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FIFTH TEST MATCH
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1948.
End Of Second Day's Play Finds England In A
Precarious Position
Kennington Oval, London, Aug. 16.—England were in a precarious position at the end of play on the second day of the fifth and final Test against" Australia at the Oval today, being 283 runs behind Australia's first innings' total of 389 with nine second innings wickets to fall when bad_light stopped play for the day a few minutes before the scheduled close.
England, who on Saturday scored 62 in their first- innings, had made 54 for the loss of one wicket.
England needed a good start to their second innings if they were to stand any chance of making a fight of the game, but once more they were doomed to disappoint- ment.
Norman Yardley again sent
Morris was joined by Tallon and
Dowen an Hulton's partner, and almost immediately passed, his own Cambridge left-previous best score agalust England again the young
to rise to the occa- its 182 in the last innings at Leeds. hander failed alon. He looked shaky and nervous The pair then began to take sharp risky singles, and it was one of with his early strokes and when ten and the England total 20 he
these that led to Morris's downfall,' clean bowled by Lindwall.
Simpson at third man throwing in smartly when Morris ran for Tallon's,
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Edrich joined Hutton and the pair safely stayed together until a premature close was called owing to the poor visibility,
Australia were all out soon after tea for 309 when Jack Crapp made two fine catches to dismiss Tallon and Ring. Erle Hollies, the War wickshire leg-spin bowler, had the
South African
Tour
London, Aug. 16.-The English MCC cricket team will play 23 matches, in- eluling five tests, during their five-month tour of South Africa this winter, Cricket the Marylebone Club announced today.
Four-day test matches are scheduled for Durban, Capetown, Port Elizabeth and two for Johannesburg. Captain F. G. Mann's team will also play in nine other cities throughout South Africa and Rhodesia.
The cricketers lenve England on October 7.m Associated Press.
best bowling analysis of the Eng- Iand attack, taking five wickets for
131.
end,
The batsman coul! not make ground before Evana broke the wit- ket. So ended a wonderful innings by Morris when only four short of his double century. He had hit 10 fours during his stay of six hours quarters. Tallon and and three Ring remained untitl ten when Australia stood 320 runs ahead.
Two fine catches by Crapp brought the Australian innings to a close shortly after tea.
Facing arrears of 337. England went in again 80 minutes before he scheduled time for the drawing of stumps.
Dewes, The young Cambridge University opening bat. was never happy agains! the
of bumpers Lindwall and with 20 on the board, scored in 25 minutes, he was bowled, the ball hitting the off slump.
Edrich joined Hutton and there Was an element of luck when he got through the slips of Johnston's bowling. This gave the Middlesex amateur a double-figuro score after he had batted for 20 minutes.
Edrich and Hutton safely stayed together until the day's play came to a premature close owing to poor light, with England still 283 runs behind with nine second innings' wickels to fall.
Today's attendance was estimated at 32,000 spectators.
THE SCOREBOARD
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OLYMPIC SPRINGBOARD DIVING CHAMPIONS
US
JSA
見
Mrs Victoria Manalo Draves (centre), Pasadena, Calif., member of United States team, smiles as she stands with team-mates Zoe Ann Olsen (left) of Oakland, Calif., and Patricia Ann Elsener of San Francisco after winning the Women's Olympic spring- board diving title in the Olympic Pool, Wembley, England.
Miss Olsen was runnerup and Miss Elsener took third place giving the United States a sweep in this specialty.-AP Wirephoto via radio from London.
Walcott v. Lesnevich
FIGHT ARRANGED FOR SEPT. 21
New York, Aug. 16-Jersey Walcott and Gus Lesnevich, former world light- heavyweight champion, have signed to meet in a 15-round bout at Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 21, according to announcement by the promoter, Andy Niederreiter.
Reuler.
