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Pompton Lakes, N. J.,
June 1. World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louls has four clays of training ahead him before. be defends hits title for the 25th time:
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1 Oghts Jersey Jon Wales1
in the Yankee ¿studnun
# New
York next Wednesday night
He will box
DI
Thursday.
Iait
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, Present plans calf' for him to bos four rounds each day, Manager Marshall Miles Manny Seamon rousaler alen rondition for the serups rught nees Miles sued he would work i the corner with Lauris in the rught of the night long will. Seantos, Larry Ander erri-$ George Nicholson. Seann WA be the chief second,
Manager Miles Intends to ap peal to Commirstaner Eddie Eagen to prevent Walcott's manager and trainer from waing vateline
Walcott' and dit on
Arms and legs during the scrap. Miles said he protested to The State Inperior in Walcott's rhi
to the refugve as well
during the fest fight but that they paid absolutely nailer. Eims to hun.
Walcott, who
1 lrurianexpe At
Grenloeb, New Jersey, book's
slay off from boxing dritis.
Ife
plans three more stiff drills fæs
fore breaking ramp. One will be on Thursday,
A CENTURY
Northampton, Junë 17.
Australia addad two more runs to their overnight.
score of 260 for four 'whan lunch was taken today in their match against Northampton- shire, whom they dismissed yesterday for 119
runs.
Fine rain fell carly this morning and the weather was still showery when the second day's play was due to begin, causing a delay in resump- tion.
140-Storey Building
pty
Houston, Texas, June 17, The United Building Sup
General Company's
Manager, Mure)-Goodall_ta. announce i that day
Plans were being considered for a 140-storey building in Hous ton,
be 101 If built, it would feet taller than the Empire State Building and one foot taller than the planned Palace of the Sovieta in Moscow. United Preon,
2 Prewar
Champions Entered
London, June 17. une Saturday Two pre-war. Wimbledor
and the other, Sunday,--Associat-lawn tennis champions, Jean ed Press.
Horotra of France and Sid- ney Wood of America, figure
MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH
Overseas
- Play... eventually minutes lato, but after only five minutes, in which R. Divecha and
began
2
LF
t. Nutter each bowled one over o Loxton and Harvey, the rain and there heavily amme down.
as no further play before lunch. It was announced today that esterday's attendance was 10,700 nd receipts £1,250, na rece
the best <~~~~in-the-history of the
round. round,
Scores: Northampton ist in- nings 119
AUSTRALIANS 1ST INNGS,
Loxion not out
Unenes b.
Nutter
It
Morris
b. Clarke
60
Hasselt b. Nulter
127
fammence b. Nutter
34
7
11
12
262
iteuter.
larvey not out
Extras
Total (for four)
WEDNESDAY'S PLAY
London, June id Northamptonshire were all out 119 in the opening day of the - Aus- help mutchagulist
When trullans.
stumps were trawn, the tourists had lost four
ickets in scoring 260 runs,
Listiny Hussett, Austraila's
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1948.
Joe
Krith Miller makes, a spectacular catch to Blamisa Hardstaff of England for nothing off BB: Johnston during the
first Test Match at Nottingham. (AP Photo).
Braves Knocked Out
Of The
Lead
New York, June 16,
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves shared the National League today. The New York Giants and Saint Louis Cardinals were a game off the pace in the third place.
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GLAMORGAN BATS GET DOUBLE 100'S VETERAN DAVIES'
BIG INNINGS ·
London, June 16,
| Today's County cricket championship matches ware
dominated by two man playing for Glamorgan- shiro, “who each exceaded 200 runs and who each 'claimed more than 100 in boundaries. Emrys Davies, who is in his.
44th year, batted with all the ease and confidence of a young man while reaching 215 in five al hours before being caught
Chifley Flying
backward point: W. C. Jones. To London
a Rúgby international, who was "not" out with 212 at the close of play, has been batting for four and three-quarter hours, and has, so far, hit 22 fours and Davies claimed three eles. 30 fours and two sixes.
