1948-06-03 — Page 6

•HAMPSHIRE AUSTRALIANS

Biggest Innings In A Bowlers' Day

Southampton, June 2.-At the close of play today, the Australian tourists scored 54 runs for two wickets after dismissing Hampshire for 195

runs.

Arnold, after lunch, batted confidently, if stolidly, against a consistently good attack by off-spinners Johnson and Johnston, hooking and driving well after an uncertain' start. He hit five fours during his stay of two hours and 25 minutes.

Loxton. taking the new ball at 123, bowled him with- out an addition.

LIFT PRODIGY

Filipino Ready

For Goliaths

Manila, June 2.-Sport- ing hangouts here are buzz- ing with talk about a 28-

house year-old Filipino painter who, it is claimed,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1948.

SCORE

Paris had edged Bill Johnston's Alower delivery to second silp at 72. resuming after 15 minutes stoppage through rain at 90,

Balley holsted the hundred in 120 minutes. He was out soon after. wards, and Hampshire lost their sixth wickel just before tea.

The Australians batted for 65 minutes and losl Brown at six and Burnes, missed when at 10, at 38.

Brown, who had seared four cen- turies in his previous five innings, turned a ball to leg, where Ransom, one of the three men crouching within a few yards of the bat, took a Ane catch close to the ground.

Four

Branes runs later,

som, who actually grasped the but could not hold it as he fell for- word.

WDB

ball

may be one of the greatest almost caught and bowled by Ran- weightlifters that cuer lived.

Rodrige del

He Rosario, a short, squat 132- pounder with muscles like pythons.

Barnes was deceived by a well-

nighted ball from Bailey. Shortly before the close, Miller kicked

划

ball from his wicket and started to run but was sent back by the um-

It runs behind,

THE SCOREBOARD

Ilampshire 1st Innlugs:

Ho Won the national fly-pire, Davis. Australia Anished weight championship at Cebu City by lifting a total of 712.2 pounds in three tries-almost than the 25 pounds more Olympic record of 688.5. The feat outdid contestants in four heavier classes.

Philippine selections for the Lon- don Olymple games. will be made this month, but Del Rosario is as sured of a berth on the 30-man squad.

"He, is the most spectacular thing we have seen around here in years," said Dr R. R. Ylanan, secretary of the Philippine Olymple committee. "He will go to London at right And then watch his

his sinoke."

The Olympic committee is keeping eye on the fabulous

They ha

have gotten him n

working on the grounds of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation, Five nights

A week:

after working hours, he practises ot a neighbourhood gymnasium-be- fore going home to his wife and two children.United Press.

SWISS PREPARE Geneva, June 2.-Swiss

athletes

are training to carry the Olympic flame- ncross

the-201- kilometres of

Swiss territory in time for the Lon- don Olympic Games.

The flame, handed from torch to torch across Europe, will reach the Swiss frontier at Gondo below the 6,000 Simplon Pass, late in the even- ing of July 23.-Reuter.

TRAPPED

Bill Rigney· (18); New York Glants' second baue- man, falls in the baseline, as. he tagged out between third and home by Catcher Phil Masi of Boston Braves in a game at the Polo Grounds.

Rigney tried to score on a grounder by Sid Gordon, Giants' left fielder, to Bob Elliott' (second froni, top), Braves third baseman. Be- hind Elliott is Braves Shortstop Al Dark, Giants won,-G-IAP Wirephoto..

Amold, b Loxton

up

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Rogers, c Barnes, b B. Johnston Dawson, e Barnes, b Jan Johnson c. Ian Johnson, b. B. Parls,

Johnston Bailey, 1. b. w., b. B. Johnston Grear 1. b. w. b. Ian Johnson Hill. c. Miller, b. B. Johnston

19

11

1

25

10

33

Andrews, b. B. Johnston Ransom, b. Ring

Herman, b. B. Johnston Knot not out

Extras

Toinl

195

AGAINST

WALKER SCORES WITH THREE-RUN HOMER

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Harry Walker skids into home plate after hitting an inside the park homer that netted the Phillies three runs in the eighth inning against Boston at Boston..

Taking the throw is Boston Braves' catcher Phil Masi. Walker's homer came with two on and two out, and made the final score a 1-2 win for Philadelphia. Umpire is George Barr-AP Wirephoto.

