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THE CHINA MAIL,

MONDAY, JULY 1, 1957.

TOUR DE FRANCE

CRAIGENGOWER WERE LUCKY TO French Rider Retains

WIN FROM KDC "Toucher" On Saturday's League Bowls

Certain of collecting at least four points from their unfinished match against Indian Recreation Club “Gold,” Craigengower's First Division twelve came abreast of Kowloon Cricket Club and Indian Recreation Club "Blues" as League- leading Recreio's closest rivals when they narrowly outpointed Kowloon Dock Club by 32 points to 1% in last Saturday's rain-interrupted programme of League matches.

Although the Valley club title contenders have been more than successful in the matter of points garnered in these two matches they played during the week, their form and the standard of bowls they displayed was far from impressive.

to:

ht

to lead by 17-12.

Neding three to win, the Dock four were lying one shot when skip Gourlay went down bowl. With his

In the first six hoads, they to

The

were all over their opponents i delivery he trailed the juck a but the Filipino Club "Blues", in practically every department (rew mches to lie two,

HER GREATEST WISH

IMI

LAZALA

Twenty-three-year-old pollo victim Margaret Dixon of Fleetwood, Lancs was to be seen watching the Tournament at Wimbledon from her wheelchair. Margaret was brought to London speckily to see the tournament, her greatest wish since contracting polio, Doctors believe that the granting of this wish should afd her recovery more than anything else. She is being taken from her iron lung for a short period each day-to watch the tournament--a special plice has been reserved for her.

Photo shows Margaret Dixon in her wheelchair watching as Ham Richardson of the US makes a shot during his match with H. Ayala of Chile. -Keystone Photo.

Second Test Match

Yellow Sweater As Overall Leader

Roubaix, June 30.

Sweltering heat took its toll again today on riders in the Tour of France cycling race. Twelve riders dropped out over the 232-kilometre fourth stage from Rouen to here.

Belgium's Marcel Janssens won the stage in 6 hours, 23 minutes and 34 seconds. Rene Privat in the French

sweater national team retained the yellow

ag overall leader with n total time of 21 hours, 29 minutes and D seconds.

Of the 120 starters who left) 10. Southeast France - 04 Mantes lort Thursday, only 19 | hrs, 57 mins. 9 sees,

riders are left with 10 stages to 11. Northeast Central France go in the 24-day race over 4,065 |— 04 hrs, 57 mins, 32 seen. kilometres, with only two rest 12. Luxemburg — 65 hry, dayo.

45 งาles, 3#

Word it is the Luxembourg Prerse, mixed team, which hos fost six of its 10' rider. The team is now composed only of foreign riders two Portuguese, one German ord Britain's Brian Robinson. All the Luxembourg riders, in-

sces-France-

Lester Piggott

cluding its captain, Charly Ga Wins His Fourth

have dropped out.

After several wisuccessful breakaways,

Janssens und Ray

Hocrelbeke spurted out of Ab- Deville at the 95-kitometre mark.

Classic Race

Hamburg, June 30,

Lester Piggott, 21-year-old

The main pack broke up in British Jockey, won his fourth an attempt to catch them up classle race this year when he Janssens went. out alone 13

the rode Orsini to victory in Hoorelbeke dropped back into west German

the pack. The Belgian Increased his lead and finished an easy winner, u good four minutes ehead of Switzerland's Max

Schellenberg, wito 10x1

day.

Derby here to....

Pott's Jockeyship triumph- ed in a tight finish.

Furlong out in the mile and a haif race Orsini, Windfang and ading pack. Tomorrow's firilo were racing together, but singe is over 170 kilometres

gium.

from here to Charlerol, Bel- Piggott edged his mount ahead and won by a neck from Wind- General individual classification, distance away third of the

fong. with Utrillo n similar 17 1. Rene Priva! 21 hrs, 22 mins. 41 secs.

