1952-09-02 — Page 6

County Cricket

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1952.

WEST HAM UNITED

LEN MUNCER COMPLETES THE "DOUBLE"-FOURTH THIS SEASON TO DO IT

Lor ion, Sept. 1.

Len Muncer, the Glamorgan and former Middlesex all-rounder, became the fourth player to complete the "double" of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets this season — against Worcester at Cardiff today. This is the first time that he has performed the feat.

Before he brought his total of wickets to 100 in Worcestershire's second Inn- ings, Muncer was instrumental in preventing a follow-on with a rapid 37 which included six boundaries.

He was the only Glamorgan player to show any resistance against the bowl- ing of K. Lobban, the Worcestershire seam bowler, who took six wickets for 51, the best performance of his career.

He hit

Denis Compton scored 71 in a hours and 20 minutes. splendid fighting innings for | nine fours, Middlesex against Lancashire Bob Berry took five wickets but his county were nearly al for 74. ways engaged in AFL uphill Only Charles Palmer put ap struggle. Even Compton often much resistance for Leicester- found his defensive skill tried to hire against Surrey, the new the full in its innings of two Champlons. For just over three

Hounds, Please!

By HENRY LONGHURST

A recent reference to my caddie as a Master of Golf Ball Hounds has led to a request for further details. These I gladly give, for so far as I know, though dogs are common enough as ball detectors, to have four packs on the same course is unique.

hours he kept the innings on its course, using his skill to shelter his less accomplished partners, Ifis classic defensive Innings of 81 included five fours but ho could not prevent the follow on

Lon Hution, England's captain, scored a text book century for Yorkshire against Kont and Billy Sutcliffe also notched a hundred in a more pedestrian innings. Together the pair put on 201 for the fourth wicket in two hours and 20 minutes.

Hutton, hitting 15 effortless boundaries-and one six, reached the 100 mark in 107 minuter. Sutcliffe was two hours longer in reaching the mark. He hit 23 fours in his highest first class score of 181.

Robin Marlar, the Cambridge University off spin bowler, catinued his remarkable run ot successes for Sussex. Talking five for 20 against Derbyshire, Dogs and women, the ruin of 80 many honest he has now claimed 32 victims citizens, have been a tradition of Huntercombe for 50 in five opposing innings,

The top co

scorer of the day was years. Both are depicted in a copy of a shining maga- Reg Simpson, the Nottingham- zine called "The King," dated November 25, 1905, which shire captain and opening

who thrashed batsman,

SOUTHAMPTON

Kiernan, Southampton's goalkeeper, in action against West Ham United at Fratton

Park.

IVAN SHARPE Talking Soccer

£12,000 PITCH WORTH THREE £36,000 STARS

Could anything be more farcical than this? Tottenham Hotspur have the finest young forward of post-war football in Tommy Harmer, yet he couldn't get a kick at the ball in the Cup match with Newcastle, the winners, last season because it was played on a mass of sticky mud.

Now Tottenham have dug up the whole playing piece, removed 3,500 tons of old soil, and spent £12,000 on a completely new pitch, including 25,500 turves, The four months of the close as, to my personal knowledge, proaching is a serious threat to the professional, Jim Morris, will show you in his shop. Warwickshire bowlers to make season seem a zhort time for such they have railed against the the continuation of Continental

Herein is the knickerbockered two into some thick cow parsley figure of Mr Lester Palmer-whout the 11th, where happily Mrs used to drive over from one of Wilkins was on the prowl. The the most exquisite villages in two dogs, patiently awaiting in- England, Eweline-winning, the structions, went in and brought with a net 79. out onc apiece, each being re- autumn medal Behind him lies his black re- warded with Its bit of biscuit, triever, Shut. 1 Mr Palmer's and the owner's palm being

the fairway Shot crossed with silver. ball was on would trot along behind. If it reached the blackberry bushes.

be would dark off and point out seen to be stationed, by pure its whereabouts.

At the 13th Mrs Wilkins was.

coincidence, by the brambles into which one slices from the teo. Morris, having been half a Laying on every known anti- century on the course, first as slice precaution, I hooked into My assistant greenkeeper to Tom an impenetrable maybush. Bridges before the latter went to companion sliced first an old ball Hoylake, and then pro-and then, frenzied, a

25

how one fessional, Jenew the dog well into the brambles in front of the Since then many thousands of dogs' noses. All three

were bails have passed

through his silently retrieved.

shop bought, lost, retrieved, bought and sold agzin, passing Brom one member to another in the manner of currency.

