THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1953.
Backhand! UNSEEDED DANE TO PLAY
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Most players say the buckhand drive is the hardest shot in tennis. But that is mainly because they shirk It, according to Wimbledon champion Maureen Con- nolly, "It's the easiest and pleasantest shot of all once you get the hang of it," she says. "It's my favourite." Now study how she does it, in the latest in the series to teach you tenuis the Little Mo' way.
S THE WRONG WAYS
Look! It's
Not So Hard
FRANK ROSTRON
puts you in the
picture
the face automatically turning
SEIXAS FOR WIMBLEDON'S
MEN'S SINGLES TITLE
: London, July 1.
Unseeded Kurt Nielsen, 22-year-old engineering student from Copenhagen, will play second seeded Victor Seixas, 29-year-old Philadel- phian, in the Wimbledon Men's Singles final on Friday.
Brewer was not happy in the condluons.
Mme. Alversleben used the court well, and Skonecki pulled out his expected sces,-Reuter,
MAJOR SURPRISE
Georke Worthington, reigning
Nielsen today easily outmanoeuvred an immobile Jaroslav Drobny, Egyplian Analist at Wimbledon last year, to cap a great run of “giumt killing.”
The fall Dane won by U-4. When Drobny entered the 6-3, 6-2 to become the first conference room Nielsen Scandinavian to reach a Wim-promptly jumped to his feet and bledon Singles final.
offered Drobny his scat as a Earlier Seixon, enptain of the gesture to a gallant loser. American Davis Cup team had
Drobny disclosed that three outvolleyed left-hander Mervyn hours before the match he had Rose, Australia's No. 1, by 6-4, attended London hospital 10 10-12, 9-11, 6-4, 6-3 in a tease have a pain killing injection in struggle Insting nearly two and his suspect right log. three-quarter hours.
*I did not have any pain until It was bitter disappoint-late in the match," sald Drobny, ment for Rose as he was also a "My trouble was more one of semi-finalist lost your.
mental approach. I was fright Gates on the Centre Courtened to open up in care my Jes had to be closed nearly an hour should give way. I kept before the semi-finals began,
New Zealand Champlony and Miss Pat Ward English inter- national, brought off the surprise of the Mixed Doubles by defcal- ing the rocond seeded pair, Marvyn Rose, of Australia, and Miss Maureen Connolly, of the United States, by 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 to to myself next time ying enter the last night Nielsen became the first un-wide shots came over the net sermped through a long first set,
After
the seeded pair had
needed player to reach the final. but thines WETC going tou at Wimbledon since Wilmer quickly against
and there Worthington, playing a major me.
puri
with his heavy hits sinaahed, Allison, of the United States, was no next time."
from mid-court, took the next was beaten by Bill Tilden, also
TSAI OUT
two sets for a well deserved of the United States, in the 1930
victory. final.
A TRAGIC END
For Drobny today was a tragic end to his 10th bid for the Wimbledon title.
The former ball boy from ĮPrague, who came to Wimbledon {
In
1938 as lad of 10, is one of Wimbledon's most popular per- formers and the crowd were jobviously disoppainter that his Herculean exertions of the first week
rubbed hi
him of the chance af coming to today's silff hurdle 100 per cent at
But Nielson on his devastating fou today groupbly would have been more than a match for a completely mobil Drobuy. The Dane served more than a dozen
aces, volleyed brilliantly and time and
and again scored with bilstering backhand crosscourt passing shot which the 31-year- old former Czech-had no hope if getting to.
Nielsen lost his delivery only once the third game of the Best 'set-but eade
many rytning returns
Drobny's server, once considered the strongest in the world.
off
Dropby's service lacked fight and his general display
pathotle. He was very slow in getting to the net, had' Mie control over his ground strokes and was neve: given an oppor=" tunity at any time to dictate the pace of the game.
Nielsen broke through twice
Teai, of Hongkong
of
OTHER RESULTS Mixed Doubles Other results of Mixed Doubles fourth round matches played here today-were:
Asboth und Mrs 2.
·
NO
LUCK FOR
DROB
Jaroslav Drobny and his wife watch Ken Rosewall playing his first round. match at Wimbledon.
The former Prague ballboy ruptured a blood vessel in his thigh as a result of his strenuous early round matches and lost in straight sets to Kurt Nielsen of Denmark in the semi-finals-Express Photo.
