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STRIKING DECISION BY MCC
1957
THE CHINA MAIL. THURSDAY, MARCH
NOW BOTH TWINS ARE WED
BONUS POINTS TO BE AWARDED FOR FAST SCORING THIS SUMMER
London, Mar. 27.
Bonus points are to be awarded for fast scoring in the first innings of 'English Championship matches this summer. This was the most striking decision to be taken by the Advisory County Cricket Committee when they met at Lords today to discuss the recommendations of the special Welfare Committee on the future of the game.
Other important decisions were announced, including: The rejection of the controversial proposal to limit first innings to 85 overs: approval of the limitation of leg-side felders to five: new powers for umpires to stop time wasting and the standardisation of boundaries at a muximum of 75 yards.
The proposal to restrict leg-lhe faster and loses the matchnings but losing or drawing the nide fielders to five was carried, for draws-four points,
with not more than two to be A side leading on the first in- behind the popping
crease at
the moment of the bowler's delivery. The original proposal. specific "not more than two behind the wicket",
of boun-
The standardisation daries to 78 yards in any direc- tion from the centre of the pitch met with general approval.
Although from 1982, counties will be limited to two first-class Overseas players, this will not
estabilzhei
mean
overoOAS
players having to stop first-class criclut here. A provisio has been added that players with he existing
should contractu allowed to continue after 1952.
Another nitempt was made to revive the pre-1037 1.b.w. law, a batsman could under which
be out only to
a ball pitching between wicket and wicket, but this did not succeed.
HOW IT WILL WORK
The "bonus" plan will work
at follows;
the match A side winning and having alred two houuS points for seuring last while coming first inligs lead to 34%% velve 14 points.
A side leading on the first nings in which 11 hus scurizi the faster and wins the mach, 12 points.
A side tending on the first innings in which it has scored
Sir Len Comments
On Bonus Plan
str
the
London, Mar. 27. Len Hutton, formaer England captahi and Yorkshire opening batman, commenting on the Advisory Committee's
decisions, sald: 1*I cannet son that the "bonus" plan will make any difference. In fact it is possibly going to make the game harder to play.
"Figurea
are
the the
being brought into is and tendency will be for bowlers to bowl tighter. There is little wrong with
the game. 1 only with they would get rid of this wretched b.w. law. Then we should begin to make some strides in the right directlen.
“Ultimately, I am sure it w!! have to go, at any rate. In England.
People will always came and se batsmen making runs, but under the present system. the batsmen have to con- centrate, concentrate and sill concentrate, 14 the
end they Just get out."-France-Presse,
WOTTS
You Can't Condemn This System
SOCCER TRANSFERS HELP THE PLAYERS
By BILLY WRIGHT
Football transfers....you either like them or hate them....but you can never ignore them. Right now fans are discussing possible transfers....players are wondering whether they will shortly join new clubs... managers are dreaming of footballers they need to strengthen their sides.
Is all this transfer talk good for the game? Many condemn our system out of hand, but if they sat down and considered all aspects of it they would probably take a different line.
I think our transfer system is (sell itself in a
vast and ever-
a good one. After all, no fool- | growing competitive field.
baller is forced to be trans-
ferred, from one club to another,
Transfers, and the Interesting
match, two points.
The recommeratation giving more power to umpires to stop time wasting was adopted with- out alteration,
A proposal by Sussex to limit the length of a bowler's Was defeated. The
Tum
strongest
point made by the committee
was that, in the event of a bowler taking unnecessarily long to bowl an over, the umpire, after a caution, would have power to request the explain to lake off the bowler.
He would not then be allowed to bowl agin in the game Innings,
One of the most controversial "reforms" recently proposed by the MCC, the limitation of over to 85, was turned down by the clubs.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT Mr S. ċ. Griffith, MCC assistant secretary, cald, con cerning the 85 overs proposal that a suggestion to increase this to 90 overs met with sup
but eventually an alterna- port, five put forward by Middlesex
adopted. This Wis
provided that first inadngs points should be reduced from four to two and if the side which Jedi had had scored the faster, calculated от runs per over, they should gain another four points, to be re- tained whatever the final result of the match, Another amend mont reduced the "bonus" points from 4 to 2 and this was carried.
draw the
a
A Surrey proposal, with bearing on the conduct of the game, was adopted in principle. This urged that counties should attention of their players in an emphatic manner to the concern felt about do- fensive tactics. In addition, they felt that the fundamental cause of this dull play lay not in the game but in the approach by many players, and in parti- cular the captains.
