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'Ben Hogan At Carnonstic,

THE FOURTH TEST

THE CHÍNÀ MAIL, 'FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1958.

AUSTRALIAN DIFFICULTIES ON A BOWLERS' PITCH SHOULD FOLLOW

ENGLAND'S

Leeds, July 23.

Australia's gamble of sending England in to bat after winning the toss came off when England lost seven wickets for 142 runs on the open- ing day of the fourth Test at Headingley."

On a pitch which, though damp, was never difcult, England's balsmen fought an uphill struggle against some excellent quick bowling by Lindwall and Miller, ably supported by keen fielding.

stand

THE STORY OF BEN HOGAN

HE STILL LIKES TO SEE THINGS DONE CORRECTLY

"The name is Hogan. Remember that." So spoke a young golfer who had just started on the road to fame. The road was to prove long and hazardous, but finally ended in triumph.

The speaker has won the British and American Open Golf Championships in one year, and is now hailed as the greatest player'the game has ever seen. The words were addressed 20 Then came on event in his lito | Itwas shiner agony) merely to years ago to a newspaper re- which was second only in im- stand up-brought its reward. dis-por-sure to his becoming a caddy. Fellow pthybfs, with whom porter who had taken R like to this newcomer for tell-He got married, ing him that he had spelt his name wrongly. He had spelt it In the manner of that former

great golfer, Walter Hagen. good things in life which he Ignored. sent hundreds of

the

overs

Hogan had seldom associated, That was. In 1037, He was 24 Journeyed thousands of miles and, although ambitious as eves, to see him and bring gifts. is mbition was palled by the The spectators, whom he had

After being corrected,

telegrams he could have obtained in ratisfying letters and made a point of deliberately quantity by taking up the steady,

day of 1 if unspectacular, Job pronouncing

namo in- workaday Texas "golī pio. correctly in Hogan's presence, emphasising the "" the However, tls. wife, Valerie, Orst syllable. That

why was also ambitious. Against this Hogan pointed out the mis- duni force the steady fob never take. Not through conceit, but and a chance. because he liked and still likes to ree

things

done correctly.

It gave an already determined Hogan more incentive than ever

play again. Encouraged and helped by Valerie, he practised with his legs supported by clastic stockings.

The struggle become tougher The prize money he won wai

cident than enough to often no more And, as a result

Holfing needs of doing provide for his things correctly not only that He and Valerie often existed Newsman, bu! everyone in only on apples and oranges. terested in sport will always remember the name Hogan.

HIS PHILOSOPHY

Then, one day at San Fran- cisco, when he had just enough money to pay his caddie, a thief stole the tyres from his dila- That is Hogan's golfing philo-pidated car.

This was the final sophy. To become the perfect straw. He was all ready to give golfer is impossible. So he con-up, but Valerie persuaded him centrates on making fewer min to have just one more fry. He takes than the other follow.

did, and won.

But for every person who re- From then he never looked members Hogan for his near- back.. Year in and year out, perfect golf, there will be aplaying tournaments and prae- roketlessly hundred who remember him for tising idly, ho a different reason,

forced his way to the top.

To them the name Ben Hogan will convey a legend. The legend of a man who come back.

the United States Open for the first time. Ills income rose to over £32,000 that year.

In 1948 he won

the arm. Simpson" not hack, but groped hesitantly for and numbed England's batsmen did produce their best on a slow this most dangerous of all Lind-retired for treatment, the total

then being 101 for four. pitch, which made good stroke wall's deliveries.

While waling for a doctor to The slowly drying turf help- play difleult and Compton was

brtve, Simpson asked fo:

In sport there is a liberd out to a feeble stroke, but thated the fast bowlers to make the

fot

But though his income had didi not detract from Aus ball move after pitching and brandy because he

who have Simp. It was inter stated that sima sprinkling of men

had with the lush grass keeping the

made "comebacks". There tralia's fine performance.

are increased, his popularity son would not Ro to hospital

tough years had! A stubborn fourth wicket shine of the ball, Lindwall and

Miller made it swing for a long until later. When Watson and ions have ranged from real turned him into a golfer with-

also thousands whose descrip- not. The Tom Graveney and

Bulley were out quickly he In-

out a soul. He played like a Willy Waison

to "magnificent”. saved England time..

