[Goanet] Anthony de Mello He is Impressive .....Makes You Feel Good
Roland in Message 3 Message-ID: < d3bc345b-4ca2-4c67-9005-a8ac5cc51...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:49:01 -0500 on Anthony de Mello. I was really impressed .. Now it is true that a Saligonense C. Hubert D?Souza provided the information about Anthony de Mello but going away from Villagers pride ...Anthony De Mello is indeed an illustrious person in more than sports...cricket, football Table Tennis.and yet this fellow despite moving with the Royalty never forget the Common People. It was put as a by the way, that he was married to a Parse ...His accomplishment was recognized by the Pope ... I said to myself, Let what God brought together, let no man, priest or bishop try to separate. When I go for Sunday services to St Martin Kolbe...I will say a prayer of Thanks for this Impressive Anthony and all his friends and even the spectators who came to enjoy. Grandolfo In Makongo Juu . A brother of the late Roque DeMello, the barrister, who sacrificed his life, to save the life of an unknown woman, during the First World War, he hailed from Saligao, Sonarbath. He was born and brought up in Karachi?(the nursery of many famous Goans)?in 1900. I knew him
Re: [Goanet] Anthony de Mello
Is this from Floreat Saligao? FN On Sat, 30 Jan 2021 at 21:12, Roland Francis wrote: > A wealth of information from Saligonense C. Hubert D’Souza about Anthony > de Mello that will be interesting to anyone proud of the illustrious sons > of Goa. > > A brother of the late Roque DeMello, the barrister, who sacrificed his > life, to save the life of an unknown woman, during the First World War, he > hailed from Saligao, Sonarbath -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 - *"Most people just make the mistake that it should be simple to design simple things. In reality, the effort required to design something is inversely proportional to the simplicity of the result. As architectural styles go, REST is very simple." - Roy T. Fielding, author of Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures and co-founder of the Apache HTTP Server project*
Re: [Goanet] Anthony de Mello
Yes, the passage is from the book Floreat Saligão. The following link will advise readers about the book first published in 1973. Floreat by the way means flourish or long live followed by a name, in this case Saligão. https://archive.org/details/floreat-saligao > On Jan 30, 2021, at 12:23 PM, Frederick Noronha > > Is this from Floreat Saligao? FN > >> On Sat, 30 Jan 2021 at 21:12, Roland Francis >> wrote: >> A wealth of information from Saligonense C. Hubert D’Souza about Anthony de >> Mello that will be interesting to anyone proud of the illustrious sons of >> Goa. >>
Re: [Goanet] Anthony de Mello
> circumstances. Roque studied at Cambridge University and on his graduation > aged 23 was returning back home to undivided India in 1916 when the P & O > ship S S Maloja he was travelling was hit by a German uboat in the English > Channel. This youngman was given a place on the lifeboat but gave his seat to > a young lady. He perished but sadly is unknown in Goa for this heroic deed. > > We must remember our heroes as well. > > Best regards > > Fausto > > > Sent from Outlook > > > From: Goanet on behalf of Roland Francis > > Sent: 29 January 2021 21:25 > To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Anthony de Mello > > Perhaps there have been too many Goan over achievers (mostly out of Goa) for > this particular gentleman to have been singled out for extraordinary > coverage. > > Not that his was a light completely under a bushel. I for one have heard of > Anthony de Mello since many years and often, whenever cricket, BCCI and the > erstwhile Brabourne Stadium history is a little more than glossed over. > > The Anthony de Mello Trophy was created in 1951 for all India-England test > series and when these series were proposed to be renamed after the Nawab of > Pataudi in later years, it was pointed out that the series was already named > after Anthony de Mello. So after a compromise all India-England test matches > played in India were for the Anthony de Mello Trophy and the same series > played in England were for the Nawab of Pataudi Trophy. > > As for why Goa didn’t honour Anthony de Mello, he was connected with cricket, > not