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BUREN

THE PERFECT

SWISS WATCH

Wimbledon Tennis:

CHINA MAIL

Louise Brough crowns great campaign by winning three titles

Wimbledon, July 8, 'Miss Louise Brough, of the United States, won the women's singlos championship for the third year in succession by defeating her compatriot, Mrs. Margaret Dupont, the 1947 Champion, by 6-1,3-6 and 6-1 today in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. A convincing win over her old friend and doubles partner enabled her to become the first Ameri- can woman to win the title three years run- ning since Mrs. Helen Wills Moody won from 1927 to 1930. The incomparable

Suzanne Lenglen had five straight wins from 1919 onwards.

World Cup:

Swedes gratified

to have reached

the finals

HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1950.

Fortuna's relay team Home cricket:

The Fortuna Swimming Club's relay, team which dead- heated with the Victoria Recreation Club'e team in the Inter. Club Aquallo Meet hald at the VRC on Saturday evening. Left to right: Trul Hang, Choong Kin-man, Cheung Chung. yu and William Too. "China Stall" Photo.

toward BASEBALL:

Rio de Janeiro, July 8. H victory rides with modesty, Sweden should sur- vive its first game in the final round tomorrow and cripple Brazil's blatant drive the World Soccer Champion- ship, perhaps beyond recovery. Preparing for the critical game, Eric Sturgess, of South

the Swedes said they are gratified Africa, and Mias Brough won to have reached the finals and the mixed doubles title after merely aspire to third or fourthi hard tusale Against Geoff place, Brown, of Austraile, and Mrs. Patricia Todd, of the United Atates, whom they beat 11.0, 1.6 and 6-4.

In last year's final Miss Brough which featured heut Mrs. Dupont, the Amerlenty zhort ralles, Champion, in a close battle of 43 games Insting two hours. This lime she won more easily, taking just over an hour. As last year, the match wus won at the net.

Rallies were few and far be tween, beth plovèrs going up ak every opportunity, but wheren) Miss Brough was punching away her volleys decisively, her op- ponent, though pulling off rome glorious winners, could not motel Miss Brough's control.

Brief collapse

Apart from

brief

collaps early in the second set, when her concentration seemed after auch an easy first ret, Mis

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rousing

The victory crowned great campaign by Mas Brough, who| won three titles, as she had done | in 1948. Last year she won two. the singles and the women's doubles with Mrs. Dupont.

She held the Centre Court for

total of four hours and if minutes inolt, and played, 89 games during the three events.

Sturgess and Miss Brough, dis- playing a perfect doubles techol- que, were completely unperturbed by the hurtling game of their opponents in a match which kept] ་ ་ ་ ་ he Centre Court crowd at the resolved

Queer, pitch of excitement until the end.

waver

Brough was always superior.

She had

more sting in he. armashes and volleys, and hel shots down the sidelines were mare accurate..

Both players were In the Royal Idox by

Mary, who congratulated them and, presented the Trophy. Victor and vanquished leamed up to retain the women's double by beating two younger Ameri cans Miss Doris Hort and Miss Shirley Fry, by 6-4, 5-7 and 6-1.

Superior court-craft and com bination of the more experienced winners pulled thien through after their opponents had made a fight- ing second set effort.

Mon's doubles titlo

Adrin John Bromwich and Quist, eight times Doubles Cham- pions of Australla, bent their com patriots, Geoff Brown and Bill Skewell, to take the men's dou- bies litla, Quist won this event 15 years ago with Jack Crawford.

Again combined brilliance and experience forced the over- naxious younger players into

crrors

mmunerous

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Rosults

Results of the final day's play today were as follows!

There a litte basis for com- parison between the teams from the preliminary round in which Sweden upset Italy 3-2-and tied with Paraguay-2-2 and Brazi! defeated Mexico 4-0, Yugoslavia 2-0 and tied with Switzerland Jim

2.2.

The only time Brazil and Sweden have played, each other was in 1938 when Brazil won 4.2.

fans

to

Phillies beat Dodgers; Chisox, Browns split double-header

Now York, July 8.

Konstanty's rubbery right arm and Bill Nichal- son's bat accounted for a 4-1 victory over Brooklyn today and helped strotch Phillio's National League load to a full gomo.

