1950-07-11 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1950.

SPORTING 8AM-

By Reg. Wootton

Britain Stands A Good

Chance To Win European Games Championship

BY RECORDER'

At the European Games in Brussels next month the British team will be without the services of such of the brightest stars of the current athletics scason In the United Kingdom as MacDonald Bailey, Arthur Wint, Sylvanus Williams and R. C. Salmon. They are, respectively, from Trinidad, Jamaien, Nigeria and Rhodesia.

Yet the Brilish team will be the strongest ever to compele in any Games--the Olympics included-and there is even an outside chance of Britain scoring a dramatle victory with an upset here and there.

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Light Blues Lead By 31 Runs EXCITING FINISH LIKELY AT LORDS TODAY TO THE UNIVERSITY MATCH

London, July 10.

The University match may produce an exciting finish at Lords to morrow for each side has completed an innings and Cambridge hold, a lead of only 31 runs. ·

Only two hours' cricket before lunch was possible today and in, that time Oxford lost their glx remaluing wickets for 79 runs, scoring altogether 169 runs in reply to Cambridge University's first innings score of 200.

Oxford batted today on a damp pitch which did not afford the bowlers the that even tódny's assistance expected. Bearing this fact in mind, it is possible heavy rain, which left pools of water about the middle, may not unduly affect the pitch if the weather stays fine.

today the heavy minutes and hit one six and 22 Oxford paid too much res- [continued pect to some ordinary twling weekend rain produced batting tours.

Another century-maker today Murray conditions tea favourable thon This South African,

was A.C. Revil, who made 101 pursue hils on Saturday. Hofmeyr, did not

Harold Gimblett, the Somer-not out for Derbyshire against

It enterprise of Saturday, and in

was his third of the rearon and he last 22 runs he greatly flattered man, after a fallure in the first century spending 85 fninutes over his set fast curing opening: Lots-Lancashire.

Innings in which his side was reached it in three hours, hit- the bowlers.

dimnirsed for 196 tung and ting 11 fours.

and that

Constable THREE TIMES RUNNING forced to follow on, showed

Bernard the soft pitch did

MeIntyre saved Surrey not worry Arthur For the third time in nuces-

against Kent at the Oval. De-

with

είνα sive innings against Cambridge, him during his second knock,

partners Hitting hard in front of the coming top Oxford's Hofmeyr WES

THE SPORTSMAN'S DIARY

MRS CORNELL AND LORNA

There's Still Hope For Lorna

By BRÚCE HARRIS

A Wimbledon first appearance caused a small works at Sutton to close down. Mr and Mrs S. H. Cornell wanted In her first to see their 17-year-old daughter, Loras, match-so they closed the artists' brash manufacturing business, in which they both work, for the afternoon.

Naturally they wore pleased at the result, a win that brought this slender young girl up against that seasoned warrior Mrs Pat Todd, who won ensily enough in the second round on Court 10 the next afternoon.

Miss Corneli

hod bag choose between athletics

**In

rny opinion the

In the Hurdles. Britain can alscorer. He made 75 runs in wicket dhimblett reached 52 out wickets dawn for 103 runs, thes, tenuls. She was short listed, for of athletics for two best hope for two places from Just over three hours before he Gl 81 runs in 50 minutes aut added 132 runs in an hour and the Olympic Games three years touched the bottom

out of 100 runs in 70 minutes McIntyre, with 10 tours in his jago, but took her mother's ad- just before hitting the ground,

in

then

to n

be three-quarters in

Food

that time

wero

Lo Of the much-debated catch at ond Brisbane in 1040:

ball of my bat English athletes have been best sprinter in Europe in 1947)

tive tennis the first and therefore it was not a catch. warning up very slowly this and out

as a result of a rustrer Peter Hildreth in the highs and was seventh out,

He was bowled by Stevenson, fore falling

72 ning, and Constable raw vice to

until she was Accordingly, I stood my ground, Harry Whittle In the lows. In of a policy that years season-part

game to pro- are Alanthe all left-arm bowler, who in catch on the boundary.

Hofmeyr's comes of the national coaching injury.

