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Warwickshire Score 92
For
One; Kiwis All Out For 303
RHYC-Royal Navy
Yacht Races On Sunday
(By "RUBBINGSTRAKE")
It is intended to start the first race between the Club and the Royal Navy at 11 a.m. on Sun- day. Helmsmen and their ecrows are therefore requested to be at the Club by 10.30 a.m. to obtain sailing instructions.
The finish of the first race will be at HMS Belfast
As boots finish, tows will be formed and boots taken to Kellett Island for mooring during lunch, crews returning to Belfost in the towing boat.
During inch the Clube will sort out the hats by elas
After lapel presse, an amber
of insats that are ob the hues will be taken by medot - hot to their hats and towerk back to Belfast for the serund
which
finish will Laves Kellett hand
it'
Malleuse, Ban- Stars: KYC efirk. Van Svetow, RN Collings, Januem, Elovil,
I
Redwings: RUKYC Brown 1 Corbelt. Darbs, Glover, RN Won, Netunt, Bomley Mar- Tin. Wykeham-MarUn.
Balan
Dinghiest RHKYC Howell, All class will slant together, Puriri, Dulous. Youret, Spen-
Foru But will be given different eman ses jer Chegins, Des
Aikmy with a view to finishing at abesti 15 Gosle, Herding: AN
Nexon, Moss, Grace, Chefe, Jupp. the same time.
Four boats may be decadet Pas, Pustry, Christopher, by each from and the remaining
31 1 will las awarded portes afterta 3-1/2 for the
::0 Winner,
Bertan, 28 fo thut cle
Jul
Membres nat sadding who wie
bred Belfart
T
ked to infernt
the Segretar delay. Numbers may have to be United,
LAST
In the red race the teams wilt change und boate.
Provisional fram
Jubilees: RUKYC Kudlerslev, A.N. Others,
A.N. Other.
RN
-Beeding, Skuld. Keith Hardy.
Murderers Of Two Girls Executed
Swansea, Augunt 4. The two Port Talbot men, sentenced to death last month at Swansea for the murder of two girls were executed at Swansea today.
They were Harvey Jones, 22 colliery repairer of Dufti. Thondal, near Port Talbot, and Mackintosh. Robert Thomas
was
to
of
26, steel worker of Aberavon.
Jones
Tentenced death for the murder on the
mountainside Nantygar Beatrice Watts of Abereregan In June. In his case, the jury made
strong recommenda.
tlan for mercy.
Mackintosh Wnt found guilty of the murder of Beryl Beechey of Aberavon.-au-
ter.
Big Demand
For Title
Bout Tickets
WEEK'S RESULTS
Tuesday, July 26
had
Birmingham, August 4. The New Zealanders added only one run to theli overnight score of 302 for nine when their first innings against Warwickshire ended here this morning. By lunch time. the county had made 92 for one wicket.
Warwickshire opened strongly with ten runs off the first over iran Cowles, but Rabene got Taylor is, with his second hall.
Gardner enncentrated in defer- er, but Tawsend was more aggres- sive, not the 59 went up in 70 mittaste By line the serond wicket and put on M1 in 195 mit- ts, the one then being 32 for UTIC.
SCORES:
ts. Pritchard
New Zealand, 1st innings. Sulcice and b. Hollies Itabone, c. Garduer, b. Hollien Reid, l. Heilles Smith, Donnelly, b Wallser
GH
21
b. Pritchardt
Townsend. C.
106
b.
Pritchard
1.b.w. b. Pritchard' Hadler. Money, b. Prit-hard Cowie, . Pritchard Cresswell, med ant
Tatal
↑
Extras
Warwickshire, 1st innings. Gardner, not out
Taylor, Lb.w. b. Balzan
Townsend, not out
Extras
Total (for one)
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12
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BOWLING ANALYSIS:
0
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6
19 4 47
17
3
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81
4
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16h Digby Serles Race: 1k, Pritetuard
Bo; 24. Kardar (1) 1.14.39 Cont
Malorie Grove Heweli (4) 1.20.43 678. (11). Howman Meek 413). Laulics fer (8), Evans (15) DNF.
Thursday, July 28 Novices " Series 2nd farm 1st, Grace (1) 1.02.02 8150; 2nd, Me Malleri (9) 1 10.09 748; 31. Ms 115) 1.40,00 658; 4th, Robin- on K. 1.49.00 $74. Miss Bernolt 44). Mi Hampden-Ross (3). Miss Landsfiert (5), Mrs. Robia- Fan (20) DNF.
