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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1948.
MANCHESTER HOODOO GIVES Tickets For Olympic Games Easy To Obtain
AUSTRALIA THE ASHES
Two Scoring Strokes In 11 Overs
Manchester, July 13-Helped by the weather in forcing a draw in the Third Test, Australia, having won the first two of the best of five series, retained the Ashes which they won in 1934.
So the Manchester hoodoo remains. Since 1905 not a Test between England and Australia was brought to a definite result at Old Trafford.
It was bad luck for England after building up a commanding position in the first three days that no play, was possible yesterday and little more than two and a half hours today.
at fell for 32 runs, leaving Surrey easy
winners with-35 minutes to spare.
Jim Laker and Eric Bedser, both bowling accurately, were responsible for Kent's collapse. Laker captured five wickets for seven runs after ten,
BY VERNON MORGAN
London, July 13-Tickets for the Olymple Games are not going as quickly as anticipated and there are fears that, with Britală experiencing the worst summer for many years, the Games will not prove the box office attraction that it was at one time hoped they would be.
But even if the gate monty falls well short of the maximum obtainable, if every place, sitting and stand- fag, were occupied for every event, which would amount to about £800,000, the Organising Committee are already assured of half this sum.
Whether this sum of £400,000 will pay for the cost of running the Games is a secret which Olymple officials will not disclose.
The reason that even at this late stage plenty of tickets are still to be had la almost entirely due to tho fact that foreign countries are not taking up the tickets allotted them under the Olympic protocol, whereby they re ceive about 66 percent of the places available.
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AUSTRALIA: 221 and 92 for one, his full analysis being six for 607 Plief more than have hitherto ap- rules, looks Ika, becoming about 60
Although Ian Johnson was dis- | The previous best was 133,000 missed at ten, the recognised bats- Lords this season. men, Morris and Bradman,, showed
TEST SCOREBOARD their mustery in defence at nrly
The Anal scores were: rate, and forced on honourable draw,
ENGLAND: 363 and 174 for three with the score 92 for one,
declared; the After
ปี brief inspection, umpires declared the pitch it for play at 2.15 p.m. and Norman Yard- ley ticclared the England innings closed at 174 for three, and Don Bradman gave the orders for the medium weight roller to be used.
Morris and Inn Johnson opened to the bowling of Bedser nnd Pol- lard. Bedser, with one slip and two
en In the gully and Yardley at silly point, and Pollard, with three slips and a backward point, ench began with maken overs.
MCC CANCELS INDIAN TOUR
London, July 18.-The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has cancelled its projected erleket tour of India in 1919/50.
The MCC sald today that '| the question of a reduction in MCC tours abroad will be placed before the Im- perial Cricket Conference due to meet in London on July 19,
The MCC move is de- signed to halt criticism that English cricketers in recent years have played so much cricket abroad that they are not in shape to meet sides touring Eng- land.
Several star players turned down an MCC in- vitation to tour the West Indies last winter. They wanted to be fresh to meet the Australians on their current tour.Associated Press...
Morris opened the scoring by cutting Bedser in his second over for four, and in the next over John-
sou took awo with a stroke between second slip and backward point,
These.
ere the were
scoring only strokes from GG Bolls in 35 minutes. Both batemen palted down the turf after each delivery and were careful to walk outside the actual playing pitch when returning 10 the crease,
The bowlers
had difficulty getting a foothold. and more sawdust. was requisitioned for the wicket approaches.
After conceding two runs in five- overs, four of which were maidens. Pollard gave way to Young, His first, ball was clouted by Johnson for four, but the next ball Johnson | touched to short
gully, where Crapp took a neat catch low down. Crapp successive
fours by Morris
brok
Bedser, who was relieved by Comp- ton after eight
overs for 12 runs.
a sequence of maidens by
Thus, there were two Middlesex slow lett arm bowlers operating on
a fairly easy paced wicket
Bradman provided the crowd of 20,000
with a
a grand display of de- fensive batting and was at the wicket for more than 15 minutes before opening his score.
