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Yorkshire AndTM Middlesex Struggle For Supremacy
London, July 9.
A packed Bramall Lone ground at Sheffield, with the-gates-closed, saw-the-first-day's play of the struggle between Yorkshire and Middlesex, who at prosent jointly share the lead in the County championship table.
Frank
scored
Yorkshire were put in to bat, but after a coutious
start they got on top of the bowling. Yorkshire's 23-year-old colt, highest stand mate against Lan- the Old Trafford, at his esshire Lowson, maiden first class century.highest being 330 by Hammond He took over the mantle of and Dipper in 1825. Len Hutton, who was dismiss- ed early for 19, and after four hours superb batsmanship ran To his century,
tea ha
1is second wicket partnership with Vie Wilson renllaed 134 runs lo 140 minutes, but before he
after cault gritle down
brilliantly WHEN
caught iron t hard pull in the first over. 1 hit te fourn.
The Nottinghamshire opening batemen, Walter Keeton and Rer Simpson, had a field day at the expense of Lancashire at Old Trafford today.
They put on 318 is for the Orst wicket for Ave and a quarter hours, and this was the
second
KIWIS AHEAD IN GAME WITH DERBYSHIRE
Rather Subdued Keeton, who had been in cellent form just recently. scored 15 rans in eight days Today, he was rather sublued at times and his 134 included only nine fours.
SPORTS IN
BRIEF
Dublin, July 9. Mrs. Thelma Long of Australia won the women's singles in the Irish open lawn tennis champion- ships today, beating Shirley Fry of Akron, Ohio, 6-1, 4-5, 9-7.—| Associated Press,
Washington, July 9.
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New York, July 9.
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ciation's power-packed basket-To the Ladies' Recreation Club "A" Ladies' team
ball team clinched the 1940
Hong Kong Open Basketball League championship over the week-end with a well-carned 44-36 clean cut win over a
and the Craigergower Cricket Club "B" Mix- -ed-Doubles-team-go-the-honqur-of-being-last- week's outstanding teams in the Colony Tennis Inter-club Leagues.
fighting Chinese YMCA quin-LRC have already defeated CRC by 7-2, and
tet.
The champions have racked up Dan Impressive record during this winning all 0 three year period, Wilks, their league games' by comfortable
niurgins.
and wet grounds Detroit were lite.
Score:
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Chicago
and
it was the SCAA's third con- secutive Hongkong Open cham- planship in three years, during
the Caroline which time
3311 engers have not lost a single game in scheduled lengue play.
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Winning pilcher Ted foser Howard Fox. New York Brooklyn
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loser Jack Banta. Boston Philadelphia
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St. Louis trimmed Brooklyn's league lead to one game as the Cardinals downed Cincinnati in the National League today while the New York Giants walloped the Dodgers. Outfielder Stan Musial's homer in the eighth brought St. Louis its 3-2 victory over Cin- cinnati in a game that had to be held up for 35 minutes in the seventh inning because of rain.
Lanter, making his
• The National Boxing Associa- second start for the Cards, had Hon, announcing its new quarter- to be relloved in the seventh ly ratings, sald today it will re- because of illness and relief- cognise the winner of the forth-er Ted Wilks got credit for The Reds had homing Lee-Salvold-Bruce Wood- the victory.
the game in the enck fight as being the contender tied up
Charles for Ezzard
seventh.
'The Giants survived a shaky heavyweight Uue-United Press.
start and came from behind to Philadelphia, July 0.
Whitey Ray "Sugar" Robluson, an all-down the Dodgers 9-5, Two-run
homers by leftfielder defend great," will
Lockman 2017 firel baseman time" "ring
crown against
the attack of a total of 402 for two wickels his welterweight
Gavilan of Cuba Johnny Mize featured lie dangerous Kid in six and a quarter hours.
on Monday night if the weather against three Dodger pitchers. hos bit one six apl 21 tours,
Brooklyn scored three runs in In the sane municipal
the first inning to counter Lock-.
