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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1959.
This IS the way to Land's End?'
FINE BOWLING BY STATHAM
Takes Eight Wickets] For 44 In Lancs' Match Against Notts
London, July 8.
Brian Statham, the Lancashire-born England fast bowler, who was not considered for the third Test match because of injury, returned to his county team in their match against Nottinghamshire at Old Trafford, Manchester, today, and took sight wickets for 44.
It was the second best performance of his career. His previous best was eight for 34 against Warwickshire in 1957.
Notts were skittled out for 105 and Laurnshire alt 48 for one before the close.
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Easily the best batting per- 1 formance of the day was by another Test player, Warwick- shire captain, Mike Smith, who is en rugby internallonal.
11 knock of 184 in Ove hour 10 minutes against Lelecstershire in Birmingham Incinded three sixes and 25 fours and formed more than half of his county's 321 for seven declared.
the
Best Stand
Yuukshire, back at the top of championship table, had
first use of perfve! batting con- tions art Scarborough and bara att day, scoring 378 for six wicket against a folling Essex attack
flour Padgett and Philip Sharpe shared the best stand of the day, taking the scoFE from 22 for one to 149 before Sharpe was caught behind the wicket for 01. Indgell's scores included 10 fours. Ray Ringworth, fighting for plice as all-rounder in the tour the West MCC team terles WIN 25 not out at the eltoso.
Even $1 bowler Firddie Tran jained the hunt, - tin two saxes and two fours in his unbeaten 22.
Middleses, playing the first 31. match away from the fombers Lord's ground for 25 yens, reared 2833 against (amp- ture at Hornswy, in North Lon- <lora, In the few minutes left before
teen il live runs without loss.
Closing Scores
Becerra Wins
Bantamweight
World Title
.
Los Angeles, July 8.
Joe Becerra of Mexico won the bantamweight cham-
pionship of the world be-
SECOND ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME
ON AUGUST 3
Pittsburgh, July 8, Manager Fred Haney of the Milwaukee Braves, who master-minded the National League All- Stars to a thrilling 5-4 victory over Casey Stengel's American Leaguers yesterday, was looking forward today to making it two- straight over his world series Nemesis in the second "dream game" of the year scheduled to take place on August 3 at the gigantic Los Angeles Coliseum.
"I
don' WRI to wind
Vadn up | Hobinson,
Pinson, Bil with " GOD
average for the White, Joe Cunningham, Dusty year," he told reporters after Burgess, Warren Spahn and yesterday's game in
Forbes Gene Conley did not get into Field. "I'm determined to make the box -ÄFT,
11 two-straight."
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The second All-Star game
an innovation fried out
this year, for the first time. Marciano Not
with receipts going to the player pension fund.
Since the 100,000-seul Coll- 1seum is sure to be sold out for the event, the players are all for it, although a majority of baseball writers, feel that a second All-Stur Katic will only serve to "cheapen the real thing."
Same Squads
It is just come from there is matter of fact Oh,
thanks'
·Charmed. I'm sure
IT'S
56 milos from John
o' Groats and the point of passing of Exeter und Combridge Universities on the world's longest relay as Jeremy McLachlan, of Cambridge, doffs his booter posting R. N. Broadbent, of Exotor.
Exotor, running from Land's End, completed the course in 96hrs 36mins to beat Oxford University's two-year-old record of 105hrs 30mins.
But Exctor's triumph και short-lived. Cam- bridge, running in the opposite direction, 'reach- od Land's End fast Sunday wook in 94hrs 23mins 30secs.
Below: Cambridge cap. tain David Loo hits the finishing tops at Land's
Staging Any End.
Comeback
Daytona Beach, July 8. Rocky Marciano, former world heavyweight cham- plon, who retired defeated in 1956, today scotched rumours of a comeback.
tm-
Under the terms of an agree= | fore a wildly cheering ment, both Leagues will use the throng of his countryment same squads they used in Pitis- will not in the new Los Angeles Lurgh, although they
be obliged to use the same Sports Arena tonight, as
Thes can he knocked out Alphonserting line-ups.
abmal the result of the voting for the first All-Star match. For the first game, Honey and Stenget were required to stick The ATTAC
two to the original eight "selootees" two seconds for at least three innings. After minutes and furious Oghting In the eighth that, they could make whatever youd. The fight had been fair-changes they deemed proper.
even up to that moment, with Ballind pitting his busing skill ardinst the rushing tactics his heavier-hitting opponent,
Halimi of France in the range them around, forgetting here. "My plans haven't changed.
eighth round of scheduled 15-round bout.
came after
DOWN TWICE
Becerra
cornered
J
of
the close, Hampshire one minute of the eighth Run and hammered him with both hands to the head and body, Halimi was down twice In the roun. The first time he was up at the count of four but slagtered around the ring an rubbery logr.
