1948-06-09 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1948.

COUNTY CRICKET

MIDDLESEX IN FIRST DEFEAT OF

THE SEASON

Hutton, Yardley And Wardle Carry Yorks To Victory

London, June 8.--While 26-year-old Ray Lind- wall of Australia, the world's fastest bowler since Harold Larwood, was working up to full speed at Hove in time for the first · Test, England's batsmen Denis Compton and Bill Edrich broke down on the tricky Lords wicket, playing for Mid- dlesex against Yorkshire.

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The famous "twins" could muster only three between them in their second innings.

However, there was some consolation for England sup- porters in the fact that it was two other England players. Len Hutton (133) and Norman Yardley (90) who helped to pave the way for Yorkshire's innings victory—and the champion country's first defeat of the season.

On a wearing wicket the York-

shire spinners, Wardle (left arm)

and Robinson (right arm) pressed TENNIS LEAGUE home the advantage in no uncertain manner. In the match Robinson claimed nine wickets for 01 while Wordle took eight for 105,

The former champions certainly showed a form reminiscent of their heyday before the war,

With the defeat of Middlesex, no skle among the 17 In the champion- ship can boast of an unbeaten re- .cord.

HKCC Lead Mixed

Doubles Division

at

Defeating Kowloon Cricket

sels to 32 Club by 5% Chater Road yesterday, the Derbyshire consolidated their lead Hongkong Cricket Club took the in the table with an exciting lead in the Mixed Doubles Divi- runs victory over Sumerzet after sion of the Hongkong Tennis cach side looked to be on top. The League with two straight vic- thrills began when Somerset needed tories. five for the first innings lead with the last pair in. They succeeded by one run and thus gained their first points of the season.

SPLENDID FIELDING

The splendid Derbyshire Helding which Uncked up the good bowling played a big part in the fith win of the season, which gave them n 16 points lead over their nearest rivals. Warwickshire.

Top pair honours were, however, evenly shored by Mrs Dow and L. Goldman (HKCC) and Miss Ward and Kenneth Lo (KCC) who won two sets aplece and drew with each other.

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Results were: loon Cricket Club 614-34

Hongong Cricket Club beat Kow-

Mrs Dow and

Goldman (HKCC): beat Mrs Lo and E. C. Fincher 6-2: drew with Miss Ward Warwickshire Jumped ahead of and K. Lo 6-0; beat Miss Rumjahn

Baker 0-0.

Middlesex as a result of their seven Mrs Jones and B. T. M. Jones wickets, win over Leicestershire.... their fourth su far-in a match InKCC), beat Mrs Lo and Fincher which bowlers hold the upper hand-2: lost to Miss Ward and Lo 4-0;

beat Miss Rumjahn and Baker 8-1. throughout.

Mrs Slagter and A. T. Dow The New Zealand pace man, Tom (HKCC) lost to Mrs Lo and Fincher, Pritchard, who has been largely re- -: lost to Miss Ward and Lo 1-8; sponsible for Warwick's exalted.bent Miss Rumjahn and Bakter 0-4. position, gave yet another fine dis- play, claiming 11 wickets and Bnish- At Causeway Bay, Chinese Recren- ing in grand style with a hat-trick-tion Club beat Club de Recreio by a tils first for the county.

7-2.

RECREIO BEATEN

Lee

THEY ARE TOPS IN

MUSCLE MEN

These three muscle men won torso honours in a warmup for the Mr America competition in Los Angeles.

George Elferman (left), Santa Monica, Calif., won the best arms and chest division. John Delinger (centre), Oakland, Calif., had the best legs and back, and Elias Rodriquez (right), San Francisco, was named most muscular.—ÂP Wirephoto.

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE OWNERS ADMIT ERRORS

ONE OUT OF 100 DEALS

IN

By MILTON RICHMAN

New York, May 30.--(UP)-Big league club owners make mistakes in three out of every 10 player deals, but they'll admit an error in only one out of 100 cases.

Let's examine some of the trades for example like the one Pittsburgh made when it peddled Third Baseman Bob Elliott to the Boston Braves,

As a matter of

!

It will be a quietly confident Australian cricket team which will assemble at the famous Trent Bridge ground at Nottingham tomorrow for the first of the 1948 series of Test Matches with England.

With several resounding victories over good first class county sides to their credi, many of whom have been beaten by an Innings and a lot of runs, coupled with a most convincing win by an innings and 158 runs against a strong MCC, eloven n fortnight ngo, the Australians have good grounds for confidence.

