FOREST HILLS
Ampon's Retrieving Beats Geoff
Brown
Forest Hills, Sept. 12.--The Filipino cham. pion, Felicisimo Ampon, doggedly raced from one side of the court to the other consistently retriev- ing impossible shots, and came up with a victory over highly-touted Geoffrey Brown of Australia today in the second round of the national tennis singles championships. The score was 6-1, 6-4; 3-6, 7-5.
Ampon, smallest player in the tournament, drew re- peated cheers from a crowd of 5,000 in the sunny Forest Hills Stadium as he scrambled desperately to make one hard shot after another to the amazement and sometimes annoyance of his respected adversary.
Ampon advanced to the third round along with some 35 to 40 others competing for the most.coveted amateur title in the United States-and possibly in the world,
retrieving won Hi Ureless opentag efs as fus flawlessly batted the balls buck across the net until Brown made an error. Ampon also en Brown'u failure to capitalised acore with his speedy first ball serve and smashed with ease Brown's soËL second l serve.
Brown's
the a In the 12th game. Ampon scored suveral placements and clever drop shots to tally the score to give it the victory. The smiling exuberant Filipino was joyful at he came up to the official table where he re- erived congratulations and requests for autographs from youngsters.
forehand
two-handled was often overlong and he pelted Brown Dually anost buckhand shots. Rained the third set, averting a roul when his forehand hols began to hit corners und won the set 0-3.
SHEER GRIT
1
Ampon said, “It was a good match, Brown is 44 I was luneky to win. very gond player but ques was just lucky."
"Dark Horse" Earnest E. Cachel, bent hopeful froze San Francisco, Tanky Fred Kovaleskie of Harn- franck, Michigan, 4-6, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4,
needed
But Ampon's grit and determina-
Meanwhile,
other tion chune through for him. Several
On the United States players who competed times he fell full length
clay' play the secondl grinned during and court amooth grass Juefully us the ball whistled past advanced to the third round, him.
In addition to Cochel, seeded ted layers such as Frank Parker, Billy
Gurdnar 11th Tubert,
Mulloy. Harry Lokos and Richard Pancho Gonzales
E won.
pet Finally with the last
the entered five-all Ampon
to make Rame and forced Brown errors repeatedly,
e shots continuously went into the baseline the net and beyuml whill Ampon carefully returned the ball safely, Anally breaking Brown's Bervice.
Miss Doris Hart, Mrs Margaret Osborne Dupont. Miss Beverly Balter
Moran, United and Miss Gertrude States seeded players, all won in the women's division.-United Presa
FINAL
Batting:
AUSTRALIAN
A. 1. Hasselt
A. I. Morris
W. A. Brown
S. 3. Loxion
S. G. Barnes
R. N. Harvey
K., H. Miller
AVERAGES
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1948.
BIG UPSET MAN
406
John Winter, 22, Perth bank clerk, provided the first and the biggest upset of the Olympic Games in winning the high jump at 6 feet 6 inches.
Though he holds the Australian record of 6 feet 7 inches, he has never been consis tent at anything higher that 6:4 to 6:6 and the American opposition was while all three Americans entries had best marks 6:8 or higher,
consistent at 6:7
Winter was a very lucky winner. He had strained his back in clearing the winning height and had to watch from the sidelines as one Norwegian and two Americans failed three times in succession,
Had one of them cleared, he may have still won on the fewer misses rule but if anyone had gone on to 6:7, Australia would have been deprived of its second gold medal in the history of Olympic athletics, for Winter was in no state for another jump.
BASEBALL
"
New York Yankees Catching Up
On Boston Red Sox
New York, Sept. 12.-New York Yankees moved to within two games of the Ameri- can League-leading Boston Red Sox today with an important 10-5 triumph over Washing- ton Senators.
Outfielder Charley Kelly spurred the Yankee drive with a pinch-hit 425-foot home run in the second inning with two men on base, to nullify a 3-1 advantage held by Washington.
After Kelly's home run, his Afth of the season, Yankees were never threatened, Tommy Byrne pitched illiantly in retlef, holdtag Washing- ion to three hits in eight innings and gamed his Afth decision.
Яeven
J
the opening game of a twin bill to ran their winning streak to straight. The nightcap was called because of darkness at the end of 12 innings with the score tied 3-3.
Southpaw Sam Zoldak, who came Arst game in the fifth Averago Connie Macks of the Philadelphia into the
Athletics came up with six runs in inmint to relieve Satchel Paige, 10.92
10th triumph while Ruined bls the ninth to bomb Red Sox 10-4. 73.00
Browns starter Carl Drews was the was brecz-losel 71.18
Boston's Joe Dobson 00.25 ing along with a 3-1 lend when in the the score 57.23 Athletics tied 54.60 seventh and then went ahead with 50.15 another run In the eighth.
