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Tokyo, July 25. live-man swimmung fear: selected by the Japans Swimming Federation lu com- ute in the American Amateur Athletic Union outdoor cham-
in August pionships
in Los Angeles will be a tough one 10 brat.
Shire
and
Manchester, July 25.
After dismissing the New Zealanders soon after _the_opening of the second day in the Third. Test at Old Trafford, England at lunch timo made 86 runs for no wickets.
The tourists scored 293, an extra 17 runs from their closing score of -276 for eight on Satur- day.
Alice in
The early dismissal of the remainder of the New Zealand batsmen gave England their chance to force the pace today and run up a total big enough to allow them to dismiss New Zealand a second time tomorrow and so pro- duce a definite result in three days. Manchester - was certainly ground to the fourth not Bring up to is reputation the insistats, for
Tests. bad weather
Raboue vas missed at the wie. The pitch looked perfect whenket off Zachsen und then he tried Hudler enlled for the light to keep the bowling from Cowie,
third over. In Balter's roller at the start of play.
supped up a great catch in the alty to get Rabone, and bring Inuits to a close, Balley's figures Lelig magelficent
30.2 1. In of six for which five were maklens, England began their
Te team Includes Ure ace mil- die and long distance swimmer: Hironoshin Furuhashi.
When Paley bowled Cave to Hoshizume, Suunto Tanaka, The sprinters Yoshihiro Hamagn-flinch his fifth wicket. he sent
the off stump hurting eht and Shuichi Muroyar,
hpe Ackn
17 Federation American swimming officials to extend an additional invitation to the printer Shitvuki Moruyam and is highly possible he wil
others leave with the ave
August 8 or 11 by Pan-American plane via Honolulu. Whether the winmure will stay at Honolulu for a day or two before going to Los Angeles could not be user- tamed togay.
off the
CRC, SCAA
Win Tennis
thu
Brown
overs.
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1949.
County Cricket League Standings
London, July 24.
The positions in the County Cricket championship table up
to and including the series of games which finished on Friday are at fölfOWED
Worcestershire Middlesex Yorkshire Warwickshire
Glamorgan Surrey
Exacx
Northamptonshire,
Gloucestershies
Derbyshire
келе
Nottinghamshire
Someratt
Lancashire
Sussex Hampshire Leicestershire
14 14
No
result
First Inne. load Lost Draw
Pts.
8
1
116 104
0
104
100
1
100
7
1
3
Batting, Bowling Averages
The batting and bowling averages in first class English cricket up to and including matches which ended last Friday BATTING (Qualification-14 completed innings with average 42 or better):
ane
are
of
innings
at 11.30, with exactly six hours left for play today. As the heavy roller was being applied, a heavy haze began to drift over ground and when Cowie opened he found he could to Hatton move the ball away a good sexal Washbrook hit Cave for two fous but tution could not score three mairlen Chinese Recreation Club and off Cowie's Drst
Encounters
20 runs and for
Innings N.O. Runs Highest
Avge.
John Langridge (Sussex)
34
4
2148
214.
71.60
J. Hardstaff (Notta)
↓
1397
182
the
the
L. Hutton (Yorks)
1930
201
69.85 €8.92
A. Simpson (Nott)
1021
238
64.84
W. W. Keeton (Notta)
1364
208
64.47
M. Donnelly (New Zerland).
1232
200
50.66
C. Washbrook (Lancashire).
15
141
57.35
D. H. Doggart (Sussex)
28
1200
210.
56.34
D. J. Insole (Eksex)
24
986
219
64.77
J. V. Wilson (York)
23
1021
157
53.73
L. B. Fishlock (Surrey)
33
2
D. Compton (Middlesex)
33
1
1619
1578 210 182
50.59
(" Net out)
be
40 minutes
The Suning Federation pre-South China Athletic Associa-vers.
Duke Arrives aldeak Masji Tabata said, "We tion, prospective finalists of
Cowle w22 twice unsucces. Mixed Doubles selected the best swimming team the Colony's
appeals pssible to show the post-w" DIVIston tents tengar;¦--ful-in-den-bofore- warbl the actual
The Duke strength of
against Wachl.rook. scored comfortable wins of 7-2 We believe
of Edinburgh arrived just Japan in
***
cach yesterday over Kowloon every swhomer selected will be Cricket Club and Ladies' Re- fore 12 c'clock. England's first) able to give a good account of creation Club, respectively.
