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THE CHINÁ HAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1958.

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Out On The Final Score

By TOM FINNEY

You've got one big advantage over me. By the time you read this you will know who won the Cup Final. As I write, I'm only guessing.

Sixed "B" Divion: crc use. But as it's the last week of the season I'm willing

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to win or bust: my forecast way back was a one-goal win for Bolton. And that's still my forecast this week.

Maybe thos

unpredictable to save his greatest displays for Palier ver

TRCEL at Manchester Wembley Cup Finals, is already United have already proved me having is laugh at my expense.

Maybe my old friend wrong. Ernie Taylor, who always seema

Athletics Trogle's Clarity Pusseal Display, HEIT, SUS

US LEAGUE BASEBALL

Red Sox Snatch

8-5 Win Over

Cleveland

Indians

New York, May 5.

Bob (River Boat) Smith made a successful major league debut today as the Boston Red Sox hanged out nine hits and took advantage of eight walks for an 8-5 victory over the Cleve land Indians.

The rookie southpaw needed help from Frank Sullivan in the eighth inning as the Indians It was the second came up with two runs. win by a Boston lefthander in two days and as many triumphs racked up by Red Sox fortsiders all last season.

No previou Cup Final has been so difficult to forecast st this one. So many outting influencer had to be considered that even the most critical analysis of the two teams may have been a waste of time.

But I've chosen Bolton almori Fit.co they put my Prestoa club out.

Tremendous

It was almost on the strengin of their tremendous perform- ance that day, in fact, that really based my prediction. Man fet man they might not superior to United-in terms of Wembley experience they are certainly of a disadvantage.

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But I have never met a de

with greater team spirit. The for this Manchester United side

same, of course, must be said

siree Munich. I have mans personal friends in both clubs

But somehow I'm still fusi Inclined to pick Bolton,

Well, was 1 right? If so, don't

gratulation-and that goes for if

Blackburn Earns Promotion

Inside-right, Robing (No. 8), scores for Blackburn Rovers in their crucial Second Division English League match against Charlton Athletic at London, Blackburn won the match by 4-3 and together with West Ham gained promotion to the First Division,-Reuterphoto,

British Tennis Is

On The

Of

Crest

A Wave

By JOHN COTTRELL

London.

bother to send ine testers of con- British lawn tennis is entering its most promising year since the golden era of the 1930s when Fred Perry won the I'm wrong, tool

Wimbledon singles title three times in a row and Britain held the Davis Cup for four successive years.

And now for a more personal maiter congratulations

10

Don Buddin hit his first home[during a frame which featured Damy Blanchflower, of Toften- tun of the pearon 15 leadoff a three-run homer by rayham Hotspur und freund, on de... Batter in the ith inning for Jablonski, a basis empty homer coming Football's Player of the Boston. Dick Brawn belted Hils | by Orlando Cepeda and

three Year. fourth roundtipper with two consecutive pinch doubles by C on fur Cleveland in the Jim King, Johnny Antonell and fourth..

Bob Speake.

A fright Fenway Park crowd D: 2,387 watches in 40-degree temperatures us the Red Sox went ahead with three runs in the fifth inning transe The loss

went Nurleski, first Hurlers,

righthander

Rain washed out the Kunsas City at Washington and Detroit at Rallimore Gamer. New York and Chienste were idle.

The

Southpaw

Player Award

B

Wishful thinking? Perhaps. Yet I cannot recall any year since the war when British tennis has got off to such an impressive start and offered such rich promise.

were won

domination of

Home Cricket

NEW ZEALAND WELL ON WAY TO VICTORY

Leicester, May 5.

A fine exhibition of skilful leg-spin bowling by John Alabaster today put the New Zealand cricket team well on the way to victory over Leicestershire here,

Alabaster look n total of zight wickels for 60 runs during the day--six tor 37 iu Leicester- fire's first innings--and at the close the County ncoded 120 runs more to avert on innings defeat. They had fallowed on 182 behind niter being dismisseŮ for 129 In reply to the New Zealanders 311, then lost Ave second innings wickets for 50

Juns.

