1950-03-20 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1950.

SCORPIONS MOVE NEARER ΤΟ BEING THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

BY "RECORDER"

Faced over the week-end with opposition that had deprived them nearer to the Senior Division of points before, the Scorpions moved Championship of the Cricket League by scoring easy victories against a stronger than usual Navy team and against University.

The victories were by nine wickets and alx wickets. Army, closest chal- lengers and still capable of moving ahead of Scorpions In the Championship race should the latter lose or draw both their remaining matches, had an easy victory by seven wickets at King's Park over last season's Champions, Club de Recreio.

The week-end passed off with only one upset in the Senior Division, though Most into and six wickets. Army, closest chal- there were two in the Junior. Craigengower's defeat of Kowloon Cricket Club by six wickets at Cox's Road. that last year George Souza reached hardly be said It ann Craigengower merited this vic-80, also an undefeated knock.

captain, tory, though George Souza, certainly did. On

their

a bowlers wicket, KCC

101 for eight wickets at stage and all the bowlers

were

NO EXCITEMENT

There was no excitement in

Ceylonese Lose First Match Of Tour

the the other First Division matches. Pakistan

with both bat and

Valley side could turn out could but there were some good por- not prevent C. P. Smith, Tedily formances Fincher and Robbie Lee from ball. bringing the score up to 145.

bowling.

For

the

Karachi, Mar. 19.-The today Ceylonese cricketers against

lost their first match in Pakistan by an innings and 63 runs to the combined Sind-Karachi side. Forced to follow on with a deficit of 211 runs, they were all out for 148 in their second inn- ings before ten.

Optimista RAF at Ka Tak, Noel Arthy Craigengewer, a team noted reached the identical reore he for dropping allters and holding did last week ngainst KCC-88 stingers, held eight eatelies, not out-to reach a record post- cluding-wonder of wonders

war aggregate in First Division two oft Tommy Crabtree's Cricket of 073, beating the 072

by Len Stokes last season

of the wickets Having got

Len Stokes continued his late Johnny Lerlou and Archie Zimson return to form with an with muccessive balls, undefeated 41 against the Navy. Tommy was unlucky to miss the Another high score was G. H. hat trick when Bill Colledge Cannington's 48 for RAF against

the was missed at first slip on

the Optimista. not third ball. The entch was too easy but many a first slip would have held it.

mern

With KCC showing 101 for eight wickets, Cralgengower's hopes of victory looked bright indeed, but their bowlers

the

Going in to bat with second innings score at 31 runs for the loss of five wickets, Berti Wijesinghe hit a sparkl n 57 In 100 minutes with the

The bowlers had a holiday.ald of Frank Howarth took 10 wickets inat Navy and University to

eight boundaries

and never seemed to be troubled by Khan, who was in deadly form today and had With two matches yet claimed, three 10 09,

of the earlier to play, he may reach the 100.

wickets.

With the fallenders, Gunzens (22) and Dharmaiingham (24), Wijesingho was responsible for partially retrieving the batting fallure of his colleagues, who

ever settled down.

Munawar All bring his total for the season

the Minu's

Reven wickets

for 12

couldn't get the best out of a Best bowling feat was A.R. crumbling wicket that had balanen stopping-the-ball-with runs in 116 overs against Uni their cheals now and again.

versity, while in the same match J. C. Kol had almost as fine a time nginst IRC with 6 for 31: Arny dismissed Recrele for not part16, Corfield taking six for 30

and Cullen four for 15.

UNHAPPY START Craigengewer did happily mainst the bowling of C. Percy Smith and Fall Ker- mant and Readman was luck in the pavillon with the reore at 17 at five, K.M. Rujahn and George Hong Choy at 23.

Then il was that George

SURPRISES

|

The home skipped employed Munawer Ali Khan and the left- Chippa, for an arm spinner,

Ali was hour before lunch. the most successful bowler to- day, claiming four second lan. ings wickets for 30 runs. The

were leaving evening for Lahore, where they play the first unofficial Test, starting on Thursday.-Reuter,

There were two surprises tourists the Second Division, the sea son's League Champions, KCC, going down to lust Season's

Souza who had almost saved Champions, IRC, by 25 ruma at precarious situation but year in Sookunpoo, with IRC playing the one match, cume in and

neither of its stock opening saved the rituation.

bowlers.