2. A. Christian (Austria), in Swiss team-21 hrs, 29 trans.

(France)

Cales they : ho considerable | their apponents. A three, two compede the 25 per cent marghi improvemmal in trade remaining Tour and two singles and only in hots to theit opponents and matracs, it wonki a quite a carried them to a 24-11 win but fast by 13-16. stretch of optimism for them to also

vielory for

PHOTO FINISH hope that they wil be able to Craigengower certain,

Although trailing all the way Trikoo Leonard's four also struck aagalust W. B. Brown's offer any trong thálen the favourite Recreio team or 1 good spell at this critical period, four, Alee Harvey and ble men even to Kowloon Cricket Club | After trailing behind 11-37 at fought back grandly in the last Club | the end of the 14th head, they four heads of the game. From and Indian Recreation "Blue" In their future chalked up a two and four 10-10 they drew level at 10-10 encounters,

heads with two singles and singles on the next six

a four, the single in only to lose u BUT FOR A LAPSE

Gourlay'a exelting photo finish,, On the 20th head On the day's performance on fr ruled back with a three

Division IWE Second Kowloon Sammyday, the

Dock as a result of a brilliant resting matches proved to be struggles

the twelve were the better team all Shot by Courlay and ou

against relegation with no fewer for a sudden hend just failed to snatch t round and, bust

than Three

involved. Teams Filipino lat in the list eight heads of rink win,

Club "Red" lifted the game, they would have

tempelves one position higher emerged winners by at least a

to Afth ploce from the bottom 3-4 margin,

with a creditable 4-1 upwel win Brst ver Peile Rverentiou Club Rosalet though

5191 in second place was timbered

their of the game-drawing, resting. was narrow and

the bottom, had driving and even wicking,

y front wood. Trying to hospects further darkened by a The Dark four of W. McCall, row a third shot, Gouring was defeat from Kowloon Dockt

Mixon, W. Davidson and just a few inches dough, and Club. R. Gourlag

Division were then lending Bessele! went wide and heavy,

'The caly Third match played saw middle-fil::rel Kowloon Bowling Green Club natch an unexpected 3-2 win Itongkung from second-placed Electric Club, mainly through Dock bowlers

Unable tour whose 23-13 win over E.

Poulsen's

the four carried contact their opponents before Rowling Green side through. they left for the island and

One consolation for the inform them of the unplayable

lovers. kowever, was that L The green. the condition of

Gibson inanaged to retain the lo dld their best Valley club accommodate their guests after lend in the skips' table when his four scored 21-17 win their arrival mid succeeded in

the green playable over L. Parker's four. rendering

Division Officially the First after dimost an hour's work of

should have completed its first wopping and rolling.

ano and

estimated is The only other First Division round match played on Saturday-that Second and Third Division lus! The recent spells of

MCC took over £4,000 for the mins, 33 sees. Saturday. Between 'Taikoo Club

however. have made it

two days on which there was 2. Holland-19 hrs, 31 mins,

13 secs. nceessary for a number of

no play. #10 Taikoo though having

At the same time they must 3. France-10 hra, 33 mins, bearing on the destination of Kemes to be postponed.

be given their due. They can 16 stes Championship Ule, turned

important

Crainengower's W. C. Young.

E G. Barro, Ci, Hong Choy

and S. 1. Deonurd by 8-4.

A. Blink four enjoyed A

SPORTING GESTURE

Special

-2 lead over C. R. Tasseler's made In

be

mention must

This corneelion with

Tour at W. Rileysartest match of the time sporting gesture the nine efforts of S. Strangi's were also well in The head athecorded to the 7-21 this stage over A. E by the Valley club.

Crate and his men.

At the end of the 12th bud Elliott's four were well on the way to carry their team to at

when lenst a 3-2 win

they widened their d

to 18-5, while both Riley's and Gourlay Intrs sill retained narrow leads

1-8 and 1-10. Specially proninen! among Duck twelve If Fr this period were the two Lapsley brothers and Mrip Elliott in on

Die

FIGHTS

Nr. 2, G. Hong Choy and C. C. M: at No. 3 and skip A. E. Cuate were the only Craigen-

bowires playing Mower

any- where near First Division form.

ان

and

Kowlon Bowling Green Club ain

danger of their being the team

1

Indian

a work

the

A Considerable Financial

Setback To Many

Says VERNON MORGAN

London, June 30.

The speedy termination of the Second Test match between England and the West Indies at Lords while eminently satisfactory from a sporting point of view was a considerable financiul setback to many.

