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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1962.

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AUSTRALIA'S HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

ON THE RECORD THE TIE RULE IN COUNTY No Harm In Shaking CRICKET MAY BE CHANGED Up The Old Bones AGAIN NEXT SEASON

One of the happiest men in Hongkong yesterday was Auxili ary Chue Sal-hin of the Hong- icat kong Home Guard. He is 10 inches tall and weighs 00 pounds,

If he holds on to his happy approach to his problems, he may very well end up as member of Hongkong's Olymple

L.D. Au, a recruit who could be much more comfortable if he got less register out of the scales.

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tunm in Melbourne in 1038 as a Auxiliary Kwok tled

marksman.

Other members of the winning team were Auxiliaries A. M. Xavier, Buckley, Norman and Kwok Tin-chi,

with A. A. Noronha for the highest individual rifle score—23. Just about six weeks ago, This figure was well beaten by Auxiliary Chue Saishin come out Skt. Brezny, shooting for the with many more characters of Also-Hans, who managed 30 out advanced years to the 20-yard of ponible 40-almost a Bisley range at the Defence Force type. Roadquarters at Happy Valley when they handed him a popgun (otherwise. known as a 22).

Chue Sal-hin

Fany Happy” Chức

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There was a tle in the first place between the sections led by Cowle and Gonsalves of hockey tome, "Old" and Bili Cowle settled that in the shoot- off.

is rough translation of what his parents decided he should be In the original shool, it may be called) kept popping and popping added, the Bren record for the away and one of the most res-event-the first time it has been pected gentlemen in the soldier-held-was set by Cpl. Tingay and ing profession kept getting more L/Cpl. Mishevsky and not by and more burnt up, so much so

Bill Cowie und the Ancient that as time passed the rest of Auxillary. the detail could even smell the smell of burning flesh.

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In due course it came to such a pass that no less a personality than RSM King thought the whole business was getting out of bounds of anything known to be reasonable.

Before "Whxcly-Happy" Chue knew much more, RSM King was holding his rifle, Sgt. Jack Harpham was holding his hands and Sgt. L. Brezny was sitting on the small of his back.

exploded pengun and hit nothing.

The once more

Soid RSM King--and his voice even frightened the conteen wollas-"If you don't hit the target this time, I will pick up this gun and shoot you."

Auxiliary Chue Sai-bin hit the target with his very next pop and that's the beginning of the story.

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Within the week, Auxiliary Chue Sai-hin Was up at the Peak Range, Bring at 100 yards with a Service rifle.

After the shoot had been on for about 40 minutes it was dis- covered that many recognised wearing their markamen were long faces in vain, The returns were being telephoned back the wrong way

Faces found.

up again and the curious discovery was then made that, whether you read the targets from the left er the right it was an off-day for the famous

"RECORDER".

OPEN RINKS RESULTS

Results of second round Open Rinks Championship matches played yesterday were:

At KFC.-N. Alorris, S. Leonard, AJ. Cecio, A. A. Remed on beat G. Wall T. Reynold, J. Mac- Donald, Soutar 30-11.

K

At CCC.A. R. A. Rahman, M. Rumjaho, M. B. Haman, V. A It was made quite clear to him Minu, J. Koos, A, K. Minu 27-04 Numjahri beat M. I. Razack, A. R.

-two

into the bank T. Pilkington, P. Lowe. swarmers

J. Har- and then Ave into the target. ward, C. 1. Gough lost to E.

20 Some

minutes

C. Ister Greenwood, A. Eastman, W.

Simpson, J. McKelvie 17-22. Auxiliary Chuc Sal-bin come

A "KCC.-L. B. Silva. F. J. back, all 4. feet 10 inclies.ot hùn 1-5king's Hi--Hossz-A. -E- Coates lost lighted up into a bigger beams to FJ. Li, H. M. V. Ribeiro.

11. F. LAZ, J. A. Luz, 15-18. of self-satisfection than any sun in the whole astronomical con- stellation can conjure up.

"How many

times did you hit the board with all those circles," said the Company Ser- geant very lestily. "Seven," sald "Happy" Chur. "You don't say so," said the Sergeant, "and how many times did you hit that big black spot right in the middle?" "Seven

Chuc

The man has yet to be proved

AI KOGC,—I. A. Tippie, W? I. Coute, &, Howard, E. C. Fincher lost in A. P. Pereka, M. A.

