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AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TOUR
WORCESTER KNOCK UP 233 IN FIRST INNINGS
Worcester, Apr. 28-On a cold windswept day "Australia's cricket team in its first match of the 1948 tour against Worcestershire did not look world beaters.
The bowling was not fearsome and two Worcestershire batsmen, Charles Palmer, a bespectacled public school- master and Cooper, sound professional batsman hit up 137 rung for the second wicket after fast bowler Ray Lindwall had taken a wicket with the second ball in the first over of the tour:
Palmer mado 85 by beautiful leg. side strokes and drives and Cooper got a solid yet praiseworthy 51.
fans
Howevor, English cricket must not get too excited about the apparent limitations of the Austra llan attack.
Lindwall bowled at half speed in his many spells. Miller, the other shock bowler was not very nc- curate and McCool, the leg breaker pitched them loo short for English
wickets.
Lindwall whose run up to the wicket the umpires never once
questioned, looked an If there was Rheap of intent power in his bow- ling. His Jong, loping easy run up to the crease and delivery may not be no beautiful os that of the late A. MacDonald but Lindwall at full #peed will be a danger to English
batsmen.
Colin McCool will quickly learn -that-on-Engilah grounds he has to give the ball more air than in his лntive Australia, And
every English test player knows that when he does and his length he is well nigh unplayable on any sort of wicket.
Bome
No English fans must get tuo opilmistic about this first day's play. Yet they can gain
atisfaction out of Worcestershire's showing that Australian bowling,
COUNTY CRICKET
ECVEN
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1949
CROWDS FOLLOW THE MASTERS TOURNEY
A large gallery. of spectators gather at 18th green of the 6,800-yards National Country Club Course as the opening round of the $10,000 Augusta Masters Golf Tournament gets under way In Augusta, Ga.
Bob. Hamilton (left), of Evansville, Ind., who scored a par 72, is putting. Waiting his turn is Herman Barron of White Plains, N.Y., who shot n 73. First round winner was Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago with 69-AP Wirephoto.
like everything else, can be hit by BASEBALL A batsmen who refuse to shelve their scoring strokes when faced by men
of international reputation.
A crowd of nearly 20,000, a re- cord for the Worcester ground, watched the day's cricket.
At Cardiff in weather even more
wintry than that at Worcester, the Glamorgan County eleven started n two day game against Thomas Owen's, England eleven which in- cluded Bill Edrich and the Surrey frins, Alec and Eric Ledser.
Rain stopped cricket between lunch and ten in this game,
THE SCORES
At Worcester.. Worcestershire Australians,
VS
Worcestershire first innings 233 (C. II. Talmer 85, Cooper 51, Howorth 37. not out. Lindwall two for di. Me- Cool two for 38, Toshack two for. 39, Jan Johnson three for 42, Miller ene for 30).
Australia, first Innings 10 for no wicket. Barnes, six not out, Morris four not out.
Boston's Lefthander
Pitches Best Game
New York, Apr. 28.-Rain and cool weather almost eliminated today's big league programme, permitting only three of eight games to be played.
Warren Spahn, the Boston Braves' ace lefthander, burled what he described as the best game he ever pitched in stopping Philadelphia with no runs and two hits. Only 28 batters faced Spahu. Boston took the game 7-0. Catcher Bill Salkeld drove in two runs with a triple and two singles for Boston.
COLONY TENNIS
Tsui In Final
GOLF
REES TOPS QUALIFIERS AT SUNDRIDGE PARK
Sundridge Park, Kent, Apr. 28-Dai Rees, British Ryder Cup golfer hended 35 qualifiers into the final stages of the Daily Mall £2,500 stroke tournament today, return- ing 139 for, the 36-hole test over the 6,528 yards Sund- ridge Park course.
Rees had a second round of 71; good scoring on a cold windy day. Bill Branch and Sam King also a Ryder cup golfer, were placed second at 140.
Overscos golfers, Belgium's Flory jelght and seven, win, in the second Van Donck and Australia's Norman round, was beaten five and three in Von Nida scored 146 and 147 respec- the third round by: Erle Perry of tively to get into the qualifying list. Staffordshire, who is also prominent -Associated Press.
In the soccer, football and cricket laoltin.
ENGLISH AMATEUR. The veteran pub-keeper, burly Sam Kennedy, was sent back to CHAMPIONSHIP his Scunthorpe-bar in the third round by G. F. Clarke, who won
Birmingham, Apr. 28, Charles two and one-United Press. Slown. Just year's runner-up in the English Amateur golf championship and warm favourlie for this year's, title, easily reached the last 32 to- day when he beat R. W. Sandilands five and three in the third round of the tournament at Little Aston.
