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Kennington Oval, London, August 13.
New Zealand finished the first day of the fourth and final Test match against
England here with 320 on the board for the loss of eight wickets. A wicket each to Bedser and Bailey in their 'first overs after tea com- pletely changed the aspect of the inning and marked the beginning of a collapse. Wallace and Donnelly were both caught by Evans be- hind the wicket without any addition to the tea score of 239, and Hadlee, Rabone and Cave also lost their wickets while the score mount ed to 311.
Rink Title Holders Beaten
Bart and Cowar
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Wright was marked by consisten I hit big-insongs of the length, spin and elever Change Test, Wallarev Lauflera stylishly of pave. Α this stage runs were Vad skittelty joy 55 in one hour hard to get,
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of were rate, only BL. there was the cause for Rink, Hallation by the home team.
The holders of the Tule, L. M. Omary K. M. Omat,
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had been carried to 239,
Catches by 'Edrich #lip off Wallace and
at feat Donnelly
in the first two oveen after tea. the scure. without addition to turned the game in England's way.
with a first wicket platner- shop of 121 m 110 mutes. Sut- clife, always the bes elegant stenke player of the two, seumu
the start, 11 In the fliest over Wilare was touch over at Scott's powerful rive drive en eaugh off Bedser's fifth delivery Sekes and his men scored four abled bit; to overhaul has partner. Í and in the following
user by shots in the next two heads when, Suteliffe lut seven Jonas in his Batley, another grand catch the Wame was renamed and were | BK, murde 111 kawas
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U.S. STARS NOT TO SWIM AGAINST JAPS
(By BILL BECKER)
Los Angeles, August 13. The Japanese swimming team hoaded by record breaking Hironoshin Furuhashi arrived this morning by plane from Tokyo, intent on the conquest of Amaricon free-stylors in the No- tional AAU championships here next week. The six Japanese will be the first to uphold Nippon's banner in international sports competition since the warmaze 1).
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Clad in natty blue coats, gray 14:33 for the 400, 9:41 for the 800 trousers and gray and red ties and 18:37 for the 1,500 meters. thinks Furu- Conch Klynkoma and white shirts, the team was welcomed by deleuation front (hashi can du even better here, i the large local Japanese golony, pushed.
ting members including
Women
of Fujinkai. But it seems the pushing will
Association. huve do come
Japandidates for Queen of the mate.
rend
local Nisei week eelebration.
Hashizume,
from his eth-
also 21 Qu Hike Furuhashi a student at Nip-
Also On hand to take charge pon University. Hashizume, en- of the team was conch Masoltered in the same events, boasts Kiyokawn, who Bad arrived here times of 4:42, 9:49.3 and 18:37.8. last week. Accompanying the team were
assistan! coach. Katsuyoshi Murakama and man- ager Frank Matsumoto,
Furuhashi, who is favoured
free-style
beltering
at
Comparisons
For comparison only, Smith won the Olympic 400 In 4:41 and McLane the 1,500 in 19:18.5. Jack
in the 400, 800 and 1,500 metre Taylor of Akron, Ohio, won the AAU 1,500 last year in 19:48.1. events on the basis of A
McLane won the 400 and 600 world records
with times of 4:43.5 and 10:17.1. wild
he Maybe that is why none of these hear that
has chosen to defend champions American
Jimmy champion McLene and Bill Smith would
those distances,
disappointed
not compete against him. "I was
this
Ris: who won the Olymple 100 57.3 Is the cliolee to dethrong 11 hoping to make even AAU titleholder Robert Nugent better time," Furuhashi said.
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Bowlers Maintain Hostility
England's fast bowlers tained their futility, and seorang
Bailey. i opportunities were rape.
still bowling at his got
(By GEORGE TRIBE)
des detitied. Heswever on that hruti. Picture Changes Quickly Rabous snapped up at the wirket Cricket is cricket however it's played and what-
Sykes scured one shot to go intul
the semi-Qual of the competition, ?
