1949-06-23 — Page 6

WIMBLEDON TOURNEY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1949.

SEEDED PLAYERS UPSET IN WOMEN'S SINGLES

Joan Curry & Jean Quertier Eliminated

Wimbledon, London, June 22.-The first_surprises_in_the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships occurred today, the 'third day's play, when two seeded women players, both British, were climinated from the Singles.

Mrs Sheila Summers, blonde South African who reached the fouth round last year, beat Miss Joan Curry, British Hardcourts Champion, 6-3, 7-5:

It was a baseline duct of remarkably similar styles, with Mrs Summers employing the drop shot with greater skill.

Miss Jean Queril:r, seeded No. 6 and considered Britain's leading. woman player, fell to the greater steadiness of Mrs Dawson-Scott, a Middlesex County player, who won 6-4, 6-4.

́Mrs. Dawson-Scott, a lefthander, who scored with accurate sideline place- ments, has a six-year-old daughter and Mrs Summers has a four-year-old son, whom she brought to England with her.

The only other seeded players in action in the women's singles today won through to the third round, Misa Gussie Moran (USA) bent Miss E. M. Wilford (Britain) 6-1; 6-4 and Mrs Pat Todd (USA) beat Mins R. Woodgate (Britaip) 6-1, 6-2.

Tennis League

SEL

The Americans, Frankla Parker and Richard Gonzales, beating Eustaco Fannin (South Africa) and George Worthington (Australia) 0-4, 7-5, 6-2 showed that they will formidable pair to over-

be

come.

In

the first round of the Mixed Doubles the defending The Chinese Recreation champions, John Bromwich and Miss Louise Brough, raced Club's "B" and "A" teams through to an easy 0-0, 0-0 win maintained their unbeaten over S. L. Sawhney (India) and record in the Men's "C" Mrs J. Walker-Smith (Britain). Division of the Lawn Tennis! Sawhney was fired after a fter a League yesterday to remain previous two and half hours men's doubles maten, in which at top of the section.

and. Karesh Kumar were he beaten by the Frenchmen, Celln and Bernard Robert Destremau.

Interest today will be contred on the match between CNC and South Ching Athlete Association in the Men's "A" Division which will see the Colony's leading players engage in a crucial test for premier division honours.

Yesterday's "C" Division re-

sults were:

KCC BEATS USRC

KCC beat Ustic, 0-3, in the "Division of the Tennis - League yesterday.

T. Cross & D. Hung (KCC) beat Cannon & Anderson 0-1; beat Hancock & Mackreth &-5; bast Lin- deman & Wright -2.

W. A. Nicholas &. B. Capell beat Cannon & Anderson 6-1; beat Hancock & Stackreth ; boat Lin deman Wright 0-2.

Wiggins Gilles lost to Cannon & Anderson 3-7; lost to Hancock, & Mackel 3-0 lost to. Sandeman

Wright 1-0.

Tomorrow the Men's Singles will be reduced to the last 16, the highlight third round matches being Bob Falkenburg, Americon holder, against J. Asboth (Hungary) and Jaroslav Drobny (Czechoslovakia) against Budge Patty, of the

Stalca

United

Among today's results were:

THE RESULTS

Men's Doubles (1st Round)- -Miuc and Palada beat W. Mosa and G. Oakley 6-2, 6-2, 0-2.

J. Drobny and R. Falkenburg beat Kilovitz and N. Lowls 6-1,

CRC "B" BEATS KDRC. 10-0, 0-4.

Kowloon Blocks lost to CAC 10-

3. Bromwich and F. Sedgman 0-1, 6-2.

burg, the United States Singles Champion, and his American partner, Gusale Moran, the Call- fornian glamour girl.

They were down to play the Inst match on the Centre Court against the Argentine pair, Mr and Mrs H. Weiss, but it was stated quite early in the after- noon that they had given their opponents a walk-over.

Why? Some reports said that It WOR duc to Falkenburg having a strained muscle in his back and the referee, Captain Tower, said: "I think it is because Falkenburg does not want to take any chances with on injured back."

On the other hand, the assis- tant referee quoted Falkenburg. as having told hom that "in his own

to

She did not want

himself refused to

say anything to the press.

It was reported, though it could not be confirmed, that an application had been made today

for 10

Amerlean champion, Richard Gonzales, 10 take Falkenburg'a place in the Doubles.

