} THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1955.
Scenes Of Enthusiasm At Oval After England's Win In Fifth Test
There were scenes of tremendous enthusiasm this evening after England had won the fifth and match against South Africa by 92 runs.
London, Aug. 17. at the Oval ground last deciding Test
The spectators surged from the stands on to the turf and cheered the South African and England players alike, shouting for Jack Cheetham and Peter May.
Official Umpire For Open Rinks
Quarter-finals
Mr. O. R. Sadick, Vice- President of the Hong- kong Lawn Bowls Asso-
As the modern tradition of Speaking direct to Cheetham, end of the series contests de- the England coptuln added: Wo mands, both captains nadelook forward very much to see- short speeches from the balconying you in South Africa next of the club house to the crowds winter. I only hope it won't go below.
to the fifth Test next time."
First Peter May stepped out on to the balcony and intro- ducerl his players: lie was In- followed by Juck Cheethum, troducing the South Africans
JOLLY GOOD TIME Replying, Cheetham said: "Or I had course, this morning hoped I might be standing here'
May. speaking Best, com-saying something different ciation, has been appoint-||plimented Cheetham and 115 (laughter) but must con- ne on their team spirits Igratulate Peter and his team for
ed Official Umpire for the Colony Open Rinks quarter-final matches to be played at Recreio, on] Sunday,
s a very great pleasure to have this opportunity to speak to
to
winning this series."
10
you, but we are a bit exhausted He ended: "As ho (May) ped a bit weury. All of us told you, it was too close for
like would
thank Jackkis comfort when he comes out Cheetham and his team for this to South Africa next winter, we most wonderful serles,"
best for his will see it is not comfort. We
had a have thoroughly Ked series. We have enjoyed the sporting man- ner in which both tearns played the game. We have had it folly good time. Thank you for the way you have received us at the Oval, We won't ever forgel You"
Worcestershire's Flavell Achieves Best
Bowling
Performance At Dover
London, Aug. 17.
The
Although undoubtedly the better bowling side, the England team must consider itself some- what lucky to win this rubber.
African John Flavell, Worcestershire's right-arm medium
South
batting has generally speaking been pace bowler, achieved the best bowling performance of more reliable than that of the the season in the County Cricket matches today when he home side, while their felding dismissed nine Kent batsmen for 30 runs at Dover. The has been a sheer joy to watch previous best was nine for 35 by John Bannister of and a department of the game in which there is no possible Warwickshire against Yorkshire,
comparison,
Flavell's feat gave him an excellent chance of two prizes the 100 guinens for the best bowling of the season, and his County Cap.
The ball with which ke At Dover, Worcestershire 119 wrecked the Kent innings was (Wright, right-arn medium presented to Flavell by Mr N. | legbreak, eight for J8) and Christopherson, the Kent secre-secondly 40 for four. Kent 50 ary. Kent were all out for 50. (Flavell, right-arm medium Earlier, Douglas Wright, their
fast, nine for 30; Worcester- caplain took eight
At Lelovator, Lelecstershire 282 (inckson 124 Tompkin 50, Preston, right-urn fast mediun, five for 60). Essex six for one. At Northampton. Surrey 215
57, Tyson,
shire wicket, for 30 runs.
Another
fine howling
formance today was
James Hilton,
ofbreak
spinner.
Hampshire
per- that of Somerset
who claimed
the Brat hat trick of his eureer ugainst
fishing with an analysis of six for 40 in 24 overs,
Hampshire won the loss and
to
England here have much earn, the cricket has often been slow, the batting many times Laborious but the interest and suspense have been maintain-
ed throughout whilst the four- late have built up for them- selves a reputation second to none for keeness and enthu- siasm.
CLOSE
GOES
Brian Close caught by Mansell off Goddard for 32 on the first day of the final Test between England and South Africa at the Oval. Central Press Photo.
MEET THE BOSS-by
Football Crowds Have Been Getting Smaller And Smaller For Nine Years
Says DENNIS HART
On Saturday, August 20, England welcomes the Big Kick-Off. Having contained themselves watching cricket for three months, back will stream the cheering soccer fans.
