HOALBOROTA SZEXLEY
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1949.
PAKISTAN UNIVERSITIES HIT UP 285 FOR SIX AGAINST COMMONWEALTH
Karachi, Dec. 6.—Jack Livingston, captain of the Commonwealth cricket tourists, won the toss and put Pakistan Universities' XI in to bat today when their two-day match began here.
In pleasant weather and on a perfect pitch, the Universities team, which includes three Test players in Imtiaz, Khan Mohammed and Khalid Qureslil, started confidently.
By lunch they had scored 134 for one wicket, Imtiaz being undefeated with 77 At the close of play, the Universities had chalked up 285 runs for six wickets.
runa.
A sparkling captain's Innings | nain, · Agha
Saadat, Kholld
between diqu, Qayyum Hameed, Haroon RUGBY UNION
Aitnf. The
Jaffer
and
man is Shalcone,
12th
by Imtiaz and a century second. Qureshi, Ghafoor, Mashar, Sid- wicket partnership Dinshaw and Imtiaz were the highlights of piny before lunch, the Universities during which piled up 134 runs for the luss of one wicket.
FAST SCORING
The home team maintolaed a fast rate of proring, partiedaily. in period just before inm when the batsmen, with strokes. all rund the w chet, reached the bound frequently against the which Comm-wealth neiding.
howed right of cracking.
Pepper was the only bowier who kept the hat nen maħdued He conceded 42 runs in an un- uraken spell of 17 overs before lunch and took the wicket of Ghafoor
ball after With his second Junct. Ray Stuth clean bowled
the Dinstanw 10 break
קנר
wenn wicket partnership, which With only pullerted 02 runs
added Smith struck sending back Waqar for
1 wo run
·PICHLIT
duck
SCANT RESPECT
Snada!
DV
Stre
||1
to the ༥ at Testtse-t howlers hit up 13 The Furling falling to fours before
Warril
Mazhar became another victim! Roy Sealth when he tried to put a rural length ball and on!
fell before other wint there fre the Universities to Top down for 345
Istan
brillant
phatest
The
unbeaten knock of 151 to the highest so for ngained the Com
monwealth team.
TOLLFR
He hit 14
THE TEAMS
The teams are as follows t'niversities: Iminz. Dinshaw Khan Muhanuned. Waqar Hun-
3
Challenge
Shield Fixtures
The Brat round of the Senior
Challenge Junior
soever competition
place next week-end.
will
Shell take
Duration of al matches will
be 70 minutes, but should muutch end in a draw after this
#1
period further 10 minutes will bo played each way.
The fixtures are as follows: SATURDAY, DEC. 10
Senior
Kitchen v. South China, Club 3.43 (Ref: I. J. Clifanali, Linesmen: d. Roach/P. A. Booney?
Commonwealth: Jock Living- son, Normal Oldfield, Winston
Dark Blues
Place, Frank Warrell, inck Bolt Win Varsity
Bill Alley. Ceci Parker, Jack Pettiford. Any Smith, Demand FitzMaurice and George Dawkes. The 12th man is George Pope- Reuter,
Match 3-0
London, Dec. 6.—Oxford beat Cambridge by three AFTER HIS BLUE
points to nil in the Inter- London,
6. Ramesh Varsity Rugby Union match Indian erleketer. Divocha, the who s narrowly failed to get Twickenham this after-
Dec.
Blue for Oxford last season, huu,
Oxford led by thres
flies home to Boinbay on Thurs-points to nil at halftime. day 11e w mis one term, at Oxford but is returning for the
term, haping
his Bus
There 250
A try in the 11th minute of
TAKING IT EASY
Brooklyn Dodger Pee Wee Reese takes things easy at his Louisville, Kentucky, home after a rugged season to get the gate gave victory to Ox in baseball. He relaxes with a pipe and his pet Chihua- hua which may be telling him how the Dodgers can win for sure next year.
Wat
de-
ford. Though the try scored as the result of reason why he fensive error. Oxford's victory should not le all did so WIL well merited.
