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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1950.

Rugby's Scoring System Needs Revision FAMOUS SPORTS STARS

VALUE OF A TRY SHOULD BE

RAISED AND THAT OF A

PENALTY GOAL DECREASED Says DEREK JOHN

The All Blacks' farcical victory over the British Lions-by six penalty goals to three tries, a goal and a penalty goal-has once again raised the thorny problem of the value of trios and penalties.

The problem is being discussed this month at the meeting of the Inter- And it is my hope national Rugby Football Board in New Zealand.

that they will raise the value of a try and decrease the value of a penalty goal.

lur results.

för

the

Last season, France won the International Championship the Brst time since they entered the competition half a century ago. But I cannot see them re- thepeating that success with

present scoring system.

The reason: They have lost four star players. Pierre Lacaze of Lourdes, the tiny clusive full-back who so brilliant at drop-kicking and piper-kickp

The danger is that the lexin- Rugby is essentially a haul- lators will judge the All Blacks' ng game and a team game. So 18-17 win to be a freak result,achlevements through team work since the incredible number of and handling skill rate much than the 35 penalties was

iny txok awarded by higher in referee Alan Fleury,

fancy footwork of one individual. review of rugby But do not presume that But scoring long overdue. Ins' shock and undeserved des the past few years 1 have feat will automatically spur the

inter-legislators into action. nationals decided by kicking! At Cape Town, in 1949, the rather than by ry-scoring briant Springbok forward Gellin ("The Boot") Auton ablity.

live penalty Koala to give

Africa South

15-11 win over the All Blacke. changes were made in acoring.

never acen

many

Life-Blood

There was a time when you couldn't win rugby match without curing a try. Nown- days, you can expert to international matches without a top-class kicker.

win

kicked

No

the

The last change came in 1910. when the value of a dropped goal was reduced from four Take the 957-58 season, for

points to three. Now I'd like to Example. England scored only see four points awarded for a live trids in four matches to winry-and the value of a penalty the International Championship goal reduced from

three pulots while Ireland (eight tries) Brushed at the bottom of the table:

of

Tries are the life-bluod rugby. And a higher premium ahould be placed on them

We are to encourage attrac- live, open play,

Don

All praise to a pince-kleking

full-back Renius like Clarke, the massive 18-stone All; Binck who kicked all New Zen- land's points in the First Test against the British Ilons.

"Grouter praise. however, is due to the lion-hearted British players who crossed

their op

ponents line four times to score: brilliant tries.

to two.

French XV

Falls Apart

Rugby players who would especially welcome such a

FOUR D. JONES

WAIT

THE GOTH

the Napoleon of French Rugby, who led and inspired his men to greal victories last season. Miss has given up the game to bo come a country doctor,

Mias was unfit for the match at Twickenham last scasón and his absence immediately had disastrous results, The pack was reduced to a chattering, diear- ganized rabble ami the French- men fell back into their bad old ways, playing as fifteen) k.

Leam.

Even if the value of a try is Increased, I shall be pleasantly nururised if France ean retain

MATTHEWS NOW HAS

A STRONG CHALLENGER FOR HIS POSITION

dividuals instead of as a united Stanley Matthews, 45 in February, but still the biggest name in football, has a strong chal- lenger for his position-for the first time in more than 20 years. Arthur Kaye, England' "Under 23" cap transferred from Barnsley for £15,000, is the lad after Stanley's job.

the championship after losing Auch valuable players and their

greatest-ever leader,

Warwickshire Take 72-Run First Innings

Lead Over India

And, despite all the "we're good pals" talk, 1 can tell you that this is a no-holds-barred Luesic.

10

I HAVE MET

By ARCHIE QUICK

Besides being the finest wicketkeeper-batsman- of all time, Leslie Ames possesses one other dis- tinction he is the only manager of a county cricket club,

Stocky, swarthy and saturnine Lestle is not given to using two words where one will do, but he waxes enthusiastic about Kent's future and the success of the Second Eleven Competition.

