LEAGUE CRICKET
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1949.
KCC, ARMY & RAF SHOW. SIGNS OF STRENGTH
By "RECORDER"
With the first week-end programme of League Cricket matches over and the new talent now apparent, the best bets for the Senior Division Championship seem to be Recreio, last year's winners, Kowloon Cricket Club and Army, with the RAF as a good outside chance.
Recreio scored a surprisingly easy victory over Craigengower at King's Park on Saturday. The Valley team was the strongest put out since the war and its eclipse for a meagre 55 with capable batsmen right down to the tail was, to say the least, disappointing.
Pressure of occupations and other interests lenyes in the sido a number of players worth their place who have little or no opportunity for practice, and that is indeed a pity, Craigengower has a way of falling to come off and the margin of Herent by which they went down should not permit of underestimation from their opponents to come.
Recreio were at full strength | come ott, should be a regular and inful siride in their very
Arst match of the season, bawling has still
.sling, but
feature of the KCC innings The throughout the season but the points three valuable 1055 f
Shr Scorpions will ngolast count heavily in what IR KO
a vlake race for the
up
to pick felding wa!. The ,traditionally, of the beat. Hartly a chance was missed, not a run was stolen.
As many Craigentower
I went out to
smart
hich
HE to be
Championship.
KCC's attack, the best in the good bowitag and League on paper, failed to rout The Scorpions Aud that against formidable Inil. 1r?” b In earlier chunge
of Rum- Anita,
bowlers could have worked the parti-
Tark
wickets: L
gelding a threw
$226
rowny
* *
Vigengowy
mofiber.
were
carly lucky.
jah and Divreba
Hellance again on the bowling
combatantion of morta and Coultres to skittle out Recreio
in return did not work.
ARMY'S NEW TEAM Army alist completely new leam from last season's strongest showed challengers to Hecrew that i had all the promise in convinctus wickets over
An ex
And with Divecha *** Greenslade earlier on may have brought about a beller result.
stinger Billimoria stopped on his shla at dine leg and this victory by three did not help his bowling. Hehe Optunist7.
સ
may be unft to play next week.
KCC POWERHOUSE
the world with A
WILL
the umin!
low
Commonwealth Cricketers
Win Again
Bombay, Oct. 16.-The Commonwealth cricket team won the second match of their Indian tour today, beat- Western India at ing Ahmedabad by an innings and 122 runs with a day to spare.
The Commonwealth XI, which made 347 runs on Satur
out day, shot
Western India covered from this
never
their
re- setback.
Westerti India lay for 170 and 6
matting wicket, George Pope, It was a bowlers' day on the
formier England bowler, and The Optimists, it is true, were Desmond Fitzmaurice, the Aus- ot the Optimists of last year, | trulinu, who began the attack, but they are still strona on paper each took a wicket in and should be better na the opening overs. unleashed 11s all-star season moves on KCC
hatt of tho
There Against baiting HKCC with devastating results scoring on The Soakunpoolthough Vijay Hazare, the at Charter Road and that against ground, but the stronger batting Test batsman, tried to retrieve the bowling of Frank Howarth, side, the Optimists, scored less the situation Playing attractive Weller and Cull
There may be no Stepto, Banton cricket, he made 38, including 174 for nine wickets is a nice and Jones In the Anny attack five fours in the dest innlags
enginst the Scorpions any
The only olher batsman to year and at any time. However, this year, but Corfield, ʼn stendy
bowler An offer resistance was the left- it was a red Howarth it the: medium-to-fust
Shodman, who la latter part of his 23 overs and Cottle may prove na devastating houder,
spirited knoet of 52 minutes Chit seven fours in a tolal of RAF ARE STRONG
10.
