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AUSTRALIA 215 FOR 4: ENGLAND OUT FOR 165

Australia had scored 215 runs for the loss of four at the tea interval yesterday after dismissing England for 165.

Bradman had knocked up 78 not out, Hassett 15

not out and extras were 12.

YESTERDAY'S

PLAY

Trent Brulge, June 14. The Australians, stantinuing their lanings the eng le marle 1014 runs for our wicket of lunch time.

artan contacted only on the in- site enige when attempting to sut. However, he settled down after (the early words and stayed

wall Buses until hanch.

in the last over before the in- trival, Harge had 50 out of 10% in two hours roid ten minutes.

Englavet ist innings 185 Bres

Australia 1st things

ta Laker Tot el

But af

Play began on line and Edoch

At 11 pened the stack in Burung Whee mel the first ball with turford Balmes

This looked a portest of Bedroom Pase.

Extra things to vorne,

When Barnes tracked a shame! ball Edrich's second over frei speed of the flight deceived many people into thinking a Web-

Total Log one Reuter.

brook hod made astest- Thursday's Play

vaich,

After three

ye

Wan

given Fest, Belte changing Pls and Burnett shoting the wi- tack. Neither larwder looked dat perous, and the reitint

deid suggested that England were emmerned with

well as wicket taking.

Evans Misses

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BOWLING FIXTURES

Today's fawn bowls ixtures:-

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H.K.C.C.

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19

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SECOND DIVISION "0"

AUSTRALIAN BOWLERS

HAD ENGLAND IN MESS

Evans rodsend them onegal when he male kavad effort to entel' Morris bol just fouled, akin An

start tall

131

played inside a Bedser which proporsi up from Pin front of the wicket. Evānu dar teil round, flung hammed full length

but only got the

fingers to the tall

After five sucressive

Bornes unleashed a saquaresgat to

London, June 10.

Australian battery of Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller and Bill Johnston mowed down the cream of English batting at Nottingham today and shot- tered, in a few hours, England's luck in winning the toss and batting first on an casy pace wicket.

the boundary to set up the total. Sheer pace and good length backed up by superb

to 53 after the minings had been

in progress for mutes

After-dawling 12 övers to 21 runs, Bedser gave way to Youn. whose

Tall Text for first England was pror heel by Muran to the on-boundary.

Yardley nude double change by bringing on taftes tas Barett England's policy of making the

Australians fight for every Inally right results.

Morris Impatient

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fielding and catching, put England in such a mess that at one time, 8 wickets were down for 74 runs. .Ts, bowšets Furt Laker and

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went

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HONG KONG," SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1948.

W. J. Edrich catches Bradman behind the wicket for 88 on the first day of the Australian's '

match against MCC at Lerda. Bowler was MCC captain J. H. G. Deighton,

Soviet Not Entering Olympic

Compton in, and the "Middlesex

Twins"

virt

were there to try art

The de running

England,

ugalist

As Edrich and Compton raiseri

flat 50. I r

that the

Games

Moscow, Juno 11.

the score steadily towards the While there has boon no announcement, it is being ossumed here that the Soviet Union is not going to participate in the Olympic games in London.

FWIEN were about to repeat one of their partnerships which bave often saved England Mitllesex tearns.

and

Lindwall Tiring Complet bemight cheers from the he hit the crowd when

of the innings, first boundary

the

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Lord Burghley, chairman. of i the Olympic Organising Com-: millee, disclosed in London that the USSR had not yet or- Soviet Olympic ganised Committee, the only neulon he sald was necessary to qualify for an invitation to the games,

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the

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London, June 10.

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American Victory Expected In Wightman Cup

Wimbledon, June 10.

Britain's Duchess of Kent will presont the Wight- man Cup to Mrs. Hazol Wightman, United Status' non-playing captain and donor of tho trophy, on No. 1 court here on Saturday evening.

Africa's Mrs.

Sheila renched last

That is the measure of certainty wherewith lawn tennis fans, British and American alike, are anticipating the United States women's vic- tory in the two-day clash beginning on Friday. Britain's chances of scoring roped In South the first victory in the Wight-Sholla Summers to help in tun-

up. Sh since 1930 ing man Cup series were Rimmed Op by John car's Wimbledon semi-final, cut- Olliff, veteran British inter-Ung down Mrs. Todd in doing so. national player, who said, "the Sheila knows a thing or two but hes kowledge is not expected to Wightman Cup can only be p.ake a great change in the over- an attraction us a spectacle all result of this 20th contest bo- owing to the vast superiority tween American and British wo- of the American women," ormen.--United Press.

the Evening Star's law tennis player, Roy McKelvie, who re- marked, "Britain has not won 1930 and will the Cup since

de well to win one single tie this time."

