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CRICKET

WHAT C.B. FRY THOUGHT

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 29, 1939.

SOCCER

SPORTS SCOTLAND'S

OF ENGLAND'S TEST TEAM PARADE GAME WITH

ALKING of finance, here's some

Although the Second Test match between England and West Thing to make your mouth water.

Indies is new past history, it might be of interest. to cricket enthusi- asts to read the views of as eninent an authority on the England team as C. B. Fry.

Appended is an article exclusive to the "China Mail.”

C. B. Fry's comments on the Second Test are expected in the course of next week and will be published in these columns.

on paper, has not been strengthened by Goddard for Verity and Fagg for

Gimblett.

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Had this new pair been chosen for the first match I should have accepted the eleven as just as good as the one chosen. So why worry?

But on principle I dislike disturb ances. Nor did I see anything in Gimblett or Verity at Lord's to dis- qualify them. And I liked Gimblett's neat style and firm tone as a batsman; and his fielding. was admirable.

Verity was Verity of a dozen years past and more; and ha. was our only bowler to draw Headle into a tenta- tive forward stroke.

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The mighty fists of Joe Louis have a mil- earned for him more than lion and a half dollars to date. This does not include earnings from ex- The hibitions, movies, radio, etc. "Brown. Bomber's" highest purse for a ainglo fight was G$400,000 he received for beating Max. Schmeling at their second meeting. On that night Joe smashed Jack Dempsey's record of G$120,000 a minute of fighting, for he sent Schmeling away in a fraction over two minutes-close to G$200,000 # minute.

He has been offered a guarantee of £30,000, free of tax, to defend his title in a return contest with Tommy Farr in London according to Farr's "Jacobs is in- manager, Joe. Gould, terested in the proposal," said Gould."

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ENGLAND IN SEPTEMBER

London, July 24.

Mr. Mark C. Frowde, Dorset, was elected chairman of the Foot- ball Association Council for the ensuing year in place of Mr. A. G. Hines, at the meeting of the Coun- Mr. A. cil in Torquay to-day. Brook Hirst, Huddersfield, was elected vice-chairman.

The Council agreed to a motion by Brigadier-General W. R. N. Ma- that docks, New Zealand F. A., players be numbered in all matches from and including the third round of the competition proper of the F. A. Cup.

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The application of the Football League to play the following inter- League matches in season 1989-40

v. Scottish League in Scotland, September 20, 1939;

V. Irish League in England, Oc- tober 11. 1989.

HE Aga Khan is experiencing his Tworst racing season in years. To the end of May he had not secured a first, but he is unlikely to lose money! I am told that the West Indian

Expenses (for nine weeks) of keep-was agreed to: batsmen particularly dislike Goddard's ing 40 horses in training, entering off-break. Certainly, too, he is the

running them and paying jockeys' best of his type we possess; and he fees amount to £2500a drop in the has the virtue of bowling well to his ocean of the £500,000 which it is es- field. But he does lengthen our al-timated the Aga Khan has spent on ready long tail.

he the purchase of racehorses since began his spectacular Turf. career in Fagg has youth on his side and per-England 18 years ago. The prospects of the West In-haps he is our likeliest batsman suit-

able to partner Hutton in our next He has since then headed the list of dians in the Test match at Old duel with Australia. So there is much winning owners on the following orca- Trafford are by no means, melan- sense in playing Fagg. But on this sions: 1924, £44,567; 1929 £99,886: choly.

basis why not have chosen him in the 1930, £46,259; 1982, £57,777; 1935. Fagg. first match at Lord's. He is the same £49,302; 1937, £30,655-six times in 15

C. B. FRY SAYS

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They lost the match at Lord's, but they certainly did not lose caste. In the end they were well beaten for runs; but no more so than Australia might have been by England, and with credit.

They won the toss, but this pro- ved no advantage; for they had to bowl later on an easy dead wicket precisely unsuited to their best bowlers. Martindale. Hylton and Constantine all like fast turf.

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The situation now is that we do not yet know what their bowlers can achieve against us either on a lively fast wicket or on a difficult wet wicket. We do know that if the West Indians win the toss on a good, `dry wicket their batting is dangerous enough for beatable score in a three day match.

an un-

THE OTHER BRADMAN

This danger, it is true, resides in one basket. That is to say, George Headley is touring the country with an average of 96 to his name; and on his record he is as formidable a unit as Don Bradman. He is not so great a name, but he is such another,pheno-

menon.