3. Baptisto C. Remedios. C. C. Pereira 14-24. M. Y. Adhi, G. B Sadick, A. M. Rumjahn, 8. Yusuf beat W. H. Colledge, J. N. West R. 8. Capell, C. Thompson 22-201 7. A. Nomonha, C. P. Basto, 11. R. Pinna, C. R. Pereira lost to H. F. Shield F. D. Angus, P. Ken- nedy, W. Williamson 14-19.

thnos," sald "Happy" REME Training

Battalion Win Rifle Trophy

his effort

alar and yesterday helped Corporal Bill Cowie's Guard's

section win the Home Inter-Sectional Shoot.

"Happy" Chue feels very un- fuppy shooting at 25 yards. AL 300 yurds, he is not quite so unhappy.

of

"Happy" Chuc is only one the new soldiers who helped win the Inter-Sectional Cup presented by Major Jack Grenham, Another one holding up a helping hand was a man known on the roll as "O.L.D.

Bisley, July 5, The Regiment and Battalion team rifle match for the Britan nin Trophy in the Army Rifle Association meeting here has been won by the 2nd Training Battalion RE.M.E. with an ag-

regale of 713 points.

Says DENIS COMPTON

I should not be surprised to see a return next season to the old system of teams in the County Championship each' taking six points in a tied game.

Since the Championship began in 1873, its scoring system has undergone many experiments and changes. Most first-class cricketers believe that the present method is the best yet devised except for the unequal division of the 12 points in a tie..

It was in 1948 that the Advisory County Cricket Committee thought that more reward than an additional two points should be granted to a county already sure of four through a first innings lead.

The tie rule was amended to] Test cricketer before the im- won at Lord's. three times; eight points for a team ahead jmer Hanished,

Cambridge only once. on first innings four. to their opponents.

DISADVANTAGES

CUAN'S BREED

These three are again Cam bridge strong men, with David nad Peter in magnificent form and top of the batting averages. Their experience should count for much.

APPRECIATION A number of old Worcester-

have letters making them Ute men- shire players

received bers of the county club

A nice gesture, to men like SID BULLER-he umpired our match at Gloucester FRANK CHESTER, FRED ROOT, SID MARTIN, "DOC" GIBBONS, and EDDIE COOPER.

from an ap- preciative club.

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Tles were so inirequent-be- fore this season only six had been played in Championship games since the 1014-18 war that at first lite attention was Marcover the attack has been pal to the question.

reinforced by the six-feet-two- Already this summer, however, tall South African Test match two matches have resulted in a bowler Cuan McCarthy, recently tie. They have shown the dis- the centre of the throwing" advantages of the existing scar-excitement. ing.

The recent tle between Essex Umpires tell me that Cuan is and Lancashire (Sussex y. yard faster than any bowler Warwickshire was the other)

[ now playing English cricket clearly underlined them.

and that includes Fred Trueman.

So far, Oxford, without a win His Agures were on for 4 in fl games, have not_Impressed against Bruidica (Bristol) and as likely to extend Cambridge, ten for 13 against Greenways

horses for courses" theory, but still. I never scorn the (Codford).

Worth a half-holiday, I think. Since the war Oxford have-London Express Service.

Essex fought back splendidly after being led on the first in- nings, but their reward of four no more than that points was

a county who are ahend on ist Innings but lose their grip And

от ато only draw beaten outright.

of

even

are co-

Surely a side who recover so well, as

did Essex, and Sussex carlier in the reason, titled to as many points as the leam from whom they wrest the initiative

Incidentally, a tie in County Championship

games is recognis-

ed only when the scores are level with all wickets town in the fourth innings.

If the innings is not completed the result is a draw. That was not so before 1948,

WHIRLWIND

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What's this C. G. TURNER, 12-year-old "Inst" bowler at Ringwell Court Prop. School, Bradford-on-Avon, Wilta, has taken all ten wickets in his last two school matches.

HENLEY REGATTA

Australia's Mervyn Wood

Wins Diamond Sculls

Henley, July 5.

Mervyn T. Wood (Australia) won the Diamond sculls here today, beating Tony Fox (London Rowing Club), the holder, by two and a half lengtha in, eight minutes and 12 seconds.

Wood, the holder of the Olympic crown, showed that

Straight from that exeiling ti game ai Brentwood, Essex awept to victory over Kent in two days.

