1959-07-28 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1959.

INDIA IN A GREAT FIGHTBACK SPORTS SPECTRUM.

Now Need 312 Runs In

Six Hours To

Win

Fourth Test Match

ALI BAIG PUTS UP MAGNIFICENT STAND

Manchester, July 27.

India, and Abbas Ali Baig in particular, took all the honours on the fourth day of the fourth Test match at Old Trafford, here today.

With one day left, India now possess an outside chance of gain- ing their first Test win over England. Set the gigantic task of getting 548 in the fourth innings, they have answered with 236 for the loss of only four wickets.

eschewed

They w require 312 in the Yorkshireman assailed him with he remaining 4x hours and they bumpers, the 20-year-old Indian bouncers. have Balk. the 20-year-old drove the well-pillebed-up balls Oxford freshnan, whose help straight to the boundary and the hooked the short ones with all They enlisted after

matured finiversity match. shaping for the antanee Alden century on his Test cricket, debul.

He seemed certain to reach three figures today, but when he had made 85, the highest individual score by an Indian in the present

Tremendous Power

Depite being bruised on the leg. Baig never flinched and he inade his runs with a fine varicly

A Trst series of strukavi

he was struck on the right

bouncer

temple by a Harold Rhodes, the Derby shire fast bowler, and was led off tire fleld in a dazed

neat slender

stylist, Baig, who weighs less stones, is just under than ten from

Ave feet elght inches tall, kul puts tremendous powey into his unishing hits. He showed a firms sense of timing and left no doubt about the strength of his wrists.

in the

condition, -Bulg

Soon NZAPred pavilon net he intels resunie his innings tomorrow.

10

Record Partnership

A splendid record second- weket partnership of 100 be- twer Novi Contractur and Tria to master Balg enabled

Trueman's

All went well for India until Contractor fashed unwisely out- s.de his off-slump at Rhodos anki was held high up by Ken Bar- rington at clip, He had served India well by staying two hours and y minutes, and his stand of 109 with Balg In just over two hours was the best of the series for India.

Rhodes was now extracting more life from the pitch and to Jump eausing the all nasilly. Gaekwad promptly received a blow on the right! hand which needed attention. he continued he and when

Cricketing Christine

Having failed to conquer at Wimbledon, Britain's tennis queen, Chrisilne Truman, last week picked up her cricket bal 10 play before a crowd of 10,000 in a charity match at She turned out for a team captained by Chislehurit, Kent. 1-44

England aralt one led by the comedian Harry Becembe 2/201

MF Pat hataman Colla Cowdrey and including woman Hornsby-Smith.

was stick on the mame spot. the ball going to nitorwortk He received excellent sup-

In the gully for another catch. purt from Narl Contractor, a

In this way India were stubborn feft-hander who de- tur three wickets at tea clined to take the slightest thoses pal in another menneing! Baig hooker | risk. Contructor remained on spell afterwards, PU for 24 minules, and when and nex! drove a no-ball with Even a thrill lunch

with the rare precision. was taken total at B8 for one. Contractor rise if steam from a Fallway

his com were level at 38 le did not upset and Baig

TARITY. Yet he took his eye off! the ball as he detected a boun- rain

Đ

die Englandt bowling mul pra! viting wenthor does crest intervene here mild 971 interesting thish tomorrow.

A heavy downpour of Pankaj fox and Cntractor held up the cricket for an heurer and pivoting quickly, he had sel the Innings on sound

| Ull bit balm un the head. busda by making 35 in the best after lunch and pue feared that pleted his stroke before the

Recovered

the batsmen might have

д

opening stand of the series, unequal struggle, but the pitch Both defleet holes and True-absorbed the drenching belter

Dalla Grackwad

man, but Dexier arraunted for

than

Hoy in his first over by means of a smart catch in the guils Judian captain anticipated.

by Ruy lingworth and then Disagreeing

the

The value of Bole's display was clearly revealed by the fact that he scored 85 out of 138 and made his runs in the compaṛn- fively fast time of 2 hours, 50 minutes. Happily, Baig OON DC- covered, and had another wicket! fallen tonight he was ready the dominant per-retum to the crease. sonality. Two glorious cut from Travman helped him to sn out The of 75 in 88 minutes, and again

rame Balg to give the stamp of anthurily to the batting. While the opening batimen had confine them-elves mainly 143 sni defence,

in Bukk mudinely took charge of The situation. Coil Cowdrey sana Dave him a taste of Freddie Trueman, and although

he and After disagreeing, Cowdrey had left the decision to resume in the hands of the umpires, and on resuming again Bug wi

Braves Regain Second Place In NL Baseball

-Beat Pirates 5-2

New York, July 27.

