1955-11-22 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

1955

Pare

SPORT WITH THE LID OFF

Wake Up MCC!

- It's

1955

By FRANK ROSTRON

"Gentlemen versus Players"

what have we here, We have the MCC'a plc- In this modern age of 19557 turesque relic of the feudal days of cricket, when the gentry tested their skil! against the paid hirelings of the counties.

Memories of this ancient fixture should occupy revered place in the Imperial Cricket Museum at the back of the pavillon at Lord's.

What humbug

to continue the

solemnly

to play

it In

Feelic world

138

the Naching

attles.

Select this creaking

anachronism us an example of

Alm Walker (Nota) quality for our county cricket under curious residential and special regulations.

I pin Gentlemen v. Pis yers

the MCC's may-farthing ment-aquarely on to the MCC. AN

alty in the atom age.

DECREASES

the

Year by year public interest in this one-time popular classle

ytar Year by decreases.

In- popular demand increases, strad, for a fixture which woult Kive Southern cricket lovers a view of Vinoo Mankad Datos Phadkar India, Frank

of Worrell, Everton Weekes, Clyde Walcott, and Sonny Ramadhin of West Indles, and Hay Lind- wall and Colin McCool of Aus- tew tralia, to mention just a stors periodically playing Lancashire Langues,

and

No, like many players in the Lancashire, Birmingham, other leagues, they are unlikely ever to be seen at Lord's,

That is, unless they come at intervals of three or four years ng member of touring aides. like McCool (Somerset) or

or

Nationalist China Will Compete In Olympic Games

Taipei, Nov. 21 Nationalist Chinn decided to participate in the forthcoming 1950 Olym- Melbourne, This plad reversed its previous stand the not to participate at world games,

Li Communist China were also invited to Dr the Melbourne Games. Gunson Hoù, Chineso Olympic Amsoolation Prest. dent, made the annoRNON, ment to

press

• special conference, after the Board of Governors of the AssLCH" ciation met to thrash out the highly controversial subject of Taiwan's parties. pation.Franco-Presse.

MENZIES SAYS:

"Olympic Stadium Well On The Way To Completion"

ample of the type of mentality.

in this that sl exists

hatext. and at the sme

most time mus loved sports institution in the Empire.

I cannot attempt to name the gully men. There are too many the of them, prowling about

about muttering Long Room things as they were before the turn of the century.

GENTLY DOES IT

But I can aime a few who, despite the blinkers of tradition, fran see further from the Long Room windows than the sight screen at the Nursery End.

to

One is the new BESTE'MY, Rounle Airdi, who has begun, gently, to steer cricket Away fran the narrow lane, down which it has been forced Travel rigidly for years

und to Australi Aird went New Zealand to see for himself, and talk with the men who run big cricket over there.

Next is their latest acquisition, popular Billy Griffith, an active, HIA all-round

SPOT LATTED. appointment as assistant secre- tary with public relations dutier of the hud broken down some Isolation of the MCC from the general public.

Q

Exclama

TWO NIL VICTORY FOR GERMANY

Fifty thousand people packed the stadium at Karlsruhe in Germany to see the football match played recently between Germany and Norway. The Germans German forward movement just won by two goals to nil, Picture shows a

beginning.—Agence France-Presse Photo.

This

Matthews Not Finished

Yet, But Why

Controversy?

Asks

don REVIE

People are saying that Stan Matthews is finished-because he has

But I don't believe it. And I'm sure Stan doesn't. In fact I bet he's having a quiet chuckle to himself

at this very moment.

been left out of the last two England teams.

What many people don't appreciate is that although Matthews is 40 he has When he goes laken such care of his body that he is as supple as a lad in his teens. out to train, he walks and limbers up slowly. He is also a great believer in deep breathing exercises. He is, I would say, still the fastest man with the ball over the first 20 yards.

for

more

All this makes me feel certain; wingers and in fact hardly ever that Matthews will be playing loses it at all.

several

years and tormenting left-backs as he has done these many yeura.

But

one aspect of all this Once more Stan annoys me. finds himselt the centre of

netually Why, reporters can expect courtesy now!

