BUREN
THE PERFECT
SWISS WATCH
IP BEATS
CHINA MAIL
PAKISTAN
ACE IN RETURN MATCH
(By "ARGONAUT")
Ip Koon-hung, the Colony tennis Singles cham- pion, squared accounts with Pakistan's No. 1 Davis Cupper, I. Ahmod of the Chinese Re- creation Club yesterday, beating his erstwhile conqueror, 9-7 and 6.4,
In a one-set match, S. M. Alam, the other Pakis- tan Davis Cup representative edged out Tsui Yun-pui by 6-4, after the latter had led by 3-1.
any time. o falty
4-3.
Hunt Club's
last outing
The
un'inh have had many a mont
In this ranou but I think a shame who took part in the chase Inst Bunker wil nerve that Vihin was the 'bout' misd we npr mont mealrful to Mr. Cayfiel for the immense amount of time tut trable she devoted to the laying of Luch an excellent line and also to Mrn, 3, 19. Gardiner who rose at an early hour du
Dishes of the been riders and regular Telbawers were assembled at the martin
In the role of onlooker, while some of
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1950.
HONG KONG XI
The Hong Kong Soccer X1 which set to the Koreans by six goals to three at Happy Valley on Saturday, together with Mr. W. Caffney (holding bali), who acted as refores, and Meurs. J. F. Ennis, A. E. P. Guert and C. X. Woo.-("China Mail" Photo).
The Doubles match betweek jangled drives and volleys toukady let her, Ip and Edwin Tsai on one side the next two games to lead 3-2. end Ahmed and Tsui Wai-pubut Ip countered by taking the the font Blaålet petidork at 21,40 m.. on the other was called off at following two comes to lend again The 23rd Field Regiment A santlagert. their homes locking picture of Aluas, Worsley, Capt. 3-3, when a downpour made
Ahmed drew up 4-4, only to comprised or XT.C. further play impossible.
see T's service to his backhand Wynne, Lt. Walker, Capt. Brooke, Lt.
Cemiley. Its suite of overhanging clouds seeping four points in succession Buckley, La. Feathertame that were threatening to burst for the` ninth gome. After scor-fx-Col. 1. Symunds the titer this time good cruwd ing the first point with a deep, his recent "fiedrelings" had a "go" and inned out for yesterday's series hackhand cross on the 10th game. his credit right weil did they dispurt of exhibition games. The main Ahmed fell again into four suc
themselves over the none too, easy, terrain attraction, of course was the recessive errors to concede the set to the uninitiated. The AVC, equay turn Singles encounter between
well mounted, includest Haft Bri, Hay. Ip Roon-hung and I. Ahmed. In and match to Ip by 6-4.
The one-sot mintch between Bet. Maior i, Bat, Stall, Cpl. tailori
one
the Marius previous game, played at tha
Tsui Yun-pu! and S. Ai. Alam, Cui Lelanik From Club grass court, Ip was suived itself into Cricket
base-line Command was Major Maddoc, who with the sure-footed Kelly made great bart- beaten 6-8 and 3-6.
Nigal represents! | the 26th Field Regiment IA and of nu the local champion avenged his deep short cross followed by side-
Showing improved churteral with each trying to score with hership, Capt. Alton
lete tho' lust mentioned were the remaÈ previous defeal with a two-se?". drives. Alam with powerful der of the Bant Club pantes faktam In win, after early an hour's gruel-services took the first sel, but remarkable good trim after a full arser"
brilliant patch TSUI hunting and hacking. look the
next three games in uffy Maltind that row by 50-30, 50-15 and 5-15. Ferrier 18). Mr. Jocelyne (James with his heavier build, he was with
backhand drives. Ha), Mr. Grave (Silver Whol Mir The stendy
li struggle.
I tairness to Ahmed, it was conspicuously, hollccable
duel between the two players,
with Dunlama Ho un "All". Mru.
