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Home cricket:

BUREN

THE PERFECT

SWISS WATCH

CHINA MAIL

LEICESTER COLLAPSE BADLY AGAINST HAMPSHIRE

London, May 20.

Widespread rain interfered with the county cricket

programme which began today.

Fivo of the

ten matches could not start before lunch and at Chesterfield no play was possible today be. tween Derby and Somerset.

DAVIS CUP RESULTS

On the grounds where cricket did take place, bow- lers welcomed the changed conditions after a week of success for the batsmen, Lestershire collapset hudly! against Hampshire at Portsmouth and in spite of their cauting on 3 difficult pitch were Three two and tristasan quarter hours for 88 runs, their lowest total

chances. He batted three hours European Zone and 25 minutes,

the senson,

extreme

London, May 20. Providing the weather doc. not interfere this week-end i will see the completion of the second round in the Davis Cup!

as all sever matches were in progress,

already The Philippines hud

wath & reached the third round walkover against Peru,

Denmark Copenhagen, having wen two singles yesterday the double: 132 behind were caused a postponement against Egypt today, when rait

match.

of

AL

Only Insule, who made 52. the later batsmen looked really comfortable.

not

Alec Bedner proved the miccessful bowler so far and in addition to taking three wickets held three catches. Notts caplain

W. A.

Shne.

Hampshe owed their success mainly to seain bowler Derek Shakleion, who by taking eight irkets for 39 runs achieved his bed bowling performance sinergatabled successfully by putting bis county debit two years ago. Northamptonshire, in to bat after Hampshe passed Lelcestershire's rain had delayed the start

Trent

Bridge. hours at tetal with seven wickets in handl. two

Harold Butler, fast-medium, did dismssing Nort damage Northants for 104, Antsling with five for 57.

Martin Young, former Wor cestershire bataman, played a fine innings against his old col leagues for Gloucestershire at Worcester. He took A heavy toll of pace and spin bowling alike and hooked and drove powerfully for his 132 not out.; Iris maiden century took three hours at 20 minutes and at the close had hit two sixes and 14

fours.

in

Close of play scores

of the

HONG KONG, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1950.

Drink

Coca-Cola

Ice-Cold

Farina wins Grand Prix D'Europe Meet More football stars

aver

the liverstone Italy's Giuseppe Farina, who won the Grand Prix D'Europe Meet . Circuit, Northamptonshire, England, in an Italian Alfa-Romes car, spends around the track

early in the race,-(AP photo),

Mareel Coen and Adiey Shte (Egypt) won the first set by 0-1 and led 7-2 In the second before for the rain interfered. The winner Baseball:

of this tie meet France in the next stage.

The following were the close

of play seures today:

At Worcester: Gloucestershire 270 for three (Young 132 not out, He and Tom Graveney Crapp 39). Worcester to bat, put on 137 in two hours for the

then second wicket Jack Crapp added 117 for third wicket.

France made certain of sur. vival when, with two singles to heir credit, they Won the doubles today, Robert Abdeus. ciam and Paul Remy boating =ད་་་ Jean Pierre Blondel and Rene Buser (Switzerland) by 0.3, 6-4, and 8.6.

Pirates

Dodgers beat

in double-header

The outstanding two singles followed this doubles in order to Inake for the day lost

up,

When The was postponed Thursday's play

AL Cambridge: Cambridge until Friday. with University

260 (Sheppard 11. Bernard d'Estremenu (France) the Brian Close, right-arm slow off-beat George Grange 6-2, 6-3 and spin, live for 72). The Army 598-6 and Jacques Thomas (France) for three.

was loading Mux Albrecht 7-5, 0-4. 1-6, 0-1 when

Took no liberties Taking no liberties against varied and accurate Warwickshire attuck, Lancashire batted slowly but supply and looked like attain- ing a useful score at Birmingham, where overnight rain deluged the stort for an hour.

20.

Hampshire 167 for eight.

thunder-

At Portsmouth: Leicester hirestorm caused play to be abundan

announced ed and France were

tic by four matches to nil. the winners of the

shire 104 (Butler, right-arm fast At Nottingham: Northampton- tovler, Ave for 57), Notts 17 for no wicket.

'At the Oval:

Essex 224 for eight (Avery 88, Insole 52). Sur-

Erie Holles and A. B, Kardar, the Pakistan bewler, got among tey io bat. The tallenders and the Inst ve wickets fell for 22 runs, Hollies claimed five for 53 and Kurtar three for 47.

