1949-01-25 — Page 6

WILL STICK YEOVIL TO WINNING PLAN

By JOHN MACADAM

Now that the captains and the kings have departed from the Cup-tle football fields, the litter swept up and carted to the corporation facinerators, and the last hang- over has been cured in readiness for the next round, it is possible to say what good sportsmen they all are.

When you consider that a good run in the Cup can. mean all the difference to a club of a laming deficit or an almost embarrassing credit, these football people take victory and defeat very well indeed.

"Never mind oli the stories of the ground, that is worth a couple of Konts to the home team; the home team was the better team, and it won." Yeovil modestly sald: "That's right,"

There in the Bristol City board-1 tors, who keep on maintaining their roon were ob Hewson, of City, glant-killing tradition: and Billy Birrell, of Chelsea, facing ench other like blood brothers, brandishing glasses under

each other's nose, and telling each other that it was in the luck of the game. And the Bury parly were the Arat to get into the Yeovli board- room and tell the Somerset direc-

Chess Players' Holiday Ends

FINGERS CROSSED

Alec Stock, Yeovil player-manager and general inspiration to his part- tine players, told us that this Bury was the champagne of a Resture Yeovil football feast.

"We're keeplog our fingers cross- ed for Arsenal," sald Alec,. "bul) whoever it is we'll give them a Our training system will be me. Just the same for the next round an

Tournament time is around the corner for the Calony's i it was for the last. chess players with the arrival!

"The players will carry on with of the chess clocks ordered.

ordinary way, their jobs in the from Switzerland by the Kow-training two nights a week until loon Chess Club in Inte autumn. week before the ilme. Then they will take a week off their work and

to themselves No further time is to be wasted

full-time devote of and an Extraordinary Meeting

training." members of the Chess Club is belog

Yeovil Town Is cock-a-hoop over called for Thursday, February 3.

The last Annual General Meeting the win, but it isn't giving itself

airs.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1949.

Louis Wants

$400,000

INTERPORT, TRIAL

Caught by the camera in midfield play in Sunday's": Interport Hockey trial match at Sookunpoo are: reading from the left, Bhagat Singh (Khalsa), Ernie Fowler (Civil- Service), M. H. Hasson (Khalsp) and D. Brown (Police). Further away is Peter Rull (Cable & Wireless). With his back to the camera is G. Sequeira of Recreio. - Telegraph Staff Photographer.

Chicago. Jan. 24.-The world heavyweight champion Joo Louis, has offered to defend his FRANK BUTLER'S COLUMN title at Soldiers' Field here in June for a minimum guarantee of $400,000, under the sponsor- ship of the Cook County Central Committee of the Demo- cratic Party, a spokesman for

decided that the next Club Tournay to the Bristol match, why, you the Committee said today.

ments will await the decision of an Extraordinary General Meeting on #redrafting of walkover rules by a special sub-committee.

SIMULTANEOUS

EXHIBITION

As

could have knocked chairman Joe Mearn, of Chelsea, down with a couple of Cup Final tickets when, 15 minutes from lime, his side were the still one-nothing down since 18th minute when Clark planked one past Pickering.

Meanwhile, the next event on the

And never looked like scoring a chess calendor

a Simul-goul even if they'd had the Queen will be

In which taneous Exhibition

the Elizabeth In the centre instead of leading Shanghal player, S, Jiritsky, local darling Roy Bentley, has agreed to take on all-comers.

Joe Mears' heart stopped beating in the first half when He is willing to take on up to 25 Ave times

been winninst boards with all the Colony Cham Chelsea could have

And both his and pions, past and present, welcome in five-nothing.

Dirrell's turned Billy manager the opposition.

round all through the second half when Chelsea did everything knock down the stand behind the Bristol goal..

A date for this has been tenta- tively set for Thursday, February 10.

BASKETBALL

Shanghai Team Loses Again

Manila, Jan. 24-Shanghal's Ta Kung Pao basketball quintet on Sunday suffered their second defeat when Munits Clants whipped them S-49.

The visitors led In the quarter by 0-8, but the Giants

Arst Jed

at the end of the second quarter by 12-11,

The terms, however, are not ac- ceptable to the Committee.