EPSOM GETS OFF TO A WATERY START

THE DERBY,

MR ATTLEE WILL WATCH THE

BUT HE WON'T BACK A HORSE

London, June 2-The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, who has never previously attended a race meeting or backed a horse, will watch this year's Derby, but he will not bet.

The last Prime Minister to visit Epsom when in office was Lord Rose- bery in 1894, who had the satisfaction of seeing his own horse, Ladas, win.

even!

vantage over most of the runners who will each carry 120 pounds.

Angeola is one of a few allies which has proven stamina by winning over the tricky one and a half miles of the Lingfeld truck where else and sharp turns are similar to those at the famous Epsom trek.

GRASS COURT DOUBLES FINAL

The Tsui Brothers

Champions Again

for the

Teut

It wasn't quite a walk-over brothers, winning their fifth` grass court doubles final since 1936 at Chater Road yesterday, but it came near enough to being that.

Their opponents, Lee Chun-kit and Y. Y. Lam, actually led 3-2 in the first set and 4-3 in the third but the Tsuis victory in straight sets-6-4, 6-2, 6-4 was convincing enough,

Standard of play did not touch a very high mark and was spotty throughout.

In a short speech before the pre-

sentation of prizes by Miss Elizabeth

Boyd at the conclusion of The DIAMOND SCULLS'

evening's programme, Me H. Owen Hughes remarked on the fact that the Colony's clubs have started out on an active programme In encour nging new blood in the younger sot, but regretted that the present sea- son had been very much a veteran onc..

SEGALEN WINS

Kelly Will Not Defend

London. June 2.-Jack Kelly, United States' 1947 winner of

In the other match on yester. day's stand court programme, R. the Diamond Sculls at Henley- Sogalon successfully defended his on-Thames, is not defending his HKCC Singles Championship. re-titlo at the Regatta scheduled taining the Hancock Cup in a 1-0 for June 30 to July 8.

fact

Kelly wrote

0-1, 6-1, 0-2 victory over the Aus trallan,

B. T..M. Jones.

to David Willams, The

surprising

about the Secretary of the Henley Regatta, match was that Jones was playing that he would stay in America for an excellent game and had all the the Olymple rowing trials but hoped stroke-play in the world. Segalen to be at Henley for the Olymple won by sheer steadiness in his re-games rowing events. trieving.

Kelly won the Diamonds last year beating Norwegian Carl Fronsdal

the one mile and 580 yards stretch of the lower Thames-Associated

TENNIS LEAGUEasily in 8 minutes 40 seconds on

A full programme of games in the Press. Second Division cf the Tennis League was played yesterday even-

OVERSEAS CHALLENGE ·

The Chinese Recreation Club won Lendon, June 2.-Challengers

Belgium, two overwhelming victories against from

Czechoslovakia, Indian Recreation Club and the France, Poland and Switzerland are Kowloon Cricket Club, but their "B" among the overseas entries for the team went down at Happy Valley to Henley Royal Regatta from June Craigengower.

30 to July 3.

Results wero;

CRC "A"

CCC

D 6%

CRC."C"

8

Recr. "A" Recr. "B"

G

41⁄2

J

University G

0

They are the Cefty Veslarsky KCC

Club, Czechoslovakia, and the See for the Club Zurich, Switzerland, CRC "B" 2 Steward's Cup, and several other IRC

teams for the double sculls and the HKCC 0 diamond sculls-Reuter. S. China

1

"C" 4%

CHESS TOURNEY

USRC 3

BRUSSELS WASHOUT

Epsom's four-day meeting opened today in showery weather, but with its traditional colourful appearance. The going is not yet soft, although much rain has fallen, and even If there are more heavy showers, it will take a real downpour to make the going heavy as the strong wind has a drying effect and the course drains easily.

With the restoration of petrol for private, motoring, there were many cars.

