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THE PERFROT
SWYLES WATCH
CHINA MAIL
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1948.
AUSSIES' GOOD POSITION
Australia were within striking distance
Leeds, July 27. .
of beating EngS. CHINA
fourth Tost Match
land at tea on the last day of the today, when they had scored 288 for the loss of one wic- ket and needed only 113 to win.
HK HAS A NARROW SQUEAK
(Continued from Page 1)
The stoppage of the terry Ber- vices resulted in large numbers of people being stranded on both sides of the hubour
Valley Flooded
Shops and other concerns oc- cupying the pronel floors of pre-i mises along the waterfront took plus doorling by precutions
inta their feet gutes placing position.
Trees in diferent parts of the Colony were uprooted. Several were damaged by the wind,
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Morris and Brodman were the heroes of the innings, scoring 150 not out and 108 not out, respectively.
REQUEST
REJECTED
An application by
the
The hopes of England Bup-wickel. Australia then needed 200 porters were raised when Hasselt, to win and, with nine wickets in who opened with Morris, was hond and the rest of the day to South China Athletic Asso- enught and bowled by Compton for only 17.
Denis
However, the complexion of the game soon changed when Don Bradman came In to join Morris, and the two of them stayed to- gether until lunch.
When lunch was taken the score Was 121 for the
loss of
PRO TENNIS TOURNEY
one
Scarborough, July 26. Dan Naskell of Great Bri- tain opened the defence of his singles crown in the 1,000 Slazengers professional tennis
get the runs, appeared to be in nfavourable position.
At lunch Morris was 83 not out, and the Don 35 pot out. Extras accounted for six rura
Two Centuries Between Morris-Bradman partnership con- lunch and tea the
inued on its way unchecked, both men getting not out centuries.
At tea Morris was 150 not out and Bradman 108 not out, with Extras 13.
The score was then 288 for wickel, and Australia still needed 113 to win. Sebreni
England 1st Innings
England; 2nd Inngs. tutton & Bradman ↳ Johnson Washbrook e Harvey b John- Edrich lbw b Lindwall
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clation to enter two teams in the First Division of the Hong Kong Football League was refused by the Leaguo Management Committee at aļ meeting on Monday,
South China stated that with sing Tao not playing in, the First Division, most of the players would be playing for South China this season, so that they would jhave a surplus of First Division players. If these First Division players play in the Second Divi sion, the other teams would be at ta disadvantage and competition [
would not be so keen.
Mr. Kok Hing told the meeting that with
the oppointment of Mr. Aw Ho
manager of the, team, 57 South China would be in a very strong position for players as they 65 would have the services of all 54 the Sing The players. Several
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huge branch of but of the tree tournament today with a vir- Compton e Miller b Johnston 60 players from Shanghai would also at the Queen's Rund side of Mur. tory over C. Esling of Surrey Harvey ↳ Johnston
obstructed the
Tay Barracks, completely severed from the trunk footpath,
Portion of the fence on the tram line side of the ear park at the Junction of Arsenal Street and Hennessy Road was blown down.
Food and other stalla
were overturned and shed. while signboards which had not been Bccured were eliber blown away or twisted.
The
The Football Club end of the luce Course resembled misst ture lake following downpour.
the heavy
Maskell, whose main opponents are Fred Perry of England and Yvou Petra of France, won 0-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
Other first round
cluded:
results in-
A.J. Estrameau, France, well from D. "Bjurstedt, Norway, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
J. Deemon, Holland, won from E. Kelley, England, 6-1, 0-3, 6-0. Sweden, won England, 6-0,
Karl Ghroder,
from J.E. Pryor, B-1, 6-0.
C. Mahmoud, Egypt, won from F. Fredenburgh, England, 0-1, 0-2, 6-3,
Mohamed All, Egypt, won Coles, England 6-2,
Doth the Tra'away und Bus Companies run skeleton services during the afternoon. Trains from Causeway Bay and Happy Valley from WJ. proceeded as far as Western Mar- ket and then returned.
6-2, 6-3.
A Simon of Belgium, advane
of an opponent: Taxia and pubik vehicles did ed, by default
who. scratched. Associated! roaring trade catering to the large number of people unable Press.
to reach their honies as a resulti
of the temporary suspenalan of
tram and bus services to aut lying areas.
