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ON THE EVE OF THE FIRST TEST
GEORGE POPE ASKED TO ATTEND AT TRENT BRIDGE
London, June 9.-George Pope, of Derbyshire, has been asked to attend at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, to- morrow when the first Test cricket match opens.
England's team will be chosen from 13 men; with Simpson remaining 12th man.
It is believed that this move is in case Douglas Wright should be unfit, but after some practice at Lords today Wright naid that he felt much better. He is receiv ing further treatment for lumbago before travelling to Nottingham tonight, and will have a final try out there tomorrow before making a definite decision regarding his fitness.
A special police guard is being | maintained throughtout the night at Trent Bridge.
the
At Ilford: Essex 300 for 6 (Avery
51, Vignr 07 not out, Horsfall 07, Pearce 54), Gloucestershire to bal. AL Horsham: Northamptonshire
Because the ground la just outside 317 for 8 (Brookes 107 not out, Old- the city boundary, men from Nottinghamshire County police forcefield 54) against Sussex.
At Birminghain: Worcestershire
110
A Harrogate! Somerset (Wardle 8 for 48); Yorkshire 50 for 5.-Reuter.
were on duty and their task is 10172 (White 37, Pritchard, 6 for 59); see that nobody interfered with the Warwickshire 03 for 3. perfect wicket, to prevent people from climbing the walls and hiding inside the ground ready for a free seat when the gates open, and to guard the valuable stocks of crickel Keor, food, drluk and elgarettes. which await the thousands who will watch the match.-Reuter.
COUNTY CRICKET
London, June 9-Tom Pritchard, the fast bowler from New Zealand. who has been showing such fine form for Warwickshire, today be come the first man ta take 50
He wickels this season.
Softball In Australia
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Fresh from the Australian softball championships, Vic- obtained torian representatives from the three of the Ave Worcestershire metropolitan (Melbourne) aren wickels that fell before lunch at Edgunston, and finished with a Arst took part in the State champion- ship against Ballarat and Innings analysis of six for 50.
Bendigo, at the provincial centre of Bendigo, "The Golden City."
Middlesex, the County chom pions, who have not been doing well in recent matches, were with- out Bill Edrich, Denis Compton and Jack Young against Oxford Univer- sity, and hind to fold all day until rain stopped play an hour before
the close.
Also at the Australian title serles was Ballarat, which represented the Provincial League. Ballarat had scored a victory over Victoria in the series and were expected to extend the champions in the State title..
A. H. Kardar, the Indian Test The result of the first match, player, was then undefeated with 75 to his credit, while C. D. Van however, fold a different tale. The Ryneveld, at
Africa, had team which was expected to pro- South nirendy swelled the Universityvide the llp to the main
battle slincited the fans by
trouncing total with a score of 8B.
Batting an hour and 50 minutes, Ballarat in the greatest upset since Van Ryneveld hit six fours before the inception of softball in Australia, falling clean bowled to Gray,
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
The close of play scores were: At Oxford: Oxford University 300 for 4 (Van Ryneveld 60. Pawson 57. Kardar 75 not out). Middlesex.
against
The metropolitan line-up Were the next victims of Bendigo, wblch daily won the championship.
Ballarat and Melbourne are sad- dler and wiser by the experience. The carnival results have caused a total revision of the constitution, of course, being the major factor, of the sound defeat administered At Cardiff: Glamorgan 210 for 6 (Eaglestone 15) against Hampshire, HQ representatives by the coun- Bain prevented further play after fca.
At the Oval: Surrey 250 for
78, Fletcher 50) against Fishlock: Lancashire.
British Women's
Golf At Its Lowest Ebb
By ARCHIE QUICK
British lawn tennis has reach-
ed is lowest ebb
11
"und.
team. In future, State repre- Instead of being solely sentation, selected from the metropolitan area, will rover the whole State, julein by the improved standard of the provincial players, the senior body will have to look to its laurels.
SOFTBALL FOUNDER
Mins Irene Burrowes, founder of softball in Australia, presented the trophy to Betty Collins, captain and president of Bendigo.
One of the first Americans to visit Bendigo and play
baseball and softball in exhibition games there
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1948,
TAKING IT EASY
After riding "Bub" home in the fourth race at California's Bay Meadows in San Mateo to become the first American jockey to ride 3000 winners, Johnny Longden stretches out for a Httle relaxation with the help of jockey Herb Lindberg.
