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WEEK-END CRICKET

THE HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1949..

Odd Things Happen To The Champions

OCCASIONALS HAVE

A. BIG DAY

By "RECORDER"

in

However hard the Occasionals tried to be sporting at King's Park yesterday their match against the First Division Cric». ket League Champions, Club de Recreio, they couldn't quite humour the Champions into victory.

AN

scores

of

It was quite a gala occasion Recreio supporters turned up to watch the Cham- plons skittled out for 64 after six of their classiest wickets had collapsed for 18 runs on the board.

By the time that Stepto and Howarth had run through the Recreio Xi, nine wickets had been clean bowled, two of them on full tosses' and two un yorkers. No wicket the Colony over had looked more a batsman's one in an age of Sundays.

As out things happen in settled down to hitting home!

Alan Steplo's runs off Stepto, correct with the cricket, it was quite pinyable bowling that did DiMaggio stance.

Frank diamago thun Howarth's best and trickiest in a long time.

morc

at one

Had he not been Anally bowled In desperation by whose analysis Stepto When Albert Prate won the stage had been four for seven, toss anel Kent Recreio in, few

the day may have yet been would have questioned his saved by that last wicket parl-

wicket, Re-nership. judgment. On the creio

worth IGO rutis Beltrau carried his bat for 14

and against Howarth

Stepto and no one would have betted any day.

against his emerging top-scorer had there been someone to stay with him.

was

When Eddie Soures was clean bowled off Steplo's fifth hall of his first over, Recreio suppor- ters were not downhearted. Such ot accidents had hap- pened even with Recrelo.

As Gerry Cosano went off Howarth's first ball, also clean bowled, there was long sigh heard all over the ground.

11

SPORTING GESTURE C.D. Wales, who leads the Ocensionals, decides,

once the Recreto innings was over, that it should bo two-innings match. Len Stokes and G.T Howe went in and had carried the score to 20 at lunch,

Stokes was out for 13 after lunch but the wicket Was an excellent one and the Осы ensionals looked fit for 250 when two

As George Souza was yorked on Stepto's second ball of his second over, the situation be- came tense indeel. Next ball, Luigi Gosano had played on to his wicket.

By

Howarth had they declared at 80 for The time

wickets. completed his second over, the fifth Reerclo wicket was flown for it runs on the board, Eddie Gosano being out to a full tuss

All that time. Dr. Rodrigues, had opened the innings

whe

The second Recreio

parade back to the pavillon started with L.G. Gosano playing a fast ball from Slepto on to his right eye in an attempt to lum it," The injury necessitatud six with Soares. had managed to stitches but, fortunately, did not keep up his end of the wicket, prove a serious one. As P.M.N. da Silva cante in,' Dr they settled down. The part were nership

Rodrigues

and

Souza

inp

put was broken

on seven runs and oplece

when

orers, Heerclo

with lost

23 six

Rodrigues wickets for 07 before declar- was caught by Oliver playing ing on the 70-minuter batting as Howarth's only slip.

asite principle.

Then came in Albert Prata, Occasionals, given the same Recreio's last hope. There was time.. just made it with five an excellent partnership

FIX

"hand

be minutes in

for the loss

મક wickets

Recreio tween Prata, Silva and Mr Ex-of

another 20 runs fielding touched that locktight tras that saw

form it often does.

go up on the board.

Then Prata was caught by n

LEAGUE MATCHES

slow ball from Howarth. With- There were many happy 'out any additional store, P.M.-faces at the Valley Saturday N. da Silva was clean bowled when Craigengower Won its by Stepto and the score stood at second League victory of the 30 for eight wickets.

searon by eight wickets, victims being the IRC who, whispers even-reached-me-wero have

"BINGLE"_OFF_STEPTO

0.

Bilimoria and Crabtree

had

ELEVEN UNDER

PAR

Dr Cary Middlecoff (above), youthful Memphis dentist, and Jim Ferrier of San Francisco blazed a new course record of 11 under par for a successful defence of their title in the Miami (Florida) Inter- national four-ball golf tournament on Saturday, says

} a United Press dispatch.