TWO KILLED IN BANDIT AMBUSH

Chines

The United States will feld Two guards af the four former Wightman Cup cam- Maritime Customs were killed |paigners-Mrs. Margaret Osborne and two wounded last Saturday DuPont, Miss Louise Brough, Mrs. morning in a clash with bandits Patriein Todd and Miss Doris the Canton-Kowloon border. - Harl. Britain will bring in- D

mined an area a The bandits newcomer to the Wightman Cup short distance from the play.

20-year-old Miss Joy Gan- Ling Customs non.

outrost

Cheung and were about

of s group to ambush

Premature Customs personnel. 34 discharge of the mines saved the year-old playing captain, left: whole group from death,

Four

others troupers horded

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by the

old

handed Mm. Ketherlae (Kay) 1 Stammers Menzies, who ho ever will play only in the last doublen match on Saturday. Bare Chance

A repetition n the tast

vested in

followed battle that In the two guards were killed (one had been wounded by shrapnel from the

and two exploding mine) reunded. The bandits ransacked two the outpost, stripping it of every

movable object.

The two wounded match since recovered.

I was noticeable that Austrating felding was belliantly high standard,

Lindwall changed ends, but the

it should be recalled that While England wickets were ese and confidence of the bats Burghley visited Moscow last dropping quickly at Notting- suggested the life had gone year and discussed with Russian ham, Abdul Kardur, who was

pos:libilityļa member of the Indian team. athletic officinis the from Sarny, Evans, what a string of batting from, the pitch.

Lindwall showed signs of tirof Soviet Alec Bodser, i prospects--came

athletes entering, the which toured England in 1946, in after a lengthy spell and Olympics. He was of the opinion in scoring a hundred against years 7-0 American wins is re- avest Owir side from complete i qelekle that the big crowd sat

on who had been in at that time that These were the men Bill Johnston,

USSR Middlesex became the Brst Rarded likely with Britain's best run and brought a little Jay stunned.

whom the English, writers hand troduced to the attack.

was might enter.

Oxford University player this chances of grabbing ene Possibility said would hammer this "weak" | switched to his end.

aggressive Mrs. athletic, season to reach three figures. Betty Hilton,

current leader of Compton sept him straight to| Australian attack;

The general Soviet press has Kardar carried his bat for 138 Britain's bunch of women singles. the boundary with his favourite

had very little to say about the after a stay of two hours 35 players and recent winner of strofe, a squate drive off

Rames and

the sporting press minutes, and hit two sixers and British hard court championship. back foot pass coverpoint.

if the Soviet Union has given Toshack was at the other end, little er no

13 fours. Intimation whether en the leg stumpor 101 there would be participa Kardar proved the most succes-

Middlesex went run-saving employing #

tion

sive of the University's bowlers. and, taking six for 51, played the biggest part in forcing the coun-

to follow on.

to the 25,000 fans who hael matched the Australian: shoot te acknowledgid best at this country has,

which

Laker put life into the Eng land tall and his fine 53 on. *abled England to put together

185.

the

nt-

Morris showed 21gm of boom-,,

T's Hatlant ninth wicket stand in which Laker, a York. ing impatient at in his wit-

by birth, played a Khir-man

ut even with all the tribute conesutrating. xiety to push Ute seure along, he mishit Laker near, spare

nohte part was right out of the Surrey 10%.

of! spin bowler, wille Two bulls later he tried to repeal

there courageous pages of this was

sushious day for Roll. Yorkshire cricket, the stroke. This Buse the ball, bit

Johnston seemed bent on has] English cricket, the inside edp at his

so often before waved England.

reminiscent of the lack at his switch to the other It was so screwed back on to the stumps,

grand move There was nothing in the pitch Test match of 1021, when Gregory end provel Laker, England's batting hera, responsable for the England ate and MacDonald shot out England Australia. blushed with justifiable pride as Parle, Heavy kain during the for. 112 and 17 as this cixers greeted his success with all bi and early morning showers ground the fifth Ball of he third over at threatened at one time to ruin

bat and

Bradman Joint Barnes

MY IN THIS The cute bist thy's play ↑ andrst Test match of the series, but

was off the inart; in Laker's next wirke! was entirely coverede after the ten interval

not field.

over when he pushed ma on-driventil play bean somewhat lateria did

for three runs. Bedser brought on specially to test the new bats- anan with pace nearly did the trick with his second ball.

