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Wally Hayward, 45-year-old_Johannesburg bullding Inspector, completing the lasi lap of his 24-hour run around the Motspur Park cinder track in London. He covered 159 miles 562 yards for a new world record.
PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Show
Donald Budge Almost
Stole The
From Sedgman
Last month's Wembley Indoor Professional Lawn Tennis Cham- pionships, fought out by the world's top players, leave us comparing the merits of stars past and present. Eventually we come round to that old, oid talking point, "Who was, or is, the greatest of them all?"
Australia's Frank Sedgman staked a strong claim to the position with his crushing straight-sets victory over American Pancho Gonzales. His tennis was pawer-plus in every department of the game.
passing of the
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1958.
HOLLYWOOD AVES :
THE AGE OF FAN-LETTERS This is
IS NOT YET DEAD
By JENNIFER JOHNS
Hollywood. Jorny
Lowin
He
will be which just Beverly's part. All in all In fact, it would seem that producers are deter mined that if Beverly makes good at all it will only be by being bad.
Is getting | Up", you'll argue with me for Not so long ago when worried on behalf of his fellow dubbing her "now". Neverthe film companies
is new and she's citizens, about smog which, ha less Beverly here were ways, is. esting away. Los either rushing out the lat-Angeles City Hall. Yesu riding higher every day.
Beverly's next film "Wicked Woman? cat in 3-D or sitting back in Sunny California. IL
on the lower parts of the city about sums up resignedly murmuring
EU thickly that one day laat "slump", a producer friend weeks, smog casualties (burning of mine said that the whole chest pains, sore throat and trouble was that the public watering eyes) leaped into the
hundreda. had just got tired of the
Divorce can LOOK happy
"There are worse ways," she star-system. The age of fan- anyway. I judge by Marilyn told me, "A good bad-girl part letters (he said) Was AB Ray whose divorce from is far more. worthwhile than dead as the sit-up-and-beg Johnny comes through in poor good-girl one. People take blcycle.
I saw them at the more notice of it." Seeing that Last week I had the plea-dining as if divorce was golden. much, I asked Beverly who she
Mocambo widing, dancing and she had dabbled in "bad" sure of meeting him again When Dinah Shore was hard thought was good at being bed. and thanks to a bundle of hit on TV by losing her volee She gave me quite a list lead- statistics which I'd gather-new her own. Now that the Troyer, Bette Davis and Vivich ehe worked out a sign langued by (for the women) Claire ed specially for the occa- voice is coming back her TV Leleh. For the man: Willam
བ sion-proving him wrong.sponnors still want her to keep oiden and Marlon Brando, The sit-up-and-beg bicycle the signs. The language Was
Today, 25-year-old Beverly in free-lancing in flims and divor- may be out but the fan really popular.
Betty Hutton, is celebrating red in husbands. From the late ayatem, definitely NO!
a move back to Hollywood by MGM producer Voldemar At 20th Century-Fox, for finding (or looking for any- Vetluguin, Now the plans to instance, this year's fun-way!) a new house. Is selling marry again. To Russell Rouse, Russell сал lotters and enquiries to and the old one. Says the damp in "Just as soon as
the area may have been the get a divorce". about the Studio stars. caure of sinus trouble. total nearly 400,000. Which is quite a lot of letters. and is just one Studio.
STARTED AS A MODEL
"I started as a model". This
I liked Beverly, My only re- gret is that she's caught up in the usual Hollywood whirlpool.
17 becoming quite a phrase Which (surprisingly but true) whenever you Interview any wil make the going on the road new star these days. Latest toe success
Just that much Rive It to me
blonde tougher for her. Beverly Michaein.
ay
·
"Pick The actor who met me
his
Accepting that the fan-malt system isn't dead, the obvious question is; who gels the niost letters? If you haven't guessed, Beverly's and happen
If you happen to be a fan of The film running into the the answer is Marilyn Monroe.
tore cameras was the "Black Lagoon And by a long, long way at parts in such films
member her bad-time-giri-all about a tropical jungle In that.
"East and monsters from the deep. one month recently Side, West Side". and she chalked
up 8,000 Ielters. "And that's no exception," I Second on the st was told. comon Robert Wagner--with a mere 4,000 average a month.
Evan Marilyn, however, has a long way to go to beat Belty
recont Grable's
of exactly 12.000 letters in 30 days. May- be my producer friend had something qtter all.
ed and, the
bercad
to a
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him on the screen it will tako you at least that long to re-
The following
are. the en-cover! Watching the shooting of a
tries for the December Darts scene for "Sabrina Fair" 1 was and Table years as their don Champion, the player whom It is, of course, impossible to
Tennis Competition fascinated by Audrey Hepburn's to be held at the Nine Dragons say definitely who is, or was, deeds are recounted for the he copied-Fred Perry. Budge
to put attempts
beret the cafest
Most of hundredth time, ever.
