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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1952.
MAUREEN CONNOLLY IS A GREAT CROWD-PLEASER- BUT SHE CAN BE BEATEN
Says FRED PERRY.
So much has been written, and advance notices have been so amazing, on Maureen Connolly, that I wanted to see for myself just what it is that makes her such a growd-pleaser.
With this idea in mind we went down to Wimbledon the other day and play-
ed for a couple of hours, going through her repertoire of shots,
First thing is that she is charming and natural. I think she is just as amazed' / at her own success as are the experts in the game.
She has one burning desire, and that is to be the best woman lawn tennis player in the world and she is prepared to work hard enqugh to accomplish that olm. So often when one plays what
call "promising Juniors"- I though. I cannot Include Miss Connolly,thut category, as sho has already
States women's championship one finds that they are loathe to isten.
They seem to feel that they it than the know more about people trying to help them...
AMAZING
pored Won
Above all, they are
to work hard
not pre
enough.
the United
Hard-fought Victory For Vic Seixas
I
London, June 16.
Vic Seixas, America's top ranking tennis ace, opened his campaign pointing to Wimbledon by gaining a hard fought first round victory today in the London Grass Courts Lawn Tennis, Tournament.
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Maureen Connolly asked so many questions about players, tactics, And "gomesmanship" that it was amazing.
I had heard that Miss Connolly had ice water in her veins and was never nervous. This I can' not believe
as have watched
her all the week at Surbiton and she can get just as nervous. as anyone else.
The only thing is that the has mustered the art of covering up that nervousness.
Sho Is extremely busy about the court and literally hurries in between points. This also, to men, is a sign of nervousness, She but she covers it well.
does not indulge in "Ohs" and "Ah" but gets on with the job at hand.
found she has two types of service, a alice and a spin, though using the slee she has been almost exclusively recently.
Her backhand is her bust stroke, and she can put it either down the
or across lino. court at will.
the
The 28-year-old Philadelphian there was a small upset when
the Fising 17- It is a most natural stroke.- in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0 tél Schmidt,
year-old Swedish youth, de-She has complete command of
won
over Williams of South Africa: feated Spychula, the self-exiled a very delicate drop-shot on the
young Q vastly Improved player. However, Seixas ap- former Polish Davis cup star, backhand side, a shot she uses
with amazing results. bit sluggish in the 0-3, and 6-4. peared
Guiseppl Merlo (Italy), play- second
in which Williams set
three times at acting on grass courts for the first had him point. The less experienced lime, defeated Philip Brophy player fell into errors at these (Australia) 6-3, 7-5. Merlo la
playing in place of Trabert. critical moments.
In another international match, Jackson, Ireland's
Ryala (Chile) de
No. 1 player, 7-0, 6-3 and 6-3.- Aspartated Pross,
Seixas finally stormed to the net to even the
at 6-0 fented score and then broke Williams or vice at love and rushed through the final game.
The first day saw the Aust- lian contingent, houded by Frank. Sedgman, breeze past
first-round opponents.
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Hor farchand is not so natural and has come only after hours of practice.
She
LEARNED TO VOLLEY che has
two types of back swing on this stroke, one where back and then straight forward. she brings the rocket straight the other when she takes the racket in a complete circle.
found that on the wide forehand, she put the racket a little wide and so was opt to lose power when hitting the ball.
The
wide back swing takes the racket head out of the line of the
MAUREEN CONNOLLY "a magnificent youngster," says Fred Perry.
Denis
Express Photo.
Compton's Column
Pupil's Century
Soothed Mankad
Most disappointed Indian in Leads on the Thursday morning of the First Test was Vinoo Mankad, the world's best left-arm slow bowler, whose hopes of playing in the Test had been raised, then shattered.
Most delighted Indian in Leeds on Thursday evening was-Vinoo Mankad. Indirectly he had helped his country to recover from a disastrous opening.
Vinoo's gloom turned to joy: with the magnificent maiden century in first- class cricket of the team's "baby" 20-year-old Vijay Manjrekar-the boy he taught under an Indian Board of Control coaching scheme,
KUMAR IMPRESSES
London, June 16. Naresh Kumar, India's No. 1 player, gained an impressive first round win over the South African Davis Cup player, Nigot The tob-seeded Sodimus po- Cockburn, when the London ball. litely swept past Brian Wood-
Courts Gross
Championships She learned to volley Inst
Young Vijay, upon whose Even so, Billy's colleagues came, Bertie always seems to raffe (South Africa) 6-1, and opened at the Queen's Club here winter. She can volley, but she eagerness to learn i comment still prefer to adhere to their have me in trouble,"
0-1. Kon McGregor, the power-
today.
nctually does not like to be uped a fortnight ogo, is remariteoriginal version, beat Tony ful 23-year-old,
there at the net, and she is able for a The Champlonships are
phlegmatic tem-
La passing. Billy was omitted Fanbutt (South Africa) 0-2 and "dress rehearsal for rext
the
from both the remaining Tests! Cham-why not sure of herself perament such as stamps Wimbledon week's
in the volleying position. balling and bowling of his Her overhead amash is mentor. adequate. To me her footwork is amazing, and she must be quite tlie fastest woman, player I have
In many years. She hits very hard on both forehand and backhand and la slow starter.
