COUNTY CRICKET
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
GLAMORGAN DOING WELL
IN NEEDLE MATCH
Essex Flogs Derby Bowling
between
London, Aug. 18-A feature of today's "needle" match Glamorgan and Surrey, who are fighting for leadership in the County cham- pionships table, was the dismal batting display by the London club.
Dismissing Glamorgan for 239 runs, Surrey had lost nine wickets for only 47 runs when stumps were drawn for the day.
Derbyshire, who are the present joint leaders with Glamorgan at the head of the table, had 234 runa knocked off their bowlers by Essex for the loss of only one wicket.
CLOSE PLAY SCORES
The close of play scoren werd: At Eastbourne: Sussex 200 for 4 (John Langridge 70, Onker (0)
against Somerset.
At Leicester: Lancashire 283 (Ikin
Davis Cup
Boston, Aug. 18.-The draw for the singles for the Davis Cup inter-zone final between slovakia
and
Czecho-
Australia, which begins here to- resulted дя morrow,
follows:
Cernik V.
(Czecho- slovakia) v Adrian Quist Jaroslav (Australia):
V
Drobny (Czechoslovakia) v Bill Sidwell (Australia).
Saturday Drobny Quist and Cernil v Sidwell The pairs for the doubles have on Friday Been announced.--Reuter.
not yet
At Coventry: Middlesex 100 | into the air to first slip, where Miller (Pritchard $ for 51); Warwickshire took a catch safely. 152 for 2 (Ord 85 not out, Donelly 60 not out).
At Worcester: Worcestershire 231 (Palmer 54, Ainsworth 85, Robin- san 5 for 70); Yorkshire 00 for 4.
At Cardiff: Glamorgan 239 (ysa) 51, Wooller BD, Laker 5 for 80): Surrey 47 for B-Reuter.
TEST MATCH ENDS
Keunington Oval, London, Aug. 28-Australia took only twenty minutes this morning to polish off England's three remaining wickets and win the fifth and final Test at
Oval by an innings
the
runs.
and 140
Hollies. hit out at the first boll that lig recolved and skled a colch to Morris nt long mid-on. Long before Morris look the catch, the stumps were all out of the ground, so certain were the players that he would not miss.
The victory was well-deserved and truly carned, and a margin emphasized the completeness of Australia's superiority. No previous team had gained four wing in England.
Norman Yardley, Eugland's cap- thin, said: "Although I felt we had
more than our fair share of bad luck. that did not affect the result of the rubber. We were beaten by a grand sldo for which - we have overy admiration. Lindwall was the
The match was as good on ever Inst night when bad light and rain stopped play for the day, for Eng-chief menace.. I don't think any of tand still needed 150 runs
this
morning to avert an innings' defeat;
with only three wickets to fall.
The last three wickels
fell for the addition of ten mins, Bill John- eton taking all of them for three
runt.
With the score at 181, Deiser was ail at sea with the last bail of John- ston's Art over, which turned sharply from leg and knocked back his off-stump.
the great fast bowlers of the past could have been any better. variation of speed, length and direc- tion provide an object lesson all aspiring fast bowlers.
for
THE SCOREBOARD
✪
Lindwall Compton, e Lindwall. b John-
stow Старр
Miller, Yardley, Bedset, b Johnston Watkins, c. Hassett, In Evans, Lindwall Young, not out
ENGLAND: First Junings AUSTRALIA: First innings. ENGLAND: Second innings Hutton, e Talion, b Miller Dewes, Lindwall Edrich,
52
389
44
10
EU
39
Johnston
9
Ring
So Better was dismissed without scoring in each innlits of his first Test on his home ground against Australia.
Johnston's Succes meant
that Lindwall could not pass Crimmett's
Test wickets aggregate of 20
#1, Sperry & for (9); Lelcestershire England in one series.
95 for 3.
AL Dover:
295 Gloucestershire (Barnett 111, Emmett 50, Graveney 73); Kent 48 for no wicket.
Like Bedser, Young faced the Lollies, c. Morris, b. Johnston
of a "pair". Chi he
Extras possibility avoided with a single to cover. which was turned into three by an
At Nottingham: Nottinghamshire | overthrow. 179 (Winrow 83 not out, Knott a
Yardley narrowly escaped being Ipr 70): Hampshire 112 for
234 for Essex At Derby:
one caught in the slips before he mis-
Lindwall The bull Avery 103) timed a hook stroke at 108, (Dodds 122 not out,
· Miller' against Derby. Rain restricted play flew off, the bottom of his but his Loxton.
