THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1950.
QUOTATIONS SHORTEN ON LEADING HORSES IN
THE GRAND NATIONAL
London, Mar. 20.-The quotations on the leading horses in next Saturday's. Grand National at Aintree, Liverpool, showed a marked re- duction at the Victoria Club callover here tonight.
This was expected following the success of heavily-supported Dramatle in the Lincolnshire Handicap on Saturday.
Bookmakers hedging some of the big Spring Doubles still standing forced the first market cholce, Freebooter, to 7 to 1, two points shorter than at the last call-over.
Rolmond, Cromwell and the Royal horse, Mona veen, are now grouped to- gether with 100 to 8 the top offer. The Irish challenger, Shagreen, was cut four. points to 100 to 0.
In all, 22 horces were quoted nagalast six nt last week's callovers. The Northern horse, Wot No-Sun,showed-the-big- gest cut of all. Last quoted n 40 to ten days ago, he is now 20 to 1.
on
The next enllover takes place Werinesday, with a Anal
session on Friday night.
THE BETTING
7 to Freebouter,
COLONY TENNIS
Tsui Wins Much Too
Replay Easily
The replay of the semi-final match in the Colony
100 to 8 Rolmond, Cromwell Open Doubles Championship between Tsui Wai-put,
and Monaveen.
SU
100 to 0 Shingreen.
22 10 1 Russian Ilero.
23 to 1 Castledermot.
former Colony Champlon, and Lt. Col. J. W. Spence, reigning Army Champlon here, at Chater Road yester-
DETERMINED
RUNNING
A feature of the final was the strong and determined running of the Signals' wing three-quarters, Sgmn. Holliday and Cpl. Turnpenny, who scored five tries between them. Here is Turnpenny, the left winger, in full cry after handing off Pte. A. R. Woodman, his opposite number. Running across to intercept him is Lieut. It. F. F. Steven, the Medicals' right centre, who dislocated his right shoulder Boon after and took no further part in the game,
day provided a most disappointing exhibition of tennis. CATTERICK_SIGNALS WIN AGAIN
20 to 1 Cloncarrig and Wot No Tsul won 6-3, 6-2, 6-0.
33 to Gallery.
40 to 1 Acthon Major, Angel Hill, Hoyal Mount, Soda, Klaxton, Possible, Rowland Roy, Inver- Jochy and Fighting Line.
50 to 1 Pastime and Knaekira. 66 to 1 Battling Pedulas.- Reuter
FINNURE SCRATCHED
There was some comment that it was one-of the poorest semi-final matches seen here in years. It was certainly in complete contrast to the first meeting be tween the two on Wednesday when Spence fought back to the point where the match had to be abandoned in the fifth set after 123 minutes of play due to the failing light.
Tsui Yesterday,
opponent
acts game, when Spence, two down, had come back to win the next two.
But there was no come-back yesterday. Spence continued his journey on the downward path and, if anything, Tsui im- As he became more proved. and more confident of victory risks which he took greater
period came off. During this Tsui played his the most remarkable shots in a carefree manner.
best, making
was very London, Mar, 20-Lordmuch the master. He ortclassed
hils
without trying Bicester'a Finnure is not to run
and won purely on courtcraft in the Grand National next Saturday. Mr George Beeby, and good retrieving. his trainer, said today: "The
NEVER ON THE RUN present arrangement ja that Finnure runs in the Champion
Dy the time the third set Chase on Thursday and not in
was being played, Spence was the Grand National"
Finnure was backed last week having the ball lobbed over his from 50 to 1 to 25 to 1 for the head and everywhere but within This reach. In contrast to Tsu, Grand National and those who
him will now lose he did not seem at any stage to supported.
be making an effort to place the their mancy.
ball. He tried to score by play- Bicester's other Grand to Tsut's Lord
tho backhand and, Spence fought hard at horse, Rolman, who National
though there was little pace to beginning of the cet, but, after finished second last year,
with- the stond favourite in the pre- Tul's strokes, never took ad- losing the second game
of this to put his op-out scoring a point, he never vantage
looked like making a sent belling at 100 to 8.-eu-
ponent on the run.
bark. He was continually hit- ler.
