THE CHENA MA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1871954
DIVER IN VAIN
TWO AMAZING UPSETS IN THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE OPEN RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP
By "TOUCHER”
Perhaps for the first time in the Colony's lawn bowls history, two unsung rinks succeeded in battling their way into the final of the Open Rinks Championship event as a result of amazing upset triumphs over favoured opponents in the semi-final matches at the Hongkong" Football Club yesterday.
of
of F. M. E.
LOST CHANGES
wood and turned over on ino wrong aide,
DESERVING VICTORY
The conquerors of George Choy, A. H. Seemin, Hong George Souza and Joe Landolt owed their deserving victory to their excellent combination,
First to chim the honour was the combined KCC-CCC rink of P. R. Rogi, F. O. Madar, M. J. Divecha and F. R. Kermani. After leading all the way, they fought off a strong challenge by the favoured Craigengower combination of G. Hong Choy, A. H. Seemin, G. Souza and J. S. Londolt in the last four heads to win by 21-19,
An even greater upset and a some brilliant as well as heart-, unlucky with his second wood more spectacular win was that rending Individual performances, when it just hit his own first
the KBGC quartet Franels. F. Howarth, Purvis and Alec Harvey. After For both the looing skips, tenting behind by 1-10 on the 7th head and 4-13 on the 11th Johnny Ribeiro and Joe Lan- head, they staged a brilliant dolt, the defeats were the more recovery in the second half of agonising in that both of them the game and climaxed it with and opportunities to swing the Issue in their favour with thele match-winning hot by skip
last wood but failed in the at- Alec Harvey.
temple. To the thrilling last head, they
Ribeiro was asked to go be
wood be- he last WE'
behind
hind with still 34-10 Javourites for the title, J. A.
lecen two back woods, both Laz, R. F. Luz, C. E. Passos,
of which eventually enme into With his
the court
that and Johnny lubeln. 154t wennt, however. Harvey four yards short. ruereeded in trailing the jack Landolt, who played the last #hot in the red. head with Woon Through for abou;
was given three alternatives with loud with a three on the to register a count of yarde
first head, but were halled at three une crabby his side to his last two woods.
on the
They 6th head. One
was to stdraw a first 5-5
feet jack-high, gradually forged ahead to 13-5 shot about two
with a Although the soaking that the Knother
the wood
four, a two and singic, was to rest grien had undergone during the through
4 the third was to another single on the next four fun daes prevzuk i tha motel | Jake the jack a yard back to heads, and maintained the lead was ret einduelve to an excep- fully three.
at 17-7 on the 12th head. Tonally high standard of bowls,
Landolt and his men fought Caught in two minds of draw- both the mi-final ones ying and resting, he just touched back strongly at this stage and ferday produced more than their the opposing first shol with his gradually closed up the gap up
lace thells, Excitement and first attempt. He was a little to 18-19 on the 18th head,
win by 17-40.
the
two
but wis more
one
Light Blues Eliminated In Semi-Finals Of All-Japan Ch'ships
Tokyo, Sept. 12.
The Cambridge University Boat Club crew suffered a 21⁄2 length defeat at the hands of Hokkaido University today and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the All- Japan Rowing Championships.
Cambridge, in the same semi-final heat, beat Tokyo Commercial University by three-quarters of a length.
Hokkaido, who yesterday t They were
nut always record of Aix pletely together and the 103 inutes
today s.conds,
stopping badly Was cloclod xlx minutes 41.1 Reconds.stroltes. Cambridge's time was 0 minutes. amt 48.1 seconds,
21
new course
com- Dual between
the middle
Tokyo Com- Combridge drew inercial University completed station for the race, which was the Tokyo Olympic
2,000-metre nurse in The inutes $1.7 seconds,
Cambridge were Inclined to rush and in the middle of the courge Rot very short in wher and lost a lot of energy in uni- controlled slide work.
British Old
Crocks Win Rally
rowed on
Toda course.
All three crews
got off to
inc
George
Hong Choy had slightly the better of P. R. Ragi but A. H. Seeming, Colony semi-fingilst, had on Singles unhappy off-day. George Bouza was easily the best performer while Joe among the losers, Landolt was on and off.
The winners took the initial very
On the 19th head, with the opposition lying a close three, George Souzu sprung the jack back to tally two.