Following-on. Western India The RAF, with a nucleus from
were skittled out a second time Punton, Gall and
in just under two hours, Pope n year of
excellent Gaussharti. have on
began by taking three recond team and one that should beul inntoge wickets, including home of the top teams 10 the Hazare's for five runs in seven, Champdonalalp, înce,
UVETA two of which Thunt is the opinion of the | maldens, IRC players who lost to them Pope Anished with a match Km Tak on Suurday and analysis of four for 21, while lun opinion to take into con- George Tribe, the Australian sideration when one notes that left-arm bowler, look sevel 120 Indian Recreation Club In It veterans, of up to 20 year's standing in local League Cricket.
Weller and Culi have yet touch real form
Five RCC batsmen Fin- cher, Colledge, Madjar, Sellers DIT.
and
Hart-Barker-eate
Thus, from some 11 who could
Best Performances In Week-End League Cricket
FIRST DIVISION
TA Pearce (Scorp, v KCC; (* 1. G Gusano (Beer y CCC; 47
N Hail-Baker
(KCC
Jet.
at
55.
Scorp.)
FA. Weller (Scorp. v
K A. Bull (RAF V INC) EN. Gambrill (RAF v
IRC)
20
27
KCC)
226
The Navy, who beat Com-
wickels nt. matulos by seven
CPO King's Pack, have White and L Grunt. conten
best ders for best bowler and lisman In the First Division
"Lon
this year.
24
W. H. Colledge (KCC v
Scorp.)
S. Smith (Army v Opl.)
252 X 2
G. Craig (Opt, v Ariny) 23
A. M. Rodrigues (Heer, v
crc)
'Not Out
BOWLING
22+
1. White (Navy v Comm.) 6-18
L. Saatth
R. C. Corfeld (Army V
a
were
TANGLED UP
Two players, legs dangling, mest in mid-air as a third starts up to join them in a football match between Burnley and Chelsea at Chelsea, England.~~AP Picture,
MODERN PENTATHLON
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OPENS AT STOCKHOLM
Stockholm, Oct. 16-Tage Bjurefelt, of Sweden, won the riding event with 100 points when the World Modern Pentathlon Championship opened here today, nations are represented in the event.
MASKED LIGHT NOW
A DERBY PROSPECT
London, Oct. 16.-The greatest surprise of this week's racing at Newmarket was the defeat of the hitherto unbeaten juvenile, Palestine, in the Middle Park Stakes over six furlongs.
This grey colt, owned by the Aga Khan, had won his six races this season in the manner of a really une- ful colt and was generally regarded 11A the juvenile champion.
Ho was thought to be the The connections of Masked automatic choice of the book- Light knew that they had a good makers ns the favourite for one and backed him to bent the
Two next year's
Thousand champion to such an extent tast Guineas, yet he was beaten on the bookmakers only Inid 7 to 2 merit by
And Onc
n half against the Northern crack. lengths nt Newmarket by the North Country 1wo-year-old, Masked. Ligħt,
STOUTLY BRED
It was the last furlong that beat Palestine, that and the
Barry Appleby
11 KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE EBACKED IT THE MOMENT. THEY REACHED THE WINIJNG POST
changed state of the going Sands & Mead Did A Lot For
which due to heavy rain bad ba- come yielding.
Masked Light, a half-brother All Palestine's previous wins to the Irish crack. Beau Sabreur, had been on hard ground. Whet fsprekestredeniyleri Ltockiolla: bíasked Light on the Light uut of Massine. Being thus
stoutly post, he had nothing extra to bred on both sides, notably on pull out. that of his dam, lie should Masked Light is trained by the
Masaw by rising ground to the finishing British Boxing
a
really
London, Oct. 16.-A lot good Australian-born develop into
Irainer, Nor-was done for British boxing stayer. He is now being talked man Scobie, ond owned by Air in the Harringay Arena this Australian, winner E. Wanless, who paid only 2,700 week by the of as a possible Derby next year.
guinens for him as a yearling, Dave Sands, and the Ameri- fine bargain.
can, Pete Mend, in their in- POINTER TO THE DERBY ternational
Britain Does Well In Horse Show
Middle Park The
Stakes is to the regarded 19 poluter Derby winner of the following year. Both Bahram and Dante
won it.
contest.
ever
middleweight
two These
boxers, tho coloured Australian and tho from Arkansas gave cowboy the 0,000 spectator a real treat. Most of them vote the 'fight Another useful two-year-old the best that they had seen for
it not to be seen out was The Golden Years, if
กาพance by
It was not that it was such Rond,
jonner &
skilful 16. Great diplomat,
contest-Sands was Paris, Oct.
