ENGLAND'S SECOND
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1950.
GOAL
LAHER'
Jack Lee's header finds the target for the second of England's four goals after the interval in the match against Ireland at Belfast with goalkeeper Kelly yards away.
THE BEDSER TWINS FORECAST
Revolutionary Changes
Cricket English
In
and professional
Revolutionary changes in English cricket, with amateur cricketers playing on the same footing and cricket's controlling body paying the wages of players on tour, are envisaged by Surrey's cricketing twins, Alex and Eric Bedser.
Combining as authors of "Our Cricket Story" (published by Evans Brothers -10 64.), the Bodsers are convinced that only by sonic such means will England he alde to keep pace with Australía in producing cricketers in the super-class.
THE VRC FINALLY MAKES A PROFIT ON THE
HARBOUR
RACE
By "Recorder"
For the first time in the 40 years' history of the Harbour Race the organisers, the Victoria Recreation Club, expect to make a profit. This might come up to as much as $400.
The VRC deserves this proât and some of Hs Committee members deserve n good deal of kind thought radiating in their direction. Even the Chairman, the certificates Hon. Sir Arthur Morse, is going to take well over an hour signing 377 attesting to the fact that so many members of the local citizenry have negotiated the harbour under their own steam.
The VRC's Hon. Secretary, Mr A. de Oliveira Sales, is going to take about half an hour more on the same job. He will also affix his signature to the certi- cates, but he will need an extra second or two per certificate to affix the VRC seal. are the Jamaica's engines had stap- The member of the Commit- The approximate figures
11
ler who is really putting in $500 for the prizes, $300 for the ped working and that the ship on the certificates; launch, motorboat and Junk was buoyed coming through at Kone workc
Mr Ed du Roza.
was feet. The certificates, the cost 11.15 p.m. The race started 17 torn with the unfortunate gift which is Included in the ap-inutes later. of a beautiful penmanship and propriation for prizes, come up
the in about 50 cents each. selected to full has been
har- There was names of the successful hour-crossers into cates.
Lat
Victoria
the war has been a little less. The average loss before the war all we were in an era when young was considerably less,
more! hut the dollar pawerful unit in these days.
was
number
I swimmers.
WILL HANDLE 600 The Victoria Recreation Club unt received
405 the VRC earlier and does not expect to have
to
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worry the
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Trofe Depart
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those mis-
YOUNGEST EVER
ever to win Cynthia Eager, youngest swimmer
from winner's cup the Harbour Rice, receives the the Hon. Sir Arthur Morse, the Chairman of the Victoria Recreation Club. She will be 15 next month, -Telegraph Staff Photographer.
MCC TOUR TEAM
SCORES 239
TWO WICKETS
FOR
The harbour
VRC olely
Pulice. 16 Marine a Rotilla of the certif- | VitC launches.
Marine Felice, the Harbour Ave Folice lainehes and na un rient and the Builway Depart- ok other ment, from whose pier the race This job is expected to take known
371⁄2 taunches 10
that followed the arts every year, me all 111 anywhere
a month swimmers..
volved in a varying degree of hours. It may take
cer
388 A total
swimmers worry over it. before anyone receives u
starled, among them a litecomers
is that the The probability tincale.
week-day at- Re-whin. contrary
the to
rule race, formerly a Last year the reation Club, with 187 swim-ually enforced, was register-air, will in fature always have paying $3 each for safe given a disc and permitted to be staged on a Sunday
the harbour is getting busier reduct across the harbour, re-to jump in with the rest.
and the bar- There was no time allowance with every year gistered a loss of $200 on the deal. The average lors since for the second and tald wave bour swimmers more numerous.
All those con- STRONG CURRENT
The swimmers on Sunday had veded a reasonable chance win a prize were lined up in to contend with an unusually
strong current and all the first 150.
