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DEFEATED

PRINCE

Prince Amon, the Derby favourite described as the "Horse of the Century", who was beaten by a hend by the French-trained Galeader in the famous race for three- year-olds.

Owned by Mr William Woodward of the United States, Prince Simon just missed being the second American-bred horse in 69 years to be a Derby winner.

Television Becomes More Of A Problem With Every Day

SAYS CORNELIUS RYAN

New York. Television has been commonplace in the big cities of the USA for four years now, but it still is as confusing a problem to sports as it was in the beginning..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1950.

WORRELL AND WALCOTT HIT UP CENTURIES AGAINST SOMERSET

Taunton, June 1-The West Indies were

in

a commanding

SPORTING SAM

By Reg. Wootton

COUNTY CRICKET

for

position of the end of the second day's play against Somerset here. Fine bowling by 20-year-old Sonny Ramadhin, who took six wickets for 57 runa

responsible a batsman's wicket, was mainly Somerset being dismissed for 177 in reply to the West Indies first innings total of 267 runs.

on

By the close of play the tourists hnd scored 273 runs for three wickets in their second innings to enjoy a lead of 363 runs.

Harold Gimblett was the only Somerset batsman to face the spin bowling of Ramadhin with confidence. He hit 77 ruas, including 11 fours, in two and a half hours.

The West Indies lost their openers, Rae and Marshall, for 62 runs in their second knock, but Walcott and Worrell were in a confident mood. Worrell made 104, including 14 fours, in just over two and a half hours, while Walcott was undefeated with 117 runs at the close of play.

Somerset were all out for 177) runs and by tea the West in- dies

107 runs for the loss of two wickets in their second innings.

had scored

Ramadhin, the Trinidad right-orm spinner, was the most successful bowler, takinst four wickets, Ic elean-

County batsmen bowled three and Lawrence stumped uno. Ramadhin finished off Innings in 25 minutes after unch when Somerset hit out in esperation and were a nut for 177 runs.

flie

Marshall batted briskly when the West Indies opened terr second innings, but he wax

after 35 bowled

quick runs. Warrell's first shot, a boundary, ent up 50 in 40 minutes, and without an addition Rac, who lind batled uncertainty, WAS Ir-before.

SUPREME CONFIDENCE

Worrell and

Walcott bailed with supreme confidence until tea was taken at 107 runs for the loss of two wickets.

Worrell and Walcott showed that there was nothing

wrong with the wicket by relentlessly mastering all the bowling after Runs flowed effortlessly fox from their bats as they scored at a good rate.

No one knows whether it is good or bad for sports,

Worrell reached the 50 runs and the time is coming close when a decision must be

was also first made.

Hundreds, mark frst and Television is growing tremendously.

into the nineties, but Walcoti perhaps thousands, of new sets are sold each week, and overtook him and with his 10th each new set means from five to ten more people in the boundary reached 100 out television audience.

of

196 in two hours and 20 minutes,

The 200-run partnership was The television networks are summation of the controversy, growing, too, with new stations can only be stated in general realised shortly afterwards and television probably Worrell reached his 100 in two coming into being and new terras that

possibly will and a half hours. enbles bringing the network won't hurt-and

*tl shows to heretofore television-help-sports less areas.

hurin

cconomic times, but That television of sports during hard

probably

will

Cul

NO HIT-OR-MISS AFFAIR times

No longer can programming attendance almost to nothing-

United Press. be a last-minute, hit-or-miss affair. The sports promoters must decide whether they shall favour or ban, video, and they must sign long-range contracts if they favour it.

first. sports were a convenient time- Aller for video stations. Base- ball, basketball, indoor track

football, boxing, wrestling, and tennis were they

would

ruller derby, broadcast because

all the

long empty hours the

But now

stations had to all. television is

in growing up. It has

Manchester U. Win 7-1 At

Los Angeles

Los Angeles, June

le

minutes

was out a few later after hitting 14 fours when Jenught behind the wleket ΟΙ Wellard, but Trestrail stayed Walcott until the 'close, with Walcott being 117 runs not out.

THE SCOREBOARD

WEST INDIES

1st Inninga 267

SOMERSET

Ist InningN

Gimblett, e. Goddard b.

