THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1960.
THUNDERSTORM, BAD LIGHT, RAIN AND NO-BALLS MAR FIRST DAY'S PLAY
DISMAL TEST CRICKET AT LORD'S
Dexter, Subba Row help England put up 114 for
after early
two
shocks
London, June 23.
The throwing controversy in cricket was well spotlighted by English umpire Frank Lee today when he no-balled Geoff Griffin, 21-year-old South African, five times for the offence during the first day's play in the second Test between Eng- land and South Africa here.
The Griffin incident added to a gloomy day's cricket which was interrupted five times by bad light and rain after a thunder- storm had delayed the start for 45 minutes. Together three and a quarter hours of play was lost during the day.
Only a splendid imings of 56 by Ted Dexter, who helped i Subba Row put on 95 for the secondi wicket after Colin Cowdrey, had been cought of Griffi with seven scored, relived the depression,
At the close, taken early because of rain, England, who won the toss, and are one up in the series. 114 for two wickets,
Unprecedented
Weru
Lee, who had been the first to call Griffin for throwing on the present tour, is the sixth English umpire to object to the South African's action. Griffin has now been no-balled 22 times on the tour and he is the first player to be called for the offence in # Test match in England.
Previously only two players had been no-balled for throw- Ing in Test matches In 1898, ! Ernest Junes, the Australian, was called in a Test at Mel- bourne-against England, and it 1954, Tony Lock, England spin- nor, was no-belled in the first Test against West Indies Jamaica.
In
Many critics are of the
expected when Cowdrey was caught in the slips off a rising ball.
Then came Dexter and Subba Rew to retrieve the position.
To bat: M. J. K. Smith, J. M. Parks. P. M. Walker. R. Iiling- worth, F. S. Trueman, J. B. Statham, A. E. Moss,
South Africa: D. J. McGlow, Griffin was first called, offT. L. Goddard. S. OʻLinn, R. A. twa successive bails, soon after McLean. J. H. B. Waite, P. R. Texter arrived to join Subba Carlstein, C. Wesley, J. P. Row. He was next penalised in 'Fellows-Smith, H. J. Tayfield, the third over after lunch and G. Grittin, N. A. T. Adcock. twice more in the second over
Bowling to date
his third spell.
While Griffin was un- Adcock certain, Adcock tender to pitch Griffin short, making many balls rear Goddard over the batsmen's heads. With Tayfield each fast bowler taking Ave minutes to complete an over, progress was slow and only 17 runs were scored in 48 minutes Lefore lunch.
Superb form
After the interval. Dexter displayed superb form. He completed his 50 in an hour and 40 minutes, but when he had to play himself in again after the fourth interruption he left to the second ball he received.
a fine Mclean again made ratch at second slip. Dexic was at the crease just over two hours and he hit seven fours.
Subba Row played a fine back-
OMR W
13.3 5 28
10
13 2 37 1 2 20 0 0 2 18 0
Byes 4. Legbyes 4, Noballs 5 [Grillin),—Reuter.
VICTOR AND VANQUISHED
Fley Patterso
Two doctors go to the assistance of Ingemar Johansson (left) as jubilant seconds lift Floyd Patterson (right) after Patterson had knocked out Johansson in the fifth round of their title fight in New York, on Monday night. Patterson became the first boxer to make a successful heavyweight come- buck-AP photo.
CANADA CUP GOLF OPENS
takes South Africa into the lead
Gary Player
with
wonder
round of
7
65
Dublin, June 23.
opinion that Griffin operates stopping innings as opener. On Gary Player, South African holder of the British Open golf title, defied
consistently with a throwing this form he could open with action.
Griffin
his
Geoff Pullar when the Lanta- shire batsman recovers from his Plastic covers injury and Cowdrey could re- turn to No. 4 where many think of strokes Apart frum the
fine repertoire episodes, the cricket was really would be of more value to Eng- dominated by the weather, land. the recent heatwave, ruged over thundersworns London early this morning ana that a start was possible so minutes after the soon 45
After
normal time-was mainly due
10 the new fibre glass
covers
was The official attendance 18,000, of whom 15,490 paid for admission.
Scoreboard
FIRST INNINGS England
and plastic attachments recent-M. C. Cowdrey, e McLean,
Cowsley must have thought R. Subba Row not out
a bad attack of asthma to play a wonder round of 65.
Player's 65, which cut one: stroke from the course record, together with his partner Bobby Africa Locke's 72, put South three strokes out in front in the team event. On 137, South from the United Africa lead Stales 140, and Belgium 141.
