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ENGLAND'S TEAM ANNOUNCED FIRST TEST MATCH
London, June 6-The England team to meet Australia in the first Test match, starting at Not- tingham on June 10, will be chosen from the following 12 players, according to an official an-
nouncement.
There is only one surprise. The selectors have picked the 11 originally chosen to represent England In the Bir- mingham trial and have added Jim Laker, Surrey's. York. shire-born off spinner.
N. Yardley (Yorkshire), Cap:|. J. Young (Middlesex). tain.
W. Edrich (Middlesex), C. Barnett (Gloucester), J. Hardstaff (Notis),
L. Hutton (Yorkshire),
C. Washbrook (Lancs),
D. Compton (Middlesex),
D. Wright (Kent).
G. Evans (Kent),
A. Bedsër (Surrey),
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"Ere y'are-Bradman's latest temperature!"
and
J. Laker (Surrey).
General conditions, particularly weather, will be taken into account on the morning of the match before the selectors decide who shall be feft oul.
In any case, they have named R. Simpson, the Nottinghamshire ninateur, as the 12th man.
Norman Yardley, now back to the ride form, was chosen to lead
and then co-opted on the Selection Committed to help A. Holmes, R. Robbins and J. Clay to choose the remainder.
Yardley proved himself on the Inst Australian tour and again in the Nottingham test against South Africn that he is essentially the man for the bly occasion.
the
Douglas Wright,
lumbago, but, providing
splaner, is
leg
Kent
to owing doubtful
he is nt, England will have eight recognised with Hution, bowlers in their 12, Washbrook, Edrich, Compton, Hard- as the staff, Barnett and Yardley frat seven.
In
MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1948.
FOR THE
DOUBLES FINALISTS
Low Kent Soo, on the extreme right, and S. A. Vanar, second from left, the University pair who won the Colony Badminton Senior Doubles title, with Charles Au, second from right, and Patrick Wong, whom they beat in the final.
Parker Beats Patty
In Brussels Final
Brussels, June 6.-Frank Parker of the United States won the Belgian International Lawn Tennis Championship Singles title, beating his compatriot, Budge Patly, this afternoon in the finals by the scores of 6-1, 1-6, 3-6, 6-1 and 6-2.
Budge Patty definitely dominated, of these may principally because Parker persisted for Laker.in sticking to his baseline game
The side looks very strong batting, though une have to be sacrâced Reuter.
Australian Batting Averages
Innings Not out Runs Highest Score Average
D. G. Bradmun
K. R. Miller
8
11
04.07 90.33 75.60 00,00
758
107
542
202.
750
200
540
170
310
120
51.66
155
104*
51.00
360
119
45.75
361
138
36.10
23-1
Во
4.3.20
20.23
70*
20.00
20.07
110
23.80
10.25 14.00
14.20 12.50 4.00
W. A. Brown..
S. Darnes
S. J. Loxton
R. A. Saggers
A. L Hasset
A. Morris
Ian Johnson
R. N. Harvey
R. A.
Bamence
D. Tallon
.D. Iting
R. Lindwall
W. A. Johnston
C. McCool
Not Out.
Australian Bowling Averages
E. Toshack
K. R. Miller
Hill Johnston
Ian Johnson
E. Toshack
C. McCool
A. Morris
R. Ludwall
D. Ring
S. J. Loxion
S. Barnes
R. A. Hamence
GOLF
20
Overs 103.3 234
Runs Maldens
40
4.18
Wickets
33
03
432
31
Average 13.57 13.03
210,4
60
538
38
14.15
100,5
61
420
20
16.15
142.2
30
347
21
10.52
&
17
17.00
113.1-
-267
17.80
198.5
00
417
24.52
50
18
110
27,50
35.5
1+
72
30.00
0
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BRAZILIAN'S 31 FOR 9 HOLES
Brazilian Mario Gonzalez, millionaire's sun, was the one who set off the golf fireworks in the British amateur golf championship. Protected by three pullovers, he went out in 31, and equalled a record which has stood since 1914, when C, B. Marfarlane put up these figures against "Chick" Evans, the American,
The figures read 4, 4, 3, 4, 3. When putting, he crouches low and 3. 8, 3. 4-and Gonzalez de- has a habit of twitching his trousers feated Elis Werkell, from Stock over his knees before striking. holm, 6 and 5.
