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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1959.
Warwickshire Well Up In County
Cricket Race
SURE OF BONUS POINTS
IN GAME WITH NOTTS
London, Aug. 19. Warwickshire, only eight points behind loaders Yorkshire in the English county cricket championship struggle, kopt well in the hunt for the title today as both Yorkshire and Surrey struggled in the field all day against Somerset and Leicestershire respectively.
It was ironic that Warwickshire's here against Nottinghamshire in Birmingham should have been Yorkshire-born 33-year-old opening batsman Norman Horner who hit a century, including 18 fours in 95 minutes to help Warwickshire make sure of bonus points. After 'di: miqdng Nottingham- It was You Rahleman Watson's i
for 1:0 Warwick;bico | highest genes. for his desptoel Jased this total without loss and conaty, He batted five hour were 162 for one at the close, 40 minutes and hit 21 fours, having taken bonus points with i mitaredibly fast orang rate
of 4.70 runs per ove),
had
Meanwhlie Somerset Yorkshire very much on the receiving end in thele match at th
Career Best
After an aim stanel of 118 ) by Roy Virgin whose 68 was caver best and Jim Lomax whe was it out for $2, Somerart! went en la compile 342 for five by close of play
Wilde Watson, ie Letentie. ehire captain, seems to be doing. more than any other individu player in stoji Surrey relating the tile. He scored 155 against Surrey las auth made 173 of Leicestershire's 320 for eight.
and Tolly
A total of 21 wickels fell during the day in the match at Dover between Kent and and Gloucestershire,
On pitch taking corgider
alls- uble pin, Gloucestershire mil Kent for 118 (Tony Brown five for 35) and gained
Hful Best innings lood of 75.
Day's Best Bowling
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The kod might have much higher but Ine susided ipccurate bowling by Kent gif- Who break bowler Colin Pagr had the day's best figures of
Kenl seven for 62.
had lost one second innings wh het for 11 runs by close of play.
George Tribe, Northamp tonshire's 38-year-old Austra- Hun all-rounder got his 100
MOORE TO GO TO SWEDEN
TO MAKE PERSONAL FIGHT OFFER TO JOHANSSON
New York, Aug. 19.
wicket of the season in the match against SURRE al Worthing. And now needs obly 111 runs from a possible eight Innings to achieve the double of 100 wickets and 1.000 runs for the seventh time in eight seasons,
Sussex for whom lefthander Ken Sullie macke 108 111 second century of the season -- were 274 all out at close of play,
Scores
Close of play scores In today's cricket matches were:
At Worthing: Sussex 274 (K. İ
fur Sulin 108, F. Tywon five #4). Versus Northamptonshire.
At Lord's: Royal Air Force 116. The Army 101 (J. Fawkes (47), Two-day match.
Al Daver: Kent tp (A. Brown five for 35 and secondly. }{ for utie}, Gloucestershire 194 (M. Youis 58. It. Nicholls 49, C. Page seven for 62).
At Clacton; Derbyshire 313 for six declared (A. Huner $5. 1. Ball 46, C. Lee 50, H. Jalu son 74). Essex seven for two.
AL Stourbridge: Hampshire 289 (R. Marshall 75, 11. Horton 77). Worcestershire 10-fer one, At Leicester: Leicestershire 320 for eight (W. Watson 173. Van Geloven 01). Versam Surrey. At Birmingham: Nottinghurn- shiro 130. for
Warwickshire 162
one (N. Horner 107, A Gardner 44 not out.
At Ball Somerset 342 for
W. Alley 56 not out, C. Greet-
Versus York-
Following news from Stockholm today that world | five (R. Virgin G8, J. Lotnax 92,
champion Ingemar Johansson was adamant in ham 49 not out). his decision not to defend his title on Septem- | stare."--Reuter. ber 22, the date proposed for a return match with Floyd Patterson, Archie Moore and his manager, Jack Kearns announced they would fly to Sweden next week to present personally a million-dollar offer to the champion to meet the colourful Moore for the world heavyweight title.
Royal Bid For
Golf Title Fails
Glasgow, Mg. 8. A royal bid to win the Twitish boys amateur golf championship. failed! foxlay when Prime Alexander 17-year-oki son of ex-King Leupold of Belgium, way eliminated in the laires troual of the Puliok Chils cotarse.
The dark, handsome young Prince, a ful player, was boalen 5 ml 4 by Englood's powerful international
boy
Kearns fold
newspapermen that he and Moore would go to London $rs in anret British promoter Suck Solomons and then eintinue to Stockholm, He did not say how Saloutons wonkl figure in the picture.
Kearns, who managed Jack Dempsey to the world title 40 yeath ago, sad the millen dollars would be strictly Johansson's end of the purso for a fight with Moore.
