1960-03-10 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1960.

ENGLAND SCORE 152 FOR TWO PROUD SOCKS WINS WALLY HAMMOND RETURNS HOME-HUNT STEEPLECHASE

Another dominating innings by Cowdrey in rain-shortened first day of

of fourth

Test

Georgetown, Mar. 9.

Colin Cowdrey, leading England in Peter May's absence, batted through the rain-shortened day for an unbeaten 65 when England made 152 for two wickets against West Indies when the fourth Test began here today.

Cowdrey, whose last four innings before today's knock, had brought him 465 runs, dominated the proceedings from start to finish.

then rdvlog Alexander a his run with a heavy cold on | briind the wicket. Monday, won the fuss from: Gerry Alexander to give England first use or the pitch for the fourth time in the series, and ther batted 344 hours without

Cowdry, wings was confined to

emalt.

Early rain, which saturated The outfield, only allowed 15 minutes play before lunch but on a slow plich the England Upeneta were never in trouble, Not until ten minutes before fen with the tuin! at 73 were they separated Geoft Pullor

Hospitals Cup rugby final

Hicham v. Mar. #.

St Therd Hospital bat Landon Haspital by eight poirits p torn Houl one try) to zero inj thele Hospital. Cup final here today.

3 Thorm's led by dve points at half-time. The Duke Edinburgh watched the Cam and after the match presented the trophy to Rhard Bogyon. th Cambridge Bar and Cap quin of St Tismaide Reuter

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Notice to Members

Australian Subscription

Ponie, 1961

The Stewards have ordered

A batch 1 110 Australian Subscription l'unies to

race

1001 and they now invite Members to subscribe for Chetn

[

catch

number of

Gerry Alexander, who had a hand it both wickets that fell, brought fis victims in the series lo 17-

than Clyde Walcott's West Indies record sel up 10 1947-48 Dzsinat England

four when only

1

olic

Ranaan Subba Row, May's re-

stayed while plneement, further 40 runs were added, and then Ren Barrington remained with Cowdrey until the close Barrington, who has been in with the

after-effects of 'Bu

was 22 not out at stumps.

There was a tense atmosphere in the final hour as both Wesley itati and Chester Watson,

COLIN COWDREY

batted 3 hours without blemish.

the

West Indies pacemen, bowled a The cost per pony to Sub-full quota of short-pliened de- liverica, that earlier they had ¦ refrained from using.

more

Teats were played, A exprelty crowd of 15,000 watched the play and the re- ceipts of over £2,000 were ground record.

Scoreboard

England-1st innings

G. Pullor, e Alexander, b

Hell

д

33

M. C. Cowdrey not out ....

65

Subba Row, e Alexander, b

Sobera

27

K. F. Barrington not out Extrus

22

Tutal (for two wickets) ... 152

Fall of wickets: 1-82, 2-121. To bat: E. R. Dexter, M. J. Smith, R. Illingworth, R. Swel- man, D. A. Allen, F. S. True- man, J. B. Statham.

Hall

Waison

Worrell

Scarlett

Singh

Soberg

Bowling to date

OMR W 13 1 40 1 (

12 1 35

8 4 7 0

11 5 12 0

0 1 17 0

9 0 27 1

Byes 1, no-balls 4-Reuter.

all

Home again to congratulations from admirers over the world: Wally Hammond, 56-year-old former Gloucestershire and England batsman in his first- class career he hit 50,493 runs for an

average of 56.10 pictured with his wife, Sybil, at home near Durban after leaving hospital. He suffered severe head injurics in car crash on February 5. On right, the famous Hammond cover drive.

in

Rangers one up

European Soccer Cup quarter-final

Rotterdam, Mar. 9. Glasgow Rangers, the Scottish football champions will start the second leg of their European Cup quarter-final match on home ground with a one-goal lead,' having defeated the Rotterdam Sparta 3-2 here tonight in the first leg. Cowdrey, who seemed deter Rangers led 2-1 at half-time. mined to stay at the wicket until tomorrow, slowed right down and added only 21 in the Applications forms may be 90 minutes between fea and the obtained from the Secretury's cluse. He was rapped once on the Office. Alexandra House, 8thngers by Watson and the use Floor.

