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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1950.

CHAMPION JOCKEYS CAN

ALSO HAVE A VERY

LONG SLUMP PERIOD

BY CORNELIUS

RYAN

Johnny Longden, who has won more races than any other American jockey, can have a slump just like any novice rider, but Longden can afford a long vacation as his cure.

Longden has won more than 3,400 horseraces during his long career-he

was 41 in February-but sometimes winners are hard to find.

He came from California to New York's Belmont Park to ride the great Irish- bred Noor, and suffered 32 straight defeats, including two beatings aboard Noor.

"I don't think I have had very good horses here, except Noor," he said, "but just the same a vacation may help me. So after I ride Noor in his next race I will fly back to California and then pilot my own plane up to British Columbia in Canada for some hunting."

Longden, popularly credited with being a millionaire, will continue to ride until his legs give out.

"I'm happy riding and that's what I want to do as long as I can," he said. 'Of course, I'll have to quit someday, and then I will become a trainer for owner John Hertz. I have a standing offer from him."

Longden is sure that the string of defeats at Belmont is

just a slump, not a sign that he is slipping. He has won 190 races this year, and still has na trouble making weight at from 110 to 112 pounds.

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"I keep in shape by walking around to the various barns at Santa Anita track

my Home in California, and I take lots of whirpool baths

for my legs," he said. "I help my son Vance, who trains a four-horse stable, so get enough exercise to keep in shape."

Longden went to. Australia à (cw months ago and had a slump there too, but he enjoyed the trip hugely. He says that Belmont is the finest track he has seen anywhere in the world, and added that the 1950 Fali meeting at Belmont, for quality of horses, jockeys and track, is the best in racing. United

Press.

Brisbane Test Pitch Worries The Cricket World.

Brisbane, Nov. 26.

Heavy rain, which had fallen here for the weekend, has raised a matter much more serious than a possible holdup in the present MCC State match against Queens. land.

Had the weekend weather been fine, the groundsman would have worked on the preparation of the pitch to be used for the first Test match beginning next Friday, but because of the rain he was unable to do so.

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Should the weather be poor|recovery before the scheduled again tomorrow, as forecast, and time tomorrow it would be the Queensland game again de- better to abandon the present layed, the groundsman may not match in order to allow the find himself able to start on the groundsman to concentrate Test pitch until Wednesday, two the Test pitch. days before the match, while probably there would be insuf- ficient time to prepare a satis- factory pitch,

POSSIBLE WAY OUT They are inclined to think that if this were done he could When the current game start- abandon the original pitch and ed, the players were making work on that in use for the heelmarks on the soft turf and current match, which so far is even if play is possible to- hardly damaged by play. morrow they will have to be The matter has not reached careful not to damage the Test an official stage yet. pitch.

Between nine o'clock Satur- day morning and six o'clock

HIS BIG MOMENT

Five-foot Johnny Longden, the American turf's Champion Jockey, fulfilled half of his lifetime's ambition when at Bath a season ago he beat Britain's Turf Champion, Gordon Richards. This picture shows him shaking hands with Richards. Now he's in a slump and trying to recover with a long vacation.

The Table Tennis Association Gets Tough

And Sentimental

By ARCHIE QUICK

World Champion Richard Bergmann has been barred Some MCC players, with Sunday evening a great deal of from competing in the English Open Table Tennis Cham- experience of Brisbane pitches rain fell in Brisbane and the pionships at Wembley later this month. Bergmann ħad when they are wet, believe that forecast is more to come." been suspended through going on a tour of South Africa unless the ground makes a rapid Fortunately the rain ended

long enough early on Sunday without the English Association's sanction, and further- for the groundsman to take off more for playing throughout the tour while under that the tarpaulin covers and resuspension. move the water. on top of them. He found one spot wet on the pitch but otherwise he said the pitch was not affected.

COMMONWEALTH TOURISTS

SCORE 483 FOR FIVE

Bombay, Nov. 26.

Many surrounding areas of Queensland are flooded.

A meeting of the Executive Committee has recently been held, and their decision was that the evidence before them did not warrant lifting the ban. Bergmann, how- ever, will be given the opportunity of a personal hearing if he should so desire when he returns to England.

