1948-05-06 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1948,

AUSTRALIAN cricket toUR

YORKSHIRE ALL OUT FOR ALL The SPORTS NEWS of The Day

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71 ON SOFT WICKET

Bradford, May 5-After dismissing York- shire for the low score of 71, the Australian cricket tourists lost four wickets for 38 at the close of play on the first day of their match here.

The weather cleared early this morning, but the pitch remained soft and the captains, Brian Sellers and Lindsay Hasselt, decided to hold up play unt! after lunch.

With Normal Yardley suffering from lumbago and Gerald Smithson nursing his injured elbow, Yorkshire fielded a weakish side.

Don Bradman rested himself and Ioine Counties XI drst innings Toshack still remained without a 65 for 7 (Edrich W. J. not out 23). game.

At Newport: Glamorgen. v

Today's play opened with an ac-Somerset (friendly). eldent to Sam Loxion, the Austro-. Ilan fast-medium bowler, who, in delivering his fourths unll, injured a muscle and is unlikely to play again in the match.

Glamorgan first innings, 211 all out (Clift 60, Graham 3 for 47, Hassell 3 for 47).

Against a swing attack, faunched mainly by Miller and Johnston, Yorkshiro-Jost their first tree wic- kets for one run after an opening sland of 21 in 70 minutes

011

ONE HOUR, ONE SINGLE- Hutton, who concentrated defence and scored only one single in the first hour, was caught at long-on at 21. One run Inter, Int- Prisy was howled in trying to on- drive Johnston, and at the same nbad shot to total Lester made

ve silly RIVO mid-on an easy catch.

apparently decided not to risk Lindwall on the wot turf and the speed merchant had only one over at half pace.

may

gain

William Watson, a lefthander who Test honours this sca- son, and Coxon stayed until when the total was 30 for 3.

tea

On a wicket, which was become Ing increasingly difficult, Miller and Johnston met with little opposition lasted two and the Innings which hours and 45 minutes closed for a bezgarly 71 runs.

Miller showed his all-round skill by changing from fast medluta to off. breaks round the, wicket, and he well deserved his six wiekets for hls He mixed seven runs each. speed, light and length and worried

Somerset 24 for no wicket--- Reuter and Associated Press.

EMMA

SCORES Detailed scores at the close of piny were:

Yorkshire first innlags. 71 Hutton c. Harvey b Miller Halliday b, Johnston Lester c, Brown b Miller Watson b. Johnston Coxon 1, Johnson Sinaller c.

Brown b Miller Aspinall c

Harvey

b Johnston Sellers c. Brown b Miller Warddle b, Miller Brennan not out.... Robinson c, Lindwall 17. Miller

Extras

15

Total

Bowling

26 14 22.3 7 42

1

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Johnston Miller Lexton Newall

Austraila first innings, 38 for $ Morris c, and b Smalles Drown c, liw, b Smalles Hassett b. Smalles Hamence not out

Harvey c, Sellers b Robinson

Total

the batsmen by tossing up an occa- BOXING

slonal legbreak.

Johnston kept

an

Even

length than Miller

bowled off the wicket.

better and rarely

AUSSIES UNCOMFORTABLE

found

The Australians in turn batting on unpleasant task. As soon #19 the effects of the heavy roller wore off, the ball lifted and spun charply.

Brown, who made no stroke to an off break, and Hasselt hitting across a well pitched ball were dismissed in one over by Smailes at 24, and Morris gave Smailes a return catch seven runs later. A fine catch at of

Paterson Overweight

78

Glasgow, May 5. Jackie Paterson, British and Empire and champion bantamweight former world flyweight title holder, was 15 ounces over the 120 pound limit

for his 10- round bout with Fernando Rossa

Billy point by Sellers dismissed of Italy at Glasgow's Kelvin young Harvey in the lust over the day, and at the close the tourists Hall tonight. with six wickets to fall runs behind.

stood 33

Six thousand overcoated Yorkshire fans look it all on the chin-even Len Hutton's more than an hour for five runs.

Paterson was given one hour

to reduce or pay a forfeit. He paid a £50 forfeit.

It was another chapter in the long battle and uncomfortable Paterson against excessive poundage.

THE PAIN OF DEFEAT

THE PAIN OF DEFEAT is reflected in the face of Humberto Sierra, right, who lost Despite his his championship bld against Willie Pep in Miami's Orange Bowl. defeat, he must face the crowd that is cheering the winner. Referee is Jack

Dempsey, an old champlon himself.

AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM

STARS OF SEVEN SPORTS SELECTED FOR LONDON

Only Four Swimmers Named

Olympic Games team, which the Olympic Federation an- Australia's nounced in Melbourne on March 6, is the most representative ever selected,

Stars of six sports affiliated with the Olympic Federation — athletics, boxing and wrestling, cycling, rowing, swimming, weight-lifting-and two yachtsmen have been chosen. Agnew Every representative except P. Mullins and M. Curotta (athletics), G. (swimming), and J. Hoobin (cycling) holds an Australian title.

Lon was a ghost of his real self. Four days before his March 23 championship for this sport.

The hardy Yorkshiremen

title defence against

did cheer when veteran Frank Hinty Smailes, who also bowled round the overweight. wicket, sent back left hander Morris front of a furnace all night he

really world war he was 411⁄2 pounds/ Wales and, New Zealand decathlon championship in

quarter pound to seventh round Street Girls' High School, Sydney»-

He was

knocked out in the

Empiro

basketbali stor. } Mullins is outstanding in deenth- title Toterstate

E. r. Purcell (Vic), Australian

champion. events, in which he will com-High School teacher in ancient his lightweight

Games champion, 1838. pete, but there is no Australian tory..

Won Ilay Weinberg (Victoria).

CYCLING Mullins holds the New South the Australian 120-yard hurdles 14.46cc., record

Russell Mockridge (Vic.), 20. time. Lives at Kerang, travels 200

Almost unknown in competitive After working out in tilles.

miles every week to compete for St cycling when he won the los! Aus- Brown and Lindsay Hassett at a mode the 112-pound limit with a Judy Canty, runner and broad jump

champlonship on the Baby of the team is 10-year-old Stephen's Harriers. Hotel manager.tralian road

Empire Games course at Centennial personal cost of 19 runs.

(Victoria), champion, who is a pupil of Fort J. W. (B) Ramsay

20. Australian half-mile champion. Park. Rides with spectacles fasten- ed with sticking pinster. Journalist. Han the half-mile in Oldest member of the team, is Tom Darcy, 40-year-old Tasmanian 52.6secs, fastest ever by Austra- Charles Bazzano (N.S.W.), 23. llan. Holds Australian title, and Holds following State titles: Half- half-mlie in the N.S.W.mite, mile, 1000-metre, sprint, 1000- won the championships last month.

metre

time-trial, and five and 10 mile. Shrewd tactician. Has studied continental ideas. Engineering fitter.

Sid Patterson (Vic.), 22, tralian 1000-metre time trial, and mile, and five-milo. champion.

On this pitch, bringing joy to spin bowlers, 14 wickets fell for 109 runs in 213 minutes.

Barry

Appleby m

ANOTHER SIX BUT WHAT A LOVELY COOL BREEZE-

SUNSHINE ELSEWHERE Southern England had plenty of sunshine for cricket today, though up north: where the Australians played Yorkshire at Bradford there was rain, drizzle and arctic wind.

Surrey, faced by off spinner Jim

Was

too weak to throw _a_punch.

at

Last July he had falled "on doc- tor's orders to appear for weighing in for the world title defence Glasgow against the Howallan, Dado Marino.

The British Boxing Board of Con- trol ruled that he must forfelt his Paterson appealed and was tille reinstated after two doctors testified

physically that he had been

in capable of attending the weigh-in United Press.

DRITISH BOXERS

coxswain of the four-oar crew.

This is why they were chosen;-

ATHLETICS

Shirley Strickland (Western" Aus-

İmin.

Judy Canty (N.S.W.), 16. Street High School student.

Fort Aus- Holds

tralia), 22. Equalled world record trallan broad jump champion. of 11.0sec. in winning the Austra Stale record. 18ft. 6in. Con run 100 iian 00-yard hurdles. Second Inyards in 11.1sec. 100-yard .championship. graduate Perth

University and daughter of 1000 Stawell Gift win- ner, Dave Strickland.

Selenco

SWIMMING

back-

ROWING

Aus-

BASEBALL

PITTSBURGH PIRATES WIN SIXTH STRAIGHT GAME

New York, May 5-In the National League, the Pitts- burgh Pirates picked up their sixth straight win, scoring two runs afler two men were out in the ninth to shnde Boston 3-2. The result left the Pirates in full control of the Lengue top spot. First baseman Ed Stevens and secondˇ baseman Denny Mortaugh drove home the winning runs. Cincinnati broke a four game losing streak by clip- ping the runnerup Glants 5-2. Kent Peterson lost a shut- out on homers by first baseman Johnny McCarthy, and centre-fielder Bobby Thomson in late innings.