6-1
Left-handed Mervyn Resepionships, as most of the world's took 35 minutes to eliminate class players are competing. Junace Tloczynski, :self-exiled Kumar beat Cockburn 3-6, Pole, 6-2, 6-1:
The two 17-year-olds, diminu- tive Ken Rosewail and husky Lou Hord, defeated N. Nath (Indin) 0-4, and 6-1 and G.D. Oakley (England) 6-4 and 6-4 respectively.
Eric Sturgess (South Africa), the defending titleholder, didn't waste any time eliminating A. Hamburger (England) 6-8 and 8-0.
0-7, 0-4.
In the same round, Narendra Nath of India was beaten 6-4, 0-1 by Ken Rosewall, Austra lia's star junior for whom a big future has been predicted. Reuter.
BELGIANS PLAY
seen
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I find on looking through her tennis results that she has almost Invariably won the second est easter than the first. When the "hits herself in" then her oppon- ents are in for trouble.
To beat her, and she can be
STRAPPED UT
Cases of cramp are not in-
·ICES FOR ‘ALLAN --- Test coleogue Allan-Albert John really, but he Allan Watking, will never far- get some of his experiences last winter in India.
Mankad Notified That He Will Be Wanted For Remaining Tests
··London, June 16.
Vinoo Mankad, the Indian all-rounder, who has been released by the Lanenshire Dengue club, Haslingden, för the Second Test, has been notified officially by the Indian team manager, Pankaj Gupta, that he will be wanted for the remaining Tests against England, daha asal
Haslingden have already indicated that they are pre- pared to release Mankad for these games..
Either S.G. Shinde, the In-
dinf
log-apin bowler, who AT VRC TODAY played in the First Test, or the all-rounder, C. T. Sarwate,
is
expected to be loaned by the touring team to. Haslingden as Mankad's substitute thly week- end.
The Thursday.
Second Test starts on
Conumenting on the decision, Mankad said, "This ends a lot of worry for me. I only hope I do well and Justify the con- Adénce placed in me"
He added that the terms tor
Attempts On Colony Records
Attempts will bo made on
his appearances in the Testane, Colony swimming record
will be "mutually agreed.” Reuter.
INDIANS AT DELFAST '·
for the 440 Yard Freo style event by Cheung Kin-man and F. X. Monteiro today at a geta organised by the HKASA at the VRC pool, commencing at G p.m.
Belfast, June 10, The Indian touring team, easy winners over Ireland in
The programamma is as follow: Dublin last week, were strongly
1. Men' 100 yards Free Style placed when play closed on the Inter-Club}-Leung Cho-yuk (Lal opening day of their second (Taun); Lau Kam-por (Ching Wing); match against Ireland here to- Miguel Gutierrez (VRC); Tony Blat-
141 (LRC), day.
ireland, with seven wickets 2, Women's 100 yards Breast (Inter-Club)---. Addinton left, were then 220 runs behind. Stroke
(LIC); Leung Hm-yüen (Lab Teun); The match ends tomorrow.
Woo Mo-tak (Ching Wing); Ena Roza-Pereira (VRC),
accom
The Indians gave the Belfast crowd a fine display of baiting. 3. Men's 440 yards Free Style First, wicket-keeper Madhao attempt on Colony record)-Cheung
Kin-man, F.X. Monteiro, Mantri reached an elegant 50 panied by Wong. Long-bol, and then all-rounder Dattu
4. Women's 80 yards Back Stroke Phadkar, using many unorthodox
(Inter-Club). Pires (VRC); · P. but nevertheless entertaining Addington (LRC): Ng Ngər»tin_(Lai strokes, raced to a century in run);
Chor-Wan (Ching 100 minutes.
1. Wing).
Phadkar reached the boundary (Inter-Club) La
5. Men's 200 yards Brent Stroke
Leung-hang only seven times, but ho hit the Ching Wing); 3. Bottomley (LRC); bowling to all parts of the field. La lim-bun (Lai Tauny.
Despite several short showers Women's 50 yards Free, Strin
(Inter Club)
Shiu-ling (Lal of rain, which drove the player Taun): Chan Lai-kuen (Ching Wing): for shelter, the pitch was never B. Osmund (VRC); N, Kamerling
(LRC). anything but docile..
