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Denis

Compton

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1949,

Compton Hits A Hurricane 182

BENEFIT MATCH SPECIAL

London, June 6.-Denis -

delighted the 30,000 crowd

at

Compton

his benefit

match at Lord's today by hitting up a hurricane

182 for Middlesex against Sussex.

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Wading Into the bowling, Compton got his runs in two and a half hours and hit 20 fours, He claimed 112 out of 140 added with II. Sharp in 80 minutes for the afth wicket, and it was mainly due to his efforts that Middlesex finished the day 151 runs ohead with three first innings wickets-still stand- Ing. The match has, so far, yielded £3,672 for Compton's benefit.

England's opening batsman, Lon Hutton (Yorkshire) was also in good form, topping the double century for his County against Lancashire in the "Battle of the Roses" at Manchester. Hutton in a sound and patient innings was at the wicket for six hours 60 minutes for his 201, hitting three sixes, one five and 19 fours. He took a turn with the ball with good effect when Lunca-- shire went in, claiming three wickets for 23.

of the

and for the At Manchester: Yorkshire 320; New Zealanders I. T. Simpson, Nottingham's stylish opening bat, scored his for 7 declared (Hutton 201) and most part it was a day of slow Brat century

Season 110 runs for no wicket; Lanca- uninteresting batting. against Surrey, claiming 109 not shire 177 (Mason 4 for 40, Hut- out of his side's total 201 for 2 ton 3 for 23).

Using his feet well to get to At Birmingham: Derbyshire score of 204 for 5 to 312 for 8 th pitch of the ball, Simpson 80 and 292 (Dawkes 88, Eliott punished the Surrey bowlers on 83, Rhodes 53); Warwickshire an easy paced pitch, and reached his century, which included 14 fours, in two hours 40 minutes out of 157.

SOMERSET'S TWO DAY VICTORY

172 and 21 for 2,

The New Zealanders brought their overnight Arst innings and then declared, and at the close of play Glamorgan were 140 for 4, At Southampton: Int 131 During the four hours that and 153 (Bailey

5 for 59): they batted Glamorgan averaged Hampshire 101 (Edrich 7 for 41) only 35 runs an hour. Parkhouse and Jones added 50 for the and 09 for 4.

At Northampton: Leicester-third wicket, but they took 00 324 (Prentice 101): minutes to do it, and Parkhouse

for Northamptonshire 315

7 had batted two hours and 90

thire

More good bowling by Hora (Davis 125 not out, Brown 88). minutes for his unbeaten 47 at Hazell and another aggressive innings by Harold Glimbiell

At Nottingham: Surrey 208 the close. enabled Somerset to gain a vice (Fishlock Ï11); Nottingham- tory in two days over Glouce- shire 281 for 2 (Bimpson 109 win over not out). stershire-their first

THE SCOREBOARD The close of play scoreboard

read:

NEW ZEALAND Ist Innings 312 for 8 declared.

GLAMORGAN

1st innlogE.

their rivals since 1938. Hazell's At Worcester: Worcestershire clever variations of fight and beat Essex by an innings and pace always commanded respect, 8 runs, Essex 240 and 113 and he took four, for 30 to (Jenkins 0 for 40); Worcester bring his match figures to 12shire 361 for 9 declared (Ken-E. Davies e and b Burke.

you G4, E. Cooper 84, Haworth Olmblett drove

powerfully 12, Bird 71, Price B for 125)

Reuter.

for 03.

lo an unbeaten 05.

Another two-day victory was scored by Worcestershire over Essex. After the Worcester- had hit the shire balsmen

GLAMORGAN v. NEW ZEALANDERS

a

bowling lustily, Roland Jen- Cordiit, June 4.-Even kins, the England right

a record for arm crowd of 15,000, legbreak bowler, rattled the the Cardiff ground, did not in- Essex batsmen out, taking six spire the cricket in the match between Glamorgan and the for 49.

A

for

E. Davies completed chanceless

century Northamptonshire against Lel- cestershire, and at the close of i piny was still unbeaten withi 123, having hit 15 boundaries. Northants, facing a big total, lost four men for 94, but Davli and the captain, F. R. Brown,. collared the bowling and pu! on 139. Brown hit a six and five fours in his 80,

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES

The close of play scores were: At. Lord's: Sussex 209. (Grif- Ath G3 not out, Young 4, for 00); Middlesex 420 for 7 Compton 182,

49 not out).

