1951-05-14 — Page 6

Denis Compton Says

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1951.

"I'LL WIPE OUT

THAT

JINX"

Back home & soon sensed an unspoken reproach in the people I met. It was there in their eyes. They thought I'd let England down.

Well, if they are going to judge me on Test averages alone in Australia, then they are right. I failed.

But I wonder how many of them realised that I finished second in the tour batting averages. I got my runs in the wrong matches, that's all.

How did I feel about it? In Australia I must have been the most bitterly dis- uppointed and thwarted man in the whole world of cricket. I was putting 100 per cent. plus into everything and just drawing nothing out.

That is why I can face everyone, critics and friends alike, with complete con- fidence. I tried everything I knew, all the way along the line. No man can do more.

But I promise you this. ',

this wipe out those mentories season. I'm confident of that. If it lies in my power and ability I'll make n for those dismal Test innings "down under."

The darndest thing about that Australian tour is that I never I tried as I'd reased fighting. never tried before.

The first job on any return was about that the doctors knee.

I don't want to be unduly optimistic, but the first reports have made me feel very, very happy indeed,

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How different it was in the witter. My luck was right out. There was the constant nagging

I couldn't and wouldn't at- the first Tdat. Oul to a "long! hou" at Adelaide: to one right temps to hold an inquest on Test outside the off stump at Sydney, failures, other than willingly to You can't uliti those things. necept my share of the blame.

that we But I can tell you From seeing the ball as big as

were a very happy side through couldn't get a football i

out the tour. Just

It was a pleasure it

happens to all

to have a moving.

skipper like Freddie Brown. cricketers, great and small, at and an Inspiration to

His enthusiasm was terrific. come time or another. THEY TRIED

energy almost unbelievable. His Perhaps better than my team

what His playing success a delight to mates, I can understand

Before we sailed there youngsters like David Sheppard, us all,

John

Dawes, and Bob Berry.

Warr must have gone people who said he was too old John

There has through. They didn't have ready- and not quite up to the job. How popular, been a more never made Test reputations. But my wrong they were!

efficient and effective England gosh bow they tried.

skipper.

'They went into Everything They of the knee and the awful know-with wonderful spirit, ledge that had to suceerd.

were out at the nets practising. patiently to all our listening RUNS FLOWING

advice, and put their hearts and before the first Test i

souls into cricket. was absolutely confident. top of the world. My knee was had dared to hope. better than

was in, and the

Just

My

eve

were flowing easily.

Will

NO INQUEST

were

The Australians loved Fred- die's lighting, forceful cricket. I do believe they wanted him to pull it off just as much as we did. Freddie Brown went down big with the 'Australians.

off

If they didn't come oft. more credit to then for the way they

HAPPY PARTY We all nook it, without any outward

show of despondency.

Forget those stories of dis- agreements between players, of so far knew and sympathised. #lour average

and friction. cocial junketings of over 180 looked forward von- to the Tests, pleasantly

There is a wise MCC regula-Never was there a happier party a won't say that we didn't gel templating victory, flow sweet

tion forbidding merobers of

"browned occasionally be those moments seemed later.

touring side from writing or Then out of the blue came the

on my commentating on games during tween the heat, constant travel- bang to settle Jinx

the tour for a period after their ling, and the injuries.

But there were the compen- shoulders. It weighed my down.

sating lighter I was out twice in tires balls in Ireturn home.

never forget the looks on John Warr's face as he was introduced to a charming young after a Sydney.

We'd been bowlers-Bextser.

Hylton Cleaver's RUGGERFRONT

SEVENS SWITCHING

IS NOT CRICKET

Wark.

some 30

moments,

I'll

TAL

HOW DOWN

GAMBOLS.

H.K. Selection Play Hendon

This Afternoon

Owing to the inclement weather, the soccer match between the Hendon Foot- ball Club XI and a Hong- kong Selection originally fixed to take place yester day was pastponed and will now be played on the Club ground, at Happy Valley this afternoon, klek-off 5.30 p.m. Tickets purchased for yes- terday's game will be vaild for today.

English Cricket

Is On The

Way Back

Says Archie Quick

The other day I lind the at a cricket opportunity quiz in Brighton of talking to some famous old-timers the Men present generation. and some players of

Jack of the past like

Tate, . Maurice Hobbs, Patsy Hendren and Her- woman hert

what a Strudwick at hard day's play

quartette that backbone

for make would modern XI!

