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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST | 28, 1951.

ROBERTSON WITHIN THE CHANNEL SWIM WINNERS

JACK RU

NINE RUNS OF 3,000 FOR THE SEASON

London, Aug. 27.

Rain restricted play to 95 minutes at Lords taday in which time. Middlesex, scoring 95 runs for the loss of one wicket, increased, their to tal to 136 runs for two wickets in reply to the South Africans' total of 287

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They stood within 161 runs of South Africa's total when a continuous down- pour left the pitch under water and put an end to cricket for the day.

The effects of rain over the weekend, plus heavy morning showers, delayed the start of the second day's play until after lunch.

Then Robertson and Dewes raised the second wicket stand to 70 runs in 85 minutes.

Compton Then Denis

and Robertson stayed together for 60 minutes, pulting on 50 runs without being separated.

with consecutive bails for the third time in the match.

runs

Derbyshire auded/112 between the showers today and

these came 81 runs of

in 00 minutes from the bat of Hamer, who hit 10 fours and two sixes, off the Essex bowling.

Te was out for 92 runs when he edged bumper to Balley

Robertson, after a quiet start. batted with both skill and enterprise. His seventh boun- dhry took him lo 53 runs out off in the slips 103 in an hour and three- quarters.

When rain stopped play for the day, Robertson had scored 70 run not out and he needs only nine more runs to become the Arst batsman to react, 3,000 zuns a distinctlon only be ap- prars destined to Fearon-Reuter.

achieve this

COUNTY CRICKET

Rak every

Loudon, Art. 27. interrupted play Kame but one in county cricket programme to

isi

the

day.

A fine undefeated Innings, by David Sheppard, the England player, kept the Sussex second innings together after they had disastrously ⚫tarted Yerkshire,

EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT

PAYS £1,500

Cairo, Aug. 26,

The Egyptian government today awarded a total of against £1,500 to three Egyptians who swam the English was the only bats-Channel on August 16. Sheppard min who looked comfortable

The awards were the same as and was so for scored 62 rans the prizes offered by the London is nearly three hours,

Daily Mall to winners in its on- Play was.confined Lo 70 nual chunnel tee. The Egyp

Lancashiretiaus the

rejceted their prizn

minutes In

He

of

who

ve us Nottinghamshire match, declaring that the newspaper but this was long enough to had "rlandgred" King Ferouk I

low Alon Wharton, the Lane

synt. caching eft-hander, to com- They were

among 17 The only match where a full plate his first century for two completed a mess swim of the

was possible wis years.

runs not out channel. Of the government's when Howard ileclared thewald, £1,000 went to Marech Hasen Hamad who was first in the event. The other two, Has. san Abdel Rehim and Stid El Araby, received £250 each They were third and fourth. Army All three Egyptions are

day's play between shire.

Leicester Keni and Leicester took first in nings lead, but Rem ballet oct ter in their second innings on Fage and Cowdrey added 101 runs for the second wicket be- fore the former was out.

Wickels tumbled rapidly in the last half-hour and Wooler, Leicestershire's Rhodesian pace-maker, took two

wickets

St. Leger Callover

!

was 102 Innings closed.

Gloucestershire were strongly placed against Glamoritan the end of the day. They had dismissed the Welsh county for 125 run and were 00 runs for one wicket in reply.

Ceall Conk, left-arm slow bow- Ier, had all the Citainorgan bals- men in trouble and took four wickels for 10 runs, but when Glouce dershire Gatled George Emmelt and Τοπι Gruvency played fine forcing cricket and never looked worried.Reuter.

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES

London, Aug. 27.

The following were the clase of play scores in Arst-class country gaines played today:

officent.-Associated Press.

Quarter-Finals

Of Open Pairs

This Evening

Craigengower Badminton League

The Craigengower Crle- ket Club Badminton League advanced closer towards its concluding stages with an other match yesterday, when the "Reds", led by Bill Funk and Miss Dorothy Lam, upset the "Maroons" by seven sets to three.