CASE DISMISSED
They will appear on the same programme with the middleweight inle bout between Tony Zale, the champion, and Marcel Cerdan, the The scoreboard at the end of the European and French champion second day's play rent!: ENGLAND: First Inga in the AUSTRALIA: First innings not com- Barnes, c Evans, b Hollies first Morris, run out... Bradman, b Hollies Hassett, ibw..b Young Miller stp. Evans, Hollies Harvey, e Young, b Hollies Loxton, e Evans, b Edrich Lindwall, e Edrich, b Young Tallon, Crapp, b Hollies Ring, Crapp, b Bedser Johnson, not out
For all their good work
England could feld, pensate for their calamitous innings'
collapse. The biggest was stumbling block to England Arthur Morris. the 26-year-old opening lefthander, who gave a re- markable display of concentration for just over six and thee-quarter
hours.
Its 196 was the highest individual Innings in the present series of Tests and the best ever. abtained by Morris against England. In ten auccessive Tests against England. Morris has obtained six centuries and has now
as big a become
bowlers u headache to Englnad Bradman.
Although Morris hit 16 fours, he defensive methods adopted strict throughout. which was just as well for Australia, in view of the dis- appointing displays by the rest of their batsmen.
Extras
Warwick, England, Aug. 10. The omiddleweight boxer, Randolph Tur- 37 pin, appeared in court here today, to face charges that he carried his 17 fighting ability too far and assaulted 15 his wife, Mary.
31
0
9
369
10 0
Rowling:
M
R
W
Bedser Walkins Young Hollies Compton Edrich
31.2
81 1
51
110
131
Yardley
ENGLAND: Second inninga Considering the perfect pitch. England's attack did well to dismiss Hutton, not out the Australians for a reasonable Dewes, b Lladwall total. Apart from the opening pair, Edrich, not out nobody
looked cise
comfortable against the spin attack of Eric Hollies and Jack Young, and the remaining nine batsmen scored only 123 runs between them
Young, despite figures of two for
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Turpin was accused of benting her with a broomstick and kicking her in the stomach when she said that she was going to have a baby. He demed the charges and charged in
BASEBALL
Cards Outslam
Cubs In A
Hitting Spree
Chicago, Aug. 18-Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals went on a 54 for one hitting spree with the third-place red birds finally cking out a 9-7 victory before 17,000 fans.
-Reuter.
118, bowled well on a wicket that COUNTY CRICKET
gave him little assistance.
The situation after the tuneh interval suited the buoyant tem- parament of 19-year-old Nell Harvey and he began making powerful and confident sirokes from the outset,
taking while, without
DERBYSHIRE'S
CHALLENGE
London, Aug. 16.---Derby- chances, shire, who are concerned in one
Morris pushed his score forward steadily.
Cardinals slammed out 14 hits for their nine runs, including homers by Stan Musial, Erv Dusak and Del tice. Cubs had 11 hits. The score was:
National League
St. Louis Chiengo
R H E 0 14 3 .2 7 11 -United Press.
of the closest Championship An enterprising intings by quick- struggles for
¡footed A. J. Melityre, their wicket-
years, some
an
turn that his wife hagged him and kept him awake on nights before his fights. 1
from
Dillard Sets Up A
Sprint Record
Paris, Aug. 16-Harrison Dillard, Olympic 100 metres champion, smashed a 20-year-old European rc- cord today in winning the 200-metro race nt the inter- national meeting here.
Dillard, running around one turn, was timed in 20.8 sccs, to become one of the very few sprinters in history who have done under 21 secs. for the event on a turn. Epalio (France)
Dillard, the Olymple 100-metres Charles champlon, bent Lorenzo Wright of melres-Reulor. America by ten yards. The former European record of 20,9 secs. was set at Berlin in 1028 by Helmut Kornig.
The only Inaler recorded time for the 200 metres around a turn Is the 20.7 set by Jesse Owens of America at the Berlin Olymples in 1936,
14.30
It's A Flood-Of
Aquacoaches
London,
Aug.
