1956-06-18 — Page 6

LEAGUE BOWLS

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 195G.~

SCHOOLGIRL WINS BY INCHES

KCC NOW THE STRONGEST CHALLENGERS FOR FIRST DIVISION LEADERSHIP

By "TOUCHER”

Despite two major casualties In the Lawn Bowls League matches during the week-end, League-leaders Craigengower in the First Division and Kowloon Dock "Blues" in the Second Division continued to hold their top spots with a valuable 4-1 win cach.

The biggest changes in the League positions were seen in the Third Division. Hongkong Police Sports Association dropped from its top place as a result of a 4-1 defeat by Kowloon Bowling Green Club and Cratgengower regained the leadership with a 5-0 triumph over Hongkong Electric Recreation Club.

Filipino Club, Hongkong four of W. Baker, C. W. Lam, their only point from the match.

TO THE LAST HEAD Football Club (and Bowling S, Remchand and Tommy Lock.

In the other match at Cox Playing Green Club are all nuw almost

against the Filipino un level terms with Craigen- four of C.M

A.A. Road between Kowloon Cricket Franco.

And IRC "Blues", the Rower and HKPSA,

Debritto, LA, Rozario and J.S. Chub Curreem they not only won by Lasuo was

the in doubt until

match the handsome margin

very last heud of the of 31-10

although the played, but also chalked

up max ximum was count of eight on the 12th head Cricket Club won by 34 points of the match. In nix

matches to 12.

Jack Chubb's tour gave the pinyed, Lock's four have already

of place for the best Pride rink performance goes perhaps

Second 10 e KCC

Division

Tulloh Does

Fast Time At Home

By "RECORDER"

win after

to their credit two sevens and ROC a good lead with a 25-14 over A, R. Minu's four one eight-on mviable record.

struggle ding-dong throughout the first three-quarter

NEAREST CHALLENGERS

Kowloon Cricket Club's First Division twelve emerged out of

must

+

of the game,

Excellent bowling by Jeff

By inches only, 15-year-old Madeleine Weston, an Earlsfield schoolgirl (left) won the 100 yards and equalled the previous Championship record of 11 seconds in the Southern Counties Women's Athletic Championship meeting at Chiswick, London on June 9,

Picture shows (left to right)-Madeleine Weston; Anne Pashley of Great Yarmouth, who had a poor start and finished fourth; Mrs June Paul (formerly Jane, Foulds); Shirley Burgess; and Sheila Hoskins. June Paul was becorid.---. Reuterphoto.

BOXING'S NEW BENEVOLENT

FUND CHANGES BRICKBATS TO BIG BOUQUETS

By OUR BOXING REPORTER

the week's games as the forefocen and A, H, Seemin an Craigen another rink enabled the Indians challengers 10 gower by narrowly edging out to cut down KCC's lead. A Indian Recreation Club "Blues" 10-11 win by Seemin's four by 8% points to 11⁄21⁄21⁄2. With two over S.Y. Doe. J. Tang. Dick matches in hind - one against | Rosselct und F Kerman! Bruce Tulloh, former tecreio and another against IRC bought the two teams even on

Grubd they

now only rink points with KCC dix shote Land Forces Three Miles

eight points behind the League up on the aggregate, Champion and Colony 5,000 | leaders, Metres Champion, ran the Although the very heavy state Trolling all

the the way, of D. Philps, A. M. Three Miles in 14 minutes of the green was far from being KCC Lour

Duffield and Hong

During its comparatively brief life since it was reformed a couple of years 48 seconds in taking third conducive to really good bowls, Aires, J.

the two eruch First Division Sling were live shots down on

to accept n sizable ration ago the Hongkong Amateur Boxing Association has had place in the Devonshire matches produced exciting and the last head against J. M. A.

of brickbats. Ramjahn, S. Yusul, A. R.

Some of these were justified: others were nothing more than the County Championships on very close finishes.

and M. B. Hassan, abortive hallucinations of over-imaginative minds. June 9.

A Happy Valley, Craigen-Kitchell

meant that the Indians gower, despite A

commanding which

one shot down 10 performanONO

two rinks in the first were only an eng on amazing one when one remem-half of the game, were extend the aggregate. vors that his best in Hongkonged by the Bowling Green Club for the distance was 15:46.3 in to the very fast head on all winning the Land Forces tile three rinks before gaining the at Boundary Street in March, decision by 4-1. 1955.

