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WORCESTER AGAIN
HEAD COUNTY TABLE
London, July 12.
While the cricket giants of the North and South......
Yorkshire
and
Middlesex-were disputing __points_for_a_first_innings..._load_in_what may prove to be a vital game, Worcestershire climb- ed back to the head of the County cricket championship table with a thrilling win -over Somerset.
By their victory Worcestershire increased their num- ber of points to 108, having won eight of their 14 matches,
Mrs. Mallorie Leads With 1,426 Points
(By RUBBINGSTRAKE)
Two out of the three races in the first series for novices have now been nailed and nt
present Mrs. Mallorte ints to
the lead with 1,420 points to Robinson's 1,374. Miss Lands- hert and Moser. follow with 1,128 and 1,070 respectively.
In the apen dinghy serles the -top seven searers are:- Hewelli 5742 (9), Palfreyman 3735 (7) Corbett 3814 (0), Evans 2500 (7), Furrer 2599 (5), Debols 2372 (3), (3). Figures in Harrison 2007
denote the member uf brackets Starts de to date.
Middlesex, with a deserving four points for u Bghting re- covery, take second place with 104 points, followed by York- shire with 100.
CHINA MAIL
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1949.
Kiwis Open Against Northants
Northampton, July 13. The New Zealanders, in the first day of their match against Northamptonshire, had scored 100 runs
for no wickets by lunch time.
W. A. Hadlee, the New Zen- land captain, who was taken on returning to the pavillon at Derby after batting in the second was able to innings yesterday, join the rest of the tourist party: their. match againstļ here for Northamptonshire.
Hadice said that he had been feeling the heat, us indeed most of the team had been doing, but he was all right ngeln and pro- cham-posed to play
today,
Worcester botted like
Hadlee won the toss and took pirms today. Faced with the for- midable task scoring 330 runs tra! innings on what looked a batsman's pitch. The to 195 minutes on a pitch help. perfect ful to Somerset's spinners, they
weather was again blazing hot. lost three wickets for 75 runs. The county side was led by A. to Freddie F. Skinner, owing Then 25-year-old D. Kenyon Brown being engaged at Lord's. Sutcliffe and Scott opened to took such toll of the spin attack that be raced to 100 in as many the bowling of Nutter and Clarke, to minutes to n hurricane knock' and the batsmen took time with a flow of good strokes all settle down. Fifty came without round the wicket. When he left,
after hitting four sixes and 27 fours in de highest innings of 182 in two hours and 50 minutes. Worcestershire needed 30 runs in 25 minutes. In a fever-pitch
Roland Jenkins hil a fish boundary of the last but one buil of the match for victory.
Best Fighting Innings Deals Complon played one of In the pen Star series the first his best fighting innings for 122 five are--Futrer 2579 (5), Janion) his malen eentury against York-
Yourle 1075 2207 (4). Mixon 1059 (3), (2).
American League Win All Star Game
Brooklyn, July 12,
Joe DiMaggio carried his tingling comeback through the 16th All Star Game today as the American League contingent pummelled their cousins from the National-League-eleven to seven in Ebbets Field.
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Chinese Swim Stár To Make Come-Back
(By KIMBERLEY)
The following is a list of The Victoria Recreation Club-Chinese YMCA swim classifications published by the Hong Kong Jockey Club under the date of July :-
Clawd TA: Arabian Dagger, Ataman,
ashful Beauty, Ben Wyvis, Black Market,
Chesterfield," Diamy not-yptian-Field, Golden Dahila, Jeep Hee, Lovely Lady. Name Queen," Panda, Bkymaler and
Vagabond Kle. A
sweltering crowd of 32,000 sat through three hours and four minutes of sloppy action and two rain showers. The game set records for scoring and errors.
WELSH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Newport, Monmouthshire,
July 12. There is a strong challenge from oversens for the Welsh
tennis lawn
championships here, and the "Invaders" had a successful time today.
S. Levy
(South Arica)
men's
won
Woong
Clam 18: Airborne, Amarant, Amazon, Atur Bky Boutate, Cooper, Duchess De- light, Fifth Alarm, Fort Kaur, Golden Dragon, Jeep Lee, Meteor and Bhannon.
