SATURDAY'S LEAGUE CRICKET
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1948.
THE LOUIS CROWN CONTENDERS By "RECORDER"
ARMY'S SORRY DISPLAY
AT SOOKUNPOO
· Thes too-lightly regarded Royal Nav
XI, playing as a Royal Navy IX; a fairly saved the face of local Services' cricket on Saturday by putting up creditable display against the KCC at King's Park.
REMEMBER
THE
was no more
WINNING DOG
Had raia not interfered, there was an outside chance that the Navy might have beaten a KCC team which, if to some extent. a very "scratch" affair, "scratch" than the Navy side.
Navy replied with 73 for five to KCC's 101 for nine wickets declared and some wild slogging could have made all the difference had not rain poured down. The match is to be replayed.
the
failed by como 15 They just
wicket. minutes. It was Franklin, finally, who took the last RAF inishing with DI
2.2-2-0-2.
While Navy was putting up this) Then Mabon, who has begun to hearty show," Army at Sokunpoo bowl all around the wicket, put on all out for 22 one of his best displays to date to just missed being
as Owen- take
wickets
Call, against the Scorpions
Morris
Beirng, and Hughes falled to hold a catch in the Marshall,
to have given Ho-worth a good 70
00 runs, allps that would warth a final analysis of seven for for a mere seven. Mahon inished six.
with an analysis of 4 for 18, but it Army crept up to 47 as Phillips, read 4-1-7-4 at one stage.. breathing ensler after thlu "life"; proceeded to become top-scorer with a morry 25,
DI
analysis an
that
EASY FOR RECREIO It Was not anticipated Recreio would have a dificult time against the TRC at Sookunpoo and they did not.
three.
The Kilbee desire, in falling light,
The Indians were all out for an give every optimistic bowler in
a chance to try his luck and Recreio lost four wickets passing It did not lake the Scorpions the side
with the RAF batting, could have that. These Included Gerry Gosario, for neogra very long to win by nine wickets.
three of their four bowled by Ismall Jost Optimists JUST AS BADLY
At Happy Valley. University The BAF were, meanwhile, doing points.
Though There were several changes of as badly at Chater Road.
reaching 104 against Billimorla (7 Cambrill's good length accounted bowlers with not too many rainutes batting had one of its better days
and the RAF 10th for four good Optimists' wickets at left to go
For some reason yet to be ex- no wicket combination of Follett and for BZ) and Crabtree (0 for 45). n cost of 44 runs, there
reaching Hodgson were very determined to plained, the University bowling and Optimists stopping the
fielding failed to get Craigengower all out.
HOW THEY STAND
100 for nine wickets,
WOB
stick it out.
League Cricket Averages
BATTING:
O. J. Kerr (Scorpions)
G. A. Souza (Craigengewer)
N. R. Oliver (Optimists)
M, M. Little (Optimists)
E. C. Fincher (KCC)
271
Recrelo
P W
D
2
51
L Pts. 0 20 2 21
4 3 1 19
TOTE PAY
Stalemate In The Heavyweight Ranks
London, Dec. 19.-There is a stalemate among. box- Ing'a big men and it is likely to continue for overni months at least. In spite of tempting offers for a fight with Ezzard Charles, the coloured American, in the United States, and the efforts of Leo Savold to engage him in.... London, Freddle Mills, Britain's outstanding boxer of the year, is adamant that he will not "duck under the ropes”. again until next: April.
VILLA PAYS £17,000
IN
BID AGAINST RELEGATION
London, Dec. 19.-Twice this season Aston Villa have been at the foot of the First Division table and each time they have paid out thousands of sterling In transfer fees.
is
MAVEE DEAR - BUT WHOLE HAVE TO LOOK AFTER YOU IF YOU CATCH COLD ?)
THE WEEK-END SCOREBOARD
******
FOOTBALL
FIRST DIVISION
The reason is that Freddie does not take kindly to fighting "for the income tax people,” Ho has earned go much money in the past 12 months that oven £12,000. purses have lost their appeal when it means paying tax at the rate of 19 shillings and six pence in the Pound.