Pleased

as was captain Doug Insole with his team as a whole, Sculling strongly from the London Rowing Club in 7 mins. Imagine nothing gave him start, Wood opened up a lead | 24 secs., and the Wyfold Cup more delight than the whirlwind of a third of a length by the was taken by Corpus Christi maiden

century of Celln quarter-mile and was half a College, Oxford, who beat Griffiths,

21-year- The

old length ahead at the half a milo Worcester College, Oxford, amateur from Brentwood, who mark.

easily in 7 mins. 28 secs -- shared with Trevor Bailey t Sculling at 20 his rival's Reuter. sland of 183 in 90 minutes, In 24. Wood spurted to have a which-time Coun scored his 105, clear two lengths advantage Colin's success could not have just after three-quarters of a arrived at # more opportune mile. lime.

he has every chance of retaining that honour. It was only his second appearance at Henley for in the Olymple year 1948 he also won the Diamonds,

Although the Essex Com- mittee recognised his consider able talents, the fact that in his 20. previous. Innings for them, last year and this, his top score was 3 must have made them wonder whether they were "rushing" him.

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man.

DOMINATED THE RACE He was dominating the race and was never seriously challenged by the 28-year-old Fox, 13 years younger than the powerfully built Sydney polleo-

Belgium's

double scullers, Raymond George and Joss Van Stichel, emphasised their chance the of winning the double sculls at question of putting him into the the Olympics when they beat the acquire more Australian pair, J. Rodgers and second eleven to

about 10 been seriously discusseri experience, at less anxiety, hcd M. Riley, to Brish

Just lengths

nhead in 7 mins, 37 before the Kent game.

Such was Doug Insole's faith,| however, that as Colln walked out to bat at Tunbridge Wells Doug remarked to Test selector LES AMES:

Indeed, 1 believe that

Bobby Locke

Favoured For British Open

South African

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A Wimbledon upset occurred when the 17-year-old Australian newcomers, Lew Head and Ken Rosewall, beat the experienced American doubles partnership of Dick Savilt and Gardner Mulloy,

Here are Hoad and Rosewall (in cap) in play in the match.--Central Press Photo,

The Third In The Great

Nawanagar Tradition Is The

Cricketer Of

Of The Year

Says JAMES CONNOLLY

From Nawanagar, a State in Western India, enme mortals-the "Jam Sahib,” the famous Ranjitsinhji..

one of, cricket's im-

From Nawanagar, too, came Ranji's nephew, K, S. Duleepsinhjl, who played in 12 Tests for England and scored 173 against the Australians at Lord's in 1930. And now a third in the great Nawanagar tradition is the cricketer of the year-Vinoo Mankad, hero of the Lord's Test with his non-stop batting and bowling performance,

someone

IL was "Duleep" who frst silver of Compton and something, | "Sixteen years is à long time. I modelled Mankad the batsman. too. of the

concentration I feel

Ict I should Mankad was then batting nun- Hutton.

younger have a chance. ber nine for the Nawanagar Aggressive, supremely con- "One day a week in the High School.

fident, he offere" the bowlers Lancashire League is a nice One day "Duleep" came along chances by his audzelty.

rest after years

of non-stop casually and remarked: "I'm

cricket. rolne to make you into an open-dancing feet answer the razor- Then be dashes hopes as his Inur bat."

"But It isn't sharp reflex of the born cricketer They pay you Maukad pro- to produce one of his favourite fested: "But I can't become an'

wristy cover drives.

He's a crowd pleaser, whether pegging down the batsmen flaying bowlers. That's why

Heslingden paid him around £1,500, one of the highest fear, ever offered to...aj Lancashire League professional.

Rather scared,

opening batsman in a month or two." Hetorted "Duleep"; "You un if you listen to me.”

Manked musl

have latened pretty closely at that! CHANGEP

STYLE

Nawanager,

600,

It was in thai Manted was groomed by a sucession of Sussex; ecaches

EXUBERANCE

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entitled to

are

results.

a push-over. well and they cxpeel good

MODÉSTY

Vinoo Mankad modestly boy. tiles his achievements in the Lord's Teal.

.

