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HK Hockey Association seeking to join Int'l Hockey Convention

The Hong Kong Hockey Association is seeking to join the International Hockey Convention at Geneva and has written to that body soak- ing guidance in the matter.

This information was disclosed by Mr. J. H. Blinko, Secretary of the Hong Kong Hockey Associa- tion, at a Council meeting of the Association held yesterday.

The meeting also approve i of the applications of the fol- lowing teams for entry in the First Division

Hong of the Kang Hockey League:

Army, Reervio "A.""" Nerreic "B," Hồng Kong Hockey Club, Rosal Navy, Hugal Air Fireo and Pution,

It was decided that shoult the KITC fall to submit an ap plication, their place in th League should be taken ove. by a new team known as Ar. penaute "A."

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1950.

SPORT STARS SHOW YOU HOW

Washbrook not Arthur Wint

fit for fourth

Test match

London, August D. Cyril Washbrook, the Lan- cashire and England opening batsman, as the result of a medical examination, has been found unfit to take part in a five-day Test match.

He has therefore withdrawn The applications of the follow from the England team to meet ing seven teams for admission to

the West Indies in the fourth and the Second Division of the Leapsimal Test match which begins at were approved:

the Oval on Saturday.

The MCC have announced that

The menting was informed threat

Newcomers

S. Sheppard, of Cumbsticlges 17. the Kowloon Indian Tegnis Clubi

Nonna, Argonauts "B," Duteli Cniversity and Sussex, has been hack no yet npyäled for entry to The First Division of the Leagueckey Club, Hong Kong Uni-invited to take his place in this versity. Europeña YMCA, Hound of 12 players froin whom the Kong Auxiliary Air Force and England team will be selected. *Tinanderbolt",

this season.

Chinese Press Swimming Gala

Newconters to this Division are UKAAF and Thunderbolts.

· The meeting zet September 1

us the deadline for Clubs wishing to enter either League to submit their applications,

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A groin strain Washbrook, who recently de elined an invitation to tour Aas- tralia with the MCC next winter. suffered a groin strain during the Lanenslife versus Yorkshire The Hong Kong Chinese The untraner fee for each Club match over the week-end. Prismen's Athletic Associa-was fixed at $20.

A decision tion will be holding its first

that all Club should submit information ar Swimming Gala since the Re-

to their grounds, colours ocenpation on Saturday,

Secretary's name and telephone August 19, beginning at 1

number was carried by the p.m. on also

Sunday, meeting. August 20.

Dealing with the question a

Mr. Blinko proposed rounds, that the European YMCA be ap proached regarding the possibility

On

The Gala will be held at the Chung Sing Pavilion and in the evening of August 10 there will, be a Concert,

well which known Chinese movie actors and netresses will take part.

in

On Sterday, August 20, there will be rowing boat race tron. Whitty Street to the Chung Sing Swimming Pavillon for members of the Association.

There is also a sperian event in . the Aquatic Meet for European Members of the Hong Kong Press,

their grand being fenced, re- tried and used solely for hor-

he meeting decided, however that consideration of this matter

He played again today against Worcester at Old Trafford and was reported to show "traces of amp while making 13 runs.

Sheppard, who excels na

hard-hitting stroke player, la a right-handed batsman who has scored over 1,500 runs this season. c is 21 und opens for Commbridge. --Router.

TENNIS RESULTS

In their Men's Doubles "C"

be deferred pending preliminary Division league match played nerotiations and that the present at Tul Hang yesterday, the arrangements as regards grounds United Services Recreation be continued.

Club lost to the Chinese Re- creation Club "1" eight sets to

Committees appointed

A Rules Sub-Committee

com-

prising Squadron Leader E. Mc- Williers

(Chairman). Captair Corbett and Mr. Fraser was op pointed.

