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WEEK-END BOWLS.

1955.

THE - CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER

SURREY AGAIN WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

OPEN RINKS FINAL WILL SEE TWO CRAIGENGOWER TEAMS OPPOSED

By “TOUCHER”

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Craigengower's giant-killers, Leo Silva, G. Santos, Robert Tay and P. K. Lau, did it again when they scalped another highly favoured four consisting of E. J. Liddell, T. Kavanagh, P. Hughes and J. MeKelvie by 26-17 in one of the semi-finals of the Colony Open Rinks Lawn Bowls Championship at Kowloon Dock yesterday.

A. V. Lopes, R. G. Laurel, E. R. Rosselet and C. R. Rosselet made the final an all-Craigengower affair by scoring a comfortable 25-15 win over Kowloon Cricket Club's D. C. Symons, S. Ramcband, G. Mudar and F. R. Kermani in the other semi-final,

Some good bowling was seen In both the semi-finals, which attracted a fairly good crowd.

Silva, Santos, Tay and Lau were well up to their top form in their victory over their Kow- loon Bowling Green Club op- Displaying excellent combination, each of them had slightly the better of their res pective opposite numbers throughout the major part of the game.

Surprise of the evening was the exceptionally fine bowling of novice Leo Silve against the Colony's Empire Games presentative, Eric Liddell, who hnd

uncomfortable off un méternoon.

The best performance among the losers came from their No 2, Tom Kavanagh, who was the only one among them playing anywhere near his best.

JC-

Both rinks started off cay- tously and up to the end of the sixth head there was very little to choose between then as the score mounted up slowly to 3-3.

pected from 28 skip under

similar circumstances. 1119

from the fairly open backhand and was timbered with recond.

Rosselet's four got of to a Alternate twos by both sides flying start on the third head,

when they took a five

after brought the score up to 11-9 attralling behind by 1-2, Kermani the end of the 12th head

and his men, however, stood favour of Lou and his men. their ground on the next six From

the then on

winners head and narrowed the gap to forged ahead with two singles 7-8 only to find their opponents and a four to a practically in brilliant form on the next | winning lead of 17-0.

three heads. brilliant Continuing to play bowls, they chalked up a three und

on the 17th and 18th a Ave head to lead by 25-10.

The lose

losene

made a

plucky 20th standi

on the 19th and lienda with a two and a five, but

still

eight shots behind were. on the last head, on which they could do little better than con- cede a single.

oil

the way

up a

Rosselet's four piled three, a two and a fout and all but clinched the match with n 17-8 lead at the end of the 12th From then on they head.

looked back until the never final score of 25-15 was reached, COMPLETE SUCCESS

At Kowloon Bowling Green Club, George Hong Choy, F. O. NEARLY ALL THE WAY

Mndar and S. Leonard made the The other semi-final saw A. V.

Bobby Lopes,

Laurel, Dick day a complete succem for the Valley club by eliminating Re- unch Renc Rosselet creio's Rosselet

A. A. G. Silva, C.C. from Pereira and

C. A. Datenberg lead

the

from the quarter-final of th the third head right up to crid

Open Triples event by 21-11. Excellent-support was given The Craigengower three look skip Rene Rosselet by his front

in big 14-3 lend by the end of mon, particularly Tony Lopes the foth head and held on to as lead and Bobby

their lead up to the end despite No 2.

a gallant uphin night by the losers.

Laure as

TURNING POINT The seventh head was the turning point, Lying one shot almosi yurd behind a pile of short woods, Tay added a second On the losing rink, Symons and Lau a third and a fourth. put up some very fine opposi- McKelvie was almost four feet tion and Farley Kermani gava short with his first wood, coming off the best that could be ex-

German Sprinter Equals World Record

Cologne, Sept. 4. Heinz Futterer of Germany broke the European record for the 200 Metres Dash here today when he clocked 20.6 seconds around a turn on Cologne's 500-metre track.

LEAGUE MATCHES

The week-end League matches taw Taikoo annex the Second Division League title when they beat Cralgengower Cricket Club 5-0 in their lost match of the season. Playing top bowls, the Taikoo bowlers were never won seriously threatened and comfortably on two rinks.

The closest game

was that between Kinniburgh's four and the Robert Tay's four which Talkoo men eventually, won by five shots.

last

week credited Kowloon

Beating Sussex at the Oval last week Surrey, gained the County Cricket Championship, with a record number of points, for the fourth successive year. This picture shows Stuart Surridge (left), the skipper, and Sandy Tait, the masseur, and Peter May, deputy Surrey and England skipper, exchange greetings after the game. Central Press Photo.