There was a grand battle of drawing to the jack between the two skips at this point, and re- peated cheers broke out from the spectators as both Landolt a.id Kerman) outdrow each
other with
alternate woods,
until Kermani's last wood stayed for the count.
drawn
On the 20th head, a shot by Hong Choy stayed 191 the end to bring s side to 10-20. On the last head 'Ragi drow the shot about 18 inches behind the Jack, Seemin took the lack back and to the left about two yards to count two but both the shots were more than a yard
away.
shot, jack-high but Divecha just succorded on coming alongside it on the inside to Ile the shot about 20 inches from the Jack.
Landolt just managed to come up to the shot wood with his two attempts and Kermani throw away his fast wood as the match was won by 21-19.
George Souza drew the first
SUPERB BOWLS
Heroes of the other semi-
good start. Cambridge striking nal match were undoubtedly 38 in the first minute. After both the No. 3's, M. E. Purvis the first minute Hokkaido was
and C. E. Possos. Both these about a canvia nhuad. They bowlers played superb bowls gradually increased their lead and
he
was
occasion
Tottenham's goalkeeper Ditchburn dives in vain as a Linhman header soars into the net to score the second goal for Arsenal in the First Division London *Derby" at Highbury.
Other players are left to right-Brittan, Tottenham's left-half, Clarke (Tottenham centre-half), and Lawton, Arsenal centre-forward. Arsenal won, 2-0.
Favoured 5-1 To Marciano
Beat Ezzard Charles, But Not By Joe
Louis
New York, Sept. 12.
Rocky Marciano is favoured at 5-1 to beat Ezzard Charles again on Wednes- day night at Yankee Stadium in their return 15-round bout, which features this week's boxing.
The champion licked Charles of Cincinnati in their thrilling June 17 fight at the stadium but was forced to go the full 15 round title distance for the first time.
Stormy weather over the whero a new record week-end may
have curtalled | more than 230,000 seats will be the ticket sale enough to pre-available, vent the gross gate from ap- drawn proaching the $543,092
The crowd then was in June.
47,885. However, promoter Jim
Norris reported an advance 200,000 sales on Saturday mom
Ing.
of
Rockey finished his sparring today at Grossinger, New York, and Ezzard will wind up his
tomorrow leather-tossing Monticello, New York, Rocky scaled 188 pounds and expects
at
"FIGHTS FOUL"
During a
SIZED UP
British Boxing Board Of Control In A Dilemma
By Archia Quick
The British Boxing Board" of -Control are in a dilemma. Manager Harry Levens, mostly interested in The night club business these days, thought he would like to become a promoter, and when he got the all clear from the Board he went ahead and booked the ill-fated Royal Albert Hall, London, for a series of tournaments. Even the matches on the bill have been announced. But now the Board find that it was not an application they received from him, but a letter asking if an applica- tion would be favourably considered.
A further anog la that having title two years ago, and that turned down the application of the proposes to go tu work, out- Mr Roanle Ezra for a renowal side boxing. This despite hila of his promoter's Beence the good win in Italy, recently. Board feel that they cannot for the moment at any rate grant one to Mr Lovche:
Another straw in the wind has been the way the Sullivan- Hazel Middleweight Champlon- Thus the voluble Harry is left ship bout has been hawked up holding the baby in the form of and down the country for want an expensive lease on the Royal of a satisfactory bid from a Albert Hall.
Now, Solomons gets 12 promoter 09 asideline on his Harringay A sensation could be the rubill at a cheaper price on the sull. He could dofy the Board offer of Mr Reg King, of Not- and hold the show unlicensed, | anghet for this is that Mr
except that none of the boxers
are likely to take part for it King had two shows cancelled would mean their disqualification through lack of support and thus from future boxing sine - die. | he has not put on the minimum It looks very much like a can- number of shows to quality to cellation or a climb down by the stage championship contest. Board,
Silly, I't it? Especially when no one else wanted the fighti
TOO BUBY
Meanwhile, the for once par-
turbed Jack Solomons stages his Holders Lose In first big tournament for a long while at Harringay. He has
closed his West End gymnasium
because of a weekly low of £40, and has been lazing in the Riviera sun.
