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Unlucky 13 Lives Up To Its Reputation

London, October 22.

The unlucky number 13 lived up to its reputation in no uncertain manner today, several of the leading clubs being beaten in their 13th match of the season. Wolverhampton Wanderers, after twelve successive games without defeat, went down for the first time, Swansea Town lost an unbeaten home record which had stood since April, 1948, and A Crewe Alexandra surrendered their place of

the top of Division Three-Northern Section when failing at Rochdale.

Manchester United's three-nil] ordered off was Keane, the Swan- victory over Wolverhampton sea left back, in the match with Wanderers leaves Liverpool the Hull.

only club in the four English lea-|

agues with an unbeaten record

New Ground Record

Even Liverpool had a narrow, A new ground record of 27,319 escape, managing-to-sirnar after was established at Luton where a Newcastle United had held an in-thrilling game resulted in Torten-. terval lead.

ham Hotspur being held to a one- all draw. Tottenham lost ground slightly at the top of the second división table for the splendid Away victories of Sheffield Wednesday and Hull took them to within four points of the leaders.

Sympathy must go out to the Wolves who had 30 face such powerful opponents minus the services of two of their English internationals, Wright, wing-half, and Williams goal-keeper, plus Shorthouse, their regular centre- half.

reserves

The Wolverhampton put up a gallant display-but could not prevent the smart United at- tack from finding loop-holes in the defence. Wolverhampton fail- ed to score for the first time th season. Such was the keenness to see them play that the gates had to be closed before the match, with over 31.000 inside.

Wolves' Lead Narrowed

to two

Liverpool have narrowed down the Wolves' lead

points with Manchester United coming up fast, one point behind. Now in fourth place are Arsenal, who, after their dismal opening. have gone 10 games without defeat.

After being two goals down midway through the first half at Brighton, Netta County made a brilliant recovery and won the maten with a goat by John. ston a minute from time. Notts County again owed much to Tommy Lawton, who scored twice.

Three points ahead with two games in hand over their nearest rivals, Bournemouth, Notts Coun-

ty are

are making a great bid for promotion

the

Only four points separate top six clubs in the Northern sec- Doncaster to take over the leader- tion. The defeat of Crewe enabled

ship but Crewe and Tranmere are two points behind each with 'a Kame in hand.

First

important League Games

Arenal's latest success. a 1.0

zoals minute

went a victory over Blackpool, came in long way towards-deciding the is spite of an injury to Leslie, sues in Scotland's two most im Compton, who had to have stit portant league games, Finlay gave ches inserted over hit left eye. Rangers a quick lead against

Stanley

Matthews was also in

Hearts but the Rangers thereafter

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THE CHINA-MAIL, - MONDAY, OCTOBER-24,-1949,

The new Harbour Champion. Eastern's swimming pride.. Cheong Kin-man (extreme right) smiles happily after winning the classic marathon from Chan Chun-nam yesterday, Chan is pictured at centre and on the left is S. B. Mitford of VRC who swam in third. ("Chine Mall" Photo.

Gutierrez Shield

Finalists

(By "RAMBLER")

virtue of their victories over Switzerland and Philippines yesterday, Pakistan and Portúgal qualified to meet in the final of the Inter- national Lawn Bowls Tournament (Gutiérrez Shield) on Sunday, October 30, at the Kow- loon Bowling Green-Club, at-2.30 p.m.--

the wars at Highbury, playing a weep hard pressed to keep out the Switzerland, represented by C. S. Rosselet and his

large part of the game with a

with Everton.

three sons, nearly upset the powerful Pakis- tan combination, to whom they eventually lost by two shots after a great battle. Pakistan, the holders, did ing two, heads to bring the score not play the standard of bowls to 14 all. expected of them. Razack, as

There was no further score and plastered nose. The almost clean the Rangers retained their 100 per sweep of their team made by Bircent record from four matches. migham brought little

improve- In the other big game. Dundee ment and they were far from im took heart from an early goal by pressive in their goalless draw Garrie against Celtic and scored twice more through Garrie and Birmingham are at the bottom Burn. of the table, three points bohind

Celtic's defeat enables St. Mir. Stoke City, who suffered another ren to go to the top of the Divi- bad setback by losing at home to son "A" table on a goal average. Stirling Albier maintained their recent improved form in beating Queen of the South by the only goal and Raith Rovers did well to hold Motherwell to a 1-1 draweral tight comers time and

Charlton.

