THR CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, APRIU
SWAYTHLING CUP WINNERS
Wimbledon Takes A Back Seat
By DENNIS HART
Wimbledon. Wonderful Wimbledon they call it. This gathering of the world's greatest tennis players is the sport spectacle of the year. What a magnificent film could be made of some of the past glories and tragedies of the Centre Court,
And what of the future? Will the next 25 years bring forth famous names comparable with those of Tilden, Vine, Borotra, Perry and Budge, and the great battles they fought.
Personally I doubt it. But don't get me wrong.
I'm not one of the things pra't - what they - ured - to ba brigade.
In fact I'd take youngsters Lew Hoad of Australia or America's Trabert to match any of
What is the solution? Well, the Wimbledon date could
now
Germany in their overseas tour. once mighty Wimbledon
And Mr Robinson knows had to “if itself in."
He's Here is a better idea. If the what he's talking about. helped plek the Australian team English lawn tennis lords really that has won the Davis Cup for want to save their tournament they should swallow their pridej the past four years.
adimit professionals to Wimble be don' hallowed lawns. Make Tony
But and changed. Bring forward ait an Open tournament for the here's the rub-not on Wimble-month and then players could best in the world. Then players go on their overseas Junkels would not be stale when they don
arrived. afterwards.
They could not afford Competitors would be frasher to be. To my mind the Wimbledon the
brighter. tournament
And Wimbledon would again tournament, still recognised as the unofficial world champion-But it would
the
past "glante".
ANOTHER EVENT
also be an ad- be wonderful.—(London Expres ships, has become just another mission, a wank adinisalon, that Service.) event on the
Jawn tannin-found;
The world's top players, their expenses paid
aid 52 weeks of the year, travel round in a "circus." To them one
performance ↳
KARVONEN BEATS PETERS
much the same as another. IN BOSTON MARATHON
What's more Wimbledon Is one of the last ports of call. So the
players are not only they
physically tired when arrive, but having knocked a tennis ball half way across the world they are mentally out of
condition too.
Take last year's tournament for example. The overall stan- dard
strokes was high. The were good. But where was that and Im- characterised pre-war mediate post-war championships sparkle? Much of the tennis was machine-like repetition.
For the rest, it was pleasant to watch-but that's all.
Boston, Apr. 19,
Finland took major honours in the famous Boston Marathon over the regulation distance of 26 miles 385 yards when Veikko Karvonen won today in a time of two hours 20 minutes 30 seconds.
Britain's Jim Peters, who last valuable training time because of delays due to the weather on his way by air to America was second in two hours 22 minutes 40 seconds and collapsed soon after crossing the finishing line. He had to be led into the building, where the runners were taken after the race.
The
other
Fina, Erkki
It was left to Budge Patty Puolakka, was third, and one and
Jaroslay Drobny
the to of and
Japanese competitors, provide a insting memory for Kurao Hiroshima, fourth spectators with their eple third Katsuo Nishida another round four and a half hours Japanese runner, followed home and marathon,
his compatriot to be fifth
of the international character the race was emphasised when Delfo Cabrera,
Argentina's winner of the 1948 Olympic Marathon, finished sixth, Karvonen and Peters
ron the Inst 15
miles of the Sun
with
little between them until the greater atarina of the Finn prevailed. He gradually drew away to win Не by about 600 yards,
WRITING ON THE WALL
I believe the writing has been on the well for some time.
evor dince the new x-Drenchers fact, Denies rule was introduced
three years ago.
Last week the suggestion was put into words by Mr D. Robin son. He said that the Austra-
甜
COUTSO
Nishida 6, Katsuo
(Japan) two hours 27 mins, 35 secs.
8. Delfo Cabrera (Argentina) two hours 27 mine. 50 secs.
7. J. Kelley (United States) two hours 28 mins. 61 secs.
The amazing Japanese won both the men's Swaythling Cup and the Women's Corbillon Cup in the World Table Tennis Championships at Wembley. The men beat Czechoslovakia 54 after a desperate, see-saw struggle, and the girls defeated the Hungarian women 3-1. The Japanese, a small-boned race, wed whipcord wrists to dainty footwork. They hit and ficked the celluloid ball with hurricane force,
It is the first time Japan has ever won the Swaythling Cup. Both teams used the "penholder" grip. In one game when Japan beat England 5-2, not even Richard Bergmann, four times world singles champion, could halt the slaughter. Borgmann attacked the Japanese backhand. It made no difference, the ball simply dow back faster than ever-Express Photo.
'PENHOLDER GRIP' STARTS
THE FANS
ARGUING
By ALAN HOBY
So the amazing Japanese have won both the men's Swaythling Cup and the women's Corbillon Cup in the World Table Tennis Championships" at Wembley. The men beat Czechoslovakia 5-4 after a desperate, soc-saw struggle; and the girls defeated the Hungarian women 3-1.