In the individual scoring. Player leads by three strokes from Belgian Flory Van Donck, with United States Open Cham- pion Amold Palmer third on
19.
ly installed at Lord's.
b Grißin
4
36
twice before he decided to bat
E. R. Dexter, e McLean, b
Adeock
56
5
Extras
13
Total (for two wickets) -114
after winning the toss for the second time against the South K. F. Barrington not out Africans.
The pitch and misty, humid atmosphere offered full 31- couragement to the fast bowlers and it was
noi un
Fall of wickets: 1-7. 2-103.
Not like last year, Bobby
His feft eye süli partially paralysed from a car ersal in- South Africa last February, Bobby Locke recently went -round the Old-Course-at-Sunningdale-in-71-nine more lžina the record 62 he set up in the Bowmaker tournament there last year.
Photo shown: Looke (left) leaving Sunningdale with a friend last week to play, in the Bowmaker again fila yeSr. The tournament was won by Peter Thomson.
Injection
Just before he was due to start out on his round Player suffered a severe attack of asthma. Officials
put back his starting time by nearly an bour
received an while he Injection and rested in the club house,
The remarkable South Afri- can, walking slowly between shots to save his breath, pro- ceeded to tame the 7,093 yards seaside links with an icy calm game.
Gut In 31, he came back triumphantly in 34 to snatch Irishman Christy O'Connor's course record.
Shimamura played two spoc- tacular strokes during the round, He hit the flag-stick with a good recovery shot from
a sand hazard to get o par four
at the second hole, and pro-
duced a superb stroke from a bunker at the last hole to find the green and get another four..
Hole in one
After his fine start, Oro, three times Japanese Open champion, lost ground with some loose, long shots, but his golf im- proved on the homeward half, and he reeled off par figures for every hule.
was
Meanwhile, Belgium making a great effort to hold the favourites, the United Stales, represented by Open champion Arnold Palmer and Sam. Snead Flory Van Donck and Arthur De Vulder played magnificently to turn in 34 and 30 respectively and their total of 10 at that point was one stroke better than the Ameri- cans,
The United Stales, with 140, took the lead by, one stroke
from Belgium, for
whom Van Donck returned a 68. Dr Volder. Belgium's -second man, tool: 75,
Palmer, with a homeward half.į of 33, did a 69. Sam Snead took 71.
Ake Bergquist, of Sweden, gained, the distinction of becom- Ing the first player to hole in one since the Cup series began in 1953,
Leading scores
Ha hpled his tee shot at the 15th (192 yards) and took -76 for the round...!
Leading totals at the end"bt the day were:
137-South- Africa
were
individual SCOTES
Player (South
COUNTY CRICKET
YORKSHIRE CONCEDE FIRST INNINGS
LEAD TO MIDDLESEX
London, June 28. Heavy thunderstorms during the night and early morning disrupted many of the first-class matches today.
But they were lucky at Leeds, where county champions Yorkshire were plunged into a keen and interesting fight for first innings lead against Middlesexa fight which they lost in spite of their having five wickets in hand with only 39 runs to get at tea.
The backbone of the innings Virgin 40). Sussex, 240 (J. -in which Yorkshire finally | Lenham 97, A. Oskman 43), scored 264 In reply to Mid- At Worcester; Worcestershire dierx's 270-~-was provided 228. Hampshire 84 for five. by Brien Stott, who balted three Rain,
hours 40 minutes for 77, includ- At Leeds: Middlesex 270 and ing ten fours. Middlesex oft-58 for опе Yorkshire. 204
spinner Fred Titmus was ne (W. Stott 77, J. Wilson 54 hot warded with four wickets for out).
62.
Collapsed
After reaching 312 for three in reply to Somerset's 214, Sussex collapsed at Hove when seven wickets fell for 28 runs.
The damage was done by Bill Alley, who took four wickets in nine overs for 11 runs, and Ken Biddulph with three for 10 in 8.2 Leslie Lenham, resuming his innings for Sussex, Boored a fine 97,
sverk.
In spite of an innings of 00 by Glamorgan's Alan Jones at Blackheath, Kent dismissed the Welsh side for 151 in reply to their total of 371 for four de- clared on the first innings, and thus took bonus points.
Close of play scores in to-
At Manchester: Lancashire 470 for four declared. Versus Cambridge University.
British team today's cricket matches were:
take part in
Ai Blackheath: Kent 971 for four declared. Glamorgan 151 (A. Jones 60), and 18 for no
wicket--Reuter.
Baseball results
New York, June 23. Today's baseball results in-
cluded:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
play today because of rain: Detroit
At Brentwood: Fexx 305.
