THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1953.
SEDGMAN HAS LEARNED MORE ABOUT TENNIS FROM
THE
PROFESSIONALS
Says CHARLES
STEPHEN
Frank Sedgman, golden boy of Australian lawn tennis, is the game's undisputed World Champion. He gained the distinction at Wembley last month with a straight-sets victory over the Latin-American Richard 'Pancho' Gonzales.
Whether Sedgman will be able to retain his title in the immediate future is a maiter for conjecture. Gonzales was not at his best either mentally, or physically during the Wembley tournament and is capable of much better tennis.
But that, for the moment, is alreng all court champions of,
B Ten. net her here nor there. For at the past, such na Webley we saw something Donald Budge and Bobby Riggs,
gnificent than ☐ mire
At Wembley Seagman Love We saw his reply..... The tenacious not
evident. he best players can play was still
Onis was supplemented improve as a result of participa. this time it
en nhe hard school of pro- by ground shots, off bath wings fessional tenals.
of the highest quality. No weak links in his make-up on this ocension.
Although Sedman wen three Waristiden tiles last year—and win them casing up--not even his nest ardent admirers claimed lim a the greatest amateut champion
Ils crit'es ever, Irbelled him as the worst.
The question is, what brought out this tremendous reserve of latent talent?
And the cnawer, I think, is simple. It was forced out.
amaletirs
over the prevalling that he needed to do nothing more than move to the net to make sure of winning.
On turning professional, how- ever, he found the position
different Jack somewhat Kramer, with whom he played a series of games right across America, tested him to the full everytime they . met. And Sedgman found iltat his net play was not enough to bring him to victory,
He was forced to broaden his shots and although he could not do so quickly enough to beat Kramer the result was obvious
NO NEED THEN Sedgman won relying nimicat solely in net rushing tuetfes As an amateur Sedgman had These, so It
no uced to play all-out tennis. to all at Wembley. was said, would have availed him fitle against So complete was his mastery
World Pentathlon Championship
Santiago, Chile, Dec. 9.
Bruno de Otéru Harmany of Brazil won the swimming contest today in the World Pentathlon Championship at Rocas, Santo Domingo, clocking 3 minutes 67.9 seconds.
Lars Mail (Sweden) was second in four minutes 4.7 secs followed by Tusnadi (Hungary) in four minules 14:3 secs Johnron (Uni ed States) in four minules 19.8 secs, Rivera (Argentina) in four minutes 24.4 secs and Szondi (Hungary) In four minutes 25.7 secs.
swimming
was
the
placings with 20 place points. is compatriot Szondi was lying second with 26, Peter Nilsson (Sweden) was third with 33, Johnson fourth with 35 and and Lindquist (Sweden)
(Argentina) Velazquez
were
next with 30 each.
Hungary with 97 points were team clasifica-
individual in
The moral of the Sedgman
should not be story
lost, on others. When It Wimbleden Champion can improve his game. there must ue considerable scope for those less successful.
And what way could be easter to improve the standard of lawn tennis than by allowing amateurs and professionals to meet in regular competition? Think how much more exciting It would make the major tourna- ments in the world, the Davis Cup included.
WHY NOT?
other In
sperts, football, cricket and golf for instance, those who are paid a sztory for competing and those who take part for nothing more than the fun of it mix in club and Inter- national events with no
AP- parent harm to either side. Why not in ternis?
At one time an open tourna
a promoter's But Sedgman's victory dream. of Gonzales has shown quito cicars that it is the best method of raising the playing standard of lawn tennis throughout the world. Perhaps soon we shall see the dream come true.
true..
After four days, with the leading in the cques'rian, fencing, shooting and ¦tion, but they are not eligiblement was merely
events decided, for the award as one of their Canbar Benedek of Hungary representatives was disqualified
leading
the equestrian event on Sunday.
Sweden were
next with 103 pointe, fellowed by Argenting and Brazil with 120 each, the United States with 152, Chile
155 and I will
Uruguay with 180.
