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ALAN HOBY'S COLUMN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

'Fast Bowling Isn't Worth It' Says Greatest Of Them All

He was the "Prince of Bowlers." When he stripped off his sweater, everything happened, Great batsmen blanched and went sick in the stomach. Tempers became as taut äs cello-strings. The red ∙sign was up.

For Harold Larwood was bowling. And when that happened the Aus tralian air was full of havoc, mayhem and Incitement to mass-riot.

That was 10 years ago, in the good (or bad) old days—It depends which side you were on-of body-line..

Last week I saw the incomparable “Lol” again—in a Blackpool side street serving sweets to kids in his little shop.

Harold is now 44 and thinner Engilch cricket because he was weight-lifting and greyer.

(only a cog In the wheel.

conch George! Walsh. "He was the only bowler who afternoon residents of the Savoy Result was that the following I said to him: "J. II. Fingle- | Lon the

Test quelled Bradman....who made were startled Australian cricketer and author, has writ | Brodman lose la poise

by the unusual ten a new book on Bradman.* balunce.....He was the great-icht of a couple of strong men est fast bowler of the modern with 4cwin. of discs and bar- staggerinit through the hotel bells.

Au-

And

"It ik be hands you the age." handsomest bouquet nny stralian ever pald an English- For a moment, at the men- man." I showed him the pastion of the "enemy," Larwood's eyes it up. The smell of battle was back in his nostrils again. "Aye." he said. "I always felt Bradman was out to show me

sage.

SPURRED HIM ON

"Larwood," wriles Fingleton of the nun England spurned and then kicked aside like on

as a no-account bowler. But that only purred me on all the

inore,

old shoo "deserved beller of "Maybe that

*Brightly Fades the Don, by J. II. Fingleton Collins. 12s. 6d.

Storm Broods Over The Ryder Cup

By ARCHIE QUICK

WAS why

I never

reached my fastest out there in bowled quite as fast or as ue- Australia in 1032-33.

curately as that in England."

BURNED-OUT

In ny view there is no doubt at all that It Larwood could suddenly reappear In county cricket-ns he used to be-ho world cut

down the modern crop of batsmen like a scythe.

But Larwood says: "If I had my time over again I would never be a fast bowler. It's not worth it,

Jike Washbrook

"Batsmen Ames can get two benefits and and Cemplon net huge benefits. go on until he is over 40.

"But

the fast bowler ia

burned-out at 30,"

These were the identical champlonth weights used last year by Olymple winner John Davies (U.S.).

Stranahan Is with them in his private sulte.. now practising The iwo muscle men were sent along because no the Savoy could deliver such a anc in

back-breaking collection weights.

of

-London Express Service).

SATURDAY, JULYA

BIBLE BETWEEN BOUTS

Vince Foster, hard-hitting contender for the welterweight boxing crown, finds the Bible as important a part of his equipment as the leather gloves when training for a fight. The. 148-pound Omahan Is serious about his Bible reading and prefers gospel mission meetings to other forms of diversion between ring engagements.

SUBSTITUTION IN SPORT AGAIN

DEBATED IN

BRITAIN

By SYDNEY SKILTON

That the British should follow the example of the European continentals and Americans and allow substitutes in sport is an argument once again topical here.

It developed following the England v. Scotland Rugby football match at Twickenham, where the English won by 19 points (two goals and three tries). to 3 (one penalty goal).

The match, according to what appears to be a growing number of those favouring substitutes, was completely ruined because one player, a Scotsman, suffered an injury which made him practically useless for 55 of the 90 minutes' play.

play for

A storm is arising over the Ryder Cup to be played at the Ganton, Scarborough, Club in September. Trouble is coming over the watering

Had the rules allowed sub- of the course which, many other piece of fine writing he would have been a fairer record But back to Fingleton. In nn-titutes, the result of the clash, the senior of all Rugby battles, say, is just playing into the contrasts the careers of Brad- of Anglo-Scottish representative hands of the Americans. man and Larwood.