The Milwaukee Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for the fifth straight time today by 5-2, and pulled themselves back into second place in the National League by two percentage points over the idle Los Angeles Dodgers.

England rained another kuc-

Srcombe never regrotted his chofer. With her firul ball Chaletipe bowled her fellow-female and then went in to score a sparkling 18. „Her Jnnings ended in a suitably distinguished way-caught and bowled by England wicket-keeper Godfrey National Evans. Winners of the match? The funds of the Playing Fielda Association,

Photo shows Christine cracking the ball to the boundary, -London Express photo.

Peter May Operated Upon

London, July 27.

ress in dismissing Chandra Peter May, the England

Borde who was also struck on the hand by Rhodes, chasing harmicas ball, but Hapa Nadkarni and Polly Umriger pinyed safely through the last hour, putting on 56 in an un- finished stabā.

caplain,

on

WILS

cricket operated

for 2213 internal abscess in hospi-| Lal today.

May,

who is also Surray county captain, withdrew from the present Test with India ne Manchester because

of back

The England bowlers, apart from Rhodes, had a disappoint ing day, especially Trueman

He trouble. entered hospital who so far has taken only one today for what was thought to wicket in the mates. The left-be a minor internal operation, handed Nadicurtil proved the

but the abscess was more Barrington, serious

thon anticipated, whose accurate leg-spin "had Surrey County Cricket Club puzzled the right hander&spokesman said tonight.

DEPRIVED OF RECORD fours.

man

to

master

Nadkarni struck him for four

Cowdrey might have given more work to Trueman.

STEWARDS CUP

PROBABLES

London, July, 27.

There are 20 protables for

tomorrow's Slowards Cup to be rury over six furlongs at Good- wood, Sussex, al 1410 GMT. They are with jockeys:

Jack and Jill, (no jockey yet), Anxious Lady. (J. Mercer), Logarithm, (B, Jaga), Pacific, (J. Lindtry), Firestreak. (T (Piggot!), Welsh Bake, (F. Bar- low), Pendichill (no jockey yet). The Golden Age (A Breasley), New World, {G. Bougoure), Deer Leap, (E Mereer), Golden Light, (W. Snaith), Tudor Monarch, (0. Lewis), Light Of The Rond, (T. Lappin), Ink Spot, (J.. Limb). March Alone (D. Smlin), Short Sentener, (E. Smith). Neros Saga, (S. Millbanks), Ibrox, {3. Lynch), Franciscan, (R. Render), St. Elino, (D. Greet ing), Braw Lamie, (J. Tulloch), Accompondat (D. W. Morris), Golden Threat, (A. Briscoe), Syrinx, (A Klimscha), Braw Deal, (R. Podmore), Copatch, (K. Heddon),

VAUX GOLD TANKARD

Fifteen probables with jockeys for tomorrow's Vaux Goldl Tunkard to be run over one mile six furlongs and 130 yards it Redear at 1430 G.M.T. are:

Morecambe (J. Sime), Sup- reme Courage (S. Clayton), Cannoblere (Don Morris), Quick Drekdon (E. Britt), Pasi Jones (E. Hide), Snow Leopard (G. |_|11|tc}, Gay Finale (no Jockey yet, Padus (1. Singer), Pinky (P. Robinsan). Sola Sin- er (N. Meintosh), Grand Stand (K. (no jockey yet). Kabale Temple-Nidd), Dark ferok (no Enoracezer (no jockey yet), jockey yet, Woodside Terrace (n Jockey yel)-China Mall Special.

Surrey Well Placed For Another County Cricket Victory

'CENTURY OF WICKETS BY JACKSON

London, July 27.