Barnes Reaches 50

He trieked Bradman with an in-swinger, which

Bached the

The toss was worth a lot in the

for

When

Betty will

of the

Louise

men have

DRAGON BOAT RACE TOMORROW

The dragon bont race, sponsor- oppose Miss ชุม

ed by the Chung Sing Benevolent in Brough in Friday's second singles

match and is scheduled to meet Association, which was to have been the star, event of yesterday's off on ac- Mrs. DuPont in Saturday's cur

festival, wus called tain rulser.

Betty and Mrs. Kay Menzies count of bad weather.

The marathon was postponed will meet Mrs. DuPont and Miss

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weather permitting. tomorrow, Arough in the final match of the

the when

boats four dragon meet on Saturday. The British which had been entered, will race are the current holders

Icom Kennedy Town to Wanchai and back..

Rain made play impossible at Birmingham and Harrogate.

Scoreboards

It may be, of course, that the question is still under considera- tion for there were a number of questions raised by the Russians He moved the ball either way at the time Burghley was saine

Morcow which indicated they and eventually beat Edrich, who

not completely were

satisfied played at a ball expecting it to

of the Rames swie! Tway instead of which it with present set up of

and the way they were organised. At Hurrogate: Somerset 110: back and took his ok-

There is the possibility that Yorkshire 56 for 5. No play to the USSR may enter more or day. less at the last minute when At

stump.

pul

_The_close_of play scores were

British hard

courts and

the of South 200 African doubles titles and some optimistic fans believe that there i a bare chance that they will Worcester-10ke those American winners of the 1046 Wimbledon, 1947 French all questions have been settled shire 172; Warwickshire.03 for 3 and 1047 American doubles

at No play today.

but

here the Impression present is that the 1043 Olymples

343

Birmingham:

Strenuous Training

WARD WINS GOLF TOURNEY

Lindwall_Hurt Australia's attack was wouken-.

when came having pulted a muscle us he slipped in han the sebeduled hour.

Half Out For 48

Leeds, England, June 30. Norman Yarlitey's winning of elivering a.ball but even at that

The Middlesex pair hud there could be no denying the

British Ryder cup goller At the Oval: Surrey 300 and 48 championships. nditions but these Australians crit of Laker's stroke play and on 31 valuable runs, but with

Charles Ward won first place in addition Johnston struck will not see full participation by, for 2: Lancashire 170 (Place 51). courage. The Surrey man scored out

Yorkshire Evening--News aghi like fury in a Test mulch.

At Horsham: Northamptonshire Some there elt almost every ball bowled to gain when Bardstaff touched a the USR.-Associated Press.

are who prefer the Crowd Stunned

fum in showing his colleagues bull well outside his stumps to

(Brookes 179) Sussex 123 chances of Mrs. Jean Bostock and £1,050 golf tournament with an on the 6,451 (Roderick B for 35) and 128 for Mrs. Milly Blair in Friday's dou- uxgregate of 276 the

be caught ankle high by Miller. moment Miller how it could be done. edge of the bat al Bruckman saw i oweled Len Hutton all over his Lindwall's injury may prevent This was disastrous, but worse

4 (John Langridge 56).

bles match against Mrs. Patricia Yards Moortown course today.

Norman Von Nida took second the ball after rolling back on to wicket for three runs, Bradman him being able to howl for at followed as Miller was brought

At Oxford: Oxford University Todd and Miss Dorls Hart, cur- 404 for 5 doclared (Kardar 138 rent Wimbledon Compton

and

Belgium's Flory with afs pads stood dead, la his next and his men

French place with 278. beat never lost their last two days and that seemed hack and he ver Redser made the Australian grip on the game, not until Laker to be another good reason why a fast ler break to make half the

net out, Webb 55): Middlesex 115 doubles champions. This hope Van Donck and another British

ол based mainly Captain played an uppish stroke and Bedser set about retrieving the Australians who had about England side out for 48. John-

(Robertson 50, Kardor 8 for 51) was

Mrs. Ryder cup golfer. Max Faulkner Bostock's experience and Mrs. were joint third with aggregates and 24,for 2. 15 minutes balling should uccupy ston's near mid-on.

