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THE CHINA MAIL; WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1958,

HAMPSHIRE TAKE A CLEAR LEAD IN THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE

London, May 26. Hampshire took a clear lead in the English County Cricket Cham- pionship table when they narrowly defeated Kent by 47 runs at Southamp ton today.

Kent had been set to score 304 at a run a minute for victory. Godfrey Evans, the England Test wicket-keeper batsman, raised the Kent bld to get the runs after three wickets had tumbled for only 18 runs.

Cuts, drives and hooks flowed from his bat When he even= tually fell to a catch on the boundary, Evans had scored 03 out 119 runs in 83 minutes, He hit 14 boundaries and in one over from Gray he Look 15 runs. The later batanen hit out bravely but could not over- come early setbacks.

Glamorgan, leaders, had but drew

Nottinghamshire's

overseas (Kent), AJ. Watkins (Glom-

leg spinners, Bruce Dooland organ), W. Watson (Yorkchire). (Australia) and Gamint Goone-D.C. Morgan (Derbyshire), R.

(Ceylon) shared Use Tattersall (Lancashire), D. Ken se

(Worcestershire), FS. bowling honours with ve Sur-you

Trueman (Yorkshire). T. Spen- rey wickets cach.

cer (Leicestershire).-Reuter.

Nottingham, in turn, collapsed England off- with 108, the spinner taking six for it. Bat- conditions were easier, who were joining

gecond no county game when Surrey batted #

to make 198 in exelting low- time needing scoring game nt Port Talbot three hours to win, but they TELE first their with the Gentlem of Ireland. made mfely

the match Wir Woodhur, the Glamorgan codderation and captain, took eight Irish wickets peteret ont le a draw, in the match for 33.

Hampshire

have งวดน

There was a keen finish nij 40 Worcester, where Essex, Jeft to score 285 in just over three.

points from six games. Middle

as a

moved Into

hours

LEAGUE

TENNIS

In the only Mixed Doubles "B" Division Tennis League

sex

to win, failed by only match second place with 38 points from live matches three runs, and the match was With eight wickets a result of their win by 101 drawn.

over Sussex, at Lord's, down, Trevor Bailey tried to being behind on Arst win the match off the last ball of the day, but skled a catch to

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES

after innings.

Middlesex declared, leaving mid-on. Sussex to get 202 in just under two and a half hours to win. England batsman Denis Comp- ton excelled with the ball, tak- Ing

four Sussex wickets with his lefl-urm slow deliveries for 37 runs. Middlesex won with 15 minutes tu spare.

The following were the re- ults of pricket matches which ended today:

AL Port Talbot: Glamorgon drew with the Gentlemen of Ireland. Glamorgan 63 and 01 BATTLE OF THE ROSES

for six declared (Armstrong four of Ireland In the "Ruses" match ai for 10). Gentlemen Manchester, Cyril Washbrook, 77 and 81 for nine (Woller Tour

for 12, Shepherd four for 17). the Lancashire opening batsman,

leted the Yorkshire attack to At Birmingham: Warwickshire enable him side to draw.

beat Derbyshire by 200 runs. Warwickshire 339

ning Early in his finings he was struck on the jaw by a "bouncer" declared and 134 for six declared, from England fast bowler Fred Derbyshire 197 and 70 lullies Trueman He retired to have five for 23). two stitchi

In the

Inforted

AL Taunton;

Gloucestershire

wound, and then returned to bent Somerset by 101 runs carry his score to 05 not out Gloucestershire 275 and 242 for

the

Throughout he "used" bowling while gathering sull-

four declared (Milton not out 100 and 137 Somersel 117). cient runs to make Yorkshire's (Gimblett 51, Weils eight for task Impossible.

31). (Cloucestershiro 1st innings Gloucestershire's 24-year-old total has been officially corrected off-spinner, Brian Wells, looks from 276 to 276). like becoming one of the colour- ful personalities in county

played yesterday, Chinese Recreation Club held to an exciting were finish by Ladies' Recreation Club before emerging vic- tors by five sets to four.