And current stars like the and John James brothers Langridge and George Cox of Sussex. There too were former Surrey champions Andy Sand- ham, Bob Gregory, Alf Gover Jock and Tom Barling, and

"Sussex - born ilie Mercer, Glamorgan stalwart and Northampton's coach.

reduced to, three Brown, and

overs at

Mr Warr," she "Oh, you're futtered prettily. "You didn't bowl today. What a pity." Poor John, on his knees after bowling 100 in the were shade, gasped, and then smiled not cup-lies. They Middlesex Sevens are

social occasion. gallantly. intended from their inception to be

RITUAL DRINK Rugby Union men want their game to remain one for the

Tatre was a memorable native pleasure of the player.

When clubs introduce into these Sevens sharp prac-reception ceremony at Fiji. I tice they do a dis-service to the game as a whole, and to was given a small bowl, alled the Sevens in particular.

In recent years we have seen one well-known club seeded, and to put into the seeded side their second-best men, so that side and Ex- 10 Hain other clubs have late-

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with

native

the seven with the best charice Portsmouth, Gosport, Eastle bowl, Then, in turn, each of my

became the second played through perience.

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non-alcoholic drink. The ritual is to take the final 3-0 by Salisbury. Other bowl in both hands and drink teams laid low on the way were the wine without lifting your It sounds easy, but there must Trojans, Bournemouth, Winches-head from the bowl.

Weymouth, Basingstoke,

have

been a pint of fluid in that ter, Wimborne, New Milton, Univer sity College, Southampton, and team-mates followed.

It was a gesture of commade- two strong teams from Boving-

which ship from the Fijians, who are Garrison, both of

hoping to make a minor tour In ed two teams-and-on-.reached semi-finals,

This is the second year in England one day.. studying the draw, have noted

succession Salisbury have won which had the easter passage,

or these. Sevens, and not a single Instead of giving this oppor point was scored against them

Learn, the second which seems the natural sport-in any of their five matches.

(London Express Serulcu) ing reaction, they have seized this advantage for the first and have called upon the second team to take the harder mat="

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tunity 10

ches.

THEIR BIG CHANCE

Djelfa

Wins

This jockeying for position. French 1,000

like barging in the line-out. is

not the right conception of the

Rome,

County committee when the

1

Was 02

the

Middlesex

Severy were

started 09 an

experiment.

was on the sub-committee

Guineas

Lord's.

AT THE BALL We flew in from New York by BOAC because it seemed the right thing for a home-coming British team to use British air craft.

Outward bound in the Strath- oden, the boys were in wonder- ful humour for the ship's fancy dress ball,

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any

now

By Barry Appleby

DOWN PAR

World Championship Fight

Wanted For

Festival

The

Of Britain

London, May 13.

The boxing promoter, Mr Jack Cappell, has been negotiating for one of the

biggest open air_grounda' in the country to hold the "Festival of "Britain" tourna

ment his summer.

The directors of the ground have agreed to allow its use provided the fight is for a World Championship and Mr Cappell has told his matchmaker, Mr Jim Wicks to "get busy."

Mr Wiedes has contacted Nat Rogers in the United States, who the is seeing Doe Keurns, manager of Joey Maxim, the World Lightheavyweight Cham- pion, on his behal.

Mr Wicks said he was going to see Mr George Gainford, the manager of Ray Robinson, In Päris.

hu

British

It is understood that Mr Wicks has substantial purses to offer for fights between Don Cockell Champion, and Maxim tor the World title or alternatively for Randolph Tur- pin, the British Champion, and Robinson for the World Middle

weight title-Router.

CLAYTON WANTS RETURN

London, May 13. Ray Ankarah, the new Gold Coast holder of the Empire Championship, Featherweight has been offered a

to defend his Utle £2,000

the Ronnie Clayton, against British Champlon, in a return contest at Nottingham in Sep tember.

purse

The offer was made by Mr

new

Reg King, the Nottingham pro- moter, who said in London that he was sure that Clayton could than he did with do better Ankarah.

Clayton is anxious for a re-

if the All agree that English crice turn match and loet is on the way back. "It Champion is prepared to

victory didn't need

over him one I will pay the money!

that said Mr King. He said New Australia and one over

that

Clayton was disappointed with corner," his showing on April 31 against we have turned the

the Zealand to convince me

Ankarah, although he was not soid Hendren. "Wo won

detracting from Ankarah's fine last Test at Melbourne. It only

display. Reuter, Denis Compton had played his normal innings we would have the two-and won the Orst rubber."

