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KIWIS DISMISSED FOR 345 IN IST INNINGS
London, August 15.
Britannia
England dismissed the New Zealanders in their first innings for 345 runs in the fourth and last Test match, this morning and by lunch time had scored 95 runs for the loss of no wickets. Another large crowd was in attendance at the Oval today when New Zealand resumed their first three inhings against England. The first Tests were drown and the prospects of a de- finite result being reached in this one was not promising for the wicket looked in per fect order.
The weather was fine and warm when New Zco- . land continued their first innings. On Satur- day they had scored 320 for eight wickets.
Flurtt starbed a whe
A brilliant catch by Hution | then
a
Shield Competition
London, August 15. The Ave nations which compet- France, nd Just year, Belgium,
Britain. Norway an Holland, with the probable addition
take part tireece, will
in this
of
at short line-leg brought the know am as a model of accuracy year's Britannia Shield competi
ose that in each of histon here from September 14 fall of the ninth New Zealand | by
Un setre 14. wirket off the third ball of west twa terts and
The Shield competition has been the day. Button leaned to his suchtende quickened with Simpan
bolj: (richng the held for the past Biree years an fast bald Hu att tork 1ught
part of the Battle of Britain weak smolly with one hand when
in a domina- celebrations. Cowie glanced Bedser.
125 afroke-play Czechoslovakia won the trophy No runs had then beens istleleri ; as the volal but Cresswel gave brought souls of applause from in 1946, and France in 1947 and
Helt get asistance
wicket stand,
and
Jut
Bolton wTES hen: 200k attri
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Thre When be 1948. the crowd of 25,000.
cojupetition consists Just ***
Simpson went of boxing, cross-country running. had renelad 38
to punish Ruett and missed fencing, shooting and wining. trull England sprat
10 arou
the nation might the Shield going to busting of the mungs Its that an intended drive,
the highest teams acore but Reid whose Cresswell had five been stumped the Hurt
aggregate number of points, baded 25 runs before Burit snick- tajjed to gather the ball
The teams arrived on Septein- Balsinen The
resuined their
ber a! it all from Bailey to the wick-
Alt Force 12 at the Roval at huch, Eng- Supremacy and et keeper.
10lal stond ist 95 for nostation at Uxbridge, Middlesex, land's wicket, with Hutton and Simpson where they will receive an offciat welcome on the following morning. They will be accommodated there ог Britain
Cresswell's seure of 12 not out emilled his previous highest of the tour amt brought his run an England to 50 in 13 Junings.
level at 46.
England took the field This New Zealand-1st innings morning without Deals Comp Sideliffe, e Bedser, 5 Hollies ton, who arrived at the ground Scott, Patrich, 1. iidser
walk Reid, the. & Wright as his team
o'clock,
mates were
Ing out. Compton had been Wallare, Edich, by Berser under the impression that play Denzelly, r Edrich, Bailey
Evans, b Berr would start at 11.30 Instead of Itudine, o
не did not Raine, e Evans, b Batley realise his mistake until the! Burt, e Evans, b Bailey driver of another сат leaned Cave, i Compton acres and told him he would Cow, e Hulton, 1 Bedser
be need to hurry to
on time. Cresswell, not out while held up by traffic lights
on way to the ground.
Start Batting
England started batting quarter to twelve, facing a total of 345. So far the pitch, though fast, played very true and looked good for stany runs.
Cowle's speed
(16)
5
daring the Battle werk.
The contest opens with the race, fencing andl
| cross preliminary
baxing
bout гаг
3 September 14, with shoutine and
27 swimming the following day and
25 the boxing finals and presentation
15.
12
10 of the shield by the French Am- 36 basender at the Empire Pool 19 Arena, Wembley. On September
Britain is represented
In the Competition by the Royal Air Force. The Sateld is jande of 345 opk from the bomb-damared Gaildon in the City of London.
Extras
Tali!
at n
Wickett fell at
3.170.
7-2017,
1-121, 2-134.) —Itester. 14-239. 5-239, 0-272
8-31. 9-320 and
1-345.
CASINO. DOUBLES
Bowling Analysts:
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paced pitch did not warewed his Bailes teht of two slips and a leg trap Bedsor Cumprising two felbauen close Edrich in on the bat.
These
traps
Cained
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1949.
Walcott Knocks Out Tandberg In 5th Round
Stockholm, August 14. Jersey Joe Walcott today knocked out the Swedish heavyweight champion, Olle Tandborg, in the fifth round of their scheduled 12-round bout. Wolcott had made two unsuccessful bids to deprive Joe Louis of the world heavyweight champion- ship and then lost an American version of the title to Ezzard Charles recently. Though Walcott was nearly a The Swede was obviously wor slone fighter at 13 pounds, compared with
can was always the master.