Curve To H.K.
The typhoon entered the China
Sen northeast of Manila on Sun-
day
afternoon moving west.
Force 8 velocity (28 miles to 46 miles).
b Lindwall Cranston c Saggers b Johnston Bedsere Hassett Miller Evans not out
Laker not out Extras
18 be playing for South China.
Objection to the admission of
two teams from the same club to the First Division was he cause of the experience gained herore the war when South China had two teams in the First Division.
The intraclub
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Total (for & declared)
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Lindwall Mor
Johnst.n Loxton Johnson
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Australia 1st Innings
458
Australia: 2nd Inngs. Morris not out
Hassett e and b Compton Bradman not out
Gus Leinovich, beaten by Freddie Mille on points on Monday night, looks like something out of a Walle novel as he trains with a sparring partner. Gu woaring the very latent In
head guardɩ-(AP Photo),
KING
THE
TO OPEN OLYMPICS
London, July 26.
games were a force and in some
meKing George, Queen Elizabeth and Princess
-Club, St. Joseph's, Police, Army,
Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, South China, Ch
Chinese Athletic,
Eastern, Kwong Wah, Kitchee and|
Motor Bus. Kowloon
+
Elizabeth will watch the 50-minutes march
post of the Olympic competitors in Wembley Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
admitted into the First Division: Lord Burghley, Chairman of the Organising Com- mittee, will then invite the King to open the 14th Olympics. King George will do so with the sentence: "I proclaim open the Olympic Gomes of London, celebrating the 14th Olympiad of the Modern Era”. The opening will take place
All the applicants to the Second 10 Division were admitted. As there
17 were 18
teams, it was decided
108 that mid-week games would have
Extras
Total (for i)
288
to be
played.
The following were
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MILLS SHOCKS LESNEVICH Briton's Revenge In Dull Contest
London, July 26.
Gus Losnovich fell victim of one of the most sensa- tional boxing ring upsets in, rocent history tonight, losing his world light heavyweight fitlo to Froddio Mills of Britain, who was thought finished a year ago.
...
A record crowd of 46,000 shouted wildly when the referee strode quickly across the ring and un- hesitatingly lifted Mills' glove in token of victory after 15 rounds of milling. Lesnevich did not com On a round by round basla the The plain about the decision. He fght seemed to be close. told his wife, "I just did not for each principal and three even. Unlied Press scored six rounds have it tonight.""
However, under the British point system 'to determine the winner, Milla hnd a decided edge in Bri lish paints.
He entered the ring one to three favourite, yet from the first round he bled heavily from around both ever. In the 10th Referee Teddy Waltham, solo round he was down two times for arbitrator of the fight, did not ning counts from reundhouse lofts hesitate a second in pointing to to his jaw. Lesnevich wenkened Mill ав the new champion as himself in making the weight. AVON AS the 15th round ended.
landed wile
sucker
The
huge crowd gave the 11007 punch on the American's chin in champion a trémendous ovation the first round and he never ro- for putting Brituin back on the covered his composure although world's boxing mrp. It was a he rallied stoutly in the fight's well-deserved
victory for 29- Inter stages. Lernevich won the year-old Milla.
12th and 18th round by savage attacks.
wild
Freddie started strong tonight, and never let up. During early- But Milis, seeing victory with-reunds both fighters were smear-, in his grasp, pressed in with new vigour in the 'ust two rounds.
Legsievich
ed with blood that flowed from Lesnevich's dripplug brows.---§« weighed 174 3/4 soclated. Press and United Press.
pounds. Mills weighed 170 1/2.
Lesnevich had knocked out the' British light heavyweight cham- plon in the ninth round in May, 1946.
Dull Fight
The stocky, Eulf-shouldered Mills demonstrated that he shot after the title when he brought a crowd estimated at 48,000 to ite feet in the first round by opening gaaken over both of Lesnevich's
esco. He floorad
the American twice in the 10th round.
