THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY... 29, 1953,
EMPIRE TITLE
GIVE HUTTON A FREE HAND AND ENGLAND CAN WIN THE ASHES
Says C. B. FRY
(former England Cricket Captain and the greatest living authority
on the game)
London.
Can Len Hutton lead us to victory over the Australians? Yes; and I am backing him. But he must have the backing of a small, strong Selection Committee and of the people of England,
My reasons? Our latter-day failures versus Australia were due to the fearsome dominance of Don Bradman, Now that the conquering Doa is away heknighted, the situation is changed; wẹ have our chance and Len Hutton is the leader to make it good.
First, their district club cricket | two good judges were to select But we must have organised cffort. I would like as the in Sydney, Melbourne. Adelaide, the tears and that on the field selectors R.W.V. Hobin, R.ES. | Brisbane jaid Perth, their five]I was to have sole executive Wyatt
Button ABO
himself; big cities rather like our League control and so interference. The respectively the South, the Mid ericket in the North, played only Chairman of the Board of Con-
Harris, landa and the North This coat week-ends brings out young trol. Lawd
ugreed an:1 mittee should be given power by talent in a way our county promised me his fill support.. the Board of Control to vo-op: cricket does not. or hul to co-opt assessOTS,
in
The captain should be on this committee of three; but to one should
with interfere
Dis executive power on the flek or In the dressing room. quality
down your captain.
ог
water
reserves
My colleagues were II. K. I regard Robins us the best À teen-age player fresh from Foster (Worcester) and J. Shuter and most energetic
brain closeschool may be playing with or (Surrey). We mi once in April. to big erleket mid Wyntt as against an O'Rollly or a Bradman We never met again. We selected
with personal contactunt best twelve,
several comparable lealer critical and it is this
(nut cunoltes and nurseries) that
named. knowledge.
Result: produces a Hutton, a Hummond, through all the Tesis of 1012 we Sutcliffe or a Jack Hobbs, were never even in danger of a
Why did all the caddies in his defeat. We beat both Australia golf club swing and put like and South Africa in the rubbers.
Cotton? Never Henry
Juck Every
Mind
you, nowadays the kiddle. Answer: visual education and
to send out a immediate
not selectors ought contact,
questlommaire to all County Cap- verbal instruction, not talk:
tains, major and minor, and to Secondly the inter State all Secretaries of leading league malehes between New South clubs, inviting advice as to any Wales, Victoria, South Austraila, players worth consideration for Queensland and Western Ausilie England X1. tralia provide Australian cricket with
Teat
trials and needle- match practice such as are not available
1 our in England |men, except perhaps the dog- fights between the rival Roses. A bull-point, this.
Thirdly, the Australians come kren, fresh, ready- they aund
TEEN-AGERS' CHANCE
You must, however observe (and try to counteruet) severit initial advantages held by Aus- tralia.
Malaya Wins Army Hockey Tournament
du
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How many Grst-raters are hidden
league cricket? Remember S. G. Bames, the best bowler of his cru, stuffed away in Staffordshire for most of his prite-Sidney Barnest
LONG-HEADED var here
play Again, our team for the first throughout their tour as a fixed Test should be chosen in good our Englandtime and if possible should play Company: whereas elevens often take the field as a match versus the next best virtually scratch teams, always eleven-not Hable to chops and changes and consolidation and self- therefore prone to doubts and disabilities Australians.
unknown
to
the
Hongkong's Army hockey team which participated in the recent annual Far East Land Forces Triangular NO INTERFERENCE Tournament in Singapore !
as a trial but for
experience.
Now anak this, Leonard Hutton is exceptional not only technically as an expert batsman class A but personally as quiet, determined, cricketer.
Peter Wilson pinpoints the shuffle of British Boxing Champion- ships in 1952....Says there may be another shake-up this year. Thinks we have only one Bghter capable of gaining global supremacy.
So British Hopes Rest On Turpin
The Championship boxing season is upon us-on January 23 our lightweight tilleholder, Frank Johnson, met Frank Flannery for the Empire 9 st. 9 lb. title. in Melbourne, and five days later Peter Keenan defended his British Bantamweight Championship against Frank Williams, of Birkenhead, at the Paisley Ice Rink.
