1951-05-31 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1951.

DENIS COMPTON SCORES

HIS FIFTH CENTURY OF THE SEASON

London, May 30.

Denis Compton and Bill Edrich, the Middlesex batting "twing," hit the Warwickshire bowling in a third-wicket stand that produced 148

runs.

+

After Edrich was out for 71, Compton, in partnership with Alec Thompson, drove with such power that the fifth wicket realised 104 ni a rate faster than a run a minute.

Compton made 172, his highest score of the season, and the fifth century he has wenved off all types of bowling this summer. He cracked - on 16 fours, in an innings in which he seemed to be troubled now and again by that suspect knee. 2

tull.

Bob Appleyard, Yorkshire's | and scored of Late in the day, wiry cult, Took seven Norman Mann indulged jurfome Oloucestershire wickets for B4 lusty hitting and scored a 'fast

hls medium-puce | 40. ruby with

The South Alleä its bowling at Bradford to When >>wing

innings begon it was al once bring his total of wickets to 51 innit In his rat full month of top- apparent that the pace bowlers, Trevor Bailey and Ken Preston. class cricket,

were getting a great deal al life out of the pitch. They worried all the batsmen and Balley had the first success When be had McGlow leg-before.

But it was Preston who did the real dưmuge. He took the

three

Souti African wickets ut a personal cost of only 13 runs and Batshed the day with four wickets for 77 TU

He has taken those wickets ut an average cost of 11.90 rung and certainly looks an England Tenn prospect, Assuriated

Press,

the 312

S. AFRICANS v. ESSEX

Ilford, Essex, Muy 30.

by wickel- A fre century keeper baisman John Waite, his Brst of the tour, helped South Africans 10 SCOTL runs for nine wickets against Essex here today after half the side had been dismissed for 40 Jups.

Waile, who

in when came the first wicket had fallen for nine runs, batted steadily, and

1.28

in his four runu scored

the hours and 40 minutes at wickel, hitting 14 fours.

Be Wils

ably assisted by Athul Rowan (40), whose 98 in the last match saved the South Africans when they were in an equally bad position.

Bugh

After Rowan had left, Tayfield, who was flown out to reinforce the side as a bowler, showed that he is also a baisman

Charles Beats Joey Maxin

Chicago, May 30. Ezzard Charles retain- ed his Heavyweight Chum- pionship tonight by tuk- ing a 15-raund decision frum Jocy Maxim.-- United Press.

Yale Are Trying Out Cricket

By Frederick Cook

A

under. graduates at Yale Univer- sity at New Haven, Connec. ticut, where everything is "80 English," are making a. serious attempt to popu larise cricket there. So far they are batting on a sticky

of group

wicket.

und formed a club anyway.

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When Waite and Athol Rowan came together the pitch had eased somewhat and the pair proceeded to master the Essex bowling. They added 94 runs together before Rowan was dismissed.

Waite, who was batting con- Silently. then took

part another big partnership with Tayield and after he had gone Tayield and Mam quickly took the score to 300.-Reuter,

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES

London, May 30, The following were the close of play scores in County cricket matches played today:

At Lord's: Middlesex V. Warwickshire: Micklesex 335 for 8 (W. Edrich 71. Denis Compton 172).

At Oxford: Oxford University Oxford Nottinghamshire! University 365 for 0 (Marshall 86. Blake 49, Dowding 95 ret out).

Hampshire

At Southampton; v. Surrey: Surrey 416 for 7 (Constable 141, Whittaker 98, Laker 51, Melatyre 39 not out).

Golfers Will

Approve End Of

The Stymie

The abolition of the cause stymie in golf may consternation in some quar- ters; but its passing will be We generally approved. want no tinkering with it; n clean cut.

art

This is one of the revolutionary likely to changes which

the

for suggestions follow uniform laws of the game made by the negotiating committees u! the USA Golf Association the Royal and Ancient Rules of Golf Committee.

and

wil!

the various for ratifica-

Their recommendations now cone before governing bodles tion,

Another proposal is that prac- tice strokes-including the re- of putts shall be

hibited during a round. This should help speed up play in competitions.

And after the abuse of the unplayable ball rule, it is com- mon sense that we get back to the

of stroke und penalty

distance.

THE BEST PUTTER The United States permits putter shafts to be fixed at any point in the head of the club. Adoption of this provision here will not lead to the general use of freak clubs. It is recognised in the USA that the traditional bladed putter gives the best results.