scribers will be HK$3,500; which sum fncludes Divery to the date of acceptance by the Stewards.

fulness of his padded vest was Ebaum when he suffered no ill- effects from being struck In the

All subscriptions must be back by Hall, paid by cheque and appilen-¡

Barrington, who has shown tion forms must be signed by before that be dislikes bum- all Subscribers in the pre pers, was struck

painful one sence of the Secretary at the blow on the orm but managed Club Omers, Alexandra to carry on. House.

The Subscription List will "elase at Noon on Wednesday,

23rd Murch, 1960.

Pre-Olympic soccer

Berne, Mar. 9.

Italy beat Switzerland 4-1 Chere tonight in their pre- Olymple tournament football

Ey Order of the Stewardн,

A. E. ARNOLD

Secretary, match,

Hong Kong, 9th Mar. 1960.

The Italan amalcurs led 4-1 at half-time--AFP.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

The Dutch were the first to attack in tonight's match but the Scots counter-attacked at and Wilson soon put them one

up.

once

the feel of De Vries who netted Sparta's first goal to make the score 2-1 at half- Lime,

The Dutch team looked more dangerous after resumption.

The British team seemed far better in technique and Scott repeatedly brought disarray to the Sparia defence. Rotterdam goalkeeper Van Dik stopped one shot in the 21st minute, but was well beaten in the 36th by an- other from Boird who had col- Kers locted a pass from Scott,

In the 30th minute, Ranger? goalkeeper Nevin, challengod by Sparta forward Fitzgerald, dropped the ball,right between

PROTEST REJECTED

Brussels, Mar. 9.

Equalised

In the 49th minute, a hard shot from Fitzerald hit & Run- upright. Flye minutes later, Crossam nearly equalised for Sparta.

Scols The

then counter- the 03rd minute, attacked. In

Di punched the ball away, but not far enough and

fell literally

Wilson's head. Wilson passed to Murray who made 11 3-1 for the Run- gurs.

Van

on

A minute from the end, De Vries volleved n pass from Vanede and had the Scottish 'keeper well beaten, making the Anal result 3-2.

JOHANSSON PREFERS

TO KEEP HIS WORD

Stockholm, Mar. 9.

Ingomar Johansson revealed

today that he was offered a minimum guarantee of $750,000 by a Chicago promoter wanted him to Hght Archie Moore instead of Floyd Patter-

son.

THE NATIONAL

Cheltenham, Mar. 9. Proud Socks, an eight-year-old gelding owned and trained by Mr V. R. Bishop and ridden by Mr H. Thompson, won today's feature race here- the four-mile National Hunt Steeplechase, rated as the "amateur riders' Grand National,”

Proud Socks

took the kod

five toners out and won

Un-

emilenged by 30 lengths to give 33 probable

Is owner £2,186-108.

prize

Second was Mr C. Ligi's Moiola, Irained by Ryan Price and ridden by Mr J. SulcfTe, one of Britain's top bateus riders, ...

A further one and a hall Jeng behind, third in a fuld of 22, was Mr W: F. Ransom's Not A Linkt, trained by the owner and ridden by Mr A

Bitidlecombe.

Proud Socks started at 100 to û, with Meldola at 100 to 7 and Not A Link'imb 100 to 9.

Spinning Coin, the 3 to 1 ninth favourite, fell at the "TenReuter.

PRE-OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN JULY

Rome, Mar. 9. Four of the 16 countries to compete in the basketball tournament at the Olym- plé Games here this sum mer will be selected after a pre-Olympic tournament in Bologna from July 13 10 18.

starters for

the National

were

London, Mar. 9, Thirty-three horses

named today us probable starters in the Grand National Sleeplechase to be run over Aintree's famous fences on March

26.

