THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1949;
Woodcock Knocks Out Mills In 14th Round
“PLUCKY LITTLE ONE”
Freddie Mills, the "plucky little ono" who took on the "good big one" and lost after taking seven counts to go down finally in the 14th round.— "Daily Express" Photograph.
Musidora Wins The Oaks
London, June 2-The North Country filly, Musidora, winner of the One Thousand Guineas, scored a notable double here this afternoon by win- ning the Oaks from the French filly, Coronation, by a neck, with another French filly, Vice Versa, two lengths away third.
It was a tremendous finish and not until the last 100 yards did Musidora, who was ridden by the Australian jockey, Edgar Britt, and trained in Yorkshire by Captain Charles Elsey, catch M. Marcel Boussac's filly, Coronation, who, had led virtually from the start.
furlong from the
caught the
The first thres were heavily A backed and Musidora started a ¦ Musidora
Anish, French
Just
4 to 1 favourite, with Coronation fly, and after racing neck and
at 6 to 1 and Vice Versa 5 to 1. neck
for a few strides,
The Royal Party, which con- forced her nose in front, to win! sisted of the Queen, Princess a thrilling race by a neck.
Margaret,
of a
who is just back from
Freach
com Avila had dropped back and her Continental trip, and the it was the fast-finishing French Duke of Edinburgh, had hopes filly. Vice Versa, which ran into
Another Royal victory when the third place. King's fly, Avila, was up with horse, Merayah, Was Coronation and Musidora with Avila fith, Miss anly 200
200 yards to go, but Avila sixth, Vale of Towy seventh, faded at a critical stage and Unknown Quantity eight, could only finish flith,
Double Deal ninth, Pretty Girl Musidora la
No Cheating a daughter of 19th, Nasrullah out of Vaunted Vale, Camargue 12th, Mixed Blessing Coronation by Djebel out of 13th, Indian Might 14th, Susan Esmeralda, while Vice Versa is 15th, Squall 10th and Humming by the French sire, Verso, out of Bird Inst Nico.
There was a huge crowd for this Arst big Classic, which was run in, fine sunny weather, although the skica threatened rain.
GOOD START
bad
The 17 files were remark- ably well behaved at the post and they got away to a good start. lead
110,
Musidara covered the mile and a half in two minutes 40 seconds. Immediately after the race, the. Queen sent for the winning owner, Mr Norman Donaldson, an elderly shipping magnate. and congratulated
him on his with
THE BETTING
of Towy Coronation 5/3d. and Vice Versa Double Deal, Miss Alligator. 3/6d-Reuter. Avila, and No Cheating, follow-
Ing in that order.
Fleet Boxing
With seven furlongs still to go, Coronation still led followed by
IIMS Jamaica, which arriv- Musidors, Humming Bird, Vale ed in the Colony last Saturday, of. Towy and Avila. Coming had thrown out a challengo to down the hill, Yale of Towy Inade a grand effort and dashed tournament to be held at the
HMS Belfast
boxing into second place behind Corona Naval Dockyard on Tuesday tion, with Musidora third. Hum- ming. Bird was stiil prominent evening.
No details of the various bouts
to
FREDDIE TAKES SEVEN
COUNTS IN ALL
LONDON, JUNE 2–BRUCE WOODCOCK RETAINED HIS BRITISH, EMPIRE AND EUROPEAN TITLES TONIGHT WHEN HE KNOCKED OUT THE WORLD LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION, freddie mILLS.
AMERICAN,
WOODCOCK WILL NOW MEET THE LEE SAVOLD, IN THE “BRITISH VERSION" OF THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP HERE ON SEPTEMBER 6.
SAVOLD, WHO WATCHED THE CONTEST FROM THE RINGSIDE, SAW A GALLANT MILLS TAKE SEVEN COUNTS BEFORE HE WAS FINALLY COUNTED OUT. IT WAS A CASE OF A "GOOD BIG ONE AGAINST A PLUCKY LITTLE ONE.”
