THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL
1950.
FINGER-TIP LANDING
IS ENGLISH CRICKET TODAY AS GOOD AS IT HAS EVER BEEN BEFORE?
ASKS PETER DITTON
The West Indies cricket team to tour England this summer are due any day now. They will not be long in getting down to practice for they have a strenuous programme ahead of them, with their first fixture against an English County commencing on May 6.
And now that the scene is shifting from winter to summer sports the old arguments are coming back in strength.. Just as, at the beginning of each soccer season we mourn the passing of some famous player who has decided to hang up his boots, so when the new cricket season dawns we shake our heads sadly and say "the game isn't what it used to be,"
aru
In fact so often has that phrase been bandied around that the majority of people who follow cricket have at last come to accept the fact that they watching inferior players. But are they?
One day the other week over More of these games lunch, I had a long that with a sumulate better cricket." former England Test captain
and
A current International cricketer, both of vanced the
wickets are
now
that
better, batsmen have chauce.
TOUCHY SUBJECT
would bear in mind when they have
a
to choose the team to go to Australia this winter.
LONG ENOUGH?
lime we thought
be devoted to Tesl
was
whom $131- view that cricket
And then the conversation Finally we were asked what- was sill as good as it had ever switched to the touchy subject length of
of selecting a cupials for Eng-should excused the пъзм been. They
or Matchen. Our questioner was Drst-class land Test teams Amateur shortage of parent
Thut WIS the the former England captain and howlers by saying
since professional?
obviously the International had much question. I fancy there was 50
trace of regret in the voice of been thinking this one over on more
the former England leader
previous
occasions. His reply, he remarked that the days of which cane minediately,
"four days. Not 100 much the amateur seemed numbered.
time But when the question of a
for the batsmen to dig 1png professional captain was raised themselves I, and yet he countered it with a question enough for the bowlers to do of his own: "How would Comp-their work. to a lullon react to taking
fir
How orders from Washbrook? would any professional react to another of his colleagues telling perhaps him what to do and admonishing him?"
There
uanimity
and
the
We might have gone on in- moment our conversation was interrup- definitely but at that
wailer led by the head
dis- erectly coughing in the back- ground in an effort to empty an his restaurant. We looked
The hands pointed to three. There was profes to ten England work to be done And our had regretfully third cricket forum
In to disband.
CREAT BATSMEN
batsmen Tacy quoted great Hike Compton, Hutton. Weekes, Worrell, Harvey, Morris Nourse, comparable with any players and asked how, when like them were thrilling crowds in all parts of the world, it was possible to say that cricket is not the game it teed to be
is undoubtedly There wils
100, when we got around to discuss-element of dilcully attached the clock. ing the recent poor showings by to the selection of a England
sional captain for an But the International
DA test team. Bul feld, You will never secure an all-round Improvement in the member of our party, the
ternational cricketer, pointed standard of English cricket un- til you curtal: the present large out, what is the difference bc- Inter-tween a professional giving or- fixture list," said the
ders to a professional and un national cricketer.
orders to amateur giving And the former England cap-another amateur. Both are just
occur tal nodded his head in agree-as likely to
course of a match. ment. "We play far too much
Last cricket for our own good."
year sall. "Sume OLET night be suived if each county England had, beside the played only one match againsttain, F. R. Brown, three other the others in a season. That amateurs in the team and yet would give more time to repre- there were no Incidents' either sentative matches such na North on or of the fold. It is a point y South and MCC v The Rest, the MCC could well offord to
he
difficulties against the
during the
for instance, New Zealanders,
cap-
League Cricket Averages
BATTING:
N. E. Arthy (Optimists)
T. Grant (R. Navy)
E
N. Gambr
1. D. Kilbee (Optimist:)
G. N. Gusuke (Recreio)
K. M. Rumah (Craigengewer)
P. R. Rog (Craigengower)
A. D.
Panton (RAF)
E. J. Moorhouse (RAF)
Inns. N.O. Runs H.S. Aver.
