THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1957.
SURREY RETURN TO THE TOP OF
THE CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
TONY LOCK_APPÉALS
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Aggressive England in the closing stages of the first Test match against the West Indies at Edgabaston. Pleture Shows umpire Ellott, Lock appealing, Insole, Trueman, May, Evans, West Indian skipper Goddard batting, Close and Bulley,Central Press Photo.
An English Observer Writes Of The Discord In Scottish Football Circles
By W. CAPEL KIRBY
"Sack the Selectors" is a common enough cry in Scotland now that the World Cup qualifying prospects have been menaced by the sad happenings in Madrid, but while it is easy enough to call for heads let us consider the tales.
We have heard plenty of tales, some fantastic, others pathetically, petty, and yet, taking the impartial view of an Englishman, I agree with the extremists that there should be an immediate and thorough investigation into the causes of 'discord which split the SPA officials and later spread to the players on their tour yof Switzerland, West Germany and Spain.
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haits of sensational team changes four days before the match against Spain.
Roy Marshall Hits The Fastest Century
Of The Season
London, June 11.
Roy Marshall, Hampshire's former West Indies Test opening batsman, hit the fastest century of the season in 66 minutos against Kent at Southampton today.
His 100 came out of 114 and included 20 fours, enabling Hampshire to declare with a lead of 179. But they could not dismiss Kent in the time and the match was drawn.
Stuart Leary, the South African all-rounder, had earlier given Keht first innings lead with his second century of the season, made in 160 minutes. This earned Leary his county cap.
Jim Laker returned his best gures of the season-seven for 10-at Trent Bridge, to give Survey an innings victory over Nottinghamshire. As a result, the reigning Champions return- ed to the top of the table with 06 points,
DERBYSHIRE LOSE
Derbyshire, who had held the leading position, could get no joints trom Warwickshire at Edgbaston, losing by nine wickets.
Erle Hollies, 45 last week, took five secout innings wickets for 47 in 38 overs with his leg spinners.
declared (Marshall 103, Gray 56 not out). Kent 344 for eight declared and 01 for four. (Kent two points).
At Worcester: Match drawn Essex 109 and 250 for eight (Insole 150 not out). Worcester shire 331. (Worce-torehire four points).
133
(Manning five for, 18). (Northamptonshire 14 points).
At Nottingham: Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by an innligs Surrey 303 for and 110 runs. four declared. Nottinghamshire seven for 125 and 56 (Laker 10). (Surrey 14 points),
At Lord's; Middlesex bea! At Taunton; Match drawn
Sussex by 64 runs. Middlesex Somerset 207 and 239 for Ave declared (McCool 100 not out).375 for six declared and 101 for seven declared (Robertson 05). Gloucestershire 327. (Glouces- Sussex 200 for nine declared tershire four points).
and 183 (Smith (8). (Middle- At Manchester: Match Sex 14 points), drawn. Yorkshire 163 and 183
A Camilare: Free Foresters Illingworth 53, Tattersall ve
Cambridge University by for 31), Lancashire 113 and 175 beat for wine, (Yorkshire four 15 runs. Free Foresters 800 for rine declared and 128 for 5 de- points).
clared (Blake 50). Cambridge AL Northampton: North- University 231 for seven declar- Goonesena Jack Manning, the Australian amptonshire beat Leicestershire ed (McLachinn 82, slow left arm spinner, celebrated by an innings and 29 runs. 50) and 188 (Green 61, Goone- his 33rd birthday by taking Ave Northamptonshire 277 for two cena 51, Kenny seven for 45),- Leicestershire wickets for 48 at declared. Leicestershire 115 and Router. Northampton to give the home county an innings victory worth 14 points.
Derbyshire renata second [with 84 points.
in
Leicestershire were out for 133 the second innings with Michnet Allen, another left arm toy bowler, taking three for
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"ROSES" MATCH
in the marty drawn games, Yorkshire came closest to winnist when they had one Lancashire wicket to capture, with 48 runs in hand,
Set to get 224 to win in 185 minutes, Lancashire began well with Ken Grieves hitting 50, but could not ́sustain the pare and just held out.
