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These Two
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1950.
Another Lesson From
SPORTS SCHOOL The Bedser Twins
Above All. . . The RUN-
Grt the batsman in two minds and you are half-way to- wards getting him out. And the two outstanding factors in building decision in a batsman's mind are: 1, The point where the ball hits the pitch: 2, The spin on the ball which decides the direction at the moment of play.
But in bowling one element is dependent on another. A great deal, for example, depends on your "action." Develop an easy, ennfortable rctlon and you wi And that length, direc- tion, and the other factors are all ensier to obtain.
There is no short cut. Back-breaking practice and de- termination me the male ingredients before you get the right grip on the ball and the right way to deliver it.
and
1
The
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O
GRIP.
The out-steinger: The bowler holds the ball Inosely between his first and second Angers, with the seam inclined towards the Second Ruger
2 The in-swinger; Same tuve of orth as for the out-aminger, but make sure that the sum ts this time running from the prat Hager
3 The u-break: The inder Anger--unte
tts position carefully-tmparts the spin.
And this time the ball spins in a clockwise alentin
4 The teo-break: Fingers across the scam,
At moment of delticry spin the ball in
an anti-clockteise direction with the third fuper.
THE DIES HAVE
BEEN
CAST
SAYS ARCHIE QUICK
The dies have been cast, England's 21 players for Rio de Janeiro's World Cup series have been chosen; the two teams for the Test Trial at Bradford have been selected.
Football first. Who takes the road to Rio? Well. Stanley Matthews for one, and by the circuitons route of Canada. I cannot follow the reasoning; attraction and wasplike muisance though he will surely be. All the season the FA have been telling us he was not being considered for Internationals because of his 36 years and leg trouble.
WHY TEST TRIALS?'
Now to cricket.
On principle
What the pictures
tell you...
FRIC comments on fæin brother
ALECS bowling. 1. The run
up should be cosy and always the. same defunce; increase momen- tum as you approach wicket; 2. wicket left side Nearing the should be towards batsman. Ser the left arm coming up; 3. Left arm well up, body bent back in ensure body swing. Foot sideways 10 wicket;
Just before delivery: b. Deliver the ball with as high an arm action as possible. Take weight on stig y bracca tert leg. Swing body into delivery: G. Good fellow through with arms and body Left ten still straight Right shoulder coming through well.
and
A
But a
'Big
Heart' is also important
Q: Apart from technical perfection, what is a Urst-class bowler's greatest asset?
REVIEW OF THE SOFTBALL SEASON:
Stars Of The Future Should Come From The Midgets League
By "STARDUST"
The Hongkong Softball Association has grown to pro- portions beyond the expectations of its original organisers and it would be no exaggeration to say that there are at least 600 aclive participants in this sport in the Colony today.
Inaugurated this year for the first time in the history of Softball in the Colony was a Midgets' League run for the younger fraternity and from the talent developed in this League the Association hopes to All the ranks of the other Longues as time marches on.
League season The Midseis' started off with 10 Clubs par.. ticipating in the battle for the "Jack Shepherd" trophy.
The championship of this League went to the Black- huwks,
Rennie Sequeira's boys played together as a tent
their
Won consistency theta the penannt. Congratula tions are extended them for being the Arst team to inscribe their name on the trophy.
and
The Delawares were the sur- Q: What is swing?
prise club of the League. They Alee: Swing is exactly what were in the thee from the frst the term implies. The ball pitch, but had to fight through swings or, if you like, it swerves a long, hectic grind to wind up Alce: Guts, That a blx in tight both ways, Le., to leg in a dead heat with the Aces position. heart, patience, and the ability or elf
and
the Gin-swing
runners-up out-for to and out the weaknesses of swing), depending on the
grip In the play-off they brat the ene's opponent. To be able to and action of the bowler-with Aces 7-5 to tinch the runners- take pinkshment on good wie the accent on the netlan.
tip title. kets and, with the same grace, be able to take your wickets an n sticky one.
FOUR EUROPEAN SOCCER TEAMS TOURING U.S.A.
By CORNELIUS RYAN
New York.At least three European soccer teams will play exhibition schedules in the USA this Spring, but American soccer officials are not expecting any upsurge in the game's popularity due to the tours.
In the past few years there have been many fue in America, and it had been | European teams on tour
hoped that their presurice would stimulate soccer. But such was not the case,
The Swedes. Halians. Scots : and English drew good-but not always capacity-crowds, and it always was in the nature of a Special occasion. 'The basic interest in Lecer did not grow. The pame remained among the most minor of American sports.
