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European Cycling Races

Antwerp. December 4, Arie Van Viet of Holland on Saturday night won the second of four races which will devide the European indoor sprinting! cycling championship

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Final placings were Two, Jan Derksen, Holland, 3, Joseph Scheren, Belgium. 4. Ok car Plattner, Swiss, 5. Reg Har- at, gland, d. 1. Funselin, Bel- hun, 7, Stefli, Italy, . kaymund Pauwels, Belgium, P. Vou Love rew Belgaum, 10. T Gerardin. France.

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London, December 4.

The thrilling encounter batwean England and Italy this week showed quite clearly that England is going to have a very tough task in her quest for the Jules Rimet Trophy, which goes to the World Champions at Rio de Janeiro next July. Football writers were shocked at the comparatively

porn

L

may

CH

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER

1949,

Great Oaks From SPORTS IN Little Acorns Grow

(By HENRY LONGHURST)

A pleasing little coremony took place on the lawn of the Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY, tho scono of this your's United States amateur golf championship.

The British Walker Cup team had taken part in the championship, and the ceremony was to dedicate o tree on the clubhouse lown to commemorate their visit.

The tree which will commemo- rate the British visit,

Dr. says Williams, is a fine young pin oak. It is 25 to 30 ft. tall and standa midway between the sundial and the swimming pool,

BRIEF

Groningan, December 4. The Danish second league team pt. HIK drew today 2-2 with the butch Arst league team To do

Press.

Sports Pause

DRINK

Coca-Cola

Tennis Stars Turn To Badminton

(By "RAMBLER")

Quick at Groningen,Associated With the lown tannis season coming to a tempor

Basle, Switzerland,

December 4. The Hull Volants Hockey Club of Ottawa, Canada, defeated the Swiss national team by five goals E.

match to two in the fourth their Swiss tour at Bosle' today. The period scores ware 1~0. 0-1, 4-1-Associated Press.

today

ary halt until the grass courts championships in February, many well-known wielders of the racquet are keeping themselves in trim with another game Badminton.

Tsai, who together with 1p Koon-hung won the „ Colony's hard court doubles tennis title from the Tsui brothers on Sunday, and Benzin Sow, the Schoolboy Champion, are as proficient in this brand of sport as they are in tennis. Paris, December 4. Middleweight boxer Robert

Among the ladies there are Charron was disqualified Discarding suggestions that the for life by the French Boxing Mrs. Mary Chow, Mrs. Tam- worth and Mrs. Stokes, and of care of the onk nursery should be entrusted to the Board of Green-

Federation.

Charron last Sunday refused course Club de Recreio's ladies. keeping Research-thus enabling to fight Koulder Jury 14t

Although the Bedminton sanson Louri them to make an even

more (after the spectators were seated). is now only by its fifth week, some spectacular return for their four-

French very keenly fought matches have Charron, who was gure subsidy from the golding champion in 1944, last to Marcel been seen. A feature of the longue taxpayer or that he should him- Cerdan on points in a 12 round games so far, has been the immen self embark upon

shown by some of the miniature bout in 1948. plantation at Sandy Lodge, Lucas:

The Federation penalised Char-lowly placed clubs of last year. Intenda to lay the task upon the ron in 1945 with 1 temporary club secretaries who will doubt- disqualification after ho

Classic Bottlo less pass it instantly

their arrested by police in connection street fight-Associated greenkeepera.

A

to

He will enjoin them to report progress after two years to Com- mander Carson,

poor display by the home side, taking the view that on this form England can have no hope of success and urging the Football Associo- tion to set about the task of finding a better

Inspiration of this happy trees which may be set out in team by adopting different methods.

thought came from the presi-permanent location.' dent of the club, Dr. John R. Two the crossroads. Charles Buchan, the former | nt

year Williams, who is a great ex- Ten of Europe's fastest sprin-

aga, England!

trees in general-of fern corpeted

heats of English International, now a fool- ago, even a year in the

Today, pert on the "News had a wonderful team, for

which I recall there to be some 1,000 metres each

Autwerp ball Sports Palace

Chronicle," says. "Drastic changes some of those great players may

70,000 to 80,000 at Onk Hill, over well be slipping. alde victorious Surprise of the night was the from the

