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THE CHINA HAIE, -FRIDAY, DECEMBUË U 1957.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WALLABIES?

One Basic Fact-They Keep Playing Rugby League Under Rugby Union Rules

By ERIC NICHOLLS

London.

What's wrong with the Wallabies? That's the question British For I rugby enthusiasts are asking—and_with_just cause. cannot remember any representative side starting a tour so unimpressively.

The Wallabies have been walloped in three of their first six matches. And they have been severely criticised for alleged over-robustness, rough play, and ignorance of the laws.

At the expense of the Australian tourists, both Oxford and Cambridge University have scored their first victory over a representative Dominion team.

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Cause indeed to reason why. the ball in a sat scrummage for For on current form the fear of being penalised for not Wallabies will bo slaughtered | binding or for swinging. ip tip

can't play real Wallaby football under British ruleg - not at least if you are to have any hope of beating top-class British sides.

International matches Undoubtedly, the Wallables next year, and they will cerare handicapped by British in- tainly jase their unbeaten terpretations of the laws. Their

So far the Amiralians have throwing Scot-game in Australia is based on kept their promise record against England,

launching attacks from the loose the ball about and keeping play tand and Ireland,

Now

they and the re- What are their weaknesses? mauts.

open. But that's not enough. A And can they

curo them

blows his whis:le often tour is not a nieceri jurt bo- 1 feroo international before the ball has had a cisance | cause It's entertaining. timo for the

to be won by either side. season?

It's a pity that rucks are not

The

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4

chter 2. Find

goal-kicker. The loet of a sound kicker has cost the Wallabies scares of points and at least one match against London Counties

points all) when 18-year-old full-back Jim Lenchan failed to -convert the simplest of m kidos right in front of the

Every Weakness allowed to go on longer, formady

Ausies have shown the Wallabies' rucking is first weakucas In almost every_do- | class. When a man is brought pstiment of the game. Their down in possession, their for goal-kicking has been deplor--wards pile in as a great able; their line-out play poor cohesive force. Their covering noods Improve The Wellablen havo "boen in ment; their

trouble with serummaging much too loose.

since they arrived here. First But all their troubles can their studs were too long. Then be explained by one baslo fact, they discovered an unexpected The Australians are playing resolution in the International Rugby League under Rugby Board's byo-laws

which their threatened to

from

because

Union- rules.

it

the rules Dyer

bor hall playing

Their loose serummaging, team their puerite line-out, the they had once played Rugby technique of their two young League at home.

all emphasise

full backs

the tremendous Influence of th League game in Australia.

To make the Union game at- tractive Down Under, League techniques have been adapted and the laws of the game have

been modifed to fit,

It all started when Australia were allowed to use a local rule about touch-kicking. At first

Into man was allowed to kick touch on the full from inside his own '26. Then the rule was extended to cover the whole Beld,

Rough Play

of the game. Instead they have had to learn by bitter ex- perience.

poste.

How the electora blundered when they left Dr Dicke Tooth ομι

Aldel Now they of this should give every opportunity to Ron Harvey, the best Wallovy who yet seen, kicker I have Ilclood threo penalties and conversion against Pontypool- Cross Keyes recently.

Breaks Yer eart ter fink that wiv a Russian referee and two Dutch linesmen, Bart's subtle repartee to the officials is falling on deaf ears

BAN ON SPORTSMANSHIP

IN TOURNAMENT CHESS

This

move

By

“RECORDER”

HANDICAPS FOR THE 5TH RACE MEETING

Handicapa for the Hongkong Jockey Cláb's Fifth Race Meeting of the current season, to be held on Satur day, December 14, and Saturday, December 21, are as follows:

1st Day

Hawaliai Moon (166); tambura (139), Mainsall 11 (149), New Delil (130); Ootanic Eky (165), Straight Rimer (155), Sup master (150), Tumérlane (143).

