County Cricket
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1950.
FORMER CHAIN-SMOKER WASHES UP
WARWICKSHIRE REMAINS AT THE HEAD OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
GOLF
More Upsets
In British
London, May 16.-Warwickshire, although having no County match, remained at the head of the Championship table with 24 points after the series which ended today.
Northamptonshire, beaten by Derbyshire, gained four points for a first innings lead to bring them level with Surrey, who did not have a County game, In second place. Each has 16 points.
Six Countles, each with 12 points, come next in the table. They are Lel- cestershire, Sussex, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Essex and Middlesex.
Women's Open Derbyshire, left to get 227 tu
021
200 minutes, got the runs just time for the loss of four Newcastle, County Down,
wickets.
They were mainly Northern Ireland, May 16.
indebted -A new Champion of Bri- for their victory to A.C. Revill, tish women's golf may
a Blyllsh 108 not be who scored
Dut. crowned on Thursday ጓዳ Miss Frances Stephens, the
medium
R. Divecla, the Indian bowler, ¡in a confident but slow innings helped Oxford University tu of nearly three hours.—Reuter. their win over Warwickshire by
FINAL SCORES taking six wickets for B1 with At Oxford: Oxford Univer- his
swingers, andaity bent Warwickshire by eight would have done even better wickets, Warwickshire 69 and had not several chances off bis 335 (Gardiner 58, Cranmer 00, bowling been missed..
Kadar, 58, R. Diveclia, right-arti Oxford medium, rix for 81). 340 and 18 for two.
L. Livingston, whe captained
Abdul Hafeez Kadar, farmer the Commonwealth team in Indian Test player, and P. holder, was benten in a 19-India during the winter, scored a Cranmer added 117 in a bright AL Briciol: Gloucestershire holes battle today in the rapid 70 for Northants.
nith wicket partnership for drew with Kent. Kent 193 and Leslie Jackon, who took four Warwickshire, Cranmer fourth round on the Royal
hit 68 350 for inc declared (Ames wickets for 58 runs for Derby-in 80 minutes, with two sixes 119, Todd 73, Evans 60, Lam- County Down Course here.
shir lifted the ball dangerously
right-nrm fast medium, Her conqueror was
and Nuiter had to have three and eight fours, before falling bert,
aught of Divecha. Kadar have for 131). Gloucestershire Elizabeth Price.
runner-up
63, but except for one over in 370 and 193 for nine (Young Eng- three years ago for the
Dovey, right-arm which he hit a six and a four, 75, Jish Championship, und who this morning it
Miss
was unusually quiet. <1221 Graer Lenczyk, the American Curth Cup player, in the third roid.
Miss
stitches for a jaw injury.
MIDDLESEX SCORE
|
Middle aux gained their
swhen pounta
they Sotuer et in extra time.
first frated
TURNED THE TABLES
Leicestershire recovered
offepin, five for 32
A
klow
Manchester: Lancashire
drew with Hampshire. Hamp.
ro hire 384 and 252 for Ave des
Jack Roberton and Bill Ed- Mrs A. M. Holm, of Scotland, twice winner 1 The title, is rich with the foundations of their well after following on axolmest glared (Hogers 61, Arnold 89),
Wirtel Worcestershire that they were Lanwarhire 442 for nine declar the only -lamplo semala vetory with a second
not bat a second in the meets My Price Perth ship of 69 in 50 minuterable to declare and set their opel and did
i tone. Dani Rodent on went on to multe ponents to get 341 for victory. In the quadra-larak,
A: Lortht Middlesex besti 14 at out. INTERNATIONAL BATTLES
Worcestershire never looked! Somer by vight Frd Ang 11, in the best pet- Bach of the nutcies in think fence of his career, sec. 4
equal to this demand and a draw Somerol 214 and 346 (Gimblett! round will be an internatiound 14 in 45 minutes for Stomeret Pesulted,
91. Anell 74. Trish 70). Mid- battle with France's Two read bih monde 78 out of 10 in
for nine declared! sex 435 the .counters prezentatives,
hour and three-quarters,
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de St. Saveur Binoche approved regretively to
Ma Do Kielty, of the United
an
(
Lester.