MILLS, VALIANTLY. AS HE FOUGHT, COULD NOT CONCEDE 20 POUNDS IN WEIGHT TO THE CHAMPION.
Mills was down for counts in the first, third, eighth, tenth, twelfth and thirteenth'rounds (twice) before he finally succumbed. In round ten he was on the canvas for a toll of nine.
Woodcock, who boxed with plenty of confidence throughout, finished the battle with a very bloody nose. It was cut as carly as the second round but it was not until the ninth round that it became` really gory, and at this stage it rather looked as if it might have some bearing on the fight.
Woodcock, however, managed to keep out of harm's way and, despite this handicap did not look like losing after this round. The champion won atleast ten of the thireen rounds.
12th round for a count of three, following two rights. But Mills was still full of
Aght. In the 13th round Woodcock sent Mills down for a count of two from a right to the
Jolin Langridge
JOHN LANGRIDGE COMPLETES HIS
1,000 RUNS
Average Of 101.30 In 12 Ininngs
London, June 2.—John Langridge, 39-year-old Sussex opening batsman, today became the first player in English first class cricket this season to complete a thousand runs...
· He achieved this feat when he carried his overnight score of four to 221 against Derbyshire. He went on to make 234 not out before Sussex declared. Langridge reached his sixth century, of the season shortly after lunch, which included 19 fours,
Pulling and hooking with great power he afterwards pushed his score. along rapidly and altogether hit 39 boundaries during a stay of just over four hours. Langridge's average for 12 innings, twice not out, is 101.80. No answers to the immediato left arm attack. Angell even- future were given at Birming-tually fell to a catch at mid-on ham, where big Innings by after batting three and a quarter Lowson, Simpton and Wharton hours for $5. lle gave a hard were chiefly responsibla
for chance at 31 when Burit touched The North gaining # first but failed to hold a hard drive,
innings' lead of 185 over the South.
The only concreto fact arising from the Test Trial is that Evans has returned to air, best form. The choice between him and Brendan, who kept super- bly on Wednesday, will be very difficult for the Selectors whan they meet tomorrow to choose the Test team.
loft-
Tennis
League
Lawrenco went at 170, but Rogers continued to hit out and reached 50 in 67 minutes. Then lindice brought on Cave with the now ball and ho closed the · innings with the wickets .of Rogers and Wellard of succes- sive deliveries at 101.
POOR START
nearly 50,000, paying a record swing, which brought the blood but he was soon after whander, and simpson, of Notts, second match with a total gressive, added 139 runs in 98
THE WINNER
HISTORY TO BE MADE IN
་
Division of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday by turn- ing back KCC 8-1.
Grasscourt Singics The SCOREBOARD
The close of play scoreboard
SOMERSET
match-
1st. Innings 191;
NEW ZEALAND-
The New Zealanders started badly, losing Sutcliffe and Rold for only 11 runs to Buso. but Smith and Scott took the score to tea without further loss. Acrescent moon was shining | Mills to his knees for a count He was down again in the
Sutcliffe was bowled by Buso high above London's famous of two and then knocked him
with the score at seven and four Empire Stadium when the against the ropes, but Mills was
Lowson, a young Yorkshire
runs later Reld was caught boxers entered the ring shortly still very strong when they
batsman, batted steadily and The South Chinn Athletic the same bowler. before 10 o'clock. It was Ane began the ninth round,
correctly, while on paper both
Scolt, dour and defensive, In this round
Association, despite early forecasts of rain,
Wharton, the Lancashire
winning its Mills caught
and Smith, who was fairly. ng- but rather cold,
Woodcock A crowd of
with a hard right
appear to have strengthened 108s so far of two sets, took minutes for the third wicket be- British sum of £70,000, were pouring down the champion's cock like a tiger drawing more their chances, but neither was the lead in the Men's "A" fore: Smith was well caught at
face, but Woodcock sent Mills to blood from the champion's nose. wholly convincing against spin
mid-wicket by
by Hill when only the ropes with lefts and rights. The end came In the next bowling.
seven short of his century. Mills put in a powerful punch round when a flurry of rights Besides the wicket keeping of
Smith, whose provious highest to the body at the start of the to the head put the gallant Mills Evans, the most pleasing feature
Innings on the tour was .45, tenth round, but then ran into off his guard and sent him of the early play was Ridgway's
made attractive shots all round a terrille swing and took a crashing to the boards. He was fast medium bowling.
