Saturday's League Cricket
By “Recorder"
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Saturday's League Cricket programma pro. duced no upset and winning margins everywhere were overwhelming. The point standings at the end of the afternoon's play point very much to the relative merits of the League teams.
The big game of the afternoon-Recrelo v. Scorpions at Chater Road-was a low-gcoring one despite the im- pressive roster of outstanding bats on either side.
The Recreio combination of, Pereira and Dr Gosano did better than Howarth, Pearce and Owen-Hughes and it was steady bowling and good fielding that won Recreio the day.
*
Not a run came off a Craigen- bat in 31 minutes. Then came a remarkable stand for 40 be
Top scorer turned out to bo E M. L. Soares, making his re-appear-gower ance in the side, whose 30 wan's tiseful contribution to Recreio's tween the Craigengewer captalu, G. total
the
A. Souza, and a new addition to the Scor- of 101. Or plons' strong bafting alde, only H. team, J. Rt. Irance. Owen-Hughes held his own for an undefeated knock of 24, out of an innings' total of 74,
The game was over shortly after 6 o'clock.
UNIVERSITY TROUNCED
The unpredictable University team collapsed before the bowling of Gunner D. Ranton whose six for 2 at Sookunpoo included the wickets of J.-M. Cocano, for a single after eing 182 not out on the same ground last week, Tommy Lo and D. Chelilah.
Traneo batted with so much en- thusiasm that he would call for a run on anything... Souza was more cautious and caution kept his score down to 41 when it have been in the 60s.
own
could
Iraneo is a definite acquisition to the Craigenower alde that needs not so much good batsmen as batsmen who will hit and run. He fielded very well too at cover point.
Into Recreto
HOW THEY STAND
P W
D L Pts
10
2
0 34
10
3
1 27
Optimista Scorpions University
10 5
10
12
Army found four stayers double figures to win very comfort-Army ably by five wickets.
EASY GOING
KCC had a very easy time of it KCC against Craigengower at Cox's Path, AF though four wickels were down for IRC
29 runs of one stage.!
Craigengower
A long partnership between Hart-Royal Navy Baker and Davidson changed the
whole picture, the latter producing
D
some pretty stroke play for hia 53. MCC TOUR
Still, 150 for seven was no
remarkable, scare against Craigen
bowling strength India To Wait
gower's limited
and very indifferent fielding..
The Valley team had a remarkable Innings. Four byes were registered on the board and then four wickets fell for no additional score. The Bfth wicket fell
10 on the board.
with
Best Performances In Saturday's League Cricket
BATTING
N. Hart-Baker (KCC v. CCC) 00 W. M. Davidson (KCC v. CCC) 53 G. A. Souza (CCC v. KCC) .. 41 E. M. L. Soares
(Recreio v. Scorpions)
K. A. Miller
BOWLING
(Army v. University)
Dr E. L. Gosano
30
31
6-21
... 5-29
Four Years
15. The Maryle- London. Jen. Cricket bone
Club, who have concelled a visit to India next winter, may go In 1952-63. The MCC are ready to consider a tour that winter, embracing India, Pakis- tan and Ceylon,
Colonci R. S. Ralt-Kerr, M.C.C. Secretary, to-day issued the follow- ing statement: "The M.C.C. have given careful consideration to request from the Board of Control for erkeket in India that the can- cellation of a visit to India in the should be re- winter of 1049/50 viewed.
The M.C.C.
of
"It has been decided that it is not possible to alter the previous decl- (Optimists v. Royal Navy) 31 sion. This was originally taken. G. N. Gosane
having regard to the difficulty (Recreio v. Scornions)
arranging a long tour for a fourth Successive winter, and in making it, G. C. Taylor (KCC v. CCC). 6-20 the M.C.C. took the interests of India and Indian cricket into full account: Gnr D. Banton.
C, have, however, in- formed the Indian Hoard they will glad to consider the possibilty of be a tour in 1952/53 to include Indin, Pak'tan and
received,hould an in- vitation be
Since the war, the M.C.C. have in the following winters -4-34 in Australia, the West Indies- and Last suminer. # South Africa. 4-35 special sub-committes of the M.C.C. recommended a curtatiment of tour 4-45 In the immedinte future.-Reuter.
(Recrelo v. Scorpions)
D. McLellan
(Optimists v. Royal Navy), 4- s
A. L. Snaith
(Optimists v. Royal Navy) 4-23
T. H. Lean
(Univerally "v.Army}
F. Howarth
(Scorpions v. Recrolo)
A. P. Pereira
(Recreto v. Scorpions)*
sent teams
League Cricket Averages
BATTING:
...
