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COMMONWEALTH TEAM REPLY WITH 341 FOR 7 TO ENGLAND'S 189

Kirigston, Surrey, Aug. 30,

The Commonwealth team were in a strong position at the end of the second day of their match against an England X1 høre today.

They scored 341 ruits for seven wickets declared in reply to England's 180 runs and before the close took Robertson'u wicket and England ended up 117 runs behind with nino wickets standing,

When the two Test players, Vijay Hazare, of Indin, and Everton Weekos, of the West Indies, resumed their innings this morning, there was every prospect of

a feast of runs.

Ladies' Open Tennis Entry Disappointing

.:

to rain.

THE CHINA - MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1951;

At Bournemouth: Hampshire 133 and 18 for na wicket. Essex. 107. There was no play today owing to rain.

They are two of the best There was no play today owing batsmen in the world and the pitch gave little hope to either the spinners or pacemen. They started well and 20 runs came 10 minutes, half to the in- dian, but then a surprise o At Leicester: Lancashire 163:

Hazare was

for uri- | Loicestershire · 130 curred. expectedly bowled with a ball There was no play today ow- that turned quickly-probably ing to rain. the first to do so in the whole innlugs.

Another Indian Test star,

three.

At Worcester: Somerset 210. Worcester 125 for two. Thera

to. no play today owing

WIS

rain.

The 1961 Colony Open Ladies and Mixed Doubles Polly Umrigar, then joined Tennis Championships, Weekes, but for a long line he sponsored by the Ladies saw tle of the bowling not between

that Weekes kept it deliberate

WAY.

a

Recreation Club, and which is to himself-it just happened are due to begin on Sunday. that Sept. 10,, have attracted The ong waiting for a stroke total number of 81 entries, may have affected Umrigar for

when his turn came, he hil as opposed to 34 last year.

fiercely at a well flighted ball and was. bowlcd.

dismissal of the

Heading the entries are those Doubles holders, of the Mixed

Mr and Mrs Ip Koon-hung, the Ladies Singles holder. Mrx Mary Chow.

Last year's Ladies' Doubles champions, Mrs Enid Lo Lition and Miss Law Haw Yee have not entered togethe, Mrs Lin being away..

RETURN OF MRS IP

The early popular in this country, was a two Indians, who are deservedly disappointment to the large crowd, but they had some com- pensation in what followed,

WEEKES SUPERD

the

At Lords: The two-day match

the MCC

and Gentlemen of Ireland was abari- doned as a draw owing to rain, MCC 192 for eight declared and 11 for no wicket. of Ireland 200 for seven declared (Shearer 101 not out).

Gentlemen

At Kingston: England XI 189 Commonwealth even declared and 35 for one.

341 for XI (Weckes 117, Barnett 62 not out). Rain restricted play.

Northamptonshire At Hove: 174.

for Sussex 178

eight (James Longridge 61 not out). Rain restricted play-Reuter.

COUNTY CRICKET

First they saw Weekes play- ing superbly. He was never at fault and his stroke play was artistic in the extreme. He gave an exhibition of every stroko in the book and reached his century in 155 minutes.

Mare than half of his runs came from boundary hits.

No play at all After he had gone for 117

The Ladies' Singles event

wealth

and

54

former

Tost

com-

London, Aug. 30, Cricket was almost plete washout today and it was matches, several hours after through heavy rain, had been abandoned for the day that the sun came out in most places,

was possible

in

the Leleesshire

versus

versus

versus

length bowling by Surrey were not particularly.

THIS ONE WASN'T GOAL FOR THE ARSENAL

THE CASE FOR THE

FOUR-DAY

TEST

By W.J. EDRICH

We have now the final proof on two of the big talking points of this season's cricket, First-that five-day Tests are too long. Second-- that a

lively wicket is the first thing needed for good cricket. The last of this season's Tests gave us constant interest, good cricket, and excitement: And it ended on the third day, In fact, the three most exciting Tests of the series of five have all ended with an outright decision in the equivalent of three days,

raule

Robertson, the Chelsea goalie, makes a wonderful save to put the ball behind from a fierce shot from an Arsenal forward during. the first half of their match. Arsenal wọn 3-1.