Between the wars Glomorgan- shire were often atruggling pi table,
the foot of the, County
but nowadays they are fighting for the lead, with only Derby- tshire-above them--
This was the second time this season that on "Essex Week" has opened wih A mainmoth score against them, because the Australians, it con be recalled, hit up over 700 at Southend.
Test players were back with tenis and their counties today Compton hud a band in four of the first five Kent wickets that fell, bowling two and catching two. Edrich, meanwhile, claimed three of the wickets.
Washbrook's century far Lan cashire was in distinct contrast to his poor display in the Test.
Close of play scores: At Lords: Kent 327
(Ames
58, Evans 75); Middlesex 29 for no wicket.
5 for
Canberra, Juna 16.
Mr. J. B. Chifley, Australjań Prime Minister, is expected to fly to London during duty for talka with Mr. Clement Attice, United Kingdom Prima Minie. ter.
The talks would deal with the Western Union and econo. mla
10 common problems Australia and Britain.-Reu- ter,
Kitchee
To Tour
South
Inter-Club
Swimming
On June 26
The warm weather has moant the beginning of sorlous training in preparation for the full so son, programme planned by the conivenors of Hong Kong's aqua- tic clubs. Participation in the Colony Swimming Champion. ships in September is, of course, their main objective.
Was
So far, only the Victoria Re- creation Club has made
дцу move towards competitive swim- ming. This
at their first Inter-members' gala held late in May whan Lykke Rose, the form- er Danish chempion, broke into the headlines with her performance in the Ladies' 50 yards Back event.
The Chinese
record
clubs, producers many of ou champions. should come very much into the
after their news again
at the National sweep vietory Atheletic Ment in Shanghai.
clean
The First Inter-club meet will be held on the June 28 at the V.R.C. bath when the home teamIR will be entertaining the Eastern Atheletic Club.
WUlfred Lawtrener, velordo champion, present title holder
V.R.C. ablest all-round Kitchee Football Club, First and
man, has started in regular train- Soccer
Champions, ing. Division
A.V. Lopes, the Colony's are making arrangements fastest backstroke sprinter, visit Manila, Singapore, Bangbusy developing the novel somer- kok and Java and play games snuit turn by which he hopes to there.
trim off precious seconds. His 71 secs. for the 100 in his Grst racs
At Brantwood: Glamorgan 586 With the exception of Kwok of the season speaks well for his for 5 (Parkhouse 60, E. Davies Ying-kee who is with the China form. 21h, Jonca 212 not out, Eagle-plymple team, Kilchre hope to George Saunders, holder of the stone 30) against Essex.
noticeably absent have the services of all their 50 tree, Al Hove! Cambridge Univer-regular players and will be fur- these days since his appearence Boston Braves were streuk to six straight games with
ther strengthoned by the inclu-at the members' night when be 27): Sussex 121 for B
sion of several players from other returned his record time in the ice-captain, was again in great knocked out of the lead posi-n 2-1 victory over Philadelphia, sity 138 (Dtwos 62, Cox
A
Aldershot: Hampshire 200
Chinese Clubs, Among
C. shutout through eight
the same event.
Guterres, F in the list of overseas entries
arm, putting on 127, and Arthur. tion they held yesterday by the The 24-year-old Bristle had a one
1t hit 1.0
Shakleton Morris, opening bataman, scored Chicago Cubs today, 8-5.
52, hold it. Walbr innings, but could not
63 players invited from other Clubs Monteiro, G. Roza-Pereira, maka for the championships to be 60 before losing his wicket,
the Cubs' irst victory Tigers tied it in the ninth eighton 3 for 78): Combinedre Yeo Yul-tak, Mok Chung-kan up most of the Club's strength. Heather and Shauna Anderson, Divecht.
and Lou-Ting-song of Sing Tao played from June 21 to July
Indian. over the Braves in eight games and won with three straight hits Services 82 for no wickets. young
season's At Manchester: Lancashire 395 and Hung King-yuk of Chinese last
"discoveries". to- scored 33 for Northamptoustire. this season. A two-run homer in the 11th. 3.