English Cricket Decline
Puzzles Experts
By SYDNEY SKILTON
London.
Since 1882,
What is wrong with English cricket? when England first lost to Australia in a test match, that frequent regularity as question has popped up with ns "What is wrong with the weather?"
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1918.
RECORD BREAKING SWIM
Ann Curtis of San Francisco (left), winner of the 400-metre frce style swim and runner grethe Harup of Denmark after swim at Wembley, England.
up
their record
Karen Mar- breaking
on
Miss Curtis set a new Olympic record of 5.17.8 for the distance, beating the record set by Miss Harup the previous day. - AP Wirephoto.
ZATOPEK SCORES AGAIN
IN PRAGUE GAMES
Prague, Aug. 18-Emil Zatopek, the Czech Army lieutenant who won the Olympic 10,000 metres, was given a tremendous reception when he won the 5,000 metres event in the two-day International athletics meeting which ended at the Masaryk Stadium here this evening.
Making his first appearance since his return from London, Zatopek won with almost half a lap to spare from the Swede, A. Albertsson, in 14 minutes 21.4 seconds. The strong American contingent of | Olympic sturs followed
their up successes of the opening day winning several more events. Their 168 high jumper, G. Standieh, won his event, bettering the Olympic record with 2.01 metres (68% ins). The Olympic record stands at 2.03 metres.
0
16
Total:
Bowling. Analysis
M
R
W
25
3.
3 50
15
22
2
10
0
12
40
14
44
Johnston ititig
Byes B. Leg-byes 4. No balla 3. Fall of wickets: 1/33, 2/04, 3/125, 4/153, 5/164, 6/167, 7/178, 8/181, 0/188 and 19/188-Reuter.
Other winners were:
by
200 metres 4-Barney Ewell (USA) 21.9 seconds. 400 metres hurdles Dick Ault (USA) 52.0 seconds.
1,500 metres flat-Vaclav Cevona (Czechoslovakia)
54.0 3 minutes seconds.
Discus-Jim Fuchs (USA) 40.00
TWO CHAMPIONS metres-Reuter.
ELIMINATED
Richard
Aussie Swimmers
In Dublin
Dublin, Aug. 18-Seventeen-year-
BADMINTON
India's Thomas Cup Team Has Gaekwar's Backing
Bombay, Aug. 18-Sushilkumar Rula, a "very close and personal friend of the Gackwar of Baroda," und Vice- President of the All-India Badminton Association, told United Press today that the Gaokwar is meeting all ex- pense-65,000 rupees-for an Indian Badminton team which is going to the United States late this - year to participate in the Thomas Cup.
The Garkwar who is president of the Association, rushed to India Inot week from the United States the State to answer charges by Legislature that he misued 30,000,000 rupecs of the
of the State funds in a spending spree in the United States. Rulo said: The Gaekwar agreed to meet the expense. We arc only waiting for his return to India to announce this sporting gesture. Ho great lover of sport and wouldn't let anything hinder encouraging sports,"
18
Ruin is accompanying the team ás non-playing capiain at the "express request of the Ghekwar." The Indian team meets China-carly in December.-United Press.
LAWN BOWLS RESULTS
The following are the resalts of games played yesterday in the Lawn Bowls cliampionships:
Open Pairs
A. K. Minu and A. R. Minu beat S. A. Gray and W. J. Kents 23-14; L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro beat C, N. Logan and J. V. Ramser R0-10:
A. L. Eastman and W. C. Simpson
beat G. Willerton and J. W. Dickson
21-10:
K. M. Ontor and . M. Omar beat R. Ribeiro and J. C. Remedios 22-21; J. W, Leonard and J. W. Lee bent E. S. Frauka and A. F. Ferreira 23- 15;
་
T. Madar and C. S. Rosselet beat II. Y. Hsu and B. Cheng 21-11;
Baring Appleby
ENTLEMAN WOULD GIVE
LADY HIS BEAT
Baseball
New York, Aug. 18-Boston Red Sox, still to be reckoned with in the hot American League pennant drive, swept back into second place today with an impressive 10-2 victory over Philadelphia Athletics.
