1951-06-07 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1951.

ENGLAND FIRM FAVOURITES TO WIN FIRST TEST AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA

.

Nottingham, June 6.

England are firm favourites to win the first cricket Test, which begins on the Trent Bridge pitch - a “batsman's paradise" - tomorrow

and is scheduled for five days.

Helped by a long spell of sunshine, the groundsman, Frank Dalling, whọ took over the job in May, has prepared a good wicket. It should be really fast and will last five days," he said.

South Africa's batting has not been very consistent they have always had to fight back after a bad start but they did quite well on the Trent Bridge ground against Nottinghamshire. In that match the pitch favoured fast bowlers, the South African Cuan McCarthy taking five wickets for 67 runs and Harold Butler, of Nottinghamshire, taking five wickets for 63 runs,

American Swimmers Expect To Take Most Of The Gold Medals At Helsinki

Says CORNELIUS RYAN

New York.

The USA, which had regarded Olympic swimming as 118 personal property until Japan dominated the 1932 ..Games, is again at a peak and expects to take most of

the gold medals for swimming at Helsinki.

Hironoshin Furuhashi of Japan and John Marshall of Australia have been getting the headlines for the past couple of years in freestyle swimming, but America isn't duunted despite the world records those two men hold. Ford Konno of Honolulu and Wayne Moore of University may surprise the world,

"I think I could win a race sald

in the 1932 Olympics,” Konnu, an 18-year-old American

Yale

Want 1,000 Unpaid

of Japanese descent, "I want to. und an improving."

done 1,500 metres i 18:44.0. and set an unofficial world 440- yard record at 4:30.5.

DETTER THAN MCLANE

Muore is second on the Yale tean only to Marshall, relegating

1948 Olympic 1500-metre Cham- plon Jimmy McLane to

.*

third-

Coaches Do

A Fine Job

In the breaststroke, the USA has most of the aces. Jue Ver- deur, Olymple winner in 1948. set most of the world records.

of these re bat already many cords have

fullen before Bob Coaches, Brawner

ner of Princeton Univer-headings sity, and in a recent national counties, championships both John Davies that

and Charley Moss of Michigan published University beat Brawner. Davies, coaches has passed like Marshall, is an Australian mark. studying in Ameniet.

NEW SPRINT STAR Richard Cleveland of Ohio

the State University sprint star with 50 seonds tot for 100 yards./

new

“Although we looked weak in 1032 against Japan, I knew. we'd be back on top soôn,

Olympic sald

Bob coach Kiphuth, Japan just caught us in a transflopal period."

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BEST OF SIGNS One of the best signs is the high

active proportion af

in this st and an aliletes athlete" "who takes a keen in- terest in termis suggested that the LTA might with advantage copy the AAA's system.

The LTA have their profes- sional conches, but all the

athletics coaches except for

It is almost cermin to help The speed men again, particu- larly McCarthy, while Trevor Bailey and Alec Bedser should do well for England.

However the Trent Bridge 19 heart-breaking for pitch bowlers, even of top class. The last match played there, Nottinghamshire versus Leices Tershire, only 15 wickets fell for 803 ruins.

The exneling pitch will call for consistency of length and accuracy by the spin bowlers of both sides. These Include off-spinner Roy Tattersall, who took eight wickets for 41 runs for the MCC against South Africa at Lords, and the York- shireman, Johnny Wardle, with slows. his left-arm

For South Africa there will and Hugh be Athol Rowan

Tayfield, with the offspinners, Norman Mann, with left-a slows and Olive Van Ryneveld with legbreaks.

or

IKIN OR SIMPSON? England's selectors have to decide whether to open with the I left-hander, Jack mkin.

Reginald Simpson, playing on his home ground, as Len Hutton's partner,

- ba

whatever they decide: The batting is solid right

down the list.

South Africa's bowlers will be faved with a formidable task in to dismiss them twice in a On the other hand it is match. On doubtful whether South Africa's rica's batsmen will be

to deal with the strong English

attack, in which Brown, with googles, egbreaks or seamers, and Comp- with loft-arm alows, will lend valuable support to Bailey, Bedser, Tattersall and Wardle.

