COUNTY CRICKET
THE HONGKONG” TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1949.
WASHBROOK SHOWS HIS BEST FORM
& Edrich Come To Rescue Of Middlesex
Compton & Edrich
London, May 30–Lancashire's opening bat, Cyril Washbrook, who has already been selected to open the England innings against New Zealand in the first Test, showed his best form at Lord's today. Washbrook, who his only just returned to the Lancashire side after Injury, made his first century of the season. He gave no chances and he was always master against an accurate attack, which presented problems to bats men less certain in footwork and timing.
Washbrook, who was 51 not out on Saturday, batted altogether five hours for his 141, which included five fours.
with four
At Bristol: Gloucestershire 200; Humpshire 00 for 2. There was no further play after lunch owing to rain.
out).
SAIGON ROWING
Tennis League
CLUB
TEAM
British Cars
ON THE TARGET
& Drivers
Members of the rowing team of the Clube Nautique de Saigon, pletured above, arrived at Kal Tak yesterday by Air France plane. They were met by officials and members of the "Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
Whitsun Salgon is to meet Hongkong in a Rowing Regatin, the first Interport Rowing contest between the two cities-Telegraph Staff Photo- grapher.
Despite some hostlie bowling| Just as Washbrook stood be-
by Ridgway, Glamorgan secured Lancashire and tween moderate total so did the familar a first innings lead of 90 at partners of Denis Compton and Gravesend. He gave one of his i Edrich rescue Middlesex best wisplays, keeping a splendi
At Lord's: Lancashire 304 Sims for from a bad start. This pair length and fing the ball Washbrook 141,
1173 Middlesex 150 for the third awkwardly. At one time he had;
for 4 South China Athletic As- added 104 runs
53; Compton 75 not sociation beat the Chinese wicket. Edrich made 53, in- figures of three for 17 against
Champlon County and (Edrich
by five OLYMPIC GAMES cluding three boundaries, while the
Ai The Oval: Surrey 287 Recreation Club Compton scored his 70 not oui finished the innings in 90 minutes. He bit mine! for 45.
Broderick, who Look two (Parker B8, McIntyra 70, Ray games to three in an open- fours, eight of them to fer.
Three howlers, Leslie Jackson wickets with his final two de-Smith 6 for 84); Essex 164 foring round upset in the Mix-
Fred Ridgway liveries on Saturday, did not 7. (Derbyshire), (Kent) and Vincent Broderick manage the bat-trick at Notting- bit goined some com- (Northamptonshire), who have
for the first pensation by returning the best all been chosen Test trial beginning on Wednes-gures of four for 44.
Although Nollinghamshire distinguished themselves day
gained a first innings lead, and today.
their first points of the season. they did not have an easy task against the hostile Northants attack.
hom.
and
At Chesterfield: Yorkshire 104
7 declared and 79 for (Jackson 3 for 17): Derbyshire G9 (Coxon 4 for 21, Roblesən 3 for 12).
At Oxford: Oxford Univer- sity beat Free Foresters by an
and 17
Free Innings Foresters 34 and 189 (Holmes 74); Oxford 200.
rtati5.
cd Doubles "A".Division of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday.
In Koon-hung and Mise C. Y. Chang (SCAA) lost to W, P. Haut and Mrs E. Litton 4-6; beat Y. F Teul and Mr Loh 0-3; beat Les Wai-tong and Miss Ln Han-yeu 0-3.
Edward Choy and Mrs Chan best Toul and Mrs Lition 6-4; lost to Tut and Mrs Loh. 5-7; beit 100:
nd Miss Lo (-1,-
T. T. Chan and hir K. II. Yip lost to Teut and Mrs E. Litton 3-6: beat Taul and Mrs Loh 8-7.
Avej.
