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THE PERFECT

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CHINA MAIL

LRC beat Recreio "Blues" to win

win Ladies "B" honours

Ladies' Recreation Club won the Ladios' "B" Divi

sion Tennis League Championship for the current_soason when they overwhelmed Re- craio "Blues" by 82 sets to 1⁄2 at Recreio yesterday.

The champions have now completed their fixtures with an unbeaten record, winning five of the six matches played and drawing one.

United Services Recreation The hitherto unbeaten. LRC team Club holls the distinction of suffered a crushing defeat at the holding the LRC to a draw. Craf hands of South Chinn “2.” Com gengower Cricket Club, last year' pleting the double for South champions, met an initial setback China, their "B" "1" team defeat- in their arst outing against the ed Recreio by eight sets to one, LRC to whom they lost by the

Chinese

Recreation

Club margin of four sets to holder narrow

of this Division's title added another two points to their "5" Men's

Division total at the expense of Hong were played as fixed. Keny Cricket Club, whom they

five.

Font

matches

Swimming season at the "Y"

The 1850 Swimming Season of the European YMCA will be vilicially opened on Friday when the first Splash Gala is

to be held.

It will be held on lines as those of the

the same) 1948 and

score

defeated 7 to 11.

Full scores;

Lodies' "B" Division Recrolo1⁄2-LAC 82 Mrs. A. Noronha and Mia Silva (Heerejo) lort to Mrs. Scholes at Mrs. Ivna Robinson 3-0, 1oal 15 Mrs. Sainsbury and Mrs. Bart- ley 1-6, drew with Mrs. Milligus

Changes in pitches advocated

Nottingham, June 18. Happenings at Old Trafford on the occasion of the first of this season's cricket Tests be tween England and the West Indies may lead to a wholesale change in the preparation of cricket pitches.

give bowlers more assistance.

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1950.

Wimbledon battle will be the most open in years

London, June 18. The All-England Lawn Tennis Championships, which have not been won by an Englishman in 14 years, open a wook from Monday at world-famous Wimbledon.

'The women's

Ted

been

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Continuous Quality

Is Quality You Trust

DRINK

Coca-Cola

Disillusioned soccer stars leave Colombia

Lack of amateur

golfers

London, June 18. Rarely has there been such a lack of first-class amateur talent in a British Open Golf is the case Championship -as this year.

While many Scotsmen are taking the opportunity to play in the event, at Troon sterting July 3, the recognised big men of Bri- tish amateur golf are, to use a somewhat hackneyed expression. conspicuous by their absence:

The reason, no doubt, is that

New York, June 18. Two British footballers, "bitterly; disillusioned"

with their oxperiances in Bogota, Colombia— Roy Poul, the Swansea Town and Wolsh`Inter- national player, and Jack Hedley, of Everton -ore leaving here by air this afternoon for. home.

They are flying by Air France to Paris, where they are expected to arrive tomorrow morning. They flew to Bogota last. After they arrived in Bogota, week-end to play for the Mil-Paul and Hedley sald the Millio lionarios' Club. Today they narios asked them to play for a trial period of about 45 days to stated that, after an initial

see if they would make out ail- promise to play on a two-year right. contract for £7,000 between

Paul added, "We did not dis- . them, the Club tried by various cuss that offer at all and the con- means to get them to sign a tract was neves signed.

a considerably

contract

ot

lower figure,

The reason for the contract difcullas-was--apparently-a- financial crisis in the Club's affairs, Pout said.

Higher standard in England

The two rated English football much superior to the football played in Colombia.

They said that when they not afford the time and expense the average amateur just can refused to sign the Club raised Many professionals. all kinds of obstacles to pre-. too, cannot afford what it costs vent them from signing with but in their case they are, more the Santa Fe Club, which had or less, duty bound to, compote | made them an attractive offer, and in a number of cases, they The two players had harsh do receive something towards words for South American foot

ball

Hedley added, "They are way their expenses from clubs. This is not, of course,

"Get the money in the bank behind English football-1! la ail team. England should money accompanying the Open ley advised any other British beat a Championship falls far below

players who might be tempted casily win the championships." cross the ocean.

"The players believe they are in that given for the average fessional tournament,' nobody Regarding their contract bid by the clear as far as their right to makes money out of it unless he the Millionarios team in Bogota, play in England is concerned.

said, is an ar very near the top of the Paul 1st at the dolsh

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10.