Driving with great power, Surrey pain the lead before chance at least Harry the high jump there Les Lewis anel

uver claimed one

He batted two hours 18, the age at which Mrs Muriel walling for the

Cornell

her started

athletics cerd." scheme now in existence-and

are the probable Patterson and Ron Pavitt, both Farleft thero

doing 0 feet wicket of 143 runs with a beau-Gimblett hit five sixes and nine leaving.

and hit Avo fours.

nad 50 minutes

About finance: Mrs Cornell is all the Jcareer. most of tho better marks

400 and 800 of whom were

The highest score of the day fours in his 77.

fholder of the induced

women's British "At the close of the 1930-37 the appended ilst covering the winners of the

an towards the close of last reason. fully fighted delivery. Angus Scolt

Stevenson

offered £100 a athletes this metres. best by British

In the long jump there is an

native long jump record, 1011,season I was Another

partnership

werk plus fares for my wife Deason were turned in at the alternative hope in the longer

Several others have outside chance of a place for Divecha, who scored two runs, a first-class cricket came from

fessional eaptain of Warwick-came from Charles Palmer and in, which she did in 1930.

Loma could have emulated and myself to go to New Zoa. Empire Games in New Zealand. distance.

excellent chance of placing at least four of Britain's hopes to rky a full toss in the region the bat of Tom Dollery, the pro-

und in

in the pole vault there is of mild-on.

this Alter

the CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM

remaining shire, who put together 185 runs Maurice Tompkin, who In either event.

mainly place for Tim

responsible for telee her in the long jump and proband, where I would have been. even better as required to give two-15-minute It in not til the Amateur In the 1,500 metres there are chance of a

Games wickets fell fairly quickly, and against Middlesex.

a lead over ably have done stershire gaining

after this quile teiks daily on cricket. Association

Sussex. Cham- Len Eyre, Roger Bannister and Anders, the Empire

They put on 93 runs hurdler, but one a Champion. In the hop, step & Warr came out with the best plonship--this coming Satur Naukeville, each

new British figures of four wickets for 44

minutes for the impressive start at Wimbledon At fump, there is a

I do not think she will be go- runs the best normally Wooderson in the making. day--that

sixth wicket-Reuter.

ing back to athletics. comes, and what has already 3,000 metres there is Eyre, on record-holder in S. E. Cross.

and there is TWO 50-FOOTERS chance, been accomplished dives eause ontalde

even good English bet for the

In the shot put, Britain hos for considerable optimism.

Atetres Sleeplechase in 3,000

the footers and, in the discus

150-footer the island has

Finally

in the harmer throw there is Duncan Clark, an old-timer who is finally throwing out beyond 100 Then there are Marathon

Athletic

Who does England bank on to

COUNTY CRICKET

On most grounds where the

POWERFUL HITTING Hitting powerfully all round the wicket, Dollery made his highest score of the season and also passed his thousand runs.

win at Brussels?-On more men 1. Distcy and one for a place for the first time ever two 50-1l-class cricket matches were e batted four hours and 40

than-il-ever-bins-bofore. Is the in the 10,000 metres

answer.

the!

at

That scond

Funner-up Britain's hope in the Scottish sprints is J. C. M. Wilkinson, Empire Games, A. Forbes,

SEASON'S BEST PERFORMANCES

BY BRITISH ATHLETES

100 YARDS

A. B. Pinnington;

3. Taboron

J. C. N. Wilkinson

A. D. Coote

Brian Shenton.......

320 YARDS

9 Peter Wels

9.9 to 1'aviti

0.0 S. J. Freeman

9.9 Norman Gregor

Crosley

feel.

men like Jack Holden and Tom Richards and quite a few good walkers.

Britain starts third favourite ngainst Sweden and France for The Games Championship. French will be without such

Patrick

HIGH

JUMP

27 Alan Paterunu

6:0

6:4

6:1

the

ตะ

0:1

22.41 Normann

31 22416

YARDS

M. 1. 43.0 De

Lender POLE

Orrspr Elfoll Jackson

0:1

VAULT

41.7

LONG JUMP

J. C. M.. Wilkinson

Les Lewis

Brian Shenion

Nick Stacey

W. Jack

Len Lewis

440

Derek Pugh

T. L. gire

J. S. Hamilton

7. C. M. Wilkinson

880 YARDS

Larry Parketi'

Ange Scott

B Nankeville

S. J. Bryant

Tom White

Len Eyre

ONE

Roger Bannister Bill Nankeville Tom While

W. n. Beckett

Len Eyre

THREE

2.5. W 23.9

22.3 T Anderson

400 Harry Whittle

49. G. Askew

430 G. 11. Walker

1:23 1

1:54.1

3:54.2

G. M. Satil

I. Crullenden

HOP, STEP & JUMP

E Chas 154.4 W. N. Laing 1:45.40 T. Wells

MILE

4:11.0

3.

4913.0

MILES

NIGH HURDLES

II. A. Olney

Walter Hesketh

A. . Milen

Alan Chivern

Peter Huldreth

Donald Finlay

R. C. Barkway

1.