"I am supposed to be an all- rounder, so I should be able to bat or bowl whenever I'm re-

The reason for his success inquired," he said. brought out by Ranjitsinhji and simple enough, Mankad gives "Duleep" as a result of their everything he's got, whether he the only member of his family So far as he knows, he is playing asscelation with the is playing in club cricket or in

who ever played cricket. But county.

Tests.

that is all changed now.

But for Bert Wensley, In fact, he might have been just another lefarm bowler.

Wensley, way back in 1936,

convinced Mankad that future

Ho plays for the love, of it, for

the sheer exuberance of gaining mastery

over batsman

or bowler.

Не hog

neve

nne

His two sons, Atool, oged six,

aged four, and Ashock, erickot mad. Their spate mo- meats ore spent bowling spin- theners to each other.

Icet was in left-arm slow bowling

and not the fast-enthusiasm of the boy who de mediuni stuff he fancied. How

termined as soon as he was big right he was!

bat that he Markad. is just enough to hold a about the best left-orm

was going to be not just a good cricketer, but a great one.

slow

bowler in the world today.

There is something farcinating shirt billows gently in in Mankad the bowler. His the breeze as he starts that casy, deliberate

run-up. His perfectly relaxed, almost

action soothing

For any boy who is fired by the ambition to copy Mankad here are his rules

be-

London, July 6.

golfer Bobby Locke is a dram, 3-1 favourite in He bookmakers' lists to win the British Open Golf Champlon

1. Good coaching at the ship on the tough, narrow Royal Lytham and St Annes links this

ginning.

2. Hours of practice. only The

other overseek. Play begins on Monday.

venom Locke has twice before. won

carefully 3. Maintain 100 per cent AL- crew to reach a final was

of Pennsylvania, the top honour in British golf, flighted left-arm leg-spinners. University United States, who successfully but his form so far this season defended

of the does not appear to justify the their hold

stes,

the

The 18th Commend Work- the 1st shops R.E.M.E. and King's Royal Rife Corps scored 708 points each, but the tie rule gave second place to the 18th Command Workshops, For many weeks now, Home

In the Small Bore Rifle Asso- "You watch this boy. 1 he Thames Challenge Cup by bookies' faith in his ability to Guardsmen resting their tired

a beating Christ's College, Cam-take the crown this time. backs against the

clation meeting, Wing-Comman-stays in, he'll give the bill wall have

bridge, by one and a quarter The holder, Britain's own summoned up enough energy to der R.F.B. Guy won the open mighty crack."

Colin certainly did. His innings lengths in 7 mins, 3 sec9, try to identity "O.L.D."

meeting plato! championship

dashing Max Faulkner who can must

considered

brilliant when in an ""O.L,D." made : presence with Bis

polats out of 800,- contained two 6's and fourteen 4'

containere blows a nu au grund auch however, as the cum inspired mood, is rated no bet which la by no means amoil. bridge crew were over a length ter than an 8-1 shot to keep his ahend at the enclosures with crown. Faulkner's triumph- last the finish in view.

year stopped Locke making it a three in a row triumph for South Africa,

fel yesterday, With Corporai Hill Cowle he had his section's Bren working to a tune of Di points, a score that the Defence

Reuter.

Force's Bren crews many aspire Australian Sprint

to.

This member of Bill Cowie's

crew

Was

later identified

Again here

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Afterwards Godfrey Evans told me how impressed he had been.

Then their No. 4 "caught a "Colin was shaky at the start crab" and the beat stopped. for a few overs when Dour Two lengths were lost before Cyclist's Double Weight was bowling at his best,"

rald Godfrey,

it could start again and by that "but afterwards Paris, July 6. lio played really well. I was time the Americans had. taken included in the

command. Russell Mockridge (Australia) pleased to see a young bats. the ball so hard won the Grand Prix de Paris man striko open sprint cyste race here to-

and cleanly-even against my day-the first man to win both own side." the open and amateur events.

It was the first time that the Open had been кол by በክ amateur,

Mockridge

won from Jo

·Darksen, the Dutch Champion, and Reg Harris, Britain's World Professional Sprint Champion,

metres was 11.0 aces.-Reuter,

Essex must think that their when Pembroke College. Cam of the Americans, are

Sarazen, at 33-1, and the rest

In the

among current

Nine American entries are biggest post- war field of 267 entries, among them being voteran Gene Sara- ANOTHER RECORD

zen of New York, who won the Another record went in the top British golf tournament 20 Visitors Cup race for fours years ago at Sandwich, Kent.

perseverance has paid. Well

beat Trinity

College. bridge done, Colin.

