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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

ALL SPORTS NEWS OF THE DAY

of The

The

Day

Glamorgan Head County Cricket Championship Table

London, June 18.-Glamorgan went to the head of the County cricket champlon- ship table with a magnificent innings' victory over Essex. Following their record first Innings total, they dismissed Essex twice, in spite of interruptions by rain.

For this, they had to thank Leonard Muncer, who, varying his attack with leg breaks and off spinners, took 15 wickets for 161 in the match. In the second innings. he dismissed nine batsmen and caught the tenth. The Welsh county, with 84 points, lead Derbyshire, who were without a match, by four points.

Itrin robbed Lancashire a (Barnett 55); Warwickshire 107 and

of possible victory. With six wickets | 123 for 5. remaining, Worcestershire required At Manchester: Lancashire drew 62 runs to avert an Innings' defeat with Worcestershire, with when the match was abandoned,

rain stopping play, Lancashire 395 for 6. Worcestershire's Ceylon-born bats-declared: Worcestershire 244 and DD man, L. Outschoorn, again displayed for 4.

HK_CRICKETERS 220 and 168 (Muncer 9 for 62).

IMPRESS

today

Singapore, June 18. The Hongkong cricket team made a flue inipression In the first workout

and many Slagapore enthusiasts couerde # the visitors probably wil win Saturday's match against the Jocal civilians.

It Stepto particularly Im- pressed with his fast bowling- Ecertainly faster than any bowler

In Malaya.

At Brentwood: Clamorgan beat Essex by an innings and 100 runs. Glamorgan 580 for 5 declared: Essex At Lords: Middlesex drew with Kent. Kent 320 and 220 for 8 de- clared (Ames 76): Mildlesex 335 for declared and 203 for 9 (Edrich

drew with Cambridge

52).

At Hove: Sussex Cambridge University.

138 and 335; Sussex 125 and 303 for

Reuter.

Test Selectors

the

which are no boubt causing selectors lively concert,

Lancastrians, who, by the way will not hear of Washbrook being sacrificed despite his Test are understandably advocating the failures, return Kenneth Cranston.

of

in fine form with the ball and he The Lancashire captain has been is also a good bateman, but he may make more appent to the selectora for the Old Trafford Test than for the one at Lords.

Derbyshire folk are for the in- clusion of Pope or Gladwin. Hnd Denis Brookes come off against the Australians at Northampton, he might have been a serious contender

Meet Tomorrow end, be

SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1948.

Old

End Of

Of The Hitler Mark

WESTERN POWERS CREATE

NEW CURRENCY

Berlin, June 18.-The three Western powers announced an end to the old Hitler Mark tonight and set up a new German currency in their zones to be called the Deutsche Mark.

The three powers disclosed a plan of currency revision unique in Europe's postwar money reforms-n "delayed action" measure which leaves 45,000,000 Germans biting their nails for a week until they learn the value of the new money.

that 10 oid

These were strong indications Marks will be ex-

about 30 cents. changed for one new Mark, worth

For his Arst 60 old marks, cach person will be given 60 new Deutsche marks worth about 18 dollars.

The first 40 marks can be turned During the week Western Ger- a beginning Sunday in exchange many will have money to burn. In for 40 new marks and a promise of fact, the three military govern-20 more marks later. The first 40 ments fold the Germans would marks is for spending money the help if they did go out and burn a first week. lot of the

old money,

known us the Relebsmark.

Starting on Monday the Germans must turn into the banks all their SPENDING SPREE

ber marks and All out forms The reform is calculated to reduce telling how they got their deposits. 4 (Cax $7, James Langridge 111) for Washbrook's place, but astlelpate the money in circulation, and create After all these returns are in by a sound currency to pave the way June 20, the Americans, French and a change in England's opening part-

for healthy German participation in British will promulgate new laws nership.