Middlecoff and Ferrier defeated Skip Alexander of Southern Pines, North Carolina, and Pete Cooper of Ponte Verde, Florida, nine and eight for another record for one-sidedness in the finish in the 24-year history of the four-ball tournament.

The champions toured Miami Springs' 18 in the morning with 20 and 30 (59), 11 under par, breaking the four-ball record of G1 strokes for 18 holes set in 1937 by Henry Picard and Johnny Revolta.

Middlecoff and Ferrier téamed for nine birdies and eagle on the morning round and added another five birdies on the ten holes played in the afternoon.

English Will Invade

VERNON MORGAN ON”

BADMINTON'S MOST

BRILLIANT YEAR

London, Mar. 12-The Thomas Cup Competition and the All-England Badminton Championships have taught all lovers of the game some valunblo lessons, the chief among them being that the game, as it is played by the experts today, is far in' advance of what it was before the war.

The average club player in Britain was flabbergasted by the brilliant play of the "masters" of today.

The following facts emerged from these events: First, that today as a nation, Malaya is number one, second, that the greatest player of today” and of all time, la Dave Freeman of the United States, third, that the Americans aro going to be a threat to the world in this game as in any other game they take up seriously, fourth, that the Danish women players are in a class by them- selves, fifth, that the Indians are only a shade behind their Malayan rivals and Instly, that England, for decades the number one nation at this sport, has slipped.

won

Malaya had Д close call bial curato's egg, "good in

United States against the

at parts.". Glasgow and it was touch and They had nothing like tho go whether they

the consistency of their champion. inter-zone final. It has, how-nor the concentration, nor the (not that they were ever, to be taken into account fitness that Wong was injured and untrained). Rogers was a very below his best form and that fine doubles player at his best, Law struck an off day.

but he was erratic. Furthermore, the Maloyans

must have been more affected

The Week-End

•

Scoreboard

FOOTBALL

FIRST DIVISION

St. Jomph's 5 Follco KMI

Club

2

OAA

Navy

0

8. China

"A"

A

RAF Eastern

0

Army

1

B

9. China

****

2

+

SECOND DIVISION

POA

Police

8 Talkoo 1 KMB

St. Joseph's 3 Club Army (HK) 4 Navy Solleilors 0

Kitcheo

Tramways

2

S. Chins

!

Army (K)

1

CAA

HOCKEY

- 5 Army

1 C & W

0 Khalsa

B Civil Service

6' University -

HOW THEY STAND

champion, Sir George. Thomas, and right well was this job done, Criticism there was that the Anal was in the small industrial Recreio town of Preston in the north, RAF

actual Polico but that was all. The organisation of the two finals, Navy and the English championships, Dutch 110 too, appeared to have pleased everybody. But that owed much Obviously, country which to the sporting spirit in which coaches, like the Thomas Cup matches and by the change of climate than employs proper

and makes a rea! the English championships were Necreio the Americans and doubtless In America

Navy sport played. their own country the men from effort

There was not a sign of bad Army Malays would have been even seriously, is going to be a real

threat to any nation, no mat- manners or temper or scowling Khalsa were Police umpires. Decisions harder to beat.

not many There is the belief now inter what the sport is.

taken with good grace. Losers Civil Service Badminton has

won Dutch C this country that the Thomas

adherents in the United States lost gracefully. Winners

sports University the West for a 10 Cup has left very, very long time, the view at present, but it is safe to modestly, many other

Dave that

Freeman's might take a leaf out of the bad- & W... being taken that the Malayans say

as a great minion book, which is now, for Dockyard RC wizardry will act will be unbeatable in their own win to this sport in the land the time being, closed.-Reulez. MCA

country.

machine.

to

tako

of Uncle Samn.

the

With Clinton Stephens

was

at

and CAIRO TOURNEY taking the

at Harringay,

held all

than

Parker Wins

Open Singles

Of the spare, the Californian doclor, Dave Freeman, it can be

and the Malayans will his wife, Patsy, sald,

he has no mixed doubles in the English readily agree, that peer. He is not a man but a championships