Gomez Angell, h. Johnson Tremlett, b. Ramadhin

many sponsors now, and offers Manchester United of Eng-Woodhouse, b. Ramadhla

wide -vaudeville inerviews, quiz -but it still can

Jones b. Gomez

Base, c. variety of programmes land and Atlas of Mexico Lawrence, st. Christiani ).

shows, music,

cach scored impressive vic Ramadhin shows, playa

two] Rogers, not out us: sports. torles last night over

afford con sports

|Los Angeles all-star teams. Stephenson, b. Johnson

Wellard, b. Ramadhin tel:vising Rule

Manchester walloped the No. Hazell, b. Ramadhin

However,

to go Blo? Does

of * game hurt the

receipts? Opinions vary sharply, all-star group, 7-1, at Gil-Robinson, c. Christlani b.

want all our college innre Stadium after Atlas Ind Ramadhin basketball garnus at Madison traumeed the No. 2 team 3-1.

"We

Square Garden to be televised,"

Gald Ned Irish, Garden president.

"What All

promotions

ticcu

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vice-

Manchester was led by Jimmy

sports Delaney who scored two goals.

new her scorers were Jack Row-

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Test

Team

Selected

Bradford, June 1. — England's team to play the West Indies in the first Test beginning at Manchester next Thurs- day will be chosen from

FRENCH TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Middlesex Well On The Way To Victory

Worcestershire

Against

London, June 1-Middlesex were the only County who looked like forcing a win when the County programme was continued in ideal conditions today, but a resolute ninth wicket stand by Worcester, which wiped off the arrears, means cricket at Lords again tomorrow.

Pat Todd & Mildlesex's total of 408 runs for five declared.

Doris Hart

R. W. V. Robins, the Middlesex captain, helped to place his aide in a com- manding position and Worcester were forced to follow on 273 runs in arrears of

At one stage, Robins dismissed four men in as many overs at a cost of 17 rung,

John Warr,

the Cambridge, runs behind. Middlesex claimed a half hours, and Berry scored fast-mellum bowler, took five the extra half hour but Perks 200 of the Leicestershire total who made 44 runs, and Jackson at 260 runs, which enabled the wickets for 32 runa

Worcester's wickets fell re-added 40 before Perks was County to gain a Erst innings glarly gain in the second cought.

when the eighth Peris, June 1-Mrs Pat Innings and

wicket fell the County were 33 Todd, who won the title in 1947, today entered the women's singles final in the French Lawn Tennis Cham- pionships here.

N. W. B. Yardley (York In The Final

shire), W. J. Edrich (Middlesex). T. Bailey (Essex), R. Simpson (Nottinghamshire), G. II. G. Doggart (Cam- Ide bridge University), Hutton (Yorkshire), D. Compton (Middlesex) or T. Dollery (Warwick- shire), T. G. Evans (Kent), Jim Laker (Sur- rey), A. V. Bedser (Sur- rey), W. E. Hollies (War- wickshire) and R. Berry (Lanenshire).

Doggart. the Cam- bridge University cap- tain, and Berry, left-arm spin bowler, are the only two who have not pre- viously played in a Test.

Mr R. E. S. Wyatt, Chairman of the Selec- tors, announced that the final

would be cholce made among the bowlers, so Doggart is certain to play. The last place prob. ably rests between Berry took and Hollies, who six wickets against the Rest today.

may

If the indications are that the pitch will be hard, Hollies, a leg-break howler, will probably be given preference. Other wise Berry

be

chosen.

Compton is included on the assumption that he has not been officially declared unfit. He is al- tending a London clinic with his damaged knee. However, he is almost

certain to withdraw.

Washbrook, Lan- enshire's opening hats- not included WOR man,

He because he is unfil. will not be able to play In Lancashire's

game against the West Indies on Saturday-Reuter.

Extras

Total

177

Fall of wickeis: 1-01, 2-82,

Johnny and 9-171,

Bowling

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television sets never look at al Reungy sports page, and didn't cure | Downie.

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BEGINNING OF THE END

"Television is the beginning

of the opd for small-club boxing in the USA," said pro- moter Max Joss

Berch

ansall

The lone Los Angeles goal was scored by Jack Caruthers,

-United Presa,

Video will Noblet Leading In

the Round Italy Race

wipe out all the small clubs."

The

Big Ten, one of country's most powerful college vated to ban athletic lengues, football television in 1950. But: Notre Dame University, the

jost famed football college, is won

lowing video for every game. gruelling Television madic

Johnson Jones Warrell Ramadkin Comez

Byes &.

