1960-03-04 — Page 9

Page

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1960.

Pago

Big score against MCC To Kong ladies' softball

BRITISH GUIANA DECLARE

THEIR FIRST INNINGS

AT 375 FOR SIX

Georgetown, Mar. 3.

Nominate YOUR HONGKONG FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

Members of the public are invited to nominate

A fourth-wicket partnership of 141 by Basil Butcher (123)

and Clyde Walcott (83) helped British Guiana to set Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current the MCC a big target on 'the' second day of their four-season day match here.

Wiki

The Colony declared their first innings at 375 for six, to which the MCC replied with 31 for no wicket in an hour's batting before the close.

Powerful hilting by glani wicketkeeper-batsman

He was at the wicket two | Walcult, hours 43 minutes and hit a six

and 12 fours.

the British Guiana captain, re- lleved the monotony of other- wise flow scoring during their innings.

Extrao

3

Total (for no wicket) 31

Howling Analysis

who batted 78,

was out да-

Slayers Legall Edun

R W MI

2 30

4 0 ◊

Butcher, in

contrast, scored freely only in the late stages of his innings,

15 Ave hours long. Ho had 14 minutes boundaries.

Walcott took time to warm up, wearing only eight runs in

firat 45 minutes, but Glendon Gibbs, The when he got going' he showed all yesterday for

at the driving magnificence this morning without any which gained him his big re-dition to his score. putation.

Real alarm about

the bowling in West Indies

Maidstone, Mar, 2. Stuart Chlesman, Chair- Cricket man of Kent County Club, fold the annual gonoral. meeting at the club here to.

ZO day that he had j furned from the West Indies and that there was "real

about alarm"

tho bowling

during the present MOC tour

of the Caribbean.

Mr Chiesman,

of England

father-in-law vice-captain Colin Cowdery, who captains Kent,

that Mid

unless

the fimiletory bowling was stopped "gtone might get killed."

Geoff Fuliar and Colin Cow- drey-the latter again wearing his "anti-bumper padded vost stayed to the close for MCC.

Scoreboard

BRITISH GUIANA

First Yonings

G. Glubs b Trucman...

J. Salomon e and b Allen..

R. Konni c Trueman b

Allen

H. Butcher b Allen

C. L. Walcott e Allen U

Moss

C. Stayers at out

W. Edvin b Mori

1. Mendoza not out Exus

18

37

123

2༠༠

7

14

Total (for six wickels

deel) 375

Wicket falls: 1-77. 2-102, 3-186, 4-327, 5-305, 6-368.

2 D D 0 Byes 1, wides 1, no-balls 1. Reuter.

The MCC player

in the shop-window

Georgetown, Mar. 2.

A local sports goods shop had cricket fans chuckling here today by

MCC "guying"

players who wear extra protective clothing be cause of the "bumper the West war" on Indies tour.

The shop displayed a life-size model of a fully-dressed cricketer, wearing such additional protection as crash helmet. thigh pads

Bowling Analysis

in-

Trueman Moss Dexter

O 20

MR

W

7 39

1

34 11 05

2

22 2 80

B

33 12 24

0

30 11 04

ย

11

0 43

0

chest and extra pads

China Mall

"1 saw the marks on Colin's Fady and Ken Barrington's neck and I am convinced that some- be done to slep thing has to it," he declared.China Mil Spectai

FOUR D. JONES

by MADDOCKS

ingwerth

Allen Subba Row

Byes 8. legbyes 2, no-balls G.

MCC

First Innings

G. Pilar not out

M. C. Cowdrey not out

THEY SAY MY HOOP IS ASHORE IN OBLIVIA, AND I'M ALL AT SEA WITH NO WAY OF ESCAPE

FERDINAND

NANCY

HM-M---A LETTER

FROM NANCY

strapped across the

across the upper

21

thighs. Specta!.

71

SOME DAYS LATER JONES IS TALKING TO A SHIPMATE

bon! SAW

ONE OF THE

¿CREWCOME

ABOARE WITH SOME

KIND OF

HOOP

WHAT'S THE IDEA, SLUGGO ?

HOW WILL

I PICK YOU

UP... BB CAREFUL,

IM

SAY.

BRICK BRADFORD

GTAKE THE TOP.

ABOVE THE HEAT, PAM THE TOPG "EXTINGUISHER

ARENT DONG ANY GOOD!

BRICK!

HE SAID

HE BOUGHT IT

WITH SOME TRINKETS

FROM ONE OF THEM OBLIVIAN

AMIGOS

YOU MEAN

THERE'S A GUY

ON BOARD WITH MY HOOP

!, ༄་!

It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

are:

team to take on SCAA, All-Hongkong this weekend

By OLLY VAS

The championships in the three softball leagues having been decided, only passing interest is expected to be shown by supporters of the game in this week's league matches as various teams go through the mo- tions to complete their Extures.