Tomorrow's Home Soccer Fixtures

The following is the Foolball programme morrow in all Divisions:

First Division

West Drom.

for

Sunderland v Wolves V: Man. U. ✓ Staky v. Charlton v. Huddersfield V Aston Villa

Tolterman.

v Bümley

v Chelsea

Miss Law, however, is teamed up with former Colony Ladies' Doubles runzer-up Miss Resi Rumjahn, and together, they are expected to go far in the event. Ladies' Favourites for the

Mrs be Doubles title should Mary Chow and Mrs Joan Wong

runs the crowd was treated to a Sze, although there will be no lack of opposition in the LRC fine display of hard-hitting by Lancashire,

Why? Simply because weather or the groundsman, gave the bowlers a Essex, Gloucestershire Australian combination of MIE Diana the

Yorkshire and Worcester versus

fighting chance. And that is what we have all beep pleading for for years, Cooper and Mrs Slagter, the players, Barnett and Tribe.

although Somerset matches, South China pair of Mrs Ip and Barnelt scored 50 runs in a

until I am mainly, a batsman and I his last, Denis enjoyed the body-even the treasurers— were entertained Mics Ullan Khoo and thete loss thun an hour and the hopes.

happy. rung 25 early afternoon before the de- suppose I should welcome the battle.

In Cralgengower entry of Mrs S. par added

idea of the plumb pitch which

GOODB : TO ATHOL Arsenal minutes

Di runs in 75cision was reached, Chiu and Mrs Violet Fowler.

of the DON'T FORGET THE CROWD the venom

And now h. mọ give you the Blackpool - minutes before rain stopped

neutralisos Surrey and Warwickshire be- attack against me.!

Balton But, quile for the second time,

gan play after lunch but after honestly,

What may be even more im- inside story of the final blow Berton would much prefer to

or twist--which has led to the Zutham the break the Com Surrey in 30 minutes had added have to Bght for nifty when the portant the thousands round the

declared

pitch, the customers who shower from cricket of that great bowles, Middlesbro with

retirement Liverpool - premature

Mars see the return of Mrs Ip Koon- lend of 102 runs and England 40 runs to lead.by 122 runs rain, ball and wicket are doing things, helt money through 'the turn- Athol Rowan. He has been Newcastle -U.

brought the day's play to an than potter on lo a hundred tiles to keep hung, the 104D Champion, after were forced to face some CX- end.

which is almost there for the going, enjoyed it too. A British bad knee all the season, and no

our great came struggling to keep going with his Frith a Reason's absence from the cellest

taking. event. A conspicuous absentee Umrigar and Khan Mohamed.

enterprising and the three wic-

crowd always loves to ace

will ever know how much he is Mra Stack, last year's

Both bowlers made the ball kets for mine runs by Wallon,

And so would-every cricketer fight, and just as clearly it is ong

But South Africa who is now in lift occasionally and the bats an offbreak bowler, rarely called worth his call. Denis Compton bored to tears by a monotony of suffered

forced on

noeded him and as their key Barnsley men were immediately

these days, was somewhat

got a real kick out of the runs

man he plugged away,

Birmingham seventy-odd ha mada against Although on the whole this to the detersive. The runs faltering..

and

It is my hope, therefore, in the South Africa in the first innings light of the very clear indications kunne was throbbing all the time. Hull

The last mainly in singles

arrived and the Blackburn Test

Cardur came year's entries pre disappointing Mohamed

of that last Test at the Oval. He of this tour, that the Board of Two nasty cracks-one from Bed-Leeds Econ had a success In the matter of new faces, there when he bowled Robertson.

was sweating pretty freely at the are at least four new players

ser and another from Shackleton | Leicester Matches will Control of Test end of it, and maybe his shots consider a revision of this idea made it worse. And then Holterham Brown and

Smith stayed in who will make their debut

of -did not help. A nasty twist Notts C.. together until the close, when

flow as freely as many ve day

10% Queen's .D.R.. this event - Miss Ullan Khon, gland were 35 runs for one

damps. Four people have seen them flow in should be ample. But it would the former Colony Badminton

twist the ball which shemeld W. wicket-Reuter.

other innings, but there Champion, Miss K. Phon, Mrs

good reason for that. The pitch shall allot four days and leave Firdle Brown blt for six

be pointless merely to say "We turned into a full-bass and which

Third Division (Southern) was on Athol Rowan's side and

used him 10 Brighton nearly

✔ Bournemouth trying

altogether. that great bowler was

hnd

Bristol R. ✔ Aldershot everything to win the Test which

They must

else's foot-hold inloghaan alsa make come into somebody

Youthend, Reading he knew, in his heart, would be decision about the preparation of when trying to bowl one a bit Ipswich the wickets on which those four wider to the England captain. *Mitwall day games would be played. Just, how this, choll be done, or what is fart may be said to have Northampton

docified the . Issue. Athal was Port Vale etions should be laid down, taken off after that--though he swindon

he Shrewsbury would not like to say..1 It is would have borne she pain acquay highly Specialised

bit longer. problem;

Perhaps the know- Wolish!

runner-up. Malayn.