:
But how many? That is the big question for managers. In the last two And that is three million seasons League gates have dropped by over 3,000,000. one-and-ninepences English football cannot afford to lose.
ances.
once
more
in in
and bought to replace Italim-bound Eddie Firmani,
at Inside left,
of
many
To boost the soccer till, ad- marked that big drop in attend-1souson mission money has been raised tu 2s. But at best this can only
"STAY AT HOME" check the dwindling takings.
SOCCER TRADITION Football crowds have been got-
The "stay at home" strike by smaller for nine years. the fans was a warning for the another side to help lead this
Arsenal, 1 ing
fancy, will be do something revival Even now there is no sign of a
soccer bosses la
English halt.
bo And prices cannot
Immediately. The woming was Highbury is not so hide-bound cmphasised raised every season.
by soccer tradition es The answer lies in attracting Europe during the close season.
Introducing the thirt There, after winning the Home think. more speclators.
International Tournament out-
back game, Arsenal have often This can be done only by right, beating all three other been accused of klling relistry
in English football. providing better entertainment. home countries, England lost to
But mast countries
have Last season, from a playing France and Portugal and drew
adopted the plan, and
still point of view, was one of Eng-with Spain.
provide good soccer, Trouble Significantly, it jand's worst.
The coming season, then, is was many English clubs oped one of crials.
the idea without bothering to Football must be Improved. include the finer points.
JAMES
CONNOLLY
Wednesday Aim Again For Promotion
Crowds must be won back.
But how?
of
D
that
In Derek Tapscott, already regular for Wales, Jimmy Not by cheque booit, anyway. Bloomfield, Danny Clapton, Although money 19 scarce. Alex Herd, Ray Swallow and players keep their inflated values Roy Goulden son
the England of boom days. As a result, few old
player-Arsenal transfers. The current close sca- have some of the brightest son has been one of the quietest young forwards in the coun- try. What is needed is an ex- on record.
And a good thing too. Trans-perienced but, not old, head to fers as such do not necessarily bring the best out of the lads. harm the game; even if players Someone ke...Don Revic,
Manchester United have the are over-valued, providing they are bought to fit in with ideas. cream of young talent. But last
Too often this is not the caso, scason the signs
were much promise was not being For instance, Sunderland have fulfilled through too routine an Invested close on £200,000 in approach. two years into building a super side but have not contributed the remblance of a new idea to the hadn't game.
Do not blame them. It seems them to third place in the table of the pluces ahead one of the Inevitable penalties four when sport becomes big Manchester club.
indoctrination of ideas, Moreover this is the business. time for action not for accusa-however, may take time to sort
itself out.
So for this season, at any for Eddle Kilshaw Billy £20,000
What is more, most clubs are
rate, I fancy the "big game" of (Bury), £15,000 for Eddie Gan-adopting just this attitude.
Wolves, Sunderland and Chelsea non (Notts County), and £12,-
tu bring home the points and to 000 for Eddie Quigley (Bury),
one of them, the Championship.
"Office boy wanted. Apply Sheffield Wednesday FC, Hillsborough." That was the small advertisement in a local paper that caught the eye of young, Eric Taylor He was happy in his work, had no working in a solicitor's office 26 years ago. particular ambition to be a professional footballer or a football manager-but he was born what Sheffield folk call a "Wednesdayite."
..
So he applied for the job, along with 80 other youngsters. He got it. Dur- ing his years at Hillsborough Eric has seen Wednesday win the FA Cup, reach two semi-finals and the final of the wartime Cup, and win the First and Second Division Championships,
to
BOARD'S CONFIDENCE
secretary He is one of the few top-flight | Desistant managers who has never played Walker in 1984.
But he In League football.
apprentice- served thorough and
ship
such men as Bob Brown, Billy Walker and Jimmy McMullan.
in
Today's play provided a filing summit to a great season until there sides meet again
in the winter tour of 1086-57 right-armhe Union, well played England fast, four for 53). Northamp and nobly done, South Africa,
(Arnold
(Londer
122 for one
tonshire 80).
A Nottingham, Warwickshire 138 (Tom Dollery 81, Gomini Goonesena, right-arm tegbreak,
B4 for
chose to bat on the damp pilch live for 61). Nottinghamshire
Weston-Super-Mare but
***10 were soon out for 154. Somerset hatsmen also failed and by the close live of their wickets were down for only 20 zuna.
EIGHTH WICKET STAND
The Surrey batsmen collapsed against the pace attack of test bowler Frank
tei
two.