His only comment was:
was lucky."
At the second hole Carr hit a ball about 350 yards, but lost it in lush "Igrass and gave up the hole; but he
was one hole up at the turn.
Another millionaire's son,
Stranohan, from Toledo,
Frank Roined
years
revenge for a defeat of two
ago in this competition when he} ·
ousted
London Gerald Micklem,
former English
stockbroker and champion.
WORE A VISOR
Doll Stranahan won 4 and 3. players had been trying to "needle" each other for three days by cach saying he was going to win.
Stranahan wore a visor, but he took his off when the players were overtaken by squalls of rain and hall, The American was one up at the turn after several holes had changed hands.
Micklem knocked Stranahan's ball Into the hole to lose the 10th. He also lost the 14th, where he three- pulted, and the 15th.
DEMARET WINS AT ALBUQUERQUE
Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 8. of Oje Call- -Jimmy Demaret fornia, won the US$10,000 Albuquer que Open today with a record tying 20 under par, 208, for the 72-hole distance.--United Press.
of
capitalised
on
his
while Palty volleying,
After the interval, however, Patty Jost his winning vein and Parker's pepped-up service, and well placed shots had no difficulty in taking the last two sets.
Frank Parker and Budge Patty, of the United States, won the fluals of the Men's Doubles tennis champlon ship of Belgium when they beat the Italian pair of Glanni Cucelli and Marcello del Bello by the scores of 6-3, 6-2, 3-6 and 9-7.
PAT TODD WINS
- Mrs Pat Todd defeated Mme. Suzle Kormoczy of Hungary In the finals of the women's singles cham- Ipionship by 0-2 and 6-2.
Both began with a long driving game and in the opening stages the play dominated the Hungarion throughout, but the long-legged Mra
BOXING MATCH
WITH DENMARK
By GEORGE WHITING
BASEBALL
OLYMPIC PROSPECTS
St. Louis On VICKI DRAVES FAVOURED
FOR DIVING TITLE Top Again
BERNÁTNAMET
BARROTEZ GLUTENUE)
New York. Juño 6.-Second baseman Red Schoendienst led the way with five doubles and n home run In two games as Saint Louls awept n double-| header from Philadelphia to put The Cardinals on top of the National League as New York and Pittsburgh split a twin bill. In the first game which Saint Louis won 11-1, the Cards teçd off against three Philadelphia pitchers for 14 hits, including four homers in the sixth by Dusak, centre fielder Eddie Schoendienst, rgiht fielder Enos Slaughter and first baseman Nippy Jones. Jones drove in the only two runs of the nightcap with a alxth inning single, giving Saint Louis a 2-0 victory.
But She Won't Have Much
►
Scope For The Fancy Ones
By BEN COOK
Los Angeles, May 27.-Eileen Allen of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, who has coached women's diving champions in the last four Olympics, is con- fidant that Vicki Manola Draves will keep the re cord going in the 1948 games.
Mrs Draves, a pert, pretty 23-year-old with some Filipino blood, has been diving competitively for six years, and a member of the Los Angeles club for the past two
years.