Hoeve

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WEST INDIES 1st Innings

Vicenza, Italy, June 1-Jugo Roe, bw b. Wellard Noblet, of Switzerland, today Marshall, b. Buse

Worrell, c. Stephenson the eighth lap of the

Wellard..、、、 18-day Giro d'Itallu wrestling round-Haly International.cycling Walcott, not out

the roller derby: Into in race, money-making sports.

priant

fot

He covered the dialance, up-

it killed the baseball proximately 133 miles, from franchise at Newark, once ried Brescia to Vicenza, in Northern the most valuable in the minor, Italy, in slz hrs, 35 mins, 30 lagues, and attendance at some seca. Tucine Coast League ellies hos bben cut fifty percent this year. Thus there can be no exact

PORTUGAL OUT OF

WORLD CUP

NDDON

In an all-American semi- finals match she defeated Miss Barbara Scofield 6-2, 6-3.

In the

previous round Miss Scofield had eliminated holder. Mrs Margaret Dupont, America's No 1,

Colony Chess Championship

six and 17 fura.

KENT FARE BADLY

lead.

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Jim Parka, 18-year-old son of A fourth wicket stand of 149 the former Sussex ull-rounder. runs by Parkhouse and Watkins carried his bat for 159 runs, hid put Glamorgan on the way to madden century, against Kent nt à first innings lead over the Gegham. He batted for four County leaders, Warwickshire. and a quarter hours and hit one Parkhouse's 110

cupied three hours and five nunutes and included 10 fours.

Later, when fielding, Watkins Faced by a total of 335 ruas, was struck on the left knee, The Shanghai Champion, Kent fared fared badly, losing which he injured recently,

came ear four wickets for 27 runs before attempting to stop a hard hit by Serge Giritsky, to winning the Colony Open Fast and Clarke put on 60 runs Ord. He collapsed and

the 121 for

nfth wicket. Kent entried off the field. A doctor Chess Championship when followed on 180 runs behind and advised him to take no further he beat R. W. Borsodi in a by drawing of stumps sull part in the match. He has fluid

at the needed 128 runs, Sicilian Defence

with eight im the knee, which is also badly

Innings defont,

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES A fine Innings by the left- hunder, Wharton, narrowly The following wero the close In Arst-class failed to deprive Surrey of first of play scores

match cricket matches played today, inning points in the

A Ginghara: with Lancashire at Old Trafford,

Sussex 399. Kent 160 and 58 for two. Lancashire's last three wickets

At Manchester: Surrey 197 put on 23 runs in one hour, und and 280 for six (Parker 100). when Wharton was last out for Lancashire 174, 76 runs, Surrey had a lead of 23. Lock, whose first five At Birmingham; Warwick- cost anly 17 runs, chire 214 and 103 for five wickets Rushed with six wickets for 40 (Gardner 50). Glamorgan 280.

black

Miss Dorts Hart, (Unlied States) qualified to meet Mrs Peninsula Hotel last night. wickets standing, to avoid an bruised Todd in an all-American tinn Giritsky had, the by defeating Miss Louis Brough pieces. (United States) 6-2, 6-3 in the other semi-final.

Earlier in the week, Giritsky beat Kare! Weiss. He now has Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt)

Quly un- www leading Eric

Sturgess three points, the (South Africa) 6-4, 7-5, 3-6 nment, and meets L. Schure in defeated player in the tourna- the men's semi-final when fall-hi anal game, ing light coused play to be

unul tomorrow. suspended Reuter.

MARATHON DUEL

Paris, June

defeated

Schure last night Karel Weiss in a closely con- lesicd Queen's Pawn Game, the winner having the white

threw away pieces. Weiss chance for a draw.

HOW THEY STAND The standings now are:

W DLP

1-Budge Potty of the Unied States heat his countryman, Billy Talbert, 2-5, 6-4, 4-6, 12-10 in a marathon durl today in the renti-ɑnal ofs. Girltsky the French International Lawn R. W. Borsodl Teunis championship.

L. Schure

"

runs.

Leicestershire

At Lords: Middlesex 400 for lve declared, Wercester 135 and 306 for nine.

looked set to cumplie a huge total against Derbyshire when they resumed At Northampton: Northomp- this morning, but after Tomptondire 300 and 20 for two.

had left the Yorkshire 304 (Lowson 112). and Berry batting broke down. Eight

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The battle, interfered with by K. Weiss thunderstorm and intermittent P. K. Prekopov min, extended more than ve SMITH SHIELD TOURNEY hours from the start to finish. G. R. Caswell has taken the French tenuta experts described lead

Shieft Smith in the it as the greatest match seen on

DVCT Tournament with a win Roland Garros Stadium for 15 A Archangelsky, his third in a

years.