St. John
Ambulance Orders
Harmany's time for the 300 Metres Free Style swimming
-London Express Service)
Board Of Control
event was his best ever. Hall. Accepts Turpin's
winner of the Olympic Pentath-
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dated December 10, 153.
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K.F. N. Div.
Ambulance Dulles Kowloon. 14.12.33-20.12.53. Mong Kok Amb. Div. 21.12.83-27.12.61. Kong Wah and Tai Po Amb. Dlv.: December 1953: Waterloo Nig. Div.
Penetration Squad nuties-13.12.63. Dr Barbara Chu Mad. Deniat Kwan Chi-lion, Miss Pescock (Azm.) and Manaven Nic. Div, 20.12:53. Dr Chan Kwand took. Dentist A. J stapių, „A/O Poon Wai-chre Bnd Sangen, ND.
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Tamerstruk 15.12.53,
Amht. 10.12.03. Shamshulpo Amb.
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Explanation
Londen, Dec. 9.
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The British Boxing Board of Control today accepted the explanation" of Randolph Turpin
British Middle weight Champion, for, his methods of training before his world title fight with Carl "Bobo" Olson in New
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Dr Edith
•Summerskill
AND MR Jack Solomons 'ARE REPORTED AS TOASTING EACH OTHER AT A DINNER
You've certainly, ¿, toasted Boxing in
Parliament
"AND FOLLOWED IT UP
DREdith is
THE POLITICIAN
WHO READ ABOUT BOXING AND | DECLARED
Quite frankly
I'd sooner box.
Six rounds
WE HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED
You over I
IT TO BE. "UNCIVILISED"
Dashed shame
We never played
HOWEVER Soccer at School
WE REJOICE
OVER THIS
LION AND LAMB DISPLAY
AND
TONIGHT
SOLOMONS
THE FIGHT PROMOTER FOR
READING ABOUT
NOW CONFIDENTLY EXPECT
OUR FAVOURITE TWICKENHAM SUPPORTER TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE EXISTENCE OF STANLEY MATTHEW'S
HOLLYWOOD
POLITICS AND
WITH A BOUT OF
HANDSHAKING.
TODAY IN PARLIAMENTA
KEEPING HIS OPINION TO HIMSELF
AND WHILE
WE'RE IN
got
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THE MOOD BLOWED IF I WON'T PUT MY BOOKMAKER DOWN ON MY
LIST TO RECEIVE A
CHRISTMAS CARD
HEADLINES
ULLYETT."
IT'S A COSTLY BUSINESS FILMING A A BATTLE FOR
A CINEMASCOPE SCREEN
By JENNIFER JOHNS
Hollywood.
While Cinemascope's big event "The Robe" is the talk of the day, it seems topical to mention one or two behind the scenes Cinemascope facts I've just
come across.
hear that 4,000
people of Lassie's earnings paid for the
In house in the first place.
a
CUT
waited until three o'clock the morning at Cairo airport to welcome Eleanor Parker and Lionel Barrymore will play Robert Taylor to Egypt for the Scrooge for the 19th time this Alming of "Valley of the Kings" Christmas on radio. Which re- Shirley Temple complains minds me. We still have-radiol that because her former boss
The nursery for the first Dowcomer looked after her so well as
to the Ann Blyth child to see that she didn't so home will be decorated in sun-
of day thine con- much as pass the time
yellow. Question Cine- with a germ, the is now get rent here is how many pic-
ting measles iden
chicken-pox jures Ann will be making in from
"Afel-between Cates with the storic
Vivian Blaine
had quite can Queen" looks like becom-
handbagful of
pronts
She has for ing a Broadway play. Katharine
Hepburn will be there, but not "Ouys and Dolls" with
Humphrey Bogart. Not yet any-sunk most of them (but not all) way,
Into a £3,000 white mink coat. Along the same Hnes Joan Davies has takes some £1,500
her ** Married Joan"
the
Round
These facts chiefly cern the next major mascope production, "Knights of the Table" but they go pretty well any film 3-D sight and sound.
