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Luckiest Batsman
Of The Day
London, July 12.
In County Championship games started today, Percy Davis, the opening batsman for Northamptonshire, who had the honour of the highest score of the day 235 not. out must also consider himself the luckiest bats- man of the day.
He was dropped in the slips in the opening over before a run was on the board. He gave the Somerset fieldsmen a second chance when his score stood at 194, but was again missed.
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Relfast, July 1. King MCILR forec Tom Blower, 83-year-old English
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Stuckhobin, July 12. Erik Umedalen set a lot of ura hummer-throwing records. recently, throwing the ham- maer na if it were me pound lighter than the regulation wright,
It won.
He admitted to track m florifies that he une a light hammer. All his records are expected to be nullified, Unlied PreØR,
350 Pounds --The Jerk!
Landun, July 13. A new Olymple hopeful, Alfred Knight, won the British heavy weight weightlifting champlon.¦ altip on Saturday with a total of 145 pounds in three 1fts.
HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1947.
Brooklyn Take A 31⁄2 Game Lead
New York, July 13.
In the National League Brooklyn took a 3-1/2 game lead by winning a doubleheader from Chicago, 7 to 2 and 6 to 5. Brooklyn has won six straight games. The- Dodgers came from behind in the nightcap, winning on Center- fielders Carl Furillo's single which climaxed a two run ninth inning rally. Warren Spahn shutout Cincin
ni for the third time this season, jas Bustoti defeated the Reds 4 15
Texas League
0. It was Spahn's 12th win to Houston three defests,
Fortworth Third Baseman Whitey, Kurow, Shreveport aki and Catcher Del Rice homered Ballas 1 tee the St. Louis Cardinals in Tulsa winning the aighteup from New
Beaumont York 11 to after Murry Dickson Oklahoma City
the Glants in the opener. San Antonion hutout 4 to 4.
New York's Monty Kennedy allowed only one hit in the opener
the An ellatange awinmer. tan
for the caron, tan algood indes his attempt on Satur- snatches 285 pounds and jerked Knight pressed 250 pounds, seg kalt for Spray and was day to be the first man to swim 340 pounds to take the title from Donaghæder, Northern Reuben Maru.. Afterwards Ireland i Port Patrick, Scot. Knight broke his own record with land
a 350 poun jerk, 12% pounds below the Bullish record,
Journt etire,
Close Of Play Scores
matches weret
Buffeted by breakers ht
the miridleweight division Ch6-7 of "play coozy, in forty's was pulled out of the Norths Bill Watson retained his title with Clinel ofter nearly five hours total of 755 pounds, nosing out in the philly water. He hat, George Espeut, a Jamaican who ayered about 11 miles and was made
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FANNIN MEETS COCHET
IN THE FINALS
Noordwijk, Holland, July 12.
At Ebbw Vale Glamorgan, 211 Eustace Fannin, the South African champion, will
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A1 Luds, the Eton v Bare muddel was drawn, Harrow 200 for & docked and 122 for 4. Elan 394 # riveisend (Hare 103; Sainsbury
Byss 78).- Reuter.
Marac, July 13. The Hong Kong Chinese visiting fandball teamu Lent the Maca
meet Henri Cochet, the 46-year-old French star in the final of the men's singles when the International Lawn Tennis Championships
end here tomorrow. Another South African, blonde, tender, Miss S. Kormoczy, 0.3,1 Mas. Stella Summers, will meet 6-0. Mrs. Nancy Bolton, the Aus. trabian No. 1, in the final of the women's singles.
In the semi-final of the men's, doubles, A, van Swol and Rinkel,! of Holland, bent T. Johansson of
In the men's semi-finals today, Sweden, and Man Mohan, of Fannin bent the Australian, Jack Indis, 86, 6-2,
Harper, 0.4, 82, and Cochet de-n the other bracket of the fented South Africa's other repre- men's doubles semi-final, India's sentative, Erie Sturgess, 1.6, 84, Davis Cup pair, Sumant Misra and Jimmy Mehta, were beaten
6.3.
POISONOUS PIGEONS
Landon, July, 19. Four pigeons fell dead in a Biznet
in Barnel today and four passers-by immediately stuffed them into their slap- ping bags.
"Make a good dinner," ozo man auld.
Later thr BBC, bronderst the story on the humma pervices with a warning,
The pigeons, the BBC said, were killed by prussie acid and eating thrm
may fatal-Asociated Press.
