1953-01-07 — Page 7

FREDDIE TRUEMAN

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1953.

CAN ENGLAND REGAIN THE ASHES? THE MELBOURNE TEST WAS A POINTER

Says DENNIS HART

London.

In these dark, bleak January days, the talk in British sporting circles is of cricket. Thoughts are turning to the sunnier (we hope) days ahead, to the coming season, and the Australian tour in particular.

Reason for this is the startling happenings at Melbourne, where eleven young and comparatively unknown South Africans have lowered the colours of the world cricket champions, the Australians.

COMPLACENCY?

This victory has strengthened for producing the right mun af the optimism-created two years the right time. ago when, on the same ground, Freddie Brown's men defeated The decline is probably due to the Aussies In the final test of | complacracy. their tour-that England can have regain the nahes.

When it is remembered that it fa twenty years since England held the legendary trophy these high feelings can be understood.

But the optimism Justified? To certain extent; yes, but it should be tempered with caution. Australia, it is true, are not the team they were. But as their Immediate postwar side Was probably the finest in the game's history, this is not surprising, -Australians ask questions However, they have tremendous about him,

powers of recovery, and a habit

Trueman Has Yet To Face A Real Test

Says BRUCE HARRIS

On Freddie Trueman, England's new fast bowler, depends more than a little an answer to the question whether England can win next summer the Ashes which no team of English cricketers have captured since D. R. Jardine and Co. triumphed 19 years ago. Will he up to requirements?

measure

Trueman, now playing a humble brand, of football with... Lincoln City Re- serves, has gone temporarily out of the public mind at home. In Australia, now at the height of her cricket season, things are different, every scrap of information about our latest fast-bowling "find" is read with eagerness: every witness home from England questioned keenly,

of season.

One of these knowledgeable full season. ile has a suspect wilnesses frum England

sanki and he has not had a full Jock Livingston Northampton's buttresses from Livingston considers that far cutside the county, Living-Trucmi is not even the fastest

ton, an

Australian,

SUSPECT ANKLE

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though he'll finally be a jolly good bowler. But still think we'll toss them.'

NOT FAIR.

powera over.

Great fallen through

The confidente.

Australians with their magnificent cricketing empire, built up by Sir Donald Bradman,, accepted! world supremacy as a matter of course.

Young

were given a Young players false sense of values. Batimen

faced bowls whose hearts had been brokin and.pirits crushed by the merciless hammering of Bradman. Brown, Barnes and Bowie's opposed company. hatsinen whose nerve had been shattered by Lindwall and Miller.

The period of prosperity, It seemed, would be everlasting.

But with this complacency

a decline

fielding, u came

in sphere of the game where they had long reigned supreme, and been an important

which had factor in their success.

Bradmati was

emphatic that matches were won and lost in

the field. He pointed out that a brilliant catch could be the turning point of un lanings, good outfielding could while prevent the best batsman getting on top of the bowling.

SPORTRAIT

"Just what makes you such an think you're authority Dл wing tactics?"

London Express Service

“NEVER!” BOOMS MR FERRIS

Throw The Ladies Out Of The Olympic Games?

By WILL GRIMSLEY

New York, Jan. 6. Throw the ladies out of the Olympic Games? "Never!"

militant boomed Daniel J. Ferris, Secretary-Treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union, tak- ing sharp issue with Avery Brundage, new President of the International Olympic Committee.

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"I see Avery would like to streamline the Olympics by hanging up a "For Men Only" sign on, the Games," the squat, snow-haired AAU executive added. "I think it would be a grave mistake. Furthermore, I don't think it will ever come to pass,"

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LOOKING BACK ON THE 1952 FILMS

By LILYS POWELL

BOWIN

OWING to tradition,

settle down to the usual lists of last year's films: best films, worst films, films with nothing to remember them by.

*THE Riven.“ _dle:15).

(Renoir-God-

"CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY." (Zoltan Korda-Palon)

"THE SOUND BARRIER," (Lears; script by Rattigan).

"Viva Žavata?” (Kazùn; script by Steinbeck).

But I don't propose this time to try to fit my selec-CLASS 3 contains a Amall group of films, excellent- tion into an arbitrary num-

which ber: no ten bert or twelve y directed and neted,

can be recommended for best; the limitation either another reason too: they enter

awards a prize too many or | indo, they exeito, and three out too few, or makes me spend of four have charm as woll; hours wrangling with my-- "THE AFRICAN Queen," (J{us- self over the merits of half ton). a dozen equally worthy or half-worthy candidates.