19
3
6178
12.25
301 B1
37.02
A. H. Mudar (IRC)
270
34.87
D. A. Oakley (Commandos)
16
16
33.25
L. F. Stakes (Scorpions)
142
405 113
33.00
Souza (Cralgengewer)
ALL!
4413
BO-
31.70
M. W. Holme (Army)
17
371
30.01
T. A. Pearce (Scorpions)
14
275 61.
A. R. Kitchell (IRC)
10
16
10
27.50 77+
20.02 350 428 101 20.75
14
,
319
11
212
20.58 23.17
10
439
236
260
22.41
230
21.45
K.
C. A. Bali (RAF)
341
553 21.31
6. J. Kerr (Scorpidus)
20
365
58.
20,88
1. Darbyshire (Army)
12
220
46
30.01
F. A. Weller (Scorpions)
18
327
20.43
•Not Out, Quallication: 200 runs for an average over 20.00.
BOWLING:
J. Cullen (Army)
F. Howarth (Scorpious)
A. R. Minu (IRC)
G. N. Cesano (Recreio)
J. C. Koh (University)
L. White (R. Navy)
.164.2
123
124
~London Express Service)
at
Five Changes
In Scotland's
Soccer XI
Flung from the strong shoulder of blond Geno Stanlee, the Mr America of wrestling, Antonino Rocca straightens out for a three-point landing. Their star attraction match in New York's Madison Square Garden ended in a draw after 46 minutes and 21 seconds. Rocca was billed as the back-breaking sensation from South America.
English Cricket Awakens From Winter Hibernation
London, Apr. 3.—Cricketers are awaking from their winter hibernation and the players from now on County grounds will be the scene of great activity ns get in some intensive practice In readiness for the opening of the 1950 season at the end of April.
Perfect physical fitness is needed for the gruelling task of six days' cricket each week for more than four months, and many players have been doing light training for some weeks.
The keenest of these has probably been 40-year-old Lauric Fishlock, the Surrey and England left-hander, who has been doing track work and physical jerks with the Fulham football team in London. Glasgow. Apr. 3.--Scot-
Northamptonshire, the sur- changes land make five and, for the first time sincerise team of last season under
inspiring leadership the 1947-48 season, include Freddie Brown, former England more than two Anglo-Scots captain, hope to do even better in their team to meet Eng- this year. land at Hampden Park here INTENSIVE TRAINING
on April 15.
Anglo-Scols,
Young
the
with
Race Of The Year
MARSHALL MAY MEET
FURUHASHI IN
AUGUST
WERE THE SCOTS KEEPING THEIR
POWDER
DRY?
By ARCHIE QUICK
England has beaten Scotland 3-1 in an Inter-League soccer match at Middlesbrough, but the riddle of Hamp- den remains unanswered. The poorest Scottish attack I have seen since the war had no Billy Steel in attack or Alex Forbes in defence as it almost certainly will at Hampden next month, but I have a feeling that this North of the Border team, canny as all Scots are, was keeping its powder dry and Its batteries masked for the greater task ahead.
It was very appropriate that the outstanding per- sonality of the Ayrsome Park game should be "local boy makes good" Wilfred Mannion. Tho flaxen-haired Middlesbrough led thrust himself right back into the International limelight by as good a display at inside- forward as I have seen for a long while. Each of England's three goals-thero was a fourth disallowed for offside-would be traced to the scheming of Mannion, while the second, which was as near perfection as any goal in soccer is likely to be, started from a split-second, inch-precision pass of his,
Not far behind Wred came1
Hancocks, with his tremendous
that cheerful Cockney sparrow, shooting, will always do for me Eddle Bally of the Spurs. Ilcin the absence of Stanley has England class stamped all Matthews, but Bobby Langton, over him, but he faded a little even allowing for a les injury, in the second half when his does not appeal
left an the Be-winger passes began to go netray.
we want in front of tween these two craftsmen was Froggatt and Mitten. Stanley Mortensen, whom
The England defence wag always prefer as an inside to never really tested, but Franklin centre-forward. However, he played well enough to give the doubt scored two good goals and hard Scottish selectora como that other one disallowed, and it about playing Bauld against him is probable that England will in Glasgow in preference to the look no further for a leader it bustling Houliston. The cannot be found a place at
inside-forward.
