THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1950.
BRITAIN'S SKI BOOM
INDIA WINS FINAL TEST BY THREE WICKETS WITH 11 MINUTES TO SPARE
Madras, Feb. 21.--India won the unofficial Test series with the Commonwealth touring team by winning the fifth and final match here with only 11 today by three wickets. In a thrilling finish they won
minutes to spare. The final scores were: Commonwealth 324 and 247, India 313 and 261 for seven wickets.
At ten, India, needing only 35 runs to win with seven wickets st) to fall, pace they lost four appeared set for a comfortable victory, but In forcing the wickets cheaply after the interval.
With seven wickets down for 255, Mushtaq Ali, who was unable to regume this morning owing to a fractured finger, decided to hat again and nude the win- ning hita boundary drive off Ray Smith, the Essex all-rounder.
1
THE GREATEST IN 50 YEARS
Man O' War, named the greatest thoroughbred since 1900 in The Ass0- cinted Press mid-century poil, is shown here in 1939 at Faraway Farm, Ken- Lexington,
Ticar
Lucky.
He was then 22 years old. He won 20 out of 21 starts before being re- stud in 1921. tired to After his death on Nov. 1, 1947, a statue of the great chestnut flyer was placed near his grave as a memorial.-AP Picture.
Manila Holds Combined Chinese
Mushtaq All sudained his! injury when trying to lunce Fitzalee late in the day
had batted yesterday, but until the close.
India began the day needing 200 runs with nine wickets i Chand,
UNCOMFORTABLE Inzare, dropped by Tribe off the very first ball he received from Worrell, put on 83 valu- able runs with Umrigar in the two bours before lunch, but neither batsman appeared com. fortable. on a pitch taking spin.
The pair eventually milled for the second wickel, 107
Umriger being beaten by Fitzmaurice for 50.
Was
"The
game throughout played in a true spurting man. her", he added.
Each side hnd won one of the previous four matches, with two left drawn.
More than 30,000 spectators watched today's play-Reuter,
England "B"
Meets Holland
Today
London, Feb. 21.-Eng-
Hozare, the inere aggressive land's long term plan to partner, went on to make the build a team for the World top seore of 84 betore falling
w to Freer. -Hazare-India's Caplain, said After the match, "It was a great and we are happy we
pome won".
Soccer Cup finals in Brazil next summer reaches a near end stage at Newcastle to- morrow when the England "B" team takes on Holland in a full International game.
"Jork" Livingston, Captain of
Of the "B" side that trounced the touring teams, congratulated Switzerland a month ago, only India on their thrilling victory Dickinson, the Portsmouth left- "after as good a match as anyhalf, plays again. Injuries have one could with tu ree or play forced as many six changes Era",
from the team originally chosen. England is heavily favoured to win with a measure of case, All the Dutch players, with the exception, of Schrump? ankl Van der Hoeven, have appeared In International football before. Two men, Terlouw and Stoffelen, were in the Dutch team beateri 4-0 by England "P" In Amster- dam last May,
He said that though both sides, at various stages, held the upper hand, din's victory was wellį
deserved.
ONE-SIDED
BADMINTON
The teams scheduled to lineup
orc:
Hundreds of men and women from shops, offices and factories are now gel- ting skling instruction under a scheme started by the Ski Club of Great Britain and the Central Counell for Physical Recreation.
The scheme provides for eight weeks "dry", ski training and then 12 days of skiing under leading Norwegian instructors in Norway. The all-in cost including full board and travel is £25. Training centres are being opened in London, Read- ing and three places in the provinces. It is hoped eventually to have centres all over the country.
At a later stage In the scheme, the Central Council hope to work out some method of opening the scheme to Army personnel on more favourable terms.
Photo shows Andy Andersen, Norweglan instructor, showing pupils how to use ski sticks at the London centre in Piccadilly.
A Vast Open Space On London's Football Map
Madame 'Suzy' To Raid English Racing
Former ballerina Mme. ""Suzy" Volterra, young widow of Leon Volterra, French racing owner, will be sending horses to England to run in every classle race this year.
