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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1953.

LINDSAY HASSETT FACES A TOUGH TASK IN DEFENDING THE ASHES

Says DENNIS HART

Few sportsmen have ever had to face a task such as confronts Arthur Lindsay Hassett, captain of Australia's cricket team touring England this summer, Leading the weakest side that his country has felded for many years, he must try and uphold her tremendous cricket prestige, gained after 20 years without defeat in a Test series.

That is not all. He also faces a big personal task-to live up to the standards of captaincy set by his predecessor, Sir Donald Bradman. For inevitably all his actions will be measured by those of the Don.

After missing

1

This applies both on and off } seen, he commanded the respect|land tour. the field. The authority and of his men, and he could reel couple of entehes in the Jeep duties of the captain of a louring | pif a witty little speech. In field, he borrowed a policeman's side extend beyond the playing between imes he managed to helmet and upheld it for the

make a few runs as well.

coming next buil What inaniner of man is this Incidentally for Hasselt to miss who follows in his entch is an event. He is one Hussett,

of the best flelders in Australia. footsteps?

arens.

AN AMBASSADOR

See him serving. In his Mel- bourne sports shop and you would think that the only time be handled a cricket bat was when he sold one.

He must maintain discipline and harmony among the team, and formulate a playing policy. Cricket tours also have a big side, The team is invited to numerous functions; the captain is the apocch maker and, in general, has lu pel 25

For Hasselt is a man whose As some of the looks belle his qualities. He is are held in plush a dupper little man, five and a surroundinga like

of half feet in height, and weighing With his London's Savoy Hotel, attended just over ten stone. by royalty, salesmen, and other twinkling eyes and chirpy smile leading figures, this is enough he hunks more like a rumedian to teel the strongest.

great cricketer,

recedor.

those

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What makes it so difficult for Hassett in that Bradman was a master in very sphere. He was perhaps the ITIOst brilliant tactician the gune has ever

than

In fact he is both. Many a time he has delighted his team

with his mates and spectators pranks. There was the occasion at Manchester on the lost Eng-

HOME RUGGER

kis

TOUGH FIGHTER

way.

Yet, although 21 humorist, Hassett le a tough fighter on the feld. He can play cricket the hard way, just as Bradman did, even though he often joins in u glass of beer with the team whose defeat he has sought all day,

He knows that his present Job Bui this 10 will be hard. welcomes. It will give him the chance to prove his worth. In

the past, when he was vice- captain to Bradman, his prowess both as a player ond a leader was overshadowed by the Don.

Lasselt will be 40 on August

28. This means he will still be in his thirties by just a week when the last Test match at the Oval finishes. He is the last of Australia's Old Brigade, he

hus

England And Ireland Win one of his countrymen h

International Matches

Twickenham, Feb. 28.

England kept in the Rugby Union Championship hunt today, when they beat France here by 11 points (one goal and (wo tries) to nil. They also continue to keep the Championship lead with Ireland, who were beating Scot- land at Murrayfield.

lasted as a test choice from pre- war years to the present day.

Like many Australian fads he learned his cricket in the back- yard of his home Geelong. He and his five elder brothers re- Bularly played three-a-side

matelics. "Test"

At Gedong College he was coached by P.L. Williams, a grade player who also conched Test

splaner lan Johnson.

At school he not only captained the cricket team, but the football and tennis sides us aggregate for Victoria schools, and Won the State's Public Schools Tenuis Championship.

He played grade cricket for South Melbourne, and a month after

his first appearance played in his first big

malch This Was

the Combined for Country side of Victoria against the West Indies touring team. He celebrated the occasion with a sparkling 147 not out.

England had to fight hard in the second half, when the French team sermed to acquire inspiration from the set up a record batting loss, through injury, of their flyhalf, A. -Hageg.

A score in the second minute! One of the main Scottish seemed to take the heart out weaklesses way their poor of the French, and for the rest covering round the fringe of the of the period they were almost serummages which allowed the constantly defending hard. It nippy Trishmen

rather more was a different French team freedom than should have been afterwards

even though

Hoger

the case. went off, five minutes after re- Ireland led by two goals at start, Jean Prat taking his half-time and were soon after place. The depleted pack held wards 15. points ahead, Gregg their own in the tight scrums, having made three conversions, and England were hard put to He ako adtied the points on thei

thu It to retain

occasion

Ireland Jast score put the result beyond crossed the Scottish line. doubt.

