County cricket:
BUREN
THE PERFECT
SWISS WATCH
CHINA MAIL
BATSMEN GENERALLY
ON THE DEFENSIVE
London, Juno 21.
Rain interfered at one time or another with all the
English first-class crickot matches today.
West Indies
A start was made in all the games but in some 194 runs for
very little play was possible.
As a result of the conditions, soft and treacherous pitches in most parts of the country kept. halsmen generally on the de- fensive against steady bowling.
IRISH DERBY:
Three "hat trick" attempts foiled
The Curragh Race-track. County Kildare, Eire,
June 21,
The Australian jockey, Jack Thompson, riding Mr. Frank More O'Ferrall's Dark Warrior in the to a half-length win
£7,000 mile-and-a-half Irish Derby here today, failed three "hat-trick" attempt: In this Irish Classic:
The highest innings of the day. tine from the Indian player, R.j Divechi, who made $2 runs for Oxford University ageing! Surrey al Guldford.
ivecha, a student from Bom bay, it cleanly with a varied erray of atokes. At one time ht looked likely to scare the fastest hindred of the season. Us 92 run took only 83 minutes and tesides a hook for six he also hit 14 fours. -
dismissed Ex
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no wickets
Hove, June 22.
At lunch on the second day of the Sussex versus West Indies match here today, the tourists in reply to the county's first innings total of 220 were 194 runs for no wickets,
The run was shining brilliantly to provide vastly improved wen- ther conditions and the pitch leckad to be full of runs. Stoll meyer and Rae took some littl
Yorkshire for 150 runs, thanks to some fine fast-medium paced bowl-time to play themselves in against Ing by John Whitehead, who in accurate fast-medium- bowling. breezy weather, which helped Stallmeyer reached his fifty in te swing the bai, bowled with 83 minutes and then Rae, who
and hit of lite
five had spent 35 minutes over five plenty wickets for CO FUND were
rung, scored five off James richly deserved.
They ran a sharp single but col. levted four runn for an overthrow.
Though he sustained a painful Injury to the left ankle which After Stollmeyer hud given a caused him to retire for a time hard chance at 87 runs caing more and later led to him having to freely and two more overthrows use the services of a runner, Kes sent up the hundred in just over Simpson; the Notts vice-caplain, 10 minutes, itae then went to 60 the second and by this time the pair were hopes to be fit for Test of Lords un Saturday.
well set and Belders had a busy Simpson completed his 1.000
time runs for, the County this season for the rest of the pre-lunch
Rup Johnstope, who rode the "Dirby tretile" jus 1948, was hoping to repeat the performance nn at the close was 76 not out. Us year on 1. Marcel Boussae'), ) Joe Hardstuff was also in fingi colt, Pardaer riding the form for Netts against Middlesex. French and Engush Derby win. Ife droved brilliantly and
was ners for the French owner.
also not but when stumps werd drawn with 75 runs to his credit.
Pardal, #13 to 8 favourite: today.
was bouton into third place in a field at eight behind-
Dark Warrior, who was a 4 t 1 shot, and the Aga Khan's 7 to I chance, Eclat,
Close of play scores
The following are the close of play scores:
to rain.
At Bristol: The match between Gloucestershire and Hampshire Johnstone was also hoping to was abandoned owing register his third Irish Derby winampshire four for one wicket.
At Dudley: The match between
in succession.
1
period.
Scorts:
Sussex 1st innings
West Indies First Innings Rae, nat out Stollmeyer, not out
Extras
220
301 91
Total (for na wickets).... 194
Wednesday's play
Hove, Sussex, June 21.
At the close of play today the West Indies hud scored 61
HONG KONG, -FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1950.
Rose Linnet wins
*
Jockey Doug Smith rides Mrs. Aleo Johnaton's filly, Rose Linnet (far right), to win the valuable Queen Mary Blakes over five furlongs at the Royal Ascot Races. Running into second place le Bir Malcolm McAlpine's Clutha, Aubrey Breasley up, fell, the going was good-{AP photo).