PRIORY FINALS

Ilirmingham.

row.

Other results in the third round were a win for M. Feld- mon against R. W. Carter and

June 1-Dipa walkover for J. W. Remedios Bose (India) beat Heraldo Weiss against C. Bird.

The standings now are: the Argentine Champlon, by 0-3, 2-0 and 6-4 in the final of the Priory Lawn Tennis tournament G. 1. Caswell

C. Alonco here today.

The deciding set was a memM. Feldman tight. At four-all, Weiss double. W. Carter faulted and Base clinched the J. W. Remedios

Archangelsky at A match on his own

C. Bird

G-4.

service

In the men's doubles final, P. Molloy (Australla) and H. Weiss:

W D L Pts

3

wickels fell for 105 runs today

At

Leicester:

Derbyshire in two hours and 10 minutes, 2GD and 210 for Ave (Revil! 76 Tompkin, who hit 15 fours in rot out). Leicestershire 269.- his 100 in a stay of thres and Reuter.

THE SEARCH IS ON

FOR FAST

ENGLAND'S BOWLERS

SAYS ARCHIE QUICK

The search everywhere ls for fast bowlers with the Australia tour next winter in view, Nowhere is the hunt more intensive than down in Sussex where smiling "Patsy" Hendren scours the highways and byways for

(Argentine) brat Dilip Bose ADVERT. IN talent.

and Sumant Misra (India) by G-1, 4-6 and 7-5,

ME: Kay Tuckey Bose and (Britain) bent Mura and Miss by 11-9, P. Cowboy (Britain) 6-2 to win the mixed doubles

Anal-Reuter.

BOGOTA

Unfortunately, most of the embryonic talent he has unearthed is leg break bowling, while the only fast bowling prospect he has discovered is Don Bates-and he A London business or-left school only a few weeks ago. He will not be ready ganisation is advertising in for at least three years, but he is of the right material, Colombian and other and already stands six feet two inches high. The image SURREY CHAMPIONSHIPS foreign newspapers that they of Charlie Buchan, he is also a grand footballer. Strange London, June 1-The Indian are in touch with leading how the majority of Sussex cricketers also excel at the

Naresh English footballers and can winter game! lawn tennis players,

Narendra Nath, arrange transfers overscas, Kumar and

Hendren, who captains the Alan Fairfax, and they simul- will meet in the semi-finals of

A copy of the advertisement Clubs and Ground side and goes taneously registered dieopproval the Surrey Lawn Tennis Cham-

in No. 11 so that he "ean gel a every time n feldaman stopped pionships at Surbiton tomorrow. appearing in a Colombian news-

foot-view of what is going on," has the ball with his foot. "IC I reads: "English paper the quarter-finals today ballers available. Leading Eng-other young hopefuls. His chief had done that," sald

of Plum' Warner would sporta

can pride is Jimmy Parks, son organisation Kumur beat D. Lurie (South ish

to find first-class the former county all-rounder dropped Africa) by 0-4, 3-0, 6-4 and undertake

to match." reside in who is now professional Nath beat C.F. Lister, of Bri-players ready

Our omces in Blackpool CC. South America. faln, by 8-1 and 6-2.-Reuter.

London pre in contact with all

Young Jimmy bowls Icg despite the county, club'e' in- well-known players. Will clubs who wish us to act for them in eaks as against his father ternal troubles and they will off-spinners; he is also a No. grand 4 or bateman, and a

from feldsman, He is 18 and Haywards Heath.

Then there is Alan Oakman way who has just forced his

In

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117

Trestrail, not out

Extras

273 Total (for three)

Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-52 and 3-203.

THEY GAY NIĄ IŠ A BIT: OFF-FORM -HE'S BEEN FOOLING HIS TIME AWAY WITH FUS STUDIES

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In second place was Pasquale Formaru, of Italy, only three lengths behind.

Alfredo Pasolt. of Italy, was Wellard third, 1 min. 20 secs, behind the Buse

Gino Burtall, who with Hazeli

his compatriot, Fausto Coppi, | Rubinson

ls favourile, took fourth place | Lawrence In today's lap.-Heuter.