Had Spence played a hard ting into the net or slamming driving game all through he beyond the baseline, and it took
have done very much Tsul only a few minutes shoulf
It was surprising that win the next four games letter.
and he didn't.
the match.
World Ice
Hockey Championships
London,
Mar.
The match opened very tamely. Both players were cau- fious, and neither attempted any winning drives or smashes. 20.-Canada Gradually, Tsui came out of his beat Norway by 11 goals to shell, and took point after point In the final pool of the World with his strategical placing of and European Ice Championships at Empress Hall Tsui led 4-1, and then, with this afternoon.
good baseline driving, Period Frores were: 3-0, 4-1, bone
Spence Look the next two amen, but Tsuf came back to win the set 6-3.
4-0.
Hockey thol.
Switzerland beat Sweden by three goals to two in their uni -poul match at the Harri
Arena tonight.
were Th period scores (Switzerland first) 1-2, 0-0 and
Spence took several points at the beginning of the secondi zel with cannonball services, but Inter he had to tone down bo- double of expensive, faults. Most of the play was Belgium beat France by eight sit from the baselines, and goats to one at Wembley tonight Tou would invariably end In the "Consolation" Pect of with terrifle
spins that just
2-0.
cause
it
the World Ice Hockey Cum went over the net-and almost pionship 10 decide minor Jumped back. placings. The period scores were 3-0, 1-0 and 4-1-Houter.
Rugger Results
TSUI SUPERB
Spence won the second and fifth games but his play WAS deteriorating and he lost the
London, Mar, 20.-In Rugby set 2-6. Union
games played today.
The large crowd were not Neath beat Cross Keys by 14
this by points to eight, whille Abertillery perturbed held Aberavon 10 a draw. Reuler.
come-
to
Black Afternoon For The
Medical
Corps In
The
Army Rugby Cup Final
BY ARCHIE
QUICK
Squash Rackets Final
ABDUL BARI LOSES AFTER GAME AFTER GAME DISPLAY
AGAINST JIM DEAR
London, Mar. 20.-Abdul Barl, of Bombay, the Professional Squash Champion of India, was benten in the final of the British Professional Squash Rackets Championships by Jim Dear, of Britain, at the Lans- downe Club here tonight.
Dear won 9-9, 9-4, 0-0 to regain the title, which he last held in 1939. He also avenged his defeat in the recent Dunlop tournament when the Indian won after being two games down,
There was, however, every excuse for the 28-year- old Indian, who is 12 years younger than Dear, for he. appeared to be suffering from an ankle injury which Impeded his speed about the court.
It was obvious to the crowd-
ed galleries that Bori, had ho
been perfectly it, would have got to come of Dear's cloverly
lown the angled shots
side wall.
The Indian went into a 3-1 lead at the start, when ho pressed Dear for all he was worth, but the Englishman cleverly kept Bari on the move and after gaining the bervice won the next eight points in Cone hand to take a quick game
Barl
of 0-3.
In the second Kame forced his man to the side of the court to win the opening polnt. Dear struck back with two quick points in one hand only for Bari, at the end of a beautiful rally, to draw level.
Gurc
Australians-
Win Last Tour Match
Johannesburg, Mar, 20.— The Australian touring cricket team defeated South African eleven today by an innings and 88 runs.
a
The South Africans were dia- missed for 49 and 00. The Aus-
trollans made 227.
The South Africans lost their five remaining wickets to-day
It was obvious that Bari was for 42 runs in 75 minutes. becoming more slow about the Three of them, Mansell, Hugh court and Dear, piling on pres- | Tayfeld and Beable fell to nili quickly went ahead to Johnston and Lindwall for one 6-2. Then came, two tremendous run. rallies before Bari got back a elle, the fast bowler, be- point, only for Dear to forge came top scorer with 22 and nhead again and lead 7-3.
with Arthur Tayfield put on 30 Bari reduced the defiell by for the ninth wicket — the best winning the next point but stand for the South Africans In Dear, getting Bari completely the match. The previous high- on the wrong foot on the lastest was 20 by Fullerton and point, out with game at Nourse for the fourth wicket.