Lon

dlesex 24 for no wicket!

SPORTING ŠAM

THE SPORTSMAN'S DIARY

By Reg. Wootton

Chairman Of USLTA

Wants European Tennis

"Cleaned

Up"

Mr B. Russell Kingman, chairman of the U.S. Lawa Tennis Association, ac- cuses English and European tournament organisers of offering inducements to at- tract American players.

was some mystery

for the

As a bowler

KENT CRICKET IS NOT QUITE YET IN THE DOLDRUMS

Bays ARCHIE QUICK

Kent cricket la In the doldrums.” AL least, the sup- porters of the county club are. I am not with them." I think there is a bright future for the wearers of the White Horse caps?"

It was a remarkable fact that until I visited the historic Bat and Ball ground at Gravesend, Kent had not had an opening century partnership since the season be- fore last! But the redoubtable Arthur Fagg and skipper David Clark managed to get past the three figure mark -against-Leicestershire without loss, and I feel that they

will do it again.

The future of Kent cricket "First of all, your economic may well rest in the hands of condition does not allow them youthful prodigy M.C. Cowdrey, much leisure time. I would With all the time in the world have been much happier it to play cricket-his father is a had won this championship wealthy tea planter in Ceylon with men like Ramle White 18 years old Colin seems almost and the fill British Walker Cup certain to succeed to the Kent team playing. They just could captaincy one day.

rot afford the time for a week in Wales after the time they had spent over the Wather Cup.

is

"We don't like it," says Mr Kingman. "The game in Europe is nowhere near as clean as in the U.S.A. We cleaned up American tennis years ago and we aim to keep it clean. We don't allow our players to draw expenses without permission."

Tattersall can It is

There dimcult to deny Mrj Kingman's accusations. The attached to him in 1949. He serve two burposes. On wickets eight weeks rule allows players entered

Wimbledon which give him no help at all, to dray expenses only for that Championships and his name and are more or less impervious

But there duly period every year.

appeared un the pro- to spin, he can keep down the are plenty of ways of evading gramme. There was evidently runs, as he did in Australia, and

out He do the thankless job of stock some bother with his visa, it.

did not come and the Wimbledon bowler. But when he gets the, executive never quite understood slightest help from the pitch he can be deadly. Two bowlers in why.

one.

GENUINE ATTEMPT

Now a genuine attempt by the Australian LTA to solve thei question is their amcadiment which would permit expenses for 52 weeks. It will have rough passage when It comes before the International Federa- tion. The stumbling block may be the USA.

amateurs.

Tea

At the end of the day these empties in their hundreds and thousands form the bulk of the

waste baskets

in

He played for Poland in the Davis Cup against Britam Warsaw in 1947. A typlest all- cour! Continental game was good enough to beat Derek Barton in three sets, but not good enough to stop Tony Mottram getting a straight set win..

AMAZING W. INDIANS What amazing cricketers are these

West Indians Records continue to flow from their bats. Everton Weekes has bettered a 32-year-old Lancashire League record by bitting three centuries in four days for an aggregate of 382 for once out.

odds.

University,

I see in him another Percy Chapman. Same gigantie stature -which makes a bat took a toy, "Secondly, they do not get

the intensive same fine feldamañ, oven a better

competitive command of the strokes and, perlence which comes our way. a fine slowish bowler We go on circulis, and because withal, with a genuine googlie in his of the size of the States there nearly always zome big repertoire.

Born in India, and waiting to amateur tournament going on.

"How often in the course of go up to Oxford

are your leading Cowdrey is off shortly on the a summer MCC two months' tour of Cano-amateurs there fighting? under R.W.V. Robiss. Once or twice at the most. We think cae day he will be a Test can also follow the sun and go Axture as middle of the bat-South for winter play. ting all-rounder.

Thirdly, although this de- game is im- partment of your

think your proving I do not amateurs pay enough attention to rolling three shots into two around the greens. If they are in a bunker they are generally content to find the green with their arst get-out shot. We alm

da

Unfortunately, the free-hitting Cleric feels that business will call him shortly, so he is keen to find another opening partner for Fagg.

