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Spin Bowlers Menaced:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1950.

SPINNAKERS

STICKY WICKETS MAY DISAPPEAR FOR EVER IF MR LOCK HAS HIS WAY

SAYS

PETER DITTON

London, Aug. 1.

Among the many and varied handouts which regularly come into I must my office is one from the Petroleum Information Bureau. Now, admit that the connection between petrol and sport had escaped me, except in connection with such events as car and acroplane racing. But upon reading the latest PIB handout I am intrigued and at the same time amazed to find that petrol has a very definite connection with cric- ket!

threatens to break And upon further perusal I find something also that the hearts of those bowlers who haven't already had their hearts split asunder by cast-iron "batsmens" paradises.”

It appears that a Mr Bert Lock, who

To begin the story at the beginning.

WON

bas

is groundsman to the Surrey County Cricket Club and in whose charge is the famous Oval wicket on which many famous Test battles have been Tought and devised what promises to be an almost indestructible pitch.

fout Even as I write there woda, whose langush

have, on emas, stimdates a lavish crop" Garva- ments, trundted by therearing the temperalire I can martin poppia odprtony countless

Bedzer, Surrey. Flan to a fro HO hef the underlying soil. escaping Alre and Regbond openmag bawler, adready He

Scottish League

Cup Matches

London, Azz. 17. The following were the resultsį of Scottish Date football matches played to-day

Aberdeen

Celtic

Falkirk

Hibernian

Division "A

4 Civile

2 East Fife

1 St, Mirren

2 binder

Morton .....1 Rangers Motherwell 3 Aliriconian Partick This 1 Hearts Rovers

3 Third mark Division "1" Albion Bover 3 Arbroath Alloa Athletic 8 Forfar Athl

Cowdenbeath 0 St Johnstone Dumbarton 1 Ayr

Kildarnock

Queen of

South

Queen's

Park

United. Sienhouse-

2 inuir

3 Dunfermline

Hamilton

4 Acad.

Stirling

1 Albion

Reuter,

wicket

aforensentiuned M

that t

sets through the dressing ro Leek has that no wet weather complica-

timp intrade.

Crick dera til m that the Oval the hated prout ins the feet in the country. Berser In pocular board) know oil about that. And if he is aware of the new kheme now being devised by the and man. 1. for me, would not blame they if he decided to pack up cricket and turn tre se nethung des Memunu, like breaking in wild!

'SIMPLE & INGENIOUS'

M

Lock's

patient.

+

another

fur

with dressing of sand.

This, so reatt,

In

11 ipancine what's happen if there wickets the abrepted thing? Spin bowlers will be sitting an the pavilion watching the rath pourin

thing what a wonderful Brai

They

will

counter

CERIOR

pally.

between

SET

With apinnakers set to the light breeze, four yachts of the 28-38 fl, class race together past HMS Vanguard during the Rayal London Yacht Club regalia at Cowes.

BERGELIN BEATS BROMWICH

Beats

Australia Swedem 3-2 In Davis Cup

Match

Rye, N.Y., Aug. 13.

Sedgman was just toe good ʼn today when he defeated Johni player in all departments for Bromwich of Australia by 4-3, Johangon, but the 30-year-old 5-2, 1-6, 7-9 and 6-3. Swede' a game battle of it.

Each country won one of the two antler on the that day and Australia won the doubles match yesterday.

FOUGHT TENACIOUSLY

Before the inatches, Johngon

FRED DALY SUGGESTS

A Central Fund

To Pay The

Expenses Of Britain's Amateurs In International Sports Events

By ARCHIE QUICK

an

The star Irish golfer and ex-Open Champion, Fred Daly of Belfast, bas Idea for the good of British sport. Withthe loss of our last world boxing title-the flyweight, relinquished by Terry Allen of London to Dado Marino in far-off Hono- Julu-Daly thinks Britain has reached rock-bottom in all games, and this is what he

says:---

"Britain gave up everything to win the war and now she is suffering in sport beenuse of the six years' gap. But the real reason, however, is that the amateur who between the wars was the foundation of sport can no longer afford the time to play games.

There should be a central fund, run by the Government if you like. to pay his out-of-pocket expenses.

"I golf, football, cricket and

lawn lemnis it is all the same.

It is from the ranka of the WORLD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

umpald that Treat players (originate, and whether they turn professional or not they should be compensated for loss of time. It is the only way we can regain our greatness.