"The starling of this com- pelition is the finest thing that has happened to English cricket rince the War," he told me at that Maidstone, and for Arnes Is quite a speech.

Kent are doing well in the Becond Eleven tournament, and for that the club has to thank Amen for the way which he

organised Becuting and 'ecaching systems among clubs and schools.

This is a fight to the death, predicted by some

the imminent soccer end of the greatest forward

pro. ever duced in England, Kaye has recovered from the Injury trouble which caused to have such dismol 1038-59 season, Yes, he's fit, and rearing to go. Pressing are home hls challenge, young Arthur moved house last week, several months before he had intended calling in the removals

him

in

What is more he holds the Test record fourth wicket

(with against South Africa Wally

Afik wicket best sland against New Zealand (again with Ham- mond) and the eighth wlokei top partnership against Now "Gabby" Zealand (with Allen).

Hammond>,,'tho

His 1,019 runs and 121 wickets in 1028 is another all round feat which has never been equalled.

'Sowed Well' Or likely to be, for there are no

reaping the harvest." There are. successor including

Turned Pro

Birmingham, Aug. 6. Wicketkeeper Jack Fox and off-spin bowler Basil Bridge both hit the first half-centuries of their careers for Warwickshire against the Indians at Edgbaston here today sharing an exhilarat- ing seventh wicket stand of 78 in 48 minutes. Five sixes came during the stand which enabled Warwick-

to declare ot

for 356 abire eight, and give them a lead on the first innings of 72.

The Indians made 25 withou loss by the close.

по

When Fax came in at No. $, Warwickshire needed 27 for the fead, and he wasted time in gelling off the mark,

Four Sixes

Acrobatic Lacuze, an equally brilliant soever player. took major part last year in helping France to become the only coun- try to win a rugby Test series in South Africa this century.

he has turned pro- Now fessional by joining the Rugby utner Lengue, along with two members of last year's victorinus French teen-Jean Barthe, the famous Lourdes forward, who is!

He hit Nudkarni for three Just about the best No. 1 in the

la onc over-und business, and A. Quaglio, the sixes--two

Borde for another six to reach prop forward.

Fortunately, the great Van-e in 43 minules which also la- nier will be Ai next year and cluded four fours. rbse in the rap left by

Fox was bowled at 330 but and Bul Barthe Lacaze.

on to finish up Bridge carried Quaglio will be difficult to re-

as top

with scorer

an un- place.

defeated 56 (one six and Ave fours) at the declaration.

Indians Earlier, the done better by

leading

change in scoring are the Irreplaceable

blue-shirts of France, who

And France has lost one concentrate on the fast,loyer who cannot be replaced He is Lucien Mas, open game with spectacu-aduately.

NOSW, NOT WITH THE WOMEN INSIDE. JUST MAS AND THIS DOWBOY HERS, WE'LL HIDE INÁ BACK ARMED TO THE TEETH AND WHAT A SHOCK

THOSE

THI

WALL

AND THEMSELVES LOOKING DOWN THE BARREL OF MY GUN,

•

37 DIINA MEAH TO SAY, YOU WANT MEY TO POST YOU TWO OFF TO TIENGT

TIED UP IN THOSE RUDDY DACKS!

YOU MUST LEAVE

DAFT, YOU CAU,ME,

DO YOU THINK PM

DOING TO BO THROUGH LIFE WITH MY FEET LIKE

GONE DAFT, MONTHIS? NOT ON YOUR LINE?

I'M GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS LOT ONCE AND FOR ALL

four

had diamissing Warwickshire

by MADDOCKS

YOU KOJOW, I THINK YOU MAY BE RIGHT, IF THIS PLAN OF YOURE WORKS YOU WILL

SAVE ANATION'S FOOT OIL WHAT BRAVE MEN YOU

LBOTH ARE

WAIT A MINUTE. THES, I'VE HAD SENOUGH.

