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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1948.

DONALD FINLAY TO TAKE Joe Louis To Fight

THE OLYMPIC OATH

Veteran

Britain's

Champion

Hurdles Honoured

London, July 20.-Wing-Commander ·Donald Finlay, Great Britain's 40-year-old international hurdler, who will be competing in his third Olym- piad, will take the oath on behalf of the 4,000 competitors at the opening of the Games here on July 29.

This is in conformity with tradition, as it is a member of the host nation who takes the oath which promises: "We swear that we will take part in the Olympic Games in loyal competition, respecting the regulations which govern them, and desirous of participating in them in the true spirit of sportsmanship for the honour of our country and the glory of sport."

A

The

out the school for the teams. same firm of London Indian caterers now cooking for the teams at Nich- mond will continue to cater for them at Pinner, and have already taken over the school's kitchens.-—-

Finlay will advance to the tribune carrying the flag of Britain, and around him, as he speaks, will be the standard bearers of all other countries. Lord Burghley, Chairman of the installed. They were welcomed by Olympic Organising Committee, said the Camp Commandant, Mr A. J. tonight that the Olympic Game was Adams-Reuter. now safely on its way up Italy on ita Journey to Wembley. He paid tribute to the Greek Government for the steps they took to ensure the sale passage of the Olympic Flame to the Greek Coast.

There

to be a 18

ceremony Lausanne at the tomb of Baron Pierre de Courbertin, the founder of the modern Olympiads, when the Flame reaches that Bwiss cily. Router.

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AND IRANIANS London, July 20 The Persian Olympic contingent, which landed at Northolt airport, today, included boxers, wrestlers, weight lifters, basket ball and shooting teams.

Field The contingent was led by Marshal Jahanbant, Deputy Presl dent of the Persian Physical Educa- tion Committee. They will stay at the Uxbridge Olymple camp in west London

THE SUN COMES OUT It was officially stated tonight pro London, July 20-Olymple ath- that, in addition to the Indian lotos grooming for the world's big- test against the plan to move their Rest sports competition spurred their team away from their Richmond chilly London Park camp into other quarters, nine training today

other nations involved have warmed up.

After days of shivering in un-lodged protests. They included Cey-

alon and Afghanistan-Reuter. low temperatures, Ceasortably score of teams already assembled a warm sun are taking advantage of to flex anxious muscles.

the

Watching his track and field squad performing in bare arms for first time yesterday, Argentine coach Francisco Mura sald:

UXBRIDGE CAMP

atzo

London, July 20.-One hour. from the centre of London is the Uxbridge Olymple camp where the teams of the United States, Korea, Philippines, Canada, Egypt. Jamaica, China, Afghanistan and Uruguay are being the 14th Olympic

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Gus Lesnevitch?

New York, July 20-Not Fleischor, the editor, said in a copyright article in the September issue of the "Ring" magazine that Joc Louls would come out of retirement to defend the heavyweight title against Gus Leonovitch at the Yankee Stadium on September 22,

Mr. Fleischer said thất Louis had indicated that he was weakening in his retirement stand and was willing to appear for just one more fight..

Lesnevitch must first decisively beat Freddie Mills in Lon- don on July 20

Louls was quoted as talling Mr Fleischer, "I can't go on from one round of golf to another. I shall have to look for ward to something more exelting. Maybe I should meet Lese- vitch. I can beat him. I shall still be able to retire unbeaten like Gene Tunner

Sol Straus,

noting promoter of the 20th Century Sporting Club, insists no pressure is being brought to bear on Louis to reconsider his retirement.

Asked whether he had any Indication from Louls that Louis was wavering in his original decision to retire, Mr Strauss

acht again ” “I cân only say I think there is a possibility of a

at Mr Strauss has September 22 at the Yankee Stadium re- served for a heavyweight fight which he says he hopes will be Lesnevitch vs Louis,

"Joe Vella, Lenovitch manager, promised me Lesnevitch would night Louis in September," Mr Strauss said. "In fact, if the Louls-Walcott Oght had been held as scheduled and had not been rained out, Lesnevitch would not have gone to Lon- don for the Mills fight."-Associated Press.

