THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1955.
YORKSHIRE BEAT SURREY BY SIX WICKETS WITH 11 MINUTES TO SPARE
London, June 21.
Yorkshire won their dramatic County Cricket Championship duel with Surrey at Headingley today by six wickets with only 11 minutes of extra time left. It took Yorkshire, who now hold the distinction of being the first side to beat the Champions this season, one and a half hours to capture the last three Surrey wickets earlier in the day..
for 79 for A match
ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
There are seven stalwart sportsmen in the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade this week and they are worthy occupants too,
They were then left to get 178 runs for victory in three hours ten minutes. The batting conditions for this task were the best experienced in all three days but the Surrey attack was maintained at high pressure throughout, " After losing Huston at eight cashire's fifth Championship win, wickets Wilson and Lowson put York-of the season-but
were not disgraced. shire well on "the way to vie tory.
They added 91 for the second wicket Lowson batting two hours and Wilson an hour and and
a half
half and then both were dismissed with the score- board ut 99.
Worcester aggregate of ten for 137 Army cap.
The sound defence of Sutcliffe and an aggressive innings by the left-handed Watson brought the required runs. Sutcliffe and Watson, who remained unbeaten, added 71 runs for the fourth wicket.
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FIRST. IN 16 This was Surrey's first defeat in 18 consecutive
Rames since July last year when they were beaten by Glamorgan at the Oval. Yorkshire are now only rivals 12 points behind their who have a match in hand.
Nearly 18,000 people watched today's
play and total receipts for the match were £3,847,
eight wicket Lancashire's victory over Worcestershire at Manchester.
Middlesex's win by nine wickets against Somerset at Lard's put them in joint third position in the Cham- pionship table, Middlesex
and
needed only 45
minutes today to hit off the re quired 48 runs against Somerset, Jick Robertson, who hit ä magnificent century in the first innings, was again in a free -scoring mood. With the help of five tours he scored 28 out of 36 in half an hour.
When pace man Brian Statham bowled Richardson, it was his
50th wicket of the season.
Cohn Cowdrey, brillant young England batsmar, recently dis
from the RAF C1) charged medical grounds, hit his first century of the season for Kent their unexpected 142-ruet victory over Northamptonshire at Tunbridge Wells.
a
Cowdrey, who "batted thre is 20 minutes for his 139,
h.. two sixes and 24 tours,
personal
Cambridge University's 53-run victory over Warwickshire at Birmingham was triumph for Gamini Goonesena, the Ceylon all-rounder. In addi- tien to his century and Ave wickets for 58 in the first inn. ings, Goonesera claimed five warwickshire
Dodgers.
Reuter.
LEAGUE BOWLS
Setback For HKFC In
in our
With the recent lull in troop movements we have been given a breather
all too fre- quent task of saying good-bye to our star sportsmen. The lull however will soon be over and In a week or two we shall
again be saying our au revoirs, not only to some fine sportsmen but also to some of the people who, by their interest and thoughul encouragement, made possible so title- much of what is achieved.
2nd Division
By "TOUCHER"
certain to be aired at a forth coming meeting we may soon hear news of our cricketers in སྐྱུ new role.
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Golf
to
GOLF COMPETITION As I reported last week the
Inter-Unit Regimental Competition scheduled take place at Fanling during July and as one golf enthusiast said to me the other day "Terrie temperature or Typhoon shall be there.
we
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It's Not An Easy Job For The RAF To Pick A Team For Singapore
Says "“N'TACA”:
From the point of view of local cyclists, this has been "Fiasco". week. Both events scheduled for the two Novice Competitions were cancelled. The NTAÇA 25 Miles Time Trial found the officials attending an inquest on the death of Rip Poole," while a missing turn marshal ruined the RAF 25 TT on Sunday. Quite a hectic week.
names.