For
n jonk this year and two of his "rlval" time in the second half they did
and Cheeverything but score and they
fully deserved to retain bowlers, Whiterab terton, will anve gone down.
unbeaten record this senson
But even at he did not re- present y University against Cambridge, Divechi had a mort fal succesful
Hi
him mars
earned second place in the final Miner He played for Counties table
season
pacers
rest så-lydre ↑ He lancak
6La!bkr*}s ¥#t
TITANIC BATTLE
A greway ball made for -
cult bundling on both sides
In the tackling was magtatticent and there was a taste
balite 74 between the forward packs 1 matches, beating į Cambridges
the
beth's the previous Uhxford-hle record team en Thur fight serums bot
Oxford hild Supersimity wickets in one season
NOT FAR BEHIND
יו
f t
Where
Oxford
at the
heki t/
fine which was i
BBBC Recognises New Bantam Champion
MCC On A Quest For An Ideal Artificial Pitch
Heaven aid and bless them, the LCC and the MCC are both out on a quest which should interest humble cricketers everywhere the discovery of an ideal. artificial pitch. It must behave like good grass without wearing into pot-holes under the tread of myrlad feel in English parks.
Read what the LCC Parks Committee are doing about such pitches-as difficult to fabricate as an ideal hard: lawn tennis court.
If the Couneli approves, 1949 experiments with concrete will,
go on next year.
They will be
at
extended to:
A
cork-surfaced pitch
Blackheath.
A matting-surfaced pitch at
Clapham, Common, and
peat-surfaced
诚
Hackney Murshes.
pitch
ht
POOR BOWLERS
bay
that
The Committee three concreto cricket pitches, with different tops were used asphalt-sur- last summer-an faced pitch at Hackney Mar- shes,
nt
• rubber-surface Blackheath, and a wood-rom- pound surface at Hampstend Heath extension.
Sixty-one games were play- ed on these pitches. The clubs say the surfaces give "little" or no help to the bowlers and the asphalt in particular was ordinary found to wear the cricket ball. On the
other hand, 10 Is
stated batsmen playing these pliches find that the ball will come through dependably, and bowlers do not have to go slow for fear of Injuring bats- In addition, a match on mich.
not an artificial surface need be cancelled after heavy rain
So there's the problem. Why is football rather than cricket Be- England's national game!
Ня
Koliowers humble don't need to bother overmuch about surfaces.
chuse
69 YEARS IN FOOTBALL
Wanderers FC, 1 Middlesex
Sportsman's Diary
EDITED BY
Lady Margaret crew have found places, though they are not all rowing behind Crick.
In all, seven representatives Margaret from the two Lady crews are in, and two more, C. B. Lloyd and the president, A. L McLeod, are on the bank, conching.
is not at stroke, If Jennews will he disappear from the bout Probably not.
A place may be found for him at No. 2.
DAVIS ON SNOOKER
Snooker,
Joe
I Play Snooker (Country Life Ltd., 25s.), ho saya that if you can't pot, you can't play snooker. And it is not a question of hav- ing a good eye, but of having a good cue-action.
"You have to pot your ball
that is one-ball control; you have also to place the que ball for the next stroke. that is two-ball control. Until and unless the pot is automatic, needing only a small part of control of our concentration, the cue-ball is impossible."*
PONTOON-BUSTERS
onc
Enough is written about the whales of soccer; a word about of the minnowa St. Aidan's, who are top of the Eastbourne Minor League,
Their record this season is: played, and won, B; goals for
103,
ngninet which is good going in any class of football,
Their last victory was over
sccording t Davis, is a pure matter of Pevensey Minors by 17-6. potting. In his new book, How
---(London Express Service)
ON THE RECORD. "HALSINGBORG IN HONGKONG"
their annul
The first mentioned town, inner in London.
of
at which one met nearly every- body who is anybody in amateur football, paid tribute to Lieut- Col C. D. Crisp, one of their
chaitan
the
Athenian
former
London, Dec -The British Boxing Board of Con-Test friends and one with has trol today agreed to recognise Vie Toweel of South Afrienį devoted a long lifetime to foot- ball, when they made him their greatest advantage was in a jas the British Empire Bantarawelght Champion. +1↑ 31 FA De verba's average
Towel won the title on November 12 by beating Stanfest of honour. Three quai fest Minne
Colonel Crisp, president att adwas the more threatening Rowan of Liverpool on points at Johannesburg, but n Lan Chants, the will not for land the Fruenties
dead soret the winning try for question arose as to whether Rownu might have weighed League, president of the Middle- Teft-hand slow des
FA. County SCX more than the 118 pound weight limit. Jon, the man who s
honorary secretary of the radtrans
Southeru Counties' Amateur and There is
doubt that the
Championship, Aiderman Trolina's foe bowling helped to
of Lewca, many times Mayor confessed that 11 was 69 years get Oxfordchee lude the tug of the Minn Counties Chap
since he rst became associated hop in which they were beaten.