• A contrast was the match at permits
mighty where
Jack the
but New York hummer. Colchester, where 281 runs were stadium
lost his heavyweight man's scored for the loss of 21 wickela. Dempsey
came back with a four-run rally kittied title in 1928,United Press. Leicestershire were
in the second, Mize homered in Smith and out for 83 by Ray
the Sixth, for
Lisbon, July 9. Trevor Balley,
bowled who
The Boston Braves rallied for Fortune Gordien, a member of unchanged, Smith finished with the Anal analysis of 16 overs, the touring American track team, three runs in the ninth inning to five shattered the listed world record defeat the Philadelphia Phillies five maidens, 33 wickets, while Balley had 16.5 for the discus today with toss 4-3. A double, three singies and le a walk featured the big inning. overs, five maidens, 39 runs, 6 of 185 feet four and inches.
made the heave in a dual meet The Draves' other run came in between Portuguese and U.S. the seventh. Each maintaburi pacy and lite athletes.
Philadelphia scoreri once in off the pitch, Bailey at
The sted mark for the discus the fourth making the bull lift awkarily was 181 feet 6-3/8 inches by Adola, eighth.
troublesome Consolin of Italy. Assocluter! Sinith bowled swit- Press. fushion. gers with ne arcurney and few
the 1eicestershire batsmen
Simpson went on to oblath his highest score, carrying out his but for a superh 223 scored out
121 of
Derby, July 9. The New Zealanders dismissed Derbyshire here today for runs in exactly 200 minutes and when stumpa were drawn the tourists had 176 runs on the board for the loss of live wickels.
wickets
nway
rune
times
•
Chicago, July 10. looked at all comfortable,
Baseball star Endic Waitkus, Essex only gained a lead of who was shot June 24 by a love- 101 on the first innings, because sick typist, underwent his fourth Vie Jackson, with his right arm operation today and surgeons re The New Zealanders' success of break deliveries, took four for moved a bullet from his chest.
cheaply dismissing the County so
because of developing infection. was due to a combination of fine
They said the condition of the catching, eccurate spin bowling
Philles Arst boseman was "good." and uncertain Derbyshire bat-
previously undergone titut.
lungs.-United
38.
Close Of Play
The close of play scores were:] He had
the
At Binekheath; Survey 343 for three operation for removal of Burke, who had the best bowl-8 (Fishlock 91, Melntyre 111 not guid ing figures with six wickets for out): Kent to hat,
23 runs. kept a perfect length At Sheffield: Yorkshire 206 for and varied his dight in teasing ( 6 fashion.
(Lowson Midiflesex to bat.
At Manchester!
WRson 07);
from
Press,
•
Bisley, Surrey. July 9,
Mrs. W. A. Balgent, Mr. and
of the Singapore The New Zealanders' Innings
Nottingham both members Sutcliffe began brightly,
and shire 402 for 2 (Simpson 225 not life Club, competed together in qualifer 200 yard service Scott scoring a run a minute off out, Keeton 134), Lancashire to the
ifle contest here today. the Derbyshire pace bowlers, bat. Jackson and Copson.
Jackson Worries
Sutcliffe
At Colchester: Leicestershire
of
They scored 42 and 36 respec-
Whyle W. L. Singapore scored 40-Reuter.
and
twice in the
Eighth In A Row
Turned On Pressure
and assumed a commanding lead on set-up shots by the flashy Poor Oak- from the bucket are Winning pitcher Rip Sewell, and captain Chim Sit-gon's long basket-labelled shola from the
USRC by a similor margin. Their convinc-. ing victory of 8-1, over the KCC last week gives an almost certain indication that they will retain this Division's Championship this
year. Craigengower
created a minor upset, when they turn- on the Chinese ed the table Recreation Club by 5% sets to 3% in their return encount- er of the Mixed Doubles "B" Division.
Four.
The Cricket Club made two changes, Robcat Toy and L. F Souza coming into the team in place of N. Leonard and R. O. Baker.
One detrimental factor to the development of the game in the Colony which must. neada bi mentioned in these notes, is the very scant and almost negligible attention paid by moel Ojube to the condition of the tannis pourta.
One reason for this, as given tennis playing member of
In
In spite of expectations to the contrary, the Tal Hang Club field- In their final league game overed exactly the same players that by the week-end, the powerful SC-did service for them in their first one club, is that the majority of AA hoopsters turned on the pre-meeting with the Valley Club, the Club Committee members' are Winning pitcher Johiny Sain, sure with the opening to when they won by five sets to elderly, people who take an al-
most 100 per cent interest bowls,
As a result all the groundsmen are either employed picking up ass blades from the lawn bowls green or else watering it, leaving the tennis courts entirely attended, except for giving them the neccesary markings to look like tennis courts. Tennis can certainly do with even one-tenth of the attention devoted to bowls. Today's Big Match Another battle of the giant
loser Emil Kush.