Ted Williams and Birdle Tebbetts led the Boston attack with three
in- Ioss doubles. The Athletics into third place.
its each. Tebbetts splurgo
two ¡cluded
dropped
Boston.
L. C. R. Souza and M. J. Medina beat C. Dowman and H. A. Lam-two mert 20-12.
Open Singles J. W. M. Dickson beat J. N. V. Ribeiro 21-14 on the 19th head; L. Sykes beat J. E. Hayward 21-2 on the 13th head.
Open- Rinks.
A. A. Razack, A. Bradley, W. Hong Sling and J. S. Landolt beat S. Fleming, J. S. Joyce, I W Brace and C. I. Shaw 22-10.
old John Marshall set the pace for THOUSANDS PAY
swimmers the Australian Olympic
record-breaking perfor through mances against Irish swimmers here tonight.
of
Marshall clipped 20 seconds. the Irish record with 5:10.8 timing i to win the 400-metre freestyle.
LAST RESPECTS TO BABE RUTH
percentage points behind
Meanwhile, New York Giants on Boston pinned an 8-2 setback Braves. Some timely home-run Harl Sid Hitting by Johnny Mize
Sheldon. Gordon presented pitcher Jones with his 12th victory of the season.
Mize's 20th homer came with none on base in the second inning. Glants went on to win when Gordon's 24th circuit clout of the season pushed them out front 4-2.
In the only afternoon game, Pitts-
burgh Pirates rallied for six runs in
the eighth inning to defeat Chicago
Cuby 7-4.
THE SCORES
· AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelpitia
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York, Aug. 18-Great Boston
came to say Aussie Warren Boyd won the 100- and small today netre freestyle in 62 seconds to goodbye to Babe Ruth in Yankee Boston better the former Irish record by Stadium "The House that New York
Pittsburgh six-tenths of a second and G. Agnew Ruth Built." beltered the Irish 200-metre
Chicago freestyle record by five seconds to win in 3:21.2.
States, Ault, United captured the 400-metre hurdles to- day in the opening event of the Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 18-second half of the "Baby Olympics" Bob Falkenburg. 1948 Wimbledon with a time of 52.6 seconds. champion, was knocked out of the Casino's invitation tennis tournament today by Harry Likas of San
in the Franelses
third round, 8-6, 6-1. Today as Australia stands victorproval from a usually doelle English
Falkenburg, seeded fourth, relied have in four Tests in the 1948 test series, cricket crowd should the subject is discussed with renew from the Nottingham fans because mainly on his areball service, which
sklifully. Likas
handled cd earnestness.
i was a Nottinghamshire bowler
The last remaining foreigner, Frank who was the cause of the last spot Sedgman of Australia, was eliminated of bother between the English and by Earl Cochell of Los Angeles, 5-8, Austrailan cricketers. That was back
when 1933
Harold Larwood 0-3, 6-4-Associated Press.
Letters are pouring into the news paper offices advancing all sorts of theories as to what is wrong
what with English cricket; writers would do to put it right; and what players they would select for an England cleven.
the
Most of the writors completely overlook the fact that, counting the score by series, England held the lead by 18-17
it is now 10 nside.
in
come
brought the leather-lunged Met- LEAGUE TENNIS bourne and Sydney supporters to their feel in protest against "body-
Une bowling.”
Scores were:
The Masaryk Sladium, with an estimated 50,000 saw Jaroslav Moravec, slovakia, placed second
Kirk. States, third In 35.3 seconds, seconds and Jeff
Barney Ewell rang up a second USA victory when he turned in a 21.9 second performance in the 200-
100-metre
2
R HE
B
10 17 0
2 8 0
# 10 1
10
1
4
10 I
United Press.
HOW THEY STAND American Lege
Cleveland Boston
They fled past the casket at the rate of 100 per minute, some pausing a second to stare in silence and Miss Nancy Lyon's packed
brenst stroke, Miss
Marjorin some dabbing at a tear.
