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Home soccer:
CHAMPIONSHIP ISSUE MAY BE DECIDED ON SATURDAY
*(By "ALBION")
Saturday rings down the curtain on Home Soccor
for the Season 1949/50.
Quite a number of teams have already completed their fixtures and as a result, a restricted programme is offered for Saturday.
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or
In the First Division, the issue Is
cluse that Portsmouth, Wolves
Sunderland couki emerge champions on Saturday.
Perhaps Pompey ure in the met enviable position, having two matches atli to piny, with a win from wither assuring them of the honour.
They
are at home to
Aston
No. think we can safely say the issue will be batween the two Shefeld teams.
At the other end of the scale, Bradford and Plymouth, the clube which will be relegated, might take a point from their last games In this Division with Luton and Bury respectively.
Notts County, are lucky in realising
English Amateur Billiards Championship
London, May 2. Mr. Herbert Beetham, of mineral Derby, 45-year-old water manufacturer, who was runner-up for the title in 1936 and 1940, won his second round match in the English Amateur Billiards Championship at Bur- roughes Hall tonight.
Ile beat another seasoned Herbert Cadogan, the player.
points to 504.
In the match. Beetbam had They took a renl hiding in three century breaks with 103, their away game with Northamp-| 120 and 139. The best break of fon last Saturday when they Cadogan, who made his first bid
for the Championship in 1928, was! 53.
Villa this coming Saturday and of promotion.
should come through with a win
to take the premier award for! the second successive time..
Portsmouth's effort during the Easter period has definitely paid dividends.
Wolves are at home to Wooden Spoonists Birmingham, should finish runners-up result of this game.
and
a
Much stiffor test
Sunderland's irst
Is
16
much
stiffer, in that they have Chelsea, team with quite an Impressive away record, as visitors to Roker Park.
Sunderland thrushed the Pen- sioners to the tune of 3-0 last sea-1 son and would no doubt like to repent the dose.
Yes, the Roker Park lads could distinguish themselves by Rnish- ing is third place,
After last Saturday's gruel. ling Cup Final, Arsenal, will wish to take things easy, when they visit the Potteries as questa of Stoke City, The latter should win, Manchester City and Birming- bum, now booked for the Secund Division. have away
games to Everton and Wolves respectively and will, I think, complete their fixtures with another defeat.
In the Second Division, Shef- field Wednesday require to win and draw their remaining two Kames to be assured of a place in the higher sphere next season. They will be presented with a silf hurdle on Saturday when they meet Tollenham Hotspur at Illsborough.
A draw,most likely
I would say .draw would beļ the most likely result here.
Southampton, still with a slen- der chance of promotion, that is if the Wednesday allp badly, will) have to run up a 6-0 score against West Ham if they mean to be in) at the kill.
This seems highly improbable against a team which have taken 10 points out of the last
18 at stake at the Doll.
would say:: their dream
A real hiding
went down 5-0.
Baseball:
Red Sox score fifth straight victory; Cubs whip Phillies
New York, May` 2.
Skinny Mickey McDermott rifled his fast on up a
Cleveland Indians today and chalked up
four-hit 6-1 victory for Boston Red Sox-their fifth straight.
McDermott gave up just two infield hits until Joe Gordon blasted a home run in the ninth to avert a Cleveland shutout.
Red
Home cricket:
Alec Bedser in great
form with
Basketball:
"Green Archers"
to take part in
the ball
London, May 2.
A great spell by the England fast medium bowler, Alec Bodser, which anobled Surray to take first innings points against Glamorgan, and a faultless contury by Murray Hofmeyr, Ox- ford University's South African batsman, wore. the highlights of today's crickot.-
·
Interport games After the brief summer-like spell yesterday, rain
again took a part today, interrupting three of the four matches.
Every starter In the Chicano Played between teams repre- match of the season to help Lawn Bowls teams
line-up got at least one hit and
Manila
Boon-how.
The
for
"Green Archers"
of La
for Saturday
A rare treat is in store for basketball fans He had the game
during the on ler, seven runs and nine hits in the next five days, when a Trian- Alec Bedser took six for 18 gular Interport Series will be for Surrey the first County until Larry Doby broke the first two innings. spell with a seventh inning single.
senting Hong Kong, Shanghai rob Glamorgan of the first In addition, he struck out eight{
Hal Jeffcoat. Hank Bauer, Andy
and
valuable innings lead which, at the batters and, in
Pałko, Buzz Jackson and Roy contrast to hisi wildness of recent games, walked Smalley picked up two aplece. trophies donated by Mr. Aw overnight close, they seemed
virtually certain to get. only Ave.
