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TRIANGULAR CRICKET
RAF & NAVY UPSET ARMY
· By “GOOGLY”
The final game of the Annual Triangular Cricket Tournament played yesterday at Chater Road between the Combined RAF-Navy and the Army ended in an upset win for the former by a narrow margin of six runs.
This enabled the Hongkong Cricket Club to win the competition with one win and a draw to their credit.
Birley And Power. both The Combined team won the bowlers from the RAF, wero, toss, elected to bat Arst Arch chiefly responsible for dismiss-opened with Green and Taylor. ing the Army batsmen and | With only six runs on the score- Oakley of Navy gave a fine dis-board Taylor, trying to play play with the bat. making 39 shot to leg. was caught by runs and being top scorer for Withall at short-leg. Onkley then his alde. He hit ten fours. joined Green who was run out with 30 runs added to the total. Leigh-Bennet was next to go when h; was beautifully eiught in Ja ships by St. Johnstone for five runs. Three wickets down for 34.
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
The following are Softball League fixtures the week-end:
SATURDAY, JAN. 13 Ladies
Power then joined Dakley and two batted cautiously to these brink
the Total to 112 when lower was caught by Whall eff the Clark. With only one run added to the total Oakley was run out for
wrying for 4 sho:L run. The tall-enders, Wood, Cox, Hender-" run and Blakry, echiel 70 runs before their lanings closed at 189,
Overseas v South Chin (Um. pires: H. Honalball, J. F. Yev, Jotuison Shon) om Ground "A" at 3.30 p.m.
V
Junior
Dukes Pandas (Umpires: M. E. Nunes and two Black- hawks players) Ground "A" al 2 p.m.
Blackhawks (Umpires: C.
V Seventeeners Soumn and twe
Dukes players) Ground "B" ut 3.30 p.m.
SUNDAY, JAN. 16 Benior "A"
Warriors v Pandas (Umpires
WELL ON THE WAY
Army were set 190 nms to win with www hours ind forty minutes to get them. They were well on the road to victory after an hour's play whin 120 was up with eight wickets intact ana Witball and Hill weli sel
The dismissal of Withall (72) with 130 runs on the board still left Any in a strong position for a victory. Howard-Dobson then Joined Hill and these two added 25 runs before 2311 was
clean bowled Birley.
by
A apurkling knock by Howard-
he was well caugh! behind the wicket by Wood of Birley and
is spelled doom for Army,
R. Baretto and two Binckhawks | Dobson came to an end when players) Ground "A" at 11 an. St Joseph's v CAA (Umpires: E. D. Robbtu, Claude Pugh, Mario Pereira) Ground "A" 2 pm
Senior "**
Americana
Blackhawks (Umpires: 11, Winglee, W. Woo, Llang) Ground "A"
Y. S. 3.30 p.m.
Ladies CAA v Wahoos "A" (Umpires. M. Ferras, R. Hamet, D. Fong, Ground "A" 10 R.m.
Colicons "A" Wahoos "B" (Umpires: F
1 wu and Dodgers players) Ground 10 a.m.
V
Diesto
"B"
Hockey Trial
On Sunday
be held
The next Interport trials with nt Sookunpoo at 2.30 on Sunday, All players will wear a coloured shirt and bring a spare white one.
The following are asked to attend:
Hecreio: Nery, Ross, L. Gut- tores, S. Guterres, Rosario, Re- medles, Castro.
K.I.T.C.: Y: Khan, Army: Boxall, Peters, Bowelt, Feltham Allison, Martin, Scoones, Smith, Reay, Taylot, Tribe, Peberdy
Nav Bharat B. Singh. Dillon, M. Singh, Sonres, 11. Singh, M.
Sinch
H.K.
Club:
The remaining batsmen fell to pieces before the allack of Birley and Power. At the end of play Army found themselves six runs short of victory
to
Top honours in bowling went Birley who in the Inst 20 minutes of the game enabled the Combined team to pull out of an awkward position."
final analysis read-12 overs, one maiden, live wickets, 42 runs.
Butting honours went Army's Withall with 72, Oakley closely following with
58.
