1950-02-14 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1950.

AUSTRALIANS HAVE HIGH HOPES OF BRINGING HOME THE DAVIS CUP

BY ERIC RIEL

Sydney, Feb. 13.—Australia's newly-selected Davis Cup team has high hopes of bringing the coveted trophy back to this country, if not this year, then in 1951.

The new team Includes John Bromwich, Frank Sedgman, George Worthing- Veteran tennis player ton, and Cup "inds" Ken McGregor and Mervyn Rose.

Harry Hopman is the team's captain-manager. He is a shrewd tennis tactician who captained the 1939 team which won the Cup for Australin.

บ

wonderful team of "It has youth,

me Д

suk Hopman.

"Australia's Davis Cup selectors have given unlimited possibilities to captain and manage."

keenness and fitness, and a nice blending of experience supplied by Bromwich and Sedgman."

The new team is the fatest

abr 1 Jen! Australia CVCF Metilegon, at t funt two.and.

down CIPA

-hall

and footers Sedamna

while Worthington Bromwich

Just toucher Stu

IL

BIGGEST SURPRISE

Tennis tans get their loggent

W120-11 surprise

W

chopped farm

especially wih

Sidsel;

the teary

-

They

the sole. approve chase of proming YONINg Mars Metiregor and Rose

Thary bad the enurage to drop! Serwoll

land player

11

APPOTTY

e 1ttusת!!

but apparently belteve Rose will be feeling than Solwed in a year commented the Sydney Tuterate regala

*AWIE

Munther ther

i

Ted Schroeder, who has been for so long, in my rettable opinion, has cracked."

Amerien's top Schroeder, ame, was recently reported syng that US. Davis Cup changes this year rested on the of ending veterans alumilite vl intrond players "

Trios ga

who Pars

and the stable young and Brent

pass ver

RIYAPIY

thenched lae te

nker

camelat k

1997 shanee

Wild

Adilan Qunt

*

af

Billy

2011 1940 1

tratat d

bente refert.

!

this year's Ave him contingent

Sidwell Jam ftrens

affetals.

maryled on mera

slon for his court behaviour

the New South Wales Stugle-

Anal he gol

1 g Bonuse tester tolica, sich ge Ing down on all fou

for

**Flestet" Falkenburg "praying mantia art, tul CPA with one ball in the find

Experts agree

ไร

* *

1.

for the fat

Fl, 。""།{4 Quis!

le by winning the 1950 Arabus Doubles tale for 11

11 114

Thr

THE OLD FIRM"

KALO

דין:

BAB Tata As Nog?h African Ero Slurpesa ad

Jalas Pos

That N.dwn11.

}

Le The

1.

1th

1 Prog

11411

bun ch

of brimINK

Caju bomk

36 At !to

would hav 13 PSA Austral

FA Cup Draw

London, Fe

13

1

draw for the sixth round od the

Footbal

V;,"Lt }I¥itJཋ1!

Cup, held todas, resided as Taflow

Chester Beld

Maru botes

Derty 4unds

Tovered s

Wanders

Arenda

Ties are to do plaat 2 or

Halles Thay

to repla ed an

well it be

draw Arsenal rawat

for the fourth saremsne Geet Let

Second DA ISTOR

firu mand

Des

Everlas

twill1

4

And

thou

Everton

be

(k

い

』:4;

Jy eatin

Backpor

the :

וי י

Wel

+

37 #5 3

14 03

SPEEDWAY

THRILLS

Speedway thrills at Wembley where rider Bill Osborne somer- saults over his machine in a front-wheel skid at the first bend-Express.

FOURTH TEST MATCH

BADMINTON South Africans

TOURNEY

RESULTS

121

Results vesterday.

Badminton ('hum

Club t-hip matches at

le Recreio were

A

"

4.

Up Wi

.....

Br

ין

May Have

Again

To Follow On

Johannesburg, Feb. 13-South Africa needed 41 runs with three wickets in hand to avoid the follow-on against Australia In the fourth cricket Test here.

