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Lancashire Still On Top Of County Championship Table

London, July 24:

On the eve of the Fourth Test against Aus- tralia, England spinner Tony Lock bowled Surrey to a 14 runs victory over Yorkshire at Sheffield.

But Lancashire, capturing Gloucestershire's last five wickets in the last half hour, also won to keep their lead in the County Championship Table. They have 182 points against 120 for Surrey, who have two matches in hand.

Next in the table are Derby- | and George Lambert, whose is shire, with 98 points, followed took 74 minutes. by Yorkshire and Northampton- shire, 90 each.

Yorkshire, needing only 97 in their second innings for victory over Surrey, were 80 for four when Lock entered the attack: Though he got little help from the pitch, he claimet tive of the remaining wickets for it runs in 11 overs. Irresolute balling con- He was tributed to his success. well supported by fast bowler Peter Loader, who took four for 40.

Brian Statham (three for 29) the took the last wicket with first ball of the fiant over.

Derbyshiro beat Somerset by another exclung 111 runs in

the lost wicket Ardah, taking

the close. nine minutes from

bowling by Stoudy off opini Edwin Smith, who claimed six the backbone ar for 62, was their victory,

Poter England opener Richardson returned to form by

134 had previously hitting for Worcestershire Surrey, who

Nottinghamahiro pt the beaten Yorkshire at the Oval, against completed their first double wickes for 200 minutes, he hit 21 fours and was helped by over their rivals for 36 years.

Don Kenyan (80) in an opening partembly of 174.

Gloucestentare lost their las Dve wickets while adding only 12 run in the final half hour.

spinner Lancashire Hilton, who look five for 34, played

biggest Lining on apparently eble draw into victory.

Nottinghamshire, sot, to get 237 Malcolm in 155 minutes for victory, made a spirited effort to get the runs short at the in but were still 41 purt

inevitandi.

Hampshire made so light of the task of scoring 178 In 140 STIFF RESISTANCE minutes to beat Leicestershire that they accomplished it with Langushpe declared their eight wickets and 23 minutes second inrungs cloood at 199 for

spare. Jimmy Oray (70) and five, leaving Gloucestershire 168 Henry Horton (01 not out) put minates in which to score 187. on 111 in 70 minutes for the

stiffest resi5-securut

hitting wicket. Gray tatico frum Tum Gruency, even fours and Horton nine who stayed 100 minutes for.. 32, boundaries--Reuter,

'I'hy

met ther

IF GRAVENEY IS UNFIT

Selectors Must Decide On Inviting Another Batsman For Fourth Test

London, July 24.

Tom Graveney, who is among the 12 men who will the be in the team for England against Australia in Fourth Test at Manchester on Thursday, travelled back to Bristol by air with the rest of the Gloucestershire team tonight.

in

the

THE CHINA" MAIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 251 1956.

TWO WHO STOOD OUT

Two outstanding ridors dominated the Army Truck Cycling Champion- ships. They were L/Cpl. Blundell, REME and Pte Alan Jackson, who won the National Cycling Union Championship in July 14. They met in the Army 1,000 Picture Metres Individual Sprint Championship which was won by Blundell," shows L/Cpl Blundell (left) and Alan Jackson (right) at the start of the sprint.

France's Walkowiak

Favoured To Win 43rd Tour De France

Grenoble, July 24.

France's Roger Walkowiak came through the final phase of the battle of the Alps today as favourite to win the 43rd Tour De France cycling race which winds up in Paris on July 28.

After today's climbs over three mountain passes in the French Alps from

took

the yellow Turin, Italy, to here, Walkowiak (Northeast Central France) sweater from Holland's Wout Wagtmans as over-all leader of the Tour with 99 hrs. 50 mins. 30 secs.