SEE TEE DISCUSSES PROSPECTS IN

THE FIRST TEST MATCH AT TRENT BRIDGE TOMORROW

With the possibility of including in their team, for the first Test Match of the season, batsmen of merit as far down as No. 8, and the reasonable chance that the Trent Bridge wicket may be as casy as it was for the South Africans a year ago, (the "Springboks" scored 376 for the loss of only three wickets in the first day's play at Notting- ham), the Australians are hoping for a an opport- unity to make a lot of runs. `

England's side holds considerable batting, strength down to Yardley at No. 7; Washbrook, Hutton, Barnet, Edrich, Compton, Hardstaff and Yardley all are capable of making big scores when they are touching their best form. England's chief trouble is that few of her best bats- men have yet touched test match form.

Hutton and Washbrook seem to be warming to their usual game, but the complete failure of Edrich, Compton and Yardley in the MCC team, which lost so heavily to the Australians a fortnight ago, is a significant pointer to the fact that they, at least, have not had enough cricket recently.

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The Australians, for their part, seem to be thriving on more and more cricket, and are in better trim than their opponents. Most of the Australians were playing cricket right through their season and on

whereas, until mid-March; England's chosen twelve, only Hard- stal Laker and Evans completed Hutton did the West Indies tour.

until sent in not join the party answer to an urgent cable.

It will be interesting to see if this

pays one dividend now and quite of months: couple another In those who are on top of form now may grow "stale".

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The Australkus, have many big victories to Inspire confidence. They bent Worcestershire by an Innings and 17 runs, Leicester by an innings and 171, Surrey by an innings and and slaughtered Essex by an Innings and 453 runs. Both Oxford and Cambridge Universities suffered similar fates and it was left to the cricket warrlors of the north England to be the first to give the Australians a jolt.

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After eight sensons with the Pirates, the 31-year-old Elliott moved to Boston last season, batted .317, hit 22 homers, drove in 113 runs and wound up the National League's most valuable player.

Yorkshire lost to the Australians Do the Pirates admit they made Mamager Eddle Dyer of the St. And Clark Griffith went Rickey

seemed hold Louis Cardinals once expressed him-one better with an admission of two at

Period mistake in transferring Elliott?

irt The Washington owner, victory

their hands. They self as "tickled" over the deal which had trades. Not on your weekly withholding brought him outflelder Ron Northey rectified both mistakes, though. He actually had six Australian second Mrs Litton and

Yue-wing (CRC), beat Miss M. Silva and G. Pax they don't.

and sent Outfielder Harry (the hat)reat George Case to Cleveland in huings wickets down for only 31 Gonsalves

6-0;

fact December, 1945, and got him back in runs at Bradford. brat Miss. A fact. they are very well satisfled Walker to the Phillies. The

that Walker led the National League Merch, 1917, and he sent Jake Early Nineteen-year-old N. Harvey, in Figueredo and J. J. Remedios 7-5; with third baseman Frank Gustine, tinghamshire and gain their

first beat Miss

303 to the Browns in December, 1940, company with wicket-keeper Tallón, I. Souza and

in hitting last season with who hit 20 points less than Elliott M. A. championship success of the season.

in 1947, and if Gustine needs help, percentage and Oliveira 0-1.

that Northey hit and got him back a week ago,

toolt the store to 63 and saved the Nineteen-year-old

who Mrs 1o Hau-yee and Tsul Wai-they point out, there's always Eddle only 200 falled to face Dyer-on the

Kame. Harvey made the winning To err is human but to admit it is hit with a straight drive for six. jumped into the cricket limelight pul (CRC), beat Miss Silva and Beckman, a 258 hitter with Cleve- surface, at least,

something else. and Remedios 6-2; beat Mins Souza Gonsalves 6-3; beat Miss Figuiredo fond last season. and Oliviera 6-2.

Accurate left arra spin bowling by W. Roberts and Malcolm Hilton enabled Lancashire to defeat Not

Hilton.

by twice dismissing Don Bradman recently. and Roberts shot Notting ham out for 45 in their first inmunts --the zenton's lowest total in county cricket.

with

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Miss R. Lo

Ho and

Ku-lu

(CRC), lost to Miss Siva ant Con- for salves 3-6: lost to Miss Flquiredo Roberts took four wickets

and Remedios 1-6; beat Miss Souza seven runs and finished

natch analysis of 0 for 46, Filton and Oliviera- 6-3. numbered England players Hard- staff and Simpson among his victims during the match in which he look

seven wickets at a cost of 12

runs

ench. Many experts feel that with HKCC more experience Hilton will develop CRC into an England bowler նում worthy successor to the late Hedley

Verity.