It was a black afternoon for the Royal Army Medical Corps in the Army Rugby Cup Final at Aldershot Milliary Stadium on March 8. Misfortune had al-9-4. rendy struck the Corps Depot and Training Establishment XV a week earlier at International, Capt. Blackheath when their star wing threequarter and Scottish D.W.C. Smith, fractured his right forearm, and fly-half Cpl. Gledhill sustained a head injury, but it had not prevented them then from beating the Royal Horse Guards in the semi-Anal.
Fate dealt them even harder blows in the final. Within 15 minutes, Gledhill, who was wearing à scrum-cap because his head injury had not yet healed, wrenched his knee and took no further part in the game.
He was followed over the touch-line and out of the match nine minutes later by left centre Lt. R.F.F. Steven, who dislocated his right shoulder.
Until there successive calami- ties occurred, the exchunge had been evenly balanced, with the
Tsui mects Ip Koon-hung in 1st Training Regiment Royal
the final on Thursday.
KCC TENNIS
-SPLENDIDLY BALANCED
Signals (Catterick) just edging in front with a try. But then the odds were much too for- Entries for the All Day midable for the remaining 13 Amellean Tennis Tournament Medicals three of
whom in later to be held this Sunday the 20th sustained minor injuries inst. are coming in very fast exchanges--and there was no and those members who have holding the Signals, who kept hot as yet entered their names up a furious pace throughout to and intend to play are advised score 36 pobits (three goats, n to do so immediately.
penalty goal, and six tries) and Commencing the beginning of carry off the Cup for the third April the Club is running five year in succession. Handleap Tournaments, the en- tries for there close on March 29 and play will begin as soon as the draw has been made which Even had the Medicals been
strength, will be early April. The avaat full
I have little will events
the Signals would Singles, doubt that Ladira Doubles, Mixed Doubles, have got home with something Men's Singles. and Men's Lo spare, for they have once ngain built up a splendidly It is hoped to Anish these balanced attacking with
department, every
and events before the various city punch In
so players ns high a standard of niness as Leagues commence, must agree to play on the days when their XV Included
could be desired.
Last year, ixed by the Committee.
Internationals and two other Entry lists are now posted on the Club's notice
they collecter board and Army players, quite a few players have al-10 points in their triumphant season, with progress; this ready put their names down.
fewer big guns, they amassed
Doublea
nre:
Ladies'
Boalless affairs. A similar position had BADMINTON
been reached in
stałe of.
Wednesday's
Second Division League
Cricket Averages
BATTING:
S. V. Cittins (KCC)
D. G. White (KCC)
S. E. M. Bux (IRC)
310 66 22:14 155 40 22.14
Robert Tay In
Singles Final
two
COMMITTEE
H.R.H. The Princess Royal presenting a Cup win- ner's medal to Capt. T. II. Luscombe, a Signals, front- row forward, at the close of the game. On Luscombe's
left is 2/Lt. P. Reeve, the Catterick skipped and Eng
land Trialist.
175 and only conceded 21 In six Army Rugger Star Injured in Tackle
matches.
Finally
T. Yeow lost his semi-final
Inns, N.O. Runa H. S. Aver.
7
1 211
73. 35.16
13
0 181
44 25.85
13
275 12. 22.01
14
3
35* 242
22.00 47 17.53 220 -100 30 16.00
201
D. E. Remedios (Becrelo)
209 168 49
104
37 14.92
108
67 14.40
15-11.
F. Harraway (Commandos)
13
103
45
14.07
Eric Ho (University)
13
145 41 12.09
A. T. Lee (KCC)
J. Hurst
(RAF)
F. Dhabher (KGVS)
C. Bond (KCC)
A. K. Markar (IRC)
A. E. Noronha (Recreto)
E. Randall (KCC)
C. Hughes (Dockyard)
• Not Out. Qualification: 150 runs.
