League Cricket
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1950.
ARMY SURVIVE UPSET THREAT WITH FOUR VALUABLE POINTS
BY "RECORDER”
of the
season
Craigengower almost pulled off the sensation against Army in the First Division of the Cricket League at Sookunpoo on Saturday when they had nine Army wickets down for 103 runs
wicket was against their first innings total of 106. but the tenth clusive.
too
Army, as a result Jumped into a clear one point lend on the basis of games. set left to be played and are ahead of Scorpions, RAF and Recreio, all three sides, the first two playing each other, finishing with a single point for a draw.
As expected, TRC proved strong enough to hold Recreio to a draw and A. R. Kitchell carried his bat for 1! rocarling 1 four inntags in 15 days in which he bad scored 57 out out again & KOC 19 ngamat RAF and 63 meainst M J Divecha's
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Is Tommy Briggs The Successor To Lawton?
By PETER DITTON
MONTE CARLO RALLY
GETS OFF TO
A GOOD START
Glasgow, Jan. 22-Starting at one-minute intervals, 69 cars disappeared into the mist of a bitterly cold win ter afternoon today on the first stage of the 20th "Monte Carlo" Rally.
A large crowd gave a rousing send-off to the com- petitors, amont whom was one all-female crew. They were Mrs Sydney Allard and her two alsters.
The cars, all standard production models, varied from humble family runabouts to luxurious monsters,
The weather was freezing coli To the music of a band the as they left and the drivers 90 ears starting from here at were heavily muffled against 7.00 pm. got under way In
Their first weather. They had receiveri perfect
WÊN tonight it fog ahead of them, objective
Nice, Local weather experts reported from whence they continue to a temperature of 10 degrees be- ¦ Grenoble Jow freezing nut forecast It le
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Auckland. Jan. 21. The irnw for the first day's athletics of the Empire Games which begins here on
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Third bent-G. Gedro (Aus ralia), H. Whittle (England) W Larochelie (Canada), Liang Chieng (Madaya), Steward (New Zealand).
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(ICW D. Harria Zealand), W Parnell (Canada), Jde Silver (Ceylon). C. White (England), N Wilnon (New A Polk, LASTIN the car will: Zealand. T Johnston Rhode- boulezi on but the d). I de Sarmm (Ceylon), J. Dinard, which studs for Botdogts Humphreys (Australia), D. Fran tfuter་ the White Australia). Fountry was a good listener and Leonpretitors travel via lanxTIN - an apt popt it was not funk! bout.
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Beshore To Meet
Ezzard Charles?
Buffalo New York, Jan. 22. Negotiations for title 4ght Chorles, the
The future looks night for
Ezzard Heu-Tomony Briggs. He is a great meng was reported here to have | between
favourite with his head erowe return to grant exit visus to NBA World Heavyweight Box- and he has auds established the drivers
Champion, TAK
and Tume selectors.
Fredklie
PART Sept Bed ( Pipe Palsger for of Switzerland, 1134 2NS
from Switzerlan Britain, Austria, Italy une flie Votter Stales took part.
GERMAN WOMAN WINS 11.
Feb 1
with The Kruglant! The ortakers. of the Rally | Beshore, were in progress to- Beratung. 1 [ Botan today!
With
to the last day Mr Charles Female-wald,
been hoping Ger
Pinto, the Men's man's lone entrant.
studs o gonel chance of of the Women's Saggle 7-5 and
moment that the Czechoslovak | matchmaker, sak that he hoped Haltensee My Wer meet. Guante | Strigles in the ripen Hutch Table (Gaertur, today wom
ment I own the panation ents would La able to start to complete the arrangements the giant which has been undered ever May Tennis han pershaps Love with
In addition to the Czecli en-y this isgek for the 15-round Moon of tabern
fisas] wwent
of the victory over Mus Vans Hon, of Women's International
sunce Tommy Lawton
trante, sever other vora faded ¦ bout, la be held here or Febru. the fals Acetate Press
Skiing Viethani ky 2012 24-10. 21 onships here.
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tam for the 14-mile earlier ARNO which meluted 20 gates
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About us the semi-Auals ached the d of the
DOUBLES MATCHES Women's Boulter Semi-fital
Fonseca
Miss Jean
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Britain, beat
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United States,
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MALAYAN LOSES AT BADMINTON!
won съ
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Turk!
to start Eropped frezar the England tram.
Freddie Mills Tipped To
Retain
Championship
London, Jun. 22.--Freddie Mills, barrel-chested tough product of the British boxing booth, is being tipped to retain his World Light-Heavyweight Championship and upset the slight odds laid on Joey Maxim, the American challenger, at Earl's Court, London, on January 21,
This contest of clashing styles, with Mills, the fighter, taking everything on a big punch, against Maxim's boxing ability, captured the imagination of the British public and all seats were sold weeks beforehand.
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Mrs Belly Hilton and M Besemer Do beaten Ralent, and descended 300 yards, was Kay Turkey.
