1951-07-03 — Page 6

IVAN SHARPE'S Spotlight

On Sport

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1951.

Let's Have More

Like McCarthy

Does Guan McCarthy, South Africa's 6 ft. 2 in. fast bowler, throw the ball? The suggestion is not worth bothering about. Umpires are rightly taking no action.

There is a palpable flick of the wrist, but it is straining a point to call it a throw. "Jerking?”—that ban's hopelessly out of date."

McCarthy slings them down with a stiff right arm, and no one can throw with a stiff arm.

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ALL-ROUNDER

A

F. Rowan (South Africa) caught by J. T. Ikin (seen on the ground holding the ball) off the bowling of R. Tattersall in the Second Test ut Lord's.

Duckworth's

s Bid For Numbering In Cricket

By HAROLD MAYES

What's best in Kowloon?

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Revolutionary suggestions in sport usually meet Eat Out More Often! with most opposition from the people who are really least concerned. That's why I'm expecting a howl from certain quarters about a new attempt to show that numbering in cricket is essential for the benefit of spectators.

There were objections for years in Rugby. There were objections, too, in Soccer. Yet numbering of players is an accepted fact in both those games, and I'm going to suggest that in neither is it so essential as in cricket.

concerned was Johnny Wardle.

George Duckworth and I were Fine, but didn't happen to The Belder standing together at Lord's dur-be Willie Watson, ing the Test Match, listening to crowd comments. "Well, flelded, Watson." Fold a man just In Treat of us, who, by the the he vas wearing, had proof that he wasn't one of those casual cus-

tomers who come along just for sig,games.

ENGLAND V. USA BOAT RACE

IS PLANNED

JARDINE DIDN'T LIKE IT That happens countless times during the course of a day, and

be

content that everything that

cricket should can be done to help the crowd enjoy their done, particularly now we've reached the stage where "friend ly" cricket is possible at Lord's, cf all places, to make sure the customers Ket their money's worth.

Duckworth told me: "The only brush Maurice Leyland end I ever had with skipper Jardine was on the question of number- Ing in Rugby Union. He objected strongly to it."

A plan for a bi-annual rowing championship Zootball eleven-of R. L.

consideration between Britain and America is under

men.

Group

of

and

Well, Duckle is going to put it to the test in cricket when he a match Warrington on stages July 29 for the Cancer Fund. A

Soccer names will be opposed

Д to Warrington leam streng- by a group of influential and wealthy American sports-thened by the inclusion of West and Indlans Frankle Worrell The idea was proposed following the recent visit of Sonny Ramadhin, with the for- mer Lancashire and England stimulated considerable wicketkeeper making another of the Cambridge crew, which

his "farewell appearances.” rowing interest here.

CLOSE WATCH BY CLUBS

The Footballers' Eleven will Bill Edrich-he once include played for Spurs, remember?- Les Compton, Arthur Clues and Cook from Leeds R. L. side, Bryn Knowelden, the Warring-

Cecil Mountford James Rathschmidt, Yale ton skipper..

say of Wigan or War- coach, said that his crew keen on the proposal for per-rington?--and Brian Bevan, who show chance to will have a manent exchanges.'

whether he's as fast on "Yale rowers are prepared to boundary fence as he is carrying give up their summer holidays Out for such a trip," he said. "There the oval ball or in spikes,

The Wigan or Warrington re- could be nothing better 10

ference

is prompted by the fact stimulate international sports-

that close followers of Rugby League in these two strongholds Rathschmidt såld he

Was don't know quile what will be surprised last week to receive the outcome of the recent spot

American sportsmen in Bosturi and several members of the English Speaking Union of New York, which already has held meetings on the subject.

CAMBRIDGE APOLOGY

This isn't the time for per-1 *Bul obstruction needed match players against Australia, First a footballer, Makepeace nickety interference with fast checking, and I hope the British

at los. bowlers. Wickets are too good associations will now try to re-signed for Everton and many modern batsmen are move the other anomaly by find-week. As a batsman he would

cautious,

theming Some of

compromise for charges on have played for his native York-

by It is suggested that the cham-¡be me! shirs, but at the time they were. deserve to be thrown out, any-the goalkeeper."

take place in way!

Scotland, I may ad, have so well supplied that young plonship should So far from no-balling them, made such a move

went Britain and the USA in alternate by asking Harry Makepeace nearly the decreasing band of McCar-England, Wales and Ireland 10 to Warwickshire for cricket and years. thys in this run-glutted world study the question of whether Aston Villa for football.

Such an arrangement would Jus in time. shauld be sent round the schools our goalkeepers need more pro-

Lancashire be costly. But most of the ex- and junior clubs, showing how tertion.

County Cricket Club slapped in, penses, it is understood, would it's done,

and he has been with them as One of the truly great all-player and chief coach for almost A Football League of four rounders of Brilish

sport

is 50 years.

And here's the reply to the divisions is on the map again. taking a testimonia! this season, Its merits have just been brought and in the county of his adop-question everyone in cricket is to the notice of the clubs by Mrtion they are all too quiet about asking. Why have Lancashire suddenly discovered an array of Fred Howarth, Secretary of thei

There have been few combing bowlers when talent's so scarce? League, at the first annual din-!

of

Division lions like Sharp and Makepeace, "Well," says Harry, "we had the Third

Cup winners and internationals the Howard brothers coming He feels it is now, a mistake of Everton, colleagues in Lan-along as batsmen, so I looked to have two sections of equal cashire County cricket, and Test out for bowlers." It's a gift. stacles, and suggests that

пет

(North).