But Kent has other fine care- free

amateurs in Pawson and

world-

E

of grass.

Chapman's is not new advice, but it is certainly sound.

U.S. & British

ridden by role backers have thought. Yet the Mon of Amateur Boxers

siders

got

May Yet Meet

sald

Fugg, Clark, Cowdrey, Wright, nucleus for anyone, I should Evans, Ridgway good enough

Kent and Kentish Men grumble about their aide,

Evans was telling me

that he is satisfied Gravesend that the club nursery has grand dozen talent for the future. Ho that there were half a yourtgsters in the second éleven

of knocking at the door of the first er, chairman of the Box- team, but he agreed with Clarking Committee that the county's big need was USA's Amateur Athletic to discover anlay, a Union, and boss of that foundation with

By GEORGE WHITING

Bill Thomas, Omaha, law.

the

vas third in who was

hurdles at metres

that the prospects

the

for

In this

and

with

A

PRICE OF FANCY Before the war Tate backers favoured Gordon always Richards and the Tote prlee of his mount's was invariably less than the starting price quoted by bookmakers, In time, backers If the Australian proposal looks like helping We would

seemed to give up this practice

if to suggest they were not Mallett, and, on the professional | in be near the pin. After all, support it." says Mr Kingman,

accept the reduced side, what better stalwarts than bunker shot is just one more Godfrey Evans the best shot, the only difference being "But the abolition of the eight

willing to

wicketkeeper in the weeks' rule would

the

Now is Lester Figgott who and Fred Ridgway--the fastest that it is played off sand Instead amateur game wide open." There is a clue to the

Mr Kingman must indeed be

appeals to Tote backers.

At Worcester, Bridge of Hellas bowler in the country? naive. Surely he realises that

And I have not even mentioned For a 25 string, Moore has done the 220-reason for the standard of

started at 100-6. some players, eight weeks' rule

the Tote paid Doug Wright, who, on his day, yard freestyle in 2:07.0..and has British athletics being on

can bowl out the whole of any or no, go round the world play- His 100 last night was not his winning ticket

4635.

Yet in the next race beon recond to Marshall in the up-grade in the 1951

ing for months on end-us only

only contribution to Bacup's eight of ning races, But he may issue of

Amateur

The South Africans have won the

win. He also claimed six wickets Palm Grove, who started at 20-1 sido, only one of their 10 games, and improve enough to give Marshall

only Laid 45s, 9d. despite having If the USA go against Aug for 44 and

took brilliant

D

catch and Furuhashi trouble at Hel-Athletic Association's hand they are not expected to humble

tralia's proposal then, obviously, to dismist the last Haslingdean not been placed before. He was sinki,

book-arul a broad hint for the pigk of England's cricketers.

they, must be prepared to pro-batsman in the last over. England's team will be

The week duce an alternative solution.

While Weekes wat breaking other sports. It lies in an

mount F. R. Brown, R. T. Simpson,

Barnacle of Piggott's Marshall of

records. honorary T. E. Bailey, L

Koy Hutton D. Comp- 18-page list

Was ABSOLUTE RUBBISH

getting

for bowlers, received only 15s. 3d, for their new target coaches.

ton, A. V. Bedser, T. G. Evans,

The popular hygienic and For Lowerhouse against Rams-25. The starting price was 10-1

and There are about 000 of these T. Ikin. J. H. Wardie, R. Tat-

100-8 about it with many bottom he took mine for 31- The 1211 the tersall, W, Watson.

seemingly inoffensive ice-cream

bookmakers. arranged under

best League

gue performance of the various man is D. Kenyon.

carion is creating a problem on, their

It is disappointing to back a effort which also enor South Africa's team was an-

sports

winner and not receive the odds and show grounds in seayon-an zid understund

I

late tonighi

a last-over victory. galued nounced

Britain. Whereas as fol-

the old- since the handbook

one hopes for, but followers of LITTLE BATISFACTION lows: Dudley Nourse (captain), fashioned wafers and cornets the number

Eric Rowan, John Waite, Jackie were sunk without trace, prac surces season, even though it in future.