London, Aug. 30.

Hutchison and Mrs-Anderton.-CLOSE-OF-PLAY- SCONES Mrs Slegter and Mrs Diona Cooper will provide the main. challenge among veterans of this tournament.

THE ENTRIES · LADIES' SINGLES

Mrs Mary Chow (holder), Mre Diana Couper, Mrs Mary Yang, Miss R. Mao, Mrs Slagler, Miss

The following were the close of play scores In first-class cricket games played today:

At the Oval: Surrey 127 and 56 for five. Warwickshiro 01 for nine declared. There was no further play today owing to rain, the wicket being flooded.

AL Bristol:

Gloucestershire

Ullan Khoo, Mrs Ip Koon-hung, 101. Yorkshire 102 for three. Miss K. Phos, Mrs Hutchison, Mrs Anderton.

LADIES' DOUBLES

Mrs Mary Chow and Mrs Joan Wong Sze; Miss Rosie Humjabri

and Miss Law Haw-yer, Mrs

Cooper and Mrs Slagler: Mrs

Dai Rees Strikes

Bad

Patch In

Violet Fowler and Mes C. C. Lotus Tourney

Chiu; Scholes and Hutchison; Mrz Yang and Miss Mao; Mra Rawlins

and Mrs

Getz; Mrs Ip and Miss Khoo,

MIXED DOUBĻËS... Cyril Kolewall and Mrs Hutchison; Gordon Lum and Mrs Joan Wong Sze; Leon Sla and Miss Ullan Khoo; Edwin

Teal and Mrs Mary

Sussex and Northamptonshire were not able to start their game until near the usual tea interval, but then Sussex, 82 runs for five wickets overnight,

won a keen race for first

Tead

and Innings Anished up four runs ahead with two wickets still standing.

James Longridge, playing his thousandth innings in first-class cricket, was the mainstay and 51 runs not out when stumps were drawn, he put Essex ahead with a four le leg in the last over of the day.-Reuter.

DOUG WRIGHT, IN FORM

Canterbury, Aug. 30. - † Doug Wright, the Kent and England spin bowler, who can be so brilliant and at other times so disappointing, had one of his good days today.

It was against the South Afri

cans here and they must have were

been thinking that they

koing well prior to a devastating

runs.

write

Play was restricted to a faw hours only, but the tourists had Southampton, Aug.. 30.

gone to 42

without any After two rounds in the trouble in replying to Kent's 163 Lotus £1,500 Professional

Then Wright, who was facing Golf Tournament on the this South African team for the Stoneham Course here, the first time, found the soft pitch lead was shared by Bobby Ideally suited to his bowling. Locke, of South Africa, with He clean-bowled Eric Rowan,

deceived McGlow with a leg Chow; Mr. 71. and 65, Dick Bartop, break and chattered his wicket another former British Open and took a return catch to get Champion, with 46:and 70, rid of McLean.

and W. C. A, Hancock, In

.

and Mrs W. J. D. Cooper; Lt. Cindr. Cook and Mrs Slagter: George Lin Jr. and Mrs Yong Norman Lo and Miss Riļa Loi K, С. Дло and Mrs. Elyle Trok: Choung Chow and Miss Law and 66, all at 186. Haw-yce; Mr and Mrs In Forty- ave players Koon-hung (holders);

With showed 50 runs for three Teul aggregates of 149 and batter wickets. Yun-pun and Mra Helon 10 Frank Voli and Miss Oher suplified for the last 36 hote

Erxican, alone stood up to the bowling but he went at 79 runs for a very valuable 41 runs,

All this he 'did within five Young Northerner, with 70 overs at a personal cost of only 14 rung, so that the scoreboard from. 42 runs for no wickets

woon.

Singapore Will

Send Swimmers Te Olympics

tomorrow.

"Today's play was delayed for

*

did

not

Forest Hills Tournament

it at that,

days

Ho

and cach ground, probably, has ledge in his heart that he had

Layton O.

Home

v Preston N.E.

Kecond Division

V

Sheffield U.) V. Notis E.