Close of play scores in to- day's cricket matches were:
At Lords: Cambridge Uni-
versity 318 for six declared (M. As the Mexican went back to Will 81. D. Kirby 80, J. Berthe attack, he caught Ham noid). MCC 20 for two.
At Hornsey: Middlesex 203 (J. Murray 41. F. Titmust 60. W. Tilly J. Hampshire five far no wirket
Have: Sussex 234 Dexter DZ, D. Demmenge 54. D. firmen v for 61) Oxfor University 83 for four,
AL
Serborough:
with a terrific right to the jaw and the Frenchman went down with a thud in fecerra's corner.
Tv was still ronte et the canvas as referee Bart counted bim out and he had to be 2: ec. to his Poitier as wave after Yorkshire wave of wildly shouting Myx-
376 for six (P. Sharpe di, D.com fans rushed into the ving Paroli 8, D. Close 46, R. Ting-to lift their new champion onto worth 75 not out, Versus Essex, their shoulders.---AFP.
At Taunton: Combined Ser- vlees 20% (G. Torloff 54. P. Phelan 53, X. Biddulph six for 30), Somerset 128 for three (G. Atkinson 40, 3. Lomax 32).
At Manchester: Nottingburn- shire 195 (G. Millman 45, C. Puole 55. D. Stalhom eight for 44). Lancashire 48 for one,
At Cardiff: Glamorgan 211 (1 Waker 93 not out), Surrey 40 for two.
At Gloucester: Gloucestershire -365 for eight (M. Young 70. T. Gravency 61, G. Pugh" 52, R. Nicholls (44). Versus Kent.
Robins To Manage
MCC Team In
W. Indies Tour
R. W.
London, July 8, V. Robins,
former Middlesex and England captain, wilt annage the MCC team to tour the West Indies at the end of this year and the early part of 1960,
There will be further lusitelty for the Los Angeles came a provision has been made to Include in the rosters adrifiinaal players that happen to be "hot" belween All-Star games, Each League wil be allowed three such additions or changes.
any
"I'm retired and I plan to stuy that way," he told a reporter Everything is koing good and God willig, Fil do pretty good as I am,"
Merciano said he thought had a "fair Floyd Patterson chance of regaining his world henvyweight title from Sweden's Ingemar Johansson in a return boul. Johansson beat Patterson in three rounds kast month,
Johansson's right," said Mar- "Patterson's just got to watch
clano "Johansson doesn't have inuch else, But he's hard to hit, He's stronger and bigger thon Paltors. But everyone knows Patterson is a better
Although victorious, Honry | fighter." — Reuter. indicated he might make a few changes in the starting line-up for Los Angeles. He did not say how he would change the
| team, but it was recalled that yesterday such players as Frank
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LAWN BOWLS REPORT
Sit-After reading ONLY A FAN'S letter
best- In your
แฟ coverage sports paper on Bowls written by the eminent. writer Robert Tay. I could not help but write this letter.
1 was one of the many spec- lators who watched the game from beginning to end, and in my pliton ONLY A FAN'S re- marks wore unjustified and in-
uasporting. deed masi At Birmingham: Warwickshire
ONLY A FAN must have his 327 for svens Cretired
own reason, best lutown only to Cartwright 40, M. Smith 184).
imself, for his attack on Robert La icestershire 18 for two.
Tuy on behalf of Jeff Hoosen. At Worcester: Worcestershire
Robert Tay's report
on Jeff 321 for nine divlared QI. Robins, 55, was a brilliant all-
Hoosen's luck is very correct. If Horton
B. 1. Oulschoorn SY, T., FoliatÇİZ
playing during his He gained the double Hoosen had nominated a shot Broadbent 42, G. Dews 52, R. career.
with a couple of wicks and go! Broth 45). Northampton four of 4,000 runs and 100 wickets
what he wanted, then it would in 1029 scoring 1,134 rons and for no wicket,
taking 162 wicketi. In 1937 he
have indeed been a great shot. But dk he? Maybe ONLY A scured 1.070 runs and captured
FAN could tell. Not even Jett BD wickets.