Hauke (Rustylight) and M, Cayfunt,
greatly kandicapped by the wel Ainin gradually caught up to 3-3 ln-all must have covered a pool 16 endition of the court. Inability and forged ahead to 4-3. Tsui
to get the proper balance, forced took the eighth game but Alam miles, un "up Yick" and "Maple Rugar".
him to net or overkil his shots romped home with the next two on many occarlons. ife was vist-
bly tired, affected perhaps by the strenuous programme he had been undergolug.
To give 1p, however, is pro
Kanies for sei.
Full scores
S. M. Alam beat Tsui Yun-pul,
per due, it must be admilled | 6-4. ·
he was playing much better
pirted the
O'Neil' presence would have com
friendly Kathreing. but
h understand how unable to give Docter the slip.
A few pounds of aperitife from Mt. All
Zyrlane's carrot batch were served 1515
lp Koon-hung bent 1. Ahmed, River. The trail wound up the Tien Fine"
than he did in the first match,., 6-4. Yesterday saw him put over
some
deep
backhand
croan.
I. Ahmed and Tsui Wal-pul court cuts, although his limilar drew with K. 1. ip and E. Tsai. strokes on the forehand prob. 13-3 (abandoned).
Ably at nced a little more depth.
Shots find mark ·
services to
GUSSIE. MORAN.
to the ponies by the Jocelyne and Grieve children before the field moved off And got on to paper, the other side of Bean Ebau slopes through Top Hill Gap ! preciultous bath brought us down to the weaselange of High Hill, where a better it of galloping could not be whahed for
and we cracked along with abandon up to the first check. On nice grass going the line hrought us to the Southern end
U.S. major league baseball season starting today
New York, April 16.
1950 major league baseball season opens on Tuesday, and if pre-season' dope is right, the New York and Brooklyn clubs are going to have their hands full defending their 1949 laurels.
of which, according to the baseball bigwigs, adds up to one of the most exciting, most pro- ductive and most attended campaigns of them all.
It takes a real optimist 101 visualise
of pennant a pair roces as close as those of last Yankees and year when the Dodgers did not win until the
of the Chevict range and by a gondusifinal day. Howeyer, in con- incline vu to Vimy Ridge where, trollian Blue with the clorious views of Left Pains an the one hand and Sham Chur and Chins more far on the other, ou felt on top of and at peace with the second check warld, Fram trended Pine Tree slopes and here it was ient to walch Buffy Maitland, taking "All" at et her feal hunt. lping
her The 111 indy pick
WAY
the
WE
WINS AT NICE Ts short-length side-line pass-
Nice, April 16. ing shots invariably found their
Miss "Gussie" Moran, the United misk, out of Ahmed's reach, or States lown tennis stur, loduy
with de forcing khu to return
won the women's singles event A inetic. Tensive half-valleys,
in the Nice international tourno- however, which paid Ip liighes ment. clividends yesterday were hi In the final she overwhelmed nekband, her French opponent, Mile Josetle Ahined's which not only prevented Ahmed Amouretti, by 6-0 and 9-0. ^ from employing his devastating
Los Angies, Burge Patty, of forehand drives to the services,
the All-American Men's but also forced him into repeated singles final, beating Tony start of ""The Giallopa“. A final breath Trabert, 10-year-old Cincinnatlard the field were off at merry wa The opening Kanio GN Ip's University student, by 6-2 and over the last stretch via Kitten HTSU service.went_to__Ahmed____after_6.4.—Iteuter..
put in Taring Anish near Ban Wal Camin Her Maridi wu Brat-there by whinker with three or four other well
errors.
sfree douros. Two good services,
a deep backhand cross drive, drup volley gave Aluned a
love service game and a lead of
2-0. IN then served again to a
backhund.
won
SIDWELL WINS
IN ROME
Rome, April 16. Australia's Bill Sidwell was the
country: a lesson indeed for his Jockey pole to see thence via Telegraph Pass we entered Laffan pimla to wente our cultivated atmax in the the way over
Cha
the card.