16. The
The world record for the 200 metres-on a straight track-is 20.3 seca, also ret by Owens, A mark Czechoslovakian authorities in of 20.2 seconds set by Lloyd LaBeach London today admitted thres of Panama earlier this year 19 a waiting recognition by the IAAF -Associated Press.
ONE MORE
American Olymple store cracked two European records today and gave the French team some handy painters on track and field, to close out the two-day Paris post-Olym- ple meet.
for
No official scores were kept, but unofficial tally showed the United States
with 10 Arst places to eight the French during the two days. Harrison Dillard,
paced the Americans with
sizzling 20.0 seconds, victory In the 200 metres dash which is one-tenth of a better than the European record.
a second វ៉ត the pole vault. Richmond Morcom of the United States soared 4.37 metres (14 feet 4 inches). Tho European record is 4.23 metres.
The mildest approach to an upset today was when Jean Claude Arlton of France won the 400-metre hurdles from American Bob Ault-United Press.
FOUR FRENCH RECORDS Four other French records were broken today, Audrey Patterson (United States) won the women's
more members of the Czech Olympic swimming team who applied for Home Offico per- mission to stay and work in Britain instead of returning to Prague with the Czech team on Wednesday,
The
Czech swimmers, George Limhart and George Kolar, revented
Egyptians Find A Way To Set Record
London, Aug. 16.-An attempt by four Egyptians to swim the English Chan- nel from France to Eng- land, planned for Tuesday, has been delayed two weeks because of choppy seas..
The quartet hoped to swim in relays of two and bronk the Channel record. -Associated Press.
that they
intended to
100 metres In 12.1 seconda: the Austrian Olymple champion. Herma yesterday Bauma, won the women's Javelin remain in England as professional will a record throw of 40.88 metres swimming coaches. (153 feet 9-5/8 inches); Richmond Morcom (United States) took the The three Czechs referred to to- men's pole vault with 4.37 metres day brought the total number of (14 feet 4-1/8 inches).
"Iron Curtain" Olympic athletes James Fuchs (United States) also who applied for home Office per- established new figures in putting the mission to stay in Britain up to weight with 16.40 metres (84 foot 114 seven. inches),
The winners of today's events
swimmers have
Two Hungarian already been granted the necessary were:
permission. The four Czechs - aro Men's 1.500 metres-Marcel Han- still in the area waiting for a reply (France) 3 minutes 50.4 from the British Home Ofce. senne
Czech sources refused to divulge seconds.
Men's 400 metres-David Bolen the names of the three latest addi- (United States) 48.7 seconds (equals tions to the list on the grounds that French record).
It may make trouble for their, faml- Men's 200
metres-Harrison Dli-lies in Czechoslovakia.' They sald boxing com-lord (United States) 20.8 seconds that the names may be published
(new European and French record).
Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase Browing Ross (United States) minutes 24.9 seconds.
amateur welterweight European boxing champion, will leave the British Army next Monday and forfeit his amateur status by taking a job as a boxing couch at a school. He will retire petition.
Ryan, 20, international matches
Derunark France, Ireland, London, Aug. 16-Johany Ryan, Switzerland.-Associated Press,
When his instructor, Frank Algar, said that Turpin was a "very quiet lad with a placld temperament," the case was dismissed.-United Press. JOHNNY RYAN
TURNS PRO
was
undefeated in against und
OPEN RINKS QUARTER FINALS
The draw for the Open Rinks Quarter Finals has been made and will be played on Sunday, August 22 at 1.30 p.m.
-At ~KBGO--
AL CCO
G. Souza, A. H. Rumjahn, — A....... J. A. S. Fleming. J. S. Joyce, L. W. Coelho and M. J. Medina (28055). Brace and W. C. Higgs (31191) or A. A. Razack, J. Bradley, W. Hong A. F. Noronha, C, E. Marques, A. Noronha Sling and J. S. Landolt (32060) vs. P. Guterres and J. E. P. M. N. da Silva, F. X. Soares, J.