Chicago at New York and Do-
are Lawn The following troit at Philadelphia were post-Salle College, Manila, have sport-1 With eight wickets standing.
agreed to prolong their stay Glamorgan needed only 70 runs Bowls teams for League mat in the
sumed today, but they could add games are timed to start ab games so as to add interest and
only 22 to their overnight total, 3.30 p.m., sharp: provide keener competition.
Shanghal will be represented by two teams, Whally and Warriors. while the South Chint Athleti Association and Chinese YMCA will represent Hong Kong. The following 近 the gramme:
Bristol "Aren Winner, by 1,270 Sox as they intensified their pace posed in the American League In Colony and take part in the to take the lead when they re- ches on Saturday, May 8. All
They are away to Exeter City this week-end and will and a much Improved home tena Frank Edwards. whe pretty hard
India last year, is defending his title in the Championships.
стаск.
In the Northern Division, it could be Bradford City und Hallux who And themselves having to apply for re-election.
Forecast of matches for Satur- duy, May 6:
DIVISION I.
DERBY v Bolton, EVERTON v Manchester City. FULHAM v Middlesbro. Newcastle v BLACKPOOL, PORTSMOUTH, v Aston Villa. SUNDERLAND v Chelsea. STOKE V Arsenal, WOLVES v Birmingham.
DIVISION II
COVENTRY v Barnsley. HULL v Cardiff.
Luton v Bradford.
Plymouth v Hury, SHEFFIELD W. v Tottenham B. SOUTHAMPTON v West Ham. SWANSEA v Grimsby.
DIVISION III (SOUTH) BOURNEMOUTH v Norwich, BRIGHTON v Millwall. Exeter v NOTTS C. Ipswich v Port Vale. LEYTON O. v Southend, READING v Bristol R. Swindon v BRISTOL C. Walsall v CRYSTAL PALACE,
DIVISION III (NORTH)
Carlisle v TRANMEKE, LINCOLN V Barrow, -Rotherham y Crewe.
HOME SOCCER
RESULTS
In the
toured
Edwards, who received by
first round. won
his second round match, beating Henry Crinnion, of London, by 1,386 points to 1,231.
Also encouraging to the
after a slow start in the pennant race was the play of rookie Walt Dropo, subbing at first base for the Injured Billy Goodman.
Dropo, who had a chance to make the grade last spring but falled because he could not hit, was the big swing man today. He connected for a double and triple, with his triple, driving in two tallies.
In the other two limes up he drew walks. Ted Williams made his fourth homer of the season
off relief pitcher Gene Bearden in the seventh.
Astonishing Cubs
and New York at Cincinnat! was rained out in the National,
The scores were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians.. Boston Red Sox ....
R H
E
1 4
Q
6 11
$
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phiilles Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves Pittsburgh Pirates
The astonishing Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Other players who have already rocked six pitchers for 10 hits and St. Louis reached the third round are: Ca 10-8 victory over Philadelphia Hughes, of Liverpool, A. Hibbert, Phillies.
Boston of Manchester, G. Cranstone, of
Lefty Ken Heintzelman of the Pittsburgh
Newcastle, and R. D. Williams, Philly staff last year, gave up of Birmingham.
Seventeen players from all over the country entered for the com- petition which is being played daily, except Sundays, until May 17. 4
Two sessions of two-hours* ' duration will decide the match in the carly rounds, but the two semi-finals will be held over two days four sessions of two hours each.
The final, which starts on May 15 is over three days, consisUng of six sessions of two hours each. -Heuter,
Jap swim coach praises Yale's John Marshall
TODAY 01. La Salle v Whally 8 pm.
2, SCAA v Warriors 9 pun,
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United Press.
Marjorie Jackson "running like a bullet"
Glendale, California, May 2,
The Australian sprint star, Miss Marjorie Jackson, said yesterday that Southern California's top track coaches would be turning out help her drill for the Los Angeles Coliseum relays on May-19.
She said Ducky Drake, coach of
TOMORROW
1. La Salle v Warriors 8 p.m.
pro-
2. Chinese YMCA v Whally 0 p.m.
SATURDAY -..
1. La Salle v SCAA,8 p.NL
2. Chinese YMCA v Warriors
p.m.
