THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1957.
FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
CONFRONT TWO PROBLEMS
ENGLAND'S SELECTORS IN THE FIRST TEST
By ARCHIE QUICK
London
With the First Test Match against the West Indies on May 30, England's Selectors are searching feverishly to solve two problems-who is to open with Peter Richardson, and what will the middle-order batting be? They have a third problem really, but, mercifully, that is caused by an embarrassment of riches-which fast and spin bowlers to leave out!
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The two fast-bowling vacancies, with Trevor Balloy to support them, lo between Freddie Trueman, Brian Statham, Frank Tyson and Peter Loader-with Tyson the outsider. Trueman is bang in form and at this stage of the season there can be no reason for substituting the necurate Statham with Loader, well as the Jast-named played in South Africa. Statham and Trueman then to open the attack with Bailey first change. Trueman is dying to get at Weekes, Worrell and Walcott, who batted him out of Test cricket on the last West Indies tour.
Charley told me that he is in to hurry to challenge for the world title. "I would like to win the Empire and European Championships Arst," he said.
That seems the right order of things, and it would give me ad- dikenal experience."
For spin the two jobs rest for Badser or Surridge, but I think any one of them will win between Johnny Wardle, Jim feel Peler Loader will have a world crown," he added. will not be given the Laker and Tony Lock, It would matured this summer, and will "They Бестр with
several outalders show the benefit he reaped by chance by the American set- being considered. Laker has touring South Africa. Surrey's up." been out of form, Lock is a danger here lo that he may well magraficent field and an all-out force his way into the England attacker in Tests, and Wardle is Test Team, and at would just the man for any kind of leave their neam attack looking wicket with his mixed bag uf very threadbare. dellveries, Wardle and Lock
AIC Gover, the county's then. Captain Peter May. former fast bowler, was of the wicketkeeper Godfrey Evans, opinion that Surrey now has all-rounder Trevor Bailey and the finest opening pair of No 1 Peter Richardson are batsmen in the country in Tom Clark and Mike Stewart, "They are sound and they can get in
"Once the quickly," he said, runs are on the board Loader, Laker and Lock can get nos counties out twice in three days. Goodness
certainties,
knows what will
Championship
THE BIG FROBLEM
batting That leaves three posiilens to All-Nos, 2, 4 and 5. Ichardson's partner is the big problem. Candidates are Bob Clark (Surrey), Brian Clown (Yorkshire), Do:1 Sinith happens though if England want (Sussex), Maurice Hallam ail three. Quite candidly, we (Lelcestershire), Don Kenyon have not got the class reserves. (Worcestershire), with Trevor Remember, we did not win the Bailey, Calin CoAdrey and Minor Countles veteran Cyril Washbrook as last year.”
Gover hazarded the guess that possibilities, Kenyon is Richard- son's county
Clark or Stewart will partner, but he either han fulled so often in Tests, open with Peter Nichardson for Close la in form, but Is England before the summer is variable. In his favour is tha: out. "Stewart is filter since he he bowls, and so does Don turned professional footballer Smith.
Athletic," said Charlton, Clark knows the job with inside out, Hallam is the Anest Gover, and Clark got rid of stroko player of them all, his arthritis in the Argentinian Cowdrey is not even certain of sun Inst winter."
place at all, while Balley dis- likes the position, Narrow the choice down then to Clark,
Close, Smith or Hallam in that
order,
but
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One of the grouses in British boxing has been the lack of gymnasia for our suitable boxers' training quarters, The "Green Mau" has eliminated that fine an deficiency. It is equipped yranasium as this country has ever had.
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South China's inside left Yiu Cheuk-yin holding the China Mall Cup which was presented to him yesterday at the South China Morning Post Club. Readers of the China Mail had voted him Footballer of the Year.--China Mall Photo.
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Britain Gets Big Foreign Business At The Cannes Film Festival
By HENRY THODY.
This report comes from the craziest mixed-up dateline in a crazy mixed-up world. The wild, two-week long Cannes film festival,
All night champagne parties, an invasion of starlets wearing even briefer- than-ever bikines, as if that was possible, scandals, stunts, gimmicks.