SECS,

3. Nicolas Barone, (Ille De France) 21 airs, 29 múns. 9 secs, 4. Federicao Bahamontes (Spain) 21 hrs. 29 mins, 23 secs. 5. Glaucarlo Astrua (Italy) 21 turs. 20 mins, 24 occs,

DOLLO (Southeast 6. Jean France) 21 hrs. 20 mins, 40

stes.

7. Roger Wlakowiak (France) 21 hrs. 31 mins. 3 secs,

6. Marcel Janssens (Belgium)

21 hrs, 3 mins, 20 sect,

D. Gastone Mencini (Italy) 21

Bober (ie De

It cost the West Indies money, for they lost their share of the gate on the two unplayed days. This has been estimated at something approaching £2,000.. 31 mins, 57 sees. It cost the caterers whatever profit they might have made on the concluding two days.

on - 1

It

It cost cricket fans from 15, that they might play shillings to 25 shillings each day otcial two-day match, or have for the tickets they had bought an exhibition gaine of some for the last two days.

kind with the captains drawing who had the "hunch" lots for players. Thaye to get tickets for the Monday and Tuesday must have rued the So far the keenness shown by efforts they made to get ticket. clubs in altempting to play off

way iri not Their outlin matchies MCC are

ny w available days

beon legally bound to return the cashi praiseworthy it.elved

and for the tickets are sold on the

PRAISEWORTHY

N

muro

PLENTY OF CASH

Many feel that the ticket- holder's night have been treated rather better. especially MCC have plenty

elish la❘

the kitty, and sections of the preys have been crilleat,

"It is not cricket" la hang on to the money sald one cricket writer, deploring the aiutude of the governing body, and de- scribing it as "disgraceful."

French Record

In

Javelin

that the

10. Stanisl28 France) 21 hrs, 31

Team Stage Placing 1. Belgium 19

mins, 39

hours.

24

runners.

Orsiol. owned by Ocstuc' Erienhof, cne of Germany's lend- ing stables, starled second favourite and paid 31 marks for ten-mark win stake. Wind- fang (Gestuct Ravensberg) was favourite.

Utrillo (Gestuct Roettgen) won the Austrian Derby recently.

Piggott's three previous classic *

were in the victories this year Newmarket 2,000 Guinens and Epsom Derby and Oaks--Reu-

ier.

GRAND PRIX DE PARIS

Altipan Wins Europe's Richest Race

Paris, June 30,

Allipan, owned by French

M. magnato

Gerard Delloy, outstayed twelve rivals

say that the purchaser took the 4. Southeast France and le risk with his eyes open; that the De France, each with 10 hrs. textile money taken will be put to good 34 mins, 27 sees. account for the benefit of the

0. Southwest France-19 hrs, to win the £20,000 Grand Prix

D. Switzerland-19 her,

37

de Paris, Europe's richest raco

chump today.

Ridden by Roger Polneciót, he finished the one mile seven

rival M,

game; that refunding the cash would

have proved extremely 34 ninas, 57 secs.

7. Haly-19 hrs, 30 mins, 58 for three-year-olds, at Long- diffeult to organise and might have in the nd cost themes,

apart money in postage quite from the trouble and time; and mins, 3 secs.

to provide alternative 9. West France, Luxemburg furlongs race a length ahead of that

Victor another (Mixed) and Spaln, each with hle nearest Wilh entertainment

Lyon's Guard's Tic. Third, a matel: of some kind between 19 hrs 44 mins, 3 seconds,

of both sides was the players

12, Northeast Central Franco-neck further behind, was Mngle Hot pineticable, and that it 10 hrs. 44 mins 11 secs.

North, owned jointly by Prince would have been unfair to the General Teman Classification Aly Khan, in whose colour he players who were probably glad 1. France-04 hrs. 3 mins, 60 raced, and Mrs William Head of the respite.-Heuter,

Beuter. 2. Switzerland 04 hrs. 20 mins, 4 sees,

Olympic Champion Beaten

rink, W. McCall, W. Davidson and R. Gourlay in the rank and J. McKittrick with his repeated wieks, W. McKay and the

out to be quite an W. Riley in the third rink.

For Cralgengower .5 The affair.

