1954-05-01 — Page 16

ALEC BEDSER'S COLUMN

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1954,

Kicking Up The Dust

Tests After All Are Not Miniature Warfare

Now is the time to talk of sobering down so far as înternational cricket is concerned.

Sir Errol dos Santos, president of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control recently referred to the battlefield arena of Test matches. Perhaps this was an allusion to the surfeit of bumpers which, Trom all reports, were bowled during the fourth Test match between England and the West Indies. The series' as a whole was fought in tension, and unhappily, sometimes in a contentious spirit.

I think It is time we all sobered down and remembered that Tests, after all, are cricket matches and not miniature warfare. An ex-Test player friend of mine said to me the other day: "I reckon a two-year truce without an international game of any sort would calm us all down."

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the "wat." One my best pals is Arthur Morris Australin's opening buls- And after the fifth Just Test at the Oval Just whets England recOVTITĄ

back to Asien we

went hotel and over a glass of we discussed the series in most amicable fashion possible.

Arthur Marria

That is perfectly hue and 1 have felt for a long time that the whole key to good interest- teng and exciting oricket lies in his the proparation ul wickets. Trinidad are again experiment- ute the Ing with turf and 1 wish them fuck for nobody enn want many more Tests where it takes a}- most Ave fuli days to settle. Whe Best Innings lanie. What mort of cricket is that?

knows 1

iry

with every

ball and 1 know he

and low him out

trics to clout me to the boundary. But the issue is a test only of our

It is not respective skills. Litter feud.

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Sometimes I get his wicket Sometimes he hits me all ovỚT The ground. That's cricket, remain And if the players can friendly surely certain elements can have for bitterness.

The

FAIR PTTCR

game

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NEAH the line.

Immediately

there would be Wratigle as to whether it was a Jatr

7031 untur ball.

No, we do not want lines {{ more legislatiosa, What we wusst is a crislide understanding Dawng cricketers lo keep the best traditions of the game up- permost all the time.

*paringly

of It

1150A The bumper and fairly 15

21 a weapon | surprises and n good one.

tocks a well-set batsman out of [ his confidence and while he is

and looking unsettled

for an- other bumper the bowler has a fair chance of getting past his defence,

But

bouncer

pointless. 18 believe it fast bawlers have fait pitch to use they will not resort to bumpers for they have

at the

ts done better chance of getting other wickets with other types of de-away with altogether we might as well have one stump at half Excuse Diveries. no

the present height and do away

I saw wekli

It we don't remember these things the whole business will

get out of hand,

I doubt whether the bumper with all leg before decisions us will ever be of lawed. one suggestion for a line to be Any drawn berom the plich. Len Hutton who has had his ball dropping behind the line

in his time, would be declared share of bumpers

etorted to the "Too many bum-the pers allegations by referring to the Trinidad matting. In effect

unfair and bowler penulised. How such an idea could be worked in And practice I do not know.

he said: "If you allow too per- would not fancy the umpire's

feet pitches you must expect the

Cricket

Full

Job if the ball pitched anywhere

French motor-cyclist, Henri Frantz, flies through the air as he takes a difficult spot of the hilly section at Montreuil, during the contest between French and Belgian solos and sidecars.

SPORTS ROUND-UP

Comes One Who Is His Career To

In

Now Giving Up

Leagues Swing Again

By ARCHIE QUICK

Within a few days of England's cricketers' Final Test triumph in the West Indies the professional 'Leagues are in full swing and the birds of passage from all corners of the world have returned to their lucrative nesis.

There may be every cause of jibe at Lancashire's climate but from Australia, India, Pakistan and West Indies the stars have returned and on the opening day they toiled with varying success in the best of weather conditions.

Umriger

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Concentrate On Pleasure

History is littered with men who've given up all pleasure to concentrate his career to concentrate their career. Now comes one who has given up pleasure. He is Tony Trabert

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SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT

SUBSTITUTION OF PLAYERS WAS CARRIED TOO FAR IN HONGKONG-INDIA SERIES

By I. M. MacTAVISH ·

Have you ever heard of football being played in accordance with 'Far East Rules'? Since last week-end I have been told three times that the series of games between Hongkong and All-India was played under these rules and that that was why both teams were allowed to change players at the interval.

Now I want to make it clear that my informants were not local legislators but all of them have taken an active interest in football in the Colony and they seemed quite convinced that such a set of convenient rules exists.

It is my opinion, and I know that it is also shared by a wide cross-section of the football following, that the importance of the Indian series was greatly reduced by reason of the irregular introduction of second-half substitutes. In Tact If one analyses the result of the unpleasant innovation it is quickly seen how much it influenced the outcome of the games.

