COMEN CRICKET PROSPECTS
LANCASHIRE HOPES
A WET SEASON
*
By PETER DITTON
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; -- FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1949.
FOR
Although they lost fewer games than any other county in 1948, Lancashire slipped from third place in the Championship to fifth. Fifteen of their 26 games were drawn and yet, fourteen of these occasions, Lancashire 'secured points for a first innings lead.
on
Lack of bowling resources prevented them pressing home the advantage which batsmen gave them and, although they were only beaten twice, they failed to win as many matches as Hampshire, who finished ninth in the Cham- pionship.
Strenuous efforts have been made in the last couple of years to Malcolm strengthen the bowling and it is believed that in youngsters like Hilton, the boy' who bowled Bradman (slow left arm), R. Berry. (slow left arm), and R. Tattersall (medium fast off-spinners), they have some of the best spin-bowling material in the country.
who
Isut enco again Lancashire Leslie Todd has undergone bowled Indifferent leg-breaks. may find the lack of pace bow successful eye operation and Then he tried fast stuff and lers a real handicap. Last seu-he too is in the best of health. showed such great promise that Evans. was Godfrey on the opening mack
England's during the close season he was shared mainly by Pollard and wicket-keeper,
always coached by Alf Gover, the for- Kenneth Cranston, Buit the seems capable
Surrey of more run mer
And England amateur is no longer avaliable than he actually scores, is to cricketer. ond Lancashire will remain an he promotert in the batting qr- uneven side until they can pro-der, but with the exception of duce another spearhead at least Douglas Clark who
takes over coplatney from Brian a good, if not better, than Dick the Pollard,
Valentine, Kent supporters are nat likely to see many new fares in the rounty eleven this year.
Nigel Howard. The new cap- Cranston who succeeds should have no worries about the side's botting strength. Cyril Washbrook and Winsion Place, st Reason's openers.
who between them scored
Gover taught him to bowl the away-swinger and he thinks, as Hampshire do, thai Shaklelon will soon make a real nume for himself in county cricket.
him playing regularly.
Arnold, Enger, Balley, Rogers and Dawson all topped the 1,000 run mark for Hampshire Jast Keal canol be regarded as season and wicket-keeper-bats- strong Chamionship contenders.man McCorkell would have cer. bowling is Auspect. tainly enjoyed a similar distine- over Thele 3,000 runs, will again be avail- Douglas Wright, with insufficient tion if injury had not prevented
ver nistr
and players like Ikin, help, is in danger of being over- Wharton
rton, C. A. Edrich, (brother bowled, and although Ridgway. Middlesex Davey and young Brinn Edrich famous player,) and Howard himself (yes, he also a brother of the
Middlenax are all heavy run-getters
star) are all
are all capable of celting wickets, the country their day.
n-wit lack the services of amateur fast bowler Jack Martin for most
of
the
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A wet suiETITION would Surally greatly favour a wide pos- ressing so many talented splu bowlers as Lanenthire, and it is on the card that if Glamor- are to be deposed, Lan- gan cashire are the club to do it.
Kent Rely On "Old Hands"
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scored
There is a wealth of run- getting power in Hampshire and the ability of the attack to press home the advantages gained by the batsmen cannot be doubled.
RECORD
HEAVE
Big Otis Chandler of Stanford University tosses the shot 56 feet, 4 inch to set a new meet record in a dual track meet with UCLA at Los Angeles.— AP Wirephoto.
Amateur Soccer Standard On Upgrade In England
Heath and Herman together with Shackleton and Alan Ray- menta Inst bowler and opening batman who is a new addition to the playing alaff--wili prob- ably share the new-ball work between them and when the shine has disappeared Bulley
Knott will be there undermine the opposing batsmen with their
English cleverly flighted spinners. The future looks bright for Hampshire.
Watch Hampshire and
Last
season
Hampshir
thip their best effort for ten years. This season, under the enthusiastic captaincy of Des- mond Eager, they are cut to
In 1930, Arthur Fogg, a 23-nished ninth in the Champion- year-old batsman playing Kent against Essex, established world cord by scoring 200 the runs in each innings of match. That record has never been, and is never likely to be beaten.
Forg.
