RANDOLPH TURPIN FACES HIS BIGGEST EVER ORDEAL
By DENNIS HART
World Middleweight challenge. He has faced up to the hardest punches in the business.
tougher ordeal, more testing Now he faces an even than any ring battle, the Sugar Ray Robinson ghis included. Randoph Tarpin attempts a comeback.
Bandolph Turpin, erstwhile Champion, was never one to duck a
SITICIS
thes
Cap boxing world, memories
Lose
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1.
Turpin revive
when
lu
pina ring
side for to Tuting solely as a cruiserweight will they remain career. Randy had this time, or
world's
BOUC
In defend his something of the past? middleweight
ring
-the
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gonist Italy's Tiborio Mitri. nateater day. 5 corner he lay helpless at Mitri's
Wathes
tead I
Exist
The
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ughest place in which to make 12 vonclick They ray boxers
Muny batter never, tip. chains have moved it
Turpla" is an ex-champi
Is NUT he
the Empus i uitle-holder, et!! ferdy be has never battered
woi Even when Mines bet
Itubinson Turpin Lo Europe's bed' eruwni
fight or stopper?
furthe from silve LATE
Purple tagh thou his title erylserweight
The r Mcker
agendige went t
hisel tests in
The have be
his sensespite the
ht
-
Sigh Rag free
1. Betch pubistunut, Ausbed in almost
better shape than the American
WILAT MEMORIES!
Pa
The
This
Itine advantage over itsas previou Radyokong of former glories pogut chabet into the Harrumay have returned with
Ou
What memories.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1954.
SPORTING SAM
ALEC BEDSER'S
By Règ. Wootton
AKRIDGE STRING
COLUMN
The Man With A Thousand
The
Secrets Is Writing Story Of His
Life
and "sticky" wickets In England now it rains, the poor Pakistanis hat on
The selection of Len the entire nation argues over the coming Australian tour. Button as captain-which I believe was never in doubt-has settled one argument, while the manager is to be Mr Geoffrey Howard, Secretary of Lancashire, and George Backworth is bagage master and scorer.
The old bands of the English team will sorely miss Bi Ferguson who of scorer and baggage master since miss his first major tour in the capacity
1904.
1 unterstand he now busy in his home at Sydney writing a book of his life, li shenkt be an epoch-nusking publication, for not only has "Fergie" known them all infimudely. But his records und churts, and the little sketches he made, should form an intriguing feature.
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Remember Jersey Joe Walcite
wied w repon the worki [heavyweight title lot to Rocky Marelano He never had a chungs He was beaten before de_agent_
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Young Jin Parks has erdeket, methunts, always Pergle's" daeretion, for he is a par
shackw SECT thelasticl Though he byed and travelled since he will be cricket frustra nutite maty He is
potrts of the world, he never
caten betinget a secret the restible record.
Introducing The Men To
Keep The Ashes
By BRIAN
URIDGE
How will the MCC's "new boys" get on during the coming tour of Australia and New Zealand?
That is the big question now that the 16 to make the trip under Len Hutton are known.
included in the touring
Four young men yet to play in a Test match are party. They are Cowdrey, Tyson, Loader, and the reserve wicket-keeper, Andrew. Add to them Appleyard and McConnon, each of whom at the time of selection had represented England only once, and you have the unknowns.
80 wickets He scorel 973 runs in its rat Among the others, May, the! Test duty, he took
for Gloucester- 33 County season 18.28), eluding vice-enptain, Graveney and | (average
has shiro six years ago and wickets in five Wardle have met the Aussies at nabch-winning
been arprolife run-getter since. home and have overseas lour innings. |experience. But they will all bo going "Down Under" fu the first time.
Perhaps the mod starprising Jelalce ambit the uncapperi Cowdrey, Colin Michael stylish right-hand batsman. 1s form this year has been rain- paratively disappointing.
FULL OF PROMISE
21 the Cowdrey-at "baby" is full of promise. His he when recurd Just summer
and Oxford Kunt represented who University (for whom he is now
speaks well skipper) Test, as a potential class.
But
|
avernyes 10.85
Last winter, m India with the Commonwealth term, he finished.
of the bowling Top
costing with 47 wicket:
ans plere,
Loader. mechanic.
