THE CHINA-MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 · 1959.
Is This What You Call CRICKET?
By BEVERLEY BAXTER, M.P.
It is a matter of no great importance, but for many years I have half a mile from Lord's Cricket lived in Hamilton Terrace, less than Ground.
of cricket, and only attended Lord's Yet I never succumbed to the fire
Having when someone asked me to lunch during the Eton and Harrow Match, been brought up on baseball in my youth, I regarded cricket as a dull ritual that passed the limits of mere time and bordered un eternity.
THAT WILD CRY
jof absolute sportsmanship.
As I un leaving the country next week (cowardice can be the
My conversion enme suddenly stumps were drawn on the last synonym for stiff-lipped rigidity like all great conversions, and day, I was so complete that I now have the zool of a prophet. Ini fag, when I had the honour of alting opposite young Mr Hole of Australia at a recent dinner at the House of Cominens, I felt that at last I was in touch with gresiness.
I LOOKED IN
Lord's that did it. My old friend
Am I right in assuming that highest form of wisdom), I would after nearly every over the Eng-venture a suggestion. Should we ish Belding was re-arranged so nut alter the
phrase
Just
as to take up lime? And equally itle? For example, if someone when en Australian batter was is just a bit too quick, or a tride
positively out and
ran to the too tricky, should the comment pavilion while his successor not be: nay, old boy, that's speeded take his place--was it dashed near cricket, isn't it?"
to to beat the clock?
Then Then
THE WORKS
I merely make this observation Imagine as a philosopher who has be
come a zealot, and I hope that this weeks, at the Oval, England. will out-bowl, out-feld, out-bat and, above all, out-think and outwit the Australians.
In fact, I hope we give them the works!
It was that Test Match at Lord Donegall sent me five rover doim hero is that wild, intimi
cry of "How's that?" in tickets one for each day. On the which the nekding team tries to opening day I paid no attention influence the umpire. to the affair, although the cheers if at Wimbledon a player served could be heard in our garden. ml shouted "How's that?" at On the second day I looked the same moment? Imagine if in on my way to Westminster in the ring a boxer shouted it and gazed upon the hallowed spot In company with some 30,000 of my fellow creatures. It
Even In baseball no one tries seemed rather like much on
to influence the umpire's decision about nothing.
before he gives it. I admit that "This is all very graceful." sometimes when he declares a
Father Thought. in slow motion, but it is not a home player to be out the crowd quite rightly throw ginger pop
like a ballet
1
when his opponent sent a right to his midriff.
game." And Just then the batterbotties at him and the home hit a mighty swipe and the hall | 20
leum gather around to express a tremendous
sped away into the distance.oubts about the marriage of Someone let pul Somer
his parents-but only after the roar. To my astonishment 1 dis-
the decision has been given. covered it was my own voice,
Then what in the world is the mystic meaning of the phrase "il isn't cricket?" If the answer
For the rest of the match t either stole time to visit Lord's on watched it on television at home or at Westminster the is given that the game is played Socialists are quite mad about to the rules I would reply that the
on the final | every
all in game even game-and morning I was at Lord's waiting wrestling-is played on those for the gates to open.
terms.
ONE PEZZLING POINT
This is the only game where a climax can be
SO I SUGGEST ..
I would go so far as to declare sustained for that there is no game ever in- hours on end-to that degree | vented in which-while obeying has something in common with the rules so much is done to Wagner's music-und it is also stack the cards against the other the only game where you cheer side. because a batter does not hit the
ball but merely blocks 1.
As a convert, I am entirely in favour of every device that will the Australians'
As a convert I denounce those i confound pundits in the Pres who want|knavish tricks, but, in my inna. to see England slugging away to cence, I um dashed if I under guin runk, Instead of merely stand why cricket has become a staving off detest.
having become a complete
to even to the extent that
لاقافة
when someone asks me "What's going
} immediately answer, "England are 70 three," I still remain puzzled on
one point.
GUIDANCE,
PLEASE
for
-Perhops-readers-cum-vnlighten.
ericitet"-a
me as to the meaning of the ex-
isn't pression, "It phrase which I have heard used
thousand tinės.
