1948-05-18 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1948.

An Innings And 451 Runs CURTIS CUP

Aussies Trounce Essex

Southend, May 17.-The Australian cricket tourists easily defeated Essex by an innings and 451 runs in their match here today.

187.

The final scores were: Australians 721: Essex 83 and

The Essex batsmen failed dismally against the Aus tralian attack today when they faced the tourists's colossal total, and had it not been for 'n seventh wicket stand of 131 in the second innings between Tom Pearce and Peter

even larger, Smith, they would have been beaten by an margin. Pearce made a brilliant 71 and Smith 54.

In the fral Innings the batsmen

the could do little against

pace of Miller, who took three wickets for 14 runs and the wiles of the left arm bowler Toshack, who accounted for five wickets for 31 runa.

Ian Johnson, with his off-spinners flic tha damage In the second innings, taking six wickets for 37

rut.

Miller had to leave the A. ld after lunch with a bruised thigh, McCool flelding as substitute, and during the afternoon. Barnes had to retire for a while through knee trouble. Essex folled to take advantage these handicaps..

They actually put on 131 runs in 143 minutes

Johnson before lan ended the stand by taking a stif Peace, who cut and return from

zest in a stay of 99 drove with minutes. He hit seven fours.

Smith resisted the tourlats for almost two hours in scoring his.54. Alghted his off- Inn Johnson who spinners most deceptively Into a stlf breeze took six wickets for 37 runs in the second innings.

KALEMİNE KIRJATELJEEFINTINYECANINDAKINA

THE SCOREBOARD

Australians 1st innings

of

Essex-1st Innings

the

Ian Johnson, bowling for first time in the game, Iminedioin- ly beat Cary, who played outside an off spliner at 24, when Bradman brought him on.

FIVE IN 45 MINUTES

The next five Essex wickets then fell in three quarters of an hour for 23 runs. Avery fell at forward short-leg at 32. Vigar registered a "pair" and Dodds having stayed an hour and a quarter for 16 was bow- led middle stump by Toshuck.

Ian Johnson disposed of Horstall and Ray Smith with successive! balls at 40 and at this stage the Victorian off-spliner had oblamed four wickets at the cost of nine runs,

The Essex captain, Pearce, part- nered by Peter Smith then passed their previous total and when ten was taken, they had put on 44 for the seventh wicket without being parted.

Just when the Australians seem- ed assured of t swift Pearce and Smith

dramatically checked them with a gallant een tury stand. Nothing that had hap- pend earlier gave an indication that Essex was capable of, such a rally.

|

Essex-second Innlogs: Dodds, b Toshack

Cray à lan Johnson ... Avery, e Brown, b Ian Johnson Vigar, e Ian Johnson, b Toshack Horsfall, b Inn Johnson

tay Smith, с Ring. b Jan

Johnson

Pearce, cand b, Inn Johnson

Peter Smith. 1.b.v., b) Barnes ftist, b Jan Johnson Price, not out

Bailey, absent, hurt

Extrna

721

83

54

15

107

Total

Bowling Analysis

0 M

W

Miller Loxton

Johnson

10

Toshack fan Johnson

17

21

9.4 5

18

! Darnes

+

Byes 8. leg-byes 3 and no balls G. Heuter.

UNGKINANA UNGHE

COUNTY CRICKET

London. May 17-Thousands of cricketing enthusiasts spent their Dank Holiday basking in the sun, county cricket which flooded the grounds throughout the country and at least one record was set up when

Pence and Smith came together 35,000 packed into the Trent Bridge with six wickets down for 46 runs | ground-a reeard for a county match and by stadfast defence and later it Nottingham. by courageous hitting they more

than held their own against all the There were more centurions to changes made by Bradman and the add to Saturday's total and today's

TEAM

Smiling members of the U.S. Curtis Cup team pose on the deck of the liner E Mauretania as they sail from New York for the golf matches to be held at Birken- dale, England (May 21-22). Matches will be first for the cup to be played in 10 years. Left to right: Polly Riley, Fort Worth, Tex.; Louise Suggs, Atlanta Ga.; Dorothy Kirby, Atlanta; Mrs Glenna Collett Vare, team captain, Merlon, Pa.; Dorothy Kietly, Los Angeles; Graco Lenczyk, Newington, Conn.; and Mrs Estelle Lawson Page, Chapel, Hill, N.C.-AP Wirephoto.