He has every stroke the United States had the dis. to perfection and his footwork tinction of winning two titles

which

one more stamina is such that "what Malaya, Denmark and England. and

girls Roes over comes back."

were The Danish a shade

Cairo, March 13-The This lean player,

natural splendid form in the single

the American, Frank Parker, to- under six foot, is a player, whose skill has been in-events as is shown from

fact that they

four day won the Egyptian Men's creased by proper tuition and

places in the semi-finals, and

dard Singles Lawn.Tennis Cham- persistent training. He neither

It says much for the standard of play among women in that pionship at Cairo by beating

compatriot,

Budge Dr Freeman is an extremely country that both the number his likeablo man, modest and three and number four proved | Patty, in three straight sets, charming and while, he has his capable of beating their num-6-2, 0-7, 8-6. little court pecularities, like ber one and two shouting "stupid" to himself matches.

and when he becomes human

Badminton fans in the west ears, these are extremely good

to see the Malayan humoured and cause no offence, have yet

He is a great sportsman asgiris lu action, but if they get to be anything like, as good na well as a great player.

their men, it will not be long before the Danish women lose ftheir 'supremacy,

smokes nor drinks.

Both

Cari

and

GOOD IN PARTS

SPIRIT

In needle

Marten. Mendez and Loveday in the singles, in the Rogers Wynn

One felt very sorry for the doubles, were at times brilliant but they were like the prover-Indian players who went to both Glasgow and Preston to watch the last two Thomas Cup games. They had been the "fallures" of

Soccer Teams Continent

London, Mar, 13-The biggest exodus of British soccer teams to all parts of the world will be witnessed at the end of the present season.

Almost daily, the English Football Association receives requests from League clubs for permission to, make close season tours. Several Scottish and Irish-clubs have also got the_wanderlust..

Scandinavia appears a popular choice. Portsmouth, the team of the English senson, are to tour Denmark and Sweden.

Huddersfield, now making a gallant effort to extricate themselves from First Division: relegation zone, are also going to these two countries and Hol

land as well.

The American Figure

Skating Titles

stven

Pennsylvania.

27.

service.

Parker

Parker's superior score easily won him the first set. But the second set was closely contested, with both players winning on

consistently drovo to the net deeply and rushed either to kill or play dropshols. Is kills were good but his dropshols were weak through- out. However, he finally broke through to take the set.

In the third set, Patty' was visibly tired but struggled hard. The games went with service until Parker broke through for the set and the match,

the competition, with their first Parker's machine-like' tactics match defeat by Canada, yet it

repeatedly earned him applause says a great deal for their spirit | from a crowd of more then and enthusiasm that they did 4,000 spectators. Observers cx- not let this depress them.

pressed the opinion that Par- throughout the play

ker's

RAY

RUGGER

SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT

Goals

First Round Buffs "A" 6. Talkoo

GUMS Belfast 3 Soccerlies Gunners "A" O Wayfoong

Second Round Tonbridge 5 HMS Black Civil Service 3

Milnor

Swan Gunners "D" (

Club "C" 23 HMS Hart Club "B" 10 RAF

Units 14

Club

SOFTBALL' JUNIOR LEAGUE

Jaguars

PLAY-OFF

3 Braves

LADIES' LEAGUE 6 Wildcats

Wahoos

1

0

SENIOR LEAGUE

7 Saints HIKEC (Saints forfeited to HKBC) FRIENDLY GAMES White Fangs 8 Pirates Squaws 16 Jaguarines &

TONIGHT'S

BADMINTON

They took the opportunity to tournament was belier than

nt the Tonight's matches watch their former rivals in ae- |

previously seen in Victoria Recreation Club in the tion, trained hard and their two ything

Egypt

Colony Badminton Champlon- best players, Davinder Mohan.

The final of the Mixed ships are: and George Lewis, were "glori

Doubles was won by the 700 p.m. (Junior Men's ous" losers in the champion- Franco-American team of Miss Doubles): P. Wong and S. C. strips at Harringay.

