1953-06-01 — Page 7

Brian Crutcher May Become Speedway's "Boy Wonder"

Rejection from military service through deafness in the left car gives young Brian Crutcher a great chance to became speedway's "boy wonder”—England's answer to Australia's Ronnie Moore.

After two years of racing, he is in Wembley's team with a big responsibility,

With more than three months to go to his 19th birthday, Crutcher knows he was transferred from Poole for a £2,500-plus fee with the idea of bolstering Wembley, who had won only four points from seven matches.

He hopes this responsibility [ "These three meetings alone will not affect his riding. He involved travelling much more was not disappointed at his one-than 1,000 miles, and the fatigue point return from four encen in from this trip made me decide his frat meeting. He expects to accept any chance of a move to take four or five meetings to the First Division."—(London to settle senior league racing. Express Service),

TOPPED SCORING

Crutcher learned his racing at the Ringwood training trick, Hampshire. He joined Poole In 1951 nu a novice and last year topped the club's league searing with 370 polnis from 42 matches.

earned

Leslie Ames”

Selections

Leslie Ames, former Kent This form

England! wicketkeeper- him his act

has written a book England Jersey in the final Test batsinan, of his at Harringay.

sporting memories "Close of Play" (Stanley Paul 1.td. 12. Gd.).

-

He qualified, for the inul of World Championship. In which he scored six points and finished in front of such stars as Jeff Lloyd, Graham Warren, Cyril Roger and Arthur Forrest,

Critics hoited him as a star of the future, but Crutcher decided that, while 10p-grade racing was no foster than in the lower tiivisions, the riders knew far more of the tricks of the trade and that he would remain with Poole.

It covers 25 years of Best- class cricket in England, Aus traila, South Africa and the West Indies.

From his unique position 03 the world's No. 1 wicketkeeper and one of the game's greatest botcenen, Ames was more able than anyone to form an opinion of his contemporaries. Batsmen he judges from behind the stumps, and bowlers from the

ercase.

conclusions? England's Why has be changed his greatest and best-equipped bats- man, Jack Hobbs; Waller Ham-

mind?

"I left Poole at 4 a.m. on amand the finest batsman pro- Wednesday recently, dravo induced in England between the Scotland and raced at White wart: Sir Donold Bradman the City, Glasgow, In the evening." greatest batman of his time: he told me.

Frank Woolley the finest left-

"I raced at Motherwell on the honder of all time, and Harold Friday, Coventry on Saturday

Larwood the best fast bowler and got home at 3 a.m. on Sun-over the past 25 years. clay.

-(London Express Service)

Jennifer And Rita Rank

High Enough

Without having improved on their season's best, the two girls move up as a result of several marks made by English girl athletes in May last year not having been duplicated in the current season.

The marks cover the period 1 Iris Pond (England)

Shirley Eckies... (Canada). from June 1 last year to May 23.

D. Harper (England) Thero 69 no more rensonable way Shells Sewell (England)' of running an Empire ranking Jean Desforges (England) list than for the past 12 months, C. O'Gorman (England) as when the teason ceases in the Northern Hemisphere, it starts in the Southern, and vice versa.

P. Merant (England)

Luella Law | (Canada)

114

11.6

11.0

LEICESTER

THE, CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1958.

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BY CRETETT

Simpson And Dooland Save Notts From Collapse Against Australians

Nottingham, May 30.

Page.

MILE?

THE FOUR MINUTE M

-IT'S NOT SO

VERY IMPORTANT

Says ROGER BANNISTER

"Excuse me now, won't you, only I have a post mortem almost im- mediately and must dash"...and Roger Gilbert Bannister, Britain's "Master Miler," left me to go back to his work at St Mary's Hospital after our lunch-time meeting at Paddington Station.

To this fair-haired, Gft. 11⁄21⁄2in, Englishman, who seems so likely to achieve that athletic "Impossibility", the four-minute mile, running is essentially a secondary consideration,

He likes athletics well enough, but his driving ambition is to become a good doctor.

Bannister

the is probably fastest runner oh carth over three-quarters of a mile and the fastest British miler of this or any other time.