Hoosen, hinselt could.
At Glasgow: Indin 203 (P. Uaricar 153 not out. D. Barr live for 43), Scotland 40 for one- Router.
Acceptors-For-King-
for performance
His best
floosen is a gentleman on and Eaglond was a knock of 108 off the Aeld and 1 am sure he must be fed up with ONLY A against South Africa in 1935.
ANOTHER TAN
He captained the England team FAN for fighthig his battle. WHORE NEW Zenina 17:1937′′ and was vice-captain, under G.
leath in Australia-Ching Mall have Speelal.
George VI And Queen. Alion of the 1938-37 MCC
Elizabeth Stakes
London, July 8. There are. 19 Anal acceptors for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, to be run over one and a half miles, at Ascol Heath, on Saturday July 18.
They orc (with, weights); China Rock, Vacarme, Chlot, Al Mabsoot, Nagami, Orani, Alekie, Wallaby and Balbo ( stone 7" Ibs); Gindness (0.4); Pindari, Amourrou, Saint Crespin Taboun, Fatralo, Sunny Court and Memorandum (0.7); Canilo and Mirnaya (8.4).
China Rock who was accepted for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, will ziot run, China Rock was left in the final acceptors by mistake.
Ching Mall Special,
[Parts of the original letter deleted for to be lack of space.--Sports Ed.].
THE GAMBOLS
HOW WAS IT AT THE OFFICE TO-DAY, GEORGE ?
TERRIBLE
OH DEAR, I WAS HOPING YOU'D SURVE
A GOOD TY
UMRIGAR SAVES INDIANS Patterson Will
FROM BATTING COLLAPSE
AGAINST SCOTLAND
Paisley, July 8.
Polly Umrigar saved the Indian cricketers from further humiliation here today, where thanks to his fine imings of 153 not ont, the tourists managed to reach 293 against the limited bowling of Scotland.
Umrigar was at the wicket for four hours 40 minutes and hit a six and 10 fours to re- deem a shocking start when two batsmen went out in the first
without 真
the fun on
over board.
Best support for Umrigar came from the lower-order
Pacific Race Positions
Los Angeles, July 6. With: 1398 miles to go, the schooner Goodwill was leading all competitors In the 2,225
race from trans-Poclite Los Angeles to Honolulu early on Wednesday,
mile
The scas were reported heavy and at least one of the vessels was in trouble. The Robun, a 58-foot vessel, reported the loss of both its spinnaker poles. Chubasco (1-0-foot you) was in second place, 5 miles be hind the Goodwill, followed by the Constelation, a close third.
~~~~AFP.
batamen. Raghunath Nadkarni stayed while 30 were added in 90 minutes for the seventh wickel, and after his depar-
Not Change
His Style
New York, July 8. Former world heavyweight champion Floyd Patter- son, defeated by Sweden's Ingemar Johansson days ago, does not intend to change his style in future bouts.
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J. L. MANNING Reports On World's Longest Relay CAMBRIDGE BEAT RECORD BY 2 HRS
When you have read all about the downfall of a champion and the volley and gentle thunder of Wimbledon, I think I ought to mention the pebble which I have just handed over to be locked in the safe of Land's End Hotel.
It's a very special pobble. It typical "We are not making a was carried symbolically to race of it," they pretended. But John O'Groats by Oxford Uni- as they cleared Inverness, versity read relay runners in Exeter's 00%-hour record was' 105hrs 30mins non-stop two the whip which lasked them.
to years ago, and returned Land's End Just. Sunday week
90- They, too, worked on a hour schedule and refuged... to by Cambridge University f11 94hrs 23 mins,
panic. They
the covered anding roads at a steady 9.4 But this monopoly of Ox- and 93 mph, giving them # bridge for running $70 miles quarter of a mile "extra was rudely threatened by Red-jevery hour to Exeter. brick and will be so again next
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In
month. For the week before A crop of Injuries dragged Excier University carried their them almost to Exeter's rate ne pebble to John O'Groats in they reached the city. But 90hrs 36mins. And next month fighting recovery gave them the Birmingham University, led by Tocord with more International steeplechaser David hours in hand as they Shaw, swear to carry the pebble at Land's End. once more to John O'Groats in 90 hours.
than two
And A Fire!
arrived
With Bristol University
All this was not accomplished standing by for another Red- without incident. I had to ball Brlek challenge in August our out an Exeter runner at a roads will be chock-a-block Cheshire police station,, He had with athleten going round the been left behind by his vouch, bend!
took a taxi for which he had I sec those most gruelling no money to pay and stayed road runs as eventually stimus there until I arrived to purchase tating interest in the greatest his freedom without loss of event of the Olympic Games | amateur status.