A spot of quick arithmetic as hollow as It is unjustified and

is unworthy of the great gamo uf football

of the .. und members of our local associa- tion. sub-

In the first kong forward

ordinary affale.

game the Flong- line was a very shows that in tus

teams scored a total I never look-

series Dur eight

ed like scoring goals but after goals...and six of

down to the the intervul when Lee Tal-fai was substituted for half-fit Yiustitutes!!! Cheuk-yin the line took an a

credit

these of

new crispness scored the tun

abled us to get

and Ley himself gonia that en- a draw.

11 might be argued that the Swop was necessary

because Yiu Cheuk-yin had received

The minor injury

reply to that is quite definite...Yu's in- Jury took place around the 25th ininute of the game and if he

It cuts no ice to say that the Indians also made substitutions: visitors come hert 10 play rules.... under our uccopted

WEEK-END GAMES

With so many players away in Manila there 18 C very restricted programme of games

and if ever there was a good this week and there is no First Sub-Division match on the schedule.

dental of case for the stitutes then it has been pro- vided here in Hongkong.

Baw

in

Such moves na we this series reduce the gurne to farcical depths: the deliberate rule re-abuse of the subsiitution

con

unft to was considered tinue he should have been placed before the interval In accordance with F1F.A. rules.

The situation in the second garme was, however, a very different kettle of fish, for there Is surely little doubts in the minds

of the spectators that Loader was taken out it the Interval and replaced by Tang Yee-k because he was having a bad game.

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can only bring the game into disrepute: the fact that the local association allowed itself to be a party to the cheap tacties we saw in these games is deprecated.

That is the legal side of the affair but there is another and in the long run, more important

The outstanding gumo will be played at Caroline Hill this afternoon when South China meet Taikoo in the play-off for the

the runners-up position in Second Division,

The Championship has already been won by K.M.B. and on today's result will depend the destination of the main consola- tion prize.

South China, on their own grounl, will certainly start favourites but they would be well advised to take nothing for granted against the Talkoo aspect of it...that is, what did boys who have done very, well the spectator think about all the to get so far in the competition. substitution? Well I think I can The game is due to start at

In spite of the 65.30 p.m. sporadic partisan cheers that greeted the swops the ordinary 01 the

answer that,

I realise that there are those who will try and Justify this change by saying that the air- t- @irst-half man recolved jury. but it is surely foreign to spectator disapproved

Idea on principle. the true spirit of the game

u now

newcomer

to

This week's TALKING POINT ......What did you think about The astonishing numbers sported by the Hongkong players dur [ But with sone Chinese Ing the series of games against friends in The stands and the All-India? general opinion around us was

thut if The Hongkong F.A. On Saturday the numbering wants to stage practice matches started at 12 on goalkeeper then they should charge prac- Taylor's back and went up to

apparently......

replace a man who had carried on after his injury and who had shown little evidence of

Unce discomfort.

agal would

have

been much fairer to the player to have substituted infectious emile, is This 23-year-old six-footer of the freckled face and

when the injury America's chief hope to end the Australian lawn tennis monopoly. To realise that hope occurred for in the second hairice match prices...and with all 22 on Hau Ching-to.

the circumstances in mind one u tresh Ting Yee-kit put new

On Sunday he is sacrificing a chance of a political science degree.

must admit that that is just We into the Hongkong Selec-

about the status to which the started at 18 and went up to tion's front ronk and again we had the

games were reduced...practice 23. It was pleasent to re- doubtful pleasure ol

turn to some semblance of matches. seeing the substitute scoring

sanity in the Combined Chin- vildi goal.

ese side.....but here again wê had two numbers 10 men during the second-half,

On May 1, the eve of his final examinations, he leaves Cindin-

the University to start nati European Championship rounds. He will compete in the Italian, French and Danish tournaments before going on to Wimbledon.

want him to be on Blue Sailin the Derby.

SPECIAL STAND

the

Mervyn Wood, Australian

recently lost Olympic oarsman, the State Sculling Championship of New South Wales to Peter Doris Hart, former Wimbledou | Evati. Singles Champion and finalist This defent costs him

THE CLIMAX last year, will open her British honour of representing Australia

at

Bioal the noi turn out

season on May 3 in the Shirley in the single sculls

However it was in the Park tournament. Good news for

Vancouver Empire Comes. He game of the

the series that be u sacrifice, however. Victory

But a headache for will now be seen in the double spectators. would probably

matter reached its climax be- at Wimbledon

Mervyn has Inter-League see Trabert launched put on an offeinls. Doris's appearance will eculling event.

cause here we had the all too

deliberate Question since beaten Evett over 2,000 obvious and Bridge hier Carver-e professional bring in the crowds.

ts how to accommodate them metres, but the

team

and had drawal of a fit man ing tennis player.