Innings
Not t
D. G. Bradman
2,428
45
1,460
In chest Score
187 200⚫
1.922
200
1,440
200
973
159*
1,312
176
1.003
112
1,031
202*
45.60
H/ A. Humence
483
92
28.41
D. Tallon
2113
53
R. R. Lindwall
431
77
1. W. Jehason
430
8D
R. A. Suggers
200
104*
300
70
183
*
150
78
20*
C. L. McCool
-W, A.-Johnston
D. Ring
E. I. H. Toshack
*Not Out.
BOWLING:
Bob Felier went nine innings in the nightcap and yielded all the "Al Zarilla's seventh St. Louis runs. inaning homer with none on tied up
the game.
then
Dobson left for a pinch hitter
eighth
Athletics 25.72 the
and 24.18 pounded Dave Ferriss, Earl Johnson for seven hits 23.88 and Tex Hughson
23.22 and six runs. 21.42
the distance went Carl Scheib 18.80
although he was 16.00 for Philadelphia,.
8.66 rocked for 12 hits.
Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Overs
It. R. Lindwall
573.1
130
1,340 .80
W. A. Johnston
820.4.
267
1,607
94
15.68 10.981
K. R. Miler
421.4
115
960
65
· 17.45
1 W. Johnson
057.2
223
1,543
84
18.30
374.2
03
072
49
19:03
502
171
1,956
50
21.12
301.2
11
095
32
21.71
533.4
151
1,202
58
22.27
C. L. McCool
E. R. II. Toshack
S. J. Loxton
D. Iting
| CLEVELAND NARROWS LEAD Cleveland Indians moved to within two and a half games of Red Sox by beating St. Louis Browns U-4 in
Test Score
In Cash
Itome runs by Tony Lapien, Aaron Robauen and Don Kenoway helped White Sox to a 5-2 verület Detroit Tigers.
over
Pitebers were a dime a dozen as Brooklyn Dodgers employed five and New York Giants three.
Marly Marion's eighth inning the run which single drove home gave St. Louis Cardinals a 7-0 vic- tory over Cincinnati Reds. Hank Saur hit his 31st homer for Reds and Johnny Wyrostek also hit circuit wallop for the losers.
:
Athletics: p. Scheib; c. Rosar. Red Sox: p. Dobson, Ferriss, John- son, Hughson; c. Tebbetts.
St. Louis Browns Cleveland Indians
11
G
0-
Widmar:
C.
Browns: p. Drews. Moga.
Indians: p. Paige, Zoldak, Christo- pher; e. Hegan. St. Louis Brown
(nightcap)
clans 3
LAWN BOWLS INTERPORT
MR. PHILLIPS WAITED UPON FOR ANOTHER SURPRISE
Slinnghal, Sept. 13.—Lawn bowl ́elrcles here spocu- lated today what fresh surprise Mr R. P. Phillips, the manager of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Interport team had in store for Shanghai for the next big match on Wednes- day following his successful experiment yesterday in in- troducing Sykes na skip in place of the veteran Interporter TillZ.
It was known that ho plcked the The visitors went off to a flying, final team after long consideration, start with a four on the first head, taking account only of the per- and never relinquished their lead. formances on Saturday when both Syken and Tom Madar put up good show in the unofficial match against the Club Lusitano, which the visitors won by 20 to 11.
Hongkong scored two more fours on the 13th and 10th heads. Both Landolt and Hong Sing played be low their form of yesterday. Madar was the steadiest, while Sykes saved several times with brillant shots.
The Shinghal team was generally On yesterday's display, these two outclassed. The local team was re- "surprise" cholces cannot be dropped. presented by Fred Madar (skip), Sykes drow repeated applause for Peanut Marshall, Ockeller and R. S. his accuracy in pinches while Mndar Duit-Reitor,
gave him all the support that any
skip could hope for."
Recreio The
Champions.
the First
Landolt and Hong Sling, although below the brilliant form shown on Saturday, always had their opposite numbers (Duff and McCallum) beaten.
Club de Recreio won What impressed the 300-odd Division of the Lawn Bowls League spectators at yesterday's malch most yesterday by beating Kowloon Bowl- was the splendid spirit of co-opera- Ing Green Club by 22 shota (4% Blo among the visiting quarte:
points to half), ̧ Before going down at almost ever, end. Sykes would coufer with all three of his colleagues-Reuter,
Results were: A. P. Pereirn, B. Marques, F. V. V. Ribeiro, and J. Luz, (keerelo) tied with L. R. Whant, Fanghai, Sept. 12.-Hong-L. G. Coombes, H, Atkins and J. kon defented Shanghai in the McKelvie 22-22. first Interport lawn bowls to-
A. A. Lopes, C. E. Marques, F. X. day by 21 shots to 13. The Silva and J. E. Noronha beat E. F. match was very ragged and Pope, C. Dowman, R. Morrison and below Club match standard. A. L. Enstroan 22-12
J. C. Remedios, C. Roza-Pereira, ilongkong was represented by LC. C. Pereira, J. F. V. Ribetro beat Sykes (skip), W. Hong Sing. J. S. G. C. Norman, W. H. Bailey, S. H Landolt and T. A. Madar.
