1954-07-26 — Page 6

BRITAIN'S TEAM

Britain's girls for the Empire Games:

Back row (L to R): Miss Shirley Burgess, Miss Ann Johnson, Miss Heather Armitage, Mrs Susan Allday and Miss M. Hampton.

Front row (E. to R.): Mrs Sheila Lerwill, Miss Ann Pashley, Miss Jean Desforges and Miss Pam Seaborne. -Central Press Photo.

VETERAN VIGOUR

By

HENRY LONGHURST

We

Since

more adept at Ire normally so much publicising our defeats than our victories, let us pause for a moment and lift respectful hats to the Seniors, who were locked in combat on the Old course at St Andrews with and their opposite numbers from the United States Canada.

case.

At stake was the Derby Cup, and they won it with The fact that we now hold the Derby and Curtis Americans hold the Walker and Ryder Cups, while the Cups, seems to prove that us goifers the two nations are equal, and if you believe that you will believe anything.

In the States, I understand, }

more

Statistics-though how nny- you become a Senior at 50. In one got them together 1 do not appropriately know-are uileged to show that Britain. perhaps, you have to wait till 100 per cent of all the golf in the

United States 55 AB the more credit, If so,

played by oll women and 75 per cent of for some at the scores put up by Be home team,

professional lessons are given 10 women.

TA Torrance, for instance, who is $4. Is reported to have Home round in 70 and may soon Juok forward to joining that mall but distinguished body who have their age."

round "gone

BRIGADIER

in

18

s

Over here it has been abuŋ- dantly proved that the way to keep a club goings to me it, not to let the idle, eating head off, live days out of seven. Women's mid-week golf is the answer. Not only does it provide stroke competition them with healthful exercise, at the same time keeping them out Nellson and H. J. T.

Brig.

the of mischief, but it also helps to W. H. H. Aitken holed torse in 72, which more keep the club going. than

propio have

BOLD

the

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1954. SATURDAY'S LEAGUE BOWLS

MAIN HONOURS GO TO TAIKOO AND CRAIGENGOWER IN SECOND DIVISION MATCHES

By “TOUCHER”

1

Second and Third Division games provided the top highlights of the week-end Lawn Bowls League matches as expected.

Main honours in the Second Division went to Taikoo and Craigen- gower Cricket Club.

Craigengower improved their chances of wwinning the Championship with a brilliant 4-1 win over the erstwhile Lengue leaders, Hongkong Foot ball Club, and are now only 15 points behind! Talkoo with still One game in hand,

by

Taikop, with a reshuffled and weakened team, earned a creditable 5-0 win over United Services Recreation Club, after being strongly extended by the fighting USRC bowlers on two rinks, to regain their top position in the League table.

after being 5-12 down on the head of the League tabla 9th head and 0-15 on the 12th handing them a 4-1 defeat.

L. A. Percy, I: 9. Castro, A. J. head. They picked up to 12-13 and 15-18 but found Butler in Coelho and M. T. "Nunes 05- form exceptionally fine form, especial-pecially were in grand

and there was Utile that S.O. y in drawing to the jack.

RATHER FORTUNATE Bux, K Nazarin, 1. Kitchell were and A. S. Ackber could do to Kowloon Cricket Club

them from their 13-18 rather fortunate, not have stop

to dropped more than one point win

thetr

game

against Polleo Recreation Club.

W. Bolter, L.

Gibson, W Gaffney and M. Divecha, after

C. K. Sung. 11. Randall, P, K

Jutd

In the and H. Tay Litu foundation for Cralengower's victory with a comfortable 34-10 win over J. Monteith, E F. Gec.

W. Metoll and K. A. Baker,

Was seen

the

The First Division games saw Recrelo "Blues" further increase their lead at the head of the table with a 4-1 score against

Dock.

being led 8-0 by Percy Lowe Kowloon "Whites" climbed

and his men on the 7th bend, Extremely close Competition struck back on eight consecutive between the rinks heads to lead by 22-8 and const skipped by J. W. Leonard and to a 24-14 win. B. I. Bickford. At the end of the 19th hrad Leonard led by

a solitary shot at 21-20.