All former titleliolders have been eliminated, while only one "artisan" golfer remained-George Evans, gardener who proved too good for Syd Wakelam, who went down in u three and two defeat.
MOOR PARK TOURNEY
By ARCHIE QUICK When one sees a golf profes- slonal, and a Scottish Interna- tional at that, take 13 at par four hole then one gets 'some for the deficiences Yet that
The day's best performance thus for has been that of Arthur Perowne, who gained a crashing eight and consolation seven win over Robert Cupitt in the
second round match. Most of today's
competitors were handicapped by a strong, chilly wind.
SURPRISE OF DAY
Tom
of one's own golf. was the unhappy experience of Haliburton, once of Buchanan Castle Club, and now Knole Bristol, ut the
The surprise of the day came of when the champion of Cheshire, Pat far from difficult fifth hole Clark, beat the former champlon, at Moor Park course, Rickmans- Harry Bentley, in the third round. worth, when the first profes- three and two.
Another upset occurred in the sional tournament of what pro- - Tsui Wai-pul entered the
to be third round when Kenneth Thom, mises
a record season final of the Open Singles Cham-runner-up in the championship of opened. Haliburton found him- pionship when he defeated R. 1916, was treaten three and two by self trapped in the bunker with Segalen in the Stand Court John Graham from Kent with his second shot and took seven
style and ice-cool tem- match at the HKCC yesterday, delightful
Thom licked the title- Tsui won in straight sets 6-1, holder, Gerald Micklem, in the first
perement. 6-1, 6-1.
day of the tournament.
The 18-year-old Norwich youth, The match was surprisingly one-Arthur Ferowno, after his crashing sided. A steady volleying player
Jomby-Vander-Meer-also-turned-good retriever. Segalen was
LEAGUE STANDINGS National League
The Hawaiian Chinese players National travelling to the Chinese Garner at Shanghal were also seen exhibition match at Chater Read yesterday but did not impress particularly, being in
class belowy the Java visitors of last week,
In an
Won Lost Perc.
given little chance by Tsui to score
and on staying power matured on neat placing
was
out- And
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in a neat performance in tossing Cincinnati in un B-1 victory over the
Cubs. He allowed
only Chicago
banged the Reds six hits while Johnny Schmitz and Don Carlsen New York.
Cincinnati At Cardiff: Glamorgan va Thomas for 12 hits, Owen's England, XI (two days):
The New York and Brooklyn Chicago Glamorgan first
137. game innings
was postponed, because of Pittsburgh (Davies 31. Erle Bedser four for rain, and the Saint Louis and Pitts St Louis 30) England XI 15 for one-ABSO-burgh game was postponed because Philadelphia
Boston of cold. cinted Press.
Detroit flattened Saint Louis 8-4 Brooklyn In the only American
The Care.
Clevelani Tigers snapped a losing stream of
Washington five straight by bombarding four
St Loula Brown pitchers, taking the game.
Detroit victory knocked the Browns out of second place
tie with New York for third, Secondbaseman Eddie Mayo and Boston right-fielder Pat Mullin paced the Chicago Detroit attack with three hits each, Mullins' including a home run and ja double.
Yorkshire Leaves Nothing To Chance
The
and in
Cold weather caused postpone- ment of the Cleveland-Chicago and
Philadelphia-Boston games,
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphin
With cricket prospects for the coming season begin- ning to trickle in from 17 County Clubs one Immediately realises why Yorkshire is so powerful. Nothing is left to chance in organisation in the county of broad acres. Their circular, for instance, showsTbone of the team, of course, will be that they have 12 avallable amateurs, Len Hutton, Arthur Coxon, Frank Boston
Ellis Robinson, John (Winning pitcher Warren Spahn) players with County Caps Smalles,
on Chicago already awarded, eight senior colts Wardle, George Smithson, now and no fewer than 99 colts in charge the way back from the West Indies, Cincinnati
Willie Watson, Sunderland foot- of chief coach Arthur Mitchell.
No other county can approach this baller. Captain Norman Yardley, remarkable number of men. Buck- wicket-keeper David Brennan and colls like up-and-coming senior Lester, Halliday, Jakemon, Aspinall, Detroit Beaumont, Whitehead, Wilson and Saint Louis Walker.
