1953-07-08 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1953,

MIDDLESEX LEAD IN THE

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE BY 18 POINTS

London, July 7.

Middlesex strengthened their position at the head of the English, County Cricket Championship table today when they beat Warwickshire, the 1961 Champions, by 148 runs.

They won mainly through the dominance of their spin bowlers, Jack Young and Fred Titmus, whose control of length and direction always had the batsmen guessing on a pitch that had taken spin since the previous day.

game la|years. Burrey, with three matches Warwickshire, set to get 342, Welsh county have a

in hand over Middlesex, are 20 runs to win, lost half their side band.

Spectators were ademitted free points in arTESTS. for 73 and were, eventually all

Yorkshire, who suffered their out for 103. Norman Horner, at Liverpool today to see Lan.

in four matches, who dolled the attack for 100 cashire clinch the victory which third defent minutes und hit me fours in escaped them during extra time lost their remaining four wic- kets in 35 minutes today for the his C4. was the only batman to on Monday night offer any real resistance to the

addition of 34 nuns, and Surrey were left to get only 18 runs, chosen Young Titmus combination.

Offspinner Jim Laker, for the third Toot which begins Young took six wickols for 57

on Thursday. and Titmus four for 99,

at Old Trafford took 10 Yorkshire wickets in the match for 105 runs.

· Middlesex, with 110 points from 10 matches, have an 10 points Jestuve their nearest rivals, Glamorgan, who were beaten by 10 wickets by Lancashire, but the

Lancashire scored the necessary six runs in tight deliveries.

LEAN PERIOD Surrey, the pennant holders, are coming back into the hunt, They gained

mart 10 wickets

horne win over Yorkshire who are now passing through one of their leonest periods for many

OPEN SINGLES

Was

Omar-Rosselet

Match Quite The Best

By "TOUCHER"

A. M. Omar of Indian Recreation Club and Craigen. gower's C. R. Rosselet provided the main highlight of the 13 first round matches of the Colony Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championship yesterday.

Omar, who opened with a three on the first head, played top class bowls through the first 11 heads and Hbreaked forward to an 18-4 lead.

Although the match seemed in his favour, Souza last out on almost over Rossclet come a measure on the 21st head 10 back with a fighting recovery, concede the match by 10-21 to reminiscent of his late father, to his opponent. draw level at 19-10 on the 22nd head.

With lowly Nottinghamshire gaining their second Champlon- York- thip win of the season, at the expense of Derbyshire,

third 10 shire dropped back from the

bottom of the table. Early in the day Notting-

bo to hamshire appeared

head- is victory, un ing for an innings the Derbyshire tallend batsmen were inspired by the fine per- formance of their

Guy captain, Willatt who, though practically

but

a cripple because of a pulled muscle, batted soundly for threa hours with the services of a Eventually runner and hit 07. Nottinghamshire were left to get 94 to win, which they did in an hour without loss.

LIGHT BLUES WIN

In an exciting finish to the Inter-varsity match at Lord's, Cambridge snatched t two wickels wi over Oxtord with only three minutes to spare.

Cambridge, who had been sel

COME OFF IT, LITTLE MO! Be Your Age-You're Not In The Cabinet Yet

CC

Says J.P.W. MALLALIEU, M.P.

I would recognise Hell if I saw it because I've seen Wimbledon during the Tennis Championships.

There would be the same tables, set on cool lawns under brightly coloured shades, the same stream of beautiful girls moving easily among them, and, in the centre, the same fiery furnace to which everyone is re- lentlessly drawn.

Airless Wimbledon! Even those who have seats find no comfort. In its Centre Oven, The corrugated iron bakes them from above, the cement frizzles them from below, the high walls exclude any succouring breeze and the greenness of the lawn itself only increases their anguish by reminding them of coolness left out- side.

tiptoe

Those who have no seats stand the is dealing with reporters p:ey on them at Wimbledon. But how she then, if they didn't, Wimbledon in the Pit itself, body after a hard, match,

-(London Express Service)

pressed against body, sweat pulis their legs, makes fun of would not be such Hell.

questions, mingling with sweat under the their more imbecile pitiless sun, waggling the only tells them with her tongue in things they cam move their her cheek, what they really ough! heads.

to ask. I can't wait to see her teaching her coach. She has Joyless Wimbledon! The spec- personality all right of the

in order to watch courts. tators suffer

the players suffering. There was

she is o But on the courts a time, years ago, when playera

Lacoste, laughed machine, little mechanical Mo, smued, like

the service, “Little Mo”—not at all grim' in this snap. - Express nutright like Borotra, lost their jumping like a puppet as the

Photo.