Since joining the LAAC and coming under direction of Miss Allen, Vicki has won the 1947 junior and senior. national platform titles, the 1946 junior national three- metre crown, the 1948 national high platform champion- ship and the 1948 indoor one-metre spring-board title. Richie Ashburn, rookie Philly left fielder, folled to hit safely for
"She looks like the Olymple plat- A comparison of America's two the first time in 23 games.
women free- for 1948, champlon
all-round Miss greatest Pittsburgh and New York split a doubleheader. Scoring runs in the Allen said, "but it's not a certain-style swimmers will be of interest first and seventh innings, Newty, though, Some other California to those interested in this splendid
Miss Curtis' sport, from the 1047-48 Swimming Handbook:
York routed Pittsburgh 16-4 in the Orst game. Third baseman Sid Gar- don homered with the bases loaded for the Giants in the seventh. Tho Pirates used four pltchers.
a whirlwind Pittsburgh put on Anish as left fielder Ralph Kiner homered in the ninth to break a 3-3 tle and give the Pirates the night- спр 4-3.
Eighth Round Tomorrow
Participants in the Colony Open Chess Championship, final are reminded that the eighth round of the tourna- ment will be played at the Peninsula Hotel tomorrow and not on Thursday, D. NET IRONICA Lefty Joe Hatten handcuffed Cin- cinnati
with two hits as Brooklyn The match, the third against the
the war, will..form defeated the Reds in a five inning, Danes since
game of a the British Trade Ex-rain-abbreviated first part of
we scheduled doubleheader, 6-0, The hibition in Copenhagen, where shall also be meeting the Danes at second game was postponed. be- football and other sports.
cause of muddy grounds.
October 1 has been fixed for Britain's next amateur boxing international-against Denmark in Copenhagen.
under-
in
form
girl may beat her, but I think one thing you can just about be sure of in that the USA will take the first three diving places. We go in for fancy diving here more heavily than in other countries."
Ironically, Mrs Draves loses some
favouritism of her
because
the Olympic dives are easy lic
Olymple competition the Judges concentrate, on perfection of form and don't allow anything more
than diflcult
the flying forward the one-and-half somersault and
explained running half-gamer," Miss Allen. "Vicki is consistently good, but it's the fancy, complex dives from the high platform that she does best,"
Mrs
Draves
aves is the only woman who diver diver 10 competition today
cutaway two- uses the regularly and-a-half somersault
from the platform as part of her repertoire. That most complicated dive, and the almost as dificult one-and-a-half with Д full twist were two of hor lives in winuing her latest national title.-United Press.
CORNELIUS RYAN LOOKS AT
An
18-Year-Old
New Favourite
records arc AAU Official
Helene Madison Ann Curtis
1m:
100 yarıta 100 metres
50.40.
1mm, 4.01.
Im. 07.03.
200
metres
2m. 34.04.
2m. 27.3.
220 yards
2mm. 34,0%
Am. 27.30.
400 metres
Bm, 255.
om. 13.1.
440 yards
Bin. 31.0.
5m, 07.D.
100 yards
500 600
metres
Gm. 10.4.
Tm, 12.0.
5, 26.02.
7m. 01.05.
so yards
11. 41.2. 11m. 41.28.
11. 08.04.
11.00.64.
1.000 yards
13m. 23.04.
13m. 12.1.
1,000 metres
14m 44B.
14m. 28.4.
23nı. 17.21.
21m. 53.0
metics
1,500 meters
From the Christian Science Bonitor.
Barry Appleby
DON'T
COAL
YOU BELIEVE HIM - SIR HE WAS NEVER ENTERED
Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson, negro There is a possibility, I stand, that the British team may go star, made his first appearance
plus on to Sweden, with a return match the major leagues at third base and In this country later next season. fielded his position perfectly
Dodger manager The Swedes have several times getting two hits.
ABA teams Leo Durocher said he used Robinson
New York, May 21-When sought meetings with
at third because he is the best hit- since the war.
ter of those who can handle the Marie Corridon finally decided SCORING CHANGE
assignment.
to give up parties in favour of Next season may also bring a Johnny Sain of the Braves pit-
America's Olympic fundamental change in ABA scorelied and batted his way to victory training,
Prague, June G-Emile Zalopek, Ing rules. At present, the winner! over tho Cubs. The veteran right women's swimming chances be-
Czechoslovakla's star distance run- four came much more favourable. a round gets five marks and the hander blanked Chicago
race at "The Olymples 'did it," explained ner, won a 5,000 metres
minutes 20 hits and topped it off by singling play up to her standard. Her mid-laser a proportion of that number.
of the to score centre Heider Jim Russell the tail, attractive 18-year-old free- Prague today in 14 a meeting
Tadd d
had the advantage over
her
opponent who had to do a lot of running to cover the court.