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New York, August 14. Australia today eliminated' Italy in the inter-zone Davis Cup finals whon it took the doublos, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
The Aussics overwhelmed the Italians in the last set of the doubles ofter a 10-minute intermis- sion and won the first five games before Gianni Cucelli scored on his own service to avert a love set.
Frank
thren events opened the set with a love vi-play all the way.
and world
Odessa, Texas, August 14. Miss Stella Walsh, the Polish- born world famous athlete, closed her track career here last night when in the women's nenior national championships she failed
Sedgman (Australia), frst game anel dominated re to win any of the
double nude two which she hurt entered.
Del Bello Mins Walsh, who has starred tory on service and the Aussies
the track for 22 yours and broke Curelli in the next game faults in the first game and then thut of muny stone, 12 ried in the fourth round, but he rumpeted in two Olympiads beside un a sharp forehand by Sedgman committed the
And placement by Jack Brom-errogs off his backhand, Sedg berg's 14 tone 1134, the Ameri- Ing for an opening for a knack-national records, failed by less wich. Bromwich had service on matt's service was far stronger
Marcello del Belle than that of the Italian. an error by
apparently some.. Del Bolto. and then the Aussies bruke del Hello as the Italians lost all con-what nervous, was not able to trol of their game.
control his forehand, and The
Australing victory gave bockband was crratie. Sedgman The Aussies the right to challenge seoved well with advance to nete the United States on August 26-ns Del Bello's backhand showed 28. It is the sixth year in a row | Paws, that they have been in the chal- lenge roundi.
oui.
Bumerous
than
n yard to win
metroa. Reuter.
the
200
Walcoll opened cautiously. It was Walcott who found this,
Boston, August 14. * whereas Tandberg was unusually however. With 30 seconds to go aggressive, but the American he sent Tuntiberg down for nine
a few seconds later Assault, one of Amerien's best landed a couple of right books and then
Broughbreds, finished and then the Swede came off the smashed home a tremendous lett known
run into another right book to put Tandberg down and fourth in the $60,000 Massachu. pe ter
solts Handien, which is likely to he his Inst appearance on a race course.
hool.
out.
Tandberg callicd with body Walcott said afterwards; "Tand- blows to make the first roundberg is a grand o gratui Bghter. AMG, but was shaken In round He hit me hard several times, two by more blows to the head, but I was never afraid of losing
the match."
his Tandberg tried to rush
round opponent in the third buy Walcott held him off and towards the end of this round
sent
down Tandberg
for eight with count of
a right hook, followed by a left to the
Jaw.
Taulberg said Walcott was tw best boxer he had ever met. "He was fast and sanppy, and when terrible Ewo he landed those
the Bith blows In
round al could de was to congratulate him when I woke up."-Reuter.
Bosox Win Twice, Cut Yankees' Lead
New York, August 14. Boston's roaring Red Sox whipped Washington twice today, extending their victory string to six in a row and throwing a bona fide score into the front-running Yankees by whittling their lead to only four games.
Brooklyn went to the top in the National League by defeating. Boston Braves 7-2 while St. Newport, Rhode Island,
Louis Cardinals bowed to Pittsburgh, 4-0. August 14. Felissimo Ampon of the "Pilip=" Southpaw Parnell, the uing the opener 4-2 in 12 innings apines and Hugh Stewart of Los pride of New Orleans, gained the and the nightcap 8-9, thanks Angeles, the second seeded foreign Red Sox victory in the opener largely to Johnny Vandexmeer's
their of air, continued
winning
Mel
streak in the Casino lawn-tennis a 9-3 decision, while Jack Ave-hit pitching.
Kramer, another New Orleans
nother Laker batman any anxiety and when Holles Cresswell had his leg feld Brown replied
Compton
B-4. England scored 31 leg-byrs 1. wides on-balls 6.
England-1st innings Hutton, not nut Simpson, not out
three, Simpson driving for the Arst boundary ni the innings. runs in little
ninutes.
more than 36
At the end of an hour, England were 47 for no wirkets. To thi point Hutton had 17. Once again. England were having diffendty New Zealand's
to overcoming
defensive policy.
A few short singles were take hut loop-holes for a forcing stroke
came rarely.