At Taunion:

(Denis Leslie Compton

Somerset beat Gloucestershire by wickets. 180

Gloucestershire 123 and (Kazell 4 for 30); Somerset 221 and 15 for 1(Gimblett 65 not cut).

Galaxy Of

Clifte Scott b Burit Parkhouse not out Jones lbw. b Burke Watkins Burke Robinson not out

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Sports Stars Assembling In Britain

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By PETER DITTON · During the next two months in England will be assembled the greatest galaxy of sports stars since the Olympic Games. Beside the New Zealand cricket team who have already started their tour, there will be athletes, golfers and tennls champions from over 30 different countries. Big money awaits the winners.

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Number one attraction on the list will be the Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon, from June 20 to July 2, where the American challengera. are expected to walk away with the honours. -Bob_Falkenburg (USA), win-, who won the Men's Singles In At Cambridge: Free Forester of the Men's Singles Inst 1947, has made over £20,000 in fers 215 and 34 for no wicket; year, will be defnding his title, the lost 18 months, and it is his Cambridge University-401-for-7 and ather reigning champlons prediction that this year's win declared (Dewes 02, Stevenson taking part will be Miss Louise ner will also turn professional. 82, Doggart 80, Insole 00, Dur-

Brough (USA) Ladies' Singles, nelt 58).

John Bromwich and

Sedgman (Austraila),

Frank

Men's

GOLF "OPEN" WORTH £10,000

WHERE'S

BING?

Hank Greenberg (left), Vice-President of the Cleveland Indians, feels the muscle of còmedian Bob Hope as the latter visils the team's training camp in Tucson, Arizona. Bob is a stockholder in the club---

(AP Wirephoto)

FULL PROGRAMME OF SPORT IN SCOTLAND

Big sporting events in Scotland in the summer and autumn of 1949 should be particularly attractive to overseas visitors. On August 15 for one week the Scottish Hardcourts Tennis Championships are held at St Andrews,

This is an annual event that generally attracts some of the finest players in Britain. Open Tourna- ments each commencing on August 22 for one wock-are staged at Stonehaven and Grantown-on- Spey. Then the Highland Lawn Tennis Champion- ships will be held at Pitlochry and commence on September 5.

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Shop Dog Trials between Eng-

Americans Sweep The Board At British Games

ARTHUR, WINT SETS A BRITISH RECORD

White City Stadium, London, June 6.—The United States team of athletes, which flew to Britain for the six-nation 11-event international contest hero, this afternoon swept the board, scoring eight firsts and three, seconds for a total of 63 points.

Great Britain, with two firsts and live seconds, were the runners-up with 52 points and France, with one win and two seconds, third with 39 points. Belgium were fourth with 32 points, Holland fifth with 28 and Norway sixth and last with 17 points,

No world records were Tho American Ixalf-miler, Anish to beat Britain by about broken, but Arthur Wint, the Frank Fox, finished with a great 50 yards.

dash-to per down the French- The Duke of Edinburgh and man, Marcel Clare, who led to a crowd of nearly 30,000 the final bend in the half mile watched the sports, held on one The American's time was one of the hottest days of the year. minute, 53 seconds.

The newly-lald track looked. In

glant Jamaican, broke his own Bellish national record in the 440 yards, which he covered In 47.2 seconds.

Dave Eolen. the coloured American, whom he beat by u foot, clocked 47.3 seconds, which also beat Wint's previous ro- cord, which #lood ht 47.4 seconds,

The French had cariter wen the mile through their cham- plon, Marcel Hansenie, who Anished too strongly for the American, Fred Wilt, who led for the greater part of the dia- Tho

American hurdler, Dick tance. Hansenno's time Was

excellent

of one

-four British record the beat the Ault, for the 440-yards hurdles in minutes, 0.8 seconds.

to the new time of 63.7 seconds

Britain scored a meritorious better: Lord Burghley's record, victory in the two miles event set in 1930, by a tenth of a through Douglas Wilson. When second. Ault beat Harry, Whittle, it seemed that Charles Stone. of Britain, by inches, Whittle of the United States, or Jean recording the same time.