Douglas Wright, by bowling for the European Recovery Programme. telling the Germans what they will Kent against Middlesex at Lords,

Rumours that the revision was get for their old marks. demonstrated that he is reasonably cuming caused Germans to rush At again, and unless he has a re-

It may not be much in many cases. the stores in a spending spree to: An cmeinl currence of lumbago over the week day. They cleaned out stores, form- pointed out that there is no penalty" American spokesman must be rated an almost ex lines

es at theatres and

bought in today's law for burning old marks certalt selection.

anything they could, to get rid of had not turning them in. He hinted Barnett or Hardstoff will probably their old marks. Many businesses this might not be a bad idea for have to make way for Wright, and closed and refused transactions in black marketeers who do not want selectors hit upon the fast bowler

may be passed over if the the old marks. that they require.

to explain how they came by their The Russian controlled Berlin

profits-Associated Press. press declared the creation of a new Unfortunately, there is

not on money in Western Germany means English fast bowler in County cricket the partitioning of Germany, and today like Lindwall or Miller for "raising a barrier against the East." spect, and so the selectors their

have These were

main, JORGE-Nabert, the features of the revision

7, beloved son of 1 medium-fast men.

Danounced Mr & Mrs W. A Jerce.

pasord away this morning Bedner's success against Bradman,

10 far

At the Q. M. Hospital at 0.45 nm. Funeral The new money will not apply to holds out the hope that this style of the three Western sectors of Berlin, On the face of things their prob-bowling may prove suntelent to because that elly is ruled by the

pass the monument at 4 pm. lems are simple-whether to drop upset Australia's leading batsmen. four powers.

Macao papers please copy, batsman for a pace bowler to but a brilliant performance great confidence against all types of Support Eric Bedser, and who is Pollard.

by PAUPERS FOR A WEEK bowling.

or by Butler to be left out to allow

tomorrow appearance of Douglas Wright,

might change the outlook before the

The 45,000,000 Germans in the selectors get down to their task. West will be virtual paupers for a Neuter.

week. Millionnires and beggars all | will have exactly the same amount of money to spend in seven days.

The Services XI play the visitors Monday and Tuesday. They are expected to Ko Lo Kunta Lumpur for a two-day match on June 23 and 24.

1.6-Col. H. Owen Hughes,

captain of the Hongkong team, refuses

to he over-optimistle, emphasizing his side's cricket season finished in February.

But focal sports-writers think Hongkong blus fair to make a grand success of the trip.-Asse- felated PresN,

Refer (w;r (31(1992)

THE RESULTS

The results of games which ended today were:

At Aldershot:

Combined Services

Hampshire

beat

by an Innings

and runs. Hampshire 250; Cum- bined Services 90 and 10 (Ililt o for 63).

AL Birmingham: Warwickstre drew with Gloucestershire, Glouces- tershire 223 and 142 for 4 declared

QUEEN'S CLUB FINAL

V,

FALKENBURG

ERIC STURGESS

his

the

London, June 18.-The Eng- land Test selectors, who meet on Sunday to choose their side for the second match of the series against Australla, which starts at Lords on Thursday, their final look around

to morrow, no doubt hoping for inspiration to guide them their deliberations.

the

have

IC-

It is the alternative solutions

brith

choice

restricted to

£1,000,000 Turnover

At Ascot

Meeting

London, June 18-Britain's blue blooded horse players left Ascot tonight with nothing in the pockets of their trousers and black couts and regret in their hearts.

The bookies trimmed them all.

of

among

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York City, built on Manhattan, Staten and Long Islands. 8. Quo- tient. 9. Parable of the labourors in the vineyard (St Matthew, 20, 6).j 10. Dunkirk,

Throughout the four-day Royal Ascot meeting the long shots rolled home with a monotony that brought smiles to the round red faces of the bookmakers. London, June 18.-In

Willem II, one of London's, regarded as the greatest lottery of men's singles final of the biggest bookles, said, "It has been the ineeling, went to the 33 to 1 Queen's Club tenuis champion Kood week for us and we're quite outsider,

White Cockade, after a ships. Bob Falkenburg will de

happy."

desperate finished with Final Score There was a record turnover of and the fond

title against

American-owned French- Erie, £1.000,000, on the totalisator,

bred and n

British-trained Clarion, Sturgess, South African cham-386572208914122232425

White Cockade get up in the last pion.

stride to beat Final Score by a neck with

Clarion, who started an 8 to 1 favourite, shuri head away third In the huge field of 32 starters.

The only clear

Down: 1, Reprisal; 2, Elocution: 3, favourite of the afternoon to

Umpteen: 4. Snag: 5, 1em; 6, Tame; win was Abernant, brilliant son of Owen Tuulor, who, Eye-wash; 9. Lute; 1, Purr: 10, five-furlong Chesham Rent; 17, Drew: 19. Miers; 20, Swot; Stakes for two-year olds in the way 21, Rn.