But be hus not always found his best farm in Teaks. Last your. against the Australians. he played throughout the series and his two best knits were Rs 55. Against Pakistan, there have been signs that he
ruttoing into his best.
And
71
he wiready has 1500 runs this sens671.
Sines tearing the West Indies. In the winter.
Das Graveney developed into ʼn sate dip fielder, though his wil probably linquish the vital first position / Edrich.
re-
Thirty-one-year-oldi Johnny
dental former д spart the winter before last eutting down trees to put on weight. He did it at the advlee of his county captain, Surridge. Be has ubo been fortunate in having Beiler and Alf Glover, the former Surrey cricketer's fewer
and England bowler, na coaches, blood without any would be lost to the game.
ALL THE TIME Appleyard, Take Bob And dubt
ever!
Londer altacio: the stumps al the time anel has a cleverly-dla-. struck his first bald in helped England to beat Pakis- cricket there have been tan in this second
quis slower ball. These two) In 50 nings, he made 1917 predicting
would example. He played for yorul
four centuries. point should help to bring him Wardle (Yorkshire) is the bright Bradford Logue nuns, meluding
of English cricket. It spork follow his father's footsteps and years in the
will be interesting fo See the many Batting No. 5 for the Gentlemen plenty more wickets That
which bas prorluerd England cricket.
tourists
Another bowler of whom big with
reaction of Aussie barrackers England players versus the Australian
thing are
is quiet,eacti day has now come, and young) outstanding
expected
to his clowning on the field. the abright, over
at Lord's in August, he had two years witho
thoughtful Bob Appleyard (30), 4- ELITI should BYO
splendid knocks of 50 and 97.
An excellent left-arm spinner, 1f the future
beautiful spicuous interess
ne of three Yorkshiremen mor Ingorfatit he
the first three Then wh Yorkshier were What Is would surely go terriken of the ball and likey to
of an off-spinner.
faced with great calm the all the party. Appleyard's epic story he played in thepa short
the Tests against the Australians inst is well known Throughout with the game. Edrich the gen
out bowling onslaught of Miller
Summer and took 4 for cricket world. uf
took one of their periodical me bulldog
and Lindwali of the
Manchester League and spections Huts
201
NO MEAN HAND the have b
Penalties
Wardle is no mean hand with the bat. Since scoring his first towering six as a hoolboy, he has enjoyed getting runs quick- ly, but can also be relied upon
"doggo" in an emer play
was a seasoned
bravery thinking of
the punches that gent him to a 13th-round K.O. derest in then
The rst meeting
wcond time they did the job in ont imund.
N
LI 20
Wen
anhibition, Purjob can come back with all ja baru, dunking in Tested Call the hose 19 Tof victor) Cavoll defeat
INCREDIBLE KDRICH If their
nation for
the you to
Dute
cricket bold
| Mutulemine
courage the field come a by word in the game, Im! taken come latest
his
beating.
B. E Northampteerd
He
all
Slidebarang alien
hoked Frame Now
Jan McConnor
41
ww the
tall Fipuleyu¢d.
The presence of a veral strong agues wunlu the county is a
to York. ndvandage mense
Unlike the Lancashire shire League who Ko In for
has been
with of spinnor
several se SONS, the ter
never England cap an, he seemed as mov table as Parka's. I In fact
McCannon must have Jime of overtaking despaired Luker und Roy Tattersall, who seemed to have a tight hold be tween them of their particularowd-attracting professional, as not an usersens player. he Yorkshire
prefer Longues tamar-bred talent
The standard is good and the One result Lempillion
is that players gone from the League to the County competi- tion are not taken aback by the extra "hite" in the play is so
some indispen
of attack.
A 26 le as atd) un hes prizas s
Tyson i spate the tastest bowler unlike many who have lit the, Roghn 211t Comeback trail.
A»1xs | kz v * he a thet who know There a
one final peut in Bra writing that Tyson is laster Han That destea by Matri
was Laywood in his prime
Such a blow in the fare would shattered Turpin's Balan
end for have been the
after Extrich. But butstan spending a cherit-up time in a nurly easily to
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phil
the 1 Temington had to Lake
favou
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Imdlenity lying down. I did not come man who had
from
the
ruled the rotat
with a pair of fists that packed dynamite.
