THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1959.
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May, Cowdrey In Match Saving Stand Only 3 Cup Matches
UNBEATEN UP TO LUNCH SPORTS FEVER IN CHILE AS
TO MAKE A DRAW
INEVITABLE
Sydney, Jan. 15.
Peter May and Colin Cowdrey defied the Australian attack for another 90 minutes this morning and at lunch on the last day of the third Test had well saved the match 93 ahoad with soven for England, with 231 for three wickets in hand.
At the adjournment both May and Cowdrey were at 82 in a fourth wicket stand which has so far produced 167 runs.
Cowdrey outshone his skipper, måteh May drove Davidson's first with is all-round display, and ball to the tapes between cover often drew applause from the and miceft for four, end later over-pliched delivery small crowd with his crisp cover hit an
from the same bowler over the drives.
heads of the elders fur another four to go on to 91.
Benaud made frequent bowling changes in an effort to make a break-through, but the batsmen nover appeared in trouble on ad pitch playing easily, though the Australian captain and Stoter sometimes mode the ball turn fairly sharply.
With only about three hours left for play a draw appeared almost certain.
to
Then Australia finally achiev
the Inng-sought break- Burke bowled through, when
delivery May with an offspin
pitch which quickly,
como
The
May, after an uncertain start. made 92 In a stand with Cow- drey which produced 182 runs.
May had batted five hours 20 erinulco and his story included 10 boundaries.
Burke claimed hls second
STAGE SET FOR WORLD BASKETBALL TOURNEY
Concepcion, Jan, 14.
Chile today caught sports fever as the World Basketball Championships
approached and teams began to arrive here.
Played Because Of Ice-Bound Ground
:
London, Jan. 14. Five of the eight scheduled FA Cup third round games fell victim to ice-bound ground conditions here today and were postponed.
Among them was the clash | Chelsea players had actually between the tiny glant slaying arrived in Newcastle for the club, amateurs Tooling and Mit- game.
+ tr
cham and mighty Nottingham This was the Chelsen tenin's Forest with when they drew 2-3 | sceond long trek northwards in CT Saturday and then claimed the past five days, This ima "We wuz robbed" because of a mennt, 1,000 miles of travel for disputed goal.
the players without kleklog The match was to be JC- football.
at Nottinghom this Referee not are
plants and played
afternoon but ground conditions slipped onto his back before he the will appear dwarfed by
were so bad that the referee American and Argentine
Emile was able to postpone the match tliem players. One of
before the Tooting players left Leo speaks pure Spanish-
London. language he jcarut when he studied in Manila.
They The Chinese team then died Today saw the arrival of the Nationalisi Chinese and The off rcast pork and peppers. university mainly United Arab Republican teams they are
students but also include four after 60 hours' air travel,
Chiang Kai-shok Army dicers.
Hofgard from their long journey, the Chinese and Arab players were welcomed at the picturesque airport of Hual-
Their youngest player is 18-
wicked when he dismissed True- pecills which lies on the fool MCC Win Again year-old Wong Kwok-yeung
men for five-leg before.
England, 208 for six, were 131 shead but the next over Benaud
Trueman had
stumped by Grout for a duck-and England were 270 for seven.
England 132 ahead. had three
wickets left with slightly over two hours' playing time left Reuter.
Lunch Scoreboard
ENGLAND
1st Inlage-219 AUSTRALIA
1st Innings—357
ENGLAND ·
With England 240 for four. Ted Dexter opened his oeroun: by cover-driving Burke to the fapes for four and sent Eng- land's 250 after 420 minutea. T. E, Bailey c. Simpson b.
Benaud
2nd Innings
Small Crowd
Davidson opened the Anal
mulden day's play with a Cowdrey but at the other end England's total went up by four to 182 from Benaud's first over -two by May and two byes.
Play began in hot sunshine. Dexter's second scoring A. Milton c. Davidson b.
slight breeze from stroke was also a four-an off- tempered by
Only the southeast.
small drive off Davidson. and next T. ย crowd were present.
teok two by ondriving the same bowler,
Benaud appeared able to turn off the pitch with his leg breaks. Davidson und Benaud, bowling to n well scattered Held, had yielded only 1 runs lacluding two bres-in the first half hour oft seven overs Rs the batsmen tried to score only off loose deliveries.
Cowdrey reached his 60 with the Bist four of the morning crisp drive past cover off Bennud.
Defensive Field
193
McKay, coming on at offer Davidson had four overs. allowed one run on he bowled to a defensive feld, which in- elude ve men on the on-side.
