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HONG KONG, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1949,

ZEALAND 409 FOR Cheong's Performances

NEW SEVEN

AGAINST

Tho Oval, June 18.

The New Zealandors batted brightly to score 409

SURREY

for seven in their first innings against Surrey Yanks Snap

here today.

Bert Sutcliffe mode his first century of the tour and V. Scott helped him to raise the total to 229 for the first wicket, by for the best opening stand for a New Zealand side in England.

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glorious! setcliffe:") gave display of free left-handed batting. He was at the wicket for just over five hours for his 187, which included 21 fours and one five.

Although Scott hit only four fours in his 16. which took him three hours 30 minutes, his clever with scarcely, any stroke play, lift of the ball, brought a steady flow of runs.

W. Wallace helped Sutcliffe to add B for the third wickel, and. showed good form for 70 minutes before giving a catch to wide mid-

on.

Jim Laker's four wickets cost 85 ruins.

After lunch there were soon

the New sign that

Zenlanders would seek runs, and the opening stand at 143 became the tourists' highest opening partnership of the summer,

quickly

Sutcliffe

passed his previous best score of 83 in the first Surrey game.

Grand Innings

had'

Tron, when the stand reallued 229, Scott was caught

when four short of his century

even

Those who take this view say that if the matches were spread ver five days the result would he much the same us the players more in would dawdle they do in a three-day match.

The prolongation of play would merely slow down the pace,

to note that It is interesting before a ball was howled, nu less Jack Hobbs an authority than wrote: "I do not despair of our!

days. three

with winning

attack and Courageous batung Ing."

Why then did the match end in Blame draw? Three reasutis may perhaps be put forward

Indians' Win Streak

New York, June 19. Vie Raschi won his 11th victory of the season for the New York Yankees by ending six the Cleveland Indians'

in the game winning streak

when the American League. Yankees defeated the Indians 6-3 yesterday. It Increased

Yankers the league lead over Detroit to 4%

games.

Sparked Swim Meet

(By "KIMBERLEY")

From a rather usual inter-club affair, the Eastorn- VRC most on Saturday was turned into ona of the year's sporting events by the all-round performances of the young Chinese swimming star, Choong Kin-man.

His victory in the 220-free was news enough by vir- tue of his time (2/29.6) and by the fact that his win was over Sonny Monteiro, Colony 100 yards sprint champion for the second con- secutive year, and VRC's most dazzling star after Wilfred Lawrence.

But what made Cheong a name that sportsmen won't forget for a long time yet was hls victory, on the same night after the 220 swim, in the 100 yards back stroke,

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Low Score in County Cricket

*London, June 18. Glamorgan, County cham- plons, rattled Kent out for 49 runs before lunch at Swansea score in today the lowest

The preliminary round of the Colony Open Lawn Bowls Rinks Championship was played off. yesterday and rosulted in some close scoring and upsets.

The biggest upset was the victory of an Indian Recreation Club second division rink skipped by A. M. Wahab when they beat the power- ful combination from the Kowloon Cricket Club with three interporters skipped by Ros- selet by a single shot after an exciting finish, Wahab winning by 18-17.

Two other rinks won by a (skip) was postponed owing to single shot, C. C. Pereira bent the indisposition of Ogley.

At CCC Ribeiro beat McMaster by 20-19.

IN County championship cricket Minu by 20-19 and J. F. V.

this season.

never

That there was nothing much wrong with the pitch was proved by Glamorgan's reply, their open ing batsmen figuring in a century London, June 16. Hitherto, Tony Lopes has been

Larthership. the back stroke king. He earned Mr. Tom Whittaker, the 'Arsen-

Kent

recovered after Two of the seven hits against the title last year when he real football Club manager, sald on losing their first two wickets for J.S. Landolt by 23-16.

centre mained undefeated in any back his arrival at London Airport to-

Hear (20) and first stroke distance in every

com-night from Brazil that his first six runs, P. petition.

job would be to consider an offer Godfrey Evans (17), who alone sutis

reached double @gures,

together, but on Tony is still the Colony's back to reform and manage the Turin

their separation Kent were rout- in an air crash recently. stroke champion. He holds the Football Club, whose team died pull the skle record for the 100, 220 und the

"I haven't had the time to con-ed. They were completely under yards. He has also proved hinsider the matter yet," he said.the spell of Len Muncer, who in eight overs took four wickets and new back stroke event, the 150 self the speediest in the 60 dis- Reuter.

