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Leveson-Gower's XI
Declare At 348 For 5
Scarborough, September 8.
H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI declared on their .overnight total of 348 runs for five when their match against the New Zealanders continu- ed here today. The tourists at lunch time hod made 145 for five.
The New Zealanders started disastrously.
Rabone
was out to the last ball of the first over with five scored, cought by McIntyre standing back to Bedser, and Sutcliffe went in the same monner at 30.
animates, but, was ed in trying to drive Wardle
Czech-Yugoslav Dispute Over Volleyball Games
ed
Belgrade, September 7. Belgrade newspapers report- today that the World
[23
Yugoslavia
complained Tuesday that the Czech govern. ment had refused visus for mem- hers of the Yugoslav team.
Volley Ball Federation had in- formed Yugoslavia it is "tak- in steps" to secure Yugo- Melutyre elained his third Reg Sumpetat, ab of Notting-savin's participation in
the victim when he caught Smith Tham, abe scored 54 with a MS international championship at off Brown with the score at and six hours road to Prague later this month.
Hutten. whardw Tomas Red completest 30 in 75 us by
(Chovency, of Gloucestersinre, tot, Tarn bowl-
The maleb attcanteil one of the Bogest grows ever seen on the Noth Marine Rowl grund. The cates were cliend with about 2000 enthusiasts enjoying the cricket
Graveney bafted nearly three hours for 48 before bring bowled Hardstaff then clutied 92 nu of the 138 artded by the third wacket anth with Fishlock hel sewed_an_frenly that 54 Pins 344eme in half an hour.
Brown kept a goal length with. laghted slaws and vlnu be got Wallace leg heire, ball the touring sich were out for 1 Donnelly, who but been playin soundly, caused the total w31 fldlee by Junch
43 יד
Love-on-Gowen XI,
to 14
hing Dor 3 declared
New Zealanders Flest Innings Sutcliffe, e Melntyre, 0 Best~
Ratyne, e Melulyre, h Bed-
Jetc, b Wardle
50
Smah, Melutyre, b Bruwu
Dunely, not out
34
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Totd for live)
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Hardsall was caught deep be- Land leg. Another good catch in the deep disposed of Fishlock, but Yardley and Melntyre raised the total to 348 for five by the
Reuter. 4.
ALYCIDON WILL TRY TO WIN DONCASTER CUP
In Prague, Czechoslovak Sport
they Authorities today claimed
best to obtain were doing their
Yugoslav team. the Yugo ཡཱv!ry
visas for They said the decision rested with
Forel Ministry.
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They claim of Sokol (Nation.
Sports Organisation) thorities that they were trying team the Yugoslav help was ins
Interpreted by Prague ob
an effort to Justify server #1 themselves before the World Federation.
The Sokol authorities thus could laim that if the Yugoslavs failed # Levern — to get visas, it was mental matter and not a Sports Issue and would have to be settled with the Foreign Ministry.
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1949.
Sydney Totalisator
A general view of the exterior of the main totalisator at Randwick Racecourse, Bydney, New South Wales, Australio. The calculator and Indicator machinery for the whole course
the Is housed behind the Indicators above
selfing windows.
Grand Old Men Of Cricket Honoured
(By DENIS COMPTON)
It isn't casy for the average cricket enthusiast to appreciate just how much sunshine has been brought into the lives of the grand old man of cricket and some of the not so old-by the decision recently to admit a chosen few into honorary membership of the MCC.
Rivalry For The British
1
Refreshing
DRINK
Coca-Cola
90 Titles In Empire Games
(By, HAROLD ABRAHAMS).