Easy Win For Philippines Cage Stars
The game was spoiled by the weakness of the Scoilish aítack. True, Weddell, Liddell and Steel were absent, but even so there should have been more skill Scotland than this forward line produced. With England easing In the second half and Scotland ir.capable of producing anything Impressive, the game scrappy after
was interesting
became
a arst half that
Both sets of selectors werd
present and Scolland will have The basketball team of in headache with their overhaul. Arellano University of the job. The entire team will have Philippines, which arrived here to be reconstructed unless the on Saturday from Singapore Scots were playing possum with after an exhibition tour there, future events in mind. I am made its debut here last evening certain that this XI of theirs at Kowloon Chinese YMCA was not good enough for Rio. when they bent a Kowloon combined quintet by 87 points
to 32.
Scorers were:
Arellano. Turner 20, Mun- son Rie 6. Baulista 3. Inrgo 9.
7,
Divinagracin 4.
2. Paglakhon 4, Mun-
son Ruzi 6.
Kowloon
Combined. Lee
Pul-wing 3. Loo Bing-cheung 4.
Ne-Sun-wan 5, Yiu Man-yen 2,
Ng Yuen-fook 5, Shum Fan
This Week's
Soccer
Fixtures
The Hongkong Football
As-
Sun Ling 4. He lin-chiec 4, Musociation's ixtures from to-day
Kan-koon 4,
The Warrior basketball team
until next Monday-when the
of Shanghai, which has so far International Cup final will be been unbeaten here will play played-ore: two more matches this week, and will probably meet Arellano early next week.
A
is:
PROGRAMME The programme for this week
Today. Warriors Hongkong Combined (Kowloon Chinese Ÿ).
Tomorrow. — Arelleno
South china AA (Caroline lun
TODAY 2nd Division University tha (PP from 20.11.49) Club 5.30 p.m.
P. J. Dundos.
Eastern # Solicitors 30.10.49)
Referee:
(PP trom
They are to have a thorough preparation, and all players, The team contains two new amateur and professional, wil course of (Rangers), undergo an intensive "caps" in McCool and Moir (Boitoa) and four physical training and roadwork
"The race of the year"-young Australian swimmer prior to
to practising at the reis.
Marshall
Hironoshin against Japanese star Yorkshire, who Tin team is as follows: Cowan
came with a John (Morton).
10 share the Furuhashi-may take place in Tokyo in August. (Rangers), finishing burst
Championship captain; Cox (Rangers), McCoal County (Rangers).
(Ran- Middlesex last season, are look- United Press message from New Haven, Connecticut Woodburn rers), Forbes (Arsenal), Wading forward to a successful sen- quotes Japanese swim coach Ikkaku Matsuzawa as saying
son under the continued
cap "dell (Rangers), Moir (Bolton), son un
Matsuzawa said he expects Marshall, Yale Houllston (Queen of the South), lainey of Norman Yardly.
Except for young Brian Close. Tiniversity freshman. will be in a US. team going to April 6-Arllano y K Chinese 27, 11.40) Navy HV 6.30 p.m. Ite- Steel (Derby),. Liddell (Liver-.
now in the Army, and the spin- pool)
bowler, Ellis Robinson, all last Tokyo. He bestows Invish praise on Marshall but claims The reserves to travel year's players are available. It Furushashi can beat him. Evans (Celtic)
Is
that hoped
more young; (Hibernians).
players like Close, Lowson and Trueman will be given chances.shall's
HUTTON'S BENEFIT
and Rully.
