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TWO NEW CHALLENGERS IN THE "HALF”

Conditions vary, for every athleile meeting and conditions for this race run at Pok- fulam early on Sunday afternoon were far from ideal. As expected, Lee Shu-chung the Hair Mile in the Norman Phillips Trophy Match, but it wasn't without s. batile.

won

In this picture, taken in the home straight a few yards from the finish, Bruce Tullah of the HKAA¤ challenges for second place. Essentially a Three Miler. Tulloh fost second place for lack of knowledge of the tactics of the race, but his 2:11.1 debut as, a Half Miler was most promising.

Another Hall atiler was also discovered in this race as Chan Hung-man held on to second place, Behind him in the picture is Leung Kam-po, pushed back into fourth place. Under better conditions Lee Shu-chung has run 2:04.6 for the distance and Leung Kam-po 2:05.2. Lee was near his best form on Saturday, Kam-po was not,

But the fact that Chan Hung-man and Tulloh were less than a second behind Lee Sha-chung suggests that both are capable of 2 minutes 6 seconds or better. Thus the 880- Yards and 800 Metres at future meetings is likely to become the same showpiece as the 400 Metres and 440 Yards have been catlier this year,

I Curzun. MacMahon. Jenkinson, Waller and the four in this picture could start in China Mail Photo, the same race, it would be a race worth going a long way to witch,

BOWLERS ON TOP

Four County Cricket Matches Concluded Inside Two Days

London, May 16.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1955.

Pitches all over England were again to the advantage of bowlers today when -four of the seven County Cricket Championship games were concluded inside two

days.

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four.

The successful counties were Surrey and Yorkshire, both with 100 per cent records in their first two matches of the season, and Middlesex and Leicestershire. In the ten first-class matches, ciding factor in Middlesex's win declared, (Page, right arm off today a total of 103 wickets fell by 55 runs over Hampshire at break, ive for 99) and 101 for

Lord's here. during the day.

Australian Vie Jackson did BATTLE INTENSIFIES

Leicestershire's six most in The battle between Tony Lockwickels, win over Kent, taking of Surrey and Johnny Wurdle of seven ar 62 after scoring 99 on Yorkshire for

the Saturday, a place in

the left England Test team as arm slow bowler becomes more intensifed with doch game.

Lock, in hepling Surrey to defeat Somersel, (bottom county last year) by an innings, and four runs at the Oval here took 11 wickets at a cost of only seven rurs each in the match.

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES

beat At the Oval: Surrey

an innings ard Somerset by four runs, Somerset 99 and 121 (Lock, left arm, spin, Sve for 62. 53. Surrey 224, Fletcher Barrington 64),

At Swansea: Glamorgan 77 and. 115 for four. Lancashire 274, (Washbrook 102, Shepherd, right arm medium, four for 421. No further play after tea inter- val because of rain-Reuter.

At Lord's: Middlesex beat Hampshire by 55 runs. Middle- sex 100 and 102, (Shackleton, right arm medium, four for 35, medium, Cannings, right arm Rvc for 44), Hampshire 61, (Moss, right arm, medium seven for 34) and 86, (Moss, five for 27). .

At Bristol: Yorkshire beat innings Wardle claimed six Gloucester Gloucestershire by an

Yorkshire 358 for wickets for a total of only six and 54 mins.

At Ilford: Essex 140 (Gladwin, rura four and a two hit by five declared, (Yardley, not out,

right arm medium swing. Ave Jack Crapp-before he pulled a 100. Ilingworth, not out, 71). back muscle in the game at Gloucestershire 51 (Wardle, left for 41), and 45 for Bristol.

arm slow, six for six, Apple- Derbyshire 149

seven.

(Dawkes 53.

NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH THE SOUTH AFRICANS

-AND A

TEST CHALLENGE

By DENIS COMPTON

Let me make a prophecy. If we get the right sort of weather the visit of the South Africans will give us some of the best cricket since the For here is a team with all the qualities to make the Tests a most exciting battle.

war.

There are fast-scoring batsmen and steady batsmen, fast bowlers, spin bowlers and stock bowlers and all-round fielding ability that even the Australians cannot better.

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The Australians warned us of the strength of South Africa's team-work. Even without, fast bowlers | The South Africans are lucky the Test series while Winslow they held Australia to a 2-2 in having as manager Ken is one of the longest hitters of draw in 1952–53.

Viljoen, the man known as "the à cricket ball in the Union. Boss" from captain Jack Cheet- ham downwards.

Now they have got fast bowlers in "Avalanche" Neli Adcock and Peter Hoine.

Although Ken is a strict These two complete a team disciplinarian he will go to any which we dare not under-lengths to help a member of his estimate.

side.

PROVED THEMSELVES

So many of the team have cleaners. proved themselves in Test cricket at home, in England and in Australia.