This year,
together with the two Leslies-Ames and Todd will again bear the
brunt of the Kent batting. Amer, in recent years has been bothered by brosits, but dur- ing the close season he appears to have shaken off the trouble and he is fitter now than he has been for a long time.
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At the nets Derek Shakleion
Denis Compton Injured
to
By ARCHIE QUICK
amateur
Record Manila leadings, particularly
soccer is unlucky not to lose two other rapidly returning to its prewar gonls. level. There are no big nemes The International standard too like those who used to grace is satisfactory, especially as four Corinthiar ranks but amony of the twelve mea chosen to in attend Swindon for the Welsh London district, improvement is match were from the Services. Three were Navy and one Army gradually noticeable,
Sergt. Daytonstone for instance have with
Walton, of the side that does not compare Educational Corps. the out
standing player afield.
Having beaten Wales 4-10)
They
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unfavourably with any of the earlier Isthmian and Athenian Among counties league sides.
up.
It
don't
confidence. with
the championship
luxury tour of
Revisiting Clarence Park,
MAJOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL
Brooklyn Dodgers Win Battle Of Home Runs
JOHNNY MIZE HITS HIS 300TH
N
MAJOR LEAGUE HOMER
New York, May 6.-The Brooklyn Dodgers won a battle of home runs from the Cincinnati Reds yesterday, 7-5 in the National League. Each club hit two homers, but the most important four bagger was socked by Dodger third baseman Billy Cox in the eighth with two on board.
Johnny Mize hit his 300th major league, homer in the bottom half of the 10th to give New York a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh. The blow was off Murry Dickson.
Athletic
Records
The win gavo the New Lefthander Ted Grey won his Yorkers a sweep of the three fral game of the season on the game series,,
Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia The five game.winning streak 6-5. He was aided by Paul..
the Philadelphin Phillies "Dizzy" Trout in a reilet role ended when Ron Northey Associated Press.... smushed a homer in the ninth
for A 3-2 'St Louis Cardinal victory,
Ratified AMERICAN LEAGUE
In the American League, the York Yankees
London, May 5-Ratifica-spriating New tion of 11 track and field won their third straight in the West by tripping Chicago 7-0. world records was announc-Another One relief stint by
ed here today by the Inter-Smeky Joe Page saved the day national Amateur Athletic for the Yunks. He relleved a staggering Alle Reynolds in Federation.
Baseball Scores
New York, May 5-Ro.
The records, all set last year, the seventh and, after giving up sults of baseball
one run, blanked the Sux the are as follows:
last innings. Mon's Track.Events
Cleveland's Bob Feiler return- 100 Yards Dash-8.3 seconds ed to the baseball wars and re-| by Mel Fatton, United States,gistered his first win of the sea- on May 15 at Fresno;
son by defeating the Boston Red 100 Metres Dash-10,2
se-Sox 7-3. Feller. who hurt his conda by Lloyd LaBeach, pitching game three weeks ago, Panama, on May 13 at Fremo; went the route, limiting the hard
440 Yards Iton-40 seconda
hitting Sox to six hits. Jamaica, by Herb MeKenley.
on June 5 at Berkeley:
1,000 Meires Run-2 mins.
21.4 secs. by Marcel Hansenne, France;
25,000 Metres Run-1 hour
Italian Tennis
Stars For
played today were:
games
AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston Red Cleveland
I 3.
11
HE 0 0
Red Sox p. Kramer, Robin- son. Dorish, Kinder; e. Balta. Indians; p. Feller: c. Hegan. New York
7 Chicago
12 0
D
Yankees: p. Reynolds, Page;
c. Silvern,
White Sox: p. Pierce, kont,
Gumpert; Tipton, Philadelphiu
20 mins. 14 secs, by M Manila Tourney Pe .... 5 0.
Helaneu, Finland;
hour
17 Mikko
Sur-
8 10 0
Athletics: p. Coleman;
Rome, May 5.-Italy's top Guerra.
tennis ranking
C.
Trout; c.