There's The Ganton Club, which has something tragic,"

play in season 1948-49. But the he says rules do not allow just spent £3,000 on "abcut his "Larwood's) falsh and the merlis and demerits of substitutes an and the fact that he wishes to them are today debated earnest costs, irrigation scheme and have no ties with the game nowy in the club rooms, in letters would have done so anyway.nt all. The game has been over- to the editor, and in the columns Ryder Cup or

no Ryder kind to one; unkind to the the sports writers. Cup are between the Devil other." and the Deep Blue-Sea..

never Roc3

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atenaclunly to its old

at

the

of

and traditions. It is the game customs that was born when Webb Ellis tu 1823 picked up a William football at Rugby school ran with 11.

and

individual to the exclusion substitution for any reason another, making all too often refects upon

number of subsillutes sitting on the team as a whole. Having a the touch lines is indicative of determination to win at all something the British In

have never grown used to sports.

In 1871 the first International mulch, between England and Scotland, was played and today there is an annual tournament 1 in which those two countries are Jolned by Ireland, Wales and France.

NO TURKISH DELIGHT

FOR QPR STEWART

Istanbul is "finx" town for George Stewart, Queen's Park Rangers inside- right. For the second time in 12 months he has come back from a tour of Turkey with a broken limb.

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When QPR flew into London airport the team wore in high spielte. George, too, although he was carried into an ambulance while the rest of the side boarded a coach.

George was kicked by al Turkish left-half. The player was sent off the field, but George was left with an injury which will certainly keep him out of the first few games when the English senson opens.

now

Sportsman's Diary

EDITED BY

Bruice Harring

On his last visit to Turkey he broke a leg when the opposing Hoalle lived at his feet. In- cidentally, the Rangers' record Youngest member of the for the tour wast seven played, family, four won, ono

12-year-old Jimmy, drawn. and 2 reached the semi-anal of the loot.

London Federation of Boyn 'FIRST-CLASS' CRICKETERS Clubs championships at Wal- Our England Test players are worth in February, and looks

"Brat

clas"-in acapable of carrying on the family travel if not in a cricket sense.

tradition. They are allowed first-class

OVERWEIGHT? rallway fares to Leeds and en At from there

the Cambridge Moys & to the next place fortnight ago, this year's Cam- their counties need them.

Formerly

bridge coxswain, T. R. Ashton, the professionals was steering Christ's first boat, had to travel "Third," which was also rowing in its third, He would have been arduous during was the important seat of No. 0,

rushed journey to Leeds from usually Wheir overnight games, Pro-strongest blade (writes Hylton recorvedi for the fesatenal's pay

£40 for the Cleaver). His weight was given three-day matchs, compared with on the programme as fat. Dib, £75 for the five-day Tesis when against the Australians

coxing and st. 111b. whten rowing.

C. a. V. Davidge, were there to study form, and although Clare went Head the best crow on the river was probably Lady Mar- garet, with three Blues. who failed to rat their ears only because, having mado

'hree bumps, they were frustrated in attempting the fourth by the

ahead making a bump.

crow

|ftrat.

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THE MCCREADYS

-It seems winning the British Amateur Golf championship in- volves research

into family history (enya James Goodfellow). Congratulatory telegrams have shoaled on Max McCready-he hos receivest 750 already, but in his postbag today was a letter from a woman in Victoria, Australia.

Also named McCready, sho gives her family tree and asks ir the

they are relatives. Max has "passed the buck" and the letter to his father in Ireland, who will reply.

Meantime Max is practising with American sized ball Sun-

-(Londian Repress Service)

Most of the counties do not Last year's Oxford President,ningdale will be seeing him a lot. clop pay

during their men's A. D. Rowe, and this year's, absence on Test match duty, co the money, less tax, is extra income.