sisted on batting if necessary.

machine, and thought only of from complete collapse. They

Watson limped off with o

Often the comebacks have winning. If he lust, he would had their luck, however, about so much, England's second bruised ankle when he was anded in pathetic attempts at politely congratulate his

op. Graveney cocked up a ball pair, Edrich and Graveney, bat-bowled off his foot by Lindwall recapturing former glory, whilst ponent. That was all, which fell clear of felgbanen and tea with such restrained cau-

nt 108,

the adjectives applied to many Watson was nissed by thelon that 40 minutes vielded

He became detached. Both | Two runs later, Bailey was other spotismen do not "bear wicketkeeper, Langley, off only seven runs. Then Edrich

a misunder-comparative amolysis.

from the spectators and his put the second ball of Lind-run out through

fellow players. With each suc- slanding with Evans,

But Hogm really did come ceeding tournament he drew Scores.

back. And for him the high-more and more into his shell. est praise la truly mesited.

diffeult chance when four.

The

runa

With the new ball moving

The value of Graveney's wall's second over for four. Innings could not be judged by

scored or the time Mer was bowling extreme- taken. His was

ly well. and at 33 he had Ed- first class

batsman effort of resolution, unrelaxing rich. The Middlesex concentration and high technical covered up, missed the ball and was leg-before. Edrich batted 80 minutes for his 10 runs which included one four.

Compton was not destined to get off the mark. First Miller beat him with a fast outswinger, nt which he groped in vain and

skill. SKILL

England's troubles, which be can with the dismissal of Len Hutten to the recond ball of the match, lasted to the end, First Simpson retired, hurt, when a bumper from Miller struck his

left elbow, then Watson lanped was lucky not to touch. off with a bruised ankle when

Then he faced Lindwall.

I

bowled off his boot by Lindwall whose second ball at him did and later Bailey hurt his knee the trick. The Ball was one of when vainly trying to prevent Landwall's half paced swingers, being run out.

at which Compton played Australia can be well satisfied shade too soon as he tried to. with today's play. But the match turn it down the legside. It cannot yet be written off as they might have lifted slightly more will probably have to bat on a than expected. At any rate. It bowlers' pich tomorrow and in any care are faced with batting | las: on a pitch which may wear -Reuter.

.

went from the middle of the bat in a gentle are to Davidson. nelding in the middle of the leg trap.

this

THE SCOREBOARD

England, 1st Innings Hutton, Lindwall Edrich, w b Miller Graveney, e Benaud b Miller Compton, e Davidson Lindwall Watson. Lindwall... Simpson, retired hurt

alley, Tut G

Evans, not out Laker, e Lindwall b Archer Lock, hot out

Exiras

Total (for 7 wkts)

· Full of avickets:—1/0 2/33 3/30 8/100 1/10 7/133.

NO ONE LIKE HIM

Neither golf nor any other sport has ever seen anyone like him.

The crowds still remembered the man with the similar name, but vastly different tempera- Lurent-the wist-cracking Walter

Hugen.

TRAGIC, YET 'GLONIÖUS

Then. came the third im portant" Incident in Hogan's life, which was tragic yet glorious.

He is not u natural player. 10 Every shot is the result of hours,

days, even works of solid prag | tice. He has had to fight all the 142 Way--sometimes with his fists,

On a misty road in Febniary 4708 This was when he became a 1940, his Cadillac crashed head catdy. He was 12 at the time, on into a long distance coach. the son of an Irish-American in the split second of its oc- blacksmith who had emigrated currence Hogan flung himself to Texas. He heard that cad-across his wife. It saved her dies earned 05 cents & round at | life, but nearly cost Hogan his. a country club near Fort Worth.

For 58 days he lay in a Texas He went to get a job there hospital with a cracked pelvis, The other boya rolled him down | broken collar bone, and A

Bridge Prizes Presented

At 15 he took

Nearly a year after the ac-

“he

WOB -back In tournament golf, tying with Sam Snead in the Los Angeles Open. The tournament sopped nearly every ounce of his strength and when it came to the play-off he could barely stand. He strugglest round, but Snead won. But this tournament provided with a wonderful uplifting experterice. The crowd were cheering him to a man. At first Hogan was mystified. Then ho understood, and finally he was delighted.