RACE 4

RACE X Battersea Park Handicap. Novices (1st Seo) Class 7. € Furlongi~Diamond Lil (350), Easy Money (154), Free Kick (144), Invincible (137). Lake Haydock Park Handicap. (1st Success (142), Marianne (145); Soc.) Class 3. From 14 M. Post. May

Blossom (147), Not So — Alandale (155), Bashful Bad (143), Peschiuma (141), Beauty II (158), Burning Arrow Prince Dahila (140), Bulten (135), Don Juan (150), Kelpie (140) Sunrise (150).

(141), L'are Triompho (140), Panch Blossom (143). Skylon (149), The Champ (153).

RACE A Hamilton Park Handlead. (1st Sec.) Class 8. 6 Furlongs-Ding

(165)

Eureka (148), Dong

Forward View Ever-gla (187),

(150), French Bean (147), Gallant Knight (160), High

RACE Z Lingfield Park Plate, Class B From 2 BL. Post-Angola (147), As You Like It (150), Jet Chi Bonus (144), (144), Million Pretender (144), Que Sera (144), Singapore (144); Winning Stroak (150).

RACE 3 Kempton Park Handicap, (let Bec.) Class 4. 6 Furlongs Noon (147); Hiram C (150), On (159), Mademoiselle Amusement (153), Beautiful Le Jin (151), Beloved (141), Brillaned. (150), Miraclo (140), Spinning

Rouge (169), Cordon,

(155), | Wheel (150), Winnie (180). Cover Girl (142), Ecstasy (148), Fenchurch (140), Fox Hunter

· (156), Full Ahead (140), How Do I Known (153), Never Forget (152), Our Pride (140), The Cherub (153),

RACE 4

RACE 0

City

10

Europeans

Novel Club In The Colony

By A China Maif Keporter JÁ STOUD of Euroglicin

lave decided to forsh ». ravel club in 1905 Colony-**, the Junk Owolis Club.

I understand that a few. ORACIA, ataformal beling yesterday, decided that it was time they hail xx organisation of their oka to promote a new appet in the Colday.

Provisional arrákobnétita have bech made to hsla the fast race on Sunday, December 16, starting preg Middle Island and follow-

Lammin

COLLING around

Thorn are about 15 European-owned funds in the Colony at the present time.

Anyone Interested the Club is asked to CON- tack Bill Vowler (34110 or OBBED) or Guy, Robinmin (28061 or 88100).

Week-End Cricket Teams

IRU

The following have don selected to represent their reka RACE 6 Haydock Park Handicap (2nd pective Clubs in League cricket Bee.) Clise 3. From 14 M. Post matches tomorrow:

(144), Confuser Ambition (147), Diana (136), Easy Win let Division Bos (195), Edinburgh (148), Golden "South. Deyalt, i. Lalchandily City (147), Iping (149), Knock.mood at Jayan, Pell you

1. d. Ebert, A. ff. Aptar. Mobing, | again (141), Tara (147).

Hugh, Butt: Bookw EACH 1

Familien Path

Find Handlers,

chell, L., R, MADISO

lux. 8. A. femali, ta Kitaha

Adam Ebrahim, U. 1. Rumi Khan, T. R. Chiba, 6. F. Chagia,

€00 Jat Division (ANY), V, Rec

Bouza, P. IL, Rd, W. I

Imail,

ECC RCO 1 XI v Army North post- poned.

Tenets v. Lindsey (Wkyll

Sheridan,

Green Park Handicap. (1st Sec.) Clab 2. I Mlle. A You Wish (154), Ben Lomond (147), Chessington (142), Victoria (142), Golden Brandi (2nd Sea) Class 0. 6 Furlong "th" - il, Medar (165), Jako ́ ́ (164),

(155). Another Johnber Angel's Peatl

Cavalry (143). (160), Knock down (140), Victory (102),. Lightning Feet (141), Mercury Fel Cid (138), Firstone (13). Lad (140), King Norse