The American team, like all
the other teams which will go to
io. has omewhat of a tunncial; problem.
Thus the Europeana are quite welcome, but this year there no plowing predictions of how much they will Improve popularity, - United
Q: Why can swing only be
new bali?
the Saints In 8-inning game
Bro. Cronin's Aces were taugh allained with B comparatively contenders and had a powerful shle to carry them to the top of Alec: This is a question real-the loop.
They defeated ly for your Mr Chapman Pin- cher. It's a matter of physics, electrifying! But roughly this is what hep-0-0, pens: The new ball painted and Arthur "Lil' Mite" Ozarlo's varnished, offers Jers frictionalSaints were the most disap- resistance to the atmosphere. painting Club. They started
it "slips" through
strongly. downing
the Consequently The air. Once the shine is aff, Blackhawks, this year's Cham- the friction of the atmosphere pions, to cause an upset, bu playa a far greater part inded away badly. Should the bowling
people Saints decide to settle down to
playing:
will be a ball they threat to the other Clubs,
reelise.
than
most
Q: How long does a ball ist?
Aler: Well, it can he
to st under ideal
130W
The Mohawks, P. I. Dodders,
Back Arrows. Falcons, Blue made Birdy and Lalons were never Conditions contenders. There six Arams
"Sweet
Pea"
Campos (ef) (Wahoos); and Elie Thompson (D) (Wahoos).
HERE AND THERE'
The St. Joseph's Softball team will be going to Macao on June 10 to play a series of gates on
two-day visit. Fang
will recull that the mighty Sainte beat the Braves, this year's Champions, in the first round of the Senior League.
They also defented their arch- fues, the Americans, in the first round of the Senior League of Play-Offs. Their battery Sherry Bucks and Hal "Mexicali Rose Winglee formed a formid- able
million- line-up. Their
formed an dollar infield also
the, Impregnable backbone to team. Their out-elders were second to none but the Braves' outfit.
Sportsman's Diary
EDITED BY.
Bruce Harris
A Flat With
A View
One hundred new flats
aimed indefinately. Under were woefully weak, both in being built on the site of St normal conditions I should say the offence and defence.
12 to 15 overs.
John's College of Divinity may give an excellent view of Arsenal's home fixtures
But here in a tip for fielders: INTERNATIONAL SERIES Keep the bat in the air when you make your returns to the The Men's International next winter. wicket.
prolong
You, the folder.
this year contested
was very
nice but Is- Town Council are not
This prospect has occirred to ran Series.
Throughout. a lot of people since Arsenal the life of the new halt evenly If you want to stay Ou Six nations competed for the pipid Partsmouth, when mos! friendly terms with your fast Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels of those who were shut out of Dowler,
the ground climbed the scaffolds don't da anything Ltd Shield.
Applica Pakistan, whers of the In-of this huling site. which will help to remove the
tournament, were tons for tenancy are soaring, shine from the bait.
feruntional
11 There will certainly be as they dished! Q: What is meant by fight? Worlly victors Alee: Variations of pace and out the usual brand of superb view from the roof,
without any in-ball that has always charac-lington trajectory,
the batsman
their dication to
International Interested in the football to be byterised
the preliminary seen. They have a long wait- games. means of filter changed run-
rounds they defeated Great Ing at of tenants who are not up or bowling retion.
Britain and USA,
interested either. Q: What is a googlie?
Those who have always had Runners-up Portugal (1049
routs available Alec: The google, wrong-un Champions) also deserve credit Windows
ot the Oval "Login" as it used to Le for their
efforts in the Finals for big occasions
for the boat called, was the invention of the They scored convincing win and Lord's-and
Ince-have learned
CX- by John Wisden England cricketer B. J. Tjover the Phillipine Islande und ANG
perience that it is expensive to The Ladies' International Lntertain; if they try to recoup Scries was full of spills. Four by charging admissin' they are cafted upon to pay entertain- The difference
between the tentas participated in this con-
ment tax. ant googlie tex-break
(apurt petition. Torated at the Centenary from the direction the Ul Portunat (1940 & 49 holders) luncheon ut The firm
dieulty in ebrecks) is this: a leg-break is experienced ite
MAR th! sriginated was John Wisden, spun by a bowder, showing to capturing Hambing in the fp4 German the "little wonder of his day the batsman opposite him the Shlok. They beat Philippine between Bruce Woodcock and rocker tent to compete in the who was chosen to play for front of the hand. The google stands in the Grat round. USA, and the Best German team. Sex v Kent
1845, and comes cart of the back of the After years of fruitless quest, kind to rempete in rede his fir! appearance at band, 7 batsmen facing a leg-Gerst Britain chalked
Sport Vereinsorter The Hamburg team of Germany, the deenkoep-Peers.
ng Stedra team of Sweden and England's Manchester United will tour in 1956, and a Turkish | team alo is expected.