Brentford West" Hain

v Everton

v Luinn

V Bug - v' kiwkintos

Doncaster Southampton

V ser ✔ Palace

V Mistol C

Watford Plymoutli v Kolcheste v. (Nejmark Norwich

Its own dimeylles because of bowled his last ball in cricket, ! Third pleision (Northern)

the different texture of the turf. But it is not a problem which is insuperable. And I feel it should be tackled.

caused the tears in his eyes In the drew ig room afterwords,"

Accrington Bradford

Cricket will be poorer for the Crows loss of Athol Rowan, and South Halifax OR THE GROUNDSMAN Africa's traglently so. He is no apolo

Mansfeld of the greatest bowlers and niopst Rochdale I feel it is altogether wrong fellows it has been my privilege Scunthorpe that the local groundsman should to mea, in many miles of travel Southport be left with the authority to pre- in this wonderful game. chooses for a test match. On the pare whatever type of wicket he things he does or falls to to

Casualties In Amateur Boxing

Officialdom

Tranmere

York

v. Stockport

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технят

Bradford:

v Carible

v Grimsby

*Jatipools tisknow

Workington vidnam

v Kaleshead Darlington

Chesterfield

Scottish UK (“A”

Morton Fotilrik LanaIE

Motherwell Bitriing

Forest Hills, N.Y.,

Aug. 30. Herbie Flam, who was the runner-up last year, won his way into the quarter-finals of the U.S. National Tennis Championships today by de feating Dick Moylan 4-6, 6-2,

hinges the enjoyment of thou... 6-2, 7-5,

rands of people, and perhaps the Budge:Patty ulso went into cricket honour of a nation. the quarter-foals with

The groundsmen-they are an -0-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory

excellent body of man-should; { of course, be consulted and their Mervyn Rose of Australia,

Vic Seixas and Ken McGregor skill respected. But when it Considerable back - R bott had an argument with comes to the matter of þ. Test linesmen over decision on Me-wickel, they should be working ang is one o

officials on the amateur side of Dundee U. Grekat's service, while Patty under directions from higher up boxing-one of it very dign. homur demanded that a Ilnesman

be I would like to soo the grounds-fied and precious little of it in Dundermine removed for incompétence been told to get more pace in the best interests of the boxers. Albton cause he called a fool fuult on the plich and enough life to As is usual when committees Cor Patly. Tho lineaman was enable the spinnors to turn the allow bickering to take pre- Kilmarnock allowed to remain but another bail from the start. official was added,

a 1+0.

over

RS TOPP OUT '*' Mrs Magda Rurac, Rumanian refugee now, iving in Los An-- Keles, kcored an upset to reach the quarter-finals against Mrs

conquered Mrs Potriala. Can- ning Todd p-7; 2-6,'0-1, -

If they achieve that our tests will contain fun..and option. In their four days, with every

afterwards, they stayed together Walker-Smith of Britain as she Inter-Zone Final

For Melbourne

cedence over boring, there have been notable, casualties.

Next season's Amateur Boxing Association Council, for instance, will function, without the aid of

Mr W. T. Loveth (Chits BC).

one of its Byest and last y personalities ther

Fours.: Loveit, though

siccted, a vice president of the

hir

division

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v Bart Elle

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v. Falkirk

Cawdenbeath Hamison

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Turpin Loses His Way On Road Work

Now York, Aug. 31. Randolph Turpin's, comp reported ha got lost yester day morning while doing road work with his brother Jackly on the back moun táin.roads near Grossingers, New York.

"We Agure he did ten to 13. miles instead of the usual flivý soven miles, said his handlers, who inally rescued the pall when they phoned in

from lonely farmbouso

Thursday resumed. boxing on

and was expected to go about six rounds with his including

sparring partner Jackie Keough, of. Cleveland, whom he knocked out last May. in London.

His handlers said. Randolph is getting hundreds of fan let tors from Americans who, have never met him and is answering

cách ba longhand.

He shook me down, he did," said Randolph after falling to win the $12-camp pool on the Kid Gavilan-Billy Graham world welterweight title flight,"

Turpin diew Gaylian, to win In the seventh reund, but the Cuban retained his tile on points over 15 rounds.

Meanwhile, Ray Robin- Sugar son took another day off, and will box four rounds dally from Fri- day. through Monday. He is down to 154 lbs, from the 162 when he entered camp.

Asciated Pres.

trained

EVEN MONEY?

London, Aug. 80. Three of Britain's leading bookmakers belleve Middle- weight Champion Randolph Turpin of England is close to an even money shot to bent Ray Robinson again in their return 15-rounder at the Polo Grounds on September 12.