Lykke gether with Athletle.
Rose and while M.C.B. Clarke, former West by Chicage first baseman Eddic Borotra first won the title in indies Test player, put up 19. Waitkus, and
Alle Reynolds went the route for R (Washbrook 140, Wharton three-run for the Arst time since May 11
72. Howard 80 not out) against
The team hopes to be back in Celly Guterres, are expected to 1924. white Wood was tham-They added 54 runs for
members, events as the
Worcestershire.
Hong Kong by the middle of be seen in hoiner by third baseman Andy and pitched the New York Yan Son seven years later,
will not bo AL county in 55 minutes.
Glouce August.
the Eastern side Birmingham: over the Twenty-thre
fielding a Indles team. Bill Johnston, left-arm medium Palko arcounted for five of the kees to a 3-1 victory coun-
shire 223 (Crapp 56, Grove four Chicago White lux. The Yank tries are represented with the pace bowler, took three wickets winners' tallies.
Most prominent in the Eastorn Ian Johnson, Americans, who have dominated for. 24 runs, and
two won-the-game-in-the-first-inning or 37): Warwickshire 30 for one
Ima upyathu Yrong Kin adiled wirket. Nanking. June 17. Wimbledon since the war, send-off-spinner, three for 13.
homers, helped the Pittsburgh scuring two times. They
man, who last year caused the The Kuomintang
Hassett hatted two hours 35 Puates to win from the New Yeris another run in the fourth,
biggest upset in swimming circle, elder ing a powerful contingent of 18
The Saint Douis Browns Centre elder John-
when ho
Д snatched victory statesman, Yu Yu-jen, express-players, including Frankie Par-minutes for his runs and hit 17 Giants 11-3.
ny Hope, and right Belder Wally the Washington Senators
from the colony's needed harbour ed the opinion today that the favourite for the title who fours.
Hight game in Saint Louis. The Australians quickly lost a Westlake drove in homers.
swimmers. He is being entered won the French cham- has just won
Scores; The Saint Louis Cardinals and giving an easy
in the 220 free event. Tom Brown, last year's wicket. Barnes
Teheran, June 17. Matched against him on the | Onalist,-and.
Morris, after an uncomfortable out of their night game at Phila-Chicago
Many people were injured V.R.C. side will probably be F. and delphin, Australia,opening against Divecho,
Cincinnati played at Boston
here today when the police Monteiro and W. Lawrence, En- Hassett added 47 before ten.
|– The following is the Lawn opened fire during a 12
demon-rique-Chan, Tom Kew and Wil
Tiu will be the visitors' Bowls programme
tostration against the new Per-
string sprinters, sian Premier.
The water polo team Al tha
Atheletic
which in the demonstration-in-Majlis. participated in the NAM will be (Parliament) Square. Two chli-in oxhibition against at a VRC:
This event and the 200 dren were said to be among those seven, injured by the police and taken yards freestyle relay will surely prove to be the feature of the to hospital.
evening's programane.
United States aid is a matter plonship. their star quintette catch to short fine leg at 17, but Philadelphia Phillies were rained}
of life or death for China."
The President of the Control of Waghima Cup women.
}
in-
-ot-
Yuan said if liw ECA China fund
John Bromwich, of were properly administered
Eric Sturgess, of South and will go a long way toward Afrien, hend the Empire hopes,
the entry's present
while notable contineisto) con- plight. However, if not producendiers for the men's hitle tively expended A will defer melude Jaroslav Drobny, til Terevery for a considerable Czechoslovakia, Josef Asboth, period of time.
Hungary. Lennart Bergelin, of Yu said that the Control Yuan Sweden, and Hans Red, Is determined to exercise special urined Austrian, eate that the America mid is
correctly used.
Brooklyn.