*G: N. Gosana (Recreio)
JM. Gosano (University)
Dr E. L. Gosano (Recreio) OJ: Kerr (Scorpions)
L.-D. Kilbee (Optimists) G. A Souza (Craigengower) R.. W. Franklin (Optimists)
N. R. Oliver (Optimists)
A/C J. S, Beirne (RAF)
A. M. Prata (Recreio)
חוז
Highest
Not
Jonings Out Runs
10.
Scoro
Average
324
55. 40.28
UF. Stokes, (Scorpions)
9
308
110
IL Owen-Hughes (Scorpions)
13
4
154
28.
312
122*
105
79
44.00 38.50 34.00 32.50
122
47°
30.50
104
27.11
107
41* 20.71
152
38
25.33
104
04
24.25
192
71
24.00
2 110
43
22.00
D. H. Leach (Scorpions)
175
125
48
21.07
21.87
F. Howarth (Scorpions)
130
57
21.68
21.00
P. M. N. da Silva (Recreio)
128
33*
41.00
21.33
A. H. Madar (IRC)
105
48
21.00
Major C. R. Murray Brown (Arn
104
52.
20.00
20.50
Gnr D. Banton, (Army)
122
37.
20.33
V.da
Major A. R. Dawe (Army)
170
70
10.88
F/O M. D. Marshall (RAF)
E. C. Fincher (KCC)
101
3D
18.01
18.87
100
53
18.77
M. M. Little (Optimists)
148
58*
13.50
183
-42
18.30
150
00
17.00
158
58
17.05
154
30
110
31
17.11 16.71
A. Zimmern
(KCC)
N. Hart-Baker (KCC)
G. T. Rowe (Optimista)
G. Hong Choy (Craigengower)
“W/Cdr A, D. Panton (RAF),
• Not Out, Qualification; 100
BOWLING:
J, D. Clague (Scorpions)
T. A Pearce (Scorpions) Cpl. Hart (Royal Navy). Dr. E. L Gosano (Recreio)
Gar D. Banton, (Army) Lt A. Stepto (Army) L/Cpl L. Jones (Army)
A. R. Kitchell (IRC)
A/C D. Graham (RAF)
Koh (University)
A. P. Foreira (eri)
G. N. Gosano
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH DAY, JANUARY 17, 1949,
PIERCING DRIVE
Edward Keeney, playing on the Lac La Belle golf course at Oconomowoc, Wis., got the golfing surprise of his life. After driving off a wooden peg from the No. 2. green, he found his ball embedded with a celluloid tee.
Luckily, he had two witnesses to the unusual event.
PAYMENTS TO TOURING CRICKETERS
An Old Grouse Again Raises Its Head
BY PETER DITTON
That old grouse, payments to professional cricketers on tour, has raised its ugly, head again. Writing in the "Evening Standard," Bruce Harris, Sports Editor, says "Complainte-privately expressed inevitably-are made by our cricket professionals on the fees they receive for the South African Tour."
Really it is no wonder. It is only necessary to com- with the figure received by pare the amount — $450 -- Freddie Mills for his fight against Johnny Ralph, to realise that top-flight cricketers are among the worst paid men in sport.
adequate expenses on top of which they receive a considerable bonus. The money to implement this idea is available in big cricket.
A fair estimate of Mills' takings would be. £10,000. The MCC pro- fessionals are paid £50 a month in South Africa and the rest comes back to England where it is taxed. Much of it goes back into the game Hotel and travel expenses are de- in such items as the improvements frayed, of course, but even se £50 of grounds, but there is still a con- a month in South Africa is not a siderable surplus. If each member great deal, especially when it is con- of an MCC touring side received an sidered that the men are spending additional £250 the money would quite a lot on food parcels for their not be missed. families in England."
of
The English counties are not so Recently I discussed this subject
on MCC gifts as they cricleaters with Allan dependent payment to Rae, the West Indian Test Batsman, were, and the sum involved in makt who is on tour with his fellow ing increased payments to touring
teams would not now affect them. India. countrymen
The players draw, the crowds and the money. Let them share in the financial gain.
In
WORLD SOCCER CUP ARRANGEMENTS
Geneva, Jan. 16-England, Scotland, Wales and Nor- thern Ireland will form a pool for the 1950 world soccer cup competition, from which two teams will qualify for the 16-nation final rounds to bo played in Brazil.
This was announced here today by the organising com- mittee of the competition.