Reilly and
Mason
A big event of the summer is Len Hulton's benefit match, He has chosen the game with
this.
♫
Meanwhile, capping Mar- beat his own world record, phenomenal perfor-swimming the 400-metre free- mances in the AAU Indoor style in 4:32.6 as the Japancze | Championships at Yale, United wam again before a wildly en- Press reports from Marilin, thusiastic crowd. Brazil, tant Furuhashi has beaten
Heavy rainstorm swept Marl
before wildly enthusiastic in to-day but a capacity crowd was on hand for the competition.
the metre freestyle
V
V
YMCA (Kowloon Chinese. Y)
April 1. Arellano v Kitche (Caroline HD).
Caroline H 8.30 p.m. Reterea; S. Y. Kwok,
__Navy_v_Club Navy CD 3.30 p.m.. Referee: D. P. (PP from 6,10,40)
(PP from
Lai
Yard Police v CAA
feree: Li Bing Tang.
TOMORROW
1st Division
St. Joseph's Police, Club 5.30 p.m. Referen! A. E. P. Culent, Linesmen: Cheung Yan-sing and W. Lawler,
April 0-Warriors v HK and Kow- Navy South China (PP from
4.3.50) loon Combined (Caroline Hill).
Navy CB 3.30 p.m. Re April D-Arellano v 111C and | feree: 1, G. Podley, Linesmen: Mak Kowloon Combined (Caroline ), Yeung fat and Li Ping-plu.
All matches will start at 8 pm, Admelon charges: 65 and $2.40.
First Callovers On The Derby
Furuhashi won the race in 4 The ometal results in the 400- & 2,000 Guineas. pm. Referee: if Chimall.
mina 32.0-Marshall did
RAF Y CAA Sonkunpoo 1.30 p.m. Referee: 3. W. Sharpe, Lines men: McFarland and F. A. Bar retto
Eastern v Klichee, Caroline T
Linesmra: 5. Y. Kwok
And P. George. London, Apr. 3.- Little 3CM Commando, Boundary St.
Was Okamotn, business
transacted 3.30 p.m. Referee: A. d. B. Car nell. Lineamen: E. A. Stubley and and there was a small at-3. Turner,
event were:
The team shows four changes from that which beat England at Wembley last season, McCool, Forbes, Mole and Liddell dis- placing Evans, Ailken.
There was n doubt about Middlesex, the joint Churpions, previous best 480-metre time | Houliston, who had bera in- and it will be played at Leeds crowd. Jured recently, but the selecters on July 15, 17 and 18.
Now that Yardley will be have decided that he is now
svollable as captain, he Will AL
probably be the favourite for distance in 4 mins 29.5 at the Furuhashi. 4:32.0; second, Hashl-
AAU Championships on Satur-zume, the job of leat
leading England
*** day. against the powerful Weat the Arsenal Forbes.
wing Indies touring team. If he con
run into form he half, and Liddell, the Liverpool Outside-left, who will probably will be a strong candidate for
the Cup the opposition in
captaincy of the England Bual, Billy Steel, the Derhy in- team to tour Australia at the side-left who has been an au- end of the year-Reuter,
ANGLO-SCOTS
tomatic choice for Scotland for
83.5
311
Overa Maldens Runs Wkts. Aver. 24 123 30 4.10 70 675 103 6,55
40 485 57
8.50
70
30
8.64
113,3
17
3.10
38
312
2.10
0.10
50
50
47%
472
41
10.72
R. C. Corrid (Army),
107.5
40
500
10.76
be la
A. P. Pereira (Recreio)
104.1
239
11.38
3. C. Tyter (RAF) ..........
100.3
997
441
11.00
F. A. Weller (Scorpions)
.1-13.2
370
32
11.01
R. S. Cult (Scorpions)
124
17
404
11.09
E. L. Gosano (Recrelo)
.110
24
11.95
F. R. Kermani (KCC)
73.4 103.3
12
12.00
M
12.17
24
R. E. Lee
(KCC)
340
455 30
12.23
K. C. A. Ball (RAS)
146.2
100
102,5 13
02.2 171,4 31 204
30 521 40 13.02 300 23 410 30 274 20 13,70
12.50
514 37 13.09
L. G. Gosano (Recreio)
T. P. Mahon (Optimists)
E. N. Gambrill (RAF)
W. M. Milchel! (Army)
R. Morgan (R. Navy)
G. N. Graves (Commandos)
T. H. Lean (University)
166.1
50 580 42 14.00
Qualineation: 20 wickets for under 15.00 runs apiece.