Brazil's victory over Yugoslavia With the score tied at 1-1, Konstanty relieved caused many Brazilian

starter Robin Roberts and yielded one hit in the last two innings to gain his seventh vic- tory..

consider the World Cup. as good! as won, but that victory actually decided nothing beyond getting Brazil into the Anals.

Sweden looked better Other considerations aalde, Sweden looked better beating Italy and drawing with Parugues than did Brazil in its own pre- Iminary bracket.

The other Anal round match to morrow sends Uruguay and Spain together in Sao Paulo.

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Whining pitcher Hul Newhouser,

With two out in the ninth.. Nicholson batted for Mike Cleveland Gollat and hit three-run Detroit homer that decided the contest, Newcombe went the route for Dodgers and was nicked for seven hils.

Cardinals dropped a full game behind Fhilles when they bowed to Pittsburgh, 7-6.

loser Steve Gromek.

Continuous Quality

Is Quality You Trust

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Centuries by Hutton, Wilson, Langridge and Parkhouse

W. Indies score 348 for five wickets

Northampton, July

The West Indies botted through- out today against Northampton- ahire and were 348 runs for Ave wickets when stumps were drawn.

The County bowling never bo- came losse and the batsmen often had to be wary against a varied

attack.

London, July 8.

Among some big scorers in today's County Cricket programme was a contury by Lan Hutton, the England opening batsman, on his return to the Yorkshire side after an absence with lum- bago.

Hutton batted for four hours and 40 minutes for

153 runs, hitting 22 fours, and this display of his fitness must have been very pleasing to the England Test Selectors, worried by in- juries to some leading ployers.

The left-hander, Victor Wilson. He bowled unceasingly from an helped to keep the Notts flelders hour before lunch to the end of busy with another century before the innings at half past four the last and took five wickets for 78 runs." Nevertheless, Stollmeyer and he was dismissed with

Cambridge lost their last ave Marshall gave them a grand start ball of the day for 142 runs.

The biggest score of the day wickets in 45 minutes for the ad- by putting on 100 runs for the firat wicket before Marshall, one was made by John Langridge, who dition of 24 runs. Other wickets opened for Sussex and hit the were shared by Carr, two for run short of a century on suce somerset bowling for 241 runs on 32, the Indian player, Divocha, cessive Saturdays, was caught at

a pitch which did not give the one for 22 the wicket.

attack much encouragement.

Stallmeyer went on to reach 70 before boing bowled four runs after his opening partner had been dismissed.

Towards the end of the day, John Goddard, the West Indier captain, joined Christian and they played out the time in partnership of 72 runa with Christiant at present 77.

The West Indies had scored 82 runs for ny wickets by the lunch interval when they won the toss today and took first innings on a good wicket and in fine weather against Northamptonshire.

By the tea Interval they had scored. 221 runs for the loss of three wickels.

More aggressive

and the Jose, one for 28.

Australian

Splondid stroken

D. S. Sheppard was the only Cambridge batsman to play Van pro Ryneveld confidently. He

Langridge was at the wicket for five hours and 50 minutes, and hit 20 fours, potting within nine runs of the highest score of his career. He took part in century standa for the second and third wickets with C. Oakes duced some splendid strokes and and George Cax, the third part- his 93 occupied three hours and nership realising 237 runs. 40 minutes, and included 11' fours. Another century-maker .was Oxford went through a dize Gilbert Parkhouse, Glamorgan's trous half hour during which

P. lime they young batsman, who

lost Boobyyer, brillant

Blake and Van Ryneveld for 26, equalled his previous highest score making 181 runs against

the next 70 minutes, but: In before being Gloucestershire

South African Murray Hofmeye and Carr schiaved the best caught on the boundary off a

batting of the day while adding magnificent: HIL

by.

SOR

Glamorgan record.

69.

with 53 at the close. Fla 50 took 90 minutes.