SOCCER SEASON SURVEY

EUROPE'S FOOTBALLERS VOTE ARSENAL

MOST POPULAR CLUB OF THE YEAR

By WALTER PILKINGTON

A ballot among members of leading football clubs in ten European countries has chosen for London's premier team, Arsenal, the distinction of being the most popular football club in Europe.

season,

can

finest in the game. Birmingham's power, like Arsenal's, was mainly in 24 They yielded only defence. goals, five fewer than the previous off-side rule was League since the

It is u well-merited honour although Glasgow Rangers, pride of Scotland, claim to have been even more consistently successful over a long period without perhaps having faced opposition as severe, But in English football Arsenal are supreme.

Arsenal have proved their all round ability by win- ning the League Championship for the sixth time in 11

the sensons; by holding first place throughout making sure of honours with four matches to play; avoid- ing defeat until their 18th game; taking three or more points from all their nearest rivals; scoring more goals (83) and (81) than all but two teams, Wolverhampton Manchester United (81); and by losing only 32 goals, easily beating the First Division goals against record of 39 in 42 matches set up by Wolverhampton in the season before the second World War.

TOM BLOWER PLANS

16,000 crowd gave them a tremen-best was Dollery of Warwickshire A ROUND-TRIP dous reception when their partner with 107 in four and a quarter ship. reached three figures in minutes.

CHESS TOURNEY

Karpovich v. Weiss

70 hours. He hit 15 fours.

The game between L. Karpo- vich and Karel Weiss will be the

best on the programme this evening at the Peninsula Hotel in the third round of the Colony Reserve Tournament,

Weiss was the only player to dent Karpovich's record when the latter won the Colony Chess Championship In 1041 with 0 points out of a

possible 10.

It will be the first time the two have met since that tournament. Odds are on Karpovich to win. Both

are far off their pre-war best but Karpovich is fast approaching 11 while Welss had the worse of his games in the first two rounds.

offered

he was

McCorkel of Hampshire at least six chances while scoring his 153 not out but Arnold, with whom McCorkell put on 153 for the third wicket. had a chance- Jess century, which included 19 boundaries during

a stay of four and a half hours. Five times Me- Corkell was missed. The unlucky Kent bouter was. Ridgway.....

Eric Edrich, scoring

century. for the second time in successive games, did not hit out until reaching three figures and his knock lasted about dve hours and included two sixes and 11 fours.

BATTLE OF THE ROSES

FRANCE ELIMINATED FROM DAVIS CUP TOURNEY

Beaten 4-1 By Hungary

Paris, May 17-Hungary eliminated France from the Davis Cup today by winning the last two. singles matches for a total of four rubbers to one.

Andrea Stolpha scored a surprise victory over Marcel Bernard after losing the first two sets. The score. was 1-0, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 and 6-4,

Earlier Joseph Asboth defeated Robert Abdessalam 7-5, 6-2 and 6-2,

Hungary qualified for the thiret round of the Davis Cup by Il vic- tory-United Press.

BELGIUM WINS THROUGH The Belgian champion, Philippe Washer, carried his team to victory In the last match of the singles by beating the Argentine left hander, Heraldo Welss, by 8-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. -Associated Press.

every

In of

DANISH LEAD REDUCED Dublin, May 17.-Ireland's doubles team of C. A. Kemp and G. P. Jackson beat Nielsen and Ulrich of Denmark by 0-0, 6-3, 6-0, 3-0 and 0-2 to reduce the Danish lead after second three gomes to 2-1. In the round of the European Zone Davis Cup play here today-United Press. A BLUNT STATEMENT Brussels, May 17-The Argen- Landon, May 17-The Davis Cup. tine Arst string players, Enrique ban been a powerful factor Morea beat Jacques Pelen of Bel-destroying

vestigo gum by 1-0, 3-0, 0-0, 6-4 and 10-0. amateurism and everything has been Peten, hitting hard and crisply, subordinated to the Davis Cup, H. the won the first cot easily and then A. Pitt, neting president of played one of the best sets of his Lawn Tennis Association of Aus- life to take the second. Morea tralin, said today.