"How can a boy give his thoughts to being a fast bowler, for instance, it he is worried franchilly? Du the South African, Australian and Ameri can Amateurs Al tennis have any money troubles? Of course

could produce

いぐ

ericketers like Kenneth Farnes or other great amateurs of pre- war days, do you

think the West idles would have it ab their own way? It is not that, they are great: it is because we are mediocre that they ils'e winning.

Ite The

it

Australian Holder Of

Sprint Title Eliminated

In Quarter-Final

Liege, Aug. 13.

the Syd Patterson, Australian holder of

world amateur sprint title was eliminated from the event dur ing the world cycling championships which were con- tinued here, today.

Patterson, who was fancied to win the title for the second year, was beaten by inches in the quarter fal by the Frenchman, Pierre Even, who covered the final 200 metres in 12 seconds. As they crawled round the first circuit Patterson was in the lead and he held this advantage at the bell.

SAME WITH GOLF "It is the Pame · with waikee Cup at folt.

The Frenchman challenged as pleted It would beneft Kie Americans are carefree because they went into the final sprint sport tremendously.

looked after fan-

but the Australian got the inside Anker who he expected to they are enlly. Our amateurs have to

much their was slightly in front when wis a world title for India in warry over how

jentering the straight,

the next five years, Mr Bhoot golf is going to cost them.

ir coid Suard and Patel of Bom- is the same with soccer. In the

II held it unill dose to home bay and Yusuf of Poona re- World Cup at Rio, so-called

when the Frenchman challenged ceived the necessary support analews were on to thousanda un the outside and making and experience in world racing, of pounds bonuses if they son,great nurt just not home to they were capable of obtaining while our fellows were getting

score a spreat victory.

the highest possible honours for £20,

their country. HEAVY RAIN

Verdeun

of France of Holland

The present team he said had and all Icarned a Krent deal from

championships and hoth the

valuable experi-

Frank Segman gave Australia the right to meet they are going to have at the the United States for the Davis Cup today when his G-4, expence of opposition butymien | 7-5, 6-3 victory over Torsten Jolmasson handed the Aussies when play beentes possible. a 3-2 triumph over Sweden in the inter-zone finals.

Lennart Bergelin of Sweden carlier defeated John | NO MORE GAIETY

Bromwich in the day's first singles match to tie the blissfully, out of the middle, series. But Sedgman took command of Johansson from the very start. Australia now will play the United States 15 take the ball firmly innovation described as beteg "as simple their spinning Angn that at Forest Hills two week hence.

411] I think therently Brough the Anth' word.

should

The tamet nonchalantly by, waiting belituled for menious, but for the wicket: 16 tumble.

the tha in getting away from

Platt inetic

{ turnnot point.

vlefourly, oventionally popping. "He has apparently treated accasionally

fright nmd grand pitch with a layer throuth, the ball will refuse to

"Sporting prestige is a great national asset which cannot be af sand, thinly sprayed this play trick. There will not be with Bitumen, petroleuns the alttest encouragement

measured ba pounds, shilling product, then finished the treat-from the pitch and the batinien said, "We have un chance at all

Hergelin, who had beater threant pence, and the comparatively Hyzelentiorn

cost to mall amount it would cost singles player surface will be able to continue at the but we will give them hard com- other Australia

Ife made the predic- Sedigap on Friday in a thrill-

orts won their quarter Anal heat, inalaing mast feel peution,"

run a central fund for all sports the amateur sprint before heavy chace. wicket as long as they

tion

come through as he fought ing live-set match, imposed his would be money

well spent rain able.

five Fent most of the preventing the growth of the "The old "sticky", which is tenaciously for every point and wil on a worried Bromwich And it would not cost a the of thousand spectators campering

exelling

held the crowd by the seats to for the first two nets and again what is going into armaments. for shelter and the track bq-

"Don't think I am suntesthy forseeable part of cricket, will the very end.

the fifth ret, tuy have gene for ever. Batimen Scdgman brake the Swede's | will be in complete control-service in the third and even the baseline and in long duels He was more accurate from if they are not doing Wall

th Rates of the last set with the meed Bromwich from cor- enough at the moment-and

well-executed cross-court shots per to spin bowlers will be expreled to

corner by forceful which forced Johansson toit away for hours

into diving The Australiga, seldom on end errors and the Aussie seemed to inferior to an opponent in such without even he prospect of an be

on the way to gle-pot

an easy place became worried and un- nvensione

the livi i11

triump. But Johansson raidetti. if committed many future to cheer them up.