This year's race will make his- tory in the 123-year-old No- tional-it will be seen on the television

screens of Europe

for the first time.

About 50 million fans Germany, Norway, Italy and Denmark will watch the race's

at the same progress time as viewers in Britain. Mr What, winner of the 1968 four miles 850 yards chase over 30 tough obstacles, is the only previous winner left in the But there are race. Aintree specialists such Wyndburgh, second, fourth and second in the last three years, sill in the field."

ACCEPTORS

other

छ

The final neceptors

are: Kerstin, Mr What, Polar Flight, Wyndburgh, Dandy Scot Knightsbrook, Dondrosa, Holly Bank, Merryman 11, Tern Spirit, Irish Coffee, Badanloch, noi Clanyon, Cannoble Lee, Knox- town, Skipper Jack, Pendle Lady,

Green Drill, Lax

This was announced today by the Olymple Organising Com- |mittee.

The nations taking part in the Bologna tournoment heve yel been named

The other twelve nations takt- | Jonjo, ing part in the Rome event will Nenagh, Sabaria, Uncle Whis- comprise eight nations who nu- kers. Golden Drop, Clear Prodt, tomatically qualified at the Clover Bud, Arles, Skatesalong, Melbourne Olympic. Games, Earle Lodge Polished Steel, three non-European teams ro Belsize 11, Loboray, Tea Fland, minated by the International) and Allforin. · |Basketball Federation and Italy, Other horses may drop out

as host country.

before post time and the field The eight are the United probably will be reduced to States, the Soviet Union, Cru- about 30. Kerstin, allotted the guay, France, Bulgaria, Brazil, top weight of 172 pounds, is a the Philippines, and Chile. doubtful starter, but the 10

The International Basketball year-old mare still is a

10-1 Federation have nominated betting shot and her price will Japan, Puerto Rico and Mexico. | drop If it is decided she will -Reuter.

definitely run.

Carol Heiss receives

NY's highest tribute

what a ticker-tape parade

Johangoon, writing in Rekord, a weekly magazine published by his adviser, Edwin Ahlqvist, said that his minimum guaror- tee for the rematch in New York agains: Patterson Is $250,000.

1;

New York, Mar. 9.

Carol Heiss, winner of the gold medal in this year's Olympic Figure Skating, received New York's highest tribute today -- a ticker-tape parade up Broadway.

etnnot

I feel very happy and thrill- | In 1850, Champions ed, mid the 30-year-old New become champlons without so

the back scat of an ореть limousine,

Spectators were Hned Ave and six feet along the streets as the procension, Including mill- tary bonds and mounted Poller units, pussed on its way to City Hall for the formal Mayor's

she sak-AP.

UK

soccer results

"But I will fight Floyd in spite York University student is the many wonderful people help-

of this because I have given snuggled under heavy furs In|ing?

world him my word," the

"But champion wrote. would have made $600,000 more if I had taken the chance to fight Archie Moore." Johansson did not give the name

of the Chiengo promoter. The 27-year-old champlon said

that he is interested In Bght-reception. ing Moore - but only after Miss Helsis, daughter of a the rematch against Pälterson, German-bern baker, won one of -UPI.

the three championships for the United States in the Winter Olympica nt Squaw Valley, Cali- fornia. She followed this with her fifth World Women's Figure Skating Champlonship at Van- сопуст

Magazine sued

Honolulu, Mar. 9. The teams

At City Hall. Miss Heiss re- Leu Leavitt, sports organiser, The Organising Committee of the European Football

said today he had instituted sunt cuived a medallion frem Meyor Nevin, Rangers: Cup today rejected the

Caldon, against Time Inc, the American Robert Wagner, who extended protest made by Nice Little, Davis, Patterson, Steven wekly magazine for allegedly the ety's officiul preetings.

The mayor said Miss Heles (France) after their den. Scott. Macmillan, Murray, having falsely stated Leavilt

Baird, Wilson.

offered $200,000 to famed "exemplifies the nec qualities feat in the second-leg

Australian miter Herb Elliott of youth and is a great inspira- Sparto: Van Dijk, Visser, Van match

tion to young people. quarter-final

ner Lee, Villerius, Schilder, De to turn professional.