Mr. P.F. Xavier,

Mr. D.G. Smith and Squadron Lettler Me-

nad all are reminded that entries close on August 12 (tomorrow), The following are the events. 50 metres free-style; 150 metres medley relay 100 metres free style; 4 x 50 relay open to all Chinese, in the Colony; Lady-re-

•porters" 25

free-style: metres

Williams were appointed to ne'

4 x 50 metres free-style relay on the Selection Sub-Committer for Press workmen; 50 ametres while the following were clceted back-stroke: 2 x 25 metres relay to serve on the Board of Hockey for Inuillow; 25 metres beginner a

Umpires:

BIC.

one.

THE RECORD BREAKING JAMAKAN 400 METRES OLYMPIC WINNER. MEMBER OF POLYTECHNIC HARRIERS, WINT WHO IS GET AINS HAS PRUDDABLY THE LONGEST STRIDE IN THE WORLD - |HINË FEST WHEN HE IS FULL OUT.

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No. 17

BIGGEST THRILL | GREATEST DISAPPOINTMENT

WHEN I BUON THE 400 METRES TITLE AT THE 1940 OLYMPIC GAMES.

I DID NOT EXPECT

TO WIN AGAINST HERS MCKENLEY THAT MEANTI SUFFERED FROM NO NERVOUS TENSION

THEE Cas

Warwickshire's lead over visitors

Birmingham, August 10,

Warwickshire had à first innings load of 68 runs with four wickets standing over West Indies when lunch was taken on the second day of their match here today.. Warwickshire were 224 for 'six at the interval.

A

crowd of 20,000 was present when Jones, the fast bowler, and Valentine, left-arm spinner, opened the West Indies, attack. Janes was 102 the more menacing bowler and at Spooner was missed at the slips off a ball that moved away.

THE DAY 1 BROKE DOWN IN THE 1,600. METRES AT THE OLYMPICS 1 WAS ABOUT IS YARDS BEHIND AND GOING SO WELL THAT I FEST I COULD-REDUCE THE (SAR) TO ABOUT FIVE YARDS TO GIVE MCKENLÈY A GOOD DIANCE OF WINNING, THEN I CRACKED UP AND HAD TO RETIRE AND JAHAKA'S CHANKE WAS RUGER

AGOOD TIP

IF YOU ARE INPERESTED IN ADILETICS, START AT AN EARLY AGE, HAVE A GO AT ALL DIST UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR FAVOURIT LEARN THE ART OF RELA

Asulint

Ray Robinson outpoints Charlie Fusari

Jersey City, New Jersey,

August 10.

ro. welter.

last

Sugar Ray Robinson tained his world's weight championship night by outpointing Chartle Fusari in their 16-round bout at the Roosevelt Stadium-~- United Prezy.

Close of play scores in County cricket

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Man with the right answer has got the job

By DENIS COMPTON

So the man with the answer to the Ramadhins, the Valantings and the rest of the cunning merchants' has got the job of leading us in Australia next winter,

I'm glad, and I'm pretty certain, that most cricket-

ers will be just as pleased,

Freddie Brown showed us | I don't think the situation is on Wednesday that aggression as bad on it's been painted," he is not yet dead so far as sald. "The best of batsmen must cricket is concerned, although get out at some time or other and, many of us, myself included, anyway, the Australians won't be the same side without Bradman." were beginning to think that it was

For that is the answer to much of our cricket trouble. Not, mark you. Insertminste brshing, but open shouldered. quick-footed hitting, with a capital H, turning good length balls into half culley and over pitched ones into full

losses,

And all with fellow with the frat-to let

.on

Ho

suggested that the ab. senta, of Bradman would have conaldorable psychological effect on the team. Let's hope he's right

He also had something to say

the subject of left form

bowlers. A steady left hander of the firdley Verity or Jack White type was absolutely essential la Australia, be argu

that the egree and rumest best bet in that respect among

ball know that the follow with the balls boss, When the Northants skippere recent crop in young lob went

Berry, out to but agafest the

Harking back to the Trent Players, and six men were back!

