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GIANTS OF SPORTS

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1956.

WILLIAM GILBERT GRACE- FATHER OF CRICKET THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

By DENNIS HART

Who was the greatest cricketer of all time?

That's a question to set the fans arguing, setting the merits of Hutton's off-drive against Ham- mond's cover drive; the unorthodox genius of Bradman against that of Compton; not forgetting the grace of Ranji and the all-round technique of Hobbs.

But say to any group of cricket lovers: "The greatest of them all was W. G. Grace," and few will disagree.

He has be

For W. G. with his bushy beard and towering frame achieved a mystical greatness which puts man above technical ability. come a legend.

throughout The World

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Thirty-five-year-old Ezzard

Charles, heavyweight champion of the world in 1950, fights 22-year-old untatied Welsh heavyweight Dick Richardson over 10 rounds in London's Harringay Arena on October 2

Jack Soonons the other day loosed this news ma cloud of cigar sinoke, le impressed that this was all part of a plan intented to have this supremely happy ending --- Dick Richardson, heavyweight champion of the world.

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THE WEATHER UPSET SOME TRAINING PLANS BUT IT PAYS TO START SEASON SLOWLY

Says DON REVIE

No

Splosh! Right into the deep end went some of Soccer's glamour teams. doubt about it,'this must have been the wetlest, most wearying start to a season on record.

And didn't it play havoc with all the carefully planned training schedules, In August pinyers expect sunshine and bone hard pitches, which is why there is a big demand for spikes and sprint training.

But as Ken Barnes, our comedian, remarked to me: "I don't know about spikes this year, Don. I reckon we should have started with water wings."

land--but after you have been In the game for 11 tine you

rense that it never place

ch early season form.

1 don't want to appear com- chester City to doteal, I wouldn't, top -although Derby is my placeri! about the. My chab, hesitate to mmiinate Wolves for main choice. Manchester Cly, came a crop- the League 1le. And they would

WATCH THESE YOUNGSTERS per; so did Everion and Sunder, deserve 11. Nevertheless, I have a hunch that Wolves will be one

Not 104 many of the top teams without pulling English Stever had so

SUUSINS hes

may of Laugue bright ໄມເຊ່ tuff the pays

prize:

young players. un tha Champions

horizon. Put these chaps down Woleh The form after the first on your list of players to watch: six weeks have passed and then

1. Bobby Charlton from the you'll get a better guide as tol which teams are likely to be family. Bobby has captured the farnous Muburn footballing

reliance

Serelmes it is better to vame back just

under pnk astrade Atness. For better to make your

that moxiern Froon contemporary looked

And, temporarily developed

when from blinded, was bowled out

A NEW SPORT erudie cross-bratied attack, heGrace sent down a quick one fusitioned

Besides fushioning a new sport elaborate tech- variety of with all the

are still found three to pene- strokes we know today.

bar inviscine! He took over l what he hu On the

! Besid Tractus rough wickets

They is evidence, however, of

And *xpanded killed the brute force fast bow-setumes the opposition used to catre he and his wile ler and compelled men to mus- get Graev's wicket One cup-very ter the arts of spin and flight. Temporary admits, "Before play intents and neighbury

Lave a Christmas party for the this humble district.

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record was

being against Grace we always

together for a comert of war think how we could get the

He SKYDPOVĚ 54.800 Fona, 1 cheer record that stood for 25 years. A 10

scored 2915

test double century for Eng lul. In 1900 he made his last upper mure for the Gentlemen

580 Bartholy He hit

24 He pinyed first Lacket for 44 years record.

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a out. Straightaway we red but the possibility of bowling him and generally got around to think of sublle ways of chest-

him out."

As one bowler put it, “I puts the ball where I likes, but he pute it where he lies

The

was

Grace was worth England place on the strength aw and of his bowling alone. He took and

2.875 wickets, a Agure passen wonderful against fast bowling. asshundy by six

erlekel history. In his 55th year Grace Even in his fies the way he captured live Australian wickets played Richardson, Mold and

Jones was an object lesson."

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ROW ENDS

IN APOLOGY

fur 29 runs,

10

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To

Unlike batting, bowling not come naturally to him. A.G. Steele,

contengsorary Grace describes Witi, coming bowl at bing thus: An up 1909 190

Chomerus man rushing up Fzzard cut-

the wickel

with both elbowy ENCIRANTS out der

el ang mg, out, a great black beard blow- ing on both sides of him and a

on lup vI huge yellow cap

irk swarthy face."

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A QUICK ONE

thing other

It was often set trat eren't sind what methods were +14). The story is toll of the ! three he advised a new balaman to look at the lovely bird flying straight overhead and pointed suko the

batsman

The Sun,

Double Centurions

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out at this stage ond give you Sun" of the karas which inney

Division : Manchester United Brst favourites for the Chem-

Wolves, with pionship,

the smooth short passing Luton Town XI: Portsmouth and Man- chester City to be among chef challengers

the

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now

for The championship the running for the homurs

Imagination of Manchester Unil- around Christmas Mate than

However, I suck my necked supporters who watch the then set a cracking pace and

Central League and youth team. Charlion is one ud the fade when the pressure la on

mast footballers next March and April,

complete

anyone could wish to see. With luck he We were well And

the truly

should be hammering on walloped

door by Wolves, 5-1, but

of the Manchester United you vin lake u from me there

League team this season. Is no alarm in our camp. After

Patrick Nell the former oll, at Christmas last year we

Portsmouth amateur inter- were sixth from the

national bottom;

with winger thedrin Cup and also took talent money then we went on to win the

Wolves. On Soccer's grapevine I hear that Patrick has a wonder- for finishing in the Top Four, Division 1: Sheffield Unitedful future, and he will be a strong ebultenger for the outside Forest NotUngham fund to smile Wolver-

Letersier had to bring two pudding basins

City to be the sides left berth at present held down. by that great Soccer churacier, bompton. They have this motle pushing into one was put roast beef and pinned up in their own and the

for

promotion stakes. Joe greens and into the other Christ-visitors dresdry room here for hard work.