Most important change sug-

"GOOD LUCK AND A LONG INNINGS" Five Chinese National

Well known England and Sussex cricketer Maurice Tate (right) wishes his son Maurice Tate Jur. and new daughter-in-law (Miss Norma Gibbons of Shepperton) good luck and "a long innings” after the couple were married at Crowborough, Sussex.

The cake was cut at Mr Tate Snr's hostelry "The King's Arms," Rotherfield, Sussex, where the reception was held. (Note scoreboard picture in background),

AS PETER DITTON SAW IT

Bob Hope And Others At The 1951 Amateur Golf Championship

There are few more pleasant sights on a warm sunny day than the view from

the Clubhouse of the Royal Perthcawl Golf Club. Away in the distance is the placid

Records Set At Inter-School Meet

The first day's programme of seven finals in the annual inter-school swimming meet sponsored by the Chinese Amateur Swimming Association, awum off yester- day at the Chung Shing bathing pavillon, was the best that the Meet has produced in years.

No less than five Chinese National records were shat- tered and one new Meet and one new inter-school murk were established.

Wah Yan College, with the thrilling finish between Wong Colony Swimming Champlon, Kum-wah and Wong Kwal-chi, Cheoung Kin-man, their Wong Kam-wah kept slightly ranks, have always dominated ahead from the fifth to the last meet and are faced with two, inps when Wong Kwal-chi the strangest challenge they gradually overhauled him. have ever had.

this

To

Last year they just managed vedite out the New Method" School in the last relay to win the Championship,

Led by Wong Kam-wah and Wong

With only 10 metres to go. Wong Kwal-chi was ahend by nearly a th, but a sudden

length, spectacular spurt by Wong Kani- wah brought him to the finish- ing line anead of his schoolmate Kival-chi, the New Method by a touch. School have come back with renewed vigour this year and at the end of yesterday's pro- gramme were eight clear points shezd of Wah Yan in the aggregate score.

'ore

Wong Kam-wah leads in the individual

with seven points (one second and one third).

Now Method School's best feat yesterday was their winning of the only relay in the first night's programme-the 200 metres,

Four schools-Wah Yan, New Method, St. Louis and Fong Lam

The Meet will be continued: to-night, when the last batch of

nuts will take place.

THE RESULTS Following are last night's re- Bulls:

Men's 160 metres free-style--1, Cheung Kin-mar, (Wali Yant; 2. Wong Kwal-ches New Method): Won Kanwall (New Melod); 4. a Ping New Method). Thine t rec. Chines National record,

Women's 50 metres free-style. 1. Fung Yee-chee (BPS; 2. NE A- In (BPS); 3. Shek Ling-mut (NISH 34.0 secs Chinese National record. Wong Mee-yce (PS). Thus

Men's 200 metres breast-stroke-

-were in this race, but from the frst stroke it was evident that 1. Leung lim-kuen Ling Ying): 2. the race was between Walt Yan Forumy Kwok (Wah Yan); 3, Youn

Ying-chak (Wah Yan): 4. Cheung and Now Method School.

Chung-yi New Method). Time end of the first lap,inins 57 pect. Chinese At the

National, and Meet record.

Now Method were just about a

[length ahead. This was increased Women's 100 metres back-stroke.

to nearly four lenglas at the end

- Fing Yee-chiee (UPS); 2. Kwok Kain-gur (Maryitnoll); 3. Ng Ab- of the second lap and by

by the APS); 4, Lun La-kuca (NPS). Kin-man of Wah Time inin, 33 secs. Inter-School

record

time Cheong Yan plunged in for Wah Yan's last lap. Now Method School's

Wong Kam-wah was well ahead by almost half the length of the 25-metre pool to finish comfort- ably nearly 10 metres ahead of Cheong.

SET FOR MORE

Cheong Kin-man, who took part in only оле

individual

water of the Bristol Channel. Somewhere nearer is the first tee, far enough from the event yesterday won the 100 clubhouse to hide from sight the bad shots but near enough to allow a view of the metres free style in the new well-hit ball as it soars through the air, gleaming in the sunlight. Behind that frat | Chinese tee, not more than one hundred yards distant, is the beach; a gentle Channel breeze ensures that the heat is not overpowering.

of

62.2

|

wong Kun want (New Method);

Men's 1,300 metres tree-style.-1.

Wong Kwat-shi New Meinod): 3. Lam Kwan-nga (Wali Yan); 4. Woo

Time 24

Chi-yin (New. Method). mins, 16. a.

Women's 400 metres tree-style-1. Funk Yee-chee (BPS); 2. Kwok Kam-gor (Maryknoll): 3. Ng Ah- In HPS). Time: ns. 42 secs. Chinese National record.

