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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951.

ENGLAND HOPING FOR RAIN Only Chance For Sadly Depleted Test Team

THE FINAL

CHOICE UP

TO “IKE”

Washington, Jan. 7.

Senate leaders indicated today

Brown Cables For Reinforcements

(BY FRANK ROSTRON)

Sydney, Jan. 7.

Eleven English cricketers, backed by thou- that the commitment of large sands of Sydney housewives, irrespective of American forces to Western washing day, are praying for tonight's recurring whether General Dwight Eisen-rain not to go away.

-Europe would depend on

effort.

hower finds other Atlantic Pact The housewives are symbolic of the unpre- nations ready to pull their own weight in the joint defence cedented way the Australian public has sentimen- tally rallied behind this star-crossed English team and turned against an Australian team which could not, in the three closing hours on Saturday, produce one scintilla of adventure against a half crippled attack.

That view was expressed by the chairman of the Foreign Tom Connally (Democrat,

Relations Committee, Senator

Texas) and the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Richard Russell (Demo-

Our team, cruelly deprived of Bailey's bowling and crat, Georgia) asl General probably of Wright's, will need all the handsomest quirks Eisenhower arrived in Paris to from a sticky wicket that the weather can provide as compensation for its sadistic behaviour in the Brisbane Test.

take over as Supreme com- mander of the unified Western

defence forces,

General Eisenhower will spend several weeks visiting the capitals of Western Europe and will then return here to report on their defence pro-

grammes!

There was a heavy downpour, after a thunderstorm this evening followed by steady rainfall for another half hour but, as Denis Compton said gloomily when it ceased, "It's welcome but it's not enough. We want much

more rain."

In separate interviews, both Senator Connally and Senator nations

affected Russell 'said the Pact

If the

pitch is

our cut-down must step up their own rearma- | sufficiently for ment if they expect Congress attack to bundle out the Aus- to support moves to send more tralians cheaply it will be poetic troops to Europe. They made justice against Lindsay Hassett that General Eisen-and Ken Archer for one of the it plain hower would be the judge. least imaginative exhibitions of United Press.

batting tactics in all the long history of sterile modern Test batting.

RALLY OF

HOME RULE

SCOTS

Glasgow, Jan. 7. Mr Oliver Brown, a leading advocate of Scottish Home Rule, told a rally here tonight that the Coronation Stone, missing from Westminster Abbey since Christ- mas Day, will not be delivered up "except to a Scottish Prime Minister elected by the Scottish people as their representative."

The meeting was called to celebrate "the recovery Stone of Destiny,"

It will also thumb noses at the Australian Selectors, for the inside story of the Australians' changed batting order, which led to Hassett's unilluminating, dis- play, is that the Australian Selectors used their influence to have Harvey and Miller. Aus- tralia's two most attacking stroke players, demoted in the batting list.

fluential than either-the wea- ther-may still decide to inter- vene.

ENGLAND ASKS FOR REINFORCEMENTS

The England Test team Selectors in Australia have, I learn, cabled to the MCC Selection Committee in London requesting at least one extra player to be flown out to Aus- tralia immediately...

With fast bowler Trevor in Bailey's fractured thumb plaster, making him a casualty for the next three or four weeks, and googly bowler Doug Wright's injured gromn muscle sufficiently severe to make it seem unlikely for him to bowl again in the current Test match, the MCC touring party's available players have, reached a dire minimum.

Plenty To Show

Shapely Marie Wilson proves in Hollywood that she has nothing to hide as she displays part of her extensive swim suit

DE GAULLE

APPEALS

TO U.S.

Nimes, Jan. 7. General Charles de Gaulle today addressed im-

an

passioned plea to the United States to defend Western Europe and warned that if Europe fell to a Communist inyasion, America itself might be isolated and even-. tually crushed.

The speech of the World War II resistance chief, given to a meeting of his political sup-. porters here, appeared to be

a retort to recent American demands in the United States that America stay out of West- ern Europe.

General de Gaulle also urged that both Western Germany and Spain participate in the West's defence plans and he appealed to Britain to abandon what he described as a "tendency .to- wards insularity" and to play a full part in the Continent's defence.

defend Europe.

"Americans,

She needs you and you need General de

her" appealed

Gaulle.

said

Western huge

• He

the European nations! economic resources would en- able the West to dictate the peace Calling on the United States to give priority to the defence of Europe, he said: must of liberty circumstances nor

"The cradle not, in any

at

* any price, lose what re- mains of Europe. The priority is here."-United Press.

wardrobe. The sheer Senator's

black one she is wearing is her favourite of them all, and no wonder!

Brian Close, the team's only all rounder, is also suffering from a groin strain, Arthur McIntyre, the reserve wicket keeper, is crippled by a pulled unless more and heavier rain

Attack On

leg muscle, and John Dewes, falls during the night or early Communism

the left hand batsman, is only morning. just recovering from a severe bout of influenza.

Washington, Jan. 7. The Senate Republican Kenneth Wherry, did not

Lindsay Hassett, Australia's captain, of course can ask for

leader, Mr to the pitch to be rolled 10 minutes

that he said today. addition to the normal seven minutes, rolling just before the

Brown tonight admitted me the team's plight but re- fused to comment on the pos- sibility of replacements "until the proper time."

