1957-04-25 — Page 6

CRICKET'S FORGOTTEN MAN MAY YET TROUBLE ENGLAND

Says DENNIS HART

London.

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The forgotten man of Test cricket may help to end England's unbeaten record in a Test series since the 1950-51 visit to Australla. The forgotten man is Andrew Ganteaume, a dapper Trinidadian, a wicket- keeper but whose greatest claim to fame is as an opening batsman.

Andrew, in fact, bonala a record of which any cricketer of any country would be proud-and that includes Sir Donald Bradman himself. In every Test match in which he has played Andrew has scored a century',

Tho catch is that he has played in only one Tes!, That was against the MCC team on the 1947-48 tour. He hit 112 und shared in an opening stand of 173.

of

Then-oblivion, Andrew was forgotten.

Came the

days great Weeltes, Worrell and Walcott and few remembered the man who nelileved 'something which only orle West Indian, George Hedley, had managed before-

century In his Test debut.

But even when the great "W" formation was in full low skip. per John Goddard Rully ap- preciated the sound foundation to the innings so often laid by openers Allan Rac and Jell Stollmeyer, Their job was to nake the inillative from the bowlera and pove the way for the flashing Weekes, the burly Walcott and the elegant. Worrell

MAGNIFICENTLY

did the job maghi- They Reentry, Roc was second 141 the batting averages on the 1950 tour and Stollmeyer fourth,

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RHEUMATISM IS, BUT

Age Is No Barrier

To Championship Form At Marbles

By REX CARASOV

Tinsley Green, England.

An 85-year-old marble enthusiast looked woefully at theunthtic thumb and 'mournèd’“I was not in good fòrm.”

Grand Old Man of Marbles George Maynard, leading light of the Copthorn Spitfires marble tenni, WBS a competitor at the British Marbles Team Championships at this Surrey village on April 19.

sweat

And "Pop" Maynard, as he is playing as any sterner athlete, known, certainly showed the Only they did not wear jurembled marble fans that age frults.

is no battler to marbles.

Now there is no Rae and no Stollmeyer, What's more, the

There were the Telcon 1957 West Indles tourists, Who He took his place in the six-|Terribles, and the Casuals, the landed in England last week, foot concrete ring, squirted his Rebels and the other teams. And have only one recognised Tesi jalm and flicked and rolled with there were the highly-qualified opener in Bruce Pairaudeau. the best of them. But his worst experts out to snatch the in-

enemy was rheumatism.

And dividual title. rheumatic hands don't go with marbles, Not if you're alming

be a champion, that is. "Not in

good form today," mourned old George, "Not in Garfield Sobers, the lefi- good form at all. Got rheumat- handed all-rounder from Barn In me ingers nnd thumb, I bados, opened once agßinst Aus- 'ave." tralia in the 1954-55 series, but was not given an opening spot on the New Zealand tour,

And Pairaudeau's position cannot be regarded as stcure, He opened in all four Tests in the visit to New Zealand lust year and in six innings totalled 101 runs.

The chance then is there for Andrew G. Ganteaume to make his comeback To Test erlokel, For Goddard's plan is to give all

possible openers the chance to show their worth,

their

But the other players in this jesser-know!] sport did stust.

LESSER-KNOWN???

Foundry worker Leonard Roberts, 49, led his Telcon Terribles to a rolling

victory over the Championship holders, the Casuals, to gain the silver cup and a rousing cheer the several hundred spectators lining the ring..

REBELS ROUTED

from

In sporting jargon it was an "upset" for the Telcon Terri- bies from Crawley Newton who were moking their fat bid for marble honours, And not'content with trouncing the Casuals they went on to rout the Rebels.