In the second set Mme. Kormoczy, down, failed to apparently worn
frequently. Mrs Todd
Following
20
оп
OLYMPIC HOPES WARM UP
court plny was weak and she netted Referees' und Judges' Association with the lone run of the game, en-style star. I realised that the games seconds, his best time for the year
won casily
will be with fine placed shots and volleys. Over the week-end, it seems almost abling Boston to triumph 1-0. AMERICAN LEAGUE certain that this method United Press.
Brussels, June C-Mrs. Mary discarded in favour of the Inter- Prentiss, of America, and D. Mitic, national-system of awarding of Yugoslavia, won the mixed doubles murks to the winner of the round.
One of the chlef assets of this Belgian the championship lawn tennis tournament by beating Miss Barbara Scofield, of America, and P. Washer, Belgium, 7-5, 6-1 Reuter.
of
Olympic Officials
Tesled At White City
By HAROLD PALMER
the
The failures among the White City on Whit Mon- Olympic Games officials tried at day may be shelved.
can That Is the only opinion I
with the form alter discussing secretary of the British Olymple Committée. Mr Don Pain-who will be arena manager at Wembley-the delays in letting the pubile what was happening during Whit Monday programme.
know the
"The criticism was fair and must be acted on," he said. "Invitations have been issued to all officials for the Games. Whether we shall use them all is another matter."
Mr Pain will be calling a meeting of his committee to discuss the mat
ter saan.
Demarat shot dve under par, 67, in the final round.
However, Stewart Alexander
per Carolina, Lexington, North formed the top feat of the day.
His blazing 65 on the final round him up from sixth to brought second in final reckonings, with a 72-hole total of 272.
of Little Rock, ed." E. J. Harrison
third with 275, 09 in the final round.
Second American to go out was Arkansas, S-Sergt. C. T. Jennings, who was shooting
WAD
3 and 1 by W. MacArthur United Press. (Carnoustle).
Jennings made a dramatle last- appearance in the champion- minute
ship last year at Camoustle, when he
arrived from Germany and said he had been ordered to report for an assignment.
·
- CARR'S CRASHING DRIVE Dick Chapman, last year's runner- up. must have felt he was up against tornado when Ianky Joe Carr, of Dublin, hit more than a 300yd. drive at the Brat hole, and won it in 3-5. This was typical of the things tho former Irish champion does. After crashing the ball long distances, ho sonds it on to the green with highly lofted club, which no other one would dream of using..
*MUST BE RUTHLESS'
the
The front tunning Indians tagged the skidding Athletics for two de-
the feats in
American League, the first game for the sixth inning of method is that it disposes of frac-Manager Lou Boudreau homered in tions. The Services, I understood, what proved to be the winning run,
In favour strongly
to win 5-3. enabling the Indians re
eighth registered his Bob Lemon
change.
the of
RECORD DIVIDEND · FOR DAILY DOUBLE
Prix De Diane
to and believed to be the best time the were coming soon, and I want
as race has been run anywhere in the I can't have make the team.
The race was part of a Prague- many dates with boys as I used to world this year. have, but there'll be plenty of time for parties after I'm through with Belgrads track meet won by Prague
114 to 08.
Zatopek finished 350 metres ahead In former months Marie appeared
whose practice for
York of Stefanovic of Belgrade at the New swimming."
Women's Swimming Association only time was 15:24.4.