Doubtful
Draw At White City
London, July 26. Generally however, the fight
Scrappy little Elis Ask of was unexpectedly dull. There Finland boxed a draw tonight was so litile action in the ninth with Eddle Miller, Austra London extended a warm wet-round that the referee, Teddy lian featherweight champion,
to her Ir.test Olymple Waltham, threatened to toss both
it ended in a ties
13 the Junior teams admitted: Club, at 4.00 p.m. BST. At seven cone
St. Joseph's Police, Army, Royal minutes past four, the Olym-visitors today on warm in the men out of the ring and call the but only the referee thought Reuter.Navy, Small Units, South China pic torch runner is due to ar- opinion of som
Eastern, (2) Easto
Chinese Athletic, rive in the Stadium, Kowloon Motor Bus, Kitchee, P.
and a |C. A, Solicitors' Clerk “Associn-| salute of guns will herald the ar-
ENGLAND PAIR'S
WORLD RECORD
·Leeds, July 26.
north-west-then-northwest-with On the fourth_day_of_the_fourth Test the pitch was a trifle dusty and showing slight signs of taking spin, and the experts were talking of England winning their first victory against Australia since 1938.
On
storm
afternoon, Monday
Was
south-south-east
the
Wcales 150 miles f Pratax Islands tending to recurve north- wards.
Information ward was scanty.
AL 4
a.m. sident Mckinley,
Hutton thereafter
and Washbrook 14 created a new world record for yesterday, ES Pre- Test cricket, when for the way second time they opened with. from Manila to Hong Kong, re-a century stand in each innings ported that the storm had resum-in a Test match. ed lis northwesterly track.
This
a
her on
denite
The previous occasion was curve their 137 and 100 in the fourth
Chance For
Young Players
.
London, July 25. Many tennis critics here have complained that one of the main all Tests and while other pairs sons why Britain has dropped far behind" in international com-
BOWLS TEAMS It was their sixth 100 stand in
towards Hong Kong. As a re-Test at Adelaide during the last gult, the No. 1 Typhoon Signal English tour in Australia. Was holsted at 4.50 a.m. At 9
indications aun. there were
that the Colony
would experience
nach innings. of Test nobody cating northenst winris) was previously had accomplished the holsted.
at 11 am feat twice. typhoon south-east of Hong It gave England a good start
north-west
4
A farfare of trumpets
other
Ainess.
from
AU
gales, The No. 7 Signal (indiave made century stands in petition is that youth is not given | Bowling Club teams for Satur- England over, the week-ond, and and the Poles-but so far no one
WES 70
Kong
"The
inilos
the chance to develop, which it receive, for instance, United States.
in the
Autograph Hunters
•
He opened a cut over. Miller'g left eye in the Afth round and It also cost him $150,000 that used as a target to draw blood
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daw.
Ask weighed 120 pounds.
Mall Mills wrapped up the title iner, who was born in Scotland and the 10th round when he floor-"Lemigrated to Australia, 'scaled' 125 ed Gus Lesnevish for counts of pounds and 13% ounces.
and nine, sight
They ward Billy Thompson, European light- only knockdowns in the weight boxing champjon; fought fight but on at least three other a 15 round draw in defence ́ot. Occasions Lesnevich was on the his crown against Pierre Montane verge of dropping to his knees, of France.--Associated Pressure
the
bout "no contest.
Lesnevich received Today—hottest day so for this |
The aggressor from the tima.he. Although summer-anty
an connected with a left lead in the the swimmare guarantee of $100,000 from were happy as they practised estimated gate of $280,000, his opening seconds, Ask hammered starting with the official start. defeat unquestionably cost him the (Miller-about the ring before a tion, University. Talkoo Club, rival of the rituner with the torch,
September shot at the Louls crowd of 40,000 fans in White Dockyard Recreation Club, and which has been carried War Department Chinese.
Mount Zeus in Greece,
With temperatures soaring over heavyweight crown, should Louls City Stadium.
fahrenheit.
decide defrees Toothache has ret hack the
to come out of retirement track Clubs without grounds are Toš, quested to make their own ar Singapore hurdler, Hang Llang-athletes sweated and sweltered on for his last defence. rangements where their home tseng-China's Olympic hope for Journeys to traire grounds.
