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Aussies Could Lose To Yorkshire

By ARCHIE QUICK

Don Bradman told cricket writers at their Club dinner that it is 50 years since an English county beat the visit- ing Australian XI. Actually, it is 46.

But fast bowler Bill Bowes, now retired, told me he expects Yorkshire to do 16 again this time and Denis Compton was equally confident that the champlons, Middlesex, would turn the trick. Bradman, who spoke

siderable Jength and

matured and his goal-prandial - terances are full of wit, boundless

well albtt cominonsense

phrases.

Writers'

nt well,

con

has

And even Ray Lindwall being no- balled, as be surely will, will not Bradinan la de- break the concrete.

He wants terminert on that. turned make his curtain tour an eple

!friendship. Cricket the

to of

that

I was an evening, this

Club function to Aussies, of epipure speeches

scintillated and sparkled like the KEITH MILLER HITS

champagne in our glasses,

The

standard was set by chairman, Jim Swanton, Just

fhu back

not

speech

for

from reporting the West Indies tour and his example was followed only by Bradman but by the Rev. Francis Gillingham, whose was as bright as his inslags Essex used to be dour, by Mr Jus- lice Birkett and by that comedian of the pen, R. C. Robertson-Glasgow, The Duke of Edinburgh was with us and Don didn't lose the oppor- tunity of reminding us that Ills Royal Highness's recent bowling photographs were full of promise.

Two former Australian menaces, A. A. Malley and Bill O'Reilly, con firmed that there wasn't much wrong with its action,

This Australian touring party is the most hail-fellow-well-met crowd of cricketers the Commonwealth has ever sent us so far as I can remein- ber, and I have met them all since Warwick Armstrong's 1921 team.

OUTSTANDING

PERSONALITIES

I forecast that Erule Tosunek with

DOUBLE CENTURY

At Leicester, the Aus tralians are well on their way to their second victory of the tour. At the close of play on the second day the Australians scored 448 and dismissed the county for 130 in their first innings and following-on Leicester- shire lost five wickets for 113.

Keith Miller scored 202 not out for the Australiana, ---Reuter.

Cambridge Blue

Sets Record

his genial humour is going to be Cambridge, May 3-G. Doggart, one of the outstanding personalities Cambridge Soccer Blue, broke all and that the mock-serious Vice-English erlekét records on Monday Captai, Lindsay Hassett, will bey scoring 215 not out ngainst unother favourite,

Lancashire to his first class crteket debur

I think that they are all de termined that Bradman's swan song shall be of Pavlova excellence.

Don lon, I feel, is no longer

worried about

attaining records, only of surpassing then. le is still the complete businessman and 1 venture to say he would have sue- corded in any vocution he have adopted, but there's carefree mien about him so entirely new;

The previous highest debut score in English cricket was 105 not out J. Ricketts of Lancashire against by J. Surrey at tack in 1807,

Kennington Oval

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HEAD ON

SPILL

ON THE NOSE Hunter Mexico Innds on his nose during the Buckingham Ladies' funt of

the Royal Show at Sydney, Australia. Both the horse and rider. Beryl Perry, escaped injury.

DAVIS CUP

French

Reduce Lead

Bucharest. May 3.-France won the doubles on Monday re- ducing Rumania's lead to two matches to one in their opening round clash in the European Zone Davis Cup tennis tourna

ment.

CHINA'S NATIONAL GAMES

Wholesale Shattering Of Records Expected

Shanghai, May 4.-The final touches were put today to the arrangements for the opening of the National Athletic meeting tomorrow afternoon as competitors from all parts of China and abroad poured into the city.

National records are expected to be shattered whole- sale when 3,000 odd athletes representing 53 different units go into netion.

A lag raising ceremony will open the proceedings tomorrow, which will be followed by the playing of the National Anthem by the Nan- king Army. Headquarters band. Mayor K. C. Wu will next address

the gathering, after which other officials will also speak.