Thirty-five minutes were al-with a chance of victory lewed for the roll-call and the badged their course. The Vac. swimmers were Tied up
guide launches had finally to number. A half-dozen who had them in.
their dise from
Thus, Cynthia Eager's per-
break! lusisted formance in falling to The authors, who are teal-estries for the race next year, that they hadn't read the in the record by one second while starters in the looking back every now and More aud more top-class omster are being lost to the lead twins, tell how, inspired by though it is prepared to handle structions for
it does not expect more press held up the organisations then for her sister Jonn, who
harbour 10 minutes.
had Anished ahead of her lost became of the expense a visit from Walter Hammond, ano.
fortner England captain, toko 200 to try the
year but had lost her way and nd the need for comileng
play trainst the village tenim next year. Why such a
TWO MINUTES LATE
school ot jammed into a teater outside micket.
when they were 13, they were encervative estimate?
The race started exactly two the slowconches, is a remark It is logical, Committee mem- determined to make the grade.
while being
Whether they are successful in the Test series or That they did so is now well-ers think, that there will be nutes late. This must go onable one. She failed to sel
ot of people in future who will record as attesting to a remark-new record
not, they will be an extremely popular and attractive side want to swim the harbour just ble feal of organisation, much youngest swimmer ever to win
in Australia if they continue to play the type of cricket 100 wickets mice to possess a certificate at- of the credit for which is given the race. She will be 15 next
to the Marine month. of by the VRC
they have shown in the first days of the tour. Alex has taken of Australia,
testing to this fact. Many
Cheong Kin-man was England
Then came zome bright in the English in Ted matches
hem managed that on Sunday Police whose suggestions on the
number line-up by dise
and favourite to win the men's sec
The Colts' side is made up of arose the
play by Gilbert Park- A controversy
alde have had their expenses and is now on his way again to
round all-nd will not be trying again.
organisational detalls tion of the race and he was players under 25 who have not stroke and a brief but merry when the Football League
How much does the organisa- other by 100 to £300, Australia, Eric is a therea co
very comfortable winner. The in the Surrey team Committee while professionals had an rounder
for the MCC the command- not out innings by Denis Comp- Management
the Victoria Recreation Club?
The start of the race depend-VRC have asked me to put it played for the Slate, and house with Lan-
ca a good deal on timing that on record that they also regard met yesterday to select the increase of £350, plus a good which shared the County Cham-ion of the Harbour Race cust proved extremely useful.
thepionship this year
involved the HMS Jamaica, him as always a gentlemanly cashire. Association tedim to moot conduct" bonus of £150 at
The cruiser was coming in Sunday morning and contact of a champion who does not ex- the Chinese National Ama-1
was kept up with the Royalpeet to be treated like a prima teur Athlotle Federation in
Naval Yard, the signal that donna. the first round match of the Governor's Cup to be played on Sunday.
Controversy
At Football
Meeting
were
members of the Association mus!
|
OUT OF POCKET
In the part, many amateura Fave found themselves out pocket after a tour. forthcoming our
amateurs
end of the four.
So for the
as
play
known
for
TRIBUTE FROM THE DON
To
up cricket take carcer,
i promising English boy, day the Bedsers, must be
The foreword, written by Sir Either the son of a wealthy Donald Bradman, probably the Greatest of modern batsmen, father and allowed Bve month. pays tribute to a great bowler Mr Mok Hing, of South China of the year in which to
who probably worried me more A. A. contended that Chinese crichel; ar
than any other Englishman....
Bedser is players in teams which
which Alex Employed by a flim
young cricketers play for the Federation. The coushilers a county cricket play-example for
to the and an ornament to the game." Federation team, he argued, wasing employee an asset
allows
from ex- Arm, and accordingly
Bradman speaks
wicket lost his remarked him time off to play; or
perience, Ic that there were Chinese players
Without
elther of the above five times in succession to Alex England-Australia Test In the in the Police and in the Navy teams who might possibly be advantages, decide to burn nis
boats and take a chance at, be- matches of 1940-47 and 1948, selected for the HKFA team.
coming a professional.
.
a solely Chinese combination.
Mr C Guingam
LAID DOWN.
The book includes many de- The of how stories "There are precious few nightful
their bewildered The Chairman, Mr Brigham Young, staled that it was laid the first group and fewer stl Bedrers down
in the rules that the in the second," they add, "and friends by "exchanging ident
thesu days of increased thes" but they were not cou- between in W33 Governer's Cup
the risk cerned in probably the best of "The Federation" and "The As-educational facilities
altending a professional games all the anecdotes related_ wociation."*
fully consi- fellow leaving
the
it was pointed out that the career are morr Committee had been empowered dered by to select the PA's team and the school. final choice was subject to the approval of the Council.