Rants a man of cow words. And he is pviers me I determined to give it to prove himself on more the "meen.
champion magnificent" --(London Express Servier)
Ther
I think the will.
HE COULDN'T BE
KEPT AWAY
Cuthbert Danson 11 67 years old and after a long ericketing Career in the Liverpool district he Anally put away his fannels last season.
But his club Orton is reviving
hospital.
the crease
The
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Arst which
returned
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Markar. Robin came rich in talent, as an off-spinner
bas unexcantably But Roblo
this important Als kast
forn
the chance which season and
lust vare away at staped far to McConTION.
Moreover, Jim had the won-
with i Led
ball
from was
he
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medhum-fast It is no accident that Cow- rey's initials are MCC. Thirty- bowler provided the sensation his father gave of 1951 by topping the first-class two years ago, up a bright future in cricket to average in his first full seasoni of county cricket. Nine unes he become a te planter in tudta.
took more than ten wickets in He was determined that if i should have a sou,
a match. the would became the cricketer
Then tragedy. he
came seriously. He as outgency. himself might have been,
of cricket for two years. Ic As a left-hander the only Cowdrey Junior was born at
nue among the tourists-his all- spent much of the time in hos Dangalore
Christmas Eve,
round ability is sure to prove 1932. Immediately
werepila fighting tuberculosis. steps
more than useful. This season, completely Jakon to ensure hls cricketing
covered, he returned. His seam- future by christening him
more and off-breaks-cut that his full initials should be
than spun-have contributed, ns MCC.
putting much as anything to Yorkshire in the running for the County Championship again.
Appleyard, who is 5ft.
4027
By the tima he was young Cowdrey WHE couched by his father,
dve.
being
W
took
en happens with newcomers next mornal ; derful luck to bowl on a sticky will his face puffed and diswickel, and as he is also a close to southern sidea
and
tu-the-wicket fielder he was able sticking plaster
D demonstrate his hes department. The
etches and three wickets in his zvecived, Tese, hit him over the heart! first effort, while should satisfy
critica: at Erich did not even finch,
McConnon was once a promis- and he stayed eng enough to
"Michlicex. preveu defeat for
ing footballer with the famous Within three days the return
Bus a knee Aston Villa club. match took place at Northamptnjury put an end to his Soccer career--an injury which restric-
While at Tonbridge School in Then Yorkshire often send a | England he became, at 13. the in 42 inimising "all" to the Leagues youngest hoy to appear #bility
schools match for experience. The great Hedley important He took form
Loit's. He bit 75 and Verity, who was imhappily kill-
five wickets, ed in the war, is a case in point, After
or two in the 4 year Leagues he returned to York- shire a better cricketer.
And
and the duel
between
right head over it, scored a century What a grand fighter is Edrich. The progress of Tyson con. tinues to alert attention. sheer shock tactics and explo- sive speed he is, beyond ques- bowler in tion, the quickest England and perhaps even
10
Biost
a
For
41
in
he
and exciting victory.
McConnon also works as accountant in a toffee factory But nobody can eve suggest
is "offee" that batsan
10
the
Its annual tour of Yorkshire, u the world. He has long legs club's, and arms, and finds it a prob- feature of the popular
get into his full stride tem pre-war activities and Cuthbert
the wicket/ to he races to wicket In-
eliver the ball. IN his
Last year he started his run
could
not be kept away. eluded in The party
batsman son Peter.
1 wh only lust seusqu that Mr Danson took six for 36 while the previous
season, just after his 60th birthday, he captured all ten wickets in an innings.
THIS DESERVES
A SCOTONÍ
THEN LET'S
MAKE IT
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WHITE HORSE
Scotch Whil
the
Hi
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was
in
Bre
18
(North-
ers
10.
tall, has a stooth, high action. His accuracy,
of pace change and variation of spin have had Die best of batsmen in trouble. His greatest triumph to date was in his Test debut against Paki tan at Nottingham when he took 6 for 51 in the first innings. This season he has again taken over 100 wickets.
With the exception of Inst bowler Statham, who has flown out to Austrollon in January, 1951, to reinforce P. R. Brown's depleted MCC touring side, the other members In the be described ឍម may
party
eight
veterans."
