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Professional Cricketers Find Plenty To Do

Do In The Winter Months

By ALEC BEDSER

THE "CHINA®

WEDNES

TEMBER

This is the time of the year in England when most of the professional cricketers are thinking what they are going to do during the close season. Although the problem is not, acute nowadays-most of the seventeen counties have an all-the- year-round wage scale the vast majority are agile in mind and body, and fear the prospect of six months idleness, even if they are financially secure.

16.

For the luckfest there is a tour overseas but, I repeat, they are the luckiest only 18 players from 17 counties, each with a professional playing staff of at least

For others there are conching (which rum curagementis in every part

Plote the

where cricket 1 In the middle of Sep- pinyed. tember there

La

A

for tuition.

am

£6,000 has

the

onc

To their school in London are tent regularly every win'er

by

10

thr

The spot of honour at the top of the Sports Parade this week is specially reserved for soldier swimmers Tat- tersall, Aungles and Harding for their excellent showing. in the Cross-Harbour race on Sunday,

Tattersall and Aungles of the RAMC who swam as representatives of the Land Forces team, finished in 5th and 6th positions respectively while Bignalman Tony Harding swam into 10th place as a member of the Fortuna Club.

Indication

1984-

Let Us Secede From America And Return To Our Own Rules Of Golf

Save HENRY LONGHURST

New York,

Three years ago, amid general rejoicing in which I certainly joined, the Royal and Ancient and the United States Golf Association arrived at a common set of rules, involving concessions cheerfully made on both sides.

One of these has led to unforeseen changes in. the playing of golf which have · already had deplorable results at home but which in Amersca hayo to be experienced to be believed.

heir county commitees, young inight classes on turf cultivation, Httle opportunity for strenuous China Morning Post Cup' which cally picked up and "++

rofesionale

There Atonal

paying

of profes who belleve Warwickshire are the latest that it is a wise precaution to county club to build an indoor get away from the game during winter month. They busy 11 school. It will be opened

hemselves In n varle y of in- September a cost of £7,000, of

The

man.

SOME PLAY FOOTBALL Then there are the cricketer- footballers. There Bro many Ano

Боссет amateur

players from the cricketers' ranks, and

professionals. One several young Mike Barnard, a promis Ing Hampshire batsman and inside-left for Portsmouth, the First Division club.

At

the

1933

cyckst

CARDINAL PRINCIPLE

almost

forgotten

In

1

may be excused for resuming that theirs is golf in its ultimate form. Certainly

they would not wish to ba "educated" in the matter by us the sort of people who even

Yot

to he

I refer to the rule abolishing Most of them, I bellove, sed Time and again' I have played but, their In fourballs where ` no match been terests. I know one very success

the etyurie. All that anyone in-eye to eye with us tended was that, if any ball was task is an almost impossible was made up at all and all Supporters ful commercial traveller, another by of donated

works

putts were Reff- in your way, you could ask me one. American golfers, if only four-foot 9:18 Л coach-builder, Amoriation.

to move it.

Since this for geographical reasons, are not conceded.

dismal And while there are scores who find Yet other cricketers

As a magnanimous corollary, the same closely knit body that process takes more than four main part of its winter however, they added that I we are at home. veritable rensenoble employment in the their way into business houses.

While the performance of, all the

hours or six on a publle course Norman of One young player, Eng'ish of interation

erfexel private indoor schools,

there could also move It if I felt t caure for satisfac-programme and already

It drives one nearly crazy. War-three giyes elenals to South Africa. which is run very successfully Herner, opening bat for

Or five million of them many that the works with an eye on the effort of Tattersall be-in overy

to be of possible advantage to have only the vaguest idea of

Beenuse Hogan is what he la Da te ather hand, there is any Alf Gover and Andy Sand-wickshire,

bo even higher you, L., by way of an "in-off." the rules. Others know some of and because comes all the more meritorious standard will future on the County

man recently former celebrated the Taalte opportunity for those

when it is realised that he was than it was last year.

that won him This has led by easy insidious the rules but observe them only holed a puit rified with conching “plitude in

grounds Edgbaston as assistant Surrey players.

The main trophy in hospital until the middle of

of the singes to asta.e where the when It the groundsman.