Mackia
Half the aide were out for B9
At Gravesend: Kent 107 and and it was a battling seventh
LRC BEATS HKCC wicket stand of 103 between Joe 102 for 3 (Amos 73 not out): Fred Stocks Glamorgan 293 (Cilt 62, Robin-
LRC beat HKCC by Hardstaff which turned the game in their son 70, Ridgway 4 for 45).
games to four. Somerset 204
nad. J. At Leicester: Hardstaff went on to
Mre Slagler favour. complete his first century of the and 275 (Gimblett 92); Licester (KCC) lost to 11. J. Armstrong shire 225 (Wellard & for 38) and Mrs Cooper 4-6 best G. Smar
and hire Tamworth 5-2: lost to J. Hurlbatt and Mr Shewan 2-8. and 56 for 2.
Jackson, 23-year-old Ing- medium bowler who only came the trial because of an in- inlo
(York- Jury to Ron Asplital shire) look three Yorkshiro wickels for 17 runs at Chester
a tricky pitch feld, where on only 188 runs were scored for the loss
20 wickets. of 2 With a leadi of 205, Norman Yardley made a bold declara tion with 40 minutes to go in D tow the hope of capturing more cheap Derbyshire wickets before the close, but rain came down and prevented further half century,
brilliant catch when 48. play.
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
The .close of play were!
In Derbyshire's
drat innings
total of 69, Alex Coxon, York- shire's fast medium bowler, had the excellent analysis of 18.5 overs, nine maldens, 21
four wickets, which
runs, the spin
bowler, Ells Robinson, took
season,
At Worcester: Worcestershire (Yarnold 50 not out) and wicket; Warwickshire
He hit 11 fours in a stay of Slockn just over five hours.
to reach his 323 was unlucky not
a24 for no falling to
100 (Gardner 52).
At Nottingham: Northampton- shire 211 and 55 for no wicket; Notts 225 for 7 declared (Hard- scores staff 100 not out, Broderick 4
for 44).-Reuter,
three for 12 in 13 overs, six of NEW ZEALANDERS' TOUR
which were maldens.
Callover On
The Derby
London, May 30-Op- Derby position to the favourite, Royal Forest, first shown last week, was re- flected in his price at to- night's Victoria Club call- over when, though remain- ing favourite, his price of 11 to 2 showed a lengthen- ing of odds from the pre- vions--7-to-2.-
Swallow Tall, unimpressive in a week-end gallop, has been displaced as second favourite by Nimbus.
Drake,
Six Sussex Wickets Fall For 29 Runs
Hove, May 30--Although the pitch at Hove did not appear to give bawlers undue assistance, bals- men showed to such poor advantage in the match between the New Zealanders and. Sussex that 19 wickets fell today for 295 runs,
In reply to Sussex's first innings score of 276 for 7 wickets declared, the New Zealanders were all out for 160 and by the close of play had captured aix Sussex second innings wickets for 29.
runs
The County wound up the day 145 runs ahead with four wickets to fall so that an ex- cling finish may be in pros pect.
John Langridge, the Sussex The run on Amour who is to be ridden by W. A opening hat, scored 154 Johnstone, continued and he was before being out today to record backed down to 100 to 7, being his fifth and highest three-figure offered at 33's In the last call-Innings of the season.
He batled for five hours 35 and, mainly by cuts and minutes legside strokes, hit 18 for On Saturday he offered a chance when 15, but was missed.
over,
QUOTATIONS
Tonight's quotations were:
11 to 2 Royal Forest.
17 to 2 Nimbus,
9 to 1 Swallow Tall.
100 to
100 to 8 Brown Rover,
The Sussex scoring on a pitch of cuty pace was always slow,
Grifth except when
and J.
7 Amour Drake and Oakes attempted to force mat Scottish Meridian.
100 to 0 Val Drake and Hin-ters prior to declaring
dastan
10
20 to 1 Barnes Park,
23 to 1 Jai Hind,
33 to 1 Targul and Courler.
40 to 1ades.
50 to 1 Royal Empire.
