So Think Hobbs, Hendren & Strudwick
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1950,
ALMOST A CLEAN SWEEP
W. INDIAN FAST BOWLERS MAY WORRY ENGLISH BATSMEN QUITE A LOT
BY ARCHIE QUICK_
Pity the poor West Indians. This happy band of cricketers from the sun-kissed Caribbean Islands, who now rank second only to Australia on Test Match performance, have arrived in England coinci dentally with freak April weather of snow, rain and the coldest of winds.
As England wicketkeeper S. C. Griffiths said to me at Eastbourne. "I have never felt sorrier for anyone more in my life." And as I watched them shivering even in three sweaters I remembered that they had even had their stock of taken from them by the Southampton Customs!
rum
Down on the picturesque Saffrons ground watching the visitors play in a two days "Practice" match were three famous Test cricketers who have mudé their homes in Sussex, Jack Hobbs, Patsy Hemdren and Herbert Strudwick, and they agreed unanimously that the West Indians' battery of fast bowlers is going to worry English batsmen quite a lot this summer if the weather is dry.
five months be fore our team leaves for Aus Iralia, and England needs a fast bowler po, badly that they are
Hines Johnson, from Jamaica, is May come, is now nearly 30 years old, and It can be taken for granted that he will be used only sparingly in the Tests, but, as he bringa the ball down at terrific speed from all : 6 ft, 4 lus., he can still be a terror for three four avera.
DIRECT ATTACK
of
Then there is Prior Jones, of Trinidad, just as fast and equal- ly a bellever In the direct nilack un the wicket. Finally, there is Lance Pierre, also of Trinidad, surprise choice, but whom many biggest think will prove the success of alli.
Each of these men are aver nix feet tall, and their €11 tinunn attack will be a discon- certing novelty to English post- County war batsmen with no experience of this sort of thing.
very
a
left
not
But if the West Indies In-
fast men, clude three hunder-and Valentine Is
impresive
the at moment-and at least one right orm spanner-probably Gomez→→→ if not two, they are going to weaken their batting strength and may yet regret that they left all-rounder Ferguson at home.
Frank Worrell and Everton Weekes are, of course, batsinen of "world" class, both of whom know English wickets by reason of their engagements with Rad- cliffe and Rawtenstall reper- tively in the Lancashire leaftue last summer, but they are rot enough to sustain the side.
It is a fact though that here
Neil Franklin
To Coach In Colombia
ball Club there.
8. City
talking of young Preston, of Essex, as a "possible," although he bay compted only one full county season."
The West Indians coming out to fleld against Colonel E. C. Stevens' XI, captained by S. C. Griffith, the Sussex wicket-keeper, at the Saffrons, Eastbourne. D. They are being led out here by their captain, J.
Goddard-London Express.
Rain Washes Out Most Of The County Matches
London, May 8.-Dull skies from which rain fell steadly made another unpleasant day for most teams concerned with first-class cricket matches today, and while some play was possible at three venues others produced no play.
These three runners won all the fat races except the 100 Metres at the Quadrangular Championships at Caroline Hill Stadium on Sunday.
Bdsm. Lau Man-ngor (left) won the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 Metres Runs. Anderson (centre) won the 800 Metres, Ng Yin-fok (right) won the 200 and 400 Metres. Between them they set five new records, Golden Studio Photo- graphs.
JOHN MACADAM TELLS OF
PRICES SHORTEN ON FRENCH ENTRIES AT DERBY CALLOVER
་
London, May 8-The-prices offered about the lending Derby fancies were generally changed, following week- end racing in France, when the card was called over tonight at the Victoria Club here.
L'Amtral, who beat Pardal on) Vieux Manoir will probably Sunday, replaced Castle Rock an be accompanied to England for second favourite and closed at the Derby by the Baron's other 7 to 1. Today's easy winner colt entered in the Classic, Miel of the Prix Lougsor at St Cloud, Ross, but the decision with re- Vieux Manoir, tumbled from gards to the Intter will not be 25 to 1 to 10 1 and Pardal was taken for a day or two.--Reu fuched out from the nines, toter. nearly double those odds, 100 to
The American-bred favourite, Prince Sinon, wenkened slight- ly and Anished at 3 to 1. Only two English-bred horses, Castle Block and Eelat, were quoted in the first seven.