overnight
wickets. I
138 for two (Robertsoni
112. and | brought bus core to 128 with 16¦ and out 74), TOPOET, and another
century-
in 123 it won the Australian all-;
1511
Glasures tem:hite woye
Worcester: M
Worcester- t to beat Keat
rot
shire drew with Leicestershire, Sutes, a Mus J. Perry, of antiter and, going all out for rounder, V. Jackson, who Australia, Mes Holi
She runs, meeting
were eight behind his 100 with 13 foots in three, Worcestershire 330 for nine de- clared and 150 for four (Ken- Miss Price and another Anglo-with mily me wicket standing hour, and ellt minutes
100). Leicester yon not out Scat clash between Miss Jean when the match can!
429 for seven Bagood and Mrs G. Valentine.
Donald Kenyon, who opened 150 and exciting close,
128, Jackson 100 declared (Lester Martin The defeat of Miss Lenczyk
Young made 75 for for Worcestershire, scored wag in the mature of surprise Gloucester, his best torr In out of their 150 for four with a 100, Chapman 71). as she was being tipped as County cricket, and with d. fe forceful innings of two likely new Champion. It wan niraveney he atent 74 for the hours.
in 10 minutes, fours. Buil-ke match, however, and fifth wick 1
occasion the American Ray Dovey, howling steadity, casually walked off the playing balled Gloce dershire's effort part of the course, an incident by taking the last five wickets which might have led to dis të tall for 32 runt. qualification.
o one
At Nottingham Nottingham- In hit one six and 12 drew with Sussex. Sussex 325 for nine declared and 369 declared (Smith not fut three Roley Jenklus, the Worcester.
Langridge not thire and England spin bowler, cut 208, James
out 100). Nottinghamshire 276 Ertained his side while bowling
for two declared and will not be able to play for
and 58 for Hfer defeat averted this slep
three. against Sussex tomorrow,
At and officials later said that they
Derby: Derbyshire beat Concentrating
defenen | Northamptonshire by six wie- were taking no further metion.
Succes left-hander, scored 200 Hampshire comfortably averted kets. Northamptonshire 325 mil She herself limitted that she
John 154 well enough to not out to get his maiden cen- defeat against Lancashire,
(Livingstone 76, Rhodes did not play
Nottinghamshire. | Arnold Frored as with 13 fours, three for 21). Derbyshire 253 Justify winaint It was cer. tury
six and 2 and N. Rogers, who got a crn and 237 for four (Revil) ot out great day Price, who will probably earn fours in five and a half hours at tury in the first innings, hit 61108)-Reuter. Curtis Cup recognition for the wicket.
tainly
these Reuter,
DOUBLE CENTURY
13-
Smith.
26-year-old
for Miss Smith lit three
two victories alone.-
FA COUNCIL MEETING
Need For A Hongkong AAA Stressed
The game petered out in tame draw after James Cornford hat caused a flutter by taking three Nott. wickets for 15 runn in two ov.rs,
AMATEUR
BATSMEN
IMPRESS
London.
May
16.-The
on
A wasit - and-brush-up
with former ruomeni
American chain-smoking heavyweight boxer Lee London Savold at his Hotel.
And the picture be fore him? Could it be.....? It could-Bruce Woodcock, taken after his fight with Freddie Mills.
Savold, 34
old, years arrived at Southampton the Queen recently in Elizabeth. He meets Woodcock, for the World's Heavyweight Championship, on June 6 at the White City.
When last they met, in December, 1918, Bruce won on 'n disqualification. -Express,
West Indians Held To
A Draw By Surrey
London, May 16.-The West Indies were surprised by the stubborn resist. ance Surrey offered on the last day at Kennington Oval and instead of winning the match comfortably the tourists had to be satisfied with a draw.