The shit of Kavanagh helped The match was won for Eng-Ireland to win the early lineouts land

Syker and cume as no surprise when behind the scrum, providing perfect service they took the lend after -from-the-side and-the-backs minutes..

a

their lead unill a sixth

lways looking menacing.

Particularly outstanding was Woodward, the right winger,

whom the French

the hold.

difficult to

the game,

DROPPED

he

Shortly after leaving school he was chosen to play for Victoria. But with scores of 4 and 3, he was dropped, and did not get another chance for three years. Then several of the side were 16 taken on the eve of tour to

"play" other states, "and" HasseltTM was once more called upon. This time he made full use of the on- op- portunity and in three matches scored 200 runs to four innings.

THE DON RETURNS TO CRICKET

Sir Donald Brudman, now 44, played his first game of cricket for four years recently when he turned out for a side in a non-competition game at Adelaide. The great man, whose son John has been a victim of polio, may yet manage the Australian team to tour England this summer,

The scoreboard read Sir Don Bradmon, (bw b. Mayfield 5..

The picture shows Bradman back among the spectators and surrounded by young autograph hunters after his innings for the Taxation Dept. side- Central Press Photo,

THE SPORTS ROUND-UP

English

Cricketers To

Tour India This Winter

London.

George Duckworth, former Lancashire and England wicket-keeper, will take a team of English cricketers to tour India this winter.

The tour is arranged in conjunction with the celebrations marking the Silver Jubilee of the Indian Cricket Board of Control. Since the war, Duckworth has twice taken sides to Indin.

cricketers who

HUNGARY WANTS TO STAGE 1960 OLYMPIC

GAMES

Budapest, Mar. 1.

It may be early to meditate in 1958 about the site of Olympic Games in 1960. Still this is a question which interesia many sportsmen and fans,

1

The reason is that Hungary officially announced in the course of last year's Helsinki Games that it is ready to accept the difficult but respectable role of organising the 1960 Olympic Games.

Budapest will not have an might be right.. But, as easy claim at the 1955 meeting | practically every Hungarian la of the International Olympic more or less Interested in sports, Committee to decide in tius their concern with the 1960 question.

No fower than 48 Games is fully understandable.... · cition, including Mexico City, Associated Press. Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles, Philadelphio, Minneapolis, De

Brus- troit, Chlengo, Lausanne, sela, Rome and Tokyo have Announced that they are ready

the to accept

same task, cities in which--with the exception of Los Angeles-the Olympic Nag of five rings bad never boen hoisted In the course of the 50 years' career of modem games..

Furthermore, Tokyo and Romo appear to have some preroga- tive in this respect, as they were actually entrusted with the

Lucky Dome Will Stay

In "National”

By RICHARD BAERLEIN

..

task of organising Games, but The first call-over on the world wars stopped them.

There is no rule or regulation Grand National has pro- proscribing how the Inter-duced a Hät of prices which

national should

Olymple Committee in many cases are less than decide. Nevertheless those offered by the ndver- there are three conditions, con- tising bookmakers, both be- sidered as eine qua non by the

100.

elder

Professor Ferenc Mezo, fore and since the call-over,

sports and

member of the 100, recently,

PRECONDITIONS

There appeared to be nothing wrong with his stamina over the three miles and Ave furlongs in heavy going, and this seven- year-old appears to be making. continuous progress.

Irish trainer Vincent O'Brien, staterman of Hungarian

only Hungarian has only half his original entry

declared of six left in

the race, but all were quoted at 35-1 or less.

This trainer has taken out Knock Hard, Alberont and Bik Coltage, all good winners. Hia Writing about this question Lucky Dome, winner of the for the semi-ometat publica- Leopardstown Steeplechase, was tion Hungarian Bulletin, Pro- quoted at 40-1 on the morning fessor Mczo, internationally of the race. He is now down to renowned expert on the1 180-0. Olympic idea, described the three preconditions as follows:

1.The country chosen to be true to the Olympic ideal.