QUOTATIONS
The prices were;
3 to 1 agajnal Prince Simon.
7 to 1 L'Anirat.
19 to 2 Castle Rock,
10 to 1 Vieux Manolr.
100 to
22 to
Pardil, Perlucux.
25 to 1 Eclnt.
33 to 1 any others.-Reuter.
PRIX LOUQSOR
One Of The Most Formidable these f
Partnerships
In Sport
The other evening, we went along to London's swagger Dorchester Hotel, and there, in the suite occupied by Henry Cotton and his Argentinian wife, who is known to everybody in the golf business as "Tools." we got a glimpse of one of the most formidable partnerships-maybe in all sport.
Watching Henry playing in competition and his wife watching him playing, you get the impression of a couple of golf automatons, dour, dogged, determined, steeped in the science of the game.
is animated conversation Henry never relaxes from us shakes cocktails with the same there intense concentration. Ils mindstimated precision as they use that Ifenry, with his ebullience, champion-never allows to flag for 2 san the round. he Is playing for the winning of from the moment he sets off ships, there is a great difference, and it is doubtful if you boys from the first tee until the mo- ment he sees his ball into the and girls of the gallery would
recognise the pair, home cup.
His wife never takes her eyes of his movement towards the lie, from his choice of the club. from his tensed approach, to his playing of the shot.
She will lose concentration at the click of a camera shutter as much as he does himself, will shush the clicker with a look as intense as that Henry has on Human? the little white ball. Well, human machines.
THE DIFFERENCE But in this plush apartment, as Henry talks anni
wife his
West Indies
249 For 4
Worcester, May 8-Only 65 minutes of play was pessible on the second day of the West Indies cricket fouring team's! match with Worcestershire here today because of rain.
tourists
In that time the added 52 runs to their Saturday score without further loss and took their score to 240 for fou wickets,
Clyde Walcott and Ken Tres- tamil continued their Innings and
batled steadily, Guth
taking their score to 46 and 45 respec- tive'y until more rain stopped play for the day.Reuter,
Cricket Transfer System Unlikely
There is a wide droplace with
There is logs blazing in it. Wide table set with variegated drinks. There is a red-and-gold grand plane and the odd Chopin score lying around it.
There are comfortable chairs and settees for their guests and
BEN HOGAN
EQUALS RECORD
second.
A lot of it about golf--some of it, generously, about the boys he has discovered one way and into And I putting another producing.
But no topic is barred and the best thing of the part is the occasional light-hearted fineing
between the parties.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Then Henry duches out and comes back with_n_cotnera. is not the kind of a camera y tenally, It is one that; takes pletures and delivers then Immediately they are taken.
He says: "I'll take one of you
Don't chaps junt as you are. move." You don't move. und Heary stands there serious and Intense as he ever was on the golf course, and Aashes a light in your face,
16 Starters For The
Adelaide Cup
Adelaide, May 8.—Sixteen horses have boen left in at the final acceptance stage for the Adelaide Cup of £2,800, to be run over two miles at Morphelvillo Race- course here on. Wednesday. The acceptors, with weights,
Paris, May B-Baron Guy de fare un follows: Rothschild's English Derby can- Chievely (8 stone pounds), didate, Vieux Mandir, easily won Bold John (0:0), Flech Dor the Trix Lounsor of just over (0:1); Peerless Fox (7:12), one mile and a half at St Cloud Auburn (7:10), Binala Gift and Klug Comedy (both 7:01. Lady and prido Vari (7:7), Brue's coli
Prince Chatham
(both 7:0),
this afternoon.