Lawn Bowls

Championship Draw

the

First round matches in the, Open Singles of Colony Lawn Bowls Championship will be played from July 27 to July 29 and first round matches in the Open Doubles from August 3 to August 6.

The following is the draw:

OPEN SINGLES Tuesday, July 27

J

Phillips (20130) at Cralgengower.

M. B. Hassan (28001) v. R. P. T. A. Madar (25007) v. C. Dow- man at Club de Recreio.

R. Phillips (32030) V.

E, M.

L. C. R. Souza and M. J. Medina (20855) v. W. J. Marshallsay and J. McLelland (58031) at KCC.

A. K. Omar and M. I. Ruzack C. F. (27810) v. J. J. Basto and Basto (50849) at HKFC.

Ex

IL O'Grady and A. B. Coleman

COUNTY CRICKET

Derbyshire Goes To Top Of The Table

London, July 20.The splendid form with the bat shown by Jim Laker, Surrey's Yorkshirö-born'off-spinner, against Kent at the Oyal may influence the England Selectors in his favour when they choose the final team for the fourth Test on Thursday.

In that event, Kenneth Cranston would probably be the , one to stand down from the XII already named.

Over-anxiety to clinch his first-}| The left-arm Leicestor bowler, over County century cost Laker his Walsh, sent down a tempting -de- wicket when within only one run of livery, which Harold Gimblete lifted his objective. He attempted a quick high fo the boundary, where Watson single, but Crush threw the wicket grasped the ball and fell back into down from deep mid-in. He cut the crowd. and drove like a seasoned batsman and his grand display, included ten

boundaries.

six, but then gave Gimblett.out n The umpire, Dal Davies, signalled the catch had been completed inside the boundary

Glamorgan, the County leaders, alipped from grace today, being THE RESULTS superseded at the top of the table

The results of the games ended by Derbyshire, whom they had today were: displaced a month ago.

At. Birmingham:: Warwickshire The Welsh county have found

the

beat Glamorgan „by 183 rang. War- strain

too great, but perhaps their wickshire 810 and 175 decline can really be traced cared (Ord: 72 not out, Wooller 5 for de- recent to the fact that their batamen have

for 79)7

Glamorgan: 161 and 146 their attack able to give not been

(Pritchard for 48, Hollies

les 6. for the support it deserved.

Following successive blanks at At Frome: Somertat beat Leices

runs, Bomerset 307 were in such a plight at Birming tershire by 100 rane. ham that Warwick could have and 220 for 7 declared (Buce 89 not

aut); Leicestershire201 and forced the follow on, but did not.

for 76). Warwick owed much to Ord, who (Tompkin 53, Lawrence

arew The-11th round of the Colony Re-completed his fourth century of the with Northamptonshire Northants serves Tournament was featured by season.

LAST NIGHT'S CHESS

Northampton and Hull, Glamorgan

the shortest game of the year when Glamorgan played a commanding Arthur Gomes achieved a mató in 12 role ogalist an attack highly against Kolatchoff.

curate and varied. The Welshmen of the were set 330 for victory, but are This came in a variation Ruy

in which Gomes attacked the New Zealand fast bowler, Tom Lopez an uncastled position with a sacrfice Pritchard, and then the slow bow- of bishop for two pawns that worked ler, Eric Hollies, shot the Weishmen out successfully,

out for 145.

In other games V. N. Dounne beat Jacob Ramler and Joseph Tausz beat R. W. Carter.

HOW THEY STAND

D. E. de Carvalho Karpovich.

A. Birlukoff

N. Dounaeft

The Argentino boys are hopeful (accommodated by the Organising Alarcon (28010) at Kowloon Cricket £7701) v. K. M. Rumlahn and S. Arthur Gomes

now that the sun is out. The rolny. Committee of cold weather of the last two days Games. had depressed them."

