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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1952.
'LITTLE MO' SHOWS THAT SHE TOO CAN SUFFER FROM WIMBLEDON NERVES
London, June 24.
All eight seeded players in the Women's Singles of the All-England Lawn Ten- nis Championships, which were continued at Wimbledon today, got through their opening matches without dropping a set.
Four of them were engaged in first round matches.
American girls are again the strun gest challengers. They have won the title since Miss Dorothy Round was successful for Britain in 1987, and the five United States needed players this year won their opening matches today for the loss of only six games between them.
Wimbledon Results
London, June 24.
Results of Women's Singles and Men's Doubles games played today at Wimbledon:
WOMEN'S SINGLES First Bound
Miss J. Trower (Britain) beat Mrs D. Golla (Britain) 6-3, 6-3.
Mrs E. Dawson Scott (Bri- Mr K. Pohmann tain) beat (Germany) 0-4, 3-0, 0-1.
Miss R. Woodgate (Britain) beat Mrs E. Broz (Austria) 0-3, 4-0, 0-1,
Mrs H. Hopman (Australia) beat Miss A. Carlisle (Britain) 6-0, 6-0.
Mrs J. Rinkel (Britain) beat Mrs R. Cooper
(Britain) 0-1, 6.3.
F. Mirs Africa), beat
6.2, 0.1.
Miss B. Lewis (Britain) beat Miss A. Buxton (Brian) 3-0, 10-1, 6-2.
Mrs R. Chandler (Britain) bent Mrs C. Lister (Britain) 4-0, 0-4, G-3, retired,
Mies N. Adamson (France) beat Miss Gem Hon-hing (Britain) 6-3, 6-2
Miss J. Walker-Smith (Bri- S. Schmitt fein) beat Miss (France) 6-3, 8-4.
Miss Shirley Fry (U.S.) bent Mrs W. Halford (Britain) 0-0, Zea- (Bri-
4.0.
Mits E. Allwood (New land) beat Mrs J, Beswick Lain) 6-2, 0-2.
Miss Pat Ward (Britain) beat (South Bartlett
Mrs V. Morris Mrs M. Matous (Britain) 6-2,
0-1.
Mrs R. Wilson (Britain) beat (South Mrs R. Scat (Britain) 6-1, 6-2.
Mrs H. Redick-Smith (South Lombard (Ireland) Africa) heal Miss A Morgan beat Mina N. de Ridder(Britain) 6-1, 6-2. (Belgium) 6-2, 6-2.
Mrs B. Abbaa (Egypt) beat Mrs B. Wederburn
Africa) 6-3, 6-4.
Miss E.
Miss E. Watson (Britain) beat Mrs 11. Strecker (Austria) 2-0, 6-2, 6-3.
Miss M. Bourbonnais (France) beat Mrs R. Panton (Britain) 6-4, 6-3.
Mins H. Fletcher (Britain) beat Miss J. McLeod (Britain) 0-2, 0-4.
Mrs F. Bartlett (South Africa) beat Mrs V. Morris (Britain) 6-2, 6-1.
Miss M. Parker (Britain) beat Miss A. Bates (Britain) 4-6, 6-3,
0-1.
Miss G. Love (South Africa) beat Miss J. Fetchell (Britain) 7-5, 6-3.
Miss B. Penrose (Australia) beat Miss R. Walsh (Britain) 0-4, G-2.
Miss S. Speight (Britain) beat Mrs E. Peters (Britain) 2-6, 7-5, 0-3
Miss M. Harrison (Britain) beat Miss 3-0, 0-1, 6-2..
R. Bulleid (Britain)
Farewell Gala
Tomorrow For Olympic Team
A "Farewell" Swimming Gala for members of the Hongkong Olympic contingent will be held at the Ladies Recreation Club tomorrow, commencing 8 p.m.