They are: Captain Courageous
Hutton
England'a (38).
1937 and since opening but veteran of 08 Tests against every cricketing rountry in the world.
from Since returning Caribbean Four inst winter,
and where he was för
away best batsman with MCC's
the
立
Test average of 96, he has had Three-week rest, from cricket jen_doctor's advice.
IL
HIS BIG CHANCE Another to get his big chance, partly as a result of a fine fest Test appearance, la Jim Mc-
Immediately afterwards, he Connon, a tall off-spinner from Glamorgan, Like Appleyard, he hit 163 for Yorkshire against made tremendous strides InCombined Services. Can "Our 1931 and Anished in the first Lon", as MCC's first profes- tialf dozen of the averages with sional captain in Australia,
130 wickets.
he
drawn
withstand the strain of yet an-
tour?
Aay OVCTEURS His "Yes" so long as he has the
3
Cowdrey day has the ability to justify the selectors' faith.
eve he will do well on believe he Arst tour. THE QUESTION
"dark horse" Another The question now might well studious Frank Tyson be asked: if Yorkshire's methods amptonshire), sald by batsmen Erich and Tyson was resumeded his appearances for Glamor-
who have faced him to be the Edrich, getting his body to six in 1952.
why don't so sucessful,
fastest bowler in England-for other counties organise Languo behind The ball and his
SPRINGBOKS REMEMBER
his opening overs at least. Speed, will remember cricket? Warklekshire, Glamor-
alone may not be enough in South Africa
hegan and Leicestershire are among Australian conditions,
but 4- McConnon, for
1931 in
who are trying to get
Frank is improving bowled them out at Swansea-those
in Fear-old hat-trick and strong League cricket going Including Cilamorgan won memorable their areas, but others are dead his control all the time.
FRIGHTENING SPECTACLE against the ideo.
гип
Then-like Appleyard again-other With his 31-pace Club cricket in the south of
he missed most of 1952. gonerally regards presents a frightening spectacle
Reg Simpson (34) le on open- with abhorrence. They to any batsman as he Bunder trouble was a knee injury. After team behind him.
up to the wicket.
an operation, he returned to his
and brilliant
neller. competitive cricket is a
county side last season and tooking bat the Lancashire-born Tyson made
87 wickets.
Simpson did well on the last 4 of the spirit of
Australian third In the recent
trip but failed when a name for Surrey is game. Several times there have his debut for Northants as re-
Last Test against Pakistan at Man- the Auggies came here last sum- Stewart, a 20-year-old been efforts to start Leagues in cently as 1952 and has just been
took three | mer. Now he is right back in and his sparkling 101 with a round about walk. This former public schoolboy on the London, but the result has been twarded his county cup.
staff. professional
dix the one--an utter rejection of season he took 24 wickets for chester, McConnon
his county at just over 25 runs wickets cheaply. But his close-in term developed senson he has
the iden.
apiece. He has taken more than felding must have counted just against Pakistan in the second
Test
a sign well bo may
of stutter at the start and pounds innings he made 388 runs as all
as much towards his selection a style I can see their point. They 50 wickets this year. bull about to opening batanan
for he snapped, things to come. earth like
you for Australia, which has deeply impressed.
The man who can tell argue this way: we play for the
no catches. Hutton BI Edrich (38) bats No. Lucky Although he charge.
love and enjoyment of the game, most about Tyson's expresses is
up four 18 also highly
can open brafting
Keith will probably be hoping that for his county, but The result is a secondary con- | reserve wicket-keeper promising, although many are enough to play on good baiting this period, he hus
sideration.
Andrew (24), who plays for the McConnon proves as agile close the innings. His fine form dis wondering if his orthodox ran-pitches in
summer he has scored 1,400 Many clubs have had more or
When taking to the wicket as the Somo county.
runs has earned him
another etting style may sap some of shown unmistakable ability.
When be asked for a trial at
les the same fixture list for a Tyson's deliveries, he stands 20 Tony Lock.