Korea is represented by the biggest

athletes team-36

including one discus-throwing lady. Canada supplies pool to get their

the smallest number--so far ono.

The 42

Americans

seldom seen in camp. They spend their time practising in excellent

an pool public swimming

about 10

It was typical comment as coaches plied

the Olymple In orders to transportation squads into action.

are

United States swimmers made the first splash in the Olympic pool at Wembley since it was drained the first week of the war in 1039.

was good news | minutes walk from the camp. Meanwhile, there from the box office.

The teams are living comfortable. excellently serviced buildings where until a short time age the Royal Air Force -wes billeted-United Press.

NO FINANCIAL LOSS Sir Arthur Elgin, managing direc- tor of Wembley Stadium where the games will be staged, reported ticket: nales had reached $112,500-csi- mated

I cost of staging the events.

by the present demand he said, "this amount kiderably

exceeded be

for

will be

fore the oper

opening day, July 21.

More teams from the 82 compet- A spokesman

An Associated Press dispatch from Prague sald the Czechoslovakian team had been trimmed to 60, one third its previous force.--Associated

Press.

The Finnish Legation in London tonight had no knowledge of the Incident.-Reuter.

4

Club.

Y.

M. Rumjahn (28001) at HKCC.

S. A Gray and W. J. Keates (28615) H. Xavier and A. J.

V. Coelho (20055) at KBGC. Friday, August 0

V. C. Dixon and L. G. Coombes (58011) v. L. Sykes and E. Green- Jwood (58786) at KBGC.

v. W.

M. B. Hassan and U. A. Rumjaha (28001) v. T. A. Madar and C. S.

Joseph Tauz

Karel Weiss

R. W. Carter

V. V. Kolatchoff Jacob Ramler

A. Archangelsky

PW D.L Pis 0.8.00 a D 7 0 2 7 9 0 0 3 0

10 0 0 4 0

5

At Liverpool: Lancashire

100

144 and 247 for 4 (Brookes 128 not out); Lancashire:411 for declared. Af Notutabam: Nottinghamshire drew with Yorkshire. Yorks

Ok 372

and

3 tor 2; Notts 479 (Simpson 181, Sims 51, Wardle 5 for 102),

At

Kennington Oval: Surrey beat Kent by 67 runs Surrey 303 for 9 declared, and 180 for 3 declared (Fletcher 02. Squires 92); Kent 304 PLENTY OF "DEVIL".

for 8 declared (Todd 135) and 202 George Pope, Derby's medium fast (McMahon for 28)touter.

into bowler, got plenty of "devil”

At. Burton-on-Trent Derbyshire his deliveries at Burton-on-Trent, brat Sussex by ten wickets. Sussex taking Ova Sussex second innings 204 and 81 (Pope 8 for 38); Derby-

rung ehiro 252 and 34 for a. match At Worcester:

beat Worcestershire by ten wickets. figure of eight for 38.

(Ho- Derby's paco bowler, Bill Copson, Worcestershire 143 and 184 ging in his first match after six worth 57 not out, Goddard 4 for side 23); Gloucestershire 324 for de- withclared: and four for no wicket.-

wickets at a

threo a cost of apleco and finishing with

from

weeks" absence through a broken too,

the mot

further bad luck, when he strained Reuter. his side and will not be able to play again for some time.

VARDON TROPHY

B. P. F. Marques (30208) v. W. Williamson (34177) at KBGC.

A. H. Rumlahn (21012) v. S. S. Hussain (58001) at HKFC.

Other features of the matches Wednesday, July 28

just, ended were the first century of

London, July 20.—The Australien. KM. Rumjahn (28001)

AUSTRALIA WINS

the season by Lancashire's Jahn Ikin Tindall (27017) at HKFC.

and the extraordinary dismissal of Professional, Norman Von Nida, Gosano A. V.

(25633)

BISLEY TROPHY

Harold holder, is the present leader for the but, Somerset's opening

award of the Harry Vardon Gaffney (58051) at KCC.

Bisley, July 20-Australia, with

Gimblatt. 3. H. O'Grady (23701) v. W. E. Rosselet (25467) at HKFC.