Zalopek's time is 2 2/10 seconds when the practice did not interfere
than the Olympic mark set with pilching win.
tennis, golf or other good times, better That's changed now. Mrs Elale by Gunnar Hecker of Finland at The Indians battered Dick Fowler
record mark und Bob Savage for 10 hits in the Jennings, WSA director and chair- Berlin in 1936, but almost 22 seconds
took 11-1. which they nightcap
inun of the U.S. Olinpic Women's over Gunnar Hacgg's Third baseman Ken Keltner and first Swim Committee, reports that Marie set in 1942-Associated Press. baseman Ed Robinson homered for now practices six days a week and pro- close to her training the Indians. Shortstop Eddie Joost sticks homered for the Athleties' lone run. gramme in the matter of food and
Third placed New York swept a sleep.
game.
BE Con
FRENCHMAN BEATS
HAAKON LIDMAN Nancy, June 0-Haakon Lidman,
វា
double header with Saint Louis. "NEW. LOOK" PAYS OFF The Yankees won the opener 4-3 The "new look" paid off first on the Swedish athlete, was beaten In when second baseman Bobby Brown April 2 when Miss Corridon set a the 110-metres hurdles event here singled home catcher Gus Niarhos
new American record of 59.0 seconds today by a Frenchman, Andre Marle, from second in the ninth inning to for the 100-yard freestyle in the who equalled his own French record break a 3-3 tie and win the Arst
at ef 14.5 seconds. national women's indoor meet
Fla. And the beat Lidmen was leading when he fell Daytona
Jacobsson, of First baseman Stove Souchock the best
too. Ann at the fifts hurdle. and left fielder Johnny Lindell Curtis was
Brenda elser Sweden, won the 3,000-metres event,
in distance
right covering homered for the Yanks while second
was third. Marilyn Sahner fourth.
Jacques led the
26.7 seconds. minutes baseman Gerry Priddy
Mrs Jennings wouldn't say what Brown attack with a homer,
Marie has been doing in the 100 Vernier, of France, finished second, triple and a single,
The Swedes were unclassified in motes hint that she's close to the Vie Raschi gained his seventh metres in practice, but Marie's team-0.2 seconds behind. straight victory and second conse-
Olymple mark of 1:05.0 set by Hal- the results as they were not mem- other participating cutive shutout when he hurled the land's Rika Mastenbrock in 1030. hers of any second game for New York, who Most of the WSA girls think Marie clubs.-Router.
George will beat Miss Mastenbrock if they
First baseman won 3-0. McQuinn homered.
meet at London,
་
DAUGHTER OF PHYSICIAN
Miss Corridon Is the daughter of a HE Norwalk, Conn., physician who in-
tho
ARGENTINE TEAM CUT DOWN
Buenos Aires, June 6-The Ar- troduced her to competitive swim gentine Olymple team was reduced ming at a Connecticut country club from 313 to 281 members yesterday She now is al when the Government refused a re- several years ago. freshman at Marymount College i, quest for more money.
The National Physical Council York City, and. Ilves with an
Committee aunt near the school.
Her father, decided the Olympic
have to get along on its who is responsible for her interest in would I swimming, also may
Influence her original $500,000 appropriation.
The dropping of 32 persons was of a career. She says that sho
THE SCORES National League
1 4 Philadelphia (1st game) St Loula..
... 11 14 (Winning pitchḍ: Jim Hearn). Philadelphia (2nd' game) St Louis
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2
Now
(Winning pitcher. Al Brazio).
New York (1st game) Pittsburgh
15
10
2.
choice
(Winning pitcher Bay Foat). New York (2nd game).
Pittsburgh
3
0
(Winning pitcher Elmer Riddle). Brooklyn
the
5
0
1
Paris, June 0-Marcel Boussacs' Cincinnati three-year-old filly, Corteira, with (Winning pitcher Joe Fallen). Rozer Foincelet up, won the classic Prix de Diana event today at the Boston
Chiengo Chatilly race course.
may switch from a liberal arta not expected to have any serious
course to pre-medleal, with hopes of effect on the team, already larger than any previous Argentine Olym- 1 becoming a doctor some day.