It is a magnificent stable of 120 horses that Mme Suzy has inherited from her husband, who died of n heart attack last June--the day after his Amour Drake had run second in the Derby...
Ile mado a forttine out of Paris thentres, including the Folies Bergcres and the Caring de Paris.
Taudition to the classics, the Coronation Cup at Epsom and the Gold Cup at Ascot will And the wilow's colours carried by worthy candidates. Tho riable does not mean to let the Bousse team aleal all the plun- der for France.
JOCKEYS EXCHANGED
her
M. Boussac na taken former jockey "Rac" Joḥhstone, so Mme. Volterra has engaged
to ride Roger Poncelet
her horses in England and France.
COLONY TENNIS
Army Champion Makes His
Local Debut
A three-deep crowd lined the court at the Hongkong |
Mme. Volterra
Poincelet was Boussae's first Jockey in France for the last Icw seasons.
Volterra bred two English Derby winners in Bois Rousset and My Love and two runners- up in Royal Drake and Amour Drake in the short life of his alud.
He did not sell his horses until they wero Üree-year-olds. Now yentlings from the Volterra stud are to be offered at the Newmarket Sales..
---(London Express Service}
Cricket Club ground yester- RUGGER
Lt.-
day evening to watch Col. Spence make his debut "in the Colony's Lawn Tennis
Championships.
Spence has the record of two Wimbledon appearances and he
is an Army Champion, but this his young CD- did not daunt ponent, Donald Lo.
Spence won 6-1, 6-3, but not
HONGKONG BEATS SAIGON
Look at a football map of London, with the big clubs red-lettered, and what do you find? A vast open space round the ring from Brentford in the West to Totten- ham in the North-east, with never a first-class club in between.
Yet in the midst of this football desert is the finest ground in all England, Spence appeared to unnerve Lo lost three nil to Hongkong
Wembly Stadium, used for soccer only on high occasions.
A soccer football fan who wants to be anonymous sends this lament:
"Do
you think something could be done to provide pro- vast fessional soccur to the built-up area of Wembley and Harrow?
MATCHES Lofthouse, Shackleton, Mullen. a million, our nearest club is
Feature of last night's villand:
club
England: Middleton; S. Mil-
"Although the population of burn, Eckersley: Quested, Leuty, Dickinson; Walter, Mannion, this district must be about half
Krank;
professional Pallarst, Arsenal. A
at Wembley der Sluis, Van der Hoeven, centred play int the Hongkong Terlouw, Stoffelen; Schrumpf, attract great support. Badminton Championship Lakenberg, Roosenberg, Ryvers, at the Club de Recreio was
Referee: P. F. Power of York- the complete one-sidedness shire.-Associated Press. of all games.
Clavan.
Empire Swimmers
Still Competing
would
"The
and crowds are here waiting. All we need is a club." WE NEED AMATEURS
by week:
I know what I would like to see playing at Wembley week!
first-class R really amateur side, worthy of admis- | tion to the League, and strong its way up An from division to division. amateur XI in the frst division much-needed re- would bring freshment into football.
ough to thrust
All matches were won in two straight sets and in only two Manila, by drawing 1-1 of them did the losers get with- with Combined Chinese at in two points of their opponents. The Men's Singles between W. Boundary Street yesterday,F. Foo, most fancied player for put an end to Hongkong's the title, and S. Saul, 1948 Junior all Champion, was
Christchurch, Feb, 21-Mar- in the Singles all-conquering run
over in n o matter
of minutes, Foo garot Wellington, the English won the Women's Cause of swimmer, New Year programme. winning 15-3, 15-3.
Soul's eclipse was his continual 100 Yards Free Style event of
A Corinthian side if you like. side-Christchurch Athlelle Carnival a better overhitting the bara and The visitors gave
men from account of themselves then in
while
to tonight in 01 3/5 seconds, This fed by the Pegasus linea
altempting
is two seconds foster than the the universities, their previous appearance,
smash, Javellana exceiling himself be
In the Ladies' Singles match, New Zealand record, which she tween the posts and remedying Miss H. Kwong beat Miss J. broke once before. any deficieneles of the back Greenhalgh 11-9, 11-2. It was
Hernander at division.
a matter of a cooler and more back was slow to get the mea- experienced player beating
Ying-encreetle and less artful oppon- euro of the elusive Ho Jun on his wing, but once he lent. did so blocked this flank suc- cessfully. The burly Nieto was too slow to keep Tang Yee-kit subdued but proved useful the air, whilst in attack Arnaiz and Prieto were the pick.