Occupied himself. The renson we selected
Hong Kong Cricket Club after sixth man was because Japan-
defeating Ladles Recreation Club Ne friends in the United States
of a postponed have been very kind in raising in the replay
match last
Recured an- week, funds, far more than we anti-
other two points yesterday in meeting the team's espater,
while in the United the expense of United Services experie
Recreation Club. They BUW States.
place LRC for the third position in the League table.
Expected To Win
"
Furuhan la expected to win the American championships in the 400 and 1,500 metres free- style events, although
it will
be his ftrat competition agains foreigners.
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London, July 24.
ENGLAND
Wanted an English cricket captain. That is an advertisement which one is not likely ever to ́soa, but-which-might-well-be now appearing. in the British press, for England needs a cap- tain even more than she needs a first class toom.
The trouble is that the "employers," the MCC, would not look at any applications from pro- fessionals. They have steadfastly set their foot against having a paid man to lead on England side and in the present-Test-match- against the New Zealanders have recalled as skipper Freddie Brown, a man nearing 40, whose last appearance in an England side was 12 years ago.
He is the ofth captain selected
7
Selectors So the
Coppi Wins
Tour De France Race
Paris, July 24. Fauto Coppi, of Italy. today won the Tour de France, the gruelling 25-day bicycle race of more than oyer a course 3.000 miles, which is considoredi to be France's greatest sporting event.
Coppl was not in the first six' us a crowd of 38,000 at the Part cies Princes here cheered home the riders at the finish of the have done 23rd and final stage of the race, n surprising thing by from Nancy, a distance of 212% in four years. First, there was rather Hammond, then Yardley, then "waoping horses in midstren," miles.
and after two Tests omittiz With a good lend at the start Allen and, lastly, Mann,
bringing in Brown of this The truth is that in England to- Mann and
stage, however, day there is no amateur really who, i la thought, will be ablBnished nearly 11 minutes ahead
trip
of his fellow-countryman, Gino worth his place in an England to make the Australian
Bartell, on an aggregate time for side, weak
professionals required. as the
There are those, however, who the breakneck Journey over all generally may be at the present
Say that Brown at 10 will be too types of roads and mountainous time.
England against old to captain
But tradition dies hard, and the top men at Lords, the home of the MCC, preter rather to keep a place for an amateur than give the post to a professional.
The team thus becomes a tually 10-man side and England starts with a handicap, which abe can I afford to do.
the Australians, They point to the (not that when he went to Aus tralia before with Douglas Jar- dines team, he was not able to make the Test, even though In his prime.
pantes.
Coppl
Coppi had a total elapsed time of 140 hours, 40 minutes and 49 Bartali, last year's seconds.
with 149 winner.
second WAS hours, 31 minutes and 44 seconds. Jacques Marinelli, of France, 150 hours, 81X Then of France,
Others say that if Mann cannot
MCC insist on an was third with That there xo and the
minutes and two seconds. Brown is the
Hobic, Jean came are not professionals in England amateur skipper. capable of handling an English best man, even though some pre 50.90
captain and with 150 hours, 18 minules and
seconds. team is to be severely questioned. fer the Glamorgan
Rugby international, Wilf Wool-
Next in order ier,
BOWLING (Qualification 44 wickets with average 25 or better):
о
D. V. P. Wright (Kant)
M 399.3 77
R
W Avgc.
1407
85
16.59
L. Jackson (Derbyshire)
654.2 173
1401
87
10.79
A. H. Kardar (Warwick)
449.3 183
828
48
17.26
R. Howorth (Worcester)
{"
J. Laker (Surrey) ... L. Muncer (Glamorgan? M. Tremlett (Somerset) H. Hazeli (Somerset A. Jenkins (Worcester) C. Gladwin (Derbyshire) T. Goddard (Gloucester)
097.1
240
1461
84
17.39
081.1
259
1261
18.12
631,3 250
1890
21
18.57
361
94
830
44
18.80
$46.1
190
1.197
63
10.00
432
$132
123 2005 104
19.27
$85.1
J. Young (Middlesex)
164 1378 71 711.2 191 2207 107 811.1 305 1526 77
10.40 19.69
Mau.es brought on Burt
Cave And Rabone Tor Cowie, who had then bowled
acven
of them over, four unidens. fer five runs.
direction and Cowie's length, hostility again stamped him probably the best pace bowler in England this season.
themselves i Having played and warded off the Orst bowling Mixed Doubles
combimlion. Hutton and Wash- "A" Division
brook started to attack. yet so accurate were Burtt and Rabone CRC 7 KCC 2
that runs did not come quietly. Enid to The first huur produced only 31 K. T. Lai and Mrs. Lillon (CRC) lost
Cap. runs. Turner-Cooke and Miss P. J.