Hofmeyr who curried his bat through the first innings. In last He created a Glamorgan record season's match, batted in a con- of scoring six centuries in a sea- | fident style and was unbeaten

Always in audacious, free- scoring batsman, his strokes and sive of the opening batsmen but two sixes and 18 fours in three Marshall was the more aggres grace, elegance and power. He hit nover appeared as safe as Stoll-hours and 60 minutes. meyer, Marshall reached his ·50 runs in oNE and three-quarter o haurs and the total passed the o hundred just afterwards.

Chicago (1st game) 18 1

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New York, July 9. Major league baseball standings

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Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Women's Singles Finai; Mias) Louisa Brough (US) beat Mra.i Margaret Dupont (US) 6-1, 3-6 and G-1.

Pirates appeared hopelessly John Men's Doubles Final:

out of the game until the ninth Bromwich and Adrian Quist

Uruguay may

inning, play without

hitter: when I pinch (Australia) bent Geoff Brown

forward Julio Paroz, who is re-l Jaokic Phillips blasted a grand and Bill Sidewell (Australia)

ported to have Injured his knas,†

slam homer off Harry Brechsen. 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 and 6-2.

Murray Dickson, who relieved Women's Doubles Final: Mist

Carlos Romoro, who lacks Perez' starter CH Chambers in the and Louise Brough

Mrs. M. size but is very nimble, would fourth, gained credit

Detroit for Dupont (US) beat Miss Shirley take his place.

the New York victory. Fry and Miss Doris Hart (US) |

Cleveland Wahmeler Boston Husky Herman 6-4, 5-7 and 0.1.

hurled Cincinnati to a 5-i vic- Washington tory over Cubs as Reds belted 13 Chicago... bits including live doubles, two Philadelphia drove in three runs. of them by Connie Ryan who St. Louis

Mixed Doubles Finaß Sturgess (Bouth

The Spanish players, 16 strong, Eric arrived at Sao Paulo with many Africa) and experts arguing that Uruguay Mias Louise Breugh (United) should beat them because they States) bent Geoff Brown (Aux, play a similar type of game and tralia) and Mrs. Patricia Todd can match the Spanish team withi Southpaw Johnny Schmitz, (United States) 11-9, 1-6, 6-4. equal dash plus much -Reuter.

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Stollmeyer took two hours and 25 minutes for his half century and had then hit only one four.

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Marshall had an escape from

stumping at 68 runs. When he was one run short of lila con- tury, he was well caught by the wicketkesper, having hit 14 fours in a stay of five minutes under three hours..

Close of play scores, The close of play scores were: Trevor Dailey, the England. all-rounders returned to that At Lords: Cambridge University Essex alde after missing several 200 (Sheppard 93, Van Ryneveld, games with • strained groin right-arm leg-break, five for 78). a com Oxford University 50 for tour and saved them from plete collapse against Leicester. (Hofmeyr 53 not out)... shire by scoring 68 runs in two

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and

35 minutes. The Australian all-rounder, Vic

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A Worthing: Sussex 41s for. four (John' Langridge. 241, Cox Jackson, in spite of some harsh97) against Somerset. treatment from Bailey, look six At Manchester: Derbyshire 187 wickets for 48 runs in 23.5 overs. (Revili 54, Wharton four for 27). Alan Wharton, of Lancashire, Lancashire 100 for four. (Wash- only on occasional bowler for the brook 50).

was brought Count when the 1

on against

At the Oval: Kent 289 (Clark pace bowler, Stollmeyer went soon after Brian Statham, retired injured, 58, Burridge, right-arm fast wards for a carefully played 70 and in seven overs claimed three bowler, five for 77), Surrey 27 for and before tea Worrell was run wickets for 12 runs. His final one.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

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out, the West Indies being 221 29 runs for three wickets at 31 interval.

the

figures were four wickets for 27

runs.

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36

34

spirit.-knocked out in the first inning, St. Louls

was, the loser.. --

BRAZIL WARM FAVOURITES FOR WORLD SOCCER CUP

Rio de Janeiro, July 7. Brazil are warm favourites to win the World Soccer Champion ship of 1950, the final matches of which begin on the League prin- ciple on Sunday.

The final pool begins with matches in the Municipal Sta- dhum hero between Brazil and Sweden and In the Pacaembu Stadium, Sao Paulo, between Spain and Uruguay,

Deadlock broken

In the American League, Vern Stanhens two-run homer in the Rixth broke 2-2 deadlock and Have Red Sox a 4-2 docisioni over Yankees.