OLYMPIC PROSPECTS
AMERICANS THINK THEY
DO WELL AT SOCCER
WILL
With China", "On A Par With China", Says Committee Chairman
By CORNELIUS RYAN
New York, June 3.-The USA Olympic Soccer Committee, putting emphasis on youth, speed and aggressiveness, said today that the Americans may provide a surprise at London if they have a little luck.
"The 15 men picked after the final try-out game at St. Louis are young, strong and durable,” said committee chairman Walter Giesler.
"I think their speed and agility will offset the technical superiority of the European teams. If the USA should get a few lucky breaks, it could be a real factor in the Olympic championship tournament."
In
Teams from both Cuba and Mexien pounds lifted by Franic Spellman of, Lawrence of California won with a
to superior. The U.S.A. York, Pa., in the 165-pound proved
C75 class lift of
Emerick pounds, and chum-press. Spellman's total lift was 855 Ishikawa was second with 070. players in North American
sum-pounds, not a record but still n the international tournament, Bob pionship games at Cuba last
Giesler raid that the good mark when compared with the Higgins of the U.S.A. and Ishikawa iner, but
which Stanleyed at 081 pounds.. Olymple squad should be a better 804 pounds with
Stanczyk won an International meet team thon last summer's sqund.
af New York last October.
TEAM ON PAR
OLYMPIC PREVIEW
at
The 132-pound class also showed Fifteen rations competed "I certainly feel our Olymple team | Improvement over the mark scored Filadelphia last September, making was Hill Jost, the world record foot will be on a
par with Canada, in Mast year's international meet, Bthe tournament a definite Olymple bail and pass holder. who also
preview. Only Russia among the played baseball in the Vle. League.alestine, Cuba, Egypt and China,'
Important weightlifting nations tail- ed to send n team, although the Soviets were invited and informally, Indleated they would attend.
Was
But ever.
tre
he said.
a
Best player at the softball carnival
The 15-man squid was chosen by Dot Herbert (Bendigo) and best Junior, Jean Taylor (Mel- the committee after an East all-siar what about golf, particularly bourne). There
team played a 1 to.1 Ble with softball 40
West nl-star outfit in the Anal amateur golf and women's golf teams in Bendigo, 27 in Ballarat and
Come in these Isles?
20 in Melbourne. The 1949 Austra-try-out game. Eight players
from the East, five from the national lian
Title Series will be held Jn champlon Ponta Delgado team Our low standard was amply Melbourne, and invited to it are Tiverton, Rhode Island. demonstrated when seven U. S. A., Canada, South Africa and athletic American girls retained; New Zealand. the Curtis Cup at Birkdale.
The
Curtis Cup was an exact Walker Cup at St replica of the Andrew's a year ago. We held a chance at the halfway stage when we were down in only two of six final day but then singles on the
we cracked 08 months ago,
Experience in
12 the men did
tournament play was one telling factor in America's favour, but another was the tilf ferent mentality with which they approach the game.
01
been
Giesler said the team had selected in plenty of time to allow practice games both in America and England before participation in the
LITTLE EFFECT
Gordon Richards Olymple contests.
Cracks Two Ribs
inen,'
•
J
Bravo! He Is A
..
Mexican Swimmer
After the tournament, the official belittled newspaper Soviet Sports the results and claimed that America By EDWARD L. THOMAS competed against only hand-pleked and weak opponents. But the en- included Great Britain, Mexico City, June 4-Ramon trants
Sweden, Czechoslovakia, France, Ar- Bravo, Mexico's Olymple swim- pention, Holland and Canada 03 mer in the 400-metre and 1,500-well as smaller nations. metre free-style, expects to both
Bob Hoffman, US. Olymple conch, was very optimistic offer the AAU gain and lose when he begins meet. competition at London.
BOXING
Joe Louis Reported In The Pink Of Condition
By WHITNEY MARTIN
Pompton Lake, N.J., June 9.—The mystery concerning the weight and general condition of heavyweight champion Joe Louls has been solved.
Disturbed by rumours that the champ was overweight and might seek a postponement of his title bout with Jersey Joe Walcott, scheduled June 23, the New York state commission sont the physician, Vincent Nardiello, to give Joe the once over.
photo- AL
There was no guesswork in the
"He's in better condition, men-| getting their opinion from tally and physically, than he was graphs, guessed the poundage last November 30 just before the much more. first' Walcott fight,” the doctor re- ported after making the usual blood pressure, pulse, reflex and latest
other teste.
funks jowls
examination. The leaner and trimmer waist and indicated the scales didn't
"From R mental standpoint, helle. obviously is taking this fight much more seriously than he did the last fore his workout, indicated ho had
Louis, in casual conversation be
one,"
-not made up his mind whether or is not he would fight again after the
The doctor nuded that Loula in better condition than he was Walcott ccrap. He would not say when he examined him before the definitely one way or the other, second fight with Billy Conn, and but said he might know after Juno Louis himself verided this by say- | 23. —Associated Press. ing "I feel belter than I did sinco
I got out of the army,"
The champlon really looked in fine condition, but the scales told the real story. With newspaper- men as witnesses, Louis stepped on the scales.
