THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1950.
GLAMORGAN & ADELAIDE MOVE TO
BRIGHTEN UP CRICKET
London, Nov. 29.
Cricketers are lacking in incentive in the opinion of many in Britain who see this famous old British sport on the down-grade.
Whether that be true or not, either in respect of the question of incentive or the quality of the play, one can deny that it is incentive which helps to keep all sports men on their toes.
world can be
Cricket officials on both sides of the
said to be appreciative of this fact as may be shown by the action taken in Britain and Australia.
to
Professional football players
in Britain read about the Glam
Next summer the men of awarded special points for every Glamorgan have been promised run scored and wicket taken. a share in the profits made by There are many in Britain who their, county club. In Adelaide, would like see a simllur in order to promote brighter scheme adopted in the County play in minor cricket, teams Championship, will be credited with points for runs scored and wickets taken.
In making their announce-organ scheme with considerable ment, the Glamorgan County interest and envy. Most of them Club, made it clear that those have felt for a long time that who contributed most to the they ought to participate in the club's financial success would profits of their club, a view receive a correspondingly larger which is shared by many others share of the profits.
besides the players.
The Australian share is to add to the ordinary match points
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International Rugby Selection
With A Difference
By HYLTON CLEAVER
New policy of the Welsh rugby selectors in not having called upon any established internationals for the Probables v. Possibles Trial makes a talking point. Many have argued in the past that nothing is gained by including in these early trials the vintage players whose ability has been proved over and over again and who are of more use to their clubs; that to play in such trials has an enervat- ing effect; and that to be crocked in them is exasperating.
I agree that players whose in representative football "than caps run
into double figures] Englishmen: trials provide their noed not be seen in pick-up only opportunity other than club games to be judged in form or football. out.
I understand that a new effort important is that the ability of Welsh
But the point which is most is now to be made to start a county championship; the "discovery" to play as well another English example Wales in international company as for ure to follow is Seven-A-Side his club, cannot be assessed if football Cardiff are to organise he is seen in a trial only against a first tournament this season. the same type of player as him- self and not against the stars who can test him to the limit.
TRIAL HORSES
The purpose of including in- ternationals in early trials is not to see how they play but how newcomers play against them.
from tour,
-(London Express Service)
Scottish League Beats English
At Ibrox Park
Glasgow, Nov. 29.
Scottish League their first
inter-
The gained
Indced, it would probably be] In the case of Wales, the ma- much better plan for the jority of the national side has player to get a certain
per-only just returned centage of the profits each year and it would seem invidious to league victory over the than larger flat weekly wage fling all 13 into a jolly party at English Football League which is being generally Pontypridd designed to find the since 1938 by winning 1-0 at Ibrox Park, Glasgow today.
claimed,
the
That the big names in soccer deserve considerably more than they get is the view of nearly everyone connected with sport. The difficulty has been to formulate a scheme which would be fair to all concerned,
best people to take their places.
What will happen now is that the Welsh selectors will the hopefuls fight it out among
themselves then
and pit that team against the "old order" playing as Wales.
The few "finds" who survive
MoPhail.
16 Challengers Likely For Thomas Cup
London, Nov. 29. India has already officially
entered her challenge for
the Thomas Cup, badmin- ton's equivalent to the Davis Cup of tennis, and so
leads the
for those way countries who will fight next.
of honour year for the playing the holders of the Cup, Malaya, in the spring of 1952.
that India should have little. The latest form suggests watch The winning goal came after
two minutes of the second half trouble in winning the new The Rest when Gamond's centre was Pacific Zone finals, where quickly flighted into the net by other contestants are ex- The game was undistinguished pected to be the Philippines, and the crowd of 75,000 found Australia and New Zealand, A share of the profits would
satisfaction in the Scottish vic- but hopes of her appearing be a way out but whether it
tory but in nothing else. There would be possible to allot these
were few
as ultimate challenger to moments above the on a sliding scale is another
Malaya are not so sanguine. matter. This would cause con-
As ย guide to the England- Although
definite siderable jealousy and it should England will not, I think, fol- Scotland international match insurances regarding the ultimate not be forgotten that the goal-low this example. They provid-April, the game was of little list of competitors in the new. keeper might really be the man ed only three caps for the tour. value, particularly as the greasy three Zones (the former Paci- who had scored the winhing Our further point is that conditions were So different fic Zone has been divided to goal.
Wales has so far no county from those likely to be encoun-avoid excessivo travelling He might well have indicated championship. Good youngsters tered at Wembley Stadium.the early ties) have as yet been the scoring movement-Reuter. have less chance of being seen Reuter.
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this double test may force their way into the team which must defend the triple crown and may thereby squeeze out some tourist who strikes the selectors as ordinary. seeming stale.
COMPLETE
WASHOUT
****** Stanley Ross, six, starea unhappily out the window at the rain which waslied out his anticipated football match in San Antonio, Texas. Even Ragmop, his dog of unknown linenge, finds it tough to cheer-up- his unhappy young owner,
in
received, experts think that the United States and Denmark will join India as Zone visitors,
.
LIKELY FINALISTS
The United States is expected to defeat Canada in her Zono and Denmark should resist any challenge to her winning again-- the European Zone which is ex pected to provide, as usual, the most matches.
Entries for the European Zone are definitely expected from England, Scotland, Ire land and Wales, France, Nor- way and Sweden to challenge Denmark, and there is pos sibility that the list will be augmented by teams entered by Belgium and South Africh. Entries for the Pacifle Zone close on January 1 next; while the closing date for the American and European Zones is June 15.
India, in the latest contesto for the international. Badmin tion Championship, played, in" the American Zone and was' defeated by Canada at Toronto by seven matches to two, - niond
Malaya defeated Denmark to: take the Cup in 1949, and hase: already been established as the 2 "favourite" for the new series: Wong Peng-soon, the Mala-h yar No. 1, won the English Championship Singles last year,
is expected to lead his country again. Reuter,
and
Rugger Results
C1 and London, Nov. 29, niri! Rugby Union results in matches played today werebicunt. Guy's Hospital 5, London University 3.
The Army 17, Civil Servico
United Services, Portsmouthol 24, Royal Marine Corps Q-Bellai
sedlos.
|DARK BLUES WIN»
London No62:204099 Oxford beat Cambridže by 441 to gain their fourth succès- sive victory in the Inter-Univer-?« sity squash rackets match here. today.-Reuter.