Barring complications, league competition comes to an end two weeks theres and the only blot on the softball scene has been the suspension of the Squaws in the ladies' division for not showing up in recent weeks.

This week there is exhibition Indian in a Junior game to- | Indians, I pick the fortner to softball to be witnessed at both morrow at, 2.00 p.m.

Having lost 15 games In Government Stadium fo Soo-row it seems more than likely kunpou

during the Sports that the Servicemen frum Festival.

Taiwan -The

Tao Shatin will be netting up 薛 Kong girls, fresh from their local softbull record by com: resounding victory over thepleting their fixtures without Cheyennes

The game, will take opening notching up a single win.

The two qualifications for nomination King's Park and the Hongkong

(1) Footballing prowess.

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play, Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, Chind Mail, Wyndham Street. To the Editor, China Mail,

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of Year, taking into account his playing ability and sportsmanship on the field of play, "is:"

of the

(Signed)

(NOTE: No person is allowed to vote more

than once in this poll)

kong

In their

tumorrow

on All-Hong- Indians should account for them

at 3.30 p.m. casily. and on Sunday at 2.00 p.m.. als nt King's Park, they clash the with this year's indies cham- his plons. South China AA.

A record?

The Junior All-Stars versus

Club. the champions, the PI Dougers will be staged at the Stadium between 2.30 p.m. and 3.20 p.m. The Austera open the weekend's mattbali pro- gramme when they meet the

PATSY HENDREN ON BUMPERS

AND PADDING

1921 Lord's Test recalled

By ARCHIE QUICK

Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar There is nothing new under the sun.

have had specially designed padded vests made for them by MCC ́masseur Harold Halton in the Test Match against the West Indies in Jamaica to counter "bumper" bowling--but the one and only "Patsy" Hendren thought of all that thirty years ago.

Faced by the unceremonious in 1921 when he was rapped in the second innings for seven. short-pitched bowling of Jack about the body and clean the "Clown Prince of Cricket" Gregory and In the First Test at Nottingham #duck" and then by MeDonald which caused a sensation when

Easy win

win..

1

Now for Sookunpoo. The Junior All-Slurs will be represented by the Cardinals' Alvaro Souza, Henry Viannn, Losler Wu and Demetrio Xavier, the ClayerIOS

supply 'Sooner Rumeliop and Carli Baptista with one player each from the Pandas (Olaes),

Giants (Ozerlo), Indians (Hora) al the Stardusts (Moll Dayam). orie side, A well-balanced wilch will offer stiff opport

The Austers may be at the holtam of the league but few will not readily admit that in tion 10 the Dodgers in the the will to win and sporisni Klevised 30 minutes match ship department they have few before a large audience at the

Stadium. rivals.

The Tao Kong girls should not be extended in their match against All-Hongkong. Manuger Bill Silva will select his starting nine from Margaret Lam, C. Y. Lam, Lan Chàn, L. Ý, Kwon, S. Y. Chan, Helen Lung, Peny Wal (all of SCAA), Cecilia Ozorio, Flavia Collaco, Evelyn

Opportunity

Thousand:

of. Bel100].

- chlidren will pack the standa and here is softball's op. portunity to put up a show.

Harold

good

Wingice will explain

Cotton (Cheyennes), Annabeth the Ber points of the KEIC Chin (Matadors). Maureen over the public address system Mmhinnett (Squavs) and Anne as each inaing is played off, Tu and Betsy Souza of the for the benet of the unitiated. TurCros

The two SCAA pitchers Yuen and Yim are not available for this match and Silva will there- fore have to rely on Annabelle Chin with Anno Tht in retiof, The rest of the team are to be picked at game time.

After Inst week's showing. when Tao Kong displayed superiority in all departments of victory is the game, an easy

predicted for them.

The Sunday morning league games between the Stardusis and New Asia and the Braves and Saints should result in Now Asia and the Braves taking the decisions.

Out for revenge Edgar McDonald bowled, est by Gregory for a devised a protective clothing

MEANWHILE. A STRANGE CRAFT APPEARS ON THE HORIZON APPROACHING

I'M SAVED! THE EMPIRE NIT

By Mik

CLAP

CLAP

CLAP

YOU'RE A COOL CAT ANYWAY!

By Ernie Bushmiller

I CAN'T STAND THE CHEAP PERFUME NANCY USES ON

HER LETTERS

ERNIK

BUSHMILLER,

THE PIERS AND PLINGS ARE ALL BURNING I CAN'T

S&E KRIS!

By Paul Norris

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SING "SMOKE

GETS IN YOUR EYES" ABOUT NOW!

NEW

Lady Sheaffer

"KRAILERT*

FOUNTAIN PER

Hene before-a founzala pen to Arpen your presöra! taste in Bon Jewsley. Novne Saran ink bottle...

use drop-is ontziápm of Shrip weiting Aukt

B

VÆLTED PAPER COLLTE

ASWISSAINI

Ak! That Food! That Service! That Swissair!

