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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1951.

Yorkshire Have An Outside Chance Of Winning The Championship

London, Aug. 14.

First Innings points was the main issue at stake in most of the County Cricket Championship fixtures today owing to the short rations of play through bad weather since Saturday.

Yorkshire, the nearest challengers to Warwickshire, the county lenders, did however take the full 12 points by beating Essex and, as Warwickshire managed to secure only first Innings points (four) against Northamptonshire, the gap. he- tween them closed and left Yorkshire still with an, outside chance of snatching the honours.

↑ Commonwealth team in India,

again in an obstante mood,

sterly 73 rune included only Ave boundaries, but wus which type of lunings Northamptonshire needed in n

Lancashire's hopes have suving the game vanished when Warwickshire. who found vanished as first innings points they lost seven wickets for 35 Livingston, who captained the against Worcester leave them runs in kile more than an hour. Ice far behind to catch up oven

hould they win their five re This period saw the buismen maining games and Warwick-1 completely baffled by the spin shire lose the four that they bowling uf Appleyard and the still have to play.

Wardle and Appleyard's six Yorkshire also have to play wickets for 20 runs gave him five and the present points are: the remarkable match figure of Warwickshire 200 Yorksintre 12 wickels for 43 runs. 160, Lancashire 132, Glamorgan 112. Worcester 101 and Surrey 100.

crists.

Warwickshire, unce, they had quined a first innings lead, lut George Dews, who has been fly in a bid to build up a winning advantage beforo de-

Freddie released by Worcester to play | claring.

Brown, the At the other end of the table, football for Plymouth Argyle, England captain, had the fine the position is unchange, for market the close of his erleltet bowling igures of six wickets Both Nottinghamshire and season with grand century.; for 02 ruus and, having inken Leicestershire,

the

bottone hit 14 fours in a stay of two two

with successive wickets clubs, took first lunings points hours and a half and the per- balls. he WOR robbed of n Jor Leicestershire to remain at for

formance helped largely possible hint trick by the War- the foot with 30 points, four wheds Worcester's rally afterwickshire declaration. behind Nottinghamshire.

half their wickets had gone for 47 runs.

SECOND DEFEAT

Peter May just missed an- other century for Surrey, who managed to tuke srt innings points from Aiddlesex with the fast pair at the wicket.

Glamorgun esme defers from Somers

The closing minules of the Essex suffered only their innings saw Perks hit four sixus second defeat of the season of Hilton, the Test bowler.

gaining! Yorkshire were

Sound batting the midle when their 11th success and any hope of the order enabled Northump- that Esrex moy

aftonshire to save their game, with a two declaratieas save hadl

BUSINESS AS USUAL

IN HOME SOCCER

FROM

AUGUST 18

nar

very to a game Glamorgan, with a enc-rus Iud, upplic: the closure und tion Sonic:s! for nine d:cbowed at 144 runs wickets.

Wickets tunibied as Glamorgan wene

for the runs bu; when nine wickets were down for only 59

time expired. McCommon had another ne i spell of five wickets for 67 runs 1 for Glamorgan,

giving

him match agu:cs of 11 wickets fer 111 runs. Gouetetershire dcclared in a bid to beat Kent, who however

Lo dimely in playing cu bad

ruined Hampshire Leicestershirt in which Leicestershire ball season, has now been rescinded and it will be “business were just one rut ahead on the

Ars: naings worn thin brough as usual" on August 18, the opening date.

London, Aug. 14.

The "strike for freedom" call by the Players' Union, time while rain completely which threatened to delay the opening of the British foot-he

match, in

Nottinghamshire, who also had

The July 31 deadline for contract-signing has come play to an end. and gone; and most of the Football League's leading play spoiled by in en we of players have signed on again for the 1961-52 season.

But there

Bre still

arose

niny cently, and contracts to

the three days, managed to get ties: innings points after declar- runing dois morning before diamies-

problems to be overcome, nal- from August to August insteading Derbyshire following a stub-

bern batting display--Reuter. ably in

new of July to July. connection with

LOSE A MONTH thel contracts for players and

THE RESULTS raising of the broadcasting ban! Ur the xisting contract

Landon, Aug. 14. imposed by the Football League. a player placed on the transfer

The following were

the re- list at the end of a season

of sulis

first-class cricket Trouble

month's play matches played today: when the could use a Players' Union, which has been tween July and August while

At Bradford: Yorkshire bea! campaigning for new contraels waiting to join his new club.

and 113 Innings considered Essex by an Many advised Its 3,000 professionals!

observers

205 for. Aix not to re-sign for the next the League schedule would runs. Yorkshire

were be delayed by the wrangle. But, wickets declared. Essex 60 and scason until its demands

following Loiks met.

the 122 (Appleyard, right-arm fust The Union wanted an all-Ministry of Labour the Playersmedium bowler, six for 20).

