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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1956,

BRADMAN THE KING OF CRICKETERS

By ALEC BANNISTER

.

The Bradman Story is unique. It starts with a lad impudently taking con- turies off adult bowlers on a ground, little better than a dust bowl, at Bowral, a small agricultural community 80 miles south of Sydney. (Fortunately for the world of print the family moved shortly after Don's arrival and the Boy from Cootamundra became the Boy from Bowral!)

Soon, the determined young man with the strange grip, developed on matting wicketa, was to change all batting values with his Niagara scoring.

At Bydney they soon spoke possessively of "Our Bridge," "Our Harbour," and "Our Don."

Once Dọn scored a century except perhaps the frightened record in three 8-bull overs, which,men In the bunkers of Berlin,

Unlike Len Hutton, who had j the misfortune

"duck" in each of his first inn- although the match was not when it was add is the Com-

class

in Minor Counties (for first inga Yorkshire 2nd

XI.), in fire- feat. class and for England, Bradmin

claimed a century

in his first

Sydney grade game (equivale

was an astonishing (mons at the hour of Italy's sur- He hit 14 mixes and 29 [rendee: "We have got rid of fours in a score of 250, and at Ponsford now for Brmiman,”

ne 102 as follows;

time he made 100 out

to our county standards and First Over 0 0 2 46

another in his first-class debut,

DEDI,

Second Third

It

True he was dropped after Bret Test at Brisbane In 1928-20 after scoring 18 and 1, but was on the grounds of fielding, Whereupon he inconsistent selectors numinated him as 120 mat, on to use the Australian terminalogy, emergency Beld- mun!

Bradman's

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0 4 4 0 0 4 6 4

1 6 0 1 1 4 4 partner Beored two

and singles of the first srth balls of the third over.

To my mind the measure of Bradman's greatness was not so much a century on average, one of three visits to the crease, but his enpacity to overshadow Bill Ponsford,

was no deadlier part- There Thai Brisbane Test was more

thin than Bradmon's introduction lunership le plague England Tests:

und Ponsford, he wua Elven a stern Bradman Rason that there are twu typen mere sound of their names

geste menucing power.

BRISBANE TEST

of matches, cricket and Tests

England led by 409 in the firet Innings and balted again, neur- ing 342 before declaring, and un "sticky" Austruita were uul for 06

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DRAW For

Ponsford's player of ability to be relegated to second alarring role was proof of Brad- man's genius. How much Brad- to solid cash man brought in cricket can never be compted; If he look a nor even guessed. rest on tour the manager was invariably accusted by indignant local officials Everyone wanted to see him, and once he was out the crowds had a habit of the melting away back to office, the

work-bench or the beach.

Consider this fact alone. In

first pories The 1930-37, Don's

the five Teste were sui-watched by 1,330,951 spectators. In the first series after Don's retirement attendances dropped by 309,050, Admittedly The prowar series 1 mention was close and exciting, with Aus- tralia winning 3-2 after Eng- first two and had

PONSFORD GOES

Ponsfont, now an official on all the

Melbourne cricket ground clubbed the bowling to insensi- blilty with a heavy b. Both he and

The third Test Bradman restored, and he hit the of his 28 Text enturies were over 300, and 12 ex. (Wo reodied 200 In 80 Test intigs, of which len were not out, bla aggregate was 0.990 runs, so he CINE" within i boundary of

nahing with at average

100

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Bradman at times seemed Tests. meapable of error, and in two successive statuls against Eng- lood they made 830 runs.

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Then

surprisingly. It Ponsford, aged 34, who gave up the game and not the bowlers! Little wonder that during the WAT 0 one needed elucidation,

Britain Win Gold Medal

In Olympic Equestrian

Team Competition

Stockholm, June 14.

taken the

IT'S A FIX'

08

Once Don complained jokingly that for years afterwards some of the public accused him of deliberately "working" the re- sults so that the rubber would of depend on the Aual Test. course this was sheer nonsense,

the but it reflected

amazing faith the Australian public bad in Bradman's ability.

A Bradman happens but once, and

heady champagne it was while it lasted. When he bung up his boots there was a strong bangover- hangover from which the Australians are only just recovering.

And so the first phase of his fabulous carcer ended when he knelt at Government House, Melbourne, and rose Sir Donald Bradman the first active

Sweden and Britain took the first two Gold cricketer to be knighted. medals decided in the Olympic Games Equestrian competition when the three-day event ended with the Jumping phase here today.

Petrus Rastenman, 32-year-old Swedish Army Ser- geant riding Buster, won the individual Gold medal, while Britain took the team event.