The

But

this performance follows the pattern of mast of those of other former Services athletes who followed up a Hongkong by continuing to com- pete at home,

Everyone seems to run so very much faster in England that in Hongkong. P ter West was run- ning half of Six Miles foster than he ran Three Miles in Hongkong | and L. A. V. Ford was going under 51 seconds for 440 Yards while he had struggled a few months earlier with trying to go under ɓi seconds for the distance in Hongkong.

Is it Jack

competition? Tuluh was beaten by over 50 seconds by Bob Pape in his last Three Miles race in Hongkong. so that is not the answer.

over

on

A two on the last head would have given them a 4-1 win Phillips and Alves got the KCC tour to a good start on the last drawing three shots. Unsuccessful driving by Joe head by Eastman and some lucky heavy Making a go at the 4-1 win, shots by Stan Leonard played a Kitchell tried to shift the jack major part in the Craigengower but missed with both his at- and F. O. Madar taking a 16-1 first drive and Hong Sling Testet four of G. Hong Choy, P. R. Lan tempts. Hamsan missed with his lead

V. Band. Colin the fourth shot for four. Rouracfell, Eric Liddell and Jer | Hassan's second drive went

without Eastman at the end of the 0th through

ony dring damage and Hong Sling drew head. AL

the in the fifth shot, fo not only tie 1.hve lea-interval, Orafgengower four still led by the rink score at 21-21 but also With Bond drawing some save the match by a 3% to 1% 16-9. very good shots in the second margin. half of the game, and Rounsefell, Liddell and Eastman giving an improved display, the KBGC four drew up to 15-20 on the 18th head.

1

Weather permitting, 16 first- round matches of the Colony Open Singles Championship will be played off this afternoon at different greens.

On the 19th head the CCC

This event has attracted 102 four were lying an almost line entries this year among which pregnable shut about

foot

are those of the holder, Eric behind the jack

when Fred Liddell and former Champlons, Madar

was unlucky to get JS Landolt, J.A. da Luz, CC. through between the front Pereliu, W. Hong Bling, MB. meetings in woods and see the jack to one Hassan and A. H. Seemin

programmede, to give the opposite side a here for the keen athlete is justle of two.

Is it lack Hongkong?

of The

as full it is in England.

shot by

The best match this afternoon

is expected to be that between J. S. Landolt and I. All at the it lack of a good cinder A successful resting

not is

much Eastman increased the count to Hongkong Cricket Club. moat tracks

four and with his last wood] Hongkong, or so it seems,

made it

track? wrong

Th€DE

with

in

Ave

Eastman Do our athletes not train as Leonard failed to draw into the hard as they do at home? count This brought the score Tullah was continually in irain- to 20-20. log while in Hongkong, for the Devonshire Championships he hand two weeks intensive train Ing after a long voyage home.

WHERE PAPE?

TODAY'S GAMES

Colony Open Singles (1st round) E. F. Gee HKCC) y H. Black (HKFC) at CCC.

C. R. Sung (CCC) v C. A Coelho (FC) at HKFC.

On the next head the CCC four chalked up a single to give them a one-shot lead on the last F. C. Gasson (KBGC) v J. head.

With their opponents Tindall (KBGC) at KBGC. lying two on the last head, C. Gough

(PRC) v G. Santos Eastman (DCC) at IRC. and falled in their attempts to shift 1. Áll (LRC) v J. §. Landbit If Tulloh is currently capable

the

Stanley (CCC) at HKCC). Jack, and lort of Three Miles in 14:48.0, Bob

seventh Pape on

R.KA. Lapsley (KDC) v O.R. comparative perfor- Lonarda be sucecasive masce in Horigkong should

29-20 Sadick GMC) at KBGC;

both Liddell

currently capable of running acore.

their

win by a

CLOSEST GAME

was. Des

*T, Sneddon (HKFC) v C.R. Rossclet (CCC) at IRC;

M.1. Razack (IRC) v A. Flet- cher (USRC) at HKFC;

A.G. Sicooch (KDC), v R.O. Hughes (PRC) ot Recreio;

the distance in just under 14

in England, minutes

which would place him among Bri- Tho closest game of the tain's batter three

milers, evening

between though still corne 20 to 30 Craigengower's.... Franels Lee, ecconds behind the very best. C. c. Ma, Alfred Coates and (RCC) at CCC

Nothing has been heard so far Joo

N. Fraser (TC) v W. Gaffney

S.S. Flanders (USC) v E.J. and Xavier (FC) at Recreio;

J.E. Duffield, (KCC) v A.M.

