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COUNTY CRICKET
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1949.
TREVOR BAILEY FIRST TO COMPLETE THE DOUBLE
to
London, Aug. 1.-Trevor Bailey, the England and Essex all- 'rounder, today took five Worcestershire wickets become the first player this season to complete the double of 100 wickets and 1,000 runs.
He is the first English amateur to accomplish this feat since V. W. C. Jupp performed it for the tenth time in 1933.
Douglas Wright, England and Kent leg break bowler, performed the hat trick against Hampshire for the seventh time in his career. First he had Eager, the Hampshire captain, caught nt cover point; Walker was out leg before without offering a stroke, and then Shackleton was bowled playing forward.
Wright took five wickets in the innings at a cost of 81 rnos. When Hampaluire followed on, Wright helped Kent 10 record
At Derby: Warwickshire 35050 not out. Wright 5 for 81) (Dallery 50. Spooner. 70); Der- and 163 (Wright & for 83). byshire 158 and 6 for one..
AL Southend: Essex 450:
an overwhelming victory, tak-Worcestershire 224 Balley S ting six wickets for 80 and top-for 80) and 182 for 2 (Copper -ping his hundred for the seasan
Middlesex
made credible
09
recovery against
Anishing 120
108 not out).
and
At Leicester: Leicestershire Sussex today, 340: Northamptonshire 203 for runs whend with ja (Olameld 120, Davis'01). three second innings wickets to
Kent beat At Canterbury; fall. Splendki bowling by Wood,¦-
24-the Hampshire by an Innings seven for best perfomance of his career- 28 runs. Kent 413 for 8 de brought n speedy end to theclared: Hampshire 202 (Arnold Middlesex frst Innings, the re- maining five wickets falling in half an hour for 20 runs.
who
look
When Middlesex follower on 21 in arrear, Jack Robertson, who hit nine fours during a stay of just over two hours, and Sharp gave them a splendid start by adding 130 for the first wickel, and Inter R.W.V. Rubiny butted courageously for two hours in uncertain light and hit nine fours,
A century partnership by Lancashire's opening pair, Cyril Washbrook and Juck Dein, and Ikin's
third hundred of the of the were features day's play in the match against Yorkshire. Washbrook and Ikin put on 110 m just over two hours. Jkin, without giving a chance hit 14 fours in his 107.
• Derbyshire followed on 201 rung behind Warwickshire, who are striking hard for a place at the top of the table,
A grand Innings of 100 not Cooper lightened
out by E.
Worcestershire's gloom having to follow
He hit 12 fours. Essex.
00
against
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
Alay
Bristol: Rain restricted between
and Somerset.
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
342; Somerset 182 for 0 (Watts
13).
A1 Leeds; Yorkshire 301 for
& declared (Lester 55); Lanes-
thire 222 for 2. (Washbrook 70,; Ikin 107).
At The Oval: Surrey 491 for
A declared (Parker 119 not cut); Nottinghamshire 213 for (Simpson 60, Harris 58 no!
out).
At Hove: Sussex 302; Middle- Fex 1 (Wood for 24) and 337 for 7 (Robertson 02, Sharp 01, Robins 68),
177
1
At Lord's: The Army (Parnaby (8); Royal Navy 143 for 5..
All-Blacks In
Accident
Shirley May
Keuter.
RAIN INTERFERES
Swansea. Aug. 1.-Rain pre- vented play part of the
for the greater day here in the Thatch between Glamorgan and
Now Zenisică,"
There hunch,
play after was no The New Zealanders
for six when ; had scored 378 play was abandoned.--Reuter.
France, Inc.
Says She Can't Lose
Dover, July 31,-Shirley May France, Incorporated, has arrived from the United States to swim the English -Channel.
The 16-year-old American girl and her retinue Incorporated under the law-hit England with a big splash of publicity and Shirley swiftly told the Press: "I just can't lose."
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Wong Peng Soon The Champion
Singapore, Aug. 1.- Wong Peng Soon today won the "Malayan bad- minton championship at Kuala Lumpur, de- fenting the holder, Oai Teik-hock 15-6, 15-10, In the final.
Both players were members of the team which won the Thomas Cup for Malaya earlier this year-Reuter.
