THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1950.
THE FASTEST EUROPEAN
COUNTY CRICKET SEASON ENDS WITH VICTORIES FOR WORCESTER & GLOUCESTER
London, Sept. 5.
The two outstanding County Cricket Championship games both ended with a definite decision today and, as a result, Worcester and Gloucestershire, the respective winners against Leicestershire and Hamp- shire, rose appreciably in the table.
They occupy sixth and seventh positions in the final order, although this is Gloucestershiro were seventh also on lower than Worcester finished last season. that occasion.
Lelecstershire, nearly
Charles Palmer, former Worcester player now with proved a stumbling block to his old County with a top score of 36. Leicestershire never looked like getting the 349 rons necessary in 380 minutes, though inspired hitting by the tailenders enlivened the last few minutes of the season at Leicester.
Something
Im
'There's
Of A Harris This Tipton Harrier'
Says ARCHIE QUICK
Jack Huden passing the winning post at
Central Presa Photo,
Brussels.
Less than ten hours after he left London Airpori, Jack Holden, the 43-year-old Staffordshire sports groundsman, was being hailed as the greatest Marathon runner in Europe at the Continental Championships in Brussels.
:
There is something of the Reg Harris in the Tipton Harrier. Both are confident to the point of corkiness, but what is important they have in deeds what they say in words. First of all, Hokden insisted on being flown over to Belgium on the day of the race because, as he told me, he "did not want any of that fine food upsetting
me.'
"
And as he entered the plane i vihen he eets on a bike and tilts at Lalon airport, he was forge art Conentai champong apreinely ate of winning that;
he said to the embled Press
GREY-HAIRED
WIN
Haworth took 10 wickets dur- Ing the match. which featured by the brilliant catches of the Worcester players.
Hampshire owed a great deal lo Allan Rayment, 22-year-old balaman, for averting on innings defeat. Playing only his second genson with Hampshire, he is likely to prove an able substituie for Arnold, who may not play cricket nore first-class rany Cowing to finess,
Rayment wa only 40 runs short of a maiden century when
a change of bowling from slow
to fast brought about his down-
fall
North well deservedl their eight wickets win over the South, and three Northampton- shire
batsmen played it ~ minent part in the race around the lock.
Brookes and Oldfield 4:00 chowed that they were pre- pared to aerept the challenge of scoring 343 runs at 68 runs an hour. They put on 156 rung in Just over two hour and then Livingston joped Brookes in Another big stand which vir- tually cluched matters,
Sportsman's Diary
SO THE SELECTORS ARE NOT TOO INFLEXIBLE
Cholce of Washbrook and Warr to complete the team for Australia, and of Denis Compton to be vice- captain, has made nonsense of most of the forecasta, Small wonder.
No one imagined that Washbrook, who made his decision with deliberation, would change his mind, nor that MCC would be willing to reinstale him if he did.
Old Harrovlan and ex-Coll- Clearly the MCC Committen
Guarda are not "dyed in the woal" stream
oMeer, Mr
as they are sometimes painted, McCorquodale is married with Not only have they been sweetly in two-year-old daughter and reasonable in the matter of lives quietly at Brook Cottage, Washbrook, but they have Bray, Maidenhead, travelling lo broken with tradition in their work in the City every day. choice of a vice-captain.
--(London Express Service)
Apart from the captain, F.A. Brown, none of the amateurs qualifies for such a respons!-
With arms outstretched. Etienne Bally, of France, wins the final of the 100 Meires Dash at the European Games at Brussels from Franco Veccsse (Italy) and V. Soukharov (Russia) on the extreme right. Not shown in the plcture is E.bility, and none could wish to Kiszka, of Poland, in the outside lane to Bally's left, who finished almost in a deadCompton's calibre. heat with the three. All four were timed in 10.7 seconds, ---- Central Press Photo invaluable experience, and may-
The Russians Were More Friendly At Brussels
SAYS JOHN
MACADAM
be
we
1 it before
Rec
player of He will galu
shall
him lead England yet.
The return of Washbrook is doubly blessed. It provides us with п batsm of proved ability and temperament, and it restores m established opening! partnership.