A: Belfast: Gentlemen of Ire
153 Yorkshire to bat.-Reuter.
met land (Coxon for 37). Clash In
a
In
R H E
8 12
G
0 8 3
(Winning pitcher "Kush). The tourists punished the Nor-"
The Boston Red Sox pounded | Pittsburgh thants howlers after tea. Morris Cleveland's Bob Feller to his fifth New York and Hassett added 122 for the straight defeat in the American (Winning pitcher second wicket, and then Hurence League with a barrage of 13 hils, ham) of stand of 104.
helped Hassott in_»_thift-wicket including seventh inning honers Loston
by left elder Ted Williams and Cleveland
(Winning plicher Joe Dobson) Hassett, driving brilliantly, second baseman Bobby Doerr.
Detroit oncrenched his contury in two hours
The Red Sox won 7-4. He had batted two and a half
Williams, with a walk, two Philadelphia re-hours and hit 17 fours when he doubles and a single in his other (Winning pitcher Art
R. played on to Nutter, former
turns at bul, had a perfect day at man)
New York Lancashire medium paced bow.
Lou Chicago ler. Nutter had just previously the plate
Athletics pitcher lefty bowied Homence immediately
Brisse lost a tough one as the after-taking-the new ball,
The Philippines will be presented by F. Amper and
He understood China had un-Deyro-Reuter. officially asked the United States
a large loon to be used as n
Chinese currency...
stabilisation.
fund but did not know whether
There were any rozolis.
HUGE SURPLUS
Lawn Bowls
morrow:--
for
First Division K.D.R.CV_K.B.G.C.
Y
H.K.F.C. V Recreto *K.C.C.
I.R.C. Becond Division "A" Section *KC.C.
V Filipino Club
11
5
0
Ernie Bon-
7
-13
4 7 1
2
6 1
1
G
Heutic-
L.R.C.
v Talkoo
Recreio
0
2
v H.K.C.C. Second Division "g" Section H.K.F.C. VH.K.E.R.C.
VCC.C.
v-Recreio
3
K.B.G.C. (Winning pitcher Allie Rey-
P.O.C The Australians finished 141 Detroit Tigers ran their winning nolds).-Associated Press-
• Games Secretory of the Treasury John runs ahead, with six wickels In
K.B.G.C.
Washington, June 17,
Euroney-Leform-urgent and W. Sander suld the US Gov-hand. important." he said "but a loan ernment will wind up the current
from the United States is the first | fiscal year on June 30 with a AUSTRALIA-167_INNINGS. Queen's Club Tennis
prerequisite for a
fund.--United Press.
stablisation budget surplus of more than US$7 Barnes e and b Nutter
blilion. --Associated Press.
ENGLISH HORSE WINS HUNT CUP
Ascot, June 16.
An English horse, Master Vota, stole the limelight.
when the Royal Ascot Meeting was continued today before another great crowd, for this fivo- year-old gelding did what no other horse has over done in winning the Royal Hunt Cup in successivo years.
two
The King, Queen and the Another 20 to 1 outsider, Las Princesses, who 'again Vegas, took the Besescarouck drove down the course in State. Stakes of one and a half miles saw Master Vole, carrying 18 10 record a double for Charles pounds more than last year, Elliott, who had won the Corona-
tion Stakes.-Reuter. win in casy fashion by four lengths at odds of 100 to 7 from Prince Peto, with Star Witness third.
,
who
“The "winning forkoy was Austrálian, T. Johnstone, had won the Derby on My Love. France had her customary win- ner when Marcel Boussac's filly Coronation took the first race of
the day.
Reds Were Murderers
Ipoh: June 17. Police anid today they have Identified the slayers
of tho
Morris b Clarko
Hassett b Nutter
Hamence b Nutter
Loxton not out Harvey not out
Extras
11
€0
127
34
B
11
Total (for 4)
Reuter.
200
PRO GOLF TOURNEY
Chester, June 16.
Open
FALKENBURG GETS
THROUGH ·
London, June 16.
Bob Falkenburg, United States holder of the Queen's Club championships, scraped through into the quarter finals of the men's singlor -at-Queen's_Club_today.