Stephens' wallop into the left "eld stands came after Ted Wil- Hams beat out an infield single,

Walt Masterson held Yonks to seven hits and chalked up hi fourth victory.

Boston.

Brooklyn

Chicago

New York Cincinnat! Pittsburgh

Associated Press.

Dutch Tourist

Trophy Races

Runs came faster in the last Intriguing position

hour than at any other time,

The annual Oxford versus Cam.

At Westellt: Essex 180 (Bailey 6B, Jackson, right-arm oftbreak, six-for-40). Leicestershire. 129 ...... for Ave.

44 probably because the fieldsmen bridge cricket match which began At Llanelly: Glamorgan 382 for

40 and howlors were feeling the at Lords today was in an intel-eight (Parkhouse 181,

Assen, Holland, July 8. D. Forster, of Britain, riding a Lefty Lou Brisals, the feague'n hard luck hurler with 13 de Velocette, today won the 350-ce feats, pitched a sterling three class in the Dutch Tourist Trophy hitter to give Athletics a 6-0 Races here. His time was 1 hour, conquest over Washington.) 44 mins, 23,7 seconds, at an Striking out four and walking average speed of 142.55 kilome

miles per hour). only one batter. Brisste was mok- tres per hour (approximately 87

second inning, off rookie Al Sims when they tallled three runs on doubles by Sam Chanman and Kermit Wall. Billy Hitchcock'n

British riders diled the first

At least 100,000 fans are axing his 10th appearance in the pected In Alo, while it last 17, games. thought that the P#cambu A's éinched the game in the four places. Stadium will probably be filled to its capacity of 78,000. It was announced today that the F.I.F.A. (International Fede- ration of Football Associations) walk. sacrifice and singles by will award solid gold medals to Mike Guerra and Brissle. each member of the winning team-Reuter.

CRAIGENGOWER TENNIS TEAMS. The following have been selected Craigengower to reprovent the

Cricket Club In League tonnis matches tomorrów and Wednes- day:

Tomorrow

Ladles "B" v Recrolo “Blue" at home.

Detroit's five-run seventh inn Jug offset homers by Luke Easter. Larry Doby. and Joe Gordon as Tizers raucoked through to 5-4 victory over Cleveland. Hal New- houser registered his eighth vic- tery, although he required Dizzy Trout's help- United Press.

Scores

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia b Binoklyn

Winning, pftelier Jim Konstanty,

Loser Don Newcombo.

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Mrs. C. Chiu and Miss R. Rumjatin; Mrs. I. Souza and Mrs. Yang; Mrs. T. Watson and Mrs.St. Louis N. Castro (Captain).

Pittsburght

Wednesday- (Postponed game)

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Winning, nitcher Murry Dickson

loser Harry Brocheo. Cincinnati Chicado

effects of an Christiani batted splendidly at

play guing position by, the close of play 50). Gloucestershire to bat

when Cambridge.. had been dis-

this time and was unbeaten with

77 funs, he and his cuplain, God dard, having so far put on runs for the six wicket.

Scores

West Indies: 1st Innings Stollmeyer, b Garlick...... Marshall, e Fiddling b Brode-

rick .....!! Worrell, run out Trestrail, Ibw Nutter Christiani, not out Gomez, e Garlick b Brown Goddard, not out

> Extras

Total (for five)

72

70

90

348

Geoff Duke (Norton) was re- cond in 1 hr. 44 mins. 50.1 secs, Duke and Forster now head World

Fall of wickets: 1-180, 2-184, the classification in the 350-ce Class Championship, each $-217, 4-223, 4-276. with 16 points.

Italians dominated the 600.00 Bowling to date: event, taking first, second and fourth places, Masotti (Gliera) | Nutter' ́won In 2 hrs, 0 mins, 43.2 pods. Brico

for an average, spend of 147.93 | Brown kilometres per hour,

Broderick Pagano (Gilera) was second in garlick 2 hrs, 1 min. 16 socs.. for an average speed of 147.28 kilome tres per hour. Hinton, nf Australia, on a. Norton, WRB third in 2 hrs, '8, mína. 1.2 secs. for an average speed of † 145.17 kilometres per hour.