Weekes
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After declaring at 537 runs for five wickets, the West Indies dismissed the "We must have an Amo- tour Athletic Association in excellent form shown by County for 193 and forced them to follow on. Surrey held out and scored 391 Hongkong if we are going to amateur batsmen, in spite in their second innings, leaving time for only two overs to be bowled in the West take our place in world of the prevalent pessimism Indies second innings, in which time they scored 14 runs for one wicket. sport", the Chairman of the over the future of amateurs
Fishlock and Barton inspired] Laker, 1bw b. Gomez Football Association Coun- in first-class cricket, has Surrey to save the game. They Alve Bedner, and b. IOC RECALLS
been one!
In a fourth wicket Gomez of the most en-added 1 cil. Mr J. Skinner, said nt a
Fishlock, who eut Surridge,
PURPOSE OF meeting of the Council couraging features of the stand and
(and drove superbly, hit the Gomez first rain-spoilt week of the first century against the tourists. Kuby, e. Gomez b. Valen- THE GAMES yesterday.
"It will beneft sport in every cricket season.
ting His 110 occupied three hours MeMahun, not out the Nut- way in Hongkong",
Reginald Simpson,
Copenhagen, May 16, 35 minutes and Included i Extras und for- und Skinner. "We've got to make tinghamshire amateur a start some time, and I feel mer policeman, with a 100 ft 15 fourn.
to show the the Yorkshire bowlers for the ICC and 230 not out for us We require
to circulate alt County against Glamorgan, has aparting clubs and ask them to gained most of the limelight."
this is the body
lead"
sald Mir
attend a meeting and State ob-
at No
UNFORTUNATE
Total
#7
391
Fali of wieltets: 1/18, 2/48,
4/188, 5/214.
6/254 8/319, 9/338,
Barton was unfortunate to be 3/97. leg before when only one short 7/250, of his century, He batled four hours nut hit only ave fours. will The last wicket pair, McMahon
Kirby, held out over au Johnson
and added 53 runs
Comez Worrell
a and
tu
Bowling:
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17 The following. announce- ment was issued by the In- ternational Olympic Com-- mittee tonight:
Following the principle laid down by the promoter of the Games in 1894, which MWprovides that the aims of to 70 the Olympic Games are 110 4
assemble the youth of all 7 50 2 2 42
the world in peaceful com- 30.2 10 831 petition, the International
5 10 0
Olympic Committer hus Byes 13, Leg-byes 3, No-balls
given provisional recogni- thy Gumez).
tion to the newly-created Olympic Committee of the Federal Republic of Ger-i many.
POSES A PROBLEM A continuation of this form jects".
stylish Simpson, Mr Skloner said a Swedish by the
Selectors with team probably
Djurgardens, present the"
Simpson hour seventh placo-getters In Swe- Problem, Last
year Fained a place In England's force a draw. dish first division-will play in
6 and scored a Hongkong on December 8-10.
At the Interval Surrey still Willams and century against New Zealand at Norwegian New Zealand teams are atill in Old Trafford in the Fifth Test, needed 95 to make the West Valentine
West Walcott the osting, and Dulwich Hamlet At the Ovat he displaced Cyril Indians bat again. The
Washbrook
Leis Hutton's Indles appeared be in sight (D.K.) team has written ask-
after lunch, If the Hongkong offer to pening partner and shared in of victory shortly
when Gomez sent back Laker play here is serious,
10 leg-before and had Alec Bedsor
Visits
inst
from
na
a stand of 147.
The
new
Selectors may have
partnership or revert
The meeting adopted a pro-decide whether to retain this well caught by Trestrail on the posed training ocheme for youngsters after Mr Skinner outlined it.
TRAINING SCHEME
to square leg boundary to make | Rae, not out the previous pair of Hutton and even wickets down for 248. Washbrook.