TENNIS
Quarter-Finals
They balanced at 216 pounds In Kent Tourney
after the weighing Louls sald will still weigh 216 pounds for the Oght."
When Louls worked out here for the first bout his weight was given as 222 although many persons.
"New
Freddie Mills
Edition"
London, June D.-A new edition if Fearless Freddie Mills will fight Champlon Gus Lesnevith for world lightweight tiile at City Stadium July 20,
the
White
A once rough and ready product
•
Beckenham, June 9.--With- the third-ranked United States player, Gardnar Mulloy, already- in the semi-final of the Kent championships, the result of his victory "today over the Argen- tine Davis cupper, Alejo Russell, the remaining six places in the quarter finals now include two other Argentines, Enrique Moren and Herald Weiss.
Mrs. Maria Welss continued her successful initial British tournament campaign by beating British Miss L, Anderson 0-3 and 0-4 in today's second round match.
round, thio
Brazil's Dr A. Osorio mado " of carnival rings, Mills has polish-graeclu! exit from the tournament ed his tactics since he lost to Les- today in the second nevich two years ago-because he Indian Davis cupper. Dilip Bose couldn't move into the sightless beat him 6-1 and 0-2.-United side of the for he had half-blind- | Press.
cd.
He's quit clowning, straightened up and learned to attack on both
sides.
If the reformation pays off withi a world crown Mills will reach the El Dorado of a career thal started with his winning a novice
ght In his teens.
J. Schemell of Egypt was defeated by Jack Harper of Australia 6-1, 6-1 today in the first round of the Kent lawn, tennis championships.-Asso-
cinted Press.
EXHIBITION MATCH
Prague, June 10.-Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik, Czecho- slovakia'
and two ranking one tennis players and Davis Cup team Today, a bachelor of 28, light
defeated Frank Parker, members, heavyweight champ
Great S
USA and Philippe Washer, Belgium Britain, the Empire and Europe, P Mills is the national ring idol. Cur- Prague today, B-7, 6-4
in an exhibition doubles match in Earlier rently the highest paid slugger in Parker defeated Cerati G-2, 6-3 in the land, he lives in a modest
of
home la middle class Denmark fun exhibition singles match-Asso-
ciated Press. suburb. With an eye to retirement, he has bought an Interest in a Chinese restaurant. Press,
Associated
RAIN INTERFERES
Newark, New Jersey, June Rain today caused a postponement
0.-
DAVIS CUP
Budapest, June 9-The Swedish Davis Cup team has arrived in Budapest ready for their Davis Cup match against Hungary on Friday. Saturday and Sunday of this week. -Neuter.
of the world middleweight cham- Royal Air Force plonship fight between Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale, due to take place tonight at the Ruppert Sladium here.
The bout will be held tomorrow night in the same ring.-Reuter.
Lawn Bowls Teams
"After the world meet last Sep- "Of course, these practice games "I think I can knock at least atember I said that Russia and Egypt
I were our only possible threats can have but litile technique of our minute off my best times when
now Giesler said, "but the games get down to sea level,” he explains. London, and Brighton, June 9.-Gordon will help us get into perfect physical
I'm not even worried about them," he said. A Richards, the champion Jockey, condition and stay
The following wit represent that way. Our
high 12-man U.S.A. team will be chosen Kowloon Cricket "Mexico City is 7,500 feet
Club in the was injured and Slavian Ruler, players will be able to run every and It takes a lot out of a man to anal try-outs at New York July Second Division "A" match against a four-year-old race horse, killed minute of the game, and run hard. swim there. But my diet is based on
Club de Recreld at home on Satur- plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. when three horses and their They'll play hard, too.
day (4 p.m.) "Soccer is the national sport of a several jockeys became involved in
countries entered in the "I don't know what I will do crash during the race for the Olympics; in America It's a minor the U.S.A.
doesn't take a lot Portslade Plate at Brighton to- sport. So we can't make any special food to London to help the
teams." the British rations for all overly-optimistic claims, But ទ half day.
and last reports, the U.S.A. will take no game is growing in America, Kalo at Birkdale after blistering
as extra food. someday we'll be just maybe heat the day before.
in soccer as in track
and tough
eld."-United Press.