The proposed knockout com- petition is to be deferret for further consideration by a later meeting of the sub-committee which prepared the scheme. A lot of snags arose and countries wanted more Information of the subject.
The next meeting of the full MCC committee is on April 4, when today's decisions and ex- pected to be ratified-France Presse
A kiss from the Matron of Honour, Rosalind, to sister, Diane, who married Mr Deamond Collins at St. Andrew's Church, Sudbury on March 23. The twina, both world-famous table tennis players, are likely to be playing together in the forthcoming English Championships.
LOOKING AT SPORT
Dai Dower Seeks To
Wrest
World Title
From Pascual Perez
By DENNIS HART
In the next couple of days two little men will settle an argument in the centre of a vast soccer stadium in the Argentine; two othera will perform a similar ceremony at an ice rink in Nottingham; h couple more, plus sixteen heavyweights, will do battle over a stretch of the river Thames between a bridge and a brewery. All in the cause of sport. And what ructions some of these activities have already caused.
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In Argentina's soccer stadium | world crown and you will be
has got Britain exactly grace on March 30 one of the minia- met with a sorcastle laugh from nowhere in world rowing in ture gladiators will be Dal manager Nat Seller.
recent years.
Maybe the rug Dower, erstwhile hewer of coal, A boxer has to grab his chanes &ed approach will get results. now Lance Corporal Dower of when it comes, If he waits the the
Welch Regiment,
That is what Oxford think. and chance may never come again, Flyweight Champion of the
If the odds. against Dower their stride
And rather thun get into on a small quiet British Empire.
are heavy, the stretch of river beating Perez Dower
Oxford have sccks 10 wrest the oddo world title from Pascual Perez. another world title chance are boisterous Thames tideway on against him goiting done nearly all training on the Perez la the local boy naturally, worthy South Ameri- and,
hoavior.
which the Tace itself will be rowed. cans reckon that Dower has not much chance of winning.
Strange to report this goes for British fight fans, too. Even for
Welsh ones.
title
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From boxing at a football There has been one difference. ground we turn to boxing in an During the race the river will be cleared. Oxford have checT- ice rink. April 1 Nigeria's Hogan Basty barges and lighters that of At the Nottingham rink on fully competed with the tugs, Most, In fact, utclare that so defends his Empire feather- make up the busiest stretch of And doomed is the Dowar mission Weight
ngainst Percy Waterway in the world. that he has no right to be the Lewis, who hails from Trinidad they have done it for hours on cause of Britain's name being
end. It's the old Zatopek theory dragged once more through the
MUST NOT LOSE
of putting so much into train- boxing mud.
itself scems This is a fight Bassey musting that the race not lose, Aller
almost easy by comparison. two years in the top cluss he has
Don't be surprised if Oxford's finally been recognised as a contender results are almost as staggering for the world put Bassey out
crown. Defeat as those of the fanatical Czech.
(London Exprem-Zervice). by Lewis
(COPYRIGHT) This should nat
Has Dower a not should he fight Perez?
chance, and if be allowed to
YES AND NO Yes and no, or rather no and of the roo
happen. yes, that Dower would beat Perez. although by a fractional points Even at his best I do not think Bassey hag beaten Lewis mee The Welshman's limitations in margin. And as a combination dealing with
蠱 hard-hitting of boxer-fighter-puncher he has fighter who comes forward were few, equoia in the world.. severely shown up in the,
mauling he got from Young Martin of Spain.
But he does not like fighting
southpaws, and in his anxiety
Now, after an eight month to prove his world class Bassey
and thinke how a transter foestorlos which so often go with Courtney Heatenay-01 rom the ring, Dower may lose some of his połąc
can help a club and quite often them through
a player.
First of all, let's examine the
cash and the club which recedyer it. Maybe have been going through a lean period with gate receipts falling.
the newspapers provide interest to our publie which must be the envy in all
other branches of the entertain- ment industry.
THANKS. EDDY ·
At 440 Yards
Cape Province, Mar. 27. Tom Courtney, American winner
of the Olympic 800 Eddy Brown, the Birmingham in one minulo 50.8 seconds at a Matres, won an 880 yards event Overheads have to be met, Including players wages, and co-forward and one of Boodlit athletics meeting here many u time a transfer fer helps Soccer's great chameters, caused tonight,
quite sensation in football circles when the other day he turned up as a model.
club to get over a great financial crisis.