A no-bali from Cave presented
Hulton with #boundary
Stapleford Competition At Fanling
on
Jel
Extrus
Total (for no wirket)
Stewart's service and Ampon's
doubles here by beating Bud Be-boy, took the nightcap 13-4 in an
bry. hrens of Fort Lauderdale, Florkia, and James Brink of Seattle 6-2. ensy contest. Parnell gave up only only three kits and one run in the Arst seven innings, then eased 40 defensive pay accounted for the as Boston pulled ahead, and 45 victory. Anton was virtually un-
was touched for three hits and 3 possible at the net where his well two runs in the eighth.
controlled back-hand placed re- 95 turns out of reach of the oppost- --Reuter. tion--Reuter.
Of
Annual Meeting Softball Association
Popular Doc Molthen was re-elected President of the Softball Association at the Annual Gon- eral Meeting held at the Peninsula Hotel yes- terday evening.
won Jim
The Stapleford Competition held
the Old Course Fanling on Sunday was by W. G. Robertson with 30 paints, G. C. D. Carler being runner-up with one point less. This Is the time of year when it is very satisfying to play high shot to the green and see i stup dead.
this
Shepherd who has always been a keen sup- porter of the activities of the Association was elected Vice-President while Buster Hollands and Philo Remedios were again voted Secre- tary and Treasurer respectively,
Tom DiMaggio paced Boston's Erst game attack with three hit and three runs driven in, then added three mere hits Us the nightcap as his teammates pound- ed Phui Calvert and Dick Wel
eroth for 16 safeties, includine Vern Stephens' 31st home run.
Yankees deleated Athletics 4-2 in the opener of a twin bill, but dropped the second gamo 4-3. Bob Porterfield, anently recalled
Newark, won, the from
གལ་ altough he reative Joe Pages help in the eighth, while rookie Alex Keller Lined bis 16th win in the nightrap by holding New York to five hits.
Reds scored the winning run in the opener when Lloyd Merriman and Walker Cooper opened the 12th inting with successive singles. Merriman scored Warren Barker threw wlidly or Virgil Stallcup's grounder.
Scores:
when
AMERICAN LEAGUE
K H Chicago (1st game) 3 6 Cleveland
Chicago (2nd game). Detroit
St. Louis (1st game). Detroil
Boston
22
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The six-year-old Minr, which won the American triple crown as a three-year-old, bled after the race and on of the owners of the King Ranch with which Assault is unsociated, anid that it was) doubtful whether he would run again.
This
second only is appearance this year for he cause from retirement, having falled an a stallion, to win the Brooklyn Handicap a few weeks ago.
First Nighter, a four-year-old, Massachusetts Won the Reuter.
•
WILB
The Hague, Atigunt 14.
The eight-year-old Dutch light my gelding, Cucur Joli, broke the world record jump vf eight metres.
Sedgman's Triumph
at
Sedgman was today's Inca bath victories were schieved almost single-handed He won the singles by him. victory over del Bello and then declalve factor in the
was
A
doubles.
were
x10.1.10
two
Det In the second set,
Hello won agnir for the first time as he regained some control of kis shets and ferred Sedgman bito
won the next Seignan games. Then Del Bella rullied 1
row, holding to win three in his own service twice and break- ing once.
The break, brought huge ap-
from the plause
pro-Italian crowd and the referee asked
the spectators to refrain from
Dol demonstrations
Bollo fought hard in the last game
but lost set polat when he net. ted an easy kili shot,
Spatty Play
Del Bellà continted a spotty play la the third set, sometimes making excellent shots and ather
Bromwich was In bad form today. The loss of the Best act to italy was chargeable almost
Bromwich's entirely 1o
Sedgman's which outweighed
regained Laco. fine play. Bromwich
some semblance of his old skill for the remainder of the match and, this coupled with Sedrman's oggressive game, crumbled the Hallans, who showed Inability to
tmus failing on Cisy chances. come through in the clutch.
The Australians
for Sedeman obviously felt sure of the match and played stendily. superior at the net and in over-
game an
and this power kept As was the ease in the first two Italy from sustained offensive, sets. Serigman broke Del Bello's and service in the flist game and con- The Italians seemed tired and
ratrolled the play thereafter. Coeur Jali was ridden here by
not make hard efforts to re- B. Van Der Voor!, and
Sedeman had a far superior all cenily trieve all shots, Seugman was cleared the 8.10 metres which
the end of the around game but gained the chief for fresher at measured out,
in fact, he day's play than Del Bells and advantage on his servien hich actually went nearer
n far better weapon than the even the 31-year-old Bromwich was n
serve. Sedgman It is expected his record will being the match,
was stronger than Cucolli dur- Italian's easy
broke Del Bello seven times in recognised, an, 8.10 metres, Al-
del
20
played. The match Games though jury is to consider the
hour. Jasted one. actual jump-Reuter.