Supporting him this year in- ntear of J. Trance, who had

been umpiring earlier but du not play. was P.R. Ragi, un aggressive bat with a good eye.

Navy Juniors moved up from the bottom of the table with a

seven wickets convincing! victory over Recreio.

HOW THEY STAND

Until this combiuntion came together the score progressed. at the rule of just three hung The next 13 overs MN OVCE. produced 65 runs and there was Scorpilons one spell of six verr which Army produced 45.

Recreia HAR

Robbie Lee and Smith settling | University in at an advanced stage of the KCC gome kept the scoring down, [Optimists but it took a long time to break | IRC up the Rugl-Souza partnership | ccc which came to an end when the former was clean bowled by, lobble Lee with the score at 114, having put on 89 runs.

First Division

R. Navy Commandor

**Tarzan" Ismall and Souza remained together lu pass KCC's | KCC more of 145,

17 1 4 2

40

17 0 5 39

this

AUSSIES BEATEN

AT BASEBALL

MEDAL FOR ICE

QUEEN

Aja Vrzanova, 18-year-old Czechoslovakian holder of the World Ice Figure Skating Championship, retained the title at Wembley, London, in the finals of the world championship, after a great struggle with Britain's Jeanette Altwegg. Third was Yvonne Sherman of the U.S.A.

Like most Czech sports stars, Miss Vrzanova has now decided to remain on the warmer side of the Iron Curtain-London Express Service.

London May Have Five

Clubs Next

Season

The First Division

In

football

season

is

London, Mar. 19. When the last kick of the present made and possibly some time before that happens-football history may be made with five of London's teams in the First Division of the League.

There already are Arsenal, Chelsen, Fulham and Charlton, and it is odds on Tottenham Hotspur being promoted from Division II. Things could be spoiled if Charlton are relegated and at present they are only separated from the bottom of the table by two clubs.

They have, however, a few points in hand and are playing

football of a quality to suggest LITTLE

NEVER BEFORE

that they will avold the stigma Johannesburg, Mar. 10.The of relegation, Australian cricketers met their of their tour of Arst defeat

Never before have London here today but had five teams in the top flight South Africa

and until Arenal went there

at baseball, not cricket.

an

fotspurs

It

select

A South African team beatin 1004-05 there were none. them by 12 runs

uns lo four in a was the old Woolwich Arsenal testimonial baseball watch for

Three P W D L P. William Ferguson,

In those days.

yours the scorer Inter, Chelsea joined In and two 18 13 4 1 50

baggage master, who has

Tottenham years

afterwards been touring with teams in every

entered the cricketing country since 1995.

circle. About

birkest 2,500-the

West

Hom were the next crowd over to watch baseball London club to go up but in turn

the Unlon-watched the

Tottenham and West Chelsea expected to be more than £500. -Reuter.

ir_161331

17 8 9 0 27

17 5 5 7

18 4 B* B 23 17 4 3 10 19 10 2 0 5 17 17 3 4 10

16 14 2 2 10 10

Second Division

Commandos In-Recreio

KGVS IRC RAF

George Souza'g Innings cluded two sixes, one towards the USRC and another into the

Bowling Green Club, and 10 Dockyard

fours. It was a flawless inningat. Navy

for 70 unbeaten and one of the best of the League season.

Nagi scored 46 and snail 10 not out. In the Same match

University

P W D L Pts.

15 12 12

50

13 8 0 5 32

0 0 4

8 0 0 32

14

15 7 2 6

13 7 1 5 29.

iri

match, and the proceeds were a suffered relegation. Ce came back and then Charlton

£25,815 IN THE SPRING

DOUBLE POOL

BETTER KNOWN THAN A WORLD CHAMPION PIE-EATER

(By CORNELIUS RYAN)

Jim Fuchs is a world champion shot-putter, but he is little better known to the average American sports fan than a world champion pic-eater.

