1951-10-31 — Page 7

THE INTER-VARSITY RUGGER MATCH

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1951.

The Dark Blues Will Have A New Look

By PETER LOVEGROVE

Oxford, who have provided rugby of the highest standard and won the Inter- Varsity match for the past three seasons, are faced with the major and urgent task of rebuilding in the next five weeks.

December 11 at Twickenham and The 70th University match takes place on

their seven interna- eleven of last year's formidable Dark Bluzes, including six of tionals, have "gone down."

longer

the Dark Certainly :st puting, when outplayed forward and

moderate by the

with little Blues' scem pretty open, No

available Arv

they wer•t? real pace having come to notice. match-winner Martin Hofiary.

beaten Ko far, but the Dark Blues can the brilliant England centry

the steadiness Hichmond, always rely on Lewis Cannell, the lntes national back-row of the pack, G. C was anything that an auspicious, of T Bittson - Thomas, Keadil-Care Stat

G Small, Radi penter and H

W South African hooker Heter

D

whe

J Brewer, who has had une game for Wales, to all one of the vacancies

51

3. Buliard, the Varsity's for-

seusuri, Oxford only secundi-row skipper and

outside- word, has my gains about the solved their difficult

Taif problem by luring Hofmeyr full-back position, which C. J. Saunders has already made his rom

1:0m his studies at the

1061 this problem Is manner reminiscent minute, and

African with them agat. The strongest of other fornt South

M. Spence. K. from Undidates are This Freshman players

Scot- Capewa University kicks who would have had a

ful length, s

cool wader, tigh Trial but for injury,

robust D pressure, and showed

Outside the Oxford have been se distan.

own dir Bullered guished. only Boven

emains, onl 12204 DG 1 war supremacy is semunsiy theated

<d

NO LACK OF TALENT Not that there is any

Fa

of promising new talent, but R

may take time to find the glit beruf and create th Letwork.

andh confidence

which bring suce S almost always is the most

what

tractive and exacting game

Dar fixture-list

..

abic speci! in seuring two ries 14 at triats

T

Much, of course, will depend

the Hoobly.

three- quaster line, and on the under- tanding he strikes in the cen-

F te with

Coud's, whu was picke! for Scotland water Tim wing positions

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and

Baker.

out Just

who has been playing well for Old Merchant Taylors, but P

Richards (Old Whitgiftians), (Harlequins) D Ashcroft und P. F. S Kattemaster, son of a very famous player and a

International, Schoolboy

of the not through Ireking tg-match PETENCE

MCC DRAW WITH INDIAN

SERVICES

Dehra Dun, United Province, Del. 30.

The MCC cricket tourists' match with the Indian Ser- vices XI ended in a draw here today with the scores level. There was time for only one over when the MCC, after dismissing the Services for 175 runs, needed five These they were unable to get, mainly runs for victory. because of the wide and high bruncing bowling facties of Rai Singh fast medium bowler), which provoked much comment.

Blue Vest Well

Backed For The

Melbourne Cup

Melbourne.

are

reckoning

Ex-

usual

All the Bigus are that they will have another very big and

with the strong pack Dominion contribution The and Bullard three Old Blues

Walker and inmself, M.

the South African, C. J. L. Grif- th. From Soul Africa have arrived JH Henderson, CN=

tam of Witwaterstand Univer Sify who has played for Trans- val and was the running for the Springbok tour, B. Bamford, a 162 stone front Diocesan from now forward

Bryer and R. N. Shucksnovis |Sollege. P. M. B. Hut, L. W New Zealand may be represent- D North and Aus- ed by J. tralia 193 H. A. Dunn, Queensmul. Archer lakely giant E A Fergusson, who has captamed Rugby, while B

Wydell, who has been mak- game for himself in Lon- don club rugby, is regarded as

A

A

1 Graveurs both + Single

.. Singh's Kenyon played the second for Two PARIS кете I w +ames uede with four balis ko iņu.

TWO FINAL BOUNCERS

The Ra Saigh began iwong W side of the stumps and has fourth ball was a wide, making the neores level. The next two ixails were bouncers, Tugh over the head of Kenyon, who was unable to reach them, and the off wide of the final hall was

Blue Vest, beaten half a neck in the £10,000 Caul feld Cup recently, has been ¦ stump.

hacked

the heavily

for

Kenyon made an attempt £14,000 Melbourne Cup. On cut the last ball but missed and As the match ended with the scores one day alone Blue

was backed to win £A20.000.

The Melbourne Cup will b fun even wo miles at Flening 1m have course on November t

;

level.

