-2.
place--Reuter, A
was concerned, this ranked as a It is a strong argument, and The Thomas Cup-
halt point for the victims', but if ever substitutes do become a the polat ratses the old argu-regular rart of British football' ment, particularly as Barnes was it will need strong decisions to Injured in the Cup Final this prevent the system being year and with no substitute abused. Arsenal, as football history now.
ten men.
is rather
By Beating U.S.
Singapore, June 1.
Sedgman won the third set
toyed with his opponent, baling
In the second set, Drobny House Of Lords
him to the net with gentle drp shots, then leaving him standing with deep passing drives.
Question On Steeplechasing
tella, played gallantly with only One of the points against, it Malaya tonight retained the
ta the fear that it might open Thomas Cup when they beat the Sedgman was well below. T'art Whittaker, Arsenal's the door to unscrupulousness United States in the badminton
form, consistently missing with
London, Fun, L. manager, commented afterwards on the part of some players anals seven matches to two, bis first service, with the result
Lord Ammon, fiis, put down Zat perhaps the injury to and officials who with a nian kySINA K
that his attack Incked most of question in the House of Tile Wong Peng-soon beat Dick its usual ding, losing form could suggest d Barnes will strengthen the case faked injury in order to bring Mitchell by 16-8 and 15-5 in the
concerning the bath and lo¬ on a fresh player.
Arst match to-night, but Mar- noteworthy that in a
Drobny reed through lite set Jury to horses in steeplechasing naitonal dxture in England not tainted short so long ago a suboltation in an
thrift would America when Oot Teele Hock conecting his opponent a singls. He will ask the Government
Tuhan was forced to retire with "eramp. mmme.
whether fieir attention has England team was allowed.
discovered after each had won a set. The
enlled to the very hap ་་་་་ en the Continent, where the But the fenta of such
Straightening out his game a death :ond: mijury. 15-11. but lost the second at great, deal, Sedgman put up taking part (a,” kléeph #atem in followed,
10-15
serious opposition, for the first caused by unnatura Himo in the third set. Drobny made, on
for subaltutes, and InterNot that British footballisten Mandez gained a vktory for in just over 15 minutes, not |::
57
be
land
So it was in an International to any loose American won the first sot by
HIRE, LED Me? - Player_or
5. THE MAIN ARGUMENT,
hos.....
"the
saneuoning Ong Poh-iin beat Bob Williams broke through Sedgman'a servico fokátačine 7224 4 2 substitute levo i must trong ting-Abdulish Piniz beat but the Australend 2-1041roduced-for
a move that by 16-1 and 16-0: Chan Kon-in the third
2-14 Whetter régulation #stuok - his?
Daft in of Tho main argument for
many people allowing a substante la that it eventually comes dirst-clas Carl Leversy and Dick Mitchell opponent's servico in the rest alving beg dper permik two full sides to games are not to be affected by by, 10-2 and 15-2 and Ong Pon continue in action, whereas in such cases on the Cupy Final of Un arid Tonal Din Mariun, tal ["such cases 'as the Cup Final ten mon opposing eleven, Wyn Rome and Bob Wallame,
this year the quality of play, Los Reuter,
110-13, 13-15 and 11-12 outer
ome to level; 2-2.
Ja: spbeting auditnré The scores then went wilk and freedo servico-Unill the eighty and Reutery