Sonny Avery played a fighting opening innings for Essex

at

the Oval where overnight rain before lunch, prevented play

At Gillingham: Kent 173. Glamorgan 138 for one (E. Davies 76 not out).

At Birminghamn: Lancashire 236 (G. Edrich 62, Grieves 58,

At. Luxembourg, Italy began their tie with the home nation by winning the two singles played today. Rolando del Bello beat Geza Werthelm by 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 and Giovanni Curellt bent Gaston Wampach 6-2, 0-2 and 0-1.

Belgium taka lead

First

Now York, May 20. Brooklyn Dodgers vaulted into first place in the National League today by taking two games from the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2 and 4-3. The second game went 11 innings and was finished undor lights..

baseman Gil Hodges doubled with two out and the bases loaded in the eighth of the first gome, driving in two runs for the victory.

the Chicago The St. Louis Cardinals blasted gue. They beat out six runs in the eighth inning White Sox, 3-1. 1 defeat the Boston Braves 7-4.

third victory in

for the Cardinals

#5

It was the many games over the Braves..

Bob Rush held the Philadelphia Phillies to five hits and gained hi: Afth victory against no lefcats as

7-2 victory.

Sanford had the Sox blanked until the seventh, when catcher Phil Masi and first baseman Gor- dos Goldsberg doubled to account. for one run.

Larry Doby, fleet footed centre-

drove in four runs with three hills

off Curt Simmons, Jim Konstanty Red Sox 8-5. and Bob Miller, Cub Brat base- mon Preston

University of

Santo Tomas cagers arrive

The

of Santo

may

flee the country

By JOHN BATSON South American Bogota, whore Neil Franklin,

England and Stoke City contra-half, and s George Mountford, Stoke outside-right,' have flown with their families, may become the gilded bolt-holo for other British professional stars sccking to escape the tyrannies of our Big Football system. Quiet, steady, dependable Neil, around whom England's national team has been welded in post-war years, has probably started some- thing he never dreamed about in swapping! England, Home and Beauty and a morimum £600.0 year for the Sante Fe trail and a re puted £3,500 a year.

Out in humid Colombin, willy- order to get him At enough for nilly he plays chief role in a selling on the transfer market

a play- world football test case liable to "Dut surely," you say, shiver to ta' foundations theer has some say in what happens. modern professional football sys- to him?" Nominally, yes. When tem.

the normal yearly contract hus Let the exodus to Bogota get ended, if a club wish to retain a cer him a cortain well under way (Blily Higgins, man they Everton's centre-forward. Is the weekly wage. Only 200 of Eng- nest to joh in) and there may Jand's 3,000 professionals are paid be a scramble by foreign coun- the top winter rate of £12. tries, even at the cost of quitting F.L.F.A. (Federation of Interna- tional Football Associations), for emigrating British stars.

Club sits tight

If the player refuses to renew

his contract on the terms offered.

The Football Players' Union, or wants to go to another club and employers are not swiftly sensing the possibilities his present of striking a blow at what they agreeable, the club site tight, pays descrive Is "the growing

world effect:

him no wages, and tells him, în "We will bar you from system of soccer

soccer slavery, backs

And

University Tomas basketball team arrive Franklin. points out that he has getting a jah anywhere.""

-every right 10 do what he likes they can do just that. ed from Manila by Cathay during the close season, vows to 'The English F.A. rejoined Pacifle Airways plane yester- combat any action against him British footballers would not be FIFA. primarily to ensure that day en route to Singapore. by the Stoke club or the English

foreign The team, which comprises 13 football

able to bolt to jobs in authorities. players, is led by the Reverend This Franklin ease. Indeed, countries in F.L.F.A. membership. Father Indalecio Alejo, O. P. and may go down in football history That is why there are no British Mr. Herminio

Silva,

Athletic us establishing. once and for all, stars playing on the Continent

wages are double and Moderator and Physical Director that a professional footballer has where of the University of Santo Tomos the same rights as any employee treble the English rate,

At this moment there is ani. in any other walk of life. respectively.