Ja! This Is Kricket

How does he compare with, fast before leaving for medical those two former world record school, and trains at lunchtime holders, the late Dr Jack Love or in the early evening on the leck and Sydney Wooderson? public track at Paddington Re-

He hasn't the effortless, per-creation Ground. fectly relaxed style

of Love- lock, nor the dynamic thrust and ed

"In 1952", he told me, "I alm- incredible acceleration of Little Helsinki Olympics. This year, At absolute peak for the Wooderson, yet I feel he is without that one mee to go for, potentially greater than either. I can spread the peak over

several races.

ICE-COOL

it isn't

This should be Bannister's The four-minute mile?... peak year. At 24 he is matured, Record breaking Isn't terribly races with an ice-cool, ansly-important. Not that tical brain and he is near the wonderful when it comes, but end of his last-year medical winning races and running well studies.

is the main thing. His long stride—7ft. Oln.—and

"My futuro? Well, medicino easy raking galt look decep-comes first every time. I don't

tively slow.

know just how athletics will fit- There are no electric bursts, in with my career." Bonn, May 31.

and his final all-out effort The West German popular works easily through a gradual, daily, Der Mittag, floundered almost imperceptible, lengthen- like a tall-ender facing Lind-lag of stride.

wall when it took on itself Don't be deceived, eliher, by the task of explaining the his almost frait bulld. Bannis- mystery of "kricket" in 500ter weighs only 10st. 121b, but words.

"Kricket is a ball game play ed according to certain rules between two teams of 11 men each," it started off lumely.

TCY

compete in the open air about two sets of merkin posts-with a very hard leather bali about the size of a man's fist and two powerful clubs, known as bats,

when Professor T.K. Cureton, the American physiologist, ex- amined him he told Guy Butler that Bannister's heart and lungs were the best he had seen in years of research on athletes.

How near is Bannister to the four-minute Mile? Judging by his British All-Comers record, he is mighty close.

His terrific 4 mins. 3.0 secs. effort beat Sydney Wooderson's 1937 record and

only "Someone throws the ball at 2.2 secs, outside Gundar HOCER'S one of the sets of posts and his world record this with A opponent tries to hit away. stiffish breeze, against him on connects properly, the the back stretch that must have two strikersa run across from cost him half a second on each: one set of posts to the other of the four laps. the more often the better.

He did on amazing. 58.7 sees. last tap on his own

Contrasting innings by Reg Simpson and Bruce Dooland saved he Nottinghamshire from complete collapse against the Australian cricketers on the first day of their two-day match here.

Nottinghamshire, who were surprisingly put in to bat first on a pitch which later proved to be docile, made 208 to which the Australians replied with 100 for two before bad light stopped play for the day.

Conditions had ilitle to do with captain

!

"The other side tries to catch the ball and throw it at the posts and the team which makes the most runs wins,

German

"But," sald the paper, though every team tries to win they do not play kricket just to win.

all

LUNCHTIME · TRAINING --

There is nothing of the crank, about Bannister. He cats nor mally, prepares his own break-i

Offenbach Beat Kwong Wah 7-0

Hongkong's Jennifer Hart, who is just about to arrive in England for the athletic season there, ranks 17th in the British Commonwealth in the High Jump. Rita Hall the county's dismissal. The pitch innings of 98

today with a masterly one over in which they Just Alee for Yorkshire Bedser. The likeness of the shares 21st place in the Long Jump with one other Eng-was unresponsive and the Aus- against Glamorgan.

Bedser twins at first made people lish girl.

trallan attack, weakened by the He displayed on array of at-think that it was Eric, the usual absence of Lindwall, Johnston tacking strokes, especially before opener, who was out until the

COMPLICATED and Ring, contended in keeping lunch, when he scored 83, In-scoreboard showed otherwise.