Four Chicago hurlers dished out

13 walks and 13 hits to help Phil-

adelphia win 13-0. Catcher Andy COLONY CHESS Seminick topped the Phillips with

a three-run homer. Pitcher School- bay Rowe wns lost to the Phillies for at least two months because of a line drive that fractured the thumb of his left hand.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

to

shade

SCHURE LOSES TO PROKOPOV The third round of the Chess Championship Colony final will be played at the Peninsula Hotel this evening. Second round games have been

In the American League, Short stop Vern Stephens' 11th inning homer enabled Boston Detroit 4-3. Virgli Trucks held a completed and the results And 3-1 lend for Detroit until the ninth all six contestants blanketed

within a one point margin be tween lenders and tall-enders.

when the Sox raliled to ite..

The St. Louis at New York game and the Cleveland nt Philadelphia Kamio were rained out. The Chicago is n night bt Washington game

game.

Scores were:-

National League

Boston

Pittsburgh

2

R H

3 -1 (Winning pitcher Kirby Higbe). New York Cincinnat!

5

Surprise of the round was P. K. Prokopov's defent of L. Schure when the latter miscalculated on the 13th move and lost a plece gratis. Schure was playing white and the game- In Scotch Gambit-went on to some E 37 moves before he resignetl, De- spite the error, the game was a good 1.Jonu.

(Winning pitcher Kent Peterson). Philadelphia Chicago

13

13 15

3

(Winning pitcher San Noun).

American League

Détrolt

3

11

Doston

4

J

I

(Winning pitcher Ells Kinder).-- Associated Press.

LEAGUE STANDINGS

Si Louts Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati

A similar slip-up occurred in the 1 game between K. M. A. Barnett and J. P. de Carvalho when the latter niso lost a piece through error in n 2 French Defence and finally pulled a draw out of the game on the 24th move through perpetual check.

F. X. Sequeira beat Ray Danen- berg in the third game.

TONIGHT'S GAMES

are

Tonight's pairings

Ray Danenberg v. L Schure, J. P. da Carvalho v. F. X. Sequeira, and P.. K. Prokopov v. K. M. A. Barnett.

Standings after two rounds are:

P. K. Prokopov

F. X. Sequeira

J. P. de Carvalho

R. C. Danenberg

W D L Pts

1 1 0 14

1 1 0 134

10 11 2 0 1

0 2 0

WORLD TOURNEY

National League

W

Perc.

Pittsburgh

9

4

1002

New York

-.015

L Schure...

5

.500

.300

K. M. A. Barnett

.500

0 1

.400

Boston...

.400

Chicago

.385

American League

Cleveland

New York

.000 .583

to

.583.

.500

5

.500

$

500

4

D .450

3 7. .300

Philadelphis

St Louis Washington Boston

Detroit Chicago

THE YOUTHS"

SOCCER

London. May 5.-Radio Moscow today said, that Max Euwe resigned Samuel Reshevsky without turther play in today's resumed chess matches. Botvinnik defeated Reshevsky after a short play.

V$

The broadcast said the fast of the unfinished matches-Botvinnik Kere was now in progress, with Butvinnik in good position to win. United Press.

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

By ARCHIE QUICK

Unheralded and unsung there has just been completed in England the first Youths International Soccer Tourna- ment. Although sponsored by the Football Association, it has received little publicity but it contributed greatly. towards the amity of nations and provided no mean stan- "dard of football;

Age limits were 18 to 20 and teams were entered from England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Eire, the Netherlands, France Belgium, Italy, Austria, but strangely none from or Scotland.

I am glad to be able to announce | elections, but I learned that Mana-

that

charge for once

the old Countryger Pozzo, who will be in

beat England

the of Italy's team against England at triumphed. Netherlands in Anal with Belgium Turin next month, was responsiblo an Anishing third and Italy, North Ire- during the war for organising

mountains Into fol-escape route aver land, Eire, Wales und Austria

France for 500 British airmen and lowing in that order.

Americans. won through England's team greater team spirit, stronger tack- free frst time shooting, and there on ling,

were players in the side who will be heard of in future.

Australian sculling championship, comes from Bradford while Everton

I also learned that it is likely that

played an London grounds like West

Jack Hoobin (Victoria), 21 Hated Victoria's outstanding rond-rider John Marshall (Victoria), 18. last year. Fell and broke a wrist GOING TO US.

Holds Australian 220, 440, 880, and in the 1047 Australian Championship

Italy will be offered England's an- Billy Thompson, Brillsh and

Joyce King (N.S.W.), 27.