At Worcester; The match be- round pay increase instead of the Urion and the Football League.

Worcester und

Lan. Ifted tween granted re-the strike optional

demand Increase

enshire was drawn. Lancashire and players flocked to sign,

Bu several notable players 344 and 79 for no wieket, Wor- are holding out. These include center 280 (Dews 104, Tattersal!, the Chelsea stars, the cuplain, right-arm medium offspin_bow- John Harris (centre half) and ler, six for 941. Roy Bentley, centre-forward.

LAWN BOWLS

TEAMS

among

was

1

At the Oval: The match be

and Middlesex Many players on the open-to-tween Surrey Transfer list have not waltet to was drawn. Middlesex 277 and (Denis Compton Lawn bowls teams for Satur request for their services from 37, Wantisker 56, Young, left-

sce whether there will be any D3 for four

Surrey 283 (May no1 out). day are:

other clubs.

Consequently there has been a slow bowler, five for 110).

KOGC

of players

with

31

At

'

match

The

Wellingborough: between Northampton. and Warwickshire was Northamptonshire 102

exodus 1st Division Cragendower Cakun ket Club at Austin Road-DS. Feotball League clubs to non-ma Oliver, P. Hughes, G.C. Norman, W.C. Sinipson; K. Bolte. J. ThLeague clubs and it is estimated shire dail, E. Purv. R.B. Robertson: J. that Football League clubs will drawn. Dinner, J. Crighton, M.S. Mckay. lose a total of $300,000 in trans-3 190 fo six (Livingson 75).

d. McKelvie,

2nd Division v Prison

Club at

Austin Road.......A.3. Пезм

Berts, T. Wren. S.H. Strange. Hun. E.E. Terry: L.C. flares, F.W

fer feer.

NOTHING CAN BE DONE And there is nothing that the

Ruston, C. Willcox, D. Trail; R.E.League can do about it.

Read, W. Frost, A. Bailey. A. Mor shall. Reserves, C. Volckseri, J.W. Bellamy.

MKFC

Greaver. G.

to

1st Division v Cith de Revel "White" at Happy Valley.-K.D Baker, Dr Shaw, N. Rakusen, E

Warwicksire 252 for nino de- clored (Spooner 66. Wolton 72. Brown, right-arm legbreak bowler, six for 02). At Cheltenham: between

clared

The match und Gloucester.

Non-League clubs do not have

Gloucestershire pay transfer fees for players Kent was drawn. on the transfar list of League shire 270 and 319 for four de- clubs.

(Emmett 09 not difficulty for the players Ridgway, right-arm fast medium if he wishes to return to bowler, three for 10). Kent 231 League football. The

club (Fagg 107, Seqt, right-arm

Arisce

pat,

Greenwood: E. Strange. A.L. Berceding his services would have fast medium bowler, six for 42)

beria, J. Watson, T. Pije; 1.V. Carret, N. Craiz. E. Tuck. B.I. Bickford.

КСС

to pay his previons League club and 66 for three.

mit

A Portemouth: The

Was

1.17 in

match

v Police Recreation 1st Division Club at Cox's Road.-W. Coffedite, D. Lee, C. Thompson, F. Good Football League to ban broad- for nine. Fain restricted play.

win F.R. Kermani, J. Tand. T.E. Baker. W. Ilong-Sling: A.V, Lopes, D. Rosselet, R.8. Capeli, E.C. Fincher.

Talkoo

Against I.R.C. (away) on Satur

Heaton, F. Whitby, R. Grink. Chalmers. T. McLean, B. Bill- inore, W. Brown, W. Mielrose, n.G. Baker, T. Verrall, R. Main. C. Bovalrd.

}},

HKCC MATCH

posts of League games brought

ters.

Notti

SEAT IN THE STALLS

Glynis Johns Tells You

WHY THE BIG STARS STAY ON TOP

YOU wonder why some

You stay on top? 1

know. This is why:~~~

never

MARLENE DIETRICH: I have met anyone who at one moment can be glumorously feminine and the nexi moment completely practical about her knowledge of camera lighting. scripts, cooking, and medicine. A truly remarkable womats,

DAVID, NIVEN: It's quite ob- vious from the first time you shake hands with him that nothing is going to slop bim entertaining you, himself, and anyone else around for as-lung as possible. and he does,

JAMES STEWART: He has the humility that only the great are wise enough to use. Through he, has such inward concen- Iration that no physical distur bance affects his thought,

He

MICHAEL WILDING: possesses allliness too. But it is not used to concentrate inward- ly. He is still because he l watching. Istening, and noticing others. He bus an open mind and instinctively applies what he has noticed,

SPENCER TRACY: Not only an actor who works out every line, breath. and pause in what- ever purt he's playing but man who demands sincere affec- tion because of his tremendous warmth.