Jeft
In
Combined Chinese can never
an
Only in the first set, when leading 10-4, was Miss Kwong Greenhalgh in trouble. M3
whirlwind rally to staged save the set point and took her score to . After losing her service she moved two more, set
a
he said to have looked like-los- points but eventually went un-
Miss I. Strong of Canada won the 200 Yards Breast Stroke in 70 2/5 seconds,
is unlikely It
to happen. Amateur football In these days
So has unyone a full-timers. just has not a chance against the
The New Zealand women's side of professionals to produce f record s 83 1/5 seconds.out of the hat for the benefit of
the North-west suburbs? Assoclated Press
ing although a goal in arrears due to a beautifully placed fore-whipped the Manila
150 MATCHES RUNNING
first
Glass-worker Bill Reay played his
match for visit-Hendon FC in 1948. Four years later he is celebrating his 150th successive appearance in the side. He has always overcome
team Football
Illness and injury,
SAIGON BEATS MANILA XI Manila, Feb. 22-The
Vielman football Leyrus relection, 4-0, nt Rizal Memorial Stadium last night in
"Maybe lic D. Saw's superior overhead their second and farewell ap-
here.
has been lucky but all the same smanlies against W. B. Brown in pearance
The the Junior Men's Singles him the
in once in the first half and thrice he is tough." He began comfortably game
in the second half. The visit-inside-right. He now plays at is vice-captain - Manila's goni.. came a two sets, 15-2, 15-12.
the
In the Junior Mixed Doubles, ing team is leaving aboard the inside-left and moments before fou
French liner. Champollion, to- The Cham- of Manila's Mr and Mrs W, C, Chung com- interval in aporadic ralds, Arrastia scored pletely outplayed K. S. Thong night for Saigon.
win pollion had brought them here against the rum of the play. and Mrs L. Benjamin to
from Hongkang.-United Press. Catching the defence temporari-15-5, 15-4.
for twenty minutes, and have court smash.
shooting Jack of only their ability to blame for not romping home by a comfortable
gin.
one
mar-
ly on the wrong foot, he raced
through to beat the keeper with
a very good shot and give his
Wot:
Of the other matches, A. A. dos Remedios bent Ng Sul-joa
Salgon booters
ccored
Said an official:
of the team.
AND NO WONDER
በይ
cable to
Mr Richard Tyler, who has sent a congratulatory his wife Dorothy on winning the Empire Games high jump, told at his home In Edenvale Hoad, Mitcham:
side the lead which they kept 18-3, 15-2 in the Schoolboys European Soccerme
Singles, while P. Wong and J.
Sportsman's
EDITED
Bruce
medals and some of her cups were broken.
SPARE TIME ONLY
"By the way last Sunday, with 3 Inches of lee covering our pool, suficient space was hacked to make a* 30 swim, and 17 members had
yaris
without Bght. In the draf set
with
sime strong driving and volleying.
The Saigon Rugger team
but Lo's confidence yesterday afternoon at the returned for the second set. Club. It was a far better With some well-placed pass-game than Saturday's when ing shola he had the heavy the French drew with the weight Army doctor running from line to line. The
ars, slx
Club.
dip. As conditions were hazarates went with servico.
At 3-3, however, Spence al- dous, these bodies had to wade tered his tactics. Instead of In instead of the customary plunge. Water temperature was 34 degrees."
Well, everyone to his taste.
EASIEST TASK
Mrs Glen Halg, one of Eng-
When football managers Jand's
winners woman
centre- at generally realise that Auckland, can devote only spare half is the canlest position on time to fencing. She has a the soccer field then more tall busy job as medical records | youted to League football. stoppers will no doubt be oficer at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital.