His first business upon his return was to write the Chancal- lor of the Exchequer, Mr R. A. Butler, and ask for an interview
****
European Bridge Championship
Montreux, Sept. 12. Britain beat France,
on the vexed question or holders of the European total of Louis, who picked Marciano Entertalrement Tax as it relates Bridge Championships, in Charles, to boxing. All he got was o curtthe second round of the in his fast fight with has picked Ezzard to regain the reply saying that the Chanceller 1954 Championships here title in the Yankee Stadium on was too busy to see him,
today: Wednesday night.
There is no doubt that the Britain and Denmark, `now Tax has crippled the sport share first Meanwhile, Joe Louis sald'
"In apile of the fact that but it
place with four is not for the that Marciano "fights foul under pickett Rocky to win the last timers
victory points each. The British Solomons
that like instructions from hin corner." light, I thought Charles won it,"
sympathy is due. The people visit to challenger the Brown Bontrer asserted" who have been hardest 40. Britairs beat freland in the scoring 52 to the French team's Eazard Charles training camp, now think Charles will win the provincial promet, first round yesterday, the farmer beavyweight uile this one,"
whose small shows-in Notting
Leicester. hom,
Manchester, Other second round results holder was asked if he thought Marciano was a rough or a foul
Birmingham etc-have been today. were: Denmark bent In sizing up the fight on Wed-the backbone of the game. fighter.
Lebanon 18 points (55 to 39) The core has been bitten out Gemiany beat Finland by nine resday night, Loula said, “I "I don't call it rough, I call it think Charles will win because because no longer can these points (66 to 57), Belgium, and to fight at about 187. Charley foul," said Lou's, who suffered so has trained properly for this
provide work for the Italy drow, Norway had a bys registered 192 when weighed on an eighth-round knockout nt Saturday. He expectd to fight the hands of Marciano in 1951 9ght, he has sparred with the champions of the future.
feel championn
the in this round. at about 189,
"A fighter can be rough without right sort of sparting partners.
Owing to errors in the scoring, I think he fights in the coming fight he should plach, for Cruiserweight Chara-
plon Alox Buxton has an- tho second round Thatchest There will be no
home TV being foul, when the bout starts at 1030 foul under Instructions from is use his left jab more.
nounced that he has not made between Austrin. and Sweden £1,000 hot since he won the and Holland and Switzerland "Rocky has no defence for a p.. EDT (0230 GMT), but it broadcast nationally
Ho will bo
anrilled and will be Louis added that "In the last good left or a right cross. (CBS) and throughout
replayed tomorrow. The result Canada fight with Charles, he (Mar- bucked Rocky's knees in the (CBC), also to Puerto Rico in ciano) bit after the bell in four fourth round. of the last fight
of the second game between the oversens | successivo rounds and the re- and then did not follow it up.
Egypt and Ireland-delayed by armed forces.
free hever caco walked to his He has a chance to knock Rocky
errors in scoring-will On closed-circuit television, the action will be piped to 70er to warn him. It was to out, not with ane punch, but he bad that the crowd booed his enn hurt him with one punch theatres in 50 U.S. cition actiong
and then stop him with a com- bination of punches."
and to Spunish
corner."
Three World Motor Cycling
Championships Decided
دیا
Monza, Sept. 12. Three of the five world motor cycling champions became known today after the completion of the Italian Grand Prix events here.
it was Purvis who and were a clear length ahend master of the altuation in the by the 800-metre marie. After second part of the game. Whe- the half way mork Hokkaldo | ther in drawing to the jack or spurted ahead and increased the trailing
W03 always lead to about 34 lengths at the successful. 1,800-metre mark.
Harvey rose to the in the second half of the game Cambridge now seemod to and put the finishing touch by settle into the race and respon-brilliantly trailing the jacks with ded with a magnificent spurt the last wood of the day to and succeeded in reducing Hok-register the winning count of kaldo's lead by the 1,800-metre three. mark to about 14 lengths.
For the losers, the number 13 Hokkaido, till fooking fresh proved to be a really unlucky A team of British cars—an
did not fund rowing with great power, one. At 13-4, they average age 36-today won came in with a strong inish 21% score for five successive heads, a week-long Anglo-Ameri-lengths ahead, striking 36
during which Harvey and his points totals, which cannot be sin Italian Guzzi, won the 850 men" caught up to 10-18. can rally against an Ameri- minute.