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Davies

At Nottingham: Yorkshire 380 issed for 200 and Oxford had for three (Hutton 153, Wilson scored 90 for

wickets, four

142) against Notts.

South Africans played a pro-

the

minent part, Clive Van Ryne- At Birmingham: Middlesex 200 vold, baffled

Cambridge (Robertson 89. Hollles, right-arin slow leg slow 'leg-break bowler, five.for 'braska and brought about a sur. 57). Warwickshire 40 for three.-

Router. prising collapse.

batsmen with hia

Stage all set for visit of University of Malaya

The stage is all sot for the vixit of students from the University of Malaya, who are due to ar rive here tomorrow and who will be taking part in a series of sporting events against the Hong Kong University.

The exact number of students who will be mak

ing the trip is not yet known, but it is des finite that the contingent will include a Ladies Badminton team.

The men students will b accommodated at Eliot Hall.

will most: while' the women likely stay in the HKU Lades Hostel

or. 6.D. Williams, who rapes- "sents his Staté. In all, branches

of sport

Other cricketers of note with the visitors are Bhu Falan; and the brothers Norman and King- sley Orloff.

A full programme of social and sporting activities has been ar

During their stay to the ranged in connection with the Colony, the University of Malays virit

As a students will be taken care of, by The visitors will first be seen, the University: Women'er Under - in action on Friday, when their graduates Club, which will ar Badminton repraponiatives' well!;

range sightseeing

the guests teammat¦ tha. Ku, Tong-Ran when they are not engaged in

mest the Hong Kong University } partles to enterta fours) and i

'Gymnasium at 7p.m. JANG sporting contests.

INT'L CHESS ASSOCIATION ** Fastest laps .

CONGRESS Bandirola (Gilers), who

Copenhagen, July 8. fourth, had the fastest lap, which was niso, the highest ""average"

ca world a woman chess speed reached on the Assen cir- champion, Mrs. R. Rudenko of cult.

He was timed in mins.) Russia is expected to attend the 26.0 seta, for an average speed of International Chess Associa 153.80 kilometres per hour. Hot'congress in Copenhagen

Italians filled the first thres from July 11 to 10. 121

Chi Baturday, July:15. the two

Originally, the visitors were to places in the '128-oa event. 90

Delegates are, expected from day Inter-Varalty cricket match leavs Hong Kong on July 20, but Winning plicher Herman Weh-

Budo," riding a Mondial, won

Belgium, Britain, Finland, France, wilt commence at Pokfulam, they have now arranged to spend melor, loser Johnny Schmilti fa 67 mine. 27.2 secs, for

average speed of 120.07 kilome-Zealand, Poland, Ruminie, Swit

Holland, Italy, Yugoslavia, New Excellent cricketers week or more longer and will cel in all probability, leavis during 241 tres per hour. PEN KI

10 2 Leon!; also, on Mondial, was erland, Spain, Sweden, Crechos. The Malversity of Malaya has the first week in August

Jovakia Germany, Hungary, a number of excellent cricketersediaa second in 67. mina, 27.3 secs, for Rumia, Austrand Denmark but: Kallas, A. Pathy, and Schu- Cannaverzgasbaed of 120.80

The soulstions central: com- bart, both of whom did so much: LAWN BOWLS GAMES Boston Adeko

kilometres per hour, Mauter. C mitive, in due to meet on Monday towards the defeat of the local NERE POSTPONED RAZN

(Moey Yurk

and, the, congross proper la due to Varsity cricketors when they start:/ Lie: following day, Tour Vialled Malaya inst your, are not Winning, richer Walt Masterson CANYON KID. DEAD

Metadata London, Tulsa da devientes are expected from each coming. PropheE SANDALIA

However, two younger

for brothers loser Vie Epaht

Mr. Winston Churchill's race country 4horas Canyon Kid, wülste wen BuThe next world championship, of K. Pathy are in the tohm. Far

hie tril reen, and fatshed second due ma Xuronavia this year, and Lima Pathys,

Mixed Doubles "B" CRC at

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