Everyone woe shouting, and everyone would remember, that the name was Hogan.

-Landon Express Service).

Manchester

BESERS

LINDWALL

AND

BOWIED RSUCH-I

• OUT OF THE PITCH.

THAT THE QUESTION OF SHOULD THEMEST BE REMOVED FROM..... -MANCHESTER-BECANE

-HOULD THE TEST REMONE MANCHESTER:

SUCH A HAPPY

SOLUTION WAS RUINED BY THE THOUGHTLESS ACTION OF OUR BAYSMEN

WHO

SHOVELLED IT BACK.

DOWN

AND

SHOVING

ND SIGN OF

SHAME

PS.. THE SELECTORS HAVE SHOWN TER FATH

“IN HUTIONS SEAMANSHIP

BY ELECTING

• HIM SKIPPER

UNDO ALL THE GOOD WORK

FOR THE FINAL TESTS

BASHING IT BACK

INTO SHAPE.

SPLASH

ARVEYSPLASH ARS FLUND ON THE eo KKEE.

HE SPARROW SAYS IT'S ONLY NEWS IN

MANCHESTER WHEN YOU

HAVEN'T

London Express Service

Duck Those Dollar Barons, Sammy, And Keep Smiling

Says DESMOND HACKETT

Calling the fight family McCarthy: Get that boy Sammy Indoors before the Madison Square Garden gang get around with their 'hig dollar talk. -

The fight barous sitting in their concrete castle on New York's 49th Street, having run right out of dollar bait, reckon that 21-year-old featherweight Smiling Sammy McCarthy of Stepney is just the boy to pay for their winter sunning in Miami.

They plan to move in swiftly (tepted as the official guide to business and match him up with Willie the Sock Exchange. Pep who has been winning and losing the world featherweight

tle since 1942.

With the Turpin fght as un- seitled as the Test match weather they are looking round more anxiously than somewhat for a solid meal ticket.

to the old soft-shoe routine.

And it was the Sugar himself Mc-who told Daniels

that Turpin was the man to make the book- inakers stand and deliver.

- NO-HOPE TEAM.

Nat Fielschier "also adds the warning: Tell that boy Carthy to stay home,

Nat

Fischer 'bas sten McCarthy in nection and rates. him as world title material so Tong as he ovalds such grief asĦALKING of cash ogalo, the medling Pep-type fightmën for Lawn Tennis Association, the next two years.

who plan to send a no-hope MARKSON PLÁN

team of women to play America "When I saw Pep in New York in the Wightman Cup annual, The McCarthy the

plan was last month be looked distinctly should put the money into a doctors ! permanently fled of brought along by Madison unsocial 18 he belaboured fund to Bad young talent. the large veins In his legs. Square mogul Harry, Markson, youthful New Yorker Fat

who brought back from England Mercune so "Industriously

that

It is tough enough to have America spank us soundly, "but The Madison bid will look as that Americans are not interested

“even worse is the unhappy fact high as the Chrysler bullding in this British team of slight compared with the cash hand-

talents. PROS-outs" McCarthy has received in

1, RANDOLPH TURPIN,

2, SAMMY MCCARTHY.

· 3, 'NOT ANOTHER PECT IN SIGHT.

England.

a rock-strewn hill in a barrel, broken rlh. To prevent a blood boat him with sticks and then clot from killing him, At the Hongkong Con-challenged him to fight the NO BONES BROKEN

GAMBLE GOING WELL

tract Bridge Association's toughest of the gang. Ben did. Leeds, July 24.

So England were 30 for three. dinner at the Jewish Recrea. He won the fight and got a job,

But his heroism in the ac-this brief catalogue of British the fight had to be stopped. An X-ray made of Reggie Bassett's gamble was going tion Club yesterday, Mrs J.

up the game eldent, and the determination | fight material:-- Simpson's left elbow last night well, with futton and CompA. Remedios presented the himself. In doing so he had to be showed in coming back to showed that no bones had been ton out for "ducks" and Ed- broken.

rich having scored only 10. prizes to the various bridge curb his own natural bent for golf-practising his. swing when

the game. For, by 'nature, lie Simpson was struck by a Only a few minutes remained winners. ball from Miller on the first before lunch when Watson went

was a left-hander. But the only were day of the Test here and ren. He stayed through

Winners of the Pairs Chura-clubs he could scrounge

right-handed. tired, hurt.

period safely enough, and at pionship were:-1. Y. T. Fong the interval England were 98 and George Y. C. Tsiang; 2, 3. for three after an hour and 40 E. Noronha and A. M. Ozorio minutes cricket.