Pardiler switched Compton and to different, ends, and Young
began to trouble Mor
immediately
Australia's second inninga: Morris not out..... Johnson c Crapp b Young Bradman not out
Exirns
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Pollard
Young
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No balls 2. Compton and Bedser. -Reuter,
COUNTY CRICKET London, July 13. The weather wan ankind to County critket In the aeries of matches which finished to-
day. Throughout the three days, rain Interfered severely with play arl thunderstorITLS caused
the
matches at Nottingham and Coven try to be abandoned without a de- eision being reached. on the Arst
in
Innings
soine
either case.
wet
miso
tu
with
It is understood that these tickats | However, "one mars meat is taking part in the Games were de The 300 or more athletes who will "Slates have are not being taken up because another man's polson," and as aclared open. One of them, at Wim represent the United would-be
hold 100 been told that anyone who breaíta spectators
worried result of the reduced “foreign aro
de-bledon, will eventually about securing transport and ac- mand for tickets, the British public compeiltors, and is now flying the training by drinking alcohol will be
applies has had a chance of securing places fings of South Africa, New Zealand, damissed. This commodation
"black market" deal. Olymple officials in London say they would not otherwise have had, Australia, and the Argentine.
The British allocation of tickets,
"Personnel shall not take Girls from the United States and that any fears about accommoda-
Olympic Com- there, them," reads the tion shortage are unfounded, Pro-which formerly was only 33-1/3 per Canada will also be housed vision was made for 10,000 visitors, cant, in accordance with Olympic Competitors who took up residence mittee's edict, "any articles for the there were all delighted with the purpose of sale or barter, and shall
not purchase arty goods in the black' accommodation. There are common market. Violation shall be grounds. rooms, a
a chapel and a gymnasium, for immediato dismissal from the and the housework will be done, ur team."Reuter, in the men's *camp. mainly by
univers university students.
ht: service An intensive train
London, weeitday been arranged for each from July 20 to August 14 between officials Marylebone and Wembley Stadium Venezuela'a entry for the stations to take passengers to and the acceptance of which was
nounced yesterday, had originally fro from the events-Reuter.
been made before the closing date, but had been referred back to the OLYMPIC TORCH
country because of a technical hitch. Venezuela's entry 13 for the London, July 13-The
to
per cent.
BLACK MARKET CHAGRIN The United States have sent back while Eric Beaser claimed four for a very large number of tickets al- Black marketeers who may have 44.
aro bought up large blocks of tickets may though American compatitors There was
exciting anish another
generally thought likely to capture dad this to have been a most unpro- at Kiderminster. Set to score 270 many of the events at the Games.fitable business.
Meanwhile, preparations for the Cancellations direct from Ameging of the Games are going on runs in 185 minutes, Worcestershira very nearly pulled it off against rien total £75,000, it is
reported staging Derbyshire for they required only here."
Today, the first 100 tons of The box office has also been 800 tons of surfacing for the running eight runs for victory with Avo
that wickets intact when
another £20,000 notified stumps were
the track
laid on the greyhound Was drawn after the extra half an hour worth of tickets allotted
at Wembley, and work United States troops in Europe will racing circuit had been claimed.
is being carried on round the clock not now be required, Good bowling ona
pitch
the Empire the conversion of on On the other hand, it has been enabled Northamptonshire, the bot-
declared that no other country has Pool from an ice rink to a swimming torn club, to gain a first innings lead
netled a really big scale cancella- bath which will hold 700,000 gallons against the championship leaders,
in-of water. Glamorgan, but further rain caused tion, and some, indeed, have
creased their original demand for the abandonment of the game.
Glamorgan still lead the table tickets. with 120 points, while Derbyshire and Middlesex come next each with 100 points, followed by Yorkshire CHESS with 96.
THE RESULTS The results of the games ended, today were:
At Northampton: Northampton- Clamorgan match abandoned owing to rain. Northants 289: Glamorgan 144 (E.Davies 58, Broderick 5 for 25, Garlick four for 30).