REGRETTABLE
Second World Pentathlon Championships
Berne, Sept. D. The second World Pen- tathlon Championships open here tomorrow with three-
For all that we may yet have man teams from Belgium, reason to regret the absence of Britain. Finland, France, W, J. Edrich; whose craftsman Italy, Sweden andi Switzer- chip, courage and Dll-round
many now,
Two things emerge from the welter of judging squabbles and national exalin-ubility have
a tight corner. tions that accompanied the European Games in Brussels-Great Britain's absolute return to a position among the leaders of world athletics and Russian indications of readiness to play the game the Western way.
This is not to try sticking the javelin sportive into the body politic, but it is impossible to ignore the bubbling enthusiasm of team-manager Jack Crump as he talks on those famous Brussels victories.
1t What of it?
"We come right from behind? Bonkers-Koen and the Hus- strictly legitimate when he in popular opinion," he told me, the Russians were the made his tremendous effort to "and the eight titles we won. to smile breadly and con-ass Hardy before surpring YORKS BEAT MCC
were not won only
Get the request for the photo Yorkshire won a fine victory athletes.
These files were won by over the MCC with five minutes
tern-integrallon days. the complete to spare. Yorkshire declared at their overnight score and after the 33 men and 14 women the visitors had lost four wickets who made up the British party. cheaply Dour Inrale, the Essex Every one of them gave every- Copiniu, gave a bright batting thing for their team as a team
all of them share fa display.
Unlucky to be caught when ours.
On the Russian score. i one run short of a century, he
the
with
unvios?
been proved in land.
Where The final team and individual naked, are the titles will be awarded from total it may be close Gelders to hold the catches pointer gained in the five evenia. that Wright may be expected to riding, fencing, shooting, swim produce
ming and running.
The J. J. Warr, third member of
World Championships, This year's Cambridge team to which end on Sunday, are being be chosen for the tour, hos| held - concurrently with the bowled consistently well with Swiss milliary pentathlon con- out ever suggesting he to trat. match-winner in Test class.
A meeting of the Internation- By common consent there is
al Pentathlon Committee was
by eightieratulate her, desplie the fact Allen to the would have no such bowler in the country:held here today under the pre- of Colonel Gusay came from them. It's changed given us the points to have put and to add a third who is no sidency
in the top class looks to me like
of Sweden, who was The
Drysen, whole leadership beyond reinforcing mediocrity, doubt.
"But," says Jack
In all games it generally para re-elected. MOSCOW GAMES?
Committee "Where
The Crum
agreed to is no offical way to play from strength-wherever of awarding total points for that many lie. In
this instance hold the 1852 Championship in Even more important in
these events, and we are more that would mean taking another Mudrid and was decided not
satisfied the general athlete scene, in which than
Tattersall to dispute the title in 1952 on spinner either rest of the Brith athletes scored more first than ony Laker according to chalce. account of the Olympic Games 15 headed by Jack Crump paint other country,
Tattersall has headed then that year.-Reuter, "good "The intersted coaching that
first-class averages without n bat, nevertheless, played a not-tasy to recall the Iron Curtain pleasant picture of the
rttitude their athletes main and fair attitude of the Rus made possible will go on break since the beginning of) able part in forcing the County at Oslo. 1 Brussels, ac-sans language difficulties not to Helsinki and beyond.
July. There is nothing transient Inckiental note; Nobly about his success.
the malc Morcover an or break turned out to meet body of victors at the air ter specialis
have would minil. Se transit gloria athletic.
-Landon Express Servica)
opinion
to bat ngalu.
Yardley changed the batting carding to those with whom we withstanding), is the order with disostrans results, have spoken, the attitude was from Moscow that the Russians in the 1952 relaxed, ineffably will take part wickets falling Ive
cheaply very much
Olymple Games at Helsinki. when set to get 19 runs in 80 more friendly, When there
100 was that
It is also suggested that they minutes, but two minutes from
de will apply for a Games then- line Wilson made the winning metres relay photo-finish
show magnifcentrelves at some future date, and hit for Yorkshire to win by five elaration to
last-leg that in the meantime some of June Foukl as the wickels.
Fanny their leading Soccer teams will vinner DV*** Mrs
be willing to make foreign
ra when thele ceators
THE RESULTS
Today's results were.