A Novel Cricket Match
By ARCHIE QUICK
Forty-one years ngo famous amateur soccer Middlesex
the
chib,
Wanderers,
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS
Britain Beats France
London. Aug, 1-Win- ning ten of the 17 events. Britain. defeated France by 82 points to 65 in the inter- national athletics meet ntį the White City here today, thus preserving her benten home record in these | encounters.
Un-
The highlight of the afternoon, was in the 120 yards hurdles won by Donald Fintay, making his last full international ap- pearance, The 40-year-old British chompion clocked - 14.4 seconds to better his own 12 years old British and English native records by one-tenth of a second.
Britain owed her victory, to notable ascendancy in the thort track events for 'in both the sprints and the quarter and half intles they gained maxi-
nun points.
The mile turned out to be a who disappointment as the crack have played all their matches North African, El Mabrouk, de- for the past fifty years overseas,veloped stomach
decided to augurale a
camp. Jae- fand ques Vernier, the other French for their local Richmond (Sur-runner. got home first in
rey) Hospital, and they hit on minutes 10 seconds.-Reuter, the novel Idea of a regatta the Thames at Richmond Boxing Day.
017
OR
£14,000 has been rnised. And to obtain money to stage the regatto a cricket match has always been played in midsum-
mer.
Driving gentus behind oll this has been popular Bob Alnway. When the match was
Long Arm Of
The AAU Reaches Out
Tokyo, Aug. 1.-The long held this year Bob was lying arm of the American Amu- teur Athletic Union renched out to Japan today to im- pose a boycott on the plan- ned exhibition here by eight "AWOL" American swim-
gravely il, his life despaired of in nearby Richmond Hospital. the institution for which he has done so much, and within sound of the smack of ball against
bat.
This
team
iners.
`SPORTS FATHER OF THE YEAR
Connie Mack, baseball's 87-year-old Immortal, has been named “Sports Father of the Year" by the National Father's Day Committee. Also selected were Tex and Jinx McCrary as the "Outstanding Husband and Wife Team of 19.19" in recognition of their many radio and television programmes devoted to bringing a grenter understanding of the American heritage to millions of people.
ARCHERY IS THE COMING SPORT
By J. W. TAYLOR
Major League
Baseball
New York, Aug. 1.—The fast moving Boston Red Sox advanced to within 214 games of second place Cleve- land by downing the Indians 4-3 in the American League today.
Lefty Mel Parnell got his 18th victory of the year with some tight pitching, Gleveland got two runs in the third and ons in the fouth before Boston's big guna got busy. One run in the bottom of the fourth, two in the fifth and one in the seventh provided the margin.
particularly in the West Country, where there were only extend he
The popularity of archery in Britain is increasing, DiMolo hit safely
Boston outfielder Dom twice to consecutive games
Second baseman Bobby Thom- son backed up Clint Hartung's the National League with a triple,
three clubs at the end of the war-now there are twelve,ting streak to 20 contests.
Mr Barrie Devigne, of East Chinnock, is one of the leading figures in West Country archery. He was effective aix hit pitching able to awaken interest in it by starting the first series two doubles and a single as New of archery courses which left in their wake the nucleus york romped over the last place of several new clubs. This was in 1947. By last sum- Chicago Cubs 11-3. mer active clubs were well established in Yeovil, Crew-
knocked from the Hartung, kerne, Martock, Wells, Taunton and Long Load Royal box in six straight starts, went Naval Air Station.
the route fur the Arst time since June 28, in a loosely, played
year, Al Gaver, thu Surrey and England fast The suspended splashers bowler, raised an XI to play were expected to arrive hero of famous footballers.te, this week en roule back Among the soccer players were to the United States from ex- Joe Hulme of Arsenal, Sumhibitions in Manila and Hang- Bartram (Charlton), Lenkung, and the Japanese Swim- Coulden (Chelsea) and Jackieming Federation had planned Som ret leads in the Western and the Men's National (60 and i game. Gibbons of Brentford, all of to sponsor exhibitions "ngainst
counties, chielly because Mr! 10
number whom have
yards). Tho
of i played for Eng-Japan's best,
Devigne lives there. His aim arrows used varies from two land, Eddle Bally (Spurs), the Masajl Tabata, President of now is to fouler the
sport in to six dezen, according to the ex-BAGR star who will one day the Federation which only secondary modern schools and distance. represent his country. Welsh recently regained
American ensure a follow-on to the adult International Eddie Perry (Ful- Amateur Athletic Union re- archers. At this year's Somerset į The modern bow is in many | Cleveland ham), Don Roper (Arsenal), cognition, received telegraphi
Meeting at Taunton, Harry Medhurst (Chelsea), a notification from the AAU to-
the ways greatly superior to those of Boston famous belt and quiver trophy earlier times, Bows of lance- Artbur Jefferson and Albert
day that the barnstorming Smith (QPR).