Relay 4 x 40-1, New Aielliod: 2. Wah Yan: 3. Fong Lum; 4. St Louis Middle School. Me: 1 min. 57.1 Beca. Chinese Nutional record.

Slandings: Men's events.-New Method 26 3 points: Fong Lum 4 pointe.

Wuinen's events Belllios Pubile School 23 points; Maryknoll & paints; North Point School 3 points.

Connal

record time points: Wah Yan 18 points: Ling Ying

that this was Cheong's first competitive meet this season, the Colony 100 yards title holder is expected to bel-

At Northampton: Northame gested for the United States is staged last week. And not for many yen jocularity. The reason was Mr R. Hope, time or C Championship Last Four Pairs

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of the

In such grand setting, the 1951 English Amateur Golf Championship was

championship been the scene of so much The

The sume Mr Hope is probably. an American golfer who plays at Lakeside, USA. The much better known to thousands as Bob Hope, of stage, screen and radio fume. His reputation as a comedian is world wide.

tonshire v. Somersetshire; that the use of the smaller ball Northamptonshire 347 for 7be permitted there. This would (Jakeman 93, Livingstone 115).aling British teams and players A Worcester: Leicestershire to play with it when they cross

(Perks 5 for 81): Wor- the Atlantic. cestershire 164 or 3 (Kenyon Full marks to Mr Isaac B.

his 103 not out).

I would suggest that as a gol- States and crowing (USA) anti Doctor H. Grainger Gurdiner-Hill (R. and A.) fur fer he is a very good comedian. great rival, Bing Crosby, For in their work towards simplifying

the Amateur last year Crosby Arriving at the course in a lost his match 3 and 2. Hope the rules.

beautiful, streamlined American this year was beaten only car, and accompanied by film and 1.

At Bradford: Gloucestershire 257 (Young 69, Crapp 52, Apple- yard 7 for 84); Yorkshire for 1-Reuter..

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-(London Express Servicej

SPORTS ROUNDUP

Our

Athletes Should

Get The Same Chance

the

A. Atkins, A.

And

over

1,500 mutres race saw

in the final and ended

three New Method swimniers In The Doubles

At Paris

in a

WOMEN WANT LONGER RACE AT

OLYMPIC

Says HAROLD

GAMES

PALMER

Three three

Paris, May 30, Americans Australians

and moved into the semi-finals of the French International Lawn Tennis Championships.

In the Men's Dolibles today. -the-Americans; Gardner Mulloy

and Dick Savitt, beat the French pair, Bernard Destremeau and Marcel Bernard, 0-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2;

One of the absurdities of sport is that there is no place in the Olympic Games for a woman runner who excels at a distance of more than 200 metres.

hom for Melbourne in 1950,

Ken McGregor and Frank the French team, Robert Ab- Sedgman of Australia defeated desselom and Paul Remy.

Mervyn Rose of Australia and Hamilton Richardson of the

0-4 Vic

over_the Czech

actress Marilyn Maxwell, Bob The bellliant sunshine, in Hope was quickly surrounded by a crowd of cameramen. He which the first round morning wisecracked his way on to the for the later starters in the the matches were played, continued practice putting green, where he afternoon. Among them was posed for several shots. After the title holder, Frank Strana missing half a dozen short puits. he turned round and said: "My han, son of a millionaire and at eligible short game may be bad bar, 28 one of the most oh boy, my long gome stinks!" bachelors in the world. Strana- han, whose weight-lifling feats OTHERWISE CALM

have earned him the nick-name Further Lusts .of

laughter of "Toldes muscle man" played punctuated the otherwise calm below his best to win 2 and Fortheaw! air as Hope, without over Major Ian Koalan of the the assistance of his gag writers, Royal Engineers, who had en- Sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and the throwing types United States won a 6-0, 0-1, always found the right thing

victory tered from Mombasa where he can have their fling, but there is no chance for a beauti Singapore's

Ng Liang-chiang, match at Wanstead some time in

to say at the right time, Asian Games victor in the High July.

team. doubles ful runner like Miss Valerie Ball, British 400 metres of South Africa and then came his big moment. was, stationed until recently.

Erie Sturgess Jaroslav Hurdles, has in the course of Last year the match ended in

Having explained what an a thrining Inish, when Wons-honour it was

Stranahan was, of course, only champion and record holder, unless she can And enough Drobny, Czech

refugee playing› for him the past three years competed

to be In the Olympic Games at Lon-tead just edged out the Hong-taking part in

for Egypt, also won. one of a very strong American speed for the 200 metres. the Amateur

Invasion, which included all the Because cricket isn't

McGregor and Sedgman will don, the British Empire Games kong rink by one shot after an

Championship, he stepped up on head, the final score

At least, it is so in this instance meet Richardson and Rose In members of the Walker

That will be the position i the treing ground to drive off.

