THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1959. ·
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England Selectors Make A Blunder Contrite Brian
OMISSION OF TOM GRAVENEY
FROM TESTS AND CARIBBEAN
TOUR A GRAVE INJUSTICE
Says DEREK JOHN
Who is the forgotten star of English cricket? Which world-class batsman has been inexplicably ignored all this season by the MCC selectors? **
The answer: Thomas William Graveney, captain of Gloucester- shire, scorer of 2,502 runs in Test matches and more than 70 centuries in first-class cricket.
Graveney has been omitted, But the most important from all
Test the
matches has been overlooked byfe ginal India. His name bas hot majority of his erities: That once been mentioned in the ree- Gravettey was une of the few
who did
NOL fall koning for the forthenming tour balsmen
aniserably In Australia last year.] of the West Indies.
Indeed, the Test career
むら
this furd-driving six-footer have come le an Inay
end.
Yet he is only 32 years old...... a year younger than Gilbert been Parkhouse. who has brought back to ihr England
side this year.
No Explanation
Highest Score
fact. Where is the logic in that?
"England is crying out for class the inclusion of batsmen, and Graveney for the West Indies tour would help to give the party the right blend of youth and experience.
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Only Peter May and Colin Cowdrey reared more runs the Inur or in the Tests. And Graveney's 177 against Western Australia was the highest score by an Englund player in the
entre EOLIT.
He has a Test average around Su Graveney eclipse cannot) 48 and only one present-day be explained by the fact that the player hes scured more centuries selectors are melting to build akiper Peter May.
new and youngit élevant.
In
fact, and it Impossible' la ex- plain any senre.
Graveney has been unlucky in First. many ways this sensun.
he was put out of county cricket by an arm Injury. Recently, a fractured finger put him out again,
But there was nothing wrong when the Erigland with him team was chosen for the First Test against India. And he as been averaging more than this season.
Was
F
don't care a hoot about 'T'om'n fluctuating form In
Current Parlier years.
form 1st clusa in what mallers. And Graveney scores well on bath counts.
On this reckoning. I believe the selectors were guilty of a grave injustice when they dropped him from the England
team
Subba
Now the 29 "possibles" for the 50 West
Indies Include Raman Row, Arthur Milton. Willie Watson, Peter Richardson, Trevor Ralley and Ted Dexter, And not one of these batsmen did as well as Graveney on the
Why
he dropped? Some say, "He has had a fair trial in Test matches. And he
has falled far too uften.'
1st MCC tour.
Desperate Need
Even more despersie is the need for a Terl-class pln- bowler. But again the Eng- land selectors are ignoring an outstanding candidate-out- spoken Johnny Wardle. labelled the Bad Boy of Cricket last year.
Johnny is not forgotten like Graveney. The selectors, evidently, just do not wish to know him, and he now confines his brillant spin-bowling Lo Lancashire League. It is and waste of talent and as big loss to England os Roy Gilchrist
s to the West Indies.
order is;
for
the
My England tearn Caribbean lour, in batting Pullar, Cowdrey
Barrington. May. ravency, Smith,
Wardie, Illingworth, Evans, Trucman and Statham.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
HITS THE JACKPOT
Marks Time On
U.S. Offer
By HARRY CARPENTER
Pools Pay-Out Should Give Heavyweight Brian London, whose suspension
Clubs £500,000 A Year
by ALAN HOBY
Now it's official. Britain's big four pools firms Littlewoods, Vernons, Copes, and Murphys--will pay the Football League and Scottish League a guaranteed minimum of £245,000 a year for 10 years for the right to use the Leagues' fixtures.
Last week, the four members of the Pools Promoters' Association agreed to pay the two Leagues half of one per cent of their gross stakes-less betting duty. Other pools firms outside the association have agreed to pay royalties on the same basis.
The
from what we shall annual receipts all pools Arms-including the money.
muller companies
not in the P.P.A-are in the region of
£80,000,000.
Leagues
This means that the English and Scottish
can clean up to the tash tune of
£400,000
year or £4,000,000 over 10 years.
*
dla with:
the nominal head of every amateur and professional club In Eng- land, It is the League Manage- ment Committee who are tbo real boares,
"You can take it from me that we have no intention whatever of taking money from churches. other deserving charities, and
who derive bodier
money from private football pools." emphasised Mr Richards.
where £100,000, Throw in another the minimum the Leagues the thousands should get from
of small, privately raised pools throughout Britain who use the fixtures, and you get a glittering cascade of cash amounting to not less than
a million half pounds.