With the advancement of the ervju and
warm weather now upon
this
In all probability, will be this Ex
the shut very enjoyable tting finale It was.
hunt
10-
Inter-
deuce more, before Ahmed net- ted a backhand cross From Ip and hit out ip's service to his only sected player engaged
day when the Italian Ahmed held his service on the national Lawn Tennis Champion
today, He fourth gume and so did ip in the ships opened here fifth. Four backhand errors on bent Manuel Buaykela (Spain) Ahined's part, allowed, Ip to by 0-1 and 6-0. break through bis service on the Sidwell is seeded No. 3 behindem dni 1 up on Bogey for the sixth game and even the score Jaroslav Drobny, the self-exile Prize Compeition at Panling on 3-3.
Czech. and Billy Talbert, of the Sunday.. United States-Reuter.
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I then forged ahead to 4-3 after a deuce game as Ahmed hit wide a backhand sideline drive and netted a forchand
drive
after deute was called. Ench then held his service until 8-7 when Almed after serving an
Second sot
FANLING GOLF competitors
Three
returned
They also tied with I up for the lust nine holes.
R. C. Cairdner (13) who was 2 up over the last six holes, was the winner. H. R. Cleland (10) and J. Markham (9) werd. the two other compelltors who were also 1 up on bogey in th competition.
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A total or 200,000 persons includ- ing President Harry S. Truman is expected to witness Tuesday's openers, in eight cities. The list of opening games→→→
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Opening games
Philadephia. Boston at New York. National League-Brooklyn at Chicago at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, night.
American League-Detroit at Cleveland. New York at Boston. Philadelphia at Washington, St. Louis at Chicago.
first"
ever
trast to the two.leam struggles of 1940, at least eight clubs four in cach league are given better than an outside cliance of winning the championship.
Brooklyn remains the favourite to repeat in the National League, but St. Louis, Boston and Philadel-
The Pirates-Cards night opener, phia have plenty of backers. Over in the American, the world cham-
ta Inaugurate
of plon Yankees rate no better than campaign, in a forerunner second choice in the wagering to things to come. In all 409 night the Boston Red Sox, with Detroit games have been arranged in both Cleveland also well liked. teagues and undoubtedly more will and Somt are even so bold as to pre-be Axed later. Last year, there! dict_a_flag for 87-year-old Connic were 384 and in 1940 only 31.
Most of the fan interest will be Mack and his Philadelphia Athle
focussed al Fenway Park where the Yankees and Red Sox pick up where they left off last year.
Lice
Fan interest for this Jubilee year of baseboli-the National League starts its 75th season and the American its 50th-may reach a new peak with the overnli at- tendance perhaps bettering the 1048 record total of over 20,000,- ប០៥.
CRACK DRIVER REPEATS WIN
Sun Remo, April 10. Juan Manuel Fangio, the crack Argentine driver, today won the San Remo Grand Prix for the second year in succession.
WIGHTMAN CUP TEAM PICKED
New York, April 16. Louis Brough, Mrs. Margaret ace, relapsed into four successive Du Pont. Doris Hart and Mrs. errors to give Ip the first sot.
Driving on Italian Alfa Romeo, Patricin Todd have been selected
he completed the 90 laps of the as the American team to defend
two-mile circuit in 3 hours 10 The second set started in o the Wightman Cup at Wimbledon
As a result of the play-off W. minutes 8.2 seconds, slight drizzle, with jp serving on Juno 10 and 17, the Wightman
United E. Grieve qualified for the Cap- Heavy rains made the course forcefully to a love game. Cup Committee of the
alippery and treacherous, causing Two long deuce games follow-States Lawn Tennis Association tain's Cup in April
England vs. Scotland havoc to engines. Only six of the to the announced today. Associated The each going
match will be played on April 30.20 starters were placed and among server. Ahmed, with delightful | Press.