June

THE ORGANISATION The organisation is 1. D. Sports, of Carfler Lane, E. C.

Mr Henry Rose, one of the

Fred Daly Goes word, of Australia, the Olympic directors of R. D. Sports, says into the first cloven.

Round In 64

of

Hendren

me

from the

CLUB TROUBLES Hendren also told me

have next

that

4

match.

de

soon be settled Sussex strength in the future Res not only with his young profes sionals his "chickens" he ‘calls them but in the numbaz

of for University Blues available Another Sussex.

has David Sheppard, who and Empire Gaines Sculling that his organisailon had nothing six-footer who has just left the

scored 'n double century band just

for today to do with the "transfer" of Neil Welsh Guards, he has a Champlon, announced that he had accepted an invita-Franklin and George Mountford, and Angers as big as Tom God- against the West Indies

and his first bowling Cambridge, and his teammates, playing for a dard's LOW the who are in tion to compete

success in county cricket was Doggart and Winn, will

available after the Varsity Cup Chal- Bogolu club. June Worthing

1.-Fred Philadelphia Gold

Denis Compton's wicket. Daly,

Ireland, a former lengo Race on the Schuylkill

Mr Rose, who was a chair- Open Champion, equalled the River in September.

man of the board of directora

GREAT OUTFIELDER I also understand that the Worthing Course record of 04

new club secretary, Licut-Col today in the second round of Wood, who automatically be of the Southern League club

Ken Suttle, who has played G. S. Grimston, at present came the holder of the Cup Chingford Town, added: "It is

Southern Command World is quite true that we advertise. football for Chelsea and is now S.O.P.T. the His aggregate of 134 carried emblematic

an out and hon. sec, of the Army Hoc- of Championship, by winning the but it is principally to fix up

clubs with English with Chelmsford, is

up was challenged foreign informing him that Portugal The following have been selected The following will represent him to within ve stroices

the American coaches. But we have recently fielder in the llendren class and key Association, win take

left-handed bat, followed by John Kelly,

Gordon his new duties on June 1 when will not compete in the World to represent the Civilians, in the the Press against the Umpires the leader, the South African, Olymple title,

Bobby Locke, who

and holder of the been approuched by two plavem, a

"Gillie" Potter is great at cover the new committee will Soccer Cup finals this month. final of the Hockey Quadrangular

of a Third me the captain The cable slated that, I suite i surtos painal the loyal Air Force in u hockey challenge match to yesterday's 64 with a 68 today | Champion

pinyed at tho Recreto

Henley Diamond Sculls. at RNBC No. I ground on Sunday

Division sido, with a view to point and like the others batt take over. of efforts by Government om-

p.m.Makhan at 4.33

Singh ground, King's Park, on Sun- for a total of 132.

Thic British International, Accompanied

his wife, by

geting them playing jobs in and bowls well. Yet

I believe that they will one for the future is Ronnie cials, the

Portuguese Football (KITC), Cannon (Club), Nery te day, bully-off at 3.30 p.m.:

rio) Fraser (Club), Read (Re- had refused to take roles, heat sman (Krec), pilon

Dal Rees, with 69 and 67, a to Wood will leave by air for Sor Bogota.

be". Jim professional Jim Langridge Aksociation

Barretto; Samud's, Mathew-tal of 130, is third.

Francisco in August. A now "It would be a breach of con- Willson-expected to

carry on as captain until the part because, after losing to

(KITC), Houten (Dutch), Gesund

B. Grenv06, Bastable,

Tomorrow 42 players with thell is being specially bulit for denie to say who they are, Langridge this Second,

When I saw Patry Hendren | bnd of the^venson. He'is. popa- Shain in a preliminary round, (Itecrala). Marques (Recital, son;

Alherton, Mathawa, aggregates of 145 or better him and will be shipped to the But I think they are both very at Hove he was in the company lag and making a good job - of the team was dispersed. Only Gulers (Recreio), Colour While Franco;

Players who are unable to De Roader, Freeman and Maddi will contest the final 36 de United States in July-Red-likely dads who would do well.

of that great Australian player, it 1 countrisa will contest the

Rio de Janeiro, June 1- General Angelo Mondos do Moraes, Mayor

Flo

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QUADRANGULAR TOURNAMENT of Lisbon,

Janeiro, has received a cable

from the Governor

Press Hockey XI the Spalding Golf tournament.

are asked to ring Mr Cannon - (Tal. B0001) KA 000 de poerble. ·

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