Mr Joseph Plunkett, a member of the Committee, said that Louls was "not tied up with Mike Jacobs any- more he is a free agent."

with

Harry Markson, Director, of the 20th Century Sporting Club, of which Mr Jacobs Is President, sald In New York: "Our contract Louis does not run out until October of

of 1950."

the terms He added that under

coulet Louis

not of the contract, fight for any other promoter.

WC

WHY A CUP TIE TICKET

ISN'T EASY TO BUY

Ordinary Mister Public couldn't get an: Arsenal-'Spurs Cup ticket because 65 percent went to season-ticket holders. 25 percent to 'Spurs, and 10 percent to the Highbury staff. Meantime, Mr John Peters had already worked 27 hours' overtime disappointing nearly 30,000 fans. . . .

Podro Paseno, an Indian, who has just covered 225 miles hours, from Chihuahua, across the Mexican border to El Paso, Texas, made only this comment: "My test nt the hurt." So do mine, just thought..

£62,000

Joe Louls will demand from television and radio rights when he defends his title for the last time again in June. He reckons the £25,000 picked up from Walcott Some fight was. pin-money: pin!.

Bruce Woodcock's

with fight Johnny Ralph in Johannesburg on January 20 is off because Halph

cricket.

Jack Solomans, Freddie

"Call me un-

In 45

BRIGHTENING UP CRICKET

Walter Robins Wants A Narrower Bat

The worldwide spate of high scoring, with the great supremacy of the batsman over the bowler in the highest class of cricket, has led to new suggestions for narrowing this difference and brightening cricket generally.

Walter Robins, former Middlesex captain and one of i the leading advocates of brighter cricket, has put forward a suggestion for a narrower bat-thrco and a quarter inches against the present four and a quarter inches. Various changes have been made will have a nine-score thrend instead In cricket, ruch da the width of the of the normal eight wicket, the size of the ball, the leg, before-wicket rule and so on, but the bat has not varied in size since

1874,

Robina. In making this novel aug Rection, declared: "Year after year, batting averages grow bigger and there seems limit unless some thing is done. The narrow bat would prevent centuries being made by Indifferent batsmen, would give the bowler a chance, and would lead to more completed games.”

Naturally, this suggestion, comming from such an important cricket per- sonago as Robins, has received cars Jeful consideration in the British press but, on balance, there does not seem to be any decided

move in favour of it.

BATSMEN AGAINST IT

Batsmen naturally are against it and bowlers generally for it, but there are sundry, qualifications to

This la expected to give the bowlers more assistance, particular- ly to exponents of swing bowling,

Another former Middlesex captain, "Gubby" Allen, who also captained England, is responsible for the ex- periment. He got the iden when he picked up a 1030 ball, which he had never used. It feels bigger, gives the bowlers comething to get their fingers on and the bigger grip helps. the ball to swing more.

The latent plastic ball, comes within the regulation weight and has the appearance of a leather ball, complete with stitches, has been tried out by Alf Sover, the former Surrey and England fast bowler, who now concentrates on coaching.

which

now

The ball swings about even more than the ordinary type of ball when new but the senm does not last so long.

its support. There are, of course, Finally, the Cricket News of 193 the usual staunch conservatives who Wock Includes a report from South would be against any change in the Africa that the MCC players

are,

after all, to receive some kind of bonus for the huge crowds they are attracting in the Union.

Allen thinles the time' has come when amateur cricket: here in Eng- land will have to be paid on to

game, whatever It was, whó EY that the game of cricket is all right as it is and are opposed to tinkering with Its laws.

But even those who are ready for changes do not appear to be too sure that this is the true remedy. Here broken time principle. He believes are come of the observations mador it is better to pay cricketers for loss of time in business rather than lose It would end County and club them altogether which, as things are games too quickly. It would prove at present, looks a distinct possibi- discouraging to the club baimen lily as fewer and fower amateurs who find it hard enough to score 10 can now give their unqualined at-

with the bat as it is.

The best batsmen would still be tention to the game-Reuter. able to hit the ball with the centro of the bat. It would not curb stonewalling.

It would make sixes difcult to all hit. It would tend to make scoring strokes in front of the wie- ket. It would spoil the Auency of the best batsmen's strokes.