The Stoke-Charlton match was marred by the sending off of Sid Sunn, Charlton's South African inside forward. Another player Reuter.

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SCOTTISH LEAGUE "A"

SECOND DIVISION

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Michigan Batter Minnesota

New York, October 22.

College football was full of surprises today, Michigan, beaten on successive Saturdays by Army and North-western, battered ponderous Minnessota from the Big Ten top 14-7. Southern Methodist, with Doak Walker in hospital,

· pushed Kentucky out of the unbeaten list 20-7. Illinois défeated. Purdue 19-0 for the first time in 30 years of trying and Wyoming downed Utah 13-0. It was the first time the cowboys ever had defeated the Utes." Fresgy Williams, last week's lumbia, 6: Ohio. State, 21, Wis- Associated Press lineman of the consin, 0; Alabama, 33, Mississip- week," kicked a difficult field goal į pi. 6; minois, 19, "Purdue, 0: to give Rice a 17-15 edge over Town, 28, Northwestern, 21; Texas, Texas Arkansas edged Vander-15, Rice, 17; Georgia Tech, 43, bill by, a

by a single point, 7-8, and Florida,

14, Oklahoma, 48. Nebraska 0: Southern Vethodist

lows subdue Nong,

Rose Bowl

Indiana Champions complete t

set.

2;

Kentucky Pi

* Pittsburgh, 14, Indiana, Cornelli 14,--Prince- ly - baffled - Pittsburgh, another Ton 13: Dartmouth, 27, Harvard, previously unbeaten club, 48-14, 13: Yale, 14, Princeton, 12; Dart- and little Memphis State slapped mouth, 21, Harvard, 13: Yale, 14. down Kansas State 21-14. In Holycross, Rutgers, 35, Col- turn. Kansas stopped Oklahoma gate, 13: Villanova, 20, Duquesne, A and 55-14. Everyone of: Boston University, 38, New these results was a genuine up York University, "0; Brown, 48; Lehigh, 0: Fordham, 47, Syracuse, But there were other unusual 21: Delaware, 2. Lafayette, 0 features, too. Army massacred Bates, 6, Maine, 0; West Virginia, Columbia 63-6 and Cornell had 47, Quantico Marines, 28; Ver- to Hustle all the way to whip mont, 13, New Hampshire, 6 Princeton 14.12 in defence of Michigan State, 24, Penn State, 0: its Ivy League leadership. Case, 28, Carnegie Tech, 0; Duke, Connecticut's 125 (correct) te 55, VP.I., ; Virginia, 32. nl verdict ever Newport Naval | 13; Maryland, 14, North Station was another surprise. The sailors were an 11 point favourite as the teams took the field. And then there was West Virginia's 2-0 triumph over Saint Augustine.

Pushed To The Top 27. Washington State, 20; Texas The Alinois and Michigan Bradley, 6; Idaho, 41, Montana 27. Arizona, Tulsa, 55, terles pushed flinois to the top

,

State, 6: Tennessee, 38, Tennessee Tech. 8, Baylor, 21, Texas A & M., 0: Wyoming. 13, Utah, Memphis State. 21. Kaasus State, 14; Missouri, 32, Iowa, 0: UCLA,

Tach

0,

of the Big Ten standings, a cir-19; Colorado, 20, Utah State 7 cult in which Ohio State came Denver, 35, Brigham Young

Bucknell, 62, back from its licking of a week

Washington and agd to dateat Wisconsin 21-0. Jefferson, & Rochester, 21, Mas- Oklahoma and Missouri con. sachusetts, 20; Amherst 14. tinued the build-up for their Wesleyan,

Cincinnati, 21 Big Seven meeting later Western Reserve, 13; Miami of season by downing rival Wake Forest. 55. Willam and Ohio, 28, Ohio University, 0

dwn

this

Au-

titte the

threats. Missouri shoved Iowa State Mary. 28: Richmond, 28, David- aside 32-0 for the Cyclones Srst son, 7; Omaha, 47, Colorado defeat and Oklahoma, heid Mines, 7; Oklahoma City,