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Firstly. the batting courageous. England, when toss, batted very slowly opening day, far too slowly three-day Test.

Raschi were homers---by fielder Larry Doby and baseman Mickey Vernon

Centre deider Chic Mape's two sixth homer for New York inning provided the winning runs, the The Boston Red Sox breat the Chicago White Sox. 7-5, for the theffth straight time. Boston put the inning when they scored six times for a game in the sack in the fourth on a combination of four walks and two hits.

Secondly, the English bowling

Brilliant relief pitching by lefty was not hostile enough,

Dave Koslo enabled the New York Pittsburgh sound Giants to share the The pace bowling was

the 5-4 in

National and Trevor Bailey was regarded Pirates generally as a success, but there League. Kosto entered the game to was not crough sting in the at-e ninth after the Pirates had Sheldon Jones butting whacked starter tuck to worry a strong side like the New Zealanders. and Andy

un infield hit Kosle got Monty Bargell to pop out and then fanned Eddie Bock-

to end mun Johnny Hopp ganie with runners on Arst and

the Jones had

Pirates third. blanked on two hits until he blew

In the ninth.

Thirdly, the fielding was not at second silp off Alec Bedser what it should have been and had England taken the chances offered In the field, the match might well have been Anished-even in three clays after the slow English start

Hadlee left soon in the same manner as Scott, but Sutcliffe was still there at tea, when the| score was 258 for two, He wa then 143 not out. He had scored his 1st century of the tour after three hours at crease. fours.

our

continued to master Sutcliffe the bowling after ira until Lak

the left- ball from turned hunder's leg side to end a grand innings.

The scoreboard at the end of the first day:

New Zealand First Inninga

Sutcliffe, b Laker

Senti, Barton, b A. Bedser Hndlec, e Barton, & A. Bedser Wallaec, A. Dettser. b E.

Bedser

187 9

The New Zealanders also mado mistakes in the field, and their too was not bowling battery strong, but they did at least bat courageously.

What could be done against the New Zealand bowling was shown

cuplain. by England's

Some critics are

saying that there is still too much attention being paid by most cricketers to their batting and bowling aver- 7 ages, and that if these could be improve the forgotten it would

aller for four runs.

Dodgers Again

the

tried to

and A.M.

J. Hayward, C. Pope, W. Came- ron and C.H. Gough (skip) beat B. W. Bradbury beat C. Roza A.M. Alves, MLA. Baptista, F.V.V.

I.M. Omar. K.M.extra head). Pertirn by 20-14 while the holders and A.M. 'Souza, 23-22 (alter an B.P.F. Marques, F.X. Soares, of the title, Omar, A.M. Omar and U.M. Omar

Luz and J.A. da (skip) beat a rink skipped by R.J. da Luz

(skip) beat M.B. Hassan, K.M Rumjan, S. Yusuf artd UA. The following wcro the re Rumjahn (skip) 19-14,

M.T. Nunes, I. Kitchell. ATLA, Kahman And S.M At KBGC

Rijaln D.M.A. Razack, A. Seemin, (skip) beat A.EF. Guest, C. Lee, Wahab W. Butterworth and F.E. Skinner

24-19. (skip) A.R. Razack

Francis Lee, S.H. Marvin, A.J. (skip) beat AJ. Kew, W. Hong Sling, T.A. Madar and C.S. Ros-Coelho and M.J. Median (rp) selet (skip) 18-17. conceded only, three runs.

