Saturday's League Cricket
By "Recorder"
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Saturday's League Cricket programme duced no upist and winning margine everywhere were overwhelming. The point standings at the end of the afternoon's play point very much to the relative merits of the League teams.
The bly game of the afternoon-Recreio v. Scorpions. at Chater Rond-was a low-scoring one despite the Im- pressive roster of outstanding bats on elther side.
Gosano
The Recreio combination of Peraira and Dr did better than Howarth, Pearco and Owen-Hughes and it was steady bowling and good fielding that won Recreio the day.
scorer turned out to be E.
L. Soares, making his re-appear ance in the aldo, whose 30 was n
Not
a run came off a Craigen, tower bat in 31 minutes. Then
came a remarkable stand for 40 be-
useful contribution to Recreio's tween the Cralgengower captain, G.
tata!
Of of 101.
the Scor. Souza, and a new addition to tho plons' strong batting side, only It. team, J. It. Iranee, Owens held his own for an inninga total of 74,
knock of 24, out of an
The game was over shortly after 5 o'clock.
UNIVERSITY TROUNCED The unpredictablo University teaia collapsed before the bowling Gunner D. Banton whose six for 21 at
Sookunpoo included the wickola of. 3.
J. M. Govano, for a single after
Chellink.
122 not out, on the same. last week, Tommy Lo and D.
Army found four stayers Into double figures to win very comfort. ably by ive wickets.
EASY COINC
KCC had a very cany time of it against Craigengower at Cox's Path, though four wickels were down for
rung
at one stage
29
Iraneo batted with so much en. thusiasm that he would call for a run on anything, Souza was morò cautious and enution kept his score down to 41 when it have been in the 005.
own
could
Irance is a definite nequisition to
the Craigonower side that needs not| so much good batsmen as batsmen who will hit and run. He folded very well too at cover point.
HOW THEY STAND
p W D 10. 8 2
Recrelo Any Optimists
Scorpions
University KCC
RAF
inc
Cralgengower
A long partnership between Hart-Royal Navy Baker and Davidson changed the
whíolo picture, the latter producing
some pretty stroko play for his 53. MCC TOUR
Sun
150 for seven was
remarkable score against Craigen gower a limited bowing stre and very indifferent fielding.
L' Pts.
0 34
Strength India To Wait
The Valley toom had a remarkabl imings. Four byes, werè registered on the board and then four wickets fell for no additional score. The 8fth wicket fell with 10 on the board.
Best Performances In Saturday's League Cricket
BATTING
N, Hart-Baker (KCC v. CCC) 80-
G. A. Souza (CCC v.. KCC)
W. M. Davidson (KCC v. CCC) 53
E. M. L. Sonres
11.
30
Four Years
London, Jan. 18. The Maryle- bono Cricket Club, who have cancelled a vialt to India next winter, may go in 1952-53, The MCC are ready to consider a tour
that winter, embracing India. Pakis
ian and Ceylon,
Colonel I. S. Halt-Kerr, M.C.C. Secretary, to-day issued the follow- ing statement:
"The M.C.C. have kiven careful consideration to
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1949.
PIERCING DRIVE
Edward Keeney, playing on the Lac La Belle golf course at Oconomowoc, Wis., got the golfing surprise of his life. After driving off a wooden peg from the No. 2. green, he found his ball embedded with a cellufold ice.
Luckily, he had two witnesses to the unusual event.
PAYMENTS To touring CRICKETERS
An Old Grouse Again Raises Its Head
By PETER DITTON
says
That old grouse, paymen's to professional cricketers on tour, has raised its ugly head again. Writing In the "Evening Standard,” Bruce Harris, Sports Editor, "Complaints-privately expressed inevitably—are made by our cricket professionals on the fees they receive" for the South African 'Tour,”
Really it is no wonder. It is only necessary to com- pare the amount £450- with the figuro received by Freddle Mills for his fight against Johnny Ralph, to realise that top-flight cricketers are among the worst paid men in sport.
+
is available in b'g cricket.
Much of it goes back into the gamo
in such items as the Improvements of grounds, but there is still a con-
WORLD SOCCER CUP ARRANGEMENTS
Genova, Jan.-16-England, Scotland, Wales and Nor- thern Ireland will form a pool for the 1950 world; soccer cup competition, from which two teains will qualify for the 16-nation final rounds to be played in Brazil.
.
This was announced here today by the organising com- mittee of the competition.