T. H. Liu, of Chiaotung University, who opened the torch-bearing relay race from Nanking, has been corded the honour of carrying Presi dent Chiang Kai-shek's message Inaugurating the meet.

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SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE

SO EXCITED, THEY CAN'T HOLD PEANUTS

By LEO TURNER

New York. The crowd at a six-day bicycle race is the greatest show on earth.

Some 46,000 fans attended the International race in New York won by Alvaro Glorgotti and Angelo De Bacco, who rode 2,343 miles in 146 hours.

The fans' came carly, brought the

children. their lunch and their

homework. They stayed for hours, BASEBALL folked wl the racers, sang over the pubile address system, argued politics, read their newspapers and ate everything in sight,

It's the big city counterpart of a county plenic. Familles and friends gathered around lunch: baskets and every night the janitors swept - out- hundreds of empty gallon winc juga..

FOOD GOES FAST

St. Louis Move Up

New York, May 3-In the National League, Saint Louis moved into third place over idle

To those who came unprepared, Brooklyn by defeating Chicago

Aaron Hymes, who had charge of

the cuncesulons, sold 10,200 hot 3-1. dojn, 8,000 ham sandwiches, 8,240

hits

Jim Hearn kept the Cubs' cheese sandwiches, 24,000 cans of scattered. Catcher Del Rice throw beer, 21,000 containiers of soft drinks, cut two Cubs trying to steal: second 23,000 cps of coffee and several

Slaughter a peg by Enos nipped a Chlesgo runner at the plate.

hundred pounds of popcor od

pennuts.

and

Scores were:

"'I'upcorn and peanuts don't ko over at the bike mees the way they do at other sports," said Mrs Hymes, the concessionaire's wife, ns she added up the bills. "People excited and drop them. Also, takes

to put few St. Louis more calm grains of popcom in your

mouth

Chleago

National League

R I E

R

(Winning pltcher, Jim Hearn).—

than it does to jam in zandwich." Associated Press.

Anyone can walk down into the infield side the track and lean over the rall near the bunks where the riders sleep, ent, shave, wash, their underwear and dry them on the handlebars of spare bikes park- ed beside the track.

EVERYTHING FRIENDLY

over

LIV

momNNALEQUERENCE AND a

LEAGUE STANDINGS

New York Pittsburgh St. Louis

National League

W L Perc

4 .660

B 4 .000

$

American League

7.

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.500

.401

.428

428

.410

You can talk to such stars narooklyn French-born At Le Tourneur, the Philadelphia "Red Devil" who once pedalled a Cincinnati bicycle 108.82 miles an hour in Boston California·behind. automobile Chicago that broke the wind resistance.

A few minutes later a front tire

head

handlebars anto the SL Louls blows out and throws Le Tourneur Cleveland wooden saucer. A racing tire is New York made of silk and rubber with an Philadelphia Inner tube and weighs two ounces, Washington Adding colour to the opening, Wind resistance is on important Detroit para-troops of the Chinese Air

factor. Hence, during the enlmer Boston Force, taking ell,

first from nearby periods, you see

one rider, Chicago will descend on the then another weaving into the lead

to break the wall of air while the CETTE STESENEN others pedal along single file in his lee.

One man from

each

two-man team must be riding at all times. Five Umes each hour in the after-

Alling Marcel Bernard and DERBY CALLOVER Henri Bolell defeated Kaseye

Viziru Caralulis and George

of Rumania 6-3, B-C and

The deciding singles to determine which team will meet Hungary in the second round, will be played on Tuesday.-Associated Press.

-Odds On My Babu Klangwant,

YUGOSLÄVS THROUGH

Istanbul: May 3-Yugoslavia hou entered into the second round of the European Davis Cup elimination complete victory

Duler beat Cruzan Stefan Laszlo beat 6-2, 6-4-Associated

EL way matches with

over Turity. son Drupstart,

former Jos Palada Cambridge University and Middle- 6-2, 6-4 and

the old might ex batsman,

Corinthian Beiny Buler footballer, scored his runs after Ken Press. Cranston,

hind Lancashire captain varsity put the

in to bat

on a wicket he thought might be affected trance to the Public Schools Cluby the week-end rain.--Associated for the Duke of Edinburgh, Brad-Press.