16 Miles Run-1 mins. 20,6 secs. by
players,
Tigers: Filetanen, Finland;
P. Gray, 120 Yards 11h Hurdles Glanni Cucelli and Marcello Robinson. 13.0 secs. by Harrison Dillard. del Bello, plan to compete in NATIONAL LEAGUE United States.
the Philippines open tennis Cincinnall championship next Feb-Brooklyn
Mon's Field Events Shot Pat-17.08 metres (58 Inches) by Charles Fon- ville. United States:
feet
Women's Field Events Javelin Throw18.03 thetres (159 feet 5 inches) by Herma, Bauma, Austrin
Shot Put-14.60 metres (47) feet 10%1⁄2 inches) by T. Sev tukova, USSR;
Discus Throw.-33.25 metres (174 feet 8 inches) by Nina Dumbadar (USSR),-Reuter.
5 a I
8 7
0
0 0
· Reds: p. Wehmeit, Gumbert; ruary.
c. Howell, Afterwards they will meet a
Dodgers: b. Banta, Martin; c. the best Campanella. Philppines team in
of out
Ave three
3 10 matches, St. Louis including one doubles and four Philadelphia
2 singles.
Cardinals: P. Munger: C. George B. Vargas of the Garaglola, Rice. Philippines completed
Phillies: p. Borowy; c. Semt- arragements while attending nick. the meeting of the International Pittsburgh here last New York Olympic Commitee
morth-Associated Press.
the
0
7 3 (10. Innings) Pirates: p. Sowell, Casey, Dickson; c. McCullough, Filz- Berald.
Giants: p. Jones, Behrman; e. Cooper United Press.
thal performance. All-rounder Jim Bailey secus
Turnout To certain, barring accidents, to complete the cricketer's double
See Joe Louis of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets, but Hampshire's brightest star may
be a young player from
Manila, May 5-Joe Louis who Joined the Yorkshire,
and made ring history in theag the grade is on the up and England face ireland and Scat- club
batsman but has into D potentially Philippines this evening by developed
I saw Hertfordshire play Ox-should win great medium-pace in-swing drawing an estimated crowdfordshire at St Albans and play and there should not be many bowler,
of 25,000 fans to the Rizal was of a really high standard.new faces in the side that is
is a long while since I have going on Memorial Baseball Park to
Mexico Lacks Cash see him in action in charity for instance as Walker, Oxford
scen such a sound centre-half Europe.
KCC TENNIS
For Davis Cup bouts.
City's tough pivot. And I
Dates for matches in the KCC St Albans, after a lupe of 25
Mexico City, May 5. Tha The retired world heavy want to see better inside-forward years, I recalled the seat days Tennis Tournament have been
Mexican National Tennis Assoį weight champion, who has play, than that of fast, bandy
of Hertfordshire when they had arranged as follows: centre-forward turned
TODAY
ciation said today that Mexica promoter, was loudly
Ronnie Phipps such outstanding players, most
have to forfeit probably will ball work of of them Internationals, as Win- Mrn Lo and F. C. R. W the second round match in the cheered as he entered the ring and the skilful
E. M. Marchetti took the proceeded, Irish Capinin Denis Kelleher, champion-like, to eliminate his He was playing his seronder: Con Milner, Cell, Mil-gins; Mrs E. Le Litton and Z. C.
North American zone of
gallant opponents,
Davis Cup tourney if the match lead in Section "A" of the Ray game on successive days but he
tournament for the Cham- to be played at Montreal. I know their strength then Stevens, an up-an-coming boxer and his Barnet colleague werd
Mexico is favoured cefcat pionship of the Kowloon from Fresno, California, and much too Good for Oxford until only too well for I was in the
Cuba Jn the first round; Aus- Chess Club when he defeat- which played
in Canadia Jimmy Wilkins, Aring champion he fired and then we saw HertsHampshire side
tralia plays of Chirk Air Base.
pil back from 4-0 to 4-2 and them in the Soulitery "Countles
ed-M.-Feldman-rather-casily other first round match. The bouts, which went to
Amateur Championship semi-
Canado at the Peninsula Hotel last. Both Australia and Mr and Mrs A. V. White v Mr and final and we were henten 6-1. three rounds each,
Mrs J. F. Horsman; Mes Dorcy and insist that the second round tonight. were
And that despite the fact that | Lawes v Winners above match.
Mexico. Montreal.
The game between V. J. featured by heavy body blows
played at Hampshire bad Internationals
MONDAY Quelch, Sims, Coates, Woort- Miss P. Ward and it. S. Capell v said it does not have enough Zirinsky and J. P. de Carvalho ford and Arthur Knight
Winners Mrs Litton and E. C. Fin money to funnce the trip of was adjourned after 30 moves cher v Miss Lambert Baker and J. five-man team to Canada. Aus-in an even position. L. Schure Harrow; A. V. White and W. Glilies tralia played Mexico at Mext- had a bye.
