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Sammy Snead Wins The Palm Beach Round Robin Tournament

Great Neck, N.Y., June 5.

Sammy Snead defied his 43 years and the challenge of youth as he fired a course" record of five under par, 32-33 (65), at Deepdale Golf Club today to defeat young Peter Thomson and score an unprecedented fourth victory in the Palm Beach Round Robin Golf Tournament.

Only three points ahead of the 25-year-old British Open Champion when they started the final round in this tournament, where each member of a foursome.matches medal scores for a plus and minus rating, Snead faced and conquered Thomson.

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The Slammer threw birdies at Socad's final round smashed his young rival on the first three the course record of 66, set by holes. When the divots had quit Julhus Boros as an amateur and flying, he had earned 17 points tied in this tournamen: by. Ted for a 46-point total, which pro- Kroll Cary Middlecolt and vided a successful title defence Snead himself. "in the tournament he won when

it was inaugurated in 1937.

Asian Group Admitted To IBC

Thus the

minus

FINAL STANDINGS

final standings were; Snead, "plus 46; Johnny Palmer plus 22; Thomson, plus 18; Ed Furgol, plus 11 Doug Ford, plus 2; Tod Kroll and Cary Middlecot, even; Tommy Bolt and Shelley Mayfield, one; Chick Harbert, Boros, Mike Souchak and Gene Littler, all minus 3; Dave Douglas, playing for flu-stricken Bob Rosburg, minus 18; Jackie Burke and Wininger, minus 35.

Slammin' Sam was. putting The International Boxing unerringly today, ramming home Commission, meeting here shots of eight, six and four feet under the chairmanship of on

Paris, June 4.

The first three holes for

Mr J. Onslow Fane, of Bri-birdies as he went out in 32.

tain, decided today to admit He came back in 33, dropping

on the the Asiatic Boxing Federa- a 10-footer

12th Lole, sending his approach to within tion to membership.

"two feet from birdie on the 14th and knocking in a 25-foot

on the and birdie putt

17th. He

The Asiatic Federation in- cludes Japan, Thailand the Philippines.

in

The Commission will future be known as the "Com- mission on World Professional Boxing Championship.

The Commission will also in-

of New York.

clude the Athletic Commission

of the State

Europeun Boxing Union, British Commonwealth and

Empire

Committee National Boxing Association (of America) and Confederation Latin American (which includes Cuba),

CHALLENGERS

The following champions and challengers were confirmed at today's meeting,

faltered, finally, on the 18th, three-putting for a bogey, but by then it was all over. United Press.

County Cricket

Championships

Standings

London, June 4. The position in the County Cricket Championship table, in cluding matches ending yester- day, June 3, were:

STANDINGS

P W

Pus

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1955.

WORLD TWO-MILE RECORD

BROKEN

Hungary's Sandor Iharos breaks the world record as he wins the Interna. tional Two Miles Race at the British Games at the White City, London, on Whit Monday in 8 minutes 33.4 seconds.

Also in the picture is Ken Wood of Sheffield, whose 8 minutes 34.8 seconds in second place also broke the old world record of 8. minutes 40.4 seconds held by Gaston Reiff of Belgium and took 6.2 seconds off Chris Chalaway's British record of 8 minutes 41.0 seconds.--Reuterphoto.

MALAYA

8

DENMARK

Unorthodox Poh Lim Scores Vital Point For Malaya To Retain Thomas Cup

Singapore, June '5.

Malaya won the Thomas Cup successively for the third time when she beat Denmark by eight matches to one in the challenge round of the 1955 badminton tournament which ended here tonight.

The retention of badminton's highest trophy by Malaya, which won the Cup first in Preston in 1949, was considered a foregone conclusion throughout the pro- gress of the tournament.

the

100k Wong Feng-soon second set of the game against Kobbero without conceding single point and went on to take the rubber set as well at 15-7 from the tired Kobbero,

the when all-England among badminton circles, in the Ever since the beginning of route the Championships in Singapore Doubles Champions, Finn remaining two sets.

and Hammergaard On May 24, it has been evident Kobbero that a wide gape separated the Haneen, rallied to scare the only standards of Malays and those win for their country. They of other countries in the game. defeated the Malayan pair of The only thing in doubt was Tar. Jin-eong and Lim Kee by how wide a margin Malaya fong. after a hard three set would conquer the challengers match 18-13, 4-15 and 15,6. " in. the final round of the Championship.

MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY

Flyweight: Pascuel Perez (Argentina); Challengers: 1. Dai Dower (Britain). 2. Leo Surrey Espinoza (Philippines), 3. Jake Yorkshire

Derbyshire Tuli (South Africa).

Leicestershire Middlesex Bantamweight: Robert Cohen SUBSX (France); Challengers: 1. Raul

Hampshire 32 points from seven Macias (Mexico), . 2.

ames Lancashire 29 from six: Not- tinghamshire 24 from five; Glouces- Toweel (South

tershire 20 from six Warwickshire 20 from six: Northamptonshire 12 Mario Degato (Italy).

Jensen of Denmark in the open-after a three set maten. trom Ave: Worcestershire 12 fron Featherweight: Sandy Saddler six; Kent 12 from seven; Essex eight

ing match by 15-10, 15- (United States); Challengers: 1. from fivet Glamorgan eight from

six: Somerset zero from five.

Willie 3.

Africa).

Ciro Morassen (Mexico), 2. Red Top Davis (United States); 3; Ray Famechon (France).

Lightweight:

Jimmy Carter (United States); Challengers: 1. Ralph

Dupas (United States)

de

Chal-

BATTING AVERAGES

I NO R HS Ave.

I 503 118 42.87

129

D. J. McGlew

(5. Africa) 9 Barrington

(Surrey) 12 2 409 P. May

(Surrey) 15

650 Kenyon (Wor-

cestershire), 18 2 740

135* 54.90

122' 54.18

51.42

437

13

2 687

130 45.15

9

387 120

43.00

12 1

442 105 42.00

(Yorkshire). 13 Walton (War

2. Wallace Bud Smith (United States) 3. Frankie Riff (United States) and Dullohlop (Italy). N. Yardley

Welterweight: Tony Marco (United States); lengers: 1. Carmen Basilio (United States), 2. Johnny Sax- ton (United States), 3. Romon Fuentes (United States).

Middleweight: Olson (United States): Challengers: 1. Charles Humez (France), 2. Bocky Castellani (United States) 3. Eduardo Lausse (Argentina).

Light Heavyweight: Archie Moore (United States); Chal- Jengers: 1. Carl Olson (United

wickshire) Tremict

(Somerse!) Dollery (War-

0

100* 48.55

wickshire) C. Williams'

(Elmex)

11 I 328 120 3890 Tompkin (Lei-

cestershirej 24 I 504 131 38.76 G.Tordoft

(Somerset) Melatyre

13 2 378 143 4723

(Surrey) 11 3 308 · 110 40,00

"Indicates not cut.

BOWLING AVERAGES

States), 2. Harold Johnson Lock (Surrey) (United States), 3. Floyd Appleyard Patterson (United States),

Yorkshire)

Wardle.

(Yorkshire/

Heavyweight: Rocky Marciano (United States): Challengers: Statham

1. Archie Moore

(United

States), 2. Bob Baker (United States), 3. Don, Cockell (Bri-L. Jackson

tain).

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NEW AIMS

A statement said that the new Commission's aims would that champions bad to defend their titles only against official challengers...

be to ensure

sala

They recommended that the winner of the forthcoming Cohen Toweel bantamweight fight should meet Macias,

Commission The decision about the Middleweight Title now held by Olson would be taken after the coming light heavyweight

bout

between Olson and Moore.

At least twice a year the Commission will publish the names of official challengers in each category.—Reuter.

Lancashire) Shackleton

(Hampshire) (Derbyshire) Titmus

(Middlesex) Hollies (War- wickshire) Trueman

(Yorkshire)

v. Jackson (Le-

cestershire)

(Middlesex).

Moss

Tribe

JOHN

い

MRW Ave. 379-4 166 6370 9.15

· 2882 142 685 04 10.70

330.1 171 679 41 11.13 205.4 63 364 32 11.37

309.3 128 441 30 12.25

Malaya entered the final round of play, tonight with a comfort- able overnight margin of four to zero, Malayan victory was assured when colourful Singles player Ong Poh-lim beat Ole

Pàge 7

"The Dam Busters" -Only Secondarily

A Film Of Action

By DILYS POWELL

Since we are. it seems, at last agreed that the war is over there is something to be said for encouraging the peace, and this is perhaps not best done by recording, with whatever freedom from heat or malice, an action which brought major disaster to our laté enemies,

Once or twice during "The Dam Busters" (Director, Michael Ander son) I was disturbed by this reflection. But that may have been because I had-just come back from an international film festival, where nobody's feelings must be hurt, not at any rate as long as the body is big and smart enough to hit back.

