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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1952..

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Surrey's Captain Is The Bravest Man In Cricket

Says DENIS COMPTON

Stuart Surridge. the Surrey skipper, is rightly reluctant to name any particular individual as being responsible for Surrey's championship triumph. Rather does he emphasise the value of team-spirit and the will to win.

My view is that Surrey had the best all-round bowling side in the country, a hatting combination of experience and enterprise sufficient for almost any task, and close-to-the-wicket fieldsmen unsurpassed anywhere since the war.

Nothing inspires a bowler so much as the feeling that every half-chance will be snapped up.

The Surrey captain himself that? You know you are take set the example in close fleid- jing a mighty risk.” ing.

Some of his catches a few yards from the bat have been incredibly brilliant and toring

NEVER FLINCHES

I would say that Stuart the most courageous feldsmanı

I have ever known.

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He is the only man I have seen who has

forward Kone regularly from short-leg when batsmen have made full-blooded hooks or leg-hits.

Even such a brave man Sid Barnes of Australia ducks hurriedly at short-leg when a batsman opens

his shoulders, but I have never seen Stuart give an inch or so

much £5 finch.

Recently I asked him: you always move forward like

"Do

Minor Counties

v. Indians At Norwich

Norwich. Sept. 8. The chief interest today in the match here between the Indian tourists and the Minor Counties was the suc- ceas of the Counties XI in saving the follow on and so ensuring a draw.

The Counties started this list day of the two-day game in un- convincing fashion for they lost wickets in the first 20 two minutes for the addition of only 14 runs to their Saturday night score of 17 for one in reply to India's total of 290,

"I recognise that," Stuart re- plied, "but I think there's al- ways a chance that the bats- man will edge the ball or that It will hit the shoulder of his bat and lob up, I mustn't miss those catches."

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MYSTERIOUS Does a mysterious lurk in the shadows | Northamptonshire dressing- room? The series of misfortunes which, has overtaken the coun- ty's wicketkeepers this season

is extraordinary.

First, Yorkshire-born Ken Fiddling has been compelled to miss nearly half the summer's cricket through an appendleitls operation and subsequent com- pilcations.

In Ken's absence, Northan's normally would have called on Jock Livingston, but he was niready out of the side with n broken finger.

The club recalled coach and sind-spotter Percy Davis. In his third gume Percy broke his finger.

Then someone suggested 20- year-old Brian Reynolds, who was on the staff, principally as a batsman, before his call-up. authorities When the Army were approached, they agreed de- to grant some leave, to a lighted Brian.

The youngster deputised in several matches but, like the others, he was destined for the sick-list:

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in the

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their 1051 standard and I hear, are

that Warwickshire officials

not seriously worried about the prospects.

players county.

One cause for satisfaction is the number of young coming along in the Among the staff of 24 are nine budding fast bowlers.

(London Koprain Service;

V. BOLTON

Farm making one of his brilliant saves from the persistent Bolton centre, Lofthouse, in the match at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. The home team won 3-0.

Harlem Globetrotters Again Beat The New York Celtics

A sell-out crowd of nearly 8,000 gave a tumultuous welcome to the

York Celtics fabulous Harlem Globetrotters and the legendary New

when they opened their three-day Hongkong series at the Hongkong Football Club ground yesterday.

Almost on the last leg of their 25th anniversary round-the-world tour, the Globetrotters have visited almost all the countries of the world, and are exceeding the US$2,250,000 gross receipts they collected last year.

In the course of their tour, these madcaps of the hardwood court have thrilled millions not only with their uncanny handling of the ball and with their cage finesse but with their more fumed comedian-magician-ballet dancing, type of basketball, and have had the honour of entertaining the ex-Queen of Egypt and the Sultan of Morocco.

and

One night, when walking along a dark pastage barracks at Northampton, Brian

door To the one hour of a mixture: Gipson

six-foot-ten Leonight's basketball ended with heard someone open

of dizzle-dazzle basketball and | Garner.

the farcical scene of the Globe- and walk towards him. Brian

Unable to see who it was, impis pranks that only the The five-minute "joy basket trotters ready with a pyramid

out his hand pushed

to Globetrotters are capable of ball drill that followed the formation under the basket and avoid a collision. He has re- was added another solid hour introduction of players com-catching a pass from the corner

since

of floor show entertainment menced the Globetrotters? antics and putting the boll Into the gretted his action ever

other soldier was carrying which bore out the plaudits for the night, with "Goose" basket. "cut-throat razor, still

that have open

beda showered on Tatum of the big hands drawing The steel dug deep. Result them as a great band of enter- peats of laughter with s The final score went the way

13 stitches was

in Brian's tainers.

juggling of the ball. Angers, palm and forearm.