R. F. da Luz, and J. A. da Luz

grand total of 2,191 points, today

Trophy, given for the best average (28035). v. J. Bradley and L. Awon the Empire rifle shooting match,

major stroke play tournaments. Field (22509) at CCC.

The top positions after the · Open a two-day event for teams of eight

the afth Ciampionsalp were Von Nida 71.40, Great Britain, the holders of the

Charles Ward, of Little Aston, Challenge Trophy since it was inst Lcompeted for in 1938, Anished second

out to what the 71.62, Fred Daly, of Balmoral; 71.75 with 2,135 points, and Canada third Frome crowd thought was a liit for and Dal Recs, of South Herts, 71.85,

--Reuter. with 2,122 points-Reuter.

M. J. Modina (20058) v. C. P. Basto (56849) at KBGC.

L. S. da Silva (27085) v. E. C. Fincher (68818) at XBGC.

Thursday: July 20

C. S. Rosselet (25530) v. A. M. Omar at KBGC.

W.

M. L.

A

CHAMPIONSHIP RULES

The General Rules for the Colony Championships can be found in the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association Oficial Year Book for 1948. Additional rules for this competition are:

year's

EVEN REDS ARE WELCOME London, July 20.The Foreign Office tonight denied a report that

E. J. R. Mitchell (32306) v. B. W. a member of the Finnish Olymple

Enne, has been refused Bradbury (24077) at HKFC. team, Yejo

A. K. Minu (28001) v. R. F. da a visa by the British

ernment

(28035) he is a

at CCC. because

out that

Yusuf (26001) v. M. Y. Adal

1. Matches arranged for week- ing nations are checking in every competitors do not apply for visas

(28001) at IRC. Delegations from Argentina, in the tiny.

normal way

to 'as entry

C. F. Remedios (50437) v.. L. A. cada may be played either one day earlier or one day later, providing Bermuda, Chile, Iran, Jamaica, Britain is automatic once Olympic Gutierrez (34152) at KCC.

to the Switzerland and Uruguay Games Identity

drawn a bye both sides are agreeable been cards have

Entries who Inve Lebaduled to arrive today.

urrangement. are schedulica

Losued by the

the national authorities into the second round are:

No further extensións will bo There were fresh reports, how-

J. A. da Luz, F. X. M. da Slive,

В green ever, that tho...5,000

competitors responsible for their own teams.

Consequently, it was stated, IA A Lopes, C. C. Pereira, P. M. allowed. In the case of originally expected might be reduced he has been refused permission N. da Silva Jr, J. E. Noronha, H. being closed for any reason, the

P.. Pereira, Dr

match will be played on the next M. V. Ribeiro, A.

C. available by several hundreds,

week-day. Week-day to travel to Britain, it can only be

Omur, W. Hong.

Jater games- must · commence not A

Coelho, games because he has not been issued with W. Lam U. M an identity card.

E. S. Franks, Sling. K M. Omar, Francis Lee, A. E. than 5.45 p.m.

2. If match scheduled to bo Coates, J. S. Landolt, D. Rozario, W. C. Ogley

G. W. Sewell, played on a Sunday is postponed, It AMERICANS DUE TODAY

Dickson,

must be played on the next avail- C. H. CHINESE PESSIMISTIC

Eable Sunday. Collyer. London, July 20.-The huge United

Uxbridge. England, July 20,-

The winner of each match is States Olympic contingent, expected

the China's Wang Chen-ling, 36-year-Hayward, G E Willerton, AB

for forwarding A. Mansell, N. J responsible to carry of the Largest share of the

K. Omar, A. R

score card, duly signed by both gold medals, will set foot in Britain old marathon runner who was placed Coleman, B. tomorrow with little

VI

that he was not optimistic

c/o. Gonde, Minu, bofore .week,

King George-

outcome of the London Rumjahn, M. L. Razack, J. M. A of the Association, declares

the Games open, in which about the

Ramjahn. 1. Kitchell, L. Sykes, E. Price & Co., Ltd., St George's Build- to become acclimatised.