Leicestershire Would have been to a sorry state without sirdy 45 by Jack Van' Celo-, ven in the first Innings and u stubborn 20 not out by Willie Watron In the second.

Bill Playle 19-year-old

New.

| Zealander, fell four 'short of his century today when going for a big hit. Playle, who was 71 not out on Saturday, looked a very polished batsman in his innituta o! four and a half hours in which he hit 13 fours.

John Sparling, his partner in o stand of 102 for the undnished fell sixth wicket on Saturday quickly today only one run be- ing added for the partnership.

Playle, eighth out, was the Gret victim of Robin Gardner, off-spinner, who had never bowled in big cricket before this match. Gartner brought the New Zealand Innings to a close by taking the next two wickets and finished with three for $4.

OTHER MATCHES

SPORTRAIT

201500

Loudon Represa dertite

Drowned After

Winning

Spring Double

London. After placing 31 winning Loudon, May 5. Alan Mors. the

Midrlicsexspring double bet worth nearly (51), fast bowler, shot out

£300 Alfred Kennedy, seven for the oiler on a Thames lug, dis- National on Grand

batsmen for 28 runs

M.C.C

county cricket champions today, day

At Southwark

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open

against surrey the "ppeared

Surrey, out lu two and three- quarter hours for 118, followed verdlet was recorded on the defcit to 70 for the loss of three wickets.

op 285 behind but had reduced

in

beta.

The

wha

found Kennedy drowned in the Thames on April 11. In the Champlons first innings

Detective Inspector J. Deale only England captain Peler May they wilhrlood Moss assault with said the police has been unable Facts show:

Merlo, on his way to the British reach the final, where

to trace the bookmaker with the As you may know, the award

would have the For the first time in 22 years, hard court title.

advoutage any confidence. May scored 03 Don Gross,

95 minutes, la made after a secret ballef by

Britain of playing at lo

hitting 11 whom Kennedy had placed his aft five Utes of the Hard Court The much-improved Knight in sgainst third rellef pitcher to come in

of the Fuotball

talked about home-ond on alow hard courte. boundries. during the inning, finally ended members

pinch Writers Asociation. They are Championships of Great Britain now the mos

by British players. | player in Britain. Technically. At Wimbledon, too. Britain's Bob Appleyard of Yorkshire

Mr R Milne, the caroner, the game by getting hitter Don Taussig to pop out to critics who hase Are Mike Davies, of Wales, has he has changed very little; irm "Four Musketeers could go far. also reaped a harvest of wickets

titt deal of their judulmin on broken-o-seven yonce quarroar puramentally, he le a new man. Indeet 1. belleve a Brilon may taking five for 23 against Cam-commented: "It is unlikely that. "Ray ito second bagerman

WILD e--shall ever know what beses player's off-field conduct with the

the British The secret: he is no longer at last reach the men's singles bridge University of Four Indian Minzeroskl

un-field per Covered Court title by beating frightened of losing. He still semi-final this year. The top medium pace swingers and oft happened to blm or bls money- loaded, Taussig's pal out was well a wind-blown affair to centre formances.

the world's No. 3'amateur, Svmight hard, but with a cool head three Americans-Seixas, Savitt breaks in spite of a pitch 3ifeless he ever collected It on that

day," and steady nerves.

and Flam-w nol be there, fier ralp. which Mazerocki Bardly grabbed Bul. however they arrive at Davidson, of Sweden.

Brian Stott, Yorkshire's left Knight's play has matured, and only the Australians would amid a huddle of sellers.

their conclusions, 1 can tell you In the women's tournaments, and this has sel the British seem beyond the capabilities of handed opening batsman gave, n that thin one of the most

there has so far been no over-

workmanikke performance selectors a tough problem. On the British men. coveted trophies among players. our player to touch the top May 15, Britain has a Davis If Britair. provided a Wimble- scaring 02 not out-Beuter, I'm sure Danny must feel 213

Urilish girls. And, with such Cup-tle against Brazil, Which of don men's semi-nalist it would proud as I did when I received wealth of talent, England has a the Four Muskeleen" should be a tremendous achievemeal. the same trophy myself,

splendid chance of breaking the play?

it Britoin fails to provide a a winner twice, Americans 20-year-old Perhaps, as

The tic, which Britain should women's semi-finalist it will be I should not probe the exact poly of the Wightman Cup at win, will be played at East- surprising.