Alms Four

which have The Britain during reached

quite' above com Year

petition. The critic is often ne- cusod

of exaggerating the qualities of a film. he likes: the general baseness only

Buy standards in the cinema, bla acqunli tances, persuades at

arc

DI

you

that this cmelent bit routine is to be recommended to educated people. These four Alms all soon to me to have which the indefinable quality distinguishes the work of an artist from the work of even the most brilliant craftsman entertainer. Class 1, then: "LIMELYOUT." (Chaplin). "CASQUE D'OR." (Becker).

MILAN." "MIRACLE OF

Sien).

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Alm

"THE QUITE MAN." (Ford),

PAT AND MIKE.” (Cukor); "HICH NOON." (Zinnemann). Before I leave this Please- Lovers' Class fot

mention also the UPA cartoons, Mr Magoo. "Reoty Toot Tool and the rest; recall, incongruously know (but hang it all, I have to find a place somewhere), the exquisitely sensitive formance of Laurence Olivier in Wyler's "Carrio"; and say a word for the modest fun of Group Three's "Brandy for the Parson."

A

per-

excur-

to

FTER pleasure, intellectual Interest. In Class 4, For Students, I should put the Rus- slan excursion into fiction by omission, The Fall of Ber- lin Dudley Nichols's

and (Desion Into. Proud

O'Neill Electra" "Mourning Becomes Of the last I had when I saw and Hollywood's excursion into

certain criticisms, but they savage and pointless did not und not prevent me A Streetcar Named Deslor Class Is the Oddabodikins from recognising it as a to be judged by standards as lot: "Ivanhoe" "Robin Hood," high as those we should apply "Scaramouche," "Lydia Balley." In His Arms," to a serious work of literature. "The World

"Anne of

of the Indies." It leatis IT may be noted that three us Which

by Technicolour stagger you birth

State Are of these belong, from

aro track and the to the cinema; they Ferris has long been an out-¡ to compete In

not From? "Carson City." "Call- "Red Skica spoken advocate of more, and colleges dropped it," the AAU translations of novels or plays, fornia

The Battle at better female athletes In the ofetal contimted, "Our women's Five out of the seven alms in of Ma

the Thus, on the field, he acted United States, and the Brundage track has fallen off miserably my Class 2 have literary origi

The of pulled and we won't have a chance in nais.

imagination

with

River Ben like a general

elc., etc. marshalling his pronouncement sort

the rug from under He placed his

an A the future unless

is not 7. Class of Hopeless Confu-- we Improve which they are made

"Because feminine it."

free, and much of their virtuetion: "Just For You," troops. strategically; he endeavoured to campaign to improve

"Because You'ro belongs to the written word of You." off a batsman's favourite track and field forces in the U.S. cut

"Avery said we could well Ferris salda special com- shot. He was like a miser with dispense with the ladies'

à fact which contributes to my. Mine," "Everything I Have Is "Somebody Loves Mo," his gold. Jealous of every run.

mitice may be formed to study assessment but is not my only Yours," "So petition because the ancient the problem this year and try

liko

8. Low-spirited Class: At Melbourne it was the Greeks didn't let the girls in the

reason for regarding them,

(Italian version): to generate new interest among the two other Alms I have put Miserables" fielding as much as the batting Games and even didn't let than the gris. Business institutions with

Amcilcon them,

remarkable "Les Miserables" that proved the Bratman era watch the events from

behind may be asked to form. teams. The leaden-footed their dark veils, Ferris con-

examples of in-making rather version). Aussies were shown up badly by tinued.

"We have the talent, plenty of thah ms in the first rank: 11, Ferris said, "I reci only

THE STRANGE ONES." (Mel-Class: "The Greatest Show on Earth" (pulse racing); "Quo to look at our tall, good-looking ville-Cocteau). Waes and Waves to be convinced "AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS." Vadis" (blood boiling), of that. It's just a matter of

Reed-Conrad)..

10. Class of Entire Forgetful- "DEAT!!

A SALEHMAN."ness: What on earth was "Fad- getting them out." — Associated

dija"? (Benedek-Miller). Press.

JEALOUS OF EVERY RUN

had ended.

men

comTM

the nimble Springboks.

What of the future, the coming "But this is a new age and What are I think the 1952 Olympics at season in particular?

Helsinki showed us that there England's chances?