The non-playing Italian cap. said fain, Ferruco Quintavalle, after
This record has been held alnes last September by the Spanish harse Balcamo.
WOM
metres.
Lo 8.50
head
Sedgman beat Marcello, Bello carlier today, 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 10 give Australia a 2-0 lead i matches in-the-inter.zone Davis Cup tennis finals.
BB1 Sidwell (Australia) bear Gianni Cucelli last Friday in the first singles match, 6-2, 6-4, 2-6
Crucial Tennis Match Today Chinese Recreation Club G-2. meet the South China Athletic Association in the key-match of the Men's Tennis League this afternoon.
Cool Weather
"the doubles that” there" "was nothing much to say-the Aus- trailans were better.
was too
"Naturally we hoped to do ns well through the match as in the cu!! first set but it to keep that pace against strong The weather today was cool opponents who are much more at Toi Hang and the sky was partly cloudy, experienced on grass courts. We
show improvement.... In. Sedgman won the first and second hope. to. sets as Del Bello had difficulty in the national doubles and in the
Sedgman United
"B" Division
Both are the only unbeaten
teams in this Division and in view controlling his shots.
broke del Bello'a service in the Press. of the fact that there is no secund round In this Division's fixtures, the winners of today's game will E be in a strong position of winning
the championship,
ม
One postponed
Doubles Axture
"A" Mixed
was played off
yesterday between the CRC and
the USRC, resulting in a run-
for the Chinese
4 9
0
B
5
2
п
ប
8
away victory
7
Club by nine pels to nil.
10
7
Today's Games
Men's "B" Division
1
0 RAF
V.
IRC
13
16
1 KT "While”
V.
USRC
4 }
Kecretu
v. KCCC
2
0
CRC
3 5
nl occ
HKCC
4 B
St. Louis (2nd gome) Detroit Washington (1st game) 3
Washington (2nd game) Boston New York (1st game) Philadelphia
New York (2nd game) Philadelphia
NATIONAL LEAGUE
3
미
11
2
Indians Beat Chicago
Steady itching and timely
R HE hitting helped Cleveland's third
Philadelphia (ist game) 1 place
Chicago Indians bext
New York twice,
ABC Philadelphia (2nd game) 0 Lemon hold White Sox to New York Hits in the opener while Mike
Boston (single game) Garcia doled out only five hits In the second game. Cleveland
4.3 and 5-0.
V. SCAA
V. LR.C
v. KT "Blue"
Ladies "B" Division
Postponed gumics. "
BOWLS TEAMS
Tho
KOWLOON CC
following will represent
KCC versus PRC in a First bowls tenm
0.137. meet at Mr. T. A. Madar at 3.30 p.m.
on Saturday at 4
Players are requested to
2 at 5
13
thes (1st game)
Chicago Cincinnati (2nd gume) Chicago Pittsburgh
(single game) St. Louis
10
8
10
0
11
3
2
W.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDINGS
W L
New York
Detroit
After the reading of the, the Committee. After a lengthy Unfortunately, however, usually leaves a pock mark on the minutes of the previous mect-discussion In which the matter
collected green, and it will greatly assist, ing Secretary Buster Hollunds was viewed fron. all angles, it
nine hits in the work of the green keeping reported on the past season's was decided that a Committee be
elected pro-tem to revise the opener, including Larty Doby's and particularly whole Constitution,
17th homer. which will ataff if manbers will woth out activities.
in the nightcap thanked umpires for their un- be put these marks whenever possible.
up to an extraordinary they got not flye hits off Billy Next end is Prize Sunday tiring efforts last season, As meeting to be held in the very Pierce and Marlo Pleretti, but mail at bogey competition will be well as the Centrul British Ad- near future. The temporary. Com cach one counted.
elected run on the usual lines with no sociation for the loan of their mittce
comprises Miss
Detroit had no pltching from entranco fee but an optional pool. playing field at King's Park, Alice Mar, Father Cronan, S. J.. This competition is
to can- open
Tony Ribeiro Freddie Hutchinson and Art Rennie Sequiera. which without
the league didates and to service subscribers.