May went nost 70 with a four off Benaud to the tapes between McKay and O'Neill on the cram side, and in the next over he singled off McKay send Eng- land's total 10 200 in 350 minutes, with the last 50 taking 125 minutes.
After an over each by Benaud and Slater, Davidson came back with the introduction of the new ball.
Cowdrey, with two fours off Slater, inade the partnership worth 150 runs.
78.
At 223, both batsmen were at
After Lunch
At lunch England were 231
for three, with both May and Cowdrey al 02,
After Burke had bowled a maiden in his first over of the
Cooper's Next Opponent
London, Jan. 14.
Henry Cooper, the new Bri- tish and Eritish Enyire heavy- weight boxing champion, may have his next Right against. Ingemar Johansson (Sweden) for the European title, his inannger, Jim Wicks, sald here last night.
was more
Wieks said there than a 30-30 chance of Couper's next opponent being Johansson, and noi world champion Floyd Patterson. of the United States. Cooper won the British and Empire titles on Monday by outpointing the holder, Brian London, over 15 rounds here. China Mail Special.
LAST YEAR FOR JOHN SURTEES
tho
Azahar work champlon is thinking of awitching aporta~~ 24-year-old John Surtees, fastest man on two wheels.
Surtees Hves for motor- eyeling. It is his livelihood and his chief recreation. But he dors not want to stay in the sport once he has passed his peak.
His plon: to win the world championship for the third time this year, and then switch to motor-racing.
Ho hopes his present flrm, MY Auguste, will go into the motor- racing business with hirn.
Slowed Down
Benaud took over from David- son al 282 and preemptly dismiss-
behind by ed Dexter-caught Grout for it.
England had now lost five wickets for a lead of 124.
consider- Play slowed down ably with the advent of Swet- man and the score moved on only two runs in the next 20 minules against the spin bowl- Ing of Bencud and Burke.
26
Benaud
W. Davidson
â
Graveney
lbw
P. B. H. May not out
82
M. C. Cowdrey not out
Extras
12
12
ils of the Cordillare Moun- toips, These teams are to play. in group "A" against the Urilted Stales and the Argentine,
tactical
Second Long Trek
Arthur Ellis twice
would
decided that the game have to be postponed.
Results today were:
Lincoln C. 0 Leleoster C. 2. (Winners meet Luton Town at Lelceater in fourth round). The amateurs incidentally had Torquay U. 9 Newport 1. all applied for the day off from
(Winners meet Tottenham and their veteran is Hoo Cha- | their jobs.
Hotspur at Tottenham la fourth pen, aged 30. The team has a Venado Tuerto, Jan. 14.
But in the Newcastle United-round), bril Chelsea game the referees' de (Sussex) reputation for
Stockport C. 1, Burnley 3. Hubert Doggart
inace and tremendous speed-cision was not made until the (Postponed since Saturday). scored 141 in helping the MCC
France-Presse.
Iision was not made until the -France-Presse. -team to beat Northern Camps by 140 runs The local Arab community yesterday in a one-day match. turned out in force to welcome
tearn. But the After storing 235, MCC dis- Northern Camps (who Chinese had only une compatriot missed
for Brung. welcome them. He was batted
six local doctor and the only Jack Bailey (Essex) took Chinese in the zone who had wickets for 10 runs and Charles to leave his patients to watch Robina (Middlesex) five for 31. the plane touch down.
-China Mall Special,
Only One Welcomer
the UAR
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mateur touring
15 men)
HAGGLING FOR WORLD TITLE
FIGHT CONTINUES-
London, Jan. 14. ·
world
Or will
Whitfield Wanderers
Do It Again!
BEAT GREEN HOWARDS TO
MAINTAIN UNBEATEN RUGBY RECORD
By PAK LO
ranked num- They've done it again! ! ! And this time against a very strong Green Howards XV. The unvanquished Whitfield Wanderers once more proved unbeatable when they beat the Green Howards by 15 points (three tries, two dropped penalty goals) to three (one try) in a fast open match on the Police ground yesterday afternoon.
crown?nt The top secret haggling to x Sweden's world 22
a world Heavyweight Chamber ons Heavyweight Ingemar pionship fight between the cur- Johansson finally get into the
"Hot House" holder. ring with Patterson.
however, fight-clusive Floyd America's
Meanwhile, Patterson -- anxi
European date of World Featherweight contender,
here in 1tle fight between London today.
Total for three wickets.. 231
Fall of wickets: 1/30 2/37 3/04.
