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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, ... · 1958.
DREARY ENGLISH
ENGLISH BATTING MAY ASSIST THE AUSSIES
TO RETAIN THE
ASHES
Says PETER DITTON
The strangest Anglo-Australian Test series since the war-and possibly of all time-is drawing to a close. Though it is four-fifths over, in effect it has not even begun for everything depends upon the final game at the Oval. This begins on August 15, and can render the four that have preceeded it all wasted effort.
Not that anyone is really likely to worry about that. This series is not one that will be remembered after it has been completed.
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It would be, unfair to Aleebeen feature of Australian, Headingley behind me I and the
·Bedser and inaccurate in the cricket over the past 20 years. thought horrible to contemplate. bargain to say that all the cricket Aur In the absence of Bill It Ave days do not prove suf- has been undistinguished. Johnson the Australian bowling | Delent to win a Test match, then bowling alone bus been worth has become as much of a one what assurance is there that six travelling many miles to see. So, mun effort na England's. Lind-days will be enough? top, has the folding of the Aus-woll has played his part nobly, tralibus.
But how many individual per- Tormances apart are worthy of recollection?
You may say the Watson-Bailey stand at Lord's
the Bailey and
marathon at Headingley, Boil were fighting efforts that saved England from defeat. Yet they were negative, and these always tend to be, forgotten.
Maybe the Hutton century at Lord's will be talked about in years to come. to, then ital major claim to fame will be it magnificent isolation. It was the only occasion when an English
batsman looked thoroughly oit top of the bouding.
YET. NO NASH
Four Australian centures by Hassett (2), Miller and Harvey were fine efforts but nothing sensational. They did contain any of that dash that has
Admittedly but appeared at Headingley to be
it is possible to feeling the strain for the first look back and
say that there time. For considerable periods in might have been positive results the England second innings he all four games was not even up to the pace of far been played had they run
to six days.
Berser.
that have 40
Accuse me if you will of being
But had the players known ungenerous, but I say this series before the start that they were has enhanced few reputations, in for a six-day struggle and Having watched all four matches not ene of five days, they would so far. I am hard put to separate have altered tactics necordingly. one from the other. The Fricket; has been all of one pattem.
The probable result of this would have been slower batting Mew of the blame for this lies still with no more likelihood with England who thus far ap- of a finish at the close of the pear unaware of the fact that extra day. Ave drawn games
will enable
the Australians in retain the!
Aslics.
RIDICULOUS
The altitude of their batsmen And the chances are that the would Indicate that they same thing will happen at the anticipate being struck by Oval. If you like your cricket lightning if ever they lay baithat way, then O. K. Personally, upon buil with some ferocity. I find it ridiculous and boring.
The only real answer is for How this sort of balling is Bet
supposed to win a Test match England to wake their ideas up. in five days beyond com-say England particularly be prehension. Unless It is hoped cause they, as challengers, are so to kill the interest of the the ones who must take the
trying.
SPEEDWAY opposition that they will give up initiative.
MAKES NO
HEADWAY
By George Whiting time
VALUABLE MINUTES
The Australians are not super- men, und it is possible to score runs off their bowling
at
THE CHANNEL SPLASHING SEASON IS
NOW IN FULL SWIM. HOFEWER THAN
SEVEN OF OUR COUNTRYMEN AND LASSIES WILL BE IN OR PULLED OUT
OF IT
KEEP AR EYE ON MY CLOTHES WHILE I'M IN
A LEBANESE
WITH OUR SUMMER YOU'D THINK SWIMMING LIKE A FISH WOULD COME MORE NATURALLY TO THE ENGLISH
'TO THINK 16TARTED THIS SUMMER
KA SPARROW
"COME ON, IT'S LOVELY
IT'S A PHARO DISTANCE)
THE
AND WARM SURPRISING
AND A MEXICAN.
THING IS THAT
SO FAR
THIS YEAR.
