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County cricket:

BUREN

THE PERFECT

SWISS WATCH

CHINA MAIL

KARDAR PLAYS BIG PART IN WARWICK'S VICTORY

Northumberland open against West Indies

Newcastle, June 14. Northumberland made a runs for the loss of four wickets by lunch on the open- ing day of their Two-day match against the West Indies here today.

Rain overnight until about a rotipic of hours before play start ed. Tected the attendance. There was a good drying wind and the

He appeared easy

pace. The Weal Indles began well by dismissing both the opening Bags

en with only 14 runs scored, Walton was well caught by John Goldard and Routledge taken of the wicket.

Then came a solid third wicket malnership of 73 between Phillipson.

former Lancashire

was

player, and Hunt, despite frequent bowling changes. Williams broke The stand by holding a return enteh from Phillippson at 6 and two runs Inter fùnt left, caught) at square leg.

The teams were: Northupaber- Tand-E. Walton, C. Routledge, W. Phillippson, S. Hunt, J. Grover, J. Barrett, L. Liddell, W. Golight IV. II. Henderson, K. Earl, J. Watson.

West Indles-Marshall, Stoll- meyer, Worrell, Weekes. Chris- Hani, Gerddard, Ranindhin, Wil- Hams, Trestrall, Merre, Jones.

Lorrai

Northumberland-1st innings

London, June 13.

Abdul Hafeez Kadar, the former Indian Test all-

rounder, today played a big part in War wickshire's fifth County victory of the English scoson due to his brilliant left-arm spin bowl- ing against Leicestershire.

Finding his best form for the Championship lead- ers, Kardar completely turned the course of the match after Leicestershire had led by 37 runs on first innings.

He claimed five wickels at

cost of five runs aplece and Leicestershire were all out in their second knack for 83 runs.

Warwickshire had on curly

shock. losing three wickets for 46 runs, but r solid fifth wiches stand between the opening bat, Fred Gardner, and A. V. Walton led to a kix-wickel. victory,

In a day of exciting finiahon. Burrey kept their position, four points ahead behind the inaders. by beating Northamptonshire, third the table, by only 13 runt with five minutes to spare. When play began Surrey ap-| peared to be in trouble, but i sixth wicket stand of 70 runs between McIntyre and Clarke Inid the foundation of their re.

covery.

Thrilling victories

The joint County Champions, Yorkshire and Middlesex, both scored thrilling victories in the closing minutes, of their respec- tive matches. Yorkshire, whose indiferent start to lic season has been one of the surprises of the campaign so far. relurned to their winning form against Wor- cester.

utes, Middlesex gained their

third auceras of the season by 124 rum with five minutes to

pare.

It was Lancashire's first defeat

this year.

Splendid left-num spin bowling by Itorace Hazel, who took six 101 60 runs, earned Wickets

IP Koon-hung wins at Beckenham

**

Beckenham, June 13.

In the first round of the men's singles of the Kent Lawn Tennis Tournamant to day, Hong Kong's Ip Koon. hung best Egypt's H. M. Zalzal 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.—United Preto.

Sonicract their first Chample- ship victory of the season, leav- ing Notts, the only County side without a win so far, at the foot of the table,

+

Results

The following were the result: They owed nuuch to John of County cricket matches ended E. Walton, e Goddard, by Jones a Wardle for their 33 runs triumph today C. Routledge, e Christiani, b

Pierre

six minutes from time as hel

At Horsham: Sussex beat Essex

4 spreadengled the Worcester tail by eight wickets. Essex 274 and

Flippson, and Williams 31 after a stubborn, fifth wicket 160 (John Oakes, right-num 44 partnership between Cooper, and medium bowler, live for 33). Sus-

Whiting. The lett-army spinner sex 360 and 81 for two,

Hunt, Ramadhi, b Jones Grover, not out

Barrett, nol out

Extrus

Talal (for four)

Wickets fell at 1-12, 2-14, 3-87,

4-89- Reuter.