Baseball:
Cards crush Giants; Senators beat Tigers
New York, Juno 21.
The Saint Louis Cardinals ran up the biggest score against the New York Giants since opening day as they crushed the New Yorkers 14-6 on Wednesday to move into a first-place tie with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National -League.
Saint
Despite the heavy rain which
Shirley May determined to swim Channel -
Continuous Quality
Is Quality You Trust.
DRINK
Coca-Cola
Queen's Club Tennis:
Sidwell withdraws from Men's singles
London, June 216.
Billy Sidwell, the Australian Davis Cuppar, with- draw from the mon's singles in the London Lawn Tonnis Championships at Queen's Club on Wednesday, defaulting to Irvin Domman› of the United States.
The dopper little Australían quit after rain ended
the day's play midway through the planned' programme.
He said he wanted to "avold complications."
"To stay in the singles," said Sidwell, who has been seeded 11 in the Wimbledon championships which start next Monday, "would probably
playlik four matches on Thursday-two singles and two doubles in partnership | with Geoff Brown."
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"That's too much in one day." Sidwell added. He and Brown, a
fourth in the Wimbledon doubles,
A
Italian soccer players given.
great send-off
Rome, June 21 Italy's hopes for the world compatriot, have been seeded soccer tournament are peace- fully eulling across the enim their way to Brazil, after a summer equatorial waters on roaring farewell in Naples,
Italy's 22 best soccer players were carefully picked by a specki
of the Itailan National board Soccer Federation from nine of%
teams. top division the 20
Four came from the Turinese Juventus team, winner of Italy's 1950 soccer league. They are: Ermes
A Muccinelli,
Mari twe Ciamplero Bontperti and Carlo:
Quitting the London cham. plonships, regarded as a Wim- bledon tune-up, is getting tɔ"bi a habit
with Australian net stare. Veteran Jolin Bromwich quit in 1947 and a year later retired again with an injured ankle.
But two weeks later he was in the men's singles final at Wim- bledon,
Impressive tennis Before the rain came,
scorer
Trabert's powerful all-court Muccinelli, who tallied 12' goals
Seixas did +
Food jab In Australian eliminating
Davis Cupper George Worthington, 9-7, 8-4. Worthington, a fine vollever, could seldom break through Vic's
cul-defence.
In the quarter finale, Soixas mests Ropesceded Frank Beds
man
The Milan team, which ended second in the league, provided two players: Omero Tognon and - Carlo Annovazzi.
from
the
Five others 'came Internazionale team of Milan, Which placed third in the league. They are Osvaldo Fattori, Aldo Campatelli, Attilio Giovannini,
Amadel scored 20 goals in Benito Lorenzi and Amadeo the past season,. while his friend Lorenzi scored
Southampton, June 21. Shirley May France, 17- year-old blonde from Somer-American youngsters, Tony Tra- Parola. Boniperil rated sixth in set, Massachusetts, arrived at bert and Seixas, played impres- the classification of the "gunners"
sive tennis to reach the quarter of Italy's Major League Southampton on Wednesday in
finals of the men's singles where players, scoring 21 goals for his the Queen Elizabeth, still de
Dorfman arrived after Sidwal' teams in the SCHSON, Another termined to be the youngest withdrew.
among them Hood swimmer ever to conquer the English Channel.
game took him to an easy G-1 for his team in the past 12 months. She failed by six miles last 10-4 win over Dave Lurle of year after staying in the water for South Africa. 10 hour and 40 minutes.
With her again was her press agent-manager, Tex Warner of runs without loss in reply to The Cincinnati Reds rallied for three runs in the
New York, who declared: Worcester and Kent was abandon- The Agha Khon was seeking ed owing to ruin. Worcester 13"
Eussex's first innings score of ninth inning to beat the Dodgers 6-5.
Year's hard work the same "hat-trick." Johnstone for no wicket.