By

B. E. JANT

The water lapped gently against the sides of the launch as the coxswain edged her at leisurely speed towards Picnic Bay. The sun was just beginning to lose its daytime heat and the cool breeze from the sea fanned Mr Wong and Big John as they relaxed with some of their friends in anticipation of a good night's fishing. The sea trip had been Big John's idea and he had shown plenty of imagination in provisioning the boat. There was a fine selection of re- freshments and, as Mr Wong had commented, enough food to feed a regiment.

The plan was to stop and rat in the delightful shelter of richie

Bay and then to make for the fishing ground. Since leaving Queen's Fier the conversation had been liberally sprinkled with threats and promises of great achievements with bait and line and in order to give a stimulant to the forthcoming fishing, a $10 siako had been extracted from each member of the party. The resultant kitty was to be awarded to the Brat Astierman to hook a fish measuring more then alx inches from nose to tall.

"There will be ng prizes for catching tiddlers on this trip" stated Big John with great finality, "and, knowing Wong as I do, we'll make sure there's nothing on his line when he drops it over the side. I wouldn't put past him to fix things with one of the boys. But maybe I'm just auspicious."

MF

'Something There'

Wong let the remark to unchallenged. He was too busy checking his tackle bul, when he had rolled the line neatly onto a sullable piece of wood and placed it carefully on shelf in the sabin, he turned to Big John-and said "My dear John, I coutil catch more fish with a pin on the end of piece of airing than you could bring to the surface with the best bit ur tackle, on the boat and I suggest thai just to prove it we should have a launob championship basod un what we each catch on this trip." "That suits me fine" repiled the big fellow, "but talking of cham- plonships, did you see that article of MacTavish's about to wint I championships in Hongkong being too easy reckon he's got something there."

"He's certainly got something as far as my wimming the fishing championship of this launch is concerned, In fact it's go easy for words. Why 1 could catch more fish with a pin on.....

"Wont. you're repealing yourself" interrupted Big John, "we I'll take the string know all about your pin, and siring. from you to carry my calch when we get back to Flong- kong..

.but what do you folks think about this suggestion1 that in the Colony It is all too easy to become a champion? Do you think I's fair comment?"

One at the guests on the. Iaunch look up the discussion from there and as he was a sportsman of some standing the others gave him a free platform.

Our Championships

"I think that as far as some sports are concerned there is a great deal in what MacTavish says but of course it is always u bit dangerous to generalise on things like the winning of dities at sport.

"Frankly. Tu say that many of our sports championships are too easily, far too easy, won. For example · some of the -boxera, who is recent years have emerged with the label of Champion of Hongkong, at this or that weight, have been to more than crude novices who were marely fortunalo 10, be competing against opposition even worker thin them- selves. I know that is not the fault of the individual concerned bat ti, is a contributory factor. in making our championships so worthless outside of our own cofimmunity.

Surrey, County Cricket champions and currently joint leaders, appeared well placed for another victory today when they finished 221 runs when a man carries the title of champion of a Counter DF terri- ahead with four wickets in hand against Gloucestershire at the Oval.

The champlona took firm inn- wielots for 63 against Sussex. ings and bande points but were Derbyshire, 79 for three after who He will be in hospital for thwarted their attempt to starting their second innings 125 sent down only two overs durlonger than the week which at force the follow-on by Dick in arrears, were struggling un- ing thr Inst two

Bernard, 20-year-old Cambridge di rain ended play curly. and a halfArst appeared likely.

Barnard baited rub hours.

May's withdrawal from the Blue.

and a half The attendance was disap-current Test deprived him of bornly for three pointing, and the crowd num- the chance of beating Frank hours, hitting 45 in his first

more than 3,500, of Woolley's world record of 62 į county match of the season. defending champions, Gene Woodling knocked in libere no

Baltimore's runs with the whom, only 2,302 paid at the consecutive Test matches, which who ran out of steam and drop-of

The equalled in the third Test at

Las carlier pod to third place after a seven-first grand-diam homer of his turnstiles.

this month.-- ime tosing strenk, knocked out Major League' career

Reuter,

and i

the punchless Pirates by wearing single to give the Orioles B-2

all of their runs in the seventh inning to complete

their

sweep of

five-game cries over

Pittsburgh.