Dapper Leo Durocher, Manager of persons MicQuade's 100-metre free style New York Giants and teammate of Czecho-
and Miss J. Davies 100-metre back Ruth's on the great Yankee team of in 54.8
stroke also bettered the Irish re- United
cords to win their events-United 1927, stood looking at the white face Philidelphia
of the Bambino for a full two minutes: New York
Detroit Press.
mothers Most of the crowd were
Washington with their children.
more St Louis The police-estimated that more chi than 100,000 persons would Pass Chicago through the
of gates
Yonker Stadium before the Bambino leaves Doston
Brooklyn the "House that Ruth Built" for the St. Louis. last time shortly after 8 p.m..
Fittsburgh The police said that 90,000 per
New York 4 p.m. by passed through
Philadelphin They had..tu. stand in line for un hour and a half before reaching the Cincinnati bler-United Press.
Chicago.
metre dash. He led his team mate, and Craig Dixon by 1/10 second George Gulda, also of USA, third in 22.2 seconds.
Spanish Protest
London, Was
Vaclav Cenvong of Czechoslovakia, captured the 1,500-metre event in 3 mins. 54.6 second. He took the lead in the second lap and held it L. F. de Souza and D. J. Leonard to the falsh 25 yards ahead of Don (CCC) bent K. M. Rumjahn and D. Gehrman, United States, who was M. A. Razack 6-2; best A. J. Hus-placed with 3 min.
69.0 seconds. sain and S. E, Bux 0-1; beat 1. M. Milan Svajer, Czechoslovakia, was
third with 4 mins. 0.2 seconds. Omar and M. 1. Razack 0-2.
United Press.
Cralgengower beat Indian Recrea- tlon Club 0-0 in the Second Division Like Larwood, Miller pald but of the Lawn Tennis League yester- scant attention to the over-enthu-day.
instie spectators because here was no emelni questioning the legality of hia play. Cricket Law 40 dealing Fundamentally, of course, there with "Fair and Unfair Play" malers is nothing wrong
with English provision
for the cautioning of a cricket. But there are seventeen good reasons why it is today in the bowler in the event of "persistent doldrums.
and systematic bowling of fast short- The seventeen the green-pitched balls at the batsman stand- capped sun-fanned Australian touring clear of his wicket."
Neither of the two umpires saw ists who have had by far the best at to caution the Australian bowlers of the exchanges in all first-class and neither did the English captain play and swept all before them in the test matches.
aro
GREAT FACTOR
Perhaps the
greatest factor
complain.
DON BRADMAN
Next to, even if not alongside, the
In inability to master the fast bowling,
tite failure of the England players it is Don Bradman who is the most
Lindwall and Keith Miller.
- It is a statement of, fact to say
His Inspiring leadership is worth
N. Leonard and H. K. Lec beat Rumjahn and Razack 6-1; beat Hus-
ain and Bux 6-4; bent Omur i id Razack 0-2.
Robert Tay and S. L. Leonard beat Rumjahn and Razack 6-2; bent Ilus- Bain and Bux 6-4; bent Omar and Ilazack 0-2.
Hockey Association
Revival
Record Swim By
Tom Blower
Auff- 18-London's Olympic organisers gave a reply to- day to the Spanish protest against "poor organisation and long distan- ces between camp sites and the Olympic venues."
An official spokesman said: "The Spanish were accommodated At Richmond Park, one of the big three housing centres which was envied by most of the other nations,
Ther
was first class transport servico
to take the Spanish com- petitors to the training grounds and to tho venues. Nineteen other nalions were accommodated at Rich- mand and we have not had a single complaint from them."-United Press.
MEXICANS LEAVE Ramsgate, Kent, Aug. 18.-Tom Channel English
London, Aug. 10,-Forty-six moro Blower, veteran swimmer, today smashed by one Mexican members of the Olympic hour and 39 minutes, iho record delegation flew home today aboard for the 20-mile. Dover to Rams- a specialty charterd Constellation of tale south coastal swim set by a the Guest Line and the last 12-year-old girl more than 20 years will take off tomorrow
Blower, who plans to make the
his second mortarles or Representatives of first England to France and
2.15
fat 3 a.m.
group morning
is their ability to cope with the troublesome to the English. deliveries of the two Now Soulii Wales speed bowlers, Raymond a thousand runs to the tourists. The Hongkong Hockey Association Bradman, did indeed, become the is to be revived and a meeting will first player to reach n thousand take place at the Board Room of ago. They both have a pace. OK the runs in the present season. Now he the South China Morning Post to- Bitch which batsmen here have not
The Mexican equestrian team and is well on his way to
nt 5.30 p.m.