A three

un the

20th bead

A. Soutar was held at 9-0 on the 12th head by G. Lee, but two successive fours put him into a commanding 17-8 lezg. When all seemed over in this Lee fought back strongly with a 24-21 score to complete to narrow the gap to 16-18 on Craigengower's four points. the 20th head and only managed

stood him in good stead and

enabled him to coiag

through!

game,

single Tanto chalk up a

on the last Rid-head to lose by 17-18.

rink The HKFC

of Sneddon, T. Poynton, H. adole and R. C. Butler led all the way against C. C. Ma, D. Nrish, 1. K. Pavri and 5. Leonard in the course of their 20-16 win.

The Cragengower four, how- nght put up a gallant

<ver,

Hongkong Hockey Solection May Play Indian Flotilla

Hongkong Hockey The Association is trying to ar- TAILTO A Hockey runtch against the Indian Flotilla Team at present in the Co- logy.

The Flotilla in expected to leave here on Wednesday morning, and it is hoped that the match can be arranged for tomorrow avening at Happy Valley.

The selection of the sido to represent the Colony will be made today, and will be published in these columns tomorrow.

Indian Flotilla

Lose At Cricket

A rather unusual finish was given to the match between the Police rink skipped by C. Will- cox and the KCC rink skipped by W. J. Howerd.

Recralo

to

third place with a 5-0 win over Police but the best win of the day in this division was that u the steadily Improving KBGC squad over Craigengower,

Only J. S. Landoll's rink Craigengower from stopped

scoring a being blanked out,

over W. C. close 22-17 win Simpson's rink.

HOW THEY STAND First Division

P. W. D. L. Pts. Recrela Blues 10 9 0 1 39 2 31 0 KCC

7

Recreio Whites 11 6 0 4 29 CCC

10 0 0 4 20 3 5 0 3 24 IRC KBGC PRC

Willcox led all the way and FC at the end of the 18th heal KDC were still up by 23-19. A four! by Howard pul his rink un ecc) tenis. The Police rink retaliate: Talkoo

but conceded with a four

AGCC

six on the last head to lose by IRC

27-29.

Second

9 0 0 4 23

11 4 0 7 18

9 2 0 7 145%

4 10 12 Division

P. W. D. L. Pta.

0 0'4 37 29 35

11 8 0 3 35%

HKFC

12 7 0 5 354

Fourteen shots on the last KCC three heads will need a lot of Redrelo beating this season!

11 7 0 4 35

12 0 0 0 33

USRC

11 5 0 0 27/2

HKCC

11 4 0 7 22

KBGC

11

3 0 8 15

PRC

12

1 0 11

8

Third Division

SELDOM IN DANGER Indian Recreation Club were seldom in danger in their match against Hongkong Cricket Club. bul dropped one valuable point C

THC In this game wlien A. M. Wahab

Qutbowled HKERC and his men were by F. Marshall's rink by 25-14. KCC PRC League HKFC

The Second Division standlugs show

An interesting CCC

IRC and USRC

points

feature in that CCC.

All have 35% HKFC each, just behind Talkoo,

KCC are next with 35 points and Recrelo, by virtue of their 5-0 win over KBGC during the week-end, are back in the run- ning with 33 points.

FIRST

BRITON

OVER 14 FEET

Geoffroy Elliott, Britain's Decathlon Champlon, is the first Briton to clear

14 feet in the Pole Vault. He is also Empire record holder in the event, but faces stiff opposition at Vancouver frum Andrejas Burger of South Africa and Ron Miller of Canada.

"Glorious

Goodwood" - The

Most Pleasant Racing Occasion

Of The British

Turf Season

London, July 25.

The most pleasant racing occasion of the British turf season is undoubtedly to thousands of the annual four-day meeting at Goodwood, "Glorious Goodwood” English racegoers.

The meeting, founded by the third Duke of Richmond in 1801, has none of the hurly-burly of Epsom Downs or the Regal Pageantry of Royal Ascot, but a de- lightful "garden party" gaiety, which is experienced on no other race track.

Tho lush green highway of and Opera Score, both the course, which is laid out year-olds, are the other in the private park of the pre- Royal runners. sent Duke's estate in the heart of the Sussex downland, is first

three-Day, with only five pounds more likely to carry this time, will have the assistance of Doug Smith and has been specially prepared for a second attempt,

The Stewarda Cup, on the

Tuesday, Un day

has

set off by wonderful scenery attracted the usun) big field and of the succunding woods.

