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FOURTH TEST BEGINS TOMORROW England should win again to draw closer to 5-0 home record

By IVOR YORKE

With the 1960 Test series between England and South Africa already decided, there is likely to be hardly little more than academic interest in the fourth Test, which begins at Manchester's Old Trafford on July 21, Three up, England may understandably slacken from that killer vein so markedly apparent at Edgbaston, Lord's and Nottingham. So pity the unfortunate Manchester fans-doomed, for the third year in succession," to watch a match that has only individual reputations at stake.

HK lawn bowlers lose in London

Landon, July 19. The Hongkong touring lawn bowls team Here beaten by 18 shots to 48 by Magdalene Park Bowls Club

Wandsworth,

South West London, today. results Individual rink (IIongkong hames first) were:

A, R. Brown, G. Laish- ley, E. Moth, B. Bickford (skip) 20, Magdalene 20.

H. Randall, J. Meyer, C. Eaglestone,

Tindall J.

(skip) 17, Magdalene 27.

A. V. Gosano, G. Levear, A. W. Estall, M. Rakusen (skip) 11, Magdalene 31- Reuter,

Entries invited

for LRC tennis

tournament

The Ladies' Recreation Club is holding

Tennis its Annual Tournament during the monthis of August and September, com- mencing on Monday, August 15 with the Club events.

The Colony events will com- mence on Monday, September 2.

The events are as follows:

1. Hongkong Colony Cham-!

Singles, pionships: (a) Ladies' (b) Ladies' Doubles, (c) Mixed Doubles, (d) Ladies' Plate.

These events are open to all players in the Colony and entries for them close at noon on Mon-

day, August 22, 1980.

·

¦

The South Africans have visited Manchester six times, the first in 1924, winning once, losing three times and drawing twice. Their ne victory in 1955 was the start of a great fight-back when already two and they down in the series, also won the next Test (at Leeds) before going bravely at the Oval.

under

Strange wicket

Glorious sunshine on an ̧nks days naa provided On Tration With its best Test weather of that was years, and perhaps

why the Soun Auricans

CT DESI Joran, Wamnin thee wickets the Jasi over but, one.

This Manchester wicket is a strange one, reacting slavishly to the notoriously ackle wea- ther. Twice-in 1890 and 1938 -matches have been aban-

doned without a single ball bowied, and on two other Occasions only nalf an innings has been managed before a

complete wash-out.

WAS

The stay-away trend just beginning at Edgbaston: it was hailed somewhat at Lord's traditionally non- where, a partisan crowd has always en- joyed cricket for the game's sake, but it returned Not- |· tingham, where a little under 9,000 arrived for the first day.

The mower seems obvious. South Africa, India, New Zea- land, Pakistan, and to a lesser Just extent-the West Indies,

do not bring the appeal of those

WEDNESDAY, JULY

3,000 - MILE - HACE NEARING

END

Photo shows the start of the Transatlantic single-handed yacht race from Plymouth to New York on June 11. The distance between the two ports is only a little over 3,000 miles by the shortest route, but the boats will have covered almost 5,000 miles by the time they finish.

Lieutenant Colonel Hasler's Jester, with a surprising Chinese lugsail is seen here leading the field at the start. In the foreground is the larger 39-foot Gipsy Moth III, more orthodoxly rigged by owner and helmsman Francis Chi- cester.-Times photo.

death-or-glory battles against Transatlantic Races

the Australians.

,

Financial loss

Liken it to soccer, where Wales and Ireland draw only meagre crowds for international matches in England. compared with the ull-ticket, capacity crowds for the bi-annual clash against the Old Enemy, Scot- land.

English don't seem concerned with the success of their national side, for who could grumble at the home record since 1950-played 50, won 29, drawn 13 and lost eight? Obviously, it is attrac- tive opposition, and that alone. which brings the overnight queues for tickets and fanatic

cricket enthusiasts

In 1856 Laker and an amaz- ing, cracking piten, helped me Australians o get themselves out, first for 84, inen for us, What a contrast for a grounu where there have been a leas. half-a-dozen Tests when more than 1,000, runs have been ball-by-ban interest, scored for fewer than เคร maximum 40 wickets.

The South Africans

Gipsy Moth III

missing in solo

sailing event

New York, July 19. Gipsy Math III, the 39-foot cut- ter taking part in the Trant- lantie stuglehanded yuckling race, is mining. The culler, steered by London chart- maker Francis Chleester, was leading the race and was ex- pected in New York yesterday or today.

Organisers were not worried, however.