(32283) vs. M. B. Hassan, M. Y. A. da Luz and R. F. da Luz (28035). Adal, S. Yusuf and U. A. Rumjahn
(28001). At ECO
A. McInnes, W. Gaffney, C. R. Logan and W. D. McMaster (58051) v. E. F. Pope, E. A. Atkins, G. E. F. Thompson and L. Sykes (59780).
At KDC
OPEN SINGLES, SECOND ROUND
Tuesday. Aur. 24.
A R. Minu (28001) vs S. Yusuf (28001) at KDC.
C. S. Rosselet (25536)
vs L. A
I. M. Oinar, A. M. Omar, K. M.Gutierrez (34152) at KBGC. Omar and U. M. Omar (33505) vs.
CALLOVER FOR
DONCASTER
London, Aug. 10-The French colt, My Love, winner of the Derby. was quoted a five to two Invourite for the St Leger at a callover tonight at the Victoria Club.
Second choice for the three-year-
U.
M. Omar
(33505) vs R.F. da Luz (28035) at KCC.
E. M. -Alarcon (28010) va T. A. Madar (25087) at CCC.
L Kitchell (30343) vs L. Sykes (59780) or J. E. Hayward (32002) at 'Recreio.
TSUI *——* CHEE -- MAN. Wednesday, Aug. 23.
A S. Fleming (31191) vs KM.| Omar (28001) at KDC.
M. B. Hassan (28001) vs R. Leigh| (31712) at Recreio.
Francis Lee (21070) vs G. E. Wil-
old Classic on September 11 at Don-lerton (31122) Ext 13) at KCC.
caster was My Babu at 11 to 2.
J. S. Landolt (32006) va L A. Collyer (30204) at KBGC
D. Rozaria (28800) vs F. Goodwin
A. V. Gosano
later this week.
Meanwhile, M. Mratlochvil, the Czechoslovak Ambassador in London is throwing a farewell party at the this afternoon in Men's 400 metres hurdles Jean Czech Embassy
honour of the returning Olymple Arifon (France) 52.4 seconds,
Women's 100
team-United Press. metres--Audrey Patterson (USA) 12.1 seconds.
Women's Javelin H.
Bauma
(Austria) 40.08 metres.
Women's high jump--Alice Coach- man (USA) 1.60 metres.
Women's 600 metres Renout (France) 2 minutes 23.5 seconds.
Men's 10,000: metres Frederick Wilt (USA) 31 minutes. 34.8 seconds.
Men's pole vault-Richmond Morcom USA 4.37 metres
G.
Men's 400 metres by 100 relay
(B. Chambers, United States Gulda, A. Harnden and D. Bloem) 3 minutes 11.1 seconds.
Men's shot put-James Fuchs (U.S.) 16.40 metres. Men's hop, step
and
INDIAN SOCCER TEAM Dusseldorf, Aug. 16.-The football match, which was arranged to take place here tomorrow between tho Indian Olympic soccer team and a German aldo, has been abandoned,. the reason being that there has been insufficient time to arrange for the necessary permits into the British Zone.
to
These formalities normally tako nine days and, meanwhile, the
to return Indian team is due England. where they will play further
matches against leading Jump amateur' sides.--Router,
Fanny Koen The Games'
Victrix
Ludorum
The unique feat of winn'ng four gold medals at the Olympic-Games, first accomplished by Jesse Owens at Berlin, was equalled at London by the Netherlands' Fanny Blankers-Koen.
The 30-year-old Dutch housewife won the women's 100 und 200 metres dashes, the 80 metres low hurdles,. and anchored the Netherlands women's sprint relay team to victory in the sprint relay.