Dollars Or Kroners
"He can have it in dollars or kroners, whichever way he
captain, Richard! Langridge. wants, and we are prepared to who is fancied to win the like. place the money in a Swedish -Jirater,
bank or anywhere he wants",
Collapsed At Conference
Wellington, Aug. 10, Mr Dai dones, one of the two Weich
representatives ut the meeting of the International Rugby Board, Is dangerously :) following a collapse today.
Durelle
Goes
Down
And Out
"Acctes"
Archte Maure, the boxer arto Has Teiche
Jegard either for the aimante or his rive oppanrati, retained world fight-heavyweight title in Monirent on August 12, whelt he knocked uut Canada's Yvon Burette in the lied round of their rekan baut.
Burelle worried Moore in thels first meeting, but this time he was never in the Held. In the lop photo, Burelie is acen going down for the last fine as the ind round after having beets floored three times in the same Ind. The fuwer photy show where he lands almost out of the ring.
KNINGAR EREDUARUMENTERAL
Upsets At U.S. Tennis Doubles Tournament
Second-Seeded British Pair Eliminated By Teen-Agers In Women's Event
Chestnut Hill, Aug. 19.
Two teen-age girls and veteran Billy Talbert and Navy Ensign Johnny Lesch combined today to knock two seeded British teams out of the U.S. national doubles championships.
Primera
The girls Wyneth Thomas vanred In the play which und Sandy Loubat, both 10, winds up ou Sunday, beat the second-swedded women's The
domestic mamber one icam of Christine Truman nud i team of Alex Olmeria and Earl
6-4, in third round play.
Wins Ebor Shirley Bloomer Brasher, 6-4, Buchholz beat Larry Nagler and
Handicap
London, Aug. 1D. said the flamboyant Kearns, who Results of the Ebor Handicap estimates #1 Koore-Johansson run at York raee course this bout would draw between three afternoon over a distance of and five million dollars In one mile and six furlougs are: cluding the gate, theatre and arena, T. V. and movies receipts.
1 Primero (My Babu and Pirette) 5 years, stone, ow- ed by M. S. Joel, ridden by The news from Sweden quoted Lester Plugott, trained by Novi Johansson as saying that the Murless at Newmarket. Time: September 23 fight was "out of
2 minutes, 57.2 seconds, the question", as he had not yet been paid a penny for the first bout,
He insisted hls contract was
| personally with Bil
and sul with the
Rosensolin **Rosenso
4 years,
3. Water Wings, 3 years, 7 stone, awned by M. 11. J. Joel, ridden by P. Pvall, fralned by One and half Caplain Elsey. lengthe behind. He collapsed at Tolnam on
3. Elorneezer,. Is way back from Taumarunui Enterprises" now. headed by zone, owned by Dr. B.. Pajgar, to the Conference headquarters Dempsey. Irving Kabn and ridden by R. Ellioti, trained by at Wairakei. He was put to bed Vincent Velell. He commented | H. Pelse. Three lengths behind. there and to other Welsh repre- | that he only know Dempsey There were. 21 starters. sentative, Mr E. Rees, stayed be- casually, but that he had been Starting prices were: hlad with um. China Mall informed the ex-champion was 8/1, 20/1. Morecambe Special.
[n. "right guy"-AFP.
THE GAMBOLS
MR GAMBOLIM
AFRAID HE'S BUSY
AT THE MOMENT
MR.BIGWEED
I'LL SEE IF HE CAN BE DISTURBED
favourite at 11/2.—AFP.
6/1, was
Al Fox; 6-2, 0-4, 0-4, and Neute Fraser and Roy Emerson of
Talberi, former U.S. Davis Cup captain and nearing 41. team, defeated stubbon Ed abd the 24-year-old Lesch Balley and Harry Hoffman, 0-4.
defeated Tony Pickard and 6-4, 11-9. Bobby Wilson in stralzdit sets,
Scottish
League Football
Glasgow, Aug. 19.
Dunfermline, who finished A
last season third from the bottom of the first
division, celebrated the
Tommy Atkins ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
new six-a-side hockey knockout competition started last week after the completion of the League tournament which was won by Pay "B". BMH Hongkong were the runners-up.
start of the Scottish Lea In the first game 1 Squadron Signal Regt beat RE
gue soccer competition tonight with a 6-0 win over Motherwell, third from the top at the end of last season.
"A" by four goals to two, and then met Pay "B" who beat them without very much effort to go into the first semi-final.