Of course, its success or failure can only be discovered by trial and not until someone has error and tried It out in first class and club cricket could any definite views be

FANLING GOLF During the week the final of the Captain's Cup for 1948 was played off and resulted in a win for N. A. Brown, who beat S. S. Gordon by two holes after put forward. great struggle in which Brown's magnificent putting gave himi the victory.

In Miami, Truman Gibson, Louis's has broken his little finger-playing legal adviser, said that he and Mar- shail Miles, the champion's mana-Mills, and Ted Broadribb have also ser had been asked by Mr Plunkett cancelled South African air reserva- to give them an offer for a title tions. Says Bruce:

lucky Woodcock from now on. First It was 20 to 1 that a local lady asked a $400,000 guarantee, Oma--a poor affair then Savold and the disqualification, and to cap by name of Miss Carringe of Justice was going to slep in and take over 50 percent of the movie and radio

it all, a little bit of cricket robs me exclusive on tele-

of the Ralph Aght and £12,000..... the game, but Bentley, who had rights and an

vision rights," Mr Gibson said. been roaming all over the field

"We heard they turned us down.

and Ben Byron Nelson

Hogan, subraty without any great success,

offering a counter the U.S. we are his but

ད་ doliar-swinging golfers. picked one out of the air

will approve the prize-money of The first two rounds of the Junior head 15 minutes

from

the end, proposal.

"Louis is a free agent. He can nearly £30,000 for the crack pro- Championship' were played on Sun- followed less than a minute later decide for himself."" Mr

Gibson fessional

tournaments in Britain day and the following reached the by Jones, who capitalised a move

this summer....G. Langley, South semi-final stage: Gordon, Goldman, Australia's wicket-keeper, dropped B. Mackie and Suen. Semi-finals by Bowk, and then just over five added-Reuter, minutes from time, made the cross

n vital catch against Victoria when will be played off on Sunday, Feb- that allowed Bentley to delight his

his trousers split as he was about ruary and the final the following to dismiss batsman Fothergill, Sunday, old chums by heading the third.

Langley retired to change his pants;

on fo Contor and Fothergill went

score 43....

won

the Footnote.-Bury have Cup twice and hold two records.

through they went In 1903 competition without conceding

Cantor Beats McGovern

London, Jan. 24-Solly

the of Patterson, New Jersey, won an aeight round decision оп Monday goal, equalling Preston's 1880 feat, over Tommy McGovern of England.

Ta Kung Pao-again-xized—the and their_6-0_score_against Derby McGovern weighed 135 pounds.

lead at the end of the third quarter. 23-21, but the local boys iniphot

in whirlwind fashion.-United Press.

England's Rugby

Union Team

London, Jari 24.-Smarting from a defcat by Wales, England made! Ave changes in 11s Rugby Union team announced on Monday for the match against Ireland in Dublin on Feb. 12. One place will be filled next weekend.

The team will be:

W. B. Holmes of Cambridge D. W. Swarbrick, L. B. Cannel, C. B. Van Ryneveld of Oxford, R. D. Kennedy

of

In the Final has never been beaten. Cantor 135-Associated Press

ON THE RECORD Brighter Prospect For Tennis

NO CONTRACT

Tom Whittaker is still hoping to olga Wilf Munnion before the Cup fourth round on January .29.

Frank Armitage, the man who took WI to Oldham, says: "Man- alon is not tied to any contract. He can sign for Arsenal if he wants to"

Joe

Davis, unrivalled snooker king, and his wife June, safled from Liverpool on January 13 for Ber- With the Colony, Open Grass pair, and I hear that there are some muda, where King Joe hopes to play Court Championships starting on younger members of the family who G. Chenier, the Canadian champlon Bob Wall, Arsenal's wizard February 21, it is time to examine are considered even more promising. | ;,' she

of finance and ticket organizer, is the budding talent situation in local

Meanwhile, we now have in our making fine progress from a major tennis.

the Far East Command operation in a North London hos- midst

Up the Gunners! Singles Champion, Ent. II "Paddy"pital. Doyle of the Royal Air Force, who

John Lewis, Bolton's M.F., the

There are no stars on the horizon, I am told, and the Tsul brothers are still supreme. W. C. Choy is still here and has made an appearance in won the Services title at Singapore | man who really gol the colour bar League

fournament.

is

A Badminton but he is inst April. doubtful starter for the annual Another Services' tennis player. who is better known as a cricketer, of Camborne School of Mines, N. M. of the many new players at the is Aircraftsman J. S. Beirne, a semi

where finalist in the tournament won by Hall of Huddersfield, G. Rimmer of Chinese

Club, Recreation

comes Doyle at Singapore. Waterloo, J. M. Kendall Carpenter most of our belter tennis

It is probable that the two may of Oxford,

Henderson A. P.

one, I understand,

pair up for the Colony Doubles. Edinburgh, T. W. Price of Chelten-from, not hamn, G. R. Hosking of Devonport, kely to spring a surprise on us.