Bridge Test, think the theory In the pavillon for a very madest.

that Sony Ranadhin gives a sière, you co

could see by, the set of his jaw that he meant business.

signal when he is going to alter

end down his quicker ong.

I can imagine him saying under his delivery, is without founda- hals breath, "Call Yourselves tion, I watched him closely and bawlers: P

you who's could detect nothing. show F0611

This signollag business, Of of who around here." And he did.

is, hat new, There

There is are some knocks

you. course, never forget. This was une or nothing in the rules against it,

I recall int in Australia- then, And don't imagine that and Worrell relieved Valentine Walcott, who edged it to Dollery

London. August D.

the hewling was tripe, For from Douglas Wright used to wipe his and the scoring rate droppadat. first slip.

The following were the close it, Doug Wright in particular, hand across his forehead as aa A brilliant catch

of play scores for first-class was in as good form as I've ever indication that he was going to slightly but the partnership

seen him. But it was, uil grist to Twe balls later, with the totul was worth 50 after 45 minutes.

Present for 'Annie' Wolton took his score to 50 unchanged at 87 runs, Trestrall cricket games played today:

At Leeds: Yorkshire 354 for Freddie's mill.

192. went scross to an outswinger and

Not that the innings was ner→ in a hundred minutes.

Incidentally, I'm told that not the West Worrell and Pierre look the played on. Grove at this stago ight (Lowson 91. Watson

is--but every new ball but failed to check the had taken all five wickets for 20 Wilson 61) against Northampton- 'eet that kind of knock neverį even Clyde Walcɔtt,

was X Indian wicket keeper, who is in "At Hastings: Sussex 302 for Ave hilarating, particularly after the the best position to know what batsmen and the

partnership runs In three figures in 25 *were reached

The hundred was reached in John Langridge, 70. Sheppard gropings at Trent Bridge and is happening enn tell just what

Lord's. minutes. Wolton's

Hamadhin is going to do next. fine innings ended at 210 when he was howled

Remember Len Hutton's "one- oft his boot by Pierre. He hit 15

handed knock in the Old Traf ford Test? fours and completed his thousand runs for the season for the first time.

The sixth wicket yielded 123 In in hundred minutes and Wolton

In 15

maldens.

of which Ave

shire..

140 minuter and two runs later secured his first Pritchard włokat. Christiani mis timed a drive and the forward short 16g made a brilliant catch, At 104 runs Marshall, who had hours for 33 runs, batted wo gave a fierce return to Grove and four wickets had fallen for eight re-runs in 40 minutes since, lunch.

Williams was out trying to cut o drive off Kardor and taking the new ball. Grove quickly finished off the innings, sending back Jones and Valentine in 2.4 overs for four rurs/Router.

had played all the bowling con- The United Services Recrea-fidently. Spooner and Kardar

mained together until lunch. tummed up one man on Club short and had to concede thred rets to the Chinese team.

The following are the resulls; of the sets played:

Man's Doubles

"C" Division

CRC 18-USRC 1

Scores:

West Indies-1st innings 158 Warwickshire-1st innings.

R. Th

F. C. Gardner, e Worrell, b

Pierre

Thompson, e Stollmeyer, b Jones Don Taylor,

J.

20

and b-Worrell 24 S. K. Wong and F. Kwoit J. S. Ord, e Trestrail, b Jones

P.F. Xavier race; 100 metres breast-stroke (Chairman), Mr. Makkam Singh (CRC) bent. Readhead and Weckst H. E. Dolley, lbw b Valestine 400 metres free-style; 100 metres Mr. G.T.

Squadron 6-3; beat Catley and Toille 6-2; Wolton, b Pierre free-style for European Press Leader

and Flight Ser-won on a walk-over from Fisher Spooner, not out

and partner.