with football-first as n gond- keeper, then as a referee and as an administrator.
2:00
by the Innen-latar Second XI
Uxand The win 1h 6th materi In Bas rytas. of which Oxfind her now won 31, Chat Lange 26 with 11 denwn.
The mail was watched by a
crowd! esignated vaporit
60 000
MAN OF THE MATCH
Inarudiately after the fight
Th
D
17
Boord satek it
wwal stil
Peokadina of Toweel 14
official repola
from South Africa.
The mu of the match was unn
Howan nes hus surrender-
19 1st.sh batomweigst
of diffluity
Diercha told Heuler he had doubtedly Oxford's South Afri- title ber
can fullback, Hoffmery Brilhant with his rool ar antipation and
Kicking Aghest oster
tried to get a qualification. fot Northamptonshure to
jan play
best Brstelma County eneket, he had failed, the MC wing that he was not properly quads Bert
y
was
Was
fle wasiting the weight. Belting hiz uf
In-
+1
In view of Rowan's retirement thesa bantamweight, the oard of Control has askest the European
Tragopean Cham!
Newmarket
Sales
Π
Newmarket, Ure.
The the Newmarket pole for
Tech sales todny was 143.- 128 lots wild. private 494 guinens for
Baies. cluding The top price was given by
Cine
the
1
Inter-
THE "FOREIGNER"
ISCOVERY of » Welshman Counter the Southern team In the amateur
for Pagan and shocked the selectors, paid 10.000 uneas
Cardiff-born Worshte, a two-year-old fly.
Joshua Jenkins Paran Worship by Hyperion stepped into the side to replace Jack mtal Participation, will be ex-the Hayer inside-right.
༢༣『
to the United States.
Rawlings. He played well in In two days of the sales the his best big match, and it seems agregate received
more curtain he will get a chance to then a quarter of million lay for Wales.
for- guineas
Ten horses owned by Ark Khao and Prince
"Oxford's International three. Doxa non in substitute Hoodstock Agency, whe national trial at Bishop Auck Diverha expecta tu Play
also in Wader of next Tuesday's British Citirket when he to back to arfer, Cammell,
Lite Behl between Datiny O'Sul
Gardner as an Isla and seemed to hope that Rreat form at right centre, while
the livan and perhaps he would be ashed 1. Green at serum nit, and play against the touring Com South African, Van Ryneveld, at : Upplatent for monwealth tearnt. will have stand-off half, worked braut-ipion Luis Rumero in Spain.
Promoter Jack Salomos sid Oxfred, fully sagether at 152 nure
Modern Dorward, captain and serum, he would offer Romero a ligh where he is studying
half was the pick of the Cam- Landon, pesubdy in February. Restes Greats
Associated Pres. bridge wide, with Williams, the Jeft rentre, doing
Ike Williams
To Explain "Fix" Charge
ILO
Kreat
work in the three-quarter ne
KeuiCT,
VICTORIA STATE SEMI-FINALS
Sydney, Dec. 6.-John Brom- wich, B Sidwell, Frank Sedg- Gman and Jaroslav Drobny today entered the semi-finals of the Victorian Tennis semi-finals.
Sidwell beat Colin Long 1-0, G-1, 5-7, 0-3, 6-3.
Philadelphia, Dec. The Pennsylvania Athletic (Ref: 1.0. Padley. Lincanen: A Commission today called Ikej Lock/P, Mamon).
CAA
Club, Navy 3.45 p.m.
Club 2
2
Junior South China v. Kichre. pm. (Net: C. PO. Sharpe)
CAA Navy Taiwo v (het: P. W. Anyen).
