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THE CHINA MAIL. MONDAY, JULY 81, 1961.

ENGLAND MUST GET TOUGH

Too many top players

are trying to

duck Indian tour

England's Selectors and the MCC have got to get

tough about this winter's tour to India and: Pakistan. From what I can gather, far too many of our top players just don't want to go and are trying to find "business" excuses for not being available.

Norman Yardley

be given his big chance as Eng- ¡cricketer's

land's explain.

I now,

are hanging back

I am not yet sure how well But it would be a mistake to Com- his temperament will it him for exaggerate these things. that sort of responsibility. Hemun sense and modern medicines is a charming chap, but I don't can cope with such minor

get the impression that he al- problems. ways nads it casy to mix

freely.

I think a lot of these players should be reminded that their real business is CRICKET. Whe- ther they like the idea of four or five months of Indian heat or not, they have a duty to the game, their job and, not least, to Eng-ity when they get it thrust land's prestige abroad.

It

on

is more important These 1 one with our best goods days than ever before that Eng- view-if you see what I mean! Clearly, after his recent houlth

tour.

tund should be strongly je presented on any official Test problems, skipper Peter May will have every right la stund India and Pakistan es-down if he feels it will be In

where the pegally.

English his best interests. way of life le no longer as pro- minent as it used to be, it is vital that when we do present a shop window, it should be

Chess News

By LEONARD BARDEN One-time Czecho-Slovak

1

star and ten

naturalised Brito, Center Kottnauer has made it clear that he will be Jonathan Penrose's strongest challenger in the next British championship in August.

Kottnauer was never in trouble in winning the annual ford Lournament with four out of five, half a point ahead of the Northern cl:ampian, Michael Hayearth.

Conceding over 20 years to most of bila five opponents, Kottnauer won three games, drew two and showed a masterly technique and calm imperturba buty which they could match.

not

furd, like other chess sun. presses is continuing to break it

entry records, Bretary 1. Parcne was able to report 132 contestants this year, pros bably a record for any adult week-end cigrons.

Solution No. 6073: 1 R--K? ?, R-KBI (1 Q-KB3; 2 KR-KI

R-RBI 3 QXRI R7Q; # R-K# C# RARE S Rx R mater; 2 Rx BP 1, K-RI; 3 Q-85. Resigns,

konden krpreaj Section

Colla Cowdrey, too, will have a strong ense. Ite is now 61 executive In his father-in-law's important store

business, and

tour

with other Austration ahead next year, he may have to decide that he can take time aft for one trip but not for both,

I think.

that Freddie ***14:1371 and Brion Stathem I have every right to consider

their deviston enrefully.

100.

Prestige value

They are both pretty hear the end of their fast bowling vereers and they, too, inpy not feel up to tacking India This winter and still keeping entuch stenth for n last fling in Aus- trulin in 1962.

Personally, however. I think one of them should be persuadezi to go. Good explainey could see to it that he is not over-howlet and the team list needs the prestige value of at least one of

ur two lob fast bowlers,'

1 May can't go, 1 hope Cowdrey can be persuaded to take the captaincy. The In- dians will laye hir kindly. -gentle ways and I suspect that Colin will love it too. After all. He was born in India - to Bangalore, in 1932,

If neither May nor Cowdrey Lean go. I expect Ted Dexter to

Four D. Jones THE MALE POPULATION HAS NOW

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BEEN TURNED SIDEWAYS BY THE

DEVIL USING AN OLD CHINESE EVIL SPELL

YOUNG MAN, ARE

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THIS DIABOLICAL DEED?,

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BILL SIGNALe CIARYIS TO KEEP

A BAD ON

HIM

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OH NO!

IT.

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Quite honestly, I would go But then, I suppose, this cald jogata like a shot. And I'll bet be a good time in and out. It my colleagues of that 1936 is rurprising how well people trip would go, too, if the clock adapt themselves to respons-coulit be turned back.

upon them..

Suffered badly

And I do think that every layer short-Usted should be strongly reminded of the duty Englend aspect of such a tour. must be properly represented. For the young players,

a tour of the course, it can be greatest possible value.

Social conditions have changed in India since I went with Lord Tennyson's private aide in 1938, but the cricket hasn't changed much. It is still lough and very hard work.

There are more turi wickets then we used to have, but they are good anes and bowlers have to work for every wieker they take. It certainly makes bowl- ing in England seem so much easier!

Ian Peebles was there, I re- member. Sa were Paul Gibb, Joe Hardstaff, Stan Worthingter., Bill Edrich. Alf Gover, Jim Parks, Jlny Langridge, Poter Smith, George Pope, Wellard and Tich McCarkell.