Saturday, July 30
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1949.
A Champion In Action
Miss Nora Stour is shown executing a graceful ball twist during Wednesday's exhibition given by Lou Bitt- nor's "Parade of Champions" at the Ritz-China Mail" Photo.
Many Good And
Milers Almost Great
By HAROLD ABRAHAMS
#Naturally, the talk among athletes all the week hos been about the A.A.A. Championship miło. How could anyone have done such a wonderful time under such conditions? Is Nankeville Wooder- son's successor? Have there ever been so many What fine milers in England at one time, would have happened on a dry track, or if
Roger Bannister had been running?
1 21 Townsend
Byes 7 leg-byes 9, no-bal's 4. Wickets fell: 1-83, 2-84, 3-93, and 6-173, 6-195, 7-227, 8-235 9-264.
Wednesday's Play
A brilliant not out century by Martin Donnelly enabled the New Zealanders to score 302 for nine wickets by the close of play here today on the first against day of their match Warwickshire.
Some of the questions are would have been well-nigh per- rather speculative, but I will feet. try to find an answer.
The
torrential
The White City track is one of
the world, but i the finest in Firstly, I think it is easy to ex-
the advantage which needs a great deal of watering. aggerate
got more than might have come from a drier As it was, It
IC track. Donnelly, who is usually an
ram enough.
In perfect conditions, Nanke-! aggressive balsinan, played are which fell about lunch time had strained intings, which was coll-been the last, then the surface ville might have done inside
with four counted for as he went in
wickets down for 93. 115 century Lock him nearly four hours and his 108 at the close contained
nly ten fours.
17th Dinghy Serles Rare 1st Corbett (11) 2.12.30; 2nd. Robin sim K. (14) 2.19.05: 3rd, Fox (0) 227.10. 4th, Dunlop (13) 2.50.10. Evans (5) DNF.
Insulelent starters prints.
to
Afghan Envoy Recalled From UK
Sunday, July 31 Juth Dingh: Series Race: Isl
Her Satcliffe, the New Zealand 831: 2nd, Corbely (15) 1.28.35 Robonam K. (1) 1.28.50 716: 3rd, poning tatsun, was in an at- with . and OD 1353 trictive mod Blackburne-Kan 6:46. 1 (13) 1.35.50 533 abone put on #3 for the opening 44 stand. He made 5, iliuz 1.36.10 Trewerry (1) 5th Spencer C
-Comper (8) 2.01ight fours, in an hour and a half 6th.
Zra After his dismissal New 386. Mrs. Mall (3) DNF.
wickets for Up 1st, last three
of aviy ten runs, it
London, August 4. The Afghan Ambassador to
min. 8 sec.
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Woodcock Hurt Syd Brown Scores.
In Lorry Accident
Bruce
Doncaster, August 4.
Woodcock, British
heavyweight boxing
cham.
pioa, was injured in a motor torry accident near here early today. He has been detained In hospital.
Woodcock was due to fight the American, Les Savold, for the world heavyweight title. in London on September
4.
Woodcock has
slight concussion and minar head
stated Injuries. It was
this morning that he was fairly comfortable And would br given routine X-Ray amination.
With a friend, Ted Green. slade, who was nightly in- Jured, he was driving a torty which .he usce to convey training aquipment when the lorry kidded on a bend and struck a treg.-Reuter.
Dodgers Beat Bucs, Cards Win
New York, Augunt 3. The Brooklyn Dodgers pitching staff, stumbing and inept only a week ago, reached the season' peak of efficiency today as Cari Erskine hurled the Dodgers to 0-5
over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The victory straight for the Dolgers,
win
Was
the
200
Against Kent
Landon, August 3.
The weather was a little kinder to cricket today
for in the nine first class matches which made
a start today only four were interfered with by rain at one time or another.
233
The highest score of the day went to Syd Brown, Who scored exactly a double century in Mid- dlesex's total against Kent at Canterbury. Brown and bis partner. Juck, The close of play cures were: Robertson, put on 152 far the
A1 Cherift: Glamorgan first wicket, which was the high-
Kent (Robinson 73); Royal Air Force est opening stand agains!
29-for 2. There was no play after This season
Robertson hit seven Inurs in his tea owing to rain, 71 made in two hong and 25 minutes. while Brown. scoring with drives, culs and hooks, was at the wickets five hours and ter minutes for his 200, which cluded 21 fours,
1
At Chesterfeld: Gloucestershire 18 (Milton 02 not out, Gladwin 5 for 533; Derbyshire 120 tue. 7.