Kusterunan'a

4

011

The

more

well-earned | sixth

and fatted to take the water jump cleanly,

Britain finished with than 120 points to spare second placed Germany, while Canada were third with 572.72 penalty points.

yesterday, To-

1.

USI

BUDCC Wus mainly due briliant performance Endurance test day, he had a faults Jumping. meurrext at the Wall Jump and the Garden Gate, to finish with a final total ʊ1 06.53 penalty points.

The Silver

medal went to

over

Only eight of the 19 teams completed the three-day event.

The Games cununue 10- with the Grand Prix MWITOW

THE RESULTS

Team competition, three-day event:

August Luke-Westhuls, of Ger- De DreMAGE, many, on the 15-year-old Tux Von Kamax. He incurred also 20 Coulis in today's jumping, and finished with 84,47 points.

Third

Britain's was Lieutenant Colonel Frank Weldon, on Kilbarry, who with

a clear round could have won the individual Gold medal, but he, too, had 20 faults, and a final figure of 85,48,

Britain were virtually assured of the team Gold medal when Waldon began his round.

CAPACITY CROWD

1. Great Britalu penalty pointa,

470.91. 2. Germany 3. Canada

4. Australla

0. Italy

572,73,

019.08.

001.14.

6. Argentine 724.16.

7. Soviet Union 1,212.38.

B. Switzerland 1,300,00

Jumping Phase

356,48

BRADMANI

menace at the wicket, a tonis at the gate.

Australians-Northants Match Likely To

End In A Draw

Northampton, June 14.

soon in trouble against The Australjans were Northamptonshire on the second day of their three-day match here today, and with three wickets down for 17 the tourists might have collapsed but for another stab born innings by Jim Burke.

Three English

Athletic Records

Three English native re- cords were set at athletic meetinga in the United Kingdom last Saturday (Jund 9). Geraki Carr Im- proved the English native record in the Discus Throw to 168 feet 2 inches at Wolverhampton.

the

discus throw was not

a

Mark

having

CHOICE OF SITE HOLDS UP OLYMPIC STADIUM

PROJECT IN KOREA

Seoul, June 14. Construction of a stadium designed for eventual Olympic Games in Koren has best suspended because of opposition to President Syngman Rhee's chosts of the site,

The 98-acro stadium was designed to accommodate 100,000 spectators the biggest in Korea.

Construction started more than a month

ch the macroct 100ners and the Korend

ago in

President

national

At

Southern Women's AAA Championships at Chia- wick

Suzanno Allday, formerly Miss Suzante “Farmer, set new British recorde of 42 feet 9 inches and 140 foot 8% inches in the women's Shot Put Hyochang Park in Seoul on direct order of

Rheo. and Discus Throw,

CHIT

Originally, best

Seoul city plant and the general public.

On Athletic

Juno 9, the Pharaoh feet

11 inches at Prague in the Association planned to build the desembly demanded immediate 250-acre plot. in | auspension of the project and Great Britain Czechoslovakia stadium on a

of south match last year, but it was the Youngdungpo,

the prominent former independelea The planners had loadare. iegund ristements Cr best ever by a Briton at home Han River.

choice of the thus qualifies as a native in mind their country playing tirishing Rhee's

host to Olymple Games in some | silter performance. There was some great digous distant future,

Southern throwing

the 1 WAAA Championships at Chis wick as Maya Girl reached 144 feet 2 inches for second place and Sylvin Northam 187 feet 3 Inches for third place.

Rice,

however,

he

Opposition members of the picked national assembly charged Pre- Hyochang Park where seven of sident Rhee and his government "profaning national Korea's independence heroes are with buried. Among the prven was martyrs,” Kim Koo, head of the Korean

A Icador Upset of the week,

though provisional government in exile

of the opposition in China who was thee's arch Democratic Party even accused Inot corning us a surprise to

to until дос

remove the her political

was Rhee of trying those who have followed

of in Seoul in 1949, ves of the patriots out progress over the past two singled years, was the victory of 10 There were also the graves of publle sight, while Rheo's own

was erected year-old Madeleine Weston in three martyrs of independence" statue

minent spot in downtown Beout.. The Southern WAAA 100 Yards executed by the Japanese for Championship.

assassination attempis against

The opposition became so Japanese leaders,

strong thịt Gea. Chin II Kwon, ormy Chies of Stat, ardures Farmy crigineers on the project to belt work immediately. Work was suspended last Monday,

of

WIDESPREAD PROTEST

The trouble started when the the femfiles overnment nstood of the three martyrs to remove the graves from the Park,

on a pro-

It was not known when the The construelion will be resumed ar u new of 10.7 government request touched off whether

sito will bo widespread protest from legisla- | chosen for the proposed gladium. tors, the families of war dead |—Unlled Press.