The two teams from this British Netherlands, såld that the com- pool will accompany alx other mittee's next meeting would be finalists from Europe and the Neer held in Amsterdam next April East, while South Amerlen will send Avo finalists. North and Central America will furnish two finalists and Asia one,
The preliminary rounds must be completed by April 26, 1050, and the finals are to be played in Brazil bo- tween Juno 20 and July 16 of that year.
The four-man organising com- |mittee drew up the eliminator rounds
as follows:
Europe and Near East group: Tur- koy v Syria (winner to play Austrla produce one finalist); Yugoslavia
to
y Palestine (winner to play France to produce
Switzerland one finalist); V Luxembourg (winner to play Belgium for one finalist); Finland v Elre
(winner to play Sweden to produce
Arallst); Spaln Portugal (winner to enter the final rounds);
one
1); England, Scotland, Wales Ireland to produce two finalists from their pool; Italy, as holders of the trophy since it was last decided in 1038, pass straight into the final rounds.
"We will need many more meet- Ings to organise the whole thing," he said. Ho added that the question of referees had not yet been touched upon-Reuter.
THOMAS CUP
Apply
I'LL BACK THE SAMP · AS HE DID.
MALAYANS CONFIDENT OF BEATING UNITED
STATES
London, Jan. 16-Mr Lim Chuah-Geok, manager of the Malayan Thomas Cup badmnitor team, commenting on the result of the United States-India games, sald be was confident his team would defeat the Americans at Glasgow on February 21 and 22 and would go on to de Teat the European Zone winner-expected to be Denmark
in the final.
England will meet Denmark in the Zone final on January 20 and 21.
SOUTH AMERICAN GROUP Mr Lim sald his confidence has | American singles competition since. South Amerkan group: Argen-been increased by the excellent 1030. In 10 years, Amerčan oppon- showing of his team against Wim-ents have scored only one game bledon on January 12, when the against him.-Reylor. Malayans won all their games com- fortably although the Wimbledon team Included four All-England players. Reuter.
tina, Chile and Bolivia to form u pool Lo produce two flaalists; Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador to pro- duce two finalists; Brazil, as the host nation, pasa straight into the final rounds
North and Central American group:
finited States, Cuba and Mexico to produce two finalists.
Asiatic group: Burma, All-India and the Philippines to produce' one finalist.
Americans Swamp Indian Players
Indonesia was not listed as she Los Angeles, Jan. 16,-Indin's had not been definitely affiliated to Mohan Lal gave the United the International Federation.
THE WEEK-END SCOREBOARD
UNAAF
The organising committee decided States singles badminton charn- that the finals should be
some played pion, Dare Freeman, every Thursday and Sunday, start-anxious moments last night Navy ing Thursday, Junc 29, 1950. They before falling before Freeman's Eastern would be played in Rio de Janeiro,
Following the ten-day meeting, the chairman, Mr Karel Lotsy, of The
Money Back!
FOOTBALL GOVERNOR'S CÚP
5 HKFA FIRST DIVISION
2 KAF
6 St Joseph'n'
0 Chinese Ath.
1 Army
08. China "A"
18. China. "B"
12 7 2 3 30-
12 0
12 5
Club
St. Joseph's
11 4
11 3 2
Sao Paolo and perhaps Beliozanie play 18-14 and 15-3 in a Club A fair estimate of Mills' takings | adequate expenses on top of which under International Board regula- featured match
of the inter-wong Wah
Police fessionals are paid 250 a month in The money to implement this idea would be £10,000, The MCC pro- they receive a considerable bonus. tions.
national series at the Fan Kitchee
HOW THEY STAND South Africa and the rest comes back to England where it is taxed.
Pacific Auditorium.
P W D L F A The
Indian took the first Ave S. China "A" 12 11 1 0 38 12 Hotel and travel expenses are de-
11 D points of the first game and led all KM Bus ....
0 2 85 12 frayed, of course, but even so £50
the way to douce. Stealing a serve, Chinese AA 12 8 1 8 91 10 request from the Board of Control a month in South Africa is not a siderable surplus. If each member
great
Freeman went on to fake the game Army deal, especially when it is con-of an MCC touring side received an for cricket in India that the can-sidered that the men are spending additional £250-the money would when the referee stopped play 7,000
Frankfurt, Jan 10-Indignant after several lengthy rallies.
Kitchee cellation of a visit to India in the quite a lot on food parcels for their not be missed
Freeman, undefeated in 10 years S, China " winter of 1049/50 should be re- Inmilles in England.
football fans in Frankfurt today of play, stroked a to one-sided but Eastern viewed.