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; the ninth Inning. Cutfielder Montreal Country Slaughter's three-run Syracuse home in the ninth ended
the Jerney
Rochester pacifing duel.
Pitchofpia defeated Pitto. Buffalo burgh 4 to 4 with Schoolboy Rowe Newark getting credit for his ninth hurt Baltimore
Toronto In American tampaking
League thr
Pacific League won M thirbender from St. Louis. 12 Los Angeles. 2 and 8 to 5, Jo Dimaggia Sun. Francisen and Bill Johnson each hit three. Oakland .... run homers in the opener", atul Sacramento two homers by Tominy fenrich Portland and Auran Robinson helped the Hollywood Yankees win the nightcap. San Diego
Lefty Harl Johnson made his Seattle
SINIS
Yankees
a's debut as a fulltime pit--Asmiclated Prost, wher by hurling Boston into second place in the league with a 2 to defeat of Detroit, formerly,
in see and place.
Chicago remained in sixth place
ending a four streak with a to
by
Washington.
Cleveland and
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Philadelphia
divided twin bill, Rellef Hürler | Bob Savage nipping an Indian Two-run ninth inning rally to win the opener 4 to 2.
Kit Klinan scored his first vic- tory in the nightcap, pitchinz Cleveland to a 5 to 4 decision.
Scores:
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Chicago (st game).. 2 Brooklyn
7 10 Winning pitcher Joe Batten. Chicago (2nd game).. 5 12 Brooklyn
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Springboks Score A Great Victory
London, July 12. The South Africa cricket team scored a brilliant one-day victory over the Gentlemen of Ire- land at Bélfast today, winning by an innings
and 125 runs.
As the fixture was scheduled for two daya and Monday is a public holiday, the tourists have sportingly agreed to give the Irishmen a third match,
Bowls
Entertaining a visiting
The Gentlemen of Ireland team for the first time made two changes from the
South Since the returfing of team which played the Africans in Dublin on Friday. their greens, Club de The man of the match was Recreio was unlucky to Atholl Rowan, the South Afri-lose to
Kowloon the can offbreak bowler, who bowled Bowling Green Club by
throughout two innings and
c'almed 12 wickets for 24 runs. the odd shot in 145 in a He had a remarkable tiro-day friendly game yesterday. record of 21 wickets for 80 As both clubs turned out runa.
practically the whole of their "A" team players, yesterday's re- sult was a clear indication of the keen fight for supremacy
32 All Out! The Irishmen today gave a The King, accompanied by the very disappointing display, with two Princesses and Lieutenant the bat after being put in on a which will be put up by Re- Philip Mountbatten, spent the wicket particularly responsive creip and Kowloon Bowling Pafternoon at Asect Races today, to apin, and were soon all out Green If, and when, they meet where they saw the King's coll,¦ for 32-the lowest first-class in the semi-finals or final of the Howdah, starting It 21 het cricket score of the season. favourite at 7 to 4 on, just South Africn hit off the runs) 18 | beaten in the Royal Lodge Stakes, without loss and went on to for two-year-olds, run over Ave¦ make 218-Smith being 64 not 49 furlongs.
The Irish batting again broke The winner, was Mr. William down against Rowan und 65 | Wom!ward's Black Tarquin, Tuckett and the side was
Black Targain, who is Ameri-out for G1 in the second in- enn-owned and bred, la Rhodes Selular
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Night was third of five runners.
Tronically enough, Black Tar Beats Harvard
quin is trained, by the King'a
other trainer, Captain Boyd
Rochfort, and was ridden by his
Tokyo, July 13.
current knockout Competition.
Down by eight shots in the 14th head (5-17), L..F. Xavier'a four “picked up their socks" to such a good effect that they left Hall's men standing pat on their 17 shots acore, while the homes- wilj tera plled their score up to 23.
With the score 70-73 against them and only one head to go, J.E. Noronha. in the fourth inne, did his best to chalk up a four or at least a three. Ün- luckily, the most he could do was a two.
Full scores Recreio
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A. Lopes
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Souza
Princeton, stopped a Harvar! C.F. Vas own jockey, W. H.. Carr. How rally in the ninth inning and E.M. Alarcon duh was ridden by the cham- emerged winners by 18-17 in the A.A. Remedios
Richards, fist softball game ever played be- L.F. Xavier plen Jockey, Gordon who was specially engaged for tween American university club
In Japan. the race.