Glynis Johns

This is her first film since she

ANNA NEAGLE: The most liked woman in tile industry

devoted her life to being You probably haven't heard had her baby. However much of Pauline Stroud yet. an actress of range. difficult the project is, she will {think that's a good thing.

Lucky for her it is set in the

set her eyes on It, and, with! Too often a newcomer to the same time period as her sucecas, her husband Herbe Wilex rims has been ballyhooed. Too | Kind Hearts and Coronets give her confidence, I feel will often there has been a big let-she's longing to wear Wasp never take her eyes of the goal. (down.

waists again.

KATHARINE HEPBURN: She Failure is a hundred thnes is one

of the few real in- more cruel that way. dividualists. She is in no way phoney. Because of her great shyness. to be in the public eye

at all she has to be brave.

STEWART GRANGER: Both physically and mentally, he's a big person.

T

Well done!

o us in the Alm world the game of Pauline Stroud hus become important,

It means hope and opportunity And a lot of good things most of us feared were dead in a finan- clally embarrassed industry,

Pauline Stroud is 10 and she was picked

thousand out of pretty girls to play the part of a beauty queen in the fini satire Lady Godiva Rides Again.

She has done so well she bus just been given a Ave years' contruct.

Proving that there is still room at the top and that there is stili a ladder to get there.

Cinema At

Clarence House

JUST three and 玫

half

I

Jean's happy

HEAR that

Jean

Sim- Started

mons has definitely work on Androcles and the Lion on August 7,

That is wonderful news. for She is really happy only

her.

when she is working.

It is fantastic that the Arst long enforced rest he has had should be in Hollywood, a city which exists just for films.

Jeannie is completely relaxed

and happy as settles à

nerves when she enters a studio.

About a chair

ព

the other hand I was bundle of nerves on the first day's shooting of Encore, the latest of the Maugham ceries.

It was an emotional scène, und In the middle the director,

Said Tony OVERHEARD in the office of

Tony Dom- barough, who happens to be my flance.

Someone at the other end of the phone asked if 1 could stand at the top of n-70-foot Indder, to be "shot."

Said Tony: "Will they insure her? If not....no." ་ ་

This is Show Business,

Success seciet

My final thought, s

future of British Alms:

the

I think that our dislike of pandering to cheap sentiment- ality has kept the British film industry moving along.

When the day comes when we true can combine heart and romance with intellect, then

Harold French, sald: "You've we'll combat this depression.

lost this."

sald sadly: "Yes, I know I have. I can't play it at all."

"Not that, you fool," he

London Express Servier)

snorted."I mean your chair, Best Bad Men

That was even worse. For what he referred to was the col- lapsible chair I was given when I was in Hollywood, It is an Every time I attractive chair.

make a Alin the director takes it.

The last time It was Ralph Thomas, when We were doing Appointment With Venus,

I think they tell each other about it.

years after her marriage Princess Elizabeth is to receive her last wedding prescht David's cow and complete cinema presented Britain's Alm showmen. It is

by

In A Cloud

Of Dust

Perhaps the bad man was the old Texan, Walter Bren- nan, or it may have been Jack Buetelor young again "best" might in- clude both. Anyway, Wild We tern cops and robbers. are inclined to get mixed up (especially when they aйl talk the same way and none very distinctly.

being fitted into the basementHAT film Appointment with

WES. B Venus

good one room at Clarence House.- and

It, is elever, based the first royal first night should to, make.

on a true wartime story, which be some time in the autumn.

involves a cow "Venus" in 1 seats leading role. The cinema, with 25 and the latest type projectors, David Niven and I were very has been hold up because wock fond of "Venus," though in the on that kind of thing was not end we were weary of cattle!

Trouble continues In the permitted during the last few

But It must have whetted | Western states after the wor years.

David's appetite.

which has put the American Government Into power

outlaws Texas, and then the

rounded up by the American army. Then a bunch of crooks. put one over the Major of the Ryan) American Army (Robert

get

in

to get the kudos for capturing the outlaws, and then a mixture. of ex-outlaws and ex-American

a transfer fee, and possibly one

When he was in Paris, the The Princess has chosen her to the non-League club.

own colour scheme: cream for other day, he bought ten pounds Another cloud ca the raccer between Hampshire and Leler.

the walls, maroon seats, Hight of fillet bleak. drawn. Hamp- horizon seems to be foding. A stershire

He got through the Customs beige. carpets. Leicestershire 118

The Duke of midsummer decision by the shire

Edinburgh has checked the easily. apart from a few cracies

the nians, and when

cinema about the blood-stalned paper. At Nottingham: The match be-

-the And then be set out to pre- ready it will become howls of protests from all quar tween Nottinghamshire und

centre for private film shows pare a dinner for some' Impar- Derbyshire was drawn.

for the Royal Family."

tabt friends. The wine was Strong public opinion forced 200 for eight declared (Cloy (Elllott

The right, the sauce was right. and army goes in for rounding up What sort of films do

the 'ex-village-dignitaries — the a change of heart among Lea- 108). Derbyshire 250

King and Queen and the Prin- the steak looked grand. Rue and club officials, and the 87, Revill 57, Cox six for 30).