Veruler, of France, would win

as they battled for supremacy

BIL Dwyer, the United States in the final bend, Wilson, tim-

indoor sprint champion, brought off a notable double, winning the 100 yards in 10 seconds and the 220 yards in 21.0 seconds. It was the first time that he had ever run the latter distance. the United Harrison Dillard, States Olymple sprint champion, failed in his attempt to bent the world or even the British record in the 120 yards hur dles. He won all right, but his time was only 14.4 seconds.

BASEBALL

Reinstatements From The

20

ARTHUR WINT

On August 22 the Boys' Inter-land, Scotland and Wales which Mexican League ing his effort beautifully, came

the

golf equipment.

in

through in the straight to win

scored Henry Dougins

24 feet, 5 inches.

start to

an

splendid condition-Router.

Sturgess Upsets Gonzales

Noordwijk; Holland, June 6-Eric Sturgess, South African Davis Cup player. today upset the United States' Richard Gonzales, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2, to win the Men's Singles in the Dutch International Lawn Tennis Championship.

The American Singles Cham- plon easliy subbued the former RAF plot in the first cct with ferce volleying and sharp drives and led in the second until Sturgess recovered. It was nip and tuck during the rest of the out way, with Sturgess coming on top.

Miss Kay Tuckey of England won the Woman's Singles, de- Rihbany of Bastori, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 feating Mrs Helen Pedersen The English combination of Miss Kay Tuckey

and

Miss Joan

.

Beckenham, England, Juno 6.

San Francisco's Earl Cocheil bent England's Francis Wallis. 6-4, 40, 04-United Fress.

TODAY'S TENNIS

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for 4 national Golf Match is held over take place at Aye (September

the world-renowned old course 22 to 25). -Reuter,al St. Andrews. This is a "pipe This contest follows the Na- Washington, June 6.x ve yards in nine minutes,

opener" for the Boys' Amateur tional Trials of Scotiand, Eng-Major League baseball off-15.6 seconds.

Curry won the Women's Doubles Championship which starts on land and Wales and the leading ciais considered today a

Ule, beating the United States The United States won both pair, Mrs Helen Hihbany and August 22 and continues

until dogs in each country go forward possible far-reaching effectfeld events, the high and long Miss V. Boyer, 7-5, 8-8. August 27 at the same venue.

to contest the Internatoinal Another star golfing attraction Championships at Ayr,

on the pennant races as fumps, and also the relay. In

h

Erte Sturgess won his third will be the Royal and Ancient

result of the abrupt rein- the high jump, Douglas Phillips, title in the tournament when he Calcutta Cup at St. Andrews on

after winning the contest with teamed with his Horne racing will be featured statement of 18 players who 6 feet, 6 inches, made three un-Fannin, to beat the combination countryman, E. September 6, This event draws on August 20 and 27 at Hamil-went to the outlawed Mexi- successful attempts to beat the of Pancho Gonzales of the Unit- some of Scotland's outstanding ton and on September 10 over- golfers.

British all-comers' record of aed Sinics and Felicissimo Am«. seas visitors can experience the can League, in 1946. thrill of a Rugby Seven-a-Side

fect, 7 Inches, although hepon of the Philippines in the The Highland Games season football tournament at Kelso

In the lace of damage suits was all but over at the first Men's Doubles finali, 0-4, 6-2, begins in June and gatherings one of the towns in the beaut from several of the suspended attempt.

0-2-United Press. are held at various centres ful Border country.

players. Baseball Commissioner throughout Scotland practically

announced the easy win in the long jump with MULLOY BEATS CHOY every week until mid-Septem- the leading Border,

Seven-a-Side Rugby attracts A.B. Chandler ber. The

Edinburgh reinstatements last night, Ballater

How valuable the players will In the mlle medley relay-Gardnar Mulloy of Miami, Games for and Glasgow Clubs and over- example, will be held on August seas visitors can be assured of a

be to their respective teams is a race, the United States led, al- Florida, today beat China's 25 and on August 20 and 27 the special thrill in seeing the ex-give a real boost to teams

question. But several could most from the

the W. C. Choy, 6-0, 6-2, 6-1, in famous Cowal Highland Games parts of the abbreviated Rugby both leagues. Chandler said the

first round match of the Kent take

place at Dunoon.