Conspicuous performers were The most evenly-matched the Reds fourth pair of Buster London, Aug. 27.

set of Colony Lawn Bowls wade and Salle Faller, whose Sybil's Nephew came, in

41 Tauntou: Somerset 258 open pairs quarter-finals in only two-set win of the evening the (Surridge, right-arm for heavy backing in

to their side's Last years will be seen this even-paved the way six St bowler, for 04) against

victory. The Mixed Doubles paff ** second callover for the

No play was possible Club and the Kowloon Bowl-put up a spirited night against the Tg at the Kowloon Cricket of Bill Fank and Dorothy Lam Leger at the Victoria Club Surrey. here tonight and finished after lunch owing to rain.

At Nettingham: Lancashireing Green Club. · joint favourite at 5 to 1277 for six declared (Wharton and 102 not out), Nottinghamshire with Fruise,,du Bois Zucchero..

21 for two, Italn stopped play for the day.

Syb's Nephew was runner- up to Aretic Hrince in the Epsom Derby, who finished second lo Supreme Court at Ascot, and also took second place in the Eclipse Stakes gt Saxlown lasf

month.

Clamorgan 125

At Swansea: (Cook, left-arm slow bowler, Tour for 18). Gloucestershire 80 for 1, Rain restricted play.

At Hove: Sussex 113 and 110 for five (Sheppard 67 not out), Yorkshire 210

(Laster 50. medium

ceuca

In view of veteran' U.M. Omer's bid for the quadruple chief interest tile this year, will be focussed on the match between him and his son and W.O. Simpson and J. Mekolvie, The Puits is generally con- mar's weakes! cvent, much will depend un tie form shown by his son. The match at the Rowiqon The prices of post or "the re-

right-ari

Cricket Club-promises to-pin- James, lengthened be-

duce

A very bowls maling horses

high bowler, live for 18),

with cause of the support for Sybil's

the Craigen- standard. At Burton-on-Trent: Derby- Remer, but Expeditious, who hire 90 and 138 for

three tower pair enjoyin uslight

advantage. showed promise when winning

No less interesting will Salisbury on Thursday, short- (Hamner 92). Essex 03. stopped play for the day.

the other two games at ended from 20 to 1 to 100 to 6.

Kowloon Bowling Green Club, THE BETTING

The Conquerors of last year's M. Wahab, will be champions, A H. Scomin and A. up against the steady and consistent Police nair of G. J. Perkins and W. J.

Cameron, p.

and

two the

qt

The betting

8 do 1. against Sybil's Nepe Trise du Bois and Zucchero,

109 to 8 Aquino, Daneshill and Mystery XI,

10

Barist

Rain

At Alrminalam: Warwick shire 345 for six declared. Hamp shive 190 (Gray 72 not out, Weeks, left-am slow bowler, four for 49). Roln restricted play.

at Worcester: Worcester 400 Expeditious and Sea

20 to 1 Tudor Castle,

33 to 1 Faux Bas,

1.40 to I Noureddin.

The next callavor will be at The Victoria Club on Monday

tr. the

for eight declared (Blid do not | veterans of many champion- cut). Northamptonshire 100 for ships, Joe and Racaul Luz will lve. Rain restricted play, be pitted against two of this acason's leading Colony skips, W. Hong Sung and U. A Rumjahn,

At Leicester: Kent 166 and 121 for live (Fagg 56, Cowdrey

3 not out). Delcestershira 235 (Tompkin (0) Router.

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THE PROGRAMME Colony Open Pairs Quarter-finals

At KCC starting at pm.: I M. Omar and U. ́M. Omar v W. C. Simpson and J. McKelvie; A. B. Coates and B. W. Brad- bury y K. M. Omar and A. M. Omar,

At KBGC starting at 5 p.m.: AH. Seemin and A. M. Wahab v G. 3. Perkins and W. J. D. Cameron; J. A. da Luz and R. F. da Luz v U. A Rumjohn and W. Hong' Sting. FOLICE MATCH On Liberation Day August 30, at 3.30 pm. Hongkong Fo

ice play Kowloon Police for the Police Liberation Lawn Bowls Shield, The Police Band will be in allendance during the tea interval at 8 p.mi. to play incidental music.