Then Bruce Woodcock, except os an opponent for Freddie Mills, will not particularly interest British fight fans
until his rehabilitation more concreto.
Woodcock's January visit to South Africa is probably the wiscat move be cars make for if the British heavy- weight champion can beat South Africa's Johnny Ralph as docisively as, did Mills, his appeal may grow. | 5. China “A”
Meanwhile, Savold is "kicking his Navy heels" in London until sometime in
Kwong Wah January unless he gets an urgent recall to the United States to sign Army
S. Citina "B" against Joo Louis. But it is on the
KMB cards that Savold will return fo England to fight Mills next summer.
HOW. THEY STAND
Pts P W D L F In spite of the fact that Louis hos named the tall, slim Charles as S. China "A" 10 10 0 0 34 11 20 leading heavyweight contender, KM Bus ...11 0.0 2 35 12 Now, following last Saturday's is easily the outstanding tie of the many experts believe Savold is atlli Chinese AA
considered the best man for Louis. Kitchee 6-0 defeat at Middlesbrough, which round.
It is likely that the ground will-Reuter. put them al the bottoni for the second time, Villa have pald be full long before the kick off and
Queen's £17,000 for Ivor, Powell,
and stations on the rallways. warning national wing half. The fee is the covering a large radius, highest over received by Queen's intending inter arrivals that there Park Rangers and also the biggest is no hope of watching the. play- sum expended on a player by Aston Reuter. Villa.
•
In September they gave Birmingham City £5,000 for rightwinger Mulrancy, who had spent two seasons outside League football, and followed with a sum in the region of £10,000. for Con Martin, Leeds United and Irish Inter- national utility player.
Army
St Joseph's
ED
CAA
2
Eastern
1 Club
5
RAF
3 Police
11 7 1 3 30 19 15 11: 0
4 30 24 13 11 5 2 4 21
27 2 20 29 10 4 2 4.231
S. China "3" 11 4 3 St Joseph's
4 2 2 18 Park Rangers and Welsh Internallees will go round to trame points Savold Hit Below Eastern
3
3 15
11
Best Performances
In Saturday's League Cricket
BATTING
** * *** *****
Prof., L L. T. Ride (HKU V CCC) 20 L. F. Stokes (Scorpions v Army) 25* L/Cpl. Phillips (Army
Scorpions)
Scorpions
Army
Optimists
Not
Highest.
University
Innings Out Runs Score Average
RAF
4 115
47°
57,50
KCC
L. F. Stokes (Scorpions)
262
110
56.40
IRC
G. N. Cosano (Recreio)
55. 65.00
Crolgengower
Dr E. L. Gozano (Recrelo)
183
79
45.75
Royal Navy
F. Howarth (Scorpions)
L. D. Kilbee (Optimists)
H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions)
110
110
25⭑
30.00
30.66
177
85
35.40
120
57°
30.00
D. H. Leach (Scorpions)
A/C J. S. Beirne (RAF)
R. W. Franklin (Optimists)
P. M. N. da Silva (Recreio)
118
33
20.00.
133
.38
20.00
102
24.00
143
40
23.03
142
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23.00
J. M. Gosano (University)
189
23.62
138
64
23.00
134
50*
22 33
152
53
21.71
A. H. Madar (IRC)
105
46
41.00
21.00
S, M. Teh (HKU v CCC)
G. T. Rowe (Optimists)
137
58*
13.57
19.57
D. Challah (HKU v CCC)
34
F/O M. D. Marshall (RAF)
151
30
10.01
18.87
W.H. Cowle (KCC v Novy) ....