LANCASHIRE CONSOLIDATE

THEIR POSITION IN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Though only clocking 11 necende" fint, she defented three Brush Internationals - Mrs June Paul (formerly June and Foulds), Shirley Burgess Ann

Pashley in that order, Only two weeks earlier

June Paul had set a British record for

thic 100 Yards sconds

GREATEST OF ALL But the greatest performance of a week of moords and up- sets was undoubtedly Gordion Puric's great double at Walton- on-Thames-a Mile in: 4:03.0 and Three Miles in 19:45.8 within two hours.

Pirie

gave

remarkable exhibition of clockwork running The in his Instest over Mile. four quarters were churned off in 40.6, 81.0, 61.4 and 69.0 ecconds and be was running without any opposition to speak Meanwhile, as Pirie kept con-

humacit Northamptonshire declared at their overnight total fining

to shorter of 339 for three and almost immediately the county's pace distances, Hugh Foord scored an

London, June 14. bowler Harry Kelleher struck. He shot out Rutherford impressive victory in 28 minutes Lancashire consolidated their position at the head of and Craig with his fourth and seventh deliveries and 34.8 seconds at the Southern Six the English County Cricket Championship table today

Miles Championship. bowled McDonald with the fourth ball of his fifth over.

Greatest triple of the day was

when they overwhelmed Middlesex at Manchester to win But then Jin Burke, hero of scored by Michael Wheeler in by an innings and 111 runs, with a day to spare,

Hampshire Championships as Australia's successful fight to be won the 100 Yards in 0.9

With 72 points from eight matches, Lancashire lead draw the First Test, came on to seconds the 220 Yards in 21.0 by 16 points from their nearest rivals, Sussex and Surrey, lead a recovery

fourth seconds

and the 440 Yards in neither of whom have county matches in the current pro- wicket partnership with a dour 10.1 0

1 seconds. Ken Mackay which took the At Glasgow, Derek Ibbotson score to 123. When Burke went,

was given a great battle by Australia, still seeking their first

Middlesex were dismissed for | which included eleven fours, "off" ide Shaftesbury Harriers' win over an English county side

Dunkley

Roger 114 runs in their am Innings, some glorious cover-drives, is needed 07 to avoid the follow-on

in the Three Mics and followed on 227 runs in winning with 13:33.4 against arrears. and were still in danger when 13:34.8.

Only

CLOSE OF PLAY, SCORES Fred Titanus The Czech, Stanislay (40) Archer and Miller came together Jungwirth, beat fan Boyd

offered ar

any resistance to

At Stourbridge in the bowling of Brian Statham in a brisk seventh wicket stand

the

Mile 4:04.8 to 4:04.9, with and Roy Totteruall, who each shire 30. (Kont 74 and 117 far which took the score to 271 by George Everett setting the close.

Scottish fook four wickets. At their four, Cowdrey not out 92, Evans "Burke reached a patient 60 in native record of 4 minutes 7.

50). second attempt Middlesex again 117 minutes but then spent 42 seconds in third place.

Brian Hewson turned the collapsed against the pace of At Bournemouth Glamorgan minutes over another eight m tables an his recent conqueror, only two more runs their pre-ane). Hampshire 68, (Wooller Statham ana were all out for 250, (Devereux 61 and 48 for before being caught at wicket.

Michael Rowson, in the Half Mackay followed soon after-

vious total. Stathem took overight arm medium fast six far Mile at Glasgow, winning in wickets for 31 and had match 39, Watkins left arm mediun wants having spent 233 minutes

with Donald Gorrie third. over his B4.

four for 32):

Perfect Possible Scored By Craftsman Morris

Another perfect possible of ten carton bulls was | *** scored by Cfn. Morris of the Army "A" team during the of the Colony Smallbore seventh and eighth rounds League fired off at the Hongkong Gan Club on Saturday, June 2.

13

H.K.P. Re.

INDECISIVE STROKES

Glasgow

gramme, which ends tomorrow.