Although the Chinese Club led by 2-1 in the first round of Rames and lengthened their lead to 4-2 by the end of the seconci round, the LRC players made a spirited recovery in the third round to draw level at 4-4.

In the deciding ninth set, S. Saul and Miss Rogers battled to

5-5 score with Choy Tin-k'n and Mrs G Lo, when the is.ue appeared practically over Choy slipped and began to lome.

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The Chinese player however, gamely struggled on not only to complete the game but also take the next two games for set and match,

In the Men's "D" Division four matches were played off. with South China following up their win over CRC last week with another good victory over Kowloon Tong Club by 7% sets to 11⁄2.

THE SCORES Mixed "B" Division

CRC 5, LRC 4

Mrs E. Took and Cheung At Manchester: Lancashire Chow (CRC) lost to Mrs Getz drew with Yorkshire, Lancashire and E. Saubolle 5-7; beat Miss and 180 for seven (Wash Rogers and S. Saul 0-1; lost to rook not out 65, Wardle six for Mrs Ayres and F. C. Stuckey TB), Yorkshire 240 for hice 2-0. declared (Suteliffe 82, Tattersall Ave for 50).

cricket. On leave from national service in the Army, Wells to- day took eight Somerset second innings wickets for 31 in his side's comfortable victory by 191 runs at Taunton.

A: Worcester: Worcester- Luckless Somerset are now the only county in the table shire drew with Essex, Worces- without

a point, Nottingham-tershire 355 for seven declared shire gained their Grst points of and 288 for five declared (Ken-

and Chung Mrs. A. Choy Yu-lo (CRC) lost to Mrs Getz and Saubolle 2-6; beat Miss Rogers and Saut 6-4; Beat Mrs Ayres and Stuckey 0-1.

KEEPING CORONATION CUP

OUR

HIBS 4

SASSENACH NEWCASTLE O

MIND

RIGHT OFF

HIBS AND

EVEN CELTIC

CELTIC 2 ¡MAN UTD.

Scors MIGHT COMPLAIN OFER!

BUT NOT

CELTIC

WE RATE ALEC BEUSERS

· 12 FOR 35 AGAINST WARWICKSHIRE AS THE WEEKENDS DEADLIEST DEED.

THIS IS WHERE ICAME IN

21 NGAN OUTA

ALL OUT FOR 45 IN THEIR ARST INNINGS

WARWICKSHIRE

HAD VERY LITTLE MORE BATTING THAN

THE AUSSIES

AT LORD'S

AND 52 IN THE SECOND.

AGRAND PRACTICE "FOR MANCHESTER

MR.MORRIS

WHERE THERE WAS NONE AT ALL

MARCIANO'S

KO WIN

WAS THE NEXT

NEAR

THING

"DO NO

-PLAY

AT ALL

"SORRY CHUM

AH WELL,

NO PLAY LEFT, DIGGERS HAVE

WON

IT MAKES

Á CHANGE

FROM THE TOURISTS'

HABIT OF

'NO PLAY ON THE THIRD DAY.

JOE GOT SOME £90,000

FOR STAYING ON HIS FEET

2MINS 25SECS.

A PAL OF

MINE WHO

STOOD ON

HIS FEET

CUTSIDE

LORD'S FOR

SIX HOURS

FOR NOTHING RECKONS THERE AIN'T NO JUSTICE!

ALLIETT

London Express Service

Denis Compton Is Emerging

From The Shadows

Says PETER DITTON

At Lord's I watched for four hours while a man struggled to re-establish himself in the profession he once dominated. The man was the profession, cricket.

saw

Drobny Every Inch A Champion As Hel

Beats Gardini

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Paris, May 262 Jaroslav Drobny, of Egypt, the holder, entered the semi-final of the Men's Singles when the French Lawn Tennis Championships were continued at Stade Roland' Garros here today.