0 Bnished with seven wickets for

65 runs.

At Gravesend. Somerset beat Kent by 103 runs, Somerset 250 Nigel Howard, Lancashire'n und 353 for eight declared. Kent captain, made a gallant effort 303 and 197 (Hearn 88, Hazell,

to save his side against Middle-left-arm slow bowler, six for 60), sex, but though he remained unbeaten after batting 70 min.

Arabs enjoy soccer when it's IIO degrees

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By FREDERICK HUDSON

Football enthusiasts the world over are turning their eyes towards Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, of the Global Championship, and "fans" in the temperate zones are wondering how their teams will stand up to climatic con- ditions there.

But here right off the beaten track of the great ball-game soccer-crazed Arabs, some in their bore feet, punt a ball about the desert, often in a temperature up to 110 degrees.

At Cambridge: Cambridge Uni- versity beat Die Free Foresters by 10 wickets. Free Foresters 74 and 341 (Mallet 52, Stevenson Ave for 36). Cambrkige Univer- sity 362 for nine declared and 54 for no wicket.

Leicestershire by six wickets.

HONG KONG, THU

THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1950.

Woodcock fights on gamely

Leo Bavold pf Englewood, New Jeracy, USA, tok the World Heavyweight boxing title when Britain's Bruce Wood. cock retired with a badly cut eye in the fourth round of their Woodcock, 10-round contest at Londen's White City Stadium. pictured at right above,.peered through the blood to slam his vicious right cross at Savold during the fourth and last round, Asstelated Press photo.

They're after Liddell now

By W. CAPEL KIRBY

There are prob- Bogota is buzzing with rumours.

ably more out here than there are in England concerning Colombia-that this, that or the other British player is signing, has signed or is on the way.

Liverpool's motch-winning winger Billy Liddell has now replaced his Scottish team mate Alec Forbes at the head of the wanted list and if he is not interested Les Medley from Totten- ham is second favourite, and I have also heard the name of Hortsmouth's Jack Frog- gatt mentioned.

Another name being bandicu around is Whent, of Brighton. I am having daily inquisitions

Royal Ascot Meeting:

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Wonderful racing of

an international flavour

Ascot, Borkshiro, Juno 13.

Patchy weather did not prevent nearly half a mil- lion people attending the opening of the Royal meeting on the famous Heath hore today. They saw some wonderful racing of an interna- tional flavour after the meeting had been started by the traditional drive of the Royal Family down the rich green course in an open coach drawn by the beautiful Windsor greys.

To a French-bred but Eng lish-trained horse, Honourable; II, went the big race of the day, the two and a half miles Ascot Stakes.

This six-year-old son of the French sire, Vatellor, owned and trained by Hurry Blagrave, de- fed the No. 13 he wore on his

Hyperbole wins Royal Hunt Cup

Ascot, June 14. Mr. James Rank's Hyperbole won the Royal Hunt Cup over seven fur- longs here today.

Sir Percy Lorraine's Wat Tyler was second and the Duke of Nor- folk's Burpham third.-- Reuter.

saddle cloth to score a popular victory for the Australian Jockey, Rae Johnstone,

The popularity of Johnstone, winner of both the English and French Derbies, was such that the tatalisator return was only 15 to 2, which was half of the] bookmakers returned starting price of 100 to 7

Local shuttle champions to play Malayans

The local shuttle champions, the Chinese YMCA will play the Malayan University dur over 12 in 1, gave a tremendous ing their Hong Kong tour dur- cheer as the Two Thousand Gut-jing July. neas winer, Palestine, cantered' The match, which will be staged home by the St. James Palace elther at the Chinese YMCA of Sinks of one mile.

University court on July 21, will The grey, ridden by Charlie consist of three Singles and wo Emirke.. had only three oppon- Doubles. enis, but there were some doubtr

7.