Somehow, the really big puffs of publicity have missed this 20-year-old Yale University athlete, and sports followers who know all about Al Blozis and Charley and Brentford came

the Fonville are barely aware of Fuchs. But it is Fuchs who picture, but never were there holds the world record for the 16-pound shot at 17.70 more than four London teams metres (58 feet 4.2 inches) and who recently set a new In Division I.

into

mildly pug-

Brentford went down just world indoor record at 57 feet 734 inches. after the last war, but Fulham's Fuchs in six feet two inches rise last season minde a quartet tall, weighs 210 pounds, is once more and now the thou-dark-haired and sands of fans in the metropolis nacious in looks-and is about

Totten the London, Mar. 19. The are preparing to hail

most fragile athlete Race-course Betting Control ham on their re-entry into the America.

to be b He really wanted top class. Board's double event pool on

football star at Yale, but never the Lincolnshire Handicap,

could get

early-season, past

13 4 2 7

10

15 3 0 12

12

13 2 2 0 10

won by Dramatic yester-

BIG LEAD

in

BADMINTON SEMI-FINALS TONIGHT

The semi-final round in the

Twelve points ahead, two practice without suffering some Colony

He spent each ship * Includes two points for tied day, and next Saturday's games in hand and only 10 to sort of injury.

play, shows how big lead football season recovering from ames

game.

League Cricket Averages

BATTING:

N. E. Arthy (Oplimists)

Inns. NO. Runs H.S. Aver.

17

3 073 88* 40.07

T. Grant (R. Navy)

D

301 #1 37.62

G. A. Souza (Craigentower)

10

354 #0.

35.40

D. A. Oakley (Commandos))

352

35.20

279

tchell

349 77-

24 B7 20.08

201

A. R.

A. H. Madar (IRC)

P. R.

F. Stake"

G. N. Gosano

(Recreio)

M. W. Holme (Army)

L. D. Kilbee (Optimists)

E. N.

ちょび

Badminton Champion- starts tonight with five

down for decision at

Club do Recreto.

CAMBRIDGE ARE FAVOURED IN THE BOAT RACE

London, Mar. 19.-Combining immense power with superb rhymth, Cambridge have established themselves as firm favourites to beat Oxford in the annual inter- University boat race.

The race, over the traditional four and a quarter miles course on the tidal waters of the river Thames, will be rowed at midday on April 1.

Both crews are now at Putney on the Thames, put- ting the finishing touches to their training which be- gan in home waters at the end of last year.

The strength behind the Cambridge bindes was clearly shown in their splendid first full course trial. Though over the first milo thoy struck a lower rate than that maintained by Oxford in their trial Inst week, Cambridge were faster, sending their craft along at a great pace.

Oxford, who man for man aro years.

pounds fighter than Cambridge, Five of the Eton College crew.. have possibilities, but lack the which won the Ladies' Plate in solid strength of their rivals. 1048 are in the present Oxford They failed to impresa when boat, so both grows include men first they came to the tideway, who have had long experience but have settled down into a of each other's style. An in- workmanlike crow and their teresting oar in the Oxford bont work since han prompled tow- is Potor Gladstone, a great- path observers to view their grandson of the English states- prospects more favourably.

man, William Ewart Gladstone,

SETBACK

The crew suffered a setback when the brillant young stroke, Christopher Davidge, was stric ken with inundice last month,

He rows No. 2.

To sum up, there can be no doubt that Cambridge have the better in rough water. power and can handle their bon

Unless Oxford can race nway at the but AJ.M. Cavenagh, No. 2 in stort of the tate it seems un-

Oxford last year's

bont, has likely that they will be able to their heavier rivals.- worthy substitute hold proved a lender.

Cambridge Include five of the crew which last year defented Oxford in a "photo-finish" af- ter one of the most exciting rnces in the series but their stroke on that occasion, David Jonnens, has now moved to No.

Their new stroke in another splendid car, JL.M. Crick.

For the first time possibly in the 121 years' history of this famous "Battle of the Blues,"

Reuter.

HKDF Team

Back From

Singapore

Seven members of the Hong-

one college provides six blades kong Defence Force hockey They teamI, for the Cambridge crew.

who went to Singapore come from-Lady-Margaret, the recently to participate in the boat club of St John's College. Inter-Forces Hockey Tourna- and all were in the Lady Mar-ment, returned by the B.O.AC. garet

crew which last summer at Henley

KDF team lost 2-0 to won the Ladies' Yesterday Plate for college and school the Suffolk Regiment who are crews in the fastest time ever champions in Malaya and drow recorded

for the event in 100 nit-all with the REME, cham-

plons

of Singapore.