He had a smooth win over Fausto Gardini, of Italy, one of Europe's best players, by 6-3, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, and will meet Vic Seixas, of USA, who beat Australia's Lewis, Hoad 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

Drobny completely swamped the Italian Number One in the first two sets. The former Czech was every inch a champion as he battered through Gardini's defences, to, win point after point.

When trailing 1-4 second set, the Italian

of a

in the Seixas was the centre

Idol- called bitter controversy over

Inst Davis Cup for a bucket of water and faulting in the ducked his head into it at each Challenge Round in Adelaide changeover. He certainly need- : Mr Harry Hopman, captain-t ed his "cooler because he manager of the Augralion team!! persisted in chasing Drobny's said here tonight: "I saw Selkas shots long after they had passed foot faull repeatedly in his him for winners.

Drobny droppri the

Inatch with Houd. Drobny is perfectly within his right in, 49- third manding a foot fault; judge font

set, but in this he seemed to be his match with Seixas, LA practising rather than playing tournament tennis, and several

Ken Rosewall,

18-year-old

of his attempted cuts and drop Australian Champion; opposes shots found the bottom of the Enrique Alorca of Argentina in the other semi-final, Heuler.

nct.

In the fourli set Drobny

service, dropped his

and Gardini took a 3-1 lead.

EUROPEAN BASKETBALL

The Champion then lightened his game. Serving viciously, and volleying and smashing with precision, he levelled at three-all. At 6-3 to Drobny, the Italian

took

the Champlon's pre service to love and went to forty-love on his own delivery, but Drobny came back to win the match after missing one match point.

The

WOMEN'S SINGLES

semifinals

In

the

TOURNAMENT

Moscow, May 27. Yugoslavia beat Israel 57- 55 in the most exciting match of the European

Women's Singles event will be basketball tournament to- oll American. Top seeded day. Yugoslavia won the Maureen Connolly, the Wim-game iterally in the last bledon Champion, won her second of the 20 minutes' quarter-final agains! Suan extra play. Partridge, the former British Wightman Cup player, 3-6, 0-2, 6-2.

Israel were leading through-, out the game and ended the Arst half with a score of 32-23 in Denis Compton and She will now play Mrs Dorothy their favour. They continued Knode-Head, an American re-leading in the second half, but sident in Turkey, for a place in the Yugoslavs caught up to level the One is that physically Denis Comp-

final. Mrs Knode-Head the score at 55-55," Two points now appear worth making.

defeated Mme, Ginette Bucaille ton is, fit again. No-traces of-the-leg injury, which laid him low, are visible. The

After this they played four, second is that mentally his approach to the game is much sounder than at any (France) 6-3, 0-0.

extra periods of ve minutes! The other semi-final will be each, without scoring in the', time in the past three or four seasons.

Dawkes, standing wel Derbyshire pace, and

between those great friends and first three periods. has Jackson, the Already this season he

for back, held a good catch at head rivals, Miss Doris Hart and Miss has played

ball, height.

Shirley Fry. Miss Hart today! The Yugoslav tactics, which: recorded one century, and the bowler who 06 that. I

him make England, took the new

the

beat Mrs Joan Rinkel-Queriler, finally won them the match, against Derbyshire Was

Compton advanced two

In length of time it was not British wite of a Netherlands were to give up free throws and innings of a man rapidly com-

three yards down the wicket to a typical Comptonian innings. international, 6-3, 6-3; and Mist, hold the ball the last 10 seconds, ing back to form.

him as he ran in to He had been batting for just

climinated the Fry

French then try a long shot. Number One, Mine. Nelly The famous Compton sweep bowl. What would have been short of three hours when he

was was finally out.

landed in the But this

Finally, they basket exactly as the whistle effect against off-spinners was converted into a full toss and think was evidence of the new Adamson 6-1, 4-8, 6-0.