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New York Washington
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YMCA's tricky under basket artist Cheung Shui-tong found the hoop range with well-place Hittle, feb phots to cut the SCAA feud.
5 11 1
At half time the champions led 7 12 020-21.
Winning pitcher Lloyd
loser Vie Raschl. Philadelphin Boston
Winning pitcher Mel Parnell,
loser Alex Kellner,
Associated Press. League Standings
New York, July 9. Today's baseball standings
were:
YMCA staged a powerful third quarter last dlich bid to pull the game out of the fire and held the nip and tuck champlons to a struggle in this canto.
The furious pace began to tell on the losers in the final quarter and SCAA's razzledazzle forward
Clear-Cut Superiority The clear-cut superiority of the valley Club ladies over theit op- posing numbers, was the deciding turned the tide in factor that
favour of the Valley Club.
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Mrs. C. C. Chin and Mrs. S. Fowler, were especially outstand- ing, returning almost every shot will be seen at the Chinese Re- clashes with the Tai Hang Club that came their way with speed creation Club courts today, when and securacy.
Their well-placed full length the South China Athletic Asso-
the return ciation
encounter drives enabled their men-partners
the Mixed Doubles "A" Division. to repeatedly storm the net and
In the first meeting, Bouth make easy kills
China edged out the holders by
played. to retrieving, and sent in
Hent on retaining the Dunlop shots that took Shield, which they have held for some beautiful
three
years in succession, the Tai will be all out, to Hang Club avenge their previous defeat, and replay possible. South China will, however.
The Chinese ladles nover lack-
Game line switched on their famed late fed trying on their part, when it dve sets to three, ona being un-
Catcher Phil Masi hit a home rut in the last of the 13th inning" to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 0-3 edge over the Chicago Cubs
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Rolled Right On New York's Vic Raschi needed only one out for his 14th victory of the season when Arst baseman Dick Kryhoskl made an error on
con's grounder and the Senators rolled right on.
Surprise Result second baseman Sherry Robert-
In Queen Elizabeth Stakes
83 Bailey 5 for 39, Ray Smith fively. Mr.
for 33) and 14 for ane: Easo X 134 (Pearre 51, Jackson 4 for 38). At Northampton, Northampton- For a time it seemed the Derbyshire 200 (Oldfeld 74.. Hever 3 for shire total might be passed with 34): Glamorgan 80 for 3. oul loss,
but Jackson worried At Portsmouth: Gloucestershire Sutcliffe with three successive
sive 354 for 0 (Emmett 113, Allen 78 bills and finally beat him at 47. not out); Hampshire to bot After ten the tourists lost Hadice and Scott with the score at 80, both men leaving to good catches.
in particular, mado Dawkes, fine calch off Hndles.
Wallace and
At Coventry! Warwickshire 373 (Gardner 108,. Wolton 60, Grove 81); Sussex 27 for none.
Ascot, July 9. There was a surprise result to
At Kidderminster: Somerset 314 the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, run (Tremlett 72, Buse 117); Worces-over one and a half miles, here this afternoon when Lord Derby's St. Leger favourite, Swallow Tail,
and Smith went cheap-tershire 78. for one.-Reuter, ly, but Reld, who played con- fidently, had scored 44 not out by
the close of play.
The scoreboard read: Derbyshire: Ist Innings New Zealand: 1st Innings
•Sutcliffe lbw b Jackson Scott e Smith b Jackson
Hadice e Dawkes b Rhodes Wallace b Copson
feld not out
Smith e Smith b Copson Mooney not out
Exiras
Total (for flvo wkts.)
Router.
HUNGARY AND FRANCE SHARE
HONOURS
who was backed at 11 to ten on, failed to finish among the first
three.
The Beaton Red Sox snapped the eix
winning streak of game Alex
southliner, brillant young
by defeating the Philadelphia Athletics 7-5 for:
fefthanded
Mai
Ma Parnell, their
ace, who had to
be ralleved
with two out in the minth.