Latest arrive at their camps he might have received as a gun- from the outclassed Aussie. gumes are to be played and to the 400 metres luidle event-in roday were the Swedes and the rantee for defending the light At the start of the eighth and inform the Hon. Secretary before his training. July 31.
the Kilburn
heavy title against-Ezzard Charles final round. Miller-was-looking- At
Technical Grelis,
A: Richmond, Sweden's sport of Cincinnati nt New York in worn and Ask assaulted him with was decided that July 31 be School hostel in north-west Lon-
Joving Prince. Fertil met the September.
lefts and rights that drew blood. the closing date for the Seven- don, where he is living with the Swish team as their dog joined When Mills, rough and tough
The members of the Chinese the 18 others
bell
Miller
being a-Side Stanley Shield Compoti-
Mac-
surrounding the
restaurant British
proprietor, re- Boored at the Anish from tlon. Clubs may enter any num-group, he told Michael
the decision, It marked the reived
Instead of promptly raising the Donagh, Reuter's correspondent, Faradu ground in the middle of ber of teams but all players must that he had suffered great pain
camp.
Erst time that on English-born Finn's hand, the referee paused be registered with the Association
At West Drayton, Euten Pen- lighter has taken the light heavy for 30 seconds to total his score a werk. He was treated by a uinger, chief of the Sokol before they play
Or weight title since Bob Fitzsim-card and then, to every one's muz Only in exceptional cases the Royal Air Force dentist and has same seven players must play / recovered but feeis some less of anisation, led his team of 6 mons won it from George Gard-prise at the ringside, announced
bronzed Czechs; cool and cllclent her at San Francisco in 1903. throughout the tournament.
Deserved Victory The variable and cold weather looking in their blue jackels and The Stanley Shield Competition of his first few days in England outside camp headquarters while!
light grey flannels, who paraded will be held on the Club ground may have been partly responsible on September 11, 12, 18 and 19. for his trouble. It has been trying the Czeen Bng wor run up.
Still to arrive
Ru- are the or the Malayan Chinese the
in
Their China group. Becoming acclimaanlans and Bulgarians. tised has been their main training her
100ms are ready and waiting for ot West Drayton-their The following are the Kowloon dificulty, A heat wave has hit neighbours will be the Yugoslavs day's Lawn Bowls League games: future weather prospects are ex-
knows when they will check 'in, 1st Team Hong Kong Foot-cellent. ball Club (home): LR. Whant,
If the weather holds, it will make a big difference in their] A step in the direction of cor. C. Dowman, A.J. Hall and J.
Italians- Fifty-five more or in their second innings, when the recting this is shortly to be taken Fraser (skip); J. Gellatly, A. L. G.
form during the Games. -
Loxcra, gymnasts and horse riders home country almost equalled by the Northumberland Lawn Eastman, W.C. Simpson and ..
loaded At 1.20 p.m. the gale was 30 Australia's scoring rate of Satur-Tennis Association, which is hold McKelvie (skip): E. F. Pope, E.
by Giull. Onesti, Pre- sident of the tallan Olympic miles of 21.6 degrees north, 114.7 day. (Australin had scored 304 ing in "Open" Day" for any Bri- Greenwood, LG. Coombes and Hang Liang-tseng sald that al-
('ommittee-pre due in London degrees orth-west at 10 knots, obtained in 25 minut
north-west in six hours; England's 362 was tish boy or girl of the district Sykes (skip).
though the training was regular,
tomorrow
evening. Other arrivals loss between the nges of 12 and 16; on 2nd Team v Hong Kong Foot- "everyone is taking it fairly easy 3 p.m., the typhoon was at time),
August 7.
ball Club
(away).-B.J. Wiggin- now with only a few days to go expected tomorrow are a party 22.2 degrees north, 114.4 degrees
glorious hour A course of free tuition by the ton, H.A. Lammert, B.A. Atkins since we do not want to strain Belgians and the rest of the Jack east moving north at between
Egyptian contingent. and three quarters after the county coach will be the reward and G. E. F. Thompson (skip); ourselves unduly." eight and 10 knots (with a wind when England hammered an for those who show promise.-R.P. Philips, 3.8, Dinnen, J.)