Clam 2 Dominion Day. First Alarm, Flowlis, High Speed, Home Bulider, Jerv The last half of the game Shing, Lily, Lucky Sirike, Maniae, My LOTE. PAY Day. Pearl Diver, Rebel, was played in a slight drizzle Richard 1, Itowe Emme, Sexire, Bonkur and in the sixth inning rains, Bunshine, The Chief, VJ Day and halted play for 13 minutes.
Ci 5: Air and Grace, Aucat Beauty, DiMaggio, $90,000 a year New
Reckenham, Belle Fontaine, Big Shot, York Yankee outfielder who was Blue Ribbon, Chief Pilot, Crown Witam, picked for the team by Manager D Dar, Desi, Fairy Feet, Flying ArroM,
After he missed Lou Boudreau
Foyle, Happy Valley, Hergie Lamie, High- the Brst 06 games of the sensonight, King of Peace, Lady Oldusenter, with a sore heel, led the American Lann. Liis Mertone, Lucky Jane, Lucky attack with a powerful double in Starter, Masterpiece, Minx, Hornday Bun, Probability, the sixth that scored two vital Peru, Plant Valley,
Bhun Funt, Sparkling Bar, Thunderbolt and Work Fence, ruris.
Outfielders Stan Musial Halph Kiner hit homers for the Nationals.
STAL
against
Howie
American
Pollet
in
leaguers
and
Sium 4: Anyway, Atorte Power, barian, Hoom Town, Canadian Potato Canels, Easy going, Empress Delight, Em.
press
(4), shire bowling since he Arst faceli #hire: A were: Northampton../ Evans (Cardiff) by 8-0 and 0-1. taken the lead for keeps in the you
Mallorie 115
The Redwings have new sailed 1w aces In their Summer Series and Ghost (17) comfortably first with
and 1631 volts. Miranda (10) has 1107 and Pullin. (2) 1044.
Tyvek Wittn
There seams to be doubt in Be Quarters as to whether the
scoring New
system works on one's average performance or on Aggregate. Te latter is correct am a maximum number of races to count in each rerles will be lak! Down in due course as soon as it can be seen how they are going.
The teams
F
Skinner, A. G. L. it in June, 1936. It was his sixth Bennett, D. Broderick, D. Bar-
D. Brookes,
N. Oldneki, century of the season, and in at W. Barron,
quarter rick, E. A. Nutter, D. Constable, four and the buttent
G. R. Gorlick, R. W. Clarke. hours and hit ten fours.
New Zealand: B. Sutcliffe, V.
In an uphill struggle for Art, Scott, W. A. Hadlee, W. M. innings points duck Yoning and J. Wallace, M. P. Donnelly, J. Reid, Ware. Young Cambridge bowler. F. Mooney, T. B. Burt, C. Burke, added 08 in 75 minutes for the 1. B. Cave and J, A. Hayes. ninth wicket to lead.
Scores:
M.
moot, arranged for Saturday, marks the re- turn of Ng Nin, the styleless sprint wizard, holder of the Colony's 100 yards breast stroko record, and-local-swimming's "naughty_boy..... who has finally regained the hospitality of the VRC.
In 1947, swimming in VRC, Last year, a swim show featur- Ng staged his famous walked by a bathing beauty contest when referees cold-held at the Ruiz ended almost in shouldered his questioning of a riot, due to the extremely dis their decisions.
out
This incidentally was a re- petition of the show he per- formed at the European YMCA in 1941 when the gala was in ald of the Bomber Fund.
graceful handling of the crowd, the lack of foresight of the or ganisers when arranging seating accomodation, and the altogether unsatisfactory running of the en- Ure business.
MOSS STERLING LAUDED
Milan, July 12, Milan's sports writters con- tinued to laud the 19-year-old Моба British racing driver.
After the second incident, VRC, embarrased and unable to answer to the 300 odd paying customers who went to see the swim show, clamped down on Ng their "No Entry" sign. They were supported largely in this act Soon after that however, Ng left for Cantar remaining there until the latter part of last year when he return- Sterling. today for his per- ed just as the Championship was formance in his midget "cop- per Jap" racer in the "Cir- cuit of Garda" race.