Italian representative in England with an offor of £1,000 down and £20 a week, plus bonuses, for an English centre-forward, High fees

The University of Santo Tomas, which was founded by the Most Unusual conditions Rev. Fr. Miguel de Benavides,

Even upholders of the present O. P. third Archbishop of Manila

much Big Football system admit tha in 1911, has contributed towards promoting sports in the unusual conditions apply to pro-

Many a British star would jump Philippines and making the world fessional football as a career,

They defend the fact that at such an offer. Beenust Italy take notice of Filipino athletes.

out athletar player cannot work, l.e., play, for is n FIFA. member, however, an It has turned

any club he likes, for instance, English club having a player of who have earned for her the by saving that it would shatter sumelently high calibre would un- Game of "power-house of cham-

the whole football system if there, doubtedly demand too high b pione,"

were nothing to prevent a man transfer fee.

clubs or playing for the changing club offering him the highest by their clubs--and receiving no Even players no longer wanted wages.

wages, of course usually have. Forthright Jimmy Gulhrle. Union, the man who led Ports

their heads.

mouth to victory in the 1939 r. A. Cup Final, answers:

"Right! Then let's shatter the

of

· In almost

every branch athletic activity-baseball, volley

representatives of the U.S.T. and upheld the highest traditions of sportsmanship in the process. Undisputed rulers Inbuskelball, Conch Silva's

At Zagreb, Belgium look the he pitched the Chicago Cubs to a elder for the Cleveland Indians. ball, tennis, swimming and soccer Hollies, right-arm slow legbreak, lead from Yugoslavia with a win

The Cubs hit six two-bagger: [as the Indians beat the Boston have made a name for themselves chairman of the Football Plaveras, niien rkliculously high, oa Ave for 531, Warwickshire three in the doubles after cách hud won for no wicket.

142 for singles yesterday. At Leeds Yorkshire

Philippe Washer and Jack Brichnat (Belgium) beat the eighth. At Chesterfield:. No play tack, but on the damp pitch possible today between Derby Drago Mitie and Josef Palada (Yugoslavin) by 0-1, 6-4, 3-6 and he could not afford to take and Somerset.-Reuter.

0-4.

He batted slowly for 88 againct two (Tutton 60), Sussex to bat.

was

the accurate Surray spin

at.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS WHITSUN RACE MEETING 1950' Saturday, 27th and Monday, 29th May, 1950

The first bell will be rung at 2.00 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.30 p.m. on the 1st Day. On the 2nd Day the first boil will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the first race will be run at 12.00 noon. The tiffin interval is after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.) on the 2nd Day.

There are 10 races on the 1st Day and 12 races on the 2nd Day (22 in all).

Through tickets at $44 each may be obtained at the Office of the Tranturers, 1st floor, Telephone House, also tickets at $2 each In the Special Sweep on the last race of the 2nd Day, as well as tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Kwangtong Handicap scheduled to be run on 7th October, 1950. Special Cash Sweep tickets may be purchased also at the Kowloon Branch Office, No. 382, Nathan Road, Kowloon,

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear thair badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meating. NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE,

Badges admitting Ladies not in possession of Brooches' or Season tickets and gentlemen, nen members of the Club, to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 per day, including tax, for Ladies or Gentleman are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal 'Introduction of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for pay ment of all chits etc.

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on axlo at the Race Couros.

The Treasurers Compradore Office will close at 11.30 am. the lat Day and at 10 a.m. on the 2nd Day. The Secretary's Office will close at 12.15 p.m. the 1st Day and at 10 xim. on the 2nd Day. Both Offices at 1st floor, Telephone House,

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable, at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818)...

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING,

REPUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission to the Public Encloasire' la $5 each day Including tax for all persons including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

BOOKMAKERB, TIC

CTAC MEN ETC. W

ETC., WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING. ~ MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE...

Todby

Sweden eliminated Norway at Oslo by-winning the tioubles. day after taking the first two vingles yesterday. Lennart Der- helin and Oven Davidsson heat Nila Erik Hessen and Torgby Hanes 6-1, 6-1 and 6-2. Ireland hac already beaten Monaco when they met for their last two singles in Dublin, and by winning both Ireland took the tie by five matches to nil.

In today's singies, M. Murphy (Ireland) beat G. Pasquier (Mon- aco) by B-0, 7-5, 4-8, 6-1 and J. D. Hackett (Ireland) beat A.

by 0-0,

Noghes (Monaco 8-3.-Reuter:

Some clubs do. In fact, art des cently towards players no longer wanted because they have aged

injury.

Kosto and Monte Kennedy came] Gordon homered for the Indians "Glowing Goldies" have remain-present system. Any system which suffer from the effects of old.