In my simplicity and inex- parience I must ask for guidance. For example, "It England win the loss an unlikely happening
-(London Express Service)
SCAA WIN FIRST TWO MATCHES IN INDONESIA
The Bouth China Athletic Association touring football team have won their first two matcher in Indonesia,
The first match played againve a selected team from Banka, took place on Satur- day, August 15.
South
tho
Chin
won by two goals to nil. The goals were scored Yue Cheuk-yin, by S.C.A.A, star Inside left,
On Sunday, also playing In Djakarta, the team was matched against a Chinese eleven, the Chang Hua team, whom they beat comfortably by four goals to all. Scorers MOR in this game were: - Chun-wah left winger, 2, Yue Cheuk-yin alde left.1 and Lee Kong-wing outside right, 1.
Fulham Success Plan
Centres
On Lawler
By HAROLD PALMER
Robin Lawler, a convert from left-half to left-back,
in the key man in a simple Fulham promotion plan for
"Y'kenCeltic Aye,mon, l'a lost at Hame? Sooner ha
Seen Hutton dropped thari)
those Eva points
THE TEST
TEAN
FOOTBALL RESULTS
HAVING BEEN PRKED, MICH
TO THE DISINTEREST
·OF THE SCOTS
ISA PLEASURE TO RECORD
'WO EVENTS THAT DELIGHTED ONE AND ALL OF US. (COXRELL; KNOCKING MATTHEWS OFF HK FEET IN SEATTLE
THE SPARROW SAYS
| WE'RE DOWG 60 WELL AGAINST AMERICA IT'S A PITY WE'RE NOT PLAYING THEM IN THE FINAL TEST.
THE
SWAT
WOULD NEVER HAVE DONE FOR
.W.G.
LUCKY IF
WE FORCE A DRAW WITH.
THẬT LỚP
NOT SERVING ON THE
ANDY MUCH TO THE DISGUST
· SELECTION COMMITTEE
OF ALL ENGLISHMEN
AND. OKR NEVER YEARY PIRIE RUNNING USAS FASTEST MILER-WES SANTEE- OFF HIS
WHITE
AT THE
CITY.
SHRICKS TO
DO I WANT MIDDLE AND LEG. GET PITCHIN'
LEMBLYETT
THE TEST MATCH
BALANCE SWINGS RIGHT OVER IN FAVOUR OF THE AUSTRALIANS
London, Aug. 17.
The second day's play in the fifth and final Test match has ended After with the balance swinging right over into Australia's favour. being 156 for three wickets, England collapsed to the extent of ending the day with 235 on the board for the loss of seven wickets.
The architect of this Australlan success was the wily Bilj Johnston who cele. brated his return to International cricket by shattering England's hopes of a sub- stantial Brst innings lead over Australia.
COLONY JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
The following are the resulfe of heats in, several events in the Colony Junior Swimming Championships, organised and sponsored by the Hongkong Amateur uff at the Swimming Association, which were swim Victoria Recreation Club last night:
Men's 50 yards Free Style:-First ; stroke: Mag'a 100 yards free itýl: hestesk, Yu Kwak-fu {liai Tin); } Diving, exhibition; Women's 220 E. Chữa” Sai-laang (Fortuna), Tiunéti yanda bank-stroke! Man's 4 x 100 20.4 rounds; Second best-1, 1 fards trediey relay; Women's 4x Leung Talken (Fortum), 3. D. 5o_yatda free style pelay Blumenthal Europe. VICIA). 5. Entries close an September 9 Ne Chung ngak
Rents will be swung of on Sep- Time: 23.9" seconda; Third" heal. Wong Fu-khun (Chung Sing), Z, Chan Bwal-chung (Lai Tamm), A Tao-yuk Fortuna), Time: 23.5
(Chun
in.
Lember 24. 23, 20 and 20 at 8 pm.
-Conditions to Entry (0)
to the Colony Climpionships will #mide; Fourth heat.-, Ng Wing- be open to all registered swimmers cheong Lal Tayn), 3, 1. Chun man of fitsted clubs, Registration doe |(Bouth_China), 3. Chog Bix (For-not apply to members of the Ger
the events, (una), Time: 17. seconds; Fifth hest. vines: (i). In Ray -I. A. Turpanion (V.R.C.). 2. names of the swimnjer, (with Chan Sutyen (Lái Trun), 3, Latt reserves must be advised to the
Becretare
1.K.A.S.A. Loo-woo (White Sharks; Time: 26.7 Ron. seconda: Hixth heat-1. A. Hyder. Least 72 hours before the fac
Chan
Wing-(e) The Championships will be held Saut
Sing).