backtheir 15 mounts who have won had opportunities of getting, ac- thousanti, customed to in postwar cricket.
the following clubs are requested to channel swim as soon as conditions Olymple and European riding hon- water ours during the six-month continen- Already he has hit up six cen-attend:
are favourable, entered the that in English Brst-cliss play totorles in separate matches and, if as European Civil Service Hockey In Dover harbour at 9.34 a.m. and tal tour, will stay behind for the is Rotterdam Equestrian tournament day there is not one really fast he has announced, this is to be his Club, Dutch flockey Club, Univer- renched Ramsgate at
in September 2. The nine-man bowler, as compared with half Inst scison in test match play, then sity Hockey Club, Royal Navy, IIMS afternoon.
team and horses will sail for New he is certainly going out without the Tamar and Dockyard Clubs, Royal
· slightest dwindling of those qualities Air Force,
Observern said that he walked up York from Holland about Septem Khalsa Hockey Club,
steps after
ber 18. Spectators, too, must have for which have made him the shrewil. Club De Recrelo, Cable & Wireless the Ramsgate harbour gotten what the ball doca when cool and calculating skipper and the Hockey Club, Hongkong Police and his 4 hours 30 minutes swim, look The Mexican Embassy said today ing as if he had just been for a that the team, headed by Lleutenant sent down by n speed merchant greatest cricket scoring machine of Army.
Colonel Humberto Marlies, is resting for both Miller and Lindwall, the century,
Hockey enthusiasts and umpires morning dip.-United Press,
at Aldershot. They will leave for came in for, come strong adverse Forty years of age on August 27 will be welcome. criticism at Nottingham when they, this year, Bradman
Paris in a few days before going to is moking his Members of the European YMCA
Holland United Press. particularly Miller, made the ball fourth appearance with a test tour- Interested in hockey are requested to bump head-high and cause the ing team in this country, his second attend a meeling to be held in tha batsmen to tako speedy evasive ins captain, and his collection of runs first floor lounge on Wednesday,
against England, approaches 7,000. August, 20, at 0 p.m. It was somewhat ironical that this From the Christiant Science extremely rare outburst of disap-Monitor.
dozen prew or.
action,
SPORTING SAM
w
SCOTTISH LEAGUE London, Aug. 18-Results
of
The hockey ground will be ready Scottish soccer games played today Canoe Club Trophy
for play early in September.
By Reg. Wootton
were!
"A" Division
Aberdeen 1 Celtic 0:
Albion Rovers 1 St Mirren 2; Clyde Dundeo 3;
East Fife 0 Motherwell 1; Hearts 3 Third Lanark 2; Morion 2 Partick Thistle 1; Queen of the South 1-Hibernians Rangers 4 Falkirk 3.
"B". División
Hayling Island, Hampshira, Augi 10-British canoeisis todny reinin- ed the Now York Canoe Club chal- lenge trophy by beating the strong United States challengers in two hents out of threa
..
The trophy was last contested in 1: 1030 when a Canadian team ako.
failed to wrest the cup from the Briush paddlers.
Arbroath à St Johnstone 2; Art Unlled 3 Dumbarton 2;. Cowdenbeath 2-Raith Rovers 1; Hamilton Academicals 1 Alloa 2: Queen's Park 2 Kilmarnock 3; Stenhousemuir 2 Stirling Albion 5; Dundee United Dunfermline
Athletic
Router.
|
Today's third and final heat was won by P. V. Mackinnon, of Great Britain, In "Storm Petrel" with. United States' I. Whitman In "Manana", second,
The United Stator team won Mon- day a opening heat and Great. Bri- tain won the second heat on Tues- | day--United® Press,
soris
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MUSIAL SCORES FIRST HOMER
15
Stan Musial scores with his two-run homers in first Inning of the All-Star game at Sportsman's Park, St Louls, getting the National league off to a good start. „
Ritchie Ashburn (1), on third when Musial homers, One lane ise (15), next batief, wait to congratulate the
·Cardinal star.
Catcher is Buddy Rosar of American Lengua AP Wirephoto,