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THREE AMERICANS & A DANE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1949. -
NEW NAMES IN TENNIS MAY STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT
By CORNELIUS RYAN
New York, Apr. 20.--This will be a year of new fame for new names in tennis, according to those new names themselves.
veteran
Richard Gonzales, Gussie Moran and Earl Cochell speak for themselves when they discuss their hopes for 1949, and Jean Borotra of France speaks for another new star, young Kurt Neilsen of Denmark.
Gonzales won the United States outdoor championship at Forest His and Eric Just September, beating Ladislav Hecht of Czechoslovakia, Gus Ganzenmuller, Art Larsen, Frank Parker, Jaroslav Drobny of Czechoslovakla Sturgess of South Africa in that order, but he has not won the full respect of the tennis fans because he was beaten in four tournaments after the na- tionals, usually by Ted Schroeder,
Pancho, "I "My game is much improved this year," said 20-year-old spent most of the winter practising ground strokes with Parker and Don Budge. And I finally bent Schroeder in the La Jolla tourmument in February.
Clean Sweep FRANK SWIFT
For Hongkong
Manila, Apr. 21.--The Hongkong Interport soccer team made a clean sweep of a three-game series here by defeating the Manila Foot- ball League Selection 3-0 before 10,000 fans at Rizal Stadium last night.
the
The teams played evenly for first 10 minutes, Then Manila faded and Chang Kam- hol, centre forward, booted a goal from four yards after 29 minutes of the first half.
Chu Wing-keung, inside left, and Chong Kai-ho scored in the second half-the latter from 12 yards.
The Hongkong leaving for hume
is
leam tomorrow, They were honoured at a n- ebcon today given by the Philip- pine Amateur Athletic Federa tion-United Press.
Bert Sutcliffe Makes His Mark
Eastbourne, Apr. 20.-Verl Sutcliffe, the 25-year-old school- master from Auckland, made his mark on his first appearance In English cricket when at the Saffrons Ground here, he hit a flawless 95 for the New Zealand touring team against Colonel
Steven's XI. Steven's Al
The
one-day
TO RETIRE
Manchester, Apr. 20. who -Frank Swift, was goalkeeper for the England
International
team in 18 matches, will play his last first class soccer match on May 7.
He has announced his retirement at the end of the season. Swift, 35, is goalkeeper for Manchester City. They play Huddersfield May 7.
on
Swift will become a fulltime manager for a catering firm here. He has been learning the business for the past four years.--Associated Press,
Fifth Boxing Death
f
"want to win at Wimbledon, make the United States Davis Cup team and win again in the Nationals this year, just to prove
I was not playing over my head
at Forest His last year.
LEGGY BEAUTY
Miss Moran, leggy California beauty who has had movie offers, is ranked fourth national- ly, but she believer she can be first by next winter. She took Jessons during the winter from pro Dick Skeen, and has im- proved greatly in court strategy,
"I used to be one of the dumbest players on the courts, and while I had the strokes I did not know what to do with them. I could have won a lot of important matches by going to the net, but I did not, Watch me this year," she promised.
Cochell too has been practis- ing during the winter, and is sure he will have a great year.
Borotra, in New York for the!
tournament, praised Indnor
Neilsen highly.
"He will be a champion some "We has day
Borotra said, everything needed. Ilis service As and volleying are superb. yet, he is not very good defen- another sively, but give him
will year
two
and you
have another great champion to watch."-United Press.
British Golfers
Yankee Stadium Memorial MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Sculptor Vincent Carano puts the finishing touches on the pattern to be used in casting a solid bronze plaque in memory of George Herman "Babe" Kuth. The tablet, placed in centre field of Yankee Stadium next to those of Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins, was unveiled on opening day, April 19.
The Bidding Is On For 1956 Olympics
By MICHAEL GOLDSMITH Lausanne, Switzerland, Apr. 20.-The Interna- tional Olympic Committee will pick the site of the Rome An 1956 Olympic Games at a meeting in April 29.
Six cities are candidates for the games, which Detroit, must be held outside Europe in 1966. Michigan, and Melbourne, Australia, are believed to be most favoured by members of the Committee, although, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Mexico City and Buenos Aires are bidding.
The city of Melbourne has also talcen great pains to promote its candidature, sending each mem- ber of the Committee decorative Invitations printed ou doeskin. The
of Melbourne selection
would mark a precedent in the history of the Olymple Games, since the Games been held outside Europe or the
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Most Promising Rookie Starts Off Well
New York, Apr. 20.-Muscular Johany Groth, tabbed the most promising big league rookte since before the war, made victory his own perspant achieves ment for the second day in a row today when his eighth-inning grand slam homer bent White Sox 5-2.