Recent events emphasise how even the in- casy it is for Formerly Miss Mary James, experienced to come into first- he is married to London class football at centre-half, pro- bunless mon Has been feueing vided he has speed and phy- thout 13 years and is now about sique. 30. Olymple Analist and twice
Wad Alec
Stock, young Orlent manager, who made the Urish Open champion.
She fences at the Lansdowne statement. "Centre-half is the
eastest position Club.
on the field," when I was discussing with him
of several JOAN CURRY WILL PLAY the
young centre-halves who have Two squash rackets Hems: gained quick promotion.
Mias Joan Curry will defend her championship in the tourna-
It
success
new
Even a third team man like
ment beginning on February Jimmy Walls was aule to look 20, rather than play in the the complete stopper in Charl- Frenchi covered courts lawnton's Cup-le at Cardiff. tennis championships.
Even an experienced player might in the conditions have made just the mistakes that Walls made.
Brian Phillips makes his bid for the American title in New York next week-end. His opponents at practice have in- cluded Colonel G. O, M. Jameson, well-known in rquash and lawn tenuis here.
JOE'S DISAPPOINTED
SAUNDERS, OF CHELSEA
inex- was the Then there perienced Saunders whore two Chelsea's first team #ames in
have both been this season against England centre-forward Milburn, of Newcastle. Joe Hardstaff. I hear, is bit- Jack terly disappointed at the MCC Milburn, goes so far as to say is one of the best from Saunders tuling disallowing him
he has played playing for Auckland province centre-halves did not let me
"He on against. Australians Even so, he will get a kick at the ball,"
not Milburn. not comment as he does
against the February 18.
Bays
wish to say anything that will To look around there are plenty prejudice his playing qualificamore youngsters doing the same tions for Notts for two years.
driving.
The French defence was ex- cellent and Hongkong's, al- he took to dropping though at times ragged,
also very good. Lo's smashes
Itongkong's passing enough, and
over some lobs.
not hard were
WOG
move-
Spence was able to return while ments were clean and open, but the French backs moved up
Tho
his opponent was off balance.
This change plus the fatinue to defeat most of the attacks
and all told on
short stop them of the fast play. young Lo, and Spence went on French forwards then moved in and got the ball out to their to win the set 6-3,
Chinese opinion after watch-own men by long passes.
ing this debut wan that the
MORE ON HIS GAME Army Champion's weak back- hand would not quite make up Lalague, the full-back, was his game than for what advantage he would even more on kain on his
last Saturday and kept the side his powerful driving.
out of trouble with his kicking Other
were:-Choy resulta
and taking the ball. Through- Tin-wah beat Norman Lo 8-1,
game he only 6-3; Au Kam-moon beat Wong out the whole Chun-fai 6-3, 6-4; Roch Liang missed one ball and that slid bent J. B. Hawthorn 6-2, 6-2; oft his chest into touch.
The French inside fumbled Ip Koon-hung beat Tool Pin- fang 6-1, 6-0; A. J. Doyle beat badly in the first half and spoilt
many movements, G, F. E. Wagner 6-1, 9-6.
Touller, TODAY'S EXHIBITIONS
the
but the
the captain, was u tower of strength" In the for- wards with his kicking and exhibition tackling. Regarding matches by the Spanish and The French cross-kicking Argentine tennis players, there left Hongkong high and dry at wingers were are slight changes in the original times, programme after consulting the around to clear or tackle.
Mrs Cooper visiting players.
Meffon got more
than his was originally selected to play share of the ball yesterday and in the fixed Doubles but she the forwards played a far bet- has twisted her arm and Mrs ter game in the lincouts, al❤ E. Litton has been chosen to though there was quite a great deal of barging, particularly In the earlier stages.
take her place.
The following will be the re- vised programme:
Today At 3.30 p.m. Ladies Singles-Mrs Wela v Mrs
Koon-hung.
Men's Singles-Masip v Ip Koon hung.
Men's Double-Masip and Weiss v Tui Wal-pil and Tsul Yan-put.
Thursday, 3.30 p.m. Mixed Doubles-Mrs Welss and Masip vir E. Litton and Taul Wal-put
Men's Singles, - Col Spence V Weiss.
Men's Doubles-Masip, and Welst
v Ip Koon-hung and Edwin Thal.