TO FRANCE
HEVE ONLY HAD IT CHUM BY
AN EGYPTIAN
BANG
BANG!!
VIVA THE WHITE
CLIFFS.
Do You FIND THE PAVEMENT
HARD ON YOUR
FLIPPERS
•TRAN WALKING! RULLYEFT
London Express Service
ARSENAL HAVE SET UP A
NON-PLAYING
RECORD
Arsenal, holders of many English soccer playing records, have now set up a non-playing record. Since June, 1952, they have paid out £12,500 in benefit money.
+
now
This is the highest sum ever disbursed by any club over a similar périod. The total includes eleven maximum benefits of £750 and accrued shares to players who have been transferred and also to those who have been granted free transfers.
One who receives the It has become so one-sided
And this is proving more dim- maximum is Leslie Compton, | 23 years have elapsed since a cult than it sounds." The four I believe something of this reasonable rate. Nor should this
who former centre-half
British nature occurred at Headingley on job be the particular prerogative joined the coaching staff.
victory—that it had fights of his come back cain- five been suggested the series bej palgų have lasted just the lust afternoon when Balley of Hutton.
suspended to give Britain 制 rounds. Three he won, the and Bedser in a 18h wicket
other was stopped in chance to build up her team.
the first He stand, put on 19 runs and took
may be the Number 1
round when he sustained a cut up 50 valuable minutes of batting batsman, but there are other
But after a discussion be-eye. who in county cricket look to
tween two Colonels, A. D. The Australian interest at this be close behind him.
Macaulay of Britain and Jonhinny. Carey, former To put it vulgarly, speed-stage did not appear to be as manner in which they have thus
America's James Bishop, who Manchester United and Irish way racing would appear to keen as it might have been. But far managed to lose confidence
are the two managers of the skipper, is to be the new Black. Teat matches I make this comment upon Aus- [In be going up the spout.
been
teams, it has been decided the bum
Rovers' manager. He The "fans" bave gone fralla in no way disparagingly. amazing.
contest shall continue.
succeeds Jackie Bestall. who vacated the post three months cold. Attendances flop. The reselion was general and. The Oval will provide the
the ago, Carey, who retired at the NOT EVEN FOR THE BUS tracks,
Yorkshire crowd English including although the
with
end of last season after winning New Cross, have shut up endured the whole affair with portunity. If we fall into the
Jim Peters, runner of the
major honour. In the every hates to think same dreary pattern that we stoic calm. one shop.
who game, is the fifth manager at what the Sydney hillites would have followed in the previous The Wightman Cup, an an- world's fastest Marathon,
August has covered wood since the war. have had to say in similar four games, then Australia WII! | nual tournament
between the shree last Ask any speedwug promoter
not only retain the Ashies but tennis women of Britain and 3,780 miles in 478 training spins, Board circumstances. Speedway Control
Now one hears that the fifth will do so with the approval of America, is not, after all, to is to have a holiday by order member for the reasons, and he
suiter a five-year sentence of of his wife Frieda. will
and al Test is to be extended|all cricket fans. blame television, the
Three
Coronation, the weather, theo.slx-days. With memories of
atom bomb, or the death of Joe Stalin.
Nobody
will admit that at slump stems
Jenst part of the
from the bickering and back- bling that goes on behind the scenes.
LATE CHANGE
For instance, they've recently been scratching each other's eyes out over the second Eng- land-Australia
Test Match Everybody thought this annual epic was to be raced at Harrin- gay on August 1, as per official advices-but it wasn't. It goes on
Wembley
Thursday, August 13, and the change-a late one-seems to have burned a few hearts.
ht
on
their
has
Jas
A pavilion 880 feet long and costing £300,000 is to be built The at
the Melbourne Cricket Ground, venue of the 1950 Olympic Games. The pavilion will raise the ground capacity to 110,000. The money is being
the Federal loaned by Victorian Governments,
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---{London Express Service)...__| disbandment...
Luz Brothers Just
Eastman
and
Edge Out And McKelvie
By "TOUCHER”.
