1951-07-07 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY

Herbert Sutcliffe Won't Tip West Indians To Win

AUSTRALIAN BATSMEN WILL USE THEIR FEET AGAINST RAMADHIN

VALENTINE

AND

If anyone had suggested ten years ago that a scries between Aus- tralia and the West Indies would be THE Test series there would have been a lot of horse laugh).

Yet these two sides, who'll be fighting it out next winter, will be battling for what might virtually be called "The Cricket Championship of the World."

Australia and West Indies, compared to Indin,, South Africa, New Zealand, and, yes, England, are really the giants.

England were well and truly! I feel, however, that what the licked by West Indies in 1950, West Indies reed to pull them and easily beaten by Australia uough is a couple of tip top Just winter, Sa on the lure of 4 ¦ pare man of the eloss of Ray there isn't much to chase bendwall and Keith Miller, as teen them

a leg break googly man.

Who will wh 1 Aud !

leaning towards

a mon for that! Tip: Ans rel's.

Wetl

comparison, I

BETTER THAN HUTTON?.

it could even be Australia's turn to the months to come.

Thut a far as the rubber is concerned, 1 can't help feeling that there's one man who'll be responsible for turning it the way of bis side, as he has done so many times

refer to Keith Miller, un- Indie hul after we gint op!

toss will play an im incm very carefully at inakin nartant part-indeed i may even questionably the world's greates: Ex decisive. For :hould the all-rounder. Don't be surprise t to be the West Indians get net katek on if he turns out

wicket not

champlon in tw cu'sanding prepared to suit itors. Frankie

tences of chan-plans.

Mom reason for my decisión Australan

Werken have

is that regard the principal Warrell, Everien Weeken and Come in West Jules success ¡Clyde Walcott, whom I consider hese the year to have been the far superior to any three Aus bowling of Sonny Ramadhin and tralian butemen, will have Alf Valentine.

real holiday. Mark you, the batsmen were Worrell and magnilkent, and leam piri,many admirers in England who which counts for a lot was of a onsider them to be even het- high drder. Yet Valine and Ramadhin putting fear inte the bearls of Aus- And Nalian

as they did against England.

It

I cannot see ter than Len Hutton, so beware,

Australia,

On [1

why mt take along George Headley, who is 304 capable of reeling off hundred in the highest company?

they

Umpires At

Henley Are A

Class Apart

Says HYLTON CLEAVER

Not long ago the rugby hospital cup referee in a

The left arm man will errtainty But that Australian batsmen

You have to hand it to these will not be afraid to use their West Indians. Their cricket ha When you feet against him. thus enabling ¦ made rapid sirkles. them to kill any spin imparted, consider the short time

behave been playing compared to final gave a decision in the any case, that won't much, because he'll and that he her countries, you are bound

Hot Flast

minute of the game they won't be able to turn the ball to admire the way

have worked out their own salvation, which many thought meant appreciably other than

Make no siteky dog.

mistake about it

victory to the wrong side. there are many people in England who are proud to know that the One must bow to his know- pupil of yesterday has become edge because rugby the euual of or better than the ferees are qualified. England players who originally rise by stages from smalt contributed so much to cricket progress in the Caribbean, They games to big. Only a few caught us napping last year, and are elected to the interna-

tional panel.

True, there'll be no Bradman to shatter their hopes, and they'll be meeting an Australian batting side a little more uncertain than

is normally the ease, so there's so doubt that the West Indian

batting will be the stronger.

GIVE SOCCER FANS A SQUARE DEAL

Says JOHN MACADAM

As the legislative legions of the Football Association and the League prepare to gather at Newquay, Cornwall, for their summer sitty-talky, storms that have nothing whatever to do with the Atlantic breakers on that rock- bound coast gather above their heads.

The clubs that will be represented at the Newquay curnival are behind their executives in their determina- tion to throw out radio and television and there will be a great deal of how-right-we-all-are talk before we get clown-to-the-brass-tacks of the business..

brass think also in terms of satisfied

And the customers tele turnstiles.