220 in the first day's play of their match here, won the Irish Derby for him in
Louis pounded five streak but halted Cincinnati's
"This attempt will be the Al · Birminghaint. The match 1946 and 7949,--Reuter,
With on overcast sky and rain Giant pitchers for 17 hits, seven-game losing string. Cinmination of a year's hard work between Warwickshire and Cam-threatening, Sussex opened the with rookie Bill Howerton, cinnati used five pitchers with by Shirley's father, Walter France, bridge University was abandoned
Marty Marion Willard Ramsdell, the third in- and her coach, Harry Boudarin. owing to rain. Cambridge Univer- Innings on a good wicket which Del Rice and
ger, getting predit for the win. had been protected from rain, and collecting
thought about this They havo Newcombo tires
Channel every day and every by the lunch interval had scored The win snapped a four-game. 81 runs for no wicket.
of Brooklyn night, and they think they have Don Newcombo losing streak. Sussex had 170 on the board
way to his got the answer. They have work appeared on his ciglith triumph but tired in the ed out a new method of getting ninth. Jack Banta, who replaced grease to stay on her body, and they think they have the cold him, was credited with the loss.
problem answered. In the American League, a
home ninth-inning
Fun by
Include Shirley's sponsors Bobby Brown deprived right. watch company, a hat firm and as the Cleveland Indians de; to go to London for a day and feated the New York Yankees then to Dover to set up head- quarters. Warner said the attempt a no-hitter until his might come about the first week Wyan had mound opponent, Vie Rascht, in August.-Associated Press. singled in the sixth,
Brothers to make attempt
Santo Tomas cagers due on Saturday
a
The Santo Tomas University basketball team of Manila, which has been playing series of games in Singapore, will be arriving here on Satur- day, June 24, on their return journey to Manila,
sojourn in
sity 51 for three.
tween
and
At Rushden The match be- Northanipahire Somerset was abandoned owing to rain. Northamptonshire 35 for
no wicket.
with only two wickets down, but
three hila
Chunky Max Lanier started but a great spell by Worrell, in which left in the fifth.
Gerry Stalay received credit he took three wickets in nine balls for three runs, started a
for the victory.
Knuckle-baller Kirby Higba Plarra obtained. hia second WaN the losing hurler.
A base-clearing double by
five-game winning Brooklyn's
who has bean mada three-to-one favourite by Lon
the
don bookmakore to win Wimbledon singles crown, Jack Bromwich beat India's S. c. Mlara 6-4, 0-1.
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The remaining 11 are from the Lazio squad of . Rome, the
Florentios,
tina,
Turin
and
Art Larsen of San Francisco was leading M. N. Moryadi of Atalanta of Bergamo, the Tries Persia, 0-2, 1-0, when rain slop-
Bologna teams. ped the play.
Two of America's leading wa-
A disappointment The men's last days in Rome were crowded with engagements and ceremonies,
Their last training
match m June 1 was a disappointment to
wicket of the tour in first-class \ Peanuts Lowrey not only ended hander. Early Wynn of#shutout) a dress manufacturer. She plans mon players were knocked out of }*.
At Guildford: Oxford University 217 (Divecha 92. Parker, right-collapse. arm medium bowler, four for 46), Surrey 12 for no wicket.
At Colchester: Essex 159. York- shire 42 for no wicket. No further blay war possible today owing te rain.
At Derby: Derbyshire 196 for three (Revil 50 not out) against. possible after tea today owing to Glamorgan. No further play was
During their brief the Colony, the players will stay at the Hotel Miramar, Kowloon.
The Santo. Tomas University, which is run by the Dominleqn rain, Fathers, is the oldest University in the Philippines.
At Nottingham Notts 230 for Tour (Simpson 76 not out. Hard have staff 75 not out) against Middle- been National Champions for sex. No further play was possi-
The University
four years.
cagers
ble owing to rain-Reuter.