When play closed today South Africa had scored 275 runs for seven wickets in reply to Australia's first innings total of 465 runs for eight declared.

lutch they added only 38 Rowan and Jnck Nal Fullerton, who

tat lost fine wickets Sezuilt Airica's Wode na wicketkeeper, added 65

Landwall hed a spell of two In 09 mbules with Tayfield for hoftest opening stand of the pra

wickets (Eric Rowan and D). ent Test series when they scoles the seventh wicket and Den sepuuntur helped Manu pit on 02 for an wicket part. walaited 55

Schootha Singles

Salt Trent

og Cheetap

1

.1

Schoolley Doubles

Sales N M Cod

Fu!

Ji

] .L

A

La

+

Junior Men's Doubles

ייד

South Alrion were unable to

fiz

21100165

ist. falling Saturday, peans the fast bowling of Bay Fundwat ad Real Miller

Mulley took two wie- run in two overs RECOVERY

1

M

15

Tapata

A G

Bura

1

1:

}

T

A 1K 1. 10 Porgh

TIL 35 15

A

+

Lam

15

&

M K

315

16

Ladies Singles

Silva beat

Sale 2 11 11 1

TODAY'S GAMES

At Club De Recreio

w

Schoondte s

Soules

Mra

SJreubav!

Y B... Kaut

im Schoolpes Inrules,

10

KIA &

A

A

12m Ratneshaxs

'

C&E

... Salle

Auto Meas Sanitles

A

M

E

Mi

anceting

1 Flest

Coats, the

EYE ON THE FUTURE

54

1

12

W..

51

14

W

Shetaket may

Reuter

Will Division opgrated

Urme

favourites

pared with 14 F いも

197

goals in fo eethe oul vredenbou

SCOTTISH CUP

YCHI

Xavier

-15% Doublen Severes & Min Y Franses

M Ribeiro & Mrs

Junior Mats Drubino S Brown Gourley & W terlon I am Benz Saw

י ז

K

"

9:30 Binobars

& Mir 33 KTM Kempton & Miss J Greendaalih

10

1711

J4101 Mixed

Senger Men's would... Dondaless AIHYE\kt T

Chum v Bill Funk & SK

kam vad maske Birm very hart to best next

butes alema! Ban Sulwer

Austral 13- The draw clusson, laan Lowton, Feb.

year Wall of the haya cound the third , for

har beet plane Cup

was held today year's tvaru Scottish

Bo Nink Panebo Gonzalest od resulted as follows:

Third

Lanark

Aberdeen.

Albion Rovers

line Athletic

or St Johnstone.

The drawn

following!

of Last

or Ceitle Y furn 10 profesional ranks has

| weak rued

Dunferml Stenhousemuir Interattuks

Cup

Dubny az

TIT'S

דייקין

Sturgen teeth chubs have steam shows poornar. - but more the fourth as an investment for the future

won round: East Fife, Partick Thistle Dundee United, Queen

OT

bye to

who

The

How

OPEN SQUASH

RESULTS

After losing ix wickets for

dur

uzilished eighth nership

Rather South trundle for

14 rate, South Africa unde a

to enterprising al JECOVERY

Fullerton, losing is Gege butang Hugh Tay Beld and Mann

displaced W

Three wickets

WHO WILL BE THE

NEW MIDDLESEX CRICKET CAPTAIN?

1

ΠΙΕΣΗ

Hourse) for 11 cm, and inter

Bew

Miller llamarsed Denis Begbie Jone Pod Winslow. i

"Top" in two over at a cost of only F

וודו

THE SCOREBOARD

Seren at the chee of play. AUSTRALIA

D Nourre

Lenewall

Dexlile

Mater

P Winstoy e

405

for eight declared

Victoria Club Callovers

MONAVEEN THIRD FAVOURITE FOR GRAND NATIONAL

London, Feb. 13-Monaveen, the steeplechaser owned jointly by the Queen and Princess Elizabeth, was made third favourite at 100 to 6 for the Grand National at the first official enllover on the big Aintree Hace and the Lincolnshire Handicap held at the Vic- toria Club here `tonight.

Yorkshire-trained Freebooter was made a firm 100 to 8 favourite for the National, while Dramatic, with Gordon Richards as its probable rider, heads the Lin- colnshiro Handicap quotations at 9 to 1.

Lord Mildmay's Cromwell, which started favourite when fourth to Russian Hero In last year's National, was an offer at 100 to 7 while grouped at 20 to I were Rolmond, the runner- up last

year,

the Irish Grand National winner, Shagreen, and the well-fancled Fighting Line.