Wang said, "I feel myself in very Greenwood, L. G. Coombes, L. Ring, within 48 hours of the match good shape but I doubt this will be Whant, A. L. G. Eastman, F. Good-being played.

4. Players who do not turn up enough to get up to some of the top win, S. A. Gray, J. Orem, R. Leigh, positions in this year's ronrathon C. R. Logan, J. B. Joyce, A. W. at the fixed time and place, pro- S. Fleming and Aviding the green is open, will be Hircock, A. race."

After completing a tryout race on Jillott.

automatically scratched Uxbridge track, he told the United

competition OPEN DOUBLES Press that the Chinese team wil comprise 45 athletes with no women.

Tuesday, August 3 He added, "Frankly, I do not be F. X. da Silva and P. M. N. lieve that China will be able to win da Silva (20378) v. W. Hong Sling any medals at all. Our best man is and A. M.. Omar (22474)-at KBGC. |

A. F. Noronha and J. E. Noronha Collyer (39294) at (32283) v G. W. Sewell and E. J. R. Michell (32305) at HKFC.

6. Strange and R. P. Phillips v. S. Yusuf and M. Y. Adal (20138)

L. S. da County School are searching their

V. A. L. G. Eastman and W. (27505) V own neighbours' gardens for flowers

Impson (58001) at KCC.

more than a 39th in the Berlin Olympics, said Bebbington, Aumlahn. S. M.players or skips, to the Secretary

All over London, there are signs of the great Olympic Invasion and the capital has started to put on its party dress.

Today, was announced that 20 railway stations are to be decorated with flags and bunting and the main will be bedecked. London termini The thousands of Olympic athletes little of the gay side, however, for they are all training in Olymple

SCO

camps.

Food is still a major topic. There are fears that the black market may attempt to get hold of some of the surplus with which the camps ure stocked, and with plentiful supplies Britlalt authorities, the by the athletes are finding their own special |

superfluous, and not unnatural- foot spent to give it to the British public with his general shortage of food.

BLACK MARKET

Food is going out of the camps and the police want to prevent it be coming a serious leakage and to keep

that.

have been

today

games.

cycllat Cho Hu-hoa, who will com- pete in track cycling events, but not even he would dream of winning."

United Press..

FLOWERS FOR INDIA

U.A.

from the

5. The Competitions Sub-Com- 10 alter mittee reserve the right these rules as they think it. Their decision is final in all matters.

392941 at KCC, C. Dowman and H. A. Lammert and A. (34156) v. A. W. Hircock Jlllott (31191) at CCC.

3. S. Joyce

(58101) at CCC.

and

La W.

Brace

London, July 20-Girls of Pinner (28001) gliva and W.-C. Ogter P1) v. R. A. Edwards and It.

W.

L. J. Silva and J. F.

Ellbetro

(33288) v. Dr C. W. Lam and 3, N.

The following pairs have drawn byos:

4

to brighten the, lounges and dining. Sm. Mr. Dlekson and G. Wilier Wong (20136) at KBGC. rooms of their school which, from ton (32602) v. T. E. Baker and D. tomorrow, is to become the head-

Hung (28273) df

at CCC.**.* quarters of the Indian and Burmese Olympic teams.

They plan to make Pinner even more attractive to their overseas

move.

R. Leigh and J. A. Tibble (39200) C. C. Pereira and A. P. Pereira, v. G. Hong Choy and G. A. Souza A E. Coates and B. W. Bradbury, J. W. Leo J. W. Leonard, L. R. Whant (28001) at HXGC.

and E./ Atkins, and A. S. Fleming and WC. 11iggs.

