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WEEK-END BOWLS

THE CHINA

ALL-CRAIGENGOWER FINAL

IN THE OPEN TRIPLES AS WELL AS OPEN RINKS

By "TOUCHER"

Craigengower Cricket Club representatives in the Colony Lawn Bowls Open Championships enjoyed another successful afternoon yester- day when six of them went through their semi-final rounds of the Triples. event to make yet another final an all-Craigengower affair.

Already represented by two rinks in the open Rinks Anal and one pair in the open Pairs final, the Valley club has one of its best years in the Championships this season with no fewer than 14 representatives out of 18 in the finals of all the four events.

and

yes-

four yards in front, which in turn took the shot wood with it into the ditch.

Yet, Ironically enough, none of the finals will be played on the Club's own green!

Of the two semi-finals

Consistently drawing to the Craigen-Jack, the winners chalked up that between terday, Kower's George Hong Choy, three and a single on the next Fred Madur

Stanley two heads to draw level at 5-5. Leonard and IRC's Imnaji Ali,

On the sixth head, Leonard's M. B. Hassan and A. M. Omar heavy draw grazed the side of was the more thrilling game.

the jack twice but sent the jack Bowling was on the whole

again on the wrong side to give of u very high standard and on Omar and his men a count of one head, there were at least three.

Leonard's three retaliated with a tour on the

seventh head

alx woods clustered around the jack, touching each other and the jock.

a result of an unlucky drive by There was very little between Omar. Lying two seconds, Omar the two combinationa iri the tried to

take out the first shot score from beginning to end. Ability to produce better form; only to see his wood sand both his second shola out of the count.

The

KCC's A. V. Lopes, E. R. Ros- selet. and C. It. Rosselet and CCC's C, K. Sung, A. H. Secman and C. C. Ma WDS a scrappy a winners made a success- ful change in their line-up with C. C. Ma taking over the sldp's role from A. H. Seemin, who played a brilliant game at No. 2 and was largely responsible for his team's win.

un-

Ma gave the needed support whenever necessary, Lopes was a little off and Sung was the more consistent of the two.

Dick

Rospelet playot his average game,

but was fortunate to be up against Sce- min in his best form. Rene Hosselet did his best, but was called upon to do too much throughout the game and came good number of saving

On the 8th head, All drew the first shot about eight inches behind the jack and Omar with

drawn shot, which just rested on the shot wood, to once again take the lead at 10-0.

in were lying eight or nine when Ma trailed the Jack about two back. Kene came in with the first shot.

by the winners gave them their 21-10 victory.

Among the losers only All wan anywhere up to his best. Though culshaded by the bril-added one more with a well-shots. On one head Ma and his liance

of his opposite number, George Hong Choy, In the first half of the game. All hod the better of his opponent in This was, however, short lived the second half except on the Fred Madar succeeded

in last head when he bowled two wicking off a front wood to He short woDİS поге than two the shot on the next head and yards from the jack. Otherwise | Leonard drew the second. excellent bowling by both leads formed one of the most conspicuous features of the game,

noo!

for three

and

looked

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1955.

MELD WINS ST LEGER

Lady Zla Wernher's Meki, ridden by Harry Carr, won the Si. Leger Stakes at Doncastor last week, beating Miss Dorothy Paget's Nucleus, ridden by Lester Pig- gott, by three-quarters of a length. *

Mr G. Wildenstein's Beau Prince, ridden by S. Boullenger, was third, beating Daemon on the post.

Lester Piggott lodged an objection to Meld for crousing, but it was over- ruled. Meld is the first filly to win the St Leger for 28 years,

Picture shows Meld (nearest camern, left) winning the St Leger from Nucleus. Behind Nucleus is Beau Prince with—on the rail-Mr B, Mavroleon's Daemon, ridden by T. Gosling, which was fourth.-Reuterphoto.

SATURDAY'S SOFTBALL

Crowd Had Money's Worth

As Oldtimers Went

Down

11-9 To Taiwan Girls

By "TIME-OUT”

The enormous crowd that trooped out to the park on Saturday to witness the twin bill down for decision had their money's worth as the Associations" 'Old Crocks' bowed to the snappy Taiwan girls 11-9, while the Rest whitewashed a Combined Chinese contingent 4-0.