Brilliant Canadian
From February 4 to February 11, 1950, representatives of the various countries eligible to compete in the British Empire Games will on- gage in friendly rivalry for just short of 90 "Empire" titles in twelve different sports. Just in case some careful statistician thinks i am wrong in my total number of sports, I have counted women's swimming and athletics separately, as also men's water polo. This latter, along with fenc- ing and weight-lifting, .ore included in the Games for the first time. "The venue for the 1950 ven- Tommy Hampson's win In. UN 880 —a time which is not réerigulzed ture the fourth of its kind if yards for England, the victory of as a record owing to the strong
In the following wind. we except the 1911 Pestival the Inte R. H. Thomas of Empire" (of which more in mile, with Jerry Carnes in third a moment)-is Auckland, the place: Lord Burghley's "habi
in the 120 and 440 yards hurdles, largest city in the Dominion and Miss Joyce Cooper's triple
with of New Zealand,
aawitmaning success. population totalling about
In 1934 the Games were heb in London. Who of these present quarter of a million.
who Dunkin
at the White City Stadium gia thar "Sandy" Honorary Secretary of the Counch occasion is likely to forget the for England (he himself was a late Arthur Sweeney's the los
Livese competitor la
Gomen in his lite flying in World War 1
track double
two sprints in the victory in 1934 and
captain and field team in 1938), tells me or the part he played in the En that 16 countries, including India Innd team win in the sprint re- and Pakistan, have already ar-lay? Then there was cepted invitations to compete. Rampling's magnificent record Ir and that further neceptances are, the 440 yards, when he beat i likely before the entries finally British figure which had stood fo close on October 31,
4 years, and we saw Jacks Love The Council for England in lock's win over the very youthfu
of
the
Lised
п
Godfre
That brilliant Canndlast, J.W. AC-1 the 440 yurds earing. hurdle and was a menber of hoth the winning Canadian relay lens.
Mina In the women's events,
excelici of Australin, Norman. with victories in the 100 and 220 yards and the long jump tall with record performance). In addition, he was a member of two winning Australian relay teams.
Dorothy Odam
Mis
won
(Mrs. Tyler), whose claim to immort- wifty le acsured since she lost twe Olympic high jumps after clearing the same haight as the winner on each occasion, the high jump. What kind of performances are naturally anxious to send us good Sydney Woederson in the mille u team for each of the events as incidentally, the last time Love
we likely to see at Auckland next possible, but it is no good ille lock ever beat Woodersen.
February?
The success of the the many disguise tempting to
Jack Metcalfe, of Australia, ret dimeuities with which it is faced British cord
Australians at Wembley lust sum- the
they will be what For each man or wetman
hop step
ar D--
record mer suggests that
Harris is travels by sea the cast will be which still stands and for the well to the fore, and we may be somewhere in the region of £200 second time H.B. Hart, of Southvi
that if Doylas
and it air travel
(the
Africa, won both the shot and the available for New Zealand in the time would then be fiscus. There were three British the world record for that event
0 yards be well!
very near to saving of enormous), £300 and more will
women's the records, too,
simalne Dancon White, of Ceylon (If be nearer the mark,
a gure hletics, while in the swim decides, after all, not to retire aud Indeed, I have seen
N.P. air travel events. of £500 quoted for
Ryan, of Australia, won twe and Miks Dewar, but I understand that a chartered aircraft would be
very much Cunedo, not only won the 100 and fer the 440 bundles.
440 yards free style, but was cheaper.
at £250 Anyway,
per
Canadian vie Inukt (if we split the difference member of two Scarborough, September 7. the Doncaster Cup, td be run France, Netherlund, Belgium thrilled and he told me it was
between air and sea) we land terious ralay learns. The New Zealand cricket-over two miles and a quarter Israel, Russia, Rumania, Bulgaria, one of the happiest moments of
ourselves in a total expense of Previous Records Broken ers began the last match of at 2:10 p.m. GAIT at Doncas. Poland, Hungary and Czechoslo- his life,
Thinking about it afterwards t
£15,000 in Doncaster, September 7..
tem of say sixty,
the scene In February, 1938, their tour here today against for tomorrow.
including a minimum of ometals,
shifted to Sydney, Australia. The Aga Khan and his son. The European championships struck me that the M. C. C. hail
a full intaraliy, Australian competitors go (incidentally. icam for all events would, as a Leveson-Gower. They are: Andrake (no jucky for women running concurrently made a wonderful gesture and Prince Aly Khan, were pre- at the opening of the
ou were very much to the fore and Joint the close of play y 4, Aldborough (Gordon Rich Involved teams from France, Hol! which might well be copied in ent
matter of interest, number about
24 events, England four-day St. Leger meeting two hundred and fifty; but no oneda 13, and South Ben 10 With Lone Eagle had scored 348 for the loss of ardat. Harlech E. C. Ellett land, Hungary, Rumania, Polal ether sports.
here today and saw their bril-one country
will send anything For the first time
Wednesday's Play
145
a strong XI brought together | by H 1). which by
Ulve
wickets.