Russian

and Hero

Royal Mount, winner and third respec- vrly last year, are among the seven horses quoted at 29 to 1

Hongkong's Rugger

Victory

14. ---

Singapore, Feb. Hongkong Land Forces had

minute rugby win Malaya

district in

Five points separate Dramaticjn Inst

nearest Lincolnshire over from his rivals. The Duke of Norfolk's | Singapore yesterday, scor-

ing 14 points to 9.

HONEST

AT CALL

HOVER

Bany

I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I UGED TO LLAVE A CIGAR ALL TO MYSELF

Burpham was next in demand along with 'lin stable vompaudons, Bobo and Fate Judgment,

who sre both trained by Jack Jarvis

Fair Judgement won the race 20 taal March.

50

QUOTATIONS

11 Dramatic.

100 to 7 Burgham, Bobo and Fair Judgment

WHA

closed Fullerton When play

43 um? undefented with Mann was 33 not out

Beth Fulla viet uffed chineseen faitest to run Johnson

when them

Pay feket SouEESTY The

Dog Inclogs

Aften had f

e ag

Dilack

A

SOUTH AFRICA

after

11 Irlags

fest

In 103 mitutes before

E

Rowan bundwall

J

tari panel

Reaper e Saggers ↳ Bil

Just

13

Soggers b

5

ཛྙྰ་

McCool է:

Quotations were:

LINCOLNSHIRE

24 Aller ID

€7

"

Fullerton not out

Tafelde

43

Johnson b

31

40

33

| Barnes Park,

270

for sever

Fait of wickets: 1-84, 2-80. 3-96 4-115, 5-148, 8- 148 ud 2 213

20 to 1 Roc du Diable Philadelphe

and

33 to 1 For Figures and Pompous.

GRAND NATIONAL

Bowling To Date

100 10 Freebooter.

O

}

W

100 to 7 Cromwell

1..tuwoll

21 3

K0 2

100 to Monaveen.

11 Johnston

27

0 01

1 20

To

23

3 SU 3 and Fighting Line.

Laxion

2 13 0

Jon JohnsonI MleCool world the took

championship Hassett as one of Maxim's

18

4 52

0 12

Rowland,

Mount Royal

1 0 5

Hussian Hero.

-Heuter.

11111

40

to 1 Battling Reuler.

Important, and imminent, question is this: "Who will captain Middlesex at cricket in 19507" With it may very well be bound up a bigger question: "Who will captain England in Australia in 1950-517 **

T Man not out

Indeed, I hear The newer cannot be long delayed.

Committer (chairman, of the County that a meeting

They face B to supply it is at hand. RH Twining) decision of no ordinary difficulty and I gather that opinion | Mille is unlikely to be unanimous,

Members wanted the advice of American

Cruiserweight capinin, George the retiring

1 should act he buck Mann, Dow South Africa, and he will give

THREE COURSES

Here, far as one can see, are the alternutive selections:

1-W J. Extrich, former pru- fessional, present amateur.

2.-Denis Compton, whose cheice as a professional captain of cricket beat at the headquarters

would raise many an elderly

the pavilion Laz eyebrow Laert's.

1 -All importation from out! DE amateur | side, obviously someune not hitherto uffered his plave in the side, and selected as "way out." Here is a device not unknown in national poli-

Results yesterday in the Best round uf The Colony {2prz Seunsh Championship 10 the Probny,

Yietario Squash Courts were. beating Singles by of Victorian

McAllister Capt. R W considera 0-3, 6-4 the South or Morlon. Raith 'Sidwell,

without W. R. McCutches 1-3, 7-9, 6-3 Rovers, Glasgow Rangers, Stirl. Australia's Juniors are

He favours 9-7, 9-2 jegund in the world

Capt. C. N Clay den beat Lt. ing Aiton or Dumbarton

Davision 10-8 9-2, 3-4, McGregor among up-and-com-

Rose, Worthington R players and Don Candy. Sturgess ald

The two third-round the win be played on February 25 - Reuler.

NOT AT WEMBLEY London. Feb. 13-A proposal to play this cason's Football Association Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium was defeated at the Football Association Coun- cil meeting today.