After his victory Naron Rothschild said that the would
certainly
Derby on May 27.
de
run in the
Tidden by Jean Lamain and
Corvinu!
Worando (7:5), Portage (7:3),
lle Banter (6:8).
Brown
縣 sione 2 pounts, Shadow, Poidale and Vintage
Year (all 6:7)-Reuter.
Vieux Manoir beat Blue Song:
II, carrying 8 stone 7 pounds,
by four lengths with Queus (7 stone
G
pounds) three lengths DAVIS CUP away, third of a field of seven
rummers.
Vieux Manoir went into the Irad two and a half furlongs from home and won in a canter. The pari-mutuel returns for a win 11. 10-frane stake were: places 11 and 17.
Basketball Tournament
were:
Italy Leads
Britain 2-1
Eastbourne, Sussex, May 8.-Italy won the doubles of
their Davis Cup tie hero to-
day against Britain when Gianni Cucelli and Marcello
del Bello bent Tony Mottram
Won
a
Results of quintuplet invita. and Geoffrey Paish by 9-7, tion basketball matches played 6-2 and 6-4.
Each side having at Caroline I last evening
singles on Saturday. Italy how Whaty of Shanghai beat South leads by twa to one, with two China AA, 47-30; Warriors of singles to be played tomorrow. Shanthal lost to H.K. Chinese Reuter, YMCA 43-44.
Tomorrow at & p.m. South China AA will meet HK Chi- nese YMCA and Whaly will meet Warriors.
HOW THEY STAND
Warriors
Chine Whaly
SCAA La Salle
WI. «
*
5
BELGIANS BEAT FINNS
Brusrela May 9.-Delglum and Finland cuch
WOT
蟲
stugles on the last day of their Best round. European Zome, Davis Cup fawn tennis match here.
Having
Arst two
Wolt the The La Salle College Team of singles and the doubles, Bel- Mants returned home yester-gun, with a 4-1 win, enter the
second round to play Yugosla
White Sulphur Springs,
Hotan May 8. Be equalled the world record for 72 holes on a par 70 course with a 21 under par He rip the picture out of the
of 259 total
camera. In winning
It is a perfect picture day. 01 269 the Greenbrier Open of the group, and it is in your
hus in one mbule tournament here.
Hozan resumed aclive playing in January after a lay-off of almost a year following a near-fatal car crash,
He returned
rounds of 61, 64 and 65 and 66 over the 6,368-yards course to equal the record set up hy Byron Nelson in the 1945 Sealife
Champlun- Open shlo at Broadmoor.
Hogan already holds the world record score of 201 27 strokes under par- for
play
Д par 12 course.leuter.
To Be Abused LEAGUE
London, May 8. The transfers of cricketers. "stronomical fees
at
"I'm thinking of going in NBA RECOGNISES
the photography business," he save and romebody else says: "Get yourself
stance 0372
TERRY ALLEN
via, who
yesterday gained a 5-0 victory over Austria.
Today results were.
S. Silo (Finland) beat Jae-
ques Peten (Belgium) 0-1, 6-1, 4-6, 2-4, 6-3; J. Brichant (Bel-
New York, May 8-The Ne- gium) beat P. Fortinan (Fin-
of land) 8-6, 6-2
Trafalgar Square," Tools laughs, tional Duxing Association and Cotton is off on some other America announce<i ploy, and you'd never believe its Executive the triple Open champion of the voted to recognize Terry Allen, grim face and the woman Infor Islington, London, black were the same people.
today that Bruter. Committe had
as the
thc
of Champion Flyweight
World.
They are but relaxed, The Committee recommended with their friends the golf re- that Alien be asked by the Bri- porters, with the background of fish Boxing
122c
Buard of
Control
of
and
2-5.-
Emergency Prayers
Tom Whittaker of Amenal is
Durlo Marino, meet the deap-red plane and the are to and the settees
the soft awali, wilkin
.90 a believer in the helpfulness of the next ietink of glasses.
caye. Allen outpointed Honore prayer-especially when you Prates, of . France, for theure l and when you are two -London Express Service)
vacant title ut the Harringay goals behind in a Cup semi- Arena, London, on April 25. anal," Reuter.
