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LAND FORCES DEFEAT SCHOOL LADS IN MEET

(By "KIMBERLEY")

Lawn Bowls Land Forces, winning in seven of the 10 events,

Season' Open At HKCC

The

Kong Bong

Cricket Club Melally opened their Lawn Bowls Season yesterday at Chater Rond when they un- tertained visitors

four

rinks friendly game of bowls. The visitors won by 93 shots to 50 The visitors won on every rink.

The biggest win of the day was That registerest by A.M. Omar and Bus mutt against Williamson's nak. Omar brok the lead right Irom the start and kept 1 til the fast wood wie called. Al the end of the 15th head Omar, was leading by

by 13-7. The next two heads, turwever, proved tatai fur Williamson and his men, for allowed Omar to chalk up two fours in surcension,

defeated King George V School in an athletic moet by 16 points yesterday, a preliminary try-out for the Colony Open Championships at Caroline Hill on May 19, 20 and 22. Peter McRae, the school-boy stor athlete and one of the Colony's fastest sprinters today, won the 100 and 220 yards in impressive times despite a shin injury which took him off the high jump and relay events.

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The school-boys were parti- in the jumps. cularly weak -In none of these events were they able to put up any ap- al- competition preciative though, had McRae (good for 5/4 height) been in the jump, he would most certain- ly have walked away with 11. As it was, Gajabsing-Tamang of the Gurkles won the event with a five-fect performance, The star of the day for Land Corres was Kirswell, who fuished the with considerable

it out ale Free after fighting Boll

with Eggleton in the 800 to win Have Bala

that as well,

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George Souza, No. 2 to Omar, was the sheet unchur of the rink and played a grand game

nad Master Jameson skip good support.

*Wiliamson's front men played well but were not stendy enough for their opponents.

Williamson

plove an aggressive game and saved at least a dozen shots.

Good Start

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Kieswell's worth was conftrined in the medley relay: 220, 220, 440.

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A Spectacular Effort

not

In an car silitting climax,

Eggleton passed Kirswell more than six yards from the tape but had his opponent com- That pletely beaten in the race. was the afternoon's most thrill- ing event. Had Eggleton url{ !

could the result little judgment, have been quite a different story although not incking in thrills.

In a similar maniser, Eggleton carlier was beaten by Kirswell

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2nd by

Forrest's rink started off securing the shots after seven heads. Thereafter. Edwards and his men, through some steady bowling

reduced the lead con-

the siderably and when

garne coded were down by three shots. The Anat score was 15-12.

of to

Peter McRne 3rd Miller (LF)

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in the day in the 180, with the soldier passing him after the final tun, with 25 yards to go.

It was H

afternoon grand sports un the Beld and added

was the commendable organi sution of school boys and girls who worked muccessfully in keep- ing spectators informed of com- pelitors' natnes in the respective progressive events. results an Miller (LF) ran ensity against scores up to the minute. Full Results Salter to give Hutchinson a five- In the second leg yard Teach.

100 yards: ist against Turnet (substituting for KTS) Mene). Land Forces lost their Turner (KJS) Time: 11 seconds. advantage when Turner sur- 220 yards Peter Meitse (KJS) 3rd Salter prised the field in a pretacular 2nd: Jacques (LF) effort that brought him abreast (KIS) The: 244 seconds. with Hutchinson when the

440 yards: 1st: Eggleton (KJS} was

passed tu the 440 round.

and: Barrago (LF) 3rd: Kinght Barago (LF), placed second (KJS) Ture: 55.4 seconds. earlier in the 440. ran well against Knight to finish slightly ahead when the baton was passed for the final lap, the 880, that saw Eggleton against Kirswell. a

lecidedly level-huudest runner

Eggleton kept calmly behin Kirswell for the first lap, at the leam, however, played well and end of which the soldier was with R.F. Luz putting up skikul seen ring with Eggleton striding display, W 26-21. Wild re-

won by five shots, the beautifully a few yards behind. final

Founding the first turn after gisteret

six during the course

the 140 mark, Eggleton increased his pace but Kiriswell would not let him pass

Mitchell, who was right-hand man to Edwards, did what was expected of him and sent town same brilliant woods,

R.R. Wild and his men made a Aving start in their match against Jiliet by scoring ten shots in the first three heads. The latter

score

of the gamy

J. Bradley, and his men scored on 12 heads which included a five and four fours to beat Sammy Shields by 10 shots, the score being 2R-18. Shields was in gond form and saved ᏆᎨ nuinber of

shots for his team.

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Eggleton

was now

baton

drawing nearer with each stride and with 220 yards to go, drew abreast of Kirswell.

The

crowd of school kids went wild with excitement at this stage 115 the runners balled for supremacy.