Was

but

Anyway it was only the shadow, But it was a plan which needed a submarine built ce a bit of of a reflection, and once I have far is execution a difficult ac-the Loch Ness monster and a admitted to being aware of it Icuracy. The bomb must be plastic giant squid-the creature- have made almost

only at an exact which, when as a child I used my only released not criticism of this fine Alm,

distance from the dam but also to goggle over the Illustrations

sxact

Verne's from 24

height the to Jules

book, "The Dam Busters" is based terrifyingly height, as itpuzzled to and salted a

a paup on Paul Brickhill's book and on turned out, of sixty feet.

The the account of the raid on the; The process by which accuracy to day has been brought up

enery Ruhr dams by the man who red is achieved has an excitement retains, it my memory does not it, the late Wing Commander owing nothing to the usual chain

me, a good deal of the Guy Gibson. The screeplay is

of dramatic dangers and misad-isles

material: mysterious by R. C. Sherria.

It is writ ventures. And when the operu-enemy of mankind, ship-sinking with great effect; worth on itself is shown there is no by submarine ramming, "Captain noting to what 31 extent the

high-speed success; the attack Nemo in his luxurious quarters author has used silences, rests goes on and on, expensively. in the Nautilus taking it out on In the dialogue. But the timing

the organ. of the rests is the director's,

HEROIC EPISODE When a few years ago Michael The reconstruction of the raid Now that hundreds of people Anderson made e, film of John is excellent,

their and only for an spend

summer holidays Brophy's

I occasional moment was I con- Binning "Waterfront"

about on the sea-bed thought we might find in him a scious V the tricks of the the marvels of the captain's life new talent

the muted camera.

For the re-greation of under water may have lost some emotional scene.

character

In this fantastically of the excitement they possessed heroic episode there is little in 1870 when the book was writ- space, and I am not sorry; to get bén; and I am sure the story to know the men, so few of has lost some of its nineteenth- whom have survived, would he century charm. too heartbreaking.

201

James Kirk

"The Dam Busters" is only secondarily a film of action. True, its climax is a sequence of action; but the real quality is in the structure of expectation: Richard Todd, in the part of All the same the film in ita scientide experiment, the Guy Gibson, offers a likable bouncing scence-fiction style is struggle to be allowed to go on portrait of easy

entertaining enough. authority and testing, the training of air-crews, coolness:

Mason it

plays is well done, and

Nemo; the discovery of devices for it is enough. Of the others on Douglas, Paul Lukas and Peter giving

LOTTE the has the impression of a group off the Nautilus, the direction is operation

are the unwilling guests neccessary delicate precision. individualists..

high- young, And the costly victory to

spirited, devoted, and again it is by Richard Fleischer. which all the preparation leads

enough. is made to seem the grander by the hush of the ending an end ing which leaves mourning to foreground arid turns round for French Alm, directed by Henri the imagination:

the

.

NEW FRENCH FILM

A

Minor figures are sketched in rapidly and skilfully; the only character who remains in the Amants du Tage"), the new "The Lovers of Lisbon” ("Les

us is the inventor; played by Verneuil, is distinguished by the Michael Redgrave.

speaks

his

SURVIVING CREWS

appearance of Trevor Howard as Mr Redgrave gives us a man a Scotland Yard inspector M The surviving crews are not just this side of eccentricity, ob- Howard, scaming the help of jubilant, they climb

silently sessed but aware of the risks of dubbing. down from their machines with obsession, showing discourage- majestically English brand of the exhausted bok which onement or triumph in small telling French remembers on the faces of re-contractions of the mouth, in the turning almen in war-time carria

carrlage of the shoulders,

ore the

For the rest the plece is on newsreels; two of them. tramp back into the room which there of the body; it is his best the lines dear to the Continent, screen performance since his a tale of lovers (Francoisé left a few hours earlier, fling schgol-master in "The Browning Arnoul and Daniel Gelin) star themselves on their beds and lie Version." The girls, by the way, crossed, crime-crossed and so far without a word or a sign.

are scarcely seen in this single- as I am concerned critic-crossed. minded flim; only one or two small woman's role, that of the waitresses and Wrafs, and one inventor's wife, pleasantly played by Ursula Jeans.