The theory was that Aus- tralia's recent disappointing batting displays were caused by these stroke makers having to face the new ball too soon. As a result Hassett decided to go in one wicket down himself, this time to face a completely new ball as luckless Arthur Morris, who left his leg stump fatally ex- did not even posed, this time

from the a single over of the survive Bedser.

The new experiment then proved a failure in the special circumstances because although Hasselt did as planned to pre- vent any rot setting in, his methods were almost as con- stricted as Archer's and with less personal excuse because young Archer's place in the Test side is still not con- solidated.

Mr Brown hinted that at least one of

those responsible for removing the Stone from West- minster Abbey was in the hall.

More than 1,000 people tried to attend the rally but there was room

700, The för only rest waited outside.

Police patrolled outside the hall and detectives mingled with the audience inside.

With a storm of applause the meeting adopted. a resolution piled in thanking those who "recovered" the Stone and pledging Scots to continue the struggle for in- dependence.---Ruler.

Tito's Advice On Korea

i.

emer-

The Selectors had an gency meeting yesterday, and MOC London selector, is for- Walter Robbins, who tuitously here on holiday, was afterwards contacted by team manager, Brigadier Green.

time before the start in

resumption of play.

agree with those who say Com- is not а threat to

munişm American security.

is

The United States should ex- This rule only applies to

tend air and sea aid to nations Australia, South Africa and New willing to resist Russia,

but Zealand.

should avoid commitment of to With Trevor Bailey and Doug additional ground troops

the until

issue on Saturday, Europe the Wright injured

by Con England go into the third day of thoroughly debated the match with an attack con- gress. · sisting of only three men-Alec

Senator Wherry made his Bedser, John Warr and Freddie statements in a television dis- Brown-who can be classed as cussion. He said, "Communism regular bowlers.

is a threat--I don't agree with We those who say it is not.

POSSIBLE CHOICES Brown confirmed that Bailey is unlikely to be available for several weeks but said that

They cannot be expected to

although the prospects of keep going all day in spite of Wright's bowling in the current the natural anxiety to use him Test are small, he is having a as little as possible because of PUZZLING INNINGS

medical test this morning be his knee, Brown is almost sure fore a definite decision is to call upon Denis Compton. Hassett's 62, tediously com- taken.

Compton could take a 10 minutes

load short of

Failing choice of an

all off the shoulders of the others three hours, was puzzling in

the if he concentrates on bowling view of the obvious urgency of rounder like Bill Edrich,

candidates. for the orthodox left-arm slows instead getting as many of England's obvious moderate 290 total knocked off bowling vacancy are Leslie of his more expensive offbreaks before. anything could happen Jackson, the Derbyshire pace and "chinamen." to the dream wicket. As it hap- bowler, or Jim Laker, the Apart from Compton, only pened it would probably have Surrey spinner who is at pre- Len Hutton has any worth- served his side better if the sent with the Commonwealth while

in bowling experience difficult chance he put to Hut-team in India.

first-class cricket and he has But Roy ton's feet in the slips had been

Tattersall, the

ball on accepted, enabling some player Lancashire off spinner, would be yet to send down a

the tour. to this with a less complex outlook on a valuable acquisition

He bowls legbreaks and the game, like Harvey or Mil- side if fit enough and available Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia ler, to attempt to take the ripe to be rushed here

googlies but those who saw the quickly

Leeds Test in 1948 will remem- called upon the West today to offering of runs off the plucky enough. pull its troops out of "strate- but tired Brown, Bedser, Warr

Followng this Test the tourists ber how expensive these were gically futile" Korea, to think trio.

on that occasion, go to Tasmania for 10 easy days

have England

one hope. again before, rearming Western Those three triers and the and then have a minor "match Germany and to agree to an- spry

fielders, including two at Renmark and Adelaide before That is to be given a sticky Today the other four-power conference substitutes, Berry and Shep the fourth Test at Adelaide on pitch tomorrow.

the with Russia to try to avert pard, responded to Brown's Feb. 28.

English players scanned

of in search wholly World War III.

skles anxiously admirable leadership

TODAY'S PROSPECT

which with a correct refusal to look

the thunderstorm

has Marshal Tito described the the facts or the writing on the

Sydney, Jan. 7. been forecast for the last two current international situation

scoreboard in the face. The Rain fell steadily for nearly days. At last the storm brake as very critical and urged that reward, thanks to Hassett and two hours here today but the about six o'clock in the even- everything possible short of Archer's dilatoriness, is that general opinion is that the pitching, but it was nowhere near outright appeasement should be the match still lives and even for the third day of the third as heavy as Brown and his

England and | colleagube had desired. done to maintain world peace with Bailey and Wright in the Test between United Fress,

pavilion a bowler more in- Australia will roll out true | Reuter.

Belgrade. Jan. 7.

must prepare a great national. security programme. We should We arm America to the teeth. should extend air and sea aid to free countries willing to fight if the need arises. But we should not commit ourselves to land ald until it is debated and Congress amount the determines the United States can give."-United Press.

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