The Swedes have scheduled a
Turks the 201 June Chirano, mud probably some of the other European teams will
while ench other Play
America.
i
Is Toasted
1?}
Gf any America
The Well, Go Jap % the next ye Hamburg's appearances, will ta Be a national celebraten by German-Abarriga
Per Pan14"
WORLD CUP PRACTICE
America's
New York.
for 10
before
WHA t smallest fast
Lowler vor Bow Exactly 140 yems age he took all ten wicket for North v. South, all
lena Lowled in one junings. fent without parallel in first class cricket.
Among a
hundred
uf
"L
great
Dr
Bosanquet. He discovered how China. to bowl an of-break with Jeg-break action,
FIGHT IF IT POURS The big fight for the World Woo" Heavy weight Championship
Up
R
Lee Savold will go on at the White City on June 6-even if
pours with rain. Jerk Salomons estimated to- break bowler 72154 always; their Ort rand victory thi
thin 30,000 of watch for that one which
ADJecon at the expense of China day that more
the 46,000 fight fans who have back was so surprising that as to come out of the
railio commentator
had to re-paid their money will be under of the hand,
When you see it you must be at the result to convince the cover. So will the boxers in a realy to play the google, that amazed pubtle. They
Portugal in the final. you must be ready for -break and not a leg-break
do
Q: How
you bowl (a fasti
cif
Ch
an
ving-
Jost to canopied ring. Only the
siders and people in the other expansive seals will be affected if it rales,
For the bunellt of the record, Dils scribe will give the winner of the nternational series: bal stump, Men's International Champlones to the lek
ef (Winners
the "Kin Shield") 1030
Iulia no 110
WEATHER MAN
"I am not Said Solomons:
weather-J agalast insured don't believe in it-and anyway,
always pick the right day, will be scorcher on June 0. "The fact that rust of the
me.
It
World Steere Championships perismen who paid tribute to break-back at Rin exprets to play one or m were Erdand's greatest pitched on the more of the touring teams in test wickel
pair, Hobbs and breaking back practice
The Sutcliffe, two Parliamentary slump)?
Alce: This is something
India the the team's three showings on through his present bad forin, tournament, with a game against Bruses, Harold Wilson, President Now he has been given
and Freddie Brown is obviously Manchester definitely listed for of the Board Trade, and bowler, no matter how great he Winners of the "Hongkong & fans will be under cover is all
Oliver Lyttelton, Jack Beresford,s, can gahrantee to do. It is Shanghai Hotels Ltd" Shield. double dose of Canadian and the Continent,
too old for the skipper's job en
who rowed in five Olympiades, largely a matter of luck. de 1940
USA South American tours, together
USA soccer officials indicated, onald Finlay, why took part pets partly on body an archous tour like that.
action, 1947 with four others of the party. On
Great Britain The only alteruntive would that the touring teams can be
three, Max Fawkner, (golf). the same basis, why not Leslie
India Compton for centre-half in the
of the ball is when that ball' 1949
Portugal Tom DollerWarwickshire, Franklin? I do not agree with Test trials. her Tom Dolly Permanent helpful in two ways tan Ted Broadrib)), (boxing), John but largely on where the seam 10:18
first-mte practice of absence
Nell
(vinters), Lad Jennifer Nicks,
Pakistan 1030 to How can a man be put into
explain of
for the nwosition
American Instead,
it two mea
Hands on the ream qualifies. But he is not likely team, which needs coch drill if it J. McKendall Carpenter (rugby pitches.
International). Brigadier J. G.!
Ladies' International Champions International
to go to Taylor net, why hold them? Again, It.
whereas is to have even slight succers at Smyth, MP (lown tennis), and must move off the pitch at
(Winners of the "Molthen angent. It will either move off star does badly, is he out? 11
Dogart comes down from the Rio, and They can provide Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett.
whip | Cup") (Fulham) get the pivotal job.
towards the off side or Hutton fails, does he lose hit Varsity this summer and will fairly lucrative gate receipts byį
break 1930 the place? If a youngster does well be avaliable for the winter trip these exhibitions.
into the leg. That is a back. On the whole, however,
down Selectors'
he settles choice is not a bad is he la? I think it is all before one, although I would have waste of time for there is never business next year. liked to have seen one more a Test matela alimosphere about Inside forwards
แด่พ strain, Hughes Test team on one show; and if
(Liverpool) ant
of the roving
13
Australia,
to
One man I would have liked
type like Carter or Shackleton. Big surprise, of course, is the to have Instead, Mannion
"A
seen in this trial Is Derek Shackleton,
provide
(Lonton Express Sarulce)
Bentley's best-ever
18-10
China Chitm
Rolf
The man who discovers how (Winners of the "Bill Woo" Open, only four champions have ito bowl
Shield) a brenk-back just when he wants to will be in 1948 the England side till he's too 1940
could do it just like that.