On Tucaday, in Detroit's opener, Groth hit two homers as Tigers scored a 5-1 victory over Chicago. Groth also had a single and a double for today's production, driving in all live of the Tigers' tallfes. Righthander Virgil Trucks, who was behind until Groth's climax clout, pitched well enough to win, holding Chiengo to four hits, including a double by Joo Tipton, which drove in both White Sox runs.
.i
There wera
Tommy Henrich also had his Brooklyn mude the most of į port. Glants made four errors, York giving Dodgers that many un- home run bat in tune for the four. hils, to top New second day in a row at New Glants ngnin, 6-2, as Ralph carned runs. A homer by Sid York, drilling a line drive into Branca also gave up four hits Gordon was the only telling the stands to give Vic Raschl all victory but had better aup- blow off Branca. the help he needed or a three-
no other National League games hit 3-2 triumph over Senators.
reheduled.-United. Press. Yankees even pulled a triple slen, with Bobby Brown on ine scoring end and with Yogi Berrn and Dick Cryhoski, ad-
vancing.
CHESS TOURNEY
The Arst round of the tourna- ment for the championship of the Kowloon Chess Club will Athletics made it two victories be played tonight at the Pen- In a row over the pennant-ninsula Hotel, games commen favoured Red Sox, winning 3-2 cing at 8.30 p.m.
errors
Air Lifts For
Pigeons
these pisces back to homes in
Scotland cover about 800 miles in one race, which tales two days, for plegons do not my nt night as a rule.
at Philadelphia in the 10th in- Best games on tonight's pro- ning when Sum
Recent developments in pigeon Chapman ramme should be J. P. de Car- singled with bases londed after valho v. A. Biriukoff and Joseph racing include the chartering of
and Tausz v. Ray Danenberg.
special aircraft to fly birds from a single by Elmer Valo
Britain to France und Belgium Other games tonight are: L. by Johnny Successive
V. M. Feldman; V. J
races. for the longer distance Fesky and pitcher Ellis Kinder Schure
v. E. M. Marchetti; | Birds which have to fly from set up the rally. Joe Coleman Zrinsky went
all the way to win, al-P. K. Prokopov v. Jacob Ram- ler; and R. W. Carter v. V. V. though yielding 10 hits.
Cleveland Indians came from Kolatchoft. behind at St. Louis with a pair of three-run milles to Squash Rackots Kive Bob Lemon his first
The Mercantile Bank defeated The breeding and training of victory, 7-3 over
Browns. A.P.C. by tour sets to one in a racing pigeons Is one of the Lemon
was tagged for homers squash racket match yesterday, most popular sports in Britain,
Graham,
lato but by Jack
L. M. Wilson beat M. .S. Douwhere there are nearly 2,000,000 rallies pulled him through. Elas 2-0: A. L. A. Bonbernardbirds. Pigeon racing is par Thurman Tucker lett Cleveland beat W. G. Davidson 2-1; W. J. ticularly popular in the mining with three hits including a Liddle beat R. A. Mead 2-0; W. regions of Wales, the North of ninth-inuing double.
C. Talt Just to D. A. O. Davis England and the English Mid- In Boston, Braves made it 0-2; O, J. Kerr bent H. M. New- Iands, where whole fomilles
victories out of four ton 2-D. over Philadelphia Phillies after losing their opening day game, winning today with a two-run eighth inning that produced a 6-5 margin.
three
RECORD TIED
and Phil Masi
sent home the
2007.
Scottish League
Soccer
devote themselves to this sport. Birds are reared and trained
in all manner of places, from the small of factory workers
lofts and miners to the famous loft to nt Sandringham belonging
the London, Apr. 20.-The results King George VI. During
racing was pigeon of Scottish soccer games played war
suspended owing to rail restric- Doubles by Tommy Holmes today were:
in full it 19 tions, but today 1swing again. runs. Phils did most of the hitting, rookie Willie Jones ty- ing a Major League record by smashing Jour doubles while Bill Nicholson hit a homer.
Duke Torgeson homered for Boston. Nelson Potter Was credited with victory in relief, his second triumph in as many
days.
"A" Division Partick T. 1
Hearts Dundec East Fite
3 Falkirk
1 Aberdeen "gy" Division Queen's Park 0 Dundee
1
4
in
U. O sometimes hundreds -Reuter,
Epee Champion
Special trains take the birds their baskets to places of miles nway, where they are released and the race is on. This method Forty-three nations are re-
of sending birds by rall is so Honolulu, Apr. 20.-The fight-
presented on the International
popular that British Railways 7. Sylvano
Do Well At Olympic Commitler, which is
Cairo, Apr. 19-taly's Dario run "Pigeon Specials", that is, weight boxer,
died today of brain
Mangiarotti won the the world's supreme authorlly
world goods vans devoted entirely to Honolulu,
for amateur sport, The mem-
At Chlenge, young Bob Rush individual epce championship pigeon transport. haemorrhage suffered on Tues-
Rickmansworth
in Rome will assemble bers
todny when
beat The train crews he
are drawn lay in a bout with Honolulu's Civic Jose Efhan at Honolulu
The score from the ranks of employees Rickmunsworth, Apr. 20.on April 24, with the President,
pitched three hit ball against here cago Cub scored all their runs)
who keep birds themselves. In 3-5. 5-3 was Auditorium. match
was 3-4,
In races the pigeons Sylvano was knocked out in British professional J. Sigtrid Edstrom of Sweden.
