HOOKING IT
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Trevor Bailey hooks one from Sonny Ramadhin in the First Test Match at Old Trafford with the West Indies. Bailey scored 82 not out and made a sixíh wicket stand with Godfrey Evans of 161.
Sedgman & Louise Brough
Top The Lists In
Wimbledon Seedings
London, June 20,
It
The introduction of 16 men's singles seeds, an- nounced today for the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Chẩm- plonships, arises from the fact that it will be one of the most open in the history of the tournament. also means that there should be no first round clashes like the Ted Schroeder-Gurdnar Mulloy batile last year, As anticipated, Frank Sedgman, 22-year-old Aus- tralian Champion is' seeded No. 1 with Billy Talbert, second ranking American at No. 2 and Jaroslav Drobny,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1950.
WARWICKSHIRE INCREASE THEIR LEAD TO 16 POINTS IN CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
As a result of their casy victory yesterday next three Counties to secure a point from their have taken a lead of 16 points at the top of the pionship table.
London, June 20.
and the failure of the Warwickshire games, County Cricket Cham-
Warwickshire have now obtained 84 points from 12 matches while the next two Counties, Surrey and Northamptonshire, each have 68 points from 11 and 12 games respectively. Middlesex, with 62 points from 12 matches, have dropped from fourth to sixth place, below Lanen shire and Yorkshire, who each have 60 points from 10 games,
Notts, who have been playing the West Indies, are still at the bottom with only 12 points from nine games while Kent are only one step up with 24 pointa from the same number of games.
to
for three wie- Two England batamen, Rea | Northamptonshire captain, who, mnde 53 runs
Then in the 15 mutes Simpson and Clibert Parkhouse, Innings for Northamptonshire kets.
ofter the interval they lost selected for the second Test at since he joined them last year.
tor two runs. Avo
wickets He reached his 100 against Lords on Saturday, were in good
And As Those Ave wickets all fell Essex in two hours form today.
While Simpson was scoring minutes and finished with 134 Goddard In four overs for two century against the West Indira runs not out. He hit 13 fours, rung and he made the ball turn
wom pitch, at Noldingham, Parkhouse was driving and hitting kg with viciously on
Goddard took seven wickets making a bold bid to score the much ability. fastest century of the season against Surrey at Swansea.
SHORT AGAIN
they him 42 mins,
in a row for 28 runs but eventually cost
He wanted another 25 runs Jock Livingston, Northamp- He bowled 15 overs, of which in 20 minutes to beat Len Hut-tonshire's Australian ton's 100 in 73 minutes when he tried to pull a boll and dragged it on to his wicket
50 IN 34 MINUTES Parkhouse completed his first; 50 runs out of 56 in 34 minutes and his 75 runs reored out of BB occupied only 52 minutes. hit 14 fours, mostly glorios drives.
Ho
THE RESULTS
batsman, five were maidens. began his English first- who class cricket career this season, bas still to make his first cen- tury for the County.
The following are the results Kames completed of first-class
Today he fell 15 short of his
lle has reached today: Arst century. the nineties three times.
zow
At
NOT
OUT!
T. G. Evans breaks the wicket in an attempt to stump Christiani during the closing stages of the First Test Match at Old Trafford. Manchester,
England won by 202 runs.
Madness
Fight
For
SAYS
Woodcock Savold Again
ALAN HOBY
I think it is time we blew a cold, clear draught of common hot-air talk about matching Bruce Woodcock with
which
Το
sense into this
Lee Savold for a third time. That is one idea which should be swiftly buried at the bottom of a deep, dark well. I admire Woodcock for coming back from the twin horrors of blindness and 1 admire him u broken jaw in a last vain bid to win the greatest prize in sport. again for his game, gallant, and gritty struggle against the battle-toughened Savold in what, from the British point of view was a disappointing world title clash at the White City.