A VISION

Incidentally, we were making him his eclectic score the other day and us a kind of celestial

worth setting | vision it seems

down:

3 1 3 2 3 2 3 3-21 331 332 3 8 2-23-44

At the autumn meeting of 1905 all the players appeared with girl caddios ini voluminous black

skirts and tum-o'-shanters.

Before the last war there were caddleing always a dozen girls

the

200 in four hours including five Axes and 16 fours.

British

ALL CHANGE

Football's Toughest Season THE SPECTRE OF

THE TAX MAN AT

THE

TURNSTILE

PESKETT By ROY

London.

There is a saying in Soccer that the sun shines on the opening day of the season.

Over a million fans thronged the 46 grounds staging League games on opening day-n happy thought for club secretaries.

But will they be so happy-after { September 13, when the new burden of the increased Enter tainment Tax goes on? This tax taken with the warnings of the two past years, when the total gato

aggregates dropped by 1,500,000 makes 1982-63 the most testing acason for clubs since the General Strike cra.

There have been strong Indien- tions during the past stimmer that the big money is going out of football. In the quietest close season on record only one trans- fer over £10,000 was recorded.

The price paid by Huddersfield to Motherwell for Inside forward Jimmy Watson was considerably less than half the record feo of

1 £35,000.

The increase in the tax is likely to cost some of the small What does it all add up to? clubs as much as £3,000 a year. Just this. That if there is a con They will have to make that tinued drop in attendances, and amount over and above their a bad winter, a number of the normal takings, in order to smaller clubs will be in serious present a level balance sheet at financial difficulty by the end of the end of the season.

PATRONS KICK

All clubs have raised their minimum admission fee by 3d. to

ot

the season. It could well be that some, unable to pay their way, may be forced to withdraw from the Football League com- petition next season.

But there is one brighter, espect 1s. B, and a number of others

This tightening have increased the price of their of the picture.

and the counting of stand season tickets in the hope of bells,

far more But a pennies has, caused making ends meet.

the train- certain areas there has been a attention to be paid marked

reluctance

by patrons to ing of young players. the increase demanded, even When a club knows it cannot though clubs have pointed out go out and spend EX,000 on a they are, in effect, worse off by replacement player it has to making the higher charge. The make do with the young trainee. chairman of one Third Division South club told me: "We have This in turn means that a a big job, but there's no doubt frailles and irresponsibilities or tours?

what-have-you of Internallonal

increased the of

price our that decrepit, overtaxed pliches, selectors in overlooking Eckers-

season youngster will have a longer un trickets from 25 10s, to 26 0,in the first team, knowing that hiding defective drains, provideley, they are entitled to retain

and we shall lose 45. ild, a ticket he will not be discarded just be- 3 Important reason for the dis- the Anished article..

All the country's a-trembic. compared with last season. We cause he doesn't make the grade There have been changes in need to charge nearly £7 10s. in immediately. appointing' quality' of

On the other hand, the com- management by at least 14 clubs order to break even. That is, football. In fact, Football motion about Tom Finney, for the present season, stretching we sell all our seasons and we League President Drewry reports darling of Presion, arose from from Portsmouth to Reading, won't," several complaints, and asks the fact that while representing Brentford, Chelsea, Queen's Park abroad ho was Rangers, West Bromwich and League clubs to make more use England

FEW BIG TRANSFERS of the Sports Turf Research (legally) offered rich terms by Stoke to Chesterfield, Sheffield,

an Italian club and, short of Rotherham, Hull, Huddersfield, Take a look at the effect of the Institute.

having the stands burned down, Bradford and Middlesbrough. North End

increase in the tax. Last season couldn't let him go

the tax on a £5 105. ticket was Hove Sussex 316 and 181

"WORST GROUND EVEŅ” even to share the fortunes of

What's wrong? Is manage- 189. 24....now, on 28 Us., it will for cight (Doggart 51). Derby

Tom Tiddler's Ground. Now, ment deteriorating? It isn't im- be 39s. d. shire 108 (Marlar dive for 20). When the River Flate (Mulon-I'm assured, Tom is satisfied that proving because competition's so

At Gloucester-Northampton-

from Buengs staying at honic was the wiser hectic. alres" players

By charging 15, 91. as the shire 324 and 13 for one,

minimum admission, the clubs Gloucestershire 328 for seven Aires saw the Maine Road pitch course.