In the best of the five third round matches of the Colony Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship played yesterday, former Champions Joe and Raoul Luz staged a strong second half rally to just narrowly edge out A. Eastman and Jock McKelvic by 21-18.
The losers put up a grand display and actually led all the way until the 17th head. Opening with a single, they conceded a two on the second head, but quickly raced to a 7-2 lend with a four and two singles. On the 10th head they had widened their lead to 11-4.
Seven wezies after the official fixtures list had been published, the Board came round to think- The Luz brothers began to A plucky try for the maximum Tha Neves came close to ing that a Saturday Test in fight back strongly at ths by the losers yielded the four making it a fight toward the town would
take away star stage. Gradually recovering shots on the last head.
middle of the game when they riders front Manchester und their touch they scored
After their brilliant early approached to C-8, but Lau'and judicial decision single and two twos to draw up round
F. G. Luz Tay drew away on the next
went my untutored
down few heads to 22-7, concrding to Increased their lead
tamely to 13-9yesterslay
Atheir opponents six shots on the with a two, only to see their unhman and U. A. Rumjahn by last three heads. opponents gradually closing up the disapppointingly wide mar
gin of 27 shots to 11.
Buccess.co,
ened a bit late in the day to 9-11, Eastman and McKelvie and W. C. Ogley
Bradford which, to
Anyway, they took the Test off the Hurringay list. At least, Harringay were fold that, if they $101 wanted it, they would have to run it on a night other than
a Saturday.
*SURRENDERED'
go,
With only 18
days to Harringay "surrendered," and if you think they had any occasion to feel graceful about, you have only to listen to their usually- so-genial loss, Frank Gentle, Says he
to
to 14-14 on the 17th head.
THE SCORES
Though it was still anybody's After conceding a four and a
Colony Open Palre game at this point,
the Luz single en the second and third At KCC: J. A. Luz and R. F. brothers were seen at their head, and allowing their op- Laiz beat A. L. G. Eastman and best when they made sure of ponents to lead by 3-2, Rahman J. McKelvic, 21-18. victory with a four, a two and and Rumjalin
wiped out the next two heads
At HKCC: A. R. Rahman and
single, an the next three and had matters all their own U. A. Ruunjohn heat F. G. Liz heads.
Ersatz Cricket
"The two other Test matches Pitches Wanted
were
scheduled for Norwich and
deficit on the
way from then onwards
and W. C. Ogley, 27-11. Luz aral Ogley could only score on three of the remaining
a three on the 9th and; a,two 22-13.
'A BOMBSHELL
Peter Keenan, Scottish holder -Says Mrs. Peters Every week of the British bantamweight day for the past year Jim has title, is known for his shrewd- bees up at seven, breakfasted, ness, particularly where boxing gone to work, run six miles purses are concerned. during his lunch break, run 10
Even so, his latest announce- 14 mlice in the evening, bothed, had his dinner and then Keenan has stated
ment has come as a bombshell that unless Kone to bed. All because
better purse to 1056 he is offered wants to
defend his title against Ireland's Olympics.
John Kelly, he will not fight but "Now I've put my foot down. will forfeit the crown. What with the Olympics last If he does, he will be follow-
to
win
at the
he
year we have not had a real
ing the example of Cliff Curvis holiday for two years 60 B
we're of to Scar- who handed in his welterweight August 16
uitle becouse be considered he borough for two weeks and
enough to de- was not offered while we're there I've forbidden fend it against Peter Fallon. Jim even to run for the bus."
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The Tour of Britain, The Jack Hobbs, the miracle muni of boxing who came back to the be aged in this country, will "bizgäst-ever cycle road race to ring after a
BC- commence on September 6. cftient, hopes to visit America sides being, the biggest, it will shortly.
alsa be the toughest-ever.
serious road
uc-
But first he wants a thorough test to see it his accident has left any after-effects.
!