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GREAT BRITAIN v. USSR

Kuts Beats Pirie

Over

10,000 Metres

1

By Nearly 200 Yards

Moscow, Sept. 11.

Vladimir Kuts (USSR) beat Gordon Pirië (Britain) by about 200 yards in the 10,000 Metree event of the Russia-Britain athletics match today.

The race was the highlight of the meeting, which was won by Russia with a total of 220 points to Britain's 141.

Kuts clocked 29 mins. 8.2 secs, exactly two seconds slower than his Russian record time established a fortnight ago. Only the Czech world record holder, Emil Zatopek, has run a faster time.

A$ the 8,000-metro mark, month and his time is awatting Zatopek ngures socmed un-ralineation. likely to survive the Russian Britain's spriniers were agnin covering the distance in 14 mins, eclipsed in the men's 200 Matres, 2" 2005.

won by Yuri Konovalov in 21,5 Kuts led from the start and | sees;

Bri- eleven

was never headed. Pirie and Britain won five of the 20 the other British runner, Ken men's events, which conformed Norris, finished together, both to the general view of the ex- being timed at 20 mins 40,4 secs, perts in their forecasts.

In the women's match, To a continuous thunder of

thy i tain smoothly

of the won two applause, Kuta, running and strongly, drew further and events. further away In the final lap. Mr Jack Crump, the British The British runners looked tired team Manager, summed up the and dispirited and were unable feelings of his team when be sald

find

the strength to fight back. "we have no regrets nor excuses A crowd of 50,000 was at the at being beaten by such a fine Dynamo stadiion to see

the team. The organisatiori was match.

perfect and the crowd extremely for."Reutter.

to

The match began with the WOMCEL'S 800 Metros. Once again, Nina Otkalenko, Russian world record holder, triumphed Over Diane Leather. Ming Otkalenko won in 2 mins 0.9 secs only three tenths of at second outside the world mark, but Miss Leather put up the British best time for the dis- tance with 2 mins 7.7. secs,

Another victory for Russia was in the women's 100 Molres, won by Galina Vinogradova in the slow time of 12.0 secs,

The Russians completed the sprint double, Leonid Barten- you, their No. 1, winning the men's 100 Metres in 10.5 secs.

CHATAWAY WINS

success

corne

LRC TENNIS

TOURNEY

The following is the schedule for the Ladies Recreation Club tamais fourment which goos into its second week today!

TODAY'S GAMES (at 5.30 p.) Colony Ladies' Doubles Court 0: Winner of Mes Scholes and Mrs Rawlings and Mira Getz and Mit Harrison V Mrs Pepperall and Mrs Smith

Colony Mixed Doubles Britain's first

Court 4: Choy Tin-kin and Mis when Chris Chataway gained a G. Lev W. P. Trui and Miss Y. smooth win in the 5,000 Metres | Tiul. In 14 mins, 12 secs., à ilme well below his best.

Play was even until the oth head when the score stood at 5-3 in favour of Rossclet's three. After resting the second shot, Seemin trailed the jack FORGED AHEAD

about a yard to one side for a Froin 11-10, the winners forged ahead to 13-10 on the 10th count of four and Ma added the head after a hard tussie. George Arth to take over the lead at OFF DAY FOR BOTH

drew Hong Choy

8-8. two Both Hassan and Omar had a Madar three, shots on this head.

From then on they never

back until the bad off day. Their heavy shots

final After missing with two drives, dl not work out, and with Hassan crashed into the clump score of 20-0 was reached. Howan inclined to be an the with his third wood and took

LEAGUE MATCHES shurt wide and Omar un

Lawn The week's the away two shots, Omar with a

Bowls wide side, the initiative

resinillar heavy drive took out two League matches were featured

Chataway had so much in mained for the major part of more

then drew the firul by the First Division match hd

The first encounter suppiled fans with thrills and spills aplenty as the oldtimers,

hand that he was able to look the game with their opposing shot one foot in front.

between IRC "Gold" and

after grabbing an early lead, crumbled to pieces in the fatal sixth inning to see the

round three times in, the final numbers, Frexi Madar

"Whites", And Leonard pushed through the Recreio

straight and won by 20 yards Leonard Stanley

shot wood

after

win for close 4-1

the Yu Shan girls crash through with eight runs to put the game on ice.