Friday, 4.30 p.m.
NO QUARTER
The game started with the French on the attack giving no quarter and asking for none. It appeared that Hongkong would be beaten, but their de fensive tactics and a few fum- bics by
saw tho opposition them through.
Both teams had two oppor- tunities each of scoring with free-kicks in the first half but
Viattors promise to give a de- missed the interval with the.
monstration for the benellt of school boys on USRC courts.
Bonday, 3.30 p.m.
After
scare
still at ni Hongkong sort of thing 18-year-old Charles
Visitors will play their last ex- put on the prossure and they has bolted the Leeds defence, 19- DOGGART AND CO.
hibition matches at CRC courts. spent most of their time in the year-old Cummings has put the
Causeway Bay. defence finishing
French hall. One attack by the touch to the
Tickets for the exhibition, matches Problems will confront Sus that took Burnley to the Cup today and to-morrow are obtainable French sent the ball down near sex CCC celectors next reason Final two years ago.
There la
at the gate. Prices are $3, $10 and Hongkong's Ime and Henderson Available then, during vacation.
carried over. Tottenham for Bervice men in uniform.
Salgon got the Clarke, Oft 2!
ball from the serum-five but it will be Hubert Doggart, David
Mathewn centre-half, dominating the field
fumbled by wan
the half. Brussels. Feb. 21-The Buenos Koo gained a walk-over in the
Sheppard, K. P. A. "Wo have been keyed up here.
Guttiereiz picked up and tried and A, C, Burnett, from Cam-almost like Leslie Compton. The Chinese equalled in Junior Mixed Doubles against Aires Racing Club today beat a
E. Ribeiro, Brussels combination eleven Naturally, during the night we
a drop-kick which falled and bridge, and C. E. Winn, Jolin
TENNIS FILMS the 23rd minute of the second D. H. Hazell and
Doubles here by, five goals to three, were wondering, what was hap- Schoolboys
Bartleit and Peter Blake, from
Mackic, who was playing well, the and Gomehow half when, following
Oxford.
managed to kick out on the 25 kicic, the ball was nodded onto match between R. H. Blackstone after leading 4-2 at half-lime-pening
'nippers' telt It.. They - woke
yard line. Yu Chuk-yin's toe and he put and R. Show and F. Folls and Reuter.
about 4 o'clock."
until half-time.
a
free
The
a good shot well out of Javel-D. Lambooy was postponed un- lana's reach to put his side on terms.
The teams were:
Madila: Javellana; Tillman, Har
Rebullida; candez: Esteva, Nieto, Arnaiz, Manzana, Arrealia, Prieto, Beech.
¡Cal- Combined Chinese-Chan wing: Ping-nan, Lui. Sul-ping; rung Tang Sam. Kwok Ying.kee, Kwan-sing: Ho Ying-fun, Yu Chak- ying, Tang Yea-kil, Au Chl-yin, Lee Fal-fai...
WINGED HAZARD Feb, 21.-R. H. Newport, Kampi lost his ball to a birdie at the third hole of the New- port Golf Club today.
mora evening when it this rounds in the Championships will be played at the Kowloon
C.C.
Roimond Wins At
Birmingham
mc:2
Arthur Peall soys:
BILLIARD SHOTS CAN
HELP YOUR SNOOKER
INXCEPT when a snooker is re Marquired to win. “I am generally in favour of potting the dall on. Yet I draw the ló at undus risks
WOWld nover
BO
Adviso verae
clemon to at tempt pocketing my diagram YELLOW, *Neatly straight,” with the cue-ball hampered by the
range, the pót is
I have spent a pleasant 40 minutes looking at two lawn In addition to the older pro- fessionals, there are such bats.tennis Alms-"Jack Kramer Re- The "nippers" are their two
as Ken Suttle and Don commends," and Once Again at Liege, Feb. 21.A London
Smith,
claiming to open the Wimbledon." You can look at combination soccer team today children, David, who will soon
inning with John Langridge them, too, if you and others aro to borrow. defeated the Diables Rouges here be four, and Barrie, aged 21⁄2
after by three goals to zero
Suttie's felding, especially interested enough Mrs Tyler (Dorothy Odam);
the country, is in itself worth them and obtain a 10 min. sound
projector. leading 2-0 at half-time-Reu-who is 30 in March, can jump
Many runs. ler.
