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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, · 1959.

Gloucester Become New County ENGLAND NAME 14

Cricket Leaders

DISPLACE WARWICK WITH INNINGS WIN OVER YORK

London, Aug. 25. The scramble for the English county cricket championship reached an exciting stage today as a new name came to the top.

and 77 runs over Yorkshire at Bristol, lead for the first time this season with 186 points and two games left to play.

Gloucestershire, winners by an innings

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Football Referees.

Sir, With reference to passe 17 columns 4 and 5 in your Issure dated 22nd August it would appear thist your Saturday Sports reporter gleans his information from the met

siqu peculio ant We refer in partieular to his congratulations to the HKFRA.

CURTLUES.

Warwickshire, Gloucesteraktive

team

displner, wen!

down by ciuht wickets against Ex at Clarion, and He segund with 184 points and one remaining.

378

First And Second For Britain

und

PETER HEINE . RETIRES FROM CRICKET

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Hitter of Longest Six Johannesburg, Aug. 25. Peter Heine, 30-year-old

Brian Hewson (right) and Bike Rawson, both European champions at 1.500 metres and 800 metres respectively, give finishing first and second in the 880 yards against Poland at White City recently.

Britain

event in

their

maximum points by athletics match

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Yorkshire,

points two games to play, are third.

The failures of Warwick-

and xhlre

Yorkshire gave Surrey the chance to move back into the picture. The Gaumpiores.

king their righth liceensive

Somerset by Lith last wickets at Bath. They now told fourth place with 174 pets, but Have Birce matches lett

whe

Key Match

The exciting champgene ip durd

to decadad slam Ung

ft. 1 in. South African £240,000 Offer

pace bowler, has retired from cricket and will miss the tour of England next year.

Heine who played in a kal for year. .. likely ¦ of 12 Tests nine against Eng- in the matches land and four against Australia

when

he had made his decisio Sartey 4761

tomorrow.

Gluteeenshire

intet ut Gloucester in the match,

9s reference to ho ale

creates an and local refereest entirely erroneous. 19 The KPRA has alway

be, essentially an always will

£loucestershire linked their association of transient survive |

an ye. of Yorkshire in laughter men, and simply as the pre

Pajur's play this morning. dille, entrata JIK

county":

Gloucester or

Nelhi Walk any wat Scottish RA because Jane,

Ceause of a back bjury which '; kegal troubling him. He hut has inck playing for his province, ! Transvaal, against thedesin last;

The Bene

South'i het ved wrecker-in-, Adiean cap in the second Tes Tony on the 1965 Bighand tour and is anatch the renaming four Tesis took 21 wieks t an average of

medium-paget

It is an overseas branch of Theraven, Anished with a Inferers Association England ralysis of 10 for 62.

Mathematically. Turkshire 23.5%. (which by the way was band

of the still have a chance in Nottingham).

litie, In whether they can from the maiding

from Glou They received cestershire is very doubtful,

Until recent yes there drive 'permanent member: been no

of this branch of the assomation and therefore, the steady muve

give TMIC home towards your readers an entirely con trary view of the artup! facts in that the aferetice is that the permation residents, wh mast Furely be the Chinese, www not, until now. esale of taking care of their own affairs. Lowal roterees. the permanent residonis) have long had their chance to show that they are capable of taking care of their own affairs, it should be rather to print mal that unarvessary

:erety there is and has been a

for Arurising KCFRA

12 10

years. past recently had the tenor of al- tending their latest swearing in ceremony for the coming season and call are you that the HKCPA is very und indeed We husten to assure your toni- bali readers that there haveinen.

changes in drastic direction in the RR branek of the RA. The right man (we think) have ren" selected ine the light positions within

with a slight bus in brunch. favour of members who actually appened! lee in Hongkong.

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to those who live in Sekkong Stanley or who have service commitments preventing their continuous tendance.

The same long suffering foot- bali public will ind, possibly to with the their chagrin, that, exception

of tive *transient

1 rcovet

Spin Twins

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A hard-hitting tail-end bats- man, he is eredded with one of the longest sises in the history of cricket. Playing for Of Fire Slate udhal Natal lost year, he hit the half a distence was "at of what officials said kas: #80 yards"

avoided. Warwickshire Just

The longest six mentioned je the indenty a inings de

apain Bamne. They left

Wish is 175 yards by the Rev. etmenly to score 17

W. Fellows in a practice session The former fer victory. Bui

at Christchurch ground. Oxford, leaders ivved Aghi 1 the end, dismissing batsmen Terpin 1858-Reuter. Savill and Barry Kulght with

nly one run the board!.