Lawn Tennis Tournament. game in action. The Cowal

players gathering is one

need only to write to of the leading Highland Games

the presidents of their respec- GOLF Overseas visitors to Britain tive leagues-Ford Frick of the meetings in Scotland and in-already know that Scotland is National League and Will Har- cludes the famous "March of a famous for its magnificent golf ridge of the American League.

Better Outlook Thousand Pipers," The climax courses. It is also equally well

For Australian of the Highland Games season, known for its manufacture of Upon the receipt of the op- however, is reached with

All the three Mixed Doubles Professionals plication in his office at Cincin-

"A" League tennis matches fixed holding of the Royal Braemar

Among

-thig---many-famous nati,-Chandier-sald, the player Gathering on September 8. names associated with golf will be put back in the league Professional golfers in Aus- for yesterday were postponed on

Comment are Ochterlonte and concerned automatically. tralia today can make a living account of the Races.

The following are today's 'fix- The Clyde Yachting_fortnight

St. Andrews, Ben of

Minor League Boss George M. } from tournament prize money,"

1ures: is being held from July 9 to 21. Sayers of North Berwick and Trautmann said he will follow

In New South Wales state Doubles, and Jack Bromwich

On July 9 and 11 the Royal Nicoll of

MEN'S "B" DIVISION among

and reinstate alone there is A£10,000 to be club Chandler's lead and Miss Louise Brough, Mixed of the Lawn Tennis Champion-action at Hunter's Quay: on and Company

Following closely on the heels

Clyde

Yacht Club will be in Woodcock

Stocks the four or five players" who won this year. Next year there CRC "A" v Kowloon Tong "Blue" Doubles. Bromwich and Sedg-

of Edinburgh- went to Mexico.

SCAA v Kowloon Tong "White" ahip comes

may be A£15,000. the British

12 the Royal Gourock one of the largest manufacturers Open❘ July man are almost certain to play

The four who may profit the Norman von Nida bas won RAFV CRC "B" In The Picture together again but whether the Gold Championship at Sandwich, Yacht Club at Gourock, on July of golf bugs in Britain-and the most are the New York Giants just on A£900 in three tourna KCC v KCC deres partnership will from July 40. The winner 13 and 15 the Clyde Corinthian North British Rubber Company who have eight former players ments in the last few years. LRC v Recreio

of the Open receives a beautiful Yacht Clubs and the Mudhook of Edinburgh, manufacturers of who jumped to Mexico, the St. Pros are hoping Australia will IRC v USRC be resumed is not yet known, A.-Bruce

CUD and a cheque for £300 but Yacht Club will "show their golf

golf shoes

develop and Louis Cardinals with three, the soon

a golt efrcult “LADIES' “B” DIVISION balls, British heavy-

Hunter's Quay Most of the file holders are the victory Is

weather-proof clothing. tory is worth much more paces"

Brooklyn Dodgers with three something like the "gold dust USRC v CRC weight champion, Is in the expected to retain their cham-than

A course from Hunter's Quay On the sland of Messrs and the Washington Senators trail" in the United States.As Recreio v CCC world heavyweight champion-

When

Fred Daly won the to Tighnabrualch will bring out Lumley's Limited of Glasgow with two.-Associated Press. The plonships, but one holder who

sociated Press. ship picture

| KCC v LRC again, in opinion of some American critics Bob Falkenburg.

may not come out on top is championship two years ago all the best in the members of the representing the Golf Group He has not the Irish golf clubs brought out Royal Western Yacht Club on Section of the Federation of bere..