100,000 dollars in a privately suits, remain a home and help in the

the Bouth the week and had

season is attends In the evenings he

had very NTACA

ncarer ball is almost automati- To tee your ball up because sponsored Jamboree at Chicago, numerous Indoor cricket schools, Blany of the first-class counties

aword

you don't like the lle is common and because we can't win a the when his player training.

and a new generation is

Walker or Ryder or Curtis Cup for a "polishing and hopes

practice in almost every Amerl- now have indrør winter

highest points over career finishes to be able to Tattersall and Aungles when with the

see any number of young can club at which I have played.

anyway. and the ecular coaching

prote

" course.

grounds-Interviewed after the races said the season.

fellows in the Amateur Cham-

Americans The ancient fun of striking player made such a strik-qualify himself as a have R full time

The first qualifying event for pionship Job

One

that they had enjoyed the cross-

this year who think the ball from A to B, overcom- the trophy was held the other that the game nehool classes and club players. ing advance the following season

the ing although

water had

of golf is played Middlesex, for instance, have by scoring over 2,000 runs, that

been particularly dirty at one who covered the 20 nues with enly one ball in play on ing a variety of hazards on the

REME

19 way. 25 miles the green at any one time. a magnificent school nt Alexan-he now goes there almost out

However both point.

looked

in 1 hour 3 minutes 22 seconds,

America, dra Park, London, and hundreds of pupers.itious ritual,

havo enough to

gone on go there every his awn expenses.

list In looking down the

On many for- of schoniboys

a country club are plenty

swimming for some considerable

They pick up their ball from caurso they cut down the rough share a ball in a "Scotch four- to week during the winter month

worded

Capt. Lord,

positions wherein ho opponent, because it gets in the way. And some and claim it cricketers

Association live distance.

list for the Major Secretary, Todd-White of the wire The entry

drunks or sober, could conceivably for the sand traps they permit amusing. tary, I see that inst sca-hit it when aiming for the role. and Minor Units Baske.bail son's

If the Royal and Ancient a club which makes the shot stor,

This not only offends the cornimost a officially las: Welch Regt, Anished in Leagues closed

11th

certainty

the went its own way, determined for Saturday, The entry was a bit position almost eight

dinal principat of golf, that the minutes

at any cost to preserve the long goodish player, ball disappointing with nine major behind the winner.

shall be played where it lies,

cherlehed traditions of golf as but also takes an unconscionable and 10 minor units olgnifying

we have known it and to hand This looks like a turnabout amount of time. their intention to empoia.

Also forgotten, almost, is theft on unchanged to successive When four poople are has now been decided to extend for the book, but it isn't quite

they would find essence of golf, that the game generations, cntry list

until Friday, as drastic as it seems, for only it-and they play nothing but is a match between golfers. To much support among the older October to enable unite that the previous week Todd-White fourballs over here the result the average American golf is a golfers of America and, for from still wish to forward entries to broke the Colony and Asso10

the early question of going out, pinying weakening our friends of the masters tum in their graves.

18 holes, and seeing how many USGA, might in the end belp In the Canada

did some Cup RUGGER

you take,

to sustain them. timing. One man, nt o short Today starts a period of in- And just a word about the

hole, had a patt for a two. He tense netivity In Army Rugby | Veteran Section of the NTACA.

"marked" this ball and by the circles and with the promise of This latest addition to the Asso-

time it came to him to pult The a Euccessful season ahead it

is ciation's Interests is going well bad had it in his pocket for anticipated that the competition and with Serretury Capt. Lord

mare than four and a half for places in the various teams himselt an solve competitor in minutes. No wonder he missed will be keener than ever before the various, events times are

the put Here is the programme of being set up

"Tormal" This

is not golf. It is, slow has veterane are going to find it preparatory games

and torture, since, as a member hard to qqual.

of the Rules of Golf Committee admitted, it was foresten freely by none, it caught at once tɔ be the or without changed, with agreement of the USGA which in any ense would take time to obtain.