The last over by Rai

Singh

provoked much comment. Some onlookery said that it was not in the sporting spirit of the game while others declared that his Favourite stil Morse Code,

Such a justified Blue Vest, tactics were but he just shades

remain a champion three-year-old question will always Victoria Derty Favourite matter of opinion,

ENTERPRISING STAND

and

itsd

Hydrogen.

supported

well Also Basha Felika and Grey Boots.

UFFY

1951 and

An

nterprising six.h 1950 Caulfrid Cuppersh.p

by Minutes winners respectively.

this

to win.

wicket 16 83 runs 75 Ro. Singh

und

Prince O'Fairies, winner Adhikari fled the MCC's effort the Brisbane Cup curlies: year, has slipped in the betting

Declaring their overnight recent failures, but following

total of 338 runs for four wickels horse reply to their opponen's 167 runs, the MCC left the Services Cup

10 to get 171 ruas to Win

innings defeat.

his big betting owner, Mr 0.

Porter, has K

with Cauffeld coupled

Basha Felika, winner,

£A130.000 on the Cups' double.

aver:

Hydrogen six times more They were well on the way to popular than the second Vic-vetery when half the side wore toria Derby fancy, Great Gu: for 71 ruus, but then came the bert. Next most favoured is s'and. Australian Jockey Club Derby winner, Channel Rise.

The Victoria Derby will be

over run

12 furlongs OTI November 3.

for the Order of favourites Melbourne Cup on November

Morse Code

Blue Vest, Hydrogen Basha Felike, Grey Boots.

Akbar

Aristocrat

Prince Fairies, Free Kick Double Blank, Midway, Jan, Great World, Durham

Delta, Skystreainer Aldershot, Channel

Reuter.

Rise.

YMCA TEAM

The following will represent

the European YMCA in their Hockey Leaguo

match against

Adhikari (64) and Rai Singh (41) treated the bowling on is met's and rams came freely.

When Ral Singh was cut the balling broke down again, the lust four wake's going for 21 runs Router.

a near-certainly for the

TGW

H

back

LIGHT BLIVE OUTLOOK

with Cambridge,

ten

old Blues in residence, have been further heartened by a bright start They have been success- ful in their first three games, their victims

including Northampton, and already look

better side than last

year Dark their when they held Blue opponents for three parts

early of the game after two and costly mistakes in defence. Outside the scrum, they have impressive speed and stride, J. Blues M. Jenkins, the Light skipper, has no reason to discouraged with the prolonged trial he has given to his two Bartlett new halves, R. M. and T.

The former toured

C

be

Pearson

South Africa

2

and this summer

ao1 only opens up play well but is very useful place-kicker, while Freshman Pearson, a Schoolboy international, throws a long and quick pass from the base of the

scrum

Both Brian Reeve and E. W

centres, Marsden, last year's

they

their

to

deter-

are available again, but fight for will have to

now that K. J. Dal- Places

rising star, angielsh, Scotland's

nos arrived at St. Catherine's. deceptive Marsden is a most runner, while the burly Reeve the dash and weight has carry him through all but the de- most uncompromising of fences, but his passing has al- ways been unreliable.

and There is speed mination on the wings to pick from 1. S. Gloag (a former and old Blue), Army player K. J.'s brother W. S. Dal- gleish, R. Heron (London Scot-

and G. Cook, and tish) problems at full-back, except that of the difficult cholce tween T. U. Welis and P. M. Davies. Wells, New Zealander and cricket Blue, soundness itself if a trifle slow, while the of slightly-built Davies,

cricketer Emrys Glamorgan Davies, made a spectacular first appearance at Twickenham for the RAF last winter, and talked of as a future full-back.

Strangely enough, 1100-

U.S. Davis Cup Team

Selected

Palm Spring, Oct. 29. Frank Shields,

captain playing

Bon

no

119

be-

15

Welsh

although

of the seven of the old Blues are for- which is the pack wards, it

the Dutch HC at Sookumpoo United States Davis Cup raises the biggest query. Last No. 2 ground on Sunday, bully-team, said today he

of at 10 am.:

$115

Was your's scrummaging was confident now he had the pect throughout the season and J. Taylor, Bushrail. Drake: "best tennis team in Ameri- deteriorated in the vital match

when was most

required, Inglis, Frater, Arundell; M. R. Taylor, A. Inglis, Calde. ta.” cott, Mann, Long.

B.