It must have which he uses with devastating a good length delivery

Seixas, in his match against and gong sounded the, end very much in evidence. Four driven hard in the direction of Compton and

MCC Hoad, been reassuring to the

Australian kept the three mid-on. times in the space of

In this closely fought mnich members sitting in the pavilion.

the youngster continually an

both sides displayed exceeding- Derbyshire slow bowler, Smith,

run and gave him-no-let-up ly skilful and accurate play Kleuter. with the sureness of oldi,

OVER-EAGER

meet

of

the season when lending Surrey yon-129,-Richardson-90). Ensex (CRC) lost to Mrs Getz and overshe swept the young-But-having apparently satis-London Express Service.......... sa

a rain-damaged Trent Bridge 351 for four declared and 282 for on and innings.

nite (Dodds 81. Perks six for The relgring Champions lost 107), their live reinbihing wickets on pitch,

At Nottingham: Nottingham- shire drew with Surrey. Nottinghamshire 318 and 108 (Laker six for 58, McMahon four for 35). Surrey 220 (Con-

Mrs C. Lo and Choy Tin-kin Snubolle 4-0: beat Miss Rogers

and Stuckey 6-4.

[1

and Saul 7-5; beat Mrs Ayres to the rails, each shot played Aed himself that he could

necessary perform this pet

Men's "D" Division HCRC 3, CRC "I" 8

eagerness

trick of his, Compton took the somc getting opportunity of practice.

Hongkong's Table 6, booland five for 75) and 135 and Y. 11. Leung 1-6; lost to P. keep the fielders on their toes fully and

Tennis Stars

In Manila

Manila, May 27.

for five (Eric Bedzer Dooland four for 48).

At

Lord's:

56,

At Southampton; Hampshire brat Kent by 47 runs. Hamp shire 279 for nine declared and 185 for dight declared. Kent 141 and 250 (Evans 03, Mayers Hongkong's table tennista, Shackleton six for 14). aces, Sih Su-chu and Cheng

Middlesex beat Kwok-wing, will see action sex by 101 runs, Middlesex tonight in their first appear. 353 for five declared and 234 unce here.

for seven declared (Brown 64). Sussex 886 for eight declared (James Langridge not out 50) and 300 (Denis. Compton four for 37).

The visitors will meet alther Ton Ta Taun, Deograclus Aguasin, Tronto Ibanes or Delfin Calinga, all semifinalists in the Metropolitan Tournament.

4

Rocky Marciano

To Visit H.K.

The

DROBNY PROTESTS

United Press

OTHER RESULTS Paris, May 20.

Moscow, May: 27, 1. M. H. Wong, and F. Pho His running between the His concentration appears

Top-seeded Jaroslav Drobny Rumania defeated Switzerland, ! (HCRC) lost to P. 1. lu and W. | wickets was also very good much better these days, for he

of Egypt today drew the atten- by 74 to 30 in the European. L. Lem 2-0: lot to 02. F. Wong although in his

tbwatched every ball most care-

tion of the Tournament Com-Basketball Championships-here played it on its

mittee of the French Interna- H. Chiu and C. M. Chau 1-0, he had occasionally to be given merits.

tional Lawn Tennis Champion today. Manila, May 20. a firm "No" by his partner,

ships here to the alleged re- Czechoslovakia' defeated valy showed

World Just once or twice he had a

Heavyweight posted fool-faulting by the 59 to 43. Just once Complon

off Boxing Champion. Rocky Mar-American, Vie Seixas, in the that he disliked being pegged flash at one outside the down in his scoring rate. It stump and finally this led to clano, will visit Hongkong:

quarter-finals today. occurred in the over before his downfall. He got a tickle

Seixas beat Lewis Hoad of said that Marciano "definitely" Australia in straight seis and would come to the Philippines will meet Drobtly, the holder, in the semi-final, probably on in the middle of July on

Thursday, nid include Oriental tour that would Hongkong, Japan, Singapore and plan- Guam. He added that he ned to make arrangements for Marclano to defend his title here in December-United Fress.