★ ★ ★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★★★
See What Happens If Stars Take Up Reading
S
By LEONARD MOSLEY
But Miss Maureen Connolly, 17-year-old United States "won tier girl," who is reeded No. 2 behind the holder, Miss Doris Hurt; was not impressive when making her Wimbledon debut.
She won her second round match 6-2, 6-0 against on un mnked British player, Mra C. G. Moeller, but did so more on her kind of parts they are you can guess what
too
Eood-
spook
director
to
AID Mack Sennett:, and she spent a whole week's Should flm stars, know
"Things have never salary enrolling in a school much about the parts they are been the
and gotting herself an educa called upon to play in nima? same in
Um.
Or should they bo ignorant stars Hollywood since film
"Before we knew where we (though charming and started learning how to were, every actor and actress looking) puppets who
only according read and write."
in Hollywood siarted following and move We were talking about suit. The fashion for reading the instructions their
spread through the colony llico gives them? the latest crop of "walk-
measles in
kindergarteni I bring the question up just outs" from the studios by Every blonde bombshell under now because the answer to it stars who do not-like the contract was queueing up out-may well affect the Alms you
side the bookshops:
will be seeing. kap- Plenty of Hollywood direc- pened after that. Why, there tors really good directors -- epponent's errors than on merft.
There is Obviously very nervous, Mias
BETTY GRABLE, wasn't any kind of reading the will tell you that producing a Connolly
TC- was hardly reconis- for instance, who angrily stars were afraid to tackle. great film has become ten able as the player who shook fuses to play any more chorut- Soon they started reading the times more dificult, since the tennis world last year by girls with backstage domestic scripts of their pictures and stars began to show that they
then the trouble started."
have minds and ideas of their winning the United States crown troubles. at the age of 16.
own.
Gone was the machine-like the accuracy, gone, too, was superb control.
12
MINS HART IN FORM Miss Hart, was in fine form fo her second round match, She dropped the opening service game against another unranked British player, Mix 8. Odling, but then cut through her op-
WITH ponent's defence to games on the trot in barely 20 minutes. MLes
beaten Shiricy Fry, finalist last year and now seeded No. 3, won her first round match Mrs Mary Halford, against former British International, without dropping a game,
seeded The fourth
player. Mrs R. Brighton (Britain) Mes Louise Brough, bidding for beat Miss M. Harris (Britain)
her fourth singles title in five 7-5, 6-3.
years, was another to impress.
dand served Miss P. Curry (Britain) beat She
punched her Mrs G. Lines (Britain) 0-1, 6-1. volleys, with tremendous power.
Miss H. Walas (Argentine)
The other American girl, Mrs No, S. and is beat Mrs M. Morgan (Britain) Pat Todd, 0-2, 0-2.
casily beat an ren player, Mrs McGuire, 6.9, C-2 in her second round match.
beat
Second Round
secked Ameri-
being given.
the
There is AVA GARDNER, who says: "All they want mo to do in films is wrap myself in transparent
and material keep my mouth shut."
And VANE RUSSELL. with “No- her plaintive complaint: body over thinks of giving me
It is:
theory of Mack a part where I have to act." Scanett, and quite a few much more modern directors, these rebellions are all due to education.
"It was a tragic day JEAN HARLOW first stumbled upon a man in the studios who his arm," had a book under says Sennett.
the
that
when
"She found out that there was such a thing as reading-
wo
Puppets? CENNETT was not being
serious when he made those remarks, but behind the
DICES. was a serious point.
+
BETTY... AVA....... JANE· Three minds think ahead",
THE RIDDLE OF
SIR RALPH
By JOHN BARBER
as
vho YOU work for 80 years son after his performance
Macbeth at Stratford-on-Avon,
Y as an actor; you win ralph do?
the
The famous players of Holly- wood have been growing more articulate and more opinionated quality every year. But tho and standard of their films have not improved at the same rate.
They arguo
CAN you honestly say
BETTE DAVIS has
that
been
as good in her pletures or her performances since she
hand-pleking
her own
started
parts?
