Open Pairs Quarter-finals
THE CHINA : MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 29,′′ 1951.
LUZ BROTHERS' PICK UP TO WIN ON 22ND HEAD. AFTER BEING DOWN 13-0
The Luz brothers and the father-and-son combination of the Omars yesterday got through their quarter-final rounds of the Colony Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship to become the first two semi- finalist pairs in the event.
The other two quarter-final matches fixed for yesterday were postponed. Weather permitting the game between A. H. Seemin and A. M. Wahab and G.
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MCGOVERN Freddie
Freddie Brown Hits A
J. Perkins and W. J. D. Cameron will be played off today at the Kowloon Bowling KNOCKS OUT
Green Club. The other match between K, M. Omar and A. M. Omar and A. E. Coates and B. W. Bradbury has been fixed for Tuesday.
A magnificent recovery by the Luz brothers in the Inter stages of the game, which went to an extra 22nd head, gave them their thrilling victory yesterday. over U. A. Rumjahn and W. Hong Sling.
Forest Hills Tournament:
UNITED STATES NATIONAL SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
Forest Hills, N.Y., Aug. 28.
Dick Savitt, top-seeded American player and Wimble don Champion, today fought his way into the fourth round with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 victory over surprisingly re- sistant Lorne Main of Canada who swung his racket with both forehand and backhand and ripped the American player with telling placements in the early going.
Savitt finally scored the only service break of the first set in the final game and Main gradually deteriorated under Dick's pressure.
Vic Seixas reached the fourth round by defeating Fred Fisher, 8-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Henri Hochon t Canada troubled the rangy Californian scored an upset when he knock-with a crisp service, but Clark, ed out Don Candy of Australia, much improved after his Euro-
the Sutri- S-6, 8-10, 0-1, 4-6, 7-5 and pean tour earlier in
the match entered the fourth round. Candy,mer, kept
Davis with sharp play in member of the Aussie
was court. Cup squad as alternate, seeded sixth in the foreign lietd
Third-seeded Tony Trabert of Cincinnati, who is awaiting his call to the Navy, hammered out tough decision Over Jack Geller, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.
(Australia) beat O. Ball of New York, 6-4, 0-0, 0-2.
Frank Sedgman
(Bri-
Earl Cochell of Les Angeles defeated Tony Mottram tain), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 8-8.
Straight Clark of California reached the fourth round by (South whipping Syd Levy
Levy, Africa), 6-4, 6-3, 0-3. seeded eighth among foreigners,
Kowloon Tong Beat CCC- At Badminton
In a pre-season friendly badminton match of five doubles inatches at the Kow. loon Tong Club yesterday, the home team defeated Craigengower Cricket Club by seven sets to three,
The scores were:
|
On the first head, the losers chalked up one shot. On the second head, skip Haoul Luz, in a heavy drive took away hit own second and third shots to
concede tour.
At the end of the sixth head, the losers were leading by 13-0. Two fours and a three during the next six heads, enabled the Luz's to narrow the gap to 11-10. At the end of the 15th head, the score was 14-20,
THOMPSON Hundred Before Lunch
new
London, Aug. 28. Tommy McGovern, of London, became the British Lightweight Boxing; Champion whom he knocked out the holder of the title Billy Thompson, of York-
Against Worcestershire
London, Aug. 28.
Kain, which caused interruptions on all three days made a definite decision shire, in the first round of possible in only one English county cricket match. There was no decision in four, their title fight at the
Wandworth Stadium, Lon-while a further three were abandoned today as draws. don, tonight.
The fight ended in 45 acconds, including the count, with Thompson
the sprawling on canvas, making vallant efforts Brilliant play by the elder 10 rise but too dazed to do so,
SURPRISE ENDING Raoul Luz ut this period en-
It was a surprise ending to a ubled him to score two
thought singles
the contest that everyone and 0 two on next three heads. Ол
would go to the full 15 rounds, the 20th head, Rumjahn und Hong as did the last one between the Sling increased their lead with two boxers, when Thompson re-ty a two to 22-18, only to sza talned his title on points just their opponents draw level with over 12 months ago. a three on the 21st head.