Golden
Mr Joe Richards, who an- nounced the golden haul in the ballroom of a Blackpool hotel said: "This is the greatest day in football since the League was formed in 1808,"
la-
He added: "But each case
cricket clubs running pools are concerned, for stance will have to be don aldered on its individual merits."
to the
Money in power. Fourteen Football League years ago the thumbed down a pools offer of £130,000 a year. Certain people
bc- eallod it tented monuy," cause it came from gambling.
If,
League's however, the rulers at that time had accepted that offer the money, if left the bank, would today have amounted to £1,400,000.
does not end until December 10, has received the following cable at his Blackpool home: "OFFER YOU PAT MCMURTRY BOUT SEATTLE SEPTEMBER 1 FOR TWENTY PER CENT OF GATE (signed) CONNELLY SEATTLE."
London then made a decision, which is virtually a capitulation to the British Board. He drafted a reply asking promoter Connelly to delay negotiations until after August 12.
On that date London will ap- || wood (Cralank.
In a 10-round non-title fight, pear before the board and ask them to
British light- reconsider bis *lx Dave Charnley, months' suspension.
weight champion meets Jimmy Brown (Belfast) at Wandsworth on September ). On the same bill, Terry Spinks has a B- rounder with Derry Treanor (Eire).
Behind it all is the sad tale of how London irled and falled-lo
make quick peace board so thai ho
the with could step back into the Bri- tish heavyweight picture and
nght anal eliminator with Cardiff' Joe
Ersking--the
man he knocked out in e British Tennis
rounds last year.
Apology
L
Listen to London's story, as
he told it to me:
to
"Two weeks ago 1 wrote the board apologising for every-"] thing. (He was fined £1,000. suspended me months, for fight-
of a board ruling.]
Stars To Play
Yes, money is power. So marking Floyd Patterson in defiance Two No wonder, at this resounding
well the names of Joe Richards recital of Annncial success, that the delegales
special and the Football League's tough, meeting were almost purring hard-bargaining secretary, Alan with
Hardaker. the pleasure-despite sweltering heat.
For this was a
unique oceaTM
Dynamic
"I offered to pay the £1,000 at once and asked if my aus pension could be reduced so that I could meet Erskine.
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"All I got was an acknow- Then today I heard would interview me they 50
But it was too late," added Brian bitterly.
sion. At last the cat was outr No two men have achieved ledgment. the great guessing game Was such spectacular successes i over. After winning 1gh short a time as these big names August 12. Court ruling declaring their x- of the Football League-Rich- ture lists to be copyright, and ords, the dynamic business after strenuous negotiations with mas from Barnsley, and Hor- the pools promoters, the Football dator, ex-seeretury to the Lord League have emerged 05 the Mayor of Portsmouth, ex-naval musters of English Soccer. commander, ad ex-Rugby plny.
That's team I would back Mr Richards told his beam
of League club to win in the West Indies. But ing audience
would not risk a halfpenny en chalemen that the royalty pay
inex-monts would be made each week the kind of unbalanced, perienced eleven that the Eng--although "as we have only
the agreement, shifted. land selectors have been flelding just concluded lately.
FOUR D. JONES
SOME TWO HOURS LATER, THE
INSPESTOR RETURNG........
WHEN A HODY RUBE BOBBIE, COH I, WANIE DIK..
| ENTER TWD UNION MEN, FACHASKING ABOUT THE BACK
FERDINAND
NANCY
WILL
ER---
You LEND ME A DIME ?
A--- I--- ER---A-
ER---
BRICK BRADFORD
BACK! THE IS DR. JANUARY! DROP THE FIRST STAGE, OR YOU WONT ATTAN MAXIMILIAN SPEED!
OKAY DOC! Our IM CONCERNED ABOUT PAMÍ SHE WONT ANSWER
ME!
"NRE GUV
WHERE DO YOU WANT
(THIS SACK?
"PUT A COUPLĘ.”
OF STAMPS ON SACH LABEL AND
POST'EM IN THE WEE BOX DOTSIDE,
IT'S
BREAKIN' MY HEART TO THINK..
QUIT STALLING
For the scene of power has
the Although
Tufty
we have had no time to discuss Football Association is still the
by MADDOCKS
WAITA
MATE
GIVE ME AN ANSWER
... SHORT
AND TO THE POINT
BUSHMILLER
ORICK BLASTS FREE OF THE FIRST" STAGE
AVD CONTINUES TO CLIMB INTO OUTER
SPACE...
I'VE GOT IT! I'VE GOT THUts ANSWER TO DUR "PROBLEM-LEAVE
THOSE SACKS HERE, WE'LL CALL YOU
WHEN WE ARE.
READY,
/WHAT
NOW?