While they were getting red ear- pets out in Piccadilly at the

man and his merry

ch-

men strolled

down London's busy. thoroughfare prominent in dinner jackets but still

completely unrecognised.

Arsenal Win In

Portugal

Lisbon, May 3.-Arsenal.

of

the

YESTERDAY'S CRICKET

century by H.

Lancashire.

IRELAND WINS

Dublin, May 3.-Ireland guined a winning murgin over Luxembourg In their first round European Zone Davis Cup tie here today when Cyril Kemp and T. G. McVeigh best G. Werthelm and G. Wanbach 10-8, 6-4, 6-3 in the doubles.

This gave Ireland a lead of three wins to all, with two-singles to be played tomorrow.-Reuter.

E

stadftim, Shorten To 2-1

Following the outh-taking cere- London, May 3.-My Babu,mony, a grand parade of the con-

testants will be held. odds on favourite for the Derby on June 5, was quoted at 2-1 today in a call over at the Vic-progress, soccer eliminations will be noon and night the riders engage in toria Club. Last week he was hal, with live games scheduled o-

held at various grounds in Shang-one-mito sprints which pay off in

points and cash. quoted at 5-2.

#norrow.Reater.

My Babu won the 2,000 Guineas last week. The Cobbler who guished a head behind My Baby in that race, drifted from 6-1 to 9-1,

Odds on Black Tarquin, one of the two entries of William E. Woodward of New York, remained steady at Eleven, the other 10-t. Semtor Woodward entry was placed out of the field at 86-1. Roaring Forties, stable companion of the Cobbler was offered at 8-1. Jock Scot 10-1- Associated ·Press,

Other odds called were 10 to Jock Scot, 100 to 8Blnek-Tarquin, 18 lo 1 Pride of India, 20 to Solar Slipper, 25 to 1 My Love, Birthday Greetings and Hoylake, 28 to Pol 14rds, 33 to 1 Straight Play, Black Pampas, Royal Drake, 40 to others. all offeredReuter.

Spain surrendered the last singles, Emancipation Goes

Horseback

Dan said to me later, " wish we could be sure of being as free autograph hunters as that for

London, May 3-Although County rest of the trip. I have-the-feeling- cricket- hus-not-yet-started - some this is going to be a goodwill tour counties have begun Arst-class and will more

5WEDES SWEEP UP firmly cement thewatches upposed by the Universities ties of the two greatest cricketing and

Loudon, May 3-Johansson, of representative sides and nations in the world.".

Sweden, beat Szawost, of Spain, 0-3, feature of today's play was a double 11-9, 6-3 when the Davis Cup match bridge against Daggart for Cam-was continued at Barcelona today.

Going in second wicket down Sweden had previously made cer- after the University had lost twotain of surviving the tie by winning wickets cheaply he carried his bat the first two singles and the doubles. for 215 not out, batting nearly six hours. This is the. first lime a in which Castella should have op double century has been hit for posed Bergelin, and Sweden thus cham-Cambridge on a first appearance in pions of the English Lrogue, beat the arst-class cricket. The

won the the by Ave macthes to zero. University-Iteuter. Portuguese team Bonifica here to- totalled 380 and Lancashire hit 10 night by four goals at nil after

loss before the close of leading by one goal to nil at half-

ploy time.

