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UNHAM AMIRO TI

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUSTȚ19, 1938.

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN DISABILITIES

TOUR FIXTURES WERE BADLY ARRANGED

(By L.B.W.")

London.

THERE are many ways in which the lay-out of an Australian cricket tour of England can be, and is, criticised. The principal complaint from the

FOORD MAY FIGHT IN U.S. players themselves is the number of matches which

must be played, and the absence of an interval be- tween them.

an prepared to put him in London, August 6 ́(By Air Mail) † be Ben Foord (South Africa), former eliminating series which he is plan ning to find an opponent for Joe British Heavy-Wolght Champion, Louis, World Champion, next year. may go to the United States at the beginning of October.

Mr. L. Walsh, Foord's manager, told a reporter last night that he

If, however, it is agreed, as it appears to be agreed, that the world's leading players must be sacrificed in the interests of the second-raters, and third, fourth, and fifth raters-if, in other words, minor cricket must be financed by international cricket-then all the games at present listed must be played, and the season is too. will short to permit of wider spacing.

"I think we shall go to America," said Mr. Walsh, "because it give Ben an opportunity of proving

When they fail twice it himself against some of the world's None the less, great improve-arb completely at home in English

Before that, ments could be effected without conditions.

is time for their opponents to be-

· had received a letter from Mike best heavy-weights,

Ben may shortly meet doing anything so calamitous as ware not to grow confident; the odds

finances Welsh jeopardising the Jacobs, American promoter, pointing however,

of on future successes are all. the greater. The Australian selectors are. not: un- out that when Foord has had an in- George James; the young

Northamptonshire or the North

duly concerned about either. Badcock tensive period of training he would champion, at Newport."

Sydney Fourth XI, simply by is a little more watchful than before. arranging the programme "more but with so many strokes he can well intelligently.

afford to go quietly with, one or two

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Take the present instance. When of them.

the Australians; at the beginning

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sufficient merit to factilitate the selection of their-Test team, they had to encounter such giants of the

game a8 Oxford, Cambridge,

Worcester, and Leicester.'

On the other hand, in the very brief interval between the' first and second Tests, with arm-weary bowlers and eye and foot-sore batsmen pleading for a rest, they had to meet the Gentlemen of England (by no means an inconsiderable side) and the leading county, Lan- cashire. What would they not have given then for Oxford or Cambridge and the prospect of a really early finish.

Digressing for a moment one may remark that there has been quite

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MATCH FOR

EDINBURGH

(By AIR MAIL)

London, August 3. Joe Davis and Horace Lindróm are to play a week's snooker $100 challenge match, bezinning Octo ber 3, in the Music Hall, Edinburgh.

Davis, who is world champion and world record-holder, last played in Edinburgh five years ago, when he met Willie Smith in a brilliards match. The champion, who will con- |cede Lindrum 10 points in each

game, is the holder of the world. record with a break of 185.

The match has been arranged by little controversy here concerning the Mr. David Sharp, Waverley Mar- indefensible-barracking- of the ket, and all seats will be on terrac- Nottingham crowd during Australia's

gallantly stubborn batting to save the ing round the table.

first Test.

BARRACKING

JIM BROUGH RETIRING

It has been supported by certain local journalists who should know their cricket well enough to be asham- ed of themselves. They have of course quoted "Australia's well-known reputation for expressing her cricket feelings to all and sundry, But they

Jim, Brough, the internationalist have not pointed out that the Austra Rugby League full back of the lians do not barrack a batsman who is Leeds Club, has intimated his de- playing for a draw when there is finite retirement from the game. nothing else to play for and that,

above all, while they say what they Brough, who early this year took like in the intervals of play, they have up a post as factory manager in the common decency to keep quiet South Africa, has written to Leeds while the ball is in the air. That was not done at Notts.

The above mentioned journalists say that the crowd had paid the piper and was entitled to call the tune. But surely, the game is greater than the payer!

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announcing his decision.

Brough, one of the greatest full backs who has ever played for Eng- land, is-35 years of age. He joined the Rugby League from the Union The week just completed, though came in 1925, and since then has undoubtedly an anti-climax, has shown captained Leeds, Yorkshire, and us some interesting cricket. Badcock England.

and Hassett, after momentary double-, ***

failures in the first Test, have given Brough states that, much as he us some attractive batting. Both are would like to continue, the calls of perfectly sound run-getters and both business must come first.

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