Kardar, not out

ball: 100 metres free-style" for "Over 40" members of the Prosz. Bunday, August 20 Rowing race from the water front at Whitty Street to the Chung Sing Bathing Pavilion,

inen; Throwing the water puto genal 1.

Any person who is intereste W. K. Ma and P. L. Pan (CRC) in acting as a hockey umpire beat Readhead and Weeks 0-0;} requested to submit his name le

lost to Catley and Tattle__4-8;| Mr. P.F. Xavier, c/o Messrs. Caldbeck, MacGregor & Co., Ltd. Telephone No. 20875.

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won un u walk-over from Fisher and partner.

W. Wu, and T. W. Chu (CRC) beat Rendhead and Weeks 6-2;1 bent Catley, and Tottle 6-3; won on a walk-over from Fisher and partner.

DAVIS CUP:

Sedgman to meet Bergelin in Inter-Zone final

New York, August 9. Frank Sedgman, of Austra lia, and Lennart Bergelin, of Sweden, have been drawn to meet in the first round singles match on Friday in the Davis Cup Inter-Zone Anal at the Westchester Country Club here,

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Correspondence

The Editor takes no responsibi lity for views expressed in letters 43 Correspondents, and by ne 4nicans necessarily agrees with 20 them.

224 TENNIS RIVALRY

Sir-Having followed the art!-

Total (for six)

Wickets fell at: 1-12, 2-44, 3-55,

4-03, 6-67 and 6-210.

Wednesday's play

Birmingham, August 9. On a pitch which gave the bowlers plenty of assistance, 15 wickets fell for 243 runs on the first day here of the

match between Warwickshire

and the West Indies touring -team.

on

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"Pad Sportmanship $ this year's Tennis League" which appeared locally' recently, and

130) against Surrey.

At Derby: Gloucestershire 364 for four (Emmett 60, T. Graventy 67, Young 123 not out) against Derbyshire.

minule

The right moment • I know that watching from the pavilion I felt as though I'd bad a tonle. I'm sure the celectors At Monclicster: Worcester felt, the same way too. In fact, Tattersall, right-arm nditur it ofspin bowler, seven for 24, 11- tun, left-arin slow bowler, three for 29). Lancashire 207 (1kin 5, Grieves 74, Chesterton, right arm ofispin, six for 61).

At Canterbury: Middlesex 24 (Dewes 60.Sharp 62, Wright, right arm medium legbreak bow-. ler. Ave for 6). Kent 18 for one. At Swansea: Glamorgan 247 for rix Jones 115, Watkins (50) against Hampshire.

may be that: the whole of English cricket has had a shot in the arm as a result.

In a big thing to say, I know. to suggest that ene innings could have such an effect but I don't think I am exaggerating.

T

Well, he's given the bat he used that day to "Yorkshire... Annie" that grand old Norther örn character so well-known to everybody at Lord's, and who Never miezis a big game.

I had the pleasure of adding mine to the autographs on it the other day,

came at the right mo ment, just when we had go* | EUROPEAN GAMES: our talls down; me too, I must bdmit.

Now I fuck that with such a mau In

charge we shall night:

At Leicester: Essex 277 (Avery every inch of the way for tho 50. Dodds. 65; Walsh, left-arm Ashes: In fact, Fredale will see to

spin bowler, eight for 110), Lelgen- it that we do. tershire 131 for three (Palmer

Britain selects strongest team

London, August. §.

The remainder of the selectors frst dozen are very much as ex- At Weston-super-Mare: Netts pected and "there" ear" "be"ƒ¢w}~~Brlialn ̈ ̈hös ̈sélected ̈ ́ her 224 for eight (Harris 88) against quarrels with the choice. Somerset. Reuter.

IRC BEAT PRC

AT LAWN BOWLS

In their Third Division Lawn Bowls League encounter thu the letters from various tennis at Sookunpoo yesterday, fans upon this subject, we feel Indian Recreation Club that it is up to us to write in toated the Police Recreation and clear up the entire situation.

on Club 69 shots to 38, winning necreation Club and South China all rinks.