At 11-15 on the 19th head, Purvle bowler a count of red meeting at Barcelona. beautiful
Goodwood, Sept. 11.
con team-average age 38. Cambridge were always from
half to a full length up on
They are Geoff Duke, Britain, riding for Gilera in the 500 c.c. class; Warner Haas, Germany, NSU, 250 c.c. and the late Rupert Hollaus, Austria, NSU, 125 cc. who died as a result of Injuries received in practice here on Satur day.
Even
CCC Win
:
Valley Shield MatchTM
yerd
nounced Inter today he no
„LADIES” `SECTION
In the Arst round of the Ladies' Section of the Cham....... pionships. Britain was beaten by Ireland by 15 points-31 to 30.
Other first round
results the Ladira were: Italy beat of six rinis Belgium by eight points (53 10 ladies
Charles boxed five rounds to-
each with day, one
Coley Wallace, Gone Jones and Al
he sparred
LED Smith while
Craigengower Cricket rounds with Chubby Wright, winning on five He has now, bexoi a lotal of 102 including
Club,
rink,
(79 points the
to 50), Germany best Switzerland beat Norway hy
Austria
rounds in 21 days. Ho plans to trounced the Police Recreation 45). Frmice beat Holland by 20 box four rounds tomorrow and Club by 142 shots to 05 come into New York on Tue-
second day-United Press.
Seventeen Cars
Participate In Efficiency Test
All had the maximuUNT 32 Britain's Fergus Anderson, on
The Motor Sport Club held beaten by other riders in the c.c. race, breaking the class their annual Efficiency. Tests at ono remaining
Championship record for the race and also the Bireley's California Orange Bot-
lap record.
Wing Factory, Mau Tau Kok, The contest, unique in motor-Tokyo Commercial. Cambridge's to his side and narrow the gap of the title and nothing that the addocar class by the winner, Tests the results of the event
Hollaus had assured himself
Lap records were broken in yesterday afternoon and because of the close competition in the ing history, began in Edinburgh, rate of striking at the end of to 14-15. Ribeiro's four took a happened today could Scotland, Last Saturday, Since
single
prevent on the 20th head and his
Germany's WUheim then, the aged autos, bullt when
Noll will not be known until today. success. then came the final Bend na
(BMW) and in the 125 c.c, event Several riders, including the motoring was still an adventure,
described.
official NSU
by Carlo Ubblall, Italy, on no wilbdrow team, have covered 830 miles
In all 17 can of various males Ubbiali, however, was only and sizes took part in the tests Scotland and England in
from the 125 c.. and 23 cc. third in the race won by Italy's but the six-driving tests that the foulent weather the British Isles
reces us a mark of respect to Guldo Sala on another MV. their isto fellow competitor.
drivers had to negotiate Anderson's victory consoli- the powerful sporta modela, no dated his lead in the 350 .c. advantage over the other en- class World Championship.
has seen for a long time.
over the
None of them had any wea-
the race was 35 a minute.
After the race the Cambridigo coach, Alan Burrough, said the crew had not yet found the form
it had shown during training in Peter
Burrough sold, with the tem-
England.
Scrutton
ther protection apart from some-perature up in the 50's, the crew Wins Brabazon what clenientury wind shields. was tmndoubtedly, also affected
Golf Trophy
for the
A record-breaking day cul- minated with Britain's Geon Duke lapping ab mt.p..
115.102
track on the Duke of Richmond They were $1 tenths behind Brabazon Trophy here with a total of points.
MV.
Reuter.
THE CAMBOLS.
trante.
curlier race tures a manoeuvrability and
braking.
in
Shield und of the Valley Finland by 41 points (83 to::42).
Very land. bowls tournament
held at Craigengower yesterday. 16 points (55 to 401..
and Sweden drew,
In the ladies game, Helen
Kwong, Stella Correa, Mrs S
Under
the points system Roaselet and Mrs B. Fox beat adopted for balls the men's and
Police ladies--Mrs A
women's play, a draw is decided Arliss, Mrs. P. Lowe, Mr
Mrs neither team manages to beat
the
the first round of
of the
the other by six or more points. Pope and Mrs J. Jones-21-10.