Tour De France Surrey 34 for no wicket. Rain, Washington
R H E
Chicago Philadelphia
3
9 1
4
B
No
New York
1 9 0
2 t
11
7
18 1
(11 innings)
10.
3 6
10
NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis Pittsburgh
9
San Francisco
7
Milwaukee
9
----AF,
At Leicester: Northampton Cleveland shire 324 for elght declared. Paris, June 23.
for no wie- For the first time in history, Leicestershire 14
Baltimore British tean will take part ket. Rain
At Birmingham: Warwick Chicago in the famous European "Tour
shiro De France, cycling race.
321 for eight declared, Oxford University 112 for two The team, directed by (C. Fry 44, E. Dyson 55 not Frenchman Sauvour Ducazeaux, out),
will include: Job Andrews,
At Hove: Somerset 214 and Slan Brillain, John Kennedy, 131 for five (C. McCool 46, R- Harry Reynolds, Brian Robin- son, Norman Sheil," Thomas Simpson and Victor Sutton.
Leading (Gary
65-Gary
Altogether 128 riders wil Africa).
race which is compote in the 68 Flory Van Donck (Bel due to start from Lille on June gium).
26,-AFP.
Von
Player 65, Bobby Locke 72).
140-United States (Arnold Palmer 69, Sam Snead 71). 141-Belgium (Flory Bonek 68, Arthur.De Vulder 73), 143-Ireland (Norman Drew 70, Chrisly O'Connor 73) and Scotland (Erie Brown. 70, John Panton 73),
144-Argentina (Fide De Luca 70. Leopoldo Ruiz 74).
.
69-Arnold Palmer (United States).
|
70 Fidel De Luca (Argen- tina). Norman Drow (Ireland), Alfonso Angelini (Italy), and Eric Brown (Scotland),.---Reuter,
GARY PLAYER
THE GAMBOLS
CAN YOU TELL ME THE WAY TO BUSH STREST
CERTAINLY
PLEASE
British athletes for Moscow meeting
London, June 23. Three British athletes will compete. In the International Athletic Meeting in Moscow on British July 2 and 3, the Amateur Athletic Association said today,
The athletes are D. H. Jones (100 and 200 metre dashes); S. E. Eidon (5,000 metres) and
A. Rowe, (Shotput).—AFF.
CHESS
By LEONARD, BARDEN
111
Anti-apartheid demonstrators
picket Lord's
A
London, June 23. small group of anti- apartheid demonstrators picket- "ed Lord's cricket ground in the rain here today before the start of the second Test match be- tween England and South Africa, The demonstrators, mostly women, carried placards saying "Apartheid isn't cricket," or "Apartheid means, bloodshed," or "Apartheid washes whiter"
Police had patrolled the walls actual play, White to move of the cricket ground all night.
Here 15 a position
and gain material.
London praze Service
(3842)
from
Venturer first to finish in Newport to Bermuda yacht race
Hamilton, June 23.
The American Class A yaw! Venturer, owned by
H. W. Reeds, was the first to cross the finish ing line today in the Newport, Rhode Island, to Bermuda Yacht Race.
The ocean race started at encountered trouble
in the
They detained a man who stuck a poster saying "Ban South African goods" on a well near the ground-Reuter.
55 drivers to race in the 'Le Mans'
Le Mans, June 23.
A total of 55 drivers are sche- duled to compete on Saturday in the 28th running of the Le Mans Automobile Race,
The teams of Hansgen and (Jaguar), Von Dam-Gurney Trips and Phil Hill and Paul
Frere and Garidebien (Ferrari)
are the favourites in the 24- hour endurance race.—AFF.
the Northeastern United States heavy gales which swept the Eastern beaten
portlast Saturday, with 136 sca the last 24 hours.
yachts competing. Three of them are from England and two cach from German and Sweden,
Venturer
again→
Dyna, owned by Clayton Ewing of Green Bay, Wiscon- sin, was second across the
Singapore, June 23, finishing line and. loomed as Hongkong'a Eastern soccer, Is a 72-foot yow! the Class A winner as she gives team was beaten 3-1 by Singh- belonging to Capt Reed of time only to Germania V, pere in a farewell match here Southwest Harbour, Maine. owned by Hans Viktor Howaldt tonight,
of Germany; Caribee, Java and Caper the latter three being Amorlcun boots,
The boat passed the finishing line at Saint. David's Head, leading the flect of 135
craft Many
in the 635-mile race. The Venturer gave Dyna
the competitors 6%-hour handicap,AP.
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by Barry Appleby
TURN LEFT AHO...
ER.:LEFT
THAT WAY
Eastern, trailing 0-1 at the interval,scored its only goal through centre forward Kwok Moon-wah in the second half--- AP.
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