Once Hutton punched
Burtt two men at rover
10
Ward 5-7, beat Mrs. and Mrs. between pus-war-déveloped swimmer who last night swatn I. F. Stokes 6-2, beat T. E and the buil flashed to the put- the 400 metres free-style in the Baker and Mrs. Groundwater held for four. but while
6-2.
batsmen hit the ball hard, bril- tint fielding, in which Reid and Sutcliffe figured prominently. kept down the runs.
annual Japanese championship in the
World
record-breaking
time of four minutes 34.0 seconds -time which is far bofter than American swimmer uny
can mike. Last Friday night he re- tained the championship in the 1.500 metres when he equalled
the existing world record" of 18 minutes 57.8 seconds. In 1948 he won this event in the phenomenal time of 18 mins. 37 sees, flat,
In 21-year-oldi Hashizume Japan has another mudayi uma cider will be a tough one for American contestants to beut.
His second place time in the 1,300 metres was 10 ming 50.8. sees. better than any Americon's ime for his distance. His time
for
the 400 metres
last night. when he was placed second, was four mins 42.8 seconds, or only 1.6 gecs
slower than Bill Smith's
Y. P. Tsui and Miss H. Y, Law
(CRC)
beat Capt. Turner Cooke and Mus Ward 6-1, beat Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Stokes 6-0, heat Baker and Mrs. Ground-1 15. Hullon sbehed at a short water 8-2.
K. L. Ho and Mrs, K. W. Chan (CRC) lost to Capt. Turner Cooke and Miss Ward 4-6, beat Mr. and Mrs. Steken 0-2, bent Baker and Mrs. Groundwater
0-3.
When at 27 and with the total
ball from Reid and judging by the appeat for the stips, it seen
d that Mooney had missed a catch behind the wicket,
The Yorkshireman was not din- balks tarbed and off successive
over he sent off
in the
the game
packed feld for fours, the Brat
drives scurrying through thr
-Reuter.
19.81
Cards Trounce Bums For First Place; Indians Win Two
New York, July 24.
The St. Louis Cardinals took over first place in the National League today from the Brooklyn Dodgers, trouncing the Dodgers 14-1 for the third time in a row in the four game series that ends on Monday.
Ts of which sent up the 50 in 75 Outfielder Stan Musial paced the Cardinal bom-
SCAA 7 - LRC 2 M. Chow and E. Mrs.
(SCAA) beat H. J. Armstrong and Mrs. Cooper 6-3, bent A. T. Dow and Mrs. Tamsworth 6-1, brat Bidwell and Mrs. Allen 6-U.
D. Tsai and Mrs. Ip (SCAA) lost to Armstrong and Mrs. Cooper 4-6, beat Dow and Mrs. Tum- worth 6-1, beat Bidwell and Mrs. Allen 6-0.
winning time in last year's Olym- S.
ples In London.
Swimming experts thluk a re- lay team of Furuhashi. Hama- guchi, Muruyama and Hashi- rune might break the existing
minutes.
Hutton was not inclhed to lift Burti bút Wahbrook took the chance and planted on off drive high over long-offs head, the ball
falling only just short of the crowd lining the boundary.
Huge Crowd
The gates by now were closel
people were present.
Bick and Miss C. Y. Chung and it was estimated that 35,000 (SCAA) lust to Armstrong Burt did not become flustered and Mrs. Cooper 1-0, beat Dow at the efforts of both men to and Mrs. Tamworth 6-1, beat punish hum and three maiden Bidwell and Mrs. Allen -2.
overs consecutively from him brought another decrease in the scoring rate.
HKCC 71⁄2 - USRC 1%
world record in the 800 metres M. Heenun and Mrs. Klte (HKCC) relay.—United Press.
beat Capt. MacKreth and Mrs.] Jones 6-2, beat K. Itiddy and Mrs. Williams 6-2, beat Capt. Nicholson, and Miss Bonbernard
R.E. Lee Wins Golf Tourney
L
The Stapleford Pool at Fanling Golf Course was won by R. E. Lea with 80 points. D. S. Robb was runner-up with 37 painta: Incidentally, there is more than ons approved method of scoring in Stapleford competitions, Fanling practice ia te
take
soven eighths of medal handicap and apply the strokes at the ap propriate holes.
A
Cowie resumed at 70 for a pre- lunch spell but did not look sa dangerous and bowled only three overs, Sutcliffe went on for one over and Burtt changed ends hut nothing disturbed Hutton and J. A. D. Cooper and Mrs. Andrews Washbrook, who remained to the beat MacKreth and Mrs. Jonca interval, when the total stood at
16 ofter two hours batting. G-2, beat, Riddy and Mrs. Williams 6-2, bent Nicholson Lunch scores: and Miss. Bonbernard 8-3.