Colin McCool, Somerset's
Sassoon Tells A Secret: 'My Niece Owns Crepello
A Derby secret leaked out at midnight the other night. Sir Victor Sassoon, millionaire banker, revealed that the owner of the winher, Crepello, is, this niece, attractive, dark-haired Mrs Denise Fitzpatrick,
Sir
Victor had entertained a
Throughout the evening penple congratulated him on his succèss, while his niece sat quietly at the other end of the long table.
But Sir Victor said to me: "I im not really the owner-of the horse. He is owned by the Eve Stud, near Newmarket, and my nece owns all the shores but two of the stud,
for untried David McKay, of Don't fall for the soft soup whispered "When balry that there's no justißenpaching a difficult stretch of | Hearts, but more damaging 10 | Australion all-rounder, hit] party of 14 friends to a céle- tion for any such inquest. Apart river it's sheer insanity to throw Scotland's World Cup cause were
the Itom what I saw in Stuttgari, | the pilot overboard." there was plenty of evidenco lu Madrid 13 demand. the setting up He was, of course, referring to commission of inquiry te the shattering and incredible
It all started on the fight be- probe and discover why the decision to drop George Young
from the side when the Scottishween Stuttgart and Madrid, and wonderful prestige and glamou
that some o Seviland's footballers, gained captam had expected to make while 1 appreciate by technique and from spirit at his exil from the International folk get light-headed at 28,000 wuso't responsible Hampden, Basle and Stuttgart, foolball arena in the World Cup feel, height
for the story which elreled the was heedlessly thrown away I match agains! Spain.
plane to the effect that Jackie Spain, wat on the field of play,
Scotland can never hope to Mudie, Ian McCol and Summy but by a stroke of the pen more than 24 hours before the kick-produce the unanimity conducive Baird were to be thrown over
to effective team work on the board for Bobby Evans, Fanie burk while offelals are at sixes Copeland and George Smith. and sevens, and so long as they Introduce council chamber loyalties into politics and club matters affecting national team polley.
BEFORE THE BANQUET As we stood sipping aperitits before the banquet after the
1st Division Bowls Match Today
be on
numerous
Even if SFA officiels had been thinking along those lines they should have kept it to themselves and not. let it reach the ears of Spaniards had blighted the lives
the players. of all but Bobby Collins, Tominy
1 have Docherty and Tummy Young, a Engend tours abroad over the BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT SFA oficial came up to me and
past 30 years, but have never experienced anything like the We had Mudie, McColl and lack of co-operation and under- Baird spending the next three offeinds, days brooding over the possible standing between players and erities as on this, my reasons for being candidates for that, overseas reporting mission the axe, und Sinith and Copeland
Joyously -contemplating with Scotland.
their first full international for Scot- For long enough the cause of had only to suffer a bitter die- bitter Rangers and
Celtic appointment. The following players havo
antagonisen has been a disgrace been
selected to represent KBGC and Recreio respectively to Scottish football, and it will be
a pity if ever it is allowed to officials and players scarcely in a postponed First Diylelon throw a spanner into the nation- passing the time of day with one lawn bowls league game to be team which, as we saw in the another, should be investigated played to-day at King's Pork.
match against Spain at Hampden, without delay it only for the enterisin- | good of the game, which, after en provide football Gadd, A. Hution, M. Purviament every bit as good as to be, is greater than its
KBOC
C. Ronsefell (Sp): G. Jeneries, found elsewhere in Europe.
T. Gadans, L
A, Etman (Skip): S. G. Lile, L.
Parker, K. Liddell (Sidip).
Rectelo
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A SUDDEN DEATH
When the Scottish team thrashed the Spanlarda in the
Afarroun, J. E. Noronha, R. F. first leg of thel: World Cup-tie it
All this, and the reasons for
players or officials.
critics,
Sports Diary
TODAY
100 not out is 150 minutes with | bration dirter At the Savoy. 14 fours of the Gloucestershire attack at Taunton, but could nol prévent The visitors from talking four points.
Gloucestershire le by 120
Somerset wiped and although off the arrears when they de clred at 230 for five, there was
Glouces not enough time for lershine to bat.
Middlesex gained 14 points by 54 with a win Sussex at Lord's, Sussex were set 238 to win at 68 an hour but collapsed after a good start, and were all out for 103.