U.S. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Trabert Top Seeded

General Advance Favourites To Third

.6-3

By CONNIE RYAN

0-2;

Joins Of Round

downed Mrs Baba and raced through the fourth after Olmedo

Mrs

Britain Beats France. By A Comfortable Margin At

Athletics

Bordeaux, Sept. 4.

Britain scored comfortable victories over France in both the men's and women's athletics matches in their two daya" encounter whichded in the Municipal Stadium here today.

In the men's events, Britain scored 126 points to 85 to give them their sixth successive win and their 18th in the series of 23 contests against France.

In the wansen's match, Bri- | and Czechoslovakia, especially trun won by 60 points to 18. when_recalling that the Czechs What was expected to be the recently beat France by only 27 11-bit of the meeting, the 10,000 points.--Reuter. Metres, Was apolit by the absence of Gordon Pirie, whos tussle with the Olymple silver medallist. Alam Mimoun, had been eagerly awaited by tho French fans.

Without Pirie to battle against, the Ittle Algerian won as he liked by about 200 yards from Frank Sando, whose determined burst on the final lap allowed him to take second place ahead of Ben Aissa, the French cross- country ace.

JOHNSON COLLAPSES

Derek Johnson, the Oxfora Blue, had to put his best foot forward to win the 800 Metes by a narrow margin in one min. 49.9 beca.

Giants' Leading Pitcher Suspended Indefinitely

Wan

the

Palladelphia, Sept, 4, Johnny Antonelli of the New York Giants, tho National League's lending pitcher of 1934, suspended indefinitely to- for his conduct on the day mound and in the dugout when he was lifted for a relief plicher In last night's game with Philadelphia Phillies. The intenso heat, which

The 28-year-old southpaw enused the 10,000 Meires start first refused to hand over the to

hall to o be put back half an hour, and Johnson's exertion caused him to

and simmons collapse.

He was unable to collect his angrily from medal for winning but recovered Raman Monzant replaced splendidly and helped Britain score a

Aine win in the men's relay.

coach

Freddy Fitz-

mound

stalked

25 bim

then the

with two Philadelphia runners on base and only one out with the Giants ahead, 3-2.

Antonell had given up seven An outstanding performance hits,ng a home run and was Diane Leather's 800 Metres three in 2 mine 8.0 secs which was removed.

meeting.

On an

to

was before he a personal best and beat the

Manager Leo Durocher sald British and French records. It

Antonelli complainci of being earned for her a special' award treated unfairly in being yanked for the best performance by with the Giants ahead. He said a woman athlete during the Antonelli threatened to go backt New Yaris Immediately: International point Durocher then said he was free bagis the best formance of the meeting was Brian Hewson's 1,500 Metres yesterday in 3 mins, 47.2 secs.

Britain's victory, by no fewer kun 41 points, gives great en for the forth couragement coming encounters with Russia

scoring

Hoad-Rosewall

Worth $45,000 To Join Pro Ranks

to

go if he wished and Antonelll took a train to New York.

Antonelli had 11 wins and 18 losses this season in contrast to his 1954 mark of 21 victories and 7 defeats. He won the second game of the World Scries and helped save the final gumo in the Glants four-game sweep Over iho Cleveland Indians, He has not won two complete games in a row slace last May. -United Press.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh

Brooklyn

RX E 5-12--1

Kline, Surkont (5) and She- pard Podres, Bessent (4), La- bine (0), Craig (9) and Cam- panelia, Atwell (8), WP-Labine. LP-Surkont (7-12). (12-15).

(10th), Gillian HR-G, Greese (7th).

RH E 7--9--0 -4--7mm2

Forest Hills, New York, Sept. 4.. Top seeded Tony Trabert joined the general advance of favourites to the third round of the US. Amateur Tennis Championships today with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Japanese Champion Atsushi Miyagi,

The 25-year-old Wimbledon Champion from Cincinnati, shooting for a net double expected to draw a $100,000 pro offer, rarely went to the net as he flattened his slender Japanese opponent. It was an expectedly easy win and moved him into the round of 82 with defending Champion Vic Seixas and Aussie threat Lew Hoad.