Modern boxers should toughen up
By JIMMY WILDE
After the slaughter comes the inquest—and the burial, judging from the letters reaching me from people who seem to regard themselves as mournors over the death of British box- ing.
cricket when ho got John Langridge caught behind the wicket shortly after lunch. The opening partnership had prov vided 84 runs in two hours and 10 minuten.
Penfold Golf in two hours and 25 minutes, Smith
After the hundred had gone up Tournament: was out leg-before for 55 rung in two hours and 35 minutes. with only three boundaries,
Birmingham, Juno 21. Antonio Cerda of. Buenos cautiously and it took three and Wednesday
Charles Cakes and Cox played Aires scored a brillant 85 on over the 0,304- a half hours for the 150 ruas yard Sutton Coldfield course
Worrell's great spoll
to lead the qualifiers for the 1,000 Guineas Penfold Golf Then camc Worrell's great Tournament. speil. The third pair had added
total to appear.
ders.
Joe Page, relloving for the 20th time, was clubbed for three rund In the clehth. Raschi was cre
New York, June 31. dited with the loss.
and Juan Alfonso Cruz, 29, The Washington Senators hit hard and often behind Sandalia Cruz, 27, Guatemalen brothers, Consuegra's five-hit pitelings arrived in New York Wednesday they downed the Detroit Tigers on their way to attempt to swin 12- for their second straight win the English Channel. over the American League lea-:
They will be leave on Friday by air for London. They expect to train near Dover for 15 days. than for 15 more days on the The brothers have been train Be slender Cuban plicher also ing in a high mountain lake banged two singles to drive in their homeland, facing cold water, high winds and waves--Asso. three runs..
ciated Press, American League batting champ Kell went hitless in thren George trics, breaking his hitting streak fef 20 games. Hal Newhouser wOD
the losing nurler.
Tigers still lead 40 runs la 70 minutes when Cerda had a 30-hole total of With New York's loas, Detrol Charles Oakes was bowled in 193. He was one of 33 male pro- still leads the Yankees by a attempting to eut Worrell, and fessionals who qualified for the game. the West Indies bowler followed match play stage of the tourna this up by dismissing Cox and ment starting Thursday in which J. Oakes in an Inspired spell.
When Parks was taken at the the pro's will be paired with women amateur in mixed four- wicket off Gomez, and Worrell
somes. got James Langridge caught In a similar manner, four wickets had fallen for eight runs,
With two runs added to the tom total of 178 runs for envan wickets, Worrall bowled Jamos,
French coast.
England on wednesday.
arrived
Forbidden to land The stocky little Argentinian
Bouthampton, June 31. was hitting logo and straight.
George Fraser, the Scottish- and he used only 29 putte.'
Little Billy Plarce pitched American wounded ex-serviceman Hassan Hassanein of Cairo bad
the Chicago White Box to a 3.1 who hopes to swim the English Channel, was forbidden to land in but Griffith, who scored 140 as trouble with his putter,
win over the Boston Red Sox. but he the emergency opening batsman still qualified with a good 60 ta struck out eight batters, gutting Fierce yielded seven hits and
Quiren in a Test of Trinidad in 1949, day to go with his 73 of yester
but Immigration punished Gomez for
Ted Williums twice. Joe Dobson. Elizabeth," three day. He three-putted on three
the losing pitcher, was lifted in celals sold that he will not be boundaria before being bowled i greens. in hitting out,
permitted to land unless he has a the seventh, The ninth wicket realised 28 shot a 73 today, but it left him games, the
Khattab Hassan of Alexandria In the National League oight financially responsible sponsor-
Pittsburgh Pirates elther in England or Americo.