The influence of a tram strike caused a great loss of £605 In contrast, the National As-greatest player of all time was sterling on Friday's play com-sociation has heaped honours presented with a testimonial con- Bergmann's predecessor,tributed by individual players Victor Barna. At a social func='and associations up and down tion in London's West End, the the country as a mark of ap-

The Commonwealth touring cricket team, resuming their first innings, thrashed the bowling of the Governor's XI throughout the second day of their match here today.pared with the first day of the

At the close of play they had scored 483 runs for the loss of five wickets in reply to the home side's total of 202 runs, and thus, with half their wickets still standing, have a first innings lead of 281 runs.

.

A hurricane 132 runs by Ken With John Ikin, who made Grieves, an Australian who 48 runs, he added 112 runs in plays for Lancashire, and three 125 minutes for the same wic- century-partnerships, the last ket, and with Dick Spooner, of which is still unfinished, who scored 57 runs, 134 runs were the features of the day. were added in 88 minutes for

Grieves was particularly the fourth wicket. aggressive.. securing his runs iq: 124 minutes and hitting 20 fours and one six.

THE

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Appally

GAMBOLS

TOTE PAY-

corresponding match in 1946.

Yesterday's abandonment meant a further financial set- back. Unless there are big attendances for the Tests, the tour is unlikely to be a financial success.-Reuler.

WRIGHT MAY BE FIT.

Brisbane, Nov. 28. Doug Wright, England's leg break bowler, may be £t for the first Test cricket match between His innings, however, was England and Australia, which marred by four chances,

ATTRACTIVE

begins here on Friday.

The news today about Wright

is more encouraging. Since he

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Eire Draws Soccer Match

With Norway

Dublin, Nov. 26.

force a 2-2 draw.

preciation of his great services to the game. The présentation. comprised a television set, a. cash youcher for Mrs Barna, the setting up of a Barna Tes- timonial Trophy for the person contributing mast to the game · is England each year, and the Inauguration of

Barna Scholarship to provide tuition for juniors,

Letters were received

.from

all parts of the world eulogizing. Barna, and the English Chair-.-.

said, Barna knew every corner. of the world. He would have been welcome anywhere, but he chose to become naturalised Englishman

Eire, two goals behind at man, the Hon. Ivor Montagu spoke in glowing terms and at had a tooth extracted last Fri-one stage of their interna-length of Barna as a player George Emmett, on the other day his fibrositis has been less tional soccer match against and a man. hand, played an attractive in-painful and today he was able Norway here today, staged, When he decided to leave his nings of 141 minutes, excelling to move his neck with compara a magnificent recovery toy Hungary, the speaker. with front of the wicket play tive freedom. and was very unlucky to miss Wright is to have a tooth filled his century by only four runs. on Monday or Tuesday. If, his

Now way looked as though Derek Shackleton and Eddie improvement continues, there Paynter, the former Lanca-must be every hope that he will they hat the game well in hand shire and England player who be fit for the Test match. Reu-after gaining a deserved lead in

side 11 minutes with goals by: is now coaching in malu, und

Bredesen-and--- Andresen, but Included in the touring side

dfter Eire reduced the lead because they are hard hit by

from a penalty taken they then injuries, contmued the on-

took control of the game, plaught and hit 119 runs la ani unfinished sixth-wicket part-1 [nership.

Paynter showed glimpses of

ter.

Streatham Draw With Stockholm

Stokholm, Nov., 201

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The equalising goal came In the second half through Walsh, who headed in just outside the

London Beat Paris 16-3 At Rugger

Paris, Nov. 20, Londen beat Paris by points (two trics and <-twn-- goals) to three (one penalty goal) in the annual inter-city With a crowd of over 30,000, Rugby Union rantah akitherd

his; artistry with the bat with Streatham, the English Nation-penalty area. stroke cuty and drives, and wan Lal Ice Hockey League champions, not out at the close with 75 drew with Stockholm Lions Here. runs, which included eight fours tonight. Each side scored Ive who paid) 100 uriding them Buffalo Städlum here this after

on the homo side dominated the noon. game in the second half anc. London very nearly won the match-points to

the leading Reuter.

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and one six.

goals.

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Shackleton had scored 55: The period scores : (Streatham

first) not out at the close,

wéfé: 2-1, 1-2, 2-2, Reuter

by five ce at the Interval