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AUSTRALIA
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1949.
ELIMINATES
ITALY FROM DAVIS CUP
New York, Aug. 14.–Australia today climinated Italy in the Inter- Zone Davis Cup finals, by winning the Doubles, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
The Aussies overwhelmed the Italians In the last set of the Doubles after 10-minute intermission and won the first five games before Glanni Cucelli scored on his own service to avert i love get,
Frank Sedgman (Australia) opened the set with a love victory on service and the Aussies broke Cucelli in the next game on a sharp foréhand by Sedgman and placement by Jack Bromwich,
#Brontwich had servico on au Aror by
Marcello Del Bello and then the Aussles broke Del Bello as the Italians lost all control of their game.
The Australian victory gave thie Aussies the right to chal- inke the United! Sintes August 28-28. It is the sixth your in a row that the Aussies have been in the challenge round.
star, bolh victories Ace
were chlovert almost slugte-handed him, ie won bis Singles from Del Bello and then was a decisive factor in the Doubler.
Sedgman was today's
POOR FORM
Bromwich was in bad forin.
was erratic. Sedgman scored well with advances to the net as Bello's backhand showed Del Bows.
FORCED INTO ERRORS In the second set, Del Bello won a game for the first time as he regained some control of
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frat set, but it was too difficult to keep that pace against strung opponents who are much more experienced on grass courts:
We hope to show Improve- ment in the National Doubles the United States and Singles"
United Press.
SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wootton
London Express Bervice
Henry Cotton Explains Why He Stepped Down
British golf personality No. 1. Henry Cotton, was on his way to his school at Monte Carlo, feeling regret that he is stopping down from the Ryder Cup contest and further competitive golf this season, but with a belief that he is doing the right thing.
Said Cotton: "I am expected to be on the top line, but I have not had the The only way to competitive practice this season, and it would be hard to give. play is with the feeling to win. With the standard so high, that means hard work. I feel that some of the younger men should have a chance.
Boys
returning In August
championship, and
Ampon & Stewart and hope to watch the
of cours
Win Through
match lyder Cup
the Gonton."
ut
The two concluding Singles matches of the Inter-Zone his shots and forced Sede Finals will be played on Mon Into errors. Sedgman won the
day. They are merely exhibi- next two games.
tlons now and probably Aus- Del Then
rallled to win three in n row, holding his train's George Worthington and own service twice and break-Italy's Pierre Canapels get a in once. The break brought chance to play.
The original scheduled called from the huge applauso
pro-
for Sidwell to play Del Bello Italian
crowd
and the relerce
re and Sedanian to meet Curelli. asked the spectators 10 IC- fraht from demonstration.
Del Bello fought hard in, the toet when he netted an easy
Ramo but lost set point
with De Bello continued
third' act, Newport, Rhude Istanti, Aug. spotty play in the
excellent 14-Felicisime Anpon
As I have already indicated, of the sometimes making shots and other times falling on Philippines and Hugh Stewart of Cotton is entering a new phase.
place 42, with a chances. Sedgman ob Los Angeles, the second seeded At easy
their golf's Immortals through his viously felt sure of the match foreign pair, continued and played steadily. As was winning streak in the Casino third-tine win in the "Open,” the case in the first two sets, Lawn Tennis Doubles here by he can be excused if he is not Sedan broke Del Bello's ser- beating Bud Behrens of Fort ready to face the stress and vice in the first game and con- Lauderdale, Florida, and James strain of further events. He Has become the Business Brink of Seattle 6-2, 6-4. trolled the play thereafter,
superior Sedgman had
Stewart's service and Ampon's Golfer, and writer of one of the a far all-round game but goined the defensive play accounted for the game's best sellers.
was virtually fred Chief advantage on his service victory. Ampon Italis seemed
Nevertheless, Cotton's inclu- which was a far better weapon unpassable at the net where his -dict
not Midte strious
Ryder Cup team all shots, than the Italian's easy serve.well controlled backhand placed slon in the retrieve
broke Del Bello returns out of reach of the would have been a big asset.
Wherever James Goodfellow has was far more fresh Sedgman at the end of the day's play seven times la 20 games play opposition.--Reuter.
found American golfers gathered than Del Bello and even the ed. The match lasted one hour.