Has CLARK GABLE got nay belter, or ROBERT TAYLOR, or JAMES CAGNETİ
Directors say that nowadays, when stars get on top, they start
Dway right
pulling the reins.
Bhey stop obeying our in-
head with
structions automatically. When we say: 'Now as you say thos werds, Jean, toss your back and give a sweep your left arm,' they imme- dlately give us an argument.
**Must I really toss my hend, dear? they say, "Oh, 'I don't think that would
wouldn't be right. It Wouldn't it be better if I just stood absolutely still and blink- ed my eyes?"
be
mc.
Mis J. Partridge (Britain) beat Miss J. Kermina (France)
Two Brish girls and an 8-6, 0-2.
Mrs Thelma Long (Australia) Australian were the other scel- Mrs H. M. Proudfooted women to win their opening (Britain) 6-1, 6-0.
ma'ches today. Mrs A. Mortimer (Britain)
Walker-Smith, Mirs Jean
who beat Mrs R. Anderson (US) is seeded No. 6, did not have it 6-2, 6-2.
all her own way before she
"Then the quarrelling begins: M's Maureen Connolly (US) beat Miss S. Schmit, of France, wide acclaim on both sides) He sat in his dressing-room They just can realise that we
in the first round of the Atlantic, you by 8-3, 6-4
are reading the notices, They know more about their capablit- beat Mrs C. Moeller (Britain) 0-2, 0-0.
were bad; my, they were tier than they do themselves. seeded
No. 8. beat Mra
pens....
function said: "It is the
of themselves and ive a habit land) beat Mrs E. Wilford (Bri-Cooper of Britain 6-1, 6-3 in the tain) 6-3, 6-4.
Suddenly the critics unleash crittes to criticise, and of ne that can prove fatal for our Miss Dorothy Head (US) same round.
upon you the most damning tors to be critlelsed," he way films and their reputations.. beat Mrs S. Salo (Finland) 6-3,
attack you have ever under- hurt.
Now how can a brilliant ac- gone.
tor go so appallingly wrong?
Miss V. Togallet (Switzer. While Mrs Jean Rinkel-Quertier, knighted. And then it hap: And though Sir Ralph They've started to think
0-2.
MEN'S DOUBLES First Round Ken McGregor and F. Sedg-
J beat man (Australia) Brichant and P. Washer (Bel- glum) 6-0, 6-1, 6-1.
R. del Bello (Italy) and M. Matous (Britain) beat E. Saller: and A. Vieiro (Brazil) 0-2, 6-4,
8-3,
B. Neal and A. Starte (Bri- taln). walked over. S. Corsano Η Wells (Argentine) scratched.
and
E. Merca and A. Russell (Ar. gentine) beat L. Ayala and R. Balbiers (Chile) 0-1, 6-4, 6-4.
L. Hoad and K. Rosewall
The following is a list of events (Austraila beat U. Selimidt and Evant 1. Ladies Olymple breast. S. Stockenberg
and swimmer;
stroke swimmer 1 x 200 yards verrie | 6-3, 5-7, 8-4,
اما
Teun) (Olymple
Α.
(Sweden) 0-0,
ling (Chung Shing); Fenny Aiding-D. Capeil (South Africa) 6-4,| tom (Ladies Accrcallon Club).
Event 3 Ladies 100 yards free--7, 4-8, 9-7, 6-4.
T Eager (VRC)
style. Cynthia
R.
Mrs Thelma Long, the Aus-
trallan girl who is seeded No. 7. won her second round match, beating Mre H. M. Froudtoot of Eritain 6-1, 6-0;-Reuter.
That is what has just hap- pened to Sir Ralph Richard-
LUCKY PEOPLE
By HENRY
LONGHURST
"He beat his way into and out of the rough with devastating enthusiasm." These simple words must have warmed many 'a golfer's heart, as they did mine.
The rest of the Test
(Olymple Swimmer); Nicke Kamerson and N. Rohls- encounter at one game,
Iing
Kwok
(Ladie
Club1; Recreation
Taun);
LAI
Ngan-hung Barbara Gamund _(VRC); Ching-mut (Chung Shing)...]