Trang under the rules of the H.K.A.S.A. Icwel-hand seconds; Seventh heat-bal Cheuk- Chlu Sz0-
He clean bowled Hutton wicket was still playing perteck- | spinners' paradise after two or
play. France, were still three when the England captain was ly easily and there
But Presse. for Compton and Graveney. well set and looked good
pessimistle of most even the After tea he many more runs. had all the England batsmen in England supporters cannot have two minds and this on a plumb expected the happenings of the batting wicket,
The of the
ensuing hour.
doys'
THE SCOREBOARD Australia, 1st ning 275 England, Ist Inninge
up a dolly Hutton, b, Johnston .....
82
21
Australian felding was Compton spooned
highest class through-catch to fine leg, and almost anch, brar to. Lindvall....
Hussett, immediately afterwards Graveney May, c. Archer b. Johnston 39
young hit a ball down slip's throat. Compton, c. Langley b. Lind-
out the day with Davidson, Harvey and
Archer being particularly out standing:
When play was resumed this morning. in glorious sunshine, Hutton and Edrich walked out in go on with the England inning which overnight had stood one for no wicket,
at
Evans and Dailey hit merrily
for a while and toate the total
all
wall
(Chu Trin) Ing: 20.
Wah (South Chins), Holt-
chaw. (White Sharks),
meyer .KU.), Time: 20.3 soopids: Eighth heat-Wam Shiu-ming (South China). 2, Ho King-wong (Fortuna), Teang_Jul-yan (White Sharks). Time: 21.3 seconds.
Women's 100 yards Free Stylet- First, heated, Wu Ol-mui (South China), 2 Ching Lin-tai (Čeng Bing), J, Wong Yuk-ching (Fortuna), Time: 10 cocondr. Second heat 1. This Citsesalc-wahs____(Tortuno), 2. Hung Fo-land [C.C.8.A.), J, Fu Hung Poland (C.C.S.A., & Fu Yan-mil (South China), Time: 133 Foconda Third hout-lung Chan-
(C.C.B.A.). Time: ngan recorda.
134
Men's 220 yards Breast Stroke:- Wirat heal,-), sig PU-Dak (Lai Toun), 2. J. Thompson (8. Navy), Time: 2 la 15.0 sec; second heat.- Ma Ying-man (11.8.U.), 2. Man Pak (South Cuna), a, lo Yam (Chung Sing), Time: 3 min. 154 sec Third heat.-Tru Toa (1tol Tus), 2, Li Sheng-plu (Chung Sing), 3. Tanu Ka-kiu al Taun), Time: in 12 sec: Fourth new, Chi S chak (K.U.), 2. Doll Knal (European Y.M.C.A.). 3. Tang leo- chi Chung Sing), Time: 3 ml, 18.1 sea; Fifth edit, Tong Wah-yin (101 Taun) 2. Tsu Yan-kven (South China). 3. Wu Sing-kiong (R.1.L.), Time: 3 min, 19.4 NCC.
Men's 50 yards Free Style (Senf Analyst race.-1, Wong Fushun (Coung Sing), 2, in Wing-ret 3. Li Chiu-man (Chung Bing). (South China, The: 20.3 seconds; Second race, Leung Tai-kee For- 1. A. F. Remedios (V.C.). Lai Cheuk wan
(South Chuna). Time: 20 seconds.
Women's Boyarde Buck Stroke:- First heat, H. Richarda (Euro pean Y.M.c.a.). 2 M. Collins (European Y.M.CA.), 3, Wu Ol- 41.2 man (South China). Timu; Beconds:
"FREEDOG" OF HARTLEPOOL IS DEAD
London, Aug. 17.
A seven-year-old collie dog who found 3,000 lost balls on Hartlepool gólf course is dead.
"Mac" was the only dog in Hartlepool who had the official freedom AR of the golf coarse, halls were returned to the
Chlon Club
Mall Special.