England

tuve found poor showing of world champion Italy are necessary before we can

Many, as mentioned at the Reginald Harris of England, whe hope to become the World Chan-worthy successor to Frank Swit

time, have metai fags revealing to the errant golfer the Latin In the person of Bert Willar Thun WILK whs only placed fifth

the He advocates changes in Harris' first defeat since he don-

goal, but she has yet to fin in goal,

name of the particular growth by the another Stanley Matthews med the rainbow souter marking selection and preparation of

which he is being impeded. cp- what he

Tummy English teain for

Lawton, lum as a world champion

Moreover, there are signs tha the most scribes as

Important

Franklin centre-half. Nell the event in recent years

Buchan suggests for these jobs and the wing-half, Billy Wright hair- finest of England's two former playren who have

hav emine highly successful managers, backs of all times, may

like

of reached their peaks Frank Buckley,

Franklin must Cullin. Uniters,

have Lorcin

plaved Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tom the worst game of his life against

the "superman" he was against Seed, of Charlton Athletic.

He thinks that the man gers the Italians at Turin last year.

Scottish officials and fans who and have the right experience.

KIVI naw England'a

garne felt even to and the blend that will

convinced Chun hithert England a chance of beating a more

bent England comers. Advornting the picking of they are going to the team as early as possible, he in the annual encounter this yea suggests that 25 players should at Hampden Park, Glasgow, in be get together for two

days April.

Before then, however, there is each week under the critical eye

plenty of time for England to who would be responsible with had a new minich-winning com- Wailer Winterbottom, the pre- bination, and the Scots may even sent Leiu11

mannger, for tactics yet be in for a shock.

Incidentally, there are still no selection. 201

Football They finished the first 64.230

methods must signs of the Scottish New attacking kilometres at the 22 hours ruling

be tried, he says.

England must Association changing their minds Boys. with 3 pilota.

The Luxembark-Gurman team keel good players against fast- about only going to Rio as the

United Kingdom moving opponents,

Reuter, dominant centre-half.

Stan

The flisting of the cuinpetition Whittaker, of Arsenal, and Jinny the Italians and Wright was not British players and he will bel

Paris

Les place inst week 1 whete Harris won The main-

ing two are due to take place Zouch and Ghent (Belgium)

Associated Press

Berlin Races

Berlin, December 4. No fast day of Herlin' *** say dunyele tare ended on Satur- day night with the Australia team Strom-Arnold still in El" luzel

Gillen-Bolan entered The

Rigoni with 27 points.

of three of the managers named

1: and ind

lending group with 40 xints. Buchan thinks England could | Third were the Italians Teruzzi-prixture a side to win the World Cup with plenty of practice to- gether and the Introduction of new ideas.

The offend standings after 25 hours w&Fe

2

Strom Arnold, Australia. 63 [HITS.

Gillen Hotfruin. Luxem- bourg-Germany, 40 points.

3. Teruzzi-Rigoniu, Italy,

points.

Two laps behind.

4. Kamber - Keller,

lanu, 50 points.

5 Kilian-Lohmanu,

bourg - Germany. points.

points.

Three laps behind.

7. The

Four laps behind,

27

Switzer-

Luxem-

cikhi

Ideal Toom

Champions.

Commonwealth Cricketers Win Again

Karachi, December 4. The Commonwealth touring

bent Karach cricketers easily Sind by six wickets here today to register their second decisive win the Pakistan part of the

alone in thinking He is not something must be done to find A better side than that which did duty against the Italians. But football is a strange game: When England beat Ireland by 9-2 many writers said: is the ideal team." Evidently the selectors thought tour.

useful had found they

"Here

Scoring at more than one run

runs

hit

He

that tree 6. Zoll-Fundu, Germany, Six combination because they pick-minute this morning, they

for the ed the same side toxcept for the off the necessary

Anal Kon!-keeper, Willams being in loss of three wickets? the

the earlier match) to scoreboard showing Karachi Bind Jured in

180 and 7a, the Commonwealth Brulbers Hoermann, meet Haly.