Others slip put the Issue beyond a doubt
Club: Jchn William's head. The Sedgman's rivals are now known into oblivion.
with victory in a long series of
Darts.-HQRA 40 Inf Div, fell off orice But one star of yesteryear, and
twice Comd Wksps REME, 1 Dorsets matches. only Einemary. And time plays
03 the cameras roll (B Coy), tricks on judgment.
33 Gen Hosp, 'A' Papulera strong claimant to the No. 1 There is just one main dif-
Budge, with the position, has kept himself before ference between
a halt, Audrey looked & 'B' 16 Fd Pk Sqn RE 'A' and news gain stature
it the at
director: B. 40 Inf Div Sig To. the public In the best Wimbledon Champion, and hopelessly possible way-by continuing to Budge, 1953 vintage. His hair "What do I do now?" play the
" was lost none game,
reply. of its amazing
Just fine the way, you In fact, despite his 37 years, colour and his figure a iltilo
did it."
What Audrey didn't Donald Budge, that fiery warrior fuller perhaps is still that of o
know was that the berot had of the red hair and flashing young man. backhand,
been made two sizes too small almost stole
But for the first The
time tho
Just to on purpose.
get Budge knees are Wembley show from Sedgman.
on display. Don's wonderful performance Donald who always wore long which are better than
Audrey's natural reactions
any of beating fellow American white flannels until this year,
Which Hobby Riggs
after losing the has decided that shorts permit first set and being
նազ down in for
freedom of movement. greater
Shock Defeat For Trabert
Melbourne, Dec. 1. Tony Traberty United States lawn tennis singles champion, suffered a shock today In the quarter-final of the Victoria State cham- pionships,
-
0-4, 4-0. lie was beaten ̄ ̄€3, ̄ ̄ ̄0-3 ̄by Rex-IIartwig. 24-year-old Victorian mesu ber of Australia's Davis
Cup squad.
The last of the Amert- catis, was eliminated from the singles, whet Lewis Hoad (Australia) beat BIN Calbert In a quarter-final -3, 0-7, 4-6, G-4-iteuter,
Malayan Stars
In Action
Tomorrow
In
has
+
the second was one of the high- It is almost as big a shock as lights of the tournamen
It would be If Len Hulton came Unfortunately, whilst still out to bat in them during a feeling the effects of his Test match. gruelling struggle, he had to play
(London Express Service) Sedgman in the
He semi-final. ran-the-Australian-close-in-the
first set, but then tired. His touch deserted him.
Yet he had done enough to suggest that, had he been fresh, Sedgman might not have had the chance of taking the tile from Gonzales.
"Do once for Budge.
Helms Trophy Awards
NO NEW EXPERIENCE
slcaling is no new ex-
Los Angeles; Dec. 1. As a raw The world's foremost antateur 18-year-old he shocked Wimble-athletes as selcoted for the 1953 don crowds by reaching the Helms World Trophy Honours semi-final, beating English star were distes today. Bunny Austin en route.
year
Chosen by continents.
they
That was in 1935, less than a were year after be had played his Asia:-Keize Yamada of Japan, first game on grass.
who set a record of 2 hrs. 18 The following
in last April's. 51 9. hemins. provided another shock. Having Boston Marathon, reached the final of the American. Australasia John Michael Championships, It was expected Landy, Australian distance run- that he would improve on his ner who ran 1052's fastest mile Uno Melal work! badminton frat Wimbledon appearance. in 4:02.1.
Africa: South Africa's Completely champion Wong Peng-soon an
contrary, he did is three Malayan top-ranking not. Again he was beaten in cricket player John Erskine Mayflower
team-mates the semi-finals, and many said Cheetham, open their Hongkong series of that the Budge "bubble" had South America-Pedro Calvan,
even burst. ing at the Macpherson Play- Don determined to prove them #round Kowloon
wrong. That year, the title was won for the third time by Fred Perry, and Budge
Club
five matches tomorrow
Lim
Argentine
star
most
the
her practised moments.
is raying something.
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Please note that the Anals BETTER THAN ANY OTHER SHOW IN TOWN!
Which proves that in France will be played on Thursday,
at any rate, mothers know a December 17. worthwhile son-in-law
when We extend a welcome to
DORSETS (B Coy) to our
they see one,
Jeffrey Hunter and his wife monthly competitions, and hope will be seen around shortly in to see more entries from them, Jaguar sports cars. The two
and the other new units in the cars will be similar
in every Colony in the very near future. respect except the drivers.↓
Followers of the Darts and "We're trying to make them Tennis competitons will regret look as much like twin cars as
to hear that S/Sgt C. E. Smith passible." A pleasant hobby
will be leaving the Colony anyway.
shortly in the Empire Orwell.
