TEST CRICKETERS ARE
CASHING IN ON THE LANCASHIRE LEAGUE
VERNON MORGAN.
London, Jan. 18. Cricket may be a "money spinner" for the State Associations and the Board of Control in, Australia, but the players who bring in the money turn to England when they want to capitalise their prowess.
Shortly there will be an exodus of Test cricketers and others who have been snapped up, some of them at huge cost, to play for Lancashire Lengue, clubs,
It not only from Australia. that they will come, Players of Test calibre like Vince Mankad and V. S. Hazare from India, and Everton Weckes and Frank Worrall from the West Indies, will also be drawing the crowds, and.. largo salaries, by playing in Saturday afternoon cricket up North.
Some of these players have sur- cumbed to the Ture of payment of more than £1,000, plus travel ex- penses and, in some cases, the pro- vision of a house.
from
In addition to these story oversean, leading English cricketers
Australian Women
Win First Test
have left the glamour of County Adelaide, Jan. 18.-Australia cricket for the more tangible and beat England in the women's profitable carefree Saturday after-Test cricket match which ended roon game.
It has been estimated that a really today by 186 runs, having do- top class cricketer can earn £3.000.clared their second innings close in a season in League cricket. A Uig
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY- 19, 1940
A FORTUNE IS MADE
Two official photograplis of finishes at the Annual Ràce Meeting yesterday.
Top: Golden Dahlia (Mr. W. K. Shich up), wins the Hong- kong Derby by two lengths from Egyptian Field (Me C. Lu Gregory);
Right: Rose Emme (Mir Ostroumoff) wins the Southern Handicap by a neck from Jeep Leo (Mr H. Maltland).
America's
at the overnight score of 178 Thomas Cup
chunk of this comes from advertising for five. and commercial tie-ups.
CANNOT BE BLAMED
profes: sional: cannot be blamed if they foresako the frequent travel and uncertainties of reward entailed by County cricket for the prospect of settling down to home life, doing s job or work during the week and adding anything up to playing on one afternoon in League cricket,
In the circumstances,
£20 by
1
England went for the runs but found the Australian bowling with the wicket taking the spin too much for them and they were all out bo- fore tea for 128.
Line-Up
Chicago, Jan. 18-America's six-man badminton team to Australia had scored 213 in their meet Malaya in the Thomas first innings on the opening day, Miss Betty Wilson hitung a fault-Cup inter-zone final in Glasgow leas 111. She was then mainly on February 21 and 22 has an responsible for dismissing England average age of about 30 years. for 72, taking six wickets for 23 in 27 overs, 10 of which were mal- dens.
In addition, a particularly good innings or speti of bowling may
Miss Amy Hudson was 81 not out carn him a collection of £10 or so.
Australia's second knock and Some of the oversens players who in
Whiteman, with will be seen in action in the coming then Miss Norma
are: Everton Weekes, for four for 33 and Wilson three for 39, acason Bacup Frank Worrall (Radcliffe were chiefly responsible for Eng Central); Fred Freer (Mishton); land's dismissal for 128, although the England captain, Miss Molly Bruco Donland (East Lancs.); George Tribo
Hide, hit (Milnrow); Vince Mankad
bright 30 in 29 minutes, (Castletown Mour); V. S. Hazare including six fours-Reuter. (Rawsterstall); A. Martindale (Lo- werhouse); leg Craig (Accrington)
and Cecil Pepper (Burnley).
Others coming are Desi Fothergill "Snowy" Whalley
and Des FilzMaurice, from Victoria,
and Jack Pettiford, the New South
Wales all-rounder.
Sydney Barnes, Australia's open.
Dies At 63
The team, the first to represent the United States in International competition outside their own coun- try, will be led by 20-year-old Dr David Freeman, who has dropped only one game in an unbeaten run of 10 years' play,
Freeman; who became "world eyes by champlon" In American beating India's star player, Davin- der Mohan Lal, is triple American champion, having won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
END OF THE SPORTS
GAMBLING BOOM
London, Jan. 17.-Indications are that the sports boom In some countries is over, notably in the United States.