Answer. Build a special stand, aiready been chosen.

London Kaprate Servicm) This has been dơnc.

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THE ONLY TANNING"

10

Table Tennis Cups Need Zoning

One man who missed the fun finest goalkeepers, (he has been

for the He could picked was Everton Weekes not play for Bacup against match

ut Nelson because he was confined | against the English Lengue, and But for Scotland against Norway at to bed with laryngitis. Phadkar was in the Nelson side Oslo). Archie Glen, who ER! and Mankad made a fine 68 not HASC Beutenant, captained Sea breezes and sunshine arg

for

Joe McNeil, the Ariny, Haslinden Jul

only giving Italy's Tibeno Mariç a against Church

demobbed a week or two, whose healthy tan for his Europran

Aberdeen into the Middleweight in the Church goal put wtes

Championship team and look wickets,

Yorstun, ex- |date with Randolph Gupte Fal, and_Karry

Turpin in RAOC.

would have There

Home on May 2. but ay

That 18 has

about The only tanning I will get," says Mitri who sings as he sweats hime!! | Ilbs and Scotland feld Bobby

peak to

Stress the whom

Army Marinella, near Rome.

Players from 33 countries who competed in the world Mitri puts in five miles of

erch

day

before table tennis championships, which ended at Wembley Then a shower and recently, have unanimously voted them the "best ever." Humphries, exercises on his hotel terrace From the players' point of view everything moved

the overlooking the bluc Quite the best performance H.L.1. was the only Army killed terrancan followed by some rip-slickly. But what of the spectators? of the day was by Colln McCool, player. Celtic have McMillan,

roaring workouts. Bowling for East Morton have Neilson, Hearts

was a newcomer and he had a successful bowling spell in his been one more,

Rishton pro-broken his leg. against Burnley

new position as

fessional

The mighty Clyde Walcott was i vut for only 20 for Enfield Johnstone, against Lowerhouse whose toarn "found" for Scotland and goal- included the veteran Martindale keeper Younger, who was down and Mohamud Khan but who from BAON every were all out for 19.

of which were took five wickets for four ruins.

Motherwell have since "capped", who

week-end.rowest

in

teak

Santo

Medi-

SEX GROUPS

of Australia.

Main moan was that the best Mitri is fost and clever. He's Lancashire against Rowtenstall include McKenzie and Clyde

and

in The differenco

playing he sent down seven overs, four McPhati-all ex-Army players.ggressive and he is as tough as mutches in the Corbillon

Swaythling Cups were too late. standards between top and bot- maidens, and

Several finished in the early tom is too great to warrant oll "I know Turpin's record," said hours of the morning. For the of the teams competing. Mitri, blond-haired and 27, "but

evernge watcher o'clock in Surely the best plan would be I am going to put on the pace, the evening in too late to start to divide the competition into

I intend to not just box him. attuck, and I shall be there at finais.

There were other Australians about 100.

Jim Burke, making appearance as a pro- fessional, got to 92 before he

before

his firs

wicket for

PRESENTATION AT HKFC TOMORROW

to two weli

known

This was

groups like this: the finish."

the biggest entry British Isles: England, Scot- Wales, Ireland. North championships. land, Mitri was leg

has been beaten only for the world Todmorden against Colne and

three times In over 70 contests, Matches obviously have to be Europe: Denmark, Finland, Nor- Ken Archer opened the innings A small presentation will be onco on points by Jake La played late to complete a big way, Sweden. Weet Europe: but I think the France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, for his new club Accrington made tomorrow д: 12.45 p.m. Motta in a World Championship programme,

days of championships of this Netherlands, Portugal, Switzer- against Ramsbottom. What ù

sporting fight in New York in 1950.

land. drew grand Lancashire name that is! figures, firstly to retiring

D

He

with Randolph's size are limited. member Jack Watson, who was brother, Dick, over 12 rounds The World Federation should Elet Europe: Czechoslovakia, SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

a very active soccer member and at the Albert Hall, London, in copy lawn tennis and have Austria. Middle Eart: Egypt, of the Club and 1048 and outpointed him over zone finals for the Bwaythling|Lebanon, Israel. East: India, It is quite remarkable the captain number of men who appeared now a very enthusiastic bowls 12 rounds in Trieste in 1949.

to Shich

Look at the Swaything Cup Japan, Australia, China, New

Zealand, Pakistan. America': In the Army's representative member, and

Johnny Longden, America's results and you team since the War who are Inspector Harris for his guld-

realise how United States, Canada, Brasil may rido futile some of the matchids and other South American coût- hitting the high-spots the anco and help to the Club Champion Jockey,

In

hectic years Blue Sall in the Derby, at Epsom were. during the very

tries. Scottish League.

on June 2. Longden is applying sinco the war,

A. England were In Group

Winners of the groups would with eight to the. Jockey Club Ar a leence the winners

Wins to ride at Epsom.