Ada Rozs VRC); J.W.8. State
(LRC).
Event 5. Men's 200 yards breast- stroke,-800 Chen-tal (BCAA); AU- yeung. Bun (Ching Wing? Xuen Pul-kuen (Chung Shing); _ Trigg Zil-wan (Lat Teun); Col Pearon H (Land Force).
and
case
team
"You know the 16th?"
.The
game
with
Д
-Two of him
Remember?
LL right, I admit AL
for
that, in the case of some stora, an education has come in handy.
N the stage and la films and improved performance. The
Richardson has excelled intelligence of VIVIEN LEIGH
Contrasts
135.
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But
In their
these Miss Brown
aro.
or
(Continued from Pare 4)
The rest change into rehearsal costume.. Miss Brown is called forward and does a fow ballet steps. She has style,and is very graceful
in two kinds of part. Elther helped 'enormously to give the
qualat deep pathos to her part in the nice, cosy, rather Common Manor the out- Streetcar Named Desire. and-out extremist, the ghetesque. do you remember the tremen- Among the first-the whim deus performance of MARLON Came Alm? sical, trustworthy chaps, I re- BRANDO in the member his suburban business Well, Brando was once asked butter. In "The Fallen Idol." the stage play too), man in "Home at Seven." his to explain his part (he was in
But there is always a hid-
"I just play some sort of a They referred to the golfing baptism of the scourge den something, about these ap- yegg, a roughneck he stald:
ordinary of India, Freddie Trueman, who, after taking three wic-parently
men. "But I never did get around to
with kets for no runs on the Saturday, proceeded on Sunday to Richardson invests them
Anding out what the play was deep private loneliness, Harrogate for his first game of golf, and doubtless ran too-intense inner lite.
"all about."
Well, what do you think? up a double century.
You watch them with curio. teams of 2 x 100 yuri-Kwok 1. Ayre (Australia) and H. Kai-gnor
You think: "How All I know is that Mock he sily. Anne Barnett (1 x 500) Richardson (U.S.) beat A. Huber Swimmer
Redl (Austria) 2-0,
are. What Sennett
not the only. (European YMCAJ: Chan Bin-yon and H.
also played golf, and it is good said. "Well, he was only just pathetic people and Lam Hung-tong (1 x 100) (H01 7-5, 17-15, 7-5.
in thus age of sporting short in two, and blow me if he fools they make of themselves. director in Hollywood who re- Tini: Wong Kau-you and Poon Shu- F. Ampon (Philippine:) and
captain, I didn't faithful
I am glad I am not quite like grots the day when Jean Har- ahee (1 x 100) (La Tman); L
that,"
low picked up a book and converts Len Hutton, had the sense to Butcher and N. Dolaman (1 x 1001 5. Clark (U.S.) beat S. Fotlsolemnity that their (Ladies Recreation Club),
(U.S.) and G. Specht (Austria) | let them. I doubt whether the to golf are lawn-tennis-players, On the other hand, he ex-decided that film stars should Event 2 Ladier 100 yards back 8-U, 8-3 4-0, God.
in
where cels as the outsize human od- also be able to read. strokeZizabeth Grant (European
Flain same licence would be accord-and
Falstaff opinion, Alms have not been Larsen and H.