"The Bancial speel, 100, 1s After further discussion, it was naturally important, and every unanimously decided to defer unter wants to know how the settlement of the controversy moley he is likely to get foul of the game should he de- to the Council,
The Chairman drew attention cide to play full time, because to an applicalion by South China after all it becomes his living. and Kowloon Motor Bus for
their League match last Satur DIFFERENT DOWN UNDER day to be postponed to Sunday. They cave no reason to justify
"In Austraila the position is are not We
this and the application was re-different. There, they fused. The match was played full
on Saturday as previously sche-know
1 lime cricketers
them
in England, duled and drew a capacity gate, alllough some of them give as much time to the game as we do.
ALL AMATEURS
Mr Young remarked that gales
"How do they do it? Well, as should not enter into the ques- tion as they were all amateur far as we can see as a general player. He also added that he rule their employers give them felt strongly about the matter time off to play. The players for it as they can 10 of seeking ket-minute postpone are ali
overscas with the comforting ments.
they are in a "I was actually threatened knowledge that
work as over the telephone," he said. "job and can will not stand for such threats toon as they return, and they will not deter me."
"As time goes on It seems in- The dificulty being experiencevitable 10
a similar us that
Street
TURY
resume
ed by civilian teams in fielding arrangement will come about in
teams mid-week League brought to the notice of the England, with perhaps the con- trolling body bring responsible Committee, it being pointed out for the payment of a player's
that Boundary
ground presented the greatest problem salary while he is touring over- owing to a distance from the seas the amateur is be- coming so rare that amateurs terry.
be a professionals will Two Fint Division matches, and Club v CAA and St Joseph's thing of the past. All will be our peep into KMB, arranged for Thursday, players. That's
the future." have been postponed.
THE
GAMBOLS
|
LRC TOURNEY
Edwin Tsai
of
ง
the
the
n
Perth, Oct. 16.
The MCC again played bright cricket today in dis- missing the Western Australian Colts XI for 103 runs and then scoring 239 runs for two wickets.
ton.
да
The Middlesex man gave
an competitor and a fine example Charles Selects his injured
& Mrs Chow The Cambridgeshire Is
In The Final
Dao
easy
At
A
The Mercy Of
Colt Yorkshire
London, Oct. 16.
His Opponent
New York, Oct. 16. Champion Ezzard Charles and Andick Barone of Syracuse, N.Y., agreed to terms today for a heavyweight title fight at Cincinnati, Ohio, on 23.- United November Press.
ne
the
'thon
hint of any trouble with knee and treated
ex the crowd to a dazzling hibition of stroke play for halt air hour-Reuter.
Commonwealth Team Beats Baroda
Baroda, Oct. 16. The Commonwealth cric- ket team gulned the second victory of their tour when they beat Baroda, the Ranji
Edwin Thai and Mrs Mary Chow were given a light fright by K.C. Do and Mrs E.L. LI- ton in the first set of their semi-final come in the Colony
ing position at the end of the Mixed Doubles Champlonship
day was less important
It had Trophy Champions, here to- at the Ladies Recreation Club
The Cambridgeshire Handicap, the second leg of the the manner in which
day by nine wickets. The and Mrs Litton started Autumn Double, to be run at Newmarket on October 25, been established.
The grassless pitch was like match ended with 35 min- the yesterday.
a piece of centrele, but every utes left for play on off well by taking the arst set over one mile and one furlong, looks to be at the mercy
into the attack, a third and last day. man west 6-3, but they fell off completo of the Yorkshire colt, Socrates, on the book of form.
These Handicap "certainties" have a way of coming thounts conditions
were ideal
Baroda, who made 159 runs ly in the next set, losing 1-0.
in their trst innings, were dis- One crickel writer travelling They strove desperately to unstuck, so there will be plenty of support for other for his type of bowling.
their second knock missed in gain the lead, but found Tsai with the English team in South
WENT FOR THE RUNS
today for 204 runs, leaving the who scored Africa in 1948 put a pair of and Mrs Chow just a little too candidates to heat the favourite. Socrates, a three-year- They lost the old son of Lighthouse out of n King Salmon mare, is
Ware bowled with Errat Commonwealth,
to ved: shoes outside his bedroom good for them.
nicely bred for the task.
hostility.win.