SUNDAY
1. La Salle v. Chinese YMCA ♬
p.m.
2. Whally v SCAA 9 p.m.
MONDAY
3. Wholly v' Warriors 8 p.m.
2. Chinese YMCA ≈ SCAA @' p.m.
. All games will be played at the South China Athletle Association Stadium, Caroline Hill,
Golf:
Draw and dates of play for
Bedsar, in almost unplayable form on the rain-soaked pitch. olaimed the wickets of the last five batsmen.
HKFC v KCC (1st. Division)" af Cox's Road:
A. W. Hircock, B. A. Mansell; B. L. Bickford and T. Pile (Skip); Hofmeyr's 161 Against Glouces- AL Roberts, J. T. K. Glichristy O'Grady and W. V. Field (Skip); tor was his highest innings in English cricket. It was almost E. Tuck, C. V. Jamieson, N. J solely due to him that the Und- Bebbington and M. N. Rakuson versity gained a Brst innings Jead (Skip).
BKFC v Talkoo (2nd Division) of 109.
Valley: Happy
Brilliant catch
at
Collyer, D. Collyer,
Urquhart and L. Collyer (Skip);
Going in first, he was last out. Hamley, L.G. Young, A. H to a brilliant running catch on Mackenzie and Col. HL B. In boundary by Dowbiggin (Skip). L. Strange hit nine
fours C.
the
square leg Graveney. He
during his faultless display and E. StraSargison, L. D. Jonca and was at the wicket for four and a half hours, getting his last 60 runs in less than an hour.
A late, sland by Alec Coxon (13) and J, Wardio (25), pro-
(Skip), Reserves to play friendly: K. A. Baker, N. Marcham, J. Bayliss and D. Fitches (Skip)
N.
Heaton, K. Allen, R. Bäcker and R. S. Duff (8kip);
IRC v Club do Recreio "White"
fitting by mistakes in the field, (1st Division) at King's Park enabled Yorkshire 10
force Players are requested to meet at MCC to bat again at Lords, but Star Ferry, Hon the home team got the 22 runs 2.45 p.m. needed for vistory with 15 min- utes to spare..
Results
Kong, alde, t B. Midu M. B, Hasenn, U. M: Omar (Skip)
K. M. Rumjaho. A
A., A. Razack, S. Yusuf, A M Omar and A. K. Minu (Skip), I. Razack, J. Hoosen, K
M. I.
Results of first-class matches Omur and U. A. Rumjahn (Skipy ended today, were:
IRC v Prison Officers Club)
At Oxford; the match between Division) at Sockumpoo:
Oxford University and Glouces-
A. M. Kadir, §. A. R. Bux, tershire was drawn. Gloucester M. Rumlahn and A. M. Rumjähr shire 185 and 106 for (Young
Razack and A. D. Mądși
Besides her regular meator, stride and accustoming herself to
not out 54). Oxford Univeralty (Skip). 5: O. Bux, A. H. Seemin A. R. Razack und A. M. Wahát 264 (Hofmeyr 181). coach former Olympic
Dean the hard-packed Coliseum track.
At the Oval: The County (Skip). M. Y. Adal, A. K. Omar Cromwell, the University of She said she would not time
YA Championship match between Southern California coach. JOSL her practice rung untli the last}
gurrey and Glamorgan
(Skip). was Hill, was on hand to watch her. few days before the relays. Ladies Foursomes drawn. Surrey 192: Glamorgan
IRC v HKERC (3rd Division work out on the Coliseum track
The shy, soft-spoken stenogra- yesterday
pher took time
115 (Parkhouse 62, Bedser 4 for at Sookunpoo; out from .out
her
A. B. Kitchell, E. R. Markas _The_draw_and_dates_of_play_ 10). strenuous training schedula to at-
"At Cambridge: The match be.-D.-M.-A.-Razack, and A. BA the University of California and fend a luncheon meeting of the for the Ladies' Foursomes, to be
Los Angeles frack squad, Football Writers Association in played at Deep Water Bay are Sussex was drawn. Cambridge 1. Kitchell, A. H. Abbes and
tween Cambridge University and Rahman (Skip). A. K. Markar the
Angeles
S. Aboo, A yesterday. offered suggestions last Thursday. Los
University 350 for 5 declared. R. Sadick (Skip), Cromwell, who has been pre- Sho told the
gathering of
-First Round paring the 10-year-old flash for
Susser 126 for 6 (Cox not out Bachoo, M. A. Wahab Sar, an and news coaches
and sport
*50).