150 and 115 and The self same writers are now and 108 for four. Germany, 30 points. 8. Seren - Lomboley, France.ying that the side just will not Jock Livingston, the Common-

wealth

unbeaten captain, was 23 points.

do. Of course, it all depends on how your own side is playing, with a sparkling 00, which, in-

and clucted one alx and six fours. who are your opponents, Belgium- just how well they are playing.

started off today and Oldfield

off the first It could be said that England with a score

well on Wednes- but within 15 minutes Oldfield day on the italluns allowed them was leg-before to Badruddin. Belgium-to, which is true.

Frank Worrell, the West In- The

very fast moving Italians had the English dien, was loudly applauded when team al "sixes

and severis" and he came in and Livingston mark- does seem as if the selectors ed the new partnership with

a team quicker on the must find a

six. and faster in anticipating

9. Nneye - Wiemer.

Germany, 54 points.

10. Spater-Berger, Germany, 34 only played as

points.

11. Spelter Rhmer,

Germany, 22 points.

Five laps bohind.

12. Schwarzer Weimer. many, 30 points.

Bavan laps behind.

13. Mirko-Prelskeit,

37 points.

Ger-

ball

Germany,

Bovenleon laga bohind.

and

Now it bears bronze plaque Inscribed with the names of the

glad to learn, that of Commander Carson, secretary of the Royal and Ancient,

Dr. Williama's kindly thought is not, however, to be a one-sided affair. "This tree," he says in a letter to P. B. Lucas, the British ruptain. "fruited for the first time this year.

I have gathered up some of the acorns, and am sending them to you through the British Embassy In Washingten.

I wish that you will send some of them to each of the clubs re- presented by your team."

Lot There Be No Delay

clubs.

Let the secretaries of those therefore, bo warned. Soon they will be receiving a can- signment of acorns, together with instructions as to what to do with

them.

Climatic Advantage Quercus palustris, I may inform them after no small research, grows better in Britain than any other American oak, thrives well when transplanted to drier situa- Uons, and prefers deep, sandy soll.

Like so many of us, the species is not at its best "when exposed! to cold winds in a north or cast aspect."

This makes one wonder what will be the fato, and how per- manent the location, of quercus Carsoniti al St. Androws or quercus Ronnie Whitell at Hoy- lake. The specimens Bruenli and Millwardi at Cork and Bourne- mouth would appear to have an unfair climatic advantage here.

However, the tree has not yet been found at all in Scotland or Ireland, so now records may yet

be made.

with a Press.

vemont

Was

At the University » fortnight #go, a capzolty crowd turned

England

Beat France At Rugger

Bordeaux, December 4, England beat France by 19

match

out to witness the first of the points to seven in the Rugby

International seaman's clamald battles between League the title holders, the Univer- here this afternoon. sity, and the powerful combin-

nt British

ot

Brussels, December 4. Emile Dolmine of Belgium beat Carlo Mola of Milan on points in

ation of the Chinese YMCA. The game was played in misty 12-round welterweight boxing contest in Brussels fast night. The never-say-die spirit of the weather before a capacity crowd them out of of 23,000, which included a party The bout was the Gnal of a undergrads pulled

naval officers, M. which this match with a bare margin of welterweight competition of these two boxers as analists five games to four, although their Chaban-Delmas, the Mayor from an original 20 participants opponents were holding the ad- Bordeaux, and M. Comoes, Prø Frank Hennebo, Belgium, beat vantage during the greater part fect of the Gironde. Department, who shook hands with the teams polnits of the evening. Gilbert Ussin, Paris,

Patrick Wong and Robert Tbefore the match began. for third position in the cam-

Colony older of the Doubles petition--Associated Press.

titlo, after getting the botter of

on

INSP. HARRIS RESIGNS FROM. HKFA COUNCIL

(By "RAMBLER") Inspector J. Harris who has represented the Police Sports Board on the Hong Kong Foot- ball Association's Council has resigned

Hilton scored between the posts

minute und Ward England an to give

the score batott

the 1947 Champions K. 6. Low in the third and 8. A. Vanar went down unex. converted pectedly to the youthful A. Neah nearly advantage and there was

no change in and T. B. Teoh.

half-time.