ALEC BEDSER Says
I COULD NOT
·
DO IT
Edwin and Mrs Heather Brower, Bermuda, were eliminated from the Mixed Doubles in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Cham- plonships today.
lost They their fourth round, match to the exited Pole, Vladimer Skonecki,
Koermoezi (Hungary) beat J. and the Swiss No. 1, Violet
formerly Kupferburger and Miss L. Van Alversleben.
Der Westhuizen (South Africa) Mile Rigoilet by 2-0, 0-4, 6-1.
by 6-3, 6-2. Slithering Beruse one of the
Morea
(Argentine) And outside courls after today's Miss Fry (USA) boat R. Hari heavy rain storm, none of the wig (Australia) and Mrs D. players could move during the Knode (USA) by 5-7, 6-3, 0-4. first sri and Mrs Brewer twice V. Suixos
Miss D. Hart winds and fell in the mud.
(USA) beat A. Huber and Mrs Skonecki and hts partner E. Broz (Austria) by 6-3, 6-4. were content to drop the first set but pulled up to win the
By the time Alec had| Alec said to me' on his return standing back. I-bellave Maurice next two as the ground become (US)
South Africa and played without the wonderful help and has
was that he Tale felt the same way. Misy M. Connolly and Miss toured both Australia and from Nottingham
simply couldn't have done it The future? --Well, Alec still Ormer. Tsei was
unable to Bulloid and Miss P. Ward (Bri- |
hord summer's cricket slage his usual recoveries be-tain) by 0-2, 0-3 in their fourth
or the mud, and Mrs round match.--Reuter.
cause
Women's Doubles
Gloucestershire All Out For 137 Against Australians
Bristol, July 1.
Gloucestershire were all out for 197 soon after tea
WITHOUT THE FIELD'
in B home series against support from the field-and he ahead of him--and so have 1. | Australia-his Test uppren-stressed how much he owes to We want to see Surrey rotuln
little. wonderful ticeship was over. Since the that
man the championship
first
post-war Australian
trip to England (1948) Alec No.5 of ‘MY TWIN BROTHER ALEC1 has played in every Test
bere with the exception of
tor ERIC BEDSER
the first against the West Godfrey Evans who always stands Indies at Manchester in up to him-new ball und all, 1950.
Having reluctantly declined1 the invitation to tour the West Indles, and having heard so' much about those fine batsmen' Frankle
Worrell and Everton) Weekes from the lads who did was very. Alte
of the wrist and forearm. She in the first set to level at four in their match' against the Australians here today, but /1ke the trip.
to the ball with a natural turn
all and then clinched the set in ball comes down on the low
game. With Drobay dead centre, with power com- the 10th
reduced to serving municated at point of impact secondary type of ball, the Dane * safe by the transfer of body weight
of time to get up had plenty a "braced" right side. against a
and dominate the forecourt, Then-away goes the
buil,
He captured the Egyptian's with the racket-head following through. The left shoulder be
with gins to come round natural pivot of the hips.
in the last half hour the Australians, who had already lost one wicket, suffered three setbacks to finish with 71 for four.
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to play against them. picked for the first Test, ho
But, though among the was the use to be loft out-in favour of an additional spin bowler.
However, he appeared in the
John Mortimore, 20-year-old right-arm off-break bowler, took all three, the last two with the first two de-other three taking it wickets for its natural are in the follow delivery in the fourth game of liveries of the last over of the day. He will continue to-34.27.
the second set for a 3-1 lead and
above Study the pictures with their captions and then be contorted.
backhand *The drive is not as hard as all that and, with practice, you too can do it
PICTURE 1: While focusing the occuring ball Maureen has shuffled, with small steps, 10 the ideal position. Her racket bas-gone back well in advance- in preparation for the shot. Her
concentration. weight is on the left foot
as her right
noves "measuring" its final
with
Q
PICTURE 3: The ball is well -471...... Jin-way, with....extra-speed imparted by that wrist
flick but detectable in Picture 2. Now
started
morrow morning therefore with the chance of completing
a hat trick with the next ball of his unfinished over,
THE SCOREBOARD Gloucestershire 1st Innings,
Emett, b. Miller was the Young, c. Hassett, b. Lind-
wolt
*2
runs ench, So to England's second trip to Australia (1050-1) within four years.
mc.
and, believa we are going to try our utmost to see they do so.