This statement was made during seemed tired at this point. Peten the discussion of a report submitted took the Arst two games in the third set then Morea started a comeback with

a serlen of cannonball service. Mores tied the games at three-all, four-all and Ave-all and then went into lead for the first time at 0-5. Peten, slowing down, managed to tie again at 6-6, but lost the next two vital

before the interval. Komes The fouth set went comfortably to the Argentine, then in the fifth set both players changed tactics and an exacting baseline duel

began. Moren, now fresher and extremely Wednesday. cautious, scored several points with The non-playing captain, D. S. his sizzling service and clever mid-Kokko, said "I was too cold when court play and eventually wore down we reached London and Just as it the older Peten who finished in a was getting to be nice weather, we

had to itave. Here it is to hot. state of complete exhaustion.

"However, tennla here is of an extremely high standard from what

the

by the committee of the Association which proposed that the Davis Cup competition be held every two years Instead of annually.

The proposal will shortly be for- warded to the International Lawn Tennis Federation.-United Press.

INDIANS IN PARIS Paris, May 17-The India Lawn

tenm Tennis

arrived here today, ready for the French International start On championships which

lenst

SWEDEN SWEEPS UP Stockholm, May 17-Sweden beat we have seen this afternoon, so if Switzerland by five rubbers to all we have any success or not, we at learned some- ay we have in their second Round Davis Cupine." match which ended today with the

The playing members are Dilip K. two remaining singles,

Bese, Narendra Nalli, Shub Bawney In these, Torsten Johanssen, of and Sumant Misra.-Router. Sweden. beat Max Albicht, of Switzerland, 11-0, 0-0, 0-2, 6-4, Bergelin, also of while

0-4, 6-1.

the third round.-Reuter.

Lennart

lowest total for the whole of the Sweden, defeated Hans Hounder 6-2, Sweden now meets Hungary in

altered.

LINCOLN CITY SUCCESS

Promotion

J

II to Division

was

achieved by a London Club, Queen's OLYMPIC GAMES

City.

point.

Concessions To Visitors

ENGLISH GIRLS THE CHAMPIONS

Amsterdam, May 17-Eng Innd's women have again proved themselves supreme in women's hockey by winning the world international festival which end- ed here today when they beat Holland in the final by one goal to nil.

ICHANNEL SWIVEhat Leslie Compton a towering and Rotherham were also runners-up the pics Games who bring their the

Nottingham, May 17.— Tom Blower, who plans n non-stop round trip swim of the English Channel this summer, finished a 30-hour warmup swim in an indoor pool today and found.. that. he had lost 17 pounds.

Blower thinks it will take him 36 hours to swim both ways across the Chunnel. -Associated Press. REGARDALENATIN 223 FERROELEK

Title Holders

To Defend

London, May

Park Rangers, and Lincoln Afler 14 years in Division Arsenal won 23 matches and lost Lincoln returned through the efforts only six, a very fine record in view of a team composed entirely of part- Including of the keenly competitive spirit in time professionals, and

miners, two coal

Scotland and Ireland, who reached English League football. Fresh from three engineers,

the semi-final on Saturday, played their triumph, Arsenal were popular two steel workers, an electrician, a

places to- visitors to Lisbon when the English post office worker, and fish-monger.

Those of the 40,000 visitors off for third and fourth They had to wait for success until

day and Scotland were judged win- They beat the season was over. Boifea Club by four coals to all the last day, beating the Yorkshire coming to London for the Olym-ners of the match because they had

Rotherhamn by

greater number of penalty cor Unyielding defence, with the centre Club,

They can console own cars or buy a car here forners in a two goals-all draw. previous season.

They thus secured third place. that export later will be given suff Teams from many continental coun- dominating figure, was the basis of

withi the fact Arsenal's championship success; but themselves

missed Plymouth

promation acient petrol to do 1,600 miles tries as well its a side from the they had the match-winning knacki

successive season motoring if they wish.

United States took part in the fes- of making good LISC of scoring arrowly for six

tival-Reuter. before achieving it. upportunities.

The Union Jack was hoisted in English world the Dutch and champions with honour of the new

Scottish furs on either side..

England, favourite before the tournament-started, proved through-- out last weck's matches that she had the better -team. Some experts compared the English girla' play with that of India in men's hockey,

Associated Press.