He took third place in the final standings and first place for cura of 1,100 cc. or under,
about to start.
swimming on Saturday night is that it will tell whether or not Ng will be any figure to reckon
During the race, his mother kept time for him. His father won his pitman and his brother gave sim instructions. Sterling told the As Borinted Press.
"I drove according to a scheme which always bears fruit."
On Sunday he will drive his racer against the Ferrari 2000 of Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina winner of the Albi Prance race.- Associated Press.
Reds Ask U:S. To Remove Embassy Plane
of Pesce, Flying Jib, Good Rhip. Gypay Girl, Harmony. Hurricane, Justies Touch And Go
of Frace, Kentucky Moon, Kwong Yia, loss nt rather more than a run a
the Lerty hip, Meteorologist, National Con. Despite five errors by his first two singles, bealing 11.11.
Kreus, Oukined Bridge, Perry, Fokus Fare,
On Saturday, Ng will be garry- Prince Dellabt, Red Fox.
the Chinese minute.
Playing with great confidence Anderson (Cardiff) by 6-1 and Nationals, one more than the re- Popularity the batsmen gained complete 6-0, and J.H. Felley (Cardiff) by cord made by the Americans in Rinamer. Roue d'or, Rowangier, Borcerer, ing the weight of
third 1938. It was louch and go until Bouth East Wind, The Dingo, The Biran sqund competing in no less events. The surprise command. The Nolte captain 0-1 and P-7, to enter the
singles, a DiMaggio's sixth inning double.ger, Thunder Sky, Tripoli, Two Did and than five
however, in that he will not be tried five bowlers in efforts to round of the
Clam 5 Ann Hing, Amazing, Amigu,
swimming the 100-yarda breast displace them but the hundred stage also reached by N. Kumar Kiner of Pittsburgh hit his two VIP.
Liv the last of the
Arablan Moon, Argentiue Moon, Argus. (India) and R. Balbiers (Chile), run homer
stroke race of which he holds the An sent up in just over
National's Avalon. was
the regain stath to
Battlefield, Bazight, rivisto,
record of 70 seconds. minutes and Butcliffe's 60 con
Kumar bont A. L. Morgan, position. The Americans care Chief Witner, Colonia, Countess Delight, followed.
(Newport) by
6-2 and 6-1 and back with a three run splurge Daahlox Beauty II, Domino, Fiesta, Fly
A Good Race Golden Wheel Garlick enused Done trouble
the the Tiger, Frostylight, A. O. Menzies (Newport) by 6-2 lunch
after seventh. the
Hong Kong Blulie, Jeep Fling, Jennifer, Occasionally but by
and 6-1, while Bulibiers,
The
Chan Chiu-chong, speedy but- hart Liberation Star, Marigold, Mastery, Her entertaluing opening partnership receiving a bye, defeated J. K.
Witne Penforce, Fosity. terfly swimmer will meet VRC
Love, J'owerhouse, Rather, Bhan bad produced 106 runs.
Bore Gerry Roza
Pereira again; that F. Ampon, of the Philippines, fourth until when a grounder hil Pun. Spanish Onion. Aparkling Eyes, should bring about quite a go
Joost won his opening mat
match
Philadelphia's Eddie by 6-0 and u
by
Aportameter. The Tigrew, Tooteiz, TO
with Johnnie Yvanovich. 6-1 against 1. Hammett
took a freak hop past firat sacker womba Boy. Top list, Trade Wlod, Unirace
new in the 100-yards breast stroke In a first round match of the Gil Hodgen for a single, scoring Victory and Victorious.
singles, women's
Mr.
Boudreau Wrede two runs.
called that Giras : Abdul Hamid, Aeruplane, field, to offer some challenge. point of the Grand Time, Autumn Leat, Ditter Sweet, Miss M. play the "turning Holm (Sweden) boat
Пику Пее Nx Nin meets Sonny Monteire Ingham (Newport) by 6-2 and game." National league couch anith, Bright View.
Canary, Care Free, Constant Star, Desert in the 50 yards free style, and while Misa G-0.