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The
no
Forthcoming events in these competitions are a 32 miles Australian Pursuit The Army Cricket officials have just announced that seven cricketers have been awarded their colours and that by the NTACA on Wednesday, and a 10 TT on Sunday, run by the RAF. this award carries with it the privilege of wearing the NTACA race starts at 3 p.m. instead of the usual 4 p.m., in order to give some of
the "Kowloon-dwellers" time to catch their trains from Fanling.
the 500 metres Galloway's hope is to Anish The following members of the Army teams have been As slight recompense for the World records,
Wednesday. Standing Start.
three rides, at 23. 50 and 100 - so honoured:-Major Fillingham (2/7 GR), Lt. Russell cancellation of the
TOUR DE FRANCE TEAM miles, to qualify for the York- (7 Hussars), Lt. Spooner (1 Northamptons), 2/Lt. Price event, a scratch "25" was held
Jim Gower on Friday evening, Jones of the The British team for the Tour shire BAR contest. (1 N. Staffs), B. S. M. Aldrich (72 LAA Regt. RA), Pte.7 Hussars returning a good 1-3 de France has been selected, just wants to race anywhere, but Young (1 N. Staffs), Cfn. Crouch (11th Inf. Wksps on a very
and includes one or two surprise has a sneaking hope he will be evening. windy
able to Bernard Pusey, Bevia
Amateur start in the REME).
Ken Mitchell have Circuit of Britain. While you are reading this, Wood and some of the finest amateur racing done nothing during the present
Their going will seriously de- cyclists in the world will be season to justify selection (UT taking part in the classic Manx such a gruelling race, and it is plete the RAF Hongkong team TT, the 113 miles Massed Start to be imagined that the Manu- for the Three Day race at Singa- Rhee held over the Motor Cycle facturers Union have the idea pore at the end of July. In fict, Course in the Isle of Man. of experience-gaining in their the RAF will now have a difficult task to select six riders worthy Among the many foreign teams minds.
of being sent to such an im- entered.. the greatest challenge
To
date, It is to be hoped that the big portant event. will
probably come from the
teams to invitation has been received for French boys, who have an excel-bugbears of British
date, non-standard equipment the NTACA to send a team, but lent record in this event.
Individual
we are not giving up hope—yet. is favourite
junsatisfactory the land.
gear Ericson
mechanisms, have been eliminat-
BEST ALL-ROUNDER Wheeler, Ray Booty, ed. In an event of this tyype, who last year pulled of a
Raleigh Cycles, of Nottingham, The competition will be play-spectacular victory. His fitness no chances can be taken. One ad off by teams of four players was shown the other week when so very rarely hears of foreign have proposed to the ACU that suffering mechanical they be allowed to donate, a and teams may be drawn from he rode the fastest 50 TT since trouble, unlike our own boys. Trophy fot the Individual
and 1953, wel inside 1-59. Units, Formation HQ's
Equipment must be not less Winner of the ACU Best All Messes, and the tournament is
itseens that the Ladies con- than 100%, and the riders Rounder competition. Walters will be going back to
open
officers to serving
not be kept out of the news. should be a bit better even than
Include all ACU the Hawthorns to rejoin his old oiber ranks of the Army
petition will and The latest is the team mates with West Brom the Royal Hongkong Defence Massed' Start rare scheduled for
Three-day that.
sponsored Time Trials at the three distances of 25, 50 and 100 As a result of this defeat, the wich Albion, Murray will be Force 41
July 30-August i, in France, Our numbers continue to be miles, to be held during the The conditions of play are Football Clubs are still three returning to Canterbury, but it points behind League-leading may be that the one to hit the simple and victory will be de-Seven riders have been selected, depleted. Two more of the "Old present season. A pity some at of whom four are certain to hands," Jim Gower and Brad our boys cannot have a try at Kowloon Dock Club with the headlines will be winger aided on single matches off
travel, the participation of the Galloway, both leave the Colony it. sume number or six matches Walmsley in whose future both scratch. Team captains are ex-
others depending on the state of in the near future, and they will played.
Bury and Workington are show-pected to prepare and exchange the purse.
be sadly missed. Both have been icam sheets giving part.culars of Craigengewer look a good leading an active interest.
