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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1952.
FOREIGN CHALLENGE WAS BEATEN OFF CANDIDATES FOR ENGLAND'S
EXPRESS
There were 125,000 people at Silverstone for the International Daily Express Trophy meeting, arranged
Cop Final,
by the British Drivers' Club-more than for a Wembley Swimming Gala
Five other nations sent men and machines to take on the finest drivers the British Racing Drivers' Club could muster. They were beaten off, for in all but one speed final the cars in the competition-green of Britain beat their foreign challengers. Results show that British cars will soon be able to defeat their foreign rivals in the Grand Prix races.
Pictures show the start of the final of the Inter. national Trophy and the winner Lance Macklin, 32- year-old, who drove n new two-litre H. W. M. at 85.41 miles an hour (below).-Express Photos,
To Be Staged
By LRC
TEST TEAM DO WELL IN COUNTY MATCHES
London, May 26.
Candidates for England's team due to be chosen on Thursday for the first Test against india ran into good form on the second day of the County championship programme of the present series.
One of the biggest problems facing the England selectors is the wicket-keeper cholce which appears to lie between Dick Spooner (Warwickshire) and Godfrey Evans (Kent).
..
Both men did well today. Spooner made 98 not out for Warwickshire, carry- ing his bat through the innings in spite of the wiles of Worcestershire's Rolay Jenkins, a possible leg-spinner for the England team.
Jenkins beat the batsmen con-1 At Leicester-Middlesex 407 | wickshire 210 (Spooner, not out sistently through the air as well for five declared and 00 for 98. Jenklas, right-ann leg- ng by spin to collect six wickets one, Leicestershire 412 for six breate, six for 37.) for 37 runs in 10 overs.
declared (Lester 52, Templin At Swansea-Glamorgan 381 Evans
England's first cholce 150, Palmer 50).
and 236 for six (E. Davies 50, Jones not out 64). Somerset prior to the 'Indian tour, stili hows good form after his win
199.
At Warcenter-Worcestershire 274 and 201 for five (Richard-
ter's rest. His 137 runs against son 87, Outachoorn 32). War- Gloucestershire was his highest
In Arst-class cricket. Mixing caution with 28ETession he batted two hours and 50 minutes and hit 16 fours. Evans' share of a
fourth wicket
partnership of 143 runs With
the South African, Sid A-wimming Gala will be O'Linn was 113 runs
In one held at the Ladies' Recrea-hour and 30 minutes. tion Club on Thursday, May 129, commencing at 6 p.m.
Fine bowling by Jim Loker, probable choice as off-pinner for England, helped Surrey to a) two-day win over Northampton-{
Last Eight In
French Tennis
Championships
Parla, May 26, Dick Savitt (US) defeat-
"At Shefeld-Yorkshire 385 for nine declared, Derbyshire 110 (Wardle, lett-arm alow, three for nine) and 207 for nine (Morgan 79).
At Rushden Surrey beat Northamptonshire by 132 runs, Surrey 182 and 248 (Clark 02, Tribe, left-arm slow spin, five for 100), Northamptonshire 137 and 101 (Laker right-arm spin, seven for 57).-Reuter,
He took geven wickets for 57 ed Irvin Dorfman (US), 9-7 H.K. Badminton
quarter-finals of the Men's)
The Fortuna Swimming shire. Club, the South China Athlete Association, the runs in 31.2 overs, 10 of which 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 to enter the
were maidens. Victoria Recreation Club fund the White Sharks Swim- Iming Club have been invited
to send teams.
There will be one entry from cach. Club for each of the first ten events and four
members from each Club in the Relay.
Events are us follows:-
1. 400 yards Free Style Girls 18 years and under.
2. 400 yards Free Style Boys
18 years and under.
3. 100 yards Breast
Girls 18 years and under.
EXCITING MATCHI Surrey claimed the extra halt hour to win by 132 runs after an exciting match marked by fart scoring end cheap wickets.
Singles of the French Inter
national Hardcourt Teruiis Championships.
In the recond round of the Men's Doubles match, Jaroslav (Egypt) and Budge
Against consistently aczurule howling on a wicket taking spin, Drobny Northamptonshire never seemed likely to save the game.
Players Leave For Singapore
The first group of the Patty (US) defeated Roger Hongkong badminton con- Dubuc und GI de Kermadec tingent, numbering nine (France), 0-1, 6-3, 6-3, to enter members, left this morning the quarter-finnis.
by CPA plane for Singa-
Though they took the extra half hour, Yorkshire falled to finish their match against Derby- shire in dwo days and at the Gardnar Mulloy (US) quali-
elpre Derbyshke a required 02 Bed for the quarter-finals when pore. Three more of the Stroke runs with one wicket standing to the beat Mervyn Rose (Ausparty will leave on Thurs-
ovoid an innings defeat.
who has
Len Huson.
