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I HAVE MY SAY

THIS BODYLINE BOWLING AT COLIN COWDREY

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IS NOT CRICKET

Says HARRY CARPENTER

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1956.

The news that Michael Colin Cowdrey, burly smiter of centuries for England and Kent, is being groomed to take Len Hutton's place as opening bat for England, pleases me mightily.

am not alone in having followed, with increasing interest, the spectacular career of young Mr Cowdrey, still only 23, since that delightful day at Lord's in 1946 when he hit 75 out of 156 and took three wickets for his Tonbridge school against Clifton, at the ripe age of 13.

If Michel Colin Cowdrey, | Suf toe joints had affected his whose very initials are the stuit

and substance of English cricket It comes

bly a pain in the Australian neck as

I..

How very sorry I am, there- have to report that to s

iral's OK by me.

fore, to

Cowdrey

a target for

pers beenuse,

WUK

まいで rejected

lost year, be National

Service by the RAF.

he

When

touring abroad-she is now in Bar- bados and Trinidad, with E. W

walking.

But when the cricket season he forced himself cture round is the nets, lu bat and bowl with

and one jeg In pluster Iron

a

When he went up to Oxford

by Cowdrey Was warned

"Ove up Hugby, specialist: otherwise one knock o

es may put you out of erkeket for good."

those

To this day Cowdrey's feel make him relatively slow on the Swantony's side Cowdray | erteken feld, and have to tre periodically receives at his Sul-shod in special cricket boals. fon (Surrey) home the sort of Having returned from Aus pestilential leiter that arrivedtralia

last учит 15 in roleague Alex Bannisteria success of desk yesterday. This is what It saki

VICIOUS TWADDLE

"Lex than year ago the RAP announced that owing to his foot condition Mr Cowdrey was totally unfit for any kind of service with the RAF.

this statement is really true, how can he then be #1 Englant enough lo

represent

in Test cricket?"

This typ

of vicious twaddle

makes me see red,

When Cowdrey was at Tun- bridge he lay for nearly five months in bed with leg trouble

najor that heart-stopping lour, and a lending performer in helping us to retain the Ashes, Cowdrey

called

up for National Service.

He could have claimed extimp- tion Imediately ол medicul Krounda. He need never have entered the Services at all.

Instead, he insisted on taking When, has chance in the RAF after three weeks, two urtho- pandir surgeons advised his dis charge, it was a bitter blow to Colm Cowdrey, a conscientious and high-principled young man. Those feet con let him down Always hanging at any time.

American Olympic Association Says

U.S. Will Meet Russia On Every Front At Olympic Games

New York, Apr. 4.

the Mr J. Lyman Bingham, Executive Director of United States Olymple Association, announced today that the American team for the Olympic Games in Melbourne would number 325 and would "meet the Russians on every front."

He said the team would fly from Los Angeles on about November 6.

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over him is the possibility of an operation, in which the big toe Junts may have to be broken and reset.

It is minor miracle that Cowdrey can play cricket at ali, Jet alone carry some of 'Eng- land's most fervent hopes in the the forthcoming action with Aussies.

Kolid have The

Severa! weeks of square-bashing might caused permanent injury RAF would have been instantly Hable for compensation.

All the more to Cowdrey's credit that he is prepared to risk such damage to play for Eng- turn with 110 pension to cushion injury.

I hope he

Messrs smacks Lindwall.

Miller, and the rest of Australia's attack for some nice, juicy sixes,

1 only wish he could apply that brilliant bat more person- ally to those viperish critics who Rit down and pen Uleir poisonous paragraphs.

Lew

manager Lizar

ut

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BOXER OBJECTS

Hyams, Juck middle-weight pro sting to the Boxing Board of Control about the foam-rub-

the Liverpool ber undering to ring, In which Lazar fights Billy Ellaway on

April 12 in a l clininalor for Pat McAwer's British title

Hyams claims that the inch- thick mat will slow down Lazar, who relies on speed for success. How does he know it will, when Lazur hus never even

The mat tested a resilience? has been down only three week Aras no far not a single boxer has complained about it.

Hyams' reply from the Board should be interesting.

The underlay, an experimental safety mat designed to reduce hend injuries, is being tried out at Liverpool with the approval of the Board, who are sharing

(£120) with the its cost stadium.