(153), Kentucky (153),

King

(159), Million Dollar Golfedge, D. P. Dhab Strathian (159), Welcome (151), Rider

(158), Orange King (133), Pot BAGE 5 The Colony Chess Championship Committee has

O'Goki (145), Squadron Leader anal X Y. Tai, G. A. Bonn, Ju

Itong Chay, ·P Park

Handloay. (144), Sunstroak (144), Thou- Quickmire, an Battersea 3. A new approach to team

decided to instruct tournament judges to

Violet Roy Next come Accusations of selection is essentia). No more

Chackupum (138), Emperor De (151). ignorance of rentiment about giving everyono

enforce the 40 moves in two hours rule and to (2nd 866) Class 7. & Furlongs, sand Miles (153),

RACE 8 rough play and the laws in the game against a fair share of games. This is a

automatically award a point to any tourna-light (140), Gay Minstrel (156), school Sunday

Hiawatha. (141), Hurry On 'Hyde Park Handicaps Clago 3, Cambridge, in which they were rugby tour, not a

ment participant whose opponent has ex-(166), Jants Bid (168), King From 2 M. PostAfter Dark C. Rather, Copt), B

Bosch, K. Huster. Katni boord for late tackling and fro outing. The best fifteen must

Kong (139), Lantern Parade (180), Balkari Monarch (144), il Cart Heron Bertwistia;

P. 40. ceeded the time limit. quently penalised for not bind-be played against top opposition.

Futon BeOTE: H In the scrum, ing

4. Moro attention to strategy. Result: Bob Davidson's men In my view, the

"Umpire: (Wilis · Denyut Rat beIt will no longer be necessary for a player to claim the (136), Lawrence (153), Ngan Belinda (161), Chatterbox (100), Beeson, Aussies Constructive plans seem to

Loong (150), Opportune (163), Cheerful (169) Gloty (148). RADOV fro having to re-loam the

point when his opponent has exceeded the time limit Orange Beauty (180); Tell-me-Hanmer Mill (138), Hollerpontas 3. Around business

pinying Rugby should have had specially-tadly lacking on the field. The

(155), Iron Wing (180) Long and, in any case, he will no longer have the choice of more (142).

Wasps (fore). V. Aray Union.

appointed British imternationals cross-kick is not used sufficient-

Cue (145), Nashua (142), Horse at their training sessions to ex-ly in attack; the wing three-

claiming the point or agreeing to his opponent con-

Girt (140). Old Tyre (147) Wii (Caps), E, #theber,

Hung, D. Godjed plato and demonstrate Britiah quarters are not getting the ball

Regenta Park Handicap, Class Resurrection (168), Rond (150), Jg. Wixit, D. Crozier, B. Handel), AV tinuing the game. Interpretations of certain laws often enough,

4. 14 at Can Do (154),

(137), To-nicht

Temptation Reserve: A. Henson; Umfipire: Not A Great Side

by the Colony bishop and three pawns and, as Curtain Calls (100); Dragonfly Sportsmanship (149), Toll Me Khan, F. App Chess Championshop Committee his opponent was plagued with (135), Gambetta (156), Hunting (145), Tom Thum5 (144). This is not a great Wallaby je a

(182) and continual time trouble, found na! ion.

Hylamon (149), most welcome bo And yet even this confusion sido and there is no sign that certainly in the best interests great difficulty in queening one Lynnber (145), Manxman (140), over the Laws does not fully ex- they have one great player of tournament chess 37% this of his pawns, Krouk resigning Of Lok Princess (160), Outsider plain their sorry record to-capable of inspiring the others Colony. Too many tournaments after 50 moves.

(156), Scarlet (150), Sea Raider Su full-backs learn to run date.

past

A. Birukoff decided on the (187), Shillelagh (185), Winning with the ball instead of kicking

should explain it more by and raising the general level of have been spotted in the

by displays of sportsmanship or French Defence against To Yu- Touch (142). to touch-which means fewer careless planning of the fixture On the other hand, this is one lack of the same, disagreements lau, permitted himself a varia Jine-outs. As a result, forwards Ust. These early deleats have at the keenest touring sides I as to whether to adjourn ation of the type that landed

RACE 7 no longer practise the line-out not been decided on the rugby have ever met. No tourists have match or to continue, or to Napoleon at St Helens, and re-

Kempton Park Handicap," (2nd 2174.

feld but in the office of the tour

Bec.) Clam 4. & Furionts—all Permit an opponent to retract[signed after 19 moves. ever trained harder. From that touch of Rugby organisers.