At Hove, Sussex 275 (Doggart Lancashire 38 for one.
Huddersfield, Yorkshire 100 (McHugh, right-arm fast medium, seven for 32). Glouce stershire 125 for Ave.-Reuter.
With the knee injury he sus tained in the fifth Tint match against South Africa and which provented him from flelding to- day, the question of Denis Compton's future in Test cricket has cropped up again,
of
·CAREFUL NURSING Compton himself wants 10 play on, and thousand cricket lovers the world over do likewise, but only Compton himself can judge whether his
will -knee
stand up to the strain of five-day matches and
Selection Of MCC hard grounds. Tyson
against Northamplon
when
match
Northampton, shite at five wickets were down only 70 runs. But thanks only to a fine 57 by Peter Lander auch an eighth Wicket stand at 08, Surrey were able to to 215.
recover
Frank Tyson took four wickets for 53.
Peter Arnold replied with 86 for Northants, who finished 83 behind with nine wickets in
hand.
F. P. Mellugh
Team For Winter
Tour Held Up
London, Aug. 17.
injury, the Lorien
Commenting 011 Compton's evening Standard, paper, the Evenog said tonight: "He wants to go on playing. Perhaps his knee, with careful nursing, will allow it. But there is no telling."
The MCC stated that their
"If this is really farewell after "A" team to visit Paldstar this
ʼn Test career spread over near- winter will not be announced ly 20 years, then how great today, as originally planned pity it is that the bow should The final selection of the side has been held up and it is likely have to be made almost on one
log to be a few days before the parly Is made known..
It is noteworthy that both the helped It has already been stated brust of England's batting in balemen who have borne the Gloucestershire 10 galn rst that D. B. Carr of Derbyshire the postwar era, Hutton and innings points when he took will lead the side, with Mr Compton, have probably played seven Yorkshire wickets for 32 C. G. Howard Lancashire, as their last Test match this year. at Huddersfield, Yorkshire
It leaves a gap that is, and with were all out for 100 and at the manager-France-Presse.
remain, hard to fill
close Cloucestershire had a lead
25 with five wickets in hand.
The Australian
All-Rounder,
spark
Vie Jackson, who completed the
double yesterday, wns in
ing
form for against Essex, et Leicester. In
his second century of the season T. Bailey he hit a six-and 18 fours in 129 minutes and was out for 121.-K. Barrington Reuter,
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
Middlesex At Lords, (Pressdee, lefl-arm slow spin, four for 41). Glamorgan six for one wicket.
86=38888-89
71
under
Now be has the tough job of
getting Sheffield Wednesday, one of the glamour clubs of Soccer, back into the First Division..
One comforting thought must be that he has done it before.
Eric Taylor got his first real promotion when he became
League Bowls
Indian
Club
Recreation "Blues" winning on two rinks, trounced the
Recreio "Whites" 65-37 und 4-1 In a First Divi- sion lawn bowls league match played at Sookunpoo yesterday.
Park. Filipino At King's Club climbed to fourth place in the Third Division league table with an upset 4-1 win over the Kowloon Bowling Green Club.
FIRST DIVISION
IRC "3" (4)
AR.A. Rahman
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S. Rivero
A.M. Baptista
A.A. Guterres
A.A. Lopez
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M.I. Pereira
J.M. GutierrOK H.J: Noronita F.X.M. Stiva
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THIRD DIVISION
PC (0)
KBCC (1) V.C. Bond E.G. Shaw IL.A. Boot!
AK. Minu
BM, Omar
England balling averages in Text series
J. Hoosen
I. All A.M. Omar
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A.R, Kitehall S. Yusuf
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Leicestershire
D.