MAINLY

ABOUT SPORT Football's top post is worth a salary

By BRIAN GLANVILLE

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Str Stanley Rous

climbed, one, Matha Thumba,

& 18,000 feet, the other, un- named, of 10,000. Next, they mado a 60-milo detour round the mountains to climb a third

I have an idea that Sir Stanley Rous is not going to accept the pre- sidency of FIFA, the world Soccer authority. At the moment, he's still thinking it over, well aware not only that he would have to give up his salaried position as FA secretary for a pension and an honor- ury job, but that he is also wielding just as much power nlready as he would exercise with FIFA-if not more. Nobody in this country seems quite aware that the presidency, in recent peak, of 21,000 feet.

years at least, has been something of a majestle than an effective office.

As exercised by the alling Mr Arthur Drewry, it had little practical signicance. Ir Sir Stanley refuses to be nomin- ated, I feel that he will have done the sensible thlog.

But another, larger istue emerges from all this.

sinecure rather

hear

very They had three escapes. Once, a lightning flask struck 12 feet from their tunts, "split a cairn in half, and the morning and stretch- the

2 celebrations; Hitting ploughed a great furrow in the ed on, on, into the dead choice. Not only is he a past ground," Their wireless was

President of the club but 1 of night. On one

ruined. Then, when Erie was aren- was he who, when he became leading the way up snowfield, Binished at secretory in 1920, established an avalanche carried Hlon, they

two of 1 am..

the high tradition at after them away, and they'd slid 10 dinner speaking at Richmond feet before they were able to dinners, "All dinners are indre rogain a purchase. Finally, all for less the same; the food's three of them "slid off a very the same, the wine's the sanie: steep, ice slope," but once more

them by your contrived to recover. you remember enter

This won't happen in Tokyo, With that lot, His Lordship

for a qualifying limit has now and some Maharajahs around. There is no question that been set in every weight. "Each you can imaging there were few Rous is outstandingly the most country w be able to dull moments

lifter," says Mr for the young able and powerful football ad- at least one wide-eyed

ericketer I was in ministrator In the world. In Oscar State, the international

the present state of rapid inter-secretary, who sat and suffer those days,

development I have no doubt that during national

in the ed in Itame, "but not ad lib." this

Meantime, week's

the international Tent at Man- game, surely 15 time to make

of FIFA the weightlifting body does not yet chester, Chairman of Selectors the presidency

and desirable, know whether the Olympic Gubby Allen, will be mak highly-salaried

their granted one or two of my points clear job that it needs and deserves Committee have to a number of players. 1

request to add two more body- weights to their categories for Just hope he does it firmly and forcefully.

heavyweight,

Long over

Mention of Gubby Allen and Manchester reminds me that it Trafford that the was at Old

of the

For haisme, of course, I can be a ne trip. That is if they can stand the heat and tune inChateman bowled une to the helliantly bright light of longest overs in Test history. places like Karachi, Bombay. Calcutta and Delhi.

Agomst Australia in the Test

in 1934. Gubby got into such a

in 1930 we were entertained tangle with his run that he

ment royalty.

In style. We were given treat-bowled 13 balls before he com-

reserved usually

A mistake

for picted his first over! That over included four no-balls and three wides!

that His nual annlysis in innings was nought for 113.

I

There were a lot of runs in that match. Hendren got 132.

That, of course, is where the hope nobody reminds him of it. modern tour runs into inos! criticism. Eastern hotels and fond are not always to the liking

yourt

Englishman,

of the Together with the heat, they produce all manner of tummy tipsets,

Australians

The slop-dash suffered particularly badly on this seure, i understand. Prch ably that is why so many of our

•

GET OUT OF MY OFFICE YOU EVIL

PARN. I OUGHT

I HAVE YOU

CERTIFIED UNFIT

· FOR PUBLICATION

BUT ONE THING I'VE

BUSTED GOT TO SAY

THEY WANT MO TO COVER THE

PRIDONER

FOR IT, THOUGH --N

Leyland 153. Allen 61, and Eng- and declared at 827 for nine. Then McCabe hit 137. Bradman only 30, and Australia go to 401.

I'll

Th match was drawn,

batsmen didn't con-

bet the plain of that wicket!

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Separating Goliaths Tokyo weight, and super-

This second class is intended year's Olympic to put the Goliath the Paut At Just

Games, the weight-lifting Andersons and the Jim Brad- lords-in a mammoth world of in their own. events began early

that the large 50 but lesser mea can live and breathe. State' doesn't think 11 is necessary. "I've published statistics to prove that at the upper bodyweight limits, one needs a very high difference to produce better results. Over the past six years, only one man ነ ሆነ the world championships. weighing between 90 and kilos, has produced a result better than the 90 kilo elnas,"

Sports Diary

TODAY BOWLS

Indies Singles championship mat- ches at PRC, KFC, KCC, KRGC, HKCC 130 pm.

