The Bermuda Recorder

              saturday february 16 1957 the bermuda recorder page s_v ,| 4 • bermuda c.b.c asp the somerset cricket club inc presents the choral isle vocal ensemble under the patronage of dr the hon e a cann . m.l.c and mrs cann in an evening of music in concert at their assembly hall on sunday 24th february 1957 at 9:30 p.m subscription — 1.00 r"_p 0fc t m c vs i i \ m hold annual general meeting duke's team not coming here b.c.b.c told two bfl double headers tomorrow west indies cricket team for england the duke • of norfolk's cricket team now on its way to jamaica to play ten games in the island will be unable to stop off at bermuda before re turning to england a release by the bermuda cricket board of control indicated the board had written to england seeking agreement to this sug gestion put by them several weeks ago this information was given by mr percival st geofrge ratteray at i press conference called on wednes day evening at the imperial hotel mr ratteray who is a highly skilled man in dealing with the public in this way told the assembled newsmen that the board was sorry about this the general public were interested in the board's ef forts to get the duke's team to play at least one game in bermuda before going back to england the following is a thumb nail sketch of the seventeen crieketets selected after the port-of-spain trial matches to represent the west indies in england this summer brilliant bat left-hand medium to-fast seam bowler s.c.c and white hill the west end rovers and pembroke juniors haven't played a league match since they were be'iten two weeks ago wellington rovers beat the rovers of somerset and the somerset eagles beat tlie juniors on the same day clyde walcott british guiana brilliant bat slow to medium right-arm bowler ; can wicket-keep sites the somerset cricket club ground and the white hill field will be tlie scene of two b.p.l double headers tomor row afternoon these games will bring into action tlie four leading teams in the b.f.l a division who are fighting it out for first place in the league race for the champion ship john goddard barbados captain dogged left-hand bats man reliable right-arm change bowler brilliant fieldsman everton weekes barbados powerful stroke player safe fieldsman dennis atkinson barbados good batsman medium-to-fast bowler good fieldsman collie smith jamaica good all-roun-er reliable right hand run-getter medium paced change bowler go9<l fieldsman garfield sobers barbados all-rounder left-arm spinner forceful left-hand bat splendid fieldsman this game will be as big a battle as the white hill fixture between the eagles and p.h.c who were beaten last week by the devonshire li.as the eagles will try mid get ahead of the p.h club with a decisive victory southampton hangers will play devonshire lions on the same card and ground at 1.30 rangers are sitting pretty well in the b.f.a knock-out competition having found their form lately andy ganteaume trinidad opening batsman with solid defence good fieldsman one of the three wicket-keepe se lected the north village junior band and majorettes rohan kanhai british guiana a young batsman 20 with a brilliant future ; power ful stroke player a relief wicket-keeper jamboree on the somerset cc field the pembroke juniors a and i teams and those of the west end rovers will see action before a large attend ance which is expected to be there the juniors are fighting hard to keep ahead of p.h.c and the somerset eagles and west end rovers in fourth place are breathing hard ou the heels of all three teams this makes the matches more important than ever and they should he well worth seeing thursday march 7th 1957 franz c alexander ja maica cambridge double blue dependable batsman main wicket-keeper bruce pairaudeau british guiana opening batsman de pendable stroke player at the alexandrina hall and grounds special children's show from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m attractions games drills clowns refreshments admission if the night before tue&uay the b.c.b.c held its annual general meeting when officers for the year were elected they are warren simmons m.b.e chairman ; alma champ hunt vice-chairmau ; james f murray hon secty ; fielding swan treasurer mr ratteray and mr w f hay ward will serve as the public relations committee lea ran kin b.c.a president stanton wainwright and norwood smith will serve as the selec tion committee mr hayward and mr smith mr cuthbert packwood and mr joseph ferreira are four new addi tions to the boafrd of control the board reported a bank balance of 65.6.11 as work ing capital for the year the b.c.b.c is endeavouring to widen its powers to control all cricket in bermuda and changes to the constitution are planned for the near future ml ratteray stated that in future the press would be ad mitted to board meetings ia the past the press had been debarred from attending any meetings held by the b.c.b.c before the board meeting on tuesday night gordon robin son of zbm was refused per mission to sit in at the meeting the c.b.c should have a good year mr ratteray iutemated to the gathering they will give p.h.c a tough time in any event the game should be a thriller for the people who will see it p.h.c's b team will be play ing in somerset at 1.30 there may be some excitement in this game before it is all over frank worrell jamaica ( continued on page 10 ' dancing from 9:00 p.m to 1 a.m to the music of bermuda general theatres norma smith's orchestra