It is timely, therefore, to have a quick look-sce ut how our Champions fared last year. And the result is quite surprising, for of the eight who held British titles at the start of January 1962 all but one-need I name him? OK, it was Randolph Turpin were beaten in some sort of title fight.
Jack Gardner was narrowly, 1 Don Cockell took a Proper Sugar Ray Robinson quit the but, in my opinion, definitely, leathering from Turpin, and lost middleweight division and the outpointed by Johnny Williams, his British and Empire light ring. Kid Gavilant enhance l' and subsequently announced his heavyweight titles to him when his somewhat dubious claims to retirement from the ring. the fight was halted in the 11th supremacy among the wellers, round. Turpin Aubsequently vacated the British 12st. 715,
Sugar Ray Picks title.
Olson To
Beat Turpin
SOUTHPAWS
The
WON IT BACK
Negro weight boxe He did not defend his Beltish Jimmy Carter lost his title to middleweight ist. G. title, but Mexican Lauro Salas and won it retained the Empire crown by back frons him. Sandy Saddler, outpointing George Angelo. SIXM to be demobilised, wat South Africa.
"immobiilsed', in the U.S. Army,
Las Vegas, Jan. 28.
Vic Toweel was knocked out in The retired Middleweight
one round by Jimmy Carruthers, In the welterweights, south and the Hawaiian grandfather Chimplan, Sugar Ray Robinson, the vacant
today
That Carl "Bobo" paw Wally Thom was knocked Dado Marine was said
twice beaten Olson of Honolulu and Sanyut by southpaw Clift Curvis for by Japan's Yoshio Shirai,NA Francisco and Randy Turpin of the British and Empire welter- England were
Championships, but in the two best weight
division fighters in the
and December Curvis lost the more
important should meet for the crown.
to South Africa's Gold Dreyar At the same time, he predicted Johannesburg on points. that Olson would win the title.
Here to open two-week engagement as a song and dance man, Robinson gave his reasons for predicting Olson's victory.
Frank Johnson, of Manchester, won Empire Lightweight Boxing Championship in Melbourne on January 23 when he beat Frankie Flannery, Aus- tralian Champion, on a' technical knockout in the 19th round.
the
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The picture shows Johnson, stepping over prostrate Flannery after one of his many knock-downs in the fight-Central Press Photo.
CROSSED FINGERS
By HENRY LONGHURST
The selection of Henry Colton to captain the British
MATTER OF STYLES
crown
In
Tommy McGovern was succeeded as British Lightweight Champion by Frank Johnson, and although Rornie Clayton kept the British featherweight title, which he has hold September 1047, he retired at the round of his Empire title fight against Roy Ankrah.
styles," he said, "Turpin gave end of the 13th
trouble
me
his
Although there may be just as much of a shufle round in 1953 as there was in 1952 1∙can't spe any of the British Champions with the one inevitable exception -taking over global supremacy. Can you?
-(Lonton Erpresa Service)
Chinese
XI To
Play Austrians
team in the Ryder Cup match at Wentworth in October champion also said he thought his fight against Jean Snoyers, yesterday with Mr CS, Wang
has been universally commended.
Robinson
"It all has to do with their
because of clumsy style. On the other land, Olson is a very polished
Peter Keenan remained British should have no Bantamweight Champion-with- boxer and he trouble handling the British put defending the title-but be
Al a meeting of the Hongkong
Football collapsed in the fifth round of Chinese
Association
which cost him the European In the chair, the following wore title, and previously he was out selected to represent Combined Austrian against the classed in a world title bout in Chinese Johannesburg by Vic Toweel.
Linz team on Tuesday, Febru- ary 17, on the Club ground; In the flyweight division the
Cheung Koon-hing (Kit Chee). title went from Terry Allen to Hai Yung-ming (Sing Too), Teddy Gardner, and when Yee (5. China); Tang Hum (1310), Gardner announced his retire-sheet (S, China), Ho Ying-cum Ko Po-keung 13. China) ToDE ment after being stopped for the (Easter), Lee Yuk-tak, (S. Cat) Empire title in 12 rounds by Jake (Captaini, Lee Tal-fal (KMS), YẾ Cheuk-yin (5. China). Mok Chun- wah (S. China).
