GIANTS OF SPORTS
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1956.
WILLIAM GILBERT GRACE- FATHER OF CRICKET THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
By DENNIS HART
Who was the greatest cricketer of all time?
That's a question to set the fans arguing, setting the merits of Hutton's off-drive against Ham- mond's cover drive; the unorthodox genius of Bradman against that of Compton; not forgetting the grace of Ranji and the all-round technique of Hobbs.
But say to any group of cricket lovers: "The greatest of them all was W. G. Grace," and few will disagree.
He has be
For W. G. with his bushy beard and towering frame achieved a mystical greatness which puts man above technical ability. come a legend.
throughout The World
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Thirty-five-year-old Ezzard
Charles, heavyweight champion of the world in 1950, fights 22-year-old untatied Welsh heavyweight Dick Richardson over 10 rounds in London's Harringay Arena on October 2
Jack Soonons the other day loosed this news ma cloud of cigar sinoke, le impressed that this was all part of a plan intented to have this supremely happy ending --- Dick Richardson, heavyweight champion of the world.
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became the best known man in Arilain. At an event 1e the Derby crowds would excitedly point him out, turni their attention To then pattue iuinisters and princes.
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THE WEATHER UPSET SOME TRAINING PLANS BUT IT PAYS TO START SEASON SLOWLY
Says DON REVIE
No
Splosh! Right into the deep end went some of Soccer's glamour teams. doubt about it,'this must have been the wetlest, most wearying start to a season on record.
And didn't it play havoc with all the carefully planned training schedules, In August pinyers expect sunshine and bone hard pitches, which is why there is a big demand for spikes and sprint training.
But as Ken Barnes, our comedian, remarked to me: "I don't know about spikes this year, Don. I reckon we should have started with water wings."
land--but after you have been In the game for 11 tine you
rense that it never place
ch early season form.
1 don't want to appear com- chester City to doteal, I wouldn't, top -although Derby is my placeri! about the. My chab, hesitate to mmiinate Wolves for main choice. Manchester Cly, came a crop- the League 1le. And they would
WATCH THESE YOUNGSTERS per; so did Everion and Sunder, deserve 11. Nevertheless, I have a hunch that Wolves will be one
Not 104 many of the top teams without pulling English Stever had so
SUUSINS hes
may of Laugue bright ໄມເຊ່ tuff the pays
prize:
young players. un tha Champions
horizon. Put these chaps down Woleh The form after the first on your list of players to watch: six weeks have passed and then
1. Bobby Charlton from the you'll get a better guide as tol which teams are likely to be family. Bobby has captured the farnous Muburn footballing
reliance
Serelmes it is better to vame back just
under pnk astrade Atness. For better to make your
that moxiern Froon contemporary looked
And, temporarily developed
when from blinded, was bowled out
A NEW SPORT erudie cross-bratied attack, heGrace sent down a quick one fusitioned
Besides fushioning a new sport elaborate tech- variety of with all the
are still found three to pene- strokes we know today.
bar inviscine! He took over l what he hu On the
! Besid Tractus rough wickets
They is evidence, however, of
And *xpanded killed the brute force fast bow-setumes the opposition used to catre he and his wile ler and compelled men to mus- get Graev's wicket One cup-very ter the arts of spin and flight. Temporary admits, "Before play intents and neighbury
Lave a Christmas party for the this humble district.
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effect
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markable.
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ond gures
record was
being against Grace we always
together for a comert of war think how we could get the
He SKYDPOVĚ 54.800 Fona, 1 cheer record that stood for 25 years. A 10
scored 2915
test double century for Eng lul. In 1900 he made his last upper mure for the Gentlemen
580 Bartholy He hit
24 He pinyed first Lacket for 44 years record.
And
Class unother
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a out. Straightaway we red but the possibility of bowling him and generally got around to think of sublle ways of chest-
him out."