All's team was a mixed grill
swimmers were
Belion
Japoneso
was won
Ite
THE SCORES
American League
R H
3
0
4 30
11 14
0 +
(Winning pitcher, Mel Parn- by the West Hatch wood, yew, hickory and snake- mil, loser Bob Lemon.) on the AAII
Bowmen. The outstanding i wood have long been popular, but lat and no affiliated
National Lenzus the woman archer of the county is modern med bow has the should of film stars Garry Marsh and their
sponsor Miss Margaret Berry, of Bath, qualities of # first-class New York John Blythe. Res Alston of the quickly complied, apparently for the second year running.
appearances, Tabata who won the Merrifield Cup weapon.. It has excellent cast, Chleagd BUC, ex-boxing
+ and If any "kick" champion killing all chances of their per
(Winning pitcher Clint Har- Dave McCleave, Phadkar the
mains constant, no matter the tung, loser Bob Chipman)---- forming against Indian Test player and suverai
Associated Press. swimmers.
The Grand Western Archery weather. Surrey 2nd XI men,
The spokesman
for General Society is now in its 90th year MacArthur's headquarters said and is the organising centre for The footballers won by four the army had no objection to
the West of England, where the A Prosentable Eleven For The wickets,
Freddie Mills, the the group's entry into Japan woman champion is Miss cruiserweight champion of the
and the world, also turned up and sign or the hokiing of an exhibition society's socretary, of Downton,
in transl to the United States Awdry, of Salisbury,
Jebu champion Ralph ed dozens of autographs. meet here. He added, however, wilts.
Wiltshire Flourishing that the headquarters had not
he
application clubs are at Swindon
re-
Salisbury
the
The Cheltenham
Under-Thirties At The Hastings Festival
It can be done-production of a presentable Eng. land cricket side of Under-Thirties. But it has been left to the Hastings Festival, at the fag-end of the season, to do it.
The eleven to play the as-yet-unannounced Over- Thirties on September 7, 8 and 9 will be:-
Dettu Phodkar is interesting, yet received of
official -Very young," he has been sent", "to"stop"In" Japan, Association for over by, the Indian Cricket An officer in the Army's Archers and the Bristol Aero- four months' Special Services Section which | plane Company's club pro tuftion under Gover. wish directs military athletic pro- doing quite nicely. the MCC would follow their grammes said he believed, head-
takes example. Phadkar
aquarters would have to prohibit 18-yard run but was just
Both Archers started as long an exhibition against sokller
as 1837, but the Royal ayo "alinger" when
arrived. swi
swimmers if the AAU
Society
ihe Toxophulito Gover now says he is quicker quested such a boycott.-United
club oldest archery
in the than Tom Pritchard of War-questo wickshire and nearly as fast as
Press
country, dating back to 1781. The swimmers are due to Ray Lindwall. But as yet
H. F. Lowson (22), F. must reconcile himself to at of Arden The famous Woodmen arrive in Hongkong at 2.30 pm came into being
least three years. four years Close (18) (Yorkshire).
on crutches, Is erratle.
today,
inter Their traditional costume G. Van Ryneveld (23), months and set off on SUCKS YOF He threw them away after five PERFORMANCE tonightT
for Mrs Willy G. Van Rijsel, of
"Wardmetes" Harry Medhurst, Chelsea's
the annunt
D. B..Carr (22) (Oxford treatment In America. The swimmers are to put on (archery contests) was Holland, who tried last week to goalkeeper, batted well, but the
two shows tonight
and to-erro She took her first trial plunge swim the Channel, met Shirley man who took my, eye
coal, with tassels, University). mottled green Channel to-day. The and gave her some tips.
