1949-12-07 — Page 6

HOALBOROTA SZEXLEY

THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1949.

PAKISTAN UNIVERSITIES HIT UP 285 FOR SIX AGAINST COMMONWEALTH

Karachi, Dec. 6.—Jack Livingston, captain of the Commonwealth cricket tourists, won the toss and put Pakistan Universities' XI in to bat today when their two-day match began here.

In pleasant weather and on a perfect pitch, the Universities team, which includes three Test players in Imtiaz, Khan Mohammed and Khalid Qureslil, started confidently.

By lunch they had scored 134 for one wicket, Imtiaz being undefeated with 77 At the close of play, the Universities had chalked up 285 runs for six wickets.

runa.

A sparkling captain's Innings | nain, · Agha

Saadat, Kholld

between diqu, Qayyum Hameed, Haroon RUGBY UNION

Aitnf. The

Jaffer

and

man is Shalcone,

12th

by Imtiaz and a century second. Qureshi, Ghafoor, Mashar, Sid- wicket partnership Dinshaw and Imtiaz were the highlights of piny before lunch, the Universities during which piled up 134 runs for the luss of one wicket.

FAST SCORING

The home team maintolaed a fast rate of proring, partiedaily. in period just before inm when the batsmen, with strokes. all rund the w chet, reached the bound frequently against the which Comm-wealth neiding.

howed right of cracking.

Pepper was the only bowier who kept the hat nen maħdued He conceded 42 runs in an un- uraken spell of 17 overs before lunch and took the wicket of Ghafoor

ball after With his second Junct. Ray Stuth clean bowled

the Dinstanw 10 break

קנר

wenn wicket partnership, which With only pullerted 02 runs

added Smith struck sending back Waqar for

1 wo run

·PICHLIT

duck

SCANT RESPECT

Snada!

DV

Stre

||1

to the ༥ at Testtse-t howlers hit up 13 The Furling falling to fours before

Warril

Mazhar became another victim! Roy Sealth when he tried to put a rural length ball and on!

fell before other wint there fre the Universities to Top down for 345

Istan

brillant

phatest

The

unbeaten knock of 151 to the highest so for ngained the Com

monwealth team.

TOLLFR

He hit 14

THE TEAMS

The teams are as follows t'niversities: Iminz. Dinshaw Khan Muhanuned. Waqar Hun-

3

Challenge

Shield Fixtures

The Brat round of the Senior

Challenge Junior

soever competition

place next week-end.

will

Shell take

Duration of al matches will

be 70 minutes, but should muutch end in a draw after this

#1

period further 10 minutes will bo played each way.

The fixtures are as follows: SATURDAY, DEC. 10

Senior

Kitchen v. South China, Club 3.43 (Ref: I. J. Clifanali, Linesmen: d. Roach/P. A. Booney?

Commonwealth: Jock Living- son, Normal Oldfield, Winston

Dark Blues

Place, Frank Warrell, inck Bolt Win Varsity

Bill Alley. Ceci Parker, Jack Pettiford. Any Smith, Demand FitzMaurice and George Dawkes. The 12th man is George Pope- Reuter,

Match 3-0

London, Dec. 6.—Oxford beat Cambridge by three AFTER HIS BLUE

points to nil in the Inter- London,

6. Ramesh Varsity Rugby Union match Indian erleketer. Divocha, the who s narrowly failed to get Twickenham this after-

Dec.

Blue for Oxford last season, huu,

Oxford led by thres

flies home to Boinbay on Thurs-points to nil at halftime. day 11e w mis one term, at Oxford but is returning for the

term, haping

his Bus

There 250

A try in the 11th minute of

TAKING IT EASY

Brooklyn Dodger Pee Wee Reese takes things easy at his Louisville, Kentucky, home after a rugged season to get the gate gave victory to Ox in baseball. He relaxes with a pipe and his pet Chihua- hua which may be telling him how the Dodgers can win for sure next year.

Wat

de-

ford. Though the try scored as the result of reason why he fensive error. Oxford's victory should not le all did so WIL well merited.