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favourite cricket farmels had not been

from the returned

Roy went to the ground with. out them but Ken Viljoen rushed

Stableford competitions were round to the cleaners, colketed played over both of the Royal the trousers and gave them to Hergkong Golf Club's Courses Roy at the ground just a few at Fanling during the weck. before South Africa en cards returned being on went out to Beld.

the high side, probably due to Jack Cheetham, the captain, Greens being slower owing to whom I first met on the 1948ent heavy rains, having ac MCC tour of South Africa,

celerated grass growth. A high wind also proved troublesome called "Happy Jack." He is al- I saw a good deal of this keenways smiling off the field. เราม

ceme players on Sunday.

winner enthusiastic team before

the Old Jack is real family man they left South Africa, when

Course was G. 0. W.

Stewart! flew from Australia in March he will manage a Springbok side whose ambition is that one day

(80-7=Nett 73) who scored 34 | to join my wife Valerie,

A. points,

F. Sutclife One of them had scored

(80-5=75) being second with 32 before lunch in a Currie Cup

and H.W.E. Heath, third.

J. L. Kay (88-U-Nett 75)

and dangerous but much de pends on the wickets they will find and, whether they will have to bowl in sunshine or in cold and cramping winds.

And

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in which at least one of his

three sons is a player.

'CRICKET FANATIC

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But don't think you are going Vice-captain Jackie McGlewwon the New Course competi- to meet another Gilbert Jessop is a cricket fanatic. He spends on with a Stableford score of just yet. The batsman in ques- his winter thinking and reading 31 tion is soft-spoken and reserved about the game and working cut Russell Endean, lover of classi-schemes to outwit next season's cal music and better known as

as opposition.

HANDICAPS REVISED

The following handicap revi- | sions have been recently an-

a player with a stout defence. Like Endcan, he has im-nounced:

Russell told me he hammered proved his batting considerably Major S. Biggart 4) Capt J. Thorn- the bowling just to prove to himself that he could still hit defence, and in his offside play w E. Heath 7: F/Lt G. 5. Hall 16: four years. He is strong in ton 3: A. P. Sutcliffe 5: Capt F. 7. Hughes 5; G. O. W. Stewart 7: H. the ball hard when he felt like he has a textbook technique. P. G. Dornish 11: D. M. Kowalks 12:

His leg-side batting carries a MS. Douglas 14: Capt A. E "As an opening batsman with distinct Australian favour. "Weatherall 17; G. M. B. Salmon 1; H. M. Le 18: Norman Yu 20 G. T. considerable responsibilty rest- Like Endean, McGlew is out-Harden 21: 3. B. Huang 27, R. ing on him, however, he has standing in a very fine fielding Aner A. Waun developed the technique of side.

So much so that Jack Davis 24; J. B. Gilbertson 24 B. C Rendell 2. R. 2. S. Webb 24; S, G, wearing

down the bowling by Cheetham has described him as Kirkpatrick Di Major A. Middle- taking the minimum of risks. the best cover point in the ton: 54: J. W. Cairns 24. Big.hitting is not his usual

world.

RAILWAY-BUS habit

must point but Endean's runs were made three hours and not two-the

allocated period normally pre-luach play in England,

In Currie Cup matches the morning session is the longest of the day, stretching from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

that

to

60 BUNS AN HOUE Even so, Endean's achieve- ment in storing, at over sixty runs an hour shows how much he has developed since he last toured England four years ago. He has added power azokes the defence which became famous in Australia in 1952-3.

Russell, who is also a hockey international, modelled his play on that of Bruce Mitchell,Į famous South African opening batsman for so many years.

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Fathers

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Better Than

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SHEK-O GOLF

draw The following is the for the Return Match Fanling'v. Shek-O to be played at Shek-O on Thursday, May 19:--

1st Tee: 8.30 am.. Mrs L. Harrison v Mrs Goldman: 9.35, Mrs Barton v Mra Watkinson; 9.40, Mrs Hunter ♥ Mes Birtwhistle; 9.45, Mes Cleland v Mirs Brooks: 9.50, 31rs Armstrong y Mrs Hurden; 9.56. Mrs Sinalais v Mrs Collis: 19. Mrs Backe v Mrs „O: 10.05, Mrs Smart y Mrs Cole- mai! 10.10. Mrs M Gray v Mes A M. Brown: 10.10, Mrs Dawson- Grove

Mrs Hayes.