Eastern v. Clish Navy 1. Happy Valley 2 p.m. tef: F. Snowling)
Prison's v. News Vendors, Navy 1.11appy Valley 145 pm. (Ref: sfobley).
SUNDAY, DEC. 11
Bentor
News Vendor › RAF, Club 3.45 let: FJ. Cross. Linesman: B. Dundun. E. Percivali.
Commando V. KMN, Bookunpoo 3.40 p. (Ref: W. Ganey. Lines. Woo Cho Kiwang
ment
Chung),
King
Army. Kwong Wah, Navy 3.43
13
Drobny beat Adrian (6-2, 8-6, 0-2.
Quist
Williams to give an official
of account of his story
in his title! "fix" attempt fight with Freddy Dawson.
Willons
on Monday night | defeated Dawson in a 15 round decision bout
In a news conference before the Bght Williams said a tele- phone informant told him # "x" was on and that If the bout went the distance, Dawson
win, Walloma would would not say who made the call,
HEAVY GAMBLING Commission Chairman George pm. (Ref: W. D. Lovelock, Lines Jones said he was aware of re- men: J. Turner/Tean King Hong).
Poilcev. Navy, Boundary St 3.45 ports of heavy gambling en the pm. (Ref: A. E. P. Guest, Lines-tout. On Liu Ting Kai/W. Gibson).
Junior
St Joseph's v. RAP, Club 2 p.m. (Ref: K. M. Ashton).
P.C.A. v. Commando, Sookunpoo p.m. (ller: J. it. Gorgette)
Yord Felice N. Army, Navy 2 pm.
(Ref: G. M. Lennart!),
Navy Police, Doundary. St p.m. (her: N. Dolgado).
Monday afternoon, Williams was a 12 to a favourite
Sedgman best George thington 6-2, 6-2, 8-6-Associ- ateil Press
BRITISH REFEREE
London, Der 6
Teddy Wal- than of Lindon salo uday he had been and di soferen the European mi eweight title fight between Tiberio Mari and Jean Stuck in Paris next Mon- day.
Miri is the champion.--Asso- cinted i'ress.
CYCLISTS PLAY GOALKEEPERS
21
Rugby Cup Matched to act as ghal-keepers in s
Another shock but the tunately Π false alarm-was Aly contained in the Bishop Auck- fhan realised more than 21.- land pengrainme. Manchester- non pretens, the best price be-born Jimmy Potts, the Northern ing
8.700 gulneas by the Counties left-winger, Was
for the Irish described Sean Stud
as being A winner, Hindestan. - churion,
Derby wvelder
ALBERT BROWN LEADS SMITH
Man-
looking
children, like
behaving
1st conceivable that one can who turned out to watch the find Halsingborg in Hongkong? matches, caught talpans looking
onuntaipanish, children the
ilp Aouthwest
the and behaving Ike
งานts across footbull Swedish Peninsula just the
from
nuts. strail
Copenhagen, football
One is even tempted to think bons a "mammoth" population of 70,000,
that some imaginative mind had One of the most miserable imagined the possibilities and evenings I have ever spent inhud hired and coached the
when
necessary actors.
our litte vilinge where the floating population donts in br with a vengeance we may
bed providing
for space 2,000,000 was in company with three Halsingborgians.
The im opent with a short prologue by Leo long, n name still to with even though the Chinese football world has hall forgotten him.
Ver
Wal-
conjuro local
Like all conservative Euro-
peans, the Swedish
footballera
are solid masters of the house. Many of tha old-Umers That is, they have
non-Chinese) wives and ❘ (mostly,
Inclst how-that he was families at home. That,
one of the fow
Jith not ever
prevent them footballers China has produced from desiring to see our
who had greatness in them. His called "high epnus" and meeting scaring message: "The Swedes
the
of our queens
most taught us something about foot- establish-ball...." popular taxt dange
ments,
•
60-
The dialogue is in Cantonese.
scene
Said one Swede: "Halsing From the prologue the borg is a small town Hongkong shifts to the flags, the military
A little DATKIS. is smaller."
over-emphasis Said another: "Is this middle | in parts, but the fact is that our big games have to be big-piped, of town or is it bigger?"
bugled, trumpeted and drum- Suld the third; "You have med up before the publie is good suburbs?"
convinced that their money's Said the first: "Those Chinese worth is coming. footballers, they don't like ban-
As Eric Keen once told 'me.. ets." Sold the second: "Those "It beats the imagination how Chinese footballers, they shy of anyone would pay as much to
Ce a football match na
people the third: "Those pay in Hongkong." footballer, are They professionals? They don't ban-
us."