A. R. Kitchell (Skip). more than a week for her at-writers that she had managed to Mrs. Adamson & Mrs. Arm- At Lords: The MCC beat KBGC v HKCC (2nd Divisiqa tempt to crack the world's 100 keep her weight down despite strong v. Mrs. Cautherley & Mrs., Yorkshire by nine wickets. York- at Austin Road: yard dash record on an Ameri- the fact that American food is Walker;
shire 113 and 102. The MCC 284J. Tindall, N. P. Smith, can track, -sald the girl from richer than that to which she was
Guy (Skip);: Down Under was running like accustomed. She said she weighed. Mrs. Peon & Mrs. H. Black;
Mrs. Margreit & Mrs, Cassidy for four wickets declared and 23 Batley and L. for 1-Reuter.
Wren W. Russell, P. Hughes ap bullet."
120 pounds, just as she did when she left her home in Lithgow, Australia.- United Press,
New Haven, Connecticut May 3. "The world's ̄two ̄top ̄swin mers thrashed up and down Yale University's Payne Whit- ney Pool last night, but the epic contest between Hiro- noshin Furuhashi and Yale's London, May 2.
John Marshall did not take Aldershot drew with Southens place-even as an exhibition. United one-all in a Third Divi- Tac pair swam separately in sion, Southern, football match to-exhibitions directed by Yale'n day. Notts County defeated Clyde coach, Bob Kiphuth, 'before' 800 by two goals to nil in a friendly spectators.
He said: "She has a good stride match. Reuter.
All four Japanese showed style before an enthusias and good start. She is built some- thing like Mel Palton-only r le crowd, but there was no rac-
gal.” ing and no clocking.
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Perfecting stride.
Miss Jackson worked out with 18-year-old Betty Lawrence, who Obviously Impressed by Mar- ran against Mrs. Fanny Blankers- shall, the Japanese coach Miro- Keen in the 1949 Coliseum Relays. nam praised his "exceptional | She concentrated on perfecting her power.
thrashed down
Kiphuth, in a loud speaker running comment as Furuhashi the pool, em- phaland his "'aquaplaning" style.. Kiphuthaald he expected to lead a
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P.J. Davis Cup: players for
group of 12 American French tourney
swimmers to Japan in late sum- mer. Members of the team will
be chosen from winners in th
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TOB TRAINER OF
,
Dunlop 2,000 Guineas golf tournament ·
as follows:****
Byes Into the Becond Round
Mrs. Ketola & Mrs. Wat v. Misi Stoker & Mrs. Bullock;.
Mrs. Watkinson & Mrs, Coombs: v. Mrs. Mundy & Mrs. C. Robert- son;
Mr. M. Stewart & Mrs. Mark- ham v. Mrs. M. C. Mackie & Mrs. Halgi
Mrs. Skinher & Mr. M. Morri-
BOI;
Mrs. A. Mackle & Mrs. Watson;| Mrs. Smalley & Mrs. Strickland v. Mrs. Ferguson & Mrs. Gaird-
British Hard
V. Chittenden (Skip). A Hutton
J.
D.
S. Oliver, Crighton and E
J. Wigginton (Skip).
Road:
Courts Tennis at ALGE KBCC (2nd Divistoti Championships Edwards
Bournemouth, May-2.
ops, T. Fairburn, R. "A
FD. Angus, P. Kennedy, H. Shields
and W. Williamað A. E. Howkins, Lt. E
Four seeded players today (Ekip); advanced to the men's singles Armiger, Lt, Cdr. H. G. Slade un
(Skip) Division) quarter-finals in the Brilh R. R. Davies Hard
POC V IRC (2nd) Tennis V Fe Courts Lawn Championships here.
Sookunpoo:
J. Burns, L. - McTavish, They are Jaroslav Drobny Scott and J. McCutcheon (Skip
Wentworth, May 2, Tom Haliburton, of North Middlesex, equalled the recorder on the East Course today whistle v. Mrs. Hunter & Mrs player. Geoff Brown, the ambi Beish, A. Salmon, P. lc Tissier an Mrs. Hawkins & Mrs. Bires self-exlied ́Czech, Howard Wal-A. G. Bond, J. Maslom, G. Wood
iton, former British Davis Cup ward and Dr. Shaw (Skip)
...