The Red Sex got a 12 hit bar-
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part
weakness
thin
how make
His team-mates Chim Sit-gon] ever, that their weakest point take the court with # slightly nnil lanky centre Lee Cheuk-man, was in the softness of their shots, superior line-up that may give
that Bomehow besides scoring 13 phints and 11 a
of them the margin of victory they common among ints respectively, also dished in other, seems to
Mug | require. wath stellar roles.
most of our Asiatic lady-players. It is probable that physique YMCA' Cheung Shul-tong may have a relevant bearing on rushed in with il points to take this point, but it is by no means top scaring
for the the all-embracing factor as evi-
·losers.
honours
CCC's Bowls Defeat No Surprise
(By `RAMBLER)
rage good for a total of 23 bases. With more than half of the Lawn Bowls league
the Kellner had to retire in
hit fourth inning when he was
second The race wai won
the for three doubles and by
Doerr's homer Bobby Lone Eagle, baseman Bo Amerlenn-bred colt,
that gave Philadelphia 4-1 lead. which beat the irish coll. Beau argil was taken out after centre In
The Pa Hungary and France shared the Sabreur, by half a length; two singles played on the first Aga Khan's French call, Bey, last fielder Sam Chapman hit a two- day of the semi-final of the Eura- year's French Derby winner, was 44 pean Zone of the Davis Cup tour-one and a half lengths away third.
121
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Budapest, July 0.
nament this afternoon.
There were seven runners' andi Josef Asboth of Hungary de-Swallow Tail finished in the rear.
5 feated Marcel Bernard of France-Reuter.
3-6, 6-0, 6-3 and Robert Abdes-
176 selam of Frahco defeated Abdrus
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Locke Becomes New Open Golf Champion
Sandwich, Kent, July 9.
Bobby Locke, 31-year-old South African champion, built up a formidable 'lead of seven strokes over Harry Bradshaw at the end of the first round in their play-off for the British Open golf championship today.
Locke,become the new champion when a round of 68 in the afternoon gave him an aggregate of 135 to beat Bradshaw by 12 strokes, Bradshow 'doing 73 for a total of 147.
on
matches played off, the race for league honours has reached a very interesting stage in all three divisions. the First Division the defeat of Craigengower Cricket Club by Recreio "A" on Saturday has made the race for the title more open, with the Valley team still in the lead, 52 points ahead of Recreio "A", nine points ahead of Indian Recreation Club and 92 points ahead of Kowloon Bowling Green Club.
Club de Recreio leads the seen, the biggest being the defeat fleld in the Second Division of A. J. Hall by A. J. Coelho, J. (holder) lost to J. with 27% points. Filipino A. da Luz Club
and Kowloon Cricket Bradley and K. M. Omer (run
221⁄2 points-up) went down to B. F. da Club each have while Talkoo has 21 points.
Lux.
Biggest Upset
denced by the line game played by Miss Gem Hoa Hing, though handicapped by her short stature.
Important Factors Correct stroking, timing and balance are likely the more im- portant factors involved, and it is here that some of our best local men-players may help to Improve our
feminine talents with their advice and coaching.
Barring any upsets, which are
not unlikely from the hitherto untried University
team, a re-
play between these two team will have to be played to decide the issue in this Division,
certain amount of controversy has been raging on during the past few days in con
in connection with the unwillingness of the Chinese Recreation Club to play off their Men's "A" Division postponed Chine game Athletic Association
with the after
the scheduled fixtures are flushed.
Whether such a decision by the Chinese Club is
is unsporting or not is a matter of opinion, but sweeping accusation of unsports- manship is certainly in itself an
cannot unsporting gesture and but
only result in ill-feeling be- clubs and Individuals tween creating more harm than good.
Water-Tight Rulings
All these would not have come been into existence had there water-tight rulings on this point:
Tennis Fixtures For The Week MONDAY, JULY 11 Mixed Doubler "A" Division
KCC LRC
CRC
CCC
V.
V1
VSRC
HKCC
V... SCAA
TUESDAY, JULY 12°
V. USRC
V. Recreio
V. KCC
Ladies' "B" Division
CRC.
LRC
Man's "B" Diviilan
SCAA
V. KCC
RAF
V.
CCC
LRC USRC
V.
CRC "A"
V.
Recreio
IRC
V.
CRC "B"
HKCC
KT "White" wi
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
Men's "C" Division,
CRC un IRC KD
V.
BCAA
CRC "A2
V
LAC
Recreio USRC
บ
KCC
V.
CRC "C"
CNC
HKCC
V. V.
THURSDAY, JULY 14 Men's "A" Diviálka
коф: Rectelo
1
Ladies' "A" Divišin
USRC
· CRC
Vi *IRO
V. KCC.
FRIDAY, JULY 15
Mixed Doubles "B" Divjaton CRC
V. LACE USRC
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RUGGER IN '56 OLYMPICS
In the Third Division Kowloon field Docks Club is leading the with 20%
In the Open Triples the biggest It has been mentioned before in by 'Hone pots closely followed Electric with 20
upset was caused by Cowbiggin, these columns that there was points and Prison Officers Club McAlpine and Carr. They beat bound to be a spate of postponed with 18 points.