Battles for the major titles men's and women's

singles-should be the most open in years. The men's 'division will be | Sturgess, Mulley, Seixas and a tussle between the U.S. and Kovaleskl. Australia and the verdict may

Among the worren, the battle be a tip-off of the Davis Cup of fashions is erinin to be as hord

fought as the tennis.

Since last Wimbledon and later this summer.

title has There are some grounds where conceded to the U.S. but the job Gussle Morun's lace panties have

become practically

synonymous. the type of wicket, known as of picking a winner is the "feather-bed," is notorious means easy. Eight of the 10 top-

by no Gussie will be hack with her all 1950 ercations, Allmy Trent Bridge, Nottingham, and ranking Americans are

entered, w

French-designed silk chiffon Fenners, Cambridge, for example, including the defending champion, All 100 frequently they have Louise Brough, and the rest of her drive a presser to drink. Even the number with enough pleats to broken tho

good Wightman Cup teammates who balloon-style bloomers are plent- these days. heart of a bowler

yesterday

completed a seven to ed, though without lace. Now the Trent Bridge authorities trouncing of the British team. have decided that they will

Schroeder of

of La Crescenta,

More gorgeous try to remove the deadness away California, will not be back to de-

But even

a. they are always from the pitches there und Afend his men's title and the ex-looking for a new tennis cham- This decision was reached after perts have had a hard time de plon, the Wimbledon faithful have a recent County, game had ended siding who should draw the No. 1 been casting around for a rive cognized thing and as the prize before you start," Paul and Hed- exhibitionstuff. One man tries to

seeding in the star-studded field. for Gussle in the fashion furore,

The votes have been almest They are

to see eager

see Nancy equally divided between Billy Chaffee, the 21-year-old Call Telbert of New York, a veteran fornian girl, picked over Gussie of American- tennis, but now owner New York model agency comer to

to these shores, and Frank owner who was naming the best Sedgman, ace of the Australians, looking woman in sports. Already

The seedings and first

British Press refers to her as round the

"Nancy draw

be announced.

(More Gorgeous thor will Wednesday.

Gussie) Chaffee" The two men with the best

And they are also interested in chance of breaking up the private oreing read, America's man American-Australian

player from Alameda, Jaroslav Drobny, the self-exiled Czech who was

up in a white sarong wrap- runner-up to show

It is a pity, as participation in in-Schroeder last year, and Eric around affair.

the Championship against the Sturgess of South Africa, who

in all, the British are look-most powerful opposition from bent Gardner Mulloy in a tourna- ing forward to a jolly good show. all parts of the world must be a ment last week.

--Associated Press.

great benefit to their game. Challenge from Australia

This ypar. It would have candidates givan prospective for the next Walker Cup team valuable preparation and Ex perience but while costs dictate an extent, can be

to the

nd Mrs. Terwogt 8-0.

Mrs. H. Vianna and Miss I' Marques (Recrul) inst to Mrs. Scheler and Mrs. Robinsons - 989 runs scored for the loss of in a draw with an aggregate of Bartley 3-0, lost to Mrs. Milligan lost to Mrs. Sainsbury and Mrs. only eight wickets,

This was the fith name in six and Mrs. Terwogt-3-6.

played at Trent Bridge this sea- Mrs. Lawrence and

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Mrsson to end without a decision. Xavier (Recreio) 1949 zessons when handicap racea Scholes and Mrs. Robinson 3-6, effected will, it is understood, be lost to Mrs. Now the change is to be a points were run and

lost to Mrs. Sainsbury and Mrs.

instructions centred сп system established.

The latter system was started Bortles 0-1, lost to Mrs. Milligan ground staff that the lapse of In 1946 and in order to allow the and Mrs. Terwogt 1-6,

time between watering and the younger or not-so-strong swim-

day of match shall be consider mers of the Club an equal chance.

CAC 71-HKCC 15

ably extended and that there In all races and at the same time T. C. lu and T. F. Chey (CRC) should be less use of the heavy gathering a nucleus of swimmers beat Boll and Muciherson 7-5 roller in preparing a pitch, for future sensons.

heat Bendall and Zulauf 0-3.-beat; This follows the lines of Owen-liughes and Agafurofl 6-1.

Au Kain-noon and H. K. Wong, City beat Ball and MacPherson 6-1, beni Bendall and Zulauf 6-1, fost to Owen-Hughes and Aga furor 3-8.