From the first bell Thompson was driven into a corner and
On the extra head, with the when McGovern connected lje against him, Haput Lux with a half hook he went down
a beautiful rst shot for a count of six. drew
inches behind the On rising, he tried to defend about four Jack. Hong Sling, with two himself against McGovern's seconds, missed narrowly on thrashing altack. McGovern two occasions
in taking
out ngain driving the Champion into the shot with a heavy draw, a corner, landed with a right and was finally blocked with hook to Thompson's jaw, and his last wood.
the Champion went down for the full count,
J.
HELD THEIR OWN
in hand W. C. Simpson and the fore- McĶelvie held more than their
own
on the first 13 heads of Fifth-seeded Billy
Talbert, their match with I. M. Omar all the way, whipped and U. M. Omar, but fell off pressing Japan's No. 2 Davis Cup player, badly from that point as the Fumiteru Nakano, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 Omars got into their stride
after their shaky start. for his fourth round berth. was an excellent match despite
for
Nakano, a smooth- the score, stroking backcourt hitter, kept the ball in phy for long rallies before Talbert could bring off critical point winners.
It
Herbis Flam scored his third consecutive victory without the loss of a set by defeating Bill Vogt, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 for a berth in the fourth round.
Gardnar Mulloy, sixth, reached the fourth round with an tasy triumph ever Major Henry van Repsselaer,
·0-4-0-1-0-2.------
seeded
Simpson played a consistent game throughout, and outdrew young Omor during the first 15 heads, to give his skip the lie on at least 10 heads. A shift to the forehand from his success ful backhand cost him several valuable woods in the later part of the game.
He got on to one knee at the count of seven but toppled over on to his face to be counted out.-Reuter.
With the County Championship already decided, points made little difference to the table, but the first two, Warwickshire and Yorkshire, went further ahead with four points each for a first innings win.
They now have 210 and 180 completed his century in 871 At Leicester: Leicestershire
wig
points, respectively, with one minues and with Tompkin add-| beat Kent by seven wickets. kame to play, while Lancashire, ed 100 runs in 08 minutes. Kent 158 and 244 (Cowdrey 87). who are third, lag behind with
Leicestershire 235 and 108 for When Tompkin 130 points, ..
out three (Smithson 105. Tompkin Charles Palmer, the Leicester-58).-Reuter, Leicestershire, the only coun-shire captain, who followed him to gain full points today, in, presented Smithson with his
one match in hand and county cop. now lie second last, equal with have Kent, whom they beat.
have
Nottinghamshire, who completed their programme, are last with only 40 points.
The remaining county to win first innings points, Dirbyshire. moved up two places to ninth, but the two countles they pass- ed have matches in hand.
for
Under two hours play was possible at Birmingham but in that time Warwickshire lost seven wickets for 51 runs when going for the runs. They declared and left Hampshire with 109 runs to win in two hours and 20 minutes.
was not
They visiting county went for Freddie Brown, the England the runs and hold scored 81 runs captain, hit a hundred runs be- for the loss of-three wickets in fore lunch for Northamptonshire the first hour when raia washed When he out play. Glamorgan's county against Worcester. went in to bat yesterday, his programme ended dismally and a side were struggling in reply to Orst innings decision
even reached, their opponents' 100, runs eight wickets declared. KEENAN v. ROMERO
This was bad luck for Len Glasgow, Aug. 20.
He was 45 runs at the close Muncer, who 'required only two Record advance ticket sales
of play and today took his wickets for his 100 this season, are reported for the fight be-
has a chance to tween Luis Romero, Spain, and core to 171 runs not out, his but he still
highest score for. Northants, get them as he is to play in Peter Keenan, Scotland, the
for the when rain caused the game to one more Festival match. British iltle holder,
without a decl- European
Bantamweight title, be abandoned
sion. in Firhill Park, Glasgow, on September 3.
Keenan
is promised a return fight with Romero in Barcelona
f
THE RESULTS
BATTED AGGRESSIVELY Balting aggressively, he 'reach-
The
following
were the re-
of Arst-class
county!
+
AI Burton-on-Trent: The
he does not capture the ed his century in two hours sults title next month, provided the and was still undefeated when games played today: verdict is close. This arrange- the game ended, having been at
and is
with rain.
- TODAY'S PROGRAMME
The following cricket matches are due to start at Home to-day:
At Lord's-MCC
Ireland (two days). v Gentlemen of
At The Oval-Surrey v Warwick. At Canterbury Kent v S, Africans.