At
Notts-Essex Nottingham:
65
At
In the remaining six games, de-match abandoned. Essex 310; Not- finite results were reached only at tinghamshire 120 for one (Keeton Portsmouth Brid Blackheath after
exciting
the Ports- mouth Festival crowd by racing the clock to gain a five wickets victory over Sussex. Given three hours to get 247
after Hugh Bartlett runs had declared for the second time, Hampshire lost two cheap wickets, but
they readily accepted the chal- lenge.
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During this week, three training colleges for housing the 380 women
"By RECORDER"
The King's Business Doesn't See Eve To Eve With A Pawn
Pawn to King's Fourth und the King's Business did not see eye to eye at the Kowloon Chess Club last night as a major battle played without chessmen on the other side of the New Territories border lost Colony ex- chance of winning the Colony Champion L. Karpovich Reserve Tournament.
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TECHNICAL HITCH.
July 13. Olymple wald here today that Games,
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PURDAH
torch will be lit on Saturday, July cycling events-Reuter, 17, two days later than originally arranged, because of the shortening of the torch' rolay from Olympic (Greece) to Corinth.
Karachi, July 13.-In order to The torch will now be carried by countries. Pakistan has decided not keep in line with other Moslem runners to Pyrgos and Catacoton, then by a Greek destroyer to Lef- London, for the Olympic Games. kimlscorfu Island and then by run-
ners to Corfu town. Reuter.
THROUGH ITALY V
to send
any
women
athletes to
This decision was reached at 'àn emergency
here today by emple Association;
the Pakistan
who decided that as no other Mos- Rome, July 13.-The Italian Olym-lam, country was sending women ple Committee today announced that athletes, it would be out of place. 700 Army men have been chosen to for Pakistan to do so.-Reuter. bear the Olympic torch across 1,050 kilometres of Italy to the Swiss fron-
tier.
Whon the torch arrives at Bori
the Barl authorilies will president a celebration for turning over to the Army.
YOUTHS' RACE
from Greece. Olympic officials and London, July 13-Swimming ex- who watched the Olympic perts
In action since their swimmers arrival in England are predicting that the 1,500-metre Olympic event McLane, of the United States, John,
a contest between Jimmy Marshall, of Australla, and Mitro of Hungary.
The Greek bester will place the torch on a special stand for the short, ceremony, then the first Italian run ner will start ou the first of the 1,500-metre laps assigned to each of the 700 Italian men.-United, Press.
THE HOLM CASE
will be
Eighteen-year-old Marshall, Aus- tralia's foremost Olymple swimmer, disclosed fine form since his arri- val. He knocked 32 seconds off his New York, July 13-Mindful of best 1,000-metre time of 20 mins. the furore caused In 1036 when 13 secs. Eleanor Holm' was dismissed from! Tom Bonna, his coach, believes. the Olympic swimming team because he will be able to bring the timo to down to the 10-minute, mark for 215 she drank champagne en route
Berlin, the United States Olympic the Olympic Games. I authorities have issued a stern warn
not out).
Warwickshire- Somerset
abandoned, no play today. shire 56 for no wicket.
Somerset 358; Warwick-
A. Biriukoff bent J. Tausz: V. N. Another ex-Colony Champion, D. At Bristol: Gloucestershire drew E. de Carvalho, arrived at the Club Dounaeft beat A. "Archangelsky.
HOW THEY STAND with Lancashire. Gloucestershire some minutes after 6 p.m., Jelsurely
P W OL Pts D 347 for B declared and 139. for 4put up a chessboard and adjusted his (Barnett
8 8 0 0 n Lancashire 350 and his opponent's pleces on it D. E. de Carvalho
0 7 0 2 7 L. Karpovich without so much as a "J'adoube" and (Wharton 58).
At Blackheath: Surrey beat Kent then walked over to the Hon. Secre- A. Birlukoff John Arnold, who drove brilliant-
V. N. Dounteft by an innings and 22 runs. Kent Lary. ly, scored a quick 2 and when he Was dismissed 40 runs were still 106 and 176 (Fagg 97, Laker & for
R. W. Carter Tapping the Hon. Secretary on the Karel Weiss for འ declared shoulder, the Colony's Grand Old Arthur Gomes required for victory in 35 minutes.60); Surrey 304 G.