Carol replied that she owed article against Real Madrid.

at issue The Van Ede, Crossum, Koning,

muccess to many people, Nov. 10, 1933, her Fitzgerald. De Vites, Bonnetsar, published on Nice had claimed a replay on AFP.

Leavitt sald—AFP.

*inatuling her mother who died on Sunday 13th March. 1960. These premises will bo closed to Members at 10.00a.m. on Sunday. The the grounds that the referee halt to Badminton Courts will be closed all Friday 11th, had allowed the frat

run overtime. Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March,

The Public Enclosure at Happy Valley is being loaned to the Hong Kong Kennel Club for a Dog Show

The Committee, however, re- During the Show, the Private Boxes, Dining Room,plied that the referee's declalong Bar and Ladies' Lounge will be open and reserved for on the field were final, even if the use of the Members of the Jockey Club.

The charges for admission are $4.50 for adults and $1.20 for Service' personnel in uniform andˆchildren under 16, Entrance to the Show will be by the Public Entrance only.

Members of the Jockey Club, who wish to make Uso of the Club rooms, must wear their Member's Badge, otherwise they will not be admitted thereto,

By Order,

A. E.. Arnold,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 10th March, 1960.

mistaken.

The Committee, also decided that both legs in the semi-tanl match between the two Spanish

Real teams,

Madrid Barcelons would be refereed by English officiais:

arui

The other semi-final, between

uf Bport Club

Austria and Sparta of Rotterdam or Glasgow Hangers, will havo Swedish officioin

Eintracht Frankfurt or Wiener

The Commilies Molly turtied down Israel's request" to tako part in future European Cups

THE GAMBOLS

1 INSIST YOU COME

TO DINNER TO-NIGHT

London, Mar, 0. Results of tonight's British football matches were:

ENGLISH LEAGUE

Division I' Manchester C. 2 Blackpool West Broomwich 3 West Liars. Bolton

Z Luton Town (Patponed from February 10) Leeds

Direkinen_ Postponed from February 201

Division III

Wrexham

Bardsley

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

`Division' I'

1 .Dundee

Ayr United Bearto

4 Arbroat (Both matches postponed from

February 201

IRISH LEAGUE Cliftonville ka 10). Clačivan

*Postponed from February 201

-Heuter.

NONO. OF COURSE THERE'S NO NEED TO PHONE GAVE FIRST

Le Barry Apple

SHE'LL COOH FIX UP SOMETHING... CEE YOU AT GEVEN

0

1

Wyndburgh is 6-1 favourite followed by Dandy Scot at 10-1 and Team Spirit, nt 11-1,

The National carries the first Irish Sweepstakes of the season and marks the first big betting splurge of the year for Britons.

The winner, after deduetion of his entrance and acceptance tees, will collect £13,134.-

AP.

Herb Elliott's slowest mile

World

mile

Perth, Mar. 9.

record-holder

Herb Elliott. pan his slowest competitivo mile since leaving school at the Geraldton athletic metting today, clocking four minutes, 23.5 seconds,

This was 20 seconds

his world record,

Elliott, who was

outside

suffering from a cold and a slight head- oche, kept behind the Icaders until well inté, the last lup. He then eprinted to beat the Aus- tralan three and six mile champion, Dave Power, by ave yards. UPI.

NO RESPONSE

Ottawa, Mar. 2. Ottawa

businessman Sam McLean wants local sportimen

to drop the British habit of banning sports events on Sun- day. So he called a "mammoth" rally in the 7500-seat city:au- | ditcaium to rei hùa' Campaign

rolling. Only 30 showed up.

Unadunted, McLean announc- at he would set up a citizena committed to gather the 15,000 needed for holding olgratures

a public referendum; on, the question—AFP.NE

GAS IS TOPS

SAYS MR. THERM