The two teams from this British Netherlands, said that the Com- pool will accompany
six other mittee's next meeting would be finalists from Europe and the Near held in Amsterdam next April. East, while South America will send "We will need many more meet- Avo finalists. North and Centralings to organise the whole thing," Amerlen will furnish two. Anallatshe said. He added that the question and Asia one.
of referees had not yet been touched
The preliminary rounds must be upon-Router. completed by April 28, 1050, and the Anals are to be played in Brazil be-
tween June 20 and July 10 of that THOMAS CUR
year.
The
four-man organising com-
mittee drew up the eliminator rounds as follows:
-Europe and Near East group: Tur
Austria v Syria (winner to
key
to produce one finalist); Yugoslavia v Palestine (winner to play Francs to produce one finalist);
; Switzerland (winner to play v Luxembourg Belgium for one finalist); Finland Exc
(winner to play Sweden to produco one Analist); Spain
I'LL
BACK
THE SAME LAS HE DID
MALAYANS CONFIDENT OF
BEATING UNITED STATES
London, Jan. 16.—Mr Lim Chuah-Geok, manager of the Malayan Thomas Cup badmulton team, commenting on the result of the United States-India games, said he
Americans was confident his team would defeat the (winner to enter the final
nt England, Scotland, Wales Glasgow on February 21 and 22 and would go on to do-
feat the European Zone winner-expected to be Denmark. -in the final,
and Northern Ireland to produce two Analists from their pool; Italy, as holders of the trophy since it was last decided in 1938, pass, straight) into the Anal rounds.
SOUTH AMERICAN GROUP
Argen- South American group: tina, Chillo and Bolivia to form a pool
to produce two Analisis; Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador to pro- duce two finalists; Brazil, as the bost nation. pass straight into the final rounds.
North And Central American
group: United States, Cuba and Mexico to produce two finalists.
Asiatic group: Burma, All-India and the Philippines to produce one Analist.
Indonesia was. not listed as she
England will meet Denmark in January 20 and 21.
the Zone
final on
scored
one, gamo
Mr Lim sald his confidence has¦ American singles competition since. been increased by the excellent 1939. In 10 years, Amercan oppon→ showing of his team against Wim-ents have
only bledon on January 12, when the against him.-Reuter. Malayans won all their games com- fortably although team
the Wimbledon All-England Included four
players-Beuter,
Americans Swamp Indian Players
Los Angeles, Jan. 16.-India's
had not been dednitely affiliated to Mohan Lal gave tho United
ing
some
THE WEEK-END SCOREBOARD
FOOTBALL GOVERNOR'S CUP
SHKFA
FIRST DIVISION
the International Federation.
The organising committee deelded States singles badminton chain- CNAAF
played pion, Daro Freeman, that the finals should bo every Thursday and Sunday, start- anxious moments last night Navy
June 28, 1050. Thursday,
They before falling before Freeman's. Eastern
Club would be played in Rio de Janeiro,
15-3 in
Kwong Wah Sao Paolo and perhaps Bellozanite play 18-14 and
of the inter- Police under International Board regula- featured match
Pan | Kitchen tions.
Following the ten-day meeting, the chairman, Mr Karel Lotsy, .of The
Money Back!
national series at the Pacific Auditorium.
of
XI
2.RAF
5 At Joseph's
0 Chinese Alh. 1 Army
NONMUN
08. Chinx "A" R. Chlea "B" HOW THEY STAND
P W D L F A Pis first Ave S. Chinu “A” 12 11 10 38.12 23 The Indian look the points of the first game and led all KM Bus.... 1102 35 12 18 the way to deuce. Stealing a serve,
Chinese AA. 12 8 1 331 19 17 127 23:30 22 10 Freeman went on to take the game Army
6 37 28 13 Kitchee after several lengthy rallies.
Freeman, undefeated in 10 years S. China "B" 12 5.3 4 31 30 13
play, streked a to one-sided but Eastern
St. Joseph's Club closely contested 15-3 win in the second game.
In earlier alngles matches, Dick Police
of San Diego defeated Navy Mounted police restored order. Mitchell The fans argued that the referee Hehri Ferreira of India 15-7, 16-7 RAF
No. 2 U.S. Kwong Woh Marien Mendez, should have known the pitch would and
stopped player, beat George Lewis of India
Club the play after 25 minutes.-Reuter. 15-12 and 15-12.
In the doubles, Freeman and Police be boggy after rain. Ho
Rogers teamed to defeat Navy Wynn Lewis and Mohan Lal 15-0, 15-7.