But even that is secondary now to ble group. The fear will leave for Olympics, with Mastenbrock London on June 17-Associated rather than medicine as the goal Press. United Press.
A COMPARISON
McKENLEY. LaBEACH
Manila, June 6-The biggest dally double dividend in the history of racing in this country was paid at the Santa Ana Pork on Satur- 1wo Jong afternoon, when The Couniles Athletic Union took day over the Olymple Games outfit for shots, Pearl River and My Luck,
which
won the daily combination. meeting. At the banquet followed, their championship For the holder of a $2.50 ticket, a dividend of $8,414 was paid. The secretary, Mr Phil Gale, was
previous record was about $5,000 most outspoken..
"The Board must be ruthless," he for every $2.50 ticket-Reuter,
climinat- sald. "Failures must be
Corteira First In Sentiment Of course, they must, must not rule the choice of officials. Some of the organisers consider control would be all the better with fewer than the 150 officials appoint ed, but Mr. Pain points out that this
POUR IT ON number is more or less dictated by
The "Woksmuller" of women's
Now
Juno York,
0,-Kerb International Federation rules.
swimming was Helene Madison of Invitations were Issued In Corteira, a big pre-raco favourite, (Winning pitch Johnny Sain). January. The men will not receive
American Leaguo
Beattle, Washington, who first ap- McKenley, who will represent his nalive Jamaica in the Olymple came in three-fourths of a length
own O peared in 1930.
world any expenses-which strikes me as
Games, lowered' his ahead of Doria Jean Coutourio Cleveland (lát gamo) ..
of the
Eleven of her 13 free style records record for the 440 yards to 43 bit hard on anyone worthy of the stables in the 2,100 metre
race. Philadelphia
have (Winning plicher Bob Lemon).
now been broken by Ann Job,
Carteira pald 33
33 franca to a win
Curtis, still top favourite in the 400 seconds dead at Berkeley, California,
on Saturday. Finally, Mr Pain put in a defence and 25 for a place and its owner Cleveland (2nd game).. 11 10 metres free style for the Olymple HIB previous mark, made last of his organisation.
0Games, though now rated, perhaps Philadelphia "One point teems to be over the prize of 1,500,000 francs.
year, was 40.3 seconds. Soon after- Poincelet rode the winner home locked." he says. "The criticism in the time of 2 min. 18.4/10 sec.
(Winning pitcher Steve Gromek), temporarily, second to Marie Cor- wards, Lloyd La Beach, the colour-
ridon over 100 metres,
ed Panama sprinter, coualled the the way information was dished up
What Dorla, ridden by jockey C. Boullon, St Louis (lat game).... 3
17 Na official 100 yards' world record of to the public is quite fair.
77 francs. paid
yarda to n❘ 9.4 seconds. seems to have been forgotten is tho
In (Winning pitcher Joe Page). Blick work that.
A length and a half behind was done in the arena. The féid event judging was third place came another Boussac Brussels, June 6-Belgium beat first class, and the way that long horse, Cozina, with R. Bartigia up. Farnce by four goals to two in a programme was run through in the Cazing paid 78 francs.
that the work was All three horses carried 58 kilos.--. soccer International here today, time showed
United Press. · Reulor.
good."
Handball Championship
seven
Paris, June 0-Sweden won the world handball championship today by defeating Denmark by goals to two in the final hero,
Switzerland scored a victory of 21/4 over France to decide
places in and fourth third tournament-Rouler,
runoway
Soccer. International
tho
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In addition to winning
Now York
B
1
tional titles from 100
mile and the 100 and 400 metro titles
St Louis (2nd game)
0 3
New York
(Winning pitcher Vie Associated Press.
2
Only the day previous, La Beach
2 for the U.S.A. at the 1932 Olympic had bettered the world 200 metres Bd Games at Los Angeles, Helen also record with a time of 20,2 seconds Raschi) became the first woman in the world and equalled the world 220 yards
to swim 100 yards in-1-minuto, record of 20.3 seconds-Reuter,
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