TENNIS
Club by right the Kowloon
Three were called off before lunch and at Lords, where Middlesex are home to Hampshire, and Cam-
Craigengower beat the Indian Recreation bridge, where the University are receiving Yorkshire,
sets to one and Chinese Itecreation Club beat not a ball has been bowled on the first two days.
Cricket Club by seven sets to two in the Men's "B" Division are en-
of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday. The third match to suffer the, the end with Somerset heading
In the Lules" "D" Division, "no play" fate was Gloucester- for an innings defeat. Follow Visaged by some cricket
because of the Club drew with Ladles Recreation Club while KCC beat e- shire and Warwickshire ating the Sussex declaration, the followers Gloucester. A charp shower in Oakes brothers each had five ability of players to change creio "Blue" by T nets to 14. mid-afternoon at Peterborough Somerset wickets to force caused hopes to be abandoned follow-on and James Langridge County teams under special
And registration. of play between Northampton- got rid of Gimblett, who shire and Surrey, who had only threatened to be
的
70 minutes of play on 'Satur-block with his half-century. day,
how
SUMMARY
A
Lt.
United Services Recreation
M
He made this homely afflarno- tion as a fine chairman over the
Amateur Billiards sportsmen's service held by the
Championship
Middlesex Wanderers' FC and the Peel Institute at Finsbury Town Hall. London, May 8.-- Herbert Unintentionally it became al Reetham, of Derby, beat Rexinost entirely on Arsenal affair, Williams, of Blackheath, Stat Mr Jack Gibbons, of Brentford,
points to who was to fordshire. by 1,300
have been the 754 in their third round match speaker, unexpectedly had to go Schules 0-2; beat Mrs Sainsbury
Bil-to Ireland. MEN'S "B" DIVISION
and Miss Harty -2: beat Min Mi-is the English Amateur
Mards Championship nf Bur- Recreio 5, USRC 4
At a few minutes notice Mr Ligan and its Tarwort 6-2.
Robertson nn Mrs Wil roughes Hall here. sor within and There are stumbling
U.S.R.C. Jest to Recreio, 4-5, in
Joc Shaw-who played for Ar Beetham. 41-year-old runner- "I" Division.
llams beat Mrs Maunsell and tra
ego and 15 outside the membership of the the Ment. Stack, and Caut Stubbs Schules -3: Inst to Mrs Sainsbury
of Highbury's back- MCC who think that too much
and Mics Darty 3-6; drew with Mrs up in 1980 and 1940, had cen- tenal many years (USRC) lost to A. V. Gesang and
tury breaks of 150 and 154-1$ one
capably freedom In the movements of
beat C. A. Milligan ang at Terwort ..
boys-lepped J J. Remedios 4-6;
room Router. Mies Nicholl and Mrs Jay lost to players from ong County to Barrette and L. Vierra S-4: best A.
into the breach, Deals Comp- E. Noronha and D. A. Rodrigues Maunsell and Mrs Scholes 0-0: lost to Mrs Bainsbury and Miss
tan read the lesson. Dr Kevin another is being permitted.
The time appears to be ap- 3-4.
and Sure/Lt. Barty 1-0: lost to Kira Muligan and
O'Flanagan, who spoke too, waa Mr. A. Thompson proaching, there critics fear, Galea lost to Gosano and stemedios Terwort 2-6.
League player with Arsenal be reading of 1-6; beal Barretto and Vieton 0-4:
Recrio "Blue" 7%, KCC 14
before he joined Brentford. when we shall
Len Hutton or a Denis Compost to Noronha and Rodrigues 1-0. Rev. Crawford and Cont. Senton ion being signed on by such Jest to Goano and Remedios 2.0 Mira M. Vianna and Miss T. Mar and such a County.
lost to Barretto and Remedios 4.0:ques (liecrelo) art to Mrs Horse-
inan and Mus Fisher 5-0 beat Noronha and. Rodrigure 0-3.
with Mir Hancock and 1Ãrs Pepe berell 0-6: lost to Mrs Groundwater and Mrs Lawes 0-8.