1. I 21-1, 17-21, j2 mins. 6.3 secs. Thus news is heartening! fog several good hewless who were
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either placmgs were, second English canket as England will practurafly unknown when W.- Max C
of Ceylin Touren Four,
Mex 16 lat. ferda Hattack's
Belgium. Mile Audre Tournier, of Frative, bending a team to Australia ly
0.3
Chee Women's Singles g Australia.
1. 7
Third---Maria į after the next County season
Mrs Toil and Mass tusst reached
by defenting Miss L. R. The
Grazin Marchelli, of Italy, and chief reuson fur 08135
Moran, of the
Barnes. of Britain, by 21-15. Giulia Minuzzio, bowling
of Italy, decline apparent
Text all reports they will
-Houter i both 2 min. 73 pers Lindwall, said to be that Ray
need to take special notice of the Miss Gein Boating, of Britain, 21-15, 18-21, 21-19. Reuter. the speed bowler has beeninu
NORWAY BEATS USA bowler, Jack -- when SLOW overweight and is nothing like
Os, Jun, 22.--Norway today Iverson; the new star who has the day. su formidable as he was against
Men's Doubles Semi-finals. arlsen this season, At 34, te g
speed-skating match; England, when he bore a larger
P. Washer, f Belgium, and V.
against the United States fur into big influence on the results of the fulf
Cernick, of Czechoslovakin, Deal
Die King's Cup, presented by "rubber" than the Agures erkeket, but he is considered a
F. Ampon and C. Carmona, of
King Hankon for competition Herne Bay. Kent, Jan. 22.-J. dicated.
Aug "And."
the Philippines, 0-3, 6-2, 2-6.
Choong the Malayan badmin-between the two countries. Like
every top-class bowler,
U-4.
Norway scored was benten i the
53 points incl Geof Gerald Oakley
ton player, Lindwall, when at his best, was
The United States' 84% Men's Singles of against Sumant Onal of the rosponsible for batsmen seeking
Palsh, of Britain. led
Norway hus 110w wou Misra, of India and Deyro, of the Kent County Open Badmin-polls, runs at the other end more than
It is won Championships by the the Cup three times. they might norinally have done,inue to spring up Australian the Philippines. 2-3, 0-3, 18-16 ton
Seth. of London, outright for five wins. thus increasing thel; chance of cricket will remain in a healthy when play was halted for the holder, B.N.
The results of the events in day.--Reuter.
by 11-15, 15-0, 4-15.-Reuter.
the competition were:
Maxim, an Italian-American, never be described as scientific, well open it and bring a sudden, 500 Motres: Kon Henry is favourite among the betting will got out to win in the only end to the fight. (United States) 43.6 secu
boys, but Mills has a strong way he knows-by "bulldozing* A boxer often falls before a 1,600 metres: Johnny Wermet following because of the way he tacties. The debatable point is nighter. One solid punch to n do more (United States) 2 mins. 21.0 handled Gus Lesnevich when whether Maxim, although adept vulnerable
winning the title last year. 3,000 metres; Henry Wahl addition he will have the advat slipping and ducking punches, damage thon a 100 skilful light stand up to the vigorous punches. It appears that Milla (Norway) 5 mins. 2.3 secs. tage or fighting before his own methods of the heavier panching, will have to win inside the dis-
6,000 metres: Hjalmar Adner-people-18,000 of them will be Mills. sen (Norway) 8 mins. 30.7 sccs. marshalled into the vast arena,
Router.
by 2,000 stewards.
to check Mills' rushes and it Mills's record carries a long QUIET CONFIDENCE
hls ibe Champlon inds
OP string of carly knockouts, but Bath men have
completed ponent's punches lack forec, he there is no way of judging f are in fine is not likely to bother about the class of opponent ho has as those as good beaten is A qulet noto of confi- the finer points of boxing. The Portuguese dence exudes from each comp
whom Maxim hau vanquished. "THIN RED LINE" Alaxim's in the heart of London's
The Champion has not shown Mills has been punching with particularly good form against
lost to his old ferocity in training and Americans Ho Almado, team bent the Sporting there is a complete absence of left hook, ar
punch which has first moeting, and Lloyd Mar Club of Portugal by 3-1 in
usual added Importance in this fight shall
long In his carries d.
with. return fight Lisbon, the Nowells Old Boys boastfulness und
since Maxim team drow 3-3 with Porto in ballyhoo.
known co the Lesnevich, ho won the World The American's followers are scar--already Oporto and the Racing Club do. Buenos Aires lost 2-4 to Benfica of the opinion that Maxim will "ihin red line" over his right title, which he is so determined In Lisbon-Router,
win on points. Mills, who could eye. One of Mills' specials may ito keep-Router.
K. O. CANNON
A DAY-BY-DAY SERIAL REPORT OF THE
ADVENTURES OF A MAN WHO LIVES DANGEROUSLY, FIRST, The Riddle of the Red Domino
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puncher, crown. He is punching hard Maxim. may not hit hard enough enough to do so.
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in Portugal today. The Lorenzo It is
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