3. J. A. Remellos and A. Noronha; 4, Clement Limbwelt und Mitter stad made the late Y. C. Chu. icods, July 23, the ball move about a good deel

There was a three-way England had lost seven wickets oftar kunch when the crowd had

and the in scoring 142 runs when stumps increased

nearly 40,000. Play for the second place

Anal results, os above, were were drawn on the first day of was often held up memetary only determined after a process

fourth Test against Aus- because at the movement of of tie-breaking,

people behind the bowlers' arm.

Consolation prize winners

Bard Yere Dr Sophie

He is expected to be able to bat for England today.Reuter,

the

THE PLAY

tralia today,

Watson concentrated on

de-

Lindsay Hasselt again called correctly, the fourth successive time, and sent England in fence to the extent of ignoring Lesile Sung.

proved -an-imirable foil for

Lo spoke

Yeh and

the

career.

So from the very start he began with a disadvantage. But this drawback shaped his whole

Hogan, changing his; natural style, had to practise so slavishly to become an average player that, when he reached the top rinse, he was quite retidy to work even harder.

and

At 19 he turned professional. But his troubles were not over. They had. hardly begun.

The Ryder Cup

Selectors Are

Puzzled Men

The boys perked up consider- But. Sammy, just you stay ably at such news that McCarthy | home, keep on smiling and enjoy is a featherweight and further- good health. You have time as more that this same McCarthy:ls well as talent on your hands, known to one and all in England as Smiling Sammy and carries much crowd appout.

They could almost hear the dollars rustling into the neglect- ed old cash register as they saw

Two years ago:New York City. did not wish any part of the affair, so the match moved on to Boston. The bean city citizens resolutely stayed 'home.

Famous last words from, Ben and when that Turpin- Hogan, the man who helped Olson affair. breaks out into himself to the Open Champlon- actual fighting a dazzling pile of ship: "It must be awful boring dollars say Turpin will win. playing golf for fun."

I am still wondering what he The bet has been made by knows about playing golf tot

mian fun.

Harrogate, July 24. it all in the big lights outside singer Billy Daniels, the British Ryder Cup Golf Madison Square Garden: Willa who helped Sugar Ray Robinson selectors, who will shortly Pep v. Smiling Sammy Mc- to switch from the hard-glove Twice he tried to make

Carthy. round of tournaments. Twice he will come the team to play the name 16 players from whom

They reckoned that McCarthy For four years

America at Wentworth, Sur-touch would, bring in the Irish practised doggedly and then tried fled. again. This time he won a Ettle rey, in October, were puzzled boys by the thousand. of the consolation prize money, men yesterday. His rand in Slu, K. II. Yip, and S. K. I was barely, though to kep

boty and soul together..

C.- Shup).

bart. His move was soon fustinedvious sering chances, but he The winners of the Team- when England Inst the wickets Graveney, who was always ready-Four Championships

L. Chorles. Pan, Graveney, with a single off David Miao, S. C. Sun, T. Benaud, completed an invalu-Chang and Richard Park 2, able 50, including thros Yours late Y. C. Chu, M. T. Tank, M. in three hours.

of the three Teokling batsmen, Lon Hutton, BM Extrich and Denis Comption with anly, 36 runs on the scoreboard.

Misfortune agiin danet Eng- land when Razgle Simpson, the Notta opening batsman, wan struck just below the left elbow by a bumper tt Miller and had to retire wiren the score was 101 for four,

Graveney, who went in after the fall of the second wickel, defled the Australian: attack and sedred 53 runs before losing his wicket.

The England team is:-Le

Trevor Balloy, Eliti HuReg Simpson, Alec Bed-

ser, Denis Compton,

Godfrey

Lee.

rings could not be judged from

The "Team-of-Four consola- the runs scored or the time

were Li taken. He had proved a barrier tion prize winners.

Fook-pul. Li Fook-kao, Chong to Australia's efforts to Dress

Nin-so, C. H. Lam and Alfred home their carly advantage.