As some slight recompense for All of the stages are short staunch supporters of racing out with C. K. Sung, 11, W. Randali,
Walmsley has the ability to players and their order of play:
(due to the train strike), P. K. La sed R. Tay who, go right to the top and it would This exchange is to be effected ones, (from 35 to 47 miles) and here, both fire riders and Brst-missing the Championship "23,"
it will be most interesting to class sportsmen. match of the be a story book twist if he was before the first
see how our girls compare with We wish them luck. Their first Norman Shiel ran away with the after conceding a single on té
to do it as wing partner to alteroon starts.
contemporaries. task after "demob' is to spend National Pursuit Championship, From there on it is to be nor their European
fellow analis by first head, choices up a five on
Robson at Workington.
slouches is a couple of weeks the second aid copŝted to a com-
touring in beating his It would surely be one of the mal match play ever 18 holes and That they are Do
as a means of getting over ten seconds, in 5-24. Shiel's rival, Peter Brotherton, great wings in if there is a tie the match will be proved by the fact that one of France travelled
was not a competitor this year, British football. These two came decided on the number of holes them has already beaten one of really fit for what will be left of re
as he is in the middle of moved to won in each match. This means Daisy Franks' recently acquired the English season. Korea, together in
a special training plan aimed at and Hongkong,
now....who of course that
winning the World's Champion- knows....they may
zhip he so narrowly missed last the headlines Workingten.
Division Second aspiring Hongkong Football Club suffered a severe set back yesterday when they Craigengower Cricket Club) in a postponed Lawn Bowls League match
second innings lost .to
7-2 Win
Score by four points to one.
Over
Chicago Cubs
Chicago, June 21. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored A neat stumping by Stephen-five runs in the 11th inning to the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, ended his entertaining defeat innings but Brown and Edrich today behind the six-hit pitch-fortable 26-15 win over Football
Son
denied Somerset further success,
Cub's H. Black, W. McColl, W. Bovard and Kun Forrow..
July will see many of last season's Army, soccer side on their way back to the United Kingdom, and for some of them at least, to a promising future in
the game. 1:
farthest
.
and
yet make finish as the 18 game will The entry fee for the com- at together
petition is $8 per team and this should now have been forward- ed with the entry to Capt. D. A. Kennedy, RE. (DCRE KOW- loun) for the list was due to close yesterday,
A GREAT FIGHT Worcestershire put up a great Bight at Old Trafford, where they not only averted the expected defeat by an innings but set 70 Lancashire to score 90 in minutes.
This was achieved after 20
jast of extra time-Lan-runs with his second double. He minutes
scored himself on relief pitcher Hal Jeffcoat's wild pitch. Duke Snider drove in the Arth run with a
single. The Dodgers
thus stretched their lead over the second place
abs to 12 games. Cubs,
went all the way Newcombe for his 12th win of the season again one defeat and ran his lifetime
against the Cubs record to 23-3. His two doubles raised his betting average to .426.
THE SCORES National League
ing of big Den Newcombe be- fore 22,886 fats.
.Much closer games were seen Roy Campanella started the
Jot 11th-inning
with for the other two risks. vistory
beld 10 # double to centre for his fourth Leonard's four were
Bickford hit. He hurt his knee sliding in- 9-10 score by B. 1. to second, however, and pitch and his men on the 14th head, runner Den Hoak scored what but rallied strongly on the next
Also an impending departure by 17-15 on proved to be the winning run few ends to lead
is Capt. Chisholm RADC, who when Sandy Armores singled, the 20th.
was very of the strong men of Newcombe drove in two more The footballers just failed in a the very successful Army rugger
valiant
end attempt to side last season, 1 shall have snatch the decision. After lay-more news of departing per ing three shots, they fell to a sonalities
'Leonard | future. brilliant shot by Joe who with his last wood drew inside blocker a hugging
cucher
India's Sole
Representative Eliminated
Wimbledon, Jane 21. Rita Davar, India's sole res presentative in the woman's singles, was no match for Mrs Haze Redwick-Smith of South Africa.
2
a
in the very
near
HOLE-IN-ONE.