Mrs. Harrison & Mrs. Elliot V.
in the first round of the 'Dun- | Collie;
ment with a card of 04.
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the
bo played
lop 2,000 Guineas golf tourna Mrs. Arkcoli & Mrs. Grieve. Manila, May 3.
No matches are to be played National Amateur championships Cup players are due to leave alse being used,
The Philippine Island Davis
on holidays or week-ends. On the West Course, which was The first named couple are In July.
Bobby Locke, responsible for arranging The Japanese team returns to on May 13 for Parts to enter the South African holder of the match First round, New York today and then leaves the French International ten- British Open title, R. G. Fratch by Wednesday, May 7, ficcand for Boston to swim in an exhibi- nis, championships, tion at Harvard University
Surrey), H. Weetmun round by May 31, third round by on. The three-man team, which last Hartsbourne) Thursday-United Press.
W. S
Forrester June 3, Semi-Final by June 14 month swept Pakistan 5-0, may (Royal Belgique). and Max and final by June 28. also play at Wimbledon in June Faulkner (Royal Mid-Surrey), before meeling third round forway in the shared the lead each with rounds European of 73, followed, one stroke, behind Davis Cup play. The Filipinos were to have met by Ossie Pickworth, the Aus- Perie in the second round, but ralian Open Champion. advanced, when the Peruvians
out of The competition. The Israel Tennis Association announced it would send only twe players to the European" Zank Davis Cupidinis matches with Poland in Warew on May 21-27.
| CHANNEL SWIMMERS BIVORCED BY WIFE
London, May 2.. Edward Harry Ted" Temme,
top trainer of English Channo dropped AUTO Aviv, May 200
swimmers, was divareed: by bik wife today for alleged adultery in
London hote
hotel with Mrs. Wily Crots, yen Rysel, Dutch Channeı
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Tombstone competition
The Arst meeting of the season to be held at Deep Water Bay will be a "Tombstone Competi Play will be in the morning. Two, prizes will be given for this event. Partners have been drawn, as follows
Haliburtoned the East a
Coured field by two strokes, with Kon Bousfold, of Coombe Hill, and Arthur Lees, of Bunt ningdale, taking secofid place.
The field
BREAK Avered 132" for the}
Mrs. Hunter Mrs. Adamson; Mrs Watson Mrs. Strickland; Mrs. Lynn Robinson Mrs H
Birtwhistle
Temme, 45, did not contest his Named as fuel representa-go-holes tournament, the Bra Skinners Mrs Collls M wife's petition and she was grantes
ed the divorce, N
Mrs, Van Rysel, did not appearundman and was hot-represented, (lege
: These adultery, allegedly took
bisce In London, in, January; thi
year.
last sumn
the, Chan
dextrous Austrailan, and Vladimir W. C. Higgs (Skip). Cornik, Drobny's former partner Reserve: T. Loftus.
the Czechoslovak (Davis Cup
team.
None of them was extended in the third round matches.
Peter Mullins
on way to United State
Sydney, May 1 top-life Australia
One of the most poilshed peri formances of the day was givan' by Adrian Quist, 37-year-old Australian, in defeating 20]. your-old | Paddy...". Roberts, of Britain, in a second round match In the other half of the drawi Quist played a sparkling game athlete is on his way to th to win 6-2;6-0 and 6-2, giving United States. unos me a great performance of controlled speed and accuracy.
Hadis Peter Müllies, wh fushed sixth in the decathlos Ailes G. Kornfeld, of Israel, was championship at the 1048 Londo beaten by Misi G. E. Woodgate, Olympic Games, Mullins score of Eritain, by 6-1 and 6-2 in the 8.730 points. This was 6-199 second round of the women's effort as only one competit singles-Reuter
Bob Mathias USA, had mo than 7,000 points..
Already in the United : Blat
"Afarshall and John, Davie | runner: Morris Curotta,
KOREAN SOCCER are Australianwimmers.
PLAYERS LEAVE
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Mrs. Mundy-Mrs. played a series of three Ramos
22, la the farasit singles final tournament play over Mr H Black Mrs.
Feingles this distance. The score torench Mrs. Harrison Mrs. WalM undman, 10.
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Israel the Anal aggregates. Bulloc
the Live rounds will count Bullwara, ki Arkeoll here during the middl
recent 2 tennis
played over the Courses and a furt
and: Westi
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A. Baina sgáinatla Hong Ko
Cautherley Mrs. A. Koreans wen
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