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Dutch girl

He reached

be included to show that he can hit out pe at Graveney's expense, especial. well as stick out. ly now that Dennis Compton three figures in two hours and

has departed

scene.

sets world swim records Other players

from

the Test 50 minutes.

One man who does need to In the next three days Gta- confirm his form to-morrow is

Four chance to prove Colla Cowdrey.

Innings veney hus himself under

co for this season have yielded fre when he plays for the MCC against the him just 68 runs. West Indies at Lords beginning Cowdrey is essentially a big to-morrow. A good performance occasion man. He can produce there can elinch his return to his best when it is most needed, the England team.

That being 50,

the selectors will also be could play him on trust, But

himself would performing with one eye on the Cowdrey Blackpool, May 18.

Test selectors. With England doubt feel happier to knock up good score to-morrow, -- Ada Den Hoor, 10-year-old still looking for Dutch girl, get up world re-partner Peter Richardson, Brian London Express Service.

for the women'a 220 Close, the boy prodigy, who and 200 metres breast Anally looks like making good,

during the swimming bas his chance. International between Britain

ON

cords yards

stroke

CHINA THRIVING

SPORT & CULTURE CEYLON'S DAVIS CUP PLAYERS RETURN AFTER TOUR

(BY “ARIES")

Culture and sport-and still more culture and sport. This is the lasting impression Ceylon's Davis Cup players gained of China after á two-week stint playing exhibition tennis matches in some of the bigger Chinese cities.

Kümes

Tha Govern!-

an opener

BURREY OPENERS

and Holland hero to-day.

Also included in the MCC Winning the event in 2 mins team are Surrey openers, Tom 52.0 secs, she bent by 3.8 se-Clark and the Reverend David conds the standard time for 220 | Sheppard,

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STOP PRESS

Hull, May 18.

110

yards set by the International Clark, an experienced county Federation when they decided campaigner, has hit top form that from May 1, world re-this SCHERTL

of Sheppard, corda could only be established course, is the man who returned The Queen and Prince Philip in 50 metres or 65 yards baths. to give England's batting left here aboard the Royal yacht Margaret Edwards, 18 year much-needed boost in the fourth Britannia to-night for a two-day old London girl, set a world and Afth Tests against Austra-Biate visit to Deamark-Reuter.

women's 110 is, lest year, record for the

backstroke when she clocked 73.5 seconds, equaling dicates that the

His appearance to-morrow in- selectors have the standard time set by the

yards

*

Saigon, May 18, The Saigon Supreme Cour to-day reversed a lower court

an the same level of Ceylon's. International FederationHeu- | got him in mind for he becomes ruling ordering the seizure of the

ter.

avaliable later this season. For he was

chosen, after he had freighter Qualidia owned by

French company in Hongkong told the selectors that if they and whose captain was accused did want him, he would need a

of having illegally sold in Hong- chance of playing against the kong one ton of rice which lind West Indies beforehand

been intended for central Viet- nam. The Court ordered a new trial-France-Presse.

Doug insole, the Essex cap- tain and another Test candidate, also plays at Lords After his on the South fine performance

Team manager Eric Rajapaksa, developed of sports In China.

This is not continued Mr Rajapaksa. But and players Rupert Ferdinands The reason? and Raja Praesoody arrived from a workers game, it is log ex- he added that the Chinese num- Chu Chen-hua, was Any Canton by train yealerday tired pensive.

where ber one,

All Blacks Beat and still slightly dazed by what equipment has to be imported better than Ceylon's Rupert Fer-

New South Wales they had heard and seen behind fails to meet with the favour of dinands. the "bumboo curtain".

sports officials

There were 82 entries for the ment is trying to encourage the Au-China singles tennis cham-

Sydney, May 18. They were full of praise for sale of local goody.

plonships which opened in The New Zealand All Blacks the overwhelming hospitality of their hours. They were kind, Chu Chen-hua and Mel Fis- Shanghai, just a few days ago. defeated New South Wales 19-3 and courteous beyond descrip- chib, their two top players, were it is conducted on the lines of in the first major match of the African tour it would seem that tion. But the lack of entertain-both coached employed by the a Round Robin tournament, The New Zealanders-Australian tour his Test ment Copart from the various State. They are students at doubles championships is played here to-day after leading 0-3 at least for the moment. sports) leti them with an empty the University of Physical Edu some time later in the year. A half-time.-Reuter.

Mixed Doubles tourrisset in feeling. One of the team stressention.

not tolerated. ed the point rather drumatically when he said that going to Chinn straight from two colour- ful cities like Tokyo and Hong- kong was like "pouring lee water on a badly burnt man".

GHOST CITY

"Canton was a ghost city with about ave cars, Peking was slightly better. It had six care." The strange thing about China, said the Ceylonce, was despite these shortcomings everyone semed to be happy-osptelally the

folk. Their patriotism young

the Cam- and their belief in mualat causU Waz apparent. "Why should I be rich if my fellow countryman is poor," gald one of the Chinese Lawn Tornio Association officials during a conversation, This, it is believed, was the general feeling of the people,

There is no crime in China. Food la cheap and it was es timated that a man with a family of four can live dairly com- dortably on 70 JMP (uppro ximately $140 per month),

The Chinese appear to be thriving on sport and culture. Everything in the way of coach-

Mass ing is done on a bir cenie. classics ja fodibali,.

volleyball and winning pro kelt in: all the big cition. And there appear to be maro'stadia than canti

Tennis, unfortunately, said Mr Erio Refdekes, was the last

The standard of tenals was

English league lift suspension

The

suspensions wero Imposed when the players

ques

The

Fird

Glasgow, May 18.

to-dar and explosions place was booked at raked the Riverside Milling Co., But In one of Scotland's biggest flour

sole, with his awkward, if mila, causing damage officially estimated at £1,000,000. Aso- ciated Press.

