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Smiling Fay Taylour, just back from racing in Sweden, and previously in the United States, shows Stirling Moss a telegram she has received inviting her to race in 12 meetings at Sydney, Australia,
This photo was snapped while she was taking part in the National Car Iacing Meeting at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, where she was the only woman driver, Reuterphoto.
Maryland State Police After A Sophomore
College Park, Maryland, Oct. 29.
"An attempt to bribe All-America Quarter-back can- didate Jack Scarbath and two other Maryland football players to keep the score down against Louisiana State last Saturday was revealed today.
THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, OCTOBEN 80, 1952.
THE PUBLIC WILL PAY TO SEE AN "OPEN" WORLD TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Says PETER DITTON
London.
There is these days a growing tendency for amateurs and profes- sionals to enjoy their sport together. Several professional soccer clubs, for instance, called in amateur players to assist them during the early season mid-week games.
The Daily Telegraph amateur-professional foursomes tournament has in re- cent years been one of the highlights of the golf season, And wonder of wonders, didn't England have a professional captain in charge of the Test team against India this summer!
Yet in other sports the divid- ing ne is still hard and fuel. As an example the mention of Rugby League football cannot | be made in the stronghold of the Union code.
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Lawn tennis is another game in which the amateurs are kept as far from the professionals as patients in an isolation hospital from the community. Even the action of the LTA in awarding a perpetual challenge cup for the Indoor Professional Champion- ships at Wembley is no: likely to break the barriers which who play exist between those tennis on un all-year-round ex- pense necount and those who genuinely make their living from the game.
MOKE'S THE PITY
the All-England Champlodadipo 34 still one of the world's best backhand as at Wimbledon should be declared with his famous
As ever; Bobby an open tournament or a special | smooth-flowing Amateur.- Professional Cham Riggs, the master tactlelon, and pionship should be inaugurated. Dinny Palls, acclaimed as one Australia has of the greatest ever produbed.
A "NATURAL"
These players should not From a financial point of view barred from competition with the
The it would be a "natural."
treat In the amateur -game. professional runks alone contain There is a place in the sporting many names that would ensure calender for an "Open" Cham- "House Full" signs anywhere pionship. It is a treat which they played.
should not be kept from the
the Wembley professional tille
Richard Gonzales, winner of public.
three years in succession, is but one of a bunch of tennis stars
who would more than hold their own among the best amateurs la the world.
And then there is the colour- ful Ecuador player, Pancho More's the pity. The winning Segura, who makes up for his Championship lack of inches with boundless en- of a Wimbledon
He is only 5ft Gins is often the signal for a player thusiasm.
to turn professional, Since tali but is extremely powerful. 1930, Perry, Budge, Riggs. Most of his shots pro made Petra and Kramer have decided holding the racquet in both to cash in on their ability by hands. This is a legacy of his Joining the paid ranks. And
carly days when he was a ball now rumour hus i that Frank
nk boy at one of the principal clubs Sedgman, the great Australian,in Ecuador. His father was may be tempted by an offer in manager of the club and, seeing the region of £45,000 after he young "Poncho's" difficulties in has assisted his country to de-holding the racquet he suggested fend the Davis Cup later this the boy should use both hands.
your.
The loss of these fine players to the amateur game detracts from the glamour of Wimbledon. Naines ure what the paying public want to see and in the long run it is the pubile who
count.
What is required le bold
JUMPING CRACKER
Segura on the court is like a jumping cracker. His unorthodox style requires great speed of fool. And his bandy legs dart around the court as if jet. propelled.
It is the same with his service.
State Police were scouring the campus with a war- rant for the arrest of a sophomore student from Hyatts-action by the LTA to establish He throws himself into it, with ville, Maryland, who allegedly approached the three players last Thursday.
to
State's.
Maryland defeated LSU 34-0. The three players then gave Scarbath, Fronk Navarro, a signed statements senior guard from White Plains, Attorney Carlyle Lancaster, New York, and Tom Cosgrove, a senior centre from Philadelphia, reported the offer immediately last week to coach Jim Talum, who notified the police,
W. O. Davies Docs
Hole In One
Mr W. O. Davies hojed his lee shot at the third hole on the Old Coume al Fanting yesterday afternoon. The (event was duly celebrated on his return to the club house,
NEWMARKET PROBABLES
he
OFFERED $1,000
the statements According to
student first approached Cosgrove and offered him $1,000 to shave the points against LSU. The student next uffered Navarro $400 and lastly Scarbath $100.
University authorities and State Police had kept the offer quiet in the hope of catchling the; would-be briber in the act,
According to officials the three players told the alleged briber they wanted to think it over. State Police meanwhile; had tried to set a trap for him at a meeting with the players) on Friday night.
phoned the players in
a tournament for amateurs and the result that it has the power professionals. Then and only of a player six inches taller. then can a true answer be given
to the question: Who 13 the In addition, there are the stars best player in the world? Either of yesteryear. Donald Budge, at
This Absurd Four Defeats Rule Should Be Scrapped
--London Express Service)
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New Russian Claim: Baseball Smuggled United States
Into
By ALISTAIR COOKE
New York.