The English counties are not so stormed the box office, injured the closely contested 15-3 win in the st Recently I discussed this subject "It has been decided that it is not
on MCC
gifts as they cashier, and got away with handfuls second "game. possible to alter the previous deci- Rae, the West Indian Test Batsman, were, and the cum involved in malt of money, of payment to cricketers with Allan dependent
In earlier singles matches, Dick Police
defeated Navy This was originally taken.
of San Diego Mounted police restored order. Mitchell who is on
tour with his fellowing increased payments to touring having regard to the difficulty of
teams would not new affect them.
The fans argued that the referee Henri Ferreira of India 15-7. 15-7RAF a long tour for a fourth countrymen in India. Here the case
The players draw the crowds and should have known the pitch would and Marten Mendez, No. 3.U.S. Kwong Wal cense winter, and In making it. 18 slightly altered because Rae is on C, Taylor (KCC v. CCC). 0-20 the M.C.C. took the interesis of India amateur, but he told me that by the fito money. Let them share in the be boggy after rain. He stopped player, beat George Lewis of Indin
the play after 25 minutes.-Reuter. 15-12 and 15-12. and Indian cricket into full account. the tour of India was over, he financial gain.
In the
and doubles, Freeman would be out of pocket to the tunn "The M.C.C.
teamed to Rogers
defeat have, however, in-
Wynn of £50. That is quite a sum of formed the Indian Board they will
money to fortelt for the right
Lewis and Mohan Lal 15-9, 15-7. be glad to consider the possibility of play for one's country. be glad to
Barney McCoy and Joe Alston of a tour in 1952/53 to include Indio,
the United States downed India's Pak'stan and
should an in-
D.G. Mugve and B. Ullal 17-15 and vitation
15-13.-United Press. be received."
(Recreio v. Scorpions)
K. A. Miller
(Optimists v Royal Navy) 31*sion. G. N. Gosane
G.
(Recreio v. Scorvions).
BOWLING
Car D. Banton
(Army v. University)
Dr E. L. Gosana
31
.... 6-21
(Recrelo v. Scorpions) ... 5-20 D. McLellan
(Optimists v. Royal Navy) 4-6 (Optimists v. Royal Navy)
A. L, Snaith
T.
1.
Lean
~(Universlty' v. Army)
F. Howarth
(Scorpions v. Recreio) P. Pereira
(Recreio v. Scorpions)
4-23
Shice the war, the M.C.C. have ent teams in the following winters 4-341-Australia. the West Indies and
South Africa.
Last
summer, a 4-35 special sub-committee of the M.C.C. recommended a curtallment of tour 4-45 in the immediate future.-Reuter:
League Cricket Averages
BATTING:
O. J. Kerr (Scorpions)
L. D. Kilbee (Optimists)
GA, Souza (Cralgengower) R. W. Franklin (Optimists)
N. Oliver (Optimists)
A/C J: S, Beirne (RAF)
A..M. Prata (Recrcle)
D. H. Leach
to STORY OF SANDY SADDLER
The MCC professionals may not be out of pocket as a result of their South African tour, but equally cer- tainly they will not make their for- tunes out there." The people who will benefit are the South African cricket nuthorities--who take all the financial risks and after expenses are paid, collect what is left.
or
·
Sometimes A Man
Can Be Too Good
By CORNELIUS RYAN
New York, Jan. 16.-Sometimes a man can be so good at his profession that he really can't be a success, and world featherweight champion Sandy Saddler is one of these.
Saddler, a skinny, 22-year-old Negro, hits so hard and so punishingly that he can't find opponents. And without opponents Sandy can't make any money.
American
10 2 .3..5 12 2 2.
17 35
12 1 2 # 17 45 12 1 10 14 37 3
SECOND DIVISION
Club
Police
Navy PCA
KM Bas.
►
meets Ewo
Chicago, Jan 10.-The badminton team which Malaya in the Thomas-Cup-tourna- ment on February 21 in Glasgow, Scotland, is an "unknown quantity," of Mr. Warren Wheary, President the American Badminton Associa tlón, sald here.