--United Press.
this country, he has fotarid 31-year old Bromwich
them
lo Kivin recognition ronger than Cuccill during
Cotton's ability.
The love of the first set to Italy was chargeable almost entirely
Bromwich's errors which out-hot. weighed Sedgman's fine play.
Brotnwich
regained some emblance of his, id skill for the remainder of the match and Mir, coupled with Sedgman's oggressive game, crumbled the Italians, who showed inability a come through in the clutch.
far Australians were perler at the net and in the overhead game and this power Ithly. from sustained kept Difensive.
The
"The
and
forty Sedgman
the match.
{
Waa
Sedgnan
beat Marcello del Hello earlier inday. 6-0, 0-4, 044 to cive Australia band,
2-0
Bill Sidwell (Australia) beat Chceli hot Friday in Bret Sicles match, 6-2. 4, 2-6, 6-2.
The weather totlay was cool nd the sity was partly cloudy. won the first and Sedaman Second sets an De! Bello had diflently in controlling his strokes.
Sedgman broke Del Bello's service in the first game and dominated the play all the way Del Ballo made two double tsults in the Arzt gone and then
committed the first of many errors off his backhand.
was Sedginan's service
far stronger than the Italian's. Del somewhat Bello, apparently nervous, was not able to control his forehand and his backhand
The non-playing Italian cap. tain, Ferruco Quintavalle, sald alter the Doubles that there was nothing much to say-the Australians were better.
"Naturally we hoped to do as well through the match as in the
Home Soccer
Starts
German Titles
mi, Arvon Evaus, In súccession to the Scotsman. D. Irvine..
SIGNALMAN CLOSE
Brlan Close, 18-year-old among the 12 chosen for the Manchester Teat, will be going. tis call-up, into the after
Coma of Signals at Royal Calierick. But it is under- stood that he will not have to report there until September.
That does not leave him free for next season's Tests against the West Indies or for the tour of Aust as if selected.
There IS comment because Clere kained 711 Englor cap siddere his Yorkshire one.
That med not surprise any one, for this reson: Te selec tion is for one match only, but Not county cap is different, only does the county make the man a more or less permanent ember of the side -but it argum: financial Hability to words him.
Hamburg, Aug. 14.-Goll- fried von Cramin retained his
Many spectators at Sandwich German Singles title following a victory over Ernst Bucholz of said he should have been play- Cologne, by 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 in the ing in the Open. "But, final of the tennis tournament Heary, "I was playing in the
Open 21 years ago" here.
the Women's Singes. Schara Wein of Argentina.| bent Fraulela Polmann 6-3, G-A, -7.
Doubles, von
Cramm and the
atl
Not Forgotten
per-
RISING' GOLFERS
An Australian
Curtis
tu
DROBNY AND CERNIK
He was presented to Prince Philip on the pitch after lunch, along with the Kont and Hanip
WALCOTT KNOCKS OUT TANDBERG
IN FIFTH ROUND
Stockholm, Aug, 14.—Jersey Joe Walcott · ́ today knocked out the Swedish Heavyweight Champion, Olle Tandborg, in the fifth round of their scheduled 12 round bout.
Walcott had made two unsuccessful bids to deprive Joo Louis of the World Heavyweight Championship and then lost an American version of the title to Ezzard Charles recently.
Though Walcott was nearly a stone lighter at 13 stone 12 pounds, compared with Tand- berg's 1-i stone 114, the Ameri- ean was always the master.
Walcott opened cautiously, whereas Tandberg was unusual- ly aggressive, but the American landed a couple of right hooka and then the Swede came off
right_hool,
the
ropes to run into another
blows to make the first round even but was shaken in round two by more blows to the head.
Joey Maxim To Meet Mills
London, Aug. 13.-Jack Kearns, who steered Jack the world Dempsey to
Tandberg rallied with body heavyweight throne, said in Cleveland last night that Joey Maxim would meet Britain's Freddie Mills for the World Light. Heavy- weight
in Championship London during October or November.
