1953-08-15 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1959.

All Blacks' Visit Will Be The Highlight Of The English Rugby Union Season

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By PETER LOVEGROVE

The visit of the New Zealand All Blacks will be the highlight of the coming Rugby Union season in Britain, which opens as early as September 2. Cardiff, Bridgend and Newton Abbot are first in the field, with most first class clubs, except Scottish and London sides, joining in during the following few. days.

The All Blacks, however, do not start their tour unlit the end of October.. Between then and February 22 they will play five Internationals (including France in Parks) and 20 other matches,

They pay three visits to was whipped 13-0 by England Mr Joseph Brunton, the new wellenhain against London at Twickenham, but it won 24

of its 28 games.

Counties on November 7, the Combined Services on

Boxing Day, and England on January 30. Quer again the only clubs to have direct Axtures with the tourists are Wales Big Four Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and

dunelly,

Two names will be playest on professional soccer 'grounds: the All Blacks meet Micland Counties at Villa Park, Birming-

am. and

Northwestern Counties (Cheshire, Cumberland, and Lancashire) at Maine Road, Manchester City's ground.

REMARKABLE RECORD

This is the fourth All Blacks' tour of Britain. The first team,

under Dave Gallaher in 1900-0, won 30 of its 31 Axtures, the only defeat coming from Wales by a disputed try to all at Swansea.

GC. Porter's

There have been other New Zealand tours. The "Maoris" came over in 1838-D and again

1926-7, while the "Kiwis." New Zealand Army side, gave an outstanding display in the first winter after World War II, win ning 20 of its 33 gaines.

and

In their own country, New Zealand have won nine drawn two of 12 Internationals with British touring sides.

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SKIPS TABLES RECREIO HAVE AT LEAST

4. 9. Landolt (CCC)

FIRST DIVISION

P.

W. D. I F

A U. D. Pts. 10 02.202 207 65

10

J. F. V. Ribeiro (Rec)

11

0 1 1 270

109 101

J. A. Luz (Rec)

A. M. Omar (IRC)

7 2 2 253 174 81

207 134

D

B

711⁄2

C. R. Rossolet (CCC)

R.S. Gourlay (KDC)

J. E. Noronha (Ree)

R. B. Robertson (KBGC)

A. K. Minu (IRC

B. W. Bradbury (CCC)

J. McKelvic (KBGC) F. O. Madar (KCC)

W. McCall (KDC) W. Hong Sung (KCC)

A. R. Kitchell" (IRC)

71 4 200 217

270 195

101 101

0 0 0.240

0 0.5 214

$ 0 3 225 180

04 180 181 5.0 4 173 174

55 0 4 186 188

SECOND DIVISION

A. A. Lopes (Ree "A") ..

C. A. Coelho (FC) .....

C. A. Danenberg (Rée "A")

N. A. Beltrão (Rec "B")..

J.

J. Basto (Reo "B")

H. A. Otorio (Ree-"A")-

A. F. Comes (Ree "B")

W. J. Howard (KCC) M. J. Divecha (KCC)

(RCC) S. M.

A. (IRC)

President of the Rugby Union, recently, "we should pay A. M. Rumjahn (IRC)

J. Crighton (KBGC) compliment to the All Blocks if every team of ours selected for A. Silva (FC) before the fixture. Despite the those games were knit together C. Collins (KDCS)

obvious difficuliles of fitting in extra games, it would give added confidence to the players,"

His advice, I understand, is being acted upon by most county associations,

NEW SELECTOR

England have a new selector one of the youngest ever to he appointed to the Committee. He The fourth All Blacks are ex-is M.R. Steele-Bodger, the wing- pected to be as formidable a

forward who played for proposition as their predeces Cambridge in 1945 and 1940, and Fors, particularly forward,

for England in 1947 and 1948. are indications that but there

He replaces H.B. Toft.

everyone in English rugby will their elallenge, prepare in good time to meet

of

Mickey Siccle-Bodger prob- ably suffered more Injuries than any other contemporary For once the very early start

Although frail-looking of the scaron is a good thing, player. though the leading players will he was always in the thick 1924-25 side get very state before-it ends on the fray and

nike won all its 30 gornes, including May 1.