NINE FAST BOWLENS Gaekwad for six, making 27. Weeks ago many people were However with their departure, asking what was wrong with the game swung round in the Warwickshire. Indian's favour and it looked ny though

But then Johns and Bell stand figured in an attractive

61.

of Johns hit five fours in

twice his 30 and Bell

the Minor

they still needed

hit

01 with only

four wickets remaining.

The

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I should have thought that it was time to bury the 1952 Olympics with their-to us-unfor- tunate results.

Let us concede that many of our athletes did well, but let us not forget that in every human event representatives of other nations did better."

The thing to do now is not to look back on Helsinki but to look forward to Melbourne and by the provision of greater facilities for our petitors ensure that we do better there,

But in certain quarters there seems to be a tendency to in- slat on a scapegoat and the most convenient "Villains of

the piece" for certain chuckle- heads are the sportswriters who summed up prospects before the Games and described events during them.

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I should like to know what would have been said had 21 crille come out beforehand and said that none of our entrants had a chance.

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the track and held The public. whose money for the coming season. after all financed our team. Mr P. Donohue was in the could rightly have asked: "If chair, assisted by Mr FJ. Tin-

no one's got a chance, what is gay, Hon. Secretary,

The annual meeting will be the point of sending anyone,

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SURPRISED

The latest attack occurs in a letter to a newspaper from Rud- yard H. Russell, the bonorary secretary-treasurer of the Inter- national Amateur Boxing As- sociation. Russell says, among other things:-

"Sinco my return from Hel- I have been surprised to sink! And that many people in this country are under the impres→ sion that the

the boxing in 1952 Olympic Games was. Im- paired by unsatisfactory

fereeing and judging.'

Well, of course it was.

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it. Fighly placed Nine Dragons

You don't have to take my word for officials of the ABA-of which Russell is a member stated so categorically.

Let us Viscount verdicts in- volving our own boxers in which there might be Pomo

of bias.

sor

Trotters-this

"The Celtics "still" have to win a match!

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It hend how

The

of the 50 to 60 matches already played between the two teams, Sharply on time, with Secre-

The Hon. Sir Arthur Morse, a win for the tary Dave Zinkoff as announcer, President

of the Amateur time by 54-37. seven New York Celtics, fed by Sports Federation and Olympic Bob Luksto, outstanding long-Committee of Hongkong, tossed Recently Tom Dollery and shot artist from Bradley Uni- the ball for the start, and the Counties his men have

of versity of Illinois and followed Globetrotters shown more

and the Celtics

well-balanced 00-minute by Bob Clarke, Joe Lyles, would have to foliow on when

Claude

Overton, Jack Collier, were off for the first quarter of show was staged during the in-

their match,

terval. It opened with two Bob Karstens,

and Frank

vocal renditions of Hawaiian Washington trooped in to take The Globetrotters took some songs by Renle Brooks from their stand in the middle of time to settle down but were Honolulu, who recently court,

unstoppable when they got go pleted a flim with John Wayne, Limping was the Celtics' Alling with their lightning short American centre Tony Lavelli passes and dazzling plays to the

This was followed by a die- whose Inability to play yesterday basket.

play of unique tricks on the caused a tile disappointment,

unicycle by Jack Gordon of but whose magie touch on the

Radio City fume, who ended his. accordion during the interval was more than sufficient compense- jon.

AGAIN HELD UP

But goin the Indian hitack

was held up-this time by Dis- bury and Coxon, and then by Coomb and Blunt,

Disbury and Coxon by dour batting put on 39 and then in ninth

another stand

for the wickel Coomb and Blunt, by a discerning mixture of defensive batting and selecting hiling, took the score to 101 and the follow on was saved.

two

FUL

Coomb, llice Bell, hit majestic sixes and was even- tually out to a fine running catch by Ben, fielding as substitute for Shinde, having made a valuable 40.

