FOREST HILLS
"PANCHO" GONZALES WINS TITLE
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Forest Hills, N. Y., Sept. 19—Capping one of the most sensational rises in tennis pantherlike Richard Pancho Gonzales, of Angeles swept the South African, Eric Sturgess, off the courts today to win the National Amateur Championship in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, 14-12.
The
won
after
20-year-old Californian- ranked only eighilf when the tournament started-overpowered the stylish. Sturgess shortly Mrs Margaret Osborne Du Pont of the Wilmington, Delaware, women's title with a 1-0, 0-4, 15-13 comeback victory over the defend- ing champion, Miss Louise Brough of
Beverly Hills-United Press. In a rain interrupted match, Miss Brough let slip a 6-4, 4-3 lead, and eventually Mrs DuPont
4-5, 0.4, 15-13.
Won
In the longest women's final match in the history of the Ameri- con championship since the best of five sets matches were
abandoned
in 1002, Miss Brough's strength was her service and Mes DuPont's her clever lobbing and fine anticipation.
5
In the third set Mrs DuPont saved
match point
Kame. Reuter,
Ita
the
PERRY WINS
Stanley Shield Seven-A-Side
Kowloon Motor Buses emerg- ed worthy winners of the
Shield Stanley
Seven-a-Side Competition at Happy Valley yesterday, defeating Army "B" 2-1 in the final. St. Stephen's College won the Inter-School! final.
QUARTER-FINALS
K.M. Bus
Miniatur F.A.
5 Police "[]"
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4 S. Joseph's "B" 0
3 Tramwaya "B" 1
SEMI-FINAL
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Club "C"
Army "B"
eleventh
K.M. BUN
Army "B"
3 Club "C"
FINAL
2 Army "B"
1
SCHOOLS' FINAL
2 St. Joseph's
Stockholm, Sept. 19-Fred Perry,
British former Winbieden champlon, K.M. Dus won a triangular professional tennis
tournament hirre today.
Perry beat Schroeder
(Sweden) St. Stephen's 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and De Mos (Holland) 6-4, 6-3, while the Swede beat the Hollander 6-2 6-1---Reuter.
Britain Has Some!
SPENDING ORGY FOR VILLA?
London,
Sept. 19.-Aston
Promising Youth Villa, one of the oldest and
clubs wealthiest
in English
Loncion, Sept. 19.-Inter-Football, who have made a bad national lawn tennis supremacy start this season and are trail- runs in cycles, judging from aing at the bottom of the First glance at the Davis Cup Chal- Division table, have set foot- to wondering ball followers lenge Round results.
whether they are likely to in- dulge in another spending orgy to improve their position.
This was brought" about, by the signing of Ambrese Mutraney, the and R Birmingham City winger, was thought that this may be the in the prelude to another feast transfer market as they did 13 years ago in an effort to avoid relegation.
The United States, France, Britain, Australia (or Australasia, as it was all had in the early days) have their "golden spells." The advent of Austin Fred Perry and "Bunny" placed Britain at the head of world
In lawn tennis from 1933 to 1936 clusive.
Since then, the game in Britain has been in the doldrums, lacking the aggressiveness of Perry and the academic style of Austin.
In the season. of 1035-38. Aston Villa are estimated to have spent Now, after a couple of years of £30,500 on seven new players in coaching an attempt to prevent the descent the oficial operation.
Division, but they Echome, in which professional Dan to the Second Maskell has played a great part. were relegated. reenis to be bearing fruit.
HICH STANDARD IN JUNIORS
Junior
wus
the
The standard of play in the recent
championships highest for some years; so good, in fact, that in the girls' singles last year's nailst got on further than the last eight.
Of the sum, £23,500 was paid out
•for five men between November 6 and December 6. Under present conditions, such players would cost them about double that amount and leven Aston Vila ore not likely to
spend anything like £70,000
new men.
The most costly of the seven
G. players signed that season was
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1948.