As one bowler put it, “I puts the ball where I likes, but he pute it where he lies
The
was
Grace was worth England place on the strength aw and of his bowling alone. He took and
2.875 wickets, a Agure passen wonderful against fast bowling. asshundy by six
erlekel history. In his 55th year Grace Even in his fies the way he captured live Australian wickets played Richardson, Mold and
Jones was an object lesson."
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ROW ENDS
IN APOLOGY
fur 29 runs,
10
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To
Unlike batting, bowling not come naturally to him. A.G. Steele,
contengsorary Grace describes Witi, coming bowl at bing thus: An up 1909 190
Chomerus man rushing up Fzzard cut-
the wickel
with both elbowy ENCIRANTS out der
el ang mg, out, a great black beard blow- ing on both sides of him and a
on lup vI huge yellow cap
irk swarthy face."
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for
serund. As he l couhin't bat
limo h all the
next best reckune the
to get the
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Wolves manager Stabs malveiul Cullis and Luton director¦
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Willy Lasity, kokini Ty night should be left
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thing other
It was often set trat eren't sind what methods were +14). The story is toll of the ! three he advised a new balaman to look at the lovely bird flying straight overhead and pointed suko the
batsman
The Sun,
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out at this stage ond give you Sun" of the karas which inney
Division : Manchester United Brst favourites for the Chem-
Wolves, with pionship,
the smooth short passing Luton Town XI: Portsmouth and Man- chester City to be among chef challengers
the
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now
for The championship the running for the homurs
Imagination of Manchester Unil- around Christmas Mate than
However, I suck my necked supporters who watch the then set a cracking pace and
Central League and youth team. Charlion is one ud the fade when the pressure la on
mast footballers next March and April,
complete
anyone could wish to see. With luck he We were well And
the truly
should be hammering on walloped
door by Wolves, 5-1, but
of the Manchester United you vin lake u from me there
League team this season. Is no alarm in our camp. After
Patrick Nell the former oll, at Christmas last year we
Portsmouth amateur inter- were sixth from the
national bottom;
with winger thedrin Cup and also took talent money then we went on to win the
Wolves. On Soccer's grapevine I hear that Patrick has a wonder- for finishing in the Top Four, Division 1: Sheffield Unitedful future, and he will be a strong ebultenger for the outside Forest NotUngham fund to smile Wolver-
Letersier had to bring two pudding basins
City to be the sides left berth at present held down. by that great Soccer churacier, bompton. They have this motle pushing into one was put roast beef and pinned up in their own and the
for
promotion stakes. Joe greens and into the other Christ-visitors dresdry room here for hard work.
3. Ralph Gubbins, Balton has been bul
Wanderers
Not outside left. most of the Summer organising
Lofthouse (rst told me of Gub- planning and, training with his
bins' promise-and he is cer- boys, Notingham Forest, under the shrewd guklance of Billy tainly a winger of fine abilty.
4. Alick Jeffrey, Doncastor Walker has always been noted.
Rovers 17-year-old wonder bay inside forward. Alick for trying to play class fondali Sooner
or later 11 must take Peter Doberly
to guide ther
As (ur into Division 1.
Need 1 say more? old club, Leicester City. Ty
Derek Hogg, the Leicester hey were in with a great chance City left winger is one of the
with time last season, This
cleverest ball players in foot. cald casily climb the right sort of breaks theyball. He has the almost non-
beck into
chalant body swerve of the Soccer top grade.
I miney really good craftsman. Division
Sam him to challenge for an Eng- Bartram, the new boss at York jund B and full International
shrewd cap. City, has made
including the clever or Jackle Overteld, the 23-year-old Last name on my list is Inside for.
of
preking
Grace was born to the village
Downend, Gloucestershav He leaned his cricket playing in the garden of his father's house with the art of the family, ma forgetting Don, Ponto and Noble, Age Dres hotunds and the three;
swiftest and surest Rolders any
Bsc to uncle
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is be substitute for hard work."