Picker

Winterton

LOW

Harry Whittle

J. Davis

D. 1. Ede

D. W. Woodford

D. C. Brierley

HURDLES

NO

Cold-ith Wilder

4:14.21 John

SHOT PUT Sachige

4:15.0 John Galer

4:15.2 T. Miki

H. E. A. Moody C. R. G. Neville

DISCUS

TIMOW

14:03.8 14:14.8 Jolin Savidge

10. Maksámegyk 14:27.01. J. Brewer

E. A. Mondy M. L. Fremaux

JAVELIN THROW

14:23 4

14:201

140

149 M. 3. Dalrymple 13. M. J. Degley

15. John Swaisland 153 W. F. Wall...

D. E. Tucker

HAMMER 63.2 Duncan Clark 564 C J. Reidy

56.7| P. C. Aliday 67.2 N. JE Drake 57.3D. N. J. Cullum

LACE!

13:0

of their North African stars as El Mabrouk, Thiam Papa Gallo, Georges Dam

23:off 20: 212 231

47:1

and

Northants 215 For 7

W. Indies Against

Northampton, July 10.

Northamptonshire scored 215 runs for seven wickets today in reply to the West Indies total of 431 runs for eight wickets declared on an easy paced pitch here. Brookes (51) and Oldfield (85) gave the County a good start with a century opening stand.

Some good spin bowling by Ramadhin and Gomez brought about a partial collapse, four wickets falling Earlier in the day, for eight runs during one spell. Christiani had carried his Saturday's total to 130 runs for the West Indies before being run out..

in

As many

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES

The following were the close

WOODCOCK RUMOUR

Bruce

of play scores in Arst class manager, cricket games played today:

Woodcock

and

"The best offer I ever received was £1,000 a week, plus fares for myself and family, to fuldi proposed engagement in South | Afticu.

Both offers were refused. kis Tom Hurst, both We have now sald farewell to ask me to deny the swiftly Bradman as a cricketer, but as on the game his spreading rumour that they are on influence

Quite de innings To not nearly finished. At Lords: Cambridge Univer-parting company.

and Published by Hodder New Manage- no "Under city 200. Oafoni University 109 nitely,

tice is being holsted Stoughton. 12s Od. notice (Hofmeyr 5, Warr, right-arm

Please

bowler, ed up at the 158 for one professional

When we pack

beginning of his

career

was

Inlo

fast Bowler, four for 14). No over the Woodcock fists,

"It's

ARMY TO RESCUE a lot of bunk. play was possible after lunch owing to rain.

knock the rumour on the head,"

One can always depend on the "Bruce and 1 At Worthing Sussex 416 for Hurst told me. four declared. Somerset 107. have never hed the semblance British Army.

The Layer Road plich (Irish 75 not out, C. Oakes, of a cross word since we recently 10-seeded in preparation

leg-break right-arm

in 1942, for Colchester's venture Gimblett 80).

up, we'll pack League soccer next season. Need The four for 31 and

is only water supply At Manchester: Derbyshire up together-but that won't be for water was desperate.

domestic consum. 187 and 219 for two (Elliott 67, for quite a while. You will nee local

this, adequate for in the ring again Revill 101 not out). Lancashire Bruce

CIR. 223 (Wharton 69, Rhodes, right-year."

The Army plan is to drain the The Bruce himse is equally em- arm leg-break bowler, five for

swimming bath. phatic in denying

the alleged military

14,000 gallons of water will be 70. Hamer three for 18).

At Llanells Glamorgan, 405. "break-up." Gloucestershire 147

"It's the

I've delivered to the ground, a mile nillest story for three (Crapp 57

out). Stumps heard for a long time," he told away, by a hose. were drawn early owing 1o me. "Tom and I are too good rain.

a team to break up."

not

each one 12:8 and Alain Mimoun. 12:4 potential champlon. That will 11:3 handicap, the point score for the French, though the French- burns second strings are not far the best of their North African team-mates.

Sweden will be handicapped

OLDEST, ODDEST by an all-European challenge in

Wimbledon competitors have a the middle distance

AL the Oval: Kent 259.

from playing disttuction apart HARD-HEADED 48:3%distance

During the interval the West, the solid partnership: In his cut runs that will

Ramadhin had Surrey 273 for seven (Constable

kill, Oldest compelltor, for in- at thele lunch neond spell, 46:15 down on their points in events Indies declared.

Brookes, the more aggressive. 77, McIntyre 72).

Let no onc say that the since, was the astonishing Jean He was At Westcliff: Essex 180 and in which they normally score total of 431 for eight.

umpires ATC noi Borotra, 52 in August.

The opening leg-before, and two balls Inter Northamptonshire's heavily.