ELS
to
Army's Dowling took three wickets for $1 runs in 16 overs and Clark in 16.4 overs Rot three for 70.
THE BCOREN
The following were the scores;
Combined Navy RAF
Dowling
Green, run out Taylor, & Clark, b Withall Oakley, run out.. Leigh-Bennett, e St Johnstone, D Power, Withall, Clark Leale, e Hill, b Clark Wood, low Dowling Cox, Medd, b Clark Henderson, not out Blakey. e St Johnstone. b Dowing 11 Birley, run out
Extran
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189
Fall of wickets 1-6; 2-36; 3-60; 14-112; 8-113; 0-127; 7-132; A-150
D-100: 10-180
Rowling Analysis
Withall Clark Dowling Preece
10.
Army
Withall, e Ledlic. b Airley Medd, e Leigh:-Bennett, Coughirte. h Power
Power
Haye, Cannon,
fill. Barley
Coffey
Dallah,
Chubb, b Power
Neville, run out
Sookunpols: Yusuf, Omar, Hanit.
RAF: Stephens, Lodlie. Change Of Grounds
In view of the fact that 500- kunpoo Ground is required for the Interpart trials, the maten between Knights and Army "C" will now be played at 3.30 p.m. on Happy Valley Pool Ground on Sunday, 16th January.
Sports Diary
TODAY
Golf
Ladies' Golf-Contain's Cup. Second Round.
TOMORROW
Athletics
Howard-Dobson, c Wood, b Birley
Preece, e Taylor. b Dirley
Clark, b Birley
$1 Johnstone, "ran out Dowling, not
Extran
Total
out
183
Fall of wickets-1-63; 2.04; 3-130: 4-103: 5-100; 6-107; 7-174: 8-174;
-178; 10-183.
Bowling Analyz
MR W 62.1 1 422
21:
Birley Blakey Power Taylor Henderson
ROOTHOOFT WINS FRENCH TABLE TENNIS TITLE
Paris, Jan. 12.
Rene Roothooft of France re- Royal Engineers Open Mile Race tained the Men's Singles title in at. Boundary Street:
the French Table Tennis Cham- plonships here tonight.
SATURDAY
Boccer
Ho beat in the final Matel Gantner, Champion of Rumania, 21-10, 21-18, 18-21, 21-19.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1955.
NO CHASING THE SHOT
f
曳
A national course for Britain's junior athletes was recently held at the University of London track at Molspur Park. One device adopted was the Traill net for shot-putters which enables athletes to retrieve the shot more quickly. Gone is that firing need to "chase" the shot and waste time wiping the dirt from it-Reuterphoto.
Keenan Fighting Cohen
Could Be No.1 On The
1955
"Hit" Parade
Says SYDNEY HULLS
Four world-title fights shine brightly on the 1955 horizon for British fighters. That quartet plus a handsome schedule of British, Empire, and European Championships make big boxing's New Year look as busy as any in the history of the sport.
Britain's first world title fight of 1955 could be between that bundle-of French dynamite, Robert Cohen, and Peter Keenan, the British Bantamweight champion. Time: the spring. Place: Glasgow.
any
is a member.
of
Pago
Around Hollywood With Michael Ruddy
THE BEST ACTRESS OSCAR
GRACE KELLY
FOR
OR JUDY GARLAND?
Now that all the Academy Award films have been seen, it looks as if the most dramatic contest for the best actress Oscar will be between Grace Kelly and Judy Garland. Judy for her great show in, her comeback- film, "A Star Is Born," and Grace for her portrayal of Bing Crosby's devoted wife in "The Country Girl." They are worlds apart, Judy and Grace. Judy's the girl who was born in a trunk and Grace is the wealthy girl brought up in a Philadelphia mansion.