Melbourne's Preparations Well In Hand
In Melbourne and the Melbourne Orlekot Ground would be the main stadium.
The smooth running of these competitions has been due to the hard work he has put in and hls absence will be keenly fell In the future
WHIST DRIVE
The following are the results of the Whist Drive held at the Nine Dragons Club last night.
1st Lady. Mrs Wood and Lady, Weaver; ist dent. Pte Hill; and Haxiott: Lowest Scare. Ladies,
le, Bin Vincent; Lowest Scare Gent, Bdr Hooper; 1et Half Lady, Mrs Mintry: ft Haif Gent. Mr Pirie: Number, Mrs Fieldhouse; Novelty Prize, CPO Moran: Knock- out Winners, Mrs Peovers, and CPO Moran: Runners-up, Mrs Weaver and Mr Vincent
There will be a knockout next
who holds South Amerikan swimming re- cords,
North America-Malvin Whit-
Washington, Dec. 1. The programme will consist of four matches headed by the
The Australian Ambassador, Hidden spent hour field, Olymple and world cham-
midôle distance runner. Sir Percy Spender, told the singles clushi between Went upon hour studying alms of the
pion
Europe-Douglas Alastair United States Olympic Associa and the cirrent Malayan singles champion in actions.
of Pirie, runner-up
As a result he
England, tion quadrennial banquet Inst modelled his Gordon Koon-yam. While Wong's prowess and play
Europe's foremost distance run-night that Perry's net-rushing on
preparations were top competitor well in hand for the 1955 Olym-week. reputation am already well-style, and in 1937 he swept her of 1963 and known, being the badminton before him at Wimbledon. Even distances of one mile to six pic Games player who has won the great-greater
follow. miles, beat America's Wes Santee that glory was to est number of international In 1938 he became the only on Aug.
Lim Koon-player in the game's history to mile time of 4.06.8.
the now-win
of Championships comer to Hongkong.
Wimbledon, America, France Lim, who only took up the and Australia in one year. game after the war first lift the Budge became the idol of the
Aworld, Not limelight in the Unomelal world tennes
only thin championship at Kuala Lumpur success, but his style of play 1932 when he eliminated a made film the favourite of the alightly off-form Ool Telk-hock crowds. He combined merciless by 15-6 and 15-4.
play with crisp, Elm bowed out to Cheong ground shots which were a sheer Hock-leng in the next round of deligit to watch.
titles up to
vam is a
Sam 390
In 199
this championship but cuma
back
ne!
8 in London with a
The trophy was established in 1949 by Paul Hems, founder of the Heims Athlete Foundation. Selections are made by a board of outs'andlerz sports authorities.
United Prest.
KCC · TENNIS
J
West Australia Lose To NSW
"50 hallowed a Australian sporting arena had the Cricket Ground become that there was
Adelaide, Dec. 1. hesitation at one time to accept
Now South Wales defeated the need to re-grade for the Olymple Games the historie turf South Australia, the holders, by where Trumper and Bradman eight. wickots in their Sheffield ence mole the English bowling Shield match, which ended here or where McNemmara, Dyer and South Australia, which was Mualler once thrilled the roaring The following are the matches crowds with their high mark forced to follow on, looked like SMALL WONDER
scheduled for the coming week-ing" he said
saving the game mainly because "These are nomes
names and a Jar of the batting of Groome Hola Small wonder he received tri-end at the Kowloon Cricket
Club courts, Cox's Pails.”
gon which mean le to Aaneri (117), L. Favell (88) and Phil cary ears but they represent the tidings (51), but Jimmy Burke Babe Ruths, the Red. Granges; then look the last five wickols
Aucht
· Saturday · nz 2.38. p.EL...
prominently early us in the Malayan Champlon
when he not only de- numerable offers to turn pro- Shoot Telk-Hock but also fessional, Promoters practically Court: 1-A, B. Angered. 'V A. L. Abdullah Pirur to reach the offerca
an open chique. At de Jong: Court the grand, slam homer and the for 10 runs in 17 bails. naal of the Malayan singles frat, Budge refused. He loved Moyle Court Wise
Gonzales and M, Xavier' v «Binnea event,
playing at
at Wimbledon, with all. Nuke e N. Modoo court The following full pro- its colour and glory. To him it. van Dijck & D. Coffee 9 C.
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Eventually, however, ho quit, Hamel Court Rel's Fingles-Wong Peng-soon the amateur, ranks, more to help Howard where and Pa Lim Ko-yam.j
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touchdown i
vas of the Australian ⠀⠀⠀ This left New South Walte 124 sporting realm.
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