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Sunday Mirror from London, London, England • 14

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PAGE 14 407 FOR AUSSIES-BUT BEST TIME TOO SLOW ALTHOUGH the London quartet notched the fastest time of the season in the 4,000 metres team race at the Herne Hill Olyrdpic Cycling Trials yesterday when they beat Scotland, their time of 9s. was well below the Olympic record of 4m. 455. The tandem event went to the Olympic possible pair 1. Cox and J.

Dennis, of Norwood Paragon, who scored their third sive win. Dennis pluckily rode with virtually one hand owing to a previous injury Here, there, Croker, the Kingstonian amateur wing halt, has signed professional forms for Chariton Athletic. Peter, his brother, is also with the Londoners. Pep, world feathers champion, is willing to defend his title in England. ICE-SKATING.

Cecilia Colledge defends her professional loe-skating championship at Wembley tomorrow. Amateur title events also take place. WATER Britain lost 4-2 to France at Blackpool yesterday Gonzalez, Brazilian Open champion, won the St. George's Cup at Sandwich with 74 and 70. Turnesa (U.S.A.) was second (73, 72).

WASN'T SO EASY THE England tan, with an eye on our batting potential, can take heart from Australia's showing against a good, but by no means our best. attack. Make no mistake about it, the Australians were taking the, match seriously. Their team of eleven Test Ernie Toshack alone incapable of scoring a well be England's oppon- By Denis Foster ents at Trent Bridge on June 10. ideed, the game often savoured of Test Match a shade under 124 Is his tally to date, incidentally.

Even the usually exuberant Keith Miller was subdued during his fine century, but possibly the innings came from Barnes, whose, overeagerness to hook is his one real fault. Young, Laker, Edrlch, and Cranston all- troubled the batsmen times, but Yardley scarcely noticed Compton, who has been quite successful on the selfsame wicket lately. He bowled only three overs all day. Cranston started off with a maiden to Bradman, and his bowling was on much the same high plane throughout. The fielding of Edrich was-, needless to say, a model of perfection.

For once, the Aussies had to earn their runs. A full England team can make them fight harder I 808 WYATT, in nis torty-1) eighth year, and George Dewes, playing in his first County game since 1946. gave Worcestershire cricket a tonic at Surrey's expense. They came together with the score 9 runs for three wickets and added 150 in 130 minutes. DOVEDS off-break bowling for Kent supplied shocks for Derbyshire.

Ellio t. Brooke-Taylor and Revill fell victims in thirteen deliveries at 'cost of three runs THE Cambridge ninth wicket pair, Pryer (75 n. 0.) and Pearsall' (80 n. 0.) put on an undefeated 149 against Middlesex 'Baby' shook champions FIESPITE the Tact America's women golfers convincingly beat the British Isles to retain the Curtis Cup by six games to two at Birkdale, Lanes, yesterday, two of the English girls emerged with greatly enhanced reputations They were Scottish champion Jean Donald. who beat the tall, lanky Dorothy Kirby two up, and the baby of the British team.

Philomena Garvey. Irish champion. Although only aged 22. Philomena halved her match with the hard hitting U.S. champion.

Louise Suggs. Donald (G. 8.) beat Miss Kirby 2 up; Miss Lenczyk (U.S.A 1 beat Miss Gordon 5-3: Mrs. Page (U.SA.) beat Mrs. Holm 3-2; Miss Riley (U.S.A.) beat Miss Ruttle 3-2: Miss Kielty beat Mrs.

Bolton 2-1: Miss Garvey rn 1 Miss uccs halved everywhere ICE HOCKEY. Lions 12 (B. Johnson 3, G. Beach 2, F. Trottier 2, G.

Davey. N. Kuntz, J. Oxley, B. Welsh, A.

Green); Nottingham Panthers' 5 (C. Zamick 2, M. Maclachlan. M. Laforge W.