Mr Russell Kingman, Vice- President of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association, told Reuter on this that Gonzales had come 10 Wimbledon expecting to play

Mixed Doubles in the

with Miss Moran and when he found that she had been paired with Falkenburg he unsuccessfully tried to get himself substitut-

J. R. Burbeck & 11. 21. Ai tanbent . Huber and H. Redi 0-1}, ed. Reuter;

ale (KDRC) lost to YW, Chung

W. Wu 2-0; lost to C.. Lá. Chu P. Emy and J. Thomas beat

AY. H. Leung 4-0 lost to 1.3 Chungik. C. N 4

E. G. Humphrey W. Carey Wu, 2-8; font to

lor: to Cum 2-d; lost to Chung

Chai-Leung

Itt 8. Gourley. J. E. P. Bun kinsop lost to Chung Wu 1-d; lost to Chau Leung 1-6: lost to

IRC BEATS LRC,

LRC lot to INC. 344-519.

8. Nima and M. Talaat 6-0, 0-2,

6-0

R. Conzales and F. Parker beat E. Fannin and G. Worthing- Iton 0-4, 7-5, 6-2,

B. Patty and E. Sturgens.beat N, Cockburn and S. Lovy 8-U,

8-0.

E. Cochell and T. Johannsson best

Spychain and

Baker and Wigglesworth (LRC)Tlocznski 8-1, 6-0, 0-3, beat 12. M. Bux and W. Moha

med 6-3; lost to A. Hussain and

I.

R. Abdesselam and J. Bordtra

B. M. Omar 2-5 draw with 8. beat 1. Moore and J. Statham

M. Rumjahn and 8. A.. Curreem 0.0.

Hussain

Pomeroy and Scholes lost to Bux and Mohamed 4-0 beat and Omar : losť, to Rumjahat” and Curreem 3-6.

lloyd and Hibberd best Bux and Mohamed 0-1: Toxt to Hussain and Omar 1-0; lost to Numjahn and Curreem 4-8.

CRC "A" BEATS CCC CRC "A" beat CCC, 0-1,

8. N. To and W K. Ma jene PA) heat H. K. Chen and P. C. Yu 7-0: lost to D. W. Choy and K. B. Kau 3-6; boat Y, P. Chor

2. เวน 2-4 and 8. Lal and H. W. Ma beat

K.

6-1.

fia 4-31 beat Chor and Lund I. B. Kwok and Y, K. Chung beat Chen and Yu - beat Choy brud Hiru 6-3; beat Choy and Lau 0.1.

· CRC "C" BEATS RECREIO

CRC_"C" beat Recrelo, 7-3.

I. P. Bo and Lin (CRC

6-1, 6-4, 7-5,

G. Brown and B. Sidwell beat

J. Asboth and R. Stolpa 6-3, 6-4,- 6-2.

d. Mulloy and F Schroeder bent G. Leyland and J. Morri- son 8-0, 0-2, 6-1.

A. Mottram and G Paish beat N. Cox and R. Renduf 6-3, 0-4. 0-2.

F

Ampon and A. Van Mergeren beat R. Dawes and T. Poland 7-5, 6-4, 6-3,

Women's Singles (2nd Round) Mrs S. Summers beat Miss J. Curry 6-3. 7-5.

Miss G., Moran beat Miss E

M. Wilford 6-1, 0-4.

Miss Gem Hoahing beat Mrs

J. Boutin 6-4, 6-9.)

Mrs E. Dawson-Scott beat Miss Jean Quertier 6-4, 6-4.

"C" beat 'L. A. Souza and L Mrs Pat Todd beat Miss

Guterres 6-4 beat A. R. Osmund | Woodgate. 6-1, 6-2.

and D. 7. Remedios 6-3; lost to,

G. Yvanovich and J. A. Soares

R.

Mixed Doubles. (1st Round) J. Boratra and Mrs Boerner

B. M. Wong and C. P. Wong beat 3. Dartroll and Miss Maler

beat Souza and Guterres 6-4: beat 0-0, 6-4, Osmund and Remedios 6-3; beat Yvanovich and Boxres 6-2,

E. Wittmann and Miss Wood-

Exrard Charles

Joo Walcott

Charles

Beats Walcott

. Chicago, June 22. - Ezzard Charles of Cincin- matt was awarded a points decision against Joe. Walcott of Camden, New Jersey, after their 15-round bout for the World Heavyweight Championship at Comiskey 3. Sidwell and Mra M. Park. Charles is thus re- APDuPont bent G. Meredith and cognised as World Heavy-

Mire Gourlay 6-0, 8-0.