Lesser-known? Well, It's known to schoolboys the world aver and these adults who take the minor sports seriously--par-

country where everything in the Her attack is as good as any way of extra-office and home in the world. The mesmerising fuctivity calls for club colours over the consolation prize of a

it a good pair is found, Eng-icularly in Q sports-loving And when it was over the

land will be up against it.

spin of Jim Laker: the amazing and a badged blazer, ⚫ combination of spin and ne

Terribles admired their cup and the vanquished Beked their 11ps

| Orkin (72 pints) of beer.

euracy served up by Johnny And in any case marbles really Terrible trainer EC. Larkin Wordle; the vicious spin of Tony rolled into the headlines when sold modestly: "We played as Lock and the speed of Messrý, † blond Lady Norah Docker, wife ļa leam rather thán 09 17- Tyson, Statham, Trueman and of mugnate Sir Bernard Docker, {dividualiste,”

a varlely of took a bug of marbles and con-

the combina- querid

World Women's Other results: Wales beat Championship two years ago, England in an International,

Loader present formidable attacking ilons,

But the emphasis is on ni-

Last week in the picturesque Fitness Note: Fifty-one-year- tack. Sintham

Wardle courtyard and

of the Greyhound old Billy Wright, four-times the English bowling is Hotel here, apart,

the devotees as individual Champion, kept his essentially an attacking force sembled with their of fingers warm by holding them

baga and

wonders how they marbles-as proud and

as con- a hot water bottle sewn into themselves would stand up to a

scious of the part they ·were his jacket,-United Press, sustained assault.

one

The feeling is that they would

be hard pressed to bowl "tight" the batsmen, got the upper

if

band

And with the W's again here in force, this is always on the cards especailly if two openers establish themselves,

And

we must not overlook the particularly #

newcomers,

Jamaican

gentleman named Smith, belter

O'Neill Gordon

known na Collie. He has been called, the modarn Leary Con- atontirie, such are his efforts to keep the game moving.

A TOUGH TEST

If England's bowlers face

tough test, co do her batsmen,

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer

Of The Year

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

Ignoring the possible potential | seasons:

of the West Indies speed attack, ono does not have to look any

It is a popularity poll organised by the China further for the reason than those Mall, and nomination coupons will be accepted Itle pals of mine," Ramadhin and Valentine.

until the closing date to be announced later.

Neither has enjoyed such success in Tesla" since they thumilliped England's batsmen in 1959. But they have not

under English conditions.

Cowdingy tells me that

although in the West Indies he

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

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations, should be addressed" to "the"

was able to pick out the spin Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

Roraadhin's deliveries when

of

the ball was

bowled

it would

be for harder in loss clear To the Editor, China Mall,

Bagilah atropbare

At this distance, before a ball

My nomination for Hongkong sTM Footballer of the

has box bowled or stuck in Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his

earnest, and before form has sportsmanship; of the? field of play

had a chanoo to dissort itself. It'

is dimetilt to come to any des

fidite ebnclusions.

But one thing is certain,

If the West Indies/produICO the sort of cricket" they are capable of, and if they got a fair ruth of the bail, Hogisini Wi have

to play botter than they.. have In recent seasons to keep their tile of insoficial worke cricket champion) (

CHIN [AIL, THURSDAY APRIL

Eve Of A New Season SANDOWN RACE WILL

A reminder that the English cricket season le drawing near contes in this picture from the Oval. England skipper Peter May back from captaining the MCC in South Africa, has a word with, Berl Lock, the chief groundsmàn,

Head groundsman Bert Lock sets his own cricket field. While préparing the pitch for the Champion county Mr Lock is often mobbed by pigeons, To frighten them away, so he can preparo-his pitch in peace, he has to put up

these scarecrows.- Central Press Photos.

CBF Confuses LETTER TO

The Issue

the

THE EDITOR

Still Further "Voice Of Sport"

Sir,In your popular feature Montreal, Apr. 24. "Tommy Atkin's Army Sports The Canadian Boxing Federa- Parade on page 6 of the China tion and the Montreal Athletic Mail for April 24 your columnist Commission today said thet

says:

"Many renders' live de- would recognise the winner of

Cherif Hamla-Bobby Belled the fact that the local

rádlo sports fight on April 30 as the World umed during the past couple of spots have been Featherweight Champlon.

weeks so that both programmes," Sports Cavalcade, from Radio Hongkong and Voice of Sport from Rediffusion are on the air together"

Hamio, 20-year-old- French- Algerian. is the European Champlon and ranked as the

No 1 contender for the crown

West Indians First Match

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London, Apr. 24. Newcomers in the West Indies louring cricket team get an early experience of English: playing conditions in the two-day match) against C. W. beginning tomorrow at East- Swanton's XII, bourne, Sussex.

