1955-08-23 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1955.

BRIAN CLOSE'S TOUR OF

AUSTRALIA DID HIM

1

A WORLD OF GOOD

Says DENIS COMPTON

Four years ago, when Brian Close returned from the MCC tour of Australia, many people described him as a "failure." They said he was immature for a major tour, and that his depressing experiences as player would have a damaging effect on his future.

Now he is back in the England team, after a splendid run of success with both bat and ball.

Could nut have been that instead of having a detrimental effect, the tour of Australiu did him a power of good, Judged un

ng-term assessment? First and foremost Brian Jearned that, although cricket is a grand gaine to play, it is the hardest of all to master both Individually and in the interests of the text.

1720

AUSTARD TRAME MAKAL

SANDEMAN SCOTCH WHISKY

The

King of Whiskies

BOLE AVENTS: DODWELL A CO., LTD.

Gradually, from his own ex-days, upset him as much as a periences; and from the advice sequence of unlucky dismissals given him in Australia by captain and the necessity to adapt him- Freddie Brown and Len Hution, self to English conditions.

To be candid, however, Ian and back in England by York- shlee skipper Nortman Yurdley, fulllet nothing like the Brian has emerged a more rea-pectations held of him. [soned and balanced cricketer.

STILL YOUNGER. Although he just played in a Test match late in 1950, he is sill younger than the majority of cricketers when first chosen for their country.

Indeed, he will not be 25 until next February so that, it he makes the most of his chances

Test, a happy In this

inter- national future could await him, Next season we may also have cause to regret that

in some quarters the young Aus- tralian Ian Craig was flippaniy written off as a "lop" after his visit to England in 1953,

Jun was only 17 when chosen to come to England, and he did nat celebrate his 10th, birthday until midway through the tour. I don't thank that the blast of publicity which greeted him, unequalled since Bradman's

OPEN PAIRS RESULTS

A. C. Sequeira and LS. Silva of the Filipino Club came from Green behind at the Bowling veeterday to end the great run of Taricoo's Bill Brown and J.H. Kinniburgh in the Open Pairs Lawn Bowl Championship spatching a 23-22 victory.

by

At Recreio, W. Gaffney and Bilt Hong Sling routed KBGC Alee Harvey and Juck Mc- Kelvis 22-13.

Reliability...

Since then, heard of him. his temporarily

X-

little bus been The reason for dropping nat

of the picture was not loss of form-but Army service, plus examinationa

pharmacy student.

no

He did not play in any first- class cricket during the season MCC were last in Australia, but In action this he will be baelt winter, onl with Army days and exams behind him, will make a deterinined bid to regain favour as an Australlan Test candidate.

EXPERIENCE

Like Brian Close, Ian, 1 àm sure, wil put to good use the tour experience he gained on and my forecast is that he will be among the probables to visi England again next summer.

The moral in all this surely is that, even it immediate results are not wonderful, the younger player of sense can derive much profit from the experience guined on a cricket tour.

On the other hand, I bellove that some youngsters do better when not thrown in at the deep For that reason I end at once. am pleased that MCC have in- troduced the policy of "A" team tours abroad.

Or immediate interest in this direction is the tour of Pakistan

this winter. The special signi- ficance Is that good pur- formances may provide the short cut to the England senior side,

Express Service

London

(COPYRIGHT)

AFTER A GREAT RACE ·

U.S.A

Ahdel Latif Abu Heif, of Egypt, is congratulated by Tom Park, of the United States, after winning the 1955 International Cross-Channel Swimming marathon from France to England in 11 hours 44 minutes.

In the final stages of the race it was a great battle between Helf and Tom Park. The American landed at St. Margarets Bay, near Dover, a good second, 18 minutes behind the winner.--London Express Photo.

Australian Davis Cup

Players

In

Impress

Practice

Crowd

Forest Hills, New York, Aug. 22.

The Australian Davis Cup tennis players have been most impressive in prac tice at the West Side Tennis Club, but American coach Jack Kramer said today that it was largely a matter of practice tactics.

Lew Hond in particular has been in top form, hitting with tremendous power and fine accuracy, and Ken Rosewall has shown his usual excellent stroking from the baseline, plus an unexpectedly good service.

Hoad-Hartwig set Seixas beat

1953."-United Press.

The Aussie system, favoured right to him and he can by captain Harry Hopman, is to carefully for his return.. put one man against two, but "Under this system, the player, the two continually make their hits a great number of shots in returns directly to the single a short time," said Kramer. player who is getting the work- | "Our American drill has been under real match conditions, out.

because wo feel our players already are In good physical condition and should practise under normal conditions."

Rosewall) gets many shots and Thus the one player (Head of

gets a chance to make them look good, because the balls are h

MARCIANO-MOORE

Tony Trabert and Vic Seixas, the two Americans who will do all the playing, both Singles and Doubles, play against Kramer, ove the World Amateur Cham- plon, and then the Champion

singles matches.