0-1.
New Zealand—1st inninga
J. D. Mackle and Mrs. Siegler Sutcliffe, b. Bailey,
lost to Mackreth and
Mrs. Scott, b. Bailey
Jenes, 4-8, drew with Riddy Hadlee, b.. Bailey
and Mrs. Williams 6-6 6-8, Wallace, c. Washbrook, b. beat Nicholson and Miss Bon- bernard 0-4.
League Standings
Mixed Doubler "A" Division
CHC
socond name has been added SCAA to the 'Hole-in-one Decanter". Playing last Wednesday, Group HKCC Captain R. J: Bone holed his to LRC shot at the third hole on the old RCC
course.
On the same afternoon D.A.0. Davion returned a card of 69. Even off the front tees this is good shooting,
of
Next Sunday morning, by way Dont change, foursomes bogey be held on the old course Intending · competitora should arrange"their own part- ners and opponents if possible.
Printed and pahijshed for the Proprie MorIM CEKENA, NAIL"- LIMITED, Ly FRANK LESLIEN:BUREF. Windroë: Brown,
P W L D F A PU.
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8 G
Donnelly, 1.b.w. b. Bailey Held, J.b.w. b. Wackson Rabone,
Brown. b. Bailey Mouney, b. Jackson
bardment, with a homer, triple, double and a single.
7 12
€ 13
Cincinnati pushed over a run Pittsburgh in the path inning of the second (2nd game) gume to sweep both ends of a Boston doubleheader with the Philadel- phia Phillies 4-3 and 10-1.
Hits by Arst baseman Jim
and catcher Dixle Now York Howell produced the winning run Detroit in the nightcap.
Winning pitcher Hugh loser Bill Voiselle.
Bloodworth
Yanks Beat Bengals
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Casey,
0 11 D
17
come Marcel with 180
Compton's Ability
Belglum, "It is being suggested to the Dupont, of Dennje Compton showed un: MCC by critics tans if they insist hours 10-minutes and 48 seconds, doubled ability when trading on an amateur leading English and Florenz! Magni of Italy, the Players against the Gentle cricket sides that he do so from with 150 hours, 22 minutes and men at. Lords
50 seconds, recently, and off the field. there is no reason to suppose that Bither.
By all means send a 'mun ke Forty-one riders flashing over Wathbrook, of
Brown to net as a non-playing the line in an all-out finish to Lancashire, or Hutton, of captain and make the speeches the race were each credited with Yorkshire, would not make for the side, but let a profession the same time of 10 hours, 40 good skipper.
al like Compton caplain the side minutes and 35 seconds for to- The point has been made that in the field.
day's stage from Nancy.
of Bel the other professionals might not Get the best man available to Rik Van Steenbergen,
the captain England, whether he be glum, was first, followed by Stan play well together under
with Glo fendership of a professional. That is an amateur or r professional, is Ockers, of Belgium, certainly not so in the case of the now the view taken by most vanni Corrieri, of Italy, third English soccer team in which, for open-minded lovers of the game. Reater, many years, the captain has been The time surely has come when this will happen, but the day does a professional.
With the right mayül die hein, not et appear to be in sighi.---
Neuter. and soccer captahs dre carefully chosen, his colleagues are prepared to back him up to the hill.
very
COCHELL WINS
FURUHASHI SETS NEW RECORD
Tokyo, July 24 Konoshi Furuhash swam 400
work metres free style in the Duesseldorf, July 24.
United record time of four minutes 34.4 Earl Cochell, of the States, today won the singles Bnal seconds in the Japan swimmin
a un international lawn tennis championships today. tournament at Duessidorf by The recognised world mark o beating Heraldo Weiss, the four minutes 35.2 seconda' wa Attempts we
were being made to Argentine champion by 6-2, 6-2 ket last September by Alex Jan. get an amateur captain, but when and 0-1-Reuter.
The Commonwealth cricket! team to tour India this winter has professional as its captain in Jock Livingstone, the Australian League cricket player, and it is not thought that the team will be any the worse for that
It was not possible, to secure one
of the very best the organiser, Mr. Anthony de Mello, Chairman of the Indian Cricket Board of Control, handed the job to Living- stone, a choice which seece to have piensed
professionals themselves.
the
But the MCC will not counten- ance a departure from tradition and are busy at the seemingly hopeless task of trying to find an amateur, first, good enough and, secondly, with the spare time af his disposal to lead the country-- today an almost impossible com- bination.