For many years the Chinese Athletic Association have been

MERC

1. Kitchell. friendly rivals in tennis.

As the Arculli rules are at present, CRC was

vas. Ackbar assolutely within its rights. In O; Sadick

V.

(skip)

The touring side,, after winning playing, both K. C. Dao and

品

PRC

A. Leslie

6. H. Evans G. Perkins

-10

G. E. Willerton

11

the tuss, were dismissed for 156 T. Wanz in the "B" Division and. A. B. Kitchell R.

runs but Warwickshire also found until the Hong Kong Lown 9. S. Hussian

runs hard to get, and at the close Tennis Association takes time

Junina.

M. A.

1

19

38

C. Askew A. Wahab C. Pope of play had replied with 87 runs out to alter ita old fashioned A

R.. Kitchell T.

Hemsley for five wickets in their Ort rules and regulations, situaitsn|

(skip)

27 (skip) such as this under discussion will. Abao

H. Finney Charles Grove put in his finest continue to occur.

rivalry between A. H. Abbas,

8. A. B. Bux* G. Arliso performanos In first-class clo Tius keen

H. B. J. Browni ket and returned the best these Clubs is, in our opinion, AR. Kitchell, H. Goodman Noures against the West Indier very good thing for tennis as

(skip) 23 {{{skip)"} when he took eight wlokets for it keeps the players from both |

7 BS runs with his fast inedium Clubs exerting their utmost to

Total

Total deliveries.

win over their The second singles on the same;

arch-rival. A crowd of over. 20.000 row Amongst the players themselves day will be, hetween John Drom-: wich, of Australia, and Torsten the touring team elruggling for we have never noticed anything towards looking untoward in their attitude ́on, * | -greenish cons Johansson, of Sweden,

On Saturday, Sedgmun and wickel, out of, which the paed one another, both ar and oil the nt times extracted courts, and there is great friend- Bromwich will represent Austra bowlers

liness between all. It is only ia in the doubles against Sven plenty of life.

At the lunch interval carller that each Club has its few hot- Davidiazon and Bergelin, and on

runs for the loss of three wickets heat of the moment, are liable

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KDC POSTPONED LAWN BOWLS NG FIXTURES The following pos

postponed Third

Naturally. I'm as bucked as Jurongest team for the Euro- is possible to be at being one of pean Games in Brussels be- the party. My knee feels a huntween August 23-27.

Crump Team Manager Jack dred per cent. better airendy!

said today that the 33 men and 14 wornen who would participate in the Games formed, in his opinion, a better team than that

All, by amatours And while I think of it, ist me moke my peace with the many north country. folk, who. quite naturally, got hot under the collar when they rend in this column list of players I though pro hables for Australia.

which competed in the London Olvinpics In 1948.

Britain's busiest athlete. In

Brussels is likely to be John wilkinson, the Oxford University. of Hutton annedical student, who has been Washbrook' were not included. nominatert for the two sprints, the can assure all those who wrote 400 metres and the 1,000 metres

(four by 400 relay).

The names

Youngest stars ・・

The youngest stars will be 16.

to me that I did include Len and Curl in my list but that, through thoy some error in transmission,

ld not find their way in print,year-old June, Foulds and 17- I was just as annoyed as myear-old Valerie Webster, who Yorkshire and Lancashire frleads have been pleked for the women's I saw what had happenerts 100 metres and long jump re- when

* 16's a curious thing,, but the spectively.

three greatest angrtesive In-Another young girl in the team' nings I have seen have all been will be 10-year-old Diano Contes, piano by amateure.. Freddle holder.of the British-javolin re- Brown's epic was one of them), cord.

Because of the high qualifying Af course. The others were hit let by Hugh Bartlett and Martin standards, no British nominations Donnelly, also in Gertjament. V. have been made for the pole vault sheltind: javclin in the men's ́ events

Players matches. When I pointed this out, found the weight antidiseus in the

team

women's championships.

