THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1950.
Test batsmen in great form BURNLEY AND HEARTS
COWDREY, DEXTER,
DEXTER, SMITH
AMONG THE RUNS IN
COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES
London, June 7.
Colin Cowdrey who skippers England_in_the_first Test against the South Africans at Edgbaston on Thursday touched peak batting form when he, knocked up a fine 131 for Kent against Hampshire at Southampton today.
He, however, failed to avert his county's defeat.
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At Bath: Gloucestershire beat Somerset by 38 runs. Glouces tershire 309 and 136 for seven declared (K. Biddulph five for 69). Somerset 242 and 165 (G. Gloucestershire 14 Keith 46). points.
He and left-hander Peter Jopes the drawn match with Middle- for five (L. Jackson five for 30). put on 94 for the fifth wicket sex. Set to score 234 in 160 Northamptonshire four points. but, after Jones went at 250, minules to win at Lord's, Sussex Kent slumped to 279 all out lost the wickets of David Shep- leaving Hampshire to some 85 pard, Jim Parks and Les Lenham in just under two hours for quickly and played out time. 14-point win. They got them Warwickshire skipper Mika was yet another first with three quarters of an hour Smith
Test nominee to get among to spare for the loss of opener
the Jung with 84 against Roy Marshall's wicket.
Lelecster
the at Coventry, in most exciting finish of the day: Warwickshire failed by aniy three runs with one wicket left to get the 212 they needed to in Kent's second beat Leicester. innings, getting Cowdrey's all-important wicket and finishing with six for 77. Another England Test selec- liun, Sussex skipper Ted Dexler, was also in great form with the bat, billing an unbeaten 78 in
Exciting finish
Hampshire fast bowler David While did most of the damage
At Lords: Match drawn. Middlesex 266 and 192 for eight declared (R. Gale 50 N. Thom- son five for 62). Sussex 235 and 146 for three (E. Dexter 78
In an almost equally close (not out). Middlesex four points. At Southampton: Hampshire Anish at Romford, Worcester, nei to get 67 to win in just beat Kent by nine wickets. over half an hour, falled to Hampshire 338 for six declared beat the home county by only and 87 for one (J. Gray 47 not three runs with five wickets out). Kent 143 and 279 (C. Cowdrey 131, D. White six for to spare.
77). Hampshire 14 points. Compared with these two very near misses, Gloucester's At Cambridge: Match drawn. OLYMPIC SOCCER winning margin of a runs over Combined Services 276 for eight
Taiwan to play Italy in first match
Rome, June 7.
Taiwan's football team will take on Italy in its first round Olympic match at Naples on August 26, The Olympic Committee of the International Football Associa
Somerset seemed almost com-declared and 217 for four de fortable. Needing 203 for clared (B. Roe 47, R. Langridge victory, Somerset had 133 on 50, G. Tordoff 62 not out). the board before the Aifth Cambridge University 285 for wicket fell, but lost their lust eight declared and 151 for five six batsmen for only 30 runs, (A. Lewis 41).
Results
At Romford: Match drawn: Worcestershire 369 for four Trent Bridge: Surrey beat declared and 64 for five, Essex Nottinghamshire by eight 222 (J. Flavell Ave for 81 and wickets: Nottinghamshire 362 (233). (D. Insole 69, W. Green- bad 101
(M. Hill 51, G. Locksmith 42). Worcestershire four ve tor 44). Surrey 205 and points. 170 for two (M. Stewart, 75, D. A Coventry: Match drawn: Fletcher 82 not out). Surrey Leicestershire 286 and 241 for 12 points, Nottinghamshire four nine declared (M. Hallam 43, H. Bird 47, W. Watson (0). points
Warwickshire 315 for six de- for clared and 210 for nine (M.