P. May D. Compton T.
Gmveney
Kenyon
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1 582
117
72.72
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0 492 158
54.60
Totals
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210 00
24.33
184
40
23.00
80
19.20
17.33
T. G. Evans
10.40 R. Carro
G. Lock
15.80
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3, Wardle
F. Huma
14.20
V. Ribeiro
222
F. Titmus
19
9.75
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J. Statham
20
7.00
T.M. Castilho
South Africa's batting
4
10
1 470
133
52.88
EA, Rozario A.G. Costa
Tan
10
1 277 142 27.70
16
10
246
110
27.33
150
100
20.00 C.M. Fronco
54
24.00 A. Ribeira
10 0 236 74
23.50
178
22.25
117
10.71
Totals
74
12.33
0
42
10
10,50
Q
45
16
N, Adcock
1
0.02 4.33
England-Bow Hing Averages
J. H. Wardle
144.4 77 273 16 18.20
F. Tyson
103
10 258 14 18.42
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64 303 17 21.30
104 £6 363 13 27.16 142.5 40 328
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At Weston-Super-Mare, Hampshire 154 (J. Hilton, right- offspin, six for 49, including "that trick"). Somerset 20 for
AVE
OLYMPIC GAMES
Nationalist To Meet For Final Decision
Soon
Taipei. Aug. 17.. Nationalist China's Olympic Committee will meet early next month to make a final decision on its participation in the 1050 Olympic Games at Melbourne.
The committee chairman, Dr Gunson Hob had previously
D. J. MaGlew Endcan
W.
J. Walte
Winslow
J. Cheetham
Goddard
H. Keith.
H. Tayfold
P. Heine
E. Fuller
P. Mansell
|J. B. Statham
Q. Lock T. Bailey
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M R W A
Also bowled, A. V. Redsor, · J. C. Laker, P. Loader, P. J. Tlimus ond F. S. Trucmazon,
Bald that Nationaliat China E. R. Fuller would not participate in the T. Goddard Melbourne Games if Red Chim H. Tayfield was invited.
P. Hebo Communist China was: ad-
N. Adlock mitted into the International
PJ Mansell Olympic Committee last year,*** United Pos
Bowling-South Afrios
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3164 148
310.3 124
190.5
404
120+ 48
Bmithra Prosac..
$1.00
26.20 130.00
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C.M. Rozario
M.J. Rai
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L.W. Gordon S.A. Tremlett
J. Camors
1.8. Cosgrove
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V.E. Thomas
A.D, McCrachen
J. McLelland
C.E. Terry
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Kilshaw
tion.
NEW METHODS
In 1930, he was appointed
was the unluckiest Normally, before the start of assistant secretary manager to buy in football. He had played the season, managers fall over the former Scottish skipper 17 matches when a knee Injury themselves in announcing bigger
McMulloa.
He had no lepnings wards the manager's chair.
ERIC, TAYLOR
to-
put him out of the game.
and better things to come. Not
Within a few months Wednes-this year. They have been as as the close season buying, He day had suffered again.
felt that the secretariat side was for him.
quiet
Lotal boy Hugh Swift, club But they are thinking plenty. captain and เก England "B"They have realised that some- full-back starlet, also had his how they must work out new career cut short through injury methods, make new plans.
Swift had all the promine of making a great full-back in the Ernie Blenkinsop tradition.
But the greatest blow of all was when their huge, red-haired leader, Derek Dooley, a prolife goal-scorer with a heart as big as a house, had a leg amputated after a match injury at Preston,
And Wednesday couldn't.
ro-
Not like Portsmouth, They United's resources, A slick approach. however, took
Final Acceptors With Weights
London, Aug. 17. Six Anal acceptors, with
the for weights,
Nunthorpe Sweep Stakes, to be run over five furlongs at York on Tues- day, August 23 were published here today as follows:
They have been encouraged by the success last season of the Don Revie-inspired Manchester City. Revie, footballer of the year,
one more than has given manager ideas.
Vilmeray th st. 5 lbs), Grimson (9 st. 2 lbs), Royal Palin, Puppa Fourway and At White Hart Lane,
Spurs Democratic (all nine st.) and are going full steam ahead with Passing Cloud (7 st).
the Bally Plan. Conceived by
place him-even at £35,000. new manager Jimmy Anderson,
Ebor Handicap Thirty-two
Anal
Will Wednesday win promo-it casts former England inside tion this year? "Many people left Eddie Baily in the Revie with weights, Tog think we should walk straight role.
back. That's a dangerous line to take," says Taylor.