Landolt and B. Browne'

Leslie, F. Francis

of Lt. Keith Burch, but it ap- Wally Willams took an 8-31Souza (Reorels) at KDC);"

only to

3. McIntyre (KDC) v S.Y, Doe

M

♥

It stands to the credit of the ABA that it never allowed these ill conceived broadsides to pass unchallenged and I think it is absolutely accurate to say that only its magnanimity saved some of the cranks from a deal of public embarrassment.

It is therefore a real pleasure is overlooked. I cannot believe olubs the sort of boost they havo to deliver a handsome bouquet that this is wilful. It is merely so sadly lacked in the past. to the members of the associa-thoughtlessness or inconsidera- tion for the exceptionally pro- tion and it is reassuring to hear ductive and worthy agenda pre- the Chairman's admission that sented of their meeting fast it was a point which had been overlooked in the period of re- wook.

organisation. ....

I believe in the years ahead Thursday, June 14, 1956, will, in the mellowing influence of a retrospective view, be regarded As one of the great events in

no the life of the Hongkong Ama- teur Boxing Association ... and Hikowloo believe that the Benevolent Fund proposed by Ita Chairman, Mr G. Young will be remembered as just about the best among the many good things he has duce for post-war

boxing in the Colony.

For too often in boxing ad- ministration the welfare of the men who do the actual fighting

BENEVOLENT FUND

of

the

the new

CENTRAL FUND

Dr Eberle's suggestion that be used to provide more social *centro) fund might

and educational contact between the Colony's boxtra and officials is another excellent one and If the new fund- did no more than provide these facilities it would be more than justified.

MILWAUKEE BRAVES SCORE DOUBLE HEADER SWEEP OVER DODGERS

Now-York," Junë 17.

Joo Adcock's thres home runs helped Fred Heney make a successful debut as manager of the Milwaukee Braves foday with a double-hander sweep, 5-t'and ̧ 3-1, over the Brooklyn Dodgers. -

The twin bill, and three others in the National League, left the battle for the lead in such a wild'scramble that only two games stood between the fifth-place Braves and the first-place Pittsburgh Pirates.

The St Louis Cardinal bent.! the Pirates twice, 2-1 and 8-3,

น

to cut their League tead to half game; and Cincinns split with the New York Glants, winning 1-0 after losing 7-6, to take over second place. In anottier N.L. doubleheader; Philololphia beat Chicago, 1-1, in the first game before Chicago took the nightenp, 1-4:

|

Britain Third In Equestrian Team Competition

Stockholm, June 17. Adcock hammered two Germany won the Gold Medal homers in the first gamo. et in the team event of the Grund Brooklyn, including the to- Prix jumping competition of breaking game-winner in the the Olymple equestrian games eighth inning over the left field here today, with 40 faults. Ger- roof. The defeat mapped a many's Winkler won the Gold six-game Brooklyn winning Medal in the individual event streak: Bobby Thomson's bril- after making a fariiiices second llant ninth-inning - calch saved | round, giving him a total of four the win for pitcher Bob Buhl, his fourth over the Dodgers.

WINNING

KUN

faults.

M.

Italy won second place the team" event with 66-pointă

in

and Britain third with 09. ga

In the nightcap, Ray Crone scattered eight hits to beat the The Silver Medal in the inë" Dodgers and Thomson komered | dividual event was won by for what proved to be the win-Italy's Taimondo Dineo, and the ning tun

Bronze Medal by Italy's Plero Dinzeo.

Tom Poholsky of the Corda stopped the Pirates on five hits

Other standings in the team'

in their opener afler Stan event were: (4) Argentine, 99.5 Musial'a two-run homer in the points, (5) United Sites 104.25, first gave him all the runs he |(6) Spain 117,5, (7): Ireland needed. Three-run homers by 131.25, (8) France" 154,5, "(9) Bobby del Greco and Hank Switzerland 159.5, (10) Brazil Bauer enabled Willard Schmidt 228.5. to win the nightcap, with re- llef help from Jim Konstanty. Other standings in the ine dividual event were; (4) F The Glants hit four homers Thiedmann of Germany (on

12

to boat Cincinnati in their | Meteor) 12 points, (1). W. White

Dusty opener by

Rhodes, of Britain (on Nitofela) Daryl Spencer, Willie Mays and points, (6) P. Doriol of France BJI Wide. But Left Joo (on Voulotte) 18 points.

Giants Nuxhil tanned, eight

and allowed only two hits in winning the nightcap for the Redlegs after Smoky Burgess singled home the game's only run in the scond inning.