The most interesting result the wicket, hitting nine fours count of nine. He looked grog-rising groggily to his feet when ESSEX BEATS KENT
of this match was the draw and a six. By when he rose.
he was counted out-Reuter.
Essex gained their first win of managed by the KCC pair of Scott completed his 50 in two the season in beating Kent by C. Fincher & M. F. Turner-hours 230 minutes. 47 runs at Gravesend, where few Cooko against Ip Koon-hung.
the Colony batsmen played with any con- fidence on a worn. pitch.
Champion, and the Shanghai After leading by 110, Essex player, T. T. Chen, one of the read: fared so badly that they were all most formidable doubles com- out in two and a half hours. binations possible. Kent wanted 208 to win and Chinose Recreation Club also surprised every
one by their won their second splendid fight.
against Club de Recreio but a Kent broke down after a good reshuffled line-up start when Ames relired with Recreio pair of J. B. Gonsalves Reid e Lawrence b Buse cramp. The bowling combina and T. E. Rodrigues win tion of Feter Smith (5 for 43) their three cels for a loas. of Donnelly not out and Lavers (4 for 68) proved too seven games. much for Kent, although Essex position Trul Wai-pul, part- had to claim the extra half hour. nered by Lak Ding-cheung,
In a bid to beat Middlesex
Choy for the first time, Glamorgan and, most formidable, Lee Wal- Tin-fook & S. W. Lee, declared, setting the champion tong & George Chon. ship leaders 310 to win in five hours on a "wearing wicket.
The University's section of Lo family held the Hongkong Wilf Wooller's, decision.
Ap- the when
in the Cricket Club to a draw, à sur- geared closing ded
Middlesex last two prising result against three wickels. Middlesex lost their formidable paire. T.Tim
& eight remaining first innings Tommy Lo beat HLA Ayres & wickets for 77 runs this mor. M. Heenan, who drew with Toul ning.
Yun-pul &
& Chay Tin-fook lost The Interport events are a C.N.S, since 1937 and President Wooller took seven for 50 to week, by a score of 8-4.
New York, June 3.-A 15- pair and a four, but there will! since 1047. He belongs to record his best figures for the With South China withdraw also be a special four race be-China as Vice-President and Pre-County,
while Allen agala lug from The Ladica "A" Divi-hit barrage, including
homer tween the Stanley officers' Club and the Royal Cochin-China.
and a triple by Prison sident of the Rowing League of bowled well for Middlesex and slon, only one game was played
brought his match aggregata to in this section. This saw United Tommy Henrich, gave the Hongkong Yacht Club's Junior
nine for 65.
Services Recrentloa Club sur American League leaders, with a 32-334 victory New York Yankees, a. 12 to CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES over Chinese Recreation Club.
7 victory over Chicago on USRC's win included the do- The close of play scores were:feat of the strong CRC pair of Thursday. At Birmingham: The South Mra Enid Lo Lition & Miss Rita
BRUCE WOODCOCK
Weather Clerk grateful to the as they sat-in-the open air.-
The air was tense as he tells went for the first round. Mills was the first to attack with punches to the body, but Wood-
quickly Coci
counter-attacked and with two hard rights to the side of Millis's head sent the challenger to the canvas for a -count of two, Mills looked
worried as
to his he went corner. This was Woodcock's
won the round.
him
Interport Rowing At Whitsun Regatta
Salgon will be represented for the first time In the rowing history of Hongkong at the Yacht Club's Whitsun Regatta to be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Middle Island.