Ira the eighth game, biokenor: buy most of them were Sedgman's service

with feed on him.-Reuter placements, The hard In the ninth gues Te The IB handout concludes staved oft three match point by saying that if the new int then wirkti

Sedra pasted him John is surers.ful--which

down the ridelines and un the will is known after Surrey lead point, Johansson double-

aut intensive netUnited Press have carried practice upon ita tre mentous Step forward in r

Eroundierung ¡ will have been muule.

fromable.

Britain Beats United States And Benelux Team In Triangular Athletic Match

London. Aug. 12.

Britain won both the triangular contest against the United States and the Benelux countries, and a second contest run simultaneously against Turkey, at the White City Track and field meet here today.

In the triangular contest, Britain scored 76 points. America 74 and Benelux 40. Britain took the Anglo- Turkish meet by five events to three.

The fra ovend, the long guns,

such

20

ind 117)-

WHOSE STEP FORWARD? and

t:

Ole Chanriter, won the weight- went to Brain with a leap by pat for U.S. with a ton of sath

went

New York, Aug. 13. It relay of Sweden longhi fire testes levys If wa matches: rach in the interzone!

of the vis Cup here

To that em only add this elep taken for Jesper the

roundkeeper: the ter for t

wat her ahead of them,

They di

Once the span bowlers

what

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criekel!

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won't

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-(London Express Service)

S. Williams of 23 e 1, uning bort 4 meses, writs John Saville out A. Lanwenttel of Benelux. king recond for Britain, Britain hammer ook the 40-yard bunded Betain then took the throw with a tea of 156 feet 7, with A. Sett defeating Helder- incline by P. Allday.

B of U.S. in 55 ends fat, Benelux plachis; third. The 120-yard high hurdles Seymour Won thu Juvella to the US, when Bill throw for U.S. at 208 ft 5 Flomitur, beat his compatriot inches, W. Lutkeven taking TEST MATCH Don Bakerman, in 14.3 seconds sreond place for Benelux and Britain's R. C. Barleway took Halil Zieans third for Turkey: second place to not out the Andron set a new English Turkish and Benelux runner. recurd in the pole vault with a ap of 13 feet, Denting his pre- M. vious wcord by two inches. Akin of Turkey was second.

Os Chandler took his secr

second

Dutch star Will Slykbus took the mile run casily in 4.16.2, with Britain's Bill Nankeville second and Tom Kirwan of U.S. fourth." event for U.S. in the discusi The giant negrosprinter, E. Mar-

throw, with a toss of 148 feet 1 Donald Bailey, won the 100-yard. 11. Dugard of Britain dash for Britain In 9.7 seconds.

K. L. pincing recunct with Arthur Bragg taking second! place for US, and Britain's A Derichs of Benelux third,

Grieve thinl. Bragt led mest_of)

the way, but Bailey won by

inches after Ankhing in a terri

lic burst of speed.

PUCH WINS

Brain scored

WHITFIELD REPEATS

West Indies

Drobny Wins The German Title

Macadam's

of his

a Ministry of Sport or anything cane maked. like the nationalisation of At this point it was doubtful Kanes. I am merely asking for whether there would be much

in sport the amatur

their any more racing today. given a chaner to show his pre- wers for the beneit

The weather greatly improved country

free of Inancial and after petrol had been thrown difficulties. I am certain there on the track and lit in order to are dozens of world beaters just dry the surface, racing was re- waiting to

found zalsuined. The Inst quarter Anal heat of the amateur sprint was won by Sarchi of Italy.

hriped,"

Column

THE FA TAKES

A LOOK AT

THE POOLS

AND AGAIN

After th amateur sprint quarter-finals had been COURT- pleted a start was made in the amateur pursuit heats. Only two had been decided when raina) again threatened and oficials de- sami. cided to go on with the finals of the amateur sprint.

were

Ife raid that Sharkati yester- day had to ride on nn ok borrowed machine because his special British cycle which he had ordered for the sprint had not turned up.

Mr Bhost felt that both Pri- tam and haleran would, with

any luck, do well in the road racing in West Flander: at the end of the week.-Beuter.

Konno Beats Furuhashi & Marshall

Osaka, Aug. 12. Ford Konno of Hawail to-

These are decided on the best day established himself as of three races and after Even of one of the leading lights in France had besten Hyzelendorn the aquatic firmament when of Holland Jy half a length in he beat both Hironoshin acc Furuhashi of Japan and John

mind.12.2 second in their first

another rain-storm soaked the track and rachig was promptly suspended.