11th Tee:0.30 AMTL, Mrs Springer v Mrs Gordon; 8.35. Mrs Toggart V The Parents defeated King My Leitch: 9.40, Mrs Shoemaker V George V by 92 runs in the 20- Mckann; 3.50. Mr Wiseley v Mrs Mrs Black: 9.4. Max Viliar v Mrs nual cricket match played at Vaughn 935, Mrs Marshall v Mr the school ground on Sunday.. Robb: 10, Mrs I. I. Harrison v Mrs

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Parents Stock first, the

Laroche: 10.10. Mrs Morrison V M scored 178, thanks mainly to a tandeman, 10.15, Mim Watkinson V solid opening partnership be- Miss Goldman tween C. Smith and G. Horley

four, ristam modu nett medium, live for 56) a fast Title On Sept. 3 were falling to Basto

for 10 and 253

OIT spinner Bob Appleyard (six for 91) look

over in the

89, Lambert 54. Appleyard 6 for second innings and Gloucester-91). shire, despite a fighting 89 by their skipper, George Emmett, At Gravesend: Leicestershire lost by an innings and 54 runs. beat Kent by six wickets. Kent The pace bowling of Alan 110 and 250, (Fugg 94, Jackson, Mors, who claimed a total of 12 right-arm offbreak, sever, for wickets, for 60, proved the de- 62), Leicestershire 262 for nine

DAVIS CUP

Britain, Denmark And Italy In Zone Quarter-Finals

Vienna, May 16.

Britain beat Austria in the second round Davis Cup European Zone match here when their top player, Tony Mottram, beat Fred Huber today to give Britain a win. ning 3-1 lead.

Mottram won in five sets by 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-7, 6-7. In the quarter-final round, Britain will meet India at Manchester on June 9, 10 and 11.

Britain completed a 4-1 win Result:

Gordon Forbes of

At Oxford: Warwickshire 149 and 164 for two (Wolton, not out 105). Oxford University 184 (Thompson, right arm medium, five for 55),

tively before

Capt. Marshall, going in num- Florence, May 15. A European Champion must ber Ave, contributed a valuable when he 33 which included six fours, be- relinquish his title

World Champion, fore being caught by Bechtel of European Boxing Union the bowling of Horley. Bowling decided at its two-day Con honours went to Herley, who in

becomes the

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At Nerthampton: Worcester-gress which ended here tonight, an inspired second spell with (Tyson, Right arm If he later loses the World the ball, ran through the tail to shire 200 fast, seven for 44) and 36 for no title, he will automatically be capture five wickets" for wicket.

the runs. His final analysis was five Northamptonshire 255 come first challenger for

for 23. for nine declared (R. Subba

KGV got off to Row 80, Broderick 56)..

At Cambridge: Cambridge University 198 for nine declared (Thomson, right arm medium, six for 81) and three for two. Sussex 199 for eight declared. Reuter

Dower Beats Belgian

Carmarthen, Wales,

May 16

Dai Dover, British, European and British Empire Flyweight tock 00 Belgian Champion, bantamweight Jean Kidy gave him a sound points beating in a teo-round non-title contest here tonight,

and

Kidy had neither the boxing skill nor the punch to bother Dower. The Belgian was fast, though, and willing, but the Weishman showed his not- parable skill so clearly es to akmost make It an unexciting,

over Austria when their num-South Africa beat Joerge Ulrich ber two player, Roger Bocker of Denmark 2-6, 6-1, 11-9, 6-3.

Munich, May 16. beat Austrian Champion Franz

Italy beat Germany in their Saiko 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the final Singles.

second round European Zone Davis Cup tie here today when Copenhagen, May 16. Denmark saked winning they won the doubles for a de- 3-1 lead ever South Africa incisive 3-0 lead. their second round European They will meet Denmaric inded cotest," Zone Davis Cup match when the Zone Quarter-Finals. Kurt Nielsen beat Abe Segal in straight sets on the final day here today,

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Nielsen won 6-3, 6-2, 9-7. Denmark will neet either Germany or Haly in the Zone Quarter-Finals, make

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South Africa won the final singles match to make Deny mark's overall winning margin 3-2.

European Championship.

a bad start,

As a result of this ruling the Union will as soon as losing opener G. Bendall with possible nominate an opponent only 14 on the board, and never to meet the leading challenger recovered, Groves and Basto put Pierre Cossemyns of Belgium for on 19 runs for the third wicket, the European Bantamwright title but with the score at 23, both

by held Frenchman Robert batsmen left, Groves being Cohen.

bowled by Catley and Basto Cohen is recognised as World being caught by Bullock off S. Champion by all organisations Shroff's bowling. except the National Boxing

THE SCORES Association of America. He is

Parents

to defend his title against C. Smith Basto G. Horley, b Basto Willie Toweel, South African Stokes. Shroff Robb Champion, in Johannesburg N. Hart-Baker, e 0. Bandall b on September 3,-Reuter.