2. A high level of physical culture in the country to be

3. Guarantees as less, efficient organisation of Die Gumes,

Budapest will meet all three

UNUSUAL ABILITY ............ requirements, the Professor de clared. Hungary was third at Lucky Dome has certainly not the Helsinki Gomes, on what yet reached the limit of lits ever baris the points #hould Improvement. Не прреаты to be counted.

possess unusual ability for one Moreover, this country had handicapped with only 10st., and bach third at both preylous fils Grand National backing [pa Games, in Berlin, 1030, and sure to be continued. London, 1846, if one is inclined Lucky Dame is by Domaha,

They included Commonwealth Fred Daly, who won the victory from the first ball of chosen.

were playing British professional match-play the match." English League and County title for the third time, was the

TWIST OF FATE sides and were known as Em-top man, followed by Harry Ralch Corter, former Eng- pire Xis.

Weetman, winner of the Mas-ish international inside-right, GOLFERS OF THE YEAR ter's title and Harry Vordon may play for the League of Elizabeth Price Jas been trophy

Ireland against the English the

League at Dublin on March 17. elected Britain's golfer of year by the Association of Golf

Carter is at present asalating Writers. The trophy is pre-

bim ovci Two German judo teams, the Cork City, who y sented to the player considered first to visit Britain since 1937, from England for every match, to have made the greatest con-hp a Dutch side will meet and his form has greatly im- tribution to British golf during British opponents at Seymour pressed the Irish selectors, the year.

It will be a strange twist of Miss Price won the deciding

fate if he does play, for it was on the same ground in Septem-

JUDO INVASION

10 fault-

gome In the Curtis Cup match Railway Police and the Olymber 1946 that he played a big gold medals.

with 25 of the highest graded Part in England's 1-0 defeat of Hungary's, outstanding role in ·

against the Americans which enabled the British team to win the match for the ürst time ever.

Д

Eire.

He had won his previous race over three miles when beating ameful 'chaser in Fort Wayne.

Hall on March 30.

The German teams the

to consider only the number of horse who was heavily backed for the Cambridgeshire, and plud Club, Cologne-will arrive

But apart from such successes, suffered a narrow detest,

after in Germany,

this horse was a Though experts

international sports is certainly LEAVES A GAP visit to various clubs in Hol- The Brst three places in the land,

midle-distance performer, there. Incontestable. Dr. J. C. Gregory has IC

is plenty of stamina on the dim poll are all Alled "by woman.

linquished the captaincy of the Second was

Hungary would be in `n posi-alde of Lucky Domo's pedigree, At Seymour Hall the Metro British Davis Cup side because Katherina Lady

tion to orgaulse the 1930 Games, and staying power appears to politan Police will oppose the of business Curtis

The most Important and fine leader, his retirement will condition is a modern stadium,

pre be his forte. Miss German Railway Police,

Dutch K-Ju-Schi, the

club, leave a gap that will not easily and

Despite Lucky Dome's London Judo

Budapest's buge new farmance, Irishmen still insist Bri-ill meet the

be Alled, Society.

People's Stadium, with a that the stable jockey, Paddy Heinz Schill, the

He was a Davis Cup player maximum capacity of 100,000, Doyle, will ride Royal Tan at German Champion, will fight

ready Brush himself in the thirties and ren-will be

next summer. ered his country excellent ser International-Eric Dominy-in-vice. But he is best remember the 1980 Games, the authorities last year's "Naliona)," and is to

If Budapest...

tis honoured with Royal Tan has not run since

Cairns, captain of the Cup team, and third, Moira Paterson, another ber of the teain, and also fish Champion.

mem-

Hongkong Loses special contest, and Tony Har-

Table Tennis

He is one of the finest all-Test" To India

SHOOTS THROUGH GAP

McCarthy

then went over found very although to some it seemed that he took a forward pass. Gregg Hall played a superb

game converted as he did in the 36th wicket players Australia has pro in the field, and was never minute when Byrne raced over duced. It is for this reason that ruffled in the most threatening after Kavanagh had taken the he has done so well on previous situations, while his kicking bull from a incout and shot Engilsh tours. His drst was in into touch was a highlight of through one of the gaps Scot- 1938 when he started with

land tended to leave,

janings of 43, 146, 148 and 220 There were few good French! That

the half-time not out-which

remains the three-quarter movements, but position, but within five minutes higest score of his career. He the Byrne-Gregg combination finished the season with en added five more points.

average of 54.76, second only to Scotland had temporary Brodman and Brown.

A cause for Jubilation when, from 1948 tour he scored fully 35 yards, Thomsen kicked runs, including seven centuries,

penalty goal, but Kavanagh and Boon crossed for another Irish try, which Gregg failed to con- Bradman. vert.

L. Rojo was threatening on the left-wing when in position,

WEAKEST LINKS

were

links

tho

Weakest centres, who handled badly and relled too much on cross klek- ing.