ONE-DAY RULE
The following is the position match The Midlesex
as regards the first-class cricket comes under the one-day rule.matches played: so that either side can declare
At Lords: No play between after one hour and in the al-Middlesex and Hampshire was sence of a result the side end-possible today.
innings takes Ing on the firs!
At Cambridge: No play be
Cambridge University eight points instead of the usual
tween
Iour.
Now, while more registrations and Yorkshire was possible to spear to have been approved day,
At Gloucester: No play be- during the close season than in there is no real and pust yours, Warwickshire tween
possiblekelihood of a transfer system two Gloucestershire was
in cricket, developing in for 19 in today,
between
big
Northamptonshire and
posible was
today.
possible
Shellux 0-3.
drew
Mrs A. Noranha and Mrs M. BI. Silva lost to Mfrs Horseman and Mix Fisher 3-6: lost to Mrs Hancock an
AIK beat 4-0; Pepperell A1% Groundwater and Mrs Lowes
Mr C. M. Xavier and Fire L. D.
da Silva Inst to Mim Horseman and Miss Fisher 3-0; lost to Mr Han- cock and Mr Pepperell D-0: lost
CCC 8, IRC 1 8. Leonard and 11. Noronha (CCC) London.
May
Neil Nottinghamshire and Glamot Stoke
and gan
zan had very short rations to-
All Kitchell and F.M. Omat Franklin,
4: beat O.R. Sadick and 1. Kit
and 04: beat S.A.R. Bux the Welsh County centre-half, and day when England
after
Leonard beat George Mountford, Stoke City tought defensively
EL.M. Liu and 5. right winger, left by ale last wickets lud fallen
Rulo 10 on special registro-Hiteles and Omar 6-2: beat Sadlek to the Midfanders' and reply sight with their wives
At Peterborough: Notons stats that once a player and Kitchell 6-B; best Bux and Bux
9.3. tamilies on the first stage of a total
has been registered he shall not
D.J. Leonard and D.F. de Souza Heavy
always Surrey showers Journey to Bogota, Colombla, R
be entitled to apply for rigis- lost to Kitchell and Omar 2-0: heat Avas learned to-day. They are threatened to curtail play, and | Northamptonaire 49 for two. trution for
County Sadick and Kitchell 6-2; beat Bux another
and Bux G-2, to take up a coaching appoint-it was no real surprise when ment with the Santa Fe Foot- the abandonment came some At Swansea: No further play within a period of five years.
Never less it is good for the
CRC 7, KCC 2
Zimme tudny owing to
A.V. White and F. time before stumps should be was
rain beiweth Glamorgan and game that experienced players
young cricketer, noi (KC) drew with D.C. Lux and Both players recently asked drawn.
Nottingham- and
Coun- P.F. Chy 6-0; lot to Mo-lan Chau Manchester, curiously enough, Nottinghamshire,"
for offered terms by their
and K.M. A 1-6: drew with C.K. and permission of the Stoke Dirce
the few centres shire952, Glunorgan
th, are not necessarily lost to
Lee J.K. Lieu 6.08. three-day first-class cricket tors to make the trip. Consent was "one of
F.R. Kermani and J. Lerlou lost was given to Mountford, but where rain did not spoil mat-three,
Manchester: Leicester-
MCC Under this
scheme, to Luk and Chay 5-7 lost to Chall that tors, and Lancashire gained a Franklin was inform:d
Luncashire 260 for many specially
1-4. the Directors had no objection useful lead without losing all shire 160,
A.F.P. Guent and C.1. Stapleton If he could obtain the consent their first innings wickets six (Ikin B1, Grieves 67, Whar-players have proved their worth
This was mainly through a ton 87).
in the highest company. The lost to Luk and Choy 40:beat Chou and Au 6-8: lost to Leo and of the Football Association.
