THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, - APRIL 18, 1953.
SURREY ANTICIPATE A KEEN
ON THE CHALLENGE FOR THE COUNTY
SOCCER
INSIDE
(Contributed by Desmond Hackett, Robert Findlay and Henry Rose.
Edited by Marshall Fallows).
CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP
An honour that is hard won is all the more treasured. That is how Surrey view the County Cricket Championship. Last year they be crme Champions for the first time since 1914, although they shared the title in 1950. And they are all the more determined to retain the title this coming season; determined, but not falsely confident.
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The main factors in their success inst season were 'est- cellent bowling, supported by Belding which often reached the highest Australian standards--- especially close to the wicket.
At the Oval ground, which looked better than ever in the Spring sunshine, Secretary Brian Castor told me last week: "We won the title by a fair margin of points last season, but this will make the other counties, especially Yorkshire, all the more keen to lower our colours. It will be even harder to hold the title than There's one South African visitor in London who thinks English Soccer is
was to win it."
But this nititude of grand yes, even after watching the Chelsen-Newcastle show.
their football grounds and commons He is a back with Balfour Park, the Johannesburg Max Ulfane is the name.
opponents will nat upset the they have trained rigorously. Surrey players. Determination League club conched by Berry Niewenhuys, the former Liverpool winger.
Suld Mr Cartor, "Even in the nn NCB not to move until the ball went is their strong sult. They darkest days of the winter, Ullane is impressed with the cadet tiles and was
out of play.
proved this on the Held last when fog and now was enough advance made by Charlton's finalist,
scaron. In all departments, tő drive the game from the South
particularly bowling and field-minds of the most ardent celeket ing. they showed a zeal no lover, the inds always thought usually atrociated with English of the summer. They frequent-
ly dropped in to ace me cricket.
This year, with the opening
reason." match still a week away, the chat about the approaching shown Surrey's chances of holding players have already that same spirit. They reported their title are good. for training on the 14th of this
one shit, month. But there was no need for any fitness exercises, The They have their stars, but 100 players had seen to that them-nuch einphasis is not placed on
one man. All play their part.
African players, Sid "I stopped boxing when I
Remember Joe Cockroft, O'Linn, Edio Firmant, Stuart signed for the United," sald
United and Leary and John Hewie,
Shaw. "These two sports don't former Sheffieki
West Ham wing half-back? "Hewle cspecially. He's come mix."
I have a
chance to play won a War Cup med with the on beyond recognition" says
"When our chaps conie Yorkshire League cricket, but 1 Hammers in reason 130-40. Ulfane.
Now Joe's 18-year-old son, over here they gain a couple of thlak it better to concentrate on
one sport rather than fall Terry, dams to make the grade yards in speed."
between Two badly balanced as a footballer. This useful in
locks. Perhaps I'll play a little side forward has be given a village cricket for pure relaxarial by West Bromwich,
London Express Service)
Niewenhuys-a craich golfer is doing well back horne Johannesburg, where he runs the sports department of a Dig departmental store,
Bill
tion,
LONGEST ASSOCIATION Soccer's best snooker player? Neighbouring managers Stuart Tonimy Harmer, of 'Spurs, as McMillan (Derby County) and great a wizard with a cue as he Walker (Notingham is with a football, would have Forest), both former players, the sold backing of those who claim to have the longest family have seen him play to win a association with Soccer.
nooker competition.
for
of
Kay
This warning has been taken
EXHIBITION
selves.
For many
un weeks
The team works as
In both they were inspired by skipper Stuart Surridge. In his first season in charge, Sur. and i ridge was an oustanding success.
inspiring by. example.. rather He is a dynamic personality. then wards. To him the word impossible does not exist,
He frequently showed this with amazing catches held close to the wicket. Many a batsman had a triumphant smile frozen in the making when his intended boundary shot was picked out of the air a few yards from the bal by the vigilant Surridge,
SOFTBALL Lindrum On Snooker
TOMORROW
The diagram I left you with last week is a compara-
By "KEYSTONE"
tively easy position from Local diamond activities which to clear the
come
table.