P. W. D. L Pts.lish

01 30%

8 0 0 2 904

Я

0 0 2

184 21

8 383 24

3 0 0 20

22

0 7 11

B 1 0 7'9

Stirling Moss Second In

CCC, IRC und KCC all have Caen Grand Prix

a game in hanc each. Craigen- gower's outstanding game is against KBGC and that of IRC and KCC is against each other. The Third Division games were featured by the fine Lormance of the Filip

who not only halter the In-

win-

on

moot

A local cricket side com-dian Recreation Club's As long ago as 1901 Miss May managed to do In the spring | Heziet wrote in "Golf Illus-

prised of players from Kow-ning streak but also drew and autumn meetings of the trated"; "Women golfers are, as Royal and Ancient. Further wholo, the kindest and most loon Cricket Club, Hong-even terms with them at the mure, the bold Brigadier drove good natured set of people. They kong Cricket Club and other The Just green. 350 yards - are above the potty squibbles

teams, entertained and i don't care where the and jealousies which are geneo-

ally to be met with in any large Indian Flotilla eleven gathering of women." Who shall

Cox's Path in a friendly and Aitken is a refreshing charac-deny that the same is true to-

most enjoyable match yesterday.

wind was, Jung way.

It is

bull a very

let to welch on the golf course, Like the gentleman in one of F. G. Wodehous;‘a. stories, he never spares himself in efforts to do the bali a violent injury and his methods seem to disprove the theories of that well-known teacher,

Ernest

Jones, who won the Kent cham- pionship on two legs before the first war and on one after itL

Jones is the man who demon- strates the golf swing with а

11."

day:

Pakistan Facing Heavy Defeat

In Third Test

Manchester, July 24.

The following are the close of

With Alec Bedner in devasta-

with six

Jack-knife on the end of piny scores on the third day of pocket handkerchief and has the Third Test at Old Trafford. coined the adage "You cannot move the clubhead faster than ting form and 244 runs behind wickets remaining, you can swing it."

In less portly days Brig. Pakistan face a heavy defeat. Althen may have swung the Englart et Irminge 359 for eight clubhead. For the past 20 years Beclared.

could however, his method

Pakistan fet innings have qualified under that Hani Mohammad, e. Wardle, b. hardly heading. It may be summarised McCommon na a sirnight forward almighty tlaz Ahmed, e. McCormon, b.

Wardle has bash-and the fact that it works | Wique Hammm, o, & v. Lied

at 50-plus will give encourage-Maqsood Ahmed, e, Wardle . ment to non-swingèrs ́ ́all 'bver the world.WIK

MoContion

A: 1. Karder, b. Wadle

21. Ghazall. e. Weppard, b. In the States they also have a Wandle alla ANAEN flourishing

Senior Professional Wan Mohammad, c. Mec Geifes Association,

complete national champions. At the

with

moment this

b. Bedaer Tuzal Mahmood. «. Compl Khald Watfr, c.. McConnic is the evergreen Wardle Gene Sarazen, whose victory Shuddin, mert out won

him n

in sponsored trip to our Mahmoda Huwin, b. Bedser Open Championship, together

own

with a match against our "senior champion” who, sine we did not possess such a thing, had to be hastily ereibid for the

purpose.

Extras

Total

the at

25 Of Aga Khan's cricket Yearlings Off To

Saratoga Sales

The match ended in victory for the Local XI by 30 runs and almost on the stroke of six.

THE SCORES Local XI

P. Wood b. Bendavkor

Stanton

Fernandes

c. Dharmaratne, b.

J. Leader at. Dharmaratne,

Agarker

D.

W. Withall e. Agarker, b. Fer-

nondes

G. II. P. Pritchard c. Badavker,

D.Fernandes, mueveNASA

D. Coffee . Weight, b. Aker A. Zimmern st. Dharmaratne,

Agalter

T. Kmd howled Fernandes

R. Jenner at. Dharmaratne,

Agarker

Shannon Airport, Southern

Ireland, July'- 26. Four special airliners took 2 oft from here for New York yesterday with 25 of the

20 Aga Khan's yearling horses

worth about $750,000.