Again when the Y wero lending by four games to three, with one

It was not long before France more game to clinch the issue, their second pair of W. F. Foo had taken the lead, Luis Auber and C. K. Los were loading 16-10 tirat scoring with a free kick and against low and Vanar, only to Canoton crossing the Engilsh lose it eventually at 21-16 to the line for Aubert to convert and in front at the home side were 7-5.

# chagrin of their supporters.

Trial restored the advantage to England by touching down be

Ward nissed with a free kick at 30

Rules On

hind the line and then Substitutes In

His place will be filled by De-Soccer Matches Fas

from the Council owing to pressure of work. Finally, Dr. Williama's variety tective Sub-Inspector Gordon. Let there be no delay. "Acorns will not germinate if allowed to of oak may be "readily distin-

the dry," says doctor, "Plant guished by the drooping habit of

and branchlets." them in a small plot about the branches inches apart-3 inches deep.

In two-three years they can be

transplanted. In six-eight years you will have some One, beautiful

UK

Before the war Mr. Harris was In charge of the Police Football team for many years and he kept The not, it is understood, a up his good work for the Police subtle reflection upon the per-after the liberation, formance of those whom his de-

Following a series of short 'London, December 3.

Dasses Geo scored for England give Twice this week during the and Ward converted, to England-Italy match in Lon-England their advantage of 13-1 don and again at Birmingham by which they won-Router. Mr. Harris has served in the during the match between lightful gift is designed to com- League Management Committee the First Division City side Emergency Committee, Grounds

Fand the Swedish A.I.K. team, Committee, Interport Selection Committed and has been honoured there was a misunderstand- Interport team

memorate.

Cricket Lovers Follow Events Abroad

*

London, December 4.

ball, Cricket lovers in Britain have nothing at home to occupy their attention · during those wintry months, apart from speculation on the future. As this concerns the visit next season of the West Indies, there is already no little interest in wondering who will come.

NAAU To Meet

by being. Manages of Hong Kong's ing over the question of sub-In San Francisco

Police Interpart

stitutes.

This is a point, which happily

"New York". December: 8: will not crop up in the World The National Amateur Athletic

Rio competition at de Union announced today that bld-

The score mounted with twos The real cricket student is also following keenly, footballer and has played for the operative ones. It is because I world record stature in track

the moves of their opponents. and singles and after Chippa had,

The

South Americans are re-made an unsuccessful appeal for

faster even

than leg-before against Worrel the puted to be the Italians, and in warm wea-West Indian took a single to raise ther on a dry ground and a light the 50.

widg

which

this

Mr. Harris has been responst-Cup ble for the Interport Football be- Janeiro, as no substitutes will be ding for the major 1950 cham- any conditions, plonship sites plus action on 88 tween Hong Kong Police and allowed under Macao Follco and this has been Those are the rules which obtain proposed rule changes and 184 very successful. This competition in English league football today, record applications will head the agenda at the group's Gist annua was started before the war and it

own convention to be held in San The English relax their was mainly through the efforts

playing continental Francisco on December 8-11. of Mr. Harris that it was resumed rules when In 1947 when. the local Police sides but only to the extent of Most important of the propose: allowing them up to the 42nd rule changes is a move to bax team paid a visit to MacEO

Mr. Harris was responsible, for minute of the first half and the foreign athletes from competing sponsoring the Divisional Foot-real-keeper at any time during in American lille events. The 13:

record applications which will ball League for the Police Force. the game; in case of injury,

Mr. Gordon who is taking over

of. The last four words are the up for approval include-18 mark from Mr. Harris is a well-know

swimming and weigh the happenings in South Africa, where the

Police for many years. He has is not always easy to decide and old,

Plans for the United Suites represented. Scotland in the just when a player is injured ** also Australians are proving, as expected, very

and that the English have niways re- participation in the Pan-Amori Competition International

TresB powerful and, if time permits, likely to win

the Hong Kong Football Associa fused to allow substitutes... can games in Buenos Aires

The system is so easy of abuse 1951 and the 1963 Qlymple game tion in the Governor's Cup. He the Test rubber comfortably. a team na slow as fhut Livingston was not long before 14. Grigal-Zawadski, Germany, ball