Australian football

results

(Special to Sunday Post-Horald),

Sydney, May 18.

The following are to-day's Australian Football results:

N.B.W. DIVISION I (8OPTA) Lalchardt

VICTORIA DIVISION 1

2 Junt

Etavia

* Mozill

3 Brighton

VICTORIA DIVISION U

Wilhelmina

Moreland Juventus Geelong

Pratiran

Pretion

Tallourn

George

1 Sudupe

Ceylon players broke even with their hosts during the three-match tour. China won on the first day; Ceylon on the second and honours wero shared on the third day.

SPECIAL EXHIBITION Sheffield, May 17. The indefinite

the high point Undoubtedly, Aupen-

of their tour was their meeting sion of five English LeaBRO

with Chinese Premier Chou En- Flayers soccer

who ro-

lal. He turned up unexpectedly fused to cive Information *

St George during their exhibition sories in a. Orayille illegal pay- on alloged

3 Manty ments by the Sunderland Peking and watched play for

Corriinal

9. Prague club was lifted to-day.

nearly two and a half hours. He

Ň. Bhore

ZWOOKZa "D" loft during a particularly hectic N..W. DIVISION II (SOUTH) doubles match with the coro Regent P4 Piment

WATTSWood refused to answor

Late Watte azien standing at cleven all.

1 Polonia tions put to them at that night he phoned the Ceylon Sutherland (bye)

Richmond N.5.W, DIVISIÓN 1 (NORTH) meeting of the Joint Foot- : | High Commissioner and

Merewether

ROUTH AUSTRALIA DIVISION I ball Association und Foet- ♬ formed him that Ceylon had won alkyneid

Polonia ball League in Manches-

the match.

Cumberland KASTE

Budapest ter on April 25,

Chou En-lal later invited the Dundamba

Thistle They were automaflexily ä visiting playera tọ give an ex- Balimbs lifted. when the players hibition at his own private tennis at seleng decided to give informa- Courts.

Mellease tion sought by the com-

me. Vice-Bastaton mission at another meeting - Premier Ho Lung, whom they | Amul hore 10-day.

described as "the strong man Bardon concerned with m dynamic personality, ■N.B.W. DIVISION EII (BOUTH) are Hay Danlet, Billy El-"Ha amazed the visitors by Lastvala llett, Willie Fraser and

The playeru

Johnny Hannigan,

also The boom

الفال

3 Wallsend

Macquris QUEENSLAND DIVISION 1

* Diamors

Birkelia

4 Oxley

GYMCA

Hungaria

7 White Star

Caledonian

1 Corinthians

Annerloy QUEENSLAND DIVISIÓN H

Marton

Fairfield

giving them detailed figures of Ataros

all of Ceylon's birth and death rate." Neerlandia

Ken

of

Sunderland, and Chisholm, formerly Bunderland and how will Workington Town, of the Third Divlalen. North- Bunday Post-Harmlä. Bye- CÉAL

Latrobe @mervilla

FARVIKING

Hand

I Crosalia

1 Tongabbin

He Gormed to now more about W. DIVISION FEDERATION I the land than wo did" Babi Rupert Fordlands with a laugh, Chaterbury

**2 Ankara Agla Bankstown - 4 Prague

3 3, Anded 3 Gladerylilə

TRANDEN

The Ceylon players lett Care ton with an invyliation to return N.J.W. DIVINION CON

soon. Thor said that this do- Budapest pends entirely onthely ownerintahans ITA

Kornsky

Villawood

• Condell Park- * Camperdown

4 8. Yarra

*

8. Melbourne

3 C. Hellenic

5 Footacity

0 JoventLIS

1 Lloa

Exfold

1 Xeograd

3 F. Adelaide

MOUTH AUSTRALIA DIVISION D Torrens

HALWAY International › Bturi

Ребана Kingswood

1 Victoria

i koran WEST AUSTRALIA DIVISION I Forth City

IWAN

Perta

Tricolora Subiaco

1 CaledonÍKLE

* Framandla

3 Apkurri

* N. Perth

ADHWAN Valiny

WEST AUSTRALIA DIVISION E Windmills

1 MacCabean

Aurora

1. Claremont

Cracovia

Stamfock

3 Fremantle

1

Olympic

2. Victoria Park

Medina

Tea scores;

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Worcester 108. Surrey 40 for

Cambridge 100. Sussex 16 for

Warwick 71. Lanes 62 for 2. Kent 105. Glamorgan 36 for 3. Somerset 144. Yorks 34 for 0. Hants 133. Middlesex 19 for 4. Essex 80. Derby 17 for 2.

93 Gloucester 144. Leicester for 3.

Notts 172 for 3 vs. Northants. -Beater.

to

Bradford, May 18. Oldham beat Hull by 15 points tha Kurby League Id in Champloushly final here to-day.

Beuter.

•

won

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London, May 18. At the close of play to-day West Indies had soored 147 for three against MCC--Heater.

Bournemouth, May 18. Beliala

both stories matahes to-day and swamped New Zealand 5-0 in their Euro- Dean Zone second round match In Davis Cup lawn tennis play.

Bobby Wilson Acfested Jeff Robson 4-6, 8-6, 18-1, 6-2 and Michael Davies crushed Corbet Parker, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4umAssociat- ⚫ed Frons.

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