In fact, with mudi, regret 1 think the time has come to go

(n by the our own way

golf again without in any way

RING MAGAZINE LISTS

Nino Valdes Rated

No. 1 Challenger

Marciano

To

The most famous of them all 月 recent years жете Denis Compton and his brother Leslie and (Middlesex and Arsenal), Willie Watson (Yorkshire and Sunderland). Willie Watson played his ins League football match just before he went to the West Indies lost winter, and had he not lost his cricket form he would

undoubtedly have made the Australian

Now Willie ed at

not having rounded off An dual international

astonishing

being in by career

in the MCC to Australia, plans to party enter football management. He wants

start with a to

a non- League club, and when I spoke to him recently he was full of Four foreign heavyweights are among the top 10 enthusiasm over his prospects of

in a quarter-century, the making a success contenders for the first time in

sphere of sport

New York, Sept. 28.

Ring Magazine's latest ratings disclosed today.

because

Dori

G

new

Vie Wilson, who was added to No. 1 contender is big Nino Valdes of Cuba, who

the MCC party to Australia as automatically regained the top perch because of Ezzard

a precautionary measure when Denis Compton had a recurrence Charles' recent knockout by champion Rocky Marciano,

of his troublesome knee injury Valdes had been top aspirant | Heavyweights Champion, is a farmer in Yorkshire. last winter but lost the berth to Rocky Marclano; 1. Nino Valdes;

When he was invited to join Cockell;

Ezzard of Charles

3. Ezzard's 2.

to harvest hie 05 acres,

but Charies; 4. Jimmy Studer the party he was about to begin

LaStarza:

6. Tommy fortunately his father, also a Roland Jackson; 7. Heinz Neuhaus; 8. farmer, promised to do the job

9. Earl Walls: 10. for him, Bob Baker:

Vic Dan Bueceroni,

also has

મૈં farmer's Light Heavyweights Cham- daughter as a wife, so he can Charles was dropped this time

without any to Australia to third place, just below Don plon, Archie Moore; 1. Harold Cockell

England. Heinz Johnson; 2. Joey Maxim; 3. Paul fearn that his farm will not be Neuhaus of Germany is ranked Andrews; 4. Floyd Patterson; properly looked after.

Gerhard seventh and Earl Walls of 5. Billy Smith: 6. Turnto, Canada, ninth,

Hecht; 7. Bob Satterfield; 8: Pompey; 9. will The Ring Magazine's ratings Yolande

Hair- Hoepner; 10. Jacques follow:

bedian.

kaypes over Coley Wallace and Hot Salterfield, Moreover, Vaides had won unimpressively over Archie McBride and James 3. Porker.

of

No Surprises In Match Play Championship

round tomorrow.

Arthur

10%

Bobo Olson; 1. Joey

Persley;

go

SURREY AFTER ALL

off the

***

do so.

that

the been

to arranged

assist Army Selection Committee to the strongest possible

pick

team.

Royal

Artillery trial

Brigade trial

35 Inf.

cfation Record for the NT Roadmaster to make

Circuit with a time of 2-20-11.

been

Rev.

answered

that

has

doing

some

play it

BUILT UP You will no doubt have read Boundary Street this afternoon, the correspondence which has at appeared in the "China - Mail". since this, colum appeared last San Wal on Friday.

Royal Engineers and Non-Wednesday. The letter from

Halg-Brown trint at Bound-the Brigade Unila ary Street on Saturday.

Full scale Army trials will be Chairman of the Land Forces

Board and

there to to the Americana geing tied day, October 5, and Saturday, nothing for me to add to that ex- staged at Sookumpoo on Tues. Sports October 9, and the programme However I think it might be it is better that

rounded off with the

of interest to say just a word preserve the game as we have will be traditional The Rest va Royal here about the purpose of this to love it than risk its

on Tuesday,

how it is built up tagging along. game Artillery

column and

whole character for the sake of October 12, at Sookunpoo.

is not written in the accepted With such a strenuous and

dominant sense, but, with the

I have the greatest respect for extensivo training programme theme that it should serve the the devoted band of individuals the Selection Committee should best interests of sport in the who make up the USGA

version of from

be in an excellent position to Army, it is all well ed

a

be

of

portug

no

of

a great opin

As

in their way, we play it in ours, and each is the business of each. 話

should

coma

we

Espinosa Voted Filipino Athlete Of The Year:

Manila, Sept. 28. Leo Espinosa, 24 - year

old Orient and the world's top Bantamweight Champion of the

contender, heads the list of 17 outstanding Filipino athletes to be honoured at the 5th Philippine Sports- thewriters Association annual award dinner to be held on Monday, October 4

an

וי

Jose

So Surrey, after all, pulled assess the possibilities of all contributions

People and many places County Championship the potential talent, and the mous for the third time in-succession players should be ready and

as long as the source It is no secret that midway eager to go when the official is rellable and the subject in- Middleweights Champion, through July we had virtually programme opens on Saturday,

teros ing

we are happy to in- Corol

clude it. Giardello; 2. Holly Mims; 9. abandoned hope of completing October 16.