LC. R. Souza, J.W. Leonard, beat R. Tay, S.R. Solina, G. I add Middlesex's opening pair, Jack Paris, June 16. Robertson and S. Brown, put on A. E, Coates and B.W Bradbury and G.A. Souza (skip) 17-10.

beat H.R. Pinna, G.A And that is why Cheong's vic-

Friendly Match- Spain's football team, which 193 in an opening stand against] (skip) tory In 70 seconds flat for the 100.

meets Franco ot the Columbes Yorkshire, who spent three hours Noronha, C.P. Basta and C. Roza-

The Hong Kong Football Club gossip in Stadium bere back to the top sports

next Sunday, is

in the field before gaining their Pereira (skip) 26-14,

wickels

J.C. Remedios, JH. Xavier, wore at home yesterday to repre- town today.

staying in the same hotel the first success, but later

C.C. Pereira sentatives from various bowls A.P. Pereira atid 'quickly. Added to the surprise of stun Western suburb, St. Germain, a fell much more quo, who had (skip) beat M.. Razack, J. Hoo- teams in a filendly match of six, day was the fact that Cheong was the English team, which played |

The crowd of not known as a back stroke swim-here last month. Reuter,

awaited Bill Edrich and Denissen, A.R. Minu and AK. Minu rinks. er This recalls to mina another

Compton expectantly, saw them (skip) 20-18.

AA. Lopes, L.A. Rozario, CF. surprise story.

both clean bowled cheaply by the

and J.F.V. Ribeiro In 1847 Cheong Kin-man was

former England captain, Norman Romedios not known at all."

Yardley, and tals was the prelude (kip) beat W. Marshallsay, J to a fight for runs against keen Mclelland, C. Logan and W. Mc-

Master (skip) 20-19, bowling and fielding.

tance.

The Harbour Race

Sao Paolo, June 18. The Austriant football team. Rapid, drew at two goals each with the Corinthians here today, Reuter.

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It was a fine October overting that year when some 50 competi-

Capetown, June 16. tors lined up along the Railway Pier et Kowloon for the annual

George Hunter, who won the swimming marathon: the Harbour | light heavyweight title for South Race.

Afrlen in the London Olympics, All eyes and talk were on Lai tonight took the South African Tean's Chon Chun-nam who is to professional championship for the day the champion again and re-weight by knocking out the hold-

hours

Brown

Robertson looked a real Eng. hlo land player and reached third century of the season in less than three

with hit masterly drives. lustily, hooking Trueman for a aix and scoring ten fours. Closing Scoros

Close of play scores:

At KCC

Both won on three rinks each, but the visitors scored a total of

135 shots to their hosts" 97.

HKFC

VISITORS Wallwork

9.H. Strange J. E. Shaw, Fraser and J. McKelvic beat E.M. Alarcoun, M.F. Pinna, K.P. Waller C.M. Silva and FX, M. da Silva E, Souza

N. Rakusen (skip) 21-15.

(Skip)

Patterson

Blekford

(Skip)

25

(skip) B. Jones

G.S. Brown

the cord helder, for the harbour swim. fer, Freddie Vorster, in the tea bertson 113, Brown 88); York-and E,C. Fincher (ak?p) beat W.) I. O'Grady

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London, June 18.

At Recreio S.A. Gray, F. Goodwin, J. Orem 1. Robinson

Hircock Williamson, E.J.R. Mitchell, R.A A.W. Hir Edwards and HF. Shields (skip) (Skip) 15% 22-16.

: McAnsiana

Dowbiggin

At TDC

(Skip)

Rex Barney pitched his second complete game of the season and gave the front running Brooklyn

At Lord's: Middlesex 310 (Ro- Dodgers a 2-0 win over Chicago Cubs. The triumph ex-

It was hard to keep track of the | mund.-Reuter. tended Chicago's losing streak to swimmers once they were well

shire to but.