T. 8. Lo and G. Lin Jr, lost to gate beat D. Samari and Misa Souza and Guterres 1-4; beat Or Buxton 6-4, 3-0, 7-5. mund and Remedios 6-4; Yvanovich and Soares 61,

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TODAY'S MATCHES Today's matches ara:

· Men's “A” Division.

CRC-V SCAA

HKCC v KCC

LRC V KCC'

Tadles "A" Divisi

beat

Q

(2nd Round)

E. Sturgess and Mrs S, Sum-weight Champion by the mors beat W. Anderson and National Boxing Associa Miss Hoahing 6-2, 6-2. Sedgout and

F.

Mrs M. Men zles beut R. Abdessalam and Mrs R. Seghers 8-3,

H. Wolss and Mrs Welss walked-over R. Falkenburg and Miss G. Moran, who scratched from the event Reuter,

tion.

Charles, who, conceded nearly 14 lbs in weight to his opponent, lost the first two rounds

and then proceeded to gradually out- point his opponent. staggering Walcott in the fourth round with, a right to the head and maintaining the offensive after that.

...

TALK OF THE DAY London, Jung 22-The talk of He was warned several times Wimbledon this afternoon was to keep his blows up.-United the scratching, of Bob Falken- | Preas:

Mister Conquest

LIM-DUZ: FISHY. FRIEND

HAS LEFT

HOME

RUN QUEEN:

Patricia Carson (above), of Portland, Ore., National Girls Baseball Lengue's "Jeading baller the past two seasons, has signed her 1949 contract with the Match Corp. Queens and will be in latter's lincup.

Pat batted .349 in 1947, and hor mark of 317 was tops in the League last year. She rapped out 139 home runs during the past two seasons,→→ AP Photo.

COUNTY CRICKET

Sussex Puts Up A Respectable Score Against Yorks

London, June 22-With Worcestershire not.. engaged in a County Championship match, York- shire need to win to put themselves at the top of the table.

At Hove this morning they looked on the rond to victory when they dismissed half the Sussex side for 81 runs, but an attractive sixth wicket stand between the brothers, Charles and Jack Oakes, proved the prelude to an unexpected Sussex rally.

The valuable and entertaining stand yielded 77 runa in 50 minutes and Sussex then put together the respectable score of 285.

Lawn Bowls

The following will represent Pollee Recreation Club' ngatust Club de Recrolo "A" In the First Division of the Lawn Bowls Lenkus op Saturday at King's Park:

J Bradley, M., Saul, J. K. Forrest and W, R. Hiyor Cakipir

Brown, G. Davies, J. E. Hayward and C. H. Gough (skip);,

D. H. Taylor, A. Soutar, J. Channing and C. Damnn (skip).

Reserves: H. B. Dewar, Pope and J. Russell.

C

+

RECREIO TEAMS The following teams will represent the Club de Beerelo at lawn bowls on Saturday:

Sat Division":"A" (hama) v PIC at pun A. Guterres, G. E. Marquee, A. M. Bouan, J. 2. Noronha (skip); . Marques, F. V. V. fubeiro, л. Zu J. A. Luis Gkip); A, P, Beroita,» C. Roza Pereira, C. C. Perdim, J. F. V. Ribeiro (skip).

1st Division. "I" (nway) v konc nt 4 panel, R. Pinna, C, A. Noranna, A. 7. Guterres, LF, Xavier {akipi: P. N. da Silva, F. X. Bourns, 3. Remedior, C. F. Remediat [sk]p}; M. A. Boplista. C. P. Dato,

M. Silva, F. X. da Silva (skip), 2nd Division (home) v KIGU at 4 pm-L. S. Silva, J. P. Xavier, 2. F. Pinna, E, M. Alarcon (skipi: A. M. Silva, P. A. Costa, N. A. Beltran, A. A. Lopes (skip); it. M. V. Ribeiro, D. Pintos, A. V. Gosano, A. Y. Noronha (skip), «

3rd Division (away) v HKENC at 4 pm-A. V. Sequeira, J. A. Victor, M. Nota, J. J. Danie (skip); J. Fonseca, M. Nunes, J. Cotton, L.A. Tozarin (skip): 0. A. Pinna, S. L. Souza, E. IL Carvalho, D. C. (Alves) (skip),

FILIPINO CLUB

The following will represent the Filipino Club;

TAIKOO RINKS

Pressure Player

William C. Campbell

of Huntington, W. Va., holds the ball with which he scored a hole. In-one during the open- ing round of match play In the North and South amateur golf championship at Pine hurst the supreme achievement of golfers under pressure.