from the young Russian, Ivan Skip Leonard was especially having drawn another second Indians enabled them to just

The all-end of the double- Pitcher

then Chen Bih-ju

Wing Leo, Chernyavsky, a home-run once, in sparkling form whether in shot. Omar rested the shot avert

bunt n neat Recrelo

The expected Russian domi- along romping home on his home-run drawing, resting, or driving, and wood, but did not get it full the relegation, and to say to

"Whiles" op- header saw a fast-moving Rest dropped

out the formidable the line and just as catchera la "Babe Ruth, collapsed at nance of the field events began

Javelin deservingly capped his after and his wood was deflected out ponents "After you".

victory by Collaco was up with it, Willie the plate and had to be drugged with Both leaving his pp-

the IRC fours skipped Combined Chinese outfit 4-0 in magnificent display with of the count,

in for the back to the dugout,

Vladimir Kuznetsov, runner-up le of two.

by A. R. Minu and what proved the winning shotponents

Johnny nine Innings. Speedballer Vic Woo, also coming

into

in the 1954 European Champion- when he rested away the first

Leonard's three

stretched Ramjahn led all the way to Pedruco toiling on the mound bunt,

ship, with a throw of 237 feet lead to 14-10 with

players a win by 21-15 and 25-22 against for the winners, scattered six Collaco, sending both

Peter Cullen of shot on the crucial 17th head to their

51⁄2 inches, single. On the

while 12th head, F. X. M. Silva's four and A. hits

losing give his side a count of three.

pitcher sprawling across the diamond

Britain did 200 foot 4% inches The pre-match favourites, All,

Omar's three took a single A. Lopes four.

Jackle Wei ylalded five bingles while the umpire declared all

hands 'SAFE"..

The second game of the after- to take third place, behind the Hassan and Omar

started off after no fewer than six woods As much credit, however, during his four-inning tenure

other Russing, A. Gorshkov. noon provided softball en- Impressively. They

had been clustered around the goes to O. R. Sadlck's four in scored

the mound. 'Goose' Wong,

Two more tallies came across thusiasts with some cluesy ball- the Indian's victory, Trailing single on the first head when Juck

as the cream of local On the 13th head, Omar rest-behind by 5-14 at the end of who succeeded Wel on the slab, when Woo tried a hasty relay playing

went the rest of the way into

to first on a grounder, causing talent locked horne In a fast- 10th head against C. A. disaster, giving up three more the spherold to crash through moving nine. Inning game. an opposing shot wood the by S. through to give his side a count Dananberg and his men, unlucky shot

they costly bingles for three runs. the crowd behind first base. score might bring the sliced the of two and

have gone down by a

bingle by Chow Chan, blended The Rest drew blood in the The Association's Old Crocks with several inheld miscues, top bigger margin than coverable 18-14. jack back to

the wrong aids closer at

of the third frame when enabled the Indians to pick up M. B. Haan and F. Madar on

Some good drawing by boli by the two other rinks.

started their clash in top-notch a four on the second head to the 14th head saw Madar Ho the after tea to eventually lose by Low and

Instead, they picked up well fashion us Cheng, Kwong, Bob saw the Talwan lassies rounding Gussie Pereira punched wit

the bases in a monotonous single to left field and dented Bill Silva combined fashion and when the dust had the rubber on Vic Pedruce's lead by 5-0.

shot. Omur was again unlucky only one shot in the final seare their efforts to retire the op- settled after the third out the when, in attempting to take out of 22-23.

posing side in rapid one-two scoreboard read 10-8 in a favour mash through the middle. the shot wood, he took out his

There was one other First three order,

of the visitors.

A series of goose eggs de- second shot as well to leave his Division game played on Satur In their half

count of two.

Cortex the board for both Leonard drew third but had day

reported after two outs, veteran Bili

sides for the next fow innings WAS between Kowloon Silva shave with his last This

when Ed Carvalho's Rest when he was heavy and

Cricket Club and Filipino Club through shortstop, reaching årst

Coming in to bat at the end forged further ahead with one which ended in a 4-1 win for panting and puffing. The next of the seventh, trailing 11-0, the run in the sixth and two in the

pitch saw Silva making a slow the cricketers. The scores were:

seventh to sew up the ball game.

a

Hassan sliced the jack against

n count of two.