SPRINGBOKS BEAT ALL BLACKS
All
Johannesburg August 13. The South African Rugby Union team, the Springboks, to day bent the New Zealasel Blacks by 12 points (two
tries, palty goat and a dropped goal) to 6 a penalty goal and a drop- ped goal at Ellis Park here.
A crowd of 70,000, the biggest ever so altend a sporting
eveal
in the Union, watched South Africa gain a
2-0 lead in the Test series. They had won first by 15 points to 3.
The Springboks
between
the
had rather
The picture changed quickly for 18 et 272, With 15 runs added after tea with a spell of great; Besser, who had replaced Bailey, bowing by The England pace made a ball hurry through and bowlers, Trevor Bailey and Alee Hodlec snicked it to the brithant Beds, backed up by excellent Evan. cutches on the part of Evans be- The fact that Ave of the tuts. bind the stumps.
Fred Byuwn made a gond movej behind the wicket by calling
Wright to upen the manner in which the tack with Hailey after lunch. heating them by its speed This meant that early in his in- ft. nings Reid was called
upon to face Worbl, whom he had not
played against before.
Success rewarded the policy
showed the
ball was
over the result, but there are times when even the most solemn will sit up and take notice or feel a quickening of the pulso as the gamo takes some dramatic turn.
men had been swight from sticks remember playing for Victoria against South
Australia in an important Shield match dur ing England's tour of Australia in the win- ter of 1946-47,
m
New Zealand went on to a defensive policy, and Burtt and and Cave evoked the crowd'a displeasure by their dead bat tactica.
In an effort to break this stub-
accounted
League cricket has its excite- un inents, 100,
On Stephens' Home Run
wanted to have something speelst of the New York Athletic Club, to be
proud of when I went back who won in :58.0 Inst year. Ha
maguchi, Japan's best sprinter, has done :38.8. After newspaper and newsreel
RIN also is favoured in the 200 photographers at the about An-
over defending champion Ed Gil- ished taking pictures of the visher of Texas, Hamaguchi, Mu- Jors, coach Kiyokawa rushed the rayama and Maruyama. He will team to the home of Fred Wada, have to step fast to beat Hanta- wealthy Japanese-American gro New York, August 13.
will stay The Leam Shortstop Vern Stephens hit Wada's home during the meet. the first pitch to him in the August 16 to 10. 12th inning for a four-run Strong Favourites
homer, providing the Boston Red Sox with a 5-1 victory over the Washington Senators in the American League to- The win kept the Sox within live gumes of the League leading New York Yankees,
day.
The Yankees expluded for four runs in the ninth to overcome a two-run
and beat dencit Philadelphia Athletics 3-7.
Pinch hitter
cer.
Johnsonan
13
com
guchi, whose best is 2:11.6. Ai. berie Isque of Mexico figures close, too.
Challengers For Invaders Challengers for the invaders in
distances the absence of American the In
Include Wally nces McLane Wolf of Southern California, Bil Olympic distance
of New Orleans, Malt and Smith, the Japanese will bulley
in the strong favourites
longer Mann the Third of Michigan, and distances events, but in the 100 Gilbert in the 400; Forbes Norris and 200 metre sprints, Wally Ris of Harvard in the 800; Norris, of lawn muy foil the visitors bki Canadian champion Berwel Jones of Howali n for #
sweep of the free-and Bob Kumagi clean Ivie contests.
the 1,500. style
the Nor have the Japanese yet de Perhaps the best test of
ability of vielting theveloped a diver to compete with comparative
Olympic champions Bruce Har and host swimmers will come in We needed 70 runs in 35
Billy
On the tower.