TODAY'S SPORT

CRICKET

He said: "Getting Ted Schroe-

it may

well b

hot by some

useful

such 09 F. R. der to the team has boosted newcomer the ex-Bopper

who

everyone's morale immensely. I Beringer, the

to hooked for the Army, D. M. Iam very happy he is able

Massey, a Cheshire County join us

After a

lot of changes the forward, R. 1. Harrison (Mid- of the back row), end Army Inter-Unit League Beam Anally has shaken down

Come ICB Regt : (Sookumpoo); APCA RAB4). (Craigzdrower); to the following fire-mail com "Casle Walf, the Dig

Draconita bination-Dick Savist, Tony Tra- bridge and Surrey fast bowler. Blues' sternest The Light Bebas. HamUtom 5/1 TMB, 3C)1500 DIY Pro Richardson and Schroeder. test comes on November 0,

the Spring Jack Kramer, former national when they meet Army Lang10 Ob By TA Vengea champion who turned pro boke, who play at Oxford Henk Badu (aplers "HE Biene Best Reesional, has taken on the job weak latorThese two games "coaching. Also helping should provide senil pointer

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United Prem

A SEAT IN THE STALLS

When The Wool Week

Snaps

THE SCENE IS SET FOR NOAH'S ROCKET Clockwork

One of the minor cataclysms in "When Worlds Collide," the new George Pal science fiction story, filmed in technicolour, is the complete flooding of New York City.

On a pleasant July afternoon people go about their business in Herald Square, New York, scolling at the warning of scientists that at I p.m. the planet Zyra will pass cluse to the earth, causing tremendous cataclysms.

Ten minutes later the scientists' findings prove to

be true. Following a terrifying earthquake, a gigantic tidal wave bears down on New York and a raging moun- tain of water dashes into the square.

Within a few minutes only New York's tallest sky. scrapers jut out of the sea.

Zyra passes close to the Earth. Coming in another, direction is another planet, Bellus, which will crash into. it. But the men of science are ready. Their rocket, aimed at Zyra and safety, shoots off.

On board the rockat are à selection of 45 people, the necessary antr

By SUE DAWSON

When

high-rincipled and religious ma realises that the work to which he has dedicated his life to make the world a better place is being used for an evil purpose, there is bound to be a tremendous reaction. In the ordinary way, such man would discuss his

H

views with people and per- haps leave his job. Creat-! ing a fuss would save him, for it would act as a safety valve for his surging thoughts.

But what if he was en-

gaged on some secret work? Something which he had sworn to impart to nobody, which he couldn't discuss

because anyway

no-one the na- would understand

The ture of his work. clockwork inside would he wound up in the same way, but there being no safety valve, something

eventually snap,

would

Suct a case was

Professor Willingdon's. Months of ex- haustive work on highly secre Government research connected with a super bomb produced their effect. There came A real:sation of the magnitude of this destructive weapon he was helping to create.

One day Scotland Yard ceived several letters forward- ed from Downing Street and, As sometimes happens, they were treated as a hoax. -Bu' one was in the writing of the famous Professor and in pur- suing this the Yard discovered that he had actually disap- pcared.

LONDON SITS UP

Tha! made London sit up, for the letter stated that unless the Prime Minister announced to the world within seven dlays would stop produe-

that Britain

tion of the weapon, one of those bombs, known as the "U.R.12."

be set off ut would Sunday and destroy square miles of London.

noon on twelve

Police, Government, the Ser- vices and, in fact, eight million inhabitants of London Join in the search with the Professor's colleagues to trace him--but without success.

Government in the meantime starts a complete evacuation of | London. From the opening of

the flim,

Suspense builds

till finally like an avalanche, Sunday noon sees the climax, when the brittle tension, like the Professor's mind earlier on, reaches snupping point.

There are no glittering stars decorating these pavements of London

names.

been

with their exploited . But no six could have found

who could played the half dozen leading parts.

better have

RUFFLED SPARROW

Barry Jones has the look of a ruffled Sparrow and

your the sympathy is entirely with rather pathetic wandering pro- fessor, who sometimes in his eyes and expression reveals the tenacity of purpose which is driving him on to the awful mission which he feels he must fulfil

Was

Olive Sloane, who acknowledged "the toast of the London stage" in the twenties, plays "Goldie", an ex-variety artist with a heart of gold.

Cat-crazy Mrg Peckett is Joan HickscTI, the Professor's first landlady in his flight, and Sheila Menahan, the Irish actress, is Ann, his daughter.

Andre Morell is Superinten- dent Folland who conducte the chase, and Hugh Cross, Stephen Lane, an assistant of the Pro- fessor's and very fond of his ilaughter Ann.

through

the

Surely more people than in alm surge almost any other

the scenes In

London, evacuation of

when only the Army are left to comb the deserted houses and search- lighted streets for the missing man.

Typical of the Cockney core

running through the Alm is a

remark made by a soldier ater

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