THE SCORES

Close of play results In county matches were:

HOW THEY-STAND

Sels PWDL F A Pts

2 2 0 0 13% 4% 4

1100 7 2 2

LRC KCC Recrclo

2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3

CHESS

At Ilford: Surrey beat Essex

four wickets, Essex 271

by 361

for four declared (Dodds 104, Hors- fall not out 120, Pearce not out 54), Surrey 460 and 155 (Parket 33),

for six

At Gloucester: Hampshire beat Gloucestershire by 137 rims. Hamp- shire 268 and 107. (Herman not out 53, Barnett five for 41), Gloucester- shire 114 and 174 (Bailey four for

32).

At Lords: Yorkshire beat Middle-

TRADED TO DETROIT

Then there's the case of George Kell, who was traded to Detroit by the Philadephia Athletics in May of

1940.

"Kell

Barnett Wins Again In Colony Championship

BRAVES THRILLED

re-

were

then, stoutly defended the trans- action with such claims as "that guy can't win after July.", and "it wus for the good of the club."

Chicago Loses

THE SPIN BOGEY Further evidence that on a wicket which will take spin the Australians can be in serious trouble was shown more recently at Southampton and Manchester.

Seventh In Row captain, sent the Australians in to

to face him. enteler. Phil Masi euch made three hits for Boston.

Kenneth Cranston, Lancashire's

bat on a drying wicket at Old Trafford.

There

"eye in"

Although the Australian team is not yet announced, it seems that with the two elevens balanced one against the other, current form suggests that the Australians. may enjoy on advantage in most departments of the game.

Alibough man for man there is Ille difference In the batting, strengths,

performances

recent

tip the scates int favour of Australia; on

fair wicket Australia hnn the more commendable

n

array of bowlers. A drying

and

Canvar,

Australian Team

For First Test

London, June 8.-It was unofficially reported today that the Australian team to meet England in the first Test match starting at Nottingham on Thursday will be selected from the following 12 players:

S.. Barnes, A. Morris, D. Bradman, A. L. Hassett, K. Miller, W. Brown, I. John- son, R. Lindwall. D. Tallon, W. Johnston, E. Toshack and N. Harvey.

Barnes and the left- hander Morris are expected

to open the innings, with Bradman first wicket down. The 12th man is expected to be either Brown or Harvey -most likely Harvey, the "baby" of the team, will be omitted-Reuter.

Fine weather and a fair wicket

yesterday's indicate a draw, with the balance

favouring Australia.

The Phillies, on the other hand, aren't apologising about their Cormick who caught on with the lenze of First Baseman Frank Mc- Braves and proceeded to hit .333 junt didn't At into wür

in 06 games. The Braves plans," said one Philadelphia official,thrilled over McCormick's acquisi- tion but the Philadelphia manage- The stocky third sacker,

ກ New York, June 8.-Vernon It how-ment was

hadn't nude sure

four-hitter teams.

were fireworks for both changentie

wicket to prove it, they shelled Bickford hurled ever, Ats nicely into Detroit's plans, mistake.

promises Bradman twice lost his advantage to England and much and while the Tigers boast that they out about $50,000 for a "real" arst against. Chicago today while his wicket very cheaply to a young spin

more interesting cricket altogether, own the best hot corner guardian baseman like Howle Schultz, who mates pounded Johnny Schmitz bowler; Washbrook, England's No. 1

with bowlers enjoying a pull over 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 in the American League, the Athie- batted an unrealistic 223.

and three successors for a one- batsman, could make no more than the bat. In

the field and behind 12 0 ties east about desperately for some-

the stumps the Australians

seems It was the same in 1845 when the sided Boston victory, 11-1, in 33 before Toshack rapped his pacis. 15 0 body who can play that position. Yankees dramatically dealt slender the National League.

Hampshire's Knott and Bailey did to be better served than England. Hank Borowy to the Chicago Cubs

almost as well last week.

Obviously there is more cohesion in In mid-season, only to watch the

Nevertheless, the Australian

their folding, and Tailon, a great It was the Cubs' seventh straight) Bloomteld, NJ, right-hander pace defeat and boosted the Braves into batsmen are all tip-top players who wickel-keeper indeed, may prove as the National Leaguers to a pennant. third place ahead

to have their of fourth place seen

big a menace to England as Don Bradman himself, permanently. Their batting aver Larry MacPhail, Yankee proxy Pittsburg.

uges published in Bickford retired the first 16 men "Telegraph show the quality of

Tommy Holmes and Bradman, Miller, Brown, Barnes, wicket may produce a great test of A diffleutt Fassett and company."