Jan. Frankfurt,
10. Indignant when the referee stopped-piny 7,000 football fans in Frankfurt today stormed the box office, injured the cashier, and got away with handfuls of money.
Here the case is slightly altered because Rae is an amateur, but he told me that by the time the tour of India was over, he would be out of, pocket to the tune That is quits
sura of
to STORY OF SANDY SADDLER of £50. money to fortelt for the right
The play for one's country,
MCC professionals may not be out of pocket
result of their South African tour, but equally cer- tainly they will not make their for- tunes out there. The people who will beneat are the South-African cricket authorities-who take all the
This
as ព
or
non-
:
Sometimes A Man
Be Too
Too Good
Can Be
By CORNELIUS RYAN
New York, Jan. 16-Sometimes a man can be so good at his profession that he really can't be a success, and world featherweight champlon Sandy Saddler is one of these.
Saddler, a skinny, 22-year-old Negro, hits so hard and so punishingly that he can't find opponents. And without opponents Sandy can't make any money. "Night after Sandy knocked
out
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SECOND DIVISION
Barney McCay and Joe Alston of Ka Bus
India'y the United States downed D.G. Mugve and B. Ullal 17-13 and 15-13-United Press.
which
Chicago, Jan. 10-The American meets team badminton Malaya in the Thomas Cup tourna- ment-on-February-21 in Glasgow Scotland, is art "unknown quantity,"
of Mr Warren Wheary, President
Associa- the American Badminton
said here
Ewo
Club are our best players," he Royal
performed brilliantly
tion They They
said
I Bouth China'
1 Dockyard
4 Solicitors
4 St Joseph's
3 TranwaYE
HOCKEY
INTER-HONG MATCH
G Wayfoong
RUGBY QUADRANGULAR TOURNAMENT
0 Army
Navy ^, 15 RAF & Police HOW THEY STAND
last week in beating a Canadian
P W D L F A Pts team by eight patches to ene, but
8410 63 12 9 they have had no other interna- Club
Army
33 1 1 04 26.7 tional compeition.
Royal Navy 3 2 0 9 65 40 4 We understand the Malayan RAF & Police 5 008 11:121
financial risks
risks and after expenses paid, collect what is left.
should be a considerable sum.
The MCC are attracting large crowds and already in two of he Test matches, ground records have been broken. But whether the South Africans rake in £10
£10,000 at the end of the tour-and It will be much nearer the second will only
team figure the professionals
is composed of exceptionally collect their basic £450 less tax.
fino players.
Our only basis for This is the truth of the matter.
comparison is the fact that Canada the All- The money which people image is
Each day at 2 p.m. Sandy wrecked two weeks ago defeated
matches to Just waiting to be picked up by pro-willeep on October 29 to win his sparpartners so badly that John-India team by seven
abroad fessional cricketers
ston had to bring two new sparmates two. I got offers from pro- I know a famous county the tile,
day.
The six-man American team and existent.
Working camp eveTY with 12-ounce gloves against Negro its coach, Ken Davidson, leaves New player who is conching in South moters in more than a dozen cities," Africa at the moment. People who said. manager Charley Johnston.
Ughtweights and York by air on February 13 and ex- "We wanted to accept them all, featherweights, read of his appointment envied him,
even welterweights, Saddler gavrects to reach Glasgow the next day. he found a really so I tole
I told the promoters to wire me ningtob.
The players innls and the All for the remaln will cheeks
Thomas and split lips to his co-
England Tournament on March 3. terms.
workers. In point of fact I have heard from dates and prospective opponents, shed brows, fractured noses, cu
only silence.
Jonigan. that he is only just "After that I got
One aparmale; Johnny
The winner of the America' him recently
the I telephoned
promoters. lasted the full training grind. Ho la enjoying So
Maloya match will
the meet paying his way. himself and was able to take a bus- Every one of them said that he was
Zuropean Zone winner in the Cup broken nose the He suffered a
Innls. This is the Arst badminton man's holiday to watch the second having trouble getting an opponent Test, But as for making easy for Sandy, despite the money and first day, but was persuaded to re-
team to play abroad. It is led by main and allowed to wear a steel prestige of fighting a champion." money-don't you believe it.
David Freeman, undefeated in the and leather mask for the daily ses- sions, since Saddler wanted to drill against Jonigan's speed, and style.
In the ring against Pep, Saddlor still was a 3 to 1 underdog, but treats ho treated Pep just like he his opormates.