Hobbe said: "Without Brad- man, Barnes and Brown,

for

10

I was also presented with amalion only-three, the Au

victorious. although

It is their were struggling. whale's tooth attached to a plece tralians,

We players. of native rope. This I am told

Jurn to search was a great honour indeed, so i will give the memento of Fiji to have more men like Tattersall, Tate went so for as to say Australia would be beaten on

to visit England. their next

copisin They'll want a new

Iterw a new wicketkeeper, one

bat.

something opening stronger in the middle of the

fast

bowler order, one rey and someone to replace ver- will spm, Miller and Morris be the menaces" he added.

But England Fast and Pre- about ant were not so sure.

oricket system. tho County They were dubious of its cur- vival under present conditions. they "brighter" has to be discovered to revive public interent, but sure WETE not quite what, that something was they attract bigger gates.

Goyer said it would be bot

were not made If guess is the profes- sioni's bread and bustor," he cannot explained, "ard you

taking not blame them for

kill risks although it may the gopap that lays the golden oggs,"

Brown

Can you imagine anything Paris, May 13.

mone

ridiculous than Godfrey Djelfa, by Djebel out of Evans as Carmen Miranda or Warr 39 "Gorgeous Gussle"? deputed to start them together Cynthia II, Burvived an ob John

Freddie with Sir Wavell Wakefield, Drjection to win the Poule Skipper Russell Cargill, R. H. O'Brien.

d'Essai de Pouliches-thegranced round as a Maori chief, C. Ramsay.

One Thousand with a useful-looking "cosh, was then, and French purpose

one mile at which he waved playfully at the

boys, remained ever since, to Guineas--over bring together at the end of Longchamp today for M.

JO TIRED of clubs

every the

Marcel Boussac. standard, from all parts, on an

W.

The has

Season

abolikely level basis, so that

There was a photo-finish for ries for us.

all fad an equal chance of recond place before Douselle two-day meeting for once star sides not was normally within their orbit.

ahead placed just Stratonice,

Dielfa an unbeaten

SADDLER'S TERMS

ARGENTINA BEATS IRELAND 1-0

Dublin, May 13. Argentina beat Ireland by one goal to nil in the soccer international at Dalymount Park today, Labruna scoring eight minutes after the interval,

Conditions contrasted with those at Wembley a few days earlier when England beat the South Americans in dreary cold weather on the famous turf in England's biggest stadium and before a hundred thousand crowd.

International Matches: The pitch here was dry and] dusty, but the sun shone bright-land 2, France 2, Scotland 3, ly at times and the maximum Denmark 1: Wales 2, Portugal crowd of 40,000 were regaled | 1. with first-class football,

of

lucir

The Argentine defence wea- thered the carly pressure the Irish forwards and own left wing got moving. Ireland forced them back on to and It was defence, however, noticeable that the Irish wing» were proving the spear- head of the nitrek.

ers

д

WEAK FINISHING Weak Finishing marred chance for Argentina and then period of end-to-end play saw both defences prominent.

Hatt-time arrived with both

although goals still intact Argentines were pressing hard as the first half expired.

Argentine attacked from the start the

of second half and after eight minutes a long pass down the centre found Labruna unmarked.

Ire-

Na-

2.

Club Matches: Aldershot 3. tional Luxembourg 1 Bumingham City 0, Dinamo (Yugoslavia) Blackpool 2. It. 5. C. Anderlech

0; Bournemouth (Belgium)

(Germany) 2; Hove 3, Ilamborn Naxy (France) 2; Brighton Bury 2. Rapid (Austria) 1: Carlisin United 2. Shamrock Rovers (ire- H. land) 9: Chelmsford City 2, Ixelen (height) 2 Cliester 4. Shelbourne Ireland) 0; Colchester Haarlem (Hol United 3, E.D.Q. land).0; Dundee 2, Reading : Gateshead 4, Limerick Ireland) 1.

Grimsby

Tour 1, Saarbrucken 11. 2. Hall Town (France)

2: Hearts D Waterford (Ireland) Chelsea 2; Huddersfield Town Stade Aenab F.C. (France) 1: Hull

(Luxembourg)

3: City 3 Progres thefordi, Bibuu Wit (Holland)

Hom Orient 3. R.C. Leyton (Holland) 1: Lincoln City 3. Sigo Rovers (froland) 0; Luton Town Ayr United 2; Manchester United V Red Star (Yugoslavia) late kick off! Middlesbrough 3 Partizan Yugo

Bundes Millwall 2, Kivia) 3: United 1.