BOWLING:
40 15,00 15.27
31
Other semi-final results were: Single-J. A. Junior Men's Soares wo. M. H Liang.
Doubles-Mr Junior Mixed and Mrs W. C. Chung beat M Y. Franco 15-11, Quinn and
cared
twice
two tries
g
ran
Barl
Mella batted well for 45 minutes, but Tayfeld was drop- ped twice.
on
Bil Johnston and
LITTLE RESISTANCE
BAWY The third camo
Lindwall, who finished with offer little resistance. Dear went four for 25, became the fourth into a 2-0 lead and although bowler to take 50 wickets there was a battle for the next the tour, the others being Ian two hands, tho Englishman Johnson, eventually retained his advan Colon McCool. tage to win without dropping a point,
BUL Jolinsion took three The match lasted 23 minutes, second innings wickets for 23, Miller two for 28 and McCool It was disclosed afterwards
one for 15. that Bark had played through-
By winning 14 of the 21 out the match in Intense pain first class matches with a left ankle injury. He Africa, the had damaged some tendons in
In South Australians hava
his semi-final encounter against played 67 first class matches the Australian, Gordon Watson, without defeat since the war.
Of the three postwar tours on Saturday.
New
and
Zealand, England After that match he went to South Africa, Sir Donald Brad- St Stephen's Hospital, Fulham, man's team in England in 1948
tho for an examination. A surgeon
best record of 23 vic- there
Cave Bart an injection tories and eight drawn in first
class matches, and the young Inillan was taken
The Inst Australian ddo to to his residence by ambulance. tour the Union, led by Victor He rested all day on Sunday Richardson in 1035/30, won 13 and although the surgeon ad and drew three without defeat. vled him not to play todny
Australia took tho Test Barl insisted on going through honours by winning four of the with his match against Dear.
five matches i the present
fourth. ToeL-......
Barl said: "It was most un-series. South Afrien forced
in the furtunate, but 1
congratulate draw
Reuter. Dear on his display.
He is o worthy winner of the trophy."
DUNEDIN TEST DRAWN Bari hopes to return to indio next May and asked about his future plans he said he would Ike to visit Britain again next season.-Reuler,
Heraldo Weiss Beats Peten
At Alexandria
Dunedin, Mar. 20,--New Zealand narrowly averted an innings defent by Aus- #iralin on the last day of the unoelal Test here, the match ending in a draw.
with ex-
Replying to New Zealand's first innings folal of 231. Aus- tralla, who batted treme caution 01 Saturday, opened their shoulders to- day to reach 200. This included a chancy but vigorous 116 by Don Tallon, the Queensland wicket-keeper.
took
four
Dutch Pair Leads In Six-Day Bicycle Race
The Medicals tackled with Only Army player to be their passen cleanly and at full gallant despair, and more or selected to lour New Zealand it, and ran straight and hard. less broko even in the tight and Australia with the British Two good openings by Smith serums and line-outs, but there Isles rugby team this summer, sent in Lieut. Peter Graham,
New Zealand collapsed In Alexandria, Mar. 20. their second Innings but played the comparison ends. The Capt. Duggie Smith, of the formerly of St Mary's Hospitul, Signala, nimble, energetic and Royal Army Medical Corps, Waterloo and Lancashire, who Heraldo Weiss, of Argen-out time for 70 with one wic- skilful when the ball was loose, will almost certainly not be brilliantly outpaced the defence. tina, beat Jacques Peten, of ket in hand. A. Davison, of chastened
much-L/Cpl. Liversidge converted the Belgium, by 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for 24 and J. Iverson, of Vic- the defence
New South Wales, un-able to undertake the and none more so coveted trip.