The seventh round of the Supporters of My Babu for the With the prolonged drought, now

Brussels, June 2-Heavy rain per- Colony Open Chess Champion- 4 Derby saw his jockey, Charlie broken, the chalky subsoil of the

sisted in the afternoon and

al-ship final starts at the Peninsula 11 Smirke, win two races today and his famous track is now in excellent

though players sat around the club Hotel this evening and, with 1owner and trainer, the Gackwar of galloping condition leaving the

house hoping for the break in the 1 Baroda and Fred Armstrong, carry

the most open since its in-

weather that would allow play to every point, hard-fought with off the chief race of the day, the ception in 1779.

continue, they were disappointed four rounds to go, is unlikely to Rosebery Memorial Handicap, Tun Despite this trainer Fred Darling's

and it was decided to cancel the ace a game that will not be ad- over two and a quarter miles, with ally Goblet, which will be steered

day's programme and continue the Star of Baroda.-Reuter.

journed. by champion jockoy, Gordon

Four French challengers will en- championships at nine o'clock local Richards, has been installed as firm favourite at 3 to 1. Another trainer-deavour to repent last year's success time tomorrow morning-Reuter. owned entry, Reg Day's Ariostar with Madame Joseph Lieux Katla with Jockey Tom Weston will pro-II, the most favoured. vide strong opposition.

Most race track experts however, are confident that with

even the Alles Ariostar,wis beaten by a head by moderate form the English Queen Pot in the season's second have shown this season, they will be classic of 1,000 Guineas at New-capable of resisting any French chal- market last month, but with Queenlenge.-United Press.

20

10s

~Fall of wickets: 1/38, 2/05, 3/72, 4/110, 5/123, 6/140, 7/107, 8/180,

U/101.

ODDS SHORTER ON DJEDDAH

London, June 2-French race- horse

owner Marcel Boussac's M. R. W. Djeddah, said to be a good galloper 10

In a short track, again shortened in a 30 D

odits for the English Derby at 38.4 14 74

35 2 callover tonight.

Bowling Analysis:

Miller

0.

B. Johnston

Ion Johnson

17

Barnes

1

1 0

0

Ring

1

19

Loxton

3

1 2

Byes 10, leg-byes

E, no-ball

(Ring and Loxton),

Australia-1st innings:

Brown, c Ransom, b Herman Barnes, Lb.w., b Bailey, Hasselt, not out Miller, not out

Extras

Total for two

On Monday Djeddah's price was cut twenty points to twenty to unc. Tonight he was quoted as 100 to 0.BESUTASTAZJERTANIANZEIGENDÁ

The English horse Dormig was also cut sharply to 100 to 8.

The

Maharajah of Baroda's. My Babu, the favourite, remained un- changed at 4-1 and the price of the the second favourite the Cobbler,

20 mount of champion Jockey Gordon 18 Richards was also unchanged at 5-1. Black Tarquin, owned by

New William Woodward,

11

York banker

ensed a point to 100-7,

54

-Reuter,

Eighteen horses of the probable record field of 33 were quotation. Woodward's

given

"

COUNTY CRICKET

interfered with

second string, The Senator, 240 to 1 at Monday night's call over, was not] mentioned in the latest list.

Oddy quoted were:

London, June

matches in various

2.-Roln again

cricket county

the parts of

My Babu, 4-3.

The Cobbler, 5-1.

country today. There was no play In the matches between Northamp- tonshire

Gloucestershire at and Northampton, and Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire at Nottingham.

The Test trial between England and the rest at Edgbaston was restricted to a brief period before lunch when the Rest scored 36 for two.

Rarely does a day's ericket go by without at least one side reaching 200 but it occurred today and while rain which prevented play in two games and restricted it in others was largely responsible, there were other cases where it was definitely the bowlers who were on top.

My Love, 10-1.

Vulognes, 100-8.

Black Tarquin, 100-7. Dormie, 100-6, Djeddah, 100-6.

Solor Slipper, 20-1. Native Heath, 28-1. Ottoman, 28-1.

Noon and Pride of India, 40-1.

Blue Mickle, Usher, Black Pampas and Hope Street, all 60-1.

Odds against all others, minimum of 06-1.

Loudon, June 2.-Mrs J, Barring- tor Blackmore's Overbend Was

ROUGH WEATHER

Epsom, June 2-Rough weather kept thousands of people away from Epsom Downs tedny for the open- ing of the Derby Meeting. Gusts of wind, at times reaching gale force, buf- feted marquées and made conditions uncomfortable to the small crowd which ᏚᏆᎳ . the racing open. Reuter.