By registering an up 5-0 three Jejak played a great joit

Kowloon Bowling in preventing their opponent win over

i op bigger setry Green Cladh, the Taikou bowlers and together with 1, K. La t allayed by a great extent the although there is still a backlog understanding that play is not matches-four guaranteed, and the purchaser to be relegated into the Second at 17 postponed

the Thin has to take the risk that the Secand and seven Division next season, and made the progress of the League has match will still be on the fight for survival a three-

|been excellent so far.

On the other hand they make way

110w.

It will probably be dimeult so much money out of Test Recreation Chub "Gold" belog for clubs to and available days matches (since the war It is CHANGE OF FORTUNE

the third team concerned,

to play off their postponed estimated that Test mois in The 13th head sow

With the Talion four of Rames in the next two or three Britain alone amount to the

C. T beginning of a dramatir change: White,

Graham, Nweeks with the Championship than a million sterling), that and fortun", The Fraser and W. Melrose playing matches in full swing, but once there are those who feel they Craigengower leads began to heads-up bowls against RBGC's these have narrowed down in should have either refunded the convincingly outbowl their G. Jeffries, T. Gasson, their concluding

stages, the cash, or perhaps given the would opposite mambers and with Cosgrove and A. Eastman, and efforts of Clubs to complete he spectators play of some kind. Opley and Bars Exginning to leading comfortably all the way their outstanding engagements One cricket writer suggested : put to some good woods, this to win by 24-15,

Kowloon will help 10 made the 1997 Roszelet and Stun Leonard Bowling Green Club never had season one of the most success- showed improved form in the chance of taking the overall ful that has ever been enjoyed L. Gaddi and L. F. Cosgrove

decision in this match. remaining ligods,

They by the Honthong Lawn Bowls (KBGC) v. G. Stark and J. B. From 5-18, Rosselet's four were, however, unfortunate In Association,

Baxter (TC picked up 1 shots in is tot being able to take at net In the Championship evenis, of the remaining, nino hends, two points from this game,

At KOO but the biggest swing of fortune Their Arsi bad luck wits ly rank as ons of the 10st

W. Davidson and R. Gourlay was seen in the match between when NEC of their

bowlers successful that the Association (KDC) v. A. Pearce and F. Coates and Riley's fours,

to turn up and Eric has ever had. That all the Howarth (HKCC). After drawing level at 11-11 | Liddell had to carry on the events have

V Bund and A. Eastman progressed 50 on the 18th Head, Coites" four game without a ND. 2. Although smoothly and anpidity 2205 been (KLGC) V. W. Rees and D. T. went into a scoring

they finished up with a 17-18 largely due to the commendably | Smith_ (UKCC), throughout the remaining heads scope in their favour against J. eficient manner in which they A, F. Noronha and C. E. Roza agolnst some erraile bowling by B. Baxter's four, they had to have been handled this scur by Pereira (Ree) v. F. M. King

the Avelation's hard-working end L. M. S. Lloyd (UKCC). |Hon. Secretory, Boly Hethering,

AL KNGC fum,

Management and his

J. Tang and J. S. Landol! Committec,

(KCC) v. M. B. Hassan The Championships continue O. R. Sadlek (IRC). tomorrow with 14 second round A. K. Ismail and M. Q. Wong matches in the Open Pairs (CCC). v. L. A. Marques and

Athe June 30. event. Six more matches on À. B. Marques (REC).

Soviet athlete Mikhail Krivo- Wednesday, four on Thunday W. Stoker and A. K. Minu he was placed a disappointing nosov turned in the year's best 31 and eight next Monday will (HKERC) v, F. X. M. da Silvaventh in the Olymple Games hammer throwing performance 20% cemplele the second round. and R. C. Sales, Jr. (Rec),

last November, but today's re- here today with a heave Best of tomorrow's

G. A. Guterres and J. E. cord may alter his decision.

80.70 metres (218 feet 0 will probably be that between Noronda

(Ree)

The world V. D. B.

European inches). Fang and J. Landoll of Sequeira and G. Madar (RCC), | javelin mark, 85.71 metres.