"But," David told me after- | crooks; At Weston Super Mare: The

when reconsidered on ban is to be

they're on their own? The list wards, When they blt the steak August 27, when a compromise ma.ch between Somerset and

with there were loud choking noises. has nothing in common Glamorgan was drawn. Somer- is expected.

ninė de- the pictures thought by others It was horse-it was lough." The onus then may be placed set 178 and 144 for

to be suitable for roynt show- clared (Tremleti 50, McCannon Broadcasting on the British

ing. of right-arm offspin bowler, five Corporation, who, instead

• An interesting Lawn Bowls paying five guineas a match, for 67). Glamorgan 1 for game has been arranged for may be asked for 100 guineas eight declared (Watkins 76 not- Saturday, August 18, when a

59 for nine (Hazell, broadcast to compensate clubs out) and team of Hongitong Cricket Club for possible loss of revenue.—lett-arm Flow bowler, three for cricketers of the Past and Pre-Reuter.

11)-Reuter. sent will meet a team of Lawn RETURNS TO THE RANGERS

5. AFRICANS DRAW London, Aug. 14. Bowlers, also from the KCC, I

The game will be played.at! Barry Brown, 27-year-old

Hove, Aug. 14. Chater Road, commencing 3.45 goalkeeper who left Queen's The South African cricket Park Rongos six years ago touring team drew their three- when he was transferred The following are the teams:

today match against Subsex, which Cricketers Past and Present Notts County In part exchange ended here today.

Rain has worked out play on N. E. Arthy, F. Marshall, R. R. for Hatton, hus returned to the

Rangers

on transfer from Derby the first Davies, R. I Wild; C. w.

and the sides con- day plated only one innings ench Brown, Wembley" man though Sussex hed 10 minutes moved, to Derby two seasons 089. batting. In their recohd-knock. He first-played for Rangers at. Sussex were all out for.213

yesterday Way, A. Love, R. W. Holl SCOTTISH LEAGUE replied with and the tourists London, Aug. 14. Jackie McGlew scored 60 and Clyde bent Albion Rovers by George Fullerton 65, C. 1. four, goale to nil in a Scottish' Sustex were 15. runs for no. Black, Dixon. P/ League, Division: "B" football wicket in their second innings Cassidy, Johnston. A

Kat match today outer.

When the game ended.---Router.

Sewell, A. Graham, L. E County.

Hurley,

TT

bura,

"Milchell: Meffan, Barclay.

I.

B Phillips; } the age of 15.-Reuior.

Armiger,

Lloyd,

cesses

want to sec

To mix things up a bit, the cx-major (traw gangster outlaw) falls for the top-crook und ex- wife, Mrs village-dignitary's Fowler (Claire Trevor), who

Dirk's lobster ANOTHER Actor with animal helps him out of a cage in the

first place, and this lends a littl trouble....or a H, reptile? | zing to the chase as you see how Dirk Bogarde, now on he (the ex-major stc.) wins he location in Scotland in # Alim and gets straightened up again. called The Hunted.

He hon to wander

round In

The King and Queen and their family see an average of one film a week-sometimes three in a fortnight. They like every thing from Betty Grable to Westerns--especially Wes- tems and they even asked for that so-tough Cagney ple- every set with a live lobster.

I have become very attached ture White Heat."""

to her," he told me in a letter a Selected Ams followed Prin-couple of days ago. "We call her cess Elizabeth on her trip to Ivy and she waggies her tall. Malta.

"I am looking for a nice deep not in the rocks; so she can pool in: At one time the King and eventually go her own way. She Queen used to go over from has been my co-star so long Buckingham Palace to their that, I think she deserves ́ a old home, No. 140 Play dilly--| break.”* now the offices of Bir Alexan-

der Korda for private, shows,

There would be drinks and Lucky for her coffee waiting for them Une

til the film' criais, that is, Then VALERIE HOBSON û going to the Kingtold: an equerry; - play the Countear in the There: no teed to spend Alm version of Arnold Bennett's money, entertaining us AUDEN, The Cardamine

Mcst. lovable of anyone. Is the oldest of the best of the bad men (Walter Brennan), who is bottle- #real pistol-shopling, swigging, horse-galloping.". to- bacco-chewing' sport and really wins the game for them all.

However, in the process you get flying dust in your eyes and nostrils from the thundering hooves, feel your muscles strain to the pull of the horses, brid get violently bloodthirsty for.

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