Each race will be on a handi- cap basis and all entrants (who! complete the event) are awarded ose polal, with a further 4, 3, 2, fur the winner, second and third, respectively. At the end of the season the swimmer with the highest number of points receives the "Laneford" Cup,

Mon's "B" Division

S. N. To and Y. P. Fung (CRC) drew. with, Ball and Mactherson 6.0, beat Bendall and Zulauf "Laneford Cup was gen- 0-3, bont

Owen-Hughes and crot donated by Lane, Craw- Agufuroft G-2. ford in 1948, und

SCAM-LRC O is presented searty-each succeeding winner G. in and K. Lani (SCAA) also receiving a miniature which beat Smart and Saul 6-3. beat becomes his personal property, Ouwehand and Mange 0-3, beat

In 1948 Peter Thompson became Gerrard and Mend 7-5. the first holder of the cup, fol- lowed in 1049 by Malcolm Clemo.

H. K. Họ and D. C. Wong (SCAA) beat

Smart and Saul; Both these lads, it is true, are G-1, beat Ouwehand and Mange fltong swimmers but their suc-| 7-5, beat Gerrard and Mead 6-4. ress is due to their regular par- A. Chan and K. T. Ng (SCAA) Beipation in galas.

beat Smart and Saul 6-1, beat Ouwehand and Mange 6-4, bent) Gerrard and Mend 6-3.

As usual, this year, all galus will be followed by a dance in the West Lounge.

Recrale 1-SCAA 13-

The frat gola, on Friday will J. J. Remedios and A. V Include Men's 50 yen. Free Style Gosano (Recrelo) drew with S. Freast Stroke and Back Stroke: L. Sio and TK. Yue 6-6, lost

100 yds. Free Style, Breast to P. Poon and B. Saw 3-0, lost Stroke and Back Stroke. Diving to E. Chan and R. Leung 2-8, and Plunge; and for the Ladies 30 ydis. Free Style, Breast Stroke and Back Stroke, and Diving.

FANLING GOLF

There

Funting

Sunday

Bogey.

were 20 entrants

L. C. Barretto and L. Vieira (Recreio) lost to Sla and Yue 3-0, lost to Poon and Saw 2-6, lost to Chan and Leung 3-6,

A. Noronhan and R. A. Marques (Recrelo) drew with Sin and Yuc 6-6. lost to Poon and Saw

fer the monthly Prize 1-6. lost to Chan and Leung

Competition against 1-6.

The winner was R.E. Lee (14)

who returned the excellent score

of 4 up from a net score of 80,

The competition for next week- SCAA end will be a Fanling.

Bogey Pool

USRC 12-CCC 71⁄2

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at Recreio

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V CRC

HKCC

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structions given to the Old Traf- ford groundsman but the Not- tingham Chairman said that the Lancashire pitch, over which John Goddard, the West Indies captain, commented, was not dis cussed before coming to their de- cision.

pro-

with

the

"In

Wo offer

between £7,000

cable Paul sold, "We hope to play were immediately we got back to Eng- the land. However, the Football As-

Amateurs, of course, have only to get glory to come from the Cham-two of us for a two-year con socletion may find some clause to plonship and because. of the heavy Increase in costs compared with pre-war days it is not, per haps, surprising to see them fow

circle Sare rank who has promised to in number;

Drobny, however, injured, hla shoulder yesterday while win- ning the West of England cham- plonship frohr hie: fallow exiis, Viadimir Cernik.

The third Test between Eng- land and the West Indies starts there on July 20 and it is be- The Australian challenge is lleved that any experiments with backed by such stalwarts as Billy ond the regard to the preparation of pit-Sidwell, Geoff Brown

not veterans Jack Bromwich ches at Trent Bridge will

and expected to be used for the Test. for the Kent title yesterday in a affect the strength of the turf Adrian Quist. Brown beat Sidwell

Reutor.

tournament which had included

England picks team for second Test

London, June 18,

Twelve players were named today for the England team to meet the West Indies in the Second Test cricket match which opens of Lords on June 24.

They are:

Norman Yardley

(Yorkshire)

captain;

W. J. Edrich (Middlesex).

R. T. Simpson (Notts),

Trevor Bailey (Essex)

All

Open Pairs

lawn bowlstuch why they refrain

encounters

tract. When we got there the offer was much less, coming to about 100 a month aplece. The cost of living, which they said was about the same as England, we found to be about four times as much.