"hat-trick" of victories, but

This week is a good example Army rugby in Hongkong has

Letters have Rocky Castellanl; 4. Tiberio Surrey are notoriously strong received a

grund pre-season of what I mean.

the been received from many parts Mirl: 8, Pierre Langlois; 6. Wi-finishers, and we came along at ionic with the nawa that the lie Troy; 7. Georgie Johnson; the end with a string of victories Final of the FARELF, Inter- of the world. There is one from 8. Eduardo Lausse; 8. Bobby to overhaul Yorkshire.

Unit Championship

will again the Dorset Regiment in Korea to Jones;

10. Gustav Scholz

At one period it had seemed

the say that while they miss Colony. Welterweights-Champlon, Kid that nothing could stop York-in the

པ་་་

Ideal facilities they enjoyed in St. Andrews, Scotland,

during the

first two Hongkong they are getting Sept. 28.

Carmen Basilio; 2. Gaylian; 1.

shire from

their Arst gaining

of March, 1955. Flanagan;

of apert in their new ranking flyweight Ramon title since 1940. Yorkshire were Twelve first round

This will be unlucky because the illness of

for our current repro- matches in the British Pro Fuentes; 4. Freddy Dawson; 5. Johnny Saxton; 6. Chico

Len Hutton for the most part

There is a lotter from a young to emulate the fessional Match Play Golf Varona; 7. Vince Martinez; the season helped to off-set the achievements

in. 1st Bnational serviceman of the Championship for £2,650 in Tony Demarco; 9. Al Andrews; return of bowlers Fred Trueman Welch Regiment in winning where he should apply for a Colony who wants to know prizes given by the News of 10. Wally Thom.

and Bob Appleyard.

the

premier trophy. Lightweights Champion,

I estimate Yorkshire. must the World passed off with Paddy Demarco; 1. Jimmy Cat have lost somewhere in the

It is impossible to say at this pass to enter protected areas to

on his studies as carry

The Association voted Espinosa time who the winners of the

the 1053 "Athlete of the out any surprises on the old ter; 2. On

2. Orlan de Zulueta: 3.

ornithologist....thero region of 1,000 runs through

Your B 4. course here today.

Ralph Hution's loss of form and long Malayan competition will be but from a young Londoner who

Other Filipino athletes doubt rugby fans in the went to Stamford Bridge ré-

to bo Gonsalves; 0.

Such a loss is, absences. The winners join 52 players Dupas; 5.

in the other aer-cently to see Johnny Longland, Army.... difficult

Lauro Murmur Honoured are to 7. Bud Smith; course, extremely who received byes in the second Cisco Andrade;

Larry Montes 8. Duilio Loi; 9. Frankia Ryn; bear, although Hutton's young vices and civilian community... the ex-Army soccer stur, play (basketball),

young will be hoping that once again ing what he called a Magher (golf), Felicissimo Ampon (ten- Today's winmers included

Araujo.

orening partner Frank Lowson the brilliant Fillan players will for Brighton and Hove Albion nis Enrique Fructuoso (foot- Peter Thomson (Australia) the

Featherweights Champion, i did his best to fill the breach.

Chelaca Reserves....

ball), Chito Feliciano and Champion, Open

who beat Sandy Sadler; 1. Percy Bassett; The rain made playthings of be the ones to come to the against C. A. Hanecek by four and 2. Ray Famechon; 3. Redtop all the counties, and Yorkshire, Colony. Magnificent players and there de a letter from the Zalvidea (shooting), Inocencia Solis (women's track), Juanita Andres two, Max Faulkner, holder of Davis; 4. Joan Speyers; 6. Lulu like the rest of us, lost points grand sportsmen, they have be- Secretary of the NTACA with come almost an essential part reports on nasociation activities

Grupo (women's fold), and of course there is the France worden's swimming) the title, who defeated K. F. Perez 0. Bogan Bassey: 7. Ciro through abandoned games. But

Haydee field), Dodsworth by five and four. Morasen; 8. Carmelo Costa; 9. we were all, so to speak, in the of our sporting calendar.

