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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1957.7

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LOOKING AT SPORT

PETER WATERMAN INTENDS TO LEARN HIS TRADE RIGHT IN THE RING

By DENNIS HART

Peter Waterman is the smart guy of British boxing. And not only because of his carefully groomed hair and tastefully tailored suits.

Peter has realised that just because he is champion of Britain's welter- woights he does not necessarily know all there is to know about boxing,

Waterman,

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are

ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

The Army Sports Parade award this week goes to the Army North team, winners of the Second' Division Cricket League. They have won 18 of their 23 matches, drawn three, and only lost two, a remarkably good performance in a league where keenness is such that every match is a hard-fought struggle.

WORLD OF SPORT

ROY MCLEAN LASHES OUT ON MAY'S C

'S CAPTAINCY

PETER MAY'S

ON THE MCC TOUR

By DEREK JOHN

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Roy McLean, South African Test batsman, has made a slushing, scathing attuck on Peter May's captaincy of the MCC on their recent tour of South Africa.

McLean, who hit South Africa's only century 'in the five-Test series, in his forthcoming book "Pitch and Toss" accuses:-

chanco of further wos he will probably have another, him the

"May often said in his are just cracking under the recommendations to the all-male remember, the lad who took that much dis- fight,

honours

public speeches Test cricket strain," said Angola,

executive committoo, Yet this is

should not be grim. Just the chance pleal decision

Three nights in a month, No

The game from former

Now women can be elected British fight tans

that Waterman is taking. He is

She played to four tourna to this committee, too. is the main thing. Well, his World Champlon Kid Gavilan, | wonder

It is perhaps unfair to select individual players in amazed. They and lost the return light,

for a crack at aren't used to directly in line

tactics did not tally with his ments in four weeks and "lost what has been a grand team effort and I shall probably public utterances European crown held by

everything." Her wrist troubled having

lighting champion the

The Interest of women in around the place.

Italy's Emilio Marconi, The incur the wrath of the team skipper, Major Lionel

her most of the time and sheèricket has grown considerably Italians Reason is that once a chap is

are anxious to have

"Indeed be went on record was unable to move it after the in Eriglond, Barker, but mention should be made of the remarkable before the fourth Test (in the semi-finals of the Palm Beach so in Essex where many women This is specially п to go for- Waterman champlon he wants

the challenger,

bowling spells of Sgt. Bill Tittershill, RAMC, of 18 Field Daily Express) as saying his tournament.

travel round to watch the club's Ambulance.

games. And they do watch and appreciate the cricket, not just use it as an excuse to get on with the knitting.

"After that second fight with Gavilan I knew i had so much to learn. And I'm still learn- Ing," he says.

He intends to learn his trade in the one place to learn boxing --the ring.

fought

Scotland's

Having Jimmy Croll at the Albert ifall the other week, Wateman lakes

Finchm Sigmund Jarych

ward. So he won't risk fighting a fellow countryman unless his illene ordered to defend for there is just a

chance that he would lose,

FURTHER HONOURS And that would be a decided

un April 2. Two weeks later step backwards. It could cost

GIVE IT A TRIAL

by HENRY LONGHURST

news

that the

Walkera marble and lying in a divợt

Eu am neve e

in advance by their munted captain to play with the Ameri- can-sized bull from the moment of their selection some time in June may focus the attention of more humble golfers upon this ball and its merits, which con- tinue to escape most people.

The position is

that, while both the American ball and put own weigh 1.02 ounces, theirs, at 1.88 inches in diameter, is six-Inundredtim

vantage in the small ball by way of reduced wind resistance. To the rest of us this is fur out- welchert by the fact

that with

a slightly larger target to alm at you he every shot a little bit" belter-or, if you prefer it that way, a little bit less badly,

If you

don't believe I toss

They are prepared to pay £2, 000 for the privilege.

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But how much would they pay to see a beaten Waterman, beaten by an unknown?! It's not so much a question how much they would pay but of whether they would pay at all.

Why does Waterman take the rlak? Why not keep out of trouble by not fighụng?