Luxembourg's uce climber, 18th stage of the Tour. Charly} Charly Gaul, came into hla own Gaul, his captain of the Laxem-

tho won

stage. mountainsbourg team she nipped over

After two punctures in boiling heat, Robinson, the only Brush entrant in the Tour, surged over mountain passes, including the 6,840 foot Iron Cross Pass, to 0,040 takeo Deventh place and

such as the 2,087 metre fron Crees Pass in boiling heat to win the 250 kilometre stage in 8 hours, 14 minutes and 11 second. This was Dis first stage win and he Is now 17th

andh 30 minutes bet

behind Walko- minutes, 19 seconds behind wink in the overall position.

Belgium's World Champion, Stan Ocker, moved up to 11th position and 25 minutes behind Walkowiak after coming second in today's stage. There are four more stages Over 800 kilo-

Is from Elienne over 182

metres.

Tomorrow's stoge

He is returning to Manchester by train morning and arrangements are being made to have his here to Saint hand X-rayed on arrival.

Graveney said before leaving present limited to playing five

"My hand is very butsmen, an Blackpool

Gray,

all-rounder, four

beat

painful and in view of the Aus-bowlers and a wicket-keeper.

fast bowling

it traiter might not be wise for

me to but and get it farmed"

now de The sclcolors must cide whether to invite another batsman to Manchester, for if Graveney is unit, they are at

NEW TERRITORIES

FANLING UN LONG &

SHEUNG SHUI DISTRICTS. THE CHINA MAIL

is now obtainable from the

SHEUNG SHUI STATION STALL

SHEUNG SHUI RAILWAY STATION.

Orders Accepted Deliverle's Undertaken.

SPECIALISTS

where they At Loods, Australia by an innings, England omitted a bowler and increased their batting to six specialists. selectors appear 100- The

red about the strength of the tali after the defeat at Lord's.

Graveney's bruised hand ay- pears serious enough to prevent him bơing even the 12th man, so it setys

thee certain that selector's will decide to invite another batsman, This could well be Alan Cakeman, the Susacx player, who was somewhat un- fortunate to lose his place after only one Test innings.--France- Presse.

OAKMAN

Alan

INVITED

kilometrov.

THE FINAL BATTLE

Robinson Brian Britain's

offensive made an all-out

in the final battle of the Alps to Quish seventh- among MOT- tinental про climbers In the

Gaul,

Thu 23-year-old former joiner from Mirfield, Yorkshire, moved up two places from 15th to 13th in the overall position and 20 minutes, 37 seconds down an Roger Walkowiak who took the yellow swanter overall header.

(Holland)

99

2. W. Wagimans ou hrs, 54 mins 12 secs.

(France) 8. G. Bouvin hrs, 54 mins, 28 socs,

4. J. Adriaenssens (Belgium) 99 hrs 58 mins, 14 secs.

5. N. Denilppis (Italy) 100 hrơ, 1 min, 32

9009. Bahamontes 6. F.

(Spain) 100 hrs, 4 mins, 11 seconds, Lauredi 7. N.

(Southeast France) 100 his, 6′ min, 10 secs, 4. F. Pleot (West France) 100 hrs, 8 mine, 5 secs.

R Privat (France) 100 hrs, 9 mins, 48 secs.

10. A. Barbosa (LUKETT)= asbourg) 100 hrs, 12 mine, 47 secs. 11. S. Ookers (Belgium) 100 hrs, 15 mins, 55 secs.

12. G.

Confident that he will falsh among the first ten at the end of the Tour, Robinson said after the stage: "Many of the riders Be Worn out. Much more than I am.

I should be able to climb up several places beforu Paris”,

Only 83 riders out of the 120 who started the Tour, will leave

for

to- Saint Eleme

Voorting (Holland) 100 hrs, 10 mins, 17 secs, TEAM POSITIONS Team positions after the 18th stage.

OLYMPIC BOOKSHELF

Famous Athletes On The Story Of The Games

By VERNON MORGAN

Lordon.

Glamorous as are the Olymple Games It is only natural that before each Olympiad new books about them, re-telling historie contests of the past, should be put before the public. When the Games are over, the tales of the great deeds done, the tough battles fought, will also find their way into print.