Spin twis Tony Lock furned in one of them al style performances for

Colembe, Aug. 25. Bechanions at Bath, wherei

which was still The combined Oxford and a pitch #H1

nut Cambridge Universltles Rugby put well, they palayam

left Lalon team today overwhelmed for 146. This Statrappet

an upcountry XV hy 52 points Surrey needing only four runs

ut aculla, about 140 them to nil victory. Between For They bowled 63 overs,

Laker miles from here. taking seven for 58 and Lock two for 11---Reuter,

Taker 52-0 Rugby Win

The tourists led 30-0 at half- time-Reuter,

HORROCKS-TAYLOR'S FINE

FORM IS REASSURING

NEWS FOR THE 'LIONS'

Masterton, Aug. 25.

For Race Horse Turned Down

the

PLAYERS FOR TOUR OF. WEST INDIES

One Or Two More Fast Bowlers To Be Added

London, Aug. 25. The MCC party to tour the West Indies this winter was announced here today us: P. B. H. May (Surrey, Captain), M. C. Cowdrey (Kent, Vice- Captain), D. A. Allen (Gloucestershire), K. V. Andrew (Northamptonshire), K. F. Barrington (Surrey), E. R. Dexter (Sussex), T. Green- hough (Lancashire), R. Illingworth (York- shire), G. Pullar (Lancashire), M. J. K. Smith (Warwickshire), J. B. Statham (Lancashire), R. Subba Row (Northamptonshire), R. Swet- man (Surrey), F. S. Trueman (Yorkshire).

One

or possibly two fast; rounders-Illingwork and Dex- bowlers will be selected at the ser, two fast bowless-Trueman end nl the season depending and Stuthan; two spinners-

form and fitness upon the

of Greenhough and Allen; and two wicketkeepers Swelman

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the canditiates.

The

14 players nained com-and Andrew.

batsmen-May, Cow- prise six drey, Barrington, Pullar, Smith two ali- and Subba Row:

Johansson Signs Contract For World Heavyweight

Title Return Fight

Goteborg, Aug. 25.

The world heavyweight champion, Ingemar Johansson, today signed a con- tract to meet Floyd Patterson in a return bout in the United States between March 1 and June 13, 1960. The date and site of the bont will be decided later.

Sydney, Aug. 25.

raco Prominent Australian

horse breeder Mr Corl Powell has refused English offor of £A300,- 000 (£240,000 sterling)

The signing took place at the stallion Rego,fice of Johansson's attorney tor which he bought in Eng-Olof Ahisted after two days of land five years ago for negotiations between Johansson

and representatives 1,000 guincas sterling. The offer-made either for the sh Enterprises and Floyd

Butright sale of Rega or the sale through a syndicate 1 which Mr Powell could retuán A share is ensity the highest stallion in ever made fur a Australla.

'FANTASTIC'

Mr Powell sald the offer was

"fantastic," but the horse was tol for sale at any price. Mr Powell added that he suspect-

States interests ed United were behind the offer. tego is the sire of Australian champion mare, Wiggle, cur- rently racing in the United States, and outstanding al-

Rem lopers Count

Patterson.

at Rosen-

up for showed Igliansson The "signing when the repre. En- sentatives of Rosensoi

ladi practically terprises give up hope for his signa- ture on the document, Im- mrdlately after the signing Johansson dashed off to the Torslanda airport here to fly to London.

Edwin Ahlqvist, Jah:msson's

adviser,

"favourable" to the champion.

Are Five-Day Tests

Against Weaker Countries Advisable?

London, Aug, 25.

said the contract was England's overwhelming superiority in the Test cricket series against India which ended at the Oval yesterday, once more raised the question as to whether five Tests of five days are ad- visable against the weaker countries.

Happy

Vincent Velella, majority and stockholder who took over con-

·trol · of: · Rosensohn Enterprises when Biti Rosenyalin resigned and touched off an investigation of the promotion of the June 20 Patterson-Johansson fight, also was happy. 1 am a very happy. nan now that the thing is in the bag." he said.

Maurego. Rego's sire Nasrulloh was also the sire of Nashua, the world's top stake winner, which was sold to an American combine for a work record sum of $1,251,200 (L440,428) in 1955, Rego, now len years old, won several good races in England before retiring to stud-China Mali Special.

Aly Khan Pays Record Price For Yearling

Roserschn Enterprises an- nounced that each Dghter would receive 25 per cent of the

Rosensohn rafe with

per getting 50 Enterprises cen Each fighter will rei a

Sports Diary

Laciles

TO-DAY

Bowls

Open Triples Final FC, 5.14 p.m.