Blunt was undefeated with 15 when the Counties innings closed at 200. He and Coomb bod added 52.

were

The final proceedings now a mere formality but the crowd enjoyed an attractive dis- play of free hitting by the

tourists,

Leading the choac

for runs was Manjrekar. He drove, cut and pulled with the same as- sured ease which had brought him

4

SURKS

"Don't bother with the scoreboard. If you want to know how the game is going-watch that York- shireman's expression {"

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I cannot believe that Rus- sell saw the bout

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The following are the results New Shipment new-styles South Africa's featherweight. of the Arst round in the Nine Leonard Lelsching,

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the Dragons Services Club monthly Czechoslovakian Jan Zachara.darts and table tennis competi

did, I cannot compre- tionis played at the Club Inst

he could conceivably | Thursday: have agreed with the verdict. Dars-33 Gen Hospital "A" 4.

Vaisberg,

Wite (Cooks) 2: 7 RTK 3, Wills “A” referee, France experienced in both

4:26 F4 Sqn "B" walkover to Wilts "B"; RAF walkover to RHQ/24 14 amateur and professional box- Sqn E. Matches for Thursday at ing, but who under Olymple 7 pm. (second round)-33 Gen Hos rules did not have a vato-left p

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It was after this verdict that an ABA official agreed with me that boxing should be out of the Olympic Games and that he was going to tell the REME A Cord Wksps REME ABA Council 50.

The Celtics opened with number of missed long throws, Barely had the words of the and the same, though to a lesser

degree, could be said of the of the table. announcer-"The team whose Globetrotters, to the surprise of brilliant

performances in the the crowd,

during United States and all over

Tony Lavelli was next on the programme 'with two renditions. world during the last 25 years perlod,

Two vocal solos by Globetrotter and whose record of 4,100 wins

After being held to 8-10 in Leon Hillard to the accordion and 207 lottes during this period

the Arst quarter, the Trotters accompaniment of Lavelli were rank them at the top cage team went to 32-23 lead at the in- given a huge ovation, and the in the world" died out when the Harlem Globat,etters bust terval

and after the Inter-great trampoline act of the Gymnastic Inter-Collegiate through a paper ring-end dance:j misalen, went into their clowning champions, Les and Beverley

cluted the Initial

their way to their positions to acts with full zest. the иссстравівнеть of Ureir theme Brown"

song

"Sweet Georgia

Marques Haynes, sprawling- and lazily Testing his head on one elbow, calmly dribbled the

Farris, ended the show.

Among them could be recog- ball around to wake up and com- The Duke Is Keen nised the fim hero of the current plete the set by pushing the ball, picture showing at Lee Theatre, into the basket on two occasions. Bill Brown, who acted as Bili

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If I read this correctly, Rus- sell appears to think there should be three people In the

That I should like Townshend in the pieture, that his clement and seemed to be Polo At Windsor u "Goose Tatum, dubbed the enjoying himself as much as

Russell adds:" .the stan- Clown Prince of Basketball, and the crowd with his feint passes

dard of judging was infinitely forwarded to the Manager Nine IT'S FUN FINDING OUT

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into training a cage uniform.

on the floor, behind him or be- sor. Before the war the Bri- celved justifiable criticism,”

Week's programme Tuesday, A uit but Hoy was undefeated with immediately in preparation for a

tween the feet of his opponents.gade of Guards had a ground That to me is rather liko say Drive B p.m. Cash prizes and Bow 88 at the close when the Japan tour opening on Septem- Towering above them were

Just outside the town and a

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Park. These grounds are no

yardstick is being used.

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I am not suggesting for a Tombola 7.30 pm; Saturday, Grand being made to And a suitable moment that any of our boxers Tombols 7.30 p.m., Snowball Sunday. pitch within easy distance of would have won a gold medal, Fm Show & p Royal Lodge and Windsor Great

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H.K. GIRLS WIN

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The girls basketball team from Hongkong inst night mored a 32-23 triumph over the Lu'Yong quintet.

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