1. Women's 440 yards Free Style After India had declared at!
ол Atemp)
Colony record)-- 289 for eight, Ireland quickly cynthia Eager, accompanied by ran into trouble, losing three Chan Ching-mui (Chung Sing),))
men for 25, but opening bat 3. Men's 100 yards. Back Stroka Bergin found a partner to stay in Wilson and the pair carried the score to 60 for three by the close, Reuter,
prefers Close
Close Of Play
His most vivid memory
CALM APPROACH Throughout Manjrekar's inn-frequent after a hard day in springs from a match at Ah-
his the field and sometimes I won-medabad. gs, I was impressed by. enim, studied approach to der at those who believe that every problem. He played each bowlers can never be given too ball strictly on merit, even tra- much work. mediately after completing 100. Afterwards I asked him whe
specta So excited were thb tors that every time a batsman hit a four or a bowler took a
of Ray Smith Essex, who wicket dozens of nippers would ther he ever felt nervous. bawled some 90 overs in two dodge the police
Without boastfulness or mock, consecutive days recently
cordan
and
Scores In
County Cricket
Taung Hung xương (La Trun) Chơi later-Club Robertson (LICH Lee-ching (Ching Wing): M. Gutter- {re (VEL),
0. Diving ExNIBUTION,
200 10. Women's
Bretat yarde Stroke Attempt on Colony, record)— Kwok Kam-drog, accompanied by Cham Sin-yo (lial Tis); Poon Blu- cheo (Lai Trun); L; Bulcher (LRC),
11. Women's 4 x .50 yards "Free Style Relay (Open to all Clubs)- South Chia, VRC, Lal Taun and LHC.
12. Men's x 100 yards Mediay Reiny (Open to all Clubs)-Bouti Chine, VIC, Fortuna and La Taun.
London, June 16.
the The following were
on garland the hero of the moment
County cricket games to- thrust annas, sweets or other presents into day:
for
at rush on to the Geld either to close of play scores of Another Jolt For
modesty, he replied simply: Romford, waxes eloquent with flowers, wish I could say the same!
never," this subject, Hainton Richardson (U.S.) THE GOOD HOST beaten one must play her one of "Truthfully, Denis,
entered the second round when S, V. Mohan (India) defaulted. Richardson had been paired with Tony Trabert of Cincinnati in Doubles competition, but Trabert was a last-minute withdrawal.
Richardson said he had been informed
that Trabert could
leave from not obtain
the
after
Onobs.,
American Women
Brussels, June 16. - two ways. First short angie
Same years ago, when he and his hand, or clamber round him Ar Lord's Yorkshire 308-for-
six declared (Young five for Golfers At Troon Beigtum beat Sweden by shots to bring her into court and
cousin Peter bore the brunt of
when Allan knocked a 137) and 10 for no wicket. Mid- three matches to two in the then the long drive to try to
on dlesex 277 (Thompson, not out
Troon, Ayrshire, June 16. quarter-finals of the Davis Cup get her between the ball and the It Manjrekar continues as he the Essex attack match
dashed 140).
The United States challenge baseline so that she is closing
com match, the county secretary re-stump out of the ground,
appreciative youngster has begun he may well European Zone here today.
of complaint up to him and pushed an fee. Starting the day with a deci balf trying to catch up with it. plete an illustrious trio of In-ceived a letter
same which ran:-
At The Oval-Surrey 250 for in the British Women's Open ercam into his palm. The other is to be content to dlan batsmen with the
Amateur Golf Championship declared and 200 for Never at a loss, Allan ran seven sive 3-0 tend, Belgium lost the
stogies.
get the ball into play without first name. The other Vijays "It's about time Essex gaya
ball seven (Fletcher 83). Essex 118 here received a jolt today when remaining two
Hazare, with arc
to up and bowled the next chance 4 Torsien Johansson beat Jackie too much speed so that she has of renow his
vived to reach the last 32. Indian bowl. Those greedy Smiths still clutching the ice-cream in (Laker five for 50, Alec Bedser only four of their 10 entries sur- - duties with the U.S. Navy in Brichant 0-1, 6-3, 6-2 and Sven nothing to hit.
and would Davidsson beat Philippe Washer, would then be forced into errors Test record stand at Leeds, and wen't allow anyone else to get the other hand. Then he prof four for 40),
fered it to the umpire. accepted, and devoured, with his who retired injured after three by trying for extra speed.
sets. The Belgian was leading but the is still not a really ex- She is the American champion, time.
alacrity." Most favoured players od 7-5, 6-1, 6-8 at the
perienced, seasoned player. vanced into the next-round but' Reuter.
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I think she whom he
Grandslam
Homer Wins For Giants
Merchant.
shared an
somebody else
near the bali," Already Manjrekar has shown;
similar capacity
Ray's comment is: "If only for big scorts. Three years ago, when that chap knew how a bowler's captain of his Bombay school, feet ache some nights!"