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REGULAR PAIR

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years.

Blenheim, Mahmoud, and Bahram We do need a new settled opening have won the Derby for him. Blen- pair of batsmen for England. Wersheim was sold two years ago for £35,- the Australians here, I for one would 000 to an American syndicate. Mah- not hesitate to nominate Herbert Sut moud and Bahram are now at stud, and cliffe as the other to Hutton. though I have a private bias in fav them of £86,000.

This bringing in a yearly revenue between our of the battling power of Charles Barnett. I like one of the first pair to be a puncher,

finisher.

With Firdaussi, Felicitation, Umid- war, Theft, Sind, and other notable horses at stud, the Aga Khan receives nearly £75,000 a year from his stal- lions alone.

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The International Selection com- mittee decided to invite the Ru- manian F. A. to send a team to play a representative match in London on Wednesday, December 6, 1989, and to invite a Continental Football Association to play an in- ternational match in the North of England during the week commen- eing November 6. 1939.

R. BURTON HONOURED

JUDGMENT OR TASTE Now Gimblett, too. has plenty of punch. His strokes have

power and his technique is sound. His defect is

London, July 19.-Dick Bur- that he gets himself out when well set. On the other hand he is a better

ton, of Sale, Cheshire, Open starter than Fagg, if not as good aTTERE'S one athlete not particularly champion, has been elected cap.

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interested in contining in the "big tain of the Professional Golfers' Fagg is the likelier to be a really high answering critics of his proposed retire-

What I mean by "finisher" is that money." He is Ellsworth Vines, who, Association. He has also been pre- scorer in limitless cricket in Austra-ment at the end of his present tour, sented with the Ryle Memorial said: "Do you know, that one time Medal, which is held for a year during our tour, Donald Budge and I. by members of the Association in thirteen days, played 11 matches and travelled 3,000 miles to do it? who win the championship. When it goes like that, you have no

R. Mackenzie (Stanmore) is the new The time for anything except sleeping and chairman of the Association. tennis. I never get any time to my- Tooting Bec Cup for the player record- in the ing the lowest single round self at home."

championship is being withheld, as four players achieved this distinction, at St.

lia.

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However, the choice between bats men of the class discussed for the England eleven is merely a matter of judgment; it is also a matter of taste, I like Gimblett; you like Fagg. And we can both be right.

Fagg, by the way, is a first-rate re- serve wicket-keeper. A consideration.

Clearly England are for the strong-B. FORRESTER WINS

er team-bar Headley. That is, we

ought to win unless Headley makes a Bradmanesque score, backed by runs from Sealey or young Stollmey-

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up

Yet, even then, have we got to the bottom of these West Indians? They are full of cricket. What is more, guite a batch of them are at home in Lancashire.'

LENGTHENED “TAIL”. · No reasons for the emendations of the victorious England eleven have percolated through to me. Our eleven,

BELGIAN TITLE

Here's a Vines' prophecy."There's a girl over in the States, Pauline Betts, who is 19, and seems to be the only one who looks like developing to the top class."

Andrews.

longths lead, was not in danger of be- ing caught. Winnebar is five years old, and, costing 8000gns, as a year- ling, his only win previous to the Cup was a Maiden Plate, of £132.

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Trarely happens that, Gordon Ri

chards rides the winner of an im- {}; portant handicap at a fairly long Earl of Derby has six stallions price. He had that experience on

at the stud in England. They Winnebar in the Chestar Cup, 21⁄4|are. Fairway Hyperion, Bosworth, Ostend, July 13.-B. Forrester, of miles 77 yards, worth £2285 to the Sansovino, Bobsleigh, and Caerleon, the Waterloo Club, has won the Bel-winner. Winnebar started at 12 to 1. Of these Fairway and Hyperion each gian professional championship with an Chester is a peculiar course, and a command a 400gns, fee. Bobsleigh aggregate of 141 for 38 holes. He had good position early is necessary to and Emerlepn are lowest at 298, each. rounds of 72 and 69, doing the last nine give a horse - a fair winning chance, Last year Fairway's progeny won holes of his second round in 88.

even in a very long race.

£20,188 in England. This season Charles Sys, who won the title in Always one of the leaders, Richarde Fairway's son, Blue Peter, Derby and 1987, was second with 69 and 78, for shot Winnebar away at the six für Eclipse winner, has alone reached that

longa" and "quickly setting up a ten total

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