RED SOX HEROES
EDS RED
SOX
Heroes to ball fans in Boston are (left to right) Billy Hitchcock, who hit three times and brought in two runs; Earl Johnson, the winning pitcher, who came into the game when score was tied 6.6; Dom Dimaggio, who hit three times and Birdie Tebbets, who hit two runs in with a triple, and scored a third run hitting into a flelder's choice,
in the game with the New York Yankees on Sept. 8.—AP Wirephoto.
BASEBALL
RED SOX DROP TWO GAMES TO DETROIT
New York, Sept. 19.-Cleveland Indians dealt themselves a pair of vic- tories today and climbed to within half a game of first place in the American League as both Red Sox and Yankees failed to cash in on golden opportunities. Cleveland walloped Philadelphia Athletics 6-3 and 2-0 and moved into second place ahead of the Yankees who split with St Louis Browns. The day was a total loss to the Langue-leading Red Sox, who dropped two decisions to Detroit Tigers.
Indians won the opener
3.
Learue
R H E 1 ย 0 4 7
Yonkers: in the
Raschl; e. Bouk. ninth when Larry Doby blasted his Niathos. 13th homer of the year with Joo Browns: p. Ostrowski, Stephens,
Garver, Gerhauser, Gordon on base. Gordon had belted
Drews, Wid- his 28th homer carller in the game.mar; c. Moss,
American Rush Christopher, who relieved Bob Lemon in the eighth, was the winner white Carl Schelb went the Boston Red Sox
In the second Detroit Tigers route for Athletics.
'ned Sox: game Manager-shortstop Lou Bou-
p. Kinder, Dobson, dreau hit his 15th and 10th home Ferriss, Johnson; c. Tebbatis, runs for the only scores of the
Gray, Tigers: p. Trucks, Trout, contest.
Overmire; e, Switt. | Boston
Red Sox (nightcap) Detroit Tigers
garno
Detroit took the opening from Red Sox 4-3 in a 12-inning thriller and then copped the second contest 8-3 in a game called at the end of seven and a half innings be- cause of darkness.
in
Elis Kinder breezed along with a 2-1 edge unul Dick Wakefield's pinch homer with one on put Detroit ahead the eighth. Ted Williams then tled the game with a homer in the ninth. Stubby Overmire's single off lefty Earl Johnson drove home Paul Campbell in the 12th to decide the
Britain's brightest prospect since Phillips, the Wolverhampton outcome. Wakefield again helped
son
a sel
Purry 1 16-year old John Horn. Wanderers' outside right, who
of Snaresbrook (Essex) them £0.000.
Next came accountant. He went through his Cummings, the Partick Thistle full six matches to win the title without back, for about £8,000, whic Alec tosing set and conceded only 15 Mnssic, the Hearts wing half, was games.
Also the holder
of the public schools and Essex
Junior titles. of a Horn has all the attributes champion-speed, precision of stroke play, the "killer" instinct and the right temperament.
In Hom and Paddy Roberts. last.
Cost Tigers to victory in the nightcap with
homer in the seventh. î George
Al Zarilia's 10th homer with Bob Dillinger on base broke a 6-5 tie and Lave Browns an 8-0 victory over
first New York in the
game of doubleheader, but Yankees bounced back with a 0-0 conquest in the nightcap. The split put the Yanks in third place, a game behind Red won his 11th Sox. Fred Sanford game of the season in the inaugural while Vie Raschi won his 19th in the
about £6,000-Reuter.
NIP SWIMMER SETS RECORD
year's champlon. who was too old Tokyo, Sept. 10.-The Japanese nightcap. lo compete this year. British laws tennis has a pair of youngsters who, in a few years' time, should break America's stranglehold on international honours.
OPEN-TOURNAMENTS
claimed to have bettered the world awimmer, Hironoshon Furuhashi, is
record for the 300 metres free style this morning by covering the dis- tance in 3 minutes 20.0 seconds.
This time beats the official world record of 3 minutes 21.0 seconds, held by Jock Medica (United Americu, the happy hunting States), and also the 3 minutes: 21 ground of lawn tennis professionals, seconds by Alex Jany (France); at would support open tournaments Casablanca a year ago, which has between amateurs and professionals not yet been ratified. Reuter,. if given the load. In the opinion of Bobby
former Wimbledon himself
and Americou champion.