As interest wanes, attendances are becoming lower, gate receipts smaller and as a result salaries of the stars aro falling. This is far from being the case today in Britain.
There is still a
.
tremendous de-
Although it would be true to say that the gambling boom is over and that with less money to burn, those events which extract cowds of bet- tera Are facing dropping atten- to sports continue dances, other Lourish. mand in Britain to watch sport and any major sporting event is almost assured of a "full house" sign long before the start, and all that despite entertainment tax and, the heavy in some cases, the high coats scats.
the taxes are reduced, even the betting sports like racing- horse and greyhound are likely to draw larger crowds.
He was United States Army tennis and National Junior Tennis Champion in 1938. A phy- sician, whose home is in Pasadena, California, Freeman Was recently
Directly 'Snowy" Whalley, former well-discharged from the United States Army in which he served in the Medical Corps during the war.
ing batsman, is leaving for England known jockey and trainer, hos died in May and hopes to play in Lan-at his home at Newmarket at the cashire
League
Cricket. Weekes is the West Indies
age of 63,
Test
who recently set up a world
player who
THE OTHERS
01
CHEAP AT THE PRICE Perhaps it is the very fact that Here are thumb-nail sketches of goods are expensive and money the other members of the team:
short that makes the British public net its entertainment from sport. For sport generally is a cheap form of amusement even have risen."
though prices
Carl Loveday
Whalley rode his first winner, recon!
by scoring five Test centuries Bucolic, in India when 23 and won in successive innings; Worrall is re-all the principal races in that garded us the No. 1 batsman in the country except the Viceroy's Cup. Caribbean; Hazare and Mankad are Test all-rounders who have played against England, Australia and the West Indies, and Freer, Tribe and
In 1919, to won his drst classic,ives at Montclair, New Jersey, and Dooland are all bowlers who played in Test matches for Australia against the 1,000 Guineas on Roseway and is in the publishing business, Norman Yardley's. Etgland side in in the following season in the Oaks
Ma ten Mendez. of San Diego, 1940-47-Reuter,
on Chartebelle.
California, was beaten by Freeman In the 1048 singles Anal and he ranks second in the singles. He is 32 and is a good squash pinyer.
was runner-up to Returning to England in 1911, he Freeman in the Singles Champion-
the late ship in 1941, 1942 and 1917, and ode as first jockey for
No. 3. player of the team, IIe is Leopold de Rothschild.
ON THE RECORD
Where Optimism Can Be Enough
The HKCC 'Optimists are
form.
in the League today they stand only behind. Recrelu and Army.
ដឹងផ
Wynn-Rogers was doubles cham-
Thus promoters and ometals stort the year 1949 with every confidence, Although it is not expected to be u vintage year in the matter of mafor events
There will be no Olympic Games attraction like the and no cricket Australians, although the visiting
plon with Freeman in 1948 and won FRANK PARKER
the share
the mixed doubles with Mrz Vir- glala Hill, of Glendale, California, In 1947, He ranks th national singles list but will teamy bowled only, Billimoriu and Crab-the Thomas Cup doubles match with without any outstanding bowler, tree would probably stand well tou Freeman.
Rogers, a school teacher by pro- outside of the possible exception of with the leaders. T. P. Mation, when in
Even Frank Howarth has not been fession, comes from Arcadia, Yet
Coll- A good per- quite as successful.
fornia. centage of his wickets were Their leading batsmen, though before.
Clint Stephens, sixth ranked alngles player, was runner-up with are good seven of them
Leading the catches in the League Bob Williams in of reaching the fiftles, aro
the national rellable than the Scorpions. is stili L. D. Kilbee, the Optimista doubles championship last year,
thecaptain, who has now held 11 in 10 Sephens, who is 29 and is a What is it then that keeps
busi- Balti Recreio's wicket-keeper, ness executive, comes from Optimists well top of teams like matches.