Swiss Draw

One of the members who ro- turned yesterday said that their

leaving for Singapore to parti-

With Austrians d

In Vienna

TU-

elpate in the Inter-Forces Hockey Tournament wa garded 03 mistake by the muthorities there as it was felt the HKDF, being local Terri- torial unit, should not represent the Colony in Regular Army Unit Sports. However, as they they the Colony, allowed

to participate in the tournament.

Vienna, Mar. 19.-Austria hat reached Singapore and Switzerland drew at presenting

were

three goals cach Boccer

re

in their ier international here The seven members of the today. Austrin led 3-1 nt half-time.

Austria were well on top in

but the first half.

after the interval the Swiss played the "regal" system and did much better. Sixty thousand spectators watched the game.

Austria were two goals ahead after 12 minutes of play, Koerner scoring. Gewlek and

from Fa

They mored again penalty in the 32nd minute, and three minutes before the ΚΟΙ Switzer- interval Fattoh

Inne's Arst goal.

Tarmini, in the 52nd minule, and Oberca, in the 80th minute, scored in the second half to SAVO

the

game for Switzerland. The Swiss goalkeeper, Huo, played a great game and saved shots which seemed many

goals. produca destined to Reuter.

AUSTRIA ONE UP

returned yesterday team who

P.N. Slater, L/Cpl were Lt J. Gonsalves, Ptes Clark, M. Osmund. P. Rull, G. M, Silva and Guterres.

Results of Army Eames, played at during the past week Mingapore, were:

longkang 3. Malaya District 0: Hongkong 1, Singapore District 2: alaye Dis. 1, Singapore District 1 sufolk Regt. 2, liongkong Defence Furce : Base it.E.M.E., Hong kong Defence Force 1,

Spence & Tsui Meet Again

The stor sporting attraction today is the meeting of Lt.-

Col. J.W. Spence and Trut Wal- pui in the semi-final replay In the Colony Open Singles Tennis Championship at Chater Wednesday evening the

Zurich, Mar. 19-The Austria Rood. "B" soccer team today defeated

List The programme this evening Switzerland "B" by four goals two battled it out to a five-set

ugain his sprinting, but

tendency to sprain hampered hin and he

IF;

7.30 p.m. Junior Men's

A. Sourc

(St

Theresa) (Homefolks).

0.00

V M. F.

Linnh

p.m.

Junior

Mixed

זיי

won

and Y.

Grand National amounts to Tottenham are holding at the injuries, £25,815, the Board an-top of the Second Division. And in track, his firat love nounced today.

The Spurs, as they are popular-was ly known, will have to strike unhappy Ju the event of Le Dalm, a very bad patch, indeed, to easily 100 to 1 outsider, winning the have the glittering prize of ended as a shot-putter whers Singles: J.

I status s

snatched froin he stayed healthy. Grand National, the dividend Division I

their

STAR SPRINTER payable to the holder of the

grasp. To many clubs, promotion is winning ticket will be £23,233.

He was a slar sprinter at hus sought after than Cup Chiengo high school Other big dividends would be more

£11,010 should Saintfield win victory, and once Tottenham the Chiengo city shot put ue, Doubles: W. C. Chung and Mrs and £7,744 If either Bingham-had the worry of Cup strife but I was a better sprinter," Chung (Chinese YMCA) v C.

He ran the M. Quinn

Franco slown or Mermaid should prove taken from them they began to he says proudly. successful.

consolidate a position made sprints in last season's Indoor (Recreio).

even while they

8.30 were track meets, but rarely won his

p.m. Ladies'

Singles: If Freebooter, the precent strong

way into finals against such men Miss G. Silva (Recreio) v Miss: bookmakers battling through Cup games. favourite in the

Tottenham need only to aver as Andy Stanfield and Harrison M. Rubeiro (Recreto). Hst, wins the race the holderu

a rame

Mixed for the Dillard.