Meanwhile, Kordar, the India Test CYCLING RACE Roper scored in the first half and Rooke twice and Forbes in the cricketer, playing for Oxford Uni-

Prague, versity, followed his 58 on Saturday

3.-Wladyslaw

Netsuko by taking five Arsenal played as though they

Twenty-four year old Gloucestershire Wrzeszinsk of Poland won today's

Kato

21-year-old and

Sadako wickets today for 47 runs, Glouces-137 kilometre lap from Erne to Zlin could have scored many more (tols

Hashimoto. of Tokyo, attracted but preferred to demonstrate their tershire being all out for 150 when of the Progue to Warsaw bicycle plenty of

attention with their magnificent "class" and 50,000 spec- replying to Oxford's 305. In their

road race. His time was five hours bright coloured uniforms but their talors enjoyed the exhibition, second Innings the University have three minutes 13 seconds. - Asso-

horses came last.-United Press. Reuter..

lost eight wickets. for 51-Reutex. ciated Press,

"BAD BOY"

Keel Stream,

second.

without

May

Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees (No. 5) slides safely into third base in the first inning of the season's opener with Washington In Washington. Eddie Yostis covering the base. Umpire is Ed Hurley. · DiMaggio ad⋅ anced from first on a single by George MeQuinn. »The Yanks won, 12 to 4. - AP Wireplioto.

Tokyo, May 3.-Japanese horse.

they rucing fans were amazed as

Orst saw women jockeys for the time on Sunday at u suburban Tokyo track.

While these ceremonies are in

110

stopping

"There's him, Vicar-ho's going to be an Olympic Games summer like his father!"

GOLF

CURTIS CUP

TEAM

By ARCHIE QUICK The representative golf sea- son opens with the selection of Britain's women's golf team to meet America for the Curtis chestnut gelding, is the "bad boy" Cup at Birkdale, Southport, on

May 21 and 22.

专题

of English race tracks.

four-year-old

He is so skittish at the starting cate that he upsets all the other horses.

SPRINT POINTS DECIDE The final winner is the team that has Inpped the track the greatest allotted in the number of times hours, but the leaders usually are tled for laps. so the sprin! points decide the winner.

called

The New York race was the "$10,000 added." The "added" was the $10, $20 and $50 bills fans

waved over the ralls for the winner of a sprint. The boys will ride like the devil for a $10 bill.

to steal n

The big exclliment is in the "jam" when one rider sets out lap on the field, and every-one else rities like mad to keep up with him.

CHESS

Reserve Tourney Starts Today

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CERDAN NO. CHALLENGER

By CORNELIUS RYAN

Marcel Cerdan gained little in his campaign for a middle- weight title bout when he stop- ped young Laverne Roach New York recently.

at

The veteran European 160-lb. champion from French Morocco

clamouring began

for " # shot at Rocky Graziano's crown as soon as he reached the dress- ing room at Madison Square Garden, but the New York box- ing-writers who saw tho ́ ́onc- aided bout did not follow Cer- dan's baton.

To a man, they damned Marcel with fait praise. Cerdan floored Ronch seven times before the rc- feree stopped the match in the eighth round, but none of the writers said a word about "explo-

The Colony Reserve Tourna-ve punching power." ment commences this evening with the first round games in be played off at the Peninsula

Hotel.

Instead, they commented on boxing Roach's unexpectedly poor technique, his tremendous aturnina and comeback powers, and wrote hundreds

words about the second-round "long count." Marcel Feature of the evening will was mentioned only occasionally. be the match between V. N.

Significantly, two writers had the Dounaeff, current Premier Re-sarne idea, and commented that serves Champion of the Kow-Marcel must have been a very good loon Chess Club, playing white,ghter when he was younger."

Coldest

comment on and D. E. de Carvalho, winner

Hile-bout hopes came from of the Colony Championship in 1939.

players.

Dounaeff as a chess player ixers

Cerdan's Lewis Burton said that "Cerdan is basing claims for a title bout on plishments of no consequence."