Club
They are our best players." he Royal said. They performed brilliantly last week In beating a Canadian
team by eight matches to one, but they have had no
other interna- tional competition.
the Malayanı understand leam is composed of exceptionally Aine .players. Our only basis for comparison is the fact that Canada
This should be a considerable sum. The MCC are attracting large crowds and already in two of he Test matches, ground records have been broken. But whether the South Africans rake In £10
£10,000 at the end of the tour-and it will be much nearer the second figure the professionals
will
only collect their basic £450 less tax,
This is the truth of the matter. The money which people imagine is "Right after Sandy knocked out Each day at 2 p.m. Sandy wreeked two weeks ago defeated the All- just waiting to be picked up by pro Willie Pep on October 20 to win his sparpartners so badly that John- India team by seven matches to fessional crickosters abroad is non-the title, I got offers from proston had to bring two new sparmates two. existent. 30.50
1. know famous county moters in more than a dozen cities," to camp every player who is coaching in South sald manager Charley Johnston. Africa at the moment. "People who "We wanted to accept them all, read
even of his appointment envied him, so I told the promoters to wire me Limagining he had
found a really the names of prospective opponents, worth-while job.
dates and terms. In point of fact I have heard from "After that I got only silence.
that he is only Just So I telephoned him recently
promoters. paying his way. He is enjoying Every one of them said that he was himself and was able to take a bus-having trouble getting, an opponent man's holiday to watch the second for Sandy, despite the money and Test. But as for making easy prestige of fighting a champion." money-don't you believe it.
Not
G. N. Gosano (Recreio)
10
L. F. Stokes (Scorpions)
-2 300
Highest Innings Out Ruus Score Average 3 324 55.
40.28 44.00
110
H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions)
8
4 164
28+
38.50
J. M. Gosano (University)
11
2
312 122.
34.08
Dr E. L Cosano (Recreio)
0
3 195
32.50
124
47.
134
B5*
27.71
187
41.
20.71
2. 152
38.
25.33
194
24.25
102
71
24.00
110
22.00
44.00
173
48
21.87
130
57*
21.00
P. M. N. da Silva (Recreio)
4 123
33. 21.33
A. H. Mudar (IRC)
105
48 41
21.00
21.00
Major C. R. Murmy Trown (Army)
10
2 184
144
52*
20.60
Gar D. Banton (Army)
122
37 37% 20.33
Major A. R. Dawe (Army)
170
70 18.88
F/O M. D. Marshall (RAF)
-151
30
18.87
E. C. Fincher (KCC)
IGD
53
18.77
M. M. Little (Optimists)
148 163 150.
18.50
42
10.30
150 154.
58*
110
17.00 17.53 .30 -17.11 31. 15.71
A. Zimmern (KCC)
N
Hart-Baker (KCC)
G. T. Rowe (Optimists)
G. Hong Choy (Craigengower)
W/Cdr A, D. Panton (RAF)
Not Out. Qualification: 100
BOWLING:
J. D. Cingue (Scorpions)
A. Pearce (Scorpiona)
Gar D. Banton (Army)
Cpl. Hart (Royal Navy) ...
Dr.E. L. Gosano (Recrela)
Lt. A. Stepto (Army) 1./Cpl L. Jones (Army) AR Kitchell (IRC) A/C D. Graham (RAF) J. C. Koh (University)
A. P
GN.
Pereira
(ftcercle)
Cosano (Recreio)
F Mahon (Optimists)
G. Hong Choy (Craigongower)
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דען
Д
CHANGED POLICY
the
CORROBORATED
'Promoter Johnny Attell of Phila-
In the past the MCC, the control-delphia corroborates Johnston. ing body of English cricket, has set
was one of the matchmakers
asido large sumis from tours who wanted Saddler, said Attell. abroad and from matches played by "1 was sure I'd have no trouble visiting, teamz in England, to finance making a non-title match. I worked county cricket. Without these grants like a benver all week and couldn't runs for an average of over 15.00 from the MCC many counties would and a boxer who would, meet
have had to shut up shop a lorg Sandy. They
ull say he's 100 time REO.
dangerous." Nowadays, however, lew it any
from the MCC, County cricket
up the
like to have Saddler fight
is flourishing as it has never done every two or three weeks. He has before and most teams have now got to keep busy to keep sharp.
a useful little rum in the bank, and "If he doesn't work, he gets lazy. could, If necessary, manage without and sluggish. And even more Im- this assistance.
portant--Sandy and I want to make Members of the South African a lot of money with this title. We Board of Control are delighted with never made more than bare living the present gates which the MCC before, you know. touring team have drawn, but unfil
day. Working The six-man' American team and with 12-ounce gloves against Negro its conch, Ken Davidson, leaves New featherweights, lightweights and
ork by air on February 18 and ex- welterweights, Saddler gove
jects to reach Glasgow the next day.
players Anals
will remain the
for the gashed brows, fractured noses, eu
and checks
split lips to his co-
Thomas
and the All workers.
inginnd Tournament on March 2 One sparmato; Johnny Jonigan
The
winner of lasted the full training grind.
the America- Malaya
match will meet the European Zone winner in the Cup Inals. This is the first badminton team to play abroad. It is led by David Freeman, undefeated in the
He suffered a broken, nose the first day, but was persuaded to re main and allowed to wear a steel and leather music for the daily aes stons, since Saddier wanted to drill against Jonigan's speed and style.