Bowling Analysis
Meckiff
Davidson Benaud Slater Mckay
O. M. R. W.
2.5 0 7
0
20
10 47
27 5 83
18 5 01
11
2
21
FOUR D. JONES
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Police.
Nigeria's Hogan "Kid" Bassey Following this there was a "friendly" match between the RAF and the Again no firm decisions were and
back February laken. The throng of big time has been put
The Police had a strong XVthe RAF walked off the field The Green Howards XV was fighi promoters now in the city 25 to March 18.
This postponement will were attracted here for the
on the eld but the airmen the victors by 17 points [one no mean XV and the Wanderers Henry Cooper-Brlan London allow Bossey's manager Georve
were busy trying out some new-goal, four tries) to nine (three | at this rate look capable of with to travel British Empire Heavyweight Biddles
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beating almost anything in the Biddles title fight won by Cooper on Eghter to California,
These newcomers were to the
feld, _even Club or.Army is currently. recovering from a
North. pneumonia. France- Police for with both sides coing The bl question remains. hout of
their best to play on open game Will Cooper get a crack at the Presse.
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Whitfield Wanderers v. Green Howards
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The Green Howards had the weight in the pork, and with Mander playing very well they were in all respects superior in
In
RAF v. Police
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This was another open game. fact it is just pity. that these two matches were for they would have provided not scheduled for the weekend
However, they did not have of good fast open sugger they the crowds with just the type
the lincouts,
in scrum-half to equal Ellot!
whose breaks and passing bad like to see.
Elliott,
them besten
Behind den with A smcoth it thought they were weak. The not regular supply of the ball Police are now hoping they was dazzling and he too was meet no more "weak" XV's in Anding the gape in the Green the near furture. Howarda defence.
The RAF took the field ex-
a Woolfen-pecting
beating, as they
In the loose, the Wanderers pack proved much superior, for as usual they played as a pack with Cleary Tending them ex- tremely well.
Wasted Ground
This new infusion of blood gives the RAF a really strong three line at last, Newcomer Hughes was enslly as fast if not faster than Martin has ever been, and with these two in the centre and Coombes now at again, the airmen should do well over the next few weeks in the
The Green Howards on the Hexangular, other hand while their threes were good wasted ground by
running across field, and though
Fairly Good
The Police threes were fairly Gouldy at fly-half showed them good but were no match for the the way, they could not back airmen, and en indication of him sufficiently. Hat they their ability is given by the Tact made more use of the wind that all the three Police iries which was at their back in the were scored by forwards. frat tall they chűff have planed the Wanderers down to a certain extent.
The Wanderers threes moved boiutifully all the time. with Sanderson as expected perfectly happy again in the centre,
Despite their strong pack the Police were forced to share the scrums, and the loose) and in the lineouts, to eversqne's surprise, the airmen were much superior and this gave them a much bigger share of the ball than the Police and that was
Both sides tackled well and had the Green Howards not that. done so, the score would have been astronomical.
The Wanderers opened the scoring after only three minutes when Elliott snatched up a loose ball and went over in the comer. No conversion. 3-0.
Then the Green Howarda with a good three move sent winger Werringion ever. well out." Merkhill missed. 3-3.
Definitely On Top
Just before half time the Wanderers went ahead again when the Green Howards were penalised for offside on their own 25 and Crawford dropped
penalty goal to make it 6-3. In the second half the Wan- derers were definitely on top, and a good forward rush, and then some nice handling saw Sanderson zore after a lovely threo combination, with Craw- ford making the extra men. No conversion. 9-3,
For the RAF Hughes scored three trics, and Stear and Hooper scored one each, whils Rodelyffe converted one try. The three Police forwards who each scored one try were Bryan, Newton, and McEwan,
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
- Thep from a lineout Tunbridge Jed forward rush that aw him Anelly zcorp well out. Elliott had a shot, but while
plentiful acorers weto
Here is a problem by P. tan among Cate (Vida Rotaria, 1000). the Wanderers they had no
White to play and mate in twO
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kisken, and the conversion mores.
was died, 12-3.
Solution No. 5540:'1 ;. Finally under steady pressure Rs chi; 3KXR FFK-KLI, RXP the Green Howards Were ch), 9-83 ch; 3 K-KIJ, P-BS penalised again, and Crawford chí & KMKIE, Pămâi ch; & K- came up, and dropped- another
KI, K-2 and: matė jol- penalty goɛl to make the Anal' jour.
score, 15-3;
Abadon Expreu Sereim.