Ri
sional,
now
a'
protes- thinks it is realised in the United States that open tourna- ments must come eventually artd that the lawn tennis authorities there would quickly follow suit If giyen a lead.
think: America is a little self- conscious about laking the lead," says Rigus. "She is the most power- ful lawn tennis nation in the world, and it would look as though she was dictating to the rest of the world' it she made the first move."
Riggs thought England the most likely country to Introduce mixed tournaments. "The standard of play in England has deteriorated so much that something must be done to re- vive that interest,” he said.--Router,
Coming Events In The Sports World
TODAY Colony Swimming Championship Hoats at Victoria
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TOMORROW
Lawn Bowls: Open Pairs Quarter- Finala, Kowloon Bowling Green Club, 8 p.m.
Colony Swimming Championship Heats, Victoria Recreation Club, 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Lawn Bowls: Open. Pairs Quar- tor-Finals, Kowloon Cricket Club,
8 p.m.
Colony Swimming Championship Heats, Victoria Recreation Club,
1.6 p.m. 20
THURSDAY
Colony Swimming Championship. Heats, Victoria ... Recreation Club, 0 p.m.
NO-FITTER
...Hex Barney,, (above)` 23- year-old ritht hander of the Brooklyn Dodgers Hurled the first no-run, no-hit game of the 1948 National" League-season with a 2 to 0 victory over the Giants at the Polo felde, New York, on Sept. 9.—AP Wirephoto.
losing streak by taking boil: ends of Washington broke An 10-game twin bill from Chicago White Sox, 1047 and 8-0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston Bravos maintained a six- game lead in the National League over with a clearcut 4-2 decision
won in Cincinnati Reds. Braves the eighth when Clint Conather's long fly drove in one run and Phil
another Masi's double tallied break a 2-2 tle.
Red Sox p. Kramer, Latts, Tebbetts,
Tigers ploutteman, Krellow; Ginsberg. Washington/Senators Chicago White Sox
Senators: p. Scarborough, Ferries, Candini: c. Early.
White Sox: p. Haynes, Gettel, Gillespie, Cumbert; c. Robinson. Washington
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
New York, Sept. 19,-Major League Leaders (inclusive of Friday games) were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Dillinger, St. Louis Mitchell, Cleveland
POSTMORTEM ON
THE ST. LEGER
London, Sept. 19.-Racing enthusiasts have been ardently conducting a post mortemon last week's St.
Leger, the richest turf prize ever in Britain, ·
The main points under the microscope were the very convincing win of Mr Willhum Woodward's fine big. American-bred colt, Black Tarquin, whose stamina had been suspect,, and the extraordinary. failure of the favourite, My Love, considered in many quarters 3.8 14 "racing certainty,"
to
After more than a month rifa Sayajirao, I will be remembered, with rumours and speculation, the was like Black Tarquiñ dimeuit to Epsom Derby and French Grand train, but Armstrong nursed him Prix winner, My Love, arrived at i along carefully and turned him out Doncaster last week a pleture of in the very peak of condition health, and his connections were beat Arbar. supremely confident of success.
Yel, shortly after 3.30 pm, lost Saturday, he was 'walking dejected- ly back to his box, unplaced in
many years.
fullure.
CONFIDENCE Captain Rochfort, who had made
fo
the most sensational Si: Leger for no secret of his confidence in Black Tarquin brought him along by stages to n grand state of fitness.
Black Much of the credit Tarquin's stamins must go to his dam, at Vagrancy by Sir Galahad out of a maro by the famous American horse, said that Scholar, nover
Man-of-War, for his aire, Rhodes stayed over a mile
No excuses were offered, for his Prince Aly Khan, the son of the Aga Khan, joint-owner, sald that possibly the going
WPS Just how he liked It, while his Jockey, Roy Johnstone, never in the race did My Love give him the feeling that he was going and a quarter. to win and all he could suggest was
In fact, that My Love had an "off day" | major success on a race course was which, after
uny
distance mortal is over that ali, likely to have at any time. ! Park's "near glassic"
Some thought that the slow start Stakes in 1930,
of Somali, who was only in the race Ite for the
to
Rhodos
Scholar's only
in
He started favour- St Leger the same
Sondowa the Eclipse
make the pace for My Love and year, but ran unplaced to 20 to. I another big disappointment, Noor, chance Boswell, who, incidentally affected the result of the race, but was owned by Mr Woodward, the Prince Aly Khan stated that he did owner of Black Tarquin. not agree with them.