"This sounds complicated but the ball to the bat and waiting cluding 14 fours, three of them

in fact Just After a good start by Worcest s

English. for the batsmen to muke mis- In one over fruin the spin bowl- takes.

cr. Muner. Hutton was dis-tershire's opening pair, Kenyon Cool, dispassionate restraint, in-

Manila, June 1, missed two short of his century, and, Richardson, who put on 03 dividual skill coupled with team

Germany's Offenbach Kickers 75 minutes, the batting was spirit, patient waiting hour after in Simpson seemed determined to soon after the interval. by always vulnerable- against: keon hour for the right moment and (cotball team_lakt night proved | avoid any risk during his three brilliant one-handed catch by

are the masters of and a quarter hours at the crease. Alan Watkins.

bowling. Kenyon claimed 10 then a lightning decision, above that they 17 He experienced moments of real

correct behaviour-these Hongkong's Kwong Wah by Frank Lowson, who with Hut-boundaries in his 03 and towards uncertainty against the slower ton put up 173 for the opening the end of the innings Perks hit make the good krieket-player." blanking the Chinese 7-0 before 15,000 fans at the Rizal football 1 bowlers and eventually gave a wicket, also batted well for 83.44 in half an hour.

The paper decided that "das park. 11 simple return catch to Hill. His Lester, 70, and Yardley, 64, were

fair play" was a thousand times 485 Included eight fours.

Somerset, retrieved a poor start 12.2

cager for runs and though bad

more Important than a brilliant against Warwickshire mainly Dooland, the Australian Test light restricted play later in the through a third wicket stand of victory. all-rounder, who shared in a day, Yorkshire had compiled a 77 between tordoff, on leave from the Navy, and Tremlett, but it stand of 84 with Simpson after useful total of 380 for seven. half the side had gone for 80,

Altogether it was a day of high was a somewhat slow display on scoring and more than 3,000 runs an easy-paced witch by most of were scored in the nine irst class batsmen.

Bill Edrich put Northampton- matches. Yet there were only three centuries and two of them shire in when he won the fosa came in the Hampshire un- for Middlesex but the gamble did finished Innings against Glouces not succeed. Just when North- tershire.

amptonshire were getting right These were by Walker and on top, Denis Compton took two Rayment, who came together at gülek wickets, but the Mid- 01 after three batsmen had failed landers again

1 Robertson (England)

Bridgeford (England) Root (England).

M.

B.

and

In the Long Jump, Jennifer Hart,

Hurlbalt Deborah

HIGH JUMP

Fong Sik are also in the first Esther Brand (5. Africa) 30, as are Jennifer. Rita and Dorothy Deborah in the 100 Yards, Jen- Sheila Lerwife (gland)

nifer, Rita and Lam Kak-lan in the 100 Metres.

The Hopkins

(England)

(N. Ireland) Noeline Swinton

(N. Zealand) Maureen Middlemiss

(Australia)

Best performances throughout the British Commonwealth in the women's events in the lastr.

12 months follow:

►

100 YARDS

Matjulle Jackson (Australia) Winsane Crippo (Austrulin), Shirley Delahunty (Austraila) Fleur Mellor (Austraila)

Marlene Matthews (Austria)

Shirley Paterson IN. Zealand)

J. Scrivens (England)

Edon Maskell 18. Africa)

1. Meredith (England),

Verna Johnston (Australia)

M. Osborne (England)

U. Yoster (England)

M. Angus (England)

Anno Passley (England)

C. O'Gorman (England)

A. Blasons (England) ...

Elaine Winter (S. Africa)

-Itooles (England)

M.. Francis (England)

L. Dowdswell (England)

P Cartwright (England)

** 100 METRES

Itobxon

(England)

Mary Graco (Australia)

A. Whilty (Canada)

It, Mussey (England)

J.. Cook (England)

10.0

105 P: Stalt (England)

10,0

3. Hayward England)

o

10 McLeod (England)

Dawn Josephs (Canada)

Neighbour England)

Jenniter Hart (Hongkong

L. Line (England)

LONG JUMP

Yvette Williams

IN. Zealand!

looked less polished but far more 0: 416 convincing. Hiting the

ball very hard, he batted for nearly an hour less than Simpson and hit a six and seven fours, before he was out for $9.

