1956-08-18 — Page 17

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TODAY

Dowin

1st Division: KCC y Recreio.

2nd Division: HKFC Y KDC "White"; KCC v KDC “Blươ"; PRC HKCC: POC v FC; Uancy CCC. and Divisions: CCC V KDGE, Ladies League: KCC "Red"

KCC "White"; CCC "Qok!" "Green"

Vecc

Friendly Game: Talkoo v NKPBA,

Boccer

Belibition Boccer Chinese Asian Cup XI v UK Clýnesa Footballers Fraternity "A" at Caroline Hill, 8.30 p.m.

Golf

Ladies Knock-out Foursome semi-

· Rhals (RHKGC),

Open

TOMORROW

Dowie

Triples quarter finale Mathees at KCC, KBGC.

Shooting

Shooling Teany Test for Olympies

at K Gun Club.

Golf

Mixed Foursome 4321 round

Shek.O.

Deep Water Bau

Bemi-finale;

WORKING HAND

IN GLOVE

over

THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1956.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR

The Selectors Have Again Done A Good Job Without Fear Or

Says BRUCE

Favour

DOOLAND

It means a tremendous

Let's have no illusions about this tour business. amount to any first-class cricketer. It is an experience which puts him in the hall of fame for ever. If he has a bit of luck on tour he can become an established Test

Look how Colin Cowdrey took his great chance in Australia. player for years. bailed superbly out there and hasn't looked back since.

Не

the

The people who realise all this more than anybody cise, of course, are players. Not only is it a case of opportunity knocking-this touring business is opportunity wrapped in the glamour of tropical sunlight and story book places like Newlands of Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, East London, Kimberley, Salisbury,

Bulawayo and the romantic Victoria Falls,

d

mem bowler-one

IL is the opportunky and ↑ For instancy, I think a wristy ; It

to wouldn't surprise me *ptriner "Stumped" or "caught" Payne, thrill of a Bfetime.

must be included in hear that Denis win go as the "bowied" Gupte is a constant For the millice of amateur the party. By a wristy spinner | 17th player of a party originally entry in the Rishton CC score-selectors all over the country it 1

leg-break | Intended to be 18. I know South goud board. In three

Even is by a mest important line. Lancashire

who really spins | Africa want to see him. Central League

the Seasona

Averages are out, local fervour the ball hard with the flick of on one log he will still be one 'kerpor plus this remarkable leg

Juyaltics are ut

མ་་ their has wrist helping the strength of of the main crowd pullers of the break bowler

accounted sharpest, and the most odd com-

Yet there Is his Angers, have

no party. And he is stil capable for

100 victims. In talks of players come out of candidate anywhere near the tep of a packet of runs. League matches they have com- the fire and fury of argument. brucket of the current averages.

The

One thing I know-these Eng- bined to have 69 stumped

most hely last for this Job seem to be the relatively land Selectors have pleked with- inexperienced Tum Greenhoughout fear or favour. You've only to lock over their fearless of Lancashire. He is showing got excellent promise

much selections of the summer to sum

It the the that. neglected

critics pan them Their game.

they couldn't care less. been selected.

policy is to do what they think right-and Ju Jeck with

21 caught. The others have been in Cup games. Payne set up a League

with 53 victims last season, and Guple helped him on 40 occasions.

Right

any

1 would hate to disturb and

of these theories but I do think Important Or even pinateur electris to remember the task this South African party has to The games they have to Tage. win will be on hard, frit, batting wickets- fer removed from the NOTĮLIOTICS of wet, soft squareS for 10 much of we have had

Jus £).

Club For Recruits

!

By Then I moan it is by no means certains that the boys who

the it

che-

the care coping the a rewarek

wet will necessarily vamating in the hard her of

of the Sume Juliannesburg. sul, it course, because they are class players able to adjust their kinds of virgin- skill to all McNau

But nu all. Ostanets,

Small wonzer that Sunderland Are Interested in Pollok FC in- side left Jack Metingan, When the Roker Park club won

the FA Cup 1937 their two wing halves. Thomson und were both from Pollok.