It

W. J. D. Couper beat C. G7 M that although Morrison 4-9, 9-3 9-5 9-1. the U.S. a, may good young-

P. E. Hutson beat Lt. Col. sters, he felt they could not put

in four players of the same age (Spence (w, o.) group as Sidginan,

McGregor, G., C. B. Tanner beat Capt. Rose nad Worthington and ex-M. R. Tenison (w. .) peet them to win.

TODAY'S GAMES

"I think Austratin is sure to said Drobny beat America,"

13 understood, however, when he arrived in Sydney last "Frank Sedgman that in the event of Arsenal and Noveinber

little bit better and Chelsea

meeting in the semi-will be a final the question of playing the at Wembley may be con- sidered.

tio

Opposition would no doubt come from the other semi- finalists favoured with valuable

Money Back

ties.

ان

a

Extrax

Total

Sportsman's Diary Rugby League

EDITED BY.

Brince Harris

If Joe should get a Reconds fight with our Bruce Woodcock. "Mills has fought Woodcock twies, and could help us a kit," Kearns told colleague George White6.

YOUNG AND SKILFUL

Envy the Australlans their Davis Cup team-four of whoon 1 ardently hope, and I believe players average 21 years of age. time a real that the majority of Middlesex They have this members will agree with me, chance of winning the Cup.

three will that course number

These are the men who will Court No. 18.30 p.m. D. A, be discarded.

Iravel to America (let us hope Li-Col J. S. Vic-

via Wimbledon): McDonald

IF DENIS SUCCEEDED

Kenneth p.m. J. K

Sedgman, Wilson v

Frank kers: Capt G. McDonnid; 0.45 p.m.

Middlesex McGregor, George Worthington, the can How Capt S. D. Smith v R. M. Mc-

affect the national John Bromwich, Mervyn Rose, decision Pherson,

captaincy? Obviously if Denis with Harry Hopinan captain and

and had a good manager. Court No. 2.-5.30 p.m. H, were chosen, Maitland E. Cumine; R. S. season, the case for sending

McGregor's selection was gen- Cull v Wing Cmdr, A. D. Pan- professional captain to Australia

although ton; G. H. P. Pritchard y E. F. would be immensely strength-erally expected, my Melbourne

ened. To quote Cliff Gladwin, reporter cables, for, Gower.

coming in to bat at a moment of unseeded, he reached the final of Competitors are reminded of crisis during a famous Test the Australian singles champion-

and took Glasgow, Scotland, Feb.

set from refers to punc-match won in South Africa by a ship 13.-Two Glasgow football Rule 8, which

leg-bye, "Come the hour, come Sedgihan. the man" London, Feb. 13-The Coun-clubs agreed today to hand tuality for matches.

LIFE'S BITTER MOMENTS An argument against a pro- side is that 80 few pros of keeper Ronald Rowbottom, was England calibre have had ex-an unhappy 13-year-old after a

of

Youth League, Once Bournemouth leadership. perience

Washbrook, of Division II, match. Twenty-six

expx lence, and such a proposi- At Glascow

tion might well be rejected-

Reuter.

EARLIER START

ell of the Football Association out one shilling and sixpence

have rescinded an earlier ruling to any frugal Scotsman who EL KARIM PLAYS fessional captain for an England Bournemouth schoolboy goal-

that the season of 1959-51 shall

begin on the last Saturday in asks for it.

August, 1950, and end on the

Grst Saturday in May, 1951.

BAMO

The teams-Celtic and Third Lanark had

tu abandon their

crowd

SUPERBLY.

like a man London, Feb. 13-Mahmoud on Saturday because of The next season will start on gamo the last Saturday but one in snow only five minutes before El Karim, the Egyptian holder Lancashire, or Hutton, of York- goals had been scored against his

of the Open Squash Rackets shire, or Compton, of Middlesex, side. August (19th), and end on the kick-off time.

Included in the

of Championship, played superbly proves himself then the op- first Saturday in May (6th), the

period as

the present 25,000 were 17,000 who paid at to beat the British professional, ponents of paid leadership fall the turnstiles instead of buying Ernest Lowe, 9-4, 0-0 In the back on die-hard arguments #cason-Reuter.

tlekels. Tho clubs decided to

They would lose the first round of the £350 Dunlap only.

tournament battle. SHADOW TEAM'S GAMES use the honour system in re- Open professional

funding their money. London,

re" suld Lanark Feb 13 England "We are suTV," will play Italy in an extra "B" Director, "tha 10 out of 20

will act honourably," people

today.

