THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9,' 196O.
England can win W. Indies Test series by taking the fourth match starting today
Georgetown, Mar. 9.
The fourth cricket Test match between England and the West Indies starting here today may well decide the result of the series.
In the case of a draw, West Indies would need a win in the next Test to draw the series. A win' by the West Indies would leave the issue completely open until the final and in that event, deciding Test to be played in Trinidad at the end of the month.
A win by England would give them the rubber.
The West Indies have banked on class and experience at the 1xpense of promising youngsters, by persunding Walcult to come
UNOFFICIAL TEST
Australia beat
New Zealand by 8 wickets
Dunedin, Mur. R.
በሸ Bobby Simpson, with
unbeaten 129, steered the Australian eleven to an eight wickets victory over the New Zealand fourth and last day of the third unofficial Test here today.
OVLT
on
The Australians, set to make 200 in Jus1
Avr hours, repched their target with two hours to spare to take the lend fr the series.
The first twn unofficial Tesis four-match series
were In the drawn.
Earlier, New Zealand carried their overnight total of 237 for nime to 245 aft out, Jack Alabas- ter and John Sparling adding 34 for the last wicket. Sparling was unbeaten with 60.
SCORES
Seures were:
New Zealund-163 and
out of his self-imposed retire- ment and also recalling Worrell, now recovered from Injury.
This should give increased salidity to the baiting whilst lowing down the fielding. In view of Walcott's record form and Worrell's all-round value, this seems to be a risk well worth taking.
Ramadhin doubtful
some
of
There ts once
more doubt about the Atness Ramadhin, but his complaints have a mysterious; way of dis- appearing on the morning of a mitch. Should he stund down. off-stunner Gibbs will replace him,
*
The inclusion again or slow Jeft-hander Singh Indicates that! the West Indies selectors hav ile falth in Sobers ALS bowling prospect,
The West Indies tent will Hunte, McMorris, Kanhal, Saberk, Walcott, Worrell, Alex- ander, Singh. Ramadhin, Hall,
Watson,
Despite its long tail, this will Le the strongest learn England have faced in the rourse their present tour,
of
misfortunes. England'® which began when May had to withdraw were secontust- ed by
minor
injuries whilat Barrington Trueman,
and Cowdrey were laid with bronobitis and a cold,
England team
Fortunately for England, the Halter three are now flt enough to be included in the team, Subba Row has received
Kved innings team spirit
245 reward for sore
(J. T. Sparling 86 not out, J. R.;
d 42 B. Gnunt ive for 90,
F Mission four for 40),
Australian
eleven-200 (B.
Booth 50. K. Hough ihrer for 41) and 200 for two R. Simpson 129 no out, 1. D. Craig 40)- Renter.
and his admirable
in coming in for May,
his
If England win the toss, Subon low may well bat No. 3. followed by Dexter and Smith, thus giving Barrington a chance of an extra day's rest.
Parks will be 12th man unless a further emergency arises. The fact that the fitness of two of his six bowlers le suspect is not the least of Cowdrey's wor rics.
The English teamm will be: Cowdrey, Pullar, Subba Row. Smith, Barrington, Dexter,
Swelman, Illingworth, Allen, Trueman, Statham The only change from the previous Test Is that Subba Row comes in for May.
the
The strengthening of home team allied to England's misfortunes have tilted the odds Indies In favour of the West who have their best chance yet of winning.--AFP.
Nominate · YOUR HONGKONG FOOTBALLER
OF THE YEAR
ANOTHER FLASH Britain a step
WINS CHAMPION HURDLE RACE
Cheltenham, Mar. 8.
Members of the public are invited to nominate | Mr J. J. Byrne's Irish six-year-old Another Flash, Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current
season.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.
are:
The two qualifications for nomination
(1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed
to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
To the Editur, China Mail.
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into accairnt his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play, is:
of the
(Signed)
(NOTE: No person is allowed to vote more than once in this poil).
FRENCH FROGMAN BEGINS 800-MILE SWITZERLAND
TO NORTH SEA SWIM
Schaffhausen, Mar. 8.
A French frogman jumped into the icy Rhine River today to begin a Switzerland-to-the-North Sea swim and judging by past performances, he should be able to accomplish it without much trouble.
The Seth
loss of the English captain is of ecurse irreparable and puts an added burden on Cowdrey, lending batsman, the team's
who also
tactician.
becomes
its
neld
Archie Moore signs up for title fight
New York, Mar. 8.
wins two than 800 miles in 17 days.
W. Bengal shuttle titles
Calcutta, Mar. 8.
T. M. Seth, India's No. 2 badminton player, won two
les in the West Bengal State Championships today.
His opponent in the singles Anal, Norong Pan Chima, of Tholland, relired in the first game with knew eramp, Seth was lending 4-1 at the time.