Bath Somerset At George seven games.

away on their course in the har-

for 54); Essex Mann, on the last day when he First

(Pullinger 5 bogeman Gl Hodges bour. knocked a sparkling half century scored one run in the

200 But coming second

to the last in no time. But he was the ex-inning on

Harry Churcher, of Belgrove 100 for 3 (Vigar 81 not out, Bailey

IM. Omer, K.M. Omer, A.M. Howell of two yards of the race the swimmers

75 not out). combination

At Hove: Hampshire 272 Omar and U.M. Omar (skip) beat Selby ception to the general rule,

singles

and a fielder's choice. began to converge. The familio Harriers, a 38-year old London his own world Chan Chun- electrician, beal Centre fielder Duke Snyder scared Powerful stroke of

Bradley and J. S. Landolt (skip) A Balley nam was missing in the leading record for the five miles walk at (Roger 52, Bailey 80, James 4 for W.J. Howard, A.A, Razack,

La Honly the other run in the third on a

At Bristol: Derbyshire 177 25-10. the distance in 35 by covering Wan it was, excepting of course, minutes, 33

G.A. Guterres, A.F. Noronha, T. Morgan flelder's choice, a single and beat position and everyone wondered the White City here this evening 2); Sussex 19 for no wicket.

(Goddard for 40); Gloucester- out an infield hit home.

seconds. This was

Dr. A.P. Guterres and J.E. J. Hempsey

(Skip) few Eastern boys,

At Birmingham: Oxford Uni-Noronha (sisip) received a walk- Cheong won the harbour title 10.4 seconds better than his own shire 198 for 4.

record of 35 minutes, 43-4 seconds. that year to create 1947's biggest Reuter.

versity 195 (Hollies 5 for 51); over from J.O, Stokoe, C.R. But E. Strange and swimming sensation

from

Warwickshire 174 for 3 (Gardner ler, J.K. Sloan and G.A. Ryder McAlphine

Carr (skip) while the game between 84 not out). then on, the lad has been in the

London, June 16.

At Worcester: Cambridge Uni- J.W. Tindall, ALG. Eastman, Mansell swimming news,

Robert Falkenburg, of the Unit- Last year Cheong entered his ed States, the men's singles hold-versity 391 for 7 declared: Wor- L.A. Collyer and W.C. Simpson arst Colony Championships and

(skip) and J. Cotton, W.V. Field,

and V.N. At Nottingham: Nottingham W.C. Ogley Raschi, turned out to be as green as. you er, will play the first match on cestershire 42 for no wicket.

the Centre Court when the lawn

138, can find them.

He had chances to place in at tennis champions begin at Wim-shire 312 for S (Hardstan

Monday. bledon on

He meets Simpson 90); Lancashire to bat. tenst two events but he

At Swansea: Kent 49 (Wooller messed Dragutin Mitic, of Yugoslavia Ellis Kinder, them up by the sports equivalent Reuter.

3 for 23, Watkins 3 for 23, Mun- cer 4. for 3 runs); Glamorgan 280 for 3 (Clift 104)..

47 game transendously and get re»!

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Three-Day Tests

400

The drawn game in the first cricket Test between England and

Kiel, June 18,

A packet of food tickets and a gift of 10 marks will be pre- all foreign visitors sented to

which Kiel Regatta to the

New Zealand at Leeds has called opens here tomorrow. forth an almost universni cry that three days are not enough

for Test matches.

says: "It One cricket writer was a mistake limiting the Tests to three days," and one headline ufter the match read: "The death knell of the three-day Test."

The first of its kind since the war, the Regatta is expected to have something of its pre-war international character, with guests from Britain, Scandinavia, Holland, the United other countries.

The Philadelphia at St. Louis game was a night game.

Scores!

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Winning pitcher Vie loser. Satchel Paige, Chicago

Boston

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Winning pitcher loser Walter Pierce.

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Chicago, June 16. The love-sick girl who shot

At Northampton: Northampton- baseball player Eddie Walticus of shire 239 (E. Davis 91. Lester 4 the Philadelphia Phillies prob- for 56): Leicestershire-170 for 5 a friendly ably is a split personality whose (Watson 63). This is "bad side" perverted her hero match. -Router. worship and drove her to attack him, mental doctors sold here to- day-United Press.