spell of ave

A protest against the fight

At ford: Essex 403

Blair's outstanding showing in of 281-Associated Press. (Vigor Washbrook Edrieht. Compton. the wicket for as long as poss-chuled three maidens and

wickets Hardstaff, Barnett, Yardley" and ible.

for

trial six runs.

between Gus Lesnevitch,

Wightman the 103); Gloucestershire 251 (Crapp recent

Cup Lindwall They scored 17 without loss.

returned Juter,

matches. but world light heavyweight cham-94) and 75 for 5, ENGLAND

to be worried by

Ai his plon, and Freddie Mills, the

Cardiff: Glamorgan 319) The British will not hand over appeared Hutton, b Miller

3 H

un bowled only three-British and European cham- (Picass 77 not out, Hill for 29); the Cup without a tight and they quarter pace. When Barnett was pion, being recognised as for Hampshire 155 for 5 (Lawson 57, have been training strenuously Jahuston's

for the battle. They have next victimi slons the world title, is to be made Bailey S1).-Reuter.

total 18 at a low England,

loomej

to the American National Box- ing Association.

the position.

Then came Lakers turn to worry the great Don, Bradman

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Compton, b Miller

Washbrook, c Brown & Lind-

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Barnett, Johnston..

Yardley, bw, b Toshack

Evans, c Morris b Jouston Laker. b Miller

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Johnston

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overs

in.

two

10 larger than ever, and at that

time Julinston had hod only nine runs scared off 11 overs (seven

Protest On

Mills' Bout

New York, June 10.

Jake Mintz, manager of Ezzard Charles, the negro boxer from 3 maidens) for three wickets.

Cincinnati, sald today that he is Evans, England's wicket-keep-

TEN, WERCIWK fling the protest with Mr. Abe Greene, President of the N.B.A.. and the various State athletic commissions,

63 er, was in no mooi for defence,

but he had some narrow

22 capes with his aggressive hitting, Bradman twice missing charters

10 of catching. him. He was, how-

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am going to demand that

be declared a non-title bout",

ever, inken by Morris off John he said. If it is a title bout,

165 ston.

even

Graziano Loses

World Title

His

Nowark, New Jersey, June 11.

andt with Yardley out at and at Lesnevitch gock through Tony Zole, the underdog, regained the world

The same total eight wickets with it. I sm going to ask that were down for 74. Tea was taken his title be vacated on the grounds

W. after Laker had added one to that he has refused to fight the

1 that total.

Totul

BOWLING

Lindwall

Miller

0. M. A. 13

30 10 8 B: 3D

3

Johnston

25 11 30

Toshack

13

8

20

1

Johnson

10

F

Morris

AUSTRALIA

Barnes, not out

Muiris not out

Tallon's "Catch

most capable epponent-namely Chorles

The Lesnevitch-Mills fight

It was left to two recognised is scheduled to be held at the diately proclaimed he bowlers-at-the-tail-of-England's White City, London, on-July-28, not retice. He offered to fight team to show that the pitch could | -Reuter,

be mastered and the bowling hit. With nothing to lose

10 everything

Extra

Total

17

-Associated Press.

Rain May. Holp

and KRAMER CAN PLAY

AT WIMBLEDON

to gain, Laker and Besser proceeded to more than double the England total. They

London, June 10. passed the hundred mark safe-

Association The Lawn Tennis and then with Laker 1y

doing most of the hitting from all relaxed a rule today and will per- bowlers the 150 was

appear in reached. mit professionals to

of its courts Laker became top scorer when exhibitions on the Only rain stems likely now he reached 20 and wasted little affiliated clubs. to ald England for if the weather time in getting to his half con-

fury.

SEDGMAN

BEATS NATH Beckenham, Kent, June 10. Nath, the Indian Davis Cup In the eliminated player, was third round of the men's singles in the Kent luwn tennis cham- plonships, here, by Frank Sedg- man, of Australia, who defeated him 6-4, 6-3.

India's other representative In the third round, Dilip Bose, was... also beaton, losing to Morea (Ar- gentina) 9-d, 5-7-Reuler.

→ DAVIS CUP

THIRD ROUND

middleweight title by knocking out Rocky

Birmingham, June 10. Graziano, just as ho predicted he would, in

Great Britain gained a lead of the third round of their third encounter.