TOO RUSHED

This Leule experience points to the need for an end to three- day Tests, 10

matter what country Is in opposition. They are too much of a rush,

Once, when asked whether they were content with three- day Tests, Mr Phillips, the New Zealand manager, answer- ed diplomatically: "We should have been content with four days as well" atid this re- presents the N. 2. attitude.

New Zealand, I know, 'is no! a frat-class cricket power, but if these men travel thousands of miles to play us, we ought to allow them adequate time, and the county championship should take second place.

COTTRELLS OF BERMONDSEY

A fighting faintly to rival the O'Sullivans are the Cottrelis of Bermondsey. Father Jim is an connected with the local Fisher ABA timekeeper and has been BC for many years.

Eldest son Fred, with another brother Len,

promoles pro. fessional shows at Walworth and Bermondsey during the sea- con

Mc.

Len began open-alr promotion at Dagenham last week. As an amateur he held Tommy Govern to close verdicts on three occasions.

The game being more Impor- tant than the victory is than Just a slogan. It is a deep- more rooled tradition of the Influen- tial clubs. And it is these clubs at Twickenham had an impor- after near

which hold the controlling rein in amateur sport, the soild back voluntary bone of sporting Britain.

Down through the years, und an despite glowing tributes of ex

periments abroad, the iden of substitutes in sport has always been disliked in Britain. Lack of numbers, physical disabilities, withdrawals from a side have and compulsory or always. been retarded as for- tunes of the game.

That, If anything

is under-statement. These days In America watering of fair Earwood ways and greens is the normal cricket pitch. He hasn't attend thing and the United States ed a county game for years, He professional players are used to shung the outside world and those conditions. They plich spends all his time serving be- the ball well up, knowing that hand the counter. there will be no run of the boll,

that with the watering and the But cricket's recluse doca underpin they limpart to their have one love-football, Saya shot the batl will stop dend, Mrs Larwood: "If it wasn't for They pull boldly-for-the-bock-football. I don't think he'd-ever of the hole for the same renson,

leave the shop."

British professionals are adepl at the pitch and run shots and

For by quaint irony, Larwood for the majority of their tourna-and his ments have baked dry courses. (21), Entd

five daughters, Juna (13). Mary (10), Ganton Club's defenen is that, Freda (0), and even Sylvia (2). despite the fet that they are are all ardent Blackpool fans. eight or nine miles Inland, their

course and its subsoil is com- Ilere, in the home of the ex- pletely

sandy.

Whether they miner who rose to become the have

ave a drought or not they Primate of all pace bowlers, the have always had to contend talk, when I was there. with a dried up course which rolety about Soccer and Stanley was would be no sort of a place to Matthews! stage lyder Cup contest

Some of the greatest occasions in the long history of British Sport huve been when-a-leany

WATCHERS CALL THE TUNE

The England-Sentiand clash is now a manager, and will look Middle-weight brother Billy. tant bearing on the champion- Bernard who has just turned ret Another brother, ship because if the Scots had professional and won his first won they would have joined the night. Irish at the Top of the final standing.

As it was Ireland, with vic- tories, over England, Scotland and Wales and losing only to

and

In-professional-sport,--how--France, retained the champlon-

ship gained last season

deprived of a member, or mem-ever, it is the watchers who bers, has roused and railled it-ullimately call the tune and

the

Christian

as England was lifted clear of the self to smile and overthrow the Britain is fast becoming a nation bottom pince now occupied by foe. The traditional Britis. of sports watchers it seema as Wales.-Fram Sympathy

underdog though it is merely a matter of Science Monitor. lends colour to these occasions, time before they settle the

question of substitutes.

for

the

CONSIDERED UNSPORTS-

has been a drought in York- shire," he says, "and they are in Australia-"If I could get a; elmply watering the fairways house, and a job." He wants to justico to and greens to save them from get away from it all. disaster."

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THE WHEEL

Boxing Rates try the new

As Sport's Top Killer

Boxing

"has produced

more deaths per number of participants than any other sport," a health magazine editor says.