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Tandberg tried to rush his opponent in the third round, but Walcott held him off and towards the end of this round shire clevens, the scorers, the rent Tandberg down for a count ampires, Mir Knell,
grounds of eight with a right hook, fol- man, and "Punter" Humphreys,lowed by a left to the jaw. Kent's coach,
The Swede
obylously Many cricket balls made by worried in the fourth round. Sayers are used In first-class but he came out for the fifth as matches.
looking for an opening for 1 knockout. RUGBY SPRINTER
I was Walcott who
found National this, however. With 30 seconds Ken Jones, Weish sprint champlon and o British to go he sent Tandberg down
and then in the for nine
n few Olymple representative 100 metres and relay, has not Beconds later smashed home a quile recovered from the fracture tremendous left hook to put of the wrist he received while Tandborg down and out. playing rugby last season, But Walcoti sald afterwards: he has put up some fast times "Tandberg is a grand fighter. since then, including 9.7 He hit me hard reveral times, hundred at Leicester,
but I was never afraid of losing the match."
now down Jones.
from Loughborough College, wiseto he
has Веск Laking the Diploma in Physical Education, Roes to a T appolotment at School hexi
Newport High September
-(London Express Service)
WAS
Tandberg said Walcott was the best boxer he had ever
"He
fast and knapps and when he landed those two terrible blowe in tho fifth round all I could do was to congratulate him when I woke up."-Beuter.
INTER-SERVICE
ATHLETICS
BY ARMY
WON
By ARCHIE QUICK
The Army gained a resounding triumph in the Inter- Services Athletic Championships at Aldershot Command inStadium, taking both the men's and the women's titles from RAF, the holders. The men won with 57 points to the 52 of the RAF and 27 of the Royal Navy and Marines. The women won with 61 points, the WRAF totalling 48 and the WRNS 41.-
the American
arc
There is it stirring at the gull. In the Anal of the Men's badquarters of women's
women's team and a Australian, Jack Harper. beat comes here in May
the Bucholz and Koch (Germany) United States later.
Cup.side gues
Yorkshire, nnyhow. holds the London, Aug. 13-Large-3, 7-5,
So eyes Test player in no awe. The The As 0-4
Doubles final was are on the 1050 money box. An into Hedley Verity, after help crowds were the general rule
All-German affair,
with international match fund musting to win the Ashes in Aus- for the opening matches of an
tral, told me that his greeting Fraalein Pohmann
Kochbe built up. the Scottish soccer season beating Fraulein Zehden
and
from his county comrades was today a week before the Brandi 6-4, 2-6, 6-0.—Reuter.
Outstanding woman golfer of "Now come along and play the year is Frances Stephens, some real cricket!" English programme begins.
who at 24 is British, English and French champion. One Nearly 70,000 watched the
wonders if she will be greeted oli-ticket game between Celtle
It Drobny and Cernik are ut Parkshead,
by song when she leads a team and Rangers
St New York, Aug. 14.-
Anne's against the
suspended by the lawn tennis odil
of Vaudeville Golf Society in aid association which Celtic won by the
their country, goal of five. Celtic introduced America has not forgotten the
fund. Czechoslovakia, for daring to two new players, Cullins at
international out- the beloved Babé side rigist, and Haugacy of Nearly one year after his Peers.
Ruth. Among her opponents is Donald play
Germans against Switzerland, what thent MCC Coaching
Newton, on the left wing. Haug-
Technically ney, in the second half, had the death the memory of George
TAKEN FOR GRANTED LTA. as fellow-members of the satisfaction of scoring Celtic's Herman Ruth wag Scheme
International third goat.
Federation, petuated yesterday in every Rugby, either out of season bound to respect the ruling, Other
successful clubs in the metropolis and whistle stop or on a Sunday, requires special and forbid these two tennis London, Aug. 14.-The League Cup matches were
taking part in Marylebone Cricket Club's Hibernian, who gained a narrow where his-home-runs-made sanction from the Rugby Union exiles from
victory over Falkirk by an Or- baseball a national institu- But not Metropolilan Pallee for tournaments in the States. ambitious scheme to im-mond goal, Partick Thistle, tion..