By Mik
By Erate Bushmiller
By Paul Norris
BRICK! I'M CHECKING. THE INSTRUMENTS ON PAM..SHE BLACKED OUT AT BLAST OFF.. HER PULSE IS NORMAL!. NOW...SHEEHOULD BE COMING OUT OF IT
THANKS DOC! THE ""ONLAR" IS PERFORAT | INS PROPERLY.. WE SHOULD REACH THE MOON ON SCHEDULE!
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Scottish Regarding The League's share, secretary Hur- daker said: "Nothing has been settled. We have got to negoti- ate with them."
Britial
champton
In Moscow
London, Aug. 5. British International Gerry Oakley and Miss tennla players, Jawn Pat Ward, are to compete in the Russian lawn ten- nis championships In Moscow, beginning" August 21.
on
This will be the first Himo that British players have taken part in these championships. Too late because an hour Lnter Oakley and Miss Ward before they said they would will go on to Katovice, Poland. the will play In Kee London, the board an- where they nounced they had settled the Polish championships. heavyweight situation by
Mr Basi Reny, Secretary of ordering Henry Cooper to defend his the Bridal: Lawn Tennis Asso- who is Honorary theciation title against Erskine by end of the year,
Secretary of the International also accepted McMurtry, 27, is a 6ft 11in.. Federation, has white heavyweight from Tucoma, Mr Richards told the meeting Washington, who has lost only that Littlewoods had also agreed three his 34 professional not to proceed with their appeal fights. Willle Pastrano and Will against the recent High Court Besmonoff pulpointed him: last ruling. An arrangement saits December Nino Valdes floored factory to both parties had been him three times before stopping mude with regard
him in 2min. 39sec. at Madison Mr Joe Richarda said after the Square Garden. mecting that no further imme- diate action was contemplated about articles or statements can- sidered not in the
costs.
Lengue's
Delay?
de-
Year
The Cooper verous Ersidae interests which are contributed bout may be alightly to the Press, or in radio or TV layed until the New interviews by players, offells, because of Cooper's other referees, or linesmen.
CHRISTINE'S
FATHER
WON'T TAKE
LTA MONEY
By ROY MCKELVIE Christine Truman is going to be invited to tour Aus- tralia this winter. That is definite; but what is not
commitments which begin on August 26 at Porthcawl with an
defence Empire title
against Gawle de Klerk (South Africa). Other matches Involving British titles announced by the board last week are:
Flyweight: Frankie Joncs tholder, Plean) v. Johnny Cald- well (Belfast), Belfast, Oct. 3: Bantam, final ellrainator (ch,: Freddle Gilroy): Len Reece (Card) v. Billy Rafferty (G- row); Featherweight, dinaj ell. innator ten. Bobby Neill: Terry Spinka (lendon) V. John O'Brien (Glasgow); Lightweight elimine. Lots (ch. Dave Charnley: Barney Beale (Lambeth) v. Billy Kelly (Derby). Wandsworth, Sept 1: Dave Stone Batterseal v. Darklo Huglies (Cardi);
eliminators Light-heather Toward (Laling- Yucard):
ton) v. Eddie Wright (M)ờ End), Porthcawl Aug, 20; Jack_Whit Laker (Warwick) v. Chle Calder.
fixed is who is going to Portugal's Team For
pay the estimated £1,500 expenses of the trip.
The Australion LTA will of course pay parl. The British IMA, says secretary Bhati Reay, have offered "a generous contribution."
The Olympics
Rome, Aug. 5, Portugal will send 60 athletes to the Olymple Games in Rome next year, the National Olymple Conunlitee said here today.
They will compete in horse- wrestling, fencing, from riding.
and
But Christine's father, Mr Stanley Truman, is not prepared
to accept a contribution
the British LTA.
weightlifting, gymnastic "If necessary, I would rather catoding events, Reuter. pat my hand in my own pocket,”
he told me.
The Invitation to the 18-year- old Woodford, Essex, girl will through ME Donald Ferguson, present of the Australian TA, who discussed the proposed tour with Christine's parents recently.
DEPRIVED
Mr Ferguson would not give details of the financial terms of the tour, but I gained the im- prezalon that the Australian GTA would bear most, if not all of the cost.
"I think Christine is a player of great promise and would be a draw card to Australia," he added.
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
Meanwhile the British LTA Issued a statement giving the tour their blessing and promie- ing a generous contributions. Her is a now problem by 8. Why would Mr Trumon rather Wright Wood (Shipley). White pay himself? Because, earlier to play and force Binck to give this year. Christine was thrown mate in two mores. In other off the LTA's "ncminated words, White wants to commit young players' list," thus do suicide. and Black can't stop priving her of some free coach-him.
London Repreis Burette,
ing and practico facilities.
an invitation to visit Russia with his wile. Mr and Mrs Reny will leave London on Saturday in one of Russia's fast jet planes.-China Mall Special,
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