Houtteman to defeat Browns fixed could not have been possible. and Hul Winglee, The
Deep
Water Bay Mixed
The newly elected Commlitee] twice, 6-2 and 4-3. Hutchinson The winners of the three lea- Foursomes Competition has pro-
has decided on ü meeting unyielded six hits in the Brst gam Thursday evening, and judging for his 11th victory while Houlte- ved so popular that a repeat per- gues as well as winners of indivi-
dual honours of last year were from all indications, the league man twirled a seven hitter in the Boston formance is now planned. 'Intend-
also congratulated.
will be set in motion much earlier nightcap for his 10th victory. Cleveland ing, competitom should append The Treasurer's report revealed this year. All teams desiring of their names to the list in the
Association was
In participation in the forthcoming Clubhouse or Fadviso. the Club that the
Dodgers pounded out 13 hits as Philadephia financial position with
leagues should send in their en- Johnny Sain, Boston's ace right Chirago $1,600.51 in hand and on adequate tries to Hon, Secretary, Buster ander. went down to his 13th Washington It will be a knock-out competi-stock of balls to meet the season's Hollands. 7. Leighton Hill Rond. cefeat. Three pitchers divided the St. Louis tion on handicap, handicap to be requirements, this latter item ac-
Before the meeting closed, an taken as three quarters of the counting for more than $1,200.
work for Brooklyn mound tournament inter-school Sathe the difference in three The Association was also able to mooted. This was roadily accept-starter Preacher Ros being forced eighths
aggre- make a generous
donation to gate.
worthy cause amounting to al-ed as a stimulant to the postime to retire in the third on account
of dizziness.
Brooklyn Entries
as the older players are gradually Sunday. most $400- on
the game. The dimculty, August 21 and the draw will be
giving up. Despite the rumours of Proxy it was pointed out, was the ques held St. Louis to only three hits
Lefty Clif Chambers of Pirates St. Louis
New York published later,
Molthen's retirement from the tim of playing sites, and it is
Boston The list La now open for the presidential choir, the. vote of
Philadelphia pinned defeat Pittsburgh on Shunday, Septem- the Association to a brighter fumade to the Board of Education lentomates
Howle Pollet. Bucs made 11 hils
Cincinnati 4. This constata. of 18 holes ture, was instrumental in bring for the necessary facilities.
Judging from the attendance of including Ralph Kiner's 31st modal play on handicap for the Ing him back to the Chaly
player of the feminine sex, it homer. Deep Water Bay Cup. Names may „The Constitution be entered on the list in the Club
office.
close
strong
WA5
to Bay
Championship | confidence in its ability to steer understood that an appeal will bo! for his righth victory while Kis
Deep.
ber
house or communicated direct to the Club office.
After
will be quite safe to predict that New York Giants topped Phil- business outstanding from several new ladine teams will be les twice, 8-1 and 1-0. Dave the previous meeting was dealt playing this year, Mr. C. C. Loo Kosio gained, his eighth victory with in amendment to the, Cane who is N. Veteran hasobäller of a stitution was brought up. The couple of decades, age was also in the opener and Larry Jansen Amendment provided for a Com-present, and he has indicated his hurled a two-hitje. In the night Printed and published for the Proprie initiee comprising representatives intention of coaching several cap for his 18th Wh MALAN CHEN NEMAIRA ZUMITED from each fears, instead of the teamuiginto, the Lough. This year Cincinnati swept SOBÁNK, LABKIM BUBH, Windsor Hoses, axisting articl,"calling for a yete A hlfly, mecarica gayret
for Avy additional members of Hein
Quba yoy header from last place Cub Í
the Star Ferry, Hong Kong side: C. Thompson, W. Hong Sling, T.A. Madar, F. Goodwin (Skip); Geo. Rosselet, A.J. Kew, Butterworth, C.S. Rossclet
EP. Guest, J.M.
Wonk. (Skip); A.E.P. E.C. Fincher, J. Orem )Skip).
v KBCC at
Second Division Pc. home on Saturday at 4° p.m.
60 40 .039 ER. Rossolet, C.R. Rosselet, 66 45 .595 R.S. Capall, T. Lock (Skip};_ A. 04,45
587 C. Tribble, Skinner (Skip); H W. Ramsey, S.A 02 50 654 Gray, FE 60 51 ,541) Gitting, W. Coiledge Geo, Lee T. 48 64 418 E. Baker, (Skip). 30 70 .352
Third Division v POC away at 35 75 318 POC on Saturday at 4 p.m. Play- ers are requested to meet Mr. J. Tibble
at 3 p.m. at the Ferry, Hong Kong side!
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W Ꮮ Pc.
68 40
07: 41 50 52 58 54 54 57
45 05 42 70
Star
W. Boyes, R. Barker, C. Cham- 630 pelovler, J.A. Tibble (Skip); A 030 McLean, F. Howarth, CJ, Staple- ,518] ton, “W.A. "Cowle (Skip); H 505 Triggs, W. Baker, L. Brozny, J. 486 Tang (Skip).
been
50. 58 408
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