morrow night at the Ritz Swim- |******
T. G. Evans (29), F. Ridg- Into the
with the distinc- batsman Don Roper, the Ar-
white trousers The team, travelling to South water was very choppy, so she
tive arrow badge and turned
way (26) (Kent). senal winger, who plays cricket ming Pool. Africa after thodesian tour, made it a short dip.
markers for Southgate and who scored
up it one side. The continued their Journey to
78. What Hampshire, wenk na
wore top-hats and tail-enats, Gwelo in motor-cars.
with white knee breeches and rey). stockings,
the
Bulawayo, Aug, 1.-Mem-
Shapely, sailing Shirley will
"Tawny hair as glamorous as bers of the All-Black New try sometime after August 8 to any film stars swept her white team, swim the 20 chilly miles from fox fur collar and she flashed Zealand Rugby
a smlle as brilliant as a tooth- thrown from their bunks in Cap Gris Nez, France, to Dover.
She wants to beat. Gertrude paste advertisement at a mail train from Rhodesia, Ederies record of 14 hours, 34 crowds escaped uninjured during minutes for the cross Channel | collision with a train from swim. Bulawayo early today.
Both Jocomotives were wreck- ed and the leading coaches containing Africans
"After 23 shampoos I still haven't all the grease out of my When she tries for the record | hair," said the Dutch house shr wil swim in the nude, wife, who plans to try again. aya her coach, Harry Bouda-
klan.
werd
the way it is."
..
women
The two
have one thing In common:
They both swim in the nude, conted with grease.—Associated Press.
her. She
ho
WDS
they are, are thinking about in Gar Wood In
not playing this Southampton lad for the County, I imagine.
All Gover Is having
cannot
A New Field
ocean
11
D. Fletcher (25) (Sur-
V. Broderick (29) (North- Ancient procedure when un amptonshire). archer scores a "gold" is for the
to marker
Last Thursday Danny arrived: fresh and it from light training In Bilt Daly's gymnaslum In New | Jersey-weighing nearly '14st.
PITCH FROM A DRUM:
A-synthetic cricket pitch
which can
out of
De poured a drum and spread by pinsterer is the latest experl- ment in wickets to replace the
confidence--and the ifcof many budding batsmen.
A. Watkins (27) (Glamorough turf which endangers the
L. Jackson (28) (Derby-
Sportsman's Diary
EDITED. BY.
·deralied. The drivers and re- "I suggested that Shirely dive
remove he D. H. G. Doggart (22) Eddle Baily, who is
being men of both locomotives jumped in nude because a suit will rub
Detroit, July considered by Essex, kept wic-
31.-Gar topper, fall flat on his back and (Cambridge University).. clear before the crash
and off the layers of grense used to
ket well, as did little escaped injury,
Arthur Wood, all-time speed-boat wave his arms and legs in the protect her from the cold
A DANISH CIRL TOO Brown of Surrey 2nd XI. who racing king, today announc-nir. This in acknowledged by An African in the cab of one water," Boudakian explained.
also scored 73
cd designs for a unique the successful bowman solemnly gan). Jocomotive was killed and four
Shirley
Dover, August 1-Elna An- cats heartly while
raising his hat. Africans in the coaches were training.
dersen, Danish long distance
high-speed passenger ship con- hurt.Reuter.
swimmer, joined the colony of siderable success as a coach at which he believed would re- The Grand National Archeryshire). "She needs & steak a day," English Channel swimmers here his Wandsworth school. In ad-volutionise future
Society is the governing body sald Boudakian, "but we don't today.
dition to Phadkar, he has Iron-travel.