Seth and Gajanan Hemmady,
Louts Lourmuis. 30, a war- time Air Force Captain from Brest, plans to swim the more He look to the water during a severe snowstorm at 10.30 GMT today after a breakfast of three egg yolks, three glasses of orange juice and
a glass milk.
of
Lourmals a well known as
a distance swimmer in Canada, where he astounded the sports
Club,
Gift of a car refused
Hinterzarten, Mar. 8. Fearing that his amateur staitis would be ondanger- ed German village post. man Georg Thoma has re- fused a car which the Inhabitants of his home village of Hinterzarten in the Black Forest had brought him to mark his winning the Nordic Ski
Combine at the recent Squaw Valley Olympics.
Thoma found the earnes stmall red sue when he returned from Squaw Valloy awalting
hirn
at Munich Airport.
The villager of Hinter- Karton had all subscribed
to buy it on hearing of his success—AFP.
world in December, 1958, by All aboard for
swimming almost 800 miles of British Columbia's churg- ing Fraser Elver,
abroad
Scientific purpose In addition to England's Al that time, the hardy matches in Madrid and Buda- Frenchman swam the boiling, pest and. England "Under 23′B" |reck-strewn rapids of Hells Gate matches in Warsaw, East Ber- and come through with only in and Tel-Aviv, League clubs few bruises,
Bystanders had who intend cald he would be killed. Thou- travels this coming summer are sands of salmon are smashed to Manchester United (USA and death on the rocks of Hells Gate Canada), Burnley (New York), each year.
to make overÝČas
favourite at 11 to 4, won the Champlon Hurdle Challenge Cup on the first day of the National Hunt Festival Meeting here today.
Four horses jumped the Inst fight of hurdlen together, but
Flash stayed on strongest in the final stage of the two miles 125 yards race. to win by two lengths from another Irish challenger, Alberga (11 to 2), with Saffron Tartan (3 to 1) three lengths further away, third of the 12 runners.
'Points win Another
for Wally Swift
London, Mar. 9.
over
Wally Swift, British welter- weight champion, tonight grabbed a narrow points decision
former world champion Virgil Akins of the U.S. in a ten-rounder at London's Indoor Wembley Stadium. Swift, 23-year-old Briton who catapulted to fame last Decens ber by outpointing South Africa's Willie Taweel, weighed 147 pounds and Akin's 148% pounds.
Prize money
victorr
nearer to staging world
soccer tourney
London, Mar. 8. Spain has offered to with- "draw fis candidney for staging the 1966 World Football Championships In favour of Great Britain, should Britain wish to stage the championship to commemorate the Center- ary of the creation of Its Football Association, It wns announced hero 10 day.
The Spanish offer was made
Another Flush's gained his owner prize money by Spanish Football Federation of £4,200. fle is the Brat President, Senor Alfonso De La favourite to win the British hardling crown since Clair Solell In 1955.
Fuente, in a letter to
the
English Football Association.
The letter sald; "If the Foot- ball Association would like to The winner was ridden by H. organise the Championships to Centenary, "Bobby" Beasley, who got a commemorate the painful kick on the thigh when Spain will renounce immediate is mount fell in en carlierly an a preat of homige and race, but rode Another Flash affection to the country which taught us how to practise foot- with fine judgment.
ball.”
Another Flash completed the course in the exceptionally fast time of three mins 54-4/6 seca. He is trained by Paddy Sleator
Wicklow, Eire in County
no knockdowns Reuter
There were but Swift was worried slightly damaged by a bleeding nase from combination punches from the ring-experienced Aidins in the fourth round -AP.
Vietnam lose to
Downes triumphs India in table
London, Mar. 9.
tennis Test
Terry Downes, British middle- weight champion, tonight de-
Madras, Mar, 8. feated Carlos Van Neste of India won the Arst dable ten- Belgium when the referee his Test series here against stopped the scheduled 10-Vietnam. The Test, was play- rounder after two minutes 20 d on Swaythling Cup Knes of seconds of the fourth round. the best of nine matches end Downes pent the Belgian India won 5-1. Blumping to the canvas midway through the fourth round for a count of eight with a combina tion punch.
Monday night's results were
names Arst): (Indi
K, Nagaraj beat H. Vo Ngoc 21-24; K. Thackerzey bent Li Yo The Belgian staggered to his Duong, 21-14, 21-8; S. B. Joag feel on ninediately ran into lost to Mal Van Hoe 21-17, another barrage of putiches 11-28, 17-21; Thakersey beat from the British champion.
Ngoc 21-9, 21-17; Nagaral beat Downes forced Neste to the Mat Van Hoe 14-21, 21-17, ropes and then send the Belgian
to the foor with a right on the 21-18; Jong beat Duong 21-14,
jaw.