Test
Team's Wreath For
Memorial
1,000 miles against last year's The 14-day route covers nearly
1,470 in 10 days. Independen: einge teams from Belgian, France and Italy are to compete,
The Belgium team will com prise the Arst Ave in the Tour of Belgium, Britain's representation Includes last year's vinner, Ken Russell, and Tan Steele, who wou the event in 1051.
Bolton and Not Lofthouse, Among the many wreaths England centre-forward, is one Soccer BELS01 He reported for At KBGC: B. W. Bradbury Inid at the foot of the of the first casualtics of the new
Cross of
wrist, training with a broken Contes beat B. newly-dedicated 18 heads a single on the 7th, and A. E.
and Marques
Gulleraz, Sacrifice at Dishforth ceme- and it will be eight weeks be
tery, Whitby, was one fore he can ploy. on the 15th.
At Recreio: W. Marshalleay bound in green and gold The three other matches ended in comfortable wing for and R. Gourlay beat K. Bodio from the Australian Test
team. now being A. E. Coutes and B. W. Brad- and G. C. Norman, 20-10. carried nut by the London bury, W. Marshallsay
At HKFC: P. K. Lau and R. Counell with
artificial cricket Gourlay and P. K. Lau and R. Tay baat L. M. and V, A. All right. You tell me.
pitchen on 40 of the 188 grounds Tr
Neves, 22-13. · in London parks.
Coates and Bradbury took a Speedwry regulation No. 73, included In n chapter headed It was decided to find some runaway lead of 12-2 on the
+ Test suitable "Organisailen,"
Birmingham on Saturdays. So why should London be deprived
of its first Saturday Test since the war?"
rates
Expertinents are
substitute for
and It
8th
turi
kend over J.M. Gutlerrez and B. F. Marques, Increasing 11 ||
match second only in importance which cannot stand up to to 18-4 on the 14th and even- to the World Championship tint were wonted to the tually winning by 22-13. why do they mess about with 17 laat report submitted
If this is speedway organisation,
give me knurr and spell".
that these experiments are
~ed in close co-operation Gourity
Ristance
and
n
But Nat is not allowing hia injury to interfere with his pre- parations. To the suggestion that he should delay the start of It bore the signature of all his training until the wrist had to heal, the tourists, headed by the cap-been given more time toin's, Lindsay Hassett, and was he replied "Let's get going to the memory of Flt.-Sgt. V.J. now." Morris, the only Australian air-
con, two New Zealand and one South Africon.
Death Of Italian
in this memorial man buried
bodies Formor Motor Acc cemetery containing the
of 81 Bervicemen who lost their lives in the lest war, Including Marshallsay
Mantau, Italy, Aug. 11.
two members of the Luftwafte met with strong ro- Tazio Nuvolari, Italian win shot down in the area, 68 Royal Bodle and ber of countless motor mecs in Canadian Air Force, one Ameri- the National Playing Field G. C. Norman in the opening the 30's, died last night, aged
from K. "A form of trapball played In Association, and as a token of Lancashire. The "knurr is the their appreciation of the Cotm- beads of the game, and on the 1 wooden ball and the "spell"; is cli's efforts,
sixth head were down by B-7 the Association
They
however, recovered. their He scored many of his suce Dishforth Station was manned the trap...
have given the ICC -£100,
lead with a four and two twos on | cesses with his "Mascot”—a
by Canadian of No. 0 (RCAF) When
which makter a satisfactory artificial the next thred heads and
rodé with him as` co-driver;" The ve. Corr butlong toi, thu parents | Alllca bombing effort from early Nuvolari, whoso will be in use for not practice P. K. Lau and R., Tay, after throughout the yene kme of opening with it on the first wanted him to be a fockey ba- 1943 unul the collages of Der. the experimental nire has rub- head led all the way in their cause he was knall," twice won many Almost 220,093 Canadian ber as its bang, others have match against the father and the Mille Miglia in the 30% and men and women, Sporved at bitumen, or bitimmen and cork on combination of Le Mans Wok most of the other facing Northern biroaldsmartly in
RUGGER RESULT
2.