July 10. Three days

later British Manufacturers of Sports thing since The Brlush champion's knock-

10, there unless he can realised £2,000, When Walter on July last year and

are two and Games, Ltd.-many of the out 'victory, over "tho, galant "pull something out of the bag" Hagen (USA) Wie war, he told Town Begalla and the Royal will be on view at the Scottish attractions-the Tighnabrunich products of these famous names Freddie Mills in London has earned him the best press com- This time he will have the plonship before the war, hebeth Northern Yacht Club Itegatta Industries Exhibition

It was mont he has had in the United greatest difcully in holding off me he reckoned

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at Rothesay. The fortnight Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, States since his first and unsue- his challengers, chief of whom about £10,000

bo Richard Gonsalves various contracts he was asked ends with the Royal Largs Yacht September 1 to 17. cessful appearance in 1040,- will

Clubs meeting at Largs on July Reuter.

(American Champion). Drobny to sign.

21. (Czech

and Ted Champion)

Among the amateur players, Frank Parker. few can have any real chance Schroeder and

Cricket is essentially on Eng- (USA)

of winning the championship.tish game, but Scotland has at

the The following are Schroeder did not compete at Frank Stranaham and. Willlo Wimbledon last year but, Turnesa,

the crowds this summer. On

the Mombers' Baroda, June 5-The Baroda, according to Fred Perry, he is serious contenders but in the

Scotland June 22

plays her Swimming League of the “Blud Formi, India's most success one of the best players in the main

battle arst this will be n

representative cricket VRC. ful horsebreeding” “"centrè, may "If you want to see a between the peos the famous Army for two days at the Handleap: Ladies 25 yds "Back

maich of the season against the close down, shortly. The stud

Members 50 yds Free Stylo farm, was inaugurated in 1849 watch him. Perry told me. "He South African who has been famous old Rugby ground at Stroke Handleap; Boys (Senior) by the Gackwar of Baroul is a beautiful volley champion-me last year that he would be

doing so well in America, told Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, well-known racing enthusiast

50 yds Breast Stroke Handicap; Dark hors of the by and owner of the Derby 'win-

On July 13 at Aberdeen, Doys (Junior) 3 x 25 Relay; bringing with Scotland ship may be Lennart Borgelin, coming over,

plays iner "Sayajitao.”

Warwickshire Exhibition Race between Miss The Maharalah, whose State the Swede, whom Ferry regards him Claude Hamman who won and three days later the New S. Anderson (Free Style), A. V has been merged with Bombay as the European most likely to the American Master's Tourna- Zenland touring XI will meet Lopes (Back Strake), U: Roza- Scotland in a three days gants Paira (Butterfly Stroke); Mem- {# championship activities and the closure of male, the

New York, June Woodcock, the

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the Americans, will be least three games that will draw.iovents in

work at tennis, Bobby Locke,

Provinco, is curthiling his racing-win the title. To the winnintment in absentee will bont Hamilton Crescent Ground,bers 220 yds Free Style Handi... |

One notable

The Baroda stud farm is regard- virtually worth only the value Norman Von Nida, the little Glasgow ed as part of this: move.

"of the cun he recelves. But Australlon who was the centre

The stud farm will dispose of should he decide to turn profes-of seviral ¿minor. scenes on Its bloodstock in a series, of sional, there's really big money Brillah golf courses a couple of auction salos-Reuter.

awaiting him, Jack Kramer, years ago.

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Another event likely to at tract considerable overseas. in terest will be the International

cap: Ficco

Boys (Beginners) 25 yds Style Handicap; Boys (Senior) 76 yds Individual Medley: Members 100 yds Free Style Handicap: Ladles 60 yds Free Style Handlesp; Members 100 yds Breast Stroke Handicap:

·Boys" (Junior) · 4-X-50 Relay Members 100 yds Free Stylo Handicap: Ladies 3 x 25 yds Relay; Members 4 × 80 yds Re- lay

Heats to be held on June b ́nt 0.15 p.m. and finals to be held

on June 10 at 6.15 p.m.

WATER-POLO

Water Polo fixtures aro: Browns v Bluca, June 14; Greens

Whiles Juno 31; 'Browns Greens June 28, Whites v. Blues July 6, Browns Whitla July Bi. Groons v Bluds July 12,

Second round Browns Blues: 19: Greens V, Whites:

· Browns,, v* Greens: Julyki26;, Whitbs V Buss Aug. 2; Browns,

Waltha Aur: 3, Greens y Blues

To commence

9th April 1949.

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