In a ceremony after the con- clusion of the matches. Sir Earlier during the night Kob- George Thomas, who flew from bere put up a magnificent dis- England

The very last sentence leaves the especially for

grief hanging in mid-air, and play when he went down in the tournament, presented the Cup second Singles match of the to the Malayan captain Woor there is no neat securing of the emotions with tears or triumph. Peng-soon. right to Malaya's Wong Peng-

Mr AndersDI." acclaimed

bas handled the the World's

Results of tonight's matches final scenes In particular with badminton number one

player,

sympathy, and understatement is never allowed to become the After winning the fist set

Ole cliche it often is in British Almis Until the last few minutes of against Wong Peng-soon at play during the night, it ap- 15-12. Kobbero was subdued by peared that the Danish players his Malayar opponent who struck were heading for a complete up his great farm, familiar

Sports Writers Criticise Indian Thomas Cup Team

Singapore, June 5.

The Sunday Times today criticised the Indian Thomas

were:

ގ

Ong Foh-lim best Jensen 15-10, 15-8.

Wong Peng-soon beat Finn Kobbero 12-15, 15-0, 15-7, Eddie Choong beat Skaarup 15-10, 15-8.

Ong Poh-lim and Ool hock beat Ole Mertz Eilertsen 15-8, 15-1.

Jore

A POULP

At the Marble Arch Pavilion,

"The Art of Indiscretion" (director Lionelo de Felice X certificate): more lovers, this time Italian, dubbed, and izidermage; with Marina Vlady and Pierre Walt Disney's version of Michel Beck; Fernard Gravey "Twenty Thousand Leagues gives a performance as a cold Under the Sea,” with Cinema- father which almost makes of this kind. The quality sug- scope, Technicolour, live actors, banal flm worth while. gested in "Waterfront" has taken strength in The Dam Busters."

The story of the Alm is enthralling. The problem, pre- Teik-sented straightforwardly as a and Ove problem in both strategy, and tactics, was to wreck the dams serving the war industries of Lim Kee-long and Tan Jin- the Rur basin A blow under eong lost to Finn Kobbero and water would find its force H. Hansen 13-18, 15-4 and cushioned; the explosion must @-15-France-Presse. «'

take place above the water.

A scientist, Dr Barnes Wallis, believed the job could be done

by

a

bomb which would bounce

Cup team for its refusal to participate in the pure from CIVIL AID long the surface of the waters

Open Championships to be held at Kuala Lumpur June 9.

The

Open

The Sunday Times "Crusader" Badminton

miton said, "India's Thomas Cup play

SERVICES

The Indian team was among sportsmanship, particularly that į the four visiting teams invited of Indian badminton players." to participate in the tournament.

No. 21. Orders by the Hon Ci Association of Malaya

ers have taken a niggardly atti-E. Torry, Commissioner, Civil return air passage from Singa- Lude towards the Malayan bad- Aid Services, of June 3, 1955. pore to Kuala Lumpur, accom-minton championships. The con- mcdations

15 Malayan ditions they put up for taking pius dollars per player per day. The part gave the impression that Indians, however, demanded 30 they were behaving like prima dollars, instead of the 15 offered, donnas."United Press. and also 250 pounds sterling for

231.3 70 442 34 13.00 the team. 314.1 123 649 48 13.52

245.2 104 427 30 14.23

259.4, 07 827 43 14.38

2294.2 131 514 35 14.03

219.4 44 594 40 14:55

Reuter.

154.4 32 453 30 13.10

LANDY'S MILE RECORD E LIKELY TO GO

Sports columnist "Linesman" of Singapore Standard earlier sald, "one would have expected them (Indians) to consider it a- grand opportunity to take part in the Malayan Open and win the greater admiration of world but by their bargaining they have sullied the good name of sporting India."

the

"And as far as I am concerned they have coinpelled me to change my opinion of. Indian

recora MUELLER - STRETZ

FIGHT ENDS IN

London, June 5. Hungary's world holder for the Two Miles, has been invited to run the Me with Britain's under the four

mile minute

man Chris Chataway in the athletic meet- ing at the Inter-Universities Athletics meeting between Cam- birdge of England, Yale and

A DRAW

Cologne, Germany, June 5. Peter Mueller, who slugged

Kumar May Be Fit West Foint of America at Lon-his way through American rings

For Davis Cup

don next Saturday, it WILS learned here today.

London, May 4.

Announcing this, Mr Jack Naresh Kumar, the 28-year- Crump manager of the Beftish old captain of India's Davis Cup athletics team, said he was ex- team, has strained a ligament pecting a reply frora Tharos at below his left ankle but expects the beginning of the week.

British Soccer Fans To Pay

3-Pence More

London, June 4. English soccer fans will have to pay more to see football games next season.