London, July 10. A. Guterres, Dr. A. F., Guter-matches during the league sea-
The 1950 Four teams in the Second Divizes and J. E. Noronha by 25-10. son, and that there was bound to
Olympic Games in don are aghting hard to avoid
The second round of the Colony' be
controversy between Melbourne may include Rugby relegation, They are Craigon Open Pairs will start tomorrow Clubs with regard to the play Union football for the Bret time gower Cricket Club with 15% The best games will be those be- off of postponed matches.
since. 1932. Officials from the Aus- points, Kowloon Bowling Green tween LA. Collyer and L. Sykes On these grounds it was sug-tralian States of Victória and New Club with 13 points. Hong against. A. E, Coates and B. W. Kong Football Club with 13 points Bradbury and R. F. Luz and seated that the play-off of post-South Wales have already die-
poned matches should be fixed cussed the project. and Hong Kong Cricket Club with A. Luz against A. L. G. Eastman by the Tennis Association from
The proposal is almost certain 11 points.
and WC. Simpern at the Kow-me to time, making use of the to bet sont to the Internatioanl
loon Cricket Club.
some
10 be: Receptet.
Defeat No Surprisa On Thursday at Hong Kong free days available, aven Satur- Olympic Committee and is likely The Olympic muthieriton are Football Club, W. Hong Sing and day and Sunday. The South African, playing one This put Bradshaw six strokes of the most perfect rounds seen behind, and he dropped, another To many bowlers, the defeat of A. M. Omar (holders) will meet As the situation is, The Chi on the Royal St. George's course, hele behind at the 17th when he Craigengower Cricket Clubs at the. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro, nese Recreation Club are perfect certain of a team from Nine Z
hands of Club de Racrelo came an Last year in the quarterfinally within their rights and within and, while South Africa, very keen rugger playing nation, Creat was a model of accuracy and took missed an easy stroke.
some of Omar best Ribeiro by one shot the rules.
would also only 30- puits in his 67 for the · Locke's round of 68 In the no surprise even to
Craigongower first round.
supporters. The as a result of scoring a seven on It has also been suggested that Britain und France afternoon gave: the Open
him
seven the second last head. This game a rate collection be made for this most certainly sand tesina, ab Valley team have wit
The United States too would wonder- ule.
match for charity. It
hate to be left out of any Olymble 'Bradshaw' had several putting, was really first rate scoring matches in succession and some should be well worth watching.
not a better of them have been very close. The second round of the opened if it lapses and finished in 74. -
Tooked haf Stanford Uněvseniky the part of Bradshaw in the
On Saturday, they had a won-eink will bred of on Sun- to divert the sale-collection inon event and it should not be over- Matching his opponent stroke afternoon when he went round derful chanson of keeping their day July 17, Sixteen rinks are the almost negligible account of of California, rapraedits the for stroke on most of the oute magnificent boat was at his unbeaten record and would have left in the Prompetition with the the Lawn Tennis Association It United States, wod the first the
best. Bata no had Bradbury and his holders of self, so that time come Angeles His-norning -advantere.......ħad
Last time that Britain ebumen not given awa 12-shots in KM. Omar, A. M. Omer and U may be in better position to virtually settled
but three houde immediately after tes M. Omir meeting C. M. Franco, carry out some of its more laudpeted-in-an of, promoting, the finman, was when he went out in 33, in the Bradbury lost by three shade La Canttiho, W. Lees and Dable objects Disaster over took him at the afternoon Locke had, increased eventually.y
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Charity Begins At Home the Australia balen we between Bykes and (27) Ribeiro's
"Charity beginia ài, homa": are shy coun 6. A. Gilera Cha Marques.3; his man
Noronha MP. Pereira, and J. Fink at
Kowloon Cricket Club this is vertainly) pha chet of 16 {GA should
asino considering that the Tennis Ar V. Ribeiro SUS M. Chmar
polation's «praviour statement of
ward Bradshaw missed' two short putts to be:two_down, at the ninth-Kole,
patikers; "found vetroublesome it war any dispo throughout the, anamplenabjp. wich # player Buskerst, he made an indittery with; only hing
fris Found of the Colony Noah
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