Herman and W.
never (Parker 60 not out).
At Kidderminster: Worcestershire Man of Chess announced In unequi-V. V. Kolatchoft wavered and the latter made the winning kit with ten minutes to drew with Derbyshire, Derbyshire vocal terms that he had moved Pawn 5. v. Tausz
10 0 spare. It was a grand Bnish 202 and 176 for 5 declared (Pope to King Fourth. This was as much Jacob Ramler
to 51 not out); Worcestershire 180 and as to say that if his opponent did not A. Archangelsky game which threatened earlier
G4, Outschourn turn up by 7 pm the Grand Old peter out into an uninteresting draw. 271 for 5 (Jenkins
default. Mun was claiming the game. An extraordinary collapse cost 100 not out).
Blackheath. At Bradford: Yorkshire drew with
The opponent. it turned out, was Kent the match at
an innings' Middlesex. Middlesex 210 and 112 somewhere out on the seas off the Needing 108 to avoid
LWD defeat, Kent mode 144 for for 4 (Roberston 34); Yorkshire 259 New
on coastline Territories wickets before tea, and it appeared (Hutton 07, Halliday 69, Lester Gu, security patrol designed by the
out Bedford & for 69). certain that they would play
Hongkong Police to ward of the time for a draw, because they did
possibilities of a big battle at Chal- not stad a chance of winning
chung in Chinese Territory moving the wrong side of the border,
A STARTLING TURN
100
At Portsmouth: Hampshire beat Sussex by five wickets. Sussex 358 for 7 declared and 120 for 2 de- After lea, however, the game took clated; Hampshire 230 (Cornford 5 such a startling turn that in 85 for 811 and 249 for 5 (Arnold 82) minutes the remaining eight wickets-Reuter.
COUNTY CRICKET STANDINGS
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100
15
100
84
76
Derby (5) Yorkshire (8) Gloucester (2) Lancashire (3) Surrey (6) Hampshire (16)
(15)
er (7)
Essex
(10) Kent (4) Kent (4) Somersei (13) Notts (12) Sussex (10)
Lelcester (14)
Northants (17)
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Word eventually reached the Hon. Secretary that he was delayed on the King's Business and would request a postponement of the game on these grounds.
Guarding against such eventuali- ties as Karpovich turning up after 7 p.m., the Grand Old Man Anally claimed
and his walkover
went home.
THE AFTERMATH
Karel Weiss, who has lost two points thus far on the same rulo turned up at the Club about 8 p.m. and laughed and laughed and laughed.
-76
72
50
46
40
38
Three
30
28
20.
Match led, Figures in brackets after counties indicate final standing last season,
ris, who twice edged the ball just BASEBALL
clear of his off stump. A curiosity
of the play was that Morris remain.
ed at the same and end for the frat
minutes.
75
Bradman opened out and took
a couple of fours of Compton, but
nt 43 rain drove the players to the pavilion. The stoppage lasted only four
minutes, but black hovered around the ground:
clouds
BATSMEN LITTLE WORRIED
Bedser, bowling instead of Young, made one ball lift awkwardly, but otherwise there
little the worry
batsmen. relieving Compton, was hooked
Bradman for
by
four
he pitched short. Morris determined
to
The first sinkle came from the bat after 100-minutes. Bedner pegged -down Brauman with.
AMERICAN LEAGUE WIN
ALL-STAR GAME
Saint Louis, July 13.-Pitcher Vic Raschi singled home two big runs and hurled three scoreless innings to- day to lend the American Longue to a 6-2 triumph over its National League rivals in the 15th annual All Star ...baseball game.
The game finished in the rain.
New
Then he rounded out three score- less frames by striking out rookĺb
FASTEST TIME
in-
There were other developmenis. players expressed their dignation, lacking the Weiss sense of humour.