Return Bout Professional,

Clause

Disallowed

...that's rugged for your roughest, toughest days Athletic

That's the kind of service the British Government wanted. They wanted a watch that could stand the steaming heat of tropical jungles... the freezing cold of arctic storms... the gritty dust of desert winds.

They wanted a super watch! Omega made it..

Impartial scientific tests prove that the Omega was— and is all the British Government demanded. That is why the British Government has selected Omega as Official Suppliers to the Navy, Army and Air Force.

Olympic Games. For 10 PartOficialOlympic Time» keepers, Omega will time the Olympics again in Mel- born in 1938

■ Self-winding, water proof, dust-proof,

• antimagnetic, shock-protected.

fight

on

New York Yankees To Tour Japan For Exhibition Games

New York, Aug. 22,

The New York Yankees announced tonight they will tour Japan and the Orient this Autumn to play a series of exhibition games.

Contracts for the tour were signed tonight, the Yankece announced. On the tour, the Yankees will play teams composed of US Servicemen, as well as native pro fessional teams.

#

tour The Almost all the Yankee players; choice,

will be have expressed a willingness to non-profit one. make the tour.

Practically the entire Yankee The Yankees safd the trip squad will make the trip, includ- has been endorsed by and willing manager Cusey Stengel and couches. Mosl of the have the co-operation both of the the US State Department and players will be accompanied by members the Japanese government as "an their wives, Several

of the Yankee official organisa- outstanding contribution to In-

andion also will be in the party. ternational understanding

which win totut 65.-United good will."?.

Press. It will be conducted under the auspices of the Mainichi

newspaper chain, the Yomiuri newspaper* and other major Japanese news agencies.

WORLD SERIES

Permission for the tour was

Philippine Team For S.E. Asia

granted by both Major Long Boxing Tourney

at the recent Chicago meetings, will be under the Aug. 1, and supervision of commissioner Fort

Frick, who also has C. been Luvited.

the

Manila, Aug. 22. Four top Philippine amateur boxers will represent the Far

in Eastern University South-East Asia Boxing Cham- plonship scheduled late

Singapore, it was month in announced today.

The

The trip will originate from Now York, Oct. 8, regardless of whether or not the Yankees participate in the World Series, All moves will be mude charter planes.

Members of the party will assemble at Son Francisco from which elty they will be flown to Hawaii for a stay of 10 days, during which five games will be played.

27

The

in

This

two

group Includes Aslan Games Champions, Bantamweight Alejandro Ortu- oste, and Lightweight Celedonlo Espions, Aslan Games runner up Mauro Dizon, and the national Flyweight titilst Juan Garcia,

The party will then be flown to Tokyo for 10 games to be

The team will be accompanied played in approximately

in their trip to Singapore on days at various cities in Japan. Friday by the FEU Vice- The trip will conclude about President, Mr Nicanor Reyes, by exhibitions Junior couch Celestino Enriquez Nov. 18, following

at Okinawa, and Manila, large and by FEU Physical Director ly for the entertainment of Alfredo Reyes,

+ ฟ in servicemen. The party will re

tumn by various routes of their

South Africans

Africans Delight Large Crowd With Some Big Hitting

Southampton, Aug. 22.

South Africa's cricketers were in merry mood here in hard-fought today when they delighted a large crowd with some big

hitting.

SHARP AND READY

Trobert seemed sharp and ready, in the opinion of those

who have watched the recent workouts, but Seixas was not quite at top forin. However, Seixas himself was not worried,

The

watcher at the Aussie-Italy

So much so that after capturing the country's seven outstanding wickets to close the innings for 166 thereby giving South Africa a lead of 93, the touring side hit 302 in 81⁄2 hours.

U.S. TENNIS TOURNEY

try

The

Singapore trip arranged in negotiations bo tween Mr B. L. Dunsford of the

Singapore Amateur Boxing Association and officials of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation.

a-

The original plan was to send national team composed most- ly of FEU ringsters but as the plan finally materialised FEU is getting the representation and getting all expenses.

The Far Eastern University. said the team will arrive in Singapore not later thun August 27.United Press.

Warm Work And Tempers In

Home Soccer

Fifth Seeded Japanese Pair In Shackleton proceeded to hit a became

Fourth Round

over.