AL Bristol-Cloucester v Yorkshire. At Bournemouth - Hampshire V Easex
At Lelegster-Leicester, U Lanca-
shiro.
At Irove-Sunsex v Northampton. At Worcester-Worcester v Somer- set,
At Kingaton-An England XI v A Commonwealth XL.
TOUR OF BRITAIN
Scarborough, Yorkshire,
--Aug. 28, - Dave Bedwell, of Britain, won the ninth stage of the....... Tour of Britain cycle race- today, covering the 141 kilo.... motres from Newcastle to Scarborough in 4 hrs. ming, 6' Recu. This is the fourth stage he has won.
16
Ian Steel, of Britain, leads in the general classification with a time of 48 tira, 19 mins, 31eccs. A. Taylor, of Britain, is second with 40 hrs. 25 mina, 33 pcs. Bedwell is third with 40 hrs. 27 mins. 32 seGS.
Tomorrow la o rest day and the riders continue on Thurs day from Scarborough' to Not- tingham, a distance of 200 kilometres. The race ends in London on Saturday.--Reuter.
Home Soccer Results
London, Aug. 28.
the The following, were results of football matches played today:
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN) Bristol City i Bournemouth 0 THIRD DIVISION
((NORTHERN)
Rochdale 6 Darlington Southport 1 Bradford City Tranmere 2 York City
SCOTTISHI LEAGUE CUP.
Division "B"
Albion R. 0 Clyde
IRISH GOLD CUP First Round
Ballymena U. 3 Ards Glentoran $ Distillery
-Router.
HKFA TO SEND 22
PLAYERS TO TOUR
EUROPE
1
IN 1952
addition, to sending a soccer team comprising 14 Young Omar, however, settlement stands even if the Scot the wicket three hours and 35 match between Derbyshire and players and two officials to represent Hongkong at the mects in the interval Vic To- minutes. He had hit two sixea Essex was abandoned as a Olymple Games at Helsinki next year, it is proposed to drawing to thei to some good
well, South Africa, for the and 18 fours.
draw. There was no play to arrange for on additional eight players to meet the Olym- facit in the second half of the world title and wins it. Gerald Smithson, the former day, the wicket being saturated pic team at Helsinki and then proceed on a tour, of: game, and given the necessary Keenan has started his train-Yorkshire player who toured support, U. M. Omar, who was
In Glasgow the West Indies with the MCC 138 for three. Eescx 93.
Derbyshire 98 and Europe and England as a Hongkong XI. slightly off form at the begining preparations
seeking "southpaw" in 1947-40, scored his first cen- ning, came back with his sparring partners. Romero is ury for Leicestershire-and "At ̈ ̈Nottingham; ~~The match This announcement was made at a meeting-of-the- In a second round match, usual brilliant classical play.
expected in Glasgow soon helped his county to a sevelt between Nottinghamshire and Interport Bub-Committee of the Hongkong Football Anso- Mervyn Rose (Australia) beat
wicket win over Kent. He Lancashire, Wis abandoned, ciation held yesterday, at which Mr C. S. Wang was Colm Fox -6-1, 6-2, 6-3.
there being no decision. There elected Chairman for the 1961/62 season. was no play today' owing to the wicket being saluroted, with rain. Lancashire 377 for six declared. Nottinghamshire 21 for two..
In
WOMEN'S SINGLES
the
she
Simpson and McKelvie kd 7-2
POLICE MATCH
at the 7th head, but the Omars drew level to 10-10 at the 13th, went ahead to 18-10 by women's division, and second-seeded Miss Shirley Fry, the 17th, The Omars conceded runner-up at Wimbledon, be only two singles on the last nine came the Arst 10
the heads to win by 20-12. reach when quarter-Anals trounced Misg Pat Ward (Britain), 6-1, 6-1.
The Kowloon Police are to Mrs Patricla Todd, seeded-
into the third meet the Hongkong Police in a third, coasted
Liberation Shield bowls game al by round
defeating Miss
the P.R.C. at 3.30 p.m. to-
chosen to
Pat Kowloon Police: Miss
O. Mayor,
represent the
Associated Press.
Japanese Flyweight May Get A Crack At World Title
Mr
Mr J. Skinner, Chairman of;
Skinner informed ine the HKFA, who made the au- meeting that ho had received a nouncement, spid that it was letter from the Hon, Bir Arthur proposed to play malchis in Morse, who is at present on Copenhagen Home Leave, to the effect that At Taunton: The match be- Oslo, Stockholm,
and different parts of England. he had been approached by a tween Somerset and Surrey
Mr Hopkins
the post regarding was abandoned, there being no
The forthcoming, visit of the of coach, Mr. Hopkins, who was decision. There was no play Haisinborg Swedish XI was also recommended by Mr Bernard today owing to rain. Somerset discussed by the meeting and Joy, bad 22 Caps for Wales. 256. Surrey did not bat.
games
tain.
was decided that three
Barbara Kimbrell, 0-2, 0-1. morrow The following have
Mrs J. J. Walker-Smith been
Washington, Aug. 28. (Britain) defeated
The boxing idol of Japan is asking the U.S. National Stewart (US) 0-1, 6-2.
Mrs Joy Mottram (Britain) Dovman, C. Blackburn, J. Mar Boxing Association to get him another crack at the defeated Mrs Edna Sollchs of tin, T.P. Ross, K. Bodle; Salter, Byweight title. New York, 6-2, 6-2.
Mackenzie, Soutar, Dewar; May, In an unusual appeal to the NBA, flyweight Miss Jean Quartier (Britain) Dempsey, Kavangah, C. Pile; champion Yoshio Shirai, who has mopped up everything tween Glamorgan and Glou- Fotballforbund of Norway beat Miss Dorothy Head (Call- Grace, Rose, Howarth: Hughes; in his division in Japan, says he would like to fight for
Hills, O'Reilly, Moore, Turner. M.C. Hung & Jimmy Koo (Kinfomin) 6-1, 6-0,
Miss Doris Hort of Florida Reserves: White, Tong) drew with Bill Gillies &
Anderson, the title in the United States. K.C. Dao 15-12, 16-18..
K. Tong 7. Craigengoŵer 3
C.K. Lee & C.C. Wen (Kin Tong) beat Bill Fung Wong 15-5, 15-11
& K.C.
beat Mry El Carroll 0-0, Farmer, Asty, Williamson.
C.L. Tom. & TY. Tsun (Kin | 6-3. Tong) beat Leo Leong & Wong, Kai-chong 18-17, 15-9.
Miss Maureen Connolly, 10- year-old star, scored another K.W. Leung & S.C. Chan (Klain her string of victories over Tong) beat P.V. Yap & Z.A. Miss Laura Lou Jahn, 6-1, 7-5 to enter the women's third Abbas 15-13, 16-10.
round.
·G.T. Louie & K.F. Lam (Kin Tong) lost to Lam King-tak öz Jimmy Hul Kwan 10-15,' 5-15:
Rugger Results
ها
a
be played. The first two games Mr Skinner also mentioned At Hove: The match between will be played on Saturday and that he had received a com- Sussex and Yorkshire Wtus
from Sir Stanley November 17 and 18. muntention Sunday abandoned as a draw. There The date of the third match will Rous of the English Football As-
today owing be arranged after the arrival of sociation relative to a coach. ex Sussex 113 and 110 for the Swedish team... five. Yorkshire 210,
It was decided to contact Mr Arrangements In connection AL. Gordon, who is also at and At 'Swansea: The match be- with the visit of the Norges present on Home Leave
was who was delegated by the HKFA testershire wds abandoned, also discussed at length,
to co-operate with the Hon. Sle there being no decision. There
Arthur Morse regarding the was no play today owing to The Norwegian team and writ-engagement of a conch, to com- Young Shirai has knocked out ↑hitting power, and lightning rain. Glamorgan 123. Glou-ten to say that it would be in ▸municate with Bir Stanley Rous, 38 opponents in 40 bouts. The speed," the letter related, he ccstershire 80 for one.
position to leave for Hongkong two that went the distance with has risen from the very bottom
any time after the end of The draft rules for the Hong- him took a terrible mauling. of the pile to be the most po- At Birmingham: The match October, when their soccer season kong/Singapore. Interport Com-
WORTHY CHALLENGER pular athlete in Japan"
between Warwickshire and cuncludes.
petition for the "Aw Hoo" Cup British Team For
The NBA wald Shiral a The letter continues that "for Hampshire was abandoned as a It was decided that a cable be Amaitur
received from the Singapore and "worthy
outstanding two years in succession he has draw owing to rain, Warwick-
Football Association Roller Speed Skating challenger". Shirai's lone loss been
void that honour by shire 346 fok alt declared and sent to the Norwegian team were approved by the meeting. Miss Kay Tuckey (Britain) World Championship was in May in Tokyo when he sports writers, press and po 61, for seven declared. Hamp-ggesting that they play four games in the Colony, the dates dropped
"shire 108, and` 81 close ten-round decl-pular poll.
200 and 81 for
proposed being December 18, 16, 'I might add,” Dado
Cahn's letter sion to flyweight champion London, Aug. 28.
title bout
continued,
"that while I am At Worcester: The match be- 18 and 20. The British National Skating Marine, Hawall, in
The estimated i's manager, I have taken tween Worcester and Northamp
cost no worthy left
of the Association has selected three Japan array opponents, on nothing for my services to him toneira Was abandoned, there Norwegian visit Is $138,000, men for the World and European
attached 40 Allied W what I have done is my being no decision, owing to rain. Which will include air passage. Roller Speed Skating Cham-Occupation Headquarters
American
contribution 10 demonstrating in democratic
the Worcester 400 for eight declorod.surance, pocket money, holei Monfalcone, Italy, on Septem- help. of the pionships which will be held at Tokyo, turned to the NBA for Japanese, and In this I have' ene, Northamptonshire 203 for eight | and entertainment.
(Brown 171 not out). ber 1 and 2.
The manager, A.B. Cahn, re- ceeded through Shirul
WHERE NOW? lated in his. letter that Shiral are Dennis Hill, the "alone has revolutionised boxing where do I go from here? I
He then They
the asloed.
NBA, British one mile speed cham-in Japan and has forced the need advice and have no one plon: Ronald Cooper, and bandonment of
A. MacDonald-Brown, slugging for
antiquated turn to. May I asit you-for-Frank Lowson Fit
boxing mally or informally as wish British half-mile. speed technique."
Lon-
-to advise Lion of fine boxing,: tremendous?
Fellelsimo
Helen Ribbany 8-0, 3-0, 0-3---
defeated. Mrs of- Boston, United Press.
ISTANBUL FINALS ·
Istanbul, Aug, 20.
Amport London, Aug. 28. Philippines, won the men's singles The following were The re-utto at the Istanbul International dulls of Rugby League games Tennis tourney on Tuesday by defeating Italy's Gianni" Cucelli, played today:
|6-2, 6-1, 6-7, Batley 19, Belle Vue Rangers
Keighley 34, Dewsbury, J... Oldham. 26, Liverpool City 0. Router.
|**The Women's crown wont to
Mrs Nancy Bolton of Australia Donald who defeatca "Argentina's. Mrs the Maria Weiss. 4-0, 0-1 and Q-2-champlen. All are from Associated Press.
[don-Associated Press.
modern
Shiri's
me?"
to
three.
The meeting niso decided that. no Hangkong team be sent to Manile with the Norwegians, who have undertaken to play thrèo to four games at that port. It was,
be requested to pay the HKFA a mum of $20,000 towards, ***
Norwegian team to the Far East: „VISIT OF ENGLISH, XI
Yorkshire and England The visit of the Danish Akdde-
however decided that: Manila
"By his personal demonstra- The NBA, says it has checked For India Tour nd will records and suggest that
Ing
the Shiral be given an opportunity a pend- to meet the winner of a bout between
een Ayweight
champion Dodo Marino,
* London, Aug. 20.. Frank Lowson, the 26-year- ald
penses incurred in bringing the
| and Terry 'Alien, of London. Opening batsman, who hast misk Boldklub team at Chinese
The
NBA added that
wesic underwent an operation New Year and of an English XI for the removal of varicose in April was confirmed by the the first time in the history of veins, has been declared it by meeting, boxing that Japan has
preached the chal-
specialist to travel with the A proposal that the percentage MCC party which leaves on dedicted for the Grounds Pool
A-worthy and outstand the September ad for, the tour: of] be reduced in-case:where the
tengera
Correspondence is In
to the Bright Boxing India, Pakistan and Ceylon, profite earned a from matches Board of Control (suggesting Lowson saw the apocialist in against vaiting teams was that Shiral get bother yo at the Landen uderzentemayors, dimited was adopted crown-Amociated. Frets:kTORTE
mesting.