They include Wesley Hall, the and 10-year-old fast bowler surprise choice of the tour, aggressive batsman, who was the

LINE UP THE TOP TWO-YEAR-OLDS

By RICHARD BAERLEIN

About once in every seven years a two-year-old racing on the, for side of the course wins a race at Newbury; normally low numbers in the draw are fatal, Mrs Tommy Carey's Tom Pom proved one of the rare exceptions when' he cantered away with the Beckhampton Stakes on Fri- day, April 12, after making all the running: and drawn

· No. 2-Im'a field of 28.

In exactly, similar circumstances on the Saturday, Medina, one of the co-favourites, was drawn on the far side and she went really well until the distance when those on the stand side began to prove the advantage of n high Braw.

They swept past Medina who) kadaler a future winner on the was not even in the first thred first day of the meeting. This at the Anish, bunten. more than wag. Dismiss, a son of Donoro four lengths from the winner. whose offspring are making their

It very hard indeed total appearance this season, explain why 'occasionally n winner does come from the for Although he finished fifth, Dismiss was less than three Jengthy behind the -urpriso winner, Master of Boysen, in the Ashley Stakes.

side.

WORST TIME

Tom Por's me was the worst of the four two-year-old winners Light of the World, a son of ut Newbury, yet if anyone asked | Luminary, may well be the you which you would like to fastest two-year-old ween put tä own of the four winners, nine adte. He made all the running people out of 10 would prob- in the Filzwilliam Stakes and ably choose Tom Fom.

colt who will

In said to be well in front of Master of Boyden at-home,

The market was certainly very weak on this particular race, but Tom Pom is a useful-looking

The probability is that he is a Tudor Minstrel

good two-year-old who has not Cain further victories,

yel been seen out, but on Satur Or the horses which finished day ky: the Sandown Park Stud behind Tom Fóm, Hatton Gar- Produce Stokes we are: pro- den should soon be winning. He mised some really well gallopst is a useful-looking son of Pales-individuals better than: anything: time and was a late market order seen out to date. Dom 100-3 down to 7-1

I think we have seen the last

of Well Scored in selling races

at least for the time being. Both her breeding and her style of racing will atinet too much competition, at any auction after a selling race and if sh had the bad luck to get beaten there would be plenty of claims put. in for her after the race;

(London: Express Šerulda),

Connollys Broke But Happy

New York, Apr. 24. American Olympic Hammer GOOD PERFORMANCE

Throw Champion, Harold Con- Sea Port, a son of Como, did nolly, and his Czech wife, Ciga the best time of the two-year- Flkatova, women's world Dirceus olds at the meeting and it was Champion, arrived in New York quite a good performance for a today with only 35 cents between first time out to the second, them. They received an official Argosy Royal; know his business | city welcome, thoroughly and had been third

In the Brocklesby at Lincoln. The two young athletes, who met at the. Melbourne, Olympie Ai Newmarket Sam Armstrong Games tast year and were mar produced a rather nice newcomer ried in Prague last month. in Court of Kings. He is a fullstepped off the Ines Armetica" brother to Kings Bench and broke but happy. although he is backward he ran

"very nice/race' on the for ́side An official car drove them of the course and will be a very from the dock to the City Hall, much better, colt next time out, | wherO the Mayor, Robert

There are distinct possibilities Wagner; welcomed them in per In this one while Armstrong also son-France-PressC.

Yankees

Beat The

Orioles 3-2

New York, Apr 24

Mickey Mantle hit into ono of Connie Johnson's'.