Singles in the morning and fou those forced to retire was Prince balls or foursomes in the after- Bira, the runner-up last year, fioon.
Members may indicate partners and opponents and Imatches will bo arranged accordingly as far as 18 possible. Individual losers to pay for Liffing on results of singles.
ed followed
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Second place went to Count Luigi Villores, of Italy, driving a Ferrari. His time was 3 hours 11 minutes 9.2/5 seconds. Villoresi had the fastest lap time.
Another Argentine driver, J. Pain, in Maserati, was third.
This was Fanglo's second major Members may enter names on list at Fanling or submit nimes success of the sensen as be won 10 Club office and indicate how the Grand Prix of Pau in France they with matches arranged. last week, driving a. Maserati, ⠀
Despite the conditions a hugh Entries close on April 24.
crowd watched the race-Beuter. DEMARET WINS
KOREAN TEAM ENTERTAINED
The visiting Korean soccer team was entertained last night by the Kit Chee and Kwong Wan Athletic Association at the fan Yan Res- taurant.S
AGAIN
The Important four game set may give an inking whether the high-powered Red Sox are going to get away from the barrier fast in contrast to other years. Righthander Allle Roy nold will open for the Yankees. He will be opposed by Lefthan dar Mel Parnell.
Scotland may take the Road to Rio
Glasgow, April 16. Scotland 'may after all send their soccer team to Brazil for the World Cup finals,thla sum- mor, despite their defeat by England yesterday, which lost them the British Champlon. ship.
The Scottish Football Asso- ciation had stated that they would make the trip only as the British Champlons. Now the Scottish F: A. Executive Committee, which has a meet- ing on Wednesday, is to con- alder a special invitation from the Brazil Football Association received before
yesterday's
match at Hampton Park.
This urged Scotland to con. test the World Cup finala whether she was beaten by England or not.
understood that some of the Committee, including Mr. John Lamb, the Scottish F. A. President, favour sending Scottish team, for the majority of Scottish football followers geem to feel that thair country should be re- presented in the finals.-—-Rou- ter.
BELGIUM BEAT HOLLAND IN SOCCER MATCH
LISTEN!
Drink
Coca-Cola
Ice Cold
"THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES"
over REDIFFUSION
9.15----
9.30 p.m
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS FRIDAYS
Squabble over site for Olympic games
Melbourne, April 17.
Preparations for the 1956 Olympic Games are pro- coeding with considerable bickering among Melbourne civic and sporting groups which reached a climax in sólection of a sito. The Australian Olympic Organising Committee chose the Melbourne Cricket Ground, but only after bitter disputes which prompted such 4 newspaper headlines as "Melbourne May Lose Games."
strengthen
its
a alte for, sporting
he
Opposing interests fought, Games would between the Royal Agricultural tradition us Society's Showground, the events. cricket grounds and the Olym- "Dignity is what we must giva pic Park.
the setting for the Games," eald. He pointed out the MCG is close to Government House (resk dence of the State Governor) and the War Memorial Shrine. It is Mankad by the sweep of the Yarra River and Hs boulevards, the Botanic Gardens and Melbourne's are, St. Kilda chlonable thorough aimed the
Sir Harold Huxton, former Lord Mayor of Melbourne and one of iwo Australian members on the International Olymple Comumltice. will discuss progress of Mel- bourne's preparations with the 70- member 100 in Copenhagen May.
Rond. Mr. Lewis
Newspapers reculled, in the heat of the games rite dispute, MCC is thus ideally situated.
The grounds are within walk- that the Olympic body in 1908
and are. switched the event from Home Ling distance of the city London.
served by electric trains and good to "After all, we got the Games ronds. MCG omelats promised only by the skin of our teeth (on build a new grandstand for 80,000 to increase present seating capa- vote). No doubt it would be easy exough to start agitation to have elly to more than 100,000. the whole matter reopened if we with standing room, will raise the proved ourselves so small minded total capacity to around 140,000- that we couldn't
agre people.