At Bournemouth: Gloucester- hire heat amphire by nine wickets, Gloucestershire 304 for even declared and 18 for one. Hampshau 133 and 188 (Ray-
al 91).
Art Larsen The Winner At
Forest Hills
koon.
ends
All this is to the gord, and
is not too much to say that
by
has been achieved in part ene of the finest, most-inspired Lunch of athletes ever to leave
LADIES' GOLF
Autumn Meeting
Programme. For
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LRC TENNIS
Letter balance to the bowling. PROGRAMME
which:
fast- comprises three medium men. three leg-
The Ladies' Recreation Club breakers, one of the low left-
Only Close bowls annual tennis tournament, which arm variety. off-breaks, And he i net includes three Colony Hardcout reckoned a specialist. He gets Open Championship events, be- ting on Monday, September 11. his place as an all-rounder.
The following is the full x- TOO KEEN
ture list for the week:
manager of George Dingley, feather weight champion Roanle
that Clayton. thinks
Monday, September 11
9.30 am. Colony Ladies' Singlen K. Stack A. Sainsbury:
There has a Punset Deep Water Bay and our Cooper, former Club Ladies Singer-Mira Armstrong
43-year-old Jack Holden to
Lays
little premature in his talk of a MA Harly
5.16 p.: Colony Mixed Doubles M Leicester: Warrester brat
The Autumn Meeting for ABA light weight champlon, Is a De G. Chiwa and Mrs A, Tamworth 2 ear-oki Jun Fouka. Leicesterin by 177 Tuis.
The only cloud on the Brus the Ladies Section of the £500 title challenge it he beats. Lo and Mrs IC. Chain, E. T 387 Jur loucestershire
ninu
opponente-Gus and Mr M. Chow K.C. Lal and At Law King. Y.P. Taul and Mrs horizon was the long walk. Royal Hongkong Golf Club his next two
1. S v. Celeny Ladin' Doubles 176 for
Wii-tong and Miss Foran and Bert Jackson. vix de- dared and
Forest Hills, Sept. 1. Jack Crump duaen't reckon that
on Thursday, letered (Jackson, right-arm off-
"There are several boys with, whey ak bowler. Isur fur 44).4 Art Larsen won the Unit Schwab, Bus declared-winning will be held break
hus September 28, at Deep in my opinion, better claims for M. Yang and Miss W.C Lio Iv Min Kayter and Mr Benjamin:
213
led States Tennis Champion.Swiss, did a p short, as
Dingely. Colony Ladies Singlesis M. He- a title chance," been suggested, but he reports Water Bay. Liveslethire
M. Ribeiro; Club "Let Cooper get the belter of thington y slow pinship today, beating Herbie concccable nanount of doubt
A Men's Sing Heenan v A.M. (Howorth, feft-arn Sowier, five for 49).
Flam, 6-3, 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. among watchers, not only Bri- The following programme has Ray Fitton, Johnny Molloy, G.fl.
Phillips, Jin Kenny and Teddy Club Ladi-g' Single Geir V At Kingston-on-
Mrr Margaret Osborne h, that his walking was not been arranged;"
A Botey Competition will be Peckliam before he talks of his F. Robinson. North beat South by eight DuPont won her third straight
played in the morning. Playersting for Clayton's champion- 190 and 289 United States Tennis champlon- wickets. South
to arrange their own game and hip." starting times. In the afternoon (Patterall,
there will be Long Driving, Ap-
Thames:
right-tem
-hip with an easy straluit-sets dam off pin bowler, five for victory over Miss Doris Hart, 26), North 146 and 343 for two 6-3, 6-3-United Press.
AI, Bronken 172, (Oldlich! Cavington Rot out).
AL Scarborough: Yorkshire
MCC by
er to hot care
if they run in
The British athletes for the beat
relays against home re."
[
SEMI-FINALS
Forest Hills, Sept. 4. five wickets, Miss Duris Hart Tuner-tip I shall be ampig Championarhis left in 100 240 and 92 for Ave (Tor the title last year, won her
two halves, on arcemve days.jay Ban't that grand spirit, out Holden was how much more of 11 we meet vide went on the day he was in British
ich the same
Harvis saye sort of thing
HOME SOCCER
today.