Now, what are these tacks? Reports from United States are that vision (a) brings the cus- tomers into the fight emporia by the thousand, and (b) that television keeps them away by the hundred thousand,

Reports also Indleste

that

re-

1951.

GIVES £200 Two

SCOT GIVES

GOLF LESSON -HERE IT IS

How's your game these days? Poor putts? 'Bad chips? What you need is a golf lesson, so let's have one from Alex King, who gave a £200 lesson to Belgian Arthur Devulder.

King's speciality is his chip shot, and here is Arthur Lacey, British Ryder Cup caplain, to explain just how he does it.

THE CHIP THE PUTT

Good strong erms and hands eunble King to make the best use of a strictly orthodox, modern, overlapping They grip, says Arthur Lacey. Firm, fairly upright, stance

suits this smallish player (5 ft. 7 ins.).

to

No such method operates in rowing. Anyone enn umpire any boat race; just as anyone can steer any motor Jaunch on any river without having กรุ licence or knowing how drive.

Umpires at Henley Royal Regatta ure in a separate cate- All have been distin- когу. guished oarsnien, coaches and regatta stewards.

Yet the International Federa- miiate and by whose laws we Lion, to which Britain had to had to abide before we could the Olympic Regatta here in 1948, takes a sterner view.

hold

EXAMINED IN THE ART International regaltas, in- may be cluding the Olympic,

who umpired only by those have been examined in their arl.

E-

in

1

his

G---O-Nickalls, secretary_of. the ARA and a Henley pire, could not ociate in the overworked European championships When did Everton Milan until he had passed Jast show

Aston i long? Or

test and had been given Villa? Or Tottenham or

"ticket." senal? Did you ever hear of Glasgow Rangers dropping hawbee?

The

Ar-

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answer to these stories the baseball parks regard 5,000 of falling attendances is in the

nowndays, clubs who carry crowd As a good

on painful nd, one way and another, year after painful year with there is considerable confusion great uncovered expanses of in the minds of the cognos- slagheap citizened by drench centi as to what TV does {uted, shivering football-lovers whom with what.

who, until now, had no alter

Now, Jack Solomons has native. uttered a loud "Out!" to the Soccer British TV boys, and has done pretty well the same

IGNORING FACTS

bad

thing so far. In the opinion in television, and,

Now they've got it, in part, when the of this department, both ДЕС

and the in the wrong, and there ought weather is too to be a pretty hasty revision- facilities worse, they will take it. But they won't stay away ins or view.

trom any of the grounds we have mentioned.

No fight fan would want to be anywhere but at or in the vicinity of the ringside for any fight of any consequence, nor would any Soccer fan want to be anywhere but in the stand to watch his team.

THE BAIT

The atmosphere of алу major soorts event is the ball

re-

that brings the customer along, and no cinema can produce that, no matter cunningly the cameras swing around.

απε

Covered accommodation attractive football will always bring the crowds out and the. profand-loss stories of club make it clear.

Another difference is that in Britain the umpire's launch is crowded with fair ladies and happy children. The f- ternational Federation say the only fellow-traveller

the on umpire's launch should be the driver, and that his launch must be followed by a second one carrying a deputy umpire in ense the first launch breaks clown

Take another contrast. At Henley the umpire starts the race himselt; the oficial time taken from his launch, Un- Same- der international laws

starts one on the bank

the race and the margin of vic- tory is judged by electrical timing.

MINIATURE HENLEYS These are striking distinc- the tions. Still 13 countries are racing in England now, satisfied

Note the left hand is in charge of the club, and throughout the shot remains rigid and a part of the club.

Notice King uses a pitching wedge-almost a No. 8 iron-with the face almost closed. He gets a spin the ball and a flat trajectory which is ideal for flat

greens,

on

The follow through (below) is excellent, weight taken on a well-balanced left foot, head well down, left hand still in charge.

Now for the putt (above right): This style suita King, who follows through smoothly, and has a confident and easy pendulum swing.