football. > > Roland. > Toronto. > > > On Jan 29, 2021, at 3:59 PM, Frederick Noronha > > wrote: > > > > Anthony de Mello, cricket administrator > > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAnthony_de_Mello_data=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=OKq%2B6%2BVU38vwLG5j%2FUjQyZPRwGP9icIKrxmCZTCv6sI%3Dreserved=0(cricket_administrator) > > > > Here's a painting of him, by Solomon Souza, in his home village: > > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgoanewswire.com%2Fthe-works-of-solomon-souza-at-serendipity-arts-festival-2019%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=YtRG%2BAmwmts6z4ZtZumGOhXYcrB2cS5nr8FLDlP4zZc%3Dreserved=0 > > > > These achievers get mostly swept under the carpet, forgotten in their own > > home state because we either lack the media, the clout to place their on > > the agenda, or the memories. Or maybe all three. > > > > FN > > > > > > -- > > FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 > > AUDIO: > > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fgoa1556data=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=VsOsL4znFRyjFx2t5UxySCYGdsHkz5GY3Y8je48Hc%2F4%3Dreserved=0 > > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2F%40fredericknoronhadata=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=%2FSmtwO35oqtuUXNzspMuoNY9LJzyd7IoA8zUUQ2xaCQ%3Dreserved=0> > > TEXT: > > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2SBx41Gdata=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=wiYJCcILTqRgHAhAY8aVcAloa5wNck561EA6%2FNLROGo%3Dreserved=0 > > PIX: > > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2Rs1xhldata=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=CM7UhTy2%2BwADNDYHfybBz4a%2FsqkoCU4aw8PKLIwHHe8%3Dreserved=0 > > Can't get through on mobile? Please SMS/WhatsApp > > > > > > > > - *"A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a product or > > service in conditions of extreme uncertainty" - Eric Ries*
Re: [Goanet] Anthony de Mello
Dear Roland/Dr Fred, I totally agree with your sentiments. I would like to mention that whilst Anthony Stanislaus D'Mello is well known in Indian sporting circles what many people do not know is that his older brother Roque died in tragic circumstances. Roque studied at Cambridge University and on his graduation aged 23 was returning back home to undivided India in 1916 when the P & O ship S S Maloja he was travelling was hit by a German uboat in the English Channel. This youngman was given a place on the lifeboat but gave his seat to a young lady. He perished but sadly is unknown in Goa for this heroic deed. We must remember our heroes as well. Best regards Fausto Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook> From: Goanet on behalf of Roland Francis Sent: 29 January 2021 21:25 To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! Subject: Re: [Goanet] Anthony de Mello Perhaps there have been too many Goan over achievers (mostly out of Goa) for this particular gentleman to have been singled out for extraordinary coverage. Not that his was a light completely under a bushel. I for one have heard of Anthony de Mello since many years and often, whenever cricket, BCCI and the erstwhile Brabourne Stadium history is a little more than glossed over. The Anthony de Mello Trophy was created in 1951 for all India-England test series and when these series were proposed to be renamed after the Nawab of Pataudi in later years, it was pointed out that the series was already named after Anthony de Mello. So after a compromise all India-England test matches played in India were for the Anthony de Mello Trophy and the same series played in England were for the Nawab of Pataudi Trophy. As for why Goa didn’t honour Anthony de Mello, he was connected with cricket, not football. Roland. Toronto. > On Jan 29, 2021, at 3:59 PM, Frederick Noronha > wrote: > > Anthony de Mello, cricket administrator > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAnthony_de_Mello_data=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=OKq%2B6%2BVU38vwLG5j%2FUjQyZPRwGP9icIKrxmCZTCv6sI%3Dreserved=0(cricket_administrator) > > Here's a painting of him, by Solomon Souza, in his home village: > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgoanewswire.com%2Fthe-works-of-solomon-souza-at-serendipity-arts-festival-2019%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=YtRG%2BAmwmts6z4ZtZumGOhXYcrB2cS5nr8FLDlP4zZc%3Dreserved=0 > > These achievers get mostly swept under the carpet, forgotten in their own > home state because we either lack the media, the clout to place their on > the agenda, or the memories. Or maybe all three. > > FN > > > -- > FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 > AUDIO: > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fgoa1556data=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=VsOsL4znFRyjFx2t5UxySCYGdsHkz5GY3Y8je48Hc%2F4%3Dreserved=0 > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2F%40fredericknoronhadata=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=%2FSmtwO35oqtuUXNzspMuoNY9LJzyd7IoA8zUUQ2xaCQ%3Dreserved=0> > TEXT: > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2SBx41Gdata=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=wiYJCcILTqRgHAhAY8aVcAloa5wNck561EA6%2FNLROGo%3Dreserved=0 > PIX: > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2Rs1xhldata=04%7C01%7C%7C248dc0476bb74a35bfa908d8c49c79f4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637475523628342846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=CM7UhTy2%2BwADNDYHfybBz4a%2FsqkoCU4aw8PKLIwHHe8%3Dreserved=0 > Can't get through on mobile? Please SMS/WhatsApp > > > > - *"A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a product or > service in conditions of extreme uncertainty" - Eric Ries*
[Goanet] Anthony De Mello, man behind making of Brabourne
Domnic, just to add to what you posted about Anthony D'Mello. My late uncle Elly (Eleuterio) who played in the Pentangular for the Rest and later on for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy (he was based at Patiala teaching at the Yadavindra Public School) used to recount to us stories and anecdotes about Tony D'Mello. From what I recollect, Tony D'Mello had a dominating personality and a fiery temper. He brooked no nonsense and bowed to no one. Those were the days when the cricket administration was dominated and controlled by the various maharajahs and elite business houses. Tony was all alone without organisation support. But it was the sheer force of his personality and drive that led him to the presidentship of the BCCI. His downfall was the tiff with Lala Amarnath who was sent back from England by Tony D'Mello who was the team manager.After that episode, his detractors ganged up against him and ousted him from the BCCI. Tony was, however, a great institution builder. He was instrumental in constructing the Brabourne Stadium and National Stadium in Bombay and also the National Stadium in New Delhi. He played an important role in hosting the first Asian Games held in New Delhi. Tony D'Mello was a goan to the core of his heart. After my uncle shifted to Delhi, Tony would drop in sometimes to share in the typical goan food and listen to some great music which he relished very much. It is a pity that barring for a trophy which has been named after him, he is all but forgotten by the cricketing fraternity. Regards, Marshall
Re: [Goanet] Anthony De Mello, man behind making o f Brabourne Stadium
The Brabaourne Stadium is the property of Cricket Club of India and was controlled by the Bombay elite. I remember they used to control the allotment of tickets and all the revenue collected. CCI had pretty much control over everything, till the Wankhede stadium was built in 1975. Mr. Wankhede, then the Speaker of the Maharashtra assembly was the boss at Bombay Cricket Association and he used his clout to punish CCI for its non-compromising stance. I believe that in reality, Mumbai did not need two large stadiums within a kilometer of each other! It was sheer stupidity and egos that led to this. It might have been Vijay Merchant v/s Wankhede. I am not sure if Mr. Anthony De Mello was around when all this happened. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankhede_Stadium Naguesh Bhatcar sgbhat...@hotmail.com AGENCIES MUMBAI, DEC 1 On Monday it was Anthony de Mello’s birth anniversary. He is truly one of the greatest Goans. While Sad enough, the one which is still the most magnificent among them all, and stands as a monument to the visionary Anthony, who started it all, the Brabourne Stadium, has only a secondary role to play these days, picking an odd, unwanted international match to justify its existence.