The England team is as follows, unpredictable result. The weather batsmanship and fielding and an I give

give it in what think may be the batting order should Yardley wins

and the loss are almost as important the toss and elect to bat arst.

us Don Bradman or Denis Compton Washbrook

In this first Test Match. (Lanes). (Yorks), Barnett, (Glos),

LIGHT APPEALS (Middlesex), Compton Middlesex), A special instruction to umpires flordstoff (Notts), Yardicy. (Yorks) regarding appeals against the light Captain, Bedser (Surrey), Young should operate in this match. It five in the third.

(Middlesex), Evo (Kent) and provides for one appeal by either Wright (Kent).

ride on any day during an innings. Cincinnati drove Ralph Bronca off

On current form

it is England's After that the question with two best possible eleven. the mound in the third

further walks, a

It is that with the umpires without by right-fielder Augle Galan, a double by catcher game would choos followers of the appeal

English Test Cricket teami by Frank although there. Ray Lamanno, a triple Baumholtz and a single by centre about the inclusion of Yardley and chairman is A.J. Holmes, with J.C. may still be doubts in many minds was selected by a commitice whose felder Johnny Wyrostek.

the omission of Kenneth Granston.

Robins Clay and R.W.V. Most welcome is the selection of members,

customary for Charlle Barnett, Gloucestershire's England's captain (for this first Test classic attacking batsmen. Darnett, Match, Norman Yardley) lo R H E on form, is one of the best bats in co-opted on the selection committee.

Australia's selection the game; one who could step clo 11, 13

committco 10 1a breach should either

of Don Bradman, A.R. Hutton or consists Washbrook (or both) Jose ther Morris and AL. Hassett. wickel.cheaply

Dounaeff Beats Karel Weiss

sex by an innings and 80 runs. K. M. A, Barnett won his third The end-game saw Welss with Yorkshire 302, Middlesex 100 and straight game and took a 14-point four pawns against two pawns and o 120.

pawns proved uscless

GOOD FOR CHICAGO

It certainly was for the good of the club.the Chicago Club.

But hold on for a minute. A club

owner will admit a mistake once in every six unassisted triple plays.

Rickey

branch

sent Eddie Stanky to the Braves.

Brooklyn's lead over F. X. Sequeira, who has a bishop with a queen aside. Welss's admitted that he hissed both the boat At Gravesend: Glamorgan beat! game in hand, when he beat P., K. passed

Prokopov at the Peninsula Hotel last against Dounneff's held tempo and and the second baseman when he Kent by an innings and 63 runs.

the he resigned on the 40th move after Glamorgan 484, Kent 101 and 2003 night in the eighth round of

Colony Open Chess Championship losing a pawn and a AL Birmingham:

forced ex- Warwickshire beat Leicestershire by seven wickets: final.

change of queens. Leicestershire 73 and 112, Warwick-beat Ray Danenberg in the only mediates. Kolatchoff and Archangel- L. Selure came back to form to In other games, two of the Inter-

other game played and entrenched sky, were in form ugainst - AL Cambridge: Cambridge himself strongly in third place. D. E de Carvalho and A. Birlų- University Leat the Free Foresters Barnett early doubled one

of koff, but the Seniors

wan finally by ten wickets. Free Foresters 17 Prokopov's pawns in a largely pa- through

Letter end-game play. 301

Allen (G.O.

180).sitional Scotch Gome that developed Archangelsky held Biriukoll to 15 Gambridge University 412 for Ove into pure attrition, Barnett picking moves in a rook ending against

shire 144 and 24 for three.

and

a

FOOTBALL

All-Time Record Football Cate

London, June

Brilliant relief pitching by Willard Ramsdell and an curly scoring drive enabled Brooklyn to edge Cincinnati 6-5. Hamsdell bianked the Reds on two hits over the last six innings after the Dodgers scored six runs in the first two innings and the Reds

hamer

THE SCORES

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston Chicago

declared and 7 for no wickels-up a material advantage in the ex- knight and two pawn Karpovich | million spectators attended League; Brooklyn

Reuter.

FOUR!

BUT WHEN YOU'RE YEAR OLD YOU CAN'T HELP WORRYING ABOUT THE FUTURE

changes to win in 42 moves.