5: 2

5: 1

4:1114

4:519%

4:11

Shirley Cawley (England) 4:11"

Kathleen Russell (Jamalen)

10: 91

10:10

Morris and Hole opened the Australian innings and both

seemed in good form in spite of

bad light.

slated all selence and technique.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

The match was Q

return engagemen', During their first clasti on Thursday night, the On Tuesday, 2nd June, the claimed Der Mittag

that Germans defeated the Chinese Club's property "kricket" has become "an insti- by a less convincing margin of Valley will be

at Happy opon and ceremonial cult, a 1-0. tution, a mythical, tradition," which re-

for the use of The Europeans, who scored reserved

In the first encroachment from dve goals

half, Members of the Hong Kong dominated

play Jockey Club and their Ladies throughout.

who must wear their afembers Lord's, London's "Temple of Kricket", had a dedication to Helmut Pressendorfer, Offen- Badges and Lady's Brooches, W.G. Grace over one of its mainbach centre-forward who scored otherwise they will not be

the winning tally last Thursday, admitted thereto. Was outstanding among the "This broad-shouldered Eng-victors. He uccounted for four look commandish doctor with the enormous

After Morris had gone at 21, and proceeded to take part in a when Freddie Brown helped Biar Hole and McDonald added G1 big stand after getting the mea- rick in a stand of 71 for the Afth for the second wicket. McDonald sure of some accurate slow spin wicket. still did not appear to have found bowling from Cook and Wells. his best form but conditions were trying.

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES

They added: 240 in four and a

The close of play scores in quarter hours, only 13 runs short

first class cricket Bad light brought play to a of the record Hampshire stand county and 114 Shirey Cawley England 10: clone 45 minutes earlier, with made by Mead and the Hon. matches which began to-day.

the Australians needing 100 for Llonel Tennyson, 32 years ago. 10:10

the lead with elght wickets in hand,

114 Verna Johnston (Australia)

Shells Sewell (England)

ita Constance Willoughby

11.5

(England)

115 Erica Willie (Australia)

18; b 18: 7 Gwen Wallace (Australia) 10:41

16:3

J. Morrison (Scotland)... Thelma Jones (Bermuda) 10:21 Elaine Burns (Australia).

Marjorie Jackson (Australia) 14 Dawn Josephs (Canada)

Shirley Delahunty

Daphne Hasenjager

19. Africa)

Edna Maskell

(Australia)

Africa)

Winsome Cripps (Australia) June Foulds (England)..... iEleanor McKenzie (Canada)

Ifeather Armitage (England)

11.0

Audrey Williamson

(England) 11.9. Robin (England) 110 Windlater (England)"' 13. Lillyerap (England)

THE SCOREBOARD

Nottinghamshire, Ist Innings

Simpson, c & b

Blocks, b Benaud

Glicke Hole, Benaud

Clay, b 11

b Davidson

Dooland, e Davidson, b

Butler. c Tallon. b. Davidken Goonesella, lbw b Arelier

Jepson, 201

Meads, not out

17; 0

12.5

17: 418

Hardista, lbw

17:36

Poole, b Hill

17:0

12.1

MacInnes

(India)

S Barnby (England)

17: 1

10:101

Varna_Johnston" (Australia)..

· Rontex (England)

16: 7

Jean Desforges (England) Anna Pashley (England)

12-3

S. Burton (England)

10: 7**

12.4

LLuella Law (Canada)

12.4

SHOT PUT

Hyacinth Walters (Jamaica).

32.4

"Rosette Thorne (Canada)

12.0

Yvette William

Theta Jones (Bermuda)

£3.6

(N. Zealand)

48: 014

Anu Solinnan (England)

12.1

Joan Linsell (England)

41902 40: 314

Marjorie Jackson

(land)

35: 1

35: 015

Miller Archier 24111 Benaud

- 220-YARDS

M. Lawrence (Canada) Bovis Shergold (England)

39: 114 (Austraila) $23.8 Suzanne Farmer. (England)

Buddle Dapana Insanjager, S. Africs) 243 wen Winsome Cripps (Australia) 2in A. Leg (England)

Rodden (England)

DISCUS THROW

Verslohnsion (Australia)

24,4

Sylvia?» Cheeseman (England) +245 Angr Jolinson (England)................... 23.1 Buzanne Farmer (England) 142:0 Lesley Rowe N. Zealand) 257 Yvesto Williams

1. Hampton (England)

$25.3 (N. Zealand)

P. Devine (England)] ****** 23 Maya Giri (England)

Extrea

Total.