―
Fanling Golf
nt
Copies of the 1053/64 Fixture List of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club have been sent to all mem bers. In the event of the original
received, having not been
Second beat.-1. Mok Put-in (Lai Tauny. 2, Helen Wang duplicate copy may be obtained (Fortuna), 3. tung Poland from the office.
seconds:
Style:-
Men's 440 yards Free
Sui-trang Chfu Fitt ticol.-i.
Fortuna), 2. Lau Su-10 (10 Tin), Time: 0 min. 49 secx; Second heat- Wong Fou-shan (Chung Birg): 2 Leung Tal-kco (Portuna);
Chin Bre-chew (White Sharks Tino: min. 7.7 xos: Third boat- 1. Leung Lam (Chung Singh. Tro Blu (Hot Tin), 3, A. F. RE
Ndios (V.R.C.). The: 0 milu, 4.5 secs: Fourth heated, Lal Cheuk- wah (Bouth China. 2. J. Steven (European Y.M.C.A., 3. Po Sik. chuen (Chung Sing), Time: min 92 sec: Fifth heat-1. Wu Iwan kuert (South, China), 2. D. Richards (European Y.M.C.A), J, Lee Clu- wing (White Sharks, Time: a ma 3.7 sec: Sixth heat-1, Wan Sulu- niing 1South China;2.-R-E-Shaw- (Royal Navy). 3. Woo Hark-kwung Fortunai. Time: tin. 20.0 ser
Men's 4 x 60 yarila Medley Re lay:-First beat, Fortuna, 2. Total (for 7 wlus) ... 235 Chung Sing. 3. South China, Time: 2 inin. 40 sec; Second heat-1, Lai Tsun. 2. European Y.M.C.A. 3 V.R.C. Tima: 2 min. 7.3 rec.
IC.C.S.A.). Time: 38.8
In response to popular requot Third heat-1. Clay Luke For Y.M.C.A., 3, Fu Yau-mut (outh in the Winter programme, Á tuna), 2. Lorna Ma Mack (European it has been decided to include China;, Tune: 40.1 seconds.
Fanling Open Four-ball · knocke out competition. Detalis of its will be announced later.
- ..
·FANLING SCONES ........ The following were the best Medal scores returned at Fanling during the week-ends-
pusi 200, but then an unfortun-Graveney, e. Miller b. Lind- ate misunderstanding resulted in Evans being run out.
Lakes,-the-hero of the Leeds Test, came out into the middle on his home ground, but only to make the most elementary of mistakes. Swinging at a ball out- side the leg stump, he edged it was witnessed
Langley a to wicket keeper gripping duct with the batsmenį standing back not afraid to make strokes and
Australia opened with Lind- wall and Miller and for the first
the coming soccer season-and it is nothing more in-half hour volved than passing to the unmarked man.
as for the runs. These Australians have!
aytree-and If the wicket is good for batting, does Len Hutton say! come a long way so we'll them in"
put
Or it England's tall are batting:
the wicket and
is bad does Hutton declare so as to put Aus- tralia in a bad spot? Sull fur- ther let us take the match at Leeds where the. Australians had a good chance of winning before
Printing
of
Distinction
for
People
of
Distinction
By
South
China
"What is wrong with English football is this fetish for drawing a man before passing," says manager Frank Osborne.
County Cricket Scores
Two ash-trays and a couple of saucers soon illustrated his point on the board room table.
"The full-back has the 'bull." vays Mr Osborne. "He walls till this man comes to him. At the some time an opponent is closing In on the winger." Two flying saucers have moved up on the ash-tray and Mr Osborné has con- vinced you af the full-back's dilemma in trying to make a use-
London, Aug. 17. The following were the close of play scores of firstful pass. class cricket matches play- ed today:
At Lord's Middlesex 165 and 33 for two. Worcestershire 399 for nine declared (Dews 73, Oulschoorn 52, Broadbent 84).
At Derby: Derbyshire 200 for nine declared (Walsh five fox 04). Leicestershire 125 for six (Tompian not out 70).
At Southend: Nottinghamshire 239 and 127 (J. Balley seven for 32). Essex 178 (Jepson seven for 57) and 58 for four.
་
NOT FIRST TIME
Edrich in particular was out- standing in this department and in one over clouted fiery Ray boundary off Lindwall to the successive strokes.
