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THỂ RONG KING EGRAPH, TUESDAY,

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NOVEMBER

1950.

INDIA BATS MAGNIFICENTLY

First Innings

Arrears Wiped Out

New Delhi, Nov. 6.

India batted magnificently in their second innings of the opening Test against the Com- monwealth touring team today, wiping out their first innings arrears of 103 runs and leading the Commonwealth by 45 runs with nine wickets in hand before stumps were drawn.

The Commonwealth compiled. 272 runs in reply to India's 169 runs but then Merchant and Mushtaq Ali gave India a fine start in their second knock. Mushtaq Ali, in particular, scored very freely to hit a quick 61 runs and the stand realised 96 runs before that bats- man was leg-before to the West Indian all-rounder, Frank Worrell.

1:1

P. Umrigar joined Merchant and they held out

until the close.

The Ferozeshah Kotla ground, where the match is being played, was dusty today and pace bowlers were totally ineffective. But spinners received plenty of

response.

The visitors, 174 runs for six wickes overnight, were all out soon after lunch, Bruce Dooland; completing his first century of the hour. He had come in yesterday when the Common-' wealth had lost half their wie kets for 75 ans and, using his long roach to advantage, he soared in enterprising fashion, He played an outstanding part in the Commonwealth recovery!

of the season to date, producing exquisite cuts with perfect tim~ ing off all bowlers.

Mushtaq All included eight fours: in his 61 runs and when he had gone Merchant and Umrigar continued to delight the 30,000 crowd with more free batting against some spirited bowling by Ramadhin and Tribe.

When India began their India's supporters hope for at second innings it was obvious least another 200 runs to- that Merchant and Mushtaq All marrow and this would leave had decided on an attacking

the Commonwealth requiring policy. Mushtaq Ali hit out about 250 runs on the fifth and with a degree of confidence that Anal day for victory-all the bordered..on audacity while prospects of an exciting finish. Merchant touched his best form-Reuter,

ARE INCOMPETENT MANAGERS SPOILING THE FIGHT GAME?

Asks CORNELIUS RYAN

AFTER

ENDURANCE RECORD

Normal Buckley of Britain, who recently captured the one hour world speed record and the nautical mile record from Germany and Italy is now atempting to break the three hour endurance record for motor speed boats in his speed' boat "Miss Windermere II." Express.

IT'S. DECIDING TIME FOR WOODCOCK-WIN

OR RETIRE

Win—or wallk! Beat Jack Gardner, or get out of the game

good! No comebacks, whatever the cash inducement.

These in the words of manager Tom Hurst are the intentions of heavyweight champion Bruce Woodcock who defends his title against the Market Harborough

_/ **-Guardsman at Earls Court on November-14.

Dan Morgan, one of the greatest of the old-time boxing managers, and Joe Benjamin, a former light- weight contender, are in strong agreement that incom- petent managors are the cause of most of boxing's troubles today.

"The managers cannot control their boys and force them to improve," said Benjamin.

"Control their boys?" snorted. "Look what Pop Foster did Morgan. "They can't even con- for Jimmy McLarnin. He kept trol themselves. Most of the Jiminy - in a basement for two managers know nothing about ears and taught him to box, box'ng, so how can they win the

to block to roll with punenes fighters' respect and teach the land to hit. fighters anything?"

NOT IN BEST SHAPE

And George Blake spent several years changing Fidel LaBarba from natural left- handed stance to righthanded. When Fidel mastered the cor- reet stance, he had a left hook that won the title for him."

CLASSIC COMBINATION

Not a bad ides, either. If Bruce's physically hurtful experiences against Tami Mauriello, Joe Baksi and Lee Savold have so weakened him that he cannot beat an opponent only two years and 22 fights out of the amateur ranks then the writing on the Woodcock wall does indeed spell "Finis."