Mohan only went down night-Nelly Landry and Budge Patty Chan v II. F. Tai and W. I,

who beat the Italian pair, Mrs Cheung, _to_the_ Singapore champion, Annile Bushi and Gianni Cucelit, inf

7.30pm. (Junior Men's Wong, taking the second game

beating the 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, after a thrilling Singles): D. C. Lalor Weste from him, after

Chúng

match.

American Thomas Cup player Bobby Willams,

The women's doubles title 8.00 p.m. (Ladies' Doubles): went to the Anglo-French team Miss B, Remedios and Miss T.

It was left to Nick Beltrao,quite certain they were going with some pretty square-cutting to wipe up the floor with the and B. T. Gosano, with his soft-ccc. ball approach to cricket, to bring the score up to a more the opposition skittled out for

If ever a man had his chance, of Miss Nelly Landry and Miss Remedios v Mrs L. F. Stokes and respectable 04.

it was Lewis in his quarter-final | Joy Gannon, who beat Mrs A. Tamworth. Despite the rate at which the Yesterday, in their tum. IRC

Vera Mattar wickets went, the 60 went up in took full points off a wenkened

Sweden will be the destina- considering offers. Incidentally, match with Ool, the Malayan Lebanon's Miss

Mrs

Brown

8.30 p.m. Mary

of

(Ladies' Singles): 55 minutes (18 of them taken in RAF XI at Sookunpoo.

tion of Brentford if the London Barcelona Club is reported to champion. Fancy, leading 14-5 and

Miss H. Kwong v Misa Margaret having Egypt, 6-3, 6-2. the parade between pavillon match was quite colourless other

Second Division club can have invited Yeovil Town, the in the final game and

Australia's Jack Harper ond Xavier. and wicket) and B. T. Gosano than for Cpl. Hodgson's

9,00

Mixed "glant killers," to fly to five match points and then being analise plans, while Manchester Cup

p.m. (Junior on Marth beaten. Trie, many of Lewis Germany's Baron, Gottfried von

and wickets for 30 runs.

City, the premier League side, Spain for a fixture Ardmore, who has been con- Hodge"

"winners" were only Inches out, Cramm won the men's doubles Doubles): R. M. Soares are to visit Denmark, Best Performances Insistently left out of the

Com- Mar. 13.-Olympic

but no man should lose after title by default as a result of Mrs E. Correa Tsok v F. Brock- and

Danish fans will probably

Czech The other

commanding the gallant little Cup being in such a

Jaroslav bank and Mrs L. Benjamin. player,

9.30

Men's p.m. (Junior bined Services XI for some time world title-holder, Dick But- miss the pleasure of seeing

tho from retiring Week-End Cricket

City, are going position,

Drobnships

J. A. Soares v M. Singles). now, proved that he was quite

with New Frank Swift's wizardry in goal fighters, Hull of Englewood,

The Cup

an attack ton,

to Iceland.

Kempton. up to the grade.

for he is

is considered certain to north

Manchester

Still, the fact that he was able championships United,

of lumbago United Press. York's

10.00

Men's p.m. (Senior Jersey, and New HOW THEY STAND

be chosen for the England team holders,

to be in this position against a

Baron Gottfried von Cramm Doubles): R. Tay and P. H. Sherman, were which will be touring the Con- now at the top of their form,

of the P W D L Pts Yvonne

calibre of

Col of Germany and Jack Harper Wong v Rt. Young and B. Funk. will not be seen on the Con- man 18 13 3 2 55 crowned Men's and Women's taent at the same time.

won the for they have turned showed the proficiency of the

of Australia to-day Derby County, Blackpool and tinent,

altention west

doubles title in the Egyptian their Tottenham Hotspur

.ore.

among

tennir If India can find some other lawn

championships the ather 37 Skating Champions respec-

clubs Intert„ked

in proposext visit to Elre.

players te Davinder Mohan when their Czech opponents in Philadelphia invitations from Scandinavia. at

the most One of 100 5 3 20 Skating Club ring today.

fans will 16 4 3 9 19

United, are Ham

their 24th make

BATTING

N. R. Oliver

(Optimists v. KCC).... 03

L. F. Stokes

(Scorpions v. Navy).... 62

G. T. Rowe

(Occasionals v. Recreio) 49

Dr E. L. Gosanu

Recreio

Scorpions Army

University Optimists KCC

(Recreio v. RAF)

48

S/Lt Venables

(Navy, v. Scorplans)

30

IRC RAF

G. T. Rowe

Craigengower

(Optimists v. KCC)..... 36

E. M. L. Soares

(Recreto v. RAF')

32

H. M. Newton

(Occasionals v. Recreio) 30

BOWLING

Cpl A. Hodgson

(RAF v. IRC)

P. J. Billimorin

(CCC v, IRC)

Lt A. Stepto

A.