HOME FOOTBALL
Another Indication of Yorkshire's
In the Leeds winter shed as
far
RH E 0 2 1
7 12 1
1 0 4 F 12 2
(Winning pitcher Johnny Vander. Meer)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
15 2 t 4 10 3
(Winning pitcher Virgil Trucks) -Associated Press.
back as February 10th, and the first TURKS WANT A
1. team practices began on April whereas most other counties leave it
GLUT OF EGGS rather later than that.
this
New York Philadelphia Detroit
BOXING
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The Hawaiians were China Sum- chang, Hewall's third ranking singles player, and Git Lum-moy, one the
younger
of
hopefuls. with Clayioh Benham, is the Doubles Champion of
Islands
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Hawall
S .444
In an exhibition
5 .186
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DENRURAL
doubles
Came against Tsul Wal-pui and Segulen, the Hawailons shared two sets, 6-3, 3-0.
CHESS
Army Standard Rated WORLD TOURNEY
Higher Than Pre-War
BY ARCHIE QUICK
It was generally agreed by leading boxing critics at the Royal Albert Hall that the standard of Army competitors in the individual Open Championships was higher than at any time before the war.
more to get out.
The tournament lacked the personalities of Bobby Locko and Henry Cotton but everyone- else was there and last year's winuer Alf Padgham-of-Sund- ridge Park, proved the axioni of horses for courses by having an opening round of 65,
Alf seems to know every blade of grass at Moor Park and his figures were obtained by Immaculate guit which I do not
expect to equalled this season for its and
Все power precision. Yet even this score was not sufficient to give him.
Arst round lead.
This was due to the remarkable round of 64 by the 27-year-old Bush Hill Park assistant, Reginald Taylor. of old Jack who for so many years has been the professional at Potters Bar.
cun
It was good to see young blood like this
Whitcombe, Rees. ousting
and Von Nida from the headlines. All this was accomplished on the
West Course which is G00 yards shorter and about four shots casier than the High Course.
So
there
Wa
veteran Reg
merit in
more difficust now 70 on
Was
He was two atrokes better than anyone else bar the two here and writing before Moscow. Apr.
29. Samuel second round played I say that
States Reshevsky, United
chess this effort definitely placed him champion, is again in second place among the prize money. in the tournament for the world' Ryder Cup men of last title, having defented Paul Keres, were not too prominent and one of USSR champion, who resigned the them, Max Faulkner, fold me that muljourned 30th-round---game-on-
during Wednesday without further play.
to his
season
the trip to the United States
The game between Botvinnik and he was invited to take a permanent coaching engagement in *...San Smyslov ended in a draw after the m
Francisco
but the Idea did not appeal 18th move-Associated Press and Reuter.
his wife. He spoke to me of one of the Seores, with two more rounds to mysteries of this fascinating game
Botvinnik 10; Reshevsky, of golf. Last season Max consis Keres and Smyslov 7; Euwe 3tently returned low scores, received
go, are:
.CHAMPIONSHIP. :-)
· GAMES TONIGHT
bigh places in tournaments and (earned himself a trip to America. This scason he says he is playing a much better standard of golf but cannot get the scores.
Burn too won the feathers in pro- The second round of the Colony He blames this on to weakness on Chess Championship final round greens and putting trouble, fessional style although I thought he Open was outpointed by Diston In the starts this evening at the Peninsula bogey of most of us. Open Cham
London District duly Hotel.
pion Fred Daly too is happy with his semi-finals.
The games will be L. Schure `v.gome and told me ho is confident produced five cruisers and heavies of class and after, due consideration P. K. Prokopov, F. X Sequelra v home golfers will resist the strong. I nominate three soldiers to make Ray Danenberg, and K. M. A. Bar- American challenge in. the Olympic team.
nelt v. J. P. de Carvalho.
Championship as he did, last year.
SCOTLAND WINS thorougliness is that coaching started
There were many who were inclined to view that Army would easily beat Royal Navy and Marines and the RAF at INTERNATIONAL
the Inter-Services Championship at Portsmouth and would then go on to capture one or two ABA titles. Glasgow, Apr. 28.-Scotland beat Belgium by two goals to
That is my view too. Thanks to continuous tournaments nil in a soccer international
Turkish wrestlers with Glamorgan-. After 24 years
now pre- almost match at Hampden Park here shire, another Yorkshireman,paring for the Olympic Games against such high class opposition as Wales, Denmark, the Derby Police, tonight after leading one-nil at Arnold Dyson, get a beneft are apparently accustomed to Irish and London clubs, etc., "Army halftime.-Reuter.
season. Thoroughly deserved, too, have as many as ten eggs for boxers have been brought to a state for he has been the opening main-
breakfast to build up their of perfection and experience that far stay of the Welsh county. Glamor- gan. I notice, have set aside £1,000 stamina and they have asked surpasses the other Services.