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"I have been reading that Russia will dominate the India Games and that the United States may have to cut some

And Malaya

HUMEZ BEATEN ON POINTS

A left, clip to the car from US Negro hoxer Tiger Jones appears to make the hair of France's Charles Humez stand on, end during their recest contest in Humez lost the contest on points. Express Photo, Madison Square Garden.

SPORTS ROUNDABOUT

For

My England Team

Clash With Scotland

On April 14

The

By W. CAPEL KIRBY

Apart from the introduction of Reg Matthews, in goal, Duncan Edwards at left half-back and Albert Quixul for John Atyco at inside-right, I have good reasons for not expecting the England team to be pulled apart and re-knit for the "Auld Enemy" clash with Scotland on Saturday, April 14,

Anywhere out of Hampden Rour range I would have suggested a clean sweep, this-Matthews; Wright, Mansell; Boyd, Smith, Edwards; Groves, Quixall, Taylor, Haynes, Pegg.

attracted cun-

A swap is being con- Carr, who has are attack.

to sidered with wing-half Alistair siderable attention from Preston.

Campbell joling Leeds,

It England "B" matches

a guide laken seriously as candidates for full honours, why was only one selector present at Southampton for the game against Switzerland?

his

for York," "I want to play said a smart fellow who called on Sam Bartram. Giving name as Hormer, Sam renorked: "That's

good

footballing 11 "'Yes.' name"

sald Corporal Harmer. "My brother Tommy plays for Tottenham."

our

WHAT ABOUT BERT? Roy Paul, Len Boyd and Gil

line for Merrick are in "Footballer of the Year" title and statuette. All conform to type. Who else? Any objection to Bert Trautmann?

•

Now that promotion hopes are dwindling, St Johnstone inay bo lad to forces to sell, and the

overdraft is lighten the Perth Hikely to be inside-forward Joe

St. John Ambulance Orders

Order by Mr Fung Ping-fan, C.St.J., Commissioner of St John Ambulance Brigade, Hongkong District. Order No. 14/50. Dated

Torquay United have on trial from a club in the Newcastle April 5, 1958. area a young centre-half named well be may wanted when George Northcott moves up to the senior team.

corners for financial reasons," Mr Bingham told reporters Enter French Open area a young ce

here.

"That is so much poppycock.”

can send 325

"We figure we "We will send to Melbourne the strongest und largest squad and have full strength in every possible-at least as large as competition."

don't intend lo necessary. Wa

US Olymple officials will be give any quarter in size and limited to about 30, under the officials cannot strength," Mr Bingham sald, new rule their

exceed 15 percent of the num- There is one possible

ber of athletes. ception," he said, "that's eldi "The over all operation will hockey. It's not considered cost close on a million dollars major Olympic competition and (£357,000 sterling)" Mr Bing- Agure a le there's even doubt that Russia ham cald. "We will enter team. We are unmore than 2,000 dollars (£715 decided on the matter."

stering) per man."-Reuter.

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM

"I figured out

absolute maximum

Cx*

that the

a country

may have is 395," Mr Bingham cald.

that

**When

consider you teams will use the, same com- petitors for things like the 100 and 200 Metres dashes and the field events, it's easy to see that the maximum. won't mecessary.

be

Badminton Tourney

Paris, Apr. 4. Malaya and India are among the nine countries

entered for the French International Badminton Championship to be here nexi | played

Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Mulayans will play only in the Doubles

Yong Lim Chool-kui

and Jung-sang have paired up, and A, C. C. L. Yap will partner Bahree, India.-Reuter.

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer

Of The Year

My up is at Keith Morton, formerly of Sunderland, now leading Darlington's attack, will be getting goals in more exalted company next season.

Ambulance Datics Hongkong- Nam Aint. Sih 8.4.50.-14.4.50. Div.: 11.4.50-21.400. Wanchal "A" Amb. Div.: April 1950: King's College Nsg. Dlv.

Ambulance Duties Kowloon.— Kong Wah Amb. 0.4.00.-1.4.56,

Shamshuipe

Div.; 10.4.50.-22.1.04.

Amb. v; April 1956: K.Y,M.C.A.

Noy. Div.

Amb.

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Cotton Salesman

By HENRY LONGHURST

Henry Cotton should at any moment now be setting foot in the United States for the third time since the war.