248 runs, to get 110 runs third set 4-6. dour to be elcaned. The col
brought them
Is almost always candidates that the "good thing" and The race In the semi-final of the Club
Frank Worrell, the West In- and Bob Berry and Eric Hallies oured hot boy
the morning covered.
Ladies Singles, Mrs Armstrong won by o three-year-old, In- has to beat. back in
this age have Kelling is a particular fancy, fighted the bail well, Equaily dies Test player, who captato- battinged the Commonwealth XI, took deed, horses of a comparatively with boot polish and said. "Tse
of satisfactory was can't get
on these falned
second innings wickets no shine
victory over Mra
Tainworth.wen the race 65 times since its for this four-year-old son
out won the Easterplay. The alle went boldly four It has been won 29 Orestes, who
from the start and for 40 runs. He was not She will now meet Mrs C. Getz inception. les, bos. Ise been trying
over a mile for runs in the al tomorrow.
times by four-year-old and 11 Cup at Sandown tunes by older horses.
earlier in the year, is said to be every batsman showed willing-with 58 all night."-Reuter,
THE RESULTS
The Yorkshire coll, trained back to his best form. It mightness and, indeed, eagerness to second innings when the match
10 use his feet and play all strokes ended. by Matt Pencock et Middleham, be well that he can give was standing at odds of at least pounds and a benting to Socrates, at his command.
Reg Simpson and David ket today with only four runs overnight scoru 100 to 1 when the handleapper, especially if the present "Indian
for two wickets. Freer, published the summer" continues and the going Sheppard led the way to free added to the
remains good-Reuter.
then hitting in an, openlag stand of of 79 runs Mr
fell regularly. weights.
126 runs in 87 maiutes, Simp- Wickets BEGAN TO FIND FORM SUPPORT FOR ZINA
getting 100 runs in 128 but a ninth wicket stand of 40 con the colt
London, Oct. 10, He allocated
minutes and counter the opening baru
Sheppard adding runs helped to stave off defeat
In for a time. Heavy support for Zina, the 57 runs to the 117 ho got shot that Elves a point tr
Club Ladies Singles Semi-na- traves white inside the it
was all mount of Britain's outstanding Saturday's match. That the minimum, Tamworth 0-2, 4-0 0-1 customary to tap the cue-bail slowly H.J. Armstrong best Mrs I.P. stone-only four pounds above
Lester Piftgat against the left dan cushion
Handicap Men's Double Final the horse was entitied to on his boy jockey,
the callover on with featured the Then, past running. softer going, the colt began to Cambridgeshire Handicap at the Handicap Mixed Doubles Hemi And form and he won over the Victoria Club here tonight,
Previously quated at 22 to 1, distance and Mrs Cambridgeshire Anal Dr G.D. Smart
with Newcastle Barty beat D.B. Jaime and
top offer at the end of the comparative the top
session tonight was 100 to 7 Mrs A. Sainsbury 6-4, 6-J.
ene in a good field.
Zina, a french-bred nily, has Ils price then shrunk to 33
won two of her last three races. soclntion have been
Arthur Peall says: TRY THIS HALF-BALL
Results of yesterday's cames
were:
Colony Mixed Doubles Semi-final. -E. Thai and Mrs M, Chow boat KISS-CANNON SHOT and 31rs.EL. Litton 3-8,
61. 6-4.
1.
K.B. Baker and R.A. Meart beat Newton Lajor Young and H.M. 0-0, 6-4, 6-4.
User
The heat dija Kise cantion an be played 1 reply a change fruni tho munion Crun Lite (nio tivoli,
TOU know your eushfunte for this ant hit the
cito - ball vary accurately at dend centre with out top-upin or side.
An exeel- top-of-the- Jeut table Jerve
shout follow.
Moro certain to wear the Knooker Kim pot, cilugrain tight, with red tight against the far middle Aim full-ball un rodi pocket jaw. with plenty of left side on white. The pot is automatic.