Advancing with him went Conway, New Hampshire, 6-0, gone to 4-4, tried to regain his Fry, sceded such stars as third-ranking Ham 6-0; Miss

sixth, touch. He couldn't-not against 16-year-old Champion flattened

Mimĺthe brand of tennis the inspired Richarelson, former

of Redwood, California, Olmedo was playing. Art Larsen, previous runners-up Arnold

Olmedo, hitting sharply of T. Brown, Jr., and Herbie Flam,8-1, 6-0; Miss Gibson thumped darkhorses Eddle

and backhand, Moylan and Mrs Neil Hopman, wife of Aus-both forehand Bernard Bartzen and Italian tralian Davis Cup captain Harry and coming to the net smartly Davis Cupper Nicola Pietrange-Hopman, 6-3, 0-1, and Miss behind his service, won that set

Ramirez L

Tho day's big upset was Lewis, Newtonville, Mass,, 8-6, set as Nielsen seemed to give up

for the moment turned in by Darlene Hard, the 7-5.

took a 3-0 lead. Dimedo made it 10-year-old blonde from Monte- FIRST ROUND MATCHES bello, California. The unseeded In the first round women's 5-0 before Nicisen won n game,

Melbourne, Sept. 4. Actually Taikoo needed only westerner scored comeback

England's Angela but Olmedo then made it 6-1. one point from this malch

Frank Sedgman, former World to 3-6, 6-3,

ver matches,

In the last set it was interna- over Buxton victory

defeated Lorraine clinch the title. A mistake in

In Angela Mortimer, Britain's top Schneider, Ft. Pierce, Florida, all the way.

tional tennis of the best grade Amateur Tennis Champion, to the marking of cards in

day advised Australian Davis the

seed who had beaten

Games followed foreign

8-2 fourth-seeded match between

stars Lew Hoad and Ken Kowloon Dock

of New York service until Nielsen finally won Cup

Rosewall to join him in the pro- Hongkong Football Club Doris Hart in the recent Wight-Dorothy Knode

man Cup play,

match

tch fessional Richardson, the third-ranked eliminated Joan Sullivan, Bel in the 18th by breaking Olmedo,

ranks. Cupper from

mont, Massachusetts, 6-0, 6-2; It was Kurt's second Baton

In the Davis

"Both boys should be worth- point. The first come and England's

Shiricy Bloomer, 14th game, but Niesten outted the actual 3-2 score,

$45,000 offer to turn New York Rouge

about who

escaped by barely

Recond foreign seed, beat

pro," he said, who joined Jack | Philadelphia In the First

troupe two defeat in his first round match,

Gomez, Wilhelm (7), Grom wood, California,

turn to deuce, then netted, and Kramer's touring

(8) and Katt, Hofman (8); Re- years ago after helping Australla fornia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Olmedo scored a pincement to Kowloon Cricket Culb came in picked up his game and blasted Barbara Green, North Holly forehand on that point to re-

Mrs Dorothy Bundy Cheney runners-up for the second year past Clyde Barker of Salt Lake

gray, Meyer (7), Mrozinski (8) win the Davl Cup in 1950/51/52. the win in succession to Recreio "Blues" City, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.

California,

game. of Santo

that

Seminich (2), conceded

aand Lopata, Monica,

Sedgman In the last Himo Olmedo as a result of their 4-1 win over

The left-handed Larsen, 1959defeated Judy Devlin of Bald-netted twice, then scored two struggle is going on now between Nachos (9), WP-Wilhelm (3-1). Κοιν Cralgengower. For the

(0-11). HR-Lopata more, 6-4, 6-1; Pat Ward of placements to make it 30-30. Hoad and Wimbledon Champion LP-Meyer loonites, who lost the first game King from San Leandro, Calif., England knocked off Carole

Cincinnati to (20th), Greeneres (11th).

H E the same margin, it was upheld his sin over Canada's Wish Bar Brent North then netted backhand and miss-

8-1 Slender, dark-skinned Olmedo Tony Trabert of

ACE who gets the better pro 7-5, 6-2, 8-0 also sweet revenge,

St. Louis of

the sidelines with an ni- fter. Larry Burclay, Flam, who lost Hollywood, California, elimi- tempted placement. and

The man who wins the current Chicago Another interesting feature in

Schmidt, Lapalme (8), Jack- over, with the crowd U.S. Singles tournament or who Double Sprint Champion, Rod of Germany in 2:27.2 with Lang was the race among the three, moved up with 'a awift -ninated Janet Hopps, Seattle, 6-4, match was layers tremendous plays the best will really be in zon (B) and Sarni; Davis, Treamed

Werner Lucg the week's First Division games to Larsen in the Anals five years!

10-2. 6-1, 0-2 victory over

giving both Wilbert

Johann Kupferburger of applause,

of most States tall-enders to avoid relegation Davis of New York. The blond South Africa scored

It for Richard, who was shunted back Stanley of the United

money," Sedgman predicted. (8). Pollet (9) and Chiti, Me-

(9). "I feel sure Kramer will ap-Cullough mild up- Olmedo's great show.