American Carrot Now they seem to be gradually move. The Wallables had played no moulding their pattem of play League to League scrumunaging-

Meanwhile, in a postponed Gay (148), Tournament players are re-

Laricer (140), an earlier round (150), Bengal game from a loose, lightly-bound method football for three and a half according to the opposition en-minded that they ate called to played during the week, Chs Courier (145), Flectibot (148), allowing the forwards to gut months before they arrived over out of the serum rapidly and here. And it is fair to judge untored, even at the sacrifice demand an adjournment after Tan beat Michael Martin, who Gigha (143),

A (153), Oscar Prize come. Their 40 moves have been completed has been awarded his fourth King open that they would need at least their

circumstance

round game against To Yu-lau, (148), Princess adopts six matches to get really it and rummaging is becoming tight and to no other the League, tactle of pivoting accustomed to British condir; their line-out play is im- and that a move ose modo, no which the latter had won after Quicksilver (163), Santa Maria

mattor the error it leads to, has

having exceeded boon made and cariot Bo The Wallabien deserve to do a changed A piece touched has Fun fur League addicts inthey given as an introductio great deal better in their future to be moved.

But torture to rugby in Britain? One casy games. And I believe they will. tournament rules have for the Wallabies on tour in opening Axtare against South-But only by playing the British strictly adhered to. Britain as they find themselves ern Counties. And then incut way. driven back by skilled kickers.gs with the three strongest Captain Bob Davidson and his sides in England at this stage front row have renclied a stage of the season the Universities when they hardly dare strike for and London Counties.

in the handling moves.

Even the front row

play.

proving.

And what little tit-bits were

De serum on one prop to put tions. the hooker over the ball.

Australia, muybe.

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No other touring alde had to face mach tough opposi- Uon so soon after their arrival.

It was baptism of Bre.

Cambridge tave a brilliant

Afteen this season; some call it the finest club sido in the work. And I doubt if the

Wellables could beat them-

any stage in the season.

Unfortunately

at

They might have done a good

unfortunately this was

their

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St Andrew's Society Lawn

Bowls Team

limit,

In short,

all

to be

Fifth Round

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Istahan

Eilen

(158),

(138),

the Lind (188), Vendetta (148).

RACE 8

Standings

8 2 3 1 3

0 21 22

Uruguay Withdraws From World Cup Competition

Occasional (Home) Concert at 130 pɔn, on Sunday -

(Caut), E 20, Fenfoc. C Simpson, A. Harwork, W. Hampton, V. Seymour, T. †, Chun T. Qn Bing, R. Heron, 8. H. Reserve it. Lee, H. Ho, J, Doggost.

EXCC

Scortions (Aw#}) → Owens-Hogher,

Moyal Navy.

L. Stanton, P. V. Dodin, 7. A. Poarce, F. Gain, J. 7. Bu

Bottomley, F. Howarth, C. 10), 10 White.

Optimists (1)

Poller

Montevideo, Dec. G

H. P. Pritchard, I D. Kilber, F. 3 National Hughes, G. T. Rowe, I. P. Mahon. The Uruguyah

11. M. Macpherson, K. G. pink, M. timeag. Watce, P. D. Bougian. D. H soccer Team, several Olymple and Work Chan plons, Tayut, A. A. Maiden Umpire: C. T. today withdrew from the World Priestly; Senger: A. J. Dood Cup competition because they In the South American lust elimination pool.

The following will theremint the H.K.OC, ngabt. the Combined Bar- vices on Sunday, at Chater Bogdan CR. Joynt, HC Owen-Hughes, L. La Blanton, P. Quidi, T.. A. Pandora G.

Green Park Handicap (2nd Bec.) Clias 2, 1 MileAviemore World soccer officials offered Standings now are:

(145), Barrington (183), Butter- Uruguay a chance to get back

Play Pull Cunitedco at 11 mani P. W. D. L. Pls. fly (141), Eudora (141), Gabriel in the running by drawing with her att

Golden Nugget | Israel, Junks (143),

whose opponents all K. Walzo 540 14

"Wanders", Y. Major Burpea ☆ The Fifth

(155), Jernima have defaulted so far, for *as 11:00 am.. on inunday, an Bord Round' of the EL. Krouk ..