Cup

next because the attractive Miss Ball one semi-and and Mulloy and recognised varsity game the at Auckland, New Zealand and extra

successful against Britain's the Games at Helsinki University Athletic Associa-e Aslan Games at New Delhi. being 19-18.

Hongkong can't yet point to Hongkong was then represen More poses for more photo- best amateurs at Birkdale, the year. There might be a change has all the femininity and charm Savitt will play Drobny and tion wouldn't finance them. a certain winner at any Games, W. Bradbury and J. Mc-addressed the ball. For ten much was expected was hobart

graphs and then silence as Hope previous weak. One from

you could wish for and her run-Sturgess. In the men's singles

and easy semi-finals, ning is full of grace standard—particularly B.

Sedgman plays So they each paid £115s, but our

Kelvie.

Our wummen will be pressing power. seconds he rocked and swayed Manley, Jar., reckoned by many with Asian

Drobny and McGregor meets when

compared

the elusion of an 800 Games

Hongkong has at least about on his feet like 'n wireless aerini Americans to be the longest for

Sturgess-United Press. performances-is for

when the Inter- from being low.

40 lawn bowlers to choose from in a strong wind before mis-hitter in the world. Mr Manley metres event Event for

could for this year's match, including hitting the ball fifty yards into walted on the tee at the 330 national Federation get together event, we give a drubbing to Afghanistan, C. H. Gough, J. G. Meyer, A. the rough.

yard first until the green was at Helsinki next year.

and then took a spoon G. Eastman and L. Sykes. L Burma and Thailand, hold our

clear and

"It is our hardy "My usual drive," said Hope. for fear of going over the back.

annual-ot own

with Ceylon, Indonesia,

And so it want on, Hope had Sad to relate, he fell short of least, I should say we bring it Iran, Singapore and the Philip-

Malaya's chances of retaining quite a lot of bag shots in his his objective and, although heup every four years," says Mrs pines and score points against the Thomas Cup, symbol of locker and, perhaps a little did have one or two colossal Winifred, Hughes, honorary India and Japan,

over-awed by the occasion, he clouts of over 300 yards later secretary of the Women's AÄÄ. world badminton supremacy, in There is no better comparison the challenge round to be play displayed most of them.

on, was eventually beaten 2 up than in the 100 metres dash-oned in Singapore next year are

One delightful little scene sf by one of his countrymen.

She says there is little chance But no cloibler in the US.

event in

which sheer speed better than ever, according to the firss, howover, was typical

of getting a 400 metres event on could provide white flannels or

counts

much DS

If there was one lesson to the programme-"They are all does wong Peng Soon, the Malayan

of the bright and breezy man- know what a cricket shirt was,

technique.

badminton ace on his return ner in which he went to his be learned from the first day's jagainst that." They inally compromised Jackson Lee won the Colony from England.

defeat. He had played a good play in the Amateur Champion- with while US

navy ducks

Championship in 11 seconds dat

recovery from his bad drive ship this year. It was that to found in a surplus store "and

and he has been consistent Wong brought back with him and his third shot ran up to win at golf, one has lo attack within four feet of the pin. The the ball. This is a leason the any white shirt that happened throughout the season at 11.1 two of the world's most coveted to be dying around.”

trophies--the All England and large gallery applauded this shot Americans in particular have country most opposed to the in- They played

of any longer dis- & game against seconds.

The 12 semi-finalists at the Danish Singles Championship and Hope, with rather a pleased mastered. They all hit that bali troduction Harvard recently (cricket has

the Best time to Asian Games with their best Cups for been established at Harvard times were:

expression on his toce, took out as if they really meant it. Ftance at all. Malaya.

bis putter while his opponent Bob Hope, for some time, though it is hardly

Pinto (India)

He only lost ono match dur-shaped up for his third shot.

-(London 'Express Service.) 11.8 ing the tour, and that was to Toshihiro (Japan) the Alfred (India)

11.0 Ong Pob-lim in the final of the This was a real beauty and,

Sem Pe (Burma). Tomlo (Japan)

11.1 French Open Championships in after pitching about thres yards

Paris. Sem

11.3 rers Indontais)

(Philippines) ...