RAF. N. Beltrao, has held nine, Pte. Burmore, University,
Maryland. He plays the Scorpions, KCC and IRC with not too inferior ton of Army eight, J, M. Gosano of excellent game of golf. batting and a very much better- University and T. A, Pearce
Scorpiona seven each. balanced bowling?
thar
less
The answer is Opumisni. Sooner or later someone is going to sky Mahon
Snalth or
and there .Is always available a pair of Optimla- tic hands to hold that ball. Now, if anyone turns
scoff at
to look
nt
There isn't another wicket-keeper among five other League players who have held six.
SPEAKS OUT
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ATHLETICS
Foreign Invasion Of America's Indoor Tracks
By:
CORNELIUS RYAN
New York, Jan, 18-Foreign runners, apparently inspired by the Olympics, are proparing conscientiously for the USA Indoor track and field season and probably will take many major honours In what possibly will be one of the most spectacular seasons in years.
Belgium's ·Gaston Reift, winner of the Olympic. 5,000- meter race, Marcel 'Hansenne of France, third in the Olympic 800 metres, and Ingvar Bengtsson and Erich Ahlden of Sweden all have indicated they will come to America for the indoor meets, which started on January 6 and will continue each week-end until late March.
All the foreign runners are in John Twomey and Larry Ellis and serious training, according to word exciting races if not record-setting from Europe to Dan Ferris, may be expected,
Athletle secretary of the Amateur Union.
Harrison Dillard, holder of many. hurdles records and winner of the In pant years, the
Invading Olympic 100-metro dash champion- athletes have been disappointments ship, has decided to compete in the to the American fans, because they indoor meets, and will be seen as a came with no experience on board dashman by New York tracks, and were beaten consistently for the first time. In slow times.
Evon Gundar Hagg was such a failure
ho three years ago when was beaten by Leslie MacMitchell in every American start that Marcel fa inaking special efforts for the forthcoming tour and hopes to stone for his bad, showing,
that
Hansenag wrote to Ferris he would fly to New York an the same plane with Relff and that he has been practising on a
board blcycle track at Paris for the Indoor. meets,
audiences
He was a hurdler in each of the' major indoor meets last season.
None of the meets have compiled. complete entry lisis yet, but, all re- port brisk ticket demand since de- inite word was received from Hau- senne, Alden and the other foreign stars and it was assured that most of the meets would have an interna tonal flavour-United Press.
route.
SLIJKHUIS ARRIVES
New York, Jan. 17-Holland's Willle Sikhuis arrived early today Hansenne obviously was out of after the plane he was travelling on condition in 1948, but was improving was delayed for many hours (en- with cach race.
Ahiden appears to be best suited
Sijkhuis will, compete in most of of the Swedes to indoor running.
Indoor tracks meets during tho Slim and wiry, he has run 1,000 forthcoming month but it is not de- metres in 3:40.2, while the stockier cided yet
If he will run nt Bengtsson's beat is 1:49.4 for 000 Philadelphin on Friday night or at metres and 3:50.4 for 1,500 metres Boston on Saturday night.
Ahiden will run in the mile raccadition in the middle of the week he SUjkhuis sald if he feels in con- In America, usually the "glamour race" of cack
may run at Boston.-United Press, programme,
New Zealanders are sure to be very Bengtsson in the popular.
half-mile races,
Today, the most envied man i the country is he who can promise A Cup Final ticket for the soccer title
to be played in Wembley's famous Stadiurn.
and
1,000-yard and
Both Swedes have been running tennia courts at home on indoor
board and on improvised outdoor tracks and should have the "feel" of tha wooden ovals for their American starts.
►
Fastest Human To Retire
This event is still the greatest box office draw of the year and even if Wembley could hold 250,000 lastend The USA has no star milers this Los Angeles, Jan. 17--Met Pat- of just under 100,000 it would still season, but has an ordinarily com- ton, world record holder for the 100 be a sell-out for the Cup Finalpetent feld of runners in Tom yard dash and Olymple champion Reuter.