Then Surridge joined Barton,
"The training scheine,"
Other notable said
amatour dis-who had been batting well, and "will be in two plays have been given by D. S.the pair added 61 for the eighth and play Sheppard, the young Cambridge wicket before being separated,
Mr Skinner,
grouns-schoolboys,
nomes, and
onc
Kenerous
by
es not attached to any club. freshman, with 130 against his The West Indies began returu- We will ask schools to submit own County, Sussex; Murraying the ball wildly from the University' neid in their exuberance and envealent coach-Hofmeyr, Oxford
got 101 ing times and pinees, and un- South African, who
averthrow altached players can do the inst Gloucestershire and had Trestrail when Surridge went same on a list in our office". two good knocks against York-for a second run gave the bats-
Mr
Skinner Said football shire, and DIR Edrich, with 129 man six for the stroke. in Chinese wih be handed for the MCC against Yorkshire. Barton crept up to 09 and then of coaching classes, and Among the professionals, the fell leg-before to Worrell clubs signing
youngsters good start of popular George
rules
out
will do so in the Association's Cox, of Sudex, will give general
interest. Cox, one of the most
"I was more than disappoint-attractive stroke players, prefers ed that not one Chinese Counclf the firmer pitches usually met member turned up to see the with later in the season, but by Salgon
Interport
schoolboy showing due restraint he has game," said Mr Skinner. I ap berun with a series of valuable
far innings-Router. to take a
peal to thean
deeper interest in the school-
will chlefly
Guingam
The scheme boys, benefit Chinese clubs"
FINAL SCORES
WEST INDIES
ist Janinga
537 for Ava declared.
SURREY ist Innings
193 SURREY
has done
over the Fishlock,
2nd InningS
Christiant
b.
Resignation of Mr C, Guin-past 20-odd years, especially Johnson....... gam from the Counell was an his whole-hearted endeavours Eric Bedser, low b. Johnson nounced.
be re Parker, b. Worrell ........... "Mr Guingam had in, schoolboy football", worked extraordinarily hardcorded in the minutes,
Constable, c. Rae b. Gomez and we can afford to lose July 7 was not as provisional Barton, 1bv h. Worrell
salde, Bir Skinner, him."
Ho dute for the annual general | Whittaker; e.. Christiani. b.:
Johnson directed that "the work Bor meeting.
WEST INDIES End Yaning,
Christian, c. Kirby b. Alee
Bedser
Extras
Total for one
Bowling:
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"An Invitation is to be senti to the National Olymple Corn- | Imittee of this country to send 14 delegate to the Executive Con- mittee of the International Olympic Committed to consider its future participation In the
MRW Olymple Games,
Field Of Six For Yorkshire Cup`
Bedser
0 € 1 The discussion will, it is Surridge
understood, probably take place No-balls 1 (by Surridge).--In August of Lausanne, Reuter, Reuter.
JAPAN TO WAIT Copenhagen, May 16.It be- came known at the International Olymple Congress here today that the participation of Japan in the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1053 will be decided next year in either Vienna or Alexan. London, May 18-A
selectarlo. field of six will face the starter It was expected that Japan for the Yorkshire Cup, to be run would receive
full recognition over two miles, at York to at this meeting of the Com- morrow afternoon.
confirmed mittee, and it was that the Olympic Committee,
advised The race, is to start at 2.30 having been
GMT and
of Mir the probable the resignation
Matsuzo Nagai, the International
p.m.
of
110 starters, with jockeys, are;
8 Woodburn (Edgar Dritt), Vic Committee had recognised, in 19 Day (E. C. Eillott), Domino (J. his place, Mr Ryotaro Azuma os 15 Caldwell), Miraculous Atom (W. the · Japanese · member of the 99 Nevett), Charleval (W. John- | Commnditos, and he is attending stone) and Lone Eagle (W.- H. | the · Copenagan, meelings a5 - A 14 | Carr)—Router.