There is little doubt that travel broadens the Hamburg, Aug. 13.

and there is bags of evidence that recent travel has Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt stretched the Football Association mind almost out of downed the German champion, recognition. Baron Gottfried von Cramm,

Indies 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 10 take the

295 For 3

London, Aug. 12. The West Indies batted throughout the day in the

Again

The rain ceased after about an hour but it left

Marshall of Australia in the 880 yards free-style of the Japan-United States Inter-

So it comes as little of a surprise to get back on the

the track national swimming cham- ameter ringles title in the Ger- eve of the new season's Soccer and find the FA 1950-51 very wet and even the burningpionships. | man International Tennis Chari. Year Book frankly discussing not only the use of pool of petrol. fuiled to dry ft.

Komo won by two pionships.

yards. money, but also Sunday play.

CATS AND DOGS

Is Une was 9 mins. 40.2 secs. Miss Dorothy Head (U.S.)

for & BOW world's record. beat Miss Ught Heidtmann It is about a season ngo that | Anancial aid for the setting up

Afer o 90 minutes' delay a Furlash time Inr second (Germany), -3, 0-0 for the we disturbed the quiet millpond of equipped playing fields from motorcyclist was sent round the place was 0 mins. women's zinger title. Half the FA body politie with the this entrat poots find.

track in an attempt to mop up Tanaka Anished between observation that it would Test humpered

tyres. mins, the moisture with his

414 seconds. averse from dipping its BIL Vun tre

the

the me

fourth and final Test cricket Crama for 10 minutes.

Egyptian ace

Angers in some of the pools match at the Oval today Drobny way in excellent money from which it had been und at the close were 295 shape while Von Cramin secin-turning with extravagant disdain runs for the Insa

Von Cranim for some yours. of three ed to be nervous.

mtused several tervleus and the Egyptian's drop shots were a headache for the Baron-United Press

The 880-yard run, which was the highlight of the turd, wwickets. expected to be a repetition of the Olympic del between Mad Whitfield of U.S. and Arthur

another win Wint of Britain, but the Ames

when Derk Pugh won

THE SCOREBOARD

WEST INDIES 1st Innings

the 440 ie again proved the winner Rue, t Bedser yards dash In 48.0 seconds from by 19 yards with a time of 1 Stollmeyer, Ibw, i Bailey Reg Pearman of U.S., with Legile minute 50 seconds--the fastest Worrell, not out Lewis of Brain third. Virgs time in the world this year,

Severn won the high jump for U.S. at 0 feet 4 inches, Britain's

Et. Pavitt talking second place and when Horace

Benelux third.

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301 110

Wickes, « Hullan, b Wright 30

Extray

Total (for three)

Bowling Analysis

( M R

10

20 G 50

23

03

13 4 30

U. S. registered another win Ashenfelter won the three-mile run in 14.13.0, with Osman Cosul of Turkey MacDonald Baites scored a second and W. Lucas of Britain

Bailey secotul win of the meet when he third. U.S, also also took the

**** | Bødzer took the 220-yard dash bỷ final event a relay rice, Brown margin of three yards from Bragg which Braga, Whitfield, Halder Wright of U.S., the winning time bring man and Fleming teamed Hilton 21.4 seconds. John, Wiikluson against Grieve, Lewis, Winl Extras took third place for Britain. and Scott.-United Press.

THE

GEORDE

GAMBOLS

WILAY

DAY

DID I FOR THAT NEW

CURTAIN MATERIAL

(NOW LEASE.

GAYE, DON'T

SKEED INTERRUPTUM

IN TRYING TO WORK OUT THE FORM FOR THE

HORTIUMBERLAND `PLATO"

(WILAT DO YOU frank TheY WERE |ASKIND FOR A (SMALL CABBAGE

[AT THE.. A. GR...DA

BORRY

+

30 11 1 22 4 04

byes 4. leg-hyes

and no-ball one-Reuter.

YOU CEL HOW THE FRENCH GRAND HAVE GROWN, OPOROS?

RUGBY RESULTS

Now the Year Book comes right out and outlines the benin

(lis football can derive from the

Points

on

IN SWEDEN

sore

Italf

of

Waru

the requests met, and the clear implications that Britain is all set to face up to the situation created by the drain of pools roney away from football t an equally realistle manner.

SUNDAY SOCCER

The Swedre, with a population enough Indication of where Its of 6,500,000 against our 50,000,- real feelings He. 000, employ 250 in pools work, against our 23,000, to handle a turnover of four-and-a-half; million pounds against our GO millon.