LOCAL LEAGUE More imporTANT
Oslo, June 18,
Fred Daly, British
But Falkenburg dropped a beat Mrs. H. Rihbany, US, 6-1, set in beating K. Konoljevic of 6-2 and Mrs. Pat Todd, US, beat champion, and Max Faulkner,
Mr. M. A. Prentise, US, 0-1, 0-1. 6-2. 1-6, ancther Ryder Cup golfer, ted India, 6-3, the field with 60's on the 0,704- In the women's singles Shirley-Associated Press. yard Mere course today at the Fry, USA, went into the quarter] end of the first round of the Man-iinale by beating Mrs. Sheila Sum-
Chronicle's mers of South Africa, 0-1, 0-7. chester Evening £1,500 professional golf tourna- muni.
Lawson Little, an. Ar erican contender, with a five under per 33 for the homeward stretch. was well placed with 72 but Jimmy, Thomson of the US. was in the ruck with BU-Associated Press.
1 JUST A FLUKE
London, June 18. The English Golf Union today
While the strong French chal- three British rubber plantation is investigating the world record lenge was overthrown in the two managers as members of the claim by a Torquay club golfer, mile
Churchill Stakes, it was an Communist group led by Lul IL G. Rowbotham, who has holed Ielsh-horse, -Heron-Bridge, which
out the club's ninth hole in one, carried off the prize at the long Pong-pui.******
The
police predicted they three times in three months. Masaka's failure to start was would capture the killers soon.. The 42-year-old
week-end The Perak State Goverment iplayer, whoshandicap is seven,
will be played
P. Q. C.
ht
The following will represent -Prison Ofcers Club in their -League-Lawn Bowls-game-against... Recreio at Starley tomorrow:-
A.W. Hircock, A.E. Burny L.A. Brace and A. Jillet (skip). R.S. Rosen, Cdr. Harrison, G McGrath and T.M. Pile (skip).
H.R. Coppenden, J.S. Joyce, J.W. Grant and R.G. Roberts (skip).
C. C.
The following will represent
Teheran
About 1,500 people took part Eastern
Club
The demonstration was report- The V.R.C, team, besides bew ed to have been instigated by aning the better equipped, is also. opposition Iendér, Avatallah numerically superior to Noshani, and a former premier, | guests, Said Zir Ed Din.
But
upon pended
their much can be de
the spirit and sportsmanship of the Eastern The Buzdar and Malls were atheletes-a well established fart closed today and the deputies-to give aquatic fans thair were meeting in secret session, money's worth. Reuter
KIMBERLEY.
PRESTIGE FIRST WITH SOVIET
London, June 16.
the Kowlsen Cricket Club in the Soviet Russia, apparently unwilling to suffer a
Lawn Bowls League tomorrow;---
First Division at K. D. G. GV
1. R. C. at 4
AEP Guest, S.A. Gray, T.A.
Madar and F. Goodwin (skip).
V.C. Labrum, F.E. Skinner,
prestigo defeat in the international competi- tion, allowed its last chance to enter the "Olympics to pass unnoticed at midnight tp-
night.
H. Gittens, D Hung, J. Tibble, probably Louise Brough, favoured to win
the women's Utle at Wimbledon. and Mrs. Pat Canning Todd, both of America, reached the semi- finais today with straight set wins.
The results of other games: Men's singles, third ́round: Frank Sedgman; Australia beat
At that hour, the 1948 Olym-¡den in the track and deld. But J. Orem and E.C. Fincher (skip).
J.M. Forrest. T. Lock, A.J. ple committee closed its books there is known to be tremendous Kew and C.S. Ilossalet (skip). on all entries for the summer sports activity and reports have Second Division at K. B. G. C. v gomes. Pending final compila- spoken of compeitions involving Filipino Club at 4 pm.