A Costly Mistake

when This was

the young school-boy made his mistake that cost him the relay.

With the hysterical shricks of his school-mates ringing in his cars, Eggleton sprinted his ulmes with some 200 yards to the finish

but he never made it.

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S.M. Rumjaha

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J. Forrest

(Skip) Jameson A.D. Humphreys G.A. Souza

T.A. Mador

C.D. Wales

W. Williamson A.M. Omar

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Total 50 Total

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Kirswell, running according to plan, kept up his usual fast lag! lap pace but marie no attemp yel to sprint. Eggleton was now some tive yards ahead.

880 yards: 1st: Kuswell (LF) 2nd: Eggleton 3rd: Waller (KJS)

The mile: ist: Kirawell (LF) and Atkinson (LF) 3rd Cradduck Time: 5 minutes 6 seconds.

Long Jump: 1st Jucques (LF"> 2nd Hunt (LF) 3rd Salier (KJS) Distance: 19 feet 9 inches.

High Jump: 1st Tamang (LF) 2nd Yates (LF) 3rd Peters (KJS)

5 feet.

Hergrowing the cricket ball: 1st: Marks (Army) Bertram (LF).

(KJS) Distance; Brd Nicholson 253 feet.

and jump: Hop, step Sykes 2nd Hunt (LF) 3rd Salter Distance: 38 feet 10 (KJS) Inches,

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Medley Relay 220, 220, 440, 980. 1st: Land Force (Miller. Hut- chinson, Barrage. Kirswell 2nd: KJS (Salter, Turner, Knight, minutes 7.4 Eggleton), Tune: 4 seconds.

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Final score: Land Force 30, KJS

RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S SOCCER

HONG KONG LEAGUE Becond Division

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founding that turn took every- thing out of the school-boy who becan 10 fulter, hiz strides

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• St. Joseph's again failed in held team and conceded Q 24 diminishing with each effort.

walk-over in favour of KMB. The Kirswell on the other hand, only player to turn up was Mac-

Dougoll.

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distance and used t

THE NEW MATERIALS

SCHOOL LEAGUE

1 Senior Division Queen's

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Junior Division Anglo-Chinese (AM) 0 Wantsai 3 + Owing to a misunderstanding. one team turned up at the Navy Ground, Causeway Bay, and the other team at the Navy Ground. Happy Valley.

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Northampton, May 3. Fred "Fanny" Walden, former England, Tottenham and Nor thampton footballer,

Northamp- tonshire cricketer and Test wn pire, died here today following a seizure. He was 01,

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1949.

At The Land Forces —

KGS Athletic Meet

Stor performer for Land Forces in an athletic meet against King George V School was Kirswell who won the RRO, the 1.500 metres and brought his team to vic- tory in the medley relay.

Below Jacques, of Land Forces, in a winning leap during the Jong jump event at the Land Forces-KGS athletic meet. He cleared 19 feet 9.5 inches-"China Mall" Photo.

YANKEES BEAT BROWNS, 5-3

New York, May 4.

A timely double by Tommy Henrich in the eighth inning broke a 3-3 deadlock yosterday and gavo the New York Yankees a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Browns.

It

tightened the Yanks' grip on the American League

lead.

and

In Chicago, rookie oufielder, at Boston 4-0 with just five hits.

led

Duble struck out four the Wn- Clyde Vollmer shington Senators on a home walked none and no Brave bat- run binge to defeat the White ters got to third base. Sox 14-12 Villmer knocked two of the Senators' home runs.

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At Detroit, the Boston Red Sox in 13 innings in a game punciu- ated by four home runs, two by each team. Darkness enter the contest. Eleven pitchers saw ac- flori.

They were the only games scheduled In the American League.

In the National League, Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers won his fourth game of the sea- on without a defeat by limiting the Cincinnati Reds to six hits for a 3-0 shutout victory.

There were three National Langue night games,

SCORES:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Walden was one of the smallest men to play professional soccer. I was sulet that when he first re- ported ot

the Northampton ground to play for the club, an New York unbelieving gatesman directed St. Louis him to the boys' entrance.

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Phil Cavarella led the Cubs at

bat with a homer as they got three runs off Vern Bickford and one off Red Barrett.-

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Withdrawn

As some of thele bowlers aro leaving the Colony and athors have decided to play for

other clubs, the Hong Kong Cricket Club kaya withdrawn one team

from the

Lawn

Bowls League which is to start on May 14.

The Club has entered two teams in the League, oga In the First Division and the other in the Third Division.

At a result of the with- drawal there will be seven team in the Third Division. ning in the First and eight in the Becond.

