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TO THE WINNER
The Duchess of Kent, President of the All-England Tennis Club, presents the trophy to America's Vic Seixas after his Centre Court victory over Denmark's Kurt Nielsen in the final of the Men's Singles of the Wimble- don Tennis Championships,—Routerphoto,
Hours At
Only Three Of Play Old Trafford
Manchester, July 9.
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1953,
DAI REES AND ERIC BROWN SHARE THE LEAD
AT CARNOUSTIE
1
Carnoustie, July 10.
Two British professionals, little Dai Rees, of Wales, and Eric Brown, of Scotland, repelled the powerful oversens challenge in the British Open Golf Championship here yesterday to share the lead at the half-way stage.
After a thrilling drama-filled second round, Rees and Brown led the field by one stroke with aggregates of 142. Forty-nine players, with totals of 154 or, less, qualified for the final 36 holes today.
Rain And Thunderstorms Disrupt The County Cricket Programme
London, July 9,
Rain and thunderstorms disrupted the county cricket programme today and no play was possible at Shefeld in the match between Yorkshire and Gloucestershire,
Although several matches were badly affected, the weather was kinder at Worthing, where Sussex beat Hampshire by an innings and 20 runs to join Glamorgan in second place in the County Championship table with 92 points-18 behind the leaders, Middlesex.
Sussex never lost their grip on the game and their accurate bowling and high class delding were superb on a difficult pitch.
Inn Thomson, 24-year-old right arm fast-medium bowler who was awarded his county cap during the day. took five Hampshire wickets ni a cost of just over five runs each for the best performance of hla career.
on
At Birmingham, Surrey were dianised for 151 to finish 106 behind
the first innings against Warwickshire. Seven of their wickets_fell to the pace bowler, Tom Pritchard, celebrat- ing his return
turn to the side for the Anime this season.
AL Birmingham: Warwick- shire 257 and 96 for five. Surrey 151 (Pritchard, right arm fast, neven for 75).-Beuter,
One stroke off the pace come Roberta de Vicenza. strongly bullt Argentiniau, who added a 71 to his opening effort of 72.
Sharing the 144 mark were the American Champion, Ban Hogan, who went round in 71 yesterday, Frank Stranahan, the Amertean amateur, who led the Arst round, and the young Aus- tration
professional, Peter Thompson.
WILS
The reigning Champion, Bobby. Locke of South Africa, three strokes in arrears, taking a 73 yesterday for 148.
Brown, who is strongly tipped for Ryder Cup scication, played and rainstorms for a second 71. splendid golf through sunshine while 40-year-old has won every British golfing completed a great 70 with a honour except the Open crown,
Rees, who
spectacular finish of two threes at the tricky 454 yards 17th and 503 yards 18th holes,
NOTE OF CAUTION Though the cheers rang out! from the throats of the many thousands who had chased the leaders with unflagging energy, note of caution
LAWN BOWLS tele w with their expressions
TEAMS
ions for League Lawn Bowls The following are Club solec- matches on Saturday:
IRC
t
FIRAT DIVISION
Recreio
#way
Rab-
J. Boosen, 8. Yugut, K.M. Omar,
rain #llowed only 25 play at intervals Chesterfield.
M.D. Hasan, A.K. Minu. Kent scored 16 and runs for the loss of no wicket against Derbyshire.
In only 5 minutes play at Worcester, Lancashire lost five wickets in adding 09 runs Pereira, against Worcestershire.
This
GROUND SHOT
Left-hander Mervyn Rose of Australia makes a shot almost at turf level in his Centre Court match against Belgium's Jack Brichant in the Men's Singles of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. — Reuterphoto.
Crowds Have Begun To Like
This "Hockey On Horseback"
By J.W. TAYLOR
This Coronation Year is notable for the revival and popularisation of pólo, one of the fastest games in the world, which is now becoming as much part of the English summer scene as cricket on the village green. It is being watched by thou sands who once dismissed it as "a rich man's sport" or "hockey en horseback”
The enthusiasm of three men is responsible for this post-war revival of the the Duke of Edinburgh, Viscount Cowdray and 60-year-old chartered sur- Arthur Lucas.
sport
Lucas started
the
Bot
the
A
and
AMERICANS SHOW LITTLE APPRECIATION OF THEIR
WOMEN ATHLETES
of hope of seeing a home vic- fory.