Representing the Chinese YMCA will be the Calony Singles Cham- plon and runner-up, Robert Thy

about his staying the st mile and backers were able to trade n only a shade of odds, on though and C.K. Lee, as well as W.F he eventually wound up at 4 to Feo. Patrick Wong and W.C.

chưng

and D.C. La and Ramon Palestine won easily as all odds young will make up the two local on favourites should, scoring by five lengths from Rising Flame.

The Malayan University under- great sign of

graduates are expected to arcive rellef from thousands of punterrere during the first half of July

There was

Doubles combinations.

to

ing of tennis, badminton, hockey, cricket and football.

as it was unen that the Aga

engage the Hong Kong Univer Khan's colt was going to Deity in a series of games, consial- them out of trouble. Asent

as gay

በዶ and fashionable us

Indeed, usual. there seemed to be nore mon dressed in morning coats than since before the war, while the women vied with each other to produce the largest

and mos conspicuous hats to match their gally coloured dresses.

Many men ret something of new fashion by wearing elaboratit patterned Hogeney waistcoats with their morning clothes.

Star of visiting team Star of the visiting contingent will no doubt be the young cric- keter

whose C. M. Umpathy, bowling and batting tents have earned him the unique honour of representing Malays.

badminton strength of the Malayan University players is not

known, but coming as they do froth

Malaya, if is expected that the standard of their play will be

It

The King, dressed in ព dark grey morning sull, wore a white reasonably hig carnation in his button hole. Tho

is interesting to note that Queen was In mauve. Princess

before the war, the Medical Elizabeth was in grey and Pring College boasted of such players an cess Margaret in sky blue and Foo Lum-cheon (now a doctor), and white.

The Royal meeting was tele- the former Selangor State cham- wham Wong Peng- vised and thousands

unable to plon, from

recognised the present visit the Heath watched the whole on

that World By a coincidence, Honourable day's programine on their sets.

champion. eopled hnd not won in 13 previous out- Reuter.

much talked-cf backhand flick. ings in Britain and today was June 13.

Johnstone produced one of his usual last-minute dashes to come to the front n hundred yardu

Cesarewitch

Here as everywhere the world from home and beat into second

place Arsenal,

last year's Arsenal. over It'

winner. Strathspey. Arsenal. Santa Fe got it in. first by

At Coalville: Warwickshire beat from officials of the Million copying Arsenal's strip. It looked Leicestershire 343 and 83 Kar airios Club about the ability i so strange to see George Mount- dar, left-arm slow bowler, flva,

for 25). Warwickshire 306 and 123 for four (Gardner 58 not out).

At Oxford: Oxford University drew with Derbyshire. Derbyshire 280 and 271 for seven declared. Oxford University 218 and 227 for utfordr

six (loobbyor. 18).

"Would they

you

Believe

At Noltingham: Notts drew with Hampshire. Nolls 401. gramophone Hampshire 468 for

seven (Mc-

Corkel 109. Rogert 100, Arnold 107 not out).

runs.

At Worcester: Yorkshire,beat Worcester by 31

York- (Coxon 57. slow spin, 47). Worcester 238 and

and 247 Howorth. icf-arm

shire 238

jeur

arm

for

ngo

ord

tr

ford and Neil Franklin turn out:

-war-

Fast Lad win

After four French horses had falled to place in

1

call to Arsenal's manager. next race, the valuable Gold Vase phone

You'll probably be asking why with the 100 to G ¡chance, Fusu Colombia has suddenly become Lad. so Soccer conscious as to corne elers from all quarters of the globe. The answer is political.

Safety valve

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and

Powerful Commonwealth

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cricket team selected to tour India

London, Juno 13. "powerful" Commonwealth cricket team has been selected to tour India this winter, Mr. A. S. de Mollo; Prosident of the Indian Cricket Control Board, said here today.

at this stage," he said.

}

left-

of various players.