Princeton changed London, July 13.
pitchers FX X, Montiero So unobtrusively did the two The "Sunday Pictorial" Princesses mingle with the very two innings and used five,
Crane. Nex E. So today ran a front page when Princess Elizabeth an- allowed one run), but Frank D.C. Alves
crowds in the paddock that.luding Burton
Times" correspondent_(wles (Skip) report "from a special pranched the paddock, she was Takigo Matsumoto, Parliamentary M.E. Pinna contributor" on why the stopped. 据您
was Vice Minister of Foreign Affaitz R.F. Luz Elizabeth/Philip be-not wearing a badge, by a gate- hurled the entire game for Har-J.A. da Luz
vard. trothal was denied five man who did not recognise her.
Matsumoto got off to a ba C.C. Pereira She was it allowed to pass start, allowing eight runs in the C. Roza Pereira ! times.
until a detective stepped forward arst inning but he settled
down V. Rein thereafter United Press.
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Winning pitcher Spahn. St. Louis 1st game} New York...
Winning pitcher Dickson.
St. Louis (2nd game) 1 15 New York
3 7 2 cause of the internal troubles in Winning pitcher Eddie Brecheen. Greece. Pittsburgh
2 1 2 Philadelphia
Winning pitcher Rowe.
American
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In the wemen's semi.finals, Mrs by the South Africans, Eric! Summers beat Mrs. Marry Slurgers and Eustace Fannin. The elumpion Police ejeven by fre Hopian, ranked No. 3 in Aus. South Africans won 0-4, 4.0, 6.4. goals to Two yester lay. United, tralia, 4-8, 62, 0.1, and Mrs.
New York (1st game) 12 Another, Indian patr, trekhar Press.
Bolton but the Hungarian con. Ahmed and
Ghaus Mohammed, St. Louis
*... 2 Winning pitcher Charley were eliminated in the quarter. finals by Van Swol and Ivor New York (2nd game) 8 1 Rinkel, who won 7-5, 6-4.
St. Lou
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Winning pitcher, Karl Drews. In a friendly international lawn Boston
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The second and third denials? in September and Derember
1946, were also due to interna- tional affairs, since Russia
JINNAH SAYS GANDHI
IS A
LIAR
New Delhi, July 13.
might have taken the announce-This is entirely devoid of truth and I am surpris-
ment to mean Britain was back-
Wen-ng the Greek monarchy.
The fourth denial on January 22 was made because of thes
forthcoming Royal Tour of -South Africa, and the fifth denial from the Royal Train-in Capetown was due to strong_ru- Imours it would be announced on April 21, the Princess's 21st birthday.
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Winning pitcher Johnson. Italy. The match continues to-
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Washington
At Birmingham, the men's Cleveland (1st game) 2 7 singles tile in the Midland Coun. Philadelphia....
The newspaper summariacd 4
the denials as mostly resulting i from the King's desire that
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ties Lawn Tennis Championships) Winning pitcher Jesse Flores. went to Constantin Tanacesou, of Cleveland (2nd game) 5 Rumania, who beat the Aus. Philadelphia......
Winning pitcher Kliman,' -Associated Press.
tralian, Jack Crawford, 6-1, 3-6, 3.6, 1.0, 6-3 in the final.
Standings
New York, July 18.
o Philip should be a naturalised British subject before any an- norinceinent.
The "Sunday Pictorial" also had an article on Phillp by a friend who said she had rend his palm and found in its lines
"Crawford,
who Won the Wimbledon title in 1933, made a determined rally in the third and fourih sets, but the Rumanian Major baseball league standings eigns of a "long and happy life.". recovered his earlier form to take (including games of July 12) --Luited Press. the deciding set-Reuter,
Merchants' Handicap
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Durban, July 12. High Signal by Montrose out
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Won Lost
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Buston
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New York
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Cinclunati Chicage Philadelphia Pittsburgh
American League.
of Rhosdu, an Irish-bred horse imported since the end of the war, won the 53,000 Merchants Handi- cap run over six, furlongs, here New York,
Boston today.
Detroit Two other imported horses Cleveland
Ireland, Punkah II Philadelphin (Colombo,Myfan) und Asarhad- Chicago
Washington
from
SIAM'S STERLING BALANCE
Bangkok, July 13.
ed that even responsible men have been mis- representing the facts and making false allegations," declared Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President of the Moslem League, when he de nied at a press conference today that the Mos- lem League had agreed to a common Governor-General for India and Pakistan and had later backed out.