"

Examination Results-Fint · Al- (s) The undermentlaned attended an examination in first aid (St John Asociation) on day 3 and 10, 1×5,

and qualified for the St John Assogia, tion Certificate and are now entitled to wear the St John. Association

Badge:

as with so many of the which won us the war, in the end it was with Churchill's ap- proval that the plan was de- veloped and carried out.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Termis Men's "C", Division Group "A": Tilmahatal Zone---30193

HKCCI V Kwok

CCSRC: USRC+1) V Urban C. IRC v PRC; CCCLV SCAA; Tze-wah, 30154 Zau, H,C., 30150 Yiu Heung-hun 30201

CCO(2) v LRC(1). Wan Winə-ain.

HKU; 30:56 Leonard, Ni..., 20536 hu Yerng- pai, 39365 Ea Hon-kuen, 11430 Chan Kwan-cheuk, 31442 Lal Kal-yim, 31449 Lin Gar-tung, 31459 Yu Chuck, 31430 Yu Sat-ting. 310 Tad Wai-sun, 31634 Wong Yan-hin, 3173 Hau Mcon-hai, 318is Wong Kari.

Group "B": USAC(2) Y CRC) VKCC(2); KITC V LRCI); CRC(3) v Recreio: KTGCA V PORC.

Mixed "A" Civilona. LRC HKCC.

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Baseball Blue Eagles v Overseas Chinese, King's Park 5.30 p

TOMORROW

(b) The undermentioned attended en examination in Brat sid (St John Association) on May 4. 1950, and qualified for the St John Association Certifiesta köd are now entitled to wear the St John Association, Badge: Kowloon City Zone30144 TE

30145 Tarig Kwok-gun An Increase of three

pence, Leung Shu-wing 30235 Kong TIME

chuen, 30030 Lok Chiang 30458 from one shilling and nine Leung Ngak-wah, 30990 Mat Kun-

Ho Kam-tong pence to two shillings, was de- you, 30701

-30.16 Fond Shizu-dong, 20016 Li Kwan-ngat, 30820 cides upon today at the annual Cheung Cheung chu 30814 meeting of the Football League Yu Mik-kwal, 20821 Poon Chung - fal. 30808 Bo' Chi-yung, 30088 Les Tung, 31023 Cham Hel-loong, 31006 Sing-wing 3125 Wei - Tuch Ehun, 3120 Lee Sew-beng, 31227 wat Lal-ches, 31458 Yuen Hung-yu, Pool 5.13 p.m. als Hou Man-Ching.

in London.

In his address to the club de legates, Mr Arthur Drewry, the retiring President, said atten- dances last season were 34.133.- 103 compared with 36,174,390 in 1953/54., Since 1948/40, the re-

Examination Resalle-Basic Rescue,

The undermentioned attended an

anation in bade rescue on May mod: qualified in that subject: last winter until Joey Glardello cord season for attendances.

City Zone-31330 Ho stopped him in a fight that sent gates have dropped by over. 7 Ka Kwong-nin 360) Mueller back to Germany,000,000.

LoWun-kuor, 31725 Lee Fak-tsin, 51759' Chow. King-chee, SZUN. THE Middleweight battled German

The controversial question of ajgi-img-2012) Wong Kampal

Chimg Champion Hans Stretz to a draw

the televising of league matches 19 Mak: Lee-bah, 2017)" here last night

Chips/Tat, ZABI TRIGAW000., 22258 Ex-World Heavyweight Cham. ended with the decision to N Ken-lang, plon Schmeling was the referee,eave the door open" as events

owal, 31799 Lam Kwok-wal, without "Forg are moving quickly, to be fit-for-his-country's tief Tharos accepts and weather

·Shty-mul-2910~Ng Chark-cheung,- Mueller was better In the permission of the Management

va 32013, Man From with Britain at Manchester next

Soda Shoes Ewoon-yiu, 2015, Beume Mat Hing, Frikki Lon. Tio-wor, 33040 Pa Thursday, Friday and Saturday conditions are favourable, the infighting than Stret2, but the Committee, w

world record of 3 minites and German Champ boxed a better Chester, Grimsby, Colchester Wing Am 2011 Pan, Ka-ling (20973 Kumar was seen by a specialist 58 seconds for the Mille, held by style and the verdict was con- and Walsall, the bottom clubs te bewing, 2006] Pani Wing seen today and will receive treatment Australian John Landy will aidered as just by the 8,000 who in the Northern and Southern cach day until the Cup match. certainly be in danger, Frances, watched the open air flight- |section of the Third Division, France-Presse

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