punishment four Internationals,

when 72

Curdiff, for instance, He absorbed utterly fearless. the toughest boxer, but his nine prints were scored and unly 17 play as nutry as 47 games.

caps were not won merely be cause of his resilience. He possessed a wonderful knack of being in the right place at the right time, whether in defence Br attack.

conceled. In 1935-36. J.E. Man- "While it is never possible to chester's team lost to Wales at { avold the dire being landed in Cardiff by bare point

and favour of any touring side," said

Surrey Bowlers

Five

In The

In The

First 12

Averages

By ARCHIE QUICK

One of the most remarkable aspects of the current cricket season is the endeavours of Surrey to retain the County Championship they so worthily won last summer.

THE SERVICES

have

The Royal Air Force the most ambitious programme of the three Services. They play fourteen representative games, The Army have ten (in- cluding one with the French ormy at Twickenham and 1

fixture new

with Bedford) while the Royal Navy content themselves with seven.

The Combined Services XV have five engagements this winter. They meet Cardiff, an Irish XV and the New Zealand- ers, as well as making their now customary trip across the Channel at the turn of the year.

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THIRD DIVISION

S. Leonard (CCC) O. R. Sadick (IRC)

A. A. dos Remedios (Ree) D. L. Edwards (USRC) A. A. Gutteres (Rec) A. R. Razack (IRC)

R. Tay (CCC)

V

A. Neve

(FC)

C. 1. Shaw (POC)

L. A. Rosario (Rec)

C. W. Lam (KCC) A. Steven (USRC) M. Y. Acial (IRC) J. H. Xavier (CCC) S. Ramchand (KCC) A. W. Hircock (POC)

229 BABESKE

THREE TOUGH MATCHES

AHEAD OF THEM

By "TOUCHER"

With the Second Division programme limited to only postponed matches and the title already won by Recreio “A”, interest this week-end in the Lawn Bowls League will be focused mainly on the First and Third Division games:

The surprise defeat of second-placed Craigengower by KCC in the First Divi- sion last Saturday has put Recrelo ahead with an almost unsurmountable lead of four points and one match in hand.

However, the possible but T.E. Baker's rink will be the improbable many yet happen in weak link and much of KCC's tho League ¡eaders' five remain-hope of another upset win will 6%ing matches.

depend on the ability of this ritik to coast along if not win,

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9 0 4 259 229 30

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203 144 69

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224 100

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They are

score expected to comfortable wins over Talkoo and Kowloon Docks, but KCC. whom they meet today, Craigen gower and KBGC are all capable of giving them a rude foll should they relax at any time.

form last week, when they upset Filipino Club, are the favourites in this match.

TOMORROW'S GAMES

of the

Cralgengower are expected to

The two semi-finals repeat their 5-0 first round win when they entertain Talkoo on Colony Open Triples Champion- their green this afternoon, but ship will be played off tomorrow Bowling Green Club may find it at the Talkoo green, darting at 4 Hittle more difficult to chalk up 14 p.m. the same 5-0 score against the

Police Recreation Club on the The more interesting of the Police green.

two games will be that between F. Lee, George Madar and Joe Landolt and J. Chubb, T. E. Baker and W. Hong Sling,

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Kowloon Cricket Club are 84fielding the same reshuffled rinks

which triumphed over Craigen- The fourth First Division gower last week, and although a match between KDC and HKFC 4-1 score against them is the at Hunghom should be a lively Perhaps the bent triples match general indication, it may not be well-matched affair with the produced this season was the 714 surprising to Bre them coming | odds in favour of the home first round match between Joe through with the opposite score, team despite the improved form Landolt's men and Johnny of the Football Club bowlers Ribeiro's men at the same green during recent weeks.

when Landolt just managed to edge out Ribeiro.

Both Hong-Sling's and F. O. 611⁄2 | Madar's rinks are just slightly unde the 50-60 odds of over- powering whichever Recrela rinks they may draw.

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SPORTS SURVEY

Procedure At Big Fight

Weigh-Ins Tightened Up

By "ALL-ROUNDER”.

