Postscript To That
Wonderful Day.
By DENIS COMPTON
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
The Ashes belong to England again--and no more, men could be prouder to have been together at the glorious naver-to-be-forgotten finish 'than Bill Edrich.. and L
By nature we are not great sentimentalists, but when I walked out to join Bill at the wicket, with England 44 short of victory, Bill came' to 'meet me and in a few hurried words he summarised what both of us felt.
"Denis," said Bill, "you and I pleasure taken by the England. have been together in all sorts players
"Trevor" sald Hay,
We
"we In a typical act of wore beginning to hate the of circumstances. We have sportsmanship by Ray Lindwall, eight of you on the fold, done well together. We have the world's best fast bowler, Just could not got you out, Yet failed together.
As soon as the match was "But my greatest cricket om-ver, Ray came into the England
Trevor dressing-room and walked up to Bailey, the hero of 80 many back-to-the-wall botting efforts,
bition will be fulfilled if we are able to stay together todiny until the match is won."
By lunch time the result was but while nimost a certainty, the
other players In the two troms rat together in the Oval dining-room, Bill
ת!
and I
re-
mained
the England droming-room, eating ham and salad, with pur pads en.
We were determined to allow nothing to upset our concentra- tion.
Joint
Afterwords, as we walked out through the sinali pavilion gal Jending en to the fell, Bill agalu expressed ..... thought's.
"If we are together at the] nish," he Busch, ww shall
Az
ember it for the rest of our
Gur
To our undisguised joy. Bill I stayed at the wicket un that !remendou inale and, after struggling
way through the excited crowd, both on the field and in the pavillon, we mode a special point of sharing one intimate moment
ever a bottle of beer before we Joined the rest of the party.
Truly. I can muy that nothing in our cricket lives gave either
of a more pleasure.
My one
to my, mind you did more to win the Ashes for England than any single player." With that I am sure no one will diengroo.
---(London Express Service)
Why "Gentlemen” And "Players"?
London, Aug. 30. Many people are wondering whether the time has not arrived for the terms "amateur" and "professional" to be obliterated from the game of cricket,
There is no such distinction in Australia and it is gel that no harm would come to the game, in England players are considered as cricketers with- out the lag of amateur or professional or the other dis liked terms which differentiate the two classes, "gentle- men" and "players.".
Having had professional; their wares" and whose salary explain in Len Hutton in this comes out of the business instead successful Test season with of out of the cricket team's amateurs playing under him funds.
that
even to the person of Freddie After all cricket does not pre- Brown, Chairman of the Eng-vide that
wide ap between and Test Selectors, cricket fans amateur and professional feel that there is no fusildable exists in sine sports and a man professionally can, if that cause for calling some amateurs playing deep fagret is
Income professionals when
te some other WDY Bill has not been invited to go and others
comes to his ald, merely decide to play in future as an amateur ---an impossible position in some sports-China Mail Special,
to the West Indies with there on a level when it comes MCC team this winter.
to doing their best for their coun- try.
TRIBUTE TO BAILEY While paying tribute to
colleague of mine. I would like to express also the
particular
Home Soccer Results
London, Aug. 31. Results of football games played today were:
DIVISION I Blackpool 2 Burnley Wolves
3 Sunderland DIVISION HI Blackburn R. 2 Brentford
West Ham 3 Rotherham
DIVISION IN
Coventry
(SOUTH)
2. Gillingham
DIVISION III
Mansfield T. (24)
.
Some men,
of course, would still be paid servants of county teams but this little worry, it It won o regarded, could be dispensed with by offering cricketers a recognised sum for appearing for a leam.
COULD BE WORKED OUT
This could be worked out on a season busis necording to the finances of a club or even on a match to match basis, Those who con
through private reasons afford to play without accepting the
sum or who would ask only
0 for a payment to cover actual out of pocket expenses could do to by arrangement with the 2 committee. At the same time they would be on a fooling with those who took the full sum. 4. P. Rangers ↑ Norwich City 2s who do not benefit in As things are the number of
or way
another C. o come
cricket becomes smaller 1 year and it is pointed out tha: there can surely be little or no 1ifference between a man whe Is paid for playlit cricket and a man who, as an amateur cf the present day, is paid by 3 business house, insurance com- pany or other such body to "push
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5 Hartlepools
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1 Wrexham
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WITH 166 GOALS SCORED ON
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Big Hitting By Australians At Canterbury
Canterbury, Aug. 31.
Upset At Kent, today and thrilled 10,500 spectators, the largest crowd seen on the Can-
First
Forest Hills-
Talbert Beats
Rex Hartwig Forest Hills, New York,
Aug. 31.
Bill Talbert, 36-year-old unseeded American, beat Rex Hartwig of Australia, player, in the second round the fifth foreign geeded
of the Men's Singles in the United States Lawn Tennis Championships here today.