It is distinct advance that

So far as I am concorned I MCC now recognises the repug-

think we in England should be glad that we can still produce word

"publicity," nant

Then we have "Gubby" Allen,

great footballers of the calibre of this year's chairman of the sexe-

Matthews and Johnny Haynes. Waller Robins, Two

Why not leave it at that? tars, and

There was a flurry of excite go-ahead ex-captains of England cruel controversy, in which it is

market in the transfor enterprising

and

young enough being alleged that he is difficult ment to adopt a a Billy Graham salca- to play with. It is also being recently when Arsenal paid a big

lo cricket. manship altitude Lo

Buggested he and Johnny fee to Leyton Orient for

Groves

(centre-forward Whatever blunders some Haynes have such contrasting Gro

could propis const der the selectors styles that they never fl outside-right) and Stan Charlton

(left-back)

forner Both are same forward line. made this

year and I think, into the

Matthews they performed their thanidessi

has been in the amateur informationals and they in- job with distinction-Allen game so long that he probably played for Arsenal for the first

docan't

time on November 12 at High- worry about allegations, troduced all sorts of revitalisingg

But I think they are umitind to buy against Shefeld United. ideas, in addition to compiling

Groves scored his first goal for detalied minutes and reports for a youngster like Johnny Haynes.

He is a great footballer with an Arsenal in this game. the first time.

These men realise that the game except for Tests is in decay that county cricket is outmoded and slowly dying.

What can they do? They can convince the older hierarchy thut changes both of laws and customs are overdue.

Melbourne, Nov. 21. Australia's pledige

the 10 International Olymples Com- 1950 mittee to organise the

Games in Melbourne mittees, will be

fully honoured, Aus tralian

Prime Minister Mr Robert Menzies declared here

Olympic

today.

In

his statement exactly E

issued the

before y car

the Games,

official opening of

have any Melbourne

fears about

WHI

present

how

the

Games. With a year to go, pre- parations are well on the way to completion.

REMARKABLE

Com-

remarkable

th

uncanny

that

for

accurate

far

know Vic Groves personally. passing

He is trying to make He is a quiet chap, and in my game and this oplaken if he is given the chance his way in thes wort of controversy is not likely he will be a big help to Arsenal. to help him.

He is fast; takes up position in- telligently;

NO ORDINARY WINGER

1956 Davis Cup

Round Challenge

At Adelaide

Melbourne, Nov. EL The Connell of the Lawa Tennis Association of An- trazin decided tonight, by eight votes to four, that the 1956 Davis Cup Challenge Keund will be played st December 28. Adelaide on

27 and 28.

There ware three appli- canle Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, Brisbane received four votes. -- Reu-

tly: and can shoot with Draw For The

TRANSFER TALE

sure that he will Second Round

Is Matthews difficult to play power and accuracy. with? Well, I must admit i

Yet I have had some experience and

deplore all the transfer talk

am

to my mind is simply that he that has been surrounding him is not just an ordinary winger these test few weeks. It hap The first time I played with him in Belfast in September 1954pened to me when I was with was a flop. It was my own mult Leioacter City and it saps a bocarse. I kopi getting in his player's concentration and con

wy.

fidence.

JEAN SIMMONS, THE GIRL

FROM GOLDERS GREEN, IS ABOUT TO BECOME A WORLD STAR

Says JOHN GAY

After fiye wasted years in Hollywood, appearing in pictures ahe wishes she'd never made, Jean Simmons, the girl from Golders Green, is about to become a world star.

And that prophecy of world stardom has come from the master star-maker himself, Sam Goldwyn.

Sak Jean

In Amerion they have shown for the Grst time. It was a Actress," with Spencer Tracy, the firm that has put 20-year- freedom gained at the cost of when she was allowed to be ald Jean on the pinnacle of battles in ceart, battles across herself.

"I hated {shów business. In the screen à table, a great many tears shod. doing The Egyptian. As for "A version: of "Guys and Dolls." Thon came the offer from Sam Bullet is Walling,' the less sald Jean plays the hard-hitting Goldwyn to make "Chuye and about that the better? Salvation Army lastle, Sergeant Dolls

Sarah Brovin.

And,

by general agreement, from she steals the picture Frank Sinatra

Mox.com wid

Brando do that?

How many girls could

in

The last time Joan sang was aptly named in her first film.

The Way to the Stam." Now by her singing and acting, Jean has reached world stardom

lean "Guyn

and Dolls." The years seem to be over, at last, and the career that Hollywood nearly wrecked is now ready to reach fabulous heights.

her next

"My worst moment was when I was in court, fighting to get free of my long-tarm contrnet. Howard Hughes strode up and down, tears in his eyes, os he said: 'I paid a lot for that Rank

contract' 'Whet em I going to toll

At that my shareholders?" moment I realised the full bit- that terness

of being sold like piece of meat"

THE BATTLES

For the rst time for many as the girl who had played Ophelia to Sir Laurence Olivier's Hamlet with the assurance of a veteran, was scared.

"It wasn't the dancing worried me she said, "because I know Michael Kidd was doing the choreography. I was scared of singing and speaking with Boston voice.