Handicap, to be
acceptors, the Ebor run over a
and three-quarters at Wednesday, August
on
Charlton, too, have
beenmile York bitten by the Reyle bug. In |24, are:
By Thunder (9 st. 7 lbs), "It can spread to the players.private trial games they have
Lying Guide (8 st. 13 lbs), Star Lyon We can't have any complacency, had the centre forward
bock. It is significant that (8 st. 10 ibs), Romany Air (8 "We have the experience of Bobby Ayre, bustling young st. 7 lbs), Praetorian (8, st 2 1950 to 1962 to draw upon. The centre forward who led "Young Ibs), Cap of Gold (1 st. 1 lb),
boys know it isn't easy and they England" with Euch success Solarium (8 st,), Brilliant
prepared to roll up their last season, will play at inside Green,
14
.
Was
Even in 1942, when he was are asked to carry on as manager sleeves. when Jimmy McMullan left, he
"They were playing well at regarded It purely as a tem-
of last season, even porary measure until normal football conditions returned. though they wore relegated, so the confidence and team spirit After the war, Wednesday's are high," board decided that Taylor
the
the
cnd
scorez
Prince
and Barle right.
Doonaha (ulk 7 st. 12 lbs), Stuart Leary will lead
(7 st. 11 lbs), Purple Martin attack with Jimmy Gould, top Midwest (7 st. 10 ibs), Periwig
soccer in Irish
last (7 st. 9 lbs), Metatone (7 st. B
(7 st. lbs), Pharle il
7 lbs), o). Royal Persepolis (7 st. 6 lbs),
Kid and Orchids, Hyperion Pellon (all 1 st. 5 lbs), Crown Lands, Carteretta and King's v Courtier
(all 7 st. 4 lbs),
23 the man who could give them Before the war Wednesady
the results they and their huge never knew what it was to have following wanted.
18 couldn't turn down.
AISI
They made him an
In 1950 he took
credit balance. Taylor has shown them a profit in all but
Way
he two seasons, once when the offer
£35,000
handed out for Wednesday Sewell and last year when the
their back into the First Division. It club installed
£27,000 was a short-lived triumph. Bloodlights.
Wednesday weren't ready, and Sewell proved a good invest back they bounced into the ment--so will the lights. Second Division the next year.
But in 1952 Taylor had them 15 in the First Division once more. Oh yes! The Wednesday boss and his staff are well used to the successEN and disappoint- ments of the Soccer big-time.
Taylor always had the courage to pay big transfer fees for the right mon.
20
17
HIS £35,000 BUY
He paid a record £35,000 for Jack Sewell (Notts County),
THE GAMBOLS
PURE-WHOO in BOSTE Karna GATSING COSTUME, GAVE)
-London Expreza Service),
Rain Washes Out U.S. Lawn Tennis
Championships
Home Soccer
Results
London, Aug. 17. Association Football results:
Scottish League Cup
Aberdeen Albion R... Arbroath
2
Sign and King Conkers (both 7
(7 st st. 3 lbs), Naucetra
T (7 st. lbs), Tuckernuck Thro's and Three's
(0 st. 13 lbs), San Domingo and Bright Lights (both 6 st. 11 lbs), Shimmering Way and Clarius 2(both 6 at 10 lbs) and Burling-
ton Bertie (6 st. 8 lbe)..
3. D'fermline A, 1 Forfar A.
2
1 Hamilton A. Ayr Unibod 3 Queen's Park 2 Berwick R.. 2 Stranraer Clyde
2 Hibernian
Cowdenbeath 5 Allos A.
Dundee
Fast Flid Motherwell
1.Kilmarnock
2- Partick T.
Dundee U. Celtia Queen South
4
Massachusetts, Aug. 17, Heavy rain caused, the post-Rangers ponement of today's matches in St. Mirren 3 the United States Lawn Tennis Stirling A
Third Lanark 1 Doubles Championships here-- Reiter.
Barry Appleby
Gimcrack Stakes Eleven final acceptors, with the Gimcrack weights, for. Stakca, big two-year-old event, to be run over six furlongs at York on
August 25, Thursday,
are;
2 3 Ratification, Goodheart Green, Falkirk Airdrieonians 2 Idle Rocks, and Solerity (all St. Johnatone 19 at), Better Girl, Flare, Silvery and Chanalna. (ail 8-st.11 lbs). Morton
--China. Mall Special.
Statfold, Gratitude, Monterey,
~Reuter.
COME ON, LET'S GO FOR OH NO, ') COULDN'T POSSIBLY A SWIM
HOOT THIS COSTUME WIT THE WATER MIGHT SCH
GOLDEN CHURN
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