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In
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Big hitting by the Australians put them in a commanding position against terbury ground since their last tour four years ago.
The most spectacular knock was that of Jack Hill, whose 51 out of 103 for will think it over, because BEAUTY PARLOUR an unbroken ninth wicket stand with Don Tallon included four sixes and five boun-boxing is not too healthy here daries.
his three short of
By comparison, his partner Altogether 280 runs out of was only
for the Hole, was subdued and when he aggregate the Australians total of 485 for previous eight came from hits to the season."-
opened his shoulders at 215 he Lindsay Hasselt set the right skled a catch to close leg. Hole boundary. Tallon's 83 not out
mood by hitting a dashing 65. had batted two hours and five Graeme Hole scored 78 and minutes and hit ten tours in his Keith Miller, whose first eight 78.
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*
scoring strokes were boundaries,
Dovey But the bowling was after Hole's dismissal, mado 63. never loose.
bowling a defen- In fact, Douglas and Shirreff the Wright,
Kent
captain, sive length. At 284, Shirreft with a slower caused all the batsmen anxiety tempted Miller from time to time.
nighted bail which he lifted into After Morris was caught at the deep field, where Hearn took
brought us second good catch. 14, Haset and Hole the score
at to 100 for one
Miller batted for an hour and a quarter and hit 12 fours in An enjoyable Jawn bowls lunch.
|--Wright twice beat Hole during his '68. match and get-together of
his Orat over after lunch, but the Old Boys from St Hosseit continued to bat freely Joseph's and Queen's Col- and the partnership put on 100 legea took place yesterday in 90 minutes, at the IRC at Sookunpoo.
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leg be academic service functioned splendidly
forward to Wright, Benaud, who cut and drove with and his flashing drives on both
The challenge as to which
power, carried the Australian possessed the better forehand mid backhand clipped college
Miller cut his first ball from total to 280 for four at tea, when chalk from the sidelines many bowlers was quickly taken up Wright for four. Then followed the tourists stood 105
**** ahead with six wickets left. Intriguing duel. between times. His retrieving also was and such was the enthusiasm an
year 0-0, the SCAA aggrega-TYPHOON The leg remarkable. This was the first that each side put up four rinks Miller and Wright.
The Kent bowlers met with a ton beat them by 4-2; in a gems upset in the Men's Singles.. and the trophy was a free din bro
break
bowler turned the ball little success after tea. With which bellect the final score a
ime had only one run added, De Courcy SC.A.A, enjoyed most of the Hartwig's
defeat
sharply and for Was the ner for the winners. second for Australia during the
A large gallery of spectators Miller in trouble, but the Auswas caught off Mallett, who
tration day.
come out on top and soon afterwards bowled David- and carop followers turned the Clive Wilderspin, of Australia, spectacular contest into a most then treated Shirreff, who came son.
Benaud's aggressive Immock was eliminated by Art Larsen vociferous and interesting affair, on instead, just as drastically.
Müller's first eight scoring ended when Wright had, him set another four maten. with good natured barracking strokes were boundaries and caught at 310, Larson, seeded fourth among the and special rooting sections | Americans, won 0-2. 1-0, 0-2 supplying both moral and vocal when he completed 50 out of 76
But the County's succcés did in three quarters of an hour and 8-6.
not last long. Talion and Lind- his strokes included 11 fours
wall put in 52 iis quick, tine, anå- Geno Garett of the United
and
a three.
after Lindwall fert, Tallon was A large crowd attended this States defeated Kosel Kamo, the
The second Australlat hundred joined by another hardhitting game and it was considered be player,. Japanese Davis Cup
The match developed into a was reached in 67 minutes.
partner in Jack Hill. This pair for the game that Hongkong TABLE thrilling encounter and urged 6-2, 10-8, 1-8 and 0-2.
Kamo,
last Japanese by the gallery of camp follow- player left in the Championship, ers, spectacular rather than re- lost in a match of fluctuating gulor
was the order of the day. Never Now they are as Adgely as you remember that Arsenal fortunes.
hos Sookunpoo seen such
driv two old women who think they bulging bank balance which was
He appeared nervous in the ing or blocking before. The have heard burglars. Football up by C02,129 last season.
College O.D...
howeve League champions, indeed.
But It takes a strong man
to proved form in
Mer, the second, Not a player of
the old slick around for eight games, as Game after game was held on
decent team M
move, and thorough chance to They shuffled unhappily around footballing babes. ̧ until they could not possibly have known where they were play brug.
Close all the doors. Nobody move.
Argenal have been robbed. Someone has whipped the confidence right from underneath their talented feet.
Last season they were striding into netion with an arrogance that enraged fans on every ground they visited. They expected to win. Most times they won.
tho.
support.