OFTEN ENQUGH BEFORE
Black Tarquin was the rst foal of Vagrancy who traces back to. that
marc, Frizette, great
from whom so
so many of Marcel Boussac's Many past Derby winners have horses are descended. Because af been beaten in the St. Leger, and his dam, Black Tarquin is not the cause of their defent has prac-eligible for the General Stud Book. tically, without exception. been through a lack of stamina, but one may be put right after the Jockey This surprising slate of affairs can hardly suggest that My Love was Club Commission has completed its benten for the name reason as houb
St. Leger,
taking at present had previously won the Grand Prix, Investigations, which is one farlong longer than the place, into the conditions of the
General Stud Book, for I would Indeed be strange if the winner of the St Leger should technically be classed as a "half-bred."
Here again, the Grand Prix was run at a much faster pace than tho St. Leger. Black Tarquin returned the slow time of 3 minutes 8 and 3/5 seconds, nearly seven seconds
auch longer than
outstanding previous winners as Windsor Lad
and the unbeaten Bahram.
Weight is added to the argument that My Love had an "off day" by the fact that he covered the longer Grand Prix distance in 3 minutes 12.52 seconds.
The news that Black Tarquin' and My Love are to be kept in training next year has whetted the appetites of racegoers, who are already look- ing forward to seeing them renew their rivalry in the Ascot Gold Cup. --Reuter,
OUTBOARD RECORDS
However, this should not retract
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 19-Two from the performance of Black world records were set up in the Tarquin, who rewarded the patience, United States outboard champlon- of his trainer, Captain Roy Ruch-ships here. 379 fort, to whom most of the credit for
.353
Miss Eleanor Shankeshaft, of Now
his win goes. He could have ruined York, covered the mile and a half this big, backward coll by hurrying course
pl
el on average speed
of.
his preparation for the Derby, but 34.02 miles per hour in the midget 139 he adopted a waiting polley, similar hydroplane class. professional 125 to that taken by Fret Armstrong | división, and Don Whitfield, of New with last year's "winner, Sayajirao, Į Jersey, recorded 38.28 mph.--Reuter.
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(7 inaings) Ferriss
Batting Williams, Boston Boudreau, Cleveland
Runs Baited In DiMagglo, New York Stephens, Boston
c.
Russ Henrich, New York
121
18 12
0 DiMaggio, Boston
Williams. Boston
113
113.
Iilta
104
103
8 -10 0
Doubles Henrich, New York Priddy, St. Louis Williams. Boston
30
38
38
Triples Henrich, New York- Stewart, Washington
14
13
10 1 3 10
3
*
Homers
0
DiMugglo, New York Stephens, Boston Gordon, Cleveland Keltner, Cleveland
27
12 0
Stolen ases
Dillinger, St. Louis Coan, Washington
24
Senators (nightcap) Chicago White Sox € 8
Senators: p. Thompson, Masterson, Candini;-e-Evans,
White Sox p. Pierett, Grove,
National League Pearson, Gumbert; c. Tresh, Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Dodgers
Cubs: p. Schmitz, Rush, Dobernic, Jacobs; c. Scheffing.
Dodgers: p. Hatten; c. Campanella, Cincinnati Reds Boston Braves...
Reds: p. Raffenberger, Gumbert; Lamanna.
Birikeouts
1 Feller, Cleveland
Braves: p. Barrett, Shoun; c. Masl. Pittsburgh Pirates ปี 11 13 Philadelphia Phillies..