Too much tension-that's the are d. better off per person on declared (Balley 54, Emmett 83, before their match last

Don't these wealthy Italian trouble, the reason for this "All the popular side! Tax on is. 6d. Crapp 00, Milton, not out, 75).on with Manchester City businessmen know that this ap-change!".

was 1d on is. Od. it is 31⁄2d. AL Nottingham-Warwickshire they rushed for their cameras from all They had never seen angics. anything like this mess of mud

37,

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES Close of play scores were: At Bournemouth-India 357 for seven declared (Umrigar, not out, 105, Phadkar Divecha 30). Hampshire 266 and five for one.

Lord's Middlesex 125 and At

(Denis Compton 71, Berry for 74). Lancashire 246 and 13 for no

no wicket.

107

five

At

to the 14th, where I had the 381 for seven declared and 70 and photographed

for one. Nottinghamshire

for

386

200, Poole $4).

seven declared (Simpson

$0-

The pack then moved across

mortification of waiting while they retrieved first a hook and then a slice severi bils of biscuit At Canterbury-Kent 240 and and puddles and said that, at

57 for four. Yoricshire 428 for home, cight declared (Sutcliffc 181, Hutton 120).

In four holes, No wonder they licked my handi

Home Soccer

Results

London, Sept. 1. Following were the sults of football matches

at week-ends. Now, a wilkins, played today:

there remain only Mrs

Master of one of the four packs, and Mrs Streak, wife of, the greenkeeper and probably one of The best half-dozen goll caddies in England.

Dogs have one queer falling. Even I can smell a new ball. They often cannot, and have to a day or two to mature leave it before they find it. On the other hand they will dig deep down in some leur mould and unearth one that may well have been

re-

3

FIRST DIVISION Aston Villa 3 Sunderland Stoke City I Burnley Tottenham 3 Manchester 3

DIVISION

Lincoln City 2 Notts County a

SECOND Blackburn R. 0 Rotherham 2 West Ham

they would not have played on it.

At Cardly Worcestershire Yet they played magnificcally, 239 and 193 for eight declared They did not go home calling it (Birt52) Glamorgan 117he worst ground ever encoun.. (Lobban six for 51) and 25 for tered" as did Charlton Athletic it after their defeat at Grenoble, in At Leicester-Surrey 428. France. Leicestershire 230 (Tompkin 52, Palmer 81 und six wicket-Reuter..

one.

sever

for

no

UMRIGAN'S FIFTH

Bournemouth, Sept. 1.

A magnificent 105 not out by Polly Umriger, his fifth century of the tour, helped India gain' a. frst innings lead of 101 on tho @second day of their match here.

They scored 351 for the loss of wickets here today. Hampshire, who scored 256 In their first innings, were 96 be hind at the close, having made five for the loss of one wicket when they batted again.

Umrigar was in tremendous form and, except for a short

now ball w period after the Crowe Alex. 2 Chesterfield

afternoon, taken during tho treated the bowlers with little respect. He hit four sixes and 24 fours in his stay of four

Hull City

THIRD DIVISION

Jest by Mr Palmer, in the absence Gateshead

of Shot. In 1905. The other day Hartlepools one evoked nostalgic memories Stockport by digging up

"Chemico Bob." York City

EARNING THE BISCUIT

As

a practical example of

(Northern)

1

Mansfield

▸ Hallfax

6 Barrow

0 Chester

TEHRD DIVISION

(Southern)

canine value on the course I Bristol R. 3 Torquay might quote a game this year in Coventry 3 Leyton which first my partner

sliced

Keuler.

0

comes.

1

This week-end everyone will bo saying how green and alluring are the football grounds of England. Wail til

winter .watch them raise of mire three, four, five, six стор

become im- inch inches deep, and | pos

possible. In our weather, the best pitch in the world won't stand the-wear and tear of Afty-

season. Plus odd matches a side-lines, such as training.