"What do you think of Mat-in Arsenal rig-out.

the opening A thews? What do you think of

And it lyn't so long since Neil race on the card, the seven-fur- Lawlon? What do you think of

would have given anything to longs Queen Anne Stakes, two throw in his lot with Tom of themi, M. Marcel Houssac's Mannion?" sad so it goes on.

come here? Have Whitlaser's posh folat ligh-Duronos and M. Paul Boyriven's belter players than bury, in fact shortly after the Totly, starting 5 to 2 Joint

he put in a what-about-it-favourites, the French-took-the-have the list of players but cannot disclose it It's just like a

The selection could only be trnction in League matches," Mis Incidentally, Mountford nothing short of a local hero.

Fat Lad, owned by Baron G; regarded as final after the de Mello cald,"

Excellent coach The Goomblans just won't be

de Waldner, who won the Derby England versus Australia Test

Among the things he was di that we have doxane of his lieve

three years ago with Pearl Divor. teams had been chosen. calibre back home. "Ridiculo,"

was not so well fancied as an- Mr. de Mello, who is in London cussing with Duckworth, Mr. de other French candidate.

attend the Imperial Cricket Mello said, was the question of they say.

Two years as there was

started Кова, The

walch is just as much ago revolution place

13 to

Conference, commencing on June two coaches for India, Hallowes, with Soccer

talks as it was which Government.

which chenged the invourite, but he finished with 27 cold he was presenting to the of Lancashire, he had been in

It was followed by 210 (E. Cooper 84, Wardle, left. I arrived, and only two evening mirer disturbances last year shrey de Trafford's Rainfall near gramme for inter-Commonwealth come to India. and bowle

great burs: nose out Sir Hum- Conference an eight-year pro- formed, would be prepared to low bowler, seven, for 75)

there

was a remarkable meet-day the political situation is. { watched & soccer match | said in the desert that this is the

The post.

cricket which involved six handed batsman and and At Gloucester: Glamorgan beating of wealthy business mea sup- stull I say, delicate. after a 100-mile drive from one beverage that preserves the Gloucester by 22 runs, Glamor- porters of Santa Fe Club to buy

Football ช the Tafety valve. Fast Lad was splendidly rid- Commonwealth or Empire tearas though past his prime as a player

dan

un "excellent Tripoli Southwards past the powers of concentration and gan 409 and 137 (Parkhouse 03. a first-class player as u presen! Wealthy characters who pour

by the French Jockey, F. visiting India between now and he is 50-he is Palmer, who had money into clubs just for the

previously 1058 and four India XIs touring coach." never ridden

the Ascot abroad. fun of it feel so long as public

course. Interest is maintained all wil

The programme in The Coventry Stakes of fivo be well.

The arrival of Franklin went to "Since

furlongs for two-year-old culta) 1950-51: Commonwealth

United And

States In Indila. Mountford extremisi tub-

2 to i shot. thin audi-through Big Dipper, a thumpers have had ences," declared a Santa Fe off- Mrs. J. F. Bryce crossed the Atlantic to see her colt boat the clal. This also explains Govern ment setion in dning everything possible to encourage. especially in low taxation.

Refereeing colony spent at interesting evening Manchester League days, left with • the English refereeing Lancashire to play for Bethlehem entony, Chere are five of them Steel in America. Over dinner all living in the same, villa run. he r

recalled how they sent for hy a dear old soul from glorious Walter

Jackson on the strength Devon. of his prolife goal getting foi Tig bluff Bert Hancock; who' Kilmarnock,

Arab village of Jefren, one of the last outposts

before the Fezzan border is reached.