They think Gay But even if there is another of 1960 Small crowd at Manchester and Moth III was forced back by

the 1860 South Africans so strong head winds. to become the first touring side

By to Old Trafford with the ill- in anaered demonstrations against the tourists, because of their governments apartheid

Gribu policy, then the Geol Controversy, McGlew's con

luck with the Test sisten bad match loss (England have won it each time so far), `poor weather, minute crowds, john Waite's Injury at Nottingham ... events hardly likely inspire a bunch of athletes nearly 6,000 miles from home.

1

Best form?

Yet with the series already

won and lost and little

stake, I would not be surprised

2. Club events: (a) Ladies' If the South Africans produced

the

Singles-Open and Handicap, some of their best form-given En un their backs. At (b) Men's Singles-Oper and Handicap, (e) Ladies' Doubles Nottingham Sid O'Lian, John Open and Handicap, (d) Men's Waite and until that unfor- Doubles Open and Handicap, lunate run-out inciden! Jackie (e) Mixed Doubles Open and McGlew, displayed some Handicap, (f) The Armstrong mirable qualities of doggedness Cup-Open.

in a back--the-wall fight that earned the praise of all

These events are open to Club members only.and entries close at noon an Monday, July 25, 1960,

3. Men's Inter-Hong Hand- cap Challenge Cup: Any num- ber of couples from each Firm, Company or Department may enter. Only one needs to be a member of the Club.

Japanese motor-cyclists improving

A Japanese motor-cycle news correspondent who has been to Europe to cover this season's events said yesterday that Sm two to three years Japanese riders on Japanese likes would pose a threat to the supremacy of the Italians and West Ger

th245.

He is Mr R. Udagawe, cor- respondent for Motor Cycle News and Motor Magazine, both of Tokyo; who arrived bère from Zurich by Swissair yesterday on his way back to Japan.

He had covered the Isle of Man TT, the Dutch Grand Prix and the Belgian Grand Prix Japanese teams, took part thi sit of these evenia.

"Considering the fact that the Japanese riders did not now the courses very well or the conditions, I think they did very well," he said.

"At the Isle of Man the Suzuicl team on 125 cc machines tocc 10th to 10th: places, and In Holland the Honda team on 250 ec machines came in fourth, fifth and ath."

mige motorcycles are mat inferior to many of the Buropean-machines: But our "drivers do ant have édough ear "perience of international racing, Given another two or thre years, I think they wil be able to pose a threst on international

ad-

After a survey, flight the or-

were

being

Imagine told you are

too

old at 21...

By SALLY VINCENT

London.

Sport is like business. There's no sentiment at

tached.

COUNTY CRICKET

Lancs are now only 0.85 average points behind Yorkshire

London, July 19...

With their English County Cricket Championship.

lead gradually being whittled away, Yorkshire came out of their game with Surrey at Sheffield empty-handed today....

Rain ended play, and the fixture against the South Aglian match was drawn after three tourists, nevertheless moved up Yorkshire batsmen had gone to third place, still with 8.53, for 82 in reply to Surrey's | displacing Sussex.

challenge to score 245 in two Sussex'a match against · Essex hours

25 minutes Earlier at Colchester was drawn, but | Surrey's John Edrich hit a fine Essex took the bonus points. 103, which Included two sixes They were prevented from tak- and 14 foMS.

fing all 14 polita by a defänt seventh. wicket stand by. Don Smith and Ian Thomson. Even- tually the main decided the issue altogether, and Sumex's average dropped to 3.12.

First away win The champions still head the chainpionship race with a

average of 7.90 compared with Lancashire, who have 7.05 only. by reason of the two points they gained for first innings lead Against Glamongan... at Liverpool.

Glamorgan had a splendid victory by 50 runs, with 17 minutes to spare, to give them their first away win of the

season

Derbyshire's comringing : TiS- tory against Enloestershire yesterday took them up lwp? places to gfth' with à 1.GÈ average,

Displaced ›

They displaced·· Gloucester thire, who lost bonus points to Ken at Maidstone in a drawn Alan Walkins hit a chanceless natch. It was a game which 60 for Glamorgan and then the aue to rain, became a bett Lancashire batsmen, set 101 in merely for free nam 145 minutes to win, panicked superiority. Gloucestershire after a good start.

mainly thwarted Middlesex, without a cham-Ken's David Halyard, whi pleship game because of their took five for` 60. ̧.

HK Softball Association

calls for

League entries

The Hongkong Softball Asso- elation announce that entries to the various leagues for the

Now that the Olympic trials are on, the young sportsmen and women of Britain have been falling like marathon runners under the deci-The closing date is August 15, slons of the selection committees.

to make a financial loss since |ganisers said they did not the Australians of 1912, I -sight the cutter which must pect England to go one step therefore be at more than 160 If they make one false move further to winning all five kilometres from New York. on selection days they fan say

They

confident matches in a home series ft.

the goodbye to Rome 1960, regard. the second year in succession.

cuiter would reach New York Jess pl their championship tomorrow. Four other compell-status.

from

Plymouth. tors starter!