GEMINAARISTES MINUTENZIALISIERTEN MUTUAL MITENTISTASIDANTE NAME

GOLF

Semi-Finalists

In Women's Open

St

Dissident Voices

In

Eire

Barnett and Sequeira, who are standing one-two with a slim leade over Carvalho and Danenberg, both have, the black pieces. In the cor- responding ties in the second round, Sequeira won but Barnett was held to a draw by perpetual check in a Dublin, June 2-TheVrish Olym-winning position. pic Council, by a majority of seven

Both Danenberg and Carvalho, voles, have refused to sanction the who are playing much better than entry of any of the 26 County, Or they had in the cariler rounds, will ganisations in Eire to the Olymple take some beating and may even,

Games.

........

with white, casily turn the tables The Amateur Athletic. Union of at the slightest slip."

ard: Ray Eire, urider whose

To-night's paftings jurisdiction several well-known athletes com- Danenberg v. F. X. Sequeira, J. P. v. K. M. A. Barnett, that they de Carvalho will ocek a higher authority to have P. K. Prokopov, v. L. Schure, their Olympic entry passed.

pete, have intimated

the

When a few weeks ago the Coun- Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire,

cil pressed for an all Irish Olym-; June 2-Louise Suggs of Atlanta pie

of team, the President defeated her home town club mate, International Olympic Committee, Dorothy Kirby one up on the 20th Mr Bigfeld Edstrom, ruled that com-i hole today and Dorothy lewty of petitors having Northern Ireland! Los Angeles eliminated Mrs. Adrian status could represent only Greal

of

five and three, to England, five

Britain and Northern Ireland In the reach the semi-finals of the British Games.-Reuter. Women's

Golf championship. Open These victories, achieved in cold

Gec

Pol not entered in Thursday's rain, have moved the United States classic, Arlostar is confidently ex-Curtis Cuppers into an all-Ameri- pected to be among those fighting itean semi-final match on Wednesday out at the finish.

KING GEORGE'S COLOURS Most race tracle fans, however, expect King George's colours of purple and gold braided jacket by Jeckey William Carr to

prominent showing make Angeola. The intter has a big ad-

worn

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scratched from the Derby today BASEBALL leaving 34 probable starters for the race-Associated Press.

THE OAKS

•

on

afternoon.

In the other quarter-final matches, Mauren of Poland beat Mrs, Helen Holm of Scotland two and one and the Scottish champlon Jean Donald ousted Mrs E. M. Hartley of Britain three and two. The winners will meet In the other afternoon semi- Anal-United Press.

DUTCH TRACK, STARS FOR “AAA

England Enters

Basketball For The First Time

By HYLTON CLEAVER When Britain's basketball players enter Harringay Arena in August they will be the first London, June 2.-J. Lataster, team to play for this country Dutch runner, will head a team of Dutch track Stars in a bid for Bri- in any Olymplad. tain's Amateur Athletic Association Our record in the game is nothing titles at the White City on July 2-3. to shout about....yet. In the

Lataster will defend his six miles'

European championships of championship-Associated Press.

we came lust of 10. In 1047 were too poor to enter.

Let us get behind our team-and give them some encouragement now

...or tell them not to compete.

The day's best total was 195 by tiddlesex, half of whose wickets were claimed by the right-arm medium-fast off-spinner, Gladwin, London, June 2.-Probable run- for 40 runs.

ners, with jockeys, for The Oaks, The right-arm slows of Kent's running over one and a half miles Dovey claimed four for 28 ngainst at Epsom 3.00 p.m. (GMT) to- Worcestershire who were nil out morrow, aro: for 127, while in the Somerset versus Essex match, In which most: Hends of Ayr A. Carson, Tudor

Lano-C progress was made during the day, Lady-T Gosling, Sun Ray Smith, alternated in-swingers Smirke, Vertencia-C. Spares, Angel

Larry Jansen, the Giants' top pitcher last year, became the League's first pitcher to with off-breaks to claim six for 50. Ol-W. H. Carr, Goblet-Gordon

win six games.