Letchworth Town 3, R.5.c. Ver vletom (Belgium) 4: Now Brighton 2. Cark Athletic (Ireland) 0; Not- wich City 6. Servette (Switzerland) 1: Notta Forest R.S.C. Malkies Belgium) late kick off Oldham Mhlette 2, Bohemian (Ireland) Seanthorpe United 1. Transport Ireland) 0: Shrewsbury Towner Schiedam V.V. (Holland)-rot- 7. Dortmund Hotspur Dundalk.. Ureland) Stoke City 2 Borussia (Germany) 1: Tranmere Rovers D, Drumcondra (Ireland) 1: West Bromwich Albion J. S.C. Wagker (Austria) 4: Wen:

(Bel- United 3. R.S.C. Liegeoine glum 2; Wisbech Town 3. R.V. and 3; (Rosterdam) A.V. Sparta Wycombe Wanderers 2. Urgeningeni

und

Aherne moved tcross to remedy matters but it was too London, May 13.

late and Labrana conndently pro- London boxing The moters, Braitmon and Ezra, who tapped the ball home.

Ireland pressed for an equali- have an option on the services

the new Empire Feather--but the visiting defence of

words began to have more of weight Champion, Roy Ankarah, stood firm and their own for

Bonavidez play. have cabled the American box-war

the

but was offside and now scored the Irish defence was so busy that they had no time to feed their forwards.

vr, Sandy Saddler, asking his terms to defend his World crown against Ankarah in London this summer.

to

опсе

a

Ireland forced corners in bid to draw level but the Argen- tine defence held and as the firal whistle sounded Ireland were still being talled by that datence in whloh the leaping goalkeeper, Rugilo, excelled.

They have also written Sir Arthur Elvin, the managing at Wembley Stadium, director asking if he is interested in staging the contest in the open- air stadium.

There has been no profession-Reuter. 1 boxing at Wembley Stadium since before the war, Mr Brall- man said he could make it worthwhile for Saddler to come to London-Reuter.

Sydney, May 13. The British Empire Middle- weight Boxing Champion, Dave gands, will train in a private ot Newcastle-on- gymnaslum Tyne if he goes to England to defend his title against Ran- dolph Turpin.

The gym has been built by Dave's pal, Ernie Bates, chef at the hotel whore Dave stayed at Newcastle-on-Tyne on his last

to England.

No night-before-leaving noter if

finished tour from motor to Wellington. of Auckland

We were so tired when we returned Ally, to Auckland that most of the It was never imagined that

Sw the gushing hot Savens would grow to present started favourite and won after boys just fell into bei dimensions, it was never sup a thrilling finish. Simonetta led posed that when the junior the field of nine runners until springs at Rotorua, where we des had the luck to draw one the straight, where Stratonice werd giso entertained by a series

of traditional Maori dances, of the seniors, ther would find began to draw away.

As we gazed at the impressive MacArthur Sees Last visit. A former Senlos had switched their the teams Ani give themselves a The first challange came from awe-inspiring water spout af a couple Rotorua, John Warr, always the Pousolle, with Djelfa better chance,

comedian,

undertone.

an

an

remarked It this is to become the new of lengths behind. Then ensued

"What a Geezer."" code, the organisers of the terrific finish among these tournament should frame two inree with Djelfa, in the middle, The significance was lost on the we explained the getting her neck in front of the locals until

cpuse of our amusement. rules.

post.

I FEEL FIT

Each club may enter one team only. Only Guest sidon will be seeded.

.. SHOULD RECLARE

The pari-mytyel

vidends

for a 10-francs stake were 16 for the win and 13, 18 and 21 for pigcparator.

STAKES

If the first of these sugges

WINSTON CHURCHILL, tions is not acceptable, let it be laid down that clubs must de- clare which they regard as their

Lertion, May 18. Hatter side before the draw is

Eight probables for the

The Sevens were won by Old Habering over one mile, six fur- dashers; Eastern Counties by longs at Hurst Pack tomorrow the Barking Park Modern Old st 3.45 pm. BET are, with

known, and stick to it. London Winston Churchill Stokes, run

North-west

Baseball Game

New York, May 19. In the major League baseball yesterday, Boston Exeyes and Brooklyn Dodgers battled to a 6.5 110

Bates treated Sonds like a long-lost brother when Dave was going through a bad period amatour boxing champion, Entes so used to box several exhibl- tion matches with Sands-Reu- tar.