of the sport in England. Standard how to find them over : know
Miss Andersen hopes that the ed out
shot the wrinkles in the
most commonly rounds here with the meat rationing third time will be lucky for bowling of Eric Price until the after 10 years, the silver-hatred und Western (50 and 60. yards) Lightning Strikes
Coming out of retirement today are: Ladles the National now nearly the Wood marle unsuccessful Essex man is
shocked the boating Baker, Florida, Aug. 1.-
Round, (50, best slow left-arm bowler in world with the unvelling of his and the Hereford baseball
Shirley has been front page attempts in 1947 and 1948. Lightning struck
England. Gover is still working in the British
Three other swimmers diamond yesterday, killing two news
are on Ken Presion of Essex, when no-roll,
twin-hull 60 and 80 yaris), Gentlemen- the York (60, 60 and 100 yards), players of the Bakter semi- They noted her entourage in training here for Channel at- he considers, the next Harold prototype of what he called the professional team and spreading cludes a business mannger and tempts. They are Mes Willy Larwood, and he has supplied express passenger liner of to- Pandemonium through a crowd press agent, a coach, a trainer, Croes Van Kinsel of Holland, the captain of England's boys morrow. Wood other persons a chaperone and a friend. RoPhillp Mickman of England and team from his school. Why not of 300. Fifty
onnounced successful were injured, one critically, porting her arrival in London, Shirley May France of America. appoint Gover the official MCC experiments with the new ship
the London Star said:
-Associated Press.
nt a Press conference to-day, coach? He has ideas.
tlay after, the 1949 running of the Harmsworth International speedboat race here, in which he has held the undisputed championship for 20 years.
Associated Press.
OUR FIRST LOT
papers.
Mister Conquest
IN"GOING TO REPORT TO-THE 'ADMIRAL' AT THE MAUSOLEUM CLUB..... DON'T LEAVE THE LAUNCH TILL I GET BACK
YOUR NAME 'CONQUEST
YOU'RE WANTED ON THE BLOWER
THE BOX.
London. Express Bervice
unsinkable
Charles Angry
Brince Harri
Only two of these, Evans (who just scrapes in by a year). and Watkins have so far played for England, But others, if I mistake not, will be doing so before long-Lowson, Close suffered and Jackson, for example. And Charles there is absent a notable under-
Pompton Lakes, Aug. 1.- in sparring partners today because Ezzard
He said his startling ocean- was still angry over the New 30 batsman. J. G. Dewes, of Koln 188-foot model, which York Boxing Commission's ro-Middlesex and Cambridge Uni- silces through the waves rather fusal to recognise the August 10versity, who has played for
climb over than
them, was fight with Gus Leanevich as n England. ko any other ship at unlike
at sen.
tila bout.. A
It is a strong side, capable of broad deck, on which pre built
Attacking.mora savagely than giving the seniors, whoover are
roomy cabins, connects the twin at any time in his career, chosen, a good run. A pity we hulls
22 feet above the waters Charles staggered George Gib- cannot have this game before making the ship look a
ron and Hubert Ilome three the Test Matches Instead of mammoth square-sided tunnel."
times each, and ho fought after them.. Alter many months of secret furiously during two rounds testing off the Florida const with Al Smith. Wood predicted that a 10,000-
ton vessel ablo
able to carry 6,000
passengers could be realized
RESTORED
out by infantile
A boxing miracle Is Danny After his six rounds of spar- Sowell, 18-year-old Tottenham from his design. To said that ring the Cincinnati negro-who heavyweight prodigy who was such a craft could successfully is recognised as heavyweight knocked compote with transocean lines, champion by the National Box- paralysis in October 1947, making obsolete present chipsing Association criticised caus like the Queen Mary, which tically Eddie Engen, chairman. After a spell in an iron lung carries 1,093 passengers-Valted of the New York Commission, and the loss of two stone in weight, Sewall was told that be. -United Press, Press
.....
The
experiment Is watched by the MCC.
bong
In March this year the new type of wicket was laid down at London University's Molspur Park ground. The University cricketers say that the ball comes through at true uniform height, and that spin con. be lanpurted to it in much the same way as on a turf wicket
Later the LCC laid down a pitch on the Hampstead Heath extenalon ground. The synthetic pitch is placed over concreto instead of matting.
The new surfact-known Bltu-furf is made after experi- ments by the Slough Arin of British Bitumen Emulsions, who took nellon ofler reading Don Bradman's speech on the need for some artificial pitch to en- courage boys learning to play cricket.
-(London "Express Service)
Ip Koon-hung Wins Malayan Doubles
Singapore, Aug. 1–K H lp, of Hong Kong, and Ong Chow. Bee, of Singapore, today bent. the Java Chinese combination of Tan Liep Tjaw and Leg Boci Swan 0-1, 6-0 in the Malayan tehnle doubles cham pionship-Reuter