Tremel (3-0). into third place over 200 Metres just a tenth of a second ahead

By scoring a 4-1 win over from Beverly Hills, California, set in beating the Canadian fourth

Nielsen's next

proach the winner Immediately LP-Schmidt (4-6). HR Boyer and

place

100 of Suzuki.

opponent | IRC "Gold," the Filipino Club

sharp Davis Cup player, Lorne Main. Hal Burrows, a veteran inter- after the tournament," appeared exceptionally Metrea

(17th), Grammas (2nd). before a sun-baked gallery of 6-2, 7-5, 6-4. Main had trouble national player who has toured Spectators saw an impressive It was great performance are almost sure now to stay in the First Division for the next

with his forehand shots, and Europe but is unseeded here. display of the growing German for the Japanese 800 Metres

season.

who lost to Jack Kant

well power

in the sprints as Manfred record-holder to finish within a

Kosei Kamo of Japans and Mal It will now be either Recreio Kramer in the 1948 finals, won upferburger showed

game in which he al- Metres yard of Stanley who has a 1:47.5"Whlica" or IRC "Gold" who from 42-year-old Gardnar Mul- ternated baseline shots with at two sots each when their Anderson of Australia were tied Germar won the 100

the 800 Metres upset clocking " for in a fast 10.4 seconds to this year compared to Suzuki's i will definitely go down into the

the net loy of Coral Gables, Florida, chop shots at

to keep both the European Champion,

match was stopped until Mon- Main from running and making day, when the fifth set will be Heinz Futterer, and Pan- best ever 1:52.6.France- Second Division, depending on

the result of their last game of 6-3, 6-4, 3-0, 0-4. Mulloy, a

runner-up himself in 1952, errors. Kupferburger's back the season against each other,

with the blinding hand was hitting the sidelines

played couldn't cope

Anderson won the first set 8-0. service of the stringly San for placements when Main tried Kamo the next two at 13-11 to come to the net, Kupfer-

Sand 6-4. and Anderson the scoded Afth.

1950 and burger next meets the reabed seventh, had U.S. Champion, Art Largen.

This equals the unofficial world record for the 200

Metres Dash around a turn held by Ralph Metcalfe, Andy Stanfield and Art Bragg. Stanfield's 20.6, however, was over 220 Yards (201.17 metres) and on a 440-yard track at Philadelphia in 1951, quite the best performance of the four,

seconds for third Futterer today twice beat the minutes 28.8 United States 220 Yards Cham~ | place in the, 1,000 Metres Run. plon. and the Pan-American | The winner was

OVET

American Champion Richards. Presse.

Fullere

The

clocked also

whlo the youthful Karl Koutmann just nipped Richards at tape, both clocking 10,5 seconds. in the 200 Metres, Germar, with 21.0 seconds, took secondl

place from Richards at 21.2.

✡

Bert Steines of Germany set new German record of 23.0 seconds for the 200 Mctres Hurdles,"

COMFORTABLY

of

Frenchman Retains 100 Kilometres Walking Title

Dijon, Sept. 4.

and Dock with a 4-1 win instead of

Division games,

by

ago,

8,000.

BLINDING SERVICE

Brown

HOW THEY STAND

First Division

Francisco attorney.

Moylan,

Pts. Bartzen,

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against

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The veteran Aussie player added that the one factor that Cincinnati might keep Hoad and Rosewall Milwaukee

professional from joining the ranks is their hope to win the Wimbledon Championship. United Press.

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Kuppatein, Collum (4), Blace (8), Podblelan (7) and Landrith; and Crandall, Nichola (9-6)

(6-0). HR- LP-Klippstein Paron (26th and 27th) Mathews (30th), Past. (85th).

AMERICAN LEAGUE (Ist Game)

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5 10.

NO COMMENT.

New York, Sept. 4. Ken Rosewall, Australien Davis Cup player, declined to com- won ment today on whether he would Chicago an easy time of it. The Tren« Mlyngi played a steady garle scheduled to play tomorrow in accept an offer to turn pro- Cleveland

slugger Jersey, 45 ton,

Trabert, but simply the third rourt. The suspended fessional following the current Johnson, Marlin' (4), 'Howell Longshore of could!

not cope with Tony's

matches,

ard | U.S. Singles Championships Kamo-Anderson

(7) ond Lollar; Lemon, Nar- jeski (8) and Naragon, Hogan. Anniston, Alabama, 6-1, 6-1, power. Trabert's "kick service Stewart-Hartwig, will resumo Forest Hills. 6315 while Bartzen who hails and sharp ground strokes kept at 12.30 p.m. (1030 GMT).