No wonder with such a galaxy of international talent right on Vicenzo, the heels of the Brush pair, Dveyor
In 1950, 19 runner-up in making a most determined bid Viscount Cowdray, whose Woolmers and that old home | 1809, is still regarded as
this time. go one better colossal hitter has all the making been the principal setting for of Britain's polo games will be
famous park of that name has of polo, Roehampton, that most headquarters of English polo.
Cowdray Park will stage at 4.30 of a champion and had it not the revival of a game written staged this scoson. Historic greater proportion of this year's math.A.M. Sumann, A. Omar; he drove out of bounds he may surely and spacious days. Is Hurlinghems
bean for 101
at ninth where off
to more Ranelagh is ploughed up and games, with matches during
1 requisitioned, the season every Sunday at A.R. Kitchell: I. Al, U.A. Rumjaho, well have been at threat to of his left arm at Dunkirk, and
out in front:
a fine player, despite the loss although the club, founded on certain Saturdays. Recreio IRC at home at 4.20 all, again found the green
Hogan, still A gm.J.E, Noronha, C.C. Pereira.
too so arc his three married G.A. Guterres, F.X.M. Silva: J.A slow for his satisfaction, Ho sisters. da Luz, It.F. da Luz. E.M. Alas started
out in
spectacular CE. Pasos, C. Hona-Foreira, A.P. third and 430 yards fourth in polo six years ago and founded court, 4.F. Noronha: JF.V. Ribeiro, fashion, rolling up the 346 yards Play was restricted to just over three hours on the first day of the third cricket Test match between England
КОСС V KCC nt home at 4 three strokes cach with lovely the Hertfordshire Polo Club. pm. Shields, J. Tinciali, and Australia here today. In that time Australia, who,
The fourth match
pin splitting iron seconds and His wife, son and daughter are Norman, A. Marshall; 1. is deadly putts. to suffer Purvis A. Fasimat. J
all players. won the toss, scored 151 for the loss of three wickets, because of the weather was at it. Browne. J. Meyer, F. Howarth "Here he comes," murmured
When a start could be made shortly before 3 o'clock, Trent Bridge. Nottingham, where I Robertson.
the
When Lord Cowdray, at his CCC V PRC at home at 4 onlookers who daily have! Australia made a bad opening, losing the wickets of a thunderstorm halted proceed-
and Mr Lucas, at 11t Ings furt before lea Arthur Morris, Lindsay Hassett and Keith Miller, three Nottinghamshire Northampton- Leonard. W.C. Ogieg, A. Costes field. But Hogan lost the mood down to the business of bring
in the G.A.
Southochet: Key been expecting this magnificent Wooln Souza,
J.W. player
Woolmers Park, together. burst through the of their best batamen, with only 48 runs on the board,
shire gume.
3.W: Ernatury; 0.A. Mader, D.
of inspiration almost as quickly ing
gezhe out of A brilliant century by Nor-Nosselet, F. Lee. J.S. Landet. But Nell Harvey, with a
of the luxury class and 4 p.m.-as he had found it and he was publicly limelighted the prow The two young Australians,
PHC v CCC Away cound 00 not out, and Graeme Harvey und Hole, who
man Oldfield. his first for I. MacKenzie, H.B. Dewar, W.3. came Northamptonshire in a Cham Camorco, W.. Hulver: FW. Hol long stata and more fives at the less Hole, 41 not out, effected a re- together at this critical stage, plonship game this
lands, G.T. Wan, J.E. Hayward.
riders covery,
appréciativo putting on 109 in an played some
son, K.F. Bodie: G. Perkins, Toza Yo, seventh and ninth holes. fine defensive enabled his side to establish a unfinished fourth wicket stand cricket
C. Pile, C. Pope. Reserves. - A.J. And
spectators, they Kradually
really started Anterica. It took sound
was putting which let him something. They were fortunate before the close.
charge of the proceedings in
position. They needed Bennett and W. GHUM
Bermeli mu G Hunghom at down, for the rest of his game indeed to have that immaculato only 17 runs for the lead when30 D.m.-9.ll. Bilkere, 3. Me remained wonderfully accurate. spile of two short stoppages be- the thunderstorm broke.
Women are not allowed to compete with men in No- player, the Duke of Edinburgh, tional Golf Championships, although Babe Didriksen cause of rain.
Oldfield made 111 before bed. Stark, J., Daxter. J.11. Kin pouring rain, was out in 36.
Locke, who began his round to support them. Million. R.B. Morshall, S.J. Pollock;
Zaharias wanted to play in the men's tournament a few They put on 100 in two and
In the fourth man out at 108. burch, W. Meltowe: A. Steven, G. nounced it from his fibrositis, completed bls
a quarter hotus and Harveyle batted three and a quarter
Clarion, ty.C. Hovard, J.C. Chal Needing a homeward score of A fow public
years ago; nor are the ladies allowed to take part in Bowl- 30, which In hours, hitting 1 boundaries.