During the past 50 years Hongkong has been the centre of rowing in the Far East, and pre-war Shanghai, Canton and Manila sent their teams to compete in Interport events, but, unfortunately, a number of clubs and their, boats were damaged during the hostilities and rowing has lapard and this is also the first time since the occupation that a team has visited the Colony.
crew, In addition
·
event.
of
**
1st innings.
saw the
Sutcliffe b Base Scolt not out ...
Among the op-
Smith je Hill b Lawrence
Extras
3-194
for. 3
-Reuter.
Major League Baseball
#
RHE 102
Winning pitcher, Jon Page,
Men's "A" Division Loging Pitcher Randy Gumpert. The Detroit Tigers spotted, the CRC BEATS RECREIO Philadelphia Athletics a 3-tun lead in the first inning and then CRC at home beat Club de heat them t
5 to 4 in ten innings. Recreio 0-3. ;
W. P. Tsin and D. C. Luk last Philadelphia to J. B. Gonsalves Rodrigues 1-6, beat W. A. Reed
and T. E Detroit and G. N. Gosano, 6-2, beat F.
R
H 10
5 10
Winning pitcher, Art Houtin- man. Losing pitcher, Karl
The stroke in the tour, A./1946 and he has competed in Forco 245 and 133 for 2 (Payton M. Ribeiro and A. J. Remedios Schelb.---Associated Press.
for
Sola
J
G. Choy and W. T. Leo lost to CRC and TE |KCC
HOW THEY STAND
P W D L F SCAA, 2. 10. 2
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13% 4% 0% 11%
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10
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there will be Sąd. Ldr. Nigel Harris, who is AR Inter-hang Dair and a stroking the Hongkong four, is scratch four
the joint holder of the Coxed There are some interesting Pairs record for the Jessfield- personalities in both the Saigon Henly Long Distance Race which and the Hongkong teams.
10 85 and 117 for one (Robertson Lo by Mrs G. E. Williams & New York 13 15/1 is 371⁄2 miles in 6 hours, In the
the Saigon pair the stroke, minutes, Ho rowed bow in 57 not out); The North 250 Mrs R. H. Jones. The score: 6-3, Chicago P. Lapalud, who is a professor 1948 in the Arst KAF eight to (Lowson 84, Simpson What-
09, at the Physical Education School compete at Henley. This team ton 67, Edrich 3 for 293. al Jelaville, has been rowing al
was only beaten in the Anal of At Hull: Scotland 170
and 58 the Club of Algiers Military, and the Thames Cup by the cham- for no wicket; Yorkshiro 289 round, .The betting: 4 to 1 Musidora,
he also holds a number
pien Princeton University crew. for one declared (Hutton 140 He Humming Bird took the 5 to 1 Vice Versa, 0 to 1 Squall
In the second round the cham-swimming records.
is the author of "Sampan not out. Wilson 110 not out). with and Coronation, 100 to 9 Vale plon waded in extremely con-
Oxford Univer- from tho gate,
At Oxford: Lapalud's bow, L. Moret, is a Fidgin," which is a history of
In Shanghai. idently but Coronation close behind her, of Towy, 100 to 7 Avila, Mern-
Mills
rowing in counter-member of the CNS., Saigon,
sity 245 (Deighton 4 for 29, Gay G. Sanborg, rowing three, has a for 45); Army 102 for 6 (Par- and he has won many compell- followed by Double Deal, Missyah and Unknown Quantity, 20 attacked finely.
Ulops in Cambodia and Cochin- tiania Rowing Club (Oslo) since
been a member of the Chris- naby 54). Alligator, Vale of Towy and to 1 Indian Might, Double Deal,
No Cheating, Avila, with Mixed Blessing Camargue, 33 to 3 the others.
Susan and
MILLS WADES IN
China.
At Worcester: Royal Air Last.
The place betting was in pro-
MIUS, wading in, caught
numerous Norwegian and Inter- 30. not
out); Wordsster 235.