Unfortunately.
destination is
Rio
de
AL Swansea: Glamorgan
Two
bowlers, John drew with Surrey. Glamorgan out). 54 not Wardle, of Yorkshire, and Tom 448 and 150 for one (Parichouse Goddard, of
Gloucester, were 75. H. Dayles
their Surrey 302 (Clark 60).
drew with Sussex At Hove: After 12 years with Sussex, chiefly responsible for
Sussex Jack Oakes, the younger of the sides victories
today. Middlesex were given the task Cambridge University. County's two brothers, today
malden century of scoring 308 rung in three and 312 and 350 (C. Oakes 51, Cox completed his
93, J. Oakes 151, Warr, right- victory cricket
quarter hours for against u
arin fast bowler, five for 76). In Brst-class
Cambridge against Yorkshire at Lords. Cambridge University,
University 471 for him "In 95 minutes they were all ve declared. The feat had chuded
runs, their lowest
beat narrowly in the past A week out for 70
Lords: Yorkshire
don't when he ran ino a tree last year | Sometimes the York- ago against Notts he reached D5 total of the season. Helped by
think the Duncaster mans and keeping me walting m long. New York, sometimes
"But I don't feel sore now, Janeiro. runs in 67 minutes before fall smart delding and wicket-keep-Middlesex by 220 runs.
world championship Ing to a catch on the boundary, ng besides the timidity of the shire 437 for six declared and
nine declared and My reason for saying this is the Alan. Bruce is dead game. boy, and he can hit," Good and last season he hit 90 runs batsmen, Wardle achieved easily 158 for even declared. Middle- off the Kent bowlers.
slow record book. left-arm (Wardle,
Joc sporting tribute from a sporting Against Tami Mauriello, for 26 runu in with eight wickets Oaker pinyed the most enter-the best analysis of his career sex 288 for
Baksi.
Loo and
Savold-all winner.
What happens now? of which were bowler, eight for 20). fatning, if not the most correct, 13 avers, four
Ai Northampton: Northam
with cricket of the day at Itove and maldens. This made his match
Essex. Americans Woodcock lasted drew Lanshire
We have got to find a killer. a chance," declared.ve, seven and four rounds TCS- an figures 12 wickets for 00 runs.
for nine ha century In
a Farr with a punch. How long completed
of Essex 431 Goddard, 40-year-old hour and 30 minutes. In all ho
I am
not saying this because 1 will that take? At the rate we another 50 who batted for two, and
had been ausini-Northamptonshire 240 (Brownpectively. Chree-spinner,
Gloucestershire In the 57, Peter Smith, right-arm clow quarter hours for his 151 runs, ing
last few matches, had a dead-leg break bowler, Ave for 77) predicted a Savold win. It is are going, about
which and 281 for seven (Livingston not a case of being smart after yearn.
the event. spell of bowling batsman ly hitting two sixes and 19 fours.
Another successful
side gaining a 85, Brown 134 not out).
I felt this way about Woodcock today was Freddie Brown, the resulted in his
.
self-exiled Czech. at No. 3, followed by Eric Sturgess, BIG PROFIT
South African Champion.
the
Dilip Bose, stockily built in-j dian, comes into the list for the first time. Bose was yesterday defeated by David Lurie,
African, in the first South round of the London champion- ships.
It seems alnost certain that the men's singles will develop into a battle between America and Australia.
The women's singles will, as by the usual, be dominated Americans. Miss Louise Brough, the halder, has been given top pher, followed by Mrs Mar-,
The only Eag- Laret Dul'ont.
Mrs included to fishwonian Harrison, formerly Mrs Betty filton, who is seeded No. 0.
the
Apart from the United States other only and Britain. competitor to get into the first
eight is Mrs A. Bosal of Italy, who is essentially a hard court player.
MEN'S SINGLES
3.
The 16 seeded players in the men's singles are:-1, Frank Sedgman (Australia): 2, Billy Talbert (Balled States); 3, Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt); 4, Erie Sturgess (South Africa): 5. Budite Patty (United States); 0, Gardne Mulloy (United 7, Art Larsen (United Bromwich 0, John
Geoff Brown
Sintes); States);
Australia); 9, (Australia): 18, Ken Macgregor
11.