Though his visit as captain of the ill-starred Ryder Cup team of 1947 was no great success, his return in the spring of the following year made a much more forcible impact than was generally realised in England.

I do

Не won the Greenbrier cently been revealing his tournament and in the Goodail | "gecret." Cotton's which |·round-robin-an all against all not yet profess to understand, event for 12 players decided by is something about "mdividuai the total holes up after playing tension in the fingers," Hogan's cach of the ether 11-he beat is, in effect, "grip the club as every American Ryder Cup Cotton does." player he came up against and lost only to Palmer and Locke.

This time he will play again In the Greenbrier tournament and in the Masters, where he reckcus that if he gets into the prize moncy he will be doing very well. if game and pocket book appear to justify, he will stay let the US Open, other wise he will be back in Jure.

AT HIS BEST

SHREWD APPRAISAL

his present visit Cotton hopes to "test the pulse" of American golf, and it is good that one in his position should do so. Relieved of the anxiety of serious tournament play, he will be able to make a shrewd at the American appraisal gelfing scene,

much He will find it not

except in changed from 1940

more

*more

WHEN he returned from als me more clubs, more players, 1948 trip a friend of mine me driving ranges by the road- asited Cotton his opinion of, more money and even higher even higher monty and Amerienu golfers. How many he prices, but stul the same rather asked, were in the world class? straightforward "target Having named Snead, Cotton where all the problems

"And a chap, you have clearly states and rendity

never heard of called servable to the

The two hnd

drawn together

voir

ob-

newcomer on been the tee. How he would himself scenewhat

have massacred these courses in his heyday!

Intriguing circumstances,

I always look on Cotton at

his best as the finest manipula-

Connected as he is

with so

tur of a golf club i have seen. many firms manufacturing the

game

shoes, clothing,

That la a matter of opinion, oppurtenances of the but it is a fact that whenever clubs, balis,

rest of it-- he went out to practise both trolleys and the Nelson and Hogan used to stand Cotton will also be landing in the role of salesman. It is one by and watch.

Lates

Hogn invited in which I think he will shine.. Colico 10 dianer und, after sitting up half 150 night talking golf theory, asked if he might come and practise with him on the morrow.

on

Hogan at that time had his left hand well over the shaft, a position of which Cotton has betsi

a resolute opponent.

He has never hesitated to ask twice as much as anyone else......... and has generally got it. Hig chief problem will be the fact that, merely because the best professionals play

and life-long W

there of the game

ta

tha

American better than the rest of world, most of the natives aro under the impression that the rest of the world cannot make has never -- геред never-claimed that he "laught a decent golf club, ball or any- or anything else. If myone can con- Hogan to play 201

vince them t.

the contrary, thing remotely approaching Cotton can.

art good Nevertheless,

who ns- Judges

up from Blackburn Rovers, concerned soclate Hogan's move

near-greut ta

very great with his over the ineffectiveness of the mosting Cotton and his obser- left-wing, have watches Aston Villa's

Southren, vation of his methods, Tommy

Sammy Cox is a man of Ayr, But

At any rate Hogan, a few and has played for Scotland formerly with West Ham.

went on to win many times at full back, yet in Carey must months later, Johnny manager

Villa Dre too the US Open for the first time, his ten yearni

Glasgow look elsewhere. concerned themselves about their together with the match play Ranger he had never played at Championship. It is amusing Kilmarnock until last week. And precarious League position.

incidentally that each has re-Kilmarnock is his hometown!

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the Headquarters, Central Amb. to interview mission

5.6.58. At Race Course, Central Amb. Confucian to Div.; At Headquarters, youngster has been granted

Amb. Div. Bury.

Orderly Duties For Mainland Area Iqts-5.4.5. K.Y.M.C.A. Amb.

Div. Shamshulpo Amb, What's this I hear about Cu Div.: 8.4.56. Taimshatsui Amb. Div

7.4.50.

Weh Amb Div.: Kong Britton succeeding Jack Brutons.4.50.

9.4.60. Waterloo Neg. Div.: 10.4.06. us manager of Bournemouth?

Mongkok Amb. Dlv.; 11.4.50. Mong- South Africankak Amb. Div.

Beach Duties - Hongkong-7.4.56. Soccer tourists get to Natal they w!!!