Straubcova Barney Shotton of the Dodgers Knight. Dig'empats, Dias How, Double Tony Lopes in the 100-back event. (Czechoslovakia) had a bye, and salt it ruined us
Cold, Flbuster, Flying Knicht, Glec!«!
The important thing about Ng then won in the second round by
This was the 12th American Lake, firper, Hol Follal, limey Dew. 0-3 and 6-1 against Miss C. A.
league victory in 10 all star Ingrid, Tmn Mask, Jemin, denie, Jamp Hid, Lightning, Mabel. Madame Butterfly.
Nonking, July 13. games. Gordon (Cardiff).
Communist garrison authorities Harker, Mayerling, Miami Beauty. Na Wis Virgil Trucks of Debolt
tional Gift, Oldehors, Priority. Radiotron with in the two big swim shows today asked the U. B. Embassy to Don the winning pitcher
Heuter, Rolyn, Silver Spear, Bine Mat this year will see: the Champlon- Newcome, big Brooklyn negro, hall. Amal Dragon, Bouvenir, Speed
from Chinese territory "In the was charged with the loss.
Wheel, The Alligator, Treasurer, Trigger, ships in Hong Kong and the move its C-47 transport, plane The American leaguers
Tunny. Unicorn, Whirlaway, Windermere Manila-Hong Kong interport meet near future."
The aircraft is being repaired" in the Philippines in early No- Parnell
of and Zephyr.
for a Washington flight by Am four pitchers, Mel
of Class 1 Airfield, Al Presco, Amber, vember. Boston, Trucks, Lou Brissie
Bronk, Cheleva,
Local swimmers welcome the bassador J. Leighton Stuart. No Philadelphia, and Vie Ruschi of Argus 11, Ballerine, New York. The Nationals used pineet, Kimerald. Flight. Firing Wirel
Freever Refing, Good Bay. Good News, news of the forthcoming appear-date has been fixed for his depar- seven-Warren Spahn of
ance in the Colony of some of the ture. the Green Velvet, Harvard, Jackal, Kingfish,
The Communists said Dr. Slu- widely publicised Boston Braves, Newcombe, George +r. Kwong Leung, Midnight Express. United States
urt's crew can take the plane up National Guard, Paciffe, swim stars.
for 90 minutes tomorrow on Munger of the Saint Louls Car Morning Sky.
instructed the Blekford of cinals, Vern
the Peacock, Reputation, Hife, Rebud, Rose
The Ritz pavilion, the venue test flight. They Boston Breves, Howie Pellet of marle Sapientia, Shaffi Bhabin, Shan
of tho transport. Blackwell grils, Sharpshooter, Stirling Castle, Sunmarked for this colourful show pubile not to be alarmed by the the Cardinals, Ewell
is decidedly a good choice. What appearance of Cincinnati, and Preacher Roekin. The Hopeful, Topper and Yaeal.
Clem Ame, Clipper, Amsterdam. worries me is whether the organi (Chinese Nationalist planes have of the Dodgers.
Araxy, Aliantle, Barem, Burled Straight, ation, so important in an affair Rown over the city frequently in Only Blackwell looked really Condur, Cougar. Dawn, DiamondBeld,
Associated Press. effective. In his single inning. Eimer, Emperors Gate, Eye Witness, Fat such as this, will live up to the bombing and straling attacks).- he struck out Vern Stephens and Chuy. Fearless Witness, Flying Dragon, Event, Jon Gordon, and force Eddie away, Happy Bay, Happy
Hong Kong Malden. Jeep Beauty, Jor- Robinson to pop out weekly.
Mer- rocks, Kolinsky, Liberty Diamond, cury, National Glory. Peart Bridge, Pin.
Sens kle, Promperity,
Alout, Bidber, Sprinter, Strathnamara, Strychnloe, Sul. phur. Topwall, Trist Trip and Vanguard.
Class Butty Lou, Ilie Bluff, Dy-the- Happy HEY. Fatreille, Gentleman Jim.
Farmers, Happy Return, Happy Beeson, 5 Jemima, Habuħar, Mimi, Racing Que, 7 12 Associated Press. Radar, Sure Shot and Victory Ship.