Turpin Will Definitely Fight Olson Later In The Year In New York

Cannes, July 7.

Randolph Turpin, World Middleweight Boxing Cham plon according to the British Boxing Board of Control, will definitely meet the American Champion, Carl Olson, in New York later this year for the undisputed world tille. D

to score 238 to win in five hours runs in

35 minutes, when Bin and 20 minutes, still needed 52 Mariar joined the opening bat Dennis Silk, for the ninth wicket partnership.

While Marlar pursued cautious policy, Silk hit out, do scoring 10 runs off hine liveries. With five minutes left, Cambridge wanted Ove

runc.

with "

M

more

Mr Jack Solomons, the London promoter, who is stay. ing here with Turpin's manager, George Middleton, told Reuter today that the actual date of the fight had not yet been fixed but that terms had been agreed upon.

Mr Solomons sald that Mr Jataged in San Francisco, then he Middleton spoke to the Inter-himself would have stepped for

in New ward and made every effort to national Boxing Club

in London.- York last night asking for a have the contest

tle more time for Turpin to Reuter.

IBC train. He added that the had ogreed to this and in due course would let Mr Middleton have a number of dates from which to choose.

cut 10 the AND ONE MORE

the scores nod The third game on the PRC boundary, tied

deflection to square leg. Omar took a single on the green, that between, the Second then won the game with a neat Cambridge supporters, cheer- 23rd head, but Rosselet not only Division leading skip, A. A. drew the shot on the next bead, Lopes, and Craigengower's Ro-

Tay was bert

another close in the university's second win

Oxford

the war, since un-over but missed a golden opportunity of winning the game

on this affair, with Lopes rather

applauded wildly as Silk, who lucky to lose by 10-21. head.

on the 6th took out his but for 116 after led 6-3 Lopes With the opposing second head, but Tay picked up to 11-batting for Ave and a quarter

walked back OUTS,

to the shot almost two feet away, he 11 by the 15th head. On the

pavilion.

originally went just wide and through in 20th head Lopes was back to a

There was also a che for

that Turpin would meet Olson his attempt to draw the match 17-13 lead, only

Tay to sec

in the United States on August second shot on an open back coming off on the next head Marlar, whose splendid spin

fact that tlie nue to 25, but hand.

with a

lucky. wick off a front bowling earlier in the day had

Champion the British

was Omar drew a hugging toucher wood to take the jack back for swung the fortunes of a remark-

var slightly injured when his able match. Marlar has a match head and added on the

Д count of three.

overturned in Oxfordshire last another close one, both of-which-Lopes had a single on the next analysis of 12 wickets for 143, stayed to give him the match.

ANOTHER CLOSE ONE

25นา

On the same PRC green an- other close and thrilling finish was seen in the match between George Souza and A. W. Hircock. with the veteran FOC bowler, Hircock, just snatching the issue by 21-19.

on the 8th head and 13-8 on the 11th, only to see Hircock Binding his touch with his length and catching up to 12-13 on the 13th head.

Souza led 10-5

A three

on the 14th and a put Hircock

hced to take him to an 18-16 fead. With already a tle of one

Tay

again in his favorite on the 23:4 head when he added two more shots

tather

whs

THE RESULTS

the

It

Was

tempers like Tilden, sulked like receives

Jeckily

NBA SUMMER

BOXING RATINGS

Washington, July 8. The world middleweight title is listed as vacant in the National Boxing Asso-

Suzanne Lenglen. There was a nodding her head like a doll time when players seemed like she walks, turning her toes in human beings, when they seemed a child's teddy bear as she

waits at the net,

winning net, always to relish n game.

and then snapping her mouth Today's players endure. They into that footlight smile as she suppress nature so hard that it leaves. Oh, little Mo, please be comes out in spots. Their flesh your age! You are not à Cabinet | ciation summer ratings, an- and blood dries on their bones Minister yell whan they enter the incinerator. So they have, nothing left but their nerves.