Only ex-bomber pilot Dorothy Kielty of Los Angeles plays on a coust course, but each one of Americans triumphed in
the
The accident began about three That wind should hove swept furlongs from the finish, when the them out of it. Instead it was the runners
travelling at high British girls who Jet 11 master speed downhill. Austere, the mount
them.
Only Scottish champion Jean Donald came out with the honour of winning her foursome hurt single.
BEST AMERICAN
American was mascu- The best 11ac Grace Lenczyk. Stic
were
NEW U.S. RECORD of Richards, appeared to suddenly, rumple and Richards was hurled to
The AAU tournament also the ground amid the flying hooves of dured a new other horses.
Then Slavian Ruler crashed into the mails and Sam Wragg was thrown, while Nickivi fell and threw T. Sidebotham.
Wragg and Sldebotham were able slaughtered Miss Jacqueline Gordun to walk back while Austere and after having the first six
holes. Nickiv)
cantered home riderless. Grace actually did the first nine Slavian Ruler ny still on the ground holes in 39 which is some going at and had to be destroyed, while Birkdale even for a man.
Richards was taken to hospitni for an X-my.
There is likely to be some straight talking behind the scenes when the Ladies Golf Union Committee next
U.S.A.
record
LEARNED AT 11
10.
12
of
AFTER SWIMMING
At
55 MILES
Piedras
"AS FRESH AS A DAISY" By J. W. TAYLOR
Bravo, learned to swim the hord way when he was 13 years old. pro-Playmates pushed him into the Rio
261 Grande neur 1ls home at
Negras,
Tom Blower, the Nottinghom athlete, who is to attempt to swim Now 22, he had been swimming
the Channel both ways in July, with competitively for six holds the Mextenn records for 400nly a short break at the turn-round, metres and 1.500 metres at 5:13.0 has completed his first. indoor re-
hearsal at the local Baths. and 21:18.0, respectively.
American Hopes
In Weightlifting
2.-With the
years,
and
He awam 55 miles in 30 hrs, and said he "felt as fresh us a daisy." Al the end of the swim it was found that his weight had dropped from 18 st. 2 lbs. to 10 st. 13 lbs.
The swim went 2.004 lengths the Baths and meant the use
mlics
of
J. Tang, R. S. Capell, R.
Geo. Lee (skip);
Leigh and
Win
Rifle Match
For the second year in succession the Inter-Services' Small-Bore Rifle Match has been won by the
Royal Air Force, which, with a total of 7,708 points, beat the Regular Army by 14. Details were:
Regular Army
.7,784
Royal Navy
.7,600
Royal Marinca
.7,052
Junior Training Corps Senior Training Corps
.7,053
7,448
Territorial Army
.7,320
The NSRA medal was won by Bennett, Flight Lieutenant J. R. HQ 19 Group, one of the five mem-- bers of the RAF team to score J. Tibble "possible"
of -200. "Possibles" were also scored by were
S/Ldr. T. C.
H. Gitlinsm D. Hung,
and A. Stevens (skip);"
F. E. Skinner and C. Pope (skip).
A. C. Tribble, W. II. Calledge, Cresswell (RAF Siation, Henlow),
W/Cdr J.
K.
Gallie
(Leeming), The following will represent the F/L H. A. Steele (Hendon) and KCC in a friendly match against | S/Ldr L. A. Wood (West Hay- Kowloon Docks Recreation Club af | ham). Kowloon Decks Ori Saturday
(4.30 p.m.);
In
The match was inaugurated 1933, but was not held during the K. Joyce, R. Voke, S. B. Trueman war. In the nine years in which and J. Tindall (skip);
it has been fred it has been won D. O. McLennan, E. Meadows, Wii five times by the RAF, which was other years and Chain and C. Champelovler (skip); second in three
W.J. Robbins, W. Baker, T. E third In another, Enker and F. E. Lawrence (skip).