Jory day got credit for his fourth victory in 11 declsions when Pitisburgh starter Non Kilne cracked up Milwaukee seventh allowed only five hits,

The Big Rally

the

Jay

Kllae, now 7-10 for the season.

had a three-hit. 2-0 shutout

victory over the Detroit Tiger

Woodling, who spent most of his 13 seapons to the Majors with the New York his homer oft Yankees, hit

In the Jh Bunning

third inning. Bunning held Baltimore hilless until the third, when a single by Chico Carrasquel, forceout, a

The Scoreboard

ENGLAND

First Innings

490. Second Innings: 205 for eight declared.

INDIA First innings: 208.

Second Innings

P. Roy Illingworth b

Dexter

base hit by Rookie Vary Shetrone N.K. Contractor e Barring

and a walk ‘louded the bros.,

ton Rhodes

Woodling lined a two-strike AA. Baig retired hurt

t

into the lower seals

in

was the 27th round-

D.K. Gaekwad e Illingworth-

b Rhodes

going for his until the big Might for his 13th homer of thPR. Umugar not out waukee ally, which started with year. It singles by Wes Covington and tripper smashed off Bunning this C.G. Borde e Swetman b

Lee Maye. Johnny Logul walked season. to fill the buses.

Del Crandall scratched a hii off third baseman De Hoak's glove, scoring Covington and Maye. Jay struck out, but Bobby Avila tripled down the right died le, sending Home Logan and Crandall, and Avila scored when second baseman Bill Mazeroskl's relay throw went past third;

In today's only other National League game, St Louis talinyed Cincinnall under the light..

In an American League game

and

Mortimore.

21

56

* 38 PA "

Italy Completes 4-1 Davis Cup Win Over Spain.

Milan, July 27. Italy, who had already gained a winning lead, completed a 4-1 win over Spain here today in their "Europoan zone final in the Davis Cup lawn tennis competi- 3tion.

27

234

Detroit scored slagte runs off RG. Nadkarni not out

Spalu gained thoir only suc- cess when Andres Gimeno beat starter Skinny Brown in the nth Extras

Sergio Tacchini 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, in and sixth innings but Billy Lous Total for four wickets

Fall of wickets: 1/35, 2/144, the first af today's two remain took over in the seventh

ing singles, held the Tigers hitless for the 3/140, 4/100,

Nicola Pietrangeli completed last three innings.

Bowling Analysis (to date)

OMRW Italy's win with a 6-8, 4-8, 0-2. 14 a 400 6-3, 6-4, victory over Juan 18 2 52 £ Couder: 12 2 351 Italy meet the winners-of-the 19 @ 33 0 American

zome Anal between

Brown was credited with his seventh win against six losses. Trueman Bunning has won nine and lost Rhodes the same number

· EXERC TAY – In American League nightingworth games, Washington was at Kap- Barrington sas City and Boston at Cleve- Mortimere Indk-Uri.

THE GAMBOLS

||MORNING:

AFTERNOON.

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18 349 0 Australia End-Cuba which is to 12 6 14 he played later Lis

Reuter

by Barry Appleby

HULLO.

RED FACE

OGEN SITTING

ALL DAY

IN THE SUN

week.-

Recovery

Gloucestershire

live took second innings wickets for 31 to the pace of eter Loader and David, Sydenham before Bernard led a recovery which resulted in the addition of 145 runs before he was last out

Warwickshire, who share, the kad with Surrey, forced Bax to follow on 152 runs behind, Essex lost four second innings wickets for 80 to the scam bowl- the close and still em before needed 72 to avoid an innings defeat,

Nearly four hours were lost through rain at Ebbw Vale but Hampshire had sumcient time! to make Glamorgan, 98 all out, follow on 223 ruts behind. Derek Shackleton, une of the most consistent pace bowlers in the game, captured half Glamor. for Han's Arst innings wickety 32 runs, Glamorgan's last four wickets feil for one

run and, following on, they løst a wicket without scoring..

Scores

lo to-

Close of play scores day's cricket matches were:

At The Oval: Surrey 280 and secundly i for six (M

49). Stewart

Gloucestershire 170

Surrey (J, Bernard 05). two pointa

...

Third-placed Yorkshire were

After to, follow on furced struggling in, damp conditions At Maidstone: Kent 294, and against the spin of Northampton- secondly 152 for pix (R. Wilson (W. shire's Anstrellan bowler George 68). Leicestershire 203 Tribe. Numerous showers and 4 Watson 50, L. Gardner 42, C. thunderstorm delayed ploy for Palmer 53), Kent two points. long periods.