SWEDES WIN THREE Sweden won three of the al Gold Medals at the Olympic Equestrian Games which ended hero today. Germany won two jus and Britain one. gained

Swedish

the riders we Individual and team evento-In the Grand Prix De Dresinge and gained first place in the individual three-day competition in which Britain took the bearm honours.

Robin Roberts Hoventh win with a seven- opener as homers by Del Ennis hitter for the Philler in their

and Willie Jones led bis 14-hit support.

"

Sam Jones won the nightcap för. Chicago

as Eddle Miss two-run homer in the sixth provided the eventual winning run.

both Germany wan

their Gold Medals in today's Grand Prix Jupping

Medals Luf

A benevolent fund may well change the whole attitude of local boys as far as participa- tion in the sport is concerned, All in all this is one meeting They will

can recall know that if accidents the HKABA

with they

will 'pleasure and it was interesting happen-end we hope

In the American League, that custody of Colony the most to acc

pace-making New York not-assistance material kind will be

forth Championship bella, was among Tankoca clubbed the Cleveland coming quickly and officially, the items dischased.

Indians for the

third straight Sweden There need be no suggestion of

time, D-4, in a single game. A Germany With unpleasant memories of four tum splurge in the first Britain charity about the scheme and the blatant liberties taken with inning on two-run homers by am personally convinced that it

by Italy these bells in the will be administered with sound tant past I was delighted to hear very dis-

Norm Sleberg and Yogi Berra Denmark judgment and applied cone that stops are now being taken and a similar rally in the scientiously for the good of the which will prevent any similar suventh that included a three- Switzerland

run by Hank Bauer did the abuse in future....and I was

damage as Rip Coleman got While there has been general also interested to see the com-

mittee appointing- ani official the victory in relief, misgivings have been obviously determined to have all voiced in some quarters about its affairs conducted on the the proposal that the

Associa soundest possible lines. tion should start a "central fund' into which the proceeds This was indeed a memorable from organised tournaments | modestinaj sad everyone who has would be paid.

confidence in the healthy nature of boxing will look forward to the Armual General Meeting 31, of the EKABA on July Dstic history oun be made..

individual.

Necor Wins poval of the Benevolent legal adviser, The Association is

French Grand National

Fund

Already I have heard varied opinions being expressed on this matter and it is obvious that at least some people connected with to say the the noble art are: least, cautious and watchful. This may be due to the fact that so for the proposal Jacks precise that un-

Paris, June 174 M. J. Etchepane's Necor, ridden by 1. Trint, won the 8 million dranc (£8,000 sterling) Grand Prix Steeplechase Do Paris-the National-over French Grand 6,500 metres (about four miles) at Auteuil Racecourse today. M. Pierre Delafosses Vadis, ridden by Paul Peraldi, | repå into it.. was 12 lengths behind second and M. Charles Giraudon's Dia- mant De Bourgogne, ridden by Michel Riou, further four lengths away third.

India Beaten

a three-rum

SEVENTHI VICTORY.

The Boston Red Sox bashed 19 hits, including homer by Ted Lepelo, to beat the Detroit Tigers, 13-2. Frank Sullivan breezed to his seventh victory with a six-hiver.

SWEDEN BEATS RUMANIA 2-0

AT SOCCER

Stockholm, June 17,

Sweden beat Rumania: 2-0 in.

Bob Nieman's three-run homer in the eighth inning broke a. 2-2 tie and carried the an international football match Baltimore Orioles to a 7-2 at Bucharest today, according to victory over

the Kansas City reports renching here, They lod Athletics. ·Hector.

Brown 1-0 at halftime. to win on an

pitched the route to cight-hitter.

The Chicago White Sox col- Quo pustited implications By A Goal In

quito

Soccer Match

A.100,000 crowd saw Sandell score in the, 19th minute : grid in

| Johansson get the second

lected 34 be in their twin bill does the core goal

the only A. L.. double feature,

but won only one game. They

the Washington Senators,

beat 20-2, in the opener with 20 hits, including Sherr Lollar's homer,

Ono well known boxing per-

DRAWN MATCH

put: it to mo sonality

Belgrade, June 17: New Delhi, June 17. bluntly, "As you wowote.