Tennis

At

LRC Tennis Tournament: Mea' Фред Doubles Ladies'

Doubles Heap, Men's Singles 'cap, Ladles

35 per cent cut of the televi-Singles If cap. plon, radio and movie carn.

ings from the boul,

Corpora-

TO-MORKOW

Meeting

The Teleprompter

Hongkong Badminton Association tion, headed by Kahn, guaran-

annual inceling. St George's full- teed that these earnings woulding, Room 31, 8.10 p. be at least $500,000. The earnings Prince Aly Khan, currently from TV, radio and movies are

Deauville, Aug. 25.

whistler The fine form shown. by England fly-half Phil

Horrocks-Taylor in the British Lions 37-11ving at this channel re-expected to be more win over a Combined XV here today was resort, paid 8.500.000 francs (near-million dollars. assuring news for the selectors of the injury- £6,000 for a yearling at the hit British touring team.

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Edwin Schwelg.

than ព

members the summe will be in the middle again this The missing quintet were year,

al transient thought highly

Deauville thoroughbred sales.

A Third Bout members in that one was the

The price was a record for late chairman of the branch und

this year's sales, during which

will Johansson three were 'starred members of

be given 84 und Horrocks-400 horses were up for offer to the haternity. They have now

days notice on the choice of the Hurrocks-Taylor, who, was replacemeals

world's most fashionable date and sile of the fight, unfortunately, had to change the

n few days ago to Taylor has come out to replace the flown out

regains HK' to such ploces as Chitham.

Ince horse owners.

Patterson

the Bey Risman, who chipped a and reinforces the tourists, scored iPortsmouth

wecks The Aldershot,

Aly yearling Prince conversion bone in his ankle two

crown, the contract calls for a y and landed

Du Monde" third bout between bought was "Tour

the two Valley Forge USA.

Once aptin we feel that the against the Combined Wairarapa go,

To his first game Nearly all the other players (Around The World). Its sire within 120 days. written word has run away and Bush XV.

lawyer for have been out of aetion at one was Slcambre, one of the out- one and since last April, he showed re- from

Patterson's the spaken

Cus D'Amato, even standing French thoroughbreds and time or another although it sells papers' lo qualemarkable iness

and its dame manager, signed for Patterson. an old well known transient

Mulligan, the replacement, has of the century

Patterson also will sign later in hud a spell on the Injured 1st. was Tour De Londres (Tower can hardly satisfy member it

New York. Of London).—UPI. to- the permanent residents' or in

Horrocks-Taylor's form any way help the present very

day may have clinched him excellent intions healthy and

Already three players have place in the British Isles team between the three RA's in the

had to withdraw from flic for the third Test against, New colony.

tour becauso

at Christchurch of Injuries Zealand

Zealand lend Stanley Coughtrie (back Saturday: New, injury), Nall Brophy (chlp-2-0 n the four-match series, ped bone in foot) and Mick The Lions have won 15 and English (strained tomach fost four matches, including muscle). Andrew Mulligan Tatterson were

May we appeal for more facts please, more reporters and jess authors.

Referees in the colony have long since been taken to the cleaners' far too often, and this prominence is hurely just- fed from a seat in the clouds or at the back of the terraces.

K. W. DALGETTY, AFKA R. E. LENTON, AFRA

J. W. LAMBDEN, AFRA.

Baseball Results

New York, Aug. 25. Following are the results today's baseball matches:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Los Angeles

of

Fodres, Blerry (6) and Harboro Roberts Futrell

WP-Podrem 172 207 ander

HRB-Sider

(dat).-- (lougar-

(sist), 11. Anderson (14th),

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Now York

Cleveland - M

13-

Ford, Blaylock (0) mad Harward!

Melia (10-6). and gerali.

To

Colmik

- Power (2015),

kwy (816), Depan (2015),—17.

Injuries

Few Rugby Union sides can sustained, more. injuries have than the present Llons.

Iwo

a

CHESS

Solution No. 5671: I.. QXBI: 2 QXQ, RXQ; I R×E. Tests, so for on the 23-1 KB8 ch, and KtXR wina a Bill game tour of New Zealand.-piece. and

London Express Service, nown oul as Reuter.

THE GAMBOLS.

ITS UP

TO YOU,

GEORGE

HUMMA....

ER...

HARRR...

Tennis

LTC Tournaments: Men's Open Doulter, Ladies Open Doubles, L dirs Doubles eo, Men's Singles Hean. Ladies Singtes 1'can.