WEISS LOSES

Other results were: L. beat R. W. Carter and Gomes beat Jacob lamier.

HOW THEY STAND

Colony Championship

Both games in the Colony Cham- ptonship gave way in interest to the Reserve Tournament encounter be- tween V. N. Dounceff and Karel Welss which saw the Kowloon Choos Club's Premier Reserves Champion come back to form after a series of K. M. A. Barnett four straight defeats in a convin F. X. Sequeira ....

L. Schure eing victory over Welss.

Arthur

7 4 1 2

3

0

4 0 1

3 0 2.3

1

1

More than forty (Winning pitcher Vernon Blekford) 0 10 0 soccer matches in Britain last season, Cincinnall

5 10 2 according to a statement made to- (Winning plicher Willard Ramsdell) day by Mr W. Cuff, the Chairman, at the annual meeting of the Foot- LEAGUE STANDINGS ball League here.

National Leaguo

This figure was an all-time record and exceeded the previous best cca- son by nearly 5,000,000.

New York St Louis Boston

P W D L Pts

4 0 2

1 0

41/2 7.3 1 33% There was no bod slip-up in- J. P. de Carvalho 71 4 2

By a unanimous vote, the Lengue Pittsburgh volved. Welss tried La oulda Ray Danenberg 0 14 3 3 decided to ban the televising of all Philadelphin Dounaeft, noted for his irregular K. Prokopov

7 1 2 4 2

matches in which Longue clubs take Brooklyn openings, by throwing up all his

Reserve Tournament

part with the exception of the FA Cincinnati king's pawns within a half- D. E. de Carvalho. 4 4

ntuo

Chicago Cup in and Internationals. dozen moves

1. Karpovich It looked at one stage as though A. Biriukoff Weiss had developed on attack that Arthur Gomos would win casily but the middle J. V. Tausz goma developed into a wide open Karel Weins struggle with passed pawns all over R. W. Carter the board.

Jacob Ramler Dounneff played nicely. In concen-V. N. Dounaeff trating all his hopes on two con- V. V. Kolatchoft nected passed pawns on queen's A. Archangelsky and queen's bishop's file, to stop S. Shave which Weiss had finally to sacrifico Shave conceded walkovers la bishop.

Dounneil, Carvalho and Tausz,

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The meeting Increased the match Lee of Lengue referees by one guineo to five guincos.-Reuter,

SWEDES TO PLAY

IN AMERICA

W.

24

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Hution Edrich

If only Edrich and Compton can strike the form which linked tholt BOXING names as the "Middlesex twins" in the latter purl" of last season, the way

Hurdstaff and the robust Yardley to

may be cleared for the polished

It is

DANISH

is to rest

MATCH

CANCELLED

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P. carry England's total to a score .585 comparable with Australia's best. .570 Much, however, depends upon e

Copenhagen, June 8.-Denmark's 530 wicket. To Toy mind an

has con- Amateur Boxing Union Trent Bridge wicket means a drawn celled its scheduled match against 24 22 521 Fame with jaded, dispirited bowlers. Scotland in Copenhagen

on Juna

20 22 470

20 25 444 10' 20

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DROBNY BEATS FRANK PARKER

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ensy

There is no Harold Larwood, famous

announced today. Notis fast bowler of fifteen years The contest presumably will

Dgo, to scorch the billiard-table-like Trent Bridge wicket,

the Union

Helu

next winter.

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A Union spokesman gave Anan- difficulties as the main reason cancellation. - Associated the Press.

FAMECHON TO FIGHT IN LONDON

Both England and Australia lack the services of a good fast bowler. cial Australia's fastest are Lindwall and of Miller, Enginnd may have to rely solely on Bill Edrich as pace bowler. THE KEY-MEN

Prague, June B-Jaroslav Drobny Keith Miller for Australia and Dill London June 8-Andro Fume- Blockholm, Jnue &-Twenty-four of Czechoslovakein defeated Frank Edrich for England seem to be the chon of France has been signed to Swedish football players today new Parker, the American tennia star key-men of the match. Both are fight Tommy Barnham in an eight- on a special plane to New York, in an exhibition match in Prague excellent bats and no bowlers, round lightweight boxing to where they will play the Liverpool today by 0-3, 5-7, 3-0, 6-3 and 8-3, while, in addition, Miller is also ut London's Olymple Arena on July

iand other teams.---Associated Press. -Associated Press.

Australia's best man in the field. · 0.--Associated Press.

match