After 19-year-old Kichiji Tamasu hit the winning shot of the vital game he was mobbed by his colleagues who hopped up and down jubilantly crying "Yokatta, yokatta" ("Well done, well done").
Mr K. Goto, vice-chairman of holder never wins a world
Tennis |title". Japanese Table
That "is the
why Association, told me: "We European topliners use it, were very fortunate, and
Victor Barna, five
times
8. E. Bustamente (Argentina) two hours 33 mins. 40 secs.
1. Nick Costes (United States) two hours 35 mins. 17 secs.
10. N. Sadanaga (Japan) two
It made no difference. The hours, 37 mins.
secs-Router,
few ball simply flew back faster FOR FINLAND
than ever. Why? I think the Karvonen, jubilant
in the answer can be found exhausted after finishing firs
Japanese physical characteristics. "It is like a dream. This is World Champion, bas said: today in the grueling Marathon, seld, "This race i win for Fin: won the Swarthling Cup. What able on the backfand"
time Japan, has'ever)"'À Penholder is always vilnery. the first
A slim, small-boned race, they land."
wed whipcord wrists to dainty is more wanderful is that: all
footwork. They bit and Dick the Now the Speaking through an inter our team are young newcomers."
Jabanese Karvonen sold preter,
be thought the race had come of
have caluloid ball with barricapo wrecked this may bellaf. When force, the secret of those Japan beat England 5-2 not
and women even he had plapped it with | india-rubber men
Richard Bergmann, four
They are so fast they can at the same Finnish Champion
whe Erkki
have bean astounding times World Singles Champion, move from side to side of the Yamada Puolakka, who finished third. He everyone At Wembley? Is it could halt the slaughter.
table like human yo 700, and was the first native-born Finn, to the "Penholder" tip?
Bergmann attacked the it in this speed of foot which win the race in the
Japanese backhand history of the Marathon.
Ferenc Bido, The Hungarian alleged wooke on the back World Champion. in another hand,
--{London Express Seepics)
At 18 miles Poters
was just
Tan team for Wimbledon would ahead in one hour six minutes
"tired
out before they even
en 20 seconds, a minute faster than lef: Australia," They had been
Just since last year's time continuously playing Christmas and should be given point
when Kelzo
a rest. He unsuccessfully op- (Japan) was on the way to bis reard a motion that the Austra-record for the course.
flans include a
NOTICE
68-year
"It was easy to win, My stomach had a little palo, but it
What is
NOTHING NEW
Thougands
of
At 18 match against
miles Karvonen was slightly ahead and it was just about that time that the Fino,
rank-and-ale 1150 the qut-p-date match. second in last year's rape, began went away," he said. "Maybe players
show his superiority overway omething I had to drink "pengrip. There is nothing In fact, thera is a coffee or something for break-new in it.
tablo
saying that "
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
CASH SWEEPS
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to
•
last year.
Over the last
draw
The
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from
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Not A Miracle
After All
ALEC BEDSER'S COLUMN
THE
PROBLEM OF LOST FORM
Going around England it is remarkaħle the number of cricket enthusiasta I find who are puzzled and dip- appointed at the form of some of their favourites on tour. oversesa.
I am repeatedly asked: "Why does so-and-so not come of? He looks so good at home." Of course there never is any guarantee that a cricketer is going to succeed, join different wickets and much-changed conditions.
Even in England mme bates men who make a profusion of runs in the south fail north of the Treat and northem bowlers And it hard going in the mid- landa and south.
DIFERENCE IN LIGHT
Tourists in England Invariably have to adopt themselves to turning wickets and a ball
FANLING
GOLF
Long-hitting Dave Anderson which swings more and for a (fiandicap 4), khot sensational longer period. The difference golf pn Easter Sunday to win in the light is most marked and the Shanghai Visitors Cup in India, the West Indies and scoring 117 gross-three over Australia the touring English- parin the 36 holes handleng man finds it most upsetting. troka competition over the Ol
The ball
Course at Fanling. coma somet through the air much quicker Anderson's nett 189 put him and is on to the player before one stroke in front of Arthur he is quite prepared.
on
* Dulty (handicap 8), who had first tour such sudden change two dine gross rounds of 77-andı are a shock and I remember 19. when I first went to Australia In 1946-47 hardly a day passed Anderson - had a one-underw without my learning something par 71 in the morning round, new and vital-even to the and followed it up with a 76 in type of studs to wear.
the afternoon, the latter round marrod by an unfortunate eight Naturally pitches vary cont the par five ninth. This aderably in pace, which means failed to rattle him, however, not only problems of timing and he came home in yar fox for the batsmen but for
the last nine holes,
Here are Anderson's scores;
Morning round:
bowler anxious to have
hi
deld set properly.