An Leonard when he

GOOD PLAY

ed

Good play as well as luck played a part in turning the tide on the third head, with opponents with

shot lying a narrow un opposing first about one foot in front of the

wood jack, Fred Madur tralled the

narrow, but this rested on his own jack about 10 inches for a count wood without doing any damage. of, two.

Trailing, behind by 15-17, Indians fought back with single and a two to 10-17 at the end of the 16th head.

A heavy drive by Hassan brice up the cluster" and sent the jack back almost three yards to within inches of the ditch. The Cralgengower three, however, still Iny one.

Omar drew the first shot about

of foot in front of the jack. Trying to take out the nhot wood, Leonard bit up one of his own front woods almost

ONZA GRAND PRIX

Juan Fangio Is

World Champion For Third Time

the

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besides those

A. V. Lopes a A. M. Alves

D. Phillips

Kermani Duffield

FC

R. M. V. Ribeiro

A. T. Nunes

A. J. Tibble

on

of the first.

socked out

a' single

run

headlong

FOUGHT VALIANTLY

CLASSY PLAY

Half-

Colony Ladies' singles Court 5: Mr Chow v Mrs Ram- chand: Court 7: Miss Madgett v Miss Fincher.

Club Men's Doublen Court 8: D. L. Prophet and Air Comm. Messenger v E. Zulauf and Smart Court 8: 9. Saul and C. Stitckey v G. A. L. Cheatle and G. S. Watson.

Club Ladies Singles Court 3 M Vres y Mrs Malden,

Club Men's Singles Court 2: E. Sauballe or A. C. B. Hopking y Crofton,

TUESDAY, SEPT. 19 (at 5.30 pm) Colony Ladies Doubler Semi-Final

Court 4: Mrs Spooner and Mrs Andrews

MTB Fowler and

Mrs Chiu,

Derek Johnering Miss Fincher.

Mie Champion, was

beaten into third

in the

Colony Ladies' Bingles Court B: Winner of Mrs Chow or Mrs Ramanand vine Madgett ur

"Quarter Finale Court 0: Mrs Molden

'G. La and Popperall: Miss

Pusinelotony Mixed Doubles Ivakin won

800 Metres. He was led all the

Way by Georgi Nikolai Marichev.

Ivnkin

in the time of 1 min, 48.5 secs,

Mr

and

Meg Mre

Court 7: M. Heenan and

v F. Stuckey Held.

Club Mixed Doubira Court B: Mr and Mrs Green v Smart and Mrs Boholes: Court Mand Mr Armstrong Nanninga and Miss Zewald. Club Men's Singles Handleap Court 3; M. Pribam Pleister.

which is a Soviet record, beat-Rawlings

the previous beat by one- lenth of a second.

Thelma Hopkins, 19-year-old. Northern Ireland girl, won the Jump with 5 feet women's High Jur 7 inches which equalled her pre. vious best performance,

I

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14 (at 5:30 p.m.) Colony Mixed Doubles Bemi-Final

VG.

Miss Hopkins, European High Jump Champion, narrowly failed In an attempt to beat the world record of 5 feet 7-1/6 inches held Court 4: Winner of Choy Tin-kin the Russlan, Alexandra and Miss G. Lo and W. P. Tui and Min Y. Taui v K. H. Ip and Mim was not compo JU. Khoo. However, the Chinese lads chudina, whe

in the High Jump today, came to life in their half of the seventh with Y. K. Chan Harry Kane, the London bar-

by

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Colony Ladies' Doubles

#bd

dash for second, arriving safely oldtimers fought back valiantly when the throw went wide. Bob in their last-ditch effort, brim- Low then got a life when his ning the sacks on two hits and 13 L. 9. Blya 21 blooper bounced off the short-a fumble.

stop's mitt. When C. C. Loang also

Softball Commissioner Doc singling after one out pilteringer, retained the fine form be Pinelli Mia Pepperali and Mrs got a life on a fumble, Silva Moth then stepped to the box second on the next plich. S. 5. showed against France, but just with or Min Geiz and Mrs Harrison. 10 and Low romped home for their with the vast crowd cheering for Hsu, last year's Batting Cham-fated in the 400 Metres Hurdles

first two runs.