"

а

from that day Jean vowed: "No more long-term contracta. She has one contract to do one for three years film annually "But I did play a Now Eng- with 20th Century Fox. She is

to make firs

alse. Lander in a previous film, so that still free

confidence. A | gave IDO

for where. singing. they all wanted me to

"Androcles and For nine months up. Then

THE HAPPINESS

The Grangers have now loft mansion home, their gloomy

with swimining-pool complete and all the other Hollywood trappings, for a delightful rustle house in the Californian hills. It has a swimming pool, minus the vidgarity of those found in many Hollywood homes,

anari at her marriage, she adores her husband,

HER NEXT BOLE

Today Hollywood is at the sing instead of using someone feet of the girl who went to cise's voice and so i did school at Cricklewood, London. "For four montha I worked Rumours about

role on that film as I've never done are fast and thick she will be before. Everyone helped me as na they could. In one getting the Mary Martin part in much the "South Pacific" alm, she sequence I have to show a handy will appear in "Les Girls" with punch during a tree-for-ail in Leslie Caron and Cyd Charisse. Havana cabaret. Every night

Whatever Jean decides, this practised on Jimmy and Michael girl who spent her first nine Wilding. Jimmy having taught months in Hollywood completely me how to punch, Boy, I never

Today Jean le happy and pon» tented. Sho idle can pick from a whole List missed them once!"

now has great Joan of cinema "phans," but she will

came to Hollywood In SUCCESS, the gossips no longer 1950 to make probably choose musical comedy.

love singing, the Lion." Says Jean: dancing, being guy. No more shooting was held

If the Grangers have children heavy roles for me- 1 can Howard Hughes bought up her

|Rank contract. Howard gave her they have now learned enough help it,"

Jean's triumph is also the full treatment manicuring, about Hollywood to successfully

ilke a combine career and a family, hairdo (triumph tor her husband, powdering a

and diol In thoes bad poodle, massage

Jean's success in "Guys and Stewart Granger.

Dolls"

bes nada Jiminy "Gran- years when she was left alone in smooth down her figure,

She moping

the Just another | gur their gloomy mansion,

proudest husband_in while he made film after film, Hughes product. Just another Hollywood. He told me:

Granger

The Just thrilled! When it was first girl off the conveyor belt. "Jimmy" faith in her.

fresh youthfulness that won her discussed I just hoped Jean would play Sarah Brown." My He told her: "You've got millions of admirers was gone. great talent. You can do things The price she paid for losing wife is brilliantly versatile. Now in front of a camera in a way it was fretfulness, ill-health and the whole world will see most girls can't You'l} get bad nerves. She was so strung toi

up she couldn't bear anyone to there. Don't be silly.

Thankfully Said Jean:

he criticise her. And then the didn't put my shoulder and say: gossips moved in on her marri-

There, there?"

age.

never

lost

became

to

for

is now ac- Though America

Jean Simmons.

her claiming own country will have to walt. "Guys and Dolls" "will not be four or five there for another "The months.

Eighteen months ago, Jean

Up to now her favourite Alm became free of all commtiments made in Hollywood

Was

Quality

Of FA Cup need not be expensive

London, Nov. 21. Draw for the second round

of the FA Cup made today

Do footbell fans appreciate resulted as follows (tics to be After that I found him quite what it means to a player when played on Saturday, December easy to play with. He likes to he is transferred for a big feet 10): get the ball rolled to hty feet,

and what great player doesn't believe these transfer figures

I found that, once I had given should be

middle

kept secret.

of

Tranmere Rovers v. Barrow

or Crewe Alexandra; Bradford

land

City

V.

United; Worksop

The MCC, inextricably inter- twined with tho Imperial Cricket Board, scicellon

county management committees, and the boards of control wherever cricket de played, occupies podtion in sport.

"But, let it never forget that like the All England Lawn Tennis Club, it is only a hap him the ball, it was wise to wait course they are supposed to be,

Y. Scunthorpe Mr Menzies said, "No one need built up its great presilge.

by accident of geography that and see which way he would go. but somehow they always leak V. Workington; Bishop Auck-

If he took the boil outside the out

Bradford Thomas Lord's happy eclec- back and then down the touch-

2 At present player gets Town: Halifax Town v. Burton tion of the present site should line, I know it was a 190 to 1 nothing from. the transfer Albion; "Bou

Bouthport v. Grimsty He Town: Chesterfeld v. Hartie mem- chance he would take it on until money except a beadache, not give the privileged

Town: Ch bers of the 108-year-old club he could clip it accurately into knows that he really isn't worth

United: Crook Town or the belief which many appear the

to an unmarked thousands of pounds....but for Derby County v. Boston United; to have... that they "own" team mate.

all time he la spoken of as a Darlington or Carlisle United V. it he came England's Test teams.