Stranahan Fourth In French Open

Major League

Baseball

New York, June 23-Catcher Walker Cooper singled ⠀ left: fielder Peanuts Lowrey home from second bam lit the Iith inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a four

to three victory. over the · league · - · lending Dodgers. Pitcher Ewell. Black- well won his first game of the усат

Brooklyn Cincinnati

The

3. 10 1 40 Pittsburgh Pirates trounced the Philadelphin Phila les 12. to S. with rookio right-

fielder Dino. Restolli

clouting

two homers.AN IN

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80

12 12

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

The Chicago Cubs heat the Boston Braves D·lo â in o alug-

fest in which the Cuba

outhit

the. Braves 13 to 11. A total of

10 pitchers appeared-ave each: aldo with Bob Munchlet the winner,

Boston Chicago

---Associated Press.

Hindostan Wins Irish Derby

The Curragh, Eirc, June 22-The Aga Khan's Hin- dostan, starting at 7 to 1 and ridden by Togo John- stone, won the Irish Derby, run over one and a half

miles, here this afternoon.

Second Division (home) v CCC on Saturday at 4 pm-R. Basa. 3. Delgado, V. N. Atienza, W. V.

Second Was እዩ። William Piold (skip); Blii Chang, A. Y. Lee, 11. Y., D. A. Rozario (skip)

Woodward's American-brod coll 1 J. Castilho, T. Rodrigues, J. W. Paris, June 22-The Ameri- Brown Rover, ridden by Wille Lee, W. C. Ogoy (skip),

can gol star, Frank Stranahan, Carr, with the Irish colt, Pink- Reserver-C M. Franco, C. J. Lee, J, & Castro.

came in fourth when the French Larkspur, third of a field of 12. open championship wound up ot runners. St. Germain

Hindostan, son

Hola H. Grappezzani of Italy, won Roassel, who had run unplaced the title with an aggregate of in the English Derby, beat 275 for the 72 holes.

Brown Rover, who also ran un- Stranahan,

who won the placed at Epsom, by one and o British amateur title in 1040, half lengths, with two and a turned in a score of 234.

half lengths separating the second and third.

The Talkoo Becond Division team (away) against HKCC is as follow:

J. B. Baxter. J. Rowan, B. D. Marshali, 3. 11. Kinniburgh (ekip); T.. R. MacLean, D. O. Baker, Bovard, W. G. McKie (skip); J. Smith, W. I. Dally, A. Steven, W. Matroso (skip).

Marcel d'Allemagne, the

The weekly wappinshaw was_won' by F. Whitby. T. It. MacLean. R. . Sfarshall and W. Melrose (skip); || French. professional champlon, was second with 279, while Bulvio Travainel, of Italy, was third with 283-Reuter.

HKFC RINKS

Hayward and Gough falled to put in an appearance in their match ggatrist 3. W. Leonard and J. W.

Lee,

GEORDIES WIN

Northumberland

HKCC lost to

Brown Rover started a fav- ourite at b to 2. Pink Larlapur was a 33 to 1 chance.

Johnstone, who was beaten in a photo-finish on Amour Drake nt Epsom, received some con- solation by scoring his second successive Irish Derby victory Reuter.

Northumberland Plato

The following have been selected 10 represent the IIXTC in the match against RC on Saturday, at 4 pm at Happy Valley!

H.BL. Dowbiggin, I Strango. C. Carr, ML N. Rakušaon (skip) L. T. Hamley C. Sirango, BA Mansell. B. 1. Bickford (skip); J. 8. Howell, E. Strange, R. Selby, N. J. Bebbington (skip).

Reserven K. Baker; L. Robertson,

and Durham Amsociation, 77-80, In OPEN PAIRS RESULTS

a friendly match yesterday. Results of tha "Open Paire

A. Graham, A.... E. Eron, E. J. matches played yesterday were

R. Mitchell, I.

Bhilaids. At KCCP, Hughes & W. Meinkee). Jost

June 22-Tho' F. Cato, R. to Call lost to H. M. & U. M. Omar Leigh, A. Ellott, R. Bailey 11-22. Gackwor of Baroda's Foi Ami 10-21; G. A. Guterres 1. E.