RESULTS
London, Sept. 6. The following were the re-, arts of football matches played
DIVISION (NORTHERN) New Belghton 2 Rochdale
THIRD
Darlington
---Renter.
Rowers Reported Deserting Tito
right-arm
Dubline
the only duetuce for 29).
Holden in acknowledged the
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fast bowler, way to the
Gentlemen
West Indies
best man by far in this country Draw With South
Of England
Hastings, Sept. 6.
The
Mrs
15 Probable Starters For
St. Leger
Tonghingt and Putin: ad Putting Competitions. The en-
CYCLISTS 'SHUN Remember the cycling soldiers
army?
Tuesday, September 13
9.00 m: Club Ladies' Double- Mies R. Maumell and Miss Haymond
Mr Salzbury and Mrs Barty, Mr Strocbach And Mrs D.J. Mackle v
F. Hobinion and Mrs D.L. Por
30.
Wednesday, September 13
Getz.
STD B.J. Mackicira
Club Men's Doulics-E
Our 15 m
Colony Mixed Doubles try : has been posted at Deep of the Japanese
BIG. Lann and Mra C.C. Chiu v Lt Water Bay and it is hoped cu Army has it, cyclists, too,
machines for Col and Mira Stock, K.C. Das and meme members as possible will they use their
Eport. Competing in the first-trs Liiton y R. Tuy and Mis MT. Ladies Doubles- nheiro: Colony be present.
Ali cords must be returned by ever later Services cycling hits Stekes Mr Mrs Gels Mrs finals of the
D.R. Starles A.J. Cafford V 14.15 pm and tra will be served match at Herne Hill they beat Chow and 24mm Sze Club Men's United States tennis champion-
London, Sept. 5.
Holmes, D.T. Nolan Presenta- the Navy and RAF colts and one at 130 followed by ship again today with a G-4,1
At present 14
Man behind the Army tezm is J.A.C. Hurlbati. Zulauf; Ch and drew with the MCC. 4-1 victory over Miss Beverly
of Men's Doubles-St. Treenan and W. are probable starters for on of Prizes,
H, C. Baughan, On Tuesday, September 12, Caplain the £13,559 St. Leger first prize 1 list hiew this new grey-MCC 161 and 235 for three des Baker,
For a time in the first sel on Saturday. The race, due to
the last regular prize day for Chester. Lending the pursuit Farrer A.S. Martin and R. haired Midlander when he was clared (Rudd 70, Waly Ham-i
Gentlemen the 25-year-old Miss Hart had be run over the one-mile, tix the Deep Water Bay Season team was L/Corporal M. Camp- wit be held. A Three ClubLell (Welsh Regiment), who was Di Ireland 198 and 186 forfa battle on her gunds with the furlong Doncaster course, Eelectic will bu plaved. An one of Britain's representatives
9.00 am Club Indies Singles- three-miler anri cross-country and 2 not out). runner who always used to figurel
who timed to start at 3.15 .S.T.
be in the 1950
Empire Games in Mrs Sainsbury v Mira L. Deas, prominently in the AAA Chan-nine (Bergin 57, Mallett, right-fourth-seeded Californian
entrance fee of $1.00 will arm fast mediúm bowler, tour bits with equal speed with!
3.10 p.m: Colony Mixed Doubles P. F. Sapper return New Zealand; The probables, with Jockeys, made and players may pionships before the war,
- Hernan and Mra Armstrong v right and
hands, Miss
(T.F. Burns), as many ns four cards AllBrotherion, who won the nine-
Sand Miss W.C. Loo. LC. He was always a little self-ter 29)-Reuter,
Balter breke Miss Hart's service are: Babus Pet
tap individual pursuit, was the Kotewall and Bilan 1. Ward V.W.3. Mr Andrewes: willed and had skirmishes with
to make it 4-4 but Miss Hat Cagire II (EG. Flott). Castle cards to be returned by 4 p.m.
1949
half-mile NCU
Krass Cooper and
Colony Latlles Doubles-Mrs Nouza the authorities. So did Harris.
broke right back and held her stock (W. Rickaby), L'Amiral
CAPTAIN'S CUP champion and Private G. Hewitt and Bire Chiu Meg Stack and Mrs It must be a sign of treyjura- ¡
Poncelet), Mattygainmal service to win the set. MR (R.