Ilvidson

65

ZOD

Bowling

W

Hole...

Byen 5. leg-byes 2, wides balls 2.

3334101 130: 215

Australians, 1st Innings Eleanor Makenzje (Canada), 1253|| Akon Flek 15. Afelen) 133: 31 Morris, ↳ Jepson D. Zoster (England)

234 levin Shergold (England) 127: 3 Hole, not CALL June. Foulds - (England) 234- Brennan (Canada) IZI; a

McDonald. How Dooland Francusitalloran (Canada) 234 Sylvia Needham (England) 117: 0 Bagroft not out

....... 23.5 Joan Linzell, (England) .. Bella «Law:(Canada),

116:019

Extras Total (for two)

Kystinut, Walters; (Jamaica) $25,0 -Explain (England) vyskake 250 | | *·

Goldsborough ((England) pi 25.0

Ji Newboule (England)

Dashua, (England)

480 METRES: HURDLES

́Delaniklý ~ (Australia)- Wallsen." (Australia),

Africa)"

JAVELIN THROW

95.0 Dlane Coates (England)..

Colitos (England)

25.0A

3.

Evans. (England)

Lefengland)

MacDonald (England)

Elliott (England):

P. Reavey England)

Dukes (England)

were:

Rayment bit 12 fours in his. At

Burton-on-Trent,

Wor-

126 and Walker has so far hitcestershire 233 (Kenyon, 03), 17 fours in an unbeaten 142, both Derbyshire 42 for one. scores belag the best of their respective careers.

At Oxford, Oxford University 730 (Willams 00, Walsh. loft- orm upin, eight for 110), Leices tershire 101 for no wickets.

The day's biggest score was the 404 for seven declared by Sussex against Essex, four bals-

At Manchester, Lancashire men passing the half century

(Geoff Edrich 77, Lock while Parks, who had hit two 255, balls out of the ground, was left-arm spin nyo for 09), Sur-

hit at 97 rey oné run for one wicket. rying another big when he was caught at long

At Lords, Northamptonshire on. He and James Lang- ridge, playing in his last cham-323 for nine declared (Barrick plonship match, put on 125 for not out 117), Middlesex 29 for

no wickets. the fifth wicket.

Earlier, the opening aland bo- At Ilford, Sussex 404 for seven tween Sheppard and John Langdeclared (Sheppard 71, John ridge realised 134 in a hundred | Langridge 64), Essex 23 for one. minutes. This was Essex, bats- noman Vigar's benefit match,

15

Bristol, Gloucosforahire

At Another beneft match was Hampshire: Hampshire 360 for seven, Walker not out 142, Lancashim versus Surrey (John

Rayment 120). Ikins) and Ikins teammates gave 16 an uneven batting performance, At Sheffield, Yorkshire- Accurate bowling by Tony Lock, Glamorgan: Yorkshire 300 for the Test probable, had much in seven (Hutton 90, Lowson : 83, 100 do with this however and a stand Leater 70, Yardley 64), bad-light worth 50 in 30 minutes between stopped play for the day, 40 -Reuter.

Edrich and Wharton helped to minutes before the scheduled rally Lancashire

close?

COUNTY MATCHES

London, May 30.

Edrich eventunily - reached 77, At Coventry, Warwickshire- Len Hutton, celebrated his op- his best score for the season. Somerset: Bomornet. 123. for nine pointment as England's cricket Surrey had batting time for only (Tremlett 03)-Router.

entries,

I'ress.

tonight's

II. MISA,

Secretary.

beard is the high-priest of the of the Germans' gonls. United By Order of the Stewarde, sport. Beauty queens and film stars pale beside his renown and to him is attributed that most reproachful of all English expressions-It is not krieket."" -Reuter.

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