The tourists made a disastrous
start when they lost three wie
kets for 12 runs, but then the
Sussex fleiding slackened,
SUSSEX
1st innings 276 for 7 declared
2nd innings James Langridge. lbw
b Cowie Smile Cowie C. Oakes e Mooney
b Cowlo Bartlett e Mooney
b Cresswell Cox e Reid & Cowie, John Langridge.lbw. James not out
b Hayes
D. Nolan and Mrs Kite lost to J. Armstrong and hire Cooper 3-01 beat G. Start and Mira Tamworth 7-5: bont J. Hluribati and Mrs Sho wan 0-2. "W. .D. Cooper and Birs An drewes lost to 11. J. Armstrong and Mrs Cooper 5-7; boat G, Smart and aire Tamworth 6-2; lost to J, Hud- batt and Mrs Shewan 2-0.
KCC BEATS USRC
The Men Behind Melbourne's Successful Bid
By GORDON TAIT
Melbourne has the 1956 Olympic Games, but the man who worked hardest for them is dead.
Sir Raymond Connelly died just five days after he heard Melbourne had won its fight. He was 53, and a former Lord Mayor of Melbourne,
Sir Raymond's death tempered the glee over the Games decision. Melbourne people remembered that he had visited 15 countries at his own expense, and talked with Olympic delegates in each.
:
Sir Raymond Connelly was mean crossing the Himalayas.- one of a team of four that three Associated Press. years ago began the campaign,
others were
Sir Frank another former
E. C. Fincher and Ms P..Ward The
and Mrs Beaurepaire. (KCC) lost to Rogers
Do Well In
Lisbon Rally
Lisbon, May 30.-Britain won the first two places in Lisbon's third international motor rally which finished on Sunday.
Tho
organising committed, after more than 17 hours' dia cussion, placed Alfred Imhof, driving an Allard. Arst and Frederick Wharton (Ford) second.
The women's category also was won by a Briton, Mrs Mar- garet Coolce.
The rally's
'na
second category was also a triumph for British cars. A Vanguard and Austin-both driven by Portu- queso-nished first and second respectively.
Fourth in this category was Edward Oakley, Britain, in a Talbot...
In Category Three, won by Norwegian Simon Hansen in an HRO, Thomas Wisio of Britala, in a Javello, was second.
The rally began on May 20 when 134 entrants left 18 cltles for the 2,700 kliometres run to Lisbon-Associated Press.
TODAY'S TENNIS
Today's Tennis League x- {urcs are:
Men's "B" División
USRC V SCAA
"B"
Kowloon Tong "Blue" v CRC
KCC V Kowloon "White"
RAF LRC
HKCCIRC
Recreio v. CCC
Ladies' "B" Division
Cnc v KCC CCC v USRC
LRC v Recreio
Williams 3.0; best brewit and Mary Lord Mayor, and to Melbourne MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Easterbrook 0-0; beat Mackreth and
cwspaper
oxecutives-Sir
Mrs Jones 6-1,
Turner Cook and Mrs Stoles best Keith Murdoch and Mr E. A. Rogers and Mrs-Williams 6-0; beat Doyle.
Drewitt and Airs Easterbrook 0-1 For these four the decision
drew with Mackrath and Men Jones...
6-0.
Atackret and Mro Jones 6-4.
IRC TEAMS
|was a
personal triumph.
It
T. E. Baker and Mrs Labtane beat meant that a file in the city's Burers and Williams 6-2; beat Dre Town Hall marked "The Games witt and, Bira Easterbrook -1; Deal Prospects" could be closed, and
a whole series of files opened,
Melbourne believes it will have the necessary tracks and swimming pools, and enough Today, "0" team (away) V HKCC Osman Rumjahn and Ilus vacant room for all the visitors sain Rumjalin; A. R. Kitchell and who want to co be there? At I, M. Omar; K. M. Rumjalin and How many Ismail Kitchell.
The following will represent the Indian Recreation Club in their tennis fixtures:
Wednesday. "C team (home) v present it is a guess, and the Club de Recreio.-S. E M. Bux and guess goes up to 10,000 athletes Wall Mohamed; A J. Hussain and and 50,000 watchers. B. 51. Omar: S. M. Rumjahn and X. A Curreem.