His countryman, Samolsvetov, {Kowloon Cricket Club and H. Phoenix and W. J. Howard was set by Norway's Eg hurled the hammer 63.70 metres 12 M. B. Hassan and O. R. Sadick (KCC) v, J. S. Sledd and W, B. Danielsen at the Olymples Inlin the same meet-France

Indian Recreation Club at Brown (TC). Kowloort Bowling Green Club,

sprec

falled

LEAGUE STANDINGS

FIRST DIVISION

พ.

Pla

20

20

10

16

8

the 1957 senson will une|oubted-

Rames

TOMORROW'S GAMES

and

becs.

3. Italy--04 15 secs.

bre. 20 mins, Russians May

4. Ile De Franco-04 hrs. 36 mins, 28 secs.

Bordeaux, June 30, French javelia ace Michel Macquet broke his own French

5. Holland-69 hrs, 30 mins, javelin record today when ho

| 57 secs. hurled the spear 80.00 metres

Berlin, June 30. 4. Southwest

France - 84 (234 feet 5 inches) at an inter-

Charles Jenkins, American, hrs. 44 mins. 24 sers. national track and field meet holder of the Olympic title, was 7. Belgium - 04 hrs. 48 here.

beaten into second place by mine. 23 secs. Macquet, who has bettered

of His personal Javelin markt by 10 metres in three years, set the pervious mark on May 8, 1956, with heave, of 19.01 metres.

Marquel. who competes for the "Racing" Athletic Club, first broke the French record in October, 1954 with a mark of 04.60 metres and has held it since. te broke it for the ninth time today,

Macquei had been avoiding International competition since

And

Melbourne.-France-Presse.

Play At Next Wimbledon

Brighton, June 30.

A party of Russian lawn tegnnia Manfred Poerschke, West 8. Spoin64 hrs. 52 mins. players who are attending Wim- Germany, in a 400 metres race 34 Res.

bledon as observers played on

orche

won in 47.5 secs. six-tenths of a second faster than Jenkins.—Reuter,

Year's Longest Heave

Presse,

of

9. West France 84 hrs. 63 grass for the first time when mins, 30 seca.

West German Clocks Fastest 200 Metres

they visited here today.

The verdict of a Russian off- cial was: “Gess is very good.

There are o grass courts in the

Soviet Union. If

enough pro-

russis made in the next twelve

months we may be represented at Wimbledon."-Router.

WORLD CUP

Cologue, June 30, Manfred Germer, of West Ger- many, clocked 20.8 sec in the 200 Maltes here today-fastest "Mexico City, June 30. time for the ovent in Europe this "Mexico defeated Canada 3-0 year.

after loading 1-0 at half-time, Geimar, competing for Middie here today in their first match Rhine Province against Antwerp in the North American elimina- Province, also won the 100 Lion round for the World. Foot- Motres in 108 sces.-Reuter.|ball Cup.-France-Pacast,

Barry Acklebe

Recreio

KDC

IRC "Blue"

KCC

CCC

C

KBGC

IRC "Gold"

SECOND DIVISION

CCC

30

The

following are tomorrow's

KCC

23

i games

314 expected

with pairs who are

to win

THE GAMBOLS

mentioned

PRC

314 first:-

USHC

19

At Fac

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NO'NO'NOW LETS FORGET IT)

Ha. Ha

| ABEO A NEW BAT FOSE ABOO THAY REMINDS ME

FC "Red"

10

A. P. Pereira and C.

C.

KDC

19

HKFC

17

A, E. Coates (CCC),

FC "Blue"

13

HKCC

1134

THIRD DIVISION

Recreio

HKERC

#

34

31

(TC) v. R. W. Hollway

Stanley HKPSA

24

22

ICBGC

19

Pereira (Rec) v. R. Ban And

W. Baker and T. E. Bairer (KCC) v. R. Yu and H. M.

Brynn (PRC) IRC,

N.

Freer and B. Douglas

R. M. Hetherington (USRC),

P, Manson and F. W. Hollands

(CCC) v. R. O. Hughes and C.

14% Guugh (PRC).

1346

13

AL XDO

A. J. Coelho and C. A. Coelho 91⁄21⁄2 (FC) v. A. J. Blonyw· und M.

Hari Bakar (USNC).

At HKOO

pund

INC *KCC

THC

*HRCC

Odje drawn gaztiki

GP

GIRARD PERREGAUX

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