NOT WANTED

they should be divided into Third and Fourth Divisions, with two clubs going up from the Fourth to the Third, and two from the Third to the Second,

of

There are advantages, such as 1wo reorganised divisions greater quality in play, and in matchcard players pay, plus a containing more variety.

But the idea is not welcomed by Mr Ernes: Barlow, of Stock- port, Chairman of the Northern! Section. "The Third Division | (North) is different from the First and Second Divisions," he

Henry Longhurst On GOLF

Too Loud And Too Late

Less than a year ago dust clouds were flying over $335, all graduated at the Turnberry as bulldozers and other weird appliances university of adversity.

heaved and scraped and pushed at the ground, long since "We are now 30

of age. years and we think we have proved flattened into a wartime airfield, to restore to it what the ourselves sufficiently to be allow-golf architects call "movement." Watching at the time I ed rather more say in the affairs recorded that whereas anyone could see turning a golf of The League a whole.

3.5 "We do not like the idea of course into añ airfield, the reverse was hard to credit.

Now it has been done, and the new Ailsa course is half the clubs who, through the

presented for the critical inspection of the public who in

years, have fought with us being separated from us by the forma tion of a Fourth Division."

nume the

".

CAN A MAN

OUTRACE

A PONY?

By Raymond Glendenning

a bet with does the

are should

a letter from the president of

to

the

cf bitterness between the two

the Cambridge crew apologis- Ing" for having defeated Yale clubs over Warrington wanting

Wigan

player Mountford 08 during the recent visit to the

manager. United States.

From Warrington I've heard Now have

The Cambridge president a suggestions that everything is

Rathschmidt, apologised because he had caught ford had a clause in his playing fine and dandy because Mount- your pals which 100 yards in quicker time-Yale at such an early stage in contract by which, on payment

its training season. a_man_or a trotting pony? Nothing like that has everginetally stated to be -£500-he

certain sum

Unless you are over

40 happened you aren't likely to know Rathschmidt said. the answer, for since about

1910 this form of competi- died tion has pretty well

out.

2.

I saw it revived last week at charity show run by the (who have raised more than

Newcastle Journal £00,000 for

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markable achievement, pretty know that the way to avoid 10 races in Australia since then the system of physical training no doubt that some of the old- have been dis- will be seen shortly ni botween the two places and to timers who well unique in golf course con-going over the edge or into the and

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Incidentally, my recent refer- competitors to Manila, his job, writes to applaud the hole by hole, as to whether each back to the right. To have this

Obstruction is now an offence Outstanding amot the visit-ence to Nirode Choudhury, the ban on obstruction, but fears that conforms with the classic prin-humble, secarlly-minded stroke foreign countries will not adopt ciples; or simply by whether it set the sirens going as though and whi, for the next season at ing weighters is Mr Ong young Indian bowler, soon had it. He thinks "They may ignore is fun to play there. Turnberry, were a fiying homb is not only any rate, be punishable by an Teck-din, a flyweight who can the league clubs chasing. Lance- That is the lift a docal of 450 pounds in shire League club Rishton have it, just as they have ignored the whatever the architects might do an embarrassment, but also un-Indirect free kick.

second Just.

most significant change in the three lifts the Military Press, already weighed in with an offer permission to charge the goal would always pass the

to watch the Snatch and the Clean and for 1952 and 1953, and while he test. and in fact, I should place On the other hand I confess 1 soccer you're going

Jork.

will not be available for next "It is

hithe International Board, in a good thing," he adds, the new Turnberry as a fins should have preferred to

The visitora ate to perform eummer because of "that one step is taken at a Couse

therefore by any standard. It de- them straight, and

Gymnasium bility that he'll be signing a time by making the punishment mands thought, intelligence, and though! it a pity that my dis- passing this new law, have de-publicly togather with weight here, there is a distinct possi-

wait fined obstruction as "when not lifters of the Lee no more than an indirect free from the back tees considerable tinguished partner should kick, as I am sure foreign re-torce. And the tee shots are as the 10th hole, when we were playing the ball intentionally at the Luna Park on next Satur- contract

future. gic runnin between

day. ferees would not have courage good as any in the game. This three down, do let tall the magic

the opponent 10 award the full free-kick, was the general verdict when the formula-with which he was and the ball or Interposing the which Scotland desire next year. opening was celebrated last week prepared to give a three months' body so as to form an obstacle." How the Continent will react This twelve months warning with a four-ball between John written guarantee Try hitting.

with your left heal off "the remains to be seen, for they may save the situation, but I Panton and Leonard Crawley on

are the biggest offenders in this the one side, and Henry Cotton ground," have my doubts.

"You see, nudging, and imped- and a millstone in the shape of In pasting this on to other respect... Here at home it will ing are now part and parcel of your humble servant on the involuntary left-to-righters I can put an end to centre halves

shielding goalkeepers the

the other.

and to game. abroad,, and

only wear that on left-tip-100 | Colton, as a partner, leaves hit two supremely fine poon covering, the ball

the ball as it runs out youngsters play that way.

"And, In view of the high something to be desired, and shots to the 16th and 18th (the of play, standards of forward play they will not have it that our defeat there were taking number five Most interaging of all is that have reached abroad. Britain by two and one was wholly my rons); each of them consolidated the law will be reviewed again

the idea being. might well study whether our fault, My complaints against by a successful putt for a three, after 12 months, t old, ever-forceful, tackling and the ex-champion pro frally that Rod the second drawing from a that if the now in regulation charging are, to destructive that he is much too noisy and meetator the curious bine, door clean the game ap they have led our featball into secondly that he does not tell He's beginning to chip well enough, the penalty may be in- abiind allley.

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