second of his tries to put the in the second round of the toria, three for 20.-Reuter. RAMC eight points up. Despite bis amazing agility in than L/Cpl R. Cross, a magni-
At the Rectory Field. Black-
Men's Singles in the Egypt- getting back
brilliant ficent open-side forward who some
Smith's
fem- retirement and was always up heath, in the semi-final of the
ian International Lawn Ten- smashes from his opponent, Nwith the play. Cross also got Army Rugby Challenge Cup, porarily unbalanced the side. A
against the Royal Smith severely injured his right wing-forward was pulled out of nis Championships here. match in the Colony's men's Navy four day's carlier
has forearm in a tackle in the 38th the serum, and the Blues'
pack
Gottfried Von Cramm, former tried is batte its way through. German Davis Cup ace, beat B. Singles Badminton hampion played some Grand games for minute. ship at Club de Recreio last Yorkshire, and I cannot under-
Dogged, uncompromising tack- His injury was a severe blow to DOR night. He lost to Robert Tay stand why the England selectors the RAMIC Depot and Training ung kept them out, but two Blomquist, of Sweden, 0-7, 6-4 15-8, 0-15, 0-18.
conceded, were do not give him more considera- | Establishment
and and 0-0. (Aldershot), Penalties
A, J. Dickinson, the Horse which battled its way into the Guards' skipper and full-back, International,
Kurt Nielson, n young Donish tion for the highest honours.
final after as grim a
defeated Henri sire, confidently converted them to OUTSTANDING
Paris, Mar. 20.---Schulte as gallant a fighting display as
Cochet, the seasoned French reduce the lead to a mere two star, after a tremendous five-set and Peters, of Holland, long I have seen for many a
points. Outalde the pack, there was day.
battle by 0-3, 1-6, 0-0, 14-10, | were
with 134 leading Ianky fly-half Sgmn. Morphy, taking passes from all angles
At this stage, the Modicals 6-3.
points after this afternoon's Smith's Injury made itself felt
railled with great spirit. Their Other second round The strong. from Sgma. Mason, once in the further afield.
results sprints in the Paris six-day held included: seven forwards not only left their eight opponents, but passed Minning for an England cap. | powerfully-built Ladies Singles Misg
bicycle race. Ribeiro beat Miss G. Sliva 11, well, linked and weaved, his for the Army at
play Morphy fed his three-quarters threequarter was due to
Torrie Johannson, of Sweden, to the offensive. The halves and Twickenham
(Egypt) 0-1, 0-3 and 6-3. Senior Mixed Doubles-P. H. way most deceptively down the against the RAF, and later for backs found their old rhythm. beat Moubarek
from The attack was pressed Wong and H. K. Kwong beat middle, and scored one beautiful Scotland in the Calcutta match R. Young and BL. Xavier 15-0, solo
at Murrayfield. He had already wing to wing with a speed and was stocky left centre earned seven International determination which made the 13-18, 15-4.
2/Lt. Brian Reeve, England caps, and also represented Scot-ordinary club rugby match look Trialist, so fast off the mark land in four Service and Victory like a junior girls school net-
dimcult to stop when in matches. He is
practice, and product of ball
eventually Lieut
burst Graham
again pity his passing Aberdeen University. DAVE SANDS NOT full cry. A
tends to be haphazard, for an
through the defence like a buf- VERY IMPRESSIVE International cap awaits him WELL-OILED MACHINE let, shook off two defenders, to
when ho rids himself of this
touch down near the corner as Sydney, Mar. 20.-Dave fault.
Until they lost his services, and make the score 11-6 Bands, Empire Middleweight There is little doubt elther the Medicals seemed to be the issue safe. Boxing Champlon, having his about the class of the wingers, heading for a comfortable vic
On this display the Modicals over the Royal Horse first fight since returning from Cpl. Turnpenny and Samn Micktory England, out-pointed Carl Holliday, who scored five tries Guards, the BAOR Champlons, would have swept through most Olson, in
12-round. contest between them, and ran with The men from Germany, quite club teams in the country, and rare speed and determination, the tallest side I have seen in their outside play, particularly It was a close decision withor of the soundness of full-back years, were fast and dangerous that of the halves, Cpl
KH
And Ple J. R, D.