Japanions obastvorem Router,
There's No Business
Business Like
The Boxing Business
SAYS
ALAN HOBY
“There's no business like show business," they say—and there's no business like the boxing business either. If you don't believe me, read this.
When Britain's Bruce Woodcock (29) and the U.S.A.'s Lee Savold (34) fight for the World Heavyweight Championship at White City on June 6 they will share more than £32,000 between them.
Thirty-seven newspapermen from the States are coming over to report the most built-up and ballyhooed contest of the mid-century.
Also present will be American boxing's "Big Three':-Colonel Eddie Engan (ex-Oxford Rhodes Scholar and chairman of the New York State Athletic Commis- sion): Abe Green (president of the U.S. National Hoxing Association): and James Norris (president of the New York International Boxing Club,
Ex-champion Joe Louis will publicity stunt, Bill Daly probably be there as well, not suflawed
to mention a weller of Alm and about iL stage stars,
when I asked him
"They can believe it or not,
Not bad for two men who a but It was a fight all right,” he few years ngo were writion-off | said. "Look, what would you
as Astic "nobodies," finished, do: washed-up.
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Not had either when you "Ler bas contract with consider that since they last Solomons forbidding him to sight fought nearly 18 months ago before meeting Woodenck. The Woodcock has had exactly two only way I could gel round that fights while Savold, apart from was to arrange a private fight, "secret" test, hisn't fought even if u lind to take place on a at all!
barge at midnight," Most of you know, of course,
Before Savold's coloured op- the Woodcock story-the story ponent would go into the ring
his
the super-tax clasa....
Savold"
the After the war Yankee critics sourly dismissed him as "nished."
LEAGUE TENNIS
South China beat Kowloon CC, 6-1. in the Men's "A" Division of the Tennis League yesterday.
Ip Koon-hung and David Tal (SCAA) beat Col. 3. W. Spence Fincher end T. F. Baker 6-1; best and F. Zimmern 7-3: heat E. C. 5. A. Judah and C. Guang 4-0.
Edwin Teal and Santo Ilick drew. with Spence and Zimmer 6-0; beat and Quand 6-2. Fincher and Baker 6-4; beat Judah
Gurdion
Lun and H. Y. Chu
LADIES "A" DIVISION
a £3 a week locomotive gineer who rose through set with Lee, the Negri stipulated drew with Spence and Zimmem hacks and near-blunders Into That his name must be kept Best Fincher ane flaker 7-5;
bent Judah and Qua 0-3 "I don't want to be The match between secret.
JIKCC and Savold's guinea-pig" he said. University was postponed.
Daly wound up: none of this will matter when t
Mr M. Chow" und Mrs Foward Les its Woodcuck on the jaw." (c) lost to Mrs Litton and Mits
That remains to be seen. But L 3-5 best Miss Law there's certainly no business as and Mrs Lau King 0-2; beat Mrs Choy and Allas Choy Wai-woon fantastic as the Right business.
0-0.
DOZEN CIGARS A DAY For one thing he was fat. How he was fat! Let Lee tell you: "Believe it or not, but I weighed 20 stones. I was a chain-maker. I thought nothing of drinking half dozen bottles dozen or so rigars."
"Anyway,
-London Express Service)
KCC 6, CRC 3
Hau-yeo
Miss Ward and Mi Bonbernard lost Mrs Litton and Mia Lo 3.0; beat Miss Law and Mrs Lau 0-4; beat Mrs Choy and Miss Chap 6-3. Mrs Tebutt and fre Benjamin
of beer a night and smoking a Edwards Leads Int to Aire Litton and Miss Lo 1-6:
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k
But, like Woodcock, Savoll khowed courage and will-power on the road back. He took con- ¦ tro of himself.
'
Amateur Billiards
Championship
and
beat Mins Law and Mrs Lau 6-3; beat Mrs Choy and Miw Choy 0-3.