Of the non-Chinese, II. A. Ayres J. George of Falmouth,

In the unly good newcomer and he Roberts of Panayn, D. B. Vaughan is not a singles player. of Headingly.

Kennedy and Kendall Carpenter

are newcomers

·

•

find

lifted in British boxing, can't any colour left in the fight game and will encourage. -boxing in the factory run by brother Sidney and himself....

Brentford are nd- vertising for a manager to succeed Harry Curtis, who retires at the end of the season. Harry took them from the Third to the First Division in three seasons, ...

*

The Stableford competition over the New Course resulted in 1 fin between 11. R. Cleland and W. H. Paterson with 30 points ench and G. G, D. Carter runner-up points.

with

30

Transvaal Draws

With MCC

Johannesburg, Jan. 24.-The return match between the MCC and Transvaal ended in a draw today after the latter had gained a lead on the first innings.

Robins Of course,

suggestions Helped by some enterprising tall- had led to many others, as always end batting, Transvoni scored 254 in happens when any revolutionary reply to the MCC first innings of One is to 244 for nine declared. In the 45 iden is put forward. leave the bat alone but increase the minutes remaining for play, the width and, possibly, the height of tourists mado 10 runs for no wicket the stumps which would give the in their second innings. bowler a more sporting chance of laying them low.

Another is to chango the scoring in County games and put the pre- mium on vietory with nothing for a first innings win.

OTHER PROPOSALS Other proposals for improving the game are a ball with an extra seam and a plastic_ball_These are being During the Chinese New Year given a chance to prove their worth. holidays there will be Bogey

and The new ball, to be tried out by Medal competitions on both courses, every first class County In their first Anu on Sunday, January 30 a Four-two matches of the season in June, Ball against Bogey in the afternoon.

"Why, they have some

at every lee..

+1

MEN'S FOURSOMES

Both Mr Tsul and Mr Canavarro

Two achievements worthy of note are bellevers in the iden of start-

happened during Sunday's play. A. ing young. Both belleve that Sydney Wooderson, now content R. de Pinna holed the 3rd on the I to be national cross-country cham-Old Course in one, and E. W. Groves promising young players, even while Swarbrick, Prospects for the Imuncdiate

still at school, should enter the plon, runs for Kent in the inter the 13th (385 yards in two). George and Vaughan are reculled.--future are not bright. Prospects for Colony Championship for the sake county championships over seven

the more distant future are, I was of tournament experience if nothing miles at Worsley

(Lanes) on told by Taui Wal-pul, the Colony else.

15....

Ball, Bicycle January Champion, brighter than they have

Tsui Yun-pul, the younger of the cross between polo and football, is been in years.

dominate the latest crazo. in Czechoslovatcle. Petition is as follows: The elder Taul bases his prediction two brothers Taul who

the standard of the recent our tennis world, played in his first Players knock a light, stuffed bali 13.

with their front, wheels. Schoolboys Championship run by Colony Tournament when he was the Chinese Recreation Club, which,

mising material.

on

Sheffield Shield

24.-Queenslandı Brisbane,

Jan. forced to follow on 253 runs behind Victoria on the third day of their Sheffield Shield match here had lost two second lenings way, he said, turned up some very pro-

for 154 when stumps were drawn,

15.

Transvaal's batting

い

collapsed

during the afternoon when Bedzer and Tremlett, with the new ball, took four wickets for two runs and Young and Wright later got three moro in the space of three runs.

Earlier, Bruce Mitchell had made 00, including five fours, in three and a half hours.