their match against the Paris prove coaching and playing Third Lanark,
Police at Imber Court next pen, but it raises possibilities of who recorded
On Tuesday the nation-trom | year. conditions for young cricone of the best results of the prominent public keters has been carried a day at Dumfries, East Fife, St. the boys on the remotest cand- Sunday is the season and, as
officials
They will play on the last lats who knew him only by the step further by the setting Mirren and Hearts.
previous Sunday match
tioned, there is no point in The New
York Yankees, making a further application. whose uniform he wore in en
The visitors, regular Sunday acting baseball's greatest sage, players at home, will find this SOVIET LEAGUE
will interrupt the pre-game arrangement will fit in very Moscow, Aug. 14. By beat-batting drills for their game well ing the local Torpedo team against the Washington Senators
visiting
They will arrive Stalingrad; and troop outside the park to
on Friday Every possible source; from when pablic schools, playing fields to Leningrad Zenith, who won by participate in a ceremony de night, watch the "Sevens" Anals dicating the tree-lined square at Twickenham on the Saturday, public park pitches, will be two goals to one look secondjacent to the Yankee Stadium play on Sunday and then off
place embraced by the scheme,
as "Babe Ruth Plaza."--United home. The Committee will consider | league, the provision of suitable orți- Moscow Dynamo are in the Press, delal pitches, better grounds lead, with the Central Red and methods of mass coaching. Army third-Reuter. The MCC are defraying all preliminary
Stirling held Hearts to a 1-1 |*****
bute
to
first anniversary of his death.
to the Bambino on the
up of an advisory committee draw at half time, but the Edin- um ad fame will pay there two years ago was sanc- to consider the welfare of burgh team look firm control of the game during the second half English cricket.
numbering and Bould did the "hat trick." Committee, The
representatives-Heuter.
'national
13. comprises trom
every nearly Body In any way connected with playing pitches and youth movements,
expenses and the
first meeting may, pe early ins | October,
In
Soviet .tho
YUGOSLAVS WIN
zoccer
Horse Sets New
Jump Record Sydney, Aug. 14-The Yugo-
slav louring foolimil
loom
Mr Harry Altham. Chairman today beat Brokenhill by five
of the Steering Committer," goals to rul.—Reuter.
who did all the groundwork,
stated that the success of the
undertaking must in her Polo Championship jump of eight metres.
run depend on the teachers.
This
That, of course will not hap
a lawn tennis row.
OLD SUPERB
dog
In the men's section, the Army gained-10 firsts, seven- seconds and two thirds, and five records were broken in In the women's section there were only the 19 events. seven events, but the WRAC were first and second on three occasions, and first once, second twice and unplaced once in the other four races. In six of the seven events, new records wore established.
ta
were
This week-end on
The truly great remain great. A Sussex
This remarkable improvement | 45ft 9ins, 11ins better than ro- village ground Frank Woolley,
in the women's standard was cord, now 62, hit 38 runs in an hour,
indeed the feature of the meet- including eight
In addition, the Army sixes, all bying and was almost entirely due first in the Two Miles Steeple- perfect cricket, and against very reasonable
to the brilliance of two Junior
second In the 120 Yards had bowling He
Commenders. D. Williamson Hurdles, One Mile Team Xurce brought his own side to play
serond. In Lord Roderic
the Olympic in which Capt. Dick Morris, RE Pratt's XI at
Games) and P. Pridmore. was the deciding factor, 4 x 110 Frant.
Yards Relay, 440 Yards Hurdles Pridmore won the 100 Yards and Hop, Step and Jump. DISQUALIFIED FLIER in 11.5 secs, 1/10 sec better than The Army were second to re- Spanish Lad,
Williamson's record, with Kerry
Wil- cord
performances in the Pole Hamson flown to England for this year's
second. In the 220
Vault and the Weight Putt. Greyhound Derby, and disquali
Yards Sprint the positions were reversed, Williamson winning These matches are played here fied from competing, because ho
from Pridmore In 20.6 secs and Id. Parls alternately. Last was alleged to have fought season tetropolitan Police wen a White City trial, has proved
lower the latter's record by 1.1 Williamson also took the seca himself to be the fastest grey- over there. Now they have
Long Jump at 17. 9ins which new captain, 27-year-old Welsh-hound ever bred in Southern
was 1ft 5ins better than the existing figures. These two out- standing girls also helped to win the 4 x 110 yards relay, in 51.7 sees which Improved the record by 1.2 secs.
a
Ireland.