Loraino. Sir Percy
obviously the better boxer-but Britain finished second in The Golden Road, making bla
International
the six-that the two of them went 10 Horso debut at Ascot in
hammer
and tongs, Show which ended in Paris furlongs Sandwich Stakes, won rounds
in a canter in the mammer of a hitting each other with all they Inst night.
had
i got for all they were worth. very useful calt,
did not seek clinches Represented by
They
going Colonel Harry M.
He is a chestnut by the for- or try to avold ner Derby winner, Watling battle. They just traded blows Street, out of Yama by Dastur,ke two men fighting over a It was movie stuff, only and is trained by Noel Murless girl.
done than any film star better at Beckhampton
the
Lieutenant Llewellyn and Paul Robeson, they were beaten by the Itallen team of Lieutenant Pireo Dinzeo and Sandro Ferrone.
Llewellyn Was seventh with 77 points in the Grand Prix d'Europe
Dinzco which won with 100 points.
Miss Pat Smythe of Great Britain won the Women's Cup on Legona.
Llewellyn Great Bitain, on Monty, was secand out of 30 women riders for the event-Arsociated Press,
My
of
ITALIAN HURDLER Interesting performer under National Hunt Rules this win
could do it.
ROSE TO ITS FEET
inta
The Beckhampton slabie has not produced its usuni crop of
No wonder the crowd roso to speedy two-year-olds this sca-
Its feet at the finish and cheered son, not at least youngsters of the enlibre of The Cobbler and until the rafters rung. Most of
but it may be that this applause
Americans, who beating and yet refused to po under. For seven rounds the American fought with a badly cut
Aberant. this colt is a good one.
The Golden Road could be the one to give Gordon Richards his first Derby winner-Reuter.
MAHARAJAH MOVES HIS STABLE
London,
ter will be the Italian-bred horse Mobarajah
was for the took such a
ye, but he was perhaps the fiter man at the finish.
Sunda was exhausted trying to knock out a man who just Oct. 10. Tho would not take the count of Baroda' race- HAPPY MEMORIES Nigra, who has been sent to the horses are
to be transferred
Mead was astonished at tho Stockbridge stable of H. Gordon-from Mr T. H. Carey's stables wonderful reception he received the Seven Dowsher, a young trainer who at Epsom, Surrey, to Mr George and he will certainly cross
memories took out a fence for the first Buller's establishment which is Atlantic with happy
also at Epsom. time
last season.
of British boxing Second in the riding was B. Keenig, of Switzerland,
Nigra came from Italy list Mr Corey told Reuter today: Equally will the British public with 99.5 points.
contest G. Delaunois, of Belgium, was third June to
Grand"I have asked the Maharajah tolong remember the American with 92.5 points.
Hurdle nt Auteull, French And other training quarters for farmer, Pete Mead, who boost- equivalen! of the Champlon the 10 horses which arrived at ed American sportsmanship and Two of The three French a muscle in the same way. Both} Burdle at Cheltenham,
Ridden my stables earlier in the sea-the never-say-die spirit in such
an exemplary fashion. Von Cramm Beats competitors were injured. Andre finished the course.
son from Newmarket," and starting at Italian by an
wickers for 50.-Reuter.
Jack Harper
Lacroix fell at an obstacle and broke his hand. Lebail pulled
Ger- Marsch Partenkirchen,
Oct 16.-Germany's SOCCER many. perenstal chatupi
Baron Gottfried van Crains, coasted to
6-4 victory G-1.
over the Australian player, Jack Harper, thy International Tennis Tournament here tonight.