Look at poor Drobny, clutching for the Championship like u parched seaman stumbling towards a cup of water. He's not He hears enjoying his games.

the twanging of his nerves and wonders if they'll last:

OH, FOR GUSSIE:

Or Shirley Fry-how aplly Is for Wimbledon. named she

the courls. and she is

The men, nowadays, are bad enough. But the women are frightening. I wish they would not prey on tennis er iet tenais

Schools To

nounced for publication to- day.

But the Bst of logical con- tenders has arrowed to two-

Randolph Turpin and Carl (Bebo) Olson--who are to meet this summer,

The familiar name of Jersey Joe Walcott is missing from the list, and the rutings plainly mark the end of an era in the history of the heavyweight division for the name of Walcott has been at or

top near the for more than

a decade. Of the Ave men named outstanding, heavyweights, only a reminder of the Joe une is

trii. That is Ezzard

Play University At Tennis Her fair pleasant face is darkened and glowering on See her outside handsome; but once the umpire As a preliminary for the Louis calls "Play" she looks like a tennis match against the [Charles, a former Champion, who spinster who, never having been Malayan University Team, is rated number two and the kissed herself, is

le held by Rocky Marciano. that no one else shall be kissed & friendly match will be only logical contender for the played between the Hong- either.

AS USUAL Or her partner, Doris Hart, kong University and the!

charming graceful and

away Combined Schools under the American boxers as usual, from tennis, but on the courts, sponsorship of the HKLTA, dominate the rankings, except in intense and

Apart from taut, waiting to

15, the lower weights. Wednesday, July receive a service as if it were on

Turpin (Britain) 4.30 p.m. at Hawali), in

and Olson commencing

the middleweight the Chinese Recreation Clubdivision, the only non-Americans

Hongkong Soccer the dentist's drill. intended Team's Itinerary

In Australia

determined

again who saw that skill need

on

bother Oh for

a

Courts.

"month" his training was" inter-¡Hongkong soccer team to for someone on the Centre / Shirley Lo and others........

laugh!

the

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end

Harold

Oh fur a Gorgeous Gussie once

In the top six weights Yolande

Pompes (West Indies), not drive out fun, who, even

Three Men's Singles, two who is among live outstanding when concentrating great Men's Doubles and one Ladies'

light heavyweights after Archic tennis, yet had time to

Diner Doubles match will be played.

Moore

(holder) with little things!

The University will be repre- Johnson (lottleni contender); change from strained solemnity sented by LI King-fun, Thomas Charles Humez (France), among Sydney, July 7. The itinerary

the trom intense correctness, from

S. N. Tso, Rita Lo and the of

outstanding middleweights, rigid, nerve-snapping applicationl

und---Kid Gavilan -- (Cuba), the- rupted and Mr Middleton was tour Australia has been an- Court at Wimbledon who would For the Combined Schools, Ma Welterweight Champion. forced to ask for more time.·

In contrast, only one Ameri- London, July 7,

Kin-lung (St. Paul's Co-ed), Fritz Lin (DBS) and, Darwood can figures among the named The following were

Rival promoters in New York nounced as follows: and San Francisco have been July 12-team arrives. July

Oh for someone with person. Khan will play the Singles bantamweights and he, Pappy of Arst class cricket by bumping his on front wood. results

Robert Cohen bidding for the fight. Olson 18-versus New South Wales at ality, someone who could give as while Ng Man-cheung and Ho Guult, is with

Keenan Two drawn shots by Tay on the matches which ended today

AL Liverpool:

Me-well as try to take! There's no Cheung-po (St. Joseph's) and (Algiers), and Peter Lancashire would have preferred it to be Sydney. July 22-versu

(Scotland) named as a logical in San Francisco-his home town tropolls at Sydney. July 25- livelihood at stake. Or is there? Tsou Chun-chung (St. Joseph's)