පුස දැයි

They were bound from the Aga Khan's Irish stables for the Saratoga, New York, autumn the horses boarded the

Caen, July 26. Stirling Moss (Britain), driving a Maserati, finished second in the Caen Grand Prix here yesterday.

of

Fifteen of an entry of 38 are the Goodwood accepted Stakes, second day's long dis- tance feature.

Coryballs

19

to attempt to emulate Noble Star (1931) and Reynard Volant (1948) and be- come third horse in 23 years to win' the Ascot Stakes and Good- wood Staked in the same year.

of - thrilling Soucpi, hero

some 30 speed merchants will be Racing is always of the battling for this prize.

Only four sprinters, carrying highest class and the executive

the most go-ahead 128 pounds or more, have won are one of racing bodies in the country.

the race since it was instituled Goodwood

was the first Eng-in 1840, Topping the handicap race track

to introduce are Chivalry, this year's Victoria com-Cup ark Royal Hunt Cup successful race-broadcast

wimmer, and Vilmoray, a mentaries. Now they set a standard in speedy

sistent weight carrier. Aid medgures which wero Good animals as the pair un-finishes to the Ascot, Goodwood noticeably licking at Sandown doubtedly are,

the handleapper and Doncaster Cup races of last Park wher Sir

Gordon has probably taken their year, is to attempt the Goodwood Richards was seriously injured

Cup Double. There on July 10.

aim to

first

measure here.

Current favourite

Holliday's Lionel

cot

Blarney Stone, whom he beat is Major good five-last year by a short head, Marer! under 124 Boussac's Eperior, a short head of the Gold Cup and fourth when victor the Lincolnshire description winner of the two-

The Stewards' Room is to be unked by phone with the doctor year-old Dumbernie,

WOR Abs. He on duty, veterinary surgeons,

favourite for

Tambulance drivers opd all parts Handicap at one mile, this year, mão Gold Vase, both at Royal

of the course. In the event of

311

accident to horse, rider, He has now reverted to shorter Ascot, will be Souept's oppon- stable lad, trainer or spectator, distances with sucecas, as his ents, China Mail Special. hssistance will be ordered to narrow defeat by Chivalry in the point

with

indicata ho Bernard Bartzen

Wins Canadian

Singles Title

the minimum the Victoria Cup shows, delay.

Home workouts has regained all his old speed BIG STAKE EACH DAY

and with Frank Barlow astride, will be all out to Each

of next week's Dumbarnio day

a big slake. close the prize monoy gap bo The Stewards'

six-tween his owner and the Queen, Cup, a meeting features furlong-which usually involves Major Holliday is cond highest winner with £28,742 He covered the 60 laps

Toronto, July 25. won so far. about 130 miles in one hour 20some huge gambles highlights stuke

the first day,

The last four Stewards Cup Bernard Bartzon of Texas won The Goodwood Stakes, the

been trained at the Canadian Men's Singies, about 80 miles per hour. minutes 4.2 seconds, averaging

oldest handicap of the English winners have The Inmer was Maurice

first run in Newmarket.

Armstrong | Tennis Championship today when Fred Trintignant (France) in a Fer calendar (it was

and Pal-0-0 and 8-3 'in the linol. rari. His time was one hour 24 1923) run over a beating two sent out First Consul (1950), he defeated Kamo of Japán 6-4,

miles three furlongs on the Sugar Bowl (1951)

while Smokey In the Men's. Doubles final, minutes 1.3 seconds.

pitato (1953) second day. Third, two lips behind, was se

came from Jack Lorne Main of Canada and Lo Only five of an original entry Eyes (1952)

Ayals of Chile defeated Bartzen. another Frenchman, Jean Bohra, driving a Gordini, and fourth, of 37 have accepted for the Jarviss Park Lodge stables,

and Addy Poton of Michigan, scratched, 6-4, and 0-1- three laps behind, Prince Bira of Goodwood Cup over 21 stamina

Armstrong has supping furlongs on the third Slam, tha Maserati.