23111
13,
Fred
Doesn't Want To Be Seeded
London, June 20.
For the first time in the history of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Champion- ships a request has been made on behalf of : Feedcu player not to be needed.
The player is Dilip Bost 32-year-old Champion of India and Asia, who was chosen as the 15th seed in the men's singles for the Championships, which be. Glen Munday.
Since Bose's arrival in
ho England
has been suffering from malaria and was unable to compete in Champion- the Northern
ships at Manchester
and
at Bristol last week.
Chlumal Dura!, Mr J. ike. Foreign Secretary of the All-India Lawn Tennis manager Association and
team 11 the of England, said he had asked Mr E. R. Avery, a member of the Championships Com- whether mittee, Lo ask
Indian
Bose's name could be de- leted from the seedings.—— Reuter.
MISRA WINS
FOR HKFA
The Cimirman of the Hong-
shire
I Just
materint.
NOT GIVING UP
A 11 makes no difference," says A Jimmy "You don't get any sleep. You have to watch 'em all the time. With air pockets and jolts you can't afford to take
all other means have falled, Jimmy gives to Injection his charges quieten them. He carries bla special melient bag wherever he KOCA
Occasionlly, when
An
But promoter Jack Solomons) "But the better the breeding remarkable victory over Derly- AL Bristol: Gloucestershirens fong ago as September, 1949.
is more optimistic. "We are not the better the traveller. Swallow by 81 runs after being beat Derbyshire by 81 runs. Then I wrote:-
giving up. I'm determined to Tail gave me no trouble at all." 210 runs in arrears on the Gloucestershire
104 and 381
It about "Isn't
time
heavyweight we bring that world Graventy 05). Arst innings.
(Young 117,
all Ihla Woodcock championship here. (God-dropped Derbyshire needed to score Derbyshire 314 and 10
"We are going to scour Britain 172 runs to win in 153 minutes dard, right-arm offspin bowler, business deep in the sea....to
build him up as a passibic until we find one. Then we will and
in the hour before tea even for 12)-Router.
heavyweight world-beater seems sponsor him, look
Long Football Association, Mr J. WEST INDIES TOUR Skinner, at a meeting of the Connell last night, urged clubs | Te aminted to the Association to forward their book containing ground and stand Agures as soon as possible for examination.
paid The Association 501,000 in taxation to the Gov- ernment during the past season and made a profit of $55,000.
over
In view of the fact that three or four first-cing teams would be visiting the Colony next sea- son a large proât is expected, and it is hoped that a great deal will be achieved to assist clubs and schoolboys,
Dulwich Hamlet have stated that they will be unable to visit the Colony, but Mr Skinner added that a letter from hlin lind not been received by Dhul- wich which may cause them to change their minds.
However, it is more than pos- sible that Hendon Football Club would be able to make the visit. member of the Hendon is o Athenian League.
OPEN PAIRS RESULTS
Results of the Lawn Bowls Open Pairs mulches played yes- terday were:
At Recreio A. Campbelt and A. Marshall bent V.C. Labrum and J.G. Meyer 19-18.
Fine Performances By Simpson And Worrell
Nottingham, June 20.
WIZARD OF SOCCER
One of the finest tribules I after him, have hoard paid to any football
at the 'spurs
to me to be sheer nonsense.... give him plenty of training and manager came from the Marquis
"Why can't we class Wood-maybe send him to America of Londenderry Lock as a world-beater? Because just to watch their methods. But celebratien banquet at the Savoy the other day. Sald the the stuff in find him we will." clearly he hasn't
Marquis:- ...he isn't a killer as the phrase is, and only the man with
hip...
FLYING HORSEMAN
"The debt they (Tottenham) killer instincts can beconte a One man who doesn't think owe to that great sportsman and champion in any international French successes will affect our
wizard of football, Arthur Rowe, from prize-bloodstock export is dapper can never be repaid.” sport these days.
ghting to croquet."
horse loving Jimmy Wainwright.