At Derby: Match drown, tion set up today in Rome the Derbyshire 101 and 253
schedule for the Olympic Foot-syan declared (1. Hall 65, D. Smith 84, R. Hitchcock 54). ball elimination round matches. Carr
67),
Northamptonshire Warwickshire four points, --- the 286 for seven docked and 51 Reuter. Taiwan's other games in
round will be preliminary
at against Brazil (Aug. 29 Rome) and against Great Eri-
tain (Sept. 1 at Grosseto). U.S. BASEBALL
The rest of the matches in Taiwan's group, Group II will include:
Aug. 28-Brazil versus Great
Britain at Leghorn.
Aug. 29-Italy versus
Britain at Rome.
Great
Sept. 1-Italy versus Brazil al Florence.
The semi-final matches wit
be played in Naples on Sept. 5 and at Rome on Sept. 8.
The final will be staged in Rome on Sept. 10 and the match for third and fourth places in Rome on Sept. 9.-AFP.
Chile will take part in Rome Games
Chile,
Santiago, June 7. though devastated by earthquakes and fidal waves, will send a team to the coming Home Olympics, thanks to the generosity of the
Coates keeps unbeaten pitching record as
Yankees beat Chisox
New York, June 7.
[Jim Coates held the Chicago White Sox to four hits and aided his own cause with some timely hit- ting and base-running today to help the New York Yankees score a 5-2 victory, and at the, same time stretch his own unbeaten pitching
streak to six straight.
Detroil was at Baltimore, Kansas City at Washington, and Cleveland at Boston in Amerl- can League night games.
Coates retired the White Box in order in seven of the nine
the lead in the bottom of the inning, however.
Cletis Boyer led off with a double and Coates moved him to third with a short single to centre. Coates then hustled
innings The Sox put men home all the way from first base
GETTING DOWN TO IT
Soccer's so dull. Let's get really stuck in and throw dice. That's what it looked like to the startled Ajax supporters at Amsterdam as the referee sudden- ly blew his whistle and players of both sides dropped to their knees and crawled anxiously around the turf.”
The treasure? A player had dropped a contact lens and play was held up until the precious sliver of glass was recovered. The visiting team, by the way, was Trevor Ford's old club, PSV, Eindhoven.
Boxer in critical condition
New York, June 7. Professional boxer Tom- my Pacheco was in critical condition today and not expected to live after a knockout defeat in the feature bout at St Nicholas Arena,
to
20-year-old Pacheco, 8 Puerto Rican-born light- weight. Wis taken Roosevelt Hospital last night after he was stopped by Benny Gordon with 11 seconds remaining in 10-round boat.
Brain surgery was për- formed and Pacheco's post- operative condition WAS "very, very poor," a hos- pital spokesman said.
The youth's father, Jusa, and two brothers, Angelo the and Enrique, were at bedside. Pacheco had not regained consciousness fest since collapsing a seconds after the fight wa stopped.-AF.
Pakistan cricketers' India tour programme
Ahmedabad, June 7.
CLASH TOMORROW IN TORONTO FOR UNOFFICAL
BRITISH ISLES TITLE
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Toronto, June 8. Two teams meet on a foreign field tomorrow night to decide the “unofficial” soccer championship of the British Isles.
For the first time in the history of Association Football, the champions of England and Scot- land will meet in the same year that they won their titles.
Interest in the ganią between "We have been trying for. Burnigy the English first divi- years to get the champions of sion champions from Lanca-the English and Scottish shire, and Heart of Midlothian, Leagues to play a post-season. the Scottish champions has game," said a Burnley official, reached unprecedented heights "If you want to call it the un in the United Kingdom and official championship of the British Isles, that is up to you." apread to the contient,
Most British newspapers have ordered staff writers, now reporting on the Interna- tional League in New York, to cover the match at Vardly Stadium.
Organiser
"A game such as this would draw 100,000 spectators if it were played at Hampden Park, Glasgow, or Wembley Stadium in London," said Bill Simpson, secretary of the Ontario Soccer Association,
Simpson, who hopes at least 20,000 fans will see the teams In action, arranged the game almost singlehandedly,
Rome to stage
traditional Italian sports during the Olympics
Rome, June 7.