D.C.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME
Semi- Mixed Doubles Colony
zira Cooper and Anal-W.J.D. Andrews v Str and Mrs K.II. p.
Club Ladles Doubles Final-ics
Mra ilarly Salsbury and Tamworth and Mre Armutronk.
faridicap Men's Singles Final- C.G.M. Morrison v H. Cooke,
And Newton Inter-Hang-1,M, W.L. Howard (A.P.C.) v H. Owen CN. Guano Harry Itughes and Wicking)
by Barkey Appleby
FILLING POOLS
IN YOUR
OLAR
to
Small wonder
seven
at
that Socrates the
KIWIS MAY TOUR
Baroda
in the Commonwealth
Jost their third wie-
Hopes of drawing the match, however, dwindled with the in- ability of the Baroda captain, A. Nimbalkar, to bat owing to an injured left hand.
Just
over
Needing 110 runs in SOUTH AFRICA
two hours for victory, the Com- Johannesburg, Oct. 18. The New Zealand Cricket Amonwealth lost Harold Gimblett, invited to the Somerset opening batsman,
and
FC-
(Gloucestendre) Ile next tackiod over a mile
mett With final acceptances for the send a team to tour South Afri- at seven rung, but George Em- nt Thirsk bath Masked Light race due on Wednesday, there ca in 1953-54.
The invitation follows a de-Worrell knocked off the and Persia. Socrates won easily was a general tightening up on
Worrell did not hurry and took Masked from
Light by four prices all round, Twenty horses csion taken at a recent meeting quired runs, Melengths, with Persin third, received
a separate quotation, of the South African Cricket Yorkshire-trained
three ward. If the tour materialises, no chances, picking out the loose
Union by a New Zealand cricket 68 runs. was made a 10 to 1 favourite year-old, Socrates, still leading it will be the first visit to the balls to punish in compiling his
side-Reuter. as the next callover, for on this running he was entitled to have been allotted at least one stone more than he will carry.
Even at this price he was backed until 7 to 1 was the best
offer
running of The subsequent Masked Light of Newmarket does not make the Thirsk win of Secmtrs look so good, but even to his chance on the book: is undeniabic,
the market.
Socrates price of 7 to 1 showed a cut of half a point,
Burnt Brown, another York- shire-trated luxrso, whd, was narrowly beaten in not week's Champion Stakes at Newmar ket, came in for good support,
100 B nishing upd firm
chance.
THE QUOTATIONS
The quotations were:
7
to 1 Socrates;
HIGHLY THOUGHT OF -
17
to 2 Fastrict Rock;
So birthly was Socrates thought of that he was entered for the Classics this year, but they came before he ww.B properly it.
Next week the whole race will be summed up. Meantime, opart
190 to 8 Burnt Brown;
100 to 7 Kelling,
and Zina;
18 to 1 Penscopo;
Hyperbole
20 to Fluth Hoyal;
22 to 1 Stormy Petrel;
33 to 1 Avocet and Vaidesco;
40 to 1. Coastal Wave, Near
from Socrates, whose chanco is Way, Royal Drake and Misty
there for all to see, it may be Light;
said that Kelling, Burnt Brown,
08 to 1 Promotion, Fas! One,,
Fastnet Rock, Stormy Potrel, Ma Soeur Anne, Shackleton and Hyperbole and Zna are alx live Refund.-Reuter.
DON'T
·Barry
Applity
BET CO EICITED. GEORGE.
-OR YOU WON'T SLEEP.
Emmett executed variety of powerful strokes all round the wicket to collect 55 runs-Reuler.
FANLING GOLF
Winner
played
Bokey,
of the at Fanling
Bogey Fool over last week-end was C, J. Ketola (7) who returned a net score of 70 making
square with hiin all The Second. Knock-out Mix. ed Foursomes competition at Deep Water Bay has just been
the and completed wore Mr and Mrs J. Morkham who defeated Mr und Mrs. C. J. Ketola In the final by and 3 which gave them their second vletory this summer. Tho competition for
winner
next
week-end ot Fanling will be Stapleford on the New Course.