Sho
For both actresses, 1954 has been an extraordinary year. Judy at times struggled to complete scenes at Warners and then flopped from exhaustion. was unpunctual, uncertain, unpredictable on the set,
Chunges were mado weekly And what of Mr Purdom? Haj ed the director, Richard Brooks, to please bor. Complete cavorts with Linda Christian whero in Hollywood be found sequences were
re-filmed and other charmers and while them. during the 11 months "A Star in The King's Thief," hoя
la Born" took to film. Yot, as I affected smuff-taking which "Oh, these young players think you will agree when you seems to be carrying the char- see the musical-drama, the trials acter a little too far.
worth- and tribulations while.
were
crown and co-players. I've talk-
Marilyn Monroe 15 being
harshly criticised for her vulgar
The week's, crack: At the Mocambo; "The girl I saw you Punctual to the minute, m- with hers last night should Affected, untemperamental, 0 have been on a tensh!" brilliant study, Grace Kelly was a delight to directors, camera-
ed to Blog Crosby, Ray Milland, Bill Holden, James Stewart and Stewart Granger about her. They all sing her praises, norget to Kelly,
Alfred Hilchcock said, "If they let me have Grace for ten more films, I'll be delighted."
dance Ini "No
were all imported from Broad- way," he said. "They're special. types which we don't produce on the West Const" wonder if one line will be "Even passed by the censor. protitutes carn more than school teachers!"
Interested in a nice, round
figure? During 1954, breweries "Heat Wave" Business Like Show Business," and wine merchants spent over I admit I didn't like it but beer and wine on radio
12 million pounds advertise and often
and ridiculous rather and
In
any cash
Miss Monroe has
My neighbour, Lauren Bacall, bersolf to blame. She refused to
(Mrs H. Bogart) Look the have
choreographer
Robert children with her to San Fran- Alton design the number for cisco while she does locations her, insisting on Jack Cole, who there for "Blood Alley"
with gets weird ideas, and likes
Robert Mitchum who told his leer in his donce
Creations. Threo Until she signs her new con- home
youngsters to stay at and look after their tract, M. Monroe is powerful' mother.
a thought it was fun vulgar. television in the United States.
The best publicity machine in the industry, M-G-M's, la at work for Grace Kelly who'll bo worth her weight in uranium if she gets na Oscar.
यः
Bing Crosby began the your with
soti, headache. His Dennis,
was arrested in Wil- shire Boulevard for being drunk in a car driven by a pot of his who had been drinking His
a
anough to get what she wants.. In this, she did, alus.
Met Mons Freeman, Bing's favorito, girl-friend, some ties for him at Carroll and buying
The Shah of Iran and pretty wife did the VIP studio tour, were given a special lunch graphed with Danny Kaye and at Paramount, then were photo-
The Shah sald the right thing. that he intends to come to Call- fornta once a year.
famous father had to ball him? Co. in Beverly Hills. She show Michael Pate and Glynis Johns
grey,
ed me half a dozen knitted silk out. Bing's boys are not re- anes,
charcoal block, sponding as he hoped.
Gary maroon and dark blue. "Do you doesn't wont to Anish his think these are
conservative?" college course. Dennis's marks she asked me. at the school of agriculture are poor and the other two Just getting by.
HER BEST FRIEND
are
I thought they were and wondered what had happened to one of the more colourful dressers in the USA. The Croon- er likes colour, mixes it gaily, Mrs Edmund Purdom (Tila | Tựa a sight to see him and Bob Phillips), told me that during Hope on the golf course. Dazz her recent difficulties-husband ling-and it seems to help their walking out on her, leaving her gamo. short of cash-her best, friend
That is why the British Box- any. challenge the NBA topared to go to South America to ing Board of Control must take produce
document." The take the opportunity.
And once Preston's Johnny { special interest in the most NBA apparently has carried out
the terrific storm building up among this dethronement without con- Sullivan,
Middleweight has disposed Cham Champion, the bantoms. For someone it is sulting the new World going to mean a most unhappy plonship Committee of which it challenger Pat McAleer from
Birkenhead-although this is by New Year.
has been Norms Shearer. means a certainty-Johany will be racing after a crack at
"She has helped me Επ 30 Carl Bobo Olson's title.
many
Tita told waya," "And so has Jan Sterling. loaned me a car when was held in the garage' the repair bill was paid."
tion the
A
CHAMPION WANTED
Its statement
adds:
did not fulfil the obligations of weight Championship. the contracts we hold"
no
Fanling Golf
The draw and starting times for the Bronze Championship qualifying round, to be played on the New course, Fanling, un Tuesday, January 18, is as fod- lows.