3. Ralph Gubbins, Balton has been bul

Wanderers

Not outside left. most of the Summer organising

Lofthouse (rst told me of Gub- planning and, training with his

bins' promise-and he is cer- boys, Notingham Forest, under the shrewd guklance of Billy tainly a winger of fine abilty.

4. Alick Jeffrey, Doncastor Walker has always been noted.

Rovers 17-year-old wonder bay inside forward. Alick for trying to play class fondali Sooner

or later 11 must take Peter Doberly

to guide ther

As (ur into Division 1.

Need 1 say more? old club, Leicester City. Ty

Derek Hogg, the Leicester hey were in with a great chance City left winger is one of the

with time last season, This

cleverest ball players in foot. cald casily climb the right sort of breaks theyball. He has the almost non-

beck into

chalant body swerve of the Soccer top grade.

I miney really good craftsman. Division

Sam him to challenge for an Eng- Bartram, the new boss at York jund B and full International

shrewd cap. City, has made

including the clever or Jackle Overteld, the 23-year-old Last name on my list is Inside for.

of

preking

Grace was born to the village

Downend, Gloucestershav He leaned his cricket playing in the garden of his father's house with the art of the family, ma forgetting Don, Ponto and Noble, Age Dres hotunds and the three;

swiftest and surest Rolders any

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is be substitute for hard work."

MIGHTY HARD WORK

All I can say is that Wolves le dy work and believe me It's mighty hard work trying to ૧૩૩

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their speedy Booth, Harry Hooper and Co, DEAVOUR

Митку, Colin

the Bitty Wright, the Wolves and Englandi skipper, who is a great man for physical res, bold me that he has prepared for this season by going for six mile No wonder cross-country runat Billy is still one of the attest mens in the game

Th.

complete cricketer,

ericketer Diaster

That

Jericket ground has ever MACH Grace Says Sir Peltom Warner.

was a marvel of power Chnet ervil toy laying

Crne xtting, He was quite | Fondations fo and precision.

Pocock. It was this gentleman who taught W. G.

vertically in hold his bat stod of swinging it horizontally

Al 14 Grace played against the All-England leven and scored 32. the following yer be was picket for the England side.

Hut despille their

(North):

sonne

buys Sheffleldi ward, splendid

Uniixi

Potor

will do

Wrugs. 1

with

County

Moir,

the

Wanderers

sther,

Echoes C. B. Fry: "No bals- mah hus ever given me the sam reuse of masterful power,"

You be remained a kindly man ugl

mauty by the great man's "Well ployed end of it, after all the records, they made a tremendous burst to centuries, Grace in the season but slipped a azıcı young u

analysed batting thus: "You pur little as tune went on, the bat to the bull."

So began the naist crimarkable start, I fancy Wolve a boy was inspirederickt carers ever. But at the what they did last year, Then now

For Grace was 20 man of „sługnáty He was always easily approachable yet such was s strength of character that to luke

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is a plumber like Tom piloted by Willie Finney; he was corched on an

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course by Finney and has will be the confidence to take the ball Derby County for right up to the back like his

Moran Eddie

famous teacher. He can also if they could keep up the pep | Stockport

has one of

shoot hard and accurately. No and re

forwardu which hustled Man-eleverest isnicle

wontier Ralch Carter Ups Over- football.

If he strikes his true held as an England possible, form, he and Willie Moir could rocket Stockport right to the

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Only five players have started day night. Cullis protested som hedish heavyweight tite: the new stason with over

angrily that

goal scored by Cullis

off side.

Fists were

Stan

Carchit or Monday. and Mr raised

I 2018 Hodgson was grabbed by the UR

sind by Torrenst before the pair were sparated asthe old

doe Payne,likenakakam IN 1) by "Ten-Goal"

brightest heavy weight he pe rmer Luton cente forward

which will be temptat for by doe Langue goals to their credit. th winningskine,

1ltes man who beat | They are Charlle Wayman wasichardson, and the exteran ven, tcclesbrough) 242, Arthur

Johnny Willams at

City) 219. Howley (Leichester" Tommy Briggs (Blackburn Hovers) 213,

Mortensen Bull City) 205 and Jack owley (Plymouth Argyle) 201. Two likely to reach that DE gate this scuson are Jack Con- nor (Stockport County) Jackig Sewell (Aston Vila).

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ruffled Lie: "We bad aut t'x- change of words and 1 hd han not es net like a baby"

Lia Cuills

the During leapt from his stat an tok Lanen dan who had erita; ised i Wolves player: "Kiep par 10- marks to yourself,"

Wolves' directors, on arrival at the Laton boardroom for the usual afley-match entertain- merit, were told: "Your man- a bit of ger has bien having trouble."

The directors, Mr John Irc- Land (d Mr Jam Marshall, found Manager. Cuills in the dressing room and all three re- turned to the Luton board-

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Twenty minutes later Mr Cuills came out shaking hands. "We were just a couple of old professionals having a 'gy at each other," joked Mr Hodgson. "I suppose it was a bit rough at the time but now Stan and I have made it up we are the best of friends."

Both clubs tried to make light of the incident, Saki Mr Porcy .Mitchell, chairman of Luton: *So for as this club is co- cerned nothing has happened. We have received an apology foot Mr Calls drich the club bave promised

to writo れい apology,"

Thore) will be no official . re- port to the Football Associationi

or the Football

'League,--Lon-

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