One thing Alec and myself rate above everything in our careers, the help, encouragement, end behind-the-scenes work of our parents.
No mother ar father could Alec bar oflen told me that possibly have done more towards he feels he cannot bowl nearly furthering the ambition of their
well with the wicket-keeper children.
·
Batting and bowling are only half cricket. Fielding is important top- as you'll find out from this lesson in the Satchel Club crickot school
SO WAIT FOR
THE CATCH
swingo
a strange land; nor was he going
This time he was not going to Fielding wins matches-wards them, but how few got out as a greenhorn. He has told
If the batsmen grows • me many times that the greatest ser in the side. Alec often patient and tries to hit the ball thing in Test
is ex hits the stumps, but most over the heads, or cricket perience.
of his wickets come from against the spin, a catch Alec's
successes during his
pretty hot almost sure to come. second tour of Australia prove catches, and
The bowler,
Is the truth of his words. In 1948-7❘ ones, too!
patiently waiting for the bats- man to make a mis- keeping
3 he almost bowled himself into
Remember how
62 the ground taking 10 Test wickets Graveney helped him
at a cost of 54.75 runs each.
was ahead by 5-3 when a sudden downpour of rain sent the players off the court. insted just over half an hour in the first innings of the Lord's came back to strike at once and
even if there's an Alec Bed-through- The delay Tom Graveney, who scored 781 Then it was that Lindwall "no" effcel ̈on Nielson's Tost a few days ago, took 52] finish off the county's innings.
runs off Australia's attack to- He completed the set in four day and was the only batsman Maureen permits her eyes to minutes and across.
tion follow the light of the ball as
off by to really master them. position for the ideal point of impact.
Bies neross the net. Her left taking Drobny's services to love arm, which has been playing set and breaking through gain chict cause of the country's dis-
fn the Brst game of the third Lindwall, as usual, She steadies the racket her left hand on the handle an instinctive balancing
"rud- before releasing the racket for shoulder and side as her righ
for der act, now leads the right.
the third ru
IIe finished a very missal with four wickets for 18 Crapp, c. Bengud, b. Miller the start of its unhurried tool advances to balance
comfortable winner in an hour. runs. His
last three for only Graveney, c. & b. Hill Her left foot goes down next
Selxns, who has never won d one run came after there had Milton, e. Harvey, b. Lind- into the ideal
to take weight, and position to
swing her round major Singles title brillantly, a lengthy delay through wall the weight of the body. The into a square-on position fac- won his way into the final in rain, which freshened up the Wilson, ibw. b. Hull packet is released by the left ing the net.
a splendid fluctuating exhibition
pitch io suit Lindwall's fiery Lambert, b. Benaud hand as her right shoulder
of aggressive tennis,
Mortimore, b. Archer comes forwardl and her
At a press conference tonight The day was chilly in contrast Scott, b, Lindwall goes back.
WRONG PICTURE A: Feet Nielsen, Denmark's' irst to the hot spell experienced dur-Cook, not out too far away from ball, weight Wimbledon Bnalist, attributeding the Test and the Australians. McHugh, b. Lindwall will loosely distributed, rocket-head his success lo no small measure uncomfortable in these condi- matched back, with body lean-to the valuable experience helons, did well to have six coun- ing away from the oucoming gained in the United States bait. Weight all on the left foot last year. pulls the body away from the
THE PLAN
loft
PICTURE 2: Down comes the xocket in a smooth are
Draw For The
.
Open Triples First Round
MISTAKES
her
1 ball, and prevents the racket from coming back in an even
i
are.
Nielsen said that his plan to beat Drobny was to attack the
It worked. "My service
WRONG PICTURE B: Right foot, which should have advancing to line of flight of backh
been working perfectly
backhand broke down,"
Was
been
pace.
Extras
In the Test by catch-
15 In 1950-1 he had just as muching a hard hook-shot bowling to do; this time he from Harvey only a
0
1
conserved bis energies and few Ieet from the 20 finished with 30 Test wickels
bal
1which cost him 16.08 runs aplece. Bui run-saving
And he had a bad attack of almost as important.