The joint out of a possible right. Ben compete in the main champion

shipe Canadian owners að Blue Sali, and France nad six, U.S.A.

In this way standards of play Mr Max Bell and Frank Ave, Australa tour, Wales three, would be higher and Vox office McMahon, retain Longden to israel two, Pakistan one and appeal greater. ride for them in Anfeřich, and Italy none.

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Aberdeen have reached the

Club members and friends are Scottish Cup Final and in their

this little coc eleven there are Martin, whom welcomed to

the R. A. (Woolwich Depot) mony which will be performed vice-president converted from an Inside, for- by the senior ward into one of Scotland's Col. H.B.L. Dowbiggin 0.B.E.

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Don't risk your sight-

it cannot be

replaced.

with-

Tals

"

TO SAVE FACE?

Another suggestion

was that to the whole thing was done

Numbers were introduced to save the face of the Selection Commillors who had picked in-facilliate identification......on 1 dls these occasions they produced different teams. This

con- I am nothing but considerable count Immediately

that fusion. ecrtain in my own mind when the teams were selected the slightest

replacement with another player there

be ob-

was never

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in the equally obvious hope that intention in the minds of better results. would tained.

Lo Keng-cheun was jured but he was playing badly, while Tang Yee-kit who joined him on the side lines In the accond half, was out of touch after an carly knock. These

es players were replaced by Ho

Chu Wing Cheung-yau and keung during the interval and to complete the soccer comedy Chu Wing-keung got a couple Cheung-yau Ho of goals and got one....In other words the substitutes scored all the goals! I

the

selectors that players who did Boom Year

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For Motor

Sport

strike Immediately nol

should be re- not in- profitable game

placed by one of the reserves.

substitution Legitimate accordance with F.I.F.A. rules bus carried this business to its reasonable limits, any substitu- tion, in addition to that, in an unwarranted breach

of the prosaic ethics of the game.

With the past year's produc

Chrk having 'mutual tion of British I believe the term consent has been used in trying topped the now record level of

whole ver 000,000 curs and the to explain away the

proTM affair. Such an explanation la of the export market, of some mis, after meeting the demanda

vehicles 300,000 or more new coming on the British, market during the next 12 months, 1954 augurs well for a fine year for British motoring, the like of which has not been seen slace the war.

MY BEST GOLF SHOT

He Borrowed Club

-Got Hole In One

By JAMES GOODFELLOW

What is more, on the sporling side of the motoring 'Calendar of British events for this year," h now record level of 857" hop been reached. This has meant clash of many engagement, but the motoring sport prospieds are to promising that promotor's Who can claim the most unique hole-in-one perform- have no financial fears and are ance in golf? Ryder Cup player Eric Brown has to his worlding on the principle credit.one of the most dramatic the hole-in-one at there is room for Belvoir Park, Belfast, which helped him to win the Irish the motor more popularity of championship he now holds.

The

moro

that

one

enable thing,

club motorisis to take part in ralliés

The Royal Cinque Ports Club, scratch cup there Ave years in and trial with greater, hope of Deal, have a photographic re succession. Secretary T: G. D. | success.; cord of another remarkable in Noble tells me that Mann is cident, I saw it again at the now living in Kerry with a Public Schools tournament. brother and no longer plays golf.

The caption under a photo- graph showing Lionel Munn hit- ting a bail explains itself; THE COMMENCEMENT OF A UNIQUE HOLE IN ONE

When one up with báo kolo to Grand Prix: 1 to be rumi_ht We persuaded Lionel Man, go summit Sam Sobat in the Silverstone on Joly 17, and the several times- Irish champion. Match Play championship at BRDC at Silverstoné on May 15. to give us an impact ploture walton Heath in 1949, he holed hastests, of course, re on the 14th - tes si. Dosl. out from a bunker to the left of

hoping for British mucydides, DIS Since he was not himself play-

the "Continentina. Ing, he borrawed a club from

One pecs from the provisionmi list that the Aintree track is the circuit which will be used

the Brid Automobile Norman Quigley, professional by at Princo's, Sandwich, would Racing Club on May 20, and ilke to ndo his contribution to that the Qulton Park circuli will the "my best golf shot” perica. stage an international race on August 7. Then Time --- RAC,

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V. E. Campbell kod a ball

and

18th green for

This was something out of the home. At the moment British from 2. H. de Mantmorency book for the U.S. Ryder Cup hope rest of three care which

proceeded

hole the team who had played at Canton are for development, but as

that youry, The challenge of yet untrie hale mekaars 189 Bread, who dne in Wormular

nopellant. | huch hoped to square, was ended.

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