SWISSAIR

Tak jak ke mnt 25% zan

ROWNTREE'S

DELICIOUS

SMARTIES

MILK CHOCOLATE BEANS

The Fastest Film

in the

World!

ILFORD

FILM

In the

he walked out for the Second

afternorm, The Kong, Test at Lord's,

**Pulay"

from their lust leather ill smarting wore $

2-1 year's shock

defeat by headpiece which looked like a Balaclava helmet with ear SCAA, will be out

the

for revenge

flaps, and had the whole of in their return meeting against

Ieft side of his body the Caroliners. heavily

The Catoliners will fight the padded down the arm, Hbe arid legs.

virŝtors in every Inning and a close

anücipated. match Olive Yuen will probably toss the strikes for the local side,

The decision could go either way in the Junler affair

A 'duck'

Alus, Hendren was bowled for another "duck" by McDonald, and then in the second knock, Ironically, Gregory, as fine a slip felder as he was a pace bowler, caught Hendren off! Arthur Malley's spin for a modest ten. "Paisy" never played in the series again after these four innings for an aggregate of 17

runs.

Mind you he got his revenge later with a number of high scores in Arthur Gilligan's tour of Australia in 1024-5, against Collins' team in 1920, with Percy Chapman's side Down Under in 1828-0, against Bill Woodfoll's party in 1930 and finally opposite Woodtul again in 1934. or course, Gregory and McDonald had, disappeared from the scene by then.

So, three decades ago, the "bouncers which we decry so much .today from Trucman. Statham, Watson, end all were What very much in evidence. Joes the Inimitable "Patsy." who has just celebrated his seventy-first birthday, who is now the Middlesex scorer, and who lives quietly in Fulham. think about the latest rash of "bump" bowling in the Carlb- bean?

said

'It isn't cricket' "Same now ne then,” this humorist. "It is not cricket. I cannot see why Whey use

stamps if short-pitched balls are thrown at the bats- man's body, or head.

"I was supposed to be the best hooker in the game, but that was a risk against that type

of bowling. That is why I put

tween

is

be

the Giants and the

CHESS

-8olution No. 5778:1 RX7 ch, RxEt; 2 Q-RS oh Ber Rti; 3.QxB ch, HtxQ: 4 B- B8 ch, R-KI; 5 RXR matc.

London Express Bereic

!

All in all, a most entertain- g weckend is in store. for followers of the gunie.

Australia gets

£A50,000 from India and Pakistan tour

Melbourne, Mar. 3. State cricket associations will share at least £A26,- 000 from part of the profit of the successful Australian Test tour of India and Pakistan, it was announced today. Australia's complete share of the tour receipis is expected to be about £A58,000.

From this, the Australines Board of Cricket Control paid out about £22,000.

Return air fores for the party of 18 were about £A0,500, while players' allowances ac- counted for £A12,250.

The Pakistan and Indian cricket authorities pold Internal uir fares and accommodation. for the Australians from their share

the tour receipts. *** China Mail Special,

ANY FIRM USING THE NAME APPLIED TO OUR ZORIC"

DRYCLEANING SYSTEM HAS NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER WITH THE UNDERMENTIONED CO.

PLEASE TELEPHONE DIRECT TO

59195

FOR COLLECTIONS AND DELIVERIES

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO

No. 1, Kwong Wa Street, Kowloon,

POPULAR

on the padding at Lord's. I The Hong Kong Story

PUBLICATIONS

thought I would shame the Dig- Chinosá Crauds & Customs Vol. "

rers out of it. The MCC Com- mitter took a poor view of it. though.

I am surprised I was made a Life Member afterwards.

"I always liked the West Indies. Baby Book 1 scored more rune there par

innings then anywhere else in King George VI the world. I don't suppose Express Ahhubí

would today with the new

$10.00

18.00

Chinose Creads & Customs Vol, 11

18.00

Chinose Croods & Customs Vol. III

18,00

25.00

7.50

10.00

5.00

1.00

1.50

1.50

4.50

35.00

3.00

tactics, but it is no good bounc- Rupert Annual Ing the ball at a left-hander ke

Polats on Judging Jado

Ciles Annust...

Pullar. The ball goes away Rupert Magazines from him and he should dinsh Ton Foints About Pearls it for four, with a big laugh. through the covers or slipa."

Hendren, also a Ane footbhüler with Brentiord, la ageing now, without losing his amsE humour, His "only. worry in thui. his American wife Gambols is not well. He thinks the MCC have shown Brilliant inspiration by arranging o. tour of New Zealand before the Australians come here. "A lot of up ami coming. youngster will be blooded in the right atmosphere'i, ho; anyy, mu .:

of Hong Kong Business Symposium

On Sale At

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LTD.

HONGKONG.

KOWLOON