At the present time, he, or she as it increasingly 15, displays nothing more than the usual partisanship if the contest Is thought likely by those always s

To permit substitutes a fairly fought. What is described British conservatism will opposing them

to lead to un-probably keep it that way. sportsmanlike practices. It could menn, for example, that д The fact that the introduction "I never miss a match," says allow on a substitute who, un-play-as it does in ice hockey player by feigning injury would of substitutes would speed up Larwood, For the The Professional Golfers As-girls the biggest thrill of all was ing stages of

Larwood tired and fresh in the conclud- und basketball, two western sociation Secretary refutes the when Matthews walked into match, might be able to make here--is regarded as unimpor- suggestion that we are playing their home with me.

Important | Atlantic games well known over Into American hands. "Thero

" a winning score all against the tant. Larwood would liko to settle run of the play.

Speeding up, or adding to the This would be complete in- spectacular appeal of a game is opponents who by reckoned lo matter only in the their

superior teamwork had spectator sports-soccer, Rugby Thirty-eight deaths from ring outplayed and worn down the Lengue football and Arat-class punishment since January 1, opposition through is tactics. The possibility of that may come.

legitimate cricket-and in those substitutes 1940, in North America were cited by Thomas Gorman, 03- sort of thing happening goes

sistant managing editor of against the British conception They may

Hygela Magazino in an article of sportsmanship and contrary most people expect. But in the published in the June issue. Back in England for the which it is so solidly built.

to the ethics of team play, on strictly British "Open,"

amalcur games, where han, the American golfer, tried

Gorman's article, entitled Frank Strana-

spectators aro Inconsequential, "Death in the King," charged there are never likely to The idea that both sides could substitutes. This is particularly inter

be

percent of active to find a gymnasium where employ the he could practise weight-Ufting thus make it fair does not ap

samo tactics and so in the sport of Rugby Union,some degree.

fighters are punch drunit to part of his training for. goif. peal. For

the ona wo were discussing ai ond reason British do not

the the beginning of this articlo. But no gymnasium could bo trainers, advisers and what have have coaches, found. So Stranahan appealed you on the side lines ready to an old friend, former Olymple shumte substitutes in and out of football, is age that clings legalsed in the United States,"

But there are atill a lot of people who do not agree with the procedure, One of them, a former Ryder Cup pooh-poohed the idea

of

of

"Rain will come along and the course would take its normal sharo the fall and right itself. In fact there is likely to be a lot of rain between now and September.

It

To overfeed

at the rate of 200 gallons

minute artificially is ridiculous,"

was his comment,

THOUGANO PARDONS, MÍSIEU,

BUT WE CANNOT TAKE CHANCES

NOR WILL YOU UNLESS.

But not as n cricket coach.. "out" for ever. In Larwood's le cricket

STRONG MEN NEEDED

Mister Conquest

come sooner than

"The 13 ring deaths of 1948; Rugby Union football, step-over the years since professional form a continuation of a series to faller so to speak of American boxing hus become widely

*** AND ARTHER LEFT STILL, ON THE LEFT BANK

LIVE NO FEAR

OF HERCULE CHERL

HG, WARINGO NO KE

WOULD BE WORKING ·

LATE TO-NIGHT

Gorman wrote.. 朵

"According to recent dgures, five boxers were killed as a ro sult of bouts up to April 20 this year, 18 in 1948, nine during 1847, and 11 in 1940.

"A" boxer, does not have to be knocked out or have his zizull Įbroken to be ceriously injured. He may suffer pinpoint haem- orrhages or other harm to hin brain not outwardly

apparent Toven to the trained physician..

"These injuries art per- Emanent. As more are received they will contribute to loss of imental powers or bodily, con- trol, resulting in the condition known as "pinch drunk."

Fitty percent of betive fighters oro punch drunk to some dograo, according to don fors familiar with the problem."

Associated Press, 2

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