Keen I remember playing doubled home two runs, shortstopa, springboard, and Dr. Sammy the 800 meter relay. It is likely that the anchor leg will pit Ris Lee, on the minutes to give us victory
While 200 at the end of against Radcliffe in 1947, We had Phil Rizzuto squeezer home the petillon the last day
those against Furuhashi. expected in and Radclife were third and first baseman Tominy clashes from which we had
Miller Anderson, neters is a trifle short for Furu- a 20-minute scored 108,
bad Fisher. Henrich
doubled across dash to catch the last train 100 for six when
the Norman Sper Jnr., and the Mexi-hashi, still be claims 2:08.4; which
world record time. their professional, cought for 52. fourth.
is close to can, Joaquin Capilla. Keith State.
That next two wickets to
what the meet really and Miller
got the Lindsey
But the centre of attention in Hassett
Tigers Win complete the hat-trick.
the meat, which opens on Tues- next week adds up to a show- and... w opened the balting
The next delivery beat both The Detroit Tigers beat the St. rattled up the runs for the the bat and the keeper and the Louis Browns
day with 1.500 meter pretimin down between the Japanese who 12-9 largely on
arles, will be Furuhash-"The dominated Olympic swimming in loss of one wicket with only batsmen started to run. They homers by Vic Werlz, Hool
1982 and 1030, and the Ameri- Flying Fish of Fujiyama." made their ends, and in scamper-Evers, Johnny Groth and Dick seconds to spare.
He has been elocked in beller cans who swept to victory Ins a second to make ing for
the Wakefield.
the Japanese than world record time in the year, when League, the In the National scores equal were separated when
to compete. Asso- three distance events in which he not allowed Cubs
out the wicket was broken by a bril-
Chicago
the
entered. His best fricludes ciated Press. lant return by Lomas, now with Cincinnati Reds
in their Lancashire, giving us victory by battle for the League celler. Two one run.
third bazeman Grady: bry Hatton helped the Cubs to two unearned runs.
The
to
our own
at once, for Reid was leg be- fore to Wright's third ball. The ball self high straight full bom partnership Brown brought toss-contained no venom, but on Compton, his eighth bowler, In his anxiety to take full toll ten minutes before the close, and of anything looss Reid tried to with his drth bull Compton bow- hit it too vigorously and com-led Cave, pletely missed his stroke.
scoring speeded up in the The co A double bowling change in last few overs. This which Hollies and Bedser figured for the 81 runs being added in
I had a fally good match for the better of a great struggle brought another wicket Sutcliffe 115 minutes after ten otherwise taken a dozen or so wickets,
heavy two
packs, mistimed the Warwickshire man the rate of searing during
during the once or twice while their back ast going and Bedser Acklbig forwart period wouki have been
al
or the more often than the All Blacke
dived mid-on
nearer journey home I dweit for the ball to 30 runs an hour. New Zealand scored list with make a grand catch.
of being chosen for the finished. with first Test, the team for which
prospeels Bob Scott, aprilly goal by
The third wicket fell at 170 eight men out for 320. They were was being acnutnerd their full back, but South Africa and
over the produced 36 runs at the h happier position than Eng radio that evening. levelled the scores within a few rate of a run a minute.
land on a pitch which looked as
Our minutes through a penalty goalį
train had three steps on Sutclife's score of 88 was made though it might crumble soon. by A. Gefil
in two and three-quarter hours
its journey and at the first station. The scoreboard: try by H. of faultness batting and contain-
agony, our New Zealand: 1st innings
to save us further Springboks ext seven fours.
team manager left the compart- Sutcliffe Է
Bedser b Holles 18
ment and return with the news Scott e Edrich b Belser
60 that
Ian Johnson, tive of us, Reki ibw b
Miller, Meulem
Hassett and myself were included in the team.
Aut unconverted
Brewis gave the
Lead of six points to three half-time.