Procedure at big fight weigh-ins has been tightened up since the last Cham- pionship weigh-in in June that caused such a sensation and the deprivation of one boxer of his title. New BBBC instructions stipulate that in future the contestants In a Championship or chief contest must be weighed-in at 1 p.m. promptly and boxers taking part in other contests on the same programme must be weighed im- mediately following.

An overweight boxer will be allowed one hour after weighing to make the weight, provided that he is first in attendance at one o'clock. Hitherto the tendency has been to weigh Championship or top-line contestants last, as was done with Randolph Turpin for the world' middleweight title fight he ultimately won in June against Frenchman Humez.

They will play their Overweight, Turpia was given | already tuned out for Derby- entalling many more miles French equivalent at Avignon an hour until 2.15 pm. to take shire,

on New Year's Eve.... and

the following Sunday.

Aaff eight ounces, which he did

No leam has been subjected to a greater handicap this French Regional XV at Toulon with ten minutes to spare. season for batsman Peter May and bowlers Alec Bedaer, Tony Lock and Jim Laker have all been called upon by England for Test duty. In addition, Lock has had a tantalising spell of injury to his all important spinning finger.

That Surrey are still running for the title in a Southern-dominated table, is a tribute to their reserve bowlera, Loader and McMahon, for there is nothing solid or reassuring about the Champions' batting..

I have browsed through the ; (112), Loader (57), Laker (80)) club's records from the date of and McMahon (47), and to my their inception and right down mind the best effort of that lot through the years and in spite is Peter Londer's 67, for he has of the many famous bowlers who bowled

infinitely an

smaller have playeil in the chocolate number of overs than the rest. cap I can and nothing to equat the present state of affairs at the top of the bowling averages.

Surrey have four

players in the first six, five in the leading twelve.

men

Lock (1st), Bodser (4th). Louder (5th), Laker (8th) and McMahon (12th) are the and they supply a unique record. True I have not looked into the averages intermediately through the seasons, but the final placings have never shown anything like the above.

He.ween them the ve bave taken 347 first class wickets this season for 5,479 runs-a com- bined average of 1ttle over . filteen runs a wicket. Their respective number of individual wickets Is Lock (45), Bedser

upon as

Lucky Shilling

For Hutton?

Oficials of the Royal Mint were baffled recently when they were shown a newly-minted Elizabeth II shilling - with two heads.

Their theory at first was that He has been called Bedser's fast medium depuly the coin was the work of a when the English Lion has been ¦ elever mechanic who had cut and he has made his mark in stuck the head sides together. practically every match he has This has been done before and played in with a startling bag | detected only after SCVETO of wickets.

tests. But this particular coin defled the tests and eventually It reluctantly pronounced Wag genuine.

twisting the Kangaroos'. tails two shilling pieces in half and

Surrey Secretary Mr Brian Costor tells me that every seat has been sold for each day of the Final Test and that the Records show that such bu gross takings are sure to be a error has occurred only once financial record. Quite apart before-a. George VI six-pence from what will be resting on

also had two heads, The “freak"

the result, there will be the is produced when two "head" added possiblilty that Surrey moulds are put into the minting will be represented by three machine instead of ono "head" players. Special new stands and one “tail.” ane in the course of erection and precautions are being taken against "pirate" photography in the form

of screens to cover outsider points of vantago.

Min-minted coins have only a small curiosity value. But per haps it might come in handy to Len Hutton,

At

COMING INTO LINE?

the same weigh-in Franic John-

The four-hour lawn tennis son, the then British Light-marathon between Drobny and weight Champion, arrived after Patty in the Wimbledon Cham two o'clock and was also over-pionships is likely to induce the weight. Ho forfeited his title organisers to bring Wimbledon and was beaten by Lacy, of into line with other countries in Mile End, in an overweight bout allowing a rest at the end of the on the samo

He third set. programme. has since announced his reüre- meni, the title becoming `væconi.

FOR LEAGUE- CRICKET

A. E. G. Rhodes, the 36-year- old Derbyshire legbreak and googly bowlor, will next season probably play in the Central League. He has announced his intention that he would retire

from county cricket at the end of the season because trouble from a groin injury, and the strain of coucly cricket have proved too much for him.