Re: [Goanet] Anthony De Mello, man behind making of Brabo urne Stadium
Thanks Dominic, you certainly know a good bit of Goan history. Naguesh, one of the stated reasons for the Wankhede stadium being built in 1974 was increased seating capacity, 45,000 compared to the 20,000 at Brabourne stadium. Yes, of course, egos were involved. With so much money and power, eogs are always involved, even in sports. George --- On Tue, 12/1/09, Domnic Fernandes domval...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi George, Yes, he was a Goan. He was born in Karachi. Here is another clipping from today's Herald: http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=30604cid=4 Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna, Goa Mob: 9420979201
[Goanet] Anthony De Mello, man behind making of Brabourne Stadium
The following article appeared in today's Herald: Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna, Goa Mob: 9420979201 http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=30568cid=4 Anthony de Mello, man behind making of Brabourne stadium UNI MUMBAI, NOV 30 It is perfect timing for Test cricket to return to the hallowed turf of Brabourne stadium after a gap of 36 years with the India-Sri Lanka match beginning here from December 2, as sportsmen today celebrate the centenary of the man who made the stadium into a reality, Anthony de Mello. De Mello, the man who built the Brabourne Stadium and the Cricket Club of India, though belonged to a community that took more naturally to hockey and football, ought to be acclaimed as ‘’the father of Indian cricket’’, a credit-title which not many would consider his as a matter of right. This might sound somewhat strange, as the history of Indian cricket would have it that it was the passionate involvement of an Indian princes that helped to nurture the game in a big way. But this royal patronage had enormous foreign support, in form of the British regime and imported players. To de Mello, however, goes the credit of truly ‘’Indianising Indian cricket’’. An odd statement this might be, but remember that the game was controlled by the Britishers, who had frowned on commoners spearheading, or even being a part of the administration. De Mello became the first Indian secretary of the game’s administration in 1928-29, long before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was born and again in 1938-39. It was mainly through his efforts that the BCCI came into being. De Mello also had the distinction of being the BCCI president in 1946-47 and again in 1950-51. A decent player himself, having played for Delhi in the National Championship and for The Rest in the Pentangular, he was also the chairman of the selection committee for quite some years. It was during his tenure as secretary and later president that India visited England twice and the English team came here for the first time to play official Test matches in 1932-33. It was as an able administrator that ‘’Tony’’, as he was fondly known, showed his genius. He managed to get a free allotment of land from the then Governor of Bombay, Lord Brabourne, for his ambitious plans of giving India not only a cricket stadium but a world-class one at that. Little had he realised that he would face such a financial crunch as he did. The attractive offer of life-membership on one-time payment of Rs 100, dangled by him in 1935, had few takers. It was only because of his high contacts with the genteel and a few Indian industrial houses, like Tata’s and munificent donation from the then Maharaja of Patiala and the Governor himself that the Brabourne Stadium and the Cricket Club of India was completed in 1937. The magnificent cricketing venue and the clubhouse indeed became the envy of the world. Lord Brabourne himself was quoted as saying ‘’We may have the Lord’s, that will forever be the home of this great game but going around, you will not find a Cricketing Paradise as this.’’ No cricket venue anywhere in the world had so much to offer. Apart from a big stadium, a clubhouse with the best facilities, one of the best bars and kitchens in town, a dance hall, with a band in attendance, in-house laundry, name it and you would have it. Keith Miller said, on his visit in 1945, ‘’There is nothing like it anywhere.’’ Tiger Pataudi, who made little fuss about some of his ‘’nawabi’’ habits, once said he liked playing at the CCI best. ‘’Where else can you get off your four-poster bed and step straight into the playing arena?’’ With the Brabourne Stadium, De Mello finally settled, each to an ambition fulfilled, there were turbulent times ahead for the greatest cricket administrator that the country has seen. While no one questioned de Mello’s tremendous ability to promote the game and provide the best of facilities, he was not without his detractors. Tony’s rather haughty and, at times, imperious, nature brought him into conflict with some of those who believed that they too could so easily grab a piece of the administrative cake. It was De Mello’s role as a selector that brought him in direct confrontation with those who did not see eye to eye with some of his policies. It is said that when steel clashes with steel, sparks are bound to fly. And so it was, when De Mello was the BCCI president and chairman of the selection committee and Lala Amarnath, the captain of the Indian team. When India failed to win the final Test against the West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium in February 1949 by a mere six runs, the entire blame was put at the feet of the visiting captain, John Goddard, that he had indeed resorted to the most blatant of time-wasting tactics. (Remember those days there were no mandatory overs). However, an earlier
Re: [Goanet] Anthony de Mello
Maybe it is true that Anthony de Mello was Anglo-Indian though I and may thought he was Goan. Wikipeadia story stands till someone contradicts it. Remember Mellville de Mello, the radio commentator, who was known for his running commentary of Republic Day parades? He was Anglo-Indian. Karachi Goans may be able to verify Anthony's origin. eugene