Congratulations to 2/Lt. D. J. Only a strong finish by Eddie Lyness of the 7th Queen's Own Greenwood's four enabled the
Hussars for achieving the Football Club to avoid a blank-
It is the hope of the organisers that once the competition has commenced team line-ups will aot be changed, but in a case of emergency another eligible play- er may be substituted provided he is not and has not been a member of another team. In- cidentally the Secretary must be
out. Held to 15-14 on the 17th 8olfer's ambition of chalking up notified of all such changes be.
end by the Craigengower four skipped by George Madar, they scored a four, a single and two braces on the remaining ends to R HE emerge winners by 24-14. 7 12 0
THE SCORES CCC 2c. K. Sung
Brooklyn
2 6 Yet the young 21-year-old giri Chicago
Newcombe (12-1) and Cam-H from Calcutta fought like a tiger
(11). Hacker, against the tall lanky South panella, Walker African nuraber one player, be- Jeffcoat (11), Davis (11) and fure losing. All applauds were Chiti. LP-Hacker (7-5.) HR
Banks (15th).United Press, for Rita.
But, as she said afterwards, her opponent was "too good."
Indian Champion
The
stayed
Mrs
always on the base line while the more Egressive Redwick-Smith ofter, advanced up to the net, driving the Indian girl frem one side of the court
the ther with volleys.
to
The first set was short lived,
but in the second the Indian girl
increased
resistance. She hce
HKFC
H. Black
W. McChil
W. Eevaird
W. Randall
R. Tay (5)
25
P. Collier
A Ferret
R. C. Buller
P. K. Lau R. Ragi
Leonard W. Leonard
Fox
(S) 18
F. Santos
J. Kelleher
K. Farrow (S) 15
P. Gardner
B. 1. Bickford
H. Blyth T. Dyer"
H. Ridsdale
British Runners 24
To Attack Two
World Records
Manchester, June 22, Attempts to better two World
even took her opponent's service records will be made here 10-
to lead two-one, but only to lose night by British runners Gordon all her services but one, soon Pirie for ...afterwards."
taking
Brian
Three
Hewson
on
58
a Hole-in-One at Fanling. I am told that ambitious golfers
fore matches are played. dream that such a success will
There is a
jaunty air about come their way during their
those whose job it is to run career: it's not so much the in the Army's Water Polo affairs. mediate value of the achieve-It is a well justified air too for ment, but what a story it pro in the short time the season vides for the years that are still
has been running the soldier long way off.
During the life of this column I have several times had the pleasure of expressing publicly (S1 15 the gratitude of Army cricketers for the generosity of many of the civilian clubs who allow their be used for regi- grounds to mental cricket matches.
E. Greenwood
(S)
34
Trueman May
Bowl Against South Africans
London June 21.
I
on-
aquatists have been excelling themselves both in the Hong- kong League and Army Leagues.
Pirie Beats
"Aces
=
•
Beats Hungarians,
But It Was Not Good Enough For
The Crowd
By DOUG WILSON
· M
Thu comi-
Several local⚫ riders have announced that they will atempt
some of the Colony records during the next few weeks, part of their training for the season which
in the be of August Two of
opens
Philcox (Essex) and Lord (REME CC), have designs CTL
the NTACA 12 Hour record, for which no times have yet been Brussels.
This record is not re-. put up. Britain's Gordon Pirie scored a brilliant 2,000 Metres cognised by the HKCA, but the NTACA recognise records at 12, victory on June 16, slamming Hungarian stars Laszlo and 24 Hours, and 1,000 miles. Tabori and Sandor Iharos in 5 minutes 12.6 seconds. But, Any Lakers? although the race was exciting, and, from the tactical standard is 200 miles, no easy viewpoint, perfectly won, it was just not good enough for feat in this the crowd.
They came here expecting to see Gaston Reiff's world record of 5min. 7sec, well beaten. When Pirie's time was announced the spectators found it difficult to raise even
in the a polite cheer. In these days of faster and faster times it seems that a weil-won race is no longer good enough
and
District Workshops REME continue to set the pace in the in top class athletics. "South" League and in scoring
It is true that conditions were. „Driver clocked 14 min. 17.3 27 goals against 4 by their op- perfect; and that Pirie, Tabori, sec. Bares did 14-23.4,
still ponents they
maintain
and Ihares, who finished in that Belgian Frans Herman 14-29.