Yes, for a change, Lom happy
J
SERIOUS ACTRESS
movie. colour,
I am
I reminded her that it
AROUND HOLLYWOOD
Pagu
Eva Gabor Wants
To Play "Camille"
By RON BURTON
Eva Gabor has a new dramatic mission in life. She wants to play "Camille" even if she has to arrange the financing herself,
"I am putting all my energies behind this idea,” she said. "Don't laugh. After all, it's not a comedy."
"I like Rory Calhoun," he said, "And not just because he's in
Eva, who would like the world ¦ translation of what on Indian, is Indian who is established as an to pronounce her name AY-vah, saying in his otyn tongue. actor, agreed and added ono got on the Camille kick during They've been determined as note of preference: her inst trip to Europe when she | effective in foreign ms, you saw a new version of the drama. | know," She hasn't stopped thinking about Little Eva in the rolë Miscellaneous Indians queried the picture we're discussing. I since then,
un related topics said they hated | Uke him because he is a man of singing cowboys and disliked a great wisdom. After all ho "My whole life-every bit of Jack
rcol Tomance in gave me a job in "Ride out for Il-is acting, and I shall never | westerns. Iron Eyes Cody, anRevenge."-Volted Press. retire," the mid." "And I shall
I'm sorry
play Camille or else. I'm such a bad businesswoman or I might have produced it my self by now."
Miss Gábor currently is lend- ing a little of Budapest to Universal-Internallimal Studios where sho is working in a jazzed up version of the 1930 hit, "My Man Godfrey,"
This
TO ENGLAND
may be a comedy, but she hopes her performance will interest enough of the right people so that she will gain porne standing as a potential drametle actreso.
"Right now I have a British producer interested in my pro- ject," she said. "The idea is for me to do it on the English stogo. Then, if it works out the way I believe it will, maybe there will be a charico for it. By a strango coincidence I'll be in England this summer to co-star in a British film. It would be silly not to discuss my project while I'm there, no?”
Miss Gabor realises that she
is to be whistled at but also hopes that she is not to be sneezed at. She has appeared in three motion, pictures, and sho also turned in good work during an 18-month Broadway
run of the play, "The Happy Time."
And the item about her being a bad businesswoman shouldn't be taken too seriously. Not if someone checks her extensive real estate holdings. In New York.
"Camille," she said. "It would be vunderful,"
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THIRTEENTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 25th May, 1957.
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES. The Frist Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm. end the First Rece
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at
a All things are relative, accord- ing to Richard Lone Dog, a Shoshone_Indian who points out į run at 2.00 pm. by way of proof that when pale-
a fight in a motion 11.45 am. faces win picture, it's a victory; when she Indians win (and this in rare),
Q it's a mussacre.
she
soner, while their wet clothes
are
or become
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The price of admission will be $3.00 each payable at the Gate. Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission,
Many famous huslelries in I the Home Countles used to house the old time fighters in training. "Juck Straw's Castle" Now for Nos, 4 and 5 props, on Humpstead Heath, "Star I believe Στη Barrick, of and Gaiter in old Windsor,
Now Britain has officially jumped aboard this hoad-spinning merry-go-round, Northamptonshire, has a chance, "Plough" at Cranbrook, "Black
flying an airlift of our newest film talent including Betta Saint-John, Juno and the othET one should bef Dull" at Whelstone, "The Barn"
Laverick, Michael Craig, Muriel Pavlow, as well as such well-known stars as Trevor Tun Graveney. The Gloucester at Barnet and "Dumb Bell" at man is probably the finest bat Taplow have known the fistic Howard, Richard Todd, Anna Neagle.
England at the moment, stars from Tomany-Bums to Len
White But why? you might well ask.
on the sun-baked sexy boy meets_girl Harvey. he can
conquer
the publicity anties of flimed in magnificent Frank Goddard, John Henry Why is Britain spending a small benches Temperament?
currency to our young cheesecake and beef- "The Forty-first." The eleven, therefore, will Lewis, Dave Crowley, "Kingfish" fortune in foreign
champagne-and- cake flm players remind m something look
this: Levinsky, Benny Lynch, Walter throw lavish
fans from Manhattan to Mudros Richardson, Clark (Close, Smith Neusel, to mention just a few, caviare parties for a bunch of
I interviewed the star of the Gr Hallam), May, Graveney, have turned up for their big foreigners well able to buy their that Briush films do not lack
own bubbly?
amor or oomph, which they
film shapely Izolda Izvitzkaya, Barrick, Balley, Evans, Wardic, nghts in these okl world inns.