In
When Me F. D. O'Sullivan's
Ardcoat Captain won the final
to
OMARS BEATEN IN OPEN RINKS
Tife holders of the Rink fiffe, The Hague, Aug. 14.- Tite eight-year-old Datch Rower Honoured of the Kinucion Cup ut Tralee
1. M. Cntar, K. M. Omar, A. M. Omar and V. M. Omar (skip) light bay gelding, Coeur}
in the record time of 29.85sec.
were yesterday eliminated from 13. The the dog was promptly boughi doli, broke the world record Amsterdam. Aug.
the Colony Open Lawn Bowls International Olymple Com for 900 by Mrs Sanderson, The other women's records to Rinks Championship -by- A. mittee have accepted the wife of the well-known Coven- be smashed were in the 80 Atkins, G. E. F. Thompson, A. The Ministry of Education
record has been held proposal of the International try owner.
Yards Hurdles and tho
at the and L. Sykes have agreed to make
High J. Holi Buenos a grant,
Au. 13 slice Aires,
last September by the Rowing Federation to honour!
the "When
United a requirement for this The
Army finishing Hong Kong Football Club In an Slates, -Mexico
Two days later Spanish Lad Jump, Spanish horse, Balcamo.
the famous British sculler, Jack won a six-dog purpose prices."
Argentina, Britain, India, Spain
trial over the second on both occasions. “Only exciting finish by 20-18, Coeur Joli was ridden here Beresford with the Olympic sane 525 yards course in 20.-
In the Javelin were the, WRAC Syker led; 10-13 on the 14th While every effort will be and Chile, will compete in the by B. Van Der Voort, and easi-Diploma of Credit.
not in the Arst two
bead befor the Omars rallied mide to expedite the formation first world polo handicap cham-ly cleared the 0.10 metres which af, a national plau, it is realist pionship to be held here next was measured out. In fact, bo Beresford competed in five Kerry folk are now wonder. So far as the men were con- that progress must be gradual. October. Argentina will present actually went nearer to 8.50 Olympic games and wan three ing how much Spanish Lad iscerned, form was good. The 20th, the gone being decided Tlie offcct of the scheine 15 ́not] various
gold and two silver medats; Ho worth-his owner teams, including one metres.
having al-Army set up two new · records. Ukely to be felt for some years;} milliary.-
It is expected his record will is the second sportsman to re-ready refused an offer of £3,000, In the Hamper Throw those but it may well produce some The caplain of the British be recognised as 8.10 metres relve the diploma, the first be- Spanish Lad was heavily players who will make their team will be Lord Cordray, although a jury, is to considering Paul mark In the game.-Reuter, United Press,'
BAW NICOLA ́AT A' PARTY LAST NIGHT-
AND FLE PRETENDED NOT TO KNOW.
ME
the actual jump-Reuter.
Mister Conquest
HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL, YOU,
CONQUEST THE SCORPION
LEAVE THE "SUZ"
TO MS
WONDER WHAT NICOLA 6/2
-CAME IS-71 DON'T STRUST THAT
WHY: DAS LOCKS LIKE-RENO - AND IT IS !
سامی
GO THAT'S MY EVAL, EH? THE
TUTTLE
BRUNETT
Martin, the
'athlete.--Reuter.
YOU'D BETTER LEAVE
ME TO DEAL WITH HER,GWESTIS-PIC.
45sec.l
to catch up to 18-19 on the
on the final head.
Jack Solomons, the Loudon promoter and Ted Brandribb, manager of Mills, who returned |from America Inst night, would not comment today but Solo- mous said that he would be seeing Broadribb today, to dis«. cuss Mills' next - fight.
Kearns had said thint the fight was definitely on and the signing of articles would be mere formality.
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Kenens added that if Maxim beat Mills, he would incet Ez- zard Charles early next year. There is a possibility that Ray Robinson will defend his world welterweight ille in London this year or early 1950.