Easter
Easter
EGGS
aplenty
four seasons, and Moir, the Betton inside-right, who gets
FanLING GOLF
his first cap, bring the Anglo- The monthly qualifying round Scot total to four.
for the Captain's Cup,
of Glasgow success this season.-Reuter.
which
4:53.1.
4:47.8; third,
FRIDAY
Int Division Kwong Wah v South China, Caro-
ni. I.inesmen: L. Chang and Liu Ting-kal.
COACH'S OPINION
the overall tendance at the first call- Following are coached who Matsuzawa,
record-over on the Two Thousand tamos for Furuhashi's 1932
and breaking race: 100 metres 1:05.0: Guinens and the Derby at line this pm. Referee: 3. En- Japan's successful
and 200 metres 2:13.4; 300 metres the Victoria Club tonight. 1036 Olymple swimmers helped to train Furuhashi, de- 3:22.0.-United Press. clared after
sccing Marshall's record performances here Saturday night that the Austra tlon youth was the only swim- who showed mer he had seen any, promise of defeating Furu- hashi.
ол
But the coach added he ex-
who as
Korean Soccer
Team
Delayed
was on-
The Golden Road, the prob- able
of mount
Gordon Richards the Champion jockey, was made joint 100 to B favourlie with Masked Light for the Derby.
Navy v Club. Navy CD 5 p.m. Linetmen: Referee: W. Ganey. Clan Tak-fal and . Manson.
CAA V Army PP from 10.2.50) Boundary St. 5 p.m. Referee: L. Young, Linesmen: G. T. Grum- mi and W. Lawler.
2nd Division Yard Police v South China, Caro- Referee: L..
Richards bas never won a Derby although he has ridden line Hill 3.30 p.m. the favourites on four occas- Glons,
The Golden Rand was offered
Chang
Chub v Dockyard,
Moir, a former Aberdeen was played on the Old Course Junior, has been watched sey-over the week-end, resulted in
Navy v News Vendors, Navy CB eral times in recent weeks and n tie between Mr W. E. Grieve pected Furuhachi to beat Mar- close race if they
13.30 p.m. Referee: Chan Tak-fsi. 13.30 gets his place because of the (16) and Mr L C. Saville (13). shall in n
Police v Prison's, Boundary St. 13.00 loss of form by Mason.
who both returned a net score, nieet In August Ho sald be
Visit of the Korean Football expects that Marshall,
at 6 to 1 for the Two Thou- p.m. Referee: G. T. Grum.
miit. McCool, the other new cap, of 72.
sand Guineas, for which Masked
Solicitors Kitchee, Club 3.30 has played a big part in the These two competitors have freshman is swimming for Yale team, who were due to play a
University, will bo named series of interport games in Light and the Aga Khan's Pales-p.m. Referee: Liu Ting-kat.
Club B p.m. Rangers to play off a further 18 holes member of the team which will Hongkong on April 15, 16 and tille were joint 3 to 1 favourites. Referee: W. G. McKie
to decide the winner.
be going to Tokyo to meet the 19, has been postponed.