A special pat on the back, however, is deserved by Kid Gavilan would win over those members of the Professional Golfers' Association Chuck Davey in their title match
next month.-United Press. who chose him, for a magnanimity and general big- heartedness which will be appreciated only by close fol- lowers of the game.
Four long-headed
Have you ever walked out of returned by HMT Empire's pavilion on "appro"-in Pride yesterday.
1 Test match? Don't do it. Despite a series of handicaps, į When I was chosen captain of Everybody likes him; he is a the team put up
an excellent | Rugland in 1912 1 accepted ony | curiously attractive fellow; he is stand to tls with Singapore in fun condition that myself and a natural leader.
Singapore and Zourtiny
The
Hong then had to toss for i
the
match against Maiaya
to decide the
Championship HK SIGNALS
Singapore wen the toss but
lost to Malaya.
Leading the Hongkong con- Legent was WOI M. Fetters, who commented on arrival yes- terday: "We had only five of the regular Hongkong players playing in Singapore, the others being unavailable. For the grst game, five of our team were
BEAT MPS
AT CRICKET
Army Inter-Unit]
when the uncommonly fine performer, and injanyone who con And eight better in England today must be gifted with seemd sight,
There have been suggestions
BADMINTON RESULTS
sixth round.
Not a very inspiring year, w21
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Reserves.Leung
Ting-tong (Chinese Athletic). Chiu Chor-wing (S. China), Ng Kee-cheung (Kab 3.), Luk Tat-hay "(Kit Chee), "Szeto Idan (KMLB), Le Kwok-tal (Eastern).
King Lok-sang Kwong Wahl
Team manager Mr Wong Wing- suen. Trainer-Mr Leung Yuk-tong, LEAGUE FIXTURES
years ago, match was last played Britain. Colton canicl collegues on the PGA were not seeing eye to eye. What
In a Men's Doubles "C" Divi-Tuli, the Zulu. Allen won the it was about I rather forget, that he might be non-playing ston badminton match ut the vacant native championship back and no doubt there was much to We ought to have, we do have, be said on both sides, but captain, or play fly in the four- VRC last night Tylam beat Nav by stopping Erie Marsden in the
somes. I trust that he will have Bharat 8-1. Scores: plenty of batsonen. What we
fact remains that Colton, though none of this. To be mildly Leo Leong and C. C. Yew need is to find an answer (not
he attended the match, declined critical I should say that if he (Tytam) beat U. S. Dillou and II. anything halt-and-halt) to Keith Miller and Lindwall
to play in it and we lost by a has a weakness it lies in the fact Mahan Singh 21-4; beat M. M. Surely no one can believe ax fast small margin which his presence that he is not by nature a four-Wasan and Pehal Singh 21-12; that Johnny Williams has very bowlers; we need to unearth in the singles might conceivably į tome player.
though,
heaven heat P.
P. M. Hegge and J. Varma much chance of world honours slow-medium left-hand bowler
have changed.
in the heavyweight division? I knows, most people would settle 21-3. chfiled by Australians; like Jack
for him as a partner. He is at
L. C. Wong hope Turpin will not think of 1. Y. Hul and White or Verity and a reliable
heart an individualist.
(Tylam) beat Dillon and Mahan fighting Archie Moure Jeg-breaker jike L. C. Braund or
trust that, whether or not Singh 21-5; beat Wann and cruisers, although he is still, of R. W. V. Robins,
as captain this! year was not, therefore, by nye plays on the first day, he Pehal Singh 21-12: beat Hegge course, the world's No. 1 middle- Valley on Sunday at 10 a.m.:
weight. will assuredly means as "obvious" as one hand, what is more, that he will
21-7. e second, and redly play on the
Var P. M.
Junior Division. — Queen's... v and T. C. Mark (Ty- Indeed, had sten it described.