Senlor 9.00 of tickets on him and Dramatle ago one point

He is a tenacious competitor. Doubles: rest of their programme to be

P. H. Wong and H. will receive £16 19 0.

cert for promotion and even in the 1050 National Amateur x. Kwong (Chinese YMCA) V Dividends relating to others

Indoor Cham-R. Young (Chinese Y) and Miss then all their rivais and there Athletic Union of the better backed horses in £35 80-, Monaveen (£37 pany Tottenham would 10 0.1. and Cromwell (£30 to have 100

their

fixtures 11. 0)

A some of them clash, this a

new record of 50 feet 33% (University). Tickets were on sale between

be possible, hence the inches. not bo February 5 and March 7 at Ave fact that people are saying that around and do something pen- shillings cach and between

more sible," he said, March 8 and 16 at 10 shillings it is 100 to 1 or even

against Tottenham falling to be in First Division football next Yale each-Reuter.

BOLSON.Reuter,

28.71 52

303 63* 27,92

A

D.ITI.

the Grand National are Rolmond are five clubs battling to accom- pionships he fouled four tacses M. Xavier (Recrelo).

fair throw have and his one

305 50%

27.72

331

56 27.50

Gambrill

370

370 101.

26.85

232

25.77 60

25 77

A. D.

220

25.44

220 46

24.44

A

Τ. Α.

215

25.00

18

3 340

23.88 23.00

G. II. Cunnington (RAF)

15

2 200

64

22.76

K. C. A. Ball (RAF)

14

1

285 03

21.92

F. A. Weller (Scorpions)

14

2

305

42 21.78

E. J. Moorhouse (RAF)

2 236

60 21.45

O. J. Kerr (Scorpions)

*Not Out. Qualification: 200 runs for an average over 20,00.

BOWLING:

F. Howarth (Scorpions)

A. R. Mhu (INC)

G. N. Gosano (Recreto)

J. C. Koh (Unions)

F. A. Weller

L, White (R. Navy)

C. Corneld (Army)

F. K.

Kermani

20

Overs Maidens Runs Wkts. Aver.

270

00

607

BO 0.02

162.2

36

445-55

8.09

112

23

283

31

9.12

78.3

1

271

0.34

120.2

19

330

230

31

10.04

A.

P.

Pereira (Recreio)

03.1

210 24

20 210

20 10.80

170

43 450 42

450

19.09

10,83

170.5

(Recreio)

KCC)

03.3

49

477

44

10.04

10.04

321

28 11.40

71.4.

240

12

21 240

11.71

117

380

33 11.70

143

430

30. 12.11

144.4 20

420 34

12,01

110.2

24 320

12.00

14.00

103

40

46

452

13.20

109

21 308

28

13.30

102.5

13

.142,1

22

92.1 141

185

410 10 13.00 -454 32 14.18 329 23 14.30 22 $87 27 14:33

L. G. Gosano (Roer

R. S. Cull (Scorpions)

1. E. Lee (Commandos)

Graves

T. P. Mahon (Optimists)

H. Loan (University)

E. N Gambrill (RAF)

W. M. Mitchell (Army)

K. C. A. Ball (RAF)

A. L. Bhalth (Optimists)

J. G. Tyror (HAT)

Qualification 20 wickets for an average under 18.00.

THE MAIN

BUT THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT-TIERE'LL BE: MORE ROOM TO STRETCH OUR LEGS

will

outranding records for | only".

MORE VICTORIES FOR MALAYANS

Seaview, Isle of Wight, Mar. 10.The Malayan cousins, E.L and E. J. Choong, dominated Isle of Wight Badminton the Championships here.

EJ. Choong won the Men's

waa

48 feet. But on his last throw he set

"I had to ctop fooling

Men's Senior 9.30 p.m.

Robert Tay (Chinese Singles:

M. T. V YMCA)

Yeow

GORNSRGRAT DERBY

will be graduated from Yale in June and cannot ye! way whether he will be avail- able for the 1062 Olympics, since he will be away from the

Zermatt, Switzerland, Mar. 10. day-after-day practice afforded-Johnny Lunde, of Norway, to- by college.

"But then maybe I have co much chance

the top. of

day won the Gornergrat Derby, international won't

one of to get events

the Swiss akiing hurt, he smiled. United Press season.