It was their ninth victory in 11 Ward homered in

starts. First

Luks baseman hurlers Loft handed

Dave Easter and second baseman Joc par Catcher Birdie Tebbetts homered with brillant through formances as the New York (ct the Red Sox. Glante won a pair of game the Cincinnati Rede, 8.C from and 4.3. Kennedy started both games, but

only pitched to one batter in the first. He went the distance

The-Detroit-Tiger-aame-up with five, double plays in the first five Innings to help young

undisputed rulers of the Inter- depends on a form of slavery for University Court since 1939.

existence Its continue Apart from being National wrong, un-British. Champions in 1940, 1941 and 1947, the U.S.T. cagers were the only conquerors of the Canadian and Woxican basketball teams whie visited Manila in 1948 and 194" respectively.

The University of Santo Toma had the biggest unit representa-

Since the Franklin flight story Js bad, broke British professional foot

everywhere have beon baliers In what other trade, profes-checking upon which foreign_

not meni- slon or industry is it possible for countries are and are an employee to be prevented from bers of F.I.F.A. You can rely on selling his services or his labour next British footbull season open- where he likes ord for the best ing without more names, aimos! wage or salary he lean got?

as well-known as that of No Franklin. Dictatorial methods

Art Houtteman win 6-3 over the Philadelphia Athleticn. in the second. Manager Leo All the Tiger twin outs were Durocher pulled him out of the engineered by the second bare- first to have him ready to face man, Gerry Priddy, shortstop tion in the Philippine Delegation Trouble is that the British

first basenian to the World's Olympiad in Lon-public just Ken Raffensberger, namiriated for Jchnny Lipton,

don't know about the second game just before game | Dick Kryhoski combination. dan Ju 1943.

the often harsh, dictatorial made The St. Louis Browns

The Glowing Goldies" wil methods used to bring to heel good use of a double, triple and resume their journey to Singapor players who try to better them- Washington error to bac

back, up, Ned tomorrow.

time.

Yankees win

Fred Sanford pitched the New York Yankees to a 3-1 triumph 11-0, that gave them a solid grip on

first place in the American Lea

Soccer fans deserve better consideration

By R. GLENDENNING

"The cheapest entertainment in the whole of Europa." That is how a prominent Italian official described English soccer. So it must. be!

When we talk of seats cost- ing £2 and £3 we imply Cup-tles and black market prices, but these are

This last factor would weigh heavily with the public if any Increase were mooted in EnglanÏ,

Garver in a 3-0 victory;

thir

The Browns pushed winning run on a walk, a single and catcher Mickey Grasion's error in the first inning. They picked up two more in the eighth on a walk, a triple and a double.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Scores:

-

Soviet Union win women's basketball title

Kilbelin wins Liverpool Cup.

Liverpool, May 20.-- selves; about the hundreds of

Mr. C. A. Blyth's Kilbelin stars and potential stars driven from out of the game, barred

won the Liverpool

Summer. earning a living by doing what Cup here (this afternoon. Mr. they know best, playing foot-A. Bernie's Brawby Lad was ball.

If what is happening to Nell second and Major D. McCal- Franklin and George Mountford mont's Red Carnation was spotlights

for the pubile the basic third. A field of four ron.

The betting was: 5 to 4 against of the professional foot-

tion.

...

Budapest, May 20. injustices The Soviet Union, with 10 ball system, they will have per- the favourite Kilbelin, 8 to 1 points, won the European formed a great service for their Brawby Lad, 7.10 4 Red Carna Women's Basketball Chamfellow professionals." pionship, which ended here tò-- Despite his unobtrusiveness off The race was won by Kibalin day..

the field, there is a determined by three lengths, the same dis streak in Franklin which has tanca separating Brawby Lad and Thero was that terrine to-de last always made him headilne stuff. Red Cornation. Reuter," year, when he delayed re-signing Hurst Park. Surrey, May 20

Victoria Cup - : for Stoke City.

Mrs. F. Signall's Star Signat

R H

Brooklyn

(1st game)

3

10

1

Pittsburgh

2

14

1

Winning pitcher Jack Banta loser Mel Queen.