Curvis for the world 10st. Tib. Salesian (Referee, A. K. Bare and Mahon title? Not-for- tar PGA hardened its collective lead his team from in front and tani) beat Dillon
-my--- money, nett); Wah Yan-y-Junior :Tech top. There is, alas, no cer- Singh 21-6; lost to Wasan and Johnson In the play
lightweights? | (Referee, L. Willcocfm); Aber» tainty that Tlogan with come. For Pehal Singh 9-21; beat Hegge Not yet, anyway.
deen v King's (Referee, Sammy reasons at which one could make
and Varma 21-8.
Tsong): EK, A. M. V.M.T a reasonable guess he left Eng- Recreio best St Teresa's 0-3.
Clayton is definitely past his (Referee, F. A. Barrelto),, land 1st time with e chip on
R. Remedios and R. Nunes best among the nine-stoners. his shoulder. But if he does. (Recreio) lost to Marques Lim Keenan has had bis chance in Hogan v v. Colton in the top match and Felix Allave 17-21; beat E the bantams, and so has Allen In
We need specially to excavate รถ แต late for the match and we had League Cricket match play-all-users of class; a new F. S.
·10-get Singapore."
two substitutes
-from
In short, i we give Len fluttun the figl
with men. Use them as he a Ane
| Jackson-er-Geurgo-Hirst- ed at Sookumpoo yesterday, the Hongkong Signal Regi- TWO DRAWN GAMES
40th Infantry freedom to mont beat Hongkong played two games! and drew in both. "We were Division Provost Company, judges best, we have
Royal Military Police, by chance of beating Australia in 43 runs.
on unfamiliar grounds in the
south. It was heavy going play
Ing on sodden grass field. We had to be on the defensive
Best
of the time," WO Fetters said.
The first
was against game
The Reores:
IK SIGNAL REGT.
Malaya and the local team drew Holman, e. and b, Brownlow one-all. Singapore and Hong- Stephens, c. Crawley b. Car- kere drew love-all. With a roll
point each, the two teams had
to toss to play against Malaya (with two points) for the final match,
Jessop, b. Brownlow....
Ibbotson, e. Clarke . En Moore. Lb.w. b. Elm Hartly, b. Eim
We lost the toss-and the Tompkins, not out
championship," WOI Petters Mousicy, b. Elm
zald
Mann, e. Burke b. Elm
Extras (10 b; 4 lb)
In the Army (FARELF) | Rayment, c. Burke h. Elm versig Civilians game, three Melmoth, b. Carroll... Hongkong players were chosen
to represent the Army. Civilians lost 0-1.
The Hongkong team comprised Patridge, Potts, Firth, Petters (Capt) Higlienzoni, Bushnell Perkins, Cox, Curtis, Richard son, Sandy, Balloy and Tudor.
H.K. Interport Hockey Team
The
Selected
Total
Brownlow Barlow Elm
Carroll
this boom season.
HIS CROWN PIECE
Hutton can supply the tactical skill; no one man can organise our strategie potential. We want England behind her eleven.
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Elm, b Tompkins
Napa
Jucky coin. He is said to keep in store ut Pudsey A special crown piece, gift of a Princess,
This is Coronation year. World Copyright Reserved.---London Express Service.)
WEEK-END HOCKEY
PLAY DE MUST
Jis selection
HENRY COTTON
So
in the
The following matches in the School Football League are down for decisions at Happy
is a thought that sets the mouth Rosario and D. Silva 21-4; lost to the flyweight class--although he NINE
watering. It might also-another D.
is due to get another In Japan before long,
Castro and E. Remedios pleasing reflection-add £5,000 18-21. to the Kate,
Remedios E. Ribeiro and E. The PGA will not, I gather, (Hecreio) beat Lim and Allaye anilate the Walker Cup selectors 21-13; beat Castro and Remedios to the World Champions. "Jersey"
Yet 1952 was not much kinder
DRAGONS FINALS TODAY
in picking not only a captain Lui 21-19; beat Rosario and Silva Joe Walcott was knocked out in The following are the results half the team some eight months 21-17.