LA.

Quick bowling. changes did

The Mixed Pairs Champion-

not perturb Graveney or Wat ship winners were:1; Mrs W son, who were still together at E. Younghusband and L. C. 02 for three, when rain stopped Tau: 2, Mrs. R. Richard and Y. play 18 minutes before tea. The M. Chu. shower soon ceased and ten was takour,

Play was resumed after, a

ball was taken 'at' 08, and 'áftor

Buyers To break of 25 minutes. The new

Lesile Watson and Tony The 12th man to Brian

Slatham.

A crowd of nearly 35,000/were

Hutton played Landwall's first

ball safely to mid wicked, but the second was

a maiden over with it by Lind-

wall, Miller broke the stand,

The Team-of-Eight Cham- plonship was won by the Underleat Bridge Club.

H.K. SWIMMING ASSN. MEETING

of

stunned into alience when Hut Graveney Failed to get over a

A meethig of the Executive ton was clean bowled by Ray Square cut to a ball oirate the Lindwall's 'second ball of the afflcamp. Beard of third alp Committee of the HKASA will VRC 00 match for a "duele.".

kanodiced it up twice and held it be held at the nem the ground at the third at- Wednesday, July 29 at 0.30 pm.

for the purpose of discussing, in appt bedare uroking over.

for 220 minutes ar 65 out of Mr Jon Henrip 28. Chit the middle and offtsturmps.

the Championships Commaitics Simpson, a regular opening championships), the Waterpolo

(carnival report ZGIN TWO MINDS

balernor for Nottinghamimire. Engind's 'captain, looked to food no meu bat, comitdenly, Commitice report, the Diving "be chught in two semizde, ka: Bam MUNDOH, MOM Malle stack Committee babort, and • the

naither, “played "forward

a fast inswinging yorker which

Graveney Brod 'fonttock @mpleedid, terralla, the SONYMENT |

and

Junior

SPORTRAIT

ålla nera, komt

This plot to import McCarthy comes to me from Nat Fleischer, They had seen star players who the voice of boxing, whose Tung seomed certain choices, for the Record Book weighs in at three |team"crush" Lo*furo-lle'defess in

the opening two rounds of the Pounds and is universally ac SvaBow Harrogate '2,000 Guineas Match Play Tournament at Star-

besk, Herrerobe.

Max Faulkner, the 1951 British A Boy For Alan

Open Champion, Harry Weetmat the reigning Mister Golfer')

end: Charlie Ward of Little Aston

́all' fell' at the first turtle.

But the biggest blow was when

Davidson

Sydoby, July 23. Welshman. Dai, Rees, Belinin' Alan Davidson, the Australian

choice for the Korthcoming World

Chrisjonship in Chicago, Lost by cricket all-rounder, became a Es, and three to 21-year-old father on the eve of the fourth Fote: Mill, the Wentworth Test in which, he is playing sistent, in the robot runt against England at Leade

for the fast 10 is wife, Betty, gave birth to

and

an 8-15, -10 oz boy here last Ficonzoj | night.

-London Express Service,"

50th Anniversary Race Being

:

Staged By Portuguese Automobile Club

Lisbon, July 28.

Thirty auto racers, half of them 'non-Portugueso, aro scheduled to take part here on Sunday, July 26, in the Grand Prix race to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Portuguese Automobile Club.

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The event, on a track-being: There is provision for three especially built for the race, groups, the Jubilee Grand will not count toward the world Prix race on Sunday."Number one group is for cars över 2,000 championship.

ce; number two group for care are expected between 1.100 and 2,000 cc and to include six. French racers, number three group for earn four British, two Italian, one 10, 1:100 te-United Press, N Brazilia, one Argentine and

Foreign entries

om Dutch. Care entered in the race range from a 780 co In a letter to his wife a Panhard DB-top 4,500 co.

"REO, "Davidson, asked her | Talbot..

achieving 18 under

Call

Van

Hashizume Retires

Tokyo. July 231 Shiro Hashizume, 26- July 25, the day preceding the old swimmer who pide Grand Prix, the Lisbon City Cup to: Ford Konno of the U..! Matsu the "rice will be held on the same | the 1,600-metre: "YAN ETRUS

Cand] track, [with.

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Heletuki Olymple damer good announced his wifeinen Lang"