England's farewell to the 1950. Piggott know what to expect the1 1,000

McGlew, George Fullerton, Jack | tically every lee sold nowadays

WHITTLE'S VIEW Cheetham, Clive Van Ryneveld. means an "empty" on the ground was on easy win over Portugal, Athol Rowen,

hurdles

Games Norman Mann, sooner or later.

is often could have brought the selectors

AAA

quarter-mile

Too often of late" said Evang country's Olympic Geoff Chubb and Cuan Me-

Harry Whittle will champion served in paper containers, with little satisfaction. Carthy.

This England

"have our young Nos, 3, 4 and 6 boxing, is still hoping to decathlon team played defend his national similar results.

Second Division football, and title this summer but, he adds, been going in to face the ball see the amateurs of Britain --CLOSE OF PLAY-SCORES------

not as good as some of the "without much hope-of-im-while it is new and shiny, and and the USA in action to London, June 0.

teams in that section.

points total." (His as a result, there has been proving my The following

What was Milburn doing half last year's score of 6087 points lack of success. With 70 or 80 gether in London, this qum- were today's

runk on the board before they met. close of play cricket scores

litter, I am told that clearance the time? The England centre- set a new English native reco arrive it would be a different

to chase high Whittle, had of a cricket ground after qufle forward A1 Cambridge: Cambridge

The original plan, for a Wem- the matter." University 359 for six declared modest crowd may cost any bouncing balls down the middle 400 met

bley match on June 12, had to (May 120, Sheppard 143). Mid- thing from £20 to £28-a time, or try to beat the opposition to European championships, con-

TED CHAPMAN EXPLAINE be scrapped for lack of other might0 five national coaches-receive

from the wings.id high centres More

countries to tackle the USA no payment for their services. At Taunton: Somerset 153, heip. But periodle appea would, made life hard for him and those country are good. The event is

over Jostling body checking defenders quarter-mile burdling

Into London's Press Club boxers, and pay part of the ex- is certainly scope for (Appleyard,

right-arm

fast the public address system

his huge, handsome, penses-estimated at £4,000, medium bowler, six

Our centres were just the thing for bec

becoming more lines.

popular, for 50). I think, produce results. on those

prize glittering silver whose hardling consequently

* the standard

But Thomas, who called in on British Amateur golf champion of Yorkshire 188 for three (Hai- crowds, the most orderly and a goalkeeper are plenty amateur tonals liday 103 not out, Lowɛci 65).

In co-operative

the world, was sure.

higher.

Ted Chapman, happy at being his way home from the Euro- At the Oval: Gloucestershire invariably respond to an appeal

Elther

our selectors are blind

SPARE A TEAR

"third time

pean championships in Milan, 423 for line (Emmett 53, Crapp. to their good sense and sports or obstinate or maybe both, In Disappointed watcher at the

British champion, did I say? tells me his team every one of

mo lucky," 04, Tom Graveney 148, Wilson manship.

none of the

last three inter Amateur Golf championshly at Well, cheerful, upstanding Ted them a national champion-are nationals have they included an Porthcawl 77 not out). Surrey to bat.

was David Bobic is a North Carolina businessmen, being asked to keep in training, At Chesterfield:

inside forward who could draw from Karen Golf Club, Nairobi. but that is by the way, for it ready to come here immediate- Derbyshire

out of position and defenders

more than

almost from the ly the financial complications 334 for night (Elict 54, Rhode

Just when It seemed 50 not out). Hampshire to bat.

that roll the ball along the ground After Journeying

of the tournament at 5,000 miles to take part, he found was certain British Olympic 600 metres r50- to make those scoring chances. A1 Swansea:

"Any time this summer will Wales, Forthcawl, South Northampton-

Mc-presentative Harold Tarraway How England could have used his name was missing from the Forth

Investigation draw.

showed an American would

for us," he told me. capture the do sture 213 (Livingston 83, Mc-

of Spurs or Newcastle's that, by mistake, he had Alled up title. But while everyone was Personally. I think the Ameri- Connon, right-arm off-spin bow-

an entry form for the Open-thinking in

terms of

Franic cans are one of the few teams past two seasons, comes news

Willie with whom the ABA might take specifications and an interest arm medium off-spin bowler, Glamorgan 182

that this may be his last summer

this has started--instead of the Tu

Charles Coo ele, Turnesa, found in Roy Tattersall a bowler Amateur Open. European

man went quietly on his way track and Acid (09).