11.3 11.3 Lie Sia Mie (Indonesia) 11.4 Archin (Iran)

11.5 Eng-yoon (Singa-

Then they found that no sports the U.S. stocked outfitter In bails, balls, stumps or bats. Alter long fruitless search they sent Canada to buy un emissary to

them there.

Someone pointed out they mus! wear whites.

a rival to baseball).

One

serious link with

homeland of cricket gives the Yale ploneers solid satisfac tion-they have a Cambridge Blue as coach.

Но

LIKE BASEBALL

Albert Bluett,

who Tan

played for King's College and

23

10.0

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from the pin, rolled up to with-

to in eighteen inches. Without any ado Bob Hope throw his patter

The biggest

challenge Malaya, Wong said, would be

pare)

Mussarimi (Afghanistan)

the Hongkong Cham-

11.5

ly.

110

11.8

is now teaching at a New Haven. Almgars (Philippines) High School. Club secretary is John Lewis Allert, son of Lewis

*

*

It might

Unusual

the Danes whose Paul Holm, in the air and pretended to Joern Skaarup and Jensen have stalk off the green.

bave been all rather (been playing very well recent-

for an Amateur Championship, but the crowd loved it,

Finally, for the record, let me If plans materiaEse, Hong-

that Bob did make a Ane any. kong will have its first flood-

it looked as pionships, seven runners threshed tennis courts within a Though he might

might be few months. of where were non-Serviors

Busy raising funds for this whelmed. His opponent was four competitors beat 11.5 seconds the 'exception to wid standard medals.

ppose the Committee Up with five to play but Bob Jackson Lee has beaten 11.1 cambers of the Chinese Re-won the 14th, 16th and 16th to

creation Chub. Although the be only down.

Allen, the British Dia director now in Hollywood KAVILY WODE.

All the players, are under- graduates

with

ot Douglas Grant, who came

· Bre

to Yal from Dundee University seconds four times this year CRC have 10 courts at their to do post-graduate work.

and Wong Man-wan is not for disposal, this number I til Qua thing the team have behind him, loamed--cricket is not a ten and

istinadequate to meet the demands ..

of the great number of playern Hongkong's lawn bowlers on ( Plans, are mow made for two leave, in England will again courts--to "he fixed

have their annuel #pakis Cup" night-playing.

crumpet marne 31 can be as pasigi na krnsehek.

(bandan, Expraw Kergest

over-

And not until he put his fee shoś into a bun-- ker at the 17th was ho finally beaten.

·DOB CAN CROW : Ai beast he will now have the. satisfaction of returning-tơ' the l

THE

*FUTILE

Holland Apparently

is the

Any talk about undue strain for a woman is, I think, futile,

GAMBOLS

GAYE,IT GANS HERE --4-10-0 FOR SELF ON THE THIRD OF PRO. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THAT WAS FOR

YES, DEAR - YOU DREY THAY OUT HELP SAYANGE BY

HOUER KEEPING.

ACCOUNTS

•

THAT'S THE CHIQUE GAVE ME TO PAY MY "DRESS- MAKER -- AND THAT ONG FOR THE LAUNDRY

Miss Boll, a student of the Royal College of Music, has been tearing up the London University records this week. I saw her win the 440 yards with some- thing like 40 yards to spare. Nor was she satisfied with her 59.4sec.

She tells me she has thought of trying to concentrate on the 220 yards with the Olympic Games in mind, but doubts she can find the speed.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

In the Women's Doubles, last year's winners, Miss Doris Hart and Miss Shirley Fry (United States) reached the semi-finals where they will meet Miss Jean Quartier and Mrs Jean Walker- Smith (Britain).

The holders had a comfortable win over the French pair, Miss Foy and Mrs Varin, while Miss Quertler and Mrs Walke-Smith beat Mile Fannelier and Mille.

The other

she says. "You have to be Patorni (France anal will be

"I am afraid I have not got the temperament for sprinting, tense, and I don't get that way Her best time for the 220 yards is just over 20sec. Miss Syivin Cheeseman

halds the British record at 24.5sec.

-{London Expret Service)

AND THERE'S THE CHOQLI GAVE ME TO BUY

GAVE YOU

contested by Mme, Nelly Adam... son (France) and Mrs Thelma and Mrs B. Long (Australia) Barilett (South Africa) and. Misa B, Scofield (United States); -Reuter

Barry Appleby

YOU'RE OVERDRAWN AGAIN. ***** REALLY..... GEORGE YOU'LL HAVE- TO BE MORE CAREFUL - YOU VIH GOT AÐ SENSE OF THE VALUG KI

BUDE OF: KONRY WHATEVER