Today, however, older, strongly- built and hardened by competition 1 experience, Cheong has returned. Winning Fitcher Sheldon Jones, to the limelight first by his per- loser Eimer Riddle.

formances in the

all Chinese Boston

school meet (he clocked 62.3 for Cincinnati

the 100 metres and 3/31 for the Winning pitcher Ken Raffen-400) and then agala on Saturday: sbergere leser Bob Hall.

I be continues in his present States and Brooklyn

vein, Cheong will yet be follow- Chicago

0 ing Wilfred Lawrence who had Winning pitcher

record Rex Barney, set up an incomparable loser Dutch Leonard.--Associated and a tradition in the history of bred race-horse which has been Press.

But not everyone agrees with this viewpoint. There are others The largest foreign group ex- who think that three days are pected at the Regatta is from quite enough in which to win any Denmark, with 25 guests, includ- Test in England if the correcting the Deputy Burgomaster of tactics are employed.

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Miss Brough, Schroeder New London Champions

Miss Louise Brough and Ted Schroeder, the No. 1 "Scuds" for the Wimbledon ́singlos titlos start- ing next week, are the new London champions, following succossos in the finals at Queen's Club this afternoon.

Entry to the courts had to be closed before play 'started so keen was the interest to see this

curtain-raiser to the Wimbledon meeting.

particuler, lacking the tigerish qualities which had been seen in earlier rounds.

The women's final was first, hido some of their better strokes, on the courts, but because the two players, Miss Brough and Mrs, Margaret DuPont, know cach other's play so intimate- ly, it was not a spectacular Anal, but more in keeping with the play nf two masters in a chess match.

Mix Drough, the Wimbledon Utle-holder, won 3-0, 6-1, 6-3, never being afraid to come up to the not fler losing the first set. It developed into a struggle to break through service in the Anal set and in this Miss Brough was successful.

DuPont has been in every

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Paris, Kentucky, June 18. Black Tarquin, the American

prominent in England, will re- turn to this country next year to stand at stud here. Mr. A.B. Hancock, owner of the Claiborne Stud, said that Mr. William Woodward, Block Tarquin's owner, keeps his breeding stock

at Claiborne.

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Horse Racing Ban In Bombay

Bombay, June 17

The Bombay Government today announced their decision to ban horse-racing throughout the pro- vince, the ban to be effective from April,, 1053.

Black Tarquis won the English St. Leger last year and was second The Government will shortly In the Ascot Gold Cup last Thurs- prohibit the publication and cir day---Router.

culation of racing literature ex- cept at the race-course-Reuter.

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Istanbul, June 18. The Austrian League champions "Austria" defeated the Istanbul soccer team Beshiktash by three goals to nil today before more than 18,000 ciated Press.

PI- CAGERS KEEP SLATE CLEAN Maintaining their undefeated enthusiasts.—Asso-record, the Asia Theatre Basket- tall Team of Manila, beat the Hong Kong Combined Team by the narrow margin of 20-18 at Carolina Hill fast night,

SHOT WHILE PLAYING TENNIS. Mulloy often passed Bchros-{

Saigon, June 19. der when he came up to the nati and led 6nd with his service to Mr. Tran Van Thanh, the Vint come and was then at wet point. namese chief of the Province of Schroeder, however, saved the Gls Dinh, a few miles West of game and went on to win in agon was shot dead today while

playing tennis. the 14th ́äfter" ■ hard-fought| straggle.

Aussie Succossen

Mr. Tran Van Thanh had just stepped off the court to see at hin car was parked when the nur- Then u remarkable transforma-derer shot him twies through the

tion came over the match and head. The alloged killed-a Viet Mulloy was completely dominated mesowas caught by the police. as Schroeder took the second ent Reuter, without conceding a game,

post-war final without winning Mr. Patriola Todd and Misa out-right, though she shared the Gussie Moran (United States) honours with Miss Brough in last won the women's doubles, boating Bromwich and Franklo sedgman year's meeting when the final was Brilain's Bra B. Hillon and Silas 0-3, 6-8, 3-4. ** not played owing to rain.

Ted Bchroeder won his rehaur-

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