CHANCED POLICY
the names of
ניי
CORROBORATED
was one of the matchmakers wanted Saddler,' said Attell. was sure I'd have no trouble
from
He started blood rushing
first round
In the past the MCC, the control-
Promoter Johnny Attell of Phila- ling body of English' cricket, has set .aslee.
tours delphia corroborates Johnston. large suma from
"I abroad and from matches played by visiting teams in England, to finance who county cricket. Without there grants from the MCC, many counties would making a non-title match. I worked Pep's nose in the have had to shut up shop a long like a beaver all week and couldn't making Fep the skilled boxer look
Rand a boxer who would meet runs for an average of over 18.00.|iime ago.
ull say he's too Nowadays, however, few if any Sandy. They counties have to rely on this sub- dangerous."
Manager Johnston took up the sidy from the MCC. County cricket
dirge. Average is flourishing as it has never done I'd
like to have Saddler fight 5.10
before and most teams have now got every two or three weeks. He has a useful little sum in the bank, and to keep busy to keep sharp, could, if necessary, manage without
0.50
"If he doesn't work, ho gets lazy South African and sluggish. And even more im- Board of Control are delighted with portant Sandy and I want to make
a lot of
money with this tille. We
Members of the
the present gates which the MCC never made more than bare living touring team have drawn, but until before, you know.
"During the past couple of years It was pointed out to them, few realised that the players were barely Sandy had to fight most of his boule in Latin America and Hawall breaking even on the four.
They know what a great attese-and the British West Indies because tion a touring side can be. and just we couldn't get matches at home.
Nobody wanted to fight him.” how much is owed to the poorly
Wille Pep was
Overs
Maldens Rung Wickels
25.3
D
51
10
25.3
4
03
5.92
44.
14
117
16
7.31
117.2
41
220
30
7.03
02
245
214
214
7.04
this assistance.
83.2
20
233
9.02
47
A
158
3.77
4
134
0.03
60
208
9.04
72.5
0.28
131.1
0.30
4,
40.3
TP. Mahon (Optimlats)
271
10.37
.F. Howarth (Scorpions)
116.1.
20
300
11.03
"G. Hong Choy (Craigengower) 22.1
111
Col A. Hodgson (RAF)
D. McLellan (Optimists)
41.3
158
47.5
$160
11.10 11.29 .12.60
TH. Legn (University)
117
304
F/O E. N. Gambrill. (RAF)
82
245
19
12.80 12.80
CPO While ((Royal Navy)
02
D2
19
230
18.15
04.0
277
085
217
10**
16
19-230
1
207
13.03
R. E. Lee (RCC)
17.
Quallocatiori:~30 wickets for an
nder 18.00.
101
AK Ismail" (IRC)
Snatth
(Optimists)
A. E. Perry (Optimiste
8. M. Teh (University?
P. J. Billimoria (CCC)
tas F. R. Zlñmern (KCC)
01
102
81
Owen-Hughes (Scorpions) BOLS
ཟ་་་-
Crabtree (Craigengower) 1525
03.5.
13.05
∙14.40 14.00
14.01'
14.91
10.05.
the
paid professionals, and they are conpion "I don't want to fight
sidering ways in which they can help the MCC stars.
Now, I understand the MCC are also concerned about the payments to players, and the question of r v'sed contracts with adequate pro- visler for increased expenses of post-war touring, is to be taken up ht Lords.
in the Saddler club!! and he proved to have
like a schoolboy after a streetfight and knocked 'Pep down twice for counts of nine before putting the Hartford Italian down for the full count at 2.38 of the fourth round. RETURN MATCH
Pep has not sald a word about has a return match, although he a contruct for a 60-80 split of the Durse. To get the title shot, Sad- der had to give Fep 50 per cent of the fighters' and and take only 10 per cent-United Press,
.
AMPON WINS MANILA TITLE
Manlia Jan, 10. Felicisimo
a better eye for Saddler's ability Ampon, Philippine tennis king pin, than the sports writers, all of whom defended his Metropolitan singles rated Pep. na one of the few truly title yesterday by trouncing Ray- great fighters of the past decade. mundo Deyro, the nation's No 2
No one could understand why Pep player, by a score of 7-5, 1-0, 6-2,- and his manager Lou Viacus, were After the first so frightened of Sandy,
COT THE IDEA:
Ampon first two
·nrið. demonstrated his superiority. forced the playthroughout, often Some of the writers began to get catching lile younger rival flatfooted. an idea of Rep's apprehensions when The crowd of 5,000, fans gave both making a tour. abroad are given they visited Saddler training camp, players a big ovation United Press.
The obvious answer is to base 10.03
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