Aug '11"
Bailey beat, Detoury by 21
10% in on Bugby
que
sirt has been found the. wickets Iboked back from 11-10/16, húnchback, who, always | Bomber". Group ',
-{London Express Service)
Against
skin disease and itching
"Mitigal
TER: PRODUCT
JOE...DON'T MAKE
THAT
COME-BACK
Says DESMOND HACKETT
If Joe Mercer starts talking about just one more conte-back he will, I think, make the biggest mistake of his wonderful life,
So I say to Joe: I know that you have been into the gloryhole back home at Hoylake to dig out those boots you had sworn to cast aside for ever.
I know it was done in the stops of Highbury and sull; cause of football when you went "Good-byo như thànk you”. out a couple of weeks ago to Don't go back on those words. coach some of the local Don't let them say: "Ite used juveniles,
to be a gonxt player, in.........his
But once again you got that day.". old feeling. You find you can Remember that only two run the legs off the youngsters, letters part Good old Jos from -Sure, stire ..but just re- Poor old Joe. It is just as close member those days at the end as champ to chump. So get out of last gruelling season when while you can laugh, Joe, the old heart was saying "Take it easy. Joe," and the legs were
fairly aching for spot of case,
WILLIAMS' CASE
Take the case of that bound-
ing goalkeeper Bert Williams,
in
There were unhappy times, Joo, when you were more than of Wolves and England, who is a shade niggly. Gone was the around ten years younger and started his international career famous crooked geline that
1940, the matched those even-more-famous
year you, Joe, cowboy-crooked legs,
stepped out of England fine,
Williams has not
re-signed for Wolva, Manager Ston Cullis reckons Bert is likely to say good-bye to topline Soccer today.
Sincerely, Joe, I am one of your most admiring fans. I have known you over the years for modest winner, a gallant loser,
I remember you ani enger Youthful, athletle Williams, leafy youth at Everton playing after his injury last season, was with Dixie Dean, whom you now finding it tough at the top. He sports bust- join as one of the unforgettables, has two thriving
It was this same Dixie who, hesses. Recently he moved into two seasons ago, advised: "Don't a new inungalow with 15 acres
of land as a smallholding.. stay in the game too long Joe,"
You are in your 40th year, Joe ...your 25th year #9 A pro- making one Anal flourish. He fesional footballer, You have captained your country,
You have won championship medals with Everton (1939) and Arsenal (1949). You explained Arsenal's Cup-winning outfit in 1950, You wore voted Footballer of the Year,
You almost carried your team of cripples through against Newcastle. In 1952 Cup Final And last season you guptain- Arsenal's championship
ed
side.
Remember the night of May 1 when, with tears in your eyes, you stood on the wide
MOTOR SPORTS CLUB MEETS TOMORROW
The Annual General Meeting of the Motor Sports being held
Club is at 8.30 p.m. to morrow In the Library of the United Services Recreation Club. Kowloon.
The Meeting will be accom- panied by a Film Show which will include.the.ople "1952 Le Maus" film (through the courtesy-of-the-Aslolie--Petro- leum Company) and n new Rooter film showing Hinchliffe's recent record-breaking from London to Capetown in a Humber Super Snipe.
run
Oficers for tire 1953/1954 season will be elected during the meeting and the outgoing Committee urge all members
to be present.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
New York, Aug. 11. Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 1-0 in National game, the only match
played this afternoon in the major base- ball leagues.--Reuter,
GET ME A RICKSHAW, PLEASE
AH! RICKSHAW.
FOR THE PAUSE WITH A LIFT!
Handsome Bert looks like
has called a conference to an- nounce his decision,
his
Wiseboy Williams, with England caps and his Cup as Williams of Wolves und Eng- medal, wants to be remembered
Jand,
Not a bad idea ch, Joe?
~(London Express Service)
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