Their fathers were playing
Said
Irisii Peter Doherty, first-class football in the mid- 1000'-not long after the International_player-manager of Doncaster: "Too many promising League's inception in 1888.
boys are last 15 Soccer once West Bromwich are favourites their schooldays are over."
the signature
to an end tomorrow but I must impress on nil Richards, the tall, much-sought to heart by the 'Spurs, who are afternoon with the play-off readers that no position at
of Llanbradach now covering most centre-half
af the of the postponed exhibition Snooker should be regarded (West League, Division 11). Saturday morning Inter-area
carelessly. All shots should games of last week. take schoolboy matchas "which
interest Noci
will be be treated with caution. Spectator Cantwell, sturdy 19 plnen as
Marshes, Hackney year-old left back, pleased
Walthamstow, anel in
the centred on the topnotch, 2.30 p.m.
I say this because many of you West Ham manager Tea Fenton North Louden parks.
tilt arranged between the Ed on his first appezrance in the
talent hus Carvalho's Braves, this season's may remark that this is a practice Already enough
Champions, and position only for the beginner, Major League slup. "We'll play for
been spotted eiure a champion- | ***
Chinese, who but believe it or not, I myself the Combined Eire one day," Icrecasts Ted,
skip
ofe the Tollenbur ericketer, 100. 1950..
16 practise along these lines unti Cantwell is n
swept If the lads don't allp
of ruch There was talk of Essex County through
photograph the scouting net, and Win this year's
angles is perfect. I know Cricket Club taking a look at if they full the promise they Series Trophy,
pracuce lum but the Irishman1 Is not
Preceding this game, Softball only continuous keen.
Commissioner Doe Molthers him- maintain a high standard of play. Barry Jepson, goal-cracking elf will lead a contingent of In playing over and over again
oldtime
battle from this position you will derive gladiators leader of likeston, hnd eide between having a trial against the Junior Champion excellent practice in the use of
or Dodgers in Division club
another "Flaming side and terew shots. Above all tor
versus Qicl Bones you will gain knowledge of the turning out for his own team Youth
angles, 511 the Derbyshire Senior Cup encounter.
BATTING AVERAGES
The first final.
He chose the cup
The following tables give the
yellow into
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want to go back home during the summer," he says.
Preston are Dying to Continent at the end of
the month to play six matches in four countries.
the
Their lust fixture, against Austria FC (Vienna) at Laxem burg on May 23, is part of the wedding celebrations of Prince Jean of Luxemburg and Princess Josephine of Belvium.
NOT EABY NOW It's not easy to be an all-1 rounder
these days. Graham 18-year-old Shaw,
Sheffield United left back, has already given up boxing and is thinking twice about cricket.
now show.
» First
the
to de-
aside all opposional | my men
to
to the the cue. And Derby County have re-Champion trophies go
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following:
30
...
that
CUR-SALL
BLACK
PINES
[GREEN, BROWN
stroke-potting the
the bottom right the cue following through--to and received a winter's medal, finct landings for the top ten in hand corner
pockets played
on the right-hand plus wedding present of
a the Batting Averages in, thefaur with a short grip on the buit of me to rest
This leaves you side cushion. clock from his leaminates.
Divisions. The coveted Batting
At the same time the with a good angle shot on the cue-ball is struck as low as
back into blue, X3, and is a nice prepara- newed their offer of a trial.
possible
put il
tion for following up with the position for the green, Xi.
pink afterwards. Your next shot is to strike the
Take your me over potting cue-ball underneath to put the green into the bottom right-hand the blue into the bottom right
screw backhand corner pocket. This stroke corner pocket and delicately into position for the has to be played with right
hand side on the cue-ball to brown. X2.
come off the bottom cushion, then the bottom Jeft-hand alde cushion, then across the table to rebound off the top right-hand side cushion for position on the pink, X4.
Senior "A" Division L. P. Lem at the Chinese Athletics.