"Said
Chinese
►
Then comes the football. As hay quet with us. It's all dimeuit. We excellent a job of work don't care for them at all been done by this as one could Most from possibly have hoped for. (which, interpreted Swedish English Into English, of the best moments of means that the Swedes are not play have been captured. There anything is a slight emphasis on the local
shy of outlooks on that differ from their own).
MCBAILEY MAY CO
McDonald Sprinter
Bailey may go to the Empire Games after all. A message from New Zealand says that Trinidad, who had at rst decided not to be re- London, Dec. 6. Albert presented, have now agreed to
of Birmingham,
their way to be diplomatic. But and send Bailey as a one-man team.
one gathered soon enough that Smith, today's
Ittle Helsingborg has
Brown,
of Doncaster, play in their
tha
side of the play, but that can be forgiven when one allowa miserable Why a
evening? for the fact that one's own idols The Swedes were polite enough are more honoured in one's own In fact they were going out of | temple.
more
Emphosis has been put on the much development of attacking move- Its boundaries ments that ended with a goal within
that scored for a brilliant save by the promising of an evening
and all the one can look back on forty goalkeeper than hos Hongkong with its todians Svensson, Yu Ylu-tak and Tani Kwan-kon are so well documented that it would be
cus
dnev started
They should not have hesitat Milan, Der 0-Fausto Coppi | News of the World snookered. They are lucky to get a re- and Gino Bartall, the darlings turmament her: on level terms, presentative, and one who may of Italian racing, will not for cach with six frames to his cre- win two titles for them without Wor-change be raring neck und neck | ait, but Brown, who receives incurring any cost
In woposed when they or:
six points in each frame, led by Whether sporting event next week.
to be seen remains 10 frames to eight at the fn-trip still relay will make the seven-figure population. They will instend face each terval.
Ho The curious fact is or seems worth their while to by Harold Palmer). (SAVE other from opposite ends of
The scores were (Brown flist)annot afford to be away all the
to be that even in little Hal-print and show it annually to a football field, having been ask-
8 to 54, B2 to 57, 39 to 75, 30 10 time that would be involved by singborg the citizen has learned family gathering. 80. 65 to 43 and 113 to 14-a sen journey. His acceptance how to enjoy himself without
is subject to the organising com- spending a small fortune in the Some emphasis has been put
process or without having to on Martensson, and zome 1mittee arranging air transport.
slightly less on Ho Ying-fun. The camera did not trail Our own Hongkong is largely Tenucci particufar'y but it One fol-caught him in some fine and artificial in contrast. lows. the herd or one has had hectic moments in the defence. It was a little kinder to Santos and, in fact, gava every local man-Chinese or spt — Some momente in the spotlight
benefit match between teams from Tuscany and Lombardy.-
The Rugby Cup Tournament | Reuter. match between the Police and the Commandos which was can- rellett last Saturday will be played
ground the Club on Tappy V lley, this afternoon at
o'clock.
Saigon Regatta
Reuter.
CIVIL SERVICE XI
BRIEF GLORY? Tongkang Civil Service cricketers will play the Occasionale at Chate) Not yet does London develop Read on Sunday A.,
ts annual spurt of Interest in The Civil Service XI is as follows: the Boat Roco. Yet even this The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club J. Barrow, V. Eons, W. 11. Col team beri by Air France plane ledge, J. Cen, F. Howarth, early let me draw attention to Yesterday to participate in an Inter- Lawrance. T Mahon, D. McLellan, the singulor care of D. M. Jen- part Rowing Regatia to be held at Richardson, A. Weir, A. Wel nens, acclaimed by millions last Saizon on December 10.
are Regatta
Societa Nautique de pay is requested to contact J. & thrilling finish 'in years. Cambodia, and Socleta Nautique de tichsdson (Tel. 39/625), Unnol.