That was 235 for seven and England's prospects of a sound Arst innings lead lay moulter- ing in the dust.
Bailey, not out Evans, ran out Laker, c. Langley b. Miller Lock, not out
Extras
10
35 20
Falls of wickets:-1/37, 2/137, 3/154, 4/107, 6/179, 0/210. 7/235.
Router.
Bowling to date:
COLONY CH'SHIPS
...
Old Course (S.S.5.-72) E. C. Drown--84-20-04; Maloy C. p. Elrick-86-1888), R. G .. Oliphant-79-10-60.
New Course (SS.5. 71). A. D. Jones-06-23-03: F. W. Chand- Ter-80-22-87; R. E. Skelson- 0-1-3-4---70,
LWD. TOURNAMENT.
A challenge Golf
Match played at Deep Water Bay Course on Sunday between Leains representing Engineers and Surveyors of the Public Works Department resulted in a well deserved win by the En- gineers by 12 points. Indivi- The following are the events duni scores were as follows:- wlisted for open competition for K. S.. Robertson (E) beat -W. the Hongkong Swimming Cham-L. T. Crunten (S)—6 up; W. O, pionship under the auspices of Davles(E) beat I. L. Stanton(S) the IIKASA.
-4 up: J. Forbes (E) beat ·J. H. MacNub (S)-6 up: N. K. Laitte Competitors are reminded to John(E) beat A. M. J. Wright(S) note date of closing of entries 3 up, J. Alexander (E) lost to and the regulations for partielpa. w. A. Johnson(S)-3 down; 3. lon in these championships, G. Robson(E) lost to W. J.
The gatus, as well as the heats Skinner(S)-4 down. will be held at the Vielaria Re- creation Club pool, Murray Rond on the dates specified:
O M
Lindwall
23
31
3
Byes 4; Wides 1,-Reuter.
Lock now came to join Bailey Miller who was again proving himself Johnston the best England batsman after Davidson With the score at 37, how- Hutton. Time and time again Archer
and
he ha delca the whole Aus- Hole ever, England lost Edrich with him the aggressive ap- tralian attock while the sup- proach to the game. Peter May,posedly better batsmen are back.
in the dressing room. Hutton's new partner, found it difficult to settle down in the face of the Australian
pace at- of scoring tack, and the rate sagged sadly.
LOOKED. SAFE ENOUGH
Together, Lock and Balloy played out time showing for all the world the perfect state of the plich.
RASHI TO FORECAST
U.S. DOUBLES
0
1st Day: October 3 commencing
for
CHILDREN'S Golf
A two-section Tombstone Cornpelition was arranged 6:20 pmanMerya 220 yards free
Junior Membera last.Thursday.
In the Selor division (Kản- medity: Men's 3-meire spring-board diving: Women's 230 sunds breast dicap 20 and under) Bill Stoker stroke: Women's 100 yards bagi was the winner; stroke: Men's 200 yards butterfly. stroke;
TOURNAMENT tyle women 300 yards individual
his round
Chestnut HI, Massachusetts, Aug. 17.
Women's 10 yards fros finishing in n Bunker at the Lewis Hoad and Ken Rose-style; Men 4 % 100 yards free style 20th Green, Christopher Cowell
bowling. They did look, safe has again swung in favour of
Be wall, rated by many experts
enough.
after a
Nevertheless, neither batsman ever gavo the appearance of "Don't call it first-time loot-getting right on top of the tall," he says. "It's simply 0 question of finding the man who not marked and there's always someone out of position. That's where the Continentals are so good. They go wrong, trying to do the however, by same thing in the penalty ares Instead of shooting,"
Over the last three years Ful- ham have spent about £70,000 on forwards, knowing how badly they needed full-backs.
dis-
hours.
relay.