The other three players who overseas trip 10 years after the energy he needs for his high
will sail on Septemer 10 for making his Test debut against speed bowling. It must fell, in the Oval two years ago he was,
warned he might have to wait cry of years, and the old yards back. Even so, the ball
traditions die hard. Maybe the "explodes" In his gloves.
the Aussies in England in 1938. Although ho my view, in the end.
in their first trip Down Undor are five years to get into the cost type of cricket played by the
Ronowned for his Bighting eleven. But he was prepared to
clubs is symbol
of the county cricket only last year, all excellent prospects.
Amateur Peter May (Surrey) qualities at the crease, Edrich England introduced two new
difference in the characters of Andrew is a 'keeper of He has
His style aged 24, is perhaps the bright is also a. magnificent "elese- Test players at Manchester wait rather than try his luck te
with another county.
people of the north and siderable promise. Jim McCounen, of Glamorgan,
est hope. In county and repro- (lolder. quiet and south
unfurried.
the This season he has been imesentative matches during
THE ONE ALL-ROUNDER end Jim Parks, of Sussex. Both made the team in less than half the
Unfortunately, many talented
have
Trevor Bailey (30) Le the one WELL ORGANISED are Interesting cricketers. Parks the expected time.
players are "lost" because of the pressive. He has caught 17 and past four seasons ruas
llowed from his bat ere recognised all-rounder. Bottling In the son of the old Sussex
Yorkshire have quickly English system. In club cricket, stumped 10 batsmen. player of the same name who
-their
Bailey,, a Cambridge ariket shortcomings of playing only once
Andrew, like his boyhood tably, his record a Tests has or twice n
Way born in not been so outstanding Is now Nottinghamshire's coach. dressed
last season and at the moment week, are batement and bowlers friend, Tyson,
Blue, is England's many havo doubted his Lancashire.
"big soccer Sussex have always had
likely to be who would more than hold their
middle-batting sheet archer in of writing seem reputation for orleket in Champions for the 23rd time
meown in higher clashes of the Fourth among the "unblooded" match temperament.
bowler is fast-medium
that May's chergency. He has maintained I feal, however, fumliies. Maurice Tate's father, since the Championship Fred,
selection as vice-captain, allied his form with bat and Ball this played for England.
Imugurated in 1873. Yorkshire ame:
In Australia the grade system Londer, also 34.
first class to the ending of his "Australiai- summer with over 800 runs and
50 wickets. There was George Cox senior were
His progress in last Champions is 1946
doos give a talented youngster
been remarkablets will give him just that before George
Denis Compton (86) hit up 270 Cox junior be- and they anished, first seven a chance to make his way up in cricket has
In the second Test against can scoring lots of runs in an times in the nine seasons im-
He Pakistan this the game. In England, unless. Last year he could not command touch of extra conildare which
a regular place with Surrey, the he seems to hayo lacked. aftractive style. There were the mediately preceding the 1830- he has the time to play for a brothers Jim and Harry Parks, 45 war.
county all the week, he is for County Champlons, because the is always a good doop field.
A STYLIST D great Alec Bedsen kept him. and Jim
Yorkshire' is a large county, rotten. and John Langridge,
Gravadey, they "organise" their Perhaps the countries Charlie and John Oakes, and bul
another of But he proved more than a27 Arthur and Harold Gilligan. cricket well. In fact, many bethe smaller populations cannot Quite family affairs these eye it English cricket as
on May. He is very much a stylist, efford to waste dalent. But Eng capable understudy. During the brigade, can be bracketed with
season with Bedser away Sussex sides!
whole emulated Yorkshire's land certainly does.
TEST DEBUTS
POP
MIGHTY SWPE -
BRAINS COUNT MORE THAN BRAWN EVEN
I TOOK A
BUT I WAS,
OUT FOLL
Was
·USE YOUR. HEAD LIKE, I WERD TO AND BULL BOOKS, EUMES" THE BATTING
started
can-
Peter
omitted
and
1
•
and
summer arit showed that he is now in better atform than at any time since his
still a more than
with outt for much of the time. Bateman 100 the younger knba, trotable. A good-field and:
Batty
WELL
CERTAINLY CAME OUT OU TOPÍ
Don't risk your sight
cannot be replaced.
drm opinner.
mayb
Alce Bedar (36)
have lost the tip of me piter
fenitch: which made him villain in thief to the Aussies when they load the
| Achés, - He. has not been im
son but bellove that once caps
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