7-39 Mitrl of Italy

17 10 3 4 43 North American figure

10 0 3 4 30 17 8 5 4 3

17 7 6 4 34 tively

James D. Grogan, of Berke-opportunity of comparing the travelled League sides, 14 3 4 7 10 ley, California, was second and difference between English First

Dutch

have an

tour.

for

man.

A

widely-George

Lewis and Prakash the final, Jaroslav Drobny and West Nath.

then she must have a Vladimir Czernik, withdrew.

The secretary of the Egyptian anxious to sound chance of wrestling the

Association cald They coveted Thomas Cup from the Lawn Tennis

Drobny told the Association ho had injured his back.-United tested in 1052.

Press.

16 2 2 12 10 Hayes Alun Jenkins, of Cleve and Third Division soccer for, 17 2 2 13 10 land, third in the men's divi- in addition to Huddersfield, the have so far played in 71 dif- Malayans when it is next con-

little Northern club. Queen's ferent Continental towns.

slon.

of

Empire Bid For The Harmsworth Trophy

TODAY'S TENNIS

This evening's tennis tourna→ ment matches at the Hongkong Cricket Club are!

Colony Open Doubles Court 1: Ho Kn-lau and Pang Oi-tam v Leo Wal-tong and K. H. Ip (Umpire; C. W. L. Way).

Court 2: D. J. Leonard and L. brothers Souza v Tsul

Fu (Umpire: K. A. Cook),

Royal Navy

Miss Mitri Beats

Sherman, runner-up Park Rangers, intend to pay a

Swiss offers appeal to Liver-

A JOB WELL DONE Paris i return visit.

summer went for the world title at

pool, who last

and the Cannda Dick Turpin

Another. London club, Charl- across to recently, excelled in the tree

England had the honour style event to finish ahead of ton Athletic, who won the FA United States, North American staging the finals of the first Trieste, Mar. 13.Tiberto Marlene Smith, Toronto. Cup in 1947, are also booked tourists this year will be New-competition for the fine cup pre-

Club Singles $ former British defeated Dick who was second. Virginia Bax-for Turkey

sented by to play four castle and the Irish club, Bel-

London, Mar. 13.-A bid to fast Celtic. Turpin, the British and Em-ter, of Detroit, was third. matches.

Inter- Court 3: B. T. M. Jones v. G. recapture the British champion,

the 6-29 piro middleweight

Miss Sherman, who won

Fulham. now engaged in a In championship

South America, too, has sent here last night on points in a women's

and bald challenge for promotion to

Hormsworth

Court 4: P. H. Bonnerman v Mexico

Dean is now Impressing on his national Trophy for motor bost B. Smart.

of becoming racing the 12-round final eliminating con- competition with 11 other con-

the First Division, are to visit out invitations. from tho United test for the European middle- tentants

Brazil have both made attrac-son the necessity ls in

Court 6: Dr. H. Meyer v R. Their invitation weight title.

Canada, States and

Succecus Spain,

for transferring their five offers to the League cham- expert in kicking with either Trophy-for the British Empire A. Furrer.

of July, when averago Segelen. Scott. earned the right to Miss Barbara Ann

of retur

Court M. D. Nolan v F. V. Mitri thus

told on his left leg. their Profes centre-half, Jack Watson, to the pions, Arsenal. Mr Tom Whit-foot, and not relying too much will be made at Detroit at the

manager, taker,

Harrison (Replay). challenge Cyrille Delannait, the Toronto, who turned

Real Club of Madrid.

offer Reuter that the Brazil

Handles Singles Belgian holder, for the European slonal.