13 rounds by Rocky Marciano. of the semi-finala in tho Docen
in advance. Having joined in the R. Xavier and A. Rozs (Re-Joey Maxim was outpointed byber/January Darts and Table general acclamation when they creia) lost to Lim and Allaye "old man" Archie Moure,
did so, I now begin as perhaps 14-21; beat Castro and Remedios they do, to have second thoughts. 21-5; beat Rosario and
21-4.
Skva
In a Men's "C" Division league Scottish Cup
Craigengower
INTER-HONG CRICKET
been
SIMPLE FOR HOLMES! On account of cost only nine game, players
can make the trip, beat St. John's 7-2. Duncan, the captain, and White, heart the answer might well Carr, Morgan, and Langley make have been "Anyone but Colton." | five," and Micklem, alter the All is well, however; peace manner of his winning the Put- reigns, and we have the best fer, together with his previous possible man to match our team record, must surely mike six. and his wits against our tough So, with all the championships America opponents. Cotton, still to come, to say nothing of when you
come down to it, is the international matches which
The following have the only British player of world are to be regarded almost as an selected to represent Dodwell stature since the first war. He offelal trial, the selectors are left & Co., Ltd., in an Inter-Hong The following are League "think big", in a manner cap with only three places and the cricket match against Buster- 10 hockey Axtures for the week-able of matching the Americans, uncomfortable thought that any-feld & Swire at the Hongkong and has a way of inspiring other thing up to half a dozen players Cricket Club ground, Chater people. If only temporarily, to do may by the middle of July have Road, on Sunday, February 1, Saturday Ladies League
the same.
cammed the right to fill them. at 11.30 am.:
Sherlock Holines reckoned to As to his own play, though he tell a weaver by his touth and c. Holdsworth A. P.. Pereira, G. N. Artby, C. Ure. . . Neve, makes his "positively final" apa compositor by his left thumb. D. Millar, 3. Chubb, P. G. Williams. pearance with the regularity of a He would today with equal case | S 11. Coonet, 3. 11 Hamm, R. W prima donna, he is
Franklin still an tell a Walker Cup selector-by Beore. McAdam, Umpire. -- T.
his crossed finger.
C
Brownlow, lbw b Tompkins ] Carroll Tompkins Clayton, Stephens b
$
Tompkins
12
Clarke, b Tompkins
Graham,
C
Tompicins
b
Ibbotson
Burke, e Mann ↳ Tompkins,
following have been Cuthbert, b Ibbotson
selected to represent. Hongkong Barlow, not out
In the annual Interport matches Crowley, e Stephens b Ibbot-. against Macao at Mação "on February 15:
Goalkeepers. - S. N. Pornlatı (Argonaut); B. Namy (Thunder both).
l-backs.-L (8) Lalley (Royal Navy): A. L. Nery (Capt.) (Ite crelo); WOI: Pelters (Army): 11. D. Rada (Argonauts): Yaqub Kiza
(Thunderbolts).
Half-backs,
Almeida
thego-
(tails): B.Q.M.9. Dowell (Army):
Jon
Crouch e and b Tompkins
Extras (b)
*.
Total
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Bowling
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27
8,2
# 20
Cal Andrews (I.A.F.); I. A. Cal. Ibbotson 1000 (Rectrio): L Farmer-Wright (Army); C. Erkelens (Dutch); E. Tompitina You! (Polite?...
Farwards./9gt Aziz (AF.) 3/14 Clegg-llll (Army); Set Curtis (Army) Lt de Cruz (Army): 11.
K. Ebrahim (Thunderbolts); P Gardner (Argonauia): I. Quiarres [AFEDnauta); A. A dow Itemedios
Je (Recrolo): L. Sequeira (fte
end:
Begrelo "A" Derians "Green"- King's Pork Pool Ground 3.00 p.m. Umpires: Mrs Stevensbor
Victorians VKOV
Um-
Valley Fool Ground 2,43 pm. piral: Tera Singh, 3, Asstne,
Gremlina "A" KGV "A"-Police Ground 3.00 pm. Umpires: Sgt Heard, L/Bd: Finlayson....