B. M. Omar and K. M. Omur (28001) v. A. Steven and J. A. R. Selby (39510) at C de R.

Wednesday, August 4

Baseball Scores

National Leprue

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13

(Winning pitcher Rex Barney) American League Detroit

New Yorke

Saint Louis

•Boston

it out of the blackt market. If it visitors than Richmond, departure Roes to a British housewife or her from which has caused pangs among children, no one will complain about the Indians who have protested to

R. M.V. Ribeiro and J. C. Sir Adolphe Abrahams, brother the Olympic Committee over the

Pinaer County School, one of the Remedios (20041) v. W. Williamson of the sprinter, Harold Abrahams,

of Ha and P. Kennedy (58051) at KBGC. the most up-to-date buildings and chief dietelia, adviser to

. E. F. Thompson and F. Good-Cincinnati British Olympic Association, does kind around London, stands in la not belleve special food makes the own flower-bordered fields in the win (20181) v. E. S. Franks and A. Boston..

(Winning pitcher Herm Whemeler) F. Forreira (20421) at HKFC. heart of a typical 'Londen suburb, ..athlete.

11. A. H. Seemin and A, M. Wahab Brooklyn

5 He has come to

to the conclusion the residents of which are thrilled

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7 AA, Lopes, and E. M. Chicago that

a. really great athlete 18 at the prospect of having the Indian (22301) v. different to what he cats. "If the and Burmese athletes among them. Alarcon (30203) at CCC; 121

H. Y. Hat and B. Cheng (59227) great Paavo Nurmi had lived on The local Rotary Club is taking grass and sawdust, he would still a keen interest in the visitors and V. B. S. Chowla and Francis Lea

great runner," he said." receptions and entertainments are (22474) at C de R.

F. V. V. Ribeiro and C. Roza (Winning pitcher Virgil Trucks) Sir Adolphe believes in palatable being arranged.

facities and generous meals, washed down for the teams will be provided in Pereira (30321) v. J. M. Ramjahn with a glass of beer, or champagne the district and transport will be and A. M. Rumjahn (27304) at for those who can afford, it-Reu- provided to carry the teams to and KCC.

from the grounds put at their dis- C. R. Logan and J. V. Ramsay (00051) V F. J. Rodrigues and C.

• PAKISTANIS ARRIVE

DISCIPLINE County School has its own A Cociho (30208), at XCC 2 London, July, 20-Twenty-three

M: Omar and U. M. Omar

Belgrade, July 10-Yugoalnyla's members of the Pakistan Olymplepped gymnasium and play- team-boxers, wrestlers and swim- ing fields, where long jump and (33508), V. V. C. Labrum and E C. top swimmer and Olympic star,

Fincher (81818) at KBOC.

Maroyo Miroslavlich, has been die- grass track mers arrived at London Airport high Jump pits and a

Thursday, August 5

qualified for life from public swim- today, Mr Mumioz, the Pakistan are now being made.

AR. A. Rahman and A. Bming the Physical Culture Com were soon education officer and Olymple At- Dozens of workmen tache in London, gave them a leller today transforming the bright alry Razack (31140) v. A. J. Hall and mitee, announced today.

The committee said that, Miros- of welcome from the Pakistan High classrooms Into comfortabla Ave J, Fraser (58021) at C: de Tulawith uns + disciplined for his

8. Landolt Hazhck and J. HabibA Commissioner,

Ibrahim

and tarportsmanilko Rahimtoolar

(32000) v. B. F. F. Marques and. An undisciplined Atlas, Uxbridge Olymple camp used in Richmond. V. Gosano (30208) at BGC behaviour willout giving detalls, this morning, the 11 Iraqi baskolball Though the English summer seems A. IC.

and J. E record for the 1,500 metres swin compello, grated, their flag to join about to arrive at last. Cenimi (20001) Minu and R. Minu Miroslavitch holds the Yugpalay

United Press. thoothe other teams almady healing will be turned on through Hayward! (39200) at CCC,

ter.

and six-bed dormitories. Beds and furniture are the same he those

B 11.

(Winning pitcher Jack Kramer) Associated Press.

San Migue

Dale Dilsen

Nawiguel Do

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Ikin miedo a chanceless hundred in a little over two and a half hours and helped Nigel Howard to put on 175 in 190. minutes wicket.

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