Major League
Leaders
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Tong
Junior archery cham- pion of Great Britain is 10-year-old Ann Marston, of Byfleet, Surrey.,
Ann, who uses a bow with a 21lb. pull, is the daughter of champion archer, Francis Marston. At the end of the month Ann hopes to take part in a real hunt in America In which bows and arrows will be used.
(London Express Servies)
INDIANAPOLIS CLASSIC
Indianapolis, May 31-BUI Holland, onetime roller skating champion, won the 33rd Annual 500-mile Memorial Day auto- mobilo maco on Monday. Ho averaged 121.327 inlles an hour. Johnny Parsons, onetime took child vaudeville star, second money, George Corior was third.Associated Press.
Indians & Red Sox Sweep Holiday Doubleheaders
New York, May 30-There were big revival meetings today in Cleve land's Municipal Stadium and at Fenway Park in Bosion, where Indians and Red Sox, those sleeping Giants of the American League, woke up and swept holiday doubleheaders.
Playing the kind of ball that is expected to make them final conten- ders for the fing despite earlier adversity, Indians topped Browns, 21 in 12 innings and 5-0, while Red Sox topped Athletics, 10-2 and 4-3. ·
While Bith
Sox; p. Surkont,, athletes and visitors
won his Lefty Gene Dearden went all Andy Hansen, Many
four Shoun; c. Tipton. ruffering may live aboard ships at Port the way to best Ned Garver in game
Detroit (nightcap) 1 Melbourne. It is likely that a stirring duel in the opener at straight defeats.
Chicago several teams will come here in Cleveland, giving up but five
PHILLIES WIN
Tigers: D. Nowhouser; hits to win his fourth game. chartered ships.
Phillies defeated Braves, G-5, Swift. The city-hopes-to-start-build-i-Ken-Keliner-drove in the win-
in 10 innings White Sox:
Wight;
after
ing in 1951 or 1052. By then ring run with bases full, hit-at Philadelphia
when Del Ennis tripled. and Wheeler.
the housing shortage may be ting a long dy. ensler.
An Olympic Stadium, 990 feet Batting-Kiner, Pittsburgh, by 700 feet, with seating for at .370; Schoendienst, St. Louis, least 70,000. .304.
0
0
D
New York, May 30,-Major League leaders are:
A stadium for 12,000 to house Kuns-Reese, Brooklyn and the diving pool. Marshall, New York, 31,
1
Extras
28.
20
-for
NEW
NEW ZEALAND
1st inninge
Wallace was missed when 18 Sutcliffe b Cornford and he went on to add 70 with Reld b Wood Donnelly, Rabone was also miss-
88 to 1 Xerxes and Highed and he partnered Wallace in lander,
100 to 1 all others---Reuter.
Michigan State
Wins IC 4-A
Smith b Wood ·
Oakes
Wallace
e Cornford b c. tre Donnelly lhw. b Cornford had gone there
"10 | Rabone lbw. b C. Oakes
another stand of 40.
After Wallaco was a collapse against the ler Mooney b C. Oakes. breaks of Charles Oakos, the Burke b C. Oakes last ive wickets falling in 55
b C. Oakes Cowie 32 runs Oakes dis- minutes for 32
đầm | Hayes not out missed five men in: nine over Cresswell さら Grinkh
14 runs in his last spell.
Cornford Now York, May 20-Horace Even more eventful cricket
Extras Smith and Fred Johnson, two marked the start of the County's versationégro athletes, lod
pecond
innings.
opening
Total Michigan State to victory on foll with one run on the Sunday in the ICAAAA Outdoor board and in 45 minutes before Track Championship,
Smith took the High Hurdles the close, Sussex lost al men for 23. Cowle had figures then
Tho
In 14.3 seconds" arid the Low of Bix overs, three maidens, 13 ..Ifurdles in 22.9 seconda, Johnson
runs, fout wickets,
Awon the Broad Junip, with a
homers.
got six
Yankees
C.
Shea,
C.
13: 20
8 Yankees: p. Reynolds, Page;
Berra.