Major C. R. Murray Brown (Army)
146
RA
18.25
A. Zimmern (KCC)
1-13
42
17.87
CPO Browne (Navy v KCC)
L. G. Gosano (Recrelo V IRC) 30
G. Hong Choy (Craigengower)
154
30
17.11
R. W. Franklin (Optimists v
RAF)
W/Cdr A. D, Panton (RAF)
110
31
D. Chelilah (University)
125
34
15.71 15.82
5. Ramchand (Craigongower)
137
20
15.22
Not Out. Qualification: 100 runs with an average above 15.00.
Overs Maldens Runs Wickets Average
J. D. Clague (Scorpions)
25.3
51
10
0.10
T. A. Pearce (Scorpiona)
19.3
4
BI
11
5.64
Lt.A. Sicpto (Army)
70.2
10
150
21
7.14
Cpl Hart (Royal Navy)
117
10
7.31
Gar D. Banton (Army)
71.4
104
20
7,80
A
L/Cpl L. Jones (Army)
132
10
8.25
Dr E. L. Gosano (Recreio)
01.3
31
179.- 21
0,52
A 62
A.
P. Pereira (Recrelo)
103.1
22
294
33
'8.00
5.00
H,
A/C D. Grahnın
208
23
Y.U
9.04
71.0
212
23
0.21
Army)
S
M
BA.5
7
241
20
9.20
G. N. Gosang (Recreio)
42.4.
129
13
13
0.02
F. Howarth (Scorpions)
85
224
22
22
10.18
A. R. Kitchell (INC).
20
117
11
10.63
G. Hong Choy (Craigengower) 22.1
A/C. D. Graham (RAF V
Optimists)
U
111
10
JU
11.10
....
H. Owen-Hughes-(Scorpions)-59.5-
108
10
12.37
Cpl A. Hodgson (RAF) ...
47.5
"
7
150
Dr E. L. Gosano (Recrelo v
IRC)-
12
12,50
CPO White (Royal Navy) ..
20
G. Ilong Choy (CC v HKU) ...
62
10
218
218
17
12.02
F/O E, N. Gambrill (RAF)
AD
82.
15
245
10
12,80
S. M. Tel (University)
86
AG
13
270
13.28
A. K. Ismail (IRC)
76.5
2.44
18
13.65
T. H. Lean (University)
02
209
21
14.23
F. R. Zimmern (KCC)
16
219
15
14.60
P. J. Billimoria (Craigengower) 132
468
32
14.02
A. E. Perry (Optimists)
51
10
140
10
R. E. Lee (KCC)
73
210
14
14.80 15.42
T. Crabtree (Craigengower). 190.5
24
302
25
15.08
BOWLING:
T. P. Mahon
Qualification: wickets for an average of under 10.00.
SECOND DIVISION
Dr. A. M. Rodrigues (Recrejo
IRC)
T. P..Mahon (Optimists v RAF) 21
BOWLING
P. J. Billimorin (CCC v IKU) 7-02
F. Howarth (Scorpions v Army) 6-22 B-34 CPO White (Navy v KCC)
2
Villa supporters are likely impressed by the newcomer. for he for so plays the type of football
to be
Internationals
Istanbul,
Dec. 19.
The
G. N. Gosano (Recreio v IRC) 4-17. T. P. Mahon (Optimists v RAF) 4-18 3. C. Koh (HKU v CCC) ...... 4-10
Owen-Hughes (Scorpions v
M. Teh (HKU v CCC) F/O. E. N. Gambrill (RAF v
Optimists)
4-25 4-32
his strong point,
The Belt
Club
Police
Navy
Oslo, Dec. 18-Lee Savold, tho Kwong Wah American Norwegian heavyweight | RAF was given a great reception when ho boxed
exhibition bouts at tho Solesseum· Cinema here this after- noon.