New Zealand; 1st innings The Mid-Sutcliffe, not out
Young belted 195 minutes for a and hit six fours. llesex innings lasted eight hours. Sentt, not out
Glamorgan,
Extrus
Total (for no wickets)
53
Miss Straubcove and Matous won la the mixed doubles
the 49 first round against
South Wales combination of J.K. Evans and Miss B.N. Fisher by 8-0 and 6-1, and Matous, partnering Bal biers, was successful in the men's doubles by 6-0 and 6-1 against J.K. Evans and T.H.. Jones (Car- dif)-Reuter.
104
County cham- pions, were beaten in the extral time at Northamptonshire, who
Derbyshire Lose gained their sixth win of the season. Set to pet 251 in two
Derby, July 12. hours. Glamorgan and a half
Two Derbyshire centuries lost wickets rapidly and were failed to save the County from 61 for elx at one period.
defeat from a-seven wickets Glamorgun remnined fourth, the New Zealanders here to- Warwickshire, day, for the touring side, set in Revenue Dept. team with 135 with 84 points. They are follow-score 108 runs for victory did paints carinol now be beaten. Red by Essex and Northampton so with the last minutes tick- N. HO. with A6 points have still shire, each with 80, and Glouces- ing away.
In the Autumn and Spring Dinghy Toalt Championship (whose completion wandelnyel hy the absence of the R. N. 11Q.
team during May)
the Inland bracketed
to sail against the Internationals
Bitershire 76.
and the 5th C. 5. each of whom
have at present 114. Competition
with
for second place will thus be Hampshire, who scored only sixthuneeless century by Elliott pul
keer
Mr. Lanning has over the duties of boatminster at Kellett Island.
Results were:-
over the Just werk
TUESDAY, JULY
10th Hummer Beries Bace les
1. Furrer (0) 11940, 903: Howell (5).
NO (3), Bykes 161,, Dubols 121, Lansberi 1985, Valfregnan (16), Curlets (8), Mallorio (17), D.N.F.; Mias i*. Lietly (14) D.3.q.
THURSDAY, JULY 1
Novice "A" Berlen 2ɔrd Race Bloghles:
runs
The
Results
which
results of games ended today were:
At Northampton: Northamp fonshire bent Glamorgan by 127 runs, Northants 209 and 277 for 7 declared (Barron 72): Glamor- gan 230 and 113 (Clarke 4 tor 26).
fell.
detenl
CLAY COURT TENNIS TOURNMENT
The tenacious innings of Revill,
followed which
D slower but Stubborn defensive play by
hour interest in this final day's play in the extra half
looked
Chicago, July 12. claimed, robbed Gloucestershire when Derbyshire
losing by an Innings. now taken of an outright win.
Defending champion Richard Derby lure started the day Gonzales today defeated Her- neeling 150 to save the innings bert Anger, 8,0, 6-2 in the defeat with eight wickets stand- first round of the men's singles
Elliott hut
and Smith carried in the National Clay Court their over-night third wicke! tennis tournament. Two other
Smith stand to D1 before Elliots went on to reach 104 in seeded players in the men's
singles beat their opponents. ve minutes under five hours,
Sam Match, seeded fifth, wan) his rst century since 1947.
over Richard
Cain,
8-0, 6-0. Arthur Wellsen, Jr., lost to Arthur Innings' Defeat Avoided
Rovill then carried on and was Larsen, seeded sixth. Larsen won At Coventry: Warwickshire twice dropped, first in the 30' from Gene Buwick 6-0, 6-0 in the best Sussex by 6 wickets. War- and then when 62. He completed second round of the singles play. Buwick had won the first round 'wickshire 375 and 121 for 4 his second hundred of the season
by default from Leonard Bros. (Cox 4 for 48) Sussex 177 and
inninge saw the Despite the two lapses the New At Portsmouth: Gloucestershire Zealand folding was good and drew with Hampshire. Glouces- their bowling
was always ac- (3) 1.32.75, 418; 7, Dunlos 184 1.37.20.} tershire 439 and 158 for 8 de-l
clared (Shackleton 7 for 83). Rovill carried his bat for 145 Hampshire 385 (Ransom 58) and and the New Zealanders were 138 for 7,
left with just over an hour fr 11th Summer Berize Race Dingblenz- 1, At Manchester: Lancashire 'drew
which to get 108, They began at Howell (1) 6.50.30, 881 2. Entbelt (R) with Nottinghamshire. Notts 504
rate a run a minute
and two 0.60.22, 715; 1, fiueþurn (11) 6.30.28, 421;
The 4, Palfreyman (14) 6.80.28, 489; 1 Harri for 3 declared and 75 for one wickets went for 20 runs.