Senior "B" Division. Jchn The ball boys' had to take a
at Ipswich Lyons of the Americana, "back seat"
the same because they wore
Junior Division-O. K. Dalish as the cf the Grimas. track ruits coloured Northampton jerseys.
Referee Arthur Blyth (Ed Shaw gained country school- boy honours at football and monton) stopped the game, sen! to stand near the and Army spectators, and warned
cricket; as a boxer he won the the boys British schoolboy
Gantner
ONCE MORE
THE LEADER
IN
SWIMWEAR FASHIONS
Sea The Displays At Leading Stords
OF CALIFORNIA
them
Ladies Division--Shella Silva of the Squaws.
MOST IMPORTANT One of the most Important things to remember is to plan ahead. The brown would have Into the bottom
In the first ten arti
SEINOR "A" DIVISION (Minimum of 30 times at bat to qualify)
ABH BA L. P. Lam (CAA)....... 43 36 372 to be potted A.-Young (St. 3330-13-333 white ball-being struck on .top-- Y. Z. Yeung (CAA).. 43 13 .302
V. Pedruco (Jag:) ... 47 10 340 right-hand corner pocket, the
B. Dhaber (Brave:).. 48 14 292
C. D. Remedios (Br.) 46 13 283
A. Oliveira (War). 39 11 282
C
You To Play
M. Tsang (SCAA) 51 14 275
H. Ong (Pandas) ....
37 10 270
E. Rancius (M'cnps) 41 11 269 SENIOR "B" DIVISION (Minimum of 32 times of bat to qualify)
ABH BA
J. Lyons (Am.).... 40 16 .400
H, Carmingham (Am) 43 19 398
F. Loureiro (11)
M. Nunes (BL)
W. Woo (Pandas).
BLACK
41 15 306 41 13 317 38 12 316
ORED
PINK
A. G. Jmall (Rexe) 45 14 311 S. Samy (Rexe:) 43 13 302
P. 11. Chang (Penda:) 42 12 288
A. Seuss (B140 13 283
M. Remedies (BI.)... 39 11 292 JUNIOR DIVISION (Minimum of 27 times at bat to qualify)
O. K. Dallah .(Gr) ..
AB H BA
40 14 .350
D. Cooper (Ban.), .. 40 13 325
Y. C. Ng (CAA)
C. Izott (Cemmets)
D. Eusebio (D)
C. C. Wong (CAA)
As a bowler, action is ogain the Surridge maxim, Beitting his zestful personally, he bowls fast. He is not the quickest in the country, nor the most ac- curate, but not through want of effort.
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A glance nt Jast Season's bowling figures reveals why Surrey rule the rost Tree players captured OVCT 100 wickets and another two topped the lifty mark.
All three, who reached the century mark played for Eng- land-Alce Bedser, Jim Laker and Tony
five Lock. "With Tesis this season, na opposed to four just, we are likely to be even further deprived of their sorflees," "zald Mr Castor, “but thai, is a drawback we don't mind."
YOUNGSTER'S CHANCE
Bedner's absence will give young Peter Loader a chance to show his paces. Peter, who is a product of the Surrey's coaching scheme, is a right-hand fast- medium bowler who moves the ball either way.
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With the exception of one de- partment, the Surrey attack was perfectly balanced last season. Being so strong elsewhere, this dedelency was not noticed, and it the pitch called for such bowler, Brian Constable made a sultable stop-gop,
If the need arises this season. youngster, Pratt, who has just
be given a chance. may completed his National Service, does not The Surrey batting match the bowling for strength. but there were notable improve- ments last season. Particularly pleasing was the development of young Fletcher. He fought bact from a run of bad luck and ill-health to become one of the most consistent and altractive Once again I asic you to batamen in the country.
With the soild Eric Bedser, he. exercise extreme care when you formed an opening partnership. sight up for the pink into the top reminiscent of the great Hobbs | left-hand corner pocket. This
3
of
wl help com-
stroke has to be played with and Sandham combination which right-hand side on the white ball was the foundation cf many
core off the big Surrey score 20 years or so (check side) to Until Next Week top left-hand side cushion and ago.
finish in line for the black, X5.)