Providing Lindwall and Miller is wide international interest in can maintain forin, and Bill women's track and fleld. We Johnston can -recapture itis, must revamp our thinking to

have a difficult | keep pace." England will

who has English bowler. He give that Now, I don't want to agree tub Hone home for the Southern honor to whom Why, to commuch with Australian players

The AAU Executive said summer says this to the Sporting paratively unknown

Just how much these bowlers Frank and critics, adept as they are at Globe in Melbourne:

Tyson,

Durham creating six-fouter of

"atmosphere" before have meant to Australia can be American strength in women's University-appreciably

Easter any

fact series of Texts. I really seen from the

that all track and field has reached a than Trucnion and round aboul believe in Englund's ability to three have taken a hundred low ebb because of the modesty regain those Ashes. I certainly wickets in post-war Test cricket. of the U. S. female and also весацие of her fear that she YEAR TO BEDSER will not join Livingston, or any.

and might develop into a manish, else, in writing down

Much has been written e Trueman.

said about. their ages. But even muscular Amazon. the eldest, 33-year-old Miller,

"At Lord's I found Trucman | Lindwall's pace." not very impressive. He Is big a fairly good and strong with

On the other hand another action, noi su fust through the fund more prominent of these

Australians, air but he thumped them down i migrating and can bowl a bouncer.

"Many people

think

Roy allows that Lindwall himself, that Trueman looks good. "He is just

Yet I do agree to this extent that it is not fair on the lad

"I think both premises are

Trueman cannot stand up to "al-the-stage-when-he-scemy as himself to acclaim" "Tiim without and cer!" "to trouble the "Aussies. that beauty and strength and

FUTURE PERFECT

By HENRY LONGHURST

fuller proof as the heaven-sent answer to our prayers for a fost bowler of world slass. He may be, but the proof has yet to

come.

can give a year to Alec Bedser, wrong and we must wage a And the Surrey twin is England's campaign to convince the girls competition will enhance

make them better mothers," Ferris said.

Young Freddie Trueman may their prove u TY

#maich winner, but as yet he is an unknown quantity against top opposition. We have still to sce how he will fare when conditions Hгc against him; when he bowls

Trueman, 22 next February, began his first close ericket in

31 wickets for who could, and indeed intend to 1949 with

a feather-bed at two batsmen runs cach. In 1950 there came stay in all day. 31 again, at 28 each, in 1951 90

South Africa's victory has underlined the decline in Aus-

our

"Soractimes I suspect girls are timid about running in publle in shorts, although they seem to have no qualms about bathing suit, appearing in a tight, revealing

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DOESN'T HURT BEAUTY This being the season of good will-extending, at aat 20 each.

"You need only to look at pinch, even to the fellow who "borrowed" my car to drive. Then, in betwen spells of tralian cricket, but it does not himself home, and left it littered with walnut shells-let duty with the RAF. Trueman mean that the kangaroo is a some of our swimmers

divers to realise that athletic spotlight with spent force. us take note of a shining deed inspired by the Golf burst into the

surely no cricket competition doesn't hurt a lady's devastation against the Indians. Foundation, more especially as it beneflis the young,

wishes that. All credit is beauty. But many of the girls His n-the-season average was lover wh whose festival this essentially is.

01 wickets at 13 runs

Cach due to Jack Cheetham's men for have the notion that running Africa's Arst end throwing things wita Australia Towards this harvest Trueman galning South

their femininity. We for 42 destroy years. It is a honours of the game to be "I was surprised in Helsinki 90 many beautiful. shored, and not monopolized by to find

feminine women competing. one country. But let us have a

up, not levelling

a levelling The Australian girls, who were,

the best In the Games, wero particularly attractive. -(London Express Servica)

Not that all the credit must be apportioned to the

Foundation. It is to be shared with Mr Alfred Goverlook 20 wickets in the Tests al Victory over good thing for the know it's not e0,

the England cricketer: the Wimbledon Park Golf Club; their professional, 11. Whiting, and a school chaplain,

The association between perienced such-enthusiasm, Church and golf is, alas, only has made me feel too often a competitive one, and younger myself"

to find the chaplain allled with

10 years

an average again of 13.

Encouraging, of course, but not conclusive. His most electri- Itfying performance-3 for 31 and

1 for at Manchester - wes down of standards. achieved in a match where everything was in his favour and where the opposition, to put it mildly, did not stand up to fast bowling as would the Aus tralian batsmen.

the good cause is more thaa! What heartening stuff this all Is! What avenues of delight open sat sizctory. There used, I rc- member. to be a congenial match out before these young fellows! nt Walton Heath between Press Golf is the Esperanto of sport, and Clergy, the latter headed by the universal Letter of Introduc the late Dr Winnington Ingram, tion. Wherever they travel, or but on the whole we may take may be posted, later in life. this humble pedestrian pursuit, will #matter of gratified surprise that it should have been unlock the doors, for thein.