21-10.
Engilsh Football Association secretary Sir Stanley Rous has replied that Britain could avali itself of the offer only if West Germany, the other candidate to stage the 1968 Championships, also stepped down.-AFP,
UK soccer results
Results
London, Mar. G
of tonight's Brillen
football marches pte:
English League Division III
Brentford 3, Chesterfield 0. Division IV
Doncaster 3, Chester (.
Scattish League Division I
Aberdeen 0, Clyde 2. (Postponed from March 5)-- Reuter.
World record
Leningrad, Mar. 8. Ruasin's Yekaterina Perlyult today
baktored the World women's Indoor record over 400 meires clocking 57.7 second This time also boat the Soviet 38.3 secs which
That was when British re- The second Test will be indoor record feree Tummy Little stepped in played at Trivandrum, on March was held since 1958 by and stopped the night-AP.
Two
16.-AP
rugby
Paksova.-AFP.
Acono
matches at today
Boundary Street
Of
By PAK LO
the three rugby games scheduled for this afternoon, one is definite. ly cancelled, one is a very shaky starter, and the third is definitely on. Or that at least was the position when this article was "written. Anything could happen in the meantime.
Archie Moore signed up today for Feature Sports also of India, won the men's Inc. through manager Jack Kearns to defend doubles, defeating the Thai pair
The game between the Sap- Zealand Regiment of China and Raphi Kanchana his light heavyweight crown against Erich 15-11, 8-15, 15-10-Reuter, Schoeppner of Germany this summer.
No date or site was specified. | Moore US$200,000 and Schoep- The
contraci guarantee: pner, 350,000.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Notice to Members
Australian Subscription Ponies 1901
The Stewards have ordered a batch of 110 Australian Subscription Ponies to race in 1961 and they now invite Members tu subscribe for them.
The cost per pony to Sub- scribers will be 'HK$3,500; which sum includes Livery to the date of acceptance by the Stewards,
Applications forms may be obtained from the Secretary's Offlee, Alexandra House, 8th Floor,
All subscriptions musi bei paid by cheque and applico- tion forms must be signed by all Subscribers in the pre- sence of the Secretary at the Club Oflices, Alexanden House.
The Subscription List wil elone at Noon on Wednesdny,
23rd March, 1960.
By Order of the Stowards,
A. E. ARNOLD
Bucrulaty. Hong Kong, 9th Mar. 1080.
Kearns signed for Moore after a conference with FSI directors.
Jack Fugazy signed Promoter the contract for Feature Sports. Ho saki Andy Niederrelter, Schoeppner's American repre- sentative, would fly to Germany get the European FOUT! and champion's signature on the The get Is expected to be rtaged at Jersey City on July unless Los Angeles promoters meanwhile can Co- vince Fumzy: It would be more probable if staged at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
contract.
{1,
Moore plans to have a nʊp-
title bout as a tuneup for the
Schoeppner defence.UPI.
Sports Diary
TO-DAY Tennis Colony Gram Court Tennis Singler Championskip final at CG, 4,50
Soccer
p.m.
Land Forces Major Unit K. o. Final at Boundary Biscal 2.30 p.m.
European title bout
for Charnley
He swam the Saint Lawrence
Tranmere
pers and RAF Little Sal Wan is (EIO), Coventry macelled as the Airmen cannot (Portugal), Fulhars (Italy), and sutilent men to form River from Montreal to Queer Leeds (Germany), Birmingham XV. Incidentally it is reported In four days last April.
(Spain), Shefeld Wednesday that the same lot of Airmen will
side Lourmals says his swims are (Russia), Cardin (Switzerland), be playing the Navy part of his scientifle investiga- West Ham (Holland, Switzer- Friday at 4.30 pm, at Little fion of river bottoms which he land and Germany), Blackburn Sal Wan. It is to be hoped for Bays hold untold riches-gold (Belgium and France), Preston the Navy's saldo that this and other metals in Canada and (South Africa) and, possibly too is not stacelled.
Bolton. Banows
bne can
La
food in Europe and Japan. He Wolves' and Milan, Mar. 8. Italy's European lightweight says he also wants to prove that Service.
swim in icy waters Mario boxing champion
Vec without endangering health if chiatto will defend his
100the
switminer
adequately against England's Dave Charn-equipped.
Dressed in a frogman's suit, ley at Wembley Stadium, Lon- don, on March 29, it was
an-Lourmale plana to nounced here today.-AFP.
Rhine in neveral stages. He is accompanied by aides in on out- board motorboat.-AP.
Elected to Canada's
Hall of Fame
:
Ottawa, Mar. 8.
SUGAR RAY'S wim the TUNEUP FIGHT
Peruvians draw in Singapore
The
Singapore, Moг, 8. Peruvian soccer
team
Unne Heggivelt, Canadian winner of the Olympic Slalum was held to a 1-1 draw tonight gold medal, has been elected to Canada's Hall of Fame, it was ashounens today.