Quinn, Gerry Karver, Bil Mack, over 200 metres, sald today that he
Boxer
Coloured Canadian
Impresses In America
By JACK CUDDY
addition to the
New York, Jan. 18—Arthur King, lightweight cham- piðn of the British Empire, is a welcome thinning ranks of good fighters.
The Canadian Negro made a favourable impression on New York boxing men during his metropolitan debut re- cently at St Nicholas Arena,
His
kayo
him
He gave veteran Chester Rico of Previously, an eight-round the Bronx such a thorough beating over Danny Webb had given that_Rico failed to win.n_round_on_the Canadian championship.. any official score sheet.
King was born at Toronto, Ont, King of Toronto, Ontario, is a Feb. 28, 1027. His
had parents good fighter, but no world-beater 65 migrated from Barbados in the yet. Although
the British West Indies. champion of British Empire, he would have littlo
Incidentally, the
the original Joe Wai- New York, Jan. 18. - The chance now against world cham-cott, great welterweight champion, American lawn tennis star, pion Ike Williams of Trenton, N.J. came from Barbados,
Nevertheless, Frank Parker, has arrived
King is only 21-Arthur became an orphan at 14 in New York from California on Williams was at 21.
and he is better scrapper than and was adopted by a mill-hand, George Carnegie. At 10, he began his way to Stockholm to com.
tossing leather as an amateur. pete in the Royal Indoor tourna
Shows Improvement
He turned professional. In 1940. ment starting next Saturday.
victory was his 20th in 23 pro Brown-skinned Williams, now 25, scraps. He lost three bouts bat Parker and his wife, Audrey, will improved remarkably since 1944 reversed the decisions in return en- be the guests of the Swedish Lawn when he was knocked out by Bob gagements. Tennis Association.
Montgomery.
Harry Markcon, managing director "I have always wanted to see)
However, King need not worry of the 20th Century Club, admired Stockholm and this
big Is my
Williama
the King's style and for sald
eagerness. Harry chance,"
the 32-year-old about fighting
stablemates. will use him at Madison Square veteran, who has twice held the world lille. They are
by Both
the Garden as soon as possible.-United managed Hobby
United States national title. Williams, who is 25.
Philadelphin tandem; fourth in the
"After that, 1 singles and
Frank Press. ranks
In Copen play
Palermo And Frank second in the doubles. He is a flushagen and possibly in the Riviera," exponent of the doubles game and
He expects to play against such he will team up with Stephens in European stars as Lennart Ber- gelin, who defeated him at Wimble the Thomas Cup clash.
don last year. Torsten Johanson and Jaroslav Drobny.
Our
The team's coach is Ken Davidson, who Angeles, California, of Los
Khalsa's successful visit to Macao brings up the Interesting point that n's round
there were three guests in the side at this theory, let him
and two of them were Guests. The was a great match player before over the catches for the League sea perennial "Bertie" was playing in lurning professiom. He is widely 301 and he will discover that, the his usual position at right-back known In badminton circles In Optimists are the only team that
and his young hopeful was at right- Britalo, The third guest was Berle Gosane at inside-right.
can point even to the 12th
having caught two,
Man wing-
Of that 01 wickets that fell fo the Optimists, 41 were caught out, genuine whereas of the 92 that have fallen come?", though quile capable to the Scorpions, only 20 were held. supplying him with an
Parker
will
In an Interview with the "New York World Telegram," said that in the Davis Cup matches this year Australia would de "just about as well as in 1948, with or without Jack Bromwich.".
.
Davidson, a Scottish International,
WOULD BE SURPRISED ventured to aak one of tho used to demonstrate badminton on
He criticised
Stater "How the stage and did comic turns and
the United stalwarts Sikh
of he had the distinction of appearing Ranking Committee for placing him in a Royal Command performanca | third after Richard Gonzales and answer
in London Just before the last war.-- Ted Schroeder. He said that he "Means Reuter.
would be surprised if Gonzales re- tained the American fille, that he won: Inst September.
myself; The following table shows the
replied, "Khalsa," he percentage of wickets taken by each pure. But even we Sikhs are quite team that came in via the catch modern."
route,
Optimists
IRC
University
Wickets Catches
Which reminds one that where Taken feld Perc.. sport is concerned, one's original
.500
са
41 30 7454
92
40.