London, September 7, Lord Darby's four-year-old Alyeldon the greatest stayer
The Bulgarian and flussian teams were the first tournament entrants 10 arrive in Prague Drawings will be held on Satur-
I admit I didn't fully realist it myself until met the old lamp- Shire stalwart, Phil Mead just after he had been told that he was amung those honoured.
Phi. now unhappily sightless, maved and Italy, was quite obviously
in Europe and unbeaten this day. year, will endeavour to set the Competitors in the Men's World seal on his fame by winning Championships
He will have five
epponcats.
Spam F Barlow; magnet (E. Smith),
vukia.
include
Russia and Czechoslovakia.-As- Amirisociated Press. Jag Harelstof, the Nottingham- | Alyeidon will be ridden by i shire bacamin played billiantly Douglas Sadth, whn rode bli
on the easy pacent pitch pianist when he won the Ascot Gold Cup |
moderate New Zealand attack and the Goodwood
i was the top scorer
day with 123.
Cup earlier
et the
this year.-- Reuter.
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
He Batter two Inors and 40 minutes and hit 14 fonus,
Landon, September 7.
The following were the close got play arores in cricket matches
played today:
HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
London, September 7.
Victorian Outlook
Palestine Wins Champagne Stakes
is to
ย
But there are still some bodies ant colt, Palestine, by Fair ke this nomber except Australia
1
Scothing Yard has been on my track. Yes, I had quite a shock when someone rushed into the
won
Gordon
in the
ar, of make the trip seems a goud bet
provided H were
Ceylon and victor. Previous benten right and
Irt win really being rather o rash. No man shouki Care' to prophesy Spurla.
so far nhead. World
Swallow Tail
Favourite
London. September 7. Swallow Tail, which finish-
[of football matches played today; dressing room at the Oval durls hackers who laid odds of 1 to 9/ Council for England will have to renched the final 1 1 Olympic place when he was easily beaten
The following were the roults
FIRST DIVISION
Chelsea
At Hastings: Over Thirties 235 Huddersfick
Under Thirties | Liverpool
3 Senderland Charlton Manchester U. Everton
Len Hutton maintained his consistent form by scoring 54: and 10 raising his season's aggregate to 3,354 And Sur. passing the previous best for are. nakes 51); Yorkshireman, 3,336 by Her in without loss. bert Sutcliffe in 1932. Now,
1 At Kingston-on-Thururs: South Micklesbro. only Denis Compton, Bill Edrick sal for seven declared (Fogg 85. West Itrom. and Tom Hayward have larger contable 53. Davies 50, Lork 1 figures to their
DEARBH,
namer
for
A
Render.
North
the Surrey game stuif cried: "You're wanted by the
un him no anxiety whatever, mak-1 collect about £10,000. Denis, on the phone. It's urgente: ing all the running to win by eight
100
1030
440
with the Victorian outlook. No Trial out of Una, canter away and New Zealand, who are likely numes, no pack
ed third in this year's Derby. drill, hot the
with the big two-year-old to enter about 200). Nooner they come down off their
was made an equal favourite Of this amount, the New Zea-left, especially in the track and
field events: porches and it that you can event, the six-furlong Cham-
fand organisers will provide up In re paid for playing and still be a Pagne Stakes.
a
Palestine, now unbraten in six to £100 per mon with a max-
In G sees, and 21.2 the Victoria Club callover on gentleman, the better for sport.
imum of $5,000. In other words, i botir" "Sydney, Cyril Hoiates won at 4 to 1 with Lone Eagle al £16,650 prize if England sends a tean of sixty | FOCS.ely, is fast times at the St. Leger tonight. rey has
Swallow Tail, one of the earlier money for his owner,
and Northern any Englishman has ever achiever (Scotland, Wales Today, ridden by
raee, lost his Richards, he gave the few intrepid Ireland compete separately) the waywhere. Hill fiel.crts, who-har favourites for the
ei the metres in Belle in 1936, Just by Lone Eagle in July. There was hent W. Fritz, of Canada (another a fair amount of business done
Analist)
in 47.0 secs. over tonight and 14 horas were given yards.