Strange and J. Fraser 32-20.
Chinese
Clubs Hold The Edge In Seven-A-Side
the
Though
Stanley Shield] cer. Extra time, however, proved, Seven-R-Side Competition has not unnecessary in any of the games. completed Its second round despite Saturday and Sunday's full pro- In the last 16 are Army "A" and gramme in the prelimlharies. the "B." Club "B" and "C" Chinese Chinese Clubs hold a sight edge so Athletic "A," Eastern, Kitchee, Kow- far with eight of the 14 teams that loon Motor Buses, the Miniature have survived to the third round.
Football Association, Police "B," St The weather yesterday was hot Joseph's "B," South China "A" and and hard going for seven-a-side soc- and Tramways "A"
Tramways "A" survived at the expense of St Joseph'n "A" team, winning by a corner, and the Minia-
Club "A" winning by three clear coals.
Next Saturday's programme will start with two more Second Round games and will
10 then continue third round games.
Reiff Again Beats ture Football Association at that of
Emil Zatopek
Prague, Sept. 12-The Belgian, Gaston Reiff, repeated his Olympic 5,000-metre victory over the Czech, Zatopek, the Olympic 10,800-metre during The a champion here today
Informational athletle match between Czechoslovakia and Belgium,
11
Garver,
Bearden,
Browns: p. Schwamb, Sanford; e. Parter, Moss,
Indians:
D. Feller; Christopher; e. Regan. Tipton.
National League
3 Brooklyn Dodgers .... New York Giants....
the
the
new
In the Olympics, Relt won 5,000 metres event in Olympic record time of 14 minutes 17.0 seconds, beating the Czech, who also broke the ald record.
High Scores In Rugby League
London, Sept. 13.-Conditions were ideal for rugby on Satur- dayand most of the scores reflected it.
The meeting of the two men today caused a great deal of Interest.
After a slow start, Hermans (Bel- rium)-took the lend but-Zatopek went to the front at the G00-metre mark, Rein was always well behind his rival and he challenged Pride of place among heavy Keslo; at 1,200 metres to go ahead and win scorers in the Rugby League goes to
comfortably..
up
The time
10 14 minutes was seconds, while Zatopek clocked 14 minutes 21 seconds.-Reuter.
Bauma,
NEW WORLD RECORD Vienna, Sept. 12-The Austrian
Herma athicte,
Games Javella throwing champion. set up a new world re- cord for the event during a meet- Ing between Austrian and Czecho- slovakian women here today.
D
3
Dodgers: p. Roc, Erskine, Heusser, Casey; c. Edwards.
Giants: p. Jones, Trinkle, e. Cooper. Cincinnati Reds
Palica,
B
8
St. Louis Cardinals 7
12
0
Reds: p. Peterson, Blackburn: < Williams.
American League
Cardinals; P.
Dickson, Polle!,
The Scores
Wilka; c. Wilber..
woman
R
H
E Pittsburgh Pirates
7
3
1 Olymple
Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers
5 0
0 Chicago Cubs
3
5
0
*
G
1
Pirates: p. Sewell; c. Klutt.
White Sox:
Robinson.
nie, Russ; c. A. Walker. Tigers: p. Hutchinson, Trout; e. Boston Braves ...... Philadelphia Phillies.. Swift.
was New York Yankees .. 10 16 1 Total up to the last Test
Braves: p. Barreti, Shoun, Hogue; £135,000 Nottingham £20,000, Washington Senators 5
2. Masi. Lords £43,000, Manchester £32,000 and Leeds £34,000.
14
O
0 11
2
4
Yankees: p. Porterfeld, Byrne; c.
The total for the Oval hos not Niarchos. been computed but attendance was
must
have
Phillies: p. Leonard; c. Seminick. Boston Braves (night-
cap) Wynn, Philadelphia
2
7 1
Phillies
1
11
2
Braves: p. Bickford, Salkeld.
Potter:
C.
Despite the fizzle-out of the test match at the Oval on the third day Also bowled: R. A. Hamence 50 .3-13-150-7; A. R. Morris 30-9-01-2; and the one rained-off day at Man-e. S. G. Barnes 65.4-26-121-2: R. N. Harvey 7-3-28-1; W. A. Brown 4.1-chester, It is estimated the Test
series will bring in £150,000, a re-j 0-10-4; A. L. Hasselt 10-0-40-0; D. G. Bradman 1-0-2-0.
cord for Britain.