Inside the big-fee man. Every mistake Accrington Stanley: York City Mansfield Town; Reading V with The MCC's great strength is back, then I would run forward he makes is magnified out of all

in a kind of scissor movement,

harder

or Town

Aldershot; the high standards set by the that, again like Wimbledon in Stan would ity to hold the ball Iries to

V.. live up to the big Exeter

Hendon tennis, it is an elegant show-to the wing-half and full-

to pull

Brentford; ore he seems DA, more

Leyton Orien

Hastings Recalling that all previous plece, a valuable Temple" for back towards him, and then he money tag, the

Northampton Town v. to allp from peak form. ali over the would push a through ball to

United; Weymouth v. Southend Olympiads had been celebrated cricketers

HARD TIMES split the defence wide open.

sid, Brighton without

and Hove T. I am sure it was not But it has many weaknesseE The point one must bear careful thought that Leyton Norwich City; Gllingham or

one, though much mind about Matthews is that he

to Orient decided

part with Shrewsbury Town v. Torquay watered down recently and has mesmerlood the best of de- their two stars. A Third Divi- United; Bedford Town v. Wat-" na sometimes

painfully concealed, fences for the past 20 years; hesion club cannot live on senti- ford

holds the ball. longer than most n

players like the

Replays if necEMATY, On, D ment. Yoi.it is Groval and Chariton and in the store Thursday, Deomaker 18. Northern section Ivor BroadisELOKTOR. (Carlisle United) and George

"The Olympic world can rest Ossured that Melbourne will be ready and the Games will be presented in accordance

past host cities"

In Europe or the United States world

of America, Mr Menzies pointed

out, "But the Olymple Move- Number ment has now become a great world force embracing 87 tions. It belongs

from

stand at the same as the hopes

0

as much to la snobbishness.

Unless ho becomes A Test this part of the world as to any

of hero, the chances

A poor other."

He then added, "Staging the boy of over even entering the Games in this region will de clubhouse, monstrate the truly interna-long odds tional character of the Olym- "rabbi!" entering the All Eng- plads and will win the Move- land club. ment millions of new followers of the throughout the nations Western

Pacific." France. Presse.

CLASSIFICATIONS

4-POINT PLAN My suggestions to those re- volutionaries' who really aro trying?---

1. Try to break down the disilke of the MCC, largely on class grounds, that undoubtedly exists all over

The following are the altern-ally in the respoel- |

tions to the Classification List

2. Bring parties of poor boys

But

Sports Diary

TODAY

Cricket

proportion.

The

هير

Smith (Chesterfield) who help

to

Yeon

Improve Third Division Soccer Spectators.

Boccor

I sympathise with any Third

Division directors who are faced Gaoled For Trying

Malagan with

10.30

Combined Borricon Cricket Apolationi në 2700C

Festhall

Training #Caroline HIL,

YANGA, BERCE Recrudo,

the prospect of trans-

ferring star mer because the

attendance figures, don't

D. pay the wages bill.

wbelly

HKU, CCC "Yellow" ** Sched

Tong

TOMORROW

Cricke

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To Class 3: Ivan-Ho from as guests to Test matches, ovell (second day) ata Crater Hond, play time, the TV compuedes moy

at the cost of, some, discomfort commencing al 10.30 4.m, 1

Clade 3.

Com

To Class 4: All Gay from A, Ecstasy from Class A, Lake Success from Class 3, Vio

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tot

To Class Five Gold from Clan B, Gladale from Class D.

Class 7: Expectation from

to those die-hard members-and. |

To Lynch Referee

Moscow, Nov. 21 Mixed Double Divisions IRC Yet I think Third Division The Armentan Supreme Court

football is in for a testing time in the years

whood

Perhaps, gave prison sentences of 20. and more towling the those the spectators and ordered all their they 25 years to a group of football have weathered

before

be conducated atler It has been sigeted that in good to

had been found guilty of broodcast at regular astervale po trying to lynch, a reforce and of in every throwing

stones ich at Sturdays ; the scores. ad Langue moboh. That my forced during Come the wind and water date the Amrenian captial, I to stay by arm Breids learned here today.

pentenced.

bad' watching TV mod of benving 1 The

pectatar

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The accused were described as a band og Kinans who had been

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8. Liston, without crying forexy," to the volume, of up-

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B..

To Clans 6:

8: Thanksgiving

from Class B.

Sunday afternoon. Recor

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