London, May 5.-Denis Compton, the England batsman, may be compelled to stand down from the Middlesex team for their first Championship match of the season against Nottinghamshire, starting at Lords on Saturday.
Three times when batting for the MCC against Surrey-at-Lords-today-he-was-struck-on-the hand, making it difficult for him to hold his bat. He was
out for 26.
Another England player. Billshire 313 for 8 (Kenyon 82, Bird Edrich, gave a ne batting per- 64 not out). formance for the MCC. took out his bat for 05 scored out of his side's total of 170 and hit reven fours in his Innings, which lasted three and three-quarter hours.
two
which he
and upper-cuts, mostly coming the Detroit Brown Bomber.-Reuter.
Ai Taunton Northamptonshire from He
400; Somerset 214 (Gimblett 51, Gurilck 4 for 18) and,140 for 3-Reuter.
NEW ZEALANDERS BEAT MAORI CLUB
New Zenland touring cam
London, May 5.-The
today heat the Maori Club by 80 runs
Mike Jacobs Retires
group
Soviet Football Gets On A Bigger Scale
ler, and Gnie.
.
Home Football London, May 5-The results of soccer games played today
were:
Miss M. Figuerada and A. E. P.
Fincher y Miss Lambert Baker and J. Barrow; J. Guest y Winner A. V. White and R. H. Grinths.
SATURDAY Miss M. Ribeiro y Miss Lambert
SUNDAY
Baker..
is to
the
VA E. P. and E. G. P. Guest, co City last year. - United
TUESDAY
Winner Capt Tumer Cooke/E. Randall v Winner Dr R. Y: Ng/E. G. Guest and the Finals of the Ladies Doubles Handicap will be played at 5 p.m. between Mrs E. Lo Lition and Mrs I. Tamworth agains Mira L. F. Stokes and Mrs L. Anker-
'
NOIT.
Press,
League Soccer
Chess Tourney
In Section "E", the lead re- mained unchanged as the game between Joseph Tausz and P. K. Prokopov was postponed until Tuesday.
In other games, R. W. Carter beat Jacob Ramler and Ray of yesterday's Danenberg received a walkover
First Diviston
Results Huddersfield 4 Wolves Second Division
WEDNESDAY
Second Division League soc-from V. V. Kolatchoff. Leicester 0 W, Bromwich 3
Mm. Benjamin and J. Arzoon! cer matches were: --Reuter, Iv "Winner■ Mina Figuerado and
Solicitors Guest/Mrs Lo and Wiggins and the Finals of the Ladies Singles Ilandi- | Army (K'n) 6 cap will be played at 8 p.m. between | Royal Navy ( Mrs E. Lo Lition and the winner of
Miss Lambert the match against Miss M. Ribeira.
Baker
1
1 S. China Army (HK). O
titches TODAY'S MATCHES Today's First Division matches
By EDDY GILMORE Both sides had to fight hard for runs on a pitch made awk-
Moscow, May 6-Soccer ward by rain and
football will be on a bigger the close of play Surrey were 341 runs
New York, In a one day 12-a-side match at promoter
May 6-Boxing scale in the Soviet Union whead with four wickets to fall.
Mike Jacobs, who The Worcester Park. Surrey, Hugh
Bartlett, the Sussex
The big league has been ex- captain, whose left-handed hit tourists scored 160 for 6 wickets once controlled almost all box- this year than ever before.
HOW THEY STAND to include 18 teams. declared and then skilled outing through his control of Joe delighted crowds before the the Maori Club for 63, ting
Section "A" Louis, retired today and a new Landed War,
boxing showed something like a
compared with 13 last season. promotion
W D L Pis J. Martin
earlier GOLF glimpse of his old form against
the Kent
Football got off to fast formed which probably will be
E. M Marchetti .. 1 1 0 1 for even more powerful than Jacobs played in the South on April 17.
the Arst start,
games being Cambridge University at Cam- bowler, was in good form
J. P. de Carvalho. 100 1 bridge
the Maori Club, claiming four ever was.
L. Schure today. Ic
I 0 1 1 scored
wickets for 43.