Fair-minded Americans are taking a second look today at a game that they, -have-long assumed to be their very own, one moreover that was always supposed to mix gallantry, humour, horseplay, good fellowship, and material rewards In equal pro.. portions. The game, however, has just been identified, after considerable research by à Soviet youth magazine, as “Lapta."
According to "Smena," the official periodical of the Young Communist League, Russian peasants played lapta in all its classless purity for many centuries before the game was smuggled into the United States and transformed into a mocking de-
"Smena," It is known as beizbol.
Exciting Finish monstration of the class struggle. In its corrupt American version, according to
To Inter-Unit
Cricket Match
Cricket
BEIZBOL SLAVES
Kubz. The Djlaniz were beaten
nine to nothing: says Harold Brown, the "Tribune's"
man,
another club for one hundred season the top toplons up
In its pristine Russian form, a more iban in the depth of the grets to find them well founded. bol is geet [heet] by a belier depression. The United States He attended the game at the who then rous aronn tree becks Bureau of Labour statistics fall polov graundz between the Nieu of send or bessiz. This is newn | abouf' twelve and a halt million (Dark Djlantz and the Shikago ez a hom ronn. The better
short of this figure.] rons hawm
great and carns glory but naw kesh, In the on the other
"it was murder all right.". An exciting finish to an United States,
hand, "Smena" tells its readers, Army Inter-Unit
"It is a beastly battle, a bloody As дл example of the There were ugly facets to the League match was seen fight with mayham and murder. shameless capitalist exploitation game the Rusalans had not yesterday on the Indian Re-It is played by "slaves, bought of beizbol slaves, "Smena" cites mentioned. The slaves were
['Bmera"
the famous
сабе creation Club ground when and sold like sheep."
of the late forced to play at night under hot The shoddy why the best Babls Rut, known locally as the grilling lights. Hongkong Signal Regiment does not explain
He official excuse for this torturo beat 6 COD by two wickets sheep earn as much as fifteen, Babe or the Sultan of Swat.
or thrity twenty,
thousand was "sold against his wishes to Is that towards the end of the off the second ball of the pounds a year.]
are trying hard to win the last over.
Those slaves are "bought and and fifty thousand dollars."
their Batting flest. 6 COD compiled
respective leagues in order out the door
The "New York Times"
to qualify for the test matches the useful score of 137, chiefly sold and thrown
when they become unnecessary rather academically
notes
And thereby, B8 Mc Browni due to some good hitting by
ruined that there ...after which, with
hoe been "only The British Boxing Board of Control have a rule Gilbertson 39 (nine for health and often also crippled, one fatality in the entire history frankly admits, make extra Boby Players Ike Holmes 34
four (a five and
increase the army of of major league baseball," But Tomson and Alvin Dok of the requiring any boxer who has lost his last four contests fours) and Barlow 20
(Five they
American unemployed." the *Herald Tribune'
more Dlienta have been known to to appear before his Area Council for questioning. If the fours).
{"Pravda's" estimate the other conscientiously sent Regiment Council is not satisfied with his answers they may recom-
Hongkong Signal.
unemployed writer off to check on their day of American bacily, losing
was thirteen million-one million Russian accusations and he re-desire for ready cash." mend London Headquarters to suspend his licence.
Brst four wickets for only 27 runs in eight overs.
Tappenden 49 (nine fourg) (a six brid and Ibbotson 50
Afth wicket. Amida! on exciting chase for runs and amongst falling wickets, Welch made the winning hit a four.
Says MALCOLM TURNER
This regulation has been introduced with the praise- worthy object of protecting boxers from becoming "punch-
money.
sports play their hardest because they? the are motivated by a capitalistiq,
nine fours) then added 90 for TWINS AFTER WORLD TITLE
However, the student tele drunk a much publicised malady that is not nearly meanwhile and toll them be had so common as the detractors. of boxing would have us the bet that Maryland would beat, believe. LSU by no more than 20 points and he felt that was sufficient without any effort by the Mary- land players to deliberately win by less.
London, Oet, 20. The Maharanee Secta Dev! Gackwar of Buroda's Ascot gold cup winner,, Aquino, is among! Maryland Avon, 34-6, and the six probables for the Jockey officials said that the student Club Cup to
over two therefore must have lost a lot of miles two furlongs at 1430 GMT money on his 20-point bet. at Newmarket tomorrow",
be run
-The probable starters and
Aquino II (no} jockeys are:
"SEND DOWN"
may
lost
Any boxer
four, the number of defeats calling in- decisions in a row. They may for an inquiry should be
EX- be narrow pointa verdicts which creased to six-(London have not affected him physically press Service).
or mentally in any way and they should be called upon to I think it is ridiculous that explain such defeats.
What would happen' in other sports if a rule like this were enforced? It would be farcical
"Of course, he'll be dropped jockey), Scoucpl (E. C. Eillott), from the University." said Dr to ask the manager of a football Sycomore II (W. Snaith), Granei H. C. Byrd, President.
over later are:
Dr Byrd said
team to explain four losing
have
NINE-CLASSIC MOTOR CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Paris, Oct. 20. All the nine "classic" events
Glibertson completed an ex-. cellent all-round performance for 6 COD by taking five wickets for 32 runs.