Her father, Mr Høl Heggivalt, also confirmed that the 21-year- old champion had refired from competitive siding-Reuter,
THE GAMBOLS
YOU DON'T NEED ANOTHER NEW HAT
HAT
ALWAYS HAVE
AH BASTER BONNET
in their last match here,
The tourists were pulled up by the refervé for severni infringements in an action packed game with a Singapore Government.
ske Services Elleven thousand people watch- ed the game. --AP,
Sigur
08
on
on that cost of tickets will of course
the Saturday in
Army Cup include dinner, and a special Final This opens the top half door show. The dress is lounge suit and the HKRU intends to of the Tournament to a minor
make this an annual "do", a Seven to make the semi-finals. thing which has been sadly
Veldweek”
Of the games this afternoon, lacking until now In the rugger Pallon in the dist game, de- world, provided this Brst effort spite the fact that they see is strongly supported folding thely
Until this yeat, only the team, should prove too strong HKFC has put on a dance and tor the untried Corps, who that of, course has only been The game belwern Whitüeld
did not have a great success for members and guests, This Wanderers and 32nd Medium
In the pre-Xmas part of the is the first time the lists haya Regiment is definitely on and
самор
been opened to all mugger play- will be played on the Army The
should cra Police
and spectators, pack
the Boundary Street ground at dominate forward piny, and
HU, would prefer to have com- 4.30 p.m.
their bacles though scrappy plaints at the place was loo The Shaky starters should handle well enough to crowded than otherwise.
offside Law will be suspended
win.
and
CHESS
Earlier on in the afternoon on
In the other game, the result for the night, and referees will the same ground the RASC is more difficult to predict, for belet Idoso with ped-loés Baltimore, Mar. 8. play the Felice at 3.16 p.m. As 32nd Medium are a strong little whistles.
Elay Robinson, fur as the Police know this team, with a fair pack, and good dethroned'
middleweight game is on, no comment" being threes. Whitfeld on the other boxing champion in January, available from the RASC hand are nłuch stronger forward will fight here next month in a and as this will be the RASC's and also have a nice pair of tuneup for his retuti Ulle bout first game since the New Year halves and fast attacking threes. with Paul Pender.
they must be looked ori ai shakty The Wanderers should see more Promoter Al Fioru announced
starters.
of the ball from the lincouts and today
that the_39-year-oli
Now Somo news of the scrums, and on paper, UTE BUDO" will Robinton
opposo Tone Blarney Stone Sevens. There los in the love, while 32nd Baldont in a 10-rounder at the was a big response to this, and Medium, if they get the ball Coliseum on April 2.
the draw will be published have the power in their back nearer the data, but already line to force a gap in the Wan- one of the main contenders, the Lancs, ve withdrawn their | :
because thev entry, scheduled to play the 2nd New
Robinson has not fought since he lost the title to Pender on January 22 on a spilt decision. The return match has been set for Boston on April 28--AP.
Ce Barry Apokaly,
BUT KARTI
IGNET UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF APRIL
OM? WHO POSTPONED IT
AIN-INDIA
"Rome, pesus ROME--what foodil
art
derers' defence.
HKRU dinner
It is interesting to note that both these teams will be play. ing again, on Saturday, and a the hind match on that day, | Club "E" vermis RAF "B", là un- | likely to take place the Rugby Union should make immediate arrangements to fransfer one of the games to this other ground, thus providing, spectatore willi two garnes on the mume ground.
After Saturday's "games there dre only two fill matches
scheduled. One is the annual. Club vermus Wayfoong gathe, ind the other, the Macau tour rper.roved by the Whitfield Wanterere,
Players and speciatori are reminded that the Rugby Union dance at Repuls Bay Hotel (tickets #20 per head) is now only three days away,
Low tiekots are sulit availablo through rugby soroláries. The
by LEONARD BARDEN Harry Golombek was in ne form in last year's British Championship: here is how he used. his favourite English Opening to force a quick win against A. M. Hallmark.
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15 P-04 cannot be metri 13 n-xxts, Q-B4: 14 R-BL, B-00: 15 Q2, P=RRJ; 18 KIXP,QXKI; 17 2×B, 0—H13: 14 P-10, R1–83. 19 R-KU Q-B2: 20 D-Kts eh, K-BI 31---7 ch. Reatons QxF: 22 B--Kts, and if EXP1 there is an exkullarating king hunt by Z2 B-K14 ch, | {J=K$; 23 R-R¡ ch. K-04; 24 12.03 DİN, Km££4; 25 B-Q2 ch. FRS26 P-K13 oh. E-RT; 27 B-I mate.
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