Yugoslav and Aurinia drew 1-1 The Chinese Communist soccer but Washington took the night-in a soccer international watched must be regarded as a guide team now tharing Indila, won cap, 10-1, as Chuck Stobby scat- by 45,000 to incentive: There is not the their match zalnet an Indian tend 14 hits to beat the Sox for Stadium, Zagreb, today.

the Maximir Six of the 15 runners failed slightest doubt that there is a team here to by one-goal to the third time this year. to finish and R. Emery's mount very great difference.

in the nil. Le Saphir broke a leg and was earning potential of the vari shot.

ous groups connected with the Drawn

mainty torn,

the 5

stort with their clockwork_pre- cintos

Notor paid 63 franes for a ten-ciation and it may be that Peking youth team and having peurs that he is certainly cap- The KBGC four

'franc' investment' on the pari-

there will be opposition: to any an average age of 24, the Chinese able of a Mile in 4:15 and a lead on the 7th head

that income should dominated the game from the mutuci, Places were: 18, 15 and suggestion Hall Mile in 1:54.0 in England. lose a four on the next head. (ROC) at KBGC:

24. Quo Vadis, the favourite be pooled, would have paid 27 francs for a Meanwhile, Tulloh's County Landolt's four drew level at J.H. Goodman (HKPSA)

10-10 on

(KERC) the 10th bead and A.G. Gardner

win. Euccess was not the only one by

the KBGC; on the 10 10-13 forged ahead to former Hongkong athlete,

W.AJ. Bayne (KDC) v C.T. 16th. A

Necor, by Corde Chitose out of Coll Brand, in the colours of the KBGC bowlers brought

two and a three by Eager (CCC) at XBOC

Nebrousre, a trained by Plane Blackheath 1400 dub, olj

P. Hughes (KBGC) ▼ A‚V. | Hend, who also trains Diamant Herriers, won second place in tham to 18-19. In an exciting Lopes (Recreto) at KDC:

De Bourgoin, the CCC tour satisfied. the Kent County Championships Anish,

A.A. Lopes (Rourelo) v. F.R. Kermant (ROC) e KBGC.

A

his

at Dover in the Javelin Throw themselves with three succes with. 180 feet 5 inches.

sive singkon by 22-18.

to save the game

Ho lost the County tile by 血性 inch to Douglas Cost of Bradbury's four played ex-

Herne Hill Harriors. Coth is tremely well to a man in the

generally consistent over 100 rly stages of the game to KCC feel to conditions could not enable them to inke an over ee have been of the best, Drand whelming 14-4 lend

OVE

ST. Taikon

was Land Forces and Colony Tindall, A. Bailey, Peter Hugtos Javelin Champloo In 1985 and and Kavmagh at the end of inc

the 10th hood.

1800

VARC

Samo very Ane bowling by o lead Tindall and akip Kavanagh je |himself saw the KBGC tour grac ENGLAND'S FA |dually - come into their own in the second half of the game, TOURING TEAM They gradually drew up to 10-14 Koo

on the 19th head and to 10-10 R lúc. WINS AGAIN the_end of the 20th hond, EXC

On the best hond the position PRO POO Bulawayo, Southern fit showed. =" meakne for the ahót

sund - Besidbury was 3*182016, un, F The England Football Associa" lucky when in altempting to coc flon team roodermal the eleventh promote the "probable: hớt ha 11K (victory of thela: Hour: with of 261 | 3unt: mined: 1) and siloed othe

win over Slatioare | Artcoats Jack to give the other sido bury (unday. Trio Kourtata led p-O CONNEVO S90 8 2he two shou fan halfilmed. Rauterspeed rayed to give the Bowling Club.

HOW THEY STAND

First Division

I am not sure that at this

The only goal came in the first atago anyone is entitled to put such an interpretation on the Ave minutes, but it was only a proposal. I feel it would be sound Indian defence that, pre-

better if all concerned their lead

vented them from increasing much

until more information walled: available before forming The match was synched by The winner and Quo Vadis definite views for after all, this more than 20,000 svatators, were level over the Inst Jump is shother idea which

could among whom was the Indian but Necor had the better finish-bring new equalling influence Presidenz, Dr Itajendra Prasad. Ing burst Reuter.

Ito the game afid give the little

THE GAMBOLS

KÍ THE PO

& Barre

The epist dropped the Sox games behind the Yankees, United Press.

TRIPLE JUMP

RECORD

Both goula wire kored in the second half-Reuter

RACE HORSE DROPS DEAD'S

Madrid, June 17.

Akroe-year-old

Manitobe," a

Liege, Belgium, Juny 17. Franco beat Belgium by 228 Ally dropped dead in a race points to 182 in an International bere today. athletics contest here today. Her pricks,

Outstanding feature)) of the | suffered slight;› kralı contest was a Hop, Step and nine furlong race, Jump of 15.15 Metret by Waller year, olda Hermsens, of Bruges, who beat won by the hile own nationi rvvant Reuter, Valencia Chipla

GOLDEN CHURY