In
A winning team obtains two victory, # draw shield
points for a the game, Hongkong counts one point to each team. Football Club beat Craigen
Router. over, and are now scheduled to meet the Police in the third und of this three-way cham- plonship.
WAL, Snusse,
Trik
CEC
c. Ma
Lat mod CH. Romolata. J. Hayward
PRC.
Re: Husnall · P;· Lowe
J.Calme
Ubnes
S.. Solin. Of Macarı A Correr A5,- Costes
C. Pope
BY, Dog
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9. Leonard
Big
Tay
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TOTALE
P. O'Brien.
39 C. Pie
Artiss
A. Boutar
LADIES RINK
white winning the senior (500 The absence of the
official by the heat.
Driving technique und wen oman alir C.C.J INCE
GLE NSU team from the 250 cc. lodge af one's car, was far more There were ten cars on each A crowd estimated at 80,000 |
He covered machine.
the side and everyone finished the turned out
32 laps race won by Britain's to watch today's
Arthur important in the tests than sheer PK: "Lau coume, But the only sleam car Cami ridge races,
lut an average speed of 1113 Wheeler, op a Guzzi, did not speed.". Last year's winow drova Lincoin, Styt. 11. competing, a 1900 American
Staging on, of the mest m.Dit te fastest ever accom materially affect the Champion a Standard Eight with a Jaguar xa H. Stanley a make which achieved
LOSE CONSOLATION
pilshed in this cluas at Monza. ahip lasua as Germany's Wörner in second place. Anishes at his career, Philip There is stil one Grand Prix Hass is virtually assured, of METRAPAN 100 miles an hour in 1907--- pired last night a quarter of n
Cambridge came third and Serutton, English International
but Duke has an unbeatable
From mile from the scene of today's last in the ranking heat for disgolfer, today won the 72 holesting to be held in Barcelona, this is with a maximum of 32 The tests included such feo- My B. FOR
points strokon competition qualified croWS." dinal tests on the road racingt
and Gordons estate.
Kyoto University, the winner of aggregate of 302. the heat, and Iwo Jengtha ho- Virtually, the amateur open Each of the competing tearns bind
Hitotrubash! stroke play championship, the
*******event
attracted had Ave Edwardian cars built University,
Large held of between 1904 and 1914 and five Rowing in a strong head wind Michael Pearson and fuckia windstand's loading players, vintage cars built between 1920 Cambridge completed the course Jones, respective and 1930.
in the slow time of | minutes ... 8.1 . sbconds,... Kyold's. waka
seven Cheshire and Lance of The British teams were corneam, was six minutes 55.8 prepared for a replay, tomorrow pored of makes still camous to seconds, Hitotenbashl's. Une ration and takes 88 for the
when day, but many of the American was cis minutes 69.8 seconds maler outward half.
The fled with 303 and makes-Lozier, Mercer, Sime plex Biddle and Kissel-have feated Cambridge in the mor
Hokkaido, University, who
This meant they Seruibons hald ning went on to win the final to come home in 34
...
TORJO'S
By the end of the road section bealing Kyoto and Waseda possible towing to
long been exlinet, o
last night, the British team werd univerAL SALADRADE SR
In the land. They had lost 4,778. Hokkaido's time in the strong pointe, to the Ambrican's Tous not head; wina wan; seven minute
Final doctaions were made
day on 'n parking) tas), a "bend
them,
Of
the land nina
ton.
1. R. Mobkmarte
J. Goodman Mr A. Affimèï Men P. Lowe Mrs K Foga
直徑
FIRST ROUND
Montreux, Sept. 11, Britains beat Ireland by 69 points in their drst round match of the 1954 European Bridge Championship which
opened hay fodby
A record Dumber of 15 coun- tries are taking part. Each team
plays all the other thus and the Winners are determined on a
polate system.
Other Srst round
rounding dorulta
were: Switzerland beat- Lebanon
by 20 points, Auitia best Fin-
bý
17 fant
by 10. points
Germany
Holland boot
by 30 polat Denmark heat. Bolakam; by "alix points; 20 Prance PE TERME Best Norway by: sight of points, re
Allwinning teants saga-two
10 victory points.
Italy had a bye in the round and dildi.noé