There is also another incen- umal series of general sports

Coloan tive for the winners of the queries and arguments. Harry Bradshaw (Ireland) who Baby Ortiz; 10. Shigela Kaneko. same boat.

and Bára Sallani (men's swim- beat Fred Bullock by one hole, Bantamweights --- Champion,

FARELF Championship and

Army sportsmen play an im- margi

All of the sporting

the that is the precedent that they

above-mentioned are usually invited to meet the portant part in

affairs of the Colony both in athletes took part in the Second Combined

and Services

tho

in legislation Asian Games in Manila in May competition and Civilians in special Combined

and there Is no doubt that they this year-France-Presse, end-of-the-reason games ··

enjoy

the oppor and appreciate With such a promising senson Hanibes that allow them to meet ahead there seem to be all the their service and civilies friends necessary ingredients to 14

The following have been selec Army clean and healthy sport, D Hongkong's courage

Whatever this column ein doted to represent the Nav Bharat rugby players to give of their to foster that relationship will Sports Club in friendly höcker matches, cgainst the Army C

Club The guidance of young sports trem and Dutos Hockey ron whatever their "forte -

Nav Bharat'v' along the correct lines in ro far man: Baldwin. Umpire Sgt. The first meeting of the as their particular status is con- the Army ground. Scolcuppde

Army Football Referees in the corned surely within the 8.30 pm Balwand, Hurmam, * RAF 2nd XI v University; et new season was held at the scope of that intention

Llore David Ranjit, Le Karnail, KIWIS TO PLAY Pokfulama: Cullen Stanbridge, Tavern lo Chatham Road last

Bibby

Doggrell, Farrelly, Saturday and attracted a record AT LONG BEACH

Hoare, Lightowler, Walkins, attendance of

1354 mombers. Congratulation to L/Cpl. Los Angeles, Sept. 28. Foulkes, Oldfield, Hall 12th Membership at the moment has Robes of the King's Own Regt) #Nay Ward, Nash, Becretary of the man: Jackson, Umpire Buttle.

risen to over 60 and still another on his being selected to repre American Rugby Lengue,

class for potential oficials bar rent the Colony in the forth today the New Zealand -and

been started at Stanley, coming soccer:......" seriosaminat Australian comme will play their

is live, and olive body Cup Championships in Long Beach,

California, Dandy Los Angelor on November 24 and 24

father and son, Percy and and a Peter Alliss.

Percy won the event in 1833 and 1037 and his son played in the last Ryder Cup match.

Today

Perry beat T. W. Spence, who led the Open Cham- plonship field at the half-way

Chamroen

Robert Cohen: 1. Songkitrat: 2. Pl

Pierre Coasemyns: 3. Raton Macias; 4. Marie Daca- Valgnal; d. taco; B. Andro Hilaire Pratesi; 7. Nate Brooks; 8. Fappy Gault; 9. Gateano Annaloro 10 Fil Nava.

stage this year, by three and Shiraghts-Champlon, Yoshio

1. Leo Espinosa; 2. Tanny

two, but Peter had to go to the Campo; 3, Pascual Persz; 4. Da! last green before beating P. E. Dower: 0. Jake Tull; 6. Eric

RAF CRICKET TEAMS FOR SATURDAY

The following are the Royal Air Force cricket teams for Saturday's League matches:

Mar 1st. XI v University at

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Loxley by a single hole-Reuter. Mareien; 7. Young Martin 8. Kal Tak: Leigh-Bennett, very hert

nest in the months that To be considered worthwhile

Mazzarino Gianelli;...', 9. Terry Ledile,

Press.

derson,

Kettlewell Blappard. Lice, West, Power, Hen- ahead

Allen; 10, Antonio Diaz--United Greep, Murphy, Lovett, 12th REFEREES MEET -- Home Soccer KANGAROOS AND

Kimarnock, Sept. 28.

Kilmarnock, the Scottish Loa gue soccer team defeat Spartak of Prague (Czechoslo vakia) in a friendly match play ed under floodlights tonight by five goals to two. A crowd of $10,000 watched the game in which Kilmarnock led by three to one at half-time.

Southpor

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Bobar

Nav Bharat Teams

today,

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