Told that former Australian WP-Lemon (16-8). LP-Martin from San Angelo, Texas, took Miyagi on the defensive most

SECOND BOUND

Champion Frank Sedgman had (2-2). HR-Kell (7th). Lollar Jose Agburo, Tulanes NCAA of the time, although he scored

Nicola Pietrangell of Italy, advised both him and his com- (16th). times with excellent

foreign patriot, Lew Hoad, to turn pro- fifth-seeded

R H King from Mexico 6-2, 6-1, 6-1, several Pietrangell, the irrepressible placements which Trabert could

Boston players,

Impresive fessional, Rosewall said:

4 Italian

Davis Cupper, bounced not touch.

today over "And it very interesting, s."----United Mike Green of Miami, Florida, 10 37 0-1, 6-4, 6-4.

Second Division

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Inc "Gold" lienti Carron of France to- day retained

100 TC his World Walking

Cham-KDC Dick Malocco of the United Kilometres

HKFC States won the 400 Metres com- plonship when he covered the fortably in 47.1 ecconds, Hel-distance between Ferreuil, and KCC mut Dreher of Germany in 40.3, Dijon in nine hours 40 minutes USRC Emile Leva of Belgium and 30 secs.

Kanj Alag of Japan, both in 40.7, followed him in that order.

It was Aknal's best per- formance of the year. Thio Japanese is the reigning Aslon

Champion.

1214

KOC

He first won the litle in 1963 at Lausanne,

PRC

XDC HKENC

Third Division

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Maurice Chasaing (France) POC was second in 9 hours 59 min. 26 Does and Roger Hard

A Japanese record tell when (France) third in 10 hours 11 Shigeharu Suzuki clocked 2 min. 42 secs.--Reuter.

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second-rounds, 6-1, 6-4, I but if's all news to us."

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won HARD MATER

Mike Green of Kurt Nielsen of Denmark got 0-4, in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Fress. the "Women's Division, a bad scare before he finally

of St. defeated Alejandro Olmedo y Singles Championships. Purging Shirley Fry Petersburg Florida, prettyPeru, 6-1, 8-2, 4-6, 1-6, 10-8, and I Beverly Baker Fiellz, National in a long, hard match. Negro Champion Althea Ginson Nielsen won the first two sets sald and Yola Ramirez of Mexico about as he pleased and took a paced the way

into the third 4-2 lead in the third wet, then relaxed. That cost him heavily 61 round.

The third-scoded Mrs Fieltz Olmedo promptly lifted his game walloped Katherine Hubball of land Nielsen, after the score had

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GOLDEN CHURN

(CHURA

the grass courts," Pietrangel Hongkong Beaten

By Macao In Mini-Soccer

The

3:131

End

Baltimore

Baumann, Hurd (7) White; Palica, Dorish (7), Zuverink (7) and Smith. WP- Baumann (2-1). Lp Palica

| (5-11), HR-Dyck (int),

Washington New York

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Ramos, Stone (2), Clarke' (8)' and Courtney; Turley, Ford (8) and Berro. WP-Turley (14-13). HR-Mantle LP-Ramos (4-8), (Th),

Noren (8th); Van

Vernon

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after the match. courts are so much better than the rain-soaked courts at Philadelphia where we_played: Australls in the Davis Cup

"fool right and on my 22nd birthday next Sunday I hope 1

Macao, Sept. 5. am playing in the finals."

Sovori Tigers mini-:(12th), a right to be Pietrangel had

team of Hongkong Detroit: choorful. His game was good in soccer every department. His powerful muffered to defeats at the Kanma City first servico was hitting the hands of Macno teams during Garver (12-18) and Hourel, court, his lobs were licking the that week-end tour of this Rashi, Cradock (3), Kume (6), baseline, and his backhand, ons Colony

Harrington (7) and Astroth. of the best in the game, shot On

P-Raschi (4-0). Saturday..

HR-Garver placement after placement past Tigers were beaten 4-3 by the

Boone (18th), Hours the baffled Green, who tried to Lien Yee Sports Club, the play an aggressive net-rushing runners-up of t the local minim (14th).

(2nd Gashe) game but simply could not get Boccer league away, wilk- it.

Ham Richardson, the Davis Cupper, Tram Baton

the Beven

Yesterday, the visitors were gain defeated by the Army Leaders 2-1. Half-time sedre (wNN

{{Losiźmintaa,, who, barely need a Hongkong, teum included

first-round deconNT, ANG HÍR BOOM!");

int new heights su be rolled into star›

the third rouíci: by / kriocidnat Hau over Cirde Barkte of Salj.

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