Burton in the Journal-American, as

accom-

Both are unorthodox

natural; that is, he has never Burton said that victories over troubled to acquaint himself with Georgie Abrams,

Harpid Green, A big surprise is the omission of the theory of the openings,

Anton Raadik and Ronch do returning Carvalho, who is Miss Frances Stephens, whose home

to make a man a challenger, and sug- course it is. Admitted, the has tournament play for the first time gested that Marcel prove himself. a He has been given one more played not too well in trials but her since 1941, has retired from serious 100-fighter by meeting both Tony chance to behave himself. If he general form is known and her chess and has long since chucked Zale and Ray Robinson before seek

"I orthodoxy aside. Jockey knowledge of the course would,

Graziano match. The writer all-powerful

The game will be] Ing. Invalu worth watching.

safd he believed both Zale Club will be recommended. by should have thought been

and stewards of local race meetings to able.

Next

Importance ia the Sugar Ray could Imock out Cer- Biriukoff-Weiss encounter. The dan bar Keel Stream from all races.-

The team includes three Irish former came back to competitive Associated Press,

girls, Miss Philomena, Garvey and chess in the qualifying rounds of

LOST PRESTIGE Mrs V. Reddan, of Louth, and Mrs | the Open Championship. He falled 2. Bolton of Portrush, two Scots, to make the final but his win over Mrs Andrew Holm of Troon and Danenberg in a drawn position will Miss Jeart Donald of Gullane, and long be remembered.

doesn't, the

Burton Sets Record To Lead Qualifiers

three Englishwomen, Mrs. A. C. Critchley of Wentworth, Miss Jac- queline Gordon of Stanmore and Southport, England, May 3-Play-Miss Maureen Ruttis of Ferndown. inst his home. links, John Burton broke the course record on Monday: the girl wonder. Miss Clarrie Tier- Mrs Reddon was better known as leading a field of 150 in the first

heman, and Mrs Critchley, of course; qualifying Found of the Dunlop Southport professional golf was Miss Diana Fishwick. She and Mrs Holm, who, nt 41 is the oldest tournament.

member of the side, havo played

Britain has never won.

SHOULD IMPROVE,

Cerdan lost most of his prestige. last December when he refused to meet Jake LaMolta, Steve Belloise, Pete Meact or Ilerb Kronowitz, each of whom was offered as an opponent for a December 9.bout at the Gor den. The American writers could not understand why either Mead or Kronowitz was dodged, since neither has frighten a championship challenger. ability which should Robinson is cager to fight Cerdan, just as LaMotta was enger for such via the Reserve route, meets R. willing to vento his welterweight Seralen, The Colony Championship crown to make the mulch,

However, Cerdan has indicated ho was last held in 1941 when' Kör

He ought to improve with more tournament ploy. Welss is, on but Biriuhoff, unless he slips up as paper. the better ployer of the two, he did against Eugene Tausz, will take some betting

The holder of the Colony title, I

any

He stroked the 0,500 yard Hillside in this matcir many times, but Karpovich, also making a comeback, a match, six months ago, and is

course in 07.

played for 100 berths in the 72 hole of the side, and very diminutive but povich won it with 0% points out will sidestep Robinson und sign to

tournament.

Two qualifying rounds are being Miss. Garvey, at 10. is the baby

of 10 she has great power and went round

against one of the strangest

meat Anton Raadik again. Randik On the 9,760 yard Ainsdale course cast wind off the men's tees, only he is slowly coming back to pro-although losing, the decision

Birkdale in trials In 74 in a north-neids ever.

His game is not what it was, but as earned the bout, since he floor- ed Marcel three tinies last October. two over the scratch score.

war form.

But The other pairings for tonight aro Jacob Ramler v. S. Shave, Archangelsky v. J. V. Tausz, and R. W. Carter v. V. V Kolatchof. Ar- thur Gomes has a bye.

where half the field played 'the best acore, was'n. 68 by Tom Gardiner. The entries. swap courses on Tues-

Let us hope that Britain will pull time day.

off that elusive victory, this Norman Von Nida of Australia, There is enough experience, power Inst year's top money winner, had and youthful zeal in that side

enable them to do so, a 72 at Hillside-Associated Press.

to

A

Raadki has been beaten every time He entered, the ring against a good man, and another victory over. An- ton still will not mako Marcel's record any more.Impressivo.