He was beaten by Malcolm Spence (South Africa) in tho What of the player who has
440 yards, Spence, been transferred?
But then Eddy, who can quote sixth in the 400 Metres at Mel- Frequently
who was young footballers, because of Shakespeare so fuently, is n the playing strength of their typical example of a modern boue, clocked 484 seconds, '15 club, and It difficult to get into footballer, An intelligent chap, 60conds outside
South far away from the cloth-cap-African reconlReuter, and-choker character so many people still imagine a fessional footballer to be.
the first team.
Then comes the opportunity to move to another club-and the record booled prove that dozens of youngsters have found fame after a transfer,
Dick Neal, brilliant
young
pro.
HOME SOCCER
In my opinion it is. good thing for a player such as Eddy
Glasgow, Mar, 27. Lincoln City left-half, is a Brown to spotlight the fact Results of the Scottish Foot- that a footballer can do other ball Cup Semi-final replayn to- typical example,
things as well as kick a ball day were: He was a promising lod at around. Wolverhampton. Now he is a member of the England Undor- 23 side after being transferred
to Lincoln, where he was able
to gain a regular pince. »
[PUBLICITY VALUE
There is another aspect of transfers one must never forge!.]
It is their publicity
νάμε,
especially towards the end'af
the
season. A new player in a
I side--especially he is a man; with a
able reputation gives tremendous flip to clubs,
"
It adds interest to the icam. People go along to see the "new
I know there are people who nod their heads in disgust at the thought of publicity being. attached to football, but I con one of thon who appreciate, in full the value of letting : the world know what you have to
علام
And football like other forms tulament now: has to
London Express Service. (COPYRIGHT)
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IAAF Issues List
Of 83 New World Records
The
And mention thai Dower could make known as the last rew | Olympics in November.
can hardly be in top form.
London, Mar. 27. International Amateur But this is not Dower's fault,
Athletic Federation today issued He just has not been able to get
a list of 63 world track und field fights. Boxing is in such a pre-
Yet for sensationalism even recoris, set between January 1. carious position In Britain that booring is being hard put to keep 1956, and March 15, 1837, and money in Bghters who are not Boat promoters will not invest much pace with this year's Varsity now accepted by the Interna
Race, to be rowed on tional body. guaranteed box office attractions March 30.
marks WCTO Sixty of the Yes, that annual contest be made by men athletes and that includes flyweights Com the gentlemen of Oxford by women. Eight of the records and 23 So Dower has been an willing non-fighting champion.
and Cambridge, the
event were made at the Melbourne
then go bide his time, get the fights and
truly amateur event in
men's marks Thirty of the for a crack at
the sporting the
endendar.
and one of the women's This
year Oxford have credited to United States attacked the project with the athicles. touchness of 2 Former Boxing Champion Retires
Rome, Mar. 27. Tiberio Mitri, Italy's former European Middleweight Boxing Champion has retired at the age: of 30, from professional boxing, It was announced here today Franco-Predoc,'
professional The Soviet Union claims nipo pugilist. Lnd by president
WORLD FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT AT BUENOS AIRES
ON MARCH 31
Paris, Mär. 27:
Some 7,000 miles, 86 hours and a six pound weight difference separate two world boxing (title fights to be held at the end of this month and at the beginning of April
2
Argentine's World Flyweight Champion, Pascual Perez defends his crown agninai Dai Dover, the British and Empire Flyweight Champion at Buenos Aires on March 31.
On April 1, in Paris, at the Halimi floored most of his Falais des Sports Italy's deaf opponents with this combina- and dumb World - Bantamweight |tion, but against boxers of world Chipmpion, Mario D'Agata de-. class, such ss America's Buly fends his title against Alphonse Peacock and the Philippines Halim, the French challenger. Tany Campo, Halimi had to
Both D'Agata'til Halimi have benten Peacock, the ring,crafts American who "knocke Dub Mexico's Roul Macias in
tho third round, The winner of
D'Agata, who arrives here on ght to the limit to Eain a pointy. March 29 after training at the win. North Italian village of Comeiro, puts his title at stake for the fira! me. He took it from a Frenchman-Robert Cohen--at Rome's Olymple Stadium on June 29 last year, when the re- feree stopped the night In the Monday's fight must put his title at stake within-90 days against Macias,Franco-Presse.
seventh round.