34 to tie the lead, the burly Cowdray Park soon began to Ing Championships against men, South African throw-away-hla attract crowds Lascinated by CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
the tough and exciting. on
The women have their own | tum,.,she's practically a nonen- sport, Recreio "A" V KCC at home chance by dropping strekes
last three holes.
Championships in these events, tity. galloping ponies, the quick, The following were scores at at pmA.A. Lopes (Skip), C.M.
almost all other To begin with, our school the close of play today in Arst
When all the fever had died expert flick of sticks and the as they do in Silva, PLA. Conta, M.A. Baptista:
system
highty- presents H.A. Ozoria (5km), B.P. Marques. [down yesterday, It was found white flash class cricket matches:
of a hard-driven sports. 3.E. Bouza, P.G. de Luz C.A.
organized solid front against the Hampshire by an innings
At Worthing: Sussex beat Danenberg (Skin), QA. Noronha, that among those who had sur-
prisingly failed to qualify for the English meadows,
women participation of girls in com- C.P. Basto. A.A.C. Sova. ond
Revolution Harry Recreio "B" V KBGC 20.runs. Hampshire 92 and 114
away at final day were
compete on even terms. In team petitive athlettes Bradshaw, 4 pin.-J.J. Faste (Skip), ÁM.
rifle shooting, males and females ary action in several planes is (Thomson,
NEVER CANCELLED right arm
Fast- SEVA, V.A.V. Ribeiro, R.A. Camthe Irishman who lost the title
going to have to take place may compete together and the medium, Ave for 27). Sussex 0; N.A. Beltra (Skip), J.M.after a play-off with Locke in 225.
Guderrez, J.F, 9liva. A.P. Wiec-1940; the British Ryder Cup Vigour, speed, good horse same is true of most equestrian before we again ring the bell in Pereira: A.F. Gomes (Skip). J.A player, Jimmy Adams, All Padg-manship and accurate
events, although the Olympics women's international sport. hitting Victor, M.A. Ferreira, M. Roza- At Sheffield: Yorkshire 330 for Pereira.
on the ham, winner in 1938, und the are
assets of polo do not permit women the real four versus Gloucestershire-no KBGC v Recrolo "B" at home Australlari ace, Ossie Pickworth. players. They are undeterred jumping teams, play today owing to rain.
Indeed, year's fixture list
emphasises
WORST OPENING
Len Hutton, whe
Was pro-
lost the toss to Lindsay Hassett eluded live fours-in-101 minutes." for the third successive timel and when Australia decided to arm splimer,
Jim Laker. England's right
strained a bat they made their worst
musele during the first opening compared with any of minutes of play. He could not their previous innings in this bowl and Hution had only three series.
bowlers to juggle with.-Reuter.
scored, Morris
With 15 uns played a half-cocked defensive stroke to a good length ball treen! Bedser, which he played on. Hassett and Miller then took the score to 48 before both were dia- missed at the same folal
a
Hassett, who had played stylish innings and hit four fours, bad his off stump knocked back by a good length ball from Bailey, wolle Miller played on to Bedser.
Malayan Team Should Be Here
By July 29
THE SCORES
Austraila, ist Innings
tassett Hailey Morris Beder
fierb Bedser Harvey not oul Hole not out
Extras
Total (for 3 wickets)
Falls of wickets: 1-15, 2-40, 3-48,
ten
161
Rowling Analysis
M EF
R
W
45
20 3
42
mo-ball 1 by
Bedser Dailey Wandie
Byes 4, leg-byea Entfey-Heuter.
The
SPECIALIST CALLED
Manchester, July 0. manager of the Austro- It seems most likely, on pre-
team, Mr George Davies, cent relloble information, that
asked 1 specialist to the Malayan University athletes Cxamine and give a report on
lian
has
the condition of Bill Johnston,
Mr
coming to the Colony for a series the left arm fast bowler, who of engagements with the HKU has been subject to knee' trou- will be arriving about July 29 ble since the tour began. to stay for a fortnight,
Davies has enquired as to Malayan
possibilities of Johnston University the athletes ship, the Sangola, was playing again during the tour, grounded at Calcutta, on July 6. and if he did play, whether it The next ship salling from Singa- would
would jeopardise his
The
career.