FRUSTRATED CHIPS
And 10 anyone from Holly- wood drops in to see him in Iran, they'll be most welcome.
Marge and Gower Champlon want to tour Britain nect your with their "Three for Tonight" show. They carry а portable dance floor with them, set it up when they get into the Ameri- can provinces,
GOOD TEACUER Joan Crawford has a very tricks she baffles Jeff ira
from
Ho's
"This film is a shocker," said me. Glenn Ford to me on the set of good teacher for card
which She "The Blackboard Jungle” "This with mine is fact, about a trade school in Chandler unill New York and a teacher's fight "Female on the Beach"!
almost to
the death, with a Tony Curtis, who learned some gang of young-hoodlums deter of the world's best card tricks mined to destroy the school and Houdini and has kept it
for his
his portrayal of Hay authority. I'm the teacher, in some ways, a frustrated and bloody Mr Chips."
St. John Ambulance
Orders
Orders
This action makes a mockery The National Boxing Associa of the attempt by national box
of America has declareding bodies to get together and
Four world title fights for title establish universal control over world bantamweight
Britons in 1955. It is not too vacunt and is about to organise the world titles.
When Cohen and much to hope that we will have now competition to find a
World Champion will at least one neet the winner Champion,
The NBA anys
when Cohen stili be
World before the year is out. regarded 29
London Express Service, whatever the NBA Chamrern Songkitrat, of Champion fought
winner Siam, for the title the
care to pronounce. agreed to defend the champion- Looking further forward into ship against Mexican Raton 1955, Don Cockell is still waiting Macias within 90 days.
his chance to ight Rocky Mar-
for the "Cohen | clano
World Heavy-
THREE BANKERS Cohen's manacer, Gaston Manager John Simpson thinka Charles Raymond, and his Bri-it must come soon, belleves that tish agent, Bobby Diamond, are Cockell really in the next one
on Marciano's ilst. raging about this declaration.
10.15 a.m., Mrs Cautherley & demands "What contracts?"
Simpson, by the way, is plan. Mrs Llang; 10.20 a.m., Mrs Diamond. "We
signed ning never
to handle the British Rendell & Mrs Littlejohn; 10.25 Heavyweight Championship for a.m., Mrs Stocks & Mrs Bid years to come.
well: 10.30 a.m. Mrs Sicap & Mention
to Simpson young Mrs McCarm; 10.35 a.m., Mr hopes like Joe Erskine, Henry Marshell & Mrs Leitch: 10.40 Cooper and Brian Harper am Mrs Anderson & Mrs Moo- to break his hold die; 10.45 a.m., Mrs Laroche & men kely on the title
and he replies: Mrs Penn; 10.50 a.m., Mrs Wat "Not until they have beaten kinson & Miss Brown; 10.53 Cockell, Jack Gardner, and 22-
Mrs Lindeman & a.m., year-old Ron Harman of Brigh-Toplin; 11 a.m. Mrs Tippin & ton.
three Mrs Hurden; 11.05 a.m., Mrs Clague & & Mrs Prophet; 11.10 and is banking on them to keep a.m., Mrs Orr & Mrs Goldman; the management upon in 11.16 am. Mrs Shoemaker & 8. Lee, Denig & MYMCA NOT Heavyweight Championship Kite; 11.:
1.20 Mrs Backo the Simpson family.
& Mrs Pearce; 11.25 a.m., Mra We should soon know whether Skinner & Mrs Blitz; 11.30 a.m.,
make the grade. Mrs Gordon & Mrs Gregg. Harman can
Wicks Cooper's manager Jim
wlit "Harmen? Cooper BYK
Sandy Sachller To Defend Title Against Davis
New York, Jan. 12. Sandy Saddler will defend World Featherweight his boxing title against Teddy "Red Top" Davis of Hart ford, Connecticut, on Feb- ruary 25 at Madison Square Garden here.