10 4 2 4 20 19 10
SECOND DIVISION
W.D. Chinese
3
8. China
7. Sollaltors
3
Talkoo
Hitcher He boxed two rounds each with Army (HK) long associated with the club. He a great ball player, with attack as Fenerbahce football team, last the Norwegian heavyweight, Ango CAA
and the If necessary, year's Turkish league soccer Andersen, Fowell can depulise in the forward champions, on Sunday drew middleweight, Karl Nemell, line, as he did for. Wales against one all with the "Austria" team although Savold was pulling
he clearly showed his St. Joseph's England in 1940.
in a hotly contested match at
Priority. Istanbul:
Last season, Powell appeared in all three Internationals, but in his best position at right-half. Before he was signed on by Aston Villa, completed had been negotiations for to go to Fulham in ex-
him to change for their speedy left winger, Ernie
Shepherd, and a fee of £1 000, but at the last moment Powell would not consent to the move.
Aston Powell only signed for Villa after he had looked over a house which the club will provide for him.-Reuler.
ARSENAL v. SPURS
Queues After All At Highbury
Norwegian Tramways
and Army (K'n)
his Navy
Afterwards, there was a demon-
day due to heavy snow. The Aus- brou against the British cham-South
2 KMB
I Dockyard
2 Follco
HOW THEY STAND
The game was postponed on Satur- stration of the type of punch which
about
Savold's disquall- Chinese trinns, who scored in the seventh minute of the game, seemed to have pion, Bruce Woodcock, in London Army
KM Bus secured their victory when a shot by recently. Fenerbahce in the 38th minute of Savold's manager, Bill Daly, hit Navy the second halt brought it down to him with a similar punch and then Kitchee
a draw.
P W D L F A Pts AA 15 13 0 2 72 23.26 China 14 11 1 2 38 13 (Kn) 13 10 2 1 42
12 9
In the Army (HK) Occasional boos were heard from gave Savold a hard kick
sanie. spot. without much effect Police a crowd estimated at between 15,000 and 10,000. The boos were occasioned owing to Savold's protective belt-Tramways
Reuter. by players grasping each other.
They obviously became
nervous after frequent falls caused by a ground more suitable for Ice hockey than football--Associated Press.
TENNIS RANKINGS
YUGOSLAVS BEAT Top Spot To
SWEDES
:
:
St. Joseph's, 13 Club Dockyarti WD Chinese
15
PCA
14
Gonzales
18-Richard
Taikoo
Solicitors
University
Belgrade, Dec. 19-The Yugoslav Army soccer team, "Parilzans" bent
New Helsingborg, of Sweden, by one goal
York, Dec. nit
25,000 before
spectators "Pancho" Gonzales, who
won Khalsa to
There was no the here this afternoon.
nationgl amateur
tennis Navy score at halt time.
championship,' was ranked No.1 in Police An. icy wind blow throughout the the National Men's listings Sub-Army match-Reuter.
London, Dec. 19.-When it first became known that the Arsenal
Tottenham versus Hotspur game in the third round of the FA Cup' competi- 4-45tion would not be an all-ticket match, numerous people were 4-55 surprised.:
.3-15. 3-19
Lancashire League
Wants George Pope
It was their opinion-that-such-a decision would throw the way open for one of the biggest scrambles in the history of the game because of the immenso Interest such a tie had created.
the Arsenal club was it realised how
the construction of the Arsenal
would have to be undertaken to
AMERICAN Football
•
Buffalo Wins
"Pro" Title
mitted to-day to the United States Lawn Tennis Association for ap- proval
Beth
Recreio
*** RAF
3 0.9.18 37 6
11 12 13 63
D 13
1 13 7 46
HOCKEY
4. Civil Service
A
3
University Dockyard BC
10 YMCA
HOW THEY STAND
સંવત
P W D L F A Pts.
11 10 10 44
11
73 144 10.17
10 7 2 1 21 12 18
10 7 12-23 9 15
10
115 18
11 5 1 6 SD 20.