V.P. Boot, of Newrporate quotations, 100 to 1 being While exeryone must agree that Zealand, won the 880 yards fr Available about the remainder.
Musidorn
winner of the Thound Guineas and the Chuks, we enti, ave Wules her first victory by a length further away the We should support this venture in. 31.2 seca, and J.W.L. Alfori
is whole-heartedly last of the three.
one of the real difficulties to be brilliant mile in 4 mins, maintained her position as the
Alford is 11. Praising Palestine, who took solved is who should be seat?
ne of Engregand favourite and was harder to back. The price available shout one min. 14-2/5 sees, to criver ilt possibly
In right, for example, u spend land's athletic coaches,
her was+ to 1, which I half a Zenlanders, Tho the Test distance, the Aga Khan said: "Heal that money in sending some- 3 couple of ticket for match next week?"
in the best two-year-old I have one who has not a first-class Matthews, won Ur 3 miles when point shorter odds dinn could be
obtained on Monday. letter I've received from Canter is understood that the Aga do you
chance of reaching a final? How of Feler Ward (England) and for A. W. Fiddes, of Willenhall.
decide the respective first time a British athlem beat 12 of a high Staffk. suggests the formation of Khan, who won the Gimcrack merit
jumper, winutes for the distance.
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I picked up the receiver & bit gingerle and a voice at the other end nunounced a Chief Inspector 2 Somebody or other. I hrnced my-
Manchester C. 0
Fulhan
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SECOND
DIVISION
Barndry Bradford
4 Coventry
Luton
Bury Grimsby Queen's P. R. O
2
Chesterfield
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2
Swansea
Preston N. E.
0
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
Bournemoutin
Q Watford
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Norwich
4
Aldershot
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SCOTS TROUNCE
IRISH
Glasgow, September 7. The Scottish Football League overwhelmed the Irish Footbal League in 171 inter-League match here tonight by eight goals to one. The Scottish League were superior in all the departments of the game and their forwards gave the Irish defence a worrying time.
2 self for the shock and then he
So you
Ket me a
lengths from Sir Humphrey de Trafford's 9 to 1 chance, Denore, with the 33 to 1 shot, Tramper, with th
It
Difficult Conundrums
คย
New
C.
Papie
The prices were: 4 to 1 Lona and Swallow Tell, 8 to 1 Musidors, 10 to
to 1 Krakatao and Empire, 100 to 9 Poter
Mal T. A. branch of the Army physiStakes with Palestine last month weighi-lifter and a fencer if two thews als won the 6 milles. Th cal Training Corps and that well will be in India at the time of the of the three have to be left out? South African, Coleman, who had
I am only too selfishly thankful finished sixit in the 1936 Olym- Flower, 160 to 8 Unknown Quan- o known suortamen be co-opted with | Gimeruck Club dinner. o the A. T. C., A. C. P. and similar
The Aga Khan will write the that I have to play no part in pie Marathon and was to finish tity, 20 to Marveil, 28 to 1 Dunt. twelve years Devel and Ridge Wood, 33 to I tepiltionul organisations,
owner's solving those difficult conundrums. fourth in London. winning
I see, by way of comparison, later, won the Marathon. Another Barnes Park, 40 to 1 Groy Tudor, speech, which will be read by a
the Games South African. T.P. Lavery, won 05 to 1 Mon Chatelain and Boisson, prominent member of the Jockey that in 1938, when
were held in Sydney; our team Club-Reuter,
numbered 51 (plus 17 omelas), the cost being about £6,000. We had just about 50 places in the first six in all events.
Teaching Technique
The Iden, which could embrace all forms of sport, would be for the sporting experts to learn the technique of teaching before pass- ing on their knowledge.
Captain Fidder maintains that u brilliant sportsman does not neces- sarily make abrillant coach and that often he needs
to learn something of the art of teaching Speaking from Service experi-
ho ence maken notable exceptions Matt Busby, of Tommy Lawton Stan Mercer and Billy Wright.