The decision of the judges.

probably would be accepted.

Court, 6: W. Stoker v J. Barrow. title. Turpin and Mitri fought

Chelsea are also considering ing goals with his head, still holds the English League In-

(Occasionals v. Recreio) 0-34

Arculli, Jr

(IRC v. RAF).

Dr E. L. Gosano

5-29

(Recreio v. Occasionals) 4-18

F. Howarth

(Occasionals v. Recreio) 4-25

F. Howarth

(Scorpions v. Navy).

a draw in London last Novem- was delayed over two hours

EVEN YEOVIL TOWN Spain too may see Burnley

4-32ber when they first met in the so close was the competition and Chelsea, both of whom are A. R. Minu (IRC v. RAF) 4-32 eliminating series. Reuter,

HOW DO I FIND MY BROTHER AMONGST THIS LOT, DOCTOR?

United Press. ‚'

Mister Conquest

WELL, CONQUIST-TO FOLLOW.

THE GIRL-HER FATHER

IS A DAGO-TYPE..

POTE OF MONEY →

DON'T KNOW WHERE

HE GETS IT.

{[[UIO NAME IS KOCA, A GREAT

| FAT DEVIL-LIVES HIGH UP IN NTHE ROCK, YOUR BROTHER ALWAYS CALLS THERE

WHEN HO

BENTHS

{so THAT'S THE

GOODY-GOODY

BROTHER?

PETER WILL BE PLEASED -Zİ CAN SINO WIM

Dixie Dean, an adept at scor. fare of 100 miles per hour

end

speeds

A challenge has been made by Harold Wilson, President of Tool a trip to Brazil. Many other dividual scoring record with 379 the Ingersoll Machine

the nations have requested

goals, scored from the seasons Company, of Ontario, Canada, Football Association to arrange 1023-24 to 1038-39.

with a boat which is being built for clubs to visit them, so by His 60 goals in 30 League In Canada and will be equipped Dark Blues Win the ond of the season the lat games in the 1027-20 season is with one of the latest Rolls-

Athletics of tours is expected to be the a Division I, record. In that Royco Griffon 2,500-horse power greatest in the history of Eng-season, Dean scored a total of engines. Ush soccer.

DIXIE DEAN'S SON The famous cry "Give it to Dixie," always heard at Goodl SCIA Park, Liverpool while W. R. "Dixie Dean led the Everton attack, may again be heard on In Football League ground in a few years' time.

i

the

82 goals, Including goals in The Trophy was presented by London, Mar. 12-Three Uni- International, Cup and repre- Lord Northcliffs in 1903, when versily records were broken to- It was won by the British boat day during the Oxford and Cam- Jamen MeGregory, of Glas- "Napler." Row Celtle, scored 410 goals in

sentative games.

sports nt bridite Universities Gar Wood In 1920, with his White City, in which Oxford

Scottish League football, and his "Miss America 1" captured the beat Cambridge by 22 points to

tal in all first-class matches Trophy from "Maple Lent V." was 450 Reuter.

BELGIUM & HOLLAND

owned by Air Edward Mackay,

three

All three, records were It has remained in America and

Oxford runners. ever since, in spite of eight at-eclipsed by DRAW IN SOCCER tempts by British boats to re-Roger Bannister run the mile in four minutes 10.2 seconds; A, cnplure it. Geoffrey Denn, son of

Amsterdam, Mar, 13.-Holland British motor boating circles Lloyd Morgan won the celebrated England centre-far-

English International ward, is showing much promise and Belgium drew their foot-consider there is a reasonable miles in 14 minutes 30.2 seconds

match here chance that the new bid will and the as an outside-left for his school ball international

220 in Chester. He surprised even this afternoon, each side scoring succeed in bringing back within sprinter, N. D. Stacey took the yards in 22.3 seconds, cach the of the Empire his father, now a Chester publl-three times, although Belgium the fold

boat racing setting up now figures for these

sports-Beuter.

ean, by his accurate centering in had led by two goals to nil at cherished motor Trophy-Router. la recent school match.

baltime.Reuter,