Pirates: p. Sewell, Main, Singleton; | Lemon, Cleveland Kluttz, Fitzgerald Philllos: p. Leonard; c. Seminlck.“. Pittsburgh Pirates
c.
Filching
What Further Honour
For "The Don"?
London, Sept. 19-Suggestions that Don Bradman -should-be-knighted-for-his services to cricket-to set-the. seal on a brilliant career have been revived following the success of a shilling fund organised by "The People", a national Sunday newspaper.
A silver replica of the Warwick Vase, weighing about 250 ounces, is being presented to Bradman and the balance of the fund, at Bradman's request, will be used for the laying down of concrete pitches for young cricketers: According to a despatch by C. S. the McNulty, from London to 20 "Sydney, Dolly Telograph,"
proposal to give: Bradman a knight- 146 hood has fallen flat because mem- 137 bern of the MCC considered such an honour for famous cricketers was Justified only for services to cricket us an institution and an Empire link and not for cricketing sklil.
Kramer, Boston, won 16 and lost o Ave.
Reynolds, New York, 10 and 6. Gromek, Cleveland, 8 and 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
to
(nightcap) Philadelphia Philles 5 10 1 Pirates p. Queen, Higbe; c. Fitz- gerald.
3
7
Phillies: p. Rowe; c. Lopat St Louis Cardinals 4
New York Giants ..
32 1 3 0 2 (7 innings) Cardinals: p. Dickson; c. Wilber. Glants: p. Kennedy, Trinkle; Yvars, Westrum.
C.
Red Barrett started for Boston bul
Clydo
Shoun yielded to
In the eighth. Shoun was the winner and Ken Raffensberger the loser.
WOS
St. Louis Cardinals moved Into Brooklyn a second place to with by beating New York Giants twice, 4-3 and 8-1. Murry Dickson held Giants to nine hits in the first game which
decided by Enes Blaughter's 11th homer In the atth with ano on, Cardinals scored twice in the first inning of the nightcap off Ray Poat and were, never headed as Harry. Brecheen teamed the New Yorkers.
St Leis Cardinals
(nightcap) New York Giants
3
Cardinals; p. Brecheen; c. Rice. Glants: p. Poat, Trinkly; c. Wes- trum-United Press.
HOW THEY STAND NATIONAL LEAGUE-
Brooklyn pounded its old' nemesis, southpaw Johnny Schmitz, for 10 Boston hits and on 8-1 victory over, Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburg Cubs
Schoolboy St Louis Dutch Leonard and Rowe, a pair of oldtimera, pitched Now York
'triumph over | Philadelphia Phillies to a twin
Leonned won Cincinnati Plisburgh Pirates.
Balting Musin), St. Louis Ashburn, Philadelphia
Hub. Batted In Mustal, St. Louis Kiner, Pittsburgh”
Bedser Twins Have
A Problem
London, Sept. 19---Cricket may cause the parting soon, for the first tline in their lives, of open for two famous English sporting McNulty adds: "It is Bradman to sponsor support by en- twins. They are Alec and Eric twin the Identical' couraging cricket in the future thus Bedser, he might come within the MCC brothers who play. for Surrey view of what is the right kind of
.373 service to justify the submission of County Cricket Club. 333 his name to the King for a knight-
Alec has been chosen to accom- hood. It is also open for the South pany the MCO touring, team to Australian Government to nominate | South Africa next month; while Bradman Immediately ffor any Eric, is not included in the side. reason it'llkes,”
In the 30 years of their lives, the
the
Very few cricketing' personalltios twins have never been parted for have been knighted in the rast. more than a day or so, and The last was Sir Pelham Francis pattern of their lives has been
Kimiler Born
within "Plum" Warner, former England and astonishingly
minutes of
cach other, they 208 Middlesex captain and chairman
for 10
were inseparable during boyhood, 175 many years of the English. Selection and they joined the ground. staff
Committee, He received his knight of the Surrey
Club together, the Coronation Honours 40 3004 for services to spert: when hoith the outbreak of war, they enlisted in the Royal Air Force
...
177
110
0
0
Runs Musial, SL Louis Lockham, New York
123
111
Won Lost
Porc.