Brooklyn

31

4 14

4

1

Winning pitcher Dan

loser But Werle. head. St. Louis Boston

Bank-

Final placings were: (1) Soviet Union 10 points; (2) Hungary nine points; (3) Czechoslovakia eight points; (4) France

(5) Italy-six points; (6) and-five points;;:

even

7

10

(2nd game) Pittsburgh

The industry's VIPs prob

ably thought he had learned his won the Victoria Cup, run over Rumania headed the second lesson from that. They were seven furlongs, here, today. group, played off for seventh 10 mistaken in their man, however. The Duko of Norfolk's Burp twelfth pineings. Rumanin had 10 After threatening all kinds.of

ham was second and Mr. A. seven, Switzerland: seven, Israel pair the Football Association and A field of 14 ran.

normulas I can assure you is the caso, Waning pitchor Fred Martin points, Belgium nine, Austria) flats against the runaway Stoke Saunder's ·Dramatic was third.

for any big League match down Milan, Rome or Florence

way,

tween

a number of prominent League

centres/

What is the answer to Britain's For the "g" team match be problem? I think the Government

Italy and England, top have prices at £1 10s. ranging down to a five shilling minimum, less than they can charge and get for games with a League promotion and relegation bile

Special fund

eser If they, must keep the ent

7

10

Bob

Rush

six, Holland six that Results The results of today's matches

were:

Final Group: Soviet Union beat Hungal

Kost: feated Italy by 83 to 81. Czecho- slovakia beat Poland by 38 to 20. Second Group: Israel boat Hol- land 39 to 12 Belgium beat Switzerland' by 32 to 29,, and Ru- Kanmania beat Austria by 42 to 18.-

Reuter. Pu

Warren Spahn. Chicago PhiladelphiaTM

Winning pitcher loser Kurt Simmons.

York Ancianail

Winning pitcher Dave the entertain Ewell; Blackwell. In them, ment tax at the present law New York,

(2nd_game), ).. When the percentage of Uckets level, they must allow clubs to sold in Britain, every Saturday at charge more on condition that the Cincinnati

Winning pitcher Mante. 1a. 3d. and 1. 6d. is considered, plus shall not be put to any the question immediately arises of other purpose then a special fund nedy, loser Willle Ramsdell.

audited and authorised by a how long we shall be able to responsible bodyallke: the FA AMERICAN LEAGUE

HULL CITY BEAT the services of the compete

for

to be used for groutit Improve New York world's finest players.

DEMIRSPOR CLUB 40 Winning pitches Fred Sanford Ank responsible The

Ankara, May 20. oficials in Italy Franco, Spate Jezer Mickey Haefner. and Fortugal have spoken to Cleveland,--.. to carry on in England Give the are appalled at the way we have Boston C

Chuck Stobbs. contract to South America Therin effeGive the Winning plicher Bob Lemon the fact remains" that "the money can better accommodation and he Detroit

will. Una prenaredijo bay.

I'am in enure one big reason, of more for 3 There course, for foreign clube» belag || mont.

The money is overseas

After all, whether or not you agree with Franklin and Mount

DETTE GERVANTS PASSEDx holders only, ford in pushing off on a fat than

Ma Servants' passen will be issued to privato box

2. who pra^requested to distribute them with discrimination and to Sendóres their names in the passes! Holders of such, pasace are, not permitted in 3he Mambara": Enclosure -axcept for, passing through on their duties and must remain in their employersgatandasje

ROBY ORDER...

cial

able to, charge

cent of the crowd.with 'santer audi

a very bli

men malority for sta

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Chicago

3

Winning&plicher Art Houtte iman 12ser: Bobby Bchante

Star

the Football League probably

The betting was: 25 to 1 now would like to wash their.

to 1 Burpham, 5 to 1 hands of them and have the Signal, Franklin affair considered closed. Join favourite Dramatic. Barnes They reckon without the Foot Park was the other 5 to 1 joint: bull Eyes or act to non-fari

tion hundreds of British profes. The Taco was won by threa slonal footballers for whom the lengths, with a neck, separating password these days is "Bogota." the second and the third horses.

Reuter

Bound for life

What are the bad conditions of employment? At the root of all the trouble is the form of con- tract a playér signs which literally binds him for life.

He can be bought and sold cattle, Every now and then club circularise, each other with list Hull City beat the Demirspor of players for sale, tach with Club, Ankara, 4-0 today." A

Price

Ico tag alongskle.

COPENHAGEN, XI VELOSE TO EN SHEFFIELD WED.

Copenhagen; May 201 "The Engling Football Leagún team, Sheffield Wednesday. de feated a picked Coporiharon team

* Hal-Ume: score was 1×0—As MLAs a horse-dealerEGERA 1942 today, Assoolated «PreziVEN

sociated Prosa. Elsőr

DERLAND WIN

no

for the

propares soins.

officials prepare, so some club Prepare for transfie players whose services are se longer required.

Most Bickening, conversation "occur ever heard. In my football wan Waray derings was between two omalais "amed "debating whether or noti

operation to:ONALEPLAYER.

OTHER SPORTS

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