1954-08-19 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1954.

Here's A Plan To Help Big Cricket

Says DENIS

COMPTON

Throughout this rain-ruined summer county cricket officials have consoled themselves with thoughts that a fine August might help clubs avoid a financial loss.

If the weather is good during the last weeka of the season, icams like Yorkshire, Derbyshire, and Surrey, all well in the running for the Championship; will draw big crowds at home and away.

Counties lower in the table, every gamɑ would hove some regularly finished at the bottom bo In have less reason in be optimistic, bearing on either a Champion-of Division Two would and many will wish their August ship of relegation or even re- danger of losing its place to a

xtures had more special com- | election! petitive Interest to attract the spectators.

strong outside tcam seeking election.

The difficulty of making the original two divisions could be Naturally such

drastic Fundamentally, cricket is in overcome by beginning the new switch from the present arrange- a healthy condition but, with competition in, say, 1956, with ment would carry considerable

the so many counter-entertainments, the positions in

ordinary snags. I think

suggestions for Chuimplonship any

table of 1935 Increasing the public appeal of used an qualification. The first-class game should be studied.

the

WHY NOT?

1 wonder whather for a season or two a complete revision of County Championship system could be tried, with, foi instance, the counties split into two Divisions, on a two-up and two-down promotion and reten gation basis?

Lancashire and Yorkshire might And themselves in The first nine countles next different divisions with a result- your for instance, could forming loss of probably their two the First Division, the last eight|largest crowds of the season. comprising the Second Division, together with one of the Minor Counties, such as Devon, ham. Norfolk or Bucks.

To allow in too many not at present ranked an

some

Moreover,

smaller Dur- counties who look forward to the visit of teams like York- shire And Surrey for their sides biggest "gates" of the summer first- would feel a danger of losing

Plusy tight lower the general these money-making contests. standard, which would not

be

By

which

This would mean that towards| beneficial to the game but, the end of the summer nearly in football, any team

JAPANESE SWIMMER SETS

WORLD RECORD FOR 100M. BREAST STROKE

Tokyo, Aug. 18.

Motoi Kimura of Japan broke the world record for the 100 Metres Breast Stroke today in an International swimming meet at Osaka, Western Japan, with a time of

1 minute 106 seconds in a 50-metre pool.

MADE EASIER

On the other hand, by cutting The normal county dxture-list to half, the arrangement of more representative games would be made easier.

Instead of having only onc Gentlemen V. Playera match, which most cricketers ogree 18 ene of the most enjoyable of the савол, the Oval Gents V. could be revived, and Players yet a third, and even a fourth, Gents v. Players fixed for other

parts of the country.

The extra time could be used

as well for the running of the Cup

competition favoured by the MCC Select Committen

He beat the record of 1 minute 11.2 seconds held by several years ago but V. Minnchkin of Soviet Russia.

Motoi Kimura is 16 years, board diving with 123.28 points. old,

The event was won by Kansur-

shelved because of the Impruetienbility of running it.

In such a knockout, counties He beat Musaru Furukawa chi Mori Japan with 134.51 temporarily deprived of fixtures of Japan, whose time of 1 points. Utaku Baba was second | against their most altractive

heal the with 123.42 points. minute 12.2 seconds

opponents would have a second existing Japanese record.

Woolsey of the United chance of meeting them through Knud Gleie of Denmark was States won the 200 Metres the luck of the draw. equal third in the 100 Metres | Free Style in 2 minutes 8.0 Breast Stroke with a time of 1 [seconds.

minute 13.5 seconds. He tied He heat Kenzo Yoshimura with Mamoru Tanaka of and Atsushi Tani of Japan, who Japan,

tled for second with a time of

Jacob Gjerding of Denmark | 2 minutes 0.8 seconds. took third place in the Spring- In the 200 Metres Butterfly

Landolt Beats

Joe

Coates

Landolt defeated club- matc und Hongkong Empire

evetik, Dick Fudgen of the United States took fifth place with a me of 2 minutes 47 seconds.

He was beaten by Jiro Naga sowa, whose lime of minutes 30.4 seconds set a new Japanese record. Mamoru Fulle was second in 2 minutes 34.7 seconds.

T. Sirayama of Japan was third in 2 minutes 38.8 seconds

Games bowler, Alfred Coates and Makoto Takeuchi of Japan by 21 shota to 12 in a Colony was fourth in 2 minutes 40.7

Open Lawn Bowls Singles match | seconds,

States broke recerd

the In

100

Metres

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St Leger Runners

On View

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BASTER

WINS

Pakistan Struggle For First Innings Lead Against Canada

London, Aug. 18.

Pakistan, who yesterday beat England in the fourth Test, had to struggle for first innings lead against Canada on a day of fluctuating fortunes at Lord's here today.

Canada, playing their most important game of the tour, were sent in to bat on a damp wicket and were all out for 87 in 2 hours,

un-

Pakistan, who included nine of yesterday's victorious Test team, found it just an dimcult to make progress and were at one time 33 for four, but an broken fifth wicket partnership of 59 by Chazali and Wazir them to Mohammad enabled roach. 92 for four by the close.

F. J. Cameron, the West alone stood Indies all-rounder,

up to the Pakistani spinners in Canada's innings. He drove firmly during a stay of 90 minutes to score 36. Only two others reached double figures.