Black) SNOOKER. Ruth Harrison retained her women's professional snooker title at Leicestersquare Hall, beating Agnes Morris by 16 frames to-14. Smith won the women's amateur title, beating Mi Gladys Burton by 537 to 399. MINERS' BOXING. Watch Urias Thomas (Wales), Tommy Blears (Lancashire) and Emlyn Lewis (Wales) in the first miners' amateur boxing championships at Wembley on Saturday.

must pull together HARD WORK AND HARD SAVING are like two horses harnessed to the same plough. Neither can do the job unless the other pulls his weight. THE WORK WE ARE ALL DOING-11 the factory or office, in the mine, mill, the foundry, on the land or at part of a mighty national effort to restore the greatness of our country and bring prosperity to our people. THIS EFFORT CAN SUCCEED only if it is matched by our determination to use our money wisely. Thoughtless spending can undo all the good results of our work and land us in a plight worse than before the production drive began.

WE MUST ALL TAKE A HAND In the biggest job the British people have ever had to tackle. else you may be doing to help, save for all you are worth. The need for saving is as great and urgent as when we were at war. Listen to Savings News, Home and Regional Stations Sunday Evenings, 5.50 p.m. ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL SAVINGS COMMITTEE pup stuffed breathing passages and brings soothing comfort from Catarrh, Colds and Hay Fever.

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dourness chided Bill ffrOwn llast' three scores 200. 153 and 108) took seventy' five minutes for his 26 at a time when over 300 was registered on the boad. But the real pointers will be seen on Monday, whet we have to tackle the Australian bowling. Badly we want to see their attack in action against a Testclass array of batsmer Even if Captain John Deighton, 28-year-old instructor at the Royal Military Academy at Camberley. does little more, no one can deprive him the feat of having taken Don Bradman's wicket in his second first-class match.

But he is not, unfortunately. a fast bowpr in the real sense of the word Inches from 100 Bradman looked set tot another it Ken Cranston hadn't brilliantly intercepted a square cut inches from the boundary from the previous ball, he'd have got it when Deighton ma one rise a little and Don touched it to Edrich at slip. Bradman had batted two and a half hours for his 98 and. despite some fluent strokes midway through his innings, had been uncetain at times-619 runs with an average CRICff M.C.O v. AUSTRALIANS At Lord's' Innings Barnes, Edrich Cranston dl Morris, lbw, Edrich Bradman-.

Edrich Deigh- ton Hassett, lbw. Young Miller, not out ll4 frown, Cranston. Laker 'A Johnson, not out Extras Total (5 wktsl 417 LANCS v. HANTS At Manchester Innings Washbrook, lbw, Bailey Place, Herman Edrich Herman. Ransom Ikin, Ransom.

Bailey Edrich (E. Herman Wharton. Dawson, Bailey 2 Phillipson, Herman Pollard, Dawson. Herman 17 Roberts. not out Tattersall.

not out' Extras Total (8 wkts SUSSEX v. LEICESTER At Hove Innings Langridge Walsh 39 Parks. lbw, Walsh Smith, Walsh Cox Riddington, Sperry Langridge not out Bartlett, Jackson 15 Oakes lbw. Walsh Oakes alsh Carey, Walsh Webb, st Cornall, Walsh 7 Cornford, Walsh Extras, Total Bowling: Walsh 8 for 73. LEICESTER First Innings: 46 for 2.

KENT v. Gillingham Innings Smith, Evans, Ridgway 2 Elliott, Dovey Brooke-Taylor, Dovey 20 Revill, Dovey Pope. Ames, Wright 29 Dawkes. Fagg, Dovey Rhodes, Fagg, Wright Gothard, Fagg. Wright Gladwin, not out Marsh, lbw.

Wright Copson. Valentine, Dovey 6 Extras Total Bowling: Dovey 5 for 93. Wright 4 for 102, KENT-- -Ist Innings: 61 for (Todd not 28. Fagg not 31). Over Forties' Figh About 30,000 people are expected to watch the return bout between Max Schtneling, forty-three years of age.

and Walter Neusel, two years younger, which tains place today at Hamburg. Solneling beat Neusel in the eighth round in 1943 and is again the favourite. SCOREBOA NORTHANTS v. NOTTS At Peterborough Innings Keeton. Timms.

Clarke (R.) Sime. Garlick Simpson, Broderick Hardstalt, Fiddling, Garlick Stocks, Broderick Winrow, 'a Broderick 2l Harvey Garrick Butler, Bennett. Broderick 7 Jepson. Brooks. Broderick 1 Woodhead, Timms.

Broderick Meads, not out Extras Total 135 Bowling: Broderick 6 for 31. Garlick 3 for 44. Innings: 144 for 7 (Davis not 56. Oldfield 411. WORCESTER v.