"They told us we would sign a contract with one hand and have the money in the This also was not, true."

Others happy

other.

་ !

stop us. But we have broken not contracts and we think there should be no trouble."

They 'sald playing conditions In: Bogota were bad. Dressing rooms had no showers and it was neces». sary to go to their hotel to wash after a practice.

"It was worse than amateur and stuff" stated Paul-Reuter Associated Press.

ENGLAND WIN ;

They said that of four other Englishmen playing In Bogots, two were on the MILITOMATION

Windsor, June, 18. It is worth noting that Frank team, Higgins and Flával), and The touring English interna- Stranahan, 'who has already won

two others on the rival Banta tional soccor. team defeated On- Fa term, the British Amateur Champion-

Mountford 'tario All Stars 9-2 George

before 4,000 The preliminary and first ship, and Jimmy McHale, who

and Neil Franklin.

spectators yesterday. rounds of the Colony Open made such a strong impression in They said the Santa Fe Club Wainwright gave a beautiful Pairs Lawn Bowls Champlon- that event, are not losing the offered them better terms than display and scored a hat trick for ship were played off yesterday chance of pitting their skill the Millionarios but that the England Associated Press, the following are the results: Pgainst the best of the

management profes- Millionarios At the Kowloon Bowling Green Blonal talent,

every obstacle in their path. It is within the realms of pos- Mountford and Franklin, they EC. Fincher and W. Butter-siblity that Stranahan could said,,oppeared happy over their worth lost to A. K. Minu and equal the record of Bobby Jones M.B. Hassan by 12 shots to 23.

,and win both the. Open and the amateur tities in the same year,

He went very near to taking. ago and to nowadays playing the Open honours three years better than ever,

Club:

At the Hong Kong Football

Club

A:G. Gardner and J.O. Stokes beat

Cat W. Marshalleay and. J.V.

Ramsey by 25 shots to 17,

S. Yusuf and M.T. Adal beat 'M. Scott and J. McCutcheon by

20 shots to 19.

A.E. Howkins

and B.W. Armiger lost to A. Mullen and

In their efforts to find a match-J.C. Chalmers by 14 shots to 222 At the Police Recreation Club: winning combination the Eng-

A.W. Hircock and T.M. Pile land Test Selectors have given beat Vid opportunities since the war 10gues by 30 shots to 9.

VA. Ribeiro and F.J. Rodrl- well over 50 players. Yet no lasting success

J.H. O'Grady and A.L. Roberts bas

been achieved, Tried men like Len

10 shots to 17.

j

Both Stranahan, son of a mil- Ilonaire, and McHale work at the game losing no opportunity of competing against tough opposi- onbeside practising, assidu- ously.

When Britain's amateurs, have the same opportunities—and they will not presumably until tax- stion' and expenses tumble down there may be a levelling up, in amateur golf between the McHales and the amateurs of Britain-Reuter,!.

G. H. D. Doggart (Cambridge Denis Compton. Cerll Wash Hon lost to J.F'da Silva and Silva by Stranahana,

University)

Len Hutton (Yorkshire), Cyril Washbrook (Lancashire), Eric Hollies (Warwickshire), Alec Bedser (Surrey), Godfrey Evans (Kent),

R. Berry (Lancashire), and Gilbert Parkhouse (Glamorgan).

Notts score 62 for three

Nottingham, June 19. The West Indies declared their first innings closed at the Saturday total of 525 for Ave when they resumed their match against Nottinghamshire here this morning, who scored 82 runs for the loss of three wickets by lunch...

Notts went in on a good wicker

in dull weather.

Senres: West Indies, 1st innings 523 for five.

Butler Jepsen

and

and

and Bill Edrich have proved byer over again that they are worthy of their places, but the Inestimable harm to cricket caus- ed by the war has prevented the necessary flow of young players

ayor Into County sides and thence to the Test ranks.

For that neon nearly all the successful cricketers of the past few years have been those who were already well established in 1939..

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1939.

that

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Now at last there are definite signs

new generation, of players, at school during the war and therefore not so seriously. affected, has begun to enter the first-class game.

they are well aware of the need The Selectors havo, shown that for youngsters like Brian Close, of Yorkshire, and the Univer- sities players, G.. H. G. Doggart, D. S. Sheppard and P. B. H. May all of Cambridge, and the Oxford captain, D. B. Carr

K, M. Omar and A.R. Minul beat D.A. Rozario and C. Coelho by 21 shots to 18.