Grey Satin May Soon

Be At

The Top Of Her Class

Says RICHARD BAERLEIN

London.

So far this season the two-year-old colts appear weit ahead of the lilies. This is a healthy sign, for if there are too many Allies near the top of the Free Handicap it generally means a poor collection all round.

The two best colts to date are undoubtedly Military Law and Red God, while the two best fillies are Major Holliday's Pharsalin and Lord Derby's Wake Up!

department of but be has net

is

It isn't just fogy that makes | everybody. a teg-piniver necessary. Ex- perience is the teacher in these

As for me, I admire them, things. Roly Jenkitas teok most And i wouldn't have their job wie

Unk the MCC toured South Africa anki LA Wilkinson hud met The tour

wickets

kasvi

for all the tea in Chino,

I think it was a

grand idea on the part of whoever thought before thust. For the up-country of a speelul collection for Jim matches especially a "legger" is Laker at the Oval Test. And I Essential

off. hope it tony

Backstage Jun

pinching 1 Laker--stil

there is know

tremendous himself occasionally to see

if he

sympathy with the iden. Every and that the body really is awake

wants to recognise the trally did tuke 19 wickets hat Manchester Test-Will look realest bowling performance of after this with Tony Lock. Jimal time. proved his ability to adjust him- seit

10 trial pitches

Lords of Control are constant Intes end

has actually ly under a burtage of requests useful experience on each for collections at Best matches.

Unic41 ing trips to the

worthy ones like those for the As for Lock he deliberately Cancer Fund and other fine riskel his repulation In Pakistan | cau

causes but they have resolutely last winter le prove that he tou said "No" to all.

Maybe Jim's (could make the necessary tran-

good cause will fall by the 3181044

aid spin and same wayside. I hope not. of puce fight to beat top class players in these conditions.

W,

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1002.

Just the same I agree York- shire's Johnny Wardle should go too. His slower flighty stuff will be invaluable especially if he is persunded to concentrate on

The trouble 1- that the two

COACHING HINT:

One gentleman writes lo sny that he has dropped six catches easy ones in a row-why? would like to tet all I've set hy has been taking his eye off the

his wristysun Chinaman. Heball. la catching you must follow bowls it very well indeed and the ball right into your hands. should be chvuraged to expuolt Concentrate on the loca,

it very much more.

Tha fact that I have conecti- trated on spin up to the moment should not be taken to indicate that I think that the spinners will be The top cards of this At Goodwood, Grey Salin tan | trip. { think Whertas pinions differ con-

they will Red in whelizer

very much siderably s

race and, after | be another se

pro- than God

many Imagine, the early duetive Military being mukpaced Them Litter Law, it i generally conceded stages, she was making good but the real danger inan will be

heatwav

the block-busters led by Brian The 1st furloug In that armati is the best ally

she certainly Gity Al Gooownod

Safir

be Stathain will never

and Frank Tyson. put up her best performance to more than a sprinter, but she used sparingly as they were in supported by date and physically she is im- will not have to improve very Australia and

much on her present form to be Peter Loader. proving the time.

in the top class,

13

A

She Is bred on the best sprint yes, by Panortuna from mare by Court Martial, and remains unbeaten.

her

STAMINA

In the batting department I think the think

firyt four places dropped mio line automatically Incidentally, do not be con-Peter May. Colin Cowdrey, Richardson and Alan However, the record of Wake fused by the name of Red God's Putor

dam-Spring Run,

Ookman. The next two depend- Upt is almost as good.

His AT HIS BEST

dans is not the British ed on availability. I understand

both Doug

Insole and Wake Up! has won four ruces mare, daughter of Winterhalter, that

un American mare by David Sheppard were asked if and

only defeat was at but

Menow. Д Ascot, where she ran against

top-cinss sprinter, they would be free. the colts on fairly soft going,

Menow, however, produced off-

And what of Dennis Campion? The cells who nished spring who could get a mile and front

I know that Denis is not as fast of her

more Fuller, were

be in the Crepello Lod Military Law,

Moreover, Spring Run's breedte he would like to There is no doubt that Fulfer was at his very best that day. while Crepello and Law wire both

In

Military

having

their

COMPTON TO GO?

consideration

ing on the dam side is strong, field yet and, strictly speaking. I as regards stamina, going back suppose he shouldn't really come to the famous

Plucky mere, Llige, who has been responsible

in Europe.

first outings. Military Law, .n for many of the Volterra hories

particuler, has made enormous headway

then since At the same me, Wake Up!, who had to race on the for side of the course, was beaten only i

a length by Military Law and the fist three were rucing to- geher on the stand side.