After two hours, it was decided was Marshall in to resume racing with further sees. All the times were, faster heats of the Amateur but

mude

before a start

42.6 secs. third in # Fourth 0 mins, 50.2

pursuit, than the previous world record, could be Marshall raced into the lead ai further heavy rain the 200-yard mark and held shower fell, soaking the track

it to the 400-yard mark where once again and cousing the he was timed in 4 mins. 22 officials to announce the abar secs. He maintained the lead donment of racing for the day. at te 600-yard mark with

lap time of mins. 30.2 secs. Shiro Hashizume was close be- hind In second place with Konno rightly in the rear and Furuhashi tourth-United Press.

DEFEAT AVENGED

IN FIVE YEARS' TIME

free style event at Osaka,

Furuhashi Get a new world's

msociation, although the FA lakes care to stress that not ali It is the same with Sunday-Reuter.

football. A the views expressed in the ar-

wartime innovnilen ticles are official ones.

that his stuck in the fabric of the game.

The old arguments None the less, the fact that west Sunday play are long Lendon, Aug 12.

Liege, Aug. 13 bandlook The following were the results the official

prints vociferousness yeur by усять

Although India's Lour man, Rugby League

such old charity features 205 01

and there is little doubt that we tram taking part in the world matches played to-day:

as pools money

are on the verge of seeing, it cycling championships now bo Barrow 2 St, Helen's 15; Bunday football shows which legitimised.

ing held in Belglum may not,

Tokyo, Aug. 13. The "Flying Fish of Fujiyama," wCastleford 13 Featherstone way the wind is blowing.

take back to India any redals Hironoshin Again, as in the case of pools with them, the nation will pro-

Furuhashi, tonight Ruvern 12: Dewsbury 8 iWakefield

Trinity 2; Hali

by beating money, the FA stands

opurt duc

world beater in five deemed himself 0fnx 14 Huddersfield 10:

from partisanship, but the very years. Mr Bhoot,

the American high schoot star, manager of Ford Komo, in the 500-yards Oldham 10 Rochdale Hornets 9;

Sweden is the country diósen fact of it giving countenance to the team, sall here today,"

with Britain. supporting Salford 63 Blaina 8; Warrington for comparison

views 15 clear 512 Wigan 7; Wides 10 Leigh 10.

But he added that only by .--Reuter.

taking part in these champion- chips and getting experience record for the event in a 50- Council member E. A. Eden,, ngains: the best in the world yard pool with the time of 5 Birmingham County FA secre- could the Indian competitors mins, and 18.0 cecs. tary, comes out holdly stressing hope to rench the highest

John Marshall of Australia the amateur aspect of Sunday standard.

was

third, play, and

plastyl

trailing cialms that a c}} tinued ban on it is, not only Mr Bhoot suit that competing Konno by less than a stroke.

In these championships would Reuter. wrong but also anti-social.

make a world difference to Agalest him Lord's Day men like Chakravarty, Moni and Observat.c Society unsistant Pritam Dhanpaval who were secretary. II. J. W. Legertos, all young and needed the <x- preaching national moral decay | perience they were getting. if the Sabbath is polluted with Sunday play.

He felt that all three would show vastly improved form But he is in a minority in anext year's world champion series of authoritative opinions ships in Milan. in one of the liveliest dis- cussions

controveraint subject I have rend for a long time. Get this book:

by Barry Appleby

DANGE

MAN

WORK

But it is in the breakdown of these #gures that the tale bør comes really interesting....The Swedes allocate 34 percent in prize money. We kick back 02. The Swedes take 13 percent for expenses, while we take 18.

The Swedish. Treasury takes 15 percent, ours 30, and it tosses 0 percent of the lolal vo- venue back into national sports funds. We toss nothing, and this appears to be the rub.

Look out for an early move to get offcial hands on, come of that pools dough.

In 1940 Swedish clubs to the number of 300 asked far

of

1

*FA Year Book, Naldreil Press, 2. Od.

-(Londos Express Seroloră

HANDICAPPED

Speedway League

Birmingham, Aug. 12. Birmingham beat Harringay by 50 points to 20 in a National, League Speedway match hera 10-night.

-7

The chief pointa scorers wero, Graham Warren

(12) Geofi

Mr Bhoot sold India was Bennet (12) and D. McLachlag greatly handicapped by the (10) for Birmingham and 8 Inck of racing tmcke but he Waterman (6), Jeff Lized(6) felt that as soon as the Patel and Vic Duggan (5) for Har Stadium in Dombay was com-ringay-Reuter, da