1961-05-25 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1961.

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No, O'Neill is not another Bradman No surprise

him for

But I still tip

big things this year

The critics who have likened Australia's naw stür Norman O'Neill to Don Bradmon must either be blind, short of memory, or else they never really saw the Don in action. In style, build and, Í understand, temperament, the two are poles apart,

My first impressions of O'Neill are that he is a great player and that he will score a packet of runs in England this summer. I like his sense of power, his immaculate English-style forward play, his tremendous strength of shot off the back foot, and the feeling he gives of enjoying every minute that he is in the middle.

Kubek leads Yankees

Tony

to victory

New York, May 25,

baats-loaded Kubek'a

Inning. uple in the ninth after ailing Mickey Mantle line struck out as a pinch- hitter, drove in the min which gave the New York Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox today.

Ralph Terry pitched a three- bitter for his Arst complcte and letty nm of the season Chel Nichols, who has not woh a major league game since 1959. was the Jocer.

In

All Prese things make him a welcome crowd-puller, They add sparkle to a ride whet is delighted to see everybody

after those wet doing so well carly days.

But as one who once claim- ed Bradman's wicket three tinies in succession in a Tesl series it was in Australia

1940-47 - I all doubt whether this cheerful youngs- ter las the dedication and murderous application of the Hilfe man who is now at the peak of authority as chairman of the Australian Board Control.

Utterly ruthless

of

a bat in his

The Dan, of course, became a law unto himself when he took commond with hands. He had suen a good eye, such superb co-ordination, und such speed of movement that on a good wickel he euld hit the calierally wherever he liked

it did something to him and made him tight alt the harder. So hard, in fact, that when he finally sailed from England after his last tour here in 1948 he had a career total of 27,851 runs at the incredible average of 08.07.

And of his 20 Test centuries, no fewer than 19 were against England.

Different pattern

No-with all respect and sin- edmiration for young cere O'Neill I don't think the pattern is the same.

chances

O'Neill, like the Dor, will continue 10 take his with that nudЯelous sweep to leg off the ball pitched on the middle stump. And, whatever the purists say, he will make it pay but not in the same men-

sure.

AT THE WICKET

I with Norman Yardley

Nothing definite can be said; men tee of the Australian attack | deserves a bit of a break. about that injury yet. He has before the Teals, but they don't won't let any side down. stli to give If a good work-out want the Ausb balsmen to over a number of matches be get 1000 much of a preview of fore he can be sure the tendon likely Test bowlers, infiammation does not recur..

King-pin

The tourists, of edure, do their bit of "hiding" certain men, too.

The worry of it, of course, is.

All this does not detract from based on the knowledge that if, the importance of the occasion, Benaud's shoulder table does however. This year, especially,

withdrawals from Derby

London, May 24.

There were no surprise withdrawals from the Epson Derby, to be run next Wednesday, at the third acceptance stage, details of which were published today.

Thirty-nine hornes were left The value of the Derby ean- in at noon yesterday, but six of not be worked out whill the these have since been scratched, Į kumber of acceptors at the threa costing thetr bwhers £300 days déclaration di Monday Is

In additional fotfoils for the lown, but it is likely to be in few hours' deiny.

the region of £40,000 to be divided among the first three.

He A few others are thought to

have been left in by mistake There has been no rain at and the candidates may be Epsom for several days and the math whittled down to 30 or less by ground is drying up. Peat Moss the next fortelt stage on Mon-hus been spread over the course, clay.

und here is a good coveting of grüss-Router.

As I don't think the Test spearheads, Statham and Tracman, should be thrown Info this match, I would plek the (wo qulėkték from Rhédra of Derbyshire, Higgs Lan- caslire, While of Hampshire and Latter of Northants.

And England's two

Other horses

Among those still in the race In Sir Victor Sassoon's Platuris- chio, former ante-post favourite, best who has suffered two bouts of stomach trouble in the last Hla trainer,

por my view illey should be bouple of weeles.

¦ recur in any way, the whole 17 am hoping the M.C.C. selee-epinners should be tried. In

balance of the Australien side tors will make it the will be upset. His bowlux, lotunity for sine finagitiative ex-splaner Allen of Gloucestershire Noet Murlesa, said yesterday he How about providing us soy nothing of his stirring periment, come-on-boys type of leader- ship, makes him, the king-plu.