04
.68
70
04
75
64
I Musial; St. Louis Holmes. Boston
Doubles 602 Musial, St. Louis .649 Ennis, Philadelphla .436
Triplex
78
74
08.
81
.549 | Musial, St. Louis 321 Hoppe. Pittsburgh 430
17
Homers
82
17 83
383 Kiner, Pittsburgh 407 Musial; St. Louis.
39
Mize, New York
04 .622
Stolen BarOS
.018
65
AMERICAN LEAGUE
the opener, 0-6, and Rowe the nights Chiengo cap: 5-3. The doubla: defeat dropped Pittsburgh Into fourth Boston placa
New York Cleveland Philadelphin Detroit |601 Loulé
Washington. Chicago
THE SCORES American League
E H
Philadelphia Athletics
(nightcap)
0
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Cleveland Indians ...
Athletics: p Fowler: c. Guerra. Indlans: p. Gromek;, a Hegan. Philadelphia Athleties a
Cleveland Indians ...
Ir:
L Athletics: p. Schalb; c. Rosar.
Christopher; Indians: p. Lemon, c. Hegan.
New York Yankom"..
63
018 Ashburn, Philidelphia 508 Rocse,. Drooklyn
70 ,304
Strikeouts 85 387 Brecheen, St. Louis 51 95 .349 Sain, Boston
824
Associated Press.
Pitching Sowell, Pittsburgh 11. and 8: Chesnes, Pittsburgh, 13 and 4 Associated Press.
was 04...
time
Sir Pelham was believed to be together, and during all the. only the third man on whom the they were in the service, they Honour was bestowed primarily for shared the same room.
When they returned to cricket 38 Bervices to cricket. The others were as Sir Franels Lacey, knighted on his after the war, there came the first retirement from the secretaryall threat of separation. Alco was
and Sir Frederick selected for the side to
go to
of the MCC. 82 Toone, secretary of the Yorkshire Australia in 1948, while Eric was 22. County Cricket Club and manager; not, and it seemed that they would spend several months on different of an MCC side in Australia.
1961 Sir Russell Bancrof whose.con-aldes of the world' 121 noction with Hampshire cricket. The problem was solved when ay
lasted more than 60 years; recolved sportsman offered to pay. Eric's ex- his knighthood for publle servicos penser for the trip down under.” No reprieve is in sight on this-peen- apart from the game
Bradman: will have to run the sion, however, and it seems that the gauntlet of popularity when her parting will come next- month. turn to Australia. He will! doubtless bo feted everywhere and he is to honoured with a testimonial.meich to be played at Melbourne from Documber 3 to 7.
Lawn Bowls League
CYCLING PRIX DES NATIONS
19The French Paris, Sept cyclist, Barton, won the 13th: Grand ‚ 0 | Prix: des Nations: Cycling avont this St. Loula Browna ........
I attornoon, breaking the record: for Yankees . Porterfield, Embree, the course which stood since 1934. Pago; c. Nlarhos.
Herton negotiated the course in dide R Banford, Fannin; e 3 hours, 24 minutes and 20 secontis
The old record' was set by A. Mátno] KBGE In 1984
Browns
Parice.
New York Yankees
(nightcap).
St. Louis Browns
13
8
CCO
0
Ferdinand Kuter. Swiss champión |0|finished second,--United Press.
KCC HKTC 1RC KORC
Standings
#hots.
Points.
Whils: Aloo is the star of the six- foot twinshe sat up as rocord - ky taking 11 wickets in each of his first two-Tests, against. Indias=žrie:is no mean cricketer, and has the promise Australian cricket is also to honour of developing, Into a first class all-
rounder. Matt TE ARRAN two other former Test players,
"The Test trial match at Sydney in "The twins" ambitiber will be ful February, on the eve of the selecalled if he can find a place in the tion of the team to tour South team on future cricketing? tours, 115 Africa, has been given over: as a when they will be able to face the testimonial, match to Alan Kippax talent of other countries together me awak | and BertTM Oldfield Tuter anal inseparable, Reuter, F
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