434
Recrolo
95
30 410
Royal Navy
76
31
407
Army
RAF
67.
*
Craigengewer Scorpions
KCC
Which reminds, one of the woarut
plaint ventured last Saturday even ing by Tommy Crabtree,
** I took 23 wickels: Vin
League matches this season," Tommy, said, "and 20 of these were clean bowled
Two of them were caught out, who do you think held the catches?”,
SOCCER
antlonality doesn't count in Hong- England To Meet
Q
Bre
Blinky) Palumbo.
Unless King
outgrows the 135- may be ready to
succeed Williams as world champ in
a few years,
Already the
stream-lined Cann- dlan is a speedy, skilled boxer. But Williams' explosiveness, he lacks particularly in the right hand.
In comparing their punching prowess, however, one should member that Williams today is the short-hooker in any most deadly. division.
Wins Approval
Heim Ten Hoff
Likes A Crowd
is quitting track competition rind will devote his time to business so he can care for his wife and child,
Mel is still attending the Univer sity of Southern California but also will be in business with his father- In-law. He is giving up his re- maining year of college track. cligibility.
Palton ran the 100 yards in 0.3 seconds, which has been already accepted as the official American record and is up for acceptance as the world mark. Ife said he would Anish college and take a degree next June-United Press,
BILLY THOMPSON INJURED
Birmingham, Jan. 18.— Billy Thompson, who retáin- ed his European lightweight title against Belgium's Josef Preys on Monday, had his right hand X-rayed 'at a Birmingham hospital yes- terday,
+
Manager Benny Huntman said that Thompson Injured his right hand in the fifth- round of the bout which sports writers described as "one of the worst ever seen as a title fight": Huntman said he feared a bone had been broken-Associated Press.
FANLING GOLF
There was a very, encouraging turn out of mambers at Fahling on Sunday. Now York, Jan. 18-Hein
N.A. Brown won hus semi-final match in the Captain's Ten Hoff, German heavyweight Cup for 1948, bea ing C. H. T. champion, who arrived here to Suen two and one. Ho now meets day and is to fight in the United S. S. Gordon in the Anal. States, told reporters that he Messrs Dodwell & Co., represented hoped to have three or four by Carter and Brown, fights, preferably in Madison Victory Cup, beating tho South Square Garden.
British Insurance (Hay and Coombs)
mdet
7
+
won
the
As King displayed his ability be- for 2,247 at St Nick's recently, he fight the world heavyweight cham-
Asked whether he would like to three and two in the final. won the unanimous approval of
The Bogey pool was shared by Schroeder would definitely be a boxing men for his speed afoot, his Plon, Joe Louls, Hoft replied: "Why Cleland and Carter, who returned.
not? It is the ambition of every scores of one down. and boxer ta Davis Cup candidata again, Parker excellent left Jabs, loft hooks
the best in his left uppercula (a rare weapon).
feld," Enid, adding: “So will I. but I am not
His constant aggressiveness Ing.
Good progress. was made with the Hoff, who is the first dermau Mixed Foursomes competition, and going out of my way to seek the job dicated he enjoyed fighting. And athleto to arrive in the United those who have not already played Maybe one of the younger players his defensive skill prevented Duch States kong. The other day I asked
since the war, said that heara reminded that the second round will beat us out, but I doubt it. cricketer what his Home
County Italy On Nov. 30 Schroter is, playing well, and I do Punishment was, and he replied. "Shantung."
back any
King's punches with the right at had no definite plan when and who must be completed by January 23.
ho would box. He plans to spend ¦ que not think I hove kone Within, twenty-four hours I had Milan. Jan. 18 England is Schroeder and I will also team again Peared less potent than his blows three to six weeks in training before Next Sunday sees the first two
from the portside. He hit "hord another give the Identical to meet Italy In an international, in the doubles
Parker said that he was not think- enough with his right to Foccer match on the Tottenham,ing of retiring "fɑr a few years yet" y Rico's left eye; but to close tight-120, ventures on his first American rounds of the Junfor, Clíampionship Hotspur ground, London, on "After all," he remarked, "a power to "bus" the foʻlacked the ring appearancewers hero that he New Courze.