Notice the left wrist again in charge of the shot.

which is invaluable more touch with a wooden putter. Says King about his ancient wooden putter: You get when a delicate stroke is demanded,

McGovern In Title

So that the ban-TV faction that the margin of victory can be Fight On Aug. 14

is merely ignoring the simple facts of the outdoor entertain ment problem,

now we

can

HOW TO GRIP THE WEDGE

Close-up of the pitch grip.

(London Express Sørvice.)

YACHTS

champion RACE companion BID FOR CUP

fairly judged by visual distancy, that the umpire's launch

Yorkshira's Billy Thompson, guests, be loaded with

British lightweight and

1947, will defend his For a long time

that in the stewards' enclosure since have been saying that grounds no one may reserve a seat by title against stable how should

of Ber- be something more leaving a mackintosh on it, nor Tommy McGovern, Soccer pitches.

at Wandsworth than

lawn.mondsey, They can he picnic on the

Three of the finest racing should be arenas with covered Both being permitted at inter-Stadium on August 14 (writes It is all a matter of facilities, accommodation for everybody, national regattas.

Grorge Whitlug).

yachts in the USA are making Atlantic "high-and-dry"! particularly co for as Soccer with restaurants and bars and But is it as satisfactory to Champlon (20) and challen

In the is concerned,

freighter have facilities for Wolves

every kind of regard all other British regat- ger (27), are old rivals, as crossing last sport-places where

ctable mates. tas as Henleys in miniature? I well as

Ex-American Reporter.

Liaroriz. Geare and Fire- £22,000.

and his family can happily should say not. For these af- miner Thompson, with spend the whole day.

"fire" cracker will race three select- of panel

umpires thing approaching the by As seventy percent of them should be approved theof his early days, outpointed cd British yachts for the new

ARA, as by the MCC at crie- stand, they deserve to lose to the camera.

ket.

-(London Express Service.)

Just shown a profit on season's working of Why? Because Molyneux is one of the best-accommodation grounds in the country.

Think of the good-accom- modation grounds and you will

POP

VISITORS (13

TROUBLE POP! RELAX -ISPEAK FRENCH LIKE A NATIVE

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man

-London Express Service,)

fairs

UKE A

SO YOU DO!

NATIVE OF

DARKEST

AFRICA!

some-

McGovern in a fille fight Hanley, Staffs, last July.

(London Express Serulco.)

Intent cordial

at British American

Cowes on July 10.

Exhibition Softball Tussles Tomorrow

At Caroline

By “GRANDSTAND”

Hill

As a result of a misunderstanding in a verbal agreement, South China's Reds had to rake up a scratch team against the US Navy and were subsequently nosed out 7-6 in the crucial Summer Softball League game during the week.

Prior to the commencement of the game, which was delayed for an hour, both managers failed to arrive at a satisfactory settlement and after Navy In dicated their intention of claiming the game by forfeiture, South China agreed to play under protest.

Two exhibition tussles will be played off tomorrow at South China's Caroline -Hill Stadium and convener Chev N. Taol has arranged for the home..team to meet the champion Braves outfit at 11.30 a.m. after Pandas tangle with the US Navy in the curtain-raiser at 10 a.m.

rain or shine, they're out on the diamond when the pralice notice is up.

The gala affair should attract (the Gold section in the very final a imga number of tans who were game of the series.

ermerly boball followers when South China liave been be game was played, and who keeping in triin during the recent The US Navy side have had a veinid the trip heross the torrid months under the capable string of steecyres reccnily and harbour a bit troublesome during guidance of P. K. Lau while the ; every one of the gobs, from the regular fengue season,

Braves have branched out in o mentor Mock downwards, are US Navy stayed with the other sports during the summer, eager to stretch the chain of sories traders when they shaded and it would not surprise me both South China and the Rags If the Tribe gets scalped Mepps during the week, both morrow. tilis boing derided on a timely long blow.

Lineups as follows:

SOUTH CHINA

P. C. Woug S. C. Wonk Y. K. Chan

BRAVES

10-

victories,

PANDAS.

Wally Ma

Jackie Wel Haymond Tran

Y. C. Mel

15.

Willie Woo

2b.

Y. S. Liang

RU.