In another match HQLF beat Meanwhile In The Mote The margin of Dunfermline's Camp Staff by six gonds to five-Tournament BMH beat 1 Su victory was due as much 1e f in t very keenly fought out Royal Signal Regt to go into one Koalkeeper Connachan as to the game which went into extra of the semi-finals against Camp scoring ability of their attack. time. This was a very good Staff. For the last 20 ininutes of the game, with fortunes swaying first half Connachan kept his back and forth, but HQLF gout intact against a bail of managed to score the winning
goal.
shots.
Rangers the League cham plens, survived a Stirling Albion attacking spell which brought two goals in four tuinutes. They won by 3-2.
A goal two minutes from time by Job Baker gave Hibernian a 2-1 victory over Aberdeen,
In the second division, St Johasti Bnd Coudenbeath thrilled the crowd with 10 goals, seven of them scored by st Johnstone.
RESULTS Results of tonight's football matches were
SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division I Aldriconians 1, Raith Rovers
*
Ayr Untled 1, Clyde 2. Celtic 2, Kilmarnock 0. Dundee, Hearts 3. Dunfermline 8, Motherwell 0, Hiberninu 2, Aberdeen 1. Partick Thistle 2, Arbroath 0. St Mirren 1, Third Lanark 3. Stirling Albion 2. Rangers 3.
Division II
Berwick Rangers 2, Falkirk 1. East Fife 1, Dundee United 3. East Stirlingt 3. Morton 1. Forfar Athlelle 2, Montrose 4. Hamilton 2, Allon 2.
Queen's Park 3, Queen of South 4.
3.
St Johnstone 7, Cowdenbeath
Stenhousemuir Rovers 3.
3, Albion
Stranraer 0, Dumbarton 1.
IRISH LEAGUE Ulster Cup Ards 1, Glenavon 4. Crusaders 4, Cliftonville 0. Glentoran i, Ballymena 1. Linfeld 3,. Portadow Reuter.
The scund semi-final had al- ready been played off by the two Royal Engineer with victory A surprise result was pro- going to RE "" who are now duced when
beat one of the finalists. Provonl BMI by five goals to three
to
quality for the second semi-final ngainst Pay
"A"
who after a very close gume best RE "B" by the odd goal of five.
All 'Pay' Final
The first semi-final was a de- cisive victory for Pay “B” who bent HKLF by five goals to one and in the second semi-anai Pay "A" were victorious over Provost by three goals to one.
This makes it an "ALL PAY" Final, ond congratulations to both teams on their very high standard of keeness and enthusi- asma which with their equally good play enabled them to be Balists.
CHESS
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London Express Justice
ENGLAND OUT FOR
RECORD FIFTH TEST VICTORY AGAINST INDIA
David Allen A Doublful Starter
London, Aug. 19.
Australia, the top-ranked foreign David Allen, awarded his first England cap at the weekend, went to bed tonight anxiously won- dering whether he will be able to wear it when the final Test against India begins at the Oval tomorrow.
6-4, 6-2, 7-5. Pickard and Champions Through
Wilson were the third-seeded foreign pairing.
A Marathon
Australians Bob Murk
#d
Marin Bueno, Wimbledon
with the other England
1
their
Allen dislocated the third ( pade, Д kecu bespectacled queen from Sao Paulo, Brazil, anger of his bowling hand in batsman. There is one other truined with Sally Moore of
Narendra Tamhone Bakersfield, California, Its oust a Sunday friendly, huif an hour change,
he had once again being preferred as Ruth Jeffrey of Melrose and after he learned that
been chosen for England.
wicket-keeper to Jasimha, Atin Carlier of England, 6-0, Rod Laver the second seeded
Today ho
Happily practised under
.for
Datta Indla, foreign pair struggled through, in the women's division.
a blazing sun at the Oval nets Gaekwad, their captain, Is it 62 garis al two hours and 45 Defending Women's cham-
gain and will lead the side. miles of phy at Longwood
Guple, pions Darlene fard and 'Jeanne players-only Freddie Truc- But Submash Cricket Club before beating the
Aith won their way into the surprisingly rugged combina-
quarter-finals by default. lion of 45-year-old, Gardnar Mulloy and Jück Frost. A break of Mulloy's second service in The Anal sel gave the Austra- lians the opportunity to win the match, 10-12, 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 0-4.
Bolts top American and pairing prevailed, 4-0, 0-2, 0-1 foreign-seeded pairings ad- | 6-2---UPI.
by Barry Appleby
AND ASK HIM TO PHONE YOU AS SOON
AS HEB FREE
The exelling Latin-American team of Junn Hermosilla of Guatemala and Altorno Ochon of Mexico gave Barry Mackar and Mike Franks a seare before the second-seeded American
IT WAS FOR YOU GEORGE
GAS IS TOPS
SAYS MR. THERM
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was allowed to rest talented log-spinner, may play Colin Cowdrey, the under a handicap as lie hus esplain sald "Alien bowled lightly hurt three fingers of his quite well and was lils off-breaks," the selectors, sald
"Gubby" Allen, chainman of that a deci- de unul the morning. slon about Allen will not bẹi
turning spinning hand. It has been de
cides to take the risk and in- elude him in the icam.