Men's combination of Bill Gilles and KC, Dao and did extremely well to capture one set.

The League is scheduled to be concluded by September d, when the Club Championship events are expected to commence.

In the lead now are the "Blues" with 30 points, followed by the "Yellows" with 31 points and the "Greens" with 30 points.

YESTERDAY'S SCORES

Reds 7: Maroons -3. Bill Funic & Miss Dorothy Lam (Reds) drew with Bill Gilles & K.C. Dao 15-8, 12-15.

Charles Lam & Donald Happ (Reds) beat Leo Leong & Joc Xavier 18-19, 10-12.

Sid Fowler & P.S. Ng (Reds) drbw with P.V. Yap & Horace Lọ 7-15, 16-B.

Businy Wade & Sof Faller (Reds) Leuf Robert Baker & H.H. Teos 15-11; 18-13.

VAH. Ismail & Mrs Shroff (Reds) drew with R.MV. Bibeiro & D. Fuertes, 16-11. 3-15,

Robert Tay & Miss Stell Corren (Gregna) beat K¡Y. Tam & H.F. Tal 15-10, 15-8 (post-. poned game.)

Wong Kal Cheung & Mru Norah Castro (Greens) beat Tony Souza & Mrs · Cissy Noronha -18-13, 15-8.

TODAY'S GAMES

A» Iriendly match betwee Craigenzower Cricket Club and Kowloon Tong Club, the teams to include "A" and "B" division players, will be contested ̈to- night at the Kowloon Tong Club Commencing at 7.30pm.

Grolgengower will be repre

vented by: Bill Funk (cup).

The HK Team is T. Har dirig. J. White, F. Hollands, † J. Goodman; T. Pilkington, J Marling A, Jones T Hemsley J. Pulty, A. Bennett, G. Aruss, J. Hayward); H. Finney, D. Ro berts, 1. G. Bond," G. Perkins; A. Stewart, W. Gillis, D. Fit- ches, W. Cameron; R. Irving N. Rolph, C. Moliram, H. Heath.

A: COD-TEAMS COMPRE "They following. A teams – havo Boen pelected to

represent Taun

Marsch Hassan Hammad, 85, of Egypt, crawks painfully ashore over the rocks. beneath Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, to Onlsh first in the mass swimming race across. the Channel organised by the Daily Mail.

Hammad swam from Cap Gris Nez in 12 hours 12 minutes, beating by only a minute Reger Le Morvan ́of France, who landed at St. Margaret's Bay.

Brenda Fisher of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, waves, after finishing the first woman home in the Daily Mail Channel Rape at Dover, Kent, în August 16.

Competing for the first time, she set up a new women's record for the channel: swim of 12 hours 43 minutes.

Brenda, who is 23, is Secretary to Mr Arthur Drewry, President of the Football. Lengar--Associated Press Photos,

Australian Jockeys To Go Home

The

they entered a weighting room Mrs Sellwood da expecting a London, Aug. 27. Australian jockoye, in England for the first time child to a few months' imo and "Scobie" Breasley, Several of the leading riders, they are anxious for the baby

tobo bom and brought up

and K. C. Wang, Bill Giles and Arthur K. C. Dão, Leo Leong and and Novillo Sellwood, both like Gorden Richards Eph and among their many friends in Wong Kal-cheong, Y. You of whom hold rich retainers Douglas Smith and Billy Rick- 2. A. Abbas, Hul

Kwan and

aby, introduced the Australians Australiage and have had a successful to owners and trainers and they Brensicy's retainer with the Lam King-tak.

season in Britain, are re-wore soon riding for most ofi The Kowloon Tong line-up turning home soon. will be: C. K. Leo and CRC. Wen, Jimmy Kog and Flairriy