TEMPO This perhaps set the tempo who South Africans

Brookline, Massachusetts,

Aug. 22. ала Kosei Kamo

Atsushi for the

0-2.

for 94.

with

that 25

a 2-0

Then they declared leaving

London, Aug. 22. Hampshire all day tomorrow to Shirt-sleeved crowds tonight New York, Aug, 22.

and avoid defeat with watched the second programme The New York State that's most of the battle with "I'm keen again mentally, and

errears of 995.

time this morning season. At one

ning of the new English football Commission re me," he said. "I'm the worst the

Hampshire looked like follow- fused to allow a return bout looking practice player in

Ing on for they had seven The players found it warm clause when Rocky Mar-games."

wickets down for 67 but Derek work, and of Plymouth tempers ciano, the World Heavy-

Australian tennis ex-}

so heated weight

fast 50 to avoid that ignominy minutes from the end the referee Champion, and perts in New York (mostly the Archie Moore, the

Aussic press contingent) agreed

art on the way clouted Hugh sent off two players, Plymouth Light-

that Seixas is dangerous, and

Thyfeld for three sixes in one left-half Ralph Wetton and Bert Heavyweight World Cham-they recalled a remark made by

Tindell, Doncaster's inside-right. plon, signed a contract to a

This Second Division game was drawn 2-2. day for a Heavyweight Interzone Final "Seixas

not a really good tennis player,

South African left-winger Bill Championship

but he's a fine match player'

both goals which September 20,

By that it was meant that Miyagi of Japan, seeded Arth proceeded to hit 208 runs in two Parry scored Seixas is not especially con- sig overseas players, beat wours after her which was taken enabled Blackpool to gain their win in the Sidney sistent, but can raise his game and John Barrett, England

Schwartz, New York, when they had lost two wickets second successive

division premler to a very high level for

No fewer than 212 of South victory at Burnley, single important match.

0-3, 4-0, 6-2 In a third

Africa's runs came in boun round match in the United

Cham-daries, ten sixes and 38 fours, Stales Doubles Tennis

The breezlost batting came plonships when play sumed after five days stoppage when Goddard (77) and Winslow

tho were together for (87) due to rain.

third wicket which put on 122 superior teamwork and steadi-

Japanese players in 67 mirates,

McLean hit 22 with a six and Burnley ness was the difference. They four fours while the day ended Shemeld U lost service only twice in the with Heine, the pace bowler, LEAGUE DIVISION I match. Komo losing the ninth bitting out to such good pur- Some watchers at the well-game for the edge in the second pose that he scored 84 including Bristol Rov kept courts at Forest Hills on set and Miyaki in the tenth

for sixes and four fours be Leeds U Saturday were tremendously game of the fourth set.

fore being bowled with the last Leicester by Hond's shoer power, and. thought his form to be better than Tilden, Don Budgo or Kramer.

Mr Julius Helfland, Chairman of the State Commission, sald "It is against the policy of the Commission to agree to return bout stipulations."

Hoad has been practising

A

1

4-6,

much harder than Rosewall Mr A Weill, Marciano's

had demanded that "Just manager.

difference in the Moore put up $100,000 of hismen," explained Hopman, "Hoat share of the purse as guarantee is the type who needs hard for a return bout within 90 days | work and he is getting much should Moore win. Moore's more than Rosewal. Both are manager. Mr Charley Johnston, looking most satisfactory," had agreed to the demand, but had sharply criticised Well for making it.

071

Marciano and Moore were understood to have entered in- impressed to a personal agreement for return bout. Commenting this, Mr Helfiand said: "If the agreement is not honoured, the offending person can take the matter to court. That is cut of my Jurisdiction."

The World Boxing Champion- ships Commission meeting Is London last November banned return bout clauses. --- China Mali Special.

Kramer, however, was least impressed.

The

was re-

Schwartz was the outstanding ball of the day-Router. player in the court for four sets but wilted in the heat in the fifth set, Barrett's backhand PAKISTAN TOUR thewas weak in the early acts but he used it effectively aguinat

London, Aug. 22. The Marylebone Cricket Club Miyagi's service in the thirt and fourth sets. He served stated tonight that the names of well

players chosen to tour Pakistan during

coming

THE RESULTS

London," Aug. - 22. Association Football results:

LEAGUE DIVISION" I

0 Blackpool

0 Charlton A 0

4 Stoke City

1

Eury 5 Nottingham F2 Plymouth A 2 Doncaster R. 2 Port Vale

West Ham Rotherham Ul Bristol City

LEAGUE III (SOUTH) Queen Park B1 Brentford "I think the US will win

LEAGUE III (NORTH) casily," he said. "I have to pick Trabert to win his two Singles

English Gateshead matches. Seixas is always good The ability of the Japanese winter will not be announced Halifax Town 2 Carlisle U

3 Scunthorpe against the Aussies. He has won to pass their net crowding op until Friday next, August, 26, Mansfield T. eight of ten matches with Hond, ponents was the deciding factor at the earliest.-China Mail Stockport C, 0 Oldham A

-Reuter. and in the Doubles Trabert- in the final set.-Router.

Special.

THE CAMBOLS

MORNING

AFTERNOON BE DE DIA SE

GEORGE + 1997 @TARTING TO RAIN- YOU NOT TO OLİMB ROCK

the

by Barry Appleby

We shall be back too late? to get any dinnerie de

8 Tranmere R

GOLDEN CHURN

RANO

OMEGA Seamaster

Sociéte Suisse Pour

Industrie Horlogère SA Geneva, Switzerland.

OMEGA 9 7.65

;