The England, on June 11 second one Jester, steered by

Taiwan Olympic Blondie Haster, could also reach

soccer team

leave for Saigon

The 16-member Taiwan Olym- pic soccer team headed by team manager, Tsang King-lung and coach Lee Wai-tong, left Hong- kong for Saigon by air this morning.

New York tomorrow.

Last week Hasler was 500 kilometres behind Chichester but having taken a more northerly course he may have avoided the strong easterlies and therefore caught up with his opponent

AFF.

They will play series of three to five games in Saigon. and will return to Hongkong Desplie this spurt of good between August 4 and August form, the South Africang will10 before leaving for Kume not draw large crowds to together with the rest of the

Manchester,

Dutch

Taiwan Olympic contingent,

swimmer wins

Absecon Island race

Atlantic City, July 19.

Herman Willemse of Utrecht, Holland, put on a brilliant finishing kick and finished some 300

Escapade first

home in another event

Stockholm, July 19.

M. Baldwin of the United States, steering Escapade, was

it and because I liked being good at it. I think I gradually became a little too intense about it; You have to be a bit temperamental to be a number one swimmer grid things get Edwards, hysterical sometimes. Lälle. Margaret the B1-year-old Heston: giri | who has been Britain's num- ber one back-stroke hope for the past three years, his came to the conclusion that swimming is the cruellest sport of all

She lost her Olympic team place at the Blackpool trials to her friend and training com pardon Sylvia Lewis, who has swam just a little behind Mar- garet for years.

So where does that leave the champion? It leaves her a has.

been.

Nerves...

At her home last week, the diminutive, slender Miss the first competitor taking part Edwards grissed a schoolgirl's in the Transatlantic race to grin, shruggul # sporty reach the Skagen Lighthouse hru and explained: "They say here today.

you've fing it at 21; you know, Seventeen other competitors A girl swimmer is supposed to lett Bermuda on June 30 but be at her peak at 18 or 17- ince the Transatlantic race they've been telling me I'm too Is a handicap rope the winner old for ages. will only be known etter le arrival of all the competiton

AFF

on that car, I felt like picking the wide take up The Olympic Games was the biggest thing that could happen to me and I was more nervous s the I've been

yards ahead of his closest challenger in the 25- 1,000 metres bills then the ever big

mile Absecon Island swim today.

Charnley calls off fight

Bedlam broke loose from the crowd of 10,000 when Willemse darted across the finish line. The band played the Dutch national anthem.

world record by German

kryhen I didn't make it suddenly fall I never wanted to wwimining bath in

hours she changed

my

her mind.

“Now I'm going back to my original Idea, of swimming-- I'm going to swim for fun. I shall train because I feel like it and give it a miss if there's something else I'd rather do. I'm going to try a change of stroke--and just enjoy self.

my-

"I'll be happy to be... well, fourth best in the country"

Unlike most amateurs when

they come to the end of their Prin Margaret Edwards docs not intend to burn professional. There is so litle you can put ́into the sport as a couch, sad bealdes. I haven't the patience to teach swimming."

Margaret Edwards, despite her disappointment, will still go to Rome. She spent £40 two tickets for the Games for herself and her mother.

on

And after the Olympics? "Well, I'll have slacked off and had a holiday-after that I think I might consider

ext Olympics. I don't have to see how I go." why I shouldn't male it.

={London Express Service).

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Swimming

Girl Guides swimming CYMCA Pool, 5.30 pm.

HEMDE

the

see

I'll

gain,

International Guflerrer Bhield match: "Malaya ♥ China (HKTC). Pallippines Scotland KBGC) kong v England (KBGC), Bae p.m. Austrália v. Wales (HKCTC), Hong-

TO-KORROW Bowls

Belki, July 19 Willemse was officially clocked

East Gemary's at 10 hours 30 minutes 5.4

Blegtried

years now, seconds. It was not a record, Valentin bettered the

1000 Margaret Edwards has spent an London, July 19. but shaved almost 25 minutes oftes world record today br hour and a half each day in The lightweight boxing fight the 1959 winning performance clocking 2 mins 19.1 seca in an curiosd off fare at her Incal between Dave Charnley, the turned in by Chris Lumsden of athletic meeting at Potsdam, evaraming belie She tratried European, British Empire and New Toronto, Ontario. Last the East German official news when she didn't feel like it, she British champion, has been year's time was 10 hours, 54 489ncy ADN/reported, named when she had come-

Colony Championship: Ladies' postponed for the second time, minutes.