(140), Ivan-l±0 Colony Chess Championship To Yu-inu

P. (142) Milk Way (154), berth at the World Champion-pdo, Cif Stevens LUON Peninsula C. Tan.... at the

(153). was played

Z032| Misty. Law

Pandora ships in Stockholm next June, hey, H Hall. 1 d. summaria,

G. M. Taylor, 2011. A: Löpke. Je Soccer Asso-HDOT The Uruguay 4 1 1 2 14 (152), Permanent View (145), Hotel last night and again pro- MRN. Martin

Maybe, D. O'Reilly unorthodox A duced thred very

Birtukoff 4 1 0 9 1 Queen's Parchment (144), Sin clation ofBeially rejected the Robertson, 3, 11. Mil

cerely Yours (186).

CENTAURS Invitation. Its move was wel- comed by Urgunyan sportsmen, 2nd Division (Away) who said a team with Uruguay's A. 11. Piwa (Capti,

Whitley, A. Bale ine record could not accept a

Gregor. M. D. Bargent, barth after a preliminary de- 9. 0. Pascoe, B. C. Baadha feat-France-Presse,

opening developments, Gambit

Karel Welas played a Queen's Declined Very Badly against Michael Mariin, saved the situation with somú very skilful defcrisive moves,

at

times pulling out at what

The following have been selected amounted to a trip a

move.

to play for St Andrew's Boolety in and was still On the defensive the annual bowls match against St on the 40th move, by which George's Society at Howloors How-

Canadian Ice

2nd Day

Phoenix

Hockey Team Novices, Class 6. 14 Miles

For Russia?

ICE HOCKEY

First British . Team To Beat

C. RexTxids, E, A. Hutchined Scorer: L. 6. Cunninghami.

και

K.G.V Qioma) v Centaurs, 110 pa bernskeeff.

Bechiel Camell, A. Howe Beattle. H. Pepperell F. Hunt, Hutchinson, N. MaKiboerkity Schmickyy, B. diver, 156su maht: it. Rodney Scorer: Encana; piry: Me Yendall je

RAF

2nd Division' (Away).

Blythe BES

BAG DOM

RACE 1

Park Handleap

Bayshore (154), Carola (1453), Constellation

Dutch (157). Courage (148), Empire Roso (145), Fieldmaster (193), Free deal better acainst Oxford, but ling dreen Club tontow at 2.30 time Marlin was in time trou-

Success (142), Heroine (157), ble and overlooked an exchange Gordon, W. A P. only p.m.-L. W.

Ottawa, Dec. 5, Jetfield (148), Kerrora (161) second

the hem, A. Harvey R. P. Moodle that would have won him maich of

(skip); T. R. Mol. M. Scott,

A Canadian Ice hockey team Splendid (169), Tongber (145), pawn. The oversight permitted lour, Oxford, many of whose si. Sickenzia, W. B. Brown (skip), RAY10

Weiss talding the initiative and may make a tour of the Soviet

RACE 2 winter, Colonel men had niready played twelve A. W. Black, J. Moodle, J. matches, boat the Australians A. G. Skaoch (dp). A Loctitle, his opponent resigned after 46 Union

Hurst Park Handicap, Clank: 9). J. Rowan, P. Kennedy, K. Bodie moves.

Pavel Korotkov, President of 12-0.

(skip) Amold Graham,

On the adjoining board, E. L. the Soviet Ice Hocket Assoclam 15 M. Post Armament Just to make matters worse. Duty, H H. Browne, J. §. Baxter

(100), Chlypeo (159), Caravelle tion, sald here today. the Wallabies Belded twelve skip), H. Cockburn, MeAr- grouk embarked on a very

(150), Dulkoash (158), Happy Colonel Korotkov said in on Warrior

(197), Jubillation players

who had not had a thot, B. Rinimare, S. Mc. A. Fraser

kip). D. R. Dolly, R. D. James, curious opening against Chris

Brighton, Dec. 6. game since last August, After | R. fickenzie, 11. 3. beating Southern Counties by A. C. Spence, J. Car (skip) Tan, which he could only des- | interview that the tour had boen (135), Man On (138), Malkdor |

Brighton Tigers beat the best Dewar, cribe na a "distected" Evans agreed to in principle by the (143), My Pal (138), Cut (138). Steven. A Hulton (skip). B.