Broke at Centennial Park. Nominated Aus 1,050 yards championships.

nual home match against the Con- Europeon lightweight boxing chamtralian 100 and 220-yard champion. Australian native-born records for strings of good road performances.

tinental nations next scasqi In pion, plans to go to the United Equalled Australian records in 440 and 880 yards at the February

The outside right, for instance, is that case Italy would play a second States this summer to fight there winning the 100-yard championship National championships. Student,

a grand player already on Hudders-match here against Wales at Cardif and in Canada.

in 11sec., and 420 yards in 24.0sec.

Wrexham heor John Davies (NS.W.), 18. Aus- Mervyn_Wood (N.S.W.), 39, Wonfteld Town's books although He will be accompanied by Eric International basketball and inter-tralian breaststroke champion, and

These youths Internationals were Boon,

former British lightweight state softball player. School teacher. holder of the 220 yards record. 1940-1947.

Has never been have noted the entire half. title holder, who, according to man-

Ham, Queen's Park Rangers, etc., and George Avery (N.S.W.), 22. His Started to swim the butlerfly stroke beaten in championships. Member is already

Two inside forwards and wing near London like Watford, and the ager Benny Huntman,

others booked for only criticism I have to offer against booked to Aght Rocco Bassano of hop, step, and jump distance, 501t. 12 months ago. Accountancy student. of Police eight-car crew at 1930 Ber-

lia.. was the best in the world for

In Olympic Games. Height 6ft. halves too are

Ithem was that they necessitated lads Now York.

1947. Height Oft, weight 12st. Has Holds Australian 110-yard

Judy Jay Davies (Victoria), 21. 14in., weight 13st. 8 lb. First-class prominent careers on the field,

of lender oge C.L.B. should imagine.

being called upon natural style. Policeman.

constable attached to the stroke, 880-yard freestyle; and 103-Fingerprint Department.

I went down to Kenley Aeru- to play three matches on successive

the teams drome, where

were, days. John Winter (Western Australia). |yard

championships.

Teams in the Final at Tottenham 23. Holder of the Australlon high- Awarded the H. A. Bennett trophy Four-Dar Crew.-Jack Webster housed, to attend the winding up

on Saturday were tired and it not jump record, ́ørt. 73⁄4in., which

being the

(Victoria), bow, 20, 11st 101r Colin dinner and concert before teams de- in lower than the best jump

parfed for their homes and it was only spoilt the game as a spectacio world of nearest

the Smith (Victoria), 20, 12st. 215.,

strain 12st. Good to see how the lads got to- but inposed a real physical champlonships. Hugh Lamble (Victoria), 20, the year by American Bit Vessie. February National

Attendances gether,

were surmounting language dif- | on the players. 21b; Walter Lambert (Victoria), 31, culties and proving once more that very poor and I can only say

the Winter is oft. 4in. tall, and uses the Student eastern cut-off style. Bank clerk,

strake. 11st 10lb,; cox, Tom Dar-

helter

than British public who will attend any Garrick Agnow (Western Aus-

old second class boxing show that equalled nine times the Australian by Marshall

Jolin Treloar (N.S.W.), 20.

Has tralia), 17. Although overshadowed cey (Tasmania), 40, 7st. 10lb. Emer-sport welds nations

in the February fency: Bruce Goswell, (N.S.W.) 24 polities.

13st. 10lb. Couch:

Todd Italian officials and players had is put on do not know what they Ray

tu get home because of the Italian missed in not seeing these splendid 100-yard record (9.0sec.) made by National championships, will

the Victoria).

youngsters battling it out. Jim Carlton in 1930. Won the Aus-centrate on the 400 metres at trallan 220-yard championship In London Games. Perth University record time of 20.9 sec. Height 8ft. student. 3in. Running stride

CHINA'S NATIONAL GAMES Gin. University student,

OLYMPIANS WIN ONCE MORE

5.-The Chinese Manila, May.

their footballers Olympic

won fourth straight game of the series tonight at the

Rizal Memorial

Laker, put out a strong MCC side Stadium, defeating Manila's inter- at Lords for 225. The club given a good stort by the Middlesex port eleven by four goals to all. opening pair Jack Robertson and Home 18,000 spectatora saw a fast Sam Brown, but once Laker found and thrilling encounter, especially a true length, the reat of the when the local tears held the visitors batsmen, including Denis Compton to a scoreless tie in the first half. were in trouble.