NOT ONLY A MAN'S GAME
p. Haynes, Judson; Cubs: p. Hamner, McCall, Dober-
Her throw was Inches, which
159 feet 8% beat the previous world record of 104 fect 10% inches, set up in 1942.
When Miss Bauma won, the Olympic title in London, she broke the Olympic record with a throw of 149 feet 0 inches-Reuter.
!
Huddersfield, who in their Grst round first leg game with the Yorkshire totted up 79 County Amateurs, points--an
that avalanche
the Amateurs could only reply to with Lave points.
were
Other high Rugby League scorers Castleford, who swamped who beat Bramley 37-7; Widnes Whitehaven 41-10 and Wigan, who overwhelmed Swindon 39-17-Assu- ciated Press.
ATHENS v. ISTANBUL Istanbul, Sept. 13.-The Athenlan team Apollon was beaten at Istanbul on Sunday by the Istanbul Club Galatasaras 4-1 In the first of a series of four games.
Half time score was 1-0 In favour of the home team-Associated Press.
VICTORIOUS
VICKY
The St Joseph American League team of Joliet, Illinois,....... couldn't and a good male plicher so they took in 19-year-old and very feminine Jean Beatrice Melesh. She did such a competent job that she now holds a regular berth on a semi- ∙ro male team.
Senators: p. Masterson, above
83,000 and brought in at least another £20,000. Welteroth: e. Early. Okric.
Philadelphin Athletics 10 Boston Red Sox
Ticket holders for the fourth day at the Oval helped to swell that total. Practically all stand sents had been sold.
Tickets are always sold at pur- chasers' risk elther of early finish or ruin. There was no eut price for the third day "interment cere- motieymourners had to pay the usual four shillings.
Although individuals can Insure against Tests being rained off, the Crickel Board of Control never does. With expenses paid, the Au- tralians should take home about. £50,000 with them and the counties can expect at least £2,000 apiece.
15 4 12
YUGOSLAVS IN COVENTRY
Frague, Sept. 12.-Yugoslavia dis- closed today that the Cominform countries declared a sports quaran tine against her and cancelled three scheduled competitions.
Phillies: p. Donnelly, Dubiel; c. Seminlck-United Press.
French St. Leger-
Longchamp Sept. 12-R. A. Johnstone, the Jockey, and Mr Richard Carver, the trainer, who failed with the Derby winner, My Love, to win the St. Leger .nt Doncaster yesterday, were also un- The Belgrade Communist Organ, successful in the French St. Leger Berba, said that since the Budapest (Prix
Royal Oak), here today mecting, Czechoslovakia cancelled with the odds on favourite, Bey, the return foptball match scheduled winner of the French Derby, to be played in Belgrade, Hungary They did better this time, how- withdrew her track team from the ever, for Bey finished second, two Abandons Yugoslav meet and Bulgaria has and a half lengths behind Spooney, withdrawn from the Belgrade track with Turmoli a further one and a and feld competition-United half lengths away third. Press,
Egyptian
Channel Attempt
Dover, Sept. 13.—With the English Channel swept by a violent southerly gale, Fahmy Attallah, the 30-your-old Egypllen, swimmer ssain on | Sun- day night postponed an attempt to swim the Channel. “He had planned
from France early today.
NOTICE
❤
to start another swim to England | A meeting to revive the Hong, kong." Billiards Association will Fahmy recently abandoned an be hold at the Sports Club at earlier attempt to swinj the 5,80, p.m. Soptember, 18th, Sharp, Channel 'after being in the Water Duo, to the limited · space of for 24 houra..
premises it is requested that each Frequent gusts of over of miles Club, interested will limit Its an hour hit: English coastal towne number of delegates to two. amid heavy"
during rainstorms
gale.--Associated
F. C. R. WIGGINS,
Sunday........ night's Fress.
Johnstone put Bey Into the lead after Ave furlongs and was ·stiil in front on entering the straight.
At the distance, Spoonay, ridden by Claude Maire, challenged und quickly overhauled the favourite to win a good race.
Bey ran on gamely, for second place, while Turmoil, also trained by Carver, came, with a late run to take third place,
After the mce there was on ob-
jection to the winner, but this wa over-ruled.
All the nine runners 'carried nins stone two pounds and the raçò was run over one mile seven furlongs-- Reuter
One of the most colourful competitors at the Olympic Games was Filipina-American Victoria Manalo Draves who won both the springboard and platform dives M
She is shown above with Bruce Harlan, men's spring- board champion.Victorious Vicky" made all the difference. to the American girls' winning the swimming championship from Denmark's and Holland'a feminine' aquastern ****
If the points were counted' on wriimming alons, the American girls would have bad to take d ́stirprising backseat; despite pre-Olymple form,