Robinson cabled Jack Solo- mons, offering to defend his title on September 6, which was the original dute for the Woodcock- Savold fight, but Solomons had ulready planned a tournament al Harringay for that night and the London promoter said that he
to wait and see how prefers the welterweight position England sorts itself out before bringing Robinson over.
to
from
"All the Americans want Bght in London and far showing a decline it looks like being the biggest boxing season Dritain has ever had," he com- mented.-Reuter,
Springboks Beat All Blacks
Johannesburg, Aug. 13.- The South African Rugby Union team, the Springboks, today bent the New Zealand All Blacks by 12 points (two tries, penalty goal and a-dropped-goal)-to-G-(a- penalty goal and a dropped goal) at Ellis Park here. A crowd of 70,000, the
big-
gest ever to attend a sporting
event in the Union, watched South Africa gained a 2-0 lead in the Test series, They had wan the first by 15 points to 5."
The Springboks had rather the better of a great struggle. between two heavy packs, while their back line got going more often than the All Blacks. New Zealand scored first with a penally goal by Rob Scott, their full back, but South Africa levelled the scores within a few minutes through a penalty goal by A., Gemn.
n
An unconverted try by H. Brewis gave the Springboks Ieutt of six points to three, at halftime.
They increared their advan tage when T. Lategan crossed for an unconverted try. New Zenland-repiled five minutes from the end with a dropped itoal by
J. Kearney,
but Brewis then got a similar score for South Africa to: end the ceoring-Reuter,
Assault Runs Last Race
two experienced nihletes Cápi C. Swiss backed in Kerry.
So lots
Reidy and RSM Bloch Arthur Peall says: Boston, Aug. 14.-Assault, achieved 20811, 10ins between money went astray.
Wimbledon trainor S. J. Orton, them which was 16ft 7ins bettECAUSE snooker rules insist one of America's best who had charge of the dog inter than the previous best. In on the loop we sometimes inve to known thoroughbreds, finish-
* upon, players keeping one foot the Long Jump Capt. J, NF. England, was asked his opinion
Lockwood and W. 0.11 on the disqualification. He said: Riley acored an aggregate of "It is a tragedy." ..
BEATEN BY TWO
I am asked whether any batsman in English first-class ericket has mado moro, runa la #1 day than Jack. Robertson's 331 Hot out Ngainst Worcester shire,
Yes,
KS
Duleepsint,
Lost By A Yard Aftor 22 Yea
22 Years
.
Ass Stella Walsh, the Polish:
Odessa, Texay, Aug. 14.-
call for tis · rest. TO CUE ****
A rest.
BLACK
RED
-PINK O
ed fourth in the $50,000 red to Massachusetts Handicap,
diagram
the top
right hand whichay is likely to be mahis last appearance - on a work for
thehrace. course.
but
tool da
iikod by
most ciles
mon.
*
The alx-year-old star, winner of the American triple, crown alt sounds a'throo-year-old, bled after the fine-10-7 that the
race and one of the owners of born world famous athlete,
sok half-butti, the King Ranch with which closed her track career here part of anooker and billards.equip Sussex v. Northants Hove 1030inst hight when in the Women's ment and every player should mater
Assault is associated, said that 333.
it was doubtful whether he Senlor National Champion but nearly as of tu dotest using
would run again. ships she failed to win any of We fit jearn to swing a cue prer the three events for which she our natural hand bridge, and would
prefer to pisy sil our strokes ikat. had entered.
WAY.
when diment pot must be tackini wich #long Amber or STON “the short rest, asitla dimly on the
stroke: andė tako ostis cRPOSE
Pisco, the rões share on the line of nim ir possible, lerake time over the in folikely if the tip freshly ghoz, and remember that a miscus
GATEMAN'S DAY
Fred Sayers, 61, ́ ́ erikot ball
Miss Walsh, who has starred maker and headgateman for
on the truck for 22 years, and Kent County Club, had the day competed.
in two Olympic of his life at Canterbury, on Games beside holding numerous August Bank Holiday day of world and nailonal records, his benefit collection after 48 failed by less than a yard to years service with the club win tlie 200 metres-Reuter,
dasiked.
This was only his second ap- pearance this year for he came. from retirement, having failed as a million to win the Brooklyn Handicap a few weeks ago. W
First Nighter, a four-year-old, won the Massachusetts: rico,m= fteufor