Thers, aut In the blue, with the grim, scrub-dotted Gebel dancing in the distant heat haze, was the newly marked pitch, put there because there is no other space

prevents you from dozing off in Goddard, right-arm offspin, Ave for the clupoobed my remark

the afternoon sun.

for 31), Gloucestershire 331 and

They 184 (Crupp 47, McCannon, right that it was one thing to raise the The match concluded, Mrs. arm offspin bowler, five for 40).

to get th: Jordan, wife of the

money and another Britian At Lords: Middlesex beat wanted player. Provincial Commissioner,

They just won't of Lancashire by 124 runs. Middle-hear of defeat in this direction. Garlan, presanted the trophy, sex 203 and 203 (Thompson 71). Lancashire 287 and 175 (Place 51. had

traditional va the

slow bowler. Young. loft-arm away across thousands of square miles, level the desert than great clouds of

tour for 40). cnough purpose.

along the camel track, heralded

Hardly

in the Jefren arew, amounting to three cheers

died

Surrey

runk. Ing

Interesting people

On my recent Travels I've me! beat several interesting people, includ- two ex-Manchester United players-Sam Fletcher and Willle Logan.

Sam who goes back to the old

or large enough for the dust. overlapping one another Northamptonshire by 13

Oval: At the A three-ton lorry served as the departure of spectators and Surrey 221 and 265 (Clark 81). randstand. Goalposts had been players alike, for there was sterr Northamptonshire 280 and 103 (A. fashioned from disused telegraph business ahead in Jefren, where ve for 631-Router.

Bedser, right-arm fast medium, poles. A solitary tree, the only a gargantuan kus-kus was wait- one for miles, offered a welcomó Ing to be eaten. shule.

The recipe for this kus-kus--

Arab It is also a landmark for the the traditional

Icast, the which had com- bays who set out from Jofren, preparation perched 1,000

fzet up

in the menced the previous day-read: Gebel, for their soccer pitch 10 five sheep. 50 kilos of wheat, 10 or 1 miles away.

litres of olive oil, 10 litres of On this plain-the map reter-local butter, 25 kilos of potatoes ence describes it as the garat ni and 200 eggs, plus the usual;

for that splees. It won washed down with Tripolitania Police Central Pro-į liberal quantities of local wine.

Gis teams-competed

One team had

travelled up from Nalut, a two-

vince. Shield,

duy journey.

U.S. BASEBALL

Gorian Police

Station. last

year's winners, were vletariaus in the final ovar Jefren Police Station.

New York, June 13. Today's boseball scores were... AMERICAN LEAGUE

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Then the feast

While the final was plaved Washington Senators 33

St. Louis Browns supporters-cum-cooks, beneath a

couple et borrowed shepherds'y Boston, Red Sox tents, hosted the shorba," a Cloveland Indiana kus-kun of lamb's tall and linne'

Entries for Wimbledon Championships

football.

used to be employed at the Derby

the

over

follows:

team

1051-52: the MCC in India. 1052: India In England,

India in the West 1852-53: 1053-54: Australia In India. 1952-53: India in the West Indies.

to 10 British favourite, Grey Indies. Sovereign, easily by three lengthis to take the first important two- year-old race of the year.

Big Dipper is a chestnut son of j the Trish stre, Signal` Light......

Palestine contars homo Backers, who had ⚫ dismal time with four of the five previ ous winners, starting at odds of

4

Probables for Royal Hunt Cup

1053-54: Australia in India. 1954-55: New Zealand In India, 1055-56: India In Australia and New Zealand.

1957-68: England in Tadla, 1958: Indla in England, 1058-50 West Indies in India.

Carefully worked out

"I am now trying to get a fast bowler for coaching our men,”. Mr. de Mello said, "We are rather wenk

in this respect.".. Commonwealth players who had played in India and when he met again at Manchester had express- ed grent admiration for the bowl- ing of Ghulam Ahmed and Gack- wnd.

"On a wickel such as Men. I cheater they would have been 1 deadly," the Commonwealth

players had said.. The Commonwealth team touring

cricket klin this winter will leave on September 15 and arrive in Bombay.ca September. 20. They will travel by the P&O iner.

Chusan, on hier maiden voyage 1 Sald Sam: "I remember him Royal Infirmary, tells me they.)