For

n jonk this year and two of his "rlval" time in the second half they did

and Cheeverything but score and they

fully deserved to retain bowlers, Whiterab terton, will anve gone down.

unbeaten record this senson

But even at he did not re- present y University against Cambridge, Divechi had a mort fal succesful

Hi

him mars

earned second place in the final Miner He played for Counties table

season

pacers

rest så-lydre ↑ He lancak

6La!bkr*}s ¥#t

TITANIC BATTLE

A greway ball made for -

cult bundling on both sides

In the tackling was magtatticent and there was a taste

balite 74 between the forward packs 1 matches, beating į Cambridges

the

beth's the previous Uhxford-hle record team en Thur fight serums bot

Oxford hild Supersimity wickets in one season

NOT FAR BEHIND

יו

f t

Where

Oxford

at the

heki t/

fine which was i

BBBC Recognises New Bantam Champion

MCC On A Quest For An Ideal Artificial Pitch

Heaven aid and bless them, the LCC and the MCC are both out on a quest which should interest humble cricketers everywhere the discovery of an ideal. artificial pitch. It must behave like good grass without wearing into pot-holes under the tread of myrlad feel in English parks.

Read what the LCC Parks Committee are doing about such pitches-as difficult to fabricate as an ideal hard: lawn tennis court.

If the Couneli approves, 1949 experiments with concrete will,

go on next year.

They will be

at

extended to:

A

cork-surfaced pitch

Blackheath.

A matting-surfaced pitch at

Clapham, Common, and

peat-surfaced

诚

Hackney Murshes.

pitch

ht

POOR BOWLERS

bay

that

The Committee three concreto cricket pitches, with different tops were used asphalt-sur- last summer-an faced pitch at Hackney Mar- shes,

nt

• rubber-surface Blackheath, and a wood-rom- pound surface at Hampstend Heath extension.

Sixty-one games were play- ed on these pitches. The clubs say the surfaces give "little" or no help to the bowlers and the asphalt in particular was ordinary found to wear the cricket ball. On the

other hand, 10 Is

stated batsmen playing these pliches find that the ball will come through dependably, and bowlers do not have to go slow for fear of Injuring bats- In addition, a match on mich.

not an artificial surface need be cancelled after heavy rain

So there's the problem. Why is football rather than cricket Be- England's national game!

Ня

Koliowers humble don't need to bother overmuch about surfaces.

chuse

69 YEARS IN FOOTBALL

Wanderers FC, 1 Middlesex

Sportsman's Diary

EDITED BY

Lady Margaret crew have found places, though they are not all rowing behind Crick.

In all, seven representatives Margaret from the two Lady crews are in, and two more, C. B. Lloyd and the president, A. L McLeod, are on the bank, conching.

is not at stroke, If Jennews will he disappear from the bout Probably not.

A place may be found for him at No. 2.

DAVIS ON SNOOKER

Snooker,

Joe

I Play Snooker (Country Life Ltd., 25s.), ho saya that if you can't pot, you can't play snooker. And it is not a question of hav- ing a good eye, but of having a good cue-action.

"You have to pot your ball

that is one-ball control; you have also to place the que ball for the next stroke. that is two-ball control. Until and unless the pot is automatic, needing only a small part of control of our concentration, the cue-ball is impossible."*

PONTOON-BUSTERS

onc

Enough is written about the whales of soccer; a word about of the minnowa St. Aidan's, who are top of the Eastbourne Minor League,

Their record this season is: played, and won, B; goals for

103,

ngninet which is good going in any class of football,

Their last victory was over

sccording t Davis, is a pure matter of Pevensey Minors by 17-6. potting. In his new book, How

---(London Express Service)

ON THE RECORD. "HALSINGBORG IN HONGKONG"

their annul

The first mentioned town, inner in London.

of

at which one met nearly every- body who is anybody in amateur football, paid tribute to Lieut- Col C. D. Crisp, one of their

chaitan

the

Athenian

former

London, Dec -The British Boxing Board of Con-Test friends and one with has trol today agreed to recognise Vie Toweel of South Afrienį devoted a long lifetime to foot- ball, when they made him their greatest advantage was in a jas the British Empire Bantarawelght Champion. +1↑ 31 FA De verba's average

Towel won the title on November 12 by beating Stanfest of honour. Three quai fest Minne

Colonel Crisp, president att adwas the more threatening Rowan of Liverpool on points at Johannesburg, but n Lan Chants, the will not for land the Fruenties

dead soret the winning try for question arose as to whether Rownu might have weighed League, president of the Middle- Teft-hand slow des

FA. County SCX more than the 118 pound weight limit. Jon, the man who s

honorary secretary of the radtrans

Southeru Counties' Amateur and There is

doubt that the

Championship, Aiderman Trolina's foe bowling helped to

of Lewca, many times Mayor confessed that 11 was 69 years get Oxfordchee lude the tug of the Minn Counties Chap

since he rst became associated hop in which they were beaten.

with football-first as n gond- keeper, then as a referee and as an administrator.

2:00

by the Innen-latar Second XI

Uxand The win 1h 6th materi In Bas rytas. of which Oxfind her now won 31, Chat Lange 26 with 11 denwn.

The mail was watched by a

crowd! esignated vaporit

60 000

MAN OF THE MATCH

Inarudiately after the fight

Th

D

17

Boord satek it

wwal stil

Peokadina of Toweel 14

official repola

from South Africa.

The mu of the match was unn

Howan nes hus surrender-

19 1st.sh batomweigst

of diffluity

Diercha told Heuler he had doubtedly Oxford's South Afri- title ber

can fullback, Hoffmery Brilhant with his rool ar antipation and

Kicking Aghest oster

tried to get a qualification. fot Northamptonshure to

jan play

best Brstelma County eneket, he had failed, the MC wing that he was not properly quads Bert

y

was

Was

fle wasiting the weight. Belting hiz uf

In-

+1

In view of Rowan's retirement thesa bantamweight, the oard of Control has askest the European

Tragopean Cham!

Newmarket

Sales

Π

Newmarket, Ure.

The the Newmarket pole for

Tech sales todny was 143.- 128 lots wild. private 494 guinens for

Baies. cluding The top price was given by

Cine

the

1

Inter-

THE "FOREIGNER"

ISCOVERY of » Welshman Counter the Southern team In the amateur

for Pagan and shocked the selectors, paid 10.000 uneas

Cardiff-born Worshte, a two-year-old fly.

Joshua Jenkins Paran Worship by Hyperion stepped into the side to replace Jack mtal Participation, will be ex-the Hayer inside-right.

༢༣『

to the United States.

Rawlings. He played well in In two days of the sales the his best big match, and it seems agregate received

more curtain he will get a chance to then a quarter of million lay for Wales.

for- guineas

Ten horses owned by Ark Khao and Prince

"Oxford's International three. Doxa non in substitute Hoodstock Agency, whe national trial at Bishop Auck Diverha expecta tu Play

also in Wader of next Tuesday's British Citirket when he to back to arfer, Cammell,

Lite Behl between Datiny O'Sul

Gardner as an Isla and seemed to hope that Rreat form at right centre, while

the livan and perhaps he would be ashed 1. Green at serum nit, and play against the touring Com South African, Van Ryneveld, at : Upplatent for monwealth tearnt. will have stand-off half, worked braut-ipion Luis Rumero in Spain.

Promoter Jack Salomos sid Oxfred, fully sagether at 152 nure

Modern Dorward, captain and serum, he would offer Romero a ligh where he is studying

half was the pick of the Cam- Landon, pesubdy in February. Restes Greats

Associated Pres. bridge wide, with Williams, the Jeft rentre, doing

Ike Williams

To Explain "Fix" Charge

ILO

Kreat

work in the three-quarter ne

KeuiCT,

VICTORIA STATE SEMI-FINALS

Sydney, Dec. 6.-John Brom- wich, B Sidwell, Frank Sedg- Gman and Jaroslav Drobny today entered the semi-finals of the Victorian Tennis semi-finals.

Sidwell beat Colin Long 1-0, G-1, 5-7, 0-3, 6-3.

Philadelphia, Dec. The Pennsylvania Athletic (Ref: 1.0. Padley. Lincanen: A Commission today called Ikej Lock/P, Mamon).

CAA

Club, Navy 3.45 p.m.

Club 2

2

Junior South China v. Kichre. pm. (Net: C. PO. Sharpe)

CAA Navy Taiwo v (het: P. W. Anyen).

Eastern v. Clish Navy 1. Happy Valley 2 p.m. tef: F. Snowling)

Prison's v. News Vendors, Navy 1.11appy Valley 145 pm. (Ref: sfobley).

SUNDAY, DEC. 11

Bentor

News Vendor › RAF, Club 3.45 let: FJ. Cross. Linesman: B. Dundun. E. Percivali.

Commando V. KMN, Bookunpoo 3.40 p. (Ref: W. Ganey. Lines. Woo Cho Kiwang

ment

Chung),

King

Army. Kwong Wah, Navy 3.43

13

Drobny beat Adrian (6-2, 8-6, 0-2.

Quist

Williams to give an official

of account of his story

in his title! "fix" attempt fight with Freddy Dawson.

Willons

on Monday night | defeated Dawson in a 15 round decision bout

In a news conference before the Bght Williams said a tele- phone informant told him # "x" was on and that If the bout went the distance, Dawson

win, Walloma would would not say who made the call,

HEAVY GAMBLING Commission Chairman George pm. (Ref: W. D. Lovelock, Lines Jones said he was aware of re- men: J. Turner/Tean King Hong).

Poilcev. Navy, Boundary St 3.45 ports of heavy gambling en the pm. (Ref: A. E. P. Guest, Lines-tout. On Liu Ting Kai/W. Gibson).

Junior

St Joseph's v. RAP, Club 2 p.m. (Ref: K. M. Ashton).

P.C.A. v. Commando, Sookunpoo p.m. (ller: J. it. Gorgette)

Yord Felice N. Army, Navy 2 pm.

(Ref: G. M. Lennart!),

Navy Police, Doundary. St p.m. (her: N. Dolgado).

Monday afternoon, Williams was a 12 to a favourite

Sedgman best George thington 6-2, 6-2, 8-6-Associ- ateil Press

BRITISH REFEREE

London, Der 6

Teddy Wal- than of Lindon salo uday he had been and di soferen the European mi eweight title fight between Tiberio Mari and Jean Stuck in Paris next Mon- day.

Miri is the champion.--Asso- cinted i'ress.

CYCLISTS PLAY GOALKEEPERS

21

Rugby Cup Matched to act as ghal-keepers in s

Another shock but the tunately Π false alarm-was Aly contained in the Bishop Auck- fhan realised more than 21.- land pengrainme. Manchester- non pretens, the best price be-born Jimmy Potts, the Northern ing

8.700 gulneas by the Counties left-winger, Was

for the Irish described Sean Stud

as being A winner, Hindestan. - churion,

Derby wvelder

ALBERT BROWN LEADS SMITH

Man-

looking

children, like

behaving

1st conceivable that one can who turned out to watch the find Halsingborg in Hongkong? matches, caught talpans looking

onuntaipanish, children the

ilp Aouthwest

the and behaving Ike

งานts across footbull Swedish Peninsula just the

from

nuts. strail

Copenhagen, football

One is even tempted to think bons a "mammoth" population of 70,000,

that some imaginative mind had One of the most miserable imagined the possibilities and evenings I have ever spent inhud hired and coached the

when

necessary actors.

our litte vilinge where the floating population donts in br with a vengeance we may

bed providing

for space 2,000,000 was in company with three Halsingborgians.

The im opent with a short prologue by Leo long, n name still to with even though the Chinese football world has hall forgotten him.

Ver

Wal-

conjuro local

Like all conservative Euro-

peans, the Swedish

footballera

are solid masters of the house. Many of tha old-Umers That is, they have

non-Chinese) wives and ❘ (mostly,

Inclst how-that he was families at home. That,

one of the fow

Jith not ever

prevent them footballers China has produced from desiring to see our

who had greatness in them. His called "high epnus" and meeting scaring message: "The Swedes

the

of our queens

most taught us something about foot- establish-ball...." popular taxt dange

ments,

•

60-

The dialogue is in Cantonese.

scene

Said one Swede: "Halsing From the prologue the borg is a small town Hongkong shifts to the flags, the military

A little DATKIS. is smaller."

over-emphasis Said another: "Is this middle | in parts, but the fact is that our big games have to be big-piped, of town or is it bigger?"

bugled, trumpeted and drum- Suld the third; "You have med up before the publie is good suburbs?"

convinced that their money's Said the first: "Those Chinese worth is coming. footballers, they don't like ban-

As Eric Keen once told 'me.. ets." Sold the second: "Those "It beats the imagination how Chinese footballers, they shy of anyone would pay as much to

Ce a football match na

people the third: "Those pay in Hongkong." footballer, are They professionals? They don't ban-

us."

"Said

Chinese

►

Then comes the football. As hay quet with us. It's all dimeuit. We excellent a job of work don't care for them at all been done by this as one could Most from possibly have hoped for. (which, interpreted Swedish English Into English, of the best moments of means that the Swedes are not play have been captured. There anything is a slight emphasis on the local

shy of outlooks on that differ from their own).

MCBAILEY MAY CO

McDonald Sprinter

Bailey may go to the Empire Games after all. A message from New Zealand says that Trinidad, who had at rst decided not to be re- London, Dec. 6. Albert presented, have now agreed to

of Birmingham,

their way to be diplomatic. But and send Bailey as a one-man team.

one gathered soon enough that Smith, today's

Ittle Helsingborg has

Brown,

of Doncaster, play in their

tha

side of the play, but that can be forgiven when one allowa miserable Why a

evening? for the fact that one's own idols The Swedes were polite enough are more honoured in one's own In fact they were going out of | temple.

more

Emphosis has been put on the much development of attacking move- Its boundaries ments that ended with a goal within

that scored for a brilliant save by the promising of an evening

and all the one can look back on forty goalkeeper than hos Hongkong with its todians Svensson, Yu Ylu-tak and Tani Kwan-kon are so well documented that it would be

cus

dnev started

They should not have hesitat Milan, Der 0-Fausto Coppi | News of the World snookered. They are lucky to get a re- and Gino Bartall, the darlings turmament her: on level terms, presentative, and one who may of Italian racing, will not for cach with six frames to his cre- win two titles for them without Wor-change be raring neck und neck | ait, but Brown, who receives incurring any cost

In woposed when they or:

six points in each frame, led by Whether sporting event next week.

to be seen remains 10 frames to eight at the fn-trip still relay will make the seven-figure population. They will instend face each terval.

Ho The curious fact is or seems worth their while to by Harold Palmer). (SAVE other from opposite ends of

The scores were (Brown flist)annot afford to be away all the

to be that even in little Hal-print and show it annually to a football field, having been ask-

8 to 54, B2 to 57, 39 to 75, 30 10 time that would be involved by singborg the citizen has learned family gathering. 80. 65 to 43 and 113 to 14-a sen journey. His acceptance how to enjoy himself without

is subject to the organising com- spending a small fortune in the Some emphasis has been put

process or without having to on Martensson, and zome 1mittee arranging air transport.

slightly less on Ho Ying-fun. The camera did not trail Our own Hongkong is largely Tenucci particufar'y but it One fol-caught him in some fine and artificial in contrast. lows. the herd or one has had hectic moments in the defence. It was a little kinder to Santos and, in fact, gava every local man-Chinese or spt — Some momente in the spotlight

benefit match between teams from Tuscany and Lombardy.-

The Rugby Cup Tournament | Reuter. match between the Police and the Commandos which was can- rellett last Saturday will be played

ground the Club on Tappy V lley, this afternoon at

o'clock.

Saigon Regatta

Reuter.

CIVIL SERVICE XI

BRIEF GLORY? Tongkang Civil Service cricketers will play the Occasionale at Chate) Not yet does London develop Read on Sunday A.,

ts annual spurt of Interest in The Civil Service XI is as follows: the Boat Roco. Yet even this The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club J. Barrow, V. Eons, W. 11. Col team beri by Air France plane ledge, J. Cen, F. Howarth, early let me draw attention to Yesterday to participate in an Inter- Lawrance. T Mahon, D. McLellan, the singulor care of D. M. Jen- part Rowing Regatia to be held at Richardson, A. Weir, A. Wel nens, acclaimed by millions last Saizon on December 10.

are Regatta

Societa Nautique de pay is requested to contact J. & thrilling finish 'in years. Cambodia, and Socleta Nautique de tichsdson (Tel. 39/625), Unnol.

The crew representing Hongkong are:

Bow, Sq.. Ldr. N. M. W. Harris (Carl); 2 J. Dick; 4. V. des Aubreya; stroke N. Marel; Cox 2. Fowler.

Jer.

to Hck Dawson in their fourth Badminton Book Regatta are Societe Nautique dc Any member who is unable touring as the hero of the most

meeting.

By fight time, the odds, had fallen to 7-1⁄2 to

The Official Handbook of the

Mr Jones told Williams to ap

pear on Wednesday and explain Hongkong Badminton Associo- his statement to newspipermention or the current scuson has the bout. Associated just been published for mem-

before

Press.

THE UTTLE ADMIRAL DEAD!

THAT PUTS USIN A SPOT. I WAS TO REPORT ONLY-FO HIM-NO-ONE ELSE KNOWS WHERE WE ARE..

Mister

be

Conquest

RENO-HOW QLD YOU KNOW WE WERE-AT CASTLE MCGINK?

JUST PUT ONE AND ONE TOGETHER DEAR-AND DECIDED

| TO MAKE IT. THREG.

WHAT ARE WE

GOING TO DO, KIT?

GET YOU BOTH OUT OF THIS MAD-HOUSE COR

A START.

HAVE

Arthur Peall says: *DOUBLES' CAN OPEN

:reater

It shows how brief athletic. glory can be.

In the 1049, Tace Jennens, stroking the Cambridge boat, stroke was behind for every but the last, which way the that mattered. You would have

ono

OUT THE GAME thought him an automatic

the good old fashioned typocholce for the coming race. For shooter player Ho stroke has

fascination then a tricky Not a bit of it. My colleague

My dizia shot is a Hylton C'enver says that ac- typical example.

chal- tually Jennen is being

FORED

Thrae veterans

aight to ni red lenred by J. L. M. Crick, whore no more than achievements, though less plain, halt-hall know to the millon, are comparable

ing that a thickas ROL rebounds red quickly on the Blastrall for A »polling 2 l)am !.

RIVALS ON THE RIVER

Crick stroked the Lady Mar- aret elght which in July rdwed the Henley coarse foster hati complication thos prefer to Brold, ever in the bistory of the Roya Well judged Freenetai:

strengtà inayoi

witike in Bulk.

The three trial eigh's which with a sporting have been at practies so far a1 chiange of a following colour after, Cambridge, this form have just

red

give in to amusements that don't amuse,

All this can be uhmed up a a curious preamble to an effort by the Yung Hwa Studlos call- ed "Halsingborg in Hongkong." It is, I venture, not a meaning less one.

not

low

The commentary was a little odd. It is all in Cantonère, PA light knowledge of the stan guage would enable one to fol-

It It

simple and The film-though I hardly

curious. Unlike "what, waara expected it to come up to the accustomed to from American mark-has evolved into

* English newsreels and radio only an excellent documentary orogrammes, it is more inclined on the highlights of three foot-o keep urging the players to bal matches but also into peed up, to pass, to shoot for good bird's eye view of who

bo goal and what makes Hongkong and what Hongkong looks like. The words "fat dih" are used -0 ofton"`"with" the Chinese At times, it seems that thi people who made the dim have players on the ball that one, hus over-emphasized aspects of the 'he happy feeling that it was who semnes picturing our football not only the non-Chinese:: fans In their more up-to "hought the trouble with long-

rong football was its character momenta.

compara jve lack of speed.

13

The camera seldom captures It seemed to me that some weed as we scot with the astute mind had been working alted eye against a background. on these scenes and had cut the hot not photographie." The seemed, were available footage to the extent Chinese; were all that best exemplifies ribbing the ball through at us. was left in toe poin he speed of an Olymple meint,

thámpien

The beauty of this stroke lies in been reduced to we, Jennens 1 wh're a good caricalore rather 'the rownanebly murmi maistu If the iroking one, trick the other then a good portrait has The Swedes, In camparison,

1 sapreies to look at the prospect month will be of except'atul

The race between them nex

The camera, rovluq "among in.ereat, for nearly the whole the thousands of footha:

· Estia.

sucess and the Ans thance of Masring the boardsy

emerged

Tans

werd Supermen""or" Might-Micr

"RECORDER"