At Ilkeston: Derbyshire 182 Balu also interrupted play and secondly,

70 for three. at Ilkeston where Derbyshire's Sussex 37 (N. Thompson 42). pace bowler Les Jackson be-

Sussex two points, ramm the first player, in flest class cricket to make 100 wickets this season,

As Coventry: Warwickshire 375 for five declared, Essex .223 He completed his century" (B. Taylor 42), Warwickshire with

third of his four two potis.

the

AIR-INDIA

"PARIS-dram of a world for which nu slicht is good enough"

At Ebbw Vale; Hampstre 311. Glamorgan GO {D. Shackleton five for 32), and secondly 10 for one Rain cur- talled

two play. Hampshire poinia.

tory he is exported to be able to meel international com- petition on something like level térmis. Can you really imagine some of the boys we saw, pollenting the KADÁ bulis last season, being considered, for a full scale interna- tional competition? That, after all, is the logical next step, Let us face it: we know jour 'boxers siniply are not good enough for that and in consequence our thies are hollow. "The same is true of our badminton players who only a few short years ago showed great promise but, in spite of the inspira- on of participating in both the Thomas and Uber caps. they failed to maintain the sort of, progress that would make then serious contenders for International honours,

Bleak Record

of

This time I have no hesitation in blaming the players themselves. They were given every encouragment. The Badminton Association worked very hard to give them the sort facilities to finprove their:standard but the expert training courses which were arranged were ignored almost entirely much to the disappointment of the officials who had done so much to re them, under way. Slowly but surely the officials. gave up the struggle of trying to donvlace their young players that they will had a lot to learn. Bome of the players preferred to bask in the 'glory' of their tilles but the bleak record of flongkong's achievements ja inter- national competition is surely the clearest indication at their shortcoming."

Mr Wong took up the story from there. "That is nil very trun and it applies almost as much to tenals. Two players, have literally dominated the game here for yests and their hyg been little real Indication that the youngsters who are now coming along are prepared to work hard enough to do better than Ip or Tasi: ... In fact it is very doubitu). If any of them will ever reach the same International eminence." Big John, who had been galetly sipping his cooling drink, deolded H was about time he joined in. "Wen MaUTEVİRÜ to have some of you on a side but what about lawn bowls and table tennis which are right in the first rank? Sarely a Hongkong Champión in either of there sports has won his title against pretty tough and competent opposition and X think you'll agree they've done prelly well Fin Internallons), compellite... But I agree, there is hardly another sport where we could find very,muck-success-out- alde of our own community,"

BEETTIK

Dangerous

That was exsetly my point" replied the guest who has had the first way, "It is very dangerous to generalise on montiers Uke this. "Nevertheless I think there is a fol in the sustention that our young portamen-and sportswomen-got their honour too easily and who slop working at thely particular, notfylty fay too soon. They seem to think that the fact they have won stile against very, ordinary local opposition, beings them to the end of their, endeavours. It doesn't. And if that to what Madlavish means them I'm on his side too.” white all this had been gelug on the launch had come to a stop at and as the others were engromed in the drougtion Mr

Wong had slipped his fishing line, over the side. one.Suddenly he let out a whoop of joy and started pulling in his line.

At Northampton: Northamp iconshine 375 for tht de- clared. Yorkshira 167 (K. Tay- for 43); and eccondly three for Northamptonshire two

points.

J

A1 Worcester: Worcestershire |240 and occorsålys 70_for

Middleoox 201 (E Chake 40, B. Pearton five for 40). ocatorature two points.

+

War

A Nottinkimm: Nottingham

Care, 200 ‘art-upcontory 10 for

"Get your money roady boys. While you were all gassing I no quietly proving myself the fishing Champion, Nerò comes ...the first caloh of the night,”

Mr

no wicket. Bonnier 160: (J.

.

Doma 80, C. Greetham

| Cotton-arven for 73).

Wong's elation weddenly turned to rage as be found a pla

boat danging on the ond of kin law,

| The party, burst into roars of laughter.

#Another champion, rete-Lite boot", shouted Big John, "and dat

is süti another itilo Very chally won,-i".tpola my sête în la.