Pirates, winning 4-0 when Chi- Bougnal of France. During the six-day session, the
nue victory for the special It was a Zealanders
Bob Scheffing Italian Murry Dickson,
who suffered wickets the fifth round after taking a
from their baskets are unloaded from for 7 200
nine count in the third round. golfers made a good start Committee will discuss a long
in a seventh inning rally against United States.
doubled score two runs, while cramps during the bout
the trains at same point on the and Steven's
to their competitive season list of items, ranging from but
coast of England, and declared and Colonel
He revived in the ring
Under a tradition of the In-singles by Andy Patko and Hal once
required massage treat south XI replying with 174 for 6,
collapsed in the dressing room. at Moor Park here today, reorganisation of the Olympic Games programme to an upper
accounted for thement before he could continue taken by steamer to the Chun- Everything that Sutcliffe.
An emergency operation foll- lefthander, did bore the stamp
ed to save him. It is the Arth doing better than the many age limit for Committee mem-lernational Olympic Committee, Jeffcont
the Games are held in Europe others. the vers. of genuine class.
superb boxing death in the world this overseas' invaders in His off-driving was
Before the formal vote on the three times out of four. others were in opening round of the "Silver
Games, i
The last games in the United £1.360 one in King"
tournament location of the 1056 and he hooked and placed the year. Three
delegations from all the inviting States were held in Los Angeles ball to leg will grand power. the United States and 20 Algiers.-United Press.
over 72 holes. hours
cities are expected to present in 1932. In 1936, the Games were During his two
Commitice. Staged in Berlin and in 1948 51 minutes at the crease he hit one
their case to the six and 15 fours-Reuter.
drawn, the scoring
New
Apr.
5
F
have
never
Technical Draw light winds, and only the tricki- whose meetings will be held in London. The next Games are
of
It was a day of sunshine and ness of the greens on the two
counted as difileulty.
private,
Los Angeles Apr. 20-courses-High (6,002 yards) and Lightweight Maxic Dacusen, West (0,033 yards)-could-be Hacked-candidatures.
Orleans, and Keith of New Nuttall,
Brigham,
Utah.
Eddie Whiteambe, of Porters locked heads In the first roundi
way on the short West Course, last night and had their fight Park, Hertfordshire, showed the called on a technical draw.
The contest was halted after chipping and putting brilliantly and 45 secontis to go round in 66-two strokes heats outside the record. one minute when the pair bumped and Nuttall (133 lbs.) began He leads on this course by a from a lo struke from Bert Williamson, of bleeing profusely
Wollaton Park.. Cye. gash over the left
Flashy Docusen (133 lbs.) had
The lead on the High course during the slight advantage
69 by Dick brief
encounter. He sent a was shared with steady stream of jabs to Nut- Darton. of Coombe Hill, Surrey, battler, former Open champion, and tall's jaw. The Úlak was not hurt and cut loose with Harry Bradshaw, of Kilcroney. Eire, the long hitting former several haymakers that barely missed-United Press.
Irish Open champion.
-Indians-Keen.On. Fixtures With Commonwealth XI
Bomby.
20.-Several centres in India have approached the Board of Control for Axtures against the Comunonwealth Cricket team which is expected to tour India next season.
Mr A. S. de Mello, President of the Board, said that the only provisional, to be finalised later by the Tour Sub-Committee.
Assam,
castern border province had never entertained any touring team so far, but has now requested the Board for n fixture: Other
clalmants new
(United are Allahabad
Pro- vinces) ant Indore State.-
Itinerary was
Reuter.
the
SOCCER RESULTS Yesterday's soccer results
were:
Club Police
FIRST DIVISION
£
1 7 Royal Navy 48. China "B" 2 SECOND DIVISION
Dockyard
Canton Visitors
Lose To *Black Cats
The visiting "Reds" basketball team of the Canton Southern Commercial College last to the
and
on
scheduled in Helshiki, Finland, Amonit the inosl
heavily in 1952, Europe is thus excluded for the from the choice of a site for the 1950 Games is that of Detroit, 1856 Games sponsored by the American
The Committee's decision Olymple Committee and offici-
site will be lakein un by President the
elimination
vole, votes. In the st
the Harry Truman and the Uniter secret in separate ally supported
Committee will choose one of the States Congress.
Chancellor of three United States, candidate Otto Mayer, the International Olymple cities. Detroit, Minneapolis' and Committee, recently received Los Angeles. In the second vote, Act of Con-t will choose one of the three here the format
Mel- gress, signed by Mr Truman, other candidate ellies. inviting the Olympic Games, to heure, Mexico City and Buenos
the expressing Detroit,
Aires. "hospitable hope" that the Com-
A Anal choice will be made mitter would select the US as
between the two selected cities the site for the 1050 Games.
in a third vote. The Act of Congress and a
A decision
be taken literature mass of illustrated
the site of City of De- simultaneously provided by the The star-studded international troli will be studied by the the Winter Olympic Games in 1056. If the Summer Gamer are feld includes players from the Committee in Rome.
held in the United States, the Argentine, Belgium, New Zea
Winter Games will probable be fan, Sweden and Norway.
held at Laite Placid, New York. Tomorrow the players change courses for the second I holes,
It the site of the Summer a maximum of 50 quatifying
An Intra-club game-Reds v. Gumes is outside the United for the Anal 36 holes over the
at the States, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, High course on Friday-Reuter. Blues-will be played
Kowloon Cricket Club on Satur-is regarded as the most likely
choice for the Winter Gaines. day April 23, at 3.00 pm,
The International Olymple The teams will be:
Committee comprises 67 nem- They are chosen by the Committee Itself, in their in-
I
3 Bollcltor' 4 Black Cats In a friendly game Bobby Locke Wins
*St. Joseph's Talkoo
*Talkoo received
walk-over ä
from St. Joseph's, who were un-
able to fleld a team.
TODAY'S MATCHES
Second Division
vented further play.
The "Blues" of the
Police V1 South China: College defeated South Boundary Street, 0.45. p.m. Re-"B ten 51-29. terce: F. A. Barrello.
ure:-
two oft.
KCC BOWLS
REDS
F. Goodwin, T. A. Madar, A.ers. Graham and C. Thompson.
will
E. C, Fincher, W. Hong Sling.dividual capacity, and not as
representatives of their govern- ment.-Associated Press.
at Caroline Hill last night 34-33.
Va. Dench, Va., Apr. 19. On Sunday, the Canton team
the Locke,
Sputh the Hongkong led
Chinese Bobby
the L. Brezny and R. S. Capell. YMCA team when
rali pre African champlon, won
Specialists Golf
A. E. P. Guest, G. Lee, W. Cavaller same Tournament here yesterdny Baker and J. Tang..
J. A. Tibble, C. Champelovier, Empire Games when he beat Frank Stranahan, China
the W, Palmer and E. R. Rosselet. the American holder of
BLUES
Auckland, Apr. 19,-Ac- To night's Colony Basketball British amateur title by
thousands C. Rossclet, A. J. Kew, W. commodation for Club v. Army-KL.; Club, 5.45 League matches at Caroline Hill strokes in 18 holes are of 88. H. Cowie, and C. R. Rosselet. of athletes is already beginning
Locke returned a card
victory F. E. Skinner, B. Butterworth, in worry the organisers of the pin. Referee: Sgt. Manson.
Navy v, PCA; Navy, 345 pam.;
under par. The 6 p.m. "B" Division:-Chinese one
Chinese was little more than an honour H. S. Brown and A. C. Tribble. Empire games, which are to be Reporters, Referee. A. Leck.
for Locke ns he had already T. Lock, S. A. Gray, F. Eheid here next year. Tramways v. KMB Amy "1", | YMCA.
first prize Lawrence and H. Gittens,
New Zenlanders are already 3.45 p.m. Refereo: La Bing- p.m. "A" Division:-Hong- pocketed the £375
R. Leigh, T. E. Baker, W. being asked to stay with friends professional. South for the leading kong Chinese YMCA Y
Stranahan, as amateur, was Chairy and J. Evans,
during the period of the games. CAA v. Kit Chee; Chatham Chinn AA
the Division-Lai not cligible for
Stand-by: D. O. MacLennen. It is probable that only about money Rond, 5.45 p.m.; Referee: F.A
pain.""
T. Crawford and M. J. Divecha. 30 percent. of the visitors, who prize. Heuter. Wills.
Hang v Chung Sing
got private accommodation, will be provided with more than a bed and breakfast, and the prob- lem of feeding the remainder will be a headache-Reuter.
tong.
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TODAY'S HOCKEY
The first
of malch
the Quadrangular Hockey. Tourna- ment will be played at King's Park this evening bulty-off "at 5.30 p.m., Clybians mecting Royal
"Navy
Navy.
landing third in the Association tabic, aro one of the best teams in the Colony today. They will be up against a team drawn from soven different olubs
whip
The Civilians are, man for man, the better side, but may fincit difficult to combino effectively. The match should
the DR bo ene
beat of the
ENGLAND
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