Much thought went into plan
The among ourselves," remarked the "Melbourne Argus" columnist, ning the Showground site.
with the adjoining Clive Turnbull,
huge area,
racecourse - Aus- Though the organising committee Flemington
racetrack has given its verdict hi favour of tralia's premier
Cricket Ground, certain existing advantages, the Melbourne the latter's trustees foresee dim- buildings, catering facilities and well as ample -culties in meeting conditions im-trained staff, as
Jand for an additional arena. posed:
cven
1. To make the arena comply with Olymple requirements.
2. To have the Government guarantee finance.
Option open
The organising committee has left itself a last-minute option to the Showground in case the MCG frustees fail to meet these condi- ft. tions.
Vory best
Most of the opposition to the Showground for the Games camp from the feeling that the Royal Agricultural Society would eash in on vast improvements and that, sheep and cows, not athletes, would reap the subsequent bene- Games, For visitors to the Sir. Frank Beaurepaire, chair- Melbourne has to be dressed in man of the organising committee its very best and to have an un-i and onetime Olympic swimmer. tidy road from the city to the be like He sak place of the Games would opposed the MCG site. It would be ridiculous to have having a fine new dress with the cricket ground as the main bedraggled hem," said the "Mel- bourne Argus," pointing out an games stadium
The cost factor is believed to ather Showground falling. have influenced the committee's hoice for the MCG. Anal choice
and
Meanwhile, if the organising committee falls back on the Show- An Australian Gallup Poll con-round for the Games, sponsors ducted in the state of Victoria of this site claim it can rival. In showed 42 per cent in favour of all, and exceed in most aspects, the MCG, compared to 24 per anything yet attempted in the favouring the Showground modern Olymple era. The main -only If percent for the Olympic-arena would be
many miles Olympic Park.
highest spot for
and dominate surrounding When a sub-committed recons around
It would also have more mended the Showground alte country, athletic organisations threatened available parking space, they say
Chairman to boycott the Games.
Showground backers sis con W. Uren of the Viciorian Olympic tend that the comparatively low- score at half time was 0.0. Council said amateur sporting or- lying MCG would become a quag.. Belgium's goals came through ganisations would rather, forsake mire after a cloudburst and that the centre forward, Mermans, In the Games titan see them "used it is ton big-that onlookers in the the third minute of the second as a blind to bereßt political and stands would be too distant from half and by the inside left, Albert business groups which had de Hert, in the 23rd minute of interest in amateur sports." the second half.
Antwerp, April 16, Belgium beat Holland by 2-0 in their annual soccer Derby at Antwerp today. The
Mermans' goal was a beautiful
Each contender may start with | one of its mainstays missing from the lineup. First baseman Tom- my Henrich of the Yankees, is shot, crashed in from about 30 hobbied by a wrenched left kace yards. He was being harassed by and catcher Birdie Tebbetts of the several Dutch players. Red Sox is nursing a split finger.
The Dodgers
De Hert netted from close in after he received a pass from Mermans.
Man of the match was the
svho
Dutch goalkeeper, Kraak,
Another reminder of the final day of the 1949 pennant struggles is the Dodger-Philly engagement at Shibe Park. Don Newcombe saved his tean time and again and Ken Heintzelman, opposing and kept the score down. The pitchers then, will face each other, Belgian win was well merited as barring injury. Both pitchers they word superior to the Dutch failed to get past the fifth inning in almost every department.--As-
sociated Press, that day....
The Brooks will field the same team that won the flag except, før Rookie Bobby Morgan at third base, Mike Gollat, a part time. performer last year, is the re- Ed Waitkus is back at first base gular second baseman of the Phils, with Dick Sisler switching to left Beld.
CYPRUS SOCCER
Dignity nooded
no contestants. United Press.