With five months to go before the Duke of Edinburgh opens the XVIth Olym- piad in Melbourne, three books on the subject. have been published. They are "Olympic Odyssey" (Modern Athletic Publications 7/6d), "The Olympic Games Book" (James Barrie 0/-), and "The Modern Olympic Games (published by the Pannonia Press, Budapest, and distributed in Britain by Collet's Holdings Ltd at 178.6d).

One shilling from every copy a useful metric-linear conversion Christian name of each, and which more than a hundred pictures of Bald of "Olympic Odyssey" table complete a book

the great men and women down written by Stin Tomlin, one of should prove popular. Britain's leading distance run- "The Olymple Games Book," the ages.

It was compiled by Dr Mezo, by Herold Abrahams, here a few years back, good to compiled be sprint in the 1024 a member of the International the British Olympic Association's winner Appeal Fund

MOTO

Olympic Games, and one of the Olympic Committee, at the no- of-the International It tells the Olymple Story few Britons to have gained a quest

Committee, and may from 1880 to 1988 na related by track gold modai, is also in ald Olymple

National therefore be regarded as the leading stars themselves, of a good cause the

official report of the Olympic with a chapter on each of the Playing Fields Association

from 1890 to 1930- in- IL is

a reference book, Games of Modern Games since their

the sort of work no library and China Mail Special. auguration in Athens in 1890.

In

gives past no koon statistician can afford to action it winners of all the tracit and feld be, without. events, with a space in which to put the first six in each event in the forthcoming Games.

As

The Duke of Edinburgh, Pre- sident of the National Playing Fields Association, says in the Foreword: "This littlo book should prove most Interesting to Burghley, former all those fortunate enough to witness the Games in Mcl- Modallist

OF GREAT INTEREST

Lord Olymple Gold

GOLF

Jackie Burke

Chairman of the British Olymple bourne, as well as to that largo Beats Ted Kroll

over the world"

Council, writes in his foroword: body of athletic statisticians all "The book will be of great im terest to all

thoon who are followers of sport. It includes

д

rommkable

Three And Two In PGA Final

FALSE IMPRESSION collection of While it contains much more articles by a number of the detail than "Olympic Odyssey.** world champions of the past and it has far less reading matter,

Canton, Massachusetts, is, in fact, a unique publication" for Mr Abrahams devotes less

July 24. There is a chapter on the Ink than 40 pages to a resume of the

Jackle Burke defeated Ted mortal male athletes of the past, previous Games. He does, how-

those Ask anyone, even

in PGA Golf Championship. Emil Zatopek. Paavo Nurmi, Jesse Owens and over, kill one false impression. Kroll 3 and 2 today to win the

connected with the Two of the greatest Amazons, Umately

Two down after the morning because his usually hot woman track star of all time, said "The important

not so Olymples and Dorothy Tyler, one of the theseve boces victorious as to command on the first nine

was cold, Burke teok so much gutter

of best of British field event to havo femado stars, toll theST own have taken part," and you will the afternoon 18 when his put- stories.

get from probably 80 per cent sing returned to normal and he of frod five birdies, which put Some excellent prints of the Baron Pierre de Coubertin glants of former Olympiads, and France, founder of the Modern him in command.

But that la: not so. Gramps."

He had done the same Wing Baron de Coubertin did say this but he was only quoting the yesterday when he came back who from a ove down, deficit to Pennsylvania, Bishop of

Furgal, 1 up in 37 the originator of the now beat Ed famous saying in sermon holes. prenched in St Paul's Cathedral, London, at the time of the bold

of Ing

the 1908 Games for the first

time in Britain. Hungary,

Fanny Blankers Koen, the finest Olympic Gamew, who it was who

in 18 thing

Malaya Leads Five Nil In Non-Championship Badminton

WAS

A

one of the greatest of sport-loving nations,

Which

•

His victory paired him with Sam Sned as the only golfers who have ever won the Masters and PGA Championships in the side your vers of me.

been

&

Burke, who had has already contributed much to the Olympic Games, haa' added demon on the par three holos a further important contribution of the blus hlil country club Kuala Lumpur, Malaya,

In the worde The Modern bourse throughout the tourna July 24.