ed American baseball players. YMCA): Diana Pires (VRC); Fung
specialisation in such that they dity. His wonderful
drunken quite the same since.. Ying-chen (La Trun): Kan, Yin- (U.S.) beat R. Woodroote and
Perhaps they were not very have to wear shorts because was both comic (a good at it. The point is that, the increased wind resistance dignitary) and pathetic (with -London Express Service} while engaged on a desperate of flannels might slow them to Doll Tearsheet on his lap,
they defeat, one hardly blames murmured: "I am old, I beat J. Palada went out and played another. them. I have had no fewer than old, I am old")
You watch man like (Yugoslavia) Such "amateur" conduct is rapo Petrovic
three of them declare fervent- -8-0, 12-10. Chan 6-1,
these days. I have already re- ly "Golf's my game from now with astonishment. You think: G. Cucell and M. de Bello ferred to the
David on.' of
"How amazing people Event Exhibition of Diving.-
What iving for the
fools they make of). CHANGE OF HEART beat E. David and H. Blair Chan Wal-shan, Chew Woo-on, em (italy) beat
themselves. I am glad I am not with his Kar-sing, Wong Shek-hon (Fortuna): David (Britain) 0-2, 6-3, 6-2. Chan Kwok-bay (Eation AA); E J. Drobny (Egypt) and B. Fatty rods, and do so egun only to The firul was Ellsworth like that."
(U.S.) beal V. Canepele and G. point out how elever I was in Vines, who played in the pro-
championship Merlo (Italy) 6-1, 6-4, 0-4.
predicting him as a "good tote war
Hoy price outsider" for the cham-lake. He had to go on plonship.
the tennis "circus" for another year, he said; to help Budge, who had just joined it. After Boroira and B. Destremau
He beat the champlons of that he turned pro, at golf, and (France) beat C. Irving and B. Britain and the United States one often seer him in the first Katz (Southern Rhodesia) 6-4, on the same day and, if only ten in American tournaments. Cheung Kamen (Fortune) (Olympie 0-3, 4-6, 6-3.
he had been able to put the C. Sonhuces and M. Taverne battery on charge for 24 hours, team 100 yards); · Lal Cheuk wa, Wong Yuk-sun, fai "Chek-ming (Chile) beat P. Elsenberg and R.
might have
gone on to win, in and, 314 at Cheung Mang- Borlier (U.S.) 3-6, 6-3, 8-10, 6-4, which case I might have been
Wong, Tal-ley,
and Wal-in We Goelhand (Belgium) and honoured in this space, like the Sharks): Wong Kam-wah, Wond Kwal-chee, Lau Kam-hung and Lau H. Hopman (Australia) boat 3. racing correspondents with a Kam-po (Ching Wing); 3, Boutin,
(Ireland) and M: Bottomley (Ladies Recreation Club) Mohtod (Iran) 0-0, 6-4, 1-8. Diale ne saying, "Who gave Immaculate white flannels-but would not dare to do as hel
for the 10
at o'clock
Mr Keets, Inhorn-rimmed Prestwicks?"
spectacles is Miss Bluebell's R. Becker and · G. Oakley This century is unlikely W. 5. Braine J. V. Kamerling (Britain) beat C. Spychala and produce another C, B.
London agent. He shows Miss
· Hamlet is such a man: a Mr. Bluckey and P. Van
part Richardson could not Brown the contract. It is this Finally Ted Schroeder, only Vuct (Judges) are B. Grove and M Tolczynski (Poland) 6-2, Nevertheless, versatility is sill Mrs P.- Vin Vliet, frurn: Judges); 6-4, 6-3.
secretly
and some of
a few months ago In Mel-play. Othello he failed in the rap of paper which separates Chan Kam-ul, Lai Hop-chal, Wong
part. And Macbeth, with his these particular dancers from boumo. We had both begged H. Billington and D. Butler Deals Comp
ac- Shiu-hung... da. Roza, 14 Cal-
ly with Jack vaulting ambition, is a third. the normal run of things on the Bartroll claim may spring not from the lift into the Gun & Calle and Dan (Spon) and S. Salo (Finland) fiet that he is plus four at Crawford and here was Schroe. They are heroes because they Continent, Driessen (Recorders); H W. Wingies 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 4-6, 6-1,
Clauso after clause lay down a cricket but the knowledge that der, clearly burnt out with ten- have singleness of mind. They (Bterter and Announcer); C. RTK, and X. Ukich he is also plus two at foothill nis, coming out with the same do not lend double lives. They string of "don'ts," NO disreput-
Neilson Woo (Competitor Steward).