SCHOOLBOYS

BEAT CLUB

of the Men's Doubles that pair and it was apparent that the

mins. 23 secs. to He took & cover the 6.5 kilometres course of 1,500 with its sloop drop

10ths of a metres. Second,

was Bernhard The Schoolboy Interport soc-second behind,

und Singles when he beat H. Wing-cer team beat the Club 2-0 yes- Perren, of Switzerland,

In B mins. third, in

30 BOCK, WAS fold in the final by 18-16 and terday at Happy Valley.

The game was very ragged teno of France.

ResCampbell, 15-14, but together in the final

Fiona

of Britain, to E.L. Choong and 8. H. team has not yet combined in-won the Women's Derby over 10st,

the same course in 10 mins. 23.4 to a fighting foren. Lim by 16-9, 13-15 and 8-15.

Cortemagne, of One goal was scored in each socs. Buzanne - B. L. Choong and Miss N.

Hastings best Winfeld and Mrs half. The Schoolboys changed France, was second 2/10ths of a

and K. Henderson - by 18-12 and over some of their players in second slower, 18-11 in the find of the Mixed the second half, but the com- Kogler, of Austria, camo third

1 fucked cohedon. in 10 mins. 47,8 secs-Reuter. bination still Doubles-Reuter.

Sophie

to nil here after leading 2-0 at na decision after 123 minutes of play when falling light stopped half-time.

the match. Austria dominated the game, and Dlenst scored the hat trick for them. Habitzi got to other goal.-Reuter.

Tsui on the first two anla

Spence the next two casily, and then Spence battled up to 6-al' after being led 5-2 in the final sct.

TURKS BEATEN

19-After two nifty Haifa, Mar. victories in Jaffa and Petahtikva, evening.

Opinion is divided about fifty- on who will win this Tsul in the master but Spence, when he the Turklal soccer team, Fener tactician Bahache, from Istanbul, were gets his feel, is as fine a player benten 3-1 here by Hapoel. as any in the Colony..

This the Turks' first defeat of their tour of Israel. They team to the first Moslem visit Ismei since the establish- ment of the new State-Reuter,

are

Arthur Peall says:

CLOSE CANNONS ARE SET THIS WAY

[ARDEST phase of clons-cannon hillard balls into position for a run. On diagram right, a neat cannoZS haud bunches the balls into space cover

Q

AMO

ahìn by a kauper. A better shot than the ordinary drop-cannon with red spotted.

On dragim lelt two redo mia Bookered by plan *nd brown out DI DALIKE. G. Itusel (Walguli) AAKA Whether #triker, pokertu alter a foul, may nominate brow A free bati." and play craw abot behind it, as the dotted Une.

The answer is No. 1 now plak des in front of the second red, but brown. the intervening colour nonreal the cue-ball. is held to be the pail hookering both reda.

Bwitch brown and rad into port the baulk tion shown against eunion and striker may fairly blaY the crawl shot to browTI. Pink Got nominated. Le then snookerid# Lulet do this beat to tit a red. red ball on and the next Dürer

RED

TODAY'S MATCHES

The following are the tennis fx- fures at Chater Road to-day!

Colony Open Lawn Championships (a:mi-final)-Stand, Spance v Trui Court L.A. Ayres 3.1. Naw thorn: 2, M. Heenan v J.D. Mackla; Cooper 3. Gould and Mrs Andrews and Mira Cooper.

HKLTA

Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association will be held at the Cricket Club on Hongkong Wednesday, March 20, at 5.15 p.m.

In

OLD TIMERS BETTER

# friendly lawn bowls. match held at KBGC yester- day, the post-war members of beat the pre-war the Club

The members by nine shots, score was 84-73,

Boores (pre-war members first): D. Collyer, W. Russell J. Mayer, and L Collyer (skip) lost to K. Johnston, J. Dowhurst, W. Conway and . Flume (Skip) 18-in.

W. Seraphina, V, Chittenden and C. Dowman (skip) lost in P. Hughes, A. Hution and J. Crighton (skip) 18-25

A Bailey, J.C. Clare and Greenwood (skip) lost to B.Col Iyer, A. Dodd, and B.ll. Elrowns (kip) 17-27.

W. Simpson, -W-J. Atkina and 14. Bykos W.G. Yet, CL. and All Warewa : (main)

- best

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