Some free hitting by the last wicket pair. Heaney and Mello, put on 72 runs in 50 minutes and gave Transvaal ʼn first innings' lead-Reu-

ter,

Cricket Averages For All

All Matches

The following are the averages for all matches, League

and friendly, in local cricket of First Division standard so far this season:

BATTING:

Highest

Not

Innings Out Runs Score Averago

48.13

G. N. Gosano (Recreto)

16

L. F. Stokes (Scorpions)

10

J. M. Gosano (University)

15

II. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions) Dr F. L. Gosnuo (Recrelo)

18

14

G. A. Souza (Crolgengower) L. D. Kilbee (Optimists) A/C J. S. Beirne (RAF) N. R. Oliver (Optimisis) T. A. Pearce (Scorpions)

13 18

G. Hong Choy (Crüfgengower) W/Cdr A. D. Ponton (RAF) F. Howarth (Scorpions)

R. W. Franklin (Optimists) N, Hurt-Baker (KCC) M. M. Little (Optimists) Major A. R. Dawe (Army) D. H. Leach (Scorpions) ...

Major CR. Murray Brown (Army) A. Zimmern (KCC)

E. C. Fincher (KCC)

Gnr D. Banion (Army) F/O M. D. Marshall (RAF) Prof. L. T. Ride (University) T. Lo (University)

Not Out. Qualification: 200 runs.

The draw of the Men's Foursome Com

lot Round to be played by February

J. M. Ton-P. C. Wong. v II.' W. E. but I'll settle for blow football.Heath, J. Cowperthwaite,

Cleland-T, D. Drysdale-v J. E. Richard- Kay Stammers is doing her stil Bon-R. M. Wood: by the boys and girls of tennis, Duffy-N. Gliver.

W. Zydal-C. D. N, Walker'v A. D. Tennis, I am told, is enjoying Iraining her squad on 4 covered

A. RA. R. de Pinna v J. D. Mackie popularity such ha it has never PA- | court at Malda Vait dally.... 19. 9. Gordon,

R. 1. Collings T. D. Low v` F sio and the tennis Dlek Turpin will go to Trieste in Mr Tsui's opinion on the future of Joyed here before. d'a' remaining four Orst

Jong, D. hackle, wickets fell in an hour for local tenais is supported by Haout playing population is the largest in February for his return European

E Brandbridges. I. Chau V the addition of 62 runs and they Canavarro, the tennis

Bathurst R, 8. Harry. conch and the Colony's history.

tle Aight with Tiberio Mitri... In fact, at one of the Colony's

G. G. D. Carter D. A. O. Davier v were all, out for 203 in reply to former Shanghal amateur and pro- Victoria's 450.

Lessional champion, who agreed that clubs it is making inroads on other Turin Soccer club, Juventus, whow. Groves J. M. Pattinson,

A. Nicholas D. Hung V D. 9. Robb BOWLING : Jan Johnson, the standard

tho Goldman. bowler,

the schoolboys sports to the extent that the "Con- bought Johnny Jordan from of The Teat

claim to have broken an W. N. A. Smalley--J, Linakar v I. G. claimed six wickets for 39.

tournament was exceptionally high, slitution" had to be redrawn to pre- Spurs, Opening

He also told me that there were vent the grounds being monopoliral all-time Italian transfer fee record Buchan, A. Pearce. Queeryland's

2nd Bound to be played by February by champions in the by the tennis players. three

paying £10,000, plus a motor-a Innings, Brown and Mackay set out dourly to stave off an outright de- making among his many charges at

Marcel Cerdan, world middleweight feat and added 92 in two and a

The RAF have taken a very dim who had 17-year-old Chinese girl half hours before Brown fell for 42. the different clubs, one of them.

in these champion, has left Casablanca for of my statement

to finish his film, "The Man Mackay carried on steadily and

aptitude for the view the most natural was 72, not out

he had ever columns that our Arelle weather or with the Hands of Clay. We'v out at the close-Reuter game among anyone

started on the road to tournament the absence of good bowlers caused heard of aghters with feet of clay, three but most of these do their neting postponement of their last League matches,

inside the ring.... A surprise to be sprung' on the

It

Navy, they said, that Whe local tonnia world in the not too fnr fature. Mr Chunvarro told me, will found the afternoon too

second

Tomorrow's Hockey

team

tennje.

definito

the

col

for.

car, for Ploeder of Denmark.