Lancashire 337 and 110 for one advent of Hadlee to join Sutcliffe. (Ikin 57 not out),
however, saw the necessary im- At Kidderminster Worcester-provement. They put on 77 Ir 4th Summer Beries Race 8am-1.shire beat Somerset by two wie- 40 minutes before Hadlee wa Nixon (6) 1.40.00, 800; 1. De Jong (4) kets. Somerset 314 and 300
300 caught on
ught on the boundary for 43. 1.57.42, 678; 1, Yourlett (7). 2.12.19,, 8762
(Tremlett 87. Stephenson
Wallace finished matters with for 95) Worcestershire Jenkins
shire a square cut for four, almost on 284 and 342 for a (Kenyon 182). The stroke of time for drawing
At Sheffield: with Middlesex.
The final scoreboard read:
315 (Bartlett 54, J. Dakes 72 not] uvoided,
1. Clarke (17) 1.18.50, 8811 1. Mrs. Mal. Jorie (14) 1.20.25, 148: 3, Mies Lanubert | out).
(6) 1.29.50, $88; 4, Robinson ́ (8) 1.21.08.
24; 5. Moser (18) 1.80.05, 4911,
344; 8, Laufer (18) 1.80.88, 277,
SATURDAY, JULY
son (5) 0.80.24, 480; #; Prior (15) 2.40.49, 268; 7, Laufer (4)«D&RDGRA
4. Furrer (3) 1.34.26, 450; Bundbora (8) | (41)
d Von Sydow (1) DBA..
SUNDAY, JULY, 19
53.
curate.
Yorkshire drew stumps.
Yorkshire 330
12th Summer Bories Race Dinghiest and 133. for (Hutton 78): Mid Derbyshire: 1st innings..... 121 Palfreyuan. (3) 2.17.00, 1:1. Yourlet dlesex 400 (Denla Compton 122, (6) 2.17.06, 716: 1, ffowali. (5) 1.27.90,
Young 611; 4, Dunlop (2) 2.51.80, 632; 1, Parrer
At Blackheath: Kent drew with Elloit e Mooney b Burtt
120) 2.45.09. 117: 6. Smith (18) 1.41.15,
2001 Mour (14) D.N.P..
2nd Bummer Barius Race Redwing-1 Ghost (17) 1.35.95, 1511 2., Zephyr, (9) 1.32.10, 710; 3; Miranda (18) 1.82.40, 421) 4, 2in 3lau (16) 2.09-10, 689; 3, Lightning *(1) 2.08.50, 4471 4. Pula (8) 2.or.be,
1981. Beshorse (1) D.M.).
AMPON WINS
621
Rov
Derbyshire 2nd Innings
**་་་**
Surrey, Surrey 389 and 54 for 8 Marsh b
Jolinson c Scott b Cowle ୯୭୯. 322 (Davies 83. Smith b
Cowie Kent 195 prid Laker 4 för 41)-Reuter.
Sutcliffe not out ... Rhodes b Bur
b Burke Skinner e
e and b Burke Dawkes e Hadles b Burke Jackson & Burke b. Burit Copson run out.
+
14,000 GUINEAS
FOR YEARLING
Newmarket, July 12.
The trainer, Harry Wragg, bidding on behalf of ine Begum
Rimell run out
Extras
Total
Gstaad, Switzerland, July 18,, Feliciaimo Ampon of the Philp pines- defeated F. Hammett of Wales 6-3, 6-8 today in the first round of the Swiss National Tennis Tournament.-Associated Lard Roseberry and Lincoln- Smkh e Dawkes b Copson Presa.