refreshments on sale admission 7 dusting off ihe sports by stabilizer the household name in island today trle_f i rv continuous from 2:30 we like the release by the bermuda cricket board of control through its public relations officer mr percival ratteray we always felt that the board was not as bad as some people tried to paint it it couln't possibly be with so many good and noble people on it most of them had had wide experience in handling the problems of cricket a lot more for instance than the bca who ha had very little and who has been one of the board's severest critics the last cracks were directed at all of the best coloured cricket and since our remarks last wednesday we have discovered more information which leads us to believe that the people who made the nasty cracks about the people who have done far more for cricket than they have don't really know what they are talking about instead of criticising the coloured clubs so much they should try and be more helpful they are talking big and we wonder how they could have the nerve to do that and feel happy about it in the light of their record in bermuda cricket and membership to the board of control if the board has been useless and controlled nothing it was useless from the start since the constitution has never been changed since the b c a helped to arrange it football boots have arrived at w j boyle r son come in and see for yourself our new continental type boots 52 and 75 also in stock is a good range of children's boots from size 9v through 5y 2 prices from 27 w j boyle & son tony curtis and pat crowley * the square jungle 4:45 7'30 9:30 2:30 3:35 tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday three shows daily not continuous at 2:00 6:00 9:05 in cinemaseope gregory peck jennifer jones fredric march in * the man in the gray flannel suitj iprices of admission b4 & 5 eveningtt6/~77 reserve this date t " it is surprising that the board of control had nothing to say about the rude things said about it by one of its members that is no way to work and it just goes to prove that those who have least to shout about do most of it - matinee lesday march 5th 1957 for the new opera today house 1:1 5 and 7:45 carnival charity dance at the gordon robinson is asking for the financial report from the b c b c on the matches which it arranged against the m c c when they were here in 1953 mr ratteray should call a press conference and invite only gordon robinson to come it could be helpful cocktail bar and restaurant leopards club music by norman smith rock hudson and mis cornell borchers at your hostess • never say goodbye but to get back to the board we have found it diffi cult to refrain criticising it because of its inactivity and lack of support to cricket it is a reputable board with a lot of honourable men serving on it mr warren simmons is a well known and highly respected man and official of the somerset c c he has ddne a lot for cricket in his time and is still willing to give his valu able time to render it more service mr ratteray who has had long experience in association with the game ia bermuda mr w f hayword is another who should be valuable to the board for all the good work he has done to help the sport here mr rankin may be a lot more helpful than many b c a members or officials iloyalty inn maria benn also 3:00 & 9:30 fred astairs and leslie caron bus go mangrove bay daddy long legs dine with us and try our most talked about meal ham steak with pineapple every tuesday monday tuesday wednesday marlon brando and jean simmons entertainment every thursday and sunday 9.00 p.m come out sunday evening and enjoy yourself at the in our lovely surroundings * desiree also 4:45 & 9:45 tyrone power and susan hayward pembroke hamilton club four deuces also floor show we have the smith's mr norwood and sam porgy who are both well known locally for their interest and ability we are certain they don't have - to be afraid of their place on the board or apologetic about it mr fielding swan and mr cuthbert packwood are just as well versed in the affairs of this game unfortunately the secretary of the board is the only one who hasn't had close for reservations phone 8412 members and friends are * untamed invited saturday thursday friday dean martin and association with the game we are told that this can 1 ie a disadvantage in a secretary to a board of this kind but we hope that the rest of the board will keep mr murray up to date we understand that mr ferreira and mr dun stand have been mixed up in cricket for a long time and can be regarded as having had some experience in connec tion with it jerry lewis every sunday mght hollywood or bust ever popular and and arthur franz neville brand norman smith's band mr stanton wainwright and mr champ hunt are hard workers in the interest of the game in spite of the fact that we were surprised that the somers isles cricket league had nothing to say about the outburst at the bca meeting last week and no mention of it by champ hunt we have to give the league credit for doing a really fine job champ hunt brings a wealth of experience to the board and his wide connections with the game should be very valuable to the board and what it intends to do for bobby ware is missing supported by complete bermuda night floor show speedy — winkie tatem — cal hansey the films control of exhibition act 1955 section 10 schedule angel's grotto it is an offence for any person under the age of 17 to be present at the showing of this film