J. Figueiredo and Cho Kai- man (HCRC) beat P. F. Wong and Y. H. Leung 6-4; lost to P. H. Chiu and C. M. Chau 5-7; bent P. I. Iu arxi W. L. Lam 6-2, A. Luk and R. Mão (HCRC) Just to 1. F. Wong and Y. H. Leung 4-6; lost P. II. Chlu -6; brat P. and C. M. Ch II and W.L. Laum 7-5.

KCC, IRC I

E. K. Abbas and C. Chura (RCC) beat R. Omar and Al Cassumbhoy 6-3; beat O. Adem and S. Rumjalin. Jr. 0-4; beat A. 6. Runjahn and. All Khan 7-3. At Northampton: Northamp-

W. Pepperell and A. Paul tonshire, drew with Leicester (KCC) beat R. Omar and Al

Northamptonshire The Hongkong players, here shire.

363 Cassumbhoy 0-0, bent 0. Adem on the Invitation of the Table and 132 for two (Livingston Tennis Association of the not out 58). Leicestershire 407 and S. M. Rumjahn Jr. 6-1; beat A. S. Rumjahn and. All Khan Philippines, arrived on Sunday (Palmer 201, Clarke

six for

0-3. for д four-night exhibition B5)-Router.

Postuma and de Jong (KCC) beat R. Omar and Al Cassum- bhoy 6-2; beat O. Adem and S. M. Rumjahu Jr. 6-3; lost to

serica.

games

They will wind up their tour which begins at Edgbaston today· } (SCAA) best T. W. Yau and J.

Feminine Professionals Are Playing Better Golf

Today Than Ever Before

Bakersfield, California, May 26. Golf's feminine professionals are playing better golf today than ever before — in spite of the absence of Babe Didrikson Zaharias from their ranks — the new Queen of the Fairways said.

This was revealed today by sports promoter Jess Cortes who

an

The title holders, the USSR. beat Hungary 04 to 54,0

The half time scare was 32 to 18-France-Presse.

Drobny told the Committee Shirai Not Going

To Manila

a competent foot that unless fault judge was appointed for his match with Seixas, he would refuse to go on the centre court.

Nearula Responding League Bowls

To Treatment

In London, May 20.

a Third Division League match played at the Nearula, who is being treated Bowls for lameness, may not have to C.C.C. yesterday evening, the miss the Epsom Derby us was I.R.C. beat the C.C.C. 4-1.

The following are the scores:

ecc (1)

IRC (4) once feared,

6. Aboo SH. Khah Captain-CF-Elsoy, the colt's L.J. Wade

E.lt, Marker J.I. Xavier trainer, suld today: "Nearula is A.E. Castra definitely responding to treat D.A. Ilosario (12) DR, Sadick (28)

ment."

TEST TRIAL TODAY

Louise Suggs, leading lady money-winner this year, On Friday they will face the Metropolitan Champion and

Birmingham, May 27.

explained that competition is continuing to force a better "runner-up.ON "the mllowing |~A~ glich which ha been "A. S. Rumjahn and Ali Khan

calibre of play from the powder puff professionals. day (Saturday) they will play specially prepafed for

several 2-0. in invitational

against months should give batsmen and

"The Babe is a great person-

Miss Suggs almost blew the tourney when the bogeyed the the top Filipino and Chinese bowlers un equal chance to prove

Dr C.C. Ma SCAA 734 KTGCA 131⁄2

ally, a great competitor and a

R.K. Pavil players.

their ability in the Test trial

great golfer," Miss Suggs said. 17th hole. However, she match- Guy Lam and T. T.