Because the recurity he would gain would be false security. He would keep his record in- ibet all right, but at the cost of improving his boxing education,

And when the big vest came Waterman would probably have been found wanting, as have so many British champions.

TEST SERIES

A decision taken the other week by a curate in a North London church can help Eng- land win the Test series against the West Indiles This guinmer.

the two bulls side by side on to

The church is St Mary's. The curate is the Reverend David the fairway, into a bunker, and nn to a grechi, and ask yourself | Sheppard. The decision was to Inch which one you would rather take his holidays in the period bigger than ours. Both are play One crouches In defiance, covering the fourth and fifth legal-und "obtainable—in this | the other sits up asking to be | Tests, country at all times, but the hit. smuller ball is not legal in the United States and Canada, ex- cept in International matches, when anybody may play with anybody's ball in any country.

WALKER CUP

THIS

Where

In the recent series in South

main duty was to win matches and not to pander to public desires.

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..

Angola is consulting specialist who treated 2. "May complained of negu Compton's knee. arc

tive bowling thefles, presumably by Trevor Goddard, But so could we complain about Bailey, Loader and Statham....defer sive field placing put all of them in that category.

discussed. Your opinion as one there is much better than that of a "The

heard on the radio" "I read in the paper" critic, su get off your marks carly and make for Kowloon Stadium on

Friday evening.

yet

As an example, In this last | age

you will have when match, besides scoring a shappy controversial matters (and there 35 he took eight wickets for 16 always are such things) runs, and I recall a bowling feat of a few weeks ago when ha look seven wickets for one TUR.

in all he had taken 74 wickets for an average of B. and has scored 113 runs in three innings to average 37.6.

Mention should also be made of of some departed members the team who have played a part in this victory. I call to mind S/Sgt. Jesse Jessop, RE, who may thought was the Anest

felder of any Colony side, who also did well with the bat, as did Lieut. David Green who produced three innings of over fifty and left with an average of over 40.

Bell and Wise of 7 Hussars played their part before being promoted to the 'A' side

and when all these casualties oc- curred the

Howards stepped **

in with players quite as good, as those departing and so maintained Army North in the proud position at the top of

the

table.

Green

Majur Mark Dewing 2/7| Gurkha

Rifles has been constant run-geiter, through out the season and the fielding of Richardson,, DCRE West, and Dalloc, 7 Hussars, has

been more than keen on all ocen- cions.

"it's unthinkable that cricket's headquarters at Lord's wauki have approved of the tactics adopted in ine Test series. As captain, May must be held responsible."

The bill of fare la not

3. "This England team showed finalised but the main frame- themselves past-masters at the work looks very attractive. slowing-down process, whether

That fine boxer and sports-batting or bowling. man, L/Cpl

Walter Dinning, with a alg meets a newcomer reputation in Spr. James Arnold, And It all reports are true out to subdue him. Waller will have his work cut

Another

Capt. newcomer, Dennis Gould, Green Howards meets in the heavy division the improving LAC O'Connell, and if last month's heavy contest is. repeated

will gel spectators value for money.

MOST ATTRACTIVE

the Denis

SOME LOST GROUND

Another lawan tennis star troubled by injury is American Britain, who led the world in Budge Patty, who has been the high-powered motor cycle making anxious visito tofeld until the Italians, came specialists for advice about a along with their super-stream- ennis elbow," Patty, who lined models, may this yoër- ró- now lives in Paris, has decided goin some lost ground. to rest from tournament play until the Monte Carlo event at Easter,

Johnny

Wardle hopes, to be

In the Isle of Man TT races in July the Italians will come jup against a streamlined Narion, Norions were the machine fit for the opening of the English that used to run away with TT cricket season in April, Wardic honours. But the Company was England's leading wicket-withdrew support for the race taker in the recent Test series because they objected to stream-

South Africa. McLean continues:

But a lining. "If there againat

As a result Britain lost her were few instances in which the recurrence of cartilago trouble letter of the law was flagrantly put him in hospital before the best drivers to Italian racing

end of the tour.

stables. disregarded, there were many in which the spirit of cricket The

cartilage has been re- suffered heart-breaking set-moved. backs.