Mediaeval tournaments and games which for centuries have been fought out every year in Italian towns amid a furore of colour and noise, will this summer be specially imported to Rome to be performed alongside the modern Olympic Games. |--Hundreds of Italians from the provinces, dressed in colourful, traditional costumes will joust, fight and play one of the first games of football ever conceived, in a Roman square, in public gardens, and in an ancient Roman amphitheatre, while participants from the world over box, wrestle, race, cycle, swim, and compete against each other in the capi- tal's ultra-modern stadia.
One of the most famous of the contests, which Olympic visitors will be able to see in Rożne this summer wit be the tough and boisterous Florentine Foxhal
their opponents" "goal-post" with the aid of either feet or fista..
Players often end the game
match, first played in a square with bad bruises and even in- of Florence in 1300 to demon-juries, and the match has for strate the citizens' defiance of long been a great tourist attac Charles V of Spain, whose imtion in Florence, where it's held perial troops were then laying three times a year. siege to the city.
350 on each side
British referee criticised by
A Hearts official said; “We've often hoped to arrange such a game but it took a Canadian official to finally got the two first division champions to- gether, "-AP.
Moore-Johansson fight arranged for September
New York, June 7. Heavyweight champion Ingemar Johanson and light : heavy- weight titleholder Archle Modre will meet in New York in September if each wins his next Hight, Humbert J. Furaky, mannger of Feature Sports, Inc., said today.
Jchansson defends his title against Floyd Patterson in New York on June 20, and Moore faces the challenge of Ger- many's Erich Schoeppner in Toronto on July 18.
Feature Sports, Inc. 13 handling both fights.
Moore, who weighed 208 pounds when he knocked out Willie Besmahoft two weeks ngo, has to shed 314 pounds to
makes the light heavyweight
limit.
"If he does it, that's quile a
wins
kick Fugazy sald. "If Moore Patterson,
and Johansson beals หย will have 3 Johansson-Moare fight in New
York In September."-AP
Record entry for British Open Golf
St Andrews, June 7.
A record total of mort thán 400 entries have been received For the Centenary. British Open Golf Chartpionship, to Le
Hungarian press played here starting on July
14.
Budapest, June 7, The field includes the South Mr Arthur Ellis, the English African holder. Gary Player. referee, was criticised by the The United States challengo Hungarian press today for his includes Sam Snead, Arnold - handling of the international Parker, Bob Rosburg and Frank soccer match between Scotland Stranatian. and Hungary which ended in a 3-3 draw hero,
A much less organised and much more a rough-and-tumble game which will also make its debut in Rome this summer will The Ides of the game play- | be the "Contest of the Bridge" ed according to stalet rales from Pisa, the northern Italian laid down In 1580, is for the town which is famous for its 27 players on each side to leaning tower. send a heavy ball soaring over
The stage of this contest will Scotland 'were generally be a reproduction of the still praised for a good performance extant hump-backed bridge but Nepsport, Hungary's sport- over the river Amo at Pisaing newspaper, commented that boundary between two hostile fringements and he also made paris of the city.
such decisive mistakes that he influenced the final result,
The newspaper described BIN Brown, Scotland's
Italian base only in the second innings, to see behind Boyer on Tony Pakistan will play five Tests GEOFF PULLAR This bridge once formed the Mr Ellis overlooked many in
Government which will pay all its expenses, the Chican Olymple Committee announced - Loday.
Alejandro Rivera, the com- mittee's chairman, thanked Italy for the gesture, "unprecedented in the annals of sport," and said the committee would meet tonight to fix the size of the team to be entered.
when they stored two unearned Kubek's double to left field. runs, and in the eighth, when Kubek came home on successive
he pitched his way out of a jam.infeld outs by Hector Lopez and
With four straight victories
at the end the 1959 cam- paign Coates now has won 10 straight.
First win
Mickey Mantle.
And
nine other
matches
during their 1960-1981 Indian tour subject to approval of a draft itinerary prepared by
FIT FOR
the Indian Board of Cricket TEST MATCH
Control,
The Yankees added two runs in the eighth off relief pitcher Dick Donovan. Lopez walked The programme for the tour- and went to third on Mantle's the second since the partition of
{ single, After Koger Maris India and Pakistan was drawn
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London, Jame 7. Geoff Pullar, the Lancashire and England opening bat, stated of the Indian Board, and sub- today that he would be it for mitted to the Pakistan Cricket the first Test against South Africa which begins on Thure Board for consideration at meeting next month.
day at Edgbaston.