1:52.2

Jan Ward went over 13 foot figures of nine for 88. in the Pole Vault at

Bob Appleyard, the England and Willie Piper over 6 teet 3 and Yorkshire spinner, ended The tourists were tied down inches in the High_Jump, At

the Gloucestershire innings to by the county's Australian pair Walton Oladipo Okuwobi, a day with a sensational hat-trick of left arm spinners, George Nigerian, cleared 8 feet 44 at Shemed. Tribe and Jacic Manning, but inches in the. High Jump. there was little in the pitch. to

Eight possibles were scored in men fired), Total 977 v

merve twilldrawn). cach of the rounds fired. Peter Rull, a member of the Defence

Eighth Roand Force

to "B" team and a newcomer RIK.D.F. Souza 100, F. to smallbore shooting, shot

Qush 190, P. Rull 107, E. Rosario, 106, 1. Heimedios 101. A. Norunha 199 double possible in the soventh Total 1,103 v Royal Navy: P.O. 8miti round while veteran Lt. Comdr., Dowell 193. PO. Clayton 100. Solomon did likewise in

P.O. Steer 193. OA. Readmon 184, the

200, Total 1,135, Lt. Cmdr. Solomon Archer 150, eighth round.

N.I.K.D.F. 8. Carvalho 106, . Buckley 188, L. Guterres 180, Man 109, A. Mooney 100, Total 1,130 v RAF Sal Wan: Cpl. Green 181, Bac Price 104. Sao Living son 183. JST Johruton 102, account for the early collapse Chambers 160, Cpl. Delingole Kelleher's first three victims all Total 1121.

Club Lena 180, David Wong 197, P. foleng paid the penalty for indecisive swinging FELang-Bang Lup, Wong Bor 191.only strokes against the

L. Karpovitch 191, Wong Kwok-fai

Cpl. Davis, E. Rosario, A. No ronha and Miss Patrick 1180 scored double possibles, but one ¡in each round. Aziz Abined, 'Cfn. Morris, David Wong and Henry Souza were the remaining 'cen-

lury' scorers.

With one more round left to be fired off on Saturday June 30, 1. P. Kastenman (Muster), the Royal Hongkong Defence Sweden, 60.JS,

But with both Kastenman 2. A. Lutko-Westhuis (Trux Force "A" team are practically tund Lutke-Westhuis incurring Von Kamax) Germany, 84.87.

sasured of the Secretary's Shield faults, there were British hopes 3. F.W.C. Weldon (Kilbarry),

for the fourth successive year of a "double." Excitement ran Great Britalo,

when they went through both of 85.48.

· higên

the among

Late rounds 25,000 4. L. Baklychkine (Gimnast), victories, over the Royal Navy with convincing specistors-a capacity crowd-Soviet

Union, 00.65. as Weldon watched by Queen 5. R. Krumov

and their own "B" team. Elizabeth, negotiated tho Bulgaria, 111,23.

They are now. two points ahend five Jumps without trouble. But 6. A. Rook (Wild Venture), of Army "A" and leading com- his European Champion horse Great Britain, 119.84-Reuter,

fortably by 73. points in the ag- knocked down a bär at the

gverzale total.

Tennis

fest

India's Krishnan

Injured In Thrilling Match

kit

Laidon Jun AS

(Euphoria),

POLICE ACTION

6 men fired). Total 153 v HK. Police; batikt.

103. Alle Ahmed 107. Gebb 193. 2. Patrick 199, R. Noddings 100 Total 1.100

Army "A": LA. Morton 195, C. Hockles 15, ASM Sumbury 195, Bet c. Clarke 108, Co2 Device 199, Morris 197 Tola! 1,180 V I.K.P. Re serve (wlihdrawn),

Army "Major Lloyd 197. WO

Tozer 101, Total 1,150 v RAF Kai Tak (withdrawn).

LEAGUE TABLE

RIIKDE "A" Army "A" HK Police Army "1"

dun b THICOF " Royal Navy

com

Retired

Gloucestershire chasing York- Boxershire's total of 338, had

plete command until the just 35 Takes Over Gymnasium

minutes when a sudden collapse lost them their last six wickets for only 12 runs.

THEIR LOWEST. SCORE

Worcester-

At Bath: Nottinghamshire 178 and one for hor wicket, Somerset 149, (McCool 58, Jepson right. arm fast medium four for 31) Reuter,

KENT TENNIS

Aussie Enters Men's Singles Semi-Finals

•

and Müller both had plenty of time to make strokes

Remember Danny Sewell, the and for the first time the Aus- tralians gained some

Tottenham (London) heavy- measure

[weight whose short but brilliant of command over the bowling professional

career

.cut Miller took the core past the short by pollo? Ha come back five minutes total nooded to save the follow to win five fights in a row, against Hampshire Glam the Kent Lawn Tennis cham on with a powerful one-handed after retiring, he had a spell as organ dismissed their Opionships here today

Beckenham, England, June 14:

-Mal. Anderson 3 of Australia - After taking seven hours and beat all Shea (United States), 2208-0, 6-4 in the quarter-finals" öt

over, their 250.

last 60 coming in: 100% than 451"Grech Man" Blackheath gym the innings for his Australien, whose volloying and

10 8.633 00, with a straight drive to store, the

cloped

unchanged

Whitney 1th, L/Cpt. Hicks, et smash to the fine leg boundary gymmalum instructor Morgan 190 La Perne im Sgt.