LONTANONE INTO

batsmen for 19% while Jimmy Stewart had reired hurt after being struck ott tho arm by Ramakant Desai,

van.

keen to play for Blackpool--and

'The products of the schemes wicket-keepers of Ames' batting

Just beginning to come clars these days, along. As a County Commitlee-

Into the Although he came "Ames man so nicely pul

ns the noturol and nw we are England team sowed well,

to the loquacious I understand, least three George Duckworth behind the players ready to be "blooded" stumps he would also have won in the senior eleven-two bats- his place for his batting alone

At a time when England men and a fast bowler. though Kent's great need is a embarrassed with batting riches,

successor

nt

Freemin

to Tich" and Doug Wright.

Ames, now 53 years old, badi iu

u unique career.

part of the county's certificate to put him out of big-

lime soccer,

Was

Peter May Makes Good Progress

Although he

413 made stumpings and Foodness knows how many catches, and,

Test look eight wickets in a Match against the West ID-

London, Aug. 0. dies at the Oval in 1033. be still found ilme to aggregalo Peter May, the England und Surrey ericket team captain, make satisfactory He scored 2,434 runs in Tesls, continues to passed the 1,000 murk in a sea-progress after his operation for son on 17 occasions, and had an internal abscess, it was said total of 3,058 runs in that same in London tonight salad season of 19033.

37,245 runA.

NO SURRENDER Take it from me, Kaye is dènd

Enginnd- the coming season.

He has no intention of be- coming Matthews', deputy the Blackpool reserve Xİ. At the same time, the great Malthews will not surrender his Record For Smith position without a real struggle. In fact, Stanley has secretly

right

the Smith Skipper Mike

and trained

through determined to prove opener Fred Gardner hit widely summer. dissmiliar half-centuries in the find it'll take more than a birth early innings.

To quote Blackpool bass Ron Smith, the leading English Suori: "Matthews is extremely run-galler this summer, was sit, and obviously feels the benes dominant and showed attrae fit of twice-daily training." tive strokes throughout him 25

And when I tackled Blaßtey ahout his future plans, minutes' stay for 52 which in- cluded eight fours and a six.

stated quite definitely: "I have Gardner betan well but

not thought about the future, struggled for runs during the because I have no plans to

New Zealand, later part of bis two and three- give up playing.”

Binish quarter hours effort to

The battle for possession of Africa and Australla-with fine with -51.

parition has already started. My impartiality, and had 102 hun 200m In Stockholm During his innings Smith beat pre-season-tip-is that Stanley dreds in all.

He notched a double century Kilner's record of 2,114 runs Matthews will relain his job, but made in 1933 for Warwick-that Arthur Kaye will be brenth- against the Gentlemen for the

hire in a season. ---Reuter, ing down his neck If injury. Players, again in his top 1933 day won the 200 metres event in or the need for a reat, causes the season, while way back in 1029 the August Games, un interno- track meeting at mnestro to miss a game, Kaye he achieved his best wicket-tional

in Southern will cash in mud try to take-keeping season with 137 victims. Norrkoping over PERMANENTLÝ

That is a record as is his 413 Sweden. Khaliq's time was 21.5 By DAVID JACK] stumpings.

seconds.-AFP,

he

8 Test Centurios Then again, he gathered eight

South

It is still not known when he will leave the hospitalAFP.

Test centuries-from the Khaliq Wins The

Indies,

Stockholm, Aug. 6. Abdul Khaliq of Pakistan to-

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NANCY

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AT BLAST-OFF!

I THOUGHT WS CRASHED

BUSHMILLER-

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TO YOUR LEFT!

THERES OLD MOTHER EARTH FALLING AWAY

FROM DO!

WE'RE A LONG WAY OUT ALREADY..I MAVOT REALLY HAVE BEEN OUT ALONG TIME. I THINK THE PRESSURE AT TAKE

OFF OPLIT MY LIF

By Ernie Bushmiller

ANOTHER ONE OF MY NUTTY

DREAMS

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