Gordon Pirie's brother -Peter, crder, are all capable of beat- I know that while the clubs
weil
But the record.
even ran fourth, 14-35. expect no material return it is a matter
tter which has often been in
is going to lower their colours athletes of this calibre are "not the minds of our cricketers. It although the Royal
world record-breaking perform- Signals by wel be
that those who made them fight every inch of ancis at will. listened to Major Peter Chubb.in
Young the way for that 2-1 victory on
their 100 per cent record. The team is playing so that it is hard to see just who
Monday.
The
their unbeaten
Driver, the Empire's Six-Mile Champion, ran a well-judged
9-10ths of a
obvious when two laps had been this year, and of Harbig's
It takes all kinds and styles covered that we were going
see no record,
SPURT SHOOK THEM
io second outside
16-year-old World record.
Moens won the Half-Mile at the British Games two years
go.
331 He followed
obviously
may
The Saint Güloise stadium has race. He went ahead at 2,000 conversation with Brig
a very narrow track, capable of Metres,, and Beres chased him during Padio Hong cong's Sports
comfortably accommodating on-for the rest of the race. STAR SIDE
There were: ly four athletes. Cavalcade last Saturday, heard
We saw an exciting 800 Metres star side of the North ten in the Bet3, but there was won by Roger Moens, 25-year- the birth of an idea that may i Mues and
Engineer no scrambling. enable Army cricket to make a League, 24 Field
old Brussels police officer, who for 1,000
Tabori went into the lead on showed a scintillating return to significant contribution to the Regiment, lost Metres.
Colony game in the way which record when they went down to the first lap. Even without a form and returned imin. 47.5sec. Pirie will have a good field to So, like last year, Miss Davar
the civilian clubs will appreciate 1st Bn, King's Own at Sek glance at the stop-watch, it was fastest 800 Metres in the world him try to beat the 13 succumbed in the second round help
Freddie Trueman, the York-most-by helping to develop Kong. she had a bye in the first-it minutes 20,4 seconds set up by
shire fast bowler, has been young local talent. was her third appearance at the Russian Vladimir Kuls in
discussion..on the During a asked to stand by for the Eng- Wimbledon The first time she Prague last October.
will win and some mast in con- played as a Junior:
Those running against him are land team against South Africa contribution made by the services to make a competition. Some
Test beginning to Hongkong cricket it was Now she will compete In the Peter Driver, British Six Miles in the second
in pointed cut that one of the sequence lose, but as long as Hesketh, at Lords here on Thursday ..Walter
not become dis.
It was Tabori and Iharos ali Woman's Plate which is the Champion,
case Frank Tyson, the greatest difficulties facing the the losers do
are just as the way for 4 laps. On the Cross Country Northamptonshire pace bowler, civilian clubs was the lack of heartened they consolation trophy. Afterwards former British
6th, with 300 metres to go, she will travel to Germany, Champion, and Joha Disley; an
is not t
young players coming forward essential to the success of any
tournament 29 the side that | Pirie, who had been lying a "planted" pace-maker from the Australia and perhaps Olympic representative.
Tyson travelled by road to the various teams. Driver in
Monday night part
very comfortable third through gun, and covered the first 400 Yugoslavia,
The answer seemed to hang goes from success to success. from Tunbridge Wells to
With this in Chris Chataway's
Mr W. E
mind I would out, suddenly let rip: He gain-Metres in 52.5sec.
The pace was too much for on the provision of good coaches Championships there before re bettered"
don today to see English, native record for 1' Tucker, orthopaedic sur in the various senior schools like to offer a word of co-ed a six-yard lead before Ta-Hungary's European Champion,
realised what turning home-France-Presse.
Miles with
six minutes 32
that Major gratulations to two of the teams bori and Iharos it was here
Szentgali, who found it hard geor concerning his left heel and
work to finish second, 30 yards seconds on a grass track at which has became raw. Whether Chubb said that he felt certain in the Army Water Polo League, was happening.
China Middlesbrough.
Mali
to play in that
HKCTU; and Royal Military Tyson will be able
Even so, neither of the Hun behind în min. 31.5sec. Army cricketers Special,
the Test will depend upon the would be delighted to join in Police.