THE SCORES 6. €.0.D. Holmes, b. Ibbotson ...
Spur, and b. Ibbotson Scott, b. Marin Hathaway, c. Tappenden,
Menn
b. Ibbotson
c. Iddenden, IV (Gordon Richards), Blarney
he wanted to games in succession or a jockey in the 1953 motor-cycling Stone (W- Rickaby) and Kings-announce the attempted bribe to my why his last four mounts calendar will count for the Crombie, b. Ibbotson fold (E. Smith),
immediately last week but State} were beaten,
World Championships, the Fenton, c. Jessop, b. Mana The 10 probables and jockeys Police and the State's Attorney
It is equally absurd in box-Federation decided today.
International Motor Cycling Potter, not out for the Dewhurst Stakes running wanted to keep secret in an
Barlow, b. Tappenden seven furlongs one hour effort to catch the student in a ing. Well-known boxers
Lee; not out return attempt.
been requested to appear before
They are the Isle of Man recent meetings of The Scottish T.T., the Ulster When that failed
-Grand Prix Pinza (Gordon
to develop Council of the Board, and last and the Grand Prix Events of Centre Forward
today, the warrant was sworn week another prominant fighter | Holland, (D. Smith),
Belgium, but police have been unable
Germany, oul, Mountain King (E. Smith), to locate the student and serve
ivas summoned.
Fronce, Switzerland, Italy, and Arctura (T. Lowrey), Red Wine H.
Spain. (S. Clayton). Prefect (F. Bar- Dr Byrd said, "This should No doubt he, like the others, Peru, Cuba and Tangler had Tappenden low), Swashbuckler (W. emphasise td gumblers that was told it was just a routine their applications for member- Ibbotson Rickaby), Glamorgan (E. For they'd better leave collège foot-check-up. Bul well meant ship to the Federation deterred Iddenden dyce), Liberateur (S, Smith) and ball players nione."Associated though the rule is I suggest it "ponding further information." Mari Twirler (W. H. Carr)-Reuter. Preza,
should be scrapped or that-Reuter,
Richards),
THE GAMBOLS
WHAT ON EARTH'ARE YOU)
HURRY UP, I'M HUNDRY,
·MAKINO JA
THE FIRE!
WON'T BURN
A BARBECUE, WEN
| COOK SUPPER DUT
JOF DOORS
BOUGHT SOME KIPPERS
Barry Appleby
EVENTUALLY YOU RAT ALL YOURSELF. "DEAR FLEVVER AND I OFENED TIN BEFORE WE CAMEJ to stor
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Extras
Total (for 0 wickets) 187
Bowllon
O. M R W
5. 0 92
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ILK. BINGAL REGIMENT Stephens, Ibw, b. (Gilbert-
formant b. Fenton Heyes, b. Fenton Tappenden, b. Gilbertson Mann, b. Gilbertson
Ibbotson, c. Barlow, "b. Glf-
bertson
Welch, not out
Jessop, b. Gilbertson
Foster, c. Spurry, b. Fenton
Ficken, not out
Iddenden, (did not bat)
Extrag
ཡབ་སྐ་
Totol (for 8 wickets) 199
Bowling
Fenlon DUBertron.
are
Dlana Rowe, ranked No. 2, seen at practice at the West Ealing Club." She and her twin,” Rosalind, hoping that they may win back thate World Doubles title which they lost to two Japanemo girls hi the World Tabis Tennis Championships in Bombay enrlier this year.
Central Pre-Photon
LAPTA SERIES
It Ja a fact that the two winning teams, who met In tho test matches, or loptu series, earlier this month were given big bonuses.
Mr Brown unäinchingly noted regulation barbarities charitably overlooked by "Smena": the umpire for instance wears o maak over his face and a' chest protector." freely
The spectators
slaves on to
Jarceny with Auch self- admonitions ลม accond base, ya bum." Mr Brown positively heard one. spectator confidentially advlie one player to "Kill the umpire.”
Englishmen many Imaging" "the ultimate cruelty of the game' by pontering "Sment/s" surprising conclusion: "In the number of malming wounds and bloodlet- ting," "this type of ` sport is not far behind American football or rugby"!!
Rokbjo is, of course, the name of the village in the Ukraina !! which invented in the fourteenth century tha gama: stolen and patented in England by Doktor Tummaz Arnuld-From the Monchester Guardian,
Accidental Death Verdict Returned
Kingston, Oct. 29.
"A verdict of accidentat, death wa was recorded at Kingston today on John Bostin, 18,7 apprentice. Jockby, who was thrown from his horse, Turele; In the appreri-vu tices' Tace at Sandown Park on "url October 18, NEVARN
Tho. coroner said that it was linu elear that Bustia received - Inenget. Juries in the fall from the horia, s aller striking the rails, a plan He added: No sort of blame. Dee on any of the other
Beuter