BRED TO STAY

Wake Up! is a daughter of Persian Gulf from a mare by Faltway and is therefore brod lo stay and to train en.

lightly.

She Is only

furnished fly but can ceriainly. goljop I doubt if there is a great deal between her and Pharsalin

Judging by the way Pharsalia rant on at Goodwood, she will gett six furlongs this season in the best company.

But I do not think it would be any good thing for her 10 brat Wake Up! at this distance, insppite of the fact that some unofficial handicappers have placed Pharsala woll nbove Wake Up!

EXCEPTIONAL Apart from these two filles, the best so für seen out” are probably: Riff - and “Grey: Salin. #Rida is exceptionally smart over flyb furlongs and has Won her Ipat three-races.

drey Satin won first time out, way then beston by

Ascot and

Ascot,

fhewy, going and zwei

Tthe lead only, clões höme,

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Famous Soccer players at critical stages in their careers speak frankly on subject in a most human series of articles. Today ERNIE TAYLOR explains why he delayed re-signing for Blackpool. He says....

I FEAR SOCCER'S

SCRAP-HEAP

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I have been criticised for refusing to re-sign for Blackpool. I have been told to remember that I am professional footballer, and to get on with the job I am paid to do.

My reply to that is-I'll be only too glad to get on with it. I did NOT want to leave Blackpool, and, as proof of that, I am training regularly at Bloomfield Road like any other member of the playing staff, and I will re-sign today.

I tud nel fallen out with the club over the ney they are I was not trying offering me. to get something out of them that I'm not supposed to have.

All I wanted was a promise of to enable scurity, something

to go on playing football happily, and to the best of my ability, until the time comes for

boots. me to hang up my

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ARMY CYCLING

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the leaders with

in the The present lenders Inter-Unit Challenge Cup com- Army Cycling petition of the Union

1st Training Regt. Royal Signals, with 1010 points. 3rd Training Battalion, RAOC, 2nd are second with 1584, and Training Battalion, RASC, third with 1572, 4th and 9th Training Battalions, REME, can overhaul two events to come-Road Race Championship and Eastern Command 50 Miles Road Time Trial.

BURY'S NEW PLAN

ON

Most football teams 1:0 tour overseas after 4 scasun ends. Bury has thought up some- thing new. They have gone pre- of training acoson as a means and worming-up, and are play- ing

matches three

in West Germany.

some

assurance that wanted when I'm finished with the game I shan't be a candidato for the Soccer scrap-heap,

Other men can and security in a acody job, which lasta until they retire at 85 or so job that lasts a lifetime

Ea footballer can't do that: when his playing career ends he is in his 30's or 40's, a diMcult age for starting afresh.

NO COMPLAINTS

I've no complaints about that, IL

man comes to every

who makes football his living. But surely after yours of service, he should not be cast adrift jusb because the job he has chosen to do, and is best fitted to do, is not a job for life

Surely, too, ho will be a bel- ter footballer if he can get on future of his family is not being with his job knowing that the

ignored.

Now I had no doubt that the scrap-trap of Soccer is not what Blackpool have in mind for me, or for any of their players. have served two Football League

United clubs, Nowcastle

ond Blackpool, both known for the attention they pay to pinyers' welfare. The romarks that follow do not apply to them.

WRONG WAY

But during my professional footballing

have

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watched many players leave the game the wrong way-famous one day, nobodies the next.

treated

And I have known clubs who their players like so much merchandise, looking after them while they were bright and useful, throwing them out when they began to wear out or lost their value.

Don't think I regret becoming a footballer. It was my ambi- tion from the age of six. Most footballers will tell you the same thing: they're doing a job they love.