He has three defents. Janson also batted in three runs on two singles. Ario Star T. Richards, Somerset were in such trouble Wimple-M. Beary, Ring A

Right fielder Willard Marshall hit a homer,.a double and a single for New York. against the Essex attack that their S. Wr Lady Dushka-W. first five men were brick in the Metronome Lowrey, Fire Song First baseman Eddie Waitkus single, a sacrifico and left pavilion within 40 minutes with only G. Littlewood, Shy Lass-C. C. singled in the 12th inning, calloped Johnny Lindell's double. 12 runs scored and. all were clean Elliot, Bodaln-Cliff Richarda, Masato third when catcher Andy Art Houtterman lost his seventh ka-W. Nevett, Summer Shower G. Seminick followed a passed ball by game in row for the Tigers. Char- Later batsmen proved that it was Younger,

II-J. Doyasbere, throwing wild and then scored on ley Keller, Yankee left fielder, broke Folic not the wicket but sheer good bowl- Katia III-G. Brideland, Miss Folly rightfielder Phil Cavaretta's single two bones in his left hand in the to elve the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 fourth innings as he attempted a lag and Essex need only 17 runs for C. Britt, Le Chipotte.-W., John- the first innings lead with four stone, Special Scotch-P. Cullis, victory over Phliánelphia. It was a shoe string catch. The Yankees wickets standing.

duel between Chicago's Ocean Queen E. Smith, Tesoro J. scoreless

Dutchi Marshall, Great Fun-K Gethin,

McCall and Philadelphia's ported he will be out for three to Dutch Leonard unill the 11th when four weeks. Fair Turk-D. L. Jones.

both teams scored.

New York Giants Strengthen Their Grasp On National League Lead

New York, June 2-The Glants strengthened their grasp on first place in the National League today. by whipping Cincinnati 7-4. The decision increased New York's lead to a full game over the Saint Louis Cardinals, who meet Brooklyn tonight.

bowied

THE SCORES

Close of play scores:

At Lords: Middlesex 105 (Leslie Compton 51. Gladwin five for 40), Derbyshire 30 for 0.

At Oxford: Lancashire 137 for 2 (Brierley 69, G. A. Edrich not out 59): Oxford University to bat.

At Gravesend: Worcestershire 127 (Dovey four for 281, Kent 40 for

uno.

At Taunton: Somerset 172 (Itay Smith six for 60), Essex 100 for six

(Dodds. 75)—Reuter.

Twenty-five probables-Reuter,

A ROYAL VICTORY? London, June 2Race track. fans throughout Britain are hoping to cheer a royal victory on Thursday when 32 English and French thoroughbred flies will contest the of the season in the third classic Oaks Stakes which will be run over mile and one-half of the famous Epsom track, the winner of which will capture the prize of £10,000..

felder

THE SCORES National Lengus

H

7 0

4 11

Flight fielder Del Ennis, hit a homer

for the Phils. Leonard Anished fo: the Phillies, but Jess New York Dobernio was the eventual Chicago Cincinnati winner.

(Winning plicher Larry Jansen). Philadelphia Chicago

AMERICAN LEAGUE

10

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Hart Will Fight

Villemain Again

1940

we

They have dimculties enough. Although there is plenty of talent, half the probables come from Bir- mingham. The rest aro from Lon- don. Money is so short that Olympic players are asked if they 1 can pay their own fares. This

country cannot understand. In the which is running the games, and so will have to pay no fares to Tokyo or Finland.

NOT POPULAR

What they are doing at present is to practise one week in the Mid- lands, the next in London. Some went with the soccer team to Turin, and played a friendly there.

We also have to face the fact that in America 10,000 watch a league game; and here very few have even seen it played.

Before the war an effort to popu- London, June 2-Mark Hart, larise it at Earl's Court failed. My Croydon, middleweight, who fought recollection is that the game was

with A draw

Robert Villemain, too reined to be exciting, and the France's European welter-welkht refereeing so punctilious that there champion, at Harringay Arena on was more whistle than play. E Monday night has accepted terms to

fight the Frenchman a return bout Now is the chance to see the gamo 2 at the open air show at the White as it can be, and to find out how wo

City on July 20.

compare with 20 other nations,

0

1

0

In the only daylight American (Winning pilcher Jess Dobernic). League action, the Yankcos defeated

American League Detroit 1-0. It was the sixth Detroit straight victory for Vic Haschi, who New York scored the only run of the game in (Winning pilchor Vic Rosch), the eighth inning with his own Associated Press.

0

The winner will be matched of which USA are top, mid-Europe second best, and North Europe the 2 against Marcel Cerdan.

The Hart-Villemain return will outsiders.

be on the same programme as thơ I wish luck to Malcolm Fintoy, world light heavyweight title fight') the Reum's coach, J. Clay, -secretary 0 | between Gus Lernevich of Americs | of the association, and Bill Brown- and Drilain's Freddie. Mills,—As- |ing, "responsible for the Harringay sociated Press.

arrangements, a