Behind the scenes, too, elementary factors which
pre
But:
In:
worry a cricketer-a change of diet and
Afternoon round;
In:
Aversion to air travel has been
even home 'sickness.
Out:
This gross score of 147 is the
the cause of at least one player lowest over
to my knowledge failing
justify home reputation.
to
recorded in the Shanghai Visitors' Cup competi tion since its inception in
Lost
the
I remember my ordeal when the previous lowest being $161
Kinghorn at scored by K 5. bowling for the first time Johannesburg. The city in high year and, by his victory, P. L
niso becomes above sea
level and I found Anderson
lowest handicap golfer to with the high altitude seriously in this competition, the previous terfered with my breathing
so much so that after sending lowest being P. H. Sopone who down only one Over WAS on in 1984 with e hapdicop
at 0. gasping painfully,
The prize for the best nett CUR Gladwin, the fine Derby- shire swing bowler, who shared hang the morning round on Col. D. won by Sunday was the now ball attack with
Baker-Cars with 80-1070. was the same. We both mounted the trouble by taking K. Watson winning the after- our time in delivering each bail. Toon best nett with 77-770 the leading twenty, Some players never manage Scores of to overcome strange conditionslayers were as follows and one of the greatest bate, d. 1- Ander771_78) 147— 8= mpen England ever produced, appuyo is Ernest Tyldesley, the score of over 100 centuries at home, war 1. Hodinapa
20 2.0.Hunter (72170) 354 a failure overwas. I remember N.W.D. Yardley of Yorkshire Dr J. B. Madde
Lang In
the AR. Petria thought his selections wasted R. K. Callin one position for the Australian w. Biol 2003 181
(12,83) 185–18 Yet he proved one OIL. Goldman (63,57), AT0--30--- England's most useful per- WN. Gry (1181) 104m formers.
W. G. Robertion N.P. Downlę (88.01) Form is a strange and largely |2. H. Morborn inexplicable thing. One man la
) 10
((822) 108
So did more than compensates 1 týká muz manis, people:|AD). Jones (#189), 188–30%.
Swimmers Leave Asian Games
For
EXPENSIVE SPORT
the strongest of jourring sides is destined to be a flop and it may
and
Shaw
. Bak
3. Crunden
at home DS. Robb
be through no fault of his own.
It can happen this way. We'll w. call our example Smolih. scores a lot of rung
Is chosen, to tour. He A perhaps on the verge of the Test side. His captain, plays A. D. Duffy and Captain D. him in the first match and he Kennedy find for fat place falls. He might even get a bad the Stableford competition play. dealsion that has been known ca over the Old Courge
iring to happen!
the Easter holidays, bota playa
uning scores:" Of The Association's statement. He might not got another Cour said;
A being
Pourse with it for two or three matches by "11 is a most dimcult matter which time the Test eleven bus score of 89. Major PV. Hus to raise shooting beams her takon shope. The captain, (01-04) 78) won the for the Games of for any future anxious to keep his leading camper-ton on the Old COL international shooting competi- batamen in form, plays them in runner-up being W. Stokes with tion, such as the world Olymple the major matches and poor championship shoot, as we do smith joins the ground start" not have a large number of those not in the Test team.
In many of the minor matches marksmen to make the selections
Peters'.
Over the next three miles Karvonen gradually widente After finishing second the gap, but his time at 21
hind Keizo
Yamada, of Japan miles was only four seconds last year, Karvenen a 28-year- behind Yamada's at the spot
old postal clerk from Turku Finland, vowed that he would 11th Race Meeting
few miles return and win this year. At Peters indicated distress by the time he attributed his do let & 8th May, 1954.
running with a sort of side galt feat to lack of sufficient training America. So this year he
The first group of the Other, countles taking parti Through Tickets for the and, try as he did, he could not
who arrived a month in advance to up to Karvonen,
Colony's Asian
in the Asian Games shooking Games above Race Menting may be yard by yard over the last ve make certain there would be When a reforce Wes OLKL
championships are the Philip purchased per day or for both
adided
Olympic pines, Nationalist China, Japan; miles,
to his winning no lingering effects
asked: "Wint would it be representatives, days. If purchased per day margin.
voyage over,
the ball landed on the crossbar swimmer Cheung Kin-man, India, Israel and Indonesia of Mayor
Boston Karvonen sald the strategy and stayed there?" he asswor- team leader Wong
Shu the cost is $20, or, $40 for both
decorated Karvonen with the of the TAŁO WAS to run it od: "A miracle!" The "miracle" hung and diver Chan Wal- days.
traditional laurel wreath
soon against the favourite, unofficial has happened in Nottingham In
Dia world champion Jim Peters
matol between Whitwell san left by CPA yesterday after ho finished to the accom-
England, who
Senior came in second.