Bedford, bolh men
of Spinn. Bidgood, an exemplary spollers in the loose, but the reached a very bigh standard,
smaller Medical pack got, the
по The Blues themselves were tight Some spectators booted and All
worlly of the now undershove in the
and in SCM . sluggards, Catterick heeled smartly. some walked out when the con- firmly
pr It. Dixon and L/Cpl test lapsed into a styleless ex- tradition for high-class rugby,
PJ hibition.
and their display
Outside the scrum there, was Sands, an odds on favourite, satisfying to the strong con- 110 comparison, the Medicals ubiquitous trip of forwards who well-olied nover let up throughout the 80 like a scaled 103 lbs. and Olson ingent of gupporters who had moved | 10241⁄2.—Reuter.
Imade the trip from Yorkshire, machino; they gave and took minutes of thrust and fury,
11-1.
D. J. Dunno (KGVS)
85.3
P. Coles (R. Navy)
50
Overs Maidens Runs Wkts. Aver.
32 200 41 7 134 22
5.02
A. R. Osmund (Recreto)
44.1
G. Vale (R. Navy),
70
23
6.00 5 184 20 0.30
158 150 24 4.50
W. II. Owen (Commandos).
70.5
35
215 31
Y. Mollwala. (TRC);
141,1
30
Att 310
J. Hurst (RAF)
102.5 28 240 33
232
18
. 245
0.13 7.38 7.54 7.05
20
207
7.66
K
70.1 171.4
150
20
7.75
44
กา 47
40
7.03
125.0
34,
1.20
207
139.2 43
273
0.27
60.3 111.4
here tonight.
15
240 15
240
20
0.27
307 37
37
2.20
showing
79.5
16 191
0.30
.137.5
39
360
81"
31 300
0.20
20%
20 9.63
89.2
18
231-
20 10.03
87.1
18
274
G. Ellott (University)
07.4
7
380,
20 13,78
.100.4
15
370 24 18.75
Qualification: 20 wickets.
G. Dean (Commandos)
F. D. Bottomley (KCVS)
W. Salter
(KGVS) Sale (KCC)
(Recreio)
A. T. Lee
C. Guterres
A. D. Ebrahim (IRC)
D. E. Remedios
(Recrelo)
GWhite (KCC)
D. G.
M. Nicolson (KGVS) H. Davenport.
G. Collins (RSS)
P. Hards (Dockyard)
A. Maylor (R. Navy)
Eric Ho (University)
21 13.04
ailgns
fatique in the last four rounds. touched
WAS
most
a.
and
and
Gled-
Vladimir Cemnick,
Adrian
the well-
The Bral four places were un- changed, Bruneel, of Belgium, and Lapedle, of France, being exited Czech, bent T, Ulrich, of second with 210 points, Roblet and Von Buren, of Switzerland, Denmark, by 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, in the third place with 170
Quist, of Australie, beat L Stallos, of Greece, by points, and Strom and Arnold, of Australia, taking fourth placo 0-3, 6-2, 6-3.
with 77 points. Jaroslav Drobny, the self- exlled Crech, beat "Paddy" Roberts, of Britain, by 6-1, 6-2, 0-1-Reuter,
The race ends tomorrow night,
by which time more than 3,000,- 000 francs will have been dis- telbuted in special prizes.
The Belgian, Maurice Deprau, FANLING GOLF dropped out after riding along for 30 hours, owing to the ill- The Bogey competition played ness of his partner.
Interest in today's run- was on the Old Course at Fabling last Sunday was won by KM. the attempt.
by the
fall-end Almao with a return of 1 up, riders to make up laps. The Entries for the Shanghal Dutch leaders allowed only Visitors Cup to be played on those with eight or nine laps of
arrears to get away. When any.. open. Names may be entered threat to their position appeared, on the list at Fanling or sub- they set a hot pace and strung mitted to the Club office,
out the field--Reuter,
Evans Redsell they had an Easter Sunday, April 9, are now
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