The steady spin bowling of Zulfiqar Ahmed and Shujauddin greatly troubled the Canadians, Fancied horses for the Zulgar getting four for 25 and

Shujauddin three for 40..

were

York, Aug. 18.

at the Hongkong Football Club Miss Gall Peters of the United last of the season's English yesterday.

the Japanese classic races, the St Leger, The bowls provided was not Women's Butterfly

here today atroke by

on view quite Up to standard but the winning the event in i minute when By Thunder, owned battle for the first 15 heads was 21.6 seconds.

by the South African, Mr sufficiently close to make it an

The existing record of 1

interesting match for the spec-minute 27.2 seconds is held by Jack Gerber, and Blue Sail,

tators present,

| Chizuko Ürahato,

| Canadian owned, eaily took Ford Konno of the United the principal races — the

was

pushed

Ebor Handicap and the

back

second place in the 1,500 Metres

A feature of the match was States the excellent umpiring furnished by P. Rag!, who gave Ainc de- monstration of correct lawn bowls

refereeing despile

The match

WRs a

close one,

the Pakistani Imtiaz Ahmed,

his followed wicket-keoper, seven catches in the Test by atumping two men, catching two and helping in two run-outs.

Canada lost their first three men for 13 and Pokiston fared Jitie better when they batted. with bad light, Contending which held up play soveral

Free Style by Shintaku or Voltigeur Stakes respective-times, they lost their opening Japan, who set up a new worldly. record in the event earlier this

couple of puzziers asked of hlm.month with a time of 18 minutes By Tunder (Neorgo-Ve:tenela)

29.2 seconds. with the lead changing no less Today Shintaku won the event

47.0 minutes

seconds. than five times and being tied in 18

on three hoads. Coates showed Konno completed the distance in 19 minutes 12.0 seconds. a tendency to be short, especial-

ly playing towards the Club Tsukasa Ohno was third in 10 house end and with Landolt, minutes 17.6 seconds. Reuter. ready, willag and able to drive

when the lie was against him, there was plenty of exciting and spectacular bowls seen.

ONLY ONE THREE

pair for five runs and two more fell with the total at 33- from successive balls by mediumTI~ was, at ono time, thought pacer Christen. unlikely to run owing to the which wert very conditions heavy because of the rain, but he outstripped the field of 21 rivals to win by about a dozen lengths.

Mr Gerber thinks he will "skate" the Leger and is con-

Gimerack Stakes ndent that he would have won

Probables

It was a ding-dong affair, with moro twas scorett "than singles

London, Aug. 19, and so close was the struggio

Eleven ble starters and that only one three was regis-

Jockeys for the Gimcrack tered during the entire 19 heads Stakes, to be run over six fur- ployed.

The position became tense on Longs at Yoric at 1430 with the scare today are:

GMT

the 131, when

Summer Sols.fre (W. H tied at 11-1, and Coates lying i 1wo, Landolt drove hard and Carr), Scene Stone (J. Braco), carried the Jack into the ditch Subulides to take the lend with a single.

tho Derby had he been fit. He did not run in that race because of

Injury an

sustained

Chester.

Despite bad light Ghazali and Wazir Mohammed stayed to

No Priority For Sports Stadium

For Singapore

The

Well supported at seven to

Singapore, Aug. 18. one in the botting, Urdu, a 6-1

Singapore Government Thunder certainly cared sup-ballding of a sports stadium. favourite, Anished 18th. By will not give priority for the

port for the St Leger.

This statement was made by But bookmakers would offer Colonial Secretary W. A. C. no prices after the wins for

Goode in reply to a question (E. Brkt), Tie Pin either By Thunder or Blue Sall. put by Dr C. J. Pagiar in the (A. Roberta), Pappa Fourway (E. Smith), King's Shield (J. Blue Sail is the horse whose a vice-president of the Sings

Legislative Comcil. Dr Paglar Ireland's trainer, | HA Two heads later, lying two in Sime), Courageous (F. Barlow) form caused his favour, a heavy draw by Le Dicu Dor W.

Prendergast, to have Snaith), "Paddy" Landolt carried the jack back Trouville (J. Power), Precast his charges banned from appear- to give him only one instead. (W. Novat) and Cross Currents Ang on English ract courses for

(T. Gosling). All carry

128 ten months. The heavy driving must have had some effect on Coates, who pounds-China Mail Special.

on the next head was short with all four woods. Lendolt did mot fall to take advanisge

of this

and book a three to lead 16-12.

With

a singio and two twos

Landolt ran out winner by

A

CERTIFICATES REQUIRED

pore Olymple Sports Council, Ho said the provision of a stadium "will keep the youths of Singapore from falling prey

to the forces of evil working

The ban was lifted for the against good citizenship.” present meeting and Prender-

East has already provided · four The Colonial Secretary said, winners. Blue Sall was

not however; the Government would thought to be thoroughly fit by do better to provide more pla his connections, and he certainly ing fields to keep the youth finished fired today, an

engaged than to have a stadium, Bone, Swilztrland, Aug. 18.

Narrator had been made a 5-2 in which 422 will be playlis The 217 women athioles favourite in the absence, because and 15,000 will be watching. taking part in the European of conditions of Never Say Die, Mr. Goode added: "I would : The Yollowing will espresent Track and Field Championships the Derby winner and St Leger for 16900 youths play and the Filipino, Club in a First here this month are required to avourlie, but there was plenty watch

margin of nine shots,

LEAGUE BOWLS

present

medical a Division Lawn Bowls League ating that they are women.

• certificates of support for Blue Ball, a 3-1

chance in the betungsratele match against the Reccolo Whites

Buch certificates, have been RS ME this afternoon at: Filipino Club requiredt for International cham Afterwards, Mr. Frank More commencing at 5.30 p.m. 7.

ploshing by t TAAF

OʻT"redrading manager, for the

that "Johrir

Dr V. M. Auenti, A. Bachoo ince Zdenka Kosova i

T. T. Colte: W? C/ Ogla

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