Ralph and
Senators: p. Hudson, Scar- borough, Haefner, Welteroth; c. Evans.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Mike Garcia won his first scored the deciding run on a fly New York
€ 0 The present plan is to build Major League shutout, holding ball after Boston won the opener, Washington
D. Byrne, St Louis to six hits while In-7-3, as Clint Conatser set the these sports arenas:
dians made good use of seven, pace with a homer, two doubles Marshall; c. Berra.
Senators: p. Manierzen; Larry Doby and Jim Hegan hit and a single, Bill Voiselle won the opener by pitching one hit
Weigel. Red Sox won their second ball for seven innings, although New York
(nightcap) Ted he needed relief help.
Homer runs gave Pirates an game dramatically when
Washington Williams hit a two run homer
Kame 'decision In and an Three more stadiums for box-in the eighth, his 12th of the B-0 second
to counter Rittsburgh season and his third in as many Iluna balled In-Robinson,ing, wrestling, and fencing. Brooklyn, 38; Reese, Brooklyn,
in the opener. An oval for hockey and soccer days giving Mel Parnell his 8-5 decision for Chicago Cubs
seventh triumph. games.
Bob Chesnes gained his third Sox won the opener in roller It-Thomson, New York,
A cycling track. Robinson, Brooklyn and
Wally Westloka Kiner, The stadiums will probably be coaster fashion, pliing it on in victory for Pirates as 54; Rol
RHE Lockman, New York, 52.
bullt at the Melbourne show-the sixth when they
of them on Al Eddie' Fitzgerald hit homers.
7 11 Home runs-Kiner, Pitts grounds, u central site of go runs, four
4 burgh, 10; Mize, New York, 0. acres, well served by road, rail Zarilla's grand slam homer, Joe Rip Sewell was hit by a line Boston
Dobson didn't have to work which drove on his right thumb Philadelphia
Braves: p. Voiselle, Potter c Stolen
In the second inning and had to bases Reese and and tramways,
to win bla third
Mani. Robinson, Brooklyn, 0.
Melbourne also plans to build very hard
quit the game...
Phillles: p. Heinleelmari, Cubs went on to shell Kirby Pitching-Branca, Brooklyn, more hotels for visitors, and an game,
Tor the "village"
ROARING BACK
Higbe and Hal Gregg for six Trinkle; c. Lopata. 7 and 0; Lively, Cincinnati, 4 Olymple
athletes..
after runs in the sixth. Phil Cavar Boston (nightcap) 5 70 and I.
First place Yankees,
6 9 Strikeouts Spann, Boston, 42;
X10 Innings) What about the Olympic being stopped 6-2 in the opener, reta and Roy Smalley hit homers Philadelphia Branca, Brooklyn, 41.
Braves: is carried roared back with 20 hits to for the Cubs. torch? This usually
P. Antonelli, Hull, AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cardinals got plenty of hitting Barrett, G. Elliott, Hogue; c Olympia, defeat Senator 13-3 in Washing- by runners from Batting — Zernfal,
ton, although their lead over to defent Reda twice, 8-0 and Greece, to the Games' site.
Salkeld, Masi. .355; Williams, Boston, 344. Sir Raymond had two sugges-second place Red Sox was trim-9-2 at St Louis, coming from be-
Phillies: p Donnelly, Simons, med to four and a half games. Bans Joost, Philadelphia, 4tions: carry the torch by land
hind to win the opener with ve Meyer; c. Seminick Williams, Boston, 33.
Walt Masterson pitched alx-runs in the sixth and two in the Chicago acrom Asia, then by ship to Кил batted
in-Williams Melbourne; or carry it by ship hit ball to win lis first game and
Boventh,
Pittsburgh 0 Boston, 30; Wertz, Detroit and to Sydney, then by road to Tommy Bynes went down to Hal Rico's two run pinch homer Cuba: p.. Rush; c. A. Walker. 11 Stephens, Boston,' 35.
Melbourne.
hia first defcat after three wins was the key blow in the sixth.