4. 100 yards Breast Stroke
Boys 18 years and under,
stared so partnerships
many
with
Cyril Toshbening England
18 years and under.
was in
(tralia) 5-3, 6-1, 6-8, 9-4.
In the
The group, headed quarter-finals. Are
Dick
Secretury Budge
Palty,
Savitt, Tay, Hon. Gardner Mulloy of the United Hongkong Badminton
day.
by
R.
of the Associa
3. 100 yards Free Style Girls | Dibrilliant form for Lanca Stutes; Frank Sedgman, Kention, includes the Colony triple
0, 100 yards Free Style tire against Nottinghamshire. Boys 18 years and under.
hit 12 fours in his 95 runs McGregor of Australia: Jaroslav Champlon, Ramon Young, the ot Egypt; Feliciano Colony Ladies' Singles Cham- which occupied three and a half Drobny
Ampon of the Philippines and pion, Miss Ullan Khoo, W. F. | hours.
Not laghamshire face defen Eris Sturgess of South Africa. Foo and Dorothy Lam.
with seven wickets to fall United Press. Boys 18 years and Style Girls they gill need 140 runs to pre-
18
7. 100 yards Backstroke Girls
under, years and 1. 100
yarda
Backstroke
under.
D. 50 yards Free
14 years and under,
10
10. 50 yards Free Style Boys
years and under.
11. 4 x 50 yards Free Style Relay Girls 18 years and under. 10. 4 x 30 yards Free Style Relay Boys 18 years and under.
j
vent Lancashire winning by an Innings.
Their batting, which
fulled on Saturday, was followed leday by feeble bowling.
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES CLO The following were the close of play_scores:
A Bristol Gloucestershire
This is the first year that the 254 and 72 for no wicket. Kent Ladies Recreation Club have 337 (Evans 137,O'Linn 53). attempted to raise a Swimming At Horsham-Sussex 178 and Team and this first Gala is by 101 for four, Hampshire 300 way of ascertaining their com- (Rogors 119). parative ability with other At Manchester-Nottingham- Clubs. They have been practis-shire 165 and 81 for three, ing since the beginning of April(Washbrook 05, Place 70). under the tuitten of Mrs L.J. Lancashire 392 for nine declared
Lismer.
ļ
Grieves 83).
MADCAP MAX GOES Indians Wipe Out
AFTER DOLLARS
By PETER WILSON
What a personality this Max Faulkner is. There is nover a dull moment with the man who won the Open and the Masters' Championship last year, and whom colleague Desmond Hackett christened "The Clown Prince of the Links."
Of Their Arrears Loss Of Two
SURREY TOURNAMENT
Surrey, May 28. V. Mohan (India) reached the second round of the Men's Singles in the Surrey grass courts lawn tennis championships today. He beat R. C. Thorn (Bellain) 6-4, 0-3.
In the Women's Singles, Miss Maureen Connolly, 17-year-old American chempien, beat Miss Jean Petchell, Nottingham schoolgirl, G-0, 0-1 in her British debut.
Hitting with tremendous power, Miss Connolly took 11 games in a row and won in 35 minutes Reuter.
169 Runs For The Wickets
Ilford, May 26..
|
Another Hongkong player, Miss Helen Kwong, is already In Singapore and has already some good practice with
had
such Malayan
an top notchers ฎร
Wong Peng-soon, Chan Kon- Jeong and Miss Helen Heng. She will be partnering the Malayan Thomas Cupper, Lim Kee-fong, in the Mixed Doubles at the Invitation Championships.
Entries have already been submitted to the Malayan Bad- m nion Association for the Hongkong players' participation in the Unofficial World Cham plouships at Kunia Lumpur from June 4 to June 7, but These entries will be subject to. the approval of
of the Malayan Badminton Association."
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League Tennis
The following were the results }. of yesterday's League tennis mat- ches:
Men's "A" Division South China Athletic Associa. tlon beat Cralgengower Crickel Club by 5% sete to 3%.
Now from New York State, where he is competing in the Round Robin tournament at New Rochelle (with its first prize of more than £1,000), Faulkner announces that he hopes to visit America again in the autumn and "stay maybe two years shooting for the big tournament prizes."