old phrase: "Golf's my Kane are all of a plece. (Denmark) boat J. Grace and I and single figures at golf,
able conduct: NO going to the Warwick (Britain) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. They all come down man's handicap to have been about 12 son wanted to play Macbeth mission; NO relations or friends
the from now on. fancy
When Gielgud heard Richard- front of the house without per H. Bernstein and D. Paton end to golf, the old (Britain) beat D. Coombe and game the common denominator at baby how it is he maid: "I do not know why in dressing rooms
during a Lister (Britain) 0-9, 0–4, of u
though not all bring probably scratch.
Ralph, wants to do it. But performance. that dis- talents
of his I could not help envying him when
great When an actor
Paris, which Miss Brown has and C.
a part so Unguished
DAE never seen and about which she G. Jackson Club v Craporirovgr Cricket Club (Ireland) beat J..
Aguero and sphones. It evar a man ought of us have enjoyed it alt allenatoi ho must have some DIV-Police Recreation P. Quimaraes (Brasil), 6-0, to be a demon putter,
thing to bring to it," 8-0.
Davis, the frustrations. and potty
Μαρ Bo Richardsort made when I played in the same triumphs, the good company both a bewildered, dazed, Junior Divisa,Tamar RAP: D. Scharengulvel (Ceylon) team match some years ago 1 and the incomparable loveliness mind. That he can do. But While BbBEA KAVAC Bath mments best W. Knight and R. Leo recall his partner vi hoing far will bon gayed of these scoren (Britain) 3-0, 17-10, 0-2 4-8, from salined with the // great YMCARPOL the first conÍASSONS
-0.-Router,
man's short game....
Event 6. Men's Olympia: team_of 9100 yard versus team of
yards free-style.-Y. Bonny" Monteiro (VRG).
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我
and
N. Cockbum and L. Norgarb (South Africa) beat J. Moreau and J. Peter (Belgium) 6-2, 6-1,
8-7, 0-4.
T. Martin, M. Robertson and J. Hackett
The following are the officials: | 11-0. · Kir_La_3. Damer (Referos);, J.
bung.
Wat-sang tríme koop- | (Britain) ・boat. J.
TODAY'S SPORT
'Lawn'` Dowlatte
1st Division, Kowloon Cricket
Cox's Road, 120 p.m.
4-0
Kemp
little
ter,
"I GAVE BLAIR”.
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Fry
very. A tap step or two ends the their routine,
and Miss Bluebell their Communes with her spirit. She
are walks over.
Havo..a
likes to show
"Can you kick, dear?". Mias dinary" man as really a Brown almost knocks the paint character, or an extravagant of the celling.
08 really personality
contrasts human, He publle behaviour with
They private thoughts. hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. He
Then it was Fred Perry, in a men with double lives.
But they are not heroes. A all runs the tennis and the hero makes you say: "Here la coaching at Boca Raton, Flori- something admirablo. His pas
Incidentally,
ho slon constitutes a supreme In the chestnut trees in spring are makes his assistants turn out bi vestment of soul in ure.
da-where
I
he left no doubt that his heart, does. I only wish I had it Inj if not his living, lay on theme." golf course.
his
Tthem in other | and" his fellow converts,– Some gifts wants
*Tilłpkso· Club at Hoppyrophy (Australia), and ant man "ls Jon potrendy--the oches and D
Valley, 0.30: RATJA, MAGN
Very nice, dear. word with Mr Keets" Sonila Brown's in Aperitifs on the terrace, the Latin Quarter, and
only around the corner.
חי
has heard some "weird stories has changed, since thɛio, high-
lost
prited years before the war,
of some of the places where it is the one thing the great golf is played. They have it all! murderer can never be. to come... Lateky peoplel.
-(London) Express. Beritenj
But the die has been cast. It's Paris and the Lado, and for the moment fo for Miss Brown
"olly bon."
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