Men like Ryan, Morrison, Bebbing- to assist clubs with equipment and if they can be provided with anton, Gardner, Scott and Murphy are London, Apr. 20.-The following grounds and to subsidise
profes- adequate supply during the for superior to their opposite num- slcnuls at various centres- wise
games. move.
Now that the ABA have taken many problems away the heavyweight title
Housing and George Scriven through a default.in George Briault the divisional competition, the way
GAME SCORES
were the results of football games pinyed today,
Blackpool
First Division
1 Manchester U. Derby County. 2 Portsmouth Huddermeld
Fulham
3 Everton
Second Division
Leicester Cily
Coventry City Southampton Third Division. (Southern)
Brighton & Hove Bristol Rovers Norwich City + Torquay United Swindon Town
2
Wotford Iparich Town Notts County i Reading D. Walsall
Third Division (Northern).
Accrington S.. Friendly Maleli
Hartlepools U.
Arsenal
Biring
Apply
$£8,000
3 Colchester V.
Houter.
· FORM -DON"
FAVING
+
2
This is one of
Olympiad
Interesting regarding Leslie Ames's benelit with Kent is that he Which
bers.
from
has scored 30,000 runs, 80 centuries, Catering manager
has on hils hands. for in is open, I feel, for Gardner to cap-
taken 1,000 catches (record 127 in
one season)., competed in 47 Tests addition
io the feeding of ture that title:
and made seven centuries in them.athletes of 55 nations, he is con- Gxford blue, Charles Raikes, will cerned with
be deputy keeper with Godfrey Some Evans us understudy..
There can be few more styllah their accommodation. cruisers than Scott and, what is more, he packs a wollop as was instanced
of the food requests and by his knock-out of belligerent inquiries nre ticklish. For example, Guardsman Scott. Mexicans want to bring quantities Bebbington too. It is difficult to
be
I am sorry to sec Frank Lee of their own brand of clgaroltes see where middleweight is coming and Bill Andrews' nomes disappeur which aro much stronger than from to oust him from his pursuit from the list of Somerset pros. The British ones and tliey want to know of the title and his ambition to former had his bruent last season, whether these will be subject to one of our Olympic team. the latter gets his in this Somerset, duty. will have three captains during the season-Mitchell, Innes for May, Seamer for June and early July and Woodhouse for late July and August.
This is under consideration by Government as is the question of wino supplies for several continen- tal nations,
ONE CERTAINTY
One certainty for that coveted Olymple vest and badge is CSMI Ryan who surely will repeat his lost year's performance and again be- come Army, Inter-Services, ABA and European Welterweight Champlon.
Hampshire have devised a novel Bulk food gifts promised by scheme for the benefit of five pros--several countries including the Arnold, Bailey, McCorkell, Herman United States for distribution among
Stor of the Army Championships, and H. Gate money at Port-competitors-at the Games, will be however, was little Feter Morrison who captured the bantam 'title emouth, Southampton and Bourne- allowed duty-free; PETERSEN mouth one match in each of next | three seasons will be allocated to Although most of the countries are although not yet 19. This fish mar- ket employee from Hull with the face their benefit fund and there will be making arrangements to bring their of an angel and the fists of a demon own food, supplemented by the collections at one-day matches in
is going places. ration scale for visitors laid down by He won different parts of the County, while
the ABA Northern the Ministry of Food, special faci- Counties Championship Inst season members' subscriptions will all go
lities such as importation of rice for when under age and in the Army to swell the total.
Eastern athletes may have to be Anal he not only outpointed the champion, Sergt. Inst. 'Browning, but
Loss to Derbyshire cricket is the departure of Stanley Worthington to the Lancs League for Todmor den after 24 years with Peak county. Derbyshire point, with pride to the fact that at one stage Inst senson they, established a record for Arst- class cricket with their three bow Iers-Pope, Gladwin and Copson-in that they handed the averages.
given
hams,
Briault says, "Turkey's
he had him dog-tired after a too-fe- ment
too slam of almost non-stop punch- and other commodities~aro coming over in abundance and the ing diets of some of the foreign athletes, He can win the ABA title this time Judging by advance Information and I happen to know that if he did which we have been given, are so he would give much relief to ABA lavish that they would be Loo Olympic selectors who are on the much- for ration-trained British torna.of a dilemma to find a bantam stomacha."
representative.
THE MAKE-IT-YOURSELF CAR-Racing driver Lord David Sirithcarron sits in the new "Ma wyn at Luton Hoo, England. The car is unique in that it is sold in parts, and the buyer can make his own design, fitting his own "bady" to the chassis. The light car will do 100 miles an hour.
the
Open