Holder of the beaten, record | thing better to do. She even Open Paire matches at HKFC, KBGC, is Sweden's Dan Waern at 2:17.8. - overtrained for the

Olymple Hecrelo, 5.30 pm, Todays event was organised | trials and lost eight pounds. In Colony Championship:

Valentin's own club, ABK weight in the process.

Open Singles matches at PRC, HKCC, KBQC, Racredo, 1.30 pz. Vonwaerts, of East Berlin, one Now she is going to relax, a or the Bat Germany Army little.

Meeting clubs, Valentin is an officer in

HKÄÄA •Executive Committee "When I first started swim.

meeting, at Education Dept. 5.30 the army-AP.

ming. I did it bépatisé í enjoyed | pan.

it was announced here today. Lumsden and three-time winner Tom Park of California, The fight was scheduled for matched stroke for stroke over July 28 but Charnley who is the last two miles. They touched suffering from a cold was in the finish line simultaneously in able to resume training in Ume, 10 hours, 40 minutes, 7.8 seconds.

AFP.

-KAP.

THE GAMBOLS

NO, WE CANT AFFORD A NIGHT CUT THIS WEBK

THERE'S THE MONEY. IN OLIR PIGGY BANIZ

by

by Barry Appleby

..

I'D KNOW

GAS IS TOPS

R THERM

Men's

1960/61

1960.

were

Essex moved down to seventh with 4.46, und Hampshire in- pruved a place with a nesound- ing win qgainst Nottingham- shure at Nottingham. Their victory by an innings and 107 rupe was due in no small.med- sure to evergreen Derek Shackletop, with t for 30. Oxford Blue Dan Fischaud, playing in his first druplarship match for Hampe sire, inished with figures three for five.

Results

Results of today's

season are now open. matches were:

The following are the condi- tlons

tricket

Ai Colchester: Batch "drawp. Essex 278' for fine declared and 188 for seven declareg, Rumex 251 and 115 for six. Essex tour points.

• All entries are accepted on

At Maidstone: Match drawn. payment of the requisite amount of registration and entrance fees. Kent 928 for six declared ang All teams in the various 9 sur, one, dinucestershire bei divisions

must supply six J, Mortimore 48 not qut, "P). games, three for umpiring end | Haltyard Ave for 60): Kent four three for scoring duties, ›

points.

All monies together with At Liverpool: Glamorgan best players registration forms Lancashire by 50 runs. Glamor- MUST be sent to the Hon. gan 158 and 199 for nine “dë- Treasurer (Mr Mark Kwong) clared (A. Watkins 66 not out), c/o MGM, Edinburgh House, 1st Lancashire 169 and 140. Glamor floor, Hongkong, before the first gan 12 points: Lancashire two league game is played, failing | points.

which the team concerned will Ai Bbegeld: Match abandoned not be allowed to play

25 a day. Struy 283 are requested to contact the declared - mirichi 103.

For further particulars clubs eight declared and 157. for two

Hon. Secretary, ME

D. out, M. Steward 40), Yor Machado, c/o The Hongkong & shire 198 for nine den Shanghai Banking Corporation, 82 for three. Surrey Peninsula Court, Kowtoon. Telephone 61331 Ext. 25.

SEVEN ENGLISH TEST PLAYERS

TO

TOUR S. AFRICA

Johannesburg, July 10, Seven English Test players have accepted invitations to join a Commonwealth touring side to play in South Africa later this year, according to the Transvaal Cricket Union today,

Bath, Northamptonshire bost Someraet by six wickEA Somermet 217 and 87 for the declared, Northamptonshire 131. for nine declared (D. Bazrack 42, K. Palmer Eve for 23) ana 274 bar (K. B. Reynda 46, R Bubba Rowy lỡ not out). Northamptonshire "14" pričata.

Al Birmingham: Mátch 'aban- doned because of redde Warwick. shire 276 and 69 for be. Wới- cestershire 25 M

Al Lord's: „Match abandoned because of rain, Middlezés 181 and 102 for Lin, Bouth Africans. 397 for six declared.

Hampshire A Nottinghamz bent Notinghamshire by, an innings end 101 Tuna. Hamp They are Freddie Truman, le 337 for nine declared. Geoft Puller, Ken Barrington, Nottinghamshire 159 and 71 (D. Tom Caveney, Ray ling Shackleton dy for 10), Hip- worth, Alan Moss and Mike Emre 14 points: Smith. Peter May, the former England captain, was invited but could not accept.

Richie Benaud, the Australian captain, will lead the tearn,

British riders

which also includes two othe triumph in Royal

Australians Notran

and Bobby Simpson. The side will play a five-match tour, sladding at Salisbury on Septem- ber 17-China Mell Special.

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

昌

International

Horse Show

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den-Freik Chapot in a fumg-

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