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G. Brun played sound game at full-back and showed

while

often French attacks,

WHE

On the over 1,500

this time his average

of 74.42 was exceeded only by

He is by nature an attacking To Scotland's credit, it can be batsman. Despite his small

verted.

Bangalore, Mar. 1. India beat Hongkong in the first table termis "Test" here today by three matches to two.

The Indians won two singles and the doubles. -Reuter.

Rugger Results

London, Feb. 28. Results of rugby matches played today were:

Bradford Northern 18 Balford

Burrow 7; tull Kingston Novera 14 Swinton 3: Leeds 20 Widnes 17; Leigh 7 Halifax 7: Helena 28 Belle Vue Rangers 0; Warrington 10 Workington Town 2 Wigan 16 full 10.

Rugby LeREVA

commitments.

ed for his performance last

Aintree,

at the London Judo Society, year. He was in Belgrade as have a second stadium in mind, make

a Black Belt Instructor

will take the 1951 German champion.

per-

his first

appearance be built along with the but that is over hurdles. to be but with on R. Unterburger, non-playing captain

Geoff Paish injured he put Olympic village in one of the There does not appear to be

valleya

between much time to get him ready, but himself in the Doubles

match picturesque

beautiful hills on the right bank O'Brien, has proved a master of to partner Tony Mottram.

Despite his 48 years he put of the Danube, in Buda. The his profession since the war. I Bill Edrich will captain the up a great display and he and place would be only about half he fancies Royal Ann (now at Middlesex · cricket icor this Mottram were worthy winners, an hour from the centre of the 20-12 for the Grand National,

"FROM THE FIRST BALL”

Wha

season. Last season” he Joint captain with Denis Comp- ton, but earlier In the year Denis made

a request not to be considered for the position, He wants to concentrate on regaining his form and a place in the England side against the Australians.

Edrich has proved himself `a lough fighter on the cricket fleld, On learning of his ap- pointment he said The will play cricket in the spirit of the game, and go for

side true

-London Express Service)

Mal Whitfield

Sets Two New

World Records

1 min. 2.8 scER.

city by tram.

there is no need to ask whether he is fit or not.

PROS AND CONS

NO HURDLER Coming back to the threa conditions cited by Professor

O'Brien's third candidate, Mezo, Point 1 is certainly the Early Mist, ran over hurdles one which has so many pros and recently. He did not make any cons that not even the judges of

He is not the hurdling the International Court of Jus- tice in The Hague could decide typo, and, although be bas won ona hurdle race in his life, it was it. But Mr Mezo could quote a most distinguished witness to three scasona ugo, tijd van

One would not, prove that Budapest is all right also in this

respect

expect him to shine

show.

therefore

at this

appear.'in' the

four

New York, Feb. 28.

The witness is the founder of branch of the sport on his first Mal Whlifield established two modern Olymple Games, Baron appearance on a racecourse" for now world "records tonight Pierre..de Coubertin himself a long time. Early Mist must when he ran 600 yards in 1 On December 18, 1894, the late not be judged until he has been

in Baron wrote # letter toicen over fences.

Hungarian sport leaders inform-

Whispering Steel, quoted at Whitfield was competing in ing them that he would be wille New Haven, Conn, Feb. 28. Dick Thomas of Yale Univer-the Knights of Columbus Games ing to support the idea, that 20-1, will next

at Madison Squaro' Garden. sity sot a new world record for

Budapest should organise the Hurst Park Grand National Trial Tho the 100 yards backstroke today

previous 600-yard record First Games instead of Athens, Handicap Chase on March

over

miles was 1 min. 10.2 seconds.

as the Greek capital-similar to This race, when be awam that distance in 56.4/10ths. seco, during a 'swim-

The former 300-metre rocard Melbourne today showed little should suit him ideally for he was 1 min. 4.3 seconds establish enthusiasm for this great task one of the few chasers in the Dewsbury 11 Datley 3: Featherstone ing competition against Prined by Wesley Wallace in 1939. **Frankly, It cannat

be country today who appear to be Thomas made the record in his

The new records were estab- doubled" wrote Baron Couber-genuinely able to stay

He has, in the past, been ind log of the 300-yard medley relay. Ushed a little more than an hour tins, as quoted by Professor His time was 3/10th, see, better after Whitfield failed in his Mczo, "that Hungary, from the clined to make one or two mis

world's first moment, evidenced full takes at his feneds, which would attempt to break the (played at than the former record held by a mile and 600-metre marke understanding of the Olymple spell disaster at Aintree, but

Jack Taylor of Ohio Stato.