'éd.
те
Rico, 140% to 1304, test-opponent.
who
answer. The two weren't acquaint-
In Hongkong "sport one Onds
I can grab the title again."-Reuter. Canadiana: from Madras. Sikhe fanm November 30, 1949, it was competition is not too tough. I think floor his half-blinded opponent.... Merrie Olde England and Chinese stated here tonight,
Australia To Challenge
Vice-
Ho told
arid a Stableford Competition on the
foursora
Entries for the Men's knock-out competition clòsa January 23.
the swelling, or to
was never Nazi-Kouter
BEATEN BY TANDBERG out-weighed King
Ton Hoff, who was accompanta excellent Was an He was a
tough, by his manager, Emil Jung-who seasoned scrapper who had regis-also is his father-in-law-was met tered. 60 wing in 80, starts. .. at the airport by Low Bursion of Von Nida. Delights
from the Twentieth Century Club, who out has Ten Hoff under a six-months' from contract.
Hlen Hoff plans to start training Immediately for his,
the
And at 27, ho. was. "washed up" But ho, was speeded and out-manoeuvred the opening bell
4.
VOT!
from the steppes of Siberia. Ono notes with curiosity the very pukka Signor Giovanni Mauro, Chinesʊ
our President of the Italian Football names of sotho of age: footballers and recognises Federation, in making thle annunc someone one know years ago with a ment and that the English Footboll
Manus, Jan 10-Norman nunta similar but not monosyllable. Association had agreed upon the
Melbourne, Jan. 17-The Counalt dato and venue.
of the Lawn Tennis Association of
Nida crack Australian wolf pro The answer to that one is that whics reminds one of the Inter-
fessional who came to compete in the American Tommy Crabtree hold them him School Football League
The last
Australia: tonight decided to chal-
Far East Open-soɑn in he held at time that England and
Second in U.S. self. Tommy has bowled only eight
lenge for the Davis
avis Lupin the hat bout was: King's' second. Dout: in-six-weeks-ilme Wack Wack course:" delightat tons
210-pound Amerleau Zone, -
six-foot ; three
yesterday by shooting a pan 72 for overs less than Craigengower's other number of scouts. from the Chinese Italy met in England won in 1934
The time when England won 3-2 at Highbury. Ame
buy.ally swell, Geoffrey Brown, United States. To had
has bout 18 holes. In his trail over and only bowling standby, P., clubs that hang around.
Since then, two matches
Sedeman and George Wor- fattened, Nat Harden in two rounds in his career in a thres-round Billimoria, and 20 overs more than will yet come when we may seo a any other bowler in the League with Chinew names with nos
top-flight Chinese team, complete been played in Baly, the teams thington guided they would be at Philadelphia poster with Olle Tanneberg of Sweden grounds he has not seen for 10 years, As the entry book was closed; is that is, A. P. Pereleá.
drawing in Milan, lust before the available, for the 1949 Davis Cup. Arthur won the Empire litte on He has won 149 amateur bouts. 14 zenuine Punti or Hakka lad in the war in 1839. and England being John Bromwich declared he would October 1 by knocking out Billy professional bouts by knockouts total of 87 items were rechtered Jely by 3-2 at Turin last May play if selected, providing he could Thompson. In seven rounds at Bane two by decision and one draw-for: the tournament. Nu smeare
talled Proms.
Land, 40 prosUnited -"RECORDER". Reuter.
Datenval by ship---Unlled Preachester.
If bowling averages, wore worked out on the basis of wickets clear
side.-
and the
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