higher than her height, 5ft. Gins,
the county Patsy Hendren,
The first, produced by Slazen- Her Olympic Games Jump was
coach, has many promisingers, in Australia, is ontirely in 5ft, int, Clapham born, the
youngsters awailing inclusion structional, with Kramer a lucid was a member of the Mitcham
11 and in club and ground and second mentor. The second, in which when Athlete Club.
and Gaumont- the same firm XI games. at the trains there and viso
British have co-operated, shows the path of Tod Schroeder and Tooting Bec truck. She was in
Miss Louise Brough to the cham- the WRAE.
mild "cock-a-doodle-do" plonships of sunlit Wimbledon. cad and white from Mr Frank Davis, hon. A voice, identifiable as that of secretary of the Brockwell Park Don Maskell, tells us why these Swimming Club. He asked me and other great player ara
weeks ago to challenge great. threo any other London club to match: in hardihood the winter plun
HOCKEY FINAL The Hongkong Defence Force Birmingham Feb. 21, Rolmond, quoted at 26 to 1 in will play 14 Field Artillery in fast sight's Grand National the final of the Land Forces' Mackey Tournament ot the enllover, today put up weight-carrying performance in Army ground, Sookunpoo, al winning the Birminghars Handi- cap Steeplechase.
а Лиг
Carrying 12 stone, seven pounds, he was giving upwards of 23 pounds to all is 12 p- three miles, in this ponents three furlongs event,
+ p.m. today.
Lightweight Fight
and
A
NO CHALLENGE
Aggressive tactics, he points Kera of the BPSC.; Now Mouf, were the feature of the 1949 Wimbledon. I fear that speed Davis says:
FAR TRAVELS Min Tyler'a athletics have taken her to Australia, Ger
Holland Italy. many, Ireland. She is an unpaid coach at a Bedford collego and the London. Feb. 21-Roger niso interests herself in London A magpie swooped. " down,
Daour, the French Lightweight schoolgiris athletics when sho agized the ball, and carried it
Champion, tonight boat Allan has the opportunity.
1.- -ing you before in case there to govern the game-unless the high into a tree 100 yards away.
Rolmend, runner-up in lart. Manner, of British Gulana, on
was a bolated repudiation.rules on the dimensions of the 10 rounds at the Bhe has lived in her present
24 94 It won It cost him a stroke and the year's Grand National, s'arted points over
must now prosume that no clubnet or court are altered. (odty Streatham Ice Rink hero-Reu-home for 23 years.
-(London Express Service) price of a new ball-Assoclated a 2 to 1 favourite
can match our Spartan habits, ter:
bombed; she lost many of her Reuter. Fress
cushion along far too risky.
Not ag my anooker. A fairly full contact DA yellow studs it si and out of bƏMALIN toward the spus
comes off · TWO
HONGKONG SCORES
Hong. Harrison scored for kong.
The ball came out of the serum and Henderson pass- ed to Nolan who let it out to Harrison.
Harrison. palmed- off Malout and swerved in at the corner. Forsgate falled to convert.
A long kick along the line minutes later saw Harrison twa Ko up the wing. Had the ball bounced the right way he would have scored again.
Hongkong was. attacking hard on the French line, but cushions to halt
the latter's spirited tackling behind brows.
You will not make this snooker kept Hongkong out. Nolan tried every time, has the stroke is sound for a drop kick, when he was and should always leave yellow prossed only to mle by à Low Consonably sala
Billiard playara enjoy delicate feet,
clearing well Lulegum kept strokes like This gentle. half-ball zlas tu- red into the top left pockati
white rods are distrot until the last minute and his
"I have refrained from worn rather than subtlety will continusnooker, this little shos bar and kicking found the Line almost
There are many positions where every time.
CNG 24-ball game
busy to sandals squarely Mouronation all build valuable snooker. Learn this billard that and your shooker will bansak
when the whistle went Hong- kong were still moving in on the attack.