King's Prize,
Bisley
Commenting yesterday on the appointment of Mr. Jinnah as Governor-General of Pakistan, Mr. Gandhi had said that the Moslem lendor had gone back un his word.
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1. Newton A.J, Hall
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R.P. Phillips F.W.
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G.E.F. Thompson
R. Morrison
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Open Pairs Playing, it Kowloon yesterday, S. R. Solina and K. M. Omiar beat D. F. Lopes and F. X. M. da Silva by 28 shots to 14 in the First Round of the Open Pairs Championship.
C. F. Vas and J. A. da Lui will meet J. G. Meyer and: W C. Simmson in the First Round of the Open Pairs at Austin Nd, at 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday, July
15.
The
Open Singles
between game
S. R. Solina and A. J Ball will be played at Club de Recreto at 15 pm. on Wednesday, July 10.
OLYMPIC TEST
London, July 13.. Harry J. Frobea established"-- himaelf as a probable British So far as he understood, both competitor in the Olympics by Concreas and the
Moslem winning the national 60 kilome League had agreed to have one tre road walking race on Satur- Governor-General for btoh day in four hours 40 minutes Dominions, Mr. Gandhi said. and six neconds.
event was an
Mr. Junah said today: **T The fact the accepted the Governor-General- Olympic test drew a record of ship of Pakistan because it was 80 competitors. G.B.R. Whit the choice of the people and lock was second, nearly ninac not an ordinarily understood, anį minutes behind. Associated appointment by the King."
He added that so long as he had power, minorities in Pakla-
of any kind." tan "need have no apprehension
Minorities
Prosa.
RADIO
London, July 12. A aurting member of the Royal Air Force, Warrant Om- cer R. Bennett, of Essex, won the King's Prize, the Blue Riband of rifle shooting in Bri- tain, with a total score of 269 points at Bisley today. Mr. Harington Thompson,. the 40 British Ambassador to Siam, ha hoisted into the historic King's Following his success, he was 41 handed a nolo to Luan Arthunkit-
ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting 431, the Siamese. Foreign Minister, chair, carried by Royal Air
ou a frequency of 845 kilŋcycle 46 indicating that Britain was free, Force men, including last year's While minorities would have from 12.30 to 2.00 pan, and 6.80
ing Siam's sterling balance in this winner, Squadron Leader C.
freedom of religion, faith, life to 11.00 p.m., and also on 9.5 special transfer balance, British Willott, and marched in triumph and property, they owed true megacyoles in the 81 mètre band Information sources, in Bangkok to the range headquarters. allegiance to the State.
from 1280 to 1.15, 7,80 to 8.30 stated today.
Lieutenant Colonel Horton The note said that Britain was Smith was second with 256 privileges go obligations of 12.10 p.m.-Daily Programms Bummary.
"Along with their rights and and 0.15 to 11.00 pm.
1.K.T. extending
facilities to Siam by points and Squadron Leader citizenship," said Mr. Jinnah. which Siamese sterling in th. Whiting third, also with special transfer account was free. 250 points.
of future relations between Pakistan and India, Mr. Jinnah 1.00 New Weather Rapeet an transferable, not only in aler This is the second year la sald: "I sincerely hope they wil!} currency transactions with any succemion that a serving mem- be friendly and cordial. We have non-sterling countries which were ber of the F had won willing to accept sterling
the a great deal to do in both States poy. King's. Priza and the Becond and I think we can be of great ment-Reuter.
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High Signal, who carried 7], American League stones 3. pounds, won by three. Kansas City quarters of a length with a neck Loulaville between second and third, First Milwaukee, Dazzle and Funkah II cach Indianapolis carried 7 stones 7 pounds.
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Wellington, July 12. South Africa beat New Zealand ["by`eight, goals to three in
soccer match here today, Reuter,
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Foreign Policy Mr. Jinnah said that Pakis tar's foreign policy "will be very friendly to every nation; We stand for the peace of the would, and we will make our contribution wherever we can." The now 1 mile race, named The American racehorse, As- Southern Association the Diomed Stakes
Asked if Pakistan, would re- after the Bault, by Bold Venture out of main in the British.. Common- Mobile ....
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