when
#
from
white
Suit- cach
1
at
was sent
"Knights of the Round
MAKE-BELIEVE Table" is being made in 3-D
There are two things which, from, and normal. The big mo-
to me, seem to be the essence tec-film profits for a of all make-belleve. One is the fcrmins cost. ment came recently
Doctors have told Arturo MGM arrived at making the ancient fairy tale, the other is
film Toscanini. that he mustn't con- right royal battle scene be any lot in a Hollywood
duct for a month. No-one- York in October,
tween the armies of King studio.
It would be true to say that least of all Toscanini-is rival and Arthur
his
After Turpin spent three and
over half of the scenes you see prised et this. The French will start half hours before the stewards knights.
on the screen--from the cro-cision recently the maestro Race Duties 12.12.53 at Race Europe's indoor track and in London before it was an-
Because of the com-codile-infested river and steam has looked as though he had field season on January 16,nounced that his explanation
uccan and the shipwreck all human dummy after an atom when the Palais Des Sports had been accepted. He had plicated system of filming, ing Jungle to the storm-tossed as much life left him as
crews were happened in the lamp-dooded no-lon. been called before them follow four camera international an
film studio. General needed. Plus an additional safety of some ing a report by the
Finally the story of Anthony meet, the French Track and Secretary of the Board, Teddy
handful of sound techni- Last week I discovered that, Quinn and the Oscar which Field Association announced Waltham, who
was in the
can't catch up with him. Mr United States as the representa clans. The film was being not only do effects men use
won the Oscar of colossal amount today.
Quinn of imagination, March but was in Mexico. made on the outskirts
last tive of the stewards.
w besides the but they also live in a world Dublin The meet will Inaugurate Z new special wood track in the The Board said in a state-
I met to him but by the time it got considered stars (Robert Taylor, Ava in which even the language is the time. The Oscar
peculiar Hollywoodese.. ment that they indoor arena.
Turpin
should have employed Gardner, Mel Ferrer and for instance a man introduced there he had left for Italy.
to him there. professional trainer
as Stanley Baker), 100 trained to me as Joe Geranium. I said was forwarded Amb. Div. 13.12.53, 230 the not tople of sport newsmen advised by them. They accepted stunt riders had to be ship- "Hallo, Joe" and discovered that but by the time, etc. be
this wasn't his real name at back here to alm The Long 542.85, 10 pm Cround in this country for years. The this explanation of the comped to Ireland. Normally all. The men responsible Wail," Now I hear
for Wall
that the French Track and Field Asso-plaints
him, against Causeway Bay Amb. Div.
to Holly- Football Butles Kowloon.cialon's former President, Paul reiterated their advice that he only about 20 such riders placing artificial flowers round Oscar is on its way
Cinema-the ct are all called Joe wood. If only I'd known be 12.19.51 2.15 pm. Boundary Street Merlcamp, was strongly against should not in future train him- would be needed.
fore I'd have let the renders Ground: Kong Wah Amb. DIV
Street Bleeper skelter Society Its construction.
selt,
scopo demands more to fill Geranium.:
know that Mr Quinn has just Frank Algar, who trained the giant screen.
Then there are Joo Blows left for Italy. the men who operate the giant personnel wind-machines Alm Additional
which manu- Seen on 'the sly from A Holland and Rumania to send ed before the stewards for a few minutes, Ho sald after-
means more accountants, trans- facture tropical hurricanes for scenario: A neighbour is mind- participants to the opening wards that
Al- the stars to battle against. Shout Ing a teenage daughter for tho event on January 10.
he was told
on a set and evening. could not train Turpin with together an extra 500 people "Joe Raincoat"
Then chances are you'll be drenched licence an official
"I've sent In the future the organisers out
had to be found hotels,
The neighbour:" Duty At Hongkong Products Ex-
artificial rain, I hibition.-14.12.5-19.12.53, Kowloon | hope to be able to make some could
did and your boy friend away. He's not still be attached to the 50 spécial stunt horses arrived in Amb. DIV.; 20.12.63-24.13.23 Taim
of the great matches of the training camp-Reuter,
and a score of experts to look was. shatul Amb. Div. 14.12.53–20.12.63.
after them.