Lion, the record-breaking entry fantastic numbers of competitors. With hundreds of thousands in will reach 0,000
training, it is inconceivable to ex- A. Steven, (skip).
athletes from 60 nations...
peris that Russia has not or will A.C. Tribble, V.H. Colledge,
Russian's refusal to participate The Norwegian Football Assoft.S. Capell and C.. Pope (skip) had been expected since a high it soon develop world class ath- clation today announced that Norway will not take part in the and Geo. Lee (skip
J. Tang, L. Bones, R. Leigh Soviet sports
Leles-United Press. oficial com
commented In Oslo two months ago that is Olympic Games football in Lon-
Players are requested to note gallon was not yet ready for In- don.
that the ganies will be played at fernational athletics. But the c The Association regards the the Kowloon Bowling Grem mittee, headed by Lord Burghley.
B. Vodicka, Czechofovakin 6-1 work and training for the new Club, by kind permission of the
0-2.
.com-
BICYCLE" RACE-
TRAGEDY
Richard
Altdore, June 18. Depoorter,
when he collided, with
Belgian faculty
stone
Committee and Members, instead has been unwilling to say to in of at the Kowloon Cricket Club, the hope that the Russians would fall in line with the Olympic ideal that victory is leas Import- ant than a
a friendly meeting of bicycle racer was injured nations.
Even without, Russia, the 14th wall in a tunnel during the Tour
* de' Sulsap today?
in Olympiad will be the greatest;
The crash decurred · after the history of the games,
*Do
But poorter had negotiated the climb
cham
Enrique Morea, Argentine beat Norwegian League series as most Jack Harper, Australia, 13-11, 6-4, important, and it would loser- Gardnar Mulloy, US, beat Musly disturbed by Olympic por-
ticipation, states, the official an {Alam, Pakistan, 6-1, 6-3,
nouncement. Fouter. beat R. Carter, Britain, 3-7, 6-4, Robert Ven. Meegeren, Holland,
INTERPORTER ON CYCLING RECORD Eric Sturgess, South Africa, beat
A VISITS Bumant Misra, India,- 6-2, 6-3,
Paris, June 16. Philipe Washer, Belgium, teat Jacques Dupont, a French ama- - Mr. J. M. C. Lopes, the Lord Burghley, an Olymple
6-4.
teur cyclist previously unknown Shanghai Interport Lawn Bow-plon himself, is disappointed that up the dangerous Susten Pass and Women' slanica, inted sound: cutaire viluge of Vezin banter, arrived in the Colony his personal visit to Moscow more low. He died wWhir, a few minu Shirley
.. US defeated Mrs. beaten the world amateur stand- recently en a short holiday.
than a year ago had, failed to in the Coronation Stakes, for at- today appealed to the alat laughed all the feat at a fluke. Sheila Summers,
Bouth Africa, ing start bae kilometre record Loper played his first Interport sway the men who seem to bates after the accident, without ter the supposcil danger, Government-to-axlend the ex-"There is no sklil in it," he said. 6-1, 0-7
was with one minute 10.0econds. In Hong Kong in 1935 when trying to project athletic achieve regaining consciousness, —–—– ARIDA Duplicity, had won the race, the traordinary
Mrs. Margaret Osboro Dupont, His time is only 4/5th of a shanghai won, by two games to ment into the political sphere. In normal times, Rowbothan 1 Stewards disqualined her on yesterday to all of Malaya in un would have been presented with US, aliminated Betty Scofield, US, second outside, the professional one. He again visited Hong Kong Russia - la-stiil recovering from Printed and published for the ervarin their own initiatlyn for crossing, effort to hall Communist terror three bottles of Scotch whinky by 7-5, 6-2 ond the race went to the 20, 19, 1 lam.United, Pimen
the club instead he paid for in the fourth round of the world record, standing to the with the interport team in 1938 the devastation of war and was lore. The Newriter Salespried, fami
of "Datessint, of Italy when Shanghai won all three | naturally not expected to chal- WALTER JAMES - KRATER, WIM Coming on compeYnited Press. Imin's, "Yang, Louies, Beguel UB, nadler,
lenge the United Suter of Beek) air Brien!? Heng, Drag)
odds of 100 to 8.
not the only blow for backers
Fortuit
announced powera
coming down into: the, valý,
= clated" "Press-D pilotagon a