KBGC To Meet Recreio

A 10 rinks lawn bowls match between Kowloon Bowling Green Club and Club de Re- crelo will be played on Sun- day for the "Tasa Lusitania Cup" subscribed by members of the bowling section of Club de Recreio.

the Five rinks will play at Kowloon BGC and five rinks at the Club de Recreio, all games to start at 4 p.m. sharp.

More than 1,000 teen-aged athletes from 26 primary schools in Kowloon participated in the inaugural Kowloon Primary Schools Ath- lotic Mooting yesterday.

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Sponsored by the Chinese YMCA, the meeting was held at the compound of the Kowloon Tong School.

-Girle "A", Shot Puti (1) Mok | Fung-kau, Tao Shau, (2) Yuen Yuk-yin, Tao Sheu, (3) Sin Miu- yung. Hon Tung, 34 metres,

Girls "8", Loda Jump; (1) Lee

Contestants and cheer-lead- {lilng-kuen, Dak Ming 225 ers, numbering more thun metics. 3,000, dressed neatly in unf- Shot Put: (1) Yung Chun-yiu, (2) Ng Wing-guin, forms marched in formation Dak Ming.

Dak Ming, (3) Tsang Pang-kuen. into the compound before the

Kowloon Tong, 32 metres, opening. This took the form of prayers by Archdencon S. K. Y. Lee, opening speech by Mr. Lam Chi-tung. President of the Chinese YMCA and speeches by Mr. Pang Shiu- sau hau Hong Tho 2) Chan hing, the Chairman, Mr. Chan | Mo-yin, Kowloon Tong. (3) Chan Sung-kau, the

and Yuen-fon, Dak Ming, 1,00 metres. guests.

Before the track and field events started a must gymastle display was given by 1,000 stu- dents while exhibitions of weight- lifting kindred exercises were also performed by the teachers.

Entertainment Included musi- cal Hems and denres by the various schools during the inter- val at noon.

director

Following were the results of the differents events:

Bhot Put: (1) Wai Lai-mal, Tho Shau, (2) Chung Wal-ching, Dak Ming, (3) Choi Lat-sheung, Dak Ming, 23.20 metres.

Games competition: (1) Boys "B"

One Legged jumpt {}} Link Tung, (2) Hon Tung (3) Go Ping.

Three legged race: (1) Sung Chun (2) Hong Tao, (3) Shut Yung.

Counting figures: (1) Kowloon Teng, (2) Dak Ming (3) Man Sing.

Girls "C" looking at pictures and writing characters: (1) Dak Ming, (2) Ming Song (3) Kowloon Tong.

Shuttle Cook: (1) Dak Ming (2) Kowloon Tong (3) Shut Yung.

The meeting will continue on and at the conclusion of May 7 Boys "B" long Jump: (1) Lee the events prizes will be distri- Kuen-chap, Dak Ming (2) Cheung Buted by Mr. Lam Chi-Ion, the Pui-chuen, Dak Ming (3) Law President. Hon-kuen, Dak Ming, 3.03 metres.

At the conclusion of the game, the total aggregate of both Boys "A" long jump: (1) L matches will count and the win- Kunn-cheung. Bong Kong. (2) Dak Ming (31 ner will be presented with the Tong Chi-mine. cup which will be retained for Lee Kok-cheung, Kwang Dai, 4.08

It. one year and then again put up for competition. The Cup will be presented at the Club de Recrelo, In the Club de Recreio Rinks Championship, rlak skippered by J. E. Noronha beat B.P.F. Marques. and that of F.X.M. de Sliva beat R.F. da Luz.

Athens, May 4.

Bhot Putt (1) Chân Shiu-man, Dak Ming (2) Lau Chan-sum Dao, (3) Lec Teni-tak, Dak Ming, 10.74 metres.

Shot Put: (1) Yeung Pak-toi Dak Ming, (2) Ho Yiu-hung, Hong Dao, (3) Ng Wing-kong,

The Government of Themisto- cles Sophoulis yesterday won vote of confidence in the Greek 0.42 metres. Parliament by 224 votes to 47, Beye "C", long jump: (1) Lo with Five abstentions.Associated | Nuter-keung, Dak Ming (2) Wun Press-

Yh-cheun Dak Ming. (3)

NEW ZEALAND TEAM'S COMPLETE RECOVERY

Bradford, May 3.

Man

The New Zealand touring team today made a com- plate recovery from their disastrous second innings start to draw the opening match of the tour against Yorkshire here. Thanks largely to a faultless century by the vice- captain, W. Wallace, they were able to declare ot tea with 244 runs on the board for the loss of six second innings wickets. Yorkshire made no attempt |

to achieve an almost impossible tusk for victory and the match Cowle was left drawn, with the York Cave

Cresswell shire total at 10! for three. Burtt

In the first innings Yorkshire had made 346 in reply to Now Sutcliffe Zealand's 370 for seven declared.