Oxford, in 7 mins, 14.5 secs, the outsiders Godfrey was also sincere in beating a 14-your-old record by betting.

of the 8,5 praise of the bowling

secs. The losers werd Essex all

all-rounder RAY SMITH. stroked by Christopher Davidge For all his talents Ray has and steered from bow by David a representa Callender, Britain's Olymplc His lime for the last 200 never played in

tive match of any kind,

pair for conic plate for college I should like to see his The Ladies name this year in the Players' eights of

and the Universities team against the Gentlemen.

the Princess Elizabeth Cup for eights of schools were taken by

TODAY'S SPORT

Lawn Bowls

Open Egle.A. Lue

Minu af RDGC; L.A. Rozario_v

BLUES' BATTLE

Hater

A.Rhould be easy winners of the On current form Cambridge E.R. Homelet et KBGC; Ö.R. | 108th Varsity match. Sadick v C.C. Pereira at CCC; P. In the past, however, current Hughes v J.W. McDonald at I form has proved auch an un-j Open Peire. Francia & A. reliable guide that, even with Harvey yes nacho. An at all the talent at DAVID SHEP: holders, veut Menision Recreio; A.J. Bayne & J. Mos PARD'S disposal, I hesitate to School by half a length

crelo,

The list of American entries Includes Sarazen, Frank Strang- han, Jimmy Mines, Larry Nab- holtz, Ernie Ball, Colonel A. J. Lawrence, and Captain Jack Mahaffey-Associated Press,

Wimbledon

the Lady Margaret Boot Club Junior Final At

College, Cambridge) (St John's and Radley College ros

respectively. Lady Margaret beat Trinity Cambridge, by one and a lengths in 0 mins. 50

Wimbledon, July 5. while Radley, the

Bosch Miks Ten

(Holland) Comba won

the gira junior lawn in tennis title at Wimbledon to-day- when she beat Miss Rita Davar for (India) 5-7 0-1, 7-5 in the

anal,

Mig Davar, at the

butzat, showed bigger range of strokes than her Dutch oppo-

but nent,

MissTen Bosch gradually improved and with her ́excellent control of, length 'and, with varied direction and paer gave the Indian girl, plenty of running to do.--Reuter.

Kittrick v 1. Urquhart & 2.0 predict that the Light Blues seven muutes dead:oblets

Silver

Aforgen at neersing 3.0. Hur & A. will gain their 48th victory H. Minu v K. Torrow & L.G,

coxless pairs, went to HCL You at CCCI C.R. Rowselet & W. (Oxford have we dar Oxford Bywater and T. M. Christie of Ogley V A.F. Gomes & C.P. Barto Remember last year! MlKFC B.J.R. Mitchell & F. went to Lord's with only one Westminster Hasplint, who beat Skinner Y A Hacock & J. Mcwla in their previous 10 games, D. A. T. Leadley and J. N. King Cutcheons at_PRC,

created ihe

Car season's of Emmanuel College, Lawn Tennis ** Ladies'

by beating a bridge, by a third of a len Division-Craigen biggest surprise power CC v Bouth. China; Howloon | team containion two England | inNo0, mina, 0 secs. ··' CC V ING, E

SHEPPARD players in

and

The Thames Rowing Club Basketball

and PETER tained the Stewards' Cup with Youth of Christy Bouth China at JOHN WARR, Caroline WM, 7. pim.

MAY, another who became : * two lengths win over the

11

They

of those

hides

RELENTLESS

the

nesa,

4. Keep your love of the game.

As a boy Mankad practised M Did you watch Len Hulton batting against him in the Test? hours a day. A Test star at 19 His face a study of strained-ho topped the averages, bat intensity, he knew Mankad for a ting and bowling against Tenny- son's eleven in 1938-he still tireless, relentless worrier.

great practised hour after hour. Oh yes, Hutton has respect for Vinoo Mankad,

This will be Mankad's last Mankad the baleman has season of Test cricket. "I've had samething of the kupish, quick-'a good run,"

told

Fly TO THE Olympics

By

The Choice of tho Hongkong Olympic Team

be

mc.

So maybe one day-the-Mankad family will add to the record books with not the three but the Ave great cricketers of Nawanagar.-(London Express

Service).

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