Hungary Beats
In the Men's Doubles, Austria 4-3
von
Beyond that they have a num- ber of keen players and team- building has not yet quite pro- perly sorted. The Commandos en to lock batamen, but they
Cram teamed with Harper and have promising bowlers and a
German players, downed the Their poor wie keen field.
Sting and Alexander against the Navy is no eriterion of what may be ex-Meyer, 0-4, 7-5,
After the tournament, Harper pected from them.
said he plans to play in Sweden next month in series of exhi- bition matches.-United Press,
very
^
(Opt. v
Army)
5-21
show
Opt.)
5-24
L
Gosano (Reer. V
CCC)
4-10
F. M. el Arculli (IRC v
RAF)
4-13
K. A. Ball (RAF v IRC)
4-34
W. J. Cottle
(Army V
Opt.)
4-18
3-14
R. E. Lee (KCC v Opt.)4-54 Vaughan (RAF v IRC)
AR. Minu (IRC v RAF) 3-34
F Howarth (Scorp. V
КСС)
3-34
R. S. Cull (Scorp, v KCC) 3-34 SECOND DIVISION
BATTING
A. T. Leo (KCC v Recr.)
G. Hughes (RND v 11KU)
57
V. C. Bond (KCC v Reer.) 47
E. A. R. Alves
(Beer, v
Devon's Hopes
County
CARTER WINS AT SHEK-O
the
rafik me
crowds.
"The
Small wonder that Mend not to be allowed to go
back
or
home before he has fought
I
The International Pentathlon 20-1, Nigra bent the odds-on Mr. Bulter said: Federation meeting here refused French favourile, Cotril, costly Maharajuh an application for admirston and showed superior stamina.
me Saturday and asked Irom West Germany until West
I went Gordon-Bowsher was third in would take his horses. Germany is recognised by the Inst year's Champlon Hurdle to his place at Ashstead, near going back to Australia for a International Olymple
and the mofler Com-with Captain Fox, but he ex- Epsom, Imittee. Reuter.
pects Nigra to do even better. sellled. I shall collect the horses
tomorrow."
BRITAIN'S TEAM
again in a British ring. Sands, with a badly swollen left hand, was well-earned rest.
He may have shown that he Jacks a devastating, punch, but Mr Carey received the this quiet.
modent Australian harajah's horses when the S association between the Indian lins gained a lot of popularity
during his trip to Britain. owner and Mr F. Armstrong. Reuter.
Daphne Robb's Sprint Record
Pretoria, Oct.
10, Miss
|
minutes of the match but trail-in Sweden on 18th. October and following wind, ed 2-3 at half time. They four following days. equalised soon after the interval, but Puskas shot the
Austria scored in the opening Championships which take place tenth of a second here today.
She
This year,
WB3
the Newmarket trainer, terminated last June.-leuter.
Reg
By Archie Quick Captain Peter Duckworth (5th Royal
Inniskilling Drogunt Guards), Lieut. Geoffrey Brooke, Vienna, Oct. 10.-Hungary RN,
Jnek DSO, Flight-Limit.
MADRID RACE
Harris Wins beat Austria by four goals to Lumsdaine, RAF, and L/Cpl. tree at the Vienna Stadium this Michael Howard, of the ist. Daphine Itabb, South
Madrid, Oct 18-Raco, own- Africaned by the Figuera Stud, today Paris, Oct. 10.-Reg Harris, afternoon. The match was re-Parachute Battalion are repre- forced by an Englishman, W. renting Great Britain in the Olymple sprinter, bettered the won the Grand Criterium for the British holder of the world over seven professional sprint cycling title, world 100 yards record by one-two-year-olds, run Evans, of Liverpool.
Modern Pentathlon 1048 World
turlongs here.
today beat Loats Gerardin, the was aided by a strong
Raca, who is by the Irish-lm-Champion of France, in a three- however, and he time of 10.7 sees, is not exported herce, Recherche, out of leg medley sprint event here.