English Football Results

London, Aug. 25. English football league re- sults today were:

Rosensohn, promoter of tlie first Johansson-Patterson bout, Burnley st hold one-third of the Preston

Rosensohn Enter- stock lu

prises and it was revealed he will receive one-third of the firm's profits from next year's title boul.

Division I

5. Everton

1. West Ham

Division III

Two Surprises

There are two surpriser - David Allen, the 23-year-old Gloucestershire alt-spinner who is in his first full season of

cians first

cricket, an Keith Andrew, the 28. year-old Northamptonshire wicketkeeper, who faded from the international scene atter the 1935 tour of Austraila, The our selectors have bank- " ed on youth. All 14 players are In their 20's and the average age ¥ 21,51

Only seven of the team which toured Awirdia land winter for the Test series which lost Eng- lond the Athes have survived, These ure May, Condrey, Stat- Dexter, Subba ham, Treinen, Row and Swetman.

Cast Asido

of

the "old Among those brigado" cast aside is Godfrey Evans, he Kent wicket-keeper. Since his debut in 1946, Evens the greatest wicketkeeper of post-war crickel-has appeared in a world record 91 Tests, and has made eight tours, four to Australia, two to South Afrien and two to the West Indies.

The advent of Barrington, Pullar and Smith us establish- ed Test players this season zives the batting a powerful look.

At present, the bowling looks a intle thin-and with pace the all-important requirement

in

the Caribbean, the general hope will onc, fast

here is that the selectors add two, and not bowlers to the party.-Reuter,

time in the Managers Will

Have No Share

For the first history England won all five Tests in a series. Yet nobody would attempt to say that they The looked a convincing side. fruth is that India were just not Kood enough to prevent the scries being completely sided.

one-

In actual fact only are of tho matches went into the fifth day and even that would probably have ended earlier but for Colin Cowdrey's unexpected decision not to enforce the follow-on,

The difficulty arises in iry- Ing to first a compromise. Advocates of three days have apparently forgotten the ex- perlence In 1049 when all tuur Tests In New Zealand were drawn.

Only Solution

In Basilio's

Fight Receipts

San Francisco, Aug. 25. Carmen Basilio, who bat. tles Gene Fullmer for the world middleweight crown here on Friday night, new contract signed a with

today promoters that guarantees he will receive "100 per cent of his purse."

The move

was made after Governor Edmund C. Brown threatened to "outlaw profession boxing in Coll fornia" unless Congress enacts. It is not very difteull for aerisition to "clean, up the

mess."

side to set out with the idea of playing for a draw from the

Base is managed by John jiirst ball in a three-day match,

De John and Joseph Netro, thes leading to extremely dull neither of whom would be al cricket. A four-day match sul lowed a manager's Icence culs into county, championship California. The earlier contract matches and there are many had stipulated that their share who say that if four days of the purse be split.

alloted then there might as well

be five to compensate for bad Wither.

i

"The new contrari," said State Athletic Commission executive

ofeer Jack Urch, "gives Bastilo 100 per cent of the purse.”

Urch said that if the Commita-

The only solution seems to be for the weaker slites to do sion learns that Basilio split his their utmost to make them-purse he may never light here selves stronger and provide again."

Brentford

* Wrexhan

Division IV

1

better opposition.

"I do not object to that. I do not want to do Bill Rosensohn Walsall any harm," Ahlqvist said,-UPI.

by Barry Applebe

CMA, CAN WILATRE YOU

WAITING DE DEST

2 Hartlepools

2

-Houter.

YOU CAN T LÒGE WITH THOSE

GAS FOR JOY

FOUR ACES

Meanwhile, the oddb climbed to 2-1 today on Basillo to beat After all, If India, New Zea- Fullmer as both fighters peared land, Pakistan or anyone else, completion of their conditioning

or even shorter were given fewer Tests, they might well

produce a really good side next time they came and the outcry

drills-UPI.

would then be for more Test ERLAND KOPS

cricket

Makeshift Batsmon

England won the series with- out a top class spia-bowler and with makeshift opening batsmen, Yet one or two poluts

LOSES TO :

TEH KEW-SAN

Penang, Aug. 25. Erland Kops of Denmark; was

did emerge, Ken Barrington, beaten by Malaya's Toh Kew- Geoff Fullar and Mike Smith can in the, semi-final of the men's elogios of the Penang oppeur to have established themselves as Test batsmen, al- open badminton championships though ever here they have held here last night. The woode

was 16-9, 5-15; 15-13. yet to be seriously tested by really good bowling. Tom Greenhough at times bowled well but be has many lapagź in length which top class batsmen will welcome-AIT.

Kepa rallied strongly to take the second set after dropping the nest but failed to Elnen the rubber, which with glory conterad #AUEL