This will be the first world' boxing title fight in the French, capital for 20 years, Since Franco's Marcel Thil retained his World Middleweight le against Canada's Lou Broullard on February 15, 1937.
Earl Haig Tournament
All the Services and. BKABA
MILITARY SERVICE
America's Percy Basset de- fcated France's European Associated Clubs are represented at the Earl Halg Boxing Tourna- Featherweight Champion, Kny
row at the Macpherson
Stadium.
on
Famechon for the interim Worldment which takes place tomor
hore Featherweight 4le February 9, 1953, whilst Sandy A very pleasing feature is the inclusion of four Royal Navy Saddler, the reigning Champion, was un military service in the ers wanting to take part augtak
boxers. The response from United States Army.
well for the Colony Champion-
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Light-/Tpr 'Green (7-2) VÄ Goodenough (IMS Tamar).
Parken - (2) HAA
Both D'Agata and Halimi ships on May 1, and '8, 1957. have been traking up to the New names appear throughout hit for next Monday's fight. the card and a very good evou- D'Agata is the bantamweighting'a boxing should be seen. version of Jake La Motta, the
Light-Cin Gorton v 'Gor Willame Italian-American former World (10 Fa Regi).
Fy-Cal Nevin (AF) v Dick Yoo Middleweight Champion.
(China Gym). Six years older than his 25- years-old challenger, the Italian Champion is slow for a bantam- weight, but has a punch like the kick of a donkey. He hands in Hancock (11 out solld punishment but can. take solid punishment. In his 51 profesalemal fights, he has never been sent to the canvas and in return has wrapped up 22 fights before the limit. He has won 23 fights on points, had three drawn fights and lost three, two to Italy's Kid Arvelit sa 1951 and one to Robert Cohen in 1954......
Undefeated in his 18 Aghts, hard hitting Halimi scorci first round knockouts against his Arat dive opponents. He has won 11 of his fights before the limit.
LETHAL COMBINATION
Faster than his opponent, the French challanger counts on his lethal combination of left hook to the liver and right to the jaw.
Sports Diary
Fred Barry Second Found
TODAY
Golf
Cup, Galt Shok-D.
Tennis HKCC Lawn Tennis Championship: Doutilos -'cap final, 4.30 p.m.-
Ear!
TOMORROW.
Boxing
Haig Boxing Tournament,
Light to Adam (10/Howarda) * v A/D Parry (HMS Alert).
L/Weiter - Bdr
g W Shops).
Middle - Da Dimming (Dub Wkepe) y selected opponent,
L/Heavy Capt Gould G/Ho- wardn" v LAC, O'Conni (has),
Walfer/Cpl Henderson (CMP) V. • Cpl Lawson (1 0/flowards),
Hantaran Mo (China Gym) v Speedy Morales (HKABA),
Fly-Pto Munson (27 HAA Regt) V
Williams (UKADA), Feather Set Moore (24 d Bos Hogt) v Wong "Pack-ling "{China Gym).
Weller A/B Frost (HMS New- fouten Cort How-
Bantam A/B Ruddock (MS foundland v Tong Kl-kong (Chirin
Суть).
Middle-Pie Gilchrist (74 LAA) V Spr Wilson (24 Fd Eng Regt HE).
The return of the very clover London Boy Cin Hancock should delight boxing fans. His bout with Bdr Parks will no doubt be a treat to watch. „Parks will probably go all out for his usual knock-out to prove that he was mot at his best when - defeated Jast month by Cpl. Rogers, ・・
L/Cpl Henderson and Cpl Lawson are both hard hitting dover boxers and this fight will be one of the highlights."
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Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to nominate
season.
of the men's and nins of the Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current Camogie an Australian-they women's records-United Press. have adopted new rowing style. This is a short punchy action as opposed to the classic
lowing rhythm, which is, yo` typically English am so typically Cambridge.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted POINTS DECISION until the closing date to be announced later.
Tokyo, Mar. 27.
The two qualifications for nomination ares
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(1)
Former Japanese Flyweight Champion Hitoshi Misako today no more graceful beat: Alditoshi Sugisnici On Combridge eight indocision in a tan round. non But this
case and -- tille fight her tonight.-Reuter,
IN FULL FLOW There is sight then- Tuli ho
Barry Appleby
FOUR EVENINGS A WEEKE FOUR SKILLINGS AN HOUR
GOLDEN CHURN
Footballing proweru
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
To the Editor, China Mall,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the " Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is