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'Spirs chairman Mr Fred J. Flying
also revealed that Horseman," Jimmy, in the past Bearman
NOT ENOUGH
The final day's play of the cricket match here, in which the West Indies beat Notts by an innings and 61 runs, was distinguished by two fine individual per-heavyweight champion. He gave to South formances, one for each side.
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Mr Bearman added: "We have done that to the hilt"
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ten months, has flown more when' manager Rowe firm came It is not Woodcock's fault, of than 120,000 miles delivering to Tottenham he said: "Give the bloodstock worth players everything that the law course, if he lacks the mental British viciousness to become world hundreds of thousands of pounds allows."
America and the all the knew. It was not enough. States.
When I met him he had just
* Tommy Farr had it and, in-
else but
from the returned
New York, ded, everything
Overheard in the office: "Well, Among the many horses Jimmy punch.
Farr apart, for more than 50 has flown to South America are we've lost the world heavy- years British boxing has un-Swallow Tail, third in last year's weight title, we haven't a hope its prob- and Derby, and Sterope, who won at Wimbledon and folded the same pathelle
in the Combridgeshire two years lematical whether we shall win story--a clory umiliating
heavies have which our best
tunning
the golf Open, but at least there smashed by
are three
Wo can't thingo been pulped and
HE CAN'T SLEEP
LOSE-Eton v. Harrow, Gentle- Simpson and Harvey took the foreigners. Look at the list:-- For the West Indies Worrell
and the Boat men v. Players dooore to 101 left-arm
After lunch, but
"Bombardier" Billy Wells- with his slow
Sometimes he is responsible Race! liveries, kept one end going for at that total Williams claimed Stiffened by the Americans Al
First he held 4 two wickelt.
Smith in for a consignment of four horses. three hours and 20 minutes and
cach, Sometimes it is just one horse. duished with the excellent return catch to dismiss Harvey Palzer and Gunboat
Reg Simpson, who will be playing for England in the second Test match which starts at Lords on Satur- day, batted for the four hours and 40 minutes which the Notts' second innings lasted, and made 103, includ- ing 14 fours, out of a total of 224 runs,
two balls later Sunch- figures of 41 overs, 21 maidens, and 57 runs and Ave wickets, which combe patted
both hissively into the hands of Gomez n tribute to
at ally point. endurance and his necuracy.
were
PATCHY BATTING
Simpson apart, the Notts bat- ting, as in the first innings, was rately and Joe Hardstaff, with 35 runs, was the next top scorer.
Sidwell
At Kowloon CC.--J.W, Leon- (Australia) 12 Victor Seixas
In the first innings Notts had ard and A.E. Coates beat M. (Australia);
Coata been dismissed for 240 runs in Ferreira
dr and P.A. (United States);
London, June 20.
West Indie total for Ave declared Kovalevsky (United States); 14, Sumant Misra, of Indin, today 32-12; E. Greenwood and I reply to the
and had followed on 285 runs Irving Dorfman (United States);
Courts Lawn Davidson 20-16. Gruss 15, Dilip Bose, und 16, Clani entered the third round of the Sykes beat W.L. Riley and W. of 525 runs
Londur
al At KBGC-A.V. Gosano and behind. Cuelli (Italy)."
Champlonships 'Tennis
Club with a victory SS. Souza loot to J.E. Noronha Queen's over J. P. Linck, of Holland, by and G.A. Guttertes 18-20; LJ. Castillo and M. Nunes beat A.E 6-G and 0-4.