At Canterbury: Middlenex 102 7 declared (Robertson 71. 10-for
Brown 2001: Ke
Kent for nonr
Reg Perks, who at 3 is stil considered to be one of the bes new tall bowlers in the country.
Wercestershire
At Bustings Sussex 273 (Cox |703;.
Nottinghamshire 48 for one.
At Manchester Northampton-
achieved the distinction of beal-shire 100 (Greenwood 6 for 35); ing Pred Agot's record of 1.523 Lancashire 12 for one.
At Leicester: Leicestershire 279 wickets
54 for player when taking live Hamp-Prentice 57); Yorkshire shire wickets torny. Perks equall-hone
third At Worcester: Hampshire 138 ed the record with wicket and Buished with Bgures) (MeCorkell 55, Perkins 5 for 83); of five for 83 in 28 overs, live of Worcestershih BD for none. which were maitimus,
Off To Good Start
Worcestershire's opening pair then got off to a good start and when play closed wern only 14. behind with all wickets infhet,
Yorkshire, led:
At Southend: Essex 223 (Vigar) 53. Insule D0); Survey 158 for 2 (Squires 06 ant out),-Reuter,
DUKE OF EDINBURGH REJOINING FLEET
London, August 4. Fourth places
The Duke of Edinburgh, hus- by Norman Yardley, put Leices
pitelt band of Princess Elizabeth, in toi fourth tershire in to but
Fleet in the Put, it rejoin the British rebounding softened by heavy rales,
played Tality easily and Leices. Mediterranonn in October, it was tershire passed the 250 mark be-
the
There is no ides at prosent of Texas fore being dismissed. Fred Fren-ficially announced, today.
tice reached his 50 in an hour in Princess Elizabeth going to juta 35 minutes,
him at Malta, where he will be stationed.
Erskine, 22-year oid right hunder
up from League and without a previous win this season, was the fourth straight Dodger pitcher to do the Erskine had only one Ustance. bad inning, the seventh, when he yirlied four runs, three
Burrey, who are making
strong bid for the Champion-
place ship, were favourably after the day's play at Southend against Essex.
22
humer
by Pete Castiglions. Third place New York Giants
In spite of
of sink
inning by
missed his}
krpi
their big drive rolling by Douglas Insole, who whipping the Cubs, 4-1, in Chicago second century in successive in- half hours and
|
The Duke has been appointed First Fleutenant of
TIMS Che quers, leader of the First Destroy-
Flotilla of the Mediterranean
Peck-Router.
for their sixth straight win. Keslo nings by ssly one run after bat- TIBET'S EXPULSION
gave up only five hits to gain his ting two and, seventh victory.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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hitting 12 hours, and
th
and a bright 50 by F. Vigar, Easrx were all out
although for 223,
Surrey, 223, and
lesing Laurie Fishlock In Trevor E Bailey's early overs, required only
58 runs for the lead..
Harry Squires and B. Constabl
unheaten,
1 had then put on 138 for the third
wicket, bath bei
being
Northamptonshire failed to cope off-spinners of Lan-
Today's scores were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R
Detroit Tigers New York Yankees .. Chicago White Sox.. Philadelphia Athletics 3
5
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0
7 10
1
2 B
8
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Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds... New York Giants Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Dodgers
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The Better Miler Secondly, I doubt if anyone in Pittsburgh Pirates England would have besten Boston Braves
this form. Ban- St. Louis Cardinals Nunkeville on nister nu execpteri. But I - Beve that potentially Bannister is the better miler, because he is more powerful.
No one can say whether or not.
24. addition and Wallace staged Britain, Sardar Friz Mohani-Nankeville has reached his zenith, 1
4th Redwing Series Harm Carola (Glover) 1.09.58;
1.02.68; 3rri. *-(Malorie) Zephyx Moon. (Evans) 1.35.12.
Ecashire's Peter Greenwood, whose
OF CHINESE
Canton, August 4, The Chinese Government will Irsue a statement shortly regard ing the expulsion of Nationalist officials from Tibet, according to
Chinese press report today."