BILLIARDS
Vice-President Brian Lewis of
The following is last night's bil the Royal Victorian Institute of
agreed Architects which
to lard result:-South: China Athis- bral Hong hasten work on any, site-selected tie Association
guld use of the MCG for the Kong Polico Reserva (1),
Wembley stadium may have rival
London, April 16. Wembley Stadium, London's showpiece of soccer, may be seriously rivalled if a scheme to re- construct the present Crystal Palace football ground at Belhurst Park, South East London, materialises.
April 10. Nicosia, Cyprus,
soccer A Hellenle Air Force tram today beat Nicosia's cham- Keen Interest also will focus ht plon eldo, Apoel, by five goals to the Polo Grounds where the New More than 7,000 spectatorn
Plans involve the expend try to gain promotion for the Third York Giants and Boston Braves watelied, the match at the Nicosia tangle. The Braves will present Stadium,
The visiting team, which ar-ture of nearly £300,000 to Division side. They are all very. outfielders Sid Gordon and Willard
resources behind them, so that; Marshall and Shortstop Buddyrived in Cyprus last week, had make this well situated ground big businessmen, with considerable. Kerr in the starting line-up. John won three matches during the the biggest in England, with there will be no lack of money to week against district champion a capacity of (120,000, more
out the objectives ny Sairi and Larry Jansen, two teams They will leave for Auge than Wembley, which takes NECES 1949 disappointments, will be the
tomorrow-Reuter. opposing
Exhibition games. Atlanta, Georgia. April 18, Stroke-hoarding Jimmy De- Exhibition baseball resultera
Chiengo, National: 7 Chicago, maret put u’US$2,000 étur in his week-old Masters crown today by American Chicago, National winning the $10,000 North Fulton (2nd game) 5 Chicago, American Open with ove under par 06 4: New York American 1
LONDON BEAT
· PARIS
Paris, Apirt 108
just under 100,000.
Banked on all four sides by roads, Crystal Palace has the a vantage of a vast crowd quickly clearing and there is little doubt that if the project goes through many representativo: games will
Provisional plans,
Their First Division Boal may. not be so very far off for the club, thao, shown considerabia, improvement since last sauson, when they wars in the thross of relegation,
Under the leadership of the We former Arsenal player, Ronnie
be staged there.which" havo į Rooke, now the player-manager,
Council, cater for double-decker top half of the Third División, Cot to be approved by the Croydon Falace are pately ensconced in the ground. The presant stand would
Mr Jor Kul-nam, Honorary for a 270 Cournament total: Brooklyn, National 2 Philadel London boat Paris by eight co-President of Ki Choe and Finshy Jim, wating pink trou- phia, Nalfonal 11 Philadelphia, Kwong Wah AA was one of the err, took charge of the field yes- Ameriam 2 Cleveland, Atrierican polute to throw in the annual hosts who received the Korean Lerdayath course record of 3 New York, National: 1-Louis inter-clly Hugby Union stands on three alder of the Boinhart,, table, soccer players at the restaurant. 14. le rode hom soday, with an ville American Association played today at the Jean: Boul
Also invited to attend the dinner equally hot rotmd t
were some of the officials of the fast-coming Sudo Hong Kong Football Association.
Spord}}
10%
nosed out Detroit, American 4 Washington: Cladium London led 5-0 at half- American Pittsburgh National time at even sorted It was the 20th: match of the American *Cincinnati
Paris with one gume drawn 25 Indianapolis American"
par: 07/ 43Bt. Louis, National's St. Lou serion."London" has now 'woti 15. j'air to get to the pitch and ensure.once the Dubai KIN
Ave the thiE
Reuteriy
be pulled down and open terraces/The chairman of the Boar substituted to enable the sun and. Directors adopts the good turf, AFTER Monk support Wills
Belhurst Pact, has always been' will be no diiseilly the object of much speculation by large attendances sportminded businessmen Re expen
3167 cently seven Croydon büzless-
van men each, bought 1,000 shat
88th the Football Clubs tro
Their arm