! also played against the Macao How often in those countries at Helsinki, Finland, also will b All 43 AAU, district English completing his represented

Individual 30, Beven points.

where they are allowed have discussed, Police in the Interport Also there is the tour in India, Unfortunately League cricket, thin which took 13 minutes. He then week would -Associated Press..

have a very

players, obviously having a very and many allled groups are ex time. Many English fans came just missed another six when the where the Commonwealth players which is so strong in the North of

poor match, been diplomatically posted to be represented whet ground

"injured" to allow a fresher and more than 800 delegates and on ball dropped short of the bound-are also proving a very strong England, may interfere with the

combination. West Indies players plans for some West Indians Captain's Cup it is hoped, a better man to take Wednesday saying what a good ary when driving Chippa,

committee members assemble. Badruddin are contributing towards this as More than one of them has been

will not presen Almost at it was that it was cold and

his place.

Many cities hair bids to stage the 1950 cham struck another blow when Wor- Frank Worrell and John Holt offered an attractive contract by rell, trying to pull the bowler, are there. Will they be in the League team and, this

could and the ball' wet.

A Very

pionship until the meeting opens team to visit England? is one of mean more cash than would be

Sound Idea

but numerous applications alread was trapped. leg-before for six

Coffered for being- a member, of Victory was in sight for the the querles asked..

There are those in England, have been received. Boston an second time · but "another wieket)

the official touring party, Adelaldo: December 5. Centuries by C McDonald And yet what would have hap was to fall. Langion opened his (188) and Ken Meuleman (180) pened had that brilliant Italian account with a single but ave put Victoris in a winning posi Eval-keeper, Gluseppe Moro, not runs later, with the total at

terrific drive tion on the third day of their saved that

from and 10 runs still required, he was, Shefeld Shield match against Stanley Mortensen in the open- completely beaten playing back South Australia.

to a Badruddin leg-break, and Ing minutes?

as cleaned howled. Wos

This

Pettiford in to

and with

two Join Livingston. There are many who think twos he sent up the hundred. It that that first quick goal would was left to Livingston to make to the Gezira Gulf Club, today have depressed the itellans to the winning hit with a stinging won the Egyptian Open Golf tracts with League: clubs to be for the above competition auch an extent that England drive which carried the total to Champlonship with a 72-holes up to point allowing to niedo this week, would have scored a run-away 108 and the match was over-aggregate of 284. win. And Indood well- they Reuter, might.

Victoria In

Winning Position

Victoria; who gained a first innings lead of 80 on Saturday, made 442 for five wickets by, the close of play today. The match

ends tomorTOW.

away

thing

· the from

damp, that the ground was heavy

But for this even Dame For tune would not have given Eng- land her fortunate win.

Quick Goal

word

once

U.S. FOOTBALL

..

Egyptian Golf Championship

Cairo, December 4. Hassan Hassahcin, assistant

Awkward

Situation

Qualifiers At Fanling

The following players qualined however, who link that properly St. Louis want the men's outdoo for the Captain's Cup during last supervised, the substitute idea track and field championships The New York Athletic Club an week-end when the best two is a very sound one. They say

mis hold tho men's indoor swimming it is an awkward situation scores were taken on each course an unlucky Injury to che pinyer Yale University have offered t S early in the game may not only championships and Houston for nobody, can - blameḥa corla- - Old Course Winner R

who, looking to the Barry (18) 70 net, Runner-up: Trun it from the spectators pois Texas hop filed a bid for the

of view but result in the bolter futuro, prefers to build uphin A. Butler (18) 71 net. bank balance while he is still

attractive

Katar

'an.

gamo.

New Course Winner: G. H team losing, having to go man's outdoor swimming meet.