The game was called USE, THE CUSHIONS - TO

BET THIS SNOOKER in the 13th inning because at the Boston, midnight, curto.

1 look forward to the future and the Tests against Southw

1qw, Africa with renewed hope.

I

General MacAritar, wearing

STEVEN AGRÉMs ald from a "ottshion Swhen tries to all Aaspoker.

feel fit, and after the initial news civilian clothes in public for the hype my Algavati app.or

of my knee I think I have the

approach. right mental

Success in big cricket depends so much on one feeling mentally as well as physically fit

Cricket is my business, I hope things aro oing to be vattly different till season, and above all that I can get back into firm

Boys, who havë logt only threa{lockeys, *"*" (Tammy Gosling); ; and keep those scorers busy.

Colonist XV-a-side games in three yours, North Rout by Landon Section Belsay Castle (no Jockey y Cinema by the BAF, Talign, Fat Fox look richamians won si diamo

Board

201

Isanella

Falmer Abay

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first time since 1840, watched a tanse game as the Philadelphia Phillies edged out Now York Giants 0-5 in a 10-inning gathe, Washington beat Boston, A. Associated Press.

WOMEN'S TESTS

WWW.London, May 13. The first Australian women's cricket team to come to England. since 1927 arrived at Tilbury: to-day for a thro-month tour: ct attain. They nyili glay

Brown, because DATOS FIsle of

of range and s

top left pockėtyj badly plated for

BO

London, May 12. Though the Continental teams provided plenty of clever foot- bal in today's big programmes of Festival soccer, they gained

Little success,

In the three International Dea- matches

bent Scotland

overcamo Wales mark 3-1, Portugal 2-1 and France shared

our goals with Ireland,

Glasgow, Hampden Park, drew: much the biggest crowd of the day, 75,000. They saw Denmark make a

great start when W, Hansen scored in five but Scotland fought rainutes,

Portugal, who mect England back and ran out good winners. next Saturday, showed at Car- aim that they passessed an ex- but their and finishing was mediocre cellent half-back

comfortably.

-ittle France, too, carried Wales won comf punch in attack and they were rather lucky to shore honours

with Ireland at Bel- Last.

Two of the best performances Continental teams were by Partizan won Yugoslav clubs.

tenham

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Festival Hockey

London, May 12, Three International "Festival Britain" hockey matches were played at Twickenham Rugby, grounti to-day, beat.

In the first,

England by one gool, to nil in a men's match. The goal was scored by P. Boothmannes

the first half, playing France

men'o

match

Holland was

תג

anothe

while England met

match

Scotland in a Septland by

England beat

five

to gooly

ond in the

women's hockey International. England led by four

gools to

nil at half-time. Mrs J. Hami tor Bates scored three of Eng- land's goals while Miss M. N. P. Allinson and Miss Closop each obtained one goal.

Miss J. Smallwood scored Scotland's only goşi,

Holland beat France by Ave

The goals to nil.

goods were

scored by J, Easer, J. Van Der Vale and R. Kruize.-Reuler.

Philippines Lead- In Davis Cup Tie

Paris, May 13.

WoD the The Philippines doubles of their second round European Zone Davis Cup tie with Brazil here today and so a 2-1 lead, each side Rained

singles yester having taken

day

ຕ

Félicisimo Ampon

and

Carmona beat Armando Vieira and Alcides Procople by 3-5, 6-2, 6-1 and 7-5--Reuter, FIRST DAY'S PLAY

Paris, May 12.

The Philippines and Brazil were tied, 1-1 10-day at the ent of the first day of play in their

Zone Davis Cup: - European match.

Armando Vieira of Brazil de- feated Raimundo Deyro in an opener 6-3, 0-2, 10-8, Feliciano Ampon then pulled his country 6-1 even with a 6-1, 6-0, conquest over Alcides Procopio.

The doubles will be played

iwa with

more! to-morrow singles set for Monday, As sociated Press.

HOLLAND AREAD

Holland

over

The Hague, May 13.

gained a 2-1 lea Day Ireland in their

Cup tie at Scheveningen toda the doubl

when

afler

they won

each side hnd

tukan

singles encounter yesterday,

Hans Van Swot and Rinkel

(Holland) today b

Cyril Kemp and Joe Hack (Ireland) by 6-3, 6-1 and 6-2. -Reuter.