Leading positions En the table in the end of the day were:
Surrey 90 points, Derbyshire 84, Lancashire 70, Middlesex 58, Northamptonshire 56.
runs over
THE RESULTA
At Southampton:
Match
"I am the banker, the adviser, the secretary and friend, but noti the owner,
£2 TO WIN Mrs Fitzpatrick, who lives at Phillimore
place, Kensington, wore a black nylon tulle dress for the party. This is a wonder- ful evening," she said,
She
had £2 to win at 7-1.
Did she back Crepello?
£
THE REAL OWNER
Worrell In Team To Play Surrey
OUT TO THIS HIT
Colin Cowdrey, who made 164 against the West Indies at Edgbaston, making the stroke that led to him being caught almost on the boundary line.
Central Press Photo,
PAY SOCCER STARS FOR WHAT THEY ARE WORTH
Says ARTHUR WALMSLEY Lira-loaded Italians are putting soccer in a pretty pickle.
British
This time it is the money-bags of Milan which are being jingled temptingly in the ears of England and Manchester United centre-forward Tommy Taylor-lo the tune of £10,000 pin money for the player and £55,000 for his club.
Manchester United, who have for one club do
salve, The stacked up so much sterling Italians are forcing on Britain themselves in the last few years a Continental conception of that they can afford to be rude soccer player's worth.
If Bird-
their bank manager the tain is not to lose her ace play- mood takes them, have no iers she must think bigger than ing for the tha—but to Tommy | ever before, Taylor that £10,000 nrafves sweet music,
It is not enough to somep the maximum wage and make the
It Taylor is Selon leaving, sky dhe limit. The Continentials"; should United let him go? That | have already beaten her to that iq the problem at Old Trafford, with thein £250 match fees in Manchenter United's ground, but addition to the big gigning-on in its broader aspect it is one fee which desticre the player's which has to be faced by foot-} bank balance. ball as a whole.
Britain must find a way to
It could be argued in Taylor's regard her stars comparable favour that his club should not with Continental standards. stand in the way of his accep- | While she keeps out of step with lance of an offer which would the rest of the world she will make him & rich man overnight, only fall further behind.
What Leeds United did for John Charles, surely Manchester United, rich in reserve talent, should do for Tommy Taylor,
Or should they? I submit the Charles and Taylor, cases are not such exact, parallels.
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BENIGN ATTITUDE
Without wishing to take any
IAN CRAIG CONTRIBUTES
127 & 44
London, June 11.
of the credit from Leeds United Jan Craig, the Australians Test for their benign attitude to- captain, played a large part in Free wards Charles, I must point out helping his side, the That the need for that big- Foneters, beat Cambridge Uni-- money transfer fee ot Ellard vèrsity is their three-day match Road, Leeds, was a little more at Fenners.
Old
<Ran it is at
Crepello won "without ever going into top gear," his jockey, 21-year-old Lester Piggott, said At Birmingham: Warwick-after the race.
shortest-priced winner The sure beat Derbyshire by nine
Derbyshire 100 and since Bohmm in 1895 landed wickets.
pressing War- £5,000,000 for the punters, Cre- 172 (Hollies, five for 47).
Trafford.
Craig, who is pursuing his wickshire 236 and 130 for one, pello opened in the betting at
pharmaceuticnt studies Lax- (Gardiner 55). (Warwickshire 2-1. but huge sums forced his
Nor was there any real dan don, was top scoren with 127 in. London, June 11. 12 points).
price down to 0-4′′
Een that the Italians would the Free Fontsime" fret, inninga Frumble Worrell, injured in Pinze and Sir Gordon Richards
the further plunder
playing and was second highest scores won the Derby for Sir Victor the first Test match, returns to | Glam of crown Hampshire 343 for Elx Sassoon in 1953 after Sir Victor the West Indies side against board had created the precedent quick 44.
Elland Road once the in the second innings, hitting a declared and 180 for Ove
had been trying for n lifetime. Surrey, the Champion county, at of letting Charles go.
It was Craig's first serious. It was Piggoft's second Derby the Oval tomorrow.
But if Manchester United say game since he arrived in this success. He won on Never Bay
"Yes" to Taylor, what do they country earlier this year, Die in 1954,
that priceless soccer asset, Dun their second innings at 120-for say it offers start pouring in for The Free Foresters declared cpn Edwards, whom I rate the five, leaving the Varsity side ta prize possible export, and others got 202 in two and a quarter of their, star-studded side?
hours, Do, they dory Edwards, and
toommates.