Dorions "White" v DGS-King's Park Pool Ground 4.35 pm. Umpires: Yaqub, Khan, A., L. Nery.
Sunday
First Divalon (Men's)' Argonauts "A" v пKH.C-Pallee 54 Grolind 10.30 am. Umpires: Maj, A.J.1. Doyout, P/O P.J. Boll
Rremelo v R.AF-terrejo 2.30 pm. Umpires! WOI, A, N. Nixon. P. Y. Xavier.
ARMY SQUASH TOURNAMENT
were
Only three of the four. seml- final matches in the Land Forces Squash Championship, played yesterdný evening before a crowded guttery at the Vic- foria Club due to Licut Hebden receiving a walk-over from 2nd Lieut Richardson after his vic tory over Fleming at San Wal on Monday.
* Polien v Royal Navy-Police Graunt R W3.30 pin: Umpires: Fiat F.
Leigh, Makhan Singh, 3
Thunderbalts "A" V YMCA~Roys! 7Navy Ground No. 1 10.30 am. Um- piret: 11. Crehas, WOI. N. W. Ltori.
·Beyond Division (Men's) IKAAF ▼ Dutch-Cal Tak 10,30 e. Umpires: FAZLA E, J. Cordon, Bookungous Nav Bharat-Happy Um- Valley Pool Ground 19.39 (am.
Major Meare · beat Lieut-Col P/0 K
Nicholson 9-2, 0-0, 10-8, 0-0; Whittaker..
Teams or umpires unable to meet Capt Power beat Lleut Reeve host Lieut Boultbee 9-1, 6-1,
Colony Billiards Savie
Au Hing beat P. C. Huang pit: Krieban Lall,
Reaulic of matches played were:
crelo): J. A. Soares (Recreio Bst 300 points to 259 in the second
Mayers are sued to confirm with round of the Colony Junior thow Oxtures are requested to con-0-4, 4-9, D-7, 10-8: Major Ryto
Tejen (Army).
Inat. Lett. Annur, R. N. (300 Billiards
KE) PHOT usty 2 that night.
Championship
1801 C. Verhjeid, the Hon. Future „Bedreléty of "the" "332ŁA., imis» [diniely by-phnom (32969).
Starshall.
12th man-3. 3.. Httle.
THE GAMBOLS.
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ON, GEORGE
Replays
London, Jan. 23. Results of soccer games played today were as follow:
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Terinis Competitions organised
by the Nine Dragons Services Club and played at the Club on Thursday fast:
Darts.-R.A.F. (Armourers) ¤, 10 Sqn R.A.F. 4; 50 F4 Sqn RE, T 4. B.A.F. (Bek Kong) "A" 3,...
Table Tennis.--90 Med.¿nty H.A.
68 Coy R.A.B.C. "B" 1" The finals will be played at the Club to-day, commencing 7 p The following are the finālistuji
Darts. 80 8gn R.A.F. v 54 TA Sqn R.E. "E."
Table Tennis.-50 Coy R.A:8.c.. "A" De Med. Biy R.A.
SCOTTISH CUP
The presentation of trophies wil take place at 8 p.m. by Mm Odling, First Round Replays
wife of Lieul: Col W.- Odling, O.B.E., M.C... R.A., Commanding Brechin City 0. St. Mirren 172 .A.A. Regiment B.A. Dundee United 2, Berwick Rangers 3
Falkirk 4, Newton Stewart 0 Revised Scottish Cup Second Round Matches to be played on February 7 are
Aberdeen vs. St. Mirren. Berwick Rangers vs. Queen of the South.
Forfar Athletic vs. Falkirk Reuter.
Barry
HAVE ANOTHER PRUNE, DEAR
Unite are reminded that the closing date for the February Come petitions is Baturday, January 5, The first round will be played as the Club on Thursday, February 5 Entries for the next Basketball Knockout Competition should "be? submitted to, the Manager, Nina Dragons Services Club, by Baturday, February 14
The draw for the first round"whit take place re the Club at 0.20 p on Saturday, February 14. a
Applely
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