Speaking generally I agree with
him.
•
Alteration To
Soccer Schedule
I
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, September 7. The following were results the Major baseball leagues:
in
So far then as the future is concerned, all parts of the British Commonwealth of Nations
that is the right collective phrase to use) should support the Gumes all they can. It would not be
honest if I did not confess that I E had considerable doubts about
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Cicinnati Reds
f
7
Pilisburgh Pirates"..
2
0
Boston Braves Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs.... St. Lauls Cardinal
4
6'
3
the institution of these Games in
1920; but they have been In-
0 augurated, and there is very much of rent benefit to the Empire 3 07
that so inhny athletes speaking the same tongue and with much ideas of what sport 2 the same
should mean. should meet in friendly rivalry at four-yearly
intervals.
R H
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4
2
A
1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
London, September 7. Bauld and Deskin buth scored
Boston Red Sox .... hat-tricks for the Scottish League, There is one alteration to New York Yankers. while Wardle, and Ormond com-the English soccer programme pleted the scoring. Case scored the for next Saturday, September St. Louis Browns...
Chicago White Sox. 78 10. League's only goal.
Irish
the
The Scottish Longu, were lead- The venue of the Third Divi- ing by four goals to the at half-slon Northern match, Doncaster time. A crowd of 20,010 say the Rovers v. Stockport. Country, has
reversed owing to match, which was play xl at sbrox-been
Doncaster St. Leger and the Park Router.
match is now to be played at Stockport County's ground with the return match at Doncaster on January 14, 1950.
FLORAL TRIBUTES
OR SIR
C. AUBREY SMITH Hove, Bussex," September 7.
Other Fixtures Correct All other fixtures, English and
27
United Press.
HKCC BOWLS LINE-UP
In 1911 what was described as "Festival of Empire Sports"
2 London. It comprised four run- oning events, a hurdle race, two swimming races and one boxing and one wrestling contest, The performances were not of a high class, and I do not think anyone took the venture Ivery seriously. One murprising and noteworthy The following will represent the Hons Hardwick, of Australia, who add- achievement was that of H. H. Koi Cricket Club in a Secund Division Lawn Bowls Match at Austin, onded a heavy-weight boxing win to ngatnet the Kowks Bowling Green Ob his victory in the 100 yards
swimming. D. Philpe, LR, Wood, A.E. Howkins,
Noteworthy Performances AW. Brown (kips: F.C. Black, P. Notewo Kennedy,' II.), Shielda,
Bhip A. Graham, E. Mitchell, R.II.
tomorrow, at 4 pm.
W. Williamson
Wild, RA, Edwards (8klp)).
"T" attended the meeting at the Amsterdam Olympic Games £1 1028, at which; Mr. Robinson, of Caneda, propounded his scheme for an Empire. Gadves 'meeting' to be held at Hamilton, Canaday in 1980. The Games, were held, boteworthy partoj
being
A bronze casket containing the Scottish, are correct as provi- retjes of Sir C. Aubrey Smith, ously reported, week fixtures the veteran film, actor and former All English mid-week England cricketer, which was for next week, Monday, Septem- brought from California, was to-ber 12, Tuesday, September 13, 14, and
RUGGER SCORES day placed in the family tomb in Wednesday, September
London, September 7 a comer of St. Bernard's Church-Thursday, September 15, are also
Tho
following were the result correct as previously reported.
Additional Scotia mid-week of rugger matches played today: Rugby League: Barrow 168t any dxtures are:-
13, Glas- Helen's 2. Bramley 10. Hul 19. STO
Celtle V. Hunslet 7 Widnes 7. Salford-20 BERGKIDUP DI
Huddersfield & Warrington: Palatin 14. Bradford Northern 7. WIT semi-final, Clyde V. Leeds 12, York. 5.
3. Belle Vue Rangers 18-Rellar 6269
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Apart
pink carpations, without description, only two floral tris Tuesday, September butes were led on the tomb row Cup somt Anali one of which, warl à bouuufur, Bangers. floral cricket babe from a cricket Women club of which AiriAdoray was a| Glasgow- Vice-Ermiddenkers Raular ana
the 120 yards burdles in 14 secs, and 100 to 1 any other-Reator,
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