STRENGTHENED BATTING || One of the many queries 1 This season the batting wli have received recently brought to be immeasurably strengthened my mind an occasion at the old by the regular appearance Thurston's Hall, London, when amateur Peter May. May. who a thousand runs a prominent professional player scored early lost an important championship in 16 Innings last season, is Eng-
of a
dis- careless land's greatest batting game because breach of the rules.
covery, since the war, At one time
was feared that he would It was in the days of dear old be lost to first-class cricket on Charlle Chambers, 011 the leaving Cambridge, but he has deciding frame elther player had now decided to give all his time to take the black to win. The to the game. first player went to the table and was successful in potting the black. And Charile Chambers, noting that the cue-ball could not possibly go into a pocket, an- nounced 'Game. The winner at this stage stopped the white played for Surrey over 21 years ball with his Cue as it rolled ago. Indeed. Fishlock's flashing down the table, assuming that the drives became ng much part of game had ended.
the ground as the Domus Charlie Chambers immediately gasometer.
nol But their influence bas and the reversed his decision
For to defend their game was awarded to the other been lost.
Surrey will use The competitor. A great many dis- title. agreed with the verdict, but methods employed by both these
faithful servants-titrek. Charlie Chambers was the re- ferce and his decision stood.
answers your 1. think this question, Mr Read of Beckenham, A stroke is not completed until all the ball have come to rest. See Rule 3 of the General Rules published by
Billards the Association and Control Council, London.
BLUE
RED
37 12 324
O BROWN
28 9 .321
O
CUR- BALL
20 D $10
34 10 .294
28 8 .286
39 11 .282
39 11 232
A. Massey (Ban.)... 28 0.206
B. Said (Gr.) '..
F. Boulet (D)
A. Fuller (Bin,)
LADIES DIVISION
(Minimum of 30 times at bot
to qualify)
AB H BA
Shella Silver (Sq.)...54 25 .463 48 20 437 B. Remedios (Sq.)
S. Sum (Squaws) 53.20 377 Kwak (Pandas) 45 10 .350 M. Gutlorez (Sq.).. 45 10 350 M. Gosling (SCAA).. 42 14 333 T. Noronha (Wah.). 40 15 320 8. K. Chan (Put To) 41 13 .317
1. Wang (Pandes)..: 50.15 .300
1. Starkey (Wah.) 40 12 .300
Mali POP.
POP- WHATS THE TRAIN STOPPING FOR. ?
LATE THE TROUBLE IN
HERE ?
MIS
?
YELLOW
OGREEN
for
This week I present an Intéresting position 'Clearing the Table Prac tice. What would
you do? (Next week Horace Lindrum will demonstrate what he would do).
- Quick feint
HE'S FAINTED!
PUNKTAL
ZEISS
SPECTACLE LENSES will help you to see batter. Comprehensive stock, CHINESE OPTICAL CO. Optician. Hongkong Omort. 57 Queen's Rd, C Kowloon "Omce: 210 Näthan'" Bosch."
His presence pensate the county for the loss of Fishlock and Parker, who both retired last season, The Oval will seem strange without who first these two stalwarts
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TWELFTH RACE MEETING 1952/53. Saturday, 18th April, 1953. (Hold under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club)'
The First Beji will The programme will consist of 10 races, be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2 p.m.
Through Tickets (10 Races-$30.00) also tickets at $3.00 each the Special Cash Sweep on the "Hong Kong Derby" scheduled to be run on 2nd May, 1953, may be obtained the 'Cash Sweep Office of the Club at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chaler Road..
Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10 am, on Friday, 17 April, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.
THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE LAST
RACE.
To avoid congestion at the Cash Sweep Omce at Queen's Building, sweep tickets may also be purchased at the Club's Branch Omees at:-
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Cor
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