Yalo won the relay in He won the 800 metres in 1 ideal and remained true to it there are also signs that he l 2:52.7/10ths, and

gradually developing into an ae- the meet with min. 50.1 seconds, and the half up to the present day..." 57 points to Princeton's 27 mile in 1 min. 50.8 seconds. Pessimiste will say "Let's see Fomplished fencer. United Press.

Arst the 1950 Games and they

London Express.Service)

Bramley Liverpool City 0; Rover 42 Doncaster 8: Whitehaven ceton. 14 Oldham 14; York`0 Castleford 13.

a fine turn of speed when he said they kept on lighting and a stature, by using nimble inot- came up to make a fifth man

period of sustained pressure work and perfect timing he can In the three-quarter line.

brought them a try from Hender-hit the ball really hard. And his The pack were

always superior in the loose play, mak-But Ireland were soon

son, which Thomson converted,

Rugby League Cup (second SWIM RECORD 9.5 secs, and 500 metres one of the most square cut is

Huddersfield 31 in the powerful in the game. But in ing many excellent rushes

again

after sides and ascendant breaking Mortell had gone over for an such players as Bradman, Brown, which have contained their quick smothered

dangerous unconverted try, Byrne crossed Barnes, Harvey and Miller, for his third, which Gregg con- Australia had all the forcing picked up a drop Butterfield

batsmen she wanted. The need pass in the second minute and passed to Woodward, who went

As a result of to-day's two was for a man to act as sheet- For the sake of the over near the corner. Hall Rugby Internationals Englund anchor.

Hassett Bacrificed his missed the kick as he did 12 and Ireland, the winners against side, minutos later after Evans had France and Scotland respective natural role and took over the carried the ball over in

still locked together, job. a fory, are rusi.

sharing top place. The present The French

International kicks lacked positions in the

table are

•penetration in the second-half, when France pressed and Eng-Ireland land's closest escape was from England a drop kick by Jean Prat Vales

France which went just wide. Just Scotland before the ond, the English backs got moving trom A scrjum Inside the French 23 and Butterfield went through the ontro to touch down between the posts to give Hall an easy conversion kick..

STRONG IRISH BACKS

P W D L F A Pia

51 205

20 12 0

1 32 3 13 60 0 -Revier.

TODAY'S SPORT

Lawn Toanlı

Colony Championship matches at Hongkong Cricket Club ground, com-

Bingles.-D.J. MI V JA, Fumer;

FRIEND OF ENGLAND

With his cheery smile, and porfect manner, Hassett is ol- ready a firm friend England He did much to revive Engilsh cricket at the end of the war. After serving with the. Aus- tralian army in the Middle East, he arrived in Britain in 1945.

He was appointed captain of the Australian Services Eldo which played matches all over the

including country,

five Victory Tesis against England. Besides providing grand relaxa- tion for the workers of war- weary Britain, the games greatly helped to re-establish big cricket after a lapse of five years.

At Murrayfield, Scotland, Ira mencing 5 pm.. land kept their joint lend withs. Garrard y J. Holmnum; J.D. England when they beat Scot-Mackie v G.1_Smart. land here by 20 points (four Doubles P. Poon and Brelo. Bick goals and two tries) to eight... Cook and F. Sauballe; D.

Smith and JA.C. Huribati- v So although the crowds at points (ene goal, one penolity

MW.11. Calvert and P.L. Holmes Trent Bridge will be rooting for was the strength of the Irish se ut M. Heenan, and the English team, in their hearts

Ng Yu v and backs, which told its inic for Varane L. Wade and there will be a corner reserved Scotland could seldom catch Persia v U., Cheng and Chung for the little man of the chirpy

Cheung, Chow This Wing-kwong: their speed and · power.

Chunk Wah-chiu Trul Yuri-put and smalle. And whilst hoping for an way Ireland's eighth consecutivo | Taul Wal-pul.

English victory, they will offer a * secret prayer that ho win not win over Scotland, and Scot

and

Mortings Sand's tenth successive reverse inciation xecutive Committee Meeting fall.

Hongkong Amateur Athletic Asso- International" matches.

at Victoria Recreation Chub, 3.40 p.m.

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