So Arthur Drewry's

Scottish Sports Summary

Bobby Johnstone Will Leave Hibernian

By MAC

Not

Bobby Johnstone, Hibernian's International Inside forward, will not, after all, leave the club. He has decided that a transfer request he made by letter was "just a little too hasty."

After a long talk with manager Hugh Shaw he said "Scrap that letter. I don't want to leave Hibs." Bobby gave two reasons for his request. The first was that although he had had a cartilage operation on his left knee in May, he felt he was fit and should be playing in the first team and not in the reserves.

There is, of course, still plenty of gold left in Soccer-for some, London's two great clubs, Arsenal and Spurs--nelther of whom have made a big-momy buy in the past three years both made a profit of nearly £70,000 last season. And Tottenham have already banked over £50,- 000 from the sale of tickets for the new season!

-DEARER WEMBLEY

given a rise of £10 per match, International players have been

which means that they will corn £30 when capped for their countries.

To offset this, the price of admission to international games has risen. It used to be 3s, to £2 25. Now it's 3s. Od. to 22 109.

to

It's going to cost more watch football, whether the game is at Walsall or Wembley,"

Zatopek Is Warned

Vienna, Sept. 1. Staff Captain Emil Zato pek, Czechoslovakia's track star and winner of three Olympic Gold Medals, was warned by inference today

call is Secondly ho had been more harmony is missing at. Ibrox making their debut in the first completely opportune.

In the than five years with Hibs, but these days, and following the team. We are not going to old days the best pitches were at the club had not Bury and Lincoln.

mentioned introduction of goalkeeper Niven spend money on £20,000 or to stop acting like a "prima If we add giving him a benefi. He said and Inside - forward Grierson £30,000 men when we have donna" and pay more atten- Wolverhampton It's about the that he changed his mind be more changes are indicated. lads like inside forward Johnny tion to "defence of the same today, although a squad of cause he realised he was not 100

But Rangers

are unlikely to Woods, right back McKenzie, and People's Democracy." men after every match replace per cent fit and that he had been eater tho transfer market. outside right McCulloch. the divots at proud Arsenal told he would soon receive the Manager Bill Struth told me Stadium. Wise club.

full £750 benent.

"Within a few weeks you can NEW FACES IN RANGERS

more expect to see

of our own. Look out for new faces in the youngsters

have been Rangers' team soon.

The old schooled in Rangers traditions

For entertainment value to

0 hours and 20 minutes and al-spectators. B £12,000 new pitch

0

Sunderland's 100 Percent

Record Shattered At Villa Park

ways dominated the play, scor-

ing his runs out of 250.

Gaekwad and Manjrekar added 89 for the third wicker Q because the latter was out this morning anti then Gaekwad went on to score 69, being out just before lunch.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, Sept. 1. Three goals at Villa Park-one a freak header from 40 yards

ehattered that 100 percent Sunderland record tonight, leaving Grimsby Town the only club. with maxi- mum points.

At the interval, Umrigar was not but 13 and Phadkar not out 0, but in the two hours before tea the pair. added 122, of which Phadkar scored only 36.

Phadkar did not last

after

has three times the value of a £38,000 new player. A £300,000 player couldn't play on some of the mudheaps I saw last year.

COMPLICATIONS

Bro

"If they don't play for England, they grumble; and there complications when they do." Clubs in Lancashice can make this complaint.

Hla transfer

request

who

Randolph Turpin Still Undecided Which Title To Give Up

ap-

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General Alexei Ceplaka, the "Our policy is to develop our country's Minister of Defence, Of course if there is any said in a speech reported by the one outstanding on the market in official Communist

organ Rude whom Rangers should be in- Pravo that it was high time to terested, then we will be on thedo away with "bourgrols in- alert. But take it from me our dividualer and unhealthy cul- new youngsters will be blooded tivation of pampering of such ini dub course."

prima donnas”

He did not mention Zatopek Peter Heatly, British Diving by name, but his meaning was Champlon who represented Great clear when be complained that Britain in the Olymple Games, is Czech spartamen scored some to rest for a few weeks. He has success at the Olymple Games in hed medical advice. He said Helsinki but. have failed in Ibat he feels tired after the over-thely principal take-to contri- exertion of months of intensive bute to the defence and armed training for the Olympics strength of our country-UpIL Although Peter is resting from ed Press. diving, ho will still do his train- ing awing.