Results
The Pakistan party will arrive in India on November 16, and
The triumph was the Yankees' forced Mantle at second, Bill up by Mr Ratilal Patel, President "Although the Italian Gov-first in five games with Chicago Skowron doubled home the two ernment's invitation Included no this season. Early Wynn, seek-runs. numerical restriction, we would ing the 274th victory of his not want to appear to exploit career, suffered his fifth 1900
Pullar received a nasty blow its generosity by sending a. de- defeat. legation
Results of today's games in their first match will be a three- on the instep during the Lan Coates' wild throw set up the cluded: appear disproportionate," Rivera White Sox's two runs in the top
day fixture with a Combined cashire-Yorkshire said,
University team starting at Leeds, which ended in a two- of the second inning. Al Smith | Chicago pr 002-000-000-240 Poona on November 18.
day win for Lancashire yester The tentative starting dates day. and venues for the five-day Tests are: Bombay December
whos size might
AMERICAN League
Informed SOUROOS reported and Luis Aparicio singled in New York 003-000-0x01 Wy Donovan (B) And Lolier:
Castes and Howard.
that the team which will be succession and, when Wynn at- sent will be chosen from among tempted sacrifice bunt, Coates the team which had originally threw the ball wildly past 'thirā planned to go to compete in base. Smith scored on the error basketball, riding, shooting, and and after the next two battere athletics.
out, popped
Minnie Minoso Italian ambassador to Chile, singled home Aparicio.
transmitted Luccioli,
The offer to the Chilean
27-year-old Yankee (8). right-hander helped--~regain | UPI
Mario Italy's
Olympic Committee,-AFP,
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Oven
Tilting tournaments
goalkeeper, Pony Championship: Play begins when 350 repre- as "outstanding defender singles first round matches at C. sentatives of each side, wearing who played a large part 15 PRC, RC, Recreio HKFC, KBGC.
Vencins armour and helmets and armed achieving the final result". with shields and pikes, charge
Land The Scottish full-back and BIMCA, West Lounge.
chamelanchie, Forger cach other at full speed over centre-hall Bobby Evans also catre in for praise. Chinza the bridge, the aim being to tip as many opponents as Mall Special, possible into the swirling water. below.
In
Pisa this has been the U.S. tennis aces most popular game of the year ever since it was started, in 1490.
The towns of Foligno and
prominent in
Ascoli Ploeno, in Central Kent tournament
to
Iisly, will be sending two tilt-
tournaments Ing
the capital and a ogmbined total of 1,500 participants to ex- hibit them.
The Ascoli Piceno tourna- ment-which-consists of titing at a "Saracen," will be preced ed by a 900-strong procession, representing the whole popula- tion of the town, as it was in the late. 14th century. The pro- cession Includes magistrates, gonfalons conule, ladies and maidens, armigers and standard- bearers of the various wards,
Beckenham, June 7. Two of - the brightest U.S. tezanja prospects, Earl Ench- hole and Charles McKinley, scored easy wins in the first found of the Kent LANDI Tennis Championships here today.
Buchholz bent Hugh Brown of Cheshire, 6-1, 6-0; mich Swedish McKinley beat the Davis Cup player Thomas-Hell-' berg, 6-2, 0-3: Americans
dominated moet of the early matches with Jon Dotiglás, a Davis: Cup player, and Jags Frost, being the other successful players. »
Other contesty which will be apan hores this summer will be the traditional annual cross bow tournaments · · "between. charophoria of the 25val Aperande town of Gubbio and Sanse poisto. A total of 500 coinpelt toms; (dresse: In dazzling cos Satchwell Smith of Stampex, 6-1 tumes, wil take part in the B2
Douglas brought down the first of the four competing Russians, Mikhail Moser, 6-31 6-0, while Frost beat
Santar
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