Nearula, a two to YuFor many years it was neces-ed Miss Berg with a sensational

one fay-YA, Batik

S. Leonard. for the Derby, im- P. Manson sary to boat her to win a tour-60-foot putt that lipped the cup ourite Warwickshire's Secretary, Mr Chen 6-0; beat C. C. Wan and nament, but I don't believe that on the 18th to stay in competi-mediately after he had won the AM. Soare

Was P.K. Lau Leslie Deakins, denouncing this J. Poon 0-3; los! "to"P. II. Wu this has been true in the past tion. Miss Berg then three-putted Two Thousand Guineas, yesterday, sald the pitch, which and A. Wong 2-6.

two or three years."

on the overtime bole to give offered at ten to one by one was covered during last Mon

bookmaker C. T. Koo and M. K. Fong

Miss Sugge top money-United London

today. day's thunderstorm, was in good] (SCAA) drew with T. 'W. Yều

Router. Miss Suggs added, "She was a Press, condition:

and J. Chen 6-0; beat C. c. real challenge to us, but I believo Two changes have been made Wan and J. Foon 7-5; beat P. H. we've gradually reached the standard she set and are now in the Rest side, N. H, Rogers, Wu and A. Wong 0-4.

surpassing it. We've got to if

on June 1 by playing against an all-Chinese selection.-France- Presse.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

"

the Hampshire balaman, and

་

D. C. Morgan, the Derbyshire (SCAA) beat T. W. Yay and J.

Y. P. Shum and D. D. Yub we want to stay in the money." pace-bowler, replacing the in. Chen 6-3; beat C. C. Wan and Jured W. J. Edrich and G.-J. Poon 0-4; beat P. I. Wu and

A. Wong 0-2. THE TEAMS

·

Hutton

LRC 6, RECHEIO 1 -

On Tuesday, 2nd June, the Lock. Club's property at Happy Valley will be open and

England reserved for the UBO of (Yorkshire, captain), TE. Bailey Williams and Marlin (LRC) Members of the Hong Kong (Essex), RT. 8impach (Not lost to M, Souza and Figueiredo Jockey Club and their Ladies tinghamshire), P.D. May (Bur-4-0; beat Azedo and L Souza who must wear their Members ), DC. Compton (Middle-0-4; beat. Xavier and Guterres

A.V. Bedser (Gurrey),G-2. Badges and lady's Brooches, J.C. Laker (Surrey)... Beckmeyer and valeboś Souzh and otherwise they will not be Wardle (Varkihiro), W. citat (Inc) beat

Vency(loucestershire), PA. Figueiretto, 6-4; bout Azedo and admitted thereto,

Gibb (Essex), A.E. Moss (Mid-Souza 0-3: lost to Xavier and mere).

Guterres 2-0. By Order of the Stewards,

Rest - FJ.

Browa

Rawling and Ayres lost 10 H. MISA,

(Northamptonshire, captain), Bouza and Figueiredo 1-0; beat Secretary, NH. Rogers (Hampshire) DS. Azedo and Souza 6-1; beat

Sheppard (Bussex), TG. Evans Kavler and Guterrea 1-5, 2-

Tho

St

As an example of what come petition does, Miss Buggs pointed to her narrow victory recently in the $3,600 Fakersfield Invita tional Tournament. She packet- ed $870 to boost her seasonal earnings to $8,812, after booting

Patly Berg of giniling Andrew's, Ill., on the first hels of a sudden death play-off.

Both Mios Suggs and us Berg fired identical 784 in the first round of play. bettered that by three strojčen în a duel for top money, the following day, hoekver, to finish the 30-hole event with 140.

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Tokyo, May: 6 Dr Alvin Calin,; aúnager at the world flyweight champion, Yoshio Shiral, salday "there is not one word of truth" in reports that Shirdi yould go to Manila In the near future, for a non-title fight with, thai Fili plno, Tonny Campo.

He was commenting on Press reports from Marlin which sold the fight had beeni-amzounced by Campo's manageKit suimah Shiral recentlyon tilersect- alon over Campo in,tifeir. Alla

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