Bu all these things add splee M.C.C. the fori:coming

to

match against the Australians at Lord's on May 27,

For instance, I would like to see a thizater

Kent's

to

and 1-armer Lock of Surrey, was being lot in the hope that he would recover sufficiently This team might not best the Australians,

run, but stressed that he it but

would like

must be regarded as a doubtful provide some good cricket and

starter. | Roger Prideṇux got a shanec to

Interesting zome

Information cpen with the estabilshed man,

on form and big-time tempera- Geoff Puller. And I the bigment for the selectors. three of May, Cowdrey and

This Is the game which for Dexter are to follow, I hope a home players is often regard-chance is given at number six ed as the test-trial of the year. for a player like the hard- For the visitors, it is the nipatuitting Jim Stewart of War- vital

pre-test prestige wickshire, or Doug Padgett of hurdle of the season.

Yorkshire.

much

But In my view, too So, as far as I have seen himnessing goes on in the team to date, I rate O'Neill as a

selcatlung for it ever to be truc test trial.

stronger and bolder edillon of

great Australians of the class of League,

National the Iteliert Clemente drove in four runs with two homers to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs,

The Protes scored four runs

|

The only length the bowler achieved was the length the Don adowed. And he WAS

in alterly ruthless grinding

down any opposition.

His tiilude, I think, was due

In the fifth lining off Dick to his early days of success Ellsworth to tag the starting when, frankly, everything was left-hander with his fourth set-done to get bằm dewil He never back this season.

forgot or forgave the bodyline ส 1932-33 which lour These were

the

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Anessing comes in more colourful Stan McCabe.nomination of bowlers. For But I just can't see him in the

while it is perfectly usuul shape of Bradman.

M.C.C. to plek as many England batsmen at posible, they rarely include the front-line bowlers.

Bowlers hidden

This is a game th the spot- light where their mettle should be tried.

Deserves

a

break

As wicket-keeper, I would deliberately

the Test pass favourites of Parks and Murray and give Jimmy Binks of Yorkshire a lobk-in.

Clearly. with the allion their backs, the Australians Are a different team. The talf jevřing of so many of fits bata- men must have cheered lehte Benaud, still very much con- The reason for that is simple selectors cerned about the outcome of (enough. England's His own shoulder Injury, (don't mind how much the bals-'round

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Fingleton looks back

on a fantastic Test

THE GREATEST TEST OF ALL. By J. H. Fingleton, Collins, 12s 6d.

the

trub followers of the Britisht turf, with höre raclig nèwu, in particular all the big and important races during the Wo Rat sexson in England? are quite aure a lot of fellow rate-goers in the Colony will greatly welcome stich kind of valusblo Informadon front time to time. Hope to read your favourable reply In the paper soon.

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Request granted. See paper to-

day.-Ed.

The 'Penalty'

Hurray to L. M. MagTavish for his headlife in Wednesday's Okina Mall.

This is an expensive book-80-odd pages of read-Funer & Co. should sue the

ing priced at 12s. 6d. but it is a book that cricket lovers will want to read.

ear

him

For

Jack of all-

Fingleton has the series: Hls alert, perceptivé Binks captured, moment by moment, eye and

do not let the whole of that fantastic tied down. Test between Australia and the West Indies in Brisbarte that had the cricketing world by the ehr in the depth of our winter.

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Excitement

Fingleton, I am told, wES TO carried away (as who was rol?) by this match that he began his book, based on the notes he had made, in the aircraft in which he flew off: fronts Brisbane when the game was chdcd.

Th, when West Indies lost the second Test by scyeti wickels he put his projected book aside, deciding that no one would be interested in a strica which at that point looked likely, to go on to be very ont- sided. Fortunately, he did not destroy his notes.

In his story of the tie Fingleton is entiusinstie yet calm, uni the last mimics of the game sw.ep him Into the general astonished excitement,

Even then, when "we all left the ground that night imp and exhausted," he has the kind thought of remembering the scorers, one of whom was n woman. Mrs Crouch, upon whom the tie imposed immense struin.

the

Everyone

after was seaters, but, happily "every thing did tally."

Amiably, Fingleton after deal- hg with the de, digresses on

He

Buffoonery

observes

how

Wesley Hall's buffoonery and mascu linity made him the darling of all women on all grounds.

This year, Fingleton, being Australian, is one of the enemy. May England this year give him cause to enthuse us Austrolla's asser foes have done. A book by Fingitton on how England regained the Ashes will be good read.

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-JOHN CLARKE

-Landon Eraress Serulce).

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referco for defamailoa.

They could have truly the game as hönodiablo and glorious manner but for that shameful perially,

K. C. WONG.

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New York, May 24. The Annual six-day celing races will take place on Sept. 22 to 28 in New York's huge Madison Square Garden Arena, it was announced here today.

Promoter Robert Mouton is how touring Europe to sign up cyclists for the races.~AFF.

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