Karol Fageros of Miami won title Moss took the lead from the day, but those left should pro- Palpitate this year and lo re-

Women's Singles lying on Langton Brig, a well start and bold for 45 laps vide an exciting ract. Then

It started to rain and the The Chesterfield Cup at 10 handicapped Ave-year-old 'withay when she defeited bright turn of speed, Jack Ethal Norton-of Texas 3-6, 7-5 British driver was

unable to furlongs features the final day's Jarviss" only meet the challenge from Trin-racing.

the old tinse fallured 6-4;***

In the Women's Doubles final tignant-China Mail Special- Awell as these time-honoured Tudor

today

Miss Fogeros and Musa and valuable events, many "top An Epson horse may be Norton

Loubse defootedMes plays juveniles and classic spits successful this year and' with Brown and Dorothy Hurst of

contributed

total-

WAS

by

rupne will be

A

PENNSYLVANIA FINAL.

Philadelphia, July 25.

aircraft quielly up four ramps, the third initch play routes ini hanya 'Ascóta, tích prize thighly successfu) : Sird Nesrullah" The score was 3-0, 6-1, 6-4; ·

o sales.

Al

1

D. C. N. Carnell c.

Agasher

Dood,

F. Van Gordo Not Out

Extas

32

Total

120

forg

entries.

PGA TOURNEY will be seen gut and the Queen. Nullaber, Golden Liong Litle Canade, 0-2, 3-9-Reuter

Bow the season's leading owner, Richard and Edradour coming five American owners will from that famous training cen- [and]

also be vicing for the prizes.

won the Men's tre, they

Vix Selzne "hold" rong hand St. Paul, Minn., July 20,

·Singles · · in The Queen, with stakes

the Permaylvania Fine play by ble favourites, F

NULLABOR INFORM -this- seperm £35,800

tennis tournament here today, Roberto de Vincenzo (Arentina) | ling

the majority of which

Nullabor, n four-year-old by beating Art Larsen in four seta. and Sam Snead (USA); Marked

(Sire of 18 ydar Winner) 180-4-Fronco-Presse. a which cost the air companies the American Professional Bal

four

COLOGNE FINAL me with capable sp- $1.500 to Bella.“

Association championship last

last week).

Cologne, July 25. Among them Abergeldle, mention Good Low liming The most valuable horse is a yesterday holes Spend bent the

Over brother to Tular, the Ava

Richards in his Sandown pounds. Golden Lion, a winner who recently won the Singlem Khan's 1962. Derby winner. This 3. Dutch Harrison of Afinnape

accident and has probably end-at Royal ASCOWY, WILL be ridden crown at Wimbledon, today won

Champlot de

Jockey's by another aprentice in Brim with difficulty the International Illustrious career.

Budge (This pair will go cioso Terkt i rournament at Coloss for if misting good draw, pleby defeating the West Gemin Abergeldies entered three two-year-old events down

Champion, Bendet.. Buchholz, Both will have to be on Walter for decision" - during the “trat toca to "byercopie. "Just " year's 4-6, 6-6, 6-1 and 6-2. The match

three days, Annie Oakley," an- runner-up, Spring Day, who was fabbat more than office, maka dikcold, dandau bertan in a photofinish. Spring France Freedo

1-11, 2-13-3-69. | animal, by Tudor Minstrel out 7 and 5, and de Vincento "orded Doesny who led on Sir free pounds will carry 1981: Jaroslav Próbny „OL NEKYPE,

Fall of wickets: 4-104, 6-106, 8-11, 7-121, 6-122, 9-129,

2- Bowling Analysis

10

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Fernandos Bechder Aarber

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Indian Flotilla Dhamaraino e. Witball, b, Put-

chard

Blawash. Ornell

90

Wright a Khow, b. Primohard

Porter Boston, Dam c. Wood,

Jenner

Fall of wilketa: 1:20, 2-58, 3-03,

Tiowling AnDİVİN

4-866-88, 7-17266230, 8-07 9-80, 10-00. Apa behard, b.

Sarasen told me professionals

no fower dr than 832 senior

members

of the Associas econom

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WINKEL Fernandes Not Out Amar Binghs b. Bienston

Bowling Anaki

Koou Saag

of Neocracy, is expected to sell rated Elroy Martin of Texas

and 6. for about $70,000.

The same güre is expected Snead has

three

Defending chamy by Nearco out of Burkenő hús also Maulden. China Mail Special. Quações

the

for a full brother of the winner times, has won this title of the English and Irish Oaks, Masako

THE GAMBOLS.

NOURT PUPPY HAS EROTUNA

A WAMEKUL

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