Mrs Koen ranks high among medallist in the 400 metres and silver
com- medallist in the 800 metres. Dutch sprinters even when
men in a country Holland's Wim peting against
Slykhuis-bronzo
high in international competition, metres. The Dutch placed sixth in the
the Men's
Timur II and Solar Slipper 20 to (21488) at CCC (25053) vs J. A. ds in which the male sprinters tank medallist in the 1,500, and, 5,000
Others were quoted as follows: Royal Drake and Noor 8 to 1; Black Tarquin 100 ta D;
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enabled Surrey to total 175, which set Gloucestershire the task of getting [201 to win.
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CLOSE PLAY SCORES
Alycidon 20 to 1; Ottoman and Account Rendered 25 to 1;
Captain Fox 33 to 1; Others 50 Press.
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Harvey's adventurous spirit, how-strengthened their position by keeper, who hit 73 in 100 minutes, over, brought about his downfall at heating Leicestershire 205 when he played too soon ata well pitched ball from Hoilles after Chesterfield in two days. making 17 and was caught cleanly by Young at mid-off.
Hollica's analysk then read 42 overs. 11 moittens 04 runs, 4 wickets. With the total at 203 England missed their first chance. Young turned a leg break sumelently to touch the edge of Loxton's bai as he played forward, but Crapp, at slip, allowed the ball to go through his hands and on' to the boundary. Loxton was then
7.
HIS SECOND
Batting after tea, needing 241 to win, disaster overlook Leicestershire against the bowling of Gladwin and Jackson, five wickets going down
The close of piny scores were:
At Cheltenham: Surrey 260 and
Luz (20578) at KBGC.
Thursday, Aur. 20.
of
Czechoslovakia's Emil Zatopek- gold medallist in the 10,000 metres F. X. M. da Silva (20378) vs J. E. 490 metres relay ut London. Noronha (32283) at KDC.
Next best individual accomplish- and silver medallist in the 5,000
motres, A. A. Lopes (80203) vs I. G. ment at the Games was that
America's Roy Cochran-gold- Coonbes (3B0II) at KCC.
France's
Michelino 20-year-old
medallist in the 400 metres low hur A. E. Coates (20055) vs A. J. Ostermeyer, winner of the women's ales and the 1,000 metres relay.
shot put and discus throw and third Coelho (27816) at KBGC.
| in the high jump.
Three other athletes at the Games Omanaged three medals.
They were:
W. C. Ogiey (28151) va U. A. Rum-
for 11 runs. Both men were bowling 175 (McIntyre 33. Cranfield 5 for London, Aug. 10-There was fur- 145 (Barnett ther support for Royal Drake at the Inster than usual and the Lelcester 60): Gloucestershire
R. M. V. Ribeiro (28003) batsmen were beaten by the pace 54, McMahon 4 for 35) and soven for callover on the St. Leger at the Jahn (28001) at Recreto.
no wicket..
Victoria Club, London, tonight. off the wicket.
Royal Drake was backed to win J. W. M. Dickson (32002) vs P. M. N. At Dover: Kent 401 for 9 declared;
tonight was cut from nine to one Brown 64, Robins 101). Middlesex 380 for 0 (Robertson 120, £10,000 a few days ago. His price da Silva (31001) at CCC.
Morris reached his second succes- sive 150 against England with a single off foilies.
Although tho now ball available before Harvey was out, Yardley placed spinners ill they showed signs of he brought back Bedser, tiring, then who took the new ball at 301, but he leaders, In
reliance on his
seven
Title For Parker
America's Mal
Whitfield-winner
of the 800 metres, third in the 400 to eight to one, and he finished joint
matres and anchor man on the At Nottingham: Nottinghamshire third favourite with Noor.
winning American 1,000 metros 221 and 14 for no wicket; Lancashire 342 for 5 declared (Place 61, Howard unaltered at fivo to two as did My My Lave, the favourite, remained
South Orange, New Jersey, Aug. relay team. 77, EG. Edrich 02, Cranston 61 not Babu at eleven to two.