Aga Khan at the second July New Zealand: 1st innings (for sales here today paid 14,000 8 declared), guineas for Master Bowman, a New Zealand 2nd Innings yearling-colt-by-the-National | Sutcliffe not out ******** Stud-stallion, Big Game. Reid b Copson pu
hors, the CHINA-MAIL: LINIERIS,
shire farmer, Mr. Frank Measurna, | Hadios, q'Marsh b Jackson' were among the 'under bidders for Wallace not out
thim colt, who is, a half-brother to
the Ouke winner, Stendy Alm.
This is the highest price paid this year for a youtling-Beuter.
Total (for 3 wkts.)
104
In the first round of the wn- men's singles, Miss Wilma Smith, seeded second, and Miss Violet Kastl, seeded fourth, scored win
Miss Bonnie Mackay lost to Miss Kastl, 6-3, 6-0.
The line score:
American League
.4 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 National League
2 12 00 20 00
and
R
11 13
R
Used
Supports Suggestion For Billiards Competition
In the only first round match In
among unseeded men, Tony Tal- bert defeated James Brink, 6-2, 6-1.
Other first round results"in the] women's singles were Misa Elevar-
defeated Catherin Baker Malcom, 6-3, 6-3. Miss Pickerel! lost to Doris Popple 6-3, 6-3, Miz The Elizabeth Boeck won by default from Miss Grey, Miss Doris Hen- derson lost to Miss. Joan Symon '6-1,:0-2.—United Press.
..
LAWN BOWLS
(By "ROVER")
a letter appearing in yesterday's "China Mail” a correspondent signing himself "Billiords Secretary" expresses surprise at the absence of comment in the Press concerning Billiards and Snooker.
correspondent also puts forward a suggestion that a Billiard and Snooker League or Knock- out Competition be started to, popularise, the
games.
A Binhard and Snooker League The main reason why no comment has appeared In conducted by Steel and Coulson these columns regarding Bil- was also run with marked suc- liards and Snooker may be cess. Only one match In the second attributed to the fact that they round of the Colony Open Lawn
have not as yet been proper- 11 Bowls Pairs Championship was
played off. yesterday at the Hongly organised and also to the 44 Kong Football Club when the fact that Clubs which conduct 145 combination of L. C. R. Souza Championship events for mem- 2 and G. A. Souza of Craigengower bere are, on the whele, rather
Cricket Club beat their club adverse to publicity. 10 maten A.F. Fereira and 8. ·H.
3 Bdarvin by 24317.
The game between
W. Hong Biing and A. M. Omar holders, of
Reverting to the suggestion
Popularity Increasing Today, interest in the game of billards is increasing by leaps and bounds and its popularity is such that a billiard table is pro- vided in the majority of Clubs and Messes: as one of the chief amenities
to the facilities In addition for the formation of a League which are available at Clubs and Larco there are ur Knockout Competition, ons Messes. must admit that this suggestion number of Public Billard Saloons -is most timely and deserving of in different parts of the Colony. the fullest support by the large The demand for tables at these number of Blillard and Bnpoker Pubile Billiard Balcons is so enthusiasts in the Colony at great that in the case of those
central located in
district, the the moment.
advance
is necessary. booking Before the war, billiards at Having regard to the large tracted a very large following following which the game and great enthusiasm was shown tracts,
the suggestion.
of "Billiards In the many thrilling encounters Becretary should be followed up which took place in Championship and action, taken to resurrect the events organised by individual Hong Kong Billards Association ht, the tennis courts, alt, match Clubs and by the Hong Kong in order, that the same might be Billiard Association, which is no property organised, and - Chanty ©longer in existence."*":
a the title, against LJ, Silva, and J. F. V. Ribeiro which is down 355 for decision today, at the Hong Kong. Football Club has bean postponed. This game will now be 371 played on Tuesday.
TENNIS, MATCHES POSTPONED.
Owing to the sodden condition
In the Meme 13Division Tunis Lesgje have been postpone
cccasion.
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Cholce Virginia Tobacco
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CUT