Their forward Ronald

for

centre

First they will be granted enough petrol to take them from the port The most sensational rezult of the sharp-shooting

Rooke was the season was Blackpool's seven to nil of arrival to their farthest destinn

tion in the country and back. a week after they win at Preston

In addition they will be allowed leading First Division scorer with 33 hnd lost in the Cup final. An ironic

enough patrol in the first fortnight gonia. This was a great performance feature was that McIntosh, who was of their stay for 600-miles, and

a player aged 37 who was

was left out of the team after playing in they can apply for petrol for a though to be on the wane when Arsenal signed him from a London the earlier Cup gaines, returned to furtier 400 miles during the second

**** | become the only player who has fornight. Second Division club. Fulham, two

scored ever

Avo goals against years

bul axo.

his deadly

Preston in 60 years. marksmanship and uncanny sense of position and anticipation made him The King and Queen have seen one of Arsenal's best ever bargains. Cup finals in successive Saturdays. Both saw their first Rugby League When signed by Arsenal, who match EL week after watching valid for alx months from the date were in danger of relegation to Manchester United

or purchase beat Blackpool, of arrival Division II at that time, he had Northern clubs again provided keen car,

Visitors scored 13 gonts for Fulham; and in opposition at the Empire Stadium,

fent

poor game

For the second and third months of their stay, they can have petrol for 300 miles a month.

.. VALID FOR 6 MONTHS Their petrol coupons will

be

of a new

Un-

Migoli Wins At Hurst Park

Hurst Park, England, May 17. defled the strong

There was also a crowd of 35,000 at this game and they were delighted when Hution reached three figures

limited travel by taxi or hired car

will be allowed before the day's play ended in this traditional Battle of the Roses.

24 appearances for Arsenal in the Wembley. Mainly

through Keeton

Hard- and

and can get the petrol for this on same season he scored another 21. hundred staff, two of the other

this who Wigan,

beat showing their tourist voucher, book. To follow this

year with another 33 makers, Nottinghamshire were able

goals and rarely have a

Bradford Northern by eight points The voucher book also entitles-Migoli

to any six articles to pass Surrey's big total by one run

of French challenge of Robert 17. The 1s a great tribute to the fitness and to three, played in the first Rugby them

rationed clothing or and then declared and in the heat of

footwear Salvador's Gypse today to win ablity of a player supposed to have Cup final 19 years ago when a mere the day the Surrey attack

without giving up coupons. never Frenchman, Robert Villemain, passed his peak and to Arsenal's 41,000 paid £5,000 to seo the match.

the White Rose Stakes by two looked really dangerous, apart from European welterweight cham- wisdom in signing him.

The game has widened its appeal HOMES MOST POPULAR some spells by Laker.

in the meantime. The returns for So many offers of accommoda-lengths.

by champion Ridden

Jockey Middlesex,

and the county champions, pion,

Ray Famechon, A SHREWD TACTICIAN

this year's Ruby

Cup Anal, 92,000 tlon by private people have been should win their game

spectators and £21,000 in receipts are made that all needs can be met 'Gordon Richards, Migoli, winner of tomorrow European featherweight chum- although they will have to bat again,

The former Arsenal and England

tourists who world record. Rugby League } for

prefer "homely the Eclipse Stakes last year, earned a prize of £2,250 for its owner, tho but Sussex

Tom collapsed surprisingly pion will fight at White City trainer

Whittaker

may be Other games of the round are V. before a 25,000 crowd which packed Stadium, London on July 26.

himself football

Introduced to surroundings. an old player, has thus

next year when

As most of them have to budget Aga Khan. the N. Dounnelt v. J. V. Tausz, D. E. de

had the America

carefully from a tour

There were only four runners in within their currency satisfaction of piloting a great club Australians return Carvalho v. S. Shave, Jacob Ramler Lords and had to follow on.

limits, private houses most the one mile seven furlongs race, bowling v. R. Segaten, A. Archangelsky

spin

of Compton, They will defend their titles if the to the pinuncle again in his arst Britain.

a fact that did not appeal V. Bedforddand V. V. Kolalchoff, and R. W. Car Sussex although Charles Cakes with nales

Sims always worried European Boxing Association nomi-season as manager.

If the outcome is satisfactory challengers sald fer v. A. E Gomes,

promoter

Tom Whittaker is not only among A Biriuko has the bye.

a six and seven fours showed that Jack Solomons. If not they will the bowling could be hit while he fight overweight.

the shrewdest tactleians in football, compiled 50 but then he Was 群

he knows how to handle players Compton victim.