Pirates:... p. Sewell, Elgbe, Hits~~Kell, Detroit, 52; Zer- It is qulfo.a' problem. The Every Yankee except one gol Howie Pollet pitched five hit | Gregg, Casey," "Bonham: c 100 mial, Chicago, Williams, Boston to Hongkong.
49.
distance by land from Athens at least one hit in the second ball to coast to his third victory Cullough, Fitzgerald..
Woodling and In for instance, is game, Gene
the second game.
Chiengo 0,000 miles. This route would Bobby Brown connecting for Blaughter hit a two run homer Pittsburgh.
four aplece. Three of Wood-In the 13 hit assault on four Cuba: p. McLish, ling's were doubles
At Chicago, hurting White
Bowling>
OMBA
Wood
19
Carnford
Jarpas \ Cox.
leap of 24 feet 2 inches and was THE SCOREBOARD COakes Rocond to Smith in the Low Hurdles and third in the 100 The close of play scoreboard J, Langridge Yards Dash-Associated Press. reud::
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QUARTERS
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Mister Conquest
10
-Reuter.
- Home runs.
Chicago,
and Stephens, Boston, 11.
Stolen bases-Dillinger, St.
2 Louls, 5; Mitchell, Clevoland, 4. „Pitching-Lopat; New York, 5 and 0; Byrne, New York, 3 and of 0.
Strikeouts Trucks, Detroit, 040 Newhouser, Detroit, 42.-
Associated Press..
WHAT ́G · THAT.
PEPE
WHERE ARE
YOU
Cincinnall pitchers...
British Winner Sox handed Hal Newhouser The scores were
In Paris
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THE SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE in the ninth inning of the Philadelphia
had 3-2. behind 2-10
were
2-1 defeat after. Detroit won
the first Eame Tigers
Horse Show opener when an error by Boston
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10 11 shartslop Luke Appling set up Athletics: p.; Marchildon, Paris, May 30-Britain's two unearned rund and aele Schantz, Harris: c. Roser.
for Fred Hutchinson.'| Major Douglas Stewart wontory the high jump championship Lefty Bill Wight besied New-
houser, winning his fifth game, bells.
Philadelphia in the international horse
01 St. Louis. Dodgers, Glants and Braves
(nightcap) their three way
Reds: 4 show in Paris yesterday remained in
Boston deadlock in the on "Kilgeddin" with four first place
Athletics: p. Scheib; c. Guerra. Fanovich, National League, each dividing Red Sox: P. Parnell, C. Balts. Howell: penalty points; 1~
doubleheaders.
Ted Sax: p. Dobson: c. Teb- Wilks, Brazie; c. D. Rice,
Cincinnati y (nightcap)
In
St. Louls
P. Livaly
0.
Blackwell;
Cardinals De a1 Gataglold......! (13 innings) Brooklyn
Polit
United States, Colonel Charles At the Polo Grounds, Dodgers Clevoland H. Anderson (Westminster, defeated Glants, 2-1,in 13 innings California) - was second with when Jackie Robinson: hit 'a Browns: p. Garver; c. Lollar. New York Ave, pensity - points.
homer, but Now.Tork came back. Indiana: p. Bearden; e. Hegan The
"Prix des Adieux" to take the second game, 17-4, St. Louis
(nightcap) won by US. Colonel F. Wing Handing Ralph Branca his arst faultlessly in
seconds, defeat after seven straight Claveland
Koslo Cooperst Major Steward on "Monty was successos.
Browns: p. Wannin, Ostrowski, and Johnny Farrick; c. Monac
Make Brooklynk second with no errors in 48,5 Whitey ¡Löckman
Hegan. New York Mles hit two home
Indians! p. Garcia:
run to
Facts as Whitehead, -Bri- Fnécount for four of the tallies AR retroitin ak
tain, was Aith on "Nobbler Glants made six of their runs Chiengd
with no faults in 512 seconds off Branca in two Innings Clinta Tigerita pawn Hutchinson; e Asociated PreK-
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