There's a good reason for it. once feared. Lock, Trueman and Statham, None Is, more famous, how Behind its facade of scandal and
Britain is one of 33 nations "If one more Western newspaper ever, than the "Green Man"
calls me the Russian Marilyn the publicity stunts, Carnes present at Cannes this year, the down on Blackheath Common. Film Festival is a bustling trade America, Italy and Germany are discussion.
Monroe I shall go home," The
told me angrily. "I am not Kennington Oval Pavillon was went there the other day to see
fair, basically
rid|lso as souinci
But spending lavishly.
pin-up, all about the lack of effective the now Lightweight Champion, serious as the BIF.
Britain is right up there in front, Hollywood
Lone Dog nctually is n preparing for
rancher who lives in Riverton, this season of Dave Charnley,
who also And today British films are a especially feared by the Holly serious actress." bowlers Franke Tyson and Jkn his next fight, and
Wyoming. He was asked bow he plays in such torrid love scenes feels about westerns in connec→ Laker. The Northamptonshire should be there as a visitor but vitul export, rivalling in foreign wood boys.
earnings "Typhoon" remains gentle Tommy Farr.
motor car and air-
as in "The Forty-first" she must tion with a forthcoming Bryna Tommy, the uncompromising craft industries. British film com- to report that this is one inter- expect to be compared to cur zephyr, but before the end of
Productions Alm, "Ride Out for Tonypandy, panies also have big money in-national trade gathering where | Mariya. Shipwrecked with Q Welshman from
Revenge. In the film Indians the day Surrey's Laker was to silenco his critics,
recalled that on his way to his vested in films being made in there is no need to apologise handsome White Russian pl pre depleted with understanding,
and as far for Britain's showing. We're soner, Izolda, playing the role With the connivance of Tony world title fight with Joe Louls Italy and France,
right in there blowing our own of a Red Army officer, ls and villains are paleface U.S. be twico shol but he trained for all his fighis at away from home as Slam.
Army men. Glamorganshire for a paltry 02 the "Green Man"-his bouts Here's a typical festival scene, trumpet as loud as the gentle shown in a cave with her pri-
Waiter Neusel, Bob Olin, At a and 31, and Surrey won by an with
"Generally speaking, westerns champagne party Kurt men from California,
dealing with Tommy Jurgens,
Indlans
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's preznists during innings and a heap of runs to Max
who had been the Everywhere you look huge dry over a blazing fire, demonstrate very clearly that Loughran-and he won
them festival
frustrating," he said. "We never the Meeting. For this purpose & Child is a person under the age escort of Dorothy pictures of our stars, June Thor And there is Henry Fonda, really win a fight. When we of seventeen years, Western Standard, the Championship is not yet all, Remember too that Olin, Dandridge, the negress Carmeti, burn, Maurren Swanson, John star of "Twelve Angry Men," do, it's sure to be eclipsed by a
Luker took six Boer Yorkshire'al
and Loughran were all for 21, and Lock twelve for 34- World Champions at one time suidenly appeats arm in arm Gregson, stare at you, from on a delayed honeymoon, hold-¦ huge defeat later
with his smiling ex-wife, Eva billboards proudly marked with ing hands with his new young known as a massacre. other Bartok. bowling which has given Surrey Baer heavyweight; the
the made-in-Britain Union Jack. Italian wife, starry eyed. the past two cruisers.
Flash- the county title for
Photographers panic.