1wa. rubbers to nil over. The Although 34, Zale imme- "absolutely okay" early today Netherlands when the third round of the of the European Zone would' by his manager, leving Cohen

said he

• Graziano

never got Davis Cup tie started here today. ail comers and declared: #over the that punch-which-Zale The results were Tony Mol

tram beat Van Swol 0-3, 6-4, 9-11, feel like I am going the other landed-a left to the temple.

"I never even remembered the 6-8. way again-buck to youth."

d." he said.

Geoffrey Paish beat Robert last round,"

Zale agreed the first punch was Meegeren 6-3, 6-2, 2-6,7-0, 6-1.

-Reuter. "The way he reacted to that fest hard punch, I knew I would Ket him," said Zalc.-Associated Press.

Marcel Cerdan of Franes was the boxer mentioned as Zsto's

probable next opponent, pro- the key blow. viding Cerdan takas back the European title from Cyrille Delannolt of Belgium on July; 10.

This decision will allow Bobby tween the polsed, stient Zale and

SQUASH RESULTS

In a return squash match on the Victoria Courts on Wednes- day between H.M.S. Black Swan the former avenged their former do- teat by. winning by four games

FANLING STARTING and Butterfield and Swire

TIMES Starting times for the Fanling now course tomorrow

9.41 A.E. Liessman-ET. McMullen, R. H.. Tighe 8.8. Gordon, 9.61 A.T. Dow—KJ.D, 'Lowe. 0.56 1.W, Bhewan-G.N., Gawler, 10.05 W.O. Davies-R.8. Ilarry, 10,44 E.J. Balnabury—R.W. Mackizhan. 10,98 L.D. Felogiomă. Prentice,

1001

Capt. Boyle beat D. Blück. Lt. Blake beat M.N. Speyer,

Lt. Wordley beat R.G. Adams. Surg. Lt. Earner beat G.B. Now,

Lt Buckworth lost to J.K. Wilson,

Both of the previous Dghts be-

is in Australia may well build tur

and Jack Kramer, should the rough and rugged Graziano un Bamoth score towards With the score at 103, mean their world tour touch England, went six rounds, but Zale needed Ho which their opening pair have ing that 80 runs had been add-to reappear on Wimbledon's cen- only half that last night already started in

a minute of the first round, then confidented for the ninth wicket, Bedser tre court, until now reserved en- noored Graziano after less than fashion,

was out for a most valauble 22, Urely for amatours. Clouds lifted during the lunch caught by Brown off Johnston

H. A. Sabelll, retiring secretary lost the second when Rocky came interval and play was resumed This brought in Young for the of the LTA said that exhibitions aurcing, back.

But in the third Zale was punctually, but it was soon ob- last wicket in a bid to take the by leading players created a tra- absolute master lie 'downed vious that the batsmen would total to 200, a possibility which mendous amount of public en- Graziano for the count of seven, have to proceed warily as they had never seemed likely at tea thusiasm and would stimulate the twice had him hanging on the appeared to be some moisture time.

interest of Juniors——Associated

roper and ended motters with a on top of the wicket.

Wik not to be, however, Press.

tremendous left to the head after The light was much brighter, for at 165 Laker touched a bali

ohe minute and eight seconds. In but thu bowlers commanded from Miller and the ever alert

Lisbon, June 10,

between all this

punishment great respect.

Tallon anopped a catch-to: finish In a football match between

Graziano kept on swinging. With only two runs added, the innings for 165. Laker's Sporting Club, Portugal, and the Washbrook sweeping at legalde off great effort of 03 met with the French Lille. Olympique Sporting

Koy Blow ball from Lindwall was caught reception it deserved as he left Club, played at Lizbon Stadium Graziano WX bruleed and holders In some districta... have by Brown, who raced round the the pavilion and England's totul today, the Portuguese won by

baffled;, aftor ho, was, revived] also begun paying a similarere, The Newspaper Enterpýle, Lalunited, boundary edge to judgo a high was Tespectable ofter those eight goals to two-Asocinindi

and taken to his dressing room, rental tax, the report added.. WALTER JAMES HEATER, Wind. eatch beautifully? This brought shocks of the afternoon-Router. Press.

Howeyef," he wae pronounced | Reuter.

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The Canton Tax

A "Wappinshaw" for members. Canton, June 11, will take place at the Craigen- Bureau has gower. Cricket Club tomorrow. levied a new tax on rentals paid Members wishing to participate by hotel owners, restaurants and are requested. to be present at business premises, according to the Club at 3.30 p.m. sharp. Chiness newspaper report, Höusa-

-Printed sad published for the propeles -

sor House, Hong Kong.

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