Fraser told three more than the 140 required downed the Philadelphia Phillies to quality. He had a 78 Tuesday, 53, and the Chicago Cubs blank-
Correspondents "Maybe I will drop off at Cho- Acapelated Press,
ed the Boston Braves-3-0—A330- bourg when the ship begins her ciated Press.
return trip to Amerles and work my way to Cap "Gris. Nes the
can
runs,
As far as our national prestige is concerned, there is no need to worry over Bruce_Woodcock's defeat by Lee Savold. It is only a' question of who comes next? Ten peacetime years' gave us Farr and Woodcock, who emerged as challengers for the world heavy-weight title... Sooner or later the search prevents him seeing or breathing for a good heavy-weight will he connot continue. Victory may Worrell took five wickets for find a man who can take the thus be torn away by one punch 27 runs, his best analysis of the last step successfully where which has little point-scoring tour. In his last spell, his figures yaluo and a good fight becomes were eight overs, two maidens, they foiled.'"'-
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17 runs, five wickets.
My verdict is this Woodcock has tons of pluck. If guts alone counted lie would have been on
chumpion long ago. But he tough enough, and that's that.
"My advice. In that he should forget about boxing for a time and go and "plekio himself. That is not an Insult to Bruce, who once more proved a, gallant loser. It is a "literal" suggestion to perform an important part of a boxer's training that, að far as I know, has been completely Dog lected in rouent years, a b
Generally speaking, modera boxera, seing 'gie, too thin, They
Agory face
A gory Jave dose, not necessari.
ly mean that, iis owner is bemi
After a holdup of 15 minutes through rain, the innings ended in four hours and 35. minutes for 220 runs,
GIANTS SIGN UP WILLIE MAYS
....
New York, Juno 21. The New York Giants today announced the signing up. of
Scores
New York, June 21. Today's baseball, scores were: AMERICAN LEAGUE
In the old days we had various In 65 minutes before. the clase, recipes for, toughening the skin. the West Indies scored 61 runs Most of them were-and still are without o -sceret, but brine was .common. Nelthor Raonor Stallmeyer Willie Mays, 18-year-old, negro Boston Though
was seriously-Iroubled by the outfelder Mays" wo unigued Chicago My hands and face were at attack.
to the Glants' Trenton farm club WAYE โต.
Stolimerer scored all round in the Class B Inter-State League, Washington porfect condition. though after more than 250 with his customary polish, while Described by the Glant front, Detroit fighte. there would be every Ras, twice cut James' offspiḥners office as a "long-bail: hitter?" he excusa on, medarn standards, beautifully far, four-Router.
stands five feet 11 inches (for looking much the worse for
weighs 170 poundschon and New York
Cleveland Mays, who graduated from high | for the first time admit to sur
et many people, mecting me Gosforth Park, Nowcastle," school yesterday played with the Philadelphi
June 21.. Birmingham Alack Barons for St. Louis Pride un not moving 'n battle Mr, N. EIcLeod's Light Cavalry year and #hal United Price
scarred warrior;"
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St. Louie' New York
A won the Northumberland Plate, True. I took care to keep my run over two miles here, this Tace from the other fellow's glove afternoon," Mr. J. Johnson's Royal de much as possiblo, but the main). Entrance was second" and Mr. D. secret was the "plekiing","procam Thomson's Calltridge was placed STARS LEAVE FOR RIO duing training. Time spent with third, FAT ONE pë” sight, ran, we beaten on puints. But if the blood the lurida dipped; in «brine will #8 The bejting win10:ford' apotnat dan diaNewYorks) June (21)
LAZAREVARA BAISKASAM Nopay any boxer who wants hard; Light Coyalsy,) fo:1 Ioral Ene - Raglish Togjball Adara Gian, MRI-
· sad: powarful: fataj: washing: the| franes 21 to 110 Colibridge," - thews and "); 2 Mylor, left Now Phi Walable and Baylykend for the Fragile | Then, wida brino water will, so a The Arkool was won by Light York, tym ale pandie (to: Join ANNA LANGTEEN NA PRATE, KLINITRIMIN Fong way, towards preventing the Cavalrysiye, "Chand, with, threow the Engilah taway) allo-for the FHANKLESLYM DUBIL, Turner Femen rikta thair, are rapidly becoming quarters of BA fogh but when the World Championships; ma Ako:
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the women's singles.