Dudley Sat). 2 p.m. Repulse Bay, S.C.A.A. be greeted by

A/D; Big Wave Bay, Chung sing Nourse ng Chairman of the A/D; Shek-D, Confucian A/D: 8.456. Repulse Bay, commitice. 1sun.) 9.30a.m. three-man selection

A/D; Big Wave Bay.

Shok-U Better known over here as the K.C.0.B. Causeway

A/D: Springboks best-ever batsman, H.K.Y.M.C.A. ND 8.$.50 1.30 ND: Dudley was a Test quality foot. p.m. Repulso Bay, Eastern A/D: Blg baller and played for Natal Wave Bay, Shauiwan X.F.

Shek-D, Shaukiwan A/D. April 7-15, 1056: 9.0.A. A, Nag. Div.

When our

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

Sports Diary season.

TODAY

Meeting Exectative HKASA Meeting at Club Kultano, 0.16 p.m.

Jocely

It is a popularity. poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted Committee until the closing date to be announced later.

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

4th Division: Caroline Hi v Dodwell B. & S. Tamor y R.K. Aircraft, Redimiston v Kin Clown, University v Watson (ICV) 0 p.m.

SATURDAY

Athletics

Land Forces Individual. Athlotla Championships, at Boundary Street, commencing at 250 p.m€

Cricket

1st Division: Scorpions v Optimiris

at Chater Road.

2nd Division: Army "South" v

KOV; DUS Army North": IRC

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

Univeraly AkceWarp To the Editor, China Mail.

Dockyard; AF. v· Police; Itecrala v

KCD format; University "v

Navy.

Boccer

the

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of

Div. 3: KMD Jardines (c) the Year, taking into regard his playing ability pm: CAL V tem (Club) p.. and his sportsmanship on the field of play is

p.r.: Bouth. China, v Club (W) 4

Tung Wah v Army. (Club) 6.30 p.m.;

Kitches v St Joseph's (Nwery}" 2.30

pm. Follcev RAF (DS) 6.50 p.m.

Div

: Gymberlio Y TRAMIC REME

Taikoo, Both matches at Happy

Yallay at 4 p.m.; Tearaways v Dalry

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matches Happy Valley of the.

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Reach Dulles-Laichskok, Kowloon, Amb, Shamshuipo -7.4.80-0.4.50, Sympathy for Barnsley the longest injury list in League Div. and Waterloo Nsg. Div.

Duties at H.K. Chinese Moun- Football. To consolidate their

-Kowloon, they taineering Compellen

D.4.50 10.m.. Lion Rock: Sham Second Division prospects

Norman Smith from huipo and K.Y.M.C.A. Amb. Diva.

and K.Y.M.CA. N/D. Arsenal, but he hasn't kicked balt since the season was seven

Dutles at sih Annual Athletle Primary Kawtoon "We're hoping the meeting minutes old.

For recent operation on Norman's school. 13.4.58-14.4.66, tom stomach muscles will have Army Playground, Kowloon: Sham- lupe and K.Y.M.C.A, Amb. Diva. Society says him fit for next season,"

Street Bleepers Ehelter Duties, April 1950: Shamshuipo: manager Tim Ward.

Waterloo Nig. Div. Western Diet:

Div.

D 4.m

Shaukiwan K.F. Nag. Div. Clinia HENDERSON MOVE?

Mongkok K.W.A. Au Jackie Henderson, the player Duties April 1900: Shamshulpo. Nag-

free-kicks took Third

H.K. Society for the Protection of whose Lanark out of trouble a fer children- Kowloon.. 8.4.66-7.4.30, seasons ago, would like to ro-Waterloo Nag. Div.;.9.4.56-14,400, turn to Scotland from Leods. Waterloo Nag. Div.

Appointment-Dr J.M. Park, ape He may play In Scotland every pointed to be DIY, Surgeon of Shau. alternate Saturday next season, Kiwan K.F. Neg. Div. w... 1.1.56, as the Anglo-Scottish club Ber- Dr Peter C.Y. Lee appointed to be wick Rangers is on the lookout Div Burgeon of Kennedy Town

Amb; Div. w... 1.4.50. for a general to load their

Taken on Atrength: (a) Enrolment -Mongkok Amb. Div.: Pio La Ghiu Keong enrolled w... 32.3.51.

Decrease of Atrength: (a) Leave- IS IT CRICKET? ̧°

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