10 the Champion: 24th head stayed for the count w

where he has a big following, first Test match, China versus Perhaps if we get the real pro- and Ma Kin-lung (St Paul'a contender complete the match in his favour. beat Glamorgan by 10 wickets. In the other matches, farmer Glamorgan 154 and 100. Lanca-

Districts

No American flyweight is Colony Champions C. C. Pereira, shire 258 and six for no wicket, but it will now definitely be in Australia at Sydney July 2fessionals there, if we opened Co-ed) will be the Doubles Jimmy Curruthers (Australia)

Wimbledon as, at last, we have representatives.

named,

division, and in this B. W. Bradbury and J. 6. Landoll

opened cricket and as, years ago,

Compo (Philippines), Mr. Solomons said that he and

Margaret Fincher and Greta Tanny went through their round with

August 1-versus Australian we opened golf, we should get

and Jake Tull (South Afrien) comfortable wins.

Mr Middleton were quite happy XI at Newcastle. August life. It is difficult to be real if Lo (DGS) will play the Ladies'

are named as logical contenders Doubles. fight being held in versus Queensland at Brisbane. you are half a sham. New York, for they considered | August B-versus Australia, it on "neutral ground." Mr Solomons added

beat

Surrey At the Oval; Yorkshire by 10 wickets. York- shire 137 and 172 (Hutton 76, Lock four for 32). Surrey 202 and 21 for no wicket.

Only ex-Champion to go down Was R. F. Luz, who lost to G. C. Norman by 17-21.

Best win of the day was tween Ware 18-13 lead. Souza recovered recorded by KCC's J. Chubb who Gloucestershire with a three to draw level but overwhelmed Kowloon Dock's W. Gloucestershire conceded a fhree again on the Marshalisay by 21-3.

single

on the 15th

to

a

10th head to trail 18-20,

After slaving the match shot on the 20th head with a single

Walter Burkemo Wins The PGA Championship

won

Birmingham, Michigan, July 7.

Walter Burkemo, of Frankiin (Michigan), today

the American Professional Golfers' Association Championship by (Saint Felice Torva beallag

Charles, linols) here by two and one in the 36 holes Anol.

Burkemo, runner up for the title two years ago, was one up at the end of the first round. Router.

YDDLE & LEGGE

"Sorry gentlemen, Madam oan's" pive you à cricket forectal to-day - she's practising with the new

ball.

Lonaći Brerasu Kervice.'

G.

New York.

about the

versus

Cessnock.

B

with Iu Po-hay (St. Paul's Boys)

second Test match at Brisbane, But is nct Little Mo real? Has that if August 12-versus Queensland she not got personality? Is she and Wong Chun-fai (Wah Yan) going at Brisbane, August 15-versus not human? Yes, when she is are not available for this match to be Australia, third Test match at not playing tennis. See her when owing to examinations.

Nine Dragons

At Dudley: The match be

und Worcestershire

was drawn.

had been 381 for

six #greements

through for the fight declared and 201 for six declar- cd (Emmett

71, Young 59). THE RESULTS

twa 384, for Worcestershire Willerton beat C.A. declared and 74 for four. Coelho 21-10.

A Blackhealt: The match AL PRC A.W. Hircock bent G.A Souza 21-10.

C.R. Rosselet lost to A.M. Omar 20-21.

R. Tay beat A.A. Lopes 21-18,

At Recreio

J.F.V. Ribeiro lost to C.C.

Pereira 6-23.

J.E. Read lost to S. Telford

betweeen Kent and Essex was

drawn. Essex 232 and 284 for eight declared (Greensmith not out 138, Rist 02). Kent 213 and 192 for fivo (Fagg (6).

At Hove: The Sussex Leicestershire match was drawn, Leicestershire 300 for eight de clared and three for no wicket. Sussex 296 (John Longridge 71, Sutile 115).

At Lord's: Cambridge

Uni-

15-21.

W. Marshallsay lost to 3.versity beat Oxford University Chubb 3-21.

by two wickets. Oxford 312- At KBGC

and 110 (Marlar rightarm L.F. Cosgrove beat J. F. da offbrenic-seven for 49). Cam- bridge 191 and 238 for eight Bliva 21-10.