MILLS AS SECOND.

Association Football @Interna= "\\VWe are ready." sald chair- | won `comfortably in only.

In Charminster Lads "p" ain. Ronald had kept the score down to four at half-time, but beaten 22 afterwards he was times and Charminster falled to reply. against Pokesdown "C." Despite a bruised rib which

Every member of the winning caused some discomfort, Karim Jack Kearns, manager of Joey team scored except the goal-

10 Maxim, is already" cooking up keeper, ignal in Milan on May 11.

Ronald was given a big cheer au England man Robert Kelly of Celtic, "to minules. He started slowly and ideas for Joe's next fight in "The other.

out £2,000

or more trailed 1-4 in the first gama but England. games are against Holland "" pay

Best of them all is that as he left the pitch. on May 17 and against Luxem- it necessary to keep everybody won the next 20 points in suc

(London: Express ·Service.) Freddie Mills, from whom the bourg on May, 20-Reuter. happy."-Associated Press.

cession-Reuter

Cup Draw

London. Feb. 13. -- The draw for the second round of the Rugby League Cup. made today, resulted follows:

дя

Bradford Northem v. Keizh-

ley.

Barrow Rovers.

V.

Featherstone

Belle Vue Rangers v. Hunslet, Leeds v. Wigan.

Batley v. Widnes, Salford v. St. Helen's, Wakefield Trinity v. Dews- bury.

Warrington v. Swinton. The matchen are to be played on February 25. Tles are not as played on a two-leg basis In the first round.-Reuter.

NEWBRIDGE WINS

London, Feb. 13-Newbridge beat Cross Keys by six points to three in a Rugby Union match played taday-Reuter.

Soviet Women's Clean Sweep

12--Soviet Moscow, Feb. women speed skaters took the first eight places today in the Speed Women's International

in Skaung Championships MOSCOW...

Moscow

Marlya Isakova, a girl who has previously won two consecutive titles AU Women's Speed Champion of the World, won again today. I

Norwegian star Rand! Thur waldsen was paced ninth in the Championships: The Finnish akater, Eevi Huttonen, was 11th. -Associated Press.

20 La Grant and Star Point 23 to 1 Damnos, Goldsborough Natchi Persian Glory

With the reore at 0-6 in Ilong Kong's favour, Malaya scored a iry near the post in the closing singes, which should have been converted, but in a frantic finish the visitors

pack virtually shaved their way over the line.

Hong Kong will meet Binga-

In the district toMGTOW third and deciding game of the Fraser and Neave Inter-District Trophy Competition.

T

Major Fred Rapery kicked

well for the visitors, scoring with three long attempts and en verling a try

Hong Kong's three-quarters, wh had been the side's wrong the previous matches poin' In here. let them down with poor Bandling, tackling and evasivo taches, which nullified any ad- vantages their powerful" pack gave them-Neuter.

Walcott Wants His Own Terms

Philadelphia, Feb, 13-Jersey Joe Walcott will not fight Hein Ten Hoff at Esslingen, Germany, on May 7 unless the bout is ar- ranged "on the original terms

Walcott's

It's manager,

we chcento, sald today.

Felix

Borchlechlo mid that Denny Baum. American agent for the German promoters, bad told him they could not meet Walcott's Anancial demands. These in- ¡cluded 40 per cent of the gross

rect recripts with

guarantee

US$2.500

minimum

of US$7,500, plus Travelling expenses and US$3,500 training exponses. Bocchicchio mid he was tele-

Cmphing his decision to Baum.

-Associated Press.

MANILA FIGHT

Mentia, Schoonmaker,

Feb. 14. Cecil Bantam- negro weight Champion of California. who will

the Orient

Aight

1 Rotmond, Shagreen | Featherweight Champlon, Tirso

del Rosario. nexi month, is

25 Acthon, Major, Castle scheduled to arrive in Manila Dermol, Clonarria, Kinzton, this

Brit

Morni

has defeated

es Dado Marino.

33 to Gallery and Angel Harold Dade, David Kui Yong

and Star Naven.

Arrangements for the Schoon- bout Bro Peduins.maker-Del Rosario

now being made.-United Press.

MACKINTOSH'S

SALE

FINISHES

AT

5 P.M. TO-DAY,

AS WAS TO BE EXPECTED!