140

Compton was out low to Laker in playing back after scoring four runs. Surrey made a steady reply with

for 4. Cambridge University batsmen, quickly in bright form, ran up 379 for 7 wickets against Sussex. Varsity looks likely, to develop into an outstanding bailing combination. OTHER SCORES

The

46,

At Lords:-MCC v Surrey MCC 225 all out (Robinson Brown 42, Laker 4 for 60, A. V. Bedser, 2 for 34).

Surrey 140 for 4,

At Cambridge Cambridge Uni-

versity v

Sun/versity ·

Cambridge

379 for 7 (Dowes 04. Doggart 82).

At Portsmouth Royal Navy v Hampshire (two days)

Brst innings 299 (Faris Hampshire first 112, Dalley 54, Coomb 5 for 00). Royal Navy 34 for no wicket. At Slough: Home. Countles Lancashire (two days).

Lancashire first innings 220 (Edrich GA-70, Eldrich W. J. & for 27.)

In the second half, the Olympians finally clicked and took advantage of the exhausted local players and scored all the four goals. In quick succession in the first 10 minutes from the start of the second half.

HOME FOOTBALL London. May 5-The results of Scottish soccer games played this evening were

Glasgow Charity Cup, semi-final Rangers

3 Partick T. "A" Division.

Morton

1 Airdrieonians

-Reuter,

DAVIS CUP

A

1R for

medtev

woman standard

swimmer

at

.... BOXING

con-

Morris. Curolla (N.S.W.), 18. Un- R. Gower (Tasmania), 18. Aus heard of three months ago. Won the tralian flyweight champion. Speedy, recent State 440-yard championship clever boxer with a fine range of In 47.0sec, the best ever by an Aus-punches. trallan. In an official attempt broke Graham Higham (Qld) 21. Aus- Nigel Barker's 40-year-old

record tralian middleweight champion. for 300 yards, running the distance Considered smartest amateur. boxer in 30.7 sec. Student.

Queensland has produced. ··

James Carruthers 22.

(N.S.W.), 18. Australian bantamweight champion. Southpaw. Won State champion- ship convincingly from Neville Rin choval Process, worker at rubber drm.

Jolin Bartram (Victoria), Australian. 440 yard champion, After four years with the Navy in the Paclie and Japan, took up medicine 1 at the Melbourne University.

T. F. (B) Bruce (South Austra-

in their first round Davis Cup tie | 4x100 metro relay team; Height, with Egypt here when Kuri Nielsen |0ft. Zin. Grnzler.

Tibby Watson.

WRESTLING

HONGKONG TENNIS TEAM PLAY.

CHINESE NAVY TODAY

Shanghai, May 6-Nine track and field events and 12 basketball matches head the heavy schedule as the Na- tional Athletic Meet gets down to business today, but some events may have to be postponed owing to a steady drizzle.

Other competitions scheduled on Matches

on today's programme

Laurie Birks (Qld.), Australian the programme Include 17 tennis includo Malaya v Air Force; Hong lla). His jump of 24ft. 10 in. featherweight champion. Won nomi- singles, one baseball, seven volley Kong v Navy: Nanking v Malaya The soccer contests will be limited placed him among the world's best nation by beating Billy Watson, son ball and two football matches and and Indonesia v Polico. Copenhagen, May 3. Denmark Fifa ability to break evens for 100 of former professional

champion, ono weight-lifting.

to Siam v Fuklen and Szechuen v gained a load of two games to, nilyards makes him member

Sports fans will have their eyes Police (represented mostly by Hong glued on the Malayan and Kwang-Kong players); tung runners in track events: today

Assess their chances for the In the only basketball match Denmark had won the first singles. Peter Mullina (N.S.W.), 21. First Richard Garrard (Vic.), Austra~ | to

played last night Taingtoo beat Festerday after the match had lost athlete to represent Australia in a lan welterweight champion. Re-championship.

It is very unlikely that any of the Jehol 42 to 30.- rain, two days through

decathlon since --Victorian

Berlin Denis presented 1930

will bo Dairen's footballers defeated Com- Nielson and Najar were one set all Dulgan was sent to the Faris Games beaten by Hungarian Karpatic, who scheduled tennis when bad light stopped play last in 1924. Mullins, eft 4in., 18st won the division. Won Empire played as the grounds throughout bined Services by two goals to mil the city are water-logged." in a late evening match-Reuter. evening-Reuter..

10)b, holds Statą 120-yard, hurdles | Games title in 1030,

beat Andre Najnr 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.

Gamics,

You bet will! He's just won £12,000 on a football: