1949-06-24 — Page 6

WIMBLEDON TOURNEY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1949.

BOB FALKENBURG TAKEN

TO FIVE SETS

British Pair Comes Near To Upsetting Moran & Todd

Wimbledon, London, June 23.–All eight · seeded players reached the last 16 in the Men's Singles today, the fourth day's play in the Wimbledon_championships, although Robert Falken- burg, the holder, and Jaroslav Drobny; seeded No. 6, were taken to five sets before winning.

The New Zealand cricketers' were present as gacsts of the Committee and on the Centre Court saw the first match between John

• Bromwich, of Australia, and Eustace Fannin, of South Afriça.

The lanky Falkenburg beal Josef Asboth, the Hungarian champlon, who reached the seml-Enals at Wimbledon last year, by 6-4, 7-5, 2-6, 0-6, 6-4 after a gruelling encounter of nearly two hours.

The lefthanded Czech, Drobny, beat Budge Patty (USA), who reached the last eight last year, by 6-4, 6-8, 7-9, 6-0, 6-2. Drobny thus avenged his 'de- defeat by Patty in the 1947 Championships when the American beat him in a five-set match in the quarter-finals.

Asboth all but dethroned the champion and received a really tremendous ovation as he left the court. When the crowd, heard the holder was being taken to the Afth set, thousands made a dive for Court No. 1, where the match was being played.

After Asboth had led in the third set the American let go, as he did in the fourth, conserving his energies for the fifth.

The Hungarian won the first game on service, but the American led 4-1, 4-2 and 5-3 before running out the winner,

The Drobny-Patty match was i cut and thrust duel, which lasted for two and a quarter hours. Patly, the "glant-killer" of previous

citampionships. started in nonchalant fashion to lose the first met, but he gradually warmed up to his tasks, excelling in lovely passing shots just wide of the ble Czech.

With Patty leading by two sets to one, the crowd and visions of a repeillon of the battle of two years previously. but the American let the fourth het go and Drobny won it in a Batter of minutes,

Everyone was looking to a great battle for the last set, but Patty could not get going again and the Czech gained a sweet, and finally ensy, revenge.

The other seeded players in the Men's Singles reached the fourth round-the round of the last 16--without dropping a set Ted Schroeder todny.

casily eliminated R. Buser

(Switzer land), 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.

surviving player, Charles Lister, got only Cames off the Belgian, P. Washer.

England's last

Doubles occupied the rest of the day and there was a near sensation when Mta Dawson- Scott and Miss E. Wilford (Britain) were within two points of tumbling the seeded Ameri- can pair, Gussie Moran and Patricia Todd in the tenth game of the deciding set. The Ameri- cans, however, fought back and out-stayed their rivals,

THE RESULTS

Among the results of today's gumes were.

MEN'S SINGLES ̄(FOURTH`ROUND)

Ted Schroeder (USA) beat R.

Buser (Switzerland) 6-3, 6-2, ዓ.

Philippo Washer

beat C. Lister (Britain)

0-1, 0-2.

John Bromwich

(Belgium)

6-1,

(Australia)

beat Eustace Formin (SA) 6-1, 6-4, 6-1.

Frank Parker (USA) beat R. Harma (USA) 0-2; 6-1; 0-4.

Geoff Brown (Australia) bent Fallelsimo Ampon (Philippines) 0-4, 6-2, 7-5.

Ricardo Gonzales (USA) beat Marcel Coen (Egypt) 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Nigel Cockburn (SA) beat Murlano Del Bello (Italy) 6-0, 6-2, 6-3.

Frank Scdgman (Australia) boat V. Conepele (Italy) 6-2, 5-2, 0-4.

£24 Million In

Totalisator Turnover London, Juno 23. The totalisator turnover in Britain in 1943 wIE £24,252,014, ne- cording to the annual report of the Race Course Betting Con- trol Board, Issued today,

"Racegoers: subscribed 13,- 511,340 in cash. £9,510,427 was recolved through the race- course, credit servico, provided by-Tole Investors, Limited, and

£8,024,842

transmitted WILS

for

from off the course."-

To balanes available statutory "grants and charitablo dhations amounts to £490,000.

Reuter.

1o ANY CRONO OF HERCULES

IT MORE THAN WELCOMS

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A. Van Swol (The Nether- lands) beat R. Balbler (Chile) 0-3, 1-0, 7-5, 6-4.

Ginne Cucelll (Italy) beat J. Peter (Belgium) 8-3, 0-0, 6-3.

Eric

bent Sturgess (SA) Josip Pallada (Yugoslavia) 6-2,: 6-2, 6-4.

Mrs Thelma Long (Australia) beat Miss M. de Borman (Bel- glum) 0-0, 0-2.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

(SECOND ROUND) Miss Louise Brough and Mrs Margaret DuPont (USA) best Mrs W. Halford and Mrs. M. Menzies (Britain) 6-3, 0-0.

Miss Gussle Moran and Mrs Pat Todd (USA) (Australia) D-Scott and Miss Wilford beat Mrs

Jaroslav Drobny (Czechoslo- vakla) beat Budge Patty (USA) 6-4, 6-8, 7-9, 6-0, 6-2.

G. Worthington beat J. Harper (Australia) 6-2, 0-7, 2-0, 0-0, 6-2. ;

Bob Faltenburg (USA) beat Josef Asboth (Hungary) 0-4, 7-5, 2-0, 0-0, 0-4.

A. Del Bello (Italy) beat Naresh Kumar (India) 6-4, 6-4, 0-0,

WOMEN'S SINGLES (SECOND ROUND)

Mrs E. Watermeyer bent Mrs II. Phillips (Britain) (SA) 6-1, 6-2.

Mrs Helen beat Miss K. 6-3, 3-0, 6-6,

Rihbany (USA) Tuckey (Britain)

TOUGH PAIR TO BEAT

Louiso Wimbledon

Brough, Champlon

last year, the taller of the two, and Margaret Osborne DuPont, Forest Hills Champion last year, are paired up in this year's Women's Doubles at Wimbledon. They beat Mrs Pat Told nnd Miss Doris Hart in the final last year. Miss Hart Is not competing at the cur rent tourney and Mrs. Todd is paired with Glamour, Girl Gusale Moran. The Todd & Moran combination came very near to being upset yesterday by a comparatively unknown British pair.

I is do -LONELY WHEN

HE IS AWAY-

4-1, 2-6, 7-5. Mrs N. Blair and Miss Jean Quertier (Britain) beat Mis Schou-Nilsen

-Nilsen (Norway) and Mrs Simmers (Britain) 6-3, 6-3, Mrs Sheila Summers and Mrs

W.SIMSH Watermeyer (USA) beat Miss Gem Hoahing and Miss M. Parker (Britain) 0-4, 6-1.

Mrs D Coutts and Mrs J.

David (Britain) beat Miss (Britain) 0-2, 6-4, Boyer (USA) and Mrs Chandler

LAMOTTA WEEPS OVER VICTORY Major League CHARLES

Jake LaMotta had tears in his eyes as handlers put the middleweight championship belt around his waist after his 10th round knockout of Marcel Cerdan in Detroit.

Former LaMotta's brother and manager, Joey LaMotta, is at right. heavyweight Joe Louis is at left background and Al Slivant, trainer of LaMotta is directly behind him—AP Wirephoto.

COUNTY CRICKET

Yorkshire On The Way To Head Of The Table

WORCESTER LOSE-TO ROYAL NAVY!

London, June 23-Yorkshire, many times County champions, should be in the County Championship lead tomorrow night, for they are well on the way to the win required to overlake Worcestershire, who have no engagement in the present series of games.

It was Len Hutton's birthday today, his 33rd, and he marked the occasion with a pollshed century, which was largely Instrumental in giving Yorkshire a useful first innings lead.

It also brought him a thousand runs in the month of June-the first time this has been accomplished since Denis Compton did so two seasons ago. Hutton is now well on the way to beating the monthly aggregate record of 1.281 held by Wally Hammond since 1936, for he has several more oppor- tunities before the month ends.

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Baseball

New York, June 24.- Homers by entcher Stan Lopata and second baseman Eddie Miller pushed in 'five Philadelphia runs in the sixth ing to help the Phillica hand Pittsburgh 4 0-9 defeat in the National Lengue yesterday.

Pirate right lekker Dino Re- stalli chalked up hio alxth homer sineo · Joining the team last week.

The Brooklyn Dodgers touch- ed three Cincinnati pitchers for only sover hits, but Brook- lyn casily whipped the Redless 1-2 behind the stendy hurling of Joe Hatten.

Alded by two homers-one coch by rightfelder. Ron Northey and firai sacker Glenn Nelson-the St. Louis Cardinals powered to a 10-0 win over the

Yark Glants. New

The Buston. Braves knocked

EMULATES TUNNEY

"Chicago Juno 23. — From tho ranks of Uncle Sam's Fighting, forces has oma another World Heavy- wolght Champion (NBA ver sion), kinky! haired, 27- ly ear-old Ezzard Charles E z zard Charles of

Cincinnati, Ohio,

When Charles last nightị

out Dutch Leonard with a tour thumped Jersey Joe Walcott run rally in the first inning, In-for a 15-round decision and cluding a three-run homer by 4 claim to retired Joc third baseman Bob Elliott, and Loula" crown, he emulated then rolled to a 12-5 Victory in a fashion an ex-service- over the Chicago Cubs.

All the American League games were night games.

THE SCORES National League

Philadelphia Pitsburgh

man of another èra Gene Tunney.

Charles was Light Heavy- weight 'Champion of the Inter- Allied Military Tourney in 1944.' RE Ex-Marine Tunney was Light 0 16 2 Heavyweight Champles of the 962 AEF in World War L

(Winning pitcher Curt Sim- It took Tunney a lot longer mons, loser Eimer Riddle) to cash in on his military ex- Brooklyn

77.1perience. The world heavy- 2 0 1 weight title finally came to

(Winning pitcher Joe Hatten, Gentleman Gene with his 1926 victory over Jack Dempsey at 0 12 4 Philadelphia. 10 0 1

Cincinnati

Joser

Ed Ernutt.)

New York

61

touts

tung, loser Howie Pollet.)

Boston

Chicago

5 8 4

(Winning

pitcher

Warren

Charles could have gone rusty

(Winning pitcher Clint Har-in service. He was a Sergeant driving an Army supply truckt 12 15 1 when one of his boxing pala, Al on Last Smith-who fought night's preliminary cards-tip- ped off the brass that Ezzord could handle his sts.

Spahn, Joser Dutch Leonard.)

Associated Press.

Lawn Bowls

TRUCK WHEELING ENDS That ended the truck wheel- ing for Charles and ho battled far and wide in tournoys North Africa and Italy. The following will represent won every Army battle he had the Police Recreation Club's and was rated the best Ameri- Third Division

team against can fighter in Inter-Allied

Ho

KCC in a friendly match at competition, Happy Valley, commencing at

In his first pro fight at Mid- dleton. Ohio, little more than 4 p.m. on Saturday:

T. Pilkington, T. H. Good seven years ago, Charles scored man, J. H. Weeks and R: Mac-a three-round knockout

over. kenzie_(skip);

Medley Johnson in a light- received $3

H. Finney, N. Senlor, H. B.weight bout and Dewar and W. E. Hollands for his purso.

Charles was a whirlwind as (slip);

J. Russell, J. Redman, W. A. R. Saunders and G. E. Willerton (skip).

HKERC RINKS

an amateur. winning everyone of his 42 Simon Pure scuffies, twice winning the National AAU title an

nan middleweight.

Ho won

his first 28 profes- 25

Miss M. Brennan (Ireland) and Miss P, Hermeln (Nether- lands) beat Mrs J. Boutin and Mrs A. Seghers (France) 6-3,

Glamorgan, present holders! Middlesex gained the first Meanwhile, an Army team i 6-3.

of the County title, looked like innings points, however, and was losing to Scotland by an

The following team will represent Mrs P.

Glover and Mrs J. having to follow-on at one time then changed hel factis, to innings, the Scols producing an the Hongkong Electric Recreation alonals fights, 14 of them by Gordon (Britain) beat Miss against Essex, but a fighting to, hitting out, the ninth wicket) oxcellent bowler in Youngson, Club (home) at Lowa bowls on knockouts, before bowing to Gloria Butler and Mies Acovery gave them first innings putting on more than 100, with who had a match analysis of Saturday at 4 pm

W. Macfarlan, W. Bloker, C. cagey Ken Overlin after Over Mequire (USA) 0-2, 8-1.

lcad.

Sharp 192 and Young 42, the eight for 77.

Pafgelt, N. Ch Butler (ikip); 2, lin lost the middleweight itis Mrs P. Nighe and Miss E. Against the pace bowling of two men concerned.

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES Poulson, W. Stonehouse, J. Bot. to.] Billy Sooad, Charles still was Sutton (Britain) beat Miss V.

Trevor Bailey Glamorgan's

tomiry. V. Bond (kip):rder in high school when he met The close of play scores were:

L. Gibson, F. Golding. Rigollet and Miss Sulz (Switzer-batsmen faltered and half the

Derbyshire for the sixth time At Worcester: Royal Navy (skip).

Overlin land) B-0, 6-3.

sido were out of 124.

this season were out for un-beat Worcestershire by 6 wic-

In his first fight before enter. Then Watkins and Robinson der the hundred, but they were kels. Worcestershire 388--and- The following tearn will repre- ing the Army in 1943, Chorles were engaged in a century stand not asked to follow-on. Ther 135 for 4 declared; Royal Navy sent the PRC First Divalon team lost to Lloyd Marshall. After for the sixth wicket and after got rid of Kent fairly cheaply 330 Robinson had been run out im- and did better themselves mediately after completing his the second attempt, but

struggling to avoid defeat.

MIXED DOUBLES (SECOND ROUND)

D. Butler and Mrs J, Hilton (Britain) beat F. Punces and Mrs M. "Isard 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.

Torsten Johannsson and Miss B. Brandeson (Sweden) beat F. Geelmand and Mrs Hibberi 3-6, 6-4, 8-0.

Nima and

(May

PRC RINKS

for 55 not rest, W. R. Hillyer (skip): H. with Marshall by knocking him'

at Manners 60,

пот

Tho

KCC

a

72. (away) against the Club de Recreto his 23 months in the European 50 not out) on Saturday at pan.:

J. Bradley M, Saul, J. M. For theatre, Charles squared things are and 169 for 2 hall century, Watkins went on to

out, May 59 not

out).

Drown, G. Davies, 3. E. Hayward, out in six roun

rounds. his century, and, with Wooller,

At Edinburgh: Scotland beat C. I. Gough (skip): D. II. Tay- almost reached the Essex, totul,

In his 32 Aghts since his dis- The other County games are| TH"

lor, A, Soular, F. Channing, E.

charge, Charles lost only once, which the tall-enders eventually proceeding towards interesting The Army by an innings and 12 Dowman takipi.

runs. Scotland 309 for 2; overtook.

finishes tomorrow, while Wor Army 135 (Youngson 3 for 30)

KCC RINKS

to Elmer Ray, in 1947. Then he Geoffrey Paish and

MIDDLESEX HARD PRESSED costershire, County Champlon- and 158 (Youngson 5 for 47)... Miss

team

the knocked out Ray in 1948 in m Jean-Quarteir (Britain) beat S

Friendly Game against the PRC benefit-show for Bam Baroudi, Middlesex had to fight" hard ship leaders, suffered a setback

At Bath: Cambridge Univer- on Saturday at Happy Valley

who died docs

after Mrs Hammersley for the advantage. In fact, do which, fortunately

Chicago E. R. Romalet, C. R. Roselet, stadium bout with Charles ear. fensive play marked the early affect their points. They were sity 256 and 271 for 8 declared follows:

(Dewes 84, Burnett 67); Somer, S. Capell, T. Lock takipl; Wer Borotra and Mrs

that yeur,--Associated C.slages today with Goddard, who beaten by the Royal Navy.

set 120 (Hall 5 for 51) and 60 Baggot, J. A. Tibble, J. Tang, 11. (France) beat N. bowled 40 overs, and Cocis

for 2

Leith (skip): A. C. Tribble, A. w. Press, Lowis and Miss Woodgate 0-4, seagina batsmen downi with

7. E. At The Oval: Surrey 215 and skinner (skip).

Ramey, W. Butterworth, 12-10-Router.

their spinners.

Billy Kiernan. 232 (Fishlock

OPEN PAIRS. Results of the Open Pairs Signed Up By

Bowls

Championship At Hove; Sussex 285 and 133 Lawn for

5; Yorkshire

matches played yesterday.were (Hut-

as follows: ton 105).

At

Gloucestershire Bristol:

0-0, 6-2.

Soegnea

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Ampon's Sweater Mystifies A Sweltering Crowd

London, June 23. Powerful hitting Geoff- Brown of Australia eliminated Felicisimo Ampon of the Philippines from the Wimbledon tennis singles championships today. Brown won 6-4, 6-2

and 7-5.

The Australian's power was too much for the little player from the islands, who went down in one hour and fifteen minutes.

con-

Ampon's stylish playing won against Brown. Brown him, many points. The crowd gratulated him on his play. was repeatedly astonislied when, The crowd left no doubt in the he calmly returned

some

of minds of anyone that the tiny Brown's bullet services, But Islander was. ong of the moal the two-handed drives of the popular players on the courts Austrailan

But the sweltering crowd never could understand why Ampon age put on his thick sweater,

Ampon On Friday, Holland's 'Bubi Van Meegeren meet, Jean Borsten and Robert Abdelman of France in the

of the third round

Men's Doubles

Ampon is also entered in the Mixed Doubles; paired with After the day's play, Ampon Gloria Butler of Now York. Indicated that he was happy that They drow a brs in the first

traitan took their toll. Ampon discarded his sweater only after four games in the Brat sot. He put it on again in the third while leading "Ave games to four. Brown, evened the set at five-all and went on to tako Ampon's

service and win the match on his own ser- vice.

he had put up such a good fight | round-Associated Press,

Mister Conquest

STRIPEY

MEANWHILE AT THE LIDO LISETTE -

IT ESIMO I'M A SIT. OVER-OLEOSAU

and

Charlton

(From Our London Correspondent)

London, June 23.— Charlton Athletic, First Division English foot- ball club with one of the largest London fol- lowings, are giving a year's engagement as a professional to Billy Kiernan, 21-year-old outside-left from Hong- kong..

So keen aro they to have. Billy play for thom that Charlton have paid his fore to, Britain, and are now awaiting his ar rival next month, so that they can see him in action. For the fact is the English club have never seen Kier- nan play.

After serving in the Army in Hongkong as a captairi he became a bank clerk, but soon' gavo his full time at tention to his first love → BOCCET. His 'lucky break camo when he was spotted by Eric Keen, former Derby and England player, who was then on Wat coaching engagement in Hongkong.

Mr Keen recommend- ed him to Jimmy Seed, Charlton's veteran manager, with the re sult that Billy Is now on his way to Britain: k" "He will be in Charl- ton's first team in three months," said Mr Keen.

02); Oxford University 162 (Eric Bedser G for 30) and ten for no wicket.

398

B. P. Marques and A.-M. Boura 21-20;

At RBGCNN W. C. Ogley and H. Y. Hui fost to J. A. Lun and I. P. Läst 18-42.

At Recreio

W. Field and V. N. „Atianza best. C. M. Franco, and D. A. Rosario

"Hongkong matches were interrup- ted by the rain and none Wan cont»'

A KCO A. Balloy and F. A. Flume beal | 39-2. 180 und 108 for 5 (Graveney 50 A. R. Krichell and 9, Yusuf 21- not out); Middlesex 357 (W.21

3. Fraser and A. J. Hall beat Platedi Edrich 67, Sharp 102).

Lancashire At Birmingham; 230 and 60 for 1; Warwickshire 207 Grieves 4 for 30).

(Townzend 58 not out, BISLEY SUCCESS

At Chesterfeld: Kent 205 and

100

(Gladwin 。 for 41); Derby- 4 for 43. shire 02 (Ridgway Dovey 4 for 19), and 133 for 3 (Elliott 59, Rovlil 50).

At Ebbw Vale: Essex 301 and 21 fo: 2; Glamorgan 322 (Watkins 104),-Reuter.

My Babu Goes

To Stud

London, Juno. 21.--Fred Armstrong, the trainer of the Maharajah of Barodia's call. My Babu, states that the four-year- old, winner of

approximately £30,000 in stakes, including last years Two Thousand Guineer,

been has

scratched from ali engagements. My Babu

cross.on Mon- day to the Maharajah of |Baroda's, stud at · Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, where ha will stand st`n fee' of 305 ruinous Reuter.

will

CHESS TOURNEY Hay Danenberg look the lead in the Analista" tournament' for the Championship of the Kaw- loon

Chess Club when he was conceded a walkover by P. K. Prokopov last night.

L. Schure, who had the white pieces, beat Joseph Tausz in Two Knights' Defence. Taus had the better of the game ht one

stage and lost out in an end- game of five pawns' against rook and four pawns,

HOW THEY STAND

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J. P. de Carvalho: WBT101%

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"Empire Day" Challenge Cup

Won By Hongkong

****Information has been received from the Secretary of the National Rifle Association, Bisley, to the effact that the... beam which represented the Colony in the Service Rifles Series (A) of the Overseas Rifle and Revolver Postal Matches 1948 was successful in winning the "Empire Day" Challenge Cup and the "Lord Wakefield Sliver Medals.

Individual scores were as follows:

C/Bgt. A Maylor

CVBE, LILE. Davis Lieut. 17. Soloman

R.M.

n.M.

R_NA

T/LIUL. PEM. Thomas' IAFA *Bgh. La Benstead

Cd. B.§.M. H.T. Ashby

W.O. IL. Dellery Cpl. WR. Loya

HLM. (Capt)

I.E

D.EL.

5:00

Scored at 600

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The Service Rifies Series (D). team gained 4th place with: the following scores:-

GLW, Gowans

Inapr. Russel (Caps) CJJ. McCarey AẬP, (R) Cá chu Inapr. (2) 7. Lau B.I.J., MeMilan $1. (B) KJ Yu

Inapr. (R) K.C. 100

In the Revolver Match the Hongkong. ferm place, being beaten by Jamalea by two points. Da followe—*

T/Lieut. FEIL" Thomas

Pollos

• Ch. Insper (R) Jackie Lau Polico

JL.M.

The local aboots were organised

Force and were held at: Bfursecutions & ink

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