Service 10
C & W YMCA Dockyard
41 5 20.26
11 4 1 0 15-22
-11 3
11
7 1 0 8 4 31
RC 11 1 0 10 11-45
RUGBY
QUADRANGULAR TOURNEY
annual Army
Ted Schroeder was placed No. 2, Franklo Parker of Los Angeles, Army. No. 3, Indoor champion Billy Talbert
Navy of New York, No. 4, and Wimbledon champlon, Bob Falkenburg, No. 6. Khalsa
Police Gardnar Mulloy and Billy Talbert
albert University were ranked first in the doubles Univ with Parker and Schroeder second Dutch RC Cleveland, Dec. 19. Leaving om Brown and Irv Dorian third, Not until explanations came from their most murderous punch for Sam Match of Los Angeles and Vie Selzas of Philadelphia fourth and and Sidney Wood. dificult problem it would be to their final championship effort, Budge Patty make this match an all-ticket one, Cleveland Browns made pro
The ordinary approval of those London, Dec. 19.-The an- The whole matter revolved around fessional football history today rankings is virtually automatic nouncement that George Pope, ground at Highbury and Tom White- which they crushed Buffalo but this year a fight may be ex England fast bowler, has been ker, the Arsenal manager, admitted Bills, 49-7, to gain their third pected when the USLTA assembles Club released from his contract by that a huge reconstruction scheme straight All-America Confer- on January 22 for its Derbyshire
Cricket County
That fight would be over Schroe- Club does not necessarily mean with tickets being allowed at the ing
make it posible for only people ence title before 22,981 shiver meeting.
fans at the Municipal der who was given the No. 2 spot that he will disappear from the match.
Stadium.
even though he did not participato The whole of the accommodation cricket field.
It was for the Arst time in pro- in the National Singles 'tournament need the Lan at Highbury would
to be fessional football annals that a team last September the National Cham olub.in Already one
divided off Into some kind of "pen" had won three consecutive chim-
Her victory in bave cashire Longue is stated to
and every seat in the vast standa ot
plonships.
plonship finals gave Mrs Margaret. tipproached him with a view
ccason, numbered in order to prevent
Browns, who extended their string Osborne
Pont No. 1 in the them playing for
scramble by even ticket holders. of victories to 15 for the season and United States Women's tennis Pope, one of three cricketing brothers, was for many years with-
In the case of the Cup Anal at eight for a two-year period, have ranking.
Louise Brough, last year's top been champions ever since All- in reach of Test honours, and yet
it will be seen how America was organised in 1946. ranker, was pegged in the second his only appearatico for England Wembley, was against South Africa at Lord's necessary such arrangements would They now have gone 23 straight place and Doris, Hart, third. Int 1047.
be, Wembley was constructed
Miss Brough and Mrs Du Pont that mannor Bo that all ticket games without a defeat.
Marlon were ranked Arit in the doubles negro fullback, was among the 13 men selected matches here are easily workable. Motley, 230-pound glant who hits with Mies Hart and Mrs Patricia
without reconstruction at High- tralians at Nottingham, but he didbury such a scheme would not be dra bulldozer, scored three touch- Tood, second United Press.
successful. The Navy wicket was tricky when left arm round-the-wicket bowler not play in either game.
la consequence, the gates at High players in the game, Edgar Johns the KCC batted and both Windmill is a definito asset to the KCC team. Pope took part in three "Victory bury will probably be opened at and Nolse made the ball
coma His only weakness is to no-ball by | Tesis" In 1048, sparit the- through at disconcerting heights and dragging his left foot across the line, season with the Colne Club in the very early hour and it is certain that speeds. There was much less and he would probably be even Lancashire League, besides coaching queues will begin to form overnight.
Two Narrow Victories
The KCC surrendered their last slim chance of win- ning the second division championship on Saturday in what was, for them, a heart-break game against the Stonecutters Island eleven which this year is representing the Navy in this division,
Price, Navy's last man in with the KCC holding a slender lead of eight runs, appeared to be well stumped, but the decision was given in the batsman's favour and he immediately lashed out and scored the necessary runs
for a one-wicket victory.