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal
I should that concerns think that most of the ringeiders will be able to afford new suits if they get spoiled, anyway."
TOUGH FOR CARY Toughest job in sport awaits Cary Middlecoff, the U.S. Open Merion. nt champion. Pennsylvania, carly in June- the defence of his title. In the of the U.S. 55 years' history won twice. These were Willle Anderson (1903, 1904 and 1908); who tied John J. McDermott,
and
Alex with Macdonald Smith in 1910, but lost in the play-off and then won in 1811 and 1012; Bobby Jones (1929 and Ralph Guldahl 1930): and I have been asked time and Brain to select n Men's and a (1937 and 1038). Ladies' All-Star team.
So far this year Middlecoff Here they are:
has not had so good a run as Men's
team: -- All-Star
Sam
Demaret Snead, Jimmy and Bal and Ben Hogan. Snead has Winglee (St. been a potential winner for a. Joseph's); (p. & c.); A. 1. dozen years. "Coffre Dakor
TOP COURSE Artur
Merion
is one of America's (St. Joseph's top courses, well trapped, and Denny "Bean-pole" Omur (3b) les just outside Philadelphia, in (St. Joseph's); Junior Remedios country much (BS) (Braves); Rennie Sequeira It is the
these games, alone in choice of Doggart as the Rest young
After telling Harold Palmer, now on the Continentold to turn his arm over. I wish 1050 this role. Only one man of captain--but why should it be? Hampshire's Yorkshireman, He
a fast bowler England's
of distinct for England's international soccer games, how greatly he team,
Jones He is batting well, has captaincy is
and it would have (Liverpool), has been dropped. experience with Cambridge, and promise,
of himself centre-half Carre produced a photograph Four of the "B" side have been is well liked. With Australia in been well to have blooded him was impressed by the form of Billy Wright, Belgian
Yardley's in this game like the four Cam- Alven a lucky second chance,, views
is in the balance bridge Universlly men selected. tossing up with Wright in an Army match at Aldershot,
Norman
They are indeed fortunate after candidature
K.
0. CANNON
THESE THE CARTRIDGES,
EN? MIND T
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HE LIKES THEM SOPHISTICATED,
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This was in a match between the Belgian and British Armies when they were rival captains, Carre asked Wright to write good wishes on the back of tho pholograph.
It was not only Wright who Impressed Carre at Brussels but also the man he opposed---- Chelsea's Roy Bentley,
"He was not playing centre- forward," complained Carre, "he was moving about all the time and drawing the defenders out of position." Bentley certainly had a great game-perhaps tils bert in representative football,
1
Carre, seemed to have up-to- date information about Brazilian football and, like many other Belgions, he felt sure that En- gland can win the World Cup,
-----(London Express - Service).
-London Express Service)
London Hapesit Derulon
STARDUST'S CHOICE
Soxicali s
S. C.);
Ozorlo (2b)
(Pak (lb)
Mito"
like Berkshire.
COLITSC
over which
(1) (Madeaps); Spiky Gutteres Bobby Jones made his oficial (ct) (Braves); and Gerry Noza championship start in 1916 and Pereira (rf) (St. Theresa.)
ended, his playing career in
Ladies' All-Biar team; - Terry
"Gorgeous and
Palsy "Ait" (Wahoos); (p. & c.):
Norentia
1930.
It was at Merlon that Sarazen Ribeiro throw away his chance in 1034.
Beautiful in playing safe with a mid-Iron (Squaws): from the tea at the 11th hole,
Temedios Sarazan hooked into
Joyco" Guest (lb) Potito Bernardino (2b) (St. Theresa);
Lelia
brook
Irene and wound up with a ruinous- "Brown Bomber Castilho (s) seven on a drive-and-pitelt hole, "Luscious" | Even so, he was within one Gaon (3b) (St. Theresa); Bally stroke of tying with O. Dutra,. Baplista
(1) (St. Theresa);
(WahDos);
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