SPECTACULAR BOWLS
bowls run-of-the-wheel Earl Walls Will
Fight Neuhaus
Agured
in an undefeated ninth would be balled and its umbentes Wicket stand of 103, each player noood spoilt, The result was a hitting his highest score of the most unexpected one and Was tour.
reported to be in the category Talion was not out at 83 and of a major upeot. IEE who his foun sixes, was not
51.
Arst set, but showed grently Im-ly owing to better balance brigado would hold the ball. you have planned, to give a fair service until Garett got the deci- and less quid balinst, drow Earl Walls, the
thesive break through in the 10th away towards the final heads the Heavyweight Boxing Champion, coupled
never
thug
and
55
The Australians finished 284 rung in front with two wickets London, Aug. 31,
Canadian The century ninth wicker dand
only
minutes. managed to win by game.
narrow margin
of 19 shots and who a few weeks ago knocked Altogether the Australians main- out itex Layne, one of Ameri-tainet) a scncing mate of over 80 ANY MORE?
In a remarkable reversal of three rinks.
After the game the usunt nd-ca's leading heavyweights In runs an hour. How pleasant would this pro- | form, Kamo swept through Even that solld Soccer citizen cena be If you are hiding away the third set with the loss of Journment followed and we are 65 seconds, will fight Heinz very into Neuhaus, the German and Eu, manager Tom Whittaker is cor-jany more player like 23-year-only one game. It seemneil that informed that nt a
Champion, over ten tain of one thing-Arsenal are old left-back Dennis Evans,
turn the tide in his favour, but games was still in progress. not good enough.
10-year-old Gerry Ward. +
Whatever the result of this ber Evans is the best left-back Gorett came back from the ten
It has taken only two
looks
or his hard working effort might /hour the post mortem on the nda in Dortmund on Octo-
can win are a lot of cheap jibes young man, discovered by age-pair and resumed his mastery the conto run out a relatively easy from those who cannot even less Joe Marcer, has
Alf winner-Reutor, fidence and ability of bear to hear the name.
Ramsey,
Add pluck to football skill. A badly knitted broken leg should
to convince him that all Arsenal | und in years. This rusty-haired | minutes rest the fresher of the post mortem may be, it is crew was announced here
·DOOR CLOSED
First Arsenal were going to have finished him. But Evans bring on the new boys, Now becomes one of the personality
we hear they were at Leeds pre-
pored to go into the
world re-
mon of the season.
Both Evans and Ward receives John the Arsenal Order of the Bath. centre-half They were still in the marble
cord bracket to
buy
Charles, the Wetsh
REG HARRIS TO COMPETE IN AUSTRALIA
Ume was had by all and both tain that an exceptionally good teams are looking forward in the next encounter in 1954 with all enthusiasm, t
· THE, SCORES
The following are the scores
of the respectiyo rinki
St Joseph's Queen's. Collega I. Kitchell
F.J. Rodrigues
1.3. Achber M.D. Masa
A.R. Rumjahter
Paris, Aug. 31. who looks like becoming the plunge ball when they were told
Hog Harris, Britsiinia fortner (akip) Welsh leader.
they play today.
11.M. Order- World Proforsional Sprint Cycling B., Kimes That Charles hat-trick seems). Cut down the criticism to honded any chance of problem boy. Bill Dodgin teamplent cald here Festerday MA Hamdatin A Bachoo a sal, Master of Highbury was so badly concussed he could die in Australis A. Omar Whittaker observed: "That must close the door. not see properly. His fatult was
Be brave, Master Tom.
on
ktika winter.'
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He beat the reigning Champion, AT HUMBAN In trying to play on with this Ada Vas Vils of Holland, in a 3. takp rani. Push
disability.
sprint socios at the internationis] | A.11. Kitabell on with that eight match plan Match wolgh-up: If: "Arsona] meeting here, ja Va
and rebuilding from and Huddersfield, were
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THE SCOREBOARD
a
05 78
Kent, let Innings 181 Australia, 1st Innings
Morris, c. "Dovey b. Shirreff statement was made by Hassett, lbw. b. Wright... Harry Lovens, Walls European Hole, c. Hearn b. Dovey and British representative, who Miller, c. Hearn b. Shirret 08 said that the Canadian would Do Courcy, e. Shirrest b. arrivo in England in September| Mallett to do some training here and Benaud,
C. Shirreff: b. complete it in Germany.
Wright Walls is at present ranked Davidson, b. Mallett number fvo rn the world list. Talion, not out —Router,
Lindwall, c.
Shirreft
RECREIO TEAM
20
Dovey b
Hill, not out
Extras
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Scorers for SCAA were follows:
Against Bandoeng Combined-- Yiu. Cheuk Yho 2: Mok Chun Woh 1 and Tong Sheung 1.
Against West Jave-Chu Wing Wah, Lee Kwong Wing, Mok Chui Wah anh Tong Sha
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