440
Yards freė
The match in its present state:
was a very close second, how- Hutton
especially, the Australians. It would
2nd Day: October, commencing ever, his last stroke coming to to attempt to the world's best tennis doubles shaky start,
free rest on the 20th Fairway. seemed rash, however,
casily defeated Roger pan-Men' 540 yard
style: Worren's 100. yards about to attempt his own 1938 forecast the result of this match. team,
Time and marather record of staying at
time agats in the Bocker and John Barrett, bath roka: Mon 200 yards Individual Anthony Gray won the first
in the first round medley;, Women's 200 yards froo prize in the Junior group (han the wicket for more than 13 present series fortunes have of England,
and changed
rechangeti in of the US National Doubles stringen's 100 yards bock-stroke: dleap 21 to 40) his last shot Women 60 yards medley relay, falshing on the 20L Green, Jane matter of an hour or two.
gra Day! October commone ufy being in second place, Championships today, 6-1, 0-2,
at 6 pmMeria The pair crept up towards
style: Men's 100 yands broost-stroke her Inst stroke friding a resting the 100 mark and then the 100 It may well do so again, but
free style: Women's 1-metre, spring- (orthodox style): Women's so yards
place close to the nineteenth partnership. 137 for one and at the moment the Australian England's hopes were looking still have a Grst innings lead of
board diving Men's 220 yards back hole. portponement of stroke: Women's 100 yards butterdy- stroko; Men's 4 x 200 yards free bright. Too bright, ains, and 40 runs, with not much England soon two wickels fell to make batting to come and they will their match to pllow Seixas to style relay: Women's x 100 yard
be bowling af mi England team get a, whirlwind treatment having last use of this Oval his knee, injured in yesterday's a wicket which is Singles final at Newport against Even so the outlook gavo wicket,
for
perfeci Traberi-United Press. optimism. The notorious for being a
the total 168 for three.
At Portsmouth: Warwickshire If they had bought sooner 201 and 65 for four. Hampshire they might never have 103 (Pritchard Ave for 49).
covered Lawler, who as a full-} ground back is rapidly attaining the
A Leeds: Yorkshire. 323 for class of Alf Ramsey, England
four (Lesier not out 103) Sur
to bat. There was no further play after the luncheon interval owing to rain,
and Tottenham.
It was late last season that Lawler was first tried at full-back Fin a reserve game. "I was a bit
At Dover: Kent beat Somer- iscared at first," he said. "I didn't
Morning Post set by cight wickets, Somerset know how I'd go but now I Limited
Telephone 20002
and ask for. Mr. Labrum
159 and 160 (Wright six for 54). reckon it's a lot easier than my Kent 231 and 79 for two.
A Cardiff: Glamorgan 220 (Jones 58, Juanes, right arm
for 50). Sussex
medium, fivo
old job nt left-half."
POWERFUL TAORLER Eire appreciated his develop-
144 for three (Smith not out mont, and Lawler played full-
back against Austria,
073.
A
Cheltenhamni Lancashless As Fulham have niso bought beat. Glosicestershire by an in- for about £6,000 a back in John nings did 10 runs, Gloucester Chenfall; a powerful tackler and shira 154 (Tattersall, right, armstrong kicker from Arsonal; they cari Justifiably · expect better citepla, five for. 40) and 49 (Barry, left arm now, live for Unks.
THE GAMBOLS
TOP COORTE SALT A 107DLOL, BALER VERMET HIM ONE
TRAN KER HUSBANDIER
CSAY WHEN HE WAS OVER NERC [ON BUSINESS
HE WAS LOCKART
NOW NOW SILE DON'T BE CALLN
0-4.
Vic Selxas and his partner, Tony Trabert, were given a three-hour
of
free style-relay.
Next Thursday's competition versus Bogry. in a three Club This is sure to prove most in- (ercating and players are asked 4th Day: October 19, commencter to come early, and to fix thair
yarde
at 630 p.mWomen's 100 free style: Men's 230 yards breast.
Barry Appleby
THATS NOT BEING CATTY – | WE WERE DISCUSSING À
EKOTINUES KEDUANYANCIN Ire pure OFEREENT WITH MENA
own games,
Those who have not arranged a game are asked to come along just the same, andį partilers. WHI be ullotted to, them, on DrFluk). "REVISED HANDICAPS
The following handtran rovision were Tefcared on Saturdný pamąst
it. Smolinkios, D. L. Anderson...
W. E. Hines
L. II. Robinsợi
D. Bhaw, photo Austin Ho. HIDE
Leitch
W... Patero
'B. Allen 5.7.
5.1. Daly
'}},'X. Keown F. N. Zhamtern
D. Oigkuns Frank: Yeh 2. D. C. Writ
W. TE ToroPHON