4
They increased their ativantage when T. Langan
Runs Hard To Get
New
Zealand
Wright Wallace & Edrich b Bedser crossed for an Martin Donnelly, England's Donnelly e Edrich b Bailey unconverted try. New Zealand | biggest problem
する far in the Hatlee e Evans b Beriser replied five minutes from the end Tests, weni
in at a time when Rabone e Evans b Balley
Beciser Cave Compion
with a dropped goal by J. Kear- England's bowlers were a their Burit not out ney, but Brawis then got a slm- best. For a long spell Har score for South Africa to end found the fire and lift which Cowie not out scuring.ficuter
had been missing from his bow-
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Off the Field Exaltement, however, is not always born of the play out doubleheader and Boston-Brooklyn
Philadelphin-New
York
in the middle, for many in-game were postponed, because of cidents which prove to have a rain.
direct bearing on the game are enacted off the field,
My entry into League cricket
Was
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10
13
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7 10
D 11
This was my first Test appear-tuve me little cause for optimism.
Arst my
match for Washington ngainst, England, but in It
this nor the Test that Milnrow against Oldham in 1947. Boston 24 follower did I do any good with The day before I had landed at 10 the tail and I was dropped. Tlibury
Australia afer from stormy sea journey,
Later in the season, however, 71 again played against England-
this time for Victoria.
Just In Time
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New York Philadelphia I arrived at Milnrow at 11 p.m. St. Louis and didn't see the ground until Detroit
a few hours before the start, and having found my land not you
At the end of the third day the
had reached very in legs, played most of the game!
with the wicket rolling like the
waves. ocean
Middlesex Dismiss
were
Worcester For 160 Runs
London, August 13.
The highlight of the current cricket programmo, which started today was the clash of the leaders, Middlesex and Worcestershire, at Lord's. iSpin bowlers mode the ball turn quickly and Wor- cestershire were dismissed for, 160. Cooper gave a good display for two hours and 40. minutes before being out to a catch off Sims, whose six wickets of ten runs opiece provided the chief feature of Middlesex in the field.
lunch Sims started after bowling six overs for live
12 11 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Cincinnati
3 3
5
9
0
3 11
teresting stage, with Victorio needing 120 runs to pass Eng- Bcured eight runs and took Chiengo land's tated and only three wle-
Extrus
Total (for eight)
320
Bowling to, date:
game
Bulley
22
7
59
2
Bedser
26
5
03
3
Edrich
3 B
16 0
Wright
22
1
03
I
Laker
3
0
11 0
. 20
7
51
1
5
1 14
2 #
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Hollies Brown Compton
two for 40, and I am stili con-
kels standing, 1 was next man vinced that those two men lost Pittsburgh
in at No. 10, but on the way to the
ground next
morning my was held train WHS
.up awing to derollment on the line. 0
Frank Swift
May Return
To The Game
Wii five minutes to go before
their wickels because they were St. Louis deceived by the sallor's roil as
I ran up to deliver the ball.
by all out for 14 a few minutes after runs lunch. Whilchend had a spell in wickets and three wickets, ami Robins which he claimed four
helped to finish the lunings by for 15 runs in 11 overs. His first
ball was. used throughout the Ave overs. Coxon completed the CROWDS AT cheaply dismissing two men. One three victims cont five runs in OPENING SOCCERning, though a new one was destructive work by taking the
Collections play an important LARGE the start of the day's play I left part in the performance. of
the Train and ordered a taxi, ex- ining to the driver the circum- plaining stances. Fortunately the taxi was
has
ilo
ond #
cx-
in League rofessional
to quality. was ceptionally well
In
Installed with a radio and I was Casticton Moor I had taken ve В recent match against
MATCHES
London, August 13.
·
due before Jenkins was seventh lust four out at 144.
in
would
Close Of Play Scores The close of play scores were: At Lori's: Worcestershire 160
(E. Cooper 54, Sime 0 for 60); Middlesex 129 for 2.
By the close, Middlesex rew quired only 32 runs with eight: Largefowds were the general wickels in hand to take Arst in- able to hear the opening overs for 27 when the last man came rule for the opening matches of nings points. and that no wicket had fallen in
in. If I could keep my figures the Scottish soccer isenson today Dick Pollard, whose main oc-
At Southend: Sussex 184 (Roy my absence.
to the ground and I to six runs or under per wicket a week before the English pro cupailen is unt of pace bowling Smith 5 for 65); Essex 130 tur 3
I would have a netted
a fairgramme begins. was just in time to pad up and sum, for there was a good crowd.
