1956-03-13 — Page 7

Pakistan Cricket Board Says...

Both Sides Equally At Fault In Pakistan

Incident

Karachi, Mar. 12.

The Pakistan Cricket Board of Control said today an Inquiry showed "both sides were equally at fault" in an incident which occurred during play between the MCC tourists and Pakistan in the Fourth unofficial Test match here yesterday.

The board appealed to both teams and to the public to treat the incident as closed.

The statement was mude byeused MCC players of using the Board after mat inquiry at-abusive language against Pakis- tended by the MCC manager, tani players, the umpire and the

Mr Geoffrey Howard.

Imtiaz Ahmed, Pakistant Text

yesterday wicketkeeper,

SOCCER

30-

terday,

while he was batting

The incident occurred after a leg-before wicket appeal against Imax was refused.

STRONO LANGUAGE One of the MCC's players admitted he had used strong

having used the terms alleged

gainst him.

Youth Sentenced language but Autly dented

To Juvenile Detention For Rough Play

Heilbronn, West Germany. Mar. 12.

who A

boy 17-year-old broke the opposing realte: forward's leg in a football game has been sentenced here to two

к

detention

for

weeks Juvenile "intentic nudly oflicting danger ous body jury

was not nanze released by the court,

Before the game he threatened "I'll smash

boues somebody's today," witness told the court, The referee did not send bit off the field because he could Drove intent, not at the time

weeks

Today's statement was issued

Captain by

Cheema. Group Honorary Secretary of the Con- trol Board. It said:

The Board has taken note ot Incidents which took place on the held yesterday and which were reported in the Press,

"An Inquiry at which Howard was present tas revealed that both sides were equally at fault. in the circumstances the Board strongly feels that these incidents should be treated as closed und and the appeals to both teurns pubite to do likewise.

The

Board sincerely hopes that the publle will co-operate in this matter in a truly sporting spirit and give players on both sites a fair chance."

Today is a rest day before the fourth day of the fourth But the father of the injured, mal unificad Test, which boy, who spent 22

in is abo the last match of the took the matter to MCC tour, hospital,

TA MCC court-China Mall Special.

are due home on March 15.-Router,

Manila-Macao- Hongkong Regatta On March 31

In

10

fly

oul-

HK's Outstanding Boxers Competing In ABC Tourney Manila, Mar. 13.

Some of Hongkong's The Maula-Hongkong-Macao regafta will be heli in Manila standing boxer will participate

between March 31 and Bay

A Hongkong Amuleur Boxing April 2, it was learned here Club tournament at the South- or Playground on Friday yesterday,

Hongkong will be represent- March 16,

the Royal Hongkong ed by

All the ley Chinese

Lightweight Yacht Club while the Portu-

including

Wong. Eddie Ko, pione Colony will be represent-gion Henry l by the Club Nuuilco da Fong Ki-kong, Speedy Morales Мисао

A total of Ave Taces will be held: two on March 31, one on April and two on April 2,

The Hongkong team is ex- pected to arrive here on March 29-France-Presse.

Sports Diary

Semi-na!

TODAY

Tennis

Colony Gramcourt doubles championship at HKCC

Achleier

Heats of St Joseph's Coliego annual championships a SCAA

thletic

aladium, commencing ..

TOMORROW

Meetings

ASF and OC Council mooling, S.C.M. Pot Board Room at 5.30 pm. Tennis

Colony Semi-final of

Grosecourt doubles championships (bottom half), Badminton School championships at CCC com- mencing 6 p.m.

Mo will be

fighters cham-

taking

and Kin

is some of the part, as well best boxes from the three ser vices. Wong has been matched with Pie Tilden of the King's Own Regiment in what should be the highlight of the evening's Bghts. The tournament is sche- duled to get under way Al p.m. Tickets have been priced 01 $0. 4. 2.40 and 1.20. The tentative programme consists of 14 bouts.

Softball Matches

The Ching Hsiu girls softball team from Talwan will play the Hongkong Chinese

Combined

team in a replay at King's Park this evening, com 4.30 p.n.

at

aro

scheduled to play a Combined Hongkong team sometime later this week as it is understood that they will

for be sailing homo aboard the Szechuen on Saturday.

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer

Of The Year

Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current

season.

It is a popularity poll organised by the China

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH

VICTORY IN SIGHT

13, 1956.

Mr G. H. Moore's Keratin, ridden by G. Milbarn, takes the last fence to win the National Hunt Handicap Steeplechase at the Cheltenham meeting on Clovely following is Mme K. Hennesey's Armorial III (J. Dowdeswell

in the saddle), which finished second-Reuterphoto.

March 7.

THERE IS

NO EXCUSE

FOR THE PAKISTAN

RAGGING

AFFAIR

Says W. CAPEL KIRBY

"All the Gentlemen are players and all the players gentlemen" no longer applies to cricket.

For years magistrates have tried to decide between ragging and hooliganism, but there is no excuse for the behaviour in Pakistan which has damaged our good name throughout the world of sport,

The

should culprits

never allowed to wear an again be England or MCC Cap.

The cricketing fraternity- old school ue and all that is

higher

reckoned to occupy social status than the oats of Soccer, yet an England football team would never be guilty of such conduct as marred the Pakistan tour At least the FA vets International candidates for their behaviour both and off the field.