FIRST ASIAN RAILWAY GAMES
New Delhi, June. 11.
HE MISSES PARTY Piggott, who hates kiss and
Walcott, Valentine and Gil- christ, also hurt, are making good progress, but cannot play yet. John Goddard, the eaptain. safe today that he hopes all three will be available for the second Test which starts Lord's on June 20.
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the get-rich-
The Cantabs, despite two fine. chance they granted Taylor and knocks by Camini Coonesena The team agulast Surrey : déce immumerable winters of of Colombo,, who batted enter-
on J. D:Goddard, N. Asgárail dressing-room discontent? Or do prisingly for his two half-
limelight away from the race course, was invited to the Savoy A total of 23 countries from party, but he did not attend. P. X. M. de Silva, E
Asia and the Middle East have
He drove himself to Inther's home at Lambourn: B0 minutes in
been invited to compete in the Lax (Skip): A. P. Pereira Jr, M.. was their finest
Berkshire. "When I Rodrigues C. B. Patuor, J. F. V history... cleven workmanlike,
first Asian Railway Games to be Never Say Die I celebrated by Hoisan Kastra, B. H. Pairaudeau, they play the noble role, bess centuries, just falled to get Riberg (Skip); 3, A. da Luz, Cather than brilliant players
held in New Delhi during the Roza-Pereira, C. C. Pereira, A. A getting on with
cutting the lawn." Lopes (Bidp).
he said. E. D. Weekes, F. M. Worrell, Gem all, and commit soccer sui, home, losing by 15 runs. the game and
Men's "C" Division: Section "A": Brand second week of Decem"I haven't cut it since. Perhaps Sobers, P. G., Smith, S. Roma-cide by destroying the work of A. D. Buckingham, another refusing to be provoked by ELKOOSA V OCD (1), IRC-V CNC be, It WES announced here I'll give it another treat soon. dhin, W. II, Hail and T. Dewdney. 10 years briliant tam-buliding? Australian player, who scored 01 loetles which would have tried BCAA V ERC KCCY Heerec: today,
For many hoolanakers it was
Wanboyor United debido about for the Tree Foresters in their the tolerance and patience of a Section "B" CCC (2) KTGCA
Athletics, football and hociety the
worst PORC Y CRC (7) BCAA (2) CRC will be the main events in the William Hill's have paid out match against a county alde to nothing for the League
Derby In years: The tourists have, not lost a Tommy Taylor will saint.
settle first innings, was dismissed for (3), HKO V VBRC.
as a four in the second innings.. BCAA VIIKOC.
Mixed "A" Division: CÁC ▼ KCC, | games-France-Presse.
more than £200,000.
whole. The problem is too big | Franco-Prezño,
Turpin Retains British Title
Lolcester, Juno 1.
This same spirit prevalled at Basle and Stuttgart, but died a midden dentn in Spad
Tennis
Bowls
Who is answerable? One half Matches at KHGC, PRC, KUC.
Colony Slides Championships: Randolph Turpin of Leaming of the party will point to the
but none can surely lai Division: Recrelo v KDGC, 5.15 ton, Warwickshire, retained his other, British Light-Heavyweight tide advance a sound reason for the pan. here tonight when he out-dropping
George Young, pointed Arthur Howard, of which on sentimental grounds falington, London, over 15 lone was deplorable. *rounds,--Reuter,
KENT TENNIS
London, Juris 11.
of
A lifetime of trotting round the world to report international isport has,made me, fairis tough, but I confess to. Alghost shedding
a tear, neid eriost, earthinly had a
Meeting.
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TOMORROW
Men's "D" Division: Recreio V
Jump my throat, when big CRC (1), PRC CRC (3), Stanley v
Her's Tim of the Unitedge made his last appearance KTCCA, PORC V KCC, KCC V
for Scolinna as twelfth timh, and CRC (3).
States beat thua's P. Lali inah on to the field with replace-
straight tots today, in the thirdments for a ripped pair of shorts. BCA V Uaa
bord "B" Division: KCC v. CCC,
round of the phot's singles of What a humiliating finale for a
the Kent Lawn Tqania Cham-truly prest playeri
plonaitis it Beckman 14-12, 3-2--FIEDOS-Prowse,
Then there was the decision to jettison expéstandod. Ian McColl
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