Div.
Football Duties
Hongkong. 18.12.53 230 p.m. Club Ground: Wanchal " Amb. Div.; 12.12.55
2.30 m, SCAA Cround: SCAA SCAA Ground: SCAA Amb.
Dulles
9bashnipe.-17.12.55
Plans for the track hove bern ja
but
KYMCA 19.12.53, Waterloo Germany, Belglum, England. i Turpin for the fight, was call-
Div.: 18.13.43, Water- France has rent invitations to 100 NER Nag.Div. 31.12.85. Shemal:uipo New Div. 21.11.63, KYMCA N. 11; 23.12.83, Waterloo Nag. Div. 24.12.53, Shamykuipo Nig. Div. 20.12.53, Kyuca NH, DIY..
KYMCA Nig. Div.; 21.12.53-27,1253, year, like one which would
3.1.64,
and
Shamilerloo NE DIV
Nig. Div.: *15,12.55 oppose Emil Zatopek, Gordon Gaston Reiff, Alain Contrmation of Appoinment - Pirie,
Mimoun AD Fung Ping-fan, J.P., Q.St.J.. pointed Commissioner of the St John present-day stars, United Ambulance Brigade, Tiongkond Dis Presi.
trict. w.at. 20.8 83.
Taken On Strength: (a). Enrol { mentBhanukiwan·· Amb,
Bir.1 Pte
Leung Kuen wef. 1.1.53: Bham
a
he
but
few other Wong Peng-soon
Defeats Five
hulpe Amb, Dive: Pie Wong K HKFC TEAMS
loun w.e.t. 1,12.13.
(K), LAVA.
Decrease of strength:
Western Dist, Amb, Div. Pta Blak---
H.K
Schoolboys
Kai-min, leave for 2 months Whe following have been difested, five local
w... 16.11.09, (8) Roses WK2=
After In Kowloon yesterday 2004 L/C Wong Chak-yin and Pie Tan 1st Division HKC V Houth TEM-WARE; ZWgned wo.f.3.12.03; China on Saturday at 4 pan, at Caro- Other Singapore and local Shameksipo. Amb. Div.1 Pte Makine
Hi-Catton, Armatrons Tarpisyora also gave
McDonald,
Div Pie Chan Walstong resigned itaguo matches this week-end. W.6.1, 1.12.83; #hankiwan Amb, Diva
Ki-poon / Yaro kal-Funck, Paton, Malenkaan. A
Torrow, tehos
airlined. cheung resigned w.e.t. 2.18.53; Aber-
exhibition
port experts, caterers, etc.
All these in addition to the normal kaleidescope of make up men, continulty girls, dress ers and the rest.
I also met Sam Smog, the for- Bt company,"
maker, Joe Brush the painter and Joe Muff, responsible for artificial beards. When I got homa it was hardly a rest-cure when my small daughter want ed to play "Happy Families's
NOT GRUMBLING
Neighbours
•
IE
tere. was
•
"Teenager: "Goc, "what crustTM"" our: "I'm your mother for tonight!"
Teenager: "So, heck! How could you be anybody's mother! Ma says you're just an old maid pretending to be married. You're ashamed "you could never got yourself a man you old bag!"
Doctor Kinsey! Censors! with Someone! Pleast
had to The caterers finally provide food for 3,000 people and one day's shopping list in- cluded 1,000 pork chops, 300
Give a.dog a good naine and 360 loaves, pounds of potatoes 180 large ins of peas, 1,500 it slickr.