Roberta), Miel losa (F.
(RACC), who represented the Campbel Colony Ladies Staples
Mr Getz
M. Yang, Mr M. men : porting genita.
The winner of the Qualtying Army in the sprint, is the Liver- MR, Lo: Chib Ender Baker's serious challenge wild- CA.
Palmer). Pachademis (G. Little- ed right cre
(Dou: Smith). Round for the Captain's Cup at podl Centre sprint champion, The second set was all Misa wood), Saturn
1 (Rae Johnstone), Fanling for the month of August with a nelt out a 4-0 Scratch 5 Shrewsbury over a 261⁄2 mile coure because
E. Stary and Dr Smart v A., and flary's as she ran
TAKING IT QUIETLY Tilloy was Mrs A. Hayes
AW. Cutcher; Club Men's inglor of hit regular victories over the
tead before dropping a game. Stenigot (M. Molony),
-P.V. Shawsey J.V. Seltore. 70 and Runner-up was Mrs. J to London Windsor
ruz. Hvi
Tramper Wat with a nett 80. (Gortion Richards), Florida star was
athletes were blondy
Walle British also took the British Empire
Turn A Penny
Thursday, September 14 seeded second to the defendime (T. Inwerat).
board at the The Fanling Season for the sweeping the in
Tat New Zealand
Margaret W. Nevelt), Vieux Munoir (J.
5.13 pm Colony Ladies' Doubles | champlon, but the bit disap-
Sunlinen Laumain) andl
Crime Sellon opens with the European championships, February.
Mrs. I. Lo and Misa Choy v Mrn The West Indies looked Osturne Dupont.
former L.G.U. Monthly Medal on the Britain's
Olymple Markle and Mrs Armstrong: Club Smith). Pat pointment of
life. ein.
24-year-old Scalfish Mixed Double-Dr Smart and Mrs The pensated some degree by likely to beat the South of
defending eliampion. All carry nine clone except first Tuesday, October 2. An printer,
be held en Alistair McCorquodale,
Barly v W.3.D. Cooper and Mrs who
Andrewes, M. Heenan and Mrs Lit- his win in Brussels, was defeat England here today when strs Dupont, reached the finals Santinca (8 stone, 11 pounds). Extra Day will
downing Reuter.
Thursday, October 10, which pained fourth place for Britain | Zon V" Mr. and Mrs Br. Johnson; at the Wembley Olymple Games they got rid of five batsmen for the fifth time by
will also be an LG.U. Medal. in the 100 metres at the Games, Club Man's Doubles-A.D. Scholes 'Miss Nancy
Choffre, 0-1, 0-0 TEARS IN HIS EYES for 15 runs in the first
From October 1 to Novem- was quietly playing cricket for and S/1, Harris v Major Young and CHAMPAGNE STAKES
Zulauf and 8.M. and for the second straight year blistered feet
and J. McCalg He developed
ber 15
Garrard Mies Hart for the
(inclusive) a Running the Free Foresters in Holland. were today reported to have when lying banghly at the three-hour's play, but Doggart and for the
London, Sept. 5. Medal Competition will be held. "I shall never run again." he Lancashire: Club Ladies Singles
Mirs Tamworth v Mrs Driemen Club declared that they will not re-quarter distance and there were James Langridge engaged in title
Mrs Dupont breezed through The Begum Aga Khan's colt, Pinyers may take as many cards told me, when he stepped off an Menges Elandicap-D, D. B turn to their country but will tears in his eyes in the British a sixth wicket stand of 83 remain in Italy.
runs which saved matters, the first set against 21-year-old Frise Dubois, is among the nine as they wish providing it is the aeroplane at London Airport the Evans yo. Wigglesworth. dressing-room after the race.