Also, A. Biriuko, who had earlier claimed a point from Welss on the rule insisted on conceding one to V. N. Dounneft. Their game had been postponed as a result of Bicfukoff's being indisposed on match day a fortnight ago.
Despite all the Indignation in the air, both the Grand Old Man and Mr Birlukoff are correct in their attitude. As members of the Com- mittee they, more than anyone else, have to stand by the rules.
Though the sporting spirit is laudable, the Committee has done its utmost in a long battle toward strict enforcement of tournament rules. It has been an uphili battle and the Committee is winning at Inst.
•
and
Edrich,
Players who are dissatisfed have It gave the American League an
recourse, to the election of a new when 11-4 edge in the series.
commitice al the next annual meet- seemed Ranch, powerful 20-year-old
There are now two major Odense, Denmark, July
13. ing. York the same end. right-hander of the sluy
through with
Greta Andersen, Denmark's areatest parties in the election race for the 31
next annual meeting In September. He was still there after 90 minutes. Yankees, came
a number of two-run single that broke a tie dame cliampionship on Sunday in the 400 Olymple hope, won, the Danish The batsmen refused
These are the Constitutional Party, singles, which might have taken him and shattered: National League metre, sidim in five minutes 10 4/10 who won four seats and the Sport- to the other end;
hopes in the fourth inning.
reconds.
Elec- |ing Liberals who won three. This was bailed as the world'stions were rather haphazard good length, ¡Richio Ashburn of the Phillies with best time in the event this year. two of the Sporting Liberals haven't but, Edrich, was erratle and was ro the bases loaded in the sixth. loved by Young. He, too, could .get A capacity throng of 34,000 saw little response from the dead turf. the contest at Sportsman's Park. Just after. 4 p.m. heavy rain After sweating through five humid stopped play at 02 for one and tea frames, was taken. Play was not possible again until after 8.30 p.m.
With only 45 minutes left and the remaining cricket mere formality, the cred dwindled to 3,000 when play was resumed in sunshine.
Associated Press.
MANILA TEAM COMPLETES SEVENTH IN ROW Shanghal, July 14-The unde-
mob the shirtsleeved
ཀ
watched thunder clouds arrivo and fented Terminal Red Sox baseball
dump showers in the ninili,
was tagged with the loss.
bothered to attend more than one or two of the committee meetings since their election, giving the Constitu- tional Party a largo majority in the voice of the assembly.
The Constitutional Party adopted
The victim of Raschi's tie-break- team is flying back to Manila thin progressive platform and are doing ing single was Johnny Schmitz of morning after winning their seventh well. It is now up to the Sporting the Chicago Cubs, second of four and last game yesterday afternoon, Liberals to band together and do National, League pitchers. Schmitz Stars by 7 to 1 runs.
| when
when they walloped the Service All-something about bringing back the Morris completed his fourth suc
old pre-war sporting spirit that kept trativo Test match 50, and batted Washington's Wall Masterson Throughout their series played key matches postponed for weeks through Australia's timings of two started for the Americans, tended. Their pitching, hitting and
hore the visitors were never ex-on end.” both runs on Stan Musial's 310-foot flelding was much superior than the players wish this to be so, they may If the majority of tournament homer to the pavilion root uiter
brand Ashburn singled.
of baseball shown by the local very well win A majority on the Lefty Encinian won the last game allow for postponements.
Committee and revise the rules, to yesterday by fanning 16 and yielding
and a half hours.
A nice gesture by Yardley was the presentation of souvenir slumps to Emmett and Crapp, the two Glous cestershire players taking part in their frat Tesl
Today attendanco was officially estimated at 10,210, making the total attendance of 183,740 for the match record for any match In: England,
THE SCORES
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2 B 0. National League American League
(Winning pitelier Vie Raschi)
CamAssociated-Frous;"
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teams,
only three saattered hits. In the Meanwhile, the Constitution is the second and third and fourth inning Constitution, even in a chess club, he struck out three batsmen in a
Results of 30th round - matches Townoutor.-
played last night were::
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B 3 1 4 3% B 3, 0 5 21
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The Olymple_record · for this
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walk-over
and
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