10- Franke Parker,
the United America's Barnay,...Ewell-allvor; Count Rendered, winner of the States' top ranking amateur tenale medallist in the 100 and 200 metros at player, yesterday defeated Ted sprints and gold medallist in the
At Chelmsford: Essex 177 and 202. Midland St Leger Trial Stakes
relay.
Gladwin, in an unchanged spelt, took six for 34 and at one time his figures read ten OVCTS, maidens, four runs, four wickets.
Centuries by R. V. W. Robins and Juck Robertson, of Middlesex,
gust Kent at Dover provided out). striking contrast In styles, for whereas Robertson occupied nearly becoma
five hours over 120, Robins raced
Shirley Strickland- to 101 in 00
minutes,
wicket.
finished second, was brought in at grass court's championship-Asso-bronze medallist in the women's 100 Two players dominated the
cinted Press.
metres and Birmingham, Warwickshire 33 to one.mount of business
80 metres hurdles as At
medallist
the when
well as sliver Glamorgan,
the 236 and 29 for 2; Hampshire 310 A falt si struggle obtained
done.
Eleven horses were backed
women's sprint relay and-a Analist in the 200 metres. did not trouble Morris. However, at fitst innings points against North (Dawson 83, Pritchard 5 for 84).
offered against the Northamptonshire with 60 to One 304, Edrich at the other end dis-amptonshire of Cardiff.
V. Broderick bowled so well in
100 and 160 for 4; Glamorgan 230 remainder. missed Loxton with his fourth ball,
Tonight's prices were; which the bateman edged into the taking seven wickets for 39, that (Muncer 57 not out, Broderick 7 for
3DY!
5 to 2 My Love; Glamorgan never looked secure, but At Bradford: Yorkshire 200 and safe hands of Evans.
Australia's fast bowler, Lindwall. at a critical stage B. L, Muncer
and 100 (Perkit 7 for 81); Worcestershire who had been promoted in the bat-played a magnideent Innings
for the 102 Wardle 3 for 75). ting order, then joined the impertur- reached lile highest score bable Morris, but found runs rather Welsh country:
Surrey, who are 'second' in difficult to get. When nine and the
(Avery 74, Vigar 99); Somerset 200 | Birmingham today, was introduced | Schroeder of Glendale, California, sestralla's
total
ofericket
At Cardiff:
At Chesterfield: Derbyshire beat the Leicestershiro by 153 rtins, Derby- wax 382 Lindwall, hitting table, after gaining a Arst innings shire 215 and 171 (Jackson @ for against the break, lifted Young to lead of 110 against Gloucestershire 24); Leicestershire 146 (Rhodos wards deep point, where Edrich at Cheltenham, had to fght for for (9) and 87 (Gladwin 0 for 34)
runs in their second innings. 'made a good catch.
Reuter.'
11 to 2-My Babu;
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NEWPORT TOURNEY Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 10. --Thirty-eight year old Frank
Quite a fow managed two medals: Shields of New York defeated Bri-
They were: tain's leading tennis star, Tony America's Harrison Dillard-gold Mottram, 6-4, 3-0, 0-2 today in the
n the 100 metres in the medals first day's play of the Newport print relay Casino's annual invitation laws
lawn ton- Panama's Lloyd LaBeach-bronze
medalilet, in the two sprints. nis tournament
Frank Bedeman of Australia, a America's Mei. Patton-gold me Ren-co-winner with Jack Bromwich in dalist in the 200 metres and the the Wimbledon doubles champion-sprint relay as well as analist in the ship, eliminated Robert Kordanha, 100 metros.
·URA, 7-5, 6-3-Associated Press.
6 to 1 Royal Drake and Noor;
100 to 9 Black Tarquin;:
20 to 1 Timor and Solar Silpper: 22 to 1 Alyeldon;
25 to 1 Ottoman and Count
dorod;
33 to 1 Captain Fox;
00 to 1 Dat Floven-Router,
→Jamaica's
Arthur
Wint-gold.
1.
FANNY - KOEN