Los Angeles, High Point. Nor Carolina, and Stockton, Califor foron in the Cautherley (14) 71 net, Runner through a match

Kinghorn (4), 73. net: men. The draw for the match play And in England, where goal-nia, all are interested in the wo 'men's' outdoor swimming cham will keepers are, thes, as indeed they Plorida wants the women's indoo target for the plonship, while Palm Beach opposing

It may be possible for the con-

men concerned to assist the West The field included a number of Indies in England. fending British International | players

as prominent Some sort of a parallel came as well players from... Frawoe and Imly, last year, when : New, Zeoland's but the young Egyptian had Martin Donnelly, living and play- rounds of 71 and 73 in lenvy rain ing in English cricket, was "col- today to finish one stroke ahead lected" by the New Zealanders on

· HK JOCKEY CLUB CLASSIFICATION

said

wil be in Rio, it could be

California, again watt to a fared If the goal-kooper was to play host, to the decathlon championship won at the Wei In case of auch an however, most league sides have rito een, Bob Mathias, decathlon

team player title holder United Press. capable of

r's Jersey in caso of need, When

the national selectors

That a matah might be reduced Tular meat, KADANGI Thurt early in the wventuality). Coast last year by Tularo's favoji

The following are the altera at least one on the goal-

keeper's

POLO AND HUNT

McDonald and Meuleman figur- ed in a first wicket partnership of 837 which is a record for Vic- teria against South Australia. Meuleman, a right hand bat, scored his 180 in four and three

The first goal that England quarter hours without giving a aventually got 14 minutes from chance Ho hit 10 fours and one the finish won the match. From New York, December Bix. After taking 55 minutes to that minute: the Italians

Professional football results. resch double @gures McDonald be opened out and his rate of scor-beaten, even though they did not

in front of Khattab Hassan, the their arrival and played with the Hong Kong Jackey (Club;" National League Ing left Meuleman standing after give up trying. The Italians

useful Chicago Bears 30 P. Sicelers 21 winner for the past two years them, throughout the gur To Class 1A Fort Knox, Plea were a they had roached their centuries.

Uno Grappatoni, `of Italy, the| His innings of 100, occupied four sido but I would say no inore Chicago C.31 Los Angeles

If the West Indies want the sant Valley: To Class 2: Airs and pick their team for Rlo they than that. They had in More a and a half hours during which he

24 N. Y. Giants Last year, was third with 2387, men who have signed, or have Graces, Ved Day: To Class 4 will have to bear in mind that hit 20 fours and one alx..

robily exceptional goal-keeper. P. Eagles Rams 21 winer of the French Open title

while Alfred Padgham, of Britain,, been offered, English League Happy Valley, To Class 6: Jus-a not en good, robust player, and Angelini of Alexandria, contraald they may havo to offer ice of Pence, Kwong Yiu, South- por cant at, may be of more use There will be a meet of th

than a more brilliant but: All the Bouth Australian bowl and Carlo Farela at centre-half Washington R. 30 Green Bay

"not so shared fourth place with 200

2005 thèm more money than would lens: Wind

Adres Boots

Hong Kong Polo and Hunt Clu strong, playre)! ers were severely punished and also in the world class claver, Detroit Lions 28 New York

ses that series the rest

In at the 4th Queen's Own Hussar Ons only hopes were they the Uatamen scored at a fast rate or

May Faulkner (294), Jamex ordinarily be the care. That may,

Camp at Lo Wu on Sunday a Actons (280) Sam King (207) cauis, complication among the BADMINTON Jules in South America will be 11/19 game ha during their partnership-Reuter, Cast, intelligent footballers but

were a trio of British Ryder Cup other players and it 14 rails AGR

kent in the very, minimum es no greens players to finiah, lower down the problem that will certainly need ge 1st ne did Marte d'Allemne, alplomatic handling if the West Kowloon Dock beat Kowloon team competing wants to gain a Member who wish to be of France, and Flory Von Dorex Indies are to be represoriced by Tong six wames to three in a hollow, victory over a side with Totted a pony for the Hunt should

their strongest, possible team in men's Doubles. "C" División bad out is fury complemant of play inform the Hon Socratary.

mintón, lengua match yesterdays, i samlikler OŽEN

not world bestem **What will the English molec- Bid tore now do? :: 14 really is be- Printed and published for the

the' Propzia- Secs, the CHINA NAILS LIMITED, ginning to look a litle as if their FRAME. LESLIE BURIL, -Windeer Hoose first tilt, at the World Cup is go- ing to be made when they are

Packer

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How Yankees Cleveland D. 81 Buffalo Bills 31

B: Associated Press:

Reuter

of Belgium; who ench took 290,

100

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