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4 flu before the Tests begun which as catching" some=" 7 caused him to lose 7ib. in weight. times more if no
It took so much out of him that catches arc offered, 137 at one stage it didn't look as And that is why
though he would be at enough good bowler, with his or in good enough
form
to play | captain's help, places 4in the first Test at Brisbane,
It was probably the kindness of Sir Donald Bradman which
Dowing
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I made that possible. Alec and I 2 flew from Perth to Brisbane, arriving thoro at 4.30 in the morning with no hotel booked.
Catch for Alca
1
you
take, while
the runs down.
Although the scare- board
will not be clicking round much, such a battle of skill anti wits is fascian- ting to watch.
Many
Orst - class batsmen have a weak-
got
ness-ilking for shot that can them out. Experienced captains
place
ព
fielder especially for
that shaky shot.
Watch too how the File brings captain
steld in closer when
the batsraa badly wants a single-per- haps to get "his"-een-
ty batsmen back in the pavilion with only 113 runs scored when rain caused
a stoppage of 90 minutes.
Lindwall
his feid so carefully. quality with a stylish innings Beneud Graveney again showing his Archer
While the ball is former Czech's backhand and and excelled with the on drive iller
now, or when it is turning quickly on a perfectly placed to bent the HII
10 his fleldsmen. and
damaged wiakot, He was Anally Bros 3: Leg-byes 2: Wide sald beaten by a clever
Deiders are put in at- ball, still lags behind, causing Nielsen.
change of by Hul; No-ball 1 by Archer.
tacking positions; that pace from Hi, who held a re- racket-head to come through "I was very surprised Drobny turn catch.
Australla
13, where they Bro The following is the draw for without power.
loosely on an erratic are and kept playing to my backhand
1st Innings
HARD TRAINING-
most likely to take a catch. tury, or to reach the other end the fest vund of the Colony
One of the when he was repeatedly being Test player, hit five successive Benaud, b. Mortimere
George Emmett, former Morris, c. Emmet, b. Cook Alec had a temperature of 102
With a fast bowler, these to take the bowling from a taü- Open Triples Bowls Champion is to hit the ball of the wrong
commonest failings of beginners beaten by it," the Dano added.
35 degrees and was feeling for from positions are mostly behind the end batsman. Nielsen, ship, to be played off on Sunday
one of the world's fours and then two singles be Miller, not out
4 well. At the airport to meet us wicket; with a spin bowler in fout. at 4 p.m.
best
while an- | Craig, c, Milton, b. Mortl- was Sir Don. He bundled us front, where the ball is most est players on wood, disclosed fore being bowled, S Hamchand, L. Gibson and E.
WRONG PICTURE C: Per that he had had only three days other former Test player, Jack more
4 into his car, rushed us off to binely to be hit in the air. Foulson v K. Farrow, D. 1. Bickford feet example of the Imperfect practice
Crapp, went to
0 hotel where Alee was put straight that an attacking Bold is cost- brilliant left-Tallon, lbw. b. Mortimore on grass before the
But where the captain ands finish. There is a lack of flow Championships began.
handed catch by Benaud.
Extros
2 to bed. Aaked whether he had Q Hul took the wickets of
Alec's best performance was ing too many runs, he sets and Wilson with Total (for 4 wickets) 71 in the last Test at Melbourne Beld for defence.
the one we won. He took 10 Now the elders are moved wickets for 105 in that match to places where they can save the way the batsman shapes. Coupled with this last Test at moet runs, Watch Tony Lock; Admire the quick, accurate for any you left throw-in to the top of the
and 1. G. Young, at KDC.
L. M. Rodrigues, . . . Marques to the clumsy follow-through.
And J-Silva-v-Morgan-Ar Maureen's weight is still on her master plan to beat Seixas ho Gravancy Aulien and Urquhart, at KCC.
Wickittle Bayne, C. Collins and left foot. And she is in much replied laughingly, "I do not successive balls, but Lambert J. McKittrick J doodsman, J. Ilaya bad position for the next know what a master plan is but stopped
ward and C. Gough, at Recreio.
V. A. Dumjala v 6. Buck, A, B, ball gets safely over the net, Seemin and A. R. Razack, at IUFC.
a hat trick and then
Bowling
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Byes 2-Reuter.
M. J. Divecha, F. R. Kennant and move ahead that, even if the I have a good idea." This was Mortunize and Milton (Eng- Lambert interpreted as meaning that he land's 12th man) had a brief McHugh had a shrewd idea of how to stay to add 32 for the seventh Mortimare break down the American's de- | wicket before Archer bowlud (Cook fence.