On the crucial 17th head,

Chubb Hong Choy drow the shot about Symante one foot behind

W. Hong Bung 10 and the second

3. Tans feet jack-high and shot 12

N. Wong slightly to oc side. All drew W. Gaffney the third about 1 fect in front. T. E. Baker

in his first shot asan drew

10 inches behind and about slightly to the other side. Madar was wide and through with his Arst two woods and nanow with his third.

E. J. Xavier

A, D. Rein

A. Bachoo

R. Basa

A. J. Coelho

A. II. BouTA

J. T. Cotton

27 C. A. Coelho 201

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HOW THEY STAND First Division

Recreio "Buem**

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10 11

FOURMASTER

After the Yu Shan girls crept back into the game with a run in the second frame, the old- timers shot further ahead on a fourmaster off Fred Diesta's hickory to lead 5-1. យ

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Court 0: Mr. Chow

Mea

Mrs

Club Ladles Singles Hemi-Final rifted a drive into | against a home run. But alas!

-the Anabelly Yulin, As per plon, then

Court 5: Mra Crofton v 'Casey at the Bat', be

European Champion. calmly centrefleld and Chan made p

Greon.

Inter-long Handicap looked over three fast strikes dash for home.

The Russian won in 62.3 secs, Court 1: M. W. H. Calvert and T. with Kane only two yards be-Liang Wheelock Marden) VA. Ce and got thumbed 'OUT".

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B. Hopkins and W. R. Bu Rusia were leading Britain (Mercante Bank); Court a. a. Graham and R. O. Baker (H. K Land Investment) VE. H. Rawings & 5. W. Wpng (Hongkong Tramways):

A masterful throw-in by ball- With two outs, B. Hamet then hawk Antonio Guterres caught stepped up boping for a story-Chan on the plate and another

by clearing the lightning relay by catcher Cusy 108 points to 88 after 10 of book ending slill-brimming bases. He caught Sousa back to third base allowed the 31 events had been decided. onto a fat pitch and knocked it Benny Omar to pinster Hou way over left field, but a mappy coming into third base for

The oldtimers appeared to 19 10 0 40%

1845 bave the game safely

Trying to protect the shot- wood, Ómar was harrow with KBGC his first and second deliveries, IRC "Blues

PRC Leonard

narrow with his was first, but succeeded in rested the IRC "Gold" shotwood for three at his second decreto "Whites"

Second Division attempt. Omar

appoin was narrow and short.

TC

KFC

With a four-shot lead on the last head, Leonard's three had Monse. Sept. 11. the game practically in the bag KOC Juan Manuel Fangio, 44-year- when All was more than two USIC old' aco Argentinien racing yards short with his first two

PRC fter that there was After motorist, was today offelally woods. declared 1985 World Champion little that Omar and Haman me after he had won the Onza could do but concede a single POC Grand

the lust head to lowo by KERC streamlined

German Mercedes 10-21.

in

A

on

It was Fanglo's third time winging the tide which he pre-

In

SCRAPPY AFFAIR

comparison to this game,

viously held in 1951 and 1954. the second

He had been assured of the 1965

title oven bofora today's event, as

no other driver could have over- taken him on points,

who

Beliain's Borondes, was

also

drives

second in the Anal classifier-

tion with 2,318 points.

had

Fangio

$1,50 Eugenio Castellotti (Italy), and Giuseppu Farina

(Italy) Lancia-Ferrari, third place with 13

shareh

points

Mercedes,

Tarum (Italy). who was aboond to Fangio today, was 10th in the final olamification with nine poù

*

sixth werO

grant, PrazÖR,

Bielkert,

Maurice

Grind Prix IN

KBGC LKFC

PRC

perl-final between USRC

THE GAMBOLS

Third Division

in the relay from the Taiwan girls 30% bal-bag with a 6-2 lead going

with five solid hits and eight

Dinicist runs

the

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thunderous undefeated Talwan applause of the enormous assemblage to snatch the lead.