At
Chesterfield:
11,
-SECOND · DIVISION ------
at 4 pm--Á. Jotner, E. Baker, A. Spary. 7. Crighion; G. Volcknert. T. Kavanagh, 3. Dinnen. S. Strange: Derbyshire A. Hutton, G. Mackriell, L. Parker, 300 for three declared. Kent 16 D. Trail, Reserves —C. Rountsefell for no wicket. Game was inter- Gondon, C. Grieves, J. rupted by rojn.
ret and C. Ure. HKCC ν IRC
at home
Dow
ot 4 At Worcester: Lancashire 291pm-7.C.B. Black, H.G. Banham, for eight (Plue 96) versus R.A. Edwards, J. Prentice; A.S. Worcestershire. There was no
Mitchell, J. McAusland, J. Moust, W. Williamson; A. Dixon, K. Almao, further play after the luncheon E. Wallwork, H.B: Davies. Ra interval owing to rain.
Berve.-D. Back
IRC V
HCCC bway де + At Nottingham. Nottingham-pin-S.O. nux, 8.5. Husin, A.O. shire
245, Northamptonshire Madar, B.M. Finnjohn; A.M. Kedir, 220 for fivo (Oldield 111) AM. Wahab 1. Kitchell, S.A.R. Arthur Rumjan, A.D. Kitchell, There was no further play after x, A Huarain, A.M. Rumjahn. the ten interval owing to rain.
At Leicester: Somerset 243. Leicestershire 370 for seven (Jackson 85, Smithson not out 74 Walsh 01).
Hongkong To
In
Take Part future
pore is the Tilwangi, and it seems most likely that this is the one they will take. It should reach again during the tour, the Aus-
OPEN SINGLES
gain during the tour to play Shooting
out
in
36 after a dive at the
we
'LEADING SCORES
The leading scores were: 142 (72-70) Dai Rees 142 (71-71) Eric Brown 143 (72-71) R. de Vincenzo 144 (73-71) Ben Hogan 144 (70-74). Stranahan Thompson 144 (72-72) P. 145 (72-73) Bobby Locke 145 (74-71) Max Faulkner 145 (74-71) T. Fairunim 140 (75-71) A. Cerda,
-Reuter.
Tour de France
Nantes, July 9.
New York, July 9, There is no doubt that women are in sports to stay, of enthusiastle and, fear but they are far from fall equality with men, even in
to
games af
ball in the perfect setting of In some sports, the
by
conditions.
thi
By and large, women's sport this with the laconie statement draws a public acclaim in "Matches Bro never cancelled Amerien. Track and field among owing to bad weather," Last women is contested in almost year's record of 10,000 has complete privacy and is a source already been beaten
this of
soro worry to American Coronation Year,
Olympic officials,
programme
A
for its
"First the Amateur Athletje Union itself must scrap its present half-hearted efforts and either give its full support to an athletic women, or wash its hands of the whole thing!"
Mrs Anderson also proposed educational campaign to
jlbes by sports The Coronation Cup Tourna-i
They noted the proficiency of counteract
writers and a search for female ment, open to teams of any the Russian
girls at Helsinki athletic talent. nationality whose handicap and hope to Improve Amerciars aggregates 18-24 goals, attract- standards in time for a good ed entries from America, the sliówing at Melboume in 1958, with its pretty and shapely Argentine, Spain, and Chile,
tcoms
an
swimming,
Even women's
girls, is not much of an attrac- "We must give much more ton at the
gate, although 100 ponles attention to women's track," said commercial Between 10 and TISTAB DIVISION
were needed for these overseas Me Avery Brundage of the U.S. featuring girls draw big crowds. aqua-shows Recreto ng away at 4 pm.
alone. Plyo AA. Gutere..
grounds Olympic Committee. "Unless we Finna, S.
were opened at Cowdray Park, do, we cannot be successful." Rivaro, A R Baptista; LA, no-
Women's tennis is regarded zario, L.J. Saya. J.P. Xarler, A.C. The 11th lap of the annual and ponies could be hired for Bequetra; A.A.
as a mere preliminary to the Remedios 9.A.Tour de France bicycle
108. a chukka.
Roxy Anderson, Women's men's matches, and gt. Die Collaço, D.C. Alves, J.L.B. Alves. Marathon was won today by the
Track and Field Commissioner National INEV Recreio at home
Italian cyclist, Livio Issotti, who
tournements feature for the Pacific Coast,, said: pated. Abos, 8.1f. Khan. Markar, O.R. Badick; A. Bachor, a coveted the distance from Le games of from four lo six Bucks, 6. Ackber. A.R. Razack: Mans to Nantes along the weat chukkas A chukita
lasts 7
NONENTITY AR. Abbas, K. Nazarin,
coast of France in four hours 40 minutes, and ponies are rested Omar. MY." Ada.
minutes and eight seconds.
after each of these periods. ASURY at
First, second, and third in the
E.R.