55, 30- check for a time, finally battered diana State. 0: Tuline, 14, Nebraska 48- Mnally ba

burn 6: Arkansas, 7. Vanderbilt, “Tulane, stil showing the ef. 6; Houston, 27, Hardin Simmons fects of its laceration a week ago 27 (tie); California, 21, Washing by Notre Dame, had just enoughton, 7: Stanford, 27, Oregon State,

Southern to beat Travis Tidwell and his

California, Auburn mates 14-6. The Notre Oregon, 13-Associated Press, Dame machine was idle.

Alabama got its second major | win of the year by beating Mis- and Georgia The last two beads were play-sissippi State 35-6, lead, was erratic while K. Med amidst great excitement, Pa- Tech's Lightweights romped at

Florida's expense, 43-14. Omar, No. 2, did not display kistan scoring a single in each to anything like his usual form. come out winners by 16-14 Both A. M. Omar and U. M... Rack Omar, although not consistent, De pulled their team out of sex- AM

again with some brilliant shots.

The winners scored On 11 heads and the highest count was four and a three. The losers

scored four twes,

Switzerland took the lead for the first time on the 16th head when they scored two shots, bringing the score to 11-10.

PAKISTAN

Omer

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SWITZERLAND George Bonnies Dick Bowelet Bonne Risto Sant

C.S. Rost

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PORTUGAL WIRS

́ ́A Difficuff-Time

Wake Forest's Southern Con- ference cutfit finally got rolling

Snooker Tournament

London, October 22.

40.

as everyone had expected they Willie Smith, of Leeds, who al- would at the start of the year and ready had a winning margin, took 14 mastered William and Mary 55-all six frames played during the 28, but Duke showed even bet- afternoon session in bis world

Fertigal had an easy 33-14 winter. The Blue Devils measured professional snooker championship

the over

Virginia Tech 55-7. Philippines."... "They

Maryland match against WA. Withers, of thoroughly deserved their win, as had a difficult time with North Mountain Ash, here today. they played well to a mát. Phi- Carolina State, 14-6. lippines did not reveal the form shown when they beat England last week.

The winners highest count was five and four threes, while the losers scored two fives. The losers scored on five heads, and the winners on 16 heads.

and

Pakistan came back fighting and scored four shots on the 17th head to take the lead again, the score being 14-11. Switzerland Portugal scored a two on the scored three shots on the follow-first head. On the next head, the Philippines scored a. Ave. Un- daunted by this big eco-e, Pos- tugal fought back gamely registered a five to lead 7-5. On the 5th bead Portugal was lead- ing 12-5, 18-8 on the 9th head, 21-9 on the 13th head and 23-14 on the 15th head,

Portugal then scored 10 shots on the last six heads to win by

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At the interval, Smith led by 26 frames to four with, five more frames to be decided tonight.

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Baylor, like Rice a South west- Conference surprise all etason long, rang up another Afternoon scores (Smith Arst) Victory.

This time the Texat were as follows: 49 to 40, 101 to Aggles were the victims 21-0.21, 61 to 27, 88 to 11, 58 to 34 and Southern California virtually rubbed Oregon out of the Rose champion, gained a pronounced Peter Mans, the South.. African Bowl picture by а top-heavy victory when the last frame of the score of 40-13. The outcome left early session of his match with USC with one lone defeat in the Canadian champion, George Pachlic Coast Conference play, Chenier in the "News of the Oregon two.

World" tornament, gave him a California reeled off another winning margin

at Leicester lup, in its drive toward the Rose Square Hail London, today, Bowl, with a 21-7 victory over Washington, California is tied

in the ST frames Pacific Coast Conference play Mans and Chenier shared the with UCLA, which defeated spells of the early session. When the South African, receiving three Washington State 27-20.

In another West Cost feature, Stanford rolled to a 21-7 last, victory was assured and the Coast points a frame, took the sixth and victory over Oregon State As seven frames to be played this sociated Pres.

evening are virtually destined ac become "exhibition play.

Interval scores were as follows: Mans 19 frames, Chenler 11.

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