D. C. Remedios

eted Pereira,

Y. Y. Liang

M. Teang

15. 2b. 3h.

C. Yuanovich

K. T. Wong

Tony Osmund!

K. T. Loung

K

Junlar Remedios

K. F. Chen

JE

J. Guterres

Schedule

P. II. Lee

cf.

C, K. Choy

Y. C. Cheung

Rub Remedios

Tommy Wel

US NAVY

Shepler Barry Podisare Tradley

Mock Dollinger

Normille

20ore.

for the week,

all

Spiky Guterres games commencing at 0,00 p.m.

US NAVY'S DOUBLE The Reds jumped right into the lead in the first frame when P. 1. Lee rapped cut a rousing fourmaster that cleared the right- Held fence and would have chased a mate home ahead o aim but for an interference at

he plate on a rundown play. Pitting their strongest side The gobs failed to settle down against the Albuquerque," the to hurtor P. C. Wong's Flow Fondas will have most of their teasers and, Although they former Shanghai side managed three scattered bills, is wrote softball History their half, failed to nudge north. tally across.

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11. Carlos Remedios. sharp, as follows;

which

Tuesday

US Navy

V

S. China Blues Thursday

In the Ragg Mopps v Pandas

There is never too much soft-

the second frame the ball for the untiring Pandas and, Oversens Caroliners pushed over two more runs when P. H. Lee clouted out his second safety to pave the way for Y. L. Yam and C. M. "Lefty" Tsang to dent the rub ber.

The sailors turned the tables in the third when they blasted out a total of five hits (Mock, Moore, Podmore, Donaldson and Shepler) to register three runs, and when Mock blasted out his (our-base clout to deep contre, the Navy snatched the lead for the first ilme.

A determined Reds outfi fought back with a homer by P. C. Wong who really laid the hickory on the horsehide ond Imade it a new ballgame with the I score knotted 4-al.

With two away in the sixth semester, Y. L. Yam singled but the scoring threat would have been snuffed were it not for the fact that the gods

gavo P. H. Lee a new letse on life when keystoner Bradley tumbled an easy grounder, Yarn eventually scored to break the tie.

"With the final ̄stanza-coming up, the Navy outfit were fight- ing hard to get back into the ballgame and when the first two batters dled it was up to "slugger" Dollinger to bring home the bacon.

Perhaps too much was ex- pected of fair-headed Dollinge: who went hitless three successive times at bat after a brillant showing the previous weeks, but fate smiled on him kindly and allowed him a freak single just over second base.

With the breaks turning in their favour again, rightfielder Moore stopped listo the rectangle and blasted out a clothesline drive which was good for a round trip and wo

runs.

After their dream of victory faded, the Reds were un- able to produce the

spark

were

which would have started out u last

inning rally, and unable to make up the defielt in their last turn af bat,

The Ragg Mopps underrated their opponents once more and succumbed to the Navy 3-2 to slip another rung in the League Indder.

Moore's heavy hitting came to the fore again

he smacked

and the goba chalked up their first run when smoking liner through the centre which way marked for distant places.

The drive was fumbled in the pastures and by the time the apple was retrieved, Moore had crossed the pan.

Another singie by Bradley in the fourth added further to the Navy score, but Erikson's single

Cup

at

behind

-(Lordim Express Service.)

SAVE YOUR EYES

la al caros ol eye trouble

· your wyws aliould be thorough. ly tested to decide it your Cage which calle for the use of glasses Et not ·

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

AT, QUEENS ROKE CENTRAL HONG KONG '

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margin

an error slimmed, the when Chandu Pedruco

romped home,

The Moppers scored Once more to even the count, but it pilot. Mock's home-run

was

which broke up the ballgame as the Navy's playing manager spiked every sack on a tour of the bases.

EXHIBITION GAMES

clash Tomorrow's

between Charlle Figueiredo's Braves and South China is the first time these two outfits, have ever met, the teams being in different sections of the Senior Longue.

The Bravas led the Blue aecilon with 12 straight victories and annexed the Melthen Trophy in the playoff

series while South China, was un- fortunate in being eliminated in

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