Faulkner Still faultless 105 in just under three
ore:
1 0 2 1 The Chicago financier and Moscow's first contests
M. Feldman hours and hit 12 fours.
Bert Sutcliffe, the New Zea-promoter. Arthur Wiriz, said he place on May 2.
opening bat, started with hans completed a deal which links
Leads The Field
Street. G p.m. Oxford University declared
(Referce, J. Once again most of the teams
A meeting of the tennis see- of their overnight total and al-three boundaries of Martin, but, his new
International Boxing will come from the Moscow
tion of the Indian Recreation Ward; Linesmen: S. M. Liu & Joseph Tausz
P. K. Prokopov · though
with Madison Square region and at this time Army, play was interrupted after his dismissal for 27, Martin Club.
Virginia Water, Surrey, Club will be held at the Club- W. Gibson).
RAF V. Kwong Wah at R. W. Carter three times by showers at Ux-worried all batsmen with de- Garden-United Press.
Dynamo and Shartak look the May 5-The British Ryder house, Sookunpoo, on Sunday, Lord, Worcestershire made u
strongest. The teams went to good reply, finishing the day
in March to Cup player, Max Faulkner, May 6, to discuss matters in con Sook unpoo, & p.m. (Referee, W. Ray Danenberg the deep South
nection with the forthcoming Gaffney: Linesmen: Y. F. Male Jacob Ramier behind
begin their spring training and went closer to winning the Tennis League.
& M. Ribeiro). by early April they were rRjfirst prize of £350 in the pidly rounding into form.
Dunlop professional golf
58. runs
with two wickets left,
The Oxford
bowling was onerally moderate. Worcester-
liveries
which rose quickly off the pitch.
The Moorl Club could do little against the fast bowlers, Cowic six at lea and Hayes, and wickets were down for only 12 ruus. Two more wickets fell shiro's best batting came from for the addition of three runs, Kenyon (12) and Bird (04 not but then Martin showed the eut), each of whom made his bowling could be hit by racing highest score for the County.
to 40 in 30 minutes.-Router.
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
At Lords: Surrey 285 and 135
for MCC 179 (W. Edrich 95
not out, Alee Bedser 5 for 40).
AL Cambridge:
Cambridite
MCC's' Now
President:
International Hockey Series
took
The following will represent Ireland against Portugal at
(Army), Wilson, Coady, Gibson gular league games, the teams
McGrath, Corr and Hunt | astumn. In addition to the re-the third round.
King's Park at 5.46 p.m. today: player this summer and carly he achieved a splendid 72 on A total of 306 names will be tournament here today when
(Navy), Kane and Joyce football cup.
(D.R.C.)-Well (Police).
Reserve, Hassard (Navy).
and Doyle (NAF). "Morrison will compete as usual, for the His 54 holes aggregate of 213 gave him in three stroke lead over his nearest rival and fellow will be the eleventh British international, Arthur league play In the Lees, who returned a 73 for 240. In this lime Soviet
The remaining players tralled established them-behind a further three strokes or among the best in the more.
football.Associated
POSTPONED International
This year of The London, Mný 4-The Duke
hockey USSR, University 248 and 140 for 7;pot Edinburgh Is the new match between Holland And teurs have Sussex 232 (Bartlett 103),
President of the MCC it India, which was to have been selves as
played to-day has been post- world of
an-
At Oxford, Oxford University was announced at today's 300 for declared; Worcester-nual meeting at Lords-Reuter. poned until further notice.
Mister Conquest
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YOU ARE
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THAT I WAS MY BROTHER / BIT DOWN I WANT TO TALK
TO NOU-
London
Tomorrow's fourth and final round would thus appear to be n battle botween these two players. Faulkner Won this event in 1940.--Reuter,
Freeman & Jacobsen Invited To Malaya
Singapore, May 4-Dr Dave Freeman, of the United States. and Miss Jacobsen, of Denmark, winners of the recent All-England bad- minton championship matches, have been invited to Malaya for a series of exhibition matches.
bar Lim Chua ngok, capain manager of the Malayan bad- Smlaton team,"sald"nir passa ZON
| and nil; other expenses - have been guaranteed. ~~ Hq said be wik awaiting : en ünswer / from
·Dr Fréentan," who is now in London United Press/STO
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