Donnelly the Wallace completed

first New tour century of the

tour for Zealand when he reached 101 out

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of 174 in two hours 35 minutes. He continued his fierce on. slaught with a short sem pult off Halliday for six, but with the total at 200 he skled catch to mid-wicket. Hi faultless 126 contained one six and 20 tours, and he made 76 of the 62 added with Rabone for the Afth wicket. Coxon, in his first over with the new ball, dismissed Mooney later. Hadice de- eight runs clared at tea with the score at 244 for 4.

New York Glants banged thres home runs in celebration of Leo Durocher's reinstatement Yorkshire, resting Hutton, were and beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 cautions at the start and their at New York, Durocher was not innings became merely practice back from Cincinnati in time to for both batsmen and bowlers. see Willard Marshati, Ald Gor in an hour and three quarters don and Mickey Livingston hit they made 101 for the loss of homers off Murray Diokeen to three wickets before the match CREO Clint Hartung's way to was left drawn. six-hit triumph.

Phillies, scoring six runs in the seventh inning when they com- bined three of their five hits with three walks and a hit batsman, beat St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 Philadelphia.

The scores were as follows: NATIONAL LEAGUE

R H

St Louis Cardinals. 3 10 Philadelphia Phillies: 7 5

Cardinals: P. Johnson, Collet Winning pitcher Joe Page, Juser (h), Wilks (7th): c. Garagiola. He gained International

Joo Ostrowski. against, Seatland in 1914 and Washington Wales in 1922.

Chicogn Winning pitcher

loser Howard

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14 16 0 12 11 1 Paul Cabyert. Judson. :

The final scoreboard read: New Zealand: lat innings...

(for 7 declared)

370

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Portugal's Hockey Team

The following have been selected to represent Portugal v Ireland in the Hockey Inter- national. Tournament on Friday, May 6. Ground: RNRC No. 1. Bully-off: 5.45 p.m.

F.A. Barretto (Goal), A. Nery, (KB), J.B. Gonsalves (LB), RA. Marques (RH), WA. Reed (CH), J. A.M. Alves (Captain) (LI), Soares (RW), A. Marques (RI), A.A. Guterres (CF), P. Rull (LI) and B. Xavler (LW).

Reserves: A. Roza, P. Yvano- ih. G. Roza-Pereira and R. Sales.

BASKETBALL GAME RESULT

In the only basketball match played at Chröline Hill last night, Chan Kwon and Chung Sinh battled to a draw, each scoring 33 points,

GRIMSBY WINS GAME

London, Mey 3. In the Second Division of tho English Football League, Grimsby Town bent Luton Town by two goals to one--Reuter.

YOU CAN BE SURE..IF IT'S

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2nd Innings Sutcliffe b Aspinal Scott lbw b Aspinal Hadlee Jbw. b indica Wallace e Wilson Wordia 120 Donnelly Ibw, b Aspinal Rabono not out

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Mooney e Brennan b Coxon 3 Burtt not out

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Total for six wkts, dec.

244

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Phililles: p. Roberts, Konstanty (8th), Telnicle (9th); e Seminick. Winning pitcher, Roberts; loser, Johnson Pittsburgh Piraten

14 20 2 New York Giants 091 Aspinal

NATIONAL LEAGUE Į

As a cricketer he scored a num- ber of centuries for Northam ptonshire, He was one of the um- Boston pires in the fifth Test in 1933) Detroit when Len Hulton made the world record score of 384 against| Cincinnati the Australians-Router.

12 Brooklyn Winning pitcher Ralph Branca, fosser Ken Raffersberger.

---ARsociated Press.

OTHER SPORTS

ON PAGE. 13

14 17 3 Pirates: D. Dickson, Werle Coxon

(0th): c. McCullough, Fitzgerald. Yardley

Giants: p. Hartung; c. Living Robinson

Wardie Halliday Yorkshire: 1st innings

Night Games

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** night games yesterday (Tuesday)

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with right-handed pitcher - Walt

Losing pitcher, Dickson, Home runs: Marshall, Gordon and. Livingston-United Press

and Associated Press,,

YORKSHIRE LOSES

London, May 3. Yorkshire lost to Lancashire by

("Hot Dog") Dubiel,' of 'Chicago three points to 12 in a - Rugby Cubs, emerging a top arelight Lorgue County Championship performer as he shut out Draves' match today.—Reuter,

2nd Innings Halliday lbw b Cresswell Watsone and bRabone.... Wilson Donnelly Yardley not out Lester not out

Total for three wits:

201

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