Miss Chaffee, who earlier had probables declared for to first round of the day and the other day. "I just haven't got the old Holden The Yugods, three of the
Valentinu and Ramadhin beaten the Wimbledon cham-morrow's
time any more. Week-end cricket Champorne Stakes. Competition university students and the spirit was there. "I would have were once again responsible to plon, Miss Loule Brough, but the main event of the first day signed before starting play. The is enough for me from now on."
player (Um fourth an architect, left their beaten them all but for them the collapse at the start, but in the second set she lost con. of the Doncaster St Leger meet-Winner. will be the
forehand Ing
tuming the best Malian hotel and team-mates last blankety blisters," he told me. Doggurt, not usually happy with trol of her effective
during the period. night. They were today reported And I really believe he would pr. bowling, took four boun- chep shot nd committed
The race, which is timed to have booked
The man who was expected Carles off Valentine and twice errors at critical points. to
rooms at a
to trot into the handsome Heyse cut Ramudain to the ralis ho
start at 2.35 p.m. GMT is run hotel in nearby place.
six-furlong straight But the 32-year-old title over a ten refused Stadium in the outskirts of fore he was caught behind the The Yugoslav
holder stayed with her chop course. to confirm or deny the report, Brussels a fairly
Vanin, the Rusclus
set as the best in the third
The probables, with jockeys, which was published today by was
Ramadhin, with four wicketa
weapon in the tricky crosswind
are: Big Dipper' (W. H. Carr), newspaper Corricio champion, but he could finish the Milan
Eetter than third behind Holden for 30 runs, had match gure against her foe who did not like Stratolight (T. Lowrey), Sach- Della Sera-Router,
o I wickels for less than 13 to run, and when she cracked cord (W. T. Evans), Froise du and one of the Iron Finns.
Kolden moved into the lead runs each while Valentine took Miss Chaffee's service theAGE
Walford, near London,"
Sept. 5, round about the half-way mark four wickets for 48 runs today. second Rame to lead 2-0, Miss Bols (C. Smirko), Arctic Prince
The West Indies were left Chaffee was finished.
(C. Spares), Royal Moccasin (J. Smith), Rowley (Eph and rompet home a 200 yards
Randolph Turpin, the con- London, Sept. 5.
to which to Batley beat. Hull Kingston winner in the fast, but by no with 55 minutes
Chaffee double-faulted Caldwell), Turks Reliance (Gor tender for the British Middle
Persian weight Championship, tonight Rovers by 21 points to four in means his best time of 2 hours score 120 runs for victory, but Miss
Richards) and the task proved Impossible and on the final point and appeared don
knocked out Ou Blandon, of a Yorkshire Cup, first round, 32.18 mins.
on Valley (Doug Smith). Britain's second string. Lt. the game petered out to a draw disheartened. From then second leg, Rugby League match
except Bolglum, in the second round did well it was a rout as the
All carry nine stone Young
10 today. This eliminates Hull Col Edward Dealmon, 41 years although the tourists
(a stone. 19 jof a fight scheduled for beat kerself on Peraian Valley
rounds-Router, Kingston Rovers from the com-old, finished eleventh in a fold to store 84 zum in the time Californian
pounds)~-~-~-Ileuter. pellion. Heuter.
DI 22.
jerron-United Press. avaliable. Reuter.
Milan, Sept. 5. Four Yugoslav lowers who took part in the recent European here Rowing Championshipa
RUGGER RESULT
Yet.
the same
easy winner wicket.
book
be muni
Threo cards
Randolph Turpin |
Beats Belgian
TRYING CHANNEL SWIM AGAIN
to
D.C.
LEAGUE REPLAY
The Anal replay between the Chinese Bearcation Club and South China Athlelle Associn- on for the Colony Men's. "A" Division League Championship will take place at the Hongkong Cricket Club courts on Tuesday, September 10, at 5.15 pm.
Calais, Sept. 8.
All other fixtures in the dif- Murat Guler, the 28-year-old ferent divisions of the Colony Turkish student who failed
League will be finished by that wim the Channel in August be-date, and prizes will be distri- cause his breast-stroke was too buted in all champions at the slow and he became cramped | conclusion of the final by Mru after 22 hours in the water, will M. Owen Hughes, wife of the tonight try with his brand-new President of the Hongkong Lawn crawl stroke, which he has been Tennis Association, practising in Brussels ever since If inclement weather should his fallure, He is to start from make play impossible on Bep- Cap Grix Nez at 10 pm, GMT.tember 10, the "match" "will be --Reuter.
played on the following day.