New York, Robinson is rated a 12 to favourite by bookmakers to win back his crown. Bookmaking is legal in Dritain. It is

Illegal in York.

New

Turpin, a four to one under- . dog, won a 16-round decision from Robinson in London July 10-Associated Press.

Gavilan Wants To Take On Turpin

on

New York, Aug. 30, Welterweight Champion Kid Gayilan today rejected a proposal for an October 20 return bout with Billy Gra- ham and there was a good possibility that Graham.may take on Charles Humez, the French holder of the Euro- pean welter crown. d

British promoter Jack Solo- mona sad ho was very interested. in putting on such a match with the winner. to face Gavilan. Manager Irving Colten, who claimed the world title for Graham today, sald he planned to talk things over with Solo- mons

Gavilan, 'winner of a contro-

split versial

decision. Graham by the alimmest

qver

of

margine in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, was more interested in poeting Middleweight Champion Randolph Turpin of England than in anything else.

Bke Turpin's style," said the-flashy Cuban Champlon.. Associated Press.

Tour Of Britain

Cyclists Take Wrong Road

Nottingham, Aug. 80.

A photo was called for by the judges at the finials of today's stage in the Toir of Britain cycle race as I, West and R. Jowett finished so

Home Football close together

Results

The stage was from Bear-

€125. borough to ': NorlinghumYA - Indlow) but after travelling about 23 mliga discovered that men were on the wrong

"Theirgin,

road, London, Aug. 197 The following wore the re- Bagi muita of football matches played

90 minutes owing to the heavy his brought Fullerton and fain, which filled bupkers and created large pools of water on Cheetham together, and for the 50% 116 "minutes occupied by "play fairways

and KINDERS. Even then play was possible only and added 119, runs, so that the by lng new teeing grounds Spath Arloore have gained a Bird quities' new holes on first innings advantage.WE several greens.

In a match called 'because of

"Melbourne, Aug! PLE

in the council trom Cheotham has so far hit 70 darkness. 18-year-old Ham

West MAY LOSE TROPHIES

runa and Fullerton 50 runs in put in a surprisingly the United States and London.c Singapore, Aug. 31.

Cheetham hit the bowling from.

fight against defendlig Swalen have agreed to play Torty years in the sport and today: Singaporeans (pre, gaipgi

10

The most notable failure of the start and fine found, the Champion Art: Larsen: Larsen their Davis Cup." Interzone and of the shiest ways of gattā Took the pit the der wes De Rees, Britain's undry

Ional SECOND DIVISION 19 times so

won the first at 6-1, lost the giant. Round matches here from Britain's "oujo in inte Matchplay Champion. He was whils Dlympics slaning

Fullerton, posibil

feading for the Harry Vardon attack with a solid

who mixed stond he won the third Golf December:18-13, the 24 stralian boxing. Lovek reels fits loss of stul cur

defence, and lost the fourth 3-1. The Lawn Termission said offon keonly--but lake Note County Tro Singapore e swimming Envival Gold Trophy. After he claimed flyg hours while were all even af, 5-5, Lenin's on Thursday, "ap

philosophically

Bypas service coming up, when the US, which lost the I do not mind so long a Association announced 1967 resterday, he took 177 becoming to fourth

member than d. thomand runa on the resume at that point on Friday!

Eric Rowan Tab Sin Whall; sommary of hath trophins, for which Charlie Chpalliam, an tho Asspelaflot sale el port Want now the chief com- Athers formances of swimmers would already on By the core of play

Flish Ryder:| rural for the slow' of tour, wión Kab Cupseem, also ailed to:

Championships

|lost" five holes.**

1100D would be held by with threp, sixes ́‚in chef of the party to score, more match, was eglied wine, HM trophy. źlast year side winner of thood wied succodd mo:Work for i

28,

be carefully muted as a guide to Tool Hatreonyes a new South: Africans, but made 198 welecting / Binmpore's team WEISAL FOOL's uncontests.

A leg infection forced

"the Amerigan Zone compelittoji, sno good of amalpur das |white, wodonartrar: winne fom willikoontul ahalk

bef Tho wirinion

awalt a decision on the error but five were nearly two miles ahead. It was decided to neutratieo

the reco

reep until York, ncarty 20

Jowelf wandel Beth Frere, ilmed, at 5

second.

brz 28 min, 25 acc

Wood was inches behind

THIRD DIVISION. SZERETNORTHERN)

in third place, with

Choster

the same time,ANTA

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the fourth position

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