LY have no Olympic aspirs designed to play in many Test

and did one better than when tions" he told me "Indeed, 1

matches spread over many years.

THE BATTER BIT As Horsham: Nottinghamshire don't think I am ever likely to His eight for $1 for MCC against PROPER SEQUENCE

Did you ever hear of a bats- he reached the Anats in 1947

and 1950. will soon be able to go on THE main athletics events will fastwood, letar medium

run much after your.. apart South Afcleans was a magnis man having to retire through From the day he came here' holiday and at the

fast bowler, five for 50), Sussex proper 163 for seven.

from club M

of astute, and accurate siting his own tongue? It hap- with his pretty golfing wife in {ficént : time improve their play at sequence next year-and

pened at Lord's to Leadbeater 1947 and I saw him play in the At BirmingÏiam: Essex 327 Lilleshall Hall, Shropshire, to keep them that way.

Playing a Walker Cup at St. Andrews - he won the World Bludent Comes sands who even now have never ball from Jack Martin he hit he demoralised Lechard Craw- 75-acre former éstate of

120 nof out). Warwickshire to It is the necessity is into

800

metres.

later hosed him, A year

fet me altemijst · a on to the underskle of the jaw.ley, by the way I have always the Duke of Sutherland, the various

reached the semi-finals of the

the picture. On the field he reminds The blow jerked his mouth shut, thought of

of Tod as a potential At Canterbury: Kent 305 for Olympic 800 mètres. A series of me strongly of Jim Sims-fall, and teeth tore tongue, Later he champion. which will be opened by early part of the season be-

fore

citat declared (Leary 14, Brian injuries have since kept him in stim, dark, with Tess rather like was able to complete his innings. the Olympic. Games

And with his experience of Princess Elizabeth on June Heistnict

With a view to raising fundis 1 July 19 to August 3,

PIECE OF CAKE Edrich 113, Smith 67, Setts five the background until he won the those of a human pair of com-

British golf-he has even played to maintain the two free even- that

nekt year's two wielcets.

for 05). Minor Counties 2 for Universities Athletic Union half-passes. Only he bowls different compels

It is literally going to be a arrangement.

place of cake for same foot in professional tournaments in ing schools sponsored by The (two day le recently in the good time stuff from Sims.

Brilain

the Committee his opinica. of British Endeavourers, The centre, to be run by the

Worcester: Fortunately Whitsun falls at

of imin 80.5sec.

Like Tom Goddard, probably ballers next season. Joe Mercer, golf is worth being listened to has decided to hold a charity Central Counell of Physical

"Now at Loughborough College, suitable date, so that the match)

off-breaker best the

of this Arsenal enptain, who has u Here it is: "I have not seen miniature football match at the Recreation, has been set up by inter-counly championships fol- (Cooper 5, Outchcoin 77, Max-Tarraway takes up a teaching generation Tattersall has on grocery business at West Kirby lot of your professionals, but Southern Playground, Wanchai, money provided from the South low the county championships with 2040 out (enth 12 appointment at Lutonniere Upper enormous hand which helps him (Cheshire), has started slab

I think their standard 15 Im-to-morrow, at 8.30 p.m. Africa's Aid to Brital Fund. as they should. For once the Force for four (Heath 72, School (Hammersmith) next in his control and spin. He is cake factory, He is enrolling proving every season. As for Mr D. C. Bray. Deputy Social Hundreds of people have counties will not be in the Parks do not out)euter,

September.

a quietly cheerful fellow with- | hla soccer friends all round the the amateurs, they are under a Welfare Officer, will kick-off on already booked up for sports dark as to their best men..