The blazing sun today brought Hang Tscin-hyln, the Singapore force of No. 9 near the centre) attack depleted by Toshack's Router
Tompsey, and L. Guy (skip); W. basketball guard, has been shop-ul a harvest of fings, bunting and enthusiasm. Youthful about 20 miles east of the City abuenos for 153 runs.
holiday H. Bailey, K.C. Hamilton, V.C. ing well in practice. At six feet Edrion of Victoria and expected to go
hunters, haunted the autograph two and one half inches, he stands ein entrances while in suburban TOUR DE FRANCE: Dixon and S.H. Strange (skip), back to the south-west,
out among the Chinese group. Pichmond and outlying Uxbridge In a grand finish to the day,|
RESULT
The following will represent Ife told Router's correspondent gaily dressed Americans, South due, F. G. Mann, the Middle At Kennington, Oval: Yorkshire stumper Godfrey. Evane hit &
the Kowloon Bowling Paris, July 26,
Green the Chinese basketball team was Afr.cans, Poles and Yugoslavs sex captain, began with his 1249 (Aspinall 81, Squires six for gallant 47 not out.
The B,120-mile Tour de France, Sunday in the "Liberation Shieldeng the loss of Edward Lee, niingled with' shoppers and chat- {spinners, who proved a great:/41) Burkey 277 - (Squires 66% Eric.
against Kowloon Cricket Club on Washbrook was superbly con- cycling marathon, was won today
the forward player, who was left
La Singapore. Even At 6pm. the typhoon was fident and it was a wonderful by Bartoll at Italy, whose total competition-J.5. Dianen, V.C. behind
| Asscelated Press, north, ach dismissed him
by located. 22.4; degress
young Neil Harvey time was 147 hours ten minutes 80
tor
AJ, Hall and J. Fraser Lee gots here soon, his absenco Hutton seconds.
L.R. Whant, during ly E.F. PORS moving which dis 114.4. degreon
the past few daya has been Strange and
J. McKelvie partic
unfortunate, Hang northwards at five knots. It took a mighty hit off a ball from
Hehotie, of Belgium, was second (skip); R.P. Phillips, & Green- Linn-tseng salt, because with the third the
L.G. Coombes
and I
training now, asing up, he will calch ot
in .get Tua, race
J. have Bykes mot popular sporting event ip France, began.
Hempsey, AL G, Eastman and
Spending the morning · · buying bumper
H.A. Lammert, fram
souvenirs were Lindwall, but he about up, mialen people, followed gintan.
E.A. Olympic
Chu was unhurt,
Atking and Lindwall tried eagerly by about twenty millions (kip); WH. Balley, R. Morrison, Boon-leong, falle left both of 1 G.EF.Thompson Chee-seng, goalkeeper, Chia bumper Which Compton more by radis and newspapers. regla
gis-moked for four as though he was Beute
Cheng-eng, C Downlla Barlas A. Guy (skip), Singapore, and YaR
Reserves --K.C. Hamilton, V. left-winger_from"
George Watson in the unfami. At Taunton: Worcestorallies 207 Chittenden arid M.L. Hardie.
London, July 20 Chia Boon-leor. said that, like
ilar, role of opening batsmen for and 240 for alx (Cooper Hot outs the other Chinese teams and
Two matches in the Olympic Leicestershire scored, his first cen, 107) Somerset athletes, the soccer team was now Games preliminary soccer tour tury of the summer gut of 127 Sve fo2 09), 224, (Hill 66, Perks,
at At Ilkeston beginning to take its training nament were played off today. in: 100 minutes against Sussex of quietly. "Wo alferente fold prac- At Brighton, Luxembourg beat Leicester. tico, with training in the gymnas- Afghasilatan by six goals to hil, GW.
GW. Herman with his
north-north-west."