It is 18 years since Scotland won the Amateur International Lindsay, who captains the team Golf Championship. For James

for the first time in the Interna.. tionals at Troon this month, this is 18 years too long.

Rugger Results

In the ghue of Blackburn, and Jong Bill Eckersley, who asked for his ica but Umrigar went from transfer from the Rovers becauKO strength to strength. Pulling,

In the Second Division he was

London, Sept. 1.. looking and driving with power, ho amate the bowling all round

of the limelight last season out or feat International

Randolph Turpin, who holds the British Lightheavy- the field and gave the large both parties are signal cab weight and Middleweight Championships, is still crowd a great display of attrac-missent ave tive cricket,

of eight interna- decided which to give up. tionals, which, at £20 a match, The rule says a man cannot hold more than

London, Sept. 1. Divecha helped him add as is £100 down. This after hol

Rugby results today were: for the sixth wicket and then had played Willlo Waddell, Scot Championship at the same time.

LANCASHIRE CUP ́ ́ ́ after the seventh wicket and land's Stanley Matthews, better He was granted on extension he would, according to the

1st Round, 2nd Leg fallen, India declared with a lead than any rival.

from July to make up his mind manager, remain middleweight. of 101,

and now fils manager

Tandolph Turpin sald today he He is counident that the Cross Bolle Vue Rangers 7, Rochdale Hampshire lost Rogers with strengthened by the fact that proaching the Board of Control woul open t hotel near of St Andrew will fly from the 17, Belle Vue Rangers eliminat- There was a shock at White Blackburn at Ewood Rond. out a run on the board and at Llanel Smith generally received for a further extension in view Llandudno, North Wales, next flagstaff this year, but he is not ed Hart Lane, where 15 minutes

Easter Watch Coventry in the Third the close needed 25 to avold the preference, a decision which of the possibilities of the forth-

taking any chances. He is Workington 20, Liverpool City, coming fighter. froin the Manchester City were Division South. After that 2-1 innings defeat-Reuter

would have completely mystifled

extensive grounds and Turpin tactical talks for the team.

are planning practice rounds and 10. Liverpool City eliminated. leading 3-0. Then camo goals opening defeat at Home to

GRAVENEY WEDS

me had le not been surrounded H'Jony. Taxin, pureca toi pluris 'o "home" for Loading from Eddie Bally and amateur Swindon, they've now

RUGDY LEAGUE Doherty, former Irish Ide won

by the glamorous aura of the honour his contract and meet sporting personalities from all -International. George Robb to be | three gümen oùi the trać with p

Cloucester, Sept. 1.

Arsenal.

node-forward arid Turpin for the world lightheavy over the world, followed by a last-minute penal- sont pyesage of ning to one Tom Graveney, Gloucestershire

now.. manager / of Doncaster 4. ly equaliser by Air Ramsey Inside-forward Peter Hill

St Peter's Church, against the Austrians, Eckersley

weight title, Turpin would sur and England

Now, by his splendid displays render the middleweight crown, waigh Champion, Johnny: Wal- Celtle to play in floodlight mat

Meanwhile, Britain's Heavy-Rovere, has invited Rangers and Leading the Second Division bagged all three goals in the Winchcombe, Gloucesterdire at has re-calablished his position in and Turpin mcots the South since Winning the tale fast actison

If that "fight" "falls through lama,, who had only ons fight chos at Doncaster's ground. Last tonight are newly-promoted victory against Leyton Orient the week-end to Miss Jacqueline the England team, or so I think. African, Georgo Angelo, for the March, is Alling in the harvest elmilar fixture and it was a great

Hibernian played pipepla. No respecters of res | mind "joined"". Pristol's Geoff Brookman of Bristol purtation, they complete the Bradford as the day's only hat The beridon-father is captaini

But the Rovers also pre right, Empire Middleweight"|" title}|ing con, adam mauri Rugby....... staccess, platedRA double over Cup semi-finalist," trickster.

of a Bristel cricket club-Herler. They have brought him out and which Turpin also holds, then Neuter,

London Exprem Kerušený

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there

Hull 21, Featherstone Rovers Leads 37, Dewsbury B.

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RUGBY UNION Penzance and Newlyn 0. John Williams' international team' Sea Heular,