440 MCC have shown themselves to .wicket Subsequently, Franklin asked Grieves and Wharton scored 100 for seven declared, Somerset be an imaginative body seeking | Lieu 4-6.
LRC $, IKCO 4 Ladles Recreation Club beat Tong. the Football Association not to
In 65 minutes. Both curiously 104 (Irish 01, J. Oakes, right to retain a fresh outlook on the
since the war, and onekome Cricket Club 64. epside him for England's com
month and were out for 57, Grieves hitting rm medium bowler, ave forzamo
LADIES' "B" DIVISION tinental tour this
right-arm less may be certain that those in break bowler, dve for 38) and control at. Lords will
LRC 4, VSRO 4 the World Cup finals in which 10 fours and Wharton two axes 08, C. Oakes,
Black and· Mow. Verig Mrs taking part in while they were together.
of the principle.-- England are
any abuse for three (Gimblett 50), Rain halted the Somerset-170 „Hrozil Inter, this summer. —Iteu:
|(USKC) boat Maw Mattrsell and Mrs Burwool game 15 minutes from Router. -***
stand
AL
in which | At Taunton:
Sussex
Reuter.
u Mrs Groundwater and Birs Lawra 3-0.
KCC DRAW
tomorrow Matches today.
in KCC ten- on Friday nis tournament are:
Today.-5.45 p.m., C.R. Teman,
IL. L#D glstered and Aut 3-G; lost to Lee and Lieu J. Horsman v. Row A.V. White.
aley: A.E.P. Guest
MIN. Lambert Baker v Mira E. Litton; 8.15 or Mrs D.M. Pepperell Mira M. P... Mrs J. Lawes v Miss P, Ward Chow v Mrs E.M. Tebbutt, Mr 8, Groundwater, N. Hart Baker v Lt. Col. and Mrs Forward; T.E. Baker. n.o. Baker Pepperell, J. Lawce; L. Kotowal, J. Fenton v winters, Tiemas. Horsman againat Honseliet, Lapsley. Friday:--0,33. J. Leriou
prevent
Tumurrow.-19. s.m..
T... Bakar v
Arthur Peall says:
THIS REFEREE WAS DOUBLY WRONG
TĮLACK spot being marked by
red, the referee, after black was Dotted, replaced it on the bightest vacant spot (Rule 8), the contre que normally occupied by blue.
When blue was posted and there Was I spot vacant, L WAA
direct line with
London Express Service)
Crusaders Play HQLF Today
The following
will represent
The Crusaders' Xi in n hockey
Dossible, in match against Headquarters, Land Forces at Sonkumpoo this afternoon, buily-off
the top etisalou
*RLDS
Its own pot
placed an near
CPINK
BLUEO,
BLAD
KMOS2
ELLOW
the disgrain).
One of the p.m.
players took
red, tearing hig
self the position shown.
fic nomtriotech and aduk black
ut 5,30
A.P. Dearn; P.R. Rögl.'9, Col- F.P. Thorpe, B. Perry, neo; M.5. Douglas; P. 8inter K.CA, O'Driscoll, R. Mac- Ball. J.P.
in the left centre Pherson and L.M.M. Parlett. pocket. C Pinyers are requested to turn
noyed tightly.
The referee jout in white.
then declared a [ou] with
re
pointa penalty, for hitting bldg brat. *To Dot that binex striker had ju hit on the exact spot shown by The "white 2" contact. Z. I bitle was properly placed, he could not hit blue first and make the score.
But the referee miled a foul, so the surprised player bowed to his doubly wrong decision, for the stroke was fair and had it been a foul the correct penalty was BEVEN, NOT -FIVE - potatoe
FANLING GOLF
Mr A. B. Coleman (24) - won this month's qualifying round of the Captain's Cup at Fanling last week-end with a belt acore of 07.
Next week-end at Fanling”? there will be Stapleford Com petitioni