Then two Cambridge runnera lost their road-side tent for up which I had to chase down the -con- best Highway
He was quoted today in the magazine, Sports Illustrated,
Briinin is unlikely to win unt telting an interviewer: "the Marathon. This is the event
next time! do things different and Umrigar ture Jalimba put on another 67 runs for the eighth wloket,
Scolland were 40 for one at the close.
Exciting Feat
An exciting feat of the day from
Arvind D. Barr saw Aple and skipper Daltu Cack- the being bowled by wad
the second and last bats of first over and although Borde hit out briefly, the Indians had Teached only 72 for the loss of the side by lunch-a half
Scottish side.
shocking start against the weak
Kripal Singh went immediate-
but I won't change my style, thon running is taken If I change my style I mighty Universities and until we can road with a Devonshire
silence the old wives' tale that stable in my beat him, but I won't beat any athletes in their late teens or Patrol manner.
anc else."
And the day after we left
friend,
The magazine also quoted Carly 20's are unable to fint the from a letter written to the stamina for this race.
The Cambridge and Exeter John O'Groats the famous hotel fallen champion by Archie runs over
the world's longest kept by that students' kil old Moore, In which
course developed Into an ex- Mrs McKenzie, caught fire. chalker said: "I hope you ciling race against time.
Birmingham followed part of don't continue to feel bad.........
the Cambridge rum to see what the same thing has happened
happened.
to many great fighter.”
'STUPID BATTLE'
"Johansson was not so great.
|
and
A race, too, between Britain's eccond oldest University her third smallest. Exeter left Land's End on June 19, Friday. and arrived Tuesday night, Cambridge Jeft John O'Groats You fought n stupid battle," Tuesday morning and ufler run- Moore's letter went on. "Never ning for 12 hours heard that once did you lead with a jab. Exeter had knocked D1⁄2 hours Now this man was not Brian London
like off Oxford's record. you gave
'Final Kick'
מח
The Teams Cambridge University (94hr
4.3 Sverage
MDALE in David Brent. Alan Strowger. Dougies Stoven. David Jfalo thain Woln
Bernard, Jeremy David David MuLacklon,
Ho serves: Derek St, John Cum-
Exeter (Dr 34min; versrs_speed of BAN m. Nicholson, O
}; P. A. Nam, 8. Z. 0. Morri ly after the interval before absolutely no respect to the
Gilbert, B. 1. Liracy R. M. Broad- Umrigar and Nadkarni record-opposition,"
The magarlue also contained This Exeter had accomplished bent, H. J. R. Emory, D. C ed the face-saving rescue stand.
Woodward. rumming and Later when Jaisimha was dis-several pages of plelues of the by superb missed, with the tole: 232, the Agit, in which It analysed the aggressive spielt finishing with thell, M. B. A. Walker. Indians were by no means. out Swede's fighting abilities, and a final kick" of a 10 mp.l. concluded that Johansson won dash "over-100-miles-of-desolate- of trouble completely. But with the title with much more inan Highland roada. Umrigor dominating the pro-
inst two wickets his vaunted right hand."-Neu- ceedings, the added 61 valuable runs-Reuter, {ter.
Barry Appleby
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE
I CAUGHT YOKI «IN A GOOD MOOR,
AND THE THINGS IVE BOUGHT WITHOUT
STELLING NOW ARE MOUNTING
COOK BETTER MEALS
To do this Exeter's runners, led by David Nash, and bila- tered, muscle torn and weary, had to drive themselves un- sparingly. Yet they arrived int John O'Groats holly arguing among themselves why, they had not kept to their 98-hour soledule. They minutes late! ·,
were
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The reaction of David Loo's Cambridge team to this ro
markable performance Wo
WITH GAS
The 867.5
Mile
Course
petere, hora
Reserves: M. A. Mit
- Lambeleza.
Tätort harë.