Elliott and W. Gaffney 18-17.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
The tournament is regarded a rehearsal for Wimbledon
Women's Singles seeds are... 1. Miss Louise Brough (Vulted as States), holder; 2. Mrs Mar- and most of the stars who will garet DuPont (United Statca); be playing at Wimbledon next 3. Miss Doria Hart (United weck are among the entries. States); 4, Mrs Patricia Todd
Tecond
end two rounds three stopped by Carpentier,
the ball duten- Phil Scott: Beaten in three rounds by Jack Sharkey and inter crushed in less than six Jepson l out at everything minutes by Young Stribling In but at 200 runs he was brillant- London. ly caught at mid wicket when pulling a delivery rell.
Jon Beckett:-Twice k.o.'d by from Wor- Georgen Carpentier, once in 73
seconds.
Len Harvey:-Even the cool, 222 runs Worrell clean scientific Len lost to the Ameri- Sime and Butler and cam Vince Dundee and John bowled two runs later Simpson's lon Henry Lewis, although only on
when he gave | points. Innings ended Williams a return catch,
At
FINAL SCORES
WEST INDIES
1st Innings
525 for five declared, NOTT'S
ist Innings 240 2nd Innings
Notts bud At the interval scored 150 runs for the loss of
in their four wickets innings. LIBERATION SHIELD
Simpson stored brilliant Simpson, c. und b. Will members of the KCC and
Williams KEGC who have matches in the 100 runs but failed to save his
Innings defeat. Harris, run out Open Triples to be played on side from an
the innings ord Wlarow, b. Worrell Sunday, June, 25, please arrange He opened
Indeed, Stocks,
thin!
to have their matches played off was inst man out. He played a Hardistaff, c, and b.
Worrell and altempted
c. Christiani b. (United States); 5, Miss Shirley Narendra Nath was beaten by by Sunday, July 2 at the latest steady innings
forcing sirokes, of the United This arrangement is made in few
Gomez Fry
4. Mrs Irvin Dorfman, (United States);
the impression round order to avoid clashing with the he gave the second Harrison, formerly Mrs Botty States, in
annual Liberation Shield fixture he was more intent on batting Harvey, c. and b.
Williams Hilton (Britain); 7, Mins Gussie after putting up a good fight.
of Saturday's The score in Dorfman's favour between the two Clubs concern-practice in view
Stinel.combe, c. Gomez b. Test. Moran (United States); 0, Mrs
Williams Anna-Bossi (Italy).
was 4-6, 7-5 and 6-3-Reuter.
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Jepson, c. Williams b.
Worrell
Sime, b. Worrel
Futler, b. Worrell Howe, not out
"Extrao
Total
Tominy Farr:-Farr went the whole 15 rounds with Joe Louis imperishable at his best-an feat. He was unlucky to lose
of four
battica his all American rings.
TOO SIMPLE
in
So to the inevitable and end- Why? Is L less post-mortem. 109 nerves? Is it wrong punching 21 technique plus lack of experience
in the clinches?
23
35
Is it temperament lack of that wildcat quality which bringe the American slugger into the
ring pent-up and angry, ready
to smash into the other guy just
14 when he decides he is ready to
hot-up the pressure?
0
The answer is YES.
We are too simple over here.
15 We use the wrong methods. We
forgotten
1
have
pugialle axlam
that that
ancient
ro man
who is other than menn, hard,
3 and hungry can hope to become heavyweight champion of the 224 world.
Savold out of the ring is one 6/191, of the most likeable and gentle
characters I have met.
Fall of wickets: 1/70, 2/90, 3,148, 4/155, 6/191, 7,206, 8/222, 0/222.
Bowling:
10
ho
But he was certainly full of hale towards Woodcock beforu the big light, although MR. W didn't talk much about it 8 0 24 0 1 14 0
'I WAS MAD' .- 6 32 1.
Annl clue to 41 21 57 5 Perhaps tho
be 27.5 4 81 3 Savold's quick win 19 to
1 1 18 0found in this remark of his after "I wanted to Dyes 1, leg-byes 1, wides it was all over:
cut him up. I guess I was mad (by Jonce).
at him having that accident!
Pierre
Jones
Gomez
Worrell
Williams
Stollmeyer
Beuter.
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