Freddie MIUs of England will from the human standpoint Sussex did much better at their meet holder Gus Lesnevich for the bring the best out of them. second attempt.

world light weight championship in the same night card-Associated Some believed that the former Press.

Everton captain and England half- back, Joe Mercer, was past his best when Arsenal signed him; but Whittaker attached great value to Mercer's experience and results have more than

his Justified Judgment.

Amateur Status

Questioned

world record holder for the 10,000 metre run,*

The

were:

THE SCORES

At Leeds: Lancashire 450 (E, H.

Charges that Zelno, a 33-year-old factory foreman, was a professional were Arst made in Stockholm at the time when the Swedes barred Edrich 121, Cranston 73), Yorkshire

London,

the four-event

and

The close of play scores today

Helsinki. One of the touch- At Lords: Middlesex 392 for five jest subjects in Finnish sports declared: Sussex 108 (COakes 50, Mediocre Showing is the question of the amateur D. Compton four for 54) and 202 status of Villjo Heino, Finland's for four (Parks 35, John Langridge

54).

Mny 17. With only

Similarly he enabled Wally Barnes, At Southampton: Kent 256 and mediocre showings by individuals,

Welsh international full-back, to 13 for 0.. Hampshire 443 for six Surrey won

Inter-County the

make a notable come-back: and declared (Arnold 128, McCorkell not | Athletics' Championship today be-- out 153).

toro 22,000

persons at the Whitemany clubs have envied Whittaker the success which followed, his City. stadium.

inspired signing of the Scottish Holland won

half-back Macṛulty. international Whittaker's secret has been making their two rent stars, Gunder Hagg 207 for four (Hutton 100, Halliday special international match with 17

60).

the right move at the right time. jand Arno "Anderson, from amateur

racing competition in 1843 because At Worcester: Worcestershire -204

Manchester United have earned (Muncer four for 00) Glamorgan Although conditions favoured 333 for four (Cunt 56, W. E. Jones

fast times, no British records were high distinction by emulating Aston Villa's achievement of over 30 years 87, Porkhouse 83).

broken. Outstanding performer was ngo

the In 'winning

Football Harry Whittle of Lancashire, who

Association

and anishing Cup won the 440 yards hurdles in a new county record time of 60.1 League runners-up. Their manager, Matt Busby, has welded togelhor seconds.Associated Press.

the

of arts, crafts and strategy football to create a brilliant attacking Ride, noteworthy also for tenacity and strength in defence, and an unquenchablo spirit.

they have accepted money for running.

The Swedish press protested At Taunton: Gloucestershire 522. against Helno after his first cam Somerset 245 (Gimblott 50,. Goddard petitive visit to Sweden following six for 03) and 100 for three, the war. The press demanded Helno's athtus should, be inves- tigated.

"In Finland we stiil regard Heino as an amateur," Lasse Mietunen head of Finland's Amateur Athletic

At Derby: Warwickshire 300 (Dollery 107, Copson zeven for 103), Dorbyshire 177.

Al Leicester: Leicestershire 301 and 37 for one. Northamptonshire

At Nottingham:

Federation said. "His case has not 280 (Davis, 101 Surrey 410 and

yot been taken up."

Helno has run in London, Oslo 12 for 0. Nottingham 420 for nine and Copenhagen, and also against declared (Keeton 104, Hardstaff 100, France. and Delgium in. team Sime not nut 62, Squires four for

60).-Reuter. matchesAssociated Press,

point.

Promotion to

SOCCER. INTERNATIONAL

the First Division Berne. May 17.-Switzerland beat has been gained by Birmingham Scotland by two goals to one in an ❘ and Newcastle United who, thus international soccer game here this return to their acknowledged sphere. afternoon.--Reuter.

Newcastle's traditions are among the

of

лге

to

poiettors in hotels are allowed 28 Salvader and trainer Charlier. Emil English teams will be seen in the days without a ration card. For who were present. United States demonstrating the private houses they get temporary "Gypse needed a pacemaker" sald I shall bring one game. The former English League ration carda on the authority of Charlier "and champions, Liverpool, are back there their passport or travel documents. over from France when he contests now playing soccer, a sequel to last There are no complicated for-the Ascot Gold Cup."Associated years successful tour.

malitics.

CHAMPIONSHIP FOR M

Press.

Josephine Barnum, 18, of Boston shows at Colorado Springs,

the form which won her the novice ladies' title in National Figure Skating Championships,

.