Max won't compele in the U.S. with more clubs than he has had Open next month because he putters-before
He and Gaekwad going
The Indians finished the day Though it was Hazare who
had it to his will be back in England practis-present one at St George's Hill, with 169 for two in their second secured the wickets, with his proved matters by 111 runs and ing for
the defence of the Weybridge, he never struck a bolimnings.
straight, stendy stuff, the one | he had hit 13 fourn. — Reuter. British Open, which takes place in anger at Hindhead—but I liave Essex owed their first inrings to impress was Gaelewad, who
THE SCOREBOARD on July 7 to 11 at Royal Lytharo.a notion that Herbert Gustavus total of 410 runs mainly to a from his first over settled down
But in this day and age of Faulkner (that's his real name) hard-hitting century by their to a length and forced the bats Indian Touristeist Innings 195
Emox-1st Innings drab athletes, when It is ap-knows where he is going. captain, Douglas Insole, and man to play to him. He was Dodds, e Mantri b Shinde.. parently
considered a virtue to
good knocks by Bailey and
brought on too lole- perhaps at 240 rung--but his bowling Starity, Shade
Bigg, c Mantri
b Hazare Insole made 110 runs in two augured well for Indla.
In a day of forceful cricket the Indians wiped out all but 46 runs of their arrears for the loss of two wickets after Essex had led them by 215 runs on the best D.W. Choy and 1.1 first innings.
When the Indians batted a second time, Umrigar set a merry pace and hit up a splendid 74 runs which included 12 fours. He received stolid support from D. Gaekwad who made a valuable 59 runs not out.
say of a nan:
"If you met him
NO EXCEPTION
I have never learned anything
in the street you would never dream that he was a champion,
it is a refreshing change to meet
Horsfall.
the fours in his 67 runs.
wad
K.H. Ip and II.C. Ho (SCAA) -1; beat E. Pereira and LF de Bourg 0-1; beat J. Hul and It.. L1 6-3.
E. Tai and T.C. Yee best Choy and No 6-1; best Pereira and Sousa 1-4; drew with Hul and Lu d-d.
Y.B. Leo and H.K. Cheung lost to Choy and flo 0-6:, lost to Pereira and Souza 1-07 lost to ful and Liu 1-0.
Club de Recreio beat Kow- loon Cricket Club by 8-3.
3. Gonsalves And W. Reed (Me Crein) lost to A. Augustad and Ken-
neth Lo 2-0, beat 5 R. Zimmeri
and F. R. Kermani, 6-1;beat C. Qung and T. E. Baker -1. *
F. M. Ribeiro and A. Bayot: Jost
81
22
41
|| to Augustad and Le 0-7; beat Zimm- mem and Xerrani 6-0; beat Oung and Baker, 6-4.
67
25
D., Rodrigues and T. Rodrigues Dest Zimmern and Kermani -1; beat Oung and Baker 0-0,
Ladies" """A""" Division South China Athletic Asso Dcfallon beat Craigengowe, Cric-
ket Club 6 to 3.
at the work-out of an boxer in hours and 50 minutes and lit 13 An upright batsman, Horstail Herstall, b Phadkar....... training except to remember one fours while Bailey had seven hit well to the front, but Balley, Phadkar b Shindo 110 to Augustad and, Lo 1-0 someone like the madean Max, of the trussh sayings in
was. Inexcusably missed behind Bailey, e Ramchand b Gaek- who is a true Elizabethan,
game: "Never bet on fights," and
the wicket, when 20 runs, off
Smith,
c Mantri Hazare Since the days of the magni- watching Don Cockell, British
While Umriger batted freely Gaekwad.
Vigar, l.b.w., b Gaelewad ficent Walter Hagen there has cruiser
at and confidently, Gaekwad was weight champion
Griffiths, c. Ramchand been no one quile su exuberantly, Brighton the other day, proved content to play a defensive role,
Hazare unabashedly Exhibitionist 23
no exception.
but later he took on the main
Greetsmith, not out Coekell is to fight Renato #coring rofe and completed his first 50 of the tour in sound
Preston, b Hazare Tonfino, cruiser-weight
Wih Manjreka alte settling
Faulkner.
ON HIS FARM
cham-
PREMATURE
With Mantri the appeal usually precedes the catch. It is this premature ten- actuat
deney and not lack of ability that makes him drop catches.
4
Mix G. Yang and Mrs Bee (SCAA) 1 beat MH C. Chlu and irs
Fowler 6-4; beat Mrs 1. Bouza and Miss H. Rumjahn 6-4; beat Birs M. 12 Ramchand and Mrs Watson 6-0. Mrs Ip and Miles Mao beat Mrs Chiu and Mre Fowler 0-1: beat Mr
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Federation Meeting
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The Amateur Sports Federa- A favourablo report on tion and Olympic Committee of progress of the Colony swbn- Hongkong voted $300 towards mera was received and it was Mr Ip Koon-hung's Wimbledon stated that they hope to give a expenses at a committee meet- good account of themselves at
the gala on June 3. ing last night.
It was decided to hold a Mr Ip was also granted the privilege of wearing the Hong- subscription dinner, the details Kong badge in recognition of his of which will be announced outstanding achievements on the later. tennis courts overseas ne a re
410 Souza and Bils Runjahn 0-2 beat presentative of the Colony.
Extras
Total:
Bowling Analysis
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The first time I met him after plon of Italy, at Harringay. style. the war, on his own farm, he It is understandable that no was chopping down trees. ("Good one appears to doubt the out-down, they played out the day. The Indian felding- was for the forearms.") Swinging come of the Tontini bout, for The Essex position was con patchy and though some of the from the branches of those he Jack Solomons himself wrote in solidated today by two
stands, tardy
pick-ups could be at Phadkar had not choppeit down, like ahly last programme, when with Insole prominent in both.
tributed to the power behind Ramchand .. "What's Randolph man's Tarzan.
outclassed He added 122 runs with Horsfall poor Weissmuller got that I Jacques Hutrabedian:
the batsmen's strokes, there Hazare and 60 with Balles. He himself
excuse for lack of Shinde wha .ne haven't got?") And even milking The whole idea (and let's not balled for 10 minutes during alertness and sluggish felding. Gackwad
("Strengthens have any misconceptions about which he hit 13 fours.
Johnny
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THE GRAND EXHIBITION
The Indians batted in their second innings .und Daiji himself as u promising opener with a careful but confident runs not out;
10 107 4.78
Toulans-203 Innings Mantri, e Gibb b Preston Gaekwad, not out Umrigor, e Dodds b Vigur, Manjrekar, not out
Extars
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wrists and angers, old boy.") this) is that Messrs. Hairabedian He never did tell me what was und Tontint shall provide enough bogey for thist
opposition but not too much It was 'n grand exhibition of Gackward further exemplified His view of the U.S.: "This trouble-to enable Turpin and nice wristy stroke play, marked American money is wonderful Cockell to get Into really hot by alpgånt footwork, stun
shape for their White City battle Insole is essentially a forward Good luck to him, say I. I like on June 19,"
playe; and tzles to play every to see, our champions Invading
But. Umrigar was the delight. The main interest, as I see it, ball at the pitoh, His defence, is the States and playing for the is to discover how strong Cockell sound and he olitains most of his of the evening for 85 sparkling "Yankee" dollah," instead of can be at 12xt. 101b., for, of runs between square leg and minutes during which he pulled waiting supinely for the annual course, he has to make alb. less mid-on, with a tum of the wrists and drove with ardour. But Haloy invasion and the Inevitable than that when he gets into the that does the needful canlly. Just when everything was going Preston eclipse of our stora by the loneliest place in the world will 300 runs for four wickets, but of tong hop and was well Green-mith
¡At one stage) Essex were over| fne he did not get proper hold;} Smith Americans.
Turpin His face looked 'a litlo Some people blame Faulkner drawi
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Total for 2 wykl
Bowling Analysis
· Mes Hamchand and May Watson 6-1,
Men Two and Mrs M. Yang lost to
If En Châu and hr Fowler 0: Loại
to Mrs Bouza
lost to Mr and Miss Ritmialin 0-6; Ramchand and Miry Wal- son 5-7.
SCHOOLS'
TENNIS
Almost
The annual general meeting of the Committee will be held
$75,000 has been on July 3, raised for the first Olymple.
venture.
This figuro includes $0,750 from the South China- Army football match.
The following
A number of associations have not yet stated the size of their rounds of the Inter-Schools
grants to Tennis Tournament fixtures for
the Olympic Fund, 21 this week. The matched will be
but it is hoped that this will 50played at the Chinese Recrea-
be done in the near future. 74 Bon Cluby commencing at 9
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Versus DiocORAN
Wednesday, May 23 St Paul's Co-ed Boys' School. Poul's
College - versus ist
Saturday, May 31
Slophan's College,
or Faul's Co-ed versus af Stephen's College
St Pauls College versus Dioceseh Boys School
Bunday, June 1.
At Paul'a Co-ed versus de Paul's College
St Hicphen's College ca Boy, school.
verus Dios
TOMMY FARR OUTPOINTS BELGIAN
Abergavenny Wales, May 20, Tommy Farr, former British In view of the fact that most Heavyweight Champlon who countries receiva grants from went the distanco with Joe Louis respective Governments for the when the latter was at the Olympic Games, the Committee height of his fame as World intends to approach Government Champlon, out-pointed Georges for a token sum
Roglera (Belgium) here tonight
It was decided by the meeting over 10 rounds.
迮 day to Now 38 and still the "Idol of
to allocate up to $10
each ** compeitor for out-of-|| Welsh crowds, Farr won nearly
pocket expenses while [in | cycry round" and · had no Helsinki it the lenders of the difficulty in confirming in: win delegation considered, it neces- gained against the Belgian last
December-Route;
enry.