Either the player is possibly lust about good enough to make the grade given the time and has not the money or time to give D to the game, or the player has
Winning pitcher Joe Page, loser Dizzy Troul Washington
(1st game)
The New York Yankees Cleveland
O the time and the money but la]
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7
2
below the requisite standard,
Has No Time
Today there are more of the former than the latter, and the recently Among them la deposed English captain, George Mann. ** He would · probably have not been, dropped had it been
certain that he would be the time to go to spare Australia next year.
2
0 1
3 7 0
pitcher Gene Bearden, Mickey Harris, Boston
able 0. (1st game). St. Louis
@ 10
9 14
scored four runs in the 11th |
Winning pitcher Bob Lemon,{ Inning on three singles, a tri loser Sid Hudson. ple, a smorifice and a walk to
Washington beat Detrols 8-3 in the Ameri - · (2nd game) can League.
Cleveland Pitcher Bob Lemon hit two homers in the first game and first baseman Mickey Vernon hit two In the second to enbble the Cleveland Indians. to sweep doubleheader from the Washing- ton Senators, 7-5 and 5-2. ··
NATIONAL LEAGUE ..
BH 14 18
A
13
34
Clos
St. Louis
12 Brooklyn
50
Winning pilcher Ned Garver, loser Ell Kinden
Baston
(2nd game)
St. Louis ing
1
1 8 2
10 13 2
Winning pitcher Howlo Pollet.
31 loser Don Newcombe..
Philadelphin
Cincinnati
Burtt, sump. Evans, b. Complon
(1st game)
32
12
5
D 441 8 12 Cave, b. Balley
5 4 1 0 35
9
5 320 25 20
7340 201 301 0
1 4 0 13 82 USIC 60 8 0 30 14 0
Today's Gamex
Men's "B" Division
CRC "A" V. KCC
“KT. "Blue" v. XT "White"
CRC "B" v. Recreio
USIC. v. 'RAP,
•IRC. v. CCC
EGAA V, HECC
Ladies “K” “Givision
Recreio v. KCC
CCO VCRC
USKO v. LRG:
Cowie, not out
Extras
Total
Bowling: Balley Jackson
.80.2
27
24
18
38
0
Close Holla Brown
Compton
Edrich
Byes 3, Leg-byes
Hutton, notyout
Washbrook, not out
"Total" for· DONE
- 1. 4 1
8 11
4 10
but
He
has said that he probably will not have.
His father, Frank Mann, the 6 former Middlesex captain, la not "well and so George must, help to
run their
important brewery con-
Winning pitcher Jack Kramer, ser Bill Kennedy. loser
(Int
Phim Came)
-.7 10 2 11
Chining pitcher Joe Coleman,
loser Walter Pierce.
18 pitcher Ken.
Raffen- Philadelphia
loser Roy Simmons.
(2nd game)
293 Philadelphia
410
а
....
(2nd game) Chicago
6 12 21
1
A Winning pitcher Bobby Bhantz loser Chick Pieretti-Associated
Winning pitcher Herman Web-Press. meler, loser Robin Roberts.
MR w Chicago
5 84 01 (1st me)
York
· 11 ·47 g/g pitcher Bob.
12 89
8 200 loser Dave Kgalo.
Chicago
0 28 1 (2nd game),
80New York
no-balls 3. Winning / pitcher
Larry Jahse
48 Pittsburgh
187 || (1st game)
1-Boston
Awinning, pite [25] Joser: Johnny
9.
#
Rush.
BOWLS GAMES ·
cem
U.S. SOFTBALLERS LOSE DECISION
At Happy Valley on Sunday, Blus Despa and 'hls strong-Ei Cumbanchero squad beat UBS Floyeds Bay all-star team by 2-1. El Cumbanchero's good com- bination and good flelding result- ed in no hit:no runs for Floyeds Bay.
B. W. Bradbury will meet F. E.
8. K. Khan with Sherry Bux 'tho Lawn Bowls and Benny Omar put in some Skinner in Open Singles Championshto on good hitting for El Cumbanchero, 0 Thursday: The match will boy Cumbanchero's pitcher strijel
played at the Kowloon Bowling out Give Ficyeds Bay boys. Green Club at 6.15 p.m. 14
Lade, |-
In the Lawn Bowls Open Fairs Floyeds Bay displayed good competition, H. F. Shields, and team work Their new fast pit- WE Williamson) will play against char struck out six 21 Cumbun- Butterworth and F. 16. Skinner shero boys, plike. Floyede - BAY at the Kowloon third buns man, was the only one tomorrow: 10 Novine Grum: Citb. This maton who made one run in the last of
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