Simpson manages
all
a.m., Mra
|
Mrt
The International Boxing Club take him in his first eight-round Subba Row May
few de-
Join Northants
firm
Ano Him. reitago
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and wished to stay lo
Mong Kok *.W.A. Am
announced the match today after fight." That should be one of Mr Charlie Johna on, Saddler's the interesting fights of the year
everything too. manager, had said was set "except for a
Third world title test Involv
Northampton, Jan, 13. tails"
ing a Briton will come in the
Raman Subba Row, Surrey Although no Contracts have flyweight division. Winner of
and Cambridge University been signed, the match was the fight for the vacant British cricket all-rounder, may become made on a verbal basis. Terms title at Harringay on February miteially registered with
between Empire champion Dat Northamptonshire next season. were not announced
The National Boxing Associa-Dower and Lancashire lad Eric
Не has begun work with a tion recently withdrew recogni- Marsden is an obvious challen
of accountants in tion from Suiker as Champion ger for the World Championship
Northampton because he had falled to defend held by Pascual Perez of the
County Northamptonshire his title since his discharge from Argentine.
Cricket Club's Secretary sald Always provided, of course, that. the Army carly last year China
that Surrey had been properly Mail Special.
elther Dower or Marsden is pro-
approached
and had agreed to Everything de- on whether Bubba Row GUARD FOR THE ADELAIDE TEST PITCH?
Adelaide, Jan. 12. All matches 21 anni by beating Miss Christiane The question of a guard for England's toom, gained their fourth Test between Australls TORWAYT. All matches at Happy bocond success in the Champion- and England begins on January A 18-year-old leg-spinner, J. ships when Johnny Leach, the 28, is to be considered, an off- Osborn, is in the 12 from whom former World Champion, and clal of the South Australian the South Australian State alde Miss Diana Rowe won the Mixed Cricket Association sald today. will be chosen to play the MCC match, Precautions follow the allege in a return four-day Doubles title.
In an exciting final they beat tions that the Melbourne ground beginning here on January
Third the
He made his first class cricket $30 p.m. Deriaza "1" v Dorians "7" the Rumanian holders, Tiberiu | wen: watered duris Hagen | dobust last year, but was not its arrived in Moscow today : 10 Decisans of strength
Harastal and Mis Rozeenu Test.
Meanwhile the tourist 18-81, 21-14, 21-10, 12-21,
in a match at Moscow's Grand Mount Gambier has made its al rune hors in November cur on Jan. 17.11
Tout players: Greme Hole, Women' there bel
The English four-Les Favell, and Gil Langley, are, Other matches will take place
and Twill klime and a South Australian also emang thomo named,
team country
1. HMI v South Chins (Club): St Joseph's v RAF (Navy) Chib v Army (8kp), All matches commencing at 4 pm.
Angellca Rozcanu
DIVEMA-XMB CAA (CID) (Rumania): the World Cham-
Talkoo St. Joseph'e (Navy); Club
V Eastern (äkp).
2.50 p.m.
pion, won the Women's Singles
Div 2 "B"-Dockyard y Prisons: Watel (France) 21-13, 21-0, 21-8, the Adelaide pitch, where the
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Valley at 130, p.m.
C&W Telephone: CMB REME Jardines Little Bit Wan. All matches at Happy Valley 4 pm.
Ladies'' Hockey Victorians KGV "A" (KP) 345 p.m.; Kavy Rervice (B8) 730 p.m. Gremlina v Recreio "A" (KP)
(38) 3.43 p.m.
Siecing
Happy Valley, noon,
Annual Race Meging (First Day} | „23-24 towo and her twin sister, own Pkmns for the match
Bowls
Biles
Hong Pairs Championship at KDGC Rosalind, won the
at 8.15 p.m. saus
New Cricket,
Dockyard (9) IRC -“D”
Recreio v Armyşi
Doubles title last night,
Team To Meet MCC Tourists
Adolaldo, Jan. 12.
a the Men's Doubles final Srednedal HULANA 1ood" Trown, G. PinchoCK!
Caftori and T. C. Bala (Frarice).
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Japanese Wrestlers
In Moscow
Moscow, Jan. 12. team of Japanese wrestlers
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