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Falkenburg received walkover into the nail when John Bromwich (Australia) scratched, while Sturgess had little to do in the semi-final against Mulloy, American third- ranked player, us the latter played with a septie toe and was forced to retire when the South African was leading 6-8. 4-).

The All-American women's singles final

will be between Miss Doris Hart and Mrs Murgarel

Ceborne DuPont,

The men's doubles finai will be fought out between Misra and Sawhney (India) and the Argentine, Duvis Cup pair, E. Morea and A. Russell.

The Judian pair received a walk- over In the semi-final from J. Bromwich and . Sedgman (Austra- Ila), while the Argentine pair today | beat Budge Patty and I. Washer in straight sets-Reuter.

Inter-Zone Final

New York, June 18.-The inter- zone Davis Cup Anal winner

between the of th American

European Zones will be played

Louis A 12-5

Favourite

New York, June 18- Support for Joe Walcott sliced the odds today at favouring Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis 12 to 5-five days before they enter the ring for their return title bout.

R

The Twentieth Century Sporting Club is talking of

$1,000,000 gate more than $700,000 already taken.Associated Press.

Was

with

figure never before touched in Bri- tish racing. Peak day

Thursday Gold Cup day when the total takings were Just over £300,030.-Asso- ciated Press.

Queen

won

the

all odds-on favourites should.

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Hyperbole, a 100 to 7 chance, won on Page 13- the seven-furlong Jersey Stakes with the One Thousand Guineas winner, Queenpot, not in the first three.

Perhaps the greatest blow of the whole meeting was the defeat that speedy lly. Careless Norn, in the five-furlong Kings Stand Stakes, the last race of the meeting,

of

This race was the "getting ou!" Stakes for hundreds of punters and Careless Nora was matic an 11 to chance although opposed by 14 of the fastest

sprinters

in training.

10

She ren well but she was pointed by the 33 to

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Squander Bug, who went under by at 1-3 Wyndham Street, Gity of

he length,

Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.

for

of

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No winner was more topical Ascot, Berkshire, June 18-Ascot's

der Bug, used

The National and four-day Royal meeting concluded surely sitting on the shoulders

Savings campaign, was only too the courts of the Longwood Club al¦ Alexandra Sinkes, the longest Dat

on this afternoon with the Chestnut Hill, Boston, Massachusetts.

very many men and women punters! on August 19, 20 and 21,

race in Britain, which was won by The smiles of the bookmakers it was the French-bred but British trained stated today by Air Waller Merrill Vulgan, who had been second in they rode off to town in their slenk were more expansive than ever as Hall, Chairman of the Davis Cup the Ascot Vase on the opening day, Committee of Management.

av black cars. who started a Mexico meats Canada at Montreal on favourite for this two and thres- failure of the Aga Khan to win a

4

Joint July 8, 9 und 10, while Cuba plays quarter miles Australia at Havana on July 24, 25 thrilling anish, beating by one and

event, won in

In the first Amerienn Zone match, Sielan, five-year old

and 26.

son of 0 to

11

a half lengths the Irish horse Spain, In the event of Canada winning with the French-owned and trained their match, the American

Monsieur Lamiral, the winner of Zone final will be played at Montreal on

tilis race last year, one length Auguzi 6, 7 and 8, but if Mexico further away third of seven wins, the final of the zone will take nera. place In Mexico City on the same dates-Reuter,

run-

From the Indian

the meeting was

point of view, notable for the

had two winners in Sayajirao and single raco. The Cackwar of Baroda Makarpura-Reuter.

Strikes, Strikes, Strikes

The Australian jockey. "Toro" Johnstone, who han ridden brll- liantly at the meeting, again rode a

(Continued from Page 1) PRO TOURNEY

faultless race on the winner. New York, June 18.-The doubles No greater cheer was heard over dustry und it is feared that the team of Dinny Fails, Australia, and Ascot's famous heath during

strike will spread further. the Pierre Pellizza, France, gained the neeling than that

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United Press. were; Jack Kramer, USA and Pau- Marcel Boussac's crack Пve-year- cho Segura, Ecuador, defeated Carl old Nirgal and last year's Derby Corn and Bob Harman, USA, 6-2, winner. Pearl Diver. 0-2, 6-3,

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