Wimbledon In June.

on grass. So I expect requirements needed to win the

The strength of British tanks the selector to prefer Davies Trophy. And while I certainly

players has undoubtedly been and Becker for the singles, with applaud their No. 1 choice Wis

magnified by the weakness

of Davies and siff a little

possibly Wilson

The "Four surprised to kee

tic OVEZAN opposition. But playing in the doubles. Knight British women's thut Bryan Douglas was not in

the fact remains: no other coun- may be saved for hard Court Shirley Bloomer. harl court Louls the

ratings. He bis played ry in the world has such matches.

champion of Britain, Italy and At Lelerdict:-New Zealand- was postponed by rain. such an enormous part in great reserve of useful women

France; Aun Haydon of inble-311 (W, Playci 00), Lelcester- Cinatonott and Chicago were Blackburn's successfui

pro-players. And, with the excep-

tennis fame, and 17-year-old shire-120 (J. Alabaster six for nol scheduled

motion drive and Cup run, Lon of the United States and

Christine

Truman,

jointly 37) and 50 for five. Las well as solving one of England's | Australia, I doubt if any other mast serious International country could produce four men problems.

players of the calibre of Davier, Becker, Knight and Wilson

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh Pirates vived a nine-run rally by San Francisco in the ninth today to defeat the Giants 11-10 and singger into a frst place the with the Chicago Cubs.

and

crowd The

wan 5,506, smalicst of the season, many of them were gone after the pirates built up their big

sur- lead. inning The victory went to-Vernon

his third who posted Law,

triumph. straight

but Was trken out after the Glants had hopped on him in the ninile for five hits and five runs.

The Pirates had an 11-1 lead Foing into the bullom of the ninth and then the Giants ex- ploded for thels nine

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

The Milwaukee - St

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13th Base Meeting-10th May, 1958

There will be only NINE faces at this Meeting.

The first Suddling Bell will be rung at 2.00 p.m. instead of 1.80 p.m. and the First Race run at 2.30 pm, instead of 2.00 p.m.

Philadelphin was Angeles in a night game.

RESULTS........

National League

Pittsburgh

Another man who is always personal list of 020-001-503 11-14 high in my

players would be San Francesco 100-000-009 10-12-honoured

Law, Hayden (9), Blackburn (9) Billy Liddell, of Liverpool Grow (P) and Foltes. Kravite (3) He is 30 now, tund perhaps Gomez, Glet (7), Burnside 19) and

just a ttle past his prime. But WP-Low (3-4). Thomas.

clubmanship Gomez (2-5). RS-R.C. Stevens if

earned A (th). Thoinas (h), Jablonski tist), award of its own, Billy would Cepeda (7)-United Press.

win il.

RANGERS WIN

LP

Glasgow, May 5. Rangers scored a 2-1 away victory over Partick Thistle in in a Scottish Arst division soccer match

thin Secretary. Reuter.

By Order of the Stewards,

A. E. ARNOLD,

NOTICE

miano-

bourne

Happy Position

Four Musketeers

Musketeers"

Tennis

Basil HarTİS of Rayleigh drive, Leigh-on-Sen, Essex, deckhand on

satne tuz "Danube VIP" Az Kennedy, said: "He left the ing on Grand National morning, stid-told me, to check up on the odds. He Close of play scores in today's sald he stood to win £250 to

CLOSING SCORES

Loddon, May 3.

cricket matches were—

As Londo; MC.C-401 four declared. surrey-120

for (

May 63, A. Mors soven for 28) and 207 for three (M. Stewart ure 78, D. Fletcher 75).