These sides have still to break garians could offer any sort of the British star,
Geoffrey Schmidt, Britain, was decision of the specialist
chatjenge to any scheme that would help the of the skin game generally,
their-duck" of League victories who went on to win easily.
fourth in the pole vault, with Tyson had purt of
12tt; 5. his Pirie the I think Brig Young, Peter after having played five and four on the heel
glanced scraped by Northamptonshire trainer be Chubb and Guy Pritchard who games respectively. Both sides shoulder in the home straight fore he lett Tunbridge Wells." took part in the discussion have have found goal scoring difficult and seemed content to coast
The heel" is not giving me
one of the quite so much discomfort now,"
said "Bolin tear
teams can. be Wellington, June 21.
said Tyson, "but I am anxious
minute Sport is one of the best media
to get a specialist's opinion."
1 feet sure the boys in their relled upon to try every for the promotion of interna
not played for Trutman has
turn would enter into the spirit they are in the water.
Well congratulations both.... Honal
according
England since he appeared in of things with the result that the Secretary-coach TOI
three Tests during MCC's tour they, as dividuals, and the playing is the thing-winning is Chinese
The full contingent of 26 of the West Indies in 1953-54. game as a whole would reap a dumpy. (Hongkong) Association team; Lee Wal-tong Russian
Lee Wai-tong Likes Kiwis
to
the
Football
British Visas For Russian
Oarsmen Soon
Moscow, June 21.
oarsmen,
trainers,
Britain's famed
the
many
over
4
After his win. Firle told
the seeds of a great idea. Already for them, but not for the home, a winner by six yards reporters: "I felt as though we I have heard most favourable 9pe 200 bit as comments about
16
were walking? I stayed behind the Hungarians because they were after the record, not me, "I had taken the lead, the race would have been tas- ter. But I was playing my game, not theirs. I wamed to win, not beat the record.
2,000 "I can beat the Metres
who run a Mille in 4 minutes 4 seconds and I'll beat Reiff's ilme.
record any time. Give me men
from Tabori,
whose lime was min. 13.2 sec. Ibaros took 5
18.4 sec. min.
Recently criticised in Britain for some of his performances. Pirie certainly proved that he is a great competitor. He did At Victoria
Fool last night not seem at all overawed by at present touring New Zealand doctors, interpreters and others He was a member of the team some real benefit
which regained the "Ashes" Let us hope that the dea is Diferent customs acd beliefs to compete
1-1 win over EYMCA and like and how he liked. should not present any barrier Henley Regatta were today ex-from Australia at the Oval in not allowed to disappear in the Army North scored a decisive the occasion, and won just when
civilian clubs, have their South colleagues now have dust, The visas 1953. He has yet to bowl
DRIVER TOO to the preservation of peace, he peeled the revive hours was against the South Africans this even a real helping hand to the points, from 34 games. Both
within the next 24 hours.---
Another Briton, Peter Driver. Army by the provision of teams are finding the net with Primary of the present
object of
British Embassy spokesmen tour, g four was to strengthen the band said. "There has been no diffi- MCC announced later that grounds, now it is our chance to some regularity. South have et South London Harriers, beat despite the damp air. The of friendship with New Zealand culty of any sort about the visas Tracman had been invited to be return that service by assisting now scored 30 goals against Sa strong international field to Hungarians did not like the He felt it would not be long except the Russians late request in attendance at Lords, True
in the coaching and
ed out a magnificent burst of their slow speed. Hence mine, before anothér Chinese team which we
received only man visited the Dominion New recently ca
rest of the players when they it will be necessary, of course, North seem to bave made a speed in the last 250 yards, But I won.
Frac Zealanders were the most hos- He added that the visa proce- go to Lords for practice to to get the School Authorities to sine aquiation in Sgt. Smith, Again a Hungarian, pitable people, added Lee Wal-dure was being speeded up morrow aftercon China Mall agree to and sponsor the scheme. EAEC who had a particularly Beres, was beaten into second
place. Special. United Fress.
but as the matter is almost good game last night Long-Reuter:"g
**
The track was OK tonight,
is expected to join the of the youngsters, eith have, netted 31% for win the 5,000 Metres. He pull sharp bende in the trick, hence?
the loss of 7.
would rather win in six minutes than lose in record time."
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