"11 May

persists In this soulless ericket, ho may con- tinue to win Test rubbers and go down as a successful captain. But he could never be named among the great leaders--for they are bold and adventurous types who lift ordinary teams to greatness."

LANDING STAGE

Thirty-three-year-old Alberto

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Whisper it softly, but women may soon be wearing the cricket flannels in England.

FINAL STRONGHOLD The feminine invasion of this

final

supremacy

Now Jack Brett aims to step the rot. Sponsored by Lon Montagu of Beaulieu, he will ride a privately-entered at:ERM- lined Norton for the TT.

A soccer version of the man blica dog story. A Laudoɑ re- feree has just been sustenięd nose. for punching a spectator on the

The spectator had hurled

Perhaps the most attractive bout

the evening brings Cía. Brian Hancocks out from his hermit retreat to face Bmd. Larry Parkes.

Brian,

FARELF reigning welter champion, and unde. feated in all his Army contests, will have to be in lop form to take the honours. His long lay-

stronghold of male oft from boxing may well be a

has now begun in abuse at the referee throughout. deciding factor, and although

carnest, The other week the match. When he lot loope refuse to forecast the final result

women members gained a full another torrent as the players More so, perhaps, than in any I do dorecast about full of

say in the running of the Essex left the field it was too much other game the captaincy of a boxing and fighting skills from Cricket XI is vital

Abertondo dived from the land- county club. Previously, like for the maligned official. He for success these two excellent lads. and the

cricketing knowledge

ing stage at Rosarlo into the women members of other county just let fly. Another topliner is a return

between and personality of the 'Skipper match

River Parana. Eighty-one hours can make all the difference be- MoMenamie and L/Bdr. Dick and 220 miles later he climbed mittee which could only make

onto the dockside at Buenos tween victory and defeat, I am Dickenson. This will produce a

Alres. me hard-hitting battle of wits and sure all the team agree with me London Express Service. (COPYRIGHT)

that the handling of the Army on this cecasion I will be daring North leum by Major Lionel and venture at least ten cents Barker has inspired them

that John will be announced the to that reach the heights they have, and winner.

Winnen a large measure of the praise is rightly his, Well done, North!

Africa England's batting proved to be as brittle as ever, Come the fourth Test against the West Ladies England may once more welcome back David Shappard to the green pastures of Trent

Last year David took his holidays in the larger ball really

time to boost Eng- anda batting to the tune of a into its own la in the comes

fourth Test at short game, though, of course, century in the the only way to convince your Manchester and a classic 62 in self of this is by experience the final match at the Oval, over several rounds. means that the Walker

You can then look back and Cup team will have to use

how many times you the larger ball in the U.S, and Pralyse

to get down in Canadian

but Just managed champlooships, could, if they liked, use the two from off the green by hit- ting both shots a fraction more small one in the match itself. The caplain, Gerald Micklem, cleanly, when with the smaller

you would have managed Bridge, states, however, that it seems just

not to Bud

grammar, probable

type of

i hopu favour the larger maybe, but good sense," course wi!

I am not giving away profes- ball,"

sional sterols, but this business. of hitting the ball cleanly-that-

without

of the lght ny brushing of the grass with the sole of the club, as advocated by so many at the textbooks another of Locke's secrets of putting which I men- tioned last week,

The

the that

ist

course in question Minikhada, 210ar Minneapolls, which I do not know, but ani informed is in the heart of the higher water country." It s opinion that not my humble merely Minikhada but every course in the world favours the larger ball, and that the worse you are a golf and the older you get the more true this be- comes,

over the railway line.

would

is

one who

four

Emil Zatopek Says He's Too Old To Run

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Gnr.