NOW FOR THE IWIGAS -

oul a great deal to say for him- country as agents on commission. tremendous handicap compared behalf of Mr J. C. McDouall,

· To the list -- of colourfully (seử, 28, unmarried.

Social Welfaro Offleor. (London Express Service) cricket teams im tour

other next summer-the Tan- (Ewaldi for ganyiko Twigos giraffus),

The Twigs as they are called,

There other sports USA has Today, the

more

Surely there first-class swimmers of inter- u national calibre than ever be. 800

good-class

won

to

a course

fore, and that includes the 1948 players who would in Ponching Olympics when the USA every men's swimming title. and pass their knowledge on to United Press.

the young idea.

The AAA handbook (85, post tree) must

be the most comprehensive in sport.

Britain To Have

The latest issue has expanded to 400 pages with all the usual

and track and

TARRAWAY MAY RETIRE

was about tó stage a come-back BOWLERS IN ONE

A Sports Centre implement let, five ter 93, Muncer, right-after a run of injuries during the

8.

on

four for 40),

In Shropshireing addition in Olymple and for three (Clift 54, Parkhouse in top-class competition.

Sportsmen and women

olidays which

same

records.

fall

Into their

the

come

that

פינס

sorted out.

Quite obviously England have he will be back in Kenya before Stranahan's "hat, trick" chart chance without guarantees

TATOWBY, WHO 19 20, made or the benefit of the thou the Yorkshireman.

AAA should make a rtál ræort | for eight (Gibb 58, Ray Smith name for himsel in 1947 when

1

start, These

"30 and go on until the

end of September.

There is one condition. What

ever abort the halitoymaker

main

of Arting

at

are the dates of the

events. County chem- plonships May 17; Inter- odunties May 31 and June 2:

Arca championships June 7

goes in for he or she must do AAA championships June 20-

ave hours, dolly training in it. 21; Triangular international la

bat.

Worcestershire 24

Lord Tennyson

Dios At 61.

Bexhill, June 6.

Lord Tennyson former

Lieshall Hall is to become a - provisionally aked for Exhdon Challah cricket captálu against fhave howa formed to encourage

gredă, centre for British sport. Jón July 6,

S. Next your it will be used on

Landon Express Keroids.)

died today, at Boxbili, oged

As-Fee Pere Lle

week-ends by Civianie.

sportsmen and women. It will

also be n Blocs where sports FULHAM'S TOUR his captálied touring teama

coaches receive instruction.

With room for 100 residents

„**wwer Lichfall has a tea-

པ

They Alstralia and Bouth Aftica, cricket in Tanganyika.

hope to rooke short tour of "Phialand: In

Later this 1931 of year they

plan to in South Africa in 1024/25 and Professional coach.

Jambico

Tours in this country, have In 1920/27.

(already 8#05 inède by the Kedya played four times against Rongoria and the Uganda Kobs; Australia and dive times against

Africh. Teat beat the South

OUNTAIN KAMER ite vinyed

Wladislaw Skobecki, who has röllawed the axeitoló of tha uka

Mabalaw, Erübiky

Vancouver, June “O. :

M

Touchés

werp playing nois, four hånd att The tourist". Enanjam inccGE Forte groen tannin courts, Jaugue tooks · Laikinke,

Af-weather: nhieties Drill Columbia. All-Stars - 2-2 training aren, a goat cours qui lust aught in a mediowo exhibe fây: England on mine, occasions Patay hul-equipped as an Inn performance; at: Commas between 1918 und 1921.

gfandle of the Exitute poet, hp, leaves

dour, cricket school, P

Her hokery, Canding Arestling

snd every other kind of portal berla

payed in Deltain will be praca

Chart there,

THE GAMBOL

A

·with us:

from other nations.

Two providus, USA teams havo packed Wembley podl. A third,

feet, would do the same.

-(London Express Service.)

Miniature Football Charity Match

Barry Appleby

THÊM BỘ THỂ

THAT

HAVE BEEN.