Livingston, tho 137 for four (Cray 67 not out). Wimbledon

the all- singles champlon in 1924, par, Brookes and Oldfield, put bowled "Jock" Czecha on 110 runs in two hours and Australian left-hander, for Leicestershire 216 (Palmier 85, hard-headed bunch,

junior champion." Tompkin 06, Hay Smith, right- England club threw a party at youngest was Miss Lorna Cor- France and five minutes before Ramadhin, duck,

arm fast medium bowler, Ave lunch time for this galant and hell, British

often unthanked band of vol-She is only 17. even Bittle Luxembourg have all the young West Indies spln Barron Joined Oldfield to for 94). 43: 9 star distance runners who will bowler, claimed two wickets in

for the third At Nottinghtin: Yorkshire 502 unteers.

for Notla 227 fight for every point with the tree balls without an addition put on 63 runs

Oldfield was (Lester 80). before Wicket 154: 0 Lundquists and Landquists of

85 three (liardstar 78 not but). out for an attractive Jun 150:45 Sweden.

Middlesex and a quarter At Birmingham: runs in three 137: 3 Eyre, Forbes and Disley to put

included seven 200 and 78 for four. Warwick hours, which 134: 1 132:10

shire 341 (Dollery 185)-Reu-

THROW

40:4 45:04

51:115 Belgium. Holland, GO: MIL 45:10% slovakia, Norway,

45:10

197: 21 190: 7

104: 01

180 10

Inte

Britain has

to the total

Even

the best distance-running

Nelds ever to be assembled 202: 46 anywhere in the world.

In the women's

everis, the barred one of its WAAA has

and the potential champions

Maureen return to form 181:35 Gardner Dyson is very slow. In 161:35 the sprints there is a promising 261:415 newcomer in June Foulds, who 15 10 and has returned 11

149:0

142:1

Miss Gusle Morun makes a weird long in front of her partner, Mrs Pat Todd, in their mixed doubles match at Wimbledon against Miss Jean Quertier and Mrs Jean Walker-Smith. The American pair won

of

seconds for 100 yards, but there la hardly anyone else except

Dorothy Tyler in the high jump

BOUND

FOR

SOLID PARTNERSHIP John Goddard had tried six fours. bowlers in an attempt to split

Next Season's International

Match Dates

England's first continental soccer visitors this winter!

whom will be Yugoslavia,

HELSINKI? twelve

we list played in Belgrade' The years ago, match will take place on

while she attends the Burling-War Two broke out.

School, Wood

lon

Grammar

Lane.

June equalled an 18-year-old

the Southerni

yards

nt

Counties'

100

The Football Association also

Oidfield's dismissal led toler breakdown, Lhree morc

for falling

another wickels elght runs to the spin attack of

Gomez, Ramadhin and bowled with great

who

TEST CAPTAINCY

The

competitor

was

with perhaps oddest occupation

gest to the umpires" the It is greatly

ΟΠ having taken Richard Reeve. He was a scout or tredit that

they after college servant at Oxford. Hans hospitality such wards offelated in a full day's Hedl, of Austria, can claim the programme without any major Biggest triumph over adversity. "incident

one arm. He has only

(London Expreza Service)

thal Arthur Pealt says:

PUT POWER BEHIND

THESE SHOTS

ANOTHER HOPE

Boxing enthusiasts In Cam- London, July 10,

the county F. G. Man of Middletex has bridgeshire,

Eric

23 Boon necuracy for busines

reasons declined produced long spell.

captain the "gradunto" of local tournamenta Chatteris way, believe Jakeman and Nutier an invitation to

MCC ins Austraila next round-

they have found another cham- held up the attack until John-

winter.

plonship hone in 18-year-od bowled Nutter with son clean

quick-moving little the last ball of the day, Jake-

"I want to emphasize that Cliff Giles,

THIN cannon of white or man batted 75 minutes for his there are, no other reasons for bantamweight from

Forsing of red were the 10 runs not out.

my inability to go and 1 ap-village of Linton.

alternatives in my diagram billiard Unbeaten after seven fight in eave. Striker wisely picked the red Arcelte the honour tremen-

his first professional scuson foser. banged it down and up the

aste, and lett a food dously," he said.

"It

has been an extremely (won five, drawn two), Master cannon from hand.

outpointed

by no means a delicate hard decision

Giles has already there nothing which I personally the local Area champion, and is would have loved to do than now turning his attention to the w to lead England in Australia." tantams of neighbouring coun-

- Reuter.