Harris told Reuter that he ex- the French-imported Gaal; beat In addition to the pected to be recognised. winning
there will The 100 yards world record is Purba by six-lengths with pected to make an attempt on goal for Hungary in the 73rd individual contests,
be a team competition consisting held by the Dutch Olympic star. Kansas III a further two lengths the world 1,000-metres record minute.
third of a field, of six in Milan on October 23. The three, Mr.
all to count. The Mrs Fanny Blanker-Koen, who away
record of one min, 10.2 secs. Pistol Shooting: covered the distance in 10.8 runners.
The winner started at 3 to 1 was established in 1038 by Fabio
Batessint-Reuter. score of 140.
runner-up the Interval the standard of play
At the same meeting Miss Reuter. was G.O.W
her own South broke Stewart, who re-fell off as the players tried the spee; 300 metres free style swim-Robb
he-man stuff. I would
and ming: nol
by a 4,000 metres cross- African 220 yards, record turrned a score of 144.
three-tenths of a second and she The winner on handicap was stand for that. I had to give country run. A. II. Penn with a score of 130. two penalties."
Britain's representatives oc- was only one-tenth of a second It was from a penally that cupled the Arst four placings in outside the world record at 24.3 The winner on handleap of the
British round was Surg Puskas scored Hungary's win-the
Champlonships sees set up by Miss Walasiewicz, morning
held at Aldershot in September: of Poland, in Cleveland, in 1935. Comdr Welsh with a score of 02 ning goal-Reuter.
Captain Duckworth, the British-Reuter. and the winner on handicap of
National Champion, was then It the afternoon round was H. J.
who Armstrong, score of 03.
accretury honorary
W. H. of Devon cricket, Mr
that
the if Passmore, Kays county an elected to first-cinar cricket they can make it pay.
is is a much better posi- Bon to judge than myself, but 1 do challenge his statement to my reporter that county cricket in Devon will cost £12,000 a year yet rull
Devon is a cricketer's parn- dise. Weather, the grounds and $7 local enthusiasm draw literally hundreds of clubs there on tour every
season. But when comes to attracting crowds big enough to pay £12,000 in gate money, I am sceptical
Surely
D. T. Poh (KU v RND)
31
KCC)
27
24
23
20
L. E. Guterres
(Recr. v KCC)......
B. Tucker (RND V KU) Barnes (RAE v IRC) ...
Bowling
Owen (Comin, v Navy) 6-16 Tyrer (RAF VIRC) .... 5-12
Vale (Navy v Comm.)
5-18
6. K. Poh (HKU RND) 5-27
A. T. Lee (KCC v Recr.)-4-23
Noise (Navy)
Holmes (AF v IRC)
Mr
Prissmore 19 rather ambitious. can recall
olher counties operating on a for smaller sum, and only hope that with the promised support
of Kent, Surrey, La
-after
'3-0
D.
G.
White (КСС
Reer.)
Y
Motiwala (IRC
RAF)
3-10
3-14
3-18
team-building-will be
G. Elliott (KKU V RND) 3-40
ATIC:00 SAMEG RISHING-KESP
AN EYE ON THE REPAIRS
"AND WAIT FOR THE MCGINK
TO TURN UP, WILL YOU
•TAKE THAT LEAVE OF YOURG, STRIPEY
G. G. D. Carter won the Shek-O Country Club
Evans said after
tho
of
events are: Golf match: "The first half of the Riding 24 miles over a handy sees. In Amsterdam in 1944.
Champlonstip yesterday with a game was excellent purple hunter course; Fencing with the
were:
".
The
returned
SCHOOLBOYS' TOURNEY
CRC
yesterday
Szabo Wins Rome Brst in riding, fourth in fencing
Tournament
Rome,
Oct. 16.Szabe of Hungary today won the inter-
and eighth in the cross-country Belsize Benefit
run.
scason,
nallonal chess tournament here years has won the team elected as captain, Dick Calver,
new
won
rince
many
The
TEAM CHAMPIONS
70th Starting their He has been a member of his Belsize Boxing Club have re Regimental team in the three
who has servedl competition. He recently re- i with 1124 points to collect the turned from BAOR to take up years before the war, and hoo
proved incomparable. Lancashire, Results of tennis matches 200.000-lite prize,
Rossolino of France Anished his duties as un instructor at
to appoint Worcestershire and Gloucester. played nt
the Mons Officer Cadet School, one, but two vice-captains.