For Gardner a strapping, undoubtedly have filled the bill young man at the outset of his and been worth every penny career, the issue is nothing like of the nice round sum that was so serious, Even if he is beaten mentioned. he COY and doubtless will come again,

But his answer was a polite

with Piet

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| request to come back this time On the other hard, Woodcock-next year. Tommy's programme has just got to win if he hopes for the next 12 months is to to retain any sort of place fight for his supper, not sing for among the world's heavy-it. weigh high-ups plus the out- . Farr's immediate muttons are right ownership of a Lonsdale uis Leicester fight Belt. Anything less means re-Wilde en November G tirement to a reassuring bank elcaning-up of any other Con- balance. acquired in a nina years' limelight mixture of hero worship, faint

praise, cheers jecrs, slaps on the back, abs same, and several other forms of public opinion.

Woodcock, I estimate, has salvaged at least £50,000 INA haul for a man sound in wind tax gathers. Not a bad

and limb at 20.

in

the

Gardner, when I told him over lunch of Bruce's win-ur- quit decision, considered that his opponent-to-be is showing an admirable sense of realism. ile reckoned he himself wouli be thinking along the same hines with £50,000 to spur him on to a very comfortable scrap-heap.

tinental heavyweight who fancies his chance and then a big gate battle with a leading

TOMMY FARR WINS AGAIN

Leicester, Nov. 6. Tommy Farr, former British Heavyweight Box- ing Champion, knocked out Piet Wilde, the Belgian Champion, in the third round of his second bout in his "come-back" campaign here tonight.

-Reuter.

American-plus any interna- tional championship labels that might accrue.

more

SNOOKER

TRY-OUT

By Roymond Glendinning

No sports rules have caused

arguments than the untoni liberate miss in snooker. realtor

playable lie in golf and the de

You have all met the snooker shark who tries to steal a few points with cunningly disguised misses. He will be on the way out if the Billiards Association and Control Council eventuallys see the light and pass the pros posed

new rule which givesity. the opponent the optionis ofic carrying on or making here? points snatcher re-take the shot. And now for the first timeca.o private olub-the Albany-arer Using it for their annual quin

men..

"What n cast! Jack Hylton might say, for in it I shall be competing against representa tives of such widely different ods as Tommy Farr Ken Gethin, Frank Gentle, Tommy Carey, Sam Wragg and Joe Mears to name only a few.

It must be admitted that boxing is not in the best of shape when 37-year-old Joe Louis must be dragged out of retirement to make the heavy- weight division acceptable to "When do you ever see a the public, and when the boxer: throw the classic com- middleweight and featherweight.bination—a left hook, right champions will defend against Cross and left hook again?"

RUGBY'S GRUMBLE SQUI Morgan. the top contender only atter asked

"When I threat of loss of their

Money is beginning to talk in titles. managed fighters, and I had A publicity minded theatre

Farr, a family man as well as Dugby Union Both north and There are very few fine young about 25 other boxers, I told

three world champions and magnate in South Africa has a fighting man, tells me he is south clubs are ready to revolt prospects coming

thought up the bright idea of staying at home until his three against County, Championship up in any division,

thom they could work nard presenting Tommy Farr in the children reach

boarding school games being played on Satur and do, as I taught them, or rolo of a glee singer, Asage, and 'until his come-back days. "There aren't any impressive they could get out.. I treated additional bait went a casual campaign brings him either Mr. D. A. Foskin, kinseerge kids because the managers them, fairly and they owed me suggestion that, between congs, cash ia the bank or a kick in tary of the all-powerful Birkens aren't doing the work they the same.

the Brighton Boomerang might the pants, For at least a yearhead Park-most travelled club290 should," said Benjamin: "Look But today's managers don't, care to pick up a nice packet it is gloves before. glees.

In the country-tells me Not what Jack Kearns did for demand long and hard training purse-money by fighting one

first-class club can be properly Dempsey he put him acessions because they wouldn't of the local

And if you would like to run without a good gate, and, heavyweights, gym and tied his right hand to know what to teach the boys. Johnny Halph or Johnny Arthur know the secret of Tommy's popple just won't pay to ste s his side and for months Demp-It takes only about 10 minutes for instance. I

perfect physical condition at the team of relarve strength" sey had to hit and block with to teach a boy whalithe

Fart, a passable troubadour contrated apple juice.

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