bad-Olympic Games" by Dr Ferenc A Selangor invitation

Mezo. minton team whe leading a Indian and Thai Combined

ment, clood the match out on

4 short hole. He put his fivo This book, published in Eng son tout on the land team by five matches to nil inish, French and Germans and 34th hole just to the edge a non-championship badminton ure Gold Medallist, is a "must" within four teat and sank the written by an Olymple Litera- the green and putted up to

That

all libraries, National pitt LOT a winning birdie Olymple Committees, and all, which did the trick,-United

those who want a delightful re- Press.

of

who

**

ference book on the Olympic

A SHORT HISTORY

Games, veteran

serios tonight

One

at the for of the icatures

the plucky play right was the

Junior Champion 1. Luxembourg-25 hrs, 2

Taxirakul, 19 mins, 50 secs.

extanded here

всустоју 2. Belgium-25 hrs, milos, Abdullah

Piruz

of Malnya. morrow, Two more riders i one.

Other Puruz won 15-8 15-7. dropped out in today's severe

10 mins, Singles

The book, of nearly 800. pages, Chua Stow-hing beat D. N. Dhongarle, Ancient Olympics, a complote contains a short history of the 16-3 16-7. Tan Jin-

SELENTANY of all Malayan Thomas Cup

hrs, 3. Italy-25

Athletic Meeting mountain stage. They were Aldo 38 s.

Tomorrow At Caroline Hill

The HKAAA's third summer athletto meeting of the season takos place

tomorrow evening

at the South China Athletic Association Stacitum at Caro- line Hill. The meeting is open to All amateur athletes in the Colony. No entrance fee will and no prizes will

Oakman, the tall Sus-be chuted.

to

party gathering there for the fourth Test against Australia which begins on Thursday.

Oakman has been asked attend as Tom Graveney, the Gloucestershire

batsman is doubtful because of bruised knuckles-France-Prospe.

Bolsan of the Luxembourg tea

resulte

were:

Ian Johnson & Keith Miller

the Modern first three in all-

with the Important

Official

of Switzerland, 16. Spam-25 hrs, 21 mins, 18 player got a fright when India's events in Summer and Winter Awarded MBE

4. France-25 hrs, 12 mins, of Indio, who abandoned the men, a 28 secs. Ernst Trax, who was eliminated

DOCS. Arishing last, after the tire delay (10 per cent longer than the winner's time).

P. S. Chawla took him for Northeast Contral France-eet, Scones were 15-11, 6-15, Olympics,

25 ms, 26 mins, 48 sees.

15-12.

7. Southeast France-25 hrs, In the Doubles, Thailand's 20 mins, 27 secs.

Champions went down to a 8. Holland-25 hrs, 33 mine, scratch Malayan pair. Tan Jina 148 secs.

cong and Lee Hoo-chye

beat

London, July 24.

.cricketers Australiani

Iar Johnson and Keith Miller werę Invested with the...MBE (Man- of the Order the British

Buckingham Palace todty es

France-25 hre, 46 Kamol Satvault and Sunthem Authority Given Empire of Queen at

INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS Overall individual positions.

9. Wost 1. R. Walkowiak (Northeast

mins, 44

BOCH Central France) 99 hrs, 50 mins.

10. Bwitzerland---25 hrs, 80 secs.

mins, 31 seca.

11. Southwest France-25 hrs, 58 mine, 1 sec.

Suphaphum 15-9, 15-12. Lim

57 Kon-fog and Ong Poh-lim also beat Nanda Natekar and G. Hem- mody of India 15-8, · 15-11--- Reuter,

13. Ile De France--20 hrs, 5 mins, 50 secs.

OVERALL POSITIONS Overall Team Positions:

1. Belgium 207 hrs, 95 mine, 57 SCCs.

2. Holland 290 hrs, 20 mins,

sex opening batsman, was

be 10. night asked to travel to Man..