School paniment of choirs
and Eckington noon for Manila. from the
"If I failed, Puolukka thousands of spectators gather
war Modern Secondary School. The going
ball was caught by its to win," ed at and the finish. near
fourth member of the The sandy-haired, blue-eyed a net hook and jammed on the swimming team, diver Wong The three Japanese tried to distance runner showed the frat top of thức barl The referee Slick-hon, will leave on run as a team. They succeeded for several miles not far off the signs that he was suffering from swarmed up
upright, 27 with the shooting team, land. But when Karvonen and half way mark of the 20-mile, cided that the ball was just
soon after passing the edged along the crossbar, de
SHOOTING TEAM Peters began to put in pressure, 385-yard Ence. As he ran along "over" and awarded a goal- Sadanaga, having his first race
W. E. Hines won the -member from. Hongkong's seven Karvonen kick. over the course, began to fall boside.
Smith, and himself, though out Qualifier for this Cúp by be shooling team do not expect to
of match massaged his left side with his
practice, back.
asked to Maj. O D. Erick in the ri A CENTURY HABIT. For curry off the honours at the Neither
"Shooting, unlike other games, score runs quickly in the lubes on Hiroshima, who lingers.
the third time in icecasion it Aslan Games "but we hope to is a very expensive sport, noid of the m finished fourth last year,
continued cramp
to hang fallen to Charlie Halford put up a good show the is to be seally mad in a par to Nishida, despite clever tactics, bother him until he was Ave to come Hazel Grove Celtic's fine Association announced yesticular type of shooting such a bad start, qu
By Order of the Stewards,
H. MISA,
Becrotary,
7 out of 10
Office Workers
Find MIRADO Pencils Smoother
will yout
nor
cramps
The
from
Peters,
the
Lace
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The seven, who will fly to
De forent be obtained and |
mies and
Anish. That hundredth goal of the easterday. was when he opened up a com- | Jin the Nottingham Junior manding lead over Peters, who League, He got five against sulfered cramps in his legs. EMEB and his third was the Manija
"I have no complaints the entury." best man won," said Peters,
could overcome the gap Hiroshima, better of the pair, had to be content with a placing similar to last year's, Mishida being good 500 yards behind {him at the dniaḥ, “
HOW THEY FINISHED Official times for the first 10
were:
1. Veikko Karvonen (Finland) two hours 20 mins 39 secs.
3. Jim Peters (Britain).
hours 23 min. 40 secs.
two
30-10-7
justify kalment ha mera OPEN FOURBALL
DISCOURAGING
In:"thu ·went-finals de tilä knockout competiiton Bonn-Cart/Dr
as trap, Tine or pistol, under conditions, specialised
La Captalis It is terribly discouraging to Next Tuesday, Anes consistent and thequent practices tesvel thounds of miles as anyone w Wong Bor, team captaifi,” Wil-must be carried out under liam Bu Kenyuck Hoo Ham-
representative of o
Nichol/R. R ope country Karvonen said the victory GOALKEEPER ---CARE - chiu, O. R. Sadick, Ke Food Food coach.
and the lose forma in a Douglas/A.D. Du the English opficien made TAKER over
Trenchinan
"Shooting in dua chuom Chan Fuk nine woc M
Hongkong a mysterious ward Take. youn "very happy," because written a letter to England's Mabel Mel-lan Wong.
therefore limited to those who
The Fanling Mixed Fou Peters had beaten him last goalloooper Gil Merrick Ho
• can afford to purchase good
as other Bradman he had competition autumn by soven minutes in a thought evidently at Gil's
"Although those chosen may weapons as well as the law in England.
Mrops of low Ce the final club Birmingham Cly was a not be the best shots quantity of ammunition neces race at Turku,
were feted tonight at a large bd Que
tak, a mona drabin at the
dry practis dust be indulged
Both Karvonen and Puolakka Corporations affair and
and address Colony, the Amoolation sale in for practico Adde to But he has for
Koper, a statement to the Prem, they 3. Erkki Puolakka (Finland) reception
Finnish Civic Centre" and it was forenersbout the only cow two hours 24 mins, 23 secs. American club af Fitchburg, warded to the football club by me eligible to participate in the
4. Kurao Hiroshima (Japan) | Mamachusetts, which sponsored the Director of the City. Musang. danses For cou two hours 26 mins, 30 secs, Ihor trip here. —United Press. and Art Gallery.
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pare moment срует. WYDDL
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