MEETING HKFA Council meeting. Sparts-

road, û pm.

Bldg.

TOMDARDW MEETING

meeting, CAAF

Nostalgia galore

KCFA Counch!

HOWLS Men's Open Bingter shampionship" quarter final matches at KCC. HKFC, Recreo, KCC, 5.30 pm. WATER PİLO Knock out tournament: HK Re giment

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Himalayan adventure

Abandoning 4-2-4

Brazil are abandoning the

4-2-4. They really are.

The effect on their proli- feraling disciples must be as to Last March I reported that though Khrushchev were

the Kanjiroba Himal Ex-deny the proletarian revolution. Almore Moreira, the new team of manager,

for pedition, consisting

is responsible John Tyson, John Earle, the heresy; 4-2-4, for him, is third out of date; teams should be pulative

more fully dedicated to attack, mountaineer, was off to with Ave forwards up or even Nepal. Now, I hear that sometimes, vix. their objectives have largely been attained.

and 11

"For me." he says-with not a thought for the incomparable Did the time для доле in After setting up a base camp which an Inside-forward could at 13,000 feet, the three of them devote himself exclusively

known linking play." What he wants, James Burnett, also as a runner, bud joined them he says, "Is "eclectic athletes." 1 by now-scaled Iwo peaks hope he ands them, whatever which had never before been they are.

UNWANTED TEETH-GRITTER

ts Trevar Bailey a sacrifice on the altar of (alleged- ly) brighter cricket?

Oh my

Hornby and my Barlow long ago, and ali that. There was no more nostalgle spot in London

It looks rather like it, even week than the

though, we have squared the Tavern at Lord's, where series and our batting at Leeds

a party was being given seemed more determined than It

for the Australian cric- tid at Lord's.

keters of today to meet ·

Bailey himself.clearly isn't los- their English opponents ing any sleep over the matter; at of yesterday.

37 he looks wonderfully at and bronzed, the blue eyes humorous expected

at

Wilfred Rhodes was there, at and alert. He never 83, Sydney Barnes, with his to be picked for England this indestructible humour and im senson, he told me, though he danc 88, thought we "could have peccable handwriting, John Gunn and Harding with another quick bowler "Young, at 85 apiece, Bill Hitch, Lord's.

"Tiger"

George

"Yes, I think actually it's fair in Brown, George Brown's boots that to say an image of me has been Dunis Compton played his first built, and I think that people are I hit a four and match for the Lord's ground Burprised staff after leaving school; he down-right amazed if I hit a six. I think to a certain extent cir- got a duck).

cumstances have played a part

Smith and besides. (It

Was

cl

"Tich" Freeman was laid up with Asthma; however, Percy Holmes hud arthritis his wite was "bedinst": Plum Warner, út 87, pro nounced himself "very feable": Reggie Spooner: was another victim of arthritis,

Observer Corps

Perhaps the most ambitious plece of match analysis, for this in what the operation is called, took place when the England Under-23 team played West Germany at Totten- liam.

"A team of no fewer than 70 coaches... sat in the targe visilors' cnclosure with ita windows. splendid plate glass The atmosphere in the enclo-1 sure was that of an examino- lion room; hardly a word throughout the was spoken match and many observers were so intent on their task

that after the final whistle they even asked who had won and what was the score" From thm 1901-02 FA Year

Book.

Richmond landmark

Richmond Rugby Football

Club are this year cele brating their centenary.

On September 2, kick-off three o'clock, they'll be meet- ing the President of the Rugby Union's XV at the Athletic Ground: Sherp, of Scotland, will play.

the

This is highly appropriate, for President, Major-General R.0.5. Hobbs, IA В former Elchmond ASTLE England man. Another Richmond and Eng- land player, J. 11. Willianis, will in fact be organising the Ride, which goes on to make the annual tour of Cornwall After the match, there'll be a barbecue "for all and sundry,”

Richmond put it.

Colonel D'iklen is organising

and it's drifted on to me.

Trevor Balles ... he can hook, too,

to

"The big snag is if you decide The admission seems honest. that in certain circumstances it's modeat and possibly justifled. But necessary, to play a defensive what Bailey does pussOSE, and innings, there's a very real dan-what has been so pitiably lacking ger that when you've batted for in both the England and Aus- a couple of hours and the situ-trollan batting at moments In ation has changed, you don't these series, is the ability to grit change from defence to attack-his Leath and sec his com That's a weakness through a crisis. Is this really a ing balting. in my batting and It's something quality we can dispense with so that I'm well aware of."

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