оп the ponants for 68 in three hours Look This pair swiftly

Queen Mary,. Now, 24-year-old 12 minutes at Bournemouth... She led three-one in the apore along the 200 mark, the Sewell

to

has taken

over the their lowest score of the season. opening set, but from that stage WLDPAKE minutes,

Glamorgan' captain, Miller.

M | was always held by the lithe, 10 9,3

narrowly where Tommy Furr trained,

bowled 145500 escaped being run out at 202

gou|quick-foofed, seventy-pankad 10 0.341 and went on to reach a sparkle

Farr trained them for for. 33-his best of the cross-court returns were clari of He title this including season. Alan Watkins tool the ales. the boundary off Kelleher. Ithe world title bout with Jos four other wickers for

for 32. 213 took him only 69 minutes and Loula In 1837. Could be that

Darlene Hard or the Unltel. included seven our

another British world title hopsŃ Keats were put out by State boat Brink' Pat Hind The partnership reached 100 will be training at the Green Worcestershire for another low 6-4, 7-6 In a quarter-final of in 40 minubes, and at

at the clone Man".

scare. Their 74 took just over the Woman's Singles. The Arlen Henry Cooper, Lon- two

hours

to make, but tish former Wightman Cup

RA Sai Wan

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Stockholm, Juna 14.

Henry Souza with an averago of 99.3 la leading the Individual Protests against

cruelty to avenges closely followed by Miss horses competing in the Olymple M. Patrick with 99.4. A, Noronha Perve equestrian codurance test here and David Wong are sharing have been made to the Swedish third place with 09.3.

the

of

and

Danish societies for prevention of cruelty to animals,

Oscar Wallner, Chairman

BOORES .....

Below are the individual and

the Swedish society, was today quoted as mying that polled team scomes: would be asked to take" action

Seventh- Reusa against any rider if cruelty could be proved.

Army "D"! Major. Lloyd 138, Bat. Yesterday a Swedish horse White Pay TWO MO

Tozer 197, L/Cal. 188, Lt. was eliminated, from the West was destroyed after it broke & in 180 7021 J516 ▼ BAY SE Wan: while competing in the 45.Johnston 194, Cpl Green 157. Bad Livingston 151, (ạn: Prton“ 290,

India's Ramanathan Krishtian

of England Lawn Tennis Chamcult for a three-quarter plumber), 194, Cpl. Disapole

milor crown country event with 1 To 1.154.

pionships in Kaftande Site 89 big okutacios.

manner.

This

Bristol the Chilean Four rides were taken

Playing against number-one Laus Ayale in a hospital and ai falls

to

BLK Police: Noddings 198, Adiz Ahmed, 194, L. Karpovišch. 1995;7:00 Kwok-(at 100, G; Tubb 192, ka Puerick 19% Total $5.1#2

were Hey! PO. math

third round matéři, Keishian recorded, during the test. Sun Clayton, 180. V,- Dewell fell heavily in the thing set and

St Rananmur 199, 21,0. The Danish society "today, Cendre, Boforsion: 199, TOU

reldred with a damaged, ankit, sent a belegram to the Danish

Up

to that point there had representative on the Internet e 1942 mm 10 been a thrilling duet between nations Olympu

Committer the two both players playing protesting against billeged

cruelty in the Olymple

Mr.

Wallner said that

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modification of their course?!!

INDIVIDUÁL

It. Brien (DF "A")

M. Patrick (KP)

3. A. Noronha" (DE "A"

D. Wong (FDTAC)

6/8gt Clarks (Army

Cpl Davies (Army,”A”)

7. - E. Nourin (DT "A")

B.

7. Quah (DT "A"

PM. Wong XLKOC)

10. R. Remedios, (DF

1,313

Battling

both were still firmly entrench 503 ed ark the Australians were don's leading heavyweight, and following on 230 rund behind player raised foral hopes when Only another member of the Jim Kent made a good recovery insho led three-one in the firs, But

Apps only da runs behind,

ente nina wicketo fall in the first Wicior stable of stars, hus boen their scoond innings. Colin and four-jove in the second, but 20.5 two days and the match now invited to use the gym. So has | Cowdrey, one on seeing pertain to end in a draw, lightweight Dave Charnley, con- opencas, mided

--Reuter,

10.5

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