In the ring against Pep, Saddler. still was a 3 to 1 underdog, bul he treated Pep just like he treats" his sparmates.
from
He started blood rushing
round- pa nose in the first making Pep the skilled boxer look like a schoolboy after a streetfight and knocked Pèp down, twice for counts of nine before, putting the Hartford Itallin down for the full count at 2.38 of the fourth round,
RETURN MATCH ·
about
Pep has not said a word
has tha
a return match, although he a contract for a 50-50 split of nurse. To get the title shot, Sad- dier had to give Pep 60 per cent of the fighters' end" and take only
It was pointed out to them tow Sandy the past couple of years 10 per cent-United Press,
had to night most of his
realised that the players were barely bouts in Latin America and Hawall breaking even on the
toim
and the British West Indies because
Overs
Maidens Nurs Wickets Average,
25.3
$1
10
5.10
sidy
counties have to rely on this sub- | ditgger Johnston took
25.3
4
$3
14.
5.02
44
14
117
18
7.31
117.2
41
220
30
7.03
02
25
214 *20
7.04
80.2
20
23
233
.57
11.52
1.42
158
18
0.03
0.04
72.6
9.28
131.1.
0.30
40.3
0.50
83.5
271
10.37
Howarth (Scorpions
110.1
300
11.03
22.1
111
10
11.10
D. McLellan (Opumists)
41.3
158
14
11.20
Cpl A. Hodgson (RAF)
47.0
100
12.00
T. H. Lean (University)
117
18
304
12.80
F/O E. N. Gambrill (RAF)
B2 B%
243
12.80
CPO White ((Royal Navy),
02
200
13.15
84.5
277
03.5
www.148
217
13.85
14.40
102
320
14.80
14.81
J, Būkmoria (CCC)
101
082
14.01
F. I. Zimmern (KCC)
280
18.03
H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions) 80.5
207
15.03
RE Lee (HCC)
93.5
273.
17
10.03:
Crabtree (Craigongower) -187.5
474
QUININGSTRSK) 10' wickets for alt average under 18.00.
A. K. Ismail (NC)
A Snaith (Optimisis)
AE
Perry
Optimists)
8. M. Teh (University)
10.02.
They know what a great attrae we couldn't get matches at home. tion a touring sido can be, and list Nobody wanted to fight, him.".
the how much is owed to the poorly Champlon Wille Pep was mid professionals and they are con- leader in the "I don't want to night aktering ways in which they can hop Saddler club and he proved to have the MCC stars.
a botter eye for Saddler's ability Now, I understand the MCC are than the sports writers, all of whom also concerned about the payments rated Pop as one of the few truly to players, and the question of great aghtery of the past decade. vsed contracts with adequate pro vlaton for, Incfeaand expenses of post-war touring, is to be taken up at Lords.
No one could understand why Pen and his manager Lou Visual, were so frightened of Sandy."
* GOT THE IDEA -- The obvious answer, la to base.
Some of the writerk begins to get the payments to plavery on: Aur- trallan standards. Australian playech an idea of Pep's apprehensions WHGH making a tour abroad are given - they visited Baddier's training camp,
AMPON WINS MANILA TITLE Manila Jan,
16. Felicisimo Ampon,, Philippino tennis king pin, defended he Metropolitans singles flue yesterday by trouncing Ray- mundo. Deyre the nation's No 2 nlayer," "by a score of 7-5, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
After the first two sets, “Ampon demonstrated his superiority and forced the piny trauma18at often catoking his seminar, rinsk, falfooled. HYLUS PROw4;șt 0,000 fans gave both" players a ble ovailon—United Press.
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Navy
0 Army
12 RAF & Follo HOW THEY STAND
Club Army Royal Navy-
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5 4 1 0.03 13 2
6 3 1 1 64 20 6. 2. 0.3 65 48 4 RAF & Police 5 005 11 121
5
Saints.
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Крака Chun Hwa 8 VRO
5 Overseas
HKEC Americans forfeited to
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