Lit. Wood, T. Fairburn, Awon the Northumberland Pişte Noronha beal C. Carr & H. D. E. Howkins, R. II. Wild lost to Dowbiggin 44-8}•

this afternoon. Sewell, J. O. Stokee, W. here

Mrs G. Cowie, J. Fraser 14-25

Lambton's Summer Shower was N, H. Oliver 1. D. J. Lowe second and Sir Eric Ohlson's A... McKeilar, W. Williamson

Bonnet to 3. Tibble, A. N, Other, hamsay, J. ltempsey 10-20,

rin

At fecreio. E. Skinner & W. Butterworth beat F. Rodrigues & 3. Delgado 30-11.0

At CCC-Dr 5. A. Selby and B. I. Bickford beat 1. Klichol and AM. Wahab: 225-14, ..

Newcastic,

O'Blue third. Thirteen D. Philips, A. Humphreys, R. A.Fol Ami won by half a length and J. Edwards, A....W. Drown boat

At NRFC-L Bradley Jack Oakes scored

8. Landolt beat Plains and Chambers, A. Weir, A. A. Dend, with two lengths between the F. X. M. de Blive, 24-10:

41, but Charles, who batted with confidence and style, completed his first three, figures innings of the season and altogether batted just under three hours for his 112. A six and 12 fours were. his chief scoring strokes,

WON!

At Birmingham: Lancashire

Another century-maker All Avery, who scored 117 for 230; Warwickshire 40 for 3. Essex against Glamorgan, nt At Bath: Cambridge Uni- Ebbw Vale, It was a sound -versity 250 (Dewes 83, Burnett rather than spectacular innings, (08); Lancashire Somerset 83 for featured by orthodox stroke 0.

play and a sound defence. He At Ebbw Vale: Essex 301 took nearly four and a half (Avery 117), Glamorgan”TM 18" for hours to

no wicket to reach his hundred. At Bristol the pitch gave the At Worcester: Worcestershire spin bowlers

much

absistance 388 (E. Cooper 121, Coomb 6 and James Sims and Jack for 117); Royal Navy 100 for 3.

Young (Middlesex) disposed of Gloucester between them for

At Edinburgh; Scotland 305 189 runs. Sima took five for as for declared (Cross-Koy 120, Altcheson 04 not Willatt 75, and Young four for 43.

out): The Army 58 for 3 run-Beuter.

Middlesex also found getting by no means easy and only through very cautious bal- ting did they score 111 for three by the close.

Michael Wrigley, the tall Ox- ford University fast bowler, bowled splendidly at The Oval laking six Surrey wickets for 57 runs.

Wrigley, who was awarded his Blug on Monday, enjoyed one Irrestible half hour when he dismissed four batamen in seven oven for nine runs..

Edwin Cooper, Worcestershire opening bat, had the distinction

MCC May Depart

From

Tradition

London, June 22.—A re,

of hitting a century before lunchvolutionary departure from in the two-day mach against tradition may be made by the Royal Navy at Worcester. |the Marylebone Cricket CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES Club, recognised throughout the world as the controlling

.

The close of play scores were body of cricket, to enablo a At The Oval: Surrey 215 number of retired profes- (Fletcher 65, Wrigley 0 for 57); sional cricketers to become Oxford University 48 for one.

shonorary members. At Hove: Sussex 285 (CKE Oakes 11); Yorkshire 68 for Hitherto, the famous. Long no wicket.

KANAV Room at Lord's Cricket At Bristol: Gloucestershire Ground has

bcon A holy 180 (Sims B for 85); Middlesex of holkes for Club TEL:EST) 111 for 3.

bera. But if a resolution recom At

Chesterfield; Kent" 265 mended by the Committes of (Todd 80); Derbyshito 73 for 8. the MCC is passed at a special general meeting on July 14, a select few of cricket's heroes, ke Jack Hobbs, Herbert "Bus- cliffe, Frank Woolley and Patry Hendren, will be able to avail faclitica themselves of all Club

NO-MON AMI --` THE COAST

D CLEAR

According to the proposed new rule such people would be designsted Honorary Cricket Members. Anyone o elected woukl need to have "throughout his career rendered exceptional service to the game nod to the MCC in particular.

He would be entled to the full privileges of the Club, but would; not be able to att meetings of vote of Sim affecting? the. Club mand

J. Tindall 32-14.

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