CCC V HKENC p.m.-S.T. Do R.K. Perri, Y.A.
Matches: 1.0. Baker, general classification so fue are
be Colony on or near July 20.
Leonard P.K. Lau, Jill, Xavier: tralians do not intend to ask The athletes
3. Relleher, A.M.L. SOME. D. Do- will definitely him as the tour is half over and for a man to be sent to replace
Manila, July 3. zario, R. Toy Reserves-P. Man
son and C. Ma. The first Aslan hiernational not be taking a plane to Hong-they feel that they have enough shooting match between Japan, p.m.-P. Metcake, F. Roberts P.
PRC v re RWBY at kong.
players in England Reuter, Hongkong and the Philippines Lowe, E. Willerton: E. Bellamy, will be haid on October 4 as a matt LW, Blanton J. Evans 7.V.C. Reynolds, W.it. Coton, A. LAKER LIMPING
preliminary to the second AsiaD- HH:Marvin,J;11-doodinden. * Rew Manchester, July 9.
Games next May, the Philippine vW.G.9. Jones and J. P- Jim Laker, the England of
Amateur Athletic Federation, ana kington,
USAC Tipino Club at Home at break bowler who pulled a
nounced today,
4 p.m. M. Ebbe Edward
L. F.-Congrove, muscle at the back of his leg will consist of five in each of Symington I... Road, Wall-
The teams from each country. Inaladow, D. when felding against Australia received treatment in the
"Way, A. Slevon; N, Hari-Baker, today,
three events.
Astonyer G. D... Agnew, H. M Several games to the Colony dressing room after retiring
itelkerington. Open Bingles Lawn Bowls Chom- from the field and he is to be ter, Mr Katoue Okarnici, the The Japanese Foreign, Marils- Blonship were played yesterday visited by a specialist at the Philippine
C. W. Lam beat P. W. Met ground shortly after 10 o'clock Mr Joaquin Elizalde, and.
Foreign Secretary, calfe at Talkoo by 21-8 on the tomorrow.
high-ranking British official of When Laker left the ground Hongkong will award the tro- but he hoped that after a night's
It was hoped that India and
RESULTS
17th head, wit
.....
J. A. Lux beat J. W. McDonald tonight he was limping badly, phies to the winning team.
by: 21-7, at the HKFC,
Д
ARCHERY CLUB. SHOOT
The Halgkong Archery Chub
W. 3. D. Cameron beat W. Lrest and further treatment in Pakistan would join to make will be holding its usual. pque
to bowl he might be able the after an annual vint
Riley by 22-11.
A. K. Omar beat L. S. da Silva
21-20, and M. §. Hässon beat H,
F. Shields 21-1 at the FRC.
the morning
lies shoot förbryos - Ot ruce, course, one nav!
the
A colleague Kald Jocularly, "If me diplomatic representa- Instead of the usual archery
il is a sticky wicket Jim will be ¦ tives of cách, country will be" meet on Sunday. ··· however, R. M. V. Ribeiro beat F. J. out there, bowling even if we prosent at the match-France- members of the. Glub will be Kokiall by 22-19 at the Ked. i have to hold him up,Aarter,
Zoing on a launch plonis
Most
At first Lord Cowdray made Hassenforder of North-Eastern no.: admission charge, but now France, Achaer of Switzerland, a small fea has been fixed for and Waghmans of the Nether onlookers, and 30s
is charged lands-Frame-Presse,
for cars. It is at Cowdray,
THE GAMBOLS
LAST WEEK 11 THOUGHT A TOAST RACK WOULD ( MAKE A NICE WEDDING PRESENT FOR ANNE AND DEREK
REALLVA:
GURELY WE CAN THINK, OF GONE THING MORE) ORKUNAL THAN THATI
(WELL WHAT MOTE
ZA ROKER ??
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Championships at Forest Hills the featured 'women's match of the đây... usually is scheduled immediate». ly after noon, long before the North crowds arrive. "The descent of the Americht woman athlete from the top rung of the Olymple Americans always have been ladder. In 1928 to her present noted for their appreciation of all-too-brief appearance in the girls, but. apparently not. If opening heats of any event has they ro atblotes, United been steadily gathering momen Press,
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