The meeting commences at $

British Victory chester to

England p.m. and entries will be Join the

cepted on the field up to that

At International. hour. The events will be the Two Miles Walk, 5,000 Metrea

Horse Show Hun, Shot Put and Hop, Stop and Jump for men

and the 80 and Metres Dash, High Jump

London, July 24. Shot, Put for ladies.

Britain's Miss Dawn The first two meetings had Palethorpe, riding Earlyrath 50 acce. been better

supported than the Rambler, won the Queen Eliza HKAAA had expected and it is beth Cup at the International 38 secs. hoped that even moro athlelty Horse Show at the White Cily

BOXER DIES

Valencia, July_24.

The Spanish amatour boxer, Juan Perez Linz, died today in a Valencia hospital,

Ho WHE severely injured during a ring bout in Madrid recently.--France-Presse.

KING'S PRINCESS

COMMENCING TODAY

THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS” .......and the man who tracked ber downl

The RETURN of JACK SLADE

CARALLIED ARTISTA Picture”. DEA SUA MARK-ADDEYE NIVALLE

FRICSON BLANCHARD BRAND

298 hra, 20 mism,

19 secs.

3.

Italy

4,

France → 298 hru, 44 mins,

Lew Hoad

Loses Another

Singles Match

Stockholm, July 24,

:

For Classic

| captain--and vice-captain "ren- pectively of the Australian

Le Mans Race touring side.

Le Mans, July 24

"The Queen tallped to us

[ about the next Test match and

· After a last tour, by officials said she hoped the weather

of the freshly rebat circuit and would be better than it had Installations of the. Le Mans been lately." Mr. Johnson, güld

official afterwards. automobile

track,

authority was today given for

her born on Satu beho wished us good luck."

held hore on Saturday and Sun- day me over. 00:

Last year,

OVON

Among the 228, men, and women 'to receive

killed when a stators trous' the Queen in the Palace

cules ballroom today wero eight new

Australia's Low Hoad tnding wepe lost another match for the third racer, driven by France's Pierre nights, including Admiral Eric 6. West France -299 hrs, sentens tome since winning, the Love, exploded in mid-air cufford, Deputy Chief of Naval

Wimbledon Men's Singles over the stands facing the pite Sta d. Southeast France 300 hry, Championship.

will take advantage of com- Stadium here tonight for the 1 min, 3 secs. petitive opportunities afforded

The summer early autumn months are the best time of

second year in succession,:

35 cars.

111 min 300 hrs, 23 mins, gyen Davidson, 7-9, 7-0, 6-9 give

7.

B. Luxembourg-200, "hre, 27 Hord has been beaton, in two / Koga tritis and Ming: Agatha Christia

Brille tournaments since the Wimbledon

Aueinglian

The alrouit and stands have Stati, Antiques de

robuilt to He was defented by Sweden's slates boon completely robudi +Mr. Erie Linkinter, the author,

the security..

"Over a thousand

thousand policemen weiter of detective Storica, will contral the increm Hoad and

the ruges which

attracts CBE (Commander of the Order Recors and of the British Empire match to Davideo and fellow sports cars entered in the 24, China Mail Special. countrymen Ulf Schmidt, 6-3, hours are being subjected this 7.5. But Candy won his singles week to detailed official scrutiny. matches from Schmidt; 8-0; 6-8 before being allowed to compete.

--France-PremO, -United ProsEL

10. Southwest France-301 h Don Candy also lost a doubled |any, PRIORITOLLÉ is ditelavo. Osvara -kmong : 49 to receive the

She wont round the course of year in Hongkong for athletic 16 Jumps without fault to win as BOCS, training as daylight continues from another. British rider, Mios unsill a late hour, while in Pat Moss, who incurred for ming, 16 winter and spring there a little faulls when her home, Danny 0. Northeast Central France.. left of daylight after six o'clock.oy, knocked down the lust 300 hrs, 43 mins, 28 secs. 13.

For this reason, to vary the obstacle but one... monotony of training with some Thoed two wore the only com- App for composition potters who had faultless rounds HKAAA embar lord. on is in the preliminary sections of series of fortnightly summer the competition. China: Mail

Special. Løvening, meetings.

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