Also in the side ore, Collie

an all-rounder with a screwballs in the eighth inning for a home run that gave Smith,

hitting the New York Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore. reputation for bold Rohan Karhol, a promising Orioles today, right-handed batanan, and Roy Mindle's' homer, his second of and Crandall, WP-Phillips (1- loft vacant with the retirement So for as Rediffusion is con- Gilchrist,

a stockily-bully fast of Sandy Saddler.

cerned no change has occurred bowler,

the sebsorg, came on the frat 0), LP-Schmidt (0-1), HHS- and Bell, also

Colin 20, Is unranked: in the broadcast time,

the captain, is pitch or the frame and broke Adcock (2nd), Ennis (2rid), Cowdrey Voice 'of Sport" has been among the top 10 feathers bút

of the six. Test players' in- - up a 2-2 tie,

Aaron (3rd), Mathews (1st), has beaten two rated men in the broadcast at 8.30-9.00 p.m. on chuded in Swinton's side. The

Crandall (2nd)-United Press. Saturdays continuously for others are Tom Graveney, Aldn nearly four years,

Moss, John Warr. Hubert Dog- gart and Billy Grimth, the Assistant Secretary of the MCC. -Chirin, Mall, Special.

division Carmelo Costa and Ike Chestnut and lost two close decisions to Miguel Bor- 'rios, third-ranked min.In

division.

the

meet

NO AGREEMENT

Berrios is scheduled to Hogan (Kid) Bissey: of Nigeria on Friday night in Washington to determine the opponent for Homia in the IBA's elimination tournament. No agreement has been made with Hamfo; how Over.

Promoter Eddie Quinn said there was no reuson Hamia should fight anyone else for the

Witc

"He beat all-dhosợ guys Berrics, Costa and Chestnut — so why should he have to fight

Ice.

ROY G. DUNLOP Controller of Programmes

ane

Yogi Berra put the Yankees in front with a two-run homer In the first inning but the Orioles ovened the store with a run in the third and another. In the *ixthi Art Ditmar started for the Yanie but gave way in the eighth to Bob Grim, who-was

Marciano Buys Coronation Year credited with the triumph.

Half Of Ryan

Lowell, Massachusetta.

Apr. 24.

City

Wing And Suburban

Epsom, Apr. 243

Home Soccer Results

London, Apr, 24; Besulle of this evening's foot-

matches were:

In the only other game played, Del Crandall's ninth inning homer powered the "MIwaukee Braves to an 8-7 decision

over the St Louis Cardinals.

Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and ball Edale Mathews also homered for Milwaukee. Taylor Philips re-

ved starter Hay Crone in the Southport third inning and was the winner while Willard Schmidt was the

THE SCORES! Ansericats/Langue:

The former world heavy- Me A. J. Thomas Coronation weight champion, Rocky Mar-Year, won the City and Subur clano, has purchased a 80 per ban: Handicap run today over cent Interest in Billy` Ryan,

one mile and a quarter here, Lowell light-heavyweight, It He started at odds of five, to

2000-tone. There was a

photo finish loser: Ryan, former Golden Gloves for second place champion and all-service title- 'Lord Sefton's, Andros, starting holder while serving with the

Carey's Prince' Moon," also

was announced today.

Was

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7, third,

Division III (North)

Crewg

SCOTTISHI LRAGUR.

· First Division!

KER. HV E Queen of 92 Motherwell

2 12:0

Baltimore them again to claim the title?" Marines, his won all six. of his at 100 to 7 was second and Mr

professional bouts, Ave by first 100 20tified" favourite at Ditmar, Gritn. (B) and Berra, Berwick 1th Brechin

New York at wh The fight will be alaged in the round lockouts.

Johnson (0-0) and Ginsbergr The Interest in the " Forum, home or the Stanley Cup Sold by Ryan's manager, three to one.

fighter Hockey Champlons, the Ted: Coupe of Lowell, fër ng

Algo

WP-Grim (2-1). HRS Berra East Stirling/1;:; broath rans were Whiranek, (2nd); Mantle (2nd), Montreal Canadians, and will be

Fortar Kannil, Venus Supper," "Casmiri," PRA undisclosed. sum,

NadlogikÉ; Lengua- the first pro fight there since Ryan will be trained by Allie Great Picho, Nichos Nickleby, B. Louis September 28, 1953, when Paolo Columbo, who guided Maralano Martha and Thunderbolt Mells fought Mario Terry during his ring career.--United Coronation Your won by threw United Press,...

Press

quarters, of a longth?

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