ASPIRATIONS

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the school chaplain who deter mined, at the Emanuel School,

Wandsworth, that golf should With odd exceptions, no foul- become recognised school baller may

EL game.

aspire to play Wembley or Twickenham,

come

REAL TEST

New Year Honours Recipients In The World of Sport

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The real test for Trueman will

the Among

recipients to face when he 100% Ilassett, Miller, Harvey, Morris New Year Honours are and company on a plumb wicket. "Dukes" Geoffrey

of two

"I remember asking an Aus tralian official how they got, their girls Interested in track. Ho replied the girls were treated Just likn the boys

when there was a track meet both took part. We have only about six meets a year for

s said American women Duke, dominated international track

It then he can take wickets we World Champion Motorcycllat, and field through 1952 because

shall really believe we have aand Neville Duke, chier

of the Hawker plot

a successor to Larwood at last,

130 The Australians play York- Company. cricketer at Lord's; but these shire in the third match of their OBE

test colleges, such as Vassar, Bryn Aircraft Mawr and the University of They receive the California, had teams.

"But the idea suddenly arose Other well-known Bgures In that it wasn't proper for women It was Mr Gover, a member of boys may nspire to stand, before tour, at Budford, on May 6. the Club committee, 1 Eather they die, in front

Duke, of the big Trucman wilt still be in the sport, besides Geoffrey who suggested that the school windows of the Royal and RAF, but unless

his CO and who are honoured include Mr

should roproach Wimbledon Ancient, thinking of the Man questions of cricket tactics stand ear-old Chairman of Surrey Furuhashi Going

sky

To Australia

Parks, and they in turn agreed who Missed the Ball on the in the way Trucman will be on year that Whiting should start the First Tee at St Andrews, or parade there.

County Cricket Club, who be

Sir Leslla boys off with some professional chest-deep in the bunker at the

shall not be surprised if the City

a Knight; Instruction. He opened with Road Hole within a yard or two Australian batsmen are put on

Reme two classes of 20 and 19, and has of the spot where every great to do what Walter

football Hammond already a waiting list of 21 to figure of the past 200 years has once did to Australia's Flect-

(KCVO);

Sydney, Jan, d. Lieutenant- and of Bots of 13:

Harry

Swimming officials today ex- nothing of two

Colonel

Llewellyn, and with wood Smith-treat him rough so famed rider of Foxhunter some time stood,

and pressed their delight to hear, parents who have thereby been similar emotions.

that he disappears from the Imather champion show Jumpers, unofficially, that Hironoshin jured to the game.

They may even, appire, as in mediate Test sceno.

Furuhashi, the "Flying Fish of Britain's only The boys perform, while in no other sport, to play in person Not only Trueman but Norman who obtained

will arrive here or the rugged stage, on the Old with

the great man of the day Yardley, as a probable selector, gold medal at Helsinki, in the

14 en routo Lo Boys' rugger ground, though

Len Hutton as an almost Olymple Games (CBE).. ecri

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seven have now' graduated in (and, if they keep their head and Eugland captain, will be

being escorted round the course

by the chaplain. All perform well enough to dopress the hopes

of thote on the walling list and played beside the sea,

Malbourne University

ity to study Wool clatsing

Although Furuhosht

to prevent this SQUASH ENTRIES posedly has roured, the

sup-

their handicap, defeat him.

I write

of their future with an enthusiasm not antinged wi

local They have never yst A

start by Trueman Intending compolitors in the swimming body hopes to par or on directly he faces the Australians ane, andtugal games player moor, or heath, or on the Downs. will be all-important. Without Colony Open Squash Champion-quade him to compete in the with "a lovely rip and a real They have never, played in it he may Lade out as his ship are requested to note that New South Wales champion- old-fashioned caddie mwing," is Scotland. They have it all to adversaries dores with fl he entries close at noon on Thurs- ships on January 17 and in the blready outstanding,

may be, Lindwall counterpart day, January Buddha National "In 24 yours of golf," Whiting And 17 In the common parlance throughout the series,

The draw for the first round February reports, "-have-nover ex-lof the day, I have had it, *****

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