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he made 207, 114 not out, and
Recently, when Ray took six 231 In successive games.
This season he has been In-for 20 against the Indians, he from kace to dla's most consistent bataman. was strapped
waist. He had to bowl himself cut of a badly strained grain.
ONLY ONE OTHER
Gift
-{London Express Beroics)
At FortBarouth-Northamp tonshire 67 and 258 for four (Brookes 74, Jakeman 37
for mino Hampshire, 154 clared (Nutter four for 47)..
de-
Two young British girl golfers, 17-year-old Jeanette Robertson and Jane Machin, who is 21, provided the upsets of the day. Playing in the Championships At Itove-Cambridge Univar-
for the first time, they, beat sity 308 for four declared (May
American Interna- established 161, Tordoff '60). Sussex 250tionals in the second round. for seven (Cox, not out '121).
At Oxford - Warwickshire
Miss Robertson beat Miss Dot
340 for four declared (Horner Kielty three and two and Miss 140, Ord, not out 143). Oxford Machin wen a tremendous. 19 University 118 (Weeks four for holes' success over Miss Grace
de Moss-Reuter, 35) and 24 for one,
TODAY'S SPORTS
Aquatics
IKIN. WILL NOT BE FIT FOR LORD'S TEST
Manchester, June 16. Cricket records provide only
Jack Ikin, the Lancashire all-
At Mancheside — Lancashire one previous instance of a first- class player waiting for a Test A parallel is that many bats reimder, may not be fit for the New York, June 16. Match to hit his first century, men have to bat themselves out Second Test against India which 330 for five declared (Wash-
Lord's
brooke, not out 211),'Somerset Thursday. on of lean spells. Discussing this starts at Bobby Thomson repeated When G. O.
who is one of the 12 104 for six. Allen's
Ikin, team at Leeds, England's captain,
Af Neath-Leicestershire-107 his pennant-winning home were hard hit by injuries in Len Hutten, shrewdly remarked from whom the England and 126 for five Glamorgan
a player strikes. a will be chosen today, had a run of last October, when the West Indies in 1948,
skipper brought in second-bud patch the bat feels to him recurrence, of the back trouble 324 (Emrys Davies 91, Watkins The slashed 窳 grandslamstring.
wicket-keeper 3. C. or small as a life and the which kept him out of the Test 107).
and he was
At Nottingham-Nottingham-P.. homer into the upper deck ("Billy" Grimth of Sussex to ball looks the size of a golf series last season
unable to field when Somerset shire v. Derbyshire: Nottingham- In the last of the ninth deputise as an opening batsman ball.
shire 340 for five (Hardsta 116, in the Second Test at Port-of-
batted at Old Trafford here.
Open Mixed Patra, Club Ltikil inning today to give the Spain--but not to keep wicket.
Martin 122). :'. He received treatment from At Worcester-Gloucestershire? pim. New York Giants an 87
Tennis and is to 345. for five, declared and 25 for: victory over the Cardinals. Billy responded with an inn
ings of 140, his arst Thomson, hilless in his last 17 in big cricket and in his first times at the bat, lashed out the
Test, Giants' fourth homer of the day, but it came at a time that they seemed doomed to defeat.
today,
the
the that when
century
Custom decrees that the hap- py. batsman shail stand. a round The Catlinals had rallied to of drinks for the rest of the go ahead 6-4 in the seventh and team. Thereby hanga a tale, had a 7-4 tend after their ninth graphically related by Billy,
the only other game played
Phillies
odged the Pirates 6-4 despite homers by bration refreshments
rose from his hotel Ralph Kiner and George Strickly land.
Philadelphia scored the lounge chair to pay. winning run to the seventh in the bill from the waiter
when Richle. Ashburn after one glance, collapsed to opened the frame with a triple the floor.
ning
That evening, when the cele
arrived, Fio took but,
and came home on Granny Roars of laughter. came from Hamner's fly ball to the centre. the merry gathering Gleeful-
United Press,
Tag: | Ly: they told and another Billy
THE SCORES
had fainted at seeing the size Now York, Juno 10. of the bill! National League baseball scores today were:
Not until he had been downt New "York Giants 9, St. Louis some minutes did they realise Cardinals 7.
ho had been seized with': sud- Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pitts- den and violent erump, the re- burgh Pirates Associated suit of a six hours, vigliat Pres
the wicket..
Len revealed that his "hoo- doo" bowler is Bertie Buso of
Somerset, Whether Bertie has the Club masseur
treatment to-,no wicket. Worcestershire: 346, my measure, or whether I'm in- undergo further variably out of touch when we morrow. Ikin felt pain when for: six declared (Kenyon 118 meet I don't know," declared turning quickly for a fourth rin Oufschoorn 63, Bird not out-77);}
but the result is the during his innings Router Len,
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