SURREY At Worcester WORCESTER--First Innings Cooper, Mclntyre, Parker 8 Whiting, Bechir (A.) Outschoorn, Mclntyre. Bedser (A.) Wyatt, lbw, Parker 166 Dewes, lbw. Parker Jenkins. lbw. McMahon White.

Mclntyre, Bedser (A. Howorth, Bedser (A. McMahon Perks. McMahon Yarnold, not out Jackson, not out Vtras Total (9 wkts dee.) ..353 Bowling: Parker 3 for 51. Bedser (A.

3 for 77 McMahon 3 for 78. for 0 BELOW THE BELT SPORT SERIAL: By JON SUNDAY PICTORIAL IT MAY 23, 1948 5 Y. .....:2:::,,,,,, WITH THE ATHLETES ANOTHER RECORD FOR MAUREEN AUREEN GARDNER, 19- 1 1l- year-old Oxford ballet teacher, and British Olympic hope, broke the British 80 metres hurdles record for the second time within a week at Chiswick She clocked 11.55.. onetenth of a second better 'than her time of last Saturday and three-t seconds faster than the 'established time of Miss B. Clark.

Both Maureen's efforts have to be ratified. Yesterday she was faced with a slight cross wind. but won by 31 yards. Before the season is over Maureen is determMe to break the world record of 11.3 Her Day Out It was a real cll out for her, as she won a 100 metres race in 12.55. and helped her team win the Olympic trial relay.

E. McDonald Bailey. running twice over 100 metres, did not suffer from the after-effects of his thigh injury and expressed himself satisfied. John Archer (Loughborough), European 100 metres champion, competing In his first meeting since breaking his leg- in 1946, was beaten by John Fairgrieve (London). in the 100 yards final at the Universities Athletic Union championships at M-otspur Park.

Surrey. Fairgrieve won a thrilling race in 1014 s. Prince Adedoyin (Belfast), Nigerian probable for Britain's Olympic team, broke his own 1946 record by one inch when he cleared Eft. 2in to Will the high jump. GLANCE WARWICK v.

ESSEX At Birmingham Innings Dodds, Pritchard Gray, Pritchard Avery, lbw, Hollies Vigar, run out 8 Horsfall. Pritchard Pearce, Pritchard Smith Hollies Rist, Grove, Pritchard Dines, Pritchard Price, Pritchard Preston, not out Extras rotas 228 Bowling: Pritchard 7 for 71. In nings: 26 for 0 wkt. Innings Hill, Smith (R) Taylor, Rist. Preston Ord, Rist.

Smith (R.) 8 Dollery, Preston ToWnsend, Preston Walton, Smith (R.) Spooner, Vigar Grove, Smith Pritchard, lbw. Smith 7 Cannings. Preston Hollies. not out Extras Total 149 Bowling: Smith (R.l 5 for 61, Preston 4 for 52. CAMBRIDGE U.

v. MIDDLE- Cambridge Innings: 393 for 8 (Elgood 110, Pearsall not 80. Dewes 77 Urquhart not 75) At 11 419 for 7 dec. (Spencer 124, Un win 94). Surrey II 113 for 2 (Fletcher 62 not out).

A Winners. 100 Yards. J. Fairgrieve (London), 10.45. 220 B.

Smith (London). 235. 440 M. Harris (Loughborough), 49.75. 880 Steel (Oxford).

2m. 0.35. One 'O. Bannister (Oxford). 4m.

23.85. 3 W. M. Raw (Leeds), 14m. 57s Clarke (Oxford).

171 ft. tin. Guilder (Oxford), 42ft. Tin. High Prince Adedoyin (Belfast), 6ft.

2in. (new championship record). 100 Yards J. Bridges (London), 12.15. 440 Yards B.

Kemp (London). 62.75. (new record). 80 Metres Hurdles (Women). Z.

Hancock (Birmingham 13s, 120 Yards M. Dixon (Oxford), 15.65. At Chiswick 120 Yards A. Powell (Achilles), 15.65. 440 Yards Whittle (Reading), 55.35.

High D. N. Fisher (South London), Eft. 2in. C.