"It's somewhat gratifying to Why does every shop in Can-["Married bliss can begin at 45, blubs pop. "Is it love again, nes have the picture of a British | after earlier failures," he tells know that someone is coming Eva?" shout the new men, atar in its window. Where are me.
up with a picture which will he French? demanded a French
don Hitle to straighten out an Then stars are boin. A year newspaper.
that logo, at this festival a French impression
Indlans settlers by tha hotel slaughtered But in the corner the business-
In the British alm industry, mother stopped me in a men do not flicker an eyelid at unlike in some
all the years her wagonlond.
Servants must remain in their employers' boxes except for our other lounge hot so good as have known British Champlon, Joe Bygraves this nowest scandal.
"Are ag-lovely young teen-age daughter, that the white man was moving passing through on their dulles. They may on no secount tise the More trades, our salesmen
"I know you,” she
Indians killed told me. west, Badoer, we know, has Empire Champlon, but it was serious things are abroad,
op-Belting Booths or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosures. hirn.
That's con- of you proximately 300. passed his peak, but the vital Henry Cooper who
hide behind any false modesty.
Gina thing, I think, is that Surrey Stockholm to fight for the Euro-ing a huge clear, the badge of What Hollywood can do, we can with
Lollobrigida. You siderably under the estimate are going to miss the fast pean Championship! "Yes," says is trade, this film will break do better! is their motto.
One day my daughter most persons would give today," of Stuart bowling chango
Tomany, "I still think the best of all
will be as famous as Gina."
THE LANGUAGE Surridge, Even when he was the bunch is Dick Richardson, terrifle.”
But what a rat race it all is.
The girl's name was Jacque- not taking wickels he was He must go to the top one day,
Another Indian polled Everyday one Alm dizzily follows field and although he is not nearly as In hotel sulles film magnatas another, from ten in the morning line Sassard. This year she is Bryna is Robert Bucking Horse, saving them in the could keep one end going while good
different until after midnight. At least the star of the festival with her Of the reigning British title countries haggle all day and half six brand new ilms show every first and only Alm, "Quenda Sioux from Twin Falls, Idaho,
big bet 15 Una," receiving crities highest Farr places Charnley, the night over British im deals, day."
linguistic elements of Indian the tenacity of Eastern
praise.
pictures, True, Cox is not the complete Pat McAteer and Peter Water- with
Then "Not that I bazaar customers.
party follows party. answer ag a substitute opener man as the best.
Waves of blue-jeaned After midnight flims, champagne
"There is no such word as agera mob Jacqueline wherever ugh' in any Indian language us suppers.
she appears.
far as I can determine," he fald, Then on to the casino where French girl novelist Francoise multi-millionaire Mike Todd, Sagan, and hero worshipper of "And if someone complaits that he wouldn't understand real whose fabulous "Around the James Dean, Jacqueline is 庭 World
Indian tongues, I suggest using In Eighty Days" is the natural for
new teen-ager subtitles M
with tho English film censation of the festival to heroine.. date, can be seen losing a for tune in a matter of minutes. And Mum no longer has to And his newly wed lovely wite stop strangers in hotel -lounges. Elizabeth Taylor
to Now they queue up to hayo a is happy talk to any newspaperman who word with her daughter..
Oslo, May 22. PACIFIC hubby Mike hus mother aing at Stars are born, scandnis burst, goals
will keep ben company while So the merry-go-round turno. Bulgaria bout Norway by to
to one tonight in champagne corks pop - and, European Zone Group 3 match does of the World Football Cup In between pictures scandals more important Britain
this qualifying rounds. They led at bloom Romances are bom, (tg Foreign Business in
halftime by 1-0-Reuter, was at Cannes, they reall, that eruziest trade fair ever. Grace Kelly met her Prince).
five years.
Yet when I spoke to Wlfred! CONFUSED POSITION Wooller, the Welsh captain, he
Farr is perplexed at the con- had doubis ubout Surrey! "Lock fused position among present terror", ke said, "but day British heavyweights. Laker, despite his figures, was Erskine, he pointed out, is
is
the others rested."
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Next the political scandola. The Turks comptain becAUSO. A French film about Crete is anti- Turk, pro-Greek. Top Russian officials are refured adrak Marco | to the West Germany partyr. Why?: They do not wear rock- Hice, We know. Convormists, do not wear ties, but when in Romanya út uberviefaced German official FC
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