The Chinese lads fought back 11 into the sixth frame when the him standing at third left brilliant double-play.

Carvalho then lapped a feeble 11 24 Yu Shan lagles crashed through grounder to recomm to see the with everything they had in the

Vic

Talwan short stop How Lih turned in Ju and outilekter Lal Mel-chlt

to

Kenneth Chun

Court 9: 3. Shaw and L. Stok (Manufacturer Life) v M. Harding- hams and P. X. Hu (China, Xã- Club Men's Handlesp Court J. Crofton v D. Sherriff; Court 3: A. M. Mackių v. D.O.L.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 187 (at 0.30 p.m.) Colony Mixed Doubles Semi-Fi

NOTEWORTHY DOUBLE Miss Vinogradova completed (gizoers), a noteworthy double. She followed her sprint victory by equalling the women's world Green.

0.28 Metros Long Jump reced

Zealand's Mrs Yvolte Williams Corlett

Moanan The Soviet team broke the and Mrs Iteid v E, Taxi and Mrs M.,

and Mrs Hawlings and F. Stuckey women's world three by 800 Chow. Metave Relay record with a time

girls march two final innings, but

(20 ft 7 ins.) held by New off with their sixth consecutive Pedruco applied pressure and victory in their short stay here. led his team off the field with a

neat 4-0 shutout, Winning pitcher · Chen Bih-ju

brilliant

a

DET

Vic Pedruco led the batting 1915 singled in rapid succession to formance with har umuual fast parade with two hits. In three while teammate Gerry and hurling and steady control, fan- trice place runnera on second third. Lu Ah-kan then bounced ning four while issuing no free Remedios paced him with a two-in-four try. In the flood- at third passes to first.

ing department Gustic Pereira Underarm.flip to first

Batting honours went to the stole the Imelight with the ball sailing way over losers as Bill Save and Hal magnificent calch in the third the outstretched arms of first-Wing Lee had field days at the canto as he ran in and caught sacker 'Chler Carvalho for plate with a three-in-three effort S. C. Wong's liner of the grass

oach, the latter connecting for tops in short centrefeld,

two runa.

by

Barry Appleby

wonder what she

bought me

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MANY PARCULUS

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of six mins, 27.8 secs,

and

Court 4: Winner, of M.

Club Men's Singles Court 3: A. M. Mackle Heonar; "Court: 31 Dr. Smart V

equalled the women's world Cotter: Court 2: E. Zulauf v G. M.

four by 100 Metres Relay record | Pleister. of 45.6 secs.

They held both official. re- corde.

7

"Inter-long Handiexp

Court 6: B, G. Brandt at Portisme (A.LL.). V C. · Nänninga Previous best in the 2nd. A. De Jona (R.L.L); Court Fi three by 800 Metrès - was, alx G. M. Meowhinnie and Haj chore ming. 32,8 secs.

(Post Marwick and Milchsili y H. Kendall and R. M. Macyberson Jack Parker, the British.cap Court B: U... Neuktor ana Champion, rained Britain fifth. Bachman (Bwls Re-in. Co win by stylishly taking the 110. Sherrill and Chude Yu Po (Part,

Marwick Mitchell); .- Cosset 59: Metres Hurdles. He just beat his Hooten & D. :0. Nelly Russia rival. Boris Stolnarov, (Lagal Dept.) V.A. P. Jensen, a who

·FRIDAYS Co

out Britain' Peter Schneider, Ellett from second placeğin; i

desperate finish, Parker won in 14% (pectands,

Two events which might have gone either weg wang won by

Colony Mixed Doubler Finna On Court 4. MEN

Colony Ladies Kingien

Court #1: Winner of Diky FeDIRIAN

Britain Brian Howson, the | v Mis Kalden v Mim G; Lo De kom Eritish Mile Champion,' exptured inter Hong: Mandiesp. the 1,500 Bistros in a mine:(43 Court T: W. Kizomson; and

*00# and

John Dialy, the Bri M. 6. Bleyen teglet

Han champion, on the

Metcon Steeplechase.

the 3,000.

Disler Andsbed 20 yards" she

of, teminate Chris Benahor

anina 44.3 secs, whicts

the official work).