BERLIN TOURNEY

Berlin, May 12. American tennis star Shirley Fry today suffered an attack of lumbago" while playing in the semi-finals In the women's singles in the Berlin Whitsun tennis tournament and forced to give up at a standing of 1-0, 0-1, 1-4.

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The first teams qualifying for the finals in the mixed doubles saw Mrs Margaret Du Pont (USA) teamed with Lennart Bergeln (Sweden) defeat Mrs Thelma Long (Australia) and Karl-Heinz-Sass (Germany) 6-3, 6-2, while

Hart (USA) and Sven Davidsson (Sweden) downed the German tepm 642.- 0-1,

Dori

Fuchs-Buchholtz Hart

Associated Press,

HURLINGHAM TOURNEY. I

London, May 12, Miss Beverly Baker of the United States won the woman's singles Hurlingham Jawn tennis tournament to-day by defeating the British star, Miss Kay Tuckey, 5-7, 7-3-United Press,

Newbury United 2. Torquay UnЯ- ed 5; Tooting and Milcham 7. Ben- golo (Holland) 1.

Other Matches: Airdrieonians Motherwell 1; Bristol Rovers

Swindon Bristol City : Sheffield Wednesday 2. Donoanter Rovers 1;

0; Town Town 3. Chippenham

4. 0. Bradford Leeds United

Reuter.

REFEREE TO

LECTURE

4. Mr L. A. H. Muokay, 600-. cer referes, of Fulham, Lon 'don, who la accompanying the Hondon Football Club will XI on ils tour and who be in charge of the flondon

Combined Chinese game tomorrow, will give a lep- ture on the Laws of the Game in the Jacobean Roam, Hongkong Hotel, tale even., Ing. eommencing 8.30 p.m.

soccer referees and ather interested parties are Invited to attend.

the Botvinnik Keeps

Chess Title

•

U.S.

RETAIN WALKER CUP

Buxton, England,. May 12.

United States, winning The four of the eight singles matches, retained the Walker Cup by a

to-day. point score of 6-3

It 13 marked the 12th time in umes the Cup has been con- lested that it has been won by the United States. Although the British made it close, the outcome never was in doubt,

The US, single victories were scored by amateur king Sam Urzetta, Dick Chapman and

Jim McHale Jr. The first threa scored the points necessary to win the Cup. Harry Padilock Jr, and I. Caldwell wound up all squares,

who teamed with Urzetta captain Willie Turnam on Friday to win one of the four fautsome matches,

defeated Bam Mar Cready four and three, Camp boll boat Coell wing Divp and four, Chapman beat John Mors gan soven and six, and McHale triumphed

over Jim Langley two up.

Turness, Frank Stranahan and Charles Cap Wero defeated day their British opponents. Alex Kyle defeated" Turnega (woguÐ, Ronnie White defeated Cost and ong and Joe Car bui

one, Stranahan two and United Fress,

London, May 11. Grand-Master Mikhail Bot- vinnik, 40-year-old holder of 3-2 at Middlesbrough, where their arfistle football upset the the World Chess Championship, Firat Division team's defence, retained his title to-day against: and Dinamo a speedy forwards his challenger, 27 year-old. at times overton Birmingham David Bronstein, Moscow Radio Che

Both are Soviet citi reported. zens. Cily, scoring twice without re

They scored 13 points each other successful CoД sides were Saar in a contest which has been

who beat going on since March 15. zucker in warbrucken (France)

Grimsby 2-1 and 8. C. Wopker By drawing with Bronstein- (Austria) who scored the odd in the 24th and final game to- goal of seven at West Brom day Botvinnik,

with the rules

match, res wkh

English clubs also did well tained the championship.

The Combined South Ching & To-day'a match went quickly. Boottish ogolhat

opponents. Chelsen won on the Hearts It was played in a hall packed Milpearion Athletle „Clubje ground by two clear goals, and with spectatora. Every mova Colony Selected Team Athipid Meet which was arranged fo the Third Division alde Reading was reported by telephone to startled Dunges, one at Bepe the main chess clubs in Moscow, take place at Caroline Wiril bangeblogging churt, by mid- and other cities of the Revlet yesterday !wel cancrile, gring

10 the inciations, Chenna

100 `and right-hand trike to dauble the'oglour.

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Athletics Cancelled