LRC 5. USRO 4 Mrs Stroobach
Getz and (ERC) fox to Mrs Ridgeway Mrs Dewar-Dury 3-0; best Mite Regheringpon and Mrm Jobes 6-3; best Mrs O'Flynn and Misa Burt
Mrs Armstrong and Mr Camp-
London, May 16.-Keen 6-0. Within three months, by strict exchanges marked the third bell lost to Mira Ridgeway and Mrs of the six sessions in the Dewar-Duty 4-0: Tost to Mr English Amateur Billiards beat Mrs O'Flyna and Miss Burt Championship final at Bur-ies Scholes and Me Tamworth roughes Hall, London,
more
diefing and training, Savold shed than seven stones, Flimming 10 13st. 7lb.
When I met him again in the lounge of the Queen Elizabeth
Inst week he was down to 14st.
Пepheringpon and
to lost to Mrs
G-0.
Mrs Jones 2-8;
Hidgeway and Mrs 1-8 beat Mrs
lib. He expects to step into the when at the interval-tepheringpan and Mra Jones d-3. the ring at 13st, Bl
the half-way stage of the beat Mrs O'Flynn and a Burt I noticed, ton, that Lee was match-Frank Edwards, of pill following the simple diet he Stourbridge, the holder, lett began more than four years ago. with 2,365 points from Joc
Ile don't eat butter, potatoes, rice or surur.
Tregoning, of Neath, last He drinks tea, but no milk. year's runner-up, who chalk- The only bread he touches up 1.677. one slice of wholemeal brend three times a day, Fried foods are out. And no drinking or
mokingl
WAY TO HEALTH
Colony Chess Championship
Edwards had started the day with more than 600 points in
The first match in the hand and he added BD points | Colony Chess Championship to his advantage in this after-
was played at the Peninsula poon's session.
Hotel yesterday evening In his slow, quiet way Savold During the play Edwards had when L. Schure beat P, K. says: "Plenty of salads, fruit breaks of 120 and 116, having Prokopov in a French De- julee, and exercise I've been now scored five century-brenks doing 12 miles walking and hite Tregoning registered his fence that went to 32 moves. mountain-climbing a day-that's feel three-figure break of the Schure had the white pleces. my one-way ticket to health." Anal with 120 and followed it The other game on the even-
Nelther Savold nor Woodcock with another of 103.
ing's programme-Karel Weiss v Is a great heavy by Jolinson-
Edwards had the better of the Serge Giritsky-was postponed.- Dempsey-Louis standards, but, evening session and finished R. W. Borsodi had a bye and make no mistake, next month's more than 1,000 points in front, H. Klinghardt has withdrawn battle is for the world title.
to rest for at least three months closing scores
8.217 after a medical examination.
Reuter.
Last week the only other out- with two sessions to be played from the tournament owing to
tomorrow. He had breaks of illness. standing confender the Negro 159, 140 and P1 at night and the
Tomorrow evening's games Ezzart Charles-was ordered
were Edwords are Prokopov v Weiss and Bor- and Tregoning 2,205,-sod v Schure. The tournament
to of a single round.
SMITH SHIELD The Smith Shield Tournament has started will noven parti-
mitted in a last-minute Coin- Results of the International mittee decision. First round re- THAT 'SECRET, FIGHT
suits were: C. Alones bent hockey matches played yester- c. Bird. G. R. Caswell beat day were: As for the report that Savold's Portugal 4, Pakistani 1: Treland M. Feldman and R. W. Carter W. Remediow......... A “secret” nght in Patterson, New 7, Scotland 1; England 3, Walos boat. J. Jersey, recently
f:!" | Archangelsky had a byg Just a 12.
As Promoter Jack Solomons puts it: "For 50 years we have had to do what the Americans say. Today the heavyweight scene has shifted back to Britain. I intend to keep it here."
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