This is the first time for years ranked No. 2; and Mirs Angela that Britain has been happy-position of being able tolla.

in the Mortimer, champion of Austra-

At Southampton: - Royal Navy-122 (M. Ainsworth 07). choose players according to In close support, Britain has Hampshire-188 for two (B; Har- Annison 75, A. Rayment 57 not conditions. And she must stand such excellent players as

out). (Two-day friendly), an excellent chance of reaching Shilcock, No. 5, Pat Ward, No.

Shella the European Zone Anal for the 6,

Armstrong. 1957 of first time since the war.

Wimbledon quarter-finalist, and and

Reaching the

Buxton, the quarter-final, Angein the Britain 00

who is returning would probably meci Analist, year Belgium,

whose geusoned cam- tennis after a one year lay-off Cup palmera, Jacques Brichant and with a wrist injury. Bri-Philippe Washer, narrowly beat From this bevy of competent You may remember that he tain's male quartel is stronger Britain in Brussels last year and players Britain must provide ot

straight from

came

Scottish

junior football to Andeld, That was before the war-and

another sasen-you

Male Quartet Like France in the days Borotra, Cochel, Brugton Lacoste, Britala: calls

Musketeers" same "Four afler

for the Davis your contest. And this year,

At Cambridge: - Yorkshire 1958 182 and 128 for one (W. Stott 02 not out). Cambridge Uni- Avo versity 100 (R. Appleyard for 23).--Reuter,

Wimbledon Бет-

Analist, if not a finalist. Chris- Malayans To Play

a

In World Golf

defeated

first

£800 His borse in the national was Mr What"— China Mail Special

FORGOT TO

WEAR HIS ...SHORTS

London, May. 5. When Anton Germani, from Rome," arrived at the ringside in the Royal Albert Hall bere tonight to take part in a boxing bout, be removed his dressing gown to discover-he had for- gotten his pants,

%

There was a great roar from a capacity crowd watching the police

national open boxing championships,

The Httle Roman was quickly smothered in his dressing gown and taken gesticulating back to the dressing room.

When

he emerged

three

than ever.

went on to win the European cast one Last

Britain' year,

relled Zone contest. mostly on 22-year-olds Mike But, this time, Britain would the Truman reached that stage

last year And from then until now he har Davies and Bobby

has Improved Wilson for meet Belgium on grass courts at since. Miss Bloomer Wor given his only club tremendous Davis Cup matches. For much home an advantage which service on the field and of it.

of the year, Roger Becker was should sway the odds slightly la quarter-finalist, being

by her young English rival.

Singapore, May 6. of for ineligible for the key matches her favour. Finally as I aigu evening.--

Two other prominent tennis

Morcover, as

Malayo will make its in the men's may be because of his over-long suspen-

France section, the American challenge venture into International Golf Interested to hear of another slon by the Surrey LTA Billy countries-Sweden and

sland between Britain and the will be much weaker this year. la October by sending a four minutes later this time with piece of domestle development Knight was sadly off form.

But now Becker, Britain's No.

zone final. But against cilber Louise Brough, four Limes { man team to the World"

Britain *, is available for Cup matches country, and is a strong singles candi- have the advantage of playing | be there; nor will Darlene Hard, Scotland, date, having beaten Wilson, No.al home on grass.

Host year's Anodiat.... 3, twice this season. Knight, So Britain may well reach the Champion Athlen", Gibson issident of the Malayan Golf Germant Wor the light In London Jast week 50 No. 4, has hit brillant form, zone final. But they will have thus the only overseas woman Association, raid: "We may middleweight title. by out- British footballers, mostly In- | récently healing former Wimble to work wonders to progress player who can face this British not be able to do very well seinting a Cheshire policeman, [ternationals, staged the first don champion, Budge Patty, und further. In the opposite half of | challenge at Wimbledon with but we should at least support D. Emiti {meeting of the International the. Itzlich wizard, Guiseppe the draw, Italy ure favourites to l confidence.

the Championship."—Reuter. Special. Club. You don't necessarily

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