ENTERPRISE

on

How many current Rugby Internationals have been chosen for the club's second XV? When the France-England match was cancelled Alun Ashcroft put his

on down

Waterloo's second team list....and got o game,

name

Wolves had a representative ut Peterborough's triendly match with Huddersfield yester. day. It is no secret that he was making another check on Inside right Dennis Emery.

the

Jimmy Logic miseg League Umelight but cannot make comeback. "I burned my boats by drawing my League Benevolent Fund money," he told me.

with

next

Former Lancashire fast bowler Tom Dickinson hopes to have more gumes Somerset's second team season, Nowadays he's a head. master al Brizol Gramumur School.

DEWS WANTED

Encouraged by the turnstile returns from Nell Franklin's signing, Crewe are now seek- ing George Dews, Walsall

Inside left and Worcestershire Latsman.

British Olympic funds will benefit by the royal world pre- micro of they Alm eple "Alexander The Great" of the Odeon Theatre, London, on March 22. This fum was chosen because it features the first Olympic Games of 2,000 years ago. They didn't require £10,000 in those days.

Preston directors have been

goal-prospecting over the border. They have been seen in paira at Áуr and Dundee, Target at Ayr, 1 gather, was Wishaw-born wing-half-back Adam Hough At Dundee,

trious Patay, caught their eye,

FOLLOWS SAM?

Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted Tommy Gallagher, eon of dur until the closing date to be announced later."

The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play

If Jimmy Seed's visit to Scot- land this week-end is success- ful, Reg. Morrison, Aberdeen'a reserve" "B" International goal- keeper, will be Sam Bartram's

Nominations should be addressed to the successor at Charlton, Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

To the Editor, China Mail.

COORUUSKEASUONO

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is

of the

(Signed)

.Club.

job

Charlie Mitton's first when he moves the family to Mansfield in July is to sign son John As an amateur for the Town. "Will you sign him pro,

Soviet Table Tennis

Tourney?

Paris, Mar. 12.

A. Saunoris, winner of the men's singles title in the Soviet 1945 Table Tennis Champion- ships retained. his title when ha won - the men's finals, in this your's Championshipe which ended at Leningrad regterday, reported Soviet Tas

Lostal won (worden'a tille.--France-Presse:

ut

for

"Not as I saw with the Dodgins at 177" 1 asked,

Father and son in Fulham," said Charlie. Mansfield.

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LOOKING. AT SPORT

Page

Welshman Dai Dower Needs A Punch

Still

Says DENNIS HART

Twenty-seven fights, 26 wins, 23 of them inside the distance. That's a record worthy of anybody's attention. I especially commend it to those who regard Welshman Dai Dower as the next Flyweight Champion of the . World.

unexpected happens at Earla Court on April 24. Don Cockell takes on Tongan Kitione LavG in a bout which is formally re garded as a warm-up for the British Champion in preparation for defending his title against Jack Gardner.

And they are many. Indeed, most' think that Dower's hardest task will be in getting the chance to fight for the title. This done, winning, would be a mere formality.

That's why I suggest they haven't the devastating power { 'Don't be too surprised if the study that rocart. It belongs of one cracking blow. to Pascual Perez,; the dark- Dower's supporters, and they. haired, tough-as-nalla Argen-Include every Welshman able to finian, current holder of the draw breath, claim that he can crown.

fifteen bunds, go full out for and point to his two points wins over former Empire Champion Jake

Tull. The little Zulú, I agroc, hit as hard as any y weight in the business. But he wasnt a quick fighter.

His list of KO Pertz they've got the weight behind wins includes one over Yoshio clusive little_man punches, Thero sa not Shiral, that much beet and muscle behind from Japan trom whom Perez took the world title. Perez an right-stoner's blows,

won the titje on A points of his boxing Defending It in knocked out Shiroi

Ave rounds.

Twenty-seven fighla And only four lasting the distance. That's

wood 'as #recur' ns Rocky Marciano's.

Asid it is possible to compare the two. Heavyweights, may be harder to knock out. But then

thole

TREMENDOUS

SPEED

Lave, however, hasn't much time for formalities. Remember the sparring partner who floured the South African giant Ewart Porgieter, and got Bred for his paina? That was Lave,

follow Remember, too, the who gave Jack Gardner the run December, sull- ciently most critics thought, to got the verdict? Lave's handil- work again.

around last décision-proof

Dower, of course, has his ability.

ro-

SLIGHT SMUDGE

ono

tremendous speed. He vealed it again last week, when he

Frenchman outpointed Robert Meunier. I) was a good

An impetuous fighter, who win, especially as Meunier is a

Shirai, incidentally, was res.

has yet to snow great judgement Bantamweight. But well ponsible for the

in poeing a fight, Lave is still slight though Dower

a most dullcult customer to deal won, towards smudge on Perez's otherwise the end he was obviously Uring. (one hundred

with. per cent record. And the fight was only over He forced

Why a draw when the

does Cockell chance eight roumis. Another couple two first met in a non-title, bout, meeting trouble more than half- of rounds and anything might

I suspect a psychological Dower could not hope to keep way? have happened.

molive. If ho can polish off the Perez out for nfteen rounds. To in ៨ way Gardner For Dower, with his lightn-And a couple of attacks ham- ing left beating a constant tatoo mered home to the body would could not, Cockell builds up a distinct moral advantage over co his epponent's face, is all rob him of this most valuable

his title opponent, right while at full speed. But asset-his speed.

There is only one way for as soon as he sldws the fight becomes a matter of his punch |Dai to prevent this.

He must And put more zip in his punches and versus the other man's. for all

in Brst, take the the so, getting Welshman's

they sting out of Perez's blows.

of the number

punches

Just one thing though, Per- haps Lave hasn't studled psychology,

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