Crummeld the British would be the largest pant in thờ championships and potlibly only Beltium and France. would be stronger numerically.—Associated

Sunday the' singles „playefs will the West Indies had scored 0} headed supporters who, in the Division Lawn Bowls.League fixed for a.place in your "county, press NBA

change opponents.

i

feland, he suggested that amateur haven't got so much to w ubout when they are batting.

don't think that is the reaSINI After all, in the Gentlemen Players games you're not, fight- I must admit, however, that, the to try and cause-111-feeling at the tures have been arranged by the match this season, was virtually Ball rises sharply coling between the two clubs. Kowloon Dock Club's Lawn Test "trial and, as such, e-Ing As leaders of football and pwls Convohor. Mr. J. V. Ram have had some effect in nerves Rae touched a ball in Grover tennis in China over he past two ey. In conjunction with theI was privileged to be invited second over, with the ball rising decades and with our friendship Convenors of the two Clubs con un private luncheon party give sharply, and was taken at the which dates back 20 years and cerred: wicket. The same combination of Leo Wal-tong's posillon as Chair-

Saturday, August 13 v IRC ni hawler (Groveland wicketkeeper, man af CNC and Gordon Lum's | KDC. (Spooner), took Stallmeyer, the position AK overall, Captain of Saturday, August 10 v HKERC pnening West Indies hat, who also SCAA we greatly deplore the at KDC. played a ball which rose and fact that some people should try Saturday, August 20v IRC at moved away quickly."

to make a mountain out of aC. Occasional fondrs were coming mofahill" and thus only tend

-The 'winners of, this clash 'be- tween Australia and Sweden will earn the right to challenge the United States who are the holders | pt, the trophy Router.

**** FRIENDLY TENNIS MATCH The Hong Kong Cricket Club Mon's "B" Division tennis team will play 'n friendly match with Major Ke Wilson's team on Mon« day, August 14, at Chater Road, never really comfortable, and between the two Clubs, We ap- beginning at 0.10 p.m.

to the batsmen: lat. they were to cause, unnecessary. Il-feeling

jero struck again af–61 tunni peat to one and ail to drop this when Worrell ndized an Insvinger subject entirely and allow the

players from both teams to fight

BASEBALL SCORES

HAMBLETONIAN STAKES WINNER

New York," August 2 Lord's by Sir Felham War Lustong Song, owned by E.J. atth a group of cricket Flants, of Hayes of Duquoin, Illinois, and

the past Patsy Hendran. Jack driven by De

Del Miller,

won the Hobbs, Frank Waniley Douglas Hambletonian stakes today in Jardine and J. W. Hearne, Gunsa two-straight heata. -

hoata what we talked about. You're Both times Liutong Song quite right cricket trotted the kite shaped one-mila

Jardine optimistic was the richest of all Ham

| track"In two minutes two seconds, Hobby and Jardine were chew-bletonians with a prize money of ing over experiences In Tost. Cricket In Australia, and anta BS50.000 United Fresk some rather uncomplifionary things about the standing of um tiriru.Down Under" in their day. 2 The Visiting Slatapor, Au-Stars mere's no question that things paske ball team overwheljned the

WATER POLO on to his nasts and the ball trick

New York, August 9, led on and broke the wickets it out on the tennis courts, fairly

Today's baseball... scores The water, solo lengue, carried. At that satages, firave; had and quarely, but amidst the Weroj on yesterday with South China

AMERICAN LEAGUE salin' threewickautor: 10 greatest of friendship, beating; Chung: Shing... "Blue" by] – runs in 12 overs, four of which three goals to and at the -South' # were' matdariai: China pool. In another matchi Marshall and Walcost between 22 Hal **Tin “and Chung proceeded; to stand fra Shing “hop,2,ibe latter forfekod tunen,228) when they fellow to turn up yaka The

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