Two French horses, Madame RAF V Talkoo, Kal Tak p.m. Japanese swimmers. The U.S. At a meeting of the Hong- Volterra's L'Amiral and M.Heferee: J. Turner, swimmers will not be named kong FA interport sub-com-
Marcel
University v Army, Sookunpyo 5 Boussac's Geraphor until the outdoor AAU finals smittee last night it
were both quoted at 100 to 6. Referee: A. Lack
PCA V Estem, S. Joseph's -2.30 are held in Seattle in July. nounced that the Korean team for the Epsom Classic.
p.m. Referrer A. belro. had missed their boat because FAVOURS FURUHASHI
bey had not been able to get Matsuzawa, after making their visas in time. clear that he still believes Furn-
It was decided to awalt in- hashi is the world's greatest formation from the Korean team swimmer, war Javish In his praise of the 20-year old Aus-as to when they would be able trallan.
He said the 4:20.5 to leave before any new ar-
rangements were made. world record-breaking mark Marshall set in the 23-yard pool A letter was read from the on Saturday for 400 metres is Saigon F. A. asking if it wna about equivalent to the 4:33.3 possible to arrange a match Furuhashi posted last summer with a Junior XI in Hongkong In Los Angeles In a 50-metre when they passed through pool.
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QUOTATIONS
The quotations were:
Two Thousand Guinea,
3 to 1 Masked Light and Palestine,
6 to 1 The Golden Road, 100 to @ any others.
The Derby
100 to 8 Masked Light and the Golden Road.
100 to L'Amira, Geraphar and Castle Rock.
St. Joseph's y CAA, St. Joseph' 5 p.m. Referee: Trang King-hong, SATURDAY
Challenge Shield Finals Juntor: Army v Commando, Club 2.30 p.m. Referee: A. E. P. Guest. finemen: P. J. Dundon and D. P..
اهدة
Kliches, Senior St. Joseph' Club 4.30 p.m.- Referee: H. J. Chisnall, Linesmen: 3. G. Padley and Li Bing-tong,
Way
Duration of matches 90 minutes. Extra time 10 minutes each must be played in the event of a SUNDAY
20 to 1 any others.Reuter, draw.
1st Division
v KMH from Ennisinesmen; Li Ping-pha and
Rugger Results 253.59) Club 3 D. lieferee: ht
(PP from
He said should Marshall swim their way to Manlia early in against Furuhashi
in Tokyo May. they would compete in
If a match, was arranged, the London, Apr. 3.-The follow-Wong King-chung.
2nd Division metre pool and. this would letter asked for a guarantee of ing were the results of Rugby
NAT v University. favour Japan's star. Matsuzawa $3,000 it the game was played Union games played today: 12.10.45) Kal Tak 5 p.m. Nalores: and he expected Marshall to over a week-end or $2,300 LE Bridgewater and
Albion 3, Woo Cho-dn. continue to show
great im- played during the week.
Pontypool 8. provement under the coaching
Devonport Services of Yale's swimming experts, but
instrupled the {inin Crawshow's team 19. added the Australian was still) socrutary to reply saying they
Llanelly
O, Aberavon 0.
Penzance
The meeting
מן
from
Police Dockyard 3, Cap- 17.11.39) Boundary Bt. 8 p.m. -
tercat . A, Stubley.
Kitchee Navy (PP from 19.3.50) Club 3.30 p.m. Referee: Pi Msan MONDAT
not doing as much practice as would be prepared to arrange Newbridge 3, Swanses 6. Furuhashi. He said Furuhashis game at which a gate would {swims · 10,000 United Press,,
metres daily-
and Newlyn B They could not, Cross Keys 8. be charged, however, agree to guaranto, the Redruth 11, London Hospital
►
International Cup Final ·
England · ▼ Chms, Bookunpoo 4.30 p.m. Haigree: Li, G. Young. LÅDORA ment FA... Barretto and A. Decks:
the event of straw thai
·EURUHASHI'S NEW BEST Run, nakedɛ for but would be i Big torquay Athletion 11. Neath Duration of metal, ga-mimpiese
Marilia, Brazil Apr. 3 prepared to pay up to $2,000 MK- Hironoshin Furuhashi-today ter deducting expenses, a
3.