K. Douglas (London A.C.), 151 ft. Javel V. Chote (Achilles), 203 ft. Sin.

(new English native record). E. A. Moody (S. London), 43ft.

lin. Pole Vault R. Webster (Achilles), 12ft. Discus. E.

A. Moody (South London). 131 ft. 3in. HIM Step and 43ft.

sin. Olympic Trial: 400 metres (4 by 100) Men's A Grieve (S. London), K. Jones (Newport), P. Valle (Enfield), McDonald Bailey (Polytechnic).

1: 3. 42.65. Men's 1,600 Metres (4 400) Relay Olympic H. J. Parlett (Dorking), L.

C. Lewis (Walton), D. C. Pugh (S. T.

L. Higgins (Herne Hill), Polytechnic. Midlands, 3. 3m. 21.65.

Olympic Trial: 400 Metres (4 by 100) Women's Jordan (Birchfield), M. Gardner (Oxford). S. Cheeseman (Spartan), M. Walker (Spartan) 1: 2: 3.

48.65. Were you right Answers to Snort Quiz above are: 1. Mortensen, Lawton and Finney 2 Don Bradman (1930 and 1938) and Bill Edrich (1938); 3. Richard Bergmann; 4. The right to play first off the tee: 5.

Mel Patton (9.3 6. (a) Speedway racing; (b) Cricket and Soccer: (c) Billiards and snooker Here is the first instalment of a gripping new boxing serial exposing the rackets of the fight game. Follow FRED EV4NS, tough Honig Welshman, into a strange new world of thugs, racketeers and gold-diggers I.lllr (GOOD ')R! FOR lOU, A i r-- -4 6111 i 'stir -v--if 6 AL GET YOU FOR THIS ell 4 rifr 3. Fred Evans took him for the first time in his life Gwilym Davies met a better man. The crowd cheered, but the pug took it badly and snarled threats 14 ou' IS THIS' TEN BOBSOB TO THE i'LL TAKE BETTER THAN 1 7 MAN WHO FORCES' THE FORGE 1, 1 1, MY FIST DOWN 4 FRED 1 I zz, I i 4 il 1 4, i 7i iV 7: litilti 4ifilii- i IF A CHAP 4 1 11 i I'm BACKING CAN 'T TAKE GvviLym HE'S' RL To THE ll A IL Ex- A fireci2 RON HIS 20' 4 i 14 IFF EAvv 'NE twir RTHDAY WHEN di ki (4 rito" CAN HE2 Alt i lE ill CHAMINON I It good to be young, strong 2.

Men were proud or their as a in love. Fred Evans, strength in Fred's part of Wales. blacksmith's mate, thought so when and Gwilym Davies. tough exhe took Mary, his girl, to the fair amateur heavy-weight, had a strong to celebrate his twentieth birthday. arm he'd match against all corners.

Sport quiz 1 Who scored England's four goals again. Italy in Turin 2. The only two contemporary batsmen to score 1,000 runs by the ena, of May played at Lord's yesterday. Who were they 3. Who is the world's men's singles table tennis champion 4.

What does it mean to "have the honour in golf 5 Which athlete recently bettered the world's record for the 1.00 yards 6 With which sports are these brothers associated (a) Jack and Norman Parker, (b) Denis and Leslie Compton. (c) Joe and Fred Davis (Answers below.) DS AT A GLAMORGAN SOMERSET At Swansea GLAMORGAN Innings Davies Wellard Clift Graham. Wellard 57 Parkhouse. Luckes. Wel- lard Jones Buse Watkins, Tremlett Buse 8 Eaglestone.

Buse Wooller, run out Muncer, lbw, Hazel! Trick, Hazel! Mitchell-Innes. Hazell Hever. not ou.t Extras Total Bowling: Buse 3 for 70, Hazell 3 for 73. Wellard 3 78. SOMERSET-Ist Innings Gimblett.

lbw. Trick Hill, lbw, Muncer Coope, Trick Mitchell-Innes. c-b Muncer lB Rogers. Watkins. Trick 9 Buse.

not out Tremlett, not out Extras Total (5 wicts) ......140 GLOUCESTER v. At Bristol linings Halliday, lbw, Goddard Lester, Lambert Wilson 'lbw Cook Watson, not out 28 Smales, Cook Cook Smailes, Cook Sellars, Cook Whitehead. not out Total (7 wkts) 312 it,.

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