Amateur Hockey Pearl of

viet Union touring ice hockey very trieky Canadian 29-3, the Australian team was met Latch Gambli

Hongkong (148)

0-3 boro tonight, (154) team situation developed, the middle Association, though the detalls Sabrina (137); Scrabo Buchanan, P. D. Angus (skip);

Kangaroohey are the first team to beat ord five

game stage being reached with had not yet been worked out.

Snowy (154), The

the Russians on their British _ES_Geotgo's Termi

The Soviet team, in a dow moves and the and

touring (187), Valbridge (151). S. C. Band, V. Hond. J. Tindall,

tour. game at a slags where most Ontario and Quebec, wind

their eight-match tour here 10

RACE 3 G. Jedrwin, P, White, W. J. Ward, { middle games: bogin.

given an entirely

back division forwards!

discorent

now

Naturally, Dob Davidson n. W. Bradbury. wanted to

to "blood" his 20 players. as quickly as possible, But this. A EastLDEK was a bit too drastic. Aguer all. he had two months to try out all his men and find the In ternational fiftee

and

Up

Russians

Tlio Russians led 3-0 a minutę

18th man

odly.

One-Sided Goals

Ward End' Olymisto scored six After a Herole and profit-morrow night against Ottawa-Battersea Park Handicap,. (ärd from the and of the second goals in their Birmingham Mon- Ai J. Stonym, C. ilation.

against K. A. Baker, D. L. Edwards. able exchanges on both sides, Hulf Canadians, a junior team, Seg.) Class 7, 6 Furlongs Ale period, but Tigers scored twice day Langue match Tan found himself in an end and leave Montreal on Saturday Power (144), Alex's GIF (188), in quick succession IL Black A. Buckley, I C.

and shot Blckenhill, but only drew 8-3. Attractive | four more goals in the final 20|| Reason: they put, three into Parkor ME. Purvis

game of a rook, a bishop ud for Stocktone China Moit Amethyst. (188),

their own neti Power (152), Brory: Day (105); I minutai---Remer. against a knight, Special,

A. Fletcher, T. Gaanot

Capell. Pearson .

award. R. C. BUUN.

AD

four

A. Oray H. Rakuen

R. A.

A. N.

The Wellables made a further Hine changes for the Cambridge Bellamy & diere, match and only one pilkyd ap-Other. "A N. Other.

peared in all of the test tour

Datures29-year-old front row

forward Nick Shehadie. the

veteran' of the side and the only Argentine Road

Wallaby who outro to -Heltai

with the inat Australlaní fotking.

team tenyésu‹MICS", Race Postponed

Davkison and moment. They McClenaughsh muat now takd swift netion if they are to, SAVO

San Luis, Argoritéin; Deo: 5. The Raco Comptaittee of tho this four from being Hop! Argentne. Automobile Club de- Previous Wallaby teams lostaoce to postpond today's lour only live out of 20 parties over as tho 3001, Grid Prix Howa Diere: this time the tourists Tace, from Bro- tú, Claberal Piso, because of the bid stato

could lose about Afteen.

What action should be taken the red. ATURE DORVE TRA I offer this four-point plan for aliceel

The comedthru will have to

1. Davidson must forget his decide whether to hold the 2T- [the] [kklorbertzy nisih, Jan: tomeester

pawns

THE GAMBOLS

Barry App Aly

HAD A GOOD DAY. V SHOPPING, DARLINGT

I'VE HAD AN AWFUL DAY

EVERYTHING TOOULD AFFORD I DIDKIT MIKLIR

AND I COULDN'T WHAT: 1- DID WING

RADO

SWISS MADI