M.J. Divecha lost to D.W. (SДk not out 116)-Reuter, "Bradbury-12-22-

At KCC

A. Hulton lost to J.S. Lan dolt 14-20.

G.C. Norman beat R.F. da Luz 21-17.

At KDC.

F.R. Kermani beat A. Bachoo 21-8.

T.F. Baker beat Robertson 21-12.

W.

Colony Open Triples

AL PRO Cameron, C. Pile,

UNLADYLIKE- BEHAVIOUR

Salgon, July 7,

R.B. In the 12th day of the invita-

Club Results

The following are results matches played at the Nine Dragons Club lost Thursday:

Darts

Sydney. August 18

versus

South Coast at Woollongong, al August 22-versus Victoria Melbourne. August 26-versus Tasmania at Hobart, August 20 -versus Australia, fourth Test match at Melbourne.

September 2 versus Con- tinent. XI at Melbourne. September 5--versus Australia,

ft Test match

at Adelaide, September 7 or 8-versus South Australia at Adelalde. Septem-

Western ber 12-versus

Aus- traila at Perth. September 14- team leaves for Hongkong. —

RE and S Whitfield walkover from RAF 'D': RAF (ASF) walkover from 50 Coy RASC; 15 Fd Pk Bon RE 'A' walkover from 1 WILTS Reuter. RAF 'A 3, 35 Fd Bty 1.

Table Tennis

72 LAA Tegt walkover from Med Begs; 15 Pk Sqn 2 'A' 3, FUTURE MATCHES

Comd Waps REME A1..

Marta

The following are the matches to

-bo-played next Thursday:

liqna to In Diy VJCen-Hosp

WILTH

RAF Marksman Wins The

A Me Circle HAR Queen Mary Prize

A 15 Td Pk Son RE

Elecie A Comd Wipe TUÊME V 53 Gen Hose 'D'.

Table Tennis

Comd Wkaps REMEB' v RAT *B; 43 Få Nest v 15 Ed Px Sqa

Bisley, Surrey, July 7, Squadron-Leader C. C. Willott, former Royal Air Force Cham- plon and 1947 King's Prize win- ner, won the Queen Mary prize, the main award of the Servlees

tional series last night, Hoog- Russians To Play part of the National Rifle As-

kong's basketball

C. well-deserved

Pope (skip) 17 beat D. Taylor,

3. Macdonald, K. Bodle (skip)

11.

TODAY'S GAMES. · ·

Open Singles Championship

At Recreio: W. E. Leonard v.

G. Hong Choy,

team

Cat)

tinued its winning form with a

victory

over A local Cholon selection by the score of 90 to 07.

U.S. At Chess

he

sociation's meeting here today.

Shooting under standard battle conditions, Involving rapid and and fire with move- fire. snap_e, London, July 0. ment scored 184 out of “a In the ladies section, the A Russian chess team left possible 200,

ploy in Regimental Quartermaster Cholon team scored a stunning Moscow today to upset over the favoured Philip American trom in New York, Sergeant G. Armstrong, Gre pine Black and White quintet by the official Soviet news agency nadier Guards, was second with

a one-paint margin. score was 27 to 20.

reported

and

WDS

160

Sergeant E, W. Lane Tho dnal Ameriena -

tonight.

Chess Federa- Joynt, Royal Air Force, At KBGC: W. M. McCall v.

toom third with 170 Medal for the A. P. Pereira; A. A. G. Silva v. The Philippine Inssies pro- tion invited the Russian

The Queen's W. Hong Sing

tested violently at the referee's through the International Chees

The Russians will Championship of the Territorial "At HREC JW. McDonald v. decisons. At one slago of the Federation. J.A. LAZ

game, they threatened to boat play an American team captain-Army was won by Sergeant J. Army Service At PRC: S. Yusuf v. c. c. up the referee. Three players ed by Samual Reshevsky, with White loyal

mnde 172, the Ma; A. Seemin V. G. A, from the Philippine skia were the first round to be played on Corpe, who Guterres S. M. Rumlahn v. J. sent off the court for unladylike July 17, Tass said. United bighost Territorial Army Ecoro

in the competition--Beuter. McKittrick,

behaviorance-Presse,

Pres

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