0-3. doctor in the Scandinavian regattas. He row- Match abandoned owing to rain. After going two
totalisator divi Woodcock on the noas, which Nouvel, is a
T. F. Choy and S. W. Leung furlongs, portion. The Coronation had gone
dends were (to a two shilling began to bleed and another hard French Navy and has done a lot ed with the Norwegian Olympic
lost to J. B. Gonsalves and T. At Liverpool: Lancashire 10/9, right by Mills won
the of rowing at the Societe Bor-four in the 1948 Games.
282
E
Rodrigues 2-0, beat W. A. front with
Humming Bire, unit)-Musidora win
delise, Bordeaux.
(Pritchard 7 for 96) and nine Reed and G. N. Gosang 0-2, Places-Musidora
Capt. W. Bull, RA, in num-for-ne wicket; Warwickshire 130 boat F. M. Ribeiro and A Musidora, Valo
4 shilings, second, round,
Mills attacked strongly in the The champion of the Mediter-ber two seat, first rowed for St. for 7 declared (Pollard 4 third, but was caught by a franean in 1937-40, P, Boeuf, Paul's School and later for the 30).
Remedios 8-1. vicious right swing to the jaw who is rowing three Is a mem-Thames Rowing Club and hag and took a count of four. Heber of the Toulon Rowing Club competed in the Grand Chat-
At Ilkeston: Sussex 303 for 6 J. B. Gonsalves roce to land a nice left to Wood-and he competed in the Paris lenge Cup and the Ladies Plate declared (John Langridge 294 Rodrigues 4-8, beat W. A. Reed HKU 21 1 cock's body, but the champion Championships 1937.
at the Henley Regatta,
not out); Derbyshire 118 for 2 and G. N. Gosano 6-2 beat F.HKCC 21.12
- 2 M. Ribeiro and A. J. Remedios (Recreio 2- Number two J. Lamblaut is a The bowman, S.C. Fris Lund, (Smith 70). Woodcock took a right to the new man in the C.N.S., Saigon, us also a member of the Chris-
0-1. At Swansea: 'Glamorgan' 237
Ladies' "B" Division HKỤ & HKCC DRAW jaw early in the fourth round, while bow, J. Chumbry, who is a flania Rowing Club as well as and 183 for 7 declared - (Park-
USRC BEATS CRC · but the champion was still box-doctor in the French Navy has the R.K.KY.C., but he has not house 67, Ailen 4 for 35); HKU drew with HKCO it Ing well within himself and the been rowing with the Societe taken part in any events before, Middlesex 111 (Wooller 7 for Tennia men's "A" division yes- At UBRC yesterday, the USAC round ended about even.
| Nautique, Bordeaux.
Ladies' doubles pulled of The pair will be represented 50) and 44 for 2.
terday--4-4. Mills waded in at the start of
The rowing-captain, Mr Yves by Bull and Sanborg.
At... Gravesend: Essex beat Results were; T. T. Lim, and victory over their visitors, Chi- Kent by 47 run the fifth round and some carly Paira, is an old rower of Sociela
Essex 200 and Lo (HKU) beat H. Ayres and 5% to 3%.
nese Recreation Club; who went lefts to the nose made, Wood-Noutique de Lyon and of the
181; Kent 144 (Price & for 34) M. Heenari 6-4; drew with B. and 250 (Fogg 02, P. Smith 5 Hawthorns and B. Seilors: beat Miss H. Y, Law and Mrs TE cock's faco
C.N.S. Saigon. sorry sight,
J.
Lo for 43)-Reuter..
(CHC) lost to Mr GE Machio and W.
7-5. Cooper
•| Williams and Mrs R. H. Jones NEW ZEALANDERS
'D. and N. Lo (HKU) beat
·4-0, drew with Mrs. Easterbrook M. SOMERSET
Ayres and M. Heenan, 6-4; and Miss Bonbernard 6-0, beat lost to B. Hawthorn and B. Sel Mira A. S. Halls and Miss J, Taunton, June 3.-Three
3-8; beat 3. lors,
Machio and
and W.