Д
The Cabinet yesterday was re- morted to have discussed this problem following the receipt of telegram from the Thasg su
thorities." II
Of six for 35 was his best perform-
ance In Arst class cricket. was ably supported by R. Berry,
LAWN BOWLS. TEAMS
The following will represent
Putin (Harris) 1.36.10; 4th, Blue very with a stand of 80 in med Khan, has been recalled bal undoubtedly he will become
minutes for the nfus wicket.
the New Zen- to Kabul for urgent consulta-more consistent as time goes on the Hong Kong Cricket Club in a
Tickets suficient starters
6
plints.
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Australian Miners' Strike
Sydney, August 4. Oncials of the New South
borg
He is only 24, and it circum- Lawn Bowls game against Crai- Tom Pritchard,
and Erie tions by his government over
stances permit there is no na-renzower Cricket Club at Chatur Tak
puce bowler at the future of the tribal orcas son why he should not rim in at Ruan tomorrow: Hallies, the break
D; Phillips;
T. Feltbitrn, R. H. bowler, have taken the nine wie- on the Pakistan side of the least two more Olympic Games.
Wild, A. W. Brown (Skip); A. kets between them. Pritchard has Durand line.
What I liked most about his Graham, L. R. Wood, E. J. R. clained five and Hollies four.
performance was Its quic! and Mitchell, A. E. Howkins (Skip): Pritchard, bowling faster than
C. R. Black, A. S. Erson, II. F. at any time this senson, has also
effective confidence, claimed his 100th victim of the
Shields, W. Williamson (Skip).
following have been
Club in their selected to represent Kong Football Lawn Bowls game agalast Kow- Inost Bowling Green Club at
nppy Valley tomorrow:
season.
my
others→
the Hong
London. August 4. With about 150,000 people
The ambassador, who is pre- applying for the 50.000 scats available, the September
paring to leave London by air in fight between Britain's Bruce
seven days time, told the Press
The winner of a race is more Trust of India today: "My Gov Woodcock and Lee Savold of
crament cannot accept the view often than not the man with the ̈America at the White City,
expressed by the British Govern knowledge of what he can do, Unsettling Effect London, has proved itself as
and when he will do it. Nunke- ment that under international one of the biggest attractions Wales miners lodges, in confer-
was worthy in the history of British box- ence at Newcastle today, rgeam-
The loss of four wickets, in 20 law, Pakistan is the inheritor of ville's final effort from about the mended by 1 votes to 27 thist
one can uny the minute appeared to have an un- the rights and duties of the old 300-yard mark
G. S. Brown, L. Strange, C. uxecutive of
and Government of India and of flis, Lovelock-and no Jack Sokens, promoter of the conifal
Government better. version of the Minors Federating call meetings settling effect Donnelly
His performance must not be Carr. M. N. Hakusen (Skip): 1.. this "European
F. Hamley, A. McAlpine, T. Pe in the territories concerned.
dwart the allowed to world heavyweight championship, next Monday to vote on whether Wallace, who batted fluently after Britannic Majesty's
Wallace pulled Pritchard to thej said here: "I suppose there must, the 40 days old Australian coal lunch.
not agree "We do
with Mr. Morris's 4 min. 11.8 sec., a the Bickford (Skip); J. S. Ho 150,000 applications trike should end.
N. J. Bebbington (Skip). altogether, and the whole of the After the Indges' decision was boundary to send up the hundred
in 125 minutes and the crowd of Philip Noel Baker, the Secretary never beaten in the Champion-ell, E. Strange, J. A. R. Selby, the Communist-con- |
4 Wooderson, Eyre's permitted 50,000 sents are over announced. subscribed."
runs being tions, in speaking of an inheri-not even trolled Northern Minors Manage 10,000 at this stage saw some at- of State for Commonwealth Rela zhips before by any Englishman,
resolution, tractive cricket, 27
international law, min, 12.8. Wilson's 4 min. 13.4, minutes tor. Under The fight hus assumed a high ment Board passed a
there is no such thing. Britain und Parker's. 4 min. 14.8. stature in American eyes. Colonel by six votes to five, objecting to/cored' in the first 20
after the interval.
her ruling power
Thus, including Bannister. Bri- Eddie Engon, Chairman of the the lodges delegates decision. Kardar, the Indian Test player, has abdicated
thin possesses six milers capable New York State Athletic Coin- The final decision, they said.
came back in place of Pritchard, in the Indian sub-continent.
of beating 4% min, and four who mission, and the former cham- should rest with the Central but Wallace went down the wig-
have beaten 4 min, 13 this year plons, Joe Lotils and Geno Tun-
ket and on-drove him high into:
Sweden not excepted. I belleve ney will be present. and 20
Involving 23,000 miners, the the crowd for six. Pritchard sonn American boxing waiters warr
coal strike hne thrown 500,000
we could successfully challenge United States caran back, however, and at 173 expected to take the trip.
other people out of work and par- he broke the fifth wicket stand
the world in a relay race of 4 x 1 alysed industry. The miners are when he had Wellace caught at
mile. seeking higher wages and short second slip. The fifth wicket part
nership added 80 runs in 90 er hours,flouter.
minutes.
have been
Council.