John

attractive-looking bout Lackle sees Cpl. Jim Lawson Army sees

L/Cpl Bill Henterson, and if the latter has learned the lesson SMALLBORE LEAGUE

he could Attention, all

from his last outing enthusiastic

well be on the winring side this At the time. small bore marksmen! Hongkong Gun Club, Castle Many other boxers Peak Road (72-mile),

are lined next up, fnchaking local favourites Saturday, March 30, starting at such as Speedy Morales, Tong 1000hrs., the Arany selectors will be in attendance to and e-kong Ken Mo, Wong Pak- consider two teams for the Colony, small- the admission charges for this

others, and I bore league

tournament are quite inadequate Saturday, Aprwhich

For the talent provided they Ten teams have entered this should be at least doubled, League and will compete on 'get

get your seats booked early alternate Saturdays.

before the

realise organisers their "error" and put the prices up for what promises to be a really grand evening's boxing.

atarts

on

All are welcome to try their aim at the selection meeting, art while it would help if in tending firers could let S/Sgt AE

Clarke, REME, of 8 COD know of their intentions. this should not stop anyone who has forgotten to do so from attend- lng.

bore

on

unkt

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Alberto

Was

ired, but so It was the first time happy. in eleven attempts that he had swum the distance.

I

suppose I had to come: Football an ice. That was the sports news the other week trom Newfoundland.

It

But this was not out of choice, bleak frozen Aretle wastes.

was

the of necessity in

Ice football takes place a nually at St Anthony, in northern

Newfoundland. Tho fishermen and trappers bolt a sports day and lack of a field does not prevent them holding, a soccer tournament,

Footnote: A couple of days previously a Newfoundland ico hockey match had to be past- poned, Reason: One team, due to travel to the match by boat, were ice-bound,

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UNFAIR ADVANTAGE WHILE the merits cf the

Prague, Mar. 20. American golfers vixlting

bigger ball seem to mu so

Emli Zatopek, Czechoslovakia's Europe sometimes

as to constitute almost take home obvious

triple gold medal winner of the stocks of the smaller ball and an unfair advantage over ong Helsinki Olympics, declared here ammuggle them furtively in under handicap golfer who is battling the impression that they are away with a small one, I should today that he would no longer un in international competitions. galning abʊut 20 yards in length, give a word of waring

to any-

The 36-year-old athlete said: cares to experiment | "I am too old now, don't feel British golfers, on the other with it for the first time. For or form at the

moment and hand, fight shy of the Ameri-heaven's sake treat yourself to would like to rest until May, at can ball under the Impression S

least. From now to then, young that they would not only be half a dozen and cast all the

runners bu others temporarily out of the

will be making their losing lengta but

Otherwise you get caught mark and could replace me," playing with a feather-like ob- bag.

Zatopek, who is still theore-

The monthly meeting of the ject which the slightest puff of between two stools, Uke any-

Army FA Referees' Association of the Czech wind would blow out of bounds one who is idiot enough to carry tically a member

will be held at the NAAFI Club, national team, leaves here on two putters at the same time

Friday

Chatham Road, on Saturday to the Czech as coach as we have all done in our

team competing in the sonual

next, March 30, commencing at At factory which was ins- day. The moment you hit a

international cross

An Inter-Colony full country race

1015hrs pocted with Infectious zest last bad shot you will start attribut-

postal shoot will be fired

Bessle All registered referees should

Braddock MP, s week by Prince Philip I asked

Zatopek, who ja a man who makes both kinds in it to this damnable ball that Paris the following Sunday.

married to Sunday, March 31. For mysli- make an effort to attend, and soccer's new crusader, Zatopkava, of ball-as well, incidentally, es

fled winner of the

readers who may think anyone interested either as Fostal shooting involves

or Inquisi- the prospective referte the new Ben Hogan clubs which What fun it would be if the

women's Javelin throw at the setting up of local GPO en- Five player is cordially invited, will be all the rage in a month bigger ball became standard for Helsinki games, added: "My

ployees for slaughter, let me A discussion on the laws of the or two-whether there was uny

two! Then, when dream has always been to de-

hasten to adet hevole more of my time to familyong team fre difference in length between the

that the Hong-game will be the main business every one had forgotter about two, and his reply was that

"the

at ordinary of the meeting. targets on Kal

BEX-A-SIDE HOCKEY Tak range there might be five or ten yards the present one, I could reveal will always remain an kong

Inaccuracy that athlete and I will try as long os

and then forward the result

Angela

Buxton, The defeat of both the unit I can to for on the driving machine but to with malicious

"the Royal and Ancient Golf local competitions." the average player the answer Club of St Andrews are con

pleasure or in

the organisers.