The finger may stiffen after a night's rest and that would put Allent out the mafch.
Stands By
Meanwhile Torrany Green hough stands by as deputy England have no other immedi
Victory this match will give England a record of five wins in the series, a feal that has never been accomplished in this country.
The Teams
The teams aro; England: V. G. Puller (Lan- cashire), Subba Row (North- amptonshire), M. C. Cowdre
(Captain), M. J. K
Both Finals will be played Victoria off on Friday at Barracks when prizes will be presented.
Winning Teams and Runacis- up for the League Champion- ship will receive Individunt prizes in addition to the Win- ners' cup. For the Plate, event prizes will be for only the winners.
Hockey Festival
Arrangements are being made for a Hockey Festival between teams of Victoria Barracks and Whitfield Barrocks. There will be three teams from each side," and the series will be decided on the best of three matches. This is valirely a friendly com petition to finish off the season.
At Sek-Kong 48 Infantry Brigade are holding an i-aside Hockey Knock-out Tournament for the Major and Minor Units. The first round has been played of with the following results;
Ist R.N.F. lost to 64 Inde- pendent Sq, RE 0-1: 20 Indep Recco Fit drew with Sek-Kong Detachment W/shops REME
0-0; 1st Royal Trek Regimeno bent Camp and Signals 2-1 after replay,
The Worldshop detachment derided to let 20 Independent Revco Flight AAC
to the next round.
go forward
In the 2nd Round the results
were as follows:
Gurkha Regiment. lost to 1/7 Gurkha Regiment 1-3; 5 Field Reg RE beat 18. Feld Ambulanco 9-0; 1 Royal Tank Regiment drew with 20 Indep Recco Fit AAC 1-1; 49 Field Regt RA lost to 54 Índap Field Sq TUE 1-2.
should be
were
The semi-finals played off by the end of this week and the finals on the 20th of this month at Brigade HQ,
Laxi week prizes presented to The winners of the League Championship by Mrs McCready wife of th Brizado Commander Bri- Kudler D.D.II.
McCready.
USO. OBE. In a presentation arranged for the occsalon the 1/7th Gurkha Regiment
a selected team
from
beat
the and Minor Units by reven zoals to one.
Major
A
The Brigade is arranging six-aside Hockey Festival on or about August 20 at Sck-Kong HQ.
The
to
DOPT Headquarters Land Forecs proposes 2 Box- organise ing competition and invito
the entries from
best boxers from the Army here in Hongkong. The entrance fees will be contribution given as a from - Hongkong to the Army Physical Training Corps fund on the oc casion of their centenary next year.
All members of the PT, Corps have been asked to help in one way or another to contribute to- wards this celebration and we
feel that it all can be induced to help, perhaps we con in a little way show our appreciation to the Corps for all the support they have given us in all farms of sport.
Early Booking:
The compotiflon will be held
ate problems. They are trying (Kent)
Smith (Warwickshire). K. F In the Large Studio in the pre-
Raman Subba Row for the first
Barrington (Surrey); Emira of Rediffusion, Gloucester ime as on opening batsman Dexter (user), R. Illingworth Road on September 6 at 6:30 and a sound performance should assure him of a place on the Yorkshire), R. Swetman (But p.m. Seating is very limited and kor), F. Trucman (York all those who are keen should West Indies tour.
Indla have suffered ashire), J. D. Slathain
make a bld ur soon as possible. (Lan severe blow in insig Polly are), D. A. Alles (Glaces lent evening's entertainment we Apart from getting an excel- Uprigar o Recount of a társhire or T Greenhough shall in or small way help the apile fluger. This injury (Lancashire).
india: P. Hoy, N. 3. Con- and a mall measure be say
P.T. Corps in its very fine work, CLUICH him sequesice, of 41 consecutive tractor, A. A. Balg, C.-G. Bordeing in a practical way out thanks, Teas Appearance. He hit a. M. Ghorpadą, R. G. Nadkarna); -- Inquirien should be made to cealary in the previous Test D. R. Gackowazi (Captain), N. S, District Ofleor in Charge Of and kò will surely, bo misend. Tamhane, I Surendra Nath, Physical Training, at Headquar- xis, place aqui: to, Jaya, Ghary 8. P. Guple, N. D. Desal,—AFP." | tem Land Forces.
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