Sizzling drivos
Mrs. Jean Walker Smith, of the British Wightman Cup team, blarted Barbara Scofield of the U.S., 8-1, with, sizzling forehand some 26,000 fans in the Rome- drives to move into the quarter stadium. They played a slow and finals, and Mrs. Thelma Leng of Jackadaisical game against the Australin outlasted Dorothy Head Livorno-second division squad of the US. to win a tough three setter.
ter. 5-7, 8-2,
0-4.
Dorie Hart of the U. 8. had
a tough job. In
Mrs.
to
wearing dowr
and
winning 1-0.
The other 11 players met the
Modena 2nd division team the
The
me
day and won four to one.
"Beatrice Walter of Britain
Italian party comprises 30) got Ints the quarter finals persons.. With the 22 players aro Mrs. Walter, wife of a London two masseurs, two coaches and tennis writer, covered a lot of four Federation officials, Their ground in retrieving balls
luggage was not very heavy, just went down fighting, 4-0, 6-7. a light suitcase for each of
In üb unfinished singles match plus six trunks of equipment, for entry Into the quarter finals, They are determined to bring. Mrs. Fat Todd of the U. S. and back to Italy the world trophy Nancy Chaffee stood one set all, which their comrades won twice) Todd won the Arzt, 6-2, and lost in 1934 and 1930 Associated the second, 6-7-Associated Press. Press.
England picked to
World Soccer Cup
win
Río de Janeiro, June 21. When the Swiss toom for the World Soccer Tour
nament arrived by air on Wednesday, its star player, Alfred Bickoll, said that he picked England to win the Cup.
At Sao Paulo, the Italian Inaugural ceremonies last Friday. team sent out a hurry call for The stadium was cleared in 10 another trainer when Marlo minutes, but the truffle problemd Channel, "If I swim the
they | Speroni hurt his kneo・ and outalds were another matter," Burely
refure to let me Luigi Ferrero went to bed with
payThe newspaper Alo. Journal) Land not
alight illness.
| Muggested that shooting off firey' Gris Nez is a favourite The Italians cancelled (training Cap starting place for Channel swim when intre than 1,000 spectators
cräckorn : In-rine" stadium (69 ehsolutely (forbidden;, especially mars doing it from the French wormed their way into the sta the local plant variety, side-Associated Press...
dium, Juaried by the Palmeiras Club
John Maslonna-saich-that-if- Sporta writers are impressed would not bother them-it would with the Swedish team, saying list remind them; of holidays.. TA
much better than the home, that it is Helmos team which playto ir "A" Delo Horizonta an Increased?" Alo last your
number of workers are labouring) The Swedes" will "hold" another | hard on the stadium, - erecting Rio de Janeiro, June 21.” practice at Rio before leaving joi, Rates, packing - the approaches Latin-American delegates and São Paulo on Saturday night to willi stone blocks for the openers Europeans are expected to discuss play Italy on Sunday. The Braden Yurdslavia v. Switserland, on a alto for the 1958 world cup will watch thb Braill V. Ka dos | Similerden football championship which match st, fuo, en Saturday, had a 6 The Myroslava tried the Dela+:
Hendwal the Swedish um fortromfeld Wednesday And Výpramodity Ballsfaction with the ing 'conlition of the grass ~~~\.190–)
SITE FOR 1958 WORLD SOCCER CUP CHAMPIONSHIP.
Seroden has already proposed to
# Stockholm, : 100ka ¡11 se baleved that Chile, Ar- gentina and Peru'will advocate
arrived in the plane brought, the Swiss team.
www Crowd.problem et proposal that the championships should be played alternatelynn Varela, dresser Ladn-Amortes, and Zuropa: since. The his authorlifes are having Ale,1984: Lournament ile, expected "problems with arowds); exrif) and
vald In Bwitserland and
Go Uolted) huge, now what
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