All

other and Army hockey teams by their Singles finalist at Wimbledon Colonies entered do the same,

made Singapore counterparts

lust

year, Kew into Zatopek, who is a Lloutenant- reduction in the Colonel in the sports section of

It is hoped that the local team disappointing news,

America templating a

and we don from

and said: the match "I may not be able to 'play golf ball." To the near perfect striker size of the

The the Czech army, said he wanted will progress to the final stages. await with interest like Hogan, who could get walling and gnashing of teeth to continue his army career but

details. Meanwhile hockey serious tennis again." Before two Presidents, P. officers are reminded that en- middle of the club to the middle would be heard from John o

Williams,

Esq., and Lieut. Jack trics have closed for the six-a- of the ball if it was the size of Groat's to Westward Hol

Sheppard, RN, the Army Fencing side tournament to be held

Angela cut short her Amer- Championships got under way Sookunpoo on April 7, comTM

lean tour to fly back to London yesterday and will continue this mencing at 1400hrs. Should you for treatment for an injured morning and afternoon effort to make for the nearest telephone

at the have forgotten to enter a team. wrist, European

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And the masters epee, and sabre,

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a

Socialist Bessic, 14 st. 12 lb. and every inch a fighter, called a meeting of MPs to listen to the case for soccer tax relief in the budget, due on April 9.

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Women's

Lon-

AMERICAN TOUR

of the foll: Immediately and contact Major "The trouble is that I have entries AE, Hutson, RADC, at Kowloon got very small wrists and they this year have not been as high

The

exchange,

as one would wish, but a total The rather novel entrance

the

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their

Howard-Dobson, appears to be making a habit of almost getting his century. For the second time in six weeks he has been in the nineties, in-

92 this time, only to be run out. Bad luck, Pall

victory

Congratulations to Capt. Hemy Bedson, Capt. Peter Tidey, Tpr. Bill Greenhalgh, and Pie. David Pollit on their selection to tour Singapore with the Colony side.

of 21 will do battle for the fee of one hockey ball will at nsure sufficient balls for least ensure coveted awards.

the competition. In the basketball world

Incidentally, if any Royal Navy Hongicong champions, the HK or RAF sports officer reads this Chinese

Training Unit, have column, you are cordially been informed that the Singa-vited to enter teams, but don't pore Engineer Ret, will repre- forget the ball! sent Singaporo, and a Gurkha

Now that the gentlemen have battalion will carry the fag for Malaya. Both these teams arrive recovered from in the near future and the three ever the ladies they embark on teams meet here in a competithe inter-unit knockout four-a- tion run on a league basis to side golf championship of 1957

I hear that Bill Greenhalgh determine the FARELF Bastut for the Windsor Challenge Cup, has broken a tle finger. We ball champions for 1950/7 at present held by HQLF Ball hope that this will not pres EARL HAIG FUND TOURNEY The first round is to be com

This is your last reminder pleted by May 1, the draw I wondered why the names of that the British Legions Earl being. RAP 'B' and RA, byes, Majors Howard Dobson Halg Fund boxing: tournament REME v. 74 LAA Bgt., Guricha | Goodall were missing from the "will be held-, at : tho' « Queen Hüttes v. 15 Medium Rigz, RAMC | 100% list published a tow dayı Elizabeth Stadium, Kowloon on V. 19 Fil. Rgh. HQ, RHKDF v. ago, Enquiry produced the Welday next, commencing at any sumas V. 15, Medium nation the trip their names were

HQLF, 1 Green Howard v. RAF answer

that

as they could 1101

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team, as both would have been more than an asset.

team.

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