Teams of 40 are entered by the (players to meet at KCC at 3.30 p.m.)
various services, which shoot The
ranges KCC Committee Members' their own
and send tho team against the THDVC on Sun- cards by post to the NSRA. Ench at day (4 p.m.) at the KCC will be: competitor fires 20 rounds, 10
V. C.. Labrum, E. Abraham, S.A.
each of two cards.
of Gray and F. Goodwin (skip);
A. C. Tribble, W. C. Hung, A. E. P. Guest and E. C. Fincher (skip); R. E. Lee. T. E. Baker, J. Tibble and T. A. Madar (skip);
Unoffelally, In a Havana pool, he clicl 20,24 for the 1,500 metres free- By CORNELIUS RYAN
style. He is Ayo feet 10 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. June New York, Russians apparently uninterested in the billing department of a
Although he works regularly In power American Olymple competition, Richards ng been having an unhopes for
two time for company, he finds & learn weight-lifting hours practice daily, an hour in the 39,000 strokes. His first 25 meet. Some will want to know why lucky run with 28 mounts and no championship and three or four in-morning and rin hour in the after- took him over 14 hrs. and his second
winner. The horse he was to have dividual titles are becoming brighter noo riaden the next race did win in each. day.. ....
посл. He divides the workout an hour less. the hands of Michael Beary.
into three parts: Arst, arm and stroke An X-ray of Richards showed that
John Davis, magníficently-muscled exerelse with his feet hooked over he had cracked two ribs and, after Negro from Brooklyn, seems sure Inner tube; second, he holds a receiving treatment at the hospital, to win the heavy-weight Olymple small wooden board in his hands and he was able to leave.-Reuter. crown, even if the Russians should for 15 minutes: Uiird, he "sprints", oxtail,
kleks himselt around in the water
Mrs Diana Critchley withdrew at the last minuto after being omitted from the foursome and placed last in the singles.
In fact, why she was selected at all after a long layoff from tourna- ment play in preference to Miss Frances Stephens.
Local Miss Stephens is the daugh- ter of a Boolle golf professional and talk of class distinction has raised its ugly head.
scramble forward with a last-minute entry into the London Games,
about 300 metress-
After 14 hrs. continuous swimming in which he covered 1208 lengths (about 25 miles) in 18300 strokes, Tom came out for a ten-minute breaks meal of stewed log of beef, oxtail, potatoes and cauliflower, For breakfast he cats orange juice, When Tom entered the 52nd. mile Davis, officially recognised as the papaya, melon; cercat, banana two of his swim, Trainer Cragg told him world heavyweight champ after his softboiled eggs, toast, honey, hot ho was going too fast. victory in the world tournament at tos, Lurch is the big meal, and In- new world record in Mid-May when juice, fruit salad, venl Philadelphia last September, set a cludes two big glasses of
He raised his goggles in surprise, cutlet, anld: "Am 17" and promptly did a he lifted 1.025 pounds in the national croamed felly, creamed com Ho length in 44 secs.
ateur, Athletic Union champion has oatmeal, milk, toast and honey.
LEEDS TOURNEY Leeds, England, June 9.-Charlie The fact remains that she knows Ward. British Ryder Cup golfer, how to avold every turf of willow passed 43 qualifiers into the final scrub on Birkdale, thrives in the stages of the Yorkshire Evening wind there, has consistently done the News 1,050 Pounds with a 30 holes course in 74, which was not equalled aggregate of 134 today,
His old record for, total lift in in the Curils Cup, is Lancashire Ward backed up his record 64 of three styles was 1,010 pounds. His champion and, above all, has nover Tuesday with 70. The Taal 38 hole 336-pound press and 310 pounds in lost an international match for Eng- of the tourney is scheduled the smatch also were world records land.
Thursday.Associated Press.
sat at. Los Angeles...
for
ships ni Los Angeles, :·
for
supper.
orange
Once he dived to retrieve a half- penny lying on the floor of the bath. He doesn't expect to win frat It had been spotted by his 9-years- place in either of his ovents in the old son, Michael, who spent most of Olympics, but hopes to be pleasantly the time sailing a boat in the samo -close-to-the-winner at the end, pool...
T. Lock, W. Chain, J, M. Forrest and J, Orem (skip);"
J. P. Robinson, D. Green, A. 3. Kew and C. S. Rosselet (skip),
the
FILIPINO: CLUB TEAM
The Filipino Club team in Second Division match on Saturday (4 p.m.) at home against the Indian Recreation Club on Saturday Will be:
W. F. Johnston, C. F. Lee, John Cotton and W. Field (skip)}
A. Taylor, J. Delgado, J. W. Leo and Y. Abbas (skip);
LS, da Silva, E. Rodrigues, W. Ogley and Dan Rozarlo.(skip).....
Reserves: F. J. Manaine, A. Dean. J. Laldlay, Mrs Landolt and 1. S. Castro..
MARC
on