Scott 6-4. batsmen scored all but 39 of the Cooper, 7-8,
Mrs E. Lo Litton and Miss Somerset first innings total of IKU) lost to H. Ayres, and M. Mrs Jones 3-0, beat Mrs. Easter-. 8. F. Lam and C. H Yiu
Lo lost to Mrs Williams and 101 when they resumed., their Stockholm, June
2-match today against this New Heenan, 2-0:-lost to B. Hawbrook and Miss Bonbernard 6-0, thor and B. Sellors, 1-8; lost to beat Mrs Halls and Miss Scott, Sweden beat Eire by three Zealand cricket tourists here.
By the close of play the J. Machle and W. Cooper, 6-7.
6-3 goals to one in a World New Zealanders had scored SCAA BEATS KCC
Mrs H Lau and Mrs Choy, Soccer Cup match here to 104 for the loss of three fi visited South; China Athletic Jones 0-0, lost to Mrs Easter- Kowloon Cricket Club, who lost to atre Willams and. Mes night after lending (2-1÷nt innings wickets. halftime. ang
Harold Glmblait carried his Association at Kowloon lost by brook and Miss Bonbernard 2-0, lost to Mrs Hall and Miss Scott Sweden scored Iwlco from score to 13, which included a 8-1.
FC. Fincher and M. F1-0. the penalty area, while Elre six and seven fours. iwa missed a penalty kick.
(KCC) 'drow with Before being caught,
Turner-Cooke
HOW THEY STAND Ip Koon-hung and T. T. Chan Walth scored for Ete in the Rogers hit 54 and F., Angell 0-0 lost to
Choy and Sroto tenth minute, and seven inndo 45.
drew with
Lam Kwan The wet state of the pitch Bick 1-0, minutes after Sweden equalised
tch and P. Poon 0-0, 2017, with a penalty goal by Anders delayed the start
morning delayed four and Toramant-lost 10 lp Moon-hung and UBCR11
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Now Zealand's slow. T. Chan 3-0, lost to E. Choy fead-1. before half me and left-hander, made the most of and Stelo Bick 2-0, lost to Land TODAY'S MATCHES A Eire's inlas from the penalty the helpful conditions and look Kwan and P. Poon-Z-Guyver This evening's matcher in the apoto câmer shortly before four wickets for 10. At one 12. Baker, and YP Fung Mixed : Doubles Sweden zettad a penalty kick for stage, he had fures of four lost tollp Koonshank lid TT, are; ju third goal agLOPAEDICATIONS (OCF20)"
Tatienham Comer,
Round fly, Coronation. have yet been settled.
tho
ridden by Charlle Elliott,
going well in front, followed
wha
by
OPEN PAIRS
Musidora, who had overtaken In the Lawn Bowls Cham- Vale of Towy and Avila. ∙plonship (Open Pairs) J. W. Loe As they raced up the straight, and J. W. Leonard at HKFC It was clear that Coronation, beat T. Filkington and. M. Saul Musldora br Avila would win. 31-19.
in the sixth, Woodcock slipped in attempting a terrific right swing and went down, but was soon up. It was suil anyone's Oght at the start of the eighth Woodcock sent
round when
Mister Conquest
NO GO
SORRY, ROÇA-
HAVE OTHER
PLANG.
THEN WHAT ARE THEY
TOLL MA
The President of the Club WORLD SOCCER CUP Nautique de Saigon, Mr Guy Horlin, was formerly a rower of the well-known French Club, Soclete Naulique de la Marne. He has been a member of the
Swed
Beats
Eire 3-1
H.
quire an extent. 7 Cush, losti tod E3: Gaby and wd of 35.000 € watched ⠀⠀ Burit and Sutcliffs resumed Szelo Bick: 1-6, Lost to Lam
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