FAILED HIS DAD Tommy Lawton has made good

A. McKeller-J. L. Maeintyre nye. W. IT. Paterson-N, J. Whelpton V A. E. Linnamon-W. O. Davies.

W. 8. Vaughanmi. B. Kile v L. Č. Saville), 11. Arkeoli,

N. A. Brown-II, H. Mundy v/W, Hung -C. I, T.' Buan,

Glider Trophy

Buenos

Aires, Jan. 23-Prince

Slam yesterday piloted

BUMMAATONONON NMO---NO-Mora

430

00

440

450 110

40.02

122.

37.41

434

82

30.16

311

70

34.55

300

01 33.33

408 102.

31.20

- 371

71

28.83

476

64

23.75

2386

63

23.00

207

50

22.84

276

200

243

'38* 18.84

57* 10.21

19.04

243

Dia

18.09

203

50.

18.45,

233

70

17.02

303

40

17.82

205

*52*

17.00

296

45 17.41

248 $3 10.03

213

44

10.38

200 210. 207

30

52

13.73

~13,50. 12.04

Overs

T. A. Pearce (Scorpions) ...50

Maidens Runs Wickets Average

5

220

Gar D. Banton (Army),

103,1

43

470

Lt A. Stopto. (Army)

170.2.

.7.50 0.24

43

A/C D. Graham (RAF)

191

8,40

105

20

323

F. Howarth (Scorpions)

37

215.5

8.72

Dr E. L. Gosano (Recreio)

570 104.

156.2

A. P. Pereira (Recreio)

J. C. Koh (University)

CPO L. While (Royal Navy) 144.4.

203.1 100.5

330

0.00

$10.00

30

487

$10.15

11

300

10.70

38

323

F/O E. N. Gambrill (RAP): D. McLellan (Opțimlila), L/Cpl J. Jones (Army) AK Ismail (IRC)

10.73

234.3

32

- 400

00.1

11.50

#

370

11.00

260

22

་

11.77

90.0

10

315

12.00

143.1

31

402

37

13.02

101

27

052 37

133

420

14.91

28

15.21

174.5

558

35

184.1

15.94

10,70

110

504

20

18.00

8

453

25

18.20

32

18,21

The Colony Interpart hockey selected to meet Macao will play against come from Club de Recrelo and nn- cricket three weeks ago. The A Combined Services team at Scokunpoo ather, very much in the further fu- following week the IC concelled at 1.30 p.fi. to-morrow, The Services will ture, from one of the younger menu- their match in favour of a wedding | progress following, the head injury a glider. 375 kilometres in less than P. J. Billimoria (eco)"

represented By: Williams, (RN), LAC bors of the Litton, family. Doyle (Ary, qMS Webb (Army); PO Stammers (RN), Cdr Byng (RN) PO Itoper (IN), Pto Bell Army), Maj Bokentiam (Anty],#/Bgt Connelly (RAP), Ma) Tolman

and

(RN), The Servicns i play in colours Tommy Lo in action, a fine doubles

The most improved player this Airmen tell me that they are going (Army) and Lt year at the Chinese Recreation Club, to spring a newcomer on us in their Tankin *** (NN), “Reserves LA Starlin I am told, is Choy Tin-fook.

nexi· League match. LA Brianer (Army), and Clarke

Last year we saw Kenneth und

On the question of bowlers, the

a penalty for Swansea Town before

|

and the Interport side in whites.

T. 11. Lean (University)

Mahon

Diria took on at the R. E. Lee Oilmints).

5. M. Teh (University)

It was Craigengower that, nsited he received when his car, skidded for a cancellation 'last Saturday, in the snow, at Macclesfield. John seven hours to win the highly-prized E R. Zimmern (KCC)

Harris, Chelsea's captain, says the C. Laurendo do Oro Trophy.

Prince worst moment he had was missing

Albatross Gilder · Club's field at

H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpiona) 120.5 the war. Why?. Swansea needed Merlo at 12.20 and arrived at the Crabtree (Cralgengower) 180.2- the points, and his dad, Nail Harris, Gonzalez

shortly after -"RECORDER"was manager of the Welsh club. o'clockUnited 'Press,

.baso

7

Qualification, 20 wickets.