A. C. Sequeira, 8. E. Souza and P. A. Costa y A. F. Noronha, It. 3. Koronha and 3. Noronha, st KBOC
P. K. 14u, R. Tay and C. W. Lam v E. Gautier, W. McCall and K. A. Baker, at PRC.
■F. Howarth, F. Franels and E. Purvis v 3. Yurut. M. Y. Adal and A. M. Kadir, að Bourelo,
„M. A. Bapliela, A. P. Pereira and
C. C. Pereira v J. Tindall.
Eastman and J. Mesele
TDC.
1. Shaw, A. W. Hircock and
L. W. Brace v 11. M.
M
Omat and A. M. Omar Ko
_W. Chambers, S. Telstord and A. G. Coles y A. Kilchali, f. Kitchell
and A. B. Kitchelf, et KHGC.
ron v.D. St.
and W. Come-
C. Pope Taylor, K. Bodin and J. D. Rosselet, J. Kew and C. x. Zoşərlan v J, B. Landuit, G. Madar
FLee, at Pitc.
McDonald, too.
Carino, Silva ond CA Coelho A 1. Abbes, 0, Hong Clicy and G., A. Bournet KCC.
Mama Wewe and A. P. Hitchell y Nizwelt, E. R. -kişrkar-and-87-M. Húminhtest PRO, 11:50. V. N. Allensa and W. C. Ogiay y #. G. Luz, R. T. Lue, and
16. LUS, HE KEỚC.
H. F, Shields. P. Kennedy - and-
Williamson v. 3. Chubbr.2, 296/982 806 17. 22908 BUGE,KU TAKOO,
she is now a sitting bird for any angled return.
-(London Express Service)
THE GAMBOLS
GEORGE, HOW DO YOU SPELL "EMBARRASSIN
E. M. 6.A.2.8.ASS
NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT THERES ONLY ONE "R" -ILK] LOOK IN THE DICTIONARY
Mortimore,
2.A.S. 9.NI
THAT'S WRAT
I SAID
Barry App laby
REALLY, GEORGE, WI
SOMETIMES YOURE HOST
EXASPERATING.
Nottingham, Alec has taken 24 3 wicicuts for 204 runs (average:
8.50) in his last two Test meet
with the Aussies.
But, most important of all for your own play, watch how the top-class room field.
Seo how they move in wards the batsman 0.4 the bowler · runs up, ready
ounce on the ball, pften en- delpating where it will go from
stumps.
bowler, and so him are heldsten on the off side, bowling to a line of four or
Watch how the slip folders Time and again, the ball is let the ball como into their driven hard, with the spin, to hands, nover matching it. And
how the deep fielders VICTORIAN AAA
ext
SIGNS UP A NOTED COACH
Melbourne, July 1 Tho Victorian Amateur
Next summar (1951) Alee again took 30 Test wickets (av. 17.23); This time Dudley Nourse's South Africans were on the receiving end.
Another 20 wickets in four Tests against Kho Indians for 13.05 runs apiece last season brought Alec's total Test "bag"! up to 182 al 20.10 each. Only Athletic Association will bring the great S. F. Barnea (189) had noted conch Frank Stamit from taken more wickets for England,
To prepare for the visit of England to boost the state's Lindsay Himesil's boys Alec and athlete
recently launched
I spent the whole of inst winter
wo ploved golf-
The VAAA
in hard training. As part of the drive for £2,000 to Anance a
If programme training is so much easier when there are two of you who like doing all the same things to gether.
· FUTUREI ·
quietly under a high catch soil.
watch the ball into their hands right in front of their eyes.
If you
see all that being done well, never tay the erlö». ket is duille
-{London Express Zerátor)
ARCHERY CLUB PRESENTATIONS
project for improved coaching The Hongkong Archers Club
Victorian athletes. and has spent many years in when presentations will be made Stamil was born in Austris holding a meeting ladet in: 5.30 pm, at Victor's Restaurant, England, In World War I be to Mr John Root, Chairman, and a attached to the Australian Me Ronald Vorper, ton. Trea Altor and got impressive results surer, who will pe Joaving Hong coaching wome Mallotine kong shortly. All mempres
So to Nottingham and that 1 for 99. One of the first things | athlete,United Pri