New York Fight
Meanwhile, on August 10 in New York, Erzard Charles wil defend his world title, American FLORET LEAVES version, against Gus Lesnevich
FOR INDO-CHINA- of under the promotion Louis International boxing club.
Paris:. August 4. This fight is recognised by the M. Paul Coste Floret, Minister National Boxing Association of fer Overseas Territories. left here America as for the world title, by air today for Indo-Chine. The but Colonel Engan's Commission object of his visit, he said, was
Extinct State
When a state breaks up into fragments, which themselves be come states, the former stato be comos extinct The old British Government In India, therefore,
Outlook Encouraging
1:
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OLIVE CONFERS WITH SEBALD
Tokyo, August 4. Mr. William B. Olive, former Vice-Consul in last month
буди beaten up and hold incommuni. Shanghai, who cado for three days by the Chi- noso Communist authorities, con- ferred with General MacArthur' is an extinct state- within the The outlook is most encourag- diplomatie chief, Mr. William J. meaning of international law. ing, and what delights me most Solald, on his way through Tokyo Navor Settled Down
today. "The general principle in In-in, firstly, that we have so many
Mr. Olive and his wife flow good and almost great milers who Hadlee never really settled ternational law is that no gone.
another: from: Okinawa this morning and takes place, with can all challenge one down and was 500n out, but Don- al succession
Learning to run faster miles from States via Honolulu tonight. nelly playing steadily was still in the extinction of what is called and secondly, that we are at laat are expected to fly to the United at ten, which was taken at 207. an international person.....
Mr. Olive few out from China the gun, and also to run Donnelly dominated the closing
"Wo
believe that international accond 600 at a greater spent on August 8 with Dr. J. Leighton Stuart, United States. Ambeaan- has refused to give it that status. "in pledge prid-to seal the friend stages of the innings fortune of law supports Afghanistan's case. | than the first
our miler dor to Nanking, who is proemd. mas ad by the cool final word. If one over effing to the United States. the tall-enders. slon has refused to regard the nam, Cambodia and Laos."
Mr. Sebald told the press that London contest as anything more! During his tour of Indo-Chion, well, who shared partnerships of tiations with Pakistan
selves still more.
Mr. Olive was upset and nervous than a final eliminator, it has the Minister will visit coalfields 20 and 38 for the ninth and tenth settlement of our claims, ir this yards, they will surprise them
∙can be done. suggested that the winners of the and rubber plantations, and the wickets, respectively,
Cresswell held out wi
with. Don-
over shorter distances is the scaleffects of his treatment.Ra two fighils should ment to produce pacified areng-of-the-country. an undisputed world champion.
late were 302 for nine.
peaceful settlement three quisition of the ability to sprint, bar
effect of Donnelly's century decupied fall, we shall appeal to the United and the paychological closs on four hours and the grea- Nations. "But whatever "bappene, training and racing over 880 test virtue was a chanceless and we ani) never kilow, hayes mill- yards is that, the-comparatively.
abdund character by a balanan Hion of our own fesh, and blood | slower speed of the mile makes for who normally of the aggressive to be soworbed into Pakiran ved 60 second lap seemt not type-Router,
which was
for the
the
He expects to be back in/nailty to the close when flo" tolu: “We-skull-omploy all-meaniniche benefit derived by racingland' wan still suffering from the
Two world heavyweight cham-France by August 23. plons at the same time will look M Coster, Floret was accom- seems panted by the Princess of Yyics rather silly, and there
of the Liitule, doust that eventually the banthor, Vice-Chairman Twinners will meet to decide a Assembly of the French Union, definite auocessor to Joe Louis. and leading officials of the Over
scus MinstyReuter
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A spokesman of the Mongólian and Tibetan Affairs Commission stated earlier that the action of
the left arm bowler, who took the Lhasa authorities was "un
three for 22.
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