Bombay, The touring side will play five with his kid brother as tos, are getting money through arriving

es in Indli-each of monke

The programme had been "very Test matches weight, just a slip of a teen- an arrangement whereby 60 per

carefully worked out and would five days at Delhi, Bombay, Cals ager,

despite Walter's cent of their earnings are paid who

and Kanpur home London, June 13..

cutte. Medras brotherly build-up didn't impress Inlo

accounts. Savinga

be circulated among the Common-

They will, then leave for Ceylon, Bethlehem Twenty-five nations will be the

club

wealth representatives attending officials work out at £70 per month.

Bert Hancock was the fired) to justly his small represented in the Wimbledon sufficiently

the Cricket Conference. He would where they are due to play a London, June 13. brave man to venalise a gonl- Championships, the

premier payroll layout,

Twenty-one probable run- also take the opportunity to meet three-day Text against Ceylon and four-day Test against a com- Commonwealth representa ners and Jockeys for tomor-the And to think that kid turned keeper for carrying in Colomblar. lawn tennis tournament of the

football, and what s to-do 1 world, which opens on June

out to be the great Alex Jack.

side-Reuter. mon. Wa

to those countries. sure allpped up there." created. It took him about six row's Royal Hunt Cup at Ay. Lives and lasue personal invitations bined India, Pakistan and Cayleh 20.

minutes to set the game restarted cot are as follows: Sam Fletcher

then The programme would such by the indirect free-kick, and to Dramatic (Rae Johnstone), Wab submitted to the Indian Cricket affection for his old club that he crown all the visiting team scored Tyler (Gordon Richards), Fair Control Board for confirmation at travelled 24 hours by train from the exira ume he allowed. Judgment (E. C. Elliott); Hyper its annual meeting on August 15, bis home in Florida to see Man Need I say more?

bole (K. Dressley), Welsh Honey chester United play in New York.

(W. Rickaby), Burpham

London, June 13. Eric Keen

Burn),

Stormy Petrol

K (Eph

Richard Bergmann, the World Smuth). Grant (F- Barlow) Rochester, sold that he had met Table Tennis Champion, has been DINNER DANCE man Way (N. Cave), First Consul

www.suspended. Indelnitely by the George Duckworth there Kong Sports Club annual dinner berla), Makarpura (J.

(Edgar Brito, Meyney Hampton The crganiser of the Honr 18. Wragg); Kübelin (A. Ro-

discussed the coming tour with English Table Tennis Associ

Association announced tion, the He wan (J. Sirott),

continuing the

today portre dance, to be held in The Grloor Julian (Dougies Smith), Pierrot

discussions in London

"

Though Ted Schroeder, the holder, and Bob Falkenburg, the Ewinner in 1948, are notable ab. 6 sentees from the list of entries un- 3nounced tonight, the United Stater will have eight players in the men's singles.

retains

In last week's batch of Capel-

· Australle hen a strong hant | grams I mentioned meeting with with 11

representatives, includ. Eric Keenerby County's ing their entire

The former wing half-back tells me he has a quad.

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West „Jung":30 for a breach of the

Some:gutstanding men's doubt market valucs. His name ii Sukru; one" of the, most successfull of lie || Packham); Sitačler, · (no: Jockey Indies Cricket Control Board; gulation respecting a playing? | patrlogs" include the » Americans down with §£50, n/week, plus): who Hong Kong Anti-Tuber ret), BunFláre (R. Reader), and the Indian Test cricketers. 4broad in upite of a previo

Gardnas Mulloy and Billy Talbert Erie Eur (LiSouth Africa) and Jaroslbstbus: (Exrpt) and the Austrillen John Bromwich and Adrian QuinFALL

and, he has been offered £6,000 | Eind this year.

Blz Wit (T. Bishon) and Merry porks, to sign for an Italian club culosis Association will beneft Rose (no Jockey et al daka (or two: consolidan tonight's datice as the crub the being run. Yet, at an amateur he can has decided to donate, the pro- over seven furlongs, 186 yards. fard to refuse the offer. I give ceeds to this most worthy in iined to star at 2.45 pin

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