Or
moving
73 M.P.H.
east
There WAS-R
and Compton added another to their list of contury stands, and
Soccer Playars
was then 15 miles cast by north/Johnston-but- succoedeil-only and opble of France, was wool (skip). J.. Gellaby, back into oriuntler
of Hong!
later the centre Three hon
degrees north moving north
Randing the ball high
Brodman, held "the,
into
22
of the typhoon had' shifted, only [Wild 20th wit's chin was grazed by on June 2a and was watched by W&C. Simpson' (aklp); R.J. Wig» -
two
still at lys knots and
sims of filling up,
and showing
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wind. force
Was 40
at 2.05
10
din Hong Kong yesterday flicking a fly from his faccett tered
an hour with one England
-wickals "beran was recorded tumble, probably owing to the
Bust registering 73 miles. At, Kul
JOCKEYS
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AUSSIES WIN TENNIS TIE
fow
-Reuter and ted with children
LANCS COLLAPSE AT MANCHESTER
London, July 26.
Young, the Middlesex left arm slow bowler, who was omitted from the England toom at Headingley, played a big part in the dismissal of the last six Lancashire batsmen in 80 * minutes today at Old Trafford for 100 runs. Although the now ball was. Close of play scores;
success. Young, claiming Bedsor 71). three of the wickets today for declared and 101 for throa. Es At Maidstone: Kent..383 for 8 22," returned": "full-figures of 26.5 overs, 11 maidens, 53 runs Wright dve for 103),
sex 287- (Dodds 72, Avery, 61, and six wickets.
A Manchester, Middlesex 128 3. C. Dewer, the Cambridge and 242 for seven (Dawes $105. University left-hander, showed Sharp, 60), ** Lancashiro
OLYMPIC
SOCCER that there was nothing to worry
GAMES
At Leicester), Bussex - about in the pitch by scoring (Young six for 83). 245 brilliant 105 for Middlesex in just for sight declared and 22 for one- ver three hours, his best hits Leicestershire 388 (Watson 101, being 14 fours and one dvojban Prentice
80. Jackson
and
was recorded bolley of getting runs quickly, 1-Syddey, July 20 The barometer at the Royal which led to Chances Being Australian Jockeys, and face- Observatory began to drop at 2 taken. At the close of play Eng-Horses compare favourably with a.m. yesterday. During the 12 land ware exactly 400 runs in the Americany said a loading Byd hours ended at 2 p.m. it dropped front-Reuter,
ney Jockey George Moore, on his ker Havana, July 20, fum. What we girdimalni bon-affir loading 3.0 at half time. arm foueatershing batman and 233 (Doonelly Oxi
medium pace deliveries gave return has today from a six-Ausrolle made clean, sweep carned about as present is de
10%, #pooner/01) United offit (iris) with Cure today in eleping our attack. We have Eru by sharpe goals, to one. Hoi- great deal of trouble against Glamorgan 254 (H: Davicon)
The semi-final of the American proved ourselves good at defence land will meat Great
Tot Bournemouthie ∙Aftor At Bournemouthis/Gloucester- namo Zane Davis Cup tennis elimina and much will depend on how our the
youni de Zanosy, one ho took threewickatu iri Khiro. 167; andā, 275 Her more patience"and 'T ̧think; "tidas, taking She-final twoʻalnglès Jerwards-Will Shepa fri asetiufta v Saturu Flondie match, frndian | full - figures from the dintron - tive for 83) and 60 for no wicket,
for three runs
and his for 70), Hampellice Cheddard "The fridare" taking the opstemple, togini beat-Haves) Clubs, until, be diamlasedbext
man Reuter.
from 29.00- to 10.39. (The record= STYMIE TO RETIRE weeks holiday in the
Lig won 29.14 at 4 p.m. with the
to fall,
bar WB6.3
(menor @winning «horio;^), which they "are" better: Julges of pate
gistered
ati
pm, yesterday it
war-771 defroms
Between 2 am and 2 p.m."you" 3.99 inches of rain wire
DEWA NEW Xgth, July 20.
Styleading
wentalame.", will be relired, j.thu
It trainer, H.; Jundin, wald, today.
stymie, a seven year old, won dined "amarices, reports, th
Us112332 Bouring his career.
training
in
soven
balls for
Austrians had already portunity of a letupan 12TICAS Re into the thais to add something of London. This by, four-kond lo und, cho: In- were 10.3 overs, one maiden, 28 yle won afternool, they were setting on disus were: longing 4-0 at halt rains and six wickets. Herman's forum.few hours in Join Mig holl's time—Router and Associated igures for the innings warn 32.2
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