(431 for eight declared.) Nowling

THE SCOREBOARD

WEST INDIES 1st Inalogs

M п

38

5 105

1

10

4

50

22

55

36 6 100

3

67

Nutter

Brice

0

It would be surprising it a November 22. when our dark, well-built girl, June Foulds, who is 10, is not letting men should avenge the odd Brown her thoughts wander to a trip goal in three defeats sus. Roderick to Helsinki In two years' limo tained just

before World Garllek

Byes 10, leg-byes 6, Wides 1. No-ball 2.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1st Innings Britisk record when she won announces that Wales will meet Brookes, low b. Ramadhin 5

Switzerland a week later, and Oldfield, run out that Argentina, Portugal, Italy, Livingston, b. Ramadhin Chiswick recently in 11 sec. There is not much France and Belgium are sche-Barron, lbw b, Gomez

in Festival of Jakeman, not out doubt that she will improve on duled to play this performance and she does Britain matches in May, 1951. Brown, c. and b. Gomez

International dates Brice, b. Ramadhin equal Fanny Blankers-Koen's settled are Ireland v. England Nutter, b. Johnson world record.

(October 7), Wales v. Scotland June is the youngest of five. (October 21), Scotland v. Ir- She has two brothers and two land (November 4), England v. sisters. She told me that she Wales (November 15), Ireland had not yet made up her mind v. Wales (March 7) and Eng- what she is going to do when land v. Scotland

at Wembley 2-110,

not need go much faster t

. Olber.

20.

and

tics.

the ricarby

BRADMAN'S BOOK Talking points stick out like bristics from the back of

No Opponent Yet hedgehog in Don

For Charles

Pittsburgh, July 9.

"We have not decided yet if

we will go against Freddle Be-

Bradman's own books, Farewell to Cricket. There

Is controversy, history, long reminiscence- personál und ively. Innings. some quotes!"

. Ilero are

About bodyline bowling:

Was "Undoubtedly It

16

GREENO

BRDIHO)

positional

Plenty of power must go into the cuewing, and that stone will widen the angle 1 a natural Liyana TO 200 white into the pocket. With screw there in a riak o spoiling the shot.

Snooker pinyors should to my dlogreis right, with white, green, ana brown roughly in

-line.clear of the

elde cushion.

rowa pro-

revented striker potting groen, a ba ran through green for a ALDOker, A shore in Buffalo (New York State) next month. It is up to action against the dominance of better shut than aiming ans becaus the International Boxing Club," the bat over the ball, magnified placed green in a worse position

my own fortuitous 1930 for the next man to it.

L. Fisher (Blackpool) and others ald World Heavyweight Boxing by

But it was claim that my recent "hopeless Champlon Ezzned Charles' co-season in England.

Hooker might be besten via Kiillag comer pocket 14 the 19 manager, Jake Mintz, today.

wrong remedy.

way to curo Impeisthis. There 24 Mintz cald, however, that patient is not the

leteres A. Ohlswick (nnyl), states Charles will definitely defend fils disease. Bodyline was

The passing phase, and I sincerely thas a player mached on th 215 his title in mid-August

never be any position as suggested, he would

to his opponent. 1-110, postponed twice because Charles need for umpires to contemplate disquailty him and award the game

are empowered 3-173. 4-174, 5-180, had a brutsed heart muscle action, as they

Extras

+

Total (for seven)

Fall of wickets;

she leaves school at the end of on April 14. England's amateurs 6-180 and 7-215-Reuter, this term, but added that she play Wales on January thought she would rather like Ireland

on February 3 and Scolland on March 3,

to be a games mistress.

It was interesting to And Junoj

"arriving" on the same day Tic FA

Cup

Competition preliminaty

Mrs Dorothy. Tyler, was gets under way on September being beaten

high

In the Southern 2 with the extra jump by Miles Sheila round. The third round. pro- Alexander. Mrs Tyler,

19 per is on January 6, the semi- Odam, was Just be fetals on March 10 and 17. and inning to malte her name when the Wembley Anal on April 28. Miss Foulds was born, In

Dorothy

fact, Mrs Tyler has not been Willington, in recognition of! beaten in high Jump heights their performance last season,

the only non-English- since her frst day is senior are. competitions 15 years ago.

to be exempted League Club

proper. Tihen

Mirs

Mary Milne in the first round

the now Third Jumped higher than she did. Gillingham, But her only defeat since then Division Club, also enter at this United and that includes two Olympic stage, but Colchester games has been on the number Scunthorpe come in at "the" of failures.

fourth qualifying round, and the last of the new quartelte, Shrewabury Town, die eft no

BRUCE MARKIS.

THE

Charles-Beshore fight has been trust there wil

Reuter.

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WAC IT REALLY

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