It has stuck
Wong Peng-soon of Singapore apples and pears, 2,000 cakes Lastie the latest film notable schoolboys and bung and 800 gallons worth to jump into TV lights, Because srn Dist, Amb. Diva: Plekten King, selected to represent the Hong- | in a serfer of exhibition, mat- hang rozwod wat. 2:13:53. Skong Football Club
of her film successes a national In Soccer chos at Macpliancon Playground of coffee and tea. All this went of her TV fame and memories Resignation Western Dist. Amb
on for days.
And the result of it all? A magazine decided to do, a fea-, battle which will last exactly Jure on "A Day With Lasse A
Home 10 minutes on the screen.
When the cameramen
went along to Lassie's home they for the fourth consecutive gave the star deg (and her run of the. Christmas, Walter Pidgeon will Devtral zons) the run
place,
Lamie' owner, rincharged: The following Officers china on faturday at 2,33. p.m. t Wong Feng-Soon: (Singapore) beat be entertaining GI's abroad Brigade (Brigade made plated (sitede regulator Stroline Hill-Cirik. "Nousun, Wake, to Wal-bor 18-11, bras arquee Lim Barbara Stanwyck has just be-Rudd Weatherwax, As only Section IX, Para, 1932 and have now Get Lesley, Baubolls. Tredwell, 11-6) best oog) Win-jok, 16,7; beat gun a new plature. Her arthanag was that our been discharged: C/O Tun Kim: Wallete. Delenan, Sines, Traser: Wong Shit-kwoog 30-7 and
Utis year. Which is quite a recame so infested with dog hair ching: D/B, Torg Tukiman and A/D TOWIE Jaques Jones, Masch, John Woos 15-1
e) lost 10 cord for a top star. She tells that it took me four days and Cockburn, W. Michganidr
Lim Koon.yan (Ringapore) lost to (N) 3gs: Naney Wong
A Pirus (Riigapore) lime she gets her energy by eat £80 to clean everything up." Form of both teams are reques-- Ac Pruz Bingapore) and 4 comming a big breakfast with a big Mr Weatherwork at bow- ted to report at Caroline 312AITE › 18IDENDore), draw. With minutes before the start? or thuit Ban-kau Wet Bhum-wong #lesk's Tavery moming. It's an ever, that he's nok grumbling,
idea."
quarter of a million dollars respective matches.
3.12,591 pey,
A
Terdwell, ON
The Singapore players will deen Amb. Div. Pie Cheung Man. noter, Pickering;. rešeeves, Benkicave tomorrow...‚'
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
FIFTH RACE MEETING--
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) Saturday 5th and Saturday 12th December, 1953.
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 16 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2 p.m. on both daya.
The Secretary's office af', Alexandra House will close at 11.48 a.m. on both days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges at $10 each per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him.
Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House I ordered in advance from the No.1 Boy (Tel. 72811)..
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during. the meeting. For this purpose à Child is a person under the age. of seventeen years, Western standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3 each per day payable al
the Gate,
Any person leaving the Enclorure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3 In order to gain re-admission."
MEALS & REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable, in the RESTAURANT.
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths in the Members' Betting Håll.
CASH SWEEPS
The coat of a Through Ticket is $32. Through Tickets re- served for this meeting but not, paid for by 10 am. on Friday, 4th December, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for
uture meetings.
Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $2 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Ofices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), §, D'Agullar Street and 382 Nathan Road, durbig normal cfice hours and until 11 a.m. on race daya.
Attention la-drawn to an amendment to the Rules for Cush Sweeps whereby Prizes of $2,000 cach will be paid to holders of Uckets on unplaced entered ponies, whether Starters or put, but only in the case of Cash Sweeps on the last race when tickets aro on sale prior to the day of the race.
Tkets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearen Membrial Cup scheduled to be run on 30th January, 1954, are now avaliable, The cost of each ticket is $2.,
- TOTALISATOR Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickels until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited.
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS
·MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE MADE ON TOAN OR DIS- FIGURED TICKETS.
Bookmakers, Tie Tac men, etc, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
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