US Thomas Cup

Stars Take Off

For Singapore

this morning

Basta

Capt Marshall, e Bechtel b'Horley C. Esther, b Robb

Shroft. e Robb b Horley .... W. Pepperell, e Bendali a florley DS. Robb, e Bendall 5 Harley A Catley, b Horley Bendall, Short Bullock, not out

Extre

Total

D. Horley

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Bowling Analyde

b

Mandia, May 16.

J. Barto The American Thomas Cup D. Robb badminton team planed for G. Bandell Singapore

to Boraff compete in the semi-final of the

KGV Behool 1555 Thomas Cup tournament to G. Bendal. Catley be held in Singapore later this Faro, e Bullock b 3. Stron month.

D. Robb, b L.. Bloxes to meet Indiao 7. Shroff, b Stokes They are players, in the semi-finals and, D. Horley, e Zather & Pepperell if they beat India, will face the Pepperell, st Smith, & Hart-

of * dire winner Apart from Dower's, light-

Australia-Feridall, b Hart-Baker aveet, Denmark Orlando Sirola and Nicola ning left hand punching and his

also in H. Tavadia, c-and b Borley

G. Parsons, not out. Pietrangeli beat Ernst Buchholz frequent sallies with his right,

Singapore, for

to M. Shron, & Catley b Pepperell and Horst Hermann 6-1, 6-4 there was little to enliven the challenge the defending 2-6, 8-6 in the doubles, which contest and nothing to warm up had been postponed from Sun- the crowd huddled in overcoats

Cup day because of rain.

by Jose Alston, In the market Hall

Michel und Roger The

Quarter-Final Lineup for

Kidy, who has gone the dis- Williams, last night swept all the Europeen Zone Davis Cup competition will be, in drew tance with some of the best their exhibition matches-egalst order. Britain v. India; Italy v. bantamweights in Europe, was the Tulippines best shutters Denmark; France Y. Sweden; as string at the finish as when at the I4 Salle Stadium. →→→ Chile v Belgium Reuter, he came into the ring-Reuter „Franco-PresIE.

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LAWN TENNIS

BRITAIN HAS

AN ADEQUATE

RESERVE OF PLAYERS FOR THE FIRST TIME

Says FRED PERRY

The Lawn Tennis Association and British tennis in general owe a debt of gratitude to Tony Mottram and Geoff Paish, who have carried the burden on their shoulders for some 10 years. -

Much as it was hoped to have it otherwise this year, events ́ at Bournemouth

·last week merely proved that Britain will have to reply on them for another year at least.

court

future reponsibilities his National Service..

One bright feature, however,, slow and a trifle methodical on | improvement over last season, has been the form displayed by court. His capabilities, I feel, Like Knight, Wilson, G. E. Roger Becker, already a member lie in a good

for Mudge and others, he is doing of the Davis Cup team in the possible

and too past, and who keeps his place. as a captain of British teams much cannot be expected of.

Not only his tennis but his both in England and abroad. them for a while..

He has deportment has taken a

the background for But at Bournemouth, Davies 20 turn for the better, and only learning. International

lawn showed that he got upset when once last week did he come close tennis, and the "behind the in trouble. He must not be dis to giving us the famous "Becker scenes manoeuvring that are so couraged, for experience plus

bust."

essential to the making of a revere personal discipline "can" This. 21-year-old fighter has good responsible: captain.

remedy this. Billy Knight on whom has overcome many hurdles already

A Mills, from Lancashire, and that world tour he has just been invested much time and has a very good game but lacks

paying effort, t coming along, fire and loungination.

already I think it is safe to needs much experience.

but

completed is dividends.

G. E. Mudge, who has reach say that for the first time in Knight has one problem heed his present position by sheer

14 years Britain had an adequate must overcome quickly. It is hard work, is one of those reserve should anything happen his tendency to foot-fault badly players hardest hit by being in

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to the singles ability of either when under

Mottram or Paish.

service.

preasure on the the Services. He needs hours.

I do not say that Becker is a

future world-beater. I do say

that now he can be relied upon

of practice to keep, his

game at peak level and he cannot get it. FIGHTING QUALITIES Bobby Wilson had a bad week funder present circumstances.

Our youngest "hope," Reg to give his best and to do his in singles at Bournemouth. He utmost to produce his best had been ill, and was not fully Bennett just returned from a DE whenever he is called upon to At for so important a torna- winter in Australia has im-

Gerade for dement. It might have been bet proved by leaps and bounds., He

which

pla: least Britain is that much ver, if he had not played. In has a finely rounded game with

At further ahead than last year his fighting qualities he suffered srowthly produced, excellently

set-back

hit, shots Becker's world tour, partner John Barrett, the former Michael Davies, Welth by birth maximum of power with a A good Cambridge University captain; and a trife bet-headed by tem- minimum of effort. has developed well, but insti perament, has shown marked basis on which to bulld,"