WILS top scorer for Lancashire
(Dodds 89). Nearly 70,000 watched the ali- against Surrey on the dimcult
At Manchester: Lancashire 280 take my place as next man in, and our wicketkeeper in mecie ticket game between Celtic and art at Old Trafford, so
Tolst London, August 13. scored and had A match
warned the
Rangers incoming
at Parkshead, which
Gloucester. Frank Swift, the. Manchester analysis of six for 48, which re- earnest
At Cheltenham: bataman that if he
Lancashire captain, spolled my Celtic won by the odd goal of five was the pitch that Nigel Howard, (Pollard 63): Surrey 34 for 3. goalkeeper, gained me my place in the Aus- City and England
would 318 for 7 (Crupp 132 Wilson 73); Cellie Introduced two would be attended players. Collins at outside right, Surrey in to figures he
new have been justified who retired from football at the tralian team for the last Test.
putting Glamorgan to bat bat. by the wrath of the gods.
Immediately end of last season may return to
Whereupon the batsman smiled and Haugney, of Newton, on the before and after lunch it well
left wing. Haugnay, in the second sulted wanly and promptly hit me for half, had the satisfaction of scor-scored 33 in 95 minutes.
bowing Pollard i study at Maine Nood for several day's practico game and invited um 4el such is the luck of the ing Celtic's third goal.
Swiff to play for the City again. seasons, who was expected to be Swift said: "I would be willing game.
Other "successful clubs in the More recently, I was bowling League Cup matches were Hiber the regular tom goalkeeper, this to come to the rescue of the club season, is suffering from an illness if the Manchester public demanding.*. homo gamo when I wasnlan, who gained a naizow vic- which threatens to end his play it, although I had definitely retir guilty of a blunder in the fell, tory over Falkirk by an Ormond added 104. runs to make the total At Weston-super-Mare: Somer
ed and did not wish to play again, and a voice from the crowd. nde; goal, Partick Thistle, Third With this, sad, new Mr. Bob I am only concerned now with vised: "Why don't you
read Lopark, who recorded one of the Smith, the Club Eliairman, ap-my carver in -.: the catering your own articles?" proached Bwitt and his employer businessman, gay me
the game.
Alec Thurlow, Switt'a
ing dayar
under-
In the catering business after to-- He explained that if he did
·Printed wind' PENANG
FRANK ERD
agree to play again he would not
Tel football, inuertere, with buzaliuit. His euidifer wan lgron» nhle to any couste liikari by Swift,
OTHER SPORTS
ON PAGE 2:
spin
At Leicester: Hampshire 219 52, Walker 62, Walsh (McCorkell
6 for 01); Leicestershire 94 for
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6 A Bad Start
At Northampton: Northampton. Jakemun shire 351 (Brookes 103, Lancashire's last four wickets168, Harris 4 for 48),
fall.
pectable. Surrey get off to a set 400 for 9. (Gimblatt 71, Wal- best results of the day at Dumbad, start and wound up 248 in ford 120): Kent to
with eight wickets to At Bradford Derbyshire 24 fries, Eant File) 81,— Mirren- and image (Whitehead ✦ for 15, Coxon B for "Hearts: 19 45 PALLETES
By ' tez time at Bradford York-| 48); Yorkshire 276" for. 3) (Wal- Stirling), held, Hearts to a 141 draw at half time, but the Edineshire had first innings points in son 97, Lester 103. not cut)
At Birmingham: Warwickauf burgh team took firm control of wife keeping against Derbyshire, the fame during the second half Their seam bowlens run riot 388 for depared (Thompso
Eide which lacked Taylor, 54; Lawinh. 81}; Combia"
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