..
in
ho
next
In 1938 and again last summer for the Arst Test against the Aus
next
With numbered tickets issued as
In
Tha
downs while one of the best money.
accounted for two more. Georga Young and Lou Saban made the Groza other two tailles and Lou booted all seven extra points. The majority of the stand tickets Browns also became the first team already been sold-they were in pro history to complete a regular within an hour or two of the draw season and play-off game without of being made known and unless some defeat.-United Press.
first-class control arrangements are
venom th the pitch when Navy more effective if he were to reduce in Ireland, and resumed with batted, chiefly because of a per-his speed.
Derbyshire for the past summer, sistent light rain which finally be-
when, ot the age of 37, he was ONE RUN VICTORY came a downpour.
Arst to complete the "double"
thousand
and scoring one
Funk There was no lack of excitement taking one hundred wickets. at the Recreio where the junior Derbyshire
fortunate
BOWLER'S DAY
the
been
∙aro
Baseball's World Championship
have
made near the ground on the day. The Reserves Came
January 8, ́ ́. oven.
ticket holders
are likely to be caught up. In the crowds which will swarm round the gates hoping to get in and see what
Running Out
Los Angeles, Dec. 19The today Hawaiian All-Stars Stan Musial Named powered and passed their way to a 87-0 victory over Mexico in
Batting Champion the world championship ama-
teur football series before 2,000
fana.
But the Kiwanis-sponsored game
If the cricket was not brilliant, it home team lost by one run to the possess such a capable successor was fascinating arid exciting. It Indian Recreation Club, who remain. Leslie Jackson, their fast bowling was a bowler's day with Windmill, in a very solid position at head of "discovery," who did splendidly in Nolae, D. G. White and Matthews the league table.
his first County season and was idominating.
It was another bowlers, match, considered by some judges worthy team now Until Price lit him in the last over of the day, It appeared to be and it is in this department that of a place in the MCC
touring South Africa-Router.. so very impossibe to scare off Matthews, the Indians, have The KCC right hand spin bowler strong this season. Mollwalla and the two Ebrabims form the spear- sent down 14 overs (bowling right
Now: York, through
Dec 16, The seven of which head of a consistent attack, but un- Innings), sev
official National -- Longue aver- were maidens and conceded only 10 loss the Indians can improve their
ager released today crowned Tuns for three wickets. With an batting they may be in for some
Et Louis Cardinals' star slugger, was marred by a melee for two ounce of luck his analysis would defeats before the season ends.
Stan Musial the National minutes before the game's end. The. "have been even more impressive, Recreio, a very young side, have Hughes, the Navy captain looked not quite realised the promise given
St. Louis, Dec. 19 An Inter League's 1048 batting champion, molce started when players on both
His 376 average was a clearcut sides suddenly began swinging as though he was going to bat at the start of the season, but the national amateur baseball tourna
Ashburn off the reserves on both sides and some fans the required runs from his own bat, material: for a champlons team is ment, sponsored by the National 43: point better than his neures: each other and were joined by
there and they will certainly be a Baseball Congress, will be held in rival, ropkier
nurining
ing onto the field. strokes,
h formidable side.next year.
Tokyo in October, 1950, Instead of Phillies, Braves Tomby Holmes who began powerful means of Tashod
out blindly, and with 巍 CCOBS
HOW THEY STAND
G. Taylor Spink announced
fourth with 922 and Cardinals back under control and the game Dark bat to a long-hop from White Chi
Spink said the delay
anded without further incident of Enor Statighter nith (with 1371.: brat ball) and that was that
Twentyraightyear-old Musial, who arry injury: The Hawaiian will Stork, the "blanked | championship next
Navy's batting was not impressive,
-they falded very smartly and IRC
possess two RAF
but they folded Noise
In
bowlers capable of making Army
eye of an advantageous pitch Royal Navy ADAON WALL had the best fimiros KCC
*(0 for 23); and this young
P W D L Pt
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should be able to handle the the rest of the field. In other offen Mexico had never got started. ents. Most total bases and its attack, had not once. penas iples: 18; most doubles | trated beyond the Flawalians 2:35-
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