The crew representing Hongkong are:
Bow, Sq.. Ldr. N. M. W. Harris (Carl); 2 J. Dick; 4. V. des Aubreya; stroke N. Marel; Cox 2. Fowler.
Jer.
to Hck Dawson in their fourth Badminton Book Regatta are Societe Nautique dc Any member who is unable touring as the hero of the most
meeting.
By fight time, the odds, had fallen to 7-1⁄2 to
The Official Handbook of the
Mr Jones told Williams to ap
pear on Wednesday and explain Hongkong Badminton Associo- his statement to newspipermention or the current scuson has the bout. Associated just been published for mem-
before
Press.
THE UTTLE ADMIRAL DEAD!
THAT PUTS USIN A SPOT. I WAS TO REPORT ONLY-FO HIM-NO-ONE ELSE KNOWS WHERE WE ARE..
Mister
be
Conquest
RENO-HOW QLD YOU KNOW WE WERE-AT CASTLE MCGINK?
JUST PUT ONE AND ONE TOGETHER DEAR-AND DECIDED
| TO MAKE IT. THREG.
WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO, KIT?
GET YOU BOTH OUT OF THIS MAD-HOUSE COR
A START.
HAVE
Arthur Peall says: *DOUBLES' CAN OPEN
:reater
It shows how brief athletic. glory can be.
In the 1049, Tace Jennens, stroking the Cambridge boat, stroke was behind for every but the last, which way the that mattered. You would have
ono
OUT THE GAME thought him an automatic
the good old fashioned typocholce for the coming race. For shooter player Ho stroke has
fascination then a tricky Not a bit of it. My colleague
My dizia shot is a Hylton C'enver says that ac- typical example.
chal- tually Jennen is being
FORED
Thrae veterans
aight to ni red lenred by J. L. M. Crick, whore no more than achievements, though less plain, halt-hall know to the millon, are comparable
ing that a thickas ROL rebounds red quickly on the Blastrall for A »polling 2 l)am !.
RIVALS ON THE RIVER
Crick stroked the Lady Mar- aret elght which in July rdwed the Henley coarse foster hati complication thos prefer to Brold, ever in the bistory of the Roya Well judged Freenetai:
strengtà inayoi
witike in Bulk.
The three trial eigh's which with a sporting have been at practies so far a1 chiange of a following colour after, Cambridge, this form have just
red
give in to amusements that don't amuse,
All this can be uhmed up a a curious preamble to an effort by the Yung Hwa Studlos call- ed "Halsingborg in Hongkong." It is, I venture, not a meaning less one.
not
low
The commentary was a little odd. It is all in Cantonère, PA light knowledge of the stan guage would enable one to fol-
It It
simple and The film-though I hardly
curious. Unlike "what, waara expected it to come up to the accustomed to from American mark-has evolved into
* English newsreels and radio only an excellent documentary orogrammes, it is more inclined on the highlights of three foot-o keep urging the players to bal matches but also into peed up, to pass, to shoot for good bird's eye view of who
bo goal and what makes Hongkong and what Hongkong looks like. The words "fat dih" are used -0 ofton"`"with" the Chinese At times, it seems that thi people who made the dim have players on the ball that one, hus over-emphasized aspects of the 'he happy feeling that it was who semnes picturing our football not only the non-Chinese:: fans In their more up-to "hought the trouble with long-
rong football was its character momenta.
compara jve lack of speed.
13
The camera seldom captures It seemed to me that some weed as we scot with the astute mind had been working alted eye against a background. on these scenes and had cut the hot not photographie." The seemed, were available footage to the extent Chinese; were all that best exemplifies ribbing the ball through at us. was left in toe poin he speed of an Olymple meint,
thámpien
The beauty of this stroke lies in been reduced to we, Jennens 1 wh're a good caricalore rather 'the rownanebly murmi maistu If the iroking one, trick the other then a good portrait has The Swedes, In camparison,
1 sapreies to look at the prospect month will be of except'atul
The race between them nex
The camera, rovluq "among in.ereat, for nearly the whole the thousands of footha:
· Estia.
sucess and the Ans thance of Masring the boardsy
emerged
Tans
werd Supermen""or" Might-Micr
"RECORDER"