Belsize tradition sccond with 10% points and shire, Devon's next
Aldershot. application
K. C. Wong best T. 8. L 0-1, Prins of Holland was third with
appointmenta scasons couple
Llout, Brooke, a survivor of flere the Wong 10 points. BUC-10-3: T. K. Choy ben: C.
HMS Prince of Wales and a bring in J. Wright and C. K Golombek of Britain tied for PT Instructor today, was in the Gracie 6--3; IDWrico Ma bent Toter Ng cessful and prove more econo- 6-3, 6-17 Chung Yue-la beat A. W fourth place with Baren of
Belsize
all six fedra mical than Mr Facmoro anti- Tachat 7-5, 6-4 Dengin Saw beat
Lee Cheu-sang 6-1, 6-1,
Hungary, Foltyn of Czecho-Brition Olymple teamn fast sum
As a re- cipates.
Today's Programme Lim Thiam slovakia and Gligoric of Yugo-
mer, and runner-up to Duck- matches last season.
membership has their In this year's Nationat sult Worth BRUCE HARRIS | Teť v. Y.-P. Tayi; M. Heenan &
1. A. Ayres v. Y.-W. Lee & K, plavde, all with 04 points.
Championship, He won the jumped from 70 to 110, they (London Express Service)
c. Ne
Reuter.
fencing event, came fourth in have an Improved bank ba- the pistol shooting and fifth. In Lance, and back to activity are the cross-country run, but lost several pre-war boxers "Includ- a lot of ground. In the swim-ing R. Whiltburn, G. Grayrigge ming.
and L. V. Burlon, all of cham- Jack Lumsdaine, who recently pionship class Burton ran-up won the RAF Championship for the buntam title. and a French variation of the First fixture is against tho contest at Vichy, France, is a Royal Navy at Portsmouth on swimming Blue, and won the 330 October 14, and big night or yards free style swim at Alder- the year brings Oxford Univer shot in the excellent time-of-4 elty to town on December 2. mins. 39.4 seca. Howard, whose HAPPY ACCIDENT ⠀
Ta in Cirencester in The honorary tecretary made Gloucestershire, was only one a mistake, so instead of being point behind Lumsdaine in the entered, for the AFA Cup, Old National Championship and
Minchendenlans, of the Nemean obtained standard classifications League, found themselves con in all events:
YOU CAN'T CONS.
YOU MIGHT
BUTËN TUS FISH.
Mister Conquest
FINNEGAN'S
FAMILY HOTEL
Prep: D. FINNEGAN
(Himself)
DO YOU GMASK KUM
“HARD, CLARET
·DARUN
DID. FATHER...TIS A MONTH BOAT'LL BE LAID UP -
AT LEAST.
YOU'LL AND HIM
AT FINNEGANI
CAFEANUME DAY CASTLE
London Express Šervice
home
Lt. Col. A, A. Goodwin, OBE testing the Middlesex FA Cup
on Saturday. (Suffolk Regt.) who is stationed It was the first qualifying at the Army School of Physical round and they beat Ruislip Training, is
Is travelling with the Town 6-3 Now they are to team az manager. He represented meet Hoovers in ina; next Great Britain in this event in round Rebriminations have the Olympic Games held at turned to congratulations. Amsterdam in 1928.
(London Express Service)
MEESE HITS
A HOMER
Brooklyn shortstop Pee Wee Reese is mitted by teammate. Eddie Mikeis (34) as he crosses home plate at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, in the third game of the World Series on his fourth inning home run against the New York Yankees. The Yankees "won 4 to 3.
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