When Billy Coolt left for Yapy, M., C. Hung and S. Australia hallway through the Lout and prosent son, loose Longue said it was because he was une popular

Calgeler Aveleddly - "bowlą";

|| Kambs on!" Saturday, September

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GJURI-51 ODIN NDOCIT KA.Leonard;

Cheup

Ydlowy Blips

Jockeys, who by criticising 14 zidings at every opportuni nindo His life here:

the leading stables when not big racing stable of Mr. James Rank has gone to the young wanted by the trainers who retained, them british bool Jockey Lester Plecott But Piggott will not Tadim riding records have be taking over until the 1983 been excellent and the big scastin, as Breasley intende army of mains regulars are scout the law Fimal sorry that they are going home, months of the prosent a

Reister... DOMESTIO BEASONS, Purely sastio reasons ‘haye

three" 100key) (10: return homes:

RUGBY

"SMITH"

By Henry Longhurst

To write of the amateur golf champion of 1981, Erie Martin Smith, who died last week at the age of only 12. ia a Inbour of love tinged with Intense personal re gret,

: For three years we shared at Cambridge a rich variety of undergraduntp life which might seem strange fantasy to the hard- working student of today, but was uncommonly good! at the time.

com: Smith, as he was so monly known that I will no longer give It the Inverted commas, was ihe sort of fellow you couldn't possibly help lik Ing. Ho was goy, cheerful, witty, sometimes outrageous, and the best of all partners at golf or anything else.

We must have played 50 foursomes together for Univer sily teams, including

against Oxford; and, in the end our partnership went into a cheerful, voluntary liquidation only because we came to know

weaknesses each other's

foo well-knowing that he know he was going to slice, and knowing that I knew he was going to hook. In fact, he play- ed two years for Cambridge and was never, in foursonies or “Oxford tingles, beaten by an ,man,

ON FIRST ATȚEUET_

His championship at West- ward Hot was a great surprise. He was 22, just down from Cambridge, and it was his arst. lime of entering: Towards the end his progress was. pung

in- tuated by telegrams from credulous friends, one which, widely attributed to me but in fact sent, I believe, by his later. foursome partner, W. E. S. Bond, read "Ridiculous, but stick to it."

ought

to

He won not because he was determined to, nor because hb had practised hard in fact, nothing would induce him b practiso at all but because when the time came, he wasn' afraid to. When, in the Indi against John de Forest, himself only 24, he was four up with 13 to play Ant beaten back to all square in the next 10 holes, he showed no sign of being shaken. Innumerable people

have"

won the championship. Smith did. To the world at large he could guate the time-honoured obser- vation of the umpiteto the dissatisfied dopariing baisipan. "If you don't believe it, look In tomorrow's papers,”

Incidentally though Forest was an all-steel mans Smith played only one shot ip the final with his steel shafted: spoon. All the rest were hick- Ho had a full, olde ory. fashioned, nowing swing, a fos to watch; and when we went to play one

Bedford day at his 'caddio remarked, "It'a lucky you don't play with sted! shafts, sir, You'd strangle your selt.

CHARACTERISTIC,

Not many years after wine ning his championship, Smith did a characteristic thing He gave the game up altogether: think he felt ho and had most of what golf had to offer and, if it was not fun any more, why on earth should's fellow play it?

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He took Instinctively those forms of service by. which map, seek to paybacke something in return for tho good things of life. Howe Territorial and, when invalided out of hil, regimičzil, în 1941; becamo a landing Ogure in the National Cadet Association. He. was a member of the Hartford chirp County Camell and tak The last didction became Morn ber of Parliamopt for Grang tham. · A hational, newspapeES headed the report of his death "A" Model" MPO”

doubt whether Eric Martlä Smith, had on dhemy, in su thế -world. He must also have Þorp: loved by the gods to be taken from it. so goon

TODAY'S SPORTS

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