Bob Berry Claims His 500th Victim In First Class Cricket
London, May 1.
A fine bowling performance by Bob Berry, the Worcestershire left arm slow bowler, was the outstanding feature of the first day of the West Indian cricket tour at Worcester.
The West Indians were restricted to a score of 290 for nine wickets in alx hours,
Berry took six wickets in 44 his 500th overs for 105 runs and when he jericket, claimed Valentine in the closing overs of the day, he had gained
British Premier May Be Asked To Settle Soccer Dispute
viction In Art class
After an opening stand of 71 to 168 for and then a collapse
prevented
a timely stand by Smith and John Goddard the county side from dismissing Une tourista on the opening day.
Smith
showed promise of Be-
coming a valuable member of the
He hit three sixes pirty. and seven fours before falling to a gun catch by Outschoɔrn, after inuking top score of 68.
Goddard, staying 40 minutes for his 27, helped Smith to see the shine off the second new ball but throughout the day London, May 1 Worcestershire bowled and neld- in the euld con- The British Prime Minister, į ed admirably Mr Harold Macmillian, is to be dillons. asked to intervene in the pre- sent dispute between England's professional footballers and the sports authores,
A Labour Member of Parila- ent will ask the Premier next Tuesday to MOL up an inquiry
to look
commeston
in
"foodall industry." stotexi here fraday
Did the
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MATCH PRACTICE Although six hours play yielded an average of less than SU runs
cricket an hour, the
No always compelled interest. doubl the West Indies would have wished for a more subsion- tal total but they were batting In conditions foreign to their native islands and by occupying the wicket all day they Kakuri valuable match practice.
be at close of play: West
The dispute in English fool- ball begin when the English Football Association recently suspended the chairman, four | Indies 200 for nine. (Smith 08, directors and five players of the | Gantentime 40, Worrell 38, First Division club, Sunderland, Asgoral 35, Walcolt 33, Alexan- for having been involved in der 31 not out, Berry six for illegal "under the counter"
105 and Flavel two for 65)-- Finger-Preyste.
payments to players,
Inve
when
Following this netan by The Football Association Al ther Football League, the Players' Union is trying to draw up a list of 1,300 players whe rectived filegal payments they we club to another. "The union hoping in the way to force on Inquiry into the sport which, i claims, needs cleaning up.
were
transferred
One
According to the rules of the national federations, players are not allowed to receive any part of the fee paid by one club to unother for the transfer of pinyer-France-Presse.
Archie Moore
Beats German On Points
1
THE CHINA - MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1957.
ENGAGED
The engagement has been announced in London
of Britain's champion racing driver, Stirling Moss, 27, to 22-year-old Miss Katie Molson, daughter of a Cana- dian brewer. The couple met four years ago in Nassau. They are pictured here preparing a celebra- tion supper to mark the good news--Express Photo,
Three Countries
Prepare
For Annual Cycle Race -Prague-Warsaw-Berlin
By MICHAEL WEIGALL
Prague.
Workmen are busy painting the word "peace" in many languages in huge white letters on roads in three European countries in preparation for the tenth Prague-Berlin-Warsaw "peace" cycle race which starts here on May 2.
annual
AROUND HOLLYWOOD
ROCK HUDSON TO TAKE
THE BIG TEST IN MOTION PICTURES
By RON BURTON
Hollywood.
Rock Hudson is going to take the big test in motion pictures--an attempt at an accurate portrayal of a newspaperman.
If Hudson comes a cropper, he'll not be alone, for many actors have falled before him, either on their own misinterpretation of how newspaper persons behave or because of poor writing or direction.
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