He is now considering offera

clubs with their from league Saturday match each week, and the Central League is at the moment in the forefront with demands for his services,

.

Wimbledon is unique in that nu rest is allowed and that play is continuous from the first ball to the last. In the world's major championships and tournaments

10-minute interval

is per mitted; in some countries in the tropical and equatorial belt this period is even longer. Both Drobny and Patty suffered from

cramp in

to be more of a test of stamina due that turned out

rather than lown tennis skill,

GOAL-GETTER DORIS

The close season for Soccer has meant a busy time for the Manchester Corinthian Ladies' whose summer Football Club, matches attract thousands followers.

of

The ladies don shorts and shirts every Saturday and this football by turning out two season make history in women's

teams,

this season, Rhodes was advised After one Championship game by a London specialist to take a prolonged, rost. He toured

This season's tour India with N. D. Howard's MCC side in 1951-52, but had to re- such places as Leeds, Blackburn, turn home because of groin Retford, New Brighton, Sheffield, trouble. His son, Harold, has Dewsbury and Maldon, Essex,

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The Privet feud

Beitar vision for Better Living

takes in

of

travel to be added to an already impressive total of 10,000,-----

The receipts, all for charity, work out at £1 for every mile they have travelled. In four seasons the Manchester ladies have played 09 matches, win ning 87, and they have never been beaten in a cup fixture.

Goals scored total 575 and

Miss Doris those conceded 110, Ashley, team captain and coach, daughter of the founder, has so far scored 180 goals in 84

"matches,

at

THIED DIVISION

As exciting u game is expected tomorrow with the odds almost The Third Division promises even Hong Sling will have.

Icast three

Interesting lightly better front enes on cur- matches, headed by that be- rend form both Francis Lee tween the League-leading MC and George Madar are playing and POC.

much below the form that J.. Chubb and T. E. Baker. are. pro- during

At their best the Prison om- cers are fully capable of taking four points from the Indians who are fleiding exactly the rene team that nearly lost to USRC last week.

4.

the

Landolt however, has a slight advantage in the slip's deport- ment, and much will depend on his form if his combination are to got through..

On average form, however, nad particularly with

In the other semi-final, M. J. Divooha, F. Kennan) and U, A. Indians cajoying the advantage Rumjah will start as favourites of playing an a home green, either Shaw or Hircock may be against the Noronha brothers in able to score POC's only point, better-balanced combination,

| view of their being a much

Craigengower, still hopeful of the Indians making a silp, are not relaxing in their quest for maximum points and, playing on their home green, should be able to improve on their 4-1 Arst rourni score against the Filipino Club,

Recreio, Like Craigengower silli optimistic of being in the final count, will have the un- predictable USRC as their op- After their fine per- ponents. formance last week, the USRC bowlers could be expected to give Recreio quite a rough time before conceding defeat, likely to be by a very; smali margin.

KCC will hold a solid advan- tage ovce PRC in the fourth Third Division match this after- noon, while the last Third Division game between HKERC and HKFC will hold special in- terest in that both teams. will be fighting hard to avoid being the wooden spoonists of this division this season.

TODAY'S GAMES

་་་་། ་

First Division ·

CCC v. Talkoo FRC v. KBGC Recreio v. KCC: KDC v. HKFC›

Second Division

(Postponed games) IRC V. HỨCC Recreio "A" v. FC KBGC v. KCC

Third Division

CCC v. FC HKERC v. HKFC KCC v. PRC IRC v. POC USRC-v. Recreio

TOMORROW

...

Open Triples semi-finals

At Talkoo, commencing at 4 p.m. A.E. Noronha, H.J. Football Club have, however, Noronha, and J. E. Noronha v. Improved thele position to third M. J. Divecha, F. Kermani and from the bottom on the League U. A. Runjahn; F. Lee, G. Lable and desplie the Electrie Madar, J.S. Landolt v. Chubb, Club bowlers' sudden surge to T.E. Baker and W. Hong Sling.

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