J Xavier and A.J. Coelho lost

A. Bally and W. Willerton by 14 shots to 20.

A Soutar and T.J. Hemaley lost to P.K. Lau and C.W. Lom by 17 shots to 25.

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London, June 19, 1,

The England soccer team for the World Cup in Alo de Janeiro left London by air today-Reuter,

Philippines lose

to Sweden: Ampon plays great game

Stockholm, Juno 18, Sweden completed the rout of the Philippines in their European Zone quarter-final of the Davis Cup today when winning both the singles to take the contest by 5-0.

Today Sven Davidsson beat Raymundo Deyro 6-1, 6-0 and 6-1, and Torsten Johansson beat Felicisimo Ampon by 6-8, 8-10, 6-4, 6-1 and 6-12

St. Louis Brooklyn

Davidsson played better than and he had to throw away the Winning pitcher Dan Bankhead. yesterday' and Deyra was fourth set in order to extend Cincinnati Philadelphia Cincinnati

A.A. Razack and A.H, Ismall heat D.M.A. Razack and A.R.A. Rahman by 25 shots to 18.

N.J. Bebbington

and B.A Mansell beat G.A. Souza and G. Hong Choy by 21 shots to 19.

At the Craigengswer Cricket Philadelphia. Club:

A.H. Abbas and O.R. Sadick Chicago:

beat C.D. Basto and G.A. New York

Noronha by 23 shots to 18.

Rumjahn ibst to R. Gourley and K. M. Rumjahn and S. M. A. Steven by 19 shots to 30,

ENGLAND BEAT

U.S. CHAMPS

at

o swept off the, court by the the time for his recovery,

Both man went all out in the. 81 Swede's services, which

fifth but when, Ampon, Datorted. tibes were untakeable, Alogging his accuracy desorted heavily sliced forehand which him.

2 7 4 11 2

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Winning pitcher Larry Jansen, Chicago

loser Johnny Vandor Meer.

New York

Pittsburgh Boston Pittsburgh Boston

maintained perfect length also On the other hand, when o caused Deyro trouble and Johansson, used his full strength when the Filipino dared' his, ha improved in service and over- tall rival by going to the net head. Johansson was serving st In an effort to cut off the flow decision against him and Ampon 2-1 when the umpire gave a of drives, Davidsson was equal drew loud applause by throwing

away, the next vital point,

It cont him the game and Johansson went on to victory, d

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Deyro was never able tp tasti

2 the Swede's backhand...

At least one-third of Davide Ampon said afterwards; son's services appeared" to be was a great match and I enjoyed

for he

constantly it. I think I found my touch

8 10 1 foot faults

8 10

(Game called after ninth inning.

(darkness.)--

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syed June 18. Bowling, Analystes or season.

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in however, shown that match this afternoon.is, Jolin Philadelphia

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Ilne, Only once, however, was strong physically for me.", he penalised, and that was late. Danes win in the third set when the match

wde virtually over.

**** |-- Dinmark defeated France 3-2; The magnificent fight put up in the quarter-finals in Copen

Johansson hagenskape by Ampon. against

'1 | jullied the '. match, as a whole.

*En fóday's 'singles, Kurt Nielsen:

This was a three hours battle of Denmark, bent Bernard Des

David and Goliath enpoun-stremau, -2, 3-5, 6-4, 6-3 whil ter of rapler.ngminst sledge Marcel Bernard of France beat hammer, which hold the specs Ulrich of Denmark 6-5, Gues tatore spellbound long after the Bb: Denmark will meet italy lo

Sep; the semi-finala,jakVA CARE 141 Swedish dinner time,

Each of the first three : sets Italy: mayed into the European

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Ampen's Ladies were 16 uns Rolando Dela Belloy s=45 120-3

today to tie the quarter-fine "268. | well and "ke, made". Johansson

run..for drop shots, thus sapping|

wer and United Freet

The University men were all Hancock, scored the only goal Cleveland selected for the Test trial and all after 15 minutes of the second Winning plicher Hob Feller. 110 1,600 failed to distinguish themselves, ed States right full-back, Terry Philadelphia

half from free kick. The Unit- Doggart, the Cambridge caplain. Keough, had fouled. 016 was, However, client for the dist ! A amata of 8.241 paid cui

customers Byen ·leg÷byes' and widen 1. Test match at Winchester, and

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