MIGHTY HARD WORK
All I can say is that Wolves le dy work and believe me It's mighty hard work trying to ૧૩૩
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their speedy Booth, Harry Hooper and Co, DEAVOUR
Митку, Colin
the Bitty Wright, the Wolves and Englandi skipper, who is a great man for physical res, bold me that he has prepared for this season by going for six mile No wonder cross-country runat Billy is still one of the attest mens in the game
Th.
complete cricketer,
ericketer Diaster
That
Jericket ground has ever MACH Grace Says Sir Peltom Warner.
was a marvel of power Chnet ervil toy laying
Crne xtting, He was quite | Fondations fo and precision.
Pocock. It was this gentleman who taught W. G.
vertically in hold his bat stod of swinging it horizontally
Al 14 Grace played against the All-England leven and scored 32. the following yer be was picket for the England side.
Hut despille their
(North):
sonne
buys Sheffleldi ward, splendid
Uniixi
Potor
will do
Wrugs. 1
with
County
Moir,
the
Wanderers
sther,
Echoes C. B. Fry: "No bals- mah hus ever given me the sam reuse of masterful power,"
You be remained a kindly man ugl
mauty by the great man's "Well ployed end of it, after all the records, they made a tremendous burst to centuries, Grace in the season but slipped a azıcı young u
analysed batting thus: "You pur little as tune went on, the bat to the bull."
So began the naist crimarkable start, I fancy Wolve a boy was inspirederickt carers ever. But at the what they did last year, Then now
For Grace was 20 man of „sługnáty He was always easily approachable yet such was s strength of character that to luke
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is a plumber like Tom piloted by Willie Finney; he was corched on an
Bolton former
FA
course by Finney and has will be the confidence to take the ball Derby County for right up to the back like his
Moran Eddie
famous teacher. He can also if they could keep up the pep | Stockport
has one of
shoot hard and accurately. No and re
forwardu which hustled Man-eleverest isnicle
wontier Ralch Carter Ups Over- football.
If he strikes his true held as an England possible, form, he and Willie Moir could rocket Stockport right to the
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Only five players have started day night. Cullis protested som hedish heavyweight tite: the new stason with over
angrily that
goal scored by Cullis
off side.
Fists were
Stan
Carchit or Monday. and Mr raised
I 2018 Hodgson was grabbed by the UR
sind by Torrenst before the pair were sparated asthe old
doe Payne,likenakakam IN 1) by "Ten-Goal"
brightest heavy weight he pe rmer Luton cente forward
which will be temptat for by doe Langue goals to their credit. th winningskine,
1ltes man who beat | They are Charlle Wayman wasichardson, and the exteran ven, tcclesbrough) 242, Arthur
Johnny Willams at
City) 219. Howley (Leichester" Tommy Briggs (Blackburn Hovers) 213,
Mortensen Bull City) 205 and Jack owley (Plymouth Argyle) 201. Two likely to reach that DE gate this scuson are Jack Con- nor (Stockport County) Jackig Sewell (Aston Vila).
Said Mr Hodgion, factd and straightening
Satan's
white-
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ruffled Lie: "We bad aut t'x- change of words and 1 hd han not es net like a baby"
Lia Cuills
the During leapt from his stat an tok Lanen dan who had erita; ised i Wolves player: "Kiep par 10- marks to yourself,"
Wolves' directors, on arrival at the Laton boardroom for the usual afley-match entertain- merit, were told: "Your man- a bit of ger has bien having trouble."
The directors, Mr John Irc- Land (d Mr Jam Marshall, found Manager. Cuills in the dressing room and all three re- turned to the Luton board-
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Twenty minutes later Mr Cuills came out shaking hands. "We were just a couple of old professionals having a 'gy at each other," joked Mr Hodgson. "I suppose it was a